Chapter 12: Arrival and Dance of Blades.
It was five days until Ah Un and Kilala landed in the village. The very second they were close enough to the ground, Sango jumped off the sabercat and ran toward Keade's hut with tears in her eyes. "HAKU!!!"
"Sango calm down!" Miroku yelled as he ran after his wife.
The rest of the group just sighed as Inuyasha helped Kagome off Ah Un.
"Doesn't Lady Sango have a little named Kohaku?" Rin asked as slipped off the dragon and went over to Kagome.
"Yes she does. In fact that's who she named her son after. She did that in memory of him." Kagome said as she held her stomach. "But for all we know, Kohaku is still under Naraku's control and is still being kept alive by a Shikon jewel shard in his back."
"Oh okay." Rin replied as she followed the hanyou and priestess to the hut.
Once they got inside, they saw a smiling Sango holding her son close to her.
"Looks like Haku is okay." Kagome said as she smiled at her friend.
"Indeed. Kagura has yet to make an apperence yet." Sesshomaru said as he sat in his usual place by the wall.
It was only then that they noticed that someone was missing.
"Where's Kira?" Shippo asked as he looked around.
"Kira is taking a walk. She said something about light cramps and went out to get some fresh air." And the fact that her breasts are getting a bit swollen isn't too bad either. He thought as he mentally smirked at how beauitful she was getting from this pregnancy.
"I'll go and look for her." Kagome said as she turned aroung and headed for the door.
"Shouldn't you be resting?" Inuyasha asked as he looked at his mate.
"I'll be fine. Besides i need some exercise anyway." She said as she smiled at how worried he was getting over her and then left the hut. She had a basic idea where Kira had gone.
She headed up the shrine stairs and took a hidden path to the right of the shrine itself. She folded the path and soon found a hot spring. And she was right in her thinking.
There, relaxing in the water, was her friend.
"I could smell you from a mile away." Kira said as she looked over at her friend. "Good to see you made it back okay."
Kagome giggled. "Glad to see that Haku is alright as well. Sango's crying over him right now." She said as she sat next to the spring. "How have you been?"
"I'm fine i guess. I think i've just entered my third week of this pregnancy." The demoness said a she streched. "From what i've read, i should have gain a few pounds. Sesshomaru doesn't seem to notice the difference but i have. But i think he did notice one thing."
"Oh and what's that?" Kagome asked innocently.
"Well....he.....ummm." Kira started blushing at the thought. She then took a deep breath and blurted it all out. "HE WON"T STOP LOOKING AT MY BREASTS!"
Kagome staired at her for a second and then started laughing. "Is that all?"
"He's become a demonic version of Miroku i swear!" She said as she sank into the water until it was over her lips.
Kagome just kept laughing as her friend tried to hide her embarressment. "Kira it's okay. I don't think Sesshomaru is turning into Miroku anytime soon. He does have more restrent then that perverted monk does anyway.'
Kira just looked over at her friend.
Kagome soon calmed down and placed her feet into the warm water. "if this is a demonic pregnacy and you are three weeks pregnant, then that must mean your breasts must have started swelling because you are starting to preduce milk for when the baby is born."
"Is that why they are so big and sore right now?" Kira asked as she finally rose her lips out of the water.
"Yep. Happened to me you know?" She said as she patted her belly. "Inuyasha wouldn't stop drooling. Which is kinda cute when you think about it."
Kira sighed and then relaxed again. She then stood and got out of the water. "So how did you know i was here?"
"I had a feeling." She said as she watched her friend dry herself off. "And the fact that you still have that jewel shard helped too."
Kira froze and then looked over at her friend. She then sighed as she got dressed. "How long have you known?"
"For a while now. Since i became pregnant i guess. My powers seemed to have gotten stronger. I can even sense where Kohaku is right now. But i'm not going to tell Sango and worry her more then she already is over Haku." Kagome said as she rubbed her belly.
"Yeah. Sango would go ballistic if you told her where Kohaku...." She then froze as she sniffed the air, her eyes wide with fear.
"What is it Kira?" Kagome asked as she carefully stood up.
"Burned earth.....the scent of the wind....and....oh no." She looked over at her best friend with more fear in her eyes.
"And what?" Kagome was starting to get scared now.
"Blood."
"Dance of Blades!" Kagura yelled as she attacked the village
Sesshomaru dodged the attack and swung Tokijin, releaseing the Dragon Strike upon the wind sorceress.
Kagura smirked and rose into the air to avoid. "You are all wasting my time. Surrender the boy and then i'll leave."
"You can't have my son!" Sango yelled as she threw her bommerang at Kagura.
"We know of the prophecy and we won't let Naraku get his filthy hands on him." Inuyasha said as he released the Adament Barrage.
Miroku held Haku close to him as he kept up the barrier to protect them. Why did this have to happen? Why did it have to be my son? He thought to himself as he kept up his barrier to block Kagura's attacks. There has to be a way to get him away from here.
Suddenly, an enormus fireball came flying out of the forest. Kagura narrowly missed it, the heat of it burning the ends of her hair. What was that?
"You aren't wanted here Kagura! Leave at once!" Kira said as she came soring threw the air with the Mani Katti in hand.
Kagome soon desended the shrine steps and ran over to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha!"
"Kagome!" The hanyou leaped into the air and landed next to her, wrapping his arms around her. "I was so worried about you. Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. But Kira smelled blood and Kagura. So we came running." She said as she looked up at him.
"Yeah. Keade got hurt but she'll live." He said as he looked into her eyes. "Go inside the hut and protect Keade. I don't want to lose you."
"Alright. But where's Haku?"
"With Miroku in his barrier. They'll be fine." He said as he kissed her on the forehead. He then raised his Tetsusaiga in time to block another one of Kagura's attacks. "Now go and be safe! You can't fight in your condition and i don't want to lose either of you."
Kagome nodded and ran into the Keade's hut.
Kira landed beside Sesshomaru as he released another Dragon Strike.
"Kira? Are you alright?" Sesshomaru asked as he kept his eyes on the sorceress before him.
"I'm fine. But we have to get Haku out of here for his own protection." She said as she unleased her Dragon Meteor Strike.
"Indeed. But where can the child go where Naraku can not find him." He said before they both jumped into the air to avoid Kagura's Dance of the Dragon.
Kira thought about this as she attacked again. There's no place in all of Fuedal Japan where Haku is safe. Naraku will find him no matter where we go. It then dawned on her on what she just said. Wait a sec. FUEDAL Japan?! That's it! I've got it! "Sesshomaru! I've got an idea where to hide Haku. Where is he?!"
"With the monk. Why?" Sesshomaru asked as he glanced over at her and saw that she was running back to the hut. Kira? What are you thinking? He thought as he turned around just in time to avoid being attacked.
She didn't answer back as she ran up to the monk. "Miroku!"
"Kira! What's going on?" He asked as he noticed she was panting.
"I don't have much time but i've got an idea that i hope will work." She said as she sheathed the Mani Katti.
"What idea?" He was a bit confused as he looked at her.
"Think about it Miroku. If we hide Haku somewhere, Naraku will just find him no matter what. But i know where he won't be able to find him." Kira said as she kneeled before the monk.
"But where can we hide my son where Naraku can't find him?"
"My era." She said as she smirked.
Miroku stared at her in shock.
"I'll have my family take care of him until this is all sorted out with Naraku. I'll also find a way to let you and Sango cross over so you can see him."
"But the well only works for Kagome and Inuyasha." Miroku was having difficulty taking this in. He wanted his son to be safe but not at the cost of being seperated from him by a 500 year difference. "How will you get it to work for me and Sango?"
"I don't know. But when things cool down here and i see that Naraku has given up on Haku, then i'll think of a way to reunite the three of you. I promise." She said as she held out her hand. "And i never break a promise. And it's western demon law to always up hold it."
Miroku looked at Kira's offered hand and then down at his scared son. Even more then he feared being sucked into his wind tunnel, he was even more scared about losing his son to Naraku. He then sighed as he looked back up at the demoness. "Sango's heart is going to break over this."
"I'll make sure she has one last word with him before i take him to my era." She said as she continued to hold out her hand. "I want to protect him Miroku. This is the only way. Unless you've got a better idea?"
Miroku grimenced as he soon slowly lowered his staff and the barrier. "Very well." He then picked up Haku and looked at his son, tears welling up in his eyes. "Now Haku. You....You be good... to Kira's family....They'll protect you for us....And....And we'll together again someday....And i'll look forward to that day."
Kira smiled softly as she watched Miroku say goodbye to his son. "It won't be forever Miroku. Just until Naraku stops trying to come after him. Which hopefully will only be a few weeks knowing him."
"I know. It just feels like it's going to be forever until i see him again." He said ass he kissed his son on the forhead and then passed him to Kira.
Kira carefully took the boy into her arms and held him protectivly. "I'd better get going before someone gets seriously hurt out there."
"Knowing that, it'll probably be Inuyasha." Miroku joked as he wiped away his tears.
Kira smirked and then looked at Haku. "I'd better take him to Sango so she can say farewell. I just hope it's short. I want to get him out of here quickly."
"Then go. I'm going to go and check on Keade. She took a heavy wound to her shoulder." He said as he stood up.
Kira nodded and then ran off to find the demon slayer. She soon found Sango leaning against her boomerang, panting heavily. "Sango!"
Sango looked up and gasped when she saw haku in Kira's arms. "KIRA?! What are you thinking?! Haku is...."
"I know Sango but listen. I'm going to take him to my era so he can be safe. I promised Miroku that i'd bring him back here once Naraku has given up on captureing him." She said as she quickly put up a barrier to shield them from Kagura's attacks.
"You're taking him to your era?" Sango asked as she looked at her confused. She thought this over for a minute and she soon realized it too. "I see. If Haku stays here, he's in danger no matter where we go."
"Exactly." Kira said as she looked sternly at the demon slayer.
"Alright. If that's the case then take Haku and go." She said as she placed her hand on the boy's head. "Be good Haku. And be strong."
Haku was crying as he looked at his mother. Though he was only three years old, he could sense that something was going on and it was upseting him.
Sango kissed Haku on the forehead and smiled at her son with tears in her eyes. "Okay. Now go Kira. We'll hold her off." She said as she readied the Hiraikotsu.
Kira nodded and dropped the barrier. She then started running for the well.
"You shall not get away from me!" Kira gasped as she heard a dark and familiar voice behind her.
Not wanting to stop to look behind Kira kept running. Was that well ever this far?
"The boy of the spiritual slayer will be mine!" Came Naraku's voice again. He sounded like he was over her in the air.
She glanced behind her and saw he was flying above her in a cloud of miasma. She then growled and quickened her pace, holding Haku closer to her. "Don't worry Haku. We're almost there."
Haku just gripped her haorie and buried his face in the cloth.
Kira looked at him. He's scared we won't make it too. She then looked ahead and saw a ray of hope. Well, actually it was the well just ahead of her.
"GIVE HIM TO ME!"
"Never!" Kira jumped hard into the air to aviod being hit with his tenticals. Even after four years, she still hated tenticals, be it demon or an octopus.
"His power will be mine!" He then shot a tentical out and it made a direct hit to her left shoulder.
Kira let out a scream of pain and then started growling. Her body then pulsed and she felt a change in herself. Her eyes glowed red and her fangs grew sharp. She held the boy tightly against her and she spin around in the air. "Naraku! GO TO HELL!" She then released her energy whip out of her finger tips and sliced the tentical in two. The part of the tentical that was stabing her dissalved into nothing, leaving only a bloody wound.
Unfortuantly, she misjudged the distence into the well and fell into it, hitting her head against the wall and blacking out.
"NO!" Naraku witnessed a blue light coming from the well. Damn you Kira. But i will have that child soon.