InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Miko Jumped Over the Moon ❯ United ( Chapter 6 )

Slowly, the sun descended in the sky, speckling it with purple spirals and turning it a dark pink almost dusky red colour.

Sango and Miroku were sat suspiciously close together with Kirara curled in her mistress's lap. Rin and Shippo were terrorising Jaken, again, and Kagome had been watching Inuyasha crawl towards her.

When inevitable disaster struck Kagome could've slapped herself; she had forgotten what time of the month it was until the sun had set and the change had been upon them.

The poor, bewildered babe looked helplessly up at Kagome as his ears slithered down the sides of his head and changed form, his pointy little fangs receded into his gums and his claws retracted into his hands.

Abruptly the crawling baby was prostrated on his front and wailing his head off, unsure as to what had happened.

He was instantly swooped upon by a distraught Kagome who clutched him to her chest and sat in her sleeping bag with him throughout the night. She sang softly and the members of the camp all fell asleep to her little ditty that seemed to loop on itself every now and then.

“Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are, up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky, twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are.”

The babe was not convinced that everything was fine and completely disorientated, it continued to cry throughout her song.

Eventually, when everyone had fallen asleep except the Miko, Taiyokai and the Hanyou, Kagome gave up sitting still and, swaddling the babe in another blanket, she got to her feet and walked to the Goshinboku where Sesshoumaru sat.

He looked up at her quizzically and she smiled at the baby. “See Inu-chan? Do you see those stars? Twinkling just for you.” she nuzzled his cheek. “Even if there is no moon there's always a crescent moon waiting for you.” she smiled at Sesshoumaru who quirked a brow.

“He will probably be like that all night.” he spoke softly so as not to further startle the child. Sesshoumaru was sure that if Inuyasha got any louder his ears would begin to bleed.

“I know” she shrugged and looked at him speculatively. “Would you sit cross-legged for a moment?”

He manoeuvred his long legs until he was sitting as instructed and started in surprise as the Miko settled herself in his lap.

“What are you doing?” he asked as she wriggled about a bit and shushed the baby. Not to mention what was he doing? She had asked him to sit cross-legged and he had obeyed without thought. Since when did he take orders from small, loud, pretty Miko's?

And when had he decided she was pretty?

But he had to admit in the soft light of the stars and the glow of the fire the Miko's beauty was only enhanced. The fire light caused her hair to shine and flicker with vibrancy and her tired eyes danced in the starlight.

“He's attached to me and you,” Kagome explained shortly. “I thought it'd be a good idea for both of us to hold him.”

“Hn.” he said grouchily.

“Will you take your armour off?” she asked softly.

He snorted. “I'd rather you try, last time was quite amusing.”

“Just because there isn't a large body of water here doesn't mean you are impervious to my wrath.” she warned.

He was unimpressed “And what, pray tell, can a Miko of questionable sanity do to this one?”

“Get you a choke chain?” she threatened sweetly, batting her eyelashes at him.

He wasn't sure what a choke chain was but, judging by the look on her face, it wasn't anything nice.

“It's okay baby” she cooed to the fitfully whimpering child. “I've got you.”

Sesshoumaru frowned at the baby, who, with red rimmed eyes, stared back up at him and Sesshoumaru brushed the tip of a claw along a bright red, tear stained, cheek.

The baby snuffled and grabbed onto a strand of his hair yanking harshly.

“And you think he likes this one” he stated acerbically.

She smiled “He means `I love you'.” she insisted.

“So when you pulled my hair in the boat, did it mean the same?” he asked leaning his chin atop her head as she turned five different shades of red.

“No!” she gasped out “no way, no way on this earth.”

She knew, even in her own mind, that her denial was slightly over done, but she couldn't help it. Those fantasies she had been having recently made her feel very guilty at his insinuation.

“This one wonders if you protest too much.” he mused.

“You're infuriating.” she growled.

“As are you.” he replied shortly.

“Argh.” she fumed.

“Hush little Miko.” he spoke softly.

“Why?” she growled.

“The pup is asleep.” he replied gently. Glancing down she smiled gently at the sleeping child; he held a strand of her hair in his left hand and a strand of Sesshoumaru's in his right.

United by Inuyasha. That was a strange thought...

A/N: I don't own Inuyasha.