InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Children of Fate ❯ Three - Revelation ( Chapter 3 )

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Twins?! Inuyasha was certain one new pup would be a handful - but two? And why is Shippo so down? Is it that he feels he's going to be pushed out of the family?

Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Drama / Romance / Supernatural | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 03.02.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.6K | Visits: 192 | Status: Work In Progress

Chapter Three
Revelation

Four months after Inuyasha and Kagome's wedding…

“Twins,” the healer woman said with a big smile on her face, carrying all of her equipment outside. The sheets that were bloody were stuffed in the now empty blanket. She appeared very satisfied.

Sango and Miroku gaped. “T-Twins?”
“Yes. One healthy boy and one healthy girl.” She creased up her face. “They look just like their father,”
Miroku made to laugh but Sango jabbed him in the ribs. She was beaming. “That's great! Can we go in and see them?”

“Of course. The mother's resting, so try not to wake her,” The healer winked and began shuffling back to her own hut, very happy with herself.
Sango whirled on Miroku and grabbed his hands, jumping up and down. “Did you hear that? Kagome's had twins!”

Miroku smiled dashingly. “I wonder what's in store for us, Sango?”
The tajiya blushed before bringing her hand up to slap him. Miroku caught her hand before she could, intertwining his fingers with hers. Sango opened her mouth. She didn't know whether to pull away or not.

“H-Houshi, we should really check on Kagome…”
“I think they'll want to be alone, don't you?” he smiled. Sango started trembling as he pulled her closer towards him. Then suddenly something dawned on her. “Houshi, where's Shippo-chan?”

Miroku had made to smile but suddenly his face paled. “H-He came with me to fetch Inuyasha. He must have fallen behind…”
Sango saw this as her chance to pull her away. She slipped her fingers out of his. “Shippo-chan?” she called, running towards the forest. “Shippo-chan, are you out there?”

Miroku watched her go, knowing fully well that she had evaded him. He sighed and fell back onto the steps. Well, at least time he didn't get slapped. He shut his eyes. It wasn't fair that Inuyasha had children before he. Folding his arms, he started sulking, waiting for Sango to come back.

Shippo was sat by the river, throwing acorns into the gurgling water. Silent tears were curving down his cheeks. He sniffed, wiped his eyes, and then grabbed another acorn. He twirled it in his fingers and then threw it pitifully into the water.

“Shippo?” Sango had been searching for only five or ten minutes when she found him. He wasn't far in the forest. Inuyasha had been at the base of the river, whereas Shippo, who had obviously given up while running towards the hut, was now upstream - near the entrance to the forest. He was upset.

Sango stepped forward, her voice soft. “Shippo, are you okay?” she asked, making her way over to the kitsune. Shippo didn't acknowledge her. He wiped his face again with the back of his sleeve and picked up a leaf, staring at it dozily.

When he finally broke the silence, his voice was thick. “How's the baby?” he asked, sniffing.
Sango sat down beside him, spreading out her green skirt of her kimono. She smiled at him. “You mean babies. Kagome had twins - one boy and one girl.”

Shippo snapped the leaf in two, throwing the pieces into the river. “That's even worse,” he scowled.
Sango put a hand on his shoulder. “Why's that?” she said, giving him a nudge of support.

Shippo sighed. “They won't want me anymore, they'll just want the dumb babies,”
Sango stared at him, waiting for an explanation. A tear rolled out of Shippo's left eye and ran down his cheek. “See, I wanted them to be my mum and dad. But now they've got pups and I'm gonna be an orphan all over again,” he furiously scrubbed his eyes.

Sango opened her mouth and then shut it again. She pulled Shippo into her lap. “That's not true,” she whispered to him. “They'll still want you. You've got a brother and sister now.”

Shippo scowled. “Inuyasha doesn't want me in his family,”
Sango smiled. “How do you know that?”
“Because he's always mean to me,”

Sango ruffled his hair. “Well you know he can't say no to Kagome. Did you know, she wants to adopt you?”
“Really?” Shippo cried happily, suddenly brightening.

Sango nodded. “But be quiet about it - it's our little secret, `kay?”
Shippo danced on her lap. “Okay! Let's go back and see my brother and sister!”
Sango smiled. “Maybe you can help name them,”
The small fox-demon grinned. “Yay!”

Sango stood up and began walking towards the village. Shippo sped ahead of her, excited. “Babies, babies, babies!” he sang as he went. Sango laughed, beginning to run.
“Come on, Sango! Catch up!” Shippo mocked, running ahead of her. “We've gotta see the babies!”

Sango smiled. Finally. Maybe there would be peace. For a moment she forgot about the Shikon Jewel, Naraku and Kohaku. For a moment, the world was perfect and nothing could ruin it. Just for a moment.

Inuyasha was sat beside Kagome, staring down at the two babies in his arms. His daughter was in the nook of his left arm, white strands of hair coating her crown, and his son was being held in his right arm, his hair jet black and already messy. It was long for a baby's length, as long as Inuyasha's had been when he was born.

Inuyasha was thinking what to call them. He wanted Kagome to be awake for it, but knew he shouldn't wake her. Whenever he looked at his daughter, he saw himself. She had the same white hair and hanyou ears. When her eyes were open they were blue, quickly turning amber.

The healer had told him that all babies were born with blue eyes. Inuyasha smiled and rocked his son. They had only cried while being born; now they were silent. Inuyasha had never felt so happy before, it was like a flame burning inside of him. He had a stupid grin across his face that wouldn't shift. He even found himself cooing at them, which was totally out of character.

He was even singing to them, singing them a song his mother used to sing to him to make him sleep at night. He couldn't remember the exact words, but the lyrics rolled off his tongue easily and so did the tune.

He woke Kagome up.
“I-Inuyasha?” she yawned, looking around the hut. Her eyes met his and she smiled. “Who'd have thought? Twins?” she whispered, a dopy smile on her face, too.

Inuyasha looked down at their children and grinned. “Well, looks like we got what we wanted. A boy and a girl. I did tell you he'd be just as good looking as me,”
Kagome snorted and tried to sit up. Inuyasha looked over at her. He didn't move for fear of dropping the twins but held her with a trapping gaze.

“You should rest, it's not everyday you have twins, Kagome.”
His wife sniffed and kept trying to sit up. “Look who's talking,” she mused. “Can I hold one?”
Inuyasha looked down at the twins. He didn't know which one to hand over. He didn't want to let either of them go.

Kagome narrowed her eyes at him, smiling playfully. “If you can't decide, I'll hold our son.”
Inuyasha opened his mouth, and then handed over his baby boy without question. Kagome wrapped her arms around her baby, smiling. It was as if motherhood came naturally to her.

“Hello,” she cooed, putting her finger in the baby's hand. Her son grabbed it and held onto it, gurgling. Kagome started shaking her finger, her smile widened. He didn't let go.

“We should name them,” Inuyasha noted, getting a better grip on his daughter. He smiled down at her, playing with her the same way Kagome was with their son.
Kagome nodded wordlessly.

Inuyasha scratched his head. “Well… why don't we put our names together? You know?”
Kagome turned. “Inu…Kago? Nah.”
Inuyasha smiled. “I wasn't thinking that. I mean… Kagoyasha,”

Kagome's eyes sparkled and she grinned. “Yes.” She looked down at the baby in her arms and shook him slightly. “Kagoyasha,”
Inuyasha kept looking down at his daughter. “What about this one?” he grinned, tickling her.

Kagome flashed a smile. “I thought that was obvious. Inuome.”
Inuyasha grinned. “Inuomi?”
Kagome slid over. “Inu - oh - me. Inuome. I like it,” she said.
Inuyasha laughed. “I never said I didn't like it,”
“Whatever,”

Inuyasha looked up from Inuome at Kagome. He grinned. “Inuome and Kagoyasha.”
“Higurashi?” Kagome put in helpfully. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes. “You took my name when we married,”
“Yeah, but in my time I'm still Higurashi.”

“Don't you think that switching from times will be confusing for them? We should just stay here,”
Kagome frowned. “Now you're trying to con me out of my home,”
Inuyasha held up a hand in objection. “No, I'm not.”

“Then let's stay in the future,”
Inuyasha blinked twice, then frowned. “Uh…”
“You're so selfish!” Kagome tried, turning away from him.
“Kagome, that's not fair. I just want what's best, okay? You're priestess here, now. We have pups - we've gotta think about them now.”

“But my family-”
“We're your family now, Kagome!” Inuyasha snarled. And Kagome realised, with a sinking heart, that he was right. She looked down at Kagoyasha in her arms. He was asleep. So was Inuome in Inuyasha's arms.

Kagome sighed. She didn't want to admit defeat, but… “You're right,” she muttered, holding onto Kagoyasha tighter. “We're a family now. And they should have your name - Daioshuu.”

Inuyasha smiled. “Good,” he looked down at Inuome, rocking her slightly. He sighed. “What now?” he asked, almost not expecting an answer.
Kagome grimaced. “We wait for the parade of congratulations and then somehow explain this to my mother.”

“Joy,” Inuyasha replied, sarcastically. He glanced down at Inuome again and grinned. He had a family - something he'd never thought he'd have. He had a wife, pups and he was still young - what more could he ask for?

Naraku defeated.

Inuyasha gritted his teeth, frowning. His new family wouldn't be safe until Naraku was dead. He was sure of it.