InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Baby Love ❯ Inuyasha's Return ( Chapter 4 )

A/N: I'm back and this time I'm with chibi Inu let's here what he has to say about this whole scenario.

Chibi Inu: “ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-go-gog-go-go”

kawaii-shippo-lover: alrighty then that made perfect sense what he said was that we should all support kawaii-shippo-lover's mad attempts to conquer the world.

(Maniacal laughter is heard as the story comes into view)

 

Chapter Four

 

Inuyasha hadn't been around for almost a week and Kagome was starting to grow worried. Usually when he was gone this long he sent her a secret message that no one else would ever interpret like a small piece of his haori or a petal from a gardenia, which was her favorite scent. He hadn't sent anything. He hadn't even dropped by to see how the baby was doing. Speaking of the baby, he was growing rapidly and looking more like Inuyasha as the days rolled by, it was remarkable and yet at the same time scary. Kagome had noticed that feeding him liver made him excited and happy. Letting someone else hold made him fussy and holding him for too long made him drowsy. It was fascinating all the little things he did that only endeared her to him even more. She loved the way he curled up to her at night when he was in deep sleep, the way his little lips latched on to her nipple as if seeking milk where there was none, the way his golden pools of sun were perfect reminders that even if Inuyasha was mad he would never go so far as to abandon the whole group without protection in the middle of the woods. Kagome was so wrapped up in her thoughts that she almost didn't notice when a small light purple petal drifted down slowly from a high tree right on to chibi Inu's sensitive nose.

As the baby sneezed to get rid of the nuisance, Kagome breathed one word: “Inuyasha”

Gathering the baby and explaining that it was time for a change she raced towards the open plane where she knew he'd be waiting for her.

Chibi Inu, seemingly unperturbed by his foster mother's new sense of urgency cooed and babbled and latched on to a huge chunk of her hair. Kagome had finally made it to the empty space, and there he was right in the middle like a big red beacon to follow home when she was lost.

Oh, I hadn't realized it but I am starting to think of this, of him, as home. Any place without Inuyasha seems dull, boring too quiet. Being near to him I feel warm and safe and maybe…loved?

Sitting down quietly next to him Kagome waited for him to acknowledge her presence. Not knowing the still turbulent thoughts that ran through his head she pressed close to him, seeking the comfort that he always unknowingly gave her.

I wonder if she knows what she does to me. This girl who's almost a woman. Somehow even though I was close to her this whole week, always close enough to see her, it wasn't enough. I need to be next to her, hear her heartbeat and know that she is fine and well and alive. I never felt this way towards Kikyo.

Knowing that she was waiting for him to acknowledge her presence, which his demonic side didn't fail to notice, was yet another hint that she wanted to be his mate, he decided to start the conversation in a way he knew would take her by surprise, with an apology.

“Kagome, I need to apologize for my behavior last week, it was rude and uncalled for.” The apology came out quick and slurred, almost as if he didn't want her to hear it

Pressing closer to the warmth of him on instinct alone Kagome said quietly: “I didn't mean to offend you with my questions, I was just unsure of how to take care of a hanyou. My grandfather is always ranting about how they require special care and all that, and I just wanted to make sure chi… Alexei is taken care of properly.” She had almost let her secret out, not knowing that Inuyasha already knew what she called the child when no one else was around to listen but him.

“I've missed you.” She breathed her statement gently into the baby's soft down hair as white as Inuyasha, knowing that he would hear her with his keen ears that were replicated on the tiny head beneath her lips

“You knew I was always close by.” He replied

“Maybe but that was only because I felt you in my heart.” She said just as gently as she had the first time

“How's the pup coming along? Anything you couldn't handle so far?” he asked, changing the subject swiftly away from matters of the heart.

“No, he's been the perfect angel. He's so sweet I don't know what to do with him half of the time.” She answered, knowing his evasion tactics but playing along anyway

And so their conversation continued deep into the smoky mist of night, where constellations burned brightly against a deep purple sky. It was to this scene, with the moon just barely edging its way into the sky that Kagome fell asleep to, lulled by the soft whisper of a song her grandmother sang to her many years past about a December that she yearned to remember.

When Inuyasha heard the soft change in her steady breathing and noticed that the infant was not quite asleep yet, he switched his body so that he could cradle both of them in the strong circle of his arms. The golden eyes that reminded him so much of his own were gazing at him in silent wonder, and finally remembering the words to the song Kagome had sung to Shippo on the fateful night they received him sang the chorus until the last vestige of sunlit wonder was dimmed behind lowered shades. And when Inuyasha walked into the campground late that night and settled the dozing pair into their sleeping spot, no one said a thing. And when, after Inuyasha was sure all the others were asleep, he crept quietly down to where Kagome lay and pulled her into his arms, the heavens above kept silent in celestial approval of the small family that was forming beneath its watching gaze. And through the night when any member of the small family stirred the soft sent of lilacs and a calming voice whispering sweetly into each ear: And a song someone sings, Once Upon a December, settled them right back into their peaceful slumber.

Well there you have it folks chapter 4. This chapter was more devoted to showing the formation of the Inuyasha family than anything else. Also just so you know although there will be some references to the rest of the Inu-tachi they are not really required in this fic and will therefore not be in it.

Well anyway thank you for reading I hope you enjoyed it, and as always review please I even accept flames.

To the following people:

Camigwen: Thanks for reading I hope you keep it up and so will I your review has just been one more confidence booster I needed.

CowgirlUSA: love the name, thanks for giving me some encouragement. How do you like the little hanyou now that you've met him? And also I try to update every day if possible, as long as you guys still like the story, of course

DragonMistress325: this won't be one of those stories where they “get it on” in every chapter, but they do get to have their share of fun in later chapters