The Final Part is here! Sorry for the wait! I hope you read and enjoy!

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This is the shortest of the 3 parts but I hope it doesn't disappoint. I had no idea I would be writing a 3 part story, instead of the one I had in mind many months ago. But I'm glad I changed my mind because this better than I first thought! Thank you, I appreciate any and all support!

Unconditional Love

Part 3

Excited honey eyes widened with enthusiasm only an eight month old could have. She smiled as she bounced in her mother's arms, pointing at every new thing she could see. Kagome held her daughter as she too took in the wide expanse of the aquarium.

They picked up Amaya this morning after a wild romantic night, dressed her , showered and drove a long way to come to an aquarium that was the largest in Northern Honshu. After a day just to themselves, Inuyasha and Kagome were even happier to spend time with their daughter.

"Alright, we ready to go?" Inuyasha asked as he got the stroller and baby bag out of their car.

Amaya gurgled, her toothy grin making the parents smile. Kagome put the over zealous girl in her stroller, buckled her in and with InuYasha by her side, his arm proudly around her waist with the baby bag on his shoulder, the mother nodded and the family made their way into a world full of fun and sea life.

After they paid the entrance fee, the family set off and explored. Amaya pointed at the many fish they saw, swimming in tanks, mindless of the visitors poking their noses at the glass. Her smile never left her face, giggles and shouts of joy were not in short supply.

After a time, the eight month old was squirming her way out of the stroller, deciding that she had enough and wanted out. The proud father gently got her out, and held her close.

"You're so impatient, aren't you?" He gently tapped his baby's nose. "Just like your mother."

Kagome huffed. "I am not impatient! If anyone is impatient here, it you." She took the bag away from her husband.

"You keep telling yourself that, ChoCho. If I recall, weren't you so impatient last night when-"

"Will you shut up?" Kagome growled out, her cheeks red from remembering not said activity.

Amaya only clapped, giggling at her parent's display.

As they walked past many tanks of exotic fish, stopping at some so Amaya could look closer, the child snuggled against her daddy, never taking her eyes off the marine life beyond the glass tanks. On occasion, Kagome would rub her soft silver hair and her cute ears.

InuYasha was thoroughly enjoying this time together. As he held his daughter, his pride and joy that never failed to bring a smile, he often gazed at his wife. He remembered when she was pregnant with Amaya, how he worried over her constantly. She was plump but she was still beautiful. And when their daughter finally did arrive, he was the first to hold her and was shocked at how much she resembled him. Kagome said that she wanted a child that looked liked him, and when she finally saw her, all she did was tear up and kissed her nose.

They stopped at a tank that held penguins. Inuyasha and Kagome wheeled over to a spot since it was rather packed. The father brought his daughter down to the stone ground, kneeling down so he was at her level. His hand held her small body to him and made sure she didn't stumble, since she was still learning how to walk. Inuyasha would point something out, while Amaya's face lit up and pointed as well.

Kagome watched the interact with such love and inner joy. Amaya looked identical to InuYasha. She had his bright moon silver hair, cute puppy ears that were tiny on her head, small fangs and claws that were starting to grow in, and his eyes, although hers was deeper, like a shade of sweet honey. She could tell that she already acted like her father, and she knew she was in for eighteen rough yet exciting years of having a Mini-Yasha around the house. But she wouldn't have it any other way. Her daughter was loved unconditionally since day one, by both her and InuYasha.

After the penguins, the parents took turns holding the girl, her ears and nose going a mile a minute. They passed through a tunnel that they could see what swam above and beside them. To say that the quarter demon girl was exited about it was an understatement.

They then took her to the dolphin show. Amaya sat and stood in her mother's lap, the smell of brine getting to her but not enough to not let her watch the dolphins. As Kagome held her daughter close to her, her face against Amaya's; kissing and smiling along with her, Inuyasha knew that he had a loving family that he was damn lucky to have.

By the end of the day, Amaya was nearly asleep in her father's arms. It was time to leave. The sun was nearing the horizon as they left the aquariums doors. Inuyasha grabbed for Kagome's hand and she only squeezed back in return, a smile that their daughter inherited. One that was so lovely that it took his breath away, one that was only expressed for him.

He reached down to kiss her lips, and never lost contact with her hand. With a sleeping daughter, one that was so cute and precious as life itself, that InuYasha and Kagome knew that family was the most important, and they would cherish it. They promised to be there for Amaya, to spend more days such as this more often. They had each other, and that was all the mattered.

~The aquarium is based on the Asamushi Aquarium, one that is located in Aomori in Northern Honshu. I was there a few times when I was little, when I lived in Japan and took field trips there. It was so much fun! There are penguins there; ones called rockhopper penguins. And a dolphin show that I did see every time I went. I had some fun memories there, and 7 years worth of memories that I will never forget...~ ^_^

Sorry about that little detour in my childhood there, but I hope you liked! Check out my new Drabble series just published and Into The Mist if you have time!

Ja Ne!