InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The One Who Heals My Heart ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter 7

The jewel erected a barrier around itself and Inu’s hand.

“I don’t think I’m meant to have it right now,” Kagome said, taking her hand back.

Inuyasha had a surprised look on his face. “I don’t get it. It told me to take care of it until I could get it back to you, and now it wants to stay with me? This thing needs to make up it’s mind…”

“I think it’s waiting for a specific time to go back to her, Inu,” Miroku piped up.

Inuyasha just shrugged and put the jewel back on his chain. He could feel the spell pulled on the Shikon’s energy once more. It was kind of a relief, he wasn’t used to the energy drain like the others, and had found himself wanting to let it go down.

“Anyway, on with the story. About a week after I had made the wish, we found out the true ramifications of it.”

Sango laughed. “I was the one that found out the truth. Inuyasha hadn’t told us anything about it, and we were out on the road to a village that had come to us for help fighting some youkia that were bugging them. While on our way there, a youkia jumped out at us from no where. I didn’t even think on what I was doing and threw Hiraikotsu. The damn thing lit up and went a lot faster then I was expecting it to. I had no idea what had happened. But it turned out that I used some of the strength that we all got from the wish, and I put a youkia attack into too.”

“I swore a blue streak when I saw that,” Inu said. “I kept asking myself how that could have happened since Sango always had perfect control over that damn weapon of hers. And even she looked surprised by what had happened. That’s when the Shikon chose to tell my what my wish had entailed.”

“So it spoke to you gain?” Kagome asked.

Inu nodded his head. “It’s actually done that quite a bit over the years. But if you want to hear the rest of the story, you really gotta quit interrupting.”

Kagome blushed and said she was sorry.

“That’s okay, I was just bugging you. Anyway, so the damn thing told me what my wish had entailed, and I felt that I had to tell the others.”

“And what a way to tell us,” Sango said.

Miroku laughed. “He just blurted out that he had used the Shikon for a wish. At first we didn’t believe him, after all the Shikon was still there around his neck. But when he told us that it was a selfish wish, we understood why it was still there. What I didn’t get, was how it was still just as pure as when we saw it after you left.”

“I told you,” Inu said. “The stupid thing said that the wish wasn’t selfish enough to taint it!”

“Well, it was still rather selfish you know. Anyway, so the Baka looks at us and says that we should expect to have all of his strengths, then continues walking. Once we got over the shock, we ran after him and asked him what the catch was. I have to give him credit for looking sheepish when he said, ‘You’ll age like me now, have some youkia powers, super human strength, hearing and sense of smell. As well as my healing abilities’ At first we didn’t see how that could be a bad thing, then we got to the village.”

“The noise and smell when we got there almost drove Miroku and I nuts,” Sango continued. “I was tempted more then once to just kill myself to get out of my misery. I asked if that was what Inu went through every time he came to a populated area. When he told me that it was, I asked how he could stand it. He said, ‘I’m used to it.’ Then he was nice enough to tell us how to go about ignoring most of it.”

“It was the least that I could do. I was the one that made you go through it. But any who, we took care of that youkia and went back to Kaede’s hut. The village was more then willing to let us stay there even after she had died, so it became our base of operation. While we were there, I’d train them on their new powers, and how to keep the strength and senses under control. If we weren’t there, we were out fighting youkia for other villages. We became well known as exterminators.”

“Time passed, and we didn’t even notice.” Miroku continued. “At first we didn’t notice that we weren’t aging like we should. We only saw Shippo age, but both Sango and myself thought it was a youkia thing. Then one day we were told that a girl from the village was going to be married. It was an old playmate of Shippo’s. We couldn’t understand how she was old enough to marry, but we were still the same age we were when you left us.”

“That’s when we found out that we age like the Baka too,” Sango took over the story now. “Miroku and myself hadn’t wanted children right away, and now that we had a longer life span, we decided to wait until Japan was more at peace. So we didn’t have any until the late 1970’s. After hanging out with a Miko from the future, we knew a little of what to expect. Especially since you had left some of your history books behind.”

Kagome slapped her forehead. “That’s where those books were!”

The gang all laughed. “You don’t know how helpful those book were to us! We were able to get out of Japan when the bombs came down,” Shippo said. “We actually have duel citizenship now! I still say that we should have gone to the US. But no, these Baka’s just had to go to Canada instead!”

“Hey!” both Koga and Inu yelled.

“Wolf shit and I happened to like Canada!” Inu told them. “They have more open spaces then the US. It was like being back in Sengoku Jidai.”

Shippo had to agree with that one.

“Okay, so the books helped you, and I think I understand how you all came to be here, but how in the world did you guys get Sess and Koga to hang around Inu….? They hated each other!” Kagome said.

Inu laughed. “After I saved Koga’s butt one day, he kinda took it upon himself to stick to my side.”

“Hey!” Koga yelled. “That’s not what happened!”

“Oh?” Shippo asked. “That’s how I remember it!”

“You would you little shit! Inu is your father, of course you’d agree with him!”

“Hey! I have a mind of my own!”

Koga just laughed, then went on to tell the whole story. “After you disappeared, and I was told how long it would take for any of us to see you again, I rethought the whole situation between us. I came to the realization that I did love you, but it was more in that sisterly way. So I did my duty and went to marry Ayame.”

Ayame smacked him on the arm since it was the only place she could really get to while she was sitting on his lap.

“So I’m only a duty now am I?” she asked.

Koga looked sheepish. “That isn’t how I meant that. I had realized that it was my duty to marry you, but that I loved you as well.”

“That’s better!”

“Any who, So I went off to find her. For the longest time I couldn’t. Then one day, after Inu had made that wish, I came upon her and her tribe fighting with another tribe. I got into it, and ended up almost dead, until Inu and gang turned up and got us all to stop. I was too wounded to help Ayame, and saw Inu help her instead. I felt it was my duty to give him my thanks, and so I told him that if he ever needed my help, I would be there for him. He scoffed it off, like only that Baka could, and I felt it necessary to keep an eye on him.”

“So from that day forward,” Ayame said, “Koga’s pack and mine were one. But we kept an eye on all of your friends. We felt we owed it to you as well, since you were instrumental in defeating Naraku. One day, Koga and myself decided to let our pack go. We felt that there was a better member that could take care of them, since we were too busy watching over all of your friends. We gave the pack to our oldest pup. He took them back to the mountains, and has taken good care of them since.”

“About that time,” Inu continued, “we found out what they had been doing. So what else could we do, but let them join us?”

“And the rest,” Shippo piped up, “as they say, is history. The two enemies became friends and family. Koga and Ayame became part of our pack instead, and because of that, they got the benefits of the wish too. Koga even recognized Inu’s right to rule over the pack… that was quite the show to see.”

Kagome smiled. “I bet. But that doesn’t tell me about Sess.”

Rin piped up now. “Years after you all defeated Naraku, my Fluffy,” everyone snickered at the name, Sess and Rin just ignored them all, “realized how much he truly loved me and took me as his mate. As my wedding present, he made peace with Inu. I had always loved the guy, I mean who wouldn’t… I think it’s those ears of his.”

“Damn ears,” Inu muttered. Everyone laughed.

“So to make peace with the Baka,” Sess started, but Inu intruped.

“What’s with everyone calling me a Baka lately??”

“Back then you were!” Sango said.

“Whatever.”

“Anyway, so to make peace with my brother,” Sess shot Inu a look that asked if he was happy now, “I went to the village that I knew he would be in. When I got there, he came at me with Tessaiga raised. I stopped him and told him I didn’t come to fight. He asked what the hell I was there for, in that way that was only Inuyasha. I calmly told him I was there to make peace. He told me that the only was he would ever make peace with me, was if I became a part of his pack and came under his rule. So I did.”

“I was kidding you dumb ass!” Inu yelled. “But no, Mr. I take everything literally, just had to force his way into my pack.”

Rin smiled. “When Sess became part of the pack, he came back for me and Ah Un. Jaken had been killed while trying to save me a few months before, so Ah Un became my protector when Fluffy wasn’t around. He would take me high into the air, and keep moving until Sess showed back up. It was quite the experience.”

“I was actually quite glade to join my brother’s pack. I knew that they would do everything in their power to save Rin if I wasn’t there, and that was a relief to me, since I knew I wouldn’t always be there to help her. And since I was part of the pack, when I mated with Rin, she became part as well.”

“Which means she got all of the same benefits as the rest,” Kagome said.

“Yes,” Sess said. “I was quite happy to hear that she would be able to defend herself now.”

“And that I wouldn’t be dieing of old age on you anytime soon,” Rin added.

“Yes,” Sess said. “That too.”

“Well, I must say,” Kagome said, “it’s good to see you guys friends. I never liked the thought of you fighting.”

“Oi!” Inu said. “Who said we don’t fight anymore? That happens to be one of the best parts of my day.”

“I think she meant you two trying to kill each other,” Sango said calmly.

Kagome smiled. “Ya, that’s what I meant.”

Just then, a knock came from the door. Inu told whoever was out there to wait a minute. All the youkia in the room gave a sigh and put their anchors back on.

“Enter,” Sess said in that voice that said that he was lord of all around him. Inu just smiled.

In walked Keitaro, the guard who had let the three back stage earlier.

“What is it Keitaro?” Sess asked.

“The clean up is all done, and everyone has left. I think it’s save for you to all go home now.”

“Thanks,” Shippo said.

“No problem. There was quite the crowd out there for the longest time, just waiting for you guys to leave. It’s a relief that you didn’t leave sooner. I would have hated trying to get you all to the limo’s.”

With that the guard left.

“Well,” Inu said getting out of his seat and stretching. “I guess we’d better get out of here. Who feels up to going out and partying?”

All most of the people in the room raised their hands. In fact the only one that didn’t was Kagome.

When everyone asked why she didn’t want to go out, she said, “I’m not much of a partier.”

Kaiya smiled. “It’s true. Every weekend you’ll find her in our dorm room studying her little ass off.”

“Well, at least one of you is sure to get good marks,” Sango said.

“I’m at the college on a scholarship,” Kagome explained. “If my marks get any lower then a 3.4, I’m in trouble.”

“Kagome,” Toki said, “you have a 4.0 average. I think you can take one night off.”

Inu smiled, and asked. “What are you taking? One of us may be able to help. Between the 8 of us, we’ve had a lot of schooling.”

Kagome grinned. “I’m going to become a doctor. But I’m only in my first year.”

“Yay!” Rin bounced in Sess’s lap. “I’m a doctor!! Oh wait…. You probably don’t mean a mind doctor though…”

Kagome laughed. “No, I want to go into pediatrics. There’s something about tending to sick children, making it so they can go out and have a real childhood, that appeals to me.”

“Well, then Inu himself can help you,” Ayame said. “He’s a pediatric surgeon, and as far as I know, you have to know all your stuff for that.”

Inu blushed at the hopeful look Kagome gave him. “It’s been a while since I’ve done that.”

“That doesn’t matter,” Kaiya said. “I’m sure you remember all the stuff that really matters. And you’re still getting hospitals begging you to come back and work. Sure they’re the youkia ones, but that doesn’t matter.”

“Please Inu?” Kagome begged. “I could really use the help.”

Inu heaved a sigh. “Fine. But does that mean you’ll come out partying with us tonight?”

“Okay,” Kagome said. “But I’m not going to drink. I’ve never been big on that.”

“That’s fine,” Sango said. “None of us are big on it either. Except maybe the monk.”

Toki laughed. “I still find it hard to believe that Dad was ever a monk.”

Kagome smiled. “I have picture’s back at the shrine that prove it!”

Miroku sighed. “Please don’t show those. I got out of that profession along time ago.”

“But Miroku,” Inu said, “don’t you think you’re children have a right to see it? You always use to bring them over to my place to se the fire rat robe. You even made me wear it for Halloween one year. I think it’s only right that they see you as a monk, and Sango in her demon slayer outfit.”

“Oooh!” Kaiya squealed. “I wanna see that one!”

Sango blushed. “Stupid pervert… telling our kids about how their mother used to wear a spandex outfit to fight youkia…”

Miroku laughed. “But you looked so good in it dear. I have to say, it was one of the best things you have ever worn. I was so disappointed when you put it into storage, and refused to ever wear it again.”

“There was no reason to wear it after the youkia intergraded themselves into human society.”

“How did that come about?” Kagome asked.

“It was our fault,” Sess said. “When they learned of the spell and what it could do, most of the domestic ones opted to integrate into the society. Humans were becoming the dominate society, and they knew that if they were ever going to continue existing, they had to become apart of it. You’ll actually find more Hanyou’s out there then you’d expect. But there still aren’t a lot of humans that know we exist.”

Kagome shrugged. “Makes sense.”

Inu sighed. “Can we get going now? I wanna go out and do something. Sitting here isn’t doing anything for my energy.”

They all laughed and soon found their way out to the limos that were waiting for them. $&$&$  

A/N: I’d like to thank you all again for the reviews. But I’d really like to thank fallenangel7583. I love her stories and really appreciate the fact that she likes mine.

Don’t worry fallen angel 7583, you’re questions will be answered in the next chapter… or at least I think they will. And I’m glad I’m not the only one that thinks Inu would do great singing Iris to Kags!