InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny, Time Travelers, and a Little Baby ❯ What just happened? ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: Again, I don't own Inuyasha. I wish I did. But I don't. And if I keep saying that I'll get depressed, so on with the fic.

 

Chapter 2 : What just happened?

 

Inuyasha was impatiently waiting in his tree for Kagome. She was late as usual, and he was starting to have some choice thoughts.

 

'Stupid wench is late again. Five more minutes and then I'll-' Suddenly, his sensitive nose picked up a scent that he knew like the back of his own hand. 'Kagome!' He jumped from his tree and ran to the only link he had to her world.

 

He could see her raven head at the bottom of the well, and suddenly realized why it was taking her so long to climb out.

 

Her pack was huge!!

 

So he decided to give her a hand. Jumping in next to her, he slipped one arm through the bag and one around her slim waist. Then, with a small leap, he sprung from the bottom of the well and onto the grass surrounding it.

 

"Thank you Inuyasha." Kagome said. She paused and waited for him to let go. After a few moments of him standing there, arms around her, doing nothing but staring at her, she cleared her throat. "Um, you can let go of me now." She forced the words from her mouth. 'Even though I don't really want you to.'

 

He knew he should because the fox-brat would be there in about three seconds. So he let her down reluctantly. And sure enough, not even half a minute passed when-

 

"KAAAAGOOOOOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"

 

-was heard echoing through the forest, and a small, brownish-red-orange-y and bluish-green bundle of fur and fabric launched itself through the air at Kagome's chest. She easily caught the little tike and even managed to get an intelligible sentence through her oxygen deprived lungs.

 

"Hello Shippo-chan. Miss me?"

 

"Always Kagome." He said as he snuggled more into her neck, thus making Inuyasha jealous. "You don't have to be around him," he said with a thumb over his little shoulder at the growling hanyou, "when you're not around. He gets all mmpdgn-"

 

Suddenly Shippo was gone from Kagome's grasp and a wail was heard from overhead, as a satisfied grin spread over Inuyasha's face.

 

"Shall we go see Kaede?" He said in the most charming way he could, which isn't very charming, while flashing his fangs in a half-smile that was completely lost on Kagome.

 

"I can't understand why you always do that to Shippo-chan. It's not like he's hurting anyone you JERK! Now SIT!!!" And Inuyasha went flying to the ground.

 

"Wench!" He mumbled around a face full of dirt.

 

"Serves you right." She said with finality and started walking away. "Get my pack will ya?" She called carelessly over her shoulder.

 

"Sweet mother! What did you bring this time? Your rock collection?!"

 

"Of course not." She waved her hand in front of her face. "Just some extra clothes and books and Ramen as a peace offering for being so late." She turned to face him with a glare. "Which I don't think you'll get now."

 

At that he grumbled something which sounded suspiciously like "Stupid woman. Takin' away a guy's food just because of female irrationality." And other mumblings of that nature.

 

They finally started off for Kaede's hut among much more squabbling. Apparently Kagome had heard what Inuyasha said about women being irrational and that started an even bigger fight that involved much, "Do you even know what that means?" from Kagome, and even more "Do you really think I'm that stupid?" from Inuyasha.

 

Meanwhile, inside the hut, Kaede was cooking dinner, Sango was polishing her boomerang and Miroku was staring at the taijiya with a big, red handprint on his face. Kirara was sitting on his head to keep him down, obviously a new trick employed by Sango to keep the lecher's hands off her, and playing with his small ponytail like a true cat.

 

When the occupants heard the far-off fighting, they could do nothing but sigh.

 

"They're at it again." Sango said exasperatedly. "Why can't they just admit they like each other and get on with it?"

 

"I don't think Inuyasha CAN admit it. Even to himself." Miroku chimed in all-knowingly.

 

"Kagome does. That's about all she ever talks about at the springs."

 

"I know." (*RUB RUB*)

 

"HENTAI!!" (*SLAP*)

 

"…..itai….." (*swirly eyes*)

 

“How did you get Kirara off your head?"

 

"She's tiny." He said innocently and added quietly under his breath so she wouldn't hear, "Plus I bribed her with catnip."

 

"Oh." She then remembered what they were fighting over in the first place. "What did you mean, 'I know'? Were you spying on us again?! 'Cause if you were, I'll tell Inuyasha and he can-"

 

"Don't worry. He knows." He cut in.

 

Her face turned totally expressionless. "What?"

 

"He was with me." He smiled slyly, knowing what she'd think next.

 

"WHAT?!" She shouted indignantly.

 

"Is that all you can say?" He was having much too much fun with this.

 

"Well.….I.....um....." She stuttered pathetically.

 

"Am shocked beyond all reason because you think he heard her?" He finished for her. "Don't worry, he came along to drag me back after she introduced the subject, so he thought she was talking about some guy from her time, got ticked, and walked off."

 

"Oh." She sighed in relief.

 

Just then the fighting pair walked in.

 

"And that is why men are just as irrational as women." Kagome finished with a satisfied smile on her face.

 

"Whatever you say wench. I still don't believe you." Inuyasha set down the pack and started to walk more fully into the hut.

 

"SIT BOY!!" Was heard for miles around.

 

"OOMPH!" And he went through the floor boards.

 

More sighs from the occupants of the hut.

 

Shippo burst in and went straight for Inuyasha's head. Transforming into his big, pink bubble, he started chewing on the sensitive doggy ears atop the hanyou's head, all the while muttering “You big jerk!” around his mouthful of ear.

 

Inuyasha finally flicked him off and the baby kitsune bounced all over the hut until he landed in Kagome's arms. As punishment, Shippo decided to make Inuyasha mad again and nuzzled into her chest. He proceeded to stick out his tongue and whisper 'She likes me best' so quietly only Inuyasha could hear.

 

Said male growled in rage. That is, until he saw the look on Kagome's face that said `One more move and I'll sit you into oblivion. Jerk face.' He immediately stopped. Two sits were more than enough for one day in his opinion.

 

Out of the blue, Kaede shouted. "Soups on! Come and get it!"

 

Everyone jumped, they had forgotten she was there, and moved to get their bowls. It was a good miso soup with rice on the side, and everyone ate heartily while discussing what to do next.

 

Miroku had heard rumors of shards in the South, as had Sango. Inuyasha heard of some in the North. They decided to investigate in two groups. Miroku, Sango and Kirara would go South while Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippo went North, to find out if the rumors were true, and possibly get them if time permitted.

 

They set a date to meet in two weeks when Kagome had her next test. Then they'd figure out their next move and take action.

 

Little did they know what they'd find.

 

After dinner, they split the Ramen into equal rations to take with each group, to which Inuyasha protested enormously, and finally settled down for the night.

 

*~*~*~*~*~*~*Far Away*~*~*~*~*~*~*

 

I was wandering along with nothing to do when I was ambushed. Set upon by a woman with fans and red eyes, sitting on a feather. Many saimyousho were floating around my head, trying to hypnotize me with their incessant buzzing. If I wasn't who I am, I would've been out cold and brainwashed by them. But, since I am who I am, I allowed them to think I was under their power in order to find out why they attacked me in such a strange manner.

 

I was carried on the woman's feather to a remote section of the forest and set down before a giant baboon-pelt clad man. He asked if I was subdued and the woman said yes. Then he said for her to find Kikyo and she left with a roll of her eyes and an obviously fake bow of respect. He started speaking to me as if I was under his spell and said that I must obey Kikyo, never question her, and report all her activities back to him. Naraku.

 

Dumb-ass monkey-butt. Like I'd tell him anything.

 

Soon the woman, who looked remarkably like Kagome, came and asked what he wanted her for. He said that I was a gift for her to help destroy the hanyou. That I was very powerful and only a fool would challenge me, because I was a great ninja with a good reputation that could get information and stuff with no one suspecting.

 

Supposedly everyone had heard of me. It was really weird, considering I was a stealth master and wasn't supposed to be detected by anyone. Damn my kind heart making me help people and ultimately giving me away. She thanked him and he disappeared.

 

"So, you're to be my new pet, huh? Well I hope you're more powerful than my soul stealers. They don't last two seconds with Inuyasha. `Stupid Hanyou' He says you're strong. Good. 'But he's strong too' Let's just hope you're strong enough to help me in my revenge. 'On him and my reincarnation' Let's go." 'I have to meet the ass-kissers to carry out my plan.'

 

By this point in her tirade, and my innocent, non-intentional mind-reading, I had decided that if I wasn't helping her, someone else would. Someone who COULD kill. I had to stop her and keep Kagome safe and happy. If there was one thing I had learned from all the times I had to listen to Inuyasha's thoughts, it was that he couldn't hurt Kikyo. Not because he loved her anymore, but because he felt guilty and didn't want to hurt her again.

 

Poor sap didn't even realize that he kept putting Kagome in danger himself with his repeated attempts at keeping Kikyo from hurting her without hurting Kikyo at the same time and that all he did was wear himself out and bring Kikyo's hatred for him on Kagome's head. Well I wouldn't stand for it. I had to stop her.

 

But how?

 

For all my mind-reading, she still confused me. I knew she didn't truly hate Inuyasha. She was just jumping to all the wrong conclusions over his constantly changing and contradictory actions. When she was first reanimated she felt a deep hatred for him, that is true. But once she learned the truth behind her death, it had settled into an unhealthy sadness and want for company in death. As she saw that Inuyasha had grown closer to Kagome, even seemed to love her, she felt betrayed again. And now it seems she has plotted revenge for what she saw to be his betrayal.

 

If only she could learn to let go, the world would be a better place.

 

*~*~*~*~*~*~*Kaede's Place*~*~*~*~*~*~*

 

It was now morning in the village and the group had set out after a quick breakfast. They said their goodbyes and then split up and set off on their merry way.

 

"I didn't mean it that way Sango, will you forgive me?" (*rub rub*)

 

"PERVERT!!"(*SLAP*) And Miroku was down. Sango walked off, knowing he would follow after he got up.

 

"You're still saying that women are irrational?! SIT!" And Inuyasha was now down.

 

"See, bitch. Irrational." He jumped back up and started walking.

 

"SIT!" He was down again. And his silver-white hair was now speckled with brown.

 

Shippo and Kagome held it in for all of five seconds before..…

 

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

 

"Oh Inuyasha, (*giggle*) I'm soooo sorry about that. (*giggle giggle*) I didn't know that pig did that right there. HAHA!" (*SNORT*) (AN: very lady-like, ne?)

 

"HAHA! You reek dog-boy! HAHAHA!"

 

"SHUTUP! Both of you! Aw man!" Inuyasha whined. "Now I have to wash this out. And I just took a bath last week."

 

"Ew! Well then, it's time for one anyway." Kagome reasoned. "Besides, I could always go for a dip in the hot springs. How about you Shippo-chan?"

 

"YAY!" He cheered. "I love baths Kagome. Can I take one with you? I don't trust baka-boy to be with you in there."

 

"Oh, he's not taking one with me. He's going to the lake for his." She smirked.

 

"WHAT?!" He roared. "Don't I get a say in where I bathe?!"

 

“NO!" They answered in unison.

 

"Fine then. I didn't want one anyway." He sniffed and took his classic pose. Waiting a dramatic minute, he slid one eye open a crack to look at Kagome as he said the one thing he knew would get her to give in. "I'll just stink all the way until our two weeks are up, because then Kagome will be gone and I can bathe wherever I want."

 

"FINE!" She shouted. "Don't pout. And you are sooooooooo taking a bath right now. You smell like poo and I for one don't want to smell it for two weeks. You take the hot spring and I'll wait. I took one before I left home anyway."

 

"I guess I'll go then. And don't follow me. Even though I know you wanna, wench." She only rolled her eyes.

 

"Why would I wanna see YOU naked?" 'Because he's totally drool-worthy and I love him.' She blushed lightly.

 

`That one hurt.' He shrugged and took something from Kagome`s bag without her noticing. "Whatever. I'll be right back, so don't go anywhere."

 

He reached the hot spring and got to work with her shampoo and conditioner. Three minutes later he was done. Washed, dried, dressed, and off to find Kagome and Shippo. He found them in the village eating fried dough, a gift from one of the villagers, and they set out again.

 

Kagome took an appreciative sniff when he got close enough. "You smell really good Inuyasha. Kinda like coconut." Her eyes narrowed as she looked at him. "Did you use my shampoo?"

 

"Of course not! I am insulted that you would even think I would want to use your smelly goop."

 

"I don't know why I even asked. It's just…..you smell like my neighbor's dog after we washed him with my Suave." She said with an evil smile. It was a lie, but she felt like being a little mischievous today.

 

"Oh." He said and blushed.

 

Shippo was bored with this conversation and decided to have fun while they were walking. He started humming a little ditty of his own design and was soon making up words in his own childish way.

 

"Hummmm, I am a Kitsune and I have fire…..uh…..bang. I have a top and it spins, um, with a clang. And when I use my top on you…..yoooouuuuu drop to the ground likeanoldleftshoe." He finished it quickly. (AN: best I could come up with on short notice -.-'''')

 

"That was really original Shippo. Do you have any more?" Kagome asked while smiling broadly at his ingenuity.

 

"Don't encourage the brat, bitch." Inuyasha said. "That was annoying."

 

"Inuyasha." She said with a lilt at the end and that look in her eye.

 

"Oh no."

 

“SIT!!"

 

"Oomph!"

 

They kept walking all day. When it was time to make camp, they did. Inuyasha stood guard over the sleeping Kagome, as usual, just watching her peaceful face and deep breaths. 'Gods she's beautiful.'

 

They continued on a few days inquiring about shards and getting minor clues. But always to no avail. Some time, around the end of the first week, they set off through the forest on a broad trail, following their last clue before they turned around to head back to Kaede's.

 

Kagome felt the familiar chill of a youkai presence and said as much. Inuyasha scented the air and agreed with her feeling.

 

Suddenly, a loud cry came to them. It sounded like someone in extreme pain. Cautiously, they crept down the road towards the sound.

 

What they saw was an interesting sight indeed. A man with blue hair, green eyes, fangs, and scales on his clawed hands and handsome face, was supporting a woman with purple hair, the same physical characteristics, and red youkai eyes. She was the one making the cry.

 

The demoness took another step and fell to one knee, a clawed hand clutching her bulging stomach as she wailed. It was obvious to Kagome that the woman was in labor. She went to move towards them, but was stopped by Inuyasha. She looked at him questioningly, and he answered her chocolate gaze with a stern golden stare.

 

"But she's in labor." He looked at her blankly. "About to have a baby." He gave her a bored look. "I can help. I've been with Kaede on a couple of births in the village. We're miles away from anywhere that can help now." She gave him her saddest puppy-dog eyes, making sure her bottom lip quivered just enough for him to crack.

 

"Alright." He gave in under the pressure of Kagome's cuteness. "Do whatever you need to do, but if they make one move against you, they'll have me to answer to." He finished protectively.

 

"Oh! Thank you Inuyasha." She smiled and gave him an impulsive hug. She blushed once she realized what she was doing. He stood stiff with shock as she moved away. "Sorry." She mumbled and headed towards the couple to see if she could be of assistance.

 

He looked after her with wide eyes. One thought kept going through his mind. 'She hugged me. Of her own free will. Because I made her happy.' He followed her closely, thinking of ways to make her happy again.

 

Kagome walked towards the couple. The male was the first to greet her. "We wondered when you were going to get here."

 

"Ooookay." Kagome looked at him funny. "Do you need help? I've assisted a couple of times before." She saw a flash of something flicking out from behind him to one side and then the other, but chose to ignore it. Hey, if it was dangerous, Inuyasha would've sliced it by now, right?

 

"That would be wonderful." The woman replied. Her eyes were now a brilliant blue somewhat dulled with pain, "Then we can see how the new mommy will act with her own and we'll know if we've made a mistake."

 

Once said, she screamed in immense pain, her eyes changing back to red, and her skin rapidly going to an aggravated maroon leaving Kagome no time to ponder what she had just said. Kagome didn't notice as various body parts started flicking in and out of visibility on the woman. She was too busy shouting for Inuyasha and Shippo to get hot water, blankets and everything else needed for a birth from her pack immediately after the woman had started screaming.

 

Three hours, much yelling, and a nearly broken hand later she presented the new parents with a darling baby girl. She had the same pudgy look that all infants have. A shock of blue hair, just like her dad, and the clear blue eyes of her mom made up her coloring. With teeny, tiny claws on her little, bitty hands, and a few scales on her legs and feet she was definitely youkai. And she was the most beautiful thing Kagome had ever seen.

 

"Here you go." Kagome said smiling, and tried to hand her to her parents.

 

"We can't hold her or we'll get too attached." The mother said. Then she stared at Kagome and slowly said, "I think.….you'll make a fine mother and trainer for her Kikyo. May she be an asset to Naraku." Tears pricked at her vision and she turned into her mate's chest. With that they disappeared.

 

Kagome was in shock. 'A mother and trainer? Kikyo? Asset to Naraku?' She held the newborn closer to her chest. "They thought I was Kikyo. They think I'm going to give this adorable child to Naraku. Boy were they wrong. And where did they go? They just disappeared."

 

"No they didn't. They were chameleon youkai. They blended into the scenery and took off." Inuyasha informed her. "Damnit!" He shouted his frustration.

 

"Well, what are we going to do with her?" Shippo asked looking first to Kagome who was looking at Inuyasha with the same look on her face as she had earlier when begging to aid in the birth, then to Inuyasha's stern visage as he said…..

 

"No. We are not going to take her with us. No way. No how. No." He put his foot down.

 

"Please Inuyasha?" Kagome begged. "She won't take up much room and we could find a good home for her once we reach the village." She reasoned logically, then added. "Besides even if you said 'No', you know I'd still take her with me." Shippo nodded in agreement.

 

"Damnit." He mumbled under his breath. "Fine, but I'm not going to look for food and stuff for her." The last part was just to be grumpy. He knew he'd have to get the food sooner or later.

 

"That's just fine with me. Shippo and I can find food for her." Again Shippo agreed with a nod.

 

"Fine."

 

"Fine."

 

And again they went on their `merry' way back to the village two days early. Inuyasha decided to carry Kagome on his back to make it there faster so they could pawn the kid off. Shippo kept up as best he could in his bubble form until he gave up and jumped on Kagome's shoulder.

 

*~*~*~*~*~*~*Meanwhile, a lot closer than you'd want to be*~*~*~*~*~*~*

 

Kikyo and I had been walking for almost a week now to get to the couple she kept thinking about. Apparently, they had offered their first-born child as a peace offering to Naraku in order to spare the small village they protected.

 

I was surprised to learn that they were chameleon youkai. Usually they only observe from a distance using their color changing abilities. But it seems these ones had been born special. And Naraku had given Kikyo their child to train and use as she wished.

 

Now that wouldn't do.

 

So I bought as much time as I could through momentary distractions. A rock in my shoe here, a flower so interesting that I had to write a haiku there, all because I could sense Kagome near the couple and knew they'd think she was Kikyo for sure. I guess it worked, because when we finally found the couple, they said that Kikyo had already taken their baby. They also demanded to know how there could be two of the same person and in return got a face full of miko power from an angry Kikyo.

 

While innocently listening to Kikyo's thoughts, I found how she was planning on using the child in her ultimate plan to get back at Inuyasha and Kagome (whom she hated more than anything on Earth right now). Then she took out some sort of sash to put on my head. It was white with a yellow bubble in the center. In a slightly off-white embroidery across the middle was the name `Kikyo'. She told me it was for strength. But her mind told me, just before she put it on, that I now had the exclusive privilege of only doing her will. She settled it on my head before I could fight back and then my mind went blank.

 

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