disclaimer: don't own Inuyasha
this is like the fourth chapter i've written this weekend...not of this story, three of my other story and this is the second of this one, so that's rele like fifth chapter this weekend then.
Chapter 7 – Three Years Later
Kagome walked around the house to the back yard. The fenced-in back yard was filled with childrens toys and play structures. She looked around and smiled. Haruko was playing with a two and a half year old little girl in the sand box. Souta was sitting on the concrete stairs reading a text book, other books spread out round him. Two little boys, twins, of about 4 years old played on the play structure. One was going down the slide, the other was waiting his turn at the top of the slide. Kagome reached over the fence door and unlatched it. She stepped into the back yard and relocked the latch.
The little girl looked up from her play and smiled brightly. She got up and ran to Kagome.
"Mommy!"
Kagome knelt down and opened her arms to catch the little girl when the little girl flung herself into Kagome's arms. Kagome hugged the little girl and kissed her cheek.
"Hey Ki, how's my little girl doing?" asked Kagome.
"Great! We went for a walk and-and Nanny made my favourite lunch, and we had lots of fun!" exclaimed Ki.
Kagome laughed. "Looks like you need a bath."
"No! I'm not dirty," said Ki.
Kagome raised her eye brow at Ki. Ki looked down at her originally yellow dress, which was now extremely dirty from playing in the sand and she had sand in hair too. Ki grinned.
"Maybe just a little bath," she said, still grinning.
"Yeah, maybe," said Kagome. "I'll tell you what you can play with Ichiro and Jiro for a few more minutes then we're going inside to take a bath."
Ki seemed to think about the offer for a moment then cheerfully said, "Okay!", and wiggled free from Kagome to go play on the slide with the twins. Kagome smiled as she watched Ki play on the slide then walked over to Haruko.
"Was Kioko good today?" she asked.
"She can be a little evil at times but she's always good, Kagome," said Haruko as the two watched the kids.
"Yea well the evilness comes from him," said Kagome.
Haruko laughed. "I don't know, you were pretty evil when you were younger. I've got pictures of the things you and Inuyasha got into."
Kagome laughed. Then changed the subject.
"When's Kado coming home today?" Kagome asked.
"Around 6:00, so that gives me about an hour to make supper," said Haruko. She turned to the kids. "Okay, everyone inside."
A lot had happened over the three years since the Higurashi's left Tokyo. First, Haruko had started dating one of the guys who worked across the street from where she worked. They had met during lunch at a cafe where both of them always went to eat. His name was Kado.
Second, Kagome found out that she was pregnant. She got out of school for year and took online courses with the school so she wouldn't be behind when she got back. Kagome didn't know how to take the pregnancy. She was only 15 and she was pregnant. The baby was Inuyasha's, of course, but he didn't know that they had even had sex. He would probably get mad at her if he found out that Kagome was pregnant. So she never told him. But she did tell Sango and Miroku right away, who promised not to say a word to Inuyasha. But they never said anything about not telling Inuyasha's mother, Izayoi. So when the baby was born Kagome got a real shock when Izayoi arrived along with Miroku and Sango. Izayoi had promised not to tell Inuyasha but she and Miroku and Sango visited as often as possible. Kagome had named the baby Kioko, 'child who meets world with happiness', because Kioko had barely even cried when she was born and was soon giggling and aware of everyone. They called her Ki for short. Ki had raven hair like her mothers and looked human, but was actually quarter demon.
If that wasn't enough, soon after Kagome gave birth, Haruko got married to Kado. Kado had two kids of his own, the twins. Then, soon after the wedding they discovered that Haruko was pregnant with her third child, a baby girl who they named Aiko.
So, now the family of eight lived in a large house in the suburbs. There were two adults, two teenagers (Kagome almost 18, Souta just turned 14), and four toddlers/babies. It was a busy household. Haruko was a stay at home Mom. She stayed home with all of the kids, took them to the park, to friends houses, etc. Kado worked from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, usually. Sometimes he got home a little later or earlier, but he always called first. Kagome and Souta went to school and Kagome worked until 4:30 on weekdays and mornings on weekends.
Kagome took Ki's hand and lead her into the house. There were two bathrooms in the house. Kagome and Ki went to the one near Ki's and Aiko's bedroom and started the bath. She filled the bath tub about half way then helped Ki in. While Ki played with some tub toys and successfully got Kagome soaking wet, Kagome washed all of the sand out of her hair. When she was finished she wrapped a fuzzy pink towel around Ki and lifted her out of the bath tub. She set her down on the floor and dried her off. Finished drying Ki off, she carried her to the room across the hall which was Ki's and Aiko's. There Kagome picked out a pair of jeans and a pink t-shirt that said "I love my Mommy". Once Ki had changed they went downstairs.
Downstairs Souta was playing video games on the PlayStation, while the twins watched. Aiko was in the playpen sucking on a baby toy. Haruko was in the kitchen preparing supper. Ki ran into the kitchen and hugged Haruko's leg. She looked up at the counter where Haruko was making mashed potatoes. (lol, it was the only food i could think of).
"What are you making Nanny?" asked Ki.
"Mashed potatoes," said Haruko.
"Yumm."
"Ki, do you want to help Mommy make some pudding for dessert?" asked Kagome, opening the cupboard and taking out the pudding mix.
About 15 minutes later they heard the front door open and looked up to greet Kado, but he wasn't the only one there. Kagome dropped what she was doing and ran to hug the person in the doorway.
"Izayoi!" she cried.
"Long time no see Kagome," said Izayoi hugging Kagome back.
It had been nearly a six months since Izayoi's last visit to Kyoto.
When Kagome finally let go of her second mother, Haruko stepped forward and hugged Izayoi.
"So what's the excuse this time Izayoi?" asked Haruko.
"Relatives again, I've only used that one once," said Izayoi.
They laughed. Haruko invited Izayoi inside and they started dinner. After dinner Kado decided to make an announcement.
"I guess now is as good a time as any to announce the good news," he said. "We're moving to Tokyo."
Everyone was excited, especially Izayoi. Finally she didnt have to make excuses to see her grand daughter. Souta couldn't wait to see his friends again. Ichiro and Jiro didn't really know what was going on but were excited anyways. Even Kagome was excited. Until she realized that she'd probably have to face Inuyasha at some point. She didn't want to ruin everyone's mood so she acted happy. Ki didn't fail to catch her mother's change in attitude though.
That night when Kagome was putting Ki to bed Ki asked her what was wrong. Kagome just told Ki that she was just tired and kissed her daughters forehead. Then she turned off the light and left the room.
A Week Later, Tokyo
Ki ran around the large front yard of their new house in Tokyo. It was in the same neighbourhood Kagome had lived in before. Kagome watched, smiling, as Ki spread her arms and ran in circles, laughing. Kagome got up and started chasing her around. Ki squealed delightfully, running away from her mother. Kagome let Ki stay a few steps ahead the whole time. Just as Kagome finally caught up to Ki and scooped her up, both falling to the ground laughing, two people walked past the house.
They did a double take then stared for a moment at the two girls rolling on the ground.
"Kagome? Ki?"
Kagome and Ki looked up to see Miroku and Sango standing on the side walk in front of the house. Kagome and Ki jumped up and ran to the two.
"Miroku! Sango!" said Kagome hugging them.
Ki did the same pushing her mother out of the way to hug Sango. The adults laughed. Sango picked Ki up and hugged her.
"So, what are you doing here in Tokyo?" asked Sango.
"Oh my goodness! I forgot to call you guys. We moved back," said Kagome.
"You did! When?" asked Miroku and Sango.
"Just this morning. Hey, mind if Ki and I walk with you guys? I want to show her the neighbourhood," said Kagome.
"No prob," said Miroku.
They walked all the way to the rich neighbourhood. Kagome stopped in front of Inuyasha's house. She pointed to it and Ki followed her finger, staring at the huge house.
"See that house?" Kagome asked.
"That's a big house!" exclaimed Ki.
"Yepp. That's where Izayoi lives."
"Izayoi? She lives all alone in that big house?"
Kagome laughed. "No, believe me. She has lots of company."
"I wanna see Izayoi," declared Ki.
"I don't know—-" said Kagome.
"It's okay Kagome, Inuyasha's not there for the rest of the week. He's on vacation," said Sango.
"Really?" asked Kagome. "That's cool."
"Yeah," said Miroku, "Kinky ho went with him."
Sango smacked Miroku.
"Watch it around Ki," she scolded.
Kagome shook her head and giggled. She turned to Ki.
"Okay, Ki, do you wanna go see Izayoi?" she asked.
"Yea!" exclaimed Ki.
So Kagome took Ki's hand and lead her up the long driveway. At the door she let Ki press the door bell. A few moments later the outline of Izayoi appeared and she answered the door.
"Kagome! Ki!" she exclaimed. "I thought you weren't getting into Tokyo until tomorrow."
"We decided to come out early, just us and Kado," said Kagome.
"Well come on in," said Izayoi.
Izayoi stepped out of the way to allow Kagome, Ki, Miroku and Sango in. She lead them through the lobby to the back patio. Kagome let go of Ki's hand and let her run outside to the flower gardens. Meanwhile, the adults sat around a table. They talked for a while. About half an hour later Miroku and Sango had to leave. So it was just Izayoi and Kagome talking and watching Ki play in the garden. Eventually Ki came over and sat on Kagome's lap. They were there until sunset. Ki was getting sleepy so Kagome decided it was time to leave. Izayoi offered her a ride home.
The Next Day
Kagome woke up early. It was 7:30 so she figured that she had about an hour or so to waste before Ki woke up. She decided to go for a walk. So she left a note on the table for Kado, explaining that she was going for a walk.
She walked past the school, past Inuyasha's house, to the park. She hadn't been there since that night three years ago. She sat on the swings and swung slowly. The sun had almost risen. Bored with the swings she wandered over to the play structure. She climbed the monkey bars and sat there for a while, having a good view of the rest of the park. She then flipped upside down and hung from the bars, her hair swinging in her face. Just then she heard foot steps, they stopped underneath her.
"What are you doing?"
It was Inuyasha. Wasn't he supposed to be on vacation somewhere? What was he doing here? Kagome panicked, losing her balance and falling from the monkey bars. She screamed but was caught before she hit the ground. She looked up at Inuyasha. She looked away quickly and pushed away from him.
"Kagome?"
"Hey, Inuyasha," Kagome replied.
"What are you doing back in Tokyo?" asked Inuyasha.
"We moved back, well not entirely yet. It's just me and Kado right now, but Mom and the others are coming later this afternoon," said Kagome.
"Oh," said Inuyasha.
"Why are you here? I thought you were on vacay or something," said Kagome.
"Got back early," said Inuyasha.
"Oh, umm, do you have the time?" asked Kagome.
Inuyasha looked down at his watch.
"It's quarter after eight," he said. "Why?"
"Ki will be getting up soon," Kagome muttered to herself.
Inuyasha gave her a puzzled look. She shook her head.
"I gotta go. See ya around 'Koinu'," she said waving as she walked away.
She heard Inuyasha's growl behind her and laughed.
A/N – chapter 7 finally done! Yay, okie r and r (REVIEW) reviews are manditory, I want 15 for the next chapter. Which is only three (i'm being nice cuz i haven't updated in a while) so u can do it!
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