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*Lily giggling* He's so kawaii! How can he be so kawaii?

*Inuyasha clone grumbling from the back as he leans against the wall* Will you quit your jabbering and get to your stupid story already wench?

*Lily narrowing her eyes at Inuyasha* Excuse me? I think you'd better show me a little more respect than that, dog-face.

*Inuyasha gasping then snarling angrily* What did you just call me wench?!

*Lily flickering SSJ* Watch it mutt! You forget who feeds you! *looking at the readers* Hello everyone. Please ignore Yasha over there. He's a little grouchy. As you can probably see, Mirai isn't with me right now. I don't know what's going on with him. He's been acting weirdly lately. It's starting to worry me too.

*Inuyasha snorting* Keh! That pathetic excuse for a fighter? Forget about that.....that.....that purple haired pansy. Feh! Besides, he calls himself a swordfighter? With that pathetic pig-sticker on his back! Keh! I could snap it in two!

*Lily turning SSJ4* FIRST of all, YASHA, that so called purple haired pansy is my MATE and you insult him one more time and I'll have you FIXED!

*Inuyasha pales* WHAT?! You're crazier than that blasted shard detector!

*Lily narrowing her eyes* Oh really? *calling sweetly* Ooooh Kaaaagooooooomeeeeeeeee!

*Inuyasha pales* You didn't. You wouldn't.

*Lily smirking as she nods* You'd better believe it buddy. And I've got a little surprise for you too. Don't know why I bother sometimes either. If only to just get you off my back.

*Inuyasha looking around nervously*

*Kagome stomps out into the clearing* A SHARD DETECTOR, AM I?! AND A *CRAZY* ONE AT THAT?!

*Inuyasha's jaw drops* Ka-Ka-gome?!

*Lily smiling sweetly at Inuyasha* Oh, so you like the Kagome from my story, do you? I thought you would. *snickering as Inuyasha blushes*

*Inuyasha* SHE'S A *HANYOU?!* Since *when?!*

*Lily smiling sweetly* Since she gave birth to the twins.

*Inuyasha pales then slumps his shoulders* She's mated? To who?! *getting angry* IT'S THAT MANGY WOLF ISN'T IT?! I'LL RIP HIS ARMS OFF AND BEAT HIM WITH THEM!

*Hanyou Kagome sweatdrops*

*Lily sighing* Inuyasha, you baka. She's *YOUR* mate, not Kouga's, not Fluffy's, not anyone's. Geesh. Try to do a demi dog demon a favor......

*Inuyasha blinks*

*Lily* You can say thank you later. Now to the rest of my story. Disclaimer first. Lily, that's me, doesn't own the characters of any anime show at all. Oh and for those of you who are wondering, check out chapter 5. It'll explain about how Kagome is pregnant, cause I did have a reviewer who'd asked about that.

*Inuyasha looking at the hanyou Kagome with a pale face* WHAT?! *eyes roll to the back of his head and he blacks out, falling backwards on his backside.*

*Kagome sweatdrops*

*Lily sweatdrops* Um.....ok then......on to the story? Heh heh. He's all yours Kagome.

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Keiki de Niyati : Children of Fate

Chapter 17- " The Heart of a Hanyou"

by Lily
Inuyasha growled in frustration as he saw the others still battling with the snake demon. He set Kaori down on the grass infront of his mother and sister, before looking up at Kagome.

"Remember your promise, Koi. I'll be right back." Inuyasha said, before turning and dashing over to join the others.

"Be careful." Kagome breathed silently, before reaching down and taking the twins' hands and leading them to the edge of the forest, and looked down as both of the twins seriously.

"Daddy has to help fight the big snake creature, ok? So Mommy needs you two to climb onto her back and hold on as tightly as you both can, understood?" Kagome asked as the twins looked up at their mother confused.

"But why Mama?" Kaori asked as Kagome looked up into the thick branches of the tree overhead.

"I'm going to take you both into the tree up here with me. We have to make sure to stay out of the way, but to make sure we're in hiding too, understand. Now do as I say, both of you. Please." Kagome said.

Reluctantly, the twins climbed onto their mother's back, clinging tightly to her as she started to climb slowly and carefully up into the tree. If it hadn't been for the fact that she was pregnant, she would have just jumped into the branches one at a time, until she reached the top, but just as she had promised Inuyasha, she wanted to be careful.

"How long will we have to wait, Mama?" Kaiya asked once they finally reached high enough for Kagome's liking. Kagome shook her head.

"I'm not sure, sweetie. We'll just have to-" Kagome began.

"Iron Reaver Soul STEALER!" Inuyasha's voice cried loudly, followed by a loud thud, as Kagome tried to see what was happening through the leaves, but growled in frustration when she was unable to do so.

A few moments later, Inuyasha's voice could be heard again.

"Oi! Kagome! Where are you?!" Inuyasha cried, his voice edging on panic.

"We're fine. Hold on, I'm coming down." Kagome said, gesturing to the twins to climb onto her back once more.

"What the hell?! You were in a tree?! What if you have fallen, Kagome?! Then what? What about the twins? What about you?! What about the unborn pup?!" Inuyasha cried.

Sesshoumaru and Kouga exchanged a look as Miroku and Sango stared at Kagome in shock, before Sango finally realized that her jaw had been hanging open. With a blush she closed it just before she ran over to Kagome and hugged her best friend.

"Is it true? You mean we're going to be pregnant together? Oh this is wonderful!" Sango cried happily as she grabbed Kagome's hands and shook both their hands up and down in excitement as Kagome laughed along with her friend.

Miroku chuckled as he walked over to Inuyasha and clamped a hand on his friend's shoulder.

"Don't waste much time do you, my friend?" Miroku asked with a chuckle as Inuyasha face-faulted and gaped at the monk, a blush racing across his cheeks.

"EXCUSE ME?!" Inuyasha cried as Kagome blushed too, laughing nervously.

"You have my congratulations, of course, Inuyasha. But Lady Kagome's only been back for such a short period of time. I wonder if maybe you're maybe not a inu hanyou, but maybe a usa* hanyou instead?" Miroku asked with a chuckle as Inuyasha turned scarlet. (*see side note at bottom)

"Why you-!" Inuyasha snarled as he tried to lunge for Miroku, who chuckled as he dodged, and side stepped carefully out of the hanyou's path.

"Inuyasha, leave him alone. He was only kidding." Kagome said, chuckling nervously as Inuyasha crossed his arms, growling to himself as he closed his eyes and leaned against the trunk of the tree behind him.

"So it's true." Kouga said, studying Kagome, as Inuyasha opened one eye to watch Kouga as Kagome looked at Sesshoumaru.

"He told you?" Kagome asked as Kouga shook his head.

"He didn't need too. I, unlike the half-breed over there, can tell on my own. Full blooded demon, remember?" Kouga said as Inuyasha growled loudly at the wolf.

Kagome laughed nervously as she stepped inbetween the two, holding up both arms as she looked between the both of them.

"Kouga, Inuyasha knew himself too. But we can all argue about this later. Come on, Inuyasha defeated the snake demon, right? So let's get it's shard." Kagome said, starting to walk away.

Inuyasha and Kouga continued glaring and growling at each other, before Kagome sighed loudly and solved everyone's problems by 'sitting' Inuyasha.



The sun hung very low in the sky, just grazing the horizon, as Kagome walked away from the warmth and light of the campfire in search of her mate in the heights of the trees. Finally, she spotted the familar red kimono in a nearby tree a few feet from the camp.

"Inuyasha? Are you alright? Is there something wrong? Something seems to have bothering you all afternoon." Kagome said as Inuyasha studied the female hanyou beneath the tree, peering up at him.

"That's 'cause there is, Koi." Inuyasha said, turning his head away. He frowned as he suddenly heard Kagome start to climb the tree, and whipped his head back down.

"What do you think you're doing?" Inuyasha asked as Kagome sighed deeply.

"What's it look like? There's something bothering my mate, so I'm coming up. I have a right to know what's bothering you." Kagome said as Inuyasha sighed.

"Don't. I'll come down." Inuyasha said, then suddenly jumped from the tree, landing quietly on the grass below, and startling Kagome, who started to fall backwards until Inuyasha caught her.

"Warn me the next time you're gonna do that!" Kagome snapped as Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at her in concentration, ignoring her outburst.

"When is your human night?" Inuyasha suddenly asked, as Kagome looked at him surprised.

"What?" Kagome asked as Inuyasha sighed impatiently.

"You're human night. You're a hanyou now, like me right? So, you must have a human night too. When is it?" Inuyasha asked as Kagome thought for a moment, before looking at her mate confused.

"It's the new moon." Kagome said as Inuyasha nodded his head to himself.

"I thought as much. The twins too? It's the same?" Inuyasha asked as Kagome slowly nodded, still not understand where he was going with all this.

Suddenly, he cursed swiftly to himself.

"What? What is it? What's wrong?" Kagome asked.

"The new moon. It's tomorrow night." Inuyasha growled.

"Then that means......" Kagome began as Inuyasha nodded.

"Yeah. Not only will I be human," Inuyasha said, making a face, "but so will you and the twins." Inuyasha said.

"What's the problem? So? We happen to have the same human night. I don't understand." Kagome said as Inuyasha growled in frustration.

"It means that I won't be able to protect you, since I'll be a pathetic human for the night. And there's no way you'll be able to keep yourself and the twins safe either. And now with this other pup on the way.....maybe you should think about going back to your time." Inuyasha suggested as Kagome started to growl at him again.

"Inuyasha-" Kagome began as Inuyasha shook his head.

"Only for the night, Koi. I want you and the pups, *all* of them, to be safe. And the safest place for you, and our *human* whelps will be your time. Just until sunrise, Koi. Then I'll come and get you." Inuyasha said.

"Wait a minute. What about you? I can't leave you here. And what about Sango and Miroku?" Kagome asked.

"They're not my concern, Kagome. You and the pups are." Inuyasha said.

"Inuyasha, they're our friends. Besides, I'm not gonna leave Sango, especially when she's pregnant too. She's nervous, and that's not healthy for the child. And besides, we have other allies now, remember? Or did you convieniently forget about them?" Kagome asked, raising an eyebrow as Inuyasha snorted.

"Of course I didn't wench-" Inuyasha began.

"Inuyasha-" Kagome warned, growling low in her throat as Inuyasha sighed in impatience.

"Fine. You know I didn't forget about the others, *Kagome*, but like I said, it's still too dangerous for the four of us to be human. Besides, Kouga and Kikyo don't know about my human night and I'd like to keep it like that." Inuyasha said as Kagome sighed.

"Inuyasha, don't worry about it, would you? Kouga may not be your best friend, and Kami knows he never will be, but he's a friend, and a *trusted* one at that. Don't worry about him. As for Kikyo, she's fine too. I've already talked to her. Besides, you forget that even if I *do* lose my hanyou powers for the night, I still retain my Miko abilities. I'll still be able to keep myself and the pups safe. Which is why I'm not leaving!" Kagome said, turning and starting to walk away as Inuyasha stared after her dumbfounded.

"Why are you so stubborn?!" Inuyasha called after her as Kagome looked over her shoulder at him.

"I blame you." Kagome said, walking away as Inuyasha stared after his mate in shock.

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*Side note, Usa is the sorted word meaning Rabbit in japanese. Um...work with me on this ok? So basically, if you got the joke, Miroku asked is maybe Inuyasha was part rabbit demon instead of part dog demon. Ja ne.