Chapter 7 – Umi and Hikaru
A/N : Wow, thanks for all the reviews
Kagome woke up to see Inuyasha sleeping soundlessly near her.
He's gentle now… More gentle than before…Oh Inuyasha, please be like this for a long time…Forever sounds nice…
Kagome got up and stretched lightly as she went outside and found Sango.
"Hey Inuyasha, can you help me out?"
Kagome stared at Sango and saw her with two younger kids around her.
"What seems to be the problem here?"
Sango looked down at her.
"Isn't it obvious, Inuyasha? These kids… They won't…"
Kagome looked down to see two young half demons playing with Sango.
"Hey, youngsters."
The two young half demons looked at Kagome weirdly and smirked.
"Hey Umi! Look, he's like us!"
The young boy pointed at the ears.
Why, they seem really harmless.
"Hikaru… Don't point! That's rude!" The girl smiled and looked up at Kagome again.
"Hi, I am Umi and this is Hikaru. Please to meet you Inuyasha!"
Kagome was startled to see these two young ones all joyful and happy.
"Hey. So what are you two doing over here?"
Umi and Hikaru looked a little upset.
"We don't have any parents."
Kagome was now feeling bad. What could have happened?
Umi and Hikaru looked very discouraged as they walked to Kagome.
"Can you teach us to be like you?"
Kagome smiled and looked at them.
"I can try my best."
The two young children looked at her with glittery eyes.
"Yay! We have a friend Umi! I can't believe it!"
Kagome looked over to see Inuyasha in the background looking at the two young kids.
He was smiling slightly, watching the two kids rejoice.
"You seem to have tired them out."
Kagome smiled lightly to see Inuyasha walk in her room. Umi and Hikaru were both sleeping in the bed huggling close to her.
"Yeah… I couldn't say no to them… I hope you do not mind that I took them in like this."
Inuyasha smiled and kneeled by the bed, placing his arm on the bed and supporting his chin.
"Actually, I don't mind at all. I would have done the same thing."
Kagome looked shocked to see Inuyasha being gentle once again.
"When I was a kid… There was no one for me. I was always alone. No friends. My mother was always taking care of me until she died. Imagine living on your own… For six or even seven years…It destroys you. That's how we get upset….malicious and destroy other lives. If you can even imagine what these kids have been through…"
Inuyasha patted Hikaru's head and smiled lightly when he cuddled up closer to Kagome.
"They really wanted to have someone to care for them." Inuyasha smiled lightly to hear Kagome say such things.
He leaned over and placed a small kiss on her cheek.
"Well, take care of them…" he muttered lightly and turned to leave once again.
"Where you going?" she asked worriedly.
Inuyasha twirled around and smirked.
"Miroku asked for my assistance. So, I will go and seek him out right now."
Assistance? For what exactly? Miroku never asked for my help like that…
"Be careful, okay?"
Inuyasha nodded as he left the room.
"Oh there you are Kagome! I wanted to know how you been feeling lately."
Inuyasha stood back for a second, looking up and down at Miroku.
"Um, I have been fine. Why must you ask?"
Miroku dragged his feet over to Inuyasha.
"Well…" he began, "I was just curious…Can't a man have his way once in a while?"
Typical monk…
Miroku, nearly tripping on his own two feet, began to laugh and hiccupped lightly.
"You stupid bastard, you're drunk!"
Miroku only smiled lightly and leaned over Inuyasha's shoulder.
"Like I said, can't a man get his ways?"
Inuyasha shielded his nose right away, taking a whiff of the alcoholic beverage.
"Where'd you get that much sake from, you?"
Miroku's body became more and more fidgety as Inuyasha stood there.
"I am totally disgusted by your behavior! Miroku, come on! You know better than that!"
Inuyasha pulled away from Miroku, with an utter repulsive look.
"Come on Kagome, be nice with little me… You trust me, right?"
"Eh, trust? I don't think trust is the word, you filthy…"
Miroku made a sudden sound that sent chills down Inuyasha's spine.
Poor women have to deal with this thing…This is what they call the scum of the earth.
Umi woke up to see Kagome looking around for something.
"Inuyasha… Is something wrong?"
Kagome looked up to the sleepy Umi.
"No no, go back to bed little one."
Umi stood up beside her, looking up.
"Okay…Can you come with me?"
Kagome sighed heavily and smiled as she rocked little Umi back and forth, cradling her.
Inuyasha never really told me how it was to be bullied all the time… Poor guy…He had a hard life…
Umi looked up to see Kagome and grinned lightly.
"Something wrong?"
Umi shook her head and smirked.
"You have the same scent as mommy did."
Kagome was stunned by this comment.
"What happened… to your parents?"
Umi hugged Kagome and began to retell the story of her parents' death.
Inuyasha finally came around and returned to Kagome.
"Can I have a word with you?" Kagome asked Inuyasha politely.
Inuyasha followed her to the bone eater's well where Kagome looked frantic.
"Their parents died… Some demon killed the mother in front of the twins and…"
Inuyasha paused and looked at her.
"I already know…"
Kagome looked at him weirdly.
"What do you mean?"
"Umi and Hikaru-…"
Inuyasha took a deep breath.
"Umi and Hikaru aren't who you think they are."
Kagome looked at him weirdly.
"Do explain, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha shrugged and didn't want to say anything anymore.
"Inuyasha…Tell me, what is it?"
"How old do you think those two are, Kagome?"
Kagome looked at him weirdly, and she just took a guess.
"About five or six years old?"
Inuyasha shook his head lightly.
"You don't know. It's okay. These two are about ten."
Kagome closed her mouth shut, awaiting yet another explanation.
"They had an older brother. I was a friend of their family. They were still young when I fled the village…"
Kagome placed a hand over his mouth.
"Don't you worry…Okay? They will be fine under my care. It's not like anything bad can happen."
Inuyasha nodded.
"You feeling okay, Inuyasha?"
"Eh… A little nauseous but it'll pass…"
Kagome smirked and poked his nose.
"Okay, don't need you to like, faint and die on me."
Inuyasha glanced at her irritated.
"Shut your mouth, demon."
Kagome walked off, looking around once in a while to see if there was anything out of the ordinary.
"I was so close… I had Kagome exactly where I wanted her!"
Kagome overheard the monk's moaning and talking in a very soft voice.
What the hell is he referring to?
"She was so close to me, I could feel her…her body heat… I felt as if we had some connection and-"
Kagome walked in on him and looked up to see Kaede.
"What happened?"
Miroku gulped and sat up quickly.
"He had sake and was hitting on Kagome. He had her in a corner where she tried to defend herself…"
Woah… Poor Inuyasha…Bad experience…
She clutched her hands tightly in front of him.
"You go near her again, pervert….and I will cut your head off."
Miroku backed away his hands in front of him.
"Now now, Inuyasha…. There's gotta be some misunderstanding."
"You stay out of where you don't belong…"
Miroku gulped as Kagome walked away.
Miroku was afraid of me… I feel horrible…But it had to be done, right?
