The Inu's Child

By: SGS

"Are you all packed Kagome?" Her mother asked, standing in the door of her room, holding Suteinu. She nodded and picked up her bag, Inuyasha appeared at the door behind her mother.

"Let's go Kagome." He said softly, taking the baby from Kagome's mother. He had become very used to holding Suteinu and, considering his temper, was very patient with the child. Kagome gave her mother one last look which was all that was needed to say goodbye. She had promised to come back and visit if she could.

The two walked to the well alone with Inuyasha handing Suteinu back to Kagome only when they reached the tiny building. Kagome turned for one last look at her childhood home and turned with the life she had carried to go to the world where he belonged…

"Mirkou! Songo!" Shippo rushed into the house as a brown furred whirlwind. "She's here! They're here! They have the baby!"

"Slow down Shippo! What's going on?" Mirkou asked calmly, helping Songo to her feet.

"Kagome's back! And she's brought her baby!" Shippo yelled happily. "She's at Kaede's hut!" With that he hurried back out of the tiny house.

"Should we go see her?" Mirkou turned to ask Songo, only to see she had already left.

It seemed like every person from miles around was gathered outside Kaede's small home when her arrived a few moments latter. They parted way and let him to the door. Even from the outside he could hear his wife's gentle voice. He entered the dwelling to find his wife and friends sitting around a small cooking fire. Songo had a tiny baby in her arms and was talking to him softly. Inuyasha and Kagome were conversing with Kaede about trying to find some living arrangements.

He smiled and walked over to his wife.

"Inuyasha was right." He whispered in her ear. "He is beautiful."

After everything was said and done they had all laughed, cried, and everyone had hear the story of Inuyasha's rescue of Suteinu. It was also decided that the little family would stay in an empty dwelling on the edge of the village. That night, after Songo and Kagome had settled them into the house and Songo returned home to Mirkou, Kagome and Inuyasha set together in front of the small fire contained in the middle of the hut and once again watched Suteinu sleep.

"Are you Glad to be back, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked softly, holding her close. Kagome sighed.

"Yes I think I am." She giggled to herself.

"What's so funny?"

"Songo and Mirkou, you didn't tell me they were expecting."

"Well, it didn't seem important at the time."

"Even so it's still funny how he treats her."

"How's that?" He asked, uncertain he really wanted to know.

"Like is she so much as stubs a toe she'll fall apart. How he's all lovey-dovey around her. That sort of thing." He frowned.

"You want me to be more lovey-dovey around you?" He asked softly.

"I never said that."

"But do you? Kagome I would do anything for you, you know that. It's the only reason I'm still the way I am, is you." She seemed to think for a moment then giggled.

"Really don't know, anyway you acting like that might end with another Suteinu. That is how we got him in the first place." She stood to go to bed.

"Kagome?"

"Yes?"

"Can I sleep with you?" She smiled at him.

"You can…" They lay down together and he held her gently in his arms as they drifted off together, not knowing what lurked right outside the window…

"Are they asleep?" A raspy voice whispered to its comrade.

"Yes."

The two shadow demons moved silently up the wall and into the house, through the window and spirited Suteinu away into the night…

Inuyasha, and the rest of the village, awoke many hours latter to the sound of Kagome's screams. Leaping from the bed he almost instantly knew what was wrong. Suteinu was missing, again.

"Can't we be happy or are we just magnets for trouble!" Kagome screamed into the dawn as Inuyasha flew to the village to collect Mirkou. Humans he could handle, but he knew nothing of the demons that had run off with his son.

Note: I'm sorry it's taken me so long to update. There's been to much going on in my life right now, but expect this story to be update pretty regularly now!