The time passed, and Kagome practiced her powers and steadily got stronger. She would sleep with Inuyasha at night and practiced new moves with her claws, the sword that Midoriko gave Inuyasha, her arrows and powers with him during the day.
One day, it was the day before the new moon, she decided to get the rest of Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha's things from their childhood home, even if the villagers had killed Inuyasha's mother. She wanted them to have the rest of their things that rightly belonged to them. That night she spoke with Inuyasha as they lay in bed.
" Inuyasha, do you want the things that belonged to your mother and father?" Kagome asked the hanyou, draping her arm on his chest.
" Hai, do you think that I wouldn't want the things that belonged to them that are rightly mine now?" Inuyasha replied. " But it is the villagers that live by my parent's castle that I am worried about. I mean, they know that I am a hanyou, but what about you? Tomorrow is the day of the new moon and you will be in your demon form and I will be a human that night."
" Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself, and I will have full use of my miko powers during your human time so I can protect you," Kagome whispered, nibbling his jaw line, fangs grazing him almost seductively.
" Feh," Inuyasha whispered. " Tomorrow we'll go then."
The next morning, Kagome felt weird. It was the first time that she went through the day of the new moon without her amulet on. Walking outside she immediately went to the forest edge and knelt there, feeling quite sick to her stomach. Closing her eyes, she felt her organs shift and rearrange. When she opened them again she saw that she had changed. She was lying on the ground, on her belly and when she stood up, she saw that she was much taller, about the size of Kirara when she was transformed into her large, combat ready form.
Inuyasha woke up when he smelt a new, but seemingly familiar smell. Heading to the area where he smelt the odour, he wasn't all that surprised when he saw a large dog with black fur and bright blue streaks covering her entire body. His golden eyes gazed into hers and he smiled.
" Come on. You said that you wanted to go get my family's things and we're going today so I suggest that you get going," Inuyasha said and took off running to the west. His family had been the rulers of the west so he knew exactly where to go. If they continued at a constant speed without over exerting themselves, they would be there by mid afternoon.
Kagome took off beside him. She could get there much faster, so she woofed to him, speaking to him while in her new form.
" Get on," She said and wouldn't budge any further until he got on her.
Inuyasha understood, so her got on her back, holding on tight when she leapt forward. Her speed was incredible and he realized that they could be there by midday. She slowed when they reached a wide river, unsure where to go.
" Just keep going west, Kagome," Inuyasha said and once again grabbed on to her as she bunched her muscles up and leapt the river, which was quite wide. He never would have made it without getting wet first, and he knew that this might be happening more often than not.
They travelled for most of the morning, only stopping for a little drink of water by a fresh ground spring. It was a short rest, about five minutes before Kagome rose again and waited as Inuyasha climbed on her back, taking off once she felt that he had found comfortable spot.
Soon, they arrived at the edge of the village. They waited for a while so Kagome could catch her breath before entering. But it seems that the villagers had seen them because, as they made their way to the castle at the other end of the village, everyone peeked out of their homes, wide eyed in fear and amazement. They knew about Inuyasha, but not about Kagome. They didn't know who she was and they were afraid of her. The smell of fear hung in the air, like some kind of curtain, masking every other smell that could indicate a danger.
Inuyasha walked beside Kagome; a hand on the hilt of Tetsusaiga. He had given Midoriko's sword to Kagome, seeing as she needed to learn how to fight with it. He carried the weapon for her. He watched the huts, memories springing from the depths of his mind. The times when he played with Sesshoumaru because the village kids would beat him up, sleeping with his mother and father because the thunder of his first thunderstorm had scared him, weeping because his father was dead and his mother murdered in front of his young eyes, being chased away when they decided they would no longer tolerate him.
" Kagome, why can't I just kill them? They killed my mother without hesitation and she was a pure human, She begged for life so she could take care of me," Inuyasha said, letting a couple of tears slip free.
" I understand, but you can't. It would be as bad as letting your demon side out, and we both know how that will turn out," Kagome woofed at the hanyou. " Everyone would be out for your blood, and they would kill me and our child without hesitation as well. You and I know that."
They reached the gateway that led to the inside of the castle, encountering a bunch of heavily armed villagers who stood in their way, their stances aggressive, their faces impassive.
" Inuyasha, why have you returned here?" One of the villagers asked, his grey hair receding back.
" My brother has died and I plan to bring what now belongs to me home. I don't care if you want to try and stop me, but I will bring it all with me and my mate," Inuyasha said and let his hand drift away from the hilt of his sword. " I have been accepted into a village and I have changed. I don't see why you had to kill my mother when she begged for life."
" She spawned a half breed. They are despised here and they must die," The villager said, speaking to the hanyou without knowing that he could die right then and there if the subject he was talking decided to ignore him and attack.
" So, in other words, you would kill the new miko, Kagome? She is a hanyou as well. Would you kill her?" Inuyasha asked, countering them.
" The miko is a hanyou?" Another villager said, surprise and disbelief filling his voice, face changing from angry to incredulous.
" No matter, she is a hanyou and she must die," the first villager said, and they charged forward, weapons held ready.
Beside Inuyasha, Kagome bared her teeth at them, growling at them. They stopped, uncertainty filling them. They never asked who this inu demon was. But now that she growled at them when they said that Kagome had to die and just at their charge, they realized just who Inuyasha's companion was.
" She is the miko, Kagome. She has stopped Naraku and the demoness that threatened to control the entire world with her dead sister. Are you going to kill her now, or must we show what she can do?" Inuyasha asked the villagers in front of them, his hand finding it's grip around the Tetsusaiga once again.
" Let them pass," the first villager shouted out and the other villagers parted to let the two pass without incident.
Kagome growled continuously. She had an uneasy feeling about these people. She felt Inuyasha's clawed hand on her shoulder, but she kept the growl up. She was communicating her unease.
" I know. Something's changed. Everyone's different, as if they made a deal with the devil or something," Inuyasha whispered. He too felt the change in the air and in the people. Something had changed, and it wasn't for the best of the village, but probably for some demon.
The door closed behind them, enclosing them in the castle. Kagome's uneasy feeling grew as she went further into the castle. She whined, communicating her fear and her feeling of dread.
" Hai, I feel it too. But first we get the stuff and we get out of here," Inuyasha said and entered the castle.
It was huge inside the castle. First, they went to Inuyasha's old room from when he was young. The room was beautiful, filled with toys and fine clothes. It was funny that Inuyasha had gone from silk hakama's to his everyday fire rat cloak. Together, they sorted through the room, taking a few objects. Next they went to Sesshoumaru's room, where they gathered some objects that would please Rin. After they had gathered what they wanted, they went to the grand room, where Inutaisho and Izayoi, Inuyasha's parents, slept. There, they grabbed as many kimonos and hakamas as they could carry with them along with other fond childhood memorials.
Exiting the castle, they could clearly see a barrier around the castle and the wall surrounding the building had vanished, showing the whole village standing outside of the barrier, weapons in their hands.
" Kagome, now I understand why you felt so uneasy," Inuyasha told the miko hanyou beside him, watching as the crowd parted and revealed a sight that neither one had expected to see.
Kikyo strode forward, her bow and arrow in her hands. Her eyes radiated anger as she aimed the arrow at Kagome.
" I see that you have chosen my reincarnation over me, Inuyasha," Kikyo said, stretching the arrow on the bow.
" She isn't your reincarnation actually, Kikyo. She is Midoriko's. And you aren't part youkai," Inuyasha said, trying to restrain a growling, snarling Kagome who was eager to sink her teeth in the dead miko's clay flesh. " I chose her because she has been much more forward with me than you ever were when you were alive and I love her now, not you."
" Then you won't mind dying with her," Kikyo said and loosed the arrow. She watched as the shaft sped to the snarling Kagome and struck her with such force that she flew backwards.
Kagome howled in pain, screeching as the arrow struck her bone and stopped there beside her heart.
Shippou sat with Rin, playing with Kirara. He sat up straight when he heard a scream, noticing that Kirara did the same. He knew who had screamed and that worried him. Getting up, he grabbed Rin's hand and dragged her with him, following Kirara as they headed to the village to speak with Sango and Miroku.
" Sango, Miroku. Something's wrong. I heard a scream and so did Kirara. It was Kagome," The kitsune said.
" Are you sure?" Sango asked urgently, picking the kit up and cradling him.
" Hai. She was in pain, Sango. I could hear it in her voice. Something happened to her," Shippou replied.
" Kirara! Lets go," the taijiya said and hopped on once the fire cat had transformed to her true size. Miroku got on behind them.
" I want to go see Kagome," Rin said, crying silently.
Looking at Sango, Miroku nodded. " Come on," Miroku said, extending his arms to the child and brought her up on the fire cat demon.
They flew for a couple of minutes, waiting for Kirara to pick up Kagome's scent, or Inuyasha's. When the fire cat finally found them, they headed to the west, worry urging them onward at a faster pace that usually travelled at. They took about half of the afternoon, less time than it took Kagome to bring Inuyasha to his parent's castle. When they got there, they saw Inuyasha fending off the villagers and Kagome on the ground, a great deal of blood surrounding her body, but they were amazed to see her as a full demon.
The villagers cleared a circle around Kagome as Kirara landed, letting the humans off her, standing over Kagome's down form, protecting her from the villagers while Miroku went to work.
Sango kept other villagers away from her as she went to Inuyasha's side. He was tired and fighting the urge to kill these humans, the ones who had killed his mother and had allowed Kikyo to try and kill Kagome. Sango could see that he was holding out, wanting so badly to protect Kagome while she was down. She was sure that he knew that she could die and that he couldn't bring her to her time where the healers could heal her, at least until the day and night of the new moon was over and she changed back to her hanyou form.
" Kikyo, give her back her soul," Inuyasha cried out, his sword flashing out of it's sheath, the villagers backing away from the armed hanyou.
" Come to hell with me," Kikyo said.
" I am all ready expecting my first pup. Do you really expect me to leave now?" Inuyasha asked, circling the dead priestess.
" Yes," Came Kikyo's very simple answer.
" Die then," Inuyasha snarled at her and swung the Tetsusaiga, the windscar ripping its way to the priestess. She couldn't do anything but watch as the attack came closer and closer, eventually ripping into her and destroying her body.
The villagers halted, unsure of what to do. They had seen the priestess, who had come to them to get rid of Inuyasha for them, die in front of their eyes. They now watched as her soul exited the area where her body had been and head to the down hanyou miko, merging with her body.
" At least she'll be whole again," Sango said, laying a hand on the hanyou, who shook off the hand and went to Kagome. He cradled her head, whispering encouraging words to the hanyou miko.
Shippou and Rin ran up, tears dripping down their faces. They cried in fear of losing the hanyou miko who had claimed them as their own children to protect them from any type of danger.
Sango and Miroku kept their arms around each other's shoulder, ignoring the villagers who stared at the fox demon and the human child who knelt by the down hanyou miko, crying for her to wake up. Maybe, they realized, not all hanyou's were bastards, but some were caring and loved other species than their own.
Rin cried out for the loss of another friendly, adoptive family member. First it had been her own parents and then Sesshoumaru, her lord she had loved. Now Kagome would die in front of her and she couldn't do anything to help the hanyou miko she now considered as her own mother.
Shippou patted Rin's shoulder, crying silently beside her. He had Kagome as a surrogate mother since he first met her and Inuyasha when they went up against the Thunder brothers to get the jewel shard one of them possessed. He didn't want her to die, but what could he do at the moment.
The villagers gasped. They saw a woman in full battle gear appear before them and walk to the human child, the youkai and the two hanyous. She was beautiful, but each knew who she was before she spoke.
" Inuyasha, children, back away from her. This is something that she must conquer on her own," Midoriko said as she knelt by Kagome's head. She quietly waited until the three had left. " Child, wake up. You are needed to keep this era alive. Child, my daughter, I beg you to wake up."
Kagome stirred, her head lifting off the ground a couple of inches. She kept trying, her strength leaving her with each try, but she finally managed to get to her feet, unsteady as they were.
" Your daughter?" Kagome woofed at the dead warrior who had created the Shikon no Tama from her own soul.
" Yes. Your mother was a youkai miko, and a direct descendant from my line, a true blend of the two races. She wanted you to be as powerful as you could be. She knew what you would be when you were older," Midoriko said, patting the girl. " She loved you very much and wanted you to succeed. Ja ne, my daughter."
Kagome turned to Inuyasha, Rin and Shippou as Midoriko disappeared from view. She bowed her head, nuzzling the two children who ran up to her. When she looked up at Inuyasha, she tried her best to keep the tears that welled in her eyes hidden, but failed miserably. She took a second to look up at the sky, noticing that night was rapidly approaching.
Inuyasha smiled, feeling his change happening, but he felt quite strange as well. He fell to his knees, and saw Kagome run to him, her transformation to her hanyou form almost done. When she reached him, she felt her hands run over his body until she found what she was looking for. He felt the tug as something was drawn from his body and then he passed out.
" Kuso," Kagome whispered as she held the arrow she had drawn form Inuyasha's back. Kikyo had done what she wanted, but had failed by a slim margin. She had wanted to kill Kagome, and had nearly succeeded in that part, and she wanted Inuyasha to go to hell with her, but he had stopped it because of his love for Kagome and the child she was about to have. " Where's my medical kit?"
" We didn't bring it with us," Sango replied and watched as Kagome adjusted Inuyasha on her shoulders and a bag in one of her hands before taking off in a swirl of dust. " Rin, Shippou get on Kirara." The taijiya shouted to them as she ran over to the fire cat's side and got on.
Kirara flew as fast as she could, but was unable to catch up with Kagome, even if she was burdened down with Inuyasha's unconscious body.
Kaede sipped some tea as she watched the flames of the fire in front of her. The whole gang had left without telling her where they were going. She was surprised when Kagome ran in, Inuyasha draped across her shoulders.
" Child, what happened to ye?" Kaede asked, placing the cup down by the fire so it would stay warm.
" We went to Inuyasha's parents place and got some things that were rightfully his. The villagers had accepted Kikyo's help to destroy me and bring Inuyasha to hell with her," Kagome said and placed her mate in a corner, reluctantly backing away when Kaede approached with some herbs and bandages. " She is going to rest in peace for the rest of time."
" So, ye are whole again, are ye?" Kaede asked, wrapping the bandage around a human Inuyasha's body.
" Hai. Inuyasha demanded it from Kikyo," Kagome said, sitting down by the fire, trying to get some warmth into her cold body. " Stay alive, Inuyasha. Tomorrow, I must return to my time to get some things for myself, and some ramen for you."
When Sango, Miroku, Rin and Shippou, they saw that they couple were asleep, snuggled into each other.
Inuyasha woke up well after the sun had risen. He noticed that Kagome was right beside him. He fingered her hair and got up. He was hungry and thirsty, but he would wait for Kagome. He heard her last night when she said that she wanted to go to her era so he whispered in her ear.
" Kagome, time to get up if you want to go to your time," The hanyou said, ducking from a wildly waved arm as Kagome jumped up, completely awake.
" Kami, don't scare me like that Inuyasha," Kagome chided her mate as she got up, putting on her amulet as she instructed Inuyasha to do the same. Kagome cast a small spell on herself that hid her gravid condition. Together, they went to the well and jumped in it through time.
As they climbed out of the well, they startled Jii-chan and Sota. All they did was wave to them as they headed to the house.
" Mom, we're back, and I have some news for you!" Kagome yelled as she entered her house.
" Honey, what is it?" Mrs. Higurashi asked as she entered the kitchen, a basket of laundry in her hands.
" You might want to put that down before I tell you, Mom," Kagome said and waited patiently as her mother put down the basket by the table and sat down, some how knowing she should do so.
" All right Kagome, what is it?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.
" Mom, I'm sure that you might know this, but I wanted to tell you in case you didn't know at all," Kagome said.
" And what exactly is that?" Came the question.
" I am Inuyasha's mate. Trust me when I say I am," Kagome said and shifted her hair so her mother could see the mark on her neck.
Mrs. Higurashi gasped. Her daughter, her adopted baby girl was a mate to a man, or hanyou that would make a fine husband
" When?" She asked, the shock causing her to stumble over her words. She could only stare. She was still staring when Jii-chan and Sota walked in. They took in the sight, hiding their smiles.
" A little over six months ago, after we defeated Naraku. And I wanted to show you the children I have adopted in the feudal era, but I forgot about them," Kagome said.
" Go get the. I have to talk to Inuyasha, and don't worry, nothing's going to happen to my son-in-law," Mrs. Higurashi said, and watched as the girl walked to the well house, jumped into the old well and disappeared across time. " Inuyasha, what will you be doing with her?"
" What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked the woman in front of him, fidgeting under her gaze.
" You took her as your mate, but if you stay here, you must marry her. That means buying her a ring and some clothes for you and her for your marriage," Mrs. Higurashi explained to the confused hanyou.
" Sure, I'll go through with it, if it'll make her happy," Inuyasha replied just as Kagome came through the door with Rin holding one of her hands and little Shippou on her shoulder.
" Mom, these are the children that I've adopted. This is Shippou, the orphan fox youkai I told you about before. And this is Rin. Inuyasha's older half brother, Sesshoumaru, wanted us to protect her when he died about two months ago," Kagome said, introducing each of the little ones to her family.
" Okay. I have a proposition to make. Kagome, Inuyasha and the children will stay here for a couple of days to a week. I have some stuff to do for both of you," Mrs. Higurashi said and turned to cook, noticing that it was almost noon. She smiled, planning out the wedding of her daughter and the hanyou she loved. Sure they were mates, but it was only right that they made it official.
That afternoon, Kagome took everyone shopping while Mrs. Higurashi took Inuyasha to a certain store, where they bought a wedding ring. Earlier, she had made the wedding arrangements, calling a local priest to perform the sermon for her daughter and her mate-to-be-husband.
Inuyasha fawned over the rings until he found the perfect one that he knew Kagome would love. The one he chose held a couple of small diamonds in the centre that surrounded by a medium sized sapphire. It was gold, but there was a small demon's tooth in it. He sighed. A demon child had lost a tooth and it had been put in the ring, probably to enforce its strength and protect it.
" You know, that is a perfect choice Inuyasha. Kagome will love it," Mrs. Higurashi said as she paid for it. They both left, the ring in a small bag, heading for another store where they would get a suit for Inuyasha, no matter how much he protested against this era's clothing statements.
When the evening came around, they had finished their shopping and waited for Kagome and the children at the car. They placed the bags in the trunk and drove off, sleep beckoning at them.
Inuyasha and Kagome sat in each other's embrace, breathing in each of their scents. Their amulets were off, revealing their true forms. Together, they watched Shippou and Rin sleep. Both children had been amazed by the era, wanting to check out everything and taste almost every single food that they saw.
" How was your day?" Kagome asked Inuyasha, turning her head so she could look into his eyes.
" It was all right. And yours?" The hanyou replied.
" The same, but way more tiring," Kagome said and sighed. " I just hope that our pup won't be so enthusiastic about this era as these two were."
" It would be fun that way, wouldn't it?" Inuyasha asked her, nuzzling her hair as she snuggled deeper into his shirt.
They watched the stars through Kagome's window, both lost in their own personal thoughts. Inuyasha wondering how he would propose to his mate, the way that her mother had explained it to him and tell her the news that they were getting married. Kagome thinking about what their child would be like and thinking about a name for the young one that was on her way.
Inuyasha turned to her, drinking in her beauty. He loved her and to him that was all that counted. Her eyes, gold as they were, reflected the moonlight, turning them into bright silver. Her hair stayed dark in the light, some type of trick that played on his eyes.
" Did you find anything interesting, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked his mate.
" No, not really. I spent all I had on the children, seeing as they found a lot of things that they wanted for themselves," Kagome replied, somehow knowing that he asked that question for no reason what so ever. She knew that he was hiding something, but she didn't know what it was exactly. " Inuyasha?"
" What?" The hanyou replied.
" What are you hiding from me?" Kagome asked, turning so she could see his face and see if he was lying.
Inuyasha pondered about that question. Should he ask her now and surprise her, or should he avoid the question? The first choice seemed better to do, but if he went with the second, he would be sat into oblivion and back again. Closing his eyes, he made up his choice.
" Wait here for a bit, will you?" Inuyasha said as he got up, leaving the room to get the ring and bring the rest of the family up.
When he got back, Kagome never knew or smelt her family outside her door. She stifled a cry when she saw Inuyasha get down on one knee, holding a little black box in his outstretched hand.
" Kagome, will you marry me?" Inuyasha asked his mate. He started when she launched herself into his arms, crying in happiness.
" Hai, I will," Kagome said, tears now streaming down her face.
Sota, Jii-chan and Mrs. Higurashi entered the room clapping, waking the kids up from their slumber. When they saw Inuyasha and Kagome hugging and kissing, they grinned at each other and ran to the two hanyous, joining in on the hug.
Hai—yes
Miko—priestess
Hanyou—half demon
Youkai—full demon
Kitsune—fox
Ja ne—bye
Kuso—shit, fuck, damn
Taijiya—demon exterminator
Kami—god
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