A/N: Again, thanks for your reviews! Here is chapter 39! One more to go!

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My Only Hope
Chapter Thirty-Nine

"So, did you and Sango find out any interesting information from the doctor?" Kagome asked nonchalantly.

Miroku smiled. "The doctor says that the baby is a girl…so I guess no one has to worry about my influence….since you all have been making such a big deal out of it." He paused, and sighed deeply. "I'm glad it's going to be a girl. I mean, I know we defeated Naraku a long time ago, but I'm still a little afraid that…"

"You're still worried about that damn wind tunnel?" Inuyasha blinked.

"There's nothing to worry about, Miroku!" Kagome smiled. "Everything is going to go perfectly fine!"

Inuyasha eyeballed her in suspicion. "You're not allowed to be talking about how everything is going to be fine right now," he smirked. "You scared the hell out of me with that trick you pulled earlier."

"I'm sorry…" Kagome whispered, using her puppy dog eyes to her advantage. Inuyasha looked away.

"Just…don't do that ever again," he emphasized.

Kagome nodded. "I promise!"

Sango and Miroku laughed to themselves.

Sesshoumaru took a deep breath. "I'm so glad you're better, Yuka."

"I wouldn't call a bunch of staples in my stomach better, actually, but okay," Yuka smirked. "Where's the baby?" she realized. "The doctor left with her a while ago. He should have been back by now. What do you think he is off doing?" Yuka paused. "Do his tests really take that long, you think?"

Sesshoumaru squeezed her hand. "I'm sure he'll be back soon. He knows we have to go back to our own home, and I…" Sesshoumaru sniffed the air for several seconds, but could not catch the scent of his newborn child. He stood quickly.

"Inuyasha…" he whispered.

"What is it?" Inuyasha asked.

Sesshoumaru sighed. "I don't think the baby is in the hospital anymore. I can't sense her anywhere around here." He alerted his brother. "Do you think that the doctor could have something to do with it?"

Kagome was next to stand up. "I know the doctor's scent!" she announced. "Inuyasha…you stay here. I'll go with Sesshoumaru. Just…be here with Yuka, okay?"

After a moment, Inuyasha nodded in agreement.

"Okay, Kagome…can you tell which way the doctor went when he left with Rin?" demanded Sesshoumaru worriedly.

Kagome concentrated. "He's left the building…" she frowned, running through one of the exit doors. "He went…this way!" Kagome took off running, hoping she wouldn't lose the scent.

The two of them reached an intersection. Kagome looked around frantically, sniffing the air from all directions, but all she could smell was smoke and car exhaust. She coughed. The odor of it was really strong. It was overpowering her senses.

Sesshoumaru walked up beside her, his shirt held firmly over his nose in disgust. "What's wrong? What happened?"

"I lost the scent…" Kagome frowned in defeat.

"You…I see…" Sesshoumaru nodded. "What a lovely father I turned out to be." He muttered under his breath.

Kagome's eyes widened. "Don't talk like that!"

"It's true! She's only been a member of this world for a couple hours, and I have already managed to lose her!" Sesshoumaru growled.

Kagome thought about this for a moment. "Yes, but it wasn't your fault. Besides, I have an idea. We're going to follow Inuyasha's scent, okay?"

"He's at the hospital!" Sesshoumaru yelled. "We already know that!"

"No, Sesshoumaru. There are two of us when we are here in the future. Have you forgotten about that? That means that if I follow the scent of Inuyasha that doesn't take us back to the hospital, I may be able to figure out where we are all living at in this time period…and possibly enlist some help…"

"From yourself?" Sesshoumaru's eyebrow rose.

"Exactly."

"That's confusing…"

"Well, his scent is in this direction…but that'll be the hospital. It's also coming from…that way…" Kagome followed the scent slowly, rounding corners as she went. They were getting into the shopping district, and that meant a lot of people. Kagome thought she was going to lose the scent when she bumped in to someone.

"Watch it, wench!" a very familiar voice growled. He looked down. "Kagome? But I thought that I left you at the…what the hell? Sesshoumaru! You!"

"Inuyasha…calm down. We are Kagome and Sesshoumaru…from the feudal era…remember?" she smiled at him. "Inuyasha is back at the hotel. We need your help. Can you take us to my father?" she asked him.

After a moment, Inuyasha blinked. "How do I know that you are Kagome?"

"Inuyasha…come on! My scent!" Kagome whined.

"I've been tricked before." He frowned.

"Then you're an idiot!" Kagome growled. "Look…" she pulled down her shirt collar, where Inuyasha's mating mark was clearly visible.

"I knew it." Inuyasha smirked.

Kagome smiled. "Good!" she wrapped him in a hug. "Now, we really, really need your help. The doctor has taken Rin from the hospital…and I lost his scent."

"Yuka had Rin in this era?" Inuyasha blinked.

"Oh, who cares you idiot! Can you help us or not?" Sesshoumaru growled.

Inuyasha took a deep breath. "Dad is going to be really angry with me…but I'll take you to the house. Maybe one of them can help you." He paused. "This is going to be so messed up. Mine said you weren't supposed to see Taka and Toku or…" he stopped, paling, and cleared his throat. "Or anyone else…" he finished quickly.

Kagome nodded in understanding. "But this is really important. They're going to have to forgive you. We can't let Rin get taken away…"

Inuyasha shook his head. "No. You're right. We can't. Come on…" he began to walk. "The house is this way."

Kagome's jaw dropped. "Inuyasha! This isn't a house. This is…it's huge. It's a mansion!"

"You act as if that somehow surprises you." Sesshoumaru smirked.

"Inuyasha!" It was Kagome's father. His eyes nearly bugged out of his head. "What the hell? Kagome and Sesshoumaru stayed home, didn't they? They're…oh, my god! I can't believe you would do that!" Jin paled.

"Jin, they need help. Rin was just born…and the doctor took her." Inuyasha explained.

"But what if…" Jin stopped.

Taka, Toku, and a third child ran out of the house. Kagome recognized Taka and Toku by their scents. The third child looked familiar, but she didn't know who she was. Jin looked as if he would pass out.

"Father, tell Taka that she isn't supposed to be…" Toku began, but he stopped when he saw his mother. "What happened to you? I just saw you inside!" he gasped.

Kagome felt tears stinging her eyes.

"Go inside." Inuyasha commanded. The twins and the third child that Kagome did not know turned around and walked back into the house.

Kagome took a deep breath. "That couldn't have been Kaname…" she whispered.

"Oh, Kagome. I'm so sorry…" Inuyasha hugged her.

Jin blinked. "All right…what do you need help with?" he asked. "You're looking for the doctor? Well, to save you a lot of trouble, I am going to tell you where you found him the first time that this happened…"

"The first time this happened…Oh…right." Kagome realized.

"Tell us, already!" growled Sesshoumaru. "This is a very time sensitive matter!"

"The doctor lives in an apartment building about a mile west of here. He'll be on the second floor. Last time, he didn't harm Rin, so don't worry much about that…but…do try to keep your anger in check…we may not be able to explain how you killed a doctor while you were inside the house…" He stopped for a moment. "I am so not supposed to be telling you all this information…but I guess it is best this way, as you need to return to your time as soon as possible." He frowned deeply. "But be careful. There are still demons, even in this time period, who would be really happy if you weren't around."

Sesshoumaru nodded.

"The building is green." Inuyasha told him.

Again, Sesshoumaru nodded, and took off in the direction of the apartment building. Kagome blinked. He had just left her here. She sighed. "Well, I guess I'll go back to the hospital, then." She smiled. "Inuyasha?"

"Yes?" he asked.

"When Taka and Toku came outside earlier…who was the girl with them? She looked like she was full youkai…but she was…"

"Don't answer that!" Jin snapped.

Inuyasha nodded, wrapping Kagome in a hug. "She'll be born in a year. I trust you'll name her well."

Kagome was smiling as she left. When she finally got back to the hospital, Yuka, Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango were waiting in the lobby for Sesshoumaru to return. They jumped up when they realized Kagome was returning.

"Did you find her?" Yuka demanded worriedly.

Kagome smiled. "Sesshoumaru has gone to get her. Everything is going to be all right." She assured her friend. "He will be back soon, and then we can leave and go back home."

"That's good." Inuyasha nodded.

Kagome smiled at him. "I love you!" she grinned, kissing him firmly on the lips, and kissing Kaname's forehead lightly.

"I love you, too. What's wrong?" Inuyasha demanded.

"Nothing's wrong, Inuyasha!" she laughed. "Everything is great!"

His eyebrow rose in suspicion. "Whatever you say, Kagome."

"Let's go home. Now." It was Sesshoumaru. Yuka jumped up happily, and groaned in pain.

"Is she all right?" Yuka demanded.

He nodded. "She's fine…but I don't like it here, much. Let's go home, quickly." He suggested.

"You don't have to tell us anymore." Inuyasha shook his head. "We want to leave about as much as you do."

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Sango had her little girl a couple months later, which she and Miroku decided to name Hikari. Hikari and Kaname, being only a couple months apart, were instant friends, despite their young age.

Taka and Toku were growing quickly. The two were already speaking full sentences, and had even begun to fight with one another…which all of the inu-youkai in the group assured Kagome was a good thing. They would need to know how to fight, after all, Inuyasha had explained.

Rin was a strong baby. It almost made Kagome cringe to think about the fact that the girl was only a baby, and made her really wonder what the girl would be like when she was a bit older.

"There's too many girls around here…" Inuyasha realized. "The next pup we have as got to be a boy. I'm beginning to feel a bit out numbered around here."

"Inuyasha…" Kagome whispered. "When…when we were in the future, and we were looking for Rin…we had to find you and ask for help." She revealed. "And…I got to meet Taka and Toku. They were beautiful. And I got to see…" she stopped.

"Got to see who?" he demanded.

"No one."

"Oh, no you don't! You can't tell me something like that and then just stop in the middle of your story! It doesn't work that way…"

"I want to go to the hot springs!" Kagome announced.

"You're changing the subject!"

"Sesshoumaru!" Kagome yelled.

Sesshoumaru looked up. "Inuyasha, take Kagome to the hot springs, or I'm going to hurt you." He threatened.

"But she…" he whined. "Come on, Kagome." He sighed.

Once they were in the hot spring, Kagome relaxed.

"Kagome, tell me what you almost told me back there." Inuyasha pleaded. He kissed her lips lightly. "Please?" he added as an after thought.

Kagome sighed. "All right…but only because Sesshoumaru can't hear. He'd be pretty mad if he knew I was telling you stuff like this…" she relented.

"What is it?" he asked curiously.

"Inuyasha…I saw our daughter." Kagome told him.

"You told me that already!" he frowned.

Kagome shook her head. "No, Inuyasha. Our other daughter. She is a full demon. She didn't say anything to me…but she was beautiful…" Kagome smiled. "She was so beautiful, Inuyasha." She repeated. "All of our children looked perfectly healthy. I was so happy…"

Inuyasha hugged her. "Four children…wow…that will be a handful." He whispered. "But I'm glad you're happy about it."

Kagome sighed. "Don't relax, Inuyasha. Truthfully, I don't think us or our family are ever really going to be safe…" she admitted. "It was something my father said…"

"What did he say?" Inuyasha asked, worry in his voice.

"There are still demons trying to kill us, Inuyasha. Even five hundred years from now…in my era…" she told him. "I think there are always going to be demons or people after us. I don't think we'll ever get a chance to relax…" she cast her eyes down at the ground.

Inuyasha smiled, hugging her, and shrugged. "Well, we'll be fine. We can't let anything bring us down, anymore, Kagome. We've got to be strong for everyone. Obviously, that's worked thus far, so we have to make sure it keeps working…"

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A/N: Had to leave it here you guys. Had to think about how I wanted the next chapter to go. Hope you guys like it. Please review and let me know!