Eyes of a Hunter

Eyes of a Hunter
Vague

Reviewer Response:
First off thank you everyone for reading, rating and or reviewing. Also Happy Holidays!!.. Reviewer Responses at the bottom too many.


Chapter 13: Product of Love

An emotional smile touched her lips as she watched the children running around the massive cafe. They were her life. Her everything. Kusanagi and Saori Higurashi. Her twin children born from the Inu-youkai prince Sesshomaru Taisho. She felt almost teary looking at her precious angels. They meant more to her than her life itself. Barely two years old the twins were so intelligent as they conversed and played with a bond common to twins.

They ran to her, launching themselves into her arms. They giggled as she tickled them. She loved them so much. As she sat at the café in her new home in England, UK, she couldn’t help drifting back to the past. Memories were so precious. They held the past and lessons for the future. So much had happened in her life. From the birth of her children to quickly leaving the country to struggling to make a home here.

Their birth had not been easy on her fragile human body, yet as she watched the boy with his platinum curls and raven-haired girl ran around she knew that she would do it again. It was a beautiful Sunday and they were at tea within their favourite café. The children always loved it there because they served the most yummy hot chocolate. No one treated them badly because they were half and half. They knew that they were loved, not only by their mother but by all their family members. No one judged them or made them feel inferior in anyway. She had learned how much that hurt a child from listening to Inuyasha.

“Children, Be careful,” she called as they nearly ran into a young couple, who only smiled indulgently at the quickly apologizing children. She couldn’t help noticing how Kusanagi resembled his father. He held the same crescent moon and some of the markings though not as many. He had pale skin which had a healthy glow to it. He looked like he would grow to be just as tall. She was disappointed that he had not had the pointed ears of their uncle but she figured they would have a better chance in this world without them. They both had ears like their father. One could almost mistake them for pure demons and that was probably because of the strength of their father’s blood. Her daughter, Rini as Kusanagi called her looked so much like her self. With a golden eyes and soft curled locks she had the look of a happy baby girl. She was always smiling and would grow up to be a beautiful woman.

Her heart seized in a mother’s love as she watched her son aid his little sister. He had always been so protective of her. Since that time when she had thought that no one loved her because she was a hanyou. She had heard some children saying mean things about her and had ran away thinking that no one loved her and the little man, no bigger than knee high had found her being bullied in their favourite spot. She didn’t condone violence of course but she had been proud as he protected his little sister by fighting off her attackers. They had built a bond then she knew and he always protected her.

She always wondered whether it was wrong to take them away from their father but in her heart she knew that it wasn’t. He had spent years stating his dislike of hanyou. She would never let her children face that kind of pain. They would have family that loved them unconditionally no matter what and Sesshomaru was not someone who could do that. He had never wanted children anyway. Especially not from a human. Yet it still sometimes pained her that he hadn’t wanted them. How could he have been so callous about his own children. She sighed as she called them to her. They giggled as thy raced around completely ignoring her. She grinned at them and continued to sip her lemon tea.

She didn’t know why she was thinking about it right now, but her mind wandered to their birth.

Kusanagi.

Her precious little warrior.

He had nearly not made it. He’d been born with a weak heart and it had stopped beating after he had been born. She felt the sorrow clouding her mind as she remembered feeling the pain of her little daughter preparing to be born while looking at her little warrior being rushed out of the room. He had been so pale. So beautiful. All she could do was pray. Pray that he would start breathing. She could still see hi m on the little gurney, tubes in his nose and various parts of his body. So alone. So weak.

Thank God for the Sick Kids Hospital. They had a unit within the hospital and had taken over. But those hours had been so hard. Struggling to bring her little princess into the world while crying for her little boy who might not have made it. She didn’t know what she would have done if he had not made it

But when they ad brought him back into the room days after her delivery of Saori, his pale skin no longer blue with death his curious golden eyes looking at her with such an innocent expression. She had known that she would protect them both for eve. As he was laid in her arms next to his beautiful little sister. She would make sure that they would never suffer again ever. Her smile quivered as she remembered the stress of that day. No one could ever really understand what it felt like to lose a child unless they had experienced it. That heart wrenching sorrow that threatened to suffocate. That fear that made every second feel like a millennia.

But they were alright now. Nothing was wrong with them. They were happy and healthy. She had named her son Pheonixe that day. He had risen from the ashes of death to bring his bright happy smile to the world. He had come back to the world to help protect the innocent joyous laughter of his sister. He had returned to the world so his mom would not feel the loss of such a magnitude. With Sesshomaru not wanting her children it would have destroyed her to lose him too.


“Kusanagi. Saori. Come here guys. It’s time to eat. We don’t have all day you know!” she called with a happy smile on her face. They raced over to her and took their seats as the college waitress came to place their milkshakes before them.

“Milkshake! Milkshake! Milkshake!” they chanted happily, wringing smiles from the patrons of the café. It was nice to see children happy. It brought a happy laugh from Kagome. “Do you have to do that every time we come here?”

“I only so it so Rini will be happy,” Kusanagi said with an infectious smile. She ruffled his hair with a smart comment and a, “Drink your—“

“Kagome?”

Her hands froze in hid air as her mouth laxed in shocked surprise. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest. It couldn’t be. After all this time? It just can’t be. Her mind flashed back to a time long ago, and tears threatened to flood forward in memory. It just couldn’t be. She had missed him so much. She was afraid to turn around. Afraid that it was her imagination. She clenched her hands to her heart trembling slightly.

“Who’s that man mommy?” Saori asked looking at the man coming to them. “He has hair just like Kusa!” she giggled hugging onto her brother’s arm. He in returned gave her a little squeeze as was his way and went back to observing his mother. She seemed shocked.

“Kagome?” he said again, less confident as she had not turned so it could have just been someone who looked like her. But then she turned. Oh my god! Kagome… he was assaulted by memory and at that moment he realised how much he had missed her. It had been so long. Way too long. Why had he not gone to find her earlier? “My God Kagome,” his voice shook slightly and so he cleared his throat to stand before her.

Kagome turned as the voice came again. It wasn’t a mistake. It really was him. She got up on shaky legs as her tears came then. There was nothing that could have stopped it. She could audibly hear the scraping of her chair on the wooden floors as it was pushed back with her knees, yet it was like she was an observer. She felt numb with surprise and happiness and before she could control her reaction she through herself into his arms.

“Inuyasha!”

His arms wrapped around her shaking body. She still smelled the same, more mature but still the same.

Kagome…

He clenched his eyes in joy as she cried in his arms. Not caring that others had stopped to watch the reunion. Running his clawed hands through her hair he comforted her with soft growls to ease the tears. She just continued to say his name

Saori began to cry as she saw the strange man holding her mommy and getting up, she threw herself against her mom, hugging onto her leg for dear life. “Don’t cry mommy. Please don’t cry.” Kusa came over to her prying her from his mother as he tried to comfort the chibi Kagome. “Don’t worry Rini. Mommy is just happy.”

Letting her go Inuyasha looked down at the children and his eyes grew. It couldn’t be. But as he looked into the twin pair of golden eyes there was no way to doubt it. “Kagome?”

Tensing in his arms, she quickly let go; warily she moved to stand in front of her children. The move was purely protective. Wiping her eyes she asked him to join her. Her eyes narrowed as she took in his shell-shocked expression.

“Go ahead I know you are dying to ask.”

“Are those… Sesshomaru’s children.” He asked taking a sit next to her and the children. He watched as Kagome picked up the hiccupping little girl and hugged her to her.

“I’m also sure you already know the answer to that.”

“Oh man! Kagome! You and Sesshomaru…” he seemed contemplative as he then said. “So he wasn’t kidding…”

Raising an eyebrow, Kagome silently inquired as she held her little girl close to her. The sun was setting in the quiet village-city lending a comfortable homey feel.

“Nothing…” he said lost in thought. Sesshomaru definitely didn’t know about this. What was going on? “I can’t believe you’re a mom. How have you been? I’m sorry I didn’t come looking earlier but I thought it would be best if you didn’t see me. Knowing our relationship.”

She smiled at him. It was almost a sad smile. The happiness of innocent youth no longer shone through her eyes. “I understand Inuyasha. I don’t mind. Though for a few years I had thought that my time in the Feudal Era was possibly my imagination. There’s so much I want to ask you…”

They spent the next hour reminiscing on the past and finding out about each other’s currently. Inuyasha, she found out had married a woman named Aurora. She was also a hanyou like him. They had one girl named Kotaru and a son named Minoru. They were happy together and had been together for almost two hundred years. As her eyes laid on him she couldn’t help noticing the changes. He had grown up. Almost resembling his older brother. His hair in a ponytail, his cute ears stood up proudly. She had introduced him as their uncle and Saori had immediately climbed into his lap reaching out for his ears. Giving Kagome a pained look, he had indulged her by lifting the little girl up so she could fondle his airs with a “cute uncle puppie…” Kusanagi had walked up to him and gave his hand to his uncle in a shake. Kagome struggling not to laugh had quickly sipped her tea at the formal, “Hello. I am Kusanagi Higurashi. It is a pleasure to meet you.” She was really very proud of him.

Inuyasha then walked them home after calling his wife letting her know that he would be home a bit later. They were on a working vacation in England staying at a home that they bought. He promised to introduce her to his wife.

“I’d love to meet her Inuyasha. When can we meet?” she smiled as they walked to her step, Saori in his arms while Kusanagi stood next to him, wanting to make a good impression to the impressive Hanyou just like him.

“How about next Sunday. Same place. Around the same time.” He smiled as he took in the sweet scent of his little niece. He had yet to mention anything about Sesshomaru’s part in it but he knew how Kagome was. She still had yet to free him of those Subjugation Beads and he didn’t think he would like to remind her of that.

“Okay Inuyasha. I can’t wait. Maybe one day I’ll get to meet your children also.”

“Oh don’t worry about that. Now that I’ve found you, you’ll be seeing a lot of me. But don’t forget to bring the children. She’ll just fall in love with them.” He said giving Saori another hug. He noticed a similarity in the young man to his father. There was that standoffish attitude yet the little boy had no qualms about hugging his mom or sister. It was just that he didn’t like anyone else around him.

Bidding him goodbye, she entered her mom feeling fluttery and light. Like a major weight had been taken off her shoulders. It was happiness. Finding a long lost friend. As she prepared the children for bed, she floated on cloud nine her mind fixated on the meeting with Inuyasha. There was something within her that she couldn’t understand. Maybe it’s because he had proven without a doubt that all that had happened before was real. It really had happened.

The smile remained on her face for the rest of the evening. It hurt her face but she couldn’t stop it. It was just that she felt so great. Showering, she sank into her bed dreams of a silver haired Tai-youkai floating in her dreams. How she loved him. She really missed his touch. Those years without him had been torturous and only in the cold emptiness of her bed did she admit that she had loved him. That her heart ached for him…

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As the Inu-hanyou walked the solitary trek back to the pafe where his car waited, he redialled his wife’s cell. He told her completely what he had learned and what he planned. It was risky but it was necessary that he did it.

“You sure you want to do this love? As from what you’ve told me of her. And you’ve told me a lot. She will really be upset with you. She may not forgive you.” She said expressing her concern.

“I know that. But they’re both suffering. She’s not the same girl I remember. Besides he has children. He does not even know that he has them,” he felt reservations as he knew that his brother wasn’t the most charitable towards hanyou but Sesshomaru had grown to care about his own hanyou brother so why shouldn’t he love his own children.

“There I agree but from what I know of your brother I can easily guess why she did it and honestly I don’t blame her.”

“He’s different now though. I know he loves her even though he has never really said it. But after she left he changed. Do you remember that day he first came to see me? I mean did you see how he acted? That’s so not Sesshomaru like. She changed him.”

“I know. Well do what you feel is best and I’ll stand by you though do remember. Sesshomaru is really dangerous and he can seriously hurt you badly. But then so is Kagome so be prepared to handle it.”

He smiled as he listened to his wife. Love clenched his heart as he thanked her. “I love you Rora. I’ll be home in half an hour.” They hanged up and he quickly dialled his brother who was still in Japan.

“Hey bro,” he greeted when the prompt reply came to him.

“What do you want half-breed?” came that familiar cold voice.

“Is that anyway to greet your favourite brother?” he joked instilling a mock hurt tone into his words.

“You’re my only brother and if you continue to waste my time we can fix that as well.”

“Fine. Fine. You know that competitor that I’m up here dealing with? Well something major came up and we kinda need you here. If not, the deal’s gonna go sour and we’ll lose majorly on this… like in the millions.” Quiet greeted him so he took it as a sign to continue. “I’ve set up a meeting this Sunday at a local cafe. Here’s the address. Make sure you’re here or you’ll completely regret it. This needs you here.”

“Fine. I’ll be there. Make sure you don’t do anything stupid.” And he hang up.

“You’re welcome!” Inuyasha shouted into the dead phone. “Ungrateful wretch. I go through all this trouble to bring him to his children and do I get a thank you? Fuck no!” he grumbled. “Bastard…”

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Forming an instant friendship, Aurora and Kagome sat at the pub talking comfortably, laughing and recalling the events that had happened in the past. Though her laughter rang through it, lacked something. The married couple couldn’t help passing glances around each other as they noticed this. She was laughing but it was like something within her was dead.

Saori and Kusugani spent the time playing running around as they always did. With youthful cheer they raced around the chairs bumping into everything and everyone. Patrons only smiled as they were accustomed to it and honestly thought that the children were adorable. They had come mainly to see the happy children and some of them were guilty of spoiling them, bringing them little treats, buying them candy. But could they be blamed? The children were just too adorable for their own good

Unaware of the new customer, Saori cannoned into him. He stopped and looked down at the little girl. She burst into tears as the force of the collision had thrown her onto her bottom. Bending down he picked her up. “Are you all right little one?” he asked in a deep aristocratic baritone.

“Hey put my sister down. You made her cry,” his platinum curls framing his smooth face, Kusanagi took up a defensive pose as he prepared to defend his little sister.

He nodded n approval. “You must always protect the weak.” He said noticing he little boy’s stance. Bending to put the sniffling little girl down, he froze as a scent assaulted his nose. She had wrapped her arms around his neck burying her face in the crook of his neck. It can’t be. he took in another whiff and his eyes opened wide in shock. Bending down on one knee he tried his best to sooth the child but he was unaccustomed to such things and so his clawed hands roamed awkwardly over her back. His attempts to sooth seemed to work as the little girl slowly stopped hiccupping but she refused to let him go.

“Where is your mother little one?” he asked just as he heard the, “Rini! Kusa! Where are you children?”

With a happy giggle she pointed to her quickly approaching mother. “Mommie!” she said happily.

“Kagome.” he said with shock, his heart seizing. Emotions assaulted him. Memories were powerful things. They held the past and lessons for the future. So much had happened in his life.

“Mommie!” the little angel said in his hand, hugging onto her newfound friend.

“Inuyasha!!” she almost screamed with anger.

“Kagome…” he whined knowing he was in deep shit.

“Mother… who is this man. Make him put Rini down.” Kusa said growling at the youkai holding his sister. She looked surprised at her son, as she had never heard such a sound come from him.

“Inuyasha!” this time she screamed. “SIT!!!” her voice ringing with her anger and fear for her children. “Look at what you’ve done you – you SIT!”

He cannoned into the floors of the café. She had never ‘sat’ him that hard before. He had to question whether it had been a smart thing to bring them together. The fear in Kagome was so obvious as she looked up at the silent Sesshomaru holding his daughter in his arms.

On shaky legs she stood there as if frozen, ignoring Aurora going to aid her husband hitting him on the head with an angry, “baka!” and aiding him again.

Sesshomaru placed the little girl down into the care of her brother and walked to Kagome, grabbing her hands as he pulled her away. “We need to talk. Inuyasha watch the children…”

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Review Responses:

Name Volunteerers. Thank you for aiding me with the names. I chose Kusanagi because someone gave a nice reason. Also I liked it. I also used various other names around so other people would get their names in. No it wasnt preference . It was laziness that helped me choose, so the names that stood out like "name" helped also many said Shiroi but like we already havea shiori there soo...

To Tana-sama: You keep it up and I'll just name my first born after you. Thank you for that really nice review on A single Spark.

To Pheonix: Thank you for your name suggestions. I have think for names liek that. In a story I waswriting I named the character "Crimson Blade". I love those kindsof names. I'mma name a child of mine Raine. I swear it. Its just gorgeous. Also I did use Pheonix asa middle name as your reason was absolutely perfect for a little tiny subplot. Happy Holidays to you and your family!

to Jayficlover:
-backs away slowly, frightened- calm down. -whimpers fearfully- I'm sorry lol I knw he really shoud have met her earlier but remember this was supposed to be aone short story so now I have togo back and fix all those things. Hopefully you are satisfied with the reason I gave. And thanks for that name was an AWESOME name I loved it!! Merry Christmas!

to lady Catherine:
I'm partial to connor as that is the name of one of my favourite tv characters. Connor MacCloud of the Clan MacCloud. Highlander Series. There can only be one. XD Yes I love that series. Thank you for your suggestions. I am sorry I was unable to use it. Happy Holidays!

To Rowdy Catgirl: (ooh new name!)
Hmm Im praying to whatever god is out there that you were kidding about that baby name as if you werent lets not and say we did. Good thing I like you or id have to teach you a lesson about that brat comment. Thank you for reviewing. It made my day though youre all still fixated with spanking me. With this chapter you will have reason to do so and so I ask that you enjoy it and wish you a happy holiday!

To Tenshi Youkai:
my mom was a single mom for most of my life with her so yea I know how it is and I practically raised my baby sister. The child in this story is just like my little Mindee. Unfortunately if I made them have sex now the people reading this story would find me and burn my house to the ground with me in it, but i promise to make it up to you. I'll give a LONG multiple occasions sex scene in the last chapter which is 2 chapters away :) Happy Holidays!

To Sweekcake:
Ya know keep threatening to spank me -giggles- and I will definitely NOT give you that lovely pressie I have just for you. Either way hmm dont kill me but like I kinda chose to nottell what the convo between inu and sess was XD. Sorrie and hmm yea that Kagome having sex thing well this was orginally a one shot, I'l probably have togo through the entire thing and fix stuff up. But any long type story I write Kags will always been pure. Happy Holidays!

Mad Miko:
Hey Inu is a man he wants children -huffs- I was going to make it kikyo but I just REALLLLLY don't like her. Thanks for your suggestions. I loved Raiden but I ddnt get to use it. He's my favourite god especially in mortal combat. Happy Holiday!

To binab86
I took your suggestion cause I honestly couldnt choose so thanks a billion. Enjoy the restof your holidays

To Metis:
Gah you joined the Spank Vague fanclub? Not you too!! Eitehr way I thought it was very sesshomaru like. I damn near squealed when I wrote it. (I'm totalyl obsessed with the Sess-minster). Dont you worry I will totally finish cause I wanna knw what happens also like everyone else. Than you for continueing to review my little story. I am always humbled with the continued support from everyone. I hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday

To Tori:
Gosh your name s so cute! Can I use it sometime? Anyway thank you so much for your wonderful wishes. Feedback is always appreciated and So I thank you and return your wishes of a safe and happy holiday.

Sorry I couldnt respond to everyone but I'm tired. Its 12:40 christmas morning and I wanna go to my nice soft bed. So please enjoy and review. It makes my day hearing your thoughts. Thanks.