Kagome stood at the mouth of the cave absolutely astounded. She didn't know Kouga had a mate. She would have to file this under 'kill the wolf' and make sure the order was carried out when she returned to the future.

At the sound of Kagome's voice Kouga had turned around. "Kagome, is that you?"

"Yes it's me now enough talking I came to help your mate." She said shortly glaring daggers at him.

Kouga was taken slightly aback at her tone of voice and he most certainly hadn't worked out how she was standing there before him. What he did know was that if anyone could help Taikai, it was Kagome.

Kouga led Kagome in to a small chamber in the back of the cave where Taikai lay. She was very pregnant and looked to be in a lot of discomfort. Turning her gaze from Taikai she looked at Kouga. "Do you have a midwife here?" She asked him.

"Yes we do and she has already been sent for. She should be arriving shortly." He answered quickly eager to do anything he could to help.

"Good because once I start she is going to have those pups." Kagome told him. She looked over at Sesshoumaru who had followed them in to the cave and held out her hand. Without asking anything he slipped Tenseiga out of his belt and placed it in her hand.

Kouga watched the exchange. "What's that for?" He asked getting a little bit nervous.

"This is just a precaution. I'm sure it won't come to this." Kagome said in a comforting tone...or at least more comforting then she had been treating him. After all, it wasn't this version of Kouga she was angry at, it was future Kouga.

Kagome turned from Kouga and walked over to Taikai. She was a beautiful demon. She had long silky black hair, emerald green eyes, and the best cheek bones Kagome had ever seen. She slowly walked over to her.

"Hello, I'm Kagome and I'm going to be doing my very best to help you out today." She said kneeling next to the furs that Taikai was laying on. "I want you to know that I am a friend of Kouga's and I happen to be a Miko and I will not hurt you." Kagome said soothingly. "I'm going to put my hands on your stomach now." She said attempting to explain the process.

Placing her hands on her stomach, Kagome closed her eyes and concentrated. She could feel and almost see the pups inside. One of them was breech which is what Kagome assumed was causing the problem. Opening her eyes she looked at Taikai. "One of your babies is breech, not facing the right way for birth. I'm going to try and shift it so it will be safe during delivery." Kagome told her.

"How are you going to do that?" Taikai asked her grimacing as another labor pain hit.

"Well, I'm going to use my powers to shock him so he'll move. And just so you know this won't hurt him at all it will just make him shift his position. But I'm not going to do that until the midwife gets here." Kagome told her calmly.

"Your powers? So you really do have the powers of a Miko? How is that possible?" She asked.

"That is a very long story and one that is perhaps saved for a better day somewhere in the future." Kagome said smiling.

A few minutes past before Kouga walked up to her with an older female wolf. "Kagome this is Sanba, our tribe midwife."

"Pleased to meet you. In a few moments I'm fairly sure she begin birthing the pups." Kagome told the woman placing her hands back on Taikai's stomach and concentrated.

Kagome once again visualized the pups. This time she focused more on the pup causing the problem. Summoning her Miko powers she shocked the pup and smiled slightly when it did exactly what she wanted it to do. It shifted so it was ready to be born. And born it was! Not one minute after Kagome removed her hands and moved out of the way of the mid wife did Taikai begin to have contractions and deliver the first pup who was healthy and happy.

An hour and a half later the last of the three pups had entered this world. All were healthy and all were screaming mightily. The only problem was that Taikai had yet to stop bleeding. Kagome walked over to her and began using her Miko powers to staunch the bleeding before it was too serious, which she did.

Kagome and the midwife cleaned off the pups, cleaned off Taikai, and gave her fresh furs to lie on. Then Kagome went to get Kouga.

Walking out into the main room of the cave Kagome spotted Kouga in the corner and smiled. "You have three healthy and happy pups and one very tired mate." She said pleasantly.

Kouga just stood at her staring for a minute. Then he closed the distance between him and Kagome and hugged her in thanks. Putting her down he ran in to see his new family leaving Kagome to walk over to Sesshoumaru.

"I just want to stay for a little while longer then we can go." She told him with a small smile as she handed him his sword. "We didn't have to use it thankfully."

He accepted the sword with a nod and replaced it in his sash then walked to the mouth of the cave.

Kagome sat and talked with Hakkaku and Ginta for a while. They had a just a few questions about her sudden appearance at the cave which she answered happily. Their conversation was cut short as Kouga appeared in the room next to her holding his three new pups with a great big smile.

"Kagome, I don't know how it is that you're here but I'm glad you are." He said with a smile.

"I'm not here for long Kouga, but I'm glad I could help." She said standing up. "Now I think I'm going to go, I need to check on a few things."

"What do you mean you're not here for long?" He asked confused.

"I mean that soon I'll be going back to where I come from. But don't worry, I'll see you again. And when I do see you again you can expect a beating. How could you not tell me you have a mate?" She scolded.

"You weren't here for me to tell." He told her getting a little flustered.

Kagome sighed. Of course he wouldn't know what she was talking about. But he would know soon enough. "Not now…I'm talking about in the future." She told him. "Well, I'll see you later!" She said hastily. All of this time travel was beginning to give her a headache. All she wanted to do was return to the future and put all this behind her. She deserved a little peace and quiet.

Exiting the cave she stood next to Sesshoumaru. "I think it's time to go to the palace. Also, I have a feeling that tomorrow I will be able to get back to the future." She told him.

Sesshoumaru didn't respond. Instead he gathered her to his side and summoned his transportation cloud and headed off to the palace where he intended on spending as much time with her as possible. He wasn't sure if he was ready to lose her again but he knew he would cope to the best of his ability.

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