Mother Kagome

*Disclaimer - The Inuyasha characters are the intellectual property of Rumiko Takahashi.*

This is an older story I did a while back. This story takes place early in the Inuyasha timeline, before Sango is introduced (because that's where I was in the series when I wrote this).


Mother Kagome


As usual, Naraku is up to no good. He comes across a crafty rat demon who (like everyone else) wants the Shikon jewel fragments for himself. Naraku offers to lend the rat a special item called the time dial. The time dial is actually a tiny sun-dial that has the power to create a sort of time-warp around its target. Depending on the type of preparatory chant spoken, the dial can be used to suspend, reverse, or fast forward time. Naraku uses a leaf to demonstrate. He speaks a few words, then aims the dial at the leaf, and it turns brown. He then recites another chant and the leaf turns green again and shrinks into a bud. He chants a third time, drops the bud, shoots the dial at it, and the bud is magically frozen in mid-air. He tells the rat demon that he can only use the dial once per day for human-sized objects, and that it was useless for things much bigger than that, but fortunately Inuyasha is only human-size and not some monstrous demon. He agrees to lend the rat the dial if he promises to use it on Inuyasha. The rat asks if he has to give Naraku Inuyasha’s jewel fragments. Naraku assures him he is only interested in revenge on Inuyashad hed he doesn’t care if the rat takes the fragments or not. He fails to mention that without possessing a fragment to control the dial, the user will suffer a kind of magical time-backlash from it. In other words, using it to make something younger will make you older and vice versa. The rat demon doesn’t really trust Naraku, but takes the dial anyway, intending to keep it for himself.

The rat demon summons up his rat minions and has them search the forests for Inuyasha. It doesn’t take long to find him walking along with Kagome, Shippou, and Miroku. Kagome doesn’t sense the rat demon’s presence because he doesn’t have a shard yet. Inuyasha smells him out, however, and draws his sword to protect the others. The rat demon decides to make Inuyasha into a baby so he can eat him. Then he can feed the others to his rat brethren. Inuyasha comes to attack him, but the rat demon is quick on the draw and hits him with a magical ray from the time dial. Everyone gasps as Inuyasha disappears. Well, really he doesn’t disappear, it just appears that way because he turns into an infant and you can’t see him under the red cloak. All they see is the cloak and sword fall to the ground. The rat demon tauntingly explains what he’s done, and waddles up to the cloak to eat the baby Inuyasha. Kagome is horrified and runs up and snatches the bundle away in the knick of time. The rat demon tries to attack her but stops and gasps as he suddenly becomes enfeebled. The others look on in horror as the horde of rats devour their master. Then the rats come after our heroes, but Miroku uses his black hole hand to suck them up.

Our heroes are safe now, but bewildered about what to do with Inuyasha. Kagome cradles him and says she thinks he’s cute. Shippou thinks it’s great that he’s not the youngest anymore. Miroku puts his arm around Kagome and tells her that they should get married at once and rainuyanuyasha and Shippou together. He also mentions that they would be wonderful playmates for their own son, who could count on them to help in his quest to destroy Naraku, should the hole in Miroku’s hand consume him before he could do so himself. He goes on to mention how much his hand has been bothering him lately. Kagome and Shippou look at each other and mumble, ‘is he serious?’ Miroku takes baby Inuyasha in his arms and looks at him like a father holding a newborn s Inu Inuyasha promptly urinates on him. Kagome laughs. “He may look harmless, but he’s the same Inuyasha!”

They go find Kaede’s house and ask her what to do. Miroku mumbles that they should have let the rats eat Inuyasha. Shippou says he thinks he’d like to have Inuyasha as a younger brother. Kaede is uncertain of what to do. She’s heard of the magic time dial, but has no idea when or if the magic would wear off. She says usually the person who created the spell was the one to break it, but since the initiator was now in the bellies of hundreds of rats, who, presumably along with the dial, were now floating around in the limbo inside Miroku’s cursed hand, that option was now impossible. The only thing they could do would be to take care of him until either the spell wore off, or he grew up, whichever came first. Kagome mumbles that it would be a very long time indeed if they waited for him to grow up, considering he wasn’t exactly very grown up to begin with, despite being at least 67 years old.

They find a more suitable blanket to wrap baby Inuyasha in, and fold up his adult clothes neatly and put them away. Kagome sits down with him in her arms and rocks him to sleep. She sings a lullaby as she rocks him, and Shippou lays his head against her as she sings. They all fall asleep, but morning comes quickly. Inuyasha starts to cry miserably, and they take turns trying to cheer him up. Nothing works, and Kaede suggests he might be hungry. They try giving him broth, but he won’t take it. They decide he must be too young for anything but milk, so they try goat milk. He refuses that also. Kagome suggests they try formula, which she explains is a substitute for breast milk used in her era. She goes back to the well, accompanied by Shippou, and makes a quick trip home to buy the formula. Back home, her brother asks why she needs baby formula, and she snaps back that he wouldn’t believe her if she told him. Meanwhile, while she’s gone, Inuyasha is screaming at the top of his lungs. Kaede and Miroku try everything to get him to stop, but nothing works. Miroku asks Kaede if she’s certain Inuyasha is only half demon.

Kagome returns with the formula and they heat it up to just the right temperature, as they did with their other attempts, and offer it to Inuyasha. He still refuses it. Kagome worries that he’s going to starve to death. Kaede and Miroku mumble that at least then he would stop crying. Kaede gets an idea. She wonders if maybe he would eat if he had a real teat to suckle. They try taking him to a nanny goat, but the goat freaks out and Inuyasha wants nothing to do with her anyway. Kaede decides it would be impossible to get any animal near him, much less suckle him. Miroku suggests they find a wet nurse. Kaede shakes her head. “No woman would let a demon child near her. If we tried asking for such a thing, the entire village would come after us and try to kill him. No, we can’t ask for help.”

Kagome looks at him sadly and rocks him some more. His wailing gets softer, as if he’s growing weaker the longer he waits for his meal. Kagome knows that newborn babies need to eat every few hours. Inuyasha hadn’t eaten for quite a while. Shippou offers his thoughts: “Maybe he doesn’t drink milk. Maybe he needs blood or something weird.” Kaede answers him. “No, from what I understand, other than his strength and odd appearance, he’s pretty human. He eats like a regular human would. Plus his mother was human, so he must have had regular human breast milk.” Inuyasha clutches Kagome’s blouse and whimpers a low cry. Kagome signals to Kaede to follow her into the other room. The others wonder what she’s got in mind.

Kaede shuts the door behind her. Kagome holds Inuyasha close and asks Kaede if she has any more ideas. She assures her she doesn’t. Kagome wrinkles up her nose and then explains her idea. “Do you think if I embedded a jewel fragment in my breast, that it would give milk?” Kaede looks at her as if she’s insane. “I don’t know. I don’t think anyone’s ever tried something like that before.” Kagome realizes she sounds like a lunatic. “It’s worth a shot. We’ve tried everything else. If that doesn’t work, we’ll have to get some plastic tubing and force it into his stomach. I know that would be traumatic for him, and I don’t know how to do it myself. We’d need a doctor, or a vet…”

Kagome takes one of the shards and places it against her breast. It sinks into the skin and her breasts swell slightly. “I think it’s actually working,” she marvels. Kaede is amazed. “Well, wonders never cease. Do ye know how to breastfeed?” Kagome looks up at her. “Yes, I’ve seen my mother do it. Most of it is instinctual, I think. I mean, if the goat outside can feed her kids without medical training, I’m sure I can do it.” She unbuttons her shirt and unpins her bra, offering her breast to baby Inuyasha. Thankfully, he accepts it. Kagome looks up at Kaede with pride, as if he were her real son. Kaede smiles and tells her she will give them some privacy. She goes into the next room and tells the others to go outside and do some chores because Kagome was busy with the baby and any disturbance might set him off crying again. They do as she asks.

Kagome sings to Inuyasha again. He suckles greedily for a while, and then falls asleep in her arms as she sings. She wipes his face and lays him on her chest, lying back herself, pulling up a blanket, and falling asleep. She dreams that she’s married to a werewolf and is surrounded by puppies in school uniforms. She wonders what she’ll do if Inuyasha doesn’t return to normal quickly. Would she have to raise him as Miroku suggested? She wakes up somewhat concerned over her dream, but she looks down at Inuyasha sleeping peacefully on her chest and smiles at him. She truly feels like a mother now. He wakes up and begins to play with her hair. She tickles him and he giggles with bubbling laughter. She admits to him that she actually likes him this way and he shouldn’t hurry about growing up. Thankfully she’s on vacation from school and can enjoy her time with him for a while. She goes through another day with him, becoming more and more possessive of him as the day goes on. Kaede marvels at her motherly instinct.

After a day of fearlessly defending him from the snide remarks of the others, cleaning up after him, and other assorted adventures, Kagome again settles down in the back room to feed him. The boys begin to wonder why she always feeds him in private. Shippou decides he must be really messy and she’s being nice to keep them out of harm’s way. Miroku wonders what she’s feeding him, and has an idea of what she’s really doing, but decides it’s impossible. Kagome draws a blanket up around her and Inuyasha and lies down, cuddlip wip with him beneath it. She’s exhausted from taking care of him all day. She kisses him on the forehead and tells him she loves him. She passes out, and he continues to suckle, eventually slipping into unconsciousness himself. Some time passes and the sun sets. Inuyasha begins to glow and magically reverts to his true form. He lazily bats his eyes and wonders why he’s so unusually comfortable. Then he realizes Kagome’s breast is in his mouth. She stirs and calls his name sleepily. He jerks back and then realizes he’s naked and grabs the blanket, covering himself. “Kagome, what’s going on?!!”

Kagome jerks awake and blinks at him. “Inuyasha? You’re back to normal!” She hastily grabs the blanket and pulls it over her chest. He yells at her. “This is normal? Where are my clothes?” She answers him: “In the other room.” He can’t remember how he got there, and so is completely confused. “Did I… Did we…” Kagome smiles at him coyly. “Don’t you remember what happened?” He puts a hand on his head as if the room is spinning. She saves him from his wild imagination. “What do you remember?” He sits and thinks really hard, trying to calm his troubled mind and remember how he got here. “I remember… I was about to attack the rat demon, but he got me with something, and you…” He looks at Kagome with a puzzled face. “You saved me, somehow… Then I can’t remember anything… except… you were singing, I think. I remember a woman singing to me, like my mother used to… Kagome, what happened to me?”

Kagome: “The rat demon used something called a time dial to turn you into a baby.”

Inuyasha: “WHAT?”

Kagome: “He was going to eat you, so I grabbed you and ran away. The dial, and his rats, turned against him. Miroku took care of the rats that were left. We didn’t know how long it would be until you returned to normal, so we decided to take care of you until we could figure out what to do.”

Inuyasha: “You mean you decided.” He speaks quietly. “I have a feeling no one else would want to bother…”

Kagome: “Well, maybe. Anyway, you wouldn’t eat anything or drink any milk we offered you, though you kept crying. Kaede said no woman would nurse you, so I used a jewel shard to make myself lactate so you wouldn’t starve. Miroku and Shippo don’t know about that, so don’t worry.”

Inuyasha blinked. “You would do something like that for me?” He stares into space. “You would do something so personal… so… Even despite how I treat you???” He stares at her in awe. “Kagome…”

Kagome blushes.

Inuyasha: “So I guess you’ve seen me naked now.”

Kagome: “Yes, and so have the others.”

Inuyasha: “What!!!???”

Kagome: “Oh relax. They just saw you as a baby. There’s no shame in that. You were so cute!”

Inuyasha: “Hey! Stop that.”

Kagome: “But you were… just like you are now…” Kagome put her hand over her mouth, but it was too late to catch the slip. Besides, he was sitting there naked…

Inuyasha caught the change in tone in that last remark. He cocked his head (like a dog) and looked at her, then looked away. “Kagome, what were you singing before?”

Kagome: “It was a lullaby my mother sang to me.”

Inuyasha was turning red. “Would you… would you think I was weird if I asked you if I could lay on your lap while you sang that again?”

Kagome: “Uh… no… go ahead. I’ll sing it again, if you like.”

Inuyasha cuddles up to her like a puppy and relaxes as she sings to him. “Kagome?”

Kagome: “Yes, Inuyasha?”

Inuyasha: “That’s a beautiful song.” He rolls over slowly so he can look her in the eye. “Beautiful… like you…” His mouth stays partially open, as if he can’t make the next words come out. “Kagome, may I kiss you?” Not waiting for her answer, he leans toward her and gives her her first kiss.

Kagome melts into his embrace, but when he pulls back, she looks troubled. “Inuyasha, what about Kikyou?”

Inuyasha sits back. “I don’t remember much of what actually happened since the fight with the rat demon, but I do remember a dream I had. I was in this weird desert place with you and Kikyou and Kaede. You and Kikyou were staring at each other with your hands touching, as if looking in a mirror at each other. Kaede said you were two halves of the same soul. The spirit was originally whole in Kikyou’s body, but when she died it left her and came to life again in you. When the witch tried to steal your soul to resurrect Kikyou, the purest part of the spirit returned to your body and the part that was filled with hatred toward me was left in Kikyou. I realized it was Kikyou’s spirit I was in love with, and not her body. You’re alive, and you have the soul of the woman I loved all those years ago. The woman we now call Kikyou is only a lump of clay filled with hate. She was formed to deceive me. She’s not the real Kikyou. Whether you want to believe it or not, you are the woman I loved so long ago… and the woman I love now.”

Kagome looks at him angrily. “But I’m NOT Kikyou!”

Inuyasha: “Can’t you see that you’re one in the same? The only difference is your name!!!”

Kagome looks at him sadly, not wanting to believe him.

Inuyasha’s eyes soften. “Look, it doesn’t matter. I realize now how much you’ve done for my sake. And… I don’t know if this was just a dream as well, but I think I remember you saying you love me. I want you to know I love you as well, no matter who you are. I love the woman who freed me from the tree.”

Kagome: “Inuyasha…”

Inuyasha: “Of course, none of this leaves this room!”

Kagome smiles at him stiffly. “Of course not.”

Inuyasha frowns. “Are you still mad at me?” He slinks up to her. “Will this fix it?” He kisses her again. Being nude under a blanket with her has aroused him, despite his embarrassment. His kiss makes Kagome moan slightly. “Kagome… do you want me to use the shards to become human?”

Kagome: “No, Inuyasha. I won’t tell you what you should do or shouldn’t do. It doesn’t matter to me what you are. It’s who you are that matters. Like you said, it’s the spirit that I love. I suppose, if I was Kikyou, that I’ve learned that truth now… Whether demon, man, or something in-between, it doesn’t matter. I love… your soul… and I want to be with you, however you chose to live…”

End of PG version


Inuyasha: “Kagome…” He looks at her for a moment. How was it that he had held back for so long? She was so beautiful… “Kagome… can I be with you… now…?”

Kagome: “Inuyasha…” She reaches out and caresses his arm. He descends on her, unable to hold back any longer. Perhaps if he had been fully clothed, this incident would have never occurred, but the damage was already done. He had seen her breasts, and she knew it. She had seen him, and lay under the blanket by his naked body. Once he kissed her, they both knew there was no going back.

[of course it helps if you imagine they are in their 20s rather than inexperienced youths]

Inuyasha: “Kagome, can I drink your milk one last time before you remove the shard?” He gently took her breast once more, suckling as before, but enjoying it on a completely different level. Kagome found it strangely relaxing, the same as it had been when he was suckling for legitimate purposes. She was surprised to find how aroused it made her. He licks and sucks and gently nips her, caressing and massaging her with his strong hands. She strokes his hair and pulls him toward her, enjoying the attention immensely. He licks the milk from his face when she goes dry and begins to suck on her neck, playfully nipping at it as well. She strokes his shaft with one hand and feels his genitals with the other. He bites into her shoulder, not breaking the skin, but leaving a mark. “There now, I’ve branded you as my girl.” She moans quietly as he touches her leg, and then the inside of the thigh, and then pulls off her underwear. He rubs against her and she pulls his face to hers for another kiss. She sucks on his lower lip as she pushes his lower body against hers with her hand. He feels her and is amazed at how wet she is. He plunges into her. She tenses for an instant, then relaxes her vaginal muscles and forces herself up to meet him, sending his penis deep into her body. He gasps at the amazing pleasure he feels from being inside her. He rocks back and forth, penetrating deeper and deeper, almost trying to shove his entire body into hers. She locks her legs around him and squeezes her vaginal muscles, momentarily paralyzing him with pleasure. She forces him to roll over and she sits on top of him, in full control of the situation. She rocks back and forth gently, and gyrates slowly, easing further down on his enormous shaft. Slowly but surely, she achieves full penetration, and grinds her clit against him. She rocks back and forth, pumping him like mad, dangling her breasts over his head. He grabs her breasts and puts one in his mouth, biting it and sucking it like before. He grabs her by the waist and pounds her for a while, then slows and turns her around. Now he regains the dominant position, but with her facing away from him. He grins. “Now it’s your turn to sit!” He grinds into her, plunging as deep as possible. He bends her over and licks the salty sweat from her back as he fondles her breasts again. He pounds her like an animal, taking out all his frustration in this one act of lovemaking. She spreads her legs wide apart and braces as he does this, then squeezes them together and presses back against his pelvis. She reaches up to feel his swollen gonads. He reaches around to massage her clitorous. He bites the back of her neck. Deciding he’s gone long enough, he thrusts again, pounding her into submission and erupting in an explosive ejaculation into her. She goes into orgasmic contractions as well, her vaginal walls contracting spasmatically, forcing the fluid from him. He lets out a strange noise, gasping, and they slowly lower themselves onto the bed. He shivers on top of her, and then winces as he withdraws. He pulls up the blanket and collapses back on top of her. He bites her ear and whispers “that was amazing.” She giggles and rolls over. He lays his head on her chest and relaxes, thinking he can stay there forever.

Suddenly the door opens and Miroku comes in with a candle. “Kagome, I just…” His jaw drops as the light illuminates Inuyasha on top of her. Inuyasha’s face turns beet red as he starts to jerk upward, but realizes he’s nude, so he’s forced to stay where he is.

Inuyasha: “Can’t you knock before you enter a room???!!!”

Miroku: “Uh, sorry. Heh, you don’t have any clothes, do you? I was going to tell Kagome I just heard that the spell wears off in a matter of days, but I suppose she found out on her own. Well, I’ll leave you two alone, then.”

Inuyasha growls at him. “It’s not like that!!! Ugh! Can’t you at least make yourself useful and bring my clothes?”

Miroku smiles and turns away. “Sure, but I’ll expect you to not complain about my activities from now on, considering…”

Inuyasha throws a cup at his head. Miroku ducks and laughs as he slips away, the cup exploding into bits as it hits the wall.

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