Authors Note: After a lot of consideration, I decided to write the sequel to my story The Trouble With Being a Hanyou. I have to apologize to those of you who like Saru and Asano because they won't be the main characters in this story. Don't worry, they'll still show up but I've decided to create two new characters who will be the main focus of this story.
Disclaimer: You know, writing this is really a pain but I have to or I'll get sued so here goes, Inuyasha doesn't belong to me, it is the property of the very talented Rumiko Takahashi.
Chapter One: Good News, Bad News
Saru sighed as she walked home from school. It had been a year since everyone had found out what she was but she still got strange looks from people on the street. Luckily, Myiko had stuck by her the whole time and that gave her the confidence to try her best. It wasn't easy though, the other students either made fun of her or ignored her completely and she had a feeling that the bad grades she was getting on her tests had nothing to do with whether the answers were right or wrong. Finally, fed up with the stares she jumped to the rooftops and continued her walk home from there, at least she knew the birds wouldn't stare at her. She reached Asano's school and jumped down to the entrance where kids were waiting to be picked up. The kids gasped when they saw her land and most of them slowly backed away. Asano came out from the crowd and they walked away. "Why'd you do that?" he asked "They already think I'm a freak, I don't need you jumping down ten stories and giving them heart attacks." "Sorry." she answered. Personally, Asano didn't really care about that, he'd had a rough day and had to take out his frustration somewhere. Their lives hadn't exactly been easy lately but they were slowly getting better. Inuyasha's gym almost went out of business from lack of costumers but they finally started trickling back in. Kagome had nearly been fired from the Kindergarten because of all the complaint letters received by parents of the kids. However, since Kagome wasn't a hanyou, they had nothing on which to prosecute charges.
Saru and Asano arrived home to see their parents sitting together on the sofa which was strange since Inuyasha should still be at the gym. Kagome smiled when she saw them and instructed them to have a seat. "There's something I need to tell you, Um... How do I say this... We're gonna have a new edition to our family." Saru's eyes widened, "Mom, do you mean..." Kagome nodded, "I'm pregnant." Saru squealed with joy at which point Inuyasha and Asano covered their ears, "That's great Mom! I'm so happy for you!" She hugged her mother who sighed with relief, that was easier than she thought it would be. She was delighted when she found out that she was pregnant but that delight soon turned to worry when she realized what kind of life the baby would have. At least Saru and Asano had been given a chance at a normal childhood before they were discovered but the new baby would have to grow up among the stares and ridicule.
Kagome was in pain, that much was certain. She breathed heavily as the contractions became more intense. "Come on Kagome push." Sango was delivering the baby since no doctor in Tokyo would agree to assist in the birth. Kagome screamed again and wished desperately that it was all over. With one last push she heard crying and smiled. Sango announced happily, "It's a girl!" Kagome was relieved that it was over but something was wrong, she was still having contractions. "Looks like it's twins Kagome!" Oh no, not more! Kagome was exhausted but with a few more pushes she managed to get the other baby out. "It's another girl!" Sango handed Kagome the twins and she hugged them to her. They were beautiful, they had Inuyasha's golden eyes and white ears and Kagome's black hair. They were also completely identical. Inuyasha was surprised when he heard two cries from inside the hut and rushed in followed by Saru and Asano. Asano saw that they were girls and groaned, "Not more girls!" Saru giggled, "I guess this means you and Dad are officially out numbered!" Kagome smiled, "Their names are Sakura and Raye." Then she drifted off to sleep.
Two Years Later...
"Ready or not, here I come!" Asano turned around and set about finding his sisters. He was tempted to try and sniff them out but he had promised he wouldn't. Asano sighed, with all these trees around it would take forever to find them. The Higurashi family was on a routine trip to the feudal era and the twins had insisted on playing hide and seek. That would have been easy but there was just one catch, he wasn't allowed to try and find them by scent and his hearing had been dulled by the cotton stuck in his ears. Therefore, he was forced to look for them using normal human senses.
Sakura and Raye giggled as they ducked behind a bush. "He's coming." Raye whispered. "How do ya know?" Raye smiled at her sister, "I smelled him." "But that's cheating!" Raye shrugged, "So? I'm gonna go hide somewheres else." Sakura scowled at her sister as she went further into the forest. She never could play hide and seek fairly, she liked winning too much. Sakura wasn't like that, she'd made a promise and she would keep it. She stayed crouched behind the bush when Asano peaked his head over the top, "Found you!" "Awwww...." Asano looked around, "Where's Raye?" "She smelled you and went that way." She said pointing into the forest. Asano sighed, "I thought I told you two to stay together." Sakura hung her head down, "I'm sorry..." Asano smiled and put Sakura on his back after taking the cotton out of his ears, "Don't worry, we'll go find her." He sniffed the air and ran in the direction of Raye's scent.
Raye ran through the trees giggling, they wouldn't find her and then she'd be the winner! Suddenly she had to stop when she came to a river, "Oh man..." Mommy and Daddy had always told her never to cross the river because that's where the forest border ended. Raye bit her bottom lip and thought, it wouldn't be for that long, besides she wanted to win. She jumped onto a rock in the center of the river and then jumped again to the other side. With a smile she ran forward but was soon stopped. Before her was a huge demon, at least it was huge to Raye since she was only two. It looked at her and bared it's fangs ready to gobble up it's next meal. Raye screamed and ran back the way she came.
Asano was continuing through the forest at an even pace when he heard the scream. Sakura gasped, "Raye!" Asano picked up speed heading as fast as he could towards the scream. He stopped at the river to see Raye on the other side in front of a demon. She kept backing up but soon she was against the river bank and had nowhere left to go. Raye looked back at the demon and tears welled up in her eyes. The demon lunged forward and Raye fell backwards into the river. Asano quickly dropped Sakura and finished the demon with one blow. He rushed down the side of the river, Raye was screaming for all it was worth and trying desperately to keep her head above water, "Asano help me!" Asano dove forward into the river and swam towards Raye. He'd almost reached her when a sight ahead made his heart stop. It was a waterfall. Frantically, he swam harder and harder trying to get to his sister but he was too late. With one final yell Raye went over the edge and it was all he could do to grab onto a tree branch to stop himself from following her. He dragged himself out of the river and collapsed onto the ground crying. He lost her... How could he lose her like that... Sakura who had taken off after her brother caught up with him just as he collapsed on the riverbank. She went up to him, "Asano, where's Raye?" This only made Asano sob harder. How would he ever tell Mom and Dad...
After returning to the village with only one twin in tow they had sent out a search party. Asano wanted to go but Kagome insisted he stay at the hut and rest. Inuyasha looked around the bottom of the waterfall frantically searching for his daughter, "Raye! Raye!" Suddenly her scent came to him and his eyes brightened as he set off after it. Down by the water Inuyasha picked up a piece of Raye's kimono and clutched it tightly. Then he did something he hadn't done since his mother died, he cried.
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