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Chapter 4

Slipping into the miko's home he watched as she bustled around, playing with the children. Ran played and ran around with the miko's children. The miko looked at Father after a few moments and sent the children off to play on their own in another room. She welcomed him in and motioned for him to sit should he please. The miko was trying to sit down without falling but her swollen stomach was making it hard, Father moved to stand next to the miko and took her hand to help her sit comfortable. He remembered having to do the same thing for his young lover, and it made his heart clench. After the miko was situated he sat across from her, her proceeded to inform her that He and Ran were planning on living in the village for an undetermined amount of time. The miko was giddy, she tried to stand up only to end up curled sideways on the floor, Father lifted her up and sat her on her feet, dusting the dirt off of her garbs. The miko waddled into the other room with the children to grab a few of the supplies Father's young lover had given to the miko. The miko came out with her two oldest carrying two futons, she informed Father that one was for him, though he may not use it, it was always nice to have one. The boys hustled off to put the futons in Father's house, Ran came running out of the room followed by Ana, they where playing chase. Father moved to stand in front of them and scooped them both up, informing both girls that they wouldn't be traveling anymore. Both girls threw their arms around his neck, the miko just stood silently as he smiled softly at the girls who were rambling on about all the fun things they could do around the village. Father sat them down to allow them to continue playing.

30 years later

Father listen to Ran go on and on about some wolf cub one of the miko's children had introduced her to. Rolling his eyes for what could have only been the hundredth time, they finally landed on the marble floor of his mother's castle. It had been about 15 years since Father last visited Grandmother, Father had realized he hadn't the slightest clue what to do with his rambling teenage daughter. So he took her to his mother for training in etiquette, and to calm his nerves. Grandmother walked out to greet them, she gathered Ran in her arms in an unlady like hug, then led her away leaving Father to follow behind, not that he minded. There was a sudden halt as Ran told grandmother about her current wolf crush, Grandmother chided her that even if Father had tainted their bloodline with human blood there was no way that Ran was going to taint it further by introducing a wolf into the lineage. Grandmother even stated she'd cry, causing Father to once again roll his eyes, a habit he'd picked up over the years. After arriving in the main room the three sat down to discuss Ran's education. Grandmother agreed to train Ran in their customs and traditions, Father agreed that Ran would be allowed to come home during the spring to spend time with InuYasha and his family.

Father had taken up traveling once again, he visited Ran often, Though 20 years after her lessons began Ran returned to InuYasha's village for the funeral of her beloved aunt, the only mother figure she could remember. Ran took a year off from her studies to help InuYasha, the miko had blessed him with 13 pups, the youngest was almost 35, still a teenager in it's development, and having a hard time coping with the loss of his mother. At the end of the year Ran went back to Grandmother's, and continued her studies. The year Ran turned 90, and hit adulthood, she decided to move back to InuYasha's village. After speaking with InuYasha it was decided that Ran could open a class to teach the children of the village. Father came around every few months to bring supplies to Ran for her classes. Traveling around the countryside he would often search for plants and items Ran would ask for.

That's when he saw her, her hair was in windblown and she was sitting on the ground picking up item's she's dropped from a basket she held in her arms. Her eyes were a piercing green while her hair was a vibrant red, even so she bore a haunting resemblance to his deceases lover. Slowly Father walked towards her, watching her reach to catch the items before they blew away. Feeling his presence the red haired demon looked up to stare at Father, immediately captivated by his grace and beauty. They watched each other for what seemed like hours, though only seconds had passed by. Father walked towards her, leaning down he saw what she was gathering back up were flowers, reaching down he picked up one of the flowers and handed it back to her. A bright smile, much like his deceased lover's, graced her lips as she thanked him. Father's eyes softened and a small smile graced his lips, and the woman offered her name, Saiyuri.

Father sat with the beautiful demon and continued to assist her in gathering her flowers. Once all where gathered Father stood and offered her his hand to help her up. Grateful for his kindness she accepted his hand and stood only to slip and crash into his chest, The contact made Father notice her scent over the scent of flowers and realized she wasn't a full demon, but father didn't mind, he enjoyed her smile. He watched as she slightly squinted her eyes, to look at him, he realized her eye sight wasn't very good, that there was actually a slight haze to her eyes. Father straightened her up and took her arm to help lead her where she wanted to go. She just smiled up at him and let him walk with her. When they arrived at her destination father discovered that she was living in a human village, acting as a healer.