Forgotten Dreams of Darkness part 4
As the night crept away rather slowly morning came by sort of fast for the group as Kagome heard the sound of people shuffling around outside. Kagome turned towards Sesshomaru. It felt too early she didn't want to get up; all she wanted to do was lie in bed all day. There was an unlikely chance that was going to happen.
"Can't I have five more minutes?" Kagome said in her sleep as snuggled as close to Sesshomaru as she could.
Sesshomaru opened his eyes and could sense that it was already daylight. That was when he started to get up when Kagome pulled him back by the arm. Sesshomaru turned and looked at Kagome who was still perfectly asleep as though he thought. Kagome opened her eyes lazily and yawned.
"Do we have to get up now?" Kagome asked.
"Hai or we won't make it to the castle in time." Sesshomaru said as he started to get dressed.
Kagome sighed as she got up and started to get dressed as Sesshomaru was doing. When Kagome and Sesshomaru were done getting ready, both stepped outside to find everyone packing up their belongings for the trip ahead. Kagome saw Kinata sitting by herself and was about to advance over to her but stopped. Something was odd and not right about the picture. But then remembered what Sesshomaru and the others had told her last night. If she wanted to talk she'd come to her. Kagome hoped that Kinata would open up to her a little more.
"Kinata are you alright?" Kagome asked.
Kinata's head perked up and she looked over to Kagome.
"Yeah I'm fine." Kinata said as she smiled slightly. "I'm just thinking."
Kagome smiled as the anxiety she felt drifted away. "What about?" she asked.
"Not a lot." Kinata said. "Just random thoughts..."
"Care to share a thought?" Kagome asked smiling.
Kinata shook her head. "Later I think we should get going or we won't make it to the eastern lands, right?" she smiled.
"Yeah, you're right." Kagome smiled.
As everyone got together the group left the campsite and was off continuing their journey to the eastern lands. Inuyasha advanced over to Kinata. Kinata looked over at Inuyasha as she smiled sweetly at him.
"Inuyasha." Kinata said recognizing his presence. "How are you this fine and lovely morning hmm?"
"Cut off the damn niceness, where were you last night?" Inuyasha said accusingly.
"What are you talking about? I went out for a stroll and came back to sleep." Kinata said.
"No you didn't come back until it was real late." Inuyasha said.
"That isn't true and if it wasn't what is it to you?! You are not my keeper are you? You have no say in what I do or how I live my life!" Kinata growled.
"Keh! Like I care." Inuyasha retorted.
Kinata stuck her tongue out at Inuyasha who was ready to attack her just to show her who she was messing and dealing with.
"Real mature wench!" Inuyasha growled.
"Thanks." Kinata smiled. "I wouldn't be so mean Inuyasha because you know I can make you sorry…very sorry." Her eyes narrowed as Kinata seeped into Inuyasha's mind causing him the most pain then stopped as Kagome walked by.
"How are things going?" Kagome smiled.
"Never better I was just talking to Inuyasha…right Inuyasha?" Kinata smiled.
Inuyasha growled as he nodded while rubbing his head. "Yeah."
Kagome then watched the two as she returned to the front with Sesshomaru and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. Kinata stared at Kagome as started to talk with Sango who was in the front as well. Kinata touched her lips as she felt something was missing from her life. Kinata never felt the importance to have the same kind of affection Kagome had with Sesshomaru. Kinata then turned back to Inuyasha and whispered the following.
"Inuyasha that was only a small percentage of my real power I'd watch out if I was you." Kinata warned.
"You don't scare me Kinata." Inuyasha hissed.
"I should my bite is worse then my bark." Kinata smirked.
"Quit toying with me!" Inuyasha growled low enough so others would not hear him.
Kinata smirked as she walked closer up to Inuyasha making sure no one was looking. Inuyasha was wondering why she was looking at him that way. It was all of a sudden Kinata got a feeling never in her life had she experienced. For some unknown reason in Kinata's mind, it made her lean in and kiss Inuyasha on the lips. Then she pulled away quickly smiling as she advanced her pace to the front. Inuyasha just held his lips, wondering why she had kissed him the way she did. And also felt angry, not to mention confused. There was just no way in justifying this girl, it wasn't as if she was crazy…she was just a mystery to find out. Kinata was still blushing as she reached the front to where Kagome was. Could she have possible developed feelings for Inuyasha? Only time would tell.
"Why is it every girl I meet falls for me…" Inuyasha thought as he sighed.
"Why are you blushing?" Kagome smiled as she turned her attention to Kinata whose cheeks were blushed.
"I'm not." Kinata said as she tried to regain composure and fight off whatever feelings she just harnessed. "Why did I kiss him?" she thought.
"Then why are your cheeks as red as a rose." Sango asked as then smiled.
"They are not." Kinata argued.
"Sure." Kagome and Sango said at the same time.
Sesshomaru looked at Kinata. "This girl is oddly strange and unpredictable. Never can detect what she is feeling for she always hides her emotions." He thought.
As the day continued into the afternoon the group finally had made it into the eastern lands where they advanced onward to the castle where an expecting lord was waiting to meet them. When they arrived at the castle Kagome stopped dead in her tracts as her eyes gazed upon the castle. Sesshomaru stopped as he waited for her to catch up.
"This is it." She whispered as her eyes had fallen onto Sesshomaru.
"Shall we?" Sesshomaru asked as he extended his hand out for hers to grasp.
"Hai let's go." She answered.
There were guards that surrounded the castle that suddenly got into a defensive position as they saw the group advancing towards the castle.
"Who goes there!" one yelled out.
"The Lord of the Western Lands, Lord Sesshomaru, that is who." Sesshomaru answered in his cold usual monotone voice.
"Oh yes Lord Sesshomaru we were waiting upon your arrival milord." One of the guards said as he bowed. "Please follow me, I shall show you into the castle."
"Precede Katamaru." Sesshomaru said as he motioned the group to follow Katamaru into the castle.
The group began to follow Katamaru into the castle as they headed down a dark-lit hallway. Now down this hallway there were pictures upon the walls were ancestors of the castle. Kagome could tell when her eyes stumbled upon a portrait of her deceased mother.
"Mother." She whispered as tears swelled in her eyes but she fought them back, she had to advance on as so she did.
Katamaru led the group into the throne room where their eyes met the lord of the eastern lands. Lord Shinichi.
"Lord Sesshomaru of the Western Lands I presume?" Lord Shinichi acknowledged.
"Lord Shinichi of the Eastern Lands" Sesshomaru acknowledged back.
"Why did you wish to call upon me and why did you bring so many visitors…is that mortals I sense?!" Lord Shinichi's voice had risen.
Sesshomaru held up a hand to silence Lord Shinichi as he began to explain. "These are companions of my mate's that have accompanied us throughout our mission and this Sesshomaru has told you and brought to you a visitor."
"What kind of visitor!" Lord Shinichi asked angrily.
"Kagome advance now." Sesshomaru directed to Kagome.
Kagome looked at Sesshomaru who nodded and then back at Lord Shinichi. Lord Shinichi didn't look as old as Kagome thought he was going to be. He was tall and broad like Sesshomaru and had long mocha brown hair and emerald green eyes like her mother and sister. Upon him he wore an angry expression, but when Kagome stepped into his field of vision, his angry expression disappeared which brought upon a sadder one.
"Mizuki is that you?" Lord Shinichi whispered as he was staring into the mirror of a ghost. "No it can't be, Mizuki had emerald eyes and long mocha brown hair. But you look so much alike, the same face complexion."
"I'm not Mizuki milord but…I am her daughter." Kagome spoke as she looked into the Lord's eyes. "And so is Kinata…"
"Kinata advance forward." Sesshomaru ordered as she stepped forward.
"My grand-daughters." Lord Shinichi whispered as he got up as he advanced over to them and embraced them both in a hug.
"Grand-father." Kagome whispered as she wept.
"My grand-daughters…it's been so long." Lord Shinichi said as he tried his hardest not to weep but failed miserably. "I thought you both were gone forever. Now I've finally regained part of my life I thought was lost forever."
"You mean mother don't you?" Kagome asked as she then looked at Kinata who drew a blank look on her face.
"Lord-Shinichi" Kagome began and stopped when Lord Shinichi held up a hand.
"You both can call me grand-father." He smiled. "And soon I'll be a great-grandfather as well."
Others in the background laughed as Kagome soon got what grandfather was talking about.
"Hai that is right." Kagome smiled. "Grand-father as much as I am happy to see you and I can speak for Kinata as well, we are on a journey."
"A journey you say, now what kind of journey is that?" Lord Shinichi asked.
"We need to find out a few things…Like for one do you know where our father is?" Kagome asked as she looked into her grand-father's eyes.
"I haven't seen him since the day…" he couldn't finish.
"Our mother died." Kagome finished for him.
The guards were just about to show the others out of the room to give the Lord a minute to recuperate but he stopped them.
"No they need to hear this, especially my grand-daughters." Lord Shinichi had spoken.
"What happened?" Kinata spoke up for the first time.
"It all started the day your parents gave birth to the both of you here in the castle, why it was a day that I will never forget. Kagome, you inherited most of your genes from your mother side, making you resemble more of Inu-Youkai. Kinata you resemble more of your father, making you the darker angel. I was furious when I had learned before of their secret mating ceremony but that anger faded. Your grandmother and I were furious but we loved our daughter with all our hearts and wanted to see her happy. But that day…that terrible day…they realized they could not keep you both because of your father's clan hatred towards demons. They despised all demons…tainted blood they called them, when dark angels and demons of all sorts united. Your mother and father decided that it would be best if you two were separated for the time being. They couldn't let you two be discovered because you both harbored such great powers inside of you, making you both Angels of Darkness. They sent Kagome into the bone eaters well which lead to the present era and Kinata they decided to hide you here in feudal Japan. They couldn't risk you two finding each other so that's why they did it. They gave Kinata to one of their most trusted friends to take care of. But things went so terribly wrong…Your mother was attacked and murdered while she attempted to take Kagome to the future era. She succeeded but paid the price. When I heard this I...I thought you were both gone...a couple days later I hear Kinata's care takers were found murdered outside of the castle Instantly my mate and I were crushed, devastated. My mate she could not handle all of the loss…so in the end…she died of broken heart." Lord Shinichi had finally finished.
"Oh kami…" Kagome cried. "Why did this all have to happen? No one deserved any of this!"
Kinata stood there with her head down. "If we have such great powers then we must use them to our advantage then, to restore peace, and happiness upon these lands…To our families names…Are fates are not sealed nor broken…we can accomplish the impossible once we set ourselves to it…Kagome you once told me giving up was not an option, we have to win! We just have to!" Kinata said as tears rolled down her face as she cried for the first time which shocked everyone. "Tears…I'm crying…why am I crying?"
Kagome ran and embraced Kinata in a hug as both started to weep in each other's arms for all that they had lost. Their mother, their grandparents, their honor, everything…it was as if everything had fallen apart. Inuyasha looked over towards Kinata and couldn't get the feeling of remorse out of his heart. He felt sorry for her and for Kagome; they both didn't deserve this, neither of them. Inuyasha wanted to advance forward to them but didn't.
Later that evening as the sun started to set Lord Shinichi sent some servants to make up some guest rooms and direct everyone to his/her designated room or rooms. Before Kagome set off to hers and Sesshomaru's room. She asked a servant to direct her in the direction of her grand-father's office. As she found the room, Kagome approached the door and knocked.
"Come in!." A voice had ordered. "Who is it?!"
"It's Kagome." Kagome answered as she stepped into the room. "I'm sorry to bother you but I needed to talk to you."
"Come in my dear Kagome." Lord Shinichi spoke softly. "What can I do for you?"
"I wanted to visit mother's grave tomorrow…can you direct and tell me the way…I want to pay my respects." Kagome spoke softly.
"Of course I can." Lord Shinichi smiled as he began to tell Kagome how to get there. "It's behind the castle a couple acres down."
"Thank you grand-father it means a lot to me." Kagome smiled. "Grand-father do you know what my mother and father was like?"
Lord Shinichi nodded as he then spoke. "Hai, I know they loved you and your sister very much and it pained them so when they decided they had to give you away to total strangers just to keep you safe."
"I miss mother so…" Kagome said as tears rolled down her face.
"So do I Kagome, so do I." Lord Shinichi said.
"Good night." Kagome whispered. "Thank you Grand-father."
"Good night, my dear Kagome." Lord Shinichi spoke as Kagome walked out of his office and back to her room.
Kagome walked out of his office and back to her room where she found Sesshomaru waiting for her. Kagome ran to his arms and continued to weep right their in his arms. He picked her up and carried her to bed as she then had fallen asleep from pure exhaustion. Today was a busy day and now Kagome needed rest. Sesshomaru lied down next to Kagome in bed and whispered the following in her ear.
"Good night, my love." Sesshomaru whispered as he blew out a candle that was lit in the room.
Morning came by rather quickly as Kagome got up early and dressed quickly. As she was down, quietly she tiptoed out of the bedroom and eventually out of the castle. She needed to see her mother's resting place, ever since she found out the fate of her mother…Kagome promised to herself that she would pay her respects to her departed mother. Kagome felt bad she didn't take Kinata with her but…she didn't want to risk waking up the entire castle and wanted to be alone for a little while. Kagome advanced in her pace as she remembered the directions her grand-father had given her.
Flash Back Late Last Night……
"Keep going until you come upon a hill with cherry blossom trees…that is where you will find your mothers burial ground…she always loved cherry blossom trees…they were one of her many favorites."
End of flash back….
"I just got to see it for myself." Kagome whispered as she then came to a halt in her tracks.
There in front of her was the hill that was mounted with cherry blossom trees. Kagome walked upon that hill and sensed this was her mother's resting place. Kagome picked one of the cherry blossom flowers off of the tree and held it in her hands as she let her tears fall once more.
"I'm sorry…no matter how hard I try to be brave…I can't stop crying…Mother!" Kagome whispered as she fell to the ground absorbed in tears. "I don't know what to do anymore…"
"Don't cry no more." A voice whispered into the wind.
Kagome's ears perked up as she saw a spirit emerging from the heavens before her very eyes. This spirit was dressed completely in a white long sleeve dress, had long mocha brown hair, and emerald green eyes. She was rather beautiful and her voice sounded like the melody of a thousand angels singing.
"Don't cry no more, my Kagome." She whispered.
Kagome looked at the beautiful woman before her very eyes and realized who it was.
"Mother is it really you?!" Kagome whispered.
The beautiful lady nodded her head. "My Kagome, how much you've grown into a beautiful lady…"
"Mother it is you!" Kagome cried out happily as she advanced forward to give her mother a hug but stopped. She was transparent. "I wish I could touch you…" Kagome frowned.
"But you can my love." Her mother whispered. "I cannot hold this appearance for long…" Kagome's mother then called upon her powers to make her transparent body made of flesh for the time being. "Kagome." She said as she looked into her daughters eyes.
"Mother!" Kagome cried as she ran into her mother's arms for the first time. "Mother." She whispered.
"Don't cry my love it's not good for the child to feel stress." She smiled.
Kagome looked up into her mother's face and smiled.
"I've missed you so much and I have so many questions to ask you but I don't know where to begin and so does Kinata I bet too." Kagome rambled off.
"Kinata is with you as well?" Kagome's mother asked.
"Yes we found her, she escaped." Kagome explained.
Kagome's mother looked at Kagome with a confused look that appeared onto her face as Kagome explained to her the whole situation that happened. She told her mother of how she found out that she was not Kikyou's reincarnation and went into explaining how she found the shikon no tama jewel inside of her body. She then went into explaining how she broke the jewel into many fragments. She also told her mother of how she was paired up with Inuyasha to retrieve the jewel and started to believe that she was Kikyou's reincarnation, but found out what she really was. She also told her how she met Lord Sesshomaru and became his mate. Then Kagome started to tell her mother about the not so fortunate events. How Blaire had come and challenged Kagome for the control of her family's land, how he had taken Kinata away and locked her up in the darkness for so many years.
"Kinata, it's all my fault…I could not keep either of you safe…" Her mother's voice trailed away as tears started to form in the corners of Kagome's mother's eyes.
"But you did mother! And now is the time we fight back!" Kagome said with determination inside her eyes.
Kagome's mother smiled. "You have your father's determination"
"Where is father?" Kagome asked. "Do you know where he is?"
Kagome's mother shook her head sadly as she looked at her daughter. "That I do not know…I barely remember anything since the day I left this world"
"I miss him…" Kagome confessed. "Even though I barely knew him…there's an empty void in my heart that's missing."
"You'll find him, both you and Kinata will…I believe in you girls." Kagome's mother said.
"I know we will. Mom can I meet you later and bring Kinata…will you still be here?" Kagome asked happily.
"I'm always here my love." Kagome's mother had said as she hugged her daughter.
As Kagome pulled away from her mother something triggered inside of her body that made her cringe and fall to the ground.
"Kagome!" Her mother cried out as she reached out for her daughter but couldn't grasp a hold of her. She was transparent again. "Kagome!"
"Mom!" Kagome cried out as she clutched her sides.
Back at the castle everyone had woken up and was about except for Sesshomaru who lay in bed has he turned onto his side expecting to wake up to his mate but was wrong. He opened his eyes and could see that Kagome was gone.
"Kagome where are you?" Sesshomaru asked aloud as he rubbed one of his eyes. "She's probably with Kinata." Sesshomaru lay back onto the bed but this time shot up. "Kagome!" he yelled.
Sesshomaru could sense Kagome was in pain and needed to get to her fast. Sesshomaru hurried as he got dressed and rushed outside of the door and bolted down the steps. He passed everyone who had gathered in the gathering room as they all looked at him confused.
"Sesshomaru what is wrong?" Sango asked.
"Have any of you seen Kagome or where she went to?" Sesshomaru demanded as he stopped.
"No we didn't' see her at all this morning." Miroku said.
"Why is there something wrong?" Kouga asked as Kagura clung onto him.
"She's in trouble this one must find her." Sesshomaru said as he ran outside of the castle doors.
"Oh my kami" Sango whispered as everyone ran to the door from which Sesshomaru had exited.
"Sesshomaru find Kagome and bring her back!" Inuyasha yelled as fear started to settle in.
"Kagome…" Kinata whispered as she then walked next to Inuyasha and turned to him. "She'll be okay…I know she'll be."
Inuyasha looked at her as he nodded. Kinata smiled weakly as she suddenly hugged Inuyasha. Inuyasha was surprised to see her do this and just went with the flow. He held her in his embrace as he held her. He thought maybe she was just sad about Kagome.
"Kinata" Inuyasha said. "Don't be afraid to express your emotions…if you're sad you can cry…if you're mad you can shout…just don't bottle them all. It's okay to feel this way."
Kinata looked into Inuyasha's eyes as she smiled. "Thank you." She whispered as he continued to hold her.
"Mom it hurts." Kagome cried as she clutched her sides. "The baby is coming Mom, the baby is coming…"
"Hang on Kagome." Her mother said as she soothed her. "You're going to be fine… I sense someone is coming."
Her mother looked up and saw a demon with long silver hair, two magenta stripes along each cheek and a blue half crescent moon in the middle of his forehead was approaching rather fast. Her mother recognized the smell…he resembled a smell of her daughter.
"So that's your mate huh?" Her mother thought as she smiled. "He looks like he cares for Kagome so much…"
"Kagome!" Sesshomaru called out as he approached her.
Sesshomaru looked over at the transparent figure and then looked back at Kagome.
"Sesshomaru the baby is coming." Kagome cried out as she tried to force back a scream.
Sesshomaru picked her up bridal style carefully and held her in his arms.
"Kagome you'll be fine." Kagome's mother whispered as her entity faded away. "I'll be watching over you…always."
Sesshomaru then hurried back to the castle as he told Kagome to hold on just a little while longer. As he returned everyone was waiting for him outside and was running up to him with questions blurting out at him.
"Is she okay?"
"What happened?"
"Is she sick?"
"Bastard what happened?!"
"She's having the pup now move!" Sesshomaru ordered.
"Oh my kami…everyone do as he says we have a baby to be delivered now!" Sango yelled.
Lord Shinichi came running out to see what the entire ruckus was about and as Sesshomaru informed him of what happened he ordered one of his maids to get everything ready for the delivery.
"Get blankets, boil water now!" Lord Shinichi. "She's my grand-daughter and is about to have her pup!"
Everyone ran into the castle as Sesshomaru carried Kagome into their bedroom. Lord Shinichi ordered everyone to remain outside as him, Sesshomaru, and one of his servants were getting Kagome ready for the delivery.
"Sesshomaru…ah! make this pain go away!" Kagome cried out as she felt another contraction coming.
Sesshomaru helped Kagome onto the bed as he sat behind Kagome with her back facing his abdomen. He held her ensuring her everything would be okay. Tears flooded Kagome's face as she squeezed Sesshomaru's hand as hard as she could.
"Kagome push now!" The servant instructed.
"Kagome come on now you can do it." Sesshomaru coached Kagome as she cried out. "Push!"
"I am!" she growled back. "You want to try having this baby then go ahead…ah!" She cried.
"Push Kagome come on now! You're mother would be so proud of you now." Lord Shinichi yelled out.
That's when all of a sudden Kagome heard a voice that entered her head.
"Kagome my angel listen to them, you can do this my love…I'm here to guide you now push!" her mother's voice said soothingly inside her mind.
Kagome gave it one more attempt pushing as she cried out. She then was silent as she heard her baby cry for the first time.
"It's a boy." The servant announced happily as she handed the baby to Lord Shinichi.
Kagome smiled as she looked back at Sesshomaru but then something happened.
"Wait something is wrong…very wrong." The servant said as she felt around inside of Kagome. "There is another pup."
"Another pup?" Kagome asked as she felt the contraction hit her.
Sesshomaru held her as the servant instructed Kagome to push again once more. Kagome cried out as she began pushing again. That's when she heard the second cry.
"It's a girl." The servant cried happily.
Lord Shinichi took the girl from the servant's hands and handed the babies to Kagome who couldn't stop crying.
"They're so beautiful." Kagome cried.
The little boy that Kagome held in the left arm resembled her more. He had icy blue eyes and black hair. Along each cheek were two blue stripes and a blue half crescent moon adored his forehead. The little girl that Kagome held in her right arm resembled Sesshomaru more. The little girl resembled Sesshomaru a lot more. Her hair was silver and when she opened her eyes they were a golden amber color that matched Sesshomaru's. She didn't have any stripes along her face but in the middle of her forehead she had her father's mark.
"She looks just like you." Kagome whispered. "What should we name them?"
Sesshomaru thought about it and then answered. "Takashi after your father…and Mizuki after your mother." He smiled.
Kagome smiled as she then kissed her mate. "I love it." Kagome whispered as she kissed each Takashi and Mizuki on the forehead.
Lord Shinichi and the servant exited the room leaving Kagome and Sesshomaru alone with the children as Kagome began to nurse them.
Lord Shinichi and the servant walked into the gathering room as everyone began to flood him with questions.
"Yes Kagome is fine and the babies are healthy." He smiled.
"Babies, there was more than one?" Sango asked.
"Yes, a boy and a girl." Lord Shinichi answered. "Takashi and Mizuki are their names. "Now let us all be quiet now and leave the two be."
Everyone nodded as they returned to their bedrooms. It was a long day and everyone deserved a good nights rest. Kinata turned to Inuyasha and smiled as she walked out of the hallway and motioned Inuyasha to follow her. He nodded his head and started to follow Kinata.