A/N: Hope you enjoy this chapter! Enjoy and disclaimers!

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((Don't Touch What's Mine))

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The reaction was completely different than what both Inuyasha and Kagome expected.

Kikyo screamed, throwing herself at Inuyasha, wrapping her arms around his neck and peppering kisses all over his face and mouth, demanding, "Where…the hell…have you…been!"

Kagome couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy as Inuyasha looked at her uncomfortably, eyes pleading for forgiveness as he gently pushed Kikyo away from him, smiling faintly. "Err, some places I hope to never go back to."

"How long have you been back?" Kikyo demanded, crossing her arms. "Why didn't you call me? What are you doing in this disgusting house?"

"Kikyo," Kagome said sharply, hoping to help stop the temper that she saw was rising in Inuyasha. He definitely wasn't going out in public for a few days. "My house is perfectly fine. Not all of us are as rich as you are thank you."

Kikyo ignored her, keeping her eyes on Inuyasha, her eyes firm as she waited.

Inuyasha let out a huge sigh before saying slowly, "For multiple reasons. For one, the person closest was Kagome, she helped me regain my senses and come back here." He knew Kikyo detested his half-demon form, let alone his demon self. The only reason she was willing to hang around him as a half-demon was because he gave her whatever she wanted. "I didn't call you because you'd freak out and…" he shot a glance at Kagome, pleading for her to help him.

Kagome slipped in then, saying carefully, "He's helping me move out."

Inuyasha couldn't help the snort of amusement he gave; both were telling the truth, but not all of it. Of course they chose to leave out the biggest detail…

"Oh so you're finally moving out?" Kikyo asked, turning her cold brown eyes on her cousin, sparkling with a look of disgust as she saw her cousin's rumpled clothes. "Where?"

Inuyasha slipped an arm around Kikyo's waist and tugged her away, hoping to distract her and ignoring Kagome's confused expression, saying, "Err, why don't we-"

"So, Kagome?" Kikyo said, ignoring Inuyasha's attempts and pulling away to ask, "Why exactly didn't you call me, huh? You knew I was looking for Inuyasha."

Kagome winced, saying, "It must have slipped my mind…" She recognized the cold look in Kikyo's eyes; Kikyo was pissed. Not good. When Kikyo got mad, she got seriously violent. No wonder she and Inuyasha had gotten along so well for over a year.

"Oh, really," Kikyo mused, her eyes gleaming angrily. "It slipped your mind that I was seriously worried about him?"

Inuyasha growled softly, tensing, preparing to throw himself between his mate and Kikyo if the situation required it.

Kagome gave Inuyasha a reassuring smile, and Kikyo noticed. Kikyo narrowed her eyes, crossing her arms. "So…care to explain why you two are so friendly?"

Inuyasha hesitated, and then slipped around Kikyo and to Kagome's side, breathing in her scent as he searched carefully for any distress in it. "She'll find out eventually, Kagome," he murmured to her, then raised his head proudly, declaring, "Kagome's my mate, Kikyo."

Kagome cringed at the look of utter betrayal on her cousin's face. "What?!"

Inuyasha wound his arm around Kagome's waist, ignoring her irritated look. His eyes softened as he looked on at Kikyo, saying gently, "You know as well as I do that once a demon finds its mate its pretty much settled then and there, Kikyo. I enjoyed my time with you, but that time is over."

Kikyo jerked as if she had been struck, angry tears springing to her eyes as she glared at the two, her dark eyes full of undisguised fury. "How could you?" she demanded. "So what if she's your mate," she spat the word and Inuyasha growled warningly, "You said even if you did find your stupid mate that you'd stay with me!"

Kagome blinked in surprise, glancing up at Inuyasha as the half-demon replied calmly, "And then I met Kagome."

Kikyo responded by hissing, "Why her? I don't get it! Why? Is it because Kagome is supposedly innocent? The bitch didn't even tell you about-"

Now Inuyasha released a true growl, threatening as he glared at Kikyo, "Don't call Kagome that," he said coldly.

Kagome gently touched Inuyasha's arm as his grip on her waist tightened, murmuring to him, "Inuyasha, you need to calm down. Your demon side is still close to coming out, remember? If you get too mad or something, you'll go full demon."

Inuyasha growled.

Kikyo turned her glare on Kagome. "You just like taking things away from me, don't you?"

"What the heck are you talking about?" Kagome demanded, looking bewildered. She moved to stand in front of Kikyo, her eyes pleading. "Kikyo, this isn't something either of us chose to do…it just happened-"

Crack!

Kagome held a hand to her cheek, her eyes wide with surprise as she stared into her cousin's tearful ones.

And then Kikyo was on the ground, a snarling demonic Inuyasha hovering above her, his elongated fangs bared and his ears flat against his head as he snarled, "Bitch."

"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried in surprise just as the door opened, revealing her mother and brother. Souta's eyes widened in shock at the scene before them; Hikari gasped, demanding, "What's going on here?"

"Inuyasha, no, stop," Kagome shrieked, ignoring her family and tugging at the half-demon and pleading, "Please, Inuyasha, leave her alone, she doesn't understand how it is!"

Inuyasha glanced over his shoulder at his mate, his red eyes meeting Kagome's. Then he leaped away, dragging Kagome back and glaring at Kikyo before gently nuzzling her slightly swollen cheek. "Don't touch what's mine," he rasped, shooting a final look at Kikyo before returning his attention completely to his mate, unsure of Souta and Hikari.

Kikyo climbed to her feet, the tears finally spilling over as Kagome reassuringly murmured to Inuyasha. She stormed past Hikari, not even acknowledging her aunt as she disappeared out the door.

Hikari opened her mouth to talk to her daughter, but Inuyasha was already dragging her up the stairs, shooting Souta and Hikari a suspicious look while Kagome explained, "We'll talk when I've calmed him down. Might be a while though."

Hikari exchanged a confused look with her son. "What…just happened?"

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The next few moments found Inuyasha on Kagome's bed, cradling his sleeping mate against his chest, her head on his shoulder. His eyes remained red and the purple stripes shone brilliantly on his cheeks, declaring him full demon.

Kagome shifted, capturing his attention. He rumbled soothingly, sniffing at her neck. Not too long ago, she'd been upset over Kikyo's hurt, and he hadn't approved of the tears that had appeared.

He practically purred at her peaceful scent, pressing a gentle kiss to her throat and nuzzling her cheek affectionately, eyes soft. "My mate," he crooned, "Mine. All mine."

Kagome stirred again and he rumbled to soothe her back to sleep. He smiled.

He hoped their pups had her peaceful face when they slept.

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A/N: I hope you enjoyed! And I apologize x-x The only part I actually am proud of was the very last part…