InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ An Innocent Affair ❯ Thanks for the Memories ( Chapter 8 )

Disclaimers: I do not own InuYasha or any of the manga/anime characters. They belong to the wonderful genius Rumiko Takahashi.

 

Written for the iy_themes community at LiveJournal. The prompt was “Bark” and the limit was 500 words.

 

 

Title: Thanks for the Memories

Rating: G

Type: Canon - post manga

Pairing: InuYasha/Kagome; implied Sesshomaru/Rin

Warnings: some language

Summary: It is time for InuYasha and Kagome to move to their new home.

Notes: Part of the “An Innocent Affair” series. Takes place sometime between “Pay the Piper” and “Close to You”

 

 

Thanks for the Memories

 

Kagome ran her hand lovingly across the rough bark of the tree and allowed it to come to rest over the scar on the trunk. She sighed as she remembered the first time she saw InuYasha here as well as the number of times she had visited this very tree five hundred years in the future when they were separated for three years.

 

She was wearing her red and white miko robes, probably for the last time. However, as melancholy as she was feeling, she couldn't help but to smile a little as large clawed hands snaked around her waist and she felt a familiar chin rest on her shoulder.

 

“Are you certain you want to go?” InuYasha asked quietly. “He'd be disappointed, but he would understand.” The hanyou's hands moved lower to the slight roundness of her abdomen.

 

The miko shook her head. “I know what's coming, though my history books never mentioned the war on youkai. It's best if we go now, before you and our son get caught up in it.” She wrapped her arms over his.

 

InuYasha turned his wife to face him. “But you're so sad. First I took you away from your family in the future, and now I'm taking you away from Sango and Miroku. Hell, you even consider the old baba as family. I feel like such a bastard…”

 

“My husband,” Kagome whispered, “I left my era by my own choice. I wanted to be with you so badly that my heart opened the well for me to return to you. I'm sure your brother's information is accurate. The others will be okay if we're gone, but may become targets if it is believed they are harboring youkai or hanyou. Sesshomaru has simply given us an opportunity. He's offering us safe haven in exchange for my help with Rin. I have to believe that things happen for a reason. Just as I was meant to return to you, we are now meant to move to Inuyama Castle.”

 

InuYasha moved to run his hand over the trunk where he had been pinned. “I'll have to admit, I never thought I would say that I would miss this tree. I should hate it…”

 

“But it's hard to hate where you met the one you love,” she offered softly. “Goshinboku holds so many memories for both of us. I'll miss it, too.”

 

Sesshomaru along with Sango had appeared in the clearing by the ancient tree. “Are you prepared to depart? Your belongings are on their way.”

 

“Give her a minute, asshole,” InuYasha stated as she saw his wife tearfully take their son from her friend and then follow her from the clearing.

 

Once Kagome was in her travel clothes and their goodbyes had been said, the Taiyoukai called Ah-Un. InuYasha set his wife and son on the two headed dragonet before jumping up behind them.

 

Sesshomaru nodded. “It is time; Rin is waiting.”

 

“Thanks for the memories,” Kagome whispered as they rose into the air.