Hey, guys. I know I said this chapter would be up soon after the last one, but my father decided to take my notebook. Apparently, he has a fit if he thinks someone's on the computer more than he is.

Oh, well. Newayz... The next chapter is written and just needs to be typed up and posted. So, I'll hopefully get that done tonight. If not, it'll definitely get done tomorrow.

So, for now, sit back, relax, and enjoy.

Chapter 15

Inuai laid in bed snuggly wrapped in her mate's arms. How am I going to explain this one?

Just me truthful, chica. He's our mate, and he'll understand.

Why can't I win with you?

Because I'm your voice of reason. The angel on you shoulder, if you will.

Well, if you're the angel, where's the devil? Inuai had been wondering about that since her youki had started talking to her when she was a teenager.

The devil? Oh, that would be you.

Inuai tried to keep her laughter silent so as not to wake her mate, but her shaking body had done it already.

"Are you alright, sivamet?" Legolas asked, concern coloring his voice. When his mate didn't answer him after a few moments, he began to worry that the ritual had had a greater impact on her then she was letting on. "Inuai," he tried again gently.

"I'm okay. Really, I am." Inuai said quickly as she turned to face her mate. Even in the pale moonlight, she could see the worry etched on his face. "I'm sorry." she said softly. Almost so softly that Legolas wouldn't have herd her without his Elvin hearing.

"Sorry? What do you have to be sorry for?" he asked just as softly.

"You've been worrying about me for the past few weeks. Ever since the night in the DOM. That's why I'm sorry." She looked deeply into her mate's eyes, letting him see her love and the truth of what she was about to say. "And I'm also sorry for the secret I've been keeping from you."

The briefest hint of shock flit across Legolas' face before it was gone. "What secret are you talking about, csitri?" he said gently, letting her know that he could never hold anything against her.

"It's about that light that followed me out of the Veil. The one that entered me." Legolas nodded as he remembered back to that night. "Well, that light was Sirius' soul. And, this is just a theory right now, but I think Sirius is the baby."

"You're kidding, right?" Legolas asked, hoping that his mate was just pulling a prank on him.

"I wish I was." Inuai said, no longer able to hold her mate's gaze, afraid of what she would find in his eyes. Legolas gently lifted fer chin so that she had no choice but to look at him. "If we have Sirius as our child, then he will have all the love of two attentive parents, and the type of childhood he didn't get the first time." Inuai nearly broke down in tears hearing those words coming from her mate and seeing the truth of it in his eyes.

"What did I do so right in my life to get you as my mate?" Inuai asked as she pulled her mate in for a kiss.

"Harry!"

Harry turned to see Ron and Hermione running towards him down the corridor. He turned back and started to quickly make his way to anywhere than where he was now.

"Hey, mate." Ron said quite breathlessly as he clapped his friend on the shoulder. "We've been looking everywhere for you."

"We're worried about you, Harry." Hermione added carefully, not wanting to upset her best friend. "All you've done the past few weeks is go to class and the dorms. Even at Quidditch practice, your heart's not in it."

"Yeah, and we've got a game against Slytherin this weekend!" Ron exclaimed, earning him a glare from Hermione.

"Listen, guys, I"m sorry I worried you. But I've just got a lot on my mind, and I need to sort it all out." Harry said looking both of his friends in the eye. "As soon as I get everything figured out, I'll come talk to you, okay?"

Hermione and Ron looked at each other before hesitantly nodding. They both knew that would be the answer they would get, but they had secretly hoped he would tell them what was wrong. So much for that thought. "Come on," Hermione said, "or we'll be late for Muggle Defense."

"Okay, everyone, quiet down!" Inuyasha called out trying to gain some order.

"Thank you, Inuyasha." Inuai said as she stepped up to stand in front of the class. "Alright everyone. There's going to be a slight change to the class for the next few months. Or rather, the teaching of this class." Inuai looked around as the students questioned each other about this new development. "Unfortunately, I have been ordered by my mate to take it easy. So, until further notice, my brothers will be taking over the class."

"Professor?" Lavender spoke up for the gossipers.

"Yes, Miss Brown."

"Why won't you be teaching us?" There were mummers of agreement throughout the room.

"Well, my mate seems to think that just because I'm pregnant, I can't teach a simple class." Inuai said casually, inwardly smiling at the many gasps and squeals of excitement form the students. "But that doesn't mean that you all can slack off, because my brothers are a couple of hard asses!"

A chorus of groans from th students caused Sesshomaru and Inuyasha to get identical evil looks on their faces. "I think that was our cue, dear brother." Inuyasha grinned wickedly.

"Too right you are, brother." Sesshomaru smirked back. Inuai looked between her two brothers before letting her head fall into her hands. This was going to be the longest four months of her life. Stupid Legolas.

"That was the hardest workout we've ever had!" Ron moaned as he fell onto the couch in the Gryffindor common room. "I seriously hope we don't have to do that much longer. I don't think I can take too much more."

"Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, Ron, but Merry will probably be out for at least eight months." Hermione said in her informative voice. "She didn't look that far along."

"For once, Hermione, you're wrong." Harry smiled, trying not to laugh at hes friends' looks of shock.

"What do you mean, 'I'm wrong'?" Hermione asked indignantly.

"Well, think about it, Mione. Merry's a hanyou."

"So? She's still half human."

"True, but if you factor in her demon heritage, it's bound to shorten her gestation period." Harry said matter of factly. All Hermione could do was stare gob smacked at her best friend. Since when did he know something that she didn't? "Merry told me about the pregnancy two weeks ago." He smirked.

"Oh!: Hermione exclaimed, turning on her and heading for the portrait hole. No doubt going to the library.

"So," Ron began, speaking up for the first time in the last five minutes, "just how long will Merry be out?"

"Roughly, about four months." Harry replied. Seeing Ron's face fall at that, he quickly added, "at least it's not eight months or longer."

Ron laughed at that and started setting up his chess board. "True. Wanna play a game before we start on our homework?"
"Yeah."

"Inuyasha! Sesshomaru!" Inuai yelled as soon as they get back to their quarters. "How could you?"

"How could we what, little sis?" Inuyasha smirked.

"I haven't any idea what you're talking about." Sesshomaru replied airily, looking completely bored.

"You can't work them that hard! They're mortals!" Inuai yelled, trying desperately to ignore the urge to strangle her brothers.

"Didn't you, yourself, say that there's a war going on and these children need to be ready?" Sesshomaru said smoothly. Inuai looked indignantly at the older demon before stomping off towards the stairs. Just as she reached the bottom of the stairs, Inuai spun around fixing her brothers with a glare, her eyes momentarily flashing red in anger.

"If you ever even think about working my students that hard again, you'll have your mates to deal with!" she shouted before she rushed up to her room.

"Well, I think tomorrow, we need to ease up on the students." Sesshomaru commented, trying not to imagine Kagura wielding her fans against him.

"Yeah, a lot." Inuyasha said, wincing at the thought of Kagome's spiritual arrow.

"So, where do we go from here?"

"That, I do not know, sivamet." Legolas replied as he held his mate close. She had immediately thrown herself onto the bed upon entering the room. At first, Legolas thought that something had happened at her check up with Madam Pomfrey, but on closer inspection, knew it must have been her brothers, the class,or both, as her eyes were flashing red. He hadn't pressed for details, content that she would tell him when she was calmer. It had taken well over two hours, but she had eventually calmed down enough to talk civilly. "I still don't want you exerting yourself, but I don't want you to let your brothers walk all over you either."

"Well, I don't think we really have to worry about Sesshomaru and Inuyasha anymore." Inuai smirked.

"What did you do?"

"I, uh, kind of threatened them with their mates." Legolas looked at Inuai, who looked rather sheepish, before starting to chuckle. Inuai looked up shocked before she, too, started laughing.

"If only we could've seen their faces!" Legolas managed out between fits of laughter.

"I know!" Inuai laughed as she clung to her mate, trying desperately to stay standing.

"Come here, csitri." Legolas murmured after they had finally calmed down. Inuai sat down next to her mate on their bed, looking at him questioningly. "How about I come to class tomorrow and help your brothers. And for the next couple of months, maybe I could teach them some Elvin fighting techniques."

"I think that would be wonderful." Inuai replied, brushing her fingers over Legolas' cheek. Catching her hand in his, Legolas turned his head to press a kiss to her palm.

"Good. Now that that's out of the way, I'm going to show you just how much I love you."

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