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Love Me as I Am

Chapter 63- The Wishes

"Have you got the wish or wishes in your head now?"

"Hai…but what if I mess up?"

Yasuo wrapped his arm reassuringly around her shoulders and pulled her close to him.

"Listen…you won't mess up. I have faith in you…you know that."

"Yes…I do. Arigatou."

The couple came to a grassy clearing not far from the cabin.

"Have you got the jewel with you?"

Suki removed the jewel from around her neck and held it between her middle and index fingers. Yasuo stepped back a few feet as Suki gave him a look of longing. Why couldn't he stand beside her?

But all of her thoughts about him vanished as she looked up at the sky and the jewel began glowing.

'This is it…this is finally it.'

The brush and trees around her rustled as the wind picked up. Some instinct from deep within her told her to kneel when presenting her wishes so she did just that. She didn't speak them but instead thought them and somehow she just knew each and every wish would be answered. Her third and final wish was answered when the jewel split into shards again. This time the shards didn't scatter and instead stayed motionless in her palm. She examined them then closed her hand around them and stood up, mouthing a silent 'thank you' to the sky and going over to Yasuo. He was a bit surprised when she threw her arms around him.

~*~*~

"Trinity? What was that light?" Kanaye questioned.

Trinity gazed off into the horizon where a distant flash had just faded.

"I-I don't know. What do you thi--wait. Kanaye? Did you just-did you just actually see the light?"

"Y-yeah…I did."

"T-that means…that your eyesight is returning! Oh Kanaye!"

Trinity plastered him with gentle loving kisses, more out of happiness than anything else.

"It's only a matter of time now till you see all of us again. Granted…I might not be as skinny as I used to be by the time you see me."

"But just as beautiful."

Trinity wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her forehead to his.

"Must you flatter me so?"

He nodded.

"Hai, because soon I'll be able to see you blush again."

Trinity smiled and snuggled up to him.

"It's nothing short of a miracle."

~*~*~

"Inuyasha? What is it?"

Inuyasha was sniffing the air.

"I dunno. I just know somethin' big's happenin'."

"Like what?"

"I dunno! If I did I would be telling you wouldn't I?!"

An uncomfortable silence followed and immediately Inuyasha felt guilty for yelling. He sighed and walked over to Kagome, wrapping his muscled arms around her.

"Look Kagome. I'm sorry I snapped at you. I guess I'm just tired. None of us have gotten much sleep in the past two days right? Will you forgive this old flea bag?"

Kagome smiled and looked up at him.

"You're not old."

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at her.

"Okay fine. If I were your age I'd be dead. But I'm not a demon."

"Right." Inuyasha responded, nipping at her neck affectionately.

For an old dog, he sure was playful.

~*~*~

'Oh Kaede…if only you could see me now.' Suki thought as she and Yasuo walked back to the cabin, his arm snaked loosely around her waist.

'I know you would be so proud.'

~*~*~

Two weeks had passed since then and everything was going reasonably well. Kanaye was at last able to see blobs of color and would be able to see perfectly any day now. Suki still held the shards in her possession and was tying a string to each and every one of them.

'They will be able to travel through the well whenever they wish as long as they each have one of these shards.' Suki thought.

She had more than enough shards she knew and she had asked that on purpose.

'Not only will there be one for each of my close friends and my uncle and family, but also for the generations to come. And when we run out, the shards will be passed down. We don't need to worry about the malice within the shards any longer. They are useless except for as keys to the future and are of no use in gaining strength.'

When she was finished tying the strings on the shards she nodded to her husband Yasuo. They had gotten married only a week after she made the wishes. There was no ceremony, only the two of them and the priest. But it was enough. It was always enough.

"Shall we?" Yasuo asked, helping Suki up off the floor and the two of them going outside.

~*~*~

Kunara stood beside Rin's bed holding her hand.

"You mean…I'm gonna have a little brother or sister?"

"Perhaps both." Sesshomaru stated, stepping into the room.

Rin's eyes widened.

"P-please tell me you're kidding." She pleaded.

There was silence.

"Sesshomaru?"

"Think of it this way Rin. Since when have I been one to kid around.?"

"T-then momma's really gonna have…two babies?" Kunara asked in amazement.

Sesshomaru nodded and Rin glared at him.

"Don't rub it in." she warned.

Obviously something was bothering her.

"Kunara, could your mother and I talk alone please?"

Kunara nodded disdainfully.

"Yes father."

And she left. Sesshomaru's lips curled into a small smile. He could still hear breathing outside the doorway.

"ALONE please." He repeated and he waited until he heard her footsteps disappear down the hall.

Sesshomaru took one look at Rin who looked like she was going to cry.

"What's wrong?" he asked, sitting her up and pulling her into his lap so that her legs hung over the bed and she was leaning up against him.

"W-will you still love me when I'm the size of…an elephant?"

"Of course." He replied honestly, trying his hardest not to smile.

"W-what if I'm…mean to you and I have," she cringed as she said it "…mood swings."

"I don't know what kind of demon I would be if I couldn't withstand them."

"Are you sure?"

"A demon sticks to his or her word. I gave you my word. I would never let anything happen to you nor would I ever abandon you, not matter the circumstances."

"I know."

"So, now you must do your part and trust me."

"I do."

"Then stop your worrying. You are the most worryful human I have ever come across."

"And it all started the day I brought you the fish."

Sesshomaru nodded and twisted her hair around his clawed finger.

"Must you remind me? And how is it you still remember?"

"Was it not a happy day?"

"I'm not sure I would use those words exactly…"

Rin smiled against his chest then looked up at him.

"I see you still hold a grudge against your younger half brother."

"Think what you want." He replied defiantly.

Rin couldn't help but smile. She had longed for him to act this way around her. Honestly, sometimes his mannerisms were so childish and those of a young teenager. And yet…when he wanted, he was so stern and strong which was most of the time.

'Oh, how I do love him…'

~*~*~

"Mother? Are you there?"

Suki knocked on the wooden door of Kagome and Inuyasha's house.

"Hello? Mom?"

The door creaked open and instead of seeing Kagome, Suki stood in front of her little sister who was many feet shorter than her. She bent down to come face to face with little Kuneau.

"Would you by any chance know where mom is?"

Kuneau smiled and hugged Suki around the neck, glad to see her older sister.

"Kitchen." She stated.

"Mommy's in the kitchen."

Suki stood as Kuneau took her hand and led her through the house which looked surprisingly modern compared to Sango and Miroku's house.

Kagome was in the kitchen preparing lunch, which consisted of roast beef instant ramen from home. She hadn't heard Suki knocking and was a bit surprised to suddenly see her standing in the middle of the kitchen.

"What brings you here?"

"What? I can't visit my own mother every once in a while?"

"I didn't say that did I?"

Kagome smiled as Suki hugged her.

"No, would you know where day is by any chance?"

"No, why?"

I have something to tell you but I wanted to tell him as well."

"You're no…pregnant are you? Because I really don't--"

"No. No. Definitely not. We figure we'll wait a while. Besides, we've already got two toddlers running around and I don't find it very sensible to have to chase them around while being the size of a small whale. It's bad for aerodynamics."

Kagome chuckled and put the ramen over the battery powered Bunsen burner.

"I suppose not. Kuneau, your lunch is ready. Go get daddy."

Kuneau skipped out the door and passed Yasuo on the way out, giving him a sweet smile before continuing on her search for her father. Yasuo shook his head and smiled to himself, seeking out Suki and wandering into the kitchen. His presence wasn't acknowledged until his arms encircled Suki's waist and she gasped audibly in surprise.

"Oh Yasuo…it's just you."

"Just me? Who'd you think it was? The bogey man?"

Suki smiled.

"Of course not. You're too cute. The bogey man is ugly."

"How do you know? Have you met him?"

"I've had to scare him away enough time in order for the kids to get to sleep peacefully."

"Oh yeah. You have to be BRAVE to do that." He replied sarcastically.

"Damn straight!"

"Suki!"

"Oops. I'm sorry…you got me riled up…that's all. That was out of line…gomen ne."

"No, it's all right. I like seeing you let go every once in a while." He whispered next to her ear making her shiver.

"It's…sexy."

Suki smiled.

"Really?"

"Very much so actually."

Suki turned to face him, tracing his lips with her finger.

"Not like you even have to try."

Both leaned foreword for a kiss but before their lips could meet they were separated by Kagome.

"I'm running a kitchen here, not a bed and breakfast."

Suki and Yasuo blushed crimson before Kagome flashed them an understanding smile.

"You may eat in here if you wish. We can eat in the other room.

"No, it's alright. We're going to leave right after we tell you and dad our very important…thing."

"Thing? Oh…sounds so…urgent."

Suki nodded as she took Yasuo's hand and they followed Kagome out into the living room.

~*~*~ Well I hope you guys like this chapter. I tried to incorporate a bit more fluff into it and I hope that worked. I also got some people saying that Sango and some of the other characters were getting a little bit kinky (is that the word I wanna use?) Well anyway, sorry about that. I hope you guys'll forgive me. If you like it then just tell me cause I don't wanna put TOO much of that stuff in but it's actually quite fun to write/read. Well to make up for that I made this chapter just a bit longer. I also hope you guys don't mind Suki's little slip up too much. I just kinda felt like venting through her cause I don't really remember but I think the day I wrote that might have been kinda hectic or something. (bad memory) So anyway, thanks for all the reviews as always. I love each and every one of my reviewers.~*~*~ Miyu