Chapter 29: "D"-Day!?
"Ehhh….no more! Let me sleep! Wake me in a month." As Kagome walked into her bedroom in the feudal era, se dropped several bags on the floor as she carefully fell onto the bed. She laid on her side and curled up in the center. "Too much happened this weekend, that's for sure!"
Inuyasha stumbled in shortly after, carrying several boxes and bags. "Why do we need all this stuff?" He managed to set all the boxes down nicely on the floor. He then stepped back and looked at the massive heap.
"Because I'm having triplets so I need to triple everything. Besides if you want me to say here more than there, I need more supplies on this side, right?!" Kagome sat on the edge of the bed as she looked over the enormous mound. "Plus a couple of those boxes are "your" ramen."
"Keh. Since you put it that way." He crossed his arms and tried to look like the ramen comment didn't mean anything. "I'll go get Sango so she can help you." He quickly left the house.
As she waited for her friend to arrive, Kagome walked over to the bassinet and picked up the little white dog guarding it. She looked at its cute face with black eyes. "Do you think I'm ready for this? Three Inu hanyou's running around." She petted the toy puppy as if to coax an answer out of it.
"Not like you have much of a choice BUT to be ready."
Kagome glanced to the new person in the room and smiled. "Your very rights Sango….Hey wanna see what I got this weekend. Some are wedding presents but most are from the surprise Baby Shower my mother planned yesterday… Sheesh…Friday, doctor's appointment. Saturday Wedding and reception, and Sunday, Baby Shower…I just want to sleep." After returning the toy dog to his protective position Kagome slumped down onto the bed.
"You should sleep while you have the chance, who knows when you will get to after they're born."
Both girls started laughing as they began working at putting away everything in the boxes. Blankets, clothes, diapers, odds and ends of baby stuff, a few household items, some food, a few things for Shippo, and of course, a refill for the first aid kit. Just a whole lot of everything.
~******~
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH NO DON'T"
"Kagome! Wake up, your dreaming. WAKE UP!" Inuyasha sat next to a hysterical Kagome in bed, shacking her by the shoulders gently.
"NOOOOOO!"
"Please Kagome! WAKE UP!" Inuyasha raided his voice a little, hopping to get threw to her. He looked toward the window and noticed it was still dark out. 'Why is this happening to her?' "Kagome, Please snap out of it." He hugged her tightly, so she couldn't thrash about and hurt the pups. He felt her body become looser and he could see her eyelids slowly flutter open. "Kagome?"
Kagome clung to Inuyasha's yukata as she slowly regained her bearings. She slowly let her eyes glance around the room before fixing them on the bassinet on the far wall.
"Kagome are you alright. You've been having the same dream for weeks now. Any idea what it means?" He continued to comfort his wife in any way he could.
She tried to bury herself into Inuyasha's shirt as much as she could. She only shook her head in response to his question. "All I know is someone is looking for me and something to do with a black and white light."
Inuyasha felt her start to shake lightly. "I'll protect you and the pups, no matter what." He held her tighter, hoping to relieve some of her anxiety. After several minutes, her shacking ceased and her breathing steadied. 'She fell asleep?' He leaned back against the bed, still holding her, ready to chase away any demons that came after her, real or imaginary.
~******~
A week later…
Inuyasha, Miroku and Shippo walked into the house, all discussing some youkai one or the other had killed at some point in time.
"Don't you guys DARE come in here all dirty and mess up my home after I spent all week cleaning it. OUT NOW! ALL OF YOU!" Kagome stood glaring at all three guys. Daring them to try and push their luck with her.
Hanyou, monk and fox turned and made a hasty get away, exiting the house faster then when they had entered. They all walked over and sat on the logs that were placed around a dead fire pit.
"Didn't she clean yesterday?" Asked Miroku.
"And the day before that?" added Shippo.
"Hai."
"What's the matter with her?" questioned Shippo again.
Inuyasha crosses his arms and stared at the ashes in the pit. "I don't know."
"She's nesting!"
Everyone looked up to see Nekome hovering over them. She then flew over and took a seat on the unoccupied log opposite Inuyasha.
"She's what?" Shippo looked at the neko youkai then over to the two males, a totally confused expression on his face.
"In other words Shippo, Kagome is getting ready to have the babies…err…uhh…pups." Miroku told the young kitsune.
"Oooooohhhhh………ok." Shippo shook his head in understanding.
"From what I can tell, she can have them any day now. So you guys better be ready." Warned Nekome as she stood up and flew off.
"Chotto…Ready for what?" Inuyasha questioned her but she was already gone, having flown into the woods toward the village. "Ready……for what?' He whispered as he looked over to Miroku who merely shrugged. 'Ready for what?'
~******~
A couple nights later…
"AHHHHHHH!"
Inuyasha covered his ears from the loud screaming that was ringing through them. He cringed when another scream echoed over the forest. He sat next to the fire, nervously looking between the house, the fire, and his waiting companions, Miroku and Shippo.
Somehow, amongst all the commotion, Shippo had managed to grad his blanket and pillow from his room. The kitsune was currently burying his head under the pillow, trying to silence the screams. "I hope this ends soon!"
"Me too, Shippo." Inuyasha continued to glance at the house they were once again forced from. His leg began to bounce uncontrollably as he looked back to the fire. After what felt like hours to the poor wreck of a hanyou, the screaming stopped. Silence fell over the forest, no screaming, whining, or birds, not even the sound of a breeze whistling threw the trees, and it was creepy. Inuyasha looked up to the night sky to see if it held the answers to the unusual stillness. He examined the forest floor then looked to examining the canopy. Side from the unusual quiet, nothing was out of the ordinary. 'What the hell is going on?'
"Inuyasha?" questioned a soft voice.
Everyone turned around to see who the voice belonged to. Exiting the house was Sango, carrying two bundles in her arms, followed closely by Kaede carrying one bundle.
Inuyasha felt drawn to the bundles held by the two women. He gulped, took a deep breath then slowly walked up to Sango. He looked down at the two bundles wrapped tightly in blankets. His eyes grew wide as he stared at the two clones of him and Kagome. On Sango's right arm she held an infant with ebony hair and ears, on her left arm was another infant with silver hair and ears tipped with black. He then looked over at the child held by Kaede, all white, hair and ears. Inuyasha was so overcome with emotions he didn't know what to say or do, so he just stood there staring.
Sango leaned over and placed the baby that was on her left arm onto Inuyasha's, guiding him on how to hold the child properly. She then went back to adoring the remaining child in her arms.
The tiny infant looked up at Inuyasha as she stared down at one of the miracles he held. Pools of golden honey blinked up at him, innocently. He then looked up at Sango again. "How's Kagome? Is she ok?"
"She's fine. She's just resting." She watched the adult hanyou sigh in relief then walk inside the house. Sango looked up and smiled at Miroku as him and Shippo walked up. Shippo quickly walked over to Kaede and stared down at the silver pup. Miroku on the other hand, stood next to Sango, hand on her shoulder, looking down at the black haired child held in her arms.
Miroku examined the small pup then looked up at Sango. She was smiling and humming as she rocked the child back and forth. He felt a pull at his chest and a wave of wanting and longing washed over him as he watched her tend to the child. 'I want to be with Sango. But how can I with this curse on my family. Do I really want that for my child?'
'Why is he looking at me like that?' Sango stared back at him, confused and a little worried. She blushed and looked back to the child. Out of the corner of her eye she saw him clench his fist tightly. 'Is he ok? Is he mad about something?' While still looking at the infant, she reached over and took his cursed hand in hers, entwining her fingers with his.
Miroku was a bit surprised by her spontaneous gesture and looked at her with questioning eyes. She looked up and smiled at him for a brief second then turned her gaze to the baby again. Her only reply was a quiet "shhhh." Miroku decided to leave it at that and started to faun over the babies too, the whole time keeping a tight hold on Sango's hand.
~*~
Inuyasha silently entered the bedroom and saw Kagome asleep in the center of the bed. He quietly walked over and sat down by her left side and examined his wife. Sweat still dotted her forehead and he gently used his free hand and moved a few damp strands of hair out of her face. He looked to the now sleeping child in his arms then gazed down at Kagome. Inuyasha leaned down and placed a gentle kiss to her temple before he stood and walked to the door. He glanced back at his mate and smiled. "Thank you Kagome. Sleep well." He whispered quietly then left her so she could get some rest and he went to join the others outside.
~******~
"Ehhh….no more! Let me sleep! Wake me in a month." As Kagome walked into her bedroom in the feudal era, se dropped several bags on the floor as she carefully fell onto the bed. She laid on her side and curled up in the center. "Too much happened this weekend, that's for sure!"
Inuyasha stumbled in shortly after, carrying several boxes and bags. "Why do we need all this stuff?" He managed to set all the boxes down nicely on the floor. He then stepped back and looked at the massive heap.
"Because I'm having triplets so I need to triple everything. Besides if you want me to say here more than there, I need more supplies on this side, right?!" Kagome sat on the edge of the bed as she looked over the enormous mound. "Plus a couple of those boxes are "your" ramen."
"Keh. Since you put it that way." He crossed his arms and tried to look like the ramen comment didn't mean anything. "I'll go get Sango so she can help you." He quickly left the house.
As she waited for her friend to arrive, Kagome walked over to the bassinet and picked up the little white dog guarding it. She looked at its cute face with black eyes. "Do you think I'm ready for this? Three Inu hanyou's running around." She petted the toy puppy as if to coax an answer out of it.
"Not like you have much of a choice BUT to be ready."
Kagome glanced to the new person in the room and smiled. "Your very rights Sango….Hey wanna see what I got this weekend. Some are wedding presents but most are from the surprise Baby Shower my mother planned yesterday… Sheesh…Friday, doctor's appointment. Saturday Wedding and reception, and Sunday, Baby Shower…I just want to sleep." After returning the toy dog to his protective position Kagome slumped down onto the bed.
"You should sleep while you have the chance, who knows when you will get to after they're born."
Both girls started laughing as they began working at putting away everything in the boxes. Blankets, clothes, diapers, odds and ends of baby stuff, a few household items, some food, a few things for Shippo, and of course, a refill for the first aid kit. Just a whole lot of everything.
~******~
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH NO DON'T"
"Kagome! Wake up, your dreaming. WAKE UP!" Inuyasha sat next to a hysterical Kagome in bed, shacking her by the shoulders gently.
"NOOOOOO!"
"Please Kagome! WAKE UP!" Inuyasha raided his voice a little, hopping to get threw to her. He looked toward the window and noticed it was still dark out. 'Why is this happening to her?' "Kagome, Please snap out of it." He hugged her tightly, so she couldn't thrash about and hurt the pups. He felt her body become looser and he could see her eyelids slowly flutter open. "Kagome?"
Kagome clung to Inuyasha's yukata as she slowly regained her bearings. She slowly let her eyes glance around the room before fixing them on the bassinet on the far wall.
"Kagome are you alright. You've been having the same dream for weeks now. Any idea what it means?" He continued to comfort his wife in any way he could.
She tried to bury herself into Inuyasha's shirt as much as she could. She only shook her head in response to his question. "All I know is someone is looking for me and something to do with a black and white light."
Inuyasha felt her start to shake lightly. "I'll protect you and the pups, no matter what." He held her tighter, hoping to relieve some of her anxiety. After several minutes, her shacking ceased and her breathing steadied. 'She fell asleep?' He leaned back against the bed, still holding her, ready to chase away any demons that came after her, real or imaginary.
~******~
A week later…
Inuyasha, Miroku and Shippo walked into the house, all discussing some youkai one or the other had killed at some point in time.
"Don't you guys DARE come in here all dirty and mess up my home after I spent all week cleaning it. OUT NOW! ALL OF YOU!" Kagome stood glaring at all three guys. Daring them to try and push their luck with her.
Hanyou, monk and fox turned and made a hasty get away, exiting the house faster then when they had entered. They all walked over and sat on the logs that were placed around a dead fire pit.
"Didn't she clean yesterday?" Asked Miroku.
"And the day before that?" added Shippo.
"Hai."
"What's the matter with her?" questioned Shippo again.
Inuyasha crosses his arms and stared at the ashes in the pit. "I don't know."
"She's nesting!"
Everyone looked up to see Nekome hovering over them. She then flew over and took a seat on the unoccupied log opposite Inuyasha.
"She's what?" Shippo looked at the neko youkai then over to the two males, a totally confused expression on his face.
"In other words Shippo, Kagome is getting ready to have the babies…err…uhh…pups." Miroku told the young kitsune.
"Oooooohhhhh………ok." Shippo shook his head in understanding.
"From what I can tell, she can have them any day now. So you guys better be ready." Warned Nekome as she stood up and flew off.
"Chotto…Ready for what?" Inuyasha questioned her but she was already gone, having flown into the woods toward the village. "Ready……for what?' He whispered as he looked over to Miroku who merely shrugged. 'Ready for what?'
~******~
A couple nights later…
"AHHHHHHH!"
Inuyasha covered his ears from the loud screaming that was ringing through them. He cringed when another scream echoed over the forest. He sat next to the fire, nervously looking between the house, the fire, and his waiting companions, Miroku and Shippo.
Somehow, amongst all the commotion, Shippo had managed to grad his blanket and pillow from his room. The kitsune was currently burying his head under the pillow, trying to silence the screams. "I hope this ends soon!"
"Me too, Shippo." Inuyasha continued to glance at the house they were once again forced from. His leg began to bounce uncontrollably as he looked back to the fire. After what felt like hours to the poor wreck of a hanyou, the screaming stopped. Silence fell over the forest, no screaming, whining, or birds, not even the sound of a breeze whistling threw the trees, and it was creepy. Inuyasha looked up to the night sky to see if it held the answers to the unusual stillness. He examined the forest floor then looked to examining the canopy. Side from the unusual quiet, nothing was out of the ordinary. 'What the hell is going on?'
"Inuyasha?" questioned a soft voice.
Everyone turned around to see who the voice belonged to. Exiting the house was Sango, carrying two bundles in her arms, followed closely by Kaede carrying one bundle.
Inuyasha felt drawn to the bundles held by the two women. He gulped, took a deep breath then slowly walked up to Sango. He looked down at the two bundles wrapped tightly in blankets. His eyes grew wide as he stared at the two clones of him and Kagome. On Sango's right arm she held an infant with ebony hair and ears, on her left arm was another infant with silver hair and ears tipped with black. He then looked over at the child held by Kaede, all white, hair and ears. Inuyasha was so overcome with emotions he didn't know what to say or do, so he just stood there staring.
Sango leaned over and placed the baby that was on her left arm onto Inuyasha's, guiding him on how to hold the child properly. She then went back to adoring the remaining child in her arms.
The tiny infant looked up at Inuyasha as she stared down at one of the miracles he held. Pools of golden honey blinked up at him, innocently. He then looked up at Sango again. "How's Kagome? Is she ok?"
"She's fine. She's just resting." She watched the adult hanyou sigh in relief then walk inside the house. Sango looked up and smiled at Miroku as him and Shippo walked up. Shippo quickly walked over to Kaede and stared down at the silver pup. Miroku on the other hand, stood next to Sango, hand on her shoulder, looking down at the black haired child held in her arms.
Miroku examined the small pup then looked up at Sango. She was smiling and humming as she rocked the child back and forth. He felt a pull at his chest and a wave of wanting and longing washed over him as he watched her tend to the child. 'I want to be with Sango. But how can I with this curse on my family. Do I really want that for my child?'
'Why is he looking at me like that?' Sango stared back at him, confused and a little worried. She blushed and looked back to the child. Out of the corner of her eye she saw him clench his fist tightly. 'Is he ok? Is he mad about something?' While still looking at the infant, she reached over and took his cursed hand in hers, entwining her fingers with his.
Miroku was a bit surprised by her spontaneous gesture and looked at her with questioning eyes. She looked up and smiled at him for a brief second then turned her gaze to the baby again. Her only reply was a quiet "shhhh." Miroku decided to leave it at that and started to faun over the babies too, the whole time keeping a tight hold on Sango's hand.
~*~
Inuyasha silently entered the bedroom and saw Kagome asleep in the center of the bed. He quietly walked over and sat down by her left side and examined his wife. Sweat still dotted her forehead and he gently used his free hand and moved a few damp strands of hair out of her face. He looked to the now sleeping child in his arms then gazed down at Kagome. Inuyasha leaned down and placed a gentle kiss to her temple before he stood and walked to the door. He glanced back at his mate and smiled. "Thank you Kagome. Sleep well." He whispered quietly then left her so she could get some rest and he went to join the others outside.
~******~
