InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Amidst The Change ❯ Chapter 9

Amidst The Change

Chapter 9: Not goodbyes, in our hearts, the final regret...the final hesitation...

 

~Sarah's P.o.V.~

We all ended up partying, even Meg, with her non-alcoholic...something or other. Max seemed to jump back even though her and Kim came back out of the kitchen as if they'd been crying. We turned on some music and Will started dancing with me, which made me think he'd had wayyy too much rum but I laughed and danced anyway. Everyone seemed to be doing so much better, I began thinking of the next day when we'd all have to say goodbye all over again. We all decided to call it a night at 4 AM and we woke up later around noon. Will and me were the first up and we hurried to get dressed and our things packed up since we had to be at the airport by 2 PM. Kim was starting lunch by the time we got downstairs. Max and InuYasha were packing up their backpacks and their three other suitcases, leaving one of them at the foot of the stairs while the others got dragged into the living room. I exchanged a look with Meg who was groaning about Jack having a hangover and her not being able to experience that with him or something. But we were both aware and very sure of the baby clothes that were in that last suitcase that Max was leaving behind. Will lugged our suitcases into the car with Kaiba. Kim would be driving us to the airport along with Max and Meg just so we could say our goodbyes. Will and I said our goodbyes to Kaiba, Jack and InuYasha before we left which was hard enough.

We got to the security check-out, still really quiet. No one had talked on the way to the airport and nobody seemed to want to say goodbye again. "Well...hey guys, not goodbye, later days instead," I said, trying to smile. I knew we wouldn't see each other again for awhile. This time was just an emergency again...and I knew somehow that there wouldn't be anymore hopefully. Meg managed a smile for me and hugged,"Aye Marshmellow, later days...save some rum," she said. I hugged her and nodded,"Aye Cap'n Megi..." I said. Kim hugged me next,"Sarahhh..." she said,"Take care and don't stay distant..." Max hugged me, tears on her face,"Sarah, take care...nothing bad will happen to bring us all together again..." she whispered. "Max, don't cry," I said. She smiled a bit,"We'll see each other again though...I don't know that but I can just tell," she said. Will picked up my backpack and took my hand, walking through security with me. I glanced back one last time at my friends; Maxine was crying silent tears as she waved, Meg and Kim hugging her with one arm and waving with the other. I waved until they were too far to wave to.

Me and Will got back to our apartment about 4 hours later. I collapsed in my bed even though it was only about 7 at night. Will called for pizza and we both ate, huddled together on the couch. Within 2 hours, everything seemed so normal...so...normal and different again. And the strange thing was that in my heart...I knew we wouldn't see each other again...not for awhile...

~Meg's P.o.V.~

I knew once we drove back to Kim's house I'd have to leave with Jack right away. Max loaded up mine and her suitcases while Jack loaded up his and InuYasha's. Max's flight was around the same time as mine. Kaiba stayed home with the twins while Kim did the drive again. Max stayed huddled in a ball in the car, gazing out the window, InuYasha's arm around her shoulder. I sat up front with Kim while Jack kicked me in the back of the seat. Me and Kim talked about baby names when Maxine seemed to fall asleep. But finally InuYasha muttered,"Shh..." and we knew she was awake. She didn't shed another tear other than when Sarah left. Kim dropped us off at the curb, hugging us all goodbye. She was the one crying now,"I can't believe...we have to see each other soon...take care guys," she said. Mine and Jack's flight was going to leave soon so we hurried with our suitcases. Max got another suitcase out of Kim's trunk and chased us down, handing it to me,"It's the baby clothes..." she whispered, giving me a quick hug and running back to Kim and InuYasha. I checked it in and took Jack's hand as we ran towards our gate.

It hit me what a hard thing it was for her when we got back to our home in the Carribean. I opened up the suitcase and saw a blanket, hand-made by Maxine along with numerous baby clothes for either boy or girl. Four were hand-sewn with a sewing machine and hand-stitched designs on them. "I <3 Pirates", "I <3 'Whelps'", "I <3 Millionares", "I <3 Mutts" were the sayings on them. I smiled, brushing my fingers across them as I layed them out on the coffee table in the living room. I was reminded of all of our jokes and teases, smirking at the thought, finding myself fearing we'd never see each other again. All of us now lived at four very different places with four very different lives. We were still the same...but so different...it was scary, really. I layed them neatly back in the suitcase and crept into bed where Jack had crashed out a bit earlier. I stared at the ceiling for hours, whispering to myself, "No regrets...take nothing back untill only a ghost remains..." then I shook my head,"One regret was leaving...I hesitated on leaving and now I regret..." I said to the darkness. I curled close to Jack and closed my eyes, falling asleep.

~Kim's P.o.V.~

I hugged Max close and brushed her hair out of her eyes,"You take care, little sister..." I whispered. She nodded, not letting go,"You too, big sister..." she whispered back. I finally released her, glancing at InuYasha. "No hard feelings..." he said. I nodded and managed a small smile,"No hard feelings..." I replied,"No regrets, mate..." Max looked at her feet,"One regret was leaving...my hesitation was leaving..." she whispered. I smiled and nodded, tears in my eyes,"You'll be late for your flight, hun..." I whispered. They took their suitcases and walked to the security check through. They were about to walk through after they checked in their luggage when Maxine ran back and hugged me, sobbing,"Kim...I don't want to give her what she wants...I won't forget, savvy? Don't you forget!" she said. I hugged her close,"I won't hun...go on...don't be scared of leaving..." I said. InuYasha took her hand and they both left, out of sight in the crowd. I drove home in silence, alone. I got an ice cream cone from McDonald's on the way back and then threw it away after a couple licks. I couldn't eat. Instead, I cried, tears flowing down my face while I sped down the roads.

I got home late and called for Seto. I ran upstairs and found him in the nursery, playing with Reika and Aerylis. I leaned in the doorway and smiled at him. "You've been crying..." he said, putting them in the playpen. He walked over and hugged me close,"It's okay..." he whispered. I nodded and we walked down to the living room, turning on the baby monitor. I collapsed on the couch next to him and cuddled close. "You okay?" he whispered, kissing me lightly. I nodded as I kissed back, smiling a bit,"Yea...I think I am," I said.

Later that night, I woke up and thought about everything that had happened to us. It still amazed me that Max and I were still so close even when everything around us was tearing us apart. It still amazed me that we actually got to see Sarah and Meg at least once in our lives...through computer nazis, bitchy moms, hangovers and everything else...we were still friends. With no regrets...

~Max's P.o.V.~

We got home and went straight to bed. We were so exhausted, we didn't even care. But even after I closed my eyes, I wouldn't sleep. InuYasha was next to me, sleeping soundly, so I crept quietly out of our bedroom and down the hall to the baby's room. We hadn't painted it but instead had hung posters all over the walls. Our way of decorating, really. The crib stood empty, in the corner by the window. I ran my fingers across the soft blanket laying on the railing, hugging it to my chest. I sat down in the rocker we had put in the room and curled up, hugging the blanket close. I picked up a small teddy bear InuYasha had gotten and hugged it too, covering my legs with the blanket. I fell asleep there, rocking in the chair. No tears fell.

The next morning, InuYasha woke me up, his hand on my shoulder. I looked up at him and he pulled me up to him, hugging me close,"I love you..." I whispered. "I love you too, Max," he said. We both got dressed and went out to breakfast at the Flying Star Cafe. We talked about old times, as if we were newly married and we had no care in the world. We laughed over stupid things and when we ran out of things to say, we just looked at each other. We drove to the park and walked around for awhile, holding hands. I leaned against InuYasha gently until we sat down in some grass, skipping rocks across the lake. I layed down and stared at the clouds while InuYasha watched me. "How's your stomach..?" I asked softly, bringing up the one thing we'd avoided this whole time. "It's alright..." he replied, sighing. "You're wondering how it happened..." I said. "Yea...I am," he replied softly, holding my hand again. "I don't even know what happened...why...or how," I whispered. He pulled me up again and I layed my head against his chest,"I'm sorry..." I said. "Don't be," he whispered, kissing me.

We went back home and ate a small lunch, talking about getting new jobs and everything. Everything...went back to normal.

...as normal as it can get married to a dog demon...

...or a pirate...

...or a...blacksmith...

...or a head of a multi-million dollar industry.

As normal as it can get married to someone you're madly in love with.

Epilouge:

Meaghan Ashley Sparrow and Jack Nicholas Sparrow went on the have a healthy daughter a bit before Kim's daughters turned two years old.

Sarah Ashley Turner and William Turner had a daughter a few months after Meg's daughter was born.

Kimberley Jean Kaiba and Seto Kaiba didn't have anymore children after Reika and Aerylis but they were always happy.

Maxine Lisa and InuYasha didn't have any kids born to them...until about 2 years later, the same day Reika and Aerylis turned 4 years old. They had a beautiful daughter with her father's eyes. Max never changed the baby room over those 2 years.

Despite hardships, computer nazis, unruly mothers and fathers, and the occaisional disagreement...Kim, Max, Meg and Sarah all stayed good friends.

Max remained the motherly one, even though she was the youngest, being about two years younger than Meg and Sarah. She lost her fear and doubts and loved InuYasha more than ever...but sometimes still when they hug or cuddle close you can see her flinch and be careful as if trying not to remind him or remember herself his heart and stomach injuries that seemed to happen because of her. Her daughter, being the youngest of all the kids, was just like her; sarcastic, sweet and a bit rebellious...

Meg remained the 'irresponsible drunken pirate' and her sarcasm and cockiness was passed down to her daughter who in the end was...alas, just like her. Her and Jack are happily married and still sailing every now and then. Her only fear is losing Jack or getting captured as bait...

Sarah remained the one that had to tell everone off for swearing and always being the one to make you laugh at her...funny charm of her. Her and Will were happy together with nearly no trauma or fear falling on them...other than Elizabeth coming to them again. Her daughter was just like her, so...what else can anyone say on that...

Kim remained friends with all of them; the shoulder to cry on and the one who was the oldest...the one to take care of and be taken care of. Her charm and lovable qualities were inherited by her daughter's, which goes unsaid...and as always she remained forever Max's big sister, regardless of anything that stood between them. Her and Seto live together in their huge house happily with their two daughters. No fear falls on them anymore...except sometimes, Seto finds her sneaking down the hall and peeking into Reika and Aerylis' beds as if to make sure they won't disappear.

As strange as it was being married to Seto, Will, Jack and InuYasha they stayed together...even if they had some strange, unexplainable things happening to them to try and take them apart.

All of them lived happy in the end with no regrets...

After all...

If they had any regrets then they would have worried about everything...

 

No regrets, take nothing back...untill only a ghost remains.

 

And as always...Kim says,'Hah'; Max says,'Heh'; Meg says,'Eh'; and Sarah says,'No swearing!'...

 

Never let go...we'll never let go. Even if we go way back just on the internet

...even if it was all just a story.

 

~The End~