Well it's now or never, I guess I have to meet all the lords and their wives now. Sesshomaru put Kentaro down on the floor and told him to hold my hand and stay with us.

I held my hand out and Kentaro grabbed onto it and continued to hold Fluffy with the other hand. I was kind of intimidated when I saw all the people in the room.

I caught a glimpse of Inutaisho and Kentaro pulled his hand out of mine and ran to him. I giggled and pulled Sesshomaru with me over to where they were.

"I think he wants to stay with his grandpa." I commented when Kentaro refused to get out of Inutaisho's arms.

Sesshomaru got Kentaro out of Inutaisho's arms and held him. Ken whispered something in Sesshomaru's ear and he nodded.

"He was just wondering if he's allowed to have Fluffy with him. I said it was fine." Sesshomaru said to me. The first person I saw who I recognized was Ayame. When she saw me she ran over and hugged me.

"You're so big!" She commented and hugged me again. I sniffled and she realized I was about to cry and she just hugged me.

"I am big." I pouted and put my hand on my belly.

"No you aren't, I'm just a big dummy. You look gorgeous." Ayame smiled at me and I smiled back and hugged her again.

Koga walked over and he had Sai sitting in his arms sleeping. Sai was still so tiny and cute, I wanted to kiss his cheeks and hug him.

"Aww, Sai has gotten so big since he was born." I cooed. Ayame giggled and Koga chuckled. I saw Rikio holding onto Koga's pants.

"Hi auntie Rin," Rikio said quietly before he smiled at me and hid behind Koga's legs again, he was one shy little boy. He would definitely become less shy; he was going to become Lord of the East one day.

"Let's go say hi to Daiki." Sesshomaru said pulling me away with him. I honestly did not recognize anyone other than the family and Koga and Ayame's family.

"Sesshomaru, it's nice to see you again." Daiki said giving Sesshomaru a grin. Kentaro reached out for me and I felt sad that I couldn't take him. I wasn't allowed to carry him anymore, according to Sesshomaru. Kentaro started whining so I finally took him out of Sesshomaru's arms.

"Hey baby boy, are you tired?" I bounced him in my arms slightly and he nodded and leaned against my shoulder and played with Fluffy.

"Hi, I'm Rika, Daiki's wife. You must be Rin, I've heard so much about you." The moment I saw Rika I was stunned by how beautiful she is.

"Hopefully good things," I chuckled and bounced Kentaro in my arms again.

"Of course," She smiled at me. I really like this Rika person! A little boy ran into Rika and looked up at giggled.

"Aoi, I told you not to run around!" I saw a teenage girl put her hands on her hips and give the boy a disapproving glare.

"This is Aoi and that's Yui, they're my son and daughter." Rika chuckled, she looked a bit embarrassed.

"Oh, this is Kentaro, my son, and if you look at my belly you'll meet my other two children." I giggled and rubbed my back with one hand.

Sesshomaru could probably tell that my back was starting to hurt because he took Kentaro from me and rubbed my back gently while he continued to talk to Daiki.

"Aoi is four and Yui is thirteen. Aoi is the troublemaker and Yui is just going through her 'I hate parents' stage." Rika smiled at me and I giggled.

"So here is Sesshomaru's beautiful mate." Daiki smiled at me and I couldn't help but smile back, he seemed like a fun person.

"Hi" I smiled and rubbed my belly gently when I felt the babies start to kick roughly. I got a particularly hard kick and I clenched my eyes closed for a second until the babies stopped kicking so hard.

"What's wrong?" Sesshomaru asked putting his hand on my belly.

"Nothing, the babies are just kicking really hard." I shrugged and saw that Kentaro was asleep in Sesshomaru's arms.

"I need to go to the bathroom. I'll be back soon." I left Sesshomaru's side and went to go find the bathroom. I ran into Kagome in the hallway.

"Where the hell is the bathroom?" I asked her.

"I'll show you," She led me to the bathroom and said she would wait outside for me so I would be able to find my way back to her.

I finished taking care of my bladder's needs and went to wash my hands and I froze when I saw Yura walk into the bathroom. She ruined everything; she's the person who made me stop trusting Sesshomaru.

I was proud of myself for walking out of the bathroom without strangling her.

"Guess who I saw in the bathroom," I whispered to Kagome while we were walking back to the room.

"Who…" Kagome asked, turning to me and giving me curious glance.

"Yura," Kagome's eyes widened and she turned around and rushed back to the bathroom. Yura was just walking out and Kagome slapped her. I pulled Kagome away from Yura.

"Kagome, violence won't do anything," I said giving her a glare.

"Looks like the whore is pregnant again," Yura sang teasingly. I turned to her and nearly growled at her, she backed off a bit but then just acted like I hadn't just scared her.

"Don't call Rin a whore just because Sesshomaru didn't want you." Kagome retorted with a scowl in Yura's direction.

Yura tried to hit Kagome and I stood in between the two of them and she ended up smacking me. Within seconds Sesshomaru was there and he had Yura pinned against the wall.

"You dare try to harm this Sesshomaru's mate." Sesshomaru growled and I noticed that his eyes were red, which only happened when his demon was enraged….or extremely aroused. I'm guessing he was angry and not aroused.

Yura was pretty much gasping for air and I pulled Sesshomaru back slightly so he wouldn't end up actually killing her.

"I'm fine, the babies are fine. Just get Yura out of here." I kissed Sesshomaru's cheek gently and his red eyes started to fade away.

"Alright," His hand went straight to my belly and the babies kicked his hand reassuringly. He pulled me back to the main room and I dragged Kagome with me just in case she tried to attack Yura again. I honestly hated Yura with my entire soul, but there was really no way to get back at her.

Kentaro was sitting in Izayoi's arms and hugging Fluffy with both of his arms. He looked really sleep, Ken's probably going to fall asleep soon.

"Mommy," Kentaro yawned and held out his arms for me to take him. I kissed his cheek and took him from Izayoi. He rested against my shoulder and I could feel his breath even out as he fell asleep.

"I'm starting to get tired, and my ankles hurt." I whispered to Sesshomaru when he gestured for me to give Kentaro to him.

"There are only a few more people for you to meet, and then we can sit down and start the banquet. I promise." Sesshomaru kissed my cheek and I grabbed his hand and pressed it to my belly while the babies kicked.

Sesshomaru led me to two people and I didn't quite think I remembered them.

"Sesshomaru, it's nice to see you again." The man said smiling at Sesshomaru. My first impression of him was that he was incredibly kind.

"Oh, my apologies; I'm Ryuu, and this is my wife Kanae, Lord and Lady of the Northern lands, and this little one in my arms is Yuna. It's nice to finally meet you, Rin." I smiled at him and blushed…I always blush. I felt a hard kick from one of the babies and my hand flew to my belly when I felt a small flash of pain.

It was a recognizable pain; it felt a lot like the Braxton hicks contractions I experienced during my pregnancy with Kentaro. I wasn't worried since my water hadn't broken.

"What's wrong?" Sesshomaru asked with a slightly worried tone. He adjusted Kentaro in his arms and Ken yawned and turned his head to get more comfortable. Kentaro looked so much like Sesshomaru when he was sleeping; they both had the same innocent look.

"Braxton hicks contractions, I'm fine." I smiled reassuringly and stroked my belly, trying to get the babies to relax a bit.

"Nice to meet you, Ryuu," I smiled and he shook my hand. Sesshomaru started talking to Ryuu about something and I turned to Kanae. She had long black hair and bright bluish-green eyes.

In other words, she was absolutely gorgeous.

"Nice to meet you Kanae," I smiled and she gave me a big friendly smile.

"It's nice to meet you too! Kentaro is so adorable." Kanae stopped talking and chuckled.

"Sorry, I get a bit crazy when I meet new people sometimes." She smiled again and I giggled.

"Yuna is adorable too; it's nice to see the guys with the kids today. We ladies get to relax for a while." We both giggled and I rested my hand on my belly.

"Can I touch your belly?" Kanae asked after a few seconds.

"Yeah, of course you can. You're the first person who's asked, most people just put their hand on my belly without asking." I took her hand and placed it on my belly. The babies kicked her hand and she laughed.

Even her laugh sounds beautiful! I love this girl so much. She makes me feel so happy!

"They're very active!" Kanae exclaimed when they just continued to kick her hand.

"Can you take Yuna, Sesshomaru and I need to talk about something." Ryuu gave Yuna to Kanae and Sesshomaru gave Kentaro to me before they both left the room.

"That was random," I stated simply. Kentaro yawned and rubbed his eyes before opening them and leaning against my shoulder.

I kissed his forehead and he giggled and kissed my cheek.

"Baby boy, are you tired?" I asked while bouncing Kentaro in my arms and rocking back and forth.

"No mama. I wanna walk." I helped Kentaro get to the ground and I rubbed my back afterwards. I was kind of glad that Kentaro asked to walk before my back started hurting too much.

Kentaro kept a tight hold on the back of my dress and he just spent the time looking around the room. He looked bored.

Kentaro saw Inutaisho and ran to him again. I was too tired to chase after him so I just walked over to Inutaisho and rubbed my belly with a yawn.

"Are you okay? You look exhausted." Kagome asked rubbing my back.

"I'm tired and I just want to go home and the babies keep kicking me because apparently I did something wrong so they hate me." Kagome gave me a hug and rubbed my belly. I felt my belly tighten and froze for a second. It was probably nothing.

Sesshomaru came back to me and kissed me gently. Kentaro reached out his arms for Sesshomaru and giggled when Sesshomaru took him and tickled him.

"Daddy, I hungwy," Kentaro said with a pout.

"We'll eat dinner soon." I said rubbing his back and kissing his cheek. Kentaro nodded and kissed me on the cheek too, it was so cute.

The babies started to kick pretty hard and I rubbed my belly and Sesshomaru's hand and pressed it to where the twins were kicking.

"They're being very active," Sesshomaru commented. I gave him a 'duh' look and he chuckled before leaning down to kiss me gently.

The finally announced that the banquet would begin soon. I sat down and hoped that the evening would end without any surprises.

xoxoxoxoxo

The dinner had gone well and there had been a few speeches afterwards. We were already on the way home and Kentaro was fast asleep.

I was happy and tired, and I was glad that for once I didn't feel hungry. Sesshomaru was rubbing my belly gently, trying to calm down the babies.

The car finally stopped and we got out and went inside the house. My feet were killing me; I threw off my shoes and went upstairs to the bedroom while Sesshomaru put Kentaro in bed.

I was already in bed and out of my dress by the time Sesshomaru walked into the room. I was too lazy to wear any clothes, so I just got into bed in my bra and panties.

Sesshomaru started to take off his suit and he stripped down into his boxers before getting into bed with me. His hand immediately went to my belly and the babies attacked him.

I giggled and yawned before resting against Sesshomaru's chest. He kissed my forehead and I smiled and put my hand over his. I fell asleep pretty fast considering the babies continued to attack my innards.

xoxoxoxoxo

When I woke up I saw that Sesshomaru was asleep next to me. I giggled when I realized that his hand was still resting on my belly. I guess even Sesshomaru was tired after all the things that went on yesterday.

I felt a Braxton hicks contraction and I made a face and rubbed my belly. Sesshomaru woke up immediately and just looked at me.

"What just happened, why were you in pain?" Sesshomaru looked over me and made sure that I wasn't hurt. I raised an eyebrow and made a face again when I got another false contraction. It's not that they were incredibly painful, just really uncomfortable for me.

"It's just a false contraction. I'm fine." I stroked my belly and kissed Sesshomaru's cheek before getting out of bed. I went to the bathroom before putting some clothes on. I went to Kentaro's room and saw that he was still asleep. I smiled and stroked his cheek. He yawned and scrunched up his face but continued to sleep. I rubbed his back a few times before closing the door and going downstairs to the couch.

Sesshomaru came downstairs after a few minutes and got onto the couch with me and wrapped his arms around my waist. I turned around and kissed him gently. He rubbed my belly lovingly and kissed me back with more force.

"I really want to have sex with you," I pouted and kissed him again. I wasn't allowed to have sex with Sesshomaru, or even have an orgasm because it induced labor and I was getting closer and closer to my due date.

Kentaro's birthday was in about three weeks and we were planning to have a small family celebration. Sesshomaru and I had also decided to have Kentaro enrolled in preschool next year. He was getting mature enough for it.

Sesshomaru kissed me gently and I giggled and kissed him back. He stroked my belly and the babies kicked his hands. Sesshomaru traced the little lumps of their feet as they kicked. My stomach growled in hunger and it ruined the moment.

I laughed and rubbed my belly before getting up and stretching a bit.

"Looks like the Taisho twins are hungry." I patted my belly and the babies continued to kick me happily.

"The Taisho twins, is that what we're calling them now?" Sesshomaru commented with a chuckle and went to the kitchen to go make some food for me.

I went upstairs to Kentaro's room and woke him up. He was pretty tired after last night. I lifted him out of his bed and he yawned and opened his eyes sleepily.

"Mama, I tiwed." Kentaro yawned and snuggled closer to my chest. I chuckled and carried him to the bathroom before putting him down. He walked the wrong way and crashed into me before opening his eyes and walking into the bathroom.

I giggled at his cuteness and went to Kentaro's bedroom to go get some clothes for him to wear. I went back to the bathroom and saw that Kentaro was trying, and failing, to brush his teeth. He knew how to, he was just really exhausted.

I helped him finish brushing his teeth and helped him get dressed before going downstairs to the kitchen. I lifted up Kentaro and put him in a chair before sitting down too. Sesshomaru gave me a disapproving look when I lifted up Kentaro. Well my back was hurting from carrying Kentaro last night…

The babies kicked hard and I moaned in discomfort and closed my eyes. They were probably getting really cramped inside of me.

Sesshomaru set down a plate of eggs, bacon, and toast and I started devouring my food. Kentaro only ate some toast and bacon. He absolutely hated eggs; something about the way they taste just wasn't appetizing to him.

I got up to put my plate in the sink and I felt a weird pain in my abdomen. It wasn't like a contraction, just unusual. I nearly dropped my plate before Sesshomaru was right next to me. He took the plate from me and rubbed my back.

"What's wrong?" Sesshomaru patted my belly and the babies wiggled around a bit.

"It just feels like the babies don't have any space to move around in there, actually it feels like they're trying to stretch but they can't." I felt a few kicks and I closed my eyes and clutched onto Sesshomaru's hand for a second. The pain went away quickly and I sighed in relief.

"I'm good now, it doesn't feel weird anymore." I smiled and Sesshomaru kissed my forehead and rubbed my belly gently.

"Mama, what happen?" Kentaro asked looking at me and cocking his head to the side.

"Nothing sweetheart, the babies are just getting too big." I smiled at Kentaro and he gave me a smile in response.

"Can I tell Kagome to come over?" I looked up at Sesshomaru and he shrugged.

"Sure," Sesshomaru kissed me gently and I smiled and kissed him back. My belly was pressed between us and I looked down and started laughing. It looked like there was a beach ball in between us. My laughs quickly turned to cries.

"I'm…getting…so…fat!" I sniffled and Sesshomaru immediately pulled me to him in a hug. I continued to cry and Kentaro was just staring at me like I was crazy.

"Stop looking at me like that!" I cried to Kentaro and Sesshomaru comforted me. I came down to sniffles and saw that Kentaro was starting to cry.

I walked over to him and gave him a hug. He put his arms around my neck and I lifted him up and snuggled with him.

"I'm sorry for being a meanie, I love you little boy." Sesshomaru took him from me and I went upstairs to our bedroom before relaxing on the bed and calming down.

Sesshomaru POV

Kentaro was currently crying because he thought that Rin was mad at him.

"Kentaro, I'm going to tell you something I should have told you a while ago. Mommy is going through some things with the babies inside of her and she's going to be a little bit…emotional. You know what that means right?" Kentaro pouted and played with his hands.

"It means that mama is gon' be sad." Kentaro said resting his head on my shoulder. I kissed his forehead and rubbed his back.

"Yeah, mommy is going to be sad. When you looked at her weird it made her feel sad, so she yelled at you." It was the easiest way to explain it to Kentaro without divulging into mood swings.

"I go tell mama I sowwy." I put Kentaro down and he ran upstairs. I followed and made sure he didn't fall. He went into the bedroom and climbed onto the bed with Rin.

"Mama, I sowwy I make you sad." Kentaro said sitting down comfortably. Rin started crying again and pulled Kentaro into her arms and hugged him.

"Why awe you sad now?" Kentaro asked looking up at Rin with a confused face.

"I'm sorry for yelling at you, I didn't mean to." Rin kissed Kentaro's head and he snuggled close to her.

"Is okay." Kentaro patted my head and I couldn't stop myself from chuckling at his gesture. Rin kissed his cheek and squeezed him tightly before letting him go.

"Daddy, we take a nap." Kentaro pulled me down on the bed too and he snuggled to both of us and slowly started to fall asleep. I put my arm over him and Rin and she smiled at me and kissed me over Kentaro's head.

"I can't believe he'll be turning one soon." Rin pushed his hair out of his face while he slept.

"He's so much bigger than when he was a baby." I commented. Kentaro turned around and turned his head towards Rin and he woke up for a minute. I patted his back and he easily went back to sleep.

"I love you," Rin said quietly, giving me a gentle smile and stroking my cheek with her hand.

"As I love you," I kissed her palm and returned her smile before leaning over and kissing her lovingly. She cupped my cheek with her hand and returned the kiss eagerly before pulling away and smiling once more. With our arms protectively around Kentaro, Rin and I finally allowed ourselves to fall asleep.

Aww, how cute was that ending. I know that all of you are probably wondering 'Why the hell haven't you updated in months!?' the answer to that is kind of complicated, so I won't divulge right now. I do want to apologize for making you wait so long for this chapter. So…what did you think of the chapter? Did any of you think that I should have talked more about the whole Youkai Ball thing? I kind of skipped the whole dinner experience since I thought it wasn't extremely important. Just a little heads up, Kentaro's birthday or the birth of the Taisho twins is going to be in the next chapter. I would really like to hear what you guys thought of this chapter…the review button down there won't kill you if you use it! Thanks for reading :)