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"…Blazing in the Night Sky." Chapter Two: Visions
The next few days after Inuyasha's phone call went, surprisingly, fairly smooth. Even though the bad feeling Kagome had had for awhile still lurked in the corner of her mind, she tried her best to act as if life were peaches and crème, if nothing else, then for her children and by the time her husband and their father was due to return home, she was really starting to believe that it really was.
While Inuyasha was away though, Sango and Miroku came by for a visit once in awhile to keep her company; even Rin came by once or twice to see how things were. She felt a deep gratitude for those three during her wait and didn't blame Rin in the least for not coming by more often, for she had her own litter of kids to take care of now.
"Sheesh," Sango had said to one day while over for lunch, "Rin and Sesshoumaru are like bunnies or something, they just keep popping out." They had both doubled over laughing at that prospect, causing both Hidama and Anata and Kirara, Sango's catlike youkai, to stare up at them strangely from their place of choice to play.
Wiping the tears from their eyes, they had gone the rest of the way through lunch talking about this and that's, occasionally cracking up in the middle of some conversation if something they said related to Sango's comment or becoming quiet and thoughtful at moments when something serious came up.
Later that evening, when Sango was leaving, she stopped in the doorway and said before departing, "Kagome, even though I know you're trying to hide it, I also know that you are worrying about the whole Naraku thing that's going on. Please, if you need anything, or if anything happens, call me." Kagome had nodded and smiled to that, hugging her friend tightly before she departed.
Now, as evening came on the third day, Kagome put her little ones to sleep in the room that had once been Inuyasha's, now theirs. They slept in twin sized canopy beds on opposite sides of the room from each other, Anata beneath her royal blue blankets and Hidama under his crimson ones. She had always wondered why they had never protested to having their own rooms, but the two were close siblings and never seemed to get into any fights at all, so she had dismissed the thought of building on another space to the house.
"Mommy," Anata said as Kagome pulled the blankets up to her chin. "Hm," Kagome murmured back in response. "We want to stay up with you and wait for daddy," She chirped, sitting up a little. Laughing softly, Kagome pushed her back down and said in a gentle voice, "Honey, daddy won't be back until very late, but I promise he'll come in and say goodnight to you when he gets here." "Okay," Anata simply replied and turned over, closing her eyes with a light smile on her lips.
Laughing again at how soon her daughter had given up the fight, she shook her head and got up, walking to Hidama's bed and sitting on the edge. As she looked down, her brown eyes were met by his violet ones and a sort of understanding passed between them, like that of telepathy, only without words. Her son and she had always been like that though, for there was something very different about him that she just couldn't put her finger on. One, of course, was the color of his eyes, unlike any of which she had ever seen, such a deep feeling within them that one of four years old shouldn't have.
"Goodnight, Hidama," She said quietly, leaning down to kiss his forehead. "Goodnight mommy, I love you," He answered back. Smiling, she replied, "I love you too." Getting up, she tucked the blankets up to his chin, like she had done with Anata, and turned off the lamp on the bedside table between the two beds, switching on the nightlight before she walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.
Then, walking into the kitchen, she decided to make some hot chocolate while she waited for her beloved, Inuyasha, to return home. As the water began to boil, a faint whistle came from the kettle and she retrieved it from the burner and poured the steaming liquid into a mug with the cocoa mix. Plopping one big marshmallow into it, she walked to the couch and sat down, tucking her legs beneath her as she leans against the arm of the comfy piece of furniture.
But as she took small sips of the mug's contents and stared into the softly crackling flames in the fire place, her eyes began to droop and slowly she fell asleep, a still half full cup of hot chocolate lying forgotten on the cherry colored coffee table in front of her.
"Mother," A voice said softly from behind her. Turning, her gaze fell upon a young man with silver hair. "Inuyasha," She asked softly, slightly confused. The man sighed and took a step closer, his violet eyes flashing. Gasping, Kagome breathed, "Hidama, you're so grown up…" The man, an older version of Hidama, chuckled softly and embraced her. Smiling, she hugged him back then frowned and looked down when she noticed he was shaking.
"Hidama, what's wrong," She asked, concerned. "Mother," he sobbed and looked up at her, then took a step away, tearing from her grasp as his eyes traveled down her front to her stomach. Following his gaze, she looked down as well and gasped again in shock.
Protruding from her stomach was a green looking stake, only it wiggled once before ripping away from her middle. Falling to her knees, she put her hands on the gap to try and stop the blood that poured freely from the wound. She looked up to her son, her eyes slowly beginning to blur. "Hidama," She breathed, "What's happening?!"
Her son only watched, tears slipping down his cheeks as he cried softly. Then, a shadow rose over him and the familiar face of Naraku appeared above his head as his tentacles become visible, wrapping around her child, claiming him for his own.
"Hidama," She cried, reaching out a hand to grab him as the two began to disappear, Naraku's laugh echoing in her ears. "HIDAMA," She screamed one last time in a futile attempt to bring him back as he vanished altogether.
Waking up from a dream, Kagome gasped and sobbed, a tear slipping over her already wet cheeks. Bringing her hand up to wipe it away, she made to get up but stopped when she noticed something was lying behind her. Turning slowly, she breathed a sigh of relief when she realized it was only Inuyasha who had finally returned home after the week and a half that seemed like ages.
'I'm such a big baby,' she thought to herself, before wrapping her arms around her husband and cuddling closer to him only receiving the same gesture from him. 'But I'm happy he's home…' She smiled as she kissed him lightly, memory of the dream still lingering in the back of her mind as she drifted back into slumber.
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Inuyasha woke to the smell of bacon and other cooking breakfast food. Smiling, he stretched on the couch, remembering another time he had awakened by such a delightful thing. But though this was nice, he was sure he liked waking up beside his wife much more. So, opening his eyes, he sat up and looked at the woman standing in the kitchen, holding a piece of the newspaper as she cooked.
Smirking mischievously, he quietly got up, moving on light feet, and made his way to the kitchen. 'I'll show her, waking me up after I traveled so far last night.' Just as he was about to turn the corner and scare her, a shrilly voice came from behind him, causing him to jump and fall over. "Daddy," his daughter's voice shrieked as something jumped on him and hugged his neck tightly.
Laughing, he embraced her tightly before tackling her down and tickling her viciously. Her laughter must've woken up her brother as well for he soon came out and jumped on his back to try and rescue his sister. Laughing even more, he pulled his son down beside her and tickled them both, happiness filling him to the brim as he stared down at his children, his pups, his family.
Stopping, he turned around to see his wife looking down at him, leaning against the entry way between the kitchen and dining room with her arms folded over her chest and a smile on her lips. Seeing Kagome made him overflow and he stood up, pulling her into his embrace, and kissed her lovingly before saying, "Kagome, I missed you so much."
He saw her smile widen as she blushed and turned her face away, giggling softly. Smiling himself, he glanced down as he felt a tug at his pant leg. Looking at his two children who stood staring with wide eyes, their ears twitching wildly in excitement, Anata asked, "You missed up too, right daddy?" Leaning down, he picked up both Hidama and Anata, balancing them both in one arm and answered, "I missed you both, very, very much."
Anata smiled at that then began to squirm as she jumped down from his grasp to go play. Laughing, he watched her disappear into what was once his room. But, as he looked at Hidama, and then his wife, he noticed that they were both staring intently at each other, as if passing some unsaid information back and forth. Wrinkling her brows, Kagome took on a strange look then shook her head and smiled, tearing her gaze away from their son to look at him.
"Inuyasha, I'm so glad you're home," Kagome then said happily, and flung herself into his arms as he put down Hidama. As she leaned up to kiss him, he smirked and pulled his head just out of her reach. This made her give him a shocked look before her lower lip stuck out in a pouty face. Trying again, he did the same thing, causing her to whine, "Inuyasha!"
Laughing, he leaned forward, catching her face between both hands and kissed her passionately, leaving them both out of breath by the time they broke apart. 'How I missed this, her I missed her,' He thought, staring into her eyes before grinning, "Want to take this up stairs, wench?"
Gasping, Kagome smacked him playfully before turning and walking from his arms, leaving him sputtering. "Inuyasha, I have to make breakfast, you can wait," She said simply, picking up the paper as she continued to cook.
Grumbling, he stared at her a moment before stomping into the living room to sulk, wondering what had happened between his son and his wife at the same time.
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