Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha but I do have my words! Muhahahaha!
Sango woke up the next morning and went into the kitchen to do her morning duties. After she was done preparing water for coffee she went to the bathroom. By the time that she came out, Akira was there starting breakfast.
"I did not mean to wake you Akira." Sango said.
"That is ok. I have been up for a while and just did not get out of bed so I wouldn't wake the others."
"Oh. I guess then you are like me in that sense. I am usually up at the crack of dawn to see the sun rise."
"Yes, that is my favorite time of the day. Watching the sun dry the nights dew on the leaves and seeing a new day being born out of the darkness."
"You really have a tongue for the poetic side don't you."
"Yes, I guess that you can say that I do. How are you feeling this morning Sango?"
"I am feeling well. Why do you ask?"
"Because your scent has changed. You are expecting a pup." Akira said as she started to blend the eggs together.
"You have noticed. I am happy that my ordeal did not kill the baby."
"Have you told anyone else?"
"No. My scent just changed this morning."
"Well then I suppose that it will not be long before anyone else notices." Akira said smiling.
"Sango! Where are you! Are you ok! How are you feeling?" Kouga shouted from somewhere in the small home.
"I think that someone already has." Sango said chuckling.
Kouga ran into the kitchen and slid across the floor trying to get her. He fell down and quickly got up and went to her.
"Why did you not tell me?" He said slightly out of breath.
"I had just found out myself this morning dear. And I do hope that you didn't wake the baby with all of your shouting." Sango said.
"Shit. I forgot." Kouga said blushing slightly.
She kissed him on the nose and started to help Akira prepare breakfast. Akoro soon came into the kitchen and kissed his wife.
"So, I noticed that Akira will be coming with us since you are going to need her assistance?" Akoro said looking at Sango.
"Yes, I guess that I will but you know what Akoro. Really you should have her with you at all times anyways. I do enjoy her company." Sango said blushing.
"Why thank you Sango for saying that. I do enjoy the company of everyone here. I guess that you can say that I have kind of adopted all of you as my children since we were unable to have any." Akira said.
"What happened?" Kouga asked while getting some coffee.
"She was attacked soon after we were married. Her stomach was badly wounded and she was carrying our first born in her womb. The baby died and so did her chances of having any more." Akoro said sadly.
"So that is the reason why you are not home most of the time. You have no little ones to hold you there. But surely your wife should still hold you there." Sango said.
"Yes, she was the one thing that was my rock when I was in mourning. She is the best thing that could come into my life and I owe her my own." Akoro said hugging his wife tenderly.
"Ack. Now you are going to get them to think that I am someone to take pity upon. Which I am not mind you, I am strong and I am sorry that I was not able to give him children. But I am not going to take this away from myself as well. I will gladly go back to your home and help you with your pup." Akira said proudly.
"Well then we better get things together so we can go home and bring Kanna and Kohaku to their home." Sango said.
"Yes, I cannot wait to show everyone what they have!" Kouga said happily.
"I will go and start loading the carriage with our things. I will make sure that Ah Un hasn't run off too far as well." Akoro said.
"I will let you know when breakfast is done dear." Akira said to him as he was leaving. He held up a hand and waved goodbye for now.
Sango turned to Kouga. "Don't you think that you should help him?"
Kouga looked up at her and shook his head. "Yes, there are things that we need to bring back as well to the village that they are going to need."
"Thank you." Sango said.
Kouga left and helped Akoro start to bring things out to the two carriages that were out there. Sango and Akira went back to preparing breakfast when Kohaku, Kanna and Mijtsu came out. Kanna put Mijtsu in a bassinet by the kitchen and started to cut up some fruit for breakfast as Kohaku started to gather things around the small house that they are going to need for their own. It was not that much longer that Kohaku was sent outside to retrieve Kouga and Akoro for breakfast. They all ate while Mijtsu was sitting there cooing and talking to himself.
Then after washing the dishes and gathering all the kitchen stuff, and bringing it out to the carriages they headed off to the village. They were all so excited to find out everyone's reactions to Mijtsu and he was having so much fun looking at the scenery that passed by the windows.
Sesshomaru, Tahki, Kagome, InuYasha, Rin, Shippo and Sota were all having dinner outside in the backyard of Sango's old house when Sesshomaru recognized the scent in the air. He got up quickly and soon everyone followed him to the front of the house. Ah Un had just pulled up and went to Rin for some attention.
"Good afternoon Lord Sesshomaru." Akoro said as he got off the carriage.
"What are you doing back so soon?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Well, we ran into some problems but everything is ok." Kouga said coming out of the carriage. Sesshomaru noticed the changed scent in the air.
"You have impregnated her already?" Sesshomaru asked.
"You know Sesshomaru, with you being a Taiyoukai and all, you really should be more polite." Sango said stepping out of the carriage.
Sesshomaru was going to go and give her a hug when he noticed Akoro's wife coming in another carriage.
"Kanna! Kohaku! Where have you been?" Kagome said as she went to the carriage.
Kohaku came out and gave Kagome a hug.
"Everyone! I would like you to meet my son Mijtsu!" Kohaku said as he took the bundle from Kanna.
"Oh my gosh you gave birth already!" Kagome said excitedly.
"Yes, and if it wasn't for Sango, I would have died with the baby." Kanna said as she got out.
"I will tell you all about it later at dinner. For now we need to get all this stuff inside." Sango said.
InuYasha, Sota, Shippo, Sesshomaru, Kohaku, Akoro, and Kouga all started to get the things from the carriages while the women went inside with Kanna and the baby. Sesshomaru went to Tahki and kissed her cheek before going and helping the others and they just stared at him. Sango saw this and was happy that he was starting fresh with her. Sango knew that he was going to be very happy with Tahki but for now, she is going to let them explore their feelings and have some fun.
After everything was in the house, Sesshomaru brought Kohaku and Kanna around to show them the improvements that they have made to the home while they were gone having the baby.
"Tahki and Kagome have decorated to the way that your old home was but with more color. And this is what they chose for the babies room." Sesshomaru said as he opened a door for them.
"Oh my gosh, there is so much stuff in here!" Kohaku said.
"I thought that you might need some of these things. I had InuYasha help me with putting the crib together, which makes out into a bed later on when he gets older. And I had Tahki help me with the decorating and the color scheme. Mother came with baby gifts, which is everything else here. And lots of cloth diapers for him as well. She thought that it was safe to use those here since you know; we cannot dispose of the ones that we use in our time. I do hope that you like what we have done since you have been gone." Kagome said.
"I love it. I just love it. I cannot believe all of this!" Kanna said.
"I will show you how to use the washer and the ringer. It will save tons of time for you while doing wash. I have one and so does everyone else and we thought that you might as well have one as well." Kagome said smiling.
"That would be wonderful. Oh Kagome, Tahki you really are very good friends to have." Kanna said as tears were starting to show in her eyes.
"Oh now don't you start that woman!" Sango said, as her eyes were wet with tears.
Kohaku came in to let Mijtsu see his new room and he cooed his approval of the room. He set him down in his crib and he was asleep in minutes. Kohaku and Kanna just stood there by the crib happy that things were going to be ok now.
"Come let's make some dinner. There are many things that we need to discuss." Sango said.
"And we need to take care of the carriages and the horses and poor Ah Un." Kouga said.
"Do not fear for Ah Un, he is with Rin at this time." Sesshomaru said.
"And so is Sota." Tahki added winking at Sesshomaru.
"Yes and it seems that there are things that need to be told to us as well." Kouga said.
Tahki blushed and went downstairs to start preparing dinner. She was soon accompanied by the rest of the women and were all talking about the baby while they were in there. The men went and put the carriages away, watered and fed the horses and made sure that Rin and Sota were fine with Ah Un who was currently taking a bath.
When things were ready for dinner, they all gathered out in the gardens once again and started eating and talking about all that has happened over the last five days since they left the village. After answering some questions and getting some answers, the women went back inside with the dishes and quickly washed them, then came back out for the rest. After they were told up until this morning's event, they couldn't believe what they went through.
Then Sango asked what has been going on here and Tahki proceeded to tell Sango what has been going on here in the village. She told her and everyone about the fights, the laughter, and the down right hilarity of some things and then told her of pain that she shared and everyone found out about. There were some questions after that and the most important question of all was finally asked.
"So what is going on between you and Sesshomaru?" Sango asked. Everyone stopped talking and turned to her to find out her answer.
Tahki blushed and wasn't about to answer when Sesshomaru did for her.
"I have found something that I thought that I had with you Sango but found that I did not. I have found love and respect for someone that is willing to return it to me ten fold." Sesshomaru said proudly.
"I am glad that you finally found someone that is willing to do that for you Sesshomaru. Now you understand what the rest of us are feeling when we are with the ones that we love so much." Sango said.
"Yes, I have also found out that Rin is being courted by Sota and it seems like everyone here knew but me!" Sesshomaru said.
"Yes, well there was a reason for that though." InuYasha said.
"Well, as you can see, I have no ill issues with him courting her. That is fine and I am not going to make him go through too much hell in the trials that are yet to come." Sesshomaru said.
Sota stopped what he was doing and looked at Sesshomaru like he was nuts.
"I am only kidding Sota." Sesshomaru teased.
Everyone started laughing when Sota relaxed and continued to give Rin various flowers for her bouquet that she was putting together. The night was coming to them and they started to dispurse to their rooms and homes. Sango and Sesshomaru were the only ones left out in the garden.
"Sesshomaru does she truly make you happy?" Sango asked.
"Yes she does. She makes me feel like I am whole once again."
"I knew that there was a reason to bring her here after some time."
"You mean that you knew that I would fall for her?"
"I thought that you might. Sesshomaru, I was the one who took her in after she was found near the ocean. She was almost dead to the world when I found her. I brought her home with me and took care of her and she has been with me ever since. She was back at Kouga's palace when you were there. She was teaching Shippo his lessons."
"So you are the kind people that brought her in and took care of her. But she said that she has no real home?"
"And she is right. I offered her sanctuary at the palace but she said that she needed to start fresh without help. But I asked her to come here after we arrived to see if we needed help and we did. So she came two days after we arrived here. After you brought Kanna and Kohaku back to me, I told her that she is to help them with whatever they may need and maybe they will take her in."
"Sango you don't know how much of a change you have made for her. How much you are responsible for her being happy."
"Sesshomaru, you are the one who made her happy, I was just the one who got her back to health and gave her a reason to live. Now you should get some rest, the day has been busy and I am sure that you are tired."
"Yes I am tired. I will see you in the morning then."
"Good night Sesshomaru."
"Good night Sango." Sesshomaru said and then he left and went to his room that was now upstairs. InuYasha made sure that everyone had their own room in that house and Sesshomaru was happy of that.
Sango stayed outside a little while longer and then she went to her bedroom that she was staying in. Kouga moved closer to her when she got into bed.
"I am happy that you have finally found your way back to me." He said.
"My dear, I will always find my way back to you." Sango said kissing him.
Time went on for these two. They ended up going back home to the new palace that Sesshomaru built for them. They had a girl and named her Matsume in the fall. Sesshomaru courted Tahki for a while and they soon married. InuYasha and Kagome were proud and happy of the union and soon awaited the union of Rin and Sota. Shippo continued with his training and his lessons and was growing up strong. He was very proud of his little sister and protected her at all times. Kohaku and Kanna had more children as time went on. They stayed in the village with the others and visited Sango and Kouga often after their baby was born. Kanna was happy that Sango named her child after her sister. She knew that she was going to grow up strong and beautiful like her mother. But that is another story.
