InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Never Gonna Let You Go ❯ A Heartfelt Talk ( Chapter 32 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Inuyasha and Takeshi walked casually as they headed to the western lands. Takeshi felt this was a good time to talk, while Inuyasha felt it was good to let Kagome calm down before he approached her again. The two men chatted amicably for a while, Inuyasha being surprised that Takeshi had no trouble getting a mate or bearing pups. Takeshi then decided to broach a deeper subject,

"Papa?", he queried.

"Hmmmm?"

"Why didn't you mark mama? Why did your old lover keep you from marking mama?", he asked.

"It's difficult to explain.", said Inuyasha.

"Try me.", said Takeshi.

Inuyasha just stared straight ahead. How could he explain this to someone when he didn't even fully understand it?

"Papa?", Takeshi broke into his thoughts.

"I had promised Kikyou I would go to Hell with her. I thought I owed it to her because she died coming after me."

"So why did you mate with mama?"

"It just happened one day. I dunno.", said Inuyasha, quietly.

"Do you love her?"

Inuyasha thought about this. Kagome had been everything to him, friend, confidante, lover, and almost a mate (if he had marked her). "Yes. I did love her. I guess I still do."

"You guess? How can you guess at your feelings?", asked Takeshi, puzzled, "I love my mate with every ounce of my being, every piece of my heart. How can you guess you love somebody?"

"I'm confused right now. I ... I..oh hell... yes, I love her!"

"You need to apologize to mama."

"For what? She should be apologizing to me!"

"You both went to someone else. Neither of you can deny that. And you both drifted to someone else because you each thought the other was dead. Instead of blaming her, blame yourself. Like she said, if you had marked her, none of this would have happened!", Takeshi said forcefully.

Inuyasha dropped his head and drooped his ears. Takeshi was right. If he had just given up on Kikyou, none of this would have happened. But, still, one thing bothered him,

"Why Sesshoumaru of all people?", he spoke out loud.

"Because he was there and offered her something she longed for.", said Takeshi, quietly.

"Hmhmmmmm.", Inuyasha groaned softly.

It took a while, but the men arrived at the castle of Sesshoumaru's mother. The guard allowed them in, knowing who they both were. Jaken greeted them,

"What are you doing here, you wretch? Because of you, Lady Kagome has been extremely sad since she returned."

"Jaken! Shut up!", said Inuyasha, "Where is Kagome?"

"Why should I tell you?". Jaken said with attitude.

Inuyasha picked Jaken up by the head and said,

"Because if you don't I'm going to slice you up and eat you, that's why."

Jaken shook and said, "She's in the garden."

Takeshi looked at Inuyasha, "I'll leave you two alone now to talk. Try not to get angry again, Papa. I'd hate to see her use that 'Sit' command again!", he said, laughing and walking away.

Inuyasha walked through the rooms, following the scent of flowers. Exiting through a trellis, he saw Kagome sitting by a group of daisies playing with a toddler girl, while a young boy sat on the ground beside her feet playing with a ball,

"Kagome.", he said softly.

Kagome looked up at Inuyasha, even though she didn't need to. She could tell by his scent that he was in the castle,

"What do you want?", her eyes were red and puffy from crying. Inuyasha gulped hard. He hated seeing her cry, especially when he was the cause of it.

"Uhhhm, can we talk?", he asked.

"Sure.", she said, moving over to make room for him on the bench.

Inuyasha sat down and the little girl looked up at him and smiled. She was a beauty. Silvery-white, curly locks, golden eyes, dimpled cheeks and a pudgy body. Inuyasha smiled back and said a soft, "Hi there."

"This is Ume.", Kagome told him, "and that is Yoshiro.", she said pointing to the little boy, who didn't pay attention to his name being called.

"Cute pups.", he said.

"There are three more inside, but one boy, Eiji, is my adoptive son. He was birthed by Kagura. The other two are Isamu and Akemi."

"You must be very proud of them.", said Inuyasha, quietly.

"I am.", replied Kagome, just as quietly, "So what did you want to talk about? Certainly not my pups."

"No. I wanted to say I'm sorry for my words the other day."

Kagome just stared. Inuyasha was apologizing? "What brought you here to apologize?"

"I've thought alot about what was said and I know alot of it was said in anger. We both screwed up. I dunno, maybe Sesshoumaru and Kikyou planned this whole elaborate scheme out to keep us apart. I was shocked to know you mated with Sesshoumaru, especially if he treated you like a slave at first. I ...I don't think I'll understand but, it's the past and I can't worry about the past.", said Inuyasha.

"So, what are you saying, Inuyasha?", asked Kagome.

"I'm saying that I want you in my life. As my lifemate.", said Inuyasha.

"Can you raise pups that aren't yours?", asked Kagome.

"I was raising Takeshi, wasn't I?", he answered back.

"But these are your brother's pups.", she pointed out.

"They're your pups, Kagome. That's all that matters to me.", said Inuyasha, looking deep into her eyes.

Yoshiro had been paying some attention to what was being said, because right then, he piped up, "So, are you gonna be our papa?"

Inuyasha smiled and picked up the boy and said, "I will if you'll have me."

Yoshiro threw his arms around Inuyasha's neck and squeezed, "Yesth.", he said.

As soon as Inuyasha could untangle Yoshiro from his body and Kagome put Ume down, Inuyasha grabbed Kagome and held her tight. Kagome started crying tears of happiness at the thought that she was back with the one man she truly loved and desired. As they pulled apart, they picked up the two pups and headed into the castle to tell everyone the good news.