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A man and a woman were both asleep. Two souls, unaware of the bond that tied them together. It was a calm and peaceful night, the wind gently blew its comforting lullaby to all across the land. On this night the man and woman, though seperated by many miles, shared the same dream. For one it was a nightmare, the other it was a blissful flash from the past.

There once was merely a young naive woman. Naive to ignore the danger that presented itself when she saw the piercing blue eyes of the wolf demon. The village was so close to the mountains and her mentor had told her not to drink. She was to protect the village during the festival from the wolf demons that inhabited the mountains near their village. She disregarded his words as those of one who worried too much. The wolf demons had never bothered them before... That she had seen. Why would they attack now?

She had gotten lost to the heat of the moment. He had come with two bottles. One for him and one for her. She had been drinking and merely saw him as a friendly companion to drink the night away with. Just a small lapse in judgment and she was on her back as the handsome stranger drove all memory of what she was supposed to be doing from her mind. It wasn't until after they had reached the peaks of nirvana that a scream brought her crashing back to reality. She looked to the village to see them running for their lives as wolf demons set upon the village. While the stranger had distracted her, his pack had surrounded the village.

A sharp pain brought another piece of reality crashing in on her. The pain of a clawed hand stabbing itself clear through her stomache.

She shot her eyes open. Her body was paralyzed with fear as she layed staring at a bright blue eye. Yet she relaxed as its companion lacked the same color. Instead the other was a warm chocolate brown. She smiled and ruffled her son's hair before getting up.

It has been 10 years since that incident. By human standards she should be dead right now. However, Kagome wasn't a normal human. Some would say that it was due to some pact with the dark forces that kept her alive, that they did not want her soul just yet. Others would say that it was the will of the gods. Whatever it was, Kagome had fought tooth and claw for many months to keep herself alive. She recovered from the physical damage alright. However it was not so easy to recover from the mental damage when she found out that she was pregnant with her attackers child.

Jaxis was the most precious thing in the world to her. It had been hard but she loved him more than anything. For him entire kingdoms would burn if he would give the word.

Kagome and Jaxis had been traveling for as long as he was born. They didn't stay in one place for more than perhaps a week at the most. He didn't seem to mind. In fact he had always been a happy child. A cheerful companion as they wandered around the world. Both in the pursuit of the magical arts. Jaxis was a full demon but he certainly inherited her magical talents. She had seen it for herself. One time when she had gotten punched by some thug, Jaxis had gotten really angery. His magical pathways shown brightly and a strong wind blew his opponents away. It was only of the most beautiful things she had ever seen. However, his powers were driven by his mood too often. He lacked the control needed to not raise suspicion. Something that they both dearly needed to keep. She did everything she could to hide what they both were. For him it was slightly harder due to his tail. Perhaps that was another reason they were constantly traveling. Maybe she was just trying to find a place that they could settle down. Somewhere Jaxis could play and experiment with his powers without the fear of being killed.

The one village Kagome knew of that was perfect was the one she had let down. The one she failed to protect. She never knew how much it would mean until she was forced to try and find another. So far she had been out of luck.

"Mom you've been having an awful lot of nightmares lately. Is everything alright?"

She looked toward her son as she packed their belongings and provisions onto their ox. She then replied,"I'm fine, it was just a nightmare. They can't hurt us can they?" Kagome smiled as she watched her son shake his head. Then he asked,"Where are we going?"

"We're going to go into the moutains to try and find something. Come ancient artifacts from witches and mages of old. Perhaps there might even be some scrolls."

"Alright!"

Kagome helped him onto the ox before they were on their way. She looked toward the mountains with a frown. She had hoped that she would never need to ever look at those mountains again. The same ones that belonged to those damned wolves. Her hand tightened on her glaive as she grabbed the ox's lead and they left the village. She would not allow anyone to harm Jaxis. She would see those wolves burn if she got the chance. It would take them a full day to reach the mountains. They would set up camp hidden at its edge before going in.

Kouga stared out to the distance as he searched. Searched for something that was out of his sight. Even if Kouga didn't know what to search for, his demon certain knew what it was searching for.

It had been a couple of weeks since his failed mating with Ayame. That was what started this whole thing. He had become the chieften of the wolf demon clans, yet the elders wanted him to settle down. Ayame was a nice demoness, certainly more than alright to bare him children. Yet his demon refused to mark her. It wouldn't accept her as its mate. This piece of news did not sit well with the elders or Ayame. He had them snapping at his neck. There was only one reason his inner demon would refuse a demoness like Ayame as its mate. It was something that confused him. The only reason it wouldn't take her is if a mate already exsisted.

Yet he thought he would remember if he had marked someone yet.

'They will come.', he heard it say in his mind.

It had made him so some strange things in the past few weeks. The main one was spreading a false rumor of some ancient arcana that was hidden way in the mountains. It had never lead him wrong before but its motives were still very much a mystery to him.

Kouga turned his head to the side as he sensed one of the elders approaching him. The elder spoke once he had his attention,"They really aren't happy..." Kouga scoffed looking back toward the distance as he said,"I've learn to trust my instincts. They've never lead me astray. For one reason or another, he will not accept her."

"And the false rumor?"

The wolf prince fell silent. The elder sat down next to him as he asked,"Do you know who he's looking for?" Kouga growled as he said,"I think i'd remember if I mark some bitch already." His dream flashed before his eyes. Then he said,"They follow the pursuit of arcana. That is what it said. They will come." The elder stared at Kouga for a while. He was lost in thought. Faded memories darted past his eyes as he searched for an identity to who his inner demon was calling back. Finally Kouga left with a growl. Leaving the elder to watch the troubled young chieften. After he had left his sight the elder stared down to the forest. He narrowed his eyes as he spoted a woman and with a child and ox approaching. They were a bit aways but they would reach the mountains by sun down.

He looked back to the direction Kouga had left. Then he stared back to the forest. They had been hidden amoung the trees. Finally the elder questioned,"What has fate woven among its tapestry?"

It was late sun down when they arrived at the foot of the mountain. She stared up at the imposing mass before she turned toward her son and said,"Set up camp for us sweetheart. I've got to go and set up a perimeter." He nodded and began to unpack their things. Kagome turned and set off to search out the area. She had been searching for a good while when she decided to head back. However, just as she turned to go back she froze. There was no mistaking it. Kagome turned around to see an all too familiar figure. A blue eyed man leaning against a tree staring straight at her.

She glared at him as she readied her glaive. He on the other hand was in shock. Kouga started to chuckle, gradually it turned into a cruel laugh that had Kagome gritting her teeth. Finally he said,"I remember you."

He smirked darkly as he asked,"Didn't I kill you?"

Kagome narrowed her eyes as she replied,"I guess I just don't know how to stay dead." Her glaive bursted into flames as she readied herself for battle. Something he found incredibly amusing. Kouga rolled his shoulders back as he said,"I guess I just have to help you with that." In an instant Kagome screamed in pain as he slammed her into a tree. His smile quickly went away as he barely dodged the blade of her glaive. He ran a thumb over the cut on his cheek. Kouga looked back to find that she had recovered quickly. Kagome lunged and swung her glaive, leaving a trail of blazing bright in her path. He easily dodged just out of her reach as he laughed. This man was toying with her. With a slight twist of her blade a ring of inferno pulsed out. Thrusting him a couple of feel back. Kouga grunted as he shielded his eyes from the bright inferno. Then he smirked as he said,"I see you came with some interesting tricks." Kagome pointed her glaive at him as she replied,"Anything to see you suffer."

"How sweet. After all this time your still stuck on that one moment we shared?"

Kouga lunged forward and engaged her in battle again. Yet even as he battled her, he still was holding back much. He was swift enough to finish her off. Yet his instincts were holding him back. Telling him to stop attacking. He grabbed her by her neck, chucking darkly as she struggled to free herself. Finally he asked as he slowly rose his hand under her shirt,"What ever made you even think about returning?" His eyes wandered down to admire the body he had once conquered long ago. Kagome clawed at his hand, kicked furiously. Her struggling stopped when his hand brushed against the scar on her stomach. He ran a single claw down it as he once against asked,"What made you return?"

Suddenly, a small figure bolted through the trees and kicked him away from her. She collapsed to the ground coughing. Kagome then went wide eyed as she exclaimed,"Jaxis?! I thought I told you to stay at camp and set up?" Jaxis growled at the strange man who had attacked his mother. Then he said,"I felt your power flux and I was worried." Kouga was frozen as he stared at the boy. Jaxis snarled at him as Kagome grabbed him and placed him behind her as she glared at Kouga.

For Kouga he was confused. The boy was a full demon, he was his son. Yet he could also smell that the human woman standing between him and the boy, Jaxis, was his mother. That is when he heard his inner demon speak out,

'Mate and child have returned.'

At this everything began to piece themselves together. Kagome and Jaxis immediately turned to see as they were surrounded by wolf demons. She wrapped her arms around Jaxis and held him tight to her body.

Kouga narrowed his eyes and stared down to the ground as he said,"This can't be right. I never marked her." The image of him digging his claw into her body played through his mind. He only rose his eyes when the elders approached him. He was about to say something when suddenly, a huge gust of wind had knocked the entire ring of wolf demons that surrounded the boy and woman away. They looked to see the boy still snarling at Kouga, held in a protecting embrace by his mother, and both had glittering blue designs running up their bodies. The woman slammed the end of her glaive onto the ground and the trees sprung to light. Their roots tied themselves around everyone's legs. Kouga watched as she grabbed Jaxis' hand and ran.

It took little effort to break free of the roots that tried to keep him in place. In an instant he bolted off after them.

Kagome and Jaxis ran back to their campsite. She put him back on their now very scared ox before getting on herself and cutting the rope that held it at their campsite. The beast took off running as Kagome held onto the lead to guide it where she wanted the best that she could. However, dispite her pulling. The ox ran straight up the path into the mountains. Kagome cursed under her breath. Jaxis on the other hand was glaring behind them. When Kouga began to catch up Jaxis snarled and his magical pathways shone bright. Kagome took notice and looked behind to find that he was gaining quickly. She ran made a quick swing through the open air behind them. As the blade ran through the air it formed electricity which were too happy to shoot at him. He dodged and continued his pursuit. Jaxis joined in the attack unknowningly. Making it harder for Kouga to gain as quickly as he wanted to with the onslaught of wind that pulsed out. However, he was getting too close for Kagome's comfort. In a last ditch effort she reached into one of the bags and grabbed out a magical artifact that she had gotten from her mentor. It was an enchanted grappling hook. It had made it easier for her to get to places they normally could not go. She grabbed Jaxis as Kouga has just came within reaching distance and jump off the ox and into the deep revene. Kouga dove in after them, determined to capture them. She tossed the hook and watched as it hit the wall and dug its claws deep into the other side. They swung away from Kouga as he landed a bit aways below them.

She looked down and sighed with relief. For a moment she believed that it would be just a simple matter of reaching the top before him and running before he even knew where they went. Only it wasn't that simple. She had underestimated his abilities and as they had just started their frantic climb up the rope of the hook, they were suddenly wrapped up in the arms of Kouga before he leapt clear out and onto the path.

The struggle was on again as they kicked, bit, and screamed for help that just wasn't going to come. Kouga growled and put pressure of Kagome's scar making her freeze out of fear. This did not still the boy, no he fought more furiously. He only stilled when Kouga said,"Stop or my claw goes into her belly and she won't be surviving this time." The boy stilled and gave Kouga a confused look before looking to his very much paralyzed mother. Kouga placed them on their feet once his pack and finally caught up. Even so he kept his claw around Kagome's neck as he other hand grabbed the glaive away. His pack members held the boy to keep him from doing something stupid. One of the elders then questioned,"Kouga, what is going on." They could all smell now the truth about the two which had caused the prince to make such strange actions.

After a while Kouga finally said,"My mate and child."