Okay so I know a lot of you hate me for taking so long to update! But in my defence I was done this chapter last week! However due to a family emergancy I haven't been home very much. I would just like to note for those of you who care that everyone is alright and no one died.

Anywho! This chapter has a time skip in it! And the next few will as well. This is not because I am trying to be a bum it is because if I don't do it I can't get to were I want to be in the story. So I'm sorry if it seems a bit rushed to you.

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Life in the palace was quite hectic during the past years(note: this is like months to demons). Inuyasha had given birth to a healthy baby who he had named Kyoshiro, who was not expected. Apart from Kyoshiro's surprise birth the baby the baby proved to be quite a handful. Within just a few days of birth he was destroying furniture and causing arguments. Perhaps these problems would have been a lot less severe had his mother not been in the condition that he was in for months after Kyoshiro's birth.

There were especially fights between Masa and Sango. They constantly had fights over Inuyasha's condition at the time. Sango was sure that the old healer was pushing the boy to extreme lengths because she was prejudice to hanyou. Masa justified her actions that it was because the babe would die if Inuyasha did not form a bond with the child after birth.

To demons the bond was a special emotional tie that baby demon's shared with their barers until they became old enough to survive without their mother's guidance. The bond was created from moments that mothers nurtured their young. Primarily during feeding and grooming. During these times babes were more sensitive to emotions around them. An emotion such as love would spread to the child and it would share emotions with their barer. These bonds were incredibly important in the development of demon children, both physically and emotionally. If they did not receive their barers love or if at a point the babe felt it was not loved it would kill itself. Just as importantly the bond also had physical effects on the babe. The more love the child received and moments to bond with its barer the more it would be able to share youkai until it was strong enough to create its own.

Youkai were not easily created. It took the whole pregnancy and first ten years (human years) to be able to create one.

Though Sango was aware of this, Masa had been pushing the boy to hard. Making him feed and groom even when it seemed that Inuyasha was dying.

Flash back

"This is enough! I can't watch him die! Can't you just find him another demon for Kyoshiro-sama to feed from! Look at him Masa! LOOK at him he will not make it another day like this!" The panther demon screamed.

Rin's eyes widened at the seen before her. Her sister rarely yelled at anyone...with exception of Miroku but could anyone blame her?

"Watch your mouth I know what I am doing child."

"You have said that for two months! And instead of seeing any progress he has gotten worse! His wounds are worn Masa worn! They aren't healing! They heal and they open more!"

"Do you think that I am not already aware of that?" Masa's voice was sharp.

"It seems that way. He is dying as a healer it is your duty to keep our master healthy!"

"As a healer it is also my duty to save as many lives possible! You are only worrying about the master! What about the babe? Hmm? If he kills himself Master Inuyasha will by no doubt follow him!"

"But by this-

"SILENCE! You know nothing of these situations I DO. I have SEEN what happens even if feeding is compromised with barers for even a short amount of time."

"Oh?" Sango questioned. Glaring. Masa sighed deeply.

"He may be your friend but I have learned." Masa whispered. "Miyako showed me...what happens..."

"Miyako? Masa-sama?" Rin spoke up. Masa-sama told her many stories but never one of someone named Miyako.

"Sit children. I will tell you a story..."

Long ago their was a rabbit tribe, the tribe was one of ninja's who were rich and prosperous for many years. Until one night without warning the village was attacked by many former allies. Needless to say that countless lives were lost. One of the friends was the apprentice of the villages healer. She had hid and not been killed. The girl's loving nature was what pushed her to look for other survivors. The girl searched desperately amongst the piles of dead bodies trying to find anyone to save. When the girl was about to give up on finding any survivors she heard a cough. Making her way of to the sound she found a small child.

The girl spent many weeks on healing the child and after weeks of work the child was healed. Seeing as the two were from the same tribe they stayed together making a long journey to find another village. But were not successful for many, many, years. During their travels the older taught the younger her trade secrets. And soon the younger's skills were just as good if not better than the older's. They both became the best friends. They lived together for 200 years.

However one day the older fell in love. And left the younger for her new family, in a village far away. She mated with a nin demon and became pregnant with his child. However she still visited her friend. Though her younger friend was jealous of her, wanting a family of her own.

However that all changed. The village were the older friend lived was attacked by demon bandits. They killed all in their path. But the friend who managed to escape. However her mate did not survive. The older friend now sad and injured travelled to seek aid from her friend. Her mate would have wanted her to keep their legacy strong.

The girl found her younger friend who tried to treat her. The younger friend slaved hard to keep her friend alive and allow her to deliver. Her work was not all for not however, hence the older friend gave birth. But not without complications. She was still very injured from the attack. The friend tried desperatly not to push her to hard because of her injuries. Sometimes even resorting to miss feeding from her friend and using make shift milk from other demons or making potions of herbs. But this proved to be a mistake.

One day the younger child came home from an excursion for herbs. What she found broke her heart. Her friend lay on the floor weeping the dead baby in her arms. The child had died of malnurishment and a lack of youkai development. She knew without even checking.

The friend turned to her face stained with tears.

"Why Masa? Why? Why? WHY!" She sobbed harshly. "I would have done anything ANYTHING to keep her alive why would you not just tell me the truth?" She rocked bath and forth.

The younger was mortified. Her relationship with the other ended on that day. It wasn't long after she learned that the older of the two had killed herself from the anguish.

The last part Masa had said in a quivering voice. Rin was crying by the end of the story. Sango said nothing in a solemn silence.

"That child is why I will not permit any leniency for the boy, call it what you will but I will not have his blood on my hands." The healer stood and left the room. Leaving Sango with her thoughts.

'I will not let another die in my care. I will stay true to the promise I made on that day.'

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Inuyasha sat in the healing springs as he had been doing for many months(human months) now. The springs replenished his worn Youkai and lessened the pain considerably. During these times of bathing Inuyasha always had Kyoshiro.

Inuyasha's arms hugged the babe's figure close to his own as he washed Kyoshiro's silver lochs with a lavender blend. He hummed quietly while doing so. These were times the two would bond. A bond filled with only pure love. Inuyasha's eyes were closed as he sent his feelings of love to his babe. As Kyoshiro sent the emotions back to him in an endless cycle. This continued for several minutes until Inuyasha decided staying in the bath would make him prune.

The young prince rose from the hot spring. Water rushing down his back along with his hair and demonic markings(strangely enough the marks that Inuyasha had developed during his pregnancy had not disappeared). Also after Kyoshiro's birth Inuyasha's hair had grown. Now reaching the small of his back. The boy hurried his motions seeing as the demon child began shivering right after he was removed from the bath. Kyoshiro like many reptiles had little to no control over his body temperature, for him it was just a phase that would pass after he had his final stage of development (well as a babe that was...many would ensue in a demons life).

"Choo~" The babe eyes widened as he sneezed looking in alarm at Inuyasha. Inuyasha simply giggled at the mini-Sesshomaru look alike.

Inuyasha began to dry the young one and then changing him into the robes left behind by the servants. He then proceeded to put the robes on himself (which was proving to be difficult when holding Kyoshiro in the other arm). Inuyasha then combed softly threw Kyoshiro's short lochsaswell as his own

"Kyoshiro what would you say to some food?" Kyoshiro's eyes lit up.

"Alright lets go see what the chef has prepared for us!"

Inuyasha walked down the halls that had seemed to have brightened from the darkness that once filled them. The brightness that had arrived after Kyoshiro's birth...

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Sesshomaru sighed in annoyance, this was the fourth time he would be leaving to settle the feuds that the villages were having in the West. It annoyed Sesshomaru to no end that the villagers fought over such trivial things, it angered him that they thought that they sometimes challanged his authority, and infuriated him when they said he was not fit to be the next Lord of the West. In which case Sesshomaru had proven his strength.

However Sesshomaru was beginning to understand why his father seemed to hate his position. Sesshomaru had not been able to spend any time with his first offspring, not that Sesshomaru wanted to be cleaning and changing the child. That was his barer's responsibility...though he sometimes didn't really approve of his barer in particular spending that much time with him.

But that's how things were. It would be like how he was raised. The barer would raise the child while the father trained, and saw to it that the child was educated.

Things were of course different for that halfbreed though the thought upset him. Both his father and his human mother saw to it that all Inuyasha's needs were met. His father raised him as well as his mother, they both trained him, and saw it that he was educated. Well until he became "mated" to Sesshomaru. Now the rest of Inuyasha's development were in his hands. And Sesshomaru was not going to concern himself with Inuyasha with the stress he was facing and now the new arrival to the inu tribe. Inuyasha was on his own.

Sesshomaru sighed, over the conflicting thoughts. He squeezed the bridge of his nose to relieve the tension that had built there.

Sesshomaru sat in his office filled with silence until a messenger came running in. Looking worried and flustered.

"Sesshomaru-sama-" The messenger let out a huff.

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Inuyasha sighed. It had been five years (about five month in demon years) since Sesshomaru had left the palace of winds. The land of the West was in a time of stress seeing as the inevitable battle between the West and the North seemed to be drawing closer and closer. Inuyasha simply sighed, at the thought of his Sire.

Today was an important day. A very important day. And Sesshomaru would not be present for was the day that Kyoshiro had finally made it to his tenth year of life (or his first birthday in demon time). Inuyasha understood that Sesshomaru was busy settling the riots across the Western Lands, and proving that he was indeed fit to be the Lord of the West. However this act was almost inexcusable.

A demon's first birthday was one of the most important stages in there life (next to birth, and mating). It signified that they survived through many hardships and had undergone almost every change that their body would need to survive for many years to come. The other changes in there body came from the strength that they would later develop. And it signified that the demon had created its own Youkai and it would no longer need to rely on its barer's youkai to survive. It signified a demons first step to independence.

Inuyasha'sfrustration that Sesshomaru was absent had been apparent, and the servants made a note to steer clear of the hanyou prince when he was angered. Inuyasha's only company at the moment was Kyoshiro himself, who at the moment was circling Inuyasha (as he often did when he had begun to walk). Kyoshiro's walking was still quite clumsy but in a few months he would be a fine walker.

Kyoshiro grew bored of the tension and decided to run/walk in a very infant like manner to get Inuyasha's attention. Even through the clumsy-like walking he still managed to hold a very Sesshomaru like elegance. It was a bizarre match indeed. Inuyasha smiled at the young one. Kyoshiro always seemed to either shock him or make him happy.

Inuyasha thought back to a year (demon month) since Sesshomaru had left.

Flash back

"Sango have you seen Kyoshiro! I thought I gave him to you to change him!" Inuyasha said anxious. This was why he never strayed from his pup.

"Yes you did! He's right he-

Sango's eyes widened.

"I swear Inuyasha-sama he was right here!" Inuyasha's eyes widened considerably.

His pup his poor innocent pup was lost! He needed to find him!

There was a thud. Followed by crying causing Inuyasha's motherly instincts to kick in. That was Kyoshiro's cry he was sure of it. Sure enough the inu pup was on the other side of the room a vase on top of him.

Inuyasha began to rush to his side when the cries only became more and more intense. Tears now slipping down the baby inu's face. It was then that Inuyasha and Sango felt the change.

A blue light seemed to engulf the young pup. Blinding both Inuyasha and Sango.

The light shone for a short while but in that while the vase had been destroyed and Kyoshiro's physical appearance had changed.

The pups clear milky skin now held markings of a dark blue colour. Markings that were identical to that of Sesshomaru's (except in colour).

Inuyasha rushed to the boy and his eyes widened considerably at the change. Demons did not get there markings in there pup years it was unheard of! A demon only had markings if they were a pure bred demon (Sesshomaru being an example of this) and only if the demon was already of age and had proven to be considerably strong. It was very uncommon for a demon to even achieve demonic markings until they reached there final maturity(which tended to be the two hundredth year) but no younger.

The fact that Inuyasha had markings was obscene at the time. Many just thinking that the hanyou had painted them on himself. Though that was not the case. The only ones who actually knew that the markings were real were Masa, Rin, Sango, Shippo, and Kohaku (1). Sesshomaru had paid no mind so Inuyasha did not know if the Daiyoukai believed there were real or not. And though there were some friends he had made at the castle (Miroku though he was a lecher, Kikyou though she was very stern, Kagome though she was very mischievous, and Jaken souly because Inuyasha liked to tease him).

Inuyasha's markings were indeed rare but this, this was unheard of! Masa had said that she had never seen markings obtained the way Inuyasha's had been. But what of this? A PUP an INFANT obtaining demon markings.

Inuyahsa scooped the boy in his arms inspecting him for injuries.

Not one scratch marred the boys skin.

Inuyahsha shared a glance with Sango.

The two set off to Masa's quarters.

End of Flash back

Masa never did know what had caused the boy to obtain his markings...However Kyoshiro still had them...and they were real demonic markings.

Inuyasha's thoughts were interrupted when he felt Kyoshiro tug on the hem of his Kimono he lifted the boy into his protective arms.

Just when the boy was nestled safely into his barer's arms Inuyasha felt a presence.

(1) Shippo knows that Inuyasha's markings are real because he still is Inuyasha's adoptive son. Kohaku knows because he spends almost all his time with Shippo.

Alright so that was chapter 13!

Chapter 14 will be uploaded sooner than this one if there aren't any other complications that happen!

Once again thanks for reading!

(And there will be more Shippo-Kyoshiro bonding in the next chappy I promise! XD)