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A/N: I decided to split this chapter into two chapters so Inuyasha will be in the next one. But since I did, I will post the next chapter tomorrow no matter what. I know a lot of you have been waiting for that chapter so it will be up first thing tomorrow! I promise!

His Greatest Conquest

Chapter 12:…Who's She?

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Last Time: The closer they got to the palace though the more nervous Kagome got. She just didn't know what to expect and that alone scared the hell out of her.

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Kagome was brought out of thought as she heard Malakai and Maru's joyous yelps as they spotted their grandfather standing by the palace gates. Even though she was nervous she couldn't help but smile. She watched as her pups ran up to Inu, right before they were able to pounce on him Inu quickly swept them into his arms and gave them a hug.

As they reached up to the palace entrance, Sesshoumaru waved for a servant to unload the cart and told them to place everything of Kagome's in here room and the others in his pups room. The servant looked shocked at first at the news of his pups but quickly went to work. Sesshoumaru was sure now that the whole castle would know the news by dinner tonight. Inu put his grand-pups down and he led them all inside. Sesshoumaru looked around and was relieved that there were no signs of Azumi yet and decided it would be best to show Kagome and his pups their rooms.

As Kagome entered her room she couldn't help but gasp in surprise. Her room was bigger than her entire hut. It was lavishly decorated with bright lavender and sliver silk drapes and sheets. There was a small fireplace with a dark purple rug by it, lavender, dark purple and white sitting pillows, and a small balcony. The windows also had the most beautiful view of the sea. Kagome was sure she could get use to this. Sesshoumaru claimed that he must leave for a short while but he would be back. Also he informed her his chamber was right across from hers and the pup's chamber is next to his.

Her pup's room was a little bit smaller than hers but was decorated with red, blue and black silk drapes, sheets, rugs, a fireplace, two small chest, and two beds. Their room was without a balcony though. Kagome watched as her pups explored their surrounding and notices a gift on each of their beds. She walked over to them and called the boys over. They unwrapped them and they found they each had a pair of haori and hakamas along with shoes. The only difference between the two sets where the colors. And of course the pups wanted to wear them right way. Malakai wore a white haori and hakamas that had the same flower pattern as Sesshoumaru's but the pattern was blue, the sash he wore was also blue with silver. Maru was the exact same thing but his had a orange pattern and had a black and orange sash to go with it. After they were dressed, Kagome put Kai's hair up in a high ponytail and braided Maru's before she let them unpack their toy and other things.

Kagome also found a gift on her bed when she re-entered her chambers. Hers was a beautiful white kimono with the same flower pattern that was black with a black obi to go with it. She also decided to change before she unpacked. Now all she had to do was wait for Sesshoumaru's return so they can have a tour of the palace.

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Sesshoumaru headed down to the garden where he knew his little Rin would be and as always he was correct in his assumptions. Once, a now 14 year old, Rin saw her lord/ prince enter the garden she immediately got up and ran to him.

"Father, welcome home!" Rin said excitedly and bowed.

"It is good to see you to Rin. Come, I wish for you to meet are new guest that will reside here." Sesshoumaru turned and Rin followed obediently.

"Who is it that will be staying here, Father?" Rin asked as she stayed close to adopted father.

"Your little brothers and their mother. I wish for you to look after them when their mother or I cannot. You will have guards with you but I do not trust anyone with them alone except for you, Kagome, and Father." Sesshoumaru explained as they made their way inside the palace.

"You mean Lady Kagome that use to travel with your half brother?" Sesshoumaru nodded. "But what about Lady Azumi? Wont she be furious to know that you took Lady Kagome as your mate instead of her?" Rin continued to question.

"I have mated with Kagome but I have not taken her as my mate, not yet anyway. She became pregnant and I was not aware of it until a few weeks ago when your grandfather told me he found them."

"So you plan on getting rid of Lady Azumi?" Sesshoumaru nodded.

"Does this displease you? I wasn't aware that you and Azumi got along, I thought it was the other way around." Sesshoumaru asked as he turned to her and lifted a questioning eyebrow.

"O no Father, I am glad you are going to mate another but is Lady Kagome going to except me, I mean Lady Azumi threw a fit when she found out about me being your daughter." Rin started to look really worried.

"From what I remember Rin, Kagome was quite fond of you when you were younger. I believe you have nothing to worry about. It is not Kagome's nature to turn another down, she will except you with open arms and you will finally have the mother you have wanted all these years." Rin couldn't help but smile, not only was getting a mother that is kind and loving but she was getting two little brothers too.

Sesshoumaru and Rin walk down the west wing heading to find Kagome and his pups to give them a tour of the palace and to introduce Rin. When he neared he pick up Kagome's aura with his pup's in their mother's room and slid the door open to reveal Kagome and the pups along with Cerberus laying on Kagome's bed watching a 'movie' on the portable DVD player. All four of them looked up when he and Rin entered the room. He scanned their clothes and mentally nodded his approval, he new they would look great on them, it will also tell others that they are royal family of the west. The flower pattern signifies that.

"Ready?" he asked in a soft but commanding voice that held authority. Kai and Maru jumped up and giggled as they ran to their father wanting to show him their clothes and room, never taking in consideration that he already knew what it would look like since he was the one who set everything up but Sesshoumaru stopped them before they could run out the door.

"Malakai, Maru I want you to meet your older sister Rin." Sesshoumaru said and the boys look up at the younger lady next to him. Rin was in awe they were so adorable looking.

"We have a sister." The boys said with excitement and Rin bent down to their level and nodded with a happy smile. "Hi, My name is Rin." Maru jumped up and down and said "I'm Maru and this is brother Kai. Will you play with us?" Rin nodded happily and stood up to look at Kagome who was watching them silently with a small smile. It's been years since she has last seen Rin.

"Lady Kagome it is nice to see you again." Kagome laughed and walked over to Rin to give her a big hug. "It's nice to see you to Rin, but you can just call me Kagome. No 'lady' title." Rin smile grew bigger.

"Come, let us be on our way." Sesshoumaru said and everyone followed closely.

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By the time they were done it was time for dinner and they all followed Sesshoumaru and Rin to the dinning room. Upon entering, Kagome noticed Inu sitting at the head of the table and she bowed before following Sesshoumaru. The pups ran over to their grandfather to tell him stories of their day. Sesshoumaru took his seat on the right side of his father. He instructed Kagome to sit next to him and Kai next to her. Rin skipped a seat on the other side of Inu's and took her seat with Maru sitting next to her. Kai became curious as to who sits next to his grandfather on the left side but before he could ask the dinning room doors opened revealing a pretty golden Inu demoness wearing a dark red and gold kimono but in his opinion this lady wasn't anything compared to his mother.

Azumi walked into the dinning room like she owned the place and didn't even acknowledge anyone as she took her seat in between Inu and Rin, sitting right across from Sesshoumaru before she looked around at everyone noticing there was more company than usual. Azumi looked at Sesshoumaru expectantly and he cleared his throat bracing himself for the headache Azumi will sure cause after he is done. Inu spoke first though.

"It is good to see you joined us Azumi." He politely said even though he knew this wasn't going to go well. Azumi didn't even look at him as she spoke.

"It is good to see you too my Lord but will someone be kind to introduce me to our guest." She said eerily calm.

"Azumi, I like to meet My pups Malakai and Maru, and this is their mother Kagome." Sesshoumaru said with forced politeness and gritted teeth. Azumi looked at the three in shock but that shock soon turned to anger.

"What do YOU mean MATE? You never told me you had PUPS! Care to explain, MATE?" Azumi seethed as she looked at the pups with disgusted and glared at Kagome. Everyone remained silent. The pups didn't know what to do. Kai personally was confused. His father was supposed to be mated to his mother. Why did this lady hold his mother's title? 'I thought his father was going to mate mother and we were finally going to be a family.' He thought to himself as he looked at his father with a sad and confused look.

"First off, I am not your mate yet and secondly I do not have to explain anything to you." Sesshoumaru said calmly and Azumi fumed more. Kagome thought it wise to keep silent so that is exactly what she did.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING TO ME. I WILL BE YOUR MATE, I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!" Azumi yelled as she stood up.

"As I said before you are not this Sesshoumaru's mate yet so you will lower your voice and sit down." Sesshoumaru glared up at her.

"I WILL NOT SIT DOWN UNTIL I GET ANSWERS! I WANT TO KNOW WHY THAT WHORE BEARED YOUR PUPS WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME TO GIVE BIRTH TO YOUR KIN!" Azumi glared and pointed at Kagome.

Kagome was doing her best to keep her temper in check Sesshoumaru could feel Kagome's anger rise at being called a whore and he knew if he didn't do something now then he would regret it later. Kagome felt Sesshoumaru grab her hand gently under the table and relax a bit. Maru didn't understand what was going on but Kai did and he was scowling at that woman who called his mother a bad name that he is forbid to say.

"You will WATCH you language around my pups Azumi. If you are going to act like a child then you can leave." Sesshoumaru said coldly as he stood up and towered over her.

"Azumi, he is right. Why don't we all just calm down, ok." Inu tried the peaceful route but sadly it didn't work.

"NO! I WONT UNTIL THAT WHORE AND HER BASTARD PUPS GET OUT OF THIS PALACE, MY FATHER WILL NO…" Kagome stood up so fast that no one processed what happened until that heard a loud slap echo through out the room. The force of the slap caused Azumi to stumble back in shock. Sesshoumaru looked down beside him at an enraged Kagome who was glaring daggers at Azumi.

"I can handle you name calling me but YOU WILL NOT CALL MY SONS OUT OF THEIR NAME OR I WILL PERSONALLY REMOVE THAT VILE TONGUE OF YOURS!!" Kagome yelled as Azumi composed herself.

"JUST TRY IT BITCH, SEE WHO WINS! AFTER ALL, A MOTHER OF TWO BASTARDS CAN'T DO ME HARM! I WILL ENJOY YOUR DEATH YOU MONEY GRUBBING WHORE!" that was all it took to get Kagome to attack but before they could reach each other Sesshoumaru grabbed Kagome and Inu grabbed Azumi, then led her out.

Sesshoumaru held on to Kagome until she calmed a bit. He looked around to make sure everything else was ok. Rin was soothing Maru so he looked for Kai and caught the look on his eldest pup's face. He could see anger, confusion, and most of all sadness. That made his stomach turn but before he could ask what was wrong Kai ran out of the room as fast as he could.

"Some thing is wrong with Kai, I am going after him." Sesshoumaru said and Kagome nodded.

"I apologies for my behavior Sesshoumaru. I wont let it happen again." Kagome whispered as he got up. The only way she knew he heard was the small nod she received in return, then he disappeared.

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Malakai ran as fast as he could to the garden. He was confused. That woman called them names and his father didn't do anything. He didn't even seem to care, just annoyed. Did he not like them, is that why he seemed annoyed? He thought his father loved them, he thought he loved his mother. 'So why was that lady his mate or going to be his father's mate then?' His father said they were living here so they could be together, to be a family.

He tried to hold his tears back but he couldn't. He was too sad and…angry, angry at his father for lying. Even though his father didn't come right out and say such thing, he and mother made it sound like they did. Mother said that he had important stuff to do before he came back and then they would all be together again.

Kai slowed down and crawled under a large dog statue in the back of the garden. He pulled his legs to his chest and silent cried. He just didn't understand and the one thing he hates is not understanding something or not having answers but no one will give him any. They keep saying he is not big enough to understand but he is, his mother said that he and Maru were big boys now and mother never lies, so he should be big enough to know what is going on. He isn't sure what exactly 'mate' means but brother Shippo once said it was like marriage and that it happens when a male and female love each other. He also said that it could be referred to as making babies. But why would his father want more babies when he had Rin, Maru and himself? And why would he want that lady to give him babies when he had his mother? 'Are we not good enough?' he was just so lost and utterly confused, so he did the only thing he could at the moment, he cried.

Sesshoumaru searched through the palace following his eldest pup's scent. He could smell his distress and the salt of his tears. Why was he crying? He soon entered the garden. Even though it was dark out he could see just as clear as if it were daytime. As he drew closer to the back of the garden he started to hear his pup's crying that led him to a large dog statue. Sesshoumaru kneeled down and saw Malakai curled up in a ball crying his little heart out. Some thing in his chest constricted painfully at seeing this. His beast was going crazy at his pup's distress and Sesshoumaru was overwhelmed with the feeling to comfort him.

"…Pup…" Sesshoumaru whispered to get his son's attention but it didn't work. So he tried again.

"…Kai, come here little one." He said soothingly and reached for him but Kai pulled away and cried harder. Sesshoumaru pulled back in surprise. His son wasn't supposed to pull away and cry more, he was supposed to come running into his arms. That knowledge alone worried him. 'He must be crying because of some thing I did.' Sesshoumaru racked his brain to try and find out what he did but nothing came up.

"Kai, what is wrong? Is it something I did that upset you?" he tried again to reach for his son but Kai swatted his hand away.

"GO AWAY!" Kai yelled and buried his head in his arms.

"I will not until you tell me what is wrong Musuko." Sesshoumaru said calmly.

"WHY DO YOU CARE? YOU DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE WHEN THAT MEAN LADY WAS SAYING ALL THOSE BAD THINGS ABOUT US! YOU DIDN'T CARE TO TELL HER THAT YOU LOVED MOTHER AND WANTED HER TO HAVE YOUR BABIES! I THOUGHT MOTHER WAS SUPPOSE TO BE YOUR MATE NOT HER! YOU AND MOTHER SAID WE WERE GOING TO BE A FAMILY! INSTEAD YOU WANT A FAMILY WITH HER! NOO, DON'T TOUCH ME!!" Malakai yelled as he pulled away further when his father tried to reach for him again. Kai started to cry even harder, he just wanted to go home but what he wanted more then anything was for his mother to hold him and for someone to tell him everything was ok.

Sesshoumaru was shocked. That was when he realized that his son's never seen him with his cold mask on. Yes they seen his emotionless one but he never would act coldly in front of them.

Sesshoumaru reached under again and gently grabbed Kai and pulled him out. Kai, on his part, threw a fit. He tried as hard as he could to get out of his father's grasp. Yelling and clawing, nothing worked. Instead his father pulled him to his chest and started to rock him back and forth, his chest rumbling lowly. He wanted to stay mad, he really did but he could help but to calm down when he heard his father's soft growling. Once Sesshoumaru got his pup down to only sniffles and little hiccups he spoke.

"Will you calmly tell me what bothers you so, little one. I promise to answer anything that I can." He whispered into his pup's ear as he held him tight and laid his head gently down next to Kai's.

"Why…(Sniffle)…didn't you tell that…(sniffle)…lady that you are with mother? …(hiccup)" Kai buried his face into his father's chest and held on like his life depended on it. Sesshoumaru sighed

"Musuko, I want to be with your mother, I really do but I just can't be with her yet." Kai looked up at him, more tears running down his little chubby cheeks.

"But why?…(sniffle)… Is it because you… (Hiccup)… want a family with that lady too? She said that she is suppose to give you babies." Sesshoumaru shook his head no and wiped his pup's tears away.

"No pup, I do not. I am trying to get out of having to mate her so I can mate your mother." Kai looked up at him with wide eyes. "So you do want us? … (Hiccup)… You don't want to be with the lady?" Sesshoumaru nodded.

"Of course I want you. You, Maru and Rin mean everything to me and as soon as I get out of this mating I am going to mate your mother." Kagome was watching the scene and heard everything. She came as soon as she could when she heard her pup's cries but when she saw Sesshoumaru she decided to watch and see what would happen. Now, she wasn't so sure about the whole mating Sesshoumaru thing but she also knew that she didn't like the stress it was causing her pup either. She decided to think about it later as she continued to listen to her pup and his sire talk.

"But why don't I ever see you and mother do couple thing?" Kai asked as he pointed to his mother. Sesshoumaru looked over to see Kagome walking up to them then kneel down beside him. "What do you mean by 'couple things', Sweetheart?" Kagome asked as she wiped his runny nose with a handkerchief.

"You know, like hug and kiss and stuff. Even though it's gross but all the other kids parents do it." Sesshoumaru and Kagome looked down at him with wide eyes then looked at each other. Neither knew what to say to that.

"I want to see it." Kai started to whine. " You love each other, right!" Sesshoumaru hesitated before clearing his throat then glanced over at a beet red Kagome and smirked. He looked back at Kai as he crossed his arms over his chest and pouted. Sesshoumaru signed then took Kagome's chin in between his finger and slowly leaned forward. Kagome's eyes widen but she didn't pull away. Sesshoumaru pressed his lips to her lightly and was surprised that she kissed back. A few moment went by before Sesshoumaru pulled away to see Kagome blush even more and smirked. They both looked down to see Malakai SLEEPING against his father's chest. Kagome couldn't believe it. He was the one who wanted them to kiss and he fell asleep when they finally DID! 'That little brat.'

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Inu laughed at the scene below him. He watched and heard everything. He got curious as to what was going on outside with all the ruckus and looked out his study window. He was also very proud of his pup and of his grand-pup for getting his parent to kiss for him but couldn't help to laugh when he fell asleep. It was quite obvious that the two never realized how long they kissed. It was more then a few moments.

TBC…

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Thanx for reading. Sorry if there is some mistakes in this one, I didn't finish it until 5 this morning so I'm really tired. But anyways…let me know what you think!

Thanx again for reading! Until next time!

~Snowbchick1990~

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KEPPIN IT REAL!

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