Her Destiny

Chapter 36

They flew speedily in order to get back to the western castle. The pups were starting to get fussy and Sesshoumaru had no idea what was wrong.

Ayashiko looked at her son, seeing the confused look on his features, she knew what he was thinking about. The fussing pups in his arms had him baffled, she smiled, “Sesshoumaru, the pups are starting to get hungry. They will need to be feed soon or you will have two crying pups on your hands.”

Sesshoumaru’s eyes opened wide as he understood his mother’s words. He looked at his mate in his father’s arms and was worried. ‘What if Kagome does not wake up to feed them? What will I do then?’

Inutaisho upon hearing what his mate stated increased the speed on the golden orb to travel faster. If those pups started to cry, Kagome will come out of her slumber quickly and attack anything in her way to get to them. He for one did not want to get blasted with her holy powers.

Sesshoumaru did a wonderful job keeping the pups comforted, it took them another 20 minutes before they arrived at the castle. Once on the ground they hurried to get the pups upstairs and to Sesshoumaru’s private rooms.

The servants were all on hand to see if they could take a peek at the new heirs of the lands. Word reached them only moments before they arrived that the miko had given birth to two pups instead of one. They have heard that there was a son and a daughter, and they wanted to see what they looked like.

But, upon his arrival, Sesshoumaru covered them with his tail and he would not let anyone near his pups.

Ayashiko was rushing after Sesshoumaru and her mate. She was yelling orders to the servants, for the things she needed to be put in Sesshoumaru’s chambers, before they made it up there. The servants, stunned at the rush of orders, raced to comply with their lady’s wishes. By the time they got up there, they had everything they needed.

Ayashiko walked over to her son and asked for the pups. Sesshoumaru’s eyes turned red, but she said in a stern voice, “Sesshoumaru, give me the pups unless you want to change them.”

Sesshoumaru thought about what his mother said and relented. He gave her the pups as he watched to make sure she did not hurt them. There was an area that was set up for them in the room as she walked in that direction and proceeded to take care of them.

Inutaisho walked over to the bed and laid Kagome down. He stepped away from her as he turned to his son and said, “Sesshoumaru, you have to see if you can wake your mate. She has to feed the pups before they start to cry.”

Sesshoumaru was now torn, he wanted to be by his pups to protect them, but at the same time he knew they needed nourishment from their mother. The pups need won out as he walked over to Kagome and sat down on the futon. He looked at his beautiful mate and started to caress her cheek. He called out to her, “Kagome, you must wake up, the pups are hungry and need to be fed.”

---oOo---

While Sesshoumaru was trying to rouse his mate, Inutaisho heard his own mate gasp. He walked over to her and inquired, “Mate, what’s wrong?”

Ayashiko turned to her mate, and whispered, “Look at our magomusuko, mate.”

Inutaisho turned his attention to the pup she was changing. His eyes opened wide when he saw the pup. His magomusuko has his color stripes on his wrist, hips, and ankles. He had his crescent moon on his forehead along with the teardrop from his mother. Upon further inspection, he found that his magomusuko had two tails lying off to the side.

He was confused on why he would have his markings upon birth. Inu youkai never had their markings until they reached maturity. His own pup, Inuyasha, just received his own markings but a few moon cycles ago. As far as he knew, they got their two tails when they inherited their father’s powers.

Inutaisho noticed his mate staring at him, “I don’t know mate. I have never seen this before, so I will have to do some research on how this happened. I’m wondering now if our magomusume has the same markings.”

Ayashiko didn’t know, so she finished with her magomusuko before she changed her magomusume. Once she was done with her magomusuko and gave him to his Jii-san, she grabbed her magomusume and tended to her needs.

When she finally got her unwrapped, they discovered that she too had the same markings but they were Sesshoumaru’s color. Her magomusume also had two-tails and the crescent moon on her forehead along with the blue teardrop of her mother.

Ayashiko turned to her mate and said, “Should we tell Sesshoumaru about this?”

Inutaisho shook his head, “No, not now, he will find out soon enough about this.” Ayashiko agreed with her mate as she finished up with her magomusume.

---oOo---

Kagome started to come around. The mention of her pups brought her consciousness forward making her open her tired eyes. Looking around the room she was in, she identified it as home. She looked to her side and noticed that her mate was sitting there next to her. She smiled and asked, “Where are the pups?”

At that moment Ayashiko came over with two very clean pups and handed them to her son. She turned and grabbed her mate and left the room to give them some privacy.

Kagome struggled to sit up; she was still too weak to do it on her own. Sesshoumaru, seeing the difficulty that his mate was in, placed the pups on the futon. He sat behind Kagome and helped her to sit. He rested her back against his chest so he could support her.

Kagome reached up and undid the ties of her juban. She opened her top and Sesshoumaru noticed for the first time how big her breast had gotten. His mouth started to water, that was his favorite part of her body. There was now more there to play with when she was ready.

Once Kagome exposed her breast she reached for the first pup. Sesshoumaru saw what she wanted as his tail went around the first pup, picking him up, and brought him closer to Kagome.

Kagome grabbed her pup and settled him in her arms, as he lashed on to a nipple and started to feed. When she settled her son on her breast she looked for her daughter. Sesshoumaru already had the squirming pup in his tail waiting for Kagome to accept it.

Kagome quickly fixed the other breast for her other pup as Sesshoumaru placed his daughter in her arms. She held her daughter closer to her breast as she too lashed on and started to feed.

Sesshoumaru seeing that Kagome was having trouble keeping both pups up to feed, he helped her from behind, by placing his arms under hers to support them. Then, he leaned back with Kagome in his arms so she could be comfortable as she fed them.

Sesshoumaru watched as his pups feed with fascination. They both had very good appetites as he heard them suckling hard on Kagome’s nipples. He was jealous that he had to share those nipples with them, but it was worth it to see his pups feeding.

Sesshoumaru sniffed as he took in their combined scents. He noticed right away that Kagome did not have enough protein in her milk to supply the pups with. Her breast must produce the right milk for their pups or they will not remain healthy.

He turned slightly as he said, “Kagome, your milk does not provide enough protein for the pups. You will need to eat large amounts of raw meat to keep them healthy.”

Kagome listened to what her mate was saying. She understood what he wanted, but she wasn’t sure if she could eat that much raw meat. But there was one thing that she wanted to know that was bugging her, “Sesshoumaru, why are the pups full blooded-youkai and not hanyou?”

Sesshoumaru tensed as she asked that question. He had forgotten to tell her about the Moirai Moon. He snuggled her closer to his chest as he began to tell her about the Moirai Moon and what it meant for them.

Kagome was stunned that she could produce full-blooded youkai pups when she was in heat during the red moon. It pleased her to know that her pups will now be accepted because they were full-blooded youkai and not what they called half-breeds.

But, something he said confused her as she asked, “So what you are telling me is that since we mated under the red moon, and I conceived under the red moon, that I can only conceive under the red moon while in heat. Is this correct?”

Sesshoumaru didn’t like this one bit. It meant that as long as there was no red moon she could not conceive his pups. “Yes, that is correct mate.”

Kagome sighed, as she said, “I’m sorry mate. I gave you my word that every heat I go through that you may pup me, but it seems that the fates have other ideas in store for us. We will have to see what the future holds for us to have more pups. Now, before we continued to have any more pups, we have to name the two we have. Do you have any ideas what we should name them?”

Sesshoumaru thought for a while as he saw his pups falling asleep. They were still suckling but the motion of eating was putting them to sleep. He turned his attention back to his mate as he said, “Tradition is that the male names the son and you may name the female.”

Kagome’s eyes lit up with joy. She has been thinking about a name for her daughter as she turned to look at her mate, “Could we name her Ayako?” Sesshoumaru was shocked when he heard her request. He smiled at his mate before he asked, “Why do you want to name her after my mother?”

Kagome lowered her eyes as she looked away from her mate. She sighed as she said, “Your mother means the world to me. She has taught me so much since I have been here. She has taught me to be strong and how to act like a lady. I want to honor her, but if you think that she will take offense, then I can come up with another name.”

Sesshoumaru was stunned by his mate’s statement. He didn’t know that she cared so much for his mother. Kagome was the only one that he was willing to share his mother with. “I think that mother would be honored if you named our daughter after her. I’m sure that Ayako will grow up to be a proper lady with you as her mother.”

Kagome blushed at his compliment. “All right, now there is another pup to name, so what is his name going to be?”

Sesshoumaru thought as he looked at his pup. He finally got the right name as he stated, “I would like to call him Takahiro.”

Kagome thought about the name and she liked it, “I think that Takahiro is a wonderful name. I just hope that he lives up to it.” She looked down at her son and noticed that he was done eating and so was his sister. Their little mouths were hanging open, with her nipple pulled away from them. They would motion again like they were suckling, but they were just sucking air.

Sesshoumaru noticed that his pups were done. He grabbed both of them at the same time and lifted them from their mother’s breast. He laid them down on their large futon, close to where Kagome was resting.

His tail then reached for one of the furs and covered them. The pups stayed still as they both continued to sleep. He then pulled Kagome into his lap as he brought her closer to his chest and kissed her hard. Oh how he had missed her, as he lost himself to his mates taste.

Then he remembered his favorite treat as he pulled away from her lips and gently lapped at her nipple with his tongue. His pups taste was still there, he cleaned her breast for her, as he took it into his mouth and tasted the milk she produced. It was rich and full of flavor. But he was right. She needed to eat more raw meat to provide protein for their pups. He then did the same thing to the other breast as his mate moaned her pleasure.

He knew that he couldn’t take her just yet, but this was his way of reestablishing his connection with her. He pulled away from her as he looked into her eyes. They were full of passion for him and that’s all he needed to see. He nuzzled her as he said, “I want you to rest. You are low on energy and it will take days before you recover fully. I will go get you something to eat so then you can go to sleep.”

At that moment there was a knock on the door, he covered his mate’s chest as he said, “Enter.” He knew who was on the other side of the door.

Katsuki walked into Sesshoumaru’s room with a tray in her hands. She put the food down on the low table next to the futon. She turned and bowed deeply to Sesshoumaru as she said, “Congratulations, on your new pups, Sesshoumaru-sama.”

Katsuki then turned her attention to Kagome. She saw that the new mother was pale and worn. “Kagome, how are you feeling?”

Kagome smiled a warm smile at the elderly cook, “I’m fine Katsuki, thank you for asking, I just have to rest for a while.”

Katsuki smiled as she said, “Don’t worry Kagome, I know what to feed you to make sure that you provide your pups with the right nourishments to keep them healthy, all you have to do is eat everything I send you.”

Kagome’s eyes opened wide as she groaned. When Katsuki said all she has to do was eat what she sent up, she knew she was in trouble. Katsuki always sent up too much food. She then noticed as her friend left the room in a big hurry.

Kagome turned to her mate as she asked, “Anata, why did Katsuki leave so soon?”

Sesshoumaru turned his blood red eyes to her as he said, “There is a period of bonding that must take place with the pups. I will not allow anyone to get near them until that bond has been established. They need to learn that I’m the alpha male and that you are the alpha bitch and mother. I also need to mark the pups as my heirs and then we can allow the others to see them. But, until that time we will remain here to protect them.”

Kagome groaned. She was going to be stuck indoors until the bonding occurs. She didn’t like that one bit. Then, she blurted out without thinking, “What am I going to do while they are taking naps during the day, and between feedings?”

Kagome saw an evil gleam in her mate’s eyes as he said, “What do you think you will be doing mate? First you need to rest to recover from your ordeal, and then I will reestablish my claim on you.”

Sesshoumaru then kissed her on her forehead as he reached over and started to feed his mate. He had to make sure that she ate the right food to nourish their pups. Once she had her fill she cuddled into his chest to rest. Sesshoumaru was now able to eat his fill, once he was done eating he was free to rest with his mate.

Sesshoumaru pulled Kagome down to rest. He knew she needed to rest, but she was just too stubborn to do it on her own. He started placing kisses on her neck, to distract her, and said a spell. Her eyes slowly started to close until she was asleep.

Sesshoumaru then pulled Kagome closer to his body. He wrapped his arms around her and sighed in contentment. He had one tail over his mate and the other was draped over his pups to keep them warm. He fell asleep this way, holding on to his family.

---oOo---

It had taken over a week before Sesshoumaru and Kagome left their rooms to join the rest of their family in a normal meal. The bond that Sesshoumaru talked to Kagome about was now established and their pups were now connected to them.

Both of them were surprised that Sesshoumaru did not have to mark them as his heirs because they already had their markings. They also discovered that they both had twin tails like their father, and that the markings that they would normally receive when they reached maturity were already there. They were both confused as to why this had happened, but this only proved to them, that their pups were powerful in their own right.

They both had to nip each pup on their ear, since they could not use the crescent moon to establish their connection with their pups. Sesshoumaru was the first to mark them, though both pups whimpered when they were marked. Kagome had to fight the urge to attack her mate for hurting them.

Kagome was the one that had a rough time marking her pups so that she could be connected to them. She didn’t mark them, but with her powers she managed to form a connection between them that was even deeper than the one they shared with Sesshoumaru.

Kagome always knew just before the pups would wakeup to feed. So when they would stir she would be there for them. They both learned during that week that both pups possessed her holy powers. They found out the hard way when Ayako started to fuse and cry. Her brother thought that someone was attacking her and let his Reiyouku go to attack. Fortunately, the star on her mate’s forehead saved him from their son’s wrath.

Kagome had to seal their holy powers away until they were old enough to use it. Her pups were strong, even at such an early age, they both will be a hand full to train once the time came.

When Sesshoumaru finally presented his pups officially to his father, as the next heirs of the West, his mother broke out in tears, when she heard the names that they have been given. Ayashiko was proud and honored that the female pup was named after her. She never knew that her Musume would have such feeling for her.

During their meal Inutaisho did some research concerning his Magoko, “Sesshoumaru, I have done some research to find out why your pups have their markings. I found out that only the strongest of youkai will have their markings at birth. This is the sign that they are the most powerful youkai in the land. As for the two tails that they have I have no idea why they were born with them. They should only have them if they inherit your powers.”

Kagome was listening to what was being said as she interrupted the conversation, “That is not correct. The pups can be born with two tails if one of the parents is a two-tail inu youkai who has reached their ultimate power and the other is powerful in their own right, and has also reached their ultimate power. They have two tails because both Sesshoumaru and I have reached our ultimate power and Sesshoumaru is the ruling two tail of the lands.”

Everyone was shocked that Kagome knew this. Inutaisho asked, “How do you know all of this Kagome? I have not been able to find anything in reference to this.”

Kagome smiled. “I have spent a lot of time with Tsuyoimaru-sama. He has passed down his lineage to me so that I may pass it down to my pups. Plus, there are plenty of books in his library that has been keeping me busy for a while. I have yet to finish all the books in there.”

Inutaisho was surprised at the information that Kagome had given him. He would have to pull her aside later and find out what exactly his Jii-san said to her. He would love to learn more about his Jii-san.

During their meals, when they would sit down to eat, each of them will hold one of the pups to keep them close. When everyone started to go back to their normal routines around the castle, it would be Ayashiko, who would grab the pups and take them away to their sunning room.

Ayashiko had a surprise for Kagome when they went to their special room. The wall that would be there to protect against the elements was now gone and you could easily walk outside to enjoy the sunshine.

Kagome was overjoyed at the idea and when she stepped outside for the first time with her pups, she was truly happy. She put her hand into her kimono and pulled out some ofudas as she chanted her spell. The ofudas flew out of her hand and went to a different place in the garden. Once affixed to a tree, a powerful barrier was raised that would let no one through. The only one who would be able to go through her barrier would be her mate.

Kagome trusted no one with her pups. She was the one who cared for them and never let anyone touch them unless it was her family. Her protective instinct would kick in when someone she didn’t know came close to them. She kept them hidden from everyone’s view until they were old enough to protect themselves.

Life around the castle started to settle down. The pups would take a few years before they were grown enough to crawl and walk. Kagome will always be protected when she was with her pups in their special place. Sango was her constant companion and she could see how much she loved to be near the pups. She helped Kagome care for them, but Kagome also saw the longing in her eyes for her own children.

Miroku was always around to be near Sango. The only time he wasn’t was when he had to do something for Inutaisho. Kagome noticed the way that Miroku looked at Sango with longing in his eyes. He truly loved her and wanted her to be his wife.

One day when the pups were asleep in the special bed that Kagome had made for them, she left Sango to protect them while she went and talked to Miroku. She had promised to teach him some of the spells she knew and now had the opportunity to do so.

She approached him as she said, “Miroku, will you walk with me. I thought that maybe we can go over some of the spells that I know.” Miroku happily agreed to her request and moved over to the other side of the garden so they could talk without disturbing the pups.

Once they reached their destination Kagome turned to him and asked, “Miroku, do you still love Sango?”

Miroku’s eyes opened wide at her question. He looked off into the short distance and looked at the woman he has fallen in love with. His eyes soften, “Yes milady, I do love Sango with all my heart. I want her to marry me but I don’t know how to ask her again. I’m afraid to be rejected.

“The home that your father built for me is finally finished and it’s the most beautiful home that I have ever seen. I wanted to present it to her and ask her if she will reconsider being my wife. But, I haven’t had the chance to ask her, she has been busy with her duties and won’t leave.”

Kagome thought for a while as she came up with a plan to help the monk. She turned her attention back to him as she said, “Miroku, I will help you win Sango back, but if you ever abandon Sango like you did before, your life is forfeited, is that understood?”

Miroku’s eyes opened wide when she said that she will help him get his beloved back. He heard her warning as he bowed deeply and said, “I promise milady, that I will not abandon Sango ever again. I made a bad decision and I never should have left her without first speaking with her. I have learned my lesson and I will never repeat it.”

Satisfied that Miroku was telling the truth about his feelings for Sango, Kagome turned and went back to her pups.

When Kagome got near her pups she looked at their sleeping forms. They were close together in a huddle, her son being very protective of his sister. She guessed that the feeling to protect was a part of his inu nature, even this young in his life.

She then turned to her friend and said, “Sango, do you still love Miroku?”

This question took Sango by surprise as she turned red and looked away from Kagome. She knew that her friend wanted an answer as she swallowed hard and said, “Yes, I still love him, but I’m afraid to be with him. I’m afraid that he will leave me again.”

Kagome understood Sango's feelings, “I understand that Sango, but don’t you think you should give him another chance? He knows that what he did was wrong, but what you are doing is wrong too. You have to talk to each other. That is the only way your doubts will go away. He has learned a hard lesson with all of this and I’m willing to bet that he will be a different person from now on.”

Sango thought about Kagome’s words. Her friend was right, she needed to talk to Miroku about all of this and see if they could come to an agreement. Her heart ached to be with him and being afraid of what MIGHT happen, was keeping them apart.

Sango turned and smiled at Kagome as she said, “I guess your right, I should speak with him about all of this, maybe we can come to an agreement.”

Kagome was happy to hear her sister finally admit that she loved the monk enough to go speak to him. She was positive that Miroku will do things right, this time around for her friend. She watched as Sango turned and walked over to Miroku, who was still on the other side of the garden.

Sango was nervous, she didn’t know what to expect from the monk, but she was determined to at least speak to him about their future together.

Miroku looked on as Kagome was talking to Sango. He had no idea what they were talking about since he was too far away to hear them talking. His eyes opened wide when he noticed that the love of his life was walking towards him. He swallowed hard as he thought, ‘Ok, this is my chance to tell Sango how I really feel and ask her to be mine again. Oh Buddha, please give me the strength to do this.’

Sango finally reached the place where Miroku was standing. She was a bundle of nerves as she shyly said, “Umm, Miroku we need to talk.”

Miroku turned to his lovely Sango as he said, “Yes, I think it’s about time that we talked, would you take a walk with me?”

Sango wasn’t sure if she could leave the area, she turned and looked over her shoulder only to see Kagome waving them off, saying it was all right to leave her alone with the pups. She noticed out of the corner of her eye when Inuyasha came to keep Kagome company for a while. Kagome was still well protected, so she didn’t see any harm in it.

She turned her attention back to the monk as she responded, “I would love to take a walk with you.”

Miroku smiled one of his sexiest smiles for Sango as he turned and led her into the forest that surrounded the castle. Their house was not far from this location and he wanted to show Sango, her new home.

They walked in silence side by side. Sango was wondering where they were going when they came to this clearing and her eyes opened wide. Never before has she seen anything so beautiful.

There in the middle of the clearing was the biggest house she has ever seen. You could see two sections to the house, with a raised walkway to connect the two together. In the front there were flowers of every kind she could think of, giving it a perfect and elegant look.

Miroku grabbed her hand as he led her into the structure. He was proud of the way his home looked. It was what he wanted to give to her, to prove that he can provide for her. When the couple walked in, they were in the sitting room. There were large cushions everywhere for them to sit. There was a fireplace on the left hand side of the room with cushions placed in front of it for their use, with a low table in between them. There were tables with vases that held the most fragrant flowers and made the place look homier.

He then continued through the house where there were more rooms for sleeping. These rooms were for guest or for their children when they have them. He finally got to their bedchambers and it was beautifully done.

There was a big futon in the middle of the room, with black and purple sheets and blankets. There were two clothes boxes in the room, they detailed the doors to reflected Miroku’s heritage of strong powerful monks. A monk standing on the edge of a cliff, head bowed in prayer, with his Shakujo held in his hand, over the land below. The other held Sango’s heritage of the Taijiya, a lone female standing in front of a great youkai with weapons in hand ready to fight to protect that which she cherished.

There were little things in the room that made it homey for Miroku, like little gifts of gratitude he received from villagers, for helping them in their time of need, were spread around the room. There was also a large fireplace in the room with large cushions sitting in front of it. There was a fur rug there, of a great youkai, which was prominently displayed in front of the fireplace to make sure that their bare feet stayed warm.

He led her out of that room down another hallway. When they got to the end Sango was blown away. It was an indoor hot springs for their use. Miroku had gotten the Kenchikuka to enclose the hot springs that was on the land and built an enclosure for his Sango. He wanted her to have her privacy when she bathed.

It was nicely done as they had enclosed the hot springs but left it as natural as they could. They put in a stone walkway to the springs. There were benches on two sides of the spring and cabinets that held all the fragrant soaps he could find. Towels were on the benches for them to use and the natural flowers that were growing around the spring were still there, adding to its beauty.

Sango has not said a word about what she was seeing. She was amazed at this place and she was speechless. She finally came out of her shock as she asked, “Miroku, who lives here?”

Miroku turned to her looking at the expression on her face, “Do you like the house Sango?”

Sango shook her head to clear it of its many thoughts, he never answered her question, “Yes, I love this house, it’s beautiful, but who lives here?”

Miroku smiled at her statement, he was happy that she loved the house, “I live here Sango, this was a gift from Lord Inutaisho. He had this built for me as payment for the service I have provided for him. He knew that the reason I abandoned you was because of my male pride. I could never build something like this for you on my own. But the information I provided to him at the beginning of the winter was valuable and this was his payment to me. He also gave me a position within his court so I will be one of his most trusted advisors.

“Now I have a way to provide for your future, your father has no right to complain that you will not have a roof over your head and that you will be moving around the area with me. I will still have to leave from time to time, but you will be well protected here.”

Miroku continued to watch Sango as he saw a lone tear fall down her cheek. He reached over and dried her tears with his thumb as he looked into her light brown eyes. He took a deep breath to steady his nerves, “What I’m trying to say Sango, will you still have me as your husband?”

Sango’s eyes opened wide when she heard his statement. She couldn’t believe that he still wanted her as his wife. She turned him down when he arrived back, for leaving her the first time. Her heart was heavy then, knowing that she could never love another as much as she loved him.

She half heartily laughed as she said, “I can’t believe that you still want me as your wife, even with everything that has happened. All the pain and suffering that I went through because I fell in love with a monk.”

Miroku’s eyes lowered when he heard her statement. He made her suffer through all this and then he left her on her own. He lowered his hand from her cheek as he stepped away, not willing to look into her eyes. “I understand Sango, if you still don’t want to be my wife. I have made you suffer a great deal to then abandon you after everything was said and done.”

He turned, willing to let her find her own happiness even if it was not with him, when he felt a small hand touch his arm. He stopped as he heard her say, “Yes I suffered a great deal for you, Miroku, and I would gladly go through it again if it means that we can be together. Yes, yes Miroku, I want to be your wife if you will still have me.” Tears of joy were running down Sango’s cheeks as she waited for her monk to react to her statement.

The next thing Sango knew she was being pulled into a tight embrace as his soft lips found hers, he kissed her with such love and passion that she melted into his arms.

Miroku was overjoyed that Sango accepted his offer and would be his wife for the rest of his life. He quickly turned and pulled her into his arms, dropping his staff in the process, kissing her for all he was worth. When they finally separated he looked into her eyes, “Thank you Sango, I thought that I might have really lost you for my stupidity. I promise never to leave your side and to always talk to you about what I’m feeling.”

Sango was happy with his promise and jumped into his arms, kissing the perverted monk once again. His hands were going down to her butt, but she didn’t mind in the least bit, knowing that his hands were only for her, and as long as they were in a private setting she would not hurt him for it.

They walked out of the house holding each other’s hand. They went back to where Kagome was sitting with her pups. Inuyasha was sitting next to her talking softly about what was going on around the castle lately.

Kagome turned as she saw her sister coming back to her. She smiled when she noticed her swollen lips and felt how happy she was. When they were close enough she asked, “Well did you work out your differences?”

Sango smiled wide as she said, “Yes we did, and I have accepted Miroku’s offer to become his wife.”

Kagome squealed and jumped into her sister’s arms, hugging her for all she was worth. When she pulled away from her, she looked at the monk, and said with a serious tone to her voice, “Remember my promise Miroku, hurt her and you will suffer my wrath.”

Miroku looked at Kagome and bowed deeply to her in gratitude, “I will always remember your promise milady, and I will never hurt Sango again. That is the promise that I have given my lovely Sango, I will love her for the rest of my life.”

Kagome was happy to hear this, she wanted her sister to be happy and then she grabbed Sango by the arm, leading her back to where her pups were napping, so they could plan for the wedding.

---oOo---

It took them a year but they finally got everything ready for Sango’s big day. They set the date for the ceremony for when the Sakara blossoms would be in full bloom. Kagome had Sango’s wedding kimono made especially for her. The white kimono was form fitting and with an outer kimono that depicted the Taijiya heritage along the edge.

They got Kaede, at Kagome’s request, to come and preside over the ceremony for them. Kagome had even convinced the Lord of the castle to invite Sango’s father to the ceremony.

It took giving him puppy dog eyes, in order to have her way. She finally explained to Inutaisho, the benefits of having him come to the ceremony, and letting him see that his daughter was marrying into a good family that can provide for her.

Kagome even went as far as to stroke his male ego, by saying that once he saw the beautiful house that was built for his daughter, he will eat every word that he has ever spoken against the monk. That was enough for Inutaisho and he sent word to Sango’s father when to attend the ceremony.

The day finally came for Sango and Miroku to get married. It was a beautiful day and only friends and family were present for Sango’s big day. The ceremony was held in one of the gardens that Kagome favored on the west side of the castle.

Tension was running high, as Sango’s father, Hiro, came to the ceremony. He was not allowed to see his daughter until the ceremony started. They were ready for the bride to appear as everyone stood and turned to where Sango was walking towards the raised platform they placed in the garden.

Miroku was nervous, he could not believe that the day has finally arrived when he will marry his Sango and live the rest of his life in peace with her. He was aware that Hiro was in attendance, but he didn’t care at the moment, he was waiting for his bride.

Miroku saw everyone who was in attendance rise to their feet and turning to someone approaching. He turned and saw Sango coming towards him. His breath hitched in his throat when he saw her. Her kimono was beautiful and her hair was fixed in such a way that she looked like royalty. She carried a bouquet of white Sakara blooms in her hand. Her cheeks were rosy and her eyes told of her happiness.

Her outer kimono was long and flowed behind her as she walked; the inner kimono was form fitting with intricate designs along the bottom from her heritage. Her beauty mesmerized him and when she finally got to him, he let out a breath he did not know he was holding and remembered to breathe.

Kaede then proceeded with the ceremony and it was beautiful. When they were finally done and had given their vows to each other, Kagome was overcome with tears of happiness for her sister. Her job was now done. She will watch and see her sister’s family grow for generations to come.

There was a small reception after the ceremony. There was food there that Kagome made from her era and Inutaisho was enjoying it immensely. He was sampling all of it and the ones that he liked he made a mental note of it, so his little one could teach his cooks how to make it.

Miroku and Sango were having a good time, the food was good and they could not be happier. Then, Sango’s father approached the pair as Kagome watched out the corner of her eye. She wanted to make sure that Hiro did not do anything that he would regret in the future.

Hiro watched every thing from afar. His daughter looked beautiful when she went to the monk that was waiting for her. She was beautifully dressed in an expensive kimono that made her look like royalty. His daughter, his precious daughter, was now the wife of a monk and he still could not get over it.

He walked up behind them and said, “Sango, I hope that you will be happy in your new life with the monk. I was honored to have been here to witness it.”

Sango stood as she faced her father. There was still hard feelings between them as she said coldly, “You have Lady Kagome to thank for you being here father. The Lord of the Lands was not going to let you come here. But, I’m glad that you could attend the ceremony. As you can see, I will be well provided for here and I can still do my duty to my lady.”

Hiro stood in front of his daughter and said, “Having a fancy ceremony means nothing if you don’t have a roof over your head. I still think you could have done better than the monk you married.”

Sango was fuming as she turned to Miroku and said, “Miroku, I will be right back.” She then turned to her father and said, “I want you to come with me.”

Sango left the reception with her father as they walked into the forest. She led him straight to the house that Miroku built for them to live. When she finally reached it she stopped and turned towards her father and said, “I think that this house has a roof on it. This is the home that Miroku has given me as a gift. This is where I will live and raise my family happily. If this doesn’t prove to you that he can take care of me, then I don’t know what will.”

Hiro was amazed at the home that the monk has provided his daughter with. It was even bigger than the one he lived in. He turned his eyes towards his daughter and asked, “He built this for you? How can he afford something like this? He is only a monk and doesn’t have any wealth to call his own.”

Sango huffed, as she said to her father, “Do you think so lowly of him that he can’t provide for my welfare? Miroku is a very intelligent man. He works for the Lord of the Lands as his most trusted advisor and you still doubt his honor.

“I for one will not stand for it any longer, father. You will respect the male that I have married. He is kind and loving, not the type of male you wanted to marry me off to so you can gain power. Are you so blinded by power and greed that you wanted a life of misery for me? I wanted more and I have finally found it with him.”

Hiro’s temper rose as he backhanded his daughter and sent her crashing towards the ground. He towered over her prone form as he said, “You will still respect me Sango! I’m still your father and what I say goes. You have no idea what you have done to the village since you left to go with that monk.

“If you married one of the warlords to the area it would have improved life greatly at the village. Now all we can do is sustain life the way it is with no improvements. It would have put me in a position to bargain with the warlords for more lands and respect from them. But, instead you chose a worthless monk and our village stays the same.”

Sango rose slowly from the ground as she stood her ground against her father. She will not back down to him, ever. “I don’t care about our village any more. You made it perfectly clear that I was not a member. So what goes on there is not my concern. But I do know one thing, father, I know that you are no longer the leader of our village.”

Hiro’s eyes opened wide as he said, “How do you know this?”

Sango smirked as she said, “You were beaten by a woman, and the males of that village will not stand for a weak leader that couldn’t defeat a woman. But, you chose the wrong female to fight that day. Lady Kagome is powerful in her own right, she can beat any male, be it youkai or ningen. So you see, you never had a chance that day, and never will as long as she is your opponent.”

The insult that Sango threw at Hiro was too much; Hiro’s anger was beyond control as he raised his hand to hit her again. He swung his arm down but it stopped in mid-flight as he was held back by a strong force. He looked over his right shoulder and saw the monk standing there preventing him from dishing out his punishment onto his daughter.

---oOo---

Miroku watched as Sango left with her father to go towards their home. He was worried that Hiro would do something to hurt his beloved, so he followed in their wake. He kept himself hidden from their view as he trailed after them.

He arrived just shortly after Hiro hit his new bride and heard his hateful words. His Sango stood up for his honor as her male, he was proud to learn that she thought so highly of him. As the heated exchange continued, Miroku noticed that Hiro was losing his temper again. This time he will not allow him to hurt her. She was his to protect and her father no longer had any control or say in her life.

Miroku rushed in as he saw him about to hit Sango. He grabbed Hiro’s right arm and held it as he looked into his father in-law’s eyes and said, “You will never again touch what is mine. Sango is now my wife and you have no say in her life anymore. Learn to live with it because I’m not going anywhere for a long time.”

Hiro wretched his arm away from Miroku and turned to face him, “This is all your fault! If you hadn’t seduced her then she wouldn’t be fighting against me. I sent her to guard a ningen miko, descendant of Midoriko, and she comes home with you, wanting to marry you. She doesn’t see through your lies, but I do. You will never be able to maintain this life for long when you have to travel the lands to help everyone on it. You can’t stay in one place for too long.”

“That is where you are wrong. For my ladylove, I’m willing to do anything to keep her happy. I will never separate her from the family she cares about.” Miroku stated as he stood in front of Hiro, with Sango standing behind him. He was not going to let him hurt Sango again.

Hiro was beyond reasoning as he yelled, “I’m her family! You are keeping her from me!”

Miroku smirked as he said, “No, you’re not her family. Her family is Lady Kagome and her pack. You see, by law if you abandon a female and banish her from your clan another clan can take her in. Lady Kagome accepted Sango as a sister to her pack, so she is now apart of the clan of Two-Tail Inu’s. Since Kagome’s mate is the ruling two-tails for all the lands, even the other three lords have to bow down to him as supreme leader. They are the ruling pair for the lands and what they say is law.

“So Sango being a sister to Kagome, was given a higher position than you can even think of holding. She is above you in every sense of the word and you must bow down to her, for she is now royalty.”

Miroku then called Sango over to him as he turned her face to look at him. He moved the hair away from her neck as he revealed the crescent moon that was hidden there behind her right ear.

Hiro’s eyes opened wide as he saw the marking. His only daughter was now related to the clan of two tail Inu youkai. ‘How dare she let herself be marked by these filthy youkai! Now no warlord will want her because she is marked as youkai property. But then again, because she is marked as a member of the two tail clan, the warlords will want to get their hands on her, for they will be tied to the highest nobles of the lands. Yes this could work to my advantage.’

Hiro had enough, if he killed the monk, he will be able to take his daughter back to their village where he could marry her off to a warlord and he can gain back his status. He could show her mark to the warlords and then let the highest bidder take her. His greed for power was his driving force and he wanted that more than anything in this world. The person he once was did not exist anymore.

He pulled a knife from his sash as he attacked the monk. Before Miroku could do anything to protect himself, none other than Kagome intercepted the attack.

---oOo---

Kagome was standing in the shadows observing what was going on. She had seen Miroku and Sango go into the forest with Hiro. She didn’t trust the man; he was unstable mentally since losing everything in his fight with her. She made sure that her pups were protected, and placed a barrier around their forms until she returned.

A smile came across her feature as she heard Miroku speak the truth about Sango. Because Sango was considered her sister, that made her part of her pack and she had a new family. She remembered the day that Inutaisho made her part of her little family and was overjoyed in having a sister of her own to talk to.

Then she notice when Hiro removed a knife from his sash as she moved to intercept. He will not hurt her sister again. A powerful barrier went around Miroku and Sango. Her sword appeared in her hand as she blocked the attack from Hiro.

The female that had beaten him in a fight at his village pushed him back as he skidded to a stop just a few feet away. He watched, as her aura appeared around her body. Hiro was actually surprised that he could see it. It was said that if a mire ningen could see the aura of their opponent it meant that they were very powerful and that there was no way that they could be defeated. Her aura was white. It had a heavenly glow to it as he continued to watch what she was doing.

Kagome lost her temper as she let go of her true powers and transformed. Her transformation caused every youkai in the area to go on alert for she never released her powers so easily. She spread her wings out to conceal her sister and to get Hiro’s attention on her instead of Sango.

She held her sword out the side as she said, “Hiro, how dare you harm my sister! You banished her from your village, rejecting her because she failed in her duty to protect me. Does it look like I would need her protection to fight my battles? I can assure you that I don’t.

“I picked up the pieces of her broken heart and accepted her as my sister to my pack. She is now above you in ranking, Hiro. Is that not what you wanted? Oh let me guess, it is what you wanted but you don’t have control over the wealth she has, is that it? You are just like my real father, Hiro, he only wanted money and power. He didn’t give a damn about me and I rejoiced the day that he never returned to my home.

“I lived a better life without him and all the pain he caused me. Then I came here and met the Lord of the Lands and he took me in. He showed me what a true father was like. He is the person you should be imitating to be a good father. There is no one like Lord Inutaisho and I am proud to call him father.

“Now leave before I forget that you are Sango’s father and pass judgment on you for your evil ways. Because if you press me today, on the happiest day in Sango’s life, since she arrived here, I will kill you.”

Kagome gave a powerful flap of her wings as she knock Hiro flat on his ass, knocking the knife out of his hand. He tried to reach for it, but a golden whip came out of nowhere, melting the knife. He looked around only to see the ruling youkai standing by the female that was still glowing with power.

He got back up to his feet as he turned and left the area. There was no way that he could get to the monk to kill him so he could have his daughter back. She was now part of this youkai’s family and there was nothing he could do about it. She had riches beyond his wildest imagination and he couldn’t even touch it.

As he walked away, Hiro turned taking one last glace at the daughter that he had let slip through his fingers. He turned silently and began to make his way back to the village that banished him for his lack of leadership, and for being beaten by a female.

---oOo---

Sesshoumaru had turned looking for his mate. She was nowhere to be seen and he noticed the powerful barrier she placed over the pups. He growled knowing that she was doing something she shouldn’t be doing. Then he felt her anger flare as he raced to where she was located.

When he got to the place where Miroku and Sango were located, Sesshoumaru noticed that his mate had let her anger go. She transformed into her true form as she faced off with Hiro. He walked to her location and stood just behind her to make sure she didn’t kill this ningen in her rage. He knew that if she killed him, she will never forgive herself.

He was standing just far enough away that when she flapped her wings it didn’t hit him. He noticed when the ningen went after his knife again as he used his golden whip to melt it. This ensured that he would leave the area, now that he didn’t have a weapon to fight with.

When the ningen left, Sesshoumaru approached his mate. Kagome’s anger was still high as his aura flared around her body to calm and soothe her. He purred deep in his chest as he continued walking towards his mate. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into his chest. His purrs soothed her until she dropped the sword and fainted in his arms. It has been a long time since she has used these powers and it drained her.

Once her wings were gone he picked her up and went back to the castle. He turned his attention to the monk and slayer and said, “Enjoy yourselves,” while he continued to walk back to the castle with his mate.

Miroku had an evil gleam to his eyes as he eyed his Sango. He picked her up bridle style and then raced into the house with her in his arms. He didn’t stop until he reached their bedchambers. Once he got there he started to show her how happy he was that she was finally his.

---oOo---

This is the end to another chapter. As you can now see Miroku and Sango are now happily married.

The pups are now a part of Kagome’s and Sesshoumaru’s lives as they will grow up being protected by their parents.

My friends this story is rapidly coming to a close. The next chapter will be the last for this story as I finally finish what I started so long ago. Join me in the next chapter as this story comes to an end.

Until the next time!

Ja ne!