Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Home Away From Home

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha but I do own Miyu and she's my own personal bundle of joy. I love her so much, she's so adorable!!

… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

A small girl was spinning and humming happily, occasionally stopping to pick flowers growing along the path her and her protector were travelling on that day. The sun was shining bright and it was an unusually hot day but it didn't seem to put a damper on the girl's spirit. Short black hair tied into a ponytail bounced and moved with the warm breeze of the day and her orange and white kimono sleeves were rolled up to prevent from over heating and from getting too dirty.

The girl spotted a small patch of flowers a few feet ahead and made a beeline for it, crouching down and when she was finished, she ran over to her protector with a large smile. "Lord Sesshomaru! Look how many flowers I have!" The demon lord with long silky silver, almost white hair looked down at the girl and smiled.

"Good job, Rin." He commented with a gentle hand on her head but still proceeding to walk towards their destination. As usual, the girl called Rin followed him without question. During their trek, Sesshomaru looked towards the sky and sighed quietly, thinking about his daughter and mate/brother. A smile graced his gorgeous lips, unaware that the not-so-little girl was watching him curiously.

"Lord Sesshomaru, what are you smiling about?" She questioned, tilting her head slightly. The quiet question reached his superior ears easily and he looked to her, slightly surprised that she had noticed.

"I was thinking, Rin." He answered casually, underestimating the depth of her curiosity.

"Thinking about what?" She questioned again. Unconsciously, Sesshomaru arched one of his perfect silver eyebrows at the girl. "About our family and your sister." He answered, watching her expression.

Excitement filled the girl and any other thoughts that were in her head vanished at that moment. She had never had a sister before! "A sister? I have a sister? Really? Oh, what is she like, Lord Sesshomaru? Does this mean that Lord Sesshomaru is Rin's father?" A thousand and one questions bombarded the demon lord and he smiled, softly patting her head and pointing to the village ahead.

Her attention turned to where her new father was indicating and her eyes widened. Everyone was there, even people who she never met before. Forgetting all about her flowers, she ran towards the large group.

"Kagome! Shippo-chan! InuYasha!" She called out in her excitement. All eyes turned to her and soon to her companion that was a little ways behind her.

Kagome didn't even have time to shout out a greeting before the girl was attached to her waist in a death lock, spouting out jumbled sentences that she couldn't quite make out. Smiling, the older dark haired girl crouched down and gave the girl a proper hug.

"Hello again, Rin-Chan. Have you been well?" Kagome greeted warmly with a smile. The younger girl beamed brightly, her excitement radiating off her and nodded vigorously.

"Rin has been great, Kagome-Chan!" She all but shouted, making Kagome laugh. After her greeting to Kagome, her attentions turned to Shippo. The fox kit eagerly returned her warm greeting and the two were lost in child's talk until Rin finally noticed the new members of the travelling party Kagome was usually a part of. Studying them for a moment, she gasped at the only other female there, besides herself and Kagome, the one with the pink hair.

"Rin, these are my friends Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura. Guys, this is Rin, the human girl that travels with Sesshomaru." Kagome said, motioning to each one as she said their names. Sakura took her cue from Kagome and crouched down the young girl's level with a smile.

Rin's small hands went to cover her mouth for a moment before reaching out and gingerly touching the soft pink hair of the girl in front of her. "Rin has never seen such pretty hair on anyone except Lord Sesshomaru."

Sakura's eyes went to the demon lord, as did everyone else's and they all fought back laughter. 'Pretty' was definitely not a word someone would use to describe Sesshomaru, at least not if they were smart. Smiling, Sakura gently smoothed down the young girl's hair in return. "Yours is very soft also, Rin-Chan."

Rin beamed at her. "Lord Sesshomaru has Rin wash it every day and he even brushes it for Rin." Sakura's smile grew as Rin almost charmed the socks right off her. "Well, Lord Sesshomaru is certainly a very smart outo-san."

Sesshomaru sighed inwardly but couldn't help feeling the girl's happiness in him. "Rin, do you remember what we worked on?" He asked, watching her turn to him and ponder for a moment. Smiling, he couldn't help but give her a hint. "What do you say when referring to yourself in place of your name?" He asked again and again, watching her ponder though this time it was successful.

"Oh! I! Rin says I!" She said happily. "I mean, I say I." She corrected quickly, pleased at making her protector and now father happy with her. Sesshomaru nodded, patting her head gently. "That's very good, Rin. Now, you haven't said hello to someone yet." Rin blinked a few times, looking at the group before realizing who he was talking about.

Running over, the girl all but jumped on the dog eared male, causing said victim to move suddenly to avoid Rin's full bodied assault, ending up jostling his precious package. All activity stopped when a baby's cry filled the air, followed by sounds of InuYasha trying to soothe her. "Hush, Miyu, you're alright." Rin ceased her movements, staring at the squirming bundle of cloth in the half demons arms.

Sesshomaru moved to his brother/mate and uncovered his youngest child, revealing her snowy white hair with the same coloured furry triangles adorning the top of her head. The bundle stopped squalling and squirming and squinted, blinking a few times before Sesshomaru lifted her from her mother's arms. Crouching down, Sesshomaru couldn't help but smiled softly at Rin's reaction. "This is your baby sister, Rin."

Rin's eyes went as wide as tea saucers and they began sparkling. Slowly and cautiously, she reached out and ran her fingertips over the furry triangles on Miyu's head, hesitating for only a second. "Wah. She's so pretty … She looks like InuYasha and … you …" Rin stated quietly before she paused, looking at the demon lord in front of her and then to InuYasha and then back to Miyu. "Is … is InuYasha Rin's, I mean, my okaa-san?"

Sesshomaru's brow rose and he shrugged lightly. "What do you think, Rin?" He asked. He watched the young girl sort out her thoughts and then her smile was back with a vengeance. "Yes!" She said with excitement, causing the on lookers to laugh. Well, except for InuYasha who could only sigh at yet another blow to his manhood. While everyone crowded around Sesshomaru, Miyu and Rin, InuYasha allowed himself a smile. Maybe being a mother wasn't going to be so bad …

… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

Later after lunch, everyone was crowded inside Kaede's hut while Shippo, Rin and Miyu were just outside the door, playing in the sun. Rin had wanted to teach Miyu had to walk so they put her in a green sundress that wouldn't show too much of the dirt and hide most of the grass stains she was bound to get.

"C'mon, Miyu, walk to your big sister." Rin encouraged with a smile, crouching down and holding her arms out while Shippo had been left to try and help keep her balance. "Yeah, Miyu, walk to her 'cause you're getting heavy!" Shippo urged. Miyu just blinked and tilted her head at Rin. She didn't look anything like her parents but she certainly smelled like them, especially of her father and she seemed nice enough.

Slowly taking a step, she nearly toppled over and would have if it hadn't been for her fluffy fox. After regaining her balance, Miyu took another slow step and then another and finally made it all the way to her big sister. Rin scooped her up with a shriek of laughter.

"You did it, Miyu! You did it! You walked!" Rin shrieked happily, causing Miyu to squeal in return, the excitement clearly contagious. Once she had been set down, Miyu was determined to making that walk bit a habit so she put one foot in front of the other beginning to pick up speed. Laughing, she just kept it up until she ran into something lean and furry, sending her towards the ground.

Not too thrilled at her sudden stop, Miyu did what she always did when unhappy about something – cry for her mother. Shippo and Rin came running up, desperately trying to calm the infant to no avail. The owner of the lean and furry object crouched down, examining her. Shippo turned his attention from the crying Miyu to a very familiar face, his jaw dropping.

"Kouga! What are you doing here?!" He demanded, most from shock. Kouga blinked and turned his attention from the infant to the fox kit. "Hey you're the runt that travels with Kagome." He stated, almost completely blasé.

Shippo paused for a moment. "I'M NOT A RUNT!" He shouted angrily. Kouga narrowed his eyes in annoyance and flicked him, sending him tumbling backwards, being stopped by InuYasha's legs. Kouga turned his attention back to the now quiet infant, frowning lightly. The pup smelled really familiar and those ears … he'd only ever seen one other pair in his life and he hadn't seen the owner of that pair in about half a year. Picking her up by the back of her clothing, Kouga studied her carefully, Miyu studying the wolf prince in return. Looking into the pup's golden eyes, there was no doubt in his mind of her heritage. "You're –"

"Kouga! Let her go!" A very familiar voice demanded hotly, drawing the wolf prince's attention to the two inu brothers. It was one thing to run into InuYasha but it was another thing entirely to run into his brother and it was also unheard of for the two to be in the same place at one time without trying to kill each other. Obviously, there was something very, very wrong with this situation.

"Dog breath, what the hell?" Kouga asked, obviously confused especially with his nose was telling him something he had never wanted to know: the two brothers were not just brothers, they were MATES. Not only were they mates but the pup he was holding belonged to them, as in they were the parents.

Adding to his confusion were three new members to Kagome's little travelling group. He looked to Kagome and then he scanned over the others, his confusion growing by the minute. A growl drew his attention again and something told him to comply with the earlier demand. Shrugging, Kouga dropped Miyu into Rin's arms, crossing his own with a wave of relief coming off of him when the danger level of the situation slowly lowered. He heard the dark haired girl scurry off towards the two brothers and stand behind Sesshomaru. His jaw nearly dropped when he watched a definite sign of affection from the demon lord towards the little girl with just the simple gesture of placing his hand upon her head.

"Okay, what the HELL is going on here?" Kouga demanded his confusion level at near breaking point.

"Ah, Kouga, good to see you again." Kaede said with a smile as she walked out of her hut. "Good to see you again?" InuYasha echoed, looking at the elderly woman. She nodded. "Ye see, InuYasha, there has been an ongoing effort to make sure that nothing like Naraku would ever come about again and Kouga comes and reports to me once a month. We are in the process of making a peace treaty between the humans and the demons, isn't that right, Lord Sesshomaru?" The elderly woman explained, all eyes that had been on her were now on Sesshomaru, who nodded, agreeing with her. "That is correct."

"Alright so now we know why I'm here, why are you here and what the hell is going on?" Kouga asked, well, more like demanded, still very confused. This time it was everyone else's turn to be confused.

"What do you mean?" Kagome asked, as usual since she had been appointed the official or rather unofficial spokes person for the group. Kouga sighed in frustration before pointing at the happy little family.

"Them! And the smelly brat! What the hell is the deal with them?!" He demanded wildly, his chest heaving.

"Miyu's not smelly!" Rin stated boldly from behind Sesshomaru's leg. Kouga just growled at her and Kagome laughed quietly, unsure of what to tell the wolf prince and slightly amused at Rin's defence of her little sister.

"Rin-Chan, I wouldn't provoke him right now …" Kagome told her. With a resigned sigh, Kagome hung her head before looking to her friends for help. Sakura and Sango looked to each other and then to Kagome before launching into action.

"Rin-Chan, let's all teach Miyu how to walk." Sakura suggested with a smile. Rin looked at the other two females and nodded, walking away from the rest of the group with them. "You too, Shippo." Sango called back to the fox kit that ran after them.

Kagome sighed again once they were gone and turned to Kouga. "Alright, in short, InuYasha and Sesshomaru had a baby a few months ago. We figure the reason that InuYasha was able to have a child was due to what we believe to be InuYasha making a really strong priest guy really, really angry. Then well … after that … the, uh, details are … totally not important." Kagome explained, her cheeks heating up. Kouga studied the two inu brothers and decided that he would really rather NOT know the details of that particular relationship.

"So, InuYasha, I guess you're 'mommy' now." Kouga stated with a smirk, watching the half demon's face heat up. "In your dreams, you smelly wolf!" InuYasha retorted hotly, his face turning redder by the minute.

"Okaa-san! Miyu's walking, okaa-san!" Rin called out cheerfully. InuYasha turned to the voice out of instinct and instantly regretted it when he heard a certain wolf burst out laughing. Of course it didn't help when his friends, including Kagome were having a hard time containing their laughter.

"Aren't you going to answer your friend, okaa-san?" Sesshomaru asked casually, his question obviously aimed towards InuYasha. At the question, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter and it caused the 'smelly wolf' to double over, laughing even harder. The poor half demon's face lit up like a red Christmas light and he just crossed his arms, glaring at them all.

… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

A/N: Alright, I apologize for not updating but I just couldn't think of anything. Forgive me!

Anyways, the next chapter … well … ya'll get to see Miyu all grown up :D Or at least Rin's age, when she can talk because I tell you, it's not easy writing a baby character, lol.

Thanks to:

Valinor's Twilight

Kagome Miko207

For their reviews on chapter 10!

I'm going to try hard to update sooner and update all my active fanfics. Until next time!

Later Days!