hey guy's! had some major writers block for this chapter, thus it's kinda shorter then the usual. Sorry!

I've been adding little by little, along with editing it, every day so i hope you like it.

In other news, I have become obsessed with the show Lucifer and Recently Damien! Like, Luci you sassy little shit! xD

And poor Damien, damn thats gotta fucking suck...

I've also recently gotten kinda back into kingdom hearts...now if only my PlayStation 2 worked (LE SIIIIGH). I'm also working on doing a different cover for the story!

Crossovers have also been a thing i've been reading, a little while ago it was Twilight crossovers, because I Like the story's where Bella isn't with that controlling freak Edward, and she becomes a strong independent woman who won't go back to that asshole who ABANDONED HER IN THE FUCKING WOODS! I usually hate Bella, she's way too whiny and kinda stupid for my tastes, but i like how some authors write her! I Like the bellas that aren't so dependent and stupid when it comes to the supernatural.

Recently I've been into Harry Potter Crossovers, Mostly HP and the Percy Jackson series~! I Like the idea of Harry being Hades son...I also seem to like Fem!Harry.

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Because...On the road again

She's staring at me again. I mused, ignoring the heated stare that Amanda was sending my way from her hiding spot in the bush. It had been fairly quiet lately, but that was due to the fact that sayuri had traveled back to her village yesterday to retrieve the person she would be studying under. The girl had finally figured out that she could choose someone from outside of the village, and I must admit that I was a little pleased that she actually figured it out. I probably won't be here when she returns, but I have already instructed the village elder's on what to do, so it should be fine.

"Mama?" Rin whispered, cupping her hand to her mouth and leaning over. "Why is that girl hiding in a bush and staring at us?" she questioned, glancing at said girl who's backside was sticking out of the bush. "She know we can see her, right?"

I sighed, "No, Rin, I do not think she is aware that we can see her." I commented.

Rin gave me a look that screamed that I must be joking, because no one is that horrible at hiding. I gave an amused grin and a small shrug of the shoulders as a response, making her blink and look back with a small giggle. "She's wiggling her but, like a kitty, mama." she noted.

"Hn," I hummed, shaking my head slightly and directed her attention back on the small stone tablets around the plant. "never copy the action Rin, now then back to work. Close your eye's and relax, try to find the flow of warmth traveling through your veins, and when you've found it try and coax it to your fingertips." I instructed, watching as she did as said and waited for her to find her reiki. It had been a few day's since we've arrived, and during that time I've started to teach Rin how to make barriers. Currently she was trying to make one using an anchor for her power, working her way with using stone's with barrier seals carved into it, to blocks of wood, to sutras, and then finally being able to make one without an anchor.

She was doing fairly well, I could occasionally see flickers of a yellow barrier.

"Don't rush it, that could be harmful to your pathways." I warned her, "Let it flow, think on what you want it to do, what it's current purpose is, how it is to protect the plants from harm."

After twenty minutes of Rin doing this, I let her take a break and lay in the sun, while I myself went inside and grabbed my sewing supply's and an apple before tossing it towards Sesshomaru lounging in 'his' tree. I wonder where Jaken and A-Un has gone off to? I mused as he caught the apple without effort and bit into it, lazing like a cat as his tail twitched every once in a while. I chuckled softly, sitting under the tree and started to sew a sparrow design on a handkerchief I made, enjoying the peace and low hum of the village.

"Mama, the baby wont arrive until nine months, right?"

I stabbed my thumb with the needle.

"...'The baby'...?" I questioned, pausing in my work and slowly looking at my daughter. She was looking expecting at me, sitting up with her arms crossed. I could feel that this had gotten Sesshomaru's attention as well. "...What baby would that be?"

"The one you and papa made a few nights ago when Rin asked papa!" she stated cheerily.

Amanda seemed to still be here if that squawk was anything to go by. She actually seemed to have fallen out from her bush from shock.

"..." I could feel my face heat up while I calmly put my things down on the ground next to me. "Rin, we have discussed this before. And your father and I did no such thing..." I trailed off when I got a confused look sent my way.

"Does mama not like papa?"

I blinked, raising a brow. "Hn? Of course I like your father-"

"Then why didn't you two make a baby brother or sister for Rin?"

Why isn't he saying anything? I wondered, looking upwards towards the demon in question. He would have usually stepped in by now, telling Rin that was not suppose to be asking for such things, but he was silent. What I saw made my stomach flutter.

His eye's were unusually intense and focused on my person right now.

I was conflicted on if I wanted him to stop or not. Oh dear. I thought while clearing my throat. "Rin...I have told you before...that this is a topic between your father and I...not...for children."

She perked up at this, "So if Rin leaves right now, you'll talk about it?"

"What? No-"

"Ok! Rin will go play with Toka then!" she decided, jumping up and running off.

"..."

"..."

I heard a deep throaty chuckle from above me, gaining my attention from where Rin had just run off to. "...My lord...Please don't laugh..." I sighed, slumping against the tree in embarrassment.

That girl is going to give me a heart attack one of these days, I just know it.

Sesshomaru had to admit that Rin was very straight to the point in what she wanted, the pup was a devious little thing under her innocent look.

And he had to also admit that he let a little of his control slip whenever the topic of mating with Kaname to make Rin a sibling came up. He prided himself in all his years of having a good grasp in his sexual urges, he's had females of all types throw themselves at him, beautiful women during their heat intentionally fanning their pheromones towards him in hopes to marry him. Lords sending their fertile daughters for an alliance or in a ploy for power, hoping to trap him into said marriage, or just ruin his reputation. He didn't think it would be any different when traveling with the attractive miko and she was in her heat cycle, thus there was no reason for him to pay any attention to it.

So it came as a shock to him when her heat did hit, it hit hard. He had the urge to claim her right then and there, pick her up and finding a suitable place to mate in so no other male could see her. The urge to bite her lovely neck and leave his mark for all to see that she was claimed, to dig his nails into her hip while burying himself deep inside of her, nibbling those alluring lips, the maddening urge to hear her scream his name in pleasure, to see her wither underneath him in pure bliss was unbearable. He had to physically restrain himself from acting on instinct and getting himself under control.

The lord had to stop breathing through his nose around her, had to make space between them. He's never had this reaction to anyone before.

Maybe it was because he was actually attracted to her? It was logical and he admitted to himself that it was probably the reason.

Now the problem was that he had to keep a tight hold on himself for a week...

Of every month...

For as long as they traveled together.

Why did mortal females have to go into heat so often? Her body literally called out to him, telling him that she was at an ideal stage to carry his pup's, promising night's of pleasure in trying to impregnate her. And that thought just sent pleasant chills along his spine, the mental image of her glowing because of motherhood.

He had to stop thinking that way...it was just making his predicament a lot harder then needed to be...

Oh, how he loathed and longed for her heat cycle.

Lord he may be, he was still a male, a male with urges around a desirable fertile and strong female. Which was ridiculous and a little vexing since he couldn't do anything, and it was making him act like a pubescent virgin boy.

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Well, he could do something, but he wouldn't. He was no lowly demon, and he would not disrespect her in such a way, bedding her for his own pleasure as if she was some common whore. No, she would be his fully before anything of the sort could happen. Hence, he had started to subtly court her, the clothes were a fine idea, but now he had to figure out another item that would please her. He couldn't just do what was usual, he doubted that Kaname was fond of rare jewels, or fancy clothing, nor any nicknack's he could get his claws on.

Which he was currently thinking on at the moment. Jaken had actually been sent to his palace with A-Un to fetch a pair of dagger's he possess that summons flames from the afterlife when swung. Kaname seemed like she would enjoy having such things, just in case she could not use her naginata or her katana. He didn't bother to say anything when it came to Rin's 'suggestion' about a pup, he would rather not think about it because he had seen Kaname's reaction when he brought it up during the celebration. He could smell that she was interested, every time the subject was brought up he could smell her arousal, and oh how torturous it was to not react to it. Thankfully it's not as bad as when she's in heat.

He was thankful for small mercy's.

She seemed to have an abundance of literature in her chambers. He mused, remembering when he was back in her time and got a glimpse into her room. She had shelves with dozens of books in them, he had also noticed some ancient scrolls hanging from her wall's, along with other such objects. He looked down at the miko who was sitting contently under his tree. It would be no problem to get her a scroll, he had dozens of them in his treasure room, but the problem is what to get her specifically. ...maybe...Hn...that could work. He mused.

Didn't he have a good amount of reiki technique scroll's that he got from defeated miko's and hoshi's? She also liked history, maybe he could part with one of his ancestors journals? She would find those useful, he thought while tapping his claw against his knee. There is a new breed of small demons near one of my villages that she could study.

Granted he was still on the first stage of courting, providing Items that would please his future mate, showing that he could provide for her needs. The second stage was all about proving that he could provide food and shelter for any future pup(s). The third stage varied depending on the female, if she was nothing but a court female, no training and incapable of defending herself, then he would have to prove that he could defend her. But, if she did have training, and was a warrior then he had to defeat her in an all or nothing fight. If he won then it meant he was a strong mate suitable for her, if he didn't then the female would usually kill the male for being so weak and thinking he could be her mate.

But that is demon mating, he mused. Would such a thing work for a human female? His eye's were drawn to the corner of the shrine, feeling the eye's of the newest mortal on his person.

Sesshomaru didn't think much of the so called American female, she wasn't much of a threat, nor was she notable beyond her foreign features. The girl had been watching Kaname and himself for some time now, and if he had to guess then he would say it stemmed from jealousy. She probably thought she had some sort of claim on the demon lord, like most females that are infatuated with him, and felt threatened by Kaname's presence.

Which, in his honest opinion, was ridiculous.

He would have to be interested in the American first for her to be threatened by Kaname, who he was interested in.

Females, he thought with a sigh.

"Excuse me, Sesshomaru?"

He blinked, his brow slightly twitching, as irritation hit him. Did the mortal really just call him by first name? As if they were on familiar enough terms to do so? He was told by Kaname that American's addressed people by their first name, he couldn't fathom as to why, but that they also usually addressed people they were unfamiliar, and were older then themselves, with either 'Sir' or 'Ma'am', even 'Mr.' or 'Mrs.'.

He ignored her, because even if it was a thing in her culture, she didn't even bother with adding anything to his name.

She shifted in her spot, seeming to stare expectantly up at him from under his tree. Disrespectful mortal. He thought with narrowed eye's, content in watching Kaname weave a basket for her pupils.

"Mason-san," Kaname called out, gaining the girls attention. "I would ask that you not address my lord so familiarly."

"..Eh?"

"It is disrespectful to address him by name since he has not given you leave to do such, and even then it should be 'My Lord' or 'Lord Sesshomaru' to you. Saying just 'Sesshomaru' would have had you punished severely if any other lord were present for talking to him like an equal." she explained.

Amanda looked bewildered at Kaname, "...thats kinda sexist." she frowned, "As far as I'm concerned everyone is equal." she stated, making Kaname freeze in her weaving, and for Sesshomaru to narrow his eye's dangerously at what was being implied. "Just because he's a noble and a demon doesn't mean I'm going to call him 'My Lord', I'm not one of his subjects. And seriously, isn't it ridiculous to be punished for not saying the title?"

Sesshomaru curled his lip at the girl, he couldn't believe how disrespectful she was being!

"...I am fairly tempted to throw you into the demon infested woods and let whatever got to you first do what it wanted for such disrespect." Kaname answered, "In fact, I mean to right now. Just because you are not from here does not mean I will allow you to disregard our customs, along with your snub to my lord. He may not be your ruling lord, but he is still a lord and you will address him as such! You are in my village, and what I say goes, and I am a few seconds away from telling the hunters to throw you into a demons nest." She threatened, continuing working on the basket, ignoring the wide-eyed look the girl was sending her. "I shall let it slid this one time if you beg my Lord for forgiveness. Honestly, your mother must be ashamed to have raised such a disrespectful girl." she stated, finishing the basket and setting it aside, the subtly jab at her upbringing being said loud and clear.

"O-Oh..." she said nervously, realizing that the miko in front of her was being serious in her threats. "I'm sorry Ses- err- Lord Sesshomaru." she corrected quickly, gulping. "I didn't think."

Sesshomaru snorted inwardly, of course you didn't. He thought.

"Ah...uhm...I just have a few questions..." she trailed off, noticing the lord not paying attention to her.

"And you expect an answer after what you just did?" Kaname questioned dryly.

"I apologized didn't I?!" Amanda said gapping.

Kaname just raised a brow, "Oh yes, that was quite an apology you gave my lord." She said sarcastically, deadpanning the american. "Such grand apology. Much thanks. So wow."

The girl looked shocked, "Doge meme?!" she exclaimed pointing at the miko.

Kaname furrowed her brows. "Excuse me?"

"Ah- uh...n-nothing, never mind..." Amanda trailed off, "...So...my questions...?"

Kaname sighed, looking up towards Sesshomaru and quirking a brow at him, asking what was to be done. She received a cool look back, not caring what she did. "Alright then, what would you like to know? You will have to ask me, for it is a little presumptuous to be asking my lord any questions and expecting him to answer."

Sesshomaru mentally nodded at this, he would not answer the girls question's just because she asked. There was the fact that he was still a bit irritated that she had acted far too familiar with him, along with that snub to his person, despite it be unintentional or not. She would have been slain by any other lord, demon or not, for doing such a thing.

"Oh...Well then," she coughed, turning towards Kaname with narrowed eye's and tensed body. "What is your relationship with Lord Sesshomaru and Rin?"

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"And what," Kaname started coldly, "does my relationship with my Lord and my daughter have to do with you?"

"W-Well it's strange, that a demon, Miko, and human child are so comfortable together. So why are you three...?"

Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed down at the girl, his voice deep and warning as he spoke. "The nature of our relationship, has nothing to do with you girl, and it is of no business of yours to know."

She hesitantly nodded, but didn't seem happy about it as she frowned, lucky she let it go. "Right. Well do you think you could teach me to use reiki?" this made the miko raise her eyebrow, "Lady Kaede was teaching me a bit on herbal remedies before I left, and it's cool and all, but I thought using reiki would be more effective in healing." she shrugged.

"No." Kaname denied bluntly, shocking the girl.

"Eh? Why not?"

"I don't teach outsiders." she stated as she started the second basket, "And if you spout out the utter crap about how it is my duty because I am a miko, then you can go ahead and hold your tongue, for I will throw you into that forest with nothing but the clothes on your back."

Sesshomaru smirked briefly at this, it had alway's been a favorite pass time of his to watch Kaname threaten a mortal. Since they traveled through paths that no human would take, they rarely encountered bandits and the like anymore, which he mused was a good thing since they had a pup with them. They had no fear of any demon's, most are weak and thus disintegrate when they got too close to the miko, stronger ones were smart enough to not get near himself, so they were left alone for most of the time.

Shame, he liked to see the female threaten others.

The girl huffed, "Alright then, can I at least travel with you?"

Kaname paused, "And why, may I ask, would we allow an unknown travel with us?" she questioned. "What could you possibly bring to the pack that could benefit us?"

"B-Because...uh..." she stumbled, thinking, before gripping the worn katana at her hip. "I have a sword...?"

None of the two were impressed.

"Hn, and can you use the sword?"

"..."

"I thought so," Kaname stated dryly. "Even then, I have my own sword."

"I know how to cook over a fire!"

"As do I."

"I have a jewel shard?"

"Which I could easily take from you."

"I would die on my own!"

"And I should care because...?"

"HARSH!"

"Lords are warring over land all over, hundreds die in each fight that could live if a miko were to help, so why should I be concerned over one person- or any for that matter- I do not know or care about."

"..."

"..."

"...you're really mean for a miko."

"Hn."

Jaken had arrived the next day with the courting items he planned to give the miko.

"My lord! I have arrived with what you requested!" the imp stated as he knelt and presented him with the weapons. Sesshomaru had picked up the simple looking blades, unsheathing them and inspecting the glowing flames carved into the blades, before Jaken spoke. "My lord? If I may be so bold, but what is it that you aim to do with those?" because as far as he knew, his lord didn't use any weapons aside from swords. Not that he couldn't use them, Sesshomaru was trained in the use of many different styles of battle, he could defeat an opponent no matter what he was wielding, he just preferred the sword. So he was confused when he was sent to the castle to retrieve daggers.

Sesshomaru glanced down at him as he re-sheathed the daggers and pocket them. "I intend to use them as a courting item." he stated as he started walking to find his female pack members, leaving a stunned Jaken behind.

Said imp finally shook himself free of his shock when Sesshomaru was almost out of sight. He quickly got up and ran after the demon, "M-My lord has found someone to court?!" he squawked, absolutely bewildered as he was certain that Sesshomaru couldn't possibly be interested in the fairer sex. And seeing as he had been traveling with his lord he didn't understand who this female could be, after all the only female he has been in contact with was- "LORD SESSHOMARU YOU INTEND TO COURT THE MORTAL MIKO?!"

"Are you questioning me, Jaken?" he stated with narrowed eyes.

"O-Of course not!"

"Then shut your mouth."

He had finally found her in one of the cleared field with the village children, along with Rin and the two half-demon children, watching over them as they played. Kaname herself was with some of the younger girl's, helping them weave flowers together. She looked up, the sun hitting her hair and showing the blue in her hair, and smiled warmly at him.

"Hello, my lord." She greeted, sending the girls off to play with the rest. Kaname stood up, facing him and waited to see what it was she wanted.

"Kaname." he greeted with a nod of the head, he then reached in into his clothes and brought out the daggers, holding them out for her to take.

Kaname blinked, bringing her hands up and taking them. She could feel power coming from them, making her curious as to what they could do. Tucking one under her arm she used her free hand to open a dagger and hummed in appreciation. "Beautiful." she mumbled.

"it pleases you then."

"Nh." she hummed with a nod, looking back up at him with a smile. "They are for me, are they not? They are wonderful, thank you, my lord." she said with a blush adorning her cheeks.

"Hn." he wondered how she would react to the scrolls he would get her.