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The Lucky Ones
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The Lucky Ones
By Terri Botta

Disclaimer: I don�t own
Inuyasha. Sole copyright belongs to Viz and Rumiko Takashi. I�m poor so don�t
sue.

Rating: R for later chapters.
Pairing: Inuyasha/Kagome,
Miroku/Sango
Summary: Sometimes Fate hands
you a gift you never thought you�d ever get, and it�s up to you to accept it
for what it is.
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Chapter Twelve

Kagome
awakened to find that she had rolled during the night and was now facing
Inuyasha. Yukio had slipped down between them, and was now sequestered in the
space between their chests. He didn�t seem to mind, however, because he was
sleeping soundly and looked perfectly content. She took the opportunity to
study his little face while she could because she knew he would be waking up
soon. His expression mirrored Inuyasha�s: relaxed and happy in peaceful sleep.
�Inuyasha�s told me before that he likes
sleeping in here because it smells so much like me. I guess Yukio is the same
way,� she thought.
As if on
cue, the object of her scrutiny yawned a huge
toothless yawn and opened sleepy eyes. They focused on her as he raised his
fist to his mouth and made his �I�m hungry� sound. Smiling at him and patting
his bottom, she rolled away from Inuyasha and sat up, pulling the haori down over her as she unbuttoned her shirt and gave
him what he wanted. Behind her, heard Inuyasha move and when she looked, she
saw he that he was now on his back.
�Morning,�
she whispered.
Golden eyes
cracked open and he smiled softly at her as he scratched his chest and
stretched.
�Morning,�
he answered, his voice still thick with sleep.
�Did you
get enough sleep?�
He nodded. �You?�
�I think
so. I�ll feel a lot better after a bath. I still feel... dirty,� she admitted
with a frown.
�Don�t.
That doctor was a stupid bitch...� He paused to see if she would punish him for
cursing in front of the baby. She gave him a dark look, but no �sit� left her lips. �She was wrong and she didn�t know what
you had done. Don�t listen to her.�
�I know.
But I still feel... violated. She touched me... there and it hurt.�
�She hurt
you?� he asked, his voice almost a growl.
�Not badly,
but no one�s ever... Y�know? It wasn�t very pleasant.�
His eyes
darkened and he nodded. �What will you do today?�
�I have to
study. My first test is tomorrow, but I wanted to go shopping too. There are
some things I need that really can�t wait until after my tests are over. I
thought I�d go out this morning and be back by lunchtime. Can you watch Yukio?�
He nodded. �Yeah. I�ll watch him.�
�I never
asked... was he alright yesterday?

�Yeah, he was fine. We stayed
in here and he slept most of the time, until he needed changing.�
She gave
him a knowing smile. �And did you do your duty and take care of it, or did you
go running to Jii-chan?�
He scowled.
�The old man wasn�t here.�
She laughed
at the look on his face. �So you had to do it.�
�It wasn�t
too bad. He only wet so it didn�t stink as badly as it could have. I think I
got it right.�
She thought
back to the tear-filled, sobbing haze that was the previous night. She
remembered having to change Yukio at least twice and hadn�t noticed anything
amiss.
�You did
fine. I didn�t notice anything wrong with how you changed him. One of the
things I�ll be getting today is new diapers that will be easier to use.�
�That would
be good.�
Yukio
wanted to be switched so she moved him over. The act of nursing him was
becoming so second nature that he barely had to make a noise before she was
responding.
�Then this
afternoon I�ll start studying.�
�Your test
is tomorrow?�
She nodded.
�The first one. I have three. The next two are on
Friday.�
�Both on the same day?�
�Yes, history and maths.�
He frowned
at the word �maths.� �You always worry about that math.�
�It�s my
hardest subject.�
�So I guess
you will need to study hard.�
She nodded
sadly. �I�m afraid so. If I want to pass the tests and do well, and have a
future, I will need to study a lot.�
He sighed,
clearly unhappy, but knowing there was nothing to be done for it.
�But it�s
easier now, right, now that you are in high scchhhkool?
You don�t have to pass that� what was it?�
�Entrance
exam,� she offered.
�Yeah,
that. You don�t have to worry about that anymore.�
�No, but
I�m thinking about college.�
�Collllaaagggee? What�s that?�
�More
school after high school, but more specialized. I decide what I want to study.
But�� She looked at Yukio. �But now I�m not so sure I want to go. I know my mom
wants me to get a degree, but with Yukio and hunting for the shards, I don�t
know if I can do both. It�s hard enough for me as it is, and I�m only in high
school. College is much harder. And the entrance exams are much worse than the
ones for high school as well.�
His eyes
grew sad and he looked away, apparently thinking about something serious. She
knew the look and also knew he wouldn�t talk about it until he was good and
ready, so she stayed quiet and focused on Yukio, stroking his back and hair as
he nursed.
�Kagome� do
you� do you want to stay here?� Inuyasha finally asked softly after a long
silence.
�For another few days? That would be nice. It would give me
time to really catch up on my studies and maybe even get a little bit ahead.
And I want to come back for my seventeenth birthday. I want to spend a whole
week here if you�ll let me,� she replied.
He laughed
a mirthless laugh. �If I let you.�
She gave
him an indignant look. �Well, it�s true. I have to fight you almost every time
to come back. I know you hate it when I have to leave you, but you make things
so much worse than they need to be. You know I always come back when I�m
supposed to, even if I�m a little late sometimes. I don�t know why you still
don�t trust me after all this time.�
�I do trust
you. It�s just�� He stopped, his face pensive and
far-away.
�Just
what?� she asked, sensing that something much bigger was going on, and it was
something she wouldn�t like.
He shook
his head. �Nothing. It wasn�portportant. But that
wasn�t what I was asking you. I was asking if you wanted to stay here for
good.�
She
blinked, a shiver of ice running down her spine. �As in, not go back to the
Feudal Era with you?�
�Yes.�
A horrible
fee of of panic seized her heart and she felt a lurch in her gut. Where was
this coming from? Did he not want her with him anymore? What was going on? �But� but what about Yukio?�
�I�d take
him with me. Kaede would help me raise him, and
Sango. She and the monk will have their own whelp soon enough,� he answered
slowly, calmly- too calmly.
She
swallowed hard, her heart pounding. Yukio had stopped eating and was lying
still in her arms. He hadn�t made a sound, and she knew he could sense her
upset. She tried to comfort him, but she was fast approaching full melt-down.
After everything that had happened in the past twenty-four hours, she just
couldn�t take this right now. Desperately, she grabbed onto her old reliable.
�What� what
about the shards? You need me to find them.�
�We would
manage. Kikyou can see them if it comes to it��
�Kikyou?! KIKYOU?!� she exploded, snapping. �Is that what
this is all about? You�ll take my baby and give him to Kaede
and replace me with Kikyou?!�
He sat up,
hands open and eyes wide. �Kagome�� he tried but she was in no mood to listen.
�How dare
you? How dare you after all I�ve been through and suffered! How could you just
throw me aside like some useless piece of trash?!�
�That�s not
what I meant!� Inuyasha argued, his face horrified.
�I can�t
believe you still see me as a weak human who is nothing more than your shard
detector! After everything I�ve done for you and all the times I�ve saved you
and proved my worth over and over. Now you want to take my baby away from me
and replace me with an undead walking clay pot!!� she cried, weeping.
�NO!
Kagome, listen to me!� he entreated.
�I swear if
it wouldn�t break my bed, I�d �s� you right into the
floor right now, you ungrateful, stupid idiot! Baka! Baka baka baka
baka baka baka! BAKA!!!!!!�
Yukio
screamed. He screamed like he did the night his mother died, a deafening cry
that found their spines and raked down them. Kagome clutched him to her chest
and rocked him, trying to calm him as she wept, her face buried in his soft
silver hair. He fussed against her, whimpering and whining.
�Shhhh, shhhhh,
my baby. It�s all right. Kaa-san is here. No
one is taking you away. I promise. I promise. Don�t cry anymore. Don�t cry,
Yukio.�
�Kagome,�
Inuyasha begged, his voice pleading. �Kagome, please listen.�
�I don�t
want to hear anything you have to say, baka!� she
snarled back, making him cringe.
�But you�ve
got it all wrong!� he argued. �I�m trying to save you!�
�Save me?
How are you trying to save me?� she snapped, still rocking the baby.
�Your
mother� last night, she said having a pup would take away your chances, and
hurt your dreams, and you just said you might not be able to live both lives
ane...e...� he explained desperately.
�My dreams? What do you know about my dreams? You�ve never
asked me about my dreams! And you leave what my mother says out of this! She
has no idea what I want!�
�I want you
to be happy. I want you to have a good life��
�So you�ll
make me happy by taking away something precious to me?�
�No!�
�Then I
don�t understand. You�re not making any sense.�
�I�m not� I
don�t� I don�t want you to give up your chances for a good life. I don�t want
you to regret� regret being with me,� he finished softly.
�And don�t
I get a choice in all of this?� she asked coldly, but her anger was fading.
He looked
at her with stricken eyes. �Of course.�
�Then stop
trying to make my decisions for me. You�ve done this before and it really
pissed me off. It�s my life, these are my choices and I will make them. No one else. Do you understand?�
�Kagome��
he breathed, his voice broken. �Yes, I understand.�
�Good. Then
I choose you and Yukio. End of discussion.�
He stared
at her in disbelief. �Just� just like that?�
�Yes,� she
snipped back huffily, more peeved than anything else.
�Kagome��
She turned
away from him, comforting Yukio who was still whimpering. She patted him and
cooed, soothing him and telling him it was all okay. He snuffled and pulled at
her hair, his face worrying against her neck. She was so busy with the baby
that she almost didn�t hear Inuyasha�s faint voice.
�Thank
you.�
She turned
her head, surprised, and saw him kneeling on the mattress, his head down, ears
drooped and his hands limp on the bed in front of him.
�Inuyasha?�
she asked.
�Thank you,
Kagome. I� I didn�t know what I was going to do if you had said yes.�
An immense
weight lifted off of her and she relaxed completely at his soft words. He
hadn�t wanted to get rid of her after all.
�So you
didn�t want me to stay here.�
He looked
at her, his eyes heartbroken. �Never. But I wanted to
do what was right for you��
She turned
around, held Yukio with one hand and grabbed Inuyasha�s chin with the other.
�Let me decide what�s right for me from now on, okay?
He nodded
gratefully. �Okay.�
�Good,� she
said with finality then leaned towards him. �Now hold me you infuriating, rude
hanyou because you just scared the hell out of me, and I just can�t take any
more upset right now.�
He made a
sound that was half chuckle and half sigh of relief, and wrapped his arms
around her.
�I�m sorry
I worried you,� he apologized, burying his face in her hair.
�Just don�t do it again.�
�I was
scared too. I was scared you�d choose to stay here.�
�You should
know by now that I�d never do that. I�ve told you before that I always want to
be by your side.�
�Yes, but
you will sacrifice so much to do it.�
�That�s my
choice.�
�Yes,� he
admitted.
�But at
least now you know how I feel every time you go off with Kikyou, and I don�t
know if you�re coming back,� she commented off-handedly.
He
stiffened and was quiet for several moments, and she knew her words had hit
home. She was certain that he was going to say something in answer when her
mother interrupted them with a knock on the door.
�Kagome? Kagome is everything all right?� the older woman
asked through the closed door.
�Hai, Mama. We�re fine,� she replied.
�Breakfast
is ready.�
�Thank you,
Mama, we�ll be down very soon.�
�All right.�
Kagome
pulled away from Inuyasha, slipping out of his arms and stood up, still holding
Yukio.
�We should
go eat, then I need to take a bath before I go out shopping,� she told him,
giving him back his haori.
He nodded
and took the garment, but he was frowning.
�Hmm. I really hit him with that,
didn�t I? Well, maybe it�ll make him think twice about a few things.�
She reached
down and picked up Yukio�s blanket, wrapping him in it before opening her
bedroom door. Inuyasha stood from the bed, his eyes still downcast, and came up
behind her.
�Let�s go
eat,� she offered, moving to leave the room.
�I�ll
always come back,� he said suddenly.
She froze
and stared at him in shock. �Inuyasha��
�I promised
you I�d never leave your side again. I know I�ve broken that promise- a little-
after you� saved Kikyou, but I�ve always come back. And I will always come back. So
don�t ever be scared that I won�t, okay?�
�A little? And what about your
promise to protect her and go to Hell with her? How are you going to
�always come back� from that?� she wanted to say, but she knew that would
only start another argument. Besides, she knew what he meant anyway and knew he
was sincere, at least in that moment. For now, she was content with his answer.
�Okay. Now, let�s go. I�m hungry and we didn�t eat dinner last night.�
He nodded
and followed her down the stairs.
Once in the
kitchen, Mama put plates with sausage and eggs down for them and bowls of rice
and miso. Inuyasha nodded in thanks for the food, but
detoured to the refrigerator. He opened the �cold box� as he called it, and
pulled out one of the clay jars full of liver. This he gave to her mother.
�Here is
liver for Kagome. She needs the nutrients because she is making milk for the
pup,� he told her.
The older
woman took the jar from him and gave Kagome a stunned look.
�Kagome?�
�Just take
some out and boil it, please, Mama,� she said, sitting down at the table and
putting Yukio in her lap.
�But�� She
stopped and Kagome knew she was going to say �But you hate liver.� but stopped
herself. Instead she said, �Of course, Inuyasha.�
�Kagome
says the liver here in your time is not as good as the liver in mine, so I
hunted and brought extra.�
�You
hunted?� her mother repeated.
�Inuyasha
hunts in the Feudal Era, Mama. He�s a good provider,� she explained.
Mama Higurashi lifted the skin lid of the clay pot and looked
inside, her eyes opening wide at the sight of the glistening contents.
�I can see
that,� she commented, then obediently retrieved a clean sauce pan and filled it
with water. �How much should I put in?�
Inuyasha
stuck his hand into the jar and pulled out a bloody handful, dropping it into
the pot.
�That much�ll do,� he said, ignoring their stares.
He washed
off his hand in the sink, took the jar from her mother, put the lid back on it
and returned it to the refrigerator. Then he sat down at the table and began
heartily eating his sausage and eggs.
Kagome just
shook her head and turned to her own breakfast.
�Mama, I
have to go shopping today. I want to get new diapers for Yukio and some
clothes. And I need a few things for myself.�
�All right. Would you like me to come with you?�
�If you
want to,� she replied, eating a spoonful of her miso.
She knew her mother wanted to talk to her. An outing together involving
shopping would probably be a safe way for her and her mother to reconnect after
the debacle of the previous day.
�I think
I�d like that.�
Kagome
nodded, then turned her attention to Yukio who was
fussing a bit.
�He needs
changed,� Inuyasha said simply, crinkling his nose.
�Mmm,� she agreed, putting down her spoon.
As if by
previous agreement, they both stood. Inuyasha went upstairs to get a clean
diaper and moss from her bag, and she went into the living room. By the time
she had the dirty diaper off, he had brought her the new one and a dampened
cleaning cloth.
�What is
that?� her mother asked, seeing the layer of moss she placed on the inside of
the baby�s diaper.
�Moss.�
�Moss?�
She nodded.
�It absorbs the wetness and keeps it away from his skin,� she explained.
�Is that�
sanitary?�
Kagome
shrugged. �He seems fine so far and all the women in the Feudal Era use it in
their babies� diapers.�
�They do?�
She nodded
again, doing up the diaper around Yukio�s hips and fastening it. Then she
wrapped him back up in his blanket and gave him a cuddle. He gurgled at her and
snuffled into her neck.
�How old is
he?� her mother questioned.
�Ummm� almost nine weeks,� she answered,
standing and walking back to the kitchen. Inuyasha was already there and
eating.
�Nine
weeks? He�s big for a baby that young.�
�Inuyasha
says youkai and hanyou babies develop faster than
human ones.�
�Can he
turn over yet?�
Kagome
nodded. �Yeah, and he can crawl on his belly pretty well too.�
�Keh, he could probably do that from birth,� Inuyasha
commented. �Pups have to be able to squirm to find the teat.�
She moved
to sit back down in her chair so she could eat.
�Kagome,
may I hold him?� her mother asked.
She paused,
thinking, then gently pulled Yukio away from her shoulder and offered him to
her mother.
�Ummm, sure,� she said.
As the baby
changed hands, he fussed a little, balking at the unfamiliar scent.
�Shhhh, it�s okay Yukio. She�s my
mom and she just wants to hold you for a little while, okay?� she soothed.
The baby
turned worried golden eyes her way and she gave him a scratch behind his ears.
�It�s okay,
baby. Kaa-san�s right here.�
Mama Higurashi brought the infant up to her shoulder the way she
had seen Kagome do and rubbed his puppy ears. The action and the lack of fear
from his mother seemed to calm him and he settled down. She sat down next to
Kagome on the side closest to her so Yukio could see her.
�Ooof, he�s heavy.�
Kagome
shrugged and returned to her breakfast.
�Heh, he eats well,� Inuyasha said, a hint of pride in his
voice.
�So I�ve
seen,� Mama commented. �Yukio� nourished by God.�
Kagome
stared at her mother, her mouth full. �Y� you know that?� she stammered,
swallowing.
�I�m the
daughter of a shrine family, and unlike you, I did pay attention to what Jii-chan was telling me.�
Kagome
blushed, then changed the subject. �Where is Jii-chan?�
�He had to
go out to a neighboring shrine this morning on business. He�ll be back later.�
�Liver�s
ready,� Inuyasha interrupted, noticing the steaming pot on the stove.
Kagome
stood up, took the pot and poured out the boiling water, then
she crumbled up the cooked liver with a bread knife and put it into her miso. It was as good a way as any to eat it, and might just
make it more tolerable.
�So, Kagome,� her mother questioned, bouncing Yukio lightly on her
lap. �What else can Yukio do?�
�Ummmm� he makes special sounds for when he�s hungry and
needs to be changed, and other things too. It�s like his own
little language. He�s really smart. He�s already learned not to bite me when
he�s nursing.�
�He has?�
the older woman said with a wistful sigh. �If only your brother had been so
easy. He drew blood on more than one occasion.�
Kagome
grimaced. �Ouch. Well, his jaws are really strong and if he bites me when he
has teeth, he could really hurt me so it was important that he learn not to do
that before he started teething.�
�He�s very
alert for a nine week old. I see him following your every move and responding
to your voice,� Mama noted.
�He
responds to scent as well, and he�s real sensitive to emotions. If I�m upset,
he starts to fuss and worry.�
�Does he
sleep through the night?�
�Ummm, mostly. Usually he�ll wake
me up once or twice because he�s hungry, but because he�s right in bed with me,
I don�t even have to get up, and sometimes he just feeds himself.�
�We should
get him a cradle while we�re out today.�
�Why?�
Kagome asked.
�What�s a
cradle?� Inuyasha questioned.
�It�s a
little bed for babies. It usually rocks back and forth, and babies sleep in
them,� Mama answered.
�Keh, we don�t need that. The pup sleeps with Kagome.�
�He
shouldn�t.�
�Why not?� both of them asked.
�Because it�s dangerous. Many babies die or get hurt when
they fall out of bed or their parents roll on them.�
�Bah!
Kagome won�t roll on him, and even if she did, she wouldn�t hurt him. He�s a
hanyou pup. He�s made of tougher stuff than human whelps.�
�She could
roll on his head and suffocate him, or he could get tangled up in the sheets
and strangle himself,� the older woman warned.
Inuyasha
snorted. �You think he�s that stupid? This pup knows better.�
�Still� as
he gets older, he�ll grow much larger and take up more room.�
�It�s okay.
Shippo still sleeps with me too.�
�Shippo?�
�The kitsune kit.�
�Oh, yes.
Now I remember him. How old is he?�
�He�s three
but he looks older.�
�Hmmm, I
see.�
Kagome
finished her miso. �Inuyasha says he�ll start
teething any day now, and he thinks he�ll be walking and talking by seven
months.�
�Seven
months? That�s early.�
�Not for a
hanyou,� Inuyasha said.
Kagome
stood up and put her dirty dishes in the sink. �I�m going to go take a bath.
I�ll be ready to go after that.�
�All right.�
Yukio made
a distressed sound and his eyes opened wide as he watched her leave the roop>
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�Here, give
the pup to me before he starts fussing because he can�t smell his mother,�
Inuyasha said, coming over to get him.
Mama Higurashi gave him the baby and the infant settled down
immediately, recognizing his father. He sat down and cuddled the baby while she
did the dishes. She watched him as he kept the baby entertained with fingers
and locks of hair.
�You make a
good father,� she commented fondly.
Inuyasha
shrugged. �I try.�
She nodded
and turned to the sink.
�I told her
you wanted to talk to her,� he said.
�Thank you.
I�ll try to talk with her while we�re out.�
�Kagome
likes shopping so I think she will be in a good mood.�
�Exactly.�
�I�m going
to take the pup back upstairs,� he told her.
�Alright.�
Hefting the
baby to his shoulder, Inuyasha stood and left the kitchen. Once upstairs, he
knocked on the door of the bathroom and waited for Kagome to acknowledge him.
�Yes?� came
her concerned voice.
�The pup
and I are going into your room. Is that okay?� he said.
�Ummm� yeah. It�s okay.�
�Alright then.�
Turning
away from the door and ignoring Yukio�s questioning gurgle at sound of his
mother�s voice, he carried the pup to Kagome�s room and lay down on the bed
beside him. He unwrapped the pup from his blanket and
put him on his back. The charm the old man had put on him was still around the
pup�s neck and he fingered the dark stone absently. Yukio kicked a little and
waved his fists, wanting attention. He was dry and fed after all, and that meant
playtime- at least until it was naptime. He took one tiny hand in his own and
let the pup draw the fingertip to his mouth. He felt the beginnings of lumps
forming on the pup�s gums, and knew teeth were not far behind.
�Teething
already, eh? You�d better not bite your mother,� he warned.
Yukio just
gurgled and half-barked a little yip. Inuyasha growled softly under his breath
and answered the pup with a small bark of his own, knowing the pup would
instinctively know the language of the inu-youkai.
Pups were born knowing the basics.
The pup�s
eyes opened wide as he smiled and laughed at his father. Inuyasha smiled back,
and lowered his nose to snuffle the pup�s belly playfully, mock growling and
snarling. Yukio responded with a high pitched happy squeal that was all human
because no youkai pup would ever make such a noise
that blasted poor inu-ears so badly. They were still
ringing when the pup grabbed two handfuls of hair and pulled.
�Ow ow ow ow ow!
Leggo! Leggo!� he
complained, trying to extract his hair from the pup�s fists, putting it behind
his shoulders and out of pup-reach.
Yukio
reacted to the loss by sticking his fist in his mouth and looking forlorn.
Inuyasha rubbed his belly in silent apology.
�You�re
growing fast, pup. I can see the difference in you already and you haven�t been
with us two weeks.
Yukio had
nothing to say in answer. The rubbing action on his belly was lulling him and
his eyes were growing sleepy. Inuyasha watched the big eyes open and close
slowly as the pup tried to fight sleep, but eventually lost the battle. His
little face relaxed as he fell asleep, his fist dropping from his mouth to land
on his chest. Inuyasha nuzzled his hair with his nose and covered him back up
with his blanket. The pup gave a soft sigh as Inuyasha closed his own eyes and
lightly dozed.
A short
time later, Kagome opened the bedroom door and slipped in.
�I have to
get some clothes. Don�t you dare peep,� she warned.
He cracked
his eyes open just a little bit to see her dressed in her robe with a towel
wrapped around her hair, but closed them quickly when she turned his way.
�I�m not
peeping,� he replied honestly. �At least, not anymore.�
�You�d
better not.�
He smiled,
his eyes still closed. It was an old joke between them because both had seen
the other naked on a number of occasions for various reasons, all accidental or
unavoidable. The incident with the Peach Man came to mind, and another time
when Kagome and Sango were bathing and they were attacked. Of course, Kagome
had seen him when Sesshoumaru�s toad had stolen Tessaiga when he and Miroku had been in the hot spring, and
also during the time Souta had tricked him into
getting into a steaming hot bath (he still didn�t know how modern humans could
tolerate such hot water!)
The most
recent time had been a few weeks before they killed Naraku.
The bastard had known his time was running out, and had sent a puppet to attack
them when he thought they were vulnerable. He and Miroku had been bathing when
the puppet blasted their camp, and there had been no time to worry about
anything but grabbing Tessaiga and running to protect
Kagome. He�d fought nude, heedless of his bare skin or the shocked looks from
the women, and sent the puppet back to hell with a series of Kaze no Kizus that had blasted it
into tiny pieces. Well, Kagome had helped too� and Sango, she�d gotten a few
good shots in with Hiraikoutsu, and Miroku with Kazanna until the Saimyoushou
showed up� but it�d been mostly him. Or at least, that�s how he remembered it.
When the
danger had passed, he had turned to make sure Kagome was alright. She�d blushed
furiously and screamed for him to sit, slamming him to the ground. Miroku had
tossed his clothes on top of him, making him realize the full gravity of what
had happened, and he�d been more mortified than the time he�d gone full youkai and slaughtered humans. Afterwards, however, it had
been the running joke for weeks, and a source of pride. Inuyasha could fight Naraku stark naked and still beat the shit out of him.
After that
incident, it sufficed to say that Kagome had seen all he�d had to offer, and
he�d stopped being body conscious around her. He still covered up for modesty�s
sake but after someone sees you slicing up an enemy with nothing on except a
sword and a wicked smile, it took the mystery out of things. She�d relaxed a
little around him as well. The last time he�d rushed in on her at the hot
springs, she�d only sat him once, and the time here, when he�d come in while
she was feeding Yukio, she hadn�t sat him at all.
�Hmmm, maybe� maybe she doesn�t mind so much
anymore if I see her naked,� he thought.
Of course,
with the pup and the new closeness they were sharing, it was only natural for
him to once again entertain fantasies of what it would be like to be
with
Kagome. In fact, he was more hopeful for a more intimate and permanent
relationship with her than he had been in a very long time. This morning she�d
chosen him and Yukio without a moment�s hesitation. Did that mean she would
choose and accept all of him if he offered it? Sango had told him that she
would, but he�d told the taijiya that he�d never doom
Kagome to a life of danger and ridicule.
�But will her staying with me to raise the
pup be any different than if we were fully mates?�
The thought
gave him pause and he knew he needed to do some serious thinking.
In the
meantime, Kagome had gathered the clothing she�d wanted and headed back out to
the bathroom to dress. She returned a few minutes later with her mother behind
her.
�Mama wants
me to bring Yukio along with us,� she told him.
That made his eyes flare open wide. �What?�
�She has a
hat for him to hide his ears,� she said, picking up Yukio�s baby sling and her
bag with his clean diapers.
�You�re
going to take the pup out there with you?� he asked with alarm.
She blinked
at him. �Yes. Why? Is there something wrong with my taking him? He�ll need to
be fed in a few hours anyway. It�s better if he�s with me.�
�Because your world is hard on my senses. What will it do to
the pup?�
�Oh� Well,
we�ll try it and if he�s too fussy and unhappy, I�ll bring him back, okay?�
He looked
at the sleeping pup, his face full of concern.
�I don�t
know��
Kagome
giggled and gave him a scratch behind his ears. �Don�t worry, Otou. Kaa-san won�t let anything
happen to Baby.�
�Feh. Oyaji,�
he corrected again.
She gave
him another fond look, but picked up Yukio, covered his head with a little blue
knit cap, and put him in his sling. He made a gurgling sound and a sigh, but
otherwise did not stir. She put the sling on and positioned it so the pup was
against her front, slightly to the left, then she moved to leave.
Inuyasha
stood and followed her and her mother to the outside doors.
�You�ll
come back if he starts to fuss and cry?� he asked, a growing worry in his guts.
She was taking the pup out into that stinking, noisy place he hated.
�Yes. I�ll
bring him back the moment is starts to object. I promise.�
�Protect
his ears. Your town is too loud.�
�I will. I
will. Stop fussing,� she assured, putting on her shoes.
�Do you
have his diapers?� he asked, walking with her and her mother as they crossed
the shrine grounds. Mama Higurashi was giving him
amused looks and he could tell she was trying to keep from laughing.
Kagome
patted her bag. �Yes. I have clean diapers, cleaning cloths and moss.�
�And you�ll
be back at lunchtime? Remember you have to study for your test.�
�Yes. We�ll
be back by one. If you get hungry, you know how to make yourself some ramen,
right?� she asked.
�Boil water
on the gas stove, put it in the cup, count to 90,� he replied.
�Right.�
�And you
have everything you need to feed him?�
She gave
him an incredulous look. �I have my breasts. What else do I need?�
1'> Mama
snickered behind him.
�Something
to cover yourself with, woman,� he snapped back,
irritated at being laughed at even as he was taking off his haori.
�Here, take this.�
�I really
don�t need it. I have my jacket,� she answered, indicating the light blue coat
she wore.
�But you always wear this when you nurse��
�Still, it smells like me, and it�s strong and will protect the pup,� he
insisted, shoving it at her until she took it, folding it and slipping under
the strap of the baby sling.
�Thank you,
Inuyasha. We�re going now,� she said, looking a little miffed.
They�d come
to the steps and the shrine archway. Mama walked ahead, giving him a moment
alone with Kagome.
�You�ll be
careful?� he asked.
Her
impatient look faded and she stroked his cheek gently. �I promise. Everything
will be fine.�
�Come back
safe,� he whispered, touching his forehead to hers.
�We will.�
He gave her
a quick hug then let her go.
�I�ll watch
the clock. If you�re a minute later than one, I�ll come looking for you,� he
warned.
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