Chapter 4
Sesshomaru left and went home to the Western Palace to tell the council that he has taken a mate and that soon his mate and his ward Rin would be coming to live at the palace. They all asked him who he had taken as a mate and when he said InuYasha the council became furious that Sesshomaru had taken his half-demon brother as a mate but Sesshomaru threatened them and told them that if they so despised Half-Demons then they had no need to be members of the Western Council.
Everyone calmed down and gave into Sesshomaru's will and they agreed to be kind to InuYasha and Rin but what Sesshomaru did not know was that InuYasha had adopted Shippo as a son and that now made Sesshomaru Shippo's parent as well.
Inuyasha soon woke up and everyone told him where Sesshomaru had gone and InuYasha asked to be left alone to think about what he wanted to do. Everyone left him alone except Shippo and Rin. He saw both of them like his own children and even properly adopted Shippo as his son. He asked them what he should do and Rin suggested that he get to know Sesshomaru and Shippo said he would try to get to know him as well. InuYasha smiled and hugged the two kids thanking them for helping him.
Sesshomaru sensed InuYasha had woken up and was fully recovered and immediately left to go and speak to him. When he arrived at the village he saw InuYasha's friends outside a hut and approached and asked them what was going on and they told him he was having a talk with Rin and Shippo. Sesshomaru asked why he was speaking with the Kitsune and they told him that InuYasha had adopted Shippo a shortly after they had defeated Naraku. Sesshomaru went into the hut and InuYasha saw him and Sesshomaru agreed to let InuYasha keep Shippo since he and Rin got along very well.
InuYasha was happy that Sesshomaru would let Shippo stay and he was surprised when Shippo approached Sesshomaru and hugged him by the ankle since he was still so small.
"InuYasha it is nearly time to decide where you would like to stay. I will not force you to come to live at the Western Palace but it would be easier for us to get used to each other if you did." Sesshomaru said then left to let InuYasha think it over, but InuYasha did not need to. He had already made the decision and he got up and went to tell his friends the decision they accepted it and bid him good luck then he went to tell Sesshomaru while Rin and Shippo packed up to leave as well.
