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Yohime gasped as she took in the foyer of her once home.
"Sesshomaru! You've redecorated!"
The paintings she had hung were gone, and the trees she had planted were missing. The paintings she had hung were of her family. Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Hana, Rin, Kohaku, Miroku, Sango, their children, Shippo and her. After Sesshomaru had vanished, she hung paintings of nature and those of a great white dog frolicking in a meadow with a child.
Now, the flag of the West hung on the arch, and silk in the West's colors draped over the stone.
"I don't like it. Where are my paintings?"
"Mamma, Father had them moved to the family wing. He set up a living room and hung the pictures there. Your trees were moved to the indoor garden, and your favorite one was moved to your room."
Rin leaned closer to whisper in her ear.
"Father also placed those wonderful pictures of Maru-chan playing in his room."
The two women giggled together, much to the amusement of Nurarihyon.
"Kagome-chan!"
Yohime broke into a run at the sight of a pretty woman sporting a wolf's tail.
"Chiyo! Oof-"
Whatever she was going to say was swallowed up in the huge hug the woman gave her, who then began to swing her in circles, her green eyes sparkling.
"Kagome-chan! You're not dead! I'm so happy!"
Then, catching sight of Maemi a short distance away, she refocused her attention.
"Maemi-chan! Do you know who this is?"
The girl nodded eagerly.
Chiyo stopped suddenly, releasing Yohime from her grip, bringing her hands up to grip her thick black hair.
"I have to go tell our pack! Koga and Ayame would want to hear of their sister's return!"
Then, she gasped paling. She locked eyes with Yohime and grabbed her shoulders.
"They're gonna make you mate Sesshomaru-sama!" She wailed, shaking the confused woman.
"You have to be mated to a strong powerful youkai so that they can force you to help! Sesshomaru-sama is the most powerful, so they're going to scheme to force you to mate him!"
Tears rolled down her cheeks and she sobbed.
"Chiyo, I'm married to the Lord of Pandemonium. They can't make me mate Sesshomaru."
A huge smile once again lit up her face, her tears magically disappearing. Yohime stumbled forward as Chiyo shot across the room to land in front of Nurarihyon.
"Hmm. Quite handsome, power levels comparable to Sesshomaru-sama's, to a certain extent, though not fully matured, also like Sesshomaru-sama's."
She gave a thumbs up to Yohime before nodding emphatically.
"I approve!"
She chirped, shaking in excitement before leaping off the ground.
"I can't wait until the pack hears about this! Our sister is alive and married!"
Grabbing Yohime and Nurarihyon's hands, she pulled them to stand side by side.
"You'll make sure adorable babies!"
He smirked.
She blushed.
And Maemi stretched up to whisper in Rin's ear, awe coating her tone.
"I've never seen Chiyo act like this."
Rin grinned.
"Neither have I."
Yohime fell face first onto the raised futon, not bothering to glare at her chuckling husband.
"Not funny."
The words were muffled against the gorgeous blue covers.
"It took you an hour just to get to this place, from all the youkai and ayakashi who wanted to welcome you back," he said, glancing around the rooms.
Decorated in dark blues and silver with sakura trees planted inside, it gave of the vibe of a moonlit night. The subtle hum of faint power provided the etherworld glow to the room, matched with Yohime, whose hair was cascading down her back, Nurarihyon felt as if he was in the presence of a goddess.
That affect was not diminished by the woman's grumblings.
Standing within reach of her, Nura slid his arms along her body, and threaded a hand through her hair. Leaning down, he pressed his body firmly against hers, placing his lips at her throat.
"I think that's amusing, my Yohime."
The sound she made, suspiciously resembling a purr, was one he always enjoyed to hear. His wife was something like a cat, an oddity considering her involvement with dogs.
The sudden knocking at the door startled her.
"My Lady? Your son was spotted along the borders, he will be here shortly."
Nurarihyon didn't wait for his wife to move, he simply scooped her up into his arms.
"Tch. Well, let's go see this son of yours."
Her hands slid around his neck and she hugged him.
"Thank you, Nura!"
He raised his arms so he could stare into her eyes.
"Consider it practice for our children."
Exiting the room, he noticed once again how pretty Yohime was when she was embarrassed.
A/N OH MY GOSH. I didn't update yesterday. I'M SORRY! *hides* I have an excuse! I swear it's a good one!
I had this totally weird and awesome dream, so I decided to write a book on it. Mwahaha! I highly doubt it will ever get published, so I'll just post it online somewhere if I find the time to write it.
EVERYONE THERE IS A POLL ON MY PROFILE GO VOTE.
Hmmm… I think that's it… *waves to catch the attention of the readers* Oh, someone asked me why I didn't reply to reviews when I updated. That is not a bad idea, and every review will now be replied to on the fiction. Those who favorited and followed will get a Page of Acknowledgement somewhere along the line, depending on how long this fic is.
Thank you for reading, reviews are the iceberg to my Titanic.
