Hey, everyone!!! Its me again with the repost I promised!!!

Okay, I just want to say up front that this is really a work in progress. I am still working on it, however, I wanted to start posting what I have.

Also, the summary may sound completely cliche, but it isn't, trust me. There will be twists, turns, love triangles, and kick ass action. Just bare in mind that there is a made up character, and that you'll have to get a little used to her first.

And lastly, if you haven't read "Hell's Angel: Rin", I highly recommend you read it first. Please do, otherwise this story will not make a lot of sense.

Oh, and this will be under the Sesshomaru/Rin section of Fanfiction. I couldn't really think of what else to classify it. Sooo look for it there.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

I would also like to dedicate this story to all of my wonderful friends. They are always willing to listen to my rambling on about Inuyasha, even when they have no idea what I'm talking about, or pretending to listening to me when they know we should be studying :) I love you all, you're my heart and soul.

Okay, Now that ALL of that is out of the way, on with the story!!!

Fate's Angel

Prologue

Inuyasha stared at it. He didn't know why, but he was simply fascinated by the object before him. It was so soft, so supple. Oh, yeah, and it was right there, right there for his taking. He wanted to touch it, to run his fingers on it.

Then it twitched, ever so slightly in the wind. Oh, yeah, he wanted to reach out and grab it . . . .

So, he did. He just reached out, and plucked it off of the ground, watching the little fox demon squirm as he petted his tail.

"Aw, I just love your fluffy tail," he taunted in a mocking tone.

"Inuyasha!" Shippo screamed, still suspended in the air.

Oh, shit, said dog demon thought to himself. He cowered ever so slightly as he waited for the familiar voice that haunted—secretly—his dreams.

"Inuyasha, what did you do?" Kagome asked as she picked up a whining Shippo. Coddling him to her chest, and laying a comforting hand on his back, she awaited an explanation with the tapping of a tennis shoe-clad foot.

"Well . . . I . . . uh, he . . . . No, that won't work—," he started, and then his eyes went wide.

"What won't work?"

"I . . . . Uh . . . ."

"What won't work?"

"The, err, the lie I was about to tell you," he finished lamely, and hung his head with a small pout, hoping she would forgive him.

"You are so immature, Inuyasha. I mean, really, I've known you for thirteen years, and you still act the same. I would have thought you would have grown up by now," Kagome said, trying to keep the tone light, but her heart was breaking. The age gap between her and Inuyasha was only growing, and it was to the point where she wished that she didn't love him so that she could move on with her life.

"Don't be like that, Kagome," he moaned as she walked away, but once she was out of sight, he smirked. "Yes! No 'sit.' Man, today is my lucky day." Just to be safe, however, he decided to stay put in the forest for a while longer.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled from her 'medical' hut that she had set up on the outskirts of town.

"Yeah, what do you want?" he asked walking back from the forest. That's when he saw it.

The two-headed dragon was lying on the ground, slightly curled as he watched the hut. Damn it, that meant that his half-brother was here.

"When did he get here?"

"Just a few minutes ago," Kagome said from inside the hut.

"What the hell does he want?" Inuyasha barked, crossing his arms in agitation. Sure, they had fought side by side, but there was still an underlying hostility toward each other.

"I need you to get some water and boil it, and then sterilize these," she said walking outside, dressed now in blue scrubs, to hand him a pile of white, cut out cloth.

"Uh, what's going on?" he said, his eyes wide. Then he smirked, "Did Sesshomaru lose his other arm?"

She glared at him. "Yeah, right. Rin is in labor."

At that moment, they both heard twin sets of groans coming from the hut. Kagome could not help but laugh to herself. Who would have thought it? she said inwardly.

"So," Inuyasha said, dragging out the word. "If Rin is in labor, then why—"

"Time is a factor. I'm going to need that as soon as possible," she said, and walked back into the hut.

Inuyasha quickly came to the conclusion that something strange was going on.

"Rin, you have to breath for me. Just like I taught you, remember?" Kagome asked, looking down at a very pregnant young demoness. Rin did so for a few moments before another contraction hit.

She cried out against it, trying her best to control the wave of pain. Rin heard a moan next to her, and looked over to see her mate, Sesshomaru.

"If she is the one giving birth," he asked with a murderous glare on his face, "then why do I also feel pain?"

Rin did furrow her brow, because he had been acting so strangely all through the pregnancy, and she had been hoping to ask Kagome about it.

Said doctor only chuckled gently, trying not to offend the powerful demon lord and his lady.

"It's nothing to worry about. It is a condition known as 'sympathy pains.' When a woman is pregnant, the father of the child may experience this condition in which the male feels the pain of childbirth along with the female. It is completely psychological, as well as based on your deep concern for your mate. Stop worrying about it, it will all be over soon," Kagome said, patting his shoulder reassuringly.

"It had damn well better," he said, reaching over to interlace his fingers with Rin. She, in turn, glared at him as though this were his entire fault. And it was, in her mind.

Uproarious laughter floated to them as Inuyasha stepped through the door.

"You," he said, pointing a clawed finger at Sesshomaru. "You feel sympathy. What a load of shit!" He stood there, laughing, as Kagome took the clean strips of cloth and the basin of hot water from him.

Then she turned back smiling.

"Inuyasha," she said, the sugary sweet tone washing over him like the stings of a thousand bees.

"No, no," he moaned. "Ah, man."

"Sit, boy."

Inuyasha's beads glowed a menacing violet before he went face-first into the wooden flooring of the hut. Muffled cursing could be heard quite clearly.

"Oddly enough," Sesshomaru said, "That lessens my pain slightly."

"Not mine," Rin said, suppressing a moan as yet another contraction hit. Her hands gripped Sesshomaru's, her claws ripping through his tender flesh and popping bone like twigs. He showed no reaction to the pain other than to arch his back in response to the contraction that was now raging through his body.

After several more contractions, which left both Rin and Sesshomaru physically, mentally, and emotionally—at least on Rin's part—tired, Kagome took her place at the foot of the 'uplifted futon' as Inuyasha called her delivery table.

"Rin," Kagome said. "Rin, I need you to listen to me, okay? The head is crowning. You absolutely cannot push until I tell you. I know it hurts, just listen to my voice."

Kagome watched and waited. No physical signs presented, except that Rin moaned and bit her lip as pain once again tore at her body.

"Now, Rin, push," Kagome yelled, and she gently caught the head in her glove-clad hands as the small body slipped easily from its mother's body. She held up the baby, still covered in body fluids, and looked to Sesshomaru, who looked, to say the least, relieved.

"Want to cut the umbilical cord, Daddy?" Kagome asked, a knowing smile on her lips. Sesshomaru only held up a hand.

"You have the honor," he said, leaning over to kiss his mate's brow before standing and looking down at the child. A frown marred his face.

"It's a girl," he said, taking the still-dirty bundle into the crook of his arm. The babe's eyes slowly opened, and she stared right at him. No other person in the room could have existed, because this girl was focused on her father. Her chubby little hand reached up and clasped onto the edge of his kimono, and then she fell asleep.

Inuyasha and Kagome watched the scene, each with sets of small grins, each lost in their own thoughts.

"Something's not right," Rin said at the end of a long moan. Kagome immediately took charge and, just as quickly, discovered the problem.

"Damn," Kagome said, snapping on a fresh pair of gloves. "Rin, calm down for me. Breathe and push for me. Push!"

On a strangled cry, Rin pushed, and in moments, Kagome was holding another child—this time a boy.

"Twins. Holy shit," Inuyasha said, holding the girl as Sesshomaru went to Rin's side. His mate was sweaty, tired, and relieved that the delivery was over.

"Could I see them?" Rin asked, leaning up on her elbows. Sesshomaru promptly took his daughter from Inuyasha, who then proceeded to grimace in disgust at his soiled kimono, and he settled next to her so that she could see the sleeping bundle in his arms. "My daughter," she whispered. "My little Tsukiko." The name easily rolled off her tongue, and she looked up to see that she had her mate's approval. She reached out and traced the magenta crescent moon on the baby's forehead and the matching stripes that adorned her cheeks and arms, as well as a few slashes over her waist and ankles. "She looks like you, Sesshomaru."

He nodded, gazing at the sight of his sleeping child.

Kagome, meanwhile, had cleaned the boy, so that he was fresh and his pale skin was unmarred with the remains of birth. She smiled down at the boy, wrapped him in a clean blanket, and then tapped his father on the shoulder.

"Here, let me clean her," she said in a hushed tone so as to not wake the sleeping babe. Sesshomaru took his son and held him as he had his daughter.

"And my boy," Rin said with a soft laugh. "You are our little surprise, Katsu." She saw with an amused smile that he looked much like her, with lighter markings and softer features, his chubby body outweighing his sister by a pound or so. This child, she saw, was awake and interested in the environment. He looked at each person individually before settling his gaze on her, and she marveled at the bright amber color of his eyes.

There was a commotion at the door. Kaede poked her head in.

"I came as soon as I heard, child," she said, addressing Kagome, who had long ago told her to stop calling her child, considering her age.

"Took you long enough, old hag," Inuyasha said, snorting. "It's a good thing that Kagome knew what to do."

"And why wouldn't I?" she said, looking at Inuyasha indignantly. "I'm a doctor. We're trained to handle these situations. If anything had gone wrong, if the babies had been in distress, I would have known what to do. I'm not the helpless little girl I was when you first met me, Inuyasha." Kagome crossed her arms over her chest. Inuyasha was such a baby sometimes.

"Feh, whatever."

"I always knew you were an idiot, Inuyasha," Kagome murmured, "I just never thought it was this bad." She pushed past Kaede and Shippo, who glared at Inuyasha.

"What was that about?" he asked, looking around at the new parents, Shippo, and Kaede, although none of them offered any answer. Shrugging his shoulders, he went after her.

What was her problem? he thought to himself. She was getting snappy lately, especially about small comments that she used to let slide. Damn, its not like he's changed or anything!

Yet she had. He had seen the changes that had taken place over the last thirteen years. Literally, he had watched her grow from a girl to a woman. The sparkle that used to light her eyes had dulled, her skin had a few more wrinkles around the eyes, and her smile was becoming harder to obtain. She stared longingly at Miroku and Sango's daughter, Suki, and the look in her eyes when she watched the little girl play was what he thought he looked like when he had once looked at the Shikon Jewel as his savior.

He sighed. He was never going to understand the female mind.

Looking up the path, he saw her standing by the well, her hands on the lip and her back slumped. He could smell the remains of birth on her.

"Hey, Kagome," he said, walking up behind her. "What was with you back there?"

"Nothing, I'm just a little tired. I think I'm going to go home and take a shower, maybe take a nap, too, okay? I also need to clean my scrubs," she said, pinching a stretch of her top.

"Sure," he said, placing one hand on her shoulder. "When do you think you will be back?"

She shrugged away from his hold. "Tomorrow."

Seating herself onto the rim of the old well, she swung both legs over and jumped in, leaving Inuyasha to stare at the burst of violet light, and then empty darkness.

Awww, babies!!! Oh, and did Kagome seem a little snappy? Oooh, the drama is mounting. Read and review!!!!!