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Chapter 18
A month and a half went by and Kagome and Rin had moved from cave to cave to stay once or two steps ahead of Sesshoumaru. Kagome knew he was looking for them because a couple of times, he would walk right passed the cave they were in. Once while she was out checking the area around the cave in her smaller inu form, she saw him so she jumped into the bushes before he saw her and then ran to the cave they were in and had Rin climb on and quickly ran off before Sesshoumaru had even reached the cave.
Kagome knew her pregnancy would be over in about two and a half weeks, so she decided that it would be best if she went to her adoptive family's den. It would be the safest place for her to give birth and also her family could help protect her and Rin. So she head toward the board of the Western Lands and Southern Lands where her adoptive family's den laid. It took two days for her to reach it and before she got to the den, she changed back into her human form and took Rin hand and headed toward the den. When she neared the den, her aunts and some uncles lifted their heads to see who was coming. When they realized who it was, they all ran to her to greet her. Rin became frighten and got behind Kagome's legs. Kagome laughed a little and said, "It's ok Rin. This is my adoptive family. They raised me since I was a baby." Kagome knelt down and petted each one and said in wolf tongue, '"Hello everyone. Yes, I'm home.'" Some of Kagome's aunts came up to Rin and Rin cling to Kagome's back tighter. Kagome looked over her shoulder and gently said to Rin, "Its okay Rin." "'Everyone, this is Rin. She is my adoptive daughter."' Rin calmed down a little and cautiously came out from behind Kagome and stood beside her. Kagome said hello to her aunts and uncles and then she looked up and saw Mira walk out of the den.
Kagome got up and walked over to her and knelt down to her. "'Mother."' "'Oh Kagome, I knew you would return to us. We have missed you so much.'" Kagome put her arms around Mira and smiled. Mira looked over her adoptive daughter's body to make sure she had been taking care of herself while she was gone. When she did, Mira noticed Kagome's stomach and said, '"Oh my, Kagome are you…"' "'Pregnant? Yes."' Kagome had answered her with a bit of sorrow and Mira looked at her with concern. "'Are you not happy about it?"' Kagome sighed and said, "'No, but…my mate has changed. He has become angry and cruel and drove the two of us away. Rin was under his protection, almost like his adoptive daughter, and I had to get her and myself away from him.'" Mira growled a bit and said, "'That bastard! How could you mate with someone like that?"' "'Mother, you don't understand! Sesshoumaru didn't use to be like this. He loved me and I did too and I still love him. I can't bring myself to not love him, but I had to get away from his anger, for mine and my children's sake, including Rin."' Mira and Kagome heard laughter and they both looked over at Rin. The wolf pups had gotten her to the ground and were licking her face. Kagome smiled a little and said, "'That is the first time in two months that I have seen Rin acting like her true self."' She stroked her mother's head and then stood up and said, "'Can you watch Rin for me? Traveling all this while and also being pregnant has worn me down."' Mira nodded and then said, "'Plus you need to be taking it easy since judge by your stomach, you should be almost done with the pregnancy."' Kagome nodded and then enter the cave. Mira watched her go into the cave and lie down on her old bed of moss and a blanket that Mira had found in an abandoned village long ago and then went to her usual spot on a rock to watch over her pack and Rin.
Sesshoumaru and Jaken had been searching for Rin and Kagome for a month and a half, but found very little. Sesshoumaru once caught a glimpse of Kagome in her wolf form run off into the forest. He had followed her, but by the time he had reached the cave where she and Rin had stayed, they were already gone. He then had fallen a few days behind her for she had left her scent in the opposite direction then which she had gone. They came to a cave and Sesshoumaru looked around. "They were here, Lord Sesshoumaru." With a little bit of anger in his voice, Sesshoumaru said, "I can see that Jaken, but their scent is old. Let's go." "Yes, sir." They left the cave and Sesshoumaru thought, 'That scent was a week old, so I am still far behind her.' He clenched his fist so hard that blood trickled down his hand. Sesshoumaru then walked to the cliff's edge that was outside the cave. He stood there and felt the wind blow his long silver hair behind him. He saw the rising full moon and thought, 'Kagome, where can you be?'
Kagome awoke later that night and looked around the cave to see where Rin was. She saw that Rin was asleep next to Mira and Kagome ha to smile at that. Kagome then slowly stood up and quietly left the cave. She walked out to her favorite spot, at the cliff's edge where she could see a full 180 degrees panorama, and saw the full moon rising. The wind blew her long hair blew behind as she looked over the valley below. She looked across the valley at the mountain far from the one she was on and she thought she saw a white figure standing there. She shook her head knowing that she was still thinking about him. She missed Sesshoumaru so much, but she was still scared to return to him. She put her hands on her stomach and felt tears roll down her cheeks. She fell to her knees and hugged her stomach. "Why can't I forget him? I want to forget him, but I can't. Why can't I forget him?" "'Because you still love him.'" Kagome turned her head and saw Mira come up next to her. "'But…but I…I don't know if I want to love him anymore. He still wants me back. He has been following us over the month and a half. I want to forget him, but I just can't. I'm so confused and I don't know what to do."' More tears fell from her eyes and she hung her head. Mira rubbed up against her, trying to calm her down. Kagome cried for a good ten minutes and then she finally calmed down. Then Kagome gently got up and headed back into the den. Mira watched her go in and then sighed, for she didn't know how she could help her.
A week and a few days had gone by and Mira had advised Kagome to stay in her bed, but every night, Mira would find Kagome at her favorite spot at the cliff's edge looking up at the moon. The moon in a few days would be a crescent moon and that was when Kagome expected her babies to come. Kagome would then come back into the cave and lie back down on her bed and fall asleep. Mira was a little concern, but she didn't know how she could comfort her.
Sesshoumaru continued on, determined to find Kagome and bring her home. For the first time in his entire life, he felt alone. She was what he was missing in his life and he had lost her all because he had fallen under the spell that was placed on him. He growled at himself many time at the thought that he hadn't been strong enough to rid himself of the spell early. This only pushed his determination further to get her back.
Over the few days left in Kagome's pregnancy, Rin would bring her freshly picked flowers and place them with her. Rin would stay with her for about an hour and then would go out and play with the wolf pups that she had grown so fond of. Kagome couldn't help but smile at that, to see Rin so happy. She had missed that over the three and a half months that they had gone through this. Kagome adjusted herself on her bed to make herself more comfortable. She rubbed her stomach and felt two separate kicks. She smiled and then sighed. From the cave, she could see the sun begin to set and that her family began to come back inside. Mira came over to her and said, "'How you feeling?"' "'Very uncomfortable. I think it will happen sometime tonight."' "'Well, we will keep your uncles at one end of the den tonight."' Kagome nodded and then leaned back against wall.
In the middle of the night, when the crescent moon was at its highest point, Kagome felt a strong pain in her abdomen. She sat up and grabbed her lower stomach and gasped. Heavy breathing followed as another strong pain hit her like a sack of brick. She gritted her teeth and tried to bare the pain, but it was very difficult to. Mira awoke to Kagome's gasp of air and went over to her. "'Mother, it's started.'" Mira nodded and called over some of her sisters to help Kagome. Two of Kagome's aunts came over to help while the others stayed with Rin, who wanted to go over to Kagome's side. Two hours of pain and a lot of pushing, Kagome's labor was over. She looked over to see a small girl and boy both wailing. Tears of joy and sorrow came to her eyes. She was glad that her twins were health, but she was sad that their father couldn't see their birth. Kagome did the best she could to tie off their umbilical cord and then wrap them in blankets. Mira gently picked up the boy while Kagome picked up her little girl and then laid them on her bed and she laid next to them. Rin walked over to Kagome and knelt in front of her. "These are you brother and sister, Rin." "What are you going to name them?" Kagome looked at the two infants and then sighed. She then said, "Well, the boy looks just like Sesshoumaru, so I going to name him Sesso; and I'm going to name the little girl Maruna." Rin looked at Kagome and said, "Oka-san, do you miss Sesshoumaru-sama?" Kagome nodded, but then said, "I want to see him, but I am afraid to." She then turned her attention to Sesso and Maruna, who were fast asleep, and said, "I don't know what to do." She smiled at her twins and then looked outside the cave at the crescent moon that was setting in the sky.
Yeah, this chapter is done. I hope you liked it. Next chapter will be up as soon as I type it. Review.