A Second Birth
"Well, that went better than I had hoped." Kagome said after Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi.
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked.
"I never knew that they would take to my lying to them all these years so well." Kagome explained.
"Well, I'd be ticked off if they didn't take it in well." Inuyasha said putting an arm around her shoulder.
"That's what friends do." Sango said coming up next to Kagome. "They forgive and forget."
"I hope so." Kagome said.
"They will." Miroku said.
"Hands off Miroku." Kagome said not taking her eyes off of his hands.
"Kagome, may I talk with you?" Sango asked. "In privet?"
"Yeah." Kagome replied looking at her friend. "And that means to NOT FOLLOW US!" Kagome added looking at Inuyasha and Miroku.
"What did we do now?" Inuyasha asked Kagome.
"Just don't follow us this time." Sango said taking a hold of her friends' shoulders and leading her away from the men.
"Thanks." Kagome told Sango as she calmed down. "Let's go this way. I need to put Kanma to bed."
"Alright." Sango replied. "You lead the way. I will just get lost in your house."
"Here we are." Kagome said opening a door into another room in the house.
"So, this is your room?" Sango asked looking around the tiny room.
"Yeah. This is where I sleep when I come back from your time." Kagome explained. "The crib is the new addition to the room." She added putting Kanma into a little crib on the end of her bed.
"Nice." Sango said taking a seat at Kagome's desk.
"Yeah." Kagome said. "It gets quite small in here now since that Inuyasha shares a bed with me." Kagome added taking a seat on her bed. "Now what do you what to talk to me about?"
"Well, don't be upset at me for being blunt, but, did you notice that you still look pregnant?"
"Yeah I have." Kagome said rubbing her stomach thoughtfully. "I think that Tora won't be an only child."
"Let's hope so." Sango said. "Let's not tell the others though. We don't know how they'll react just yet."
"How we'll react to what, Sango?" a voice said from outside Kagome's bedroom door. Oh shit. I did it again didn't I?"
"Yes you did Inuyasha." Kagome said standing up from her spot on the bed. "You might want to plug your ears Sango." Kagome added to her friend as she took a big breath. "Inuyasha?"
"Yeah?" Inuyasha asked knowing that he was gonna get punished badly.
"Sit," Kagome started, "SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT BOY!"
"Nice." Sango said opening the door and looking down at Inuyasha's form imprinted in the floor.
"Thanks." Kagome said coming up by her friend. "I think that was the most effective punishment that I ever gave him."
"I think so to." Sango agreed. "Come on. Let's get out of here."
"Alright." Kagome said following Sango out of the house.
"Hey, are you guys just gonna leave me here?" Inuyasha yelled after the girls but to no avail.
After implanting Inuyasha into the ground, Kagome and Sango went to explore the modern streets of Tokyo, Japan. After awhile, Kagome felt the same pain as when she was pregnant with Tora. She asked Sango to take her up to a white building that was a block ahead of them. Sango agreed, and she held Kagome up so she wouldn't fall to the ground.
When Inuyasha got himself out of the floor, Miroku and him went in search for Sango and Miroku. (The girls had been gone two whole hours after Inuyasha was implanted into the ground.)
"Maybe we should go back to Miss Kagome's house and wait for them there?" Miroku suggested to Inuyasha. He didn't want to get knocked out by one of Sango's slaps across his face.
"It's been two hours since they left me in the floor." Inuyasha said sniffing around again for Kagome's scent. (Along with the additional scent of his pups.) "They've been out here two long."
"They better not hit us when we find them then." Miroku said out loud earning him a smack from Inuyasha instead of Sango. "Don't you have their scent yet?"
"No." Inuyasha replied. "There are to many scents along with theirs to sort out. But, I think that they went into that white building up ahead."
"Let's check it out then." Miroku said walking up the steps of the hospital. "What could go wrong?"
"It could be the wrong building." Inuyasha suggested following the monk to the front desk.
As they talked to the nurse at the desk, Kagome had just fallen asleep. She had given birth to twin boys, and was really tired. (Wouldn't you be after you fought youkia and then gave birth to a girl and then twins a week later!?) After Kagome fell asleep, Inuyasha and Miroku made their way up to her room to see her.
Just before they got to the door, Sango stepped out of the room to face Inuyasha and Miroku alone.
"What are you two doing here?" Sango asked harshly closing the door to Kagome's room as to not wake her up.
"We went looking for you two of course!" Inuyasha answered trying to get on the other side of Sango. But the taijiya wouldn't move.
"Kagome told me to bring her here after she started having the pains again." Sango explained holding back the aggressive hanyou.
"Well then, LET ME SEE HER!" Inuyasha screamed trying to force Sango out of the way. But Sango still wouldn't move.
"Quiet down Inuyasha." Sango warned. "This is a hospital where there are lots of sick people sleeping, including Kagome! If you keep yelling, you'll wake her!"
"What? She's asleep?" Inuyasha asked stunned.
"Yes. Now, if you promise to stay quiet and not do anything rash, I'll let you see her." Sango said taking the moment to make a deal with the stunned hanyou.
"Fine." Inuyasha agreed. "Just let me see her!"
"You can go in and sit down." Sango said letting Inuyasha past before she got knocked down. "But be quiet! She's real tired."
After Inuyasha took a chair from the hall, Sango went down the hall to find a nurse to talk to about Kagome's twins. Miroku stayed in the hall and sat down on one of the many chairs.
In Kagome's room…
Inuyasha put the chair next to Kagome's bed and sat down. He was content with watching her sleep. After a few minuets, Inuyasha slipped his hand into hers. She stirred a little and opened her eyes to find Inuyasha staring at her worriedly.
"Uh. Inu… Yasha?" Kagome stuttered trying to stay awake.
"I'm here Kagome. Stay with me." Inuyasha said his voice shaking a little.
"You need…Tenseiga. Hurry. I…Don't…Have…Much…Time." Kagome stuttered again before falling back into a dreamless sleep.
"Alright." Inuyasha said accepting a new challenge to locate and bring his half-brother to her. Then he left the room with a look in his eye that meant 'don't talk to me I'm busy'. "Miroku." Inuyasha said looking at the monk. "Make sure that no one moves Kagome 'till I get back."
"Sure Inuyasha." Miroku said standing up. "But where are you going?"
"I'm having a little family reunion." Inuyasha explained holding back a sly smile. "With Sesshomaru."
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