Tashiomaru was the infant's name, and began to speak at the age of six months. Kagome was utterly surprised that while bathing him, he squealed out, "MAMA!"

Sesshomaru was with them, bathing as well, and glare coldly at their son, then Kagome. She coloured under the intensity of his gaze.

"W-What?" Kagome stuttered, rinsing off their son.

"You have been spending too much time with our son. He should have spoken my name first," Sesshomaru told Kagome.

"You refuse to allow him to call anything other than father. It's kind of complicated for an infant to say such a word at this age," Kagome told Sesshomaru, lifting Tashiomaru out of the spring with a towel. She was about to lift herself out, but two hands, lined with claws, pulled her back in. Her back was right against Sesshomaru's chest, and the sudden movement had taken the wind out of Kagome's lungs. The infant held his lower lip out as he gazed at his mother.

"Go find your grandmother," Sesshomaru ordered to the amber eyes blinking innocently at him. "She should be at the study."

"MAMA!" The infant squealed again, causing a giggle to start with Kagome. A stern tug at her hips, where Sesshomaru's hands were, stopped the foolish sound.

"Go, I need to teach your 'mama' a lesson. Go," Sesshomaru ordered and smelt Kagome's blush, slight fear, and excitement rise from her scent with an alarming rate. Tashiomaru stayed a while before Kagome's smiled.

"Go, dear. Leave your father and me alone for a few moments," Kagome told her son. With just a last glance over at his parents, Tashiomaru finally left, closing the spring door behind him.

Sesshomaru's contact with her back never left. "Never speak to me in that tone again," Sesshomaru growled.

"F off," Kagome bit back.

"F off... That's a new one," Sesshomaru's amusement couldn't be contained. "F off... you?"

"Sesshomaru, you would dar- Ah!" Kagome felt her hips being grinded into a special object behind her. "Ok, ok, I won't raise my voice to you again. Please, stop! Our son is still in the next room!"

A hiss was sent her way and Kagome bent her torso over a bit. "I will send the orders, not you," Sesshomaru growled. Kagome turned her head to smile. The red in his eyes couldn't disguise the lust that burnt in him. She turned back and rested her hands on a boulder nearby.

"Yes, my lord," Kagome whispered quietly.

"Good bitch!" Sesshomaru growled loudly, but the scream following it only overpowered it. Tashiomaru, who was recently joined by Mana, stood in his mother and father's bedroom when he heard the scream.

"MAMA!" The infant exclaimed worriedly.

"If there was such a scream, your mother is all right. Your father is with her, isn't he?"

"Mama?"

"Mother!" Kagome exclaimed as her own mother lifted Tashiomaru up and swung him around.

"Dear, he is absolutely adorable!" Kagome's mother exclaimed. Sota stood nearby, looking down at the infant who looked curiously at the two new faces.

"Well, yes, he is my son," Sesshomaru commented, bringing in the last of the baby bags. They still had clothing to bring in, and Sesshomaru sighed while Mrs. Higurashi squealed again.

"But he's just so cute. Even Kagome wasn't this adorable! And these ears! Just like Inuyasha's! Oh, can I tweak them, dear? Pretty please?" Mrs. Higurashi pleaded. Kagome smiled sweetly.

"Sure, mom. He doesn't really mind," Kagome responded. Sesshomaru finally finished his trips with bags to the house and sat on the arm of the couch where Kagome sat. "Sesshomaru, are you all right?"

"Other than the fact that I had to do that all by myself, yes, I am," Sesshomaru told Kagome, the underlining sarcasm in his voice obviously heard.

"Papa! Papa!" Tashiomaru exclaimed, his little clawed hands reaching out for Sesshomaru. The lord smirked and raised to pick up his son. Swinging him only for a moment, he cuddled the little ball of giggles.

"Who's my son? Who's this little bundle of joy in my arms? Who's the outcome of my love for Kagome?" Sesshomaru cooed, shaking the clawed finger that Tashiomaru held in his grasp.

"Me! Me!" Tashiomaru exclaimed and bursted into a fit of giggles. Sesshomaru smirked and glanced over at Kagome who smiled lovingly at Sesshomaru and Tashiomaru.

"Who would think all that pushing could actually bring me such a lovely family?" Kagome asked quietly. Mrs. Higurashi smiled the same way.

"I think the same way everyday, my dear daughter. I think the same way about you and Sota everyday. Everyday he's at school, everyday you're over there, gallovanting around with demons, half-demons, and humans. Everyday," Mrs. Higurashi answered, her eyes tearing up. Kagome's began watering.

"Thanks, mom. It means a lot," Kagome said, swallowing a sob and looking up at Sesshomaru.

"Thank you for finding another. Seriously, I don't think Inuyasha would agree to the whole 'marriage-before-sex' idea. At least Sesshomaru agreed," Mrs. Higurashi joked, whistling as she left. Sesshomaru and Kagome looked mischieviously at one another. Mrs. Higurashi knew nothing about the little "sneak-ins" during Kagome and Sesshomaru's visits, before their marriage. And they hoped it to stay that way.

"Mom! The lovebirds are looking at one another oddly. I think they did have you-know-what before marriage!" Sota exclaimed. Kagome put her brother in a headlock, teasing him as he squirmed and her mate stood off to the side, their son still in hand.

Things were perfect, and neither Sesshomaru, nor Kagome minded one bit.

AN: I got the name from Inu no Taisho. I accidentally got the "i" in the wrong place, but it still fit. It's pronounced: Tash-e-oh-ma-ru. Hope it helps.

So, I've decided this is it. I don't know if I'm giving up writing Inuyasha FanFiction forever, but a temporary hiatus is in effect. I will continue writing something (whether it's stories or personal works of words, I don't know), but there is no guarentee if I will be back. I will try my hardest to put up and finish the sequel to Elevator Ride before I leave, however!

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