My longest and funniest chapter ever. I love this chapter and the transition between everyone and their adventures. Please comment if you like it. What do you think is going to happen at Kagome's appointment?


Chapter 20: Monday afternoon/mid-evening…. (four days until the wedding)

"Woooow," Hoshiki said as they pulled the canoe to the water. Inuko nodded and smiled. "Yup looks good," he said and touched Hoshiki's shoulder. Hoshiki looked to Inuko then to the canoe's again and smiled.

"SO COOL!" Hoshiki said and jumped in his spot excited.

"I'm a little scared to do this," Kikyko said looking at the canoe that Sota and Hitomi prepared. Their grandfather climbed in and extended his hand for his wife. She tightened her helmet and her life vest and took his hand climbing into the canoe. The second canoe was going to have Hitomi, Sota and Kikyko in it.

"Don't be scared Kikyko, you're with us, we'll show you how it's done," Sota said to her. Kikyko let out a deep breath and nodded.

"Okay!" she said to him and Hitomi as they prepared their canoe in the water.

Kikyko passed Makoto over to her grandmother. They put her in a life vest that was so big she was drowning in it. Makoto looked at her vest and started pulling at the straps. She then noticed her giraffe near the raft on the ground.

"Aaah!" she shouted extending her hands for her giraffe.

"Uhhh, sis you can't bring giraffe with you, it could fall into the water," Kikyko said to her. She picked up her giraffe near the canoe and held it up to her. Makoto took it from Kikyko and hugged her giraffe tightly. She looked at her vest for a place to put it.

"She sure is attached to that giraffe isn't she," their grandmother laughed and pulled Makoto to her lap, she tied her to her life vest with clips.

Kikyko looked at her vest and adjusted it while trying to figure out some of the buckles.

"Here!" Inuko said adjusting the buckles around Kikyko's body.

"Thanks," she said to her brother.

"Aren't you and Hoshi going to wear a vest?" Hitomi said concerned, she adjusted her helmet and got into the canoe with Sota.

"Nope!" Inuko said to Hitomi and smiled. Hoshiki smiled and nodded.

"We don't need it," he said and tapped his chest, he let out a deep breath and climbed into the boat with his grandparents.

"Alright well stay close Sota," his father said to him. Kikyko let out a deep breath and came around Inuko towards Sota and Hitomi.

"Please don't go so fast, eerrr…whatever this thing does," Kikyko said nervously. Sota laughed and extended his hand out to her.

"Depends on the current and the water kiddo, don't worry you'll be just fine," he said as Kikyko climbed into the canoe. She adjusted her helmet and let out another deep breath.

"We've done this a hundred times, don't worry Kikyko… Sota and I are experts at canoeing, we do it all the time," Hitomi said to her Kikyko smiled a fake smiled and nodded.

"Alright, come on Hoshiki!" Inuko said to his brother who was so excited he couldn't hold it in.

"LET'S DO THIS!" he shouted as Inuko got into the second canoe with his grandparents.


"AUGH! Sometimes InuYasha…. I wonder why I married you," Kagome said in the kitchen as I was near the kitchen island looking at the box. Finally, it arrived; Kagome's birthday gift.

"What? All I said was open the box Kagome and you got all huffy," I said and crossed my arms.

"I'm not huffy, that box is huge and heavy I am not moving it," she said to me and crossed her arms. I rolled my eyes.

"I didn't say move it, I said come around the counter and pull this ribbon and open the box, jeez women!" I said again and shook my head.

"Why is something going to jump out at me?" she proclaimed and rolled up her sleeves, she huffed and came around the counter.

I stepped away from the box as she came around it while examining the entire box.

"Seriously InuYasha I want a divorce if anything jumps out at me or there's bugs or creepy crawlers in there," she said looking at the ribbon around the box. I chuckled and rolled my eyes.

"No women none of that just open the damn box will yeah," I said to her and came around the kitchen island.

Kagome huffed and mumbled to herself while she reached for the ribbon, she closed her eyes and pulled it. The flaps of the box opened to the ground and 15 balloons flew out of it.

"Huh, wow!" she beamed and looked at the balloons.

"What is this?" she said to me. I smiled as she bent down and picked up the smaller wrapped box.

"Well your birthday is today, and I got you a little something," I said to her and nodded. She looked at me and came around the island, she put the box down on the counter. I stepped aside and watched her a she pulled the ribbon off the box.

"InuYasha, the balloons are so colorful and now this you didn't have to get me anything for my birthday…really you do this every year," she said and opened the box. She lifted the lid.

"UHHHH A DVD?" she said picking up the DVD case, she examined it.

"How about we play it with a glass of wine?" I said to her. I took her hand and pulled her to me.

"Ohh," she said holding the DVD to the air.

"Uhh InuYasha you know I can't drink wine," she said to me. I smiled and kissed her.

"I know that's why I prepared this," I said to her extending my hand to the fridge.

"Huh!" she said and pulled herself away from me, she opened the fridge I saw her smile and chuckled.

"Ah… cheese, cracker and fruit platter, my favorite," she said taking it out of the fridge.

I took the plate from her and took her hand, I led her to the couch.

"Sit!" I said to her. She smiled and grabbed some of the pillows and put them behind her back. I put the plate down and returned to the kitchen.

"So what's on the DVD?" she said to me looking at it. She opened the plastic case and pulled out the DVD.

"Something I've been working on for a while, I think you'll like it," I said to her as I poured a glass of wine for myself and some non-alcoholic wine for Kagome. I took the glasses and came back around the island to the couch.

"Here, non-alcoholic," I said to her handing her a glass, she smiled and took it from me. We tapped the glasses and took a sip.

"Well play it, play the DVD I want to see what's on it!" she chimed and held the DVD up to me. I smiled, put my glass down on the table and got up, I came over to the DVD player that hide on the entertainment stand.


"HAHAHA DAD THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DO THAT!" Kira laughed at her father as he tried to catch a goldfish on a paddle. Hitoshi sighed and shook his head.

"Hmmmm," Miroku grunted, he concentrated and tapped the paddle into the water again trying to catch another fish.

"Wow dad you've broken three paddles already, Hakura caught a fish, so did Kira and you've been at this for twenty minutes..." Koji teased his father watching him closely as the paddle broke again.

"Stop talking Koji let me concentrate," Miroku said. The man at the table looked at Miroku and shook his head. He sighed deeply.

"Last paddle sir!" the man said to Miroku. Miroku rolled his arms and let out a deep breath.

"Give up Miroku the fish don't like you today!" Sango said to him, she held her phone to the air recording Miroku's failed attempts. Yuki looked at his mother's phone as she recorded and laughed.

"Seriously dad, give up!" Yuki said to his father.

"AAARGUHHH, why is this so hard!" Miroku hissed angrily as his final paddle broke against a fish that he managed to scoop out. The fish bounced on the mesh padding and it broke through it.

"Hahahahah!" his family laughed, the man behind the counter shook his head and laughed as well.

"Yeah this game is rigged," Miroku said handing back the broken paddle.

"Haha, sorry dad, guess it's not your day!" Kira said to her father. He sighed and turned to her nodding.

"Bad luck for me today," Miroku said defeated. Sango smiled and touched Miroku's shoulder.

"Let's go to the food street, the markets are making some amazing treats today," Sango said to him.

He looked at her and smiled, he took her hand from his shoulder and held it to his face.

"What is in store at the food market today!" he said to her, Sango blushed and then smiled.

"SUSHI my dear husband, also known as…. FISH!" she teased him and pulled her hand away.

"AHAHAHAHAH!" his children laughed.

"So funny!" Miroku said to his kids. Koji laughed and grabbed his father by the hand pulling him from the table.


"AAAH THIS IS GOING TO FAST!" Kikyko shouted terrified, she's never been on a raft before. Sota and Hitomi held their paddles in the water coaxing the raft downstream.

"Kikyko, stop panicking we're not in any harm…" Sota said to her, Kikyko held her hands to her face nervous.

"KIKI, CALM DOWN STOP PANICKING, NOTHINGS GOING TO HAPPEN!" Inuko shouted at her from the other raft.

"I HATE THIS I WANT OFF!" Kikyko shouted back at him.

"Kiki, calm down sweetie, we are almost near the camp site we have to get through these waters first," Hitomi said to her pointing to a small cliff drop. Kikyko cringed and shook her head.

"Kikyko is really scared, maybe we should rest here a bit then carry the raft's back to came through the wooded area?" their grandmother said to everyone in their boat.

"No its too far a walk, and the canoes are heavy, we'd be winded before we even make it back to camp," Inuko said to everyone, he shifted his paddle in to the water. Sota pulled his canoe over to theirs.

"Can we just walk back to camp?" Kikyko said nervous. Inuko shook his head at her.

"Sweetie, we have one steep dive down the side of that cliff, it's an easy drop and then we'll be near camp," their grandfather said to her. Hoshiki looked at Kikyko's nervous expression, he smiled and nodded.

"If you want sis I'll join you in that canoe," Hoshiki said to her. Kikyko let out a deep breath. Hoshiki smiled and climbed into the canoe with his sister.

"AAAH AHHH," Mako shouted.

"What is it Mako? Oh you can't join them in their canoe its safer for you here little one," their grandmother said holding Makoto close to her. Makoto extended her hands to Kikyko while holding her giraffe with one hand.

"Sis, we're almost done one more peek and we'll be back at the campsite," Inuko said to Kikyko. He touched Makoto's head trying to get her attention.

"AAAAH! AHH AHHH!" Makoto shouted.

"No Mako don't try to jump from grandma's arms, you'll fall into the water," Kikyko said to her sister. The current picked up again and Sota held his ore to the water.

"WOAH!" Kikyko said holding on to Hoshiki.

"Easy does it," Hitomi said as they pulled their canoe away from the other.

"AAAH AAHHH," Makoto cried. She almost jumped out of her grandmother's arms trying to reach for Kikyko, while doing so, she suddenly lost her grip on her giraffe and it falls into the water.

"AAAAAH!" Makoto shouted watching her giraffe float downstream.

"Great!" Inuko said. He tilted his ore to it trying to reach for it.

"MAKO, STOP TRYING TO JUMP OUT OF GRANDMA'S ARMS, WE'LL GET GIRAFFE!" Kikyko shouted to her sister. Makoto watched her giraffe float further away; she lifted her hands to her eyes and started to cry.

"WAWWAAHHHH," she cried loudly.

"Oh oh, Makoto there there sweetheart we'll get you anther giraffe," her grandmother said holding her close to her body. Makoto started crying even louder.

"DON'T WORRY WE'LL GET IT!" Hitomi said as they steered their canoe towards the way giraffe was drifting which was down the side of the cliff.

Hoshiki was really enjoying the excitement he held Kikyko's phone to the air recording everything with a run by run commentary.

"There it goes, and giraffe misses a branch by a long shot, what's in store next for giraffe….it seems to be making its way …." Hoshiki started to say.

"STOP IT HOSHIKI YOUR MAKING THINGS WORSE!" Inuko shouted at his brother as he and his grandfather steered the canoe towards the river's edge.

"Damn we're not going to reach it before it goes over the peek," their grandfather said as he held his ore firmly into the water, he turned the canoe sideways.

"MMMM MM AAAAHHH!" Makoto kept crying watching as giraffe floated closer and closer to the edge of the peek.

"I'll get it!" Inuko said he put the ore down in the boat.

"No Inuko don't jump into the water, we'll get Makoto another one," his grandmother said worried. Inuko stood up and looked into the water.

"It's not deep good, I'll be back in a minute," he said to all of us. He then jumped in.

"INUKO NO, DON'T DO IT!" Kikyko shouted at her brother. Hoshiki turned the phone towards his brother as he was in the water.

"AWESOME THIS CAMPING TRIP HAS TURNED OUT SO AWESOME!" Hoshiki shouted standing up, he watched Inuko as he swum towards giraffe.

"INUKO THE PEAK BE CAREFUL!" Hitomi shouted at him.

"Got it! This thing is such a pain…" Inuko said as he grabbed giraffe it was wedged between a branch and some rocks.

"INUKO THE CURRENTS PICKING UP, COME BACK TO THE CANOE, YOU'LL GO OVER IF YOU STAY NEAR THE EDGE!" their grandfather shouted at him.

"I got it!" Inuko shouted he held giraffe tightly and swum back to the canoe. The current kept pulling him towards the peek and Inuko struggled against it. His grandfather extended his hand out to him.

"I'm good!" Inuko said catching his breath he reached up into the canoe and let out a deep breath.

"ARE YOU OKAY BRO?" Hoshiki shouted at him.

"Yeah!" Inuko said back he climbed into the canoe.

"AAAAH!" Makoto shouted extending her arms to giraffe.

Inuko shook himself off and extended his arms to his sister.

"There we are sweetheart, see nothing to cry about," their grandmother said as Inuko took Makoto from his grandmother.

"u—ko…" she said and took giraffe from her brother. She threw her arms against Inuko and hugged him.

"Did she just…." Their grandfather said sitting back down in the canoe. Sota steered the canoe near the edge of the water near dry land.

"WE NEED TO GET OUT OF THE WATER! THE CURRENTS PICKING UP," he shouted to everyone else.

"Mako, did you just say my name?" Inuko said looking at his sister. She smiled at him and hugged giraffe tightly.

"U—ko," she said again and laughed, she kissed Inuko on the cheek and hugged him again.

"She's trying to say my name…." Inuko said excitedly.

"Let's get this canoe to land!" their grandfather said tilting the ore in the water.

Instagram Post

"When big brother saves the day and saves giraffe from impending doom! Don't worry little sis, big brothers on it!" (Hoshiki posted the entire video with running commentary on our Instagram page.)

Sango: Did she just say Inuko's name? Where's Kagome to see this?

Hakura: My HERO, saving a giraffe all for his little sister!

Kira: Oh god Hakura stop blushing he saved a giraffe no big deal.

Hakura: He saved giraffe, got a kiss from his baby sister and she said his name, he's my hero.

Kira: Oh god Hitoshi lets go for a walk and leave everyone in the street market.

Hitoshi: Hahaahha so great, Makoto kissed Inuko and tried to say his name, missing a few letters there and Hakura looks like she's in complete awe, drooling over her HERO! Hahahahh! Let's get sushi platter Kira!

Kenta: DID SHE JUST SAY U-KO… OMG! Hilarious and cute, hey U-ko what's up bro?

Kikyko: Its momma's birthday today so she's probably watching the movie we made for her.

Miroku: Oh yeah that's right, Sango let's call Kagome later! U-ko hahahaha so cute!

Inuko: Hey its cute, she's trying to say my name…its cute, and don't you dare call me that Kenta!

Reno: U-ko bro, we have some news to share when you home?

Inuko: Tomorrow! Kenta already texted me your news dipshit, I'm way ahead of you on that part.

Hitomi: Hey no swearing…. I want to cuddle Mako.

Rika: Aaaaahhhhh U-ko how adorable oh my god, must have Makoto please let me smoosh her!

Inuko: I'm disabling comments and I'm going to kill Hoshiki for posting this. You all suck! Except Hakura!

Kenta: Hahahah she will suck in a few days bro and you are going to like it!

Reno: SO GROSS KENTA! Hahhahahahah!

Hakura: ALL OF YOU ARE IDIOTS. SHUT UP!

-End post-

"Hoshiki, stupid stop recording things and putting them online," Inuko hissed at his brother, he handed Makoto over to Kikyko and waited for his grandmother to get out of the canoe.

"Hahaha, she said your name bro," Hoshiki said touching his sisters head, he ruffled her hair and she growled at him. He smiled and reached his hands for her. Makoto looked at Hoshiki then huffed and hit him with giraffe.

"Owe hey sis come on!" Hoshiki said rubbing his ears.

"Hahhahaha, you deserved that Hoshi," Kikyko said to her brother. Sota and Hitomi laughed at him as they tied the canoes together.


"OOooh Hoshiki, look at you and your tie, he pulled his hair up in a ponytail so handsome…. Ohhhh!" Kagome said on the couch she touched her face and smiled. I smiled, this movie was something the kids worked really hard on, I was glad they managed to get all the footage from the video recorder Kagome brought to our time, extracted from the small cassette tapes.

"He looks so much like you InuYasha when he puts his hair up like that, and he's so dressed up and handsome," Kagome chimed again and sighed happily. I touched her head and nodded.

"Hoshi come on cut it out, I think its playing…" Kikyko said in the video as Hoshiki leaned forward towards the lens he adjusted his tie then tapped the lens with his claw.

"Aah, go stand over there," Kikyko huffed at him.

"Jeez sis calm down, are you sure its running," he said to her and stepped back in the lenses view.

"It's running Hoshiki!" Kikyko huffed again. Hoshiki smiled and adjusted his tie.

I looked at Kagome who was smiling. I pulled my arm over her shoulder, she leaned in closer to me.

"Mom…. We've all been working on this DVD for you for your birthday… she's 37 right?" Hoshiki started to say he then whispered the last part to his sister.

"Yes Hoshi!" Kikyko said to him.

He smiled as the lens adjusted on him again.

"Well happy birthday mom, hope you like this!" Hoshiki said he then came towards Kikyko as she flicked the camera off then it changed to some homemade video. I didn't get to watch the entire finished footage, so this was a surprise to me as well.

"Ohhhhh Hoshiki look at how adorable you are with that suit and tie," Kagome said and sighed as the footage changed.

"I think I got it!" Inuko's young voice said. He was a child I didn't even noticed they did this when they were younger. Usually I know what they're doing all the time but didn't notice them recording footage around the village. Kagome giggled hearing Inuko's young voice.

"Inuko its black…. Are you supposed to take that thing off the front?" Kikyko's sweet little voice chimed.

"OHHHHH I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! How did they even do this, I didn't even think the footage from that camera was even working anymore," Kagome chimed loudly she held her hands to her face.

"I didn't even know they recorded themselves as kids in the village either. Apparently Kikyko had all the cassettes in her room, she's been maintaining them," I said surprised as well. Kagome looked at me surprised and I saw her eyes almost fill with tears, she brushed her cheeks quickly and turned to the video again.

"Wait Kiki I think I got it," Inuko said to her, then the cap falls off the lens and it focuses on Kikyko.

"HEHEHEHHE, can you see me now?" she said and twirled. She was wearing the new kimono I got her, pink and white with flower print on it, she had her hair up in a bun with flowers in it. I loved how Kagome always dressed her like this.

"Ohhhhh my little girl," Kagome chimed and laughed. I had gone off to work that day that the kids found the video recorder. I was gone all day with Miroku, I wasn't aware of the kid's mischief and their little videos they made.

"Wow this is so cool, mom says this is called a video recorder," Inuko said as he held the camera in his hands recording Kikyko.

"Really, how does it work can I see?" she said coming around Inuko, she was out of frame now. The camera shook.

"Kiki wait, hang on!" he said to her then grunted.

"Awe I don't see anything but the side of the hut," she said her voice chimed. I laughed at this.

"She's still the same hasn't changed one bit," I laughed watching the footage as they argued.

"Oooh her sweet little voice and her little kimono," Kagome said as Inuko's voice huffed and he took hold of the camera again.

"Stupid, someone's supposed to stand in front of it, this thing records them," he said to his sister.

"Ohhh hehe, it comes with a stick maybe we can put it on the stick, and both be in it," Kikyko said to her brother, she pranced around him and into frame again. She twirled around showing off her kimono and even puckered her lips.

"You're so stupid sometimes! Let's take it to the village," he said to his sister.

"Oh InuYasha, this is the best gift I've ever gotten," Kagome said as the camera went black and fuzzy again.

"KIKI INUKO, IF YOUR GOING TO THE VILLAGE…" Kagome's voice echoed on the black screen.

"Ooohh, InuYasha, this is so wonderful," Kagome said she reached for her glass. I reached to the table and pulled the platter to my lap. She took a carrot from it.


"NO WAY INUKO, there's no way this small thing can record people," Kenta's voice echoed. He tapped the lens, Inuko huffed at him and leaned forward as well.

"Don't break it, mom brought it from her home with her on her last trip there," Inuko said crossing his arms.

"Uh this is like a trick, right? If it's recording, then record this…." Reno said teasing him, he pulled his arm around Inuko's neck and grabbed him in a headlock.

"Ahh AH STOP IT STUPID!" Inuko huffed at Reno. Then the camera went black. Kagome and I looked at each other then laughed.


"Hang on I'm going to set it up here okay," Inuko's young voice said loudly. The lens then dropped, and the screen was visible again.

"OH, hello you two, Hakura and Kira where begging to go out and play," Sango's voice chimed. Kikyko jumped in her spot and laughed she pointed to the camera.

"So you managed to get it to work huh! Your mother got us one too," Sango said as she bent down to Kikyko. Kikyko smiled as Sango hugged her. Sango was pregnant with her third child, Koji at this point, Kikyko was 4 and Inuko was 7 with his birthday coming around the corner. Hakura and Kira were 10.

"Hi Inuko," Hakura said to Inuko as he came in to view of the camera. The kids figured out how to pan with the camera and it was recording in wide angle.

"Ah uh hi Hakura," Inuko said nervously, he was always shy and nervous around Hakura. He never knew what to say to her, and always acted stupid around her, he picked on her a lot, but we all knew that's because he cared for her and didn't know how to express his feelings to her.

"Is your kimono new I've never seen you wear the fire rat kimono before," Hakura said to him, she blushed and pushed her hair behind her ear. Inuko got a kimono of the fire rat just like mine for his upcoming birthday, he was becoming a man and I wanted him to be protected.

"Oh my god even at their age, she was such a flirt to Inuko, and he never even acknowledges her…." Kagome said and laughed.

"Hahahah and in four days they'll be married," I laughed shaking my head.

Inuko's face blushed, he rolled his eyes to the sky and nodded to Hakura.

"Uh yeah thanks!" he said to her quickly. That made no sense, he was so shy, I love this.

"Uh, so let's go to the village," Hakura said to Inuko. Kikyko's voice giggled.

"Be careful don't stay out to late," Sango's voice said to them as she stood up.

Inuko held his hand to his chest and let out a deep breath as Hakura and Kira held hands and kissed their mother. He mumbled to himself talking to himself. We could only hear a little of it, he was saying something like, 'god Inuko your so stupid…compliment her, tell her her hair is nice, no she'll think it isn't nice everyday….man I'm so stupid!', me and Kagome laughed at this as she raised the volume to hear his mumbling.

"Hahahah, oh Inuko, if only you knew at your age what was going to happen…." Kagome said and clicked the volume down again.

"AH Kikyko!" Inuko said to her as she wrapped her arms around her brother's neck and kissed him on the cheek.

"You're so stupid, why do you do that?" he said pushing her away.

"Why don't you go walk with Hakura and hold hands…. everyone knows you like her," Kikyko held her hand to her face and whispered to her brother.

Inuko huffed at her and came towards the camera.

"You are so stupid, I don't like Hakura okay she's a girl and girls are stupid…." Inuko said as the camera went black.


"AHA AHAHAHA!" Kagome laughed loudly. I laughed and shook my head, and they're getting married in how many days…. Oh right four!

"They do so like each other, she pinned him to the side of the house and kissed him right on the lips for his 9th birthday gift…. Hahaha and the boys even witnessed it," Kagome said looking at me she tapped her lips and then puckered them.

"Oh like this?" I said and leaned forward, I kissed Kagome quickly. She laughed and giggled as the screen went black for a few seconds.

"MMM you make the cutest little pups," Kagome said she wrapped her arms around my neck and as she was just about to lean in to kiss me again, we heard Hoshiki and Kikyko's voice.

"Hang on Hoshiki I have to get the next footage going," Kikyko's normal voice played on the black screen again as the camera flickered to a black screen.

"This is such a great idea sis, I'm next right?" Hoshiki's voice said. Kikyko then huffed and we saw the camera shake a little and then the black screen changed.

"AAAH, AAAH!" Kagome's voice panted. The camera then came in to focus. Kagome's father had the video camera set up in the delivery room, Kagome wanted to record Hoshiki's birth into the world.

"Breath Kagome, your almost there!" her father said. I held her hand as she rested her head against my chest.

"You can do this Kagome," I said to her watching as Hoshiki's little ears peered through.

"Come on Kagome one more big push, baby's almost out," her father said smiling. He held his hands near her, ready to grab Hoshiki.

"Aaah Ahh!" Kagome cringed and started to breath heavily, I held her close to me as she adjusted herself on her arms and pushed again.

"Oooh, Hoshiki's birth…." Kagome said with tears in her eyes. She leaned back against the couch and held her hands to her face. I smiled looking at her, I touched her head and she rested her head against mine.

"AAAAH!" she shouted giving one big push, as Hoshiki came out. However, he wasn't crying, Hoshiki had the cord wrapped around his neck and wasn't breathing. This scared us.

"A BOY! It's a boy Kagome," her father said as the nurses and everyone in the room clapped. Kagome fell back down to the bed and closed her eyes for a moment breathing heavily. I was so proud of her, she's so strong, she carried Inuko, Kikyko and now Hoshiki for 8 months, each one of them, even though she was always tired…. she was the strongest women I've ever known. I leaned over her and kissed her quickly in the footage. She was in labor with Hoshiki for four hours. I was relieved when he came into the world.

"You are so amazing," I said to her then looked over to Hoshiki who was wrapped in a white towel.

Her father got up quickly I couldn't even see what he was doing, nurses gathered around him as he took him to another part of the ER room.

"What's wrong, he's not crying InuYasha, what's wrong with him?" Kagome said panicked. I leaned over her talking to her.

"Shhh, hey he's okay…he's going to be okay Kagome," I touched her face, tears streamed down her face as she tried to see what was going on.

"He's not crying, dad…why is he not crying?" Kagome said loudly her voice was panicked. I touched her face trying to calm her down.

"He's okay Kagome no need to worry," Her father sad as the cord was released from around his neck, he then started to rub his fist over his chest, and after a few moments he started to cry.

We both let out a deep breath in relief.

"Haha…oh he's crying! Let me see him please," Kagome said crying herself.

"There we are little man, welcome to the world…" her father said to Hoshiki he smiled and pulled the white blanket around him, he held him to his face and kissed him. He brought him over to Kagome.

"Ohh Hoshiki, my strong little man….this was the most scariest moment of my entire life," Kagome said watching the footage as she took Hoshiki in to her arms.

"Mine too," I said to her. She looked at me and brushed the tears from her face. I touched her face and leaned forward and kissed her.

"He's here now, with us Kagome…. he's so strong, and so are you!" I said to her. She smiled and touched my face.

"Ohhh ohhh my little man, oh look at him InuYasha, look at his face and his ears…. his little hands," Kagome swooned over him, she held him to her face and kissed him. I touched his head and kissed him as well.

"You gave us a scare there little guy," I said to him, Kagome laughed and held him close to her face.

The screen then went black again. We diverted our eyes to the TV again.

"Wow, mom's so amazing…" Hoshiki's voice said on the camera.

"Aaah the tape stopped, hang on I have to get the next one going…" Kikyko's voice said again.


At this point Kikyko and Inuko where still young when Hoshiki was born, Kikyko is 6 years older then her baby brother and Inuko we'll he was 10 and let's just say Hoshiki takes after him, a lot….Inuko was always pressing his mother's buttons.

"Come on Kiki make it work what's the next part? Ahhh!" Hoshiki's voice said.

"Hang on stop fussing, I got it okay!" Kikyko said calmly.

"I wish I had the delivery of Inuko and Kikyko on video," Kagome sighed as the screen changed back to some shaky footage.

"I know, I wish we had those too…" I said to her as we adjusted ourselves on the couch.

"And here we have it, little bro is back from the hospital…. Eeerrrrraaaaarrrr….." Inuko said holding the camera. He was shaking it around and being annoying.

"Stop shaking the camera, come on this is a big deal, Hoshiki's home from the hospital," Kikyko's voice chimed again.

"Hey Kikyko your hair looks like crap today, did you even brush it when you woke up?" Inuko teased her as he focused the camera on his sister. She crossed her arms and huffed angrily.

"I did brush it Inuko, now record baby brother and not me," she huffed and extended her hands for the camera.

"Hey wait let me do it, hey…" they both argued and Kikyko won the camera from him.

"Aaah give me the camera Inuko!"

"No wait stop stupid!"

I shook my head.

"My god they still do this even now... I always thought it was a phase and they'd stop squabbling when they got older," Kagome said also shaking her head.

"Guess not!" I said and sighed again as the camera came in to focus.

"This is baby brother, his name is Hoshiki…Uncle Miroku wants to have a naming ceremony for him in a week," Kikyko said holding the camera over Hoshiki's bassinet as he slept.

"He's so small!" Inuko said leaning over the basinet, Kikyko turned the camera towards him.

"Well yeah he was just born yesterday," Kikyko said to him. Inuko smirked and looked at her.

"Mom and dad are outside, here give me the camera it's my turn," he said extending his hands to her.

"No Inuko it's my turn you've had it all day, you and the boys…Let me have it!" Kikyko's voice chimed as Inuko reached for the camera. She stepped away from him.

"Oh come on you can have it after I'm done!"

"What do you need it for I want to record baby brother…"

"Your recording him sleeping… now give it!"

"Oh god don't tell me he's going to record us kissing on the balcony!" Kagome said and touched her head, she sighed deeply as Inuko stole the camera back from Kikyko.

I sighed as he panned the camera against the glass balcony window. We were still living in a small apartment by then and haven't moved into the house yet, Miroku and Sango lived three apartments down the hall from us, Miroku's business was just starting up so we hadn't really had any real income to move out yet.

"That apartment was so small," Kagome smiled she then sighed when Inuko zoomed in on us.

"Hahaha and mom and dad are kissing, hahaha right after mom just got home, I hear another baby on the way…." He laughed. I grunted and heard him say this, I turned my eyes to him and tapped on the glass.

"AAAH!" Inuko shouted and stepped away from the glass.

"GET TO BED BOTH OF YOU!" I shouted at them from behind the glass. Kagome sighed and shook her head.

Kagome looked at me, I sighed and shook my head. We both then burst out laughing.

"Hahahha, get to bed! Wow, they didn't even sleep you know that, they kept spying on us while we were on the balcony," Kagome said and shook her head.

"Dear god, I know I had to come back in and physically put them to bed then lock their room so they wouldn't get out," I said and shook my head again.

"However, the lock was broken because of your son and…. they still got out," Kagome said and laughed.

"Yeah and I had to punish their ass and lock them in our room," I said again and rolled my eyes. Kagome laughed and shook her head.

"Hoshiki stop, will you stop trying to take the camera gosh!" Kikyko's normal voice echoed again as the camera went black.

"Kiki come on its coming to the good part," Hoshiki's voice chimed in again.

"Yeah you almost setting our new house on fire you little turd!" Kikyko's voice said again. Kagome looked at the screen and I saw her sigh again.

"They did not just say that!" I said and raised the volume the screen went black again.


"Look look, we're moving into a new house. Daddy and Uncle Miroku have this really cool business and we got a new house," Kikyko said running around in the driveway, she was showing off the garage as I drove the car in behind her. I honked at her to move out of the way, she turned the camera towards me and stepped aside. And guess how old Hoshiki was when he thought setting the laundry room on fire was a brilliant idea, he was 4 years of age, walking, talking and a little ass.

"Get a life Kikyko!" Inuko said coming through the garage to her, he held a box in his arms, she is recording him as he came around her to the door.

"That's my stupid older brother Inuko, he's not important he's just lives here, can't get rid of him he's a big mommy's boy," she said loudly.

"Shut up stupid sister," Inuko's voice bellowed from inside, she huffed and turned the camera back at me. Kagome got out of the car and was pulling Hoshiki out of the back seat. He was complaining the whole care ride to the house that he didn't like the sound the laundry machine made, and he wanted his mother to replace it.

"Oh god no, please no!" Kagome said touching her hands over her eyes. I laughed at her expression.

"I hate that thing mother why did you even bring it, why couldn't you have sold it with everything else," Hoshiki complained as he closed the car door behind him. I crossed my arms and looked at him.

"Stop complaining about the washing machine Hoshiki, they're expensive and I can't get a new on right now," Kagome said coming around Kikyko. She went into the house.

"They're expensive she says…." Hoshiki mumbled mocking her voice.

"Go get your stuff from the truck and keep your trap shut you got that!" I said to him. He growled and turned around.

"Get your stuff, and keep your mouth shut…why do I have to sleep with her," he mocked me. This ticked me off I crossed my arms and eyed him down.

Hoshiki hissed and pointed to his sister. Kikyko smiled and waved at him while recording.

"Your room isn't done yet, now get your stuff and put it upstairs," I said to him.

Kikyko giggled while recording the whole thing, I sighed deeply and came around her to the house.

"Oh god please no….I can't watch this next part," Kagome said and sighed deeply she kept her hands over her eyes. I laughed and pulled her hands from her face.

"Hahaha admit it Kagome, you hated the washing machine, hey we did get a new one after that…." I said to her. She looked at me then scowled.

"Yeah after your stupid son set the laundry room on fire, we didn't only have to replace the washing machine but the entire side of the house and the laundry room," Kagome said to me. I laughed and pulled her hands to my mouth.

"Mmmm I love it when your mad," I said and kissed her hands.

"Yeah watch the movie you dumb dog, and I swear if we have another boy…" she said. I laughed and pulled her to me just as I was about to kiss her again the movie went to a black screen.

"AAAAAHHHHHH!" Kikyko's voice shouted on the footage after the screen changed from black.

"Stop screaming stupid it's just a spider, god your such an idiot! Go take it outside," Inuko's voice said to her as he focused the camera on the spider that crawled on Kikyko's glass doors in her bedroom.

"AAAH INUKO KILL IT!" she shouted running to her brother she hid behind him.

Inuko sighed deeply he came towards the glass; we saw the camera pan in and out of focus.

"NO PUT IT OUTSIDE INUKO!" Kikyko shouted at him. He sighed again her glass doors opened then closed.

"See, its outside jeez now let go of my clothes," Inuko said focusing the camera to the glass as the spider scurried away.

Kikyko came around in camera view again.

"Why do you get the big room?" he complained panning the camera around her room.

"Because I wanted this room," she said crossing her arms.

"Yeah you ran upstairs shouting…..I get the big room its mine!"

"So?"

"Great they're going to argue!" Kagome said and sighed. I laughed at this, as an argument unfolded, Inuko ran around her room and jumped on her bed which made her even more mad. The camera shook and panned in and out of view as Kikyko was shouting at her brother, he was throwing her pillows at her and she was shouting at him.

"I'M TELLING DAD!" we heard her shout.

"AAAAH!" She shouted chasing Inuko out of her room. By this point Hoshiki was in the laundry room while the movers where finishing unloading the truck in our driveway. Miroku was next door and Sesshomaru and Rin were just moving into their new home down the road from ours as well. I saw their moving truck drive past our gate, I smiled and waved as it went past.

"DAD!" Kikyko's voice shouted just as I was coming through the garage with a box in my arms.

"Great, now what?" I said to them. They both stood in front of me talking at the same time. I sighed and shook my head trying to listen to them.

"…..And here we go!" Kagome said again she sighed as we both watched the entire scenario play through.

The kids argued as I tried to get information out of them, they both were still talking at the same time, all I got was 'why did Kikyko get the big room….and I want a new brother,' to Kagome shouting for Hoshiki to come eat. She was in the kitchen cooking.

"Okay enough both of you! Kikyko gets the big room and no you can't have a new brother…end of discussion," I said to both of them. Then Inuko panned the camera to his sister.

"Yeah you're a spoiled brat, your such a daddy's girl, I bet if you set the house on fire dad wouldn't even think it was you…he'd blame me or…." And here we have it, that's when Kagome turned to the hallway about to load some laundry and Hosiki like a sly little shit he was, comes out of the laundry room taping his hands together as Kagome passes him.

"Hey what were you doing in there?" I said to Hoshiki. He ran his hand through his short hair and came towards the kitchen island.

"Nothing!" he said and climbed up to the bar stool. Inuko and Kikyko looked at him then came towards him. Inuko focused the camera on Hoshiki as he reached for the plate of vegetables on the counter.

At this point Kagome was loading the washing machine, I could hear her mumble and talk to herself about the cord not being plugged in and water on the floor.

"Hey Hoshiki…" Inuko said to his brother. That's when we heard Kagome scream as she plugged the cord in and it sparked.

"AAAHHH INUYASHA!" Kagome shouted as the entire laundry room started to smoke. She ran out of the room coughing. I looked at Hoshiki and grabbed him by the pants.

"What did you do you little…." I was about to punish his ass hard when we saw the entire room burst into flames.

"HAHA AHAHAHHAHA OH MY GOD!" we both laughed as the entire event was chaos and panic. Inuko trying to put out the flames, Kikyko with the camera freaking out and Hoshiki the stupid little devil he was just laughed as we all tried to save our house from burning down. Miroku saw the smoke he came over and everything was just utter chaos.

"Hahaha good thing no one was hurt, and we managed to get the fire out, oh god this is good!" I said laughing hard. Kagome couldn't contain herself she held her hands to her mouth as the footage panned to black again.


"Aaarugh, Hoshiki that was so stupid!" Kikyko's voice said again during the black screen. It panned and focused on Hoshiki who was laughing hysterically at himself and almost setting the house on fire.

"I can't believe Inuko had this footage oh my god dad grounded you so hard," Kikyko said again fumbling with the camera.

"Hahahha at least we have new washing machines," Hoshiki said to his sister, he got up from the floor and came towards her.

"Hey let me record you, your dress is cute, you should show it off," he said to his sister as the camera shook again.

"Come on Hoshiki stop playing!" Kikyko's voice chimed as she came around the camera.

"Boy is he going to have all the girls flock all over him…" Kagome said as he told his sister to twirl around and complimented her.

"He's not dating period!" I said to her.

"He gets it from you, Inuko was shy around girls, especially Hakura he never expressed his feelings. Hoshiki will tell any girl she's cute, or hot or has a nice dress even if it is his sister," Kagome said and watched as Kikyko took the camera back from him.

"He better keep it in his pants when he's older and not end up one of those guys who date's girls left and right, if he gets a girl pregnant out of wedlock I will kill his ass…." I said to her shaking my head my eyes remained on the screen. Kagome looked at me then laughed.

"HAHAHAHHAHA then raise him not to be that type of man, gosh I can't believe you'd say that about your own son," she laughed again.

"Aaarugh you're such a child!" Kikyko's voice echoed again as the screen went black.

"Come on your cute sis!" he said to her, she then hit him over the head, and we heard.

"Owe hey I was complimenting you, why'd you hit me!"


"Okay Kagome, we're going to sedate you for this c-section," Kagome's father came through the black screen as it then changed to the ER room.

"What, wait what…." Kagome said leaning forward.

"How was Makoto's birth…recorded?" I said as well leaning forward.

"Do you want me to keep recording sir?" a nurse's voice said she was recording Kagome and everything that was happening.

"Yes, I know InuYasha would want to be a part of this….Kikyko wanted it recorded, so keep it going!" he said turning to the nurse.

"Will it hurt my baby, please I don't want it to hurt the baby…" Kagome's panicked voice said.

"Sweetheart it won't harm the baby, we have to get it out, your breach, the baby's coming, and you can't have a normal birth," he said to her as the nurse prepared the IV in her arm.

"I didn't even know…I didn't see Mako come out, Kikyko did this…she asked to have it recorded?" I said touching Kagome's hand. She looked at me and leaned against my arm.

"You didn't tell me they were recording Makoto's birth," I said to Kagome as she clasped her hand with mine.

"I didn't even know I couldn't see the camera from the blue sheets they had draped over me. I was worried about Makoto, I didn't even notice…" she said and touched my arm.

"Okay here we go Kagome, this will be over in a few minutes, relax and don't panic," her father said to her as everyone gathered near her. She cringed when her father cut into her and I could see the worry in her face. I sighed and watched intently as her father pulled Makoto out.

"A girl… another girl!" he said holding her up over the sheets.

"OHHHH, ohh I want to see her..." Kagome said as her father cut the cord, she started to cry as he brought her over to Kagome.

"I didn't even…. Wow!" I said as Kagome touched Makoto's head.

"Ohhh, InuYasha I didn't even think you'd get to see this…" Kagome said wiping her face again.

"Ohhhh ohhh look at her, another girl…please, dad please take her to InuYasha I want him to see her!" Kagome said as the nurses took Makoto from her father to clean her up.

I touched my face, without words. I kept my eyes on the screen.

"Aarugh Hoshiki stop!" Kikyko said as the camera panned out to a black screen again.


"This has been, the best birthday ever….I can't believe our children did this," Kagome said looking at me.

"Oooh is my big man crying….oh my pup," she said touching my face. She took the platter off my lap and put it to the table.

"Stop it, I wasn't crying!" I said to her quickly.

"Ohhhh yes you were, my adorably cute pup who gave me 4 adorable babies," she said. I blushed and turned my eyes away from her, she pulled her arms around my neck and leaned forward and kissed me, she pressed her body against mine. I pulled her to me.

I smiled and kissed the side of her face then down her neck.

"Aahhh no just let it play the pictures, I think I have all the footage," Kikyko's voice said as I unbuttoned Kagome's shirt. She ran her hands up my shirt, about to take it off. We let the footage roll, it was a slide show of pictures, Polaroid picks of Inuko and Kikyko then real camera picks of Hoshiki and all of them. Then Makoto was in the picks. I didn't watch any of it.

"Aaah Kikyko stop already stupid!"

"Mmmm puppy!" Kagome sad as I kissed her down her chest unbuttoning the rest of her shirt.

She grabbed on to my shirt and pulled it up. I was about to take it off when we heard Inuko's voice on the footage. We both turned to the screen.

"Huh there's more? Pictures were scrolling on the screen," Kagome said buttoning up her shirt. I pulled my shirt down and watched the camera as it panned to a chair.

"Now it's my turn, didn't get the chance to use this thing yet. Hoshiki and the brat hogged it!"

"Huh what?" Kagome said watching the screen.

"Mom dad, well I know your probably both watching the stupidity of Hoshiki and Kikyko play out and their attempt at movie making, which sucked by the way!" Inuko said then laughed. He was also dressed up in a shirt and pants and had his hair up in a ponytail, he leaned forward in the chair talking to the camera.

"Just wanted to say my piece and say…. Well thanks!" Inuko said again, Kagome looked at me then to the screen.

"I know…. I'm getting married soon and nervous as hell," he said rubbing his head. He let out a deep breath.

"Never really got to thank the both of you," he said again, he looked away from the camera. I was actually surprised to hear him talk this way. Inuko's a jokester, plays pranks on his sister mostly, teams up with Hoshiki to well play dirty stupid games on his sister, and even at 18 is so mature, and independent. We didn't expect this.

"Mom….happy birthday! You deserve this, Kikyko worked real hard on it, we all did…she actually wanted to make it into a three-hour long movie, stupid brat! Told her you'd get board of hearing her voice and probably shut it off halfway through, she then hit me…. You really need to do something about her. She's becoming such a brat," Inuko said rolling his eyes, he then laughed.

"Inuko…" Kagome said. Great she's going to cry again! I looked at her then to the screen again.

"I just wanted to say thanks I have a great life thanks to the both of you, and mom…thanks for keeping me in line, dad…thanks for raising me to be a good person, a good man…" he said to us. I smiled and got up from the couch taking the empty platter and our wine glasses to the kitchen. I came around the couch as Kagome watched the rest of the footage.

"Love you both! Thanks….for everything!" Inuko said in the footage, he got up and came towards the camera.

I smiled when I heard this and put the plate in the sink.

"Ooohh," I heard Kagome say on the couch.

Just as I was about to turn the water on…. Kagome sighed deeply.

"InuYasha…." She said watching the black screen. I looked over at her and turned the water off.

"I don't want Inuko to get married….he'll leave us in four days," she started to say and then cried. She held her hands to her face. I smiled and came towards her.

"Kagome…. He's 18, he's getting married to someone who loves him, who he loves…" I said and sat down next to her. I pulled her hands from her face.

"Hey…stop crying," I said to her. She looked at me, I touched her face.

"I don't…. want to lose him," she said to me.

"You're not losing him Kagome…we're not," I said to her again. I pulled her to me and held her against my chest.

"What does he know about being married…. about having a home, a family…" she started to mumble against my chest, I touched her head and chuckled.

"He knows everything he needs to know Kagome; he's going to be a great father one day and Hakura…. she's happy with him he's going to treat her so well and take such good care of her," I said trying to comfort her.

"I don't want him gone…." She said again. I rested my head against hers.

"Oohhh I know you don't, but you're going to accept it Kagome…we can't change that, he's a man. He's getting married," I said to her stroking her head.

"I know…." She said calmly, at least she stopped crying. I hate it when she cries.

"By the way we still have three more still at home!" I said to her and kissed her head. She lifted her head off my chest and looked at me.

"Oh god!" she said and sighed. She then touched her stomach.

"You're coming grocery shopping with me, we wasted half the whole day watching this movie," she said looking at me. She sighed and got up rubbing her stomach.

"This one is never leaving me, neither will Hoshiki or Kikyko or Makoto got that…." She said heading towards the kitchen. I shook my head and crossed my arms as she rambled.

"Besides I have an ultrasound later today, you're coming as well…" she said from the kitchen as she turned on the water.

"Wait what? What ultrasound…. you never told me about no ultrasound," I said to her and got up.

"Yes I did InuYasha in bed last night we were making out," she said reminding me.

"Jeez women like I ever remember anything you tell me in bed when we're making out or doing it," I said to her and crossed my arms she turned and looked at me.

"Grocery shopping and ultrasound at 5, that gives me only two hours of shopping…. God that's not even enough time," she rambled looking at her watch. She doesn't bloody need two hours to shop.


"What the hell is this crap…" Miroku said looking at the big fat juicy hamburger Kira and Hitoshi had sitting in front of them in plastic containers. They had taken some food back to the lodge they were staying at, they were packing up to leave for Kyoto when the kids decided to order from a restaurant take out.

"It's called a hamburger dad and they make huge one's," Kira said passing over the menu to her father. He looked at it then back to his daughters as they examined the four patty large burgers in front of them. Hitoshi smiled and shook his head as he at some of the fries from Kira's container. The metchya they were staying at had a bunch of restaurants around it, so menus were left in the rooms.

"Mmmm and this one is so great," Hakura said taking a bit out of her hamburger. The boys watched their sisters sloppy eating habits as sauce and parts of the burger fell down from their mouths. Sango sighed deeply and passed a napkin over to each one of them.

"And you'd think they were girls…." Koji said about his sisters.

"You both are so sloppy," Miroku said to his daughters, Hakura slide over a container to her father that was bulging with a burger and fries. Sango sighed as she opened her salad and fry container. She opted out from having a burger to a salad instead.

"Mmm try it dad this is the best ever, it's so sloppy and messy," Kira said taking a huge bite out of the burger.

Yuki looked at his sister and shook his head. Her mouth was red with sauce, and it was dripping down her hands and on to her lap.

"Hitoshi are you sure you want to marry Kira, I mean…. what's there to marry anyway!" He said holding his dripping burger to the air. Yuki kept looking at his sister as she sloppy at the burger.

"I hope you bite your tongue while eating that burger Yuki," Kira said to her brother.

"Your husband is so going to see this, and then blame me for raising a sloppy daughter…" Miroku sighed as he records his daughters messy eating habits on Sango's phone.

"Hey I love Kira, her sloppy eating habits and everything along with it," Hitoshi said to Yuki. Koji and Yuki looked at each other.

"I hope you choke on that burger Kira," Koji said to his sister then laughed. Kira leaned over to her brother and took another bite of the burger.

"Mmmmm, sloppy," she said to them. He and Yuki slide their chairs away from her, and sighed. As Koji was about to bite into his burger Sango hits him over the head.

"Owe mom!" Koji said putting his burger down, he rubbed his head.

"Don't say that about your sister you turd…. Now eat your burgers!" she said giving him and Yuki a stern look.

"Yes ma'am," both Yuki and Koji said at the same time. If looks could kill. Sango looked at them and took a fry from Koji's container.

"Niiiiice!" Miroku said nodding, he opened his container.


"Uhhh father I think you really need to get Rin checked in somewhere, or does pregnancy do this to a woman?" Yamatoo said to his father as Rin draped some clothes over her arm.

"I have no idea if pregnancy does this to a women son," Sesshomaru said to Yamatoo as Rin held up a few little girl dresses to Sesshomaru.

"Yes, to this one and no to this one, right?" Rin said waving a pink dress in front of Sesshomaru and a blue one farther back.

"Uh, yes to the blue one?" Sesshomaru said slowly.

"Gosh no Sesshomaru blue is too not girrly," Rin said with a huff she turned around and hung up the blue dress.

"We have at least 50 bags, what is she possibly still shopping for, she's not even born yet and she already has so much clothes," Yamatoo said to his father while waving the bags on his arms.

"Do not say a word to her about clothes okay," Sesshomaru said to Yamatoo he sighed and looked at the cart that had boxes of shoes, cute hats, and hair accessories in them.

"If your going to marry Kikyko soon enough I have to prepare, what if you two have a girl…" Rin said smiling she pulled a dress from another rack and looked at it.

"WOAH WOAH WOAH, WAIT A MINUTE, who said anything about me and Kikyko getting married…. we're not even dating!" Yamatoo said waving his hands to the air the bags shook on his arms.

Sesshomaru looked at his son and slowly shook his head.

"She's not pregnant is she….her father will kill you!" Sesshomaru said to his son.

"SHE'S NOT PREGANT, WE ARE NOT EVEN DATING, WHAT THE HECK RIN!" Yamatoo shouted at her. She smiled and turned around she tapped Yamatoo's face.

"Don't you worry my dear stepson; I have something planned that'll have you and Kikyko falling hopelessly in love with each other…" she beamed and then giggled.

"Dear god I might have her admitted," Sesshomaru said. He then looked at his son's terrified expression.

"I don't even want to know what she's planning…" Yamatoo said in a depressed agitated voice.


"Peaches or oranges hmmmm!" Kagome said holding up a peach in her hand and an orange. I sighed and leaned against the cart. She does this always she never knows what she's going to get, then we end up with 20000yen worth of groceries in the end.

"Peaches it is!" she said loading a bag full. I rolled my eyes to the ceiling ignoring her as she moved around the fruit isles.

"Huh!" I turned my eyes to some women who where looking at me and talking. One of them was that women from the gym, however she didn't have blue hair this time, but I did recognize her. I pretended not to notice them and pushed the cart near Kagome.

"No, I can't get strawberries we had them last week, cherries?" she said to herself looking at both the strawberries and cherries. I shook my head again hearing this.

"Are you sure its him the same guy, wasn't he wearing a muscle shirt and tight shorts last time we saw him?" one of the women's friend said to her.

"Yes and he looks so well dressed right now and handsome, wow!" Natsumi said to her friend.

"Arggh I can't believe these prices, InuYasha I'll be right back," Kagome said to me as she turned around to another isle. I watched her then diverted my eyes to Kagome's purse listening to the women as they conversed.

"He has a purse in his cart Naomi he's probably here with his wife or girlfriend," the women said to her. I chuckled at this.

"So, maybe he's not with anyone I should go say hi!" she said again fixing her hair, she pulled out a small compact mirror from her purse and opened it.

"She really doesn't understand no does she," I said to myself and rolled my eyes.

That's when she came over, I looked over at Kagome who was near some cheese and dairy.

"Uh hi," Natsumi said near me. I turned my eyes to her.

"UUh yes?" I said to her. She smiled and pushed her hair behind her ear.

"I don't know if you remember me, I'm Natsumi…" she said again extending her hand. I looked at her and heard Kagome come near us.

"I had to get three milk cartons because god only knows Hoshiki will go through one of them in one freaking hour, and then your other son who is still living with us for another four days will….." she huffed and mumbled as she put the cartons in the cart. She then noticed Natsumi.

I looked at Kagome then back to the girl. This should play out well.

"Uhh hello," Kagome said to the girl.

"Oh hello I'm Natsumi," she said holding her hand out to Kagome. I snickered and crossed my arms as Kagome came around the cart and stood in front of me.

"Okay yeah you're not very friendly either huh!" Natsumi said to Kagome and pulled her hand back.

"Can I help you with something?" Kagome said looking Natsumi over.

"Uh no not really, I just remember seeing him at the gym a few weeks ago," she said to Kagome. Kagome looked at me then to Natsumi.

"Isn't he such a cute puppy?" Kagome said tapping my face. I scowled at her.

"Hey cut that out!" I said to her and pulled her hand from my face.

"He's such a good boy, shopping with me today, hasn't even complained once!" Kagome said crossing her arms. Natsumi looked at her and nodded.

"So…Is there something you need here?" Kagome said coming towards Natsumi. I tried not to laugh; this is so playing out well.

"Uh no, wasn't aware he was here with a female," she said to Kagome. Kagome looked at her and sighed.

"I'm his wife, so I suggest you leave please. He's mine and you can't have him," Kagome said shaking her head to Natsumi.

"Uh huh! Well have a good day," Natsumi said to Kagome she turned around back to her friends.

"Gosh the nerve of that women trying to think my man would be interested in her," Kagome mumbled and turned to the cart pushing it. I looked at Kagome looking at her butt as she walked in front of me.

"She doesn't have your ass, if she did, I'd so be all over her! Tight, round, firm…great to squeeze!" I said to Kagome. She stopped the cart then looked at me.

"What?" she said and crossed her arms.

"Are you going to make a scene here in a family mart?" I teased her and crossed my arms.

"You'd be so all over her?" she said to me. I waved my hand for her to turn around.

"Shop women!" I said to her and smiled.

She huffed and mumbled to herself again and pushed the cart, I looked at her as she mumbled and touched her butt. I leaned in next to her.

"Besides your so much sexier than she is, and this is mine…" I said slapping her butt.

"Hey, we're in public, gosh, cut it out!" she said to me and her face turned rosy.


Well that did take two hours, wow! we filled the entire care and managed to get the groceries home and in the fridge before Kagome's appointment.

"I'm so nervous," she said in the car.

"Why are you nervous, its just the usual test, you did this with Hoshiki and Makoto…" I said as I pulled into the lot of the hospital.

"Yes but this test is my two weeks, I don't even know if we'll know the gender of our baby yet," she said checking over her purse. I parked the car and looked at her.

"Like before Kagome, I don't want to know yet," I said to her. She looked at me and took of her seatbelt.

"Come on pup, its check up time!" she tapped my face and opened the door. I smiled at her and opened the door as well.