After the Battle

Chapter 5:

Disclaimer: I still don't own Inuyasha, but Kei is mine.

Her mother's eyes glistened with pure delight as she gazed upon all the children.

"Mommy, a two people are here..." called a small girl about 5 years old dressed in a pink outfit.

A woman about her mother's age came out of a hut cradling a small baby. She looked over Kei, and then turned to her mother and gasped.

"Kagome..." She breathed.

Her mother's name was Kagome thought Kei. How did this woman know her?

Kagome's (A/N: I'm going to start referring to Kei's mother as Kagome now.) eyes grew wide.

"Sango! Oh my god is that really you?" She cried, and ran towards her, stopping before hugging her due to the baby in her arms.

The woman named Sango squealed happily.

"Kagome I haven't seen you in forever!" She said cheerfully and then held up the baby for her to see.

"This is my youngest girl, Koyoko!" She said proudly.

Kagome squealed.

"She's so cute! She has Miroku's eyes." Kagome said, an impish smile creeping onto her face.

Sango's eyes narrowed.

"Shuddup..."

Just then she noticed Kei for the second time.

"Who is that?"

"That is my daughter Kei." She said, running back to her and hugging her.

Kei was confused again. Her mother was acting like a schoolgirl, and on top of that how did she know Sango?

She looked like she was from this world, and her mother had never spoken of her before...

Just in time, she remembered her manners and smiled politely.

"It is nice to meet you Sango."

Sango nodded.

Just then, a tall smiling man appeared behind Sango and wrapped an arm around her waist.

"It's good to see you again Kagome. There is something you should know though." He said, though he barely acted surprised to see her.

Kagome tilted her head in question.

"What is it?" asked Kagome. Even Kei could tell he was being serious.

"Sango, could you leave Koyoko and Yumi with one of the village women for a while? We need to bring Kagome and her daughter to see someone..."

Sango's eyes widened.

"Oh my god, you are right!" She walked quickly over to the small girl in pink, scooped her in her other arm and headed to a neighbor's hut.

She emerged empty handed and whistled.

A small kitty looking thing came running out of a bush and mewed.

"Kirara, we have to go somewhere." Sango said.

The kitty burst into a cloud of flames, but Kei was the only one who gasped.

When the flames cleared, there stood an enormous demon-kitty. It nodded slightly, and Sango, Kagome and Miroku rushed on to her back.

"Come on Kei!" Called Kagome, and patted Kirara's back.

Kei unsteadily climbed upon the kitty's back and before she knew it they were flying.

The view was amazing. The sky was the clearest of all blues and the grass below was a deep emerald green. She could see little huts below and farm fields.

"Where exactly are we going?" asked Kagome, breaking the silence.

Miroku quickly silenced Sango, and turned to Kagome.

"You will know when we get there. Right now wouldn't be the best place for you to hear what has happened while you were away..."

Kagome nodded, but the curiosity was still apparent in her eyes.

After what seemed like hours for Kei Kirara came to a quick but light landing in a forest clearing.

Kagome eagerly dismounted and stared at the others.

"Hurry up..." She said excitedly.

Sango, Miroku, and Kei (who was assisted by Miroku) jumped off Kirara, who popped back to her adorable form.

Miroku stepped toward a rather large hut in the back of the clearing that Kei hadn't noticed before.

Where were they now? Kei sighed. Her mother had promised to explain later though...

Miroku went up to the door and knocked firmly.

Almost immediately, a silver haired man stuck his head out.

"What do you want monk?" he said irritably, glaring at Miroku.

Kagome gasped, and screamed.

"INUYASHA!"

A/N: w00! Cliffy. Ph33r my evilness!

So do you think that Inuyasha is actually alive, or is Kagome just delusional? Only the next chapter will have the answer, and the next chapter will only come if I get a nice amount of reviews!

Bwahahaha! I'm so mean. =O