February 21

We went on an afternoon walk along the river with Miroku and Sango and their kids. Sango and I walked together in the back of the group while the kids ran around in front of us. Inuyasha and Miroku seemed to be lost in whatever conversation they were having and had walked pretty far ahead of us.

Sango and I watched them play. Shinichi tripped and we expected him to start crying but instead, he got up and kept running around with his sisters.

"It's odd, sometimes they fall and they're completely fine and other times they fall in the exact same way and start crying," Sango observed.

"I don't know. Maybe if they see you're watching they know you'll give them a hug."

"Makes sense." Sango gave me a nod of approval. "You're already getting the hang of this parenting thing, Kagome."

"Well, I had a good role model before Moroha came along."

"Aww, you're sweet!"

I'd noticed that she'd had kind of a far-off look on her face all day and I was starting to wonder why. "Is everything alright, Sango? You've seemed a little distracted."

She sighed. "I thought I was pregnant recently."

"Really?"

"It turned out to be a false alarm. I started my period yesterday."

"I'm really sorry, Sango."

"I mean, I know I've already got my hands full with these three so it's probably for the best but I was still excited about it."

"I understand." I remembered back before I had Moroha and thought I was pregnant. It turned out I was possessed by a demon but I had still been a little disappointed when I realized I couldn't be pregnant because I'd had my period around that time. "Does Miroku know?"

"That's the thing, I was going to tell him but when I realized it was a false alarm I didn't want to get him all worked up over nothing."

"Don't worry, Sango, I'm sure you and Miroku will have another baby one day."

"I hope so. I wouldn't mind having one more," she said thoughtfully.

At that moment we spotted Rin and she ran over to us. "Hey guys!" she said.

She came over to join us and we continued our afternoon walk with her.

It was a fun day and now I'm at home writing. Tonight is Inuyasha's and Moroha's human night.

Just a little while ago, Inuyasha and I had been sitting by the fire when we noticed that Moroha had fallen asleep in his arms. Her fingers were in her in her mouth and she was cuddled up close to his chest.

"She's so cute," I said happily. Our little girl was absolutely adorable when she slept. No matter what, whenever I saw her I fell more in love with her. I leaned down and kissed her. "Our little angel."

"I'll go put her to bed," Inuyasha said.

While he did that, I started heating up some water for tea while I waited for him. "Done putting her to bed?" I asked when he returned a few minutes later.

"Yup," he said as he sat back down on the couch. "She must have been really tired. She hasn't cried all night."

I laughed. "I'm sure she is tired. She's too young to run around with Miroku and Sango's kids but they still manage to wear her out."

He sighed. "These kids grow up too fast."

"Yeah, they don't stay babies for very long. And before you know it, they're out of the house and grown up…" My voice trailed off. We were both silent for a moment thinking of our baby girl all grown up and on her own.

"Can't imagine it," Inuyasha said, shaking his head.

I continued to work on the tea and when I glanced over at him, I found him leaning back on the couch watching me with a thoughtful smile on his face.

"What are you thinking about?" I asked.

I guess he didn't realize he had made his thoughts so guess I because he started to blush. "Nothing, it doesn't matter."

It made me giggle. There could have been a number of things on his mind, most of which I think would make me very happy. And also, Inuyasha is cute when he blushes.

"Okay, whatever you say." I poured the tea then went back over to sit next to him and handed him his "World's Best Dad" mug. "Did you see Rin almost fall into the lake today chasing those butterflies with Midori?"

Inuyasha chuckled. "Yeah, that was hilarious. Then Sesshomaru came out of nowhere and caught her. I swear he's stalking us."

"He's not stalking us," I said with a laugh. "He just cares about Rin. I mean, think of it this way. If you were away from Moroha all the time wouldn't you be worried about her and want to know that she's okay at all times?"

He nodded as he considered that. "I guess you're right. Keh, he tries to make us all think he doesn't care about anything but then he comes in and does stuff like that."

"Too bad we don't have the luxury of phones here," I said. "Then he could just call her every day instead of being so worried all the time."

Inuyasha sipped his tea. "Do you miss living in your era, Kagome?"

I nodded. "Yeah, I miss it a lot." I'd been living here with Inuyasha for going on two years and this was the life I was used to now but there were still certain things I missed about my era, my family being the main thing.

"Do you ever want to go back home?"

I put my hand on his. "Maybe to visit, but after being separated from you for three years and living here with you for so long, I never want to stay anywhere where you can't be with me. This is my home now. My family and everything I could ever need is right here. If I ever got stuck in my era again and couldn't see you and Moroha anymore, I wouldn't want to live."

Inuyasha hugged me close to him. "I could never go back into that nightmare of not being with you. And if you had Moroha with you too, my life would be meaningless."

"That's why I need you in my life," I said softly. I kissed his lips gently but he pulled me back for a deeper kiss.

Even though there were certain things I missed about my era, I could never go back if given the choice. Besides the obvious fact that Inuyasha and our daughter are here, I've simply gotten used to life here.

Years ago, I never would have imagined I would like living here better than living in the modern era. Sure things weren't as easy since we have to heat up our water over the fire, spend hours washing clothes by hand, and make sure our garden is well-maintained so we can have fresh vegetables. There's no air conditioning in the summer and in the winter I practically want to stick my hands directly into the fire because it's so cold. Not to mention the vicious demons everywhere and the civil war looming nearby.

Despite these things, in a lot of ways, life is easier here. We don't have all of the distractions of the modern era. Things are quiet and peaceful and we're always so close to nature. I'm able to give back to the community every day as a priestess. Even when I'm doing mundane daily tasks like laundry or washing the floors by hand, it gives me plenty of time alone with my own thoughts.

The only thing I would add is being able to see my mom, grandpa, and Sota. But I have my own family here with Inuyasha and Moroha to make up for it. Life is so peaceful here and I wouldn't change it for anything in the world.