A Future Fairytale
Chapter 10
The Hanyou Child

A few months later, Kikyou's stomach was showing. It was actually quite big. She could barely move without Inuyasha having to get what she needed, or carrying her to a destination on his back. Either way, it was a pretty difficult time for Kikyo...and Inuyasha. But it was a happy time.

Kikyou's baby would be born soon, and everyone was so excited. They couldn't wait to see the baby. They all talked about how it would have Kikyo's hair but Inuyasha's white ears. Or how it would have black ears and white hair. Or maybe even a combination of both.

Just then, Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, Kikyou and Shippo were all in the hut when Kikyou began to have stomach cramps of some kind. It felt like a sudden jab to her stomach. She felt like she was...going to have the baby...

...now.

"Inuyasha," Kikyou whispered, softly panting, wincing at another pain in her stomach. "I'm going to have the baby. Now."

"W..What?" Inuyasha asked, stammering a little.

"You heard me!" Kikyou exclaimed. She had been having awful mood swings lately. One of the healers of the village said it was more common in humans who were carrying hanyous. "Get a healer, or anyone!"

Sango immediately rushed over to Kikyou while Inuyasha ran out of the hut to get a healer. Miroku took Kaede outside...that wasn't going to be a very pleasant sight. Not a very pleasant thing to hear, either. What with the woman's screams echoing through the whole hut and possibly the whole village.

Moments later, Inuyasha was back with a Healer, who immediately forbid him to come anywhere near the hut. Huffing angrily, he walked over to Miroku and Kaede. "She won't let me be with her..damn healer."

"So I'm assuming Sango's with her then?" Miroku asked.

Inuyasha nodded. "I suspect Shippou too...little guy's probably snuck off somewhere to watch. Well, it's his own punishment."

Miroku merely chuckled. "Come on, let's go get a drink while we wait."

Inuyasha followed Miroku and Kaede to the nearest spring for a drink of water. After a few hours, the healer had come out of the hut and called them. "You are wanted in the hut, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha didn't to be told twice. He practically ran to the hut. He pretty much stopped in his tracks from what he saw next. Kikyou laid on the ground with her head against the wall, pretty much exhausted but holding a bundle in her arms.

"Inuyasha," Kikyou said with a smile. He calmly walked into the hut, but was pretty much panicking on the inside. "I'd like you to meet...Mizuki."

He walked over and sat down next to Kikyou and stared at the bundle in her arms. Indeed it was a little girl, with black hair and a little white mixed in. Her ears were at the top of her head like Inuyasha's, but were dark black. Her eyes were closed because she was sleeping. But they were gold like her father's. But something shocked them both about her appearance. She had slightly pink demon markings on either side of her face...like Sesshomaru.

"You don't think she's that powerful, do you?" Kikyou asked in a whisper.

"Well...You're a miko and I'm a hanyou...it is a possibility," Inuyasha replied, staring at his baby girl.

Mizuki was fast asleep and cradled against Kikyou's chest protectively. Inuyasha had never been so happy in all of his life...

..for he had a family.

TBC...

A/N: I am so sorry to say that next chapter is...The Final.