Our Future Son by Ireth Arnatuile

Prologue: Kyosuke

Kagome mumbled to herself as she climbed out of the well in her era. The search for the missing shards of the Shikon no Tama was drawing to a close. They now only had three shards left, not counting the remaining shards in Kohaku and Kouga's legs. Heaving her backpack up before lifting herself up the well's rim, she took a moment to take a breather before continuing her walk to her house, dragging the backpack behind her.

Outside the well house's doors, bright golden sunlight poured throughout the yard, casting everything in a warm glow. It was sunset on a beautiful July day, which meant summer vacation which in turn, meant that she can spend countless days in the Sengoku Jidai without having to worry about catching up with schoolwork. She paused to feel the rather cool breeze blow around her, bringing the scent of fully-bloomed flowers and honeysuckles.

Leaving her backpack and shoes beside the backdoor, Kagome knocked twice before sliding the door open and stepping inside. "Tadaima! Mama, Souta, Jii-chan!" She could hear the chatter coming from the kitchen upon hearing her arrival. Her mother appeared at the kitchen entrance.

"Kagome, you're home! And just as well, you have a...very interesting visitor waiting for you," her mother said with a twinkle in her eye.

"Visitor?" A sense of dread filled Kagome. 'Please don't let it be...' "It's not Houjo is it?"

Her mother's eyebrows went up, "No, I can't say it is. Were you expecting him, dear?"

"What? Of course not!" 'Ugh, thank god.' "Well then who is it? It's not anyone from school?"

Her mother retrieved her yellow ogre of a backpack inside. "Why don't you just see for yourself, dear, he's waiting upstairs in your room."

"My room? Mom, no!" Imagining what kind of havoc the unknown person must be causing, she rushed up the stairs, jumping two steps at a time.

Golden eyes stared at the photograph as the silver-haired creature tilted his head to the right and then to left, as if trying to figure out how to solve a puzzle from a different angle. Two puppy ears twitched every now and then as they listened to the sounds of birds and urban noise drifting through the window. Placing the photograph of a black-haired woman in graduation robes back on the table, the little boy opened his mouth wide in a long yawn.

Looking around the room for something more interesting to do, the boy decided to hop on the bed, discovering its odd bouncy quality. With boyish glee the little kid proceeded to bounce up and down the bed, laughing as it lifted him higher into the air.

That was how Kagome found him.

Opening the door she stared wide-mouthed at the silver-haired chibi-hanyou bouncing up and down her bed, throwing her pillows and sheets askew as he bounced higher, trying to reach her ceiling.

It was time for Kagome's delayed reaction: "Aaaaaaaaaah!!!"

The little hanyou turned to look at her and instinctively screamed also, jumping down from the bed and crawling under it to hide.

After several seconds, Kagome stopped screaming, and a few seconds later the hanyou stopped followed suit.

"What in the world did I just see?" Kagome asked herself. She cautiously tip-toed up to her bed and lay herself down on her stomach, before lifting up the bedsheets hiding the hanyou from her view. Two golden eyes gazed back, glowing with their own iridescence. "Um...who are you?" She asked stupidly.

The two golden eyes blinked before a silver blur shot out from the bed, tackling her back as the hanyou hugged her. "Okaa!"

Kagome held onto the hanyou. "NANI?! I'm not your mother!" She looked down to see the inuhanyou smiling at her, revealing two growing fangs.

"You are my okaa! Obaa-chan told Kyosuke that Okaa come home soon!"

Kagome stared back at the inuhanyou. If it weren't for the marks, very much identical to Sesshoumaru's facial markings, Kagome noted to herself, he would have been an exact replica of a chibi Inuyasha. The two dog ears perched on top of his head only added to the effect.

"Look, um...I'm sure I might look a lot like your mother, but I assure you I'm not her." 'I'm a virgin for God's sake!'

Kyosuke tilted his head to the side again, and then sniffed her. "No, you are Okaa. Kyosuke's not wrong."

Just then, her mother appeared at the doorway and smiled down at the pair. "So you've meet Kyosuke already, Kagome?"

"Mom!" Kagome whined, sounding very much like a toddler during a temper tantrum. "Who is he?"

"Oh, you mean he didn't tell you yet? He's your son."

Kagome's mouth dropped open. Surely, if her mother believed the kid's story, then shouldn't she be mad at her for having unsafe sex?

"See? Obaa-chan says Kyosuke's right!"

"But Mom!" Kagome stood up, while Kyosuke continued to cling to her. "I've never been pregnant!" The mere thought that she and Inuyasha went that far into their relationship sent a blush through her cheeks.

"Oh no, sweetie, he says he's your future son." Her mother had a dazed look. "I'm so happy, I've always wanted grandchildren, and he even has those cute ears!" She bent over to scratch Kyosuke's ears as the inuhanyou laughed at having them tickled.

'Am I the only one sane in this room?' Kagome thought, abashed at her mother's antics. She could only half-hear what her mother and Kyosuke were saying.

'I'm dreaming, that's it... Well since I have nothing else to do in this dream I might as well take a bath before Inuyasha wakes me up.' Grabbing her bathrobe she said, "I'm going to take a bath."

"Go ahead, dear, I'm sure all that walking must have tired you out."

"Kyosuke wants to take a bath with Okaa!" The inuhanyou attached himself to Kagome's leg once more and smiled up at her.

Kagome couldn't help but smile back. How can anyone resist those golden eyes and puppy ears? "Are you sure? I don't think there's enough room for both of us."

"But Kyosuke always takes baths with Otou and Okaa!"

A thought passed through Kagome's mind, "Say, Kyosuke, who is your otou?"

The inuhanyou looked at her as if the answer was obvious. "Otou calls himself Sesshoumaru-sama!"

Kagome fainted right there on the spot.

So how was it? Pretty short, I know, but it is a prologue. I need reviews, comments, ratings, and constructive criticism, please! Should I continue or not? I think it will be a great idea for a story, but I do need some support to encourage me!

Thanks for reading,

~Transient Radiance