Hey there @inukouga! Your Secret Santa is Walter205. Since he doesn’t have a tumblr, I’m posting on his behalf. He wishes you to enjoy and have Happy Hollidays!
A light snow had started falling outside in the early evening hours as the brunette woman walked into the living room and offered her brown haired companion a mug with steam emitting contents.
"Hot Cocoa?" said Kagome as she handed one of the two cups over to Sango.
"You know I would, thanks," she replied while graciously accepting the offered drink with a nod of appreciation.
"Can't stop thinking of how special this Christmas is going to be. Could you ever have imagined six years ago that we would be where we are, here and now?" asked Kagome as she settled down next to her lover and used an index finger to gently press the little marshmallow floating on top of her cocoa down into the liquid.
"Our first with little Shippou. No, six years ago I was all set to move on from the Academy and find a prospective man to be with. The monk thought it was going to be him and perhaps it would've been, but then *it* happened," Sango reflected with a sad and distant look in her life. Kagome reached over and placed her hand on top of Sango's as they both thought about *it* and how *it* had changed everything.
Demons had long been believed to be nothing more then the product of wild imaginations, myths and legends spread over the centuries. In truth, they had been in hiding, living in secret in both the untamed wildernesses left in the world and amongst humans themselves. But in the inexorable drive to expand territory and tap into the remaining resources of the planet, humans had inevitably triggered a worldwide conflict of interest, a war of survival of the races, now known as the Great Demon War, or what some call as World War Three, since it had raged across the globe.
One year and one hundred million dead living beings later, it had ended. Neither humans nor demons had been wiped from existence, but the dramatic reduction in population of the latter had seen humans claiming a victory in the history books, but really no one had won anything. Sango had been drafted into the JSDF and trained for the new Tajiya Corps and had seen heavy fighting on the frontline, fighting which had seen her father and younger brother perish in perilous combat. Kagome had been drafted as well but after the discovery of her latent spiritual powers had been transferred to the Special Spiritual Service, also known as the Purifiers. Kagome's father, who had passed on his spiritual powers to her, had likewise perished in the conflict.
At the end of the one year war they had both been casually discarded from the service, battered, bruised, and nearly broken by their experiences. It was during a counseling session that they had found one another and formed an instant bond, one that had been cemented further as they grew to know one another. Romance had eventually ensued but although it had come unexpectedly somehow neither was surprised. Deep down both had come to the realization that although their society and culture had demanded them to be normal wives to expected husbands, what they really were was something different and both had come to believe that they were soul mates to one another.
Both now hoped that one day they could formally be allowed to marry each other but regardless of that day arriving they would forever remain life partners by a vow made by each of them on the third anniversary of them meeting one another. In the midst of their passion came the talk about whether to have children and if they should adopt or inseminate their offspring.
Their answer had been to adopt, at least for now. There were plenty of war orphans that needed good homes and after all of the killing both had done during the conflict they felt that it was the least they could do. And so after a few months of searching, they formally adopted Rin into their family and nine months later they decided to add another member to their family, at least in part so Rin had someone relatable to play and share experiences with.
The decision to adopt Shippou had been one of the most trying ones in their growing family. They could play innocent for now but both knew that one day he would find out about both of their past. Both dreaded the prospect that they may have even been the ones to have made the young fox kit an orphan in the first place. But the moment she had laid eyes on him Kagome had formed a special bond with the young kit and Sango had recognized that when she watched the two of them interact.
Now the two of them sat on the couch in the living room with Christmas carols playing on the television as images of a campfire flickered across the screen, both deep in thought before Kagome suddenly remembered about something else that she was going to mention to Sango.
"Oh Sango, I've been giving a lot of though lately about us conceiving children of our own...," started Kagome, gaining Sango's full and undivided attention before she continued, "And I agree that one child each would make us a full family. But if and when we do proceed with having children of our own to go along with Rin and Shippo, I'd like you to go first."
"Kagome! Are you sure about this? I know how much you've been wanting one of your own lately, the way you've been helping to take care of Rin and Shippo and how you interact with them," replied Sango in a startled gush. Kagome smiled and moved her hand from Sango's own hand up to her shoulder.
"Hey listen, I still have biological family left, I have my mother, grandfather, and younger brother that I can visit at anytime. But I know that you have none of your original family remaining and I want you to have someone that you can call your biological own, someone you can truly appreciate as your own flesh and blood. You could even name them Kohaku, if it turns out to be a boy," said Kagome with a wink.
"Oh Kagome," Sango sobbed as she started crying, "Thank you so much, yes I'll absolutely take the first child, our third child."
"Our third," Kagome agreed as her hand moved from her shoulder to her flat stomach. The two leaned in close then for a passionate kiss, only for them to pull apart sooner than appreciate due to the arrival of the pitter patter of small feet.
"Whatcha'll doing?" asked Rin as she arrived with Shippo in tow, the two of them clasping their hands behind their backs.
"Oh, just talking about the future," Kagome smiled at them with a light blush on her cheeks, the more heavily embarrassed Sango hiding her blush with both of her hands to her face.
"Okay then. Hey, about the present, is it fine to have a game night tonight? Shippo wants to learn how to play the new game we got the other day," asked Rin with a 'please' expression written across her face.
"Sure, why not? If you'll get the game we'll set up the play area," said Sango as her face return to normal and she got up.
As she and Kagome headed to the table with empty mugs in hand, Sango turned and winked conspiratorially at her lover companion before saying, "You know, we won't be able to have too many 'private' moments once we start expanding again."
"Sango! Shippo's with us," said Kagome as she lightly blushed herself.
The three of them were fully seated when Rin skipped into the room and set the game down on the table.
"Rin knows that we have four players, but the game says it can be up to six! Rin wishes that we had six players for it," said Rin glumly.
"Cheer up, at least we have four. And as for six, give it a couple of years," said Sango with a quick wink to Kagome.
Now it was Kagome's turn to hide her face with both hands as Sango burst out laughing while Rin and Shippo both looked on in confusion.
Plenty laughter was to be had that night however and in the end all three ladies ended up burying their heads in humiliation after Shippo ended up beating all three of them in his first time playing.
