"What happened Kagome?" Sango asked as they were heading back to the Southern castle.
"I used my miko powers to try and heal Sesshoumaru but only had enough strength to heal his minor wounds and injuries. As well as got some of his major ones to start to heal where they were a lot more healed then they were. When I went to stand up I had to grab the wall with my free hand because I was dizzy and everything was spinning and I'm really tired now as well." Kagome's voiced in a weak tone.
"That's to be expected since you only gave birth last night Kagome." Sango reached and brought Kagome back against her. "Rest against me Kagome." Sango watched as Kagome fell asleep.
Southern Lands
"When will Kagome be back?" Rin pouted.
"Yeah she only went to get the jewel shards!" Shippou said.
"She will be back when she does so stop bugging me about it!" Inuyasha barked out.
"Let's go outside the main door Rin and see if we could see them in the sky yet." Shippo said.
"Alright I'll race you!" Rin giggled as she took off to the main door.
"Would you want to go with us Inuyasha?" Shippou asked.
"No I'll stay here and look around this main room here." Inuyasha said then Shippou ran to meet Rin. They were not gone more than five minutes when they came back in.
"There's no sign of her yet!" Shippou and Rin pouted.
"Let's go find the monk Rin! By now he'll be getting in trouble with the ladies of the castle. Let's go bug him." Shippou grabbed Rin's hand and they took off.
On Kirara
As Kirara came into view of the southern castle Sango held onto Kagome who was asleep with her son in her arms. When they landed on the platform Sango spoke.
"You there help me to get lady Kagome into the castle." Sango waited for the guard to come over. "Pick up lady Kagome so I can get down and get her son and carry him." As the guard did so Sango got off of Kirara's back and put Kirara up and put her on her shoulder then picked up Kichiro and followed the guard inside. Inuyasha greeted them.
"Sango what happened?" As Inuyasha ran over to the guard he said, "I'll take her from you!" He took Kagome into his arms.
"Kagome told me she tried to heal Sesshoumaru and only managed to heal his minor wounds fully and slightly healed some of his major one's and when she stood up she was dizzy and she felt everything spinning. She fell asleep on the way back. She used too much of her strength that she did not yet have back fully from giving birth." Sango said.
"That's Kagome for you. Thinking about others before thinking about herself! Let's get her to her chamber." As they were walking to the chamber Toru was walking back with Shippou, Rin and Miroku. "Don't ask Shippou! She's fine just tried." They got her to the chamber and laid her down with her son. As midnight rolled around Kagome woke up to the crying of her son so she slowly sat up and brought Kichiro to her and fed him. Then laid him back on the futon. She jumped when a voice spoke.
"Evening lady Kagome! I just thought I'd bring you something to eat and check on you before I retired to my own chambers!" The voice said as the figure came closer to the futon.
"Oh Toru! How long have I been asleep?" Kagome asked.
"You have been asleep since mid-day when you and your friends came back. You have many worried friends. As you had me worried. They are all in their bed chambers since it would be what your friends call midnight." Toru came over and sat on the edge of the futon.
"So you've heard then what happened?" She looked at him. "I just thought I could help him more by using my miko powers. I did not think it would use so much of my strength. I gave my mate the scroll about the meeting and he is worried because he had not been able to announce to the council and committee about him taking me as his mate and now that he has a son that doubles it!" She said.
"You have no need to worry I'm in the council as well so I'll help you. I'll let you eat what I brought you and then back to sleep since the meeting is in the morning. Your friends will meet you there." Then Toru went to the door and walked out. Towards dawn Kagome woke up and slid out of bed and went to pick her kimono out. She stood there looking at the kimonos and she finally picked a kimono that was a lightweight sea green with purple trim and a purple obi. She changed into it and looked down at herself and noticed the chain around her neck and she took it off. She then walked out and went to the futon. As she did, Kagome felt the kimono flow behind her and had a shimmering effect. Seeing her son still sleeping she walked to the vanity and placed the chain that had the bottle with the shards on it and picked up a plain cloth to wrap around her son's butt and a silver blanket and walked back to sit on the futon and changed her son then fed him. As she was just getting done and closing her kimono a knock came.
"Enter!" Kagome called.
"Milady you are already dressed! Is there anything you need done?" The servant asked.
"Yes please have the dirty clothes done for me. Also can you tell me if anyone's gathering for the meeting yet?" Kagome asked standing up with her son and walked to the door.
"Only your friends and master Toru, Milady." The servant answered.
"Thank you." Then Kagome walked into the hall and headed towards the stairs and up to the main hall. When she got there, her friends greeted her. While standing there she let her tail down behind her.
"Morning Kagome! You feel better?" Rin asked.
"Yes, much better." She knelt down to hug Rin with one arm. "Sesshoumaru-sama told me to tell you hello and to continue to be a good girl." Kagome smiled.
"Did he really?" Rin's voice had cheer in it. Kagome nodded.
"Lady Kagome let's get you and your friends seated before the council and committee members started coming to the great hall." Toru said as he walked away with everyone following. When they were in the great hall and seated Kagome spoke to the children who were sitting between Sango and Miroku.
"Rin, Shippou, I expect you to be on your best behavior and no fooling or joking around! Your to be still." Then she looked at Inuyasha who was sitting next to Sango which was on Kagome's left "Inuyasha you are to keep your temper in check or I won't hold from using the 'S' word. Is that clear?" Kagome demanded.
"Feh whatever!" He crossed his arms. Then he started growling.
"What's wrong now Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.
"I smell wolf!" Inuyasha growled.
"Just stop it Inuyasha! If you don't and you wake my son, you get to take the time to put him back to sleep." She voiced as other members started coming in and Toru went to greet them. Around twenty minutes later everyone was sitting and the meeting began.
"Greetings everyone and thank you for coming at a short notice. As I said in your message this meeting is to give all of you information that will be beneficial to you all." Toru said.
"It seems that not all of the council is here at this meeting! The western lord is not present at this meeting!" A voice spoke up.
"Lord Sesshoumaru may not be here but we do have someone to sit in for him!" Toru looked at Kagome and motioned for her to come up. So she handed her son to Inuyasha to hold onto for her. Then she walked up beside Lord Toru. "Ladies and Gentlemen of the Great Council and High Committee I present to you the Lady of the Western Lands, Lady Kagome!"
Toru said.
"The Western Lord has NO Mate! What kind of joke is this?" Another person spoke up with everyone starting to talk at once agreeing.
"I assure you that this is lord Sesshoumaru's mate. For here is the proof!" Toru showed the mating mark on her neck and then the crescent moon on her forehead. Then there was gasping and loud talking. Which in turn woke the sleeping pup, which was cradled in Inuyasha's arm. Inuyasha raised up his free arm to wave it to Kagome to say he did not wake her son up before he tried to quiet his nephew but it did not work. Kagome waved Inuyasha up to give Kichiro to her.
"So why had lord Sesshoumaru chosen to not to inform the council and the committee of him taking a mate unless he is ashamed of her and who is this pup and who's this hanyou?" Another voice called out.
"The pup is MY HEIR!" Came a loud voice that rang out from the back that was laced with a deep growl. Everyone turned to see Sesshoumaru slowly walking up to the front and stood by his mate and Lord Toru. "As to the hanyou, he is my heir's uncle!" Sesshoumaru had ice to his voice as everyone went quiet. So quiet in fact you could hear a pin drop. Sesshoumaru saw the questioned look in his mate's eye. "We'll talk later mate." Then he looked back at the other members "This Sesshoumaru is not ashamed by my mate as you seem to think. The reason my mate was going to sit in was because this Sesshoumaru was wounded while fighting and killed the vile hanyou known by the name of Naraku!" Sesshoumaru said.
"Where's your proof that he's dead?" Someone in the back said. That's when Kagome stepped forward handing Kichiro to Sesshoumaru.
"There are two proofs." then she looked at Miroku. "Miroku please come up here." She continued while he came up. "You see before I became Sesshoumaru's mate and a inu-youkai I was a the human who traveled with the hanyou known as Inuyasha who brought my son to me moments ago. I am the protector of the jewel. We were collecting the shards of the jewel. This monk had a hole in his right hand that would grow larger each year and would of ended in the death of the monk but since Naraku who had all of the shard pieces except a few pieces was killed Miroku has not the hole in his hand. Show them Miroku!" Miroku unwrapped his hand and showed them. "Now back to me. I am like I said the jewel's protector that everyone said I looked like the dead miko that helped Naraku. But she is no longer a walking corpse for I sent her back to the after life and now I have the Shikon no Tama under my protection and here is the proof of that!" Kagome reached into the top of her kimono and pulled out the completed jewel, well minus a few shards.
"Is there anymore questions to be asked? If not then this meeting will close!" Toru looking around and seeing no one was going to say anything he spoke "Then I declare this meeting ended you may be dismissed and can stay or go to your homes.
"So Sesshoumaru I thought you were unable to move!" Inuyasha said.
"This Sesshoumaru is not weak!" Sesshoumaru said as Kagome came and got their son.
"Look ah thank you for admitting that I'm your son's uncle!" Inuyasha's voice went soft.
"Half breed or not you are family." Sesshoumaru said.
"Look why don't you two brothers go talk together!" Kagome watched as the brothers looked at each other and then back to her then nodded and walked away together. As Kagome walked towards her friends, a voice rang out over everyone talking in the room.
"Kagome!" then the owner of the voice came forward with two others.
"Hello sis!" Ginta and Hakkaku said.
"Hello guys! How are you?" She asked.
"Better knowing that Naraku is dead." Kouga answered. "Ya now, Kouga has no excuse to not mate Ayama!" Hakkaku said with Kouga turning to glare at him.
"Hey sis could we see your pup?" Ginta moved closer.
"Sure why not guys!" She cradled Kichiro in one arm and uncovered him a bit then covered him back up. "Would you like to hold him? His name is Kichiro." All three guys lit up when Kagome asked if they wanted to hold her pup. "Here you are. Kouga you first."
"Your mate must be very pleased and very proud to have a wonderful son as well as a wonderful mate!" Kouga passed the pup to Ginta. Then Ginta passed the pup to Hakkaku.
"This Sesshoumaru is very proud indeed!" Sesshoumaru came up and wrapped his arm around Kagome as Hakkaku handed Kichiro back to his mother.
"He's a really sweet pup sis! Thanks for letting us hold him."
"Well we need to head out Kagome. Do drop by sometime! Take great care of her, Sesshoumaru!" Then Kouga left the room followed by Ginta and Hakkaku, heading for the main door of the castle. Then Inuyasha and Kagome's friends stepped up.
"Kagome we are heading back to Kaede's to let her know the news." Sango pointed out.
"Don't forget to come visit." Shippou said.
"Yeah remember you still have that wish to make on the jewel." Inuyasha said.
"I know and yes we'll visit." Kagome watched as they
left.
"Well Lord Sesshoumaru, glad you made it!" Toru announced.
"This Sesshoumaru is still not back at full strength but my mate did help when she used her miko powers at her risk for not having her strength full restored herself." Sesshoumaru looked at his mate then back at lord Toru. "Thank you my friend for having my mate and ward stay here in your castle. The Western Lands are indebted to you.
"I was honored to have them here Lord Sesshoumaru." Toru gave a slight bow. "So what will you do?"
"This Sesshoumaru will take his family back to our lands! So mate, retrieve your things and we should get going." Kagome nodded then handed their son to Sesshoumaru and ran down to the chamber. When in the chamber she grabbed her yellow bag, bow, and quiver of arrows Toru gave her and picked up the jar that had the shards and placed it in the front pocket of her backpack then ran back up the stairs. She then walked to Toru.
"Thank you Lord Toru for everything!" She gave him a hug and whispered in his ear "Remember my hiding spot when you need help!" Then she licked his ear without Sesshoumaru seeing.
"You are very welcome for everything and yes I'll remember!" Toru said as he walked with Sesshoumaru who was carrying his son, Rin, Kagome to the main door and out onto the platform and watched as they lifted to the sky on Sesshoumaru's misty cloud. Then Toru walked back into his castle.
With Sesshoumaru
"Sesshoumaru could we stop at the well and all of us go see my family and stay till morning so I can make the wish upon the jewel?" Kagome asked.
"Your request is granted my mate." Sesshoumaru hugged his mate as he headed to the well. When they got to the well Sesshoumaru jumped in holding his mate, pup and Rin. Once on the other side of the well, he leapt out holding them and landed by the door. Kagome opened the door and peered out to see if any visitors were at the shrine. Seeing none she walked out and over to the house and opened the door.
"Mom, Souta, Grandpa I'm back and you have someone to meet!" Kagome called out. Souta came running in first.
"Sis your back!" He said. "Hello Sesshoumaru."
"Kagome dear welcome home!" Her mother gave her a hug and felt something move so she stepped back and looked down and her eyes got wide. "Oh Kagome is that…?"
"Yes mother meet your grandson. His name is Kichiro he was born the night before due to a battle!" Kagome said.
"What's all the commotion out here?" Kagome's grandfather came over to see what his daughter was holding and saw his great-grandson. "Let's not stand around out here in the hall. Let them come in and sit down. When they sat down they started talking.
"Mom, Souta, Grandpa, this is Rin who is my adoptive daughter. She was Sesshoumaru's ward but now he's her adoptive father as well." Kagome introduced them.
"Hello Rin nice to meet you!" Everyone said.
"Thank you. Nice meeting you." Rin said
back.
"Kagome what did you mean about a battle?" Her mother asked.
"Sesshoumaru had me in hiding because of Naraku, but I felt something wrong and went to help since I was having bad dreams. Well during the battle, Naraku threw me and I landed on the ground and my body went into early labor. Sesshoumaru's mother appeared and helped me give birth in the southern lord's castle as Sesshoumaru's and Inuyasha's father helped Sesshoumaru beat Naraku along with Inuyasha's help. I was rushed to the southern land's castle that's on the ocean and there I gave birth to Kichiro. Here is the real Shikon no Tama. There are two pieces to add to it which I have in my yellow bag." Kagome showed them the jewel.
"Wow sis!" Souta looked at the jewel.
"How long are you staying?" Her mother asked.
"Till morning because we need to go back so I can make the wish on the jewel." Kagome told them.
"But if you make the wish won't the well seal up and you won't be able to come back through the well?" Her mother asked.
"Yes there is a very good chance that will happen mother." Kagome said with sad eyes.
"Then I won't get to see my daughter or grandchildren anymore!" Kagome's mother said.
"Sure you would. It would be for my mate and I, just five hundred years in the future. Which would be that many from this time back. So we would see each other again." Kagome said.
"Mother where is Rin going to sleep?" Souta asked.
"You are going to be sleeping in your grandfather's room in a sleeping bag and Rin will be sleeping in your bed tonight." Their mother told Souta.
The evening progressed along with talking about odds and ends and both Sesshoumaru and Kagome's grandfather shared information about different things. Her grandfather showed Sesshoumaru what history books said about his father and some about him and the stuff that was false her grandfather got first hand information and the truths about his father and about him. Her grandfather recorded it to play back to himself to be able to write it down later. Then they ate dinner and then went back into the family room and talked more while Kagome's and Souta's mother could hold her grandson a little longer.
"Well it's getting late. Rin let's get you upstairs to sleep. We'll have to rise early and go through the well and head to Kaede's village when we get back so Kaede could see Kichiro and so I could make the wish on the jewel, so that the jewel will be no more." She walked to her mother and hugged her then took Kichiro "Good night mother! If you are not up when we awake and go to the well please don't worry too much. We will see each other again I promise. Also I want all of you to know that I love all three of you very much!" She hugged and kissed all three then Sesshoumaru, Rin herself and their pup went upstairs and put Rin in Souta's room then walked to her room. She had just shut her door when a knock came.
"Kagome I thought you would like to put your son in this to sleep. It was the play pen Souta played and slept in as a baby and here are some blankets." Her mother put the folded playpen by the door.
"Thanks mom! Say do you still have any of those cloth diapers?" Kagome asked.
"I'll check and put them on the kitchen table in case you're up before us!" Her mother then walked back out and shut the door.
"Thanks again mother! " After Kagome's mother left Kagome set up the playpen and laid their son in it and put the blankets over him. After seeing if their son would wake up or not Kagome walked over to her mate, stood on her toes, wrapped her arms around Sesshoumaru's neck, brought her lips to his and kissed him, letting her tongue ask for entrance which was granted. Then she stepped back and reached out and took hold of his swords and laid them on her desk then came back and untied the ties on his armor. A few moments later Kagome had Sesshoumaru undressed of all of his clothes. As in turn Sesshoumaru did the same with Kagome and from that moment in time to the early morning's light of dawn they spent mating and enjoying each other's bodies. As the rays of the sun was cresting over the mountains Kagome and Sesshoumaru slid out of her bed and got dressed. Kagome walked over to the mirror in her room and looked at herself. When Sesshoumaru came up and wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her ear.
"How about a second time around and this time I'll be there?" Sesshoumaru whispered in her ear. Kagome turned around and looked at him, confused.
"What do you mean? I thought we wanted to get the wish done so we can go home!" Kagome said. Sesshoumaru smiled down at her and took her hand and placed it on her stomach.
"This time I'll be there with you!" Sesshoumaru bent down and kissed her then walked over and picked their son up and walked to the door, then went to get Rin. Then they went downstairs and went into the kitchen for breakfast.
"Did you sleep well dear?" Her mother asked. Her mother watched as her daughter looked at Sesshoumaru.
"We…ah… have not been to sleep yet, mother! We ah, well you know!" Kagome's face turned red with embarrassment. That's when it dawned on Kagome what Sesshoumaru said and shot her head up and faced him. "Sesshoumaru you mean after late last night till early this morning while we, I am…?" Kagome blushed.
"Yes mate you will soon be with pup again! Did you not know that a few days to a week or so a female comes into heat once more?" Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome slowly nodded.
"Oh I understand now why you blushed about me asking if you slept well my daughter!" Her mother chuckled as she left and then came back with a big stack of cloth diapers. "Here you are! This is all I could find." Her mother handed the stack to Kagome.
"This will do. If not we'll make more!" Kagome smiled.
"Sesshoumaru if the well closes and my daughter can't come to visit please take very good care of her and my grandchildren please!"
"This Sesshoumaru, if the well closes, will do so." Sesshoumaru gave Kagome's mother a slight bow.
"Mother, Souta, Grandpa I love you and like I said last night you will see us again." Then she gave them all hugs and kisses, and then took Kichiro into her arms.
"If you can't dear know that we love you too and you have made me very happy." Her mother said. Then Sesshoumaru, Rin, and Kagome who was holding their son walked to the well house. Once there, Sesshoumaru picked up his mate, son, and Rin and jumped into the well.