CHAPTER 31:PUPS AND SAFETY

The next four months passed without incident unless you count the fact that Mara would not even look at Sesshomaru. Not to mention the very violent youkai and part hanyou mood swings that resulted in bodily harm for certain males. Inuyasha went to get Lady Kaede about a week before Kagome and Lia were expected to give birth. Mara was convinced that her little brother only volunteered so that he could get away from the three violent expecting females. Mara would be helping Lady Kaede deliver the pups due to the fact she had been taught by her mother what to do.

One day came running up to her aunt "auntie Mara mommy needs you Rin's new brother or sister is coming. Mara went to Kagome's chambers and shooed her brothers out of the room. Then she went to Kagome's side. The young miko was screaming about how she was going to kill the bastard that did this to her. Mara had to fight to keep from laughing she had only been present at one other birth and that was Inuyasha's. Her father had insisted that she be in the room so that he knew that no harm would come to his human mate or his youngest pup. She remembered how Yasha's mother had yelled and screamed to Mara's surprise Kagome was saying many of the same things that Yasha's mother had. Mara and Inuyasha were both told many times that Mara had been the first to hold Inuyasha and she had called him her Yasha. So that became the second part of his name it was also why when his mother died Inuyasha had come to live with Mara and Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru was pacing up and down the hall way outside the room where his mate was. He was visibly flinch at the volume of her voice not to mention some of the things she was saying. He now understood what his father had gone through when his half-brother had been born. Soon there was one final wall shaking howl of pain fallowed by complete silence. Suddenly Mara appeared holding a tiny white bundle. "Sesshomaru I have someone I want you to meet in fact I have 2 someones" she said handing the 2 pups to him. "Meet your sons your mate has said their names are Shiro & Hiro if you know what is good for you do not argue. Yasha can you go see if you can find Kouga his pups will most likely be here very soon and I do not want to be the one that has to tell Lia that he is not hear." Inuyasha nodded and left to find out where the wolf was. "Can I see my mate?" "Yes Sesshomaru come with me." When they entered the room Kagome held out her arms for her pups which her mate handed to her. Mara went about laying blankets in a large cradle that was in the corner near the head of the huge bed where Kagome now rested. "Have you told her yet Mar?" "No I have not Sesshomaru." "Told me what is something wrong?" "No Kagome nothing is wrong he wants me to tell you that since your pups are youkai by the time they are a year old they will look like thet five. Then they will start to age slower not as slow as humans but still slower then the first year. Now get out of here Sesshomaru and let your mate and pups rest. It is not everyday someone has a pup or is born so go."

Two days later they all went through the same thing all over again. Only this time it was twin boys that both looked just like their father. Kouga and Lia named one in honor of Kouga's father. After the wolf pups were born was when Miroku learned of the way youkai and hanyou children age. By the time the twins reached a year in age their parents would be able to tell if either of them was a silver wolf. Although Mara had a feeling that if the twins were not silver wolves at least one of the pups Lia would end up bearing would turn out to be a white or silver wolf.

Two months later it was Inuyasha's turn to have a nervous breakdown. Miroku started to laugh uncontrollably when Sango screamed "Inuyasha if you ever do this to me again I am going to rip of your ears not to mention some other very important parts." "The hanyou turned on his friend "just you wait we will see how calm you are and what kind of things get screamed at when it is your turn." "Sorry my friend you may be waiting a long while to see that one." Sango gave birth to a beautiful little girl who they named Reema. It was very clear that when she got older she would look a lot like her father. She had her mother's facial features but her father's ears eyes claws and fangs. She was a hanyou so she would also age differently by the age of one she would look like she was three years. Then she would start to age like her cousins.

They were all very happy and safe hopefully this feeling would last for a while. Sesshomaru and Kagome now had 4 pups that they loved very much. Only Sesshomaru knew where the jewel of four souls was hidden. Sango and Inuyasha not only had a wonderful pup but they also had a home and family that loved them very much. Or at least no longer tried to kill them. Kouga and Lia went back to his lands to lead their pack and raise the twins. They promised to visit as much as they could as did the others. Even Mara and Miroku were once again happy now that he knew more about what he had become they had started to think of a family of their own. Who knew where Mara and Miroku would end up living. All any of them cared about at the moment was that the safe and happy feelings would last forever.

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