Chapter 4
She felt as if she was floating, like if she was on water. She knew she wasn't wearing any clothing but it didn't matter, the water had always relaxed her, it was something that kept her clam even under some stressful events. She felt weak, all she wanted to do was fall asleep but the last she knew Sango and Ayame's apartment didn't have a pool. She had no idea where she was, but she was going to find out. Just as she was about to try to move, Kagome heard a familiar voice say, "Don't you dare move," as they held her in place.
"Um…Rin…where am I?" she mumbled in a weak voice.
"You're at my house…Sango and Ayame are here too…Ayame is on your left side…Sango on your right…you gave us one hell of a scare." Rin answered in a soft and gentle voice.
"I'm sorry…I'm sorry for scaring you guys like that." Kagome answered with a grin on her face before adding, "I'm always worrying you guys…I'm so sorry."
"Shh…it's alright…now…how do you feel…this is very important." Rin answered.
"And don't you dare lie or try to act tough." Sango and Ayame joined in.
Before Kagome could even explain anything she froze like a sauté when she heard a woman's voice say, "I'm going to have to go back to the hospital and buy some more blood. If she isn't waking up by now then we're going to have to assume she lost a lot more than just a pint and a half of blood."
Before Rin could say anything, Kagome opened her eyes only to be met with the clear sky. The lights in the indoor pool were off which allowed her to see the stars and the bright full moon. With a smile on her face and her gaze locked on the moon, Kagome took in a deep breath and said, "I'm fine but your right…I did loss more than a pint and a half of blood…which is why I fell on the way to Sango's and Ayame's place and with the long walk after my car ran out of gas…I'd say I lost close to three pints of blood."
"Are you a medical student?" the woman asked in a surprised voice.
"Was…I'm not going back…I'm not going back there." Kagome mumbled as she began to feel her body overwork its self.
"Shh…it's alright…you're not going anywhere…" Sango added in a low whisper.
"I'm sorry…I'm sorry." Kagome whimpered before falling back asleep with her tears still running down her face.
As they watched her sleep with her tears running down her face, once they were sure that she wasn't going to wake up again, Rin turned to her mother and asked, "Is the room ready."
"Yes and your father, brother, and mate are all waiting for an explanation." She answered.
"Did you make the call so that that bastard comes to us?" Ayame growled out.
"Yes, however since you girls are not within any of the families I'm sure you'll understand why you will not be allowed to sit in once he has arrived." Inutaisho was heard as he walked in with Sesshomaru at his side.
"Dear, this girl is not dressed." Izayoi growled out as she turned to glare at her mate.
"It's not like we're going to be staring at the poor girl." Inutaisho pointed out.
"Rin, I've kept them waiting long enough, you need to come and answer our questions." Sesshomaru added as he locked eyes with his mate.
"I know…but there is no way you can get rid of Sango or Ayame." Rin pointed out as she moved toward the steps while Sango carefully held the pouch of blood that was connected to Kagome.
"Oh, and why is that, this is a matter within our clan and it will stay within our clan." Inutaisho growled.
"We're included in this because Kagome is our best friend, and since we have also reported her as our friend to our families." Sango pointed out as she took in a deep breath.
"You guys don't have to do this." Rin whispered before adding, "Not like this."
"It was bound to happen." Ayame pointed out before adding, "We can and will be present because I am the granddaughter of the current leader of the House of the Wolves, I am in no relation to Koga. I am of true ruling family."
"And I am the daughter and heir of the current leader of the House of the Taijiya." Sango added.
"Well…we will wait for you three in the living room. Just take your friend to her room before coming to meet us." Izayoi stated before forcing her son and mate to leave the girls to themselves.
Once they were all alone and once they were sure that they would not be heard, Sango turned to Rin and Ayame and asked, "Are we going to tell them who she is and why it is we're actually taking our places of power now of all times?"
"Not really…but we are going to make sure they know why we care so much for her…if Kagome wants us to tell them we will…until then we won't do a thing." Ayame growled.
"We can't do that…for now we'll just have to tell them her full name…but whether they like it or not I'm helping my best friend." Rin growled out as she helped the two take Kagome up to her room.
"What are we going to do if the blood runs out and we're not there to pull out the needle?" Ayame asked in a worried voice after a small while of silence.
"Don't worry about that…I'm going to pull it out of her once we get her in the room. Now that she has some fresh, non drugged blood in her, her miko blood can do the rest of the work…she'll be weak for a while after tonight but she'll be fine." Rin explained with a smile on her face.
"Well this is going to get ugly and its going to get ugly fast." Sango pointed out as she took in a deep breath.
"Yeah…but if those idiots really do love you they won't care." Rin pointed out.
"Let's just hope your right." Ayame whispered out in a worried voice.
After they had made the arrangement and after making sure that everything would be alright, the three girls walked down only to freeze when they heard Inuyasha's frustrated growl say, "I know I've fucking seen her somewhere before…I just can't seem to remember where."
"Oh and where have you seen our friend before?" Ayame asked as she made the three of them known.
"Enough, Ayame just what the hell is going on here?" Koga growled out in anger as he had finally managed to stop the bleeding from the wounds she had given him.
"If I were you I'd be a bit more respectful to the girl." Inutaisho growled.
"She's my intended…" Koga growled out.
"That still doesn't mean you shouldn't be respectful of me…do you want to know why you've never met my parents?" Ayame growled as she walked over to him. When he wouldn't answer her question and when he wouldn't try to answer Ayame smiled and added, "It's because I live with my grandfather…the current Lord of the House of Wolves…our mating and marriage were arranged long before my parents death."
"And I'm the daughter of Kenta Taijiya…heir to the House of Taijiya." Sango was heard as she stood next to Ayame.
After taking in a deep and calming breath, Rin faced her new family and said, "And I am the secretly adopted daughter, well I disowned myself after I graduated, but still I was the secretly adoptive daughter of Kim Higurashi, current Lady of the House of Power."
"Holy shit." Miroku whispered as he let himself drop into his seat.
"What does all this have anything to do with the girl that's wounded and passed out upstairs?" Inuyasha growled out.
"She's like my sister remember." Rin whispered as she kept her eyes locked with Sesshomaru.
"She's Kagome Higurashi…daughter and heir of the House of Power." Sesshomaru answered as he walked over to Rin and held her in his arms so that he would make sure that she knew that he still loved her, that he would not hold these secrets against her.
As she allowed her mate to hold her Rin couldn't help but whisper, "I'm sorry."
"Well good to know that he's not going to hold it against her." Sango mumbled as she turned around only to be met by a surprised Miroku.
"Are you girls really planning on going up against the Higurashi family…I'm sure that girl's mother would want to know what is going on and that her daughter was rapped." Izayoi pointed out.
"Rapped…Haku did this?" Inuyasha growled out as his eyes flashed red in a brief moment of rage.
"Yeah…one of Hojo's friends…well his best friend…didn't think he would be a bastard and share everything." Rin mumbled as she stayed in her mate's arms.
"I'm not surprised." Ayame growled before adding, "I never trusted the bastard."
"Ho…jo…that's it!" Inuyasha yelled as he stood up before running over to the book shelf.
"Ok…what is that all about?" Koga growled out as he pulled Ayame into his arms before holding her in place.
"I know where I've seen her…" Inuyasha growled out as he pulled out his photo album before adding, "My study abroad trip to England…senior year in college…she's the one I met."
"Holy shit…you're the one she had an affair with." Ayame stated in a surprised voice.
"Which means she'll only feel worse once she realizes that he knows everything." Sango pointed out in a tired voice as she tried to get her headache to go away.
"I'm here for you…and for your friend…Sango you remember what I told you." Miroku's strong and stern voice was heard as he locked eyes with her.
"We can't talk about that right now…just…give me time." Sango stated before running back upstairs to watch over her friend.
"So now what?" Inutaisho growled.
"I will call the girl's mother." Izayoi was heard.
"You can't do that because her mother knew what kind of man Hojo is and knew what she was getting Kagome into without a care in the world." Rin answered in a tired voice was she locked eyes with her mother before adding, "If we allow her to go to her mother her mother will only drug her and allow Hojo and Haku to do what they had planned and didn't get the chance to finish."
"Why would that woman do that to her own daughter? " Izayoi asked in a shocked voice. But then, she knew that the Higurashi family was not one to love their children as they should be loved.
"Because Kagome isn't her daughter…she is the daughter of an affair her father had." Rin answered in a calm voice.
"Which is why she has always hated Kagome." Ayame added.
"She went to that study abroad trip to get away from everything to have some piece." Rin explained as she locked eyes with Inuyasha before adding, "It was the happiest she ever was…when she was with you."
"I'll kill the bastard." Inuyasha growled out in anger as he tried to get his demon blood to stop boiling.
"Inuyasha you need to calm down." Izayoi whispered.
"Perhaps we should finish in the morning…I'm sure Kagome will want to say what it is she wishes to do about this." Inutaisho growled out before locking eyes with his daughter so that he could add, "It is after all her final choice."
"Of course…Ayame you know where your room is." Rin was heard as she allowed her mate to take her up to her room.
"I'm going to go and speak with Sango….she and I need to talk." Miroku was heard as he walked after the couple.
"You should give her some time…you did after all basically ignore her." Ayame pointed out as she pulled away from her intended.
"I didn't mean to…I was just shocked." Miroku pointed out.
"You know…sometimes silence could hurt a girl a lot more than words." Ayame growled out before running up the stairs to go and check on her two friends.
"This has been a long evening I think it's about time you boys went to sleep…Inuyasha show them to their rooms, it would not be fair to them if we asked them to drive back in a few hours." Izayoi was heard as she turned to lock eyes with her mate.
"Miroku…take a walk with me?" Sango's soft voice was heard as she appeared at the top of the stairs.
"I'm sure you will have plenty of time to speak with him Ms. Taijiya so I suggest you get your rest." Inutaisho was heard.
"Thank you for your concern but after everything has been spoken out here and after we have come up with a plan I will have to report home…my father will be needing me to help him finish the preparations for my naming." Sango explained in a serious voice.
"Very well then…I'm sure you both know your way around here by now…come dear, let's go to bed." Izayoi growled out as she began to lead her mate up to their bed room.
That night everyone was trying to find answers and control their emotions. While they were trying to make sure that they were ready for whatever story the girl had to give, they would also be ready for a fight that was sure to break out. Although most of the strongest families in Japan had made a treaty long ago, this was sure to break the treaty, it was also sure to make things interesting since all of the heirs to the ruling House's of Japan were all friends and willing to protect each other in any way necessary.