Once Upon a Moon

That Night

"Happy Birthday." Serena turned from grooming Bella and smiled in happiness.

"Sessho." She ran forward and embraced her mate, hard, "I thought you weren't coming in until the ball."

"Actually, um..." he trailed off, making her frown.

"You're not coming."

"There's a lot of unrest taking place in our lands." He grabbed her shoulders to forestall any protest, "I know that we were supposed to announce our engagement tonight, and I am so sorry. I am going to try my hardest to get back as soon as I can, but I'm not sure how long it's going to take." He whipped the tears from her eyes, "I love you."

"I love you, too." She buried her face in his chest, cementing his scent to her senses.

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"You look lost in thought." Sesshomaru InuTaisho turned at his father's voice, shaking his head out of his reverie.

"Sorry father. Just... thinking."

Toga InuTaisho, retired Lord of the West and CEO of Taisho Corp, stood beside his son's desk, scrutinizing him, "Thinking." He nodded, "Not business related, is it?"

"No." A knock at the door made them both look over to see Inuyasha coming in, "What, no parties tonight?"

"Um, no," the younger scratched his head as he hesitated at the desk, "some things have happened and I felt that I need to come talk to you about it."

"Just Sesshomaru or am I included in this as well?" His father asked, concerned.

"Mostly Sessh, but it does involve both of you."

"Well, I'm intrigued." He quirked a brow as his youngest son edged closer to him and further from Sesshomaru, "Alright, more so, now. Start explaining."

"As old as the two of you are, how much do to you remember about the Silver Alliance?"

The two older Inus froze, shocked that the young Hanyou would have knowledge of it, "Inuyasha," Toga grabbed his shoulder, "where have you heard that? Even with everything going on, those words aren't being used everywhere. I didn't even think that the school was teaching about it, considering."

"They aren't. I just learned of it today... from Kagome."

"Who?"

"The Miko?" Toga looked at Sessh in understanding, "The one who used to time travel through the well. I had a vague sense of her, like the memories were dreams, but I never thought anymore about it."

"I had the same problem. She goes to my school now and it was driving me crazy. I knew her, but I didn't at the same time. She finally got me alone and told me who she was and the memories started to fade back in."

"What's this got to do with the Silver Alliance?" Toga inquired, "That was centuries later and it was never discussed with you or anyone else."

"Apparently, um, when she made the wish on the Shikon Jewel, the wish collided with a another wish of cosmic proportions."

"Collided? As in, that's the reason the world is the way it is now?"

"And the reason you and mother are still alive."

"Because they died." Sesshomaru muttered, "Naraku. He was the one after the Jewel Shards. He took my arm." He unconsciously flexed his left hand, remembering, "We were constantly trying to kill each other."

"That's right." Yasha edged closer to his father and licked his lips, "But, there's more. The cosmic wish came from a woman from the 30th century."

"How is that even possible?"