"Where the hell is Sessho-maru-sama?!" A large deeply scarred male growled.

"Away…" Itnasha replied.

"…with that his new toy?" the other fair grey haired male commented. Itnasha blinked at him, "You mean Fawks-sama?"

"Who else?" the scarred one scoffed, "Our lordship is one lucky bastard to have tamed her…"

"But you'd think he'd be a little more discreet about rewarding his whores"

"Watch your tone, Shinichiro…" Itnasha began. The grey haired male blinked at him.

"Fawks-sama is your superior not because of her relationship with his lordship but because she is stronger then you. She at least deserves your respect"

"Oi, don't tell me you want to fuck her too?" the scarred one smirked.

"Ginzo…" Itnasha growled warningly. He threw up his hands, "I get it, she's Sessho-maru-sama's woman still, if he ever gets tired of her, I'm first in line after him"

'If only these idiots knew…' Itnasha shook his head.

"Still, we're leaving for the battlefield in two days, I wish he'd wrap up his little holiday" Shinichiro scoffed.

"When has our lord ever missed a good battle?" Ginzo laughed.

"…and knowing him, this is hardly a holiday…" Itnasha commented.

"This isn't the way back to the castle…" Fawks began as she and Sessho-maru soared through the sky. It had been several long weeks since she had begun training with him and it had been grueling to say the very least.

"We aren't returning to the castle, at least not yet"

They touched down in a familiar village, Fawks barely had time to question him before she heard the twin call, "Auntie!"

Sango and Miroku's twin daughters ran up to her with their arms open.

"Satsuki, Mimiru!" Fawks began as the girls hugged themselves to her.

"We missed you Auntie!"

"Where did you go?"

"I…had to go away for a while…" Fawks began.

"Come, mama and papa will be so happy to see you!" Mimirou began, tugging on her arm.

"And Auntie Kagome and Uncle Inu-yasha too!" Satsuki tugged on her other arm. Fawks glanced back at Sessho-maru, he nodded his consent as the children dragged her away.

"Fawks-chan!" Sango cried as she and the girls entered the village.

"Hi, Sango" She smiled as the woman rushed to hug her.

"We've missed you so much…! Kagome won't stop worrying about you…" Sango began.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you worry…"

"It's okay. I know you have your hands full with Sessho-maru" She smiled, pulling her along towards Kagome and Inu-yasha's hut.

"Kagome! Look who's here!" she announced. Kagome looked up from where she sat on the front steps, little Etsuko in her lap.

"Fawks-chan!" she beamed.

"Hey Kagome, Hi, Etsuko-chan" Fawks smiled back. Etsuko blinked up at her with big golden eyes, her silver tipped puppy ears twitching.

"She's gotten so big…!" Fawks giggled, sitting down beside them, "How's motherhood treating you?"

"Well she's sleeping through the night now…" Kagome began.

"And you thought it would never happen" Sango teased. Etsuko fussed, holding out her arms to the new woman.

"May I?"

"Of course" Kagome handed the baby off to her. Etsuko reached up, playing with her dark red hair.

"Aren't you a pretty one…" Fawks beamed, cuddling the child.

"When are you and Sessho-maru going to have a litter of your own?" Sango teased.

"Well…we haven't been…doing things with each other…to each other…" Fawks blushed, burying her face in the pup's hair.

The two women blinked at her.

"We're…not mated yet and we're…kinda sorta…going to war…" she mumbled.

"WHAT?!" the women cried in tandem, startling the baby who started to cry. Fawks leaned Etsuko to her shoulder, rocking her gently.

"Shhhh…it's okay, Etsuko-chan…Look, this war is the result of Sessho-maru choosing me over his fiancée" Fawks whispered. "Sachiko…killed herself and now her clan wants revenge. This is…the only option…"

Sango and Kagome watched her for several moments.

"Are you sure…this is what you want?" Kagome began.

Fawks smiled sardonically, "I want to be with Sessho-maru so…I guess this is what I want"

Kagome nodded, "I can't say I'm okay with this but if it is what you want, I won't stop you. Just please, please be careful"

Fawks smiled at her, "I will, I promise"