Sequel Chapter 18
A week has passed through and Inuyasha and Kagome went to the future era with Hikari who was wrapped in Inuyasha's haori. The well worked for her because her blood was combined from her parents. Kagome walked into the house slowly and her grandfather saw her. Hikari looked at him through a whole in the fire rat cloth and lowered her ears when he gasped. So did Inuyasha and Kagome because they knew he would yell.
(I'm still going to call them 'mom', 'gramps', and 'brother' so it's easier for me to think.)
"Demon be gone!" Kagome's grandfather threw a scroll at Kagome's head.
"Gee… thanks gramps… next time…" Kagome removed the scroll of her head and she placed it on her grandfathers' head. "I think I deserve a better greeting."
"K-Kagome…?" His mouth dropped.
"Come on, do you think anyone else would just walk on in?" She grinned.
"Gramps, did you say Kagome was home!" Souta shouted and ran downstairs.
"Hey Souta, what's up?" Kagome looked at him and he stopped mid way on the stairs.
'SIS, YOU'RE A HANYOU!" Souta shouted, but lucky enough, Kagome covered Hikari's ears.
"Souta, you shouldn't yell so loud." Mrs. Higurashi said softly and walked out of the kitchen. "Ah, Kagome, I knew you would show your true form. It's nice to see you and Inuyasha again." She smiled.
"Hi mom, Inuyasha and I were wondering if you could make an appointment for Hikari."
"Who is Hikari dear?"
"Oh, right…" Kagome laughed lightly.
Kagome removed the haori from Hikari's face and she looked at them. Gramps was fascinated at the small child. Souta's mouth hung open at the child in astonishment. Though, Mrs. Higurashi on the other hand, rushed in front of them and looked at the child, then to Kagome. (Ah! I can't stand it! I'm going to name Mrs. Higurashi um… Rei… I guess.)
"Can I hold her?" Rei asked sweetly. Kagome looked at Inuyasha and he gave an 'okay' nod.
"Sure, just be careful." Kagome smiled and gave her Hikari.
"Aw, she's so cute!" She squeaked.
"I bet Inuyasha is the father right?" Gramps asked curiously.
"Uh… yeah…" Inuyasha blushed and scratched the back of his head nervously.
"Wow, so that makes Inuyasha my brother-in-law!" Souta cheered.
"Well, technically, haha, this is kind of confusing now. Two brothers, two pups, a niece, a grandfather, and a mother…" Kagome looked at Inuyasha. "Our family seems to get a little bigger, wouldn't you say?" She giggled.
"Yeah…" Inuyasha scratched his nose.
"Wait, so there's another pup, and I have another brother!" Souta had a huge smile.
"Our adoptive pup, his name is Shippo. Then you have a full dog demon brother that controls the West Lands." Kagome picked Souta up and hugged him.
"So wait, you and Inuyasha are really married, b-but for how long?" Gramps shouted.
"Married…?" Inuyasha pondered out loud.
"We've been mates since a week after my birthday." She replied.
"I'll go make an appointment for Hikari now. Should I put her under Higurashi?" Rei asked sweetly.
"Yeah, thanks mom. If they ask how old she is, she's an exactly a week old today." Kagome replied.
"Okay dear. You can take her back now." Rei gave Kagome, Hikari.
"Thanks." Kagome smiled.
"Hey sis, so you've been uh… mates for nine months?" Souta asked.
"Uh… that sounds about right; there are no calendars in feudal era." Kagome explained.
"Wow, so you've been gone all this time! What have you been doing?"
"Hmm… Visit the east, going to our northern lands, defeating Naraku, the pup, oh, and completing the Shikon Jewel." She grinned.
"What!" Gramps shouted. Kagome hurriedly covered Hikari's ears. Inuyasha growled.
"Quit your yelling old man!" Inuyasha shouted.
"You're not helping when you're shouting too you know…" Kagome mumbled.
"Oh, oops…" Inuyasha couldn't really do anything.
"Anyways, yes, here; it's around my neck." Kagome gave Hikari to Inuyasha and removed the Shikon No Tama necklace off her neck.
"It's the real thing! It's real, it's real, it's really real, and I get to hold it! Ha-ha, at last, I get to hold the real jewel of four souls!" Gramps shouted.
Hikari's face started to cringe. Her eyes were starting to carry tears and she started to cry. Inuyasha didn't really know what much to do except rock her back and forth. Kagome was growing tired of this and walked up to her grandfather with a deadly glare and smirk.
"Quit your yelling right now before my demon senses kick in. If they do, we all won't be happy." Kagome bellowed dangerously.
"Uh… y-yes Kagome, sorry…" Gramps returned the jeweled necklace to her.
"Looks like Kagome hasn't lost her touch." Souta snickered.
"Glad you think so." Kagome said sarcastically.
"Kagome help me out!" Inuyasha whined because Hikari was still crying.
"Oh, sorry Inuyasha…" Kagome turned around and took her away from him. Hikari automatically stopped crying when she was in her mothers' arms.
"Wow sis, you're good at the mothering stuff." Souta stated.
"Yup, and I got you guysto thank squirt." She patted his head. "Oh, I bet if I told you something, you'd freak out." A grin came upon her face.
"Tell me!"
"Do you want to tell him what role we play back at the north?" Kagome looked at her mate.
"What? You tell him, you're confusing me." Inuyasha glared.
"Inuyasha and I are the rulers of the northern lands."
"…" Souta mouth gaped.
Kagome's little brother and grandfather's mouth dropped down in amazement. Kagome smiled proudly while Inuyasha smirked. So in other words, it had to be true. But didn't she give them enough shocking information?
She was gone for nine months and shows up now and look. Kagome is a hanyou now. She and Inuyasha are mates. They had a little girl together named Hikari. To top it all off now, Kagome just told them that they were rulers of the northern lands. How the heck was they suppose to react to all of this?
"I've set an appointment for tomorrow at three; I do hope that's okay dear." Rei said nicely.
"Hmm, sure, I guess that's okay, we can use today to relax. Inuyasha, let's go walk around, please?" Kagome asked nicely.
"We're in hanyou form Kagome, it wouldn't be wise." Inuyasha informed.
"But I can fix that." She cradled Hikari in one arm and grabbed her rosary bead necklace and put it on, and then she turned human. "I tampered with them a little when you were asleep." She handed Inuyasha his rosary bead necklace to him.
"What about Hikari, huh…?" Inuyasha grumbled and put the necklace on and turned human.
"Well hold her and I'll be right back." Kagome huffed and gave him the pup. Then she went up to her room.
"She looks so curious about things." Souta walked over and brought his hand to Hikari.
"I wonder who she'll take after." Gramps thought out loud.
"She might probably get Inuyasha's strength and Kagome's kindness?" Souta laughed lightly as his finger touched her hand. She looked at it for a second. Then looked at him and blinked a lot.
"Kay I found it." Kagome sighed as she walked downstairs.
Kagome saw Souta touching Hikariwhile she was looking at him strangely. She giggled at the sight and Hikari's ears twitch to the voice then looked at the direction. Hikari's arms pulled out; wanting to be with her mother. Kagome had no choice but to come over to Inuyasha. She placed on the beaded bracelet that Inuyasha used at the hospital around her hand. Hikari turned human in but mere seconds.
Hikari's hair turned to a dark raven color and her eye became a violet brown. Everyone looked at her in amazement. Everyone except Kagome; she had a guess on what she would look like and was right. Inuyasha was shocked a little but wasn't as shocked as the others.
Everyone snapped back into reality when Hikari was still trying to reach for Kagome. They all laughed and Kagome went closer so Hikari could touch her priestess robe. Hikari tried to shift her body to Kagome's from Inuyasha's and they all thought that it was cute. Kagome grabbed Hikari and cradled her in her arms.
"She's hungry, so I guess I'm going to go back upstairs." Kagome told them.
"I'll come to." Inuyasha informed.
"Can I come to?" Souta asked.
"Souta, let Kagome be, she might be tired. You have to help me with shrine duties anyhow." Gramps stated and dragged him away.
"Oh mom, would it be okay if you brought a few boxes to my room?" Kagome asked.
"Sure dear, but what for?" Rei asked curiously.
"I'm bringing my things to the feudal era with me. Well… necessary things more or less."
"Very well, but you better visit us every now and then."
"Yes, I know."
Inuyasha and Kagome walked up to her room and they sat on her bed. He lied down and Kagome began to breast feed Hikari. Rei brought in three boxes for Kagome as asked and looked at the three; she could only smile at them. Quickly, she went into her room and grabbed her camera and took a snapshot of them.
After a while when Kagome both fed and changed Hikari, she bugged Inuyasha to get up so they could go walk. Kagome didn't feel like changing into something and it wasn't like Inuyasha had any modern clothes either. Hikari had a small red kimono on so she was okay. Kagome folded Inuyasha's red haori and was placed on her bed. It was spring and there was a good breeze outside so they hoped to have a good time. It was a Monday, so Kagome knew her friends would be at school. Rei told Kagome that she was cut from school and Kagome wasn't surprised.
"Let's go Inuyasha!" Kagome cheered and spun Hikari around. Gentle laughter came from Kagome and sweet giggles came from Hikari.
"Alright then, we'll return before sun down though." Inuyasha informed with a chuckle.
"Uh-huh, bye mom, be back later!" Kagome shouted to her mother.
"Bye you guys, be safe!" Rei said from the kitchen.
"We will." Inuyasha replied and scooted Kagome out.
"Can we go visit my friends? I miss them and I want to show them Hikari." Kagome explained herself.
"Sure, as long as we don't have to introduce her to that pathetic human, Hobo (Houjo)." Inuyasha snorted.
"Okay, thank you Inuyasha." Kagome smiled and leaned against his side.
"Mhmm…" Inuyasha wrapped his arm around her waist to keep the two females close to him. 'I have to keep her happy; it's been stressful going back and forth. Taking care of the pup, the villages, me, and Shippo… I really need to learn how to cook. ...Where the hell did that come from...?' Inuyasha sighed.
"Is something wrong?"
"No, its nothing, just thinking is all."
"How about you leave thinking to me and I leave fighting to you." Kagome giggled. "You're the brawns and I'm the brains." She smiled.
"Oh really…?"
"Yup…"
"Wench…"
"Pup…"
"Bitch…"
"Dog boy…"
Hikari started to giggle and her parents looked down at her. There was a small butterfly on her nose and it tickled her. She sneezed softly which made Inuyasha and Kagome laugh a little. After a good twenty minute walk, they arrived at the high school and everyone was leaving. (Remember, three years passed so Kagome would be considered a junior in this era.) Kagome saw her three friends walking across the street, just talking away.
"Eri!" Kagome lightly shouted.
"Huh…?" The three girls looked over and saw a man, woman, and child. They walked over to see who they were. "Can I help you?" Eri asked confusedly.
"Sure, by not putting me on dates." Kagome grinned.
"Hey, I know you." Yume pointed at Inuyasha.
"Yeah, you were that guy who almost killed Houjo and got mad at Kagome." Ayumi remembered.
"Heh-heh… looks like they remember me Kagome." Inuyasha scratched the back of his head.
"Not a surprise because I had gone into a few changes a bit." Kagome stated.
"KAGOME!" Ayumi, Eri, and Yume shouted. Kagome covered Hikari's ears when their mouths moved at the same time and uncovered her ears after their shout.
"Yeah, it's me, but can you not yell?" Kagome asked.
"Kagome, where have you been?" Eri asked worriedly.
"We've missed you." Yuka stated.
"Yeah, we haven't seen you for about a year." Ayumi said glumly.
"Um, well..." Kagome looked at Inuyasha and he smiled to assure her. "Okay, you remember my secret from when we were kids, right?" She asked and they nodded.
"I turned back into a hanyou, got a mate, and had a pup." Kagome smiled.
"Uh… half demon… married… kid… got it." Yuka tried to think.
"Wait, you got married, to who? Who's your husband!" Eri's eye twitched.
"If husband means mate, then that's me." Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.
"This must be your child, how cute." Ayumi smiled.
"Uh-huh, her name is Hikari; she's week old." Kagome stated.
"She's so cute! Can we hold her?" Eri asked in a hyper tone.
A small growl came from Inuyasha. "Sorry, she's been held too much by others… and besides…" Kagome gave Hikari to Inuyasha. Hikari extended her arms and started to cry; wanting her mother. Inuyasha chuckled and gave her back to Kagome and she clung on as tight as she could. "She wants to cling to'mommy' right now." Kagome finished her explanation and Hikari stopped her fussing.
"That's so adorable." Yuka smiled.
"Yeah just think… she'll be teething in seven weeks." Kagome nervously laughed.
"She can bite Tisane." Inuyasha said instantly.
"You know I CAN say the 's' word, right?"
"That mean means I can say the 'h' word."
"Not when I have the pup!"
"Heel…"
FLOAT
"I hate you…"
"I know; I hate you too…" Inuyasha smirked. Hikari giggled cutely at their flirting argument.
"At least you're enjoying this." Kagome looked at Hikari's happy face.
FALL
CATCH
"Milady, you shouldn't be falling from the sky." Inuyasha snickered.
"Ugh!" Kagome got out of his grasp and walked three feet away. "Inuyasha…" She said nicely.
"N-now wait Kagome… don't…" Inuyasha couldn't finish his sentence.
"SIT!" Kagome shouted.
THUD
"That's got to hurt…" Ayumi's face cringed.
"That's an understatement." Inuyasha brought his head above the ground. Kagome bent down in front of him and petted his head.
"Good boy." Kagome grinned.
"Okay that does it, we're going back." Inuyasha picked up Kagome bridal style and walked away.
"Okay, bye guys!" Kagome waved over Inuyasha's shoulder.
"Bye!" They shouted back.
"Hmm…" Kagome was thinking.
"Now what…?" Inuyasha said arrogantly.
"Nothing, thanks for dragging us away from them." Kagome nipped at his ear.
"Wait, you wanted me to take you away?" Inuyasha yanked his ear out of her mouth for an answer.
"Yup, hey since Hikari doesn't have an appointment till tomorrow. Let's go see Kaede in the feudal era." Kagome smiled.
"You know you're going to drive me insane going back and forth." He growled.
"Fine, let's just go to my house…"
"We'll go to Kaede's and return at sunset, okay?"
"Kay…" Kagome and Hikari cuddled into him.
"Heh…" He smirked at his luckiness that they both were cuddling into him.
They went to the Higurashi shine for a few minutes telling her mother that they were going to the feudal era for a while. Rei gave them an okay and told them that she was starting to pack for her. Kagome thanked her and removed the necklaces and bracelet and they jumped into the well. They walked to the village and found Kaede, again in the herb garden.
"Kaede, do you want some help?" Kagome said as they walked over.
"Kagome…?" Kaede turned around and looked. Sure enough it was.
"Hey old hag, how ya been?" Inuyasha snickered.
"Ye have been gone so long that I thought you were killed." Kaede informed.
"You think we're that easy to kill?" Kagome and Inuyasha said at the same time, which made Hikari laugh.
"Is that a hanyou child?" Kaede asked.
"Mhmm, her name is Hikari." Kagome smiled. 'I'm tired of saying that.' She thought annoyed.
"So ye two are mates?"
"Yeah, for about nine months now; surely you heard all the howling one night?"
"Aye, that I did, but wasn't that the Northern Land Lord and Lady and their pack doing the howling?"
"Yup…"
"Ye two were there?"
"…Inuyasha and I are the Lord and Lady of the Northern Lands…"
"Ye must be joking…"
"She ain't joking ya old hag." Inuyasha growled.
"Inuyasha, be nice." Kagome growled.
"So ye are serious, that's quite amazing seeing how Inuyasha's so stubborn. I doubt he'll know how to negotiate with the lords." Kaede explained.
"Yes well… he's going to soon actually. I believe Lord Sesshomaru will be coming in two or three months so we can have the southern lands as our allies too." Kagome stated.
"What! Why was I not informed of this!" Inuyasha growled.
"Its because we have more than a month, I've been taking care of a lot of things, and I was going to tell you when we got back to Akemi's." Kagome told him and Hikari tried to hide her face a little. "Stop yelling so much, you know it upsets her." She sighed.
"Yeah you're right…" Inuyasha took Hikari gently from Kagome's arms. Hikari looked at him. "Hmm… I'm sorry Hikari." He rubbed her nose against his and she touched his face then started to smile a little.
"Inuyasha, how abut you and Hikari go on a small walk, I'll howl for you when it's time to go." Kagome smiled and kissed Hikari on the head and she giggled.
"Are you sure Kagome?" Inuyasha asked slightly confused.
"I'm sure…" Kagome kissed his bottom lip.
"Alright, we'll be back shortly." Inuyasha gave her a nod and fled off.
Kagome and Kaede watched him leave and then they attended to the garden to continue some stalking. It was a while since Kaede saw them and wondered about several things. After they were done with gardening they went to their hut to talk some more.
"Kagome, I have a request for you." Kaede said as she sat down tiredly.
"Sure, what is it?" Kagome smiled.
"Who is the head of your village?"
"Um… me and Akemi really…" Kagome looked like she was thinking.
"I would like ye to ask if the people from this village, to join yours."
"Most likely, but we would have to make many huts first, why?"
"I can't protect or heal the villagers much longer."
"Kaede…?"
"Kagome, I'm old for a human, and I've lived a good life for the most. The villagers look to me for care and protection that they can't get anymore. So, I'm asking you, if ye can take care of them for me?" Kaede asked in a serious tone.
"K-Kaede… but, I can make you live longer, I-I just need to give you a drop of my blood and then…" Kagome let a tear fall and Kaede cut her off.
"No, it's quite alright child." Kaede smiled. "Just do that request for me, will you?" She asked.
Kagome got up and looked outside the hut across the stream. Kids were playing on the other side happily and carefree. She looked down to the ground and a few more tears came falling down. Kaede was someone close to her, to Inuyasha, and everyone else. Here she is, saying that she's going to die soon? That's something Kagome didn't want to hear on her visit.
"How long will you try to give yourself?" Kagome asked in a whisper.
"A week and no more…" Kaede answered sternly and stood up.
"But… Kaede… you're like family to us all!"
"I'm an old hag that has to go to another world."
"Damn…" Kagome gritted her teeth. "Damn it all to hell."
"Kagome, ye don't need to be sad, I for one am not." Kaede stated and Kagome nodded.
"I accept your request, we're returning in two days and we'll go straight to my village to give warning, we'll come to then village after warning… it'll take the humans three days to walk, so huts will be prepared in time." Kagome sighed and hugged Kaede. "The others and I will be here for your funeral, I'll keep my dog allies here to give warning if anything happens." She stated.
"Aye, thank you Lady Kagome, now, you best be going back now." Kaede released her from the hug.
"Okay." Kagome got up and walked out of the hut saying 'good bye' to her.
Kagome pulled herself together and walked up the stairs then made a long howl. Inuyasha heard it and started to walk over to her. Three minutes later Kagome saw Inuyasha and so they began walking to the well. Hikari extended her arms out to Kagome but she didn't notice. She was so in daze about Kaede and she started to cry. Hikari started to cry to because her mother was ignoring her. Inuyasha felt Kagome's sadness but didn't know why, and then he saw Hikari crying, he looked at Kagome to see her crying too.
"Kagome…" Inuyasha whispered.
Kagome gasped at her name and she brought herself into reality. She quickly wiped her tears away and her crying. Looking on her right side at her daughter; Hikari's arms were still extended, wanting to be held by her. Kagome brought a hand to her eyes and wiped the tears. Hikari grabbed Kagome on her chest and clung on tightly. Kagome picked her, placed her on Kagome's chest to let Hikari cry on her shoulder, and patted her back softly.
"Are you okay?" Inuyasha whispered again.
"No…" Kagome tried to hold back tears.
"What is it?"
"I'll explain later, if it's okay with you."
"Sure… do you want me to carry you?"
"No, I can walk." She smiled. "So… what did you two do?"
"Nothing, just walk around the village."
"Hmm, Hikari is sleeping; it must've been a good walk."
They jumped through the well and walked inside then went to Kagome's room, her stuff was packed (things that she can use in the other era) except her futon (bed, whatever) and something new. It was a crib next to the futon and Kagome smiled. Inuyasha growled at it for a while till Kagome walked toward it. She placed Hikari in it and put a baby blanket over her. Kagome fell backwards onto her futon Inuyasha poked at the crib.
"It's something that Hikari can sleep and play in." Kagome explained as she lied down.
"Oh, are we taking this with us too?" Inuyasha asked as he walked to the bed.
"That would be great, can we?" She sat up and looked at him happily.
"Heh, if it makes you happy, then sure." Inuyasha kissed Kagome and she kissed back as he started to lean into her as she went back to lying down.
"Yay…" She wrapped her arms around his neck to deepen the kiss. After a minute, Kagome made them stop and he pulled his face away to see hers. "We should rest a little; I bet dinner will be done quicker if we do."
"Alright…" Inuyasha rolled off her and lied on his back.
Kagome turned on her side and leaned her head against Inuyasha's chest. He brought his right arm under her and brought her closer to him. She leaned more into him and quickly fell asleep. Inuyasha looked at her and then at the sleeping Hikari. With a smile on his face, he took a good sleep.
Sorry I took so long to update, but sinceI had surgery yesterday,I could.
