(Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.)

Chapter 23: Surprise

Kagome walked down to Sesshoumaru's mother's room and used a bit of her

miko powers to unlock the door and walked in.

"I'm sorry for coming in here mother of Sesshoumaru but I need to borrow something of

yours." She walked to the closet and pulled out a forest green kimono that had a

mid-night blue obi. Then walked to the door and walked out.

She turned to test the door and it was locked once more. Then she

walked down and did the same to InuTaisho's door and walked in.

"I'm sorry InuTaisho to be coming into your room." As she walked over to the

futon and laid the Tetsusaiga down then the kimono of Sesshoumaru's

mother but left enough room between the two as if two people were

sitting there.

Then she stepped back eyeing the sword and the kimono and said

"I hope this works." she took a deep breath and closed her eyes and thought hard

on what she wanted to happen and directed her miko powers to the two

objects.

"InuTaisho and Sesshoumaru's mother, I call you from the spirit

world to this world as living flesh as you once were. Live as your

youkai selves once more." She said as she poured all her miko powers

into what she said. Just then there was a flash of silver light and

wind. Then the wind stopped she ended what Kaede told her to do.

Then she opened her eyes. She was awestruck at what she saw on the

futon. There on the futon, was InuTaisho and a very beautiful Inuyoukai

female, Sesshoumaru's mother was wearing the kimono plus her eyelids had

forest green on them, and she had a blue crescent moon, forest green

stripes, and knee length silver hair golden eyes.

Kagome didn't know if she should move forward or just stand there. She

could not tell if they were real or still ghosts.

"Did it work? I know I can see you but are you flesh and blood? I'm afraid to find out."

She said. InuTaisho spoke up.

"Yes child we're flesh and blood once again. Thanks to you. But why

did you make us flesh and blood again? And it's great to see you well

from the last time we saw each other." InuTaisho said.

"Please come and sit down and talk with us."

"I brought you back because there's a hole in Sesshoumaru's heart that

misses you both so much and I wanted to give his father and mother back

to him." She said as she told a step towards the futon but went to her

knees due to being very dizzy.

Seeing this, InuTaisho went over to her and helped her up and over to

the futon.

"You're pale, my child, and why can't we smell your scent?" InuTaisho asked.

"Ahh! I covered my scent because Sesshoumaru does not want anyone in

these rooms and he's out on patrol, and should be back by sunrise." She

said not wanting them to know she was pregnant.

"Also I'm pale and dizzy due to using a lot of my miko powers that's all."

"No. our son is almost here." Sesshoumaru's mother said.

"He's about ten minutes away."

"What?" Kagome said.

"Please could you cover your scents and give me about five minutes

after he gets here so I can get him to his study. Then keeping your

scents covered wait in the hall outside the study because I want to

surprise him." They both nodded. She picked up the Tetsusaiga and

ran out of the room and down to their chamber to wait for him.

To make it look like she was doing something while Sesshoumaru

was gone she pulled her yellow backpack over to the futon and pulled

all the kimono's out. She then separated them into three piles, the ones

the village made for her, the ones the Eastern Lord and Lady gave to her,

and the ones that were gifts to her from Sesshoumaru. Those were his

mother's.

"I need to give his mother her kimono's back to her since she is alive

again." She said.

Just then the balcony door opened and in walked Sesshoumaru.

"Hello, my mate. Missed me?" Sesshoumaru asked

"Nah...I didn't have time to miss you. I had things to do." She said

as she saw Sesshoumaru go sad in the face.

"Yes, of course, I missed you. What kind of question is that to ask?"

She ran to him and wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.

Then let go and walked over to the Tetsusaiga and handed it to him.

"Here's your sword back, my handsome inuyoukai." He then grabbed

his hand after he put Tetsusaiga on his waist.

"My dear Sessho come with me, I've got something to show you in your

study. But you have to close your eyes and keep them closed till I say

to open them. You have to trust me, you'll like this. At least I hope

you will... Now close them. It's important to me. That's unless you

don't trust me." Kagome said.

"Of course, I trust you, my mate and if it means that much to you then

I'll do it for you." With that he closed his eyes and Kagome lead him

out the door and to the study door.

"We're almost to the door of your study. Keep your eyes closed."

As she opened the door and lead him to his desk chair.

"Now I've got to get what I want to show you ready so

you can see."

Kagome walked over to the door and motioned for his father

and mother to come in and stand in front of his desk. Then they nodded

to one another.

"Sess I hope you like what I've done. Now please open

your eyes and see what I've done." Kagome said.

Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and was shocked to see his father and

mother standing in front of his desk. He was so awestruck to see them

that he did not do or say anything and did not show any emotions. But

there were tears welling up in his eyes.

"Sess, do you not like what I've done for you? I brought your parents

back to life for you. I did it because I saw how sad and upset you were

when you've talked about them and I..." She was unable to finish because

Sesshoumaru cut in.

Sesshoumaru lashed out harshly Kagome

"How dare you do this without asking if I wanted this or not? Sure I've missed my

beloved parents, and yes I wished they were alive..."

Sesshoumaru said looking over to his parents then back to his mate

while his parents looked at their son then

at his mate. They saw that Kagome was standing there straight and trying

to look strong but had tears in her eyes that was about to spill forth.

"I brought them back knowing it would be a risk to my own life if I

got distracted and if I got distracted I would have been with them in

the spirit world but I didn't care. I wanted to do something special for

my mate even to risk my life to be able to make the deepest part of you

that was sad because of you missing your loving parents. But I guess I

can't make you happy either like I could not make your half-brother

happy." She let her tail fall off her shoulder to the ground as she put

her face in her hands and ran past his parents to the chamber she first

stayed in when she was hurt by the snake youkai. When she got into the

chamber she changed into a plain burgundy kimono and white obi since it

was almost time to get Shippo and Rin up and dressed for the day.

Sesshoumaru's Study

Sesshoumaru was pacing back and forth upset on how he reacted towards

his mate and because she put him in the same lines as Inuyasha.

"Son, was that very wise to make your mate upset like that? She did

not see anything wrong with bringing us back. She thought she could make

you happier if she brought us back into your life." His mother said.

"You were too harsh with her."

"Yes, my son. You were very harsh on her. Have you forgotten the

hardships she just recently had to go through with your half-brother?

The hardships are not over yet. They are just starting." InuTaisho

relayed to Sesshoumaru.

"Don't get me wrong father, mother. I'm very grateful and am very

indebted to her for bringing you both back into my life. Truly I am.

It's just hard for me to comprehend someone doing something in that

magnitude for me and I admit I over reacted." Saying to his parents with

tears and sorrow in his eyes.

"No, I did not forget what my half-brother put her through." Then he stopped.

"What do you mean the hardships are not over yet? That it is just starting?"