Chapter 13:

Kagome read through half of Sesshoumaru's paperwork. Since she had become his mate she helped him with his paperwork so they got it done twice as fast and had twice as much time to spend with their children.

"Anything out of the ordinary?" Sesshoumaru asked finishing his half.

"Just the usual, the east is still threatening to attack us, but I think they are afraid," Kagome said sighing as Shippo, Rin, and Sonkei walked in.

"Mom, it wasn't my fault, this little guy did it not me!" Shippo exclaimed pointing to Sonkei.

"What did you do now?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"The maids tried to make me eat vegetables, ACH!" Sonkei complained climbing into his father's lap. "I ate some of them, but they tried to make me eat all of the nasty little things," he explained settling himself onto his father.

"Oh, now that's it, something like this calls for punishment," Sesshoumaru growled, then he started tickling Sonkei. Sonkei quickly jumped out of his father's lap his bright green eyes frantic, his black hair with silver streaks flying into Sess' face.

"AHH, Dad is trying to tickle me again!" Sonkei hid behind Rin and Shippo.

"That isn't something that a youkai is supposed to do, hiding behind your big brothers and sisters. Especially if you are going to run these lands after your mother and I are gone, but let's not worry about that until you about 15, eh?" Sesshoumaru said stalking up onto his pup.

His pup squealed and dived underneath Kagome's chair. "To think, we are going to have another child, mate," Sesshoumaru said picking his mate of from the chair and then the chair off of Sonkei.

"What! Another one? 3 is enough!" Kagome said exasperated. Sesshoumaru gave her that one-more-won't-hurt look.

Jaken burst through the door. "SESSHOUMARU-SAMA THE EAST'S ARMY IS ON OUR BOARDERS! THEY SAY THEY ARE ATTACKING IN 1 HOUR!" Jaken exclaimed.

Sesshoumaru growled and looked at his two foster children. "Take care of Sonkei, your mother and I must go fight,"

"I'm surprised you aren't telling me to stay because I'm pregnant," Kagome said following Sesshoumaru.

"You would come anyway and we have no time to argue!" Sesshoumaru growled. Kagome nodded and soon their army and they were attacking the east.

Sesshoumaru slashed and swiped all of the minor youkai that came at him, he looked at his mate who was killing them faster than he was. The Northern and Southern armies joined the battle an hour into it. They soon won.

Ok, sorry I didn't have this up this morning, but I had a bad earache last night and was too lazy to get on the computer and type this.

-magic