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Tricksters of Undying Loyalty

Flashbacks and Enter Akida

The little hanyou puppies watched in worry as the old priestess and the meiko helped bring their mother inside the hut. The woman moaned gravely while being lowered onto the futon.

Shippo had already brought in the water and Keade gently mopped a soaked cloth over Soun Yee's forehead. "In order to provide a proper antidote I'm goanna need to have a sample of the poison itself."

Hearing her words Sano perked his ears up and ran straight to the large they brought. After a couple of minutes of searching he popped out again with a small vile in his mouth.

"And what do yee have there little one?" Keada asked turning for a moment to Sano.

He set the vile close to the priestess and backed away, "This powder mama breathed. Powder made mama sick."

Curiously she lifted the bottle and after loosening the seal poured a small amount into her hand, "Hmm, this should help in identifying what should be used to cure her."

Hegiowu stroked his sensitive nose against his mother's hand, in hopes to feel any sort of reflex. "Will she be alright priestess? Will she survive?"

"It's hard to say pup. She was in a pretty bad condition when we found her." Inuyasha answered turning his head away from his miniature clones.

Immediately Kagome tried to lighten the mood of their newest friends, "Hey Shippo, how about you go and show Hegiowu and Sano around the village. Perhaps play with the other kids."

"Ok. Come on guys." The kitsune shouted as he ran to the thatched door. He looked back only to see that the other two were still next to their mother. "Hey, she's goanna be alright so don't worry."

Slowly Both Sano and eventually Hegiowu slowly walked toward the door. The humanoid hanyou gave his mom a soft lick on the cheek and proceeded outside.

"Inuyasha you should go out to." Keade said grounding up some herbs.

"Huh! Why? What did I do?"

Keade: "It's about time you take responsibility for your actions."

Inuyasha: "But…"

"Just keep them out of trouble ok?" Kagome interrupted. Without another word Inuyasha followed the pint sized boys. Once he was gone Kagome looked back to the old priestess, "Just what exactly did you mean when you told him to 'take responsibility for his actions'?"

"Did you not notice the undistinguished resemblance between he and those pups child? Or the way he has treated them since yee all arrived? Surly he must have sensed a deep urge of devotion to them."

"Yes but that's doesn't mean that…." Kagome's words fell short when she realized what Keade was trying to tell her, "Oh no, you're not saying that he's…"

"There is a great chance of it. It has been quite a while since you released him from the tree and began searching for the sacred jewel shards." Keade said mixing a different herb into her powdery mix, "Demon children do grow fast."

"NO! I won't believe it. He can't be the father!" the girl shouted slamming her fists onto the hardwood floor. She panted heavily to relax from her sudden outburst.

Keade continued with her herbs paying no mind to the newest dent to the floor. "I know what yee mean. And I do not like to think him as a three timer, but that's the only explanation to his strange behavior. You have spent a good deal of time away from this era."

Kagome: (dreamily) "Inuyasha…is that why you detest Soun Yee so much?"

Inuyasha seated himself at the foot of his favorite tree. He gazed at the red-haired kitsune as he showed Sano and Hegiowu some of his fox magic charms. "(Heavy sigh) Talk about an embarrassment."

Flashback:
Inuyasha, Shippo and the twins were walking around the village market t for some food. However what they got were taunts and curious suspicions.

Market Owner: "So Inuyasha you've finally decided to settle down eh?"
Inuyasha: "Huh?"

Farm Girl: "Taking the family out to lunch?"

"No! I…"

Basket Weaver: "I knew you and Kagome were hitting it off."

"What..?"

Trader: "How long were you planning to keep them a secret?

"Keep what a secret!"

"They're just too cute." a village girl said stroking Hegiowu's soft fur. Sano had fled the ground and climbed into Inuyasha's thick hair. "Papa san what happening?"

"Awww." All the villagers within hearing range said.

With his face burning red Inuyasha hurried off to a clear area with the other kids following.

End Flashback.

He opened his eyes from reminiscing to see Sano standing on his knee. The miniature Hanyou sniffed the air as the winds suddenly shifted toward them from the high hills west of the village.

"What do you smell kid?"

"Sissy. Sano smell sissy."

Hegiowu raced to his brother and Inuyasha and sniffed the air, "Impossible. She disappeared when those soldiers attacked us."

"Sano know brother Sano know." And the pup suddenly raced off to the hillside.

Inuyasha sprung to his feet and fallowed him, "Hey come back here!"

Speeding down the hill on all four paws, a small girl was in the pursuit of a large feral bear demon.

The half demon followed Sano to the bottom of the hill where he saw the girl screaming toward him, "hang on there kid!" Immediately he jumped into the air catching the wild demon's attention. "Iron River Soul Stealer!" He slashed his energy claws at the demon between the eyes and obliterated it.

The girl quivered in fear as she gazed upon the silver-hailed man who saved her.

Inuyasha looked over the brush where she had retreated to, "It's ok kid. I'm not goanna hurt you." He walked over the thick shrubbery and pulled aside some of the branches, "Huh? This isn't a villager."

She appeared to be a demon child, with short bright orange messy hair and one green eye one blue. She wore what appeared to be a wolf demon's armor but she dog demon ears.

"This is strange."

At that moment the demon girl spring up at Inuyasha and clawed him on the face.

"OW!"

"Who are you! And why do you smell like my friends!" the girl shouted to the top of her lungs.

"Akida!" someone shouted. "Akida!"

The girl looked down the hill to see the two smaller hanyous racing upward. "Sano! Hegiowu!" Akida ran down the hill, leaving Inuyasha on the grown tending his wound.

The three munching collided with each other and raced down the hill laughing and hugging as they fell.

Sango and Miroku had at that moment walked into the scene to see Inuyasha strolling down the hill and four demons playing around.

Sango: "What happened?"

Miroku: "They're multiplying."

-An Hour Later-

"So you're a wolf/dog demon?" Kagome asked stirring up the contents in the settle above the fire.

Akida nodded, "Yep. My mama was a she dog and my papa was a wolf. However none of the other demons approved they're union and I was abandoned. (Took a few good swallow fulls of her soup.) Luckily Lady Soun came in and rescued me."

"So you must be the friend Hegiowu was talking about earlier." Miroku said before biting into a piece of tofu.

"Yep! That's me!"

Sango: "Then how come Sano calls you sissy?"

Akida: "We've been traveling for a while now. Only a few days ago I was separated from them because of a riot in a village. (Sigh) But I'll never forgat the night I met them."

Flashback

It was a dark and cold night. The sound of rapid footsteps against the grass and hurried whimpers echoed within the blackness of the forest.

"Heh heh heh heh…"

"We've got you now!" shouted a fearsome collide of voiced of demons of the chase.

"Please leave me alone I haven't done anything!" a small demon girl pleaded as she ram through the forest trail to escape her presuers.

"oh but you have done something. You were born!" one of the hunters shouted as he swung a boomerang at her. The weapon struck Akida hard on the back and threw her into deep pit.

"Ow." The mixed breed child moaned rubbing her back. She looked up in horror at the hinters who gathered around the top.

"I call first dibs."

"Back off she's mine!"

"What the…!"
Fwep!

The sound of steel tearing through flesh and bone soon surged through the night air. Akida crouched down into one side of the pit so whoever was attacking them couldn't se her.

"Leave this place and never return!"

"You'll pay for that fool! You'll pay for that!"

When the sounds quieted down she could still smell three people above her. She glanced up but was unable to see through the darkness.

"Hegiowu."

"I'm on it."

The scraping sounds of claw on earth traveled to her level. A pair of strong jaws clamped around the collar of her cloths and jumped up to the surface the quickness of the rushed forced her to loose consciousness.

The little girl woke up to the warmth of a campfire and sweet smell of cooking meat. Very quietly she rose to her feet. In the golden fire light she could see a fairly young woman adjusting the fire and two silver demons about her age eyeing the meal as it prepared. "If I'm careful enough I can steel that roast myself." Slinking down on all fours Akida crept up behind the woman. Unexpectedly a share of the meat on a stone for a plate was set in front of her face.

"You must be hungry. Join us." The woman said turning her head to the girl and smiling.

She was timid at first. Was she actually being nice to her? To a half wolf half dog demon? Cautiously she crept closer to the fire and began chewing at the offered food. Akida starred at the human hostess as the two canine demons. The human-like hanyou appeared cheerful and welcoming. The other showed a more strict attitude. Probably the oldest.

After the feast the group packed up to leave for the trail again. Akida watched as the only people who didn't try to kill her leave. The woman turned back and looked at her kindly. "Would you like to come with us Akida?"

Her doggy ears twitched in hope, "Me?"

"I'm sure my sons would love to a friend with them."

Without a moment to think about it she ran toward the group. The woman picked her up and held her in her arms. "You can just rest now. You've had a busy night."

End flashback

"Hmm, apparently this Soun Yee woman has a soft spot for half demons. Just like you Inuyasha." Miroku stated after hearing the wolf/dog girl's story.

Sango had already finished setting up the futons around the fire, "We better get some sleep. Who knows what might turn up tomorrow."

Everyone tried to find new places and positions to sleep with three new additions. They had to sleep in another hut because Keade had quarantined their usual hut.

Kagome stayed away with her eyes set on the ceiling. She couldn't quite comprehend their situation that had grown in the past too days. Was Inuyasha actually the father of the twins? If not why do they look so much like him. She then recalled saying earlier that the scent of their human blood was overpowering the demon smell. Could that mean that they're third or forth demons? She turned over to her side to he Inuyasha with each twin nestled beside each of his legs. "Inuyasha, I don't know how this has happened, but they sure to like you."

If the whole story wording stinks don't be mad. I haven't had much time to myself to do any quality writing. Thank you