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A New Day

A few years later there was a period of prosperity in the world. But most of it happened just outside a small demon slaying village.

Sango was rushing about frantically with Kaede's orders shouting inside her head.

A small child popped out from behind a house. "Mama, what is wrong with Kagome-sama?" the girl had brown hair tied up in a ponytail with violet eyes and pale skin. Another girl child appeared beside her sister, identical twins except one had short hair in a very spiky style that she cut herself and the other had long hair that was as smooth as a still creek.

Sango patted her daughters heads affectionately "Kagome is having her baby now and I need you to help me" the girls (Lilly and Rashell) looked happy and their eyes sparkled as they smiled their twin smile. "I need you to get some water from the creek, quickly!" Sango said when Kagome screamed again.

The girls scrambled off and their mother ran to the hut with the clean blankets she had gotten "Kohaku, the girls have gone for the water, please go with them so they don't try and drown each other over who carries the bucket!" she said to him as she hurried past.

Her brother ran after his nieces, he was now fifteen and was gangly and rather handsome but he had his heart set on one girl and one girl only. Rin, now thirteen years old, she came to visit about once every three months and they spent a lot of time together.

Inuyasha stood outside his house wincing at every scream his wife let out. Miroku stood with him and tried to keep him calm. Shippo held Souten's hand had she held Sango's other child, only six months old, in her arms. The children were both eleven and seemed to be very attached to each other Shippo's parents were back at his demon fox village waiting for their son to return.

They all smiled worriedly as Sango rushed into the hut.

Kagome was dripping in sweat and had been in labour all night and this morning too. She was exhausted and wanted the pain to stop. Sango smiled in sympathy and told her that she was doing doing well.

Kaede encouraged her gently and ordered Sango to get ready for the delivery.

Kagome screamed again and swore loudly "Oh my god, Sango?" she gasped out.

Sango looked up at her best friends face and smiled worriedly. "Yeah?"

"How in the heck did you manage to have twins?" she grit her teeth and tore another chunk out of the wall in pain. Sango was sure that there wouldn't be a huse left at the end of this.

Sango winced in sympathy. "I'm still figuring that out" she told her friend and squeezed her ankle, knowing that if he held her hand it would get broken the next time Kagome squeezed. Kagome had vertually destroyed the headborad and half the bed in one morning.

Kaede said "Push child, it will all be over soon" the twins came with the water while Kohaku stayed outside and waited with the rest of the anxious extended family members.

Kagome found some hidden strength and pushed screaming all the while.

Half an hour later the screaming suddenly stopped and everyone outside and in held their breath and waited. Then they heard the most wonderful sound in the world in the world at that moment, a baby crying.

Sango came out smiling broadly. "It's a baby girl!"

Miroku slapped Inuyasha on the back Inuyasha had collapsed when he heard the news and Shippo and Souten cheered and hugged his legs, Sango took back her infant son and kissed Miroku in joy. Kohaku smiled and danced around all silly-like with the others.

Kaede came out and said "What are ye all doing out here, come and meet your new daughter" she said to Inuyasha. He ducked under the door frame and saw Kagome leaning against the wall a, light sweat covering her body, she had an exhausted smile on her face and she was looking down with wonder at her newborn daughter.

She looked up and smiled at her husband as he came through the door. "Inuyasha" she whispered weakly. He came forwards and sat next to her on the bed. "Isn't she beautiful?" Kagome asked letting him hold their daughter.

She had stopped crying the second her father had come through the door. She had adorable little dog ears pocking out from under black hair, her eyes were a golden brown and she had a little tail curled up around her leg.

Inuyasha smiled down at his daughter he still couldn't believe that he was a father "She's as beautiful as her mother" he said and kissed Kagome's forehead. Kagome held the baby again and the child looked at them with huge puppy dog eyes that would soften the hardest of hearts, she laughed and wriggled around inside her blankets.

"What are we going to name her?" asked Kagome.

Inuyasha kissed his wife's lips "You know"

Shippo knocked at the door "Kagome can we come in?" he asked.

"Sure Shippo, you can all come in" Kagome called to her friends. Eventually everyone filed into the small house.

Souten and Shippo pulled the blankets away from the baby's head and her ears were exposed. "Aww!" Souten cooed "She is adorable!"

"And so squishy looking" Shippo added and had to jump out of the way of Inuyasha's fist.

Sango asked if she could hold her, the baby pulled on Sango's hair gooing and bumbling baby words that no one understood. Miroku, the twins and Kohaku each had a brief hold of the baby too and then when the baby was back in Kagome's arms did Kaede ask. "What are ye going to name her?"

Kagome smiled at Inuyasha and said "Her name is Kiyomi, she was the daughter of the first priestess" the baby giggled and pulled Kagome's locks of hair affectionately.

Later that night when the village was asleep an angel landed in front of the house that held the happy family.

She entered the house and smiled at the sleeping parents before walking up to the cot that held Kiyomi. The angel leaned down to look at the baby girl.

"So Kagome named you after my daughter" she whispered to the baby. The child blinked awake and looked up at the lady above it. She put a finger in her mouth as if she wasn't sure what to make of the lady above her.

The angel put a finger to her lips and smiled, "Shh, everything is perfect, sleep now little one" she closed the baby's eyes and kissed her forehead and blessed her with happiness in the years to come.

The angel walked over to Kagome who slept safe and sound in Inuyasha's arms. "I wonder if you really chose that name because you knew the story… maybe you remember something from four years ago…" the angel kissed Kagome's forehead and whispered the blessing to her as well.

When she got to Inuyasha she smiled and tried not to laugh. "When I was younger and you were an infant I was punished my heaven's guardians for saving you as a child, and your father before you. But I do not regret the choices I made or the punishments I endured for it... I bet that they are glad you live now" she kissed his forehead and blessed him also.

"It seems I cannot escape my fate linked to this family" she murmured and left the house to sit under the stars for a while.

The angel stood up when saw a golden bird sitting on a tree just outside the village. "Do you not approve?" she asked it when she was out of earshot of the sleeping family.

The bird shook its head and chattered for a while. The angel nodded "I think I have gotten too soft as well, I need a vacation" she said distractedly. "Maybe in France?" she wondered out loud.

The bird laughed and chattered again for a second.

The angel looked at him in amusement. "You think I don't know that?" she sighed happily and looked at the new dawn "This isn't an end. It's a whole new beginning to A New Day"