A few weeks later we were back at the village and Kagome was taking Inuyasha, Mamoru, Nozomi, the babies and I home to spend the new moon and the night after in the safety of our time. The kids were larger now and beginning to crawl if they could get on the ground. They never went far from reach but they did dig into everyone's bags if they could get their little hands on them.
When we entered the house Kagome's mother rushed over and began to coo over the children. "Oh Dawn they are so beautiful!"
I smiled at her, "Thank you. I think so too." I placed them in the crib Mrs. Higurashi had bought for them and handed each a stuffed animal. I had bought them dogs instead of bears since they were dog demons and I figured they would enjoy them more. "Hey Mamoru, how old will they be when they learn to transform?"
"When they become adults." He said between bites of ramen. Inuyasha had a bad influence on my mate. They sat side by side leaning over the table shoveling the noodles into their mouths. I walked into my room, grabbed the digital camera my parents had sent me and snapped a picture; it was just so priceless.
Kagome grinned and took the camera from my grasp and snapped some photos of me and the babies. "Hey Dawn isn't it your birthday next month?"
I nodded as I laughed, Nozomi thought the camera was great and was doing all sorts of poses for Kagome to take pictures of. "Yeah, I'll be 19!"
Mamoru put down his bowl of ramen. "What would you like for your present?"
"Present? I don't need anything!" I opened my arms to encompass the room. "All I need is right here."
Kagome frowned and touched the chain that never left her neck. She had never taken off the necklace Inuyasha had given her and frequently ran her fingers over it. Every time she touched it Inuyasha's ears twitched. I guess he could hear the chain move because he always turned pink for a moment. "Are you sure? You mentioned once wanting to have a sword."
I shook my head and picked up Nagisa when she reached her arms out to me. As I rocked her to sleep Mamoru did the same to Rinji. "I'm fine with everything Kagome."
When the sun set behind the steel and cement horizon, Inuyasha transformed into a human. He was just as attractive in his human form, with his black hair and rich brown eyes, as he was in demon form. Kagome took Inuyasha upstairs a little later and when I checked on them around midnight they were sleeping. They were sleeping closer than they had the first time I had spotted them sleeping in her bed. Inuyasha had a hand resting on Kagome's side and one of her hands was buried in his hair. Soon I must get them to admit how they feel for each other. I thought as I closed her door. Nozomi had wanted to sleep in the family room with the babies so I could sleep in my own bed with Mamoru and Souta had decided he wanted to join Nozomi. He loved the babies maybe more than Nozomi did; he found them absolutely fascinating even though Rinji had accidentally scratched him with his claws. As I walked down the hall to my room I saw Kagome's grandfather staring in the family room. "What's up grandpa?" I asked quietly.
He looked at me and smiled pointing into the room. I glanced inside and found my own lips relaxing into a smile. Nozomi and Souta were dog piled on the ground sleeping and the twins were sleeping on top of them. It was probably the most comfortable for the twins sleeping like that because puppies always piled on top of each other to sleep and that's what the four of them were: puppies. I grabbed the camera from the kitchen and took a few pictures before hugging grandpa good night and joining my mate in our room.
Mamoru was stretched out across my bed with the covers tangled around his waist and his long hair spilling off the side of the bed and the light from the hall slanting across his bare chest. I closed the door and waited for my eyes to adjust then stripped and crawled to lie against my mates' side.
When we finally got back to Feudal Japan Miroku was sitting in the clearing waiting for us. "What is up Miroku?" Inuyasha said as he lifted Kagome from the well.
Miroku took in all of us, Nozomi stretching her arms up high, Mamoru and I each holding a child and Inuyasha holding Kagome's hand as she exited the well. "A rumor has come to the village about new demons with spiders on their backs."
For a moment all of us froze then as one we stared at the children. If there was a new incarnation did we want to risk bringing them? "What is it?"
Miroku grinned, "More of our favorite types, Lady Dawn."
I groaned as Sango, Shippo and Kirara came into the clearing. "Please no…"
Sango nodded, "Yes. They're multiples like Pain and Pleasure. This time, according to the rumor that came through, they are emotions: fear, fury, and fascination."
I stomped my foot and turned to Inuyasha. "What do we do?" I had no idea what to do. I wanted to keep the children close by but…Pain and Pleasure had been so hard, if these three stuck together it would be more difficult and so much more dangerous.
Inuyasha looked up at the sky and frowned. "I think we need to talk to Kaede." He said and we went off toward the village to speak to the packs wise woman.
We got a rude awakening when we entered the forest though. Kikyo was waiting for us. I handed my daughter to Nozomi and stalked forward to stand before her. "Hello Kikyo. What do you want?" I know, I am so rude but Kagome had told me all about this woman and I so did not like her interfering in my girls business.
Kikyo looked just like Kagome in structure but her eyes were narrower, colder, and her hair less vibrant and much longer. She narrowed her eyes at me and reached a hand to an arrow.
Inuyasha came and snatched it from her fingers. "You will not harm any of them Kikyo." He said breaking the arrow in his fingers.
Kikyo looked at him and nodded slightly. "I am here because of a rumor I heard."
Miroku stepped once forward. "Do you mean the new incarnations?"
Kikyo shook her head. "They aren't incarnations; they are rejections from his body. I am here because I heard of two demons traveling with Inuyasha." She turned her eyes to me and Mamoru. "And I heard that they had…bred." Her voice showed her distaste at the thought of more demons.
I shifted a foot back so I was blocking my mate and children from view. "My mate and I had twins. What does it matter to you?"
Kikyo gave me a blank look. "It doesn't, not to me. Naraku is very interested though. Kagura is looking for them."
I whirled and stared at Mamoru. His eyes were wide with worry and I turned to Inuyasha. "We can't keep them." I whispered.
Inuyasha nodded. "Kikyo go away." He said distractedly as he looked back at Kagome. Kikyo's eyes narrowed a bit on Kagome before she whorled around and left.
Kagome came and stood looking up at Inuyasha, the blossom on the necklace held in her hand. "We need to take them back don't we?"
Inuyasha nodded and with heavy steps we trumped back to the well. When we returned to Kagome's home her mom wore a huge smile when she heard the children would be with her for a few weeks. Nozomi was going to stay as well. I settled down and held my children's' hands for a moment to tell them what was going on.
My sweets, there are new enemies we are going to face. You are going to stay here for a while alright? I asked.
Both nodded and smiled at me. We love you mama. Tell everyone else we love them too.
I will and we all love you. We'll be back soon my babies. I said kissing their foreheads gently. We stood at the door and waved bye to the children.
Nagisa opened her mouth and said one word. "Good." Rinji also said something. "Luck." A few tears ran down our cheeks as we turned away. We left and we felt the absence of the children deeply.
We headed out the morning after we returned to the Feudal Era and before that week was out we found the village where the three new incarnations were staying. A small child wandered around the village studying the corpses of the villagers and poking objects into them as he stared. When he saw us he ran over. He wore thick white pants and black shirt and he had stubbly black hair. His wide yellow eyes ran over us and he smiled. "Who are you? Have you come to see my treasures?" He pointed back at the bodies.
Kagome stared at him in horror. He was a child not much older than her brother and he stared at the bodies in joy. "Fascination…" She murmured.
The little boy smiled even wider. "Yes I am." Suddenly he frowned as he looked over everyone else. "I know who you are. Oh dear." He said backing up slowly.
Inuyasha drew his sword and held it out to his side. I could read that he was hesitant about killing the child but he knew he might have to. "Did you kill all these people?" I asked drawing my own knives.
The little boy nodded, "I wanted to watch them scream as they died."
Kagome whimpered and grabbed onto one of Inuyasha's arms. "Inuyasha…"
"I know." He said.
Mamoru stepped forward up to the boy and grabbed him by his neck. "What is your true form?"
The little boys face twisted in a sick smile and he grabbed my mate's wrist. "And here I thought none of you would see through this." The boy fell to the ground and Mamoru grabbed his hand in pain. Acid had dripped from the boys fingers onto Mamoru and suddenly a form rose from inside the body of the boy and it stood tall, kicking the shell away. "This is my true form." The voice was deeper and came from the mouth of a large troll. The troll had almost neon green skin and glowing yellow eyes. It was only about my height and had knife length claws at the end of its fingers.
Kagome let out a relieved sigh and notched an arrow in her bow. "It hurt me to think of killing that small child but you I can destroy without regrets." She said as she aimed. Inuyasha stepped forward and hit Fascination on the head. He fell heavily to the ground and gazed resentfully at us.
Something is wrong with all of this. I thought gazing at curled up body that had seconds ago seemed like a big threat. He seems too weak.
Behind me I heard a scream and Sango and Miroku came up to us dragging a tiny demon in their hands. It was a woman with the same yellow eyes; she was three feet tall and almost the same sideways. It made me think of the dwarfs in fairytales looking at her but her skin wasn't a normal color: it was bright orange and she had black hair that stood out in every direction.
Fascination groaned as he beheld her. "Damn it Fear! You weren't supposed to still be here."
"I got sc-scared." Fear said. Sango rolled her eyes as if to say 'no duh'.
Miroku was looking at the both of them in confusion. "You know, I think that we maybe mistaken. These can't be Naraku's incarnations. They are too weak. Kikyo must have been right."
"Yeah they are just rejected parts of him." Inuyasha said at the same time I said, "Rejects." I winked at him when he looked at me and he shook his head.
Kagome suddenly turned to look at the farthest house. "I sense something growing in there."
I opened my senses to feel it too and Mamoru shuddered. "I recognize that feeling."
Inuyasha held his sword up and pointed it at the creature that was walking down the path to us. It came closer and I gagged on the power of its anger. The demon had ear length hair the color of snow and black skin. Once it stopped beside Fascination I could see it was a male and he had eyes the color of rain clouds. Fear wrenched herself from Miroku's grip and stood behind Fury. Fury grasped hands with his two siblings and before anyone could blink the world around us exploded in a blaze of light.
Well guys? What do you think? Kikyo will be playing a larger part in this story. Not for Kikyo lovers.
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