InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love, Interrupted ❯ Chapter 41 ( Chapter 41 )

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


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Love, Interrupted
Chapter 41
Kagome finished washing all the clothes, diapers, bedding and towels and, Hachi's help, hung them to dry. Picking up her wash baskets, she gathered up the two infant pups and whistled,
"Taji. Sakura. Shinta. Time to go home, children." she called.
She smiled as three little tots toddled uneasily towards her. Taji led the others, almost getting into a run as he reached his mother. Shinta gave up and dropped to his knees, realizing he could cover more ground that way. Sakura kept stopping to pick up buttercups. Kagome walked slowly towards the house so that they could keep up with her.
Arriving at the house, she started to prepare dinner. Waiting for the water to boil for her stew, she looked around contentedly at her house. Inuyasha had made himself invaluable to the villagers, attending to their needs when his strength and stamina were needed. In return, villagers gave them gifts of beautifully carved eating trays, pots, pans, dishes, handmade blankets, and even an exquisitely made goose down futon, large enough for the entire family of seven to share family time on.
Family time. Something Inuyasha had come to cherish as much as he cherished Kagome and the pups. Every evening before bed, after everything was clean and put away and the pups were ready to settle down, the family ... which sometimes included Hachi and Myouga ... gathered on the futon. There Kagome would tell tall tales and fairy tales to the pups as they drifted off to sleep. Then Inuyasha would ever so gently pick them up and take them to their own rooms before returning to his mate.
The fields outside were plowed and planted, ready to burst forth their bountiful harvest in the summer. After the last frost, Inuyasha resumed hunting and restocked the old smokehouse with various forms of meat and game. Even Sesshoumaru seemed different, stopping by the house every so often, under the guise of informing them that he still had no idea where Ryouya was and that he was more than frustrated with his lack of success, but yet now his visits included him examining the newborn pups and spending part of the afternoon sitting on the front porch of the house quietly watching Inuyasha and Kagome play with the toddling pups.
Everything seem to be falling into place for the young couple ... except for the huge, gaping hole that still ate at their hearts. With no sign of their friends and Inuyasha's frustration at his inability to figure out the magic of the Amythyst Sphere, their lives still felt empty. The villagers had rebuilt Mushin's temple and Kagome and Inuyasha visited there with the pups to pray for guidance to find their missing friends, dead or alive, and bring some closure to their living nightmare.
Inuyasha came in, sweating heavily from his exertions,
"Dammit! I don't understand why they needed a rock the size of Mount Fuji at the base of the temple." he said, wiping sweat off his brow, as Kagome handed him a cup of water.
Three little voices called, "Daddy. Daddy. Daddy." as they came into the main room from their bedrooms.
Inuyasha sat down and scooped them into his arms as he buried his face into their midst,
"Daddy stinks." said Taji, holding his nose.
Kagome cracked up laughing. She had quickly learned that youkai babies, even half-youkai babies, grew much faster than their human counterparts. The three pups, though barely a year old, had a pretty active vocabulary. They also were getting strong at walking and could even run at times before tumbling.
Inuyasha wrinkled his nose and responded back, "You're on to talk, little runt. You need your diaper changed."
"So change it." said Kagome, "I'm busy here."
Inuyasha proceeded to clean up his son before going to check out his other little ones. Kurayami wriggled with delight when her father picked her up and cuddled her. Yasuo, the youngest, just yawned at his father,
"Am I boring you, my son?' he asked the infant sarcastically.
"Let me know if he answers you." Kagome responded, just as sarcastically.
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Ses shoumaru walked the forest path in the late afternoon sun. Ah-Un followed his master. Sesshoumaru stopped and looked into the distance. A battle was ensuing. Sesshoumaru continued walking towards the dust and smell of blood. When he arrived, he became witness to a pack of wolves slaughtering a small group of demons, that his nose told him were from the continent. As two of the demons attempted to flee, a young wolf demon went after them,
"Oh no you don't!" he yelled as he destroyed the fleeing demons, "We don't need you returning with reinforcements."
As the young demon took count of his kill, his eyes fell on the dog demon. He walked over to him,
"You're Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha's older brother if I remember correctly." the demon said.
"And you go by Kouga." answered Sesshoumaru.
"Well, you're too late to fight them, but I know there are plenty more where that came from." said Kouga.
"I don't need to look for a fight. I find enough of them." answered Sesshoumaru.
"HMPH! So, I haven't seen the mutt for a while, is he still alive?" asked Kouga.
"He resides in the village on the very edge of the eastern land, just below the mountains. Do you have business with him?"
"Not him, no. But, I do desire to see the young girl he travels with."
"Kagome?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"Yea. She still with the twerp?"
"HMPH! You have feelings for her, I see. You are wasting your time. Kagome has already mated with Inuyasha and produced pups for him. She will not be interested in you."
Kouga's face registered his look of sadness, "Did she now? I always wondered what she saw in him."
Sesshoumaru turned his head and stared deep into the western lands. Something inside of him stirred just now ... he couldn't place it ... but he had to follow this feeling ...
"Heeeeyyy ... where ya going?" said Kouga, to Sesshoumaru's retreating back.
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Far into the western lands, deep into a dark forest, a small, green demon searched around a cave he had just exited out of,
"Lord Sesshoumaru, where are you?" he called out, but not too loudly. He didn't like the quietness of the forest. He went back into the cave. Using his staff, he lit a small fire, illuminating the cave,
"Shippou. Wake up. I know you're awake."
"Huh?" asked the little fox demon, "Ouch, what the..." his voice trailed off as he yanked an arrow out of his shoulder, "YEOWWW! That hurt!" he looked around, "Jaken?" What happened? Where are we? Where's Inuyasha and the others?"
"The last thing I remember was being shot at with an arrow. And then I woke up here. I've been outside but all I see is forest. I see no sign of Lord Sesshoumaru or Inuyasha or even Ah-Un." Jaken pointed to the back of the cave,
"Sango. Miroku. Kaede. Mushin. Kohaku. Rin. There all here ... Kagome's not here though. Kirara ... are you awake too?" he called.
Kirara slowly got her feet as Shippou removed the arrow from her shoulder.
"It seems that the poison in the arrows didn't affect us demons like it did the humans." said Jaken.
"Jaken, we must find Inuyasha, Kagome and Sesshoumaru. They might be in trouble." said Shippou.
"My lord can handle himself." said Jaken proudly.
"Well, if nothing else, we need to get help for our friends." shouted Shippou, "Kirara, come on, let's go and find Inuyasha and Kagome." Shippou said, as he and Kirara ran out of the cave.
"Hey, wait up for me, you youngster!" yelled Jaken.
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Kouga followed the direction Sesshoumaru had given him and soon he saw a village in the distance. Sniffing the air, he picked up Kagome's scent as well as that of Inuyasha's. Following the scent, he walked up behind a quaint hut. His heart skipped a beat when he saw the object of his desire exit the door with a small pot of water. Behind her, a small voice called out,
"Mama!"
"Sakura, I'll be right back, sweetheart." she called back to her daughter.
"Damn! So Sesshoumaru wasn't lying, she did mate with him."
Kouga looked at the ground then decided to walk over to Kagome. As she returned from what she was doing, he walked beside her,
"Kouga. It's you."
"How are you, Kagome?" he asked, a tinge of hopefulness in his voice.
"I'm great. What are you doing here?"
"Don't you know? I'm busy guarding the borders from demon intruders."
"I heard you were involved with the dog demon pack. I didn't realize you were this far north, however."
"Are you happy, Kagome?" he asked. She saw the twinge of sadness in his eyes.
"You know that I'm mated to Inuyasha." she said.
"Yea, so I've heard." he looked towards the hut, "So where is he? Usually, he'd be out here biting my head off."
"Someone in the village needed some help. So he's not here." she said.
"You didn't answer my question Kagome." Kouga said.
"Huh? What question was that?"
"Are you happy? Does he treat you the way you deserve to be treated?"
She smiled at him reassuringly, "I have never been happier. And he treats me better than I think I need to be treated."
Kouga gazed into her eyes, "I will always love you Kagome. I know you never loved me but I always hoped you would. I only want for you to be happy."
"I AM happy Kouga. Believe me. I am very happy being Inuyasha's mate."
"I suppose, in the end, that's all that matters, Kagome." he said with a smile.
"I want you to be happy, too, Kouga. Find Ayame, she'll be a good wife to you."
"Kagome. If you ever need anything ... anything at all ... don't hesitate to call on me. I will always come to your aid."
"Thank you, Kouga. I will remember that."
He turned around, "Bye, Kagome." and in a whirlwind of dust, he was gone.
"Bye, Kouga." she whispered.
Kagome had supper ready when Inuyasha walked in the door. Their eyes met and she saw something unreadable in his eyes,
"What is it, Inuyasha?"
"Why do I smell the scent of wolves around here, Kagome? One wolf in particular." he looked at her.
She smiled, "Yes, Kouga was here. He's patrolling the perimeter and picked up my scent." she said.
"And ...?"
"And what?"
"And what? You know perfectly well what! What did he want?"
"Nothing, Inuyasha. He hadn't seen me in a while and stopped to say hello."
"Somehow I doubt that was his only intention!"
"It was! He never laid a hand on me! All he did was ask if I was happy with you ... that's all. Zip! Nada! Zero! Nothing!" she slammed her spoon down and stood up and went to the window.
He smelled the salt of her tears. Damn. He had made her cry again. He mentally beat himself up for his callous remarks. He went over to her and wrapped his arms around her to comfort her. She leaned into his chest,
"And?" he asked quietly.
Kagome's eyes opened as she felt the anger return. He was accusing her again?
"And what?" she growled, her anger growing. She hadn't used that dreaded word in a while ... hadn't sent him flying to the floor for his insensitivity but, dammit, he was pushing her resolve,
He held her closer, intertwining his fingers in hers, his head buried in her soft, black hair,
"And are you happy with me?" his voice was low and soft and very sexy.
The word he hated more than anything caught in her throat as her mind comprehended what he was asking her. She turned to him, wrapping her arms around him and burying her face in his hitoe,
"Yes, Inuyasha. I am very happy. And that is exactly what I told him." she said.
"I'm glad, Kagome." he said, as he pulled her body into his as close as possible, gently grinding his hips into her.
She closed her eyes as she felt his actions, slipping her hand down to his firm buttocks. He moaned her name as he began to kiss her neck. She opened her eyes to look at him and then,
"TAJI! NO! SIT D...!"
SLAM!
Inuyasha felt the tug as he collapsed to the ground on top of Kagome. "UGGHHH!" he cried out.
Kagome squirmed underneath him, "Inuyashaaa ... get off!"
"I CAN'T, WENCH! NOT UNTIL THE SPELL WEARS OFF, DAMMIT!"
"That hurt Inuyasha!"
"LIKE I DON'T KNOW THAT WOMAN!" he yelled, "Dammit, you've been sitting me since we bloody met!"
By thsi time, Inuyasha was able to get up and Kagome scurried over to Taji,
"What was the problem with Taji?"
"He was climbing up the table towards the Amythyst Sphere. I didn't want him to break it." she said, as she picked up her bewildered son.
Inuyasha rubbed his head, "Well, that's one way to destroy a romantic moment. Yo, Kagome, you either need to find another word to tell the pups to behave or find a way to break this damn subjugation spell on me." he said, angrily.
Taji leaned towards the table, "Ball." he said.
"No, honey, that's not a toy." said Kagome gently.
Kagome picked up the sphere and showed it to Taji, "See, it's a crystal and ..." she stopped as she stared at Taji and the sphere, "Inuyasha ..."
"What?"
"Look at this."
Inuyasha came over to where she was standing. Taji was touching the sphere and giggling as a small bolt of lightning came out from the center and hit the side of the crystal where his hand lay against it,
"What the ...?" said Inuyasha.
Kagome stared wide eyed, "Of course, Inuyasha, the fusion of Reiki and Demon ..."
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"Our children ... the combination of your powers and my powers ... fused in their bodies."
"Ooohh ... " was all Inuyasha could say.
"Inuyasha, get Sakura and Shinta."
Inuyasha went to their bedroom and picked up the two children playing on the floor, "Look, come see what daddy has." he said to them, to get their attention.
When he returned, Kagome was sitting on the floor with Taji in front of her. The toddler had both hands on the ball making the lightning bolt brighter. Sakura and Shinta squirmed to get down and join their brother. As the two pairs of hands touched the ball, the light grew brighter, little lightning bolts playing over their hands. The three children giggled at the sight as their parents sat amazed. Then, a crack formed at the top of the crystal, breaking apart the orb. Inuyasha grabbed his sword and unsheathed it, placing it near the breaking crystal,
"This is it, Kagome, the power of the sphere is being released!" he said, loudly, over the din of the breaking orb.
As the orb shattered, the pups clapped and cheered at the show, and a purple light jumped onto Tessaiga. The sword resonated and the blade turned a deep, royal purple. Inuyasha held it up in amazement,
"Tessaiga absorbed the orb's powers!" said Kagome.
"YES! Now I can defeat Ryouya!!" exclaimed Inuyasha, as he resheathed the sword.