Undeniably His: Her scent was everything and it drove him insane. He had finally found his mate yet he was in love with another.

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Chapter Twenty Six

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"So what's the plan for today?" Inuyasha asked coming downstairs yawing and stretching.

"I was going to with Kagura and our mom's out to eat and then we were going to go shopping." Kagome was eating some breakfast.

"You four are always doing something, when will you all take a break and relax?"

"Well we do have a life so you can sit down and throw your life away."

"Yeah good one." Inuyasha looked at what Kagome was eating. "Did you fix me anything?"

"Actually I ordered this but your breakfast is on the counter over there." Kagome pointed. Inuyasha quickly ransacked the bag and devoured the meal within minutes. Kagome raised a brow looking at him, "If I had known you were that hungry I would have doubled the order for yours."

"Well I am a growing boy."

"Didn't you already did your growing and isn't the stopping point for guys to grow 21? I think you are past that point."

"How old do you think I am wench?"

Kagome looked at Inuyasha with a surprised expression as she put her fork down. "What did you call me?"

"It's a youkai thing, don't take it too personally."

"Oh yeah when the guy that I am married to just drops the bomb and calls me a wench I should act coolly with it."

"You did before; I use to call you that all the time earlier in our marriage."

"Yeah earlier, back to the time when you couldn't stand me and blamed me for your misery and pain."

Inuyasha's inner demon was telling him to soothe Kagome. Inuyasha was surprised that he finally decided to butt in. He had been unusually quiet, so it was a surprise to know that he was now in his head again.

"Look I didn't mean to offend you and I know I called you that before but you won't have to worry about me calling you that again Kagome."

"Alright, well I'm full. You can have the rest of mine if you want it. I have to get ready. Kagura should be here in about 30 minutes. That should give me more than enough time."

Inuyasha couldn't help but to laugh. "I seriously doubt that Kagome, if it's like it was last week at the amusement park then I should call Kagura and let her know to be here in a couple of hours." Inuyasha finished up the rest of Kagome's breakfast with ease.

"Yeah you humor me Inuyasha." Kagome disappeared upstairs. As the time passed by, Kagura finally arrived at their house around 10:30.

"Hello Inuyasha, how are you?"

"Fine what about you Kagura? I know that my brother's child is getting on your nerves just as much as he does."

Kagura couldn't help but to laugh as she took a seat on the couch. "I'm doing quite well and the baby is growing quite nicely. Sesshomaru is as Sesshomaru will always be about most situations, cool, calm, and collected."

"That's Sesshomaru for you, never expresses his emotions openly for the world to see. I don't know where he got that stoic demeanor from."

"You were quite like him when you were younger Inuyasha."

"Don't compare me to him. We are exact opposites."

"Yeah now you two are but not so long ago, you and him were exactly alike."

Inuyasha shrugged his shoulder, "I can't believe that you compared me with him. Well some people see things differently than others."

"So how are you and Kagome doing? Izayio and Ginjiro are quite pleased with your improvement."

"It's not like I'm a case study or anything. I mean she's alright if you want me to say anything about it. She's pretty decent when she's not whining or eating all the food."

"I heard that Inuyasha and compared to your hungry butt I have nothing on you."

Kagura smiled. "You know Izayio would love to see the two of you getting along."

"She does, she calls every day just to make sure that things are going fine and that nothing drastic has happened."

"Mothers can be so invasive at times, that is annoying. Well I wish you luck Kagome, I know you know my mom likes to socialize so I won't be staying up waiting for you."

"Whatever Inuyasha, I actually enjoy going out with our mom's and Kagura. It's a girl thing and you wouldn't understand."

"And I am eternally grateful that I was born a man."

Kagura laughed, "Yes that would be a funny thing to see if Inuyasha was born female, maybe he would actually be sensitive."

"Out!" Kagome and Kagura laughed as the two headed out to start their day.

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The next couple of days were going by in a blur. Inuyasha and Kagome's relationship was going rather smoothly, the two of them developed an interesting friendship and would often laugh and joke around, which was a sigh of relief for Inuyasha's father who thought that Inuyasha's stubbornness, would never fade away.

"It's good to see Inuyasha and Kagome getting along." Izayio smiled at her husband as they sat in the family room watching a movie that Izayio selected.

""I thought the boy would continue to give Kagome a hard time. As you say we Inu-youkais can be quite stubborn when we want to be."

"Yes Inu-youkais are quite stubborn when they want to be. However, you took stubbornness to a whole new level Ginjiro. So you shouldn't be so harsh to Inuyasha when he was following in the footsteps of his father."

"As I told you before and will continue to tell you, the world was different in our time. We didn't know that we could mate with humans and it was the ultimate surprise if you saw it in my perspective." Ginjiro reasoned.

"Hmm is that so. Well I am glad that they are getting along. Ai and I were going to play match maker if things didn't heat up soon."

"How would you play match maker to them when they were already married mate?"

"Well we have our ways, that's why we are the most romantic out of the two." Izayio smiled looking at Ginjiro. "Men think with their heads, women we think with our hearts."

"If this was a battlefield dear, you would lose considerably."

"It is a battlefield and I won."

"How did you win?"

"I got you didn't I?" she smiled kissing him on the cheek.

Ginjiro couldn't help but to smile at his wife as the two watched the movie that she selected. About 25 minutes into the movie, the doorbell rang and Ginjiro called for Shippo to answer it. Shippo quickly ran downstairs to see who was at the door.

"Who is it?"

"Just open the door will you." The familiar voice of Totosai came from the other side of the door.

"Grandpa Totosai." Shippo quickly swung the door open and attacking Totosai with a hug.

"Shippo my bones aren't as sturdy as I would want them to be. A few centuries passing by will have that sort of effect on you." He ruffled his hair as he walked in.

"Sorry gramps." Shippo closed the door. "Are you here to see my parents?"

"Yes, preferably your father."

"Kay! Dad look whose here, it's Grandpa Totosai."

"Totosai you are starting to visit frequently. What's the reason for this visit?" Ginjiro asked.

"What an old man can't just come by and visit a friend?"

"I didn't say that, you know you are always welcomed to stop by. I assumed you would want your rest, you know how you and Myoga can get when it comes to your sleep."

"Very true, but this isn't for pleasantries I have something important that I need to discuss with you Ginjiro."

Ginjiro examined Totosai's facial expression and saw that he was dead serious about something. Ginjiro excused himself from his wife as he led Totosai into his private office. Closing the door, Ginjiro was the first to speak.

"I know that this is something rather urgent with your facial expression. What is it that you need to speak to me about?"

Totosai was quiet for a couple of minutes. Ginjiro knew him quite well and knew that it could be a variety of things that he was thinking on or it could be him just letting his mind wander. Ginjiro knew that whatever it was that Totosai needed to discuss it was something important.

"Where is your son?"

"You are going to have to be more specific with that Totosai. I have three sons as you know."

"The stubborn mule that inherited that trait from you."

Ginjiro knew he was referring to Inuyasha. "I'm sure that he's at home. Why?"

"I am concerned with what happened between Inuyasha and the rest of the members of the Youkai Council."

Ginjiro raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean by that?"

"Did Inuyasha tell you everything that took place on that day?"

"Hm, he told us that he stated his cause which was to get back with Kikyo but they rebuffed him saying that this was Youkai law and that there was nothing that they could do."

"Did he also tell you that he disrespected the members of the Youkai Council and promptly got the punishment for that?"

"Inuyasha failed to mention that but he did say that the Council wasn't just talk. But I don't understand, what does this have to do with anything?"

"Inuyasha insulted the intelligence of the Youkai Council and refused to apologize to them. They handled him accordingly but after that both Myoga and I were escorted off the premises."

"Escorted off the premises? For what?"

"All of the members voted that we be removed for the rest of the session. I am concerned about what else was said within the confines of those four walls."

"The Council didn't share that information with you and Myoga?"

"Negative, they said this was something that would be in the family's best interest in not knowing and that troubles me because this is Inuyasha we are talking about."

"So what are you saying that the Council did something that we may not like?"

"I'm not saying that they did something that we may not like I just feel that there shouldn't be any secrets regarding Inuyasha and his mate. This was what it was about, Inuyasha wanting to know why he couldn't mate with Kikyo. Why fate would bring him to find her when he wanted to be with Kikyo."

"Did the Council give you a reason why you and Myoga had to be excused from the session?" Ginjiro asked obviously wanting to know what the motives behind their removal were as well.

"They didn't explain the details even when I returned several days later but I know what it was about. I'm a close friend of the family as well as Myoga. I guess whatever it was that they were talking to Inuyasha or the punishment he received, they did not want the two of us to know." The wrinkles on Totosai's forehead were creasing more as he thought about what the Council was hiding.

"Inuyasha seems to have a change of heart about the marriage with Kagome." Ginjiro pointed out the obvious. "I was suspicious about it at first because he is stubborn but there seems to be some sort of change in him."

"If I know your family, they are thick skulled individuals. Your boys have inherited that trait from you Ginjiro and you know that there is something suspicious about Inuyasha's behavior."

"I am concerned as well about Inuyasha's behavior but his inner youkai is raging war with his love for Kikyo. It's only a matter until Inuyasha truly sees that Kagome is his mate and a better fit for him."

"But to make such a change in a short period of time is what I want to know what the Council said or did."

Ginjiro was beginning to wonder exactly what happened as Totosai continued on with his suspicions of what they were doing. The Youkai Council consisted of ancient members and they knew the laws and precepts more than any youkai on the planet. Whatever it was, Ginjiro was going to find out.

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Inuyasha woke up to the sound of the doorbell as he quickly got to his feet. His first thought was of Kagome and shook his head. She had a key to the house so it didn't make any sense to him for her to want to ring the doorbell as if she didn't live there.

"Alright I'm coming, hold up." Inuyasha shouted as he rushed to the front door and unlocked it. Opening the door, he was surprised to see Kagome's best friend Sango standing on the other side. "Oh hey Sango."

Sango just stared at him; her arms folded across her chest as she walked passed him. Inuyasha didn't say anything as he closed the door. "So if you are looking for Kagome, she went to the grocery store to pick up a few items and…"

"I know Kagome isn't here, I didn't come to see her. I came to talk to you." Her eyes were shooting daggers at Inuyasha.

"You came to talk to me?"

"Yes, I know that you can hear very well Inuyasha. You are a youkai, an Inu-youkai to be exact."

"Well what is it that you want to talk to me about Sango?" Inuyasha leaned against the wall.

"I am here to give you a warning or better yet a threat."

"A threat?"

"Keep up Inuyasha, I know that you may not be the brightest but I'm using simple words."

Inuyasha let out a growl of annoyance. He was already getting fed up of Sango's company and it hadn't even been over 5 minutes. "State your case Sango so that we can go our separate ways."

"Whatever it is that you have planning you should stop it right now. This whole change of heart and suddenly being nice to Kagome act is starting to get old. I am a great judge of character and I can smell a dog when I see one."

"Isn't that ironic with me being an actual dog youkai Sango?"

"I'm not here to crack jokes with you Inuyasha. I know you are hiding something, you may have Kagome fooled, your family, your friends but you don't have me fooled. The months of constant ridicule that you put Kagome through cannot be changed overnight. If I find out that you have done something to hurt her I will personally kick your ass myself."

"Are you finished?"

"Smart ass." Sango hissed.

"I get the whole protective best friend thing that you have going on Sango, but Kagome is my wife and whatever goes on between us stays between us. So it's none of your concern on what goes on in our marriage. I'm not going to be the ass that I can be so if that's all that you have to say to me, there's the door."

Sango gave Inuyasha a look of pure disgust as she turned on her heels; opening the door rather abruptly Miroku and Bankotsu were caught off by her appearance. Miroku couldn't help but to smile at Sango.

"Sango it's good to see the face of true beauty. How are you?"

"You better keep a close eye on Inuyasha; I don't want to have to hurt him." Sango stormed off without even saying good bye.

"Yo, what's got her panties in a bunch?" Bankotsu asked.

Inuyasha collapsed on the couch covering his face with both his hands letting out a frustrated groan. Both Miroku and Bankotsu looked at each other. "That doesn't sound promising."

"She came over here threatening me, saying she would kick my ass if I hurt Kagome."

"Why would she even begin to think that she could possibly take you on?" Bankotsu laughed.

"I don't know Bankotsu, she looks pretty strong. Did you see the calf muscles on that girl? That is just plain sexy."

"I think that she just doesn't like me."

"Well you do have the reputation of being the husband to avoid. That's what the poll says." Miroku sat comfortably across from Inuyasha on one of the individual chairs.

"What poll?"

"The poll that me and some of the other guys made."

"Who does that?"

"We do but that's beside that point. Why won't you tell us what went down with you and the Youkai Council? It's like you have this mystery that everyone is trying to solve." Bankotsu said. "Even my sister called me and said that Totosai came by a couple of hours ago to talk to your dad."

"What the hell was Totosai doing there?"

"She didn't say anything; apparently he wanted to speak to him in private."

"Why are you and everyone else so concerned about what happened with my meeting with the Council? Everyone wanted me to give Kagome a chance and I'm doing it now you all seem to have a problem with that."

"Because you know you were an ass with Kagome, you may not admit it but you were. Now seeing you make a 180 is kind of a shocker and this is coming from me and Miroku."

"So you aren't going to tell us what happened?" Miroku asked.

"It's nothing really to talk about. Like I told you before, I stated my issue to them, I gave them every scenario that I could possibly think of to make them reconsider this but obviously that had an answer to it. So it was no point in me getting upset and frustrated. Besides the ass kicking that I got really made me straighten up."

"I don't know, this isn't the typical behavior of you Inuyasha. I'm your uncle and it's a little off if you ask me."

"Well I don't know how I can get you to believe me and I'm not trying to get any of you to believe me. Kagome and I have actually become friends. We're not trying to make this into a magical marriage or anything. We have to deal with the cards we were dealt with and go from there. I'm at least being nice to her, which is easier than I thought it would be."

"Yeah and that's a miracle all by itself, you were pretty harsh to the girl. I wanted to put my foot in your ass a couple of times." Miroku admitted.

"Miroku you wouldn't have done anything." Bankotsu said. "Inuyasha would have put his foot in your ass for you even attempting to put a foot in his ass."

Inuyasha couldn't help but to smirk at that comment. It was true; Miroku would have gotten an ass beating for that.

"Hey I just don't like to see a beautiful woman have to endure that, even if it is from the hands of my best friend."

The phone rang and Inuyasha answered it on the fourth ring. It was Kagome asking him if there was anything that he needed before she head to check out. Inuyasha informed her that he was fine and said goodbye. Both Miroku and Bankotsu gave Inuyasha a funny look before they burst into a fit of laughter.

"I don't see anything funny."

"We do, Inuyasha is getting soft now. Is he actually warming up to Kagome?"

"Didn't we just have this discussion not too long ago? We are civil with one another. I told you guys that. I'm telling you I think the two of you have selective hearing."

"Whatever, well I know you are going to want some alone time with wifey. Or is the term matey or something." Miroku asked.

"That was lame Roku; you lost like 10 points for saying that." Bankotsu shook his head.

"You aren't the scorekeeper so I that don't count."

"Well we will see you later, don't get into any trouble tonight Yash. Roku and I are placing a bet on you."

Inuyasha eyebrows rose. "A bet for what?"

"We can't tell you, we will just have to wait and see but of course I am going to win again."

"Not this time."

"Whatever." Inuyasha said as he slapped hands with the two of them and closed the door. Inuyasha sat down on the couch, his mind wandering off. He looked at the ceiling trying to figure out what he would do next.

"Inuyasha it seems that you will not let Kikyo go. I think a lesson is in order for you, young youkai." Hosenki said with a stern expression on his face and glowering red eyes.

Inuyasha wiped the blood from his head and stared at the youkai before him. "What do you mean?"

"In due time you will learn that things happen for a reason."

Inuyasha thoughts drifted off to that night when he was in the presence of the Youkai Council and it still puzzled him to what they meant.

"Damn."

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