Shayril: Hi, everybody. I am sooooooooo sorry for not updating in so long.
But honestly, it wasn't my fault.
Inuyasha: Yeah right. You're an evil bitch and you wanted them to suffer.
Shayril: (Shaking head emphatically.) No, no, no. Honest, it wasn't my
fault. First, my computer had a virus and I couldn't upload even though I
could use the internet. Then, I had to go to my big bro's wedding where
there was no computer. And finally, I had to wipe my hard drive to get rid
of the virus.
Kagome: (Sympathetically.) Oh, you poor thing. It really wasn't your fault.
Shayril: (Sniffles) And now Inuyasha is calling me evil.
Kagome: (Glares at Inuyasha.) Inuyasha, how could you! Shayril's not evil.
Yue: Yeah, anyone who makes me and Kagome a couple is not evil.
Shayril: (Smiles.) Awww, thanks you guys. You're the best. Now I think I'll
let you get on to the chapter.
Chapter Fifteen - Remembering Another Life
She woke to find herself sandwiched between the two Yues. As strange as it was to her, she couldn't help smiling. For once she knew what it was like to be in love with a man and have him feel the same for her. Taking in her position once again she realized there was no way she could get up until one of them woke up. With a shrug she sighed in content and snuggled deeper into the bed. Simultaneously the guardians shifted closer to her and tightened their arms around her waist.
Tonight we sleep in the other room. We barely have any room in this bed, she sent to them.
Oh, I don't know about that. We kind of like this position. Came the reply of the younger.
Yes, the older agreed. This is quite comfortable.
Kagome's eyes glittered with amusement. And what if I have to go to the bathroom? You wouldn't want me to go all over the bed, would you?
Perhaps a bigger bed would be better, they conceded.
Kagome laughed out loud as they opened their eyes. She turned her head to kiss one, then turned to the other for a good morning kiss from him.
"You know, I could get used to this," she said.
The distinct sound of a growling stomach could be heard and she blushed. For a few moments they just ignored it, but she eventually got out of bed to go change. As she stood in the bathroom brushing her hair she got lost in thought. This morning seemed so similar to another from long ago.
* * *
"Time to get up, sleepy head," a soft voice cooed.
She groaned and snuggled deeper in the covers. "Not yet. It can't be."
A gentle smile touched his lips. "Ah, but it is. See, the sun's up."
"So I'll turn back the clock and make it night again."
"You're the one who wanted to stay up so late."
She cracked an eye at him. "I didn't hear you complaining."
He chuckled. "Yes, but I have better stamina than you."
"You also don't have to rule a kingdom yet," she grumbled.
"Yes, well I relish the thought of sharing it with you."
Now she had both eyes open. "That's not all you relish the thought of sharing."
He grinned. "I don't deny it, but as much as I want to stay in bed with you, there is a kingdom waiting for their Queen to rule them. Besides, you need to eat."
"I'm not hungry."
Her stomach growled as if to call her a liar. She blushed as he chuckled and leaned forward to give her a kiss. Finally, she grouchingly climbed out of bed and went over to the dressing table to brush her hair.
* * *
Kagome came back to the present with a confused look on her face. That had never happened. She was sure of it, at least, not in this lifetime or Kikyo's. Maybe Akemi was right, maybe they truly were Heaven's Priestess and Heaven's Guardian reborn. She found she actually liked that idea, because if it was true then she wasn't Kikyo's reincarnation, Kikyo was hers. That thought brough a smile to her face and for the first time since she learned about Kikyo she truly felt like her own person again.
She went back into the bedroom to find breakfast waiting for her. The older Yue was helping his past self over to the table so that they could keep her company.
"We thought you'd rather not eat at the same table as Clow," he explained at her questioning look.
She smiled and gave each of them a kiss before sitting down to eat.
* * *
"Where's Kagome?!" Shippou whined. "We hardly ever see her."
"All you had to do was come to my room, Shippou-chan."
"KAGOME!"
The little kitsune launched himself at the girl standing at the garden entrance. After a moment the boy began to giggle as she started tickling him. He squirmed away and dashed off with her chasing after him. Yue stood where she had just been and watched her playing with a soft look in his eyes. Their traveling companions looked at him with wide eyes. They had never seen his emotions so open before. Well, with the exception of his angry display the day before.
As he watched her with the young kitsune he couldn't help daydreaming of the future and their own children. She would make a good mother. It was obvious. Their children would be lucky to have her. He could just imagine what they would look like a dozen or more if what Akemi said was true. He hoped it was, because that would mean that Kagome was as immortal as he and wouldn't die. One of Yue's greatest fears was the day time took her from him.
Sango and Sakura sat with Akemi watching Kagome, slightly in awe of her never ending supply of love and patience she had when it came to children.
"She will make a wonderful mother one day," Sakura said.
"You mean she makes a wonderful mother," Sango corrected. "It hasn't been made official, but she's adopted Shippou. The only thing missing is him calling her okaasan."
As if on cue, Shippou's voice floated to them. "Come on, Kagome- okaasan!"
The two girls looked at each other. "It appears I spoke too soon," the taijiya commented.
"I wonder how Yue-san will take the idea of being a father," the other girl mused.
"He is an excellent father," Akemi informed them.
They looked at her questioningly. "Is?"
The Guardian was quiet a moment. "Heaven's Priestess and Heaven's Guardian have a child. Well, she's not really a child anymore. She's quite grown now."
Shock registered on their faces. Kagome and Yue were parents! They had a daughter. Boy, were they going to be surprised. They wondered who and where she was. Miroku, on the other hand, had been listening in and turned a thoughtful look on the Guardian of the Air. Studying her as he was it was easy to pick out the different traits of her parents. It was no wonder that she looked so familiar. She met his gaze and he knew she knew that he had figured it out.
Don't tell anyone, houshi-sama. They must remember on their own, her voice said in his mind.
It is not my place. You need not worry. He thought.
Arigato.
* * *
Naraku watched and listened with interest. So the miko and the guardian had a daughter, did they? This could prove to be quite useful in awakening the true power of Kikyo's reincarnation. First he had to find the child. That could prove to be a problem. It was a big world and she could be anywhere. As his mind whirled with his plans he was dimly aware of the fact that his pet's grunts and the Dark Mistress' cries were speeding up. Then, the ogre's roar of release mingled with her scream of pain.
The evil hanyou turned to face her as the ogre youkai pulled out of her. He smirked at the sight of her facedown on the ground. Apparently she wasn't strong enough to hold herself up against the force of the beast mounting her. With a grunt it loped out of the room as she whimpered from the pain. One of his tentacles slid up her leg and he felt her go rigid at the feel of it at her entrance. Without warning, he thrust it into her. He shrugged at her cry of pain. She had wanted this, now she would reap her rewards.
* * *
Yue sat in the shade of a tree, memories of life as Heaven's Guardian flashing through his mind. As each moment passed he became more and more certain that Akemi had been telling the truth. With that realization he came to understand how he had fallen in love with Kagome so fast. He was now convinced that they were soul mates. He was brought back to the present by Kagome sitting down next to him. His arm slipped around her waist and she leaned her head against his shoulder.
"Yue, you don't mind being Shippou's father, do you?"
The guardian looked at her in shock. "His father?"
"Well, yeah. I mean, if we're going to be together for the rest of our lives he'll be living with us. After all, I've adopted him."
"The rest of our lives?"
She twisted around to look at him. "What's wrong? You want to, don't you?"
"Of course, I do," he was quick to assure her. "I just didn't think you would want to go that far so soon."
"Well, we'd have to wait until after we take care of the Dark Mistress and Naraku, but I definitely want to. I thought that went without saying. After all, we're in love and obviously soul mates considering what Akemi has told us."
A wide smile crossed his face. "Apparently I missed that. I'm glad you straightened that out for me."
Yue leaned forward for a tender, breathtaking kiss. The world was perfect now. Nothing would ever ruin it. When the kiss ended they sat cuddling under the tree. As she leaned back against him memories of their other life cam back to her.
* * *
Sha paused in the entrance of the garden and stared at him. He looked truly magnificent with his long silver hair being blown by a soft breeze. His violet eyes were soft as he tilted his head towards the moon and stars. And he's all mine, she thought happily. He turned to her with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm yours, am I?"
She nodded. "Yes, definitely. That's the way it is when you're soul mates. You're mine and I'm yours. Unless you don't like it that way. I'm sure we can dissolve our marriage somehow."
He shook his head emphatically. "Never! You're stuck with me until the end of eternity."
"Is that supposed to be a bad thing?"
He settled himself against the apple tree and she immediately plopped down beside him. Almost without realizing it his arm snaked around her waist and pulled her closer to him. His face was one of pure content as he kissed the top of her head. Her fingers entwined with his and she rested their hands on her stomach.
"Dearest, I have something to tell you," she said after a while.
He turned his undivided attention to her. "What is it, love?"
She took a breath. "We're going to have a baby."
He was silent so long that she grew nervous and turned around to look at him. What she saw made her giggle. His violet eyes were wide and his mouth was hanging open. His lips moved a couple of times as he tried to form words. Finally, he was able to speak.
"Excuse me a moment."
He disentangled himself and went over to the center of the garden. She watched curiously as his wings burst from his back. He flew up above the highest tower of the castle.
"YES! I'm going to be a father! YESSS!"
She watched with sparkling eyes as heads poked out of windows to look up at their High Lord as he did acrobatics in the air. Only when his movements grew sluggish from the exertion did he come down. His wings disappeared as he swept her up to dance around the garden, both of them laughing. After they grew so dizzy they could barely stand he set her on her feet and drew her into a loving kiss.
"I love you," he said as they headed inside.
* * *
As the memory faded Kagome's eyes went wide and her hand went to her stomach. Yue gave her a confused look as her mouth worked up and down.
"What is it, koishii?"
She turned to look at him. "We have. had a child."
"Nani?"
"When we were in the Sky Kingdom we had a child. At least I think we did. Sitting here with you brought it back to me. We were sitting under an apple tree when I told you I was pregnant."
"So we had a child," Yue said.
Kagome nodded. "What's more is our child might still be alive. After all, if we're immortal then it's only logical to assume our children will be as well."
The guardian had a dazed look on his face. "I knew we'd have children together, but I didn't think it'd be so soon."
"Does it bother you?" she questioned.
"Not really. It'll just take a little getting used to."
* * *
Akemi watched them from her window. It gladdened her heart to see them together again. Still, she couldn't help feeling a twinge of melancholy. She wanted to be down there with them, as they used to be before all Hell broke loose. She hoped they would figure out who she was soon. She missed them. Even with them sitting right there under the Sakura tree, she missed them.
* * *
Inuyasha watched them perched in a tree on the other side of the garden. His heart clenched in pain. Sure, he had decided to let her go, but that would take time. A person couldn't just decide to let someone go and get over them at the snap of a finger. Maybe it'd be better if he swore off women for good. It seemed that he would be doomed never to find love anyway.
* * *
"Awww, isn't that sweet," Kero said to Sakura.
"Hai. It is indeed. I'm happy for Yue-san. I was beginning to think he'd be alone forever. Except, of course, for us."
"Of course. I still can't believe Clow would do what he did, though."
"I know. It's as strange as imagining Eriol-kun ordering Nakuru- sempai to sleep with him. But why would Kagome-chan, Akemi-chan, and Yue- san all lie about something like that."
"I'm glad at least someone sees the flaw," came the sorcerer's voice.
"I said it was strange, I didn't say I don't believe it."
"Yeah!" The young Kero piped. "I knew something strange was going on. Yue was always in a bad mood after a night with you."
"Then why are you still here."
"Because," Sakura said coldly, "You can help us with Naraku and the Dark Mistress and we could use all the help we can get."
* * *
"So, what kind of wedding are we going to have?" Kagome asked. "Technically Heaven's Priestess and Heaven's Guardian are already married, their souls at least. But these bodies aren't. We're exactly as we were when we first met."
"No doubt we'll be expected to have some sort of grand ceremony befitting our titles. Personally I don't care what kind of ceremony we have. As long as it binds us together I'll be happy." She smiled. "Actually, I'm more concerned about ruling the heavens. I don't know the first thing about being High Lord."
"You'll do fine. After all, we've done it before and our memories of that life are coming back so we'll have our past experiences to help us."
"You're right, of course, but that doesn't mean I'll be any more certain of myself. At least not until I've been there a while."
Kagome looked at him. "I understand. I'm a little."
She stopped mid-sentence and jumped to her feet. Yue joined her as a tall youkai with long white hair and a crescent moon on his forehead came to a landing a couple feet in front of them.
(Kagome is on the floor unconscious with Yue hovering over her anxiously.) Shayril: (Blinking.) Wow! I certainly didn't expect that. (Notices Inuyasha glaring at her.) What? Inuyasha: You could have at least waited until I was over Kagome before you made them have kids. Shayril: That doesn't count. Their child was born before you were ever born. (Suddenly Navi, Kalika, and Dragonwing burst into the room with grocery bags full of junk food and soda.) Kalika: Okay, everybody, we've got the goods. Let the party begin!!! (Notices Kagome laying on the floor.) What happened to her? Inuyasha: She just found out she has a kid. Navi: Really? Hmm. Look familiar, Dragonwing? (Turns to the reviving Kagome.) Don't worry, sweet, it does take some getting used to. Inuyasha: (Leans towards Shayril and whispers.) Sweet? Is she sick or something. Shayril: (Shakes head.) Nope. She's pregnant. Turns out that pregnancy makes her a nice and cheerful person. Dragonwing: Yup. It scares me sometimes. Shayril: (Pats his arm absently.) She always scares you. (To readers.) Well, I'm gonna help Yue and Kagome through their shock. You know the drill. Please, please, please, review.
Chapter Fifteen - Remembering Another Life
She woke to find herself sandwiched between the two Yues. As strange as it was to her, she couldn't help smiling. For once she knew what it was like to be in love with a man and have him feel the same for her. Taking in her position once again she realized there was no way she could get up until one of them woke up. With a shrug she sighed in content and snuggled deeper into the bed. Simultaneously the guardians shifted closer to her and tightened their arms around her waist.
Tonight we sleep in the other room. We barely have any room in this bed, she sent to them.
Oh, I don't know about that. We kind of like this position. Came the reply of the younger.
Yes, the older agreed. This is quite comfortable.
Kagome's eyes glittered with amusement. And what if I have to go to the bathroom? You wouldn't want me to go all over the bed, would you?
Perhaps a bigger bed would be better, they conceded.
Kagome laughed out loud as they opened their eyes. She turned her head to kiss one, then turned to the other for a good morning kiss from him.
"You know, I could get used to this," she said.
The distinct sound of a growling stomach could be heard and she blushed. For a few moments they just ignored it, but she eventually got out of bed to go change. As she stood in the bathroom brushing her hair she got lost in thought. This morning seemed so similar to another from long ago.
* * *
"Time to get up, sleepy head," a soft voice cooed.
She groaned and snuggled deeper in the covers. "Not yet. It can't be."
A gentle smile touched his lips. "Ah, but it is. See, the sun's up."
"So I'll turn back the clock and make it night again."
"You're the one who wanted to stay up so late."
She cracked an eye at him. "I didn't hear you complaining."
He chuckled. "Yes, but I have better stamina than you."
"You also don't have to rule a kingdom yet," she grumbled.
"Yes, well I relish the thought of sharing it with you."
Now she had both eyes open. "That's not all you relish the thought of sharing."
He grinned. "I don't deny it, but as much as I want to stay in bed with you, there is a kingdom waiting for their Queen to rule them. Besides, you need to eat."
"I'm not hungry."
Her stomach growled as if to call her a liar. She blushed as he chuckled and leaned forward to give her a kiss. Finally, she grouchingly climbed out of bed and went over to the dressing table to brush her hair.
* * *
Kagome came back to the present with a confused look on her face. That had never happened. She was sure of it, at least, not in this lifetime or Kikyo's. Maybe Akemi was right, maybe they truly were Heaven's Priestess and Heaven's Guardian reborn. She found she actually liked that idea, because if it was true then she wasn't Kikyo's reincarnation, Kikyo was hers. That thought brough a smile to her face and for the first time since she learned about Kikyo she truly felt like her own person again.
She went back into the bedroom to find breakfast waiting for her. The older Yue was helping his past self over to the table so that they could keep her company.
"We thought you'd rather not eat at the same table as Clow," he explained at her questioning look.
She smiled and gave each of them a kiss before sitting down to eat.
* * *
"Where's Kagome?!" Shippou whined. "We hardly ever see her."
"All you had to do was come to my room, Shippou-chan."
"KAGOME!"
The little kitsune launched himself at the girl standing at the garden entrance. After a moment the boy began to giggle as she started tickling him. He squirmed away and dashed off with her chasing after him. Yue stood where she had just been and watched her playing with a soft look in his eyes. Their traveling companions looked at him with wide eyes. They had never seen his emotions so open before. Well, with the exception of his angry display the day before.
As he watched her with the young kitsune he couldn't help daydreaming of the future and their own children. She would make a good mother. It was obvious. Their children would be lucky to have her. He could just imagine what they would look like a dozen or more if what Akemi said was true. He hoped it was, because that would mean that Kagome was as immortal as he and wouldn't die. One of Yue's greatest fears was the day time took her from him.
Sango and Sakura sat with Akemi watching Kagome, slightly in awe of her never ending supply of love and patience she had when it came to children.
"She will make a wonderful mother one day," Sakura said.
"You mean she makes a wonderful mother," Sango corrected. "It hasn't been made official, but she's adopted Shippou. The only thing missing is him calling her okaasan."
As if on cue, Shippou's voice floated to them. "Come on, Kagome- okaasan!"
The two girls looked at each other. "It appears I spoke too soon," the taijiya commented.
"I wonder how Yue-san will take the idea of being a father," the other girl mused.
"He is an excellent father," Akemi informed them.
They looked at her questioningly. "Is?"
The Guardian was quiet a moment. "Heaven's Priestess and Heaven's Guardian have a child. Well, she's not really a child anymore. She's quite grown now."
Shock registered on their faces. Kagome and Yue were parents! They had a daughter. Boy, were they going to be surprised. They wondered who and where she was. Miroku, on the other hand, had been listening in and turned a thoughtful look on the Guardian of the Air. Studying her as he was it was easy to pick out the different traits of her parents. It was no wonder that she looked so familiar. She met his gaze and he knew she knew that he had figured it out.
Don't tell anyone, houshi-sama. They must remember on their own, her voice said in his mind.
It is not my place. You need not worry. He thought.
Arigato.
* * *
Naraku watched and listened with interest. So the miko and the guardian had a daughter, did they? This could prove to be quite useful in awakening the true power of Kikyo's reincarnation. First he had to find the child. That could prove to be a problem. It was a big world and she could be anywhere. As his mind whirled with his plans he was dimly aware of the fact that his pet's grunts and the Dark Mistress' cries were speeding up. Then, the ogre's roar of release mingled with her scream of pain.
The evil hanyou turned to face her as the ogre youkai pulled out of her. He smirked at the sight of her facedown on the ground. Apparently she wasn't strong enough to hold herself up against the force of the beast mounting her. With a grunt it loped out of the room as she whimpered from the pain. One of his tentacles slid up her leg and he felt her go rigid at the feel of it at her entrance. Without warning, he thrust it into her. He shrugged at her cry of pain. She had wanted this, now she would reap her rewards.
* * *
Yue sat in the shade of a tree, memories of life as Heaven's Guardian flashing through his mind. As each moment passed he became more and more certain that Akemi had been telling the truth. With that realization he came to understand how he had fallen in love with Kagome so fast. He was now convinced that they were soul mates. He was brought back to the present by Kagome sitting down next to him. His arm slipped around her waist and she leaned her head against his shoulder.
"Yue, you don't mind being Shippou's father, do you?"
The guardian looked at her in shock. "His father?"
"Well, yeah. I mean, if we're going to be together for the rest of our lives he'll be living with us. After all, I've adopted him."
"The rest of our lives?"
She twisted around to look at him. "What's wrong? You want to, don't you?"
"Of course, I do," he was quick to assure her. "I just didn't think you would want to go that far so soon."
"Well, we'd have to wait until after we take care of the Dark Mistress and Naraku, but I definitely want to. I thought that went without saying. After all, we're in love and obviously soul mates considering what Akemi has told us."
A wide smile crossed his face. "Apparently I missed that. I'm glad you straightened that out for me."
Yue leaned forward for a tender, breathtaking kiss. The world was perfect now. Nothing would ever ruin it. When the kiss ended they sat cuddling under the tree. As she leaned back against him memories of their other life cam back to her.
* * *
Sha paused in the entrance of the garden and stared at him. He looked truly magnificent with his long silver hair being blown by a soft breeze. His violet eyes were soft as he tilted his head towards the moon and stars. And he's all mine, she thought happily. He turned to her with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm yours, am I?"
She nodded. "Yes, definitely. That's the way it is when you're soul mates. You're mine and I'm yours. Unless you don't like it that way. I'm sure we can dissolve our marriage somehow."
He shook his head emphatically. "Never! You're stuck with me until the end of eternity."
"Is that supposed to be a bad thing?"
He settled himself against the apple tree and she immediately plopped down beside him. Almost without realizing it his arm snaked around her waist and pulled her closer to him. His face was one of pure content as he kissed the top of her head. Her fingers entwined with his and she rested their hands on her stomach.
"Dearest, I have something to tell you," she said after a while.
He turned his undivided attention to her. "What is it, love?"
She took a breath. "We're going to have a baby."
He was silent so long that she grew nervous and turned around to look at him. What she saw made her giggle. His violet eyes were wide and his mouth was hanging open. His lips moved a couple of times as he tried to form words. Finally, he was able to speak.
"Excuse me a moment."
He disentangled himself and went over to the center of the garden. She watched curiously as his wings burst from his back. He flew up above the highest tower of the castle.
"YES! I'm going to be a father! YESSS!"
She watched with sparkling eyes as heads poked out of windows to look up at their High Lord as he did acrobatics in the air. Only when his movements grew sluggish from the exertion did he come down. His wings disappeared as he swept her up to dance around the garden, both of them laughing. After they grew so dizzy they could barely stand he set her on her feet and drew her into a loving kiss.
"I love you," he said as they headed inside.
* * *
As the memory faded Kagome's eyes went wide and her hand went to her stomach. Yue gave her a confused look as her mouth worked up and down.
"What is it, koishii?"
She turned to look at him. "We have. had a child."
"Nani?"
"When we were in the Sky Kingdom we had a child. At least I think we did. Sitting here with you brought it back to me. We were sitting under an apple tree when I told you I was pregnant."
"So we had a child," Yue said.
Kagome nodded. "What's more is our child might still be alive. After all, if we're immortal then it's only logical to assume our children will be as well."
The guardian had a dazed look on his face. "I knew we'd have children together, but I didn't think it'd be so soon."
"Does it bother you?" she questioned.
"Not really. It'll just take a little getting used to."
* * *
Akemi watched them from her window. It gladdened her heart to see them together again. Still, she couldn't help feeling a twinge of melancholy. She wanted to be down there with them, as they used to be before all Hell broke loose. She hoped they would figure out who she was soon. She missed them. Even with them sitting right there under the Sakura tree, she missed them.
* * *
Inuyasha watched them perched in a tree on the other side of the garden. His heart clenched in pain. Sure, he had decided to let her go, but that would take time. A person couldn't just decide to let someone go and get over them at the snap of a finger. Maybe it'd be better if he swore off women for good. It seemed that he would be doomed never to find love anyway.
* * *
"Awww, isn't that sweet," Kero said to Sakura.
"Hai. It is indeed. I'm happy for Yue-san. I was beginning to think he'd be alone forever. Except, of course, for us."
"Of course. I still can't believe Clow would do what he did, though."
"I know. It's as strange as imagining Eriol-kun ordering Nakuru- sempai to sleep with him. But why would Kagome-chan, Akemi-chan, and Yue- san all lie about something like that."
"I'm glad at least someone sees the flaw," came the sorcerer's voice.
"I said it was strange, I didn't say I don't believe it."
"Yeah!" The young Kero piped. "I knew something strange was going on. Yue was always in a bad mood after a night with you."
"Then why are you still here."
"Because," Sakura said coldly, "You can help us with Naraku and the Dark Mistress and we could use all the help we can get."
* * *
"So, what kind of wedding are we going to have?" Kagome asked. "Technically Heaven's Priestess and Heaven's Guardian are already married, their souls at least. But these bodies aren't. We're exactly as we were when we first met."
"No doubt we'll be expected to have some sort of grand ceremony befitting our titles. Personally I don't care what kind of ceremony we have. As long as it binds us together I'll be happy." She smiled. "Actually, I'm more concerned about ruling the heavens. I don't know the first thing about being High Lord."
"You'll do fine. After all, we've done it before and our memories of that life are coming back so we'll have our past experiences to help us."
"You're right, of course, but that doesn't mean I'll be any more certain of myself. At least not until I've been there a while."
Kagome looked at him. "I understand. I'm a little."
She stopped mid-sentence and jumped to her feet. Yue joined her as a tall youkai with long white hair and a crescent moon on his forehead came to a landing a couple feet in front of them.
(Kagome is on the floor unconscious with Yue hovering over her anxiously.) Shayril: (Blinking.) Wow! I certainly didn't expect that. (Notices Inuyasha glaring at her.) What? Inuyasha: You could have at least waited until I was over Kagome before you made them have kids. Shayril: That doesn't count. Their child was born before you were ever born. (Suddenly Navi, Kalika, and Dragonwing burst into the room with grocery bags full of junk food and soda.) Kalika: Okay, everybody, we've got the goods. Let the party begin!!! (Notices Kagome laying on the floor.) What happened to her? Inuyasha: She just found out she has a kid. Navi: Really? Hmm. Look familiar, Dragonwing? (Turns to the reviving Kagome.) Don't worry, sweet, it does take some getting used to. Inuyasha: (Leans towards Shayril and whispers.) Sweet? Is she sick or something. Shayril: (Shakes head.) Nope. She's pregnant. Turns out that pregnancy makes her a nice and cheerful person. Dragonwing: Yup. It scares me sometimes. Shayril: (Pats his arm absently.) She always scares you. (To readers.) Well, I'm gonna help Yue and Kagome through their shock. You know the drill. Please, please, please, review.