Chapter 30: A Misty Visit
Ohayo – Good Morning
Okasan – mother
Otousan – father
Gomen ne – I'm sorry
Hai – yes
Kagome woke a few hours later to the sound of cooing and giggling. She looked over to see her husband playing with all three children. He had them lined up side by side on the bed and was dangling a toy in front of them causing it to make noise. She smiled warmly at the sight before her. She never expected to see this side of her husband before. He always played the part of the undefeatable, all-knowing savior, not the role of kind, playful daddy. But here he was, playing with them. "Are you pleased?"
Inuyasha's head shot up at the whispered words. "Hai very. One would have been enough you know." He saw her hold her arms out toward the infants so he gently handed her the nearest one, which was the completely black pup.
She held the baby for a moment, smiling, then went about feeding him. "So do you have any names picked out?"
Inuyasha looked at the two remaining children as they stared up at him. "How about Akira for the boy you have? Kenji for the silver boy and for the little girl…How about Chiisai?"
Kagome looked over her children and nodded. "I think they all fit." She smiled then handed Akira to his father while he handed Kenji to her so he could eat too. She watched amazedly as Inuyasha rocked Akira to sleep then put him into the bassinet, then walked over to tend to Chiisai. 'Is this my husband? Mr. Cool, Mr. Ego, taking care of babies. Amazing! Where's my camera when I need it.' She smiled as she watched her daughter and husband play. When Kenji finished eating she passed him to Inuyasha and then repeated the process over again. "They're surprisingly well behaved, but I bet when they get older they'll be a handful."
"When they get to that age, we'll be ready for them, with plenty of rope." They both laughed quietly. Inuyasha placed Kenji in the bassinet next to Akira then retrieved Chiisai from her mother and rocked her to sleep. "I have a feeling you'll be the most difficult too." He soon had her asleep as well and placed her with her brothers. He looked at all three sleeping infants for a moment then went and climbed into bed next his wife. "Thank you !" He gave her a long loving kiss then they settled in for the night.
~*~
Later that night after everyone was asleep and the house was silent, a light blue fog floated into the main bedroom. The fog rolled in and silently hovered over the bassinet of Inu hanyou pups, then it started to morph and take on a human like shape.
"Otousan……"
The now human figured looked over at he still sleeping girl and smiles as he whispered her name. "Kagome…"
Her ears twitched slightly at the sound of her name. A second later she shot up, ready to attack the intruder, but stopped short upon seeing who it was. Se kept her eyes trained on the ghost like apparition as she nudged her mate awake. "Inuyasha, wake up. My father is here."
"So have him come in." mumbled Inuyasha, still mostly asleep.
"He already has!"
"He…what?" Inuyasha slowly turned to see what his wife was rambling on about. At seeing the spirit in his bedroom, Inuyasha stared intently.
Kagome on the other hand, climbed out of bed and slowly walked to her father. "Otousan, what are you doing here?" She was greatly surprised to see him and looked at him inquisitively.
"I came to see my grandchildren." He turned and looked at the three children sleeping soundly next to one another. "They're beautiful. You two defiantly did well. You are aware they are going to be a handful." He waved his hand over each child. "What are their names?" His hand hovered over the smallest infant.
"Chiisai, then Kenji, then Akira."
"Chiisai." He moved his hand in a circular pattern until a small, greenish purple, star shaped stone on a chain appeared around her tiny neck. He then moved to the next child, "Kenji." He repeated the same hand motions as before until another stone that was small, blue and round materialized on a chain around his neck. He then did the same process one more time. "Akira." A small, yellow, round stone formed on a chain around his neck too. He watched the children sleep for a while ten he turned to his daughter and son-in-law. "Don't ever let them take those necklaces off. They act like the Tetsusaiga and Kiseiga for you two, only those stones were custom made for them only. They bind the youkai blood running threw their veins……I'm sorry, I must go now. I've overexerted my powers. Tell everyone Hi and I love them." He started to disappear before his last sentence was even out. A few seconds later only a light mist blanketed the room.
"Otousan……?" Whispered Kagome as she slowly walked over and looked down at her children and the necklaces. "Arigato." All three children were still sleeping soundly so she let them be and turned to her mate. "With those stones it should make their lives easier."
"We can only hope." Inuyasha saw Kagome sigh heavily then move toward the bed and climb in. He stayed sitting on the bed for a while, waiting for the last of the mist to vanish. He then settled in next to his mate for what he hoped would be a peaceful night.
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"Inuyasha, please can we go now?" Kagome kneeled in the grass and begged to her mate. "Please, I know you told her already but I want to take them to see her…It's been two months, Onegai." She continued to beg and plead, even placing her hands together in a praying fashion.
Inuyasha kept his face forward though he glanced at her from the corner of his eye. Her tail swished happily as she tried to co horsed him. "Your mother said not yet, she wanted to get things ready." He then turned to her and gave her a very serious gleam. "Bad dog, no begging!"
Kagome froze, mouth open, eyes wide. She was completely shocked by his comment. 'It was a good come back but does he have to keep laughing like that.' She started to glare at her hysterically laughing husband. She then turned her attention away and crossed her arms. "Baka!"
He didn't care what names she called him. The face she made was priceless and he couldn't help himself. Inuyasha soon sobered and looked at Kagome. "Come on, let's go!" He stood then helped her up as well.
They walked the short distance across the clearing where a poor kitsune boy was at the bottom of a dog pile, literally. Kagome picked up the first child which happened to be Kenji, keeping a tight hold of him as Inuyasha picked up the other tow. Shippo laid spread eagle on the ground looking dead, tongue hanging out, eyes closed.
"Oh well, looks like Shippo is dead, guess I don't have to bring back any chocolate." Taunted Kagome as she started to walk toward the nearby well.
"CHOTTO!" The kitsune sat up instantly and proved his existence.
Kagome winked at him and smiled then hopped into the well, followed closely by her mate and two other children. As the familiar purplish light swallowed her, she clung tightly to Kenji until her feet landed on solid ground again. Quickly she leapt out of the well to give Inuyasha room to land. Kagome looked over the edge of the well at the black abyss and soon saw the purple light then it faded. A moment later Inuyasha sprung from the well, holding Chiisai and a sleeping Akira. She stared blankly at her sleeping son. "He managed to fall asleep? Funny." Kagome whispered as she started to exit the well house.
The second they stepped out of the well house multiple aromas hit their noses. Different types of food smells lingered around the shrine grounds. As they approached the main house the smells got stronger.
"What is my mother cooking up now? Another party probably."
Unable to contain her excitement anymore, Chiisai leapt from her fathers arms and made a mad dash for the house. Both her parents took chase after her. The pup followed the sounds ands smells to the yard next to the house. She found herse3lf surrounded by brightly colored streamers and balloons. A nearby table was stocked full of foods and drinks. She stood in awe at the whole sight.
"And who are you?" asked a soft voice.
Chiisai turned around to see a tall woman with short brown hair kneeling down to her.
The woman looked at the child in the pink kimono with silver and black hair, she then saw the black and white dog ears swivel around. She stared down at the child through misty eyes.
"CHIISAI!"
"CHII!"
Both hanyous caught up to their runaway daughter. Inuyasha gave her a small disapproving bark and Chiisai downcast her face.
"Ohayo Okasan." Kagome greeted her mom then gave her a hug, careful not to squish Kenji. "I have a lot of questions to ask you."
Hitome stepped back and looked at her daughter then looked over the child in her arms. She then looked at the other pup held by Inuyasha who was now waking up. "They're getting so big. Well come on, I've prepared a celebration. Your friends are here too." Hitome led them over to the party area outside, it was in the same spot as the reception months earlier.
"KAGOME!!!" hollered all three of her friends at the same time as they ran up to her. After saying hello, each girl picked up a child and started adoring.
Kagome sighed in relief then sat down at a nearby table. "Mom, I have a few questions. Miroku, Sango, Nekome and Myoga are away tracking down shards so I can't ask them. And Kaede doesn't know enough to help. What is the growth rate of Inu hanyou pups anyway?"
Hitome glared at her daughter. "You can at least tell me my grandchildren's names!"
She winced at the major oversight. "Gomen ne Okasan. Ayumi has Akira, Yuka has Kenji and Eri has Chiisai." She smiles at her friends who were sitting on the grass playing with the pups. The girls would hold them then let them walk around and tackle each other. They were play fighting just like normal dogs would. Kagome giggled when Chiisai bit Akira's ear and Inuyasha stopped her.
"They remind me so much of you and Inuyasha when you two were little. Looks like they're growing at the same rate too." Hitome saw her daughter's questioning glance and continued. "It was the same for you and Souta. Each month is equal to 6 months. Since the triplets are 2 months old, physically their equivalent to 1 year olds. Your father told me it's like that for the first 6 months, which will make them physically 3 years old. He explained it as so: In ancient times, Inuyoukai had many more enemies then they do now. Children had to grow up fast in order to protect themselves. The sooner they could run and hide the better. The adults would watch humans and their children and started to teach their pups younger. Inu pups were walking, talking and fighting at six times the speed of a human child. By the age of 6 months an Inu child could wield a weapon or start training so they didn't need to run anymore and their bodies slowed to normal. So at the age of 6 months an Inu pup could defend themselves against almost any predator…To this day Inuyoukai age physically 6 times as fast for the first 6 months then it slows to that of a normal human until they reach their mid twenties then the prolonged youkai life span kicks in and it slows immensely. You can be 200 years old and still look 25. That's why your father looked so young and handsome……" Hitome started to wonder off into her own world as she remembered her husband.
Kagome smiles at her mother daydreaming. "By the way, Otousan says hi and he loves you."
Hitome stared stunned at her daughter. "You saw your father again, when, where?" She smiled excitedly as she waited for Kagome to answer.
"He showed up the night the triplets were born. He wanted to see them. He then gave them binding necklaces to control their youkai blood…That's pretty much all that happened."
She sighed happily as she sat back in her chair. "I'm glad he got to see his grandchildren……I wish he was still here. Maybe in our next life we'll be together for longer." Her happy expression became one of hope and determination.
Kagome decided it was time to join her friends and children so he stood up and pulled her mom up as well "Well let's go enjoy them as toddlers while we can." She pulled her mother with her over to the horde of humans and hanyous, all playing and having fun.
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Ohayo – Good Morning
Okasan – mother
Otousan – father
Gomen ne – I'm sorry
Hai – yes
Kagome woke a few hours later to the sound of cooing and giggling. She looked over to see her husband playing with all three children. He had them lined up side by side on the bed and was dangling a toy in front of them causing it to make noise. She smiled warmly at the sight before her. She never expected to see this side of her husband before. He always played the part of the undefeatable, all-knowing savior, not the role of kind, playful daddy. But here he was, playing with them. "Are you pleased?"
Inuyasha's head shot up at the whispered words. "Hai very. One would have been enough you know." He saw her hold her arms out toward the infants so he gently handed her the nearest one, which was the completely black pup.
She held the baby for a moment, smiling, then went about feeding him. "So do you have any names picked out?"
Inuyasha looked at the two remaining children as they stared up at him. "How about Akira for the boy you have? Kenji for the silver boy and for the little girl…How about Chiisai?"
Kagome looked over her children and nodded. "I think they all fit." She smiled then handed Akira to his father while he handed Kenji to her so he could eat too. She watched amazedly as Inuyasha rocked Akira to sleep then put him into the bassinet, then walked over to tend to Chiisai. 'Is this my husband? Mr. Cool, Mr. Ego, taking care of babies. Amazing! Where's my camera when I need it.' She smiled as she watched her daughter and husband play. When Kenji finished eating she passed him to Inuyasha and then repeated the process over again. "They're surprisingly well behaved, but I bet when they get older they'll be a handful."
"When they get to that age, we'll be ready for them, with plenty of rope." They both laughed quietly. Inuyasha placed Kenji in the bassinet next to Akira then retrieved Chiisai from her mother and rocked her to sleep. "I have a feeling you'll be the most difficult too." He soon had her asleep as well and placed her with her brothers. He looked at all three sleeping infants for a moment then went and climbed into bed next his wife. "Thank you !" He gave her a long loving kiss then they settled in for the night.
~*~
Later that night after everyone was asleep and the house was silent, a light blue fog floated into the main bedroom. The fog rolled in and silently hovered over the bassinet of Inu hanyou pups, then it started to morph and take on a human like shape.
"Otousan……"
The now human figured looked over at he still sleeping girl and smiles as he whispered her name. "Kagome…"
Her ears twitched slightly at the sound of her name. A second later she shot up, ready to attack the intruder, but stopped short upon seeing who it was. Se kept her eyes trained on the ghost like apparition as she nudged her mate awake. "Inuyasha, wake up. My father is here."
"So have him come in." mumbled Inuyasha, still mostly asleep.
"He already has!"
"He…what?" Inuyasha slowly turned to see what his wife was rambling on about. At seeing the spirit in his bedroom, Inuyasha stared intently.
Kagome on the other hand, climbed out of bed and slowly walked to her father. "Otousan, what are you doing here?" She was greatly surprised to see him and looked at him inquisitively.
"I came to see my grandchildren." He turned and looked at the three children sleeping soundly next to one another. "They're beautiful. You two defiantly did well. You are aware they are going to be a handful." He waved his hand over each child. "What are their names?" His hand hovered over the smallest infant.
"Chiisai, then Kenji, then Akira."
"Chiisai." He moved his hand in a circular pattern until a small, greenish purple, star shaped stone on a chain appeared around her tiny neck. He then moved to the next child, "Kenji." He repeated the same hand motions as before until another stone that was small, blue and round materialized on a chain around his neck. He then did the same process one more time. "Akira." A small, yellow, round stone formed on a chain around his neck too. He watched the children sleep for a while ten he turned to his daughter and son-in-law. "Don't ever let them take those necklaces off. They act like the Tetsusaiga and Kiseiga for you two, only those stones were custom made for them only. They bind the youkai blood running threw their veins……I'm sorry, I must go now. I've overexerted my powers. Tell everyone Hi and I love them." He started to disappear before his last sentence was even out. A few seconds later only a light mist blanketed the room.
"Otousan……?" Whispered Kagome as she slowly walked over and looked down at her children and the necklaces. "Arigato." All three children were still sleeping soundly so she let them be and turned to her mate. "With those stones it should make their lives easier."
"We can only hope." Inuyasha saw Kagome sigh heavily then move toward the bed and climb in. He stayed sitting on the bed for a while, waiting for the last of the mist to vanish. He then settled in next to his mate for what he hoped would be a peaceful night.
~******~
"Inuyasha, please can we go now?" Kagome kneeled in the grass and begged to her mate. "Please, I know you told her already but I want to take them to see her…It's been two months, Onegai." She continued to beg and plead, even placing her hands together in a praying fashion.
Inuyasha kept his face forward though he glanced at her from the corner of his eye. Her tail swished happily as she tried to co horsed him. "Your mother said not yet, she wanted to get things ready." He then turned to her and gave her a very serious gleam. "Bad dog, no begging!"
Kagome froze, mouth open, eyes wide. She was completely shocked by his comment. 'It was a good come back but does he have to keep laughing like that.' She started to glare at her hysterically laughing husband. She then turned her attention away and crossed her arms. "Baka!"
He didn't care what names she called him. The face she made was priceless and he couldn't help himself. Inuyasha soon sobered and looked at Kagome. "Come on, let's go!" He stood then helped her up as well.
They walked the short distance across the clearing where a poor kitsune boy was at the bottom of a dog pile, literally. Kagome picked up the first child which happened to be Kenji, keeping a tight hold of him as Inuyasha picked up the other tow. Shippo laid spread eagle on the ground looking dead, tongue hanging out, eyes closed.
"Oh well, looks like Shippo is dead, guess I don't have to bring back any chocolate." Taunted Kagome as she started to walk toward the nearby well.
"CHOTTO!" The kitsune sat up instantly and proved his existence.
Kagome winked at him and smiled then hopped into the well, followed closely by her mate and two other children. As the familiar purplish light swallowed her, she clung tightly to Kenji until her feet landed on solid ground again. Quickly she leapt out of the well to give Inuyasha room to land. Kagome looked over the edge of the well at the black abyss and soon saw the purple light then it faded. A moment later Inuyasha sprung from the well, holding Chiisai and a sleeping Akira. She stared blankly at her sleeping son. "He managed to fall asleep? Funny." Kagome whispered as she started to exit the well house.
The second they stepped out of the well house multiple aromas hit their noses. Different types of food smells lingered around the shrine grounds. As they approached the main house the smells got stronger.
"What is my mother cooking up now? Another party probably."
Unable to contain her excitement anymore, Chiisai leapt from her fathers arms and made a mad dash for the house. Both her parents took chase after her. The pup followed the sounds ands smells to the yard next to the house. She found herse3lf surrounded by brightly colored streamers and balloons. A nearby table was stocked full of foods and drinks. She stood in awe at the whole sight.
"And who are you?" asked a soft voice.
Chiisai turned around to see a tall woman with short brown hair kneeling down to her.
The woman looked at the child in the pink kimono with silver and black hair, she then saw the black and white dog ears swivel around. She stared down at the child through misty eyes.
"CHIISAI!"
"CHII!"
Both hanyous caught up to their runaway daughter. Inuyasha gave her a small disapproving bark and Chiisai downcast her face.
"Ohayo Okasan." Kagome greeted her mom then gave her a hug, careful not to squish Kenji. "I have a lot of questions to ask you."
Hitome stepped back and looked at her daughter then looked over the child in her arms. She then looked at the other pup held by Inuyasha who was now waking up. "They're getting so big. Well come on, I've prepared a celebration. Your friends are here too." Hitome led them over to the party area outside, it was in the same spot as the reception months earlier.
"KAGOME!!!" hollered all three of her friends at the same time as they ran up to her. After saying hello, each girl picked up a child and started adoring.
Kagome sighed in relief then sat down at a nearby table. "Mom, I have a few questions. Miroku, Sango, Nekome and Myoga are away tracking down shards so I can't ask them. And Kaede doesn't know enough to help. What is the growth rate of Inu hanyou pups anyway?"
Hitome glared at her daughter. "You can at least tell me my grandchildren's names!"
She winced at the major oversight. "Gomen ne Okasan. Ayumi has Akira, Yuka has Kenji and Eri has Chiisai." She smiles at her friends who were sitting on the grass playing with the pups. The girls would hold them then let them walk around and tackle each other. They were play fighting just like normal dogs would. Kagome giggled when Chiisai bit Akira's ear and Inuyasha stopped her.
"They remind me so much of you and Inuyasha when you two were little. Looks like they're growing at the same rate too." Hitome saw her daughter's questioning glance and continued. "It was the same for you and Souta. Each month is equal to 6 months. Since the triplets are 2 months old, physically their equivalent to 1 year olds. Your father told me it's like that for the first 6 months, which will make them physically 3 years old. He explained it as so: In ancient times, Inuyoukai had many more enemies then they do now. Children had to grow up fast in order to protect themselves. The sooner they could run and hide the better. The adults would watch humans and their children and started to teach their pups younger. Inu pups were walking, talking and fighting at six times the speed of a human child. By the age of 6 months an Inu child could wield a weapon or start training so they didn't need to run anymore and their bodies slowed to normal. So at the age of 6 months an Inu pup could defend themselves against almost any predator…To this day Inuyoukai age physically 6 times as fast for the first 6 months then it slows to that of a normal human until they reach their mid twenties then the prolonged youkai life span kicks in and it slows immensely. You can be 200 years old and still look 25. That's why your father looked so young and handsome……" Hitome started to wonder off into her own world as she remembered her husband.
Kagome smiles at her mother daydreaming. "By the way, Otousan says hi and he loves you."
Hitome stared stunned at her daughter. "You saw your father again, when, where?" She smiled excitedly as she waited for Kagome to answer.
"He showed up the night the triplets were born. He wanted to see them. He then gave them binding necklaces to control their youkai blood…That's pretty much all that happened."
She sighed happily as she sat back in her chair. "I'm glad he got to see his grandchildren……I wish he was still here. Maybe in our next life we'll be together for longer." Her happy expression became one of hope and determination.
Kagome decided it was time to join her friends and children so he stood up and pulled her mom up as well "Well let's go enjoy them as toddlers while we can." She pulled her mother with her over to the horde of humans and hanyous, all playing and having fun.
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