Maria wrapped in a robe went to Harry's room, her maternal instincts telling her that something was wrong with her offspring, her inner self accepted Harry into the pack, which meant that he was hers. She found her pup sleeping in his bed but he was sweating up a storm as well. She went over and sat down on the bed, "Harry, Harry." she gently touched him.
"Mum ,mum no don't go"
Harry snaps up at Maria's touch and sending a lamp to the wall.
"That was a good lamp too." Maria sighed before she reached out and hugged Harry to her. "Its alright, calm down."
"Huh momma what happen I saw mum and then a green light." He hugs her tight "I was so scared." Harry looks around and groans "Thats it no pocky from Uncle Shippo."
"You had a nightmare, that's all." Maria states, as she held her little human.
"Still why now I over ate before and didn't have that happen and how did the lamp get way over there?"
"Magic." Maria answers
"Yeah i guess so, hope this doesn't happen to much my allowance can't afford it" he tries to joke
"It wasn't a Tiffany Lamp, don't worry about it." Maria replies, "Now, are you sure you can sleep again or do you want me to stay?"
Harry looks down "Umm, Can you sing sing for me like before?" he asks softly.
Maria nods, and started to sing one of songs, she often sang when Harry was little, and couldn't sleep.
Harry snuggles down and is soon snoring gently a smile on his face.
Maria scooted out of bed, and pulled the covers up and kissed Harry's forehead, she then decided to make her rounds of checking on the members of her strange pack.
she checked on her pups and found the them crashed out in their beds. she went to Remus room and heard him crying softly and talking to someone in his room.
Being worried was a trait of being a good alpha female, she gently tapped on the door, and slide inside the room.
She found Remus petting a extremely large dog at his feet while the dog whines and gives encouraging yips.
"You know, padfoot. It would be more helpful, if you actually used human vocals." Maria states, "I knew you were a dog, but this gives a new meaning."
the man changed back to his normal form "Maria funny but really I thought doing what i did when we were in school but hes a real mess even after i set up that account for him to live with."
"Some people need to hear words, not yips and growls." Maria responds
"You damn well know i won't take you money nor James so why did you think that will change."
"Come on, Mooney. You're family if you don't help them who do you help? Am i right Maria?"
"Of course, he's a mess, you are too. And so am I, but I don't live in the past. You can't change the past, you can only change your future." Maria replies
"You're right, Maria and thats exactly what we need to do but where to start, well for me anyway Mooney here found a good spot for himself here."
"You will rest recover your strength, and then go from there." Maria states, "You are a citizen of the Demonic Realm now, you may apply for a job in our world."
"You will rest recover your strength, and then go from there." Maria states, "You are a citizen of the Demonic Realm now, you may apply for a job in our world."
"Of course but you can't wait for to long."
"If you knew my age, you wouldn't have said that sentence." Maria states "Hell, if you knew Sesshomaru's real age, you wouldn't have said that, there is a reason, I think you're part of Harry's generation."
Sirius just smirks and gives a playful bow "My dear lady you are no older than I and even if not your still a beauty fit to have song and film made of you."
"Then explain how I was there as a guest speaker when you were in school? I am over five hundred years old." Maria states "And fair warning, if you wish to keep your tongue in your mouth, I suggest never making that statement around my husband."
Remus slaps him on the back of his head "Will you for once grow up and act your age."
Sirius rubs his head and just smiles before yawning." Well I'm tired and off to bed night you two.
Sirius walked out the room with a wave to the other two. Remus sighs "he's such a child but we both know he's got a good heart."
"That worries me sometimes." Maria replies, before turning and leaving.
She heads back to her room where Sesshomaru was done but left the Black folder on his night stand "Done checking on all the kids?"
"By kids, do you mean demon and human alike? Because I checked on all of them." Maria replies, she placed a hand on her abdomen "Now I checked on all of them."
"Yes and I think we should do something fun tomorrow what do yo think?"
"Sleep sounds fun." maria answers
"Yes in the morning then." he reaches over and gives her a kiss.
"You know I find it funny, that centuries ago, we both couldn't sleep when we needed too but now we can, if we wanted." Maria muttered as she closed her eyes.
"yes i is strange " Sesshomaru agrees and joins her as he drapes an arm across her mid-section.
The follow morning, both of the Demonic Parents were awake but were waiting on a tradition of sorts among their offspring. The sounds of running feet were heard, as the three pups entered and swarmed their parents' bed with 'morning cuddles' in an attempt to 'wake up' their parents.
All of pups crawl in to their bed and assume their spots on the bed with Harry in the middle as the ring leader.
Unknown to the pups, their parents enjoyed these mornings, since it was only a matter of time before such things would change.
"Momma, its time get up We have someone new in the house." Harry said as he bounced on the bed.
"But momma wants to sleep." Maria muttered as pretended to go back to sleep.
Harry growls and bounced on her legs 'But Momma he smells like Mr. Remus.
"I doubt that." Sesshomaru states as he pulled Harry off of Maria's legs.
His two older siblings agree with there father.
"He smells like fur and like air burning like Mr. Lupin.
"Wolves and dogs do not smell the same." Sesshomaru states, "Oh well, I guess I am up now."
The pups all climb off but not before hugging Maria, harry as the youngest pulls Sesshomaru out of the room rambling about the new person in the house.
Luckily for Sesshomaru, he slept in boxer shorts, since he and Maria didn't express their passion for each other last night, "Can I get dressed first?"
Harry huffed and went outside to wait for him.
Maria was snickering at the sight of the fearsome lord bullied by a child. Maria sighed as she sat up pulling the sheets with her, "Alright, alright, I'm up, I'm up. Let me dress already."
They all head out to wait.
Maria got out of bed, and looked at Sesshomaru, "personally, I like you in just boxers, however dealing with others don't like it."
"You do know we'll miss this when they're older."
Maria sighed "Yes, but I can't wait to call you grandpa!" she rushed into their walk in closet to dress for the day.
Once outside Harry turns to the twins "You have any idea who this person is I mean he has to be a friend or he wouldn't be here right?"
Sesshomaru just huffs as he pulls on a polo shirt and a pair of slacks.
"You know you're going to love it. Being able to feed the grandpups sugar and send them home!" Maria states, as she just a jean skirt and a white blouse.
He doesn't answer one way or the other, once they were dressed they went outside they were assaulted by Harry dragging them to the private dining room.
"Unless the food is on fire, I doubt there is a need to rush, Harry." Maria states
"No but I want to know about the man here with Mr. Lupin?"
"Then you will have to wait, I know we taught you manners." Sesshomaru answers
Harry stops pulling "Yes sir." And continues at a more normal pace.
The enter the dining room where both Remus and Sirius sitting talking over a folder and pointing at different parts.
"My Lord, My lady. Your schedules for today." the manor's steward states handing both of them sheets of paper with items that had times next to it.
"Here is your progress report as well." Harry looks at the paper reading what the it said and smiles then hands it over to Maria.
"Well done." Maria comments, before passing it onto Sesshomaru. He reads it as well and gives a nod of approval and whispers something to Maria as if asking something.
The twins finished their breakfast, waved and headed off to day time activities which meant watching the guards train and watching Sara beat the rookies into their place.
"Not my place." Maria answers "But go right ahead, if you think its wise."
"Harry before you get ready for your lessons I feel you earn a reward today so after lessons you can ask for one boon with in reason." Sesshomaru tells him.
Maria looked at Remus, who looked a little green about the gills. "I think Remus doesn't feel so well." she then looked at Sirius, "Sirius, would you like to babysit?"
"Actually I was wondering if I could takeover his lessons for till Remus was feeling better by you leave of course. " Sirius smiles at them.
"Lessons on what how to prank people? No thanks." Remus questions "You couldn't even pass school work without copying off of myself or Lily."
"Now Mr. Mooney i would never do that."
"I wouldn't trust you with Harry's education if you were the last dog on earth. And you're not." Sesshomaru states
"Sir, ma'am. There is a priestess wishing to call on master Harry." a servant announced
Harry looks up curious at this he never had someone ask for him before, he turns to his parents asking silently if it was okay.
Sirius was wondering this as well since he was the guardian for the day.
"Show the priestess to the dinning room." Sesshomaru commanded
The servant bowed and left only to return with none other then the child-priestess Kikyo. Remus' face paled at the sight of the girl.
As did Sirius confused as to how she was alive.
'No it can't be she told me it was a still birth when i saw her last.' Sirius thought in shock.
Kikyo looked at the other two, before nodding in respect to Sesshomaru and Maria, before walking over. "The Head Priestess told me, I was to come and ask permission to search through your vast expanse of an estate for medicinal herbs."
They both look at each other and nod "If you don't mind Harry helping you gather them he needs to learn these skills as well."
"I can teach him all I know about herbal healing." Kikyo states, "Which I think the Head Priestess is a sly old codger, and I told her so. She smiled and told me, I had to be around people my own age."
Harry just smiles he was hoping to see the priestess once more. While the two wizards just stare at the girl shocked and not sure what to do or say right now. "I would be honored to help the Priestess out with her gathering."
"Very well." Kikyo states, "I must apologize, I interrupted your breakfast." her senses zeroed in on Sirius, she went over and looked at him, assessing him with her sixth sense.
Sirius stiffens as she nears him caught between hugging her and running away in shame.
"No man your age, and height should be that skinny." Kikyo observed as she reached into her satchel pulling out various herbal vials and searching for the right one.
"My lady priestess, please I'm fine, really, i just got out of a bad situation is all." Sirius tries to wave her help away.
"I wouldn't if I were you, if a Priestess decides your worth her time, its a high honor. For one, who never leaves the temple." Maria states, as she picked at her food, and Kikyo seen that at as well.
"The Head Priestess told me, I am not old enough to make such a vow, she said I have wait until I am at least seventeen before I make such a vow." Kikyo explains as she found the right vial. "Put three drops of this into your drink at breakfast, lunch and dinner, and you will be able to recover more quickly." she then went over to Maria. "If I may?" she looked at the male instead of the female.
Sesshomaru nods his permission knowing she was going to help.
Kikyo gently placed her hand on Maria's flat belly, as she wasn't showing yet after a few seconds, the priestess removed her hand and rummaged again in her herbs and handed Maria the vial, "Sprinkle this herb on your food, it will taste better for you."
"Thank you, Lady Priestess." Maria smiles. Harry came up to her and with a smiles "I can't wait to learn from you, I hope you will be patient with me " he bows in the formal manner.
"Now that is so like lily." Sirius smiles sadly.
Kikyo reached out and slapped Harry upside the head. She glared at him.
"Ow ow ow, What was that for Priestess Kikyo?" Harry rubs the back of his head
"And there is James." Remus adds
"I am not a Lady as the title goes, I do not know my birth parents, I have no claim to such a title, just cause I am the Reincarnation of Two Souls means nothing to me." Kikyo states, coldly. "I have no such patience for formalities." she then wiped her hand off, looking at it as if she wasn't sacred any longer.
Harry blushes "yes ma'am " and duck his head.
Kikyo turned "If you are finished, meet me outside." she walked out of the room, not waiting for a dismissal.
Harry heads up to his room and got clothes for outdoors. He met her outside with Sirius holding a basket and some gloves.
Kikyo walked ahead, and slightly out of reach of any male touching her. She carried her bow and quiver.
"Kikyo, what kind of herbs are we gathering and how are they to be used."
Kikyo named off several herbs, that she was running low on and what they could be used for and for what race.
Harry nods and heads out to find the herbs while Sirius watched his god son with a smile and a sad look
"You are clueless like a baby." Kikyo states "why are you looking for something you do not know?"
"well i know most of them are aromatic herbs so i thought i could find them that why."
"Only when crushed." Kikyo retorted
"Oh." Sirius just laughs "Harry next time learn first what your looking for before you start looking."
"The last thing I need is to deal with you picking up a dangerous plant." Kikyo states, as she walked further into the wooded area.
Harry looks down but follows her down to the woods. and waits to see what plants to get,
Kikyo sensed that the older male wanted to ask her questions, "Ask your questions, I believe you have many, and you have been staring at me for some time."
"Yes I do but you I don't thinks you can since you don't know who you mother was."
"I think you have other questions aside from who my birth mother is or was." Kikyo replies
"Yes, i have a few more like what is your real reason your here with my god son?"
"I have no idea, I just know within my soul, I was born to protect and guide him." Kikyo answers, as she walked ahead. She kept her senses open, and stopped when she felt a invading demonic aura, and it wasn't friendly. "Potter-Taisho, Behind me now!"
Harry quickly got behind the priestess and the wizard just as the wizard pulls his wand out." What the bloody hell!"
Kikyo pulled an arrow out and knocked her bow, she drew back and waited until the demon came forward and heading directly at her. "Stop right where you are demon, or I will purify you where you stand!"
"Now priestess, i bear you no malice all I want it the boy to talk with him for a bit see if he could pass on a message for me." The demon spoke with an oily voice.
"I am a Priestess with the massive amount of spiritual power, I am coveted by demons and humans alike, therefore, I do not believe you." Kikyo retorts, as she sighted the arrow, which she really didn't need to do so, she was a natural marksmen.
The demon just laughs "Well with a priestess and two powerful wizards you truly don't think any demon won't try to get so much power." He licks his lips and growls.
"Enough of this foolishness." Kikyo let the arrow fly, as it burst into pure blue light and struck the demon in the heart.
It screamed as it burst into flames and fell in to dust.
Kikyo heard a gagging sound and some soft murmurs of encouragement. She went over to the two males, she looked at each one with calm eyes. "Are you alright?"
Harry took a deep breath "Yeah I'm okay just wasn't expecting that."
Kikyo nods, and walked off and returned with a plant of some kind, "Chew this, the juice will calm your nerves."
Harry does as she told him and chewed the plant and scrunched up his face "Yuck this is horrid" he swallowed and took a swig of water.
"I said chew it, not eat it." Kikyo scolded
"Yes ma'am " he wipes his mouth and fixed his clothes muttering something under his breath.
Sirius also stood and scans the woods expecting more.
Kikyo then ignored him, she went and found the herbs she needed. She collected them, she thought about coming back when such were going to seed to start another herbal garden in the Temple garden.
The two males followed and kept a safe distance from her.
"You are frighten of me or should I say frightened of my power, not that I except it to be any other way." Kikyo states, as they walked back to the manor.
"Yes I'm afraid of your power but i also respect it since you do what is needed."
"I was and still am treated as something less then human. I am to look to for guidance or moral teachings, when all I want is to spend time outside staring up a the clouds imaging what pictures they look like, however, I can not do such." Kikyo states, "I must remain pure, pure of thoughts, mind and body, and even soul."
"Those are great ideals I know mother and father wish the same but they are responsible for so much."
"Priestess, i hope someday you get the reward you deserve. " was all Sirius adds as he walks away.
"I envy you. I am not supposed too." Kikyo replied, she look to Harry.
"I wish I could give you my life but we are given our lives for a reason , right ?"
"I do not know. I do not want your life, I want what you have, loving parents. I wouldn't care even if they were demons." Kikyo answers, she then stopped at a sudden feeling wash over her. Her thoughts turned to the distance past. Images flashed in her mind, of a dog eared boy, who she once loved. 'I never felt this at ease until I met Inuyasha.' she thought as a familiar pang in her chest reminded her not to live in the past, but treasure the memories as lessons to learn and not to repeat the mistakes of the past..
"I know how you feel i love my parents with all my heart but i wish i could have known my birth family. "
"Can't change the past, but you can change your future." Kikyo replied "I should know, I have lived two different lifetimes, and both baring the name Kikyo."
"You're right, I have to do all that i can to live up to all four of my parents ideals, and be the best person possible. "
"Choosing death isn't the best path." Kikyo replies, as wise as any sage.
"Mother always told us death should always be the last thing you choose. "
"Yes, I agree. Perhaps some day, i will tell you why i don't think choosing death isn't the best path." Kikyo replies, "But for now, i need to get back to the Temple."
"Okay well I hope to see you again soon and i hope you can show me more."
Kikyo left the Gates, and started back down the road. Sirius watched her leave, unable to shake the feeling, he was letting his daughter slip right past him, but was she really his, she wasn't like the woman, he thought could be her birth mother.
"So Padfoot what do you think of the priestess?" Remus ask his old friend.
"She looks so much like my last girlfriend, but her mannerisms are strange." Sirius answers
"Well what I was able to find out about her she was raised in the temple and is the resurrection of two souls and have their memories and mannerisms. "
"Not entirely true, Remus." Sesshomaru states as he came up behind them.
They both turn and bow to the demon lord "How so my lord."
"That girl is neither Midoriko nor the Original Kikyo, who bound my half-brother to the Goshinboku. She is both, however, i think the spirit of Kikyo is more dominant." Sesshomaru answers
"We have to take your word for that but still if she is who i think she is? I wonder if i should say something to her?"
"Why? You would just ruin her, does she seem very child-like to you?" Sesshomaru questions
"No, she doesn't and your right, she definitely is not child like but still i can't help but wish i could have been in her life more."
"More? You don't even know if she is your daughter?" Remus asks looking at his oldest friend like he finally lost what little sense he had left.
"Well if she is my daughter and Linda lied about her to me, i lost so much time with her."
"You were in Azkaban for being stupid and chasing after Pettigrew. So Linda did the only thing she knew how to do, would you want this girl to be raised by your cousins, and I'm not talking about the disowned cousins." Remus states
Sirius sighed and groans in frustration "You know something Mooney sometimes I hate your logical mind, but your absolutely right."
"One of us has to be the logical one." Remus remarked
"Brother, your right doesn't mean I have to like it." He bows to Sesshomaru. "By your leave, My lord." He leaves the room and goes down the hall.
Sesshomaru finished heading out of the gate, and got into his limo and headed to one of the companies he owned in London.
Harry was bored and everyone was busy so he decided to walk around the inner gardens and try to sneek into the guards room again.
Sara was walking back from her sparring session, when she seen Harry heading to the guards barracks, she sprinted to catch up and grabbed him by the collar. "Just what do you think you're doing?"
"Umm nothing just walking around that's all." Smiling innocently as he looks up to the slayer. Harry gives a little hiccups like always when he's nervous.
"Then you can walk yourself back up to the manor, before I tell your mom you're up to no good." Sara threatened
"But i want to watch the guards train, its not fair that the twins learn to fight but i don't and they started at my age."
"The Training grounds is that way. Not the barracks. And first off, the twins aren't learning how to fight. They are watching." Sara replies
"Yes ma'am." He starts to go over to the training grounds but turns to look at Sara "Sara can i ask you something?"
"Depends on what that something is, and You are not going to the training grounds, the sessions is over for today." Sara states as she turned Harry back into the direction of the manor.
"Ahhh, but what i wanted to ask was why is Mom and Dad they were so up set about Mr. Black and Kikyo? "
"They weren't upset, they were on the verge of declaring war on the magicals for an injustice done to their pack, what i know is that both of your mothers were close enough friends, that Maria offered to adopted Lily Evans into the Dog Pack, as a pack-sister. Sirius was wrongly imprisoned for something he didn't do, and that is why Maria left the other week in such a hurry. And its my beliefe that Kikyo is two beings born into one body."
"But if they declared war on the magical wouldn't that go against everything they taught us since we could understand them?"
"And why was Mr. Black in jail?"
Harry continues to as questions of Sara along the long walk back to the manor.
"Yes, and no. Lily was part of two worlds, just as you are or will be. Maria loved Lily, soul kindred is something you do not take for granted. As for Sirius, i don't know, i know a lot but i don't everything." Sara answers
"No family is something you don't take for granted that was dad always told us." Harry agreed
"Anything else, other then questions, i can't answer." Sara replies
"Well there is one but i already know the answer so no but thank you, Sara." With that he heads back to the manor.
"What?" Sara questions, "If its about me, i want to know."
"Not like that but can you tell me about yourself and where you came from."
"A settlement to the Southwest of here, there is a group of demon slayers that branched out of our main town when Sesshomaru and Maria fled Japan a few decades ago." Sara answers. "I was trained in the art of slaying when i was younger then you."
"Really that's has to be tough if your starting so young?"
"Not really, the current age to finish training is fourteen, back in Sango and Kohaku's day, it was eleven." Sara replies
"But you really don't get called out to much do you i mean most of the demons obey dad's and mother's law right." Harry felt like a cold chill go down his spine as he looks around.
"not really, but there are some that do want to see the end of this Empire. We're peaceful, which is why many of our younger children aren't considered for training, I was one of the select few, by which they found me in the museum trying to pry down Hiraikotsu off the wall." Sara admitted
Harry chuckles at the image of her climbing to get the giant bone weapon.
"What? I claimed it was mine and i wanted it back." Sara replies
"But it was Sango's? No never mind i forgot you're a reincarnation. " Harry kept looking around confused about this feeling.
"When i was younger, i remembered my past as Sango, but now i can't. It just seems to fade." Sara replies "Which i am glad, i don't want to go looking for kids, i don't have in this current life." Sara noticed "what?"
"I don't know it just feels like when the twins stalk me but this feels meaner like I'm the one on the dinner plate." He leans in closer to Sara.
Sara went into instant slayer mode, she looked around, "Kiyoko!" she shouted as the feline came bounding to her call. The demon cat arched and hissed as if she scented something.
They all heard the growl as this spider demon came in to view. "And here i had hoped you both would just walk in to my web but the boy's instinct is better than i thought."
"I had spiders." Sara states, as she reached her Hiraikostu.
"There seem to be a lot of demons on my territory." Maria's voice states, as she had a sword at her side.
Harry looks towards his mother "Mom i think its because Kikyo and all the wizards are here." His voice trembled a little.
"You have one choice, spider. Get out of my territory because I do not care for spiders." Maria states
"As you wish my lady i rather easier prey anyway." And with a laugh it shoots a web and swings away.
Maria waited until it was gone. "And here i was hoping for a fight."
Harry rushes over to her and holds her tightly "She wanted to eat me I actually felt it it was like like that cub auntie brought over." He buried his face.
Maria placed her hands on Harry's back, she looked at Sara. Who nods, before rushing off.
"Momma I'm sorry i bothered you work now didn't i?"
"What work?" Maria questions, "I don't have anything to do. Sesshomaru handling it for me."
"But you're normally looking over the last council meeting and what about all the tribe leaders coming over as well?" Then his eyes like up with excitement "Can i watch the meeting i promise I'll stay in my chair this time."
"I guess, just to make sure you stay seated. Let's find Remus and Sirius." Maria sighed
"Yes Momma." Harry unintentionally yips in excitement and they find the duo in the dojo with wands in their hands getting ready to duel.
"Ready Mooney? " Sirius asks as he gets ready.
Maria placed a hand on Harry's shoulder, "You seem to find a outlet for pent up emotions. But i have a request."
They both lowered their wands and turned to face her "Of course Maria ask and if we can we'll do it."
"In a half-hour, i have the leaders of the realm, coming for our yearly meetings, Harry has asked me to sit in on our meets, however, i wish for you to be there as well." Maria replies
"Of course but in what capacity as guards or something else? " Sirius asked.
"This is a friendly gathering, of let's say old fossils." Maria states, "Its just a new way spreading news, that each of our sections of the realm need to deal with at one time."
"Then we shall be ready in fifteen minutes and meet you at the council room." The two bow and head out the room. "Ahh i wanted them to see them duel."
"Go wash up." Maria states, as she headed to her room to change, into more formal wear. Harry does as order and gets dressed in his horai and hakama and meets his mother by the door.