Kagome frowned as she watched Sesshoumaru pull out of the driveway on his way to get Telulu and take her to the doctor. She couldn't help but wonder if he might come home and ask for a divorce. She was scared; for the first time since they had started dating she was scared of losing him. She had every right to be. He had two other daughters, what would happen to Rin once they were in their lives?

She stood in the kitchen window for several moments, pondering these questions. She desperately needed advice. Turning around she picked up the phone from the counter and dialed a number without looking. She had dialed this number hundreds of times in the past. As usual the phone only rang twice before Sango answered.

"Hey Kagome, what's going on? Is Telulu getting to you?" She asked. Ever perceptive and having already heard of their former classmate's return.

"She is the mother of two daughters; and would you believe it, they're Sesshoumaru's." Kagome bit out. It was no secret to Sango that Kagome had been jealous of Telulu all through high school. It stood to reason that this recent development would have her friend very upset.

"Are they legit? Did they get a test to make sure?" Sango asked.

"Yes, they're definitely his. I'm worried Sango. I think there may be a chance that I'll lose him to her."

The woman on the other end of the phone line scoffed. "Kagome, Sesshoumaru loves you; he married you! Being around Telulu may actually be a good thing. He'll probably realize how much better off he is with you. He'll appreciate you more."

Kagome took a deep breath knowing her friend was probably right. "Yeah… I think I'll try and relax a little today. Get this whole thing off my mind, you know?"

"See, there you go. Don't worry about Telulu, you're far better than she is." Sango encouraged. "Hey, I've got to go Kagome. I'll talk to you later alright? Oh, and you may want to consider telling Sesshoumaru about what we discussed last week."

Sango hung up before the distressed woman could even really process her parting words. 'Tell him about it? What would he do if I told him?' She thought to herself.

It had been a mistake. She had been trying intentionally to do something that would be hurtful to him. It had just… happened. Sango was right though; if he some how found out about it from someone other than her; she shuddered at the thought. She stood in the kitchen for a while longer thinking of a way to tell her husband the unpleasant news. She was drawn out of her stupor though when Rin's cries echoed through the house. With out another thought she made her way up stairs to take care of her daughter, forgetting completely about Telulu's girls for the time being.

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Sesshoumaru was not pleased. He and Telulu had been separated for ten minutes and yet he was still furious with her. He had been calm and civil with every suggestion regarding she and their daughters' permanent return to Japan.

Yet she had rejected and shot down every idea he gave. If he hadn't known better he would have thought that she didn't want the girls to be around him. It probably didn't help that the visit to the doctor made her irritable.

When he had brought up the situation on their way back from the doctors' she supplied few suggestions. When he suggested a house near his own, she didn't think Kagome would like that. When he suggested a place downtown near his work she said she couldn't afford it. When he offered a loan…it went on and on, with no progress made.

Sesshoumaru could not see how his wanting to be near his own children was so wrong. Somewhere in the back of his mind he knew he also wanted to be near Telulu. He banished the feeling away appalled by his own thoughts of infidelity.

He was married to Kagome with whom he had brought a child into the world and intended to do so many more times.

Even though he wanted to be angry with Telulu, he couldn't help but worry about her. She had been experiencing pains, aches, and several other symptoms of her illness while with him. He really couldn't help it; he had loved her once, spent every possible moment with her, he had held her, cared for her, had even wished to marry her.

*Telulu squealed in excitement as the tire swing went around and around, threatening to dump her mercilessly to the ground. Sesshoumaru backed up when her foot came dangerously close to his face.

"Make it stop! Please stop the swing!" She squealed.

He rolled his eyes at her antics but complied with her request, moving to stop the swing. It made a loud thump as it hit his hands and he was pushed back a few inches by the impact. Carefully he let the swing down so it hung on its own and no longer depended on him to hold it and Telulu's weight.

Telulu let out a breath happy that she was no longer being swung around so precariously. She hopped of the swing only to lose her balance from dizziness. Sesshoumaru caught her before she could fall, her body pressing into his own as a result. Bright green eyes looked into his as she smiled at him.

Kami she was gorgeous. He felt the need to say something to her, anything that would be proper for such a romantic moment, as she gazed up at him. Something that would make it clear to her how much he cared. Suddenly, something sparked into his mind.

"Marry me." He blurted out.

Telulu couldn't help the widening of her eyes at the words that spilled from Sesshoumaru's mouth.

"After we graduate, I mean. Stay here with me instead of going back to the states. I-" He paused trying to form the words. "I love you."

Telulu was so happy tears sprung to her eyes. How long had she wished to hear such words from him? She released a breath somewhere between a laugh and a sob, and gave her answer. "Yes. A thousand times yes."

Then he kissed her in the most passionate way imaginable. Their tongues danced as their hands roamed. When they parted, they were both gasping for air.

Panting she returned his declaration "I love you too Sesshoumaru."*

It had been the single happiest moment in his life, and not more than two months later she left him. Breaking, dare he say, one of his vital organs. Sesshoumaru resisted the urge to hit something as the once deeply buried anger rushed through him at the memory. Moments later he pulled into the driveway of his home.

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Much to his discontent, Kagome practically flew into his arms when he came through the front door of their home. When he only tensed in her embrace she knew something was wrong. Pulling away from him she searched his eyes only to find anger in them.

"What happened?" She asked.

"I had a fight with her about her moving here. She shot down every suggestion I made." He ground out.

Kagome did not miss the way he only really referred to Telulu and not to the children as well. "It'll be fine." She said trying to sound as though she approved of the idea. "The girls can visit during the summer."

Sesshoumaru glared at her. "I would like to see my daughters more than a couple of months a year. I've missed the first five years of their lives as it is."

"What about Rin?" Kagome hissed her anger beginning to show.

"We are under the same roof, I doubt I will miss much of Rin's life." He grunted.

His blasé comment only served to infuriate Kagome. "Just because Rin isn't really your daughter doesn't mean you can just-!" Kagome's eyes went wide with realization and she clapped a hand over her mouth. She had just shouted the secret she had been keeping from him, right into his face. 'No…'

Sesshoumaru stood frozen as Kagome's words began to click in his mind. His tone was deceptively calm as he asked a question; the answer to which he knew would turn his world upside down. "What do you mean Rin is not really my daughter?"

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