InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Simply Trying ❯ Chapter 4

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
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The woman looked at the bundle in her arms. Some of her violet hair fell on the baby's face, effectively tickling Kagome, waking up. Violet eyes looked at almost translucent tiny blue ones. "Who are you little girl? You're all dressed up but no where to go? Where is your mommy?" The woman asked Kagome who being an infant could neither understand nor respond. Kagome tilted her head and hiccuped making the woman smile and like a chain reaction made Kagome smile. The woman looked at Kagome's hands, they were bloody and scratched from last night's crawl; when she touched them Kagome winced and started to cry.


"Wa! Wa!" Tears came out from her eyes and the woman began to rock her in her arms.


"There, there, everything's going to be okay. We're going to find your parents and you'll be home." As if understanding, Kagome sniffled and stopped crying.


"My name is Ayumi wish I knew yours," that woman talked to Kagome as she began to walk out of the park. "I bet it was beautiful. How about for the mean time I call you Choko since I found you in the morning. Yeah, Choko for now." Kagome looked at the woman with a look of confusion but smiled after she said Choko. Ayumi looked at Kagome and smiled. She sure is precious, who would ever leave you here? Maybe something happened? Maybe she got away from her mom and ended up here? Well whatever happened, it's all bad. . . Kagome pulled on Ayumi's hair. "Well aren't you playful- wait wait what are you doing?!" Kagome was using Ayumi's hair to hoist herself up to her Ayumi's chest. Ayumis quickly stopped that.


"Are you hungry? I imagine you haven't eaten in a good while. Lets get you some formula, hows that sound?" Kagome started giggling and clapping her hands, she was obviously happy.


"You understood me huh? Here I thought all you were hearing was 'blah blah blah.'" Ayumi reached the bus stop and sat down with Kagome in her lap. She sat on her knee facing Ayumi looking confused. Ayumi held Kagome under arm pits and around her chest. She started bounce her knee making Kagome appear as if she were horseback riding.


"Bokooboom bokooboom bokooboom bokooboom." Ayumi made that noised that a horse might have made if she were riding a horse. Kagome's small laugh was full of elation and joy as she bounced up and down. "Ah to be young again and to be pleased by simple joys. To forget everything on a whim. . ." Kagome completely Ayumi as she was having to much. "H'ke" Kagome made a noise of being pleased when Ayumi stopped. The bus began to come around the corner. It stopped and the two boarded, after Ayumi paid the fair. Of course everyone on the bus were people going to work, who else would be up this early. She sat down and put Kagome to look out the window to enjoy everything moving once the bus began to roll. Just as the bus was about to start someone ran onto it, obviously having a late start to their day.


The woman had thick red hair, she walked up to the seat AYumi was sitting at and asked if she could sit there. "Of course, feel free." Ayumi said very courteously. The woman sat down and took a deep breath. "I just ran the 500. . . " The woman said to Ayumi.


"I've been there, those extra 'five minutes' are never good" Ayumi said with a smile and the woman nodded in agreement.


"Your telling me! Is that cute little girl your holding your?"


"Her, no, the most bizarre thing happened to me. I was jogging this morning, as you can probably tell and I look down and I almost trip over this little girl. Someone left her there. I was going to take her straight to the police but she seems to be hungry so I'm going to stop and get some formula first." Ayumi told the woman.


"Oh my word! That is horrible." The woman held in a gasp. Kagome decided that she didn't want to see out the window anymore and fell back against Ayumi hands signaling that she wanted to sit down. Ayumi complied, the woman looked at Kagome. She had to do a double take and Ayumi caught that.


"What's wrong? Do you know her?" Ayumi asked, maybe she had found the baby's family.


"No, its nothing, its just that one of my co-workers looks exactly like her, its probably just a coincidence though. . ."


"Is it her child?"


"Oh no, she's only a teenager and I read her information, her closest family lives three cities over, it's just a coincidence. Hey do I know you from you somewhere?" The woman asked Ayumi, who quickly covered her face with her hair.


"No! I've never seen you before and you've never seen me before! Nope!"


"Yes I have. . . You're News Anchor Ayumi right?"


"*sigh* Yes, but you can't tell anybody about this and me, I could loose my job if this turns into a scandal. . . " Ayumi pleaded with the woman.


"Of course of course. Well this is my stop. . . Hey you know what, we have formula at the daycare, why don't you get some from here and call a cab afterwards?" The woman offered.


"That would be perfect! You're wonderful!" Ayumi, the bus stopped and they exited and headed down the sidewalk to the daycare.


"Hey, you know my name, what's your?" Ayumi asked.


"Akahana."


"Pleased to meet you."


"Same here. Here we are. Just give me a second to unlock, there we go. Follow me." Akahana unlocked the door and started towards the nursery. She walked up to the tray of formula and heated it for Ayumi who had sat down on the floor with Kagome giving her a toy that was on the play mat. "H'ke!" Kagome said laying on her back. She was shaking a rattle and the sound it made outstanded her.


"Shhhhke Shhhhhhke."


"Oh to be young again . . ."Ayumi repeated once more.


"Ain't that the truth, here's the formula." Akahana gave the formula to Ayumi and sat down on the floor next to her and watched Kagome. Ayumi held Kagome in her arms and began to feed her, and she greedily began to guzzle down the bottle.


"Slow down Choko or you'll gag or throw up." Ayumi told the infant warmly.


"You know her name?"


Ayumi looked "not exactly, but I figured I better giver her a name rather than just call her 'kid' or something else generic."


"Oh ok I see what you're saying. Oh don't let her swallow the air." Akahana warned. Kagome finished her bottle. Ayumi sat her on her lap and began to burp her. "Okay, well now that, that's done, I'll call you a cab." Akahana left and left Ayumi there with Kagome. She looked around and saw a sign in sheet with the names of various people, she started read of the names, the first one on there was "Kagome."


"Kagome H."


"H'ke!"


"Kagome?"


"H'ke!"


"Is that your name? What a piece of luck and a coincidence-"


"Ayumi! The cab is waiting outside for you!"


"Coming," she ran to the entrance, and thanked Ayumi. She walked down walk path to the cab from the daycare. "So your name Kagome huh?" She got a pleasant squeal from the infant. Kagome smiled toothless grin, all gums. Ayumi climbed into the cab with Kagome in her arms. "Police Station, please." The cab driver nodded and began to drive. The ride was only about 10 minutes but Kagome fell asleep anyways. Ayumi paid the driver and stepped out. Maybe the police will you know who you belong to . . . Ayumi thought before entering the police station. The facility was air-conditioned and Ayumi appreciated it. She walked up to the main desk.


"Excuse me ma'm, but I found this baby, I believe her name is Kagome." The woman behind the desk looked at her. "There have been not missing children reports filed in the last 2 days. . ."


"So . . ."


The woman looked annoyed at this point as if saying 'why are you still here?' She popped her gum. "Well we can take her and put her in an orphanage if you want . . ." The officer said irritated. Ayumi's eyes were stricken. "Is there an alternative . . ?"


"Listen lady, we have important work to do! You can either keep the brat until the parents show up or indefinitely or you can leave her here." The woman popped her gum again.


Ayumi looked at the woman and Kagome, who had woken thanks to the woman’s screaming. Kagome looked so helpless and ignorant of the situation. She looked back at the woman and at Kagome. "Lady make a choice or I'll-"


"I'll keep her . . ." Ayumi couldn't believe what she had just said, she had a full time job and couldn't care for the child, but she couldn't let them take her away to an orphanage.


"Finally," the woman dropped a set of contact information forms on the desk for Ayumi. "You need to fill these out so we can pick her up if and when the parents show up, can you handle that?" The woman's arrogance and rudeness was starting to get to Ayumi. How can anyone be that rude? At her job no-less?! Ayumi adjusted Kagome so she was resting on her hip supported by her left arm while her right hand filled out the information. "Thank you very much" Ayumi said being the better person, the officer just sneered. Ayumi left the station hoping never to return there, unless Kagome's parents showed up. She walked with Kagome in her arms the rest of the way home, it was only a quarter of a mile and her jog did get cut short after all.


They arrived at Ayumi's home soon and Kagome had once again fallen asleep. "Wow, their not kidding about babies and their sleep . . ." She got some pillows from her bed and set up a small bed for. Why on the floor? Because that way she couldn't roll off and fall. She needed to take a shower and thought that the best time to do it, quickly of course, would be when Kagome was asleep. She set Kagome down and went in the shower, not to return for another 10 minutes. She got out and rushed to the living room where she had left Kagome.


"Just fine, that's good." Ayumi said reassuring that she didn't suffocate or anything. She went in her room and got dressed. She was wearing a very chic white suit and blue shirt underneath. Aviator sunglasses rested in her head. "Now to make a call . . ." Ayumi picked up the phone and dialed.


A woman a couple cities over was racing all over her home looking for the phone; she could hear it she just couldn't see it. Giving up she picked up the phone on speaker phone "Hello"


"Hey Shiori! It's Ayumi."


"Hey, how is everything going? Aren't you supposed to be at the news station? Your segment starts in 30 minutes."


"Yes I know, but something happened today and I need a huge favor from you."


"Is everything okay?"


"Yes, everything is. . . adorable I would say. Well I need you to watch someone for me . . ."


"I don't know Ayumi, I'm a little busy, I would love to but-"


"Shiori, I've known you since high school, I really need you to do this for me . . ."


"*incoherent words*"


"Hello?"


"Yes, my son said he would watch whoever you're talking about if you really are in a bind here."


"Oh bless his heart! Does he still remember where I live?"


"Yes, he just left and said he would be there in about 20 minutes."


"20 minutes, that's a little fast isn't it? Are you sure he can get here that fast?"


"He always manages to get there when he says he will, he'll be there in 20 minutes, promise. . ."


"Oh thank you! Well, I have to finish getting ready, but we should get together sometime, why don't you come over tomorrow or the day after and I can show you what I found."


"That sounds great! See you then, bye!"


"Bye!"


They both hung up.


Ayumi walked back to Kagome and laid her on the couch instead of the floor, she was ready for the most part, she just needed to put on her heels and she would be done; but she would wait for Suichi to get there before she did that. Ayumi sat back in the couch and put Kagome's sleeping body on her lap as she watched T.V. About 15 minutes passed and Kagome awoke. . . *yank*


"Ow! Kagome stop doing that please. . . You must be hungry again . . . We don't have any formula at the moment. I'll leave some money with Suichi and he can get some for you but you have to wait just five more minutes."


*yank*


"Ouch!" Then the phone started ringing. She picked it up. It was her station manager. "Yes sir I realize I'm a little late but an emergency came up and it has slowed me down a little. . . Yes I'm still coming in-Yes I realize that my job is no joke, I do not consider- . . . I'll be there as soon as I can, give me 8 minutes, I promise 8 minutes, that's all . . . Thank you so much!" Boy he sure is mad, and with reason too! What am I going to do now?! Ding Dong. No, it can't be! So quickly, not that I'm complaining or anything. Is it him? Ayumi put Kagome on the couch carefully and opened the door. It is! "Suichi dear! You're such a life saver! And so quickly too! Here come in, come in!" Ayumi ushered him in.


"So Aunt Ayumi, whom am I watching? Where is the little guy?"


Ayumi smiled and went to the couch, picked up Kagome and held her in front of Kurama. "Here he is," Ayumi giggled a little bit. "Now there’s only one small catch. I need you to go out and by some formula for her. I left the money on the table. Make sure that you buy a bottle too; I don't have any of those either." Ayumi passed Kagome off to Kurama, she started playing with his hair, not yanking it but feeling it.


"What's her name?" This child looks familiar . . . And she has a strong aura as well, like that of a matured adult. . .


"Kagome" Kurama couldn't believe what Ayumi had just said. Kagome?! Is this a coincidence or is this what happened to her after she disappeared?! But that was almost 6 months ago, she surely wouldn't still be an infant! No, there has to be a logical explanation for this . . .Kurama was a bit shocked but he never let it show, he didn't want his aunt to catch on to anything. He gladly took her in his arms and let Ayumi leave before she got fired. He grabbed the money that his 'aunt' had left for him and went to the convenience store with Kagome in his arms. The sun was beginning to set but the store was only a couple of blocks away. He arrived and Kagome began to get a little antsy. "Hold on a second Kagome, we'll get your food quick enough." He looked into her eyes and focused only on her eyes, forgetting what the rest of her body looked like, after all your eyes are the only thing in your body that don’t change from birth, which is why babies eyes were so big, because they don’t grow.


He saw whiteness and her eyes. Youko, do you think that it's her? I'm almost positive, you'd better tell Hiei, I'm sure he thinks she’s dead and I don't think he would appreciate you changing her diapers. . . do you even have any diapers? No on the diapers and yes on the telling part. My only question is how did this happen? They carried on their conversation while Kurama bought diapers, formula and a bottle.


Well maybe something happened to her when she went away on the little quest of hers? She could have ran into a bad witch and poof.


I don't think so though because she would have been strong enough to defend herself, I can feel her energy now.


Yes I see what you're saying, and she doesn't even know how to suppress it right now so that must be her full energy.


But then again she also doesn't know hoe to release and maybe this is only a bit of what she has.


Either way, it's all bad!


He was halfway back home when he finished with his conversation and analysis of the situation with Youko. Kagome was getting anxious and fidgety. She would be fed as soon as they arrived back to his aunts home.