-1"Mom, I'm hungry. Is lunch done yet?" Souta asked, then smiled as he saw Inuyasha hug his mom. "So did you finally propose?"
Both Inuyasha and his mom looked at him in shock. Inuyasha walked up to Souta and put him in a headlock. Then he decided to noogie the little brat.
"How long have you know you little twerp?" Inuyasha asked.
"Hey! Stop it! Oww!" Souta shouted.
Inuyasha let go of him and he ran to hide behind his mother. She would keep him safe if Inuyasha tried to noogie him again. Chitose just laughed and walked back to the counter to finish making lunch for her family. Inuyasha smiled as he watched her. He knew she was the right person. She was exactly like Kikyo, putting her family first, then herself. That was one of the reasons he fell in love with her.
"I've known you liked Mom since the fourth time you were here." Souta told him.
"You twerp! And you didn't tell me?" Inuyasha asked.
"Of course I didn't tell you, you would have denied it."
Inuyasha just leaned back in the chair and put his arms behind his head. Souta started to set the table while Chitose placed a plate full of sandwiches on the table. Inuyasha took one and bit into it, Souta copied him.
"Inuyasha! Stop teaching Souta bad habits. You need to cut it in half first." Chitose scolded. "Souta stop coping everything that Inuyasha does!"
"Yes Ma'am." Both answered.
Inuyasha closed his eyes but then felt some odd weight on him. He looked down and Souta was on his lap.
"Does this mean I have to call you Dad?" Souta asked.
"Only if you want to." Inuyasha answered.
Chitose couldn't help but smile. Inuyasha was, well, himself. She knew he would take care of her children. He wouldn't force them into calling him something they didn't want to. She was glad the she met him.
"Does this mean I have to do what you tell me to?" Souta asked.
"Duh, how did that change?" Inuyasha replied. "Okay, get down, your ass is boney."
Inuyasha got off the chair and started washing the dishes. Souta wiped off the table while his mother was folding laundry in the laundry room. It was a picture perfect family, except one person was missing, Kagome.