InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Seductive Heritage ❯ 25 ( Chapter 25 )
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By: kittyb78 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Fantasy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.30.2008 | Pages: 11 | Words: 6.2K | Visits: 114 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Fantasy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.30.2008 | Pages: 11 | Words: 6.2K | Visits: 114 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. I do own Kate, Drake, and the plot, and storyline..... There. I said it. (sighs)
Chap25
With Inuyasha and co........
"Come on already, when the hell are they gonna get here!?" demanded Inuyasha.
"She didn't say anything about where they were so I don't know, plus we still have 30-40 minutes before they are even due to show up." calmly replied Drake.
"Shut up and calm down already little brother! It isn't doing any good for you to become irate!" Cooly demanded Sesshomaru.
Inuyasha growled and continued to pace.
"He's right Inuyasha! getting irate wont make them show up any faster." added Miroku.
"As long as Kate is ok and they eventully get here, thats all that matters!" said Sango.
"Kate will be fine! Bankotsu can't be stupid enough to hurt her now, knowing Drake would kill him!" piped in Kagome.
"Don't count on it! He really is stupid enough to believe hisself untouchable." seriously said Drake.
"They had better damn well get here soon!" demanded Inuyasha.
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With Bankotsu....
"Move your ass Kaitlin! You are the one who is so damn hot to go back to your friends!" Angrily demanded Bankotsu.
"Well gee Ban, you don't have to act like such an ass! Seesh!" dryly replied Kate.
Bankotsu stopped, yanked her back to him angrily and warned "If you intend to make it back in one piece Kaitlin, then you will shut that sassy mouth of yours immediately!"
Then he grinned and added seriously "Never mind I got a better idea! I will shut your sassy mouth for you!"
Then he pushed her back against a tree, smashed his mouth on hers and roughly shoved his touge inside her mouth.
He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulled her into him and pasionately kissed her.
Then he yanked her hair breaking the kiss, laughed and said huskily "Oh yeah! I like this way better!"
Then he smashed his mouth on hers again and forced her against the tree again.
He kissed her dominately and demandingly.
She tried to break the kiss, but he just smiled and continued kissing her.
Then he bucked his hips against hers, broke the kiss and said huskily and angrily "Push me any further and we will just blow off your little reunion for a little while..long enough for me to teach you some respect!"
Kate eyes widdened in fear and surprise.
Bankotsu moved away, but still held her hips and pinned her to the tree, grinned and added huskily "Hey I won't mind at all babe! But I doubt you would be so happy about it!"
Then he warned seriously "Now Kaitlin, I suggest you shut that sassy mouth of yours and keep it shut, If you know what's good for you! I am in NO mood for anymore of your sass! Got it!?"
Then he stared at her untill she noded her compliance.
Then he noded and said "GOOD!"
Then he let her move away from the tree, shoved her ahead of him again and demanded "Now move your ass!"
And they set off again.
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20 minutes later......
"Well looks like we made it with 10 minutes to spare!" drawled Bankotsu.
Kate just stared around them then asked "Why this place Ban? Why did you choose this place for the exchange?"
Bankotsu said "Well why not? Pleanty of open space, besides it's where they last knew of for Naraku's whereabouts. It's the perfect spot for me to use Banryuu too so why not!?"
Kate sighed heavily and said seriously "Bankotsu I will warn you only once! If you try to use that damn sword on my husband and friends, I will destroy the damn thing myself!"
Bankotsu chuckled and said "Oh yeah! What you gonna do Katie?! Especailly if I tie you up first!? You gonna go all freaky on me like you did Kagura? I don't think so darlin! I will just tie you up and make you watch as I kill them! My companion and I are invincible together!"
Kate narrowed her eyes and said "Remember Bankotsu! I am not as weak as you think I am AND I WILL protect my friends at ANY and ALL costs! I only gave Kagura one warning and that was BEFORE I learned to harness my new powers! Don't make the same mistake she made and ignore my warning!"
Bankotsu walked right up to her, slammed her against another tree and said seriously "Don't try to threaten me Kaitlin! I can easily snap your neck right here and now! But I won't because I still have plans for you babe! You and me! WE will become an unbeatable team! With yourr looks, my muscles and your powers, NO ONE will be able to stop us!"
Kate said "What the hell makes you think I would EVER join you!?"
Bankotsu chuckled and said seriously "Well you see babe, you won't have a choice after I destroy your beloved and friends! Then you won't have anywhere else to go and no one else to turn to! You will be all alone in this era and will have to stay with me for protection!"
Kate glared at him and said "You will NEVER beat Drake or my friends! EVER! And even if you could, I would rather die than be with you!"
Bankotsu chuckled and said "Oh NO babe! You wont die, you will just wish you had! Naraku and I have decided to kill your pals and take you to suit our purposes and without me to protect you, you would have a life of non stop living hell! At least with my protection you would be safe!"
Kate thought"DRAKE!"
Drake thought "What is it honey?"
Kate thought "ITS A TRAP! Bankotsu and Naraku are planning a trap!"
Drake thought back "Calm down baby, we have set a trap of our own!"
Kate thought "ITS A TRAP DRAKE! Naraku has to be hiding somewhere close by!"
Bankotsu said angrily "Kate! Answer me!"
Bankotsu backhanded her and she glared at him.
He demanded angrily "Why are you spacing out now!?"
Kate glared at him and said "None of your damn business!"
Bankotsu smacked her again and said angrily "Well you better damn well pay attention from here on out! Because if you dont you wont get to see the deaths of your beloved and friends!"
Kate angrily demanded "What the hell do you mean Bankotsu!? What's going on!?"
Bankotsu smiled and said "Your beloved Drake and friends are walking into a trap as we speak! Naraku will kill them ALL with his miasma just as soon as I get my blade!"
Kate demanded "Where the hell is Naraku!?"
Bankotsu chuckled and said sarcasticaly "Close by and that's all you need to know! Now let's go meet loverboy!"
Kate thought "DRAKE! Naraku plans to cover the entire area in miasma! ALL of you better be careful!"
Drake thought back seriously "Thanks for the warning baby! Now just relax!"
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Drake said seriously "Ok everyone listen up! Kate says Naraku plans to blankett the entire area in miasma so Kag, Miroku, Sango, and Inuyasha leave now! There isn't much time left!"
Sango, Kagome, and Miroku mounted Kirara and took off towards the cave they set up as a fall back point, and Miroku put up a barrier instantly.
Inuyasha said "NO! No way in hell I am leaving now!"
Sesshomaru stated cooly "Inuyasha you fool! I can survive the miasma but you cannot!"
Drake demanded calmly "Inuyasha When Kate gets here grab her and leave immidiately! I can handle his miasma as well and Sesshomaru and I will kill Bankotsu then join you and the others! YOU BETTER take Kate away to safety or I WILL personally kick your ass myself understood!?"
Inuyasha growled and said irate "No fucking way!"
Sesshomaru demands cooly "Inuyasha you WILL take Kate away immediately and keep her safe!"
Drake added in a deadly serious tone "She wont be able to stand the miasma for longer then you to take her away and our son still needs his mother! She will try to fight leaving here too, so YOU need to take her before she gets the chance to put up a fight! YOU WILL take her to safety and keep her there! Inuyasha you will be the ONLY one strong enough to keep Kate there! Once Sesshomaru and I are finished we will meet up with you!"
Inuyasha growled angrily and said "FINE! But only because of Kate!"
They all noded.
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10 minutes later......
Bankotsu stepped forward with Kate and said teasingly "Well, well look what we have here! Hiya Drakey! Ah! And I see you have my Banryuu as well!"
He walked over to Kate and said "See babe! I told you he would bring it!"
Kate rolled her eyes.
Bankotsu chuckled.
Then Bankotsu smirked, looked at Drake and asked "Did she tell you she has been sleeping in my bed!?"
Drake growled and said angrily "You sick little prick!"
Bankotsu laughed, hugged Kate from behind and said loudly "Ooh looks like someones angry now! Hm, I wonder if that is because he knows you enjoyed yourself in my bed! What do you think Katie babe?"
Kate spun around, glared at Bankotsu, angrily slapped him and yelled "NEVER!"
Bankotsu chuckled and said loudly "Sure babe! Whatever you say! But we both know you enjoyed it!"
Drake, Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru all growled.
Kate angrily spun around and kicked Bankotsu in the balls.
He was caught off gaurd and fell to the ground holding hisself.
Kate started to run across the field.
Once Kate got about half-way across the feild and before Bankotsu had time to recover and chase after her, Drake yelled "Now Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha noded, ran over, picked up Kate, and ran off before she could even blink.
Bankotsu picked hisself up off the ground and yelled/growled angrily "YOUR GONNA PAY FOR THAT KAITLIN!"
Drake said angrily "I don't think so! This is the end of the line for you Bankotsu! You sick little fuck! She told me all about you and what you've done! I will KILL you for this and everything you have done in the past to her!" as he approaches Bankotsu.
While approaching Bankotsu, Sesshomaru drew tokijon and cooly added "You die today Bankotsu!"
Naraku appeared, released his miasma, saw it was having no effect on the two, surrounded hisself with his barrier and said "You are on your own Bankotsu! "
Then Naraku instantly dissapeared.
Sesshomaru said disgustedly "Naraku you coward! Why am I not surpised!?"
Bankotsu made a mad dash for banryuu, gripped the handle and said seriously "I don't think so! It is you two who will die today! And then I will hunt down that damn half breed and kill him as well and take Kate back!"
Sesshomaru whipped out his poison whip at Bankotsu.
Bankotsu dodged it and taunted "Is that the best you got Sesshomaru!?"
Drake flanked behind Bankotsu and attacked with his sword, but missed.
Bankotsu got angry, hefted up his banryuu and said "Fine Drake! You can die first! I owe you for stealing my blade and Kate away anyways!"
Bankotsu swung his banryuu at Drake yelling "Dragon Hammer!"
Bankotsu missed Drake, because Drake teleported out of the way.
Sesshomaru used his poison whip and sliced an x on Bankotsu's back.
Bankotsu roared in pain.
Bankotsu jumped into the air with his blade, summoned a thunder storm and screamed "Dragon thunder!"
Lighting bolts rained down from the sky.
Sesshomaru and Drake both stood still, completely unaffected by the lightning bolts.
Sesshomaru flew into the air and kicked Bankotsu, knocking him face first into the dirt.
Drake kicked the banryuu out of Bankotsu hands, then used his fire breath to melt it into a gooey puddle.
Bankotsu screamed angrily "NO! My Banryuu! YOU BASTARD!"
Bankotsu angrily ran at Drake throwing punches.
Drake blocked his punches and spinning round house kicked Bankotsu in the stomache.
Bankotsu flew into a huge tree, his back hit the tree, then he fell to the dirt and he held his stomache.
"You bastard!" angrily gasped Bankotsu.
Drake leaned down and picked him up by his shirt front.
Drake said angrily "Now you will pay for ever touching Kate!"
Drake punched Bankotsu in the stomache and he doubled over.
Then Drake kicked Bankotsu in the ribs and he was sprawled out on the ground.
Drake said angrily "I waned you if you ever came near her again I was gonna rip you limb from limb! But first, lets see how you like being hit!"
Drake hauled back and punched Bankotsu in the stomache again.
Bankotsu got up and said angrily "I am not the kid you beat up years ago! I am ALOT stronger now!"
Then Bankotsu backfliped away from Drake and ran at him throwing punches, and kicks.
Every other punch managed to land.
Drake blocked the last punch and broke Bankotsu's elbow.
Bankotsu yowled and said angrily "YOU BASTARD!"
Then he charged at Drake.
Drake smiled and flipped out of the way, then kicked Bankotsu's knee and boke it.
Sesshomaru looked on bored.
Bankotsu said angrily "You wont beat me this time!"
Drake looked down at Bankotsu and said seriously "I already have you stupid fool! You are NO match for me and you never have been!"
Then Drake picked Bankotsu up, slammed him against a tree and said seriously "Not so fun when you are the one being beat on is it!?"
Bankotsu angrily yelled "Go to hell!"
Drake laughed evily and said angrily "You first!"
Bankotsu spat blood in Drake's face.
Drake backhanded Bankotsu and then punched him in the stomache, and wiped the blood off his face.
Bankotsu held his stomache.
Sesshomaru said cooly "Lets finish this already!"
Drake looked at Bankotsu and said evenly "Now you know how Kate felt everytime you hit her!"
Then he released Bankotsu and he fell to the ground.
Sesshomaru took out tokijin, pointed it at Bankotsu's stomache, and yelled "Dragon Thunder!"
Lightning went right into Bankotsu abdomen area, and Bankotsu screamed in agony.
Sesshomaru then swung tokijin, chopped Bankotsu's head off and picked up the two jewel shards.
Then Drake used his fire breath and incenerated Bankotsu's body .
There is nothing left of Bankotsu but ashes.
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Back at the cave......
"Inuyasha what the HELL do you think your doing!?" demanded Kate.
Inuyasha said "I only did what Drake asked me to!"
"Yeah well take me back NOW!" demanded Kate.
"NOT gonna happen!" yelled an irate Inuyasha.
Kate moveed to leave the cave and Inuyasha blocked her way, threw her over his shoulder, and carried her to the back of the cave.
"Inuyasha! I am gonna say it!" warned Kate.
Sango said "Calm down Kate! He is only doing what your husband asked of him."
Kate calmed down and said "I don't care! I want to help my husband!"
"And how are you gonna do that if you die from the miasma?" asked Miroku.
"Katie please! Inuyasha is trying to protect you like Drake wants! So please calm down!" added Kagome.
Kate thought "DRAKEVON! I will kick your ass if you get hurt!"
Drake thought back laughing "Relax baby it's over and Sesshomaru and I are on our way to the cave as we speak!"
Kate thought "Why did you demand I be taken and kept here!?"
Drake thought "Because of the miasma love!"
Kate thought back "Yeah I know but I wanted to help!"
Drake thought "You can help take down Naraku! But Bankotsu is history and so is that damned sword!"
Kate thought "Is it really over!? Is he...is he dead?"
Drake walked into the cave and said "Yes it is over! Bankotsu is dead and gone! He will NEVER hurt you again Kate!"
Kate threw herself into his arms and just cried for a long time.
Drake held his wife, sat down and judt held her while she cries.
Inuyasha demanded "He is dead for good now right!?"
Sesshomaru said cooly "Unless that coward Naraku decides to revive him like he did in the past, which wont be so easy considering he is now nothing but ashes!"
Drake added "But the banryuu is gone once and for all! We saw to that personally!"
Drake comforted his wife.
Inuyasha sat by Kagome and she burried her head on his shoulder.
Inuyasha put an arm around Kagome and pulled her into his lap.
Kagome burried her face in his neck and cried softly for all the pain her cousin had suffered.
Inuyasha comforted Kagome.
Sango said "I can't believe he is FINALLY gone! But what happened to Naraku?"
Sesshomaru growled and said "That coward ran off before we even confronted Bankotsu!"
Miroku noded and said "As we should expect by now, he got away."
Sango noded, and sighed heavily.
Kagome dried her tears.
Sesshomaru walked over to Kagome and said "Miko! You keep these!" and handed her the two jewel shards.
Kagome took the shards, said "Thank you!" and added them to her bottle around her neck.
Sesshomaru noded, then sat down.
Kate continued to cry.
She cried in relief that she was FINALLY free of Bankotsu and he could never hurt her again.
She cried because Bankotsu was dead, and she would never know what happened to the friend she once called him.
She cried because she was FINALLY back safe in her husband's arms.
She cried because she was happy her friends were safe.
She cried because she was afraid Naraku wouls attack them again.
She cried because she misses her baby.
She cried because she feared being pregnant with Bankotsu's child.
She cried for all these reasons and more, so she just cried for a few hours.
Drake held her, comforting her.
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru went out and hunted for dinner.
Kagome made a stew.
Drake finally managed to calm Kate down enough to eat some stew.
Then Kate fell asleep in her husband's arms.
Kagome fell asleep in Inuyasha's arms.
Sango and Miroku slept.
Drake, Sesshomaru, and Inuyasha all stood gaurd over the night.
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The next morning Kate woke up and said softly "Drake?"
Drake replied "Yes love, what is it?"
Kate said seriously "I wanna know what we do now?"
Drake said "What do you mean love? About what?"
Kate said sadly "When Bankotsu raped me, he didn't use any protection! I hope like hell I don't end up pregnant with his kid!"
Drake wrapped her in his arms.
Drake said softly "We will cross that bridge if and when we come to it okay baby? Untill then don't worry about it! Concentrate on the here and now ok."
Kate noded and said softly "Okay, I love you Drake!"
Drake said firmly "And I love you Katie! ALWAYS!"
Kate noded and cried softly again.
Drake held her close and comforted her.
He kissed her hair and said softly "Shh baby it will be ok!" and he lovingly ran his fingers thru her hair.
Kagome walked up and softly asked "Is she gonna be okay?"
Drake noded and said "She will be ok, she is just releasing everything that has been bottled up inside her for the last 7 years."
Kagome noded and said "I bet she is still a little scared."
Drake noded, smiled and said "Yeah a little. But my girl is definately a fighter if nothing else! She will be fine! Just give her some time."
Kagome noded her head and walked back outside.
Kate looked up at Drake and said softly "You know me so well! Thanks for being so understanding Drake!"
Drake noded and said "Anything for you my love! I know its been hell for you bottling all this up for so long! Just let it all out baby! No rush on anything!"
Kate noded.
Kate said "I want to hold my baby boy again Drake! I want to see my precious Rayden!"
Drake noded and promised "Soon baby! Soon as we leave here we will get the kids!"
Kate noded.
They held hands and walked out of the cave.
Inuyasha walked up and asked softly "How ya doing Kate?"
Drake squeezed her hand.
Kate said softly "I will be ok Yash! Thank you for everything!"
Inuyasha smiled, noded and said "Anytime Kate!"
Then he gently hugged Kate and she hugged him back.
Sesshomaru walked up and said evenly "Kate."
Kate smiled a small smile and said "Thank you Sesshomaru for everything! I know you along with Drake put an end to Bank.."
Kate looked away and took a deep breath, then looked at him again and said softly "Bankotsu...Thank you for being there for me and my husband!"
Sesshomaru noded and said "Of course! ANYONE who hurts you WILL answer to ME!"
Kate smiled, noded and said softly "Again Thank you!"
Sesshomaru noded.
Drake said "We are going to get the kids tomorrow."
Kate smiled at her husband and squeezed his hand.
Sesshomaru noded and said "I will accompany you!"
Drake noded.
Kate said "Yash, would you please go find some rabbitts, so that I can make a stew for dinner."
Inuyasha noded and took off to find some rabbitts.
Sesshomaru chuckled and said "You have him wrapped round your finger eh?"
Kate smiled.
Drake laughed and said "She has just about every guy wrapped round her fingers! That's my wife's specailty!"
Kate beamed at her husband.
Sesshomaru shook his head and laughed.
Sesshomaru said amused "Hn, Just like her mama!"
Then Sesshomaru said seriously "But she doesn't have me wrapped around her finger!"
Kate smiled.
Kate said sweetly "Sesshomaru, would you be a sweetheart and collect some water for me please?"
She used her puppy eyes.
Sesshomaru sighed heavily.
Kate smiled brightly and said sweetly "Thanks Sesshomaru!"
Sesshomaru grumbled "Your just as bad as Rin!"
Sesshomaru took a buckett to go collect the water mumbling under his breath.
Drake waited till Sesshomaru was out of hearing range then hugged his wife, laughed and teased "You are so bad!"
Kate laughed softly and said "Yeah, I know!"
Then she winked at him.
Drake laughed and joined Miroku, Sango, and Kagome.
Kate walked over and got a pot out to make the stew.
Kagome laughed and said "Kate! You are so mean!"
Kate just grinned.
Sango laughed.
Miroku said "I know better then to say that!"
Drake, Kate, Kagome and Sango all laughed.
Drake said "You are so mean! Poor guys never know what hit em!"
Kate smiled, then said sweetly "Yeah but you love me anyways!"
Drake got up, picked her up and said "DAMN STRAIGHT!"
Then he twirled her arounnd, put her on her feet and kissed her.
Inuyasha returned with three rabbitts.
Sesshomaru came back with the water and handed it to Kate.
Kate smiled sweetly and said "Thank you!"
Sesshomaru grunted and sat down by a tree.
Kate added the water and some herbs to the pot.
Drake skined the rabbitts and added them to the pot.
After a while everyone ate.
Kate yawned and announced she was turning in for the night.
Everyone bed down and Sesshomaru and Drake and Inuyasha stood gaurd again.
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The next morning........
Everyone set out to Nala's
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At Nala's........
Drake said "Nala are you here?"
"DRAKE! In the garden." Nala said.
Drake smiled and Kate and Drake walked back to the garden.
Everyone followed.
"Lord Sesshomaru! Auntie Kate! Uncle Drake!" yelled an excited Rin.
Kate bent down, hugged her neice and said "Sweet Rin! I am so very proud of you for getting you and Rayden to safety! I love you Rin! So much!"
"Oh Aunt Kate! Rin missed you, so much! Rin loves you too!" said Rin.
"I missed you to sweet Rin!" said Kate.
Then Rin ran over to Sesshomaru and said "Lord Sesshomaru!"
Sesshomaru sighed and rubbed the child's head in a comforting manner.
Nala smiled and held up Rayden.
Kate grinned, took her son and said "Oh thank you Nala! Thank you so much!"
Then she cooed to her son "Rayden! Oh baby mama has missed you so much!"
Then she kissed her son's head, cuddled her son and went to feed him in the back yard."
Nala said "Lord Sesshomaru, a pleasure as always!"
Sesshomaru noded and said cooly "Nala, it's been a while."
Nala noded.
Sesshomaru said evenly "Thank you for watching the kids."
Nala grinned and said "Anytime! They are both a pair of darlings!"
Drake hugged Nala and said "I can't thank you enough Nala!"
Nala returned the hug and said "Anytime Drake!"
Kate came in from feeding Rayden and was still cuddling her son.
Nala gathered all his things and said "Drake, here are all his things."
Drake noded and accepted the bag.
Kate handed her son to her husband, thened turns to Nala, hugged her and said "Thank you so very much Nala! I knew the kids would be safe with you!"
Nala noded.
Kate hugged Nala.
Nala smiled and returned the hug.
Sesshomaru cooly announced "Rin, it is time to leave!"
Rin noded, said "Yes my lord!" got Ahun and climbed onto Ahun.
Kate put the sling over her stomach, held her darling son and everyone noded and left.
Then Kate, Drake, Rayden, Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku, and Kirara all returned to Kaedee's villiage.
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At Kaedee's village........
Everyone arrived at the village and Kaedee came out of her hut.
Kaedee said evenly "I see, ye have ALL returned safe and sound!"
Kate smiled and said "Thank you Kaedee!"
Kaedee noded and said "Well then, I will see to it a meal is prepared, in honor of your safe return."
Kaedee left to over-see the preperations.
Kate sighed heavily and said "Drake, I want to take a bath. Would you mind watching our son for me?"
Drake said sternly "Becareful love! I just got you back, I do not wish to loose you again!"
Kate smiled and noded.
Sango and Kagome announced they would join Kate.
Kate noded her agreement.
Drake smiled and noded.
Drake said "Good! I will feel better about her being out of my sight then! But you had ALL better stay safe!"
The women noded and took off to the hot springs.
Drake cuddledhis son and they along with Inuyasha and Miroku went to Drake's hut.
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At the hut...........
Drake put Rayden down on the floor and watched him play with his toys.
Inuyasha sat against the wall.
Miroku sat against another wall.
Drake sighed heavily and said "Thank goodness that's over!"
Inuyasha said "Yeah! But we still have to find Naraku!"
Drake noded and said "I know! But first I want to let Kate relax and readjust to being safe!"
Miroku said "I agree! She has been thru enough for now! Lets just relax a while and let her get back to feeling safe!"
Inuyasha sighed heavily and noded.
Rayden crawled into his daddy's lap and snuggled into him.
Drake smiled and held his son.
Drake thought "He is sure is growing up fast!"
Kate thought "You mean Rayden? Yeah he sure is!"
Drake thought "You better stay safe!"
Kate thought back laughing "We are fine love! We will be home soon!"
Then Kate broke the connection.
Drake smiled and ran his fingers on his son's back in a soothing motion.
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At the hotsprings...........
Kagome said "I am glad you are back safe now Katie!"
Kate smiled and said "Me too! And thank you both for watching the kids! I know at the begining you two were watching the kids untill Drake took them to Nala's so thank you!"
The girls smiled and noded.
Sango said "Rayden sure is growing fast!"
Kate smiled proudly and said "Yeah he sure is!"
Kagome said "Koga says he has a strong grip for such a little guy too!"
Kate said surprised "Koga has seen him then?"
Kagome noded and said "Yeah, while Inuyasha ans Drake were getting that sword, Koga came by and saw me holding him."
Sango laughed and said "You should have seen the look on his face when he thought the baby was Kagome's!"
Kagome laughed and said "Yeah! He said 'Please don't tell me thats mutt face's baby!' He had a horrified look on his face!"
Kate laughed and said "I bet! So how did he figure out he was my baby?"
Sango said "Rin told him. She said 'It's Aunt Katie and Uncle Drake's baby!' Koga was awestuck to say the least! But relieved to know he wasn't Kagome and Inuyasha's baby!"
Kagome laughed and said "Yeah! You could see it on his face!"
Kate laughed and said "Poor Koga!"
Then the women decided to get out and head back to Kate's hut.
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Back at the hut.................
The girls arrived back at the hut and walked inside.
Kate looked at her husband and son and smiled.
Kate walked over to her husband and gently picked her son up.
Kate walked over to the crib and placed her son in his crib.
Drake walked up behind his wife and wrapped his arms around her waist and smiled.
Kate smiled, turned around, hugged and kissed her husband.
Then they each leaned down and kiss thier son's forhead.
Then they walked back over to the others and they all sat down and begin talking.
Kagome said "Well, I think we should leave the love birds alone for a while."
Sango said "Yeah, don't worry you two, we will come get you when Kaedee says the food is ready."
Everyone noded and smiled.
Inuyasha walked over, gave Kate a hug, kissed her cheek and said "It's good to have you back Katie!"
Kate smiled, returned the hug and said "Thanks Yash!"
Then Miroku, Sango, Inuyasha, and Kagome, and Shippo went over to Kaedee's.
Drake picked his wife up and carried her to the bedroom.
He gently layed her on the bed and cuddled her close.
Kate cuddled her husband and sighed.
Drake asked "What's wrong baby?"
Kate said softly "I just can't believe he is really gone! I keep expecting him to pop up out of the bushes ya know!?"
Drake sighed heavily and said softly "Katie, he is nothing but ashes now. He will NEVER hurt you again!"
Kate said softly "I know, Its just...he's made my life hell for so long! It's hard to believe he is really gone..."
Drake said softly "I know baby, I know!"
Then Kate rested her head on his chest.
He tightened his arms around her and ran his fingers thru her hair.
Kate sighed contently and closed her eyes.
Drake said softly "I am so glad you are finally back home safe with me!"
Kate said softly "Me too Drakey!"
Drake kissed her forhead and continued running his fingers thru her hair.
They layed there just holding each other and talking for several hours.
Then Rayden woke up crying.
They both got out of bed and went into thier son's room.
Kate gently lifted her son from the crib and settled in to feed him.
Drake watched his wife nurse thier son and smiled.
After Kate finished feeding thier son they all three went outside the hut and enjoyed the rest of the day.
A few hours later Kagome and Inuyasha walked up and announced the food was ready.
Kate and Drake noded.
Drake picked up his son and they all walked over to Kaedee's to eat.
After everyone ate Drake, and Kate said thier goodbyes, then picked up Rayden and the trio returned to thier hut.
Drake put his sleeping son in his crib and everyone slept for the night.
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Author's Note: Okay guys and gals there is chapter twentyfive
please rememeber to read and review thanks!
Chap25
With Inuyasha and co........
"Come on already, when the hell are they gonna get here!?" demanded Inuyasha.
"She didn't say anything about where they were so I don't know, plus we still have 30-40 minutes before they are even due to show up." calmly replied Drake.
"Shut up and calm down already little brother! It isn't doing any good for you to become irate!" Cooly demanded Sesshomaru.
Inuyasha growled and continued to pace.
"He's right Inuyasha! getting irate wont make them show up any faster." added Miroku.
"As long as Kate is ok and they eventully get here, thats all that matters!" said Sango.
"Kate will be fine! Bankotsu can't be stupid enough to hurt her now, knowing Drake would kill him!" piped in Kagome.
"Don't count on it! He really is stupid enough to believe hisself untouchable." seriously said Drake.
"They had better damn well get here soon!" demanded Inuyasha.
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With Bankotsu....
"Move your ass Kaitlin! You are the one who is so damn hot to go back to your friends!" Angrily demanded Bankotsu.
"Well gee Ban, you don't have to act like such an ass! Seesh!" dryly replied Kate.
Bankotsu stopped, yanked her back to him angrily and warned "If you intend to make it back in one piece Kaitlin, then you will shut that sassy mouth of yours immediately!"
Then he grinned and added seriously "Never mind I got a better idea! I will shut your sassy mouth for you!"
Then he pushed her back against a tree, smashed his mouth on hers and roughly shoved his touge inside her mouth.
He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulled her into him and pasionately kissed her.
Then he yanked her hair breaking the kiss, laughed and said huskily "Oh yeah! I like this way better!"
Then he smashed his mouth on hers again and forced her against the tree again.
He kissed her dominately and demandingly.
She tried to break the kiss, but he just smiled and continued kissing her.
Then he bucked his hips against hers, broke the kiss and said huskily and angrily "Push me any further and we will just blow off your little reunion for a little while..long enough for me to teach you some respect!"
Kate eyes widdened in fear and surprise.
Bankotsu moved away, but still held her hips and pinned her to the tree, grinned and added huskily "Hey I won't mind at all babe! But I doubt you would be so happy about it!"
Then he warned seriously "Now Kaitlin, I suggest you shut that sassy mouth of yours and keep it shut, If you know what's good for you! I am in NO mood for anymore of your sass! Got it!?"
Then he stared at her untill she noded her compliance.
Then he noded and said "GOOD!"
Then he let her move away from the tree, shoved her ahead of him again and demanded "Now move your ass!"
And they set off again.
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20 minutes later......
"Well looks like we made it with 10 minutes to spare!" drawled Bankotsu.
Kate just stared around them then asked "Why this place Ban? Why did you choose this place for the exchange?"
Bankotsu said "Well why not? Pleanty of open space, besides it's where they last knew of for Naraku's whereabouts. It's the perfect spot for me to use Banryuu too so why not!?"
Kate sighed heavily and said seriously "Bankotsu I will warn you only once! If you try to use that damn sword on my husband and friends, I will destroy the damn thing myself!"
Bankotsu chuckled and said "Oh yeah! What you gonna do Katie?! Especailly if I tie you up first!? You gonna go all freaky on me like you did Kagura? I don't think so darlin! I will just tie you up and make you watch as I kill them! My companion and I are invincible together!"
Kate narrowed her eyes and said "Remember Bankotsu! I am not as weak as you think I am AND I WILL protect my friends at ANY and ALL costs! I only gave Kagura one warning and that was BEFORE I learned to harness my new powers! Don't make the same mistake she made and ignore my warning!"
Bankotsu walked right up to her, slammed her against another tree and said seriously "Don't try to threaten me Kaitlin! I can easily snap your neck right here and now! But I won't because I still have plans for you babe! You and me! WE will become an unbeatable team! With yourr looks, my muscles and your powers, NO ONE will be able to stop us!"
Kate said "What the hell makes you think I would EVER join you!?"
Bankotsu chuckled and said seriously "Well you see babe, you won't have a choice after I destroy your beloved and friends! Then you won't have anywhere else to go and no one else to turn to! You will be all alone in this era and will have to stay with me for protection!"
Kate glared at him and said "You will NEVER beat Drake or my friends! EVER! And even if you could, I would rather die than be with you!"
Bankotsu chuckled and said "Oh NO babe! You wont die, you will just wish you had! Naraku and I have decided to kill your pals and take you to suit our purposes and without me to protect you, you would have a life of non stop living hell! At least with my protection you would be safe!"
Kate thought"DRAKE!"
Drake thought "What is it honey?"
Kate thought "ITS A TRAP! Bankotsu and Naraku are planning a trap!"
Drake thought back "Calm down baby, we have set a trap of our own!"
Kate thought "ITS A TRAP DRAKE! Naraku has to be hiding somewhere close by!"
Bankotsu said angrily "Kate! Answer me!"
Bankotsu backhanded her and she glared at him.
He demanded angrily "Why are you spacing out now!?"
Kate glared at him and said "None of your damn business!"
Bankotsu smacked her again and said angrily "Well you better damn well pay attention from here on out! Because if you dont you wont get to see the deaths of your beloved and friends!"
Kate angrily demanded "What the hell do you mean Bankotsu!? What's going on!?"
Bankotsu smiled and said "Your beloved Drake and friends are walking into a trap as we speak! Naraku will kill them ALL with his miasma just as soon as I get my blade!"
Kate demanded "Where the hell is Naraku!?"
Bankotsu chuckled and said sarcasticaly "Close by and that's all you need to know! Now let's go meet loverboy!"
Kate thought "DRAKE! Naraku plans to cover the entire area in miasma! ALL of you better be careful!"
Drake thought back seriously "Thanks for the warning baby! Now just relax!"
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Drake said seriously "Ok everyone listen up! Kate says Naraku plans to blankett the entire area in miasma so Kag, Miroku, Sango, and Inuyasha leave now! There isn't much time left!"
Sango, Kagome, and Miroku mounted Kirara and took off towards the cave they set up as a fall back point, and Miroku put up a barrier instantly.
Inuyasha said "NO! No way in hell I am leaving now!"
Sesshomaru stated cooly "Inuyasha you fool! I can survive the miasma but you cannot!"
Drake demanded calmly "Inuyasha When Kate gets here grab her and leave immidiately! I can handle his miasma as well and Sesshomaru and I will kill Bankotsu then join you and the others! YOU BETTER take Kate away to safety or I WILL personally kick your ass myself understood!?"
Inuyasha growled and said irate "No fucking way!"
Sesshomaru demands cooly "Inuyasha you WILL take Kate away immediately and keep her safe!"
Drake added in a deadly serious tone "She wont be able to stand the miasma for longer then you to take her away and our son still needs his mother! She will try to fight leaving here too, so YOU need to take her before she gets the chance to put up a fight! YOU WILL take her to safety and keep her there! Inuyasha you will be the ONLY one strong enough to keep Kate there! Once Sesshomaru and I are finished we will meet up with you!"
Inuyasha growled angrily and said "FINE! But only because of Kate!"
They all noded.
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10 minutes later......
Bankotsu stepped forward with Kate and said teasingly "Well, well look what we have here! Hiya Drakey! Ah! And I see you have my Banryuu as well!"
He walked over to Kate and said "See babe! I told you he would bring it!"
Kate rolled her eyes.
Bankotsu chuckled.
Then Bankotsu smirked, looked at Drake and asked "Did she tell you she has been sleeping in my bed!?"
Drake growled and said angrily "You sick little prick!"
Bankotsu laughed, hugged Kate from behind and said loudly "Ooh looks like someones angry now! Hm, I wonder if that is because he knows you enjoyed yourself in my bed! What do you think Katie babe?"
Kate spun around, glared at Bankotsu, angrily slapped him and yelled "NEVER!"
Bankotsu chuckled and said loudly "Sure babe! Whatever you say! But we both know you enjoyed it!"
Drake, Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru all growled.
Kate angrily spun around and kicked Bankotsu in the balls.
He was caught off gaurd and fell to the ground holding hisself.
Kate started to run across the field.
Once Kate got about half-way across the feild and before Bankotsu had time to recover and chase after her, Drake yelled "Now Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha noded, ran over, picked up Kate, and ran off before she could even blink.
Bankotsu picked hisself up off the ground and yelled/growled angrily "YOUR GONNA PAY FOR THAT KAITLIN!"
Drake said angrily "I don't think so! This is the end of the line for you Bankotsu! You sick little fuck! She told me all about you and what you've done! I will KILL you for this and everything you have done in the past to her!" as he approaches Bankotsu.
While approaching Bankotsu, Sesshomaru drew tokijon and cooly added "You die today Bankotsu!"
Naraku appeared, released his miasma, saw it was having no effect on the two, surrounded hisself with his barrier and said "You are on your own Bankotsu! "
Then Naraku instantly dissapeared.
Sesshomaru said disgustedly "Naraku you coward! Why am I not surpised!?"
Bankotsu made a mad dash for banryuu, gripped the handle and said seriously "I don't think so! It is you two who will die today! And then I will hunt down that damn half breed and kill him as well and take Kate back!"
Sesshomaru whipped out his poison whip at Bankotsu.
Bankotsu dodged it and taunted "Is that the best you got Sesshomaru!?"
Drake flanked behind Bankotsu and attacked with his sword, but missed.
Bankotsu got angry, hefted up his banryuu and said "Fine Drake! You can die first! I owe you for stealing my blade and Kate away anyways!"
Bankotsu swung his banryuu at Drake yelling "Dragon Hammer!"
Bankotsu missed Drake, because Drake teleported out of the way.
Sesshomaru used his poison whip and sliced an x on Bankotsu's back.
Bankotsu roared in pain.
Bankotsu jumped into the air with his blade, summoned a thunder storm and screamed "Dragon thunder!"
Lighting bolts rained down from the sky.
Sesshomaru and Drake both stood still, completely unaffected by the lightning bolts.
Sesshomaru flew into the air and kicked Bankotsu, knocking him face first into the dirt.
Drake kicked the banryuu out of Bankotsu hands, then used his fire breath to melt it into a gooey puddle.
Bankotsu screamed angrily "NO! My Banryuu! YOU BASTARD!"
Bankotsu angrily ran at Drake throwing punches.
Drake blocked his punches and spinning round house kicked Bankotsu in the stomache.
Bankotsu flew into a huge tree, his back hit the tree, then he fell to the dirt and he held his stomache.
"You bastard!" angrily gasped Bankotsu.
Drake leaned down and picked him up by his shirt front.
Drake said angrily "Now you will pay for ever touching Kate!"
Drake punched Bankotsu in the stomache and he doubled over.
Then Drake kicked Bankotsu in the ribs and he was sprawled out on the ground.
Drake said angrily "I waned you if you ever came near her again I was gonna rip you limb from limb! But first, lets see how you like being hit!"
Drake hauled back and punched Bankotsu in the stomache again.
Bankotsu got up and said angrily "I am not the kid you beat up years ago! I am ALOT stronger now!"
Then Bankotsu backfliped away from Drake and ran at him throwing punches, and kicks.
Every other punch managed to land.
Drake blocked the last punch and broke Bankotsu's elbow.
Bankotsu yowled and said angrily "YOU BASTARD!"
Then he charged at Drake.
Drake smiled and flipped out of the way, then kicked Bankotsu's knee and boke it.
Sesshomaru looked on bored.
Bankotsu said angrily "You wont beat me this time!"
Drake looked down at Bankotsu and said seriously "I already have you stupid fool! You are NO match for me and you never have been!"
Then Drake picked Bankotsu up, slammed him against a tree and said seriously "Not so fun when you are the one being beat on is it!?"
Bankotsu angrily yelled "Go to hell!"
Drake laughed evily and said angrily "You first!"
Bankotsu spat blood in Drake's face.
Drake backhanded Bankotsu and then punched him in the stomache, and wiped the blood off his face.
Bankotsu held his stomache.
Sesshomaru said cooly "Lets finish this already!"
Drake looked at Bankotsu and said evenly "Now you know how Kate felt everytime you hit her!"
Then he released Bankotsu and he fell to the ground.
Sesshomaru took out tokijin, pointed it at Bankotsu's stomache, and yelled "Dragon Thunder!"
Lightning went right into Bankotsu abdomen area, and Bankotsu screamed in agony.
Sesshomaru then swung tokijin, chopped Bankotsu's head off and picked up the two jewel shards.
Then Drake used his fire breath and incenerated Bankotsu's body .
There is nothing left of Bankotsu but ashes.
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Back at the cave......
"Inuyasha what the HELL do you think your doing!?" demanded Kate.
Inuyasha said "I only did what Drake asked me to!"
"Yeah well take me back NOW!" demanded Kate.
"NOT gonna happen!" yelled an irate Inuyasha.
Kate moveed to leave the cave and Inuyasha blocked her way, threw her over his shoulder, and carried her to the back of the cave.
"Inuyasha! I am gonna say it!" warned Kate.
Sango said "Calm down Kate! He is only doing what your husband asked of him."
Kate calmed down and said "I don't care! I want to help my husband!"
"And how are you gonna do that if you die from the miasma?" asked Miroku.
"Katie please! Inuyasha is trying to protect you like Drake wants! So please calm down!" added Kagome.
Kate thought "DRAKEVON! I will kick your ass if you get hurt!"
Drake thought back laughing "Relax baby it's over and Sesshomaru and I are on our way to the cave as we speak!"
Kate thought "Why did you demand I be taken and kept here!?"
Drake thought "Because of the miasma love!"
Kate thought back "Yeah I know but I wanted to help!"
Drake thought "You can help take down Naraku! But Bankotsu is history and so is that damned sword!"
Kate thought "Is it really over!? Is he...is he dead?"
Drake walked into the cave and said "Yes it is over! Bankotsu is dead and gone! He will NEVER hurt you again Kate!"
Kate threw herself into his arms and just cried for a long time.
Drake held his wife, sat down and judt held her while she cries.
Inuyasha demanded "He is dead for good now right!?"
Sesshomaru said cooly "Unless that coward Naraku decides to revive him like he did in the past, which wont be so easy considering he is now nothing but ashes!"
Drake added "But the banryuu is gone once and for all! We saw to that personally!"
Drake comforted his wife.
Inuyasha sat by Kagome and she burried her head on his shoulder.
Inuyasha put an arm around Kagome and pulled her into his lap.
Kagome burried her face in his neck and cried softly for all the pain her cousin had suffered.
Inuyasha comforted Kagome.
Sango said "I can't believe he is FINALLY gone! But what happened to Naraku?"
Sesshomaru growled and said "That coward ran off before we even confronted Bankotsu!"
Miroku noded and said "As we should expect by now, he got away."
Sango noded, and sighed heavily.
Kagome dried her tears.
Sesshomaru walked over to Kagome and said "Miko! You keep these!" and handed her the two jewel shards.
Kagome took the shards, said "Thank you!" and added them to her bottle around her neck.
Sesshomaru noded, then sat down.
Kate continued to cry.
She cried in relief that she was FINALLY free of Bankotsu and he could never hurt her again.
She cried because Bankotsu was dead, and she would never know what happened to the friend she once called him.
She cried because she was FINALLY back safe in her husband's arms.
She cried because she was happy her friends were safe.
She cried because she was afraid Naraku wouls attack them again.
She cried because she misses her baby.
She cried because she feared being pregnant with Bankotsu's child.
She cried for all these reasons and more, so she just cried for a few hours.
Drake held her, comforting her.
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru went out and hunted for dinner.
Kagome made a stew.
Drake finally managed to calm Kate down enough to eat some stew.
Then Kate fell asleep in her husband's arms.
Kagome fell asleep in Inuyasha's arms.
Sango and Miroku slept.
Drake, Sesshomaru, and Inuyasha all stood gaurd over the night.
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The next morning Kate woke up and said softly "Drake?"
Drake replied "Yes love, what is it?"
Kate said seriously "I wanna know what we do now?"
Drake said "What do you mean love? About what?"
Kate said sadly "When Bankotsu raped me, he didn't use any protection! I hope like hell I don't end up pregnant with his kid!"
Drake wrapped her in his arms.
Drake said softly "We will cross that bridge if and when we come to it okay baby? Untill then don't worry about it! Concentrate on the here and now ok."
Kate noded and said softly "Okay, I love you Drake!"
Drake said firmly "And I love you Katie! ALWAYS!"
Kate noded and cried softly again.
Drake held her close and comforted her.
He kissed her hair and said softly "Shh baby it will be ok!" and he lovingly ran his fingers thru her hair.
Kagome walked up and softly asked "Is she gonna be okay?"
Drake noded and said "She will be ok, she is just releasing everything that has been bottled up inside her for the last 7 years."
Kagome noded and said "I bet she is still a little scared."
Drake noded, smiled and said "Yeah a little. But my girl is definately a fighter if nothing else! She will be fine! Just give her some time."
Kagome noded her head and walked back outside.
Kate looked up at Drake and said softly "You know me so well! Thanks for being so understanding Drake!"
Drake noded and said "Anything for you my love! I know its been hell for you bottling all this up for so long! Just let it all out baby! No rush on anything!"
Kate noded.
Kate said "I want to hold my baby boy again Drake! I want to see my precious Rayden!"
Drake noded and promised "Soon baby! Soon as we leave here we will get the kids!"
Kate noded.
They held hands and walked out of the cave.
Inuyasha walked up and asked softly "How ya doing Kate?"
Drake squeezed her hand.
Kate said softly "I will be ok Yash! Thank you for everything!"
Inuyasha smiled, noded and said "Anytime Kate!"
Then he gently hugged Kate and she hugged him back.
Sesshomaru walked up and said evenly "Kate."
Kate smiled a small smile and said "Thank you Sesshomaru for everything! I know you along with Drake put an end to Bank.."
Kate looked away and took a deep breath, then looked at him again and said softly "Bankotsu...Thank you for being there for me and my husband!"
Sesshomaru noded and said "Of course! ANYONE who hurts you WILL answer to ME!"
Kate smiled, noded and said softly "Again Thank you!"
Sesshomaru noded.
Drake said "We are going to get the kids tomorrow."
Kate smiled at her husband and squeezed his hand.
Sesshomaru noded and said "I will accompany you!"
Drake noded.
Kate said "Yash, would you please go find some rabbitts, so that I can make a stew for dinner."
Inuyasha noded and took off to find some rabbitts.
Sesshomaru chuckled and said "You have him wrapped round your finger eh?"
Kate smiled.
Drake laughed and said "She has just about every guy wrapped round her fingers! That's my wife's specailty!"
Kate beamed at her husband.
Sesshomaru shook his head and laughed.
Sesshomaru said amused "Hn, Just like her mama!"
Then Sesshomaru said seriously "But she doesn't have me wrapped around her finger!"
Kate smiled.
Kate said sweetly "Sesshomaru, would you be a sweetheart and collect some water for me please?"
She used her puppy eyes.
Sesshomaru sighed heavily.
Kate smiled brightly and said sweetly "Thanks Sesshomaru!"
Sesshomaru grumbled "Your just as bad as Rin!"
Sesshomaru took a buckett to go collect the water mumbling under his breath.
Drake waited till Sesshomaru was out of hearing range then hugged his wife, laughed and teased "You are so bad!"
Kate laughed softly and said "Yeah, I know!"
Then she winked at him.
Drake laughed and joined Miroku, Sango, and Kagome.
Kate walked over and got a pot out to make the stew.
Kagome laughed and said "Kate! You are so mean!"
Kate just grinned.
Sango laughed.
Miroku said "I know better then to say that!"
Drake, Kate, Kagome and Sango all laughed.
Drake said "You are so mean! Poor guys never know what hit em!"
Kate smiled, then said sweetly "Yeah but you love me anyways!"
Drake got up, picked her up and said "DAMN STRAIGHT!"
Then he twirled her arounnd, put her on her feet and kissed her.
Inuyasha returned with three rabbitts.
Sesshomaru came back with the water and handed it to Kate.
Kate smiled sweetly and said "Thank you!"
Sesshomaru grunted and sat down by a tree.
Kate added the water and some herbs to the pot.
Drake skined the rabbitts and added them to the pot.
After a while everyone ate.
Kate yawned and announced she was turning in for the night.
Everyone bed down and Sesshomaru and Drake and Inuyasha stood gaurd again.
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The next morning........
Everyone set out to Nala's
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At Nala's........
Drake said "Nala are you here?"
"DRAKE! In the garden." Nala said.
Drake smiled and Kate and Drake walked back to the garden.
Everyone followed.
"Lord Sesshomaru! Auntie Kate! Uncle Drake!" yelled an excited Rin.
Kate bent down, hugged her neice and said "Sweet Rin! I am so very proud of you for getting you and Rayden to safety! I love you Rin! So much!"
"Oh Aunt Kate! Rin missed you, so much! Rin loves you too!" said Rin.
"I missed you to sweet Rin!" said Kate.
Then Rin ran over to Sesshomaru and said "Lord Sesshomaru!"
Sesshomaru sighed and rubbed the child's head in a comforting manner.
Nala smiled and held up Rayden.
Kate grinned, took her son and said "Oh thank you Nala! Thank you so much!"
Then she cooed to her son "Rayden! Oh baby mama has missed you so much!"
Then she kissed her son's head, cuddled her son and went to feed him in the back yard."
Nala said "Lord Sesshomaru, a pleasure as always!"
Sesshomaru noded and said cooly "Nala, it's been a while."
Nala noded.
Sesshomaru said evenly "Thank you for watching the kids."
Nala grinned and said "Anytime! They are both a pair of darlings!"
Drake hugged Nala and said "I can't thank you enough Nala!"
Nala returned the hug and said "Anytime Drake!"
Kate came in from feeding Rayden and was still cuddling her son.
Nala gathered all his things and said "Drake, here are all his things."
Drake noded and accepted the bag.
Kate handed her son to her husband, thened turns to Nala, hugged her and said "Thank you so very much Nala! I knew the kids would be safe with you!"
Nala noded.
Kate hugged Nala.
Nala smiled and returned the hug.
Sesshomaru cooly announced "Rin, it is time to leave!"
Rin noded, said "Yes my lord!" got Ahun and climbed onto Ahun.
Kate put the sling over her stomach, held her darling son and everyone noded and left.
Then Kate, Drake, Rayden, Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku, and Kirara all returned to Kaedee's villiage.
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At Kaedee's village........
Everyone arrived at the village and Kaedee came out of her hut.
Kaedee said evenly "I see, ye have ALL returned safe and sound!"
Kate smiled and said "Thank you Kaedee!"
Kaedee noded and said "Well then, I will see to it a meal is prepared, in honor of your safe return."
Kaedee left to over-see the preperations.
Kate sighed heavily and said "Drake, I want to take a bath. Would you mind watching our son for me?"
Drake said sternly "Becareful love! I just got you back, I do not wish to loose you again!"
Kate smiled and noded.
Sango and Kagome announced they would join Kate.
Kate noded her agreement.
Drake smiled and noded.
Drake said "Good! I will feel better about her being out of my sight then! But you had ALL better stay safe!"
The women noded and took off to the hot springs.
Drake cuddledhis son and they along with Inuyasha and Miroku went to Drake's hut.
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At the hut...........
Drake put Rayden down on the floor and watched him play with his toys.
Inuyasha sat against the wall.
Miroku sat against another wall.
Drake sighed heavily and said "Thank goodness that's over!"
Inuyasha said "Yeah! But we still have to find Naraku!"
Drake noded and said "I know! But first I want to let Kate relax and readjust to being safe!"
Miroku said "I agree! She has been thru enough for now! Lets just relax a while and let her get back to feeling safe!"
Inuyasha sighed heavily and noded.
Rayden crawled into his daddy's lap and snuggled into him.
Drake smiled and held his son.
Drake thought "He is sure is growing up fast!"
Kate thought "You mean Rayden? Yeah he sure is!"
Drake thought "You better stay safe!"
Kate thought back laughing "We are fine love! We will be home soon!"
Then Kate broke the connection.
Drake smiled and ran his fingers on his son's back in a soothing motion.
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At the hotsprings...........
Kagome said "I am glad you are back safe now Katie!"
Kate smiled and said "Me too! And thank you both for watching the kids! I know at the begining you two were watching the kids untill Drake took them to Nala's so thank you!"
The girls smiled and noded.
Sango said "Rayden sure is growing fast!"
Kate smiled proudly and said "Yeah he sure is!"
Kagome said "Koga says he has a strong grip for such a little guy too!"
Kate said surprised "Koga has seen him then?"
Kagome noded and said "Yeah, while Inuyasha ans Drake were getting that sword, Koga came by and saw me holding him."
Sango laughed and said "You should have seen the look on his face when he thought the baby was Kagome's!"
Kagome laughed and said "Yeah! He said 'Please don't tell me thats mutt face's baby!' He had a horrified look on his face!"
Kate laughed and said "I bet! So how did he figure out he was my baby?"
Sango said "Rin told him. She said 'It's Aunt Katie and Uncle Drake's baby!' Koga was awestuck to say the least! But relieved to know he wasn't Kagome and Inuyasha's baby!"
Kagome laughed and said "Yeah! You could see it on his face!"
Kate laughed and said "Poor Koga!"
Then the women decided to get out and head back to Kate's hut.
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Back at the hut.................
The girls arrived back at the hut and walked inside.
Kate looked at her husband and son and smiled.
Kate walked over to her husband and gently picked her son up.
Kate walked over to the crib and placed her son in his crib.
Drake walked up behind his wife and wrapped his arms around her waist and smiled.
Kate smiled, turned around, hugged and kissed her husband.
Then they each leaned down and kiss thier son's forhead.
Then they walked back over to the others and they all sat down and begin talking.
Kagome said "Well, I think we should leave the love birds alone for a while."
Sango said "Yeah, don't worry you two, we will come get you when Kaedee says the food is ready."
Everyone noded and smiled.
Inuyasha walked over, gave Kate a hug, kissed her cheek and said "It's good to have you back Katie!"
Kate smiled, returned the hug and said "Thanks Yash!"
Then Miroku, Sango, Inuyasha, and Kagome, and Shippo went over to Kaedee's.
Drake picked his wife up and carried her to the bedroom.
He gently layed her on the bed and cuddled her close.
Kate cuddled her husband and sighed.
Drake asked "What's wrong baby?"
Kate said softly "I just can't believe he is really gone! I keep expecting him to pop up out of the bushes ya know!?"
Drake sighed heavily and said softly "Katie, he is nothing but ashes now. He will NEVER hurt you again!"
Kate said softly "I know, Its just...he's made my life hell for so long! It's hard to believe he is really gone..."
Drake said softly "I know baby, I know!"
Then Kate rested her head on his chest.
He tightened his arms around her and ran his fingers thru her hair.
Kate sighed contently and closed her eyes.
Drake said softly "I am so glad you are finally back home safe with me!"
Kate said softly "Me too Drakey!"
Drake kissed her forhead and continued running his fingers thru her hair.
They layed there just holding each other and talking for several hours.
Then Rayden woke up crying.
They both got out of bed and went into thier son's room.
Kate gently lifted her son from the crib and settled in to feed him.
Drake watched his wife nurse thier son and smiled.
After Kate finished feeding thier son they all three went outside the hut and enjoyed the rest of the day.
A few hours later Kagome and Inuyasha walked up and announced the food was ready.
Kate and Drake noded.
Drake picked up his son and they all walked over to Kaedee's to eat.
After everyone ate Drake, and Kate said thier goodbyes, then picked up Rayden and the trio returned to thier hut.
Drake put his sleeping son in his crib and everyone slept for the night.
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Author's Note: Okay guys and gals there is chapter twentyfive
please rememeber to read and review thanks!