InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Slave to No One ❯ Chapter 32 ( Chapter 32 )

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Chapter 32

They arrived back at Sesshomaru's castle a couple of hours after they had left the battlefield. When the group finally touched down everyone was exhausted. Sesshomaru picked Kagome up with a growl of protest from his brother as his father held him close to his chest to calm him down with his purrs.

They headed up the castle stairs to the room that Kagome and Inuyasha occupied when they were there before. Inuyasha's growls were becoming louder and louder the more time they took getting them to their room.

Jinx excused herself wanting to go and rest after the long battle, while she left her mate with his father to settle Inuyasha and Kagome into their room.

Once they got to the room they laid both of them on the bed. Inuyasha immediately stopped his growling when he felt that his mate was near him. He tried to move but found that his body hurt too much. He started to whimper as his father reached over and scratched one of his ears. He quickly settled down and fell back to sleep.

Sesshomaru watched with interest at the interactions between his father and brother. His father was showing true concern for Inuyasha as he tried to make him as comfortable as possible.

He turned to his father and said. “Father, I have a room for you to rest in. They will be well protected here and no one will disturb them.”

Inutaisho gave a jester of understanding while he walked over to the window and looked out. He placed a seal on it to make sure that no one will come in to disturb his son. When he walked out the door he placed his seal on the door in order to protect them.

He couldn't help it. He had failed them so many times in the past that he still needed to prove to himself that he could still protect his son.

Once the seals were placed Sesshomaru showed his father to his room. His son showed him were everything was including the clothes in the closet that were made just for him. When Sesshomaru finally left him alone he breathed a big sigh of relief and leaned against the door for support. It had been two days since his body had gotten any rest and he needed it bad.

There was a sleeping hakama for him on his bed, made of the finest silk in the area. He smiled as he thought, `It has been a really long time since I've spent anytime with Sesshomaru. He has grown and matured since the last time I've seen him.

I think that this visit will be a benefit to us all as we all get reacquainted with each other. It would do Inuyasha good to finally get to meet and understand his older brother. Maybe Sesshomaru's attitude has changed towards Inuyasha.'

He went in to take a shower as he let the water run all over his tired body. It felt good to just stand there as the warm water hit his aching muscles and allowed him to relax for the first time in days.

Once he was done he got dressed as he went to check on his youngest son before he retired for the day.

When he walked in he saw that Inuyasha had moved closer to his mate as he held her in his arms like he usually did. He took a closer look at his son and he saw that he was still in his demon form. He didn't know what to make of it. He should have returned to his normal form by now but he hadn't.

He then looked at Kagome and saw that she was still in her demon form. He was beginning to think that their transformation was going to be permanent because they should have returned to their normal forms by now and they hadn't. He heard the gentle heartbeat of the pup as he finally left the room to get some much-needed rest.

He finally lay down on the soft bed provided to him by his eldest son as he let his body completely relax and fall into a nice healing sleep.

~oOo~

Jinx was the first to awaken after two days of being asleep. She slowly opened her eyes as she took in her surrounding. She noticed that she was back in her bedroom and that she was being tightly held in her mate's embrace.

She noticed that she wasn't wearing any clothes and neither was her mate. She wondered when she had lost the sleeping kimono she had put on when they came back from the northern territories. She didn't remember doing anything that would have required her to remove it.

She slowly started to move and heard a growl of protest coming from her mate, as he pulled her back towards him. Jinx had experience in getting out of his embrace as she let him hold her until he relaxed and fell asleep again.

Once she was sure that he was asleep she slowly moved his arm from around her body as she slipped out of his grasp. She put a pillow in her place as she laid his arm back down and moved toward the edge of the bed.

Jinx sat up as she swung her legs over edge of the bed and let them dangle on the side. She picked her arms up and stretched her tired back as she yawned. She looked at her hands and noticed that she still had claws. She pulled her long locks around to see that her hair was still the same color as her mate with a hint of blue tint in it.

Jinx smiled, `I think that this change is permanent now. Maybe now, Sesshy will let me leave this part of the castle if I'm a demon. I know that he was trying to protect me before but I was always left up here alone while he had business to attend to. This way I'm free to come and go as I please.'

She moved closer to the edge as she started to put her feet on the ground and stood. She sighed with relief when her legs took her weight with ease. She was feeling better today and she wanted to get cleaned up. She was about to leave when she was grabbed by the wrist and pulled back on the bed by her mate.

Sesshomaru had noticed when his mate had moved away from his grasp. He watched as she sat by the edge of the bed and stretched her beautiful body. He noticed that she was still in her demon form as he looked at her with desire.

She was a demon now and he wanted her for his own. The scent she was giving off was intoxicating as he took a deep breath to inhale it. It made his body come alive as his eyes started to turn red.

When he saw her stand up to leave, he quickly sat up and grabbed her by the wrist. He pulled her quickly back towards him and placed her on his lap.

Sesshomaru buried his nose in the crook of her neck as he inhaled her sweet scent again. It was beautiful and intoxicating all at the same time. He desired her as he started to lick her neck to make her submit to him.

Jinx was shocked when she landed on her mates lap as he put his nose on her neck. She felt when he nuzzled her as a gentle growl escape his lips that tickled her neck. His chest was vibrating like he was purring, as he was licking her neck, sending a wave of desire through her body. This always drove her crazy with passion as he continued with his action.

Jinx started to moan as she caught the scent of something wonderful. It was sweet and very arousing, as she leaned into her mate's arms. Her chest was touching his, as his vibrating chest sent a new wave of desire through her body, as it came to life. She moved her head towards his neck as she started to lick him in return.

She suddenly got the urge to bite his neck, as her fangs grew longer. She bit down hard as her fangs dug deeper into his skin, marking him as her mate for life. She pulled away as she started to lick his wound to make the blood stop flowing, all the while she was purring with delight.

Sesshomaru was enjoying his mate's reaction to him. He felt her returning his affection when he felt her fangs dig into his shoulder. He felt her surge of power as she marked him as her mate for life.

Sesshomaru took his fangs and renewed his mating mark as he marked her new form. He withdrew his fangs as he continued to heal her wound. He shifted her body back down to the bed never once losing his place on her neck. Her scent was too powerful to ignore anymore. It was about time that he claimed his new demon mate as her scent was driving his inner demon crazy with desire, as Jinx submitted to his will.

~oOo~

Jinx and Sesshomaru awoke sometime later when everything was over. They were still tired but they felt a new bond between them. They went to get cleaned up and when they were done dressing Jinx turned to her mate and said, “I'll wait for you in the training center until you return.”

It had been their normal routine for a long time. She would go to the training center and he would go downstairs to get something to eat for the both of them. This time to her surprise he said, “No, you're coming with me down to the castle proper. It's about time that they met the mistress of the castle.”

“But Sesshy?” Jinx had started to protest but he held his finger up to her lips to silence her, as he said, “No, it's about time that you left this area of the castle and see you're new home. I know that you can protect yourself and the threat is gone from our kingdom so I'm not worried about your safety.”

When he finished speaking he leaned down and kissed her to quiet her fears. When he looked into her eyes they were blue. The only part of her human form that had returned was the color of her eyes that he loved so much.

Together they left the safety of their chambers as they walked down to the castle proper. Jinx walked right next to her mate as they headed down to the dinning hall. She had no idea what to expect from the other demons in the castle. She was scared as she grabbed her mate's arm and held on tight as they walked.

Sesshomaru noticed his mates discomfort as he drew her closer into his embrace. He felt her relax as they continued to walk. He was watching her from the corner of his eye. He saw her looking at everything as they walked, like a child in a candy store, that was allowed to look at all of the candy for the first time.

The guards that were stationed in the upper part of the castle started to send word downstairs that their lord and mate were coming down and that they needed to get everything ready.

The household staff quickly came to life as they hurried to get some food on the table for their lord. It was in the middle of the day so they served lunch as they entered the dinning hall.

All of the servants bowed as they greeted their lord and his new mate. They sat down as they brought them the food they had prepared.

Jinx was happy, she had never seen the castle up close before and she was fascinated with what she saw. There were paintings hanging on the walls that were done by great artist. It put her paintings to shame as she looked at them.

They ate in silence and when they were done she heard her mate ask, “Has my father or my brother come down to get anything to eat?”

“No, my Lord no one has come down from the upper levels.” Said one of the servants.

Sesshomaru informed his staff that when they came down they were to be treated with respect and given anything that they desired. The staff understood as Sesshomaru got up and said to his mate, “Jinx, come with me and I will give you a tour of the castle.” Jinx smiled as she accepted her mate's hand and together they walked all over the castle as he showed her everything he owned.

~oOo~

Lord Inutaisho started to stir around the third day. He felt well rested and back to his normal self. He was hungry and he figured that he had been asleep for a few days. He rose out of bed as he went to get cleaned up and dressed before he went downstairs.

He walked out of his room as he went to check on his youngest son. They were still asleep and he saw that neither of them had returned to their normal forms. He sighed as he left the room looking to satisfy the hunger he was feeling. He had no idea where the dining hall was located but he figured that he would just follow his nose to the food.

The guard seeing him coming down the stairs stepped up to him and said, “My Lord if you would follow me I will show you where the dining hall is located.”

Lord Inutaisho inclined his head toward the guard as he followed him into the dining hall. The household staff had been waiting for him and when he entered they seated him at the table and served him his food. Once he was done with the delicious food he said his thanks and sent his compliments to the cook.

He asked if they had seen his son and the servants said that he was outside in the gardens with his mate. Inutaisho inclined his head again in thanks and left the dining hall. He went outside to see if he could find his son so they could talk. He lifted his nose into the air as he found his son's scent and followed it.

When he reached their location he saw him sitting under a tree talking to his mate. He smiled as he approached, this scene reminded him so much of his youngest son with his mate. When his son went to stand up he told him to relax as he sat down with them to get reacquainted.

They spent the afternoon together as they got to know one another all over again. His son had offered his apologies for not telling him of his mating with Jinx and hoped that he would be forgiven for his actions.

Inutaisho laughed as he told him that it was all right and that he had already forgiven him. He did request, that if they were ever to have any pups that he was to be the first one to know beside themselves. His son turned three shades of red but agreed to his request to tell him of the blessed event.

Sesshomaru had taken him on a tour of his kingdom and he was very impressed with what his son had accomplished. His son was very smart and applied everything he learned in the human world to his kingdom.

As the evening was approaching Inutaisho was getting worried. Inuyasha had not awakened from his sleep and neither had Kagome. He knew that Kagome needed to eat because if she didn't she will weaken herself even more.

Sesshomaru seeing that his father was in deep thought said, “Father, is something bothering you?”

Inutaisho looked up as he said, “I'm worried about your brother. He has been asleep for too long and so has his mate. Kagome needs to eat in order to nourish the pup, if she doesn't wake up by tomorrow morning I will have to wake Inuyasha and see if he can wake her.”

Sesshomaru understood the importance of his words and then he asked, “Is there a problem with waking him up?”

Inutaisho sighed and said, “He's still in his demon form and he could attack once he is awake. It has happened before but he has never been this strong. I think he has reached his true demon form because he has been like this for 4 days now.

Kagome has also reached that level because she has been a demon for 5 days. I'm afraid that her transformation is permanent and I don't know how she is going to react to that news. She has been too busy fighting to really think about it, but I rather she think about her demon transformation than in the loss of her pups.”

Sesshomaru's head shot up as he said, “What loss of pups? I thought she hadn't been with my brother for that long. Has she lost pups in the past?”

“No, Kagome was carrying three pups. When that human that was behind all of these attacks went after them, on their return trip from seeing her parents, she was severely injured. She lost two of the three pups she was carrying. We made the decision not to tell her because we knew that she would blame herself for the loss.

She found out during the battle in my kingdom and was devastated. Inuyasha had a hard time trying to calm her down so we could continue to fight. I know that she hasn't had time to fully grief for the pups but I worry that she will reject the one she has left because of it.

It's my fault for not being there for them. I had slept in that day and if I hadn't, I would have been there to get them out of harms way. So its my fault that she lost her pups.” Said Inutaisho with a sad tone to his voice.

Sesshomaru had never seen his father so depressed. He felt responsible for the pup's death. “Father, you can't be everywhere. Even Inuyasha understands that. I'm sure that he doesn't fault you in this matter.”

Inutaisho laughed and said, “No, your brother doesn't fault me in this, as a matter of fact we didn't know that she was carrying three pups. We only heard the ones heartbeat so we were both shocked to hear that she was carrying three pups.”

They both sat together for a little while longer until they all grew tired and went off to bed. They would have to wait until the morning to see if Inuyasha would wake up on his own.

~oOo~

Inutaisho awoke early the next morning. He wanted to be up early to see if his son would wake up on his own. He got up and got dressed as he made his way out of his room heading towards his youngest son.

When he stepped out of his room he saw one of the servants in the hallway. He quickly made his way over to her as he asked for a food tray to be brought up to his youngest son's room. He wanted enough food to feed his son and his mate. The servant bowed and hurried off to relay his request to the cook.

Inutaisho turned and went back to his son's room. He stood outside the door and listened. He was hoping to hear that they had awakened on their own, but the steady rhythm of there breathing told him that they were still asleep.

He sighed as he entered the room and found them both still asleep. He waited for a few minutes until the servants came with the food he had requested. He had them put it on a table that was in the room as they quickly made their way back out the door.

He reached in his shirt and pulled out a small pouch that contained a healing herb he had gotten from the healers before they started the battle. The herb was to help rejuvenate the body after a hard fight. It slowly gave the body energy as it started to heal any injury that it had received and allowed the user to continue to fight. For his purpose the herb will help heal his son and mate as it gave them enough energy to eat. He put some of it in the hot tea that was brought up.

Now for the hard part, to wake his youngest son, as a young pup he had always hated to get up. With his mate he was up before the break of dawn so they could train, much to his surprise. He never thought that Kagome could get his son out of bed before midday. She had managed to do this and she was disciplining him in the process, something he had been unable to do all these years.

He walked over to his son side as he looked at his sleeping form. He still had his demon markings as he prepared himself just in case he attacked when he was awakened. He reached a hand out and touched his son's shoulder. He was surprised that his son didn't attack him.

He shook his shoulder and said, “Inuyasha, my son, you must wake up.” He heard a low moan escape his son's lips but he continued to sleep as he pulled Kagome closer to him.

He tried again, “Inuyasha, you must wake up, Kagome needs you and so does the pup.”

This got his son moving even more. At the mention of his mate and pup his protection instincts came back full force as a clawed hand lashed out towards his father. He quickly got out of the way before it made contact with his chest.

Inuyasha quickly sat up as he was breathing hard with his head down. He felt very weak and he couldn't understand why.

He looked to his side and saw his mate lying there on the bed not moving, she looked pale and worn as he became very concerned about her. He heard the gentle voice of his father calling out to him. As he slowly looked up from his mate to see two very concerned golden eyes.

Inutaisho saw when his son raised his head to looked at him. His demon features were still there. His fangs and claws remained longer. He had two purple stripes on each side of his cheeks but instead of the stripes being jagged they were straight and smooth. It almost looked like his own markings only he had two stripes instead of the one on each side of his cheek.

He had the golden crescent moon on his forehead but his eyes were golden again as his ears remained on top of his head. He had remained in his full demon form but he seemed to have calmed down and his eyes were back to normal.

“Inuyasha, how are you feeling?” asked his father.

Inuyasha bowed his head down as he was breathing hard. He was trying to find his voice to answer his father. When he finally found it, it was rough and deep from none use, “I'm tired and I hurt everywhere.”

“Here Inuyasha, I want you to drink this. It will make you feel better.” Inutaisho gave his son some hot tea with some healing herbs in it to make him feel better.

One sip and Inuyasha refused to drink the hot liquid because he didn't like the taste of it. But a growl from his father told him he didn't have a choice as he continued to drink the foul liquid until he was done.

Inuyasha had to admit, after he was done drinking the hot tea he actually felt better. He started to get some of his strength back and his head stopped spinning around in circles.

“Inuyasha, do you think you can handle some food?” Asked his father.

Inuyasha slowly nodded his head yes in response. It took too much energy to talk.

Inutaisho got some food and gave it to his son. He watched as his son tried to eat. He was so weak from lack of food that his hands were shaking as he lifted the food up to his mouth. It took a lot of effort on his part to chew the food. When Inutaisho saw that his son was having difficulties in eating his food he reached over and started to feed him. He wanted to get some food into him, so he helped him eat.

It was a slow process but soon his son had his fill and he was feeling much better. He was still tired but he was more alert than before.

“How do you feel now?” Inutaisho asked as he looked at his son with interest.

“Much better than before, thank you. What happened? Where are we? And how long have we been asleep?” Inuyasha asked as he yawned.

“You have been asleep for four days. I will explain later what happened and where we are. But right now you need to wake your mate, she has not eaten in four days and I know her body is weaker than yours.” Inutaisho had a worried look in his eyes as he looked at Kagome.

Inuyasha was about to lean over his mate to wake her when he caught a strange scent. It had been too long since he had smelled that scent as he started to growl and flex his claws before the door even opened.

Inutaisho couldn't understand why his son had become so protective all of a sudden when he caught the scent of his eldest son.

Inuyasha's senses were sharper than his that's why he caught his scent before he did. He heard a small knock on the door before it started to open when Inuyasha moved to attack.

Inutaisho had to think fast as he leaped from his spot and got in between his sons, as he stopped Inuyasha from attacking his brother. His eyes had gone blood red as he back down from his attack because of his father's presence.

Sesshomaru was surprised that his father had jumped in front of him. He saw his brother coming after him as he started to growl and almost attacked had it not been for is father standing in his way.

Inutaisho had to get in between his sons to stop them from fighting. He growled at Inuyasha as he told him to return to his mate and make sure that she ate her food.

Inuyasha lowered his ears at the scolding he got from his father as he went back to his mate to tend to her needs. She was more important than his brother at the moment. But he refused to back down from his protectiveness of his mate. He stood by the bed, barring his fangs and flexing his claws at his brother's presence in his room.

Inutaisho turned toward Sesshomaru and said, “I need to talk to you outside.” Sesshomaru bowed slightly as he made his way to the door and stepped out while he waited for his father to close the door behind him.

When they were finally out of the room Inutaisho turned toward his son and said, “Sesshomaru, you are going to have to stay away from your brother until he has fully recovered. He has remained in this demon form and he will attack if he thinks there is a threat to his mate. Unfortunately Kagome has told him about the time you almost attacked her. So when you're around he is especially protective of her.”

Sesshomaru understood what his father was saying, he did try to attack and kill his mate. But now that he knew who she was he wouldn't hurt her. He understood how his brother was feeling. He felt the same way when they went after his mate during that battle. He knew that if his brother had gone after his mate he would be protective of her if he were around.

Sesshomaru looked at his father, he had a concerned look in his eyes as he asked, “Father is something wrong?”

Inutaisho looked up from the ground at the sound of his son's voice. He was deep in thought when he heard his question, “Nothing is wrong. I'm just worried about your brother and whether he will return to normal or stay the way he is.”

Sesshomaru saw the way he worried about his brother. He never showed his concern for his pups in anyway. “Why do you worry so much about Inuyasha? He can take care of himself. I've seen the power he controls, he can protect himself.”

Inutaisho saw the hurt in his son's eyes as he motioned for him to follow as they walked out of the castle and into the garden.

He found a nice big tree to sit under as he considered his sons words. He thought for a few minutes before he started to speak.

“Yes, I'm every protective of your brother, Sesshomaru. It's not because he's weak, it's because they have been after him since the day he was born. There have been a hand full of times when I didn't arrive in time to help him and he has been injured so badly that the healers didn't know if he would survive.

His mother died a few years after you left my kingdom to come here. There was an attack on the castle and she had been outside in the forest with your brother teaching him about herbs. I felt her fear but I was too far away to help her protect our son.

When the demons attacked they went after Inuyasha. His mother seeing that he was in danger put a protective barrier around him. The barrier was a strong one that no one could break and it kept your brother safe until I got there to protect him from harm.

They killed his mother because she was using all of her energy to protect him that she was almost left defenseless. They attacked her and she was using her sword to protect our son. But she was growing weak as they came at her. They grabbed her and were slashing at her body when she gathered all of her remaining energy and purified all of the demons.

I found her almost dead as I held her in my arms. She told me to take care of our son and to always protect him. But before she died she had enough strength to break our mating bond leaving me to care for him in her absence.

Inuyasha had witness the whole thing. The reason they wanted to kill him was because he was a hanyou, a half-breed. He had been so traumatized by what had happened that he didn't speak for over a month. He couldn't understand why they had killed his mother and left him alone to be with me.

Then one day we were out in the forest. I was trying to teach him how to track and I was hiding in the forest so he can find me.

I caught the sent of youkai near by and went in search of your brother, by the time I got there his shirt was all bloody. He had been fighting with the demon and when he leaped into the air and slashed his opponent in half with just his bare claws. I knew that something had gone wrong.

I looked straight into his eyes and saw that he had the demons red eyes. I knew that I had to calm him down because I had yet to teach him how to control his demon blood.

I was able to calm him and made a decision to seal his demon blood for good. He had already suffered so much in his life that I couldn't put him through taming his youkai blood the way I did with you.

So in a way it's my fault for him being this way. I raised him weak so that he would always need protecting but at the same time I neglected him. I was so busy running things that I had no time for him. I never listened when he tried to talk to me and voice his concerns.

Soon my commanders where teaching him how to fight and use his abilities. He had asked for their help so he could become stronger and wouldn't need me to protect him all the time.

He was becoming stronger with his training that he started getting cocky and went after the slave wagons. I had warned him about attacking the wagons and said that they had other means of capturing demons that he was unaware of. But he wouldn't listen and he continued to go after them.

When I was told that he had not returned from his sojourn in the forest with Shippo I knew that he had been captured.

Somewhere along the way I lost contact with my son's, first you and then your brother. I couldn't understand where I went wrong in raising the both of you.

But slowly your brother has been showing me the errors of my ways. I'm learning to care and love again. I have learned where I went wrong in raising him and I'm correcting all of those mistakes. But some mistakes can never be forgiven.”

Sesshomaru looked at his father. In all the time he has known him he has never seen him this old before. He looked tired, worried, frustrated, and hurt.

“Yes, you might've made some mistakes but he is still alive and he has survived his ordeals. I believe that he is a better person for it. You may not have taught him everything he needed to know but you were there when he needed you the most.

You have saved him and his mate because if you weren't there to protect them from harm then they would've lost their lives and all of their pups.” Sesshomaru said as he tried to explain things to his father from his prospective.

Inutaisho sighed he knew his son was right but he couldn't help feel guilty for failing to protect his son. “I know I have to let go of him because he is grown and about to start a family of his own. But I can't. I want them to be near me. Your brother has been a comfort to me over the years. We have been together for a long time and the castle will seem empty without him there to terrorize the household staff.”

They both sat in the gardens and just talked. Inutaisho listened to his eldest son's concerns and understood his feeling. He put to rest many of the fears that his son had as they continued to talk as the day progressed.

~oOo~

Inuyasha did not backed down from his protectiveness of his mate until he saw his brother leave with his father. He would not allow Sesshomaru to get near his mate. He had already threatened her once, and he wasn't going to do it again. He would see to that.

Inuyasha finally calmed down and his eyes returned to their normal color. He turned towards his mate as he went and sat by her side.

He noticed that her hair was still the same color as his and when he got a closer look at her he finally noticed her features. She had elfin ears on the side of her head where her normal ears would be. She had claws and fangs.

She looked beautiful in his demons eyes. When he moved the hair away from her face he noticed the two purple stripes she had on her cheek. He knew she had a matching set on the other side of her face. He moved her ebony bangs to the side and noticed her golden crescent moon on her forehead.

He wondered why his mate had not changed back to her normal form. He continued to ponder this question and he decided that he would have to ask his father later. He had to tend to Kagome. He had to wake her up so she could eat.

He moved his head down as he was seeking her full lips. Her lips were sweet and warm as he pressed his lips to hers. He started to run his tongue over them to get them wet. This would normally wake his mate up but she wasn't responding to his touches.

Inuyasha pulled back from her and became concerned at his mates none response to him.

Then he got an idea as he said in her ear, “Koishii, please wake up. I need you.” He noticed that his mate started to breathe deeper as he continued to talk to her to see if she would wake up.

He licked her ear as he held her in his arms and felt her shiver from what he was doing to her. He knew that her ears were the most sensitive part of her now that she was a demon.

He continued his assault as he started to trail hot kisses down her neck. He nuzzled her under her chin as he began to work. He was licking her neck as he trailed hot kisses down the most sensitive parts of her skin. He continued with his actions until he got to his mating mark. He knew of a way to wake her as he started lick her mark.

His licking sent a wave of desire through Kagome's body as she slowly started to stir in his arms. She was breathing hard as she slowly opened her eyes.

At first Kagome was confused, she was tired and she felt weak for some reason. She whimpered like she was in pain as Inuyasha stopped what he was doing to look at his mate.

Inuyasha became concerned when he heard his mate whimper. He looked up to see that she was awake and her eyes were a beautiful blue. He held her tighter as he said, “Kagome, are you all right?”

Kagome was too weak to speak. She felt dizzy and she was extremely tired. She wanted to go back to sleep as she tried to close her eyes to rest.

Inuyasha seeing that his mate was about to go back to sleep quickly sat up with her as he reached for the tea that his father had given him to drink. He held it up to her lips as he said, “Koishii, please drink this. It will make you feel better.”

Kagome took one sniff of the hot liquid that he held for her and quickly turned her head away from it. It smelled awful and she didn't want to drink it. She started to moan and she shook her head no. She wanted to speak but found that she couldn't for some reason. She started making little noises and said in Inu Youkai,

: No, it smells bad:

Inuyasha hearing that his mate was speaking to him in Inu Youkai responded in kind.

: Mate you must drink this. It will make you feel better and it will help the pup:

Kagome looked at her mate as she finally realize what he saying. She agreed as she started drinking the awful medicine. She winced as she drank it and when she was done she actually felt better but she was still very weak as she said, “Inu… Inuyasha.”

Inuyasha heard his mate and held her closer to him as he said, “Shh, don't talk right now, I want you to eat this food. Once you eat you will start to feel better.”

Kagome agreed as Inuyasha helped her to eat. He feed his mate until she had eaten everything that was left. He turned to her and asked, “Kagome are you still hungry? I could get you some more food if you are.”

“No Inuyasha, thank you. Why do I feel so weak mate?” she asked in a tired voice.

“We have been asleep for four days and you are weak because you haven't feed the pup in that long. The pup pulls from your reserves and that's why you are feeling so weak at the moment.” He said with concern in his voice.

Inuyasha noticed that they were still in the same clothes that they had on when they started the battle in the Western Lands. He knew that his mate loved to bathe on a daily bases. He got up out of bed as he reached for his mate and cradled her in his arms. He slowly made his way into the bathroom so they could bathe.

He put his mate in a chair that was in there as he got the shower ready. He started to run the water for their shower making sure it was the right temperature for his mate. He striped his clothes as he walked back to his mate and proceeded to remove hers.

Kagome was still very weak and was barely standing on her own as she was leaning against her mate for support. She moaned as he removed her clothes. She could tell what he was doing but she was just too tired to protest or enjoy his touch. He held her tight as he moved her into the shower.

They both got into the shower and let the warm water run over their tired bodies as it finally relaxed them.

Kagome almost fell asleep again when she felt her mate move. She growled for being disturbed when she felt his hands gently massaging her scalp as her mate was washing her hair.

He took such great care to be gentle with her hair that it really felt good. She made a mental note to have him wash her hair again in the future. She was really enjoying his touches, they were very comforting and she needed that at this moment.

He finished with her hair as he sat her down on the ledge in the shower while he took care of his own. He reached for the soap and then used a washcloth to clean his mate.

He washed her face, neck, arms, chest, and when he got to the bulge of her breeding belly he stopped. He gently passed his hand over her belly when he felt a powerful kick move his hand away.

He looked up in time to see his mate wince in pain from what the pup just did. “Kagome, are you all right? The pup didn't hurt you did it?”

Kagome was breathing hard, she had never felt the pup kick so hard before, it had always been gentle. She was breathing hard as she said, “I'm fine mate. I never felt it kick this hard before.”

Then a thought came across her mind as the pup settled down. Tears started to form in her eyes as she started to think about her other pups that she had lost.

The price of peace was too much for her to bear, it had cost her two of her pups and now that the fighting was over. She could properly allow herself time to grieve for their loss.

When she looked up at her mate the tears were coming down her cheeks as she asked, “Inuyasha, do you know the sex of the pups that we lost?”

Inuyasha was caught completely off guard by her question. He didn't expect her to be thinking about the pups she had lost. “No mate, I have never been told what they were.”

Kagome started to think, she was almost five months pregnant. She lost her pups over a month ago so it would have been too early to tell what sex they were.

She lowered her head and continued to cry for the pups she lost as she turned away from her mate. Everything she had pinned up inside her she let out, it was almost too much for her to bear. The pain in her heart was great, as she felt empty for loosing her pups.

Inuyasha seeing that Kagome was crying tired to pull her towards him but she pushed him away from her. He knew that she was hurting and he wouldn't allow her to push him away. He reached for her and pulled her into his embrace as held her, never wanting to let go.

He didn't even try to calm her down as he allowed her to cry over the pups. He knew she needed this or there would be no closure if she didn't let out all of her sorrow and anger.

Soon Kagome quieted down as Inuyasha held her in his embrace, he was rocking her back and forth just trying to comfort her. He looked down to see that she was still awake.

He thought it best to get out of the shower as he reached up and turned the water off. He then grabbed Kagome as he stood bringing her along with him.

Kagome wouldn't look at her mate. She wondered if he blamed her for the loss of their pups. If she didn't go home then this would've never had happened. Her mind was reeling with what to do. She wouldn't blame her mate if he left her because of it.

Inuyasha kept his eyes on Kagome, she wasn't looking at him and she wasn't speaking, this was bad. She was sitting still and had not moved from the position he had put her in. He wrapped a towel around her as he picked her up in his arms and took her back to bed.

He stopped before reaching the bed and picked up a brush from the dresser. He then moved over to the bed and placed Kagome there as he sat behind her. He put one knee on each side of her hips. He took the brush and started at the top of her head as he brushed out her long gorgeous mane.

He remembered when she had done this to him and how good it felt. He remembered he felt very special that she would even want to touch him.

He continued to brush her hair as he got out the many tangles she had. It felt soft, smooth, and silky to the touch. The whole time he was brushing his mate's hair Kagome was purring with delight. He decided that he liked the purrs as he continued.

~oOo~

Kagome was still deep in thought about the loss of her pups. She had almost convinced herself that her mate didn't want her anymore when she felt him sitting right behind her.

She felt the gentle touch of his hand going through her hair. Then she felt the brush touch the top of her head as he was combing out her hair from its many tangles. It sent a shiver down her spine as he continued. A low purr started in her chest as he continued to give her some much-needed attention.

Her wall of despair was slowly being broken away as her mate continued with his attention. When he finally stopped she lowered her head and started to cry again. Her heart ached and longed for her mates touch.

Inuyasha finished brushing his mates hair. When he stopped he heard his mates whimpers and knew how she felt. He never wanted her to stop either. He saw her lower her head and then he caught the scent of her tears again.

He put the brush down as he reached for his mate and pulled her into his chest. He wrapped his arms around her as he said in her ear, “Koishii, I love you. I will always love you no matter what. I want to help you heal my love.”

Kagome heart started to race when she heard him say that he loved her. He turned her around in his grasp as he leaned down and kissed her. He kissed her with such passion that she never noticed he took the towel off of her as he laid her back down on the bed.

He was going to make her forget about all of her pain and he was going to show her how much he truly loved her. He placed a barrier on the door to make sure no one entered their room while he was busy with his mate.

Kagome was in heaven as she felt her mate's lips on her. His kiss was very powerful as it started to make her head swim. She felt that she was lying down as her mate was on top of her caressing her neck.

She moaned as she felt his hot wet tongue on her neck. She allowed herself to finally let go of her grief and allowed her mate to continue with his actions.

Their joining was sweet and powerful. It told of his love for her and that he would always protect her as they both found their mating marks and renewed them. The marks glowed with power, as they would protect each other for all eternity.

The mating marks merged into one as did their souls and their hearts, finally joining to become one. The mating mark was different from the first one, as a crescent moon appeared where the fang marks were located. The mark was huge to show the power and love that these two held.

They finally fell asleep, happy and sedated. It was a long road to recovery but they were finally on their way there as they held each other when they slept.

~oOo~

Inutaisho and Sesshomaru were talking for a long time. They talked about everything that was important to his son.

Inutaisho was finally learning how to be a real father to his sons. It took almost losing his youngest and the loss of two of his grand pups for him to learn this lesson. He promised himself never to make those same mistakes again as he tried to form a new relationship with his sons.

Inutaisho looked up into the sky and noticed it was late morning, almost noon. “Sesshomaru, I have to go and check on your brother and his mate. I have to make sure that they have eaten the wonderful food that your staff provided.”

Sesshomaru knew better than to argue with his father. He was still protective of his brother and mate and until those two recovered fully, he will not back down from his protectiveness of them.

Inutaisho walked back into the castle with Sesshomaru close at his side. When they both arrived at the room where Inuyasha was located they found a powerful barrier there protecting it.

Sesshomaru stepped forward, as he wondered how strong this barrier really was. He touched it and he instantly regretted his decision when he was thrown against the wall.

He was about to attack it again as his father stopped him and said, “Sesshomaru, you will never be able to break that barrier. Inuyasha was the one that put it up and it's the same one his mother always used. I couldn't break her barriers.”

Inutaisho studied the barrier. His son had grown in power again if he could put up a barrier this strong. He placed his hand on the barrier and he waited to see what would happen. The barrier shifted as it allowed him to get to the door. He reached for the handle and opened the door as he stepped inside his youngest son's room.

Inutaisho found both of them asleep again but he was happy to see that all of the food was gone. He knew that Inuyasha had gotten his mate to eat.

He noticed that they were out of their clothes. He had to make sure that he got them some new ones to wear. He leaned over to look at his son and noticed that the color had returned to his face. He was still in his demon form and so was Kagome.

He sighed he knew that the changes were permanent now. He would have to wait for his son to wake up to talk to him about this. He didn't know if he would have a problem with being a full demon now.

~oOo~

The days passed and Inuyasha and Kagome were recovering nicely from their ordeal. They were sleeping less and eating more allowing their bodies to gain the energy back that they had lost.

Inutaisho would come in every mealtime and bring them something to eat.

He finally had gotten the chance to talk to his son when he was fully conscious about his transformation. He was shocked to hear that he had changed into his demon form permanently. He was happy to learn that he wasn't walking around with blood red eyes, as he sighed with relief when he still had his dog-ears on top of his head.

He explained that Kagome liked his ears and he would prefer to keep them if they made her happy. Especially when she knew where he had gotten his cute ears.

When she had seen his father transformed into his full demon form she had commented on his cute ears.

He had the satisfaction of seeing his father blush a deep red at Kagome's complements. He told his father that soon they would be recovered enough to leave the room once his mate had her strength back. She was taking the longest to recover, as her body was weaker than his.

Inutaisho knew this and said that they can take all the time they needed to recover, he was enjoying his little vacation with his other son.

Inuyasha was not happy to hear this. His father had explained what had happened in the last battle once he and Kagome had released the final spell to break all of the subduing necklaces. He knew that he was in Sesshomaru's kingdom and he wanted to go home. He didn't feel comfortable being there and he wanted to get Kagome away from his brother.

The days passed and Inuyasha had fully recovered from his ordeal and he was keeping guard over his mate who was still weak. She was eating more and resting, as the pup grew bigger. He would still have to wake her up so she could eat but she wasn't as weak as she used to be.

Finally Kagome started to stir on her own and woke up before her mate. She slowly opened her eyes and took in her surroundings for the first time. She thought that she had been dreaming of this place as she came to realize that her dreams were real.

She was being held in a tight embrace as she felt the familiar hand wrapped around one of her breast. She smiled as she turned to look at her sleeping mate behind her. She needed to go to the bathroom as she slowly got out of his grip, and after about a week of being in bed, she stood up on her own two feet.

She sighed in relief knowing that her body was getting stronger again. She hated feeling weak and having to depend on her mate for everything. She made her way into the bathroom to get cleaned up.

When she entered she quickly took care of business as she found a mirror and decided to look in it to see how bad she really looked. When she looked at her reflection her eyes went wide as she screamed and dropped it on the floor. She backed herself into a corner of the room. She couldn't believe what she saw. She looked different and she didn't know why.

Inuyasha was sound asleep and when he heard his mate scream. He was instantly awake, as he got ready to attack the intruder that was after his mate. He noticed that she wasn't lying in bed with him and he knew that she had not gone out the door because his barrier was still in place.

There was only one other place she could be in as he rushed into the bathroom and found her in a corner of the room in shock. “Kagome! Are you all right? What happened?” Asked a very worried Inuyasha as he saw the way his mate was breathing.

Kagome was shaking so bad that he didn't know what to do. He reached for her and held her in his arms as he tried to calm her down. He didn't know what could've caused this when he looked around the bathroom and found the broken mirror on the floor.

He cursed under his breath for not putting the mirror away the night before. So far he had prevented his mate from seeing herself but now she new the truth and it scared her. He picked her up as he moved her back to the bed. He sat with her in his lap as he continued to rock and soothe his mate.

Once she was calmed he said, “Kagome, I'm… I'm sorry. This is my fault. I'm sorry that you have turned into a demon.” The hurt in his voice was so immense that it snapped Kagome out of her fright. She turned to look at her mate. He had his head down and was whimpering, refusing to look at her.

Kagome reached a hand up and started to scratch his ear as he stopped whimpering and relaxed into her touch. He brought her closer to him as he buried his nose in her hair. Her scent made him relax as he felt her gentle touch on his cheek.

Kagome moved her hand down to his cheek and gently caressed him. “Inuyasha, what do you mean this is all your fault? You mean I look like this because I'm a demon now?”

Kagome noticed that her mate lowered his ears on his head as he tried to speak, “I'm sorry Kagome. My blood must have taken over your body during the battle and you transformed into a demon. We were fighting for so long in that form that we both have remained that way. My father says that we have tamed our demon bloods and this is our new form. I'm sorry, if you had never mated with me then this would have never had happened to you.”

Kagome heard what he had said, `I remained in my demon form, so this is what I look like as a demon?'

Kagome looked up at her mate and for the first time noticed his markings. She traced her finger along his purple stripes on his cheeks and saw the golden crescent moon on his forehead. She had the same markings as him.

Kagome breathed a sigh of relief in knowing that she was only in her demon form. She had thought that someone had done something to her and that her mate would reject her because of what she looked like. She looked up at her mate as she leaned in and kissed him. She captured his lips in a heated kiss as she felt him react to her touch.

Inuyasha didn't know what to do, his mate was kissing him and he had thought that she was upset at being a demon. He leaned into her touch as he hungrily went after her lips. He kissed her passionately and when they pulled away from each other they were panting with desire.

He looked into his mates blue eyes and said, “Are you mad at me because you're a demon now?”

Kagome smiled and said, “No, I'm not mad, though I am a little disappointed.”

“Your disappointed? About what?” asked a concerned Inuyasha.

Kagome giggled and said, “Because I don't have cute ears like you.”

Inuyasha smiled as he leaned down and kissed his mate as he laid her back on the bed and proceeded to make her feel very special. She may not have ears like him but he knew that her ears were just as sensitive as his. He started to lick her ear and he felt her shiver in his arms. He continued with his actions as he got his mate to purr at what he was doing.

Inuyasha thought it best to seal his barrier and prevent his father from walking into the room and disturbing what he was doing with his mate. He started to show her all of her sensitive spots that would drive her wild with passion, now that she was a demon.

~oOo~

This is the end to another chapter. I hoped you all liked it. I gave you all a brief history on why Inuyasha acted the way he did and what happened to his mother.

I have been asked a question in some of my reviews and here is the answer. This story is almost over. You have only 3 more chapters to go before it ends. I will finish posting this story and you will all get to see the pups being born.

I have yet to decide on whether I will post anymore of my stories on the sites. I have received so much negative reviews for this story that it's not worth my time or effort to continuing posting my stories. It doesn't mean that I will quit writing my stories. I will always do that it only means that no one will be able to read them like in the past.

For all of you faithful readers I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for reviewing my story. I enjoyed reading your reviews and I truly hoped you enjoyed the story I wrote for you. As for the one's that don't like the story, please don't read it. I never asked you to read my story.

Too many times I have read a story that was good and the author never finished it. I made a promise to all of my faithful readers that I will finish this story for them.

There have been a handful of times when I liked a story the way it started out but then it went in a different direction and I discontinued reading it. It's the author choice on which way a story should go and I respect that. I will never belittle them for making that choice.

I have some really close friends of mine that are trying to convince me to keep posting. I have not made my final decision as of yet. I will keep a lot of things in mind as I post the final chapters to this story.

Sesshomaru's true feelings for his brother will come to a head in the next chapter. His mate will make him think about a lot of things as he shows his true colors. Will he lose his mate over his stubborn pride and his feelings for half-breeds? Or will Jinx show him the error of his ways?

Until the next chapter!

Ja ne!