Day 5 - Blue: Luck / Calmness & Stability / Femininity & Fidelity
Kagome and Sesshoumaru had stopped by the village once they finished patrolling the southern borders of their land to visit their friends and pick up the children. The northern and southern borders were places her mate avoided taking the children because of their constant unrest. Patrolling the coastal areas was less dangerous for traveling young and of course, traveling in the heart of the lands was safer yet.
Sesshoumaru had sent Myouga ahead of them to announce their pending arrival and as the couple walked into the village, Sesshoumaru dropped a large buck at the monk's door. Shippo was the first to pick up their scent and came barreling out the door to greet his parents with Rin at his heels. Miroku walked out next with his twin daughters in his arms and a large smile on his face.
"Miroku, I know I've told you this before but fatherhood really looks good on you."
Miroku gave her a lopsided grin. "It really agrees with me. I think perhaps Sango is still catching up to the idea." Sango teetered out of the hut with a hand on her back and belly out. "She is finally showing more than when you left but I've known she carried since two weeks after I planted that seed within her."
Kagome looked at him suspiciously. "How did you know?"
Miroku wagged his brows at her and leaned in close. "Because, my dear Sango's body gives it away. Certain things become more full and firm-"
A low growl filled the air, causing the hair on the Miroku's arm and the back of his neck to stand on end.
The monk took a step back but never stopped smiling. "Pardon me, Sesshoumaru-sama. I just didn't want my wife to overhear. She gets sensitive about certain things-"
"Are you being perverted again, monk?" Sango asked, coming up right behind him.
If Kagome hadn't known Miroku for as long as she had, she would have believed that innocent act he was trying to put on now.
"Me? I would never. Sesshoumaru-sama would never allow it and I respect my dear sister too much for that. No, I was telling her what kind of pleasant things she could expect when it's their turn to start their family."
The children did have it right that time they said blue represented Miroku the best. After finally catching Sango and dragging her to the altar, he had shed his fickle mask and devoted himself wholeheartedly to his wife and family. Never had the village seen a more proud and happy husband than Miroku.
He became somewhat of a mediator in their village and the headman made liberal use of him for bigger disputes. On the occasion that he did mediate, he was normally given food to support his family with.
One of the twins had stuck her chubby little hand in her mouth before shoving it just as quickly in her father's mouth. Miroku slowly pulled his head away so as not to cut his daughter's thin skin on his teeth as he escaped his tormentor. Kagome was enchanted.
Later that night, when the two children were asleep in their bedrolls, which were stored in AhUn's pack, Sesshoumaru and Kagome had snuck off for some alone time.
"I suppose I never asked but do you even want your own children, Sesshoumaru?" He was hesitant to answer and that was all the answer she needed, though she had daydreamed about being surrounded by little white-haired, blue-eyed babies for a while now and was a little sad that her mate didn't want the same things.
"Do you want children, Kagome?"
Kagome shrugged out of her top. "I suppose I've always thought I'd be a mother. But do I want more children? I wouldn't mind them a little later, I think, after I've had my fill of you. We can practice in the meantime."
They practiced making those children well into the night until Kagome called him off, claiming exhaustion and she'd need to have some energy to tend to the children tomorrow. With a silly smile, Kagome walked back to camp and settled in for the night.
Practice indeed. His little mate. That vixen knew exactly what she was about. He leaned over, kissed her goodnight and whispered against her lips, "to answer your question of wanting children, I find myself wanting everything with you."
Kagome's eyes flared with passion but her exhaustion kept her tucked in next to the children.
"I love you, Sesshoumaru."
He reverently pressed his lips to hers and sipped from her mouth. "And I you, mate."