Ok yeah, it has been a long time much longer then I intended but here's the next chapter. Thank you to all my wonderful readers, reviewers and followers of this story!

Chapter 27 Calling the Pack

As the months passed, Rin's belly grew with the three small lives that were in her care; and Sesshomaru's attentions grew more persistent. Soon after finding out she was pregnant, Rin went to talk to Genkai and Kagome's mother, although she had been trained as a mid-wife by Kaede, being the one carrying her unborn children was entirely new to her.

Sesshomaru's instincts scream for the protection and prevision for his mate, so he cared for her needs through her weeks of sickness; he catered to her craving not caring for the oddities. But every night without fail, Sesshomaru pressed his ear to his mate's belly: listening to heart beats, feeling kicks and stretches, and taking in the strong healthy scent of his pups and mate.

"I'm going to call the pack. They should be here when the pups are born." Sesshomaru announced a month before the pups were expected.

"Everyone?" Rin asked as she stretched, the sun was setting and she was tucked into the warm furs of their bed, next to her mate.

"Yes, the whole pack. But I will need to go to Demon World and will be gone a few days. You will stay with Genkai; I have already informed her of my absence." Sesshomaru said as his hand and eyes caressed Rin stomach.

Rin paused, she had purposely not asked before about who exactly was in the pack. Her human friends were undoubtedly dead but what of her other friends? Shippo was alive and well, InuYasha had only been mention briefly, and although Rin knew that her lifespan was now tied to her demon mate's, she didn't know if that worked for Kagome, with her being mated to a half demon.

"Who exactly is in the pack?" She whispered.

Sesshomaru looked to her face; Rin's eyes were down cast not looking at him as she waited. "InuYasha's three pups…"

"Three?" Rin's eyes shot up to meet her mate's.

"They had another son shortly after you left, his name is Gen. He and Shin are currently living with InuYasha in an isolated area of demon world." Sesshomaru moved to lie stretched out next to Rin.

A look of sadness came over Rin's face, "And Kagome?"

"She died." He replied softly.

Rin leaned into Sesshomaru, burying her face in his shoulder as tears filled her eyes. "What about Yukina?" Rin's voice was muffled and broken as she feared the worse for the little girl.

"After Kagome's death, InuYasha decided to live in Demon World and she went though the well to live in the present."

Rin lifted her face with a small relieved smile before it fell back to sadness at the thought of Kagome being gone.

"There is also Shippo and Yusuke which you know about, other then that, it's just us and our pups."

"What happened to Sango, Miroku and their kids?"

"They stayed in Edo and built the Higurashi Shrine. Their descendants are still there."

Rin sat up straight and looked at him, "Kagome is a descendant a of Sango and Miroku?"

"Hn."

She lay back down with a soft laugh, and a deep sigh. "When are you leaving?"

"In the morning. I will take you to Genkai and go to Demon World. I will return as soon as I can." He sat up a little so he could press his ear to Rin's belly and listened to their pups hearts. "Rest, I will be leaving early."

Rin spent to next three days with Genkai and Yukina at the shrine. Although, she enjoyed their company, she was ready for her mate to return and to see InuYasha and his pups.

"Rin, you should go to bed, it's getting late. I'm sure Lord Sesshomaru will return tomorrow." Yukina said as she cleared away their evening tea. The ice demon had been taking care of Rin during her stay, and was almost as excited about the soon arrival of the pup as Rin and Sesshomaru were.

"You're right. I really should get some rest. Sesshomaru would be upset if he got back and I wasn't getting enough rest." Rin smiled at her friend and headed for her room.

In the middle of that night Rin, woke to the feeling of something touching her. She half opened her eyes to see Sesshomaru with his ear to her belly and a smile on his face.

"Hello." She whispered and he looked up into her eyes. "How was it in Demon World?"

"The new king has established an acceptable rule and holds the reigns of power well."

Rin sighed. "I was actually asking about everyone you went to find. Are they here?"

"Only InuYasha, Shin was away so Gen went to get him, Shippo will arrive in the next few days and Yusuke should be here by the time the pups are born."

"Where is InuYasha? Will he be okay for the night?" Rin asked.

Sesshomaru; having finished his inspection of the pups, lay out next to her and pulled the blanket over them. "I sent him to our den, he will be fine. You can see him tomorrow."

Over the next few weeks everyone arrived, except Yusuke. And although, Rin worried about him not arriving in time she had more then enough to occupy herself with so many people around. Gen who was the only member of the pack that she did not know was the one she was most looking forward to seeing. He had black hair and black dog ears.

She learned very quickly that Gen was a bit of a flirt and that this irritated Shin to no end. Gen was a perfect gentleman at all times but he insisted that whatever woman was in the room should be the center of his attention and anything less was udder rudeness.

Shin had grown to be much like his father in that he cared very deeply for his pack but he was sometimes gruff and standoffish with people he didn't know. Rin somewhat missed the little boy she had know until now but decided that she would go to the Higurashi shrine as soon as things settled down. She knew Aunty would want to see the pups anyway and Rin would be able to see Shin as a child again.

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