Memories

Chapter 3

By: Suppup17

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha himself. But I did create his future children. Hehehe.

I was in my kitchen when he arrived. Tanoke just burst through the door and ran in. It surprised me and he laughed as I gave him a short lecture on barging in on people.

"Oh," he laughed. "I thought about it last night. And…I wanna know about your Mom. How did she handle Inuyasha?"

I sat down and chuckled. "That's a secret not even I know." I leaned back again and began to speak. "Kagome was a very gentle and wise woman. Oh…But she was so strong willed. One needed to be when living with Inuyasha. If it was bed time, it was bed time. There was no arguing with her. Infact, we had better luck with Dad but I think that's because he was a softy for kids."

Tanoke laughed.

"Oh, and Kagome was a great cook. Dad said that a lot. She always had treats for us and little snacks. I loved her cookies." I nodded. "There has yet to be someone who could do cookies just like her."

"Did she have schooling? You know…Since she was from our time?"

I nodded. "You are a sharp boy, Tanoke. Yup. She was very educated. Well, at least for the time period in which we lived in. But Takashi and I went onto college while she only stayed with a high school diploma. But she was wise. She taught us everything there was to know. Then, they gave us the option of schooling and I wanted to come here. Takeshi couldn't let me go alone so he came too."

"Wow."

I nodded in agreement.

"Did Inuyasha want you to get an education?"

"Well," I rubbed my old knee. It seemed to be giving me troubles again. "He told us if we wanted one, we had to survive in the present time. It was Mom who advised it. Daichi was a fighter and I think Dad persuaded him to only know fighting. It was better that way. Now, Takeshi, my human brother, didn't want me alone in the present time."

The room went quiet as I waited for him to ask another question. So I continued.

"I'm not saying that every kid should have a choice at education. Every child should have an education. Takeshi and I were much better off then Daichi. He was half demon like Dad though and he'd never fit in with everyone else."

"How many siblings did you have?" He suddenly asked, almost cutting me off.

"I had three. But my older sister passed away when we were babies."

Tanoke gave me a curious look. I could tell he wanted me to go on.

"We were twins."

Tanoke's look didn't change.

"She was the strong, healthy, one. I was the weak, and always sick one."

"That's not true," Tanoke argued. "You've outlived everyone and is still here today at the bright age of eighty-seven!"

I smiled softly, knowing his good intentions. "Yes, well, I was always sicly and no one expected me to get this old. I was always sick and always catching something."

"Did you know her?"

I laughed some more. Looking back at my life was almost humorous. "No, Tan. I was probably only a month when she died."

"If she was the healthy one…then how did she…die?"

"We don't know. Mom told me she just died in her sleep."

"I bet'cha Inuyasha sure babied you then."

I nodded in agreement. "You bet. I was Daddy's Little Girl."

"Did Daichi and Takeshi get jealous?"

"No, they got plenty of attention too."

Tanoke nodded, understandingly.

"I was sure looked after though, almost to the point of annoyance."

"Were the three….four of you born in the present or the feudal era?"

"Feudal." I answered easily. I stood up and began moving towards the kitchen. "Mom and Dad didn't' want the doctors to see and hanyou baby. They wanted to avoid all the questioning. Come now, its tea time."

AS we sat down, Tanoke began writing down notes in his notebook. Then he looked up with his attentive eyes and asked again.

"How much older are your brothers?"

"Daichi was six years older and Takeshi was 4." I sipped some of the tea.

I think Tanoke ran out of questions because he went silent for almost fifteen minutes. He chewed on his rice ball quietly while I watched the birds on the window seal.

"Are you the only one who's going to buried here?"

I was broken from my thoughts. "No," I shook my head. "Takeshi is buried here too. In the present I mean. And my husband is buried here too."

Tanoke nodded some more. "I better go Ms. Hakatama. Can I come tomorrow?"

"I'll expect it."

He bowed politely and left. I just stayed where I was and watched the birds outside. My turn was coming soon and I knew. I wasn't afraid though. I was sure everyone was waiting for me.

I'm so sosososososososososososo sorry for the absense. For the people who know me, I'm not usually like this. But school is troublesome and yeah...I"m in a bit of a mess with Dad. Plus, I lost all my chapter and just found them. So YAY! I'll get them typed up for you all! Anyway, I have to go... (CRY) I have to go do Trig homework. Love you all!