Kagome Gets a New Love Interest Chapter 1, an inuyasha fanfic

Kagome Gets a New Love Interest

It was an average day in the feudal era. It was peaceful except for the average fight going on between Inuyasha and Kagome.

"No, you're not going home. We have shards to collect and Naraku to kill." Inuyasha yelled at Kagome.

"Well I have to go home for more supplies and to do important tests."

"No. What is so important about those tests of your anyway."

"Well in my era everyone has to go to school."

"You're still not going back."

"Inuyasha..." Kagome said sickly sweet.

"Uh-oh." Inuyasha murmured he knew he was going to be in pain now.

Sit, sit, sit, sit, sit!" Kagome was so mad at him now. First, he didn't let her go home. Then he said her tests were more or less stupid. She felt insulted! So she yelled at him. She only wanted to go home for supplies and school. Okay maybe it completely true, but it was because she saw him with Kikyo.

**Flashback**

Kagome was staring at the fire. She couldn't sleep, she didn't know why though. She looked around. Shippo was snuggled up against her in her sleeping bag. Sango was lying down across from her with an extra sleeping bag, and Kirara curled near head. Miroku was leaning against a tree near Sango. She looked around for Inuyasha but couldn't see him a tree.

Then she sensed it, the other part of her soul. 'So he must have gone to her' Kagome thought. She knew she should stay at camp, but felt drawn to go and see. So she got up. 'I'm happy that I wear a tank top and sweat pants to bed now.' She carefully made her way threw the forest, avoiding roots and branches.

Suddenly, she heard noises. She made her way to them. Then she saw it, Inuyasha pounding into Kikyo's ass whispering sweet nothing to her. Strangely, it didn't her that much but it hurt enough to send her running back to camp. While running see got a few scratches but she didn't bother with them they would heal over night anyways. Right before she got to camp she decided that she'd take Shippo with her to her time. So she knew he would be safe even though he had Sango and Miroku to look after him, but she wanted to be sure he was safe.

She would seal the well until they came back. So tomorrow, she would ask him if he wanted to come with her.

**End Flashback**

She was pissed. He was gonna let her go home if he liked it or not.

"Inuyasha, I am going home no matter what and I am taking Shippo with me." Then she walked up to Shippo and he jumped into her open and waiting arms. After that, she ignored Inuyasha. well he didn't take to kindly to being ignored, so he grabbed her arm as she passed and when she turned to look at him he could of sworn he saw her I flash red. In his shock, he let go of her arm and she turned back walked to the well the rest of the way and jumped in, blue light engulfing them. But none of them sensed the person watching.

**Modern Era**

Kagome climbed up the latter her grandfather put in there for her to use, with Shippo on her shoulder. Once she got out, she turned faced the well, put her hand on the lip and said an old spell.

"Shippo cover your noses the smells here are really bad and they will hurt your sensitive nose."

"Okay mama."

So she opened the well house doors and Shippo almost passed out but put his nose in his mama's hair to help with the smell he would never figure out why people like Kouga could leave his mama's alone she smelt good like sakura blossoms.

"Mom, Souta, Grandpa. I'm home." Kagome yelled but not loud enough to hurt Shippo's ears.

"I'm in here." she said as Kagome and Shippo came in the front door.

"Mom can you watch Shippo while I take a shower?" Kagome asked her mom.

"Sure honey. Ooohh he has a tail." she said as walked into the living room and saw Shippo in Kagome's arms. She walked over picked Shippo up from Kagome's arms and started petting his tail. Shippo just enjoyed the attention and started purring which made Kagome and her mom start laughing. He looked up at them and asked.

"What did I do wrong?"

At that, Kagome picked him up from her mom's arms and said.

"Shippo you didn't do anything wrong, it's just that it was kind of funny when you started purring."

"Ohh."

"Okay."

"Now I am going to take my shower." With that, she walked up stairs and into the bathroom.

**Back in the Past**

Inuyasha sat in his tree grumbling about stupid wenches. Sango, Miroku, and Kirara were sitting inside with Keade. They talked about what could have made Kagome so mad as to make her go home cause they knew she wouldn't take Shippo with her to her time. So they sat there thinking but nobody could come up with.

"I can't think of anything. The only thing I can think of would if Inuyasha did something to upset her." Sango stated.

"Yes, I agree with that Sango Lady Kagome wouldn't just do that for nothing. Also for some reason when she looked at Inuyasha when he grabbed her arm he looked kind of shocked and let go of her arm and he doesn't do that for no reason. Something must have happened when she looked at him that involved the flux in Lady Kagome's aura." Miroku told them.

"Hmm. Ye will need to keep a sharp eye on her when she returns." Keade warned them.

Miroku and Sango nodded. Together though they would try the useless battle and try and get something out of their hanyou friend at what happened when he grabbed her arm.

**In The Future**

Kagome sat in her room after taking her hot shower, thinking on what happened at the moment she looked at Inuyasha. She couldn't figure it out he seemed shocked at something. She knew he didn't get shocked easily. Especially when it came to her. She also though on how she would tell her mom and friends that she wouldn't be traveling with Inuyasha anymore. She also would need to tell her mother that she was doing to get training.

After she though for a few more minute she got up finish drying off picked out matching black underwear put them on and searcher her closet for a t-shirt and some pants. After a while, she found a black fitted t-shirt that said 'Shut Up and Leave Me Alone!' in blood red letters. Then she picked out some dark black cargos.

Once she put it on, she left her room to go downstairs and talk with Shippo and her Mom. When she go town there she didn't hear anything so she walked in to the kitchen and there they were making chocolate cookies. The kitchen was a mess so she went back to her room quietly and grabbed her camera and walked back quietly. When she got back, she turned the camera on flash and took a picture of them covered in flour.

"Ha ha ha ha!" Kagome fell to the floor at their reaction.

When Shippo and Sakura (sorry she needed a name) looked at Kagome they looked at her as though she grew a second then she got up still giggling and showed them the picture. Their reaction to the picture made Kagome fall over laughing again.

"Okay how about we finish up making these cookies and then wait in the living room?" Sakura suggested.

"Sure Mom." Kagome said and helped them finish cookies. In the process, though she 'accidently' put cookies dough on Shippo's nose and giggled when he liked it off. After a few more minutes, they had the cookies in the oven and the living room.

"Mom, I have something to tell you and Shippo." Kagome said.

"What is it Kagome." Sakura asked.

"Shippo first thing will you travel with me or the group if I don't?" Kagome asked Shippo.

"You, mama. Why would you ask mama?" Shippo asked curiously.

"Because I will not be traveling with Inuyasha anymore. He has done something unforgivable. Now mom, what do you think about it if I didn't travel with Inuyasha anymore?"

"Well it would be for the best since I have something to tell you but what about your next question."

"I need to get training. So I am going to be here for a while. I have sealed the well so I won't be interrupted."

"That is fine honey you were going to need it anyways. After I tell you this you can't tell anyone unless you trust them with your life..."

"Mom what is so important that I couldn't tell anyone?"

"Well Kagome you aren't human."

"Oh." Kagome on the inside was super shocked she's thinking 'WHAT! I'm not human then what am I.' "Then what am I?"

"You are a black wolf demon." Sakura said straight to the point.

"How would that be possible though dad was human and so are you."

"Well your real dad is a black wolf demon. You are right though I am human, we aren't sure why though but you are full demon. We think it is because of the Shikon Jewel being inside that did that and where you got the miko powers from."

"What about Souta?"

"Ohh you guys have different dads his was the one you grew up with and the one you saw get shot and die." when Sakura said the last part her voice dropped.

"Then who was my dad if he was a wolf demon?"

"Your dad it the Lord of the Northern Lands."

"Wow."

DING

"The cookies are done."

"Okay Shippo come here." she opened her arms for him to hop in and that is exactly what he did. After that, she walked with him to the kitchen to eat some cookies and warm milk.

20 minutes later Kagome, Shippo, and Sakura were trying to find some of Souta's old clothes so Shippo will have something that will bend it until they get him new clothes just for him.

"Mom have you found anything?" Kagome asked her mom.

"Yep." she answered.

Sakura came down from the attic with some clothes that looked like they would fit Shippo for the time being. There were black cargos and a green t-shirt with short sleeves. The shirt said, 'Demon in Disguise' in big black letters.

"It's perfect." Kagome told her." Shippo go in the bathroom and put them on."

"Got it mama."

A few minutes later Shippo came back into the living wearing the clothes. He looked so cute!

"Shippo can you put a concealing spell on that will hide your demonic features?"

"Yep" with that, he put on the spell and became what looked like a normal small child.

"Oooh you look so cute in those." they both said at the same time. Shippo slightly blushed at that.

"Now time to go to the mall. Mom can we have some money please."

"Of course." Sakura gives Kagome her card to go shopping.

"And Shippo stay near me and hear is a bandana to cover your nose with."

"Thank you mama." After that, they made their way to the mall Kagome pointing out some things while holding his hand. They also got many women who stopped and looked at the pair with either awed looks or glares for how perfected they looked. They just ignored them until Kagome heard three familiar voices.

"Hey, Kagome, we heard about your disease. What are you doing outside?" Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi called.

"Uh-oh. Not them. Not now. Shippo just stay behind me." Kagome said.

"Okay mama."

"And around them call me Kagome. They don't know about you and everyone else but Inuyasha in the Feudal era."

"Sure."

"Here we go."

Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi arrived in front of Kagome and little Shippo right after she said that to Shippo.

"Hey guys."

"Hey Kagome are you going to be at school now." Eri said, and then they noticed Shippo standing slightly behind Shippo.

"Hey who is this cute little guy?" Ayumi asked.

"Oh, this, this is Shippo my cousin." Kagome stuttered.

"I didn't know you had a cousin." Yuka said.

"Yeah, well I'm full of surprises. Well we need to go now lots of shopping to do."

"Okay see ya later Kagome." they said. With that, they walked away in the opposite direction in which they came in.

"Thank god." Kagome murmured.

"Come on mama, we have to hurry it is almost nighttime." Shippo said as he ushered her forward.

"Okay we're almost there anyways." 10 minutes later, they were in front of a store called, Surfer's Place. It was all about summer clothes.

"First stop is here, Shippo."

"Okay mama."

They went in, Kagome picked out clothes for him, and he decided if he really wanted them. After an hour they started shopping for Kagome, everything she got was either black or a dark brown. They were in a store called, Dungeon Wolf.

"Mama this store is the perfect place for you since you are a wolf demon." Shippo said but the end quietly.

"Yeah Shippo your right. It is as if it was made for me to shop here or something. After a half an hour in that store, alone they were carrying lots of bags. They started their walk home. It seemed longer than the walk there. They looked at the stars, they pointed out what they saw like wolves and rabbits. They laughed at some of the things the other saw. Finally, they arrived at home. When they walked in, they saw Grandpa, Souta, and Sakura in the living room playing a game.

"Why hello Mom, Souta, Grandpa we just got home and don't need any help just for your information." Kagome told them sarcastically.

"Oh. Hello dear and ok." Sakura told her and going back to the game. Kagome sweat drops at that.

"Mom you have got to be kidding me."

"I was kidding dear let me help." Sakura said while getting up.

"Thanks." Kagome told her. With that Shippo, Souta, Sakura, and Kagome brought the bags up to Kagome's room. Kagome looked around after everyone else to eat dinner she was thinking about her room. ' I am totally changing this color, I am glad I bought those paints, cause there is no way I am going to have a pink room. No brown and black sound like good colors for a girl who is a black wolf demon.' Kagome thought.

With that, she walked out of her bedroom and to the kitchen was with food waiting for her. She walked in on everyone sitting down.

"Mama, what were you doing?"

"Oh. Nothing just thinking about tomorrow."

So everyone sat down after that and made small talk and ate the dinner Sakura made. They about what has been going on in the way up until Kagome came home that was until Kagome went silent. Everyone looked at her as though their eyes asking the question they wanted to ask but not saying it.

"So I take it you haven't told them mom." Kagome said.

"No I figured you would want to tell them."

"Well you though right. Souta, Grandpa I won't be traveling with Inuyasha anymore but myself and Shippo."

"Does that mean Inuyasha won't be coming here anymore?" Souta asked her.

"Your right no more Inuyasha. He did the unforgivable so I will never again let him have the honor of traveling to our time."

"Oh." Souta sighed. He knew he was going to miss him but really must have messed up for his sister to be this mad at him. However, he did have a new play pal. After a few more minutes, they finished dinner and Sakura cleaned up all the dishes and put them away. Souta and Grandpa went to be saying they were tired.

"Now, Kagome now that we're alone I can say that when you turn 19 on the full moon you will need to the Feudal era because of the energy you might put off. It could affect all the humans to take a chance so you will have to go back. Your body will change into your true form, which will be a big wolf you will be about the size of Sesshomaru in his true form. You will get markings, a water drop on you forehead and then to black stripes on your cheeks, wrists, and hips. Make sure your friends and Inuyasha don't see you or it will be bad because they could think that you have been lying to them all this time and decide that you should die."

"Hmm. Did I miss anything? Oh the marking will show you are the heir of the Northern Lands too."

"Okay I have exactly 3 months to train before all this happens right."

"Yep."

"Alright this will be a long three months."

**In the Feudal Era**

Everyone got antsy after awhile. Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Keade would always worry about it. Unlike Inuyasha who didn't care but was pissed that she sealed the well on him so he couldn't go and get her. After a week, he would walk in the woods and be in there for hour's everyday and sometimes didn't come back until the next day. Nobody knew where he went. He would go to Kikyo because he would see her soul collectors. Nobody else saw them but him though.

After a month he came to them saying that they would be going shard hunting later that day, they asked how, he said that it didn't matter but for them to get ready. They did since they couldn't do anything about it. When they met him at the outskirts of the village and saw the reason behind them suddenly going shard hunting. Inuyasha sat there in the middle of the road with Kikyo standing right there facing the opposite direction of the village.

"Inuyasha what are you doing with Kikyo?" Sango questioned him.

"She is going to be helping us look for shards." he stated as though she hasn't done anything wrong.

"NO! I will not travel with her. She tried to kill Kagome for her 'supposed' soul." Sango yelled.

"I am with Lady Sango here it is true she has tried to kill Lady Kagome." Miroku said to Inuyasha.

"Fine then wait here we don't need you anyways." Inuyasha told them.

"Then good riddance Inuyasha you and your clay pot don't come back you aren't going to be welcome here anymore." with that said Sango walked back in the village with Miroku to tell Keade the news. While the clay pot, oops I mean, Kikyo and Inuyasha walked out of the village outskirts and to the east. What none of them noticed the person that was watching them.

with Inuyasha and the clay pot, darn these fingers, Kikyo

"I can't believe it." Inuyasha said to Kikyo.

"Learn to accept it Inuyasha that is what was to be expected." Kikyo told him her voice cold as normal.

"Well I still don't like it." Inuyasha grumbled as they walked down the path.

**With Sango and Miroku, and well you get it**

Sango really wanted to go and kill him but it wouldn't be right. She knew that, but she was mad and needed to let off some steam. So after they told Keade she walked with Kirara at her side into the forest but not to far within hearing distance if it was necessary. She stopped turned to Kirara and told her, "Come on Kirara I need to let off some steam."

As though she understood what she said, she transformed and they sparred for about an hour until they were worn out.

"Great job Kirara." Sango felt worn out but didn't feel as though she was going to kill Inuyasha, which was a good thing. "Let's head back we've been out here awhile they might to start to be wondering where we went." with that they walked back to the village to eat lunch with the others.

It was boring after that they stayed in the village and helped the villagers out every now and then but it was still uneventful. It was like that for a month and three weeks.

**With Kagome and Shippo In the Future**

'Today was the day, it was her birthday but it was also the day she would go back with Shippo for her transformation for the first time in three months. Over the three months, she learned hand-to-hand, swords, bow and arrows, and lastly daggers. Kagome also had Shippo train, as well he knew hand-to-hand and daggers. They were going to leave after lunch so they had enough time to slip in and secretly see what is going on with the rest of the gang, then leave to go to a place for her transformation.

Shippo was excited to go back even though he liked the future; the smells hurt his little sensitive nose. He was also eager to see what his mom looked like in her true form.

"Mom, since me and Shippo are going to be leaving after lunch we need to eat now." Kagome told her mom.

"Sure we could have some sandwiches and rice. I'll start right now." Sakura told her.

"Thanks mom."

20 minutes later everyone was sitting at the table for lunch when Kagome stood up and said, "Souta, Grandpa I am going to be leaving for the Feudal era today. I might not be back for quite some time so I need you guys to tell my friends that I moved to America and won't be coming back for a long time."

"Why though? Why won't you be coming back for a long time." Souta asked her.

"Well I have some things I need to do and it is going to take awhile before they will get done." Kagome told him.

"Oh."

With that Kagome and Shippo got all their things and packed them up in Kagome's new Black and brown bag. 10 minutes later, everyone gathered in front of the well.

"Well everyone this is goodbye for now. We will miss all of you." With that, Shippo wrapped his arms around Kagome since he hit is growth spurt he looked about Souta's size and they jumped down the well without looking back.

**In the Feudal Era**

"It feels so nice to be back. Right Shippo?" Kagome asked while they climbed up the side of the well with the vines.

"Yup. I can finally breathe and not have a terrible smell in my nose." Shippo told her.

"Well we are going to leave our stuff in the woods. I will put a barrier over it so nobody will be able to touch it. Then we will cover our aura and scent and go check on the rest of the gang, Okay, Shippo?"
"Yeah mama, whatever you say." Shippo told her. With that said, they ran through out the forest. They ran for about an hour before they decided they were far enough away from any village. So they split up to find a place to make camp for later and a place that would be hidden from any stray demons.

"Shippo, I found a meadow over there it will be good enough it is fairly small just what we are looking for." Kagome told Shippo.

"Okay mom be there in a minute." Shippo told her. Kagome was a little curious as to what he was going to do but went on to put their stuff away so they could leave sooner. By the time, Shippo got back to her 'camp' if you could call it that it was more or less all their stuff kinda scattered about. She waited for him to come over to her and wait for her to put the barrier. He did exactly that he came and stood beside her. With him beside her, she pulled a barrier up around the supposed camp. They walked off back to the village to secretly see how their friends were doing after they were sure the barrier would hold.

"Come on Shippo we need to hurry I am not sure when the change will happen." So they stated to run in what to the human eye would say was nothing but a demon of high caliber could see that it was two demon but only if they looked close enough would they tell that it was only a human and a demon. But they were mistaken since they had a demon trailing them without them knowing.

**Stranger POV**

I can't wait, I want her so bad. She is so amazing her smell is heavenly. I wonder what she tastes like. I can't wait to try.

**End Stranger POV**

Once they got to the outskirts of the village, they covered their scents and aura. They kept to the shadows, keeping their distance from the villagers. They wandered over most of the village they saw Sango, Miroku, Keade, and Kirara, but no Inuyasha or even though it wouldn't be surprising Kikyo. So they decided that they would drop by but not uncovering anything just stopping by and leaving no traces in case Inuyasha would come back.

"Shippo we are going to visit them since there is no sign of Inuyasha. Is that okay with you Shippo?" Kagome asked him.

"Sure it would be nice to see them again and having them actually knows we are there." Shippo told her. So they literally dropped down from the trees and onto Keade's hut roof to surprise them even more than dropping in on them. In a few minutes you could hear them getting up and moving towards the door when Kagome followed by Shippo dropped in front of the mat when they pushed it aside to leave the hut.

"Hello." Kagome and Shippo said at the same time.

"Is it really you? This is not a dream?" Sango asked.

"Yup we're really here." Kagome said.

"Lady Kagome why can I not sense your aura?" Miroku asked her curiously. He was curious; she acted as though she could not do anything. Like she had something to hide.

"Oh, it's nothing just being careful we can't have Inuyasha we're here now can we." Kagome said to them while Shippo said nothing still to him it felt good that they could talk to their friends even though only for a little while.

"So Shippo what do you think we should tell them first, what made me leave or the other part?" Kagome asked him.

"The first part it would make sense seeing that they would need to know that to get the rest." Shippo told her his voice had deepened some it was deeper, not as high as his voice used to be before he went with Kagome.

"Okay Shippo good choice. We wouldn't want to confuse them." Kagome said to him remarking how much he had grown. Even though he grew in height, he also grew in knowledge he was smarted since she did teach him a few things while they were in her time. "Now let's go inside so nobody else hears what I am about to say to you." Kagome told them seriously. They did not know about the stranger watching them. His smile gleamed in the light showing his fangs. He couldn't wait to hear this conversation.

They all went back into the hut the demon coming closer to hear the conversation. Once everyone was inside Kagome spoke up…

"Everyone, Inuyasha has done the unforgivable. He mated to Kikyo." Kagome stated to them.

There was a lot of gasps, Sango even said, "He didn't!"

"Yes he did. I couldn't sleep and I looked around and saw everyone but him so I decided to get up.

**Flashback**

**End Flashback**

"Oh my god." Sango whispered. She didn't think it could be that serious. She was also amazed at how her friend kept it together seeing that, knowing normally she would cry or at least tell her.

"Well as you can see our old friend has moved on from me being anything to him so he got what he thinks is better and mated the pot. So I had to leave, his treatment towards me was already bad but it would have just gotten worse. So with Shippo I left and sealed the well until I came back." Kagome said.

**With the Stranger**

This is his POV

"I am going to kill him." The stranger said out loud but to no one. He was unbelievably pissed. He couldn't believe what he had heard.

"How could someone do that to someone so nice? That person deserves to die." He said. He laughed, he had been going to kill him already but now he had even more than enough reason to kill Inuyasha.

**With the Group**

"Shippo it is sadly time for us to depart. We have important business to attend to remember?" Kagome said.

"Yes, I remember mama. Goodbye everybody and if you see Inuyasha tell him I said hi." Shippo said.

"We're sorry but Inuyasha isn't welcome here anymore after what happened, Sango here banned him from the village." Miroku said to them.

"Oh. No wonder why we didn't sense or smell him." Kagome stated. With nothing else to say, Kagome and Shippo got up and walked into Inuyasha's forest going southeast. (The village is northwest)

"Bye." Called Sango and Miroku once they entered the forest. Once Kagome and Shippo got a few feet into the forest they darted to their camp. In 20 minutes they were there and unpacking their supplies to make camp. They didn't know when Kagome would transform so they wanted to be prepared.

**With the stranger**

He followed them to their camp. He only had little difficultly keeping up with them because he didn't know the area and they did. He sat in a tree watching them make their camp. He noticed things that were not familiar to him. He made a note of that for later but continued to watch the pair.

**Meanwhile with Kagome & Shippo**

"Shippo I have a feeling that we are being watched." Kagome whispered to Shippo as she passed him trying not to have their 'visitor' come on to them and take action.

"I know, so do I. Any reason as to why though? Can you sense someone, an aura or scent?" Shippo questioned.

"The strange thing is I don't sense anything. No aura or scent, but I still have that feeling."

"Strange." They thought about who it could be but came up with no one. They finally finished setting up camp after a few more minutes.

"Shippo I think it is happening I feel tingly all over." Kagome said softly so only he could here and not their 'visitor'.

"Okay." With that, she started to change her mouth and nose became more animalistic and her body grew in size while changing until she was a big black wolf that was about the height of Sesshomaru in his dog form. She was slender and had wolf ears on the top of her head. She wagged her tail, it was smooth and silky, and it flowed out as the wind blew. She looked beautiful. Even the stranger thought that he thought, 'Wow all for me I am really lucky she will be my mate.'

"Mama you look great as a demon, think you can shift into a smaller version of your humanoid version?" Shippo told her. Kagome barked what could have been a yes since she started to shrink in size until she was the size of a big wolf that about to Shippo's elbows. It looked exactly like the big one but smaller.

"Great try the humanoid form, mama." again, she barked what was a yes since she started to change. She grew until she had to stand on her hind legs that gradually changed into human ones, and started to look more human. She continued to change until the whirlwind that surrounded her died down and she was a 5'4 demoness. She had long black hair with silvery blue tints in it that flowed in silky waves to her ankles. She had pointed ears, claws, and fangs.

"Great job mama, you have three forms most demons of high status only have two though your lucky. I wonder why you have three though." Shippo said to Kagome.

"Thank you Shippo. I appreciate it but I am curious too. Now let me get a mirror so I can see what I look like." Kagome said to him. She walked over to her bag and dug through it a little until she found the small compact mirror. She looked at herself in many directions. "Wow I look great!" Kagome said.

"Yes mama you look even more beautiful than before and smell more forest like." Shippo told her. The stranger couldn't smell her because he was upwind from then almost dropped out of the tree when he saw her though. 'She looks amazing as a demoness.' He thought.

"Well Shippo tomorrow we are going to head east. Hopefully we will lose the stalker along the way while trying out my new powers." Kagome said to Shippo quietly. Shippo nodded and started to get their beds ready meaning their sleeping bags and a small fire so they don't attract any unnecessary attention.

"Goodnight Shippo."

"Goodnight mama." With that said they each fell into a light sleep incase something happened while they were sleeping. The stranger camp up to their camp once they had fallen asleep and being quietly as to not wake them up to smell Kagome. 'Ahh. She does smell more forest like. I can't now but I have too. Ah I have to go away from her so they don't get suspicious of me or if I accidently drop the concealing spell.' the stranger thought and left the area. The next day the duo got up and started to make themselves a quick breakfast. Shippo went and hunted a rabbit while Kagome started packing their sleeping stuff and restarted the fire. Once he got back they cooked, the skinned rabbit ate, and finished packing their stuff to leave. Once they were on the road Kagome spoke up.

"Shippo I don't think we are being followed anymore." She said to him.

"Yeah your right mama." They continued walking in silence. After awhile they stopped to eat and continued walking afterward. After a few minutes, Kagome sense two jewel shards.

"Shippo, Kouga is coming what are we going to tell him. Since we know that without Inuyasha he will stay and travel with us." Kagome said as she started to panic.

"We will tell him that, that, that. I don't know, he will be persistent no matter what we tell him, and we can't tell him your demon he'll only become more persistent to get you as his mate." Shippo said to her.

"Well we will have to make it up as we go along. Maybe having him will not be as bad? After she said that, the one and only Kouga showed up in front of Kagome holding her hands with flowers.

"Hi Kouga how have you been?" Kagome asked him trying to make sure he doesn't the absence of the rest of what used to be her group.

"Great but, lonely without at my side." Kouga said to her suggestively. As he said that though he did notice that he couldn't smell her scent and that the mutt was nowhere near but he already knew that part but he really wanted to smell her scent. "Where's the mutt, why isn't he here, and I want to know the truth because I can't even smell his scent on you." Kouga said to her a little gruff just to make sure she told the truth since he wouldn't be able to smell it out if she lied.

"Oh. Uh… I don't know?" Kagome said and accidently dropped her concealment spell she put on.

"I said don't lie to me." Kouga told her sternly and slightly tightened his gripped on her hands but not by much.

"Okay. He and Kikyo tried making the group go shard hunting while I was at home and Sango got mad at him and banished him from the village and he and Kikyo walked off to start hunting without them and they haven't heard from him since and that was three month ago." Kagome rushed out feeling kind of frightened with his new attitude but also kind of turned on by it.

"Better. Now why are you alone even the monk and slayer are not with you." he said.

"We are traveling alone without them because we won't travel with them anymore, the times have changed." Shippo popped in. After Shippo said that Ginta and Hakkaku came up out of breath saying Kouga need to slow down.

"Hi sis." Ginta said.

"Hey sister." Hakkaku said.
"Kouga you need to slow down I think your going to kill them." Kagome said to Kouga while getting out two water bottles for the pair to drink from.

"Oh they will be alright." Kouga said to her happy she cared about them but sad that she had scolded him.

By this time Kagome had the water bottles out and had just given them to the boys when she said, "I don't care."

"Thanks sis but it wasn't necessary to care about us we were just a little out of breath we would have been fine." Ginta said.

"It's okay I'd love to help you no matter what." Kagome said to them as she completely ignoring Kouga. Kouga was getting annoyed at being ignored so he picked her up and started walking without saying anything to anyone.

"Hey, stop, that's my mom you're walking away with!" Shippo yelled out to get him to come back.

"What did you say that she's your what?" Kouga asked shocked.

"She's my mom, do you have a problem with that." Shippo stated to him, mad that he still hadn't brought his mom back.

"Yes Kouga, is there a problem with that?" Kagome said to Kouga, happy she wasn't being ignored anymore but she really wanted to be put down even though it felt nice to be in his strong arms.

'Ahh, it fells so nice to be held like this. Something a certain someone never did.' Her beast thought.

'Yes it does, but. No I am not suppose to think about Kouga like that.' Kagome thought to her beast.

'Liar. I know what goes on in your head and I know you want some wolf. Give him a chance, I never told you that you had to mate him yet.' With that, her beast retreated to her corner. Back in the real world, Kouga said.

"No, it is just that you're going to be my mate so I would need to know these things, but with the mutt always around I can never stay long enough to learn something about you."

"Okay, now put me down."

"No can do, your coming with me now that the mutt ain't here to help protect you."

"No, you're going to put me down right now. I went home for three months for a reason and you don't want to know those reasons yet." Kagome told him fiercely with determination in her eyes.

"Okay, but we are going to travel with you to make sure your safe."

"Sure now let's get going." With that, she started to walk now that he had put her down.

"Ha ha ha!" Hakkaku and Ginta laughed at Kouga. "You were told what to do like a pup."

"Shut at least she isn't afraid to stand against me or faint." Kouga growled at them pissed that they had laughed at him. "She just needs to be more submissive to me."

"In your dreams Kouga she's changed. She is not the same anymore." Shippo told him frustrated that he had to be so persistent.

"We'll see, pup." Kouga told the kit and went to catch up with Kagome who had stopped when she didn't hear them behind her. So once everyone was caught up she started walking again.

'What am I going to do?'

'Give him a chance. Tonight tell him that you are going to give him a chance. You never know, we could grow to love him. He already loves us completely and unconditionally.'

'I don't know about this…'

'I don't care we are going to give him a chance. Better you than me, right.'
'Yeah I guess so, I will after everyone falls asleep okay?'

'Yes, better.'

After two hours of walking Kagome said, "Okay we will make camp here. I am going to get water and find a hot spring while Shippo and Hakkaku get firewood, and Ginta and Kouga hunt for something to eat." Once she got nods from everyone she waked to go find a hot spring then a small stream. Shippo and Hakkaku went close to that direction but more south, while Ginta and Kouga went straight north. Kagome, Shippo, and Hakkaku arrived at the same time with their designated items.

"Shippo start a fire, I am going to the hot spring I found to bathe." Once she said that Ginta and Kouga showed up with a boar for them to eat.

"Don't even think about following men boys, or I will cut off a vital part of your body." She said to them and walked away. When they got what she was getting at, they took a step back from the direction she left from.

With Kagome, she hurriedly undressed and got in the water and started to wash her body with her coconut body wash. Then she started to wash her hair with her 2-1 cherry and sakura blossom scented shampoo and conditioner. Once she was sure, the soap was all the way out, she got out and dried off with her big white fluffy towel. She changes into her pajamas and walked back to camp. When she got there she went near Kouga set her stuff down and got out the things she would to make stew.

While she did this she quietly said, "Kouga after everyone is asleep I need to talk to you." Kouga wondered what she wanted to tell him but he feigned uninterest so no one would know she had told him something. After everyone at Shippo, Ginta, and Hakkaku went to sleep with full bellies. Kagome got up walked over to Kouga grabbed his hand and pulled it as if saying, 'get up.'

'Interesting.'

'Mate?'

'Yes, it seems as though our Mate is fond of us.' He thought to his beast.

'Yea.' Kouga was so busy talking to his beast he didn't notice they had stopped and Kagome was waving a hand in front of his face trying to get his attention.

"Kouga, come on snap out of it." She said as she snapped in front of his face, but nothing happened so she got a little curious and tapped her finger on his lips. 'Wow they are so soft yet warm.' She thought.

"Hey do you like staring at me?" he said as she snapped out of her daze.

"Wait, what?" she stuttered, confused.

"I said, 'do you like staring at me?'"

"Ohh, well, uhh." He laughed as she stumbled with her words.

'Told you so.' Her beast said but Kagome didn't notice it.

"Well I took you here to tell you something."

"Yes?" he said motioning for her to go on.

"What do you call it when a girl gives a guy a chance?"

"Mating!" he said eagerly.

"No before that."

"Courting?" he said a little disappointed but still happy she was giving him the chance to mate her.

"Yeah that sounds right. I want to see if you're the one for me because Inuyasha can't handle what I am."

"Well I sure as hell can! You're my woman for a reason."

"Well Mr. Cocky, who said I was going to mate you. I might go and find someone else mate." She said running away knowing he would mad at her for that.

"Oh no you don't!" he growled out as his eyes bleed red but remained a pink color meaning he was in control but his beast could see everything.

"Interesting, let me try something." While he chased her, she started to change. Her hair grew longer and got a blue streaks and tint to it, and her eyes turned to a pink color like his. Kouga chased her for an hour before he got bored with the game, grabbed her from behind by wrapping his arms around her waist, and nuzzled his head into her back, and started to lightly purr.

"I got you." He growled out to her but it was slightly muffled with his head being nuzzled into her back.

"Yes, you got me now how does this courting work?"

"We spend all our time together so we are going to have to take a break from our shard hunt, and get to know everything about the other."

"Sounds easy enough."

"How about we start now. What are you, you can't be human."

"Well I guess I should tell you. Well you are right I am not a human, I am a demon but what kind you have to find out for yourself." In Kagome's mind, though her beast just wouldn't shut up she kept bugging her about how she was right and everything.

"Wow first miko powers now you're a demon with them, my little vixen what else will you surprise me with?"

"Well if your done babbling my demon is going nuts and I need to shut her up." With that, she reached up, grabbed his head, and brought it down as she reached up on her tiptoes. Once he caught on to what to what she wanted he reached down and picked her up seeing as he is 6"4' and she is 5"2'. Kouga grinned; he finally got to kiss his little vixen. When their lips met, Kagome kissed him with such ferocity that it shocked both of them, but Kouga just deepened the kiss by licking her lips asking for entrance to her hot cavern. Surprisingly she opened her lips and they started the battle of dominance. They kissed for what seemed like forever until they pulled apart for air.

"Wow." Kouga said shocked that some of his dreams were coming true.

"Yeah." Kagome said as Kouga put his arm around her waist. "It stays there Kouga no lower." Kagome said with a serious look on her face.

"Okay, stays above waist got it." He was so happy he got to touch more than just her hands and a few minutes. "This deserves s surprise." He bent down and lightly kissed her lips while his hands moved down to rest on her curvy hips and to pull her closer to him. After they were out of breath they pulled apart for air.

"My dreams have come true!"

"Well let's get back to camp first Mr. Cocky." With that, he put his arm around her waist and pulled her to his side and walked back to camp. When they got back Kouga turned to look into her blue eyes and said, "Thank you for giving me a chance, I will make you the happiest woman ever." Kagome blushed at the comment and looked at the ground knowing that if she looked into his eyes she would get lost in the sapphire blue depths. She pushed him to the side and quickly went to her pack to get her sleeping bag and when she went to go sit by a tree Kouga walked up behind her and picked her up and walked to the tree he was going to sleep against and sat down with her in his lap. While he did this Kagome squeaked at the surprise.

"Much better." He said leaning down and nuzzling her hair and deeply inhaling her scent. It smelt so good to him. "Ahh"

"Just don't try anything while I am here and I'll stay." Kagome said to him noting his smirk.

'Ha, ha. I told you, you could learn to love him.' Her beast said.

'Whatever, you were right. Now let me enjoy this. It's actually pretty comfortable.' While Kagome was talking to her beast, Kouga was having his own chat with his beast.

'Mate yet!'

'No, not yet, I want her to be sure on this and mating season doesn't start for another week.'

'Grr…'

'Don't growl at me. I want to mate with her just as much as you but I want her to be it is us and not the mutt.'

'Grr… Mate stay our mate.'

'I agree in one week she will be ours.'

'Yes.' With that, his beast receded back into the farthest corner of his mind.

"Goodnight Kouga-kun."

"Goodnight my little vixen."

"Hey!" she said not liking being called a vixen even though it was true and she knew it. He just laughed, a real laugh, it sound nice, deep and rich, and kissed her forehead.

"Meanie." She said closing her eyes and in the next few minutes her breathing evened out and her heartbeat slowed signaling she was asleep. So he leaned back against the tree enjoying the feeling the feeling of her in his lap and fell into a light sleep, ready incase something happened. Threw out the night Kagome would lean away from Kouga but he would without a thought pull her back without knowing it.