InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Glimpse of the Future ❯ Epilogue

Well, I know you're all about ready to kill me by now. I haven't finished the sequel, but I have started on it!! Oh yeah, and NOT MINE! Still!!

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Epilogue

Three Years Later….

Kagome sighed happily as she looked at Inuyasha. They had concluded their quest, the Shikon no Tama was back inside her body, her miko powers were at their strongest, Naraku and Kikyo were gone, and it almost seemed too quiet. Kagome grinned. But not for long, she thought, resting her hand upon her stomach. Only 2 months ago she had learned that the well would no longer send her back and forth, trapping her in the past, but her friends and Inuyasha had helped her survive. And then, at the beginning of the month, she and Inuyasha had been married. They had thought about him turning human permanently, but she had insisted she loved him as he was. She smiled as she held her husband close, trying to decide how to tell him that he would be a father sooner than he had expected. She smiled to herself as she fell asleep, thinking of baby names.

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Sesshoumaru looked at the picture yet again. Rin liked the photo as well, and so tried her best to keep from destroying it. There he stood, with a slight smile, and Kai next to him, her hand resting on Taisho's shoulder. Who the hell is she?! He thought. He had asked around, but there was no report of a family with 4 dog-demon children who looked like the ones he saw when he looked at this picture. He continued to think, but then remembered his brother's wench, Kagome's, powers when he had fought with them against Naraku.

He had actually been able to survive a morning in his brother's presence without harming him or demanding the Tetsusaiga, and so every now and then tended to visit him, talking for a second or two before leaving to do "more important things", which usually had something to do with the child he had adopted, who adored running off to new flower patches. He knew the names of each of his companions from when he would spy on them, especially on the night of the New Moon, if he was nearby, of course… And even then it was ensure that if anyone killed the hanyou bastard, it would be he, Sesshoumaru, who did it.

But no, Kagome's power… it had been blue, like Kai's. "She's the only one to have inherited our mother's power…" Kaedo's voice came back to him and he considered that option. No, it's impossible. Those four had been full demons, and Kagome was a human, while Inuyasha was a half-demon. They couldn't have full-demon pups, could they??

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Souta looked at the well, crying, knowing that his sister would never return. They had learned it when she had jumped into the well about 2 months ago, and the seals had come off of the book. Juro was right, he thought. That book did explain everything. Grandpa was so excited when he read it, and learned about his granddaughter's success, and marriage to the hanyou. He was even more excited as he read the names of their children, which had caused Souta to go into shock before running to his room and grabbing one of the pictures Kagome had left sitting on her desk.

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Nine months later…

Inuyasha was being forcibly held back as he listened to Kagome's yells coming from Kaede's hut. He heard the wail of a child, and immediately smiled and relaxed. Miroku and Sango looked at each other and nodded, releasing the half-demon. He began to run towards the hut, only to hear Kagome scream again, followed by the cry of another child. He froze. Two? He thought... Twins?

He sped into the hut, and found himself kneeling next to a sweating Kagome, who smiled tiredly up at him. Shippou stood by her head, using her handkerchief to wipe her sweat off her face. Inuyasha looked at the little kitsune, who smiled at him, and told him Kaede was cleaning the pups off. Then he gave Inuyasha a look, and told him he was going to be surprised.

He knelt there, holding Kagome's hand as Kaede brought over their children, each wrapped in a blanket and clean. Inuyasha looked down at them, only to freeze again, this time in shock. He could feel Kagome's curious eyes on him, then looked down at the babies she held.

Full demons. They were full demons. And… Inuyasha's eyes widened as he took in the babies faces and hair. He looked at Shippou and demanded he bring Kagome's bag to him. Kaede looked over at Inuyasha, and stated that she thought that Kagome's now-developed powers was what had caused them to be full-demons, but that she didn't understand why he and Kagome looked so surprised.

Inuyasha felt a tug on his sleeve, and looked down at Shippou, who had dragged Kagome's pack over to them. Kagome looked at him, and he reached into the front pocket, where he knew she kept them. He pulled out the photos and searched through them until he found the one he was looking for. There, smiling up at him, where Kai and Juro, Kai still smiling at her brother, while Juro smiled to the camera, clutching his book protectively.

Inuyasha took in Juro's black hair and golden eyes, his dog-ears and tail, and his red stripes. He turned his gaze to his son, only to be greeted by a tiny version of Juro. He looked at Kagome, who stared at the picture, wide-eyed. Then it hit him. "My name is Kai, and I was born about 500 years ago…"

He looked at his daughter, his own wide eyes roaming over her silvery-white hair, her blue eyes, and those three blue stripes on each cheek and wrist that kept her from being mistaken for anyone else.

"Inuyasha…" Kagome whispered, looking up at her still husband. "This means… Kai, Juro, Taisho and Kaedo, they were all…" Her eyes widened at Inuyasha's nod, and looked back down to her daughter, smiling lovingly. She held them closer, crying in pure joy at having been able to see her children, full-grown.

Kaede smiled at them. "I take it this means you've already chosen their names?" She had peeked over Inuyasha's shoulder, and now knew why they had been surprised. They had met their children in Kagome's time. She looked at Kagome, who nodded and whispered, "Kai and Juro."

Miroku and Sango entered in time to hear the names and nodded their approval. Shippou began to dance around the monk and huntress, singing the twins' names. They heard Inuyasha laugh, and looked over at him, only to see him watching his newborn children.

Inuyasha grinned. "Kai the Powerful, and Juro the Scholar."

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Sesshoumaru looked at the paper in his hand. Inuyasha had had pups after all, hm? So why did he send this letter to he, Sesshoumaru, inviting him to the village? He looked up at the monk and demon exterminator before him, who stood waiting for his reply.

"Do you know why my half-brother would write such a cryptic letter?" Sesshoumaru asked, re-reading the letter, ignoring their silent denial.

"Sesshoumaru,

Kagome has recently given birth to twin pups, and I think you would be most interested in them. You are invited to visit us here at the village, with Rin, if you so wish. Tell Miroku and Sango your answer, and the date which you intend to come.

Inuyasha."

Sesshoumaru looked back up at the pair before him and nodded.

"Very well," he said slowly. "I'll go now."

He left to find Rin and saw a large fiery cat leap into the air, the pair on her back as she flew towards the village to deliver the message to Inuyasha.

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He arrived at the village, having forced Jaken to stay behind, due mainly to the fact that he couldn't listen to him for much longer without killing him. Rin, who was curled up in his arms, awoke when his feet touched the ground, and began to look around curiously. She knew why they were here. To see what baby demons looked like.

He had barely taken a couple of steps before he saw Inuyasha, who led them silently to where his wife and children sat underneath a nearby tree, the twins laughing at Shippou's illusions.

The moment Sesshoumaru saw the boy child, his eyes widened. His thoughts raced and his heart pounded. Full demons… he thought… tail and ears… black hair, gold eyes… red stripes… JURO?!

He heard Rin's laughter, and turned to see what she had found, only to have his breath stop in his chest. There she was, a tiny pup with white hair and a white tail, her bright blue eyes looking up at Rin as she giggled. Rin looked up at Sesshoumaru and smiled.

"Look, Sesshoumaru-sama! This one looks like that girl in the picture you have!" She reached out and touched the baby's cheeks, where Sesshoumaru's wide eyes locked onto 3 blue stripes.

"Kai," he whispered, only to be rewarded with Kagome's nod as she smiled up at him, then turned her head to her husband, who was currently having one of his front locks pulled by his son.

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Kai shivered as she smiled, knowing full well that Sesshoumaru finally understood. She smiled at her grandmother and her great-grandfather, who had invited her and her brothers back to their house for her and Juro's birthday. She smiled at her Uncle Souta, who was currently playing with her tail again. Just like old times, she thought to herself. Just like old times… then her cell phone rang, and she looked down at the number she knew belonged to the present Sesshoumaru, her uncle who had hired her and her family after her and her brothers made that first visit. He said he had waited to call until after that visit, or else she wouldn't have understood.

She heard her Uncle Souta tell them to blow out the candles, and noticed Taisho held the Polaroid ready. She rolled her eyes. Yep, just like old times.

She smiled at Juro and leaned forward with him to blow out the candles on the cake as the camera in Taisho's hands flashed. Kaedo's grin spread as he saw that the candles were the kind that never went out…

Just like old times…

THE END!

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Well, That's it….. *pouts* I know you're all just so sad…. Yeah right!!