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Naomi was up early in the morning as usual and made her way to her Son's room. She knocked at the door and waited for him to open the door. Tsuyoshi opened the door as soon as he saw her he said, "I am sorry for looking at you like I did yesterday." Naomi replied, "I wish to see what your Father did."

Tsuyoshi turned around Naomi could see a few marks from her mate's whips on her son's back. She could easily tell they weren't meant to inflict harm just a little pain. She sighed asking, "Does it still hurt?"

Tsuyoshi replied, "It doesn't mother you shouldn't worry I am strong and can handle it unlike a female." Naomi asked, "Do you truly think we females are weak son?" Tsuyoshi replied, "Sure why else would Father have stepped in for you."

Naomi grabbed his hand, and placed it on her stomach saying, "I can easily list five reasons none of which happen to be because I am female." She pushed him into the room surprising him at her strength and made him sit down. She looked into his eyes and saw defiance, and anger she sighed again, this time, placing her hand on his head she hated doing this to him, but she allowed him to see some of what Naraku had done to her.

Tsuyoshi looked at his Mother with a new-found respect she was a lot stronger than he thought, and she wasn't even mated to his Father at the time. Naomi patted his head saying, "I am sorry you had to see that although that is not all that happened I only showed you some. I choose to allow your Father to protect me when I am pupped because it is in my best interest as well as the pups. One must know their limitations to be strong. However, if your attitude doesn't change I will be happy to show you once your siblings are born."

Tsuyoshi shook his head no he could tell from his Mother's intense level of demonic energy that he didn't want to meet her in the dojo. Tsuyoshi did, however, smirk when Mae walked by and stood with her mouth open when she saw him topless. Naomi said, "I thank you for your time my Son, and perhaps you should put your shirt back on." She walked out patting Mae saying, "You're going to catch flies like that my dear."

Tsuyoshi put his shirt on, and offered Mae his hand saying, "shall we go for a stroll my dear." Mae took his hand as he led her out onto the castle grounds.

Naomi felt a little off, so she went to the healer's Mika came over smiling, and asking, "How is the lady of the western lands?" Naomi sighed saying, "I feel something is wrong with the pregnancy."

Mika moved closer, and yelled out, "Ladies get in here" She started looking Naomi over before placing her hand on Naomi's large belly she sighed, and shook her head before saying, "When will my lord learn a little self-control. Naomi, it seems there is no longer enough room for all the pups you will need to spend the next Moon in your true form or risk losing the pups."

Naomi didn't want to risk losing any pups, so she said, "I will do whatever is needed to make sure they all make it."

Mika thought a moment and then said, "The stables would be large enough for you to stay in until you deliver. Alright someone needs to tell Sesshomaru the rest of you set up a stall for the lady of the house to stay in until delivery."

A rush of people whizzed by, and once all was prepared a male came in, and picked Naomi up, and brought her to the stables. Naomi changed into her true form Ah-Un snorted and nodded at his new neighbor. He shook his head as he recalled the number of times his master Sesshomaru had said that she would never equal a real Inu Bitch. They were about to shoo Ah-Un away when Naomi said, "He may stay I trust him."

Mika nodded and started working on a list of items Naomi would need food wise in this form she would need very fresh meat. The stable doors swung open, and Ah-Un was instantly up and protecting Naomi from the threat until he saw a panicked Sesshomaru at that point he went and lay back down. Sesshomaru barely had a grip on his beast at this point when Mika slowly moved forward saying, "The pups are too crowded in her human form she needs to stay like this until their birth."

The old demoness continued approaching him until she was right in front of him grabbing his ear, and pulling him down saying, "Next time you decide to pup this little lady you'd had better control yourself young man or Mika will put you over her knee, and spank you Lord or not."

Sesshomaru nodded if this had been anyone other than the woman who had helped his Mother deliver him safely when he was breach he would have killed them for saying such things to him but in her case he let it slide. He knew his mate would need her wisdom if all their pups were to make it. Sesshomaru approached his mate rubbed her muzzle saying, "This Sesshomaru will stay with you until the pups are born."

He watched her shake her head no causing him to growl Mika growled back, "No stressing the patient or I will agree with her, and make you leave until they are delivered." Sesshomaru sighed saying, "At least allow this Sesshomaru to lay with you every night, or I will not be able to sleep."

Naomi nodded her head as Mika handed the list of items for Naomi's food to Sesshomaru saying, "She will need the following diet you can get her the food if you wish to help her."

Sesshomaru nodded his head it was a list of animals most would need to be freshly killed, and the amount she would need to make sure healthy pups. He put the list away, and said, "This Sesshomaru will hunt for his mate until the pups arrive."

Mika said, "no rutting or matting after your kills or at night. I want these pups to stay inside their Mother for a moon so no more activities that may make them arrive sooner."

Sesshomaru growled how was he to go without being intimate with his mate for a whole moon. After getting over his anger, he decided the best way to deal with it was lots of mating once she was ready, and no more pups for a long time. When he finally did pup her again, he would make sure there was only two or three. He was going to need lots of cold showers to keep his need at bay, or he would need to think of another way to reach his release without matting, or rutting. He transformed into his true form and settled down with her for the night it didn't take long for both of them to fall asleep.