Unexpected Problems

Chapter Eleven: Decide Your Future

Kagome could see them even though her eyes were closed, Midirikou and the demons she had been fighting when she created the Shikon No Tama. They move to stand before her, each leaning forward to embrace her at the same time, their voices whispering through her ears and mind.

~”What is it that you wish?”~

Kagome was confused, she knew what they were asking and yet she could not think of one unselfish wish.

“I... I wish for nothing. I just want everyone to be happy.” She whispered barely loud enough to be heard.

~”That is all you want, you don’t wish for anything?”~ The demons asked, their voices swirling together.

“I can’t, it would be selfish and in the end only cause more pain. I don’t want my friends to hurt anymore.” Kagome’s voice was stronger this time, even though a tear could be found trailing down her cheek.

~”Then why is it you cry?”~ Midirikou asked, resting her hand on the back of Kagome’s head.

“Because no matter what I do I will hurt them. I can’t stay here with the Shikon No Tama. It would mean more fighting and they would fight to protect me and eventually that would lead to their deaths. Yet if I go through to well to my own time I am abandoning the people that are as much my family as my family is on the other side of the well.” Kagome’s tears increasing with each word spoken.

~”You can’t leave; the well is no longer working you will stay here.”~ The demons hugged her tighter.

“Why? Why me? What did I do?” Kagome sobbed.

~”It is because you are the only one with the heart and the light to change the world.”~ Midirikou answered.

Just then Kagome felt a pain ripple across her abdomen. She cried out, scared and feeling so alone.

“What is happening to me?”

~”You’re in labour.”~ The demons answered put their hand on her stomach.

“What? I can’t be, it has only been four weeks?” Kagome gasped holding onto her abdomen as if to hold her children inside of her.

~”Your transformation and the power of the Shikon No Tama have speed up the gestation period.”~ The Demons stated with a shrug of their shoulder almost like this was a everyday occurrence.

~”Before those children enter this world you have to make a choice Kagome.”~ Stated Midirikou.

“Why? What choice do I have to make?” Grasped Kagome as another wave of pain swamped her.

~“What do you want to be? Human or....”~ Midirikou looked to her demonic counterpart.

~”.... Or do you want to be a Demon?.” The demons ended for Midirikou.

“Why? I am human. Why do I have to choose?” Kagome was confused by what they were asking of her.

~”That is not true...” the Demons started to explain.

~”You are neither human nor demon and yet you are both. When you mated Sesshoumaru what was once balanced no longer was with you taking on some of his demonic traits due to the demonic essence that spilled into your soul when the bound was created.”~ explained Midirikou.

“What if I wanted to be human?” asked Kagome.

~”Then the world would stay the same, in time you would die a human’s death and eventually the future you know would come to pass.”~ The Demons answered leaning back to look at the young woman who’s face was etched with pain as she gripped tighter onto Midirikou.

~”And If you decided to become demon then you would be immortal and a guardian of the world to come, a future unrealised where humans and demons could co-exist. A future your children could grow up in with out the fear of being killed for being either a half breed or a full blooded demon.”~ Midirikou answered before Kagome could even formulate the question.

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Sesshoumaru could see them holding her, the miko Midirikou and that conglomerate of demons that had been sealed in the Shikon No Tama together. He stayed back listening to the conversation. When they offered her the choice to be human or demon he realised that they had left out a very important factor, some thing even he had forgotten about once she had survived the mating ritual.

“You will become demon Kagome.” The command came strong from Sesshoumaru.

As one they turned to face him, Midirikou and the other demons exchanging a look, while Kagome eyes flashed with her famous tremper.

“So you can have your full blooded demon wife and children. That is not enough reason for me to choice that path.” Kagome snapped her grip tightening painfully on both Midirikou and the Demons holding her.

Midirikou and her counter part watched the demon lord knowing that whatever he said and did would decide the fate of the world and the fate of Kagome and her pups.

Sesshoumaru stepped closer pushing both beings away from his mate. She was watching him with apparition as he got so close to her wrapping his arms around her, one around her shoulders and one around her waist leaning down to nuzzle just behind her ear.

“Even if our mating was manipulated you survived for a reason, this I can not look past. Since the first day that I actually noticed you as you in my fathers tomb you have been a plague on my existence. Every encounter with my brother you found a way to stand out of the human race. Out of sheer defiance and anger you stood up to me time and again only to turn around and try to help and protect me even after I tried to kill you. You are my mate and I want you forever.” Sesshoumaru kept his voice as low as possible so no one else would ever know that there was a caring being beneath his cold exterior.

“No... You only want your heir to be a full demon.” Kagome tried to push him away shaking head trying to rid her mind of his words.

“Yes, I want a full blooded heir, but I would accept and love a half breed from you if only it did not mean you would die in the process.” He whispered, his lower hand moving to her stomach in the hopes to sooth the cramps there.

“You lie. Inuyasha’s mother survived giving birth to him.” Kagome almost screamed at him hating the instinct that was telling her he spoke true because he had never lied in the past.

“You know I speak true Kagome. If it had not been for my father and the Tenseiga she would not have survived the birth. I will not lose you not to death, not to time, not to anyone.” His words ring in her mind as her buried his face in her hair and then her neck.

“My beast may have chosen you, but he is only my inner most desires.” Sesshoumaru whispered into her neck hoping she would choose to stay with him forever.

Kagome could not believe it, the Ice Prince him self was closer then anyone else in declaring his undying love for her. What sane girl could say not to that? Wrapping her arms around her demon prince she looked toward Midirikou and the demons and smiled, nodding her head hoping they understood her meaning before burying her face in Sesshoumaru’s hair.

Midirikou smiled at the young girl understanding that she wanted to stand by this demon’s side until the end of time. Taking her counter parts hand they transformed back into the Shikon No Tama and returned to the place they had been ripped from in the young woman triggering her transformation in to her demon self.

Sesshoumaru was brought back to the present by the gasp of his mate’s friends. He slowly opened his eyes waiting to get blinded, only to realise the light was gone and he was holding his mate, but she looked different gone was her shoulder length black hair, in its place was a flowing mane of midnight black with pink and white tips. In place of her warm creamy skin was the pale tone of fresh whipped cream contrasting sharply with the red and pink strips he noticed on her ankles from where he had his face buried in her hair, he had no doubt they would be the same on her wrists and face. Leaning back a little he lifted her face to see the changes there, He was meet with warm golden eyes instead of her brown a green streak across her eyelids. The strips on her cheek were as he thought, but it was the mark on her forehead that pleased him the most, a pale lavender crescent moon framed perfectly by her bangs.