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Kagome smiled softly as the blue light faded and her feet touched the solid ground of the bottom of the well. Glancing up her smile widened as she noticed the clear blue sky that she had not seen since she had gone back to her time and had Kaiya. "My home away from home" she whispered as her earlier worries momentarily left her mind.
"Wa?"
Turning her attention down to her daughter, she noticed that she had tightened her hold on her shirt and that she was also delicately sniffing the air. That's right the air is different here. She thought with an amused smile. "This will be our home for awhile sweetie, I'm sure you'll enjoy it, your Uncle Inuyasha likes this air better than the other air" she stated, though she was sure her daughter did not understand any of what she was saying.
"What's takin' ya so long Kagome?"
Directing her attention upwards again, she noticed an annoyed Inuyasha looking down at her. She rose a brow in question as she met his gaze. "Inuyasha, I'm going to need your help getting up! I can't climb the well with Kaiya in my hold" she replied.
She heard Inuyasha curse and then found herself standing next to the annoyed Hanyou. She smiled lightly as he huffed at her. "Alright whatever, hold on tight to the brat" he stated.
Kagome nodded and did as she was told, only a few seconds later she found herself standing outside the well. Looking towards her best friend, her smile widened. "Thanks Inuyasha" she stated.
He huffed once more but nodded. "Yeah, Yeah" he replied as he left her side and went toward the luggage that he had brought up earlier. After he had both bags settled on his person, he looked toward Kagome with a small frown. "Stay here while I take these back to the village, you'll be safe here. But I can't help you if we get attacked on that way to the village with my hands full."
Kagome nodded. "Okay" she replied. Inuyasha frowned and looked at her hesitantly before shrugging his shoulders and starting down the path that lead to the village.
Once he was out of eye sight, Kagome looked down toward her daughter who had been wiggling in her hold since they had come out of the well. She sighed as she glanced around the clearing. Inuyasha had said that there was no danger nearby, which meant that it should be safe for her to let Kaiya rest on the grass for awhile.
Deciding that she may as well let her daughter on the grass while she waited for Inuyasha to return she gently lowered Kaiya to the ground and let her rest on her stomach. She watched with a small smile as Kaiya observed the grass and began to sniff it with a serious expression on.
It wasn't as though this was the first time Kaiya had seen or touched grass, but she guessed that it may have smelt different than the grass in her time. Shaking her head, she walked toward the well and sat down beside it. Leaning back against the hard surface of the well, she relaxed as she returned her attention back to Kaiya.
She rose a brow as she noticed Kaiya stiffen and direct her attention towards the edge of the clearing. Frowning, she turned to look in the direction that now had Kaiya's attention. Is something out there? She thought with slight worry. Inuyasha had said there was nothing nearby when he had left and there was no way something could have come that quickly.
Getting up from her spot she quickly made her way back to Kaiya's side and picked her daughter up. It was then that she noticed a small noise was coming from Kaiya, a noise that she had not heard before. It was quiet and something she was sure she wouldn't have been able to hear had she been further away from her. It sounded like a mix between a growl and a whine. She frowned as she held Kaiya closer to her. "What's wrong?" she questioned her, worry evident in her voice as she continued to study her daughter.
She watched as Kaiya grabbed a hold of her shirt and continued to look at the edge of the clearing, it seemed the noise was also beginning to get louder too. Sighing softly she looked toward the path that lead towards the village. Inuyasha hurry and come back she thought as she nibbled softly on her bottom lip. She would feel a lot safer if he was here, because she had no clue what was bothering her daughter so much. Taking in a deep breath to calm herself, she turned her attention back towards her daughter. "It's okay Kaiya" She started as she looked back to the direction that Kaiya was looking "There's no-" she stopped and gasped as noticed that there was something there.
Or it would be better to say someone was there and it was not someone that she had wanted to see now or ever. Tightening her hold on Kaiya, she moved her body so her daughter was no longer directly in sight of the person who stood at the edge of the clearing. She swallowed thickly and narrowed her eyes at the other person. "W-What are you doing here Sesshoumaru?" she questioned as she met his gaze with her own.
She didn't receive an answer, however she noticed that Sesshoumaru was looking very intently at her or more so her daughter. Did he figure it out? She mentally questioned as her fear began to build even more. Kagome blinked in surprise as she noticed Sesshoumaru was now closer than he had been before and she felt as though she wanted to run back to her time with Kaiya and hide. She felt as though her heart was about to beat out of her chest any moment.
Tightening her hold on Kaiya again, she looked down at her daughter from the corner of her eye to make sure that she was not scared of this new person. For even Sesshoumaru had an aura that would and could make babies cry, however her eyes widened in surprise as she noticed that Kaiya was doing her usual 'expression' when it came to meeting new people. She was glaring at him, a baby no older than five months, was glaring at one of the most feared beings of this time. Not only that, but she had also begun to growl quiet loudly at him too.
This isn't good Kagome thought, her worry beginning to grow even more. Turning her attention back to Sesshoumaru she tried to think of what he may do at her daughter's behavior. However, she was surprised to find him doing the same thing that her daughter was, minus the growling.
Earlier with Sesshoumaru
Sesshoumaru stiffened as he felt the magic of the well go off, hiding his aura he made his way toward the edge of the clearing that the well was located in and observed it curiously. He frowned as Inuyasha came out, however his interest was piqued when he noticed that his younger half brother had two bags with him. Well, that's new He thought as he remembered his younger brother's previous returns from the well over the past few months. He stiffened once more as the magic of the well flashed again, observing the well once more he waited for who else had come through it to make their appearance.
After a few moments and nothing happening, he thought that it may have just been the well messing up and that there was no one else that had come through the well. He turned his attention toward Inuyasha, when he noticed that the hanyou put down the bags he held and turned to look down into the well. Watching intently, he felt his curiosity grow when he noticed the hanyou jump down into the well and reappear moments later with the miko in his hold.
Hn something smells different about the miko he noted as he looked her over curiously. He scoffed lightly as he listened to his brother tell the miko that he would be back and there was nothing nearby. He had to wonder how his brother had survived for this long without being killed by not observing his surroundings clearly or being able to sense other beings.
Once his brother left the clearing, he turned his attention back to miko. His eyes widened slightly in surprise when he noted for the first time that the miko was carrying a pup with her. So the hanyou wasn't lying about the miko having a pup he thought as he continued to observe the two. He hadn't a clue what his younger brother's miko having a pup had to do with him. It wasn't as though it was his.
Frowning at that thought, he watched as the miko laid the pup on the ground and then went to sit at the well. His brow furrowed as he noticed the pup began to sniff lightly at it's surroundings. He had never seen human pups do that before. Feeling his curiosity rise, he took a light sniff in the pup's direction and stepped back slightly in surprise. Why does the pup have my scent on it? He questioned mentally as he looked at the pup with narrowed eyes.
Something wasn't right here, had the miko done something to make her pup smell like him? But how could that be? She would need to have some contact with him or something of his to make it so, yet he hadn't had contact with her since the day she had been in pain and even then it wasn't close contact so there was no way that she could retrieve anything of his.
He was pulled from his thoughts when a light sound began coming from the pup. Listening intently he rose a brow as he noticed it to be a growl. The pup was calling him out, it had sensed him. Interesting he thought as he observed the pup's stiff posture and how it was looking at where he was located. Apparently his younger brother wasn't as useless as he had thought he was. It seems his brother had taught the pup what certain growls of the demon and inu language meant.
His brother hadn't sensed him, and neither had the miko, yet the pup could. How could this be? He thought. Deciding to test the pup from his hiding spot, he released a little of his aura, enough to alert the pup more but not enough to alarm his brother who was still in the nearby human village.
He smirked as the pup stiffened even further and began to growl louder. He watched as the miko finally noticed something was wrong with the pup and went over to it and picked it up. He could sense the miko's worry, but he was sure that it was probably due to the pup's behavior and not his presence.
Watching as the miko tried to figure out what was wrong with her pup, he decided to get closer and not only see how the pup would react but also figure out why the pup smelt like him. Leaving his observation spot, he came to edge of the clearing and noticed as the pup narrowed it's gaze at him.
He stood there quietly, waiting for the miko to notice him.
He didn't have to wait long, for as soon as the miko began to try and comfort her pup she looked in the same direction as the pup and finally noticed him. He inwardly smirked as she stiffened and her fear grew. Good he thought as he observed the two. He noted the protective behavior the miko had for her pup at the sight of him as she hid the pup from his view. Curious he thought as he continued to watch the miko and her pup.
"W-What are you doing here Sesshoumaru?"
He felt his annoyance grow at the miko's disrespect for him. His eyes narrowed and he didn't bother to respond as he glanced at the pup in the miko's hold. It's growling tone had changed now and it was now expressing it's dislike with his presence as it glared at him. Smirking he returned the pup's glare and quickly approached to where he was only a few feet from the miko and the pup.
Sniffing lightly, he frowned as he noticed that the pup really did have his scent but it was also mixed with the mikos. His eyes narrowed and he met the miko's gaze. "Miko, tell this Sesshoumaru why your pup has his scent" he ordered.
He watched with some satisfaction as the miko's eyes widened in fear and she made a sound of distress and tried to hide the pup further from his view. "S-She doesn't smell like you" she whispered as she tightened her hold on the pup.
Sesshoumaru rose a brow "Are you saying this Sesshoumaru's senses are not correct? The pup smells like me, tell me why. Now" he ordered
"I-I" Before the miko could reply, she was blocked from his view by another person.
Sesshoumaru held in the growl that almost escaped as he looked into his younger brother's heated gaze. "Move Half breed this Sesshoumaru was speaking with the miko"
Inuyasha growled "Yeah well bastard, yer conversation with Kagome is over now, I thought I told you not to come near her or the pup!" he exclaimed as he unsheathed his sword and held it in front of his body.
Sesshoumaru glared at his younger sibling. "This has nothing to do with you half-breed. This Sesshoumaru wants to know why the miko's pup has a similar scent to his own"
Inuyasha laughed "What the hell else is your pup suppose to smell like?" he questioned as he chuckled loudly.
His laughter was cut short as he soon found himself pressed to a nearby tree with Sesshoumaru's hand tightly wrapped around his neck. "You lie half-breed. This Sesshoumaru has no pup and certainly wouldn't have one with a filthy human" he growled out. He tolerated a lot from his younger sibling, but he would not tolerate anyone mocking or insulting him, even if they were blood related.
"He's telling the truth Sesshoumaru. Kaiya's your daughter"
Sesshoumaru glanced away from his brother who was now gasping for breath and directed his attention towards the miko. Dropping his brother to the ground he quickly made his way to the miko until he was standing right in front of her.
He glared down at her and noticed she was shivered lightly. Directing his attention toward the pup, he removed the cloth that rested on her head and his eyes widened in surprise as he noticed it was a hanyou pup and more importantly an inu hanyou. If the miko had a pup with Inuyasha, it wouldn't have the same ears as his younger half brother, it would have a more human appearance.
Which meant that the miko had to have conceived the pup with a full blooded inu. He clenched his jaw and growled lowly as his mind began to wrap around what was being said. Stepping back he glared at the two of them "I'll be back" he growled out before leaving the clearing.
Kagome watched in surprise as Sesshoumaru seemed to disappear into thin air. Her heart was racing faster than it ever had been and she was scared, not only for herself but mostly for Kaiya. He knew now and it was obvious that he wasn't very happy about it either. What's going to happen now? She thought as she held Kaiya closer to her body.
"Kagome are you okay?"
Looking toward Inuyasha she nodded shakily as he approached her. Inuyasha huffed and rubbed his neck. "Forget that bastard Kagome, I won't let him hurt you or the pup. Neither will Miroku or Sango. Speakin' of em, let's get back to the village they really wanna see yer pup" he stated as he continued to rub his neck and began to walk in the direction of the village.
Kagome nodded hesitantly and after re arranging Kaiya in her hold, she began to follow Inuyasha toward the village.