InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Slave to No One ❯ Chapter 22 ( Chapter 22 )

Chapter 22

 

Lord Inutaisho went back to his office to think, he was pacing again which irritated him to no end because it was just a nervous habit of his.

 

He was happy to see his dead mate. She still looked just as beautiful as the day he had mated with her. It pleased him to know that she was watching over their son.

 

Izayoi said that the girl was special and that she had yet to reach her full potential. But the question is how to train her without Inuyasha getting in the way. He is going to be very protective of her and he will not be willing to let anyone touch his mate.

 

`Hmm, maybe I can devise a training plan in which both of them can learn and grow together. That way I won't have to knock him out in order to train the girl.' Thought Inutaisho as he continued to pace back and forth in his office, developing a training program that will help the girl grow in power.

 

~-oOo-~

 

Kagome slowly opened her eyes to discover that she was back home in the Western Lands. She wondered how they had gotten them out of the processing facility after they had been captured.

 

She didn't remember anything at all, the only the memories she had were of her getting tortured by Kusco and this sent a shiver down her spine. She also had some vague memory of Kusco dying but she didn't know if this was real or just a dream she had.

 

Kagome instantly noticed that a hand was gently cupping one of her breast. She looked over her shoulder to find her mate fast asleep. He looked exhausted and she didn't want to wake him up.

 

She slowly moved away from him as she slipped out of his grasp and sighed with relief. She looked out the window and noticed that dawn was approaching. It would be the perfect time for a little training. It has been a while since she has done it so she wanted a light workout.

 

She got her clothes and went into the bathroom to get cleaned up. When she was done she peaked out of the bathroom to see if her mate was awake yet. To her surprise he was still asleep so that meant that she would be training alone today. `Too bad, training with him would've been perfect. I had one of my best training days with him and afterwards wasn't too bad either.'

 

Kagome thought about waking her mate and challenging him to another fight but she saw the tired look on his face and thought better of it.

 

She sighed as she stepped out of their room, being quite so that she didn't disturb her mate. When she looked down the hallway there was no one around as she made her way toward the kitchen.

 

She wanted to get something to drink to make sure she didn't dehydrated. Plus her stomach was bothering her this morning so she found some crackers that helped settle her stomach.

 

She grabbed something to drink and the crackers as she walked out the back door into the morning light. She decided to go down to the training field that Inuyasha and his father used. It was big enough and there were weapons down by that area that she could use to train with. She turned on her heels and headed in that direction as she was enjoying the morning sun.

 

One of the guards that were roaming around the castle grounds spotted the girl going toward the training field. He signaled another guard as they followed to make sure that she was protected. They knew that if anything ever happened to her that it would be there death.

 

In their mind it was better to die a heroic death than be killed for their stupidity, so they kept themselves in the forest, while they protected the girl from any danger.

 

Kagome finally got to the training field as she walked over to the weapons rack to see what they had. She spotted a bow and a quiver of arrows and decided to start with those. She looked around for a good tree to use as a target since they didn't have any targets to shoot at.

 

She pulled the bowstring and took aim as she let her arrow go. She scored a direct hit on the tree as she continued to practice.

 

~-oOo-~

 

Inutaisho had woken up early to try and get in some exercise. It's been a while since he had trained and he had to sharpen his skills again if he was going to be training the girl.

 

As he was walking down the hallway he caught Kagome's scent leading downstairs but his son wasn't with her. He wondered what she could be doing up so early in the morning. He followed her scent outside as he lifted his nose into the air to see if he could find her.

 

He didn't want her to be outside unprotected. The surrounding forest was dangerous and even though his men patrolled it someone could still get through.

 

He caught her scent coming from the training field he was going to use. `This would be the perfect opportunity to start her training if Inuyasha isn't with her. It would give me a chance to see how strong she really is.' Inutaisho thought as he went in the direction of her scent and continued to sniff the area.

 

He smiled inwardly when he caught the scent of his men in the forest. After their last discussion they were making sure they kept a close eye on the girl. It pleased him to know that they had taken the conversation so seriously, `and if they didn't it would be their heads.' He thought with a growl as he continued to walk toward the training field.

 

When he came to the field he saw Kagome practicing with her bow. She was a very good shot as she hit her mark every time.

 

He saw her put down the bow that she was using and picked up her sword as she went through her warm up exercises. She was very precise and her movements were fluid. Her face held her concentration as she continued with her routine. He made his way out of the forest as he approached her from the side.

 

Kagome sensed him before he even came towards her. She saw Inutaisho come out of the forest as he was making his way towards her. Kagome stopped what she was doing as she turned towards him and smiled. “Good morning, I didn't know that you used the field this early in the morning. I'm sorry my lord, I will leave you to your training.” Kagome bowed as she tried to leave.

 

“Wait Kagome, you can stay, if you want I can train with you. You're a very skilled fighter but I could teach you some more moves to better your skills. Plus I'm stronger than my son. He holds back where I wouldn't.” said Inutaisho as he saw the girls face light up.

 

“Thank you! It's been a long time since I've had anyone to practice with. I would welcome the lesson.” Kagome had a bright smile on her face then she furrowed her eyebrows together in thought.

 

Inutaisho seeing her distress asked, “Is something wrong? You seemed worried.”

 

Kagome looked up from the ground then she said, “Will Inuyasha object to you giving me lessons?” Her face paled at the thought of him going full youkai and attacking his father.

 

Inutaisho laughed at her statement, “Well I wouldn't expect anything less. He is my son after all, and the Inu Youkai have always been know for the over protectiveness of our mates. He won't let any healer touch you when you're hurt, he has to be unconscious for them to do it.”

 

Kagome started to giggle she never knew her mate was no protective of her. “Yea I know, but I still don't want him going full youkai and attacking you.”

 

Inutaisho understood her concerns. “I understand Kagome, but I can still handle him even in his youkai form. As a matter of fact I've handled the both of you when you turned full youkai. It was the only way to get you back here.”

 

Kagome's eyes grew big as she heard what he had said, “I didn't hurt anybody did I?”

 

Inutaisho shook his head and said, “No you didn't, as a matter of fact you did have a confrontation but it was mostly with Kusco and Inuyasha was the one that killed her. As for the male that was with her your fathers guards took him away.”

 

Kagome was relieved to hear she didn't hurt anyone.

 

“So, do you still want to leave or do you want to do some training?” he asked with amusement after seeing her give a big sigh of relief.

 

Kagome smiled brightly and said, “No, I'm staying. I never turn down free training lessons. Maybe once Inuyasha wakes up he might want to join us.”

 

Inutaisho gave a laugh as he walked away from Kagome to get his weapon. He got his sword and then went back to her, as they got ready to practice.

 

He showed her some new moves with the sword that made her faster and deadly accurate. If he hadn't been wearing his armor he would definitely be sporting some new scars.

 

Kagome was a quick study she picked up on the new moves with ease. Soon you could hear the clashing of swords as they continued to train.

 

Kagome was holding her own against Inuyasha's father. He was strong and he was making her sweat for each thrust, dodge, and parry. `Shit! He wasn't kidding when he said he was a lot stronger than Inuyasha and I can tell that he is only using a small amount of his strength.

 

At one point Kagome got distracted for just a second and Inutaisho attacked her as she fell backward to land on her back. Inutaisho was immediately standing over her with his sword at her throat as he smiled down at her. “Kagome, you can never loose your focus or you will lose. That's the first rule you should've been taught.”

 

Kagome nodded her agreement if she wasn't going to be paying attention to what she was doing then she needed to just stop training.

 

Inutaisho lowered his sword as he extended his other hand toward Kagome and helped her stand up. They resumed their training as she continued to swing her sword with more power behind each swing.

 

~-oOo-~

 

Inuyasha slowly opened his eyes. The room was bright as he quickly closed them to prevent himself from getting a headache. He felt that he was lying on something soft as a familiar scent reached his nose.

 

It was Kagome's scent and it soothed his aching body. He opened his eyes again as he allowed them to adjust. He noticed that he was back in his room and wondered how he had gotten there. His memories of the previous day were sketchy at best. He could remember only some of the events but not all.

 

He reached for his mate and found that she was not within his reach. He slowly opened his eyes some more to allow them to adjust to the room's brightness. He found that he was in deed back in his room and Kagome was gone from his side.

 

He quickly sat up and that made his head swim with the effort. He started to growl as he looked around the room. His mate was nowhere to be found as he checked everywhere for her.

 

He quickly got dressed as he rushed out of his room. He knew that she should be safe within his home but she had promised him never to leave his side since the last time this happened. He became enraged as his eyes started to turn blood red.

 

Anyone who saw him got out of his way as he rushed outside and sniffed the air. He caught her scent coming from the training field as he turned and made his way there.

 

His anger continued to grow as he turned full youkai. When he finally got to the training field he saw his mate and his father fighting. He became enraged thinking that his father was attacking his mate as he went charging in with claws extended.

 

Kagome sensed that Inuyasha was coming towards them as she stopped and said, “Excuse me my Lord, but Inuyasha is on his way here.” Before she had even finished her sentence, Inutaisho leaped back as his son landed right in front of Kagome flexing his crawls.

 

He started to growl at his father for attacking his mate.

 

Inutaisho backed off not wanting to fight his son. He knew that he was trying to protect her and with them sparring the way they were he thought he was attacking her.

 

Kagome saw what was happening as she tried to calm her mate down. “Inuyasha… It's all right he wasn't hurting me, we were just training.”

 

Inuyasha wasn't backing down from his father as he took a step forward ready to attack him for what he did. He was about to leap forward when he was grabbed from behind and pulled to the ground.

 

Kagome seeing that Inuyasha was about to attack his father got an idea. She had seen this done on a television program once and she hoped it would work. She reached out with her left hand as she grabbed hold of his hair and wrapped her arm around it. She took her right arm and brought it around his neck as she pulled him back towards her and threw him to the ground.

 

She quickly brought up her left hand as she started to rub his ear while her right leg went around his waist to keep him from getting back up.

 

Inuyasha was about to lash out at his attacker when he felt the gentle touch of his mate rubbing his ear. He quickly quieted down and closed his eyes as he started to purr.

 

Kagome released her hold from around his neck as she brought her arm around his chest and hugged him as she nuzzled his neck.

 

Inuyasha slowly opened his eyes to find that he was on the ground and that Kagome was nuzzling his neck. He quickly got his focus as he sat up and looked at his mate. He started to growl at her in frustration.

 

Inutaisho seeing what was going on was about to interfere when Inuyasha looked up and said, “No! This is between Kagome and me. Don't get involved in this, she's my mate and I must deal with it.”

 

Inutaisho stopped his approach. He didn't know what was going on but he knew that his son had his control back as he backed down not wanting to interfere with his mate. He moved away to give them some privacy but he kept an eye on them to make sure that he kept his temper in check.

 

Inuyasha eyed his mate. He was furious for the broken promise she made to him. “Why? Why did you leave my side when you promised me that you would never do that again? You know what happens when I don't find you and you still did it.”

 

Kagome opened her eyes wide at his statement, she lowered her eyes and said, “I'm… sorry, I thought that I was free to roam around the castle. I did make you a promise that I wouldn't leave your side when we traveling but I didn't know that I couldn't walk around my own home.” Kagome lowered her head and started to cry.

 

Inuyasha growled low in his throat as he reached for her and put her in his lap. “Kagome, its not that you're not free to roam around the castle as you please. It's that with everything we have been through lately I don't want to lose you. I worry about your safety and the safety of our pup. Next time wake me and tell me where you're going so I don't worry.”

 

Inuyasha held her as he rocked her gently in his lap. Kagome understood his concern but then her head snapped up at something he said, “Pup? What pup?”

 

Inuyasha smiled and whispered in her ear, “Your carrying our pup. That's why I'm so protective of you.” Kagome eyes grew big at what she heard as the blood drained out of her face and she fainted in his arms.

 

Inutaisho saw what happened to Kagome as he rushed to his son side and said, “Is Kagome all right? What happened to her?”

 

Inuyasha laughed as he said, “She's all right dad she was just shocked to learn that she is carrying our pup that she fainted.”

 

“Sorry about before, but she made me a promise and she has to learn how to keep her word. We were on our way back to the graduation ceremony when she decided to risk her life to check on some humans in the forbidden lands.

 

They were slavers and when she blew up their wagons they made ready to attack her. My demon side protected her but it could've hurt her also. I made her promise not to leave my side. I don't ever want to hurt or lose her.” As he finished his statement he buried his nose in her hair and took a deep breath. Her scent made him feel calm as he held her in his arms.

 

Inutaisho sat down next to his son and said, “I understand but couldn't you at least waited until after the training session to tell her about the pup. We were almost done you know.”

 

Inuyasha looked up at him and asked, “Why are you training her? You could've hurt her and the pup.”

 

“No, I wouldn't hurt her. I know that she is carrying your pup so I was very careful in what I showed her. But I must continue with her training. I have to get her up to her full potential and soon.” He looked at his son with worry in his eyes. There was an internal battle going on to see if he should tell his son what was coming.

 

Inuyasha saw the expression on his father face, he was keeping something from him, and he wanted to know what was going on. “Dad, why must you train her? What is going to happen that she must reach her full potential?”

 

Inutaisho fought with his inner self before he sighed and told his son what his mother had said. He was completely honest with his son and told him everything he wanted to know. For once they were actually talking to each other and he was listening to his sons concerns.

 

“I understand but her training could only go on for a few more months before she starts getting bigger to accommodate the pup. At that time I'm not going to let her train anymore. I don't want to lose her or the pup.” Inuyasha looked at his mate in his arms as he hugged her, and he caressed his cheek against hers.

 

Inutaisho noticed that his son was very affectionate towards his mate. `He must've picked that up from his mother. I have never been that openly affectionate towards him or his mother. I'm going to have to learn though I want my grandchildren to be happy here and I want them to feel loved by everyone, even by me.'

 

He saw as Kagome started to stir in Inuyasha's arms, as she slowly started to open her eyes. She sat up as she looked that the two men that were sitting in front of her and said, “What happened?”

 

Inuyasha chuckled at her question and said, “you fainted.”

 

Kagome eyed him curiously as she was deep in thought. Her eyes opened wide and then she said, “Umm, did you say that I was having your pup?”

 

Inuyasha nodded yes to her question.

 

Kagome then leaned into his chest and said, “I think I'll go lay down for a while, suddenly I don't feel so good.”

 

Inuyasha looked at her with concern and then he looked at his father.

 

Inutaisho just laughed and said, “Don't worry Inuyasha, she is going to be just fine. But you're going to have to reconsider letting the healers look at her from time to time because she is going to need help when the pup arrives.”

 

Inuyasha nodded his understanding as he got up with his mate in his arms. He started to make his way toward the castle when his father called out to him. He stopped and turned back to face him.

 

“Inuyasha, I want you to come down tomorrow with Kagome to train. You need to be at your best also.” The look he gave his son told him he didn't have a choice in the matter.

 

Inuyasha nodded his understanding as he turned and walked back toward the castle with Kagome.

 

He made it back to his room as he entered and laid Kagome down on their bed. She was asleep as he sat next to her and watched her. She was so beautiful and he couldn't believe that he was going to be a father.

 

He was happy that they were going to be a family but it worried him that they were still after them even here in his home. He will have to be more protective of Kagome. Now that Kusco was dead he was sure that they weren't after him anymore they would be after his mate and pup.

 

He saw Kagome starting to stir as he looked at her with concern in his eyes. When she opened her eyes she saw two golden ones looking at her. She smiled at her mate as he leaned down and said in her ear, “How are you feeling?” and he gave her a lick in her ear.

 

Kagome had to giggle at the lick she received from him, “I'm fine, you just took me by surprise when you said that.” She began to moan when he started to lick her neck.

 

She wanted to talk so she said, “Inu… Inuyasha. I want you to tell me how you know I'm carrying your pup.”

 

Inuyasha stopped his attack on her neck. She did have a right to know and he figured that she didn't know a lot about demons and their nature. “How much do you know about the Inu Youkai?”

 

Kagome furrowed her eyebrows together as she thought, and then she said, “I know very little about the Inu Youkai, I only know the things you and your father have told me.”

 

Inuyasha took a deep breath as he tried to explain.

 

“Well you know that Inu Youkai are very protective of their mates. It's in our nature that once we are mated for life we stay with that one person forever.

 

Our senses are very keen, but our most sensitive part is our noses. Our noses tell us everything we need to know. We can detect our family and enemy. We can tell if a particular food is safe to eat or not. We can tell the emotions of others by their scents.

 

We can especially tell when our mates go into heat. To make sure that we continue to breed.”

 

Kagome eyes grew big when she heard the last part of his comments as she sat up, “You can tell when females go into heat?”

 

Inuyasha nodded his head yes indicating that she had heard correctly as he sat up next to her.

 

“So, could you tell when I went into heat?” she really didn't want to ask this question but she needed to find out the answer.

 

Inuyasha swallowed hard as he continued, “Yes, I knew exactly when you went into heat because that scent drives us demons wild. We can't help but become animals when the female is more receptive to our advances. Its natures way of making sure that there will be a next generation of demons so our race doesn't die out.”

 

Kagome heard what he said then she asked, “When did I go into heat?” She held her breath when she heard his reply, “Two weeks ago when I accepted your challenge.”

 

“And how long have you known that I have been carrying your pup?” Kagome breathing was becoming faster.

 

“Two days after you conceived, I noticed on our way back to the graduation ceremony.” He replied to his mate.

 

`So that means that I have been pregnant for about two weeks now and he is able to tell all this time.' Kagome continued to think as Inuyasha watched with concern in his eyes, as he continued to tell her about the inu youkai.

 

“Your scent changes when you're carrying a pup. It shifts just a little that most demons won't be able to tell, but it would be very clear to an inu youkai. But the mate will always be the first to know when his mate is carrying his pup. It allows us to protect them from any danger at the early stage. The females are at their most vulnerable stage when they conceive a pup and if the male doesn't protect her during this time they could loose it.” When he finished he looked at his mate, she was sitting there with her head down not moving.

 

He reached for her but she pulled away from his touch. It hurt him deeply that she did this as he said in a pleading tone, “Kagome? Why did you pull away from me? And why won't you look at me?”

 

There were a lot of things running through Kagome's mind. She couldn't believe she was pregnant. She wasn't sure if she would be a good mother, she still wanted to heal people, or demons. She was so confused that she didn't even noticed what she said next, “I don't know if I'm ready to have a baby yet.”

 

Inuyasha's eyes grew big when he heard her words. He was hurt, more than he thought possible by her simple statement. He got up off the bed as he slowly backed away from her as he said, “You don't want the pup?”

 

Kagome's heart skipped a beat when she noticed that he was backing up away from her. She saw the hurt in his eyes as she remembered what she had said. She reached for him but he quickly turned and ran out of the room leaving Kagome in a state of panic.

 

She yelled for him to stop but he was already down the stairs and outside before she even made it to the door. Kagome continued to scream out his name as she ran after him, everyone that heard her screams ran towards her to see what was wrong.

 

Kagome made it outside to see if she could follow him but he was gone from her sight. She couldn't detect him anywhere near by as she continued to cry. `He left me, I've refused his touch and I refused to look at him, this is my fault. I didn't mean to say those things out loud it just came out. I do want the pup he just surprised me with the information that I was having his pup. What am I going to do now? He won't come home as long as I'm here so the only thing I can do is go back to my home.'

 

Kagome sighed, in her own mind she thought she had lost her mate because of her actions, as she turned and ran into the forest with her heart broken.

 

~-oOo-~

 

Inutaisho had been in his office working when he heard Kagome yelling for his son to stop. He ran out of his office to see the girl disappearing down the stairs. He ran after her as the scent of her tears hung heavily in the air.

 

When he got outside he saw the girl standing there in front of him as he made his way towards her. He was about to call out her name when he saw her take off into the forest. From the direction she was heading in it looked like she was trying to run back to her home.

 

He took off after her as he followed her scent through the forest. She was moving at a petty good clip, if he didn't reach her soon she would be out of his land and in unprotected territory. The thought of anyone harming his son's mate inspired him to go faster.

 

He finally caught up to Kagome when she was less than half mile away from the barriers that protected his land. He jumped right in front of her as he blocked her path from leaving.

 

He took a step forward as he tried to talk in a low and soothing voice, “Kagome, what happened? Why are you crying? And why are you trying to leave your home?”

 

Kagome had stopped when she saw Inutaisho standing in front of her. He was blocking her way from leaving, she would move to try and go around him and he would block her escape.

 

She was still breathing hard when she heard questions. She didn't know how to answer him, how do you tell your mates father that you hurt his sons feeling deeply. When he misunderstood her statement of not being ready to have a baby to not wanting the pup she was carrying. She looked up into his eyes and saw that he was pleading with her to answer him.

 

Kagome took a deep breath and said through heart-felt sobs, “He left me. He thinks that I don't want to have his pups. He looked so hurt, I didn't mean to say those things but I was taken by surprise and I needed some time to think, now he's gone and I'm the cause of it. So I'm going home, that way he can return to his life and live it without me.”

 

Kagome tried to leave but Inutaisho blocked her again. “Kagome listen, I can't allow you to leave the safety of my kingdom. The slavers are still after you and Inuyasha. If they can get to you then Inuyasha will follow and it could mean his death. I don't want either of you getting hurt so you're going to turn around and come back with me.”

 

Inutaisho eyed the girl he knew that she wasn't going to go back with him the easy way. He would have to take her back by force.

 

Kagome wasn't thinking clearly as she took off again running into the forest with Inutaisho right behind her.

 

He reached for her as he pulled her into his chest and said in her ear, “You're coming back with me to work it out with your mate one way or the other.”

 

Kagome continued to struggle in his arms as he reached up and pressed that certain spot in the back of her neck. Kagome let out a whimper and fell in his arms unconscious.

 

Inutaisho picked Kagome up in his arms as he looked at her, `the pain in her eyes was great when she was speaking to me. She would really leave just so my son could be happy. She would sacrifice everything for him and my son goes and hurts her like this. He has some explaining to do.'

 

Inutaisho growled as he summoned his transportation cloud. He was lifted up into the sky with Kagome in his arms. He made it back to the castle as everyone was gathered around to see if Kagome was all right.

 

He assured them all that the girl was unharmed and told them all to get back to their duties.

 

Miroku was standing off to the side as Lord Inutaisho walked into the castle and said, “Miroku, follow me.”

 

Miroku followed his lord into the lower portion of the castle. He stopped in front of this one room as Miroku reached around him and opened the door for him.

 

He walked in and placed the girl down on the sleeping pallet. After he made sure that she was comfortable he walked back out closing and locking the door behind him. He placed his seal on the door, then he turned to Miroku and said, “I want you to stand guard over the girl. She will not be able to leave this room because of the seal I have placed on the door. You're to make sure that she doesn't hurt herself. I'm going to go after Inuyasha.”

 

Miroku inclined his head that he understood as he watched Inutaisho leave. He didn't relish being in Inuyasha's shoes right now. If the look on his lord's face was any indication, he was pissed to high heaven and Inuyasha was about to be on the receiving end of that anger.

 

~-oOo-~

 

Inuyasha was running thru the forest. His heart was aching at what Kagome had said to him. He finally stopped when he reached a big tree in the forest and jumped up into the high branches. He sat down as he tried to weave through all of his emotions.

 

`How could Kagome say that she isn't ready to have a pup? She would make a wonderful mother. She has a big heart and she cares deeply for everything. But the look on her face said she didn't want the pup. It was a look of revulsion. She seemed to be disgusted that she was having my pup.

 

That look hurt me deeply that I couldn't stay by her. I had to run. I know that she is hurting right now but I have to calm down before I can speak to her. I don't want to hurt like this again.'

 

Inuyasha continued to sit in the tree as he thought about what had happened. He could still hear her calling for him as he ran off.

 

He sat in the tree for a good portion of the day when he picked up his fathers scent coming towards him. His scent told him he was in big trouble as he braced himself for the tongue lashing of his life.

 

Inutaisho landed right next to his son on the tree branch. His head and ears were lowered down showing his distress. For the first time, since he had his son, he smelled fear coming from him. This fear was not directed at the situation at hand but at him when he landed next to him.

 

He took a deep breath as he calmed himself down. He then walked over to his son and sat right next to him.

 

They sat there in silence for a little while as he watched his son fidget. He eyed his son from the corner of his eyes as he spoke in a nice low even tone that didn't display any anger towards him. “Do you want to talk about what happened?”

 

Inuyasha just sat there. His father was just sitting next to him wanting to talk. It was the first time that he wasn't yelling at him for something he did wrong. “I…I don't know what happened. One minute I'm explaining what demon senses are about and the next she's saying that she didn't think that she was ready to have a pup and the look on her face as she said that broke my heart.”

 

Inutaisho watched his son run through all of these emotions. `This is the reason why I've never showed my emotions. They cloud your judgment when you are trying to make an intelligent decision.' He sighed as he asked, “Why did you leave her? Do you know how upset she was when you just walked away from her and didn't give her an explanation on why you were leaving. Do you know she could lose the pup if she is upset enough and her body rejects it.”

 

Inuyasha's eyes grew big as his heart started to race. He didn't think that she could lose the pup just by him leaving. “She's all right isn't she?”

 

Inutaisho looked at his son, he had to teach him a lesson. “I don't know if she's all right or not, she left after you ran into the forest. From the direction she was traveling in she was going to her home.

 

`She left? She went back to her home? But she said that this was her home now she said she wanted to be here with me so why did she leave? Could me leaving her behind when she was calling for me make her leave? I have to go and find her. I need to apologize to her for not stopping when she called for me.' Thought Inuyasha as he came to a decision. He stood up and jumped from the tree getting ready to follow his mate.

 

Inutaisho saw his son leap from the tree and he was starting to walk away. He jumped as he followed him. “Where are you going now?” he inquired as he followed his son through the forest.

 

“I'm going after Kagome. I'm not going to leave her unprotected. I have to convince her to return with me to the Western Lands.” Inuyasha had a serious look on his face. He was determined to bring back his mate.

 

Inutaisho grabbed his son's shoulder as he stopped him in his tracks. “Before you go after her we have to discuss a few things.” He let go of his son's shoulder as Inuyasha stopped to listen to his father.

 

Inutaisho took a deep breath as he stared to educate his son all over again. “Kagome has every right to leave and go back home.” Inuyasha was shocked as he yelled, “WHAT!”

 

Inutaisho growled at his son as Inuyasha's ears went down immediately to his head. “Did you or did you not call her your bitch?” Inuyasha slowly nodded his head yes.

 

“Well the way you treated her she has every right to reject you as a mate.” Inutaisho eyed his son to see if he had caught on to what he was saying, but his son was proving to be dense.

 

“When you called her your bitch you automatically gave in and submitted to her. In the Inu Youkai community, a bitch is the highest praise a female could ever receive from her mate. It takes us a long time to even think of our mates as equals. You maybe the alpha male and rule the pack but she rules you. Your going to have to beg her forgiveness and if she accepts then she can reward you but if she rejects you then you have no choice but to leave her alone.” Inutaisho watched as his son face paled and he fell to his knees breathing hard.

 

`I don't think that I can live without her. If she rejects me what am I going to do.' Inuyasha stared at the ground as he continued to think. His breathing was becoming more and more labored. Like he was losing his will to breath. He was gasping for air as his father rushed to his side.

 

“Inuyasha, what's wrong?” Inuyasha couldn't answer his question he was having a hard enough time breathing.

 

Inutaisho picked him up and headed toward the castle. Kagome was the only one that can get him to calm down enough to allow him to breath.

 

~-oOo-~

 

Kagome woke up with a tremendous headache. She wished that the little men who were playing the drums inside her head would just quit making her head throb. She opened her eyes to find that she was in a sealed room. The room was pretty big and she was currently lying on a pallet as she slowly sat up.

 

She was in deep thought, `How am I going to get out of here.' She continued to scan the room as she saw the door to the right. She got up and made her way towards it hoping to get out of this place.

 

She figured that Inuyasha's father was the one that brought her here. She didn't want to come back she wanted to leave. Inuyasha hates her now and she wasn't willing to stay.

 

She made it to the door and when she touched the handle it sent her flying through the air as she landed on the floor on her back.

 

Kagome moaned as she got back up on her feet. She wasn't about to let a door get the best of her. She sent a bolt of her miko power into the door but nothing happened. She got her sword out as she went to the door and jammed the tip of the sword into the slit between the door and the frame to try and jimmy the door open, but it still remained locked.

 

Kagome looked at her sword, `I wonder if that door can with stand the power of my arrow if I transformed the sword. It was powerful enough to bring down that big youkai, from what I was told, so it should take care of this little door.

 

She eyed her sword, then the door, and sheathed her sword back. `It's not worth bringing down the whole castle just so I can escape from here, besides, they will come to let me out soon.

 

She went back to the sleeping pallet and sat down in the corner with her back against the wall. She just needed to wait for Inuyasha's father sooner or later he will let her out of this prison.

 

~-oOo-~

 

Inutaisho was racing through the air with Inuyasha in his arms. He was still having problems breathing. He didn't know what was wrong with him or why this had happen. But he knew one thing, his mate was the only one that can probably make him relax enough to breathe.

 

He got to the castle as he hurried down the stairs going toward the room where Kagome was located.

 

Miroku noticed Lord Inutaisho approaching with a barely breathing Inuyasha in his arms, he was about to ask what happened when he heard, “Miroku, open the door.” Miroku quickly did as he was told as Lord Inutaisho stepped right through the door the moment it was open.

 

Inutaisho quickly looked around for Kagome. He saw her sitting down in a corner of the sleeping pallet asleep. He put Inuyasha down on the bed as he reached out to touch her, but he stopped as he thought better of it and he gently called her name.

 

Kagome slowly opened her eyes, when they focused she saw the worried look on Inutaisho face. She sat up as she asked, “What's wrong?”

 

“Kagome you have to help Inuyasha. He is having a hard time breathing and I can't get him to calm down.” Inutaisho said in a rush so Kagome could help his son.

 

Kagome's heart started to race as she looked around for her mate. She saw him lying on the sleeping pallet as she hurried to his side. She asked his father to help him sit up so he could breath easier.

 

Kagome's mind was starting to race, `this is exactly the same thing that happened at my house when he was shot. I have to find out what's causing this or I can loose him one of these days.'

 

Inuyasha was breathing a little bit easier but he was still fighting to get air. She pulled him back as his head made contact with her chest. She started to rock him back and forth, as she started to sing to him.

 

Inuyasha heard the gentle heartbeat of his mate. Her scent sent a calming wave over his body as he began to relax in her embrace. She was singing to him as he closed his eyes, enjoying the comfort he received from her. His breathing evened out as he fell asleep in her arms.

 

Kagome looked up and stared at Inuyasha's father, she narrowed her eyes and asked, “Now what happened to make him this upset that he almost died because he couldn't breathe?”

 

Inutaisho looked at her as he tried to gauge her mood. “We were talking about you when he got like this. The specifics of the conversation you will have to get from him when he wakes up. I will send down some food for the both of you along with a change of clothes.”

 

Kagome's heart started to race, `He can't be serious.' “You're not going to keep us down here are you?”

 

Inutaisho looked at Kagome and said, “You are to stay here until everything is settled between you two. At least this way I know where you are and that you're safe.” He turned and walked out the door making sure he sealed it as he left.

 

Kagome couldn't believe that he locked them in this room. She looked down at her mate and sighed. `What do I do now? I'm stuck in this room with you and I don't know how you're going to react to me when you wake up.'

 

Kagome shifted her body so that she was lying down with Inuyasha. She wrapped her arms around his neck and held him against her chest as she took comfort in his warmth.

 

Inuyasha started to whine the way he did the first night he had ever spent at her house. She reached a hand up and started to massage his ear to calm him. He immediately calmed down as he started to purr. After a while Kagome fell asleep with her mate in her arms and a hand on his ear.

 

~oOo~

 

A few hours later Inuyasha started to stir. He was hearing a gentle heartbeat and his head was rising and falling gently. He looked up to see Kagome sound asleep with her arms wrapped around his neck, as he felt her fingers wrapped gently around his ear.

 

`She looks so beautiful just lying there. Why did I have to hurt her? I don't ever want to hurt her. I want her to be happy. But it seems that lately I haven't been able to do that.' Inuyasha thought as he tried to get up without waking his mate.

 

He gently slipped out of her grasp as he sat up and looked at her sleeping form. He stayed like that for a while and then he looked up to see a tray of food sitting by the door and there were some clothes there too. When he saw the food and clothes it meant that his father was going to keep them down here for a while.

 

Inuyasha sighed as he got up and went towards the food. He put some on a plate for Kagome as he went back to the sleeping pallet. He placed the food on the pallet and crouched down a good distance away from her with his head and ears down. He gently called out to her so that he wouldn't scare her when she woke up.

 

Kagome started to stir as she heard someone calling her name. She slowly opened her eyes to find that Inuyasha was gone from her arms. She heard her name again and looked for the person who had called her. She sat up to find Inuyasha kneeling a good distance away from her with his head and ears down. “Inu… Inuyasha?”

 

Inuyasha heard that she was awake as he slowly crawled over to her on his hands and knees, as he offered her some food. He wouldn't speak to her unless she asked a question then he'd answer. He had to beg for her forgiveness.

 

Kagome saw the food that he offered but she was worried about him. She moved closer as she called to him again, “Inu… Inuyasha?” She moved a little closer to him as she said, “Inuyasha, please look at me.”

 

Inuyasha raised his head to see the worried look in her blue eyes. “Inuyasha, are you feeling all right?”

 

“Yes” was his simple answer as he turned his face away from hers. The hurt in her eyes was too much for him to bear. He knew he had hurt her deeply.

 

He noticed that she wasn't eating. He moved closer to her as he crawled on all fours to reach her. He reached over and nuzzled her under her chin with his nose. Her scent was wonderful, his whole body craved for her touch but he would have to wait. “Please eat Kagome.”

 

Kagome was breathing hard when she saw Inuyasha crawling over to her, somehow seeing him this way sent a wave of desire through her body. She felt his gentle touch on her neck and she heard his request, she wasn't interested in food right now, she wanted him.

 

When Kagome wouldn't move to eat Inuyasha gently licked her neck and trailed kisses there. He still wouldn't touch her. He only used his lips and tongue as her scent was starting to spike. He continued to caress her neck as he heard Kagome moan.

 

`God he's driving me crazy with that tongue of his.' She reached up with her hand and gently rubbed his ears.

 

Inuyasha moaned at the feeling, she was touching him. That was her permission for him to proceed. He got closer to her as he picked her up and placed her in his lap. He found her sweet lips and kissed her with such passion that when they pulled apart they were both having problems breathing.

 

He brought her closer to him and said, “Kagome, I'm sorry if I upset you but I was hurt by your comments and when you refused to let me touch you. I thought that you didn't want the pup.”

 

Kagome heard his words as she hugged him tighter and said, “You caught me by surprise, I wasn't expecting to hear that I was carrying your pup. I didn't mean to say those words. I'm happy that I'm carrying your pup. It's the product of our love and I will love it even more when it arrives. I want to stay with you Koi. Please let me stay.”

 

“Kagome you don't have to ask me to let you stay. Your going to stay forever, we will be together for all eternity.” He lowered his head and kissed her again as she pulled him closer to deepen it. He pulled away from her as he said in her ear. “Koishii, you have to eat. You need to nourish the pup.”

 

Kagome was moaning in his arms as he was caressing her neck, she heard his words and said, “I'll eat after we're done.”

 

Inuyasha's ears stood straight up when he heard her words, he didn't want to hurt the pup. “Kagome, we can't, it might hurt the pup.”

 

Kagome was already starting to remove his clothes as she said, “No it won't hurt the pup. It will just make our joining even more wonderful because when a female is pregnant it makes her…, well lets just say it makes her very receptive to the males advances and right now I want you.” Kagome then pushed Inuyasha on the sleeping pallet as she was on top of him attacking his neck.

 

Inuyasha couldn't control in instincts as he ripped Kagome's clothes off her. Their joining was sweet; it had been too long since they had been together. They laid in a heap on the pallet trying to catch their breath when he looked up at her and said, “You weren't kidding about being more receptive.” He was still breathing hard.

 

Kagome giggled, “If you loved that then we're going to have to take a short trip to my house and get this book I have. I think you will find it very educational.”

 

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at her and asked, “What kind of book would I find educational?”

 

Kagome smiled one of her most seductive smiles and whispered in his ear what kind of book it was.

 

Inuyasha quickly got off Kagome as he turned red, even redder than his haori. “Kagome! Why would I need a book like that?”

 

Kagome was enjoying seeing her mate turn bright red as she sat up on the sleeping pallet. “Well it describes in detail all of the positions. What part is best for you and what part is best for your mate. But the best part is that it has pictures that show you how to do all of these things. It will come in handy in the later months.” She purred the last of her statement.

 

If anything Inuyasha's blush just deepened in its color. “Well, I'll see what I can do. You know that dad isn't going to let us go anywhere as long as they are after us, as you can see he can keep us locked up down here forever if he wants to.”

 

Kagome nodded her agreement with his statement. They both got up and ate the food that was brought to them. Then they got dressed. Inuyasha wore his Hakama and Kagome wore his haori. They wanted to have something on in case someone showed up unexpected.

 

They laid down together as Inuyasha brought Kagome into his embrace. They finally fell asleep holding each other the way they did every night glad that they were back together.

 

~oOo~

 

I wanted to thank everyone who sent me encouraging reviews. Like I said I will finish posting this story. Whether or not I continue to write fan fics is still up in the air. I might just take a break and then come back with another story. I haven't decided yet. Again thank you its nice to know that so many people care.

 

This is the end to another chapter. As you can see Inutaisho is training Kagome to make her reach her full potential. Trouble is coming. Will Inuyasha and Kagome be able to weather the storm? Or will the enemy finally win the fight? You have to wait to find out.

 

Until the next time!

 

Ja ne!