InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Child's Wish ❯ A Child's Wish ( Epilogue )

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha. While the plot and the lovely little Takara are my creations, everything else belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. I make no profit off this, and do it only for my own enjoyment and hopefully yours.

 

Epilogue - A Child's Wish

 

A year and a half later, Inuyasha sat outside Kaede's hut, Takara in his arms, worried out of his mind. It was not that long ago he had thought Kagome had been taken from him forever; to then have her suddenly back was like a dream come true. Now he was faced with the possibility of loosing her again, and he didn't think he could bear it.

 

Part of him knew he was being unreasonable. Women gave birth to children everyday. Kaede had delivered more than she could count. Sango had had four, and she had come out of it with no problems. Kagome was in prefect health, and it was unlikely that she would have any real problems. But since when did commonsense have anything to do with what the heart believes? Inuyasha just couldn't forget that Kagome was taken from him the day Takara was brought into the world, and he couldn't help but worry that his and Kagome's new child's arrival might also mean his love's second departure. He had been worried ever since he had first found out she was pregnant nine and a half months ago. His friends constant assurance she would be fine, that had she been able to deliver Takara the normal way six years ago she would have been fine then too, did nothing ease his worry, and he was sure that nothing would until he saw his new pup and his Mate with his own eyes, safe and sound. It wasn't that he didn't want the child Kagome was having, but he was so afraid about what the cost might be. The loud shrieks that been coming from Kaede's hut for the last eight hours did nothing to ease his worry.

 

Trying to take his mind off things, Inuyasha looked around. Sitting in his lap was his daughter, anxious to see her new baby brother or sister, and upset by her mother's screams. She had gone through all this with the births of her younger `cousins' of course, but it was far more scary when it was her own mommy crying out in pain.

 

Miroku sat a little bit apart from him, trying to keep his now two-year-old twins from killing each other. Ever since the two had learnt to walk they had been getting into trouble and seemed to be constantly competing with each other. Any desires Inuyasha mighty have had for twins of his own had disappeared the day of the `food war' (as they now all called it) the boys had started over breakfast one day four months past. It took half the day to get Miroku and Sango's kitchen clean again. Yukio and Sachi sat slightly apart, trying to stay out of their younger brothers' way. Yukio seemed perfectly calm, already a pro at this. Sachi, only having been there when her mother gave birth once, tried to act like her brother but was falling slightly short.

 

Shippo sat on his other side, his new Mate, Akako, sitting next to him. After finding out that Kagome was back, it had become impossible to drag Shippo away from the village. Eventually, Akako had stopped trying and had simply moved here instead. Shippo looked almost as nervous as Inuyasha felt, not wanting to loose Kagome again either. Akako also looked nervous, but for a different reason. She knew she would have to go through the same thing come seven more months, seeing as she was now pregnant with Shippo's first child. The poor Kitsune Hanyou winced with every shriek, her hand unconsciously resting on her abdomen.

 

Kagome's family wasn't there, only because none of them had ever been able to travel through the well. Once they had found out she was alive, it had been almost as hard to drag her away from them as it was to drag Shippo away from her. For the first two weeks of her first visit back to her time, Kagome's mother hadn't let her out of the house. She hadn't even wanted to let go of her for the first two solid hours. They had all been ecstatic to hear that Kagome was expecting another child. None of them seemed worried that she would trouble with the delivery, though Kagome's mother did make it clear that she wished her daughter could give birth in her own time, in a modern `hospital'. Kagome had said no, because of fears that like Takara her new child would have demon characteristics. Inuyasha was starting to wish they had taken her mother's advice anyway.

 

Sango wasn't there, as she was inside helping Kaede with the birth.

 

Finally, after what seemed an eternity, Kagome's screams stopped, and another cry could be heard. Inuyasha, along with everyone else instantly perked up, and waited for someone to emerge from the hut to tell them something.

 

Impossibly, the next few minutes seemed to take even longer than the last eight hours did, but Sango did finally emerge, her smile instantly relaxing Inuyasha and letting him know that everything was okay.

 

“Kagome's doing fine, and so is the baby.” Sango said happily. “Inuyasha, she wants to see you and Takara now, though she asked that everyone else wait until she's feeling stronger.”

 

Feeling almost as if he was in a trance, Inuyasha got up cradling Takara in his arms, and headed towards the hut. As he was going, Sango went over to sit next to her husband and children, waddling slightly at the weight of the fifth child she was carrying.

 

Setting Takara down at the entrance, Inuyasha slowly pushed open the reed mat and walked inside. He had to hold Takara to his side so that she didn't just run over and jump on her mother, risking hurting her and the pup.

 

“Kagome?” Inuyasha asked softly, his eyes easily making her out in the slightly dim light of the hut, lying on a futon against the far wall. “Are you okay?” The Hanyou barely noticed the older Miko folding the bloodied sheets by her feet, all his attention on his beautiful Mate and the cloth wrapped bundle in her arms.

 

“Yes, I'm fine Inuyasha.” Kagome said happily. “And so is our son.”

 

At those words, Inuyasha uncertainly walked over to her and knelt by her side. Takara happily followed, squatting down so that she too could see her baby brother. When Kagome gently moved the blanket so that they can look at the new pup's face, for moment neither of them could think of what to say. As Takara took after Kagome, the new pup took after Inuyasha, and also had his hair as well as his ears. His eyes however, were the same warm brown as Kagome's.

 

“Kagome.” Inuyasha breathed out. “He's prefect.”

 

“I know.” Kagome said happy, returning her gaze to her son. “Do you know what you want to call him? It's own fair you should get to choose his name, as I chose Takara's.”

 

“How about Kichiro?” Inuyasha offered.

 

“`Lucky Son'? I like it.” Kagome agreed.

 

Takara was watching all this in pure joy. Part of her wondered whether she should make a wish, seeing as she was one such a roll. However seeing her mommy's exhausted face, and knowing how upset her daddy had been the last several hours, she thought it would be better to keep her next wish small.

 

I wish we could have ramen for dinner!

 

Author's notes: I don't know where I got the idea for this story. As cliché as it sounds, I just woke up this morning and had to write it. For anyone out there wondering; Takara means treasure; Kagome was twenty-one when she died and so that was how old she was physically when she was brought back; I don't know what Miroku and Sango's next child will be; and no I am not at this time planning a squeal. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me them in a review. I hope you enjoyed reading `A Child's Wish' as much as I enjoyed writing it.