Kim: Okay. So sorry I put this story on hold. To tell the truth, I got bored with it when I was wrapped up in Metafiction and then its sequel; Neofiction (If you read Twilight, PLEASE read those!). I'm still kinda bored with my other story "A New Life Elsewhere" so it'll be a little longer until I start writing that one again. Um…The other stories I have on hold will probably be finished when I finish writing Neofiction and the sequel to that one. I'm frustrated all over because no one is reading my book on FictionPress, so I'm a little sad over that, but I'm stuck so I decided to type this story up. It'll get easier as soon as I get past the stuff I've written down.
Amber: Yeah, many people actually thought I was Kim's BFF that lives near her. Nope. That's not me. I don't even go to the same school. I'm her cousin's ex-girlfriend. (Kim: XD) But we got close. She's older than I am. I just wanted to clear that up for some people.
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Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha
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Last Time…
Kagome and Hikari both pulsated. No changes appeared on Kagome, because of the invention Shippo had made, but Hikari's eyes popped open in time to see the chocolate colored orbs turn into a light honey-caramel color. Her dark silver hair blackened into charcoal.
Kagome opened her eyes and looked at her two friends. "I missed you guys," She whispered.
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Chapter 21: Reunited
"We missed you, too, Kagome," they said in unison.
"Why did you take her out here in such a rush?" Sango asked, eyeing the small child.
"This my daughter, Hikari. Hikari usually wakes up when we change, but sitting under the sacred tree keeps her from crying."
"She's a half demon?" Miroku asked, sitting down on the ground next to her.
"Yes. It surprised me too. There was a 50 percent chance of her being a half demon, but only a 25 percent chance she'd be either a demon or human. However, unlike me, her hair color changes like InuYasha, but her eye color doesn't. She has InuYasha's hair, eye color, and stubborn personality, though she shares her human day with me."
"I am not stubborn…" InuYasha rubbed the sleep from his eyes as he walked toward them.
"Are to, and you know it!" Kagome argued. She stood up and put Hikari on the ground Hikari wrapped her arm around Kagome's right leg and stuck her thumb in her mouth. "Stop it, Peanut!" she took her daughter's thumb out of her mouth.
"Mommy…" Hikari responded in a warning tone and stuck her thumb back in her mouth.
"Hikari!" Kagome picked her back up and looked at InuYasha. "Will you watch her while I got get a few things from home?"
"Sure," Kagome handed Hikari over and proceeded down the well. When she climbed out of the well, she could hear her grandfather and Hojo talking. He never gave up. He came to see her nearly every week, but it had simmered down to a mere monthly visit as soon as he entered college.
She slipped out the door and ran to the house where her mother was in the kitchen.
"You knew he was there?" Kagome questioned, referring to when she smiled and left Kagome when she had broken the glass.
"Yes. Souta is upstairs packing things for you."
Kagome headed up the stairs taking them two at a time, eager to get back to the feudal era.
"I put a few of her favorite things in here," Souta held up her old school book bag. Kagome hugged him and took the bag.
"Thanks!" She called as she ran out of the house.
"Kagome!" her mother called. Kagome stopped. "Here, take these." She handed her a stack of lunches.
"Thanks mom!" When Kagome emerged from the well, she noticed InuYasha sitting with Hikari on his lap, playing in the dirt. "She sure has adapted to you fast." They both looked up.
"Mommy!" Hikari jumped up and ran to her.
"Look what Uncle Souta packed for you!" Kagome unzipped the bag and pulled out a stuffed bear. Hikari squealed and wrapped her arms around the toy. "Did she cause you any problems?" Kagome asked InuYasha as he walked up to her.
"Not really." He crossed his arms.
"Not really meaning she was. What did she do?"
"Can she read minds, too?" InuYasha looked at Hikari as she wandered beneath the tree, staring up at the lush greenness.
"Not that I know of."
"Have you ever talked about Kikyou in front of her?" This caught her attention and she looked at him through narrow eyes.
"No," she replied slowly. "Why?"
"She asked me who she was. I wasn't even thinking of her."
"You know, come to think of it, she did ask about her. A few months back. But I just ignored her. It never hit me that she shouldn't know that name…"
'So Hikari asked about Kikyou,' Kagome heard InuYasha thinking. 'I wonder…'
"She asked about you all the time." Kagome said before the thought became complete.
It took him off guard. "Really? Why?"
"Yeah." Kagome looked at Hikari who was talking to her bear. "What child wouldn't ask about their parents? I mean, you must have asked your mother about your father at one point." InuYasha looked at her. "I made a small picture book to show her our journey together. From the time I came here for the first time, to the day I left four years ago."
"Really? Why'd you do that?" He raised an eyebrow.
"So she'd get to know her father," she mumbled, slightly embarrassed. "It's her favorite book."
"Hey! Kagome! InuYasha!" Shippo called, running up to them. They both turned to see that he looked slightly pained.
"What's wrong?" InuYasha asked, habitually placing a hand on the hilt of his sword.
"Naraku has been killed, you know what that means, right?"
InuYasha and Kagome exchanged glances for a split second before Kagome took off running for the Sacred Tree. Kagome dove on top of Hikari just as a large demon dropped from the tree. (A/N: Really stupid, but that's what I wrote so I must have a reason…)
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Kim: Okay. I'm bored. So I'm going to play a little game with the reviewers. This will tell me when to update. It's going to be easy (If you're smart). I'm going to give you a bit of song lyrics. When I get the right answer, I'll update.
Amber: Here are the lyrics—
"Thou
shall not let witches live
the fiction binds your mind and body"
Kim: Okay, GO!
Amber: I have one too! Figure this one out (It's just for fun, not for the next update thing)—
"I am your
sugar
I am your cream
I am your anti-American dream"
