I feel inspired to write more. After all, it is summer is it not? Hehee

…theres not really much to say here…

:ahem: I would like to dedicate this chapter to a reviewer. This lovely reviewer has been there for quite a bit, and if I'm not mistaken, was one of the first reviewers if not the first.

:goes all official:

I dedicate this chapter to Sora Chi ((who I have been starting to call Sora heh)) for lots of support, encouragement, and that little push when I don't feel like writing!

Back to the story then!

Disclaimer: :plushie is starting to show signs of wear a.k.a losing eyes: TT

"talking" thinking ((Meeeeee))

((im thinking the kids 4ish…))

Hanyou

Chapter 14: She's baaaaaaaaaaack…agaaaaaaain…

The first few years of being parents flew by for InuYasha and Kagome. It was like they were raising a pair of the worst troublemakers ever created. They were constantly running off, eating strange things, doing the typical things toddlers do. InuYasha and Kagome were steadily growing sick of the mayhem. But they loved their children, and the days slowly passed with, surprisingly, no sign of Naraku at all. Kagome commented on this one day to InuYasha as she pulled Kin away from the sunflowers, where he thought it would be fun to see what they tasted like.

"InuYasha, have you noticed that Naraku hasn't been attacking us since I had the twins?" she questioned absentmindedly, playing patty-cake with Kin.

"Yeah," he agreed, holding Kikyo upside down as she laughed loudly, "it seems he's waiting for something to happen."

They shrugged and continued on with what seemed to be a normal day.

During lunch, which was ramen of course, (InuYasha wanted his children raised on all the right foods) InuYasha and Kagome took the children out on a walk by the lake. It was very fun. After playing a few games of hide and seek, InuYasha sat down at the waters edge. Kin tugged on his ear.

"Daddy, what's that?" he pointed at the water at a fish.

"That's a fish."

"Oh. What's that?" He pointed at a bird.

"A bird."

"Oh. What's it doooo?"

"It flies."

"Why?"

"Because that's how it gets around."

"Why?"

"Because that's how it was made."

"Why?"

"Just because!"

"But WHY Daddy? Why?"

InuYasha looked quite puzzled at the strange mind of a child.

Meanwhile, while InuYasha was trying to stop Kin from asking questions that InuYasha didn't know the answer to, Kikyo was dragging Kagome to every corner of the lake, playing an exploring game.

"Ok Mama, you're trapped over here," Kikyo dragged Kagome over to a bush, "and I have to come and save you. 'Kay?"

"Alright honey," Kagome said, pretending bars were around her.

"Oh help help! Who's going to save me?" Kagome pretended she didn't see Kikyo running up to her.

"I'll save you Mama! Kikyo to the rescue!" She ran over to the bush and pulled Kagome out. Then she pretended there was something behind her. "Oh no mama, there's another demon! Watch out!" Kagome tried not to laugh as Kikyo clawed the air. Then she streaked after the invisi-demon, pretending it was getting away.

When she was showing no signs of stopping, Kagome called out. "Kikyo, come back here." She ran over to where she last saw her. "Kikyo? Kikyo!" Dread starting to overcome her, she called InuYasha.

InuYasha, who was giving Kin a piggyback ride, came over to where Kagome was. "What's up?"

"Kikyo's missing. I can't find her! She was right here, and when I came over, she disappeared!"

InuYasha calmed Kagome down. "She couldn't have gone far, we'll find her."

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Kikyo had gotten herself lost. She had dove into a bush to 'fight the demon', and when she looked up, she couldn't see her mama anymore.

"Mama?" she called, walking off towards a clearing. "Mama, where'd you go?" She saw a woman further up who looked like her mama. She ran over to her. "Mama is that you?"

The woman looked up at the sound of the child. Upon seeing it wasn't Mama, Kikyo started to tear up. The woman came over. She crouched down the eyelevel of the child, noting her appearance in clothing much like the ones she was wearing: a white hakama with red pants. ((totally guessing if it's a hakama or haori I can never remember))

"What's wrong?" the woman asked Kikyo.

"I can't…I can't find my mama!" She burst into tears.

The woman frowned as she tried to comfort the little girl. "What's your name little one?"

"K-Kikyo…"

The woman looked surprised. "Really? That's my name too." Kikyo looked up at the woman named Kikyo.

"D-do you know where I can find my mama?" Kikyo asked the older Kikyo.

"What's your mama's name?"

"Kagome…" she replied.

The pieces were coming together for her. All of a sudden, noises of InuYasha calling were coming closer. Kikyo pulled out her hair ribbon. "Here," she said, giving it to Kikyo. "Keep this. Why don't you come back here tonight, so I can talk to you?" She put the ribbon in Kikyo's hair. "Don't tell your mama or your daddy who I am alright? They might not let you come see me."

"Why?" Kikyo asked through her halted tears.

Kikyo had no time to reply, so kissed Kikyo's forehead and left through the trees. Seconds later, InuYasha and Kagome burst through into the clearing, scooping up Kikyo and scolding her about walking off as they went back to the hut.

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That night, Kikyo pulled back the covers of her little bed and crept towards the door. She was careful not to wake up Kin, who she shared her room with. However, she was a step from the door when she heard "Where are you going?" from the other side of the room.

"To a place."

"Why?"

"I want to see something. You can come if you want."

Kin quickly crawled up to follow his younger sister. After all, his mommy did say that he was older by a minute and 32 seconds. He didn't want her getting hurt!

When Kikyo and Kin reached the clearing, Kikyo was sitting on a rock, waiting.

"Who's that?" Kin whispered to Kikyo.

"Kikyo," she replied.

"Wha-"

"Hello, Kikyo. It seems you brought your brother. What's your name?" she asked Kin.

"Kin," he said, unconsciously stepping in front of his younger sister in case this other Kikyo was a danger to his sister.

Kikyo saw this. "Don't worry I won't hurt you. I just want to ask you about your mommy and daddy. You can come closer, I won't bite." Kikyo walked right up to her, and Kin strained to stay in between them.

"What do you want?" he asked, still trying to show he won't be pushed around.

"How are your parents? Are they doing well?"

"Yes…" Kin said suspiciously. "How do you know them?"

"I used to…have a few run-ins with them. I want to see how they are before I leave."

"Leave?" Kikyo said, "where are you going?"

"To a place where I can rest," Kikyo sighed wistfully, "I haven't been wanted here for quite a while." She sighed. "Anyway, are you and your parents happy?"

"Of course!" Kin replied indignantly.

"Good. Kikyo," she directed towards the young one, "I want you to show your mother that ribbon, and tell her that I said for her to take care of him. And to train you."

"In what?" Kikyo asked.

"She'll tell you." She gave them both a pat on the head. "Now go, before your parents see you're gone."

Kin started to pull Kikyo away, when Kikyo broke from his grasp to go and give Kikyo a hug. Looking back as she let her brother drag her off, she waved. Kikyo waved slowly, and disappeared.

As they crept back toward the hut, they saw a lamp being lit in the living room.

"Uh-oh," Kikyo said.

Kin sniffed the air. "Daddy's up…" They bolted for the door and ran inside, to see worried and angry looks on their parents' faces.

"WHERE THE H-" InuYasha started angrily, when Kagome quickly stopped him.

"They're only 4," she whispered to him. Kagome quickly gave them a stern look. "What do you think you two are doing, running off in the middle of the night? You could have been seriously hurt, and we wouldn't have known where you were!" She looked at them for an explanation. They both stumbled over one another with words, trying to get themselves out of trouble.

"This morning I met a woman who had the same name—"

"I had nothing to do with this I went along because I'm older and didn't want her to get in trouble—"

"She told me to come back she wanted to ask me something—"

"Nothing really happened actually she just asked her questions—"

"Then she disappeared," they said at the same time.

InuYasha and Kagome looked at eachother with an alarmed expression. InuYasha broke eye contact. "What did she say…?" he said distractedly, lost in thoughts.

Kikyo relayed what happened, and the message she was told to give them. Kagome and InuYasha gaped at one another.

"But I thought she—" InuYasha started.

"She just seems to always come back!" Kagome muttered.

"But she left now," Kin put in. They looked at him. "Who is it anyway Daddy?"

InuYasha looked uncomfortable. Kagome sat them down and told them about Kikyo, leaving out a few details about Naraku that would no doubt scare them for months.

When she finished, there was a long silence.

"But…" Kikyo started, "Daddy loves Mama, right?"

"Yep!" InuYasha said.

"Then what's the problem?" Kin said.

"Nothing at all," Kagome said, "Now, it's quite late, you two, it's past your bedtime!"

InuYasha and Kagome tucked them into their beds for the second time that night, and collapsed in their bed.

After a bit, Kagome poked InuYasha.

"You asleep?"

InuYasha groaned. "Not anymore…" he muttered.

"Do you think Kikyo will come back?"

InuYasha looked like he was thinking. Then again, he could have been dozing too. She was about to poke him again when he said, "I don't think so. I mean, Kikyo said she disappeared, but—"

"She does come back again and again and again…" Kagome finished.

"I don't think she will. Her message doesn't sound like she will."

Kagome agreed and they both fell asleep.

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well that was quite confusing…two kikyos hah….and it was quite random too…oh well!

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