Family Life

Author's Note: This is the second part to Summer Days. There will be a new character that will show up in this chapter and the Inuyasha gang has stared new lives. Basically, a few things will happen involving the Shikon jewel and will involve Inuyasha and Miroku possibly endangering their families.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the characters, but I do own the ones that will appear that aren't IY characters! Please read and review this! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~* Chapter 1

Things like this had become part of his life and it seemed they would never change. A young man around the age of nineteen went hopping through the treetops with his silver hair flowing behind him as he ran. He looked over his shoulder and growled in frustration when he noticed the demon chasing him was not giving up. "Shit." he growled and heard a giggle. He looked in his kimono jacket at the small toddler around a year old, sat giggling up at him. He had dark hair and brown eyes. He looked pretty much human unless you counted the dog like ears on the top of his head that he inherited from his father. "You like that, huh? Well don't go off saying that around your mother, she'll kill me if you do." The baby giggled and Inuyasha made sure the baby was secured in his jacket.

"STOP AND FIGHT INUYASHA!" he looked over his shoulder at the demon that didn't seem to want to give up on him. He was suppose to be meeting Kagome in the village to help her with gathering food and some how managed to upset a demon who had wanted to eat his son for lunch. He looked ahead and spotted the village before coming to a stop and pulling the baby out of his shirt and sitting him on a rock.

"Stay right here until dad finishes off the evil baby eating monster." He said and the boy just giggled. Inuyasha smiled and pulled out his Tetsusiaga, easily finishing off the demon. "Alright Inu. Inu?" he looked around and noticed the baby was crawling off. He quickly grabbed him before he could crawl into a giant pile of mud. "Lets go before you mother sends someone out to find us." He said, dusting the boy off.

"Hi Inuyasha!" a few villagers called as he ran by. He simply waved and continued on his way until he reached the crops where many women were working. He and Kagome were considered protectors of the village since the shikon jewel was complete and demons kept trying to get their claws on it and would attack the village for it. They basically considered Kagome their priestess.

"G'day, Inuyasha!" said a young woman brightly as he dropped to the ground trying to catch his breath. He nodded and waved a hand lazily. "Lady Kagome and Kaede are waiting for you. They're all the way across the field." She piped. Inuyasha stood and thanked her. When Inuyasha came up to Kagome, Inu reached out his kimono and towards her.

"I see you two made it just fine." She said brightly, taking her son out of his kimono. Inuyasha scowled a bit and crossed his arms.

"What, you didn't think we'd make it?" he asked. Kagome raised an eyebrow at him as the baby in her arms played with her hair.

"Honestly, I didn't think you'd make it here without having to pull out the Tetsusiaga or Inu being dirty." She answered truthfully. "You have a thing for attracting demon whenever I leave you alone with the boy." She said. Inu and Kagome both looked at Inuyasha and he scowled even more.

"No faith what's so ever." He muttered and sat down, lying back in the grass with his arms behind his head and closing his eyes. "Tell me when we can get going." He said. Kaede came up with a basket full of fruits and vegetables.

"So the boy made it in one piece I see." She said. Inuyasha opened his eyes and was about to say something smart when Kagome sat Inu on his chest.

"Relax dog boy." She said as Inu began pulling at the prayer beads around his father's neck.

"Sit! Sit! Sit!" he giggled. Kagome smiled and went back to her work, talking to Kaede as she did. The prayer beads that had been put around Inuyasha's neck when he firs met Kagome were sill around his neck and came as great use to her when she got mad at him.

"That's right Inu, mommy still has her way of torturing your poor defenseless father." Said Inuyasha lazily. Something caught his ear and he opened an eye as a young man came stumbling toward them.

"Lady Kaede, the village!" he announced. Inuyasha sat up and Inu fell into his lap. The boy giggled and went on with pulling at Inuyasha's necklace. "There's something flying toward the village. I think it be a demon!" he announced. Inuyasha stood up and Inu fell softly to the ground.

"Well that's where I come in, am I right?" he asked and began on his way to the village.

"Sit boy." Inuyasha swore out loud and his face went into the ground. Kagome came up with Inu in her arms, shaking her head down at her mate. "You can't just go rushing into everything, Inuyasha." She reminded and began to walk toward the village but stopped when the said demon was over head.

"A flying demon. This may be a bit of trouble." Inuyasha looked on his shoulder and saw it was Myoga.

"And what so you suggest we do?" he asked, getting off the ground with a groan. The flea looked around rapidly and then let out a nervous chuckle.

"Well that's when you come in, Lord Inuyasha. You have to protect your mate and pup in the process of course." He answered. Inuyasha looked over his shoulder at Kagome and Inu.

"Kagome, I want you to get out of here. Just in case I gets a bit too dangerous." He said. Kagome looked at Inuyasha before taking Inu and placing him carefully on her back and taking a bow and arrow from someone at her side.

"Really Inuyasha, just because I'm a mother it doesn't mean I've weakened." She said and let the arrow, hitting the bird demon directly. She grinned triumphantly up at her mate. "In fact, I've improved over the time I was pregnant with Inu and the year I've spent in this time." She piped.

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"This is the second time you've done it Kagome!" announced Inuyasha in complete outrage. They were now at the small house that they had out on the forest not too far from the village. It was near a lake and was convenient for Inuyasha's comfort since he liked being p in trees so much. "It's the second time you've kept a secret from me that could have endangered both you and our pup." He ranted. Kagome rolled her eyes up at him.

"I don't see what's so different about practicing shooting arrows at demons. If I'm going to be considered a priestess I'll have to be able to do the job right." She said and nodded over to where Inu sat playing with some blocks that were bought by Kagome's mother. "And as you can see, our pup is just as healthy as any other quarter demon baby." She piped. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at her.

"You're not taking me serious, Kagome." He muttered. Kagome frowned and sat down, leaning against the wall and piling some blocks on top of each other and allowing Inu to knock them over.

"I'm bored, Inuyasha! Sango and Miroku even said life isn't as much of an adventure without all hose demons we use to fight. I would have been spending time with Sango instead of practicing how to shoot an arrow if she didn't have her own things to do." She informed. She lifted the jewel around her neck into her fingers and scowled a bit. "And besides, if I have to carry this thing around it would be best to know how to shoot an arrow correctly." She muttered. Inuyasha sighed and turned his back toward her, crossing his arms. He knew she was right, but he wouldn't admit it.

"Maybe. but still." He stopped and looked over his shoulder at her. "Kagome, are you listening to me?" he asked. Kagome looked up at him biting her lower lip. "What's wrong?" She held the jewel up for him to see. He stared at her silently waiting for an explanation.

"Nothing." She muttered grumpily. Inuyasha frowned a bit and let out a sigh before turning away with a sort of scowl. His mate. she was impossible.

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Kagome walked from the fields with Inu on her back sleeping. She had become use to the life in the feudal time. The way of raising children and so on. In fact, the cloth that she used to hold Inu up on her back was a lot more comfortable than a baby carrier like in her time. The boy was sleeping pleasantly as she made her way home from visiting her time through the Bone Eaters Well. Inuyasha had went off somewhere during the day, so she assumed it was o prepare for their journey. She honestly felt it would be great to see Miroku and Sango again. They should have had a child around Inu's age by now since Sango was a few months pregnant when Inu was born. Inu began to stir on her back and she smiled a bit.

She had grown to like family life quite a bit, and she could tell Inuyasha had as well. Just like when they firs me, he wouldn't really sleep in a bed a lot, and would sit up against a wall to sleep unless Kagome forced him to relax and stop acting like a guard dog. Then there were nights when she would wake up and find Inuyasha sitting in Inu's room just watching the baby sleep. He probably wouldn't let her know that the boy was softening him up, but she already knew it for herself.

As for their way of living, it was pretty much like feudal times, except there wasn't really anything stopping her from bringing a few modern things with her. A playpen for Inu to sleep in and just a few giant trash bags of instant ramen and other foods. like oden (are they the same?) as well as large blankets and pillows. She loved things in the modern time, but she honestly wanted to live with Inuyasha and knowing she had a better chance of living in his time than he did in hers, she dealt with the simple things that she had brought. She didn't really wear the priestess outfit though because she was afraid it would remind Inuyasha of Kikyo and she wasn't going to take the chance. It wasn't like he had the nightmares about her or thought of anything that involved her anymore, but she didn't want to take the chance. She would wear a kimono that she could move well in and sometimes modern clothing.

When she reached the small house that Inuyasha had built for them, and did a great job of, she laid out a blanket and placed Inu there before grabbing some laundry she had done earlier and began hanging it out to dry. "Kagome!" called a voice and she turned around.

"Rin?" the young girl came running up to her and grinned brightly. She had seen the girl plenty of times away from Sesshomaru, but never without him knowing. "What are you doing here?" she asked. The girl shrugged and looked at Inu sleeping near Kagome.

"Is that your pup? Sesshomaru had said he smelt a pup!" she announced and began examining the baby. Kagome smiled a bit. 'Of course, Sesshomaru wouldn't be that far from her.' Thought Kagome.

"Yeah, that's mine and Inuyasha's pup." She said. Rin looked up at her with wide eyes and backed away from Inu a bit as he began to whimper and then hiccuped and went back to a peaceful sleep.

"You and Inuyasha? Sesshomaru wouldn't like it if I came near him then." She said. Kagome raised an eyebrow at the girl. "He consider your pup unclean." She explained.

"That makes sense." Came a sarcastic voice. Kagome turned around and Inuyasha was standing in a tree looking down at the girls. He jumped down and looked Rin up and down. "You're still human."

"Inuyasha!" snapped Kagome. Rin stared at the half-breed in confusion. Then she grinned.

"I have to go before Jaken is sent looking for me." She informed. "Your pup is very cute Kagome-san." She said and ran off. Inuyasha frowned a bit.

"I'm surprised he hasn't eaten her yet." He muttered and looked at Kagome. "You two alright?" Kagome rolled her eyes.

"I've spoken to Rin plenty of times and Sesshomaru has never seen us. You really need to relax a bit." She said. Inuyasha sat down and leaned on an elbow, looking at Inu.

"And you need to be careful who you talk to. That's Sesshomaru's future mate. Don you honestly thinks she keeps everything you two talk about to herself?" he asked. Kagome looked over her shoulder at him.

"I believe so. After all, Rin is Rin. She needs a female to talk to while being stuck with Sesshomaru and Jaken all day. Besides, Sango comes by at times and talks to Rin as well." She informed and looked at her mate with a small smile as he played with a strand of their son's hair. "Besides, maybe its time you and Sesshomaru got over your little childish fighting and talk. You're getting too old for this after all, counting the fifty years to that tree and all." He narrowed his eyes at her.

"Very funny." He muttered and got up, putting his arms around her waist and placing his chin on her shoulder as she continued with the laundry. "Things aren't too different from when we first met Kagome. He still hates us both and most likely humans. I'm telling you this because I don't want you and Inu to get killed." He whispered in her ear.

"I know that Inuyasha." She said silently. She looked at him curiously. "What's wrong?" she asked. He examined her for a few seconds before placing his forehead to hers and smiling a bit.

"I dunno, maybe we could get Kaede and Shippo to baby-sit Inu tonight."