Chapter five: The perfect recovery

A few months had past by since Kagome's ordeal with Naraku, her family, and Inuyasha. Kagome was out picking flowers in the woods to take back to the hut that Kaede used to live in and now Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippou, and herself claimed to be theirs now. Kagome was always thinking of stuff of the past and the future. 'I wonder what it would have been like if my family were still alive. I can not ever forget what I saw that day in Souta's room.

~FLASH BACK~

'I was walking up the stairs to Souta's room. Looking in there and seeing him dead. Running away as my world was being torn apart. Naraku stabbing me in the shoulder with his sword.'

~END OF FLASH BACK~

Kagome was so preoccupied with her thoughts, that she hadn't noticed a certain half dog demon walk up behind her. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her as she jumped not knowing who it was. "Kagome, calm down. Its only me." Inuyasha with a smile on his face. "Inuyasha, one day I am going to scare you so bad that you end up wetting yourself." Kagome said with a sly smile starting to cross her face. Inuyasha leaned in to kiss her. She didn't back away from it at all. As they stopped kissing, Inuyasha sat down beside Kagome to announce something to Kagome. "I happen to know that our dear friend Sango is pregnant." Inuyasha said with a blush coming across his face as he started to think about his new baby coming soon from Kagome. "How would you know? Inuyasha, please tell me you weren't spying on them, were you?" Inuyasha shook his head. "No. I can just smell the mixture. And I can smell the baby in her stomach." Inuyasha explained. "Oh, do they know about it?" Kagome asked. "I wouldn't doubt it. In fact, I hope Sango at least knows." Inuyasha said thoughtfully. "Well, don't tell Miroku, ok. Let Sango surprise him." Kagome said. Inuyasha nodded to her. "So, what were you thinking about today?" Inuyasha asked Kagome as he started to lay back on the soft grass. "I was….. Thinking about what it would have been like if my family would have still been alive." Kagome looked down. Inuyasha sat up and stared at her. 'No, please, Kagome, please don't start to cry.' Inuyasha thought as he looked at her. Kagome just looked up and smiled. "Well, its all in the past. I should stop thinking that way. Besides, when I have this baby, it will be the best recovery for all of us and when Sango has her baby it will be a good cure too." Kagome said with a smile. "Lets head back to the hut. I am starved." Kagome said. Inuyasha helped her up since she was at the point where she needed lots of help. The baby was only a few weeks away and he didn't want her to get hurt in any way. The Villagers that had lived here when Kaede was alive were all starting to come out of hiding. The fighting is no longer in there area because Naraku was in his castle and would not come out. "Everyone sat together at the table eating a big meal on Kagome and Inuyasha's behalf for their baby was due any time now. Inuyasha was proud to be a very very close future father. He watched as Kagome finished her meal and started to whisper something to Sango. "Sango, lets go for a walk. I need to talk to you." As the two women excused their selves and walked out of the hut, Inuyasha chuckled to himself. "What's so funny Inuyasha?" Inuyasha shook his head and replied, "I know exactly what they are talking about." Miroku looked at him suspiciously. "What are they going to talk about?" "I am not supposed to tell you. Kagome told me not to-. Hey" Inuyasha yelled at the monk as he started to throw some rice at him. "Tell me or I will hit you with a rock." Miroku said in a funny voice. Inuyasha started to walk out. Shippou had been silent and normally he was acting crazy when there were secrets to be told. Inuyasha started throw peas at Miroku. Shippou got up and sighed. Inuyasha and Miroku stopped and looked at him. "What's wrong with you, brat?" Inuyasha said in an annoyed voice. "Nothing, I'm going to bed." Shippou said and turned around to go to his little room. Inuyasha and Miroku just watched him leave the room. They both started to clean up before Kagome and Sango got back.

"Sango, Inuyasha told me that he could smell a baby in your stomach." Kagome explained to Sango. Sango blushed and admitted that her and Miroku did have sex about a month ago. Kagome and Sango both had a fit of giggles as they started to head back to the hut. Kagome's birthday was coming up in a few days. It would be cool if her and her baby would have the same birthday.

Inuyasha started to have thoughts as to why Kagome was bigger than she should have been for one baby. ' Kagome really shouldn't be that big. Either that or we are going to have one fat baby.' Inuyasha waved his thoughts away as he started to finish up the mess him and Miroku had made. Kagome and Sango walked in right as they had finished cleaning. Inuyasha and Miroku looked at each other and started to burst out laughing. "What is so funny?" Kagome and Sango said in unison. Miroku just shook his head and said while trying to hold back more laughs, "Nothing."

The next morning Inuyasha woke and turned around to see if Kagome was there. She wasn't. Inuyasha got up with a panic look in his eyes. He walked out of the hut, forgetting to put on his kimono. He heard a scream in the distance in the woods. Inuyasha ran towards the woods and leaped into the air. "Kagome!!!!! Where are you?!?!" Kagome screamed even louder. Inuyasha finally saw her and landed next to her. "Kagome, what's wrong?!?!" Inuyasha said in a voice full of panic. "Inuyasha!!!!! Go get Sango. Please hurry!!!" Inuyasha looked at her and said, "Kagome, wouldn't you rather me carry you to her?" Kagome nodded. Inuyasha picked her up and carefully ran back to the village. "SANGO!!!!!" Inuyasha yelled as he put Kagome down on the outskirts of the village. "Sango came running to Inuyasha's call. "What is it Inuyasha?" Sango said as Miroku came running to her side. "Something is wrong with Kagome." Inuyasha said in the same panic voice. "Inuyasha, calm down, she is only in labor." Miroku said to calm him down. It didn't help. Inuyasha didn't know what that word meant so it made him more ecstatic. "Inuyasha, that just means that I am going to have the baby soon." Kagome said to relieve him. Inuyasha started to pace. "Miroku pick Kagome up and take her to the medicine hut." Sango said. "No, that lecher is not touching her." Inuyasha yelled. "Inuyasha, I would let you, but you are to jumpy." Sango said. Miroku lifted her up and carried her with little effort to the medicine hut. Miroku laid her down on the futon and started to fell around her stomach. Inuyasha leaped next to him and was about to hit him when Kagome put up her hands to stop him. "Inuyasha, let Miroku do what he is doing. He knows what he is doing." Kagome said. 'I hope he does at least.' Kagome thought. "Inuyasha, why don't you step out and let me and Miroku handle the rest." Sango told him. "Go chase Shippou around." Sango considered hoping he would forgive her later. Inuyasha walked out of the hut. He didn't go to chase Shippou, though. He sat about twenty feet away from the hut.

"Kagome, I hope you don't take this as too big of a shock, but you are going to have two babies." Miroku said. "Yea, I knew that. I just wanted it to be a surprise to Inuyasha." Kagome said trying to smile. "Tomorrow is your birthday and you are going into labor with your babies now. You may have a chance to have your babies on your birthday. Wouldn't that be a wonderful birthday present?" Sango said in a happy tone. "Actually, if you think about it, wasn't your birthday the exact same day you came to this world two years ago?" Miroku asked "Yea, it was." Kagome replied. Kagome started to drift asleep because Sango gave her a drink that would put her to sleep until after her babies were born.

Kagome woke up in the middle of the night the next night and looked around. Miroku and Sango were asleep over at the other end of the room. She started to move around when she noticed that she had less weight than the night before. Miroku started to wake up and noticed that Kagome was awake. He tapped Sango lightly on the shoulder and pointed. Sango and Miroku got up and walked into the other room. When they came back both of them had a bundle in their hands. Kagome looked at them in shock as they put her babies into her arms. Miroku walked out of the hut into the night air. "How long have they been out?" Kagome said as she was looking at the babies. "Since this morning." Sango replied. Miroku walked back in with someone following him slowly. Inuyasha started to walk towards Kagome. "Inuyasha come here." She said softly to her mate. Inuyasha walked over and sat next to her on the futon. She gave one of the babies to Inuyasha. He looked inside the blanket and said, "It's a boy." Kagome shook her head and obviously knew that he hadn't noticed the other baby. The other baby cooed and Inuyasha looked at it. "There are two of them?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome shook her head and said, "This one is a girl." At the same time the babies both opened their eyes and looked at both their parents. "Hey, the girl has dog ears and the boy has silver hair." Inuyasha had noticed. "Yep, aren't you proud to be the father of these two twins?" Kagome asked with the biggest smile she has had in months. Inuyasha nodded and kissed Kagome happily. "Can I name the girl?" Kagome asked with those eyes he couldn't resist. "Of course, as long as I can name the boy." He said "I can name her anything?" She asked the thoughtful Inuyasha. "Yea, any name you choose should be perfect." "Ok, I think I will name her Kikyou." She said. Inuyasha looked at her and then looked at the baby and smiled. "That's a wonderful name, Kagome. I think I am going to name the boy Jijen." Inuyasha said looking at his new son. "That's a beautiful name." Kagome said. Inuyasha smiled and looked at his two children. 'They are mine.' Inuyasha thought.