EPILOGUE
"Rin…." said woman giggled to herself upon hearing the pleading sound of her mate calling her, followed by several little giggles. She turned from her flowers she was currently planting in her garden, smiling upon seeing Sesshomaru walking up to her, a grinning boy on each of his legs with a little girl on his shoulders, "Can you please tell your daughter that my hair is not for her to pull on like reins?" Rin giggled as she watched a three year old girl pulling on her father's long silver locks.
"Mush mush daddy!" her bright squeal said. He sighed, closing his eyes as his daughter continued to pull on his hair. He reached up and took her feet, bending over to where she toppled off him and was now dangling by her feet, "Daddy!" the boys leapt off his legs and ran towards their mother, who gladly accepted them into her arms in a hug.
"Nina, it isn't nice to pull on your daddy's hair, no matter how pretty it is." Sesshomaru sent his lover a friendly glare as he lowered Nina to the ground. She stood up, walking over to Sesshomaru and giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"Your children have been driving me wild." Rin smirked, watching the triplets running about the gardens.
"They're three years old Sessh. That's their job. Besides-" she rubbed her belly, a rather big roundness about it, "I'm off duty for another two months." he chuckled, leaning down to kiss her forehead.
"Are you now? I seem to recall Lady Kaede instructing you to keep your activities low, not ignore your children and lover." he said with a purr in his voice, "Besides, that isn't what you told me last night as we made love." a heavy blush settled over her cheeks, "And you aren't pregnant with multiples this time." she rolled her eyes, swatting at his chest.
"I'm not ignoring you! I just wanted to garden this morning. I kissed you good morning." he put his arms around her.
"So you did. Want to kiss me good afternoon?" she looked up at him as he lowered his lips to hers.
"Mommy!" Rin looked down as she felt a small tug on her kimono, "When is our baby brother or sister gonna be here?" Rin chuckled, kneeling down to sit on her knees.
"In a little bit Yasui. The baby will be here in two months." she took his hand and placed it on her belly, smiling softly as her son curiously felt her belly as the baby kicked, "You feel it?" Yasui nodded, soon joined by his siblings. Sesshomaru took a seat next to his lover. Three years had passed since he had taken Rin as his mate. He never regretted his decision once. He had grown to love this fairly new life of parenthood. Sesshomaru watched his children run off and play, but Kyougaku went and sat by the small pond by himself, knees pulled to his chest as he stared into the water, "He's so much like his father. He likes being alone." Sesshomaru nodded, taking a glance at his pregnant lover. Three children, just the triplets, was more than enough to make him happy with his mate, and now she had graced him with yet another child. He thought back to the first time Rin had become pregnant with the triplets, how scared she was, not knowing what Sesshomaru would think. But this time, she was everything but a pile of giggles on the floor. She had run to him in the living room area and literally jumped into his arms. With a chuckle, he had asked her what made her so undeniably happy that afternoon. It was then that she told him that she was expecting once more. He gathered her into his arms, whispering words of love to her, thanking her for gracing him with such a gift, before taking her to their room, where he made love to her until the early hours of morning.
But now she was on that crazy sleep schedule again. She slept every night, sometimes took long naps during the day, but it was worth it when he saw that smile of hers. He loved it when he would walk into a room, and see Rin just sitting in the silence, running her hands gently over her belly, with that soft smile on her face as she hummed quietly. She looked so much smaller than when she carried the triplets. He noticed that she was always in a better mood, she wasn't as hungry, and her stomach hadn't swelled like Shippo when he turned into that balloon like creature that Sesshomaru never did learn the name of. But one thing that boosted, that he didn't mind at all, was that she was more clingy. He rather enjoyed Rin holding onto one of his arms as they walked about the gardens of their home or in the halls. He quite enjoyed the extra company with her.
Sesshomaru snapped from his thoughts when he heard a small sniffle, followed by a little whine. He looked down to see Nina crying. He knelt down to her, cupping her small cheek in his hand, "Nina, why are you crying?" Nina sniffled, holding up her index finger, where you could see a tiny, small dot of blood.
"The rose stem bit me when I tried to pick it daddy. It stings." she said before continuing to softly cry. Sesshomaru smiled warmly before taking her hand. He lifted her finger to his lips and he kissed it, gathering his daughter into his arms.
"Does it feel better now?" he asked in a soothing voice. He received a nod from Nina, who turned and smiled at her father. He lifted his free hand and wiped a tear from her cheek, "Now where is this rose?" Nina took his hand and led him down a small garden path, eventually stopping in front of blood red roses. She pointed at a rose that was at her eye level. Sesshomaru sat on his knees, and swiped a finger across the stem, his nail cutting it from the bush. He inspected it, "There are a lot of thorns." he told her. Slowly, he used his sharp nail to cut the thorns off. Once they were all taken care of, he handed the little girl the rose, "There you go Nina." said girl giggled happily and kissed her father's cheek.
"Thank you daddy!" she exclaimed before running off. He looked back at the rose bush, finding a smaller red rose. He cut if from the bush and trimmed the thorns off like he did Nina's rose and smiled. He stood and went back to Rin, who was still sitting in the grass watching her children play. He went up behind her, tucking the rose behind her ear. She gasped with a giggle, reaching up to feel the soft rose petals. Sesshomaru sat back down beside her.
"Why thank you Sesshomaru." she plucked the rose from her hair, "Rose… I like that name." Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow.
"For the baby?" Rin nodded.
"If it's a girl. Or Saburo if it's a boy. Third-born male, since it would be our third son if we were to have a boy. But I'm content with either, as long as the baby is healthy." she rested her head on Sesshomaru's shoulder.
"You look so beautiful today. Is that kimono new?" Rin nodded, looking up at her mate.
"It is." she said with a nod.
"It looks beautiful on you." this time Rin smirked, leaning up to him to nibble on his earlobe.
"Really? I think it looks better on the floor in our bedroom." she said with that sweet, seductive purr of her she mastered over the course of the three years. Sesshomaru shuddered, his eyes fluttering closed as he sighed, feeling her warm lips caress his neck just under his ear. He glanced down at her, his golden amber eyes parting.
"Do you enjoy seducing me in front of our children." Rin giggled.
"Yes, yes I do." she whispered back to him, sending flames through his body, "Besides, our children are out of earshot. They can't hear us." Sesshomaru smirked.
"Are you sure you are a dog demon and not a fox demon?" Rin kissed Sesshomaru's cheek.
"Yes. You changed me yourself Sesshomaru." he gave her a small kiss.
"That I know. I remember that day perfectly. I also remember the day when you told me you were expecting, the fright in your eyes." he drew a hand to pet her cheek, "And I also remember when you brought my children into the world. I was so happy." he whispered, "Knowing that the children were ours, and the happy look in your eyes made me realize how empty my life had been before you. I couldn't ask for a better life now." Rin relaxed against her mate's form, sighing contently as they watched their children play in the gardens.
Sesshomaru smiled as he led his children down the hallway, "You need to be quiet now. Mommy is very tired and doesn't need loud noises." the triplet siblings nodded as they followed their father into the bedroom, where Rin lay cradling her newborn baby. She looked up and smiled at her other three children.
"Come see your new sister, Rose." the children sat down on the bed-mat, curiously looking at the small bundle that was currently sleeping in Rin's arms. Rin looked up at Sesshomaru with a grin. Sesshomaru walked to the other side of Rin and sat beside her, looking at his new daughter.
"She's so small mommy." Yasui whispered. Rin giggled, reaching to ruffle the boy's white hair.
"She's a baby Yasui. She'll get bigger as she gets older. You three were this small too when you were born." she tapped Kyougaku's nose, making him giggle. Sesshomaru studied the infant's features. She had a beautiful pale complexion about her, complimented with rosy cheeks and pink lips. She had hair like Rin's, though it was silver with short, black tips. After Rose was handed to Rin after birth, Sesshomaru watched as Rose had opened her eyes, revealing golden amber eyes, with hints of brown around the pupils. She had a deep blue, jagged stripe on each of her cheeks, resembling Inutaisho's marks that he had on his. She had the crescent mark, but it was on the base of her neck, like a charm on an invisible string necklace. She also had a deep maroon stripe that swirled around each of her upper arms like a snake. His daughter was beautiful, absolutely gorgeous.
The proud parents looked at the door when they heard a soft knock, Rin smiling upon seeing her mother-in-law, "I heard my newest grandchild was here." Rin nodded, looking down at the sleeping child. Sesshomaru's mother knelt down beside her other grandchildren. Rin shifted the baby so that she faced her grandmother, who smiled, "She looks like you both, but has Inutaisho's cheeks." she said with a smirk, making Sesshomaru chuckle with a shake of his head.
"I was thinking the exact same thing mother." he said quietly.
"Do you want to hold her?" Rin ask, handing the baby to her mother-in-law after getting a nod in reply. She took Rose into her arms and began to rock her back and forth.
"My my, you are so much prettier up close." she looked at Rose's arms, "She has very unique markings." Sesshomaru nodded, nudging Rin.
"Just like her mother." Rin giggled, swatting away Sesshomaru's elbow. Inuyasha came in a few seconds later, a smug grin on his face.
"I see you have your other litter in here." Sesshomaru shot his half-brother a death glare.
"I would appreciate it if you did not refer to my children as a litter." Inuyasha shrugged, winking at Rin.
"Whatever you say bro. Those three were born on the same day you know." Sesshomaru turned to Rin.
"I swear if that man did not have children of his own, I would kill him." Rin rolled her eyes.
"You have been saying that for the past eighteen years. Sesshomaru. Give it a rest already." she kissed his cheek, "Let's not ruin today, shall we?" Rose was gently handed back to Rin, who smiled softly at her baby girl, now awake and gurgling, "Hey there darling…" she crooned.
Kagome, who was still in the room after delivering Rose, stood from her seat, "Alright, let's let Sesshomaru and Rin have some privacy." She took Yasui and Nina's hand, Inuyasha taking Kyougaku's, and they with Sesshomaru's mother left. Sesshomaru reached out and trailed a finger across Rose's cheek.
"Isn't she beautiful?" Sesshomaru nodded.
"She's gorgeous." Rin couldn't help but continue to smile, "I thought she would never get here." Rin gave a slight chuckle.
"Yeah. I was ready for her after sixteen hours of labor. Who knew that we would have another after having triplets?" he shrugged, leaning down to kiss Rin's forehead.
"Well, it is a natural occurrence when one makes love with their mate." Rin blushed, looking up at her lover with wide eyes, "I wouldn't be surprised if we have many more." he purred. She raised an eyebrow.
"You want more children? Goodness Sesshomaru we already have four!" he chuckled, "I thought you weren't the type for many children." he shook his head.
"I wouldn't think twice about having another, as long as I am the father of your children, we can have as many as your heart desires." as he put an arm around her shoulders, she melted to his form, sighing.
"You really mean it Sesshomaru?"
"I mean it Rin. Would you like more children?" Rin scoffed.
"Not on your life." he chuckled as he took his lover's lips in one more passionate kiss. His life was finally complete.
It's finally complete! *does little Awe sound* :3 Thank you all who read and reviewed this fic! I really appreciate it! And a VERY big glomp and thank you to Animeroxs Rin-Sess Inu-Kag for ideas with the last chapter and any other chapter you helped out with! I love you girl! XD So, I'm glad you stuck around with me till th end of this fic. You never know, there may be a sequel! :D