I was thinking after 'Moon and Destiny', maybe I should do a sequel or something. I was thinking about 'Moon and Destiny: Another Universe', in which it would be the same storyline except things would be different since it takes place in an alternative universe: in which Akumashugi doesn't exist, Rin would be more a major character, and the story would start off when all the kids would hit puberty. It would slightly more comedic than this fic, but I'm not sure if I should do it or not. It may confuse the fans. What do you guys think? E-mail me and tell me, please! I'm open to suggestion!

Okay, now you all probably want me to shut up and continue with the fic! On with el ficco!

Act 12:

Everyone froze. Time froze. Even the other people in the waiting room grew silent. They all were waiting, waiting to see what was going to happen next, waiting to see what terrible news was coming next.

Miroku was struggling with what he was hearing, "…what? What do you mean…?"

The doctor had a pained look on his face. This was the hardest part of the job: having to tell the parents about their child. The doctor even looked away as he spoke.

"Shippou is dying, I'm afraid to say," the doctor spoke quietly, "It seems that all those past substance abuses like the smoking and drinking is getting to him. We even found a tracing of opium in his system," The doctor paused. "His body can't take it; it's shutting down,"

"…oh…oh God…" Sango muttered.

The doctor licked his lips and continued, "We've managed to hook him up to a machine that will keep his system going on, but he'll be in constant pain, and it'll only last a month. But it is inevitable: Shippou is going to die either now or a month later. I suggest…" The doctor's words seemed to be caught in his mouth. He then started to speak again. "…I suggest pulling the plug on him now…"

"Pulling the plug…?" Reichou gasped.

"Shutting down the machine," Kagome bitterly answered, "Killing Shippou,"

"It's a mercy killing!" the doctor pleaded, "I know it's not an easy thing to do considering how young Shippou is, but this type of trauma to the body is fatal! Every breath he takes is going to be painful if he remains hooked up like that! And even if he does recover somehow, he won't be the same as before! He'll probably be paralyzed or disable! You should…!" The doctor paused. He then quickly headed out of the room, muttering, "…you should spare him the pain of living,"

"Wait," Tsuki said. The doctor turned around, "Can we see him? Can we see Shippou?"

The doctor swallowed hard, "You…you may not…it maybe best if you…not…it might…bother you…a little…"

"Let us see him," Miroku said.

The doctor nodded meekly and led them all to Shippou's hospital room. He slowly opened the door and ushered out some of the nurses. Everyone saw Shippou and tried not to scream or cry.

Shippou was behind a see-through curtain, lying on a hospital bed. He had two machines on each side of him. Each of the machines had wires coming out of them and the wires were attached to Shippou's skin. There was a huge cord attached to his bare chest, monitoring his heart. Shippou was lying with his head on a pillow, looking dazed and confused. He was shivering all over.

"Why…why is he…shivering?" Inu-Yasha asked.

"His body is slowly shutting itself down," the doctor said, "and it's starting to drop temperature while in the process. We're doing everything to keep him comfortable and warm,"

Tsuki silently walked over to Shippou. She looked at Shippou with large yellow eyes. Shippou stirred a little and rolled onto his side. He looked up at Tsuki with pain in his eyes.

"Shippou! Don't move!" Tsuki said.

Shippou ignored her and forced himself to sit up. He gripped onto the curtain and looked at Tsuki. He looked at Tsuki and opened his mouth.

"Shippou…Shippou, you idiot…you're going to hurt yourself…" Tsuki sniffled; tears starting to pool into her eyes.

Shippou coughed, "…tsu…tsuk…tsuki…"

"Shippou.." Tsuki said as she put he hand up onto the curtain, "…Shippou, stop it…you're going to…going to…"

Shippou was ignoring her. He then gripped onto the curtain for support and looked at Tsuki. He then whispered to Tsuki, so that only she could hear it:

"…anything for you, Tsuki…"

Shippou body suddenly shook violently and he vomited blood onto the hospital bed. The doctor grabbed his beeper and alerted several nurses and doctors. Everyone was ushered out of the room as people came rushing in, carrying all sorts of medical things. As soon as she was out the room, Tsuki ran away from the group.

"TSUKI!" Kagome yelled.

Tsuki ran away from the room and down the hallway. She found another waiting room in another wing of the hospital. It was completely empty. She went into the corner of the waiting room and scrunched up into a little ball, hiding there. After a few minuets, she could hear the door creaking open. Tsuki continued crying.

"Tsuki…" a voice said. Tsuki looked up to see it was Akumashugi. Akumashugi sat next to Tsuki and put his arms around, "…Tsuki, what's wrong…?"

"You know exactly what's wrong!" Tsuki snapped. She then put her head on Akumashugi's shoulder, "Oh, Akumashugi! He…he just looked so sick and sad and I just kept getting the feeling that it was all my fault that he was like that! Like…like it should have been me in that bed and not him! And then…and then just threw up…and…and..."

Akumashugi held Tsuki, "Tsuki, I love you so much. I would die if you were like that. I'm sure Shippou wouldn't want that for you either. Who knows? Maybe if we give him some time, he'll get better," Tsuki sniffled with agreement. Akumashugi then kissed her. "Tsuki, I was thinking…" He paused. "I…I love you, Tsuki…and I know that this child we're going to have is…unexpected…but I was thinking that sometime…maybe in the future…we could…"

Tsuki looked up at him, "…what is it, Akumashugi?"

Akumashugi paused. He then kissed Tsuki, "I want to marry you, Tsuki,"

"Marry…me? But Akumashugi, I'm just 16!"

Akumashugi smiled, "Yes, but you're going to be a mother as well, so we may as well be married. I want the child to have my last name," He then kissed her again. "And I want to move in with you and your parents as well, so we can at least raise the baby all together,"

Tsuki smiled sweetly and hugged Akumashugi, "Oh, Akumashugi! I would love to marry you! We should do it right away, or at least before the baby is born!"

Akumashugi smiled as he kissed Tsuki on the neck, 'I'm afraid that's impossible, love, for you see a demon's pregnancy only lasts for some weeks and a pregnancy as magical as this one will only last for so long. In fact, you should be ready to give birth at about a week from now…maybe even less!'

Sesshoumaru had returned back to the village, with a Rin who had just learned a little bit more about the world around her. Kikyo was in the hut, waiting for them. Rin began to shrink away from Kikyo as soon as she saw her, but Sesshoumaru urged her forwards. Rin was shaking and took tiny baby steps towards Kikyo. Rin quietly held out her hand; in her hand was flower. Kikyo took the flower, but before she could even say thank you, Rin ran away.

"She'll get used to you…eventually…" Sesshoumaru said to Kikyo.

"She is a sweet girl," Kikyo said. She invited Sesshoumaru into her hut, "I wasn't expecting you today, Sesshoumaru. What brings you here?"

"It's about the son of Naraku," Sesshoumaru said, "His name is Akumashugi. I believe he isn't…pure evil…"

"What do you mean?" Kikyo asked as she sat on the floor.

Sesshoumaru sat down onto the ground as well, "I don't believe he is pure evil. I met him twice. At one time, he appeared to be a ferocious demonic creature, then I met him again and he was polite, if not a little haughty. I believe there are double intentions to wanting The Jewel of Four Angels,"

"Double intentions?" Kikyo asked.

"As if there were two different purposes for him wanting it," Sesshoumaru sighed. "But he has already impregnated his lover, Inu-Yasha's daughter and it is only a matter of time before she gives birth…"

Kikyo paused, "A child born of two demons would be incredibly strong. A dangerous creature. Many villagers would want to hunt it down and kill it for it's power. I believe in the next world, they may consider it dangerous as well. A child with such power increased by The Jewel of Four Angels could cause catastrophic damage," She sighed. "That is why it is are for two demons to have children; they know that other demons would try to hunt them down and kill it because such a creature would disrupt the natural order,"

Sesshoumaru gasped, "We demons do have a rule against breeding with other demons. We are to kill the parents and the spawn immediately," He then breathed deeply. "With The Jewel of Four Angels, one could rip apart the worlds…"

"…as well as create!" Kikyo gasped. She then swallowed deeply, "My Gods…he's going to use the jewel to rip apart the worlds, an evil purpose…"

"…but he's going to creature another world," Sesshoumaru finished, "…for himself and Tsuki and their child because another side of him loves her!"

Kikyo gasped, "This…this is madness! What can we do to fight such a terrible thing!"

Sesshoumaru paused.

"We must do what we can do," Sesshoumaru said, "we must go to the other world and alert Inu-Yasha,"