Chapter 1
It had been 5 years since Rin and Sesshomaru had their babies, that of which were twins; since Sango and Miroku got married and had 2 children of their own and Sango adopted Ichigo, and since Kagome and Inuyasha got married and were about to have their second child. They had stayed in the modern times for a while because the girls said they wanted to raise their children there for a little while. The boys were very reluctant to go along with it but did anyway.
It was finally time for them to return to the feudal area and Jaken was setting up everything for their return. He had announced to many people that Sesshomaru and his new family would be coming back. Some who heard this were quite overjoyed, while others ran away in terror. He had quite a reputation for himself. "I finally got that ridiculous spell to look like a human taken off of me by Kagome when she got her powers back. I'm never doing that again!!" thought Jaken as he ran through the western lands. He soon came up to a large barrier and stopped. He put down the Staff of Two Heads and started chanting some old language. The barrier let him through and he scurried off towards the large castle-like estate that was Sesshomaru's domain.
The Daiyoukai Residence
"Oka-Sama!! Oka-Sama!!" shouted two little 5 year old hanyou children. They ran up the stairs to the large Daiyoukai mansion in search of their mother. "Imoto-Sama? Where do you think Oka-Sama is hiding?" asked the little boy. He had long dark brown hair that stopped at his feet, beautiful shiny narrow golden eyes, and purple marks on both of his cheeks. He also had two dark blue crescent moons on his forehead that were back to back. "I'm not sure Onii-Sama. She's very good at playing hide-n-seek." replied the little girl. She looked exactly like the little boy, except that her hair was a beautiful silver color and her eyes were a nice shiny dark brown. On her forehead were also two crescent moons back to back, but they were purple and the marks on her cheeks were dark blue. They held hands as they walked into the waiting room. They walked slowly pass a very tall big black door. They're father was having a meeting and did not want to be disturbed. Rin saw them sneaking pass their fathers room and watched them for a while before jumping behind them and picking them up by there waists. They began giggling very loudly until they heard their father get up in his chair. Rin gasped as she ran down the hall in an attempt to escape. They turned around and breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that he hadn't come after them. The twins turned around and were about to start walking when they bumped into a very tall dark figure. They screamed as he picked them up and held them. He smiled slightly, kissing them on their heads before putting them down. He then shot them all a nasty glare before walking away. "Sesshomaru." said Rin before he walked away. Sesshomaru turned his head slightly to look at her. Her hair had grown a considerable amount and was now almost the same length as Sesshomaru's. The same markings she had gotten when she was pregnant were still there as well. She walked up behind him, hugging him and said "Gomen nasai." He held her hands close to him and then walked away.
Mt. Inunakiyama – The Buddhist Monk Temple
"Ahhhhhhh!! Come back here!" shouted Miroku as he ran after two of his children. They were just too much for him and he fell flat on a couch near by, completely exhausted. The three children walked over to their father who now had his eyes closed. "Onii-tan. What's wrong with Otou-tan?" replied the little girl. She looked like the spitting image of Sango, except that her hair was jet black and was pulled into a ponytail. Her eyes were brown and she looked very sweet and adorable. "I'm not sure. I think he's just tired." replied Ichigo. He was now 6 years old and had grown a bit taller. "I think you're right Onii-tan. He's making snorwing noiwses." replied the little boy. He looked just like Miroku except his hair was dark brown and he had very dark brown eyes that almost looked black. They all crowded around their father and stared at him earnestly. They were 2 inches away from his face when he suddenly opened his eyes and shouted "BOO!!" They all jumped back and screamed and then they were rolling around on the floor with him, laughing hysterically.
Sango came out of her room ready to go to the Bone Eater's Well at their mother's house. Today was the day that they would go back to the Sengoku Jidai period. "Miroku, are our children ready to leave yet?" asked Sango as she walked towards them. Her hair was much longer now and she was wearing a purple and lavender kimono with her Taijiya outfit underneath it. She had gone back to the Sengoku Jidai period to practice using her Hiraikotsu with Kirara, and Kohaku would go back to practice using his Kusarigama. She even brought Ichigo with her sometimes to practice using a new weapon Kaede had found. His weapon was a youkai-infused Naginata that had ancient Japanese writing all over its jade pole in ebony. The blade was slightly larger than usual, and the pole could disconnect by the will of the one who mastered it and looked like a snake when it was. When disconnected, it was held together by small iron chains, allowing it to be moved freely. "Ikuzo kids!" said Miroku as he picked up the twins and watched Sango grab Ichigo by the hand. Ichigo whistled and a black cat with neon blue markings similar to that of Kirara's appeared next to him and Kirara appeared next to Sango. Sango and Ichigo jumped onto the black and blue cat that Ichigo had called Hokkou, and Miroku jumped onto Kirara with the twins. Sango turned to them and smiled "Off to Higurashi Shrine then!" and they took off.
The Higurashi Shrine
Kagome and her little girl Sachi were sitting on the steps at the entrance of the Higurashi Shrine. Sachi had jet black hair like that of Inuyasha's when he was in his human form. She also had cute little ears on the side of her head, just like Inuyasha and she had dark brown eyes like her mother. Kagome's mother suddenly walked up behind her and put her hands on her shoulders. "It's gonna be time for you to have that baby soon." said Mrs. Higurashi smiling down at her. Kagome looked up at her mother and smiled and then put her hands over her tummy. She could feel the baby kicking. "Keh! What's taking them so damn long!?" asked Inuyasha as he sat next to Kagome and picked up Sachi. "Remember Sesshomaru had a meeting today with the other Lords to inform them that we will be returning permanently." said Kagome as the wind lifted her hair slightly. Inuyasha tickled Sachi making her laugh a bit and she hugged him tightly. Kagome smiled as she watched her husband play with their daughter.
A bright orb of light suddenly appeared in the sky and landed right in front of them. Sesshomaru, Rin and there children emerged from the light. Rin was holding the twins in her arms and Sesshomaru stood behind her with his hand on her shoulder. Mrs. Higurashi walked over to her kissing her grandchildren on the cheeks and hugging Rin. "I missed you so much!" she said as she looked at Rin. "I missed you too, Oka-san." replied Rin smiling. "It's always a pleasure to see you too, Sesshomaru!" said Mrs. Higurashi again as she looked up at Sesshomaru who had raised his eyebrows slightly. "Hnn." replied Sesshomaru as he folded his arms and closed his eyes. Rin and Kagome giggled and said "He's happy to see you too Oka-san." "Namie and Natsuo, go play with Sachi while the rest of us wait for Sango no Oba-San and Miroku no Oji-San to come" said Rin as she watched her children run off to play with their cousin.
Sesshomaru and Rin walked over to stand behind Inuyasha and Kagome. Mrs. Higurashi sat down next to Kagome and patted her on the back.
"So, Sesshomaru. What did the Lord's say about us coming back?" said Inuyasha as he folded his arms.
"They have accepted the fact that we will be there permanently. However, Shinkou will not acknowledge me as 'Lord of the Western Lands' until I 'prove' myself." Replied Sesshomaru as he closed his eyes.
"What do you mean until you 'prove' yourself?"
"He is simply afraid that I've become weak Inuyasha. It seems that the majority of those who fear me became quite happy when I had 'died'"
"Keh! That shouldn't be hard! All you have to so is scare them again."
"Precisely."
"Ano…Sesshomaru. As ruler of the Western Lands, what do you have to do?" asked Mrs. Higurashi as she looked up at him. Sesshomaru looked down at her before closing his eyes and saying "I have to make sure no wars break out and that there is…peace among the other Lands. Among many other things." "You do not seem like you like me very much Sesshomaru." replied Mrs. Higurashi. Sesshomaru's eyes widened completely and his mouth opened in shock. He then closed his mouth and narrowed his eyes again before saying "Don't say such silly things." Rin smiled at her husband and whispered into her mother's ears "He does care about you. He only says that to people he truly cares about. He told me that once when I was 7." Mrs. Higurashi smiled back at her and then smiled up at Sesshomaru who looked at her with a questioning expression on his face.
"Oka-san! Look! Sango no Oba-san and Miroku no Oji-san are coming!!" shouted Sachi as she pointed up to the sky. Namie and Natsuo stood next to her and began jumping up and down waiting for them to come down. Hokkou and Kirara landed on the steps and transformed back into their small sizes when everyone had gotten off of them. Sango walked over with Ichigo and Miroku walked over carrying the twins as Kirara and Hokkou followed behind them. He put the twins down and they ran over to their cousins. "Yousei and Toukon look so adorable in their matching outfits today. They have to be the cutest set of 3 year-old twins I've ever seen." said Mrs. Higurashi as she waved to her grandchildren as they ran pass her. "Hello Oka-san!" said Sango as she walked over to hug her mother. "Hello Oka-san!" said Miroku as he walked over to hug her as well. Ichigo then walked over, sat down and said "Where's Kurayami no Ojii-san?" "Kurayami is waiting for you all at the Bone Eater's Well in the Shed." replied Kirei with a smile on her face. "What about Kohaku and Mai?" asked Kagome as she looked up at her sister. "Remember they are coming later? Mai had her baby 2 days ago." replied Rin as she leaned her head on Sesshomaru's shoulder.
"Well, shall we be going now?" asked Inuyasha as he looked at all of them. "Hai. Ikuzo." Replied Sesshomaru as they walked towards the direction of the well; their children running ahead of them.
