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Love\'s Consequences	By : Sylean Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Naraku/Kagome Views: 10440 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Love's Consequences
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha nor do I make any profit from this story.
Warning: Spoiler alerts! Just make sure you've seen the whole series, Final Act and Movies included, for I touch upon pretty much everything at one point or another.
Warning: There will be lemons in this story later on. Also, there will be character deaths in this story at a later time.
Chapter 20: Compounded Loss
Warning: This chapter touches upon very heart-wrenching topics; depending on personal experiences, it may not be an easy read. Minor-ish Character Death!
(A/N: +3-4 years)
Trips between times through the well grew more and more spaced, but Kagome did still return to restock on a few irreplaceable luxuries every now and then, as well as to see her family while she could. She had to be careful, though, and wrote down each date she came back for future reference. Last thing she needed was to run into herself in 500 years, as funny as that could potentially be.
Reaching down to pack another heavy bag of miscellaneous supplies to the well house, an unmistakable twinge shot across her senses. It was the sharp touch of a demonic aura! She knew demons were here, but had never seen one, and had no way of knowing if this one was friendly or not. With Naraku waiting for her on the other side, and no bow to be found, she was all but helpless. This aura was unfamiliar, definitely not one of her friends; were they after the jewel? She fisted it at her chest and cast her gaze in every direction trying to figure out which visitor to the shrine was the demon. Was it that man praying, or the couple admiring the flowers, or perhaps the children running in the courtyard? She felt so vulnerable, but she couldn't draw attention and risk getting other people hurt, then she saw it. Striding across the courtyard with a smile creasing perfect red lips; Kagome's heart rate accelerated, as she was sure this demon was here for her life. Kagome scanned her over, taking in every detail unbelievingly, 'No, it couldn't be, it's impossible.'
"Lady Kagome," the perfect feminine voice startled her out of her shock, "I am Orora (Aurora). I come with a message about the Skikon jewel." Kagome's eyes stayed wide, trying to take the sight in and make sense of it. "I wish to protect a single shard for you, to keep the jewel from becoming whole and sending you back to this time prematurely." Kagome only clutched the gem around her neck tighter, remembering all too well what it could do to a demon; remembering what Magatsuhi could do to a demon. "Worry not," and that's when Kagome felt it, holy power, very similar to her own, "for I will not be influenced by the shard myself."
"But, you're a demon," Kagome babbled at the confounding sensation of both holy aura and demonic power swirling together around them.
"Yes, I am, roughly three-quarter demon," Orora clarified with a sly grin.
"Three-fourths, how could…" Kagome tried to calculate the possible lineage of this being in front of her, but still came up with gaps. The demonic markings Kagome had been gawking at the whole time gave her half of Orora's parentage, but where did the holy power come from? Mathematically, in order to get three-fourths demon blood, her full-demon parent had to mate a half demon. A half demon?! Was this, could this possibly be, her and Naraku's...
Orora waited with the same patience of her ancestors; with a smile on her face, she watched Kagome's eyes light up with an answer before speaking, "It is nice to meet you, Grandmother."
"Gr-grandma?" Kagome nearly fainted.
"There is much I have to speak with you on."
(A/N: +5-6 years)
Kagome had been instilled from her sexual education classes with the notion that it was insanely easy to get pregnant, but it had taken her and Naraku several years of trying before she finally saw those two blue lines. Months of abiding by superstitions in regards to positions and just the right timing finally paid off. No one in the village understood what was so important about the little white stick, but it certainly had Kagome in a fantastic mood.
Kagome came barreling down the hill towards the village giggling like a maniac and waving her little white stick around animatedly. Too excited to wait for her friend to emerge from her hut, she dashed in and nearly tackled her in a crushing hug, "Sango, look! I'm pregnant! I'm finally going to have a baby!" The hug was eagerly returned as Sango congratulated her overexcited friend. Kagome had already talked with her extensively about the trouble they had seemed to have conceiving, which only made this even more monumental, seeing as Sango knew how long they had been trying.
News spread fast, greeted by some villagers with vigor and others with terror. The village would soon have a little half-demon running around, one of Naraku's blood. Those who knew and trusted Kagome knew she could keep the little devil-to-be under strict control, they had seen first hand how she "tamed" her deadly mate from what he used to be and how she handled an ever mischievous fox kit. Those not so well acquainted with her expertise, however, met the prospect with revulsion and dreaded the outcome, not that they were brave enough to say anything to the demon sympathizers of the village.
The word had been rather shocking to Inuyasha when he returned to the village from who knew where. It never seemed to click in his mind that all the activities he stumbled into witnessing were eventually going to lead to, to this. He avoided the situation for a few more days before finally deciding to go say… something, to Kagome, except, he couldn't seem to find her. Only a few weeks after Kagome had told Sango the news, and thus had it spread around the village, the hyper, sociable girl had practically disappeared. There was no more giggling, no more prancing around the village, just gone. Sango assumed she was preparing things at the shiro, since Kagome had been waiting for so long and was probably just "nesting." Shippo mentioned she might just be taking it easy to avoid morning sickness he had been witness to. And Miroku, he had his own perverted guess of why they hadn't been seen for some time yet.
Growing impatient, Inuyasha eventually just decided to go see for himself. He followed her scent to where it had been recently, Kaede's hut, but the old woman refused to tell him anything; only repeating that now was not the best time. Ignoring her warning, he continued following the scent and was not surprised that it led straight to Naraku's barrier. He still didn't understand how Kagome could control it with her powers, but smirked at the thought of her actually being stronger than Naraku. Scenting the air inside and listening carefully, he made sure he wasn't going to see anything unpleasant. Their scents were in the same area, but nothing was going on. Naraku came into view first, just leaning up against a doorway.
"I still say you're impotent," Inuyasha mocked the far too unresponsive demon. "Took you long enough to get her pupped." With his demon hearing, Inuyasha had easily overheard Kagome talking about their difficulties with Sango and Kaede.
"You may bring this up to me as often as you like," Naraku still did not even move to look at Inuyasha, "but do not speak of it to Kagome."
It was then that Inuyasha finally identified the solemn tone Naraku had taken on, 'Huh? Is he upset about this?'
Inuyasha's lingering presence was enough for Naraku to identify his confusion. The dog always wanted to know what was going on, even if he didn't outright say it, and if it would keep him from accidentally hurting Kagome, "Her power does not harm me, but an unborn, demonic child…" Naraku looked away, having difficulty saying it out loud. "It did not have the resistances required to withstand her womb."
Inuyasha's eyes grew wide at what Naraku just admitted; Kagome had miscarried their child, "Whoa, I see. Does she know?"
Did she know? It was her body, of course she knew! Bypassing the typical sarcastic comment that would normally have followed that statement, Naraku explained slowly, "She is... distraught." He had tried consoling her, but she couldn't seem to stand seeing him, and nothing he said or did had any effect. He wondered if she blamed him for it; blamed him for not giving her a strong enough child.
Never before had Inuyasha ever seen Naraku show any emotion beside anger, but this, it was so raw and he wasn't even trying to hide it. If he hadn't caught on before, this was the proof he had been looking for for all these years: Naraku really did care about Kagome.
Before Naraku could react, Inuyasha unceremoniously brushed past him and roughly opened the sliding door that concealed Kagome in her chambers. His footsteps thundered in the thickened silence of the room, unheard by Kagome in her sorrow-dazed state. Dropping down on all fours, beside her, another whimper tore from her throat before Inuyasha spoke in his typical manner, "Hey, stop the crying already."
"Inu-yasha?" Kagome slowly looked up at her friend; her puffy red eyes struggling to focus on his golden gaze. Naraku stepped inside but stopped at the door, just watching to make sure Inuyasha didn't upset his mate further. He was already being far too rough on her in her sensitive state.
"Look, Naraku told me," Inuyasha blurted, and was confronted with Kagome's face distorting in distress at anyone else knowing what happened. Tears began welling up in her eyes, threatening to break and Naraku's glare at Inuyasha hardened. "And no one blames you!" The second half of his sentence delayed the waterworks, with only a whimper escaping.
"But it is my fault," Kagome admitted to the torturous truth. "I can't control my powers enough to not kill my children. I'm horrible, how could I…"
Having enough of Inuyasha's pressuring, Naraku walked over, crouching down to try and calm her guilt, "Your body perceived the demonic aura as a threat, and involuntarily eradicated it." He knew she had not done so intentionally, it was an instinctive reaction; she had no control over the outcome.
"But if I was trained," she continued, sniffling between words, "I wouldn't have killed our baby."
"Trained or not," Naraku scooped her up and her arms flew to embrace him back, "I doubt it would make a difference." They remained seated on the floor for a brief moment before he spoke again. "Where I stronger, the child may have survived."
"It's not your fault!" Kagome quickly blurted out, pulling back enough to look him in the eye.
"And nor is it yours," Naraku added resolutely, holding her gaze.
Inuyasha just smiled to himself as he stood and silently slipped out of the room, leaving them there in each other's arms. They would be all right. Kagome had always told him it was better to talk about feelings than to keep them bottled up, so that's what he made her do. By getting them talking, he managed to fix a problem even Naraku was stumped at. He finally "won," but it was of little consequence. He didn't go far, his slow amble only led him as far as the castle's entrance due to the weight on his mind, when Naraku appeared by his side roughly an hour later, "I suppose I am indebted to you now."
"Just keep her happy and we'll call it even," Inuyasha shrugged. He did not expect to be rewarded for helping Kagome, she was his best friend. "I didn't expect you to be upset about it too."
"Wouldn't you be, had you lost a pup?" Naraku posed the rhetorical question.
"Yes but..." Inuyasha trailed off, not sure how to word his thoughts.
"You thought me to be unfeeling," Naraku finished the sentence for him; he had heard it all before. This was the first time Inuyasha did not blurt out such accusations, actually.
"It was a surprise, is all," Inuyasha rephrased. The two remained quietly standing side by side, the silence surprisingly comfortable as both of their minds wandered.
"She is sleeping now," Naraku spoke, working his way towards a request. "It would calm her self-guilt if Kikyo were to provide training." Kikyo, no he was not fond of her one bit, but she was acquainted with Kagome and the most likely candidate to understand and assist with her situation. Some other priestess, even if he could find one more powerful, may choose to turn her away because of him. There were still vast distances between humans and demons outside this village.
"I'll tell her," Inuyasha agreed and Naraku nodded in thanks before walking off. "Where are you going?"
"To seek out a solution," he responded without looking back. He would search far and wide for word of a successful birth between a priestess and a demon, any rumor that would help. Perhaps her powers could be temporarily locked away or she could take a medicine to strengthen the child; there had to be something.
Finally venturing out of her room a few mornings later, with Inuyasha assisting her, Kagome headed towards Kaede's hut to ask if there was anything she could take for the pain. Her friend stuck around after Naraku took off and informed Kagome of her mate's intentions. He probably wouldn't be gone long, a few days at most; he didn't like their time apart to be too great, it made him moody. "Inuyasha," Kagome's hoarse voice cracked, "would you mind carrying me?" Her abdomen only hurt more and more with each step, making this trip highly counterproductive.
"Sure," he carefully scooped her up and tried not to jostle her as he carried her through the village. He paused when he saw a group of people crowded around the old woman's shack.
"What's wrong?" Kagome muttered. He sniffed at the air, but something didn't smell right. Kagome saw him wrinkle his nose and her concern rose. "Inuyasha?"
Walking from the depths of the crowd, Miroku's form became discernable, and Inuyasha called to him, "Hey Miroku, what's going on?"
"Inuyasha? Kagome?" he looked on curiously, he hadn't seen them like this in quite some time.
"Don't ask," Inuyasha headed off the question before Miroku could ask. He didn't need Kagome devolving into hysterics again.
"I just need to see Kaede," Kagome's sore throat protested use. "Is she busy?"
Miroku sighed heavily and his eyes seemed to glaze over, "I'm afraid, that will not be possible." Inuyasha's ears twitched atop his head, finally identifying why the scent was off. The scent of herbs and ointments, along with Kaede's constant interactions with injured and dying people masked her own deteriorating scent, but Inuyasha had caught a twinge of it on occasion. "She died in her sleep; one of the villagers found her this morning." Even now, he could barely smell her death in the hut.
"What? No! Kaede was so, so full of life," Kagome protested. Her passing was not surprising in any aspect; she had already lived longer than most people, but at this time, when Kagome was already so emotionally fragile… "Put me down, put me down!" Kagome struggled to get loose, tumbling out of Inuyasha's arms in the process and falling on her stomach. "Maybe I can still save her; I need to try!" Kagome scrambled frantically towards the house, ignoring Miroku's warning to not look; she had already had one death on her hands, and now she had been too absorbed in her own grief to be there for Kaede. Tears rushed down Kagome's face as she pushed passed the villagers crowding around the hut. There was a chance they had misdiagnosed her; people used to be buried alive by accident, right? When she finally got through, however, the sight left no doubt. It seemed Miroku had wanted to spare her the carnage; some time in the early morning, a crow must have flown in, for Kaede's one good eye was no longer in its socket.
Kagome collapsed to her knees and just sobbed into her hands, fresh tears pouring down her face when she had thought her ducts to be long dry. Inuyasha reached her and carried her back out of there, but halted when Miroku exclaimed that Kagome was bleeding. The scent assaulted his nose just as the white kimono rapidly stained crimson between her thighs. Their panic caught Kagome's attention and she directed Inuyasha to take her through the well, to the doctor's of her time; this much blood could prove fatal if it was not stemmed.
She buried her face in Inuyasha's fire rat robe as the wind rushed past them, trusting him to get her to safety. The path was familiar, up the hill, through the barrier, up and over the well, then down, down, crash! She looked up to still see the sky overhead, rather than the roof of the well house. This could not be happening! The well now refused her passage too! Panic welled in Kagome's mind and Inuyasha brought her back to the village, no doubt struggling to come up with a solution himself. He brought her to Sango and Miroku's hut, where he quickly explained the well had closed. She was laid down on a futon and Kagome began drifting in and out of consciousness as they worked quickly to determine how much blood she was losing. The bright red color had already wicked up the fabric clear to her breasts and the pain had only escalated. Her face grew paler by the minute and none of them knew what to do to stop the bleeding.
Inuyasha stumbled backwards out of the hut, his breathing growing labored as the thought of losing her registered in his mind. His breath caught painfully in his throat, his heart pounded in terror, and his claws pierced deeply into the flesh of his palms when an unmistakable scent wound around his senses. Like the miracle it was, the idea struck him, "I know what to do." He wasn't sure his feet had ever carried him this quickly as he sped towards Kagome's salvation; this was her only chance.
(A/N: Feel free to speculate about who Orora really is (from the start of this chapter), but don't expect answers anytime soon. She's just a major breadcrumb in the form of a minor character, but you will see her again. I know, it seems rather insignificant in the midst of this cliffhanger. Mwahaha, I'm so EVIL!)
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