A/N:Love you guys muches, and I just realized that the last two chapters were extremely long. Yay for ideas constantly popping into my head. (Now if only that would work with my other stories as well. Too bad you guys won't get to read this until you reach my review challeng on chapter 33.) Ignore that last bit, I put it there when the review challenge ws still going on. I'm going to write this anyways. Hope you guys enjoy, please read and review.
"Kaa-san!" Nami yelled as she ran towards Kagome. The ruby colored spirit wolf disappearing along with Nami's concentration. Nami reached Kagome just as Sesshomaru caught her.
"Kaa-san." Nami said again.
"I'm fine, it's just been a while since I last used that much of my energy. You did good Nami." Kagome said with a smile as she toussled Nami's raven colored hair. Then she closed her eyes and went to sleep.
"Kaa-san!" All three pups yelled in unison.
"You three follow me, I'm taking her to Kensi." Sesshomaru said before taking off at full speed towards the old healer's aura. The old demon was sitting in the infirmary when Sesshomaru, Nami, Nala, and Loki all burst through the doors. Sesshomaru laid Kagome on one of the beds and called for Kensi.
"Oh my!" Kensi said as he rushed over to examine Kagome. When he finished he smiled.
"What's wrong with kaa-san?" Nami asked.
"Is she going to be alright?" Loki and Nala asked in unison. Sesshomaru didn't say anything, but his aura said it all.
"She will be fine. She just used up too much of her powers. Let her rest and she'll be good as new by dinnertime." Kensi said as he left the room. Sesshomaru slumped into the chair next to the bed and Nami, Nala, and Loki all crowded around the bed trying to be close to their mother. They all stayed in the infirmary not moving at all for hours. The sun set and Kagome still hadn't moved. A servant came in and announced that dinner would be in five minutes. Sesshomaru finally peeled his gaze away from Kagome's sleeping face and looked at his pups.
"You three should go get cleaned up for dinner." He said in a tired voice.
"But father-" Loki started.
"You don't want to be all dirty when your mother wakes up do you?" Sesshomaru asked with a raised eyebrow at his children. They looked at eachother before shaking their heads.
"I didn't think so. Kensi said she would wake at dinnertime, that's in five minutes. Go bathe, dress, and eat. We will all come back with a tray of food for her when she wakes." Sesshomaru said as he stood up. Nami, Nala, and Loki looked back at their mother and reluctantly moved towards the door. Sesshomaru slid it closed after they had all walked out into the hallway. The pups ran off towards the hotspring and Sesshomaru headed towards the hotspring in his chambers. After he had bathed and dressed he went to the dining room. He saw that Shippou, Rin, Nami, Nala, and Loki were all waiting for him. He sat down and nodded for everyone to eat. Once they were all done the pups put together a tray of food, asked to be excused and raced towards the infirmary. Sesshomaru stayed behind to explain the situation to Shippou and Rin.
"Mama tends to do that a lot." Shippou said with a knowing smile.
"Hn."
"Will she be okay?" Rin asked worried.
"She'll be fine. When this used to happen when we were traveling with Miroku and the others she'd be out for a few hours then wake up and be good as new." Shippou said as he stood and held out a hand to help Rin up. She took his hand and they both bowed to Sesshomaru before leaving and heading for their room. Sesshomaru sighed before standing up and heading for the infirmary as well.
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Kagome woke up to the smell of miso soup and the feel of four very worried auras. She opened her eyes to see a tray of steaming food on the bedside table and her pups as well as Sesshomaru all sitting around the room looking disheveled. She smiled to herself before speaking.
"I hope you all don't look that way because of me." Kagome said with a small hint of concern lacing her voice.
"Kaa-san!" All three of her pups yelled in unison as they jumped up onto the bed and curled up into her side. She smiled and wrapped her arms around them.
"You should eat something." Sesshomaru said from his seat across the room. Kagome nodded and the kids got off the bed and handed Kagome the tray of miso soup and grilled fish. She ate all of it and they left the room to take it to the kitchen. When they were gone Sesshomaru stood up, concern still visible in his golden eyes.
"I'm fine Sesshy, really." Kagome said as she wrapped her youkai around him trying to reassure him that she really was fine. He walked over to the bed and placed a light kiss on her forehead before placing an even lighter kiss on her lips as though he was afraid she'd break. When he pulled away his stoic mask was completely gone and a look of relief was clearing written on his face.
"You really should stop doing things that scare me so much." Sesshomaru said softly as Kagome wrapped her youkai around him again. She moved to the side of the bed and patted the side next to her. Sesshomaru sat down and pulled her into his lap. She curled up against his chest and sighed.
"I'm sorry Sesshy. I had gotten a little carried away when training Nami." Kagome said in a whisper, then she suddenly thought of something.
"Sesshy?"
"Hn?"
"How did your training with Nala and Loki go?" Kagome asked slightly curious.
"You will see at the ball." Sesshomaru said as he buried his nose in Kagome's hair.
"What! But you saw what I was teaching Nami." Kagome said.
"Yes, but I am sure you still have much more to teach her by the end of the week." Sesshomaru said.
"Hai, I do." Kagome said finally deciding to let it go. There was no use fighting with him. She heard his breathing even out and smiled to herself before closing her eyes and falling asleep in his arms.
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"So father can be caring." Nala said in a hushed tone as she and her siblings looked into the infirmary through the door at their parents.
"Kaa-san looks so happy." Nami said with a smile.
"So does father." Loki said.
"Alright you three, off to bed." A voice said behind them. They all turned to see Kilala and Zero standing behind them in their true forms.
"But-" The pups started, but Zero cut them off.
"No buts, bed now. You know your mother wants you in bed by a certain time, now go." Zero said. The pups sighed before running off towards their mom and dad's bedroom. Kilala walked up to Zero's side and nuzzled his head.
"You know I'm kinda surprised they can understand us." Kilala said with a mewl.
"I'm not. They are, afterall Kagome's children." Zero said with a purr.
"True. Come on, let's go to bed." Kilala said as she headed downt he hall towards their bedroom.
"Hai." Zero said before following after his mate.
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"Come on Nami, there's only one day until the ball. Focus!" Kagome said as she willed her spirit inu to attack Nami's spirit wolf. Nami had gotten increasingly good at conjuring, and controlling her miko powers. Kagome had taught her how to shoot sacred arrows, use her powers to form weapons out of pure holy energy as well as demonic energy, but they mainly worked on fighting with their spirit animals.
"Right." Nami said as she had the wolf charge at Kagome's inu, but Kagome made her inu jump at the last moment.
"Nice try, but it was too obvious." Kagome said with a smile.
"Alright then, how 'bout this." Nami said as she had her wolf circle around the dojo at top speed then charge at Kagome's inu. Kagome prepared it to dodge the straightforward attack when the spirit wolf suddenly disappeared and her inu was pinned to the ground from behind.
"When did you-"
"I had it run so fast that it cast a projection of itself. It confused you into thinking it was the real one and gave me the oppritunity to pin you down." Nami said with a smile.
"Well done." Kagome said as she called her powers back to her. Nami did the same and ran over to Kagome.
"Thanks kaa-san, but I still need to practice more with Okari before tomorrow night." Nami said as they started walking back to the castle. Kagome smiled at Nami's name for her spirit animal.
"Kaa-san?"
"Hmm?"
"Have you thought of a name for you spirit animal yet?" Nami asked as they walked up the steps and headed towards the dining hall.
"Hai, I have."
"And?"
"Suki." Kagome said as they walked into the dining hall.
"Nice name." Nami said as she ran to sit next to her siblings. Kagome smiled and sat next to Sesshomaru. He motioned for everyone to eat and they all started to stuff their faces. Kagome finished first and looked around the table at her family. She noticed that her pups had grown so much in the past week. Youkai children really did grow up fast, they already looked like they were each twelve where they would only be a week old in human years. She also noticed that Rin was very close to having her kits. Rin and Shippou had found out that they'd be having a boy and a girl. From the feel of Rin's aura and her scent it seemed like she'd have her kits by tomorrow morning. When everyone else had finished eating Kagome stood up and stopped her pups from running off.
"Nala, Nami, Loki can you all come with me for a moment?" Kagome asked.
"What for kaa-san?" They all asked in unison.
"You'll see." Kagome said as she left and headed up to her and Sesshomaru's room. She heard her children follow behind her. When they reached her room she motioned all of them inside. She had them stand in a row. Nami on the left, Loki in the middle, and Nala on the right. Kagome looked over her pups and noticed how much they had actually changed in the past week. Their demonic features had become more prominent, their muscles had toned up and their skill in both fighting and intillect had improved greatly.
"I have a present for each of you." Kagome said as she reached under her bed and pulled out her black traveler's bag and put it on the bed.
"What kind of present mommy?" Loki asked.
"Nami, you've improved so much in the past week. Your strength is in your will to never give up no matter what. Use this to help you continue to grow in the future. Give it a name and use it well." Kagome said as she pulled out the sword with the ruby embedded into the hilt out of her bag and handed it to her daughter. Nami took it in her hands and unsheathed it.
"It's beautiful kaa-san." Nami said as she sheathed it again.
"Give it a name." Kagome said with a smile.
"What should I name it?" Nami asked.
"I believe you already have a name that will fit it perfectly." Kagome said as her smile widened. Understanding dawned on Nami's face before she smiled.
"Okari." Nami said and the sword in her hands pulsed. Kagome smiled again and she turned to her son.
"Loki, you've improved so much over the past week as well. Your strength lies in your will to protect those you love by any means necessary. Wether that means doing everything in your power to do so or laying down your life to protect them. Use this to help you to continue to protect the ones you love. Give it a name and I'm sure it will help you become strong." Kagome said as she pulled out the sword with the emerald embedded into the hilt and handed it to Loki. He unsheathed it and looked at the blade.
"Kotaku." Loki said before sheathing it again. The sword pulsed and Loki smiled.
"And Nala, you too have improved over the past week. Your strength is your will to fight for what you believe is right and wrong. You care for those you hold close, and you protect those you feel need it. Use this to help you continue to be able to tell what is the right and wrong thing to do. Give it a name and I'm sure it will help you choose what's the right the to do in the future." Kagome said as she pulled out the sword with the amythest embedded into the hilt and handed it to her daughter. She too unsheated it and smiled at her reflection on the blade.
"Sikari." Nala said as she resheathed it. The sword pulsed in response and Nala smiled.
"Use them to protect the things you feel are important to you." Kagome said.
"Thank you kaa-san." All three pups said in unison.
"Don't worry about it. Now I'm going to go to the library. Tomorrow morning you are free of training. You may do whatever you want until the time of the ball, but you are not allowed to leave the castle. Am I understood?" Kagome asked.
"Hai." All three said in unsion. Kagome smiled before walking past them and heading for the library. The pups looked at one another before running outside to the dojo to try out their new swords. Nala wound up going to her favorite spot inside the castle walls, and Loki went to the clearing him and Sesshomaru had trained in all week. Leaving Nami to herself in the dojo. She smiled and focused her energy until she called forth her spirit wolf. She had it run around the dojo a few times before she tried something she'd been wanting to do for a while now. At first she fell to the ground, but she got back up and tried again. After about the twelveth try she finally got it down pact. She smiled as she called her powers back.
"I can't wait to show everyone tomorrow." Nami said to herself as she walked back towards the castle and went inside her and her sibling's room. She crawled under the sheets and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. A few hours later both Loki and Nala did the same.
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"Okaa-san! Okaa-san! OKAA-SAN!" Shippou yelled as he ran down the halls of the castle trying to find his mother with the sun just barely rising up over the horizon. He didn't care that he was probably waking up several people who didn't want to be woken up. He had something else he was worried about.
"OKAAAAAAAAAA-SAAAAAAN!" Shippou yelled as loud as he could and ran into the last place he hadn't looked yet. The room where he and Rin had thrown Kagome her birthday party. He opened the door and saw Kagome sitting in a chair reading the picture book he had made her for her birthday.
"Okaa-san!" Shippou said running up to her.
"What? What is it Shippou?" Kagome asked putting the book down.
"It's Rin."
"What about Rin?" Kagome asked slightly worried.
"She's gone into labor!" Shippou yelled.
"Oh kami! Why didn't you say something sooner?" Kagome asked as she stood up and followed Shippou as he ran out of the room.
"I tried, but I couldn't fine you." Shippou said as he led her to his and Rin's bedroom.
"Aaaaghh!" Rin screamed as they reached the door.
"Rin!" Shippou yelled as he raced into the room. Kagome followed shortly after. Rin screamed again and Shippou held her hand.
"Okaa-san what do we do?" Shippou asked worried about Rin.
"Calm down Shippou. I need you to get me some hot water and a lot of towels." Kagome said as she moved to sit between Rin's legs. Shippou nodded and ran out of the room. He came back shortly after with the things his mother had asked for.
"Alright Shippou, have you two decided if you want to present for the birth or out of the way?" Kagome asked as she spread Rin's legs and spread towels out below her.
"P...present." Rin breathed.
"Alright, then give her all the support you can. Rin, you're going to have to do exactly as I say okay?" Kagome said.
"Hai." Rin said through clenched teeth.
"Okay. When the next contraction comes I need you to push." Kagome ordered and Rin nodded. Rin's scream filled the air as another contraction came and she did as Kagome said.
"You're doing great Rin, I can see the head. Try to even out your breathing. Alright, I need you to push again." Kagome said as she saw the head come into view. Rin screamed as she pushed again and Kagome pulled the baby the rest of the way out. She cut the cord and cleaned it before wrapping it in a towel and handing it to Shippou.
"It's a girl." Kagome said with smile.
"A girl, you hear that Rin?" Shippou asked with a smile on his face.
"We're not done here." Kagome said going back to Rin.
"Aaagghh!" Rin screamed as she pushed the final child into the world. It's cries filled the air as Kagome cut the cord and cleaned it. She handed it to Shippou before turning back to Rin and cleaning her up.
"It's a boy." Shippou said and his smile grew wider.
"Congradulations you two. Both are perfectly healthy." Kagome said as she threw the soiled towels into the fire in the fireplace and dumped the water out the window.
"What are you going to name them?" Kagome asked as she walked back over to the new parents.
"The girl's going to be Setsuki." Rin said finally able to breathe normally again. Shippou smiled and nodded.
"And the boy will be Shane." Shippou said and Rin smiled. Kagome left the room to let the Rin and Shippou be alone with eachother and their new kits. Kagome walked up to her and Sesshomaru's room and went to the hotspring. She quickly bathed then got dressed for the night's events. She smiled to herself as she pulled on one of the dresses from her time. When she finished she put her hair up in a high ponytail then left to find Sesshomaru.