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 started 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 12

Inu scowled from where he sat protectively in his mother's arms. This was the second time he had heard his parents were keeping things that were important from him, as well as the story about his dad planning on using the Shikon jewel for something wrong. He moved out of his mother's arms and looked at the demon. "What was my dad going to do with the jewel that was so bad?" he asked.

"Ah, so you'd like to know?" the demon asked.

"After I found out the name of the one giving me this information." Answered Inu smartly. Horoki came up to his friend's side, both of them ignoring the fact their mother's were panicking.

"I'm Akuma." He answered and the boys exchanged looks before nodding. "And as for the story of Inuyasha and the Shikon jewel. he planned on using it to become a full fledged demon." Inu and Horoki gave the demon in front of them a funny look.

"He wanted to become a full fledged demon? What's so bad about that?" asked Horoki curiously.

"I guess you boys have never seen him as a full blooded demon." Inu and Horoki both shook their heads. Akuma was focused on something behind the boys and Inu turned to see Miroku hold his arm out to stop Inuyasha from attacking. Both men seemed to be very upset. "Inu." the boy turned and Akuma smiled.

"Are you lying?" he asked. Akuma chuckled and held out his hand.

"I would never lie to a child on such a serious subject." He answered and in the center of his hand, a ball glowed in his palm and a scene appeared in it. "Your father is uncontrollable as a demon. he would have killed your mother at one point for the jewel. he killed another woman for it at one time." Both Horoki and Inu's eyes widened in shock.

"Quit lying to them!" ordered Kagome, her vice breaking both the small boys from their trances. Akuma looked at Kagome with a small smile.

"You carry the jewel and you have all your life. You can't say he didn't try to kill you after you unsealed him from Go-Shinboku." Inu's eyes went wide and he remembered meeting a strange man in the forest at the old tree that was talking about the same thing. Horoki spoke up at this comment.

"Who cares what Inuyasha did back then! He'd never hurt a human now!" the small boy announced.

"You believe that boy?" Akuma asked and Horoki inched back to hide behind Inu. Akuma smiled evilly and nodded in Kagome's direction. "Ask your mother to destroy the jewel and then take the Tetsusiaga away from your father. There's no doubt in my mind he wouldn't kill both you and her." He informed Inu. Suddenly, Inuyasha let out a snort, causing everyone to look at him.

"You're really full of shit, you know. Just because in the past things like this would have happened doesn't mean they'll happen again. And by brainwashing these boys, do you think you'll be able to get the Shikon jewel easier?" he asked. Inu looked at his dad and then at the ground. He knew his dad was right because he had heard his mom talking about things like this before. but only when she was upset with his dad.

"This is going nowhere fast. Akuma, how do you even know of these things. and what do you want with the Shikon jewel?" asked Miroku, no longer trying to hold Inuyasha back.

"I watched Naraku while he was alive, and had my little friends follow you around for a few years. they may have missed a few things, like when Inuyasha claimed a human as his mate, but they got important information from you two." He informed, nodding at Inuyasha and Miroku. "Oh yes, and if you must know, I am the successor to Naraku's reign of terror. his aim was to get Kikyo from you and he got it." Akuma then looked at Kagome.

"What does Kikyo have to do with any of this. She's been put to rest and that's all that matters!' announced Kagome. Inu was confused at why his mother was upset about hearing about this Kikyo woman and wondered what it even had to do with his dad.

"She's just an example of my goal with you, priestess." answered Akuma, flexing his claws. "With you out of the way, as well as the half breed, I could have the Shikon jewel. In fact, maybe you and the Shikon jewel together would make the prize more rewarding.."

"I've heard enough! Its time for you to die!" yelled Inuyasha and ran at Akuma, slicing at him. Akuma moved back, but Inuyasha managed to graze the blade of the sword across the demon's chest, slicing into enough to see blood drip to the ground.

"You filthy half breed!" yelled Akuma and Inu and Horoki quickly ran behind a tree to hide just as Sango threw her boomerang at Akuma, and Kagome let an arrow go.

"They got him!" cheered the boys, and slapped each other high fives. Unfortunately, Akuma didn't fall to his death. He stumbled back a few steps, holding his middle in pain.

"This isn't over yet, Inuyasha. I'll get the jewel." he smiled evilly and nodded at where Horoki and Inu were hiding. "And I'll get those brats out of the picture as well." And with that, he vanished. Inuyasha let out a growl and Miroku shook his head.

"It seems the fun has returned back in our lives again." Inuyasha growled and punched a tree before looking at the children who were now having glowing balls fly back into their bodies.

"You must have set their souls free when you sliced into Akuma." Sango said as Takara ran up to her brother and hugged him tightly when he sat up, along with the other kids, who were now confused beyond belief.

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Inuyasha sat silently on the roof of his and Kagome's house, listening to his son and Kagome talk about the events that took place earlier. He really didn't see what Akuma was trying to prove by telling Inu the things he did, but from what he got out of it, Akuma was trying to get the boy to no longer trust his parents. He growled in annoyance and jumped out of the tree, walking up to the house where Kagome and Inu were sitting in a hammock Kagome had brought from her time. He had never liked the hammock after one time getting tangled up in it.

Inu was sleeping peacefully in Kagome's arms with a lock of her hair twirled around his fingers and his thumb in his mouth. "So. what did you talk about?" Kagome shrugged a shoulder.

"I just explained everything up to when we became official mates." She answered. Inuyasha looked at Inu sleeping in Kagome's arms and she smiled, running her fingers through Inu's hair. "And I told him Kikyo was the possessor of the Shikon jewel that liked you at one time. but she lost trust in you and tried to kill you." Inuyasha blinked. He didn't think she'd tell the boy that much.

"What ever happened to certain things you should never tell your kids?" he asked. Kagome rolled her eyes and stood up, Inu cradled in her arms.

"Remember back when we have first realized we've known each other for ever and all. You said that you fell for Kikyo because she reminded you of me in appearance?" she asked. Inuyasha nodded. "That's what I explained to him." she answered and walked in the house. Inuyasha sighed and looked up at the star filled sky. He was going to have to talk to Miroku tomorrow on managing to protect Inu and Horoki.

"Why does he want the boys out of the picture though."

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"Me lord! You are badly injured!" announced Akuma's lead minion, Hina. A bunch of small demons had just scurried off after bandaging the demon's wounds, and Akuma was now lying in his bed, staring at the roof of his home. He turned to Hina and smiled.

"Inuyasha is more powerful than I give his credit for." Hina nodded his head, to show he was listening to his master's every word. "Which is more of a reason that we must kill his pup and the exterminator's boy."

'But why me lord/ They are not but mere whelps. They find pleasure in climbing the old Go-Shinboku and swimming in the lakes."

"Yes, but their parents are powerful both spiritually and physically. They will be in the way once I get them to get me the Shikon jewel. You don't think I was going to let them live once I had got what I want?" he asked. Hina shook his head.

"But me lord. why not brainwash them and make them your forever servants?" Hina asked. Akuma turned his head and looked up at the ceiling once again.

"A demon tried that once before and ended up killed, not believing in the child's abilities. I will not suffer the same fate." Hina nodded in understanding. "Once my wounds are healed we will take things into action. No more fun and games. Its time I got the jewel become a full-blooded demon."