"Mum, Takuto pushed me!" Isuzu whined as she ran into the house. Kagome chuckled and picked up her youngest child. "Takuto, come here." Kagome spoke, stern. "Play nicely and wait for Daddy to come back." Nodding, her second son beckoned to his younger sister as they rushed out to play.
Seven years had passed and Kagome and Inuyasha had had four children already. Their oldest son, Hiroki was already seven but had the maturity of a much older child. Their second child, Izayoi, named after Inuyasha's mother, was five. While her two youngest twins, were three. Her boy, Takuto and her girl Isuzu were close, them being twins. Smiling, she stood at the door, watching her three year old twins chase each other. The Sacred Jewel had been burned with Kaede's body when she had died two years ago, solving many problems for them.
A rustling from the bushes alerted her and her ears twitched as she felt her hackles rise. "Takuto, Isuzu, in the house!" Kagome barked. Puzzled, Takuto took his sister's hand and rushed into the house. Kagome was still wary of anything. "Mum, you spoiled it!" Hiroki whined as he ran into his mother's arms. Sweeping him off his feet lightly, Kagome chuckled, "Don't you ever scare me like that again." As she kissed him lightly on the forehead, Inuyasha emerged from the forest, chuckling and holding game they had caught. Hiroki was so alike his father, except for his chocolate brown eyes. Hiroki had even inherited his mischievousness from his father. Inuyasha entered their hut. Over the years, he had expanded it so it would fit their family.
Placing Hiroki down, Kagome kissed Inuyasha amidst Hiroki's protests. Chuckling, Kagome brought the food into the kitchen, while speaking to Inuyasha. "Izayoi's over at Sango's. She and Mitsuki want a little time to themselves." "Okay!" Inuyasha hollered back. Kagome turned to prepare dinner.
Inuyasha walked in and picked up his favourite child. Giggling, Isuzu placed her hands around her father's neck as Inuyasha tickled her. Takuto started to whine and Inuyasha picked him up too. Giggling the twins swiped at each other. Hiroki walked into the kitchen. "Need help, Mum?" Hiroki asked as he watched his mother turn on the fire. Shaking her head, she turned to her son. "No. Thank you dear. You run along. Find Toya and play with him. Go on." Hiroki nodded and hugged his mother before running off to Sango's house.
As Inuyasha and Kagome's family had grown, Miroku and Sango, along with Koga and Ayame had too. Miroku and Sango had two children. Their oldest, Toya was born not a few months after Hiroki, thereby ensuring they became fast friends. Their youngest girl, Mitsuki was six, one year older than Izayoi but their friendship would last. Koga and Ayame had also had three children. His oldest, Yuki was a year younger than Toya and Hiroki and often went round to play. Their youngest son, Akira, was the same age as Izayoi and loved to visit and played with Isuzu and Takuto more than the older ones. Their youngest child and only daughter, Haine was one. All three families were having dinner at Inuyasha's house and Koga and Ayame's kids had gone on ahead.
A loud pounding on the door made Inuyasha put his kids down and hurry to open it. "Hi, Uncle Inuyasha! Daddy told me to come along first!" Akira said as he grinned up at his father's best friend. Smiling, Inuyasha ruffled the boy's hair and Akira ran in. "Akira!" the twins shouted in unison as they ran to greet him. Chuckling Inuyasha hollered, "I'm going over to check on the two rascals!" as he left by the back door and down the familiar path which led to Sango and Miroku's house. He burst in and Miroku chuckled. Sango laughed as they watched Mitsuki and Izayoi chase each other. "Dinner's almost ready." Inuyasha said as he opened the door of the hut and bellowed. "Hiroki! Toya! Yuki! Get back here!" The three boys giggled and ran back to the house. "Come on, Mitsuki, Izayoi." Sango called as they all got up and returned back to the house.
Koga and Ayame arrived soon after, with Haine snuggled comfortably in her mother's arms and they sat down for dinner. "Boys, don't play with your food." Kagome said sternly as Hiroki giggled. Shaking her head, she spoke to Sango. "They learn all the bad habits from Daddy." Sango giggled as Inuyasha swiped at her playfully. Koga chuckled as Toya and Hiroki recounted their game. "So, Uncle Koga, it was really cool!" Hiroki exclaimed. Ayame giggled and turned towards Izayoi. "You know, Auntie Ayame, we played pretend today. Mitsuki decided there would be a demon and these really nice two boys who come and save us and then we fall in love!" Ayame chuckled and whispered. "Who knows? It just might come true. Just like how Daddy made Mummy fall in love." Izayoi giggled and concentrated on her food. "Akira, eat before you play." Ayame spoke sternly. Akira nodded. Takuto sat on Kagome's right as Kagome helped him with his food and Inuyasha helped with Isuzu's.
"Dad, can we go out to play?" Toya nudged Miroku after dinner. "No, it's getting dark." Miroku responded. Sighing, Toya ran off to where Hiroki was seated on his bed. As the children amused themselves, the adults sat around to catch up. "No sign of anything right?" Sango said as there was a huge crash from outside. Crap! Kagome watched as the laughter faded from her children's faces and slowly turned to panic. Sweeping Isuzu and Takuto in her arms, she beckoned to her two older children. Settling the children on her bed, she whispered, "Hiroki, take care of them. Don't worry. Daddy will take care of it, alright?" She kissed each of them on their heads and ushered the rest of the children together.
Inuyasha and Koga got up swiftly and left the hut cautiously. A spider head demon loomed ominously above them. "I smell children. A meal for me!" it bellowed as it lunged towards the hut. "Oh no, you don't!" Inuyasha shouted as he swung Tetsusaiga in the direction of the spider demon. Suddenly, the sky darkened as night descended upon them. Inuyasha looked up to the sky and cursed. There was no moon in the sky. The night of the new moon! He felt his claws shrink into fingernails and his hearing dwindle. With a mighty swing, the demon flung Inuyasha away. Crap! I let my guard down. I never even check anymore. How could I be so freaking careless? Fuck.
Kagome gasped as she looked out of the window. Her mate was human again, which meant, she was human too! She had let her guard down too. She watched as her claws shrunk into fingernails. Her children seemed to sense the despair from her and Isuzu started to cry. Stroking her youngest daughter's head, she soothed her. "Sango! I'm going out to see if Inuyasha's all right. Protect them okay?" She spoke to her friend. Sango nodded as Kagome rushed to Inuyasha's aid. As Kagome reached Inuyasha's side, Inuyasha whispered, "Idiot. Go back in; you're in as much danger as I am." Shaking her head, Kagome grasped his hand as the spider demon stretched out a long leg and grasped Kagome by the middle, bringing her up. "Kagome!" Inuyasha bellowed as he struggled up.
"I've got her now! So, give me the children and I'll spare her." The demon cackled. Inuyasha clenched his fists, tightly. "What if we say we won't?" Inuyasha hollered, sounding braver than he felt. "Then…" the demon cackled as he bit Kagome on the arm. Her screams pierced the night as Kagome's body shuddered and fell limp in the demon's grasp. "Poisonous bite. Oops." The demon whispered, full of himself. 'Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted. "Move! Hiraikotsu!" Sango's voice came from behind Inuyasha. Dodging out of the way, Inuyasha watched as Sango's Hiraikotsu broke the demon's leg clean away, causing Kagome to fall. Nimbly, Koga caught Kagome gently in his arms and brought her into the house. Inuyasha followed him in. "Move out of the way Miroku!" Koga bellowed as Koga jumped up to fight, followed by Miroku and Sango.
"Kagome-chan!" Ayame exclaimed as Inuyasha and Koga had walked in. "Mummy?" Hiroki looked worried and tears welled up in his chocolate brown eyes. Hiroki was the closest to Kagome and he couldn't bear it. Inuyasha laid Kagome on the floor and hugged Hiroki. "Everything's going to be alright. Mummy's going to be fine." Hiroki nodded and hugged Isuzu who looked on the verge of tears. Inuyasha hurried into the kitchen and looked for the stash of herbs Kagome kept. Kagome had labeled them. Just like her. Inuyasha scanned through it. Fever, Colds, Stomach Aches, Vomit, Diarrhea, Bites, Poison. Aha! Inuyasha fished out the herb labeled Poison and hurried out to where his wife lay. Grinding them, he hollered, "Hiroki, get fresh water from the stream behind the house and be careful!" Hiroki nodded and opened the back door slowly before slamming it again. "Dad, there's a gigantic spider outside, so am I supposed to get the water?" he shouted. "No!" Inuyasha bellowed as he scrambled up and picked his son
up. "Don't worry." He whispered as he bellowed, "Koga! Get this freaking thing to the front!" Koga scrambled up and dragged the demon to the front of the house. Scrambling out, Inuyasha scooped clean water and rushed back in, ready to add the herbs to the water.
Tears sprang to his eyes as he watched his oldest son hold Kagome's hand. Holding the tears that were ready to spill out back, he propped Kagome up and let her drink the herb that was to cure her. "Daddy! There's a flea!" Isuzu screamed. "Myoga!" he whispered as a voice appeared from nowhere, "Inuyasha –sama!" For the first time ever, Inuyasha was glad to see the little flea. "Myoga, Kagome's poisoned. Could you do something about it?" Myoga nodded and bent to administer to his wife. Inuyasha relaxed visibly. Myoga would be able to do something about it. Ayame held Haine close to her and had an arm wrapped around Akira, the weaker of the two boys. Yuki was looking visibly shaken but Ayame knew her oldest boy could lean on Toya for comfort.
Hiroki sat by his mother, clenching Kagome's hand. Inuyasha held his oldest son close to him in an effort to provide some comfort. "Daddy?" Isuzu's voice was shaking. Inuyasha got up and picked his youngest daughter up. "It's all right. Everything's going to be fine alright? Uncle Koga, Uncle Miroku and Auntie Sango will take care of things." Isuzu buried her head in her father's chest. "Is Mummy and Daddy going to be fine?" Mitsuki piped up, worry etched in her young face. Her older brother hugged her and Inuyasha nodded. "How about Daddy?" Yuki spoke. Toya placed an arm around his best friend and smiled. "Daddy will be fine, Yuki." Ayame spoke. Inuyasha sighed. He couldn't deal with this many children. Rocking Isuzu to sleep, Inuyasha whispered, "Izayoi, stay with your brother alright?" His oldest daughter nodded and drew Takuto closer to her.
Kagome stirred and Inuyasha placed his daughter gently on the bed as he jumped to his wife's side. Hiroki grasped Kagome's hand tighter. Opening her eyes, Kagome watched as the room swam before her eyes. She felt dizzy. Inuyasha whispered, "Let me tend to Mummy and you can come see her later alright? Go look after them first." In Hiroki's ear. Nodding, Hiroki got up and went over to where Toya sat. Toya hugged him and he put his arms around Isuzu.
Inuyasha propped Kagome up in his arms and she smiled weakly at him and spoke softly, "A smile suits your face more, you know." Forcing a smile, Inuyasha shook his head. "How you feeling?" he asked, concerned. "Just a little dizzy." Kagome answered as Myoga got up. "Of course, you're dizzy. I just extracted a whole lot of blood to clear the poison from your system!" Inuyasha chuckled. "Your boy's worried." Inuyasha whispered as he beckoned to his oldest son. Hiroki scrambled up and ran towards his mother. "Mummy!" Hiroki gasped as Kagome smiled and stroked his face. "Don't worry alright?" Kagome whispered. Hiroki nodded and Inuyasha hugged the boy. Burying his face in his father's chest, he hugged his father tightly and kissed his mother gently before going back to take care of Isuzu.
Koga opened the door and smiled. "Done." He announced and walked in and hugged Ayame, kissing Akira and Haine. Yuki ran over to his father and Koga picked him up. "It's okay." He whispered. He was followed by Miroku and Sango. "Mummy, Daddy!" Mitsuki shouted as she ran over. Miroku picked her up and smiled, hugging her. Toya extricated himself from Hiroki and Isuzu and hugged his mother. Sango picked him up and kissed him. Sighing, Inuyasha turned to Koga, "Can you…stay for the night? It's not safe for our kids." Koga nodded and Inuyasha pointed to his bed. "Ayame and Haine can have that bed." Miroku spoke, "We're staying for the night too. It's too risky if Koga's the only one defending." Inuyasha nodded. At least his house was large enough to house them. Inuyasha was glad for friends like this. Something he had never had until he had met Kagome.
Hiroki took Toya and Yuki and said, "We can squeeze for the night." Hiroki grinned as he showed them his bed. Izayoi jumped up and taking her best friend by the hand showed her the bed. "We're squeezing for the night." Grinning, Mitsuki laughed and nodded gratefully. Takuto jumped up and showed Akira the spare bedding Inuyasha kept. "You can sleep next to us tonight!" Takuto said excitedly. Inuyasha carried Isuzu gently to her bed and laid her in it and kissed her sleeping form.
Ayame turned and asked, "Hey, you sure about the bed?" Inuyasha nodded. "Haine needs it, even if you don't." Inuyasha murmured, turning away. Ayame smiled and clambered into bed. She knew that was Inuyasha's way of showing his concern for her and Haine. Koga, Miroku, Sango and Inuyasha settled on the floor and took turns staying awake.
Inuyasha turned and picked his son up, smiling. Takuto giggled and hugged his father. Inuyasha loved his family more than anything in the world and sometimes, as he thought back to the days before he met Kagome, the days he had lusted after the Sacred Jewel, he'd be so thankful that Kagome fell through the well. Chuckling, he placed Takuto on his shoulders and said, "Come on, Daddy's got to make dinner." It had been a few days since the demon attack.
Kagome sat up as her husband walked in with her youngest son. Scowling, Inuyasha said, "I told you to just lie still." He scolded as Kagome smiled. "It won't hurt to just sit up will it?" she argued, hugging Takuto. "Mummy!" Isuzu ran in and threw herself onto the bed. "See! Nee-san and Mitsuki-san found it!" Kagome chuckled as Isuzu opened her palm to reveal a beautiful nadeshiko flower. "Give it to Daddy to put in a vase." She whispered. Isuzu nodded and ran towards her father. Inuyasha smiled and opened the back door. "Hiroki," he bellowed as his oldest son came running. "Take this, fill it with water, put this flower in for your sister." Hiroki nodded and ran to the stream. Entering the house, he placed the nadeshiko flower in the vase and stood it at Isuzu's bedside. "Thank you, onee-chan." Isuzu chirped as Hiroki smiled down at her before proceeding to his mother's bedside. "Mum, you feeling okay?" he whispered as Kagome giggled and kissed him. "Absolutely fine." She whispered back as Hiroki giggled.
As Kagome watched her children run around and be so at ease, she smiled and knew that if everything stayed this way, they'd be alright. Even if demons did come when they were most vulnerable. Even if they did have little arguments, everything would be just fine. Kagome smiled contentedly as she heard the laughter of her children and smelt their joy and love swelled up inside her for her family: her mate, who had always been there and most importantly, her children, the little treasures Inuyasha and her had created together. Everything was going to be just fine.
Thanks for all the R&R's so far. This will be my last chapter but I've got a new story coming up.:) wait for it!