Hey everyone. I am so, so sorry for not updating in the longest time. It's been one thing after another, and my head feels like it's going to have a mental meltdown. I despise the end of the school year... But you'll be happy to know that June 10th is my last official day of school. However I have exams until the 23rd. cries Curse the damned person who came up with the idea for school... Anyway, here's an update. I hope it's alright, because right now I have too much in my head, so I don't know exactly how this chapter will turn out.
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Winter's Night: Chapter 19
Kagome's POV
I looked over the horizon and watched as the sun began to set, its colors spilling into the sky leaving behind its colors. The cool fall air blew in through the open window and I pulled the red fire rat haori closer to me. I looked over were my love sat in silence, eyes closed, Tetsusaiga clutched in one hand, his other clenched tightly into a fist. I frowned and looked back out the window. The sun disappeared, and darkness spread through the sky and over the land like a thick blanket. I let the mat fall over the window and walked over to Inuyasha. I carefully knelt beside him. My stomach was quite large, and any day now our baby would be born.
I wrapped my arms around Inuyasha's shoulders and embraced him. I could feel his body tense and could sense his aura change. I held him tighter and found his lips with mine, kissing him gently. His body relaxed, if only a little, and I heard the clink of Tetsusaiga as he released it, allowing it to sit on the floor, as he wrapped his arms around me. He responded to the kiss and we pulled apart as his transformation from hanyou to human completed. I smiled up at him, my arms now wrapped loosely around his neck, and rested my head against his chest.
"Are you alright, love?" I whispered. I felt him pull me closer, into his lap, his hand rubbing my back softly.
"Yeah, I'm ok." I heard him say. I smiled and allowed my eyes to close. I felt him lift me up in his arms and him rise to his feet. I clutched his haori as he bent down, lying me on our bed of furs.
"You have to let go of me Kagome." He chuckled a little, and I shook my head.
"I want to stay up with you tonight." I said, tightening my grip on his clothing. I heard him sigh, and he gently pried my hands from his clothing, and laid me down the rest of the way before sitting beside me.
"You shouldn't stay up. You need your rest so that you have strength when the pup is ready to be born. You're very close, and I don't want anything to happen to you, or the pup during the birth." I heard him speak quietly. I reached out and took on of his hands in mine and squeezed it lightly. I looked up and saw him smile down at me, moving his hand to lace his fingers with my own. He lifted my hand to his lips and kissed it lightly before resting it back on the fur bed, keeping our hands linked. "Now, get some sleep koi."
"What about you?" I asked, holding back a yawn. He shook his head, and with his free hand pulled a blanket up around me. I felt the warmth around me grow, but it wasn't enough. I wanted to feel his warmth wrapped around me, holding me as we both slept in each others arms.
"Feh, I'll do what I always do when I'm human." He said, shifting against the wall. I frowned and tugged his hand a little bit. He looked down at me and I saw his eyes soften and he looked away towards the fire that was burning inside our hut. "Don't give me that look. You know I never go to sleep while I'm human, so why would I start now?" He asked gruffly, but I could tell he was just trying to be stubborn.
"Because you should sleep. It's not healthy to get as little sleep as you do." I said, holding back a yawn. He sighed and shifted until he was lying down beside me. He pushed aside the blanket and slipped underneath it, moving closer to me and wrapping his arms around my waist.
"There, happy?" He asked, his voice now sounding tired and defeated. I nodded.
"Very." I smiled and snuggled closer to him, resting my head below his chin on the pillow. I heard him sigh heavily and felt his warm breath on the top of my head. "Good night Inuyasha." I whispered, my eyes now closed, sleep invading my mind.
"Good night Kagome."
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I woke to the loud roar that made me jump. My eyes flew open and I sat up look around the dark room, the fire had burned out. I could hear the heavy sound of rain pound the roof of the hut and I shivered as a chill passed through the room, causing me to pull the blanket up around me. My eyes widen as I realized that the warmth that had surrounded me was gone. I felt avoid the bed for Inuyasha, but he wasn't there. I heard footsteps and shrunk against the wall.
"I-Inuyasha?" I asked, fear creeping into my voice. I heard them get closer until they stopped beside me. I felt a hand on my shoulder and screamed, though it was drowned out by a clap of thunder. I raised my fist and punched the intruder, making contact. I felt the hand slip from my shoulder and heard a thud. I got up and ran over to wear a trunk was in the corner, using the walls to find it. I threw it open and grabbed the flashlight, which amazingly still had power, and turned it on the intruder.
"Ah, turn that damned thing off." My eyes widened and I looked at who the light was on. Inuyasha sat there, still human, holding his hand up to shield his eyes from the light, a faint mark in the shape of a fist on his left cheek.
"Inuyasha..." I asked, my eyes widened a bit, but quickly narrowed. "Don't scare me like that!" I yelled at him, getting up, with some difficultly, and storming over to him. He rubbed his cheek a bit, the light no longer in his eyes, but on the floor.
"Sorry, didn't think you'd react like that." He said, a bit of annoyance in his tone. I sighed and sat down beside him.
"It's alright..." I said, trying to control my temper. I watched him still rub his cheek. "Are you ok?"
"Feh, I'm fine." He said, bringing his hand from his cheek. "I'll give you this though; you've got one hell of a punch when you're scared." He chuckled lightly causing me to smile.
"When did it start storming?" I asked after a bit of silence.
"Just a little while ago." He replied, getting to his feet and walking over to the window. He pulled away the flap a little, and lightening flashed, outlining him in whitish gold light. He had a somewhat serious expression on his face.
"What's wrong?" I asked quietly.
"Something's not right. I just have a bad feeling." He said letting the flap fall back against the window before tying it down so that it remained shut.
Suddenly I felt a bit of pain in my abdominal area, and I gasped as it got worse. I laid down on the floor and held my stomach.
"Kagome!" I looked up and saw Inuyasha run over to me. "What's wrong?"
"Inuyasha, go get Kaede, and Sango... I think it's time." I said. I say his eyes widen in realization, and he gently picked me up. He unrolled a futon with his foot, the flashlight lying on the floor illuminating most of the room so he could see what he was doing, and he laid me down on it.
"I'll hurry back." He said, kissing my forehead quickly, before running out of the hut into the storm. I watched and waited. I felt another pain and prayed silently for them to hurry.
I laid back on the futon, the sound of the storm echoing in my ears. There was another flash of lightening and I closed my eyes as a loud crack of thunder shook the ground. When I opened my eyes again, I saw Sango and Kaede come into the hut.
"Where's Inuyasha?" I asked as they knelt beside me.
"He's with Miroku and Shippo." Sango replied. I nodded before falling back onto the pillow.
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Inuyasha's POV
I stood near a window in Miroku's hut and stared out into the darkness. The storm had stopped a while ago, the winds picking up a bit and the clouds having cleared up leaving the stars to cast a faint light over the land. The air was a bit cooler, and I was drenched from running from hut to hut and then taking Sango and Kaede to mine and Kagome's. I sighed, leaning my head back against the wall, turning away from the window. I wanted to be with Kagome right now, but Kaede had I wasn't allowed in. I was going to argue but decided against it because Kagome needed them, and arguing would only waste time.
"Hey, Inuyasha?"
"What kid?" I asked looking down at the kitsune at my feet. Sure he had grown some, but not much. Perhaps a few centimeters, but that was it.
"Is Kagome having her kit now?" He asked again, staring up at me.
"It's a pup, and yes, she is." I said, sitting down on the floor.
"Is it a boy or girl?" He asked.
"I have no idea." I replied.
"How come?"
"Because I don't."
"That doesn't answer my question."
"Yes it does."
"No, it doesn't."
I glared at the kit. Oh how I wish I had my claws right now... one swipe... just one.
"Alright Shippo, leave him alone." I looked up and saw Miroku poke at the fire, causing the flames to grow.
"But..."
"No buts, he's probably stressed, though he hides it well." He said, looking over at me. "If it was Sango who was giving birth, I'd probably be pacing back and forth, nervous and anxious."
I didn't say anything, but Shippo got up and plopped down in my lap. I looked down at him, giving him a questioning look. He smiled up at me and then hugged me, as best as he could for being so small. I blinked a few times, then shook my head, patting him on the head.
"I hope the ki- uh, pup, is born soon." He said.
"Me too kid." I said quietly.
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I shifted and opened my eyes as a bit of light seeped into the room from outside. I stood up, carefully putting Shippo on the floor beside Miroku who had fallen asleep near the fire. I had stayed awake, but couldn't keep my eyes open. Sure, I was nervous and anxious just like Miroku had said, but I felt like everything was alright, my earlier feeling of unease gone. I stepped outside of the hut, as the sun appeared. I felt my body pulse, my power returning along with my senses. My claws grew, and I twitched my ears.
"Inuyasha!" I turned and saw Sango running towards me. When she got to me, she was smiling, panting a little from the run from my hut to hers. My eyes widened a little, and I didn't need to hear to say anything. I ran to the hut, and stopped just outside. I sniffed the air, a smile spreading across my face. I pushed aside the flap quietly and stepped inside. Kaede turned to me and smiled. I walked over to her and what I saw made my smile grow bigger. On the futon lay Kagome, looking very exhausted, with our pup in her arms, wrapped in a blanket. She smiled up at me and I moved to kneel beside her. She sat up and placed the pup in my arms.
"It's a boy." Kaede said, and I nodded having already gathered that from his scent. I held him carefully, a little nervous. He was so small and fragile. He had a bit of white hair on his head, with white dog ears, though they had black tips. His eyes were closed and he was breathing softly, sound asleep. I looked back at Kagome and she just smiled.
"What should we name him?" she asked.
"I pick?" I asked. She nodded. "Uh... how about Kiyoshi?"
She smiled and giggled a bit. "You know, that's perfect because he didn't cry much when he was born."
"Really?"
"Yeah." She said and laid down. "I'm exhausted..."
"Then rest." I said. "I'm here, you and our pup are safe and alright, so you can relax and sleep."
She nodded and smiled up at me. "I love you."
"I love you too Kagome." I bent down and kissed her, being careful with Kiyoshi in my arms, and then leaned back against the wall beside her. I watched her close her eyes, and gradually fall asleep. I looked down at my arms and couldn't help but smile. This was my son. I looked back to my mate and shook my head and said quietly.
"Our son..."
Well, that's it. Next chapter there's going to be something, but I'm not going to give it away. I'll try to get that one out ASAP. Oh and one bad thing about this quick edit thing... no symbols, or tildes... grrr....
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