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Tainted	By : Tassanaburrfoot Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Shichi'nintai (The Band of Seven) > Shichi'nintai (The Band of Seven) Views: 12465 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Inuyasha held out his hand and helped the girl out of the well. She hadn’t stopped crying since they left their friends back at the village. Once she was safely through the well, she practically collapsed in his arms. The hanyou did not know what else to do besides hold her.
It had been decided that she would stay in her own time for the duration of the pregnancy. Though this promised to set them back, and give Naraku a chance for ultimate power, there was little else they could do. Defeating Naraku without Kagome was, not only improbable, but impractical.
He let her sob into his haori, knowing she had to be hurting. He was hurting, too. It hadn’t occurred to him how deeply he had fallen for Kagome. Having her kidnapped had been worse than all the fights he had ever been in, but this sorrow she displayed… it cut him even more deeply.
He knew she wasn’t just sad about leaving her friends for a few months. Hell, she had been taken from them for four months, what was a few more? No. She was upset over the death of that damn mercenary.
Inuyasha bit back a growl. He had no idea what that bastard had done to her. He wasn’t even certain he wanted to know. Regardless, the asshole had taken Kagome’s one gift. He had stolen it from her and replaced it with his seed. The biggest problem was Kagome didn’t see it that way.
Yes, he took my gift, Inuyasha, but he replaced it with an even better gift. Those words echoed in his mind like a seashell against stone. How could she think this child was a gift? It was like she did not even care that her gift had been taken at all!
Miroku had told Inuyasha to not feel betrayed. It wasn’t Kagome’s fault what had happened and she’s coping with it the best way she knew how.
Inuyasha had scoffed at the monk. He had already known it wasn’t Kagome’s fault and Inuyasha wasn’t blaming her. He would never blame her for something like this! Kagome would never betray Inuyasha. That was one of the things he loved about her…
The hanyou took a deep breath and gently pulled her away as he felt her sobs subsiding. He tilted her chin up with a finger so he could look into her bright blue eyes. “Hey,” he said softly. “You ready to go to the house?”
She wiped her eyes with the palms of her hands and nodded. “You’ll…” she stammered, “you’ll st-stay with m-me, right?”
He gave her a soft smile. “I already told ya. I’m gonna be here until that little runt’s born. I ain’t goin’ anywhere,” he promised her.
She gave him a watery smile and allowed him to lead her out of the well house. As they stepped outside, they almost ran right into Sota. Kagome and Sota froze as they stared at one another. While there was surprise in the boy’s eyes, Kagome looked about ready to start crying again. Inuyasha prepared himself for the outburst.
“Kagome!” the boy hollered suddenly before throwing himself at his sister.
The priestess pulled her brother into a tight hug. There were tears of joy streaming down both of their faces. “Oh, Sota!” the miko cried. “Oh, I’ve missed you so much!”
The sound of Kagome’s name managed to draw the attentions of both her mother and grandfather. Her grandfather peeked out from his temple before running as quickly as he could towards the girl. Her mother had been in the kitchen and dashed out the moment she heard Sota scream her daughter’s name.
As the family was pulled together in a tearful reunion, Inuyasha took a step back. He knew this was meant to be a moment for the family and he didn’t feel right joining in.
Kagome’s mother glanced up and made eye contact with him. She broke away from the small group and approached the hanyou. Without warning, she hugged him. Inuyasha froze, unsure of what he was supposed to do.
“Thank you,” she whispered to him. “Thank you for bringing her home safe.”
The hanyou blushed as he gazed over at Kagome. His eyes begged her to help him. “Uh…” he hesitated as he gently patted the woman’s back. “It was…”
Kagome glanced at the two and gave Inuyasha a sad smile. Deciding to rescue him, she placed a hand on her mother’s shoulder. “There is something we should talk about, but,” she said, “I’d rather do it in the house.”
Her mother looked at her with troubled eyes, but willingly followed as her daughter led them inside. They gathered around the table, each person a bit apprehensive about what was coming. It was Grandfather who broke the silence. “So where have you been, Kagome? Are you finished over there?”
The miko shook her head. “Inuyasha and I are taking a reprieve for a little while,” she told them. “We all are. These past few months have been hard on all of us.”
“None more so than Kagome,” Inuyasha commented as he folded his arms inside his haori.
That statement got everyone’s attention. “What happened?” Mrs. Higurashi asked in a hushed voice.
Kagome closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “I was…” she started, but hesitated.
She glanced at Inuyasha for support. He gave a single nod of encouragement and she tried again. “I was kidnapped.”
Mrs. Higurashi gasped as Grandpa frowned. He looked at Inuyasha. “I’m guessing you killed the bastard?” he asked.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. As Kagome began to protest, he placed a calming hand on her arm. “Kagome.”
She shook her head as a new set of tears began to fall. “H-he didn’t des-deserve it. Bankotsu was-was a g-good man!” she sobbed before burying her face in Inuyasha’s sleeve.
The hanyou closed his eyes and took a calming breath. Count to ten, he told himself.
This isn’t Kagome’s fault. Anything she says cannot be taken seriously. She was tainted. Her only source of comfort had been Bankotsu for four months. What she says is not her fault.
“Kagome, if the idiot kidnapped you, then he must not have been much of a good man,” her grandfather continued. “Good men don’t kidnap young girls and keep them for four months.”
Kagome shook her head in denial as she glanced up at her grandfather. “You don’t know him!” she shouted. “You don’t know who he was or how he was. He was…”
“He was a scallywag who kidnapped my granddaughter!” the old man interrupted, banging his fist on the table in anger. “I don’t know what that man did to you to make you think otherwise, but I don’t need to have known him personally to know his character. It was a dishonorable thing he did to you. Very dishonorable!”
The entire time the man yelled, Kagome continued to shake her head. Inuyasha could smell the increase of her anxiety and knew it was close to reaching a dangerous level. The hanyou stood up, quelling the man with a glare and a growl.
“You don’t know what she’s been through,” he snarled, staring at the old man. “I met Bankotsu. I fought him. He was prideful and greedy, I’ll give you that. On the battlefield, he fought dirty. But his anger was at me. The only reasons he came after me was because he and his men were hired to do so. I killed his men and he wanted revenge. Kagome was an innocent bystander who got hurt because of that. Now shut up and let her finish!”
Kagome tugged on Inuyasha haori and he sat back down. She buried her face in his haori again and he held her while she sobbed. He exchanged glares with the old man and dared him to say anything else.
Mrs. Higurashi placed a hand on her heart. She glanced at the old man. “Please be kind, Father,” she said. “We may not care for this Ban-Bankotsu, but Kagome does. She’s really hurting.”
There were so many things Inuyasha wanted to say about that statement, but he knew now wasn’t the time. Instead, he focused on helping Kagome bring her anxiety down by holding her and rubbing her back.
It was so hard for him. Inside, he felt his heart breaking, but he knew he had to stay strong for Kagome. This was about her, about healing her and helping her to get better. He needed to be there for her when she had the baby. He needed to help her get her mind set and focused back on Naraku. With any luck, he may even be able to help her forget about Bankotsu, though he doubted it.
The Kagome he held in his arms was a different person than the one he knew. Her scent would be forever tainted by that dead mercenary. And it wasn’t just her scent. It was her life, her emotions. Everything about her was now permanently tainted.
It took her a while for her sobs and anxiety to finally subside enough that she could pull away from Inuyasha. Her mother handed her a glass of water, which she greedily drank. She closed her eyes to savor the taste for a moment.
When she spoke, her voice was cracked and hoarse. She said softly, “I don’t expect any of you to understand. During my time with Bankotsu, I got to know him. He was a human being who became lost somewhere along the way. He allowed greed and anger to control his destiny and, in the end, it destroyed him. He was loyal and kind to those he considered his allies. He had a good sense of humour, too, though it was a bit morbid at times…”
She became silent again as she took another sip of her water. Everyone remained quiet as they waited for her to continue. She stared at her cup. “In the end,” she told them, her voice still broken, “he let me go. It wasn’t Inuyasha who rescued me. Bankotsu had to let me go. He and his brethren were given a mission and they were on borrowed time. Like Inuyasha said, many of them had already been killed, though they did not die by Inuyasha’s hand.”
“No, but he blamed me for their deaths,” the hanyou pointed out.
She nodded and had a peculiar look on her face. “I still don’t know why he did,” she said. “I suppose it was because he saw you as the leader of our group, therefore you were the one responsible. I don’t know what Naraku told him about you, but it must have been…”
Inuyasha sniffed. “He knew about Kikyo and about me being pinned to that tree.”
It seemed a light had dawned on her and she nodded. “That must have been it, then,” she mumbled. “He must have seen a kindred spirit in you. Someone who wanted power, but was unable to attain it. And I suppose the way Naraku spoke of you led Bankotsu to think of you as the leader.”
The hanyou shrugged. “Tell Sesshomaru and Koga that,” he huffed.
This drew a laugh out of Kagome as she shook her head. “I think those two would be quite insulted,” she said.
She turned her attention back to her family. “Anyway,” she whispered, “he knew what was coming and he didn’t want me to get hurt. So, he let me go. He wanted me to return here, but he knew how important my own mission was. So, he consigned to the idea that I would return to the Feudal Era, at least until my mission is complete. Either way, he wanted to keep me safe.”
Inuyasha nodded, but said nothing. He remembered Bankotsu’s last words and was slowly starting to realize what they had meant. Take care of her.
“But why?” Mrs. Higurashi asked. “Do you think he fell in love with you?”
Kagome shrugged. “I think he… just…”
Inuyasha knew how hard this was for her. He pulled her into hug and held her. With a very heavy heart, the hanyou finished what she had been trying to say, “Kagome is going to have his child.”

The fallout of Inuyasha’s statement had been incredible. Kagome had continued to tell her mother of their plans. Luckily, Mrs. Higurashi agreed to keep the child while Kagome was in the Feudal Era. At first, her grandfather was wary about the child, but he couldn’t blame an innocent child for the sins of its father.
Kagome tried going to a counselor, but it was no use. The several she tried all believed she was hallucinating and making up a world to cope with being raped. Nothing she said would convince them otherwise.
She finally gave up and spent most of her days catching up on schoolwork and lounging around the house with Inuyasha. To her surprise he had become extremely attentive to her every need. Though he claimed it was because he wanted to “get this over with,” she knew he worried over her.
The little boy was born on a cold, rainy Wednesday morning. He was two months premature and Kagome feared he wouldn’t make it.
By the grace of the gods, she was able to bring her son home after three months. Though she worried about him and did not wish to leave him, Kagome’s mother reminded her of her duty.
“He’ll be ok,” her mother promised. “And you know you can always return to visit.”
Kagome had nodded and, heart clenched tight, finally decided to return to the Feudal Era. It was time to end Naraku once and for all. And end him, they did. Kagome wished away the completed Shikon Jewel and returned to her own era.
As she rocked her baby to sleep, she glanced at the photograph on her nightstand. She smiled. “Look at what we made, Bankotsu. Isn’t he beautiful?”
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