Kagome
When we arrived back to the wolves campsite, everyone was excited to find that Ayame was safe. She also revealed that the children were fine as well, just lying dormant from a spell cast on them.
Miroku and Sango had went back to they're children once Kaede looked at him and made sure he was fine from being poisoned. Rin and Sesshomaru were together with Jakken, who annoyed me to no end when I woke up. I kept my distance from everyone and tried to figure out my new abilities, not to mention I've been sick since waking up on the way back.
"So explain to me, what exactly happened again," I asked Midoriko. She gave me an annoyed face.
"Grr, will you start paying attention! Jeez you're impossible! Listen, when you were passing on your energy you had the well being of your friends in mind will purifying Keiji, thus making all that dispersed energy a healing factor rather than a waste of power."
"So thinking about my friends being hurt made me do two things at once."
"Pretty much, yes. How you want to use these abilities are up to you. As long as it isn't for personal gain."
"Like the jewel, right."
"Yeah, like the jewel. Are you understanding things now because its becoming a pain repeating myself."
"Yeah, I understand."
I looked up at the sky and noticed that the sun was beginning to set. Midoriko stood beside me as I sat and we watched it together.
"Its been a while since I've seen a sunset. From this hill its the perfect view." I looked over to her and saw her expression before blushing. She had a small smile and her face looked relaxed for once. She looked down at me and caught me staring before glaring.
"What are you staring at, you dumpling."
"D-Dumpling?!"
"Your face is round and squishy, like the dumplings made from your era."
"Wait, you've seen my era? How?"
"I've been inside you since you were born, remember? You didn't even know you had the jewel inside you until coming here."
"Wait, so your telling me you've seen everything and know everything?"
"Yup, I made sure to turn away when you and the demon dog brothers... you know..." she blushed and I was confused until it dawned on me and I blushed also and looked away from her.
"Oh, right, that. Um you said you turned away right." She didn't reply so I looked at her but saw she was looking at me in disgust.
"What kinda person do you take me for," she asked softly before yelling, grabbing my shirt and slapping me repeatedly, "do I look like a creep to you? How dare you even think that I'd watch people do that, you brat!"
"I'm sorry! I won't do it again!" She huffed before looking back to the sunset. I rubbed my cheeks and glared at her but saw Kikyo's Shinidamachū flying up ahead.
"Hey, Midoriko. Did you feel her too?"
"If by her you mean Kikyo then yes, I felt her also when we were there at Keiji's fortress."
I stood to my feet and followed the collectors.
"Where are you going?"
"To find her."
"What? Why? I've been in you for the longest and I know everything that she's done to get in between you and the half demon jerk yet your going straight to her? What if shes with him now? You gonna start creeping on them again?"
"That was just a denial phase," I shouted at her before calming down, "besides, I'm over it now. InuYasha picked Kikyo so thats that. It might still hurt a little but at the same time, they were meant to be together anyways."
"Your purity disgusts me sometimes, you know that? If it were me I would have killed her and made sure she wouldn't come back."
"Wouldn't that go agaisnt everything priestess stood for?"
When we found Kikyo she was alone resting in a tree surrounded by souls.
"You always manage to come through my barriers," She said, her eyes still closed.
"Kikyo."
What should I say to her? I should have played this out in my head first!
"Who is that with you. I've never seen her before. Is she another priestess?"
"Wait, you can see her?"
"Have you lost your head? Yes I can see her."
"Whoa," Midoriko started, "I guess and priestess could see me."
"What is this?"
"This is-"
"I'm Midoriko," She called out with mock seriousness, "I'm the mother of the Shikon No Tama. Bow before me!"
"Yeah she's a weirdo," I said speaking over Midoriko.
"Anyways, I came here to say thank you."
"Thank me? For what purpose?"
"Back in Keiji's castle, when I was dying-"
"Dead, when you were dead."
"Oh would you let me talk!" Midoriko pouted and looked off.
"When I died I know you pulled me back." Kikyo looked away with a blush.
"I don't know what you're speaking of."
"Don't play coy with me," Kagome yelled, "anyways, thanks for helping me. I know you hate me and you could have let me die in there."
"Let's get this straight, I couldn't let you die at all. For one Keiji could have destroyed the world with the power you possess now. Second you dying mean I die as well, as soon as you died I was able to talk with like like that. The rest of your soul was trying to leave my body. I had no choice."
"Liar! You felt bad for her," Midoriko yelled over Kagome's shoulder.
Kikyo blushed slightly, becoming flustered.
"I spoke the truth. Those are the only-"
"I can sense your true feelings, Kikyo. I feel a little insulted."
"Midoriko, is it? How do you know my feelings?"
Midoriko deadpanned.
"Is it a reincarnation thing? If you couldn't tell, I'm a spirit! I've been inside that jewel up until this one," Midoriko tapped my head hard, "shattered it. I've felt both your feelings since you burned the jewel with your body and since she was born. Both of you are more alike then you'd admit to yourselves. Kikyo you can try to down play it but lets face it, you care about Kagome." Kikyo didn't reply to her. I felt a bit happier now.
"Kikyo, one last thing. About InuYasha," I balled my hands to my chest but relaxed them and looked her in the eyes with a small smile
"I could never replace you. I understand your connection with him and I know that you two are supposed to have each other. What I'm trying to say is that I won't get in your way anymore. I'll leave you both be." With that I ran off. I didn't want to hear her reply if she had one. Midoriko floated next to me and spoke.
"She was going to-"
"I don't want to know. It's late and I need to check on everyone."
"Suit yourself," she replied floating in her back. I paused mid run and Midoriko looked at me and floated over me worriedly.
"Hey, what is-" I barfed before she could finish and she backed away.
"Oh that disgusting!"
Once back to the campsite I caught my breath, and my dinner, before revealing myself to the others.
"Hey, there's Kagome," Koga said, "we were wondering where you ran off to."
"Oh just a small walk in the woods is all," I said then gave a nervous laugh.
"Sure, anyways we're going to be heading back tomorrow. We have lots to do."
"Are you sure you and the others are up for that?"
"The old woman cleared us to go. A few of us have broken something or the other but that should only slow us down, not stop us."
"Well, if Kaede says its fine then its fine. Just dont5work anyone too hard."
"When do I work others too hard?"
"All the time," Hakkaku and Ginta said together.
"Who asked you!?"
"There's no need to yell, Koga," Ginta said.
"Yeah, we were just saying that you always tend to make us over do it," Hakkaku followed up.
"Why you..."
"Its fine Koga. We under that you just don't want anyone to fall behind. You want a strong pack."
I left them to talk and went inside my tent. I guess this means that I'll be headed back home tomorrow as well.
I layed down on top of my sleeping bag and relaxed. Maybe I could heal the wolves before they left.
"Are you sure your up for that," Midoriko asked, "It miggt take a lot out of you."
"If I rest properly then I should be fine."
"Thats what I'm talking about! Okay, we'll sleep and then heal early in the morning!"
"Looks like you're more excited than I am."
"Um, of course I am, you dumpling!"
"Kagome?" I ignored Midoriko and looked up at InuYasha.
"InuYasha? What's up?"
"Can we talk? We never really did talk about...you know." I nodded and sat up to face him.
"There's really nothing to talk about."
"You know there is. Look what I did was..."
"Stupid? Selfish? Jerk-ish?"
"Alright I get it, jeez. No need to spell it out. What I did was all those things and for that I'm sorry. I should have been honest."
"How when you weren't even honest with yourself?" He didn't reply to that and I sighed.
"InuYasha." I placed my hand on his cheek and looked him in the eyes.
"I was hurt by what you did. I didn't think that I'd ever feel that pain nor did I think I'd get over it."
"Kagome, I-"
"But I have gotten over it. I still hurt when I think about it but each day that pain dulls just a little. I want you to be happy, even if that means that I'm not that happiness. If she makes you happy then the pain is worth taking."
"Kagome that is so beautiful! I'm gonna puke and cry! Why are you such a cute dumpling," Midoriko cried out.
"Kagome, look I still care for you. I know that we won't be the same after this but I didn't want... I couldn't..."
"InuYasha, you've saved my life countless times, you've helped me become stronger on out journey together. Granted he had a romantic thing going on but before that I considered you a friend. That shouldn't change at all."
He looked at me with disbelief and I smiled before going back to my sleeping bag.
"Kikyo is waiting for you. It's rude to keep a woman waiting you know."
InuYasha nodded before getting up to leave. He stopped and looked at me over his shoulders.
"Thank you, Kagome."
"Yeah yeah, now get lost would you? I'm tired."
"Well jeez way to ruin the moment."
"All I did was say I was tired!"
"Well you said it like I annoyed you!"
"You said it, not me."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean!?"
"Nothing changes with the two of ye," Kaede said, "the both of you still argue like cat and dog."
"I wonder who the dog is," I said.
"What did you say?"
"Enough, children. Kagome needs to rest InuYasha and I believe ye have somewhere to be." InuYasha left the tent grumbling. Shippo came in minutes later with a lump on his head.
"That stupid InuYasha! When I become a great demon I'll make him bow to me and hit him on the head."
"You still have to grow up," Rin said crawling in.
"Not that I don't want you two here or anything but don't you think this tent will be a little tight," I asked.
"But I want to sleep with you," the two said at once. I sighed and layed back down.
"Fine." They crawled into the sleeping bag with me and I wrapped my arms around them. Just as I began to doze off Rin spoke to me."
"Kagome, lord Sesshomaru really loves you."
"Yeah right," Shippo said, "Sesshomaru is a jerk that always tried to kill Kagome. He's almost as airheaded as InuYasha."
"Lord Sesshomaru is way better then InuYasha!"
"InuYasha beat the guy more than twice already! I think we can say that he's better."
"Why you-"
"Thats enough guys. Look they are both pretty strong guys. Lets just call Switzerland and get some sleep, okay?"
"Switzer-wahh?"
"Whats that Kagome?"
"I'll tell you in the morning. For now just go to sleep."
It was still dark out but the sun was beginning to rise. I managed to sneak out the tent without waking Rin or Shippo. I sat in the middle of the camp and concentrated.
"Alright Kagome, just focus your spiritual energy on the area and think about healing everyone. Feel it build up then release it."
"Got it," I whispered. I closed my eyes and focused. I visualized my power gathering in my core and soon I began to feel it.
"This is good! Just keep it up. Good, okay now release it."
I released the energy from myself and felt it flow from me. It wasn't like a blast, more like a gas leak.
"You're doing it! I'm actually surprised your doing it."
"Gee thanks for your confidence in me."
After a few minutes my focus as broken when I was picked up by the back of my kimono.
"Hey! What the-"
"You never learn, do you Miko."
"Sesshomaru? Put me down!"
"No." He began walking away while holding my kimono from over his shoulder as if I were a suit jacket.
"Well this might be my que to exit. If he decides to... do those things to you then I want to be gone."
"What things are you-" I stopped myself and blushed and she smirked before disappearing.
He finally stopped and dropped me on the ground.
"What's the big idea? Why did you stop me?"
"You know why, Kagome."
"I was fine. I just wanted to help."
"You helped everyone enough, I'm not going to let you tire yourself endlessly until you collapse or worse."
"I'll be fine. Sure it's tiring if I over use it but I-"
"I don't want to hear it. I've already made myself clear on the matter and I won't change my mind." I huffed and pouted.
"Why are you up so early anyways? Everyone else is still sleeping."
"I wanted to watch the sunrise with you." I looked at him in surprise then smiled.
"Oh, alright lets watch it." He nodded and stood next to me as I turned towards the sun. Moments passed before I grabbed his hand and tugged it until he sat next to me. A breeze came and I sneezed and shivered from how cold it was. The sudden warmth from his Mokomoko wash over me and I cuddled him.
"Sesshomaru, thank you."
"This isn't something to thank me over."
"Not this, I mean back at Keiji's fortress. I know you fought hard for me in there. I'm also thanking you for snapping me out of my phase with InuYasha. Following him around and stuff was only making things worst for me." He was about to reply but I kissed him instead. When I went to pull away he wrapped his arms around me and deepened the kiss. I heard giggling and we both looked over to glare at Shippo, Kohaku and Rin.
"What are you guys doing watching us," I yelled.
"Well, you were gone so we decided to go look for you," Shippo said. I sighed before turning back to the sunrise. The kids, except Kohaku, ran towards us while he took his time. Shippo was on my lap and Rin sat between me and Sesshomaru. Kohaku stood over her, which I saw was irritating to Sesshomaru.
"Wow, you act lime your Rin's father when Kohaku is around," I teased lowly in his ear. He stiffened before glaring at me.
"What are you talkonv about, I do no such thing."
"Don't be so stubborn and prideful," I told him as I poked his cheeks, "it actually makes me happy that you're like this."
"If that is the case then I could say the same for you and the fox demon child."
"Hey! Thats not-"
He pulled at my cheeks and whispered in my ear.
"Don't be so stubborn and prideful. It actually makes me want you even more now." I blushed and smaked his hand away. He smirked before looking at the now mid-risen sun.
"If lord Sesshomaru is my father then is Kagome my mother," Rin asked with a sly grin. I could visualize a fox tail and ears sprouting from her body.
"Rin thats-"
"And if Kagome is my mother," Shippo said with an equally sly grin, "tgen are you gonna be my old man, Sesshomaru?"
"Shippo, wait a sec-"
"Kagome could be a great mommy for a boy," Rin said.
"Nah, she would be better off with girls."
"No, she's gonna have a boy!"
"I'm telling you it'll be a girl!"
"The both of you calm down! Why are you discussing children that aren't even of existence yet?" All three children and Sesshomaru stiffened. I looked at them and saw they were nervous.
"Well, look at the time," Kohaku said, "I best be finding Kirara."
"Wait a second-"
"I'm going to help lady Kaede with...stuff," Rin said before getting up.
"Me too!" I was never so quick in my life. It inhuman speed I had both children by the ear.
"Yoy aren't going anywhere until you tell me what has made you so nervous," I exclaimed before glaring at them, "or must I use that method to make you talk."
"Lord Sesshomaru knows! Talk to him!"
"Yeah! He knows what we're talking about!" I let the children go and looked to see Sesshomaru was already gone.
"Hey, get back here you full demon jerk!"
After a thirty minute chase, I had gave up and went back to the campsite. Everyone was awake now and as soon as I got back I was hit in the back of the head.
"Explain why all of us are all healed up," Ayame said glaring. I laughed nervously and rubbed my head.
"Well I wanted to heal you is all."
"Well, you shouldn't have," Koga stated Not with your conditi- ow!" Ayame punched Koga again in the back of the head and he glared at her.
"Kagome, you just got your new abilities and we just don't want you to over do it."
"When have I ever over did it."
After five minutes of examples from the both of them I stopped them.
"Alright already, I get it. I just wanted to help you all, thats all."
"Hust take it easy for a while, okay? We don't want you guys hurt," Koga said.
"You guys?"
Ayame punched him so hard that he fell unconscious then dragged him off.
"Ignore him, anyways remember what I said, take it easy! If you need help later then feel free to ask me. But I think Sango would be better suited for the job since she knows you better."
When she left I sat there trying to figure out why everyone was acting so weird.
"Gee, Kagome, your so smart until your an idiot," Midoriko stated.
"What are you talking about? Don't tell me you know as well!"
"Duh! Everyone knows, even InuYasha." I was going to reply but felt sick again and ran to a bush near by.
"Ugh this is to gross."
"You say you've been feeling sick since ye awoke on the way here," Kaede asked making me an herbal drink.
"Yeah, I can't stop puking everywhere and I've been getting tired easily." Kaede smirked before giving me the drink.
"Kagome, child, I need you to think of what that means," she said as she began leaving the tent, " a mother is supposed to know these things."
What is she talkong about? I'm sick and she won't tell me what sickness it is? Why is she acting so weird now? Why is everyone acting so weird? This morning when Rin and Shippo were arguing, Sesshomaru acting strangely, Koga and Ayame's words, what was wrong with them?
I took a sip of my drink just as Kaede's words hit me.
"Kagome, child, I need you to think of what that means. A mother is supposed to know these things."
I spit out my drink before rushing out the tent.
"Kaede! What-" I looked around to see Kaede, Koga, Ayame, Hakkaku, Ginta, Shippo, Rin, and Kohaku.
"I think she finally figured it out,c Ayame said.
"Took you long enough," Koga started, "I thought you were smarter than that Kagome but jeez."
"Don't even go there, do I need to tell them the story?"
"You said you'd never bring that up again!"
"Kagome, have ye figured it out yet," Kaede asked. I looked down at my stomach and held it.
"Is this real? Am I really..." I trailed off and just absorbed the information I received.
"Finally! Gosh I was wondering when you would have figured it out," Midoriko said, "I hope your kid is smart like Sesshomaru." I ignored the insult and just stared at nothing in particular, shocked at the news. Everyone had been blocked out now, even Midoriko. All that was heatd was my heart beating very fast in my chest.
Later that afternoon it was time for us to go back home. Sesshomaru wouldn't let me walk on my own so I was on his back while Rin rode on top of A-Un. I hadn't spoken a word since I found out the news. All I could do was rub my belly soothingly. We reached Kaede's and Sesshomaru told Rin to leave us to be alone. Sesshomaru put me down and forced me to look at him.
"Does you having my child bother you?" The question was so blunt that it took me of guard. My face went from shocked to nervous.
"Not for the reasons you might think." I began walking and he was next to me ever step.
"What do you mean?" I held onto my stomach a little bit tighter before clutching my kimono.
"What if I'm not good enough to be a mother? What if he or she ends up hating me later? What if-"
"Do you know the reason that I always say you are mediocre at everything you do?" I looked away from him but he grabbed my hand and pulled me until my back was to his chest.
"Its because you have so much potential and you waste it on doubting yourself." He whispered the words in my ear before kissing my cheek and rubbing my belly.
"Our child will have a mother that will do just fine. Almost perfect, even. She will grow up to be very powerful and you will teach her the rights and wrongs."
"So you want a girl then?"
"I want a girl, yes, but I know she will be a girl."
"Well I think its a boy."
"Miko, trust my words when I tell you she is a girl."
"I bet you its a boy." Sesshomaru kissed my lips gently then smirked.
"A girl." The kiss stunned me so I couldn't reply as he walked away.
"Wait! Get back here! We aren't done yet!"
Okay guys I'm wrapping it up! Thanks so much for helping me reach +1k! I fangirl screamed and ran around my entire house like I don't know many times. I only stopped because I tripped over the vacuum cleaner (^/^). Anyways, thanks again for reading listen to your heart! I'm a happy Senpai! o(≧∇≦o) \(＝⌒▽⌒＝)/