Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or even come close to it...Rumiko Takahashi
is the one who should take all the credit for creating it with her
wonderfully splendid mind and creativity...

Enjoy!
tomboichic

"Inuyasha..." Kagome muttered. She identified the distinctive scent of food. It smelled of chicken. She squinted at what she now realized was a pot full of steaming ramen.
"Hm?"
Kagome sat up, "What the...?"
She gasped. Inuyasha was...cooking! Were pigs flying now? Did she pass the geometry test? Would she get into college on the luck of a scholarship?
His ears twitched. "What's wrong Kagome?"
Kagome stood up and jabbed a finger at him, "Why...you're cooking!"
"So?" Inuyasha said, he turned around and resumed stirring the ramen. Why the hell was she making such a big deal? The monk had assured him that women liked having their man cook as it was a romantic expression...had he been wrong?
Said monk was still sleeping and Sango was at the little stream not too far from their camp—collecting
water. Shippo sat on a tree stump, meditating and collecting his thoughts. Sango walked back, loving the calm atmosphere of their camp and offered some water to her friends, "Thank you Sango." Kagome replied. For some reason, she wished it was soda. She hadn't brought any on this trip unfortunately.
Inuyasha gave everyone their share of ramen (whileunsubtly giving himself some extra)and each person slurped at
the salty noodles.
Miroku got up and burped, "Excuse me, come everyone, we should start
getting home."
Inuyasha helped Kagome pack up until she dropped some tampons. "What's
this?" he asked with curiosity.
"Inuyasha, no!" she grabbed the box out of his hand and stuffed it into the
bottom of her backpack. "That's for me to know and for you to not find
out..." Ever, she mentally added.
Kagome flipped the bag over and onto her back and started walking towards the rest of the group.
"What was that?" he wondered to himself.

Sesshomaru looked up. 'Where has that child gone now?' he asked himself. His charge was always out and about, not taking interest in her studies or even in her responsibilities. Those responsibilities being very little considering her age.
He stepped outside his bedroom door and paced towards Rin's room. Empty.
'Surprise, surprise...'
He turned away and walked into what we would now call a living room. The space was lavishly decorated with high ceilings, comfortable cushions carelessly tossed on the floor and glossy wooden floors. The walls were taken up with windows decorated with thick curtains, letting the sun shine through as a way of light. Portraits of the great Taisho family hung on these same walls, almost looking out for their guests and family. Antique, hand-woven rugs were spread out in front of a majestic fireplace for the winter months.
All of a sudden, Rincarelessly skipped inside the way children do and jumped into a pile ofsilky pillows.
'Such a bubbly little thing...what is it like not having to worry about the cruel ways of the world?'Sesshomaru thought.
"...Can I...Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin asked.
He lost his trail of thought. "Pardon?"
Rin pouted, "You don't pay attention do you, Lord Sesshomaru? As I was
asking, when will I get a mommy?"
Sesshomaru frowned, "Excuse me Rin?" Why did she insist on this topic. It was irrelevant. She had her own maid, nurse, and tutor.
Rinsulked openly."Everyone in the village has a mommy and I want one too. I have
always wanted another one ever since my real one died...so can I?" Her lowered her eyes at the mention of her real mother.
"You want a mortal mother?"
"Yes."
"Why?" Sesshomaru paused, "They are wenches who produce humans and then
help them grow...they are worthless--." He immediately knew it shouldn't have spoken his thoughts.
Rin overlapped him, "But why can't I have one!"
He stopped. Puddles of water were clouding up the child's solemn eyes. Sesshomaru hated seeing his ward this way, she'd already had enough grief in her life and he didn't want to be one to continue it. On the contrary, he wanted to make her as happy as he could within the lines of becoming a fine, educated mortal.
"Fine Rin...we shall find you a..." Sesshomaru turned away and smirked.
"A mother." This would prove to be quite interesting.

"Let's go Inuyasha!" called Miroku. "What's the hold--?"he turned around.
"Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit!" yelled Kagome from a distance.
She walked right past Miroku and Sango with a bitter look on her face.
Sango asked, "What happened Lady Kagome?"
"Nothing." she cheerfully replied.
"Are you sure?"
Kagome sighed, "Yes, Sango, everything is quite alright..."
Miroku helped Inuyasha crawl out of the holethat Kagome's subduing spell had caused.
"That little wench...abusing the stupid subduing spell...I'll get her for
that..."Inuyasha muttered.
Mirokusmacked Inuyasha with the staff that he carried around with him. "What
did you ask/call/say to her this time Inuyasha?"
"I asked Kagome what the box that said T-A-M-P-O-N-S meant..." Miroku showed a puzzled look to his comrade.

"You mean Inuyasha asked you that!" Sango laughed. Kagome had told Sango what they were, in hopes of giving her a different manner of dealing with the blood. She looked incredulous and accepted this feminine tool.
"Shush! You're saying it too loud!" whispered poor Kagome. Her cheeks were burning up with her embarrassment.
Sango chuckled. "I'm sorry but it's just too funny..."

"Sorry Inuyasha, I can only assume it's some sort of female device that's most likely personal."
The dog demon looked up and sniffed the air. Miroku looked at Inuyasha with
seriousness, "What's wrong?"
"Demon."

"Would you shut up Sango!"
"All right. But it is amusing." Sango smiled.
"I shouldn't have told you..." she sighed.

Sesshomaru was floating on the cloud he always seemed to summon when he spotted the little group of his younger brother.
'I will take the female that Inuyasha is most willing to protect for she
must have some high value...'he thought to himself. 'If she proves to be unworthy then I shall return her.'
He swooped onto a tree nearby and waited. '…or not.'

Thank you for reading the first chapter! Please Review!

I'm doing a bit more description because I was so excited in writing a story that I just jumped into it with no thought or plan. 12/29/05 tomboi

Added some more description...7/16/06