Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters from Inuyasha although I would gladly take Koga
Warning: There may or may not be a lemon in this chapter, there will be adult language and the like so you have been warned and you can't sue me…
Author note: I know this story has sat here for a while, I was having some major writers block…finally I came back to it and reread it and got some ideas so bear with me and I hope that I still have some faithful readers. Enjoy and please review that will help me with being able to keep going….especially if you give me ideas! Thanks!
Chapter 7
3 months later
Kagome took a deep breath as she walked through the woods, her aura constantly checking for danger to her and her young son. It had been three months since she left Inuyasha's pack with a heavy heart. Inuyasha had not understood why she wanted to go on her own, he had thought that they would continue to travel together until the end, continuing to save lives and help out the people of the land. She hadn't known how to explain to him that she just wanted to get to know her new powers before traveling with people that she cared about, afraid that she would lose control of her inner demon and hurt them. She was so much stronger than Inuyasha although he didn't want to admit it and wouldn't admit it, which led to her decision to leave until she could maintain complete control of herself. She loved the stubborn hanyou to much to allow him to get hurt especially by her.
She smiled as her thoughts wandered from her hanyou friend to the powerful Western Lord. He had been so heartbroken when his father chose her to be the Lady of the West and stripped him of all his power that she had no choice but to give it back to him. Yes her demon had wanted that power, hell what demon wouldn't but the human part of her had won that battle she just couldn't take Sesshomaru's power that way, especially knowing that it was all he had ever wanted in life. Nope she just couldn't do it. She giggled slightly at the memory of the powerful lord looking so amazed that she had beaten him, and then as he had said it.
"Kagome, apparently you do not need a guardian in this world, nor do you need training to learn how to fight…I release you of my guardianship and wish you well in this world." he had said so sincerely.
Kagome giggled again as she remembered the sight of Inuyasha's mouth hitting the floor at his brothers statement, and the big grin that had come over her friends faces as well as the handsome ookami prince.
"What are you giggling at mama?" asked Shippo quietly, his eyes wide as his mother looked at him her eyes filled with laughter.
"Just remembering how Inuyasha looked after Sesshomaru told him that apparently I didn't need a guardian and that kind of thing."
"Yeah that was funny, I thought Inuyahsa was going to catch flies in his mouth!" Shippo laughed happily.
Shippo was so happy to see his mother this happy, with her violet eyes filled with joy and happiness. In the last three months the only one that had been safe around her had been him because the demon side of her had adopted him as well as the human so the demon wouldn't attack him no matter what went on, and he could see that she missed their friends terribly, more than he had ever thought that was possible. He had hoped that she would almost be ready to go and see them again, he truly missed Inuyasha even if he was a jackass. Only this time he had something waiting for him, his mama was the best in the world she had given him the gift of some training that he needed to beat the inu hanyou.
Maybe I should mention that she might be ready to see our friends again? he though to himself, his eyes thoughtful.
Of course Kagome noticed the familiar look in her young sons eyes, for the past week he had been getting this look and although she suspected what he wanted to ask she hadn't been quite ready to go back yet, but today she knew that she was as ready as she was going to get, and they were close to Kaede's village anyway, so before her son could even ask she said, "Shippo do you think that possibly Inuyasha and the others are at Edo?"
Shippo glanced at his mother his eyes wide at the implied meaning behind her words his mouth open.
Could she really be talking about going back!
"Are you saying….that we are going back?" he asked hesitantly, afraid to get his hopes up.
"I asked you a question I want an answer first." replied Kagome her eyes alight with mischief, and her arms folded across her chest as she waited for him to get his wits about him.
"Yeah I think they might be there," he answered his eyes still wide, he knew what that smile meant but he was afraid to hope that maybe just maybe he would get to see his friends again.
"Well don't you think its about time to go back and see them?" asked Kagome as she braced herself for the hug that was sure to follow her words.
"YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" yelled Shippo happily as he launched himself at his mother his eyes filled with joy his little body trembling with happiness.
"Your welcome." laughed Kagome happily her demon panting slightly pleased that their pup was happy.
Kagome's thoughts then drifted to the young ookami prince and she felt her cheeks flush as she hoped that he was there to, her demon side had taken a shin to him last time they had met and was eager to see him again.
Of course we want to see the potential mate again! gripped the demon side of Kagome.
How in the world did he become a potential mate? asked the miko side.
He is wolf and so are we.
That doesn't mean anything, you look at Inuyasha in the same way.
Not really he is a pack mate, that's about it, it is you that likes the inu hanyou.
Hey Inuyahsa isn't that bad! snarled the human side of Kagome.
Shut up no one asked you. Growled the Miko side.
Well he's not….
Hey one thing we all agree on here is that Koga is handsome and has always been there when we needed him, which would make him a good mate, he would provide and be able to protect us when we are pupped….even though we can do it ourselves, and he has always believed in us where Inuyahsa has not. Explained the demon side calmly, unwilling to allow either side to get under its skin…although it already knew what it wanted it just had to prove it some how.
"Shippo lets head towards Edo, and see if they are there and if they are we will travel with them for a while that way we can become reacquainted." Kagome told him with a smile on her face that didn't quite reach her eyes. She hated it when her three sides decided to fight over the mates in this world. She didn't think that she wanted one right now although she knew she was about to come into heat…which meant males all over the damn place…lovely. That was another reason she wanted to be close to her old pack that way she had some back up if she needed it. There was only one way to find out the perfect mate in her eyes and that would be through trial and error.
"Come on mama we are almost there!" Shippo called excitedly as he trotted ahead of her his eyes filled with joy that Kagome couldn't help but smile at.
"I'm coming, I'm coming." she called back.
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"There is a powerful demon coming this way," whispered Kaede as her old heart began to pound in her chest.
"What old hag?" demanded Inuyasha angrily, his eyes flashed dangerously as he looked at the old woman. Although he would never hurt her he didn't have patience for her, plus he had been pissed as hell the last three months. He had been so worried about Kagome he couldn't hardly breath much less anything else, although he had decided to stay in Edo to see if Kagome would come back here he hadn't been sure and that scared him. He was terrified that the woman that he loved wouldn't come back. That added to the fact that the mangy wolf had been coming around asking if Kagome had come back yet or if they had heard anything from her. He knew that the wolf was worried about her to but that didn't mean that he had to like it.
"There is a extremely powerful demon coming this way, only one that I know of has this kind of power." Kaede replied with a smile, her heart pounding in anticipation of seeing the legendary miko once again.
"You mean Kagome is coming?" asked Inuyahsa his golden eyes lit up with hope, his ears perked up for the littlest sound, his nose already testing the air for her warm vanilla scent, that was all Kagome.
"She is returning!" whispered Kaede her eyes alight with joy, and her smile as wide as could be. She slowly moved her old body to a standing position and slowly made her way to the door where the inu hanyou stood his eyes watched the treeline with a focus that he hadn't shown in three months.
Finally she is coming home, I can finally start to really court her, I get to see her again. Thought Inuyahsa to himself as he watched the tree line.
"Inuyasha go and get Sango and Miroku they will want to greet her as well." Ordered Kaede in a voice that said no argument or he would have hell to pay.
Inuyasha glared at the old woman his eyes filled with disappointment but turned to do as she asked, praying that he would get back in time to see his love come into the village.
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As they neared the village Kagome could feel her inu hanyou's aura, she could feel his joy as she neared and she knew that Kaede had warned him that she was coming. She smiled to herself, happy that the old woman was still among the living, she had been a big help to her and she truly loved the woman. She could smell the village now, and she could feel her determination begin to waver at the thought of seeing those that she loved, the ones that she had abandoned after the battle with Sesshomaru. She could only hope that they would not be angry with her. Although she had explained herself to Inuyasha she had left the other explanations up to him. She had feared the possibilities of losing control over her emotions when it came to saying good bye to Sango and even the perverted housi. One look at her young son increased her determination, the look of unaltered joy on his face, and joy as he began to smell the familiar smells of the village was one that she could not take from him.
"Can you believe it mama, it's the same as it has always been!" he cried happily.
"Yes you expected it to change in three months?" she asked surprised, a small smile on her face her eyes strained.
"Not really but it felt like we were gone longer than that."
Suddenly Kagome felt a strong demonic aura coming there way and it didn't feel friendly, nor did it feel familiar. She figured it was a demon coming to torment the village or one trying to get control of the Demon Miko that the legend foretold.
"Shippo run to the village as fast as you can, I will be there shortly." Ordered the Miko tersely, her voice cold and clipped as she turned in the direction of the menacing aura.
Having heard that voice before Shippo knew better than to argue with her and took off as fast as his little legs could go towards the village. His heart pounded in his chest, his eyes filled with fear for his mama.
Kagome waited for the owner to the aura to come out, her eyes cold as she watched all around her and let her aura flair. She was pissed, she was on her way back to her friends and this impudent demon thought to engage her in battle, thinking kami's knows what, she would not have her time with her friends spoiled by a fight. Slowly she got into battle stance and waited for what ever demon thought to challenge the demon miko to show itself. Finally a panther demon stepped out of the shadows of the trees, its green eyes alight with menace and evil.
"I know what you carry with you Demon Miko." it snarled aggressively.
"So you know who I am and yet you still seek to challenge me, you are a fool." she growled back as she allowed her demon appearance to show, her hair flew out behind her from the sheer power that surrounded her, her eyes started to glow and her fangs and claws elongated and her tail swished madly behind her.
"You may be the demon miko but you carry the jewel still, unable to come up with a wish that would destroy it, and it is the jewel that I wish."
"I am still its protector until it is destroyed you shall not have it." snarled Kagome as she allowed her aura to flare slightly shocking the panther demon.
Although the demon was startled by the amount of power she had it believed its master, that although she was powerful he was more so, that he could take that damn jewel and give it to his master, and take her for his own.
"Fool leave now while you still have your life." snarled Kagome her eyes filled with anger and power.
"I shall have the jewel and I will have you as a bonus." growled the panther demon as he leaped at her his claws and fangs bared.
Kagome sidestepped the demon but didn't move fast enough to avoid all of his claws as he swiped at her as he rolled on the ground and jumped back to his feet.
Damn he's fast! snarled the demon side as it watched through Kagome's eyes. Let me at him I can take him.
Kagome thought about what her demon side said as she jumped to the side after she had bloodied the male panthers lip and side with two swipes of her claws, and decided to allow her beast to have some control that way the fight would go better and less of her blood would be shed as she was already bleeding from scratches along her side where he had gotten her originally.
"Now you done pissed me off royally." snarled the demon side as her eyes bled red and the beast took over.
The panther noticed this and began to think twice about fighting this female, she looked pissed and he seriously didn't want to die today….how the hell was he going to get away from her in on piece she already drew blood on him which was something that he had not expected….that was when the demon decided to run.
Better to run away and live another day to fight than die. He thought to himself as he began to run.
Let him go, for some reason I think he has to do with something bigger. Said the Miko side quietly her thoughts running rampant as she contemplated the last thing that Naraku had said before he died.
He said that there would be another one….that he had a son. Remembered the human side suddenly, fear in her thoughts.
We will handle that when it comes as long as we have the jewel then Naraku will not come back. Said the demon side although it didn't sound so sure.
It was then that all three sides realized that they were being watched by a pair of golden eyes.
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Author Note: Once again I know that this is really late in coming and I'm sorry if this has typos gallor I kind of wrote this all night I have had sleep at all and it 7 am so yeah bear with me and I would love to have some comments and that kind of thing. Thanks.
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