Total Eclipse of the Heart

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this fanfic except for certain characters such as Liana, Aya, Aki, etc. The characters of InuYasha are not mine; they are property of Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise, and Viz. I make no profit from this fanfic.


Chapter Two: Continuous of Peace

"There you go Rin-chan; you have the hang of it!" Kagome cheered on as she watched Rin load another arrow and try to shoot at the home-made target Inuyasha was kind enough to make for them the day after Kagome agreeing to be his mate. She had agreed so long as there was a formal wedding from her time preformed, and he had agreed to this though not actually knowing what he was agreeing to. She looked at Rin's stance. "No Rin, do you remember what I just said?"

"Always have three fingers to pull back the arrow," Rin stated as she corrected her hand and studied the target with one eye closed.

"Yes and the other rule?" Kagome continued to ask, folding her arms across her chest.

Rin looked at Kagome for a minute in question and then gasped as she realized her mistake. "Oh! Keep both eyes open when shooting at your target!" Firing the arrow, Rin squealed in joy as she hit near the center of the target once again.

"Great job; I think I'll make a promising miko out of you yet!" Kagome praised as she patted the young girl's head.

"Yes, but Ri-I mean-I hope Kaeda-sensei gets well soon," Rin admitted with a sad look on her face. Just shortly after one week of returning to the Feudal Era forever, Kagome and Rin both discovered that Kaeda's health was beginning to fail. Although Rin had grown in the three years that Kagome was gone, she was still a child. Though it was hard to lie to her, Kagome tried not to get her hopes down when knowing that the old priestess was not long for the world.

"You know, I bet she would feel a lot better if you were to bring her some flowers," Kagome suggested and loved the way Rin's smile blossom at the mention of flowers. Shippo was away for a while for some training as his clan did. He was spending time with other Fox Youkai and learning some hidden talents from them. While away, Kagome began to form a wonderful bond with Sesshomaru-sama's young ward. The two seemed almost attached at the hip, which somewhat worried Inuyasha but Kagome reassured him many times that his brother had changed. Rin was proof of that.

"You're right Kagome-san! And I think I might pick some extra ones for Sesshomaru-sama!" Rin agreed.

"Rin, I don't think those flowers will make it to Sesshomaru," Kagome stated. "He's not due for another visit for another two weeks."

"But Kagome-san, Jaken-sama came by not two days ago and told Ri-I mean me that Sesshomaru would be arriving any day!" Rin protested and Kagome gave her a confused look. "He told Inuyasha too!" Kagome then rolled her eyes, suddenly believing what the young girl was saying. How shortly Inuyasha forgets to tell his future mate-to-be about matters when it came to his older brother?

Seeing that Kagome was bit on the "steam" side, Rin ran off towards the flowers nearby and started to gather a unique bouquet. She giggled to herself, knowing that dear "uncle" Inuyasha was in for another sitting by her dear Kagome-san.

"Rin, be a dear and stay here," Kagome stated. "Kagome-san is going to have a talk with a certain hanyou."

"We agreed not to use 'third-person' Kagome-san," Rin growled jokingly as she had seen Kagome do the past week whenever she had referred herself as "Rin" instead of using "I" or "me."

"Thank you, I will remember that," Kagome said sweetly. "Now don't stay too long out here. I should have lunch ready soon and as soon as we're done, I want the two of us to spend some time with Kaeda." After Rin nodded her head in agreement, Kagome turned back towards the village. Out of hearing range of Rin...or at least far enough to where she wouldn't damage Rin's hearing, Kagome let out a huge "SIT" at the top of her lungs. Somewhere on the other side of the village with Miroku, Sango, and their children, Inuyasha fell hard to the ground while the twins laughed and jumped on his back.

Sango giggled at the hanyou before looking up at her husband. "Seems to me that she's really mad at you again Inuyasha," she teased, holding her new infant to her chest as the child began to suckle her breast.

"Feh," he replied as the spell slowly wore off. "I don't know what I did to piss her off this time. Not too long ago, she was squealing over the fact that I had asked her to be my mate and now she's flipped on me." He growled and also looked to Miroku. "Women."

"Yes Inuyasha, but you have to remember that for most of the time we were hunting for the jewel shards, you had the knack of running off with Kikyo whenever the chance was given," Miroku sated as he picked up one of the twins. "You can't expect her to forget that never happened all too quickly."

There was another huge "SIT" that ran through the air and they laughed as Inuyasha made an even bigger crater for himself. Several more of the same command followed there after and before any of them knew it, Kagome had appeared beside the small group outside a hut with her hands on her hips.

"When were you going to tell me that Sesshomaru was coming?" Kagome angrily questioned the poor hanyou who was still trapped to the ground. He growled and raised his head.

"That damn brat! Can't keep her mouth shut!"

"SIT! Don't talk about Rin like that! She at least was warning me that he was coming! I'm the one whose training her, you know. And I'm the one who has to talk to him most of the time just to tell him the updates on Rin!" she spat out at him. "Care to tell me why he's coming back so early?"

"No," Inuyasha growled.

"SIT!" Kagome returned and watched him happily fall into the deep crater.

"Ah shummonss," Inuyasha's muffled voice stated.

"A what?" the three adults asked.

"Summons," Rin's voice replied as she rushed over to Kagome's side with her arms through of flowers. "Jaken-sama said Inuyasha was to give you the letter before Sesshomaru came."

"Damn brat," Inuyasha grunted under his breath, but Kagome didn't miss it and sat him again. "Stop it already! Do you want the stupid letter or not?"

"Just give it to her, Inuyasha," Sango said.

Struggling to sit up, knowing that he was going to have a lot of back pains the rest of the day, Inuyasha reached into his robes and pulled out a nice piece of parchment that got slightly dirty from all of the "sitting." Kagome quickly grabbed the letter and scanned it, gasping at its contents.

"What does it say Kagome?" Miroku asked gently, trying to peer at it.

"To the Shikon Miko," Kagome began slowly, "you are to report with a designated Youkai of protection to the Yuzuki Palace to discuss the succession of your journey and of ridding the world of the Shikon no Tama."

"That's it?" Rin asked, confused. "What does it mean Kagome-san?"

"It's not a good thing," Inuyasha replied angrily. Sango and Miroku nodded their heads in agreement.

"What do you mean?" Kagome continued to question.

"Youkai Lords do not gather just for the sake of a human, Kagome. Even if you are the Shikon Miko," Sango explained. "I've heard that they have only gathered on two occasions and the last one-"

"Was with my old man," Inuyasha answered.

"Your father?" Kagome repeated.

"Yeah," Inuyasha replied. "Because he was taking a human as a mate."

"But wouldn't that mean that they are just interested in the Shikon no Tama and the fact that I'm going to be your mate?" Kagome asked.

"They wouldn't care about me," Inuyasha growled, looking at her in the eyes. "To them, I do not exist. The only time that would matter to them when it comes to me is if I was to take a Youkai as my mate or something else like Sesshomaru naming me 'Prince' or something. Feh! As if that would ever happen!" He growled once more. "They must be really up to something if they are sending Sesshomaru as your protection."

"One can only assume that is because he is one of the Youkai Lords, Inuyasha," Miroku said. "We must not pray on the worst for Kagome. I'm sure that whatever is going to happen, our Shikon Miko will be able to handle it. After all, she was the one to defeat Naraku and the jewel, lest we forget."

"Miroku's right," Sango agreed and then smiled at Kagome. "I'm sure everything will be just fine. Rin, would you like some help over there?" She noticed the girl was having trouble holding the flowers in her arms.

"Yes please," Rin replied and Kagome reached down to help relieve her of some flowers. Sango attempted as well, but had some difficultly with a baby in her arm.

"Come on, let's get lunch ready!" Kagome smiled at the girl and headed inside the hut they all had been standing outside of.