It was a day like any other the usual morning start of making breakfast and preparing to start the daily travel and hunt for the jewel shards. Well at least that was what everyone thought no one expected to come across a girl who single handedly killed an entire nest of wyvern. The first thing that happened when they met the girl was Miroku's punch line the "will you bear my child line" followed by the usual smack from Sango and the sigh from the rest of the newly enlarged group. Yep recently the group had grown. Now we had Sesshomaru and his group now tagging along then we have Kouga and his group and the strangest of all was Naraku. No one had expected him to join but he did, anyway back to the point it seems we will be adding another new member to the group and it's a good thing it's a she or I would go insane from all the guys with just 2 women and a little girl we need more female companions.
"Oh hello it's nice to meet you all my name is Athena Chotohime I am new to these parts and wasn't expecting to be attacked by wyvern." Said the mysterious new girl to the group
"Oh that is okay we can understand and relate we are also unfamiliar with these parts as we as well are new around here." Replied Miroku still holding his stinging cheek
"Anyway you can travel with us as we move along it seems we are…." I tried to say but was rudely interrupted by a idiotic Han-you.
"Oh hell no she aint coming." Spouted and enraged Han-you
"What is wrong with her accompanying us Inu-yasha I see no problems with it." Asked Sango
"Cause we don't need any more annoying wenches around here we already got enough of ya." Rudley replied Inu-yasha
"I see no problem with her joining besides the girls could use some more female companions." Naraku Interjected
"Indeed this Sesshomaru sees no problem with it so she will continue on her journey with us." Replied Sesshomaru coolly
"Well thank you I could use some companions it does often get lonely traveling alone." Thanked Athena
Over the next few days we realized Athena was able to hold her own so Inu-yasha quit complaining so much plus the male population (mainly Naraku, Sesshomaru, and Kouga) took interest in her all of them thinking that she was a rare beauty and all (even Sesshomaru) attempted to court her. And during the whole process Athena was able to pick up on the boys advances on her so she tried her best to stay away from them although that was hard when Sesshomaru's adopted daughter treated her like a mother. And Naraku's incarnation Kanna saw her as a mother figure as well.
(At the hot spring a distance away from camp)
"Um Athena how would you like to stay with us for awhile?" I asked
"Oh how much I would enjoy it." Replied Athena
"That's great that means we can be like sisters" added Sango excitedly
(back at camp three men are thinking the same thing in there minds)
'How on earth am I going to get Athena to be mine she would be a great mate and watching her care and tend to the young children and kit of the group only helps me to imagine her caring for my offspring'
'It is obvious what you must do you must try harder to court her if not then it is useless to attempt to court her do you not see that there are 2 others trying to court her as well'
'True the other two are also trying to court. Wait who are you?'
'ugh you truly are an idiot to not even now your inner demon when it is talking to you now follow my directions and try harder to get her to be our mate idiot'
And just as their inner demons had finished that last sentence Sango, Kagome, and Athena all returned looking at renewed. As they sat down and enjoyed the new peace and serenity of the evening they all knew something was bound to happen. And as they predicted it, it happened. Shippou had so conveniently decided to show Rin and Kanna a new technique he had learned and as he performed and sent it flying it hit Athena making her fly across camp and into the arms of Sesshomaru. We all held our breath as we waited for Sesshomaru to attack her for 'landing on his person' but it never came instead he gracefully picked her up and flew up into the night sky. As they flew Athena had the strange feeling that this is what she wanted, she wanted to stay in this man's arms and no one will tear them apart.
"Athena I need to ask you something" Sesshomaru said in a emotional tone
"yes what is it Sesshomaru" Athena asked
"I want you to be mine" answered Sesshomaru
Sesshomaru felt very nervous as he waited for Athena to answer his question which was more of a statement. And finally she did with a happy and emotional 'Yes'. Over the next few days Sesshomaru and Athena had been disappearing. Of course by now everyone knew about them and understood that they just needed to be alone. Everyone was acting normal and everything was fine until the morning after they returned from a 3 day break away from the group.
Athena and Sesshomaru had returned the night before and everything was normal until Athena got sick to her stomach from breakfast and immediately Kagome and Sango dragged Athena away into the forest everyone at camp seemed normal. Yet the entire time that the girls were gone Sesshomaru was having a conversation with his inner demon.
'Mate is sick what should we do'
'I don't know we just have to wait until she gets back'
'Hey did you notice that her aura has changed recently like it feels like there are two of them to her aura'
'No I didn't sense a difference anyway do you know what it may be'
'Yes I do'
'Well what is it'
'Well she could be pregnant with our pup'