As the sun was rising in the mid point of the sky Lady Izayoi continued to carry Inuyasha in her arms as if he was her life line. The infant was still asleep and she couldn't have been happier. Mizuno was out shopping for more supplies now since there was more mouths to feed. Don't get her wrong Izayoi felt like a heavy burden to Mizuno, but exactly where would she go if she were to leave? No she would stay until she knew Inuyasha was old enough.

'Inuyasha..you are the only thing I hold dearly to my heart now. You are my reason to wake in the morning and face the cruel world everyone called life. There is nothing else for me to live for, nothing' The infant breathed in slowly up and down while his hands were closed and was still rapped in the robe of the fire rat.

"You my son will be raised to respect his elders, to protect himself from danger, and to help others in need. Even if he didn't know them, my son will be my son" Princess Izayoi said as she held Inuyasha closer to her chest as if he was dear life. Inuyasha started to wiggle from so much closeness and made sure his mother made a little out of the way. Izayoi giggled. "Oh but your going to make this a challenge aren't you Inuyasha? Don't worry we'll see who wins in the end!" She continued as if Inuyasha was really talking to her.

Back with Sesshomaru

The kanzen youkai walked towards the east, it shouldn't take him to long. His father took him a night to get there no scratch that, it wasn't even remotely a night it was only a couple of hours or even minutes. At this time though Sesshomaru pondered more over the question his father had given him. It bothered him to know that he, Sesshomaru could not exactly answer his father correctly nor did he understand why he would want to protect someone else.

"Do you have someone to protect?" The mocking voice of his father rang in his head. This made his eyebrows narrowed, he loathed feeling so, so confused! Why didn't this make sense? What did it exactly mean to protect someone? When they were in danger? Feeling lonely? Hurt? or was this in daily basis? Sesshomaru glared at the thought, he follow someone to secure they were safe? Were they inane? His dexterous hands and skills would be to no use for him, but for someone else? What in the world did this terrain brainwash his father into believing? He had to know all these answers to these questions for Sesshomaru was not one to ask so many.

As the day continued on and it was at most to be night fall Sesshomaru reached to what seemed to be his destination. He carefully examined the grounds and with his sensitive nose he was able to sense his father around so it must have been this area. It looked isolated, yes this was the work of humans and his father for the castle gate was blown to bits by his sword. The yokai walked inside the castle, it was run down and abandoned, not to his surprise. As he continued to walk the sense of smell of his father grew greater as he reached the east side of the castle. Sounga ruined the castle east completely, there was no way of survival for ethier his father or his foe he must have fought. Though as anywhere he looked he could not find his father's swords. Not Sounga, Tenseiga, or Tetsusaiga had the human come back and claim the swords? This gave him another reason to why he should kill the pathetic thing.

"Why hadn't she died as well?" Sesshomaru thought in frustration, the scent of a human woman was there in the castle ruins, but there doesn't seem be to a body. As the yokai looked around he did find a corpse, but it seemed to have belonged to a male human. The yokai smirked in mockery. Did he actually think he would be able to defeat his father? The Great Dog Demon? His father must have used Dragon Twisters as he was still caught in a fire, that was for sure he knew what had happened. The placed smelled like fire and since his father's favorite sword was Sounga there was no other way he would have died. What disturbed him was the fact that he did all of this for a ningen. While Sesshomaru continued his walk on the remains to what was the castle the yokai caught the scent of the woman.

"So the terrain ran away leaving father to die on his own" He glared towards the direction from where the scent was coming from. "This is what you died for father? For a ningen that abandoned you as you fought? Pathetic" The kanzen youkai walked towards the smell, but paused for a moment. There was actually something different between this smell and another, the smell was of the ningen, but what was that of another? Did she travel alone? Was she with another? Why did this matter at all to him? What did he care for what a ningen did? This terrain was making him think about unnecessary things which enraged him even more. Was this how the roach got to his father? It was enough reasons to kill this wench after all, and even with out reason he would have just killed her off the face of the earth for ever even thinking she had his father rapped around her finger. And so once again Sesshomaru was off in his journey.

With Izayoi

The princess was just finishing off breast feeding Inuyasha as the fire in the hut blew warmly. The day had gone quiet beautifully, she helped Mizuno around her hut and she played with her infant all day long.

"If only your father was here to witness you now Inuyasha" She spoke in a whisper as she once again witnessed him in his sleep. It was without a doubt that her son look so gorgeous when he slept, so peaceful looking and happy.

"Lady Izayoi, I am off for the night" Mizuno stated. The princess sat up and nodded.

"I understand, good night"

"Good night" The princess slowly took her son in her hands and walked out towards the door and stared at the stars.

"It was the first time we met, right under the stars" Izayoi stated under her breath. "And now, it is the way we will see" She talked to her infant once more as he was soundly asleep. After a while under the stars princess Izayoi went back inside and covered her son more closely. Once he was tucked in she tucked in herself on the floor while her baby was at her side.

"Good night Inuyasha, another day awaits us"

In the next morning Izayoi was awaken by her infants cries. The princess sat up quickly to see her child but only smiled when she noticed that he was just hungry.

"Always up before your mother Inuyasha, how will I manage you?" She teased. As she stood up and began to breast feed him she soon after saw Mizuno walking back in.

"Good morning Mizuno" The elderly woman smiled towards the Lady.

"Good morning Lady Izayoi. My, my Inuyasha sure does seem to like to wake up bright and early doesn't he?" The princess chuckled and smiled towards him.

"It seems like so" She replied. "What exactly are we going to be doing today Mizuno?" The elderly woman grabbed a bucket of water and poured a little down the fire that was lit last night.

"Well I have to go and collect fire wood for tonight's dinner" Izayoi quickly grabbed Mizuno's shoulder.

"No need I will do that Mizuno, you have done so much already" Mizuno didn't like the idea one bit. If something happened to Izayoi she would leave her infant alone in the world and then what? It wouldn't mattered if she died, she lived her life as long as she could and well it was getting close to her time to depart.

"No, it's alright. I can do it myself just fine" Izayoi in the other hand didn't think the same as Mizuno.

"Please I insist! I have been a big enough burden on to you"

"No nonsense, you can just be here and watch for your infant" It was an on going battle, in which Mizuno didn't want to lose. In fact she couldn't afford to lose. It had only been two days that Lady Izayoi had stayed with her and the whole village was already in knowledge of knowing they she held a hanyou. Though for the fear that she would leave her hut if that ever came to her knowing she would just have to keep quiet for now.

"No please just stay Lady Izayoi, if something were to happen to you out there I would never forgive myself" Izayoi kept quiet this time. Mizuno really cared that much for her? Even if she held a hanyou for a son? This made Izayoi feel such love inside she never knew she held.

"Okay you win Mizuno, but I will help cook dinner" Mizuno laughed over Izayoi's insisting of helping.

"Lady Izayoi have you ever cooked before in your life?" Little shades of red appear upon Izayoi's cheeks which made Mizuno laugh even harder.

"I am a fast learner!" The princess said in trying to help herself out of this situation.

With Sesshomaru

The yokai was close, he could smell it. It almost amazed him that the stupid human was able to walk this far..well almost.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" Came a yell of his name. The demon lord turned to the source of the voice and found a crow coming towards him.

"Nomi you dare to bother this Sesshomaru again?" The yokai stated coldly. Myouga jumped down to the demon lord's shoulder having the guts through out his whole body.

"You can not follow your father!" The flea demon yelled. Sesshomaru did not respond and flicked the demon off. "Lord Sesshomaru!" Myouga tried again.

"You are not one to order this Sesshomaru around" The yokai stated as the final straw. Myouga gulped but refused to let down.

"Your father didn't want you to follow him"

"What I do is business of my own not my father's nomi"

"Your just after Lady Izayoi aren't you?" The flea yelled in rage. If it was another demon, he would have feared for the poor flea for no one talked to Sesshomaru in that kind of tone. Sesshomaru in the other hand merely titled his head to the side as if confirming something.

"So the terrain has a name" He muttered under his breath. Myouga finally realizing what he just did quickly regretted right after.

"Forget what I just said!" The kanzen youkai turned towards the nomi now interested.

"Nomi, you will tell me everything you know about this human Izayoi" The flea for what seemed the hunderth time gulped in fear in the wrath of the demon Sesshomaru. "I will not repeat myself twice yokai"

"Well you see...she was the east castle princess, and to your knowledge my Lord you know she's human"

"Tell this Sesshomaru what exactly father had any type of interest in that filthy ningen" Myouga narrowed his eyes, he could take the insults but he wasn't about to let this spoiled demon of a child talk badly about Lady Izayoi, the lady that made the Great Dog Demon change the ways of his act and mind. She was actually the only human that held the guts to talk to him, heal his wounds as she could, and keep him company.

"She actually cared for him Lord Sesshomaru" The youkai just continued to stare at the nomi. "That is why your father pushed himself to make sure she was safe! He was protecting her!" Sesshomaru's eyes widen in shock for an instant.

"Do you have someone to protect?" Once again the question echoed in his head.

"What did father receive in the end? Death? Is that your only reward you receive when you protect someone weaker than yourself?" Once this was said Sesshomaru went on his way. "Father was a fool" He muttered.

"Lord Sesshomaru you don't understand! Your father didn't want you to know something important. He knew you would react this way so he wanted you to keep away from her!" At this the dog demon turned to what the nomi had to say.

"And what exactly did father not want this Sesshomaru to know nomi"

"Is what exactly your father didn't want me to tell you. It is for Lady Izayoi's protection" Since Myouga wasn't going to elaborate he would just find out himself, so without a word Sesshomaru turned his back and walked away from the flea. "Lord Sesshomaru please understand!"

"If you dare to continue to waste time for this Sesshomaru then your life will end here nomi" The kanzen youkai stated not even turning to look at the said flea. Myouga sighed in failure, the great dog demon would surely have his head if he was still alive.

"I'm sorry oh mighty dog demon in the sky. I have tried my best, but your son wants to visit Inuyasha" The flea said in a despondent voice looking towards the ocean above his head. "Perhaps it is to be this way? Sesshomaru may finally understand what it means to protect someone other than himself" He hoped as he stood there watching the youkai walk by.

Back with Lady Izayoi

It has finally been a week, that Lady Izayoi was staying Mizuno's place and she couldn't be more grateful. Inuyasha has been a healthy infant which made things easier for her. Within a week princess Izayoi was able to help around the house while Inuyasha slept. If Mizuno stepped out Izayoi would sweep or clean what she could that way it wouldn't seem like she was just a burden. Mizuno didn't seem to protest so the princess continued to do with her activities which wasn't much anyway. As Izayoi was about to clean the tables Mizuno came in the hut.

"Lady Izayoi it is such a beautiful day, why don't you bath your infant?" The princess smiled at the good idea.

"I will, but are you sure your going to be okay with the hut like this?" Mizuno laughed and just held up Inuyasha in her hands and gave him to the princess. Izayoi gladly took Inuyasha and was being pushed out the door by the elderly woman with such enthusiasm. Once Mizuno knew that Lady Izayoi was out of reach she began to prepare dinner for the two, though as she started there came a knock about her door. "Who would be knocking at this hour of day?" Mizuno questioned, as she stood and walked towards the entrance she saw three village men and two village women.

"Mizuno, we have heard rumors" One of them began. This made the elderly woman frown upon his words.

"What rumors have you heard?" The five people that stood by her door came inside more than needed to.

"That you, have had a young lady and her hanyou living here for about a week now..."

To Be Continued!

Darkcherry: And so we meet again don't we?

Sesshomaru: Why did I have to wait a week?

Darkcherry: What are you talking about?

Sesshomaru: It stately says that the terrain has lived in the village for about a week. Elaborate.

Darkcherry: Let's just say you have to attend some certain things. hehehe..