The morning light warms Rin's face and slightly waking her, she wakes and Sesshoumaru is already looking at her.

Rin smiles as she sees the light shine off his snow white hair, his smooth white skin and his glistening gold eyes, as she stares she hears Sesshoumaru's voice enter her mind 'Is there something interesting about my appearance?'

She remembers she can't talk but instead puts her hand over her mark 'No, you look so handsome is all.'

He smiles hearing her thought and sends her another thought 'Well your very pleasing to wake up with as well, even though this isn't the first time we slept in the same bed . . . we did in the modern era too.'

She smiles tracing his strips on his cheek 'I know . . . but something is different this time.'

He knew it was different and sent another message to her 'I'm happy you're pleased with me.'

Rin smiled 'Let's get dressed for the day.'

Sesshoumaru slightly smiled 'Okay but then I need to go to my office.'

She looked at Sesshoumaru as he was putting on his other two layers of his three layered kimono 'My lord, would you like your mate to help so you can get dressed quicker?'

He nodded and she went over helping him put on the other two layers by tying knots and helping him put on his belt and armor, but he put the swords in his belt himself.

Rin watched and began to get dressed she knew that she wasn't allowed to touch his swords when she was human . . . and forgot she could now that she had demon blood in her.

Sesshoumaru in return helped her get dressed he wrapped the kimono around her and tied it in the back.

He looked at her as he saw she was brushing her hair quickly putting a small bit into a side pony tail like she always had.

Rin smiled and looked at a close mirror as she hurried and colored her lips, her eyelids were just like Sesshoumaru's and her pups it had a maroon stripe over it; made them look colored already, after she was done she turned toward him 'I'm all done.'

XX Dinner XX

He held out his elbow it was what noble demons offend did to their mates, Rin gladly accepted it 'Sesshoumaru might I suggest we have breakfast before we go in your office?'

They began to walk down the hall and past his office 'Your right Lady Rin if we don't eat we won't be able to focus.'

Rin just got tired of keeping her hand on her mark so she decided to put her hand there only when she wished to talk to him.

Sesshoumaru took her to the dining room where their son and daughter sat, with Jaken sitting next to them.

Rin and Sesshoumaru ate and listened to their children talk about how the palace was fun and enormous, and how they liked it a lot.

Jaken soon learned that His lords children where very different and somehow that made them get along perfectly "Ichiro you remind me so much of your father."

Hoshi smiles at the toad, she only met him yesterday and yet loved to tease him.

Ichiro smiled slightly "Toad if you complement me it would be common knowledge to suck up to my sister too . . . we are both very noble ranking, far above you so show us both equal respect even if we show you none."

Hoshi smiled at her brother and pulled his ear "Ichiro be nice to the poor stupid creature he obviously isn't very kind and you belittling him makes him look even more like a sour old toad, that he is deep down."

Sesshoumaru and Rin couldn't help but laugh slightly at their son and daughter.

Jaken stood up from the table and glared at the two brats they were far more worst then Rin or Sesshoumaru "Listen up you pompous brats don't act so smart and noble just because your parents own this palace and everyone inside, I have nearly no fear of telling you your place as to respect your elder."

Hoshi and Ichiro began to laugh as the toad's green skin turned red form anger, Hoshi couldn't help but say "Doesn't that mean that our parents own you too?"

Rin smiled at her pups smart remarks, she put her hand over her mark 'My Lord our pups seem to be irritating Jaken.'

He looks at her while he thinks 'I know I see your too find it quite amusing?'

Rin nods 'I do I reminds me how I used to belittle him sometimes.'

The insulting went on even once Rin and Sesshoumaru went to his office.

XX Sesshoumaru's Office XX

Rin was looking around at his office in wonder there was a book on every village in his empire, she looked and saw him reading a scroll . . . she touched her mark 'Mate May I read a book from your bookshelf?'

He nods his head 'It is good that the future lady of the west is interested in her soon to become region, which village will you read about?'

Rin smiled and randomly picked a book up 'I suppose this one . . . the village of Chiyo?'

He goes back to his scroll 'That is a village that has a lot of trade in and out of it.'

She sat in a chair on the other side of the room and began to read, she learned so much about it and wanted to visit it with her pups and perhaps her mate would take her there . . . if he was able.

Sesshoumaru could tell her interest in the book about the village she would normally look up and ask what his scroll was about and slightly bug him . . . although that was only a year ago, he looked up and slightly smiled she is now a woman and very mature and only sometimes childish.

Rin was reading an interesting page . . .

The village of Chiyo is was a small village of only a few traders of simple trade, such as food, crops, and meats. But after about a hundred years the village grew with much wealth and peace, until one day night robbers can and destroyed a lot of the traders and crops. Before they could finish destroying the entire village a male Inu Youkai came and killed the night robbers, the villagers knew they meant well and yet they still feared that demons were so close to the village and so the Youkai left the village. The villagers began to rebuild their village to a stronger and well protected fortress in a short twenty five years. The village is offend still used a main trading village in the noble western lands and the village is again at peace and are cautious of demons and of robbers.

As Rin finished the book she felt a weird sensation over her body one she recognized, 'Sesshoumaru . . .'

He looked up and saw Rin was different her hair had been down to her waist as before, but now her demon markings and even her crescent moon vanished, her clawed nails were now just short fingernails lastly her eyes turned from golden like honey to deep dark brown.

Sesshoumaru hurried over to her and sent her a thought in her mind 'Rin you . . . your human.'

Rin looks down and sighs thinking her mark had also gone to her surprise it was still there she touched it again 'It will end once the moon appears, but until then Sesshoumaru what should I do?'

He looked down at her 'Rin once we are a real mated pair you will become a full demon so this won't ever happen again . . . Rin I think the only way to protect you right now is if '

Rin sees Jaken in the door way with the children 'Sesshoumaru for some reason when I change the pups change into half demons, why is that.'

Sesshoumaru feared this he thought the only reason this might have happened is because he mated in his full demon state and her in her mortal state. It must of made his pups full demons and yet they would still have weakness since Rin was their mother . . . this is why they turned they can't be demon all the time and that is why they can eat all kinds of human food, where he can only eat very few and its usually very rare to find.

He quickly explains to Rin as her children ran up too her, she hugged them and looked up at Sesshoumaru 'Mate what where you saying before.'

Sesshoumaru sends Jaken off and gives him a threating look then continues 'It would be safest if you and the pups went to Chiyo . . . I wish for now one to know of this not even servants, I should trust in the castle.'

Rin nods and hurries to Jaken with fear in her eyes Jaken knows what his lord wants of him he can tell after all he has been serving Sesshoumaru for centuries and has learned to understand his looks and growls and huffs in a difficult language it was in Inu Youkai and it was a hard language unless you were a Inu then it came naturally.

Jaken sighed seeing his help was more than needed; he left and soon returned with hooded robes to hide her and the pups from the servants.

Rin looked at Sesshoumaru 'I will still communicate with you . . . am I allowed to talk to human villagers to let them know I mean no harm and nor do our children?'

Sesshoumaru nodded 'Yes I will allow this if there are points in which you must . . . be safe'

XX Chiyo XX

She took her children's clawed hands with her gently hands and left the castle arriving in front of Chiyo's gates 'Lord Sesshoumaru we have made it here safely'

Jaken turned and gave her some money "Take it for some shopping or having tea might make it not so boring . . ."

Rin bend down and hugged him to thank him, he hurried back the palace.

Ichiro and Hoshi held their mother's kind hands to comfort them, the gate opened and a guard approached Rin "What business do you have here?"

Rin looked up and gave the man a coin showing him she was kind and not a threat; he smiled and looked at her beautiful face wanting her to be his.

The man looked at the small figures holding her hands "I suppose these are your children?"

She nods and then walks off, it is now safe for her to remove her hood as her children do the same you could hardly see their moons and there was no sign of threat in the village, however Rin's moon and mark still shone a light purple a little.

The pups went to bathroom as she was waiting in a tea shop for their return, as she did a monk and priestess look over at her, Rin would have heard the rumors circling around her if in her half demon state.

The Priestess and monk walked over to her "We hear that you live with a demon and there is proof we can feel some of his aura on you."

Rin touched her mark 'Sesshoumaru I must speak for a little bit to two annoying mortals.'

She suddenly heard very an echoing saying "Very well . . ."

Rin's mark began to glow a little it glowed more she bonded with Sesshoumaru even if from a far, the monk saw her mark glowing from the neck of her kimono.

The monk looked at her with hate in his eyes "I see your mark glow and I now know that you're connected in a very real way with a strong demon."

The priestess adds to his comment "Yes although you are bonding with him right now, if you stopped we could kill him and release you."

Rin stood up very rash and they saw her completely now she was indeed a prize to any demon even if she were mortal, she was beautiful and yet had a lot of spirit.

Her eyes locked onto the two of them "I would never want such a thing to come to my mate and if you dare say anything like that again you better run."

The monk looked curiously at her "Your loyalty is remarkable, do care so much for him?"

Rin glares at him "I have love for my mate that's why and he has love for me, so don't you dare threaten him in front of me again."

The priestess glared "I sense you have powers similar to mine, is this true?"

Rin glared at her "It's not of your concern I wish not to fight; this village has an amazing gift of peace . . . so why do you two wish for it to end?"

Rin suddenly hears Ichiro and Hoshi running up behind her and hugging her legs "Mother."

She looked down and petted them; they had Inu ears like Inuyasha when they were in this form.

The monk looked down with a disgusted grin "I see you have had offspring with that beast."

Ichiro instantly gets upset "How dare you call our father a beast you worthless monk."

Hoshi hurries to her brother's aid in foul behavior "I know a monk and several priestesses who are a lot nobler than you, and smarter than to pick a fight with my daddy."

Rin looks at her children they were right for defending their father, but this was a very dangerous situation; she let them know by growling lowly and while they look up at their mother they see her glaring deep into their eyes letting them know if it gets bad run and don't stop.

The priestess looks at her pups and touches their ears, Rin heard her pups beginning to whimper she was rubbing them hard purposely to hurt them.

Then Rin heard a voice in her head Sesshoumaru . . . her mate sensed her angry and hateful emotions even as far as they were her from each other.

She gave her children the signal to run but they didn't go too far they watched from behind a tree.

She put her hand on her mark ' Sesshoumaru get down here quickly a priestess and monk are making quite a scene and hurting our pups a little, if you get here and find my fighting them don't be surprised and with that she let out a low and frightful growl.'

XX Sesshoumaru XX

He never heard her growl even thou she wasn't a half demon her mark let her have a few exceptions like her priestess powers she got from being marked where still intact and also she still was able to make Inu verbal sounds.

Sesshoumaru dropped what he was doing and ran to his room and fully ready for battle, he put his armor on quickly while jumping from the balcony into the sky, as her did so he knew if her transformed into his orb form he would arrive quicker.

He arrived in a matter of minutes during that time he only worried for his pups and mate, Inu's are very protective when it comes to their pack (family).

When he landed he saw his mate engaged in battle with the monk and priestess, he landed between the battle.

XX Chiyo XX

Rin had tears down her eyes even after all this time he still dropped everything to rush to her aid.

He looked at his mate from the corner of his eye 'Is my mate and pups okay?'

Rin nodded as she panted she was tired to fight as a mortal let alone to fight in her weakened state with two powerful mortals.

The monk and priestess threw another spiritual attack; Sesshoumaru smirked as he used his poison claws to stop the attack.

Rin just then saw her vision become blurry, she touched her mark 'Sesshoumaru I'm . . .'

He saw her laying on the ground fainted from being exhausted she was not as powerful she was before she must of used a lot of spiritual energy to tire herself out.

Soon the monk and priestess fell unable to move Rin had used her spiritual energy to attack earlier that weakened them and they finally fell unable to protect themselves.

Sesshoumaru saw they could no longer fight and picked up Rin her eyes opened and appear golden again, she was tired but was back to her half demon self 'Sesshoumaru . . . thank . . . you.'

He was amazed that even her mind was exhausted 'My Mate rest now you did well in your human form to protect our pups.'

With that Rin fell asleep in his arms, his pups came and nuzzled against his knees, indicating they were grateful for the alpha's help.

Hoshi smiles as her and her brother went back to their normal selves as full demons the way they liked it "Thank you father and will mother be okay?"

He nodded as Ichiro gave him a slight smile "Father you are a very strong demon . . . I wish to be like you in that way."

Sesshoumaru smirked he could recall when he told his father that for the first time he too was a young pup, the first time he did they were in battle together.

XX Flash Back XX

It was the day in which Sesshoumaru and his father where going and making a monthly patrol, in order to keep the empire intact and at peace.

Sesshoumaru and his father had just came upon the great leader of the panther demons, Sesshoumaru and his father finally defeat the terrible demon and sent him to his enteral grave in the netherworld.

His father didn't seem the least bit tired or weakened by the great battle, but also didn't have a single drop of blood either.

Sesshoumaru licked his arm as he got a little cut from the demons claws, "Father . . . I wish to be a great demon like you."

His father smirked and put his hand on his the shoulders of his pup, at this time Sesshoumaru only looks about six "You will son, long as you train and have something to fight for."

Sesshoumaru looks up at his father's noble face "What do you fight for?"

He picked up his son putting him on fur as he begins to fly back to the palace "My pack . . ."

XX The walk back XX

Rin was asleep in her mates warm arms, while the pups where walking at his sides.

He was happy he had a very honorable and noble family and a strong one when it came to battle.

Hoshi looked up at her father with innocent eyes "Father when do we get to meet daddy's friends?"

Ichiro gave his sister a glare "It isn't our place to ask."

Hoshi glared at her brother before using her poison whip to grab his foot and trip him.

Rin touched her mark with her eyes still closed 'Sesshoumaru they're are going to start fighting and if they do that just distract them somehow.'

He looked down at her and sent her a message back 'Rin there is something we must do once we are a mated pair.'

The pups were tripping each other and began to fight; they looked over as their mother gave them a glare, soon as they saw that glare they knew if they didn't stop they would be in trouble.

Sesshoumaru looked over at the pups then at her 'you have this mother thing down don't you?'

Rin smiled while closing her eyes 'I suppose I do . . . what did you want to tell me?'

He approached the gates as the guards opened the gate the pups ran in, while he looked nobly simply walking in, 'Once we are a mated pair we have to throw a ball and announce I have a mate and pups.'

XX Sesshoumaru and Rin XX

He walked past the pups rooms to see they had gone to sleep, he walked to his room.

She then got up and put on her night kimono and laid in bed as she waited for Sesshoumaru to join her, she liked to cuddle up to him.

Once he laid down and she snuggled up to him and his fur, she put her hand on her mark 'I think the ball might be fun . . . and besides I don't want anyone taking away my prize.'

Sesshoumaru smirked at her joke, he didn't offend joke 'So I'm your prize I thought you were mind.'

Rin kissed his lips and put her head back on his fur, falling asleep.

He knew that this was good he and she had already finished the second step and hopefully tomorrow they can finish two more . . . quicker you finish the bond the stronger it is as well.

With those final thoughts he too fell asleep the moon shone on the alpha male and female of the Inu Youkai empire bringing them from the darkness into the moons gentle light.