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Chapter 2: Three Years Later

Three years past by slowly while living in the Slayer's Village. Sango gave birth to another son, and named him Kohaku. When Ivory was six, she told her parents about the encounter she had with Midoriko, and how she was able to create such a strong barrier. Miroku thought is was a blessing to have his daughter given the gifts of such a great priestess, but Sango worried for her daughter. But Miroku talked Sango into sending Ivory away to train with a priestess. Ivory had been gone a year, before the priestess brought her back. "Hello, Kira." Sango and Miroku greeted her as she and Ivory walked into the village.

"Hello. I have brought Ivory back to you." Kira said as she smiled down at Ivory.

"Why? She shouldn't be done her training yet." Miroku told Kira.

"She has learned all I can teacher her for now. She is still much too young to learn what else I have to teach her." Kira explained.

"So you will be coming back for her when she is older?" Sango asked as she held Ivory in her arms.

"I was thinking, this village is starting to become a real village again. More and more people are coming to live here, learning to be demon slayers, under you supervision. Perhaps you could use a priestess?" Kira asked Sango.

"You wish to live here in the village?" Miroku asked her. "What about you home? Don't you want to stay with your friends and family?"

"My family is dead, and I have no friends in that village. The times are changing and the people are beginning to curse me. They believe I am causing the drought and killing the animals." Kira answered him.

"We would be honored if you stayed here in the village. Please, take any empty hut." Sango told her.

"Thank you." Kira said as she bowed then walked away.

"Are you sure this is such a good idea?" Inu-Yasha asked as he walked up to them.

"What do you mean?"

"What do you know about her? Maybe she's working for Kaminari." he told Sango.

"She's a priestess. She doesn't work for Kaminari." Sango said as she turned and walked away.

"I know Sango wants the village to be alive with people again, but she doesn't know any of these people she's letting stay here." Inu-Yasha told Miroku. "Any one of them could be working for Kaminari." he said. Miroku said nothing, he didn't know what to say.

"Sesshomaru..." Kagura walked around the corner, hoping to see him there, but he wasn't. "What was that noise I heard?" Kagura asked herself as she turned to leave. Once she was gone, a young boy stepped out of the shadows.

"Soon..."

Outside the castle Kanna was watching the children play. Tsuta was now ten and the twins were six. "Kanna, where is Rin and Sanyu?" Kagura asked her. Hana was Kagura's youngest daughter. She had dark hair and golden eyes, with a blue crescent moon on her forehead.

"Rin took her down to the river." Kanna answered.

"Tsuta, take the twins inside." Kagura ordered.

"Yes mother. Kaze, Kage, come with me." Tsuta said as she took each of their hands and led them back inside.

"Is something wrong?" Kanna asked her sister.

"No. Go inside with them." Kagura ordered. Kanna nodded and did as she was told. Kagura pulled out her fan once her children were safely inside. "I know you are out there. Come out!" Kagura said as she set blades of energy flying at a bunch of trees. A young woman jumped out from the trees just before the energy hit them, causing them to fall down. "Who are you?" Kagura asked her. As she landed before Kagura, her long, blond hair fell back into place around her face and her blue eyes shined.

"My name is Amaya." she answered.

"Why are you here?"

"I have come to free the great Lord of the West lands from this woman that has bewitched him." she replied.

"Go away before I am forced to kill you." Kagura laughed as she turned and began to walk away.

"Do not turn your back on me!" Amaya screamed as she charged at Kagura.

"Lady Kagura!" Rin yelled as she jumped out of some bushes and used her katana to deflect Amaya's attack.

"Rin, where is Sanyu?" Kagura asked her.

"Mommy!" the small child ran from the bushes and into Kagura's arms.

"Lady Kagura, allow me to take care of this impudent woman for you?" Rin asked.

"No Rin. I will deal with her. Take Sanyu back to the castle and tell my Lord that I will return to him in a few moments." Kagura said as she handed Sanyu to Rin.

"Yes, my Lady." Rin took Sanyu and headed back to the castle.

"That child is the great Lord's. You have birthed him a child?" Amaya asked her.

"Four." Kagura smirked.

"Then after I kill you I will have to kill your offspring as well." Amaya said as she took out her katana.

"A sword? You won't even get close enough to me to use it!" Kagura laughed as Amaya began to charge and Kagura readied her fan.

Meanwhile, in the Slayer's Village...

"Inu-Yasha!" Kagome screamed for him as she ran towards the village, behind her were two huge demons. Next to her ran a small child, about four. "Inochi, keep running." Kagome told her daughter.

"But mommy..." Inochi tried to tell her mother something, but Kagome was too busy running.

"Ahhh!" Kagome screamed as she tripped over a branch and fell to the ground. "Inochi, run!" Kagome ordered her daughter, but she wouldn't listen. Inochi stood before the demons and revealed her fangs.

"Does that small child think she can fight us?" one demon asked the other.

"What a dumb child." the other demon laughed.

"I'm not dumb!" Inochi yelled as she tore through the first demon with her claws.

"What? That child just killed him in one attack!" he tried to run, but Inochi chased him down. After the demon was dead, she ran back to her mother. When she got back her father was already there.

"Inochi, are you alright?" Kagome took her daughter and held her close to her.

"I'm fine mommy. I tried to tell you I could take care of those demons." Inochi said.

"Inu-Yasha, what have you taught our daughter?" Kagome gave him a look like she was going to kill him.

"Daddy didn't teach me. I taught myself." Inochi grinned.

Back inside the village Sango was training some new villagers the traits of a demon exterminator. "Just like that. You are all doing so well." Sango complimented them as she walked around the group and watched them attack a dummy demon.

"Mother... here." Yume walked up to her mother and handed her a small piece of paper.

"Yume, gather some of the slayers together. We have a job to do." Sango said after she read the paper.

Inside her hut she was gathering her weapons and putting on her slayer outfit. "Mommy, where are you going?" Kohaku asked her as she picked up her hiratsu.

"I have to go kill a demon. I'll be back in a few days. Daddy will be here with you." she told him as she kissed his forehead.

"Sango..." Miroku walked into the hut and picked up Kohaku.

"Yes dear?"

"You know you should stay here." he told her.

"I have to go. I'm the leader of this village, so I have to go with them. This is the first job the demon slayers have had since..." Sango couldn't say the rest, she just walked out of the hut.

"Sango, Naraku is dead. That is not going to happen again." Miroku told her. "Please, stay here?" Miroku asked.

"I can't." she replied as Kirara jumped up onto her shoulder.

"I didn't want to do this but... I know you're pregnant again. You can't fight demons in your condition." Miroku told her. Sango stopped in her tracks.

"How...?"

"I know these things." Miroku said. Sango grinned as she turned back to Miroku.

"Fine... I will stay. Yume!" Sango called for her daughter.

"Yes mother?"

"I cannot go, so you are in charge. Take Ketsuzen with you." Sango ordered.

"I can go?" Ketsuzen asked as he ran up to them.

"If you mother allows it." Sango said. Ketsuzen grinned as he ran to his mother. "Watch him." Sango told Yume.

"Yes mother." Yume smiled Kirara jumped over to her shoulder.

Within the hour, the small group of demon slayers was on their way to the distant village. Ketsuzen, and six other demon slayers left to follow Yume. "They will be fine." Miroku assured her as Sango watched from the village gate.

"I hope so." Sango said under her breath.

"Goodbye, Kouga." Iyasu wept as his body was burned. Kyou, Iyasu and their son, Keiji, were the last of the wolf tribe that Kouga had built up over his years as leader. When Keiji was born, Kouga named him, hoping that he would be a caution leader, unlike his self. Keiji looked just like Kouga too, and acted just like him as well. Sumire and most of the other wolf demons were killed when they went to look for Kaminari and her child. They had been lead into a trap and were destroyed by Naraku's offspring. When news of their deaths was heard by the other wolf demons that followed Kouga, they fled, except for a few that were still loyal to Kouga. Then there was a raid on the castle, and the rest of the wolf demon tribe was killed. After that Kouga slowly grew worse, until his death. Kyou was bent on revenge, but he knew that he had a son and mate to care for.

"Iyasu..."

"Yes, my Lord?" Iyasu still called him the Lord, even though most of his lands were taken from him.

"I want you to take Keiji to the slayer's village and stay there." Kyou told her.

"But why, my Lord?"

"It's not safe for you here any more. I should have sent you away long ago. I will come for you when I have my lands and the wolf tribe under my control again." Kyou promised her.

"I wish to stay with you." she said.

"I will come for you." Kyou promised. Iyasu didn't want to agree, but she did. She knew he was right. Besides, she was seven months pregnant with their third child. The second child was killed during a raid on the castle. Iyasu and Kyou were destroyed when their child died, but they knew they had to go on.

A few days later Iyasu and Keiji climbed onto her horse and Kyou kissed them goodbye, then they left. Kyou watched until they were out of his sight, then he headed back into the den.