Authors Note(PLEASE READ FIRST): First, I want to say sorry for the long wait. I've been under a huge writers block for a few months now and I don't want to post a crappy chapter. Second, thanks to all the lovely reviews I've received they really made my day when I was stressed. Third, I may not be updating for another month. I have way too much to do right now and not enough hours in the day. And last, I hope you enjoy this chapter.

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Chapter 21- We're off to see Japan.

It had been three days since they disposed of the newborn army. Kagome had checked on Bella and Jacob everyday and Charlie would stop by after work. No matter how often Kagome told him that Bella would be okay, he wouldn't listen. Kagome understood how he felt, she did have two children of her own after all, but she still tried. For the first day Bella kept crying out and groaning but soon that stopped, and she hadn't moved or made a sound since.

Until now.

Kagome rushed over to Bella as she heard the girl groan for the first time in two days. She moved the washcloth she had placed on her cousin's forehead earlier when she had arrived. Gently calling to Bella she watched as the girl slowly opened her eyes and looked around. Kagome gently smiled at her and waited for her cousin to fully wake up. It took a few moments, with the sleepy teen looking around, before Bella asked Kagome what happened.

Kagome explained what happened after she was bitten, how Jacob was recovering and would be up in moving again in another day or two, and that Charlie now knew everything about the Cullens and the wolves. Bella was shocked at first but Kagome once again explained on how Charlie would have figured it out on his own. After talking for ten minutes, and a few moments where Bella sat thinking over everything, Bella asked to see Jacob.

Kagome helped Bella stand up and helped her into Jacob's room where the wolf was still sleeping. The girl was a bit weak from sleeping so long but after a minute or so she was walking on her own. Bella slowly walked over and sat on the edge of Jacob's bed. Kagome watched as Bella gently rubbed the back of her hand against Jacobs face until the wolf slowly opened his eyes. He seemed confused for a second before noticing who was sitting next to him.

"Bella?" The teen nodded before leaning down and giving him a kiss. Kagome smiled at the sheer joy on Jacob's face at seeing Bella up and moving.

Kagome left the two teens alone and headed back out to the living room where Billy was now sitting watching television. Kagome nodded to him as she picked up her laptop and began work on finishing up her plans for her trip to Japan. She knew the Cullens were coming, well the "kids" were she wasn't sure if Carlisle and Esme were coming, and she wasn't sure if the wolves were coming or not. As she chatted with Rin though instant message on what was still needed before she left, Kagome barely heard Billy speak.

"Thank you." She looked at the man confused. The two hadn't seen eye to eye with each other from the beginning, even more so just before the army attacked, so him thanking her out of the blue was a bit shocking. "For helping Bella and Jacob." Kagome nodded before going back to her computer. He cared about his son before their disagreements first, like any true father. Kagome could understand where he was coming from; she did often worry about Shippo and Kanna but knew they could handle anything.

"Bella is my cousin. I don't care who she loves as long as he treats her right. I wasn't going to let her be changed if I could help it, and if it meant changing her to a protector then so be it." Kagome sighed as she continued to plan the trip. The Cullens were out feeding and Charlie wasn't to arrive for another two hours, so she decided to work while she could.

Silence once again filled the room as Billy went back to the television and Kagome her computer. About thirty minutes later, Kagome heard the wolf pack arriving loud and energetic as always. As they entered the house the boys, besides Sam, all called out Kagome's name and gave her a hug. Emily sat beside her while Seth asked her where Bella was. Kagome motioned toward Jacob's room where Sam had just taken off to.

Kagome waited until Sam returned, with Jacob and Bella in tow, before asking if they wanted to go to Japan for the meeting. "The Cullens have to go, Carlisle and Esme are remaining behind for work reasons, but if you want to go I need to know now."

Kagome couldn't help but laugh as the pack discussed, argued, on wither they wanted to go or not. Seth was all for going as was Quil, Embry, and Jared but Paul, Leah, Jacob, and Sam were unsure about going. Not only would they be near the Cullens but also unknown demons which could be a threat. Bella just stayed out of it.

The two groups both stated on why they should or shouldn't go and sometimes it got a bit out of hand. More than once Kagome had to stop laughing before she dropped her laptop. Billy was shaking his head while the two groups debated and Emily shook her head used to it apparently.

After almost an hour of listening to them Kagome almost missed it when Sam said they would go. Everyone quieted down and looked toward the leader of the pack.

"Jacob will be pack leader as I will remain here along with Paul and Seth." Kagome could hear the youngest wolf complain. "This way we can keep eyes on the town just in case." Kagome agreed and counted how many people were going.

"Let's see then, that would be Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, Alice, Edward, Jacob, Bella, Quil, Embry, Leah, Jared, and myself. With Sesshomaru's private plane we should have more than enough room for everyone. We shouldn't be gone more than two weeks, so I would defiantly pack for early spring type weather and bring some old clothes you don't mind if they rip. We tend to play rough when the whole family gets together and Rin is planning a family get together while we're there." She paused to think of anything else. "Don't worry about money, anything you want I can pay for. You will need something nice for the Council, not too dressy since most of us will be wearing our old outfits. Other than that anything you want to bring go ahead."

The wolves then started on what they were going to bring and asking when they would leave. "Everyone needs to be at the Seattle Airport this Saturday by three. The planes leaving at five, so you need to be through security and ready by then. We wait for no one." Kagome made sure to look at each wolf so they understand. "We have to make a few stops and pick up a few people so be on time."

Charlie watched from the doorway as Kagome helped Bella with some meditation techniques. Bell was holding a small glowing ball in her hands as she slowly breathed in and out. It was amazing what these strange powers could do. As he watched them he thought back to a few night ago when he caught Edward sleeping with Kagome.

He had gone to check on Bella, he wasn't too sure if he would trust anyone with her safety for awhile, and decided to check on Kagome. As he opened the door, having ordered Kagome not to lock it anymore, the sight before him made him pause. Kagome was asleep snuggled up against Edward while the vampire ran his finger though her hair with his eyes closed. If Charlie didn't know better, or seen the hand moving, he would have thought that the teen was asleep.

Edward had opened his eyes as Charlie entered the room with a raised eyebrow. The police chief watched as Edward checked to make sure that Kagome was still asleep before addressing Charlie quietly.

"Chief Swan."

"What are you doing here Edward?" The vampire looked back down at Kagome.

"She couldn't sleep. She's been too stressed out lately." The vampire looked back up. "If it bothers you then I'll leave."

Charlie shook his head and sat down. "No, but I have wondered something. If you feed off blood, why haven't you bitten Kagome yet?"

"Never." Edward hissed quietly. Kagome moaned in her sleep as she cuddled closer to Edward as if she felt his anger. After a moment Edward calmed down enough to look back at Charlie. "I would never bite Kagome. One her own blood would fight off the venom and kill her attacker. If she didn't already have a longer life span then we'd probably be fighting over her change. Second when a vampire feeds from a human, they can't stop like in the movies. When we feed, we kill. My family is one of two that only eats animals."

Charlie nodded in understanding and quietly apologized for upsetting the vampire. "Also, I would never condemn Kagome to this lifestyle."

"Why are you here if you can't sleep?"

Edward smiled. "Most nights I simple need to assure myself that I'm not dreaming. Others I like to watch her dreams." Edward noticed Charlie's confused look. "I can read people's minds. Right now your thinking about ways to keep me out of the house at night," Charlie looked surprised. "Your daughter however is the only one to completely block me while Kagome on the other hand has a barrier surrounding her mind. She can send messages to me if needed but she can't receive them. If Kagome hadn't come here I might be obsessed with Bella."

That night Charlie and Edward had come to an understanding, they both would do anything to protect Kagome.

Charlie looked back at the girls as they laughed, breaking him from his thoughts. Perhaps Kagome being around had been good for his little girl.

Kagome sighed as she finished packing for the trip. Turning around, she was shocked as Edward suddenly picked her up and carried her over to the bed. "My lady, you seem to be stressed." He gently sat her down before moving to sit behind her. She had been making last minute plans for their trip last night so she didn't get much sleep, which upset Edward as he didn't like seeing Kagome stressed. He kissed her neck before he started to massage her stiff shoulders. Kagome couldn't keep the moans of pleasure as he worked the kinks out.

He had done this a few times before he was changed, mostly when they were sitting in the park and Kagome didn't have a good sleep. After they had found each other again, every now and then he would treat her to a day of relaxation and rest if she was too stressed. And sometimes he simply held her close refusing to let go. Kagome for her part loved it when Edward held her, it reminded her that it wasn't a dream and he was really there.

Her head fell forward as he began to kiss the back of her neck with soft sweet kisses. Kagome rolled her head back as Edward's hands trailed down her arms as he continued to kiss her neck. His hands left her arms and moved to her midriff, slowly trailing his fingers over her stomach. Kagome's moans got a little louder as Edward gently, and carefully, bit her shoulder sexually.

Suddenly the door was thrown open startling the two as Charlie walked in with his arms crossed. He glared at the position they were in and the noise Kagome had been making. Both teens sighed as Edward pulled away and Kagome sat up straighter. Kagome glared at Charlie who glared right back before he walked out and Leah walked in, a slight blush on her cheeks.

Leah looked at Edward, clearly wanting to talk to Kagome alone from the glare on her face. Edward sighed, getting the message, and kissed Kagome's neck once more before disappearing out the window. Kagome fixed her shirt before looking at Leah. "Needed something?" She asked politely.

The female wolf slowly entered the room and looked around before looking at Kagome. The miko could tell that something was bothering the girl as she refused to look at anything but her. Finally after a few moments Leah spoke. "How did you go on knowing you couldn't have children?"

'Ah, so that was it.' Kagome thought. She had heard from Emily that if a female changed then she had possible lost the ability to get pregnant because her menstruation cycle was frozen. Emily had also told her that Leah was the only known female wolf their tribe that had ever changed. Kagome speculated that there may have been a few more but didn't want people to think their tribe was weak. When Kagome had heard this she felt sorry for the female as she simple didn't know, where as Kagome knew she could get pregnant but would lose any child.

"Well at first it was hard, having just lost a child after a huge battle; I beat myself up for days. Then I simple tried not to think about it but over time I came to realize that if I wasn't meant to have children then nothing I did would change that. But I also knew that there were children out there that needed a mother, so I adopted two wonderful children and love every minute with them." Kagome motioned for Leah to sit next to her. The girl looked unsure for a moment before sitting down.

"Even though you might not be able to have children, that doesn't mean you can't raise any. I'm sure somewhere there is a little boy or girl just waiting for you to come along and adopt them." Kagome smiled at the girl. "Beside, I'm sure one day you'll make a great mom." Leah looked at Kagome unsure but the miko just smiled and nodded.

Kagome sighed as she and Bella exited Kagome's car. Charlie wanted to drive them to the airport but a new lead on his newest case caused him to leave the house early. Kagome promised to call him once they landed in Japan. They had spent the morning going over everything to make sure they didn't forget anything. She had even received a phone call from Rin last night to let her know everything was ready on their end. Kagome had laughed at Bella several times as the girl seemed to keep forgetting things.

Bella was excited since this would be her first trip out of the Untied States while Kagome was just looking forward to going home for awhile. Truthfully anywhere that Edward was Kagome thought of home. She didn't want to think of living anywhere he wasn't. As they finished unloading their bags from the backseat, Kagome quickly ushered them into the airport where the wolf pack and the Cullens were waiting.

Kagome noticed that it looked as if they had just arrived, or simply waited for her. Checking her watch, Kagome smiled as each of them listened to her warning of being left behind.

Kagome nodded toward them with a smile as she headed toward the ticket counter line. The group stood behind her as they waited for a free counter. After three minutes, there were directed toward the left. Kagome quickly took charge. "Takashi party." Kagome waited for the man to bring it up on the computer. She then had to have identification to prove she was on the list as well as the others. They then had to go through the long process of checking everyone in and their luggage. Kagome handed over her credit card to pay for the extra fees before they were directed to gate forty-three.

Kagome smiled as Edward took her hand as they began walking toward the gate. The wolves were rowdy, which was nothing new in Kagome's opinion, while the Cullens were more reserved as they walked toward the gate.

The seating area in front of their gate was empty so the wolves sat on one side and the Cullens on the other. Kagome rolled her eyes at them before setting her bag down and waiting. They had to wait a good hour and a half before the gate opened and the crew stepped off. They each lined the entry way and bowed. Kagome smiled, she was used to this kind of thing while the others all looked out of place, and stood up while motioning for the others to do so as well. As she walked past the crew they all said in unison, "Welcome Kagome-hime." Kagome nodded toward them before directing where everyone should sit.

It only took about fifteen minutes to take off. Kagome sighed once they were in the air. "Okay, before I turn you lose about the plane there's something we need to go over. First, we will be going into a heavily populated demon area, so you need to be on guard at all times. As it stands you may be guest but they are those who'll try anything to cause problems. Another thing is the language." Kagome pulled out twelve bracelets from one of the overhead compartments and handed them out. "These will allow you to understand spoken Japanese but not written, but that shouldn't be a problem. Also, be careful on what you say around the mansion. We think there may be a spy among the maids but we have yet to find them."

"A spy?" Quil asked.

Kagome nodded. "The Council will know about your arrival before we even introduce you to them. That's another thing will have to go over but that can wait until later. Right now you need to understand that you have to be careful, anything you don't want the Council to know shouldn't be said while we're there or say it in English. The maids don't know English too well, but they still know enough to record anything to take to others, so if it's done in a code only you know it then you should be fine. Also don't mention anything about my engagement; we want to wait until the Council meeting to revile this. The South will do anything if they find out early about it or of Bella's change, it they find out there is a chance they may try something to tie me to them."

The all nodded in understanding as Kagome spoke. She then told them what all could be found on the plane and the wolves took off for the game room while the Cullens all stayed with Kagome.

The trip to London was uneventful, but Kagome did get to see Kanna again with Patrick in tow. The stop in Russia was to pick up Sesshomaru's oldest daughter Hanko, who was more than happy to talk fashion with Alice and about the up and coming fashion show in Paris that Hanko was attending. Finally they landed in Japan and started through customs. Kagome couldn't wait for the two weeks to be over.

Once everyone was through they headed toward baggage claim and then the front doors where a limousine waited for them. "Ah, Kagome-sama it has been a long time." The limo driver said with a smile. Kagome smiled at him as they loaded the trunk with all the bags while the others got in. As Kagome closed the trunk she heard two of the wolves going on about how cool the limo was.

Kagome sighed as they left the parking lot, it was going to be a long two weeks.

Nothing more than a filler chapter but I hope you liked it. See ya next time. Review please.