(Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.)
Chapter 24 The Message
"There is an event that is going to happen soon that are uneventful and before it's all
through Kagome's going to need the strength of her mate, us, and her friends to keep
her spirit's up!" InuTaisho was saying.
"I'll go try to calm things down so you can talk to your mate. For your father can tell
you that it would be the wisest thing to have another woman to talk and cool things
down before the mate comes in to talk. He found out the hard way. Didn't you dear?"
Sesshoumaru's mother looked over at InuTaisho. Then left the study to talk to
Kagome. Leaving father and son to talk. She came to the door and knocked on it.
"Kagome this is your mate's mother can I come in and talk with you?" She said with
hope in her voice.
"Hai, come on in." Kagome invited her in. Sesshoumaru's mother walked in and over
to the futon.
"May I sit down beside you so we could carry on a conversation and get to know
each other?" She smiled at Kagome.
"Sure you can sit down with me. After all, this was your house before I came along
and you are the first Lady of the Western Lands." Kagome turned to look at
Sesshoumaru's mother.
"What is your name?"
"Hai I'm still the Lady of the Western Lands but you're forgetting dear, you are also
the Lady of the Western Lands because you are my son's mate. My name is Kumiko
which means Eternal Beautiful Child in Japanese.
"You have a beautiful name Kumiko." Kagome smiled.
"Thank you, dear. May I ask you how old you are Kagome and how did you meet my
son?" Kumiko scooted closer to Kagome.
"In human years, I'll be 18 in a few months and as far as how your son and I met that's
a long story. Then she went into telling all that has happened from the time they first
met till now.
"So you see we were enemies. But then Inuyasha and I got in a fight and I left and
walked by myself to the bone-eater's well which I use to travel between era's. That
was where I was attacked. Sesshoumaru saved me and brought me here to this room
and kept me here till I was healed. Then it goes from there to where we are now. I'm
still surprised that he still took me as his mate. But it still seems that I disappoint him."
Kagome had said to Kumiko.
"I can see that my son has not been acting like the heir that he is and that you had a
very hard time with my son, Sesshoumaru. You seem to be a very strong woman to
me and though you were a human before but now you have a new way of living, now
that you are a youkai." Kumiko smiled.
"You'll be a great mate for my son. His father InuTaisho and I will be here to help
you."
"Yeah, but when I go home, my family will be so shocked that I'm not human but an
Inuyoukai. For they live in the future about 500 years from now. But when I do go, I
would be honored to introduce you and InuTaisho to my family and my family to both
of you. My family knows your son. I know I'll have a lot of questions to answer."
Kagome chuckled. A knock was heard on the door and a red fur ball came in and
leapt up into Kagome's arms
"Good Morning, momma." Shippo as she felt two arms go around her leg. And she
looked down to see Rin.
"Good Morning, Kagome-sama, I mean momma." smiled Rin.
"Who's this momma?" The children asked.
"This, children, is Lady Kumiko. She's Sesshoumaru's mother and later you'll meet his
father InuTaisho." Kagome looked over at Kumiko.
"Now be polite and say hello." Kagome put Shippo down and pushed the two children
over to Kumiko.
"Hello, Lady Kumiko. My name is Shippo and I'm a fox youkai." Shippo made a slight
bow to Lady Kumiko.
"Hello, Shippo." Kumiko rubbed Shippo's head.
"Hello, Sesshomauru-sama's mother. I'm Rin. But I'm not youkai but only human and
am 7 years old." Rin gave her a warm smile.
"Hello, Rin. What a pretty name you have." Kumiko said.
"Momma, we're hungry. Could we go get something to eat now and then all four of us
go to the gardens to play. Please?" Shippo asked.
"Yes, we shall." Kagome took the hands of Shippo and Rin and walked to the door.
While Kumiko opened the door. They all walked down to the dining hall and eat.
Kagome picked at her food because she felt nauseous which Kumiko saw. But she
did eat some fruit, a little rice and raw meat. Then they all went outside to the garden.
Kumiko sat on the bench watching Kagome and the children playing when Kagome
grabbed her stomach and ran to the bushes. Shippo and Rin followed. When they got
close they heard her behind another bush throwing up. Kumiko followed everyone and
hearing Kagome she pulled the children to her.
"Your mother will be fine. Why don't you go pick some flowers for her while I help
your mommy, Ok?" Kumiko hugged each child then sent them off. Then she walked
around the bush were Kagome was clutching her stomach on her knee bent over
throwing up. Kumiko reached out and rubbed her lower back.
"Gomen, Kumiko I don't feel so well. I feel nauseous. I guess breakfast did not set
well." She was trying not to throw up any more.
"Shhhh, it'll be fine. Soon it'll pass. How for along are you child?" Kumiko asked.
"Wh-what do you mean?" Kagome looked at her with questioning eyes.
"How far along are you with pup, child?" Kumiko said.
"It will be a month and two days in a few days. I did not want Sesshoumaru to know
because he did not want to start having pups till after the main battle and if the main
battle comes he'll not let me fight and it's my duty to fight because I'm a miko and
protector of the Shikon no Tama. I have to defend the jewel as it is Sesshoumaru's
duty to defend the Western Lands. I know he'll be mad at me for not telling him.
Please don't tell your son, Kumiko." Kagome said with tears in her eyes.
"Shhhh, Kagome, don't cry. I'll help you for this is your first pup and you'll need help.
As for as my son, I'll handle him. His father will help as well. Come let's get you
cleaned and freshened up. Sesshoumaru is concerned your breakfast did not settle
well." Kumiko helped Kagome up and wrapped her arms around the girl and walked
out of the bushes to see InuTaisho walking their way with concern in his eyes. Kumiko
looked at him and shook her head.
"Where's our son?" Kumiko asked.
"He just left to patrol. What's wrong? Should I go get him?" InuTaisho looked puzzled.
"Kagome, go ahead and go get freshened up and change kimonos then come back
here. We'll watch the children till you get back." Kagome just nodded.
"Kumiko, what's wrong?" InuTaisho asked.
"Nothing's wrong, my mate. Young Kagome's just with pup is all. The nausea just hit
her hard and she's only a month and two days along. Which means the pup is bigger
then it should be for being a month and two days. Just like when I carried our son,
Sesshoumaru. It's going to be a long labor for her, I'm afraid. Just like it was with me.
Not long till she starts showing. But she does not want Sesshoumaru to know yet.
Kumiko told InuTaisho why. We'll need to help her since this is her first pup and I can
tell she's frightened." Kumiko said.
"I'll protect her as I did you when you were carrying our son, Sesshoumaru. NO ONE
will hurt her if I can help it." InuTaisho said, resting his hand on the hilt of his sword. A
few minutes later Kagome came back out as a servant was leaving after giving a tray
full of fruit to Kumiko.
"Here Kagome eat some of this. It will help ease your stomach." Kumiko handed
Kagome an apple.
"No thanks, I'm fine really. No need to fuss." Kagome tried to wave away the apple.
"You need to eat something for you and your pup needs to have nourishment and since
you throw up your breakfast you must replace the food. Now please, dear, eat the
apple. I know how it is to feel sick. Remember I carried Sesshoumaru."
"But I don't want Sess to..." Kagome was cut off.
"Don't want ME to what?" A voice came from behind them.
"Your father and I are trying to get your mate to eat something because she threw up
her breakfast. It did not agree with her and she does not want anyone to fuss over
her." Kumiko told Sesshoumaru.
"Son, we'll take the children to the rose garden while you and Kagome talk."
InuTaisho walked towards the children with Kumiko following his lead. Sesshoumaru
walked over and put his hand on Kagome. "Kagome, my mate, I need to tell you
something. I need to say something and you know I'm an Inuyoukai of very little words
when it comes to talking to others. But I want you to hear me out." Kagome turned
around to look at her mate, and nodded. Taking a deep breath he spoke.
"I'm deeply sorry that I got mad at you. It was not my intentions. I'm deeply thankful
that you brought my parents back from the spirit world and are alive again. But I'm
upset, yes, because you would use your miko powers at a great risk where you could
have died. That's the only big thing I'm upset about. But I'm truly indebted to you.
Then the other thing I was mad at is you putting me and that half-breed in the same
lines as each other and I'm nothing like him and he sure is nothing like me."
Kaede's Hut
Sango, Miroku, Kaede were sitting talking and grouping different herbs together to
dry, When an arrow came in through the window and stuck in the wall. They saw it
had a message tied to it. Miroku took the message off and read it. His eyes got wide.
"Who ye be the message for?" Kaede looked at Miroku.
"It's for Kagome from Inuyasha and Naraku, and it's not good news. For it says the
following...
Wench I hope you find this painful. I've went to your era and brought your family to
this era and have turned them over to Naraku as gifts for him. If you care to see them
you'll bring the shards and the Tetsusaiga and come and face me and Naraku in the
field were we fought and killed Goshinki by night fall. If your not there by night fall
we'll start slaughtering your family one by one. Starting with your Grandfather.
Inuyasha and Naraku
"We have to take this to Sesshoumaru. We'll show up as we have come for a visit."
Miroku said. Kirara turned into her bigger form. Sango and Miroku got on her back,
and headed toward the Western Lands.
"Hurry, Kirara. We must hurry!" Sango said.