Disclaimer: Ok ya I don't own Inuyasha and I never will so let's get on with the story.
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CHAPTER SEVEN- A Little Family
The next two days passed by quickly for InuYasha and Kagome. They spent most of the time at the Higarashi Shrine just showing Inuyasha all the neat things that were in the present era. Sota showed him his games and InuYasha actually did pretty well at them.
They went out to get ice cream and Kagome lent InuYasha a baseball hat so nobody would see his ears. InuYasha didn't like the ice cream at first because it was so cold. But after he got over the coldness he started to like it.
Now it was the day that they'd be going back to the feudal era. Kagome packed her things and was about to lift it onto her shoulders when InuYasha took it from her and put it on his own shoulders. She smiled at him and thanked him. Then they walked downstairs to say good-bye. Kagome hugged her family members and then she walked out the door with InuYasha.
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Meanwhile, in the feudal era, Shippo was waiting by the edge of the well for Kagome to come back with InuYasha. He missed them and knew that they were coming back today. He smiled happily when he saw the bottom of the well start to glow and InuYasha and Kagome appeared.
"Kagome! InuYasha! You're back!" Shippo yelled as InuYasha leapt out of the well with Kagome. Shippo leapt into Kagome's arms for a hug. Kagome hugged Shippo then let him jump onto InuYasha's shoulder as they started to walk back to Kaede's village.
"Hey, runt." InuYasha said in a playful tone. He decided that he'd try to be a little nicer to Shippo. "Have you been waiting here for us the entire time?"
"Of course not! I only started waiting here this morning!" Shippo said. "So did you have fun in Kagome's era, Da—err.. Dog-Boy?" I hope he didn't notice that I almost called him 'Dad'…
InuYasha smiled. Oh he noticed alright… but he figured he'd play along with Shippo and make it seem like he didn't hear. "heh… ya I had fun. So what'd you do around here while we were gone?"
Why's InuYasha being so nice to me? "Umm… Oh! Sango and Miroku found out that Sango's gonna have a baby!"
"Wow! Really?" Kagome asked excitedly. "When is she having the baby, Shippo?"
"Kaede said that she would prob'ly have it in about eight months."
"Wow! We have so much we need to do! I can help her and Miroku pick out names, and we can go to a village and get some baby clothes!"
InuYasha sweatdropped What's so great about them havin' a baby? It only means that there'll be another little Miroku runnin' around…. Oh. Dear. God. InuYasha's eye twitched. Another Miroku? Even one Miroku is too many!
"Something wrong, InuYasha?" Kagome asked.
"No… I just had a disturbing thought…"
"about what?"
"About how them havin' a baby'll mean that there'll be another Miroku runnin' around…"
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Don't worry about it. Sango wouldn't let their baby act like Miroku…"
Shippo jumped from InuYasha's shoulder to Kagome's shoulder. "I agree! Sango would never raise their baby to act like Miroku!"
They continued walking and talking until they reached the village. Sango and Miroku were at Kaede's hut helping her with chores. Sango seemed to be very happy. When Kagome saw them she ran up to them to congratulate them on having a baby. Sango and Kagome talked excitedly about names and clothes while Miroku made his way of to InuYasha who, once again, had Shippo on his shoulder.
"Welcome back, InuYasha." Miroku said. "How was your trip to Kagome's era?"
"It was… very fun…" he smiled warmly as he looked over at Kagome, who was still talking with Sango.
"So… What exactly happened between you and Kagome?" Miroku asked in his perverted manner.
InuYasha blushed as he remembered what exactly HAD happened between him and Kagome. "Uhh… umm…" he looked towards Shippo who was listening intently. Kagome wouldn't want me to talk about that in front of Shippo… Hell… she probly' doesn't want me to talk about it in front of Miroku…
"Well?"
"Uhh… Nothing really…"
Miroku smiled. "I see…" Meaning that something did happen between them… I suppose he doesn't want to say anything about it in front of Shippo
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"So, Kagome," Sango said. "How was your time with InuYasha?"
"Oh, it was great! You know, InuYasha can be a real sweet guy when he wants to be."
"That's great! So… are we gonna be expecting any little InuYasha's running around?" Sango said teasingly.
"Sango!" Kagome said as she blushed. Uh oh… I hadn't thought about that…
"Oh come on! I know that you wouldn't mind that!"
"ya… well…"
Sango giggled and Kagome joined her soon after. Then they walked into Kaede's hut to make something to eat for lunch. InuYasha, Miroku, and Shippo followed after them.
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It was a couple of hours later and InuYasha went outside to the side of the hut to get some firewood. Shippo followed him.
"Ok squirt," InuYasha said, "You get one or two pieces and I'll get the rest…"
Shippo nodded and got two pieces of wood. His little arms barely had enough room for that. Shippo looked up at Inuyasha.
"Hey, InuYasha?"
InuYasha continued picking up firewood. "Ya?"
"Are you and Kagome mates now?"
InuYasha dropped a piece of wood that he just picked up in shock. It fell onto his foot. "OWW! DAMMIT!" He put the rest of the wood down as he bent over to rub his foot.
"oww…."
He looked towards Shippo who was looking at him with a hint of worry in his eyes.
"A… are you ok?"
"Feh… ya I'm fine… but what makes you say me and Kagome are mates?"
"Well… Your scent is all over Kagome… that and you've been acting strangely towards each other…" Shippo explained.
"How so?"
"Well… I dunno… It kindda reminds me of how Mom and Dad used to act."
InuYasha smirked. "Heh… It's called love, kid."
"Love…?" Shippo started to smile. "You mean… Kagome and you love each other? That's great!"
"Yup. We're life mates and we're gonna build ourselves a home to live in." InuYasha said as he stood up again and picked up the wood.
Shippo frowned slightly at this. "Oh… So… you won't stay at the village?"
"A village is no place for me to live… I prefer the woods…" InuYasha noticed Shippo's sad expression. "I don't see what you're so upset about. You'd be livin' with me and Kagome."
Shippo looked up at InuYasha in surprise and happiness. "Wow! R..Really! You'd let me live with you and Kagome?"
"I don't see why not…" InuYasha looked slightly surprised when Shippo dropped his wood and gave him a big hug.
"Thank you, InuYasha! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
InuYasha smiled warmly and put his wood down again. Then he hugged Shippo. ((A/N:awwww!)) I guess this is what it would feel like to have a kid… maybe having one wouldn't be such a bad idea…
"Well, I hope I'm not ruining a 'Kodak moment' as Kagome would say, but we're in need of firewood." Miroku said as he came around the corner with a smile on his face.
"heh… sorry 'bout that… We got kindda side-tracked…" InuYasha explained as Shippo jumped over to Miroku's shoulder and whispered something in his ear.
"Really?" Miroku asked as Shippo nodded. "InuYasha?"
"What?" InuYasha replied as he began to pick up firewood again.
"Is it true that you and Kagome are life mates now?"
InuYasha nearly dropped his wood again. He caught it before it could hit the ground and blushed. "Heh... uhh… ya…" Shippo, you blabber-mouth!
Miroku smiled and picked up some wood, then walked back into the hut with Shippo still on his shoulder.
InuYasha sighed. by tomorrow… EVERYONE will know about me an' Kagome… Not that it's a bad thing, but… :sigh:
He shook his head to clear his thoughts and walked into the hut. When he came in, everyone was looking at him happily.
"What…?" Nobody answered. "Did I step in something? Come on, what're ya'll so happy 'bout?"
"InuYasha, don't worry about it." Kagome said as she got up. "They're just happy for us."
"Oh…"
"Now come and sit with us."
InuYasha did as she asked a little bit too early as he plummeted to the ground causing the wood he had to fly into the air then come back down and hit him on the head.
":gasp: I'm sorry InuYasha! I forgot! Are you ok!"
"… ugh…"
It took all of Kagome's will power to keep herself from laughing. It was a pretty funny sight. His eyes were all swirly. ((A/N: like in the episode with the Hell painter and he smelled the ink and blood and he looked all high))
"Ohhh.. poor InuYasha…" Kagome said as she lifted his head onto her lap and she started to scratch behind his ears. He recovered soon after but didn't want to get out of this comfortable position just yet. So he stayed where he was and snuggled closer to Kagome.
Sango was surprised when she saw this. "Well, this is new… I didn't think that InuYasha could be so… cuddly…"
"Yup," Kagome replied. "He's cuddly alright… not to mention cute!"
Miroku chuckled. "Well it seems that we'll be seeing a whole new side of InuYasha."
Shippo smiled. He was still thinking about how he would be living with InuYasha and Kagome. It'll be like we're a little family… he sighed then walked over to his 'parents' and lay down with his head on Kagome's lap next to InuYasha. And, without saying a word, he fell asleep.