second chapter :) disclaimers before i forget. i gotta say, this is the first story i can say im proud of. its the only story i kno of thats about the Inu-gang's kids rather than them. enjoy!

I entered my hut to see Mom, Dad, and even Kanume waiting for me. They quickly jumped up and Mom and Kanume shouted, "Happy birthday!" I noticed some pride in Dad's eyes.

Kanume ran and hugged me. "Come on, brat." I teased. "Get off me." She squeezed harder. "I will when I'm good and ready." she played back. "And I'll be ready when you give me a damn hug."

"Kanume, language!" Mom joined in. "Inukashi, give your sister a hug. It's your birthday!" "Yeah," I agreed, "but that should mean I shouldn't have to hug her." I returned her hug to get her off.

Mom jumped on the chance to get a hug in. I stood there for a moment, but gave in and returned it. "I'm so proud of you, Inukashi." she told me.

I felt better than I'd ever felt in my life. "Thank you." I said. Her words meant more than she realized. Or maybe, since she has 'mom powers,' she knows how much they mean.

She let me go and I walked to Dad. I let him pull me into an embrace. "Happy birthday, son. I can't believe you're already leaving. I'm proud of you." That made my day. I felt like I was on top of the world, but amplified fifty times.

Guess that's what I really wanted. Was to make them proud. I had, and it felt good to hear it.

Quit gettin' all emotional! I yelled at myself. I punched Dad in the shoulder. "Wanna spar?" I asked. I smirked. "You're goin' down."

I got the old wooden swords out from behind the shed and tossed Dad one. "Bring it on, old man." I challenged.

Weird story now that I think about it. Dad really was getting older. He told me that for some reason, when he marked Mom, he aged at the rate of a human.

His smirk grew wider. "Don't underestimate your old man." We rushed each other, and the chaos began.

See, over the years, our spars had gotten much, much more brutal. We knocked each other all over the village, sometimes even going through houses. We had gotten to the point where we just beat each other until one of us couldn't stand.

Dad grabbed my wrist and tried flipping me over. I let him, but I landed and struck with my sword. He blocked it, trying to throw me off by swinging my arm around.

I used a sweep technique. He jumped, and I used the opportunity to hit his hand with my sword. I got the ends of his fingertips, and he quickly released me.

"That trick doesn't work anymore." I taunted. "No," he said, "but this one will." He cut his hand open and covered his claws in the blood. Realizing what he was doing, I copied him.

"Blades of Blood!"

"Blades of Blood!"

He was more experienced with the move, so his tore through mine. I blocked the blades with my sword, but dad was already in front of me.

I tried to kick him in his chest, but he caught my leg. "Give up?" he asked.

"Hell, no!" I shouted, using my sword. He blocked all of my attacks.

"If you say so." He brought his forearm down and broke my leg. I screamed in pain as he threw me back.

I hit the ground hard. My leg felt like it was on fire. Grinding my teeth, I snapped the bone back into place. I stood up, but he was rushing at me.

I saw the chance. He was inches away when I jumped. I turned in the air and landed facing him, swinging my sword with all my strength.

My sword shattered on his back. He fell down, and I reached for his sword. He countered by swinging around and kicking my jaw.

I took a few steps to the side, and Dad used the time well. The next thing I saw was the sword approaching.

It shattered on my face. I fell to the ground, and he put his foot on my chest. "Give up yet?" he panted.

"Hell…no!" I grabbed his foot and twisted until I heard the bone shatter. He recoiled, and I threw him back. To further prove my point, I broke his left arm.

"You done?" I asked, exhausted. He nodded, and I let go of his arm. He snapped his bones back into place and stood up.

He smiled proudly. "Good job. I guess you are ready, after all."

I stood in the small crowd that had formed around the two. Kashi was talking to his dad, and I didn't see any reason to interrupt them.

They finished their conversation, and Inuyasha walked away. Kashi saw me, and I walked to him.

"That looked painful." I told him. "Are you okay?" "Hell yeah I am. I just beat my father on my birthday!"

I smiled. I could see that he was proud of what he had done. "Well, good job."

He met my gaze, and we remembered together. "We're leaving, soon." he pointed out. "Only a few more things left to do.

"I'll meet you here when we're both ready." I said. He kissed me. "Until then." he said, and he was gone.

I hurried home.

I neared my hut. Judging by the Sun, it looked like it was about midday. I entered the hut, wanting to do this quickly.

"Mom? Dad?" I called. "Sirka?" They were all there, and they turned their attentions to me.

"I'm…I'm leaving." I told them. "I just wanted to say goodbye." Mom walked up to me and gave me a 'mom' look.

"As if!" she said. "You're not going to say goodbye and leave. You didn't think we weren't going to see you off, did you?"

"Besides, I've got something for you." Dad said. He pulled a red cloth out of a nearby basket. "It's old, but it's still useful."

I took the cloth. "What is it?" I started to unfold it and saw that it was a kimono. "That's my old Robe of the Fire Rat. It's as light as a kimono, but it's stronger than most armors. It's flameproof, too."

"You're…giving me your robe?" I couldn't believe it. I never pictured myself wearing my father's Robe of the Fire Rat. I just couldn't imagine it.

He nodded. "Go ahead, try it on." I nodded and put it over my haori. It fitted pretty good. I noticed the area where the original robe stopped and where it had been added on started. And he was right-it was so light.

"It looks good on you." Mom said. "I swear, if Sirka didn't keep your hair short, you could pass as your father right now." Yeah, except I got your eyes. I think that would be noticed. I didn't bother pointing it out, though. I just nodded.

"Well, let's go." Dad said, heading for the door. "Can't keep ya waiting, can we?" I smiled and led the way to where we would say goodbye.

I walked into my hut, feeling all kinds of emotions.

My family all smiled at me when I entered. Mantosu had even returned from his traveling to see me off.

They all hugged me at once, and I tried to return them the best I could. "I'm gonna miss you guys." I said. "Even you, Mantosu."

We pulled apart and Mantosu chuckled. "Weird, because I won't miss you." I scowled, and he chuckled again. "Relax, I was kidding."

"I can't believe you're already leaving home." Mom said. "It seems like it wasn't that long ago you were just a little girl."

Dad joined her smile. "She's right. This day came much sooner than either of us expected. But, we're still just as proud of you."

We chatted for a minute, and I realized the time. "Well, gotta go." I said. "Are you seeing me off?"

"Of course!" Mom said. "Lead the way." And I did.

We had only waited a couple minutes before Sirka and her family came into view. Oddly enough, Shippo was close behind them.

They joined us, and I grabbed Sirka's hand. "Well, I guess this is it." I told everyone. "We'll miss you all!" Sirka added.

Everyone said their goodbyes. Shippo even decided he had to talk about how quick we grew up. I wanted to point out how long it took him to grow up, but I held my tongue. No reason to depart with any negativity.

Everyone was all smiles, even Dad. I was amazed. I'd never seen him smile like that. I made sure Raiden was secure in my sash, and we started off.

"Wait!" Sango called. We stopped and turned around. "I forgot something."

She handed Sirka her demon slayer suit and her swords. "Can't forget these, right?" I didn't even realize Mom had walked up to me until she put her hand on my shoulder.

She held up a few things of ramen. With a smile, she asked, "Forgetting something?" I smiled as she put it in my pack.

Securing the knot on my pack, I returned to Sirka. "Ready?" I asked. She nodded, and we said our goodbyes to our families. Maybe even for the last time.

No. I won't let that happen. Setting my determination, we left the village to start our own life.

We set off, hand in hand. Soon, our families were our of sight, and our new life had officially begun.

"So, where are we going?" I asked. Kashi chuckled. "Not sure yet. Got any ideas?" I dropped my gaze.

"Well, if it's not too much trouble…"I muttered. He stopped and looked at me. "Nothing's too much trouble. Where are you wanting to go?"

"Well, I kind of wanted to see the Demon Slayers' village, or what's left of it anyway." Kashi chuckled again. "Well, we're already walking in that direction, so why not?" I couldn't help but smile. "Thank you."

He returned my smile. "Don't thank me. This is just as much your adventure as it is mine." To be honest, I thought that he would end up trying to make it his adventure, and that I was just coming along. Not that I'd let it happen, though. Besides, if I ever need to, I can be very convincing, especially to Kashi.

I smiled at the thought.

We didn't cover much distance that day. We got sidetracked every so often. But hey, it's not like we didn't have the rest of our lives to get there.

I was in the process of trying to start a fire while Sirka…well, I don't know what she was doing. I was too busy trying to start a fire. The keyword here is try, because apparently I was doing something wrong.

I growled in frustration. "You will start, you son of a bitch." Yeah, like that'll help.

"A fire won't start just because you threatened it." I looked up to see Sirka holding a big pile of sticks, giggling at me. "Yeah, well it works better than anything else I've tried."

She dropped the sticks next to the fire pit and took my rocks from me. "You're doing it wrong. You don't need to worry so much about hitting them together hard enough as you do the angle. Here's what you're doing."

She hit the rocks together the way I had been. I couldn't help but get irritated. "But here's how you're supposed to do it." She tilted the rocks a little bit and had a fire roaring in minutes.

Kashi muttered something about me being lucky. "Not luck, skill." I used my most innocent voice I could muster, and the look on his face was worth it-his look he gets when he's confused. He's so cute when he doesn't realize what's going on.

He suddenly took off, leaving me alone with the fire. I stood up and yelled, "Now where are you off to? I know you can hear me, Kashi!" I waited for an answer.

When I didn't get one, I got angry. "Inukashi!" Still nothing. Why that little- "Inukashi Higurashi, answer me!"

He dropped out of nowhere, holding a water bottle, as Kagome had told me it was called. "What?" he asked. "Can't cook ramen without water, can you?"

Most of my anger was replaced with amusement. Of course. "Well how about a little warning before you disappear next time?"

He had his cocky smile on. "You'll get over it. Until then, I'll make you some dinner." What made me angry was that he was right-I would get over it. I just sighed and sat down.

Now what did I do? "Sirka?" I asked. "What's wrong?" She grinned at me. "Nothing. Enjoy your cooking."

I shrugged my shoulders. Did I do something wrong? I poured the water into the ramen cups and let them cook. While I did, I eyed Sirka every now and then, and I could tell something was up.

Eventually, the food was done, and I handed Sirka hers as I sat next to her. "So, you gonna tell me what's wrong yet?" I asked.

She didn't answer. She seemed to see something really interesting in the noodles. Then it hit me. "This…this isn't about…that, is it?"

She sighed and set her ramen down. "Sirka, if you don't want-" "Of course I do!" she cut in. "It's just…I don't know what to do."

I almost choked on a noodle. After coughing the damn thing up, I asked. "What do you mean?" "I mean, I don't know if it's like a wedding, or if it's just something you do, or what. Do I need to do anything to get ready?"

I chuckled. "Of course not. Trust me, you'll know when it starts and ends." She didn't seem completely convinced, but she went back to eating, so I must have reassured her at least a little.

We finished our meal in silence.

We'd finished our dinner, and it was getting late. I was starting to feel tired.

Almost as if he could read my mind, which I swear he can do sometimes, Kashi yawned and stretched. "Gettin' late." he pointed out. He walked to our bags and pulled out a sleeping bag and set it out.

I don't know what got into him right then, but he started undressing right there! "Kashi!" I almost screamed, "What are you doing?"

He took off his robe and his haori, then looked at me, confused. "What? It's not anything you haven't seen before." I guess I failed to realize he wasn't getting naked, just comfortable.

Then I was proven wrong. He stripped out of his pants, throwing them in the pile with the rest of his clothes. My face was really, really hot as I quickly faced away. "Kashi, put some clothes on!"

I chanced a look, and he was getting into the sleeping bag. "Why?" he asked, sounding playful. "I've got a better idea: you take some clothes off."

Is he really doing this?! "Kashi, what's gotten into you?" Without realizing it, I'd started walking toward him, his smile growing with each step.

I reached the bag and looked down at him, his smile gone perverted. "You've never been like this before." He didn't even flinch. Smile still huge, he said, "I don't know. Guess I'm not worried about it now that we're on our own."

I got down to my lightest layer of clothes and joined him. It wasn't that I was shy around him. No, he'd seen me naked before-this was more of a test to see what he would do.

He started nibbling my ear as he started pulling my pants off. I just moaned-for some reason, when he nibbled on my earlobe, it felt so good.

I could smell her arousal. She had a point, though. I'd never done anything like this before, so I had no idea what I was doing. I just improvised as I went along.

I threw her pants toward her clothes pile and worked on her top. She even lifted her arms up as I pulled it off her, and it, too, joined the rest of the laundry.

I continued my nibbling, and her arousal spiked. She even started panting. I chuckled as I turned her around.

"You want this." It was less of a question and more of a statement. As I slid my hand down, I realized how much I'd changed. When I first admitted to myself that I loved her, I swore there was no way she could love something as low as a quarter demon.

And here I was now. In my mom's original time, I'd probably get called a 'player' or something lame like that. "But…" She tried to argue, put was cut off when I stuck a finger in her vag.

I pulled it out and showed it to her. "Damn, you're so wet." I stuck the finger in my mouth, relishing the taste. It was so…sweet!

Without warning, I shoved myself deep inside her. She yelped, scratching my back. I started slow, taking in the feeling. She was so fucking tight! So fucking wet!

"Kashi…faster…" she panted. It was a little difficult, being in a sleeping bag, but I gave her what she wanted. As I went faster, Sirka's nails went deeper into my back.

She kept telling me to go faster, and I obliged every time. Not only did I feel my climax, but I felt…something else. I didn't know what the feeling was, but I felt that I had to do it.

As we panted and moaned, I licked her neck. I don't know if she realized, and if she did, she probably didn't know what I was really doing.

I was so close, and from the sounds she was making, so was she. It seemed to take forever, but it slowly got closer.

Closer…closer…Oh shit! We screamed each other's names, then she yelped in pain. Without realizing, I had actually done it.

I had marked Sirka as my mate.

yeah, i coulda got more detailed, but i have a feeling i have at least one Fanfiction Renassance (or however the hell you spell it) a-hole watchin me. some chick decided it was her job to report my brother monkeyface0090's lemon, and i pissed her off, so im bein careful. because not only would i be pissed when this story got taken down, all of you guys would be after me too :) so, leave ur thoughts in a review, maybe PM me an idea (or just to say 'hey read my story' XD) laters!