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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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Website: http://www.wordsmiths.net/Botta

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Chapter Eight

�Hmmmmm,�
Kaede said, her face serious
and thinking. �And you say Kagome just started making milk for the baby?�
Inuyasha nodded even as the object
of their conversation sat not a meter from them, red haori
draped over her shoulders and Yukio nursing noisily in the small hut.
�Yes. One morning her scent was
different and then she said she was wet and wanted the pup. When I gave him to
her, she put him to her breast and he started nursing,� Inuyasha replied.
�But that was nothing new, Kaede-obachan,� Kagome interrupted. �Yukio often squirmed
under my pajama top and tried to get milk from me. The difference was that this
time, there was actually milk there for him. It was just a little at first, but
I�ve been making more and more, and he�s been feeding more often, about six
times a day now, almost every four hours, except at night.�
Kaede
nodded. �Your body is adapting to the baby�s needs.�
�Kaede-baba,�
Inuyasha said. �Do you know why this happened?�
�Hmmm� it�s not unheard of for a
woman to make milk for a baby that is not hers, although usually it happens in
a woman who has already had at least one child. It is not understood why it
happens or how, but sometimes a woman can force milk to come by letting a baby
nurse from her,� the elderly miko responded.
�So you�re saying that by letting
Yukio nurse from me all those times, I actually forced my body to make milk?�
Kagome asked.
�That is one explanation, however,
if it is, then it would be the first time I have seen it in a young maiden who
has never borne a child.�
�It was suggested that Kagome�s miko powers might have something to do with it,� Inuyasha
added.
�It is possible, but more likely it
is Kagome�s loving heart.�
Inuyasha digested the reply, his
face intent. �So� she wanted to feed him.�
�On some level of her mind, yes,
and her body answered her wish by making milk.�
�Wish?� Kagome
repeated, a sudden frightening thought entering her mind. �Kaede-sama,
could� could the Shikon shards have done this?�
�Unlikely, child,� came the
immediate answer. �The Shikon no Tama can grant
wishes and increase an individual�s power. However, in order to do that one
must either implant or touch the shards or channel power through them. You do
not do any of those things.�
Kagome sighed with relief. She�d
been involved with the cursed jewel too long not to be wary of any
possible influence it might have, no matter how benign it might seem at first.
�Well, that makes me feel a lot
better,� she admitted.
Yukio made a noise that sounded
like a combination of a whimper and a soft bark. It was his signal for �next
please� and he only made it when it was time for her to switch nipples for him.
Kagome responded appropriately and soon he was happily eating away.
True to Inuyasha�s prediction, she
had only had to scruff Yukio three times before he figured out that it was the
biting that was getting him punished. But what�s a poor pup to do when the
breast runs dry? He began to emit a little whimper in anticipation of being
punished and soon the noise was all he needed to make. He quickly customized it
to be unique from any other sound he made, and only made it once to signal
Kagome to give him the other breast. He had a separate sound for when he was
finished, or at least when the milk was all gone, that prompted her to burp and
cuddle him.
His adaptation proved three things.
One: he was extremely intelligent, but that was already known. Two: he
understood the use of sound as a means of communicating; something that also
suggested that he would be talking a lot sooner than most babies. And three:
that he could count, or at least he knew that he only got switched between
nipples ONCE during a feeding, so he only needed to make the �next please�
noise once.
�But now, I have a whole new
problem,� she sighed.
�What�s that, Kagome?� Inuyasha
asked.
�Do you realize what day it is? I�m
supposed to go back tomorrow because I have three tests next week and I have to
go in to get my assignments. What am I going to do with Yukio?� she complained.
Inuyasha huffed. �Well, it�s obvious isn�t it? You can�t go. You�ll have to stay
here.�
�Inuyasha,� she growled in a tone
of voice that usually preceded a string of �osuwari�s.
�That is not an option and you know it.�
�What are you going to do with the
pup then? You don�t know if you can take him through the well. And what are you
going to do with all your milk?� he replied, his voice almost -almost- a whine.
�I don�t know. I suppose I�ll have
to try to take him with me.�
�Who will watch him while you�re in
school?�
�I dunno. Mama or
Jii-chan probably.�
Inuyasha gaped at her. �You�re not
leaving our pup with either of them! They don�t know the first thing about
caring for a hanyou pup.�
�It�s not that different than
caring for a human baby. He eats, sleeps and dirties his diaper,� Kagome
replied drolly.
�No. I won�t have it. Kagome, I
refuse,� he stated firmly, folding his arms defiantly.
�You refuse, huh. Well then I guess
you�re going with me.�
�Eh?�
�Well, I�m going home no matter
what you say. I�m going to try to take Yukio with me. I suspect that I�ll be
able to as long as I carry him. Since you refuse to let my mother or grandfather
watch Yukio, it stands to reason that the only other person able to do it is
you,� she clarified reasonably.
Inuyasha sputtered indignantly.
�I�m not going to your world just to play babysitter!�
�And why not?
Yukio is your son as much as he is mine and that means being responsible for
him no matter where we are.�
Kaede
chuckled. �She speaks true, Inuyasha.�
�You stay out of this, baba!� he snapped.
�Hey! What did I say about cursing
in front of the baby?� Kagome warned.
�What? I�m not allowed to say �baba� anymore?�
�Well� it is rather rude��
�I�m rather rude! Or so
you and the others keep telling me. And don�t try to change the subject!�
Kagome sighed. �Inuyasha.
You know I have to go. I can�t miss the tests and I have to get my school work.
Please, don�t fight me on this. Don�t make me subdue you in order to go home. I
hate doing it.�
Inuyasha scowled and looked away. �Feh.�
Kagome knew him well enough to know
that his �feh� meant that she would get her way. As
always, it was an empty victory because half the time she was fighting to
return to a place she really didn�t want to return to. Oh it was
wonderful to see her family and enjoy all the luxuries of the modern era, but
as for the rest� for school and tests and seeing her girlish friends who never
thought about anything more serious than make-up, boys and hair� She�d seen and
done too much in the past two years for them to be able to relate to her, and
she had long ago outgrown them.
Yukio made his �I�m finished� noise
and she drew him up, cuddling him and burping him gently. He�d taken to
snuffling her and gurgling into her neck when she patted him, his soft warm
breath tickling her skin, and it always pulled on her heart-strings when he did
it. She adored the infant completely and loved him as much as she had come to
love Inuyasha.
�And what about this? What will my friends think of me having a
baby? It�ll be bad enough with Mama at first, but how could they ever
understand? My place really is here with Inuyasha. Every time I go back I
realize that I belong there less and less.
�But
how can I leave my family? And what of the end of our Quest?
We will find all the shards and we will complete The Shikon
no Tama. But what will happen then? Will Kikyou come to claim her former lover
and rob Yukio of his second father- the only father he is going to remember?
What will become of me? Of us?�
Yukio, ever sensitive to his
adoptive mother�s moods, began to fret and fuss.
�Oi, is
the pup okay?� Inuyasha asked, hearing the noises of distress.
Kagome bounced him a little bit and
cooed. �I think he just has a little gas,� she lied.
They were quiet for a few minutes
as Kagome patted and soothed the distressed baby. When he settled, Inuyasha
spoke softly.
�So... tomorrow.
The well. What are we going to do about the well?�
�What about the well?� Kagome
asked.
He gave her an irritated look.
�What do we do if it won�t let him through? And how do we test it without
risking his safety?�
She looked at the baby who was now
trying to doze. �Oh. Ummm... I thought I�d just hold him to my chest when I jumped
in.�
�And have him
splatter all over the bottom of the well if you go through but he doesn�t?�
Her eyes opened wide. �I hadn�t
thought of it that way.�
�We have to think of a way to keep
him from getting hurt if he can�t go through.�
�Ummm...
maybe you could lower me into the well and put me down slowly, that way if he
can�t go through, he�ll just be left behind at the bottom of the well.�
Inuyasha nodded, noticing a coil of
rope on the hut floor. �That might work.� He pointed to the rope. �Kaede-baba?�
�Go ahead, Inuyasha,� the older
woman replied.
Inuyasha picked up the rope and
inspected it. �If we make a harness with this and put it around you, I could
lower you into the well.�
�And I can hold Yukio above my head
so my hands will be the last thing to go through.�
�Maybe the monk can stand at the
bottom and be ready to catch him if he gets stuck,� Inuyasha suggested,
�But what if that happens? What if
he gets stuck? What do we do?�
Inuyasha looked at her, but had no
answer, or rather she knew what he�d say, but he wasn�t about to voice it for
fear of getting sat.
�I have to go. You know I do,� she
insisted.
He sighed and lowered his eyes.
�Then I will stay with the pup and care for him until you get back. He can eat
the gruel again if he has to. I don�t know what you are going to do with all of
your milk. What if you dry up with no pup to nurse on you?�
�I can pump it. Make my body think
he�s still nursing.�
�And do what with it?�
�Throw it away I guess. It�ll spoil
before I have a chance to bring it back, unless I freeze it.�
Inuyasha looked stricken. �You�d
just... throw your milk out?�
Kagome shrugged. �I don�t know what
else I could do with it. If I don�t pump it then I might dry up, and if he�s
not there to nurse from me...�
He looked away, his face sad and
Kagome didn�t know why it affected him so strongly. His forlorn expression
struck her in her heart and she ached.
�But listen, Inuyasha. I don�t
think it�s going to be an issue. I think the well will let him through because
one of us will be carrying him. We carry things through the well with us all
the time. I don�t see how this is any different.�
�We�ve never tried to carry
anything living through,� he pointed out.
�True, but I do think it will be
okay. Kaede-obachan, what do you think?�
�Hmmmm, I
think there is a good chance that the well will recognize the baby as belonging
to you and Inuyasha, and let him through,� the old miko
replied sagely.
Kagome looked at her, then at
Inuyasha. �See. Kaede feels the same way I do. I
think it is going to be fine.� She looked down at Yukio and stroked his ears.
�I just don�t know what I am going to do with him if he can go through. My
mother� We�ll have to explain to her right away, and even then she�ll probably
be very upset.�
�Bah! Your mother is a good woman,
and a good mother. She will understand,� Inuyasha answered.
�Inuyasha�� she gasped, pleased
that he had such a high opinion of her mother.
�I think our biggest concern is
getting the pup through the well. Once he is safely through the well, the rest
will be taken care of by me,� he assured.
�I know, and I�m sure it won�t be a
problem. The well will let Yukio through; I�m sure of it.�
�We�ll find out tomorrow, won�t
we,� he answered, standing. �For now, I am going hunting. You need more liver.
There is liver in your time, yes, Kagome?�
She made a face. �Yes� but, I don�t
think I want to eat it. It is different here. There are no chemicals or
preservatives in the food here. Back home food is processed and treated, and
animals are fed questionable food. I don�t think the liver of my time will be
as good as the liver here.�
He gave her a ing ing look. �You
just want to get out of eating it. I�m on to you, wench,� he teased, a wry
smile on his lips.
�I�m serious, Inuyasha. I eat the liver
you bring me here, but I have doubts about the liver at home.�
�Feh,
then I�ll just hunt enough here to bring enough liver to your time. We know we
can take food across the well both ways.�
Kagome gasped as a memory hit her.
�That�s right. I brought those youkai himono with me that one time. They were alive.�
�Hmmm.
Well, we should still be careful and lower you in,� he answered.
�Of course.
I want to be safe.�
He gave her a tender smile and
exited the hut, leaving her alone with Yukio and Kaede.

The following day was quite the
production in Kagome�s opinion. It seemed Inuyasha weaved and reweaved and re-reweaved the
harness from Kaede�s rope about four dozen times
before he was satisfied that it would hold without biting into her armpits. She
didn�t see any difference in the multiple permutations he came up with but
wisely kept her mouth shut. She�d long ago learned never to interfere with a
hanyou on a �mission.�
When the time came, she wrapped up
Yukio and packed her bag, and the whole entourage, Kaede
included, made their way to the Bone-Eater�s Well. Miroku climbed down into the
well and stood at the bottom. He would be there to catch Yukio the moment he
hit solid ground if the well didn�t let him through. The others watched as
Inuyasha put the harness on Kagome, then put it on her again, then put it on
her again, until she snapped and threatened to �sit� him if he didn�t stop
messing with it. While his fussing and protective worry was endearing, it was
getting on her nerves. Then she put her bag on her back, picked up Yukio and
sat on the edge of the well. She leaned over the edge and waited until the
harness pulled tight, then she let go of the ledge, allowing Inuyasha to lower
her down.
She saw Miroku waiting at the
bottom and smiled at him, a sudden nervousness hitting her. What if the well didn�t
let Yukio though? Underneath her, she already began to see the flashes of light
that signaled the opening of the time slip and Miroku�s
shocked face as he witnessed it up close for the first time. The ground beneath
him, of course, stayed perfectly solid, but as her feet reached the bottom,
they sunk right in. In keeping with the plan, she lifted Yukio above her head
thankful that he was being quiet because �mother was moving� and closed her
eyes, cringing as she began to go into the slip.
�Please,
please, please...� she silently begged. �Please
let him through.�
The feel of him never left her
hands as she felt herself be fully engulfed by the time slip. Then the harness
went slack and she was free falling, Yukio still in her hands, and she knew
that Inuyasha had released the rope the moment the well let Yukio pass with
her. Elation filled her and she drew the baby to her chest, allowing herself to
fall through time and land, still cradling him, on the other side.
�Whew,� she sighed, allowing the
tension she�d been feeling to fade out of her body. �Well, one obstacle down...
a bon mon more to go.�
Beside her the time slip opened and
Inuyasha came through, his face belying his worry and then his relief at seeing
them both safe.
�Heh,� he
said, a cocky smirk on his lips. �So it worked. I knew
it would.�
She stood up, rolling her eyes. �Of course. Never any doubts,� she said dryly.
He took her backpack, slinging it
over one shoulder, and put his arm around her, smiling as he lifted her up out
of the well. Kagome paused as he slid open the well-house doors, her heart
catching in her throat. She knew what lay beyond those innocent-looking doors.
The time had come to face her mother.
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