All Grown Up Chapter 4: Sesshomaru Opened His Eyes, an inuyasha fanfic

**A/N please note. I am redoing this story. So please understand for the others who have already read the other/old story; it is the same basic outline and plot. I am just adding in more detail and going more in-depth in the characters. Thanks.**

Chapter 4- Sesshomaru opened his eyes

Sesshomaru and Rin walked back to the village where Kaede lived. The village was home to Rin, she loved coming here. As always, Rin walked in front of Sesshomaru. People greeted her with warm smiles and greeted Sesshomaru with glares while holding they're farming tools.

Sesshomaru could only think, 'I'd kill everyone in this village before they could get a foot close to me.' Rin looked back and smiled and his heart melted slightly.

Kagome went back to her own time, cursing something about her college exam under her breath. While Kagome was away, InuYasha spent his time hunting, the way he used to before she came into there lives. Sango and Miroku were fighting about something pointless. It seemed that's all they did lately, but still went to bed in love.

Rin saw Kaede outside of her hut, encircled by a group of children. Shippo was enchanted by the story she was telling, and Kirara was curled up next to Shippo.

This was her family, and Rin loved every part of them. 'Home,' Rin thought as the others started to realize they were there. Sango and Miroku stopped arguing and start to walk towards them.

"Why hello Rin." Sango sang as they wrapped her arms around each other in a warm hug.

"It feels like months." Rin said. She knelt down to Sango's belly. "And hello to you. When will you come out to play little one?" she said. Miroku walked up to the group.

"Good day to you Rin," Miroku said. Rin stood up to give him a hug. "You've grown into a beautiful young lady." he said when they released. "Almost to fast," he wailed pulling her into a tighter hug and pretending to cry. Sesshomaru moved closer and watched as Miroku's hand started to move down; Sesshomaru's eye glowed red. Miroku noticed and his hand drifted back to her back.

"Rin! Sesshomaru! You're back." Shippo called. "Oh, sorry Kaede, can I hear the rest and the story later?" he asked dancing in place.

"Yes, go, say hello." Kaede answered, and the innocent Shippo ran to Rin. He hugged her ankle tightly.

"I missed you so much Rin." Shippo cried. Kirara jumped up on Rin's shoulder's and nuzzled her cheek.

"I missed you guys too," Rin said petting Kirara. "Want to go play?" she asked. Shippo's eyes lit up and they ran out in the field playing one of their games.

"She's growing up," Sango said, holding her belly, "Does she know?" Sesshomaru only growled. "She needs to know Sesshomaru. Her party would be a cruel way to find out, As well as embarrassing." Sesshomaru still said noting. "Where do you think she'd be if she wasn't traveling with you?" Sango waited. "These are the options she should know."

"Like what?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Being married, having a family, hell, living in one village." Sango answered.

"She's not old enough for that?" Sesshomaru said, hoping his personal denial wouldn't show through his voice.

"She's sixteen. She's plenty old enough." Sango replied.

"You want her to settle down?" Sesshomaru asked his anger raising.

"I want her to be happy. The only life she knows is the one you let her have." Sango said. "You have to realize there will be men at her party, wanting to take her with them to their village, make her their wife and want her to have their children." Sesshomaru concentrated on Rin running and playing with Shippo. He kind of looked at her differently now.

"She knows her options," Sesshomaru scowled. "I've tried to get her to live a normal life, but she seems attached to me."

"Well, maybe you should tell her everything she should know, but most likely doesn't." Sango said looking directly at him, "aren't you her father figure?" Sesshomaru didn't like the thought of being her father… but the father of her children.

"She's smart, she could figure it out." Sesshomaru said quickly as panic started to fill him. 'I've got to stop thinking that,' he yelled at him self in thought.

"It's up to you," Sango said walking away.

Sesshomaru was left to stand there, looking at Rin. He remembered what she said about the lord proposing.

"I know she's of age, and I know she's holding on to me hoping to have that life with me…" he said as he talked to himself aloud. He didn't want her to keep traveling with him, never having a home; but he certainly didn't want her to get married to some lord. "What the hell am I going to do?" Miroku, who was listening to the conversation, walked up aside of Sesshomaru.

"You could show her." He suggested. He expected him to rage and try to kill him but he just stood there. Miroku started to walk away.

They idea flooded his mind, the night before and this morning lingered behind his eyes. "When is InuYasha coming back?" he asked to find his thoughts.

"He went out hunting. He never gets a chance when Kagome is here. So when she leaves he always goes out for at least a day." Miroku answered.

"When did he leave then?" Sesshomaru asked turning around to face him.

"Yesterday, late afternoon, and because Kagome said she wasn't coming back until tomorrow he'll probably be back tonight."

Sango started to walk back with a basket. "Miroku, can you start a fire please."

"Sure my lovely," Miroku answered taking the basket and kissing Sango on the cheek. Sango smiled. Miroku touched you hard belly so gently. They looked happy.

"So I guess because were all here were going to talk about Rin's celebration?" Sango asked.

"What needs to be discussed?" Miroku asked blowing on the sparks.

"Who shall we invite?" Sango asked. Sesshomaru watched the fire trying not to listen. "Well all the lords and gentlemen from the neighboring villages of course." Sesshomaru's mind drifted to the lord that proposed to Rin already.

"And maybe we can send word out to the farther villages to, but only to the richest ones." Miroku said.

"Money shouldn't matter" Kagome's voice rang out behind them.

"Kagome!" Sango called out happily as her friend walked up to the group. "You're back early." She said smiling.

"Yeah I finished my exam pretty fast, and figured I'd come back to help with Rin's party. We're going to be inviting so many strapping, muscular guys; so we're going to make lots of food, right?" Kagome said sitting by the fire. "What do you think Sesshomaru? A whole pig over a spit or a bunch of hens?" Sesshomaru said nothing.

"I think a pig would be good." Sango said.

"Speaking of pig's, where's InuYasha?" Kagome asked.

"He's out hunting." Sesshomaru said, happy to change the subject. Everyone knew not to tell Kagome that InuYasha was hunting.

"Hunting!" Kagome cried. She turned to Sango and Miroku; their guilty faces told the truth. She started to rant on about how barbaric it was and how it wasn't needed when Rin started to walk to the group.

"Kagome!" Rin yelled and ran towards her. She wrapped her arms around her, and in a split second all of Kagome's anger melted away. Sesshomaru realized Rin's ability to do that. "I'm so glad you're here."

"I'm glad to be here," Kagome said.

"Um, maybe you, Sango and I could go for a talk?" Rin asked, looking desperate. Kagome grabbed her bag. And Miroku helped Sango up.

"Let's go," and with that the three girls walked off.

"Are you guys going to be alright?" Miroku asked but the only reply he received was a wave of as hand.

"What about demons?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Kirara," Sango called. The two-tailed cat ran up jumped on Sango's shoulder, "We'll be fine boys."

Miroku and Sesshomaru could only stare off as they walked away leaving of faint giggling.

"Should I follow them?" Sesshomaru wondered out loud.

"No, I wouldn't," Miroku answered, "They would skin you alive." He listened to Miroku tend to the food Sango had brought. He stood there staring until he couldn't see them.

Annoyed, he sat back down, knowing not to tempt a female and her anger, and watched the fire dance.

Chapter 4, Yay! Please R&R. my reviewer's rock! My readers who don't review rock too but not as much as the ones that do. But I still love you all!

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