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Sesshoumaru growled lowly in aggravation as he heavily paced the wooden floors of the room he was currently residing in. His mind hadn't settled since he had found out that he had sired a pup, a hanyou pup at that. If that wasn't enough, he also found out that he had rutted with his brother's miko. He felt disgusted with himself and annoyed that he couldn't remember, but the pup was what was bothering him the most.
Of course he knew now that he was the one that sired the pup. Beside the fact that his scent was heavily mixed with its. There were no other Inu males that could have made the pup with the miko aside from him. The Inu race was mainly over ran with bitches, the only males they had were himself and his younger brother, Inuyasha. Yet the Hanyou didn't count, because no full breed bitch would want to lower herself to mate with him for he could not produce full blooded pups.
There were more males, a few elders, yet they were to old to sire any pups. This reason was what made Inus begin to breed with other types of demons, so they would still get strong offspring, yet they would still be full demon and they would not have to deal with the shame that came with having a hanyou. He ran his fingers through his long hair as he continued to pace the room.
He just couldn't believe he sired a hanyou, he had ended up following the same path as his father and it was the one path of his father's that he didn't want to follow. He knew that if anyone heard of this mistake, his record and image would forever be ruined. It was aggravating. He wished he could take back that one moment of weakness he had that lead to the pup being conceived but he couldn't. He wasn't like his father, he did not hold the power to turn back time, that unfortunately was passed down to his younger brother.
He tensed as a soft knock sounded on the door, glancing toward it he growled lowly. He hoped whoever was bothering him had a good reason to do so. "Enter" he commanded as he waited for the one who was there to do as he commanded.
A few moments later the door slid open and his small annoying 'assistant' came into the room with his head bent down. He frowned as he glared at the small vermin. "What is it Jaken?"
Jaken shivered in his spot and looked fearfully up at him. "My lord, I am worried for your health. You haven't eaten since arriving back seven days ago and you have yet to leave this room. What is it that ails you my lord?"
Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed further. "It is none of your concern" he replied with a clipped tone.
Jaken bowed quickly "Yes I'm sorry my lord" He stated frantically as he continued to bow.
Sesshoumaru grunted in annoyance when he noticed that the creature was not leaving any time soon. "Is there anything else?" he questioned.
Jaken stood up, still not meeting his gaze, he shakily held out a scroll. "Y-Yes my lord. This is a parchment from the elders."
Taking the offered scroll, Sesshoumaru glared down at his help. "Leave" he ordered, smirking in some satisfaction as the small creature fled the room in a hurry. Glancing down at the scroll in his hand he frowned. He didn't need to open it to know what it said, the elders wanted him to get mated soon and they were beginning to get impatient with him.
His eyes widened slightly as a thought entered his mind. If the elders found out about the pup, they would look at him in different way, treat him differently and that was not something he could afford right now. Not when he had so much more he wanted to do and would need to be viewed in a positive light in order to do. He growled as he tightened his grip on the scroll before tossing in to the corner of the room.
There was no other choice. He had to get rid of the pup and while he was at it he might as well get rid of the miko too.
With a grim expression, Sesshoumaru quickly got dressed before leaving the room and starting toward the entrance of his home. He would need to do this quickly before the news of his weak offspring reached the elders or any others of the inu clan.
Kagome hummed softly as she carefully brushed through Kaiya's soft hair. She was still slightly amazed by how quickly her daughter's hair was growing, also by how thick and curly it was. It now almost reached her shoulders now and was thick enough to be pulled back into a ponytail or put into pigtails. Though Kaiya disliked both hairstyles for they hurt and seemed annoy her ears. She still loved being groomed and usually got excited when Kagome pulled the brush from her bag.
Her daughter was lucky, she had not only gotten her father's hair color, but her hair had also gotten the same 'radiance' that her father had, which meant that though Kaiya's hair was curly, it never seemed to have an tangles. Kagome paused in her task as the thought of Kaiya's father came to mind, he had yet to make an appearance and they had already been in the village for a week now. Kagome did not know if this was a blessing or a curse. Maybe Sesshoumaru had decided to put the fact that he had a daughter behind him and continued on with his life? She shook her head, no that couldn't be it. The fact that he had a child seemed to bother him greatly and he did say that he would be back. But when?
Kagome was pulled from her thoughts when she heard a soft whine come from Kaiya. Glancing down she noticed her daughter looking at her impatiently and then glancing at the brush in her hand. Kagome giggled softly "Okay, Okay Kaiya. Turn back around and I'll continued brushing your hair" she stated. Kaiya made a pleased noise before facing forward to let her begin brushing again.
That was another thing that surprised her. They had been in this time era for a week now and already Kaiya was beginning to advance. Must be something in the air She noted as she began running the brush through Kaiya's curly locks again. She had never had a child before Kaiya, but remembering Souta when he was baby, she seemed a little more advanced than the average six month old. She could crawl now and loved doing so whenever possible.
She was also beginning to 'repeat' some of the that words she or anyone else in the group said. Well as much as a baby could that is, it was more like she just repeated the sound that the word's made. She frowned as she concentrated on her task, she hoped that Kaiya didn't grow to quickly, because she was really enjoying her being a baby.
Feeling as though she had brushed Kaiya's hair enough, she laid the brush down and smiled lightly at the predicted sound of displeasure that came from her daughter. "Oh Stop it. I'll brush your hair again after dinner" she stated as she noticed Kaiya beginning to pout she shook her head in amusement. Sadly, it seemed as though Kaiya had picked up on Inuyasha's bad habit of pouting whenever he doesn't get his way.
Hearing the flap to the entrance open, Kagome looked up and smiled softly as she noticed Shippo make his way into the hut. "Hey Shippo, did you have fun playing?" she questioned.
Shippo nodded his head as he bounded towards her, only to stop when a small growl came from Kaiya and Kagome sighed and frowned deeply. Over the week, Shippo had slowly been getting closer to Kaiya and while she seemed more friendly toward him, she was still very possessive when it came to Shippo touching her. Sango and Miroku had assured her that it would take Kaiya awhile to 'share' her. She just hoped that Kaiya would bond to Shippo soon because it really would make the trip much more easier.
She smiled apologetically to Shippo and patted him softly on the head, ignoring her daughter as she glared at her. "Sorry Shippo, I'm sure she will get use to you soon" She stated softly to the kit.
Shippo smiled. "It's alright Kagome. I just keep forgetting, but my papa use to tell me about this stuff, so it's really my fault for forgetting" he mumbled while sheepishly scratching the back of his head.
Kagome sighed softly "Alright" she replied as she took her hand of his head and let it rest at her side.
Shippo took his usual seat and few feet away and looked at her anxiously. Sensing what it was he wanted her to say, Kagome offered him a soft smile. "Since it will be awhile before the others return, why don't you tell me about your day with the other children?" she questioned.
He nodded vigorously and wide smile came to his face as he began to tell of his adventures that had happened earlier.
Kagome yawned softly as she continued to halfheartedly listen to Shippo's stories. She loved the kit, she really did, but sometimes he could go on forever if someone allowed him to. Normally she would stop him after some time, but since she had not seen him for awhile and for the past week she had been to busy with Kaiya to listen to him correctly, she decided to let him talk to his heart's content. Or at least until the others returned.
Glancing down at Kaiya, she smiled as she noticed her daughter was sleeping peacefully in her lap. She had fallen asleep about half way into Shippo's stories. Which meant she would have the wake her soon, but it was a good thing. Because it meant that Kaiya was getting use to the area and the others in the group enough to fall asleep in their presence. The first few days after they returned Kaiya had a rough time sleeping, but thankfully after a few days of being here she began to sleep a little better at nights but still would not take naps through out the day until yesterday. Kagome hummed softly as she ran her hand through Kaiya's hair, she was glad that her daughter was taking naps now, for it made her less grumpy, which was something she enjoyed.
Kagome glanced back towards Shippo and noticed that he was still going on with his story, Kagome lost track of what exactly it was he was talking about. Clearing her throat to gain his attention, she smiled softly when he stopped talking and glanced at her curiously. "Shippo, honey. Can you go find Inuyasha and the others? Tell them to hurry back with the food and fire wood because we need to eat dinner and go to bed early since we take off tomorrow."
Shippo nodded "Of course Kagome!" he replied as he got to his feet and quickly left the hut to go perform his task.
Kagome sighed softly as she laid back onto the floor and moved Kaiya so she was resting on her stomach and chest instead of her lap. Rubbing her daughter's back softly to wake her up, she looked at the 'ceiling' of the hut and sighed softly. That's right, they would be starting on their trip to look for the jewel shards tomorrow. That was what had kept Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku out all day, they were going to find clues on where they should head off to and then they were suppose to catch dinner for tonight. While she prepared everything for tomorrow morning.
Glancing at her packed bag, she huffed lightly. It hadn't taken her long to prepare the bag to their needs and she was beginning to feel anxious being cooped up inside with Kaiya all day. However even with her anxious feelings, she felt slightly frightened whenever she thought about leaving the safety of the village. Which, to her, was strange. She hoped that the fear would ease after they began to travel. Because she knew her fear was misplaced and that she had nothing to worry about.
She would always be with the group, and even when she did go bathe, she would be with Sango so she knew it was foolish to have this fear. She nodded lightly at the thought as she continued to rub Kaiya's back. That's right, there is nothing to worry about. Everything will be okay.