Ppl I wanted to put in here that in all my stories Sesshomaru always has both of his arms!

Disclaimer: looks at lawyer in disbelief. "Why?" I asked. "Do you want to pay $100,000 to them?" he said back to me. "Fine I don't own Inuyasha," I said. "Or…"

"Or…, 'Adding to the music' by Switch foot. There happy?" I asked annoyed. "Very,"

Okay thank you guys for reviewing! I love you guys! Yay! Well I hope you like this one just as much. And here you go. The second chapter to inside out.

Chapter 2:

Just meeting up with some old friends

Sesshomaru looked over at his fuming mate. She was still ticked at him from last night. When he had thought about, they had never fought like this before. Yes they had fought over how they were going to raise Rin and Katana and if they wanted more children, but they where usually over by the next morning.

Sesshomaru and Kaori had come to observe the servants as they prepared for the family's yearly trip to the eastern lands. Sesshomaru looked down as Kaori picked up their daughter and walked back to the castle; he sighed as she did her best to ignore him. Man, was she stubborn.

"Master," said a small voice of a child. Sesshomaru looked down. This child was clearly a demon. His hair was a fiery red and his eyes were a bright magenta color. His ears were pointer and he had claws, but the thing that really pointed it out was fiery red colored tail.

"Yes, Kanaye?" Sesshomaru asked in his monotone voice. He didn't look down at the servant boy, but he looked at the diapering figure of his mate.

"Everything is ready for you to start you journey, sir." And with that Kanaye briskly walked away from the lord back to tend to his chores.

"Good…" Sesshomaru's voice was quite as he started for his castle after his mate and two children.

Sesshomaru walked into his family's private training room. There Kaori was teaching Rin the art of sword play. Sesshomaru smiled as Rin pulled a fast one on Kaori and Kaori went flying to the ground. It was the fist time Rin had smiled like that since Katana was born. Kaori smiled as she raised herself up and went to hug the 11 year old. When Kaori looked up her friendly smile turned to a sneer.

"What, Sesshomaru?" Kaori said softly, but as softly as she usually did.

"Come on, it's time to go. Gina," Sesshomaru turned to a female demon with silver hair and bright blue eyes. She was the children's personal servant.

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru?" the demon asked.

"Take the pups and get them to the gates and get them ready. Jaken will be there waiting for you. Kaori and I will be there I a little while," Gina nodded as she picked up Katana and took Rin's hand and walked them out to the gates of the castle.

Kaori looked at Sesshomaru a little annoyed. "Kaori, I know you're mad at me, and I've never apologized before but…"Sesshomaru was cut off as Kaori kiss him on the lips.

As they broke of air, Kaori looked him in the eyes and smiled. "Then don't," Sesshomaru smiled as he lifted Kaori into his arms and carried her out to the gates.

"Mommy! Daddy! Your late!" a small voice said as Sesshomaru as Kaori walked up to uh-ah. Kaori laughed at Katana and Sesshomaru smiled.

"Sorry, honey. May we go now?" Kaori asked her child. Katana nodded as she jumped onto uh-ah with Rin and Jaken. Kaori laughed at her daughter. She couldn't believe it. It had only been three years since the death of Naraku and the birth of Katana, Ryu, and Kin. Kaori was still 19, but soon she was turning 20. Kaori climbed onto Sesshomaru's back and they started off towards where her life had changed not so many years ago.

Nightfall:

Tiny dots of lights filled a blanket of dark blue and black as the small family started to make camp in a cozy clearing Sesshomaru had deemed safe. Kaori had laughed at him and called his "over protective" and told him he worried too much. Sesshomaru just tackled Kaori to the ground and started to kiss her after he said, "see can't be to safe," they kissed for about two minutes until giggling came from the corner where Rin and Katana were in.

When Kaori and Sesshomaru looked up they saw their three year old making gross faces and look as though she could die any minute. Kaori started to laugh a tiny bit at the child, but Sesshomaru just growled at the hanyou as he got off Kaori and helped her off the ground. Katana's ears flattened against her head as she whimpered and went to sit in the tree above her.

Kaori shook her head and Sesshomaru told her his was going hunting and he would be back in a couple of minutes. "Fine," Kaori reasoned as she watched her mate disappear into the woods surrounding them. Once Sesshomaru was gone Kaori walked over to where Rin and Jaken were.

"Jaken, why don't you and Rin take uh-ah and go and get some water," Kaori asked as she handed Jaken a pail for the water. He nodded as he and Rin and uh-ah left to the stream. Kaori jumped up into the tree using the trick of demon jumping Sesshomaru taught her to sit next to her daughter and talk to her.

When Kaori landed next to Katana, Katana tried to move to another brand, but Kaori pulled her into her lap. Katana started to cry on her mother's battle kimono. "Shhhh," was all Kaori said as she rubbed her daughters back. When Katana finally clamed down Kaori asked her what was wrong. "Katana, honey, what's wrong?" Kaori asked as concerned filled her voice and eyes.

"Daddy doesn't love me because I'm a stupid half-breed!" Katana spit out like her was scum on the earth. Kaori gasped at what Katana had just said. Kaori soon pulled Katana into a hug and started to rub her back again.

"Katana, where did you get such a stupid idea like that?" Kaori asked as rage filled her voice wanting know who told her this.

"The servant boy, Kanaye. He said that his father told him that a half-breed such as me should not be the heir to the western lands and he should have to serve under a creature that should have never been born. A scum of the earth. He also said that he was proud to call daddy his lord, but now, since he spawned a scum like me his not so sure," Katana said as she started to cry again. "I said I didn't believe him, but when daddy growled at me like he did, it proved it!" Katana cried out even more.

Kaori let a tear fall down her face. She was reliving memories she was hoping her children weren't going to have to live. Kaori pulled Katana up so they were eye to eye. "Katana, your father loves you very much, no matter what you are, no matter if your full demon, full human or half demon. He will always love you! Remember that, Katana. Your father loves you!" Kaori let some more tears fall down as she pulled Katana into a hug and let her daughter cry on her chest, soon letting sleep taking over them.

20 minutes later:

When Sesshomaru arrived back to the clearing, Jaken and Rin had returned back with water and fire wood. They had made a fire and had been waiting for him to bring back the food. Sesshomaru's hair blew in the wind as a gust of wind blew in. a sent waved around his noise. His head perked up when he placed it as salt water and his mates and pup's sent. Sesshomaru jumped into the tree that Kaori and Katana were in, he saw dry strikes of tears down both of their faces, but they were both asleep. Sesshomaru scooped Kaori and Katana into his arms as he jumped to the ground he walked over and gave the food to Rin.

Rin thanked him as she prepared dinner for the small group. Sesshomaru sat down against the same tree he had found his mate and pup in with them in his lap. Katana stirred a tiny bit as she opened an eye. When she saw she father smile at her she glowed with happiness as she went back to sleep. "Rin, I think it's only us three aging this night," Jaken said as he watch his master hold his daughter's hand. Rin smiled at him as she fixed only three fish.

Late the next day, around 6pm:

Kaori had woken up in Sesshomaru's arms with Katana in her's. Rin had fixed a to-go breakfast for Katana and Kaori so they could sleep. Kaori had thanked her. They had been traveling for most of the day until Kaori demanded they stopped for a break. Sesshomaru complied after much arguing. They ate lunch and rested for about an hour or so and then started off again.

Kaori was now getting anise as they started to get close to Kaede's village. "Daddy are we there yet?" Katana broke the silence.

"No," Sesshomaru simply answered.

"Then when?" Katana asked him.

"I don't know. Couple minutes maybe, now be quite." Sesshomaru said as his annoyance starting to grow. Before it got out of hand Kaori gave her daughter a harsh stare down. Katana became quite once more. When Kaori looked up again she found that she was looking at familiar spots. That's when it hit her; they where in 'Inuyasha's forest'!

Kaori looked down at her daughter and whispered, "Katana, guess where we are," Kaori smiled when her daughter's face lit up. Katana jumped out of her mother's arms and ran ahead of her father.

When Kaori and Sesshomaru and Rin and Jaken and Uh-Ah finally caught up with Katana, Kaori was the one to jump out of Sesshomaru's arms and tackle an inspecting raven haired, brown eyed girl to the ground. "INUYASHA!" screamed out the girl Kaori had tackled. Kaori giggled as Inuyasha raced out of his and Kagome's hut with two little hanyou's fallowing him.

When Inuyasha saw Sesshomaru standing there with Rin and Jaken, his eyes darted to where Kagome laid with Kaori on her back. Miroku and Sango had also raced out with their children fallowing them; as well as Shippo and Kaede. "Hey, Kagome I thought you where taken?" Kaori whispered in Kagome's ear.

"Kaori! OH MY GOD! YOU'ER EARILY!" Kagome yelled out joyfully as Kaori got off of Kagome and helped her up.

"I know. Katana, Rin and I couldn't wait to get back to the old roots," Kaori said as she hugged Kagome. When Kaori let go off Kagome Katana came running over as fast as she could by-passed Kagome and ran strait to Inuyasha.

"UNCLE INUYSHA!" Katana yelled joyfully as she jumped into his arms to hug him. Inuyasha smiled as he returned the hugged. Rin came over and Kagome and Inuyasha both hugs, but as soon as she saw Sango she ran to give her a hug"Sango!" Sango bent down and hugged the 11 year old happily. Miroku smiled and patted Rin on the shoulder as he walked to greet Kaori and Sesshomaru. Once all the children had gone into the hut to play with each other Rin had said she would watch them, they old group was once again back together again.

"Lady Kaori, Lord Sesshomaru," Miroku said as he bowed. Kaori whacked him on the head.

"Just 'cause I mated this guy," Kaori said as she pointed to Sesshomaru, "doesn't mean you treat me any different. But it still doesn't mean you can go feelin' me up, monk," Kaori smirked at Miroku as he got a shocked expression on his face.

"Kaori I would never do such a thing! I'm appalled!" Miroku said as he put his hand on his heart like it actually hit a soft spot. Kaori and Inuyasha just snorted at him. Kagome smiled as she looked at the old group talk. Things had never been the same since Naraku was killed. Yeah Kaori and Sesshomaru only left when Katana was old enough, which was six months and they came to visit as much as they could, and they never missed the festival of the Jewels, but it still had never been the same.

Sango and Miroku were always there and things seemed normal, but they all agreed it didn't seem right without Kaori and Sesshomaru there, or Kaori and Kagome ganging up on Inuyasha. And now she had news for Kaori! And boy was she gonna be surprised. Kagome walked over to the group, but before she got to Kaori when all the kids ran outside to get their parents.

"Mommy, we're hungry!" whined a little Inuyasha look a like named Ryu, the only thing that wasn't an Inuyasha trait was his eyes, which belong to his mother.

"Yeah. I agree with Ryu on this," said a now five year old Kin. He had grown as well as the other kids. Kin now looked more like his father then his mother. And Sango and Miroku's second child, Maeko, who was now three, looked like a mix of both Sango and Miroku.

Ryu was now four and still looked like Inuyasha; Kaori had guessed that will never change, but his eyes had taken on tiny dots of amber with the mixture of dark brown. Kata, Kagome and Inuyasha's second child, is now three. She looked like Kagome, a lot like her. She had no doggie ears, but her ears were pointed, like Sesshomaru's. Her hair silver, but it blended into black at the ends of her hair and her eyes were a hazel amber color. When Kata had been born she had been born with a demon mark on her right foot. Yet her father didn't have any. The group decided that she got it from her uncle and grandfather; her mark was two crescent moons, which were a deep red, that intern twined with each other.

Kagome laughed as she and the group walked to her and Inuyasha hut. Kaori stood behind the group and waited for everyone to be inside before she, herself started in. she was smiling as a flood of memories washed back into her head. "It's nice isn't?" said a teenage male voice. Kaori turned to face to face with an older Shippo.

He looked to be about 13 to 14 in human years, but Kaori knew better. He had grown a lot, he was about 5, 1" now and to her it seemed he was still growing. His hair was a darker color and it was longer, but not much. His eyes were also more vibrant green. "Yeah, it is. To have the old group back together, it just great and comforting," Kaori said as she and Shippo started to walk to the hut. Shippo nodded and smiled at Kaori. She had as been an older sister to him and when she had left things weren't the same with out her, even Inuyasha said so.

When Shippo and Kaori entered the hut the smell of cook fish and fired noodles. Inuyasha was playing with Ryu and Kin to per occupy them before the dinner was ready. Miroku and Sango were sitting over by Sesshomaru talking to him about the trip. Rin was watching the girls, while Kagome and Kaede made dinner. Kagome looked over to Kaori and Shippo and smiled brightly, "well I was wondering when you two were gonna stop talking and come in," Kagome said to them. Shippo smiled at his "mother" and went over to sit next to Inuyasha and Kaori went next to Kagome and Kaede.

Kagome stirred the pot of noodles quietly; finally she looked at Kaori smiling. "What?" Kaori asked.

"I'm just happy. That's all," Kagome replayed. Kaori shook her head at her friend.

"Kagome I've known you've longer then that. You're never 'just happy'," Kaori said as she did quotation marks in the air. Kagome laughed.

"Fine, fine, fine. You caught me. I'm happy because you're back," Kagome said as she hugged her friend. Kaori smiled, but she knew that wasn't all, but she was going to pressure her out of it. Kaori laid her back against the wall and waited for dinner to be ready. Everything was peaceful until Miroku had to go and feel his wife up again. Kaori smiled; yeah they were older and had kids, but besides that part nothing had changed.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH, SOMEONE HELP! DEMON! DEMON!" Villages screamed outside the huts. Everyone sighed as they got their weapons together and started to walk outside; that was until Katana started to go outside.

Sesshomaru grabbed Katana by the collar of her black hanori, "and where do you think you're going?" Sesshomaru growled out.

"Nowhere," Katana huffed as Sesshomaru dropped her on the ground and he walked outside with the rest of the group. When the group had gotten outside they got a good glimpse of the demon. It was huge! Period. End of story. Cased closed. Kaori looked up and sighed as she unsheathed her sword and started towards the demon.

"Hey, you!" Kaori yelled at the demon. The demon, which they had figured was rat demon, looked down at Kaori and pointed to himself. "Ya, you! I wasn't even her for two hours and you had to come here and ruin my visit with my friends which I haven't seen in like a fucking year! So if you wouldn't mind I'd have to kill ya now!" Kaori yelled out at the demon. The rat demon growled out at Kaori as it charged for her.

"Inuyasha, wind scar anytime now," Kagome said and she jabbed him in the side.

"Getting there," Inuyasha said as he pulled the tetsusaiga out of its stealth.

"'BLACK WISH!'" Kaori screamed out at the demon.

"'WIND SCAR!'" Inuyasha yelled out right as Kaori let her's fly. The demon was killed in one swipe as the attacks hit it; well that's what the group thought anyway.

Sesshomaru watch as the smoked cleared and Kaori sheathed her sword and started to walk towards to the group. Sesshomaru knew the demon had not been killed, but was dumb struck to have no clue why it survived the assault.

When the smoke fully cleared there stood a raging rat demon that was now twice the size it was before. Kaori froze in mid walk as she turned around only to face the demon that was supposed to be dead. "DIE HUMAN!" yelled the demon as a bright light shot from its hand.

"KAORI!" Kagome and Sango both screamed out to their friend as the bright light blanketed their friend in a bright bluish green light. Then it all went black. Nothing could be seen from where they stood…

There you go. The second chapter. And yes I left you with a cliffy! Muhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! I'm so evil, j/k not really. But any way R&R. love ya all,

Lady of the crimson night.

Adding To the Noise

What's it gonna take
to slow us down
to let the silence spin us around?
What's it gonna take
to drop this town?
We've been spinning at the speed of sound.

Stepping out of those convenience stores
what could we want but more more more?
From the third world
to the corporate core
we are a symphony of modern humanity

If we're adding to the noise
turn off this song
If we're adding to the noise
turn off your stereo, stereo, stereo

I dont know
what they're gonna think