InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Boyfriend ❯ Setback ( Chapter 22 )

Disclaimer: InuYasha, Kagome and anyone else you saw in the manga or anime does not belong to me. Yukio does. If I saw so much as a shiny penny for this story, you think I'd be writing fanfiction still? Okay, I would… Damn other authors and their more interesting universes…

 

Genre: Angst, Romance
Rating: M
Codes: Inu/Kag
Feedback: Keeps my muse talking and the stories coming! Do tell. But if you have a flame, use it for something more productive, like setting your clothes on fire.

 

 

The Boyfriend
Chapter 22

 

They stood in front of the well and Kagome's family wished them a safe trip. InuYasha took Kagome's hand and they jumped down into the well. Kagome felt something was wrong halfway through, though and then suddenly, her feet were on the ground and she felt lighter. She reached back and felt InuYasha lifting her hair at the same time, but she knew from the feel that something was missing.

 

“Tama!” she shrieked, spinning around and looking for her baby on the ground. InuYasha didn't waste any time looking, he grabbed her around the waste and with an angry curse, he jumped out of the well and back down again. They floated, unable to enjoy the peace of the transport because of their tension and Kagome would have sworn the well took longer than ever to put her back down on the other side. Then she heard a baby cry.

 

InuYasha had Tama in his arms before Kagome had even turned and was examining her for injuries. He jumped out of the well before Kagome could ask if Tama was okay and she stood there, surprised at being left behind until his head poked down.

 

“You coming?” he asked. She climbed the ladder up to the top, where her mother was holding her daughter and looking confused.

 

“Tama can't go through the well?” Souta queried, looking at his niece.

 

“I guess not,” Kagome said, taking her daughter back. “I didn't even think twice about it… I mean, I spent most of my pregnancy in the feudal era and she went through the well repeatedly when she was inside me.”

 

“What will we do?” InuYasha asked as Kagome tried to get Tama to stop crying. Tama screamed over and over and Kagome just headed back to the shrine, giving up on the well for the day. InuYasha followed her, peeking over her shoulders and arms to check on the baby. Finally, he took her right out of Kagome's arms and stuck his face in her face. She stopped and stared at him and he smiled at her. Kagome watched as Tama started to cry again and he lowered his head so she could grab his hair. This caught her attention and she noticed the twitching white ears and grabbed one of those instead.

 

Kagome watched with amazement as InuYasha, flinching, carried the baby without prying her tiny grip away from his ear, all the way into the house, up the stairs and into Kagome's room, where he laid down on the bed next to the Tama and let her tug his ears. Kagome watched them, kneeling by the bed with her head on her arms for a while and laughed at the faces InuYasha was making.

 

“You know, you'll be sorry if you let her get into the habit of playing with your ears,” Kagome warned him. He looked up at her.

 

“I'm only letting her do this 'cause we left her behind in the well. I gotta do something to make up for it.” Tama's fascination with his ears seemed to wane, though and she slowly sank into a peaceful sleep. Kagome rolled her onto her back and smoothed the tiny bit of hair she had to her soft head. She looked so peaceful now and Kagome had an idea. She stood up and went downstairs to find their camera. She finally had to ask her mother where it was and then Souta before she found it and walked quickly back to her room. She snapped a picture from the doorway of InuYasha peacefully looking down at Tama and he sat up, staring at her in surprise.

 

“I'm taking pictures to show everyone back in the sengoku jidai,” she explained, then stepped closer to Tama and took a close-up picture of the sleeping infant. She handed the camera to InuYasha. “Here, take one of me with her,” she said, then took his place on the bed after pointing out where he looked through and which button to push. She smiled up at him and he snapped the picture, surprised when it worked.

 

“Did you find the camera, nee-chan?” Souta asked, leaning against her doorway.

 

“Yup, thanks, Souta,” Kagome said. “How many pictures are left on it? I want to get them developed as soon as possible,” Kagome asked. InuYasha looked at the camera in confusion and Souta reached out and took it from him.

 

“Just one,” Souta answered. “Want me to take a picture of all three of you?”

 

“That's a great idea!” Kagome exclaimed. She sat up and carefully picked up Tama, then waited for InuYasha to join them on the bed. He sat down and she held Tama out so that he was holding her, too and smiled at the camera.

 

“Smile,” Souta said and then snapped the picture. Tama woke up and started crying, so Kagome laid her back down on the bed, stretched out next to her and prepared herself for however long it would take to calm her daughter back down.

 

 

To be continued…

 

Sorry to everyone who was looking forward to seeing how everyone in the feudal era was going to react, but since Souta can't go through the well… You get the picture! Also, I dunno if I say this enough, but thank you all who review! I love hearing what you think of my story!