Inumaid: Inuyasha is mine!

Lawyers: Excuse me?

Inumaid: fine... *mumbles* I don't own Inuyasha...

Kagome: Darn!

Inuyasha: Yes!

Inumaid: Kagome? If you please

Inuyasha: *sweatdrop* No, Kagome don't!

Kagome: Inuyasha... SIT!

Inumaid: now for the story!

Inuyasha had had enough! All his bitch, tho she didn't know she was his bitch, had been doing was complaining about how her uniform was torn in their latest battle! He loved her, to be honest it made him uncomfortable when his Kagome was uncomfortable, then he saw a clearing up ahead with the scent of a hot springs. He turned to said miko, "I smell a hot springs near by, you can wash there." She simple nodded and smiled at him. They set up camp there and soon Kagome and Sango went to go find wood for a fire while Inuyasha hunted and Miroku watched Shippo. Not the best set up...

Things had really settled down after Naruku was defeated over 5 years ago now. After years of collecting jewel shards, they were at it again. Despite Kagome's wish, instead of disappearing completely, the jewel simply shattered again into even more pieces. Miroku and Sango had gotten married and even had two daughters whom were with Kaede-baba at the moment learning about basic herbs and such, training with their mother when she was home to fight and still be a wife. They idolized her and their "Auntie Kagome," both. 'Rightfully so,' Inuyasha thought as he was catching more fish, 'they are both strong women, even by youkai standards they are strong! Miroku should be proud to have Sango as a mate! I know I would be if Kagome was mine!' Once he had caught his fifth fish, all medium sized so they didn't have to much, he went back to camp.

Kagome was thinking about everything as well as she began to boil the water, she had bought the just noodles and not the soup this time so Inuyasha could at least have a little variety, not to mention she had more room in her backpack! He actually liked them more! 'I should have known' she giggled to herself. She thought about their most recent encounter with Inuyasha's half-brother, Fluffy as she secretly called him.

Flash-a-Ed-back (yes, I realize it's wrong, nor do I care)

He came out of no where holding a now 17 year old Rin in his arms bridal-style. She had left the village life awhile ago with her priestess powers she had obtained under control and a full knowledge of herbs only Kagome or Kaeade-baba herself could rival, and traveled with Sesshomaru alone once Jaken had died in the finally battle. He looked at Kagome, scanning her from head to toe and turned to Inuyasha saying with actual... Dare she think... Concern,

"I would watch over your bitch a little more closely in the coming days brother, even you may not be prepared for what even I have declined and now unfortunately you cannot. Just know Inuyasha, when the clan comes, you cannot say no to what they ask without dooming the all to a VERY misguided life as a whole." Inuyasha and Kagome had been taken aback, was he really concerned for someone other than himself and Rin? Inuyasha's eyes were the size of saucers, then he did something that shocked the hell outta Kagome, he wrapped his arms around Kagome's waist and pulled her to his chest growling,

"Thank you Sesshouhmaru, but I watch over my bitch just fine! Whoever it is that is coming won't be able to keep me from Kagome unless they pry her from my cold, dead arms." Kagome looked at Inuyasha in shock, 'did he really just say that? Why the hell did he call me HIS bitch? Does he really see me that way?!' She giggle slightly at the thought, then remembered HER, 'No. He can't see me that way, he's still mourning over Kikyo's death, there's no way he sees me as his.' She began to tear up, but pushed the tears down not letting them shed I front of Inuyasha, but fluffy didn't miss a beat and actually smirked,

"It seems little brother, your bitch doesn't know if your claim and thinks you long for another I suppose, I think it's best I take my leave now," and with that, Rin yelled.

"Goodbye Kagome-nii-chan! Goodbye Inuyasha! I'll see you soon!" Inuyasha looked at Kagome and began to smell tears, she tore from his grip and said,

"Inuyasha... SIT BOY! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!"

End of Flash-a-Ed-back

Kagome smiled at the memory, yet she still wondered what Fluffy had been talking about, and why on Earth did Inuyasha proclaim her his when he still grieve for another woman? She sighed, seeing the hanyou of her thoughts and dreams approaching with fish already clean, he was so considerate I that way, not making her do things like gutting fish and stuff that grossed her out. He brought the fish to her and she asked,

"With the spices or without?"

"With, definitely with!" She chuckled and pulled out the blended spices her mother taught her to make with the herbs she could find growing everywhere in the Feudal Era. She rubbed the spices on the fish and slid them on the sticks she used for roasting. When they were done, she divided the bowls so that Inuyasha had the most and she had the least. She couldn't let everyone go hungry could she?! She cut up the fish and distributed it evenly, cutting her own fish in half when Inuyasha wasn't looking in order to give him more. Ever sense they had defeated Naraku, Inuyasha had been more picky about how much she eat, and had gotten even worse since his brother came a week ago. She couldn't put a finger in why, but she had to be even more sneaky when she gave the others more than herself.

When the others came back, they all sat down and eat. Inuyasha plopped down next to Kagome, scanning how much food she had while she was talking to Sango. 'Damn it! The bitch did it again! Did she really think I wouldn't notice!' Inuyasha growled and caught Kagome's attention, looking shocked. Without a word he pulled her into his lap and whispered in her ear.

"Are you trying to starve yourself? Is that it?! Kagome Higurashi, you need to eat and the amount you're eating, especially lately, isn't healthy with all the traveling we do! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!" She couldn't say anything, knowing full well the position she was, she didn't care about anything but the words he had just said. She looked to Sango for help, but she seemed more shocked then Kagome herself and looked at Miroku, mouthing something she didn't understand but managed to me out 'Inu-mating', 'claim her', and 'dominant characteristics,'. That was all she needed. She blushed crimson and started to mouth words, but nothing would come out. Then they heard a cracking of a stick and looked in the direction of the sound to find an... Inu-youkai! More than one if fact, at least six behind him. They all looked directly at Inuyasha and the man in the front smiled, then said in a deep voice,

"We have found him at last! Our leader's heir! It also appears he has a mate," the man wiggled an eyebrow and Kagome blushed even deeper... If that was possible that is. Inuyasha growled,

"Who the hell are you and what do you want?" He stood, putting his arm around Kagome's waist, keeping her close as she placed her hands on his chest as he unsheathed Tetsiaga with one hand, making the strange crowd cheer. He looked at them baffled and the man in front said,

"Excuse me my lord, I'm just so excited we finally found you I forgot to mention who we are and why we are here. We are the inuyoukai tribe who your father, Inutashio, lead. Your brother didn't want to lead us, thus denying his right and passed it to you sir. I am Ryu and you are our new leader!" Inuyasha was shocked, sheathed Tetsiaga, and looked down at Kagome with wider eyes. She smiled brightly, glad someone finally excepted Inuyasha and nodded. He looked over Ryu once, then at the tribe as a whole and said,

"I don't know much edict for Inus, and I need to know what would happen to my current pack," he look around at his friends, "my uh... Beta and his mate have pups back in another village as well,"

"You can learn edict, and they would join us for course! The pups would be easily retrieved of course!"

"You do realize I'm a hanyou? You don't mind being lead by a worthless-" before he could continue Kagome interrupted looking up at the clueless man she loved, while he didn't know it yet, and said

"Now you shut up now!" She pointed a finger in his face, "you aren't worthless! I don't know how many times we are going to have his conversation before that sticks! I know you've always been told otherwise, but I keep telling you, all those people were jerks who didn't know how wrong they were!" Ryu chuckled, breaking up the fight before it could start and said,

"You have a strong mate Lord Inuyasha! I see she still hasn't submitted to you!" They both blushed deeply and Inuyasha said,

"She ain't my mate!" 'At least not yet,' Ryu chuckled again,

"I see, we will discuss the matter of you mating your love later, right now we must return to the Western lands!" Inuyasha blushed again and Kagome looked just plain confused, she looked at Ryu and said,

"What do you mean the one he loves? She has passed on," Ryu shook his head laughing,

"You are a dense one, but strong I can tell from here from ur scent. No wonder the young lord has-"

"OKAY! That's enough Ryu!" Inuyasha glared and continued,

"Before we continue to the Western Lands, if all of us go that is, what are all of your names?" They all stepped forward one at a time and bowed, shocking Inuyasha even more as he learned their names

First was a inu-demon with long, light brown hair and black eyes that screamed innocence, she was about as tall as Sango, her voice was like bells ringing,

"My name is Miki, Lord Inuyasha, I can already tell you will be as good of a leader as your father!" Before he could say anything the next stepped up. He had shabby, black hair and olive green eyes, his voice a bit deep for a by his age, which was relatively around Kagomges age and he said,

"My name is Jun Lord Inuyasha! It's a pleasure to meet you at last!" The names went on and on and they soon found out their were exactly 10 in the group. Ryu, Jun, Haku, Sohamaru, and Kyo were the boys and the girls were Miki, Yuki, Sakura, Miyu, and Aiku. The girls instantly hit it off with Sango and Kagome, ADHD they began talking about the other boys as Inuyasha and Miroku talked to the other men about travels and such, Both the men taking the chance to learn as much Inu edict as possible.

KAGGYS P.O.V. ❤️

Inuyasha's tribe was really nice! I never youkais other than Shippo and Inuyasha could be so nice to humans! I looked at them all and smiled, and apparently Sango was thinking along the same lines because she asked,

"I have to ask... How did you all become so tolerant? Every demon we've met on our journey has hated us all, excluding Shippo of course, and your ready to take a Half-demon with a mortal mate as your leader!" Miki chuckled and responded looking at Aiku,

"I guess we learned from Inutashio! He was so kind to everyone we just kinda all became the same way! We looked up to him so much and to have a son of his, even though he is a hanyou, is an honor! As for Kagome here, she will become hanyou as well once they mate properly!"

"I'm not his mate!" I blushed, "he love Kikyo, remember Sango?!" All of the Inu girls looked at each other in a confused manner then Sakura, who had black hair and blue eyes, said

"We have been watching you for a few days, I believe since Lord Sesshouhmaru left, and Lord Inuyasha treats you just like a mate! He protects you, holds you, watches you while you sleep, kissing you occasionally-"

"Wait... He does what now?!" My eyes widened and Sakura smirked,

"He kisses your forehead and such while you sleep. He even laid next to you a few nights ago and left before the sun rose." I could feel my face go red and I tried to mouth words, but Sango spoke before I could,

"So what is Inu-mating like? Is it just sex, or is their some sort of ritual?!" She had wonder in her eyes and you could tell just by looking at her, she was a kid in a candy store, learning all she could about the Inu demon culture. Aiku giggled as said,

"There's a ritual, and a very big ritual for Alphas and almost as big of one for Betas and then comes the fun stuff," she winked at me and I blushed as Sango continued,

"Now what is an Alpha and a Beta?" Miki answered this time,

"The Alpha in a pack, a pack being a group, is the leader, which in our case is Inuyasha. The Beta is the second in command, which in our case is your mate Miroku. Speaking of which, when you and Miroku mate in our pack officially, you and your pups will become Inu-hanyous so you will live as long as the rest of us." they all smiled and Sango and I both blushed. Miyu and Yuki looked at each other, smirked, and nodded, then Miyu said,

"While we're talking about this, I think it would be best if we told you about some of the ways you need to address your mate. Come on, stand up Kagome! You'll need to know this the most considering you'll be the leaders mate!"

"Inuyasha doesn't see me as a potential mate!" I blushed again as I stood.

"Sure he does! Anyway, even if he didn't you'll still need to know because your mate will be Inu-youkai in some shape or form anyway!" Miki chirped

"Fine..."

"Great! Now, first off, to apologize is simple you simply lick his cheek. Ummm... Jun! Come here for a minute !" Miki said, then whispered, "one thing about male Inus, they LOVE being dominate and love to fight for it even more. So never, EVER, just give them anything," I took these word to heart as Jun yelled,

"Bitch! I'm in the middle of something!"

"I don't care! Get over here, this is important!" She winked at Sango and glared at him for good measure. He soon came over and said,

"What is it bitch?!" I flinched as he called her a bitch and Aiku said,

"It's actually an honor to be considered a males bitch, it's kinda like calling someone koi to humans only better," I blushed, thinking back to all the times Inuyasha had called me a bitch. Miki looked at Jun and licked his cheek, his eyes narrowed,

"What did you do?"

"I'm just demonstrating dearest! Now this is how you say thank you,"

She leaned forward and bit his neck slightly, then Jun looked at me

"This is how you would say your welcome," he kissed her nose and she beamed,

" this is Stop that," she growled

"Make me," he growled and nipped her cheek

"hold on," she put her hand on his chest

"Come here," he wrapped his arms around her

"Your sweet," she bit his jaw

"And I love you," he leaned forward and licked her neck, "sometimes we just do it but instinct and don't realize what we're saying it until after the mating process,"

"Oh really? Why is that?" Sango was back at it! Why and I not surprised? All the while I was blushing and thinking. Why do these people keep thinking I'm Inuyasha's mate!? He doesn't love me! Does he? I got my answer as Jun wrapped his arms around Miki and said,

"Well, most of the times it's all instinct! Us Inus are very instinctual creatures and do these actions without even realizing what they mean until we mate that person we are meant to be with,"

"Let's do a little experiment shall me?" Miki said as she looked at the other girl and they all nodded. She looked at Jun and he shook his head,

"What are you up to woman?"

"Kagome, can you do me a favor?"

"What?" I said leaning my head to the left so my head almost rested on my shoulder,

"Perfect-" before she could say anything else, I felt two strong arms around me and they pulled me back to something hard. At this point, the way Sango's eyes were bugging out of her head and how Miki and Yuki high-fives each other it was Inuyasha. Then I felt his tongue on my neck and my eyes went huge as he began to nip and suck. I turned to look at him,

"Inuyasha-"

"What the hell are you trying to do to me bitch? The one Inu-youkai pose I know and you go and use it right when I got done talking to the other males. Are you trying to get yourself mated?" At this point, I knew what the pose meant... Submission... I glared at Miki and she mouthed something along the lines of

"You can thank me later," then he nuzzled my neck and everyone gasped. Not distracting him in the least bit, I look around and I knew I was screwed...

Inu's P.O.V

How everyone could be this nice, I will probably never figure out, but they all acted as of the matter of me being a hanyou didn't even matter! The girls were talking about stuff, while I'd men were discussing important things like how to know when a bitch submits to a man, where we were going to go, etc. then I see Kagome with her neck bore out, just standing there for the taking. I lost control, my instincts taking control and I was behind her faster than I could contemplate with my arms around her. Damn it... Didn't she know that was a submitting pose?! I growled at her

"What the hell are you trying to do to me bitch? The one Inu-youkai pose I know and you go and use it right when I got done talking to the other males. Are you trying to get yourself mated?" I breathed in her scent, then nuzzled closer, then I heard gasps, naturally I had forgot the others with the love of my life in my arms... They knew what that meant before you were mates, and it was a big deal...

I had just silently asked Kagome it be my life-mate. I heard a few cheers as Kagome relaxed in my arms, and I felt better than anything in the world. Just in case she didn't meant to just agreed to what I asked, I asked aloud,

"Will you be my mate Kagome?"

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