Suppressed by all my childish fears-We can share our secrets 'Til they swallow one another.

War was a never-ending thing. This war was the cause of breeding with the mikos.

"I fucking hate war." Inuyasha said slinging the blood from his blade. He liked to fight sure, but war was tiring even for a demon, or more of a half breed.

"There will always be war, little brother." He sneered.

Inuyasha sighed. "Don't you think it's odd we haven't heard from father?"

Sesshomaru didn't much care right now.

"What if they didn't get pregnant?"

"Speak for yourself half breed."

"K, jerk."

"Afraid that I knocked up your lover?"

Inuyasha stumbled back. "Wha- what?!"

Sesshomaru smirked. "Did you think I did not know?"

Inuyasha looked away.

"You did not gain your markings, you did not overcome Kagome."

"I told her not to fight it."

"Afraid little brother?"

"K, no I just didn't want my markings from her!" He put his sword at his side. "I don't want the reminder of what I did to her, she's like a little sister." He confessed.

"Yet, it is I whom she calls brother."

Inuyasha's eyes came up to his brothers. "You get off on that, don't you?"

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes.

"Don't even look at me like that asshole, you ain't the only one with secrets."

Sesshomaru put his sword away. "It matters not I seek only power. Pray, Inuyasha, that your lover makes it through child birth."

"So, you don't plan on keeping her?"

"I have no want, nor need, of your human miko half breed."

"Yeah, you got the wind witch." He shook his head. "I'd take a human hime over that bitch any day."

Inuyasha's worry was well founded.

"Well?" InuTashio asked his demon wife as she came from the room. The sons of the West had been gone a week and would return soon.

"I am afraid they did not take."

"Either of them?" InuTashio asked shocked.

"Hai, My Lord."

His human wife pulled on his sleeve. "Inuyasha gained no stripes, my Lord."

He was confused. For one not to take, sure, but for both?!

"They are not barren!" He said with haste.

Inside the room Kagome and Kikyo held onto each other. "What is going to happen?" Kagome asked.

"They may try again, or they may kill us."

Kagome gasped. "They wouldn't?"

"They may not, I am unsure of the eldest son. He will not be pleased."

"I don't understand, I didn't fight Inuyasha. I should be with child."

Kikyo smirked. "Are you sad that you are not carrying my lovers child?"

Kagome tugged on Kikyo. "You know that is not what I-"

"I purified his seed." Kikyo cut her off.

"What!" Kagome whispered.

"I purified Sesshomaru's seed so that it would not take root, your sister would rather die."

"But Kikyo, if he finds out."

Kikyo looked down at her. "Will you tell him?"

"Nnno?"

"Do you feel them?"

Kagome closed her eyes. "They are about, a day and a half away."

"I am sure they know something is amiss. Word of rooting should have been sent 3 days after."

"So we wait?" Kagome asked.

"Fear not, your older sister has a plan."

Kagome didn't trust that, when Kikyo planned things someone always ended up dead.

InuTashio walked in. "We will wait for the return of our sons." He stated.

Kagome bowed. "As you wish, My Lord."

Kikyo, however, held her gaze controlled.

"Ne Miko, do you have something to say?"

"Only if it pleases My Lord for me to speak."

"If it will have mercy on your soul, then speak girl."

Kikyo cut her eyes to her sister then back to the Lord. Then she spoke.

InuTashio listened as Kikyo told him of her theory, of how Inuyasha was not strong enough to overpower Kagome's womb and how she, herself, may be barren altogether.

One thing Kikyo and learned very early about herself, was that demons could not tell if she were lying or telling the truth; her scent betrayed them.

But that was her little secret and it would go with her to her grave.