Chapter 21

Kagome woke to a 'tap tap tap' on her window. Turning over, she saw the clock said 5 am, then she looked at the window. She saw the red and jumped out of bed immediately. Opening the window, Inuyasha hopped in.

"Are they gone?", he asked, "I didn't get any strange scents."

"Yes, for now. But I'm afraid we're not safe here. Not as long as they are looking for you.", she said, sleepily, as she climbed on the bed.

Inuyasha climbed beside her and hugged her tight.

"I'm so sorry, Koshii. For everything I've ever done. Will you forgive me and take me back?"

Kissing him softly, she said, "Already forgiven. And, of course, I'll take you back.", she said, cuddling into him.

As they cuddled together, Inuyasha started looking around the room. Pulling away, he said to Kagome,

"Ok, two questions. One, what is all that junk in the corner? You're usually a very neat person. And two, what's up with your scent? You smell, well, different. Still Kagome, but somehow different."

Laughing, Kagome replied, "First, all that junk as you call it, is toys. And I will show you the answer to both your questions.", she said mysteriously, as she took his hand and led him to Souta's room.

She heard the tv on downstairs and figured Souta had slept down there after the cops left, so shequietly opened the door and led Inuyasha into the room. There, lying on Kagome's old twin bed, was a little boy with white hair and puppy ears. As they walked closer to the bed, Inuyasha just stared.

"Kagome?", was all he could get out.

"Inuyasha, meet your son, Inuyashakazu, or Yasha for short."

"Son? But, how?"

"The night you left, we made love. I got pregnant."

"That's impossible. I didn't smell anything. You weren't fertile ...", he said, his voice tapering off.

"Obviously, I was. There's your proof.", she said, waving her hand toward the sleeping child.

Inuyasha knelt down beside the bed and gently rubbed the boy's back.

"My son.", he whispered, almost reverently.

The little boy stirred and awoke, staring at Inuyasha at first and then looking at his mother.

"Mama?"

"Yasha. Your papa's finally home, sweetie."

The little boy looked back at Inuyasha and a big grin spread across his face. Sitting up, he hugged his father in a strong bear hug.

"I knew you come back papa! I knew you would!", he said joyously.

Inuyasha hugged the child fiercely. He couldn't believe how much his heart was filled with love for this little boy he had just met. His son. He had a son!

Inuyasha stood up with the boy clinging to him. Going back into Kagome's room, the three of them laid on the bed, cuddling. Yasha soon grew bored and went over to play with his toys as his grandmother entered the room.

"Oh, I see you're back. I'll prepare breakfast and bring it up to you. You just stay there.", she said, closing the door behind her.

Yasha came over with a couple of toys to show his father.

"Look Papa, I got a 'ruck and a prane and a car. See? And I also got a horsy. I ride the horsys on the merry ground at da park with grandmama.", Yasha proudly told his father, who was completely lost at what his son was telling him. He recognized the truck and car and horse but ...

"What's a merry ground?", he asked a giggling Kagome, imagining a piece of ground getting up and laughing at him. If that's what it was, and she was letting his son near this strange thing, he would definately have to take care of it with his Tessaiga!

"Let me show you.", she said as she squirmed off the bed and set up the small tv so they could watch the dvd's she had made. She showed him the one with the Merry-Go-Round and he became so fascinated at being able to see missed images of his son, he asked her what else she had. She told him, practically everything, and he demanded to see them from the beginning.

The rest of the day was spent watching shows of his son and looking at the still photos they had taken as he grew up, as her mother catered to them. Yasha would grow bored and wander down to see Souta but would come back every now and then. He took his nap on his father's lap, as Inuyasha stroked his son's soft, silvery hair.

As evening fell, the couple turned off the videos and shared dinner in the bedroom. Inuyasha spoke,

"You still didn't explain to me about the change in your scent."

"OH! That's right, " Kagome started as she explained all about Tamae and the potion. After she was done, Inuyasha looked at her with amazement.

"Did she say which full demon she did the potion with?", he asked.

"No, but she did mention that Sesshoumaru was still alive. Maybe it was him.", she suggested, and then sadly, she added, "She also said you weren't alive in my time."

"What? That's ridiculous! Of course I'll be alive in your time.", Inuyasha scoffed.

"Maybe something happens in our future. You don't know, Inuyasha. Maybe you should start, I don't know, not being so rash?"

"HMPH! It's in the future so there's no guarantee anything's going to happen. The future changes all the time."

"Yea, but it was HER past.", Kagome said, worriedly.

Hugging her, Inuyasha whispered, "Don't worry about what is OUR future. It'll drive you crazy.", and with that he kissed her, passionately, until Yasha walked in and commented,

"Why is papa eating your face Mama?", he asked innocently, causing both his parents to start laughing. Finally getting her composure, Kagome explained,

"Papa was kissing mama, sweetie. That's how he shows me he loves me."

"YUCK!", Yasha said with a nasty face and climbed up on the bed. Kagome kissed his head and got up to prepare his bath. After bathing him, she dressed him in Cookie Monster pajamas (as Kagome explained who Cookie Monster was to Inuyasha) and then Inuyasha and Kagome took him to his bed. Inuyasha sat on the bed with Yasha as Kagome read a story to their son. By the middle of the story, Yasha was sound asleep, leaning against his father. Inuyasha settled his son into bed and then sat there, looking at his son sleeping peacefully, every now and then petting Yasha's silver mane.

'Yesterday I had nothing and I was ready to die and today I have my wife back and a son. What a difference a day makes.', Inuyasha thought.