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I can't believe it! My bestfriend hates inuyasha! She hates it! It's the end of the world! She used to luv inuyasha, almost (note the 'almost' part) as much as I do! –sniff- -sob- Oh, well I still have u guys, right? –puppy eyes- Okay, I'm better now, on with the show, er, story.
Chapter 7Add Two To The Equation
"Oh my God!" Kagome breathed as her stomach contracted again. She felt around for something to lean against, anything, she was feeling extremely faint.
"Just relax Kagome, please tell me what's wrong?"Ai asked, a hint of panic in her voice.
Kagome opened her mouth to answer, but yet another pain shot through her abdomen. Instead of words a scream escaped her mouth. Ai squeaked and jumped back. She quickly led her friend to a park bench nearby. Kagome sat down breathing hard. Kagome sat for a few minutes trying to calm herself down. Ai watched her carefully incase she went into pain again. Kagome sat for a few minutes and she slowly began to calm down. Her breathing returned to normal and the pains had stopped. Kagome waited a few more minutes to make sure the pain really had ceased. Finally she sighed in relief.
"I guess it was just false."she said quietly.
"You mean like a false labour?" Ai asked.
Kagome nodded.
"But – but – you're only, like, what? Three and a half months pregnant."said Ai.
"I know, but the baby seems to be developing a lot quicker than expected. Do I look three and a half months pregnant to You? You said yourself it looked like I would give birth at any day ."explained Kagome. She didn't really feel like blurrting to Ai that her child's father was a hanyou from 500 years in the past. It would be more than a little hard to explain and Ai probably wouldn't believe her. Kagoem didn't plan on telling Ai about her adventures until after the baby was born. Ai would probably believe her then. It's not everyday a child is born with fangs, claws, and kawaii little puppy dog years. Actually, Kagoem wasn't sure that the baby would be born with those things. It was, after all, only (technically . . . lmao) (inside joke) a quarter demon. Part of Kagome really hoped the baby had some of those inu-youkai traits. She had always loved Inuyasha's ears. But part of her worried what she would do if the baby was born looking like, well . . . Inuyasha. It could be extremely hard to explain.
Ai's voice calling her name brought her back to reality. She looked up at her friend with a questioning look on her face.
"Huh? What?"she asked rather stupidly.
"I was going to ask you if you wanted me to walk you home. You look a bit pale."stated Ai.
"I do?"asked Kagome.
Ai nodded. "You also look really tired. Have you been getting enough sleep, Kagome?"
"Yes, I've been sleeping fine." Kagome lied.
Ai gave her an unbelieving look and crossed her arms across her chest. Kagome gave her an innocent look and cocked her head to the side.
"What? It's true."she lied again.
The truth was, she wasn't getting much sleep that week. When Kagome's internal clock began telling her that the baby would be born soon she had started to worry. She started thinking about Inuyasha and her friends in the feudal era. A few weeks earlier she had vowed to forget about them and concentrate on her school wok. She never wanted to forget about her friends and least of all Inuyasha, but she needed to for the baby. She couldn't concentrate in school, she was always thinking about them. She couldn't be thinking about them if she wanted to graduate with good grades. In order to care for both her and the baby she would need a good job and to get a good job she would need to do well in school. So, the only solution she could think of was to forget. To forget about her friends and adventures and most of all Inuyasha.
She had been doing well, too. She was able to concentrate in school and worked harder than she ever had to get good grades. She had become to top of her class in a matter of weeks. She had gotten an after school job down the street to earn some extra money. She knew her family would help her out if she needed the help, but she didn't want to bother them too much with it. She had never liked asking for someone else's money even if it was her family. She liked to do things by herself. But, anyway . . .
As soon as Kagome knew the baby would be coming, she began thinking about him, Inuyasha, again. She knew she needed to concentrate in school and she needed to work after school, so she thought and contemplated during to only time left to spare: night. She would stay up late into the night thinking and sometimes crying herself to sleep. She hadn't gotten much sleep in about a week. She felt tired almost all of the tiem and it was beginning to affect her work in school.
Back to the presssent . . . Kagome nodded.
"Fine, I could use the company."she agreed to allowing Ai to walke home with her to make sure she was okay and that she didn't pass out or anything (God forbid).
They waited a few moments until Kagome regained her strength, then Ai helped Kagome up and they began walking to Kagome's home.
When they reached Kagome's house Ai insisted on walking Kagome all the way to the door. Kagome was a little ticked but she knew her friend was just worried about her.
Haruko met the two girls at the door with a worried look. She looked from Kagome to Ai and back to Kagome again.
"What happened?" Haruko asked.
"Kagome went into false labour on our way home from school, Mrs. Higurashi."informed Ai.
"Oh dear, you're okay right, Kagome?"said Haruko.
"Yes, Mama, I'm fine."assured Kagome.
Haruko stepped out of the doorway to allow Kagome and Ai to step into the frotn hall. Kagome entered the house but Ai stayed outside on the doorstep.
"Seeing as Kagome is okay now, I'll be heading home. I have to watch my brothers."said Ai. She turned to leave but Kagome stopped her.
"Wait, isn't your Dad going away today?"asked Kagome.
"Yeah."replied Ai.
"So, you'll be home alone?"asked Haruko.
"Umm, yeah. It'll just be my brothers and I."said Ai.
"Well, why don't you stay here for the night? You and your brothers. That way you won't be home alone and it'll give you a break from caring for them."suggested Haruko.
"Actually, Dad will be away for about a week this time, but if you don't mind I'd love for us to stay with you guys. I'm sure Makoto would love to hang out with Souta for a couple of days, and it would give me a break from caring for Sasuke (A/N couldn't think of a anything so I used the name Sasuke from Naruto)."stated Ai.
"We'd love to have you guys for a couple of days. Why don't you run home and ask your father if it's okay. Give us a call if it is and I'll come and pick you up."suggested Haruko.
"Thank you so much, Mrs. Higurashi. Bye Kagome, see ya later." Ai called as she ran down the driveway and turned onto the sidewalk.
At about quarter after five they got the call from Ai telling them it was okay for her and her brothers to stay for the week. Haruko finished cooking dinner then left to pick up Ai and her brothers, Makoto and Sasuke. Their father, Ichiro Yamamoto, often left on business and had to leave Ai and her brothers alone. Their mother, Sayuri, had died while giving birth to Ai's youngest brother, Sasuke, only two months earlier. Ai's other brother, Makoto, was the same age as Souta, 11 years, and was even good friends with Souta. Ai was Kagome's age, almost 17 (Kagome was turning 17 in only two days, which is June
5th, and Ai was turning 17 on September 8th) (that's three of my guinea pigs' birthday and my birthday). Ai had become a sort of mother figure to her brothers since their mother died. Because their father was gone so often she was the one to care for them.
After her mother left to pick up Ai, Makoto, and Sasuke, Kagome went up to her room to finish her homework before dinner and while she waited for her mother to arrive home with them. She had barely started her homework when she heard a car pull into the driveway. She looked out her window at the driveway below and sure enough her mother, Ai with Sasuke in her arms, and Makoto were getting out of the car. Kagome heard Souta open the door to his room, run down the hall, and down the stairs to greet Makoto. Kagome sighed and closed her book She wasn't going to get anything done now, so she too made her way downstairs to greet Ai.
When she got downstairs Souta and Makoto were already slouching on the couch playing some game on the playstation. She shook her head and laughed. She entered the kitchen were Ai was already sitting at the table cradling a baby Sasuke in her arms. Haruko was setting the food out on the table. They both looked up when Kagome entered to kitchen.
"Hello sweety."greeted Haruko.
"Hey Kagome."said Ai.
"Hey Ai."said Kagome.
Kagome sat down beside Ai and held out her hands to take Sasuke. Ai handed the baby over carefully and gently and Kagome cradled him in her arms, talking to him softly. Ai watched Kagome with her little brother and couldn't help but smile.
Kagome would make a great mother, she loved kids and kids loved her. She was so kind and caring and gentle.
"You're going to make a great mother, Kagome."said Ai.
Kagome looked up and gave her a bashful smile. "And why would you say that?"
"Look at you. You're great with kids."explained Ai.
"But do you really think I'm ready to be a mother?" Kagome asked sheepishly.
"Of course you are, I agree with Ai you're going to be a great mother. Look at Shippo, you were like a mother to him weren't you?"said Haruko.
Kagome's face saddened at hearing Shippo's name. She had been like an adopted mother to him and that made her feel all the more guilty for leaving, not that it was her fault, but she felt guilty for leaving Shippo. He had already lost one mother and then he had to lose another. He probably hated her now, they all probably hated her now. Kagome hung her head and looked down at Sasuke. "I never told you that I was like a mother to Shippo."
"No, but I've seen the way you talk about him."said Haruko. She gave her daughter an encouraging smile then stepped into the doorway of the kitchen and living room and called the boys in for dinner. The boys paused their game and stampeded into the kitchen.
After dinner Kagome and Ai went upstairs to Kagome's room, leaving Sasuke with Haruko. The girls talked and giggled and did, you know girly stuff. About an hour later Haruko called up to them and told them to do their homework. The girls sighed and got down to work. Working together they got their homework done in half the time it would have taken them to do it themselves, which was about half an hour. After that the girls stole the TV from Souta and Makoto and watched a couple of comedy movies before going to bed at around 10:00. Ai was sleeping in Kagome's room, Makoto in Souta's room, and Haruko was nice enough to take Sasuke with her.
-The Next Morning-
Everyone had gotten a good nights sleep that night, miraculously Sasuke hadn't cried once. Even Kagome had gotten her first good sleep in a week. It seemed the excitement of having Ai and her brothers at the house was enough to distract her from her thoughts. Kagome ate her breakfast with everyone else. She was the first finished so she went to her room to pack her things away for school that day. Ai soon joined her and they were off to school soon after that.
(k, major brain fart right about here! Argh . . . I can't think! Gimme a sec . . .)
(k, I'm just gonna skip to the next day, k?)
-The Day After That- (Yeah Kagome's B-Day)
Kagome stirred in her sleep. Actually she wasn't sleeping, she had woken up only a few moments earlier but couldn't bring herself to open her eyes and actually wake up. She rolled over and pulled her blanket over her head. It instantly got darker and Kagome was satisfied. She wiggled a bit to get comfortable then prepared herself to go back to sleep. Unfortunately, though, she wasn't going to get to go back to her beauty sleep because at that moment Souta barged into the room and leaped onto her bed, causing her to bounce a little to the right, closing the distance between her head and the wall.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS!"cried Souta as loud as possible, adding to the pounding in Kagome's head.
'I completely forgot, today is my 17th birthday.' Kagome thought.
Kagome groaned and rolled onto her stomach burying her head in her pillow to drown out the noise. This, however, was unsuccessful because Souta and Makoto (who had come into the room soon after) were singing happy birthday at the top of their lungs while jumping around her room. Kagome groaned again. She heard laughing in the doorway and looked up to glare evilly at her mother and Ai who were laughing hysterically at the scene before them. They tried to keep a straight face when Kagome shot her glare at them but couldn't help themselves and started laughing hysterically yet again.
After Kagome had thrown them all out of her room and had gotten dressed she went downstairs to have breakfast. Everyone was already at the table and eating. They were all in a great mood and Kagome couldn't help but admit that she was too, even after the fiasco that morning. They all ate their breakfast and laughed about the look on Kagome's face when Souta and Makoto started singing.
Luckily, there was no school that day. Kagome and Ai took Sasuke for a walk that morning just before lunch. They walked through the park and then back to the house. As soon as they got home, Kagome felt it. She gasped as there was a gush of liquid from between her legs. Haruko, who just happened to get back from the store at the same time the girls got home from there walk, and Ai both gasped.
"Oh my God, Kagome."squealed Ai.
Ai started jumping up and down squealing and clapping her hands.
"Settle down, Ai. Help Kagome upstairs and get her some clean clothes. I'll call the hospital to tell them we're on our way."instructed Haruko.
Ai immediately stopped jumping, but she couldn't stop squealing that "Kagome's having her baby!". She and Kagome went upstairs. Kagome changed into a comfortable summer dress and she and Ai went back downstairs. Haruko was already outside putting Sasuke into the car. Souta and Makoto were at another friend's house and Haruko would call them from the hospital. The two girls got into the car and Haruko drove to the hospital.
When they arrived at the hospital a nurse was already there waiting for them. Kagome and Ai sat down in the waiting room while Haruko talked to the nurse and gave her all the information. When they were finished the nurse called Kagome to follow her. Kagome and Haruko followed the nurse to a room.
"Wait here, the doctor will be in to see you in a couple of minutes."said the nurse as she left.
Kagome and Haruko sat silently in the room waiting. They waited for about 15 minutes and still the doctor had not arrived. Kagome suddenly felt a pain in her stomach and she doubled over. Haruko noticed this.
"What's wrong, Kagome?"she asked.
At that moment the doctor came in and saw Kagome doubled over. She quickly went to her and started asking her a bunch of questions and checking her at the same time.
"I think she's already gone into labour."the doctor finely stated. "We'll get her into the delivery room, right away."
Kagome was taken into the delivery room. Haruko was right there beside her.
Kagome was in labour for about an hour before she finally began giving birth. The doctor instructed her through the whole thing and Kagome followed his instructions. But the whole time her mind was somewhere else. She hardly even acknowledged the pain. She didn't even realize that the baby was nearly half way out.
'I swear Inuyasha if I ever see you again, whether it be in this world or the next, I will hurt you for putting me through everything this past few months. Fucking bastard.' Kagome swore.
Kagome was brought out of her thoughts however at the doctor's next comment.
"Okay, one more push, Kagome."
"What?"asked Kagome. 'It's almost finished already?'
She gave one last push and smiled as she heard the first cry from her and Inuyasha's child.
"Looks like we've got ourselves an adorable little koinu."said the doctor as she handed the baby to the nurse. "And it's a boy too."
Kagome smiled. 'A baby boy.'. But then she registered what the doctor had said before that. 'an adorable little koinu.'. She knew the baby was demon. She wasn't the least bit surprised either.
The nurse wrapped the baby boy in a blanket then handed him to Haruko who cradled him for a moment. Kagome smiled as she watched her mother bonding with her son, though she was itching to get a chance to hold him. Haruko looked up at Kagome.
"He's got Inuyasha's ears."she said, handing Kagome's son to her.
Kagome took her son and looked down at him, her eyes full of pride and happiness, and even a little bit of sadness. Sure enough her baby had two tiny black dog ears on flattened to his head as he cried. Kagome also noticed that he had big golden eyes, just like Inuyasha's.
"He has his eyes too, Mama."said Kagome. 'He looks so much like him.'she thought sadly. Her mind flowed with memories of Inuyasha. But her memories were interupted when her stomach contracted again. She looked at the doctor confused. The doctor hurried over to her. She smiled wide and looked at Kagome.
"You're having twins."she announced.
Kagome was shocked. Haruko took the Kagome's son from Kagome while the doctor led Kagome through the breathing and stuff again. A few minutes later Kagome's second child was born. Kagome was again surprised when the doctor seemed to be undaunted by the fact that her babies were demons. The doctor handed the baby to the nurse who wrapped this baby in a blanket too. She handed the baby to Kagome.
"It's a girl."she said.
Kagome was beaming. She had always wanted a baby girl and now she had a girl and boy. She looked down at the baby the nurse had given to her and wasn't surprised to see that she had two tiny black ears just like her brothers. Her eyes looked like Kagome's except they were silver not chocolate brown. Haruko handed Kagome the boy too and Kagome cradled them both not even caring anymore that she was dripping in sweat.
The doctor and nurse decided to leave Kagome. Haruko however stayed.
"What are you going to name them, honey?" Haruko asked softly as to not wake the now sleeping babies.
Kagome thought for a moment and looked down at her babies. She first looked at the girl who looked like a sleeping celestial angel. ' . . . Mitsukai . . .' suddenly came to her. She smiled.
"Mitsukai." Kagome concluded, saying the name softly and touching the girl's soft, red cheek gently. "And this one, . . ." she thought for a moment as she looked down at her baby boy. He looked so much like Inuyasha except that his hair was black instead of silver. " . . . Inukuro." (decided to change his name cuz it's too much like the name of a character later in the story).
"Their perfect names."agreed Haruko.
Kagome smiled up at her mother.
Later that day Kagome was moved into a more comfortable room. She and Mitsukai and Inukuro would have to stay at the hospital for a few days just to make sure the babies were strong and healthy. Kagome lay in her bed holding Mitsukai and Inukuro. There was a knock at the door. Kagome looked up to see Haruko enter with Ai and Sasuke and behind them Souta and Makoto. They could see that both Mitsukai and Inukuro were asleep. Souta smiled as he looked down at his new niece and nephew.
They stayed until visiting hours were over then left hesitantly leaving Kagome to rest. The babies had been taken to sleep elsewhere about an hour earlier. Kagome was exhausted and fell asleep before Haruko, Souta, Ai, and Makoto even left. They had whispered their good-byes and left quietly.
-Elsewhere In The Hospital-
A lone figure walked down the halls of the hospital shortly after leaving his wife and newborn son's room. He walked silently down the dark hall, when suddenly he smelt it, a scent he hadn't smelt in at least 5 centuries. He followed the scent to a room. The door was left partially ajar and he pushed it open an inch or two more to see the form a girl sleeping soundly in the hospital bed. The girl was facing him and he could see her face clearly in the moonlight. He stared in shock at the girl. She was ever so familiar. He couldn't place it at first then he realized who she was.
'It's the wench.'he thought to himself.
He closed the door as quietly as possible and continued walking down the hallway. But now his mind was buzzing. The girl that had mysteriouly appeared 5 hundred years ago, only to disappear just as mysteriously now appeared out of nowhere. It was strange.
A/N
CLIFFIE! Muwahahahaha! Am I evil or what! Unless yer like me and you like cliffies, then I'm not evil. But still who is this mysterious man. Review and you'll find out sooner. Reviews motivate me to update faster, I love getting reviews. motivation is always needed, so is inspiration, so if have any ideas don't hesitate to add them in a review. R&R, byez!
Luv, Kai
P.S. – I think this is my longest chapter, correct me if I'm wrong.