WHAT KAEDE HAD PLANNED! Finally right?

Angelblaze2006: lol, yes, Kouga can be a very bad person at times. But at other times he is also very nice. And I have something planned for him in the future. I hope you all like it.

Kiaa 33: well those puppy dog eyes are what did me in. I guess I'll have to update. Lol.

Lilangelchr30305: yup, she finally admitted it. But don't worry, the end is not near.

Darkangel6306: Yay for Kagome right? And thank you very much.

Emily Tusante: Well hello there. Thank you very much. I'm glad you like it.

Xxfrefallangelxx: Haha, wait and see what I have planned. It may surprise you.

Mammaws Angel Baby: Everyone is so mean to poor Kouga. Granted he's mean to Kagome. But he's really nice too. Try to see the light in Kouga. It will help you better understand my ending. But don't worry; he won't get away with anything he's done. :( The big jerk face.

Last Time:

"There is no better than you Kagome, not for me anyways. You're it. You're the only girl I want, the only one I need, and the only one worthy of being mine," he smirked slightly as he said the last part, trying to cheer up the crying girl, "Now, let's get you home, we'll talk about this…situation…later okay?" she nodded, a smiled gracing her plump lips, the tears had stopped falling but their trails had left a light sheen on her rosy cheeks, her eyes were bloodshot and puffy, but Inuyasha believed she looked beautiful, he always would.

Now:

"Oye Kagome? What are ye doing home so early? And Inuyasha as well? What brings you here I did not receive a call from the school that ye were coming young ones."

"I will explain later Kaede-chan," Kagome smiled lightly at the old woman, she really did love her, they had always been very close, ever since Kagome's grandfather had started dating her.

"Alright," the old miko smiled back at the girl, hiding the concern she held very well, "Well since ye are here, and not that boyfriend of yours, there's something I wanted to tell you, come to the kitchen, I'll fix us all some tea." The two teens followed the grey-haired woman to the kitchen and both sat down at a bar stool watching in silence as Kaede made the tea. After about a minute the tea kettle started to whistle and the steaming liquid was poured into three different cups and delicately passed out to the three different people as the old woman took a seat next to her step-granddaughter.

"What is it you had to tell me Kaede?" Kagome inquired, looking quizzically at the old woman after taking a long sip of tea.

"Well," Kaede took a sip of the jasmine tea as well before continuing, Inuyasha remained silent, he figured now was not the time to butt in, "I've been wanting to bring this up for a while, but your grandfather advised against it until I was absolutely sure of it. And after a lot of thinking, I'm positive, Kagome…"

With Kouga:

"Suspended?!" the yell of a wolf-youkai ran through the principals office.

"You're lucky I didn't expel you! You could have killed the boy!" the principal, Mrs. Yamaguchi, nearly screamed at the boy. Mrs. Yamaguchi was a cat-youkai, very proper, and very strict, but she was well respected amongst the students, and generally well-liked.

"What was I supposed to do? He was sexually assaulting my girlfriend!"

"I assuming you are talking about Ms. Higurashi, no?"

"Of course I'm talking about 'Ms. Higurashi', who else would I be talking about?"

"You should be used to this type of behavior towards her," Mrs. Yamaguchi stated calmly, although a hint of pity was evident in her voice, ignoring Kouga's question entirely, "I know you've been in here many times before for such acts towards the young girl, but you have never done something so…violent. What came over you today?" As Mrs. Yamaguchi finished she flashed the okami a concerned gaze, causing the young wolf to look away, he hated that look. The look that asked if everything was all right, the one that wanted to know if something was going on, truth was, it was none of her damn business, she didn't really care what was going on in the life of her students, all she cared about was…well he didn't really know what she cared about…but he was sure it wasn't him, or his problems with Kagome.

"It's none of your fucking business!" he stated calmly under his breath, just loud enough for the cat-youkai to hear it.

"Oh it isn't is it? Then whose business is it? Whatever it is I want to help you Kouga, my students are my top priority, especially ones I have become fond of seeing. You are like a son to me, and I mean that in the least creepy way possible," she smiled, trying to lighten the mood a bit, that always seemed to get him to talk. She really did think of him as somewhat of a son, and was glad that Kagome had found someone who treated her well to be her boyfriend. The two were always seen holding hands or hugging, maybe the occasional peck on the cheek, but nothing more in school, Kouga seemed to respect his girlfriend's discontent towards public displays of affection.

"Kagome…"

"What about her dear?"

"Kagome's in love with someone else!" the youkai nearly screamed as he jumped to his feet, and slammed the palms of his hands onto the desk in front of him, and quickly began pacing the room.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry Kouga. Who is it?"

"Inuyasha," the boy sneered.

"Ah, that doesn't surprise me then. Those two have been closer than peanut butter and jelly since kindergarten," the principal said so low that even Kouga couldn't make out what she had said, "Well Kouga," she began, raising her voice to a normal level, "That gives you no right to do what you did to Hojo, I can not give you special treatment just because you are heart broken. When did she break up with you?"

"When did who break up with me?"

"Kagome of course."

"She didn't, she doesn't know I know…" That was partially right, he was sure she might suspect he knew, but she couldn't be sure. He had never come out and said he knew…

"Oh, well if she is not in love with you, you can't go around still dating her, I advise you break up with her when you see her next, that way you will be free to grieve, and she won't have to hide anything anymore, although I just don't see Kagome lying like that. Maybe she was just trying to spare your feelings, she always did think of others before herself. I assume she thought it was the right thing to do…" she continued to ramble as Kouga left her office.

'She doesn't know what she's talking about, she doesn't pay enough attention to know… If she had paid more than on ounce she would have figured out that I don't treat Kagome how she should be treated. If anyone paid her more than two seconds of attention to her they could have figured it out by now. Which is why her friends had to go, they are the only people who actually care about her other than me. That girl Ayame may prove to be a nuisance, she has been hanging around Kagome a lot lately, they seem to be becoming fast friends…How will I get rid of her? I won't be at school for the next two weeks...' Kouga continued to ponder this as he waltzed down the hall towards the exit. He was going to go home and call Kagome when school was out, he had to make sure she was okay, but he no clue where she had gone off to.

"Kouga?" a small voice chirped from behind.

"Yeah? What do you want?"

"I was just wondering if you knew where Kagome had gone off to, she said we'd talk about when we could work on our project during lunch when I saw her in history," the red-haired wolf-youkai responded, not liking the tone of voice he had greeted her with she added on, "And you'd do well to learn some manners."

'Seems she's even being less shy around me now, she and Kagome have become too close, and this is the perfect chance to ditch the stupid girl,' "Well Kagome told me to tell you that she never wants to see your ugly face ever again. She said she asked Mr. Yamamoto to switch her partners, she's working with me now."

Ayame stared directly into Kouga's unwavering eyes, he didn't smell like he was lying, he didn't sound like it, and definitely didn't look like it, so Ayame had no choice but to believe the wolf. But there was a hint of doubt rooted in the pit of her stomach, something was not right about this, Kagome wouldn't do or say that, but she had to pretend like she believed every word the wolf-youkai told her. Tears began welling up in the girl's eyes, a small pout was formed by her cherry red lips as they quivered, she took one look at the wolf, and ran off in a different direction, sobbing and almost running into three students.

"Ayame?" 'Well I didn't mean to make her cry…maybe I should go apologize…' RING! 'Guess not, she'll be heading off to class now, I need to get home anyways. At least that is out of the way though…but still…the look on her face… Oh, what am I thinking? Ayame is just some stupid girl whose in love with me, like every other girl in this school., everyone except for Kagome, but she'll come around…'

Kouga resumed his walk out of the dimly lit, cold school and marched right out the front doors into the sunny, warm, outdoors. His skin instantly heated as the rays of light hit it, he loved the outdoors, the fresh air, the animals, everything about it was just perfect. It was one of the few things he and Kagome had in common, when they first started dating the two went for picnics and hikes all the time, he loved those times when he could be with his two greatest loves. Kagome was so carefree back then, he used to love to watch her spin around until she fell into the lush green grass, her determination to go on the hardest routes up mountains amazed him, and also that she actually made it. She was the only girl he knew who would even attempt something so dangerous and dirty. Their first kiss had been outdoors, in the rain. They had been picnicking on top of a tall mountain. One that overlooked the city, and it was night, they had drove up because Kouga refused to allow the girl to climb such a thing in the dark, and after much protest she gave in, even if she did complain the whole way up. As they spread out their blanket the two went to the car to get out their supplies when it started to rain. Rain was possibly Kagome's favorite weather and she instantly ran out into is and began dancing around. The rain started pouring down harder and the teen was becoming soaked. Kouga rose from his seat in the trunk of his SUV and made his way to his girlfriend. Rain caused his clothes to become heavy with water, but he didn't care. Kagome had been spinning in circles laughing like she did on those grassy hills they usually went to, and Kouga caught her mid-spin so she was facing him. She had a slightly surprised look on her face, but it softened to a small grin as her took her hand in his, and wrapped the other arm around her waist, she silently obliged and rested her free hand on his shoulder. And her head on the other. They rocked back and forth to their own silent song as the rain continued to pour. After about a minute Kagome raised her head to stare into her boyfriend's eyes, they looked lovingly back, as the youkai went in slowly for the kiss, he stopped about three-quarters of the way there and gave Kagome the choice to go the rest of the way, which she happily did. The moment was perfect, until a slight shiver overtook her small body and Kouga pulled back instantly, lifting her bridal style and rushing to the car saying she needed to get out of the rain before she caught a cold. To which she replied with a small sneeze. Kouga felt horrible for the next few days she was out of school with said cold, but Kagome assured him it was no fault of his own, and that she'd be better in no time. Kagome really was a sweet girl, and Kouga felt horrible for what he had been doing. But his youkai told him it was necessary, she needed to learn her place. She was not supposed to love his enemy; she was supposed to love him. And only him. The wolf sighed as he started up his car and drove home. But on his way he saw something that made his blood boil. Inuyasha was taking his Kagome somewhere, and he was going to find out where.

At the Higurashi's!

"Kagome…you are a miko."

"What?" Kagome asked disbelieving, Inuyasha had spit out the big gulp of tea he had just taken and was now looking back and forth between the two women.

'That makes sense, he scent has changed since…that night at Ramen-ya…she said she felt like something from inside her threw him off of her, like a force field or something…that must have been her miko powers! And that also explains why Kouga's scent changing potions haven't been working so well on her after a while, her powers are fighting back!'

"You are a miko Kagome. Ever since you came home Saturday evening I could sense it," Inuyasha cast a confused gaze to the new miko when Kaede said this, she had left at like two that morning, why hadn't she gotten there until later? And then it hit him…

'That bastard!' Inuyasha growled in his head, as Kagome turned her head to avoid his eyes, she felt so weak.

'I'm a miko? How can that be? Kaede said that miko powers usually show up way earlier than this. I can't be a miko…can I?'

"My dear, you have much training to do if you want to catch up with the others in your grade. Many have been studying much longer than you, and yet, your powers, even at this untrained level, seem to be that of a great priestess… I have never met a miko with such raw power, only one has been known to exist. The very first to be exact, Lady Midoriko. Kagome, I feel you are her reincarnation. But I do not understand why your miko powers have not shown until now, only a life full of highly traumatic events could cause such a thing. And the only one I can think you have gone through was the death of your parents and brother…but you were much too young for that to have affected this. Is there something you are hiding Kagome?" Kaede shifted her gaze to the girl, who fidgeted in her seat, wondering if she should tell the old woman. Kagome trusted her, but she didn't want her to be concerned, she was much too old to be dealing with such things. But Kagome couldn't help but wonder if she should tell her grandmother, after all…everyone else knew. And if this affected her powers showing themselves, whose to say it wouldn't affect anything else? As Kagome began her response Inuyasha let out a light cough, forcing the stares of both girls to be thrust upon him.

"Kagome, can I talk to you alone for just a second?" Kagome looked pleadingly to Kaede who nodded her head lightly and walked out of the kitchen, the doorbell had just rung anyways. "Are you sure you want to tell her Kagome?"

"How did you know that's what I was thinking?"

"I just do," Inuyasha responded proudly, "I know she's your grandma and all, but are you ready to tell her? I don't want you to rush into anything. We can always just say it must have been some type of fluke that your powers hadn't come out until now," and in an answer to her unspoken question added, "And if she thinks your powers are odd we'll say you have a cold or something, and that's why I brought you home," he winked, and she nodded. Now was not the time to tell Kaede, Kagome knew she would eventually tell her, but she needed to sort some things out before that happened.

"Thank you Inuyasha," Kagome stated quietly, looking down at her dangling feet sadly. Inuyasha knew what she was thinking.

"Kagome, I promise you, I won't let anything hurt you ever again, and you are not weak. Kaede just said that you are one of the most powerful mikos she's ever met, and that's just raw power. You haven't even been trained yet. Just think how strong you'll be. And you won't do this alone; I'll be with you every step of the way. Nothing will keep us apart Kagome, I love you."

"Kagome! Inuyasha! Kouga's here!" Kaede yelled from the front door, she had heard the conversation. She knew what they were talking about; she had also suspected this for a while now too. But she decided to stay out of it; she knew Kagome would seek out the people who could help her when the time was right. Kagome was a bright girl, and getting in the middle of this before the time was right might have been detrimental. Granted Kaede didn't let this go on without a little help thrown Kagome's way. When the girl would go to sleep after coming home from a beating, the old woman would sneak into the girl's room and perform a healing spell on the wounds, not making them heal completely, but it would numb the pain so the girl could get a good night's sleep. She needed it. It was hard for the old woman to allow this to continue, especially since Shippo knew of Kagome's condition, she had to pretend to be oblivious around the kit. He was too young to understand that this had to be done in order for Kagome to feel she belonged, to feel like she wasn't worthless. Because, unfortunately, by the time Kaede had figured it out, it was too late to get the girl out of it, no harm done. Kagome had serious problems with her self identity; she didn't know who she was, where she belonged, or what her purpose was. But she would soon find out. Kaede was sure of that.

Well my computer is back up and running. I got it fixed. So opefully it doesn't crash again, and things will run more smoothly from now on. Sorry for the long wait. But hey, at least you finally got to see what Kaede had to tell Kagome. Only a couple of you guessed what it was, and to those who did, my hat is off to you. You can read my mind. :) REVIEW!