Kiss From a Rose
By Mystical Star
A Kitty-Chan Production
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. Mostly because if I did, I'd have a whole lot of money and I could speak Japanese! But I only know a few words and I'm broke, therefore I can't own Inuyasha or any related characters. So there!
Author's Note: A small dictionary of the Japanese words that appear will be provided at the end of the chapter for all you folk who don't know them :)
I'm sorry I'm updating so late!!! Things got really busy around here ^^;
PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT SOMETHING HAS CHANGED!!!! At the beginning of chapter six, I mentioned Naraku as though I was going to weave him into this plot. Well…I'm not anymore ^^; I'm saving it for a possible sequel :D
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Chapter Nine ~ The Long Day is Over
"Tousan, please wake up," A distant voice called to him through the darkness.
Inuyasha's eyes fluttered open. His vision was foggy at first, but he could barely make out the figures of his children staring down on him. His vision corrected itself within a moment's time, allowing him to look up into Hikaru and Hikari's golden eyes and see them clearly.
"Where am I?" He asked groggily
"Kaede-sama's home," Hikari responded. Inuyasha sniffed the air, confirming his daughter's statement.
Suddenly, the hanyou recalled everything that happened and he was immediately concerned.
"Kagome!" He called out, sitting straight up.
Within seconds, his mate scrambled into the room and clomped onto him, tears in her eyes.
"Inuyasha, gomen nasai!" She wailed.
"Kagome?"
"I didn't mean to! My body just called out for more help and the rest of my soul came back! I had no idea…" Kagome sobbed.
Inuyasha had a good feeling telling him that he knew what she was talking about. Kaede entered the room with a bowl of herbs, a somber look on her elderly face.
"Kikyou is…?" Inuyasha began.
"At rest again," Kaede confirmed.
The hanyou's heart sank as he hugged Kagome tightly to his body. "Kagome, ssh," he comforted to no avail. His mate's sobs did not stop.
"I never meant to kill her!" She cried.
"Kagome," Inuyasha began. "Arigatou,"
The raven-haired stopped her sobs momentarily to look into her mate's eyes, confused.
"She can finally rest," Inuyasha smiled, brushing tears and stray hairs from his mate's eyes and kissing her on the cheek. Kagome sighed, still feeling very guilty.
Hikaru tugged on his father's sleeve, looking for attention. Inuyasha looked down on his son. "Hai?"
"You're not going to die anymore, right?" The little boy asked. Inuyasha chuckled and ruffled Hikaru's hair.
"No,"
"Yay!" Both of the twins cheered and clomped onto their father's waist where Kikyou's arrow had pierced him, causing him to howl in pain. Hikari and Hikaru immediately let go of him, surprised and confused.
"That hurts!" Inuyasha exclaimed.
"You said you weren't going to die!" Hikari cried out, confused.
"Well I'm not so sure anymore!" The hanyou said, falling back on his bed. Kagome laughed.
"Hikari, Hikaru, why don't you go find Shippou-chan and play?" Their mother suggested. With some hesitation, the twins obeyed and exited the room. Kaede went with them, sensing that the mates needed some time to discuss things.
"Inuyasha, I'm so sorry," Kagome sighed, putting her hand on his. Inuyasha sat back up and moved closer to his mate.
"Kagome, the Kikyou you killed was not the Kikyou that I once loved," The hanyou sighed, taking in the scent of her hair.
"But - "
"I won't pretend that I'm not upset about not being able to save her, but there's nothing else you could have done."
"There had to be a better way," Kagome lamented.
"I don't think there was one that didn't involve the pups getting hurt," Inuyasha pointed out. His mate looked down, still feeling extremely guilty.
"Kagome, I still love you," Inuyasha assured her quietly, kissing her gently on her lips.
A warm feeling fell over Kagome's body making her feel safe and happy. She still felt badly for having essentially killed Kikyou, but somehow, she knew that it was going to be alright.
A loud laugh from outside made Inuyasha's ears twitch. He recognized his children's voices and Shippou's happily cheering about something. The hanyou looked towards the window, longing to know what was going on outside. Kagome saw this.
"Come on, Inuyasha," She said, smiling as she stood up. Inuyasha attempted to stand, but his wound caused him so much pain that he couldn't get off the ground. Kagome smiled tenderly and leaned over to help him up. She put his arm over her shoulder and helped him up.
Together the two slowly walked out of the house and into the sunlight to see Miroku and Sango watching as Hikari, Hikaru, and Shippou chased Kirara around in circles.
The sun warmed Inuyasha's body giving him a nostalgic feeling as his mate held him there. He nuzzled his face close to hers and kissed her cheek as he listened to the sound of his children's laughter. Kagome closed her eyes, her senses flooding with the warm feel of happiness.
"Aishiteru," Kagome whispered.
"Aishiteru," Inuyasha replied, smiling as the sun danced about them.
-The End-
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Japanese Words
Tousan – Dad
Hanyou – half-demon
Gomen nasai – I'm so sorry
Arigatou – Thank you
Hai – yes
Aishiteru – I love you
A/N: ^-^ All done!! I can't believe it! :3
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I'm hoping to possibly do a sequel to this, since I left the Naraku thing wide open…so keep an eye out for it ;D I just need to come up with a plot first ^^;
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