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MEMOIRS OF VICTORS

CHAPTER 1 – It all turned out okay

SESSHOMAROU

Golden eyes watched as a slender hand shifted beneath the material at one smooth shoulder, allowing the silk to shimmer down her satin-like skin. The Gold eyes gave nothing away, nor did anything in his body language, but she knew without a doubt that he wanted her. She smiled; a self-assured, cocky smile as she walked towards him, naked as the day she was born with her waist length dark hair brushing against her back and her deep red eyes flashing with mischief. Her Lord remained languidly rooted in a Chair suiting an Emperor, waiting for her to serve him.

She felt no qualms in climbing atop him; in fact she rather liked this position of them all. She lowered her head to kiss his lips, a sweet kiss that locked their lips together; He kept his eyes open to watch her as he so often did. He lifted his right hand, flexing it over her back on the burn scar which had never healed, present beneath his finger tips. She pressed herself against him, the tips of her full breasts brushing against his chest. She moaned softly, pulling away.

"I want this to be over with. I am not used to this…weakness!" she spat rising from his lap. She walked to the window a few yards away, completely unperturbed by her nudity. She cupped a hand to her abdomen and bit her lip; this was her first pregnancy, as well as her mate's. Since her freedom, she had done all that she had wished to do and had settled with the one demon who she had truly respected. It still baffled her that he had claimed her as his mate, they were like oil and water. Not very compatible, but in that sense she provide him something new that ruffled him and in turn he provided her with companionship and strength and now a child.

"I hope…this will be a boy." She thought to herself, biting her lip. She had mellowed since becoming Sesshomarou's mate. One would have thought that impossible since he was so cold, so aloof and indifferent, but he was not.

Take their first mating for example. She had hunted him. She was a demon who knew what she wanted that was for sure and so she had hunted him, found him and drew him out, away from his ward and his servant and when they were alone she had done as she had that very night, stripped nude before him. At first he looked indifferent, as usual and then he turned away. She'd felt spurned, then she saw in the way he stood that he was clearly affected. As a Dog demon, their senses were heightened unbelievably, she was in heat, and they mated.

It was…incredible. For her, a demon who had never been given the chance to mate, it had been an unbelievable experience, to this day, she never asked of his past and she doubted she ever would.

"Kagura…" her name was a low whisper on his lips. She smiled her haughty little smile and proceeded to show him why she was his mate.

RIN

Half way across the world, the Priestess and the Demon Slayer, and the Demon Trio that travelled across the world together, were at odds with each other. Twenty two year old Rin and Twenty six year old Kohaku with their faithful companion Kirara were fighting over Kohaku's ever growing Lecher like abilities that he kept learning from his brother in law Miroku. Rin had no idea how the Monk had remained so faithful to Sango so long, she attributed it to the fact that they had a child almost every year, they now had their own miniature army of future demon slayers, but with Inuyasha and Kagome still around, bad demons were not as prevalent as they had been back in Naraku's time.

Rin, who had been dating Kohaku since she was sixteen felt that Miroku was a bad influence on her sweet, shy Kohaku and she couldn't wait to get back to the village to give him a good punch. Despite hunting demons, Kohaku lived with the constant memories of what Naraku had forced him to do and of all the innocent people he had killed. Just that very night, Rin remembered Kohaku woke in cold sweat with fear and horror stamped on his face…

In his visions, he saw himself swing his Kusarigama and kill women, men and children. Not even the animals were spared from his brutality. It was a nightmare. He could see all that he was doing but he had no control over his actions. All he could do was cry, as he killed every living thing that stood before him.

Rin woke to Kohaku's thrashing, it was something she had come to know and expect. She sat atop him and grasped his shoulders and shook hard. "Wake up Kohaku, it's just a dream! Kohaku!"

He sat up with a gasp. Knocking Rin from astride him and coming aware with the sharp reflexes of a demon slayer. "Rin!" he gasped kneeling beside the groaning figure at his sleeping mat. "Are you alright?" She rose, brushing her hair from her eyes. "Nightmares again?" she whispered. Kohaku nodded sadly. "Even now, so long after he's been gone, the memories and the nightmares never go away. And until they do, Naraku will never be completely vanquished." said Kohaku.

Rin touched his arm. "Naraku is dead Kohaku." She leaned in and kissed him softly on the lips. For a moment, he stiffened then he kissed her back, lowering his weight over her until she was falling back onto the cold earth.

She sighed softly and wrapped her arms around his back. He parted her thighs and entered her. It was not surprising to find she was already wet and ready for him. Her body was tight and hot, clenching around him till he moaned.

"I love you Rin."

KAGOME AND INUYASHA

Kagome, keeper of the Shiikon Jewel, sat with her arms wrapped around Shonen, her five year old son. He was quite the handsome little devil and despite the fact the he was born from a half demon and a human, Shonen had inherited all the characteristics similar to his full blooded demon of an uncle, Sesshomarou, ruler of the western lands. Shonen barely had a drop of human blood in his body and what little there was only became apparent in the fact that he ate human food. At five, Shonen had once already transformed into a fully black coloured puppy whilst throwing a temper tantrum when he was three years old! Inuyasha could not be more proud of his son, but still he was scared of the challenges Shonen would face in his lifetime, remembering all those he had endured.

There was however, no way for Shonen to be classified as a half-demon unless , because he possessed all the qualities of a full demon, even the strength. Inuyasha was happy that Shonen would be able to take care of himself.

As Priestess of the Village and Guardian of the sacred jewel, with Inuyasha as her protector, Shonen had never endured the abuse his father had suffered as a child, and with Sango and Miroku's last baby being the same age as Shonen he always had company.

At that moment, Inuyasha drew open the bamboo doors and entered the room he shared with his wife. He golden eyes swept the image before him.

In the centre of the room, bathed by the glow of lamps, Kagome sat on a rug with a sleeping Shonen in her arms, her waist length dark hair in a ponytail down her back, clad in one of her few remaining nightgowns. The last time she had returned home she was two months into her pregnancy with Shonen and she had returned a month later with so many supplies even Inuyasha had been surprised but he had missed her so much. He had been so afraid, so afraid of the child she carried in her womb. What would it be? Would it turn out a monster?

Inuyasha bent and lifted the boy from his mother's arms. He had long black hair like his mother's but his eyes when open, were his father's that was undoubted. But that was all, If Shonen could be compared to anyone it was his uncle Sesshomarou, Inuyasha's half brother and it was in such that Shonen loved his uncle the way he did. Up until the pregnancy of his own mate, Sesshomarou despite the fact that he and Inuyasha never got along, had a fondness for his nephew.

Inuyasha placed Shonen in his bed, pulling the blanket over him and up to his chin. Inuyasha remembered when he's helped a little lynx boy; he treated his son with a similar protectiveness but one more fierce and endless, that was his love for his son. He had never believed he would love someone enough to rival that of how he felt for Kagome. But it did. Kagome and Shonen were the centre of his being if anything happened to them he would not be able to live on.

Inuyasha left the lamp burning in Shonen's room, running his fingers over the curve of Shonen's soft cheek. Then he left the room, leaving the door slightly ajar. Shonen had a tendency to wake at nights and crawl into their bed.

Inuyasha entered his room again, this time Kagome was lying in their bed waiting for him. He stripped down to his undershorts and climbed in beside her, she had changed him. He used to sleep sitting up before he met her, now he had become so used to sleeping in what she called a bed if he slept sitting up he would probably feel uncomfortable in the morning. She immediately snuggled up against his body, her head resting on his chest.

"Kagura's baby will have a companion." said Kagome with a smile. She was referring of course to the child that grew inside her. Inuyasha wriggled his nose.

"I can't wait till this child is born, whenever you're pregnant your scent gets all…different." said Inuyasha.

Kagome sat up on her elbow, looking into her lover's face. "I thought you said you loved my scent when I'm pregnant." said Kagome.

"I did…I mean I do, but now I mix you up with Shonen, you smell almost the same…but…this baby…is different." whispered Inuyasha.

"Different how?" asked Kagome a bit apprehensive.

"It smells more like you than when you were pregnant with Shonen." said Inuyasha.

Kagome frowned. "So what you mean is that this baby is more human than Shonen?" whispered Kagome then she lay back down.

"I'm always afraid, Inuyasha. I'm afraid that something will happen to them. I love them, so much." whispered Kagome tears clogging her throat. Inuyasha embraced her tighter. Life was a constant vigil when it came to their son, they had so many enemies and then there were those who hunted them for the Sacred Jewel, those who targeted them for Inuyasha's sword and those who just wanted the challenge of facing the "Indestructible Half-Demon Inuyasha".

"I will never let anyone hurt them!" swore Inuyasha.

"I know. But I can't help but to worry. I'm a mother." said Kagome.

Kagome had changed so much since she had come to live permanently in the feudal era. Her close proximity with the Sacred Jewel had prevented her from ageing since her nineteenth birthday, and it was as such that she and Inuyasha were content to live their lives free in knowing that they would have each other until they were ready to die.

Inuyasha cupped a hand to his wife's abdomen. There was an awe in feeling his child growing there. Sometimes he thought back to the love he had felt for Kikyo, then he compared it to what he felt for Kagome and there was no competition. What he'd thought he felt for Kikyo had been an infatuation, they had never really had the chance for it to grow into the real thing. Kikyo had been too self-righteous, too stringent in her beliefs, as much as she had claimed her love had been a selfish one. Kikyo had been the manifestation of Kagome's more judgemental, self-righteous attitudes, whilst what he felt for Kagome was beautiful, all consuming, an ever growing emotion that made him feel like he could not love her enough.

Every day was a something new, a new experience for him, as a father, a husband and a friend. Sometimes they fought until he couldn't even understand what they were fighting about. Sometimes they loved until he felt as though he would burst with the joy of it. This was one such moment; Inuyasha rolled until Kagome was on her back, she gasped looking up into his eyes and then she smiled wrapping her arms around his back whilst he pressed his hard body against hers.

He cupped her breast and she moaned, "And to think that you used to blush and look away from my naked body…" whispered Kagome with a smile.

"To think that used you still blush when I touch you like this…" said Inuyasha touching her intimately between her legs. She blushed, moaning and gauging his back with her nails.

Inuyasha kissed her. It would be a long night. And it was.

SHIPPO

Shippo, the Fox Demon was at the moment returning from training with Totosai, the sword smith who had created the Tetsusaiga for Inuyasha and the Tessaiga for Sesshomarou. Shippo now had a sword made from his very own fang and was ready to undertake his quest. He had received a letter that Kohaku and Rin were travelling extinguishing evil demons and he hoped to join them. At only twenty, Shippo was still only a baby in Demon years.

But first he hoped to visit Miroku and Sango and their ten children, and then he would visit Inuyasha and Kagome and their son Shonen. Kagome…Shippo sighed. Kagome was like a mother to him and he treated her as such. She was the woman who had raised him. When she had been stuck in her human world for three years, he had felt abandoned. He had missed her so much that it was as though she had died, because unlike with Inuyasha he had not believed she would ever return.

But she had and she and Inuyasha had married and she had assumed duties over the Village. Lady Kaede was very old now, she lived in the Temple with Kagome and Inuyasha, and acted as a grandmother of sorts to Kagome's son, Shonen, using her skills from time to time in protecting the young half demon, as they called him because Shonen was way too powerful to termed Human.

Shippo sighed; just thinking about how time had progressed made him smile. They had come so far in the last thirteen years. So far indeed.