Disclaimer: I only own Saisyo.

Notes: You might like something in this chapter... And you'll probably know what's going to happen before it happens.

It had been three months since Sesshomaru had taken Saisyo as his and his alone. He had gone on a walk with Rin to relax while she rested; she's been doing a lot of that lately. "Sesshomaru-sama, what's wrong with Mommy?" Rin asked him as they walked through a field.

"I don't know," he replied distantly, "She's just tired lately."

"Oh."

The two walked in silence for a while, then Rin reached up and held on to two of Sesshomaru's fingers. "I'm glad you and Mommy are together..." she trailed off dreamily.

He look down, surprised at her actions, but then said softly, "If that's how you feel, then there's no need for you to call me Sesshomaru-sama anymore."

Rin looked up at him admiringly and said, "Really?" She paused before saying, "Daddy... I like the sound of it on you,"

Sesshomaru smiled, embracing her small hand with his own. "I thought you would."

"What is wrong with me, Kaede-sama?" Saisyo asked, laying down on the bed so she didn't throw up.

"I don't know as of yet. Ye know, Sesshomaru and Rin really miss ye," Kaede said, checking everything to make sure that Saisyo was not sick.

"I know, but the horrible thing is that I don't have any energy to do anything anymore. I get nauseated really easily, and I'm tired all the time-"

"You're pregnant."

"-but I feel as if I could eat a thousand of those packs of Ramen that Inuyasha eats... What?!" Saisyo said, sitting up too fast and feeling dizzy.

"I said that you're pregnant."

"Yeah, I know..."

"Aren't ye happy?" Kaede asked, a small smile visible on her face.

"Of course!" Saisyo said, also smiling, "I've always wanted children of my own..." She trailed off, her eyes dazed and glossy. "But why don't I have any energy?"

"Twins."

"Oh... But how can you tell so early?" she asked.

"It's not early for a demon. And the reason that ye don't have energy when carrying twins is because when a demon of Sesshomaru's caliber is the father, the babies need a lot of energy to develop, therefore zapping nearly all of the mother's energy. No matter how powerful she is." Kaede explained. "Ye look tired, I'll have Kagome tell Sesshomaru for ye."

Saisyo laid back down, closing her eyes and sighing. "Thank you..."

In a matter of seconds, Kaede could see that she was asleep by her slow breathing and slightly open mouth. She then walked out of the room to go tell Kagome and everyone else. Kagome, Sango, and Shippo were hopping around they were so happy, but Miroku and Inuyasha just smiled.

Kagome was running to Sesshomaru and Rin, along with Sango. Shippo, Inuyasha, and Miroku had thought it would be best for a female to tell him. When they got there, they hunched over to catch their breath, Rin letting go of Sesshomaru's hand to go greet them. "Is something the matter?" he asked, when they were recovered. "Why were you running?"

"No, nothing's wrong..." Kagome said breathlessly, not able to hold back a smile.

"And we were running because we think that you'll want to know what we have to say." said Sango, also unable to not smile.

Sesshomaru had seen females smile like that before. "Watch Rin for me." he said to them before taking off towards the village.

"What's the matter?" Rin asked Sango, tugging on the bottom of her kimono.

"Your mommy's pregnant," Kagome and Sango said in unison.

Rin was stunned for a moment before squealing in excitement. "Is it a boy or a girl?" she asked, her eyes wide with wonder.

"Both," said Kagome.

"She's having twins." Sango verified.

This made Rin smile even wider - if that's even possible - and start dancing around. Kagome and Sango smiled at her antics and chuckled a bit as they each took one of her hands and walked towards the village after Sesshomaru.

He walked into her room silently and knelt beside her bed, taking in her scent while she slept. It smelled normal, like cherry blossoms, sugar, and peaches, but there was something else, something else that smelled more of him than usual. Sesshomaru smiled and ran his hand down the length of her body, waking her.

Saisyo's crystal blue eyes fluttered open and she stared straight into Sesshomaru's eyes and smiled. "You can smell them, can't you, Sesshomaru?"

He nodded, taking her hands in his. "But I guess I've been too worried about you lately to notice..."

"I'm kind of scared..." Saisyo said.

"What is there to be scared of?" Rin asked as she quietly walked through the door, closing it behind her.

"She's right, Saisyo. We'll always be right here. And you know that I will never leave you." Sesshomaru comforted her, his hand moving to stroke her hair.

"No, I'm not scared for my health, I'm scared for the pups. What if I'm not strong enough to-"

"You are." Sesshomaru interrupted, "You are strong enough. If anyone can make it through this, you can..."

Saisyo smiled at him and a tears ran down her cheek. "Thank you..." she said before kissing him tenderly on the lips.