Chapter 4, The Kitchen From Hell.

She finally got home around 9 and found the kids taking baths with Rin. Kagome was able to tuck the kids in bed and lay down with Shiori in hers after sayng goodnight to Rin. She dozed off with Shiori for a bit before waking up , as usual and not being able to go back to bed. Looking around the halls and finding no new guests again, she went about her new nighhtly routine of hanging out in the greenhouse upstairs before going down to the kitchen again. While she was upstairs she realized that she hadn't brought the kids up here yet and thought that Shiori would love it up here. Her trip to the kitchen came soon after as well and yet again she went straight to the fridge. This time she grabbed some milk and found the boxes against the fridge as they always were. Considering she skipped dinner, this was heaven right now.

Doing his best to creep into his own home since he knows the moment he steps inside anyone with demon sense can tell, he slowly walked in and slowly shut the door behind him. He decided it would be safe to sniff if anyone was awake. He caught some new smells but shrugged it off as employees. Something did catch his nose though. Something similar but he couldn't figure it out. Rather than just go to his room, he needed to figure it out. Following the scent past the stairs and into the kitchen, he opened the door and almost fell over just as someone almost fell over their own stool.

"Oh fo- the lob- ob.." She tried to say with cereal in her mouth grabbing the plate and dumping it out in the sink before rinsing it and leaving it there.

"Kagome?" he asked but she was already walking. He went to grab her hand and pull her back but she fought him.

"What do you want?" she hissed trying to keep her voice down so she didn't wake Shiori again.

"What are you doing here?" He asked still trying slow down his heart.

"Visiting" She said looking at the floor.

"You were on the plane? You came with Sesshomaru.. what were you doing in New York?" he asked all together.

"None of your business, Inuyasha." she said before trying to get past him but he blocked her.

"And of course. no one wanted to let me know?" He almost yelled.

"Would you keep your fucking voice down?" she hissed at him.

"This is my house isn't it. I can be as LOUD as I want!" He fully yelled this time. It literally echoed throughout the mansion this time. She wouldn't be surprised if his parents heard him.

"No you cannot be as loud as you want because it's rude dumbass! people are trying to sleep. It's 2 in the morning." She hissed still trying to be low.

"Since I'm a little annoyed right now I could care less!" He yelled again. He could tell her mind was elsewhere she kept looking over his shoulder at ther door. Did she want to get away from him that badly? he thought.

"What's going on in here?" Inutaisho walked in from the side door looking at Kagome only.

"Your lovely son feels the need to cause a scene at two in the morning." Kagome said wanting out of the kitchen to check on Shiori, now.

"Sounds like him" Miroku said while yawning walking in through the door behind Inuyasha.

"I have a right to pissed right now!" He yelled only pissing off Kagome even more.

"I swear to God Inuyasha if you wa- " she was cut off.

"MA!" came a yell.

"Damn this fucking demon hearing" she muttered under her breath before pushing past Inuyasha and Miroku and running back to her room.

"Maaaaa!" came another scream

"What the hell is that?" Inuyasha demanded. Both Miroku and Inutaisho cast a glance at each other before both saying it was nothing and that he should head to bed.

"Like hell it's nothing" he said heading for the door to follow her but Miroku tried to hold him back. Inutaisho tried to help to. They doing there best to hold him when Izayoi came in finally and told them to let him go.

"What?" They both asked.

"Just let him, she knows it will happen regardless." she said looking at the two holding her son.

"What the hell is up with you guys?" he asked but no one answered. He gave up looking at them and shot out of the door. He followed her scent to find her room. It wasn't her usual room which got him upset. but he flew past it to meet the scent. He finally found an open door and Rin was standing in it.

"Inuyasha?!" She called surprised.

"Where is she?" He asked, annoyed.

"Why should I tell you?" Rin demanded.

"I know she in the room behind you let me through." he demanded back.

"It's okay Rin" Kagome said directly behind her. Rin moved away towards her fiancee who was now standing behind them.

"What do you want?" Kagome shot at him.

"To still know why you're here! Don't give me that visiting bullshit. You haven't been here in over four years and suddenly you just show up?!" he yelled

"Inuyasha, watch your language!" Kagome snapped at him

"Watch my language? Are you fucking kidding me right now?" he said loudly.

"Inuyasha, I mean it. Cut It Out." she growled.

"What with the cursing? No I'm finally demanding some fucking answers!" he yelled again. and then it came. The slap you heard from the other side of the mansion.

"I told you to watch your mouth more than once and you didn't. So this is what I have to do to get you to speak respectively?! This is what over four years to yourself has done to you? What is the matter with you!? " She would have yelled more but she felt something poke her leg and instantly she calmed down. She turned and hunched over to face Takumi. She tried her best to block Inuyasha's veiw of him but it didn't work.

"What the hell is that?" Inuyasha said pointing at Takumi.

"Inuyasha! what did I say!" Kagome snapped back at him.

"Takumi, go back to the bed." She told him still staring at Inuyasha.

"But mommm" he called

"Takumi, now "

"m-mom?!" Inuyasha yelled finally looking at the kid at Kagome's feet. He was small, really small. Couldn't be more than 4. He had long silver hair and golden eyes. The ears were the tip of the iceburg for him though.

"H-how old is he?" Inuyasha demanded to know but no one answered

"Kagome!"

"He's 4!" She shot at him.

"Takumi do as I say" she told him.

"Mo- "

"What is it Takumi?" She snapped at him

"Shiori started crying again cause she heard fighting!" Takumi yelled. Just like that the anger was gone. Inuyasha saw every bit heat leave Kagome's eyes as she quickly picked up the boy and ran to the bed. He watched as she pulled yet another child, the same age, out from under the covers. She was crying like crazy. This child looked just like the first only her hair was darker at the roots but still the same silver going down. He looked at everyone around him who was just giving him sympathetic looks, especially Miroku.

"You all Knew!" He snapped at them

"How long have you known?!" he asked and still no one answered. Kagome came back to the door with a tear stricken little girl in her arms and whispered in Rins ear. Just like that Sesshomaru took the girl in his arms and the couple headed for there room. Then Kagome told Miroku to walk Takumi to his room. With that, his parents left and he was facing Kagome alone.

"You wanna talk? Let's fucking talk!" she said stomping into her room.

"Now look who cursing" Was all he said walking in and shutting the door.

"Don't be childish" She snapped at him

"Speaking of childish by the way. Care to tell me why those kids LOOK LIKE ME?" he yelled at her. He could literally sense her blood boil with the question and it kind of scared him, though he wouldn't admit it.

"You really wanna know?" she pushed him.

"No shit!"

"They're yours you idiot!" She yelled cutting off his next retort.

"W- what?" he asked

"They are your kids too." She said calmer. Thinking of them calmed her down.

"But- but how could I not know? How could you keep this from me?!" He asked.

"Shouldn't that be obvious!"

"No, its not fucking obvious!"

"Because you broke me, Inuyasha! And I sure as hell wasn't going to put my children through that too!"

"Because I hurt you.. you wouldn't even tell me of my own pups! what the hell is the matter with you!" He yelled

"You apperrantly." was all she said laughing to herself.

"I can't believe you did this!"

"Beleive it and don't you dare start claiming rights now. Your over four years too late buddy!"

"The hell if you think I'm just gonna sit back and watch you take my own pups away from me again!"

She gave up yelling. She didn't want to do it anymore. She was tired. As if he knew that Sesshomaru came in and ushered his still very pissed brother out of the room and closed the door as she collapsed in the bed.

"Let go of me, why'd you do that!"

"Because a mother of two needs her sleep and your being annoying."

"I have a right to be as annoying as I want."

"No, no you do not." he said starting to turn back to his room with Rin and a sleeping child.

"For the record, she did try to tell you.. while she was pregnant still. Try asking kikyo." that was all he left his brother with before he was left alone in the hallway. He could here steady breathing from Kagome's room. She really was that tired, he thought. Sulkingly, he walked off to his own room.

The next morning Kagome woke up beyond tired and when the events of last night came rushing back, she understood why. She got up quickly and went into the shower. She didn't want to go to breakfast with the father of her twins and she didn't want to leave them here anymore so when she got out, she called Sango to come pick them and there stuff up soon. She was partially dressed in a knee length pencil skirt with a black bra when she walked out of her bathroom and back in her room. She never noticed the figure sitting at the chair by the tv. All the while she put on a tank top underneath a lace top and finished it off with a blazer. Finally turning around to find her hair products, she jumped.

"Oh for the - what the hell are you doing here?" She hissed

"Watching you" was all he said

"Why?" She demanded

"Because I was right in thinking you were gonna try and up and leave now that I'm home"

"And that's your problem because?" She asked already knowing the answer.

"Because you have my pups with you that's why!" He answered.

"I'm going to stay at Bankotsus from now on." Was all she said as she finished brushing out her hair checking her little bits of makeup. Inuyasha just could stare at her.

"Like hell you are! That dude's a few steps away from being Miroku when he sees you! You can't bring my pups to stay with that lech." He said.

"Not like it's any of your business but he isn't there." Was all she said before walking out of the room.

"Then why not just stay?" He asked following her out and down the hall. She stopped in front of a door and turned to look at him like he was stupid.

"Seriously, you really need an answer to that?" She said incredulously before going inside the room. He followed after her and saw the same boy from last night asleep on the bed. Damn he looked like him, he thought.

"Takumi, Takumi. It's time to wake up baby" Kagome said pulling the boy to sit up. Again Inuyasha could just stare. She was being a mother, to his own pups. Something about it made him feel proud but when he remembered what they speaking about he let it slip for now. Kagome shut the door to the bathroom that she put the half asleep child in and walked past Inuyasha, again.

"I'm serious Kagome" he said trying to grab her.

"About what?" She shot back finally turning around

"Stay" was all he said.

"If I wasn't going to listen to that 4 years ago, I still won't now" she said turning around nearly jumping into Rin.

"Rin" she exclaimed before realizing Shiori was holding her hand.

"I uh gave her a bath we were gonna go check on breakfast" she said looking between The ex couple. Kagome bent down to say something to her daughter but then everyone heard this.

"Where IS HE?" Someone yelled after slamming the front door shut.

"Sango?" Inuyasha choked out causing her to find him

"You!" She said coming up the stairs

"What the hell is wrong with you" she said getting in his face.

"Sango, language!" Kagome shot at her while putting her daughter on her left hip. Inuyasha scoffed as Sango continued her rant.

"You arrogant, self centered, egotistical, snotty, bi-.. jerk!" She caught herself before continuing.

"I could care less how demon you are nothing will stop me from trying to kill you!" She said lunging at him just as Jakotsu showed up and pulled her back in time. Inuyasha was too stunned to do anything.

"Enough Sango" was all Jakotsu said and she held back. Kagome turned to find that everyone came out for this, even Takumi. With that she raced towards him placing Shiori on the ground with him. She told them to go with Izayoi to breakfast and that she'd be there soon. Takumi had to pry Shiori off of her. Then she turned back to find Inuyasha right behind her.

"Kagome" he said

"What."

" please" he begged and she had to finally look at him. It's been years but she still knows what those eyes hide. He wants them to stay if not for themselves then at least for his pups. His eyes were killing her, she knew she wouldn't be able to say no to them.

Dammit, she thought.

"Fine" she admitted and has face actually lit up. She had to fight her own smile.

"But there are conditions!" She added

"And they are?" He smirked causing something to go down her spine she hasn't felt in years.

"This is just for the twins and if I so much as hear you act up around them once it's a trip to bankotsus for us, you got it?!" She demanded with a hand on her hip. He couldn't help but smirk again and she chose to look away for that one.

"So.. Takumi and Shiori?" He asked still looking at her. She knew he was just asking to ask so she broke the news to a still fuming Sango and went down to breakfast. With everyone. Shiori sat on her left as Takumi wanted to sit next to Sesshomaru. Much to her disdain, Inuyasha sat next to Kagome. Shiori was confused but she knew something was wrong with her mother. They started eating but Shiori was too focused on Kagome.

"Ma "

"Shiori, I'm fine. Eat baby" Kagome simply said. Shiori complied but still watched her mother. She saw the glances between her and the man sitting next to her. She thought it was weird. Taking a look at him, Shiori felt something weird.

"Mama" Shiori pulled on hr sleeve.

"Yes baby" she turned to her.

"Who's da " she pointed towards Inuyasha and everyone went silent. Even Takumi gave in to the curiosity. Kagome looked at Inutasha and took a deep breath before looking at Takumi and then Shiori.

" that.. Shiori. That.. Is your father." Kagome said hearing everyone take in a breath, even Inuyasha. To kagomes surprise, she saw her twins beam, even Shiori. They were both looking at Inuyasha with smiles on their faces as Takumi showed up beside his sister. No one expected this next. Shiori stood off the chair with Takumi as they both looked at each other before going in front of a nervous Inuyasha.

"Yayy!" They screamed before flying at him.

"What th- " Inuyasha stopped himself before cursing with one look at Kagome who was giggling at the sight as well as everyone else.

"Kagome, a little help here?" He asked as the kids were both holding on to his neck.

"Alright guys come on. At least let daddy finish his breakfast before you get him, yea?" She told her kids as she got them off. They looked upset but went back to their seats. Inuyasha watched as they left and for some reason it hit him hard. Also, hearing her call him their father hit him too but in a good way. He had to fight back the grin to hold onto to his Macho look, for his kids now.

"Kagome, are you working today?" Rin spoke up in the silence.

"Ooh yes! Bankotsu had this teen coming out party reserved for a family today. It turns out that he rents to place out as like a hall for anyone that can afford it, ridiculous." She laughed

"Think you can fix the place up?" Sesshomaru smirked.

"Definitly, Ayame and I have got this under control." she said.

"Ayame?!" Inuyasha blurted remembering that name.

"My assistant." Kagome answered looking at him weirdly.

"Oh crap" His said before jumping out of his seat and running to go outside. Everyone followed after a language comment from Kagome. He ran to his car and opened the door. Thankfully, Kouga was still knocked out in the back. Unfortunately, everyone saw him.

"K- Kouga?" Kagome ask walking up to him with Shiori in her arms. The wolf woke up.

"hmm..wha - time is it?" He sat up feeling the headache.

"Kagome?" he forced out, realizing that she was standing in front of him as he got out of the car.

"Kouga!" She yelled running up to him for a hug with Shiori still in her arms. He hugged her back and Inuyasha noticed that Shiori was trying to stay far away from the wolf during the embrace. Without thinking, he walked up to them and pulled the girl out of Kagome's arms onto his own shoulder. Kagome didn't realize what just happened but everyone else did and they were in shock. He just picked up his own daughter and she was happy as ever as she put her head down on his shoulder. Inuyasha even smiled at at the fact but it was still lost on Kagome and Kouga who were still hugging. For some reason, that hit him too, hard.

"Oh my god, how have you been?!" Kagome asked letting him go

"Wait- Why the hell were you knocked out in a car, Kouga?!" and there was the Kagome he missed.

"I haven't had you to pull me out of a bar in over 4 years. What did you expect?" He shot back with a smirk.

"For you to be smarter than that" She put a hand on her hip ready to yell at him before realizing Shiori was no longer on that hip. She turned to find her in Inuyasha's arms with her head leaning on him and Inuyasha looking down at her. Everyone else was staring at them with the warmest smile and now she couldn't look away either. Not only had she dreamt of seeing that for years but it was better than how she felt seeing this in her sleep, way better. She couldn't help the smile coming on her lips even when Inuyasha looked right at her, noticed her watching. She didn't care at the moment.

"Um, what is that " Kouga said breaking everyone's moment by pointing at Shiori.

"She isn't a that" Inuyasha growled.

"Then what is it"

"My pup, you IDIOT" Inuyasha teased.

"Um, what?" Kouga looked at Kagome.

"Uh, yeaa" Kagome answered shyly

"No wonder you never came back" Kouga laughed getting a punch from Inuyasha, making Kagome actually laugh. She missed this, a lot.

"Kagome, want me to take you to work?" Sango spoke up.

"Oh! Shoot uh ye -"

"I'll take her." Inuyasha butt in.

"Like he- " Sango was about to fight before Jakotsu pulled her back, again.

"Uh, okay?" Kagome said, a little stunned.

20 minutes later she was in the passenger seat of one of Inuyasha few cars. Of course, he chose the flashiest one. It was silent most of the way, save for the twins in the back. Shiori was singing and Takumi was getting annoyed by it, just about ready to tell his sister to shut up but us usual, Kagome caught it first.

"Takumi, don't you dare even try it. I hear those words come out of your mouth and every game system in the house is off limits for you." she shot without even looking at him, Inuyasha laughed more to himself but she caught it.

"What?" she asked

"it's funny" he said.

"What's is?"

"The way you are with them. It's different to see you like this, like a mother. I mean not bad different, good different. It's uh- cute." He managed to finish. Kagome started blushing despite herself. Neither one noticing Shiori start to beam at the exchange. She could senes her mothers feeling for the guy she was just told was her father and it made her happy as ever. However, the mood was cut short when Inuyasha's car started to ring and a name popped up on the little screen. The reason for all their troubles showed up on that tiny screen. Before he could ignore it, Kagome saw it and started to boil. Luckily, they were already at her job as she was beginning to pull out the kids.

"Wait, why are you taking them?" Inuyasha asked, getting out of the car and walking around it.

"Because I won't leave them at home without knowing anyone too well." She simply said finally getting Takumi out of the car.

"I can watch them" he argued.

"No, I've got them. Thank you for the ride." Was all she said before moving past him and taking her kids inside. Not realizing that he was following her.

"Kagome wait!" he yelled after her. She walked inside and called for Ayame and when she showed up she started to tell Ayame to take the kids to what was now, her office.

"Ayame?" Inuyasha asked from behind her.

"I- Inuyasha?" Ayame was shocked to see him.

"Please don't tell me you slept with him too?" Kagome pleaded still holding her kids hands. They were engrossed in what was happening above them.

"NO!" They both yelled back at Kagome.

"Then how, pray tell, do you know each other?" Kagome demanded putting a hand on her hip. Inuyasha fought a knowing smirk. She was jealous, he realized.

"See.. um . Well…" Ayame tried.

"Spit it out" Kagaome demanded.

"I know her potential mate and shes been doing damn good hiding from him." Inuyasha smirked.

"Shut up, Inuyasha!" Ayame yelled at him only making him laugh while she went many different shades of red.

"Her mate? Who's your mate that Inuyasha would know?" Ayame was about to answer when Inuyasha cut her off.

"Think about it Kagome, she's a wolf demon? Who is the only person I really associate with that's a wolf demon?" Inuyasha kept on smirking.

"Oh. My. God. Kouga?!" Kagome asked.

"How long?" she looked at Ayame.

"3 years." she finally spoke.

"Around the time I hired you?"

"I fled to New York to get away from him. I didn't think I would ever see him again if I went to the states." Ayame said looking down. Kagome put an arm around her neck and smiled, shocking Ayame.

"Ayame dear, we have more in common than you think!" She said before going with everyone to her new office. Inuyasha followed after them. There was a bit more arguing between Kagome and Inuyasha before she finally gave up and let the kids go back home with him, to which they were happy about much to Kagome's dismay. That's when Ayame got the picture and realized why they were actually so similar.

"So, Inuyasha.. is the father.." She said more to herself.

"Unfortunately, yes." Kagome answered without looking up. She was printing a guest list and checking the menus for the tables. The flowers were still on there way and the family was supposed to bring the center peices. She looked outside the office and saw that majority of the decorations were up and around while the tables still needed to be covered.

"Wow, I did not see that coming."

"Believe me, neither did I.." Kagome muttered to herself.

"Seriously, your kids are like, set for life." Ayame cheerfully said.

"Technically, so are you. Kouga's got enough money for a dozen kids." Kagome shot back making Ayame blush and look down.

"You don't want to mate with him?" Kagome added incredulously.

"I never said I didn't want to." Ayame stated simply

"Ayame, you flew across the world. You must not to if you went through that much trouble to get away from him."

"I was just so pissed you know?"

"Did he cheat too?" she asked before catching herself and covering her mouth. She looked up to find a wide eyed Ayame

"Inuyasha.. cheated.. on you?" she asked. Kagome gave up, secrets apperrantly weren't her thing anymore.

She sighed. "Yes"

"Woah"

"But no, he didn't cheat on me" Ayame added.

"Then?"

"Obviously you know how Kouga is, right? Drink now, think about it later, when drunk. I just couldn't take it. He wouldn't listen to me when I told him to stop or not to go out. I got so pissed one night, I took all my things and hopped on a plane, never to speak to him again. I knew he would never find me in New York, so yea." Ayame admitted.

"Wow"

"More bang than I gave you credit for Ayame" Kagome smirked making the other girl smile.

"What sucks, is that I do" Ayame said

"do what?"

"I do want to mate with him. When he doesn't have a drink in his system, he's sweet and funny and I know that he cares for me." Ayame added.

"Yea, I know" Kagome frowned thinking if she could remember the last time he didn't have a drink or wasn't hungover.

"I just wish he would listen."

"Well, my dear..."

"We are going to have to make him" Kagome stated eyeing the girl with determination.

"We are?" Ayame asked

"Hell yes" was all Kagome said before they both heard a crash outside of the office and Kagome's eye did a twitch before the screaming began.

"It's coming out of whoever did that's paycheck!"

A/N: long enough? Or should there be more? Anywho, what did ya'll think? (: