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Fifty Years	By : nika1280 Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male > InuYasha/Sessh?maru > InuYasha/Sessh?maru Views: 27198 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, Sesshomaru or any other character from the series created by the wonderful Ms. Takahashi. I do, however, own any OC's and the plot to this story.

Thanks to Snowfall and Tryst for beta reading this chapter. They rock!!! Read their stories.

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Ten years. Ten long, excruciatingly painful years since he had been with his mate, the other half of his soul. Inuyasha could feel a tug on his aura�his mate was nearby and his soul cried out for him to rejoin its missing half. Through this link, Inuyasha could feel his mate's pain coursing through his veins, but he would do nothing about it. He could feel the despair and it almost crippled his resolve, but when he felt the anger, he knew he had to stay strong. He could not let his brother back into his or his children's lives. Sesshomaru had made his decision that night, the night he�d almost killed both Inuyasha and their unborn child...

"Liar. Filthy liar," Sesshomaru raged, blowing out of the room and leaving his mate in a crumpled heap.

Inuyasha got up from the floor, tears dripping down his face. He couldn�t believe Sesshomaru. How could he accuse him of something so vile? Inuyasha wanted to trust that his mate would realize his mistake and apologize, but he knew better. Sesshomaru hated him, and had almost killed him. As Inuyasha looked into the red of his mate�s eyes, he realized that his words were worthless to his mate�s ears. Nothing he could say would change Sesshomaru�s mind, and if the pain in his fractured arm was any indication, he would lose his life if he tried.

"I can�t believe you, Sess. After all we�ve been through, after all you�ve said and done, especially this last year...How could you honestly believe she�s not yours?" Inuyasha said to himself as he left the room heading toward the healer�s quarters. He needed his wounds tended, and then he needed to think about his relationship with his mate.

Inuyasha didn�t return to his room that night. Once the healer finished tending his injuries, Inuyasha headed toward the nursery. There, he stayed up all night holding the baby in his arms and thinking about this problem with his mate. If his beloved had such little faith that he actually believed their child wasn�t his, Inuyasha couldn�t stay with him. Formulating his plan, Inuyasha laid the baby back in the crib, brushing a lock of hair from her forehead. She was so beautiful, and Sesshomaru was a fool to deny her. Knowing that his brother had left for patrol, Inuyasha went to his room to take a nap�he would need his rest for what was to come.

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In the middle of the night, while the entire castle slept, Inuyasha packed several bags with clothes, blankets, food and toys, enough to last until they reached their destination. Waking the twins first, he had them dress and pick up two bags each. Then he woke Mareo and readied him to leave. Gathering the two girls who were asleep, Inuyasha placed them in a sling across his chest. Checking his children to make sure they were dressed for the late autumn weather and that they had everything they needed, Inuyasha quietly herded his brood out of the castle and into the night.

The children were confused, he could tell that much. The boys knew to keep quiet, but Kameko and Izayoi were still babies and could feel their mother�s distress. The hardest part of the escape was actually getting out of the castle. Inuyasha had decided that leaving by the front or back doors was not an option as they were rather heavy and made a substantial amount of noise. Instead, he opted to leave via the servant entrance in the kitchen. To get there, however, he would have to sneak the kids past the servants' sleeping quarters, servants that were very loyal to their Lord and Master, the almighty Sesshomaru, and wouldn't allow the children to be spirited away in the middle of the night. He knew his boys were confused about leaving the palace so late at night, but he could only hope they waited until he was outside the building before they awakened enough to ask questions. Pausing just outside of his daughters' bedroom door, Inuyasha and the children waited until the guard finished their patrol of the inner castle. Once they were gone, Inuyasha and the children made a mad dash for the kitchen, being as quiet as the rustling wind when they passed the servants' rooms. Running the entire time, they reached the servants� entrance in only five minutes. Very carefully he opened the door, and with his children, slipped silently into the velvety darkness of the night. Making a beeline for the forest surrounding the castle, Inuyasha and his young children disappeared from sight with no difficulties.

When he left, Inuyasha had no idea where he was going. The previous night he�d come across Myoga trying to suck some of Izayoi�s blood while she was in his arms. Inuyasha told the flea little of what happened between him and Sesshomaru�just that he needed transportation. He had Myoga make arrangements to meet Inuyasha and the kids with a horse and cart a mile away from the palace.

Once they were in the woods, however, the problems began. First Mareo tripped over some roots because he was half-asleep.

"Mareo, are you ok?" Inuyasha asked his son, examining the boy for any signs of bruising or damage.

"Yes Mama, I�m fine, but why are we leaving? Isn�t Papa coming with us?" Mareo asked him, wondering why they were outside so late and wanting his Papa. The woods were scary.

"We�re leaving because there are some bad people who might hurt you and your siblings and I think its best if we go away for a while," Inuyasha said, not quite lying to the kids, but leaving out key details. As much as his mate hurt him, Inuyasha would not have their kids hate their father. There had been enough hatred in the family.

"Ok," Mareo answered, trying his hardest to stay on his feet.

It was slow going for the family. Even though the horse and cart were only a mile away, to Inuyasha it felt like forever. The children were tired and unused to such travel so Inuyasha had to move much more slowly than he would like. Fifteen minutes into their trek in the woods, Izayoi started crying. Her crying upset Kameko, who then started whimpering. Inuyasha was forced to stop to quiet the girls.

"Hey now, what�s wrong?" he asked, patting the girls on his chest. Kameko rubbed her eyes and looked at her mother. Seeing Inuyasha�s face and feeling his arms around her settled her almost instantly. Izayoi was a different case. She pushed her little fist into her mouth, sobbing harder. Inuyasha knew what she wanted, but he didn�t have the time to feed her. She would have to wait until they were in the cart and on their way away from the palace before she could eat.

"I know you�re hungry baby, but now is not a good time. Please quiet down now, little one," Inuyasha crooned as he carefully inserted the tip of his index finger into her mouth. Immediately she began to suckle and her crying died down to whimpers. Inuyasha started to hum a low melody to keep the child satisfied and quiet.

"Soft in the darkness the Rain Lady comes,

Twirling her hair on the tips of her thumbs�

Hair that is sweet as a summertime dream,

Studded with raindrops that sparkle and gleam,

Hair that is gray as the mists of the sea,

Whirling and swirling and tumbling free�

Shush, shush, don�t make a sound-

Rest while the rain comes down�

Soft in the darkness the Rain Lady sings,

Voice that is cool as the winds of the spring.

Rain in the leaves makes a whispering sound,

Light as the silk of the Rain Lady�s gown.

Rain on the roof makes a patter like drums.

Soft in the darkness the Rain Lady comes�

Shush, shush, don�t make a sound�

Rest while the rain comes down."

�Thank Kami-sama for servants with children,� Inuyasha sighed.

He continued humming as he and the other children picked up their pace. Thirty minutes later they walked into a clearing off the road where Myoga was waiting with their transportation.

"Master Inuyasha, here is everything you�ll need for your journey. There are food and extra blankets in the back so that your little ones will be as comfortable as possible. There�s also a map in the front so that you can find your way," Myoga told him as Inuyasha loaded all the children into the cart except Izayoi.

"Keiji and Akeno, no funny business and watch out for your sister. Mareo you can go back to sleep now. In fact, all of you should sleep. We�ve got a lot of road to cover," Inuyasha told his children as he snagged a couple of blankets himself. Settling into the bench at the front of the cart, he turned to Myoga.

"Thanks for your help, flea. We�re heading north," he told Myoga who then instructed the horses on their direction.

Once he had settled the kids to the cart, they began their journey North. He remembered something about Shippo saying his father�s den was there and he�d like to return. Inuyasha sat back and started to nurse Izayoi.

"Master Inuyasha, I am sorry that it has come to this," Myoga said quietly, not wanting the children to hear.

"So am I, Myoga. So am I."

The trip was long and arduous. The children were uncomfortable and it seemed as if even the weather was against them. It rained for three days straight after they left, leaving Inuyasha in a panic that his children would get sick from the terrible weather. The rain did, however, serve one purpose: it erased their scent so that anyone looking to track them would find himself out of luck. On the fifth day, Inuyasha caught scent of Kirara and followed her trail until he came upon her and Shippo, setting up camp for the night.

�No, it can�t be. I haven�t seen them in so long,� Inuyasha thought as he caught a whiff of familiar scents on the breeze. Heading toward the source of those scents, Inuyasha found himself staring at a grown-up Shippo and a curious Kirara.

"Inuyasha!" Shippo exclaimed as he rushed over to greet his friend. "How are you?" he asked, looking into the back of the cart to see the five children sleepily rubbing their eyes.

"It�s good to see you too, Shippo," Inuyasha replied, shocking the fox demon by clapping him on the back. Kirara scampered over to her long-lost friend and rubbed all along his legs.

"Hey girl, I missed you too," he told her, leaning down to pet her fur.

"Shippo, hold her for me," Inuyasha stated, thrusting a still-sleeping Izayoi into Shippo�s arms. He then proceeded to unload the rest of his children from the back of the cart. Myoga had been with the children telling them stories to keep them entertained (or put them to sleep, depending on your perspective).

"Who are these kids?" Shippo asked, realizing that he had missed something big.

"The twins are Keiji and Akeno, the golden-haired boy is Mareo, the girl who looks like Sesshomaru is Kameko, and the girl in your arms is Izayoi," Inuyasha told him once he�d gotten his family situated. "They are my and Sesshomaru�s kids."

That got Shippo and Kirara�s attention. They knew their friend had ended up in the Western Lands, but they didn�t know he was mated to Sesshomaru. The pair had been relatively isolated since they left Kaede�s village, so they hadn�t heard of the children�s births. Needless to say, it was a shock to both the fox and the cat.

That was a joyful day. Shippo and Kirara were ecstatic to see their long-lost friend and had actually been on their way toward the Western Lands palace. Inuyasha asked them if he and the children could stay for a while, stating that the palace was unsafe for the kids and that he thought it best that the children not be there while they ousted the traitors. Neither Shippo nor Kirara were stupid�they could tell something bad had happened between Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, but they would not question him in front of the kids. They welcomed him and his family with open arms, and the next day everyone headed back to Shippo and Kirara�s home.

Inuyasha had realized that Shippo had grown immensely in his fox magic and had the ability to hide his scent and his home away from intruders. One could only find his dwelling if one knew where he lived. In the forest surrounding their home, Shippo had strategically placed o-fudas imbued with his fox magic that created the illusion that extended the forest into the clearing that served as their home. Anyone looking for Shippo and Kirara would become hopelessly lost in the forest, as the magic was designed to guide them away from the clearing. With Inuyasha and the kids' arrival, however, Shippo found it prudent to anchor the o-fudas with his acorn magic, effectively shielding the smell and auras of those inside the illusion.

The arrangement was perfect. Shippo and Kirara were hungry for companionship so they eagerly dove into helping Inuyasha with the children. Shippo would listen and participate in the lessons, helping the kids with whatever he could while Kirara went hunting. All three adults shared the responsibility of training the children. Inuyasha was so grateful to his friends�then and now�for he didn�t know what he would have done without them, especially when he discovered his pregnancy.

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The lullaby in the story is copyright Lois Duncan and Robin Arquette. I don�t own it either.

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