FORBIDDEN
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any of it's characters
CHAPTER ONE
Kagome looked to the west where dark clouds where gathering. She has spent nearly five years in her mountain home at the base of the Ooyuki Kouzan (Heavy Snowed Mountain), never had she seen such a dark and ominous cloud so close to her own home on the outskirts of the Kouzan Village. She knew what that cloud meant, a villager will soon be coming to seek the help of the Mitsukai Yousha (Angel of Mercy).
"Mama! Mama!" A small boy with silver-white hair, and small dog ears perched high in his head, ran towards her. "Mama, Uncle Kouga is coming. He has a man from a village with him."
Kagome sighed, "I fear I must leave again Keikan. Go inside and wait for your Uncle and I to come in. It's wont be long, love." Kagome watched as her son rushed into their home, a tightening in her chest caused her to remember Keikan's father. The hanyou who captured her heart long ago.
~FLASH BACK~
FIVE YEARS AGO...
Everyone was disappointed. After defeating Naraku, the Shikon Jewel had disappeared along with the demon's followers. Even Kohaku, Sango's younger brother, had simply vanished as if he never existed.
That night Kagome sat on the shores of a lake they were camped by. She felt numb, her emotions darting in a thousand different directions, making it hard to form a coherent thought. With the jewel missing, she could never go home, she was stuck in the feudal era until they could recover the missing Shikon No Tama.
'That could take forever' Kagome said to herself as she watched the waves of the lake dance in the light of the moon.
"Kagome."
Kagome looked to see InuYasha sit down beside her. "What are we going to do, InuYasha?"
InuYasha shrugged, "Keep looking I guess."
"What if I can no long sense the jewel. It's complete now, and I couldn't even feel it after our half joined with Narakus'." She sighed. "It was like it no longer had power."
"We'll find it, Kagome. We will." He promised, pulling her into a tight hug against his red kimono.
"Mother will be worried when I don't come home anymore." Kagome cried into his shoulder.
InuYasha kissed her temple, "It will be ok. Nothing will happen to you, I swear. You'll be able to see her again soon."
As Kagome sobbed into his shirt, InuYasha did the only thing that he knew how. Lifting her head he placed kisses on her forehead, her eyes, the tip of her nose, before bringing his lips to rest against her sweeter ones.
Their passion slipped away with the night. Before Kagome knew it, the sun was rising upon her and InuYasha, who laid in the soft grass with their clothes not far from their entwined bodies.
From that moment on there had been a deeper connection between the two who had confessed their love to one another on the night of the full moon.
~FLASHBACK ENDS~_
"My lady." Kouga said bowing before her. Kagome smiled at his act. When questioned about the bowing, Kouga simply states 'It helps the pathetic humans know who to respect. You'll be a legend yet, Kagome.'
" Kouga. What brings you to my home?" Kagome stated in her soft voice of authority, like she has so many times before.
"A man, from the Kawazoi Village, has come to speak to you, my lady." Came his reply as he shoved an elderly man forward.
"What can I do for you, sir?" Kagome asked the man kneeling before her.
"Pl...Please, my lady. Our village is surrounded by demons. We can not venture into the forest to hunt, our food supply is running low, and we cannot reach the river for water. We are in desperate need of your services." The man begged.
Kagome, being one to never turn down those in need, helped the white haired man raise before her. "Return to the village, gather your horse, and await me near the barn. I shall gather what items I need and will ride back to your village with you."
"Oh, thank you, my lady. Thank you." Bowing one last time, the man turned and hurried down to the village below.
"Another mission, huh?" Kouga asked as he stepped next to her watching the human disappear from their sight.
"As always." Kagome said as she turned away and started heading into her home.
The 'hut' that she shared with Keikan and Kouga was larger than any other hut in the area. Kagome had it fashioned after a normal home from her own time. The main room was large enough to hold ten people, with an actual fireplace along a wall. Kouga had argued with her over the contraption she had helped him build out of rocks and mud in all the rooms.
There were four rooms off the main room. Her 'master bedroom' Keikan's room, Kouga's room, and an extra room in case Kougas' pack came to visit. Each room had a small fireplace, since her pregnancy wouldn't allow her to build the larger one she had originally wished for.
In her spare time, she managed to instruct Kouga on how to build box beds for the rooms. A larger one for her, what she would consider a queen size bed for Keikan's room, a similar one for Kouga, and three twin size box beds for the spare room. While Kouga worked on the frames, Kagome put her sewing skills to work, sewing cloth into a cover for the large load of sheep wool they managed to acquire. With it she managed to make thick sheep wool mattresses for each of the beds.
Kagome entered her home through the wooden door that they had constructed long ago. Keikan was seated at one of the benches that lined the walls, in his hand was a ball that Kagome had taught InuYasha and the others how to play 'Catch' with. "How long will you be gone?"
"Not long. From here, I can see the cloud that hangs over the mans' village. So it can not be far off. Kouga will watch you as always." Kagome walked into her room, and grabbed a bag that hung off the wall. Inside it she packed two pairs of her priestess clothes, some apples, and her sleeping pad. Slinging the bag over her shoulder she gathered her bow and arrows, and walked back into the main room. Looking to Kouga she stated, "Same as always; breakfast, chores, lunch, play time, hunting, bath, dinner, and bed by sunset."
Kouga snorted, "I know. Same for you; quick on your feet, open your mind to all of your surroundings, fast hands, and be safe. Never let your guard down for an instant until you are back home."
"I will." Kagome smiled. Walking over to Keikan, she kissed his forehead. "Be good, and listen to your Uncle."
"Yes, mama."
Kouga and Keikan watched Kagome gallop away to meet the man in the village before continuing on to the Kawazoi Village. "Bags are set." Keikan said in the silence.
"Good." Kouga said patting the pups' head. He may hate and despise InuYasha, but he promised Kagome he would look after the two of them when she had asked for his help.
~FLASHBACK~_
Kouga was hunting when he came upon a familiar scent. 'Kagome?' He waited sniffing the air again. 'It is Kagome. But where is that mangy mutt and her friends?' As much as Kouga tried, he couldn't pick up the scents of the other humans or that little fox demon Kagome was fond of.
Turning into a cyclone of dust, Kouga ran forward in search of Kagome. Not long after he set off, Kouga came upon her resting against the base of a tree. As he came to a stop, Kouga caught the faint smell of salty tears coming from Kagome. 'That stupid mutt, what has he done to my Kagome?'
"Kagome?"
With a gasp, Kagome's eyes flew open. "Kouga?" She said pitifully.
"What happened?" Kouga said coming to squat in front of her.
Kagome turned her head trying to hide the new set of tears that attacked her eyes. "Kikyo... She... She..." Sobs crushed Kagome as she lost what little control she had. "She tried to kill me." She threw herself at Kouga, who quickly caught her and wrapped his arms around her. "She knew... I don't know how, but she knew... And... And... She kidnaped me... She took me to the well... and she... she tried to kill me... I don't know how she knew, but she did... I was so scared."
Kouga stiffened, "Kagome." He said gently. "What did Kikyo know?"
"That I'm pregnant with InuYasha's child!"
~FLASHBACK END~
Kouga looked down at InuYashas' pup. His enemies pup. Kagomes' pup. He has been around for the trouble maker as long as he could remember, always saving him from the demons he encountered, as well as his mother. He had made a promise that day to always be there for Kagome and her son, who happened to be the exact miniature of his father. From his golden eyes, to his silver-white hair.
Kouga smiled at Keikan, "All right, let follow her. Who knows what help she'll need this time."
