A/N: Howdees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in a fairly good mood, if you can't tell.
My boss lowered my work hours by 10 hours this week! I only have 21!!!
Yay! Which means that I can type!
I also have some great news for all of you major fans of mine, (Val, Keith, Richard, that means you!) CHAPTER 25 SHALL NOT BE THE LAST CHAPTER! Sesshoumaru came to me in a dream and said that if I ever wanted to see my wonderful boyfriend, my best friend, or ever wanted Sesshy himself, ever again, I would make it longer.
Actually, the truth is, I got a review that made me think of a slightly new ending. DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry...I just finished watching the 24-hour marathon of all the "Planet of the Apes" movies. I suggest that all of you watch the originals, they are much better then the new one. Lots more angst.
Well, on with chapter 25!
The Other Side of the Mirror
Chapter 25: Akane
Akane's tiny black ears twitched at the slightest little noise that sounded; Sesshoumaru found that very amusing. (Sorry, I couldn't think of a better name...I've been watching Ranma...heehee...) He laughed. All of the horrible thoughts and feelings were temporarily forgotten. He had a daughter! A daughter! All his own! His child...
"Sesshoumaru," Kagome asked weakly, "Is he all right? Kaede thought that he might have been hurt...is my baby okay?"
Sesshoumaru shifted the baby carefully and held Kagome so that she could see. "*She* is fine. She's not hurt at all." He laughed, but tears welled in his eyes, "She has your eyes."
Tears fell from Kagome's eyes as well, "She? I thought," she laughed, but the tears didn't stop, "Akane, ne? Isn't that what we had decided if we ever had a girl? Akane..."
"Here," he helped Kagome sit against him and carefully handed the child to her. "Our child. She looks like you."
"I think she looks more like you," Kagome answered. "She's beautiful."
"You both are."
"Where is Inu-Yasha? He helped, me! I don't know why, but he...I don't know. I thought that he...but he was so nice! He stopped it from hurting!" She started to truly cry. Akane followed, but it wasn't the normal loud, screechy cry a baby usually cries, (I work in the kids department, I deal with crying babies and psycho pregnant women constantly) it was soft, nearly silent. Kagome tried to stop, "Shh, don't cry, Akane. Mommy's here; and daddy, too."
"Here," Sesshoumaru said, he touched his daughter's cheek and slid his finger up to her triangular ear, as soon as he touched the black triangle, Akane started to coo. "Inu-Yasha always stopped crying when you touched his ears. He was very ticklish. I guess Akane is, too."
Sesshoumaru's eyes finally met Kagome's, he had been dreading doing that. She had deep bags under them and her entire face was stained with tears. "How long was I gone?"
He didn't know how to answer. He had thought that it was for about two months...but he had spent about a month with the other Kagome...the "other" Kagome..."Too long."
"Lord Sesshoumaru," Kaede called, "Come, the child must be hungry, allow Kagome to feed her."
Sesshoumaru noticed his wife blushing. "What is it?"
"It sounds stupid...but I'm nervous. I don't know how to really take care of a baby. What if I do something wrong?"
Sesshoumaru smiled, "Don't worry. I do assume that you know how to feed her? Unfortunately, I cannot do that," he paused, "for the time being."
She smiled, "Yes, that's about the *only* thing."
"Feed her, and then I shall feed you."
"All right."
"I will be back when you are finished." The lord stood and left the hut, he heard Kaede explaining how to hold the child while Kagome was feeding it.
Outside, Miroku was staring at Inu-Yasha and the other Kagome wide-eyed. "Lord Sesshoumaru? He would *never* try to hurt anyone! Not unless they tried to hurt Lady Kagome!" He yelled.
"I've had to fight him off numerous times! The first time, he nearly killed her! If it hadn't been for the Tetsusaiga, she would have been killed by his poison claws!" Inu-Yasha yelled back.
"Impossible! He would never do that!" Miroku answered.
"Shut up! Both of you!" Kagome yelled, then turned to Inu-Yasha. "Is this supposed to make me believe you? You and Naraku made up all of these stupid false memories! Of course you would know the way all of them go!"
"Why would I *ever* join Naraku?! He was the reason I was pinned to that tree! *He* is the reason Kikyo died hating me! The reason she was brought back!"
"Kikyo was brought back to life?" Sesshoumaru asked, all eyes turned to him. Kagome rushed to him and wrapped her arms around him, but he didn't return the action.
"Sesshoumaru? What's wrong? Who is that imposter?"
Sesshoumaru removed her arms from around him and stepped back, "She is my wife."
A/N: Uh oh! What do you think? How will our Kagome react? Remember: she thinks that *she* is Sesshy's wife. I love doing this. Well, like I said, the fic will now be about 30-35 chapters. I would like to end on an increment of 5 so it looks nice. I read a review from "guardian of endor" and she made me think that hmmm...maybe they should defeat Naraku and the evil Inu-Yasha...but it still doesn't change the way things end with *our* universe's heroes. Well, please send a review! It makes me feel so much better after a long day of working with the idiots that shop at JCPennies.
I also have some great news for all of you major fans of mine, (Val, Keith, Richard, that means you!) CHAPTER 25 SHALL NOT BE THE LAST CHAPTER! Sesshoumaru came to me in a dream and said that if I ever wanted to see my wonderful boyfriend, my best friend, or ever wanted Sesshy himself, ever again, I would make it longer.
Actually, the truth is, I got a review that made me think of a slightly new ending. DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry...I just finished watching the 24-hour marathon of all the "Planet of the Apes" movies. I suggest that all of you watch the originals, they are much better then the new one. Lots more angst.
Well, on with chapter 25!
The Other Side of the Mirror
Chapter 25: Akane
Akane's tiny black ears twitched at the slightest little noise that sounded; Sesshoumaru found that very amusing. (Sorry, I couldn't think of a better name...I've been watching Ranma...heehee...) He laughed. All of the horrible thoughts and feelings were temporarily forgotten. He had a daughter! A daughter! All his own! His child...
"Sesshoumaru," Kagome asked weakly, "Is he all right? Kaede thought that he might have been hurt...is my baby okay?"
Sesshoumaru shifted the baby carefully and held Kagome so that she could see. "*She* is fine. She's not hurt at all." He laughed, but tears welled in his eyes, "She has your eyes."
Tears fell from Kagome's eyes as well, "She? I thought," she laughed, but the tears didn't stop, "Akane, ne? Isn't that what we had decided if we ever had a girl? Akane..."
"Here," he helped Kagome sit against him and carefully handed the child to her. "Our child. She looks like you."
"I think she looks more like you," Kagome answered. "She's beautiful."
"You both are."
"Where is Inu-Yasha? He helped, me! I don't know why, but he...I don't know. I thought that he...but he was so nice! He stopped it from hurting!" She started to truly cry. Akane followed, but it wasn't the normal loud, screechy cry a baby usually cries, (I work in the kids department, I deal with crying babies and psycho pregnant women constantly) it was soft, nearly silent. Kagome tried to stop, "Shh, don't cry, Akane. Mommy's here; and daddy, too."
"Here," Sesshoumaru said, he touched his daughter's cheek and slid his finger up to her triangular ear, as soon as he touched the black triangle, Akane started to coo. "Inu-Yasha always stopped crying when you touched his ears. He was very ticklish. I guess Akane is, too."
Sesshoumaru's eyes finally met Kagome's, he had been dreading doing that. She had deep bags under them and her entire face was stained with tears. "How long was I gone?"
He didn't know how to answer. He had thought that it was for about two months...but he had spent about a month with the other Kagome...the "other" Kagome..."Too long."
"Lord Sesshoumaru," Kaede called, "Come, the child must be hungry, allow Kagome to feed her."
Sesshoumaru noticed his wife blushing. "What is it?"
"It sounds stupid...but I'm nervous. I don't know how to really take care of a baby. What if I do something wrong?"
Sesshoumaru smiled, "Don't worry. I do assume that you know how to feed her? Unfortunately, I cannot do that," he paused, "for the time being."
She smiled, "Yes, that's about the *only* thing."
"Feed her, and then I shall feed you."
"All right."
"I will be back when you are finished." The lord stood and left the hut, he heard Kaede explaining how to hold the child while Kagome was feeding it.
Outside, Miroku was staring at Inu-Yasha and the other Kagome wide-eyed. "Lord Sesshoumaru? He would *never* try to hurt anyone! Not unless they tried to hurt Lady Kagome!" He yelled.
"I've had to fight him off numerous times! The first time, he nearly killed her! If it hadn't been for the Tetsusaiga, she would have been killed by his poison claws!" Inu-Yasha yelled back.
"Impossible! He would never do that!" Miroku answered.
"Shut up! Both of you!" Kagome yelled, then turned to Inu-Yasha. "Is this supposed to make me believe you? You and Naraku made up all of these stupid false memories! Of course you would know the way all of them go!"
"Why would I *ever* join Naraku?! He was the reason I was pinned to that tree! *He* is the reason Kikyo died hating me! The reason she was brought back!"
"Kikyo was brought back to life?" Sesshoumaru asked, all eyes turned to him. Kagome rushed to him and wrapped her arms around him, but he didn't return the action.
"Sesshoumaru? What's wrong? Who is that imposter?"
Sesshoumaru removed her arms from around him and stepped back, "She is my wife."
A/N: Uh oh! What do you think? How will our Kagome react? Remember: she thinks that *she* is Sesshy's wife. I love doing this. Well, like I said, the fic will now be about 30-35 chapters. I would like to end on an increment of 5 so it looks nice. I read a review from "guardian of endor" and she made me think that hmmm...maybe they should defeat Naraku and the evil Inu-Yasha...but it still doesn't change the way things end with *our* universe's heroes. Well, please send a review! It makes me feel so much better after a long day of working with the idiots that shop at JCPennies.