A/N: Here's the next chapter. When I get bored, I tend to write a more, and I go bored…so here you go! Please update and let me know what you think! Thanks a bunch!

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My Only Hope
Chapter Twenty-Seven

Inuyasha nodded. "It was the same as the dream from last time?" he asked. Kagome sighed. "And I died?" Kagome's lip quivered. He wasn't trying to make her cry. He was merely confirming the morbid facts of Kagome's imagination.

Kagome poured Inuyasha's ramen into a bowl, taking a deep breath. "Yeah, but I couldn't see who was there…who did it…" she clarified.

"I'm sure nothing like that will happen, Kagome." Her mother pat her on the back. She didn't want to tell her daughter that no one was sure what might happen at this point…she needed comfort. "Your imagination is just running away with you, sweetie. You love Inuyasha and your children very much…it's only natural for you to worry about them."

Kagome glanced over at Yuka and Sesshoumaru. Yuka was cradling Toku in her arms, and chatting idly with Sesshoumaru. Kagome had to blink at this. Yuka…chatting with Sesshoumaru? And Sesshoumaru…actually talking back to her? It was a little weird.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha whispered.

Kagome shivered back to reality. "Sorry, Inuyasha. I was watching Yuka with Toku. Look…" Kagome pointed, smiling.

While the two new parents were busily watching Yuka play with Toku, Jin turned to Inutaisho. He frowned, and motioned for Jin, Izayoi, and Akira to follow him. The group walked over to the edge of the forest.

"I hate to say it…" Inutaisho began.

"She's a miko…" Jin nodded.

Akira gasped. "You think it's not a dream?"

"She already knew about the twins." Izayoi sighed. "That part has been true so far…"

"You think she was predicting it?" Akira frowned. "But wouldn't that mean…Jin…" Her voice trailed off.

Inutaisho shook his head. "Don't jump to conclusions yet. We can't do that. The future has a way of changing itself…"

Akira let out a deep breath. "I don't want her to be right."

"She won't be. We're going to help prevent it…"

Inutaisho looked up. Ayame and Kouga were coming slowly into the village. Kouga looked mildly upset. Ayame had one of her arms wrapped around his shoulder, and the two were talking quickly about something.

"What was it?" asked Izayoi.

Ayame shook her head. "They were there. They weren't there by the time we got there, but they had been…they're threatening him because of me." She whispered.

"Don't say stuff like that." Kouga snapped.

"It's true! They don't want me helping you guys!" Ayame frowned. "And they're striking back at you because of it."

"No one was hurt," Kouga answered. "Don't worry about it. If I didn't want you around, I would have said something about it already, wouldn't I?"

Ayame slowly nodded. "All right. I'll stop." She promised.

Kagome returned, holding Toku in one arm. She smiled.

"You weren't exactly done filling us in on all those dream details…" Inutaisho reminded her.

Kagome, looking very uncomfortable, sighed and shook her head. "Oh, no. That was the end. There wasn't anything else after that. I guess that's part of the reason why it scared me so bad."

Toku laughed, grabbing hold of his mother's hair. Inuyasha coughed, trying to release Kagome's hair from the death grip that Toku had on it. Kagome yelped.

"He's strong…" she commented.

"Kagome…I'm serious. Are you sure that was all?" Inutaisho repeated.

Kagome nodded. "That was all."

"Kagome?" It was Sango. She handed Kagome Taka, and smiled. "She's adorable. She was trying to chew on Miroku's finger…" Sango whispered. "I'm sorry. I'll be back in a little while. Miroku wants me to go with him to the village east of here." She paused, scratching her head in confusion. "I don't know why…but I'll tell you when I get back."

Kagome laughed. "I'm fine." She promised. "I actually need to go to the market…" she mused. "Inuyasha, you want to come with me? We have got to get some stuff for our new house, you know…"

Inuyasha nodded, taking Toku from her arms. "We'll be right back." He told his mother and father. "We'll take the twins with us so they won't cause any problems."

"Not a good idea." Izayoi frowned.

"If we get separated, we'll be a lot easier to manipulate than if we stay together." Inuyasha replied.

"Do not stay gone long." Inutaisho warned.

Kagome shook her head. "We won't."

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"Okay, when I step forward, you step back, and bring the sword up like this…" Sesshoumaru demonstrated. "That way, when I try to hit you, I won't be able to…"

Yuka nodded, repeating what he had demonstrated to her.

"Good." He nodded. "Now, to hit me," he took a step forward, "you bring the sword up like this, and bring it down like this…at an angle…" he instructed.

"But I don't want to hit you…"

Sesshoumaru laughed. "Don't worry about that! You won't be able to hit me. I'm just showing you how…"

Yuka smiled, nodding again, and did as Sesshoumaru told her.

Sesshoumaru clapped. "Good…but don't act as if you're afraid to hit anything. You need to have some power behind it."

Yuka could only laugh. "I'm just nervous. We didn't do stuff like this in gym class…" she whispered, more to herself than to Sesshoumaru.

He blinked. "Huh?"

"Oh…never mind…" she smiled. She sometimes forgot that she was five hundred years in the past. Sesshoumaru had no clue what a gym class was…

"What is it?"

"Nothing. Gym. Just a class we have to take in our time."

"Oh…" Sesshoumaru nodded. "Okay. Ready to try again? Bring the sword up, and then bring it back down like I showed you, and I'll block it…"

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"Inuyasha…you look flustered…" Kagome chuckled.

"What is this thing?" he whined, twisting the piece of cloth around and around. "What is it supposed to do?"

"You wrap it around you like this…" Kagome showed him, "and then you can carry the baby in it. It's a lot easier than carrying them around on your arm all day. We have a more complicated version of these things in the future…" she told him.

"Do you want one?" Inuyasha asked.

Kagome nodded. "We'll need two. We can't fit both of them inside one…" she reminded him.

He smiled. "Well, is there anything else that we need?" he asked her.

Kagome shook her head. "No. We should be heading back. We told your father we wouldn't be gone long, and it's been over an hour. Not to mention if people do not quit staring at us I am going to start getting rather hostile…"

As if on cue, Taka began to cry. Kagome bounced her up and down on her hip. "It's okay, Taka. These mean people aren't staring at you. They're staring at mommy…" she whispered.

A barrier enveloped Kagome and Taka. Kagome gasped. "What in the world? Taka…what's wrong?" She knew her daughter couldn't reply, but when Toku had done this, he had thought that Yuka was a threat. What was wrong with Taka?

"Inuyasha…" Kagome whispered.

Inuyasha resituated himself, and reached for Taka slowly. The barrier began to come down.

"It's all right, Taka. It's just daddy…" Inuyasha nodded.

"You know," smirked a voice from the trees, "your daughter is really smart for as young as she is. You should trust her instincts more often." He laughed. "We would never have guessed that you would have the children so early…and look how strong they already are…"

"Who are you?" demanded Kagome, alarming the villagers.

The unknown man laughed again. "Would you like to play the guessing game?"

"No games!" Inuyasha growled.

"Let's play another game then. Let's guess how many demons are surrounding you as we speak…"

Kagome paled. "Inuyasha…let's get going…" She took several steps forward. "Come on…"

Inuyasha frowned, nodded, and took Kagome's free hand. The villagers had panicked, and were hiding wherever they could find a place to hide.

"I wouldn't go in there if I were you. I mean, you could…but then either I or one of my friends would just kill you…" the demon threatened, laughter again on his lips.

"You will not get my children," growled Kagome.

"Oh, we can wait." The demon smirked. "Meanwhile, we have this village surrounded. My next question is, how long can you wait?"

Kagome frowned, hugging Taka to her. "All right…we'll see…"

Inuyasha squeezed Kagome's hand. "Kagome…" he whispered.

"Tonight is the full moon…I know…" she sighed, and took several steps backwards. She and Inuyasha slowly walked in to a nearby hut, bowing to the middle-aged couple that was inside.

"Get out." The man commanded. "They want you, don't they? Leave. We do not need such problems here."

Kagome shook her head. "They don't want me. They want my children…" she informed him. "Can we please stay in here? We will cause no problems, but I can not be outside tonight…"

"And why is that?" demanded the woman.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "You will see tonight." He snapped. "Do not treat her as if she is some kind of criminal."

The couple nodded apologetically.

Kagome waited for the sun to set, shaking nervously as she occasionally glanced out the window. She bounced Taka on her knee occasionally, and smiled at Inuyasha when she could manage to muster up enough energy.

"How long do you think we can sit here until they come in after us?" Inuyasha whispered.

"Hopefully, they won't…" Kagome answered.

"How old are your twins?" asked the hut owner's wife nervously.

Inuyasha smiled. "A week."

"They're big for a week…"

"They were a month and a half early." Kagome told them.

The woman blinked. "That early? And you are all hanyous?" she asked. "So, why exactly are all those demons out there? What do they want with you, and why were you in our village?"

"I'm a miko…" Kagome explained. "That makes my children part miko. They're very special children, not only to the demon world, but to the human world as well. Other demons see them as a threat. Tonight wasn't the time for this…" Kagome said the last part more to herself than to anyone.

"What?" the woman frowned.

Kagome sighed as darkness enveloped the small village, and she began to change into her human form. When her change was complete, Taka looked at her as if she was a stranger.

"You're human!" the man gasped.

"Shut up!" Inuyasha screamed. "Do you realize what could happen if they heard you?"

Kagome paled at the mere thought. "Inuyasha…" she frowned.

"Don't worry about it, Kagome." Inuyasha sighed. "We're going to be just fine."

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A/N: Hope you liked it. Sorry for the cliffie, but I promise to update soon if you review:D