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Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the characters in it. This story though IS MINE. Any person who copies this story will find my wrath upon their doomed heads (and a bottle of Coke up their nose). YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
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Chapter 5
A midnight visitor.
Later that night, Kagome, Souta, and Shinju were all neatly tucked at Keade's hut, warm and snug with a fire glowing beside them, two contently asleep, while one remained wit her eyes determinedly opened.
This all feels so natural, Kagome thought, staring into the blaze. Keade's hut, a fire, my companions asleep around me. All I need is somebody asleep in the corner.
Suddenly, Kagome felt her heart jerk, as the image of a silver-haired, dog-eared Hanyu filled her mind, and he longing to have him here beside her filled her heart with an immense ache, causing it to pound and her breath to shorten. As she once again used her trustee inhaler, tears began running down her face, and the ache grew bigger.
Where are you Inuyasha? Were her last thoughts as sleep enveloped her
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Meanwhile, the said Hanyu was marching his troops through the night and towards "home."
"Will you hurry up? The old crone could move faster then you!" He snarled at Sango, Miroku and Shippo, who all just glared at him, Sango finally shouting "No more Inuyasha! It's late and well past time to make Camp!"
"Fine, go ahead, but I'm going onto the village." They let him go without comment, too tired and weary to really care what he did at this point.
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Inuyasha walked past the silent huts of the village. His nose noticed familiar and wonderful scent, sending him into a flurry as he raced silently through the village, until finally came to the hut that had been a sort of surrogate home to him these last two years.
As he silently walked into the hut, her scent wrapped him like comfortable breeze. Her soft, shallow breathing was like music to his ears, and he gazed at her lovely face for the first time in many months. Suddenly, his eyes fell to a bundle that she lay clutching, a bundle with soft pointed ears, and shiny silver hair. Eyes wide he walked over to her, and looked wonderingly at his own face, ears and hair, though it was more innocent then his.
Without out warning, The Little Creature woke, , making those soft protesting noises baby's always do, clumsily rubbing one eye and then wiggling its tiny little nose. Suddenly it looked at him with Kagome's soft eyes, before nearly exploding his ears with a piercing wail that cut straight to his heart.
"Shh!" He said desperately, leaning down to pick it up and maybe find out what it was, only to be smacked away by Kagome, who'd waken to her daughter's cry to see a huge tall thing reaching for her daughter.
"Owwww!" Damn it! Why is it I always get smacked! He snarled to himself rubbing his cheek while Kagome, fully awake now with adrenaline pumping through her system, began cooing and trying to soothe their baby as she looked at him. When she was finally asleep, the two just stared at each other, each unsure what to say, until Kagome finally whispered softly. "Inuyasha?"
"Yeah?"
"She's yours." Once again, his eyes fell to the little bundle of blankets. A girl, I have a little girl! He thought, a rambunctious joy filling him, the kind that, had he been a bit more dog in appearance, would have sent his tail wagging.
"Well obviously! With those ears who else's would she be?" He snapped, but there was an unmistakable note of pride in his voice as he said it, and his eyes were glowing softly as he watched her.
"What's her name?" he asked, praying that it wasn't anything that meant cute, cuddles, or anything close to anyone of those.
"Shinju. It means "pearl." she was such a treasure to me, I thought it was fitting." Kagome said, rocking Shinju gently in her arms.
"Feh! I suppose it'll do." He said, never taking his eyes off his daughter. Kagome smiled, and asked, "Wanna hold her?" He didn't answer really, but just took the bundle from her and began imitating her rocking motion, to keep the girl quiet. Kagome continued to watch the two in silence as they quietly studied each other before she broke in.
"Inuyasha, there's something I've got to tell you."
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Sorry to have kept you all waiting for so long! But let's just say I've had a busy month. Next chapter: Shinju is six, and life continues on for Inuyasha and . . . You'll have to wait and see! Also, what's this? SESHY'S helping his brother (gasp, shock feint) Tune in! Also ,I refuse to update until I have at least three more reviews, and I know you all can manage that!
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