InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Slave to No One ❯ Chapter 28 ( Chapter 28 )

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Chapter 28

Naraku was keeping Shawn close to him in the final days before the all out attack on the demon kingdoms. He didn't want any information to be leaked out that there was an attack pending.

He knew that someone, from within his organization, was leaking information to the demons. His spies had warned him to be on guard that they might be expecting him. He couldn't get in contact with Sunni and this worried him. He was his last spy in the demon lord's castle and he was getting his most valuable information from him.

But at the moment he had everything ready and the attack was set. They will begin their attack on both kingdoms in three days time. The advance party that was heading toward the east should be there by then.

He had sent them on ahead to get there in time to start the battle against the Eastern Lands at the same time they attacked the Western Lands. Timing was everything to him and he had to make sure that it was started at the same time or their plan would fail.

He was going with the army that was heading for the Western Lands. He wanted to see first hand when they took down the demon lord and his son. He wanted his revenge for what they had done to his Kusco.

Yes she was his. She never wanted him but he loved her. He would've done anything for her but she always went after the damn demons. She never had any desires for him and always thought of him as weak. But he will show her just how weak he really was when he takes the head of the half demon bastard that killed her. He will have his revenge.

Shawn was getting nervous as the final preparations were being made to attack the Western and Eastern Lands. His friend had come back and told him of the plan that his lord had set into motion. He also told him that once the battle started that he was to leave and return to the lord's side. His duty finally completed.

Shawn was happy about this but he still had this nagging feeling that something was going to happen and he didn't know what.

Naraku was keeping something from him and he had been unable to drag that piece of information out of him. He stayed by his side as the final preparations were made to attack the two kingdoms. He hoped with all his heart that everyone would come out of this alive in the end.

~oOo~

Kagome was sitting in the garden relaxing after a good workout that morning. She was leaning against a tree just looking at the bright sunny day as she closed her eyes and relaxed.

Her mate was close by talking to his father. They never left her alone, not since the day she was attacked in the castle. Inuyasha and his father didn't trust the guards that guarded his castle and they didn't want to take the chance that they could hurt her.

They were both very protective of her and her pup. She felt a flutter as she put her hand on her stomach and felt the pup move. She smiled knowing that it was alive and well. She was glad that she didn't loose her pup during that one attack. But something didn't feel right to her. Something was missing and after all this was over with she would have to sit down with Inuyasha and talk to him about it.

She relaxed as she started thinking about Sesshomaru's mate. She had heard from Inuyasha that his half brother had mated but that they didn't know who she was. Kagome started to concentrate on Sesshomaru's mate as a picture started to form in her mind.

She saw a young girl maybe a year older than her. She was human and there was a demon that looked like Inuyasha's father but instead of having just one stripe on each of his cheeks he had two. He wore his hair lose like Inuyasha never tying it in a low ponytail like his father. His eyes held a coldness in them that she had never seen in her mate or his father's eyes.

She could see that whenever he turned to his mate and looked at her the coldness in his eyes seemed to melt away. That meant that he loved his mate dearly. He was teaching her how to fight to make sure that she could defend herself. The girl was really good, as she was holding her own against her mate. The girl swung her sword with power as she went after him.

The clashing of the swords could be heard echoing in the training hall as they sparred. She would attack viciously as her mate would block her attacks and then encourage her to try again.

On a few occasions she did manage to get a couple of good hits and Kagome smiled when she did. She saw a lot of herself in the girl when she first started training with her mate.

Kagome continued to watch like she was in a dream, she knew that they couldn't see her or so she thought. She saw Inuyasha's brother stop his attack on his mate, as he sniffed the air. They both turned in her direction and spotted her as the male took a fighting stance in front of his mate protecting her. He moved with speed as Kagome saw him coming towards her and screamed.

Kagome woke up with a start as she was breathing hard, almost out of breath. Inuyasha and his father were at her side in an instant as Inuyasha tried to calm his mate down. Kagome was shaking so bad that Inuyasha didn't have a choice. She wouldn't calm down no matter what he did so he started to purr.

She began to calm down as he held her close to him. He stopped when she was almost asleep and looked at his mate with concern in his eyes. “Kagome what happened to make you this upset?”

Through her half foggy mind she managed to say in a whisper, “Your brother almost attacked me.” Then she fell asleep in his arms.

Inuyasha was confused as he looked to his father and asked, “What does she mean that my brother almost attacked her? He's not here.”

Inutaisho had to think for a few minutes before he could come up with a possible answer. “Your mother used to be able to see if she concentrated long enough on someone. Her body would stay here but her spirit would teleport somewhere else and she would be able to watch what they were doing. On several occasions she gave me insight on how to defeat my enemies because of these abilities.”

Inuyasha heard his father's words and then he said, “You mean to tell me that she actually saw my brother and he was able to see her and almost attacked her.”

His father nodded his head yes, “She must have that gift and if she does she must learn to control it or they could kill her. She must've seen the danger she was in and quickly came back. That's why she was upset and wouldn't calm down.”

Inuyasha looked at his mate, she was full of surprises and her abilities had grown tremendously since they have been together. He worried that his brother might attack his mate and that did not sit well with him, as he let out a low growl.

His father hearing this said, “Inuyasha, what's wrong? Why are you growling?”

Inuyasha turned to his father and said, “I will not be responsible for what happens if Sesshomaru attacks my mate. I don't care that he doesn't like me or that he doesn't recognize me as his brother. But I draw the line when it comes to my mate. He touches her, he's dead.”

Inutaisho heard his son's words and sighed, he knew that when those two got together there was going to be a fight. He just hoped that he had enough energy to stop them.

Inuyasha got up bringing Kagome with him as they headed toward the castle. He wanted her to rest so he took her back to their room.

Two hours later Kagome started to stir from her slumber, she slowly opened her eyes to see where she was. When her eyes were finally focused she saw two golden ones looking at her with concern. She smiled weakly at him as Inuyasha moved closer to his mate.

Kagome started to remember what had happened outside and saw the look on her mates face. She could tell that he was upset and this worried her. She was wondering what she might've said before she passed out. She just hoped that she didn't say anything that she would have to explain. The next thing that came out of her mate's mouth told her that she had done just that.

“Kagome what did you see when my brother was trying to attack you.” He asked with concern as he saw her wince at his question.

Kagome knew that she could never lie to her mate. He could always tell when she did. She sighed as she said; “I was wondering whom your brother was mated to that he would keep it a secret from his own father. I was thinking about it when I fell asleep and I saw her. They were practicing in the training hall, he was teaching her how to fight with a sword, and she was pretty good.”

Inuyasha eyes grew big as he said, “You saw his mate?”

Kagome nodded her head, “Yes, I saw her. Your father will be surprised to see his son's mate. Like father like son.”

Inuyasha was confused for a moment, and then it finally hit him as his eyes grew as big as saucers and he said, “He mated with a human!!”

Kagome giggled, “Yes his mate is a human, her name is Jinx and she looks to be about a year older than me. She's about my height, shoulder length black hair with a hint of blue in it. Her eyes were the most amazing thing I have ever seen. They changed color with her emotions.

The reason your brother almost attacked me was because I caught him by surprise. He wasn't expecting anyone to be there with them. I didn't think they could see me but apparently they could. He thought that I was a threat and he was only protecting his mate.

The way a certain hanyou I know protects me viciously if anyone gets close to me.” She eyed her mate with interest as he looked away from her

Inuyasha couldn't believe that his brother had mated with a human. He had put his father down because he had mated with his mother and had refused to accept him as his younger brother.

Kagome was thinking, she had to find a way to protect Sesshomaru's mate. If they got a hold of her then the Eastern Lands could fall. She formed a plan in her mind but she would need Inutaisho help if she was to pull it off, plus she needed something from him.

At that moment they heard a knock on their door as Inuyasha said, “Come in.” Inuyasha's father opened the door and came in to check on Kagome. He wanted to know if everything was all right.

Inuyasha told him what Kagome had seen and he was surprised. He never expected his eldest son to have a human mate. It made him happy that he had finally got over his hatred for humans and accepted them. With him being mated to a human it complicated things. He didn't want the enemy to get a hold of her.

He was deep in thought when he heard Kagome say, “Inuyasha, could you go downstairs and tell Kaede to send me a piece of her wonderful pie, you know the one that I like to eat. I want some but I'm too tired to go down and get it.”

Inuyasha didn't want to leave her side as she said, “Don't worry Inuyasha your father will stay with me until you come back. I'll be well protected with him here.”

Inuyasha gave in to her request as he left the room to get her what she wanted. She had been craving the strangest things lately and he would do his best to get it for her.

Once Kagome knew that he was out of hearing range she sat up and looked at Inuyasha's father and said, “I have a favor to ask and I didn't want to ask you when Inuyasha was here.”

Inutaisho raised an eyebrow at her as he went and sat in the chair next to their bed. “What kind of favor do you want?”

Kagome took a deep breath as she began her request. “I want you to give me a sword that would protect Jinx. She will need it incase they come after her so she can defend herself.

She's human and doesn't have any miko powers, so she is vulnerable to any attacks. I will give her a pendant that she could wear that will hold a concealment spell for her and hide her scent if she needs to get away from a bad situation. It will also protect her by placing a barrier around her if someone attacks.”

Inutaisho heard her request and he had to admit that it was a good one. He could get the girl a sword that she could wield. He could have it made so that it could protect and attack at the same time, but how to get her these articles. “I can get you what you want but how are we going to get them to her in time. If I send some of my soldiers it will take them about a week to reach the Eastern Lands.”

Kagome smiled as she closed her eyes and then she vanished. Inutaisho panicked when he saw her disappear, then he felt a gentle touch on his shoulder. He quickly turned to find Kagome standing right next to him.

“I can teleport to where she is and give her the sword and the pendant.” Oh this didn't sit well with Inutaisho. He wasn't about to let her go to his son's kingdom when he almost attacked her before.

“Kagome, can you teleport more than just yourself?” He asked with interest.

Kagome furrowed her eyebrows together and asked, “I don't understand.”

Inutaisho tried to explain. “I'm not about to let you teleport to Sesshomaru's kingdom without me. If he finds you there he will attack and kill you. He has already targeted you as an enemy.”

Kagome had to suppress a sigh, `Why is it that they all have to be so protective all the time. I can handle this on my own.' Then she started to think about her last meeting with his eldest son and she shivered, he did have a good point.

“Yes, I can teleport more than one person with me.” She finally said.

Inutaisho smiled as he said, “It will take me a day to fashion a sword for the girl that would protect her. But we will need to subdue Inuyasha because I don't want those two to meet just yet. He's already upset that he tried to attack you.”

Kagome thought for a moment and then she said, “I could put another sleeping spell on him and then we can go, but he's getting good at breaking my spells, we won't have much time.”

“That will be enough, we don't have to be there for very long, just long enough to give her the things that will protect her. I will let you know when I have the sword ready.” He said with a smile. Then he heard the sound of running feet as he said, “Inuyasha is coming back.”

Kagome quickly got back into bed as she laid down and a few seconds later her mate came into the room with what she wanted.

Kagome smiled at her mate as he brought her the piece of pie she had requested, it was french silk chocolate, her favorite. His father said his goodbyes and left the two of them alone.

As he walked he summoned the blacksmith to his office. When he arrived Inutaisho had removed one of his fangs and he gave it to the blacksmith, he told him to fashion a sword with it. He told him what kind of power should be bestowed on the sword as the blacksmith took the fang and went to work. He had only one day to get it done.

He walked over by the window as he gazed out at the afternoon sun. He watched as the birds were playing in the near distance, and he was deep in thought, `Kagome will never seize to amaze me. She cares for everyone even if they tried to kill her. Her heart is pure and I have no doubt that she could get us there and back with no problem.'

He stayed in his office as he tried to think of what he was going to say to his eldest son once they finally meet, after all these years.

~oOo~

Sesshomaru and Jinx were sparring with their swords when she saw her mate stop and turned to see a strange girl standing off to the side watching what they were doing. She was surprised to see her there because her mate's barriers protected this area and nothing could get through it.

She saw her mate get in front of her to protect her as he growled at the intruder. He leaped to attack as Jinx yelled, “Stop Sesshy!” But by the time he had reached were the girl was standing she had simply vanished.

Jinx walked slowly to her mate to try to calm him down. He was upset at losing his prey. “Sesshy? Do you know who she was?”

Sesshomaru shook his head, “No I don't know who she was, but she will not be so lucky the next time. I will kill her for coming here.”

Jinx was shocked to hear her mate talking like this. She didn't do anything wrong. She was just standing there looking at them practicing. She didn't make any move to attack or to do them any harm. “Sesshy, you will not kill her do you understand.”

Sesshomaru looked at his mate like she was crazy. “If she shows up here again she will die. I will not have her reporting back to that human bastard that you are here.”

Jinx's anger was starting to peek as her eyes turned red. Sesshomaru knew that look and he was about to pay for his remark. “Sesshomaru, you touch her without first finding out why she was even here, and you will regret it.”

Sesshomaru knew what she meant. Whenever she called him by his full name he knew he was in trouble with her. He had gotten her angry before and she left him high and dry for weeks. He couldn't take it, he had to resort to something he had never done in his entire life, he had to beg for her forgiveness before she would let him have her. He sighed as he said, “Alright, first I will find out what she wants then I will kill her.”

He heard an angry growl come from his mate as he moved away from her. Then he corrected himself and said, “Alright I won't kill her.”

Jinx smiled as she stepped up to her mate and laid her head against his shoulder. She nuzzled him under his chin and said, “Mate” with a purr.

Sesshomaru wrapped his arms around her small waist as he said, “Mate.”

Everything was good between them as they got back to their practicing. But the whole time they were practicing Sesshomaru was thinking about that strange female that had appeared there in the training hall.

~oOo~

The next day Lord Inutaisho told Kagome that he had the sword ready. Kagome nodded her understanding and she told him that they could leave after lunch when she went to take her nap. Inuyasha always joined her and then she could place him in a sleeping spell.

He agreed and told her that he would be in his office when she was ready. When they were done practicing for the day they went and ate their lunch. Afterward they went to their room to get some much needed rest as Inuyasha joined his mate.

Once they had laid down to rest, she put the sleeping spell on her mate. She hated to do it but she didn't have a choice, she knew that he would attack his brother and that was something that they couldn't afford right now.

She slowly made her way out of the bed as she walked out the door without making any noise. She placed a seal on the door to make sure that no one could enter the room while she was away. She turned and made her way toward Inutaisho office.

When she got there she knocked on his door and she heard a gentle, “Come in.” She walked in to find Inutaisho standing by the window looking out towards the east. She guessed that he was thinking about his other son.

Inutaisho turned towards Kagome as he asked, “Is Inuyasha all right?”

“Yes, I put the sleeping spell on him. But we don't have much time, he is already trying to break it as we speak.” Said Kagome with concern.

He nodded his understanding as he grabbed the sword he had made for Jinx and went and stood by her side. Kagome concentrated and said, “Jinx is with Sesshomaru at the moment so be prepared for when we pop in on them. I really don't want to die today and I don't want to hurt him.”

Inutaisho understood as he held Kagome around her waist and she started to concentrate again. In a blink of an eye she had teleported them to Sesshomaru's bedchambers. Kagome felt the arm around her waist tighten and she was quickly moved aside as a set of claws came towards them.

Inutaisho upon appearing in his son's bedchambers saw him attack immediately. He grabbed Kagome and moved her out of the way as he sidestepped his son's attack. He growled as he said, “Sesshomaru!!! Stand down or I will take you down!”

Sesshomaru finally got his senses back as he stopped his attack and looked up to see his father standing there with a strange girl. He recognized the wench as the one that was in the training hall yesterday. He growled as he said, “What's she doing here? Who is she?”

“SESSHOMARU!!!” They heard a girls voice screech in the room as the demons covered their ears to protect them. “What did I tell you about attacking her?”

Jinx was pissed that her mate, he had gone back on his word not to attack the girl if they saw her again. She was making her way towards him when she stopped and looked at her mate with red eyes. She was pissed to high heaven and he was about to bear the full weight of her anger.

Kagome stepped out from behind Inutaisho and said, “I'm sorry, I'm the cause of all the fighting. But we had to come here before the attack on your kingdom and this was the only way to get here quickly.”

Jinx turned toward the girl and said, “I am sorry, but my mate can get a little bit hot headed at times.”

Kagome giggled as she said, “He's no different than my mate or his father.” She looked at Inutaisho who was staring at the girl with interest.

Sesshomaru came out of his numbness as he said, “Jinx, I would like to introduce you to my father, Lord Inutaisho, Lord of the Western Lands.”

Inutaisho inclined his head toward the girl as he turned to his eldest son and said with a growl. “I have come here to give your mate something that will protect her incase she gets attack. I was hurt that you wouldn't even tell your own father that you have mated. Do you hate me so much that you would keep your mating a secret from me?”

Sesshomaru bowed his head in shame. He didn't hate his father. He fully understood why he had mated with that human so long ago.

Inutaisho turned towards Jinx and said, “Jinx, I have a gift for you. This sword will protect you incase you are attacked. It has the power to defeat your enemy, all you have to do is call upon it.”

He handed the sword to her as she took it. Jinx was honored that her mate's father cared enough for her to give her something to protect her. She looked down and saw the most amazing sword she had ever seen. It held power in it as she pulled the sword from its sheath, and it grew into a large fang. The sword was big but it felt light as a feather in her hand. She didn't have any problems wielding the sword as she moved it from side to side.

Her eyes about fell out of her head when she saw the power that radiated from it and she said with gratitude, “Thank you, my Lord! It's very beautiful.”

Kagome had been watching with interest as she stepped forward and said, “Hello, my name is Kagome.”

Jinx eyes went wide as she said, “Your Princess Kagome!”

Kagome giggled and said, “Yes I am, I also have a gift for you. This pendant will protect you, it will put up a strong barrier that will prevent anything from reaching you.”

She handed the pendant to the girl as she leaned forward and said in her ear, “The pendant also holds a concealment spell that will change what you look like and your scent. It will make you look like a demon to allow you to leave without anyone noticing. All you have to say is `demon form' to transform into a demon and `human form' to transform back.”

Jinx giggled as she took the pendant from the princess and said her thanks.

Sesshomaru was listening the whole time and when the wench said that she was the princess he realized his error. He stepped forward as he heard a growl come from his father to keep away from Kagome. He continued to walk towards Kagome and he stopped, when the growls became threatening, in front of her and said, “I'm sorry Princess. I meant no disrespect. I didn't know you were Princess Kagome.”

Kagome smiled and said, “Like I said before, you're no different from your brother he is very protective of me. He is more protective of me now that I'm having his pup.”

Sesshomaru's eyes went wide at her statement. If he had attacked and killed her he would've killed the pup too.

Kagome turned to Inutaisho and said, “We have to go. Inuyasha is about to break the spell I put on him and if he finds me gone he will tear the castle apart looking for me.”

Inutaisho agreed as Kagome came to stand by his side. He looked at his son and said, “When I have defeated the threat in my kingdom I will come here to help you fight the enemy.”

Inutaisho nodded toward Kagome as she started to concentrate and they both disappeared from sight.

Jinx walked over to her mate and said, “When all of this is over Sesshomaru, you have some explaining to do to your father. You hurt him deeply by not telling him the truth about me and you hurt me because it means that you're ashamed of me.” She turned and walked away from him leaving him to his thoughts.

How did he get himself into this mess? His father was mad at him for not telling him that he had mated and now his mate was mad at him for not telling his father about her. `She thinks that I'm ashamed of her but I'm not. I love her and I would do anything to protect her.'

He went after his mate to see if she could ever forgive him for what he did. When he reached her she was in the training hall practicing with her new sword. He approached with care because the sword possessed great power. His father must've had the sword made from one of his fangs for it to have such power.

“Jinx, can you ever forgive me for not telling my father about you?” He asked with concern in his voice. His mate wouldn't turn around to face him or answer his question.

Jinx was pissed that he never told his father that he had mated with her. It hurt her deeply that he thought of her as unworthy or weak. She finally turned toward her mate as she had a gleam in her eye.

She walked over to him as she started to purr and started to lick his neck. She knew that this would drive him crazy with desire and she was about to teach her mate a lesson.

Sesshomaru's eyes went wide as his mate started to lick his neck. It sent a wave of desire through his body as he pulled her closer to him. He started to smell her arousal as he started to lick her neck in response.

Jinx was enjoying the attention he was giving her neck. She loved it when he did that to her as it sent her blood boiling. She remembered what he had done to her as she allowed him to continue with his actions. When she felt that she had her mate aroused enough she pulled away from his embrace, as she started to walk away to practice with her sword.

Sesshomaru couldn't believe that his mate had walked away from him like that. He wanted her and she had gotten his blood going. He tried to reach her as she quickly turned around and brought the sword in front of her to stop his approach.

Sesshomaru's eyes went wide as his mate stopped him from approaching. “Jinx, what are you doing? I thought that you forgave me for not telling my father about you.”

Jinx eyes turned red with anger as she said, “I don't forgive you for what you have done. You hurt me in the worst way possible. Your father comes all this way to give me a sword to protect me and he didn't even know that I was your mate.

If it hadn't been for the princess he still wouldn't know that you were mated. Are you that ashamed of me that you couldn't tell your own father the truth! That you mated with a human! Your brother doesn't have a problem mating with a human.”

Jinx saw her mate withered from her verbal assault. He backed away from her not knowing what to do. She was pissed and there was no way that she was going to forgive him at the moment. She had left him with desire as a form of punishment. He turned and left the training hall. He needed to let her cool down before he could talk to her again.

~oOo~

Kagome and Inutaisho arrived back in his office as he let go of Kagome. He looked at her with concern as she looked tired and worn. “Kagome, why don't you go back and lay down for a while you need your rest.”

Kagome nodded her head that she understood then she felt when her mate broke her spell. She turned white as a ghost as she quickly concentrated and teleported to their bathroom before her mate fully woke up from his sleep.

She made believe that she was using the facilities when she walked out to see a very pissed off hanyou standing right in front of her. He growled as he said, “Why did you put a sleeping spell on me?”

Kagome smiled as she said, “I wanted to see if you could break it. It's the strongest one that I can cast and if you could break my spell then I know that I have taught you well.”

She started to walk back to the bed when she went weak in the knees and was about to hit the ground. Inuyasha caught her and picked her up in his arms. He took her back to the bed where he laid her down.

He was concerned. He didn't know what was wrong that would cause her to go weak like this. She has never shown any of the signs that the pup was taking away her energy, but now she was, and this concerned him.

Kagome fell asleep and this pleased him, he knew that she was resting. He caught a new scent on her that he had never smelled before. It smelled of mandarin and it was sweet and pleasing to his nose. He started to growl, as he finally understood what had happen.

Kagome had placed that sleeping spell on him so she could go somewhere without him and he didn't like it in the least bit. He got up as he left their bedchambers and went towards his father's office.

When he reached his father's office he knocked on the door and he heard a gentle, “Enter.”

He opened the door to find his father sitting behind his desk, as he was deep in thought. He walked over to him and said, “I want to know where you and Kagome went today that you had to put me under a sleeping spell.”

Inutaisho looked up at his son and saw the anger in his eyes. He knew that he and Kagome had gone somewhere today and he was pissed. When he didn't see Kagome with him as he asked, “Where's Kagome? Has something happened to her?”

Inuyasha took a deep breath and said, “She was coming out of the bathroom and almost fell. I had to carry her back to the bed and lay her down. She fell asleep exhausted. I caught the scent of mandarin on her and I knew that she had lied to me. You both know that I hate it when she breaks her word to me so why did you leave the castle?”

Inutaisho sighed as he said, “Inuyasha please sit down, we need to talk.”

Inuyasha moved to the chair in front of his father's desk and sat down as he heard his father start to speak. “Inuyasha don't be mad at Kagome for wanting to do something that was in her heart. She wanted to go and see Jinx to give her a necklace that would help protect her if she is attacked.

Kagome, like you, doesn't want to see the Eastern Lands fall into the hands of that human that has been after you all these months. She has a pure heart and she has the best intension.

I wouldn't let her go by herself which is why she is exhausted. But we couldn't let you come along and start a fight with your brother, for what she had said earlier. She knew that you would attack him because he was trying to hurt her.”

He was staring at his son as he saw all of his emotions running through his features, the rage, anger, hurt, and defeat. He saw his son look up from his lap and said, “I would've been mad but I could have understood if she told me the truth about where she was going. You know that I don't want to let her out of my sight. But I can never deny her anything either. I'm hurt that you both don't trust me enough to make my own decisions.”

“I'm sorry that we didn't trust you but under the circumstances we couldn't take the chance. If it's any consolation we weren't gone for that long, maybe 15 minutes max.” He looked at his son with a smile as he continued, “and you might want to know that Sesshomaru might be, at this very moment, in the dog house with his mate. He never told her that he hadn't spoken to me about his mating. If you think Kagome's temper is bad then you should see his mates temper. She puts Kagome's to shame.”

Inuyasha had to chuckle at his fathers comment. Knowing that his brother was in trouble with his mate made up for him not going along with them. He stood as he said, “I'm going back to Kagome. I want to make sure that she and the pup are all right.” He turned and walked out of his father's office feeling a little better and not as mad at his mate for wanting to help his brother's mate.

He knew that she had a big heart and that it was pure. That's why he fell in love with her in the first place. She cared for everyone and that's something he had to learn to live with.

He walked back into their room and saw his mate still sleeping on the bed. He went over to her and laid down beside her as he pulled her into his embrace. He sighed, he was glad that she was safe and that nothing had happened to her as he fell asleep with his mate in his arms.

~oOo~

King Higurashi was in his office making plans to send his soldiers to the Eastern and Western lands. Lord Inutaisho had been keeping him informed about what was happening in the west. He had informed him of the impending attacks on both the demon kingdoms. He was making plans of his own when he heard a knock on his door and he said, “Come in.”

He had informed all of his men that the enemy was tapping into the security cameras. They were all instructed to keep matters of the Eastern and Western lands a secret whenever they spoke in his study.

He saw one of his commanders walking in and said, “My Lord, we have received word that the Northern armies are amassing on our boarders and they are getting ready to attack our kingdom.” This news surprised him. He didn't expect the Northern Lands to join in the fight.

He nodded his head in understanding as he said, “Get our army ready, we are to move to the northern boarders to defend our land. If they want a fight then we will give it to them.”

His commander bowed as he left his office to do his bidding. King Higurashi stayed behind deep in thought. `So Naraku wants the Southern Lands too. Well he's in for the fight of his life if he thinks he can take the Eastern, Western, and Southern Lands. This will be the fight that will decide the fate of all of the slaves. It's a fight that we must win in order to live in peace.'

King Higurashi stood as he left his office to join his men. He saw his army moving as they headed towards the north to do battle. He sent word to Lord Inutaisho of the impending attack from the north and that he would do his best to win the fight. He only asked that he protect his daughter and his family from getting hurt if anything ever happened to him.

~oOo~

Kagome was having a dream, a dream that told her the possible outcome to the battle that was coming. She saw the Western Lands winning their fight against the army that was sent to defeat them.

Once they had won the battle in the Western Lands they all left to fight in the Eastern Lands. The battle there was a bloody one, they finally defeated the enemy but it had taken everything that she and Inuyasha had to defeat them.

She saw another battle taking place and this one she didn't know about. She saw her father's army moving towards the north to do battle. It was a bloody battle as they fought against incredible odds. She saw her father's army loosing the battle as they came after him. She saw him go down as she yelled, “DADDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Kagome was struggling in Inuyasha's arms as she tried to get away from her mate. She was screaming for her father as Inuyasha tried to prevent her from hurting herself. She continued to fight as she let go a blast of her miko powers that threw Inuyasha against the wall as she finally got out of his embrace.

Inutaisho upon hearing Kagome's scream ran out of his office heading towards his son's room. When he arrived he entered the room to see Kagome attacking his son. She was out of control as she tried to leave to reach her father before something happened to him.

Inutaisho prevented her from leaving the room as he blocked her escape. She was weak from the attack on her mate and she still had not fully recovered from her ordeal of teleporting.

Kagome stopped as she saw Inuyasha's father standing right in front of her, blocking her way out of the room. “Get out of my way!! I have to go and find my father before he gets killed.”

Inutaisho knew that there would be no reasoning with her as he rushed forward and he caught her off guard. He squeezed the back of her neck and she fell unconscious in his arms.

He quickly put her down on the bed as he went to check on his son, to see if he was all right. He was unconscious on the floor as he picked him up and laid him on the bed next to his mate.

A few minutes later Inuyasha started to stir as he started to remember what had happened. He quickly sat up looking for his mate and he saw her sleeping next to him. He breathed a sigh of relief to see her there when he caught the scent of his father sitting next to him.

Inutaisho looked at his son with concern. He didn't know what had happened to make Kagome this upset about wanting to leave. “Inuyasha what happened? What was Kagome saying about her father?”

Inuyasha turned to his father and said, “I don't know, she woke up screaming her head off, saying that she had to reach her father before he got killed. I tried to calm her down so I could learn what she was talking about but she lost it. She blasted me with her miko powers as she finally got away from me and that's the last thing I remember.”

“Inuyasha, Kagome might've seen what is to happen in the future and that's what upset her. If what she is saying is true then the northern lands have stepped into the fight. Her father might've gone to take care of the threat knowing that we're about to be attacked, and he didn't want to ask for help.

I will have to send a company of my soldiers to see if they could help him in this fight. We can't let Kagome leave, if she does she might get hurt.” Inutaisho grew more concerned as the time passed.

He knew that he would be spreading his forces thin but he had no choice. He needed to keep Kagome safe and she wasn't about to stay under his protection if her father was in danger.

Inuyasha agreed with his father as he turned to see if his mate was all right. She seemed to be resting for the moment but he didn't know for how long. He knew that when she woke up she would be upset and will want to leave to go to her father.

He just hoped that he could stop her the next time. He didn't want to hurt her but he was determined to protect her and his pup. If he had to subdue her in order to do this then he would.

Inutaisho left his sons room and headed toward his office. He needed to get things prepared if he was sending a company of his soldiers to help the king.

He entered his office and started going through all of his papers for his battle plan. He was looking for the best place to remove a company of his soldiers from the battle and then replace them with what he had left. He found a place and was making adjustments to his plan when he heard a hurried knock on his door as he looked up from his work and said, “Come in.”

A young Inu Youkai entered his office in a hurry. He had seen this youkai before. He had been King Higurashi's runner before and had brought him countless communications from Kagome's father. He was out of breath as he gave him a letter from his master.

Inutaisho took the letter and quickly opened it to see what was going on. As he read the letter he discovered that Kagome had been correct in her premonitions about her father. He has gone north to fight the northern army amassing at his boarders. He was asking him to keep his daughter safe and that if anything was to happen to him to please protect his family.

He looked up from the letter and asked, “Has the King left any soldiers behind to guard his family?”

The young Inu Youkai finally caught his breath as he said, “Yes my Lord, he as left two companies of his soldiers and all of the slaves from the house. Our mistress will be well protected. We will not let anyone do her harm. This we have sworn to our master.”

Inutaisho was happy to hear this. “Tell the human commander that is left in the rear that I'm sending a company of my best soldiers to help the king in his battle. That when we're done here we will leave to help the southern armies defeat the north.”

The Inu Youkai was happy to hear this as he bowed and left his office to go home.

Inutaisho returned to what he was doing as he called his commander into his office to plan for the shift in forces. He still didn't want Inuyasha or Kagome to fight in this battle if he could help it. They had to be protected at all cost.

~oOo~

Kagome started to stir after about two hours of her being asleep. Inuyasha was sitting by her side as he watched her. He was concerned for her safety but he was determined that she will listen to what he had to say.

His father had come back and told him that Kagome had been right in her vision. He had received word that her father had left to go fight the northern army and that he requested that he keep Kagome safe and protect his family if anything ever happened to him. He knew that his mate would want to leave to go after her father but they had to stay and meet the threat to the Western Lands first.

Kagome slowly opened her eyes to see that her mate was sitting right next to her. She started to remember everything that happened from before as she quickly sat up. She found herself being pushed back down to the bed with force as Inuyasha pinned her there preventing her from leaving.

Kagome became angry as she said, “Inuyasha let me go! I have to find my father before something happens to him. He's in danger and I have to help him.”

Inuyasha held her tight as he said, “No Kagome, I will not let you go. I want you to listen to what I have to say. I'm not about to let you leave here and get hurt because you want to go after your father.”

Kagome was enraged as she said; “You can't stop me from going after my father! I don't want to see him get hurt any more than you want to see your father die. You have your father here and you know that he is safe but my father is heading into danger and he will die unless I help him”

Inuyasha lowered his ears to his head as he held on to his mate. He was hurt by her words. He had his father but she didn't and she wanted to go to him. He put his feeling aside for the moment as he looked at his mate and said, “No, I'm not letting you go. You are going to listen to what I have to say.”

Kagome wasn't listening to her mate as her anger grew. She let go of another one of her miko blast but this time it had no affect on her mate. He was still holding her down, pinning her to the bed, with the look of determination in his eyes.

She stopped her struggling as she finally calmed down and looked at her mate. Tears were running out of her eyes as she said, “All right I will listen to what you have to say.”

Inuyasha took a deep breath as he tried to explain to his stubborn mate, `yes' he thought, `she is more stubborn than me.'

“Kagome I'm not going to let you leave the safety of our kingdom to go after your father. He has requested that we keep you and your family safe. He has gone north to fight the threat of the Northern Kingdom but my father has sent some of our soldiers to help him. Try to think back to your dream. Did you see any demons fighting along side your father when he was defeated.”

Kagome closed her eyes and started to concentrate on her dream. She saw her father's army but she didn't see any demons soldiers fighting along side him. She looked at her mate and she said, “I didn't see any demons soldiers fighting along side him when I saw him go down.”

“So there is a possibility that the future has already been changed with my father sending some of our soldiers to help your father. Koishii I don't want you to get hurt or the pup. It will kill me if something was to happen to you.

Once we have defeated the threat here and in the Eastern Lands then we will head north to help your father, but you have to give us a chance.” Said Inuyasha as he eyed his mate to see if he had her word that she wouldn't try to leave the Western Lands.

Kagome was fighting with her inner self as she opened her eyes and looked at her mate. She desperately wanted to believe that everything was going to work out and that her father would not get hurt during the battle.

She began to cry as she let her sorrow fill her heart. She was helpless to help her father and the only thing she could do was to help her mate protect the Western and Eastern Lands and then go off to fight to the north.

Inuyasha saw his mate crying as he picked her up in his arms. He held her tight in his embrace, as he was trying to offer her some words of comfort. “Don't worry Kagome, we will make sure that nothing happens to your father.”

Kagome heard his words as she continued to cry and held onto her mate for comfort. She knew that he would try to keep his word to her and this thought made her feel better. She was gently being rocked to sleep as she heard her mate's purrs. She welcomed the sleep he was putting her in. With her emotional upset she was exhausted and she didn't think she could go to sleep on her own.

Inuyasha finally felt when Kagome fell asleep in his arms. He laid her down on the bed and saw for the first time the restful sleep she was in. There were still lines of tension on her beautiful face as she finally rested.

He breathed a sigh of relief as his whole body ached. He had with stood the attack of her miko powers, but if she had attacked him again he wouldn't have been able to resist the attack. He was lucky that she only blasted him once. He was exhausted as he laid down next to her and pulled her into his embrace. He finally fell asleep after their ordeal.

~oOo~

The next morning Kagome started to move as a pair of strong arms tightened around her body preventing her from leaving. She looked behind her to see her mate eyes with a worried look in them. She sighed and said, “Inuyasha, could you please let me go. I have to go to the bathroom. I promise not to leave and go after my father.”

Inuyasha heard the defeated tone to her words and released her from his embrace.

Kagome sighed as she got up and went into the bathroom to get cleaned up. Inuyasha got up as well as he got dressed and waited for his mate to come out before he went in to get cleaned up.

When he came out of the bathroom he saw his mate standing by the window looking out over the horizon, she was depressed about not going after her father. He walked over to her and put his arms around her body and said, “Kagome, please don't be upset about not being able to go after your father. We will protect him to make sure that nothing happens to him.

I give you my word that as soon as we defeat the enemy here and in the Eastern Lands we will all go and fight in the north. We will win this battle and we will finally get to live in peace the way we always wanted to live.”

Kagome heard his words and turned in his embrace as she hugged her mate in return. “I know that you will try to keep your word to me and I have already said that I won't leave here to go after my father. But I can't help but worry about him, until all this is over with.” She looked at her mate as the tears were coming down her cheeks.

Inuyasha leaned down and licked her tears away as he said, “Maybe some training will help you get rid of some of your frustrations.”

Kagome smiled at her mate and said, “You know that you will be the receiver of all of my frustrations.”

Inuyasha smiled, “I know but afterwards I can make you feel a whole lot better.” He gave her neck a long wet lick as he felt his mate shiver in his arms. Her arousal was peaked as she heard his words.

She knew that he would do anything to make her feel better and this pleased her, “You know that you will have to make it extra special.”

He growled with pleasure as he said, “You know I will.” And leaned in and kissed her passionately. They broke apart for lack of air as they were both panting. He grabbed her hand as he kissed it and then together they went downstairs to get some breakfast.

This time when they entered the kitchen they were greeted by the real Miroku and Sango and they looked starved. Kagome giggled as she saw her friend then she felt the mental touch from her mate as he said, `Koishii, I know where they have been for the past three days.'

They continued to walk into the kitchen as she asked, `alright where were they for the last three days?'

Inuyasha laughed in his head as he said, `do you remember when we had our little bet and I won.' He heard her `yes' as he continued. `Well, do you remember that we spent three days in my room and all the fun we had during that time, that we never came out.'

Kagome looked at her mate and saw the smile that went across his face as she remembered what he had said about that time. `You don't mean to tell me that Sango went into heat.'

Inuyasha smiled grew ten fold and she knew that what he was saying was true. Sango had gone into heat and now it was over.

They both sat down at the table as Kaede brought them their breakfast and they offered her their thanks. Kagome turned to Sango and said, “Sango, I thought you said you wanted to come to practice with us three days ago. I was waiting for you to show up but you never came to join us. Where were you?”

Kagome had the satisfaction of seeing her friend turn bright red as she said, “Umm, I'm sorry that we didn't make it to the practice but we were kind of detained.” Said an embarrassed Sango.

“Don't worry Sango I'm sure that you will make up for it in training, because if you think I'm going to go easy on you then think again. I want to see how much you have been practicing.” Kagome eyed her friend with interest as Sango turned bright red again.

They all finished their breakfast as they left the kitchen and headed toward the training field. Sango had her Hiraikotsu with her. The weapon was almost as big as she was but she handled it just fine as she easily lifted the weapon onto her back and continued to walk with Kagome toward the training field.

When the couples reached the training field they broke off as each pair went to opposite sides of the field and did there warm up exercises. Miroku and Sango watched as Kagome and Inuyasha went through their warm up exercises with their swords. They were moving with precession, as they seemed to move as one. They started to move faster as they both watched in awe.

Miroku and Sango looked at each other and then swallowed hard. They knew that they had made a big mistake in wanting to practice with them. It was obvious that they had been practicing with each other for a long time because their moment were fluid.

Once Kagome and Inuyasha were done with their warm up exercises, they looked toward their friend as Kagome said, “Are you two ready to practice?”

Miroku looked at his mate as she nodded her head to him. He looked at his friends and said, “Yes, we're ready, but remember that we are not experts like you two.”

Kagome smiled as she moved off to the side and Sango followed her as Miroku and Inuyasha faced off.

Kagome put her hands behind her back as she told her friend, “Alright Sango, lets see what you've got. I want you to come at me and attack.”

Sango's eyes grew wide as she heard her friend's statement. “Kagome, aren't you going to defend yourself? You know that I could hurt you with this thing if it hits you.”

Kagome smiled and said, “Don't worry Sango you won't even touch me with that thing.”

Sango was enraged by her friend's statement, as she got ready to attack. She had already told her friend to defend herself so she went after her with full force. She let her Hiraikotsu go as it spun towards her friend.

Kagome saw the weapon coming towards her as she quickly sidestepped her attack. The weapon continued to go past her as she eyed her friend with interest. She saw the smile on Sango's face and knew that something was wrong, the hair behind her neck started to stand up indicating that there was danger, as she moved quickly out of the way of the weapon coming back to its owner.

Kagome landed in a crouched position as she looked at her friend and smiled, `so, she's serious about our fight. Then I must not disappoint her.'

Kagome moved with lighting speed as she went after her friend.

Sango seeing that Kagome was making her attack was ready to block. She held her weapon in front of her as she blocked Kagome's kick. Sango continued to block as Kagome came after her. Sango had to admit that her friend was strong but she finally got her second wind back and she started her own attack.

Kagome was caught off guard as Sango made her attack. She was dodging all of her kicks and weapon swings as she moved with speed. At one point Sango was about to smash her head open with her Hiraikotsu when Kagome put a barrier up and pushed her friend away from her as she slowly stood.

Sango landed on her butt as a strong barrier pushed her back, her mate had taught her what to do when this happened. She slowly got back up and pulled her katanas from her waistband, as she got ready for the fight. It was now time for her to use her twin swords in the fight to see how well Kagome will fair against her.

Kagome smiled as she saw the swords being drawn from their sheaths. She grabbed her sword as well as she unsheathed it and grew in size. She had the satisfaction of seeing her friend take a couple of steps back.

`Shit! I didn't know that Kagome's sword could do that! I know that she's strong but this is going to get hard. I don't know if I can defeat her.' Sango eyed her friend as she decided on what to do. She got the look of determination in her eyes as she went after her friend with her swords.

Kagome had to be quick. Sango was pretty good with her twin blades. She attacked without mercy as she blocked all of her friend's attacks with her sword. Kagome held her own against Sango never letting her push her back as she fought with her friend.

Kagome was not even using a 10th of her powers as she fought. She was getting a nice work out before she went after her mate. He was the real threat and he could be very vicious when he attacked. She continued to fight her friend as she kept pushing her to do better.

~oOo~

Miroku and Inuyasha were facing off as the girls moved off to the side. Inuyasha looked at his friend while he crossed his arms over his chest and said, “Are you sure that you're up for this. I know where you have been for the last three days and I know that you must be tired right about now. So we don't have to do this.”

Miroku heard his friend's statement and he smirked as he said, “What's the matter Inuyasha? Are you afraid that I might beat you in this little training session.”

Inuyasha smirked at his friend's statement as he said, “I was only trying to save you the embarrassment of getting your ass kicked, but if you really want the humiliation, then I'm gamed.”

Miroku swallowed hard as he got ready to fight.

Inuyasha saw when his friend got ready for his attack. He went after him with his claws as his friend defended himself.

Miroku saw Inuyasha coming towards him. He smirked, as he sent his binding spell towards his friend to subdue him. He knew that he couldn't break out of his spell as he watched and the smirk fell from his face.

Inuyasha saw what his friend was going to do and raised his hand and stopped his spell from reaching him as he continued going towards his friend. He saw the smirk leave his face as his claws came down. His friend quickly jumped away from his attacked that hit the ground where he was standing not a few moments ago.

Inuyasha stood as he turned toward his friend and attacked again.

Miroku had to think fast as he brought up his staff and put up a barrier to stop his attack. They were both pushing each other back to see who was the stronger of the two.

Inuyasha easily won that battle as he pushed Miroku with such force that he landed about 10 feet away from where he was. Miroku stood as he looked at his friend and smiled.

Inuyasha knew that he had caught his friend by surprise at his new strength. They had not fought in a long time and he was much stronger than before. He wasn't even using any of his newfound powers as he looked at Miroku.

Miroku couldn't believe the amount of power that his friend had as he continued to catch his breath. He will have to step up his attacks if he even hoped to beat his friend. He saw the smile on his friends face as he started to make his move. It was about time that his friend learned that he was a lot stronger than he was letting on.

Inuyasha came at his friend again as he saw him getting ready for his attack. He felt his power level increased 10 fold as he dodged his friend's attack. A powerful beam of light came towards him as it barely missed him and he came to a stop.

A smile crept across Inuyasha face as he said, “Well I see that you are a lot stronger than you were letting on. Now lets see how strong you really are.”

Miroku smiled as he attacked his friend again. His fire beam was the strongest attack he had and he was going to take him down with it. His eyes flashed red as he attacked his friend with his full power. He didn't see Inuyasha move away from his attack as it went towards him.

Inuyasha stood still as he saw his friend attack. He put up his hands as Miroku's attack hit him full force. He repelled his attack with little effort on his part as he sent the blast toward the sky.

Miroku eyes grew big as he saw his friend deflect his blast into the sky. He was a lot stronger than he was letting on. His powers had grown since the last time he had fought with his friend and he now knew that he couldn't beat him.

He was the most powerful hanyou he had ever meet and he now knew why he was mated to Kagome. It was their destiny that put them together and they were destined to free all of the youkai from their enslavement.

Miroku stopped his attack as he kneeled on one knee in front of his friend and said, “My Lord, you have won this battle. Your strength is great and I pledge my loyalty to you and your mate. You are the one destined to free this land from all the slavery and I will help you in your task.”

Inuyasha couldn't believe what his friend was saying, “What are you talking about Miroku? We were just practicing. I thought that you wanted to get better so you could teach your mate how to protect herself. This wasn't a real fight.”

Miroku remained on his knee as he said, “It may had started out as a practice session my lord but when I upped my power level it became a challenge. You met it full force and you repelled my attack like it was nothing. You are the stronger youkai here and I yield the fight to you.”

Inuyasha didn't know what to think. This was only supposed to be a training session and it quickly grew into something much more as Miroku pledged his loyalty to him. “I accept your loyalty Miroku, you are my friend and we will always fight at each others side.”

Miroku stood as he faced his friend. “You do me great honor by letting me fight along side you and your father.”

They both heard a cry as they both turned to their mates. They saw Sango on the ground flat on her back with Kagome standing right beside her with her arms crossed over her chest expecting Sango to get up.

Inuyasha sighed as he said to his friend, “If you would excuse me Miroku, I will get my mate away from yours. She is in a pissed off mood this morning and she needs to let out her frustrations before she will feel better. You are both welcome to watch if you desire.”

Miroku saw as Inuyasha pulled his sword from its sheath and went after his mate. He saw Kagome quickly pull her sword out as she met his attacked head on. They were fighting with such intensity that it took both Miroku and Sango by surprised.

They watched as they both sparred for about an hour before they both called it a draw.

Kagome was breathing hard as her mate came towards her. He picked her up in his arms and asked, “Did you get rid of all of your frustrations?”

Kagome smiled as she said, “Yes, it's all gone now.” She laid her head on his shoulder as he brought her closer to him and then he whispered; “Now I will make it very special for you.”

He had the satisfaction of seeing his mate blush as he rushed toward the castle with his mate in his arms as they left Miroku and Sango in the training field.

Sango looked up at her mate and said, “Did you know they were that powerful?”

Miroku looked at his mate, “No, I didn't know they were that powerful. Inuyasha's power has increased to a level that has not been seen in centuries. He has mahoutsukai powers as well, which makes him very powerful. Kagome must've shown him how to use it. He can stop anyone of my attacks without even trying.”

Sango eyes grew big when he said that Inuyasha had mahoutsukai powers. She didn't think that a hanyou could have miko powers, but from what her mate was telling her he did. “I must've been crazy to ask to train with them. They're way too powerful for us to even get a hit in. I know that I didn't even get to touch Kagome. How about you, did you even hurt Inuyasha?”

A small chuckle escaped her mates lips as he said, “No Sango, not even my most powerful attack could even touch him. He is very strong. I think that he might be even stronger than his father. The fight ahead is going to be a long one, but I think that we will win this fight and save both the Western and Eastern Lands.”

“Well, if we're going to fight in this battle then we better start getting a little bit more serious about our training. We are a long way from being ready to help defend this land.” Said Sango as she got up on her feet.

Miroku grew concerned at her statement as he said, “Sango, you are not fighting in this battle. You're not strong enough to fight. You will get hurt and I'm not willing to let you do that.”

Sango's eyes flashed in anger as she said, “I will fight in this battle and help you defeat this threat. I'm not about to sit around and wait while you are out there putting your life on the line to save this land. I don't think that I can bare the thought that I might lose my mate in this battle. I've already lost too much in my life and I'm not about to lose you in the process.” Tears were now coming down Sango's cheek as she looked at her mate with hurt in her eyes.

Miroku seeing his mate was crying walked over to her as held her in his arms. He knew that she was scared about losing him but he still had to protect her.

He couldn't let her fight in this battle and he had to make her understand that. “Sango, I can't let you fight in this battle. I won't have you get hurt. If I see you in danger it might cause me to be distracted and then something might happen to me. If you stayed out of the fight then I would be able to concentrate on what I am doing and we can defeat this enemy.”

Sango heard his words and she knew that he was right but deep down in her heart she knew something was going to happen to her mate and she wanted to be there to protect him. She gave into his request but she had other plans in her mind. When the time came she will fight in this battle and she will protect her mate even if it meant her own death.

~oOo~

This is the end to another chapter. Tensions are running high, as the battle is about to begin for the Western Lands. There are many challenges at await Kagome and Inuyasha and a face off with an old enemy. Who will win the fight for the Western Lands? Well you will find out in the next chapter.

Until the next time!

Ja ne