Doggie Days
By. DemonGirl-Setsuna
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DemonGirl-Setsuna: Hi there! Setsuna here!
I'm deciding to be generous today, and will post a second chapter!
Since it is the last chapter I could fit into the notebook I wrote it in!
The next chapter and all the other chapters after it are in another notebook, so I'll get one notebook out of the way for the second notebook!
Here is chapter 17!
Please Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or anything belonging to Rumiko Takahashi.
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Ch. 17
Time Spent with the Mother
He Hasn't Seen In Years
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"Mother, is that really you?", InuYasha asks, his heart pounding.
"It's been 195 years, InuYasha. Even though you were sealed to a tree for 50 of the 195 years", Izayoi replies, smiling.
"How could you be here? You died when I was 5 years old, mother", he says, "That was 145 years ago to me".
"This hall is a gateway on the border of the spirit world", Himiko answers, standing up, "This time your mother is real, unlike when Sesshomaru tricked you".
"Now that things have calmed down, InuYasha and Himiko, the two of you have to work together to save the girl and stop Godai", an elder says.
"Himiko, please explain how to Lord InuYasha", another elder says.
"In two days Godai plans to marry Kagome, and it is the same day as the solar eclipse. Godai believes you are dead, so he won't expect you to show up at the wedding to stop him…", she takes ten minutes to explain what they have to do, "Do you understand what we have to do?"
"Yes I do, but I have to confess my love to Kagome?", he asks, blushing.
"You have to or your curse won't break and you'll remain as a dog forever", Himiko adds, "You have to stop being insecure; as I say, to be rude shows a man is weak or insecure, and you've been rude to Kagome".
"So when do we put our plan into action?", he says.
"We put it in action tomorrow, but until then get some rest, bathe and converse with your mother, it's been too long since you've seen each-other", Himiko replies, bowing, "Thank you for saving me Lady Izayoi", she leaves the room.
"InuYasha, walk with me", Izayoi says, taking a few steps.
"Yes mother", he says, following her.
"You've grown up handsomely, you look like your father, you even have his reckless streak", she replies after a moment of silence, "But I do see you inherited some traits for me as well; expectably when I look at your face".
"Thank you, mother", he says, blushing.
"I'm sorry, I left you when you were a child. I'm ashamed that I left you alone with no one to care for you", she says, tears forming in her eyes.
"Mother, please don't cry, it wasn't your fault", InuYasha replies, feeling helpless at her tears, "When you cry, I feel like I did something wrong", pain forms in his voice, then he winces in pain as he clutches his chest.
"InuYasha, what's wrong?", Izayoi asks, worry in her voice.
"It's nothing", he lies, his eyes flashing red, 'Some poison must still be in my system, it's getting harder to control my demon blood! It would be easier if I had the tetsusaiga, but it was left at Godai's castle'.
"Did someone mentally say they needed tetsusaiga", Himiko says, holding up the sword.
"Himiko, how did you…?", he utters, taking hold of his sword and his pain subsides, "Thank you".
"Don't thank me, thank Midori, she is the one that sneaked it out of Godai's castle", Himiko says, "Midori is aiding us in exchange for meeting up with her cousin; Shippo".
"I'm sorry for attacking you, Himiko", he says, "I was wrong about you".
"You're forgiven, and sorry for intruding on your time with your mother", she bows, then leaves.
"That woman is remarkable", Izayoi whispers, "Let's go".
"Go where mother?", InuYasha asks.
"You need to bathe, InuYasha", Izayoi replies.
"Mother…", he says, blushing, "…I'll bathe, but I'm washing myself. I will let you do what you use to do after my bath".
"Deal", she agrees, smiling.
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Ten Minutes Later…
InuYasha lays on his belly with his head in his mother's lap, she separates sections of his wet hair and finger-combs them.
"I missed doing this", Izayoi whispers, she finishes finger-combing his hair and starts to rub the base of his ear.
"Yes, mother", he relaxes at her touch as a dog-style purr rumbles in his chest, "I missed you mother", he says, letting tears flow from his eyes, "I really missed you".
"I missed you too".
He drifts into a peaceful sleep.
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DemonGirl-Setsuna: Well? What did you think? Please review!
The next chapter is called; 'Secrets of the Past'.
Catch you readers next time!