Title Third Time is a Charm

Author landofthekwt

Rating PG-13

POV Shiori

Word Count 1080

Warning Birth

Summary Musushito is born again to Inuyasha and Shiori

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results." Willie Nelson

Everyone said that children were a blessing. Normally Shiori would agree. Musushito had been the light of her life for nearly three hundred fifty years. He had given her a second chance after she miscarried the first time. She had not failed him. He had been everything she and Kohaku hoped him to be. Successfully defending humanity in the Edo period.

Once Tokugawa died, there were fewer battles and fewer youkai. The weak youkai faded so much that when the Revolution came,the taijiya were caught unprepared. The lesser youkai and the taijiya exterminated each other It was only through Inuyasha's help that she and Musushito survived to see modern Japan.

By the end he had faded knowing that the taijiya had no place in the modern world any more than the lesser youkai they preyed on. Inuyasha told her of his promise to marry Shiori made to Musushito on his death bed. Musushito made a promise to her. To come back to her a third time.

By that time she despaired of ever having another child. Musuhsiot had been both twice in the first two years of her marriage to Kohaku. For the remaining fifty she never conceived. she had been with Inuyasha for four hundred years. It almost made her believe hanyou were barren.

She and Inuyasha knew that that was not true. While She and Kohaku only had one child and Musushito never fathered a child, many of Inuyasha and Kagome's descendants still roamed the earth, though their blood made them indistinguishable from humans. Inuyasha had tried to keep track of them, but any of them died in the war.

It was only at the last memorial service that she felt the sttirrings of life within her. As he grew, she had no doubt about the child within her was Musushito. Would he remember her his previous life. The spirit of Musushito who appeared to her after her miscarriage was an adult who assured her that he would be born if she just tried again

There had been no appearance this time at the memorial service just the feelings that he was with her,just as he had been before her was born. When she discovered she was pregnant she hesitated to tell Inuyasha He had issues of his own regarding reincarnation having loved two women who shared the same soul.

Fright before her wedding she feared that he was her as a replacement for Kagome until her reassured her that Shiori was Shiori her fears calmed she married it never occurred to her that they would have children. Not till the hundred anniversary of Mushito's passing. Now that she knew for certain that it was Musushito who was being reborn she would to tell Inuyasha.

She finally got him away from Mrs. Higursahi. Mama as she insisted on being called had never seen any of Inuyasha' and Kagome's children. Twenty generations had been born and died since then. None of whom knew Inuyasha. he had them in the dark about Kagome for fear of screwing up the time line.

It was only when Kaogme completed the time circuit by going down the well for the last time that he revealed himself to Mrs Higurrashi. Only later that they married. Now she was expecting a child. To Mrs. Higurashi Shiori had become her own daughter and they child would be her grandchild. Inuyasha and \Shiori did not want to disabuse her. Their own parents were long dead.

She did not have time for this. Her contracts were too close together to ignore. Inuyasha was by her side holding her hand. Mrs Higurashi was telling her to punch. It was show time. Time for Musushito to be born again. Somehow it would all work out. Inuyasha wa a good father. She was a good mother. Mrs Higurashi could be bacchan for them all. Musushito would be her secret.

The irresistable urge to push came upon her maternal instinct kicked in. He was coming. the doctor could see the top of his head. Luckilyfor them there were no telltale ears or wings. Mrs Higurashi would be disappointed, but Musushito looked human last time. Appartently he did this time too. he would fit in to humna socitey without the chrams they used.

His first cry came. Shiori was lucky For the third time in her life she would greet Musushito Welcome son, It has been one hundred years. I am so glad to see you again. May we never be parted again.. Inuyasha handed the baby to her with a smirk " You aren't fooling anybody. Thats Musushito right. i knew he would come back to watch over you and make sure I treated you right. Thanks for coming back kid. your mother missed you so much"

Shiori looked at the child in her arms. She could not bring herself to name him Musushito. Musushito had been Musushito. He had been shaped by Kohaku by the taijiya, by Miroku and as. He did not remember his previous turn on the wheel He was just a precious little boy would not No, she should love him for himself not Musushito she was what love was. Loving the person for what they are..

Shiori looked at Inuyasha " What should we do about a name? We can't use Musushtio. That was his name It would confuse us all."

Inuyasha nodded Reincarnation was never a problem so long as you remembered that though they had the same soul,that Kikyou and Kagome were different persons He had loved them both, but not in the same way. Each person deserved their own name and their own love because they were unique persons

The baby was not Musushito Would never be Musushito in Shiiroi's eyes He needed a name of his own so that they would not confuse him with his brother. Inuyasha thought about it a minute and said "Sannin. He is the third and makes us three"

Shiori thought about it awhile and smiled. He did make them three. Complete in her eyes. A child of their own. Musushito had been her and Kohaku's Inuyasha and Kaogme's children had been theirs. Sannin would belong to Inuyasha and Shiori. so long as they lived. He would be their legacy She was ready " I think that he is Sannin."