Sesshoumaru woke up and found himself in his bed. His head was hurting, but he decided to get dressed and ignore it. He found his clothes laid out for him and put them on, but left his armor on the wardrobe. Sesshoumaru refused to look at the bed in fear of remembering what had just occurred, so he instead left for his daughter's room.

With only four days left before his birthday, Sesshoumaru had a lot to do. Paperwork he had to finish, choosing a name for his daughter, and throwing a party to celebrate both birthdays. The last would have been something his mate would have done, but he would have to settle it like he did before she arrived.

His daughter, he found, was screaming in her crib with the nursemaids doing everything they could to try and calm her down. Sesshoumaru merely brushed pass the confused women and picked the baby up. She stopped crying and Sesshoumaru's cold eyes glared at the nursemaids.

"If you can't handle a baby girl, then leave immediately. Otherwise, this Sesshoumaru will personally eliminate the next one to fail in their job."

Sesshoumaru turned on his heels and walked down to his study with the baby in hand. He looked down at her and she locked gaze with him. Sesshoumaru could not help but soften his gaze at the hanyou.

Once he was in his study, he had a servant bring in an extra crib and placed her in it so he could keep a good eye on her as he worked. He knew she was asleep the moment he finished his paperwork by the even breaths she was taking.

He brought her back to the nursemaids and found three of them missing.

So far, the only name he could think of was Sachiko, but it was a start, he actually didn't mind naming his daughter after his mother.

Sesshoumaru followed his nose and found his brother and his pack in Shippo's room. He walked in and sat down in a chair on the corner. The group turned their attention to him.

"I assume InuYasha has told you all about dog demon traditions by now, or at least traditions involving birth so I will be brief. I require you all to be dressed in your finest clothes, my seamstress Jasmine will be here tomorrow after sunset."

"Feh, it ain't like we can leave stupid."

Sesshoumaru's eyes showed a glimpse of anger before going back into his cold demeanor. He silently walked out and went to the indoor hot springs for a bath.

The nursemaids were in a state of panic. They had noticed that unless she was asleep or in the arms of her father, the baby would not stop crying.

Michiko, the head nursemaid, tried her hardest to calm the hanyou down. As a fairy demon, she thought it would be a snap, a few songs to make her drowsy, food to sustain her, but nothing was working.

The other demons had just left, fearing for their lives, leaving her alone and Michiko sat in a new rocking chair that Sesshoumaru had invented. She was rocking the baby and singing softly to her using every ounce of power to get the baby to sleep. She suddenly remembered an old pixie tune her mother had used on a fussy baby and began to sing it.

"You wish to play the day away.

You see the Earth is waiting for you.

You need to see the one whose heart you hold so dear.

So sleep, my little one, for he'll be coming soon.

Wait my little one, his heart is holding you.

The eagles fly above you,

While the ants watch from below.

Sleep, my little one, the sun is setting today,

But awake tomorrow, to meet another day."

Michiko watched happily as the fairy magic worked and the girl was consumed by sleep. Michiko placed the baby in her crib and she walked over to a small futon on the other side of the room and went to bed.

Sesshoumaru felt relaxed the next morning. He almost had everything planned out; all he needed to finish was her name, which meant he needed to spend time with her.

He walked in and noticed the other two had left as well. Michiko, the only one he could remember well, was sitting in the rocking chair with the sleeping girl in her arms.

"Michiko, you're free for the next three days. I wish to spend time with the pup."

Michiko looked up at her lord and handed him the baby girl. Michiko looked at Sesshoumaru, with her light pink eyes shimmering, and spoke quietly and bowed, "Choose well Lord Sesshoumaru." She said with a knowing look and left, her blue hair cascading down her back like a mini waterfall.

The pup opened her eyes as she smelled her father's scent and snuggled closer to his chest, pushing her nose into his haori. The strong scent of sweat, sandalwood, and a hint of blood made her sneeze and Sesshoumaru looked down at her with a slightly amused look on his face.

"Who would have thought that this Sesshoumaru were to have a hanyou child."

Another name came to him, Maeko, or truthful child, but he hated the name.

"You are more trouble than I thought you to be." He said staring at her, she looked up and smiled widely with her eyes staring at him. Sesshoumaru smiled back. He knew no one was watching, except maybe Rin, so he dropped his stoic facade.

The pup yawned loudly and Sesshoumaru saw her toothless mouth and pink gums. The pup began to yawn for a second time. She snuggled into her father's arm and fell asleep.

Sesshoumaru sat down in the rocking chair and he too was consumed by sleep.

He woke up and the sun was streaming through the window. Sesshoumaru guessed it to be around noon and carried the pup towards the gardens where he was expecting his mother's family to be.

With his stoic expression and cold walk, Sesshoumaru came upon them. His grandmother My-duyen, grandfather Zhi, his eldest uncle Jayden, Jayden's mate Aletta, and their two sons Denzel and Roshaun, Denzel's mate Clarissa and their four pups, Tatyana, Cole, Kyran, and Amethyst, his second eldest uncle Sebola, his mate Adoncia, their child Lana and her mate Clay, with their new son who was nameless, and finally, his mother's older sister Sahirah.

Sesshoumaru arrived with the baby in his arm and bowed low to them in respect. He made sure his daughter wouldn't fall and he was secretly glad he hadn't put his armor back on. He rose from his bow and his family bowed back. The kids of course bowed lower than his cousins, aunt, uncles, or grandparents.

My-duyen saw the pup in his arm and walked over to him and picked her up. She knew the pup was a hanyou, they all did, but something was plaguing her mind.

"I hope you all had an easy passage from the Southern lands." Sesshoumaru said as he led them all to his castle. The pups ran ahead and his grandfather introduced Adoncia since Sesshoumaru had met everyone else at various naming ceremonies.

"Sesshoumaru." He looked up at his grandmother who was currently playing with her great-grandchild. "How is your mate, you failed to tell us about her."

"She died after the pup was born." Sesshoumaru's stoic expression didn't change, but the adults' did.

"Where did you burry her?" Aletta questioned. Sesshoumaru pointed to a shrine type tomb up ahead that was built underneath a big sakura tree.

The group remained silent except for a gurgle or two from his nameless girl and his nameless second cousin.

Sesshoumaru led the dog demons towards his own private hall and let them all choose the best rooms for themselves. InuYasha's room was further down so he didn't have to worry about them. My-duyen handed Sesshoumaru the baby and he left for her room and sat in the rocking chair.

His father's family was to arrive in two days from the East and Sesshoumaru wasn't looking forward to them. In his opinion, they were too much like InuYasha, and everyone else he invited for the ceremony would arrive on that day and leave after the week of celebration.

Sesshoumaru knew that with only three days left until the actual naming, he would have a lot of work to do.

A/N - How do you like this?

Disclaimer – I still don't own them, Takahashi sensei does.