InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Silver Tears and Puppy Ears ❯ Waking Up ( Chapter 9 )

Waking Up

Miroku fought his body, not wanting to fall asleep unless Sango had woken up. It had been a week since they brought her back and she still had not woken. The others had been in and out of the room a lot to check for changes. Kirara hardly left the room at all; the majority of her time was spent sitting on Miroku's shoulder or in his lap. Kagome had managed to force him to eat; however her attempts to get him to sleep failed miserably. He could hear Shippo and Inu Yasha arguing over Kagome outside the hurt and Kagome trying to break it up, he didn't try listening to what they said, he was sure he'd find out if it was important once Sango was awake. She was getting better; she moved in her sleep and reacted to touch. He even stopped fighting with Kirara over if she could lay with Sango. He only gave in for fear the neko-youkai would attack him. Kirara knew by scent when it was safe, he had chosen to fight her for as long as possible just to be careful.

"Inu Yasha you BAKA" Shippo shouted.

"What did you call me runt" Inu Yasha growled.

"BAKA" Shippo yelled running away from the enraged hanyo. Kagome tried desperately to stop them. Shippo had figured out Kagome was pregnant and couldn't believe that Inu Yasha was still letting Kagome train, Shippo felt Kagome was in danger by being in their time, and that she should be staying in her time while she was pregnant. Inu Yasha of course didn't want to hear it and told Shippo to shut up. For the first time since she removed the spell from the rosary she wished she could sit him. She didn't want to hear what Shippo was saying either, while she loved the conveniences of her time, she preferred being her, with her friends. The jewel was complete; eventually she would have to make the wish to destroy the jewel. The jewel was what had connected the times, if it was gone, then there would be no going home.

"Inu Yasha, Shippo, please stop" Kagome begged. Inu Yasha and Shippo froze at Kagome's words, neither one of them wanted to stress her out. Kagome sat back down and Inu Yasha and Shippo sat down next to her.

"I want to go home for a little while, tell my family everything that has happened" Kagome began.

"Ok, but I'm coming with you" Inu Yasha replied. Shippo didn't want Kagome to leave, he'd miss her a lot, but she would be safer in her time.

"I'll go tell Miroku and Kaede, you two stay here ok?"

Inu Yasha and Shippo nodded in compliance as Kagome hurried to the hut where Miroku sat vigil and Kaede would hopefully be there. She felt horrible leaving but she had to go home and tell her mom everything, that Naraku was dead, the jewel complete, she was mated to Inu Yasha and pregnant, giving birth in less than four months… She wondered how her mother would take it when she found out Kagome might end up stuck in the past. The same scene met Kagome's eyes every time she went to see Sango. Sango lying unconscious, Miroku sitting next to her and Kirara perched at Sango's side. After three or four days of sitting there he stopped looking up when people entered the hut. He'd always talk, but he never looked away from Sango. Kaede sat silently mixing herbs.

"Miroku, Kaede, Inu Yasha and I will be going back to my time for a few days. I need to go see my family, let them know that I may not be coming back after the wish is made"

"Ok" Miroku said, his voice dead of all emotion. Kaede just nodded. Kagome gathered her belonging and left the hut. Inu Yasha and Shippo stood and followed, no one spoke as the three went to the well. When they got there Kagome handed her bad to Inu Yasha and knelt and picked up Shippo hugging him tightly to her.

"Be good Shippo, look after Miroku while we're gone, make sure he eats, Sango won't be happy if she wakes up and he's starved to death"

"I will Kagome, don't worry" Shippo replied as Kagome returned him to the ground. She tweaked his ears and turned to Inu Yasha who stood holding her bag waiting patiently.

"Oi you behave runt" Inu Yasha shouted as he picked up Kagome and they hopped into the well. Shippo said something back but they didn't hear him as the well swallowed them taking them back to Kagome's time. Inu Yasha went to pick up Kagome, but she jumped out of the well effortlessly on her own. Inu Yasha smiled and followed her. She was sitting on the side of the well wrapping a green scarf around her head.

"I want to break the news to Mama gradually, I think if she sees the ears right away, she'll freak out" Kagome explained. Kagome stood up and walked out of the well house with Inu Yasha behind her. He was afraid how Kagome's mother would react, a hanyo had marked and mated with her daughter, turning her into a hanyo. Kagome was still better than him, her human half was still a miko, he didn't really know what to expect. Kagome could sense how nervous Inu Yasha was and gently held his hand; he immediately relaxed.

"Ready?" Kagome asked

"No, but I'll go anyway" Inu Yasha replied. Kagome smiled and opened the door to her house.

"MAMA" Kagome called.

"Kagome?" A voice called back. Inu Yasha noticed Kagome sniffing the air, She would know which scent belonged to each member of her family because even as a human when she was close with them her weak human nose could still pick up the scent. As a hanyo she would recognize it right away.

"Mama is in the kitchen, Souta is upstairs, and Ji-Chan…. is not home" Kagome stated matter-of-factly. Inu Yasha sniffed the air and looked back at Kagome.

"How did you know that?" Inu Yasha asked surprised.

"I knew they were in the house by scent. I used my miko abilities to sense their locations. My added hanyo strengths and abilities made controlling my miko ones very easy" Kagome beamed. Inu Yasha nudged her lightly.

"See, I knew you wouldn't need training" Inu Yasha said proudly. Kagome smiled and blushed as she took a deep breath and walked towards the kitchen. Inu Yasha followed reluctantly.

"Hello Kagome, Inu Yasha, how long will you be staying this time?" Kagome's mother asked.

"I don't know yet Mama, there are some things we have to tell you"

Kagome's mother stopped what she was doing and sat down at the table, motioning for the two to sit down. Kagome sat but Inu Yasha stood behind her.

"Please let me finish explaining before you ask any question"

"Ok" Kagome's mother replied.

"You know that in the past, we've been collecting the jewel shards and fighting Naraku, well the jewel is complete, and Naraku is dead, as well my incarnate is gone and I have all of my soul back. Once we make the wish to destroy the jewel, the well might seal. We may not come back, so we'll be stay here as long as possible. I-"

"I've asked Kagome to marry me, she's already my mate in youkai terms" Inu Yasha interrupted.

"Kagome is that true" her mother asked.

"Yes" Kagome replied pointing to the mark on her neck.

"We're mated for life, and I'm pregnant" Kagome finished, leaving the `I'm also a hanyo now' for later. Kagome's mom sat there absorbing all the information, Kagome sat anxiously waiting for her mother to speak.

"Very well, we better hurry then" Her mother finally said. Kagome looked at her confused unsure what she meant.

"Kagome, I'll make an appointment with the doctor, I want you and Inu Yasha to stay here for at least four weeks, Ji-Chan and I will plan the wedding, which I think will be in two week at the latest, depending in on how long it takes to plan. Family only of course. Ji-Chan will marry you, he's done weddings before, so don't worry. I'll take you and Inu Yasha shopping for everything you'll need incase you get stuck in the past" Kagome's mother finished and stood and went back to cooking. Kagome stood up and walked out of the kitchen, Inu Yasha followed her as the two went up to her room. Inu Yasha shut the door and sat down next to her.

"Four weeks, that's to long we have to bring the other here. We're going back through the well to get them, tonight. I wont leave Sango." Kagome said. She stood up and opened the window and stepped onto the windowsill.

"Are you coming?" She asked Inu Yasha not even looking back as she jumped down from the window.

"Of course" Inu Yasha answered and jumped out the window after her. By the time they returned to the village it was well after dark. Kagome knew Kaede wouldn't come but the others would. A furry ball jumped up to Kagome's shoulder,

"How come your back so early" Shippo questioned.

"We're not staying, and we're bringing you Sango, Miroku, and Kirara back with us. Kagome stated as the three walked into the hut to get the others.

"Miroku, we need to bring you, Sango and Kirara back to my time with us" Kagome said, Miroku went to question her, but Kagome offered no explanations as she helped gather their stuff. Miroku carefully placed Sango onto a transformed Kirara, in order to save time getting to the well. The group took one last look at the village before walking into the forest.

"We'll come back eventually" Kagome said sadly as the village disappeared from sight.

"The well wont work unless you're touching me or Inu Yasha. So I'll carry Sango and Inu Yasha you take Miroku. Kirara will go on your shoulder, Shippo on mine, everyone ready?"

The others nodded and they all prepared and formed their "jumping groups". Kagome went first Shippo clung to neck as the well started to glow and bring them back to her time. She quickly jumped out not wanting the others to land on them. They waited less then a minute and were joined by the others. Kagome led the others to her house with Sango in her arms still. Her family was already asleep, so she had till the morning to make introductions and all that. Kagome told everyone to be quiet and follow her as they walked into the house. She set up the guest room for Sango, Miroku, and Kirara. Then her and Inu Yasha went into her room. Shippo had fallen asleep during all the fuss on Kagome's bed. Kagome quickly changed into pajamas and Inu Yasha removed his robe and put on these weird clothes that Kagome's mother had left for him. Then carefully picked up the sleeping kit so that Kagome could pull the covers back and lay down, as soon as she had, he handed Shippo to her and climbed in next to her, they had to lay on their sides to have enough room, Inu Yasha wrapped his arms around Kagome and pulled hr close to him. Kagome fell asleep in minutes; her soft steady breathing lulled Inu Yasha to sleep.

A few hours later Shippo yawned and stretched, he looked around confused but the familiar scent of Kagome and Inu Yasha reminded him where he was. He looked over at Kagome and was surprised to see Inu Yasha right next to her, his arms wrapped around her protectively. Shippo smiled and snuggled closer to Kagome and fell back asleep. Kagome felt him moving and woke up, she looked at him to make sure he was ok, of course Inu Yasha woke up because Kagome wok up. He inhaled deeply taking in Shippo's and Kagome's scents. He then leaned into Kagome and focused on her scent alone, her scent made him so happy, every day the smell of the pup was stronger, soon he'd be able to hear its heart beating. Kagome had already fallen asleep, so Inu Yasha jus went back to sleep.

Kagome woke up to a soft meow outside her door.

`Kirara' Kagome thought to herself as she got up to open the door. Instead of coming into the room, Kirara meowed again and ran back to the guest room. Kagome ran after and followed her into the room.

"Sango" Kagome said in shock. Miroku was sitting up next to her; all the tension in him seemed to have vanished. Sango was propped up against some pillows under a blanket, her eyes open. She smiled at Kagome and before either could say anything they were hugging.

"I'll leave you two alone" Miroku said as he walked out closing the door behind him. Kagome pulled out of the hug and say down next to Sango on the bed.

"How long"

"Ten days"

"And, where are we?"

"We're in my time, through the well"

"Really, how?" Sango asked surprised.

"I figured out a long time ago that in order for the well to work, you had to have some physical link to me, that's why it worked for Inu Yasha, he had the rosary, so as long as you were touching myself or Inu Yasha the well let you through. Kagome explained.

"and Naraku" Sango asked disgust in her voice.

"He's dead…that night, we killed him" Kagome replied. Sango looked relieved for a moment, she made an attempt to speak but all the came out was "Ka-Kago" and Sango broke down in tears. Kagome leaned forward and held Sango as she cried.

Miroku sat in the hallway, his hands balled so tightly his nails cut into his skin. He wanted so badly to go in there and be with Sango, he could hear her crying through the wall, and it killed him to sit there and just listen, Shippo and Inu Yasha staggered over to Miroku sleepily.

"What's going on" Inu Yasha asked mid yawn.

"Sango's awake, Kagome's in there with her now" Miroku answered tensely.

"Oh" Shippo said somewhat surprised that Miroku was not in there with Sango. Inu Yasha focused on hearing what was going on in the room as the sobbing stopped.

"Thank you for saving me, I was foolish to get caught like that" Sango said, shame in her voice.

"Sango, it was Miroku who made it possible to save you, he wouldn't let us stop till we found you, he killed Kanna and helped kill Kagura when she trapped Inu Yasha and I. We had to pull him off Naraku so we could finish the fight, but it's all over. Naraku is gone, the jewel is complete, and we will have to make the wish. But that can wait. We're going to be staying here, in my time for a while."

"I'm glad its over, and that you made it before-" Sango struggled to finish her sentence.

"Its ok Sango, I understand" Kagome said reassuringly.

"I'll be ok, I think" Sango told her friend. Kagome smiled and stood up.

"I have to go speak with my mother, should I let the others in?" Kagome asked. Sango said ok and Kagome opened the door, relayed the message and continued down the hallway. Miroku stood and walked into the room and shut the door behind him. There were several complaints from the other side, but Miroku ignored them. Sango pulled the blanket tightly around herself in shame, she couldn't look at him, anyone but him. He sat in the same place as Kagome, he couldn't say anything yet, so they just say there for a few moments in silence. Miroku was the first to speak.

"I'm sorry, I should have been there sooner, if I had, I could have stopped him" Miroku fought the urge to reach out and hold her.

"Its ok, Naraku has a habit of being deceitful, crafty, and an evil bastard, but you did save me, you stopped him, before he could finish" Sango finished and reached out and grabbed Miroku's hand. He smiled back at her and squeezed her hand.

"Sango, I love you" Miroku whispered. Sango blushed but answered quickly.

"I love you too, if you hadn't been there when you were, I don't know-"

"Shh, its over now, we're safe" Miroku interrupted as he pulled her carefully into a hug. She tensed at first but relaxed and hugged him back. She would get through his, she would be ok. Naraku would burn forever, he would not be given the satisfaction of changing her. She would live, and he is dead.