Chapter 25

Author's note: This will be my last chapter for this story. I am glad so many of you enjoyed it and you're welcome for me being so awesome. (You too)

One Year

Imari wobbled over to Inuyasha who growled playfully at her, the little girl's eyes bright with joy and curiosity. Inuyasha darted away, stopping a few feet away from her. She fell on her butt trying to keep track on him, laughing when he growled at her. He darted forward, licking her face before pulling away again. She closed her eyes, a wide smile on her face. She reached for him, Inuyasha darting away. She screeched with laughter, the other three attacking Sesshomaru. They had begun to find his hair extremely interesting.

Inuyasha laid down, whimpering softly. Imari came to his side, putting a hand against his face.

"Mah oka!" She seemed to ask in a loud voice, Taiyo looking over his shoulder.

"Mah oka!" he yelled, walking over to them. They had learned to walk at ten months, Inuyasha glad but at the same time terrified. They had learned to get out of their crib. Inuyasha had woke up one night with Ichirou suckling his breasts, the other three asleep on the floor, the feat to get onto the bed too much for them. It had scared him and surprised him at the same time.

There was a knock at the door, Inuyasha sitting up. Daisy opened the door, four little kimono's held in her arms. Imari ran over to her in her wobbly way, grabbing onto her kimono. She had grew a liking to her, Inuyasha smiling as she walked next to her proudly. Daisy picked her up, handing her to Inuyasha.

"The ceremony will start in a hour. Hurry and get ready," Daisy urged, Inuyasha sighing. He had already cleaned up, but he was stalling. They were having a huge gathering for their first three children's birthdays, Ichirou's not done for another few months. Inuyasha wanted to do it all together but Daisy felt that would be unfair to Ichirou, Inuyasha grunting as he stood. He had started back to working out and fighting, Sesshomaru finally letting him go out of the barrier.

He was a tad out of shape, but killing low level monsters was doing great for his body.

"I'm too old to be doing this," Inuyasha sighed as he changed Ichirou, Daisy giving him a look of amusement. She had been around when his father was just being born. Inuyasha blew against his stomach, Ichirou kicking out his feet as he laughed. Inuyasha grinned, doing it again. Daisy took the dirty fundoshi, Inuyasha cleaning him up. Sesshomaru did the twins, Inuyasha given Kana. She was speaking sentences now. They were garbled and off, but she seemed to be really trying.

She was also growling more, doing it whenever she didn't get what she wanted. Inuyasha was hoping it wouldn't become a permanent thing and was just a phase. She spat up at him, Inuyasha biting her toes. She screeched with laughter, kicking her feet wildly. He let go, doing up her clean fundoshi with difficulty. Daisy had just finished dressing Ichirou when he passed Kana to her, Kana kicking at the kimono she tried to put her in. Daisy sighed, tickling her foot.

Kana screamed bloody murder.

Inuyasha shook his head, smiling as she laughed so hard she began to drool, Sesshomaru just finishing up Taiyo. Imari had fallen asleep, dressed in a red and white kimono. She was just too cute. The boys had begun to be dressed in hakama's instead of just kimono's, the two seeming just fine with them. It didn't stop them from putting their feet in their mouths so they were fine with them.

Inuyasha dressed in a jade kimono with white thin lines on the sleeves, his legs covered in a black hakama. He had to say, Daisy had very good taste. He looked to the door when it opened, Rin entering with a grin. She had just got married, just arriving from her honeymoon. It took everything in Inuyasha not to kill that boy when he smelt his scent all over her. She was happy though, going to leave and return with Kaede after his pups ceremony. He didn't want her to go.

"How are you feeling?" he asked her when she hugged him, the two ignoring Sesshomaru who was dressing into his outfit. Rin was always in their room, seeing more than Inuyasha had wanted of both their bodies. But she babysitted the kids along with Daisy when they needed alone time.

He guessed a loss of privacy was worth getting some extra sleep or rutting. He prefered sleep and massages, but the rutting afterwards was still very rewarding.

Rin giggled, Inuyasha snapping out of his daze. Rin fixed his kimono, evening out the underlayer. She smiled, slapping his shoulders.

"You look just as angry as when I saw you," she told him, Inuyasha frowning in confusion. she laughed, going to the crib. The four were resting, snuggling close to each other. Rin touched Kana's cheek, her head leaning into her touch. Rin pulled her hand away, looking to Sesshomaru who had dressed in his usual outfit. He skipped the white robes, talking about something to Inuyasha. Inuyasha just rolled his eyes, Sesshomaru frowning as he seemed to stress it even further.

Rin left the room, feeling her presence was no longer needed. She had to get ready herself anyways.

Inuyasha sighed as they left their room, a sleeping Kana and semi awake Ichirou in his arms. The twins were wide awake, hearing the noise from the ballroom even before Inuyasha could. Kana woke up the closer they got, crying softly as her nap was interrupted. Inuyasha shushed her softly, looking up when the large double doors opened.

There seemed to be more people than last time. He felt less scared though, Kana crying softly, everyone ceasing all talking. Kana looked around as Inuyasha walked up to the throne, arching up and reaching for her grandmother. Inuyasha barely noticed she was there, fixing Kana in her arms.

"Later," he whispered into her ear, Kana looking to him. She stopped her struggling, calming down. Inuyasha sat down on his throne, Sesshomaru sitting next to him. Daisy took the twins, Sesshomaru given a scroll. He read it over, Inuyasha distracted by Ichirou who had begun to twist his hair around his fingers. He pulled lightly, Inuyasha narrowing his eyes. Ichirou pulled it again.

Sesshomaru finished his speech, sitting back down. The Noble's came up to them, the one out of Inuyasha's favor staying at the beginning of the steps. Inuyasha was glad, the other two inspecting the four. Ichirou grabbed their fingers when they touched his ears, growling low at them.

"He is aggressive," they said with a frown, Inuyasha growling at them too.

Or too much like his mother.

"He will make a great Lord," Sesshomaru told them, Ichirou trying to get to Inuyasha's nipples. He didn't let him though, Ichirou throwing a fit. Daisy gave him a towel when Inuyasha couldn't take it anymore, Ichirou hiding behind it as he suckled greedily. Sesshomaru's mother stepped up to the throne, giving Inuyasha a bow. After given permission she looked over three of them, Ichirou refusing to let go of his nipple. He was hurting him, Inuyasha trying to situate it so he wouldn't bite him.

"He will surely be a different one," she told Inuyasha, his eyes turning up to her. She bowed again, walking away. The gathering started, many coming up to see the now one year old heirs of the western lands. Ichirou didn't stop feeding till half way through the gathering, Inuyasha restricted to his throne as Sesshomaru walked around and greeted and thanked all who had come. Daisy came up to him, her head bowed.

"I shall give him more baby food than usual," she told him, Inuyasha nodding his head when he finally stopped suckling. Ichirou closed his eyes, tired now. Inuyasha joined the gathering along with Kana and Ichirou in his arms for a few more hours, tiring quickly. The two already seemed to like it either way. He was heading to the large doors after telling Sesshomaru of his leave, Daisy following behind him with the twins, the two super excited. A hand touched his shoulder, Inuyasha stopping. He looked over his shoulder, seeing Umeka. She seemed to be less hostile than before though, but Inuyasha still tightened his grip on his pups.

"Can I help you?" he asked, being rather rude. She had not made a very good first impression in the first place. She straightened up, looking him straight in the eyes.

"I wish to congratulate you on your offspring," she told him, Inuyasha taken aback. He looked to her father but he was distracted with a fine demon woman, his cheeks a tad red from intoxication.

"I was rude to have treated you in such a manner from the very beginning. But do know that these are not your lands, they are Lord Sesshomaru's." She seemed shocked when Kana aimed a ball of spit at her face, a few people who had tuned in chuckling.

"No it's not just his. So if you would excuse me, I have Lord Sesshomaru's offspring and my pups to put to bed." He turned and walked away, Umeka wiping the spit from her face. The doors closed heavily behind him.

Inuyasha kissed Kana's forehead before placing her in the crib, the dark haired girl already sound asleep. Ichirou was too, Taiyo and Imari seeming hyped from the gathering. He could see their energy was deteriorating though, Imari closing her eyes when he placed her in the crib with her siblings. They had been striped naked, their forms shifting including Ichirou's. Inuyasha was just glad the crib was large, the pups the size of almost full grown dogs. They overlapped each other, sleeping soundly.

"I swear they are growing to fast," Inuyasha sighed, Daisy patting his shoulder as she walked to the door.

"Just be glad Ichirou can turn. Also be glad he just looks like a half demon but is full demon," she added in, Inuyasha chuckling as he ran a hand through his fur.

He was a unique individual indeed.

Inuyasha waited till Daisy left before stripping, falling into bed with a groan. He closed his eyes, falling asleep. He dreamt of blurred colors.

"Inuyasha." He bolted up, turning sharply to see who had called his name. It was just Sesshomaru, his body still fully clothed. Inuyasha mumbled something, falling back against the bed on his stomach. Sesshomaru's heat disappeared for a moment, the sounds of clothes shifting echoing in Inuyasha's ears. He felt his heat return, hotter as his flesh touched against his. Inuyasha just wanted to sleep, raising a hand over his head as he rested again. Sesshomaru ran a hand up his thigh, resting on the side of him.

"Go to sleep," Inuyasha mumbled, in no mood to rut at the moment. Sesshomaru listened for once, pressing a kiss against his temple.

"I love you," he whispered, Inuyasha mumbling his reply. That didn't seem to please Sesshomaru, Inuyasha gasping when he was flipped onto his back. He wanted to cry when Sesshomaru slipped between his legs, shaking his head as he laid over him.

"Let me sleep," he nearly begged, Sesshomaru pressing his lips against his. Inuyasha pulled away with a gasp, pressing his hands against his chest.

"I love you," Sesshomaru repeated as he kissed a trail from his neck down to his nipples, Inuyasha grabbing a handful of his hair.

"I love you too now let me sleep," Inuyasha gasped, Sesshomaru looking up to him as he took his nipple between his lips. He pulled lightly, Inuyasha's thighs tightening around his shoulders.

"Sessh," he gasped, Sesshomaru letting go of his nipple. He rose back up his body, turning them both to the side. Inuyasha was shaking lightly, pressing against him with a whimper. Sesshomaru smirked, a hand sliding down between their bodies.

"I hate you," Inuyasha groaned softly, Sesshomaru grinning. Inuyasha clinged to him, closing his eyes tight as his hand stroked him faster. He hid against his shoulder, taking in a shaky breath.

"I love you."