(sigh) . . . so bored . . . cant focus . . . writing this anyway.

all I own is Riko, Silver, Kaori, and Miya. some other characters might show up later, but I'll put a disclaimer anyway.

The Twin Factor

chapter 1

She sat outside Kaede's hut waiting with unimaginable impatience. Her violet eyes watched the sky as clouds slowly drifted above her. She sighed, then she jumped a little bit as a small scream came from the hut. Why were they doing this to her? Why did she have to sit outside and just listen to her mother's suffering? Maybe there wasn't anything she could do to help, but why agonize her like this? Her eyes narrowed, and she looked at the ground she sat three or four feet off of on a boulder. She was so angry at everyone for this, disregarding the situation. Her parents, Kaede-

"Riko?"

She jumped back to reality, turning to Silver. "Uh... yeah?" she asked smiling innocently, but knowing she had done something.

"You okay?"

Now she was confused. "Yeah... Why?"

"Well... you're kinda talkin' to yourself."

"What?"

"I'm serious. You looked down at the ground and started mumbling something to yourself."

Oops. "I... I did?" she sweatdropped.

Silver nodded. "M-hm. You feeling okay?" His voice was more caring now. More concerned.

"I'm fine," Riko replied in the same tone. "... Just worried."

"I don't blame ya."

Inuyasha's voice suddenly emerged from the hut. "You're gonna be alright, Kagome. I'm right here. Don't worry."

Kagome was then heard. She was obviously in pain.

"That's it!" Riko jumped off the boulder and stormed to the hut.

Silver anxiously followed her. "Riko, wait! I don't think-"

As Riko pushed the curtain away from the doorway, though...

"Midoriko!"

Kaede.

"Aw man!" Riko groaned, stomping her foot lightly. She turned to Silver, who was standing right behind her. "How does she do that?" she whispered.

He shrugged. "She's a priestess. Maybe she has some kind of abilities that help her sense people coming."

Riko gave him a look.

"Ya never know."

Riko sighed. Then her heart almost stopped.

A faint cry was suddenly heard in the hut. Nobody outside would have recognized it. But Riko knew what it meant. She slowly turned to look at Silver again, as a smile made it's way across her face. No word, not even the highest-pitched squeal of excitement could express her joy. So all she did was hug her boyfriend tightly. He smiled, too. Then he called to Kaede, "Uhh, can we come in now?"

"Not yet."

"What?" Riko quickly let go of Silver and would have stuck her head in if not for him holding the quarter-demon back. "Why?" she snapped.

"Riko..."

Her eyes widened. "Uhmm... y-yeah, Dad?" she asked, nervous.

"I'd listen to Kaede if I were you. You wanna end up with a few of those beads around your neck?"

"No! No." she immediately replied.

"A'right, then stay out there until she says to come in."

"'Kay." With that, the half-breed dog and the full-blooded wolf walked away and sat back on the rock.

Three minutes later, however...

"May I?"

"If ye must, Inuyasha."

Riko suddenly heard her father drop.

"I think that was your dad," Silver spoke up.

"Yeah." Riko paused for a moment, then ran back to the hut.

Silver didn't follow her this time, but watched her go instead. "Riko, for crying out-"

"Dad? . . . Oh my gosh..." Riko gasped, and walked all the way inside Kaede's hut.

"Riko?" Silver started to get up, but he froze when he heard... another cry. He smiled and left Riko to the new additions to her family.
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"Mom, I can't believe this." Riko was amazed. Her mom had twins. The smile she had never left her face, and it only grew when Kaede let her hold one of the babies. She looked at the elderly priestess. "So, who's who?" she asked.

Kaede looked back at her. "Pardon?"

"I mean, two boys? Two girls? What?"

Kaede smiled. "I see. The one you're holding, Midoriko, is a girl. Your mother is holding your new brother."

The fifteen-year-old's smile continued to grow. "Wow," she said, breathless. Then she looked at her father, who lay on the ground unconscious. "Iiis... he gonna be okay?"

Kagome laughed. "He should be fine," she said softly, a little tired.

"Good," said Riko, "I do not want him to miss this." She looked down at her new little sister. She had a little bit of black hair on her head, and she posessed her father's violet human eyes. The boy, the one her mom was holding, also had black hair, but instead had the dark brown eyes of his mother. Riko just continued to smile. "Hey, Mom," she suddenly asked. Kagome looked at her oldest daughter. "What're their names?"

Kagome smiled as her son grabbed a tuft of her hair. "I don't know yet."

"What? Mom, you've known about this for eight months and you didn't even consider names?"

"Uh-"

"I mean, come on. Grandma's been excited about it, Tai's parents have been giving you gifts for them nonstop, Shippo's even tried to feel them kick! You never thought of names?"

"Riko! Get. A grip."

Riko stopped herself before her mom got ugly. "Yes, ma'am."

Inuyasha suddenly got up. "What I miss?" he asked, rubbing his head. Riko and Kagome just laughed.
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"So, any ideas yet?"

Silver looked to the doorway of the hut as Riko and her new family walked out.

"Well, actually," said Kagome, "I have been giving it a little thought."

"What?" Inuaysha asked.

Kagome smiled. "Riko's pretty much shocked that we didn't think of any names for the babies yet."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Typical."

"She gets it from you, ya know."

"Oh, c'mon, who's famous line is 'sit'?"

"Don't even get me started!"

"Uh, Mom? Dad?"

Kagome and Inuyasha looked at Riko.

"Anything?"

"Yeah," Kagome replied, "Something." She took her new daughter and went on. "Well, for your sister... I was thinking Miya. How's that sound?"

The baby smiled and made a noise of approval.

"Yeah, I like it, too," said Riko.

Kagome smiled.

"What about the boy?"

"Well..." Kagome looked at Inuyasha, "I'm going to leave that one to your father."

Riko laughed. "Good luck, Dad."

Inuaysha gave his daughter a look. "Hopefully, I won't need it."

"Right."

Another look. "A'right... ... Whaddya think of Kaori?"

Kagome and Riko thought it over. "I like it," Kagome finally spoke up.

"Same here," Riko added in.

"Okay," said Inuyasha, "Then it's settled."

"Mhm," Kagome nodded, "Kaori and Miya it is, then."
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all I'd like for now is some feedback on this chapter. y'know, tell me whatcha think.

for now, thats all I want. 'kay? 'kay. l8r: )