"Uh," Kouga was quite shocked to see her again so soon "Say it again."

"I'm going to join."

"But a few months ago you said you wouldn't."

"I changed my mind; I don't want to be blindsided, I don't want to end up betrayed or lock in a jewel or anything like that."

"You need my help?"

"You need to join to don't you?"

He scratched the back of his head "I mean it would be better for my people if I did, but your my friend."

"Which is why you should join, be my ally?"

He smiled "Always!"

So Kouga kissed his mate and promised to return soon "You sure you're ready to go West, the nobles are probably already there."

Kagome nodded,

"Well then, we should get going, we don't want to miss anything."

That night during camp Kagome took out her book,

"What's that," Kouga asked throwing another log on the fire,

"It's my book; I haven't read it in a few months, I read the first few pages to the kids, oddly enough the last few I read to Sesshomaru."

Kouga sat down and crossed his legs "Well go on, don't leave me out."

She smiled and opened her book.

"Her eyes met his, and she was taken aback, she had never seen a demon before, he told her to chose, no longer wishing to be under her stare. Her father demanded she leaves, he had lost her mother he was not going to lose her, and so she told her father she would leave but asked to have a moment with him, the demon was not impressed and turned his back to her, and she asked, can forever not spare a minute?"

Kagome turned the page,

"The demon knew those words, and so he opened the cell door and allowed the daughter to embrace her father, he was cold, if he stayed he would die, so she whispered that she loved him and that she would see him again, and then she pushed him out, giving herself in his place and closed the cell door, the demon looked at her , you are foolish he told her and then he dragged her father away"

Kagome looked up, the fire between them,

"That's intense he said, sure that's a book for kids?"

She closed it "Its just a fairytale."

"Maybe there is some truth to it?"

"Maybe" She shrugged,

"Kagome"

"Yeah" She ate a piece of fish he had caught for them,

"Do you not want to change the future?"

She raised her eyes to meet his, she loved them, her friends, but being here with them and them being there with her were different things. Humans had become smarter but greedy.

"It's not that I don't want you there, it's just all Iv known"

"How do you know your not supposed to change it?"

She looked down at her fish "I don't know."

He stood and stretched "Well don't worry about it, why don't you rest."

Rest, she wasn't tired. Kagome looked at her charm "Hey Kouga."

"Yeah"

"I may go missing, don't freak out ok."

He rose an eyebrow "Ok?" He said slowly.

Later that night she did go missing, and he was left scratching his head again.

Kagome landed at the moon palace "Lady mother?" She called,

"Returned so soon?"

Kagome turned, her loMikoiko sleeves flapping "Sorry."

"Do no apologies, come."

Kagome followed the elegant woman; her whole being was classic from her hair down to her feet "I'm going to see Sesshomaru."

"To join him?"

"Yes"

His mother stopped at a large koi pond "You are unsure of your decision."

"Were you around when the court nobles formed?"

"Indeed I was" She turned to look at Kagome,

"Can you tell me?"

His mother, grace and all sighed "Very well, let us rest while I tell you."