"Just like the old days." Shippo said with a smile as he sat in Momoneko's arms.

"Almost…" Inuyasha and Kagome glumly said.

"What's wrong?" Momoneko and Rin asked, confused.

"We're traveling with Sesshomaru and his group—it's not something we ever thought would ever happen. But it's a good thing." Kagome happily said.

"Yes, I agree." Rin agreed with a smile.

"But we're losing two of our members." Kagome sadly said.

"You're not losing us; we're going with you." Sango and Miroku said, walking over.

"What about your pregnancy?" Kagome asked right away, concerned.

"Don't worry about that; I'll be fine. When I get further along, I'll come back to the village and Kaede will help me from there." Sango explained with a smile.

"What about Miroku?" Inuyasha asked, looking at Sango.

"I'll stay back with Sango, of course. I have to be there when our baby is born." Miroku said with a smile.

"That's so great." Momoneko dreamily said as Sesshomaru stood behind her and Jaken off to the side, muttering to himself; he didn't want to travel with Inuyasha and his friends. He also didn't care for Momoneko; she was going to be nothing but trouble. Or that's what he thinks.

'That girl is going to be so heartbroken when she finds out Lord Sesshomaru doesn't want to have children. She'll be so sad that she'll want to leave and just travel with Inuyasha and his friends.' Jaken happily thought to himself.

"Sesshomaru?" Momoneko softly asked, looking directly at Sesshomaru while Inuyasha and Kagome went back to get something they forgot. In reality, they were just going to have sex.

"Yeah, what is it?" Sesshomaru asked as calmly as possible; he thought she wanted to talk about Inuyasha—and he really didn't want to.

"Not now… But sometime in the future—" Momoneko nervously started, fiddling with her fingers, turning red.

"What is it?" Sesshomaru curiously asked, raising an eyebrow; he could plainly see this wasn't about Inuyasha.

"Do you want to—you know—maybe have a family?" Momoneko nervously asked, causing Sesshomaru just to stand there, shocked.

"Do you want to have kids?" Sesshomaru asked after a few minutes while Jaken watched them.

"Someday—yes. I'd honestly like a big family." Momoneko softly replied, still blushing.

'This is it. This is where he tells her to shove off.' Jaken gleefully thought to himself.

"Well… *Sigh…* We'll have to talk about how many kids when the time comes. But if you really want, we can start a family sometime in the future." Sesshomaru honestly replied, shocking Jaken.

"Can I be their aunt?" Rin excitedly asked.

"That's up to Momoneko." Sesshomaru sternly said.

"Of course." Momoneko happily said.

"WHAT?!" Jaken just exploded, shocked, and confused.

"What's wrong with you?" Sesshomaru asked, annoyed, narrowing his eyes.

"Do you want to be their uncle when we have kids?" Momoneko softly asked; she didn't understand what was wrong.

"No! Why are you doing this, Lord Sesshomaru?! Why are you letting her into your life?! You hate half-demons—especially cat demons! Why is she so special?" Jaken asked, beyond frustrated and confused.

"I don't know; she just is. Why does it matter to you?" Sesshomaru asked, quickly becoming pissed off.

"Do you not like me?" Momoneko softly asked; she didn't sound confused or offended; she was just curious.

"No, I do not! You're taking Lord Sesshomaru away from me even more!" Jaken yelled, furious, glaring at Momoneko.

"You sound like you're in love with Sesshomaru." Shippo said, teasing Jaken.

"I am not in love with Lord Sesshomaru; he is my master—that is all. But the more that come into our group, the less time he has for me and Rin!" Jaken yelled again.

"Don't worry about Jaken; he didn't like me at first either. He'll come around." Rin said with a smile.

"Oh, ok." Momoneko said, sounding slightly confused.

"Jaken, can we have a talk—in private?" Sesshomaru angrily asked, making Jaken follow him.

"*Gulp.* Yes, my lord." Jaken nervously gulped; he knew he was in for a beating. And a beating, he got; when they returned, Jaken was covered in welts, bumps, and bruises.

"I'm sorry for what I said before." Jaken said, looking at Momoneko.

"It's ok. But—are you ok?" Momoneko asked, concerned.

"Never better. What do you care anyway?" Jaken asked, sitting down.

"Because you're obviously important to Sesshomaru. Otherwise he wouldn't keep you around, right? And if you're important to Sesshomaru, you're important to me—even if you don't like me. Just like Rin; she's important as well. And A-un; he's important. And even though they don't get along—or rather don't like each other, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are important to each other as well." Momoneko said, causing Jaken to look at her with tears in his eyes—until that last part came up.

"What are you? Stupid or something?! Lord Sesshomaru and Inuyasha will never be important to each other!" Jaken yelled, smacking her over the head with his staff.

"Ouch…" Momoneko moaned, holding her head.

"Jaken…" Sesshomaru growled just as Inuyasha and Kagome came out; they saw what happened.

Jaken got more welts from both Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.

"I won't apologize." Jaken said, glaring at Momoneko.

"It's ok; I'd rather you be honest than a liar." Momoneko softly said, holding her head.

"Are you ok?" Sesshomaru asked, walking over to his Momo.

"Yeah, I'm ok. But I think Jaken might need some attention." Momoneko softly said.

"He'll be fine." Sesshomaru said, taking Momoneko's hand in his.

"Ok." Momoneko said, looking into Sesshomaru's eyes.

"Ok… Is everyone ready to go?" Inuyasha asked, stepping in between Momoneko and Sesshomaru.

"I'm ready." Momoneko said with a smile.

"We're ready." Kagome, Rin, and Shippo happily answered.

"Let's head out." Miroku said as he held onto Sango while she smiled at everyone.

"Are you coming, Jaken?" Sesshomaru asked, looking at Jaken.

"Yes, I'm coming." Jaken mumbled as he stood up and started following them.

"This is going to be so much fun!" Momoneko cheerfully exclaimed as she hooked her arms in with Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.

Three Days Later:

"I'm surprised they haven't killed each other yet." Miroku said, looking at Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.

"They must both really love Momoneko." Sango responded, looking at Miroku.

"They must. Though, they look like they're ready to kill each other." Miroku plainly said.

"Sango, we're in luck!" Momoneko called, running over with Kagome; they had gone out, looking for a hot spring.

"Did you find one?" Sango asked, looking at the two girls.

"Yeah, a big one—with two sides; we can all bathe at the same time." Kagome said with a smile.

"Huh? Is everything ok?" Momoneko asked, looking between Sesshomaru and Inuyasha; they were notably rigid and looked annoyed.

"No, nothing." Sesshomaru plainly said.

"We're fine." Inuyasha huffed.

"They don't want to bathe together…" Jaken grumbled, aggravated.

"Oh. You still don't like each other? You're not even getting along—just a little?" Momoneko asked a little down.

"Don't listen to Jaken." Sesshomaru retorted.

"Yeah… We're working on it." Inuyasha calmly replied, glaring at Jaken.

"I don't want to force you two to get along though." Momoneko sadly murmured, looking down while picking at her fingers.

"Don't worry about us; we'll work on something. I can tolerate Inuyasha." Sesshomaru simply replied.

"And I can stand to be around Sesshomaru." Inuyasha seriously stated.

"I don't think they'll ever be as close as we want them to be—but they're trying." Kagome said with a smile.

"Yes." Momoneko happily agreed.

"Come on girls, let's go take a bath." Sango said, changing the subject.

"Can I join you?" Rin asked.

"Of course." Momoneko, Kagome, and Sango said at the same time.

"Let's go—and get this over with." Sesshomaru and Inuyasha said at the same time.

"Yes, let's." Miroku said as Shippo sat on his shoulder.

"Jaken, are you coming?" Sesshomaru asked, looking at Jaken.

"Yes, Of course, my lord." Jaken said right away, following Sesshomaru.

"A-un, watch the camp." Sesshomaru ordered; A-un nodded and laid down.

The girls were happily sitting in the hot springs, giggling, and having a good time with not a care in the world.

The guys, on the other hand, were sitting on their side, brooding; it was so tense that not even the bath was helping them decompress.

"At least the girls sound like they're having a good time." Miroku sighed as he and Shippo sat on one side—away from Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, who were facing away from each other.

Jaken was just sitting there in the water, thinking to himself.

Half an Hour Later:

The guys were about to get out when they heard something that made their blood run cold.

"Ahhhh!" The girls screamed in panic...