Night Visitors
He looked down at her and smiled when he saw her face relaxed in sleep. He looked around the dark room to find that there was nothing out of place. He carefully left the warmth of the bed and paced to the little crib where their child slept, as peaceful as the woman in the bed.
His ears twitched as he heard the sound that had been the reason he was awake so late at night. It was much closer now. Grabbing his sword as he left the room he walked out of the house, not bothering to place it in his obi.
Four people stood in front of the small house located between the village and the ancient forest. Two were standing a bit behind, the other couple was much closer. The man with a ponytail stepped forward.
"How is she?" he asked, an urgent tone in his voice.
"She's fine," the man standing in front of the house door replied coolly. "But she's tired, so I ain't waking her up just so you can pester her."
The man was about to growl an insult at him, but the red-haired female at his side stepped on his foot.
"How is the cub?" she inquired, spark in her eyes. A real smile appeared on the white-haired man's face for a moment.
"The pup is healthy," he said and smirked when he saw her still looking curiously at him. "His name is Touga."
"Can we see them?" the woman asked.
"They're asleep," the young father grumbled. "Come back after sunrise."
"We will," the other male nodded, his pale eyes looking at the other with intensity that had little to do with hate. "And if she's not happy with you, mutt, I'll personally make sure you..."
"You have some nerve, speaking like that in front of your mate," the white-haired man raised an eyebrow, but the female just shrugged.
"Ayame knows I don't love Kagome anymore. But she's still a close friend and I want her happy," Kouga puffed his chest out in pride.
"Feh, whatever. Come back later and I'll let you see them both," Inuyasha stared before turning to go inside the house and back to his little family.