Kagome had been with the Band of Seven (well, Band of Four) for a while that day, talking and just enjoying each other's company. Kagome had explained what she told Jakotsu, leaving the males stunned. She sighed in Bankotsu's arms blissfully, shutting her eyes. Everything was now perfect. Well, until yelling was heard. Kagome jerked out of Bankotsu's grasp, eyes wide when Inuyasha, Sango, Kilala and Miroku appeared at the front of the cave.

"Kagome, there you are! These fucking bastards kidnapped you!" Inuyasha yelled, glaring at them. Kagome sent him her own fierce glare as he brandished Tenseiga in his grip. He went to make a move but Kagome wouldn't allow him to hurt her family.

"Sit boy!" Kagome screeched, the half demon slamming into the ground. "You will not hurt my family! Sit! I can't believe you, Inuyasha! Do you think I'm that weak to allow myself to get captured this easily? Sit!" She repeated the word angrily. The Inuyasha-shaped crater kept on going down until she stopped. Kagome panted heavily, absolutely furious.

"F-family?" Sango took a cautious step forward to her friend. "What are you on about? How could the Band of Seven be your famil-?" She stopped when it all pieced together in her mind. Her jaw dropped and she covered her mouth in shock. Of course. It made sense now.

"Yes, Sango. I can see you understand now. I was sent back twelve years ago, to when the Band of Seven was alive. I was kidnapped by one of them. One of them is the father. And it's Bankotsu." Kagome admitted quietly, staring at the demon slayer. Sango gasped before breaking off into a run towards her friend. She embraced the young miko, which shocked her greatly. Inuyasha got out of the hole angrily before letting out a yell in rage.

"You mean to tell me that you left me for that bastard?! What the hell is your problem, he's the enemy, you dumb bitch! You're supposed to be my mate, got that?!" Inuyasha screamed at her. Kagome felt a storm brew inside of her.

"YOU LEFT ME FOR KIKYO MANY TIMES, YOU TOLD HER I'M WORTHLESS TO YOU, BUT I STILL CAME RUNNING BACK, BUT NO MORE! I'M FINALLY HAPPY! YOU'RE SUCK A JERK! SIT! SIT BOY! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT BOY!" Kagome cried out. Inuyasha slammed into the ground once again, groaning in pain. Kagome gripped her fists furiously until Bankotsu placed a soft kiss on her forehead, calming her blazing, strong fire inside.

"Don't stress yourself, it's not good for our baby." He murmured worriedly. "And it's not good for you." Kagome sent him a tiny smile. Sango watched the exchange, a smile growing on her face. She saw how much they loved each other and knew Bankotsu was worthy of making Kagome happy, unlike Inuyasha did.

"Take care of her." She sent Bankotsu a pointed look. "I'm trusting you with her, Bankotsu. If you hurt her, I will hunt you down. She's like my sister and I won't let her get hurt ever again."

"I will never hurt her, demon slayer. We will welcome you, the monk, the cat demon and the kitsune just fine. However, Inuyasha will have to stay away from my Kagome." Bankotsu grew possessive, glaring at the unconscious hanyou still in the hole. Kagome laughed softly before kissing his cheek affectionately, grabbing his hand and lacing their fingers together. Bankotsu quickly looked down at their entwined hands before looking at Kagome. He smiled at her fondly. It was then Kagome turned to Sango, a strong hopeful look on her face.

"You really do accept us. Thank you, Sango. You're the best." Kagome grinned with a happy expression. "I promise to visit you as much as possible."

"I'll hold you to that." Sango laughed slightly. The two hugged for a bit until Sango pulled away and signalled for Kilala to take the half demon with her. The cream-coloured cat did so, not gently might I add. She dragged him along by his haori. The gang said their farewell and walked away back to the village. The four remaining members all looked at each other in shock at what just happened. Kagome had protected them from Inuyasha, Sango had accepted the love between the leader and the miko and her demon cat Kilala treated Inuyasha's unconscious body harshly. Kagome, however, didn't take notice of their surprise and took her place beside Bankotsu happily, leaning against him with an arm wrapped around her shoulders securely.

"Sango's a great friend." Kagome muttered. "She really did want me to be happy. She's brilliant." Bankotsu hugged her closer.

"Hey, only the best for you." He answered with a grin. Kagome laughed softly before punching his arm gently. The other three males watched with smiles on their faces, glad to see them happy together.

"I'm glad that you two are happy together right now." Jakotsu declared. "Honstly, Kagome, you're the first and only woman I like. Well, Sango's pretty okay now." He shrugged, making Kagome giggle quietly. She sent her friend a wide smile, which he happily returned. The group sat in blissful silence, just enjoying each other's company. It had been a while since they were all properly together like this and they wanted to enjoy every moment, knowing it could be taken away so easily. Jakotsu was overjoyed at the sight of the kimono, touched that she still had it with her. This was Kagome's family. Her boyfriend, her baby and her boyfriend's brothers, her friends, her elder brother figures. And she wouldn't change any of them or any moment she's had with them for the world. A while later, Jakotsu grew bored and stated that he was going to go and hunt some animals for dinner, Suikotsu following to help get the food.

Right then, it was just Kagome, Bankotsu and Renkotsu together, the miko gently rubbing her belly and shutting her eyes. This family was perfect. Absolutely perfect.

Suikotsu and Jakotsu had split up, the former searching for water and the latter hunting down some animals. Sadly, the two never knew what a bad idea that was until it was too late. Golden eyes stared at it's prey, clawed fingers flexed. They stole Kagome from him, she hurt him so he was going to break her heart, rip her apart big time.

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Well, damn...