This is the final chapter.

I REPEAT: This is the final chapter.

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His face was locked in a mask of indifference, and hers in a mask of pain. She was breathing harshly and he was trying like hell to keep his shit together. He was holding her in his arms, flying as fast as possible to the House of Lords. His eyes flickered down to her, then back to the path they were taking. He was flying the fastest he'd ever flown in his long life. Her contractions were progressing and getting closer together and he could feel the waves of her pain through their bond.

"How much longer can you wait?" Sesshoumaru asked her nervously.

"Oh, fuck! Maybe an hour. Maybe." She was speaking through clenched teeth.

Another contraction shot through her and she tightened her hand on his wrist and he was surprised at the strength she was displaying. At this rate, she could probably cause him bodily harm. They'd already been flying for a few hours and she had been steadily growing more and more irrational and her pain had been worsening. Worry was eating at him as he remembered the last miko who'd given birth in the House of Lords.

"If you can last an hour, we can get to the House of Lords. Are you sure you can last that long?"

"Well all I can do is fucking try! It's not like we can turn back!"

Sesshoumaru nodded at her and pushed the pace faster. In an hour they'd arrived at the gates to the grounds of the House of Lords and Kagome had nearly had enough. She fisted a hand in the front of Sesshoumaru's kimono and pulled his face down to hers.

"If you don't get me in that palace this moment, I'll have these babies right here on the front lawn, god damn it!"

His eyes widened and he flew over the gate and landed by the front doors. Opening them, he ran as fast as possible to the infirmary. Wrenching open the doors, he ran in and set her on the nearest futon and yelled out for the healer and the midwife. They came sprinting to them and Sesshoumaru began spouting off information as Kagome growled and moaned in pain.

"She started having the birthing pains a few hours ago, four hours ago exactly. They're closer together now, nearly one every minute. She's been moving around a lot, walking, fighting and flying for nearly a day. She hasn't slept in at least a day and hasn't eaten in that long either."

The healer and midwife looked at him nervously and attempted to shoo him out of the room.

"They babies will be here any minute, you should wait outside the doors."

"Absolutely not. This is my mate, and those are my heirs. I will be here when they're born!"

They shared nervous looks and instructed him to stand by Kagome's side and hold her hand. They hiked up her kimono and did a quick exam, searching throughout her body with their yoki for complications. They found none, but were slightly concerned that two babies of demon heritage would be trying to be birthed at the same time out of a human woman. If it was a demoness birthing twins, it wouldn't be much of an issue, as the mother was human, though, the odds weren't looking good.

They grabbed a few linens and set up the birthing table while Kagome's groans of pain ricocheted throughout the room. As soon as they were ready, they stationed themselves at her feet, between her legs and began instructing her to push through the next wave of birthing pains. She pushed and a loud groan and a scream rose in the air. She continued pushing until a tiny baby boy was birthed. The healer took the child, cut the cord, and cleaned it while the midwife walked Kagome through the birthing the second child. Her color was high and her mate could feel the pain she was enduring, but she kept on pushing. She was bound and determined to finish birthing her boys. As the second boy was born, two cries from the infants rolled through the air simultaneously. After the children were cleaned and wrapped into tiny bundles, they were handed off to their father and mother. Kagome wept softly, while Sesshoumaru stared at the tiny bundles with awe. The children had alabaster skin like their father. One sported sapphire blue eyes with tiny golden flecks. The other had pure golden eyes, with one small slice of blue in each eye. Their hair was silver but each child had a small black streak that originated from their temples on opposite sides. On each forehead a small crescent moon rested and a pair of two magenta stripes adorned each cheek of the children. Kagome wept with happiness as she realized what the markings meant. Sesshoumaru now had two full demon sons, that were rightful heirs to his throne.

"They're healthy, My Lord. And Lady Kagome didn't sustain any injuries during the birth. She should heal at a normal pace", the midwife said while the healer was nodding behind her.

He stared at them with wide eyes, a million thoughts and emotions running through his head, and then looked to Kagome. She motioned at him to come to her side. He approached her and she grabbed the front of his kimono and pulled him down for a kiss.

"What should we name them?" Her voice was soft like chiming bells and it sent a wave of pleasure through him.

"You name one, and I'll name the other?"

She nodded and motioned to the child in her arms, "We'll call him Haru. His eyes are blue and he was born on the cusp of spring."

Sesshoumaru glanced at her, "Spring moon… that's perfect."

He rocked the tiny bundle in his arms and continued quietly, "We'll call him Katsuro."

Kagome laughed softly, "Victorious son? Doesn't that feel a bit unfair? Our other son may be jealous one day."

He chuckled softly, "One of our sons is named 'victorious'. The other is named after the entity that controls the tides and cycles of beasts."

She looked pensive, then a small smile lifted her lips, "It's perfect actually. They're both so beautiful."

Her voice was growing softer and her breathing was evening out. Sesshoumaru passed her Katsuro and she settled them both at her breasts. They latched almost immediately and Sesshoumaru chuckled.

"My boys. They must take after me."

She chuckled softly and drifted off while the boys breastfed for the first time. Sesshoumaru watched as the woman he loved dozed off while his heirs fed.

Two days later, Sango, Miroku, Ayame, Koga and Inuyasha burst into the family chambers to find Kagome and Sesshoumaru sitting on the settee holding their two sons. Kagome had been healing well and had her signature blush covering her cheeks again, while Sesshoumaru had a very uncharacteristic smile on his face. It fell away as he noticed who stood at the doors. They rushed in and went to Kagome. They crooned and fawned over the children and took turns holding them while Sesshoumaru watched the scene passively. Secretly he was pleased that they all thought the children were magnificent, but part of him was agitated and wanted his sons returned to him. His possessive and protective natures and doubled since they were born and he felt anger rise in him every time someone approached his sons.

"They're beautiful Kagome. What are there names", Sango asked, entranced in the golden eyes of the child she held.

"The one you're holding is Katsuro. My other boy, in Inuyasha's arms, is Haru."

The children growled softly at the sound of their names on their mother's lips. The others all sighed happily and stared at the babies. Simultaneously, Sesshoumaru and Kagome lifted their arms, ordering that the children be returned to them. They all laughed at the couple's actions and returned the pups to their parents waiting arms.

"They're full demon", Inuyasha commented idly while he stared at Haru.

"Yes. I believe it was the mixture of a full demon's powers and a powerful Miko's powers resulting in the birth of full demons. However, we can't know until we have another pup. This may have been a one time occurrence. The next pup may be human or hanyou", Sesshoumaru said distractedly while he stared at Haru, who was holding one of Sesshoumaru's fingers in his tiny hand.

"My goodness! Planning another child already? I've just given birth two days ago!"

He ignored her entirely and brought his unoccupied hand to hover near Katsuro's face. The child raised his tiny hand and grasped Sesshoumaru's pointer finger in his hand. A small smile flickered at his lips as he watched his two sons happily.

Over the coming years, Kagome watched her boys grow alongside their cousin, Emiko. Emiko grew into a beautiful and quick witted Hanyou. She surpassed her fathers strength in just fifteen years. Her wit far surpassed her mother's in just a few years. When she was still a pup of five years old she played a joke on Shippo by replacing his regular soaps with a soap that had a dye in it that turned his hair pink. Everyone had thought it was hilarious, but she'd only told her cousins of her plan. They hadn't believed she was capable of fooling the quick witted fox demon, but they all saw the results and and knew that she was cunning and would soon become a fierce opponent to any who challenged her.

Inuyasha had gone into mourning a year after his mate's death. He'd mourned for months and it was tragic for Kagome to watch her friend fall so low. Four years after Kikyo's death, Sesshoumaru introduced him to a demoness named Hoshiko. She was Akinari's twin, a beautiful Inu warrior. She was a fierce woman that managed to be tender and abrasive all at once. Inuyasha began to admire her, and after a few years, he began to fall in love with her. He'd discussed the matter with his daughter, Emiko, and the cunning child had stunned her father.

"Father, if you love this woman, why wouldn't you mate her? If she makes you happy, why wouldn't you want to be with her?"

He'd stared at her blankly, shocked to his core, "You wouldn't mind?"

"No, father, it's not a betrayal of mother. She's gone. She would have wanted you to be happy. She would have wanted us both to be happy." A tear had fallen from Inuyasha's eye and he wrapped Emiko into a tight hug.

Hoshiko had turned out to be the perfect mate for Inuyasha. She was apart of a mixed family and had no issues with hanyous whatsoever. Her and her brother Akinari had a younger brother who was a full demon, and two younger sisters that were hanyous. Their mother had died and their father took a human as a mate afterward and produced the two hanyous. The hanyou's mother had died in childbirth. Their father had raised them all together, leaving no room for prejudice among the siblings. After the conversation Inuyasha had with Emiko, he'd decided to ask Hoshiko to mate him. She accepted him and not a fortnight later, they were mated.

Haru and Katsuro grew to be beautiful Inu yokais. They surpassed their fathers powers, by a wide margin. As they grew, they realized they had a mixture of miko powers and demon powers. The combination made them fearful opponents. They used a mixture of their powers to throw off whomever they were fighting. A flurry of demon attacks, followed up by a whiplash of holy power threw most demons off of their balance.

When the boys turned seven, nearly fifteen in Inu Yokai years, their sister InuTaisha was born. She was a full demon as well, with one golden eye on the left and one blue on the right. On the left side of her head, her hair was black and the right side of her head, her hair was a beautiful silver shade. She was born with a substantial aura, even larger then her brothers. She possessed both yoki and holy powers, just like her brothers. She grew alarmingly fast and soon became close with her cousin Emiko. Her wit outgrew even Sesshoumaru's. Her patience rivaled his as well, but her nature was fierce and protective like her mothers. Her brothers were wrapped around her finger and they doted on her. The three grew close and were nearly inseparable until the boys hit puberty. They hit an awkward patch for a few years before they started spending time with their sister again. When they did return to her, their protective nature's had increased exponentially. Whenever a male approached InuTaisha, the two males would snarl and go into a feral rage. Sesshoumaru admired their protective nature's over their sister, but trained them to be more tactful at keeping males a safe distance from her.

Kagome had insisted that they name her after Sesshoumaru's father's title. She was incredibly powerful, even from birth. Kagome knew that she'd grow to be a fierce warrior and a loving woman. She wanted her name to be legendary and represent her family and her demon kin. Sesshoumaru had considered rejecting the idea, but realized that Kagome was correct. Every being that heard her name would know who she was, and who her family was. That alone could keep her safe.

When InuTaisha was fifteen and her brothers were twenty-two, Sesshoumaru finally agreed to let the boys spar against their sister. Kagome hadn't allowed it until then because she was concerned it would hurt Haru's and Katsuro's feelings when InuTaisha beat them. Now that they were older, she figured they could handle it.

InuTaisha stood between them with a blank face. Haru and Katsuro flanked her on either side and large grins were splitting their faces. InuTaisha was shielding most of her aura from them, attempting to catch them by surprise. Haru summoned his poison whip and slashed at her with it but she deflected it quickly with a pure barrier. It rebounded and slashed across his face. It didn't burn him, but he did have a slash on his face. Right as the whip rebounded, Katsuro sent his pure whip at one of InuTaisha's ankles and when he had it wrapped around her, he yanked and pulled her off of her feet. She spun in the air and landed on her feet. In the next moment, she was gone. She appeared behind Haru and slapped a pair of cuffs on his wrists and ankles that were made of a mixture of her yoki and reiki, while Katsuro shouted a warning that was far too late to help his brother. The moment she was done placing the cuffs, she dashed in front of Katsuro and yanked him off of his feet with her poison whip. His face smacked the ground and a few moments later, he was sporting the cuffs as well.

Both of the boys were muttering and cursing, while InuTaisha was beaming happily up at her father who was watching from the seats of the training arena. Kagome approached the boys slowly and removed their cuffs. They stood angrily and were staring at their sister in awe.

"How did you do that?" They asked simultaneously.

She giggled softly, "Mother taught me."

Both of the boys looked at Kagome like they betrayed her, "Mom! How could you?" They shouted it at the same time, but the sound of their fathers chuckle quieted them.

His deep baritone filled the arena, "If you had bothered to ask your mother, or I for that matter, for help, you might not have been beaten so easily." He turned to InuTaisha and kissed her on the cheek. She beamed happily up at her father, she loved when he praised her.

"Very well done, little one. I am proud of you", he said in a hushed voice, then turned to his sons, "As for you two, run through it again with her. Maybe this time, you'll learn something." The twins huffed angrily and moved into position to attack again.

Sesshoumaru grabbed Kagome's hand and led her up to the seating area so they could watch their boys spar against their sister. They watched their children with smiles on their faces as InuTaisha beat them time and time again. Kagome turned to look up at Sesshoumaru with happy tears in her eyes.

"What's wrong, Kagome?"

"Nothing. I'm just happy. We have a family." She put her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to her. He nuzzled into her hair and let out a contented sigh.

"I'm happy too, Kagome."

Fin.

Alright, Thank you all for reading and sticking with this.

My new story, Heated Betrayal, will have a new chapter out either tonight or tomorrow.

Love, KJ