Author's Note:
Yes, I am sorry for the last chapter… but it had to be done. Thanks again. I dedicate this chapter to Bakura's Girl88 and Bang You Shot Me, who helped me come up with the names of some people, and some ideas. Thanks again. Officially the new Tetsaiga belongs to me, but the name still belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. These Epilogues will lead to another series I will write later, I hope you enjoy it.
Epilogue: Freedom, and a Reincarnation?
After the climatic battle with Naraku, Kagome stayed in the feudal times with InuYasha. InuYasha, now a pure full demon, lives with Kagome in Kaede's Village. Kaede had passed on, and now Kagome was the protector of the Village. As times passed InuYasha, and Kagome's relationship progressed, and they decided to have a child together. That night their love was greater than ever, and months later a child was born… a half-demon child. As the baby was being cradled in Kagom's arms, InuYasha was pacing… and pacing…and pacing, until Kagome shouted at him to stop, but when he wouldn't she said three words.
"InuYasha…. Sit boy!" yelled Kagome, but then at these words the baby started crying.
"Kagome, get that son of mine to shut up!" yelled InuYasha his voice muffled from the ground.
"Well, I can't, seeing he is hungry," said Kagome as she looked at her son. There their baby was sucking on his thumb like any infant would do. His hair was silver like his father's, but his eyes were like his mothers. At the same time he had the ears of his once half-demon father, InuYasha. His claws weren't as long, but in time they would grow.
"What are we going to name the little tyke," said InuYasha, as he walked over to where Kagome lay nursing the baby. Kagome passed her son over to the father, who was patiently waiting. InuYasha then started cradling their son… looking at how much he resembled his dead father, Inutaisho.
"Kagome, you go to sleep, I'll take our son on a run," said InuYasha as the baby wailed in his arms. Without even letting Kagome reply, he bundled the baby in pink sheets and tied that to his back, which resembled a papoose. Running from the hut at high speed he headed towards the west, where he started gathering some food. An assortment of nuts, berries, along with some vegetation lay on the ground. Crushing them all together his hands, he fed the mush to his son. Finally, after his son fell asleep with a full belly, InuYasha returned to the hut, where Kagome lay fast asleep. Placing his son inside the crib that he had built months before he watched his son for a few minutes. Afterwards he went over, and lay by his mate, Kagome. Kagome opened her eyes, and asked InuYasha a question.
"InuYasha, do you have a name for our son yet?" asked Kagome as she turned to face her mate. She placed her hands tenderly on his shoulder jerking him awake.
"Kagome, I think I do…" said InuYasha as he leaned towards her ear, and whispered something.
"How about Inutaisho?" asked InuYasha as he kissed her playfully on the neck.
"I'd love that name," said Kagome, returning the kiss, but did much more. Her hands went down, from his shoulder as she felt for the kimono, but she wasn't after undressing InuYasha… Her fingers landed on the Sit Necklace. InuYasha watched in confusion as he saw his mate remove the Sit Necklace that had made him a nicer person, as well as one who treated others with respect.
"InuYasha… you are free of this," said Kagome as she took the necklace in her hands and flung it behind her.
"I love you Kagome," said InuYasha as he hugged her body closer to his. The next morning InuYasha woke up bright and early, to retrieve some food for his still tired mate. Kagome stayed where she was nursing young Inutaisho. For the next few years Inutaisho developed his father's attitude, and his mother's stubbornness. He is now 8 years old, and has started training to wield a blade, preferably his grandfather's blade Tetsaiga.
"Inutaisho!" called Kagome from the doorway of a hut.
"Few more minutes of training, mom," said Inutaisho practicing with a bokuto (wooden sword). Inutaisho then focused as he jumped and a nearby wooden post he had set up was cut in half. As he landed he felt a hand grab the top of his kimono.
"Come on runt, its dinner time," said InuYasha with a smile at his son.
"Can we do more later?" asked Inutaisho, with eagerness in his eyes, as he sheathed the wooden sword into his belt. That night slurping could be heard from even the farthest hut in the village… because just like InuYasha, Inutaisho loved ramen noddles.
"Seconds please," said Inutaisho handing the bowl to his mother, who opened the bowl full of ramen, and refilled the bowl.
"My… InuYasha, his belly was just like yours when I first met you," said Kagome snickering. Her features had not changed these past few years except that she still visited her own time now and then, and she now wore the priestess cloths every minute of her life. InuYasha's fluff had developed more, now more like a sleeping bag on his shoulder. He still wore the cloth of the fire rat, with the new Tetsaiga at his side. After dinner, InuYasha decided to help his son train, by sparring with wooden blades. However unnoticed by any of them demons were gathering and watching the young half-demon.
"Is it he," hissed one of the demons.
"So it is," growled another.
At the sounds of other InuYasha told his son to stop for a second. Dropping his wooden sword, that was more like beat up stick now, he unsheathed his untransformed Tetsaiga from its sheath.
"Who goes there?" asked InuYasha.
"We are, but demon who came at the sign of the Shikon Jewel," said the demons in unison.
"Heh, you'll have to kill me first," said InuYasha transforming his blade. The once rusted beat up sword was now the size of a fang, but the blade was red. The handle was black leather, and finally, the hilt was, but fluff. After the transformation was complete, Inutaisho looked at the future sword he would wield, but before he could say anything his father yelled.
"WIND SCAR!" he yelled striking down, causing gold waves to erupt from the blade and destroy the demons. Looking at the demons InuYasha thought he had finished it… or had he? One demon remained unscathed, the demon stood up from where they were… at closer inspection InuYasha could see it was a woman, but she was neither Kagome, nor any of their friends. The scent was all of a sudden familiar… the scent of Naraku. The woman rushed off leaving a confused InuYasha. Looking around he noticed another thing missing… his son. Running towards the scent of whoever it was, he heard the cries of his helpless son, who had drawn his wood sword as a defence. Finally, cornering the one who had taken his son, at the Tree of Ages, she threw his son back at him. Catching him lightly, he found blood flowing from a wound at his side.
"What the hell did you do to my son, witch?" cried an angered InuYasha, as he raised his sword above his head.
"I only needed him for my purposes," said the woman, holding something in her hand... the Shikon no Tamma had returned...
"My name is...," said the woman, but her reply was cut short as InuYasha's anger got the better of him, and he swung down, using his Wind Scar. Gold light erupted from the blade, but as the smoke cleared... she was gone. Sheathing his blade, and picking his son up, he returned to the village where he told Kagome of what had happened to their son, Inutaisho.
"InuYasha, how could you let this happen to Inutaisho?" cried Kagome holding a tissue and wiping her tears.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know, but that woman... she seemed like Naraku, but it wasn't," replied InuYasha grasping Kagome's shoulders. Their son, Inutaisho laid in bed, recovering from the wound at this side.
"And why was the Shikon no Tamma in Inutaisho," asked Kagome as she wiped away that last tear. InuYasha merely shrugged, but then he realized something... like Kikyo, the Shikon no Tama was with her body when she died, did that mean that since Inutaisho was dead, that it would be reincarnated.
"Why the hell was it my son?" thought InuYasha as he told Kagome he had to go somewhere. Kagome merely nodded as she understood where he was going.
"I need Totosai to forge me a new sword, for my son," said InuYasha leaving. Days later after Inutaisho had fully recovered, InuYasha gave Inutaisho a long gift wrapped in fine silk. Inutaisho kind of figured out what it was by the scent of Totosai, the famous Swordsmith.
"Thank you father," cried the sarcastically surprised Inutaisho. He unsheath the blade and noticed that like Tetsaiga, the blade was rusty. Hoping it would transform for the protection of his mother, it did. It looked exactly like the old Tetsaiga, only since Totosai upgraded the old one, he now held a fang.
"Son, let us see how well you can handle the Tetsaiga that Totosai forged from my fangs," said InuYasha drawing his sword... however, as their sparring began, the scent of another had appeared.
To Be Continued in Midoriko's Curse.
End of Epilogue with InuYasha, Kagome, and their son Inutaisho.
Author's Note:
Did you enjoy it or hate it? Review and tell me what you think. Next up who do you want to see next? Sesshoumaru, Ah Uhn, Rin, and Jaken, or Miroku, Sango, Kohaku, and Kilala, or finally, how Shippo's doing being Totosai's new apprentice? Pick one, and put it in your review ok? Finally, after all the Epilogues are done, I will continue, but in a different series titled Midoriko's Curse. Thanks again for you wonderful fans, of InuYasha.
P.S. I may change the title, because I am not sure what it will be yet.