This is the last chapter till I come back around Wednesday/Thursday/Friday.

Chapter 20

- Previously -

"Is the kabu ready?" Kagome teased.
"…" Sesshomaru nodded.
She then pouted, "I should've gotten a larger one because I already know that the condoms won't fit you."
"That is a shame," He said sarcastically; he didn't want it anyways.
"I'll have to take pills then because of you." Kagome sighed.
"Hmm…"

Kagome sat over his pelvis and slowly inserted him inside and cringed at his width. Sesshomaru and pushed her down and she cringed and her nails dug into torso in pain. Softly, she glared at him, and he ignored the glared.

"Going slow, causes you pain." Sesshomaru stated.
"Still… It's been nine or ten months since I've rutted with you and Inuyasha," Kagome still cringed.
"This one still does not know why you've rutted with him." He growled.
"Sesshomaru, I love him; stop doing that," she sighed and started to rock on his pelvis, "are you being jealous of your younger kyodai?"
He sat up with his right arm to prop him up, "of course not, this one is just uncertain of whether trusting him or not. A hanyou is not suitable on protecting this one's miko."

"I am not marked by you, therefore am not yours Sesshomaru." She stated.
"You kitsune calls this one 'otousan,' is that not good enough for you?" He questioned her curiously.
"Onegai, I don't want to be confused right now," Kagome frowned and lightly placed him against the futon.
"Let us switch places miko; you have done more than enough for your share." Sesshomaru stated while making her lie down on him and switched places.
"Fine, but if you squirt in me, you're going to be neutered." She pointed to a dagger.
He paled a little, "wakaru miko,"
"Good," Kagome stated.

- Now -

It was a month later after Sesshomaru's visit to Kagome and the kabus, and left when she fell asleep and gathered the pups inside for her. Sesshomaru had said his farewells to the six as they slept, even though he knew Kagome would be furious at him.

And she was.

Kagome was with her five kabus to give them a bath in a stream. It took Kagome took weeks to get Kouga's fleas off them, and it was irritating with all the bites going around. The kabus were squirming around a bit when it was their turn to get cleaned, and if they got away, they would cling to Shippo.

When they were all cleaned up as well as her self, Kagome clothed them all and they walked to the village. Passing Goshinboku, she sighed and walked passed it, and then stopped.

"Ki," Kagome called out.
"Kasan?" Kichi stepped to her with a mokomoko draped of her like Sesshomaru would.
"Try to reach the closest branch on this tree."
She looked up about fifty feet, "h-hai…"
"Okasan, that's dangerous, they aren't even a year old yet." Shippo frowned.
"Sesshomaru wishes for their training to begin soon, if Kichi can do this, then they shall start." Kagome sighed, "Kichi."
"Hai…"

Kichi dug her claws into the bark of the tree and started to climb up Goshinboku. She started to get tired once three quarters up the tree and whimpered. Her hands trembled and her claws released the bark and fell from the tree, and Kagome caught her.

"You did well Kichi," Kagome smiled and tapped her nose.
"Keh," Hidemi snorted at the runt of the little with her mokomoko around her neck like Sesshomaru's okasan. (I know what she looks like thank you.)
"Emi, do you wish to try?" Her okasan asked curiously.
"Hai kasan," she replied.
"Ikimas."

Hidemi dug her claws into the bark as did her shimai had done. Kagome place Kichi down with a light sigh and watched Emi, who went to the same height as Kichi. Her hands began to shake but didn't want to give up. She lifted her body to go further, and she slipped. Luckily though, she was caught by her mother, and was set down after being praised.

A large neko flew over their heads and Kagome knew that her companions have returned, which meant Kikyou had returned as well. Nonetheless, Kagome and kabus continued to the village. About five minutes, they arrived to Kaede's hut to greet them, and was surprised that Inuyasha and Kikyou weren't there; but took that back immediately.

"Konnichiwa Sang-chan, Kirara, Miroku-sama," Kagome smiled happily to them and the five kabus entered with her.
"Ah, Kagome-chan!" Sango got up and squeezed her to death. "I've missed you SOOOO much!"
"I've missed you too, how's the hunt on Naraku going?" She asked curiously to see their happy expressions frown."Kikyou-sama is… cold, rude, and obnoxious." Miroku gagged.
"She wouldn't allow Inuyasha to carry her on his back, so we were so slow. When Inuyasha said to come back, we rushed here to check on you." Sango stated.
"We've been okay." Kagome smiled.

"We saw Sesshomaru on the day we left, are you okay?" Miroku asked.
"Hai," Kagome laughed.
"Hey look, Kichi and Hidemi have little mokomokos…" Sango said with much amusement in her tone.
"Hai, those two get mokomokos, the eldest and youngest, and I get a dragon egg," she sighed.
"…"

"Okasan, Inuyasha's coming…" Shippo growled.
"Okay, okay," Kagome sighed, "well, we're going to go to our hut."
"Matte, I'll come with you." Sango got up.
"Me too, I don't want to be near Kikyou-sama when she comes." Miroku got up too.
"Why, is it because she can't approach a half mile radius to my hut?" Kagome asked curiously as they all walked out of the hut.
"Hontou?" Sango looked at her.
"Hai," she replied, "Shippo-chan, take the pups to the hut, onegai?"
"Hai okasan," Shippo smiled and the five kabus trotted ahead.
"What did Shippo think of Sesshomaru-sama?" Miroku asked curiously.
"He thinks of him as his otousan now." Kagome stated and stretched tiredly.
"Hmm," Sango was in thought.

"Oi Sango-chan, when will you go bearing Miroku-sama's kids, huh?" She asked curiously.
"Kagome-chan!" Sango blushed furiously.
"Nani! I'm just saying you should marry and start bearing his kids before you go do something like I did." Kagome said bluntly.
"Hai Sango," Miroku went to her, "onegai, bear my children now."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, I didn't say now! And in front of me no less!" She freaked out.

WHACK!

"Houshi-sama, it's not like we can anyways, there's still Naraku we want to kill. Besides, we don't have a hut of our own." Sango sighed.
"Oh, that reminds me, you'll receive a hut soon; the both of you can be in it together." Kagome stated simply while a bird flew to her hand.
"Kagome-sama…?" Miroku said with a little confusion.

The miko patted the white doves' head, "the two of you will obviously live together after you deal with Naraku, but until then, you can have some time alone in your own hut. It's still being built, and it a little close to my hut, and it'll be the same size." Kagome smiled and released the bird so it could fly away. "I know it'll be temporary though, since you two will want to repopulate the taijiya village."

"Kagome-chan… I don't… know what to say…" Sango said speechlessly.
Miroku smiled and kissed Sango's cheek, "that's simple; give Kagome-sama our gratitude for our own personal hut."
"Iie, you don't have to; I've been trying to plan it for a while, and finally started to work on it." Kagome laughed lightly
"You're working on it?" Sango asked.
"Mhmm, some of the village otokos and I have been working on it." She smiled.
"But… your kabus…" Miroku tried to think.
"Kaede-obasan watches them play either in the fields or in the hut," the miko stated then frowned, "but I don't want you guy to go looking around for it."

Sango started to cry and hugged Kagome happily, "arigato Kagome-chan! Domo arigato!"
Miroku smiled, "hai, domo arigato."
Kagome smiled goofily, "dou-itashimashite."

They all went into the hut and played with the pups. Well, Chikako snuggled against Miroku and Sato played with Sango. Hidemi and Kichi however were resting in their okasan's lap tiredly from trying to climb Goshinboku. Shippo was keeping an eye out for Inuyasha and Kikyou; soon he growled at their sighting.

The four kabus began to stop, place their eyes to the door, and began to give their little growls. Kagome sighed and gave Hidemi to Sango, and Kichi to Miroku. Telling them all to stay, she walked out and walked the half mile to confront the two.

Kagome folded her arms in front of her chest, "konnichiwa Inuyasha," she looked to the wench, "Kikyou."
"So, you've grown manners recently?" Kikyou asked coldly.
"…" She scowled at her remark.
"K-Kagome, I told Kikyou that she could see the kabus and-" Inuyasha was interrupted.
"Iie," Kagome stated.
"N-nani, what do you mean?" He looked at her.

"Inuyasha, you can see the kabus if you wish, but I refuse to let her get anywhere near them; a miko who despises hanyous, and uses them for their own twisted plans." Kagome shrugged.
"…teme…" Kikyou glared.
"K-Kagome!" Inuyasha looked to Kikyou, "I'm sure she didn't mean it."
"Iie, I meant it, and if you don't take the offer of seeing the kabus Inuyasha, then you don't have any business near the hut." Kagome stated firmly.
"Onee-sama," Kaede called out.
"Kaede," Kikyou replied.

"You should not be in this village, people will slay you by thinking you're a ghost." Kaede stated; trying to help Kagome.
"Feh, they can sure as hell try-!" Inuyasha was interrupted.
"Osuwari," Kagome sighed, "Kaede-obasan, are the herbs ready?"
"Hai," Kaede gave her the basket of herbs.
"Arigato," she smiled and left to return to the hut.

"Those herbs were for healing illness," Kikyou stated.
"Onee-sama, I forbid you to be here, much chaos can happen." Kaede stated back.
"Fine," she left.
Inuyasha was surprised at the agreement, "K-Kikyou!"
"Go take care of your kabus." She said bitterly.

He sighed and look to Kaede, "what's with the herbs?"
"It's nothing for you to worry about." Kaede stated.
"My ass it ain't! Let me through the barrier!"
"Iie," she left.

Sesshomaru walked the path that lead him to Naraku but seemed like it was taking forever. His anger was rising mentally as he heard an onna land behind him lightly. Already knowing who it was, he ignored the trouble maker, who had created the mishap and questioning from the miko many months ago.

"Oi, Sesshomaru!" She yelled angrily.
Jaken turned around, "ugh, it's Kagura!"
"Jaken," Sesshomaru called out and continued to walk forth.
Kagura raised an eyebrow and patted her shoulder with her fan, "if I don't get what I want, I can always tell Naraku about a vulnerable miko in a specific village."
"…" Sesshomaru stopped.
"She must be talking about that miko who healed Sesshomaru-sama," Jaken scowled.
"Oh? Kagome healed the mighty taiyoukai?" Kagura taunted.

'This one needs to kill her; one doesn't want harm to the miko or kabus. She does not contain a heart however, and might only return to kill her.' Sesshomaru told himself, wanting to kill her.

Not knowing what to do, he used his poison whip and sliced her head off. The taiyoukai demanded Jaken to burn her head. They left the body there to rot away, which they didn't mind.

"So the taiyoukai is following his fathers' footsteps." A dark eerie voice stated.

An albino child held a mirror in front of an otoko so he may see what was happening all around. The mirror showed an onna with four young inu hanyous and a kitsune youkai, sleeping soundly all together. A small smirked played on his face as an evil chuckle slipped out.

"What shall we do Naraku?" The albino warabe asked.
"I think we'll play with taiyoukai mind a little since our little miko is having a difficult time already." Naraku grinned.
"Why not kill her and just get it over with?" An infant named Akago asked.
"Baka, the taiyoukai will know of it, and will be unbelievably strong with rage; you being Naraku's heart, will lead to difficulties." A dangerous warabe named Hakudoushi stated with annoyance.
"There isn't need to worry Hakudoushi, but, let's play now." Naraku smirked.

Sesshomaru stopped in place at a specific scent that was familiar to him. It was a recent scent that had come across him, and took a step to see four inu hanyous walking passed him; licking the blood off her fingers, and talking away. The taiyoukai recognized them and instantly knew it was trickery.

"So, Naraku knows about this one's kabu?" Sesshomaru growled, 'it was a trap after all then, kesu…'
"Oi… isn't that otousan?" Sato asked curiously. (They're 'adults' right now; Naraku's trick, okay?)
"Keh, who cares," Chikako growled a crescent on her head.
"If he's otousan, that means he should be pleased." Kichi stated, also, a crescent on her forehead.
"Hai, after all," Hidemi looked at Sesshomaru and licked the blood from her claws, "he did tell us to kill okasan."

"Nani," Sesshomaru's eye twitched; the blood smelt of Kagome's, but this had to be a trick and he was sure of it.
"Hai, hai, otousan told me to slit her throat." Hidemi sighed.
"You had the easy job; I'm the one who ripped out her heart!" Chikako snarled.
"Keh, I had to rip her limbs off bakas!" Sato growled.
"Yeah, well I had to bury her and nii-san!" Kichi hissed.

WHAM!

The taiyoukai pinned Hidemi to a tree by a throat with fury. His eyes became clouded with bloodlust and she snickered. That snicker was that of what Naraku would do, and it made him snarl.

"Otousan, are you going to kill your first born kabu? Okasan raised us for so long without you there."

WWWWHHHHAAAACCCCKKKK!

He had released Hidemi and smacked her across the face so she fell to the ground. A sharp stab hit his heart and he didn't understand. His kabu stood up, and he began to growl at her.

"Wow, I didn't think you'd hit me, I'm shaking now." Hidemi taunted.
Sesshomaru growled more, "this one will not be taken in by trickery."
"That's up to you otousan," Kichi said while hopping to a branch, "even if we did lie about killing okasan, she's going to die soon."
Sato placed her hands behind head, "oi, Kichi-chan, that's supposed to be a secret, baka."
"Oh well," Chikako cracked her neck, "don't matter now."

Sesshomaru killed the taunting adult kabus with one stroke of Tokijin, and it stabbed him in the heart. It was well known that those were demon ninjas, but still, looking at an elder version of your kabus, and then killing them. He was getting pissed off now for Naraku knowing about Kagome and his kabus; how dangerous it was for them now.

"Rin," Sesshomaru called out to with annoyance.
"Hai Sesshomaru-sama," Rin replied.
"Go to the village where you had met the old onna, and tell her to take you to the miko. You will stay with her till this one returns."
"Hai Sesshomaru-sama," she replied again and took the reigns of Aun and flew away.

"Sesshomaru-sama, are you sure that was a wise thing to do?" Jaken asked curiously while watching Rin flying away on Aun.
"…" Sesshomaru didn't reply and continued walking.
"Ah! Matte, matte, matte!" Jaken rushed for him.

Naraku snickered happily at the taiyoukai's decision on continuing his search. True, those were youkai ninjas manipulated the looks of how his kabu would look like. But the reason why it was done was to see the reaction of how his little 'soon to be mate' would be if, she was killed.

"It appears that it isn't much of a reaction." Akago stated.
"That Sesshomaru guy has the Tenseiga; wouldn't he revive her anyways if she was killed?" Hakudoushi asked bitterly.
"If he is lucky enough to reach her in time since Inuyasha is too blind to see what's coming." Naraku snickered.
"Keh, he doesn't even know those aren't his kabus," Hakudoushi rolled his eyes, "why don't we be 'nice' for a change?"
Akago looked at him coldly, "why? We don't have a need for her."

"Iie, we don't, but I guess we can leave her alone," Naraku grinned, "she'll be suffering enough without care. Kanna, how long will it take effect?"
"Perhaps a few years," Kanna replied quietly.
"A few years," Naraku's grin widened, "then let's go give the taiyoukai and hanyou a little something to chase for the mean time."

Hakudoushi turned to Naraku, "even though she is pointless to have around, what about Kagura?"
"Hmm, let her be as she is, I can always make another incarnation." Naraku stated with an evil chuckle.
"Hai, now where is that Kohaku boy," he looked around with annoyance.
"He's in his room sulking." Kanna whispered.
"I should go 'heal' him from his pain soon." Naraku grinned.
"Whether it's erasing his memory or keeping him locked up, it doesn't matter how he suffers." Hakudoushi turned away, "I'm retiring for the night, there's nothing else to do."
"Hai," Naraku replied.

Tomorrow'ish I'll post up a Japanese translation before I leave for about a six day vacation.