Disclaimer: Question: why would I be on if I owned Inuyasha? Wouldn't I be better spending my time drawing the actual manga instead of ENDING it? I finished it and I'm a little depressed now…
Note: Rumiko Takahashi, what is with the open endings? With Ranma ½ you never answered ANY questions! I'm almost wary to read Lum now, you know that? I'm afraid to have my heart further broken with another open ending!
Bundle of Joy
"Mommy!" Mizuko giggled and ran towards Kagome. Kagome smiled, it was her Mizuko time for once. Just her and Mizuko.
Inuyasha and Mizuko had a lot of bonding so Kagome had decided for the whole week, she'd get Mizuko. Mizuko didn't have a problem and neither did Inuyasha. As expected, the only problem had been telling her mom and that worked out…satisfactory…
She had jumped to conclusions almost immediately. It probably didn't help that the two were standing awkwardly together, blushing a storm and holding out a baby (oh and Kagome's eyes were squeezed shut). But surprisingly, she was excited. She said it was a good thing despite being a little early. That disturbed the two a little and they decided to firmly erase thoughts of them having kids together from her mind. Starting with Mizuko. It took a lot, she kept saying she understood but gave them sly glances. Then finally Inuyasha had bore it through her head using the repetitive paragraph thingy. Even then, Grandpa, who had been listening, still gave the two odd looks, especially Inuyasha…
Kagome sighed, "But it's nice to have you here Mizuko pumpkin!" Kagome was getting a little too in-role of a mom. "It's nice to be just you and me for once…"
Just then, the doorbell rang. "Kagome!" her friends cried from behind the door.
Kagome rolled her eyes. "…and those three…" Then she headed towards the door. She opened it but leaned across the frame, not letting her friends in, yet. "What do you guys want? Me and Mizuko are having Mommy and Me time. That's when we bond alone. No Inuyasha or interruptions. I even got my family to exit the house."
Ayumi, Eri and Yuka exchanged sly looks. "We have a surprise!"
"Can it wait until later because, like I said, I wanna just spend time with Mizuko," Kagome stressed.
"Oh, you do? We weren't listening," Yuka replied and when Kagome glared and nodded, the three exchanged anxious glances.
Eri fumbled with her fingers, "Um…what you be mad if you and Mizuko time became you, Mizuko and," here she gulped, "Hojo yime?"
"Yes!" Kagome screamed, "This is worse than when you plan dates in front of me!" Kagome panicked, "How many times must I tell you three that I do not like Hojo that way! Secondly, he cannot find out about Mizuko! Are you nuts? You could've at least checked to see if I was taking care of her today! That dense guy'll jump to a conclusion leave and then accidentally blurt that conclusion to everyone! He's worse than Eriko because you can't get mad at him!" She had ran towards Mizuko and was holding her up. "Can you guys babysit?" When her three friends shook their heads, Kagome screeched, "USELESS!"
Ayumi winced, "She's very angry."
"Yes, she is," Eri agreed.
Yuka slumped, "I'm guessing this was a mega-bad idea…"
"Oh wait, I can cancel the date right?" Kagome looked like there was finally a ray of hope and what had instantly become a cloudy day.
"Uh…" Yuka wormed, "He's on his way…"
"ARGH!" Kagome screamed, "That means I'll have to dump her with Inuyasha. That jerk better be home!" And with that she ran past them and angrily rang Inuyasha's doorbell.
Inuyasha lay on his couch lazily. Everything had been set up, now to wait. That was when a fury of doorbell chimes rang out ing his house. "Kikyo?" He shook his head, she was never this eager.
He headed over to the door and saw a very stressed Kagome holding out a very amused Mizuko. "What?"
"Take her," Kagome ordered.
"No, it's your turn and a got a date. Since the whole Mizuko thing I've never been able to have a real date with Kikyo. I can't cancel now because of you," Inuyasha scowled.
"My IDIOTIC, USELESS excuses for friends invited Hojo over! Take her NOW!" Kagome cried.
Inuyasha glared, "So because Hobo is coming over suddenly you have to ditch Mizuko?"
"Yes, that oaf is going to jump to the wrong conclusion and is never gonna get it straight. Even with that stupid rant that you do. Then he's going to tell a bunch of people who'll tell a bunch more. Then boom instantly a secret becomes common knowledge, COMMON KNOWLEDGE!"
"But Kikyo…" now he was whining.
"Is your girlfriend. She'll have to find out eventually. TAKE HER NOW!" Kagome responded.
"Fine," he relented and grabbed Mizuko.
Kagoem turned to Mizuko. "Mommy's stupid friends have ruined our special time but as soon as Hojo's gone, Mommy'll come to get you, okay?"
"Okay," Mizuko nodded.
"Bye, love you!" Kagome smiled then turned to Inuyasha and said stiffly, "Bye."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "Die."
Kagoem turned and glared.
"B-bye…" Inuyasha stuttered.
Then Kagome walked across the street and into her home, thankfully making it home before Hojo. Just before Hojo. As in, just after she walked in, Hojo rang the doorbell.
"Hi, Hojo," Kagome greeted.
Hojo smiled, "So…um…you had to make a delivery or something?"
"Huh?" Kagome asked that odd smile still planted on her face. She was mad inside but looked happy outside, it was something she had just learned to do. Often times as long as the smile was on her face she couldn't get angry.
"Um…I saw you leave Inuyasha's house…" Hojo explained.
"Oh, that…he…uhhh…left his socks here," Kagome stuttered, "And I had to return them."
Hojo looked at her weirdly. "He leaves his socks here?"
Kagome sighed, "Well, yeah. Sometimes he takes them off, the longer he stays, really, the more he takes off."
Hojo gazed at her with wide eyes.
Kagome quickly realized her mistake. "Never that much. You know, it's cuz he gets too comfortable here, you know? It's like a second home to him even though it's right next door. Sometimes he forgets that he doesn't live here…"
"Oh…" Hojo grinned and was finally let in.
-Meanwhile-
Inuyasha carried Mizuko upstairs to her playroom (which had been made of one of the guest rooms and filled with toys). "You're staying in here, kay? I have important business to attend to."
"Impotent bizness?" Mizuko repeared with wide eyes.
"Mmm-hmm. Da- I'll play with you later, kay?" Inuyash assured her and hugged her very loosely.
Inuyasha closed the door and left Mizuko with her cars, very upset at her parents. Inuyasha hurried to the stairs just as the doorbell rang. "Hey Kikyo," he greeted letting her in.
Kikyo looked about. "It's been so long since I've been in here," she commented, hinting at her disappointment in practically getting shut out of his life.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "You hungry?"
Kikyo nodded as she sat on his couch. Inuyasha went into the kitchen as Kikyo xontinued searching ffor changes in her boyfriend's home.
Inuyasha opened the fridge for something to eat and found nothing but baby supplies and water. So he headed for the cupboards. "Oh boy," he sighed as it seemed that he only had baby food. Unfortunately his addiction wasn't entirely pretend. Thankfully he found his first love in the corner. "Ramen," he grinned then he called, "Kikyo, you in the mood for ramen?" He prayed she was because then he'd be surving up pear baby food.
Kikyo laughed, "Yeah, I guess. Judging by you, it's the only thing you've got in your house."
Inuyasha sighed, "Sorta." He then prepared the ramen…
Meanwhile little Mizuko was pouting in her playroom, her brows furrowed over cobalt eyes. "Daddy," she whined to no one. Then she turned towards the door and pushed it, fortunately Inuyasha had failed to completely shut it. "Daddy," she looked out the door with a sudden look of hope. She crawled out looking for her father when she heard voices.
"Kikyo, you in the mood for ramen?"
"Daddy?" Mizuko pouted, "Who Kikyo?"
"Yeah, I guess. Judging by you, it's the only thing you've got in your house."
Mizuko grinned, "Mommy!" But then she thought a moment. "Mommy's stupid friends have ruined our special time but as soon as Hojo's gone, Mommy'll come to get you, okay?" That's what her Mommy said, so if she was here, Mizuko'd be there. Plus, she didn't sound exactly like her mommy, slightly different. Mizuko was curious, who was her Daddy talking to? She started to head downstairs.
Kikyo was looking around when her eyes landed on the stairs. Kikyo blinked in surprise. There was a little girl crawling down the stairs. She was so cute. She had short, little dark hair and beautiful, big blue eyes as well as little doggy ears sprouting out of her head. Kikyo just grinned at her but when the little girl she froze and stopped, looking scared.
Kikyo smiled, "C'mon, don't be scared."
The little girl shook her head. "Uh-uh."
Kikyo opened her arms. "You shouldn't be shy, I'm not a bad person." Kikyo was vaguely wondering who she was and how she got here but the little girls was just too damn cute for her to care.
Mizuko looked at the strange lady sitting in the chair. She looked kinda like Mommy but she wasn't. The thought scared her but she looked so welcoming and nice. Plus Daddy obviously let her in. She probably had something to do with his 'impotent bizness'. Mizuko grinned and crawled towards her.
Kikyo picked her up and grinned. "Oh my, you're so kawaii! Yes, you are. You are!" Kikyo cooed, cuddling up to the little girl who giggled.
Inuyasha smirked when the second bowl of Ramen finally finished. He pulled it out and headed out of the kitchen. "Hey Kikyo, sorry for the-" Inuyasha almost, almost dropped the ramen. "Uhh…Kikyo…see…"
Kikyo looked at Inuyasha with surprise. "Huh, what's the problem?" Kikyo saw that his eyes trailed down to the little girl in her arms in shock. Kikyo smiled, "Who is this little girl? Your cousin?"
Inuyasha was about to answer when "Daddy!" Mizuko reached for him.
It was Kikyo's turn to look horrified and her arms trail downwards towards Mizuko. Before she could jump to conclusions Inuyasha mustered, "It's not what you think! She's not biological!"
Kikyo froze, repeated what he blurted over and over in her head. "Why did you adopt her, then?"
Inuyasha was so relieved that she, unlike the many others, got it the first freaking time. "Tsubasa. That bitch of an aunt just tricked me into taking in Mizuko."
Kikyo rolled her eyes. Then she turned to Mizuko, "You wanna go be with your daddy?" When Mizuko nodded, Kikyo handed her over then turned to Inuyasha. "So this is why you've been shutting me out, fatherhood."
Inuyasha nodded. "Sorta."
Kikyo smirked, "So if you're the Daddy, what does that make me?"
Mizuko pulled on Inuyasha's forelock. "Daddy!" Inuyasha ignored her and thought for a moment. Mizuko sat on Inuyasha forelock and pouted, "Daddy, when is Mommy gonna play wit me?" She sounded so adorable.
Kikyo frowned, "I take it that's not me."
Inuyasha sighed, "She met Kagome first."
"Okay, would she have if you confided this secret in me ASAP?" Kikyo asked angrily.
Inuyasha sighed and rolled his eyes. "I didn't want to tell anyone Kikyo, unless it was absolutely necessary."
"And Kagome was absolutely necessary?" Kikyo was getting mad, that much was obvious.
"The stupid project paired us off and then she just wouldn't let us do the goddamn project at her house, Kik, honest," Inuyasha answered.
Kikyo scowled a little longer but then Mizuko started pulling on Inuyasha's ears. The scene was so cute that Kikyo just couldn't stay mad.
"You wanna take her?" Inuyasha asked.
Kikyo grinned and Inuyasha handed Mizuko over to Kikyo. Mizuko pouted a little but when Kikyo cooed at her again, she was giggling.
Inuyasha lounged across from them, smiling at the sight until….
"Ki-ki-yoh," Mizuko adorably sounded out the syllables then asked, "How comes you looks like Mommy?" Inuyasha's heart literally stopped at that moment in time.
Kikyo grinned almost unaware. "Hmm, I don't know Mizuko." Although her tone had hidden resentment to it.
Mizuko grinned, "Oakey dokey! Hey Ki-ki-yoh?"
"Mmm?" Kikyo and Inuyasha both prayed that it wasn't like the previous inquiry.
"I like you alots! You're really nice!" Mizuko grinned.
Kikyo beamed, "Thank you!"
"Um…you're kinda like Mommy," Mizuko commented, "Does this mean that you're anoder Mommy, Ki-ki-yoh?"
Kikyo and Inuyasha froze. Inuyasha tried to cover it up, "Mizuko…"
Kikyo grinned, "Sort of. I guess I'm your stepmother. I'm you're stepmommy." That nearly knocked the wond out of Inuyasha.
Mizuko grinned, "Stepmommy! Stepmommy! Yay!"
Yeah…I hope that was funny it kind of gets sappy. I'm happy because this'll be my first and so far only fanfiction that puts Kikyo in such a positive light!
Thanks to you my fans who I kept endlessly waiting…sorry…
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