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 2

Miroku gave a small bow to an old couple, having had blessed their house and fields for them. He had done this as a job after having completed the Shikon jewel and starting family life. He reached down where a small boy was sitting and picked him up. "Let's get going Horoki. Your mom is going to expect us home soon." He said brightly. The old woman smiled up at Miroku as he placed the baby on his back.

"Your child is lovely." She informed. "He looks just like you." Miroku grinned and thanked the old couple for the compliments and went on his way. He and Sango lived in the same village as Kagome and Inuyasha, except they lived directly in the village while Inuyasha and Kagome lived in the forest outside the village. Their son Horoki, had been born just a few months after Inu had been born, so the girls had basically planned it out for the infants to be close with one another. Like Inuyasha and Kagome, Miroku and Sango helped protect the village from demons. As Miroku walked through the forest, he looked at his right hand, which was mow like his left hand and no longer contained the air rip void now that Naraku is dead. He looked over his shoulder at his son that was strapped to his back.

"Pretty lucky you didn't inherit that, eh?" he said and the baby looked up at him curiously before giggling. Miroku smiled. Horoki looked pretty much =like him, but he had Sango's eyes. The boy was small and was pretty intelligent for his age. Inu was as well, which made both father's pretty proud of their accomplishments. Both Inuyasha and Miroku had even argued with the girls about what they waned their boys to be. Inuyasha wanted Inu to be like him of course and Miroku wanted the same for Horoki, but Sango then pointed out she didn't want her son to be a lecherous monk.

"Hi Miroku!" called one of the village girls once he had entered the village he had been living in with Sango after completing the Shikon jewel. He grinned and waved at her as he made his way home. It had taken him a long time to get over his lecherous ways, but he managed it, with a lot of help from Inuyasha and Shippo. So basically, when a woman would greet him, he'd just grin and wave, hoping not to be tempted, which he got better at over the time. He looked up in a nearby tree as he approached his house and grinned.

"Hey Inuyasha! I'm surprised to see you came to visit on your own!" he called. The half demon looked down at him with a raised eyebrow and shrugged his shoulders, going back to relaxing.

"Sango told me to tell you she is going with Kagome to the market to do some shopping, so we're stuck babysitting. Miroku raised an eyebrow at Inuyasha. If they were stuck babysitting, then where was Inu at? Miroku had grown use to seeing Inuyasha carry Inu around on the inside of the front of his kimono jacket, so that was usually where he planned on seeing the small one-year-old, but he didn't.

"Inuyasha. where is Inu at?" he asked nervously. He was beginning to worry that the half-breed had left his pup to crawl off through out the village. Inuyasha lifted his arm that was hanging to the side and showed Miroku a very intent Inu. The baby was giggling in his father's grasp as Inuyasha went back to swinging the one-year-old back and forth.

"So far it's been nothing but laughter." Inuyasha said casually and closed his eyes. Miroku grinned and sat on the ground, taking Horoki off his back.

"You do realize Kagome won't like it if she saw you like that, right?" he asked. Inuyasha opened his eyes and frowned, placing Inu in his lap.

"It's not like I was going to drop him." He muttered grumpily and Miroku laughed.

"Yeah, but you know how women can get over their first born."

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"Are you sure it would be ok if we left Miroku and Inuyasha with the babies. I mean, I know Inuyasha has been left alone with Inu a lot, but I don't think that Miroku can handle the pressure." Said Sango nervously as Kagome pulled her through the market. She laughed and looked at her friend curiously. Kagome was pretty confident about leaving the guys alone with the kids so they could get a little shopping done, but Sango didn't like the idea. She was afraid something like feeding the two young ones the wrong foods, or letting them crawl off into the wild was going to happen. She knew for a fact that Miroku was a good father though. Unlike Inuyasha, he was very eager to hold Horoki when he was first born. In fact, he had named the child, but it was only different for Inuyasha because he believed Kagome would not let him touch Inu since he was her pup.

"Sango you really need to relax, I'm sure the guys will do just fine with the boys." Kagome informed. "It's not like we'll be leaving them for hours. Oh, look at that kimono over there!" she announced and grabbed hold of Sango's hand, pulling her towards a cart with clothing. Things were a lot different now. Shippo lived with Kaede and Kagome spent her life in the feudal age, only going back to her time for small things and family visits. Inuyasha is usually seen accompanied by his son in his kimono jacket, or with the Tetsusaiga out, ready to defend and protect the village and the people living there.

Miroku had changed as well, and all for the better. He no longer went chasing after women since he no longer had a need to ask one to bear his child. His lecherous ways had also decreased. unless he was talking to Sango in private at times, which only on a few occasions she would smack him over the head with her large boomerang that was siting in the corner of a room. It hadn't really been used lately since Inuyasha and Kagome have been protecting the village, but there have been times she would help out.

"I can't believe you even had a baby with Inuyasha, Kagome." Said Shippo in disgust as he sat on her shoulder. "He's so weird and you're so nice." Kagome laughed.

"Inuyasha and I are happy together Shippo. Maybe you should work on your relationship with him and then you could come live with us." She piped.

"Even if Inuyasha and Shippo do become closer, I doubt Inuyasha will want Shippo in the house with you guys." Sango said with a laugh. Kagome laughed and nodded. That was the main reason Shippo didn't live with Kagome and Inuyasha. Because the half-breed and little kitsune nearly hated each other and would possibly kill each other if left alone for too long.

"So Sango, what are you going to bring home to Miroku and Horoki?" asked Kagome curiously.

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Miroku was sitting at the bottom of the tree Inuyasha was sitting in with Horoki sitting in his lap, sleeping. The same thing was up in the tree with Inu sleeping pleasantly on Inuyasha's chest when the girls had returned. Sango smiled and went over to her husband, kneeling and kissing his forehead. "Wakie, wakie sleepy heads." She whispered and pulled Horoki out of her arms. Inuyasha sat up tiredly and looked down at the girls, holding Inu's sleeping figure close to his chest as he yawned.

"What are you doing back so early?" he asked tiredly. Kagome smiled up at him.

"I couldn't bear staying away from my two favorite men any longer!" she teased. Inuyasha jumped out the tree and gave Inu to her.

"Your sarcasm is not needed." He said tiredly and she grinned.

"I don't know, Inuyasha, I like waking up to the sound of a cheerful female." Said Miroku and kissed Sango on the cheek as he stretched. Sango rolled her eyes.

"After waking up to being slapped half your life, I'm sure you're grateful to waking up to a smiling female." Said Inuyasha and Miroku laughed.

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Inuyasha's ears twitched a little and he opened them to the feeling of small hands on his bare chest. He slowly opened his eyes and looked to see Inu cuddled between him and Kagome. Kagome was facing him, her body curled a round Inu's and the blanket pulled over her shoulder. She was close to him and so was Inu. Inuyasha sighed as his son curled close up to him. He ran his fingers over the boy's tiny dog like ears and the baby smiled a bit in his sleep and rolled over, cuddling into his mother's warmth. Letting out a sigh, Inuyasha pulled both Kagome and Inu close to him and put an arm around them before falling asleep.