*sigh* Yeesh, 4th chapter in two days. I'm getting tired of typing all this stuff up… I got a review from eMeLyNoOoPeE. Well, I was hoping someone would say stuffs like that. Yeah, I know Kagome was young at the time… but I don't want to go into detail here, or in the story. And I'll explain the thing with Kasumi's ears and stuff in this chapter, don't worry. By the way, thanks for reviewing. Heheh. Onward!!
Disclaimers: Just take a gander at what I'm going to say… T_T
Warnings: …
Chapter 4: Inuyasha's Mini-Me
"I… I have a daughter?" Inuyasha asked aloud, breaking the lengthened silence.
"Yes Inuyasha. It was an accident. I'm sure neither of us meant for this to happen. But it did…" Kagome replied.
Inuyasha then snapped back, "I can't believe you didn't show her to me after she was born!!"
Kagome tried to be reassuring and explained, "The well was sealed. Soon enough, I almost completely forgot about it. I knew I wouldn't be able to pry it open until my mother, brother, and grandfather left."
"Why'd they leave?" Inuyasha asked.
"Because I wanted to be on my own with my own little family. Just me and Kasumi."
"And you decided to forget about me?"
"Of course not, Inuyasha. Here's the problem. Deep inside her heart, is the Shikon Jewel. If we went back to Feudal Japan, imagine how much trouble Kasumi would be in."
Inuyasha was stunned and he looked bug-eyed at Kasumi. "The Shikon Jewel is inside you?!"
Kasumi nodded slowly. She was speechless. Seeing her dad made her feel… well… there weren't any words to describe how she felt. But most was disbelief.
"Well, she has the same school outfit you used to wear," Inuyasha observed, addressing Kagome. "I take it she goes to regular school."
Kagome nodded in response.
"What about the way she looks? What does everyone think?" Inuyasha asked. "Every time I went out in public with you, you made me hide my ears under a hat."
Instead Kasumi answered for her mother. "Classmates and everyone think it's a deformation. To fit the part, I told them that I filed my nails into claws and had really sharp canine teeth. As for my eyes, I tell people they're a weird color brown," her voice got lower and spoke aloud more to herself than Inuyasha, "Although I can't see why they'd be so stupid as to believe that…"
There was silence. Apparently, Inuyasha had no further questions at the moment. Kasumi looked into his eyes and could tell he didn't know what to think of the situation.
"I got a question for you now… um… Dad," Kasumi said pulling her hands on her hips, narrowing her eyes at him. "How come you never just got up and broke through the well a long time ago?"
Kagome was asking that same question in her mind. "Yeah Inuyasha, please, do tell," she said.
"I figured you moved, or died or something seeing how you never came back even though you told Sango and Miroku you would," Inuyasha replied, sticking his hands in the sleeves of his kimono.
"And you just now decided to come here thirteen years later?! Inuyasha, you're such a fool," Kagome exclaimed.
Inuyasha glared daggers at her replying, "I just had a weird feeling, that's all! About the Shikon Jewel. So I had to check it out."
"So what, are you saying you can sense Shikon Shards?!"
"I never said that! It's called 'intuition', Kagome," Inuyasha replied coldly.
Kagome got angry and said quietly, "Sit."
Both Inuyasha and Kasumi landed on the ground with a hard THUD. Realizing this, Inuyasha asked, "Hey, why'd she come down, too?"
Kasumi stood up and straightened her skirt. She then explained, "Somehow, it got passed down to me. Necklace or not. Don't ask me." She shrugged and jumped onto her bed. As she lie down on her back with her hands intertwined and resting on her stomach, she stared intently at the ceiling. As if she were out of breath, she heaved out a heavy sigh.
"Strangely enough," Kagome said, "she reminded me a lot of you. She's so proud and stubborn. And yet, at the same time, she's so caring and honest. Because of these traits, Inuyasha, I never went one day without thinking of you."
Kasumi turned on her side looking at her father while being propped on her elbow, resting her head on her hand, she explained, "Mom designated me as your Mini-You." She smirked. Inuyasha could find that bit hard to believe. But, he forced himself a sneer. So far, he thought Kasumi was annoying. Even though he never really got to see what she was truly like seeing how they only knew each other for a few minutes.
Out of boredom of talking, Kasumi leaned forward and reached her hand under her bed. Feeling around a bit, her hand finally hit something smooth and solid. She grasped it and brought it up as she laid back down on her back. The object she found was a portable CD player. She took the earphones and tried to make them fit okay into her ears. They resembled black, large hearing aids with chords attached. After she finally got them on okay, she pushed a button on the player. Soon enough, Kagome and Inuyasha could hear faint heavy metal music coming from it.
Mini-Me? You've got to be kidding me, Inuyasha thought. This kid's just weird… I can't believe I'm related to her…
"Kagome," Inuyasha tried to grab her attention. She looked to him as he continued. "How old is she… really..?"
"She's thirteen. Why?" Kagome asked back.
"Because she should still be like a little kid. How come she looks her age?"
"I can't answer that one. Maybe it's because she's more human than dog demon," Kagome relied shrugging.
While Kasumi had her eyes closed, lip singing and moving to the music, Inuyasha and Kagome alike stared at her. Inuyasha slowly began to feel love for his daughter. For every minute, the feeling rose. Kagome felt warm hearted that Inuyasha finally got to meet his daughter. She always had an intention of letting them meet and regretted the fact that she hadn't done it sooner.
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Phew, that was the longest chapter I've written. I feel so proud of myself ^_^
Well, what do you guys think? I'll update soon if I can get the motivation of reviewers, I promise! Hehehe
