Chapter 7- Together at last

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It was about 2 hours later when Kagome awoke. She felt warm and safe. She opened her eyes and noticed that someone was holding her, then she remembered all that had happened earlier that day. She was in Inuyasha's arms and he was going to be her husband. He cared about her and maybe even loved her. She remembered what happened with Kouga and she gasped and put her hand over her mouth so that she would not wake Inuyasha. She looked at him for a moment to make sure that he had not woken up and was surprised to find that he hadn't.

'I can't believe what I said to Kouga, he is going to hate me forever.' Kagome thought to herself and a tear ran down her face. 'Where did all that power come from? I scared them both. I don't want Inuyasha to be scared of me. I don't want Kouga to hate me! What have I done?' She started to cry a bit harder and that's when Inuyasha finally woke up.

Kagome jumped in surprise when Inuyasha suddenly grabbed her and held her tightly, but she relaxed into him only seconds later and hugged him back just as tightly. "Kagome, are you alright?" Inuyasha asked her. He was worried about her. When he had awakened, he could feel that she was upset, and he could smell the tears in her eyes. "Please don't cry; tell me what's wrong."

"I just….I don't know what happened before. I scared you didn't I?" Kagome was crying harder now, but she had her head in Inuyasha's chest, so he couldn't see her eyes.

"I wasn't scared!" Kagome gave him a look and he remembered that she could tell exactly what he was feeling. He sighed 'I don't want her to think I was scared of her but she could have killed us both without even trying. She has so much power now. She will need some training.' "Ok, so you worried me for a second, but only because you looked so mad and you didn't seem to have full control of your powers. You just need some training. I am sure Kaede would be willing to teach you." Inuyasha now sat up and pulled her into his lap so that he could hold on to her better.

"I could have killed you, Inuyasha!! I had no idea what I was doing! I didn't want to hurt either of you. I just wanted you to stop fighting, and now Kouga probably hates me, and you are scared of me! I don't know what to do!" She was practically screaming this at Inuyasha in-between sobs.

"I AM NOT SCARED OF YOU! I know that no matter what happens, you would NEVER hurt me! And I don't know why you care if Kouga hates you or not, but he doesn't! He loves you. How could he hate you? You just hurt his fucking ego and he deserved it! You didn't do anything wrong! You didn't hurt anyone! It is my fault if it is anyone's! I should have warned you more about how much stronger you are now. I am sorry that I did this to you; I would understand if you hated me." Inuyasha held her tighter as he said this; he couldn't stand to see her so upset.

Kagome could tell that he was upset and that he felt guilty and that upset her more. "This is NOT your fault! All you did was save my life, and I am so grateful for it. You are right. I shouldn't be so upset. I didn't hurt anyone and that's all that matters." Kagome stopped crying and pulled back from Inuyasha just a little so she could look into his eyes. They were so beautiful and she could feel the love he had for her; it was almost overwhelming. She kissed him softly on the lips, then moved back again to look into his eyes. "Inuyasha…" she said in a soft voice. "I lo….." she was cut off when she heard someone call her name.

'SHIT! She was going to say it! That fucking little shit is going to die!' Inuyasha looked behind them and saw Shippo running up to them. "He must have followed our scents when we didn't come back earlier," Inuyasha said in an unhappy tone of voice. "I guess I was wrong about people not finding us here." He could hear Kagome giggle and he was happy that she wasn't upset anymore.

"KAGOME!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN! I was so worried about you! I went to the well an hour ago and your scent was at least a few hours old. Why didn't you come back to Kaede's?" Shippo was very upset. He thought something had happened to them and he had run to find them.

"I am sorry Shippo. We just needed to talk. Everything is fine now." Kagome held him tightly. She noticed that Inuyasha was feeling a little jealous and she giggled a bit. 'He is jealous of Shippo? Well maybe that's why he seems so upset when I take Shipp's side all the time and hold him. Poor Inuyasha.' Kagome then put one arm around Inuyasha and kept the other one around Shippo. This seemed to make Inuyasha feel better.

"What's so funny?" Shippo asked in an innocent voice.

"Oh nothing, Shippo, just thinking about something; don't worry about it." Kagome smiled at him and then at Inuyasha.

"Hey…..why are you in Inuyasha's lap???" Shippo asked, as if just realizing where she was sitting.

"I…um…well I was upset and Inuyasha was trying to make me feel better, that's all." Kagome said. smiling.

"Inuyasha was trying to make you feel better??? Wow did hell freeze over?" Shippo looked a little shocked at first and then he was laughing. He stopped laughing quickly when he realized that Inuyasha was now trying to get up so he could hit him. "AHHHHH" Screaming, Shippo jumped out of Kagome's arms and ran away.

"GET BACK HERE YOU LITTLE SHIT!" Inuyasha yelled after the kit, but didn't follow after him and instead held Kagome tighter. "I can be nice you know! It does happen!" Inuyasha said but a bit more quietly than before.

Shippo stopped running when he noticed that no one was running after him. 'Something is going on with them and I am going to find out what!' Shippo thought to himself with an evil grin on his face. "Hey what's wrong with you today? First you are nice to Kagome and then you don't try and hit me when I am mean to you. Something is going on." He gave them suspicious looks.

"Well….Inuyasha and I are a couple now." Kagome said with a big smile on her face and she hugged Inuyasha tighter as she looked at Shippo, whose mouth was now hanging open to the ground. Inuyasha had a big grin on his face and laughed at Shippo's surprise.

"You guys are a couple? You are mates? You don't smell like mates," Shippo said, moving closer to smell Kagome better.

"NO! We aren't mates…yet. We will be. We are…I guess he is my fiancée." When they both gave her confused looks, Kagome corrected herself, remembering that they were not from her time and said, "Inuyasha is my life mate to be."

Shippo opened his eyes wide. "You are going to be life mates??" Inuyasha thought Shippo would hate the idea, but, surprisingly, he didn't. "It's about time you guys got together!" Shippo jumped up and down, then hugged Kagome again. He looked up at Inuyasha with a serous face "You had better not hurt her, or I will make you pay!" Shippo yelled, with his chest puffed out so he would look bigger.

Inuyasha just laughed and patted him on the head. "Don't worry about it. I will take good care of her." He grinned at Shippo, who seemed to except this. It was getting to be late in the day so they decided to go back to Kaede's and have dinner.

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Sango was making dinner for everyone and was worried that Kagome had not returned yet. Inuyasha had gone to wait by the well for her hours ago and now Shippo was missing. She sighed and then looked at Miroku who was resting on a tree across from her. 'He looks so peaceful. Too bad he can't always be like that.' Sango giggled and Miroku looked up at her. They both looked off into the distance, hearing someone laughing. It was Kagome's voice, and soon they saw the missing trio walking up to the hut.

"KAGOME! You are back. Is everything alright?" Sango was so happy to see her friend back and smiling that she didn't even notice that Inuyasha and Kagome were holding hands.

However, Miroku did notice, and he had a big grin on his face. "I see everything is alright between you two now." He glanced down at their hands. "Maybe things are even better than before?" he questioned with a knowing look. They both blushed a bit and Miroku was now very happy. 'They are finally together. It took them long enough!"

Sango looked at Miroku, wondering what he was talking about. Then she noticed their hands and the blushes on their faces. "Um…..where have you guys been?" Sango managed to ask, before Inuyasha could yell at Miroku.

"We just needed to talk for a while. Sorry if we worried you Sango, and yes Miroku, everything is alright between us now." Kagome said with a smile on her face.

"They are going to be life mates!!!!" Shippo shouted and jumped up and down. Inuyasha looked annoyed but didn't say anything for once.

"We are getting married too." Kagome said quickly, with a smile.

"Oh my god!!!! REALLY????? That's so great! It's about time you guys told each other how you feel!" Sango ran to hug her friend.

Miroku noticed that when Sango said "It's about time you guys told each other how you feel!" Inuyasha looked at the ground. 'Could he not have told her that he loves her? Would he really ask her to be his wife without telling her that he loved her?' He sighed, then walked over to Inuyasha, who had been pushed aside by the two giggly girls, now jumping up and down and talking about weddings. "You did tell her that you love her, didn't you Inuyasha?" Miroku asked.

'Damn, how does he always know that kind of shit?' Inuyasha sighed. "Not yet, but I will." Miroku shook his head. "WHAT!? She must know that I love her if she said yes, right?" Inuyasha tried to keep his voice down the best he could, so that the others wouldn't hear him.

"Yes, I am sure she does know that you love her, and I KNOW she loves you, but it's a good idea to tell her anyway. Did you get her a ring?" Miroku asked. From the look on Inuyasha's face, Miroku was sure he already knew the answer. He sighed and put his hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "When you ask a woman to marry you, you need to give her a ring so that other humans know that she is taken. It should be a gold ring with a diamond in the middle. She may not ask for it, but I know she wants one." Miroku, satisfied with Inuyasha's very thoughtful face, walked over to Kagome to give her a hug also. "Congratulations, Kagome," he said, then smiled and walked away.

Sango was so happy for her friend. "Hey Kagome, why don't we go take a bath and talk for a while? We can eat dinner when we get back. Miroku will take care of it."

"That would be great! I will go get my stuff." Kagome was so happy as she ran for her bath supplies and a towel.

Inuyasha was brought out of his own thoughts by the strong emotion of happiness he felt coming from Kagome. He looked at her and couldn't believe just how beautiful she was as she ran by him to get her things. 'She is so happy. She must really love me,' Inuyasha thought as he watched her run back with great speed. 'I guess I should talk to Kaede about training her while she is gone.'

Kagome stopped in front of Sango, then turned back to Inuyasha and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "I will be back in a little while." Then she grabbed Sango by the arm and they went off giggling and smiling happily.

"She looked so happy, didn't she?" Shippo pointed out and smiled. "It's good to have the old Kagome back again. She was so sad before." He looked sad for a moment, but it the sadness passed quickly, and he ran to play with Kirara.

Miroku couldn't help but laugh at how easily Shippo changed from happy to sad and then back again. 'It must be nice to be young,' he thought and smiled. He turned to Inuyasha who was still looking into the distance after Kagome and Sango. "I am happy for you both, Inuyasha. You two make a great couple." Inuyasha turned to him and nodded. "So….you guys are going to be life mates. Have you already become mates?" Miroku asked, then winked at Inuyasha, who hit him on the head. "What? It's a valid question." Miroku laughed. "I mean you guys have been in love with each other for about 2 years now right? Why not have some fun?" He winked again and laughed even more.

"It's none of your business, Hentai!" Inuyasha yelled, but he had a smile on his face. He turned around to face the hut. "I am going to ask Kaede to train Kagome. Do you think you can help her train while we are traveling?" he asked Miroku.

Miroku immediately turned serous. "Her powers have grown very fast since she has gotten your blood, haven't they?" Inuyasha nodded. "I will help her in anyway I can. I will come with you to talk to Kaede about it. I am sure she will be happy to help."

They both went into the hut to talk to Kaede, who immediately agreed to help Kagome. Inuyasha told her about everything that happened earlier, omitting the kissing and some other private things that they had said. Kaede seemed a little worried though when Inuyasha told her about how much power Kagome gave off when she was angry with Kouga. "Kagome doesn't get angry like that much and I have never heard of her getting so upset about you and Kouga fighting before. Maybe she was reacting to your emotions, Inuyasha. It may have been too much for her. All that anger coming from you and some of her own as well must have been too much. She had a lot of power before but now she MUST learn to control it or she really could kill you, Inuyasha. But I am glad to hear that you and Kagome are going to be together now. I am happy for you both." Kaede looked pensive, so Inuyasha and Miroku left her alone with her thoughts and went to eat some dinner.

Miroku was also worried about what Inuyasha had told them, but he decided to worry about that at a later time. 'I will simply have to help her keep her powers under control,' Miroku thought as he ate.

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Kagome and Sango were having a great time while they bathed, even though the water was a bit cold. They seemed happy talking about everything that had happened. Kagome told Sango everything about Kouga and Inuyasha and everything he said and they did. Sango couldn't believe it all.

"Wow, Kagome I can't believe he said that to you and that you guys are getting married. Maybe we can have a double wedding!" Sango shouted happily. She and Miroku had been engaged for about a year. They were waiting until after they killed Naraku to get married. "Are you going to wait until we kill Naraku also, or are you going to get married right away?" Sango asked, very happy about everything, and yet still a little worried about her best friend's new powers.

"I have no idea, but I think we will wait for a while. We haven't even told my mom yet. I don't know where the wedding will be. I think we might have the wedding there and then the party here with you guys. I wish you could come to my side of the well." Kagome sighed, but was still happy. She was having so much fun talking about everything with Sango that she felt as if she were a normal girl and that made her so happy.

Kagome suddenly turned around and looked into the woods in the direction away from the hut. "Kagome are you alright? What is it?" Sango asked, seeing the worry on her friend's face.

"I don't know. I think someone's out there. I hear something moving and I smell something, but I am not sure what, really. I think it's a demon," Kagome said calmly. She was getting used to being able to smell so well and hear so well. 'For some reason I am not scared, but I am sure it must be a demon.'

What looked like a black panther, only bigger, came out of the woods. He didn't appear to want to hurt them; he just stood at the end of the lake and looked at them. The panther was bigger then Kirara in the full bigger form and it had green eyes. It was beautiful.

Sango got out of the water quickly, wrapping herself in a towel, then held her Hiraikotsu in her hands but made no move to attack. "What do you think it wants?" Kagome asked Sango, who seemed ready to fight at any second if she needed to. Sango just shook her head and watched the creature that was definitely a demon.

Suddenly he changed from a panther to what looked like an almost human man but with ears like Sesshoumaru. He also had fangs and claws too. He was very handsome. In fact neither of them had ever seen anyone so beautiful in their lives. He had long black hair with two small strands of silver hair in the front, framing his face. He was tall. about 6'5", and he looked very strong. He wore something that looked very much like Inuyasha's Fire Rat Kimono, but it was black, and it was open at the top, so that you could see a bit of his chest. He had two black strips on his face, one on each cheek. His eyes were a deep green. They were amazing. Kagome gasped at his beauty.

He made no attempt to move closer to them when he spoke. His voice was deep and calm, "My name is Isane. I am not here to hurt you. Please do not be afraid."

Sango put her weapon down at her side but still remained ready to use it. Though he was a demon, and a strange one, he didn't seem to want to hurt them. "Why are you here? What do you want with us?" Sango asked him in a stern but not angry voice.

Kagome was holding her arms over her naked body but she was still under the water and didn't think he could see anything. She knew she should be mad that he was standing there while she was naked, but she wasn't. It was strange; she almost felt as if she knew him.

"I only wish to talk. I apologize for coming to see you while you were bathing but I did not think that the hanyou you travel with would take too kindly to me, since I am a demon. I know much about your group and I have come to help you if you will allow me to." He spoke calmly and he even bowed his head. "I will turn and let you dress. Then we may talk more if you are willing to listen."

He turned and they did as he had suggested, getting dressed quickly. Sango never took her eyes off him while getting dressed. Though she didn't think he would hurt them, she didn't want to take the chance. She turned to Kagome and spoke in a low voice so that only Kagome's now very good hearing could have heard her. "He could have just killed us while we weren't paying attention, so I don't think he wants to hurt us, but I don't know many demons that are willing to help humans. I don't know what he wants, but I don't think he is going to hurt us."

Kagome nodded. "I trust him for some reason. I don't think he will hurt us either. Let's hear what he has to say. I will try and keep all my emotions under control so that Inuyasha doesn't come in and try to kill Isane." Sango nodded knowing that Inuyasha would kill first and ask questions later.

Now that they were dressed, they watched Isane turn around. He seemed to know when they were done. "Why would you want to help us? Do you have something against Naraku?" Kagome asked in a sweet voice.

No, I do not have any reason to kill Naraku himself, however I do wish to kill the demon that sent the creature to hurt you a week ago. He is strong and I will need help to kill him." Isane said this in a powerful voice.

Sango and Kagome looked at each other, too shocked to talk for a moment. Then they both said at the said time, "WHAT???"

Kagome recovered from her shock first and spoke again. "What do you mean the one that sent the creature? The one that sent him was Naraku! He had a spider shaped scar on his back! If it wasn't Naraku, then who was it??" Kagome was getting upset. It was getting harder to hide it, and she knew Inuyasha would soon come to see what was going on. She tried to think happy thoughts, but she wasn't too successful.

Just then Inuyasha run through the trees and jumped in front of Kagome. "WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU??" he yelled at Isane, while holding Tetsusaiga in front of him. Isane was still fairly far away from Kagome, which was the only reason Inuyasha hadn't killed him immediately upon arrival. That and the fact that Kagome was only upset, not scared.

"My name is Isane, and I am here to ask for your help," the demon said in a calm voice.

"MY help??? Why the fuck do you need my help?" Inuyasha was not happy about this. 'Why was Kagome just talking to him? She should have been scared and then I would have known to come. What's going on??'

"Well your help would be nice too, however the one I really wanted to help me is your miko. She has great power and we have the same enemy. I thought we could help each other." Isane said again in a calm voice that sounded a lot like Sesshoumaru's but not as cold.

"You want to help us fight Naraku?" Inuyasha asked, now curious about the new demon.

"No, I want you to help me fight the one that sent the creature to kill Kagome," Isane stated bluntly, as he watched Inuyasha'a reaction closely.

"What the fuck are you talking about? That WAS Naraku!!" Inuyasha yelled as Miroku and Shippo arrived to see what was going on.

"It was not Naraku!" The demon sounded upset that everyone kept saying that. "Yes it did have a spider shaped scar on it's back, however it was not Naraku that sent it. You were tricked into believing that, so you would rush in and try to kill Naraku. Did you not notice that it was different from all of Naraku's creatures? The frog creature was weak and he could not speak. Yes, he had poison, and he was fast, but nothing like the type of thing Naraku would send." Isane watched their faces closely.

"I knew it! I knew it didn't sound like one of his creations!" Myouga said from Miroku's shoulder. "But if it was not Naraku, then who was it!?" the flea asked, rubbing his chin in thought.

"It was his son." Isane stated with a hateful look in his beautiful green eyes.

Everyone's mouths hit the floor. They were in shock. 'How could that be?' they all thought.

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This Chapter has been reposted after being proof read by Bonnie217. I hope it is better now. She is a good proof reader if I do say so myself.