Hidden Innocence
Chapter 22: Lost Memories
Kagome woke up with a feeling of grief and contentment. How she felt both she didn't know but that was how she felt when she woke up. She hadn't realized that she wasn't in her own bed until she saw that her room which had green walls was now a soft rose pink. Zeroing in on the colour of the room she looked around and realized that she definitely was not in her own room, let alone her own house.
Panicking Kagome tried to remember what she did the night before and then she remembered the banquet party with the Takahashi's. She remembered meeting all those famous people and then meeting her mother's singing friends. She remembered going on stage and singing where her mother once sang and tears fell from her eyes. After that she remembered going outside with Inuyasha for a walk and they sat down for a while. After that everything went blank. Had she fallen asleep? She wondered.
Looking down at herself she saw that she was wearing a soft silk night gown. That was definitely not hers. Getting out of bed Kagome wandered out into the hallway and didn't see anyone. She started to walk down the hall and then heard the pitter-patter of footsteps on the marble floors. She walked a little faster and saw a maid just turning the corner.
"Hey wait!" yelled Kagome as she ran after the maid. The woman came to a stop and then bowed to Kagome.
"Good morning Higurashi-sama," said the maid with a smile on her face.
"Good morning…" said Kagome feeling a little confused. "Where am I exactly?"
The maid held a confused face for a brief second before she smiled again before responding. "You are at the Takahashi mansion. The young master is up in the kitchen and told me to escort you when you woke up." The maid looked at her attire and then gave her a rueful smile. "Would you like to get changed first?"
Kagome looked down at her appearance and gave a sheepish smile. "Yeah it would be nice but I don't think I have any clothes since I came here in my dress last night right?"
"Yes, the master has taken out some clothes for you they are in your room already," said the maid.
"Oh okay," said Kagome with a smile she turned around to head back to her room and then stopped. "Uh how do I get back to my room?"
The maid let out a laugh and then quickly brought a hand up to her mouth. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to laugh…"
"Oh no problem, I can be quite hilarious sometimes," said Kagome with an affable demeanour.
"Well I'll show the way back to your room then Higurashi-sama," said the maid.
"Sure and please just call me Kagome, I sound so old when you call me Higurashi-sama," said Kagome sticking her tongue out.
"Sure thing Kagome, and if I'm not being to forward, my name is Kichi," said Kichi the maid.
"It's nice to meet you Kichi, now if you don't mind showing me back to that room, where ever it may be," said Kagome with a smile.
"Certainly. Don't worry this mansion sure takes a while to route out but every inch of the place is rather exquisite. Just follow me," said Kichi as she led Kagome back to the guest room that she was occupying.
"So tell me everything!" said an excited Rin. Inuyasha let out a groan. It was still early for him being ten in the morning but his sister had bugged him until he got up. She wanted to know what had happened the night at the banquet. There was sure to be something interesting since Kagome had gone with Inuyasha.
Inuyasha was just getting really annoyed and so he got up. He had almost forgotten about Kagome staying over and wanted to go in right away but his mother had told Inuyasha to leave her alone until she woke up on her own the night before. The poor girl had, after all lived through a lot of pain that night. Thinking about her mother and singing on the same stage that she was on.
So he told Kichi one of their maids to check up on her and put the clothes in the room so that when Kagome woke up she would have a set of clothes to wear. It seemed rather pointless for the girl to wear that flashy dress during the day.
"Come on INU-NII!" Rin said tugging on his shirt.
"What's there to tell Rin? We went to a banquet. We met lots of famous people, we saw Fluffy kiss a girl, Kagome sang on stage and then we came home. There was food and drinks, what else can I say?" asked Inuyasha with a yawn.
"Wait what. Did. You. Just. Say?" asked Rin as she stared at her brother.
"That's what I said didn't I?" asked Inuyasha as he glared at his younger sister who had too much energy if you asked him.
"Well dish it out! I've never heard of Sesshy ever kissing anybody!" said Rin.
"Rin why can't you just wait till mom wakes up! Why did you have to wake me up!" asked Inuyasha with a grunt as he meandered through the kitchen trying to find something to snack on.
"Well I can't just barge in on Mama and Papa," said Rin sounding like it was obvious. "It would be rude."
"Yeah but waking me up wasn't?" he asked with a sardonic look.
"Of course it's not rude to wake you up, I'm your little sister, it's what I'm supposed to do," said Rin with a grin.
"Well gee makes me feel like I should get a lock on my door from now on," said Inuyasha when he finally found a plate of leftover pasta that look appealing.
"Oh come on, okay how about I make you breakfast and you can sit there and tell me what happened? I'll make you giant pot of coffee too," said Rin.
Inuyasha stopped pulling out the plate of pasta and turned to his sister with a grin. "I'll only talk if you make me an omelette," said Inuyasha.
"Sure, they're my speciality!" Rin pulled out an apron and put it on. She grabbed a pot and poured water into it. Putting on the stove she then moved around the kitchen to grab the ingredients she needed for the omelette. "Okay what do you want in the omelette?"
Inuyasha thought for a bit and decided he just wanted the eggs with cheese and mushroom and told Rin who started making it. "Okay now talk buster," said Rin as she sliced the mushrooms rather efficiently. Inuyasha let out a sigh and relayed the night's events to Rin. He wasn't able to leave any details out because Rin would stop him and ask him questions almost every few minutes.
When Inuyasha was finally finished telling Rin the story she was misty-eyed. "Oh poor Kagome she must have thought about her mom all night," said Rin.
"Yeah I know she was really sad by the end of the night, but I think she's happy that she got to come with us and know who her mom was," said Inuyasha as he started on the omelette that Rin made for him.
"Yeah...," said Rin as her thoughts wandered back to her older brother. "Oh I can't wait to see Sesshy! I'm going to grill him about this mystery woman."
"Oh please do and let me be there when you do cause we never got to do it properly last night," said Inuyasha.
"No worries, just be home when he gets here," said Rin with a grin. Inuyasha just laughed happy to know that his brother was going to get Rin's full attention when he got home.
Kagome walked in seeing the siblings laughing. It warmed her heart to see them like that and a flash of sadness spread through her. If her parents were alive she probably would have had a younger brother or sister to talk to like that too. She took a deep breath and pushed the thought aside. There was nothing she could do to bring her parents back but she would get revenge. Soon enough she vowed. She walked into the kitchen with a smile on her face.
"Hey guys," said Kagome as she walked in.
"Oh hey Kagome, did you want some breakfast?" asked Rin who was still wearing her apron.
"Oh no thanks I'll just steal his," said Kagome as she took Inuyasha's fork and took bites out of the plate. Inuyasha grunted and then took his fork back.
"Mine," he said before he shovelled more food into his mouth. Rin just rolled her eyes as she walked back to the oven.
"I'll make you some eggs, since taking food from Inuyasha is like taking a bone away from a rabid dog, pun fully intended," said Rin with a grin.
Inuyasha just rolled his eyes while Kagome laughed. "I can make it myself, Rin. You don't need to," said Kagome as she walked over to Rin.
"No you're our guest and I want to make it," said Rin with a determination on her face that Kagome had never seen.
"You should just let her Kagome she is obsessed with cooking," said Inuyasha as he took another bite.
"Oh fine, I'll just sit here then," said Kagome as she took a seat beside Inuyasha. Rin went about making the food and totally zoned out the others in the kitchen out.
It was then that Inuyasha turned to her and took her hand in his. "How are you doing?" he asked the tenderness in his eyes made Kagome smiled. She linked her fingers with his.
"I'm okay, thanks for last night. It was lots of fun and it… helped." There was a welling of tears in her eyes and Inuyasha knew at once that she was still thinking about it.
"Hey it's okay, I know you miss them," said Inuyasha as he took her into his arms as she stifled a quiet sob.
"It's not that I miss them, I never got to know them. I was thinking of, all the, what ifs when I saw you and your family. We could have been a family like yours too, I could have had siblings and it just started to all come out. I just wish I had a chance to get to know them before they were taken away so that at least I could remember how it was to be held by my parents," said Kagome.
"Oh sweetheart, you have us now. My parents are your parents," said Inuyasha as he rubbed her back trying his best to comfort her. "Here you can have the rest of my food." He said it seriously but Kagome let out a bubble of laughter.
"And here Rin said that taking food away from you is like taking a bone away from a rabid dog," said Kagome as she looked into his mesmerizing amber orbs.
He smiled at her then and leaned closer and gave her a quick peck. "When you're done with the food I'll take you for a walk okay?" he said with a smile.
"Yeah sure, now if you'll unhand me it looks like my food is just about ready," said Kagome with a smile.
"Oh, yeah, and have I told you how hot you look in my clothes?" asked Inuyasha. He was ginning from ear to ear. She was wearing his old jogging pants and a large t-shirt that she tied on the side adding a bit of femininity to it. She grinned back.
"I've always looked hot buddy not just in your clothes," said Kagome sticking her tongue out at him.
"Nope, you're definitely hotter in my clothes," said Inuyasha as he got up from the kitchen table and wandered towards the fridge. Kagome just shook her head and waited for Rin to bring the food over to her.
Rin placed the plate of eggs and toast in front of Kagome and smiled warmly. "Enjoy."
"I will, thanks Rin," said Kagome. She started eating and then she saw Inuyasha bringing a glass of OJ towards her. He took a sip and then handed it to her. "What makes you think I want your drink?"
"Because you want something to drink I assume," said Inuyasha as he dangled the cup in front of her. Kagome just ignored his childish behaviour and focused on her food. "Fine if you're sure you don't want it." Inuyasha gulped down the rest of the juice and grinned at her seeing that she was eyeing the glass intently.
"Oh you're such a child," said Kagome as she got up and wandered over into the kitchen. "Hey Rin where are your empty glasses?" Rin showed her so Kagome poured her own glass of OJ.
"Why'd you go to all that trouble when you could've had mine," said Inuyasha who was sitting on the chair beside Kagome's empty one.
Kagome ignored him and sat down. She finished up her food and then went to put it away. "Okay now I think I want that walk Inuyasha!" she said finally and Inuyasha was happy to oblige. He got up and walked over to her and in one fell swoop he picked her up bridal style and wandered out of the kitchen. Rin just stood laughing and was really happy to see that her brother had a girl who was so perfect for him.
"Why are you holding me?" asked Kagome with her arms crossed suspended in midair by Inuyasha's arms. She had the cutest pout on her face, Inuyasha thought.
"Because I haven't done anything romantic to you so I thought I'd start now," said Inuyasha with a charming grin that made Kagome's stomach flutter.
"Why do you have to do anything romantic? I don't see any reason to do it," said Kagome trying to keep up her indifferent front.
"Why? Well because I like you baka. Isn't that obvious?" asked Inuyasha. He sounded like his usual self but Kagome knew he was being serious when she looked into his eyes. Her eyes watered for some unknown reason and she just buried her face in his chest. "Hey why are you crying?"
"I…dunno, just don' wook a mee," she said in a muffled voice but Inuyasha was able to understand well enough.
"Hey you knew I liked you from the get go didn't you?" asked Inuyasha as he walked towards a tree that was in their massive backyard. He sat her down and settled in beside her. She just let out a sigh and covered her face with her hands.
"Yeah I guess I did but I don't know, hearing those words made me feel so happy that I started crying," said Kagome. "Man going to high school is really making me go soft."
Inuyasha let out a chuckle and then kissed her soundly on the lips. "You are the most wonderful person I have ever had the chance of meeting. And I'm glad you're all mine," said Inuyasha.
"What are you talking about when did I become all yours?" asked Kagome. She had wondered when he had gotten so close to her guarded heart. It seemed like a while now that she hadn't had anyone who's been able to break through her guard like Inuyasha did, and that he did effortlessly. She looked at him and just stared in wonder.
"Well because I want you to be mine and I get everything I want no matter how hard it is to get," said Inuyasha as he caressed her face. He looked at her and wondered how such a wonderfully unique person like her had fallen into his life so easily. And she did fit perfectly in his life all the way down to his parents' acceptance of her and his friends as well.
"What's that's supposed to mean? I'm not an object," said Kagome.
"Yeah I know but you will be my girlfriend? Won't you?" he asked as he held her hand in his. Kagome was taken aback but his sudden question and just sat there motionless for a second. "Kagome…?"
"Huh? Oh…uh…" she was nervous and was blushing. She swore in her head. If she looked at herself in the mirror she wouldn't be able recognize the ditsy sputtering girl that she had become. Trying to control her ridiculousness Kagome pulled in a breath and then turned to him. She looked in his eyes and grinned. "I thought you'd never ask."
Inuyasha let out the breath that he was holding in and took her into a tight embrace. "You serious? I thought you were going to say no," said Inuyasha with a brilliant smile as he brought her mouth to his and gave her a loving kiss. Kagome let out a laugh as she kissed him back with as much emotion as she could.
"You know you're quite a different person. At least to me and I love it," said Kagome against his lips. Then she broke off and got up. "Now I'm going to find your mom, I want to talk to her." Inuyasha just sat there and watched her.
"You're out of luck then cause mom is still sleeping," said Inuyasha as he got up.
"Who say's I'm still sleeping?" asked Izayoi who was standing behind Kagome.
"Oh hi Izayoi, what are you doing out here?" asked Kagome.
"Well I wanted to see if you were okay, after last night I was worried that you were still a little put out," said Izayoi.
"Oh no I'm fine. Actually I'm absolutely perfect," said Kagome with a smile
"Oh may I ask why?" Kagome's smile widened ten folds as she looked at her.
"Inuyasha just asked me to be his girlfriend," said Kagome. Izayoi looked at Kagome and then over at Inuyasha.
"Oh sweetie you look so happy, it's about time that boy asked you," said Izayoi as she took Kagome into her arms.
"I know right, Izayoi he really is amazing," said Kagome with a sigh.
"Yeah I know but so are you, now come with me sweetie I've wanted to show you something for a while now."
Kagome looked at her godmother and smiled. She wondered what it was but didn't ask. They left Inuyasha behind who was just sitting against the tree with a grin on his face as he watched his girlfriend walk away with his mother. He relished the thought. Kagome was his girlfriend now. It was something that he will always smile at that was for sure. Deciding that it was a bit cold outside Inuyasha opted to go inside as well.
He was curious as to what his mom had for Kagome. So when he walked into the kitchen and saw that it was totally empty he went into the sitting room but still no one was there. Then he saw Kichi walking past the room and called her over.
"Yes Young Master?" she asked with a bow.
"Where are my mom and Kagome?" asked Inuyasha rather impatiently. Kichi smiled at his annoyance of not being able to find them.
"The mistress took Kago—" she stopped herself knowing that even if Kagome had allowed her to say her first name it was not right to address her as such to her employers, "Higurashi-sama to the den, something about pictures I gather."
"Thanks Kichi," said Inuyasha as he ran out of the room. His curiosity got the better of him and he wanted to know what his mom was up to. When he got to the den he saw that Kagome was sitting beside his mom with a photo album in her lap. She was flipping staring at a picture and Inuyasha knew she was crying. He walked over to them in silence and saw that they were pictures of Izayoi and Kagome's mom when they were younger. They both looked so happy.
"She looks so happy…" Kagome murmured as she touched the picture softly.
"She was happy. That picture was taken after she found out she was pregnant. We all went out to celebrate just the four of us. We were all so happy because I was already expecting Inuyasha and then Kim found out that she was going to have you," said Izayoi.
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha and their eyes met. There were unspoken words sent through their eyes and Kagome felt comforted.
"Sweetie you can keep this album for as long as you want. But I have something else to show you. I don't know if you'll be able to watch it right now but I want you to see them, so that you can remember," said Izayoi.
"What do you mean watch? Do you have videos mom?" asked Inuyasha.
"Yes I have some childhood videos but I think you'd rather see your mom as she was older," said Izayoi.
"I want to see them all Izayoi. Please," said Kagome as she looked up at her godmother with tears in her eyes.
"Okay dear, Inuyasha why don't you go take Kagome into the theatre room and I'll come down with the videos in a second okay?" asked Izayoi.
"Sure. Kagome you okay?" asked Inuyasha as he looked down at her. She was looking at the picture mesmerized of her mother and her uncanny resemblance to her. "Hey Kagome you okay there?"
"Huh?" she looked up at Inuyasha and he saw the sadness in her eyes then it was covered by her smile. "Oh yeah I'm fine. Let's get going." She closed the album and took Inuyasha hand in hers.
"Yeah… If you're sure." He laced his fingers with her and squeezed her hand. She looked at him and nodded. So Inuyasha led her to the theatre room. When they got in there Inuyasha brought her over to a large leather couch. He sat down and pulled her into his lap, cradling her. She let out a sigh and snuggled closer.
"I want to say I miss them, but I can't say that, because I don't remember them. I wish they were here though. I'm kind of scared to see them in video. I never did get to see anything from my grandparents because they never took home videos," said Kagome with a sigh.
"Well I'll be here for you, but if you're not ready to watch it then I'll tell mom you don't have to watch it yet," said Inuyasha.
"Yeah I know but I want to see it. I want to be able to see my parents at least once," said Kagome. Inuyasha could feel the warm tears soaking into his shirt. He just held her closer and rocked her in his arms. They waited in silence for Izayoi to get back.
When Izayoi walked in she was carrying a box. Inuyasha looked at her and raised a brow. "Your fathers were both really excited about having you two and so they recorded almost every waking moment that we were together," said Izayoi with a laugh.
She hadn't realized that Kagome was crying until the girl looked up at her. "Oh sweetie you're not ready to see these are you?" She put the box on the ground and walked over to the couch touching her face affectionately.
"No I want to watch it Izayoi, please. It's been sixteen years and I haven't seen them once. Please," she pleaded.
"You're one hundred percent sure that you want to do this today?" asked Izayoi once more.
"Yes one hundred percent I promise," said Kagome mustering a smile for her god mother.
"Okay if you're sure, let's play this," said Izayoi as she walked over to TV and put in the first tape. She grabbed the remote and then settled down on the couch. Kagome slithered down between Inuyasha and Izayoi and held his hand."Oh I haven't watched these in years. When she died it was all I did, but after a while I had to put them away and get on with my life. Since I had you two boys to raise."
Kagome looked at Izayoi and grabbed her hand too. They had both grieved for Kimiko and Kira. Kagome heard the laughter on the TV and looked up at it. Her breath caught in her throat as she looked at her mother…
"Kira stop it! I look horrendous right now! Izzy! Why did you give him the camera!" whined a young Kimiko as she was sitting outside with her best friend in their new house. Her long black hair was tied up so that it would be out of her face. It was hot out since it was already mid-May. They were relaxing outside with the men.
"It wasn't Izzy who gave me the camera Kim I took it from her while she was trying to pick up that shirt. And you look absolutely beautiful sweetheart," said Kira from behind the camera. Then the angle changed as he went up to her and kissed her soundly on the lips. Kira turned the camera to face him and he spoke into the camera.
"When you look at this my first born just remember how much I pampered your mother, so that when she starts to get mad at me you can remind her of how nice I was to your mama," he said with a laugh.
"Kira don't go trying to persuade the baby before it even gets here," said Kimiko with a groan. She let out a content sigh as she rubbed her protruding belly.
Kagome looked at her parents and even though there were tears in her eyes she was smiling. Her father seemed so happy and he seemed kind of goofy. It was not how she had imagined he would be because everyone at the hideout had said how amazing he was as an assassin but at times he could get kind of scary. She couldn't think that her father could hurt a fly from seeing the video. He had brown hair and they had the same eyes. She kept thinking how happy he looked and that he hadn't known that his life was almost at an end by that time.
She watched the video as her mom came back in the picture. She was glowing from the pregnancy and Kagome noticed that her gaze always went back to the camera but past it to the person holding the camera. "They really loved each other didn't they?" asked Kagome. Izayoi who was looking at the TV turned to Kagome.
"Oh yes sweetheart they loved each other very much," said Izayoi with a smile. Kagome smiled and looked back at the screen.
"Hey Izzy I know that you're due soon but before Tai puts you on lockdown do you want to go to the park across town? I've been dying to go there but Kira never has time and I want to spend it with you," said Kimiko. Izayoi just let out a laugh as she directed her gaze at her husband.
"Kimmie dear I won't put Izzy in a lockdown. She just won't be able to leave the house without me or Sessh. Right son?" asked Tashio as he looked at his first born who was sitting on the grass with his book. Reading away as he always had as a child.
Sesshomaru looked up at his dad. "Yes father. Mother can't go anywhere with out me or Father," said Sesshomaru with a smile. He looked at his stepmother and smiled warmly. Kira followed the look on the young boy and recorded the love on Izayoi's face.
"Wow Fluffy smiled as a kid? How come I never saw it," said Inuyasha with a laugh.
"Oh just watch sweetie it gets better from a brother's point of view," said Izayoi with a laugh. So Inuyasha turned his attention back to the video.
"See you'll be under twenty-four hours surveillance in a week or two and I want to spend some time with you… alone!" said Kimiko with a laugh seeing the look on the men's faces.
"Well fine if you ladies really want to have one more girl's day out then you can but it had to be within the next few days," said Kira. He focused the camera on Kimiko's face and she frowned. "I said within the next few days because I don't want you two to go out and then if Izzy has any problems then I don't know how much you could do being pregnant yourself sweetheart."
"He's right Kimmie I wouldn't be able to work if I knew that you two were out close to her due date," said Tashio.
"Yeah I guess you have a point there. Well how about tomorrow then?" asked Kimiko.
"Yeah I'm not doing anything tomorrow," said Izayoi. "Sweetie do you want to come with us tomorrow?" Sesshomaru looked up at her and smiled.
"Can I mother?" asked Sesshomaru.
"Of course, since its Sunday then you have no school. I think it will be fun. You can be our bodyguard," said Izayoi with a brilliant smile.
"Can I bring my book Mother?" he asked.
"Of course sweetie," said Izayoi. The adults all smiled at the little boy.
"Okay well I'm gonna go inside for a second and get you all some drinks," said Kira and the screen faded black.
Kagome was still looking at the screen and a wistful smile was on her face. "They looked so happy, we're they always like that?" asked Kagome.
"Yeah for the most part, Kim loved him and he loved her. They were really happy especially knowing that they were going to have you," said Izayoi with a smile as she touched her arm squeezing it affectionately.
"I feel like I know them a little more," said Kagome with a smile.
"Yes, do you want to see more?" asked Izayoi.
"Yes please!" said Kagome with excitement.
So Izayoi went and put in another tape. She sat down again and waited for the video to start.
"Oh look there's a sale on the chicken!" said Izayoi. She never had a chance to go shopping like a regular person because of her profession but she put on her wig especially for that day. Izayoi looked over at her best friend who was beaming at her friend.
"Izzy I never knew you loved shopping this much," said Kimiko as she looked at the woman who was almost seven months into her pregnancy.
"I just like it because I don't get to do it much, if ever because Tai always gets someone to get the groceries," said Izayoi with a sigh.
"Hey is it my fault that I don't want my pregnant woman to be pestered by people just because she wants to go grocery shopping," said Tashio. Kira who was looking at the two women smiled. They were such great friends and he was happy that she was friends with such a great person. Tashio, who had the camera on him, turned the camera to Kira.
"What's wrong Kira, my boy?" asked Tashio with a genial smile that could be heard from his voice. Kira looked over at the camera and grinned.
"Oh nothing I was just thinking about how happy we all are, and with the babies on their way I can't wait," said Kira.
"Yeah are you excited for the wedding? I know Kimmie can't wait. It's all Izayoi's talking about," said Tashio.
"Yeah we're getting married in a couple days but it doesn't even seem like it because of days like these, I feel like we're already married," said Kira with a laugh. "I mean that in the best way possible mind you."
Tashio laughed behind the camera
Kagome let out a giggle as she saw the expression on her dad's face.
"Hmm what was that I heard about you thinking we're already married?" asked Kimiko with her hands on her hip. She was already three months pregnant but you could barely tell that she was. She had a smile on her face showing the camera that she wasn't actually angry.
"You know what I mean dear," said Kira as he walked over to her and took her in his arms. "You're the only one for me and you've been taking such good care of me so of course I think we're already married. I just can't wait till it's all legal." He bent down and kissed her quickly on the mouth. Then he smiled putting a hand on her tummy. "I can't wait till we're a family."
"Yeah me too," said Kimiko.
"I hope we have a girl… one as beautiful and wonderful as you," he said with a smile.
"Oh yeah? Well what ever gender we have I know it'll have all the amazing parts of you, now let's get this shopping done, because even though Izzy doesn't want to admit it she's getting tired," said Kimiko.
"Well I guess that's my cue to speed up this shopping. And one of my special skills," said Tashio with a laugh as the camera turned off.
Izayoi looked over at Kagome and saw the tears in her eyes. "Sweetie what's wrong?"
"They loved each other so much and even though I wasn't there yet they loved me too. I just wish they were here," she said with a beautiful smile. She wasn't sad; actually she was happy to know that she was so loved.
"Of course they love you, who wouldn't?" asked Inuyasha as he leaned closer to her.
"Shall I put in another one?" asked Izayoi. Kagome nodded and Izayoi walked over to the box and pulled out another box. As she was putting the tape into the player Rin bounded into the room.
"There you guys are! I was wondering where you've all gotten to," said Rin.
"Oh Rin come and watch the videos with us," said Kagome.
"Ooh videos! Videos of what?" asked Rin.
"Of my parents," said Kagome.
"Oh I wanna see," said Rin as she went and sat on the ground in front of the couch.
"Okay be quiet kids the video is starting!" said Izayoi.
The scene was focused on a baby's face. The lens zoomed out to focus on a baby boy with a small fluff of white hair and vivid amber eyes. The baby gurgled and smiled into the camera.
"Oh Izzy he's so adorable," said Kimiko with a smile as she held the new born baby in her arms. She looked up at her best friend. "What's my godson's name?"
"Inuyasha, Tai picked it and I love it," said Izayoi who was sitting in the hospital bed. Kira who was looking over Kimiko's shoulder dangled his keys in front of Inuyasha. He reached for them and let out a laugh.
"Inu-nii you were so cute, as a baby!" said Rin as she looked at her older brother. Inuyasha just blushed.
"Mom did you have to show this one?" asked Inuyasha. He tried to hid his face but he saw that Kagome had the sweetest look on her face as she watched the baby version of himself. She was looking at him with such adoration that he forgot to be embarrassed.
"Oh just watch you three. You'll be surprised how this video ends, especially you Inuyasha," said Izayoi as she turned back to the TV.
"Kira stop that, it's not safe for him. Inuyasha, you are the cutest little thing," said Kimiko as she cuddled with the baby.
"Sesshy what are you doing sitting all the way over there? Come over here son and say hi to your new brother," said Tashio as he turned the camera over to his eldest son who was sulking by the window. Sesshomaru looked sad and worried; deep in thought.
He looked over at Izayoi and she smiled beckoning him over to her. He walked over to her and looked down at his hands. "What's wrong honey?" she asked as she grabbed his hand.
"Mother, are you still going to be my mom?" asked Sesshomaru. He looked up at her and she saw the tears in his eyes.
"Oh sweetie of course. You will always be my first son, no matter what anyone says," said Izayoi as she patted the bed beside her. He jumped up on the bed uncertainly and was immediately engulfed in a hug by Izayoi.
"Here sweetie why don't you say hi to your baby brother?" said Kimiko as she brought the baby over to the two on the bed. Kimiko handed Inuyasha over to Izayoi who cradled him in her arms. Sesshomaru peered over the baby and a genuine smile came over his face when Inuyasha grabbed his fingers. "I think he likes you," said Kimiko.
"Hi," said Sesshomaru with a smile. Inuyasha giggled and held on tightly to Sesshomaru's finger. "I'm your big brother." Inuyasha giggled and the rest of the adults in the room smiled.
"I can't wait to have that," murmured Kimiko as Kira held her in his arms.
"I know I want to have lots of kids. A big family, it's something I've always wanted," said Kira with a sigh as he watched the two boys interact.
"Just four more months and we'll have our own sweet little baby," said Kimiko as she held her stomach.
"Yea I can't wait for you to come out my baby," said Kira as he held his whole world in his hands.
Tashio turned the camera back to his own family and felt an urge to go to them. "Well don't leave me out of the family embrace," said Tashio as he turned the camera off so that he could walk over to the rest of his family.
"Whoa Sesshy likes you?" asked Rin with a speechless look.
"Yeah! What is that all about? Heh can you believe that baby? He smiled at me! Sessh never smiles at me," said Inuyasha.
"Oh I'm not supposed to tell you this because your brother would kill me but he really fell in love with you once he realized that you weren't going to take me away from him," said Izayoi with a laugh.
"I still can't believe that Sesshy did that! I can't wait till he gets home! Two things to bug him about now," said Rin with a laugh.
"Oh dear I hope he's not too upset that I let you kids see this," said Izayoi with a laugh.
"I think it's absolutely sweet," said Kagome with a brilliant smile on her face.
"Yes I think so too," said Izayoi as she looked at her goddaughter. Kagome was smiling at her and her hands were intertwined with Inuyasha's even though he was having a discussion with his sister on how they would bug him about what they found out.
Inuyasha looked over at her when he felt her squeeze his fingers unconsciously. "Hey are you alright?" He asked as he looked over at her. She smiled and wiped away another tear.
"Yeah I'm fine I was just wondering how it would have been like if I had a brother that I could have watched as we grew up," said Kagome. She smiled and shook her head letting out a laugh. "I've been so emotional lately its as if I'm pregnant or something."
"Don't even kid about something like that. Besides you have every right to be emotional, but I think you should take a rest from watching these videos for a while," said Inuyasha as he got up.
"Mom I think I'll take Kagome back to her house for a bit and then we'll hang out if it's alright for us to go," said Inuyasha.
"Yes of course, just as long as you don't forget about any homework that you have to finish for tomorrow," said Izayoi.
"Oh yeah we have that history summary that is due, you mind if I come over to your house to do it?" asked Inuyasha.
"No I don't mind at all," said Kagome as she got up too. He held her hand as they walked out of the room. They headed up to the bed rooms.
"How about you go grab your clothes and then I'll meet you here with my books," said Inuyasha.
"Yeah sure, oh and Yashie thanks for taking care of me," said Kagome with a smile as she leaned over and kissed him quickly before retreating into the room she was using.
In five short minutes Inuyasha was knocking on the door of the bedroom. Kagome opened it and smiled as she saw him carrying his back pack. "You ready to go?"
"Yeah all set," said Inuyasha as he pulled her closer and she let out a laugh as she fell into his arms. "I hope you're not thinking too much about all the videos."
"What else could I be thinking about Yashie? I love my parents so much and after seeing them I just wish they were here, but I'm happy that I have you guys," she said with a sigh as she leaned into him.
"You'll always have us, now come on I wanna have you alone for a while before I take you home," said Inuyasha.
So the two left the house and Inuyasha got into his car after she was settled into it. He started the car and headed out quickly.
"So is this going to be our first real date?" she asked.
"Yes and no. Yes because we'll be alone but no because I'm not sure you'd like to wear that for our first official date," said Inuyasha as he took a glance at the clothes that Kagome was wearing.
"Yeah I guess you're right on that one. Let's just go sit at a park and talk," said Kagome.
"That sounds good to me," said Inuyasha. So he headed towards the closest park he could think of and couldn't wait to spend time alone with the girl that he fell for.
After Inuyasha left her house Kagome went up to her room and sat on her bed looking at the picture she had of her parents. Now that she had seen them animated she felt even more love in her heart. She wished that she had a chance to see them even once. She let out a sad sigh as she looked at the picture.
"I wish you were here mom, dad. Izayoi's been telling me about you two and I saw the videos of when you were just married and expecting me. You two looked so happy." She let out a sigh.
Kagome knew that her wish would never come true and that was all because of that Bankotsu who took away her parents. Thoughts flooded her mind and she remembered the events that took place the day before. With a cry of remembrance she lunged for her phone. She looked at the time and saw that it was almost eight.
She called Ayame. "Hello?" asked a tired voice on the other line.
"Yame, I'm so sorry about your dad how are you holding up?" asked Kagome.
"Kags? I'm okay. Dad's an idiot. Naraku told me what happened on the scene and well dad was just stupid, but it was Bankotsu that they were after," said Ayame.
"I know. Your dad knows where his hideout is but he didn't get a chance to see what that asshole looks like," said Kagome.
"You know Dad can't use his right arm for a while because the bullets that were used on him had some weird nerve numbing poison. It affected his nervous system in his right arm, so the doctors at the hideout are trying to extract the poison and find an antidote. I'm at the hideout infirmary. Uncle Ayato is here with me and so is Kouga. I'm getting worried," said Ayame.
"Oh Aya I'll be there in five, I'm sorry I didn't call you sooner," said Kagome.
"You don't have to Kags there's not much happening we're just waiting," said Ayame.
"Yeah we'll I wanna be there for you. I'll call you when I get in the hideout. And Aya I promise we'll get that bastard for what he's done to our families," said Kagome as she hung up and headed out to her car; driving to the hideout.
She wanted more than ever to get that man for hurting her and now hurting her best friend. Bankotsu Fujimoto will soon meet his doom in the form of a vengeful Kagome. It was her vow and she would not sleep until it was done. She just wished she knew who this man was and would stop at no lengths to find out.
It was an unfortunate fate that she had met him as his alias without the smallest clue that it was her sworn enemy that she was looking at. Bankotsu Fujimoto was also Kaihei Furukawa, the strange man she had met at the banquet the previous night. She would soon find out and when she did she will finally end him and the torment that he caused her.
A/N: Well there you go guys! I hope you liked it! Yes they're finally official! And what did you think of the videos? I loved the last one personally because you get to see Sesshy with a sweet childish side to him! Well anyways tell me what you thought! Cause as always I love to hear from you!