Here's the alternate with no sequel, it is a lot like the first one just to warn you. Though parts were added and some taken out.
Inuyasha walked slowly back into the house. Walking around when your 9 months pregnant is not fun. You get tired after 5 steps, and you feel like your going to fall over. Plus its kind of hard to walk when your feet are all swollen, not the mention the feeling like you're completely helpless.
"Where did you go?" Onyx asked, looking at the pregnant dog, "I thought I'd lost you, then I thought Sesshomaru was going to kill me for losing you, then I thought I'd have to leave town, because Sesshomaru was going to kill me, because I lost you and then…"
"I had to piss." Inuyasha grumbled back sitting back down, stopping Onyx on her rant.
"You pissed 20 minutes go!" Onyx pressed on, twitching over her so called almost near death experience.
"Well, I had to piss again."
"Well now you're just getting pissy." Onyx announced, turning away.
"I'm surrounded by idiots!" Wojna wailed. That's right both Wojna and Onyx were stuck with baby sitting duty. She says baby since Inuyasha can be quite childish when he's in a complaining mood.
"I am not getting mad." Inuyasha growled.
"Ahh…The pregnant one needs a nap," Onyx complained to Wojna. Wojna smacked her head against the wall.
"I can't sleep." Inuyasha replied, sounding sad. Every time he tried he just tossed and turned the whole time. His round stomach was a pillow.
"I'll help you with that," Onyx mumbled, annoyed grabbing a nearby sword hilt. Wojna grabbed the hilt and put it out of Onyx's reach.
"No sword for you." Onyx pouted, she was so bored. Without Sashiko around, there was nobody to taunt that would be moody enough to reply back, but not mean enough to try to kill them. Well, she could taunt Inuyasha because he was moody, but he was also just…well Inuyasha.
Inuyasha groaned, holding his stomach. He winced slightly.
"False contractions again?" Wojna asked, looking uninterested. Inuyasha's been having false contractions for the last few days.
"No…they hurt more then the false ones."
"Okay," Onyx said, "So they're not false contractions. Did you eat something bad? I knew you should've ate those beans. Maybe its just…"
Wojna smacked her forehead, "Go get Sesshomaru and the others, I'm pretty sure these are real contractions."
Onyx stared at Wojna wide-eyed, "I'll go fetch the others." She said slowly before she disappeared. 'That would be smart,' Wojna thought, shaking her head.
"Lets get you upstairs, Inuyasha. How long was your labor last time?" Wojna asked, poofing them upstairs. Inuyasha didn't know they could do that and right now he really just didn't care.
"4 hours before Koichi was born, another hour for Sashiko." Inuyasha groaned.
"Ok, just lay down. How long have you been having contractions?" Wojna asked, suspicious.
"How did you-"
"I've delivered babies before and we're at the active part of the contractions."
"I've had them for about an hour now, they were so light I barely noticed," he winced in pain, they sure as hell were noticeable now! Wojna shook her head, ashamed. Onyx appeared beside her.
"They're coming." She stated as she laid down a whole bunch of leaves and herbs. Wojna looked at them and nodded. Onyx finished them quickly making a natural pain killer.
"Go and wait for the others. Only allow Sesshomaru, and Sango in." Wojna announced, Onyx left to do her job. It was decided that since Sango knew a lot about demons, being a slayer and all, she would help Inuyasha along with Wojna and Onyx.
"How are you doing, Inuyasha?" She turned and noticed he was sweating a little more than before. Groaning, she stripped him from the waist down, and laid a blanket over him.
"You still have at least a half hour before you need to push. Wanna play a card game?" Inuyasha growled, "Okay guess not. Note to self pregnant Inu demon's are not jokers when in labor."
"I'm going to kill you." Inuyasha stated.
"Hey, save it for Sesshomaru." Wojna hissed back, before grabbing the herbs that were in a cup. She put it near the bed for when Inuyasha needed to start pushing.
Moments later Onyx busted through the door with Sesshomaru and Sango right behind her. Onyx was dancing around like she was having a good time, Sango looked worried, and Sesshomaru actually looked nervous.
Sesshomaru went right to his mate's side. He brushed some of the white hair of out of Inuyasha's eyes. Inuyasha managed to smile at him before another contraction hit him. Sango looked at the dragon twins after they filled her in on everything. She walked over and gave Inuyasha the herbal medicine.
"Okay, I think he's ready," Sango said after checking him. Wojna got the blanket and cleaning supplies ready as Onyx stood next to Sango. They decided that Onyx would not be allowed to help with grabbing the baby out, kami forbid if she dropped it.
"Are you ready, Inuyasha?" Sango asked. Inuyasha grabbed Sesshomaru's hand. He nodded.
"This is going to be a pain in the ass…literally," Onyx joked, earning a glare from just about everyone in the room. She chuckled weakly. 'Note to self,' she thought, 'Not time for comedy.'
"Now's the time to start pushing," Wojna stated, coming back over to the group.
-Outside the room, in the hall-
"How long are we going to be out here?" Rin asked leaning against the wall. She was excited to meet the newest member of the family. Her heart still sorrowful from the death of her sister. She hoped the baby will lift some of that sadness though she knew it would not take it away completely.
"Well my dad said it took him four hours to deliver me." Koichi announced. Everyone groaned, this was going to be a long wait.
It wasn't until three hours later, a light cry came from the room. Everyone outside leaned against the wall in relief, finally it was over.
Inside the room, Wojna gently grabbed the now whimpering pup and began to clean off the blood and goo. Inuyasha fell back against the blankets. Sesshomaru leaned down and gently kissed his forehead.
"You did wonderful." He whispered. Inuyasha smiled gratefully. Wojna walked back over to them, the baby wrapped up in a Turquoise blanket.
"It's a boy." She stated quietly, handing him to Inuyasha. Inuyasha shook his head.
"Let Sesshomaru hold him first," He murmured. Wojna nodded and handed the baby to Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru took him and held him near Inuyasha so he could see as well. They were both awed by the baby.
He had Inuyasha's face structure though you could tell he would be as pale as Sesshomaru. He had one stripe on each cheek the same color as Sesshomaru's. He also had one stripe on each wrist and thigh. His golden hue eyes were wide like Inuyasha's and had the same innocent yet curious look. His hair was the same color as Sesshomaru's but was thick and course like Inuyasha's. On top of his head laid two adorable puppy ears.
The little puppy looked up at his parents with partially opened eyes, studying them. Sesshomaru sniffed the pup and let the pup sniff him in return, since most dog demon's recognize others by scent. Sesshomaru gave the pup to Inuyasha and he did the same thing.
"What should we name him?" Sesshomaru asked, looking at his mate and son.
"We should ask Koichi." Inuyasha replied. Sesshomaru nodded and was surprised when Onyx went to the door and called Koichi in. Koichi walked into the room quietly and carefully. He sat down next to Sesshomaru and looked over the blanket at the pup inside.
"Meet your brother," Inuyasha whispered, the pup had gone to sleep. Koichi smiled lightly.
"What's his name?" Koichi questioned.
"We thought you should name him." Sesshomaru answered. Koichi looked at the pup with wide-eyes. A name was an important thing, and he knew he couldn't take it lightly.
"Can I hold him first?" Koichi asked. Inuyasha lifted his arms, so Sesshomaru could take the baby. After showing Koichi what to do, he placed the newborn in his arms. He looked down at the pup. The pup woke up not knowing the scent of the person holding him. Koichi grinned as the pup sniffed him recognizing the similar scent.
"He's quiet, isn't he? We barely heard him outside the room when he was born."
"He gets it from Sesshomaru." Inuyasha answered, sounding tired. He snuggled deeper into the pillow.
"Yasuo, the peaceful one." Koichi whispered, "He was born during a peaceful time and he'll bring peace to the family." Koichi's eyes welled up with tears as he looked at the pup, "Sashiko would've loved you." He told Yasuo.
Inuyasha's eyes also got moist as he thought about his only daughter. He looked at his two sons, and his heart clenched in pain. There should be three children here with them. Koichi let the tears fall from his eyes, causing Yasuo to whimper. He immediately wiped the tears and handed him back to his father. He walked silently from the room, unable to deal with looking at the pup anymore for the day.
"Get some rest Inuyasha," Sango commanded, gently. Inuyasha nodded. Sesshomaru made sure his mate was asleep before taking the pup to meet the rest of the group.
-The next morning-
Miroku sat on a hill looking at the sunrise. He looked at his hand for the umpteenth time. He still couldn't believe he was free. The curse placed upon his family, lifted. Now he could…
"Miroku?" A soft voice called. Miroku turned to see Sango come and sit next to him, "What are you doing out here?"
"Thinking. I just cant believe it. I'm free. We can…we can have kids now Sango." Miroku stated, "Its what we always wished for."
"Are you ready to have kids though?" Sango teased.
"More ready then you'll ever know."
"Hey you two!" Kagome came and sat with them as well, "What are you talking about?"
"Being free," Miroku stated, "Its finally over."
"I know," Kagome said dreamily, "I can finally go home and marry Hojo. The only problem is before I leave I have to destroy the Shikon to Tama meaning I won't be able to see you guys anymore." Kagome got a sad, "I'm going to miss you."
"We have a lot of memories," Sango announced, "As long as we have our memories."
"Hey!" They turned to see Shippo, Kirara, and Rin coming towards them.
"What are you guys doing up and out here so early?" Kagome asked.
"Inuyasha's feeding the pup so we gave him some room," Shippo stated, sitting next to Sango, "he didn't even wake us up though that pup is so quiet."
"How's Sesshomaru taking to being a father to a newborn," Kagome asked.
Rin shrugged, "Pretty good though it is different then having two ten year olds." They sat in silence watching the sunrise. Everyone, sadly, remembering that there use to be two ten year olds running around not even 4 months ago.
"I still can't believe it." Kagome whispered. It felt like forever and yet only yesterday since her death.
"I know…" Sango murmured.
"Where's the dragon twins?" Shippo asked suddenly.
"Talking to the villagers, trying to get the town up and running again." Sango answered, "Without Kura around they're the heirs to this village."
"How old do you think those two are?" Kagome wondered. They frowned, nobody knew.
"Where's Kouga, Ayame and Kisho?" Rin asked, looking around for the wolves.
"Getting ready to leave. They have a pack to lead still." Shippo replied, "I saw them earlier. Kisho went to Sashiko's memorial I think." Everyone got quiet, once again, thinking about the fallen child.
-At the lake-
The wolf demon stood in front of the engraved rock, staring at the inscription though not reading it.
"Hey Sashiko," He whispered, "I thought I'd come visit you before I left. We're going back to the mountains. I'm sorry I never got to tell you how much I cared about you. I've never cared for anyone as much as you. Even though you were so cold and mean on the outside but sometimes you could be an okay person.
"Why did you leave us though Sashiko? Why didn't Sesshomaru have Tenseiga with him? Why the hell couldn't he see something like this happening? He was too worried about Inuyasha getting hurt that he left Tenseiga with Rin, how stupid! Can she even use the sword? It would've been too late anyways, by the time the war was over and we found your body a day after the service…Sesshomaru says the death imps would've already taken your soul away.
"No sense reveling in the past, I guess. I'll keep my promise though. I'll move on, and so will Koichi. You should see your brother Yasuo. He's adorable, even you'd have to admit that."
"KISHO!" His father's yell came from the edge of the woods. Kisho glanced back.
"Well I have to go Sash. Have a good afterlife." With that Kisho turned and walked away from the grave that was one of his best friends.
Everyone stood outside the hut. The three wolves saying their good-byes to their friends
"We'll come visit you," Kouga announced, shaking his head as his wife cooed over the little pup.
"We better!" Kisho grumbled as he talked to Koichi. They shook hands and smiled.
"Better watch out, Kouga! Ayame's going to be wanting another pup soon!" Inuyasha joked, causing Kouga shake his head.
"Come on Ayame," Kouga growled, "We have to get home sometime soon." Ayame reluctantly gave the pup back to Sesshomaru and the three wolves walked away from the group.
"We should be leaving to." Sango said regretfully. Inuyasha nodded in understanding.
"We're going to talk to Onyx and Wojna before leaving." Sesshomaru stated. Inuyasha decided to move back to the Western Lands.
Kirara transformed so Miroku and Sango could get a ride. Ah Uh was brought here so Kagome and Shippo would have a ride as well.
Inuyasha stepped forward and hugged Kagome, "I guess this is a goodbye." He whispered.
"Yep, after I leave I'll never see you guys again." She walked and hugged everyone, including Sesshomaru.
"What are you going to do with the Shikon no Tama?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Guard it in the future until I can think of a wish." Kagome replied, looking at the jewel around her neck, "It was in the future before."
Tears fell down Kagome's cheek as she rode on Ah Uh out of the village, Sango and Miroku with her.
"Is Shippo going to live with Sango and Miroku?" Koichi asked.
"Yeah." Inuyasha answered.
They turned to find the Dragon Twins only to be surprised by them standing behind them. They looked at each other for a few seconds.
"1,459!" Onyx shouted to the leaving people. Sango raised an arm in acknowledgement, knowing what she was talking about, but not knowing how they heard them.
"I'm guessing you're leaving." Wojna stated, ignoring her sisters outburst along with the others.
"Yes, we're heading to the western lands." Koichi explained. Onyx nodded.
"We know. Good luck. Don't worry Inuyasha we'll take care of this village." Onyx told him. Inuyasha smiled.
"I never doubted that." Inuyasha replied.
"We'll stay in touch. That's a promise. We'll…we'll also look after Sashiko's grave…" Wojna said quietly. Inuyasha nodded sadly. Kaze, Kori and Chikyu came to say their goodbyes as well.
Sesshomaru looked at Kori, knowing how close she was to his daughter, "If you ever want to come to the western lands, you're more then welcomed."
"That's very gracious of you." Kori replied, smirking.
"You should get going," Wojna announced, "You'll want Yasuo home before nightfall."
Sesshomaru nodded in agreement, "Where's Koichi. He has Yasuo with him?"
"He wanted Sashiko to meet Yasuo before we left." Inuyasha whispered sadly.
Koichi stood in front of the tombstone, "Hey sis, I brought Yasuo over so you could meet him. Isn't he sweet? I miss you a lot, and now that we're heading back to the western lands I won't be able to visit you everyday, but I'll come back" He wiped away some tears from his eyes with his free arm. Yasuo whimpered, "See, Yasuo going to miss meeting you, too. I love you a lot and I'll miss you ever day. I'll move on though, and don't worry I'll watch out for Yasuo. He'll have a life we never did. Good bye sweet sister of mine." He switched Yasuo so the newborn was by his shoulder but he was still supporting the next area.
As they walked away Yasuo made a happy gurgling noise for standing in front of the tomb was a faint outline of a young hanyou dog demon, smiling. 'I'll watch over you too.' She whispered, 'Good bye dear brothers.' the ghost faded. Yasuo gurgled again.
"Why are you so happy, little man?" Koichi asked the baby, looking over his shoulder. Shrugging he continued on until he was back with his family. After one final round of good byes they stepped back as a cloud formed under them to take them home.
"Good-bye Inuyasha. Remember, If its not forgotten then it is not gone!" Onyx yelled as they faded into the distance.
"Now we have to have a party," Onyx decided, turning back to the people present.
"Why?" Kaze asked, suspiciously.
"Tomorrow's our birthday." Wojna replied.
"Oh, How old are you going to be?" Chikyu wondered, excited.
"Um….19?" Onyx lied running away, Wojna followed. In all truth the two didn't look a day older than 16.
"Is it just me or is our new leaders the weirdest things ever," Kori wondered.
"They're weird." the other two replied.
-Near nightfall-
"Koichi wake up!" Inuyasha said waking his elder son.
"What?" Koichi mumbled groggily.
"We're almost home."
Koichi shot his head up and his mouth dropped open at the castle in front of him. It was huge and even from the outside you could tell it was elegant.
"I think I'm going to like this place." Koichi stated. Sesshomaru smirked.
"I hope so."
Koichi looked at the castle. Here he would start over, begin a new life, but he would never forget the old for all the good memories he had over ran all the bad.
-The end-
I hope you liked the alternate ending and I know it took forever to put up…sorry. Review if you can!