Well I'm glad you guys like it so far! I'm so excited about all my great reviews. Sorry this chapter took so long to update.

As an early Christmas (or if you don't celebrate Christmas - New Year's) present I will post THREE CHAPTERS tonight.

And no... it didn't hurt when I fell from having. It was to graceful a fall. Lol

Chapter 5: Dayu's Plan

Sango walked outside and took a deep breath. She sighed. She loved the fresh air and she had gotten little of it since she'd been pregnant and Miroku was being overly protective of her and liked her resting a lot.

She really didn't need Miroku telling her when to rest. She knew when she was tired all on her own. She had woken a little while ago and wasn't to tired, but she was a little.

She yawned lightly and than placed her hand on her stomach protectively.

"I wonder... will you be a boy or a girl? Or will you be a boy and a girl?" She chucked. "I sure hope not. Inuyasha and Kagome sure have a lot of work on their hands."

"There you are." Sango turned at the sudden voice.

"Oh, hey Miroku." She said. She gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Good morning."

"And good morning to you my lovely Sango." He smiled brightly. "You tired?" Sango's head dropped.

"No, I just woke up. I'm fine and yes I am hungry." She said knowing his next questions. He had asked them just about every morning. "But don't worry I'll make breakfast. You and Shippo can go out and get some fish." Sango peeked into the hut and saw a sleeping Shippo. "Okay you can go and get some fish. If you want you can take Kirara. She loves getting out in the morning."

"I don't think I'll mind a helping paw." He said smugly.

"Good. Hurry." Sango said as she was about to walk back into the hut, but was stopped by a voice.

"Not so fast." A deep voice said. Sango and Miroku both turned and looked to where the voice came from. Miroku grabbed his staff and held it in front of him and Sango.

"Calm monk. A am merely here for the Inu pups."

"You mean Inuyasha and Kagome kids?" Miroku asked and blinked a little surprised.

"Surely you haven't forgotten. I am Dayu."

"You're the one who wants to kill Umi and Uchuu." Sango said angrily. She would have already started fighting, but she was on no condition to do so.

"We can't help you there. Inuyasha and Kagome aren't here and they won't be returning for a very long while." Miroku said.

"Tell me where they are." Dayu said as venom dripped in his tone.

"We can't." Sango crossed her arms.

"Oh? And why is that?"

"They didn't tell us."

"You dare lie to me!"

"We aren't lying." Sango glowered at him. If stares could kill Dayu would be long gone.

"Change that expression. It is sickening." Dayu said. "You can't expect me to believe they wouldn't tell you?"

"They've been keeping it under wraps. It's their secret. For them to know and us not to."

"Than tell me where it could be located near."

"No chance."

"I will kill you wench. Do not speak to me in that manner."

"I'll speak to you however I want to." Sango said angrily. Hormones.

"I will kill you and your whelp with out a second thought." He said waving his hand slightly. From it appeared a venomous purple whip like Sesshomaru's. Miroku stepped fully in front of Sango.

"You'll have to get past me first." Miroku spat. The demon grinned.

"Honestly. Do you believe you have a chance against I? I have trained long and hard and do not wish to waist me time with you. Tell me where Inuyasha and the pups are or I will have to make your deaths quick. Although that really is a shame. I wanted to make them long and painful. Pity."

Meanwhile

He walked steadily through the lands. A girl at his side. Her name Rin. His Sesshomaru. Jaken - the imp - trailed behind. The little imp stumbled from time to time as he was quite slow.

Sesshomaru didn't bother to look back at his followers. He really didn't care. If they followed they followed. If by chance they decided they didn't want to follow and left, they left. He would however save them from death by a demon.

He cared for them both to a point he would never admit and he didn't like the fact that he cared about them at all. It posed as a weakness, but there was no sense as going back on his feelings now. He would simply try to not let them go any farther.

Sesshomaru stopped walked and lightly sniffed the air to make sure his senses weren't fooling him. He smelt Inuyasha, not just him. He smelt his brothers human mate and pups, but there was something strange. Not only were the scents to light he could barely smell it, but the human wench smelt slightly different. 'So she is bearing another of Inuyasha's whelps. He can't seem to keep his hands off her, huh?' He thought. He after all had chosen a while back to make sure no harm came to Kagome and Inuyasha's kin, because they were the few remaining dog demons and they were the only hope for the clan to survive. He decided he better make sure she was truly with child so Sesshomaru could make sure Dayu didn't come around.

Of course you would never expect Sesshomaru to care about his half brother or his half brother's pups and mate. It's not so much that he cared for them, it's that it was his duty as a leader. So he did it no matter how much he hated it.

Sesshomaru had known of Dayu for a long time and had heard of Dayu's plans. He wanted to kill Inuyasha's pups, because they were hanyou. Sesshomaru cared not of the actions of Dayu, though this disturbed the peace and annoyed Sesshomaru. Even he wasn't cruel enough to go around and kill innocent children, because he didn't like what they were. After all he never killed Inuyasha when he was a child. Sesshomaru also had more honor than to kill a child who had no form of defense for themselves.

"Sesshomaru-sama?" Rin questions, looking at Sesshomaru's unusual expression - for him that it. He had mixed expressions, instead of his one cold stare. Sesshomaru looked down at the girl and his face became the same cold stare.

"What is it Rin?" He asked.

"Where are we going to go.. now that Naraku is dead and you don't have much to attend to?"

"Rin..." Sesshomaru moved his stare to the forest he smelt Inuyasha's faint odor. Sesshomaru of course couldn't tell Rin what he was really going to do, which was simple. He was searching for a respectable mate. He didn't need someone to care for it was just that mating season had come and Sesshomaru wanted to finally have a mate, because he was starting to feel envious of his brother. Of course Sesshomaru hadn't admitted that to even himself and he never would. Sesshomaru ignored Rin's question for now. "Come." He lead them away. He would come back and find them later. He could sense the barrier surrounding their home and he could lightly see the blue. He would just have to wait until they left for whatever reason.

Meanwhile (A little earlier)

Kagome walked through the small hut. It was a beautiful day and she really wanted to go out. It was also extremely hot for a spring day and she wanted to go to a nearby stream and go for a swim to cool herself.

She walked over and into the twins room. They were sitting on the floor playing with blocks Kagome had bought from her time when she went to the mall. They looked so adorable with their little haori's and dog ears. Just like mini Inuyasha's. She smiled and brought her hand down to her stomach. 'Hmm... I wonder... will you be a boy or a girl? What will you like? What will we name you?' There was a million more questions she could ask, but they would come to pass in do time, for now she still had time to relax.

With the thought of relaxation Kagome immediately thought of swimming in a stream happily, carefree. She would just have to ask Inuyasha to take her and the twins away from here and get them to a spring. After all she didn't want to walk through those woods, even if no demons could enter.

She was still standing at the doorway and staring blankly at the two pups. She looked and noticed Uchuu put his block down and turn to her. Uchuu looked more like Inuyasha in his human state, actually he looked exactly like Inuyasha in his human state, that is with the exception of the gray ears, amber eyes, green haori, claws, fangs, and being a lot smaller. Umi on the other hand looked like a sharp mix of Inuyasha as a hanyou and Kagome normal. Uchuu was definitely more innocent, yet he was way more hyper. Umi was innocent, but she was also a little more like Inuyasha when it came to personality. They were both extremely curious that was for sure and when the blinked their eyes in confusion Kagome wanted to grab them and hug them for their cuteness, but she could always restrain herself.

When Uchuu looked at her she wondered what it was. There was a small, surprising pleading in his eyes. He reached his hands out to her and kept opening and closing his fist as if he was trying to grab her.

"Ma... m.." He was obviously trying to say something, but he was still to young to talk. Kagome walked over to him. That look and gesture meant he wanted to be held and would most likely fall asleep in Kagome's arms.

She picked him up and held him like a baby. (A/N: Dah.) He snuggled against her. His long hair slightly got in his face. (A/N: The twins hair length is about a little more than half way down their backs, like Inuyasha's.) When he closed his eyes and fell asleep Kagome could only stare for a moment. He looked completely peaceful and his mouth was slightly open as he breathed. He looked like he had never experiences pain and could live carefree forever. Kagome frowned. It saddened her to know this wouldn't always be his sleeping expression. Eventually he would probably sleep like Inuyasha and always be alert. She looked over at Umi. It was the same with Umi. She would also eventually not sleep so peacefully. That was the fate of people who lived in this era. She wished they could always be peaceful, happy, and unharmed.

Kagome was however glad that some nights they would sleep peacefully, like Inuyasha. He got a peaceful sleep here and there and it was always nice to see.

Kagome reached her hand down and rubbed the hair from Uchuu's face. His ear tweaked. She began to rub it.

"Hey, wench. No favorites." Kagome gasped at the sudden noise and looked over to see Inuyasha leaning on the wall with his arms crossed.

"Favorites?" Kagome asked.

"If you rubbed Uchuu's ears and hold Uchuu you have to do the same for Umi and me." He said with a pout. Kagome giggled at the fact he had included himself in it.

"Inuyasha." She smiled. "I'm not playing favorites. Uchuu just wanted to be held and I rub your ears enough. Umi is playing still." Kagome said and he and Inuyasha both looked down at Umi who was building blocks. She had stacked three blocks on one another and had a gleam of accomplishment in her eyes. She looked up at her parents and smiled very brightly. She had gotten her smile from Kagome.

She began to pound her hands on the floor as she giggled happily. She than took her hands and swatted the blocks and the small three block tower broke. She only continued to laugh.

"Hey Inuyasha look at that?"

"Huh?"

"She's got your destructive thrive." Kagome giggled Inuyasha glared, but felt proud. "Oh, Inuyasha I forgot to ask.. can we go to a stream nearby later. Please. It's really hot and I'm not just going to sit here all day."

"Why a stream?" Inuyasha asked.

"Because I want to go swimming."

"Feh, that's stupid there's a hot spring outside."

"In cold water.." Kagome said giving him a small glower for being so dense. He looked at her and blinked in confusion for a second before getting it. She smiled. The twins definitely got that blink from Inuyasha. "Well can you take me and the twins?"

"Yeah, whatever." He sighed and looked at Umi on the floor. She realized her mothers hands were full so gave her father a expectant glance. He looked at her incredulously for a moment and than smiled a little. He walked over and picked her up and held her the same way Kagome was holding Uchuu. He noticed Kagome giving him a happy smile.

"So when should we go?"

"When you want."

"How about after they take a nap." Kagome gestured to the now also sleeping Umi.

Meanwhile

Sesshomaru had left Rin and Jaken at the castle. He needed this time for himself. For a mate and to see Inuyasha and Kagome.

He floated through the land on Aun. (A/N: You know that demon thing with two heads.) He overlooked each place in deep thought. He wondered where he could possibly find a mate and one worthy of him. (cough.. conceded... cough.)

Inuyasha's scent wasn't to far and the scent of his mate and pups were also nearby. He could sense something coming off of Inuyasha that flowed for miles around, pure protectiveness. In every move the hanyou was making he was warning other demon to stay away. Most demon were smart enough to know that a dog-demon, hanyou or not would do anything to protect their mate and pups, however others weren't so fortunate.

Meanwhile

Sango and Miroku stood side by side and Dayu grinned devilishly at them. Why should he waist his time and kill them quickly when he could take pleasure in killing them slowly? He growled a little and decided on a plan. He wouldn't kill them now. He would take the monk from the slayer and lour the others to him... than he could get the pups and take pleasure in making all of their deaths slow.

Well... what'd you think? Chapter 6 coming right up!