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Chapter 9: Parents!
Kagome woke up and felt sick again. She walked downstairs and sat down on a wooden chair in the kitchen. She held her stomach tightly, trying to control herself. "Grrrr..." She growled and closed her eyes tightly. Inuyasha came downstairs and walked into the kitchen. He looked at Kagome, who seemed to be in pain. "Are you ok!?" He said and walked over to her quickly. "I feel like I'm going to throw-up..." She said. And she did.
After cleaning up, Inuyasha picked Kagome up and took upstairs. He lied her in bed and said "Rest love. You need it." Kagome nodded and closed her eyes. Inuyasha watched her until her breathing became even and slow. "Kagome..." He said softly and left the room. Then Inuyasha heard a knock on the door.
Inuyasha opened up the door and found a young man standing there. "May I help you?" Inuyasha said roughly. "Sir. I was...wondering if you were to purchase one of my customized weapons." The boy said, reading what he was saying from a piece of paper. (A/N: Let's just say he can read and write...) The boy looked up at him and his eyes widened. "INU-INUYASHA!?" Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and said "How do you know my name?" "It's me! Shippo!" "Shippo eh? So this is what you do for a living?" "Hey. It works. No one can ignore my charming behavior and looks." Inuyasha rolled his eyes and said "You grown up I see. More then when you left us." Shippo smiled and nodded his head and said "So your actually living in a house!?" "Duh twerp." "Mind if I take a look?" "Fine. Just don't touch anything." Shippo nodded. Inuyasha led him in and heard a gasp from him. "WOW!" Shippo said, amazed, "I HAVE NEVER SEEN A HOUSE SO BIG!" Inuyasha smirked to himself. "Hang on twerp. I have to check on something real quick." Inuyasha said. Shippo nodded.
Inuyasha went upstairs and into his bedroom. He checked on Kagome, who was still asleep. "Good." He whispered to himself.
Shippo didn't listen and followed Inuyasha up the stairs. He hid behind the door and noticed something in the bed. 'What is that?' Shippo thought. He stood up and went inside. "Who is that?" Shippo asked. Inuyasha turned towards him and growled. "I told you to stay downstairs twerp!" "My curiosity got the better of me." Shippo said and walked over to the bed. "Who is this hot chick?" He asked. "Kagome." Inuyasha said and growled. "KAGOME!? AH!" Shippo yelled. Then Kagome opened her eyes. "Shippo?" She said. Shippo looked at Kagome and shook his head and said "Kagome! You look so different!" "Yea Kagome. He called you a hot chick." Inuyasha said and growled below his breath. Kagome looked at Shippo and raised an eyebrow. "Eh. I didn't know who you were." Shippo said and sweat dropped. Kagome stood up out of bed and revealed her whole self. "A TAIL!" Shippo said. "Yea. I'm a hanyou know, Shippo." Kagome said and smiled. "And you better back away from my mate if you want to live." Inuyasha said in a low voice and growled. Shippo, wide eyed, backed away slowly. "Inuyasha. Don't be so mean." Kagome said and walked over to Shippo and wrapped her arms around Shippo's neck and hugged him. Shippo blushed and hugged back. 'Why am I blushing like this!? Kagome was like a mom to me! Grrrr...but now she is just plain hot. Wow. I guess after spending all those years with Miroku, I have developed his personality...' Shippo thought and sweat dropped. "Let's go downstairs. I will make us some tea." Kagome said.
Kagome handed Shippo and Inuyasha some herbal tea she made and sat on the floor between them. "So what do you do now, Shippo?" Kagome asked. "I am more of a rurouni and I travel the world selling my own customized weapons." "Really? That's easy to make a good profit off." Kagome said and smiled. Inuyasha snorted and said "Because the kid is too lazy and has no other talent to do." Shippo and Kagome glared at him. Inuyasha just growled and sipped some of his tea. (A/N: Imagine Inuyasha in a royal family sipping tea with his pinky up! Scary! O.o) "Wanna go visit Sango and Miroku?" Kagome asked. "Yea, why not?" Shippo said. They both stood up. "Are you coming love?" She said. "Feh...fine." Inuyasha said and stood up. They all went out of the house and ran to the village with their demon speed.
They ran into the village, producing dust from running on the gravel and dirt. They stopped and walked up to Sango and Miroku's hut. "Is anyone home?" Kagome called out. "Come in." Sango said. The three entered. Sango looked up from rocking Hika in his cradle and smiled. "Hi Kagome, Inuyasha...um." "It's Shippo, Sango!" He said. "SHIPPO! WOW! HELLO!" Sango said with a smile. Shippo smiled and said "Where is Miroku?" "He should be returning anytime now..." Shippo nodded and sat down on the floor. "Wow...Hika has gotten big." Shippo said. "Mmm hmm." Sango hummed and nodded. Kirara rubbed against Shippo's legs and purred. Shippo kneeled down and started to pet her.A few moments later, Miroku walked in dusting his hands. "The village men and I had an encounter with a demon while out in the forest while bringing back the fire wood..." Miroku said. "Oh...no one was injured, were they?" Sango asked. "No love." Miroku looked around. "Oh hi Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo...SHIPPO!?" Shippo smiled and said "Yay! Someone recognized me!" "What are you doing here?" "Thought I'd drop by." Miroku nodded and smiled. "Do you think Kaede will mind if I stay a few days? Just to catch up on my sleep and stuff." Shippo asked. "I'm sure she would Shippo, let's go ask her." Kagome said and went out of the hut. Inuyasha went to follow her but she stopped walking and said "Stay here Inuyasha. I'm only going next door." Inuyasha rolled his eyes and sat against a wall next to the flap that covered the entrance. Shippo smiled and stood up and followed Kagome.
"Kaede? Are you here?" Kagome called. "Hai. Come in child." Kaede called back, from inside. Kagome and Shippo entered. Kaede looked at Shippo with wide eyes and said "Ye have grown so big Shippo. Much taller then we ye left us." Shippo smiled proudly. "Kaede. Shippo was wondering if he could stay here for a few days to catch up on some sleep. You don't mind do you?" Kagome asked. "Ne child. Shippo can stay here as long as he wants." Shippo smiled and said "Arigato Kaede-sama."
Kagome returned alone. "Shippo is staying at Kaede's hut." She sat down next to Inuyasha and lied her head on his shoulder. He wrapped his arm around her waist and sighed. "Maybe we should go." Inuyasha whispered to Kagome. She nodded and stood up and said "We should go now..." Sango looked up at her and said "Don't leave. we are going on a picnic, you should come with us." Kagome smiled and looked down at Inuyasha and raised her eyebrows. "Alright fine." Kagome and Sango both smiled. "We won't be a burden...will we?" Kagome asked. "No Lady Kagome." Miroku said and smiled.
They all sat out on a lied out blanket in a cleared spot in the middle of the woods. Sango handed sandwiches out to everyone. Shippo decided to come along too. "These sandwiches are really good Sango." Kagome said and smiled. "Arigato Kagome-chan." Everyone ate silently.
After everyone was done eating, they all took the time to relax. Kagome leaned against a tree while Inuyasha kept an eye on her from above. Shippo was playing with Hika in the field, and Sango and Miroku were playing a game of cards that Kagome taught them to play, with a deck of cards from her time. Kagome's ears twitched. A low growl emitted from the forest nearby. 'A demon?' She thought. Kagome stood up and looked over towards the forest. "Kagome, what is it?" Inuyasha asked. "I hear something." She replied and ran into the forest. "KAGOME WAIT!" Inuyasha yelled and jumped out of the tree. Everyone walked over to Inuyasha. Then they heard a loud snarl and a huge demon ran out of the forest towards them. Before it reached them, Kagome did a flip in the air and shred the demon to pieces with her claws. She landed on her feet in front of them. She panted hard and looked down at the destroyed demon. "Is anyone -pant pant- hurt!?" She asked and fell to her knees. "No Kagome." Sango said. "Stupid wench! You got yourself hurt! You should have left the demon to me!" Inuyasha growled. Everyone stopped and looked at him. Kagome growled and stood up and got right in his face. "JUST BECAUSE I AM A GIRL DOESN'T MEAN I CAN'T FIGHT!" She yelled, "THE STUPID DEMON WOULD HAVE ATTACKED YOU WITH NO WARNING IF I DIDN'T GO AFTER IT BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WAS PAYING ATTENTION! SOMEONE COULD HAVE CRITICALLY BEEN HURT!" Everyone just stared at her with wide eyes. She growled again and said "Forget it." She ran away.
After packing up, Sango and Miroku said goodbye and took Hika back home. Shippo returned to Kaede's hut. Inuyasha sat there in the middle of the field, hitting his head against the tree. "Why, ow, why do I have, ow, to be so rude, ow, like that!? Ow, damnit!" He cursed at himself. He stood up and walked into the forest. "I doubt she went home." He said under his breath.
Kagome sat at the Goshinboku (A/N: Is that how you spell it?) and cried. "Why did I yell at you?" She asked herself. She wiped her tears away and hugged her knees. She looked down at the ground and watched two squirrels chase each other. "I'm not a good mate..." She whispered.
Inuyasha walked towards the first place that came to his mind, the Goshinboku. Kagome looked down to see Inuyasha coming her way. 'Oh no...he is just here to fight some more.' She thought. She jumped down out of it and ran past him. He seen a blurry object run past him. "Kagome..." He said and ran off after her.
The two demons ran through the forest. Kagome reached the well and stopped. Inuyasha stopped right behind her. "Kagome...don't run off again." Inuyasha spoke softly. Kagome just continued looking down at the ground, her bangs shadowing her eyes. "I'm sorry Inuyasha. Please forgive me. I didn't mean to yell at you...I'm a bad mate..." She said slowly. "Kagome you aren't a bad mate. I couldn't ask for a better one." Inuyasha said and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and hugged her. Kagome leaned back into his embrace and sighed. "Do you forgive me Inuyasha? Yes or no?" "Yes I forgive you love." He said. Kagome slightly smiled and turned around so she could face him. She looked up into his golden orbs. They looked so...peaceful, joyous. He reached his hand out and moved a strand of hair that hung loosely in her face. "My beautiful mate." He said softly. Kagome smiled and a tint of pink crept upon her face. Even after mating, she still hasn't gotten used to this much affection he gives her. It's still new to her. Then Kagome looked down at the well and a realization stuck her like lightning. "Inuyasha...how will I be able to go back to my era if I used the Shikon Jewel to make myself hanyou?" She asked and looked back at him with worried eyes. Inuyasha's left ear twitched. "Well...I'm a hanyou and I can go through the well without the jewel so maybe you can too?" "Maybe..." She said and her ears twitched, "But we will worry about that later...let's go home and go to sleep." Inuyasha nodded and they were both started running towards their home at demon speed.
------------------------------Three Months Later-
Kagome woke up and looked around. The sun was shinning brightly into her room, considering her room and windows were facing east, and the sun rises from that direction in the morning. She sat up, having a hard time, considering the size of her stomach. She leaned back against the pillows behind her and sighed. "What a beautiful day it is...and I can't do anything..." She said and sighed again. Her ears drooped as she seen a bird fly and land on a branch and start to sing a melody of cheeps and chirps. Kagome stood up and stretched. Kaede said the baby was due anytime now and that her stomach was considerably larger then normal for some odd reason, so Kagome had a lot to worry about. She went downstairs to find Inuyasha gone. "Inuyasha?" She called. This was odd. Inuyasha never left Kagome like this, especially because the baby is due anytime now. Then she heard giggling outside and her ears twitched. She looked out of the window and found Miroku, Sango, Hika, and Inuyasha outside. She giggled seeing how Sango and Miroku were trying to get Inuyasha to hold Hika and rock him back and forth. "Awwww..." Kagome said and smiled once she saw Inuyasha pick up Hika and the little baby clung to Inuyasha's haori. "I should get dressed." Kagome said and went back upstairs.
Kagome come back downstairs with a beautiful midnight blue kimono on. She walked outside and smiled. "Hi everyone." She said. "Hello Lady Kagome." Miroku said. "Hi Kagome-chan." Sango replied. "Hi...love." Inuyasha said and struggled to stop Hika from pulling on his ears. "What are you doing?" Kagome whispered to Sango. "Teaching Inuyasha how to be patient around children." Both girls giggled. Inuyasha finally managed to get Hika off his head and into his arms. "Once this little brat goes to sleep, I can finally go on with my day." Inuyasha said and sighed. Kagome just smiled and said "Your doing great Inuyasha. Your going to be a great father for our child." Hearing this, Inuyasha smiled to himself. Hika yawned and snuggled up against Inuyasha and closed his little eyes. His breathing became slow and even. He was asleep. "Here." Inuyasha said and handed the boy to Sango. Sango took him and smiled. "Wow Inuyasha. You do better then Miroku." Sango said. Miroku looked at her with wide eyes and sweat dropped. Kagome smiled then all of the sudden felt really sick and weak in the knees. Everything started spinning and her lower stomach started to hurt really bad. She fell to her knees and seen everyone run towards her in a blur. Then she felt her legs covered in wetness. Her water broke and she was in labor. Miroku and Inuyasha picked up Kagome and rushed her to Kaede's hut.
------------------------------In Kaede's Hut-
"Ye three remain outside." Kaede said and pointed to Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shippo. Shippo decided to stay until the baby arrived. They all agreed and Miroku took Hika from Sango and went outside.
Inuyasha paced back and forth outside the worn hut, his feet pitter-pattering against the dirt. They all could hear Kagome's shrill cries from inside the hut. Inuyasha started sweating real bad. "I should be in there with her. I should be in there with her..." Inuyasha kept repeating over and over. "Calm down Inuyasha." Miroku said, "She'll be fine, don't worry." Inuyasha nodded wearily and sat down against the hut. Shippo and Miroku kept a close eye on him.
"Ok Kagome. Ye push." Kaede said. Kagome pushed with all her might and let out another shrill scream. "It's ok Kagome." Sango said, dabbing Kagome's sweaty forehead with a damp cloth. "Push again Kagome." Kaede said. Kagome pushed again, letting another shrill scream escape her. Sango dabbed Kagome's forehead again and tried to soothe her.
After hearing another one of Kagome's screams, Inuyasha stood up. "Sit down Inuyasha!" Miroku and Shippo said. "NO!" Inuyasha growled, "I'M GOING TO HELP KAGOME!" "KAEDE SAID TO WAIT OUT HERE! NOT STAY!" Shippo said. Inuyasha growled. So then Miroku and Shippo clobbered him and chained him down to the ground with one of Miroku's scrolls so he wouldn't move.
"One more push child!" Kaede said. Kagome pushed one more time, screaming again, and suddenly felt better. Then she heard crying. The baby was out. Well, she thought so until she felt another contraction. Kaede handed the baby to Sango and started to help Kagome again. "Push child, push." She said. Kagome pushed and screamed again.
Inuyasha heard Kagome scream again. 'She has been in there too long...is there something wrong!?' He thought. He tried to stand up but the scroll was too strong for him. 'How can a piece of paper hold me back!?' He yelled inside his head. Miroku and Shippo wanted to go inside and help Kagome too, but they knew they couldn't.
"Almost there child. Push!" Kaede said. Kagome pushed and screamed again. "Again!" Kagome pushed again. "One more time Kagome! Push!" Kaede said. Kagome pushed with all her might and felt better again. "There child. All done. Now rest while we clean up." Kagome nodded and closed her eyes, breathing finally turning back to normal.
Kaede came out of the hut and said "Ye three may come in now, it is all over." She went back inside. They could hear the babies crying inside. Miroku walked over to Inuyasha and took the scroll off and smirked. "You can go in now daddy." He said. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and stood up and went inside.
"Kagome..." Inuyasha said and ran over to her. He kneeled down next to her and kissed her forehead. She opened up her eyes and smiled. He stroked her head and ears and heard her start to purr. "Are you ok?" He asked and nuzzled his face again her neck. "Yea, I'm fine Inuyasha." Kaede came back and handed Kagome two crying babies. "Ye have twins. Boy and Girl." Kaede said and smiled. Kagome smiled and looked at the crying beings she brought into the world. "What are you going to name them?" Sango asked. Kagome looked at Inuyasha. "You name them." He said and smiled. "The girl's name is...Naru...and the boy is...Keitaro." She said. (A/N: I know. I stole the names from Love Hina...So shoot me.) "Beautiful names." Inuyasha said and kissed his mate. "Let's leave them alone." Sango said and dismissed everyone. Naru had black dog ears, silver hair, and amber eyes. Keitaro had white dog ears, black hair, silver eyes, and a tail. Kagome smiled and handed the two babies to Inuyasha. He looked at his children with wide eyes and Kagome could have swore she saw tears. "Inuyasha? Are you...crying?" She asked. "No." He said and sniffled, looking away. "Inuyasha, you don't have to be scared showing your emotions." She explained to him. Inuyasha looked back at her and wiped his eyes. "I love you Kagome." He said suddenly and hugged her, holding the two bundles of joy firmly, but gently within his grasp. "I love you too." Kagome said hugged back then sat up. She patted the space next to her, ushering Inuyasha to sit up next to her. He climbed over her and leaned against the wall. The babies have stopped their crying and nuzzled close to Inuyasha as they fell asleep. Kagome snuggled close to Inuyasha and fell asleep too. Inuyasha smiled at his loving family and closed his eyes to sleep too.
------------------------------One Year Later-
"Mommy!" A young boy with beautiful eyes whined as he ran towards his mother, "Naru is teasing me! Tell her to stop! Mommy!" Kagome smiled and picked him up. "Naru? What have I told you about teasing your brother?" She said. Naru looked up at her sweetly and said "But it's fun!" Kagome just smiled and shook her head back and forth. The breeze started blowing slightly. "Mommy! Can we go back to gramma's house?" Keitaro asked. "We were just there yesterday Kei!" Kagome said and giggled. Kagome and her family still can continue traveling back and forth through the different time periods. Kagome put Keitaro back down and smiled.
Inuyasha then came strolling up the hill. "DADDY!" Naru and Keitaro said and ran towards him. The next thing Inuyasha knew was that he was on the ground getting clobbered by his two kids. He hugged each one and stood up and dusted himself off. He walked over to Kagome and kissed her and turned back to his kids. "C'mon kids, daddy got dinner, let's go inside and eat." Inuyasha said. "YAY!" Naru and Kei said and ran inside after their parents.
Dat is da end of dis story. Epilogue next...but...who cares? Nope didn't think zo...-sighs- bye Inuyasha's-Sweetheart