Pure Breed: Chapter 20
"Atori? Atori!" Sango yelled.
Three years had passed since the battle with Naraku. Miroku, Sango, Inuyasha, Shippo, Kohaku, and Kagome all lived in Kaede's village. Kagome was finishing her last year of high school, and had decided not to go to undergrad, since she decided the life she really wanted was in the feudal era with Inuyasha. Shortly after the final battle with Naraku, Sango learned she was pregnant with Miroku's child. He was the first child born in three generations without the curse of the 'wind tunnel' and they had named him Atori.
"Where has that boy gone off to now?" Sango wondered. She ducked back into her and Miroku's hut. "Miroku, do you know where Atori is?"
"He's not around?" Miroku asked.
"No. Do you know where-"
"Well if he's not here why don't we…" Miroku interrupted with a sly grin on his face. Sango answered him with a slap.
"As tempting as your offer is, our son is out playing in a forest crawling with demons. Sort out your priorities. Pervert." Sango added under her breath.
"Wherever he is, I'm sure Kirara or Kohaku is with him. When's the next time we'll get a chance like this?" Miroku coaxed.
"Guess I can't say you don't have a good point." Sango admitted. "Let me respond to that question in the following way." Sango said with her own grin, as she pushed him down on to the futon. A knock at the door interrupted the couple. Miroku cursed under his breath as Sango went to answer the door. She opened the door to find Inuyasha.
"I believe this belongs to you." Inuyasha said irately, holding Atori up by the belt. The three year- old boy had a rueful smile on his face that suggested he had been caught in the act.
"H-hi mama." the boy stuttered.
"He was out in the forest." Inuyasha explained. "I figured it wasn't safe for him to be out there alone, considering its crawling with demons and all." Sango kicked herself mentally for being seduced by Miroku's smooth tongue once again.
"Go inside Atori." Sango commanded sternly. "I'll deal with you in a minute." Atori sulked off to the backroom. "Come on in. Sorry for the trouble Inuyasha. That boy spends too much time with his father." Sango thanked.
"It's no problem. I was about to come over anyways. It's so boring without Kagome around, all I have to do is listen to Shippo run his mouth off." As he finished, Miroku came out of the bedroom.
"Sango what's taking y-" he stopped his sentence when he saw Inuyasha standing in the doorway. "Oh. Hi Inuyasha. What's up?"
"He found Atori in the forest, alone." Sango answered for him, putting angry emphasis on 'alone'.
"Aww, why'd you have to go and do that Inuyasha? Sango and I were uhhh…preoccupied." Miroku complained, earning himself a blow across the face from the Hiraikotsu, which was conveniently propped up against the wall by the door.
"Get a life perv. You waited so long for a child. Figures you'd act this way once you finally have one." Sango oh-so kindly commented.
"I deserved that." Miroku said ruefully, rubbing his cheek with the same smile his son wore when he had been busted.
"Preoccupied? What'd you mean by that?" Inuyasha asked. Sango thanked the Buddha for Inuyasha's thickness.
"Nothing. He means nothing Inuyasha." Sango replied for him, shooting a warning glance at Miroku, should he care to advertise. Inuyasha was about to comment when Shippo came bounding over.
"Inuyasha, your girlfriend is here!" Shippo said in a teasing tone. Inuyasha hit Shippo over the head.
"Be right back." Inuyasha muttered as he took off towards the well.
"Hey, you down there Kagome?" Inuyasha yelled down into the infinite blackness of the well. He noticed something pull at the top of the rope ladder her had put in earlier, so he assumed Kagome was climbing. However, instead of seeing Kagome climbing out of the well as he had expected, he saw an eleven-year old Sota. (A/N: Before all you alleged Inuyasha "aficionados" write to correct me, I know only Inuyasha and Kagome can pass through the well. How Sota was able to pass through is explained later.) "Hey bro! What's up?" Sota greeted.
"Hey kid. Where's your sister?" Inuyasha asked.
"She's coming'." Sota simply replied as he hoisted himself out of the well. Kagome soon followed.
"Hey, Inuyasha." Kagome said as she climbed out of the well, giving Inuyasha a quick peck. "I have good news."
"Why's Sota here?" Inuyasha inedited, not caring what Kagome's news was just yet.
"Don't you want to hear my good news?" Kagome asked.
"Why's Sota here?" he repeated. Kagome rolled her eyes.
"He's always wanted to see the feudal era, and I figured he would be able to pass through the well now the jewel is gone. You got a problem with that?"
"No. He is my brother in-law after all." Inuyasha said quickly knowing a response in the affirmative would leave him in the dirt. "What's your good news?"
"Final exams are next week!" Kagome cried. Inuyasha was confused.
"So?"
Kagome had forgotten Inuyasha didn't know about final exams. "These exams are different from the other ones I have to take. These exams are four days long, and once I'm done, that means school is over and I'll be able to stay here!" she explained happily. As Inuyasha processed this information a big smile made its way on to his face.
"So once these exams are through, you can stay here? Like, forever?" he asked. Kagome nodded. "Have I told you I love you lately?" Kagome wasn't expecting to hear this. Inuyasha never said he loved her unless he absolutely had to.
"What did you say?" Kagome assumed she had heard wrong. Inuyasha gave an exasperated sigh.
"I said 'Have I told you I love you lately?'. I swear Kagome if you were any slower you'd be going backwards."
"Hey, sis. When are you going to introduce me to the rest of your friends?" Sota piped up.
"You can meet them now if you like. There's a village nearby." Inuyasha interrupted. Sota ran off in what assumed was the direction towards the village, which fortunately, it was. "Cummon, lets go Kagome." Kagome was still stunned.
"Inuyasha, you do realize you just said you love me a few moments ago?" she inquired.
"What's wrong with that?" Inuyasha asked back. "I do."
"I love you too." Kagome said as they hand in hand, followed Sota towards the village.
A/N: This was originally planned to be the final chapter, but I can write more if you want. I'll need at least 5 reviews asking for a continuation to make chapters 21 and up. Whether you want a continuation or not, take a look at my next fiction; Jealousy. I should have the first chapter up later tonight or early tomorrow morning.
