a/n: Hey yall. Here's chappie 16. It's not very actiony and is kinda short but I need it as a set up chapter for chappie 17 where I plan on revealing the story behind the San/Sesshy pairing in this story... So please bear with me, I know it's not very good... Oh! Also, I wanted to clear something up from the last chapter. Shippo's parents(not his biological ones, we all know they died) are actually Kagome and Inuyasha. His in-laws are Sesshy/San even though he thinks of Sango as a second mother. Which means that the son of his father's brother is his nephew, making Kohaku his nephew. But also his wife's father's son is his brother in law... Confusing, I know, but it's less creepy for a fully grown man to think of a little baby as his nephew instead of his brother in law. Or maybe that's just me *.*... Either way, I will refer to Kohaku as Shippo's nephew cuz it doesn't creep me out... ^.^ ON TO THE STORY!!!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha(boring, I know, but I'm runnin out of retarded ideas here people O.O)

Chapter 16- The Bedroom Discussion

"Mommy! Daddy! Come look at the new garden!" Rin yelled as she excitedly showed her parents around the manner.

With each step she seemed to bounce lightly with excitement and her whole body radiated happiness at the unexpected appearance of her parents. They had not seen each other in such a long time and she was very eager to show them the new advancements that Shippo had made to their home and catch up on all the new happenings in their lives.

"Rin, what have I told you about calling Sango 'mommy'?" Sesshomaru asked with a slightly disapproving tone.

Rin's smile fell slightly and she sighed before reciting what her father had told her countless times; "Calling Sango mommy makes me sound immature and childish, and as a well respected priestess and adult I should act more mature."

"That is right. You may call her mother if it pleases you but you are no longer a child and you need to act like it," Sesshomaru stated rather coldly.

It had been a long journey thanks to the bear demons, and although his wounds had already healed themselves for the most part he was in need of some time to rest and regain his energy. He felt bad for causing Rin's look of complete happiness to fade but she truly did need to act more like the young woman that she was instead of a hyperactive child.

"Come Rin. Let's show Sesshomaru and Sango to their rooms so that they can rest. I'm sure that they're both tired from their journey and its already well past sundown. We can talk tomorrow," Shippo said sensibly; he had noticed Sesshomaru's snippy mood and knew from past experience that it was best to leave him alone when he was like this.

Rin simply nodded with a smile that seemed much dimmer than before and turned towards the wing with the rooms so that she could show her parents where they were to sleep. She opened one of the doors to a simple room that held the usual sleeping mat and other various furniture and allowed her father to walk past her and into the room. Sango paused at the door and gave Rin a hug.

"It's ok Rin. Your father's just had a long day and is upset about my situation," she paused at the look on Rin's face when she said "my situation" but continued on none the less, "I'll tell you everything you need to know tomorrow. Right now it's getting late and you should go get some rest."

Rin smiled at her mother; her mommy always knew best about these kinds of things, especially when they regarded her father. They both said good night and Shippo wrapped his arm around Rin as they headed off towards their room that was a short ways down the hall.

Sango watched them leave and a small pain in her temple formed as some of the slightly blurry memories of the two seemed to clear. The pain was becoming more bearable, or maybe she was just beginning to get used to it, but either way she was sure that there was still many memories that she was still missing and that would be very painful to regain. She was fairly sure that there were still many memories of Rin and Shippo that she had yet to regain but was not looking forward to telling them that tomorrow. Pushing that thought aside she closed the door and turned back to see Sesshomaru had removed his bloody kimono top and was lying on the floor now with only his pants on.

Remembering what he'd said to Rin earlier she walked over and placed that hand that wasn't steadying Kohaku's sling on her hip in an irritated fashion.

"Why are you so hard on her Sesshomaru? We haven't seen our daughter in nearly a year and the first real sentence you say to her and its scolding her for calling me mommy! What's wrong with that?! She missed out on her childhood because of the wolves killing her family and the hunt for Naraku! I think she deserves to be able to be childish when she's alone with us. It's not fair what she went through as a child and I, for one, will NOT tell her that she must stop calling me mommy!" Sango said angrily.

'I can't BELIEVE him sometimes! He's so protective of her, yet he acts so harshly to her whenever we do get to see her. I will never be able to figure out the way that man thinks!' Sango thought.

Sesshomaru looked up at her with a slightly shocked expression. She sure had gotten worked up over this hadn't she? Admittedly, he had thought of Rin's rough childhood when he scolded her. He knew exactly what she'd gone through and what role it had played in molding the child's life and he wanted to make sure that she was strong enough mentally to handle that kind of pain happening again were anything ever to happen to those around her. He'd heard of many a human who'd gone completely insane when those that they loved were killed by demons and he wanted to make sure that never happened to Rin.

"She's a priestess now Sango. She doesn't need you to baby her. I want her to be strong enough to handle whatever life throws at her. Not everyone can take the death of their family members as well as you did. I want her to be prepared were something ever to happen to us," Sesshomaru stated as he watched his mate's anger melt away at his words.

Her eyes became soft as she gently sat down on the mat beside him. She smiled at his words as she realized that he was just being over protective again.

"Well you don't need to worry about that Sesshomaru because none of her family is going to die any time soon," Sango said with a gentle touch to his face.

He looked at her with those piercing golden eyes and she almost melted. Gods did she love him. What wouldn't she do for that demon?

'Anything…I'd do anything for him…' Sango thought as Sesshomaru leaned up and kissed her gently.

They stayed like that for a moment until Sango yawned slightly and Sesshomaru sat up to take Kohaku from her so that she could change out of her dirty traveling kimono. She was still covered in dirt from her encounter on the ground with the bear demon and as she dropped the kimono to the floor a small cloud of dust rose. Looking down, Sango laughed at the sight of the dust settling back onto the kimono as she stepped out of it and made her way to the closet to retrieve a clean sleeping yukata.

Sesshomaru smirked at the mess his mate had made of the floor with her dusty kimono and watched her avidly as she made her way over to the closet to retrieve something clean to sleep in. He would have to go to the washroom and clean his clothing tomorrow; the pants were clean enough to sleep in for now.

Donning the clean garment, Sango made her way back over to the mat and fed Kohaku fairly quickly before laying down with Sesshomaru to get some rest. Pulling her closer, Sesshomaru breathed in her heavenly scent. Today had been a stressful day for him and not being able to break free of the hoards of bear demons to get to Sango when she'd called for him had upset him. Had Shippo not come when he did then Sango would once again be hurt and it would have been his fault? Her uninjured scent soothed his fraying nerves and he was able to rest his body even if his mind refused to follow suit.

'Tomorrow I leave to track down Takusi and exact my revenge for what he did to Sango, but first I must inform Rin and Shippo of the situation and say good bye to Sango, something I am very much not looking forward to having to do,' Sesshomaru thought as he stared at his mate's sleeping form.

In the back of his mind he dreaded having to leave Sango behind anywhere, despite the protection she would get being in an inconspicuous village with Rin and Shippo for protection. Not to mention the fact that Sango could very well take care of herself. He just hated being away from her.

Kissing the top of her head he whispered gently in her ear; "Promise me that you shall take care of yourself while I'm gone Sango…"

He had not been expecting an answer but a sleepy "I promise…" made him smile and bury his face in her silky hair. He really didn't have anything to worry about it's just that his mate always seemed to draw danger like a magnet. Even when they first met she had always been the one to have demons attack her, or even him for that matter were she around.

Slowly Sesshomaru drifted off to sleep as the memories of his past encounters with Sango's "demon magnet" problems played in his mind.

a/n: Wohoo! It's finally over... I warned yall it was bad and boring, but also necessary... . Sorry for the disappointing chappie but I'll try to make it up to yall in chappie 17, which should be pretty darn good, and hey at least this chappie wasn't a cliffie... ok so that really doesn't make up for the horribleness but oh well...

PLZ READ AND REVIEW DESPITE THE HORRID BORINGNESS!!!