Of course once again this chapter goes out to my beta reader, XxSoulStealerxX
Thanks for editing my chapters sis!
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"Morning Lady Ayame, Kagome and her family have come to visit you. She waits for you outside." Ayame's personal servant told her politely. Although most of the females were known as servants they were never treated as such. Never once had they refused an order, never beaten or sold off to other clans just for an alliance.
"Of course, thank you Aiko, please tell them I'll be right out." Ayame stated groggily but still held a smile in her voice as she remembered the erotic night before with Kouga.
"Yes my lady." Aiko responded
Ayame stretched in her night clothes which consisted of shorts and a small top Kagome had given Ayame about a year ago. 'I wonder what she's doing here. Maybe Inuyasha smelled Kouga.' she thought standing up from her futon that consisted mainly of furs.
Walking outside to the mouth of the cave Kagome smiled and walked up, with Inuyasha by her side, to her friend with a smile.
"Kagome, Inuyasha I had not planned on seeing you so soon. I assume nothing is wrong so why have you come to the northern mountains?" she asked while embracing Kagome mindful of her bulging stomach.
"Inuyasha caught the scent of Kouga and followed it here. What's going on?" she asked the female wolf. 'Thought so.' Ayame thought
"He came to recuperate his strength and-"
"And what?" Inuyasha asked her with a soft voice. Over the years and after the birth of his daughter he had become 'soft' in the minds of Ayame and Kagome. He didn't jump or start fights any longer only when he felt necessary.
"To see why I had visited Kagome." Ayame shifted her head towards the ground in sadness. Although she now knew he loved her she still had some doubts in her mind.
"Don't jump to conclusions Ayame, maybe it is for another reason that he requested to see me. He knows that I am mated to Inuyasha and have a daughter. It was a crush and nothing more." Kagome assured her
"Speaking of your daughter, where is Umi?" Ayame asked changing the subject and flashing a smile trying to get her mind off the previous night and doubts of Kouga's love for her.
"She is with your grandfather strangely enough. She has taken a liking to him." Inuyasha responded
"She does make him feel years younger by the looks of it. He loves children. Human, demon, or quarter demon." Ayame said and giggled at her statement. Umi was a blessing towards her grandfather. He was always playful towards the children as most people were.
"Kagome." A voice spoke from the right to the group. Kouga was saddened, he had to admit, but a year back he had given up and realized while on his journey that his love for her was nothing more than a crush. He loved Ayame, just as he did the entire time. He just had to realize it.
"Hello Kouga, I haven't seen you in a while." Kagome responded politely
"Kagome, I need to give you these. I have no such use for them any longer and this will complete the jewel." He handed her two jewel shards and smiled at her.
"Kouga…thank you." Kagome didn't know how to respond to this besides what she had just said
"I hear you have a daughter, and it looks like one is on the way." He tried to make a conversation. He still wanted to be friends with her no matter what.
"Yes, twins we think." Kagome stated proudly with a hand rubbing her stomach
"What's all the commotion? Don't you people ever shut the hell up?" Reina called tiredly from behind. Ayame chuckled at her friend's remark. 'I thought she had fallen asleep in her own cave.' Ayame mused
"You remember Reina." Ayame stated towards Kagome and Inuyasha
"Oh hi you guys long time no see." Reina recovered from her previous proclamation with a smile. Ayame only sweat dropped along with everyone else.
"You seem- happy." Inuyasha tried to find the words but only those came out. Reina chuckled at what he had said.
"Sorry about that. I was- out. I need a bath." Reina stated while Ayame could only think of the name Kuro
"You need a nap."
"Oh shut up. Kagome would you like to come along? It looks like we have a lot to catch up on since I last seen you." Reina asked
"Sure why not? I won't be long Inuyasha." Kagome said pecking him on the cheek.
"Be careful." He told her as sternly as he could. It was hard to get mad or frustrated with her. She was too good a person. The girls took off seeing that Reina had all the things they would need in her hands.
"You find what you were searching for wolf?" Inuyasha asked taking recognition to Kouga.
"Yes I did if you have to know mutt." He responded with his same old cocky attitude.
"You like her don't you?" Inuyasha just had to tease. It was just strange to see Kouga looking so credulous
"Shut up you mangy dog." He growled
"You DO! God, your either horny or finally come to your senses. Ayame hasn't been the same since you left."
"What do you mean not the same? She acts normal to me." Kouga replied 'She acted normal last night when she was moaning my name.' He thought with a mental grin
"Kagome says she's showing early signs of depression. I'm guessing that it's because she's trying to deny her feelings for you." Inuyasha said
"Then I'll talk to her." 'Though there is no point, but she doesn't want anybody to know yet, damn females. So complicated.'
"It isn't that easy. She has to realize hiding her fears and feelings inside her isn't helping anybody much less herself. Talking can help if you tell her that you love her." Inuyasha stressed the word love, getting Kouga to cringe. He honestly never thought he could come to love the female wolf, but after he had left on his journey he had years (and last night) to think it over and realized she was 'The One' as many humans had called it.
"If you didn't have a
family I would kill you mutt." Kouga replied and turned around,
feeling that he had won that battle.
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The girls were happily settled in the hot springs. They had finished bathing a while ago and just sat around to talk. Ayame and Kagome now fully clothed and Reina finishing up her own bath.
"How far are you along?" Reina asked after washing the conditioner out of her hair and grabbing a towel
"Eight months coming tomorrow." Kagome responded happily.
"You look like you are already full term though. If I remember correctly when you were pregnant with Umi you were a bit smaller than this." Ayame pointed out. It was true; Kagome's stomach was a bit larger then her last pregnancy.
"That's because I am having twins. They need more room so they stretch out the organs more, but at the eighth month they get pretty cramped though. They could be born anytime now really and still have a great chance of living." Kagome explained to her friends
"Will you be going to Lady Kaede again?" Ayame asked her
"Well both Inuyasha and I were both going to ask, but since the subject is up, you told me a year back that you have gained experience in herbs and medicines. Have you also learned all about demon births right?"
"Yes, where are you getting at Kagome?"
"I want you to deliver the babies!" Kagome said happily
IMPORTANT
School just started August 22, 2005 so the chapters are gonna be slow just as I already have stated. BUT since I love you all so much I decided to hurry and get my ass up and put this chapter up as fast as possible. I don't know about chapter 5. I already have it started but I wanna get it longer than just 100 words. Lol.
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