(This is still set 15-16 years earlier, FYI.)
Kagome sighed, sitting on top of the toilet and waiting for the big answer. It was quiet, which made this moment all the more intense for her. Her whole family was out, so she didn't have to worry about them until later, but she still didn't know how she would tell them.
One time – one time she had been with Inuyasha, and she might actually be pregnant.
Over the last month, Kagome had spent her days in her room, mourning over Inuyasha. But as time went on, she realized she was doing more than just crying. She was getting sick, and then she was late...-Almost everything about it pointed to Kagome being pregnant with Inuyasha's child.
There was no doubt in her mind that she would keep the baby if she was, no matter what anyone else thought. She kind of wanted to be, but for any girl her age it was still frightening. Would her family be okay with it? Would she be able to raise it? Would she actually be a good mother?
Enough time had gone by for the test to work...her heart pounded as she reached for it, staring at the mark. Blinking, she grabbed the box and looked at the directions again, then back at the test.
She was going to have a baby! She touched her abdomen distractedly and smiled wide. More questions filled her mind, but they were far more positive: "What should I name it?" "Is it a boy or a girl?" "Will it look like Inuyasha or me?"
She looked up as she heard the front door open.
"...How will I tell them?"
Kagome took a deep breath and decided to get it done with, stepping out of the bathroom and up to her family, who were chatting as they brought in groceries.
"Everyone, we need to talk."
Souta, her mother and her grandpa all went silent, nodded and quickly putting away the groceries before sitting down at the table. Her grandfather sipped at some tea as she spoke.
"Ah...I told you how Inuyasha and I...told each other how we felt..."
They nodded, looking at her and listening intently. She clenched her fists, her lips parted slightly as she breathed slowly.
"Well, we kind of...physically expressed it..."
Her grandfather gagged a little on his tea, his eye twitching; and her mother sighed and nodded.
"I suspected as much. – And I'm alright with that, sweetheart. I'm just sorry that...this happened to you. Are you alright now? You've been so sad."
Kagome smiled.
"I have some news. –First, let me make it clear that I'm going through with it."
"...-With what, Sis?"
"Everyone," she paused and took a deep breath.
"I'm...I'm going to have a baby."
Her grandfather made a spit-take of his tea, staring in surprise. But to her own surprise, Souta and her mother, absolutely delighted, got up and hugged her, smiling and laughing.
"I'm going to be a grandmother!"
"-Is it going to look like Inuyasha?"
"-Oh, I hope it has those adorable ears of his!"
Kagome hadn't even thought about how cute the child would be if it had looked like its father. But she was pulled out of her daydream as her grandfather began sobbing.
"Gr...grandpa? Are you...Oh, don't cry, Grandpa...I'm sorry...!"
"No, no...I'm happy for you, Kagome...it's just..."
"What?"
"If your mother is Grandma, then I'M going to be Great-Grandpa! I feel so old!"
"Kagome, are you still positive that you want to do this here-"
"YES! Okay? I don't know if this baby is going to look like its daddy or not, and if it does, I don't want it to become a science experiment..."
Kagome screamed, another contraction seizing her. When it stopped, she gasped for air, then looked at her mother.
"Besides...this baby isn't going to wait..."
"But we could at least move you up to your room-"
"I can't get up! And I think this spot is perfect."
Kagome looked up into the branches of the sacred tree. It really was the perfect place – nearly all her most important moments with Inuyasha had been right under that tree.
"Okay, I'm gonna look."
Kagome sighed as her mother took another look at her...private area. She grinded her teeth and whimpered as yet another contraction quickly arrived. Her mother looked up, then yelled over to her grandfather and little brother, who were bringing out towels.
"This is it!"
They gasped and raced over, setting the towels next to Kagome and crouching beside her.
"Ready?"
Kagome nodded. She tried to ignore the pain as the child steadily inched its way out of her. She couldn't even hear what her mother was saying. She was just pushing, and pushing...
"Ahhh, the ears!"
"Souta, what did I tell you about looking?!"
"But..."
"-I hate to interrupt but here it comes!"
Kagome's mother stuttered and reached down, grabbing the child and gently pulling it the rest of the way out. It immediately began to whimper, wriggling in her hands. Kagome stared in awe, smiling brightly.
"A boy..."
"Here he is!" Her mother squealed. Souta grabbed a towel and handed it to his mother, who set it down and placed the child on it. After cutting the cord and wiping off some of the blood, she wrapped it up and handed it to Kagome.
"Oh wow...he...looks so...he looks so much like him..."
Kagome stroked her son's head, soothing the whining child. His hair, though still messy from birth, was a brilliant white. His tiny ears twitched, and she rubbed one with her fingers. He instantly opened his eyes, looking up at his mother's hand. His golden eyes twinkled in the light. He looked directly at his mother, his nose wiggling.
"Hi...-Hi baby...I'm your mom..."
She stroked his cheek with her finger, but to her surprise he bit it. He began suckling -she could feel tiny fangs growing in. She winced as he grazed the skin, and sighed.
"Well, there's no denying who the father is!" Kagome's grandfather laughed.
"-He's beautiful, Kagome."
The newborn suddenly started making more audible noises.
"Ah...I think...he wants to be fed..."
Kagome looked at the cut on her finger.
"Oh dear...fangs and nursing...not a good combination."
"What's his name?"
Kagome smiled.
"Takashi."
Kagome darted upright in her bed as her child cried from the corner. He only cried when he was upset or in pain – if he wanted something, he just made incoherent noises.
"Takashi? Sweetheart, are you alri-!?"
Kagome stared down at her son, who for the first time since he had been born, looked completely human. His eyes and hair had turned dark, and his nails and teeth had dulled.
"Fourteen months, and you never looked human...why are you starting now?"
Takashi looked up at her, tears welling in his big brown eyes. He apparently did not like this unfamiliar feeling. Then she realized as he struggled to get up and fell on his back - Being part demon, Takashi could do some things other children his age couldn't – but now that he was human, he couldn't stand up.
"Oh...-there, there..."
She picked up her sobbing child, resting him against her bosom. His tiny body shook as he continued to sob.
"It's okay...it's only for a little while...then you'll be just like your old self again...your daddy used to be like this, too...he hated it too..."
"...I thought he'd become part demon again, just like Inuyasha did every month...but he just stayed that way...but the other night..."
"He's done that before, though! Remember when he was younger, and every now and then he'd get a little vicious?"
"But he was always upset when that happened! He was just sitting there, about to eat one of his favorite meals! And he never collapsed like he did...something was wrong...and now he's missing!"
Kagome sobbed, leaning against her brother's shoulder as he comforted her.
"It's okay, Kagome...remember, he is Inuyasha's kid..."
"I just wish he were here..."
"Yeah, he could track Takashi down..."
"Even if he couldn't...I just wish I could have him near me..."
"...Well, just remember that Takashi is fifteen and part-demon; he should be fine out on his-"
"Fifteen...?"
Kagome lifted her head from her brother's shoulder.
"His...fifteenth birthday..."
"It's so strange...this boy...his facial features are nearly identical! But how..."
Myouga stood on Takashi's chest, pacing.
"How could this boy look so much like Master Inuyasha? The only reason I know it isn't him is because his hair and ears are slightly different!.."
He looked up at the boy, out cold after fainting.
"-Oh well...I suppose I'll wake him up and ask him if he knows anything..."
Myouga rubbed his hands together and hopped toward an exposed spot on his chest, suckling at the blood. His eyes widened, and he began sucking as hard as he could, making noises of delight.
Smack. Weeeoo weeeoo weeeoo!
"Ugh..."
Takashi rubbed his eyes, staring up at the canopy of trees above him.
"What happened? That sure was a weird dream..."
"...That...delightful, succulent blood!"
"-Wha? Who's there?"
Takashi gasped as the same creature latched onto his nose again.
"It wasn't a dream! Ack!"
"I'd know that taste anywhere! And-...what's this...? Oh! Oh how wonderful! I don't believe it!"
The flea began to cry tears of joy.
"Master Inuyasha...and Kagome!"
Takashi's body made a jolt as he heard both his parents' names. How did he know-
The flea bowed and smiled.
"Sir, I am Myouga, humble retainer of Master Inuyasha."
"You know my dad?!"
"So...so I was right!!! How could Lord Inuyasha not have sent word to me?! But then..."
The flea began to cry again, sitting on Takashi's nose with a kerchief.
"Never in my wildest dreams did I believe that Master Inuyasha would realize and admit his feelings for Kagome...yet here I find they've mated and had a child! I've never been so happy! –How are your parents, lately? Would you take me to them?"
"Uh...I'm kind of lost, and I've never even met my dad."
"WHAT?! –Oh no! Master Inuyasha, how could you lure poor Kagome to bed with you, completely aware of the obligations of mating, and ABANDON her with your child?!"
"Uh..."
Takashi sat and stared as the little flea continued to weep, not sure what to do...
This is supposed to be that noise Myouga makes when he's squashed and falling to the ground.
Just to mention, "inuyasharbd15fan09"...
As mentioned in a previous chapter, Fluffy will make an appearance. (Fluffy runs by as the fangirls chase him, several hanging for dear life on his furry boa) As for your happy ending, you have to read to find out what fate I've chosen for them! And to everyone, I know I suck for lack of updates...it's just each chapter has to be just so, you know?
Now, to explain ahead of time, THIS is what happened with Takashi's Baby Demon-ness.
The binding spell did not take effect as soon as Takashi was born. The spell itself is tied to the jewel, which was not strong enough to bind his blood until it had developed in his body to a certain extent. If Naraku had placed the spell to occur immediately, the demon blood would have never been inherited, and Naraku does not want this. But once the jewel is completely recreated, the spell begins to wane.
Okay, thassit! See you next time!