Hey everyone! I am really sorry about the cliffhanger, so I'm gonna be nice
and update. ^^; eh heh heh... Thank you for all the reviews, though it seems
like the longer this fic gets, the less reviews I get... but to those who are
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Special Message: To those of you who read Crash, I think I'm going to keep that a one-shot, because I just can't think of where to take the story. If anyone has any ideas for it though, let me know.
Now without further delay, the next chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Winter's Night: Chapter 15
~ Kagome's POV ~
It was an understatement to say that I was a little worried about my mom's reaction. I was scared. What if she didn't approve and everything goes wrong?
"What is it dear?" I heard my mom ask me, as she turned around and wiped her hands on her apron. I motioned to the table, and she sat down in one of the chairs. I sat down across from her with Inuyasha standing right behind me, one hand linked with mine and the other on my shoulder. I felt better with him here with me, and I gained the courage to talk.
"Well mama, you see," I said inhaling a deep breath before continuing, "I... I mean, Inuyasha and I... we're... we're mates."
"Mates?" she asked staring at me with a blank look on her face.
"Y-Yes... it means that we're... married." I said, watching her face for her reaction. I was startled at the shocked look. D-Did she approve? We sat in silence for a few minutes before she spoke up.
"When did this happen?" she asked, her voice quiet and emotionless.
"The day before Hojo attacked us in the park." I said nervously. "And there's something else, mama."
"Oh?" she asked, looking from me to Inuyasha and back. I took a deep breath and felt Inuyasha squeeze my hand again. It was now or never.
"Mama, I'm pregnant." I said, my eyes looking directly at her, never wavering. I heard her gasp and rise from her seat.
"You're WHAT?!" she yelled in surprise and anger. "You're married and you're pregnant? You're too young!"
"I am not too young!" I yelled back, rising out of my chair as well. "A lot of girls back in the Feudal Era have already been married for years and have more than one kid by the time they reach my age!"
"But you're from this era, not that damned Feudal Era!" She yelled back.
"I don't care! I love Inuyasha and he loves me!" I shouted.
"You're too young to know what love is! You both are!" She yelled. Suddenly she stepped forward and grabbed my wrist, dragging me out of the kitchen and to the stairs. "Get up to your room!" she yelled. I was about to yell when she turned to Inuyasha, who had followed her, growling. "And as for you, I was alright with you and my daughter being companions because she got protection from you, but you've gone too far. Get out of my house! I never want you near my daughter again you filthy mutt!"
"I'm not leaving without Kagome." He growled back at her, narrowing his eyes.
"Don't you dare growl at me you dog!" she yelled.
"I'll growl at anyone threatening to take away my mate bitch!" he snarled. Suddenly my mom stepped forward and did one of the worst things she could've done. She slapped Inuyasha, hard, right across the cheek.
"Get out you disgusting half breed." She said, her voice full of anger. I stared, my eyes full of tears, when I saw Inuyasha's eyes flash red. My eyes widened as he stepped back and growled angrily at my mom, his eyes flashing red again. I looked to his hip, only to realize Tetsusaiga wasn't there, it was in my room.
"Wrong move you fucking bitch." I heard him growl, and notice the red already covering most of the gold in his eyes. He cracked his knuckles and flexed his claws, crouching down. My eyes widened ever more. He's going to attack her!
"Inuyasha, Stop!" I yelled before he took one step towards my mom. He looked over at me, his red eyes narrowed. "Inuyasha, please, just go." I said, tears falling down my cheeks. I saw his eyes widen and the crimson slowly start to leave his eyes. "Leave for now and come back tonight." I whispered quiet enough so that only he would hear me. He nodded slightly and rose from his crouched position before sending one last glare at my mother before leaving without a word.
"Kagome, I'm sorry, but I'm only doing what's best for you. With him out of your life, you can return to being a normal girl." I heard my mother say as she turned to me. I stared at her in disbelief and I felt my anger rise.
"Normal? NORMAL?!" I shouted. "Mom, I can never be normal as you say, and I don't want to be."
"You will do as you're told."
"I will do whatever the hell I want and you won't stop me!" I yelled back and ran up to my room, slamming the door and locking it. I put my textbooks in front of it, and then got a box and shoved that in front of the door as well. I wiped my eyes, and grabbed my yellow backpack, opening my closet. I shoved some clothes inside, and a few books, as well as some possessions of mine.
I then went to my desk and grabbed the first aid kit, and other things that I would normally take to the Feudal Era with me, shoving them into my backpack as well. I snapped it shut and set it on my bed, before grabbing a small duffel bag and putting a few more things in it. I looked under my bed and grabbed Tetsusaiga, setting it by my backpack, and pulled out a box that was hidden behind it.
I lifted the lid of the box and found a bunch of little things that I had hidden away to be cherished. I flipped through postcards from long ago when I had been at camp, and little treasures from times spent with family and friends. In there was also a photo of everyone back in the Feudal Era. I smiled at the memory. It had been difficult to get them to agree to have the photo taken, and I had to teach a villager how to use my camera. I stared at the picture when I noticed something behind it. I pulled out an envelope and opened it slowly. Inside were pictures of my family. I flipped through them until I got to an older looking one. I looked at it and felt tears form in my eyes.
It was a photo of me and my father. We had been at the beach, and had completed the perfect sandcastle only to have it washed away by the ocean. I had been sad, but the next day I had walked out of our rented beach house to see a huge sandcastle and my dad asleep beside it, covered in sand. He had spent the whole night building a new one for me. In the picture we were both sitting in front of the sandcastle, huge smiles on our face.
I wiped away my tears and smiled at the picture. My dad would've been happy for me for finding Inuyasha. He would've wanted us together. I put the photos back in the box and placed the lid back on top before putting it inside my duffel bag. I then grabbed my camera, a bunch of batteries and film, shoving them into the bag too. I zipped it shut and sat on my bed. I looked around my room. So many memories, so many years growing up here, and I was leaving it. But I was doing the right thing. I wouldn't be able to live without Inuyasha, nor our pup.
I smiled and placed a hand on my stomach. All there was left to do was wait until the sunset and Inuyasha showed up to take me away. Away from my old life to begin a new.
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Alright, that's the end of the chapter. How was it? I know it's a little short, but my mom is on my back trying to get me to do some housework. I know some of you were hoping Mrs. Higurashi would take it well, but then where would the story go from there? Don't worry, I have some idea of where this is going... I think... o.O
Please review to tell me what you think!
Ja ne minna~!
Special Message: To those of you who read Crash, I think I'm going to keep that a one-shot, because I just can't think of where to take the story. If anyone has any ideas for it though, let me know.
Now without further delay, the next chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Winter's Night: Chapter 15
~ Kagome's POV ~
It was an understatement to say that I was a little worried about my mom's reaction. I was scared. What if she didn't approve and everything goes wrong?
"What is it dear?" I heard my mom ask me, as she turned around and wiped her hands on her apron. I motioned to the table, and she sat down in one of the chairs. I sat down across from her with Inuyasha standing right behind me, one hand linked with mine and the other on my shoulder. I felt better with him here with me, and I gained the courage to talk.
"Well mama, you see," I said inhaling a deep breath before continuing, "I... I mean, Inuyasha and I... we're... we're mates."
"Mates?" she asked staring at me with a blank look on her face.
"Y-Yes... it means that we're... married." I said, watching her face for her reaction. I was startled at the shocked look. D-Did she approve? We sat in silence for a few minutes before she spoke up.
"When did this happen?" she asked, her voice quiet and emotionless.
"The day before Hojo attacked us in the park." I said nervously. "And there's something else, mama."
"Oh?" she asked, looking from me to Inuyasha and back. I took a deep breath and felt Inuyasha squeeze my hand again. It was now or never.
"Mama, I'm pregnant." I said, my eyes looking directly at her, never wavering. I heard her gasp and rise from her seat.
"You're WHAT?!" she yelled in surprise and anger. "You're married and you're pregnant? You're too young!"
"I am not too young!" I yelled back, rising out of my chair as well. "A lot of girls back in the Feudal Era have already been married for years and have more than one kid by the time they reach my age!"
"But you're from this era, not that damned Feudal Era!" She yelled back.
"I don't care! I love Inuyasha and he loves me!" I shouted.
"You're too young to know what love is! You both are!" She yelled. Suddenly she stepped forward and grabbed my wrist, dragging me out of the kitchen and to the stairs. "Get up to your room!" she yelled. I was about to yell when she turned to Inuyasha, who had followed her, growling. "And as for you, I was alright with you and my daughter being companions because she got protection from you, but you've gone too far. Get out of my house! I never want you near my daughter again you filthy mutt!"
"I'm not leaving without Kagome." He growled back at her, narrowing his eyes.
"Don't you dare growl at me you dog!" she yelled.
"I'll growl at anyone threatening to take away my mate bitch!" he snarled. Suddenly my mom stepped forward and did one of the worst things she could've done. She slapped Inuyasha, hard, right across the cheek.
"Get out you disgusting half breed." She said, her voice full of anger. I stared, my eyes full of tears, when I saw Inuyasha's eyes flash red. My eyes widened as he stepped back and growled angrily at my mom, his eyes flashing red again. I looked to his hip, only to realize Tetsusaiga wasn't there, it was in my room.
"Wrong move you fucking bitch." I heard him growl, and notice the red already covering most of the gold in his eyes. He cracked his knuckles and flexed his claws, crouching down. My eyes widened ever more. He's going to attack her!
"Inuyasha, Stop!" I yelled before he took one step towards my mom. He looked over at me, his red eyes narrowed. "Inuyasha, please, just go." I said, tears falling down my cheeks. I saw his eyes widen and the crimson slowly start to leave his eyes. "Leave for now and come back tonight." I whispered quiet enough so that only he would hear me. He nodded slightly and rose from his crouched position before sending one last glare at my mother before leaving without a word.
"Kagome, I'm sorry, but I'm only doing what's best for you. With him out of your life, you can return to being a normal girl." I heard my mother say as she turned to me. I stared at her in disbelief and I felt my anger rise.
"Normal? NORMAL?!" I shouted. "Mom, I can never be normal as you say, and I don't want to be."
"You will do as you're told."
"I will do whatever the hell I want and you won't stop me!" I yelled back and ran up to my room, slamming the door and locking it. I put my textbooks in front of it, and then got a box and shoved that in front of the door as well. I wiped my eyes, and grabbed my yellow backpack, opening my closet. I shoved some clothes inside, and a few books, as well as some possessions of mine.
I then went to my desk and grabbed the first aid kit, and other things that I would normally take to the Feudal Era with me, shoving them into my backpack as well. I snapped it shut and set it on my bed, before grabbing a small duffel bag and putting a few more things in it. I looked under my bed and grabbed Tetsusaiga, setting it by my backpack, and pulled out a box that was hidden behind it.
I lifted the lid of the box and found a bunch of little things that I had hidden away to be cherished. I flipped through postcards from long ago when I had been at camp, and little treasures from times spent with family and friends. In there was also a photo of everyone back in the Feudal Era. I smiled at the memory. It had been difficult to get them to agree to have the photo taken, and I had to teach a villager how to use my camera. I stared at the picture when I noticed something behind it. I pulled out an envelope and opened it slowly. Inside were pictures of my family. I flipped through them until I got to an older looking one. I looked at it and felt tears form in my eyes.
It was a photo of me and my father. We had been at the beach, and had completed the perfect sandcastle only to have it washed away by the ocean. I had been sad, but the next day I had walked out of our rented beach house to see a huge sandcastle and my dad asleep beside it, covered in sand. He had spent the whole night building a new one for me. In the picture we were both sitting in front of the sandcastle, huge smiles on our face.
I wiped away my tears and smiled at the picture. My dad would've been happy for me for finding Inuyasha. He would've wanted us together. I put the photos back in the box and placed the lid back on top before putting it inside my duffel bag. I then grabbed my camera, a bunch of batteries and film, shoving them into the bag too. I zipped it shut and sat on my bed. I looked around my room. So many memories, so many years growing up here, and I was leaving it. But I was doing the right thing. I wouldn't be able to live without Inuyasha, nor our pup.
I smiled and placed a hand on my stomach. All there was left to do was wait until the sunset and Inuyasha showed up to take me away. Away from my old life to begin a new.
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Alright, that's the end of the chapter. How was it? I know it's a little short, but my mom is on my back trying to get me to do some housework. I know some of you were hoping Mrs. Higurashi would take it well, but then where would the story go from there? Don't worry, I have some idea of where this is going... I think... o.O
Please review to tell me what you think!
Ja ne minna~!