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Last time

"Oh, my dearest, InuYasha, there's no need to cover for her. We all know that Kagome was head over heels for you, and would do anything to get you to love her even the slightest bit, even if it meant giving up her dignity. I'm so ashamed to call that girl my daughter." scoffed and walked away before I could even say anything. How could her own mother say that? I walked into the living room, with today's event still fresh in my head when Kikyou walked over to me.

"Baby, there you are?" She smiled slyly, and turned towards her family. What was on her mind? The rest of the night Kikyou, and her mother were bragging about her relationship with me to the other women. I saw Souta on the other side of the room. He was glaring at me the whole time, and I was getting tired of it. It was time to confront him.

"Hey, little man" I said trying to be friendly.

"What do you want? You don't even deserve to be here. You're the whole reason why my sister is allowed to come. It's all your fault!" He stated then he walked off. What did he mean Kagome wasn't allowed. Didn't she just not want to come?

Now

Kagome POV

I watched my kids play on the playground happily, and smiled. It seems they've found a new friend. Suddenly, a man sat next to me. I looked up to see the one and only Sesshoumaru Takahashi. What was he doing at a children's park?

"Hello, Kagome, I have not seen you in a long time. Four years to be exact," he stated stoically.

I smiled. I knew Sesshoumaru well, when InuYasha and I were together, Sesshoumaru always acted as my big brother. That stoic face wasn't going to fool me like it did others. He cared, and I knew it. "Hello, Sesshoumaru. Why are you here?" I asked curiously.

"Oh, yes, I forgot. You have not yet met this Sesshoumaru's daughter, Rin, yet." He said with his eyes pointing in the direction of the twins' new friend.

"But, she's human," I said slightly confused.

"My adopted daughter," he stated.

"Oh" I said. See, Sesshoumaru did have a heart. He always said that he despised humans. Look at him now, adopting a human. Oh, yeah, I think I got to him a little, melted that cold frigid heart. The twins turned around, and shouted, "UNCLE SESSHY!" then, ran towards us.

"Wow, Uncle Sesshy, that's a new one. You surprise me more and more. You're getting soft." I smirked.

"Don't even think about it." He said. I think I saw annoyance on his face, and my smirk grew wider.

"Whatever you say… Fluffy." I laughed, and I saw the kids' eyes become bright.

"FLUFFY!" I think they just found a new nickname for their uncle. I looked down, and saw Rin. She was cute. She had long black hair and brown eyes. She looked at me, and then turned away quickly. Aww, she was shy. I bent down to her eye level.

"Hi, I'm Kagome. I'm Aiji and Ami's mommy!" I said hoping that would open her up a little bit.

"Hi, you're their mommy?" she asked.

"Yes" I answered.

"Oh, I thought that other mean lady was their mommy." She said.

"Nope, I am." I said proudly.

"Good, because I like you better." She beamed up at me. I was starting to like this kid already.

InuYasha POV

I was still thinking about what Souta had said last night. What exactly did he mean? Why was Kagome not allowed? Was there more to the story than I knew? I looked around the room at all the smiling faces, and heard all the laughter. Was all this just an act? What was really going on behind the scenes? Kikyou's mother walked up to me.

"Mrs. Higurash-"

"InuYasha, call me Aya. I will be your mother-in-law soon," She said smiling at me sweetly, and for some reason it gave me a sickening gut-feeling. She then continued what she was about to say, "We were planning the wedding, and we were wondering of what you thought about little Yamire being the flower girl, and Daisuke being the ring bearer."

"But, I thought Ami and Aiji were going to do that." I said surprised, wondering if she forgot.

"Well, we thought it would be better if you and Kikyou started out anew. Those kids represent a one night stand in which you cheated on Kikyou. Do you really want a memory of a mistake in the foreground of your wedding? That memory really makes Kikyou depressed, but she never tells you because she loves you. The kids can still attend the wedding, though."

"Well, I guess, okay. If that's how Kikyou really feels," I smiled weakly. I wanted the twins to be in the wedding, but they would just be a reminder to Kikyou of the failures in our relationship. I sighed. The things people did for love. I looked over at Kikyou with her family. She did seem strained when she was with the twins sometimes. Maybe that was the reason why.

"Thanks, InuYasha, dear, you are such a wonderful son-in-law," Aya smiled and walked towards the group of giggling women that included Kagome's mother. I wondered how she felt about it. Did she know? Surely she spent time with her grandchildren, like my parents did? I looked on the other side of the room and I saw Souta again. Once again, he was alone. I frowned. He was still glaring at me. Man, that boy had courage; he was looking me straight in the eye. I took a deep breath, and decided to go investigate again.

"Um, hey Souta," I said trying to sound friendly.

"What," he spat dirtily.

"Why do you hate me so much? You used to look up to me. What happened?" I questioned.

"Isn't it obvious, InuYasha? You should know why. You got my sister pregnant, and you treat her like crap. You don't even treat her like your best friend of 13 years. You act like it wasn't your fault she got pregnant, and you don't even defend her while everyone treats her like a whore! Then, when mom throws her out into the cold street you don't even take in any consideration that she may need a place to stay. Your parents had to find out from the gossip floating around, and came to ask me! All you care about is Kikyou who you had only known for 2 years, then. Oh, I don't know, InuYasha, why would I be mad at you? I'm not even allowed to contact Kagome because all this mess!" Souta yelled, and I flinched. Suddenly the room got quiet, and people began to whisper. Mrs. Higurashi rushed over to us, and jerked Souta by his elbow pulling him out of the room angrily.

"Poor Yume, it looks like her other child just might be a problem, too."

"Yeah, just like the last."

What was wrong with this family?

Kagome POV

Today was nice, seeing Sesshoumaru again, and meeting his adopted daughter. That brightened up my week a little bit. Let me call Sango to tell her. I hummed as I dialed in the number.

"Mommy, you seem happy," Aiji commented smiling. Aiji was so considerate; he always noticed the little changes in my mood. I smiled back at him.

"Yes. I am"

"Was it because we saw Uncle Fluffy," Ami asked slightly tilting her head to the side curiously. She was so cute when she did that. I pinched her nose and said," Yes." She giggled. "I haven't seen Uncle Fluffy in along time. He was like an older brother to me." I replied.

"Really?" she gasped in surprise.

"Really," Then, I heard someone on the other side of the phone. It was a male voice.

"Hi Miroku, is Sango there?" I asked.

"Uh, no, she went out on an errand." He replied.

"Oh, well that's okay. Guess who I saw today?"

"Who?" he asked.

"Sesshoumaru!"

"No! Where?" That was one thing I loved about Miroku. He was so dramatic. I used to think he was gay sometimes, and the perverted act was just a way to cover up. But, he really loves Sango. He just weird, I guess. But, he's our weirdo.

"At the park," I answered.

"The park, really? Cold-hearted, emotionless Seshoumaru, at the park?"

"Yep, and guess who he was with?"

"A date?"

"No, His human adopted daughter"

"What! You're shitting me!"

"Nope! I'm telling you the truth. I thought you would have known, since you and InuYasha are close." I said.

"No, Sesshoumaru cut off all relations with InuYasha after InuYasha got you pregnant, and was being a jerk about it. The only time Sesshoumaru talked to InuYasha was for work."

"Wow!" I stated surprised. I had more people on my side than I thought. But, it was the ones who mattered the most who weren't or weren't able. I thought about Souta, and the last time I saw him. He looked so sad. Oh, how I missed him. Little brother, I wonder what he's doing now?

Souta POV

Really? Really, now. I'm locked in my room. Mom's became such a bitch. Was she always like this? Why didn't I see this before? I thought back on the day. Was InuYasha really that clueless on what was happening around here? I looked up the name, Kagome Aiko Higurashi. She was in Kyoto. I booked a one-way flight to Kyoto. Here I come, big sister. I'm tired of this place. I grabbed my bags, and closed the door behind me. Good thing Grandpa taught me how to pick locks before he died. I sighed, good bye mother. I hope you realize your mistakes before its too late.

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