Chapter 12

A week has passed by, and the cub with no name (yet) was still a little sick. Inuyasha and his gang went back to Kaede's village because Kagome needed to go to her time to get some medicine that would help animals, but mostly for canines.

"Thank you for letting us stay here for the week!" Kagome said happily.
"It was our pleasure, take care now." The woman said back.

"We will." Kagome waved to the village as did Shippo Miroku and Sango. Inuyasha didn't really care much but what do you expect when one doesn't trust many but only one person besides their-self?

"Kagome, have you named the wolf cub?" Shippo asked as he leaped on her shoulder and started at the fuzz ball in her hand.
"No, I haven't, every time I call her something she'll ignore." Kagome replied.
"What about Keka?" Miroku asked.
"If I started the cubs name with a 'K' it would me Keya." She giggled and the wolf looked up at her and barked happily.

The cub was funny; she was very similar to Inuyasha. She didn't really like Miroku or Sango; she growled when they got near her and Kagome. She didn't mind Shippo or Inuyasha because they are always around Kagome and assumed their safe. When she was happy she would wag her tail a lot and almost wiggle her behind. When she's angry she would do a small little growl, her shoulder fur would stand tall and her position in defense mode. If she didn't do that, she would run cowardly near Kagome and bark a little.

Kagome looked at the cub in her arms curiously.

"Is that what you want to be called, Keya?" Kagome asked the cub and she replied by a lick on the face and a bark of happiness.
"Okay then, Keya it is." She said once more.

"Keya sounds like a good name for her." Sango said.

Keya lowered her ears back a little. She looked a little afraid, she motioned that she wanted to get down on the ground. Kagome let her and Keya just walked in front of Kagome and smelt the ground a little. She couldn't smell really good so she just decided to keep walking.

After a good hour and 30 minutes they arrived at Kaede's village. They settled their stuff inside the hut. Kagome told them she was going to take Keya to her era and see if could get better than how it was here. Miroku and Sango nodded.

"How long will that be Kagome?" Shippo pondered
"Maybe only one to three weeks? It's rare when wolves are sick, especially cubs." Kagome explained.
"THREE WEEKS?! YOU NEVER EVEN LEFT US FOR A WEEK!!!" Shippo yelled out with annoying complaints.
"It's okay Shippo; I'll bring candy when I come back okay?" She smiled.
"Okay… can I get choc-o-late then?" He asked with pleading eyes.
"Sure Shippo." Kagome said happily

"Kagome, what is era?" Inuyasha asked as he tugged her skirt. Kagome squatted down to his height and faced him to answer.
"An era is like a time period. I live 500 years in the future from here, okay?" Kagome answered simply.
"You're from the future?" Inuyasha questioned
"Yup." She answered again.
"Can I come?" Inuyasha asked.

Kagome looked at the others and they nodded in response.
"You should let him go with you; he doesn't really like to be around us much anyhow." Sango explained.

Kagome knew what she meant, Inuyasha still hasn't trust them and it's been a month and a half already.

"Okay, come on Inuyasha, let's go. We'll try to be back as soon as we can!" Kagome and Inuyasha waved bye and walked to the well. Suddenly she saw Keya playing in the forest. She covered Inuyasha's ears and whistled. "Keya lets go now!" She said and Keya rushed towards Kagome but stopped before she could crash into her and Inuyasha.

Kagome picked up both Keya and Inuyasha and jumped into the well. (It worked because Kagome was holding Keya.)

"There, were here." Kagome said as she looked up to see a shine roof. Inuyasha and Keya looked up also, they were confused. Kagome told Inuyasha to go on her backpack and hold Keya. So then he sat down on her backpack and held Keya and then Kagome hauled them all up. She was kind of happy that her backpack was so big; it made it easier to get them out of the well. She told Inuyasha to jump off and he listened. Kagome tossed her backpack to the side and got out.

"It's great to be home again!" She stretched her arms out wide. "Inuyasha… Keya… do not go out of my sight for a while, I'll need to set a few rules for you two. Okay?" Kagome explained to them, Inuyasha nodded and Keya barked in response.

Kagome was happy they both understood, especially Keya.

"Okay then, let's go inside my house." Kagome threw her backpack over her shoulder and walked to the shrine door and opened it. When she opened it, Inuyasha was like he was being blinded for the moment. Keya just walked out as if she was told to. Inuyasha regained his sight and walked out also. Kagome closed the shrine door after she got out and then heard a familiar voice.

"Kagome! You're finally home!" Souta shouted as he ran to his older sister. Kagome put her backpack down and hugged the happy Souta.
"Hey Souta, miss me?" Kagome teased a little.
"Yeah, I and gramps were getting worried; you haven't been back for almost two months! Your friends have been calling so much and even gramps is running out of excuses!" He sounded almost excited because she was home.
"Okay, well… I'm going to be home for a week, possible a little more then that before I can go back to the feudal era. I came back to restock and take care of a wolf cub; her name is Keya, and Inuyasha wanted to come along." She explained.
"Inuyasha is here?! Where is he?" Souta got even more excited but was too oblivious to notice much around him and Kagome.
"Souta, Inuyasha uh… he isn't my age anymore. He's even younger than you Souta." Kagome said it to him trying to make me listen which he actually did.
"Wow! That's cool!" Souta said.
"Souta, don't play too much around him, or at least when I'm not around, okay?" She started to give him a stern voice.
"Okay, but can you make some lunch? Mom went to the store and gramps is playing with his shikon store." Souta whined and Kagome nodded.
"Sure let's go in then." She replied nicely.

Kagome got some ramen out and cooked it and served it to Inuyasha and Souta, and gave Keya a bowl of water and some pork because wolves ate meat and never anything else unless forced to eat dog food or something.

"Since you are all eating, I'm going to go take a nap in my room, Inuyasha, Keya… don't kill/eat/hurt/or torture Buyo the cat please." She waved at them with a smile and when upstairs and closed her door and went to sleep almost instantly on her bed.

"Inuyasha, how come you're a kid?" Souta asked. Inuyasha just looked at him for a while, he just met him but this kid named Souta knows him already?
"I don't know." Was all he said in a grumpy little tone. He didn't mean to though. Keya finished her food and water and followed Kagome's scent upstairs as Inuyasha still looked and sounded grumpy.
"Okay, sorry that I asked, when you're done with the food just leave it there, Kagome will take clean it." He said as he left Inuyasha at the table and walked up stairs to go to his room.

When he passed by Kagome's door he saw Keya trying to get in. "Want to go in her room Keya?" Keya barked in a strange way. Souta didn't understand but cracked open the door for her. "There you go Keya." Souta smiled and walked to his room to play games. Keya managed to jump on Kagome's bed and went to sleep above/on her head.

Inuyasha finished his ramen and was starting to get a little nervous in the new era. He found Kagome's scent easily and walked up the things that were called stairs. His nose pointed him to the room that was now half way open and half way closed. When he peeked his head inside the room, he saw Kagome sleeping and Keya above her head. Inuyasha was starting to get sleepy also.

"Kagome…?" He whispered very lowly but it woke her up as she only fluttered her eyes.
"Something wrong Inuyasha, or are you tired?" She asked calm yet tiredly.
"I'm sleepy; can I sleep in this thing with you?" He asked and was a little embarrassed. He usually slept near her but not really with her.
"Sure, come up her." She moved the covers and padded the bed motioning him to get up there. He climbed and laid about foot or two away from her, and she covered him with the blankets. She wrapped an arm around his light waist and him close to her so she could whisper in his ear.

"I know you think of me like a mother this way, so don't try to feel embarrassed, okay? I don't care what you do; you don't need to be afraid of your actions." She said that and then released him so he could sleep how he wanted.
"Kagome…?" Inuyasha said in a little more then a whisper.
"Yeah?" She said like she was going to be questioned.
"Can I call you mommy then? Since you act like her so much?" His head was turned away from her, not knowing her answer.
"You can if you want to, it doesn't bother me any." She replied.
"Thanks… mommy." He turned around nudging his head in her stomach and chest.

With that they were now asleep. Inuyasha and Kagome had soft smiles on theirs faces as they slept. Keya however was quiet and she was so cute as she slept above Kagome's head.