Summary: Inuyasha learns the concept of a birthday, and how close Kagome's is from now. He doesn't know what else to give her, other than one thing. InuKag.

Rated M for past lemon content.

Birthday Gift
Chapter 10: Naraku

Inuyasha fought off one of the annoying tentacles that came to attack him. He had been tired from the night before. He woke up at each coo the baby made, thus earning him no sleep. On top of that, this bastard decided he didn't like Inuyasha's child.

"Your daughter will come to hell with me!" Naraku yelled. Inuyasha growled as he attempted to dodge another one of his tentacles.

"You won't touch her!" He spat back. It was a very good thing that Inuyasha was this protective of his young. Naraku would have found one way or another to get to his child.

Suddenly, Naraku's attacks stopped. Inuyasha took this time to take a breath, while the evil half demon was lured away from him. He turned around to see what had attracted Naraku's attention, and he became filled with dread.

Kagome stood there with her eyes widened in horror. Her daughter was in her grip, which had begun to tighten. Naraku aimed for the child while Kagome was too shocked and stunned to do anything.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome snapped back into reality and managed to dodge Naraku just in time. The baby rolled out of her arms and a few feet away. Kagome had been cornered by one of Naraku's tentacles, keeping her from her child. Inuyasha ran up, plucking his daughter up from the ground without getting hit by Naraku.

"What's he after!" Kagome asked as she moved her head the right. She barely dodged one of his tentacles, which had scraped the side of her face and caused it to bleed.

"He's trying to kill her!" Inuyasha replied. Kagome looked up at Naraku with an evil glare. This wasn't the glare she often gave Inuyasha before sitting him. No, this glare was more evil than Naraku himself could get out. Naraku began to back up as Inuyasha set his daughter down.

"Wind Scar!" Inuyasha yelled. He drug the Tetsaiga from it's spot in the air downwards to the ground. When it hit the ground, four claws began going through the air towards Naraku. Inuyasha ran up, his own claws meeting Naraku as well.

Naraku's eyes grew wide as the effect of the Wind Scar began to disintegrate him. Inuyasha smirked as he vanished. That's when he realized something. Rather than just vanish like the puppets always did, Naraku's body stayed there.

"Kagome, can you tell if this is the real one?" He asked as he knelt down. He covered his nose quickly, smelling the bastard's scent coming from him.

"It didn't disintegrate like his demon puppets did… I think this was really him, Inuyasha!" Kagome exclaimed. Inuyasha looked up at her as she cuddled her daughter. He stood up and kissed her head, then his daughter's head.

"What should we name her?" He questioned as he looked at Naraku's body. Something wasn't quite right. Naraku never appeared in person before, so why was he here himself? Did he really hate their daughter that much? He turned his attention back to his 'mate' and his young daughter.

"Perhaps Kaya." Kagome suggested. Inuyasha blinked then smiled widely and nodded. Kagome kissed her daughter's head and hugged her close. "She's our Kaya." She commented.

Inuyasha hugged her then picked up their daughter to give her a look-over. She had brown eyes like her mother, which made him smile. But she was still lacking hair, so he would have to wait to see if she took that trait from Kagome or not.

"Can you tell what she is?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha looked at her as he cradled their child close to his heart. "Can you tell if she's part demon?" Kagome asked him once again. He looked down at Kaya and his nose twitched.

"I think she's all human." He commented. Kagome nodded then smiled as she watched the hanyou close his eyes. He was entirely content with holding their daughter. It was so strange how much he softened around her.

"Do you think we'll raise her right?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha gave her a questioning look. Obviously having rebel kids wasn't an issue in the feudal times. "What I mean is, do you think she'll be… a rebel?" Inuyasha shook his head, causing Kagome to relax.

"I don't see how the eyes she takes from you can ever show my moods." He told her calmly. Kagome smiled then held her arms out, eager to hold their daughter. Inuyasha handed it to her and Kagome walked back to Kaede's hut alone.

As she did, Inuyasha looked behind him, opposite of Kagome's direction. He sensed something familiar… She better have not come to make everything ruined like Naraku had just done!

"Inuyasha…" She said solemnly, giving him the look that he dreaded.

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"Silver Sakura Blossom"
- Don't worry, that's 81 total. I thought of making the story to where it had to be nine new reviews for each chapter (that'd mean I'd have much, much more reviews), but my mom said that was cruel.

"Get your own hanyou"
- Still love your username for some reason. Anyway, I'm glad that I made it slightly realistic (unfortunately, he isn't real so it can't be totally realistic).

"Sailorgirl16"
- This is Naraku who's doing this. He is just… special.

"Animefanatic1632"
- I'd hate to be your enemy. Don't worry, I shall update once I clean out my bloody inbox…

Okay, I had 25 emails (some weren't reviews) in my inbox when I got back after one day of packing. Does this mean you people like it? I am tossing the idea of a sequal around. Let me know if you'd read it or not. (I'll finish this one. I swear.)

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