InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Slave to No One ❯ Chapter 26 ( Chapter 26 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Chapter 26

Inuyasha opened his eyes to find that he was still in the healer's section of the castle. He slowly sat up trying to find the strength to get out of his bed. He wanted to see his mate. He had not smelled her in so long that his heart ached for her touch.

He was breathing hard as he put his feet on the ground to see if they would support his weight. When they did he put his entire body weight on them as he stood for the first time in two days.

He made his way over to his mate. She was asleep and looking even more beautiful than before, if that was even possible. He approached slowly, he didn't want to scare her as he lowered his head and gently placed a kiss on her lips.

Her lips were dry as he ran his tongue over them making them wet and soft again.

Kagome was feeling a wet tongue passing over her lips as she sensed her mate near her wanting some attention. His tongue continued to roam over her lips as she parted them to give him entrance.

Inuyasha didn't waste anytime, as soon as his mate parted her lips he darted his tongue inside her mouth. She tasted wonderful as he began to feel her respond to his touch. They kissed long and hard as their breathing was becoming heavy. He finally pulled away from her and looked into her beautiful blue eyes. The eyes that he had fell in love with the very first time he had ever seen her.

They were both breathing hard as he said, “Koishii, how are you feeling?”

Kagome smiled and said, “Better now that I'm with you. Can we go back our own room now?”

Inuyasha smiled at her as he said, “Sure, let me find our clothes then we can leave this place. I hate it here as much as you.” Kagome started to giggle at his comment as she saw him standup and walk over to the closet to look for their clothes, but there were gone.

Inuyasha started to growl as Kagome turned her head toward her mate and asked, “Inuyasha, what's wrong?”

He turned towards her and said, “They have taken our clothes away. We don't have anything to wear to get out of this place.” Kagome groaned at his remark she wanted to leave this place. She watched as Inuyasha walked toward the door as he placed his hand on the handle and jumped back in shock.

A string of colorful curses left his mouth that Kagome had never heard before. She started to laugh as Inuyasha turned towards her and growled, “What's so god damn funny?”

Kagome stopped her laughing and said, “I never knew you had that kind of vocabulary, Inuyasha. I'm just surprised that I haven't heard it before.”

Inuyasha growled his frustrations at her as he said, “Dad has placed a seal on the door and we can't get out. So we're stuck here until he comes down to check on us.”

Kagome raised an eyebrow at him and said, “Here, let me try something.” She got out of bed being careful not to fall. She was still weak from their narrow escape from the other day.

She was wearing a short kimono and her legs looked wonderful in his eyes as he saw her coming toward him. Once she was standing by his side he put his arm around her waist to steady her as she put her hands out and concentrated. “There are two guards on the outside of the door. I have to knock them out if we want to leave here.”

Inuyasha looked out the window and saw that it was in the middle of the night as he said, “Everyone should be asleep in the castle. So we have to be quite.”

Kagome nodded her head in understanding as she set to work. She cast a sleeping spell on the two that were guarding the door. When she felt that they were under her spell she started to work on the seal. The seal was a powerful one as Kagome started to pull power from deep within her. She never felt this power before as she started to glow pink. She stepped forward and touched the door as she opened it.

Inuyasha was shocked to see that she had broken the seal on the door. They slowly cracked the door opened to see the two guards leaning against the wall sound asleep.

Kagome and Inuyasha giggled as they made their way past the sleeping guards to the upper level of the castle. They stopped by the kitchen to get something to eat, as they quietly made there way upstairs to their chambers, avoiding the guards that were roaming the castle at night. Once they had made it to their bedchambers Kagome placed a seal on the door and on the windows to make sure that they weren't disturbed for the rest of the night.

They both crawled into bed. Exhausted from their little adventure through the castle as they both cuddled together and fell asleep in each other's arms. Much better than that stuffy room down in the healer's area of the castle.

~oOo~

The next morning Lord Inutaisho arose early in the morning to go and check on his son and mate. When he arrived he found both his guards unconscious as his heart started to race. He quickly went inside the room to find that both his son and mate were gone.

He started to growl deep and menacing as he rushed back outside and sniff the air. There were no signs of intruders so where could his son and mate be. He caught their scent going toward the back staircase as he followed it up into the upper levels of the castle. He continued to follow his nose as he came to his son's room. He heard their breathing coming from inside the room and knew that they were in there.

They had scared the daylights out of him as he tried to get his emotions under control. He had thought that they were captured again. As he was standing outside their door he started to think, `How on earth did Kagome break my seal. She has never been able to break my seals before, especially this one. It was the one I used down in the lower levels of the castle when I locked them in that room. I guess I'm not going to be able to do that anymore if she can break my seal.'

He sighed as he placed his hand on the door handle to open it and jumped back from the shock he got from it. Kagome had placed a seal on the door and he couldn't get in.

He started to growl deep and menacing as he walked away from the door. He headed back toward the unconscious guards down in the healers section of the castle. He wanted to make sure that they were all right and that they didn't send out an alarm because Kagome and Inuyasha were gone from their room.

~oOo~

Kagome started to stir when she felt that someone touched the door. The seal sent a signal to her that someone was trying to get in. She heard a growl and the sound of feet walking away and she knew that Inuyasha's father was pissed. He couldn't come in to check on them, her barrier prevented him from entering.

She started to move and the hand on her breast tighten as her mate pulled her closer to him with a growl of annoyance. Kagome rolled over in his embrace as she started to kiss him good morning. She started out soft and it turned into a passionate kiss as he returned it eagerly.

They continued to kiss until he pulled away from her and smiled. He leaned down and started to nip at her ear as he asked, “How are you feeling?”

Kagome moaned and said, “I feel fine. I think I want to start training again. I feel like I have some new powers and I need to learn how to control them.”

“Kagome, are you sure your up for that? It's only been three days and I don't want you to hurt yourself or the pup.” Inuyasha had a serious tone to his voice.

Kagome looked up into his eyes and said, “Yes, I'm sure. I feel stronger than before. I promise that I won't over do it. I just want a light workout to loosen my muscles.”

Inuyasha groaned but gave into her request as they both got out of bed and started to get dressed. Then Kagome remembered why she had woken up so early and said, “Umm Inuyasha, your father came by our room this morning and he ran into my barrier. So we better be careful around him, I think he might be mad at me.”

Inuyasha walked over to his mate and hugged her as he said, “I know my father isn't mad at you. He was probably scared out of his mind when he saw us gone from the room downstairs, but I'm sure he's wondering how on earth you broke his seal.”

Kagome leaned into his embrace and knew that he was probably right. They both walked out of their room and headed toward the kitchen to grab something to eat on their way to the training field. When they entered the kitchen they found Inuyasha's father there having breakfast and he didn't look in the happiest of moods.

Kagome hid behind Inuyasha as she was trembling in fear, at seeing his father. She knew he was mad at her for breaking his seal and scaring him half to death this morning.

Inuyasha looked behind him to find his mate there and not moving. He was about to say something when he heard his fathers command. “I want to see the both of you.”

Inuyasha swallowed hard as he made his way toward his father. He now knew why his mate was hiding behind him. She must've picked up on his mood.

He stopped in front of his father and even he could tell that he was in a foul mood. Kagome was still hiding behind him as she buried her face between his shoulder blades and held on to his haori, as he faced his father.

Inutaisho looked up at his son. He was pissed to high heaven for what the two in front of him had put him through this morning. He didn't see Kagome but he could smell her fear as she was hiding behind her mate. “Kagome, come out from behind Inuyasha.” It was a command and not a request.

Kagome winched at the commanding tone of his voice as she slowly walked around her mate and stood next to him, with her head down, not willing to look at him.

He looked at them both as he saw Kagome trembling in fear and Inuyasha with a worried look in his eyes, for his mate. He sighed as he said, “Kagome I want you to look at me.”

He saw Kagome struggling with herself as she finally lifted her head up to look at him. He then said, “I want to know how you broke my seal.”

Kagome couldn't answer him. She was shaking so bad that Inuyasha had to put his arms around her to make her stop. Inutaisho saw her distress and said, “Kagome, I'm not mad at you for breaking the seal or leaving the healer's quarters. I just want to know how you broke my seal.” The tone he used this time was one that was soothing to her and it indicated that he wasn't mad at them.

She finally calmed down enough to answer his question. “I really don't know how I broke it. I just felt a certain power coming from deep inside that told me that I could break it. I know that I couldn't do it before but now I can.”

Inutaisho watched her with curiosity she had grown in power again and so did his son. The last battle must've brought out a new level in their strength because of their desire to protect each other. He turned toward his son and asked, “Where were you two heading?”

Inuyasha swallowed hard and said, “We were going down to the training field to do a little training. Nothing too strenuous but something to loosen up the muscles that we haven't used in a couple of days.”

Inutaisho considered his words and said, “I'll meet you both down there after you have eaten.” He got up and left the kitchen heading towards his room to change into his training gear. Something told him that he needed to wear his thick armor today because the training was going to get intense once they got started.

Inuyasha breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his father leave the kitchen and looked down at his mate. Kagome was confused at the sudden change in mood of Inuyasha's father but shrugged it off as Kaede brought them their breakfast.

Once they were done with breakfast they walked hand in hand to the training field. They noticed that as they were walking they had guards following them everywhere they went. They both sighed as they got to the training field and noticed that there were guards all the way around the perimeter. “My father is a little paranoid that they're going to come after us here. He must've gotten some new information that there is a threat.”

Kagome agreed with his logic, as she got ready for the training. They both stretched to get loose as they picked up their swords and started to go through their warm up exercises.

Inutaisho walked out of his castle and started to go down toward the training field. He noticed that his guards were guarding the entire field as his son and mate went through their warm up exercises with their swords.

He watched in awe. They were moving perfectly together. Never once being out of sink with each other. They matched each other in movements and balance. He thought that he was watching a perfectly choreographed dance the way they were moving.

When they were done. They turned and faced each other as they started to spar. They moved faster than before. They were evenly matched as they continued to trade blows with each other. He decided to join them to see how they would fare against him, he knew to keep it light and non-aggressive, unless they both stepped it up then he would gladly match their pace.

He raced in with his sword drawn and went after Kagome. Kagome sensed the approaching danger as she quickly dispatched her mate and meet the new threat head on. She caught Inutaisho sword as it came down and then she pushed him back with such force that he almost didn't have enough time to react to Inuyasha's attack.

His son was moving much faster than before and his swings were more powerful.

Inutaisho had to quickly step up his power level as the two he was fighting were getting the best of him. His son was the main one he was fighting as he prevented him from getting to his mate.

Inuyasha was tapping into the power that was deep inside him in order to prevent his father from reaching his mate.

Inutaisho quickly landed a blow that sent Inuyasha into the air as he went after Kagome. Kagome held her ground as she fought against him matching him blow for blow and equally in strength. He couldn't push her back from her position as Inuyasha came back and pushed him away from his mate.

He quickly stepped up his power level as his sons level was steadily increasing. He was amazed at the way he grew in power. He was having a hard time just trying to get by him to get to his mate. He added a new combination to the fight as he sent his binding spell towards him and ensnared him. He went after Kagome and Kagome met all of his hits.

Kagome was beginning to push him back as she made an attack of her own. He saw her sword grow in power as she kept blocking all of his hits and she was making some of her own. He was hard pressed to keep her at bay and not hurt her as he stepped up his power with her also. Kagome met his strength and continued to push him back in the fight.

Inutaisho couldn't land a clean blow as he heard a low growl coming towards him and saw his son jump right in front of his mate as he attacked his father. Inuyasha's power had increased ten fold as he brought his full abilities to bear. Now it was a fight to see who was the better fighter as they continued to trade blows with each other.

At one point he pushed Inuyasha back and thought he had the upper hand in the fight. A blast caught him in the chest and sent him flying through the air as he landed on his back. He was having a hard time breathing as his son came running towards him to make sure he was all right, with a very worried Kagome at his side.

Kagome kneeled down next to him and put her hands on his chest as she sent a wave of healing power into his body to heal his injuries. Inuyasha's blow must've hurt him more than he thought as he started to feel better once Kagome was done. He slowly sat up as his son was kneeling in front of him and said, “Dad, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. Are you all right?” The look on his son's face was one of concern.

Inutaisho started to laugh and said, “Boy you two have really grown in power. I almost had to use everything I had in order to keep you at bay, and since when can you shoot energy blast from your hand?”

Inuyasha looked down at the ground, he didn't know he could do that. He just wanted to get him away from his mate and the power just came from deep inside that allowed him to do it. “I don't know. All I know is that I didn't want you to go near my mate. I had to do something to get you away from her.”

Inutaisho looked at his son and he was in deep thought. Then he got an idea, he should had seen it coming. His mate was a powerful miko so it was logical to think that his son would have some of these abilities also. “Inuyasha you are aware that your mother was a miko. So it's possible that you have inherited some of that power.”

Inuyasha couldn't believe what his father was saying, that he was some kind of mahoutsukai, a male version of a miko.

Inutaisho turned to Kagome and said, “Kagome, I want you to teach him how to use his mahoutsukai powers. These are new to him and its something that I can't teach him how to control. So I'm putting my faith in you that you can teach him how to control it.”

Kagome smiled as she turned to her mate and said, “You are so going to work your ass off for me.”

Inuyasha eyes grew big as he moaned. He knew that it was a bad idea to let Kagome train him in using his mahoutsukai powers.

Inutaisho was enjoying seeing his son distress at the remark his mate had just made. He noticed that Kagome was wearing the necklace she had on the day that he and Inuyasha went to ask for her hand in marriage. “Kagome, what kind of stone is that on the necklace?”

Kagome's hand reached up and touched the necklace around her neck, she had forgotten she had been wearing it, as she said, “I don't know what kind of stone it is my mother was the keeper of it until the day I got married. Then she passed it down to me for safe keeping until I have a daughter that I can give it to.”

Inutaisho was fascinated. The stone seemed to radiate power from within, he took a closer look at it and felt the barrier that the stone had around it. He couldn't touch it even if he wanted to. It pulsated with power as Kagome held it in her hand.

“Hmm, a very unusual stone. I have never seen the like before. It seems to have a power all its own. It won't let me get near it. Inuyasha see if you can touch the stone.” His father said as he watched with interest.

Inuyasha was able to touch the stone with no problem but as soon as Inutaisho tried to touch it, it sent an electrifying shock towards him preventing him from touching it. “I'm going to have to do some research on this stone. I have never seen anything like it. A miko can touch it but not a full demon, interesting.”

Inutaisho got up off the ground as he said, “I think that we should call it a day for training. You two need to rest after the ordeal you had in the forest three days ago. We will meet down here tomorrow for some more training.” He turned and walked away from them as he made his way into the castle.

Inutaisho was hurting those two really put him through his paces today. He almost had to use all of his strength to battle them. They grew in power so fast that soon they will surpass his own. He was afraid that if his son challenged for the right to lead that he could actually win the fight. This thought pleased him to no end. Yes his son was very strong indeed.

~oOo~

Shawn had finally finished the letter to his lord. It was long detailing everything that had happened in the past three days. He sneaked outside and found a rock to put it under as he quickly made his way back in before he was discovered missing.

The little raccoon had been waiting for something to do. He saw Shawn come out of the underground layer as he placed a letter under the rock for him. He slowly made his way towards it as he looked like he was foraging for food. When he got to the letter he quickly picked up the rock and grabbed the letter as he made his way deeper into the forest.

He continued to run until he was sure that he wasn't followed as he turned into a hawk and made his way toward the Western Lands. He flew with speed because this letter contained a lot more information in it than the last one. Something was about to happen in order for the young youkai to put this much detail into his letter.

~oOo~

Inutaisho was in his office researching the stone that Kagome had around her neck. He was sure that he had heard or read something about that stone before as he continued to pour over his books.

He heard a noise and looked up to see his old friend sitting on his desk with a letter from Shawn. It was thick as he took the letter from his friend. He opened his desk drawer and pulled out the metal box that the bird was excited about seeing. He opened it and then pulled a piece of meat from the box and gave it to the bird as he put the box away.

He opened the letter and started to read what Shawn had to say. Inutaisho heart just dropped at the first few sentences Shawn had written, he now knew who the other traitor might be.

My Lord, I wanted to express my sincere condolences for the lost of the two pups. I know that Kagome must be devastated to learn that she has lost them, but the news that she still had one left must be a great comfort to her.

Only a hand full of people had knowledge to this event. He himself, Inuyasha, Miroku, Healer Chu who has been in his employment since his father was alive, and Healer Sunni, which he didn't know anything about. He came into his employment a couple of years ago, but he really didn't know anything about him.

He continued to read Shawn's letter as it gave him explicit details of what was coming. He had a month at least to get ready. He agreed with Shawn, a month from now Kagome wouldn't be in any shape to fight. The pup will start taking her strength away and she would start sleeping a lot more. Inuyasha would become more protective of her and he will not leave her side.

He sat back in his chair as he saw the hawk still sitting on his desk. He smiled and said, “The information that Shawn sent back is very disturbing. They plan to attack here in the Western Lands in a month's time when Kagome is unable to battle and Inuyasha will stay by her side.

We have to meet the threat head on and I have a month to plan it all. On top of all that I think I might've found out who the last traitor is in my castle. I have to make sure that anything I do doesn't get back to that human or else Shawn might be in danger.”

The bird squawked and chirped, [Will you allow Kagome and Inuyasha to fight in this battle?]

Inutaisho replied, “I don't know, I know they're strong but to put Kagome in that situation will be a risk. If I can battle without her and my son then I will do it. I'm sure that we can face the threat once it gets here. I have to make sure that the army is ready.”

The bird squawked again, [What should Shawn do when the battle commences?]

Inutaisho said, “When they attack I want Shawn to come back. It doesn't make any sense for him to stay there any longer. Make sure you keep an eye on him and that he doesn't get hurt.”

The bird agreed to his request as he took off into the sky to return to his duty.

Inutaisho continued to ponder what to do. He had to get his son and mate up to their full potential before the impending attack. He had to make sure that they can protect each other incase they got through his line of defense and they came after them. It was going to be a long month before all this is over with.

~oOo~

Shawn had been correct in a lot of things. One that Naraku was obsessed with killing Inuyasha and Kagome. He was obsessed with capturing them before but now all he wanted was their death because he knew he couldn't capture them.

In the weeks that followed the escape of the hanyou and the girl Naraku started revealing his plan to Shawn. It was an elaborate plan in which he not only would be taking on the Western Lands but also the Eastern Lands.

He reasoned that if he didn't attack the Eastern Lands they would come to the aid of the Western Lands and they could defeat them. The attacks had to happen at the same time in order for his plan to work. With them attacking at the same time they won't be able to help each other and they would be split to defend their kingdoms.

They knew each area's weaknesses, strength, and might. They had a plan for all of it as Naraku continued to explain.

They would attack head on with a group heading towards the area where they had their prey. They would capture them if they could but if the resistance was strong then they will kill them.

He explained that Inutaisho weakness was his son and mate. Especially the girl now that she was carrying the heir to both the Southern and Western Lands. If they could get the girl then west would fall. They wouldn't want to see her get hurt so they would surrender of their own free will.

In the east they knew that Sesshomaru's prized possession was his mate. No one knew what she looked like because he kept her out of everyone's sight. If no one knew what she looked like then they wouldn't be able to get to her. She could be disguised, as a normal household servant and no one would know it was her, but Naraku had gotten a description of his mate. So she shouldn't be hard to find.

He had hand picked the men for the assault on the castle to go after the girl and the hanyou. The main body will fight the battle in the battlefield against the demon and his soldiers.

Shawn listened intently to everything he said, he had everything planned out. He had almost all of the information he needed to carry out the strikes at both locations.

Shawn had to give Naraku some credit. He knew every low life scum that walked the face of the earth that would do anything for money. He had somehow managed to gather demon followers. They had arranged to have a demon army ready to attack at each location.

The demons were tired of the laid back attitudes of the current rulers and didn't want the kingdom's merged. So they had joined forces with the humans in order to stop what was happening.

On a couple of occasions Naraku had taken Shawn along to some of his meetings. He was glad that his concealment spell was a strong one and that the demons in the room couldn't break it. He knew a lot of them and some he didn't know but they were all there for the same thing. They wanted to kill Kagome and Inuyasha because they represented a threat in their lives.

The demons didn't want anything to do with humans but in order to defeat their enemy they had to unite with them.

Shawn had a problem. He had a lot of information that he needed to get back to his lord. With the facility on lock down and all of the exits being guarded, there was no way for him to get outside to drop it off to his friend that would take it back to the Western Lands.

He was in his room as he finished the last piece of information and stuffed it all into an envelope to be delivered to his lord. He was pondering what his next course of action should be when he heard a small scratch coming from somewhere behind him by the door. His eyes went toward the location to see what it was.

It was dark. He had to keep it that way so no one knew he was awake when everyone was suppose to be asleep. The scratching became persistent as he got up from his chair and walked toward the noise. His eyes grew big when he saw what it was.

~oOo~

Outside the raccoon was growing weary of waiting for Shawn to come out of the cave. It had been a while since he had sent a message to the Western Lands. The raccoon sat in his perch in the tree contemplating what was going on. He hadn't seen Shawn for two weeks now.

Then it dawned on him. He hadn't seen anyone from the underground facility come out. The usual humans that would sneak out of the cave had not been seen in a while. Something was going on.

He sat there for a while thinking, he had to find a way into the facility so he could find out what was going on. If Shawn had another letter ready he could take it from him and head back toward the Western Lands. He had promised his friend that he would look after the young inu youkai and he would keep his word.

He made his way out of the tree, that he was sitting in, and went toward the metal door that lead to the inside of the facility. He looked at it. In his current form he couldn't get in, he was too big. There was a small opening at the bottom of the door that a mouse might be able to get through.

He changed his form into a mouse and headed inside. He kept to the side near the wall as he traveled. He was able to pick up the scent of the young inu youkai's as he followed it. Soon he came to a door where Shawn's scent was the strongest, he started to make a hole between the small gaps in the door. He scratched, bit, and clawed his way into the room.

When he was finally able to get in he saw Shawn sitting on the floor looking right at him. He walked over to him and sat in front of him as he transformed into a small dog. He couldn't speak in their normal language but he could speak Inu Youkai that he knew Shawn could understand.

: Young one, it's been a while since you have sent any word to his lord:

: Yes I know, but I have been unable to get out of this place to deliver the message to you:

: Do you have a message ready to go out?:

: Yes I do, its very important that he gets this. It includes the plan for the attack:

: Give it to me and I will see that he gets it:

Shawn reached over and gave him the letter as the small dog took it in his mouth. When he transformed back into a mouse the letter had also shrunk with him as he made his way out the door to the outside.

It took longer to get outside as they were changing the guards and he didn't want to be seen. Once he was outside he transformed into a raccoon. He didn't want to be attacked and the raccoon was big enough to fight off unwanted predators. Once he was sure he had no one following him he changed into a hawk and raced back to the Western Lands.

~oOo~

Kagome awoke leaning up against a tree. She felt the breeze hitting her in the face as her mind finally caught up with her. She was wondering where she was because she had never been here before.

She slowly sat up and looked for Inuyasha but he was gone, `I wonder where Inuyasha could be?'

She was about to stand but found that she couldn't, she felt really weak and she didn't know why. She closed her eyes and leaned back against the tree trying to steady her body so she could stand.

When she opened her eyes again she saw a very beautiful woman standing in front of her. She was fairly tall, of slim figure, and had long ebony color hair. Her skin looked soft and smooth. She had a beautiful smile on her face and she carried herself with dignity and refinement.

She had on a beautiful white kimono with a green obi. The kimono was decorated with beautiful lilies and it looked like it was her favorite flower.

She walked over to Kagome and sat down next to her. She smiled and asked “How are you feeling, Kagome?

Kagome looked at her and wondered how in the hell she knew her name, “I feel fine just but extremely tired. I have no idea why I feel this way.” Said Kagome as she rested her head back and closed her eyes.

Kagome knew that the woman sitting next to her would never hurt her. How she knew she couldn't say but at the moment she was trying to concentrate on her body.

She started to glow blue as her healing powers started to spread around her body. Once she was done she felt a lot better and with more energy. She opened her eyes and noticed that the strange woman was still sitting next to her.

She smiled at her and said, “I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude, but who are you? You seem to know my name but I'm sure we have never meet before.”

Izayoi smiled and said, “Well I know we have never meet before but I know all about you through Inuyasha.”

“Inuyasha? How do you know my mate?” Kagome asked with a hint of fear in her heart.

“He's my son.” Izayoi watched as Kagome's eyes grew big and she paled. Izayoi reached for her and told her to breath in deep.

Kagome did and started to calm down from the fright she was just given. The color started to come back to her face as she said, “I thought Inuyasha said you had died a long time ago. I guess I heard him wrong.”

Izayoi laughed and said, “No he was right, I did die a long time ago.” She saw Kagome's face pale again and said, “Kagome, please calm down you're having a dream, I wanted to speak with you so I brought you here so we could talk.”

Kagome looked up at her face and said, “This is a dream? I'm really sleeping right now and you're in my dream.”

“Kagome, what was the last thing you remembered before you woke up here?” asked Izayoi as she saw Kagome concentrating on her question.

“The last thing I remember was sparring with your son. I think I tripped, then nothing.” Kagome said as she furrowed her eyebrows together in thought.

“Yes, that's exactly what happened only you hit your head and are unconscious at the moment.” Izayoi said as she watched Kagome and then continued.

“Kagome, I can't stay for long. Inuyasha is going to panic, unless you wake up soon. The final battle is on it way here to the Western Lands. You and Inuyasha must unite as one to fight. If you don't Inuyasha could lose his father.

The jewel around your neck will allow the both of you to use its power to defeat this evil, but you must beware, you can only use it once. The jewel will amplify yours and Inuyasha's powers ten fold. It will take a great deal of energy and you have to save not only the Western Lands but also the Eastern Lands.

Inuyasha is not ready to rule and without his father to guide him…” She hesitated before she continued; “I know that the three of you together united as one can defeat the evil that is coming. You must also cast a containment spell to surround the pup that will prevent it from draining your power while you are fighting.” She looked up from her hands to stare at Kagome.

Kagome was sitting there digesting everything when she saw Izayoi lift her head, and then Kagome said, “I understand, I won't let anything happen to Inuyasha's father. We will defeat this evil. I give you my word.”

Izayoi smiled and then said, “Kagome, I must go my time here is done. Please take care of yourself and if you ever need me just hold my sword in your hand and ask your question, I will hear you.”

Kagome then smiled and said her thanks to Inuyasha's mother.

“Kagome its time for you to wake up.” Izayoi said as she started to fade away.

Kagome just looked at her and then everything went dark.

~oOo~

Inuyasha was starting to panic he didn't think he had even hit his mate but she was unconscious and was not moving. He picked her up in his arms and was about to run back to the castle when Kagome moved in his arms.

He stopped as he looked intently at her. Kagome's eyes slowly opened as she got her focus back. She noticed that Inuyasha was holding her in his lap. She then realized what his mother had said and then asked, “What happened?” as she reached for her forehead with her right hand.

Inuyasha breathed a sigh of relief. She seemed to be acting normal. “Kagome, I'm sorry I didn't think that I hit you with my blast. Are you all right?”

Kagome looked at him and said, “No Inuyasha you didn't hit me, I tripped and hit my head on something.”

Inuyasha quickly moved to look at her head to see if she was injured, he found nothing and hugged her in relief. “Kagome maybe we should quit training for today its almost midday and you should be tired by now.”

Kagome nodded her agreement as they both got up and went toward the castle. They stopped by the kitchen to get something to eat and Kaede had lunch ready for them.

Once they were done they continued to go upstairs and then Kagome got an idea, “Inuyasha, why don't you go on without me. I'm going to go and find Sango. I want to speak to the castle healer. I want to learn as much as possible about demon physiology and I'm sure that Sango would like to join me. I will meet you later for dinner alright.”

Inuyasha wasn't happy. He didn't want her to go off on her own. So he said, “How about we both find Sango together then I'll leave you. I don't want you walking around by yourself.”

Kagome sighed, she knew he was being over protective and there was nothing she could do about it. So together they went off to find her friend.

Sango was coming down the stairs from her chambers when she met Inuyasha and Kagome who were looking for her. Kagome explained to her friend that they should go see the castle healer to see if they could learn about demon physiology. She wanted to be a better mother and learn how to properly care for her pup once it was born.

Once the two girls were together Inuyasha left and went toward his fathers office. He wanted to see if he had found out anything about the stone that Kagome was wearing.

Sango and Kagome walked towards the healer section of the castle. They walked slowly as they got a chance to catch up. The castle was so big that they never saw each other.

Sango had told her friend that she spends her days out in the field not to far away from the castle. She has actually found peace in this place and she was happy for the first time in her life, since her parents had died.

Kagome was happy for her friend. She had been worried about her ever since her family had died. She was always depressed and never seemed to care about anything. Ever since Miroku came into her life and they had mated, she had seen her friend happy for the first time in a long while.

Sango had another surprise for her friend when she told her that she had been training. She was learning to fight so she wouldn't be so helpless. She was getting pretty good and she wanted to one day take her and her mate on in training. She reasoned that she couldn't get any better if her opponents were weak.

Kagome had to laugh, she was happy that her friend had found a place that she could be happy. She was even more ecstatic that she wanted to learn how to fight. She agreed to having her come down and train with her and Inuyasha the following morning.

Sango was happy at least this way she could improve on the skills she had already learned.

They continued to walk until they came to the healer's section of the castle. They went in search of the main healer, Inuyasha had told her where she could find him, so they could ask their questions.

They finally located Healer Chu's office. They knocked on the door and waited for an answer. They heard a, “come in,” and entered.

When they entered Healer Chu got up from his desk and bowed deeply in respect, “My lady, how may I be of service?”

Kagome smiled and said, “I have been told that your are the main healer for the castle.”

“Yes I am my lady, why do you ask?” he watched with interest as Kagome's eyes sparkled in the light.

“Well we were wondering if you could teach us about demon physiology. We are healers in the human world and we want to help in case you need it. Plus with me carrying Inuyasha's pup I need to learn how to take care of it and Inuyasha in case they get sick or injured.” Kagome said as she eyed the healer eagerly.

Healer Chu was honored, “My lady, I would be happy to show you everything you need to know. In return I would like to learn as much as possible about humans. In this way we will be able to help each other.”

Kagome agreed to his terms as they started the lessons on demon and human physiology.

~oOo~

Healer Sunni had been walking down the hallway heading toward a more secluded part of the castle. He was on his way to a meeting on how to get the prisoners out of the dungeons.

They were being interrogated and soon they will break and tell Lord Inutaisho anything he wanted to know. They couldn't risk them breaking down and talking so they were going to break them out of the dungeons.

He spotted the princess and her friend heading toward Healer Chu office and knock upon his door. `Hmm, I wonder what they're doing down here?'

Once he saw them go into his office he looked around and found that the hallways were empty and went to listen by the door. He heard everything. `So they are going to be down here all afternoon. If I capture the princess and take her away from here then Naraku won't have to attack the Western Lands. That way I can prevent all of those demons from getting hurt.'

He quickly turned as he went down the hallway looking for his men. They had to set a plan into motion. They were going to get the girl and leave this place before Lord Inutaisho found out what was going on.

Kagome and Sango were sitting in Healer Chu office as they were exchanging medical ideas for treating humans and demons alike. They all learned a lot from each other as they heard a knock on the door. Healer Chu stopped talking with Kagome and Sango as he said, “Come In.”

Healer Sunni came into his office and said, “Excuse me Healer Chu but you are needed in the main part of the castle. There was an accident and they have called for you.”

Healer Chu rose to his feet and said, “I'm sorry my lady but we are going to have to continue this tomorrow. Please come back and see me at the same time.” He bowed and left his office.

Kagome and Sango got ready to leave as Healer Sunni said, “My lady, I understand that you are interested in demon physiology, we have some wounded soldiers in the infirmary, if you would like I could show you how to treat their wounds.”

Kagome eyed the healer in front of her. She clearly didn't like him and there was the fact that he knew that they were interested in demon physiology. There was also something about him that made the hair standup in the back of her neck. She said, “Thank you for the offer but I think we will wait for Healer Chu to escort us.”

Kagome and Sango walked past him as they left the office. They were walking down the hallway when they were both grabbed from behind.

Kagome started to scream and they put a hand over her mouth to keep her silent. The demons that were holding them were very strong. They felt the fear running through their bodies as Healer Sunni came closer to them and said, “My lady, you are to come with us. Now we will end what was started months ago. The merging of the two kingdoms will not happen and everything will stay the way it is. We have someone that wants to meet you and would pay any price to have you in his grasp.”

Both girls were struggling in the demons grasp as they started to pull them down the hallway to escape the castle. Then Kagome's and Sango's mating marks burst into action as the marks sent out a blast of their mates youkai power.

The demons that were holding on to them screamed in pain as they released their hold on the girls. Once the girls got free from their capturers they started to run.

The demons quickly recovered and started after them. Kagome seeing the danger stopped and said to her friend, “Sango, run quickly and get some help, I will try to hold them off.”

Sango continued to run as she started screaming at the top of her lungs for someone to come and help them.

Kagome stood her ground as she put a powerful barrier around the demons that were chasing them. She used almost all of her strength to keep them at bay until help arrived.

The demons were strong though as they broke through her barrier and Healer Sunni grabbed Kagome by the neck and pinned her to the wall. Kagome became enraged at the way this bastard was treating her. She started to lose control of her anger as she started to change.

She heard a challenge off to the side and saw Mike coming to her rescue. He wasn't a very big youkai but he had plenty of heart. He came to her defense as he caused Healer Sunni to release his hold on the princess. Kagome fell to her knees gasping for air, as Mike was standing in front of her protecting her with his life.

Mike charged baring his fangs and flexing his claws as the demons came closer to the princess. The demons caught him in the chest as they sent him flying through the air and he hit the wall on the opposite side of the hallway. He slowly slid down the wall and was unconscious by the time he hit the ground.

Kagome slowly stood. Her head was down hiding her eyes from her enemy. They had made a big mistake in attacking her and they were going to pay with their lives.

The demons came charging towards her as she sent a powerful miko blast that hit them square in the chest and sent them flying back down the hallway. When she looked up her eyes were blood red, she had claws and fangs. On her face two purple stripes appeared on each side of her cheeks as she looked at the unconscious youkai who had come to her aid.

She flexed her claws as she said with a menacing growl, “Now you will pay for hurting him. He was only trying to protect my pup and me. HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO HIM!!” She was seriously pissed as she went after the demons that wished to do her harm.

~oOo~

Inuyasha went walking toward his father's office. When he finally got there he stopped and knocked gently on the door.

Inutaisho had his head buried in the books in front of him. He knew that he was getting closer to finding the answer on the jewel. He heard the knock on his door and said, “Come in.” Never once looking up from the book he was reading.

Inuyasha upon hearing his father opened the door and stepped inside. His eyes grew big when he saw all of the books that were in front of him. He couldn't see his father only the sea of books.

He stepped in and said, “Dad are you in here?”

Inutaisho looked up but he couldn't see his son. He didn't know he had placed so many books in front of him, so he stood up.

When Inuyasha saw his father he chuckled and said, “I thought I'd come and help you research the jewel that Kagome is wearing. I didn't know I would have to dig you out of your office.”

Inutaisho growled as he said, “Well I have already been through most of these books. There's only a few left to go through and if we don't find the answer in these books then there are a lot more books for us to search.”

Inuyasha groaned as he stepped forward and grabbed a book out of the stack that his father had indicated he hadn't looked through.

A few hours passed and they were still no closer to finding the answer they were seeking on Kagome's gem. Inutaisho looked up from his book and said, “Inuyasha, is Kagome all right? I have never known her to take a nap this long before.”

Inuyasha looked up from his book and said, “She and Sango went to the healers section of the castle. They wanted to learn everything about demon healing. Even though Kagome can heal anyone she wanted to broaden her knowledge on demon physiology. She said it would make her a better mother.”

Inutaisho was beginning to panic, he had forgotten to tell his son about Healer Sunni, “Inuyasha we have to go find Kagome and Sango, they're in danger”

Inuyasha's eyes grew big as he heard his father's words. “What do you mean they're in danger? How can they be in danger in the castle? It's supposed to be safe here.”

Inutaisho was growling as he stood up from his chair and said, “Healer Sunni is the other traitor we have in our mist. If he spots Kagome in the healers section of the castle he might decide to attack and take her from here.”

Inuyasha didn't need to hear anything else as he leaped from his chair and made for the door to look for his mate. Just as he was about to reach the door he stopped dead in his tracks. His mating mark came to life and exploded with power.

He went weak in the knees as he fell to the floor. His father was right next to him as he was trying to help him stand.

Inuyasha was breathing hard as he said, “Mate!” and started to growl viciously as he started to transform into his youkai form. His eyes turned blood red as his fangs and claws grew longer. The two purple strips appeared on each side of his cheeks as a new feature was added he had a golden half moon on his forehead.

Inuyasha growled as he pushed his father aside and rushed out the door after his mate. The door to Inutaisho office wasn't even open but it didn't matter to his son, he went crashing through it in order to reach his mate.

Inuyasha rushed with inhuman speed down to the healer's section of the castle as his demon senses were telling him where his mate was located. The pup was still too underdeveloped to survive another attack. His demon senses came to life as he continued to race through the castle.

Inutaisho was following his son through the castle as he howled for his guard to follow. Miroku joined the group as he started to pick up speed because he too had felt his mates mating mark come to life to protect her.

They saw Inuyasha rush by Sango as Inutaisho continued to run after his son. Miroku stopped to give his mate some comfort and to find out what had happened.

Inuyasha arrived at the place where his mate was battling with three demons and she was in her demon form. He became enraged as he went after the offending males.

Kagome was battling the demons that wanted to hurt her and her pup. She was using her sword but they were proving to be difficult to defeat.

Inuyasha seeing his mate in danger quickly moved in and got in front of her to protect her and the pup. He battled the demons as they fell one by one, by just using his claws. He heard a cry from behind him as he quickly turned around to find a demon holding his mate by her throat against the wall.

Kagome was completely taken by surprise as a demon came running in and grabbed her by her neck and roughly smashed her against the wall. He was squeezing her neck as she cried out in pain.

She saw her mate turn around and was about to attack when the demon said, “Now, now, I wouldn't do that if I were you. If you want your mate and pup to live you will stay where you are.”

Inuyasha stopped his advance as Sunni had his claws up about to cut Kagome stomach wide open and kill the pup.

Inutaisho rushed in to see what was going on and said, “Sunni!! Let her go!”

Sunni turned towards him and said, “No! I will not let her go. She is the source of all the trouble around here. Until your son met and mated with this wench everything was fine in our kingdom. Now you want to merge both the human and demon worlds and we can't allow that to happen. She must die in order for everything to be set right.”

Inuyasha growled fiercely as he took another step forward trying to get to his mate.

Sunni seeing that the hanyou was advancing put his claws up against Kagome's stomach. He dug his claws into the skin of her stomach as he drew blood and Kagome screamed in pain.

Inuyasha stopped his advance as he heard his mate's cries. He was helpless to help her in anyway. If he went towards her that bastard would cut her stomach open and kill the pup.

Kagome winced in pain as she felt the demons claws starting to dig into her stomach. Then something deep inside awakened as her eyes flashed in anger, she got a burst of energy as she said, “DON'T TOUCH MY PUP!!”

Kagome's fist went right through the healer's chest as he finally let go of her. Sunni landed on the floor dead as Kagome looked at what she had done. She was breathing hard as she looked at everyone around her. She started to cry as she ran down the hallway. She had left so suddenly that no one tried to stop her from leaving.

Inuyasha saw his mate running off and went after her as everyone looked on in awe. They never expected Kagome to act this way. Her demon instincts kicked in as the maternal mother in her came out to protect her pup.

The healer should've known that when you attack a breeding bitch you must be prepared to pay the consequences if you don't kill her out right. Females are viciously protective of their unborn pups and even more dangerous once they're born.

Inutaisho walked over to the healer and stared down at him. Well at least the last of the traitors was dead so no more information should be leaked out to that human. But he had to remain on guard, he couldn't let on that he knew about the impending attack.

He turned around to find a lot of people standing around looking at the scene as he growled, “Why are all of you standing around for? Don't you have anything better to do?”

Everyone quickly disbursed as he went after his son and mate. He didn't want them to be outside unprotected. He gathered his soldiers and left, following his son's scent into the forest.

~oOo~

Sango and Miroku watched as everyone left the area. Miroku was just happy that nothing happened to his mate. He put his arms around her waist as they both slowly walked away from the scene.

Sango was unusually quiet as they walked, Miroku became concerned that she might've been hurt in her ordeal and asked, “Sango, are you all right?”

Sango looked up at her mate and asked, “Miroku what happened to Kagome? She didn't look like my friend and the way she killed that demon. How could she do that?”

Miroku was surprised at the amount of questions she had but then he remembered that she had never seen Kagome as a demon before. “Sango my sweet, Kagome has the ability to turn into a demon if she gets angry enough. When the demon was threatening her pup and he tried to take it away from her she reacted in the only way a inu youkai would under the circumstances.”

Sango heard his words and became scared, “Miroku, am I going to turn into a demon?” She had stopped walking as she faced her mate waiting for an answer.

Miroku saw the fear in her eyes as he said, “I don't know Sango. I have never known you to lose your temper so I would say no. But there is a possibility that you may turn into one if the situations warrants.”

Sango heard his words and started to think, `If I get angry then I can become a full demon just like Kagome. She didn't look like my friend when she transformed, she almost looked like a wild animal out of control, but if she was an animal why would she start crying when she saw what she did?' Her thoughts confused her as she started walking again and Miroku fell into step with her.

Miroku looked at his mate with concern, he knew she was worried about turning into a demon as they approached their sleeping quarters. They entered the room as Sango went and sat on the bed still deep in thought.

Miroku came and sat next to her as he put his arms around her and said, “Sango, not everybody turns into a demon from a mating. It's different for everyone and you shouldn't let it bother you. I've heard stories where a human female never turn into a youkai no matter how mad she gets.”

Sango heard his words and started to calm down. She knew she shouldn't be afraid if she did turn into one. “Will I know who you are if I did?”

Miroku smiled as he said, “Even if you didn't recognized me I will make you remember that I'm your mate. You can never hurt me so I will fight to make you understand. Then I will make you submit to me like the first night we ever mated.”

Sango turned bright red as she remembered the night that they had first mated. He could make her do anything he wanted to on that day and she couldn't turn him down. He wrapped his arms around her as he leaned in and kissed her to quiet her fears.

Sango was going into heat and he could tell. They will be in his chambers for the next few days until it was over and he was going to make her feel like she was in heaven for those few days and for all eternity if she let him.

They continued to kiss as the heat between them was building and she submitted to his will.

~oOo~

Kagome was running through the forest. She was ashamed at what she had done. `How could I kill someone like that, I was actually enjoying seeing him wither from my attack.' The tears continued to flow as she ran through the forest.

Inuyasha continued to chase his mate deeper into the forest. He didn't know what was wrong but he was determined to catch her. The scent of her tears made his body go faster as he raced after her. He wasn't about to let her get away from him.

He finally caught up with her as he leaped and grabbed her from behind and they both went down. He turned so he wouldn't hurt her from the impact, as they skidded to a stop.

Kagome was struggling in his arms as he brought his fangs to his mating mark and bit down on her shoulder. He broke just the surface of her skin to clam her and she did. He licked her wound closed as he turned her in his grasped and held her down by her wrist to make sure she wouldn't escape from him.

Her eyes were still blood red as he leaned down and kissed her as he started to purr. She relaxed completely in his grasp as she submitted to him and he gladly accepted. When he looked at her again her eyes were back to normal.

He sat up bringing her along with him as he placed her on his lap and she started to cry all over again. He rocked her gently as he held her in his arms, when she quieted down he asked, “Kagome, why are you crying? Are you hurt?”

Kagome held onto her mate as she said, “I can't believe that I killed Sunni like that, I mean I've killed demons before but never with my bare hands. He was hurting me and when he touched my pup I lost it. I couldn't control what I was doing anymore.” She held Inuyasha tighter as she wept.

Inuyasha knew what she was talking about as he tried to explain. “Kagome when you turned full youkai your instincts are to protect your young. It doesn't matter that the pup hasn't been born yet, you protected it the way any mother protects her pup. Please Kagome, don't cry anymore. I hate to see you cry.”

When he saw that she wouldn't calm down he started to purr and that calmed her immediately. He continued to purr until she had fallen asleep in his arms. He looked down at her sleeping form and then at her wounds. They were already healing as he heard the pup's heartbeat.

Then Inuyasha thought back to something his father had said, `This pup will be strong. With everything its been through it will be a fighter.' He smiled as he held his mate even closer to him.

He looked around the area and knew he was deep in the forest, he needed to get out of here and head back toward the castle before someone decided to attack him with an unconscious mate in his arms.

He got up from the ground bringing Kagome with him as he turned and headed back toward the castle.

He was running back as he started to sense someone following him. He stopped as he raised his nose into the air and sniffed. He caught the scent of youkai. There were two of them that were following him. He knew he couldn't stay and fight. His mate was with him and she was unconscious thanks to him. He growled as he turned and raced off toward the castle trying to get back before the demons caught up to him.

~oOo~

The demons had been in the forest waiting for Sunni to come with the girl. They had their orders to bring the girl to the human in the protected lands. They were sitting there waiting for him when they caught the scent of the girl and her mate.

Sunni wasn't with her so that meant that something had happened to him. They took it upon themselves to go after the girl and her mate. If they could kill them then all this fighting will end and the two kingdoms will never be merged.

They raced through the forest as they sensed that the male was heading back to Lord Inutaisho castle with his mate. They couldn't allow him to reach the castle no matter what, so they doubled their efforts and went after him.

They were getting close. With the male carrying the female he wasn't as fast as he could be. They raced through the forest as they saw the hanyou ahead of them. One of the demons broke off to intercept the hanyou as he ran.

Inuyasha was getting nervous, he could feel the demons close by as he continued to run with his mate. He skidded to a stop when he saw a demon in front of him blocking his way back to the castle. He turned to find the other one behind him as he was surrounded by the demons.

Inuyasha growled his warning to them as he backed away from the approaching youkai.

The demons just kept coming towards him as they said. “Now you will die for betraying your kind you worthless half breed. We should've known that you would never mate with a youkai, all you want is that stinking human you hold in your arms with that half breed pup.”

Inuyasha became enraged at the youkai's comments about his mate. He transformed back into his youkai form as his blood red eyes looked at his enemy. He knew that he couldn't fight with his mate in his arms so he placed her against a tree behind him and placed a protective barrier around her.

He stood as he faced his enemy and unsheathed the Tetsusaiga. The sword immediately transformed into a large fang as the demons stopped their approach.

They looked at the sword that he held in his hand and it radiated power, more power than they thought possible.

Inuyasha smirked as he said, “Now you will pay for your insults. She is my mate and she is worthy to be called my bitch, whether you like it or not.” His anger started to flare as he brought his sword forward to protect his mate.

The demons didn't know what to do they saw the swords power grow ten fold as his aura was growing in power. They made their choice as they both attacked without mercy.

They split their attack as one went after the hanyou and the other went after the girl.

The one demon that was going after Kagome thought that he had her. She was unconscious and unprotected as he charged. What he didn't expect was the strong barrier that was placed around her. He made contact with the barrier and screamed in pain as he was thrown clear across the clearing for trying to hurt his mate.

Inuyasha was holding his own against the demon in front of him, then he felt when the other demon made contact with his barrier. It took almost everything he had to keep it up and still fight the demon in front of him. They were big, as big as the demon that had challenged his father that one time in the clearing, the one that Kagome killed with his mother's sword.

He had to wake Kagome. He needed her to be awake so she can defend herself. He didn't know how much longer he could keep the barrier up if he didn't. He touched his mating mark as he sent a message to his mate, “Kagome I need your help! Please wake up, Kagome.”

Kagome felt her mating mark come to life as it sent a jolt of power to her that woke her up from her sleep. She opened her eyes to find her mate battling with two giant demons. She saw him get hit as he went flying into a tree and hit it with full force.

“INUYASHA!!!” she screamed as she became fully awake and drew her sword from its sheath, standing up in the process.

The demons heard the girls cry for her mate as they turned towards her and saw that she was fully awake. The barrier around her went down as soon as the male hit the ground, and they turned to attack her.

Kagome saw the demons coming towards her as she let her rage take over. They had hurt her mate as she turned full youkai and transformed her sword into a bow and arrow. She took aim and fired as she hit the closet demon to her. The force of her arrow blew the demon apart as it sent the other one backwards from the impact.

She rushed over to her mate to see if he was hurt. When she finally got there he was trying to get up to join the fight. She kneeled by his side and said, “Mate” and started to purr as they held each other.

The other demon had gotten his second wind back as he charged toward the two that were preoccupied with each other. At that moment another demon came out of the forest and charged toward the offending demon as he said; “Now you will die!”

~oOo~

Inutaisho was racing through the forest chasing his son and mate. When Kagome had taken off she was in her demon form that made her even faster than her human form.

He was following his son's scent through the forest in order to reach him. He knew that there was danger near by because he could sense it.

Then he felt his son's fear and knew he was in trouble. He doubled his efforts as he raced faster than even he thought possible, leaving his men behind to follow. He reached a clearing and saw as Kagome killed one of the demons with her arrow as she rushed over to her mate.

He saw as the second demon was heading towards them as he rushed in and said, “Now you will die!” His claws came down as it made contact with the demon and he killed it instantly for trying to hurt his son and mate.

He turned in the direction of his son and saw Kagome taking a stand against him to defend her mate. She was in her demon form and she didn't know who he was. She growled viciously at him as he made his way towards her, he had to get to her before she could hurt anyone else in the area.

Kagome stepped in front of her mate in order to protect him from the new threat. She had sensed the other demon coming towards her, as she got up and was about to release her arrow.

She stopped her attack when she saw the demon in front of her come out of the forest and defeat the other demon, now he was making his way towards them.

Inuyasha was behind her on the ground with three deep claw marks on his stomach. He couldn't defend himself right now so she was protecting him.

Inutaisho walked up to her and said, “Pack female, I am the Alfa male, you will stand down and allow me to approach the beta male. We must get him back to the castle so we can tend to his wounds.”

Kagome growled, as she said, “NO! I will not allow you to get near my mate.”

Inutaisho growled at her and she took a step back. Even in her demon form she knew that he was powerful. She had been left weak from using all of her powers in the previous attack.

Inuyasha was hearing everything going on between his mate and his father. He tried to get up but couldn't as he said, “Mate.”

Kagome turned around to look at her mate and Inutaisho took the opportunity to rush in and grab her from behind.

Kagome realizing her mistake howled her frustrations at being grabbed from behind as she summoned all of her powers to defeat this enemy. She started to glow pink as Inutaisho brought his hand up behind her neck and squeezed that certain spot and she fell unconscious in his arms.

Inuyasha hearing his mate howl in distress became enraged as he got a burst of energy and attacked the person holding his mate.

Inutaisho quickly placed Kagome on the ground as he meet his son head on. He was hurt but he was still powerful. They clashed as he quickly stepped away from his sons attack. He brought his hand up to the back of his neck and he squeezed as he too fell unconscious in his arms.

He placed him on the ground as he was panting from the fight. `These two are getting to be a hand full. They're way stronger than before and this trick will not work in the future if they get any stronger.' He thought as he eyed his son and mate.

The rest of his soldiers came out of the forest as they looked at the scene in front of them. Two dead demons along with an equally unconscious prince and princess, they looked towards their lord who was sitting on the ground panting as they rushed in to see if he was all right.

Inutaisho looked up and said, “I'm fine and so are they. I need to get them back to the castle so they can be treated. I want everyone to return I will take them back myself.”

The guards bowed at his command as they left the area and headed back toward the castle.

Inutaisho got up and summoned his transportation cloud as he placed his son and mate on it and then headed back towards the castle, glad that they were safe.

He arrived back at the castle and the healers were waiting for him. They took Kagome and Inuyasha from him as they tended to their wounds. They took them back to the healer's section of the castle because they wanted to check on Kagome's pup.

Inutaisho followed not willing to leave their side. He didn't know if they would be back to normal if they decided to wake up in the middle of an examination. He was told that Kagome's pup was all right and they had treated Inuyasha's wounds and it was healing.

They moved the couple up to Inuyasha's room and placed them in their bed and left them to rest. A seal was placed on the door to protect them while they were sleeping. He knew that Kagome could break his seal but while she was recovering from her ordeal they would at least be safe.

Inutaisho returned to his office to finish his research of Kagome's jewel.

As he approached his desk he saw the hawk enter his office as it landed on the many books on his desk. The hawk squawked and ruffed his feathers as he came towards him.

His friend was agitated for some reason as he quickly took the letter from him and opened it to read. His eyes grew wide as he read the detail of the battle plan that Shawn had sent back to him. He was prepared to defend his territory but not his other son's as well.

He sat down as he tried to think of what to do. This was very disturbing news and he had to send word back to Sesshomaru and tell him of the impending attack on his kingdom. He would have to somehow defeat the enemy here and then go help his eldest son defend his kingdom. They were after his mate as well so he would have to tell him of that piece of the plot.

`Mate? I didn't know that Sesshomaru had a mate. When did he get mated? And why hadn't he told me about this?' Thought Inutaisho with a growl as he continued to think.

The bird came closer to his friend as he ruffed his feathers to get attention.

Inutaisho looked up and said, “Oh, I'm sorry my dear friend.” He reached in his desk draw and pulled out the metal box and gave his friend a piece of meat from it. For some reason his friend loved these things, now what did Miroku call them, oh yes beef jerky. To him they were just dried salty meat but his friend loved them.

He continued to sit in his chair as he thought about what to do. The attack was less than two weeks away and he had to get word to his son. He looked at his friend and said, “Would you be willing to go to Sesshomaru's kingdom with a message from me? You are the only one that I can trust to deliver it.”

The hawk squawked and chirped at him. [I would be honored to help you my dear friend.]

Inutaisho smiled as he set to work to inform his eldest son on what was happening. He didn't know how much he knew but he would fill in all of the blanks. He knew that Sesshomaru had plenty of spies everywhere, that's how he got his information.

When he was done with his letter he gave it to his friend. The hawk took the letter in his beak and then opened his wings as he flew to the Eastern Land toward Lord Sesshomaru's castle. Hoping to get there in time to warn him of the impending battle against his kingdom.

Lord Inutaisho looked on as he saw his friend disappear into the sky. He hoped that he would make it in time. The battle was coming soon and there was nothing he could do to help his eldest son at the moment. He did promise to come to his aid once they had defeated the enemy on his land.

He just hoped that he could defeat the enemy here and still have enough energy to go help him at his kingdom. He sighed as he turned back to his work on finding out what kind of gem Kagome had. It might be the key to his problem.

~oOo~

The end to another chapter, the healer was the last traitor that Inutaisho had in his kingdom. No more information will be relayed back to Naraku.

Yes people in the next chapter Sesshomaru will appear with his mate. Sesshomaru will be mated with my character Jinx. She is special and she is feisty you will all have to read to find out what I mean.

Until the next chapter!

Ja ne!