AN: Warning: A mini lemon

The next morning, Inuhime found herself in her rooms. At first, she was confused because she remembered the night she had with her, now, mate, Hikaru, that they were in the gardens, not in her room. As she remembered the night before, she blushed and then she turned to see if Hikaru was laying beside her. She was afraid to look because she didn't want it to be just a wonderful, sensuous dream. She took a deep breath and glanced at the other side of her futon. To her relief, it wasn't just a dream. It was reality that she was finally mated to someone that actually loved her. Inuhime turned towards her mate and stared lovingly at him. Inuhime, then, touched her mate's cheek, lovely. Hikaru was already awake. He opened his eye only enough to see his mate. He was a very happy inuyoukai. He thought himself lucky to have such a powerful, beautiful mate. Inuhime leaned in and kissed him, which he quickly responded to her. It made her gasped in surprise. She broke it and looked at his face, which he looked very smug.

She narrowed her eyes and said, "Hikaru, how long had you been awake?"

His smirked, "Since before you woke up yourself. You looked like a goddess sleeping there."

"Oh, I only looked like a goddess while only sleeping." She sounded a little hurt, which made Hikaru panic a little.

"To me you look like a goddess no matter if you are sleeping or not. I mean, I'd always seen you awake; never sleeping." Inuhime smiled, she noted his little panic voice, but didn't voiced it to him. So, she made an 'O' with her mouth in understanding what he was trying to say. Hikaru put his big, callous, clawed hand on her smooth and soft cheek. He then kissed her passionately. So, passionate that it took her breath away. Then that same hand glided down her neck; across her shoulder; down her arm to her hips, then to her legs until he reached to her feminine core.

She gasped in surprise, "Hikaru!" He continued on what he was doing to her. He loved hearing her grasps, gasps, moans, and groans. It sounded heavenly to him.

Hikaru wasn't the only one, Sesshomaru was pumping his finger into his mate, Kagome. He added two more fingers before she reached her orgasm, while he was still kissing her. He continued while he kissed down her neck; down her stomach until he reached his treasure. He began to replace his fingers with his warm, long tongue. His tongue dived deeply into her core, which earned him a half-gasp and a half-moan. Kagome said breathlessly and grabbing his whitish-silver hair, "Oh, Sesshomaru!" He kept diving in and on licking over her feminine folds until she reached one or two more orgasms. Not until he had her begging for him, of course.

"Oh, Sesshomaru, please!"

"Please what, omae?"

"Please...!" She yelled in pleasure, then she moaned, "Please, end this sweet torture!"

Sesshomaru waited a few more moments before he crawled up between her legs and plunged in. Kagome screamed out his name while she was scratching his back. He then pumped in and out at an inhuman pace, which Kagome enjoyed it completely. Whenever, they reached their peak, they screamed their names. Sesshomaru flopped down beside of Kagome. They both were breathing heavily. Sesshomaru said breathlessly, "I don't think I could get enough of you." Kagome smiled and turned to put her arm over his waist as he put his arm around her shoulders. Just as they were getting comfortable, Natsume started crying. Kagome sighed tiredly. She was going to get up, but Sesshomaru said, "Stay, I'll go get her."

"Thank you." Kagome said as she watched her handsome youkai got off their futon.

He looked over his shoulder and said, "Don't thank me, omae. I would have done it even if you aren't tired from our lovemaking." He, then, walked to where he put his daughter from the night before. As soon as he picked her pick, Natsume, stop crying.

Kagome said in mirth, "It seems that she wanted her daddy." Sesshomaru smiled softly as he looked at his first born, his heir. Sesshomaru began speaking to her in dog language like he did since before she was born. Before Natsume was born, whether on his breaks from his lordly duties or before he went to bed, he would talked to Natsume in his language, while she was still in her mother's womb. Kagome thought that was endearing. While he was talking to her, Natsume would laugh and smile at him. He would rub the tip of her nose to his and nuzzled her cheeks. She would always grabbed his hair. She would take his hair and put it in her mouth or moved it with her arms right to left or up or down.

Kagome thought, "If only I have a camera."

In the afternoon, everyone was attending to their duties, whatever it may had been. Hikaru went to his office in the army's barracks. Inuhime was in one of her rooms reading something or another. Kagome with Natsume, Rin, and Shippo was at the gardens. Jaken surprisingly was awaiting for whatever orders his lord would bestow to him, much to his relief. It was actually Kagome that talked Sesshomaru into letting Jaken stay in the study. Inukimi and InuTaisho were in the study talking their stubborn son about having the Council and the Court meet their new heir. Of course, he refused.

"Mother. Father, go see your grand-pups. I am too busy to discuss anything to do with the Court and Council."

InuTaisho sighed and said, "Alright son, but know this. This conversation isn't over. Come, love, lets see our grand-pups." He had his arm out for her to take. Inukimi nodded and took InuTaisho's offering arm and then they left.

Inuyasha was walking with no direction in mind. Yeah, he was distraught with what happened between him and Kikyo. Plus, to know that he wouldn't be able to give his future mate any pups. It sadden him. He remembered like it was yesterday.

FLASHBACK BEGINS...

They were walking to where the Goshinboku, the tree that Kikyo had sealed Inuyasha on by one of her sacred arrows. Kikyo sighed at the sight of the sacred tree. They were holding hands in comfortable silence, when she broke the silence.

"I am sorry, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha was confused to why she was apologizing for. "For what?"

She sighed again and turned to face him. She grabbed his other hand. She had her eyes closed for a moment. Inuyasha was concerned. "Kikyo, what's the..." Kikyo stopped him by saying...

"Inuyasha, this is hard to say as it is, so please don't... don't speak until I am done." Inuyasha nodded as his ears pulled back on his head. He has a feeling that whatever she wanted to say would be bad. Very bad. "Inuyasha, I do love you, but... but I can't be with you anymore." Inuyasha's eyes widened. Kikyo quickly stated, "I consulted with a monk that's been visiting us since before we had return from the West. I had always wondered if we could have any children, but the monk said that you being an hanyou will prevent you from producing any children. So, you know that one day I would want children."

Inuyasha was shocked to hear that Kikyo wanted to leave and even more shocked to hear that he couldn't impregnate his Kikyo. He said slowly, shock was apparent in his voice, "So, you decided..."

She nodded and said, "I decided that we can't be mates anymore."

"Because I couldn't give her any children." She nodded.

"I am so sorry Inuyasha." She gave him a hug. "Just know that you are always be in my heart." He nodded. She gave him an apologetic smile. She gave one of his hands a squeeze and then left him behind... again. Only this time, he wasn't pinned to the Goshinboku and that she wasn't dead. He fell to his knees and began crying, but not loud though. Just enough to let some of the pain go. He could feel his heart cracking and then broke into many pieces.

Flashback Ends...

Inuyasha found himself at his half-sister's rooms. Sesshomaru recommended that he should see their sister to see if anything could help him with his problem or to see if what Kikyo said was true or not. Yet, why would Kikyo lie to him if it wasn't true. He sighed and knocked on her door.

Inuyasha (c) Rumiko Takahashi

Fanfiction & OCs (c) ladytari