Facing the Past
By Japanese Dreamer
Disclaimer: blah blah blah, I don't own, blah, inuyasha, blah blah blah
Last time
Inuyasha turned to Kagome, forgetting that their hands were interlocked.
"How did you know where those wolves were from?" With all the excitement of Kagome being back, Inuyasha had totally forgot the subject of the wolves.
Kagome let out a big sigh. " I met their master on my journey."
"How did you meet him?"
"I was captured as a human slave..."
Chapter 7
"WHAT!!!!"
Kagome groaned. "I'm not going to repeat it Inuyasha. If you want the whole story, you'll just have to wait till tomorrow."
With that said, Kagome walked off, breaking their handhold on the way.
Inuyasha just stood there, dumbfounded as ever. His mind raced to remember the former battle so that he could find any other clues to the newfound mystery. His mind stopped on one word, Saki, Lord of the Southern lands, the Western lands sworn enemy.
What had you gotten yourself into Kagome? Inuyasha had thought before following her back to Kaede's hut.
The next morning, Kagome woke up to find an unidentifiable lump next to her. One eyebrow went up when the lump moved and started to snore. Slowly, Kagome reached over to pull the blanket down. As the blanket fell away, two blue ears appeared, along with a silver head and then finally the face of little Souten.
Kagome nearly cooed out loud at how kawaii he looked. Souten was curled up next to her, one hand on her kimono and the other hand next to his face, his thumb in his mouth, sleeping contently. Kagome couldn't help but think she wouldn't mind waking up to this everyday. There was only one thing missing... Inuya... Kagome shook her head vehemently.
Oh crap, why am I still thinking about him. Kagome angrily hit her head on the hut's wall, instantly waking up Souten.
"Mommy, what's wrong?" A sleepy Souten said.
Kagome groaned but smiled. "Nothing's wrong Souten."
As if knocking wasn't invented, Inuyasha strolled right into the hut.
"Have you ever heard of knocking idiot!?"
"Yeah, I have." Inuyasha retorted.
"So then why don't you try doing it for once!"
"Cause there's no point." Inuyasha said.
"Well what if I was naked or indisposed?"
"All the better" Inuyasha said with a smirk, but it soon disappeared when his face met with that of the ground. But he hit a lot harder and made a crater a lot deeper than before.
Kagome could hear him groan and smirked. "Guess my new power is pretty handy"
Souten was giggling at his father, "Ha ha Daddy, you got sitted!"
Kagome smirked again and picked him up heading for the lake to take a bath.
She looked down into the crater and saw that Inuyasha was still trying to get out. "Good morning Inuyasha." With that said, she headed for the lake.
Miroku and Shippo saw Kagome and Souten leave with Kagome still smirking and Souten still giggling, and knew exactly what happened.
Like they thought, they found him in the big crater, still groaning. Shippo, rolled over with laughter. "Aww man, wish I was there when Kagome sat you. I've missed seeing you in a crater Inuyasha, I have to say, you look good down there."
There was a growl from Inuyasha, "Shut up you little brat!"
Miroku chuckled, "I see you haven't learned your lesson Inuyasha. I'm sure you deserved this punishment."
"When I get out of here monk, I'm gonna murder you and that little brat."
Miroku and Shippo laughed and walked off to get some breakfast.
When Kagome and Souten returned, the others were at Miroku's and Sango's newly built house enjoying breakfast.
Inuyasha was sitting in the corner eating the miso soup but was sulking because he desperately missed his ramen.
Kagome took this time to get to know Sango's children who instantly took a liking to their newfound aunt.
Sana sat in her lap while Kane and Souten played around in the yard.
"How old are you Sana?"
"I'm..." the little four year old girl, held up her fingers and began counting them off, "I'm, one... two... three... four! I'm four years old!"
Kagome smiled at her, "Wow, your only four and already know how to count, you must be a very smart girl!" Kagome said in an appraising voice.
The little girl blushed much like her mother did and smiled. "I learned from Uncle Shippo! He say it very import... important, to learn how to count!"
Kagome's eyes shifted to Shippo who instantly blushed.
"I remember everything you taught me Kagome, I didn't forget and I practiced! You can ask Miroku!"
Kagome smiled at him, and couldn't resist giving him a hug. "I'm glad Shippo"
"HEY! I want a hug!" Sana said.
"Oh, how could I have forgotten, you need a hug too!" Kagome said. Sana reached up and circled her arms around Kagome's neck, hugging her tightly like only a child could do.
Souten and Kane came in looking like two dirty, wet, dogs.
Sango instantly yelled at them for playing in the puddles and sent them both off to wash off and change clothes.
Being little boys, they wined throughout the whole thing. Kagome laughed.
Kagome closed her eyes, remembering the old memories of the group on the shard hunts. She couldn't quite believe that she was actually here, happy, content, with her family. She felt like it was a dream, a dream she would soon wake up from.
She opened her eyes only to connect with that of golden ones. Kagome sighed, and stood up, Inuyasha did the same.
"I'm going to take a walk guys, can you watch Sotuen Sango?"
"Sure Kagome." Sango saw the looks passing between Inuyasha and Kagome and knew something was up.
Kagome walked out of the hut, followed closely by Inuyasha.
There was only one place they were heading to, the God tree.
AN: HEY YA GUYS!! Wow, I haven't update in sooo long! I'm so sorry but I was way busy. But I did get this chapter and chapter 8 written! I know this chapter is short but the next will be really, really long. In fact, chapter 8 and 9, and maybe 10 will be long. Promise! Please review!
JD