DISCLAIMER: Nope, I don't own Inuyasha or anything to do with it.
You're not Alone
By: Of Memories Past
Part IX
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Kagome used her key for the second time, only now she had no hesitations about opening the door. Inuyasha had made it clear again that she was to go ahead and walk right in anytime she wanted to. So, Kagome opened the door and walked in. Only this time when she did, she found the small apartment in utter chaos. Her eyes widened at the seen before her.
Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha, both in their human forms, ran around the apartment like madmen, desperately trying to capture five screaming children. Shippo, along with two male teenagers she did not recognize joined them. The children ran wild, jumping on and over the furniture, pulling Shippo's tail, turning the sink on and off, and anything else that could possibly be imaginable. One, a little girl, even streaked across the living room soaking wet.
Kagome took one look at the drenched, shirtless Inuyasha and knew that he had been trying to give that one a bath. And that he was hot on her heels helped with that discernment also. The little dark-haired girl laughed hysterically as she outsmarted the hanyou, and dove under the couch only to pop out the other side.
"Kagome!"
The bewildered girl looked to the source that called her name, amazed that she had heard it over all the noise. A full-grown Kirara stood motioning for her to join her, another woman, and a couple teenage girls on the couch. She furrowed her brows in confusion but walked over and joined them.
"What's going on?" she shouted over the clamor.
"Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha are trying to calm Sesshoumaru and Rin's pups down! Shippo let them have some chocolate, and it went straight to hell from there!" Kirara shouted back.
"Oh." Kagome watched as the youkai brothers collided in midair after their pursuit of one pup failed miserably. Realization suddenly dawned on her, and she turned to face the dark-haired woman sitting with her on the couch. "Rin?"
Rin smiled. "Hello, Kagome. It's been a while."
Kagome laughed and threw her arms around the woman who she had last seen as a little girl. "Who would have thought?! Are all of these yours?" She motioned to the kids.
Nodding, Rin motioned to the two girls. "This is Hana," she pointed to a girl who looked to be about Kagome's own age with short silver hair, "and this is Sakura." Sakura looked just like her mother and appeared to be around thirteen.
"Hello."
"Hello."
Kagome smiled at the girls. "Hi, do you all go to school here?"
The girls were just about to answer when their father's voice boomed out loudly.
"I've gotcha, brats!"
Rin laughed as Sesshoumaru held two of their sons up by their heels and grinned at them.
"Now you two go and sit with your mama," he ordered, snatching another running little boy by the back of his shirt as he ran from his older brother.
The two older boys, who appeared to be twins, heaved a sigh of relief and promptly collapsed into an armchair together, not caring at the moment that they were sprawled all over each other. Peace at last.
Rin laughed again. "Now if only Uncle Inuyasha could finish Katsue's bath.
The spoken of bundle of energy chose that moment to run her naked, little body back across the living room. She laughed the entire way, bursting into another fit of giggles every time she slipped out of her uncle's grasp.
"Inuyasha, get her!" Sesshoumaru cried. "You've only had to chase one of them!"
Inuyasha snarled as the pup once again dodged him. "It's not my fault, Sesshoumaru!"
Kagome smiled behind her hand at the seen. It made her start to wonder what her own children would be like. The realization that Inuyasha would be the father caused a blush to rise in her cheeks.
"You're mine!"
With that battle cry and one final leap, Katsue's freedom abruptly disappeared.
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"Oooh, you're all wet." Kagome eyed Inuyasha warily and stepped aside as he emerged from his bathroom with a freshly cleaned Katsue wrapped up in a fluffy towel. The pup looked spotless and was all smiled, happy to be in the warmth of the towel. Inuyasha on the other hand…
Kagome could not help but let her laughter loose. Inuyasha was obviously not pleased with his current condition. Though shirtless, it was clear that he was drenched. Soap bubbles stuck to the end of his nose and in the black hair that was plastered to his body, and water slicked off of his arms. Not to mention, his look was clearly annoyed. He lightly set the little girl down and told her to go and find her mother before fixing Kagome with a glare.
Kagome simply laughed harder.
"Oh, you think it's funny?" he asked, slowly moving forward.
"Very," she answered, inching back as he came closer. She had seen the mischievous glint in his eyes and knew all too well not to get too close. Unfortunately, her backward movement sent the back of her knees crashing into the bed, and her legs buckled.
But Kagome found herself falling for only a moment before a very wet Inuyasha caught her. She grimaced. Yes, it was nice that he caught her, but now she was soaked.
Inuyasha laughed and dabbed some soap bubbles on her nose. "Not so funny anymore is it?"
"Inuyasha…" she growled. She screamed when he threw his arms completely around her, laughing and crushing her to him. She felt the water clinging to his body seeping through her clothing as she ground her teeth and thought of numerous ways to murder him. He was so dead.
But even more dead now than before. Her eyes suddenly widened when she felt him kissing her neck. She was soaked, stuck in his arms (usually no complaint), could not move, and had no clothes to change into. Kagome's fists clenched, and her eyes followed suit as she did the one thing that always proved to make her feel a bit better.
"SIT!"
Nothing.
"What?" she asked, bewildered. "Why didn't that work?"
"Necklace broke after the well sealed you from us," he said between the kisses he pressed against her flesh. He stopped for a moment to kiss her lips before continuing. "I really don't miss it." Inuyasha winked and let her go. "Not one sit in five hundred years." "My back feels great."
Kagome was blistering as she sat on the floor with Inuyasha smirking smugly in front of her. Not able to say sit anymore? She was fuming. Not to mention his smirk. Some things just did not change. And of course, Inuyasha still did not know when to stop.
"My back feels great."
That was the last straw. "Not after I get done with you it won't!"
Sit wasn't going to work? Well then, Kagome would just have to take matters (or him) into her own hands.
Inuyasha did not expect for Kagome to pounce forward onto him, and he promptly fell flat on his back while she pinned his arms to the ground.
"Do you think you can get away with that," she ground out. But suppressed mischief peeked out from behind her dark eyes.
Inuyasha chuckled. "Yes." He simply lifted her up with his legs airplane style.
Her anger dissipated immediately as she was thrust into the childhood game that she and her mother would play. She reached forward to grab his hands, laughing joyously the entire time as he kept her balanced.
"Inuyasha, put me down before someone comes in and sees us!" she cried. Mirthful tears poured out of her eyes as she laughed.
"Too late for that."
Kagome looked up and Inuyasha turned his head to find Sesshoumaru and Rin standing in the bedroom doorway, amused looks on their faces. Rin brought her hand up to her mouth to hide a smiled while Sesshoumaru simply raised an eyebrow. But evidence of a tiny grin quirked at the corner of his lips.
Kagome tried to get off at that point, but failed. "Inuyasha, let me off!"
But Inuyasha had other ideas. He merely gave a little push with his legs and sent her flying in his brother's direction.
Sesshoumaru effortlessly caught her bridal style and set her on the ground before fixing the couple with a look. "Time to stop messing around. We do have some work to do."
Rin nodded. "We managed to pinpoint Kikyo's location."
Both Inuyasha and Kagome sobered up and went to leave the room. Kagome exited ahead with Rin, Inuyasha following behind them.
"I bet you can't go two minutes without messing around," Sesshoumaru whispered in his brother's ear as he passed by.
Inuyasha whirled around to face the older demon. "I bet you that I can."
"Oh!"
The two brothers turned to see Rin with her hands clapped together joyously in front of her.
"Speaking of bets, Kagome, I have to show you something! We'll start on this Kikyo business right after." She made her way to the video cabinet and pulled out a video. "This is it!"
"NO!" the demons shouted together.
Kagome blinked both out of curiosity and the surprise of seeing Sesshoumaru's normally calm face become somewhat frantic as he caught sight of the tape in his mate's hands.
Inuyasha simply looked mortified.
"Oh, stop it you two. You lost the bet anyway, so I get to have fun with it." She knelt down and popped the tape into the VCR.
"What's going on?" Shippo asked, walking into the living room and flopping onto the couch with a bag of chips.
"Remember when I won that bet a few years ago?" Rin asked, sitting with him and reaching for some chips. She began munching happily as her children and the woman-like Kirara all began congregating around to see what was going on.
Shippo simply burst out laughing as he remembered the bet. "Sit down Kagome," he motioned to his surrogate mother. "You're going to love this."
Kagome sat as she was told and fixed her eyes on the television in front of her. She gasped when the tape began to play.
Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha glowered in the corner.
A/N: I wonder what they're watching on the television? You'll find out in the next chapter, and they'll also start running into Kikyo! Sorry it took so long to update. I've been doing nothing but running back and forth since I've been home. Happy Holidays and God Bless! ~Of Memories Past.