InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Demon Eyes ❯ The World Outside the Bubble ( Chapter 7 )

Demon Eyes

By LoupeyLady

Disclaimer: I am a very, very poor college student. I own nothing. I am unoriginal. I am just playing with Rumiko Takahashi's creations. (wistful sigh) I really wouldn't mind a rent-to-own deal with Kouga or Sesshoumaru, though!

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Chapter Seven: The World Outside the Bubble

Inu Yasha stood in front of the barrier's wall with Kagome snuggled in his arms wearing his fire rat haori.

"You know, I can walk," she reminded him sleepily.

"I must have been too easy on you then," he retorted with a smirk.

Kagome's cheeks flamed. "Inu Yasha! Si- oh, yeah," she said, smiling up at him guiltily. Inu Yasha snorted and rolled his eyes as they started to enter the energy wall.

It flashed white and then dissipated in a white mist. "Wait," Kagome said, looking around. "I thought you said it would be difficult to leave?"

Inu Yasha didn't respond. He was staring straight ahead in a daze, his face blank with shock, his arms growing tighter around her.

"Inu Yasha? Are you okay?" Kagome asked, getting worried. "It didn't zap you or anything, did it?"

"No," he said slowly, blinking quickly. "It didn't zap me."

"Then what's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong. Something's very right?"

"What do you mean, Inu Yasha?"

"Remember when I told you about the barrier? That it would be difficult to leave without a third?"

"Oh, Kami… We're going to have a baby?"

"A pup, actually… dog demon, remember?"

Kagome reached up and twined her arms around his neck, pulling his head down for a long, gentle kiss.

"Come on," he said, "Let's get you back to Kaede's. The others are probably worried."

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"Kagome!" Shippo shouted, zipping towards them as they entered the clearing.

"Na-uh, runt," Inu Yasha grabbed him by the collar before he could barrel into her.

"It's okay, Inu Yasha," Kagome said, reaching for the kit, he won't hurt us."

He eyed the kit. "Be careful with her," Inu Yasha ordered before placing the kit in her arms.

"Kagome! Are you two alrigh-" Sango stopped and dropped into a defensive stance when she noticed Inu Yasha's markings. Miroku skidded to a stop behind her, causing the rings on his staff to jingle.

Kagome looked up to see what was the matter. "Oh!" She cried, squirming in Inu Yasha's arms. "It's okay!" She shouted, then turned to look into Inu Yasha's eyes. "Put me down and I'll explain," she asked softly.

Reluctantly, Inu Yasha let her slide down his body, pulling her close to stand in his arms. He could see her hanyou-like ears flatten slightly before straightening proudly. "Hm… at least I'll be a little more clued in to her moods now, with those things broadcasting," he thought to himself.

"Kagome, you're a hanyou?!" Shippo shrieked from her arms.

"No," she began slowly. "Remember how we decided to split up a few days ago? Well, this big spider youkai knocked the Tetsusaiga away and Inu Yasha transformed… and there was a bit of an accident… we ended up mingling our blood and starting the whole inu-youkai mating ritual… I'm Inu Yasha's mate… and a full inu-youkai now… oh… and there's the baby, er, pup… and the Shikon no Tama has been completed and purified out of existence… and we had a nice chat with Midoriko… and we can summon weapons…" she trailed off.

"Let's take this in order," Miroku said, scratching his head. With his right hand. His. Bare. Right. Hand.

"Miroku!" Kagome shrieked. "Your hand! What happened?"

"Oh, yeah! We defeated Naraku," he said, sheepishly.

"What?!"

"Let's go inside… I think all of us have stories to tell," Miroku said, walking towards the hut with Sango by his side.

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When they were back in the warmth of Kaede's hut, the couples cuddled up. Kagome raised a brow at Sango when she snuggled up into his side.

"So… what happened?" Kagome finally asked.

"Naraku wasn't expecting us. As `mere' humans neither spiritual energy or youki alerted him. We took him by surprise," Miroku said with a smirk. "Sango ripped the hell out of him with Hiraikotsu and, because he doesn't keep his bees inside the castle, I was able to suck him in to the Wind Tunnel piece by piece. Then… it turned," he stopped, looking down.

"I was pinned to the wall with a tentacle," Sango explained. "Then, just when I thought that it was all going to end, the shards flew out of his body and he… liquefied. All the pieces of different demons that he'd patched together just… fell off. Miroku cleaned it up with the Wind Tunnel, and then all that was left was some strange cross between Naraku and Onigumo. I hit him with Hiraikotsu and Miroku sucked him into the Wind Tunnel. It closed behind him. Then…" Sango broke off.

"Then we found Kohaku," Miroku continued, squeezing her hand. "He didn't have much time left, but he was able to spend his last few moments with his sister. We took him home to the slayer village and laid him to rest."

They sat in silence for a few moments, reflecting on the last three years as the fire crackled in the hearth.

"We're going back," Sango said quietly. "We're going to rebuild my village… train those who want to join… as well as a few of our own," she said, looking up at Miroku. Her expression was unguarded and loving.

Miroku smiled down at her, pulling her a little closer. "We wanted to come back here for the wedding," he said, looking up at Kagome and Inu Yasha. "Hey, speaking of weddings, tell us more about what happened to you two."

Curled up in Inu Yasha's lap again, Kagome told them their story. Inu Yasha just sat quietly, resting his hand on her abdomen.

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Author Notes:

Please REVIEW! I worked my tail off to get this finished for you all, and my ego would absolutely love to hear what you think! Last chapter coming up soon, to be followed by epilogue… whew… three chapters in one day… one final to go then I'm home free.