InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love, Interrupted ❯ Chapter 26 ( Chapter 26 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Sesshoumaru cracked his knuckles as he stared at his prey. Ryouya stood there, motionless at first, then started to laugh like a madman,
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ready to fight me, Sesshoumaru?" he taunted.
Sesshoumaru didn't even flinch at Ryouya's reaction,
"You will feel my wrath today, Ryouya!" he remarked, with death in his eyes.
Anzu drew in her breath. She didn't desire her brother's death ... just that he be stopped and convinced to return to the southern lands.
Ryouya continued to cackle ... mirth registering on his face but belying the fear he felt in his heart,
"And how will you do that? With the legendary Tenseiga? A sword that can't cut? Or perhaps with the claws of your one lone arm? Which shall it be, Sesshoumaru?" Ryouya continued to taunt his opponent.
That was all Sesshoumaru needed. Quickly, he started running, his hand prepared to deliver his poison. Ryouya simply jumped out of the way and into the sky,
"Too slow!" Ryouya said, looking down on Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru growled and used his Vine Whip attack. Ryouya nimbly dodged every move. Sesshoumaru jumped up and attacked again and again, Ryouya was able to dodge his moves, almost as if he could predict Sesshoumaru's moves altogether. This dragged on for what seemed like ages to Anzu, as she prayed that Sesshoumaru wouldn't succeed in his attacks. Sesshoumaru was beginning to get frustrated, confused at his opponents speed,
'How can he move like that?' he thought, 'He seems to be faster than even I.'
Sesshoumaru stopped and stared at his opponent. Ryouya laughed again,
"Giving up, Sesshoumaru?" he asked.
"You wish!" Sesshoumaru growled, as his eyes began glowing and a breeze blew through his long, silvery hair. As Sesshoumaru transformed, Ryouya laughed even harder,
"HAHAHAHA. I can play that game, too."
Ryouya then proceeded to transform into his dog form. The two stood there, together, staring the other down. Anzu was surprised that Ryouya's dog form was nearly the same size as Sesshoumaru's, considering her father's dog form wasn't that large.
Ryouya was the first to attack and Sesshoumaru flipped over top of him. The two dogs continued to battle, with neither of them getting a hit on the other. Their speeds were too great, their legs too nimble. Sesshoumaru stopped and began panting, dripping poison onto the ground, that began to eat away at the dirt. Anzu jumped into a tree to avoid the danger while Ryouya merely jumped into the air and quickly reverted to his human form,
"So, we're gonna play that way, huh?" Ryouya commented, "Well, Sesshoumaru, I'm tired of playing with you. I got better things to do. Bye-Bye Cousin. Oh, and sister, I expect that you will return home and stop associating with this scoundrel."
POP!
And then Ryouya was gone. Sesshoumaru transformed back into his human form and commented,
"So, he ran away, did he?"
Anzu approached him,
"Yes. And I don't sense his presence. He's gone."
Sesshoumaru sniffed the air,
'It's like he wasn't here. His scent is completely gone.'
Sesshoumaru turned and began walking away as Anzu ran up to him,
"Where are you going, my lord?" she asked, hesitantly.
Sesshoumaru gave no response. He just simply continued walking away.
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Inuyasha ran as fast as his legs would carry him. Soon, he saw the temple in his sight. Landing inside the temple walls, he sniffed. He picked up all the scents,
'Miroku. Sango. Shippou. Kaede. Hachi. Mushin. Rin. Jaken. Kohaku. Ah-Un.' he thought, then finally, he breathed, "Kagome."
He followed the scents into the main hall of the temple. His friends looked up as a shadow played across the floor,
"INUYASHA!" voices chorused, as Shippou landed on his shoulder in one plop, "You're alive, Inuyasha, you're alive!" Shippou cried out, happily.
Inuyasha assumed his standard position of arms akimbo and huffed, "Of course I'm alive. I ain't that easy to kill off, y'know!"
His friends gathered around him, but he noticed one was missing,
"Where's Kagome?" he said.
"She's laying down." said Sango.
"I'm sure you want to see her, Inuyasha." said Kaede, "She's down the hall in a room on your left."
"Just follow your nose, Inuyasha." said Miroku.
"She's got a surprise for you." said Shippou.
Inuyasha looked at his friends. He knew what they were talking about, but decided not to let on. He broke through the group and followed his nose to the room that held his beloved. He slowly slid open the shoiji. Laying on a futon was Kagome, resting, with three baskets surrounding her,
'Three baskets?' he wondered.
Kagome slowly opened her eyes because she had the strange feeling of being watched. As her eyes focused, she saw the red outfit and silver hair,
"INUYASHA!" she cried, getting up quickly and running into his arms, "I'm so happy to see you!"
He hugged her tightly, like his life depended on him holding her. He breathed in her scent, deeply, "I've missed you too, Kagome." he said softly, into her ear.
They stayed like that for a while, each enjoying the feeling of being together again. Slowly, Kagome pulled away,
"Inuyasha. I have something to tell you." she said, sweetly.
He gazed into her eyes and said, "You had my child?"
She looked at him, shocked,
"You knew? You knew I was pregnant?"
"Not when you went back, no. The damn beastly demon who managed to capture me ... he had apparantly been following us and he told me you were pregnant."
Kagome looked down, sadly,
"I wanted to surprise you, Inuyasha."
"Well, um, I see three baskets there. Why?" he asked, shyly.
"Oh. Well, I guess I can surprise you after all. I didn't have one baby, Inuyasha, I had triplets." she said, excitedly.
Inuyasha stepped back and stared at her,
"Tr ... tr ... triplets?" he stammered, his eyes wide.
"HmHm." she nodded, "We have three babies. Two boys and a girl."
Inuyasha's eyes went from Kagome to the baskets and back to Kagome and then he gulped,
"W... w... w... wow!" was all he could say.
"Are you happy, Inuyasha? You have a family, now."
"Shocked is more like it." he said.
Kagome smiled at him, fully understanding his shock, "Wanna meet your children, Inuyasha?" she asked , as she took his hand.
The two sat down on the futon. Kagome reached into a basket and lifted a small bundle out of it. She began to hand the bundle to Inuyasha, when she noticed his look of fear,
"Inuyasha. You've never held a baby before, have you?" she questioned.
He answered her with a shake of his head. She proceeded to explain how to hold a baby and demonstrated the technique. When she felt Inuyasha was ready, she laid the baby in his arms.
Inuyasha looked at the tiny bundle. The child had a head full of silver hair and atop the head sat two tiny, silver, soft puppy ears. The baby was awake and very alert as it took in Inuyasha's face. The baby's eyes were a bright amber color and the cheeks were rosy red. The baby lifted its tiny hand up to touch Inuyasha's face. Inuyasha marveled at the tiny bundle,
"He reminds me of a mini you, Inuyasha." she said.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome, "This is one of the boys?" he inquired.
She nodded, "Yup. He's got your lungs, too. His screams can be ear splitting when he's hungry. When I was traveling, he was quiet. But after we arrived here, he showed his true colors." she explained, putting her fingers in her ears for effect.
Inuyasha chuckled, "Inu youkai pups know to be quiet when their mother is on the move. It's instinctive. To do otherwise could mean death. It's a survival technique."
Kagome stared at Inuyasha after he relayed this knowledge. Inuyasha turned his attention back to his son and kissed him gently on the nose, breathing in the baby's unique scent.. He then handed the baby back to Kagome, who laid him in his basket and gave him a toy to occupy him. She then reached into a second basket,
"This is the second boy." she said, as she handed the baby to his father.
Inuyasha held his second son to him, as he gently pushed the baby's hair out of his eyes. This child's hair was silver with streaks of black running through it and black tips on the end. His little puppy ears were silver tipped in black. The baby opened his eyes when Inuyasha held him and Inuyasha noticed that his eyes were brown, like Kagome's. This pup just stared at the face in front of him, as if not sure what to do. As Inuyasha leaned down to kiss his nose and breathe in his scent, the baby squirmed and whined,
"He isn't sure of strangers." Kagome explained.
"HMPH! well, you better get used to me, pup. I'm here to stay!" he said, in a soft, yet cocky, tone of voice. The pup's eyes widened as if he knew what was said to him. Inuyasha blew the pup a raspberry and then smiled. To Kagome's amazement, the pup started to smile back,
"He's too young to smile." she said.
"Inu youkai pups smile shortly after they're born. Haven't they smiled for you yet?"
"No ... no ... they haven't yet. Not until now, anyway." she said, amazement in her voice.
Inuyasha handed the pup back to her,
"Lemme see my girl." he said, more confidence in his voice.
Kagome lifted the baby girl out of her basket and handed her to Inuyasha,
"Here she is." she said.
Inuyasha cuddled his daughter close to him, scrunching up his nose and wiggling it close to hers. The little girl smiled broadly at his actions. He noticed her eyes were clear golden orbs and her hair was jet black with jet black ears atop her head that wiggled as she smiled at him. She squirmed playfully, reaching both her hands up to his face. Inuyasha chuckled softly as he kissed her hands,
"That's my widdle girl." he cooed, as Kagome stared at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha placed the baby back in her basket, all the while cooing to her. Handing her a small doll, her little arms instantly wrapped around it. Inuyasha settled back down and smiled broadly at Kagome,
"They're all so beautiful. Kagome, I'm so sorry I wasn't there for you."
Kagome scooted over and hugged him,
"Don't worry about it."
Inuyasha hugged her back,
"So, what are their names?"
"I didn't name them yet. That's your job as the father."
His eyes grew wide at this news, "Wh ... wh ... what did you say?"
"You have naming rights."
"I don't know any names for kids." he announced, kind of loudly.
At the heightened tone of his voice, two of the pups began to fuss. Inuyasha raised his voice a little louder and announced,
"HUSH PUPS!"
The room became instantly silent. Kagome just looked at the now quiet pups and then her mate in surprise, her mouth open.
Inuyasha looked down at Kagome and smiled. Then he pulled her closer and kissed her deeply. He was glad to be back. And he was thrilled to have Kagome back in his arms and his pups at his feet.
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Ryouya entered his hut and went back to the room that had held Inuyasha. He saw the broken lock and snarled his anger. Sniffing the air, he said out loud,
"DAMMIT! Who scent is this? Who broke in here and rescued that cur?"