Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
Chapter 1:
It was a warm summer evening and while the sun went down, the darkness was slowly setting upon the forest. A small bonfire belonging to a group of travelers could be seen trough the thick of the trees.
Through the silence of the night everyone heard Sango screamed very loud "Pervert!" followed by the sound of flesh hitting flesh.
After everyone heard Sango`s scream they all turn around to look at Miroku and notice a giant hand shape bruise on his right-cheek. Kagome, Shippo and Kirara started giggling while looking at the monk`s face. "That`s what you get for been a pervert, you dumbass!" Inuyasha said, dropping out of a tree and landing by the bonfire.
"Miroku, when will you learn? look don`t touch" Kagome said after standing up with Shippo on her left-shoulder. Miroku didn`t replied and putted an Awkward! look on his face, while rubbing the back of his head with his right-hand. Sango went to sit beside Kagome, while she was stirring the instantaneous soup on the pan above the bonfire.
After the travelers finished with their food they were stuffed, and they decided it was time to sleep. Sango slept beside Kagome, Shippo and Kirara while the monk slept beside Inuyasha.
The next morning Sango and Kagome were taking a bath while Kirara was taking a walk. Miroku was looking at Inuyasha and wondering what will he do if he went over and kissed him. With that little innocent thought in his mind he got up and started stretching "Don`t even think about it, Miroku" Inuyasha said.
"Think about what?" Miroku asked with a look of confusion on his face.
"About spying on the girls while they're taking a bath. Sit back down" Inuyasha replied.
"Okay don`t want me to see Kagome naked?" Miroku asked teasingly to Inuyasha. Miroku was glad that Inuyasha couldn`t see the truth behind his question.
"No. I don't care if you see her naked. But I'm more worried about getting sit if you do" Inuyasha replied with an annoyance look on his face.
"Oh... But you love her, don't you?" Miroku asked with a strange voice note. Inuyasha looked down at the ground and after a couple of seconds of silence finally open his mouth to answer Miroku`s question.
"Love her? No. Like her? Maybe. But I'm sure that I don't love her" Inuyasha replied with a startled look on his face.
"Then you love Kikyo?" Miroku said after he reasoned.
"No. What is it with you humans and love?" Inuyasha said.
'Ah! he doesn`t love neither of them?' Miroku thought. "And demons don't love?" he asked curiously.
Inuyasha shrugged "It's hard to explain" he replied.
"Ok. But try anyway" Miroku insisted. Inuyasha took a very deep breath before opening his mouth again to speak.
"Demons have lovers and mates. But they are different. A male will find a female that he thinks that will produce strong offsprings with him. But demons are built to breed. When we mate the female will become pregnant there is no way to stop it. And so the demon will find other mates and if he is lucky he may even find a lover. The lovers will be by their side and be devoted to them. The mates are only for procreation and it is not uncommon for both lovers to have several mates. Almost like humans, 2 human lovers marry, and some humans hire geishas. Demons may have feelings for their mates, but the mates are only for when the demon wants offsprings" Inuyasha paused, wondering what else to say.
"But if there's no way to stop the female from becoming pregnant, then the lovers don't mate?" Miroku asked.
Inuyasha shook his head "No. The lovers can mate all they want" he answered.
Miroku frowned, still confused "But don't they end up having children too?" he asked.
Inuyasha blushed "They can't, because..." he trailed off.
"Because what?" Miroku pressed.
Inuyasha shrugged "I'll go see if the girls are done, I could use a bath" he stood up and rushed off into the trees before Miroku could stop him.
Miroku frowned "Why wouldn't he tell me?" he whispered.
"You want to know?" asked an eager young voice. Miroku jumped in surprise and turned around. Shippo had been hidden in Kagome's sleeping bag and had woken up and crawled out.
"Sure kid, tell me" Miroku said. Shippo hopped over to him and sat down in front of him.
"I'm not sure why, they said I'd understand when I was older." Shippo began. "But mom was dad's mate and dad had a lover too, but they couldn't have kids"
Miroku rolled his eyes. "I know that, but why not?" he pressed.
"Well I don't know. But when I grow up, I'll have a pretty kitsune girl as my mate, and a cute kitsune boy as my lover" Shippo said.
Miroku's eyes widened "You mean a girl as your lover right?" he asked sharply.
Shippo shook his head "No, demons boys always have boy lovers and girl mates. That's how it works"
"Uh... thank you Shippo" Miroku managed to say. Miroku heard Shippo yelled Kagome and a couple of moments later Kagome and Sango appear. Miroku was closing and opening his mouth trying to regain his senses.
"What happen to you? you look like you`ve been hit by a bus" Kagome giggle.
"Ah, what's a bus?" Miroku asked, relieved that his senses were coming back. Kagome just laugh and started to look on her bag.
"Go take a bath" Sango said and then she started to look on Kagome`s bag too.
"And don't try to spy on us" Kagome said. When Miroku realized that Sango and Kagome had just towels wrap around their bodies, he though of something lecherous to say to them but he just said an okay. Miroku stood up and started to walk to the offspring to take a bath.
A/N: This is the first fic I've ever written and I hope you liked it. Thanks for reading.