Keiki de Niyati : Children of Fate

Disclaimer: No, I don't own the charas of any association with Inuyasha and cast ASIDE from Kaiya and Kaori *glomps* All mine lol

"Return to The Past"

Three years.

Had it really been so long? Three long years since she first returned to her time? Three years since she left behind the only man she loved more than life itself? Three years since she fled to the safety of her home and time, for his sake as well as their pups?

Their pups.

The word brought a smile to her face. After she had returned she had immediately told her family the news. They were shocked, to say the least, her little brother being the only one to be completely excited with the upcoming birth. But Kagome had figured it would have happened exactly as she predicted.

Though Inuyasha was a half-demon, but her brother idolized him and it didn't take long for her mother and grandfather to get over the shock and realize that she loved Inuyasha with all her heart and soul and they too eventually came around. Her mother insisted that they have the birth at the temple, since it would be to complicated if Kagome went to a hospital.

And then, eight wonderful months, and an intense twenty hours later, Kaiya and Kaori each took their first lung full of air, before letting out twin ear-piercing screams until they were in their mother's arms.

Kagome smiled as she looked outside at the two little pups racing around in the temple lawn. To the passing observer, they looked like two little kids, one silver haired little girl, and a black haired little boy, nothing more.

With her Miko powers that strangly seemed to have been fully awaken upon their birth, Kagome was able to disguise her twins to hide their hanyou appearance. The little girl, Kaiya, looked so much like her father it broke Kagome's heart to look at her at times. She had inherited her father's silver hair and white ears that sat atop her head while her twin brother Kaori had inherited his mother's black hair and black ears that sat atop his head. And while Kaiya had her father's looks, she had her mother's eyes, at the same time, Kaori had his mother's looks, but his father's eyes.

The strangest part out of it all, had been Kagome's own trasformation that day. She had remembered feeling a power surround her as she brought her pups into the world, and had been told by her mother she had temporarily blacked out immediately after Kaiya, the last of the two had been born.

Kagome had awoken a few minutes later, but not the same woman she had been before. Not only was she now a mother, but she had trasformed into a hanyou herself, much to the shock of herself and to her family.

Her grandfather later make an observation that perhaps her own powers had felt it necessary to transform her, since her human self would have most likely died during the births. She too disquised herself, but inwardly she was estatic over the change and mischieviously wondered what Inuyasha's reaction would be when he saw her again.

Kagome's heart sank at the thought of her mate.

It had been so long, and she missed him dreadfully. She wondered if everything was alright in the Feudal Era. What had happened? Sesshoumaru had assured her that once Naraku was defeated, Inuyasha would come for her. But it had been so long.

What if?

NO! She couldn't think that way. Besides, Sesshoumaru had given her his word that as long as Naraku still lived, so would Inuyasha. But......

Kagome sighed as her ears twitched as she looked up to see the twins racing towards her. She smiled as she looked down at them fondly.

"What is it?" Kagome asked as Kaori pointed to the well house as he looked up at his mother curiously.

"There's someone over there, Mama." Kaori said as Kagome stared at the doors to the well house in shock. Could it be?

"I want you two to run inside and stay with Grand-mama. Don't come unless I call you, understand?" Kagome asked as she pushed the pups towards the main house.

"But, Mama....." Kaiya began.

"Go." Kagome said softly, pushing them along until they nodded and raced up into the house. Kagome flattened her ears to her head as she cautiously made her way to the well house. Sure Inuyasha could be there, but so could any other demons that knew about the well's gate between the two worlds. In any case, she couldn't afford not to be careful when her pups's safety could be at stake.

She silently slipped into the well house, shutting the door behind her as she narrowed her eyes at the dark well at the bottom of the stairs. She sniffed the air to make sure, and narrowed her eyes as she infact did smell another presence.

"Show yourself! I know you're here!" Kagome said strongly. A low chuckle was heard from the well as Sesshoumaru climbed out of the well. Kagome's eyes widened as she saw him look up at her.

"Sesshoumaru!" Kagome cried in stunned surprise as the full blooded demon looked at her curiously.

"You knew I was here. How? And how is it that I spell demon blood within you? Surely you have already bore your pups." Sesshoumaru asked as Kagome smiled at him.

"A little matter that happened during their birth. Somehow my Miko powers mixed with their demon blood, transformed me as well. It's not easy to see, as I hide my appearance as well as my pups. But that's not important. How did you get here?" She asked, curiousity driving her crazy. She thought only Inuyasha were able to pass through the well, she couldn't begin to understand how his older youkai brother would have known about the well, let alone how to travel through it.

As if to answer her question, he held up his right hand, a shikon shard between his index finger and thumb glimmering off the light cast from the sun just outside the well house open door. Kagome's eyes widened in surprise, watching him carefully for his reaction and explaination.

"The exterminator." His reply was short and simple. Kagome nodded at him. It made sense. Why Sango would have trusted Sesshoumaru to allow him to borrow a shard, she wasn't sure. And she figured that had to be the case, specifically in the way he was suggesting. After all, if the shard was his own, what would he have needed to mention Sango for?

"So if you're here....Does that mean......?" Kagome asked, her voice filled with joy.

"Naraku still lives." Sesshoumaru said darkly as Kagome looked at him in confusion.

"But, you said Inuyasha would come for me once Naraku was defeated. But....you're here....That can't mean..." She began fearfully, afraid to voice her doubts aloud. "Don't tell me Inuyasha................."

"As I promised, my hanyou brother lives as well." Sesshoumaru said as Kagome ed ied in relief before frowning darkly down at him.

"If Naraku still is alive....and so is Inuyasha....tell me, why *are* you here?" Kagome asked.

"You will come back with me." Sesshoumaru stated as Kagome looked down at him confused.

"But.....Naraku.....?" Kagome began.

"The hanyou and his allies are doing far worse than even I expected. They have been assisted from time to time, the leader of the brown wolf tribe, the one known as Kouga. But it remains to be enough. If Naraku is to fall, it will only be with your help girl." Sesshoumaru said.

"But I can't. I mean, I can't leave the pups behind.....and it's too dangerous for them there....." Kagome said.

"Do not worry about them. They shall be fine. Your mate and allies will be more than able to protect them, as well as your demonness powers. This transformation in you is more for the better, I see. Who better to protect her whelps than the mother herself? They shall be fine. But gather them quickly. We will leave at once." Sesshoumaru said, turning back to the well as Kagome nodded.

"Hold on. They're inside. I'll go get them now. Be right back." Kagome said, racing out of the well house to gather her pups. A few minutes later, she came into the house and smiled down at the confused pups.

"Come on. We're going to go see Daddy." Kagome said as the twins looked up at her gleefully.

"Really Mama?" Kaiya asked as Kagome smiled down at her and nodded.

"Is that wise, Kagome? They are so young....." Her mother said concerned as Kagome smiled at her.

"They'll be fine. With the others and myself keeping an eye on them, they'll be perfectly safe. But we have to hurry." Kagome said, looking back down at her pups.

A few minutes later, she was back at the well, beside Sesshoumaru looked down into the depths with joy in her heart. Soon she would be with her mate once more. And he would lay eyes on his pups for the first time.

"These are they?" Sesshoumaru asked as he looked down at the twins.

"Mama? Who's he?" Kaori asked, tugging on his mother's kimono as his golden eyes stared at the silver haired inu lord.

"This is your Uncle Sesshoumaru, Kaori. Sesshoumaru, this is Kaori and his sister Kaiya." Kagome said, as Sesshoumaru nodded.

"Uncle Sessamu?" Kaiya asked looking up at the full blooded demon who merely frowned down at the little girl.

"Indeed. We will be leaving now." Sesshoumaru said to Kagome, who nodded as she grabbed her children in her arms, and with a smile, jumped into the well along side Sesshoumaru.

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