"You want to do what!?" Hiromi stood and starred at her daughters in total shock. She could not believe that they actually wanted to go out looking for their uncle! Sure they were grown now and could do whatever they wanted, but to do something like that!
Their eyes serious it was Yume who spoke. "We want to find him."
His arms crossed with a glare and a growl Inutaisho kept his eye contact with Yuriko. "And what exactly do you plan on doing when you find him? You both know exactly what he is capable of doing. He may not have the jewel like the two of you do, but I promise you that he has had a hundred years to stew and would have been training in his black magic as well."
Her amber eyes not wavering Yuriko didn't even blink as she looked at her father. "To end the nightmare that he has created. And after all father, it wasn't his black magic that fooled you into fighting a fake wolf on the mountain. That was the power of the jewel that he used through Yume to do. Once we broke that spell on you using it, everything went back to normal."
Yume turned her emerald eyes to her father now with a smile. "And there is no one that knows black magic and how to counter it than you do Papa. And that was something that you made sure to train us in from the day we started. We can hold our own going against you at your strongest."
"But it is un-telling what Hiroshi can and cannot do now and I will not lose you!" Hiromi shut her eyes as she looked down. "It nearly killed me when Yume was taken by him. I will go insane if he takes over both of you."
Going to her mother Yume hugged her from the side. "Mama don't worry about it so much. The training with Papa, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Kagome, Kikyo, and Sango, Miroku and Kohaku when they were alive. That isn't the only training that we have done."
Looking over at her daughter Hiromi blinked. "What do you mean it isn't the only training you have done? Who else has been training you?"
Winking at her mother Yume giggled. "You remember the miko that was there the day you guys came to rescue me? Midoriko?"
"Yes."
"She has been back a few times, after Kagome gave us the jewel split in two perfect halves. She told us things we could do to, as she put it, bond with the jewel. And we have done that. It was the jewel and Yuriko's want to save me that let her put up the barrier that saved me back then. So we did that with each other anyway. Only those we know and love can touch us. Nothing else. Yuriko always has a barrier around me and I got one around her."
With a sigh Hiromi dropped her head. "I still don't think that it is a good idea."
Yume sighed as she also closed her eyes and dropped her head. "It is only a matter of time before he comes after us again. If he attacks the palace, who knows what could happen. Especially to Kiseki and Aunt Kikyo. And all the other little ones and innocent lives that can't defend against him. If he brings an army here, even though, Papa, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Yuriko and I can fight off black magic, who knows how many he has taught that he might bring with him. What about Kazemaru and Hanako?"
"I get that dear. But at the same time you are my….."
Yuriko sighed as she crossed her arms. "All do respect Mama, we are your grown up pups. Don't you remember Mama? Midoriko told you and Papa that the reason why he was brought back was to mate with you, have us and we were going to be the ones to destroy the threat after Naraku. Hiroshi."
Turning with a half glare Hiromi sighed. "She also said that you didn't actually have to get into the fight that you could help doing other things."
With a sigh as she crossed her arms Yume shook her head. "Fine then. Naraku, he was Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's foe. This is a new threat with a whole new generation. How about Kazemaru and Hanako go with us."
Hiromi glared. She was outwitted there. Yume did have a point. But she knew that Kagome would never agree to let Hanako go off and fight against Hiroshi knowing what he is capable of doing! "I tell you what. You get Kagome and Sesshomaru to let Hanako go and I won't fuss over it anymore."
Seeing where his mate was coming from, Inutaisho smiled. To him it was brilliant. Through the years, though she let her train to fight, Kagome was always rather protective over Hanako and wouldn't let her get into any real battles. "I agree with your mother."
Yume and Yuriko looked at each other then back to their parents. In perfect unison they both blinked. "So if Kagome says that Hanako can go with us that you won't try and stop us from going?" When their parents nodded their heads Yuriko and Yume couldn't help but smile.
X
"Kagome!"
Looking over at a very shocked Hiromi and Inutaisho Kagome blinked as she cocked her head to the side and arched her eyebrow. "What?"
Her head still dropped Hiromi sighed. "We were counting on your protectiveness over Hanako about not letting her go into fights to keep Yuriko and Yume home."
With a sigh as she turned and looked down at the floor Kagome crossed her arms. "When you look at it like they are saying Hiromi it makes sense. Naraku didn't try and go after Inutaisho but the once, and only cause he thought that his power would help him defeat Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. It was Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Me, Kikyo, and the rest of us that Naraku went after. It was out fight to fight with friends. Hiroshi may be targeting you and Inutaisho, but he is trying to do it through Yuriko and Yume. They are the ones he wants more than anything right now. No doubt is sick and twisted thinking he can force them to kill you then each other. And if I might add, they have gotten to where even when you are really trying can kick your butt in a fight."
Growling Inutaisho crossed his arms and glared. "Kagome."
Turning to look at them with another sigh, Kagome looked first at Inutaisho then to Hiromi. "Look at it this way. You know how they are. You can tell them no, but the bond that they have with the jewel is nothing like it was for me or for Kikyo. At some point you have to let go. Sesshomaru and I were talking about that just the other day when it came to Hanako. She is grown up now. And more than capable in a fight even one on one with her father."
Her entire body slumping down as she fell to the floor Hiromi let tears fall. "I understand that but it is hard with what happened when they were small you know."
Going to their mother, Yume and Yuriko hugged her. "Mama trust in us. We will hunt him down, kill him and be back home as soon as we can. Then you can focus on the one thing you always wanted to do for us."
Looking up at Yume, Hiromi half glared. "What is that?"
"Find us mates."
Her eyes going wide, the glaring at her sister Yuriko growled. "First we need to do this first."
"Just trying to give her something to look forward to while we are gone for when we get home."
Hiromi sighed as she wiped tears from her eyes. "Fine. I don't like it. You are going to give me gray here by the time you get back but fine. It is clearly useless to fight it."
Kagome smiled. "You can all leave in three days."
Looking up at her with blinking eyes Yuriko and Yume both cocked their heads to the side and spoke at the same time. "Why three days we were thinking in the morning."
Winking at them Kagome giggled. "Tomorrow night is Kazemaru's human night. Night after that is Hanako's. You want your departure with them being at a hundred percent right? Wait three days."
"Hundred percent? Departure what is going on Mama?"
Turning with a bright smile, mixed with a glare and crossed arms Kagome laughed. "You my son are going to get your first taste in what it is going to take to one day rule the West when your father retires."
"Huh?" Kazemaru blinked at her as he felt his sister walk past. "What are you talking about?"
Sesshomaru growled pulling not only Kazemaru's attention to him, but Hanako as well. "You, Hanako, Yuriko and Yume are to track down Hiroshi and dispose of him. No whinning. Otherwise, when you get home, you will be restricted to bread and water twice a day. Only. As well as a bell."
Hanako blinked as she looked up at her father. "Really I get to go?"
"Hai."
Jumping and giggling Hanako was excited. She ran over and hugged her father. "Thank you Papa!"
"I want you all to know I am doing this under protest. Only because I don't want to wear that damned bell and have food limited to bread and water." With each word his head slipped further and further down, causing a chorus of laughed to ring out through the room.