Chapter Twenty-Eight

The Taisho Council

Once breakfast was over the family made their way to the Taisho meeting hall. Kagome began to shake slightly as her nerves got the better of her. She had faith that her new family would protect her if things got out of hand but she was still scared that Izayoi would be put into that type of situation in the first place.

InuYasha felt his mate's hands shake as he tightened the grip on her small delicate hands. He pulled her closer to him and whispered so only she could hear.

"I'm here Kagome, you and the baby are going to be fine."

The royal group stopped at the door and Sesshomaru turned to his sister in law. "InuYasha will come onside with me, Raiden, and Dai. Once InuYasha is introduced then we will bring the slayer, monk, Neko and Kitsune to introduce them as new members of our pack, and once that is done then Gobodō-sama and the women will bring you out and you and Izayoi will be introduced. After that you must stay close to Emi and Aiko in case you need to be taken from the room. Do you understand?"

Kagome nodded as she took a deep breath. "I understand."

Sesshomaru then nodded and turned to walk into the room. The demon lord looked at the mass of demons in his meeting hall. Some were arguing, some were talking as if they were friends. But Sesshomaru knew that these so called friends would turn on each other as soon as the opportunity arises.

Koga, who had left the breakfast hall early then the others, could be heard arguing with the Ryuu no Taisho, Tatsuo. He was a large man in both human and demon form and he was known for his evil ways and malicious ideas.

He was one of the ones that Sesshomaru was certain would make attempts on Kagome and Izayoi's life. As well as Ronin the Ox Lord, who lucky was too stupid to hide his opinions.

"SILENCE!" Sesshomaru bellowed as he took his place on the dais that held his throne.

"Is it true that you've chosen a hanyo for your heir Lord Sesshomaru?" Asked Hisoka of the Rat tribes. He was an old demon that had supported Sesshomaru's grandfather Ryo in the time before the council when war and violence ran rampant through the land. He was one of the ones Sesshomaru knew needed to be watched.

"It is." He answered, as his face gave nothing away to the room full of potential enemies.

The dog demon then looked to the door and motioned for InuYasha to step forward.

The hanyo dressed as a Daiyokai stepped on the dais and came to stand by his elder brother's side.

"I present to you the Taisho Council, InuYasha the second born son of Ryoichi and my younger brother."

Asako, the Cat general, spoke then. She was a beautiful tigress demon that was slim but deadly looking her yellow cat eyes studied the hanyo before she spoke.

"I thought your half brother was a hanyo," she said as she sat at her place. The tiger demon eyed the Newcomer dressed as a noble Lord and sovereign prince of the west. He looked like one you would not want for an enemy and very much like the late Inu no Taisho Ryoichi.

"I am," InuYasha answered and then continued when Sesshomaru nodded.

"My father left me the momoko and armor. I may be a half breed but I am still the son of the Inu no Taisho."

"Disgusting." The green skinned snake no Taishos Satoshi scoffed as he folded his hands in his kimono sleeves. "In my day half demons didn't survive past three days in the womb let alone were given positions of power."

InuYasha's momoko bristled as the snake spoke of basically killing pregnant women which hit a little to close to home for the hanyo. Only Sesshomaru's hand on his shoulder stopped him from attacking.

"Times have changed Lord Satoshi," said the oldest member of the council of all. Lord Yoshito was the leader of the Monkey clans. He was a baboon whose fur had gone white with age and he had a white goatee hanging from his chin. Yoshito was the only member old enough to have his heir present for the meeting to train him for the day he took his father's place.

"Hanyos are interesting creatures, always have been. In my tribe killing a child, no matter what its parents are, is a crime punishable by death. Hanyos may very well be our future."

"Never!" sneered the boar general Yuu. "A hanyo is a disgrace, a humiliation upon its family both human and demon."

The monkey laughed.

"And yet from what I understand," Yoshito gestured to InuYasha who stood tall and proud next to his brother. "This lad, though hanyo he may be, killed Ryukotsusei where his full demon father could only seal him away. He mastered his father's sword and went toe to toe against is older full demon half brother with minimum damage and even succeeded cutting Lord Sesshomaru's arm off." He then looked around. "Can any of you say that you could have done the same?"

InuYasha leaned toward his brother mesmerized by the old monkey.

"Who is he?"

Sesshomaru chuckled. "That is old Lord Yoshito. He is one of our greatest allies. He knew grandfather and father and he felt father was a wiser ruler then Ryo."

"So he's on our side?" InuYasha asked for clarification.

"Yes."

"That may be just this one, with powerful demon blood in his veins, but that doesn't mean that all are like him!" Yuu continued to argue.

"Well of course they're not if you kill them when they are still cubs in their mother's womb!" Koga growled. Then he stood.

"I'll be the first to admit that at one time I though hanyos were better off dead but then I met the mutt face there a little over a year or so ago and I have to say I've never met a stronger, more honorable being. Even some of my wolf clan aren't noble enough to go toe to toe with a comrade when they are in blood lust for vengeance. That is what happened. You all know that my comrades were slaughtered by the half demon Naraku but what you don't know is that that bastard attempted to frame InuYasha by having his wind witch bring the dead to life and cover InuYasha with my pack's blood. I tried to kill him, but despite that he fought me but he never attempted to end my life. Hell he ended up saving my ass!"

"Or maybe wolves are just weak." Asako commented as she smirked causing the wolf demon to turn red with anger.

"Why you little-"

"Enough!" Sesshomaru growled. "There is more to discuss before we adjourn." He then nodded toward an Inu guard and he brought Miroku, Sango and the others inside.

"Brother,"

InuYasha nodded and turned to Miroku.

"This is my beta, Miroku a servant of Buddha and a good man." There were a few grumbled protests but the hanyo moved on.

"The female beta is Sango of the demon slaying tribe-"

"This is an outrage!" bellowed Tatsuo. "He is allowing our enemies to be members of his pack this madness will be the end of us all!"

Miroku leaned to whisper in Sango's ear. "I don't think he's going to like the news about Kagome and Izayoi."

Sango nodded until she felt the monk's hand on her rear end.

"PERVRET!" Sango screeched as she smacked the living daylights out of the monk.

"Ouch," Raiden winced as the man was beaten to a bloody pulp. "He is going to feel that in the morning."

As Sango finished beating the monk unconscious the entire room was silent.

Sango stood fuming dressed in her slayer uniform and Miroku was in a pile of man sludge.

"Okay," InuYasha said as he then gestured to Kirara. "This is Kirara Sango's companion and our friend and then the youngest of our group as of now, Shippo." Shippo smiled as he hopped onto InuYasha's shoulder and waved to the Taishos cutely.

Akahana, the Kitsune no Taisho, straightened at the sight of the young fox child sitting so comfortably with the dog hanyo.

InuYasha smiled as he ruffled Shippo's reddish brown hair affectionately then he continued.

"This is my pack, my family, they have stuck by me at me weakest and when I was most dangerous. They are now and forever a part of the Silver Inu pack!"

Sesshomaru once more motioned for the guard to send in the women.

"And what pack is complete without an alpha female to help her mate lead?"

As InuYasha spoke Gobodō-sama lead the women into the room and at the sight of the Lady mother every one in the room kneeled in respect of the Lady mother of the late Inu no Taisho and grandmother to his sons. Even those that hated the dogs above any of their enemies knew not to trifle with the Lady Katsumi.

Gobodō-sama stood aside and helped Kagome up the stairs while Aiko, Megumi, and Emi flanked their pregnant pack-sister's sides and her back.

InuYasha held his hand out for his mate, the mother of his unborn child, and she took it and allowed him to pull her to his side protectively.

Dressed in InuYasha's mother's old clothes, clothes she had once worn while InuYasha had been in the womb; Kagome's pregnant belly was easily hidden as she placed a hand on her husband's chest, which caused the sleeve to drape in front of her body.

"This is my mate, the miko Kagome of the Higurashi clan." InuYasha stated proudly as he stood tall and his momoko wrapped around her of its own accord, apparently from the moment it made contact with his demonic aura it was connected to his will like his arm or leg.

" A miko!" Snarled Tatsuo as he stood and put a hand on his sword. "This insolent half breed has made a mockery of the sacred mating rights by rutting a miko, our enemy!"

InuYasha removed his arm and stood in front of Kagome protectively. He would not have anyone talking shit about his wife and child!

"Shut your fucking mouth you over sized gecko!" he snarled. "I took Kagome as my mate by the demon customs and I had the blessing of her mortal family to do so!"

"Oh sit down Ryuu no Taisho!" growled Lady Akahana of the Foxes. The hanyo had impressed her when he claimed one of her people for his omega and pup of his pack and so she would stand by him for that if nothing else. Not many other demons would have taken an orphaned fox tyke in and the Kitsune woman had a feeling his mate was behind the hanyo's deed.

The Dragon huffed but obeyed for now. He glanced to Lord Dai and saw the sheer disgust as he glared up at his nephew and his mate.

So we aren't the only ones who find this ludicrous.

Sesshomaru then made his way to stand by Kagome's opposite side to ensure her safety should things become more out of hand. Then the demon lord emotionlessly moved her kimono aside to reveal the read hakama that were fitted of her swollen stomach.

The sight of the Western Lady's condition earned many surprised gasps from the Taishos and even more glares from those who were completely against the thought of the demon lord's hanyo brother breeding.

Sesshomaru placed a protective hand on Kagome's womb and looked out to the council.

"Here in this mortal woman's womb rests my brother's first born child and my father's first born grandchild. The pup will be born female and be called by her mortal grandmother's name, Izayoi. I have decided and presented my desire to the Elders of the Silver Inu Pack and they have agreed. So I hereby name the child growing in this womb my heir."

And with that all hell broke loose…


A/N: I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. Below I will have all of the Taisho's names and a little about them for you to know whose who. Please review and let me know what you all think.

Disclaimer: Surely by now I don't need to say it but I will. I Do Not Own InuYasha or the characters from the show.