General Haku was silent as he watched the major speak with the lady Sayuri. He was indeed impressed with the Lady Sayuri and yet, found it extremely hard to respect her the way his lord wished.
Sayuri looked at him. She smiled sadly before saying, "I understand. You give your Lord the respect you will." Sesshomaru looked at his general in silence, the unspoken reprimand clear in his amber orbs.
General Haku sighed and asked, "Will you try to teach us some of your techniques?"
"Yes, I will, but you must understand that it may not be easy or even possible," said Sayuri. She saw the general nod his understanding.
Sesshomaru reached out then for Taiyo whom Sayuri handed over. The pup fit into his cupped hands and it reminded him that soon he would hold his own pup.
The soldiers all saw their lord holding his nephew. The pup in his hands was born with the Western house markings despite the fact his father was a half breed. They all wondered what the future would hold for this pup.
A few minutes later, Sayuri rose and collected her pup. She headed inside to sleep a bit before readying for supper. She was able to for half an hour. She bathed, redressed and went downstairs to the dining hall. There she found the rest of the family already gathered.
Inutaisho, Sesshomaru and Inumaru stood as she entered. They sat only after she did. They let Inukimi and Kagome start up the conversation. The three females talked about the upcoming pups. They were very happy. Kagome was indeed glowing as her pregnancy showed. Her cheeks were flushed and her waiflike figure was sporting some weight. Sayuri was happy to see Kagome smile and laugh as she talked with Inukimi about setting up the nursery. The redhead watched her black-haired sister talk with her white-haired mother-in-law. The next few days were full of plans being brought to fruitition.
Inukimi and Kagome did not forget about Sayuri as they fixed up the nusery for the upcoming birth. They arranged to include her in the preparations as her child would be born after the new heir.
Sayuri looked at him. She smiled sadly before saying, "I understand. You give your Lord the respect you will." Sesshomaru looked at his general in silence, the unspoken reprimand clear in his amber orbs.
General Haku sighed and asked, "Will you try to teach us some of your techniques?"
"Yes, I will, but you must understand that it may not be easy or even possible," said Sayuri. She saw the general nod his understanding.
Sesshomaru reached out then for Taiyo whom Sayuri handed over. The pup fit into his cupped hands and it reminded him that soon he would hold his own pup.
The soldiers all saw their lord holding his nephew. The pup in his hands was born with the Western house markings despite the fact his father was a half breed. They all wondered what the future would hold for this pup.
A few minutes later, Sayuri rose and collected her pup. She headed inside to sleep a bit before readying for supper. She was able to for half an hour. She bathed, redressed and went downstairs to the dining hall. There she found the rest of the family already gathered.
Inutaisho, Sesshomaru and Inumaru stood as she entered. They sat only after she did. They let Inukimi and Kagome start up the conversation. The three females talked about the upcoming pups. They were very happy. Kagome was indeed glowing as her pregnancy showed. Her cheeks were flushed and her waiflike figure was sporting some weight. Sayuri was happy to see Kagome smile and laugh as she talked with Inukimi about setting up the nursery. The redhead watched her black-haired sister talk with her white-haired mother-in-law. The next few days were full of plans being brought to fruitition.
Inukimi and Kagome did not forget about Sayuri as they fixed up the nusery for the upcoming birth. They arranged to include her in the preparations as her child would be born after the new heir.
Kagome gave birth twenty days later. She was now the mother of a beautiful set of twins. A son they named Taichi and a daughter they named Aiko. Sayuri was delighted by the sight of her soul twin as a new mother. She saw Sesshomaru was proud of his young also. She left after a few minutes to tend to her own twins. Eight days later, the twins were formally presented to the nobles under his rule.
That same day Sayuri met Ayame and Kouga and their newborn pups. She knew then that the two families would entertwine in ways no one else expected.
