Kyushu

Kasume awoke shaken, the night was too cold for the south. She shuddered, something was wrong.

Hokkaido

Lady Izayoi lay holding her child. What had Yuki said its name would be? Suddenly wondering what gender it was, she checked and groaned "A boy." She still smiled. It was an adorable little child, with ears that stuck up like that of a dog's. Cradling him, she got up ands went to the door only to find it burning. She shrieked, the roof came down.

InuYuki pulled himself up from a boulder. Blood gushed from his wounds and he staggered. "Why am I alive ?" he looked up at the sealed dragon above him. He was sure he had just died. "How the #$ did I get my claw in his heart ?" He rubbed the stone at his throat and recalled its power to protect its wearer from death until he was appeased. "Chun Mai." he whispered recast lover she had poured power into the stone and granted it to him " I am sorry. My doryonim." Then took off running. He knew his mistress would be angered if he didn't see his newborn child.

Sesshomaru stood on the porch. He smelled smoke from the village. " Father." He took off towards the castle. He was 30 yards from the burning building when a hand grabbed him hard and slapped him. The gray haired woman held him. "Are you mad you little SOB?" he struggled. She started beating him. Izayoi had escaped the flames but Yuki and the baby were still inside. She cried hard. Looking over at the frantic child struggling against his caretaker "Father! " he was crying. She had always hated Yuki's son but now she felt sorry for him. He went limp and the woman loosened her grip. She was filled with the pain that her lord was dying but she didn't want his whelp to burn as well no matter how she disliked him. She now only held him with one loose hand. He broke away suddenly and burst through the flames."Father!!" he ran through the crashing building. The smoke was choking him and he could see his father. A board protruded from his back as he lay on the floor. The fire rat robe was wrapped around something beside him. Sesshomaru bolted for him, picking up the robe for a shield, he relized that the newborn pup was bundled in it. He pulled it over the infants mouth and nose, tucking it under one arm he didn't even think of leaving it behind. If his father had risked his life for it he did not want to be the one to lose it. He pulled his father up and dragged him towards the door way. He weighed a ton without armor but with it Sesshomaru was sure he would crumple and they would both die. They finally reached the door. InuYuki was unconscious as his eldest son lugged him out gasping for air.

Sesshomaru was recovering from whitewater fever and was still very weak from the illness. He dropped to his knees. Tears of worry and smoke streamed from his eyes. Amane, (Sesshomaru's care taker) Izayoi and the medicine woman lunged forth. Sesshomaru's vision was blurry, he fainted.

Sesshomaru woke shaken. He was in a bed "Father!" he yelped and lunged for the door. Dihn Yhan knelt in the doorway. "Calm yourself child." The dark woman's eyes were pained but she held her cool composure. She took Sesshomaru in her arms, his heart beating ar the speed of a rodents. "Sesshomaru, your father is dying." Sesshomaru's heart sped up and he balked. She tightened her arms to keep him there."He will live a few days.Would you like to see him?" Sesshomaru nodded, his face clenched. "He is asleep now. Calm down. Then you may see him." Sesshomaru took a deep breath and stopped trembling. The medicine woman took his hand and lead him to a room down the hall. Izayoi stepped from the door, and bowed to them. He was puzzled. She never showed him respect of any sort. She held a coughing bundle in her arms. " Five minutes. " Dihn Yhan said in a low voice. Sesshomaru stepped into the room, his eyes drifting to his fathers sleeping figure. His breath was harsh and strained. Blood stained his kimono and quilts. Sesshomaru took a deep breath and closed his eyes. His aura expanded and glowed, he put his hands gently on his fathers chest and ribs were his wounds where worst he shoved his energy through his hands into his fathers body. Yuki's aura grew strong as his sons flickered and almost died. Sesshomaru collapsed and fainted drained of his life force only enough to keep him alive remained in his flesh... Ten minutes passed and Dihn Yhan entered the room she was startled to find Sesshomaru unconscious. She shook him gently and turned him over to find his face wet with tears. She pulled her staff to her and squinted." What the heck?" she swore under her breath,"I'll beat him when he wakes!" She whispered realizing that Sesshomaru had just drained himself, and very near killed himself. Yuki would live though. He'll be in good health when he wakes, she thought. With that she dragged the child back to his room and let Izayoi be with her husband.

Yuki woke with a groan and sat up. Dihn Yhan came in with a tray and knelt beside his bed. She was smiling, he found this odd considering that she had told him he had a few days to live before he'd fallen asleep with the help of some pain killer. Although he also thought it strange that besides being stiff he felt perfectly fine.