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The Lucky Ones
By : isilwath
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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: Inuyashgomegome,
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.
Feedback to:
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Website: http://www.wordsmiths.net/Botta

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Chapter Nine

Kagome held
Yukio close to her chest as they approached the house. Inuyasha,
feeling her distress but not really understanding it, stayed close to her as
they walked across the shrine grounds. Just as they were approaching the
doors, they slid open and Souta ran out, almost
hitting them.
�Ittekimasu!� he was calling, then skidded to an abrupt halt
in front of them.
�Nee-chan!
Inu-no-niichan!! Mama! Nee-chan�s
back and she�s brought Inu-no-niichan with her!!�
Kagone
gulped, knowing her mother would now be waiting for her inside.
spanspan>�Souta,� she greeted, managing a strained smile.
�Nee-chan. It�s good to see you!�
her little brother enthused, then he noticed that
something had moved in his sister�s arms, something with ears, and his eyes
narrowed. �What�s that? Did you bring a puppy with you?�
Kagome
blushed. �Ahh... no, Souta...
Weren�t you on your way out?� she said, trying to distract him.
�I was just
going to Yugi�s house. What have you got, Nee-chan?�
�Ah, Kagome, Okaeri,� her mother greeted,
coming to the doors.
�Mama,� she
breathed, her heart catching in her throat.
Yukio took
that exact moment to let out a cry in response to her sudden fear. She saw her
mother�s eyes open wide and her face go pale. Kagome cringed, gripping Yukio
even tighter against her.
�Mama, I
can explain.�
�Kagome,
what have you done?� her mother demanded softly, disbelievingly.
Inuyasha
chose to make matters much much worse by saying
matter-of-factly, �Kagome�s mother, we have a pup now.�
If her
mother�s face could have gotten any paler, Kagome didn�t know, but she saw her
reach out to grip the edge of the door to keep herself
standing.
�Mama, it�s
not like that...�
�Come
inside, Kagome,� her mother interrupted in a voice that brooked no argument.
�Oh, nee-chan, I think you�re in trouble,� Souta
said, edging away. �I�m gonna go to Yugi�s house now.
Bye!�
The fifth-grader dashed off as fast as his
legs could carry him.
�Sheesh, what a
coward,� Kagome thought, then steeled herself to
face her mother�s wrath.
Mama had
already gone into the house and was waiting for her in the kitchen. Inuyasha stayed
close to her as she took off her shoes and slowly walked to her fate. Yukio was
fussing and fretting, and not making the situation any better.
�Here, give
him to me,� Inuyasha offered. �The scent of your worry is just making him
worse.�
Reluctantly,
she handed the baby over and he settled into Inuyasha�s arms, quieting
somewhat.
They
entered the kitchen and Kagome waited, her eyes down,
for her mother to speak.
�You have
two minutes to explain yourself, Kagome.�
�He�s an
orphan. Both his parents are dead. His mother lived long enough to bring him to
Kaede�s village. He�s a hanyou like Inuyasha.
Inuyasha and I... we�ve adopted him,� she blurted.
The older
woman looked at her, then at Inuyasha. �So he�s not yours and he�s not
Inuyasha�s,� she said.
�No. He is
an inu-youkai hanyou like Inuyasha and looks just
like him, but Inuyasha is not his father,� Kagome replied honestly.
�I see.�
�We�ve
taken him in. His name is Yukio,� she added.
�Yukio,�
her mother repeated.
There was a
short silence, then her mother sighed. �Kagome, how do
you intend to care for this child?�
She looked
up at her mother, feeling some small measure of relief. �It�s not that hard.
Back in the Feudal Era, I have lots elp,elp, and Inuyasha hunts for me.� She
lowered her eyes, pensive. �It�s here that will be difficult. Back there, it�s
easy.�
�What do
you feed him?�
�I...�
�Kagome
makes milk for him!� Inuyasha answered brightly.
He said it
with such pride and enthusiasm, as it if were the most amazing thing that had
ever happened, but Kagome felt her whole world come crashing down around her at
sight of her mother�s face.
�Makes milk? Kagome, are you nursing this baby?�
Kagome
blushed and cringed and Inuyasha gave her a confused look.
�Yes, Mama.�
�But you
said he�s not yours,� her mother said, her voice dangerously soft.
�He isn�t! But... I�d sleep with him and he�d crawl under my shirt at
night and try to get milk. A few days later, I started leaking milk. Kaede-obachan said it happens sometimes when a woman lets a
baby nurse from her...�
�You let
the baby nurse from you when you didn�t have any milk?�
Kagome was
really starting to panic now. She could tell her mother was furious and she
didn�t know how to make it any better.
�Y... yes. He was hungry and it would wake me up so I would
feed him his gruel, and I thought he was missing his mother so much and I
didn�t mind and after a while I...�
�STOP!�
The woman
said it with such force that even Inuyasha jumped and put himself protectively
in front of Kagome.
�You are
going to a doctor,� her mother said coldly.
�Doctor? Mama, I can�t take him to a doctor! He�s a hanyou
like Inuyasha. They�ll think he�s deformed!� she argued.
Beside her,
Inuyasha made a choked sound but she ignored him.
�I didn�t
say the baby was going to the doctor. I said YOU are going to the doctor. I
will make the appointment and take you.�
She picked
him up, tucking him under the haori, preparing to
feed him. He knew what was coming and started to gurgle happily as she lifted
her shirt and raised him to her breast. He found the nipple on his own without
any prompting, and she sighed with relief at the feel of him nursing, the
tension running out of heruldeulders and back. Inuyasha came close and put an
arm around her, and she relaxed in his loose embrace. This was normal. This was
her world: Yukio and Inuyasha�s arms.
�He likes to be close when I feed
the baby. There�s something there. Something deep and old.
It comes into his eyes when he sees me with Yukio. Whatever it is, it softens
him and brings out his tender side. Yukio has brought us so much closer
together.�
Yukio
brought out her tender side too. She was gentler with Inuyasha, more patient
and tolerant. She hadn�t �sat� him in three days- not since the morning her
milk came in and they�d had that awful fight over the liver. Speaking of
liver...
�Inuyasha?�
�Hm?�
�Where�s
the liver?�
�In your bag.�
�It needs
to be put in the refrigerator... the cold box in the kitchen.�
�Now?�
�Soon.�
�Ok.�
He didn�t
move and she was content to let him stay there. Another twenty minutes wouldn�t
make a difference. A few moments later a shadow fell over them and Inuyasha
tensed. She looked up to see her mother standing in the doorway with an
unreadable expression on her face as she watched her nurse the baby.
�Your
appointment is for eleven �o clock tomorrow morning. We�ll leave here around
ten to get there on time,� her mother told her, her voice neutral.
Kagome
nodded, swallowing the lump in her throat. �Hai,
Mama.�
Jii-chan stood up and brushed off his hakama.
�Mama. I would speak with you,� he said quietly,
walking over to her.
�Hey old
man,� Inuyasha interrupted. �Could you take the two pots of liver from Kagome�s
bag and put them in the cold box?�
�Of
course,� Jii-chan replied.
Moving
without dislodging Yukio, Kagome retrieved the two clay jars full of liver and
gave them to her grandfather with a word of thanks. He gave Kagome a reassuring
smile and led her mother away.
�Well� we weren�t alone until he
left us alone, so I�m not going to worry about it,� she thought to herself.
�At least
the old man has brains,� Inuyasha commented.
She gave a
small grunt in acknowledgement but otherwise kept quiet. Yukio made his �next
please� noise and she switched him, giving his bottom a pat as she did so. He
snuffled and latched on to her breast, sucking noisily.
�It sounds like he�d be a messy
eater, but he never spills a drop.�
A
particularly hard suck made her wince a little. �Never leaves a drop either. Little pig.�
�Hegrowgrowing,� she said, just for something to say.
�Yeah. Youkai and hanyou pups grow
fast.�
She nodded,
remembering how much Shippo had grown over the last
two years.
�He�ll be
walking by the end of summer, I�d bet. Maybe talking too,� Inuyasha predicted.
�That soon? He�ll only be six or seven months old by then,�
she replied.
�Yeah. I can see it already.�
�When will
he begin to teethe?�
�I�m not
sure. Soon though. Another couple of weeks maybe.�
�Hmmm. That�s toon ton to wean him. I was hoping to have him
on solid food before he cut teeth, but if he is going to start growing them
that soon��
�If he
bites you, scruff him, but I think he�s learned his lesson there,� he said with
a hint of amusement.
�Yeah, he
learned that quick.�
Inuyasha
chuckled. �Must take after his mother,� he teased lightly. �I�m just the stupid
hanyou.�
�Don�t say
that. I know you�re one of the smart ones. You try to hide it, but I know.
You�re a lot smarter than you let on,� she replied, unhappy that he�d put
himself down.
�Humans
don�t expect animals to be intelligent. My human grandfather told my mother I�d
never learn to read and not to bother trying to teach me, but she didn�t listen
to him, and I learned pretty fast.�
�I remember
when you stole my maths study guide,� she recalled
fondly. �I was so mad at you.�
�Now that
I couldn�t read; all those weird signs and symbols.�
She
snickered. �That�s okay. I couldn�t read it either.�
�You�ve
often said that math is hard for you.�
She nodded.
�The higher math, yes. Algebra, geometry, calculus��
�Calc-u-what?�
She gave
him a fond look. �Math with weird signs and symbols.�
He snorted.
�Dunno what you need it for. If you can add and subtract, it should be enough. Seems stupid to me.�
�Me too. I know I�ll never use it once I graduate.�
�Then why
bother with it at all? Isn�t it a waste of time then?�
She sighed
but did not get angry. Inuyasha had never really understood the importance of
her school work.
�Because in
this time education is very important, and if I want to pass my tests and do
well, I have to learn the things they want.�
�Hmmph.�
Yukio made
his �all gone� noise and she drew him from underneath the haori,
pulling down her shirt to cover her breast again. She�d stopped wearing her
bras because they�d gotten too small for her lactating breasts. New bras were
on her list of necessary supplies to get while she was in the modern era.
Gently, she draped him across her shoulder and burped him, giving him an extra
cuddle once he�d belched.
�You�ll
teach him, right?� Inuyasha asked her suddenly, reaching over to rub the pup�s
ears. �You�ll teach him all your learning from all
your books?�
She looked
at him and smiled. �Of course.� �He�s not even considering the possibility that we might not be
together to see him grow up. I wonder what that means.�
He gave her
a pleased smile. �Good.�
She yawned.
It was too much to think about: her mother, the doctor, Yukio growing up, her
and Inuyasha�s future, her tests� oh yeah, the tests she hadn�t studied for.
Her head hurt.
�I�m
tired,� she sighed.
�Then you
should sleep.�
She shook
her head. �I don�t want to be alone.�
Inuyasha
looked around, then pulled them both with him as he
moved to the wall, placing his back against it and drawing her into his arms.
They assumed the familiar sleeping position they adopted when resting this way
and curled together. She tucked Yukio against her chest and snuggled him under
the haori that was now draped over both of them like
a blanket. Inuyasha nuzzled her hair then rested his chin on top of her head.
She fell asleep feeling warm and safe.
Jii-chan woke them when it was time to eat, and dinner was
a quiet affair full of tension and unspoken words. Kagome refused to look at
her mother, and Inuyasha made sure that he was seated in the most protective
position possible, with Kagome closest to the door. She had Yukio around her
chest in his sling and he was sleeping quietly after having just been fed. Poor
Souta tried to start conversations to lighten the
mood, but none of his cheerful anecdotes worked, and he finally gave up. After
dinner he went up to his room to study.
In keeping
with the new rules, Kagome chose to study in the kitchen with the shoji open so
anyone could see that she and Inuyasha were doing nothing more risqu� than
sitting at the table. He kept hold of Yukio, entertaining him when he wanted
attention and giving him to her for feeding and changing when necessary until
she closed her books and said she was headed up to bed. She changed and fed
Yukio once more before talking him into her bedroom. Inuyasha gave her a sad,
longing look that broke her heart, and she gave him a little nuzzle and a
comforting stroke on his cheek before closing the door on him, leaving him in
the hall. He sat with his back to her bedroom door, Tessaiga draped across his lap and tried to doze.
Kagome
found sleep elusive for her as well, the lack of Inuyasha�s comforting presence
making it hard for her to relax. Knowing he was right outside her door helped a
little, but even Yukio was fussy without the scent of his adoptive father
nearby. Still, she knew she should at least try to get some sleep. Tomorrow she
was going to the doctor.
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