Fixed a few spelling errors...Sorry bout those. : Fourth chapter is partially done, time for Daddy to meet his pups.

As before my disclaimer stands...so if you wanna know it, take a look at the first chapter. :)

Now we journey on...
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Kagome looked into the three bags and chuckled lightly at the choices of snacks that the twins had packed. One with shrimp ramen and grape pocky while the other had chicken ramen and strawberry pocky. Adding bottles of water, Kagome stopped and took a deep breath, how many times had she done this when the group was looking for the jewel shards? Closing her eyes she raised a hand up to grip at the jewel, glowing light seeping out from between her fingers. Slowly releasing a held breath she let go of the jewel and opened her eyes, the jewel already dormant again.

Shaking her head Kagome looked through the twins' bags making sure they had all of their camping gear and extra clothes. Every year since she couldn't get back she took the twins to the shrine and they camped under the Go-Shinboku, with the twins falling asleep at the sounds of stories from before they were born. Except for last year when a thunderstorm pushed them inside, then Kagome had put the twins into her old room while she leaned against the wall, watching the two slept. Closing her eyes Kagome tried holding back the tears, tried to remain strong. Letting go of the bags Kagome slipped to her knees, tears falling freely and Inuyasha's name being whispered again and again.

The twins watched quietly from the kitchen doorway. Moving back Tamasine tapped Tsukiko's shoulder and gestured to a wall photo. One that held a shot of Inuyasha holding Kagome, his fire rat robes wrapped around the two as they sat in a tree. Tamasine bent a bit and Tsukiko moved to stand on his lower back. Giving a grunt Tamasine straightened enough to allow Tsukiko to stand and leap up. Her claws scratching the wall and leaving light gouges as the picture came free, falling to the carpeted floor.

Dropping down the two looked at the picture, small claws tracing over the figures trapped within, "I wish I looked more like Popp." Tsukiko glanced over at her raven haired brother, "Maybe Mom wouldn't cry so much if I did."

"But every new moon you look like Uncle Fluffy."

"Keh."

Tsukiko started to giggle, "You just say that cause Mommy said the Daddy said that." With an ear twitch and quick sniff of the air told her that Kagome was now just sitting in the kitchen, not crying anymore. Knowing her Mommy she was almost positive that she would have that vacant far away look in her eyes. "What do you think he's like? I know Mommy tells us stories and so does Uncle Fluffy and Uncle Souta but they all sound like someone different."

Tamasine shook his head, a raven puppy ear flicking, "I don't know. I wish we could meet him. Or at least have Mom see him again. Remember when she tried jumping down the well last Christmas? Told us that if we were in any trouble to go down into the well and hide. And if we came out in a different place to find him…find them."

"Miroku the monk, Sango the exterminator, Shippou the kitsune, Kaede the miko, or Daddy." Tsukiko tilted her head a bit and watched her brother, "Come on, lets get the rest of our stuff so that we can go see Grandma, Great Grandpa, and Uncle Souta." Tamasine waited a moment before following Tsukiko into their room.

Souta ran after Tsukiko while Tamasine rode on his shoulders. The little girl was more like a little silver and purple blur as she dashed from tree to tree. Stopping he finally fell to his knees breathing hard, "Okay I give." From chasing his niece and nephew he had gained a high running speed but was still working on the stamina to go with it.

"Uncle Souta?" Tsukiko went back to the fallen human and pulled on his hand to try and help him up.

"Yeah?" Taking a few deep breaths the color started to come back to Souta's face as he struggled to just sit up.

"What was our Poppa like?" Looking serious with the question Tamasine moved around to Souta's other side to pull on his other hand, careful to keep his claws from the thinner flesh.

"We were talking about him earlier…Mommy was crying again." Looking ashamed at saying such a thing Tamasine looked to the ground before she let go of the half raised form of her uncle.

Souta watched the two for a moment before managing to stand and then stoop down to pick them up. "Sometimes I swear you two aren't just five…but older…a lot older." Making his way back to the Shrine house Souta frowned, how could he or anyone describe Inuyasha? "Well I guess you could say that the mold was broken with him. Very personally impersonal."

"Uncle Souta, that doesn't make any sense."

"You guys would have just needed to have met him to know what I mean." Giving a short laugh he missed that feeling of dread that shook through his form. Until he was caught short by a demon that stood between him and the shrine house, his eyes catching sight of his sister, bow strung and pulled back, an arrow glowing with absorbed Miko energy.

"Jewel…Give me the sacred jewel." Slashing out at Kagome the demon cried out when it's arm was struck and purified, ash falling.

"Rethink that idea." Drawing another arrow, no one noticed the jewel beginning to glow brightly. "Souta get the twins to safety."

Nodding Souta turned to run with the twins in the opposite direction, freezing at the second demon appearing before them. Dropping down he pushed the twins from him and in direction of the well house. "Run guys! Go hide!"

Tsukiko nodded and pulled at Tamasine who seemed to be stuck in place. "Let's go!" Pulling again she let go and almost fell when he suddenly darted past her and in the direction he had been nudged. The two now moving and looking like blurs as they weaved and dashed into the safety of the well house. Stopping when they crashed into their bags that had been placed before the steps leading down to the well. Not questioning how the bags got there they shrugged them on, pictures and other memorabilia being brought close as they backed away from the howling going on outside. They knew Kagome could handle those demons but it didn't make them any less scary.

Tamasine turned and looked at the well before looking at his sister, "Mom always said to go down the well if anything got bad…"

"But what if it works…like in the stories?"

Tsukiko started to say something as they both peered over the edge and down to the sand bottom, shivering at the darkness and at the faint bones. When he felt a shove and a blast of wind pushing at her, grabbing onto Tamasine she gave a surprised yelp as they both went over. Neither noticing the glowing about them or that they didn't crash into the bottom.

Clutching at each other they hide their eyes until it seemed to be too quiet around them. The sounds of the battle gone and the light seemed brighter. Making a face Tamasine looked up and gapped at the sunlight pouring down, a fluffy cloud going past in the blue sky. "What happed to the ceiling?"

Following her brother's gaze Tsukiko tiled her head to the side, and gave a little giggle when a butterfly flew down to them. Giggling she batted at the insect before it flew up and out of the well. Going to reach for the ladder she frowned when it wasn't there. Instead what looked like claw marks littered the stone. "Come home." Running her smaller claws in the groves she looked over at Tamasine, "Do you think Daddy made these?" At his shrug she turned back to them and traced a few more, all of them saying for her to come home in one form or another.

"They look new…deep." Fidgeting Tamasine pulled on a vine, "Think we can climb out?"

"I think so…looks close to when we climb to a high branch."

Nodding to each other the two began to climb up the sides, their bags weighing them down as they started to quickly tire. Whimpering softly it suddenly began to be a race to see who could make it and get to the top first. When claws began to sink into soft wood the last of the climbing became easier, grunting sounds being emitted when they were finally able to tumble over the side and onto soft grass.

"Wow." Blinking Tsukiko dropped her bag and took a few steps away from the well. Frowning her nose began to twitch and her ears flickered. Looking back she could see Tamasine doing the same thing. "What is that?"

Shrugging Tamasine dropped down his pack and took a few steps in the opposite direction. "Don't know." Frowning he hopped onto a tree stump and lifted his nose a bit more. Turning back he shrugged and gave her a smile, "Must be nothing." His grin faltering at her look, "Tsukiko?"

"Tama…" Backing away she gulped and gave a surprised squeak when a branch like tentacle shot out to wrap around Tamasine and lift him up. "Tamasine!" Crying out she rushed forward to help her twin. Her screams matching his when another tentacle branch grabbed her and started to drag them both to sharp teeth.

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sun-kissed-rose433 Took me a bit to get this one out, I hoped you didn't suffer too much. :)

turtlerad17Yup...but it will be coming out soon cause five year olds are nosey and have a way of getting information.