Two and a half months later...

There was great joy throughout the lands of the west. The heirs were born. A boy, with silver blue hair and markings that were exactly like his father, but with the light eyes of his mother, named Sugimi; and a girl with the silver hair and markings of her mother, but the darker honey colored eyes of her father, named Kaori. A day of celebration was called, and everyone, from lord to vassal to the lowliest farmer toasted the Lord and Lady of the West, along with the two newest heirs. They already knew that there were two inuyoukai children connected to the Taisho family royalty, but these two were of the blood.

The celebration in the castle went on for hours as well. The pups were finally here! A wondrous feast was prepared, and everyone had worked hard all morning and had the rest of the day to join the revelry.

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Naraku destroyed his meditation room when he heard the news a saimyoushou had heard in some town in the west. Two new brats, as powerful as their parents combined. They must never be allowed to live.

Naraku calmed himself and tried to focus on the kami, on Kujokokugen.

Kujokokugen walked in behind Naraku and whispered something in his ear. He started to grin, then to chuckle, and by the time she left, he was rolling on the floor laughing. His goal had never looked so close!

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Celebration was raging in the castle of the west, but in the suites belonging to the lord and lady and their family, no toasts were made, no shouts, no laughing of any kind.

The pups were born, but Lady Kagome was still asleep.

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A/N: Hey, it could have been worse!! I could have said she was dead!