InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Slave to No One ❯ Chapter 34 ( Chapter 34 )

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Chapter 34

The days passed and Kagome was finally over her anger with her mate's father. She no
longer wanted to thrash him for subduing her, but she kept a very close eye on him
whenever he was around to make sure he never did it again.

Kagome was sitting under their favorite tree with her mate. Her heart ached because she
had not seen her parents in a long time. She wanted to go and see them before the pup
was born because she knew that once her due date came closer she would never be able
to travel to see them. The problem was how to get there.

She couldn't travel through the forest like she used to, because she was getting big and it
was becoming very uncomfortable for her. She knew that her mate couldn't carry her all
the way because she was getting heavy.

Kagome sighed she was stuck in the Western Lands not being able to see her family and
she missed them terribly.

Inuyasha was holding his mate in his lap when he felt her sadness. He didn't know what
was wrong as he looked at her with concern. "Kagome? Why are you so sad?"

Kagome shifted in his lap as she tried to find the words to talk to him. She sighed again
as she said, "I haven't seen my parents in a long time and I miss them. I want to go and
see them but I don't know how we are going to get there. I'm bigger now and I know I
weigh a lot more than I used to so you can't carry me there on your back.

I haven't been home since we defeated the Northern Lands and I want to go and see my
parents. I know that your father told my dad that I had changed into a demon but he
doesn't know that it's permanent."

Inuyasha heard his mates concerns and he thought about her request. They definitely
couldn't travel on the ground. One there still could be danger and someone might try to
attack them and two he didn't think his mate would be up to that long of a trip. He
worried about her health now that she was six months pregnant.

The pup was growing strong everyday and it was taking a lot of her energy away. His
mate never showed any signs that the pup ever affected her like other youkai pregnancies.
But here lately she was showing all the signs of a normal youkai pregnancy and she was
sleeping more.

He looked down at his mate as he said, "Don't worry Kagome, I will find a way that you
can travel to see your parents and not make it a long trip for you."

Kagome was very happy to hear him say this as she nuzzled him under his chin and
licked him. He started to growl low in his chest as he felt his mate's affection. He loved
holding her in his arms and having her close to him.

Ever since they defeated the Northern Lands everything has settled down in their
kingdoms. They weren't after them anymore and they were finally safe in his home. He
finally had a chance to relax with his mate and not worry about her safety. But he was
still protective of her. He guessed he would never back down from that.

He started to think of how they could travel back to see Kagome's parents and not take as
long, so his mate wouldn't be put into danger. He thought about asking his father to take
them but he has been busy with something for the last couple of weeks and he has not
seen him as much.

Then he started to think about his father's transportation cloud and he wondered if he
could summon one on his own. He never was strong enough before when his father was
trying to teach him how to do it. He started to remember all of his lessons as he started to
concentrate on it.

Kagome was asleep in his arms so it was safe for him to try. If he could summon one then
he can take her to see her family and he wouldn't have to depend on his father to take
them. Summoning the cloud was proving to be difficult. He would have to practice until
he got it right.

Inuyasha continued to practice as he remembered all of his father's lesson. He finally got
just a white puff of smoke to appear and thought that he was well on his way to making
it. The cloud was solid and all he had to do was make it bigger.

Once he found out the right combinations of spells he finally got his cloud to appear.
Now for the hard part, he would have to make it move through the air. His father had
never told him how he could do that.

He started to think, 'It can't be that hard to move the cloud from point A to point B. I
think my father moves it with his mind.'

When Kagome was laying down for her afternoon nap he went into the forest as he
summoned his cloud. He got on as he concentrated on moving it. At first it would jerk
forward or move sluggishly. Once he got the hang of it he was moving it with easy as he
moved it around the trees. He was getting cocky as he tried to race the cloud through the
forest with great speed. He had almost succeeded when he crashed into a tree.

Inuyasha got up from the ground, rubbing his head, as he looked around. 'Note to self,
never race a cloud with Kagome on it.' He summoned his cloud again as he headed
home, proud that he had managed to duplicate one of his father's powers.

The following morning Inuyasha went toward his father's office, he needed to tell him
that he was going to leave for a few days and that he was taking Kagome with him. He
never saw him anymore so he thought that he might be able to find him in his office early
in the morning before he took off.

As luck would have it his father was in his office as he caught his scent. He knocked on
the door as he waited for him to give him permission to enter. He heard a gentle, "Come
in," as he opened the door and stepped in. He saw his father sitting behind his desk with
his head down working on some papers.

Inuyasha approached as he said, "Dad, I wanted to let you know that I'm leaving the
Western Lands for a few days and I'm taking Kagome with me." Inuyasha watched with
interest, as his father never looked up from his work to even answer him.

Inuyasha furrowed his eyebrows together completely confused at his father's lack of
interest in him. "Dad?" He asked and waited to be acknowledged but he ignored him.

He lowered his head, as he turned around and headed out the door. 'I guess my father
doesn't care if I leave the Western Lands.' He thought with a heavy heart. He didn't
know what he did to make his father ignore him like this, as he closed the door behind
him and went towards his room. He knew Kagome would be waking up soon.

Inuyasha made it back to his room to find that his mate was already awake and looking
for him. He smiled as he saw his mate in the morning sunlight. She was perfect in his
eyes and she always seemed to brighten his darkest moods.

He approached his mate as he hugged her good morning and then he said, "Would you
like to go and see your family today?"

Kagome's eyes lit up at what he had said. She gave him a big hug as they both walked
out together to get something to eat before they left his kingdom.

When they got ready to leave they walked outside as Kagome was looking for his father.
When she didn't see him she asked, "Inuyasha, is your father going to take us to see my
parents?"

Kagome noticed sadness in his eyes as he replied to her question, "No, I'm taking us
there."

She didn't know what was wrong as she came closer to her mate. She expected him to
pick her up but she was surprised to see that her mate had summoned a transportation
cloud of his own.

She smiled as she looked at her mate and said, "Inuyasha I didn't know you can summon
a cloud like your father."

Inuyasha just grinned at her as he sat down with her in his arms and moved the cloud
toward the Southern Kingdom. They took off at a fast pace as they traveled, he wanted to
get there as soon as possible to forget about what happened between him and his father.

Maybe now that he was about to be a father, his dad didn't want to have him around the
castle anymore. This thought hurt him deeply as he held his mate closer to him as they
traveled.

Kagome noticed that something was wrong as she tried to offer some sort of comfort to
her mate. She didn't know what had happened as they traveled to be with her parents. She
got an idea as she thought, "Inuyasha, do we have to come back right away?"

Inuyasha was snapped out of his thoughts as he heard his mate's question. "No, we don't
have to come back until we're ready. My father didn't give me a time limit on how long
we can be gone. So as long as you are able to travel we can come back when we want."

Kagome was happy to hear this but she also heard the hurt tone to his voice. Something
had happened between Inuyasha and his father for him to be acting like this. "Um, how
about we visit my parents for the day and then go back to my house for some alone time."

Inuyasha hugged his mate closer to him. She always knew how to make him happy as he
replied, "That would be good. I think we need to spend some time alone with each other.
Ever since we have gotten mated we have been under guard or protected in some form. I
think it will be a welcome change."

They both agreed that after they had spent the day with her parents that they would go
back to her house and spend some time alone. Maybe she could get her mate to open up
to her about what was bothering him.

They arrived at King Higurashi home about 30 minutes after they had left the Western
Lands. They landed right in front of the house as Kagome saw her mother running out of
the house to greet them.

His first instincts were to attack but he stopped himself and let Kagome's mother
approach her daughter as he greeted King Higurashi.

Kagome's parents couldn't believe how big their daughter had gotten. It would be only a
few more months before she had her pup. Kagome's mother got them all moving into the
house because the brisk autumn wind was blowing and she was getting cold. Her
daughter didn't seem to mind the cool air as they all walked into the house.

King Higurashi noticed the sad look in Inuyasha's eyes. He wondered what could be
bothering him to make him look this sad. He would have to pull him off to the side and
inquire once his wife and daughter were busy discussing women things.

Kagome's mother was fussing over her daughter. She couldn't believe that her daughter
had turned into a demon. Her features were not that different from what she looked like
before but she couldn't get used to the stripes on her face.

Kagome assured her that she was still the same person even though she was a little bit
different. She felt fine and the baby was growing everyday. Her mother even got the
chance to feel it kick as her eyes lit up with excitement. Even her brother Souta got to
feel the baby kick as he turned to his sister and asked, "Kagome will the baby have ears
like you, or Inuyasha?"

Kagome was caught off guard by her brother's question. She didn't know if the baby
would have puppy ears or normal. "I don't know Souta, but I hope it comes out with its
fathers ears that way I have another pair of ears to play with."

Kagome stole a look at her mate as she seen him blush and look away from her in
embracement. She knew that he was very sensitive about his ears but she loved them just
the same.

The women went off to another room while Kagome's mother showed her what she had
gotten for the baby. King Higurashi saw his opportunity to talk to Inuyasha in private and
asked, "Is everything alright between you and Kagome?"

Inuyasha was surprised by the question that Kagome's father asked, "Yes everything is
fine between me and Kagome, we couldn't be more happier." He replied as he looked at
the king.

"Then why do you look so sad? I can tell that something is bothering you. You're usually
more alive and happy but today you seem sad about something. Do you want to talk
about it?" King Higurashi watched with hopeful eyes to see if Inuyasha would at least
open up to him about what was upsetting him so much.

Inuyasha sighed he didn't know that his mood was so obvious to others. He looked up to
see the king still staring at him wanting an answer. He thought for a few minutes before
he started to speak. "There is nothing wrong between me and Kagome. The problem is
with my father. I haven't seen him in weeks and when I went to speak to him this
morning he wouldn't even pay attention to me. Its like I don't exist for him anymore."

Inuyasha got up from his chair as he walked to the window and gazed out at the beautiful
land that surrounded the king's home. The trees were changing colors, as the winter
season was getting ready to come back. He always liked this time of year because the
land changed and the colors were breath taking. But he didn't find joy in the scenery
anymore as he continued to think about what he did to make his father reject him.

King Higurashi saw as Inuyasha got up and went to look out the window. He was hurt
that his father wasn't paying any attention to him and he didn't know why. He got up
from his own chair as he walked over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"I'm sure that you still exist for your father, but sometimes we fathers get so caught up in
the things we are doing that we neglect the things that are most important to us. He never
failed to protect you and my daughter when you were in danger. He could never stop
talking about you when that human captured you. He always said how proud he was of
you and how much you have grown over the last year." He hoped his words of comfort
would brighten his mood.

Inuyasha heard his words and took comfort in them. He knew that his father was working
on something that was important to him and he had been away from the castle for a
while. He just couldn't help but feel neglected when he wouldn't speak to him this
morning.

He turned to the king and said, "Thank you, I feel better knowing that he said all those
things. I know that he has been busy with something that is going on in our kingdom and
he has been away for the past few weeks but he still should have acknowledge me this
morning or something. Anything but ignore that I was in the same room with him." He
turned away from the king as he looked back out the window deep in thought.

King Higurashi understood. Nothing he said was going to make him feel any better. He
had to work things out with his father. He walked away to leave him to his thoughts. At
least he tried to make him feel better.

Kagome was ready to leave her parents home. They had spent the whole day there as she
visited with her mother and asked her some more questions before the birth of the pup.

She had told her mother that they were going to spend a few days at her house and her
mother had sent someone to restock her kitchen with everything she would need. She
asked her mother to please not tell her father because she didn't want any guards out at
her house.

She told her mother that they could protect themselves if anything was to go wrong. Her
mother understood and she promised not to say anything to her father on where they
would be.

She hugged her mother as she left to find her mate. She looked all over the house for him
and found that he wasn't there.

Kagome didn't think she had been gone from him for that long for him to just simply
disappear. She opened up her senses as she picked up her mates aura in the forest. She
went outside as she was following her mate's aura into the forest.

Kagome saw several of the former demon slaves that lived on her father's lands. They
had refused to leave even after they had been set free. This pleased her because it meant
that they had treated them very well and they considered this there home.

By the time Kagome got to where Inuyasha was located she was very tired. She hadn't
traveled this far on her own in a while. She was panting, as she looked up into the tree
and said, "Inuyasha, would you please come down from there."

Inuyasha had left the house so he could think. He knew that Kagome was well protected
and he needed sometime alone. He had always found comfort in the tall trees that he
could climb so he could be alone with his thoughts.

He didn't even realize that he was gone for that long when he heard his mate yell for him
to come down. He looked down from his perch and found that his mate was out of
breathe as he jumped from the tree and landed right next to her.

He saw how tired she was and immediately cursed under his breath for leaving her for so
long, as he rushed to her side. "Kagome are you all right? Why didn't you call for me? I
would have come back to get you."

Kagome looked up at her mate and smiled. "That's all right Inuyasha I needed the
exercise anyway. I knew that you came out here to think so I came looking for you. Are
you ready to leave and go to my house?"

Inuyasha smiled as he held on to his mate and summoned his transportation cloud. He
lifted them off the ground as he went towards her house for some much needed privacy.

They arrived about ten minutes later at her house. Kagome decided that she liked
traveling this way and she asked, "Inuyasha, traveling like this is much better than us
running through the forest. Why haven't we ever used your transportation cloud before?"

Inuyasha chuckled at her comment as he said, "Well the reason we never used it before is
because I was weak and I couldn't summon it. But now that I'm a demon I can summon
the cloud anytime I want and we can travel this way."

Kagome laughed as they entered the house, they were finally alone and together. She
couldn't ask for anything more in her life.

Kagome cooked them a nice dinner, and afterward when they were done they went into
the living room, they were sitting in front of the fire enjoying its warmth. Kagome was
massaging Inuyasha's back as he was groaning with pleasure. It had been a long time
since his mate had given him this kind of attention and he was enjoying every minute of
it.

Kagome saw as her mate completely relax when she started to massage his shoulders and
back. He was purring with delight as she continued to give him some much-needed
attention. It felt good to just be alone with each other, something that they had very little
of. They were always being protected and guards always surrounded them.

She finally got the chance to talk to her mate as she asked, "Inuyasha? What happened
this morning to get you upset?"

She felt her mate stiffen under her fingers as he heard her question. She became
concerned when he didn't answer her question right away. But she saw him relax as he
started to tell her what was bothering him.

Once he was done Kagome understood what was wrong. She assured him that his father
still cared about him and that maybe he was so engrossed in what he was doing that he
didn't hear him when he talking to him this morning.

Inuyasha sighed he knew that his sulking was getting his mate upset as he got up from the
floor and held her in his arms. He told her that he was sure that she was right as he picked
her up and went to bed. They were both tired from their long journey and he wanted to
rest.

Kagome knew that once he picked her up to go to bed that their conversation was over.
She knew that she didn't settled his fears of being rejected but she comforted him that
night as she gave him some very much needed attention.

~oOo~

Inutaisho had been very busy working on a project that he knew his son and mate would
love. He hadn't seen his son in over a month and he was wondering how they were doing.

He was in a very good mood this morning when he got up, got dressed, and went towards
his son's room. He wanted to make sure that they were all right.

When he got there he didn't pick up his son's scent and when he reached for the door he
found that there was no barrier set up to stop intruders. He thought that it was strange as
he opened the door to the room and looked inside.

To his surprise he found that his son and mate were both gone and their bed looked like
they had not slept in it for days.

He rushed out of the room looking to see if he could find them as he went toward the
kitchen to see Kaede. She would know where they were because she always feed them
their meals before they would go anywhere.

He rushed into the kitchen as he saw the old woman putting his food on the table for him.
He approached as he asked, "Kaede? Have you seen Kagome and Inuyasha lately?"

Kaede had been waiting for him to ask her this question for weeks now. She was
wondering when he would notice that his son was gone with his mate. She turned to him
and said, "Yes, my Lord I have seen them. They left the Western Lands two weeks ago
and have not returned."

Lord Inutaisho couldn't believe that his son had left his kingdom. He was breathing hard
as he went to sit down so he could calm down from the information he was given. 'How
could I've not noticed that they were gone from the castle? Have I been so preoccupied
with my project that I failed to notice that they were even gone from here?'

He continued to think and then he remembered something that happened two weeks ago.
He had heard someone knocking on his office door and told him or her to come in but he
didn't remember who it was or whether he paid any attention to them.

He looked up at Kaede and asked, "Do you know where they went?"

Kaede was really upset at her Lord for not noticing that his son was gone from the castle.
She missed them terribly and wanted them back. The young princess was a joy to be
around and soon she will have her pup and she wanted to be around her when it came.

She looked up at her Lord and said, "Why did you treat them like that? They have done
everything possible to save our lands and you didn't even care that they left your
kingdom? It's been two weeks and now is the time that you noticed that they're gone?
My Lord how could you?"

Kaede broke down into tears as she turned away from him, she was hurt that he didn't
even know his son was gone until now. She had thought he had changed his ways with
his son but she saw that he was still the same.

Inutaisho became enraged as he left the kitchen in a hurry. He was going to find his son
and mate. He was going to find out why they have left his kingdom. He started to think
on where he could look first for them. He got an idea as he walked out of the castle; he
took off into the air heading for the Southern Lands. If anyone would know where they
were it would be King Higurashi.

Inutaisho was flying with speed as he arrived at King Higurashi home. He landed outside
the house as he quickly made his way to the front door. He was met by one of the
servants as they escorted him to where the king was located.

When he entered the study he saw the concerned look in the kings eyes as he approached.
He swallowed hard as he asked, "I'm sorry to disturb you but I'm looking for my son.
Have you seen him?"

King Higurashi saw the concerned look he had in his eyes. He asked him to sit as he
pondered what to tell him. "Yes, I have seen your son. They came here two weeks ago to
visit."

Inutaisho breathed a sigh of relief in knowing that his son had been there. "Do you know
where they're located?"

"Yes, I know where they're at. But before I tell you why do you want to see him? He was
really upset at the way you treated him when he left your kingdom." Said King
Higurashi.

Inutaisho was completely stumped. He didn't know why his son was so upset that he
would leave. "I don't know what you're talking about. I didn't know he was upset. He
would have come and talked to me if he was."

"Ah, but that is the problem. He did come to talk to you and you ignored him. He feels
that he has done something that caused you to reject him and he's upset about it." King
Higurashi saw the surprise look on his friends face; he actually didn't know that his son
had come to see him.

"When did he come and see me? I haven't seen him in almost a month. I have been busy
with a project that I was personally seeing to, to make sure it was done correctly. Now
that it's done I wanted him to see it," said an exasperated Inutaisho.

The king explained everything that his son has said to him and that he tried to calm his
fears. He also told him that he wasn't buying it and that he was still upset about it.

Inutaisho groaned he finally realized who had knocked on his door that morning and he
regretted his actions. "I'm sorry I never meant to hurt him this way. I was building them a
house like the one Kagome has here in your kingdom. I wanted them to live as normal a
life as possible. They seemed to have enjoyed there time here so much, when they had a
place to call their own, that I thought that they might like one there too.

I never meant to turn my son away. I just wanted the work to be done correctly. It was
hard enough to keep them away from the area where I was building the house. I had to
prevent Kagome from breaking the spell I had placed on it so she wouldn't see it until it
was done. I have to find him and apologize to him. I never meant for all this to happen."

King Higurashi understood he knew that he would never turn away his son. He was
everything to him and he loved him dearly. "You know you are going to have to get pass
Kagome to see him right." Said the king with amusement in his voice. His daughter was
pissed at the way he had treated his son.

Inutaisho sighed he knew he had to deal with her first and convince her that he didn't
reject his son before he saw him. "I understand. Do you know where they are?"

"Yes, they are staying out at her house right now. They didn't want me to know that they
were there but the newspapers picked up that she had returned to our kingdom and went
out to her house to try to get some pictures.

Inuyasha saw them as a threat and attacked. Luckily Kagome was able to stop him and he
has placed a strong barrier around the house that prevents anyone from getting there. Not
even my men can get in." King Higurashi was amused with what had happened. His son
was strong and the barrier he set up had a good 5-mile radius around the house. He
wanted no one to be on that land that didn't belong there.

Inutaisho thanked him as he left his house and headed toward Kagome's. He knew he
would have to speak to her first before he could make amends with his son. He didn't
know that he had upset his son this much. His heart ached at the knowledge, he wanted to
make things right and have them back home again.

He took off heading towards Kagome's house. He was not going to enjoy seeing her
again. She was powerful and a pregnant female was hard to deal with in the first place.

~oOo~

It had been two weeks and they were still at her home. Kagome didn't mind but she was
worried that her mate was falling into a depressed state. She had not been able to get him
to do anything. He just sat around the house and moped or he would be outside in the
forest. If she ever got her hands on his father she was going to make him pay dearly for
upsetting him like this.

She was cooking dinner when she felt that someone was at the barrier. She sent her
senses out to see who it was. She was surprised to see that it was Inuyasha's father. 'So
he finally realized that we left his kingdom and now he has come looking for us. Well he
has some explaining to do.'

She allowed him to enter the barrier as she quickly finished her food. She took it off the
fire as she placed it in the oven to keep warm. She walked out of the house as she awaited
the arrival of his father to see what he had to say.

~oOo~

Inutaisho arrived at the barrier that was protecting Kagome's home. It was a powerful
barrier as he stepped up to it and put his hand on it. It sent a bolt of lighting through his
body as it sent him flying through the air were he landed on his back.

He sat up panting from the attack as he got up on his feet and approached the barrier
again. He was thinking about how best to break it when it opened up to let him through.
He swallowed hard as he stepped through and the barrier quickly closed behind him. He
knew that Kagome was the one that opened the barrier.

He prepared himself as he went toward her house. When he was getting closer to the
house he picked up on her anger. 'This is going to be hard, I have to convince her that I
didn't reject my son so I can speak to him.'

When he reached the house he saw Kagome standing in front of it and she was waiting
for him. He approached very slowly; he didn't want to make her mad. She was bigger
than the last time he had seen her. When he was close enough that she could hear him he
stopped his approach.

He swallowed hard and then he said, "Hello Kagome."

Kagome didn't know what to do. He looked so scared to be facing her, but she had to
know why he had rejected her mate. She had to know what they had done to deserve this.
No matter how mad she was at him she couldn't lash out. He was everything to her mate
and she knew this.

"Hello my Lord. What brings you here?" Kagome said as a preamble.

'All right she is not being hostile at the moment so maybe I can talk to her.' "I went
looking for you two this morning to find that you have left my kingdom. I know that
there has been some misunderstandings and I want to set things right.

Kagome, I would never reject my son. He is everything to me and so are you. I didn't
even know that he was in my office that morning. I was working on a project to make
sure it was done correctly and I didn't even know he had come in to see me.

Believe me Kagome if I had seen him I would have stopped what I was doing to pay
attention to him. I don't want to lose him. I know how deeply I have hurt him and I want
to make amends with him." Inutaisho stopped talking as he watched Kagome. He could
see that she had her head down as the scent of her tears finally reached him.

His heart ached in knowing that he had made her cry as he tried to get closer to her.

Kagome heard everything he had said. He sounded genuinely regretful that this ever
happened. She remembered her mate's whimpers in the middle of the night and how
much he had withdrawn into himself since they came here. She wanted him to be happy
again as the tears of pain fell down her cheeks.

Inutaisho finally reached Kagome. She was crying as he reached for her. He was
surprised that she didn't pull away from his touch as he held her in his arms and said,
"I'm sorry Kagome. I didn't mean for this to happen. If I had known that you two left two
weeks ago I would have come after you. I want you both to come back to the Western
Lands. I miss you both and the place seems so empty without the two of you there."

Kagome slowly wrapped her arms around his chest as she let him hold her. She could
sense that he was truly sorry for what he did. She knew deep down in her heart that he
would've come after them if he had known that they were gone.

She pulled away from his embrace as she looked up into his eyes and said, "Your going
to have to convince your son to go back. He thinks you have rejected him and he is
deeply hurt. You will find him in the forest."

Inutaisho understood as he released Kagome and headed into the forest. He knew he had
to convince his son to come home. He just hoped that he could.

~oOo~

Inuyasha was deep in the forest. He had gone there to think about everything that has
happened. His father hadn't even noticed that they were gone from the Western Lands.
He wondered what he had done to upset his father so much that he didn't want him
anymore. He had tried so hard to be everything he wanted him to be.

He had become stronger so he could defend his mate. He had fought in battles because
his father said it was his duty.

But when it came to his heart no one had control over it. His mate held his heart and he
had fought his father to make sure he could have her. She was his everything and he
knew that his upset was making her unhappy. He didn't want her to feel this way. If she
got upset too much it could put her into labor and he didn't want that. The pup still had 2
½ months to go before it was ready to be born and he had to protect her.

When he would come into the forest to think his mate understood why he wanted to be
alone. It wasn't because he didn't want to be with her, it was because he had to work
through his issues on his own.

She had tried to help but it didn't help him figure things out. He knew that he would have
to come to terms with what has happen and go on with life. He had been enjoying his
time here in Kagome's house. It has been a long time since he and his mate had any alone
time together without having all the guards.

So in a way he was glad that he and his father had this misunderstanding because he got
to be with his mate alone in her house and live as a normal couple for a while.

This thought pleased him very much. His mate, his heart, was everything to him and he
would do anything to make her happy. He knew that he would have to head back to the
Western Lands, he would have to face his father and find out what was wrong.

He was so deep in thought that he never noticed his father approaching him. He never
picked up on his scent as he sat up high in the tree.

Inutaisho finally found his son. He was deep in the forest and he was sitting in a tree. He
had always done this, ever since he was a pup he would love to sit in the trees to think.
He once told him that it made him feel closer to his mother, that's why he would climb as
high as he could and sit.

He stopped under the tree as he looked up. His son had not noticed that he was there. He
knew that this was going to be hard as he took a deep breath and said, "Inuyasha, please
come down for a minute."

Inuyasha jumped when he heard the sound of his father's voice. He never noticed that he
was there. He looked down to see his father standing down below waiting to see if he
would come down. He didn't know what to do. He knew that he would have to talk to
him sooner or later, but he rather it would be later, rather than sooner. He sighed as he
jumped from the tree to land next to his father. It was about time that they settle this.

Inutaisho saw when his son jumped from the tree and landed right next to him. He had his
back to him so he couldn't see his expression. His head was down and so were his ears
meaning that he was very close to the edge. He had to be careful on how he handled him
because if he ever felt threaten he would never see his son again.

"Inuyasha, we need to talk about what happened two weeks ago." Said his father with
concern.

Inuyasha heard the hurt in his voice; he knew that he didn't find out until today that he
was gone from the Western Lands. "What's there to talk about? I have been gone for two
weeks now and you didn't even notice that I was gone. So why are you here?"

Inutaisho knew that his son was hurting. "Inuyasha, I know that I have been neglecting
you for the past month. It has nothing to do with you. I have been working on something
that was really important to me and it was taking all of my attention.

When you came into my office, I didn't know that it was you who had knocked on my
door. If I had realized that it was you I would have stopped what I was doing to pay
attention to your needs." He sighed as he continued.

"Inuyasha, you are really important to me. I didn't reject you, I may have been stupid
enough to not pay attention when you came into my office, but I would never reject you.

You and Kagome are my world and without you two being there my world doesn't exist.
You are my only reason for being alive right now because if I didn't have you here in this
world with me, I would be dead.

I hope that you understand that I would never reject you. I'm sorry that I neglected your
needs and didn't listen when you came to me. I promised myself that I would never do
that again but it seems that I still have to learn a few things. I can never loose focus that
you are in my life and that we need to interact with each other." He watched his son as he
was speaking slowly he was tearing away at the wall he had built between them. When he
finished he saw his son look into the sky and sighed.

"You hurt me deeply when you ignored me. You could have told me that you were
working on something that was important and I would've understood. But when you
ignored me that tore a piece of my heart away.

I have worked so hard so you could be proud of me and it was all quickly torn away in a
matter of minutes." Inuyasha lowered his head as he spoke. He was trying really hard to
keep his emotions in check. He knew that his father hated to see emotions, he thought of
them as a weakness, for he never showed them.

But he was a hanyou not a demon and his emotions were very close to the top. He had
once hidden them very deep in his heart. But his mate had broken that barrier and
released them again. He liked those feelings even though they would confuse him, but it's
what his mate wanted and needed at times and he was able to give it to her.

Inutaisho saw his son struggling with his emotion as he stepped closer to him. He reached
out and held his son in his arms as he brought him close to his heart. "I thought that I lost
you when you left the Western Lands. My worst fears were realized when I didn't find
you this morning, that I had managed to drive you away from me. I don't ever want you
to feel that I don't love you because I do. You have shown me so much in where I went
wrong in raising you. I'm trying to correct those errors but it's going to take time."

His father has never held him before; he thought that when he held him in the Eastern
Lands that it was just a one-time thing. He felt the wave of emotion coming off his father
and he knew he was telling him the truth. He never meant to neglect him.

Inuyasha slowly raised his arms as he wrapped them around his father seeking comfort
from him. He now knew how much he loved him and he never wanted him to leave.

He felt a tug in his mind as his mate said, "Inuyasha, are you alright?"

He smiled inwardly at her concern. She could always tell when he was upset. "Yes, mate
I'm fine."

"Well, when you're done with your father dinner is ready and you can bring him along so
he can eat with us. If that is all right with you?" She said with worry in her voice.

"Yes mate we will both be there soon." He felt her touch leave his mind as he pulled
away from his father and said, "Dad, dinner is ready and Kagome wants us to come and
eat."

"Maybe I should leave you two alone for tonight. I don't want to upset your mate
anymore today." He said with concern. He didn't want to interfere with what they had
planned for tonight.

"No, Kagome requested that you come to dinner and if you turn down her food then you
will hurt her feelings. You know she is a really good cook and you like her food.

We can stay here for the night and then return to the Western Lands in the morning."
Inuyasha saw the bright smile that graced his fathers face. He was happy to hear that they
were going back home.

"I'll race you." Said his son as he raced off into the forest heading back to Kagome's
house.

"Impetuous pup." Said his father as he took off after him to see if he could beat him back
to the house. They both arrived at the same time as they entered the house and Kagome
greeted them. They all sat down to eat as they enjoyed their evening together.

~oOo~

The next morning they all got ready to leave for the Western Lands.

Kagome had fixed them all breakfast before they traveled back home. She called her
mother to let her know that she was leaving and her mother wished her safe travel.

Once they were all outside Kagome placed her barrier on the house and reduced the
barrier around the land to just protect the house while they were gone.

Inuyasha summoned his transportation cloud as he saw the surprised look on his fathers
face.

"Since when can you summon the transportation cloud? You have never been able to
summon it when I was trying to teach you before." Said his father with a surprise tone to
his voice.

"I never really needed it before now. Kagome can't travel through the forest anymore and
I wanted to bring her home so I learned how to summon it," said his son with pride.

Inutaisho got an evil gleam in his eyes and whispered in his son's ear, "Have you learned
how to race it yet?"

The smile that came over Inuyasha's face told him that he did. "Good, we can try it out
later today." It was a challenge and his son agreed to it.

Kagome heard the two in back of her as she turned around and said, "You two aren't
planning on doing anything dangerous are you?"

The look in her eyes sent a shiver down both their backs as Inuyasha reached for his mate
and said, "No."

They all sat down as the cloud lifted off the ground and headed back to the Western
Lands at a pretty fast clip.

~oOo~

When they finally arrived in the Western Lands Inutaisho said, "I want you two to come
with me for a few minutes. I have something to show you that I think you will like."

Kagome and Inuyasha looked at each other with confusion but they followed his father
with curiosity.

They walked to the other side of the castle as they approached this one piece of wall that
they had never seen before. His father kept on walking until he walked right through the
wall.

Kagome and Inuyasha watched as he disappeared through the wall. They both walked up
to the wall as they placed their hands on it. There hands went right through as they both
took a deep breath and entered. What they saw on the other side of the wall shocked
them.

There stood the most perfect house they had ever seen. It was big and beautiful. It had a
garden off to the side and the front was adorned with flowers.

Kagome was breathing hard; she didn't know that this is what his father had been up to
for the past month. She looked up to see the amusement in his eyes as she asked, "Is this
what you have been working on for the past month that had your attention?"

Inutaisho smiled and said, "Yes, I wanted it to be a surprise and it was finally finished the
other day. I wanted to show it to you and that's when I found that you two were gone
from the Western Lands. This here is your private home. You are connected to the main
castle incase you need anything.

I have built a clinic for you Kagome complete with everything you will ever need to treat
the sick. It's on the other side of the house and is not protected by a barrier. The castle
healers have all volunteered to help you care for the sick. They say that you have taught
them how to truly be healers.

Only you and your mate can enter this area, no one else will know that this is here."

Kagome and Inuyasha couldn't believe that his father had gone all out to give them a
house of their own. "Why dad? Why would you give us a house?"

Inutaisho sighed as he tried to explain. "When you two left to go back to Kagome's
kingdom, a few months ago, I remember the laughter that came out of Kagome's house
when you two were there. You were happy and that was the first time that I have ever
heard you two laugh and be normal. I thought about it and decided that if you could have
your own home that maybe I can give you as normal a life as possible without having all
the guards around."

Inuyasha's eyes grew big as he said, "You followed us that day?"

Inutaisho chuckled and said, "Yes, I did."

Kagome was still breathing hard it was a little too much for her to take as she fainted in
her mates arms.

Inuyasha saw his mate pale as he grabbed her before she fell. She had fainted. He was
concerned over his mate but he knew that she was just overwhelmed with everything that
has happened. He picked her up in his arms as his father looked at him with worried eyes.
"Don't worry dad, she get easily upset and faints, more now that she is further along in
her pregnancy."

Inutaisho relaxed as he showed his son into the house. He took them back to the master
bedroom as they entered.

Inuyasha was impressed. The room was big with a big bed in the middle of the room.
There was a smaller bed for the pup for when it was born. He moved over to the bed as
he laid his mate down on it. They stayed there for a few minutes to make sure that she
would be all right.

Once they were satisfied that Kagome was resting comfortably Inutaisho proceeded to
show his son the rest of the house. Inuyasha was impressed, his father had thought of
everything. There was a fireplace in the living room that his mate would definitely enjoy.
There was a den, library, guestrooms, even a big kitchen that he was sure his mate would
love.

There was a door in the kitchen that led into the main castle. When they emerged they
were in the kitchen. Inuyasha looked back to see a wall right behind him. He smiled
knowing that the entrance had a barrier that protected the entrance into his new home.

They walked into the kitchen to find Kaede their fixing lunch for the castle population as
she greeted them both. She had a smile back on her face, as she was happy to see
Inuyasha with his father once again.

They both headed outside as they went into the forest. It was about time they saw who
was faster with the transportation cloud as they both summoned their clouds and took off
into the forest racing each other.

~oOo~

There you go the end to another chapter in our story. Sometimes you have
misunderstandings with the people you love. Only by talking can you resolve the issues
and find out what is truly wrong. As you can see Inuyasha's father was only trying to
give his son the life he so richly deserved. But in his haste he had neglected his son and
hurt him deeply.

The next chapter will be the last one to our story. I hoped that you have enjoyed it as
much as I have. This is one the longest stories that I have ever written. I don't know if I
will ever be able to write another this long again. But for all of you who have enjoyed the
length of it I'm glad. For all those who said it was too long, oh well, couldn't help it.

Until the next and final chapter!

Ja ne!