Ai

Prologue

in the late summer of Feudal Japan. A cry of creation let out over Kaede's Village. It rolled over the land, the animals perked their ears and the villagers listened. This sound was a sweet cry, a cry loved by all; it was the first cry of a newborn baby.

Kagome held unto InuYasha's hand tightly. He smiled at her and she smiled at him. She was tired thou, and had little on her mind except the baby which was just born. Kaede wrapped the baby in a clean cloth, and cleaned the baby. She washed off the babies face and skin and wrapped it up in several robes. Despite Kagome's protests, they agreed that the baby would be born here. InuYasha had wanted so deeply to be there with Kagome when the baby was born, he wanted to make sure she'd be all right and the baby too. It was a girl, Her hair a silver, but black color, a gray, Her eyes a shining amber.

" InuYasha, what should we name her?"

" it shall be Ai."

Latter on Kagome had fallen fast asleep the baby, wrapped in her protective arms. InuYasha was going to stay with Miroku and Sango that night. Shippou was with them. Who could not miss a happy day like a child being born for his life.

" Kagome had her child then?"

"yes"

InuYasha sighed, it was stress full for him in away, he was so worried. Miroku placed his hand on InuYasha's shoulder.

" InuYasha, I know it is stress full, I went threw the same with Sango when Kenji was born. Now, lets go have some drinks to celebrate."

Miroku lead InuYasha down the street, while Sango came in to Kaede's hut, Kenji in her arms. Sango loved Kagome like she was her sister and wanted to ask Kaede if all went all right. Sango needed to let her mind rest a little. She was deeply worried for Kagome, in Kagomes

time, they had better rooms for birthing. Kagome had once said this to Sango, But Inuyasha could not go to her time. Inuyasha so deeply wanted to be near Kagome, and her being in her time, and him in his was something he could not do. So they had the baby in the feudal era, still, It was not health for Kagome.

"Kaede.."

Sango said, sliding the cloth door a side. The soft fabric making silent ruffles as it brushed against the wooden polls that held up the hut. Kaede, was still warming the fire, clearly for The warmth. Ai, born in Summer, the coldest day of summer. The baby gave out a soft little moan in its sleep, the soft white dog ears twitching.

"Shh…she has ears like her father.."

"As in she can hear every thing?"

Sango said with a soft laugh to Kaede. She sat down near the warmth of the fire. But not to close, it was getting pretty warm out side fast, and she might have to actually let kenji get a bath. Though he'd already had a bath recently, but his father had let him out side to play to long, and kanji had gotten him self dirty.

Sango looked down at her sleeping friend, a baby wrapped in Kagomes arms. It had indeed been a long time sense she had first met Kagome. Even the fight seemed meaningless.

She smiled and wondered what Ai, kenji, and what they all might one day

be doing in the future.