A/N: Unfortunately, this is the last chapter. But I thought I would make a oneshot later on featuring the children. (And if you think I'm doing this while watching movie 3, you're right!) There's more about this in the end Author's Note. For now, enjoy the last chappie!
Chapter 25: Dreams Come True
"S…s…" A small voice said.
Kagome gasped, directing her gaze from her round belly. "Inuyasha…I think he's going to say something!"
He turned around. And watched as Kuro said, "S…Sa…"
"Come on," Inuyasha said, "Spit it out!"
"S…S…Sankontessou!" Kuro finally said, baring his claws.
Kagome immediately turned her gaze from her son to the alarmed hanyou. "Inuyasha…" She said, angrily. He cringed. He certainly had a lot of explaining to do…
"I don't understand what's the big deal, Inuyasha." Kagome said, holding a newborn baby in her arms. The baby had silver hair and golden eyes like Inuyasha's, but instead of dog ears, it had round human ears. "They're only coming for one day!"
"Keh! You think I want that wolf hanging around here?" He said, folding his arms, annoyed.
"Inuyasha…Ayame was in the territory, and we haven't seen them in a while! Besides, I heard that Kouga has a daughter now! He might be better behaved with a family around."
"Who cares if that bastard has a family, he's still a pathetic wolf, and I WONT have him coming here, and that's that!"
Kuro looked at Inuyasha, with inquisitive eyes. "B-ba…bastard." He said, sounding the word. "Bastard, bastard, bastard!"
"INUYASHA!" Kagome yelled as Inuyasha ducked…
"Horsey, horsey, horsey!" Kuro said, running around Inuyasha as fast as his little legs would carry him.
Inuyasha collapsed on the floor of the hut. "No…more…horsey…" he moaned.
"Come on daddy!" The hyper hanyou said in a high pitched voice. He tugged on Inuyasha's long hair, and then sat on his back, tugging his ears. "Horsey!"
Kagome grinned, holding a baby in her arms. "What's the matter, Inuyasha? I thought your hanyou strength could keep up with him."
"You forget, he's a hanyou too." Inuyasha said. "A TWO year old hanyou…"
Kuro looked at Tessaiga. It was inside its sheath, and yet the item held mystery and wonder to the young hanyou. He had seen his father use it once, when killing a youkai that had attacked the village, and he had become entranced with it.
He grabbed the hilt, and tried to pull it out, feeling how light it was in his hands. There was a flash of golden light as he pulled it out.
Inuyasha walked through the curtain, and the sight nearly gave him a heart attack. "No! Kuro! Don't touch daddy's sword!" He jumped at him, grabbing the sword away from the young hanyou.
Kagome walked into the hut. "Inuyasha, how many times have I told you not to leave him alone!"
"Mommy, daddy, wake up!" The three year old Kuro said, tugging on the sheets of their bed.
Kagome yawned, opening her eyes and sitting up. "What is it, Kuro?"
"It had better be worth it." Inuyasha muttered, also getting up.
Their son looked at them with innocent eyes. "Where do babies come from?" he blinked.
Instantly, a bright red blush came across both their faces. "Has Uncle Miroku been talking to you again?" Inuyasha asked seriously.
"No." Kuro replied. "But I remember I was all alone until one day, Kiri came…How did Kiri get here?"
Kagome and Inuyasha stared at each other. "I didn't expect this early." Kagome whispered.
"It's probably the monk's influence." Inuyasha muttered.
"What are we going to tell him?" she asked.
"I don't know!" Inuyasha said, his face still flaming red. He could barely even talk about this subject under normal conditions, but his son asking about the finer points of life at age three…he could barely take it.
"You see, Kuro." Kagome said, trying to explain. "When two people…love each other they…decide if they want a baby. If they want one, they ask for one and…then they get one."
"Oh. Okay." Kuro started to leave their room. As he reached the sliding door, he said, "How come you and Daddy usually leave your door open, but some nights you close it?"
"Uh…" The blush went back across their faces.
Kagome opened her eyes. Sometimes, when she slept, visions would come to her. Visions of the past. Unlike the nightmares she had years ago, these were usually happy. She smiled. Ah, memories…it's been so long since some of those happened…
She was leaning against the wall of their bedroom. Since Kiri, her daughter, was born, they added their bedroom to their hut for a little…privacy. She didn't remember falling asleep. The last thing she remembered was chasing Kuro away from Tessaiga for what seemed like the billionth time.
Inuyasha slid the door open and sat down next to her. "You awake?" he asked.
Kagome yawned. "What happened to the children? The last thing I remember was watching them…"
"Shippou's taking care of it." He replied. "After having to babysit Kuro, Kiri and Suki, you need a nap."
"Yeah, well, Miroku and Sango-chan needed it. They deserve a break."
"Keh." The hanyou said. "It's their own fault anyway."
"Inuyasha," she warned. "It's not their fault. Like its no more our fault about Kuro and Kiri."
Sango was now noticeably six months pregnant. And to tell the truth, the monk and the youkai exterminator were less than thrilled. Kaede had informed them that she was sure it was twins, and she also had predicted it was girls. But it seemed that Buddha was determined to give Miroku karma for all his lecherous days.
"If Sango has twins, and their girls, they're going to need us to babysit more often." Kagome reminded him.
"Great…" Inuyasha sighed, "Kids should come with one of those 'warnig lables' you told me about once. They should tell you that you won't have any time to yourself after getting them."
"That's not true." Kagome said. "They're a lot of responsibility, but…" She looked at him, smiling. "I mean, even though its been a hard four years, we've been able to get through it all right. And, we still have time for each other. Kiri proved that, if nothing else."
It had been four years since Kuro had been born, making that five years since she had been Inuyasha's mate and six since she met him in the Sengoku Jidai. Kagome was now 21, but the role of a mother had already made her mature past her age. Of course, in maturity, Inuyasha had grown up a litte, a very little. But he hadn't really changed from the Inuyasha Kagome met six years ago. He hadn't even changed in appearance.
But Kagome speaking of the time that had passed made him sad. He was a hanyou, he knew he would live far longer than her. Yet she was a human, and soon she would have aged far past his. And there was nothing he could do about it. She was already growing older. Not enough to make much of a difference, yet it still brought sadness to his heart.
"Kagome…" he said, pausing.
She picked up on his voice. "Inuyasha? What is it?"
He directed his eyes to the ground. "Kagome, I…I was wondering, if…"
"Yes?" she asked.
"If you ever thought about how we—"
"Daddy, daddy!" A small voice said, running into the room. Two figures ran into the room. One had shoulder length black hair, chocolate eyes, and black dog ears. The other had silver hair put up in buns on the side of their head, with amber eyes and regular ears. The boy ran to Inuyasha and the girl ran to Kagome.
"Daddy!" Kuro said. "I killed three bugs!" He said this with glee, holding up his claws.
Kiri stuck her tongue out at him, revealing her fangs. "Kuro was killing bugs while Shippou-chan was trying to tell us a story!"
Kagome laughed. "What story did he tell you this time?" she asked.
"He told us about how daddy used to be a baka and have two girlfriends." Kuro said. "He said daddy was such a baka that mommy had to use 'the word' him a lot."
Inuyasha made a fist, glaring. "I think I'm going to have to have a little 'talk' with that runt."
Kagome rolled her eyes. "He didn't say anything that wasn't true, Inuyasha. That's right, Kuro, mommy did have to use the word on him a lot."
"And was he that big of a baka?" Kuro asked.
"Yup." Kagome nodded. "The biggest baka the world's ever seen."
"Yeah, well, you were pretty useless there for a while." Inuyasha muttered. "Always having to save your—"
Luckily, Kiri cut him off. "He told us about how mommy came from another world behind a well and how daddy was sealed to a tree! And how mommy woke him up!"
"Uh-huh." Kagome said. "And then mommy and daddy had to find the pieces of the shikon no tama, and that's how we met Shippou-chan, and your Uncle Miroku and Aunt Sango."
"And then you defeated the bad youkai and got me!" Kuro finished.
"Well, not exactly like that…" Inuyasha said.
"It certainly seemed like it was that quick." Kagome muttered. "But sometimes, its hard to believe its been so long since it happened."
"Yes," Inuyasha nodded. "A long time…"
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked that night, after Kuro and Kiri had gone to bed.. "What was it you were trying to tell me earlier?"
He paused. "Kagome...do you…do you remember four years ago before Kiri was born, when you were having those dreams?"
"Yes…" she said. "But…what about it?"
"Kagome…I remember the youkai said something about how we couldn't be together because I'm a hanyou and you're a human."
"But, that's not true!" she said. "There's nothing that says we can't be together."
"Kagome…I finally understand." He said, his ears drooping. "Have you ever thought about…how you live a human life, and I…I live much longer."
She gave a small gasp, and looked down. "Yes…I thought about it."
There was an awkward silence. "I wish I could change that." He said.
"You can." She replied.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"There was something I learned about...a long time ago Kaede taught it to me, it was a soul bond." she replied.
Inuyasha stared. "A what?"
Kagome explained, "We bond our blood so our soul is connected...and we'll live until one of us dies..."
This'll work...he thought. I can finally be with Kagome forever... "What do I have to do?" he asked.
"You have to cut yourself," she said. "Because blood needs to be bonded..."
Inuyasha made a cut on his left hand with one of his nails, and then cut Kagome's right hand. They entwined their hands, as their blood dripped on to their palms.
Suddenly, they were one. They both knew and felt the love they had for one another, the love that made them want to live as long as the other. They were drawn to each other, passionately kissing and clinging to each other, not wanting to let go.
When Inuyasha drew away, they both were gasping. Kagome looked at him with her chocolate eyes before he swept her into a hug. He knew that their soul bond had worked. "Kagome...thank you." He said.
"For what?" She asked, leaning against him.
"For everything. For wanting to be with me."
She smiled. "Actually, I should be thanking you..."
"Where are you going, Souta?" Mrs. Higurashi asked, looking up from her knitting.
"Going to go pick up Hitomi." He said. "We're going to go to that restaurant not to far from here."
"Okay, dear, have fun." She said.
"I'll try." He said. "But she keeps talking about weird things, like shoes and stuff." He sighed. "It's times like this I wish Nee-chan was here, I'll never understand girls."
His mother nodded. And thinking of Kagome brought back one thought to her mind, "Grandchildren…" she hummed.
"This mythology class is so boring!" Yuka said, walking down a street of Tokyo with Eri and Ayumi.
"I mean, really, you'd think a collage level class of mythology would be a bit exiting!" Eri agreed.
"I thought it was all right." Ayumi said. "I mean, we're only doing myths that we heard of before! Like 'The Tale of Miko Kagome'. At least we don't have to study that one for the test!"
"Yeah…" Yuka said. "Good thing we already went over that one in the tenth grade. Too bad Kagom-chan isn't here, this one went even deeper into the myth…"
They all sighed. "What did Mrs. Higurashi say happened to her again?" Ayumi asked.
"She said that she eloped to some weird country with her violent, jealous, boyfriend." Eri replied. "And last she heard, they had a baby. Too bad for Houjou-kun. He was heartbroken."
They all shook their heads. "Baka. Poor, stupid, Kagome-chan."
Ayumi picked up her mythology book. "She would have liked this too. 'And it is said that the fair miko Kagome came from another time, from inside of a well. She entered into our world and first saw the hanyou Inuyasha sealed to a tree. The hanyou Inuyasha was considered handsome, with his silver hair, amber eyes, and dog ears—"
"Wait!" Yuka said. They stopped walking and looked down at the book. "Silver hair…amber eyes…another world…and a well…"
The book fell to the ground. "K-Kagome-chan?" They all said at once.
Kagome woke up with a smile. It's nice to have visions of my time every once in a while…
She rolled over and poked the sleeping hanyou. "Hey, Inuyasha, wake up."
"WHAT?" he growled. He hardly ever slept in and when he did, he did not want to be disturbed.
"C'mon dog boy!" she said, tweaking his ears. "We gotta get up. Your kids will be here soon, and I'm sure you'd rather be woken up this way rather then them jumping on your head."
A growl answered her. "My kids? I thought we decided they were yours."
"They're only mine when you're being a bad boy and I don't want them around you." She replied, happily, tossing a pillow at him. "Now, come on, up! I gotta go see Kaede today."
Inuyasha immediately jumped up, looking at her with a look of horror. "You're not pregnant again, are you?"
She suppressed a laugh, but didn't answer.
His look of horror turned into an even worse one. He grabbed her shoulders. "Ka-go-me…Are-you-pregnant-AGAIN!" He demanded.
She rolled her eyes. "Assume the worst, why don't you? We agreed on no more children after Kiri. You're just so much fun to tease. Actually, Inuyasha, I was going to ask her more about these miko powers I used last night."
He slumped back, thanking Buddha that there wasn't ANOTHER screaming kid on the way. He wouldn't have been able to handle it if she was going to have another child. But then he was reminded of her miko powers, and the spell she had preformed. "Speaking of your miko powers," he asked, grabbing and pulling on his haori. "I thought you were really tired last night after that."
"I was, but—" The door slid open and their two children bound into the room. "I'm used to getting up at this time."
"Mommy, Daddy, get up!" Kuro said, tugging on Inuyasha's haori. "I wanna go see Uncle Miroku and Aunt Sango."
"He just wants to see Suki." Kiri said.
"So what?" Kuro said. "She's my girlfriend."
Kagome stared. "What? When did this happen?"
"Shippou-chan told us about Daddy's and Uncle Miroku's girlfriends, so Kuro wanted one too!" Kiri said.
Kagome glared at Inuyasha. "This is your fault."
"Why is it mine?" he asked. "It's partly the monk's fault too!"
"You're just jealous, Kiri, cuz you don't have a girlfriend!" Kuro said, sticking out his tongue.
Kiri pretended to slash at him with her claws. "I could have one if I wanted to, but I don't want one! Boys are gross! GROSS!"
"You know, Kagome, I think she takes after you." Inuyasha said.
"Who cares who's kid it is; we're all a family." She said, meeting his eyes.
And in that moment, one thought passed between them; Sometimes, dreams can come true…
A/N: Wow, that was long! But, it had to be a good ending!
Anyway, about the oneshot: I had originally planned for this and "Who Says We're In Love?" to be one work. But I kept getting ideas for after Naraku was defeated, so I broke it into two. I never originally planned to make it a three parter. But, because so many people asked, I guess I'll do a oneshot featuring Kuro, Kiri, and Suki. Inu and Kags and the rest of the Inu-Tachi will be there as well, since it will only take place one year after this. But the main characters will be the children. I won't do it right away, but It'll eventually get done. It probably won't be labeled under Inu/Kag romance, so you might have to check my profile page periodically in order to read it.
I hope to see you all read it!
And now, a thank you to my reviewers:
Miroku walks up to a podium. "Okay lovely ladies, for your efforts, each one of you gets a kiss!"
A pregnant Sango runs in, hitting him over the head with Hiraikotsu. "MIROKU! YOU NEED TO COME BACK HERE AND HELP ME OUT WITH SUKI!"
Miroku being dragged away by Sango. "No…Sango…please…you must understand..."
She whacks him again.
Okay, since that didn't work, here's a treat for you that you'll probably never see again!
A time warpped, HOT grown up Kuro walks in. "Okay, who wants a kiss from me? No, please…a SINGLE file line please…" He is overcome by drooling fangirls. "AHHHHHHH! FATHER SAVE ME!"
Inuyasha, laughing his ass off. "Nope, you gotta go through what I did." Fangirls notice him. "Oh crap."
Hehe…Have fun! And Arigatou!