Chapter Twentieth-five: Pups [Rewrite 04/10/2011]
In the end of spring, the western land return to peacefulness after the evil half-breed was cleaned. The people prepare for the coming winter as the castle of the west but for a new life…no but two new lives. But someone does not know.
"Be careful, miko" A clawed hand wraps around her torso and held her up.
"Thank you, Sesshoumaru"
"You must be careful and don't run again."
"Hn?"
"And don't climb any tree."
"Why? I love to climb a tree especially persimmon, maple and sakura." She boils.
"Are you a monkey, miko?"
"No…but my specie is close to the Ape. If I reject the presumption…" She murmurs.
"It wasn't about your specie but you have pups."
"EH? Again please"
"This Sesshoumaru won't repeat himself."
"Pups…me?" When she turns around to him but the lord disappeared from the hallway.
The western lord walks down the hallway to the meeting room where the courts have consult and change some policies.
'Why don't you confirm her again, Sesshoumaru?
'I'll do after the meeting.'
'But she is clumsy.'
"Phew!"
…
The servant served lunch at her room and slid open a window to the garden.
"Why don't you served at the dining room?"
"Lord Sesshoumaru wished you have lunch here and he said is easier than over there."
"Why"
"Because of you're getting pregnant and your mood is swinging so you might harm the pups." He comes into the room while the servant went out and shut the door.
"Pups…how many pups, Sesshoumaru?"
"Two pups"
…
The western lord leans against the wall and sat his mate on a soft pad between his legs in their room.
"Suddenly a red calf hopped up and the soldiers pressed nearer, so that the men soon stood enveloped in powder-smoke so thick that they could not see each other. When this did not frighten them, a tall gallows was raised on the side of the hill.
Now one of the diggers wore a red shirt that attracted the attention of the spirits. One of them cried out, "Shall we begin with him wearing the red shirt?"
At this moment he lost his courage and took to his heels, followed neck over head by the others." The girl finished the Swedish fairy tale and pats her belly.
"What does it name?"
"The Treasure Seekers"
"Hn" The lord pats and caresses her swell belly.
"Put your hand here, Kagome. The pups need the parents bound." She did as he said then she felt the warm energy emerges from the pups and it covers her and the great lord.
"I love you my pups." She whisper to the pups and held his clawed hand to kiss his warm palm. "And I love you, too."
…
Kagome, Rin, Ah, and Un went to a shrine to prayed for the pups and made a side trip to the castle. They left Ah-Un at a nearest grove and went down the hill to a stall. The girls ate dango and oshiruko moji.
"We offer you a new menu."
"What is it?"
"Daifuku"
"Eh?"
"What does it look like, Juro-san?" Rin asked the old man while eats a sweets.
"I'll show you, kid." The old man backed to the kitchen and came back with a white turbid round sweets.
"So strange"
"Try it and you will like, kid."
…
Sesshoumaru sank in a private hot spring next to his room. The duty and the hard work weak him much. He felt tired and got a headache.
"The warm water will relieve my nerve and relax me but why do I feel giddy and I want to vomit." He gets up but collapses on the pool edge.
A far gone in pregnancy girl walked to the chamber to find her mate but he has not been there. She slid the bathroom door found he swoop on the pool edge.
"Sesshoumaru, Sesshoumaru" She shook him lightly but he did not response so she splashed the cold water to wake him up.
"Hn" Slowly he opened his eyes and saw a girl sat beside him.
"How are you, Sesshouamru? Can you get up and I will take you to bed."
The lord got up slowly then his young mate helps him up and walked into the room. She sat his heavy figure on a mattress and supports the lord with two big pillows then she sent him a cup of cold water.
"Here is it"
"Hn" He drank and sent it back. "I'm feeling giddy."
"I can massage your head if you lay down. And you will get better."
"That's a good idea." The demon pushed some pillow out to lie down and closed his golden eyes and receives her service.
'I feel good. Does she have the magic hands?'
'No, just normal hands but they are soft.'
'Hn. Why don't we ask her to wash our hair? We usually have a problem when we want to do it but she doesn't have any claw so she can help us.'
'I will.'
Kagome lay down beside her lover and held his head close to her chest then she felt asleep in his warmth. Suddenly, a pair of bloody eyes snapped open. The demon pulls a blanket to wrap around their body and fits his enfold around his mate before follow her to a dream land.
Seven mouths later at the Western's castle, many servants and the girls try to find the mischievous pups in the eastern wing of the castle. But the pups still hide in their base.
"Where are they?" a woman servant looks around the hallway and moves to the next room.
"Hiro! Shin! Please come out and Rin will play with you."
"Do you see them, Rin?"
"No, Kagome-sama"
"I'll find them before Sesshoumaru come back. Shin-chan! Hiro-chan!" A girl walked to the garden and hopes to see them on the yard.
"My lady" Two servants sit on the floor near to her figure.
"What, Aoi, Suzu. Do you see them?"
"No, my lady but…"
"What are you doing?"
"Sesshoumaru-sama" The two servants get out of his way.
"Shin and Hiro played seek and hide with us and…"
"Hn" The lord walked to the northern wing and opens a door. He walked to a closet then he opened it.
'You two'
'Father' The two looked at his father.
'Your mother gets worry about you and she got a headache.'
'We are sorry.'
'You will apologize to her not me.'
'Yes father'
The demon lord held the toddles up and walked back to his worried mate at the garden.
'It will be easy if they are our pups, KotoriHime.'
…
The lord of the west sat in his study room in the afternoon when the castle is in peace again after Kagome, Rin, Taro and Ah-Un visit the old miko and Inuyasha at the village on the western's boundary. They had informed that the slayer got pregnant with the monk's child.
"Do you see my massive life?" He held a precious comb and kisses it.
"Do you miss me as I do, my dearest Kotori?"
Inuyasha and Miroku came back from wiped the lower demon out of the near village and had lunch all together. Kagome sat beside Sango on a lock after lunch while Taro has some discuss with the monk.
"What about your morning sick, Sango-chan?"
"I get better now. Thank to come here."
"Never mind because I'm your friend. And where is Miroku?"
"He said he will go back to the temple because Mujin-sama gets sick."
"He is old and he didn't strong alike he was young."
"Yes, that is life. A human life"
The girls turn around found Inuyasha was attacked by the pups.
"Hey Kagome, why don't you tell them respect the older?"
"I usually do as you said but they just want to play with you."
"But not this way" The dog boy pulled Shin out of his head and sends Shippo the toddles.
"Kitsune hunt"
"No. Kagome, help me." Shippo tried to survive but the twins catch him in time.
"I didn't see the doggy ears on their head. Do they are pure blood, Kagome?" Sango looked at the two mini Sesshoumarus.
"Yes, they are and he had confirmed me when they were born."
"Kagome-sama"
"Yes Rin."
"Does Rin help Kaede-sama to gather the herb in Inuyasha's forest?"
"Hn, but be careful"
"Thank you." The little girl ran to the old miko and made their way to the hill.
…
After the visitors went back to the Western's castle and the old miko got bed with the fox, a slayer still sat on a lock. She recalled the old day after came back from the western land.
"Why don't you go in? The weather is cold and it might harm you and the kids."
"Inuyasha, I just..."
"Hn" He took off his a red fire rat haori and covers the girl.
"Thank you" Sudden she tugs his clawed hand to sat beside her.
"What"
"Stay with me tonight and I'll let you go, Inuyasha"
"Yes, only this night" He lifted her up and kissed her forehead softly then he walked to his forest.
The taboo lovers enfold each other among the starlight of a cold night. When the morning light comes, they will become friends, only good friends not anything. But this night they will seal their secret love before everything change.
"I love you, Sango."
"I love you too, Inuyasha."