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Chapter 2

Hello Mother

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The morning sunlight skimmed across the room, resting gently on her face, warming the rosy cheek underneath. Still the Miko slept her breathing steady as she inhaled and exhaled. Small chest rising and falling, not realizing someone was watching her – intently observing every movement from her as she slept. He wondered what she was dreaming of that made her smile in her sleep so.

If she was dreaming of him.

Sesshomaru dressed and moved quietly out of the room, letting his mate rest a little longer. He smiled to himself, knowing she was with pup once again. The pup growing inside had taken a toll on her, though she did not know this yet. He knew without a doubt that was why she'd been tired more often, and the normal things she did was more taxing on her body than usual. He had decided that he was going to wait to tell her, at a later time. Stealthily Sesshomaru got dressed and slipped out the room.

Sliding the door closed, the familiar sound of his daughter's running steps caught his elfin ears, followed by the other set that is her twins'. He turned to greet his children, quickly escorting them away from their chamber as to not wake their mother up.

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Kagome groaned as she yawned, she felt tired still even though she knew she had slept for a while. Turning to find her mate, she found herself alone in the bed once more. This was not something unusual for her. Her mate often woke up early.. Come to think of it, he rarely slept if she recalled all the times that she spent around him in the past. Kagome smiled, while her eyes still closed, trying to recall the memory of them as vividly as she can.

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~Flashback…

The children had been put to bed, she took a stroll through the fields for the evening air of Edo Japan that she had come to appreciate and become addicted to. She couldn't see him, but she was sure he was somewhere around. He was always around to protect her and the children. Kagome smiled.

Then she heard his ever so soft footsteps behind her which made her smile widen and her heart beat. Funny, how every time he was near, her heart would speed up, and her body would flush. Tried as she might to keep her body in check and obey her, the young Miko was always unsuccessful. Her love for him was undeniable and her body spoke to its own tune.

She knew there wasn't anything to be embarrassed about, after all, he was her mate, her husband. Together they'd have had two beautiful children together. Over the trials and tribulations – the misunderstandings and the mistakes – they had been given a second chance to be together. Yet her blood burned like fire each time he was near her, and each time she felt the want and need from him.

"You know, back in my era, we would call this stalking and it is punishable by law…" Kagome teased with a smile on her face. Without saying anything, his speed took him past her so that by the time she looked behind her to find him, he was already in front of her when she turned back.

"Is that so?" Sesshomaru challenged a flicker of mischievousness in his amber eyes. The miko enjoyed the fact that her mate did not hold back on being who he really is around her.

Kagome's giggle made it toward his ears and he love the sound of it. The more she giggled and laughed the more he wanted to make her make those sounds. Those sounds they were music to his ears, and flame to his candle light.

"Yes" she replied, sliding her hand behind his neck to pull him in for a kiss. He returned her kiss with the same passion and hunger. He held her then, close to him, and close to his heart. She heard the thumping of it sounding off as if wanting to call her name with each beat.

"Mate," he called her then still holding her in his embrace, cherishing the moments they have together. He knew once they returned to the West, these valuable times will be hard to come by. He'd have to deal with the politics that comes with being the Lord of the Western Lands.

"Hmmm?" Kagome answered, not bothering to lift her head. In his arms right where they were was the only place she wanted to be, and forever stay.

"How did you know..?" he asked. He'd been curious for a long time. Now, he wanted to hear it from her.

"About what?" She asked lifting her head to meet his gaze.

"That…" The Lord of the Western land found himself detached from his normal form. Or perhaps this was his normal form that he had hidden… "…That this Sesshomaru…"

"That you love me?" Kagome interrupted her mate watching him having a difficult time speaking.

Sesshomaru hesitated staring at her for a moment. The word 'love' had such a different context and ring when spoken than within his thoughts.

"Hn" he finally nodded.

Kagome let out a soft giggle as she continued to gaze upon her mate. "Because…" Kagome gently push herself from her mate and began walking toward their hut. She was almost skipping as she talked, flicking the piece of flower she'd plucked across the other nearby bushes.

"Because Sesshomaru, you're always quiet. Cold and distant" she spun around to smile at him then as quickly. Then she continued toward the hut again. "You had this façade of a great Lord, which you are, but more so you were uncaring and indifferent. Which couldn't be further from the truth.."

"Hn?" he wondered if his mate might, just might know him better than he knew himself?

"I think at first you were really serious. Like you really did want to kill InuYasha and I at your father's tomb, but as time went on I noticed that you could have killed us any time you wanted to, but you didn't. Instead, you protected us," Kagome paused long enough for her mate to reach her in a few strides. "You've always protected me, especially in the worst of times. When InuYasha wasn't around and I thought for sure I was dead, but you always managed to somehow show up in the nick of time." She gazed upon him to smile lovingly at her mate. "That's when I realized that it couldn't have been just coincidences." She didn't know how, nor did she care really, but she felt his feelings.

Sesshomaru started to feel something like embarrassment, like a kid getting caught with his hands in the cookie jar. It was true through his denial he had suppressed his real feelings for the Miko. He'd subconsciously made his route to 'run' into his hanyou brother. He kept an eye on her, telling himself that he was doing the hanyou a favor to make sure that the hanyou's woman was safe. All the while deep within his soul he had known that she in fact, was his woman. With her telling him the facts, brought his memories rushing through his mind of all the times that he in fact did 'follow' her.

"I knew you cared, even if you denied it. You have very little patience for humanity, but you also have a deep heart. You love far and few but those you do love and care for, you love very deeply and will never abandon." Her words were deep and true, yet her demeanor was very casual. Playful almost, as if this was just another day another conversation she was having with a friend. He imagined she would act like this speaking with Sango.

Skipping slightly in her steps her head whipping around every now and then to look at him. Letting him know that she was giving him her 'undivided' attention, suddenly she stopped and turned to gaze up at him. Her palms pressed against his chest, Kagome slowly raised her chin and smiled at her mate.

"I knew you loved me when you first kissed me," even though you had tried to rid of me later on… "I knew Sesshomaru, that I am yours. Always have been and always will be."

With her words, Sesshomaru felt floods of little rushes through his entire being. Without realizing he roared into the night, gathering her into his arms, guarding her heavily to mark as his. He kissed her and then made love to her like there was no tomorrow.

End Flashback…

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Kagome caressed her fingers over her shoulder where his kisses were, where his lips had traveled. She was shocked when she opened her eyes to find that she was resting in a large futon bed, in a humongous size room. She knew they were now in the West.

But how?

Her question was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Mi Lady, may I come in?" A voice queried.

Gathering the blankets over her body, Kagome's eyes darted quickly around the place for something to wear.

"Mi Lady?" the same voice questioned.

"Ju…just a minute…" She stammered, flailing about to for the kimono near her. Sliding into it quickly Kagome hopped off the bed, as she began to furiously tie the sash on her Kimono. The door was suddenly opened and an old yokai stepped in followed by a younger one. She was sure the voice was from the younger Yokai.

"No need for that mi Lady," the older Yokai informed her as she was still trying to tie her robe together.

Kagome stopped what she was doing and looked at the old Yokai for some answers, the old woman smiled. "You are Lady of the West. We have been instructed by our Lord to come and service you this morning as well as every morning thereafter."

"Umm…" Kagome began, not sure what all that entailed.

A couple of other servants came in carrying a large tub of water into her chamber. Kagome realized the water had been heated, as she watched the steam rising up like belly dancers, swaying and shifting around. She was still watching after the Yokais who had left after leaving the tub when she felt her clothes being tugged.

"What…What do you think you're doing?" Kagome almost screeched at the young Yokai, who was frightened and scattered back, looking at the older one for advice and guidance.

"Please milady," the older one continued. "My name is Hasana, and this is Riko, she is your personal servant."

She will be here each morning to assist you in your bathing and getting dressed, after which she will guide you downstairs for breakfast with the Lord" Hasana explained.

"I…I don't need help bathing. I can do it myself, as a matter of fact, I'd be grateful if you two could leave me…" she paused then suddenly blurted, "Where are my children?!" she realized after all the intrusion and confusion that she hadn't seen her children yet.

"Milady, they are with our Lord, he has taken them to the garden" Hasana informed. She moved toward her Lady and proceeded to undress her for the bath waiting.

"Hey!!" Kagome protested again, clutching onto her garments.

"Milady, please have pity upon us, the Lord does not like his orders disobeyed. He'd sure punish us, even possibly beheading us if he were to find out that you had bathed yourself." Hasana pleaded.

Watching the earnest look on her face Kagome succumbed and loosened her grip on her garments, allowing the two ladies to undress her. She could feel the heat from her cheeks as the embarrassment of being naked in front of complete strangers struck her.

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In the confines of his large study, the DaiYokai Lord was confronted by a very very angry mother. Yet, he stood staring out at the view, his attitude bored as ever of the conversation his mother was bringing up about his mate.

His Kagome.

"How could you go and do such a foolish thing Sesshomaru?! Has your father's tainted blood diluted your judgment?" His Mother was yelling, her aura flaring through her anger matching her temper.

"Mother, you will cease this ranting at once!" Sesshomaru ordered, his aura dominating over hers. The female Dai stood mouth almost agape from her son's sudden outburst.

He made his own mistake, nearly losing his mate and children. He will not stand to let anyone come between them ever again.

Not even his mother.

The female Dai lowered her lids, narrowing her eyes at him. Never in her life had her son reacted to her like this. Even when he'd disagreed with her in the past, he'd never overpower her with his own demonic aura. He was always quiet, and indifferent.

How could one measly human bitch change him so?

This infuriated her.

"I see that your father's taste for humans bitches…" Before she could finish hissing her derogatory sentence, her son appeared in front of her with glowing crimson eyes.

"Mother, this Sesshomaru warns you one last time. Kagome is my mate…my mate. Human or not, you will show her the proper respect, and courtesy as you did with the ridiculous bitches you have pranced in front of me. I'll have none of this absurd discrimination against her….so I advise you…mother... to watch your tongue." Sesshomaru threatened through clenched fangs, nose flaring like a rabid mongrel.

Almost pinned against the wall, his Mother was even more shocked at his demeanor; she felt herself almost trembling, both from fear and anger. She swallowed the hard lump in her throat then cleared her voice, she decided that it was time for her to fallback for now, she'd rid herself of the human bitch yet.

What would he do?

Kill her?

Never.

"You are serious with this choice, my son?" She asked trying to keep her voice from trembling from the well of anger and hurt fuming through her being.

"This Sesshomaru has never been more serious, my dam." He replied with firmness, his body had softened from the aggressive form to his natural stoic mode.

"Very well Sesshomaru, if that is your decision. So it shall be." She paused surveying her son, sensing a more calm aura from him. "I have set a council meeting for your mate to meet with the clan's councils so she can be evaluated."

"Mother, my mate is not an object to be pranced about in front of those lecherous mongrels. This Sesshomaru needs no one's approval either." His tone was dismissive, and quite disrespectful.

"Well, what do you suggest I do Sesshoumaru?" She was going out of her mind by now. Her son had always been the independent one, rebellious in his silent ways but this…this was beyond anything she could comprehend. As if losing her mate to a human princess wasn't enough, now she was losing her son to a human Miko. She wondered what it was about these humans that had such a grip on her Dais.

His silence infuriated her beyond measures.

"Right" she smiled. "Because you know, even though you hate the idea, you know the laws."

"I am not parading my mate in front of those old lecherous mongrels, Mother. That's final."

"You cannot, and WILL NOT disobey the laws or council. As long as you're to be Lord of the Western Lands, you need to do what is required of you. There is already much talk about you and your mate. You've already broken many clan laws and they are not happy. You've been harboring a human child to be served by your servants. Servants they may be but they are still demons. You know within the demon laws, demon precedes humans. Neither of these humans are part of the clan or a member of the Western lands. Not to mention, your mate…your mate Sesshomaru!! She's human!" She was breathless by the time she was done reasoning with her pup.

"Hn."

"Sesshoumaru, do not be selfish and arrogant about this. For Kami's sake! Couldn't you have mated a demon first, produce a strong heir then have your ways with the humans?" He knew she was insinuating that he was like his father once again, but this time, Sesshomaru chose to ignore the comment. Seeing him disinterested, she continued. "You must think of me - your Mother. My sake depends on this as well."

"This is all about you, Mother?"

"Sesshoumaru, do not make me out to be so selfish. I do not need the Western Lands. I can reside anywhere I want comfortably and happily. No one will dare touch what is mine or challenge me. However, you must think of your mate and your future heirs. Do you wish to raise them in some hut somewhere?" The demon lord flashed back of his life with his mate in their little hut. It sounded quite tempting.. "Do you wish for them to be picked on and despised? Because of their background, you know many will give them trouble."

"Then, it will be dealt with accordingly. No one will dare touch my pups."

"And you are to kill everyone Sesshoumaru? You must know, the Fox tribes of the North are gathering together already, they are planning to expand their land. We in the West have to be prepared for war if necessary. Not to mention the Akuhei family has been eyeing your title for a while. You must go into the council meeting and convince the councils of your mate's proper rights and title. This Mother does not need you to look after her. But for your pup's sakes, you must make sure the councils are on your side." Her tone became almost pleading.

"Hn." He replied and his mother's last will of patience wanted to break. Just as she was about to blow, two silver hair children sped around the room, zig-zagging around his legs, giggling.

"Wha-?" She began to protest, when she saw her son reached out and grabbed hold of them both.

His mother stared at them in disbelief while she narrowed her eyes at them. What is going on here? Who are these children? Why have I never seen them before?

"Daddy! oOUuu OOuuUu Oouuu" Enaiyeu exclaimed excitedly raising her hands up to be picked up.

"Very well Mother. This Sesshoumaru has heard enough. When is this meeting?" He asked leaning over to pick up his daughter.

She was still in shock as she tried to register the fact that the young InuGami Yokai had called her son 'daddy'? Did she miss something? She was sure that his mate was human, and he did not deny that in her confrontation… so who had he bedded to produce these children? Was there a female DaiYokai she did not know of? Ludicrous! She knew them all; it was her self-assigned duty to know of all the eligible Yokai bitches for her son to mate. There was no way she'd missed one!

"Mother!" Sesshomaru called watching his mother transfixed by his children.

"Two weeks from today." She answered almost stammering, not taking her eyes off of the children.

"And…and….Make sure your mate is well prepped to answer the councils' questioning."

The two young children looked back at her. Enaiyeu slid off of her father's grasp, and began running towards the female Dai.

"She's such a pretty lady daddy!!" Enaiyeu cried while Inu-Touga stood firmly, calmly, like a miniature Sesshomaru next to his father.

"Pups, you will be respectful toward your grandmother." He ordered and instantly Enaiyeu was by her brother's side.

Together they bowed in sync as they greeted her with "Hello, grandmother. Pleased to meet you."

"I…" She was stiff and baffled unable to respond or react. She then sweeping a glance toward her son, her brow rose with confusion. "Sesshomaru…they…how?"

"They are your grandpups. InuTouga will be my heir that will be announced at the council meeting. Enaiyeu, his twin will act as his advisor when the time comes. Does that meet with your satisfaction mother?" He asked almost mockingly.

Not being able to respond, she nodded. Enaiyeu not being able to contain her funny bones, giggled out loud watching her grandmother acting like a zombie as she stared at them with bugly eyes.

"Enaiyeu…" Sesshomaru chided and before he could continued, he was interrupted by a wave of his mother's hand.

"No, she is fine Sesshomaru. Come," she lowered herself and beckoned the children. Enaiyeu ran to her right away while InuTouga looked up at his father for approval. With his father's nodding head, the young pup walked casually over toward his grandmother.

"Grandmother, you are so pretty!! When I grow up I want to look just like you! Can I look like you grandmother? Can I? Can I? Can I?" Enaiyeu as usual chatted excitedly.

The older Dai did not know what was going on, but the blood of their family line ran through both young pups was undeniable. Sesshomaru ignored the fact that his mother had sneaked a couple of sniffs with his pups, trying to confirm that he was not trying to pull a fast one on her. He almost chuckled out loud as his dam's eyes grew even wider when she realized that they were in fact of her blood.

They were in fact her grandpups.

"Can I? Can I …puh….leeeeaaaaassssseeeee….grandmother?" the over melodramtic Enaiyeu was clasping her hands in front of her chest, tossing her head back eyes almost rolling into her skull as she begged.

"We can decide soon enough…" she replied as she stood up. "Come let me take you to the garden." She coaxed, flinching at Enaiyeu's shriek of excitement. She watched as they both began to run excitedly out the room.

"Mother," Sesshomaru called just as she took a step to leave. She turned to look at her son. "This Sesshomaru will not have you do anything foolish. And the fact that their dam is a human Miko makes no difference to the fact that they are your grandpups and my heir."

"Of course, milord." She answered slyly as she swept a bow and walked out picking up speed to catch up with the young ones.

Oh Mother, you have no idea… May the Kamis save you from whatever plot you are planning on those two… Sesshomaru chuckled at the thought of Enaiyeu's chit-chattering making his mother's ears bleed, then her puppy eyes…literally melting away any and all anger, making her 'victims' succumb to whatever bidding she desired.

Sesshomaru began to make his way back toward his chamber where his mate had just risen out of the hot bath. He knew she was from a different time, and though their hut was beautiful and fulfilling, she had not been able to use the hot springs to soak much. The fact that he had the servants continue to add warm water to his mate's bath was to give her the same sense of comfort that she might find from her past, whether it was her time or her days when she was able to soak with her little friend Sango.

Sliding the door aside, his mate was just about to rise from the soak. The servants bowed as their Lord entered the chamber.

"Leave," he ordered.

"Yes, milord." They answered and bowed unanimously, retreating backwards out the door, then sliding it closed.

Kagome smiled watching her mate approach. She had yet to find out how it was that he had moved the whole family back to his land without her knowledge.

He met her gaze first and was held captive for a minute. Without needing to look, Sesshomaru grabbed one of the large towels and continued with his steps toward his mate. His eyes began to slowly scan from her eyes, down to her lips where he lingered a second longer before they continue to drop, past her neck, resting on her breasting and then feasting slowly downwards and then he parked them on her abdomen. Where he lingered his ambers as he imagined his pup growing inside of her once more.

Wrapping the towel around her shoulders, Sesshomaru lifted his mate out of the bath with ease and then encasing the rest of the fabric around her body. He spooned her from behind as they stood. Unconsciously the Dai rested his palm on her belly rubbing in a circular motion.

"What are you doing?" She asked when he continued to hold her with her back pressed against his chest.

"Hn," he replied letting his grip loosen on her. "Come now, this Sesshomaru has to take you to see mother."

"Mother?!" Kagome shrieked. Sesshomaru visibly flinched from the loud voice. "Oh, sorry, I keep forgetting how sensitive you are."

"No matter," he replied, leering greedily at his naked mate with a thin fabric as barrier against him. The blood in his system began to rush and she could see the flicker in his eyes.

"Now, hold on a minute…" She began to back track from him. "I thought you said I have to meet your mother…."

Kagome swallowed anxiously watching her mate set her as his prey. He took his steps slowly and carefully like a panther quietly creeping up on its victim.

"EeeeEeeeePppppppp!!" was the last sound made from her lips before he quiet her with his own, laying his mate on the futon, he tugged at the towel and with one swift, easy move, he tossed it away as it fluttered like a feather. Rustling as it made its way down toward the floor.

A/N: I wanted to post this because it's been a really long time. Sorry for the long wait. Also, it's really late so forgive me if I didn't go over the chapter thoroughly. i shall when I have a little more time. Thanks again to Nekomimimode for her love. Hope you guys enjoyed it all the same, and don't forget to REVIEW!~Ts