Chapter 26
Kagome did not want to stop in the forest and continued on her way. Something was not right about all of this and she was determined to find out what was going on. Kagome was moving fast through the area while Miroku, Sango, along with the annoying kappa were riding on Kirara. The dragon was easily keeping pace with her while she raced through the area.
Kagome kept her mind opened, she was following her senses to where the jewel shards were located. She didn't feel anyone following them but that didn't mean anything. She knew that she was close to where Koga was located and it won't take her and her pack that long to get to his location.
Kagome finally made it to the area where Koga was located. She stopped short of a cliff and waited for her pack to catch up to her.
Kirara landed and let her passengers get off, then she transformed back into her smaller form. Kagome looked up and signaled the dragon to come down to her location.
Sesshoumaru noticed the miko's signal and had the dragon land, as soon as they did a powerful barrier went around the area to protect them while they were there. He thought this strange as he got off Ah-Un's head and floated over to his miko. Once he was in front of her he asked, "Miko why did you place a barrier around the area?"
Kagome heard Sesshoumaru's words, then she explained. "I have a very bad feeling about this. Something doesn't feel right in this area. I want to make sure that we are protected while we make plans on how to approach Koga. I don't fully trust what I was told by those other wolves. I do believe that something has happened to Koga but I don't believe he is dying."
The pack heard what Kagome was saying as they all gathered around her to hear her plans.
Kagome noticed that everyone was listening to what she was saying and continued. "I can feel the jewel shards nearby and they are tainted worse than before. I don't know what we are going to find when we get up the cliff, to where Koga's den is located, but I expect the worse."
Miroku who was listening to what Kagome was saying was confused, "Kagome-sama what do you mean that the jewels are tainted worse than before?"
Kagome turned her attention to the monk and replied, "The jewel shards are fouler now than they were before. This could cause Koga to change his physical appearance. Koga has the jewel shards in his legs to make him faster than his usual speed. Yes, he uses the power of the jewels but his heart was never tainted by them. With the changes that I am feeling in the jewel it could mean that Koga will become a formidable opponent for us to defeat.
"That battle with the wolf alphas was a test to see if I could defeat them in a fight. I figured out their plan on my way here. They know that Koga has changed and is a formidable opponent. They know that as a tribe they have no hope of defeating him but if I proved myself to be powerful then I would have a chance of defeating Koga and take his jewel shards from him.
"Once the shards are removed from his legs everyone in his tribe should go back to normal." To say that everyone was shocked was an understatement. They had no idea that the wolf alphas were testing Kagome to find out how powerful she was.
Sesshoumaru was sitting there listening to his miko. She did have a valid point on what was going on. She did mention that her fight was too easy. If they were testing her strength, then that could be the cause of why it didn't last longer. He could tell that the animals of the forest are nowhere near this place and it was very quiet, meaning that they all could feel the danger in the area. "It's too quiet in this area. There is no sign of life in this forest. Even the insects are gone from this area meaning that there is danger here."
Everyone heard Sesshoumaru's words as they stopped to listen, he was right, there were no sounds being made in this area. No birds, or insect were in the area. This was not good, it only meant that they were in for a big fight.
Kagome and the rest of her friends sat down as they came up with a plan of attack. She knew that she would be the main one fighting Koga, but the rest of her pack will be left to fight against his pack or anything else in the area.
Kagome turned and then stuck her hand into her bag, pulling out several medallions. She placed them in her hand and covered it with the other one. She closed her eyes and started chanting a spell. The more she chanted the brighter her hands got until she was done with what she was doing.
She then turned her attention to the Youkai Lord, "Sesshoumaru can we trust Jaken to protect Rin while we are fighting with Koga. I don't want her to get hurt while we are away."
Sesshoumaru could see the kappa about to respond to the miko's comment, and answered before the kappa could open his mouth, "He can protect her but his powers are limited. He has protected her in the past, but as you saw when they came after him, he does have his limitations."
Kagome understood, she got up from her place and walked over to the two-headed dragon. She smiled at the beast while she petted each of their heads in turn. "I know Ah-Un that you will protect Rin with your lives. But I have something that will protect you in case they come after you while we are gone. Will you accept my gift?"
The dragons looked at the little miko, they wanted to be able to protect Rin no matter what and if the miko has something that will help them then they will accept the gift. They both nodded yes to the little miko when they noticed the bright smile that she gave them. She placed a medallion around each of their necks as it glowed with power.
Once it settled down she said, "These medallions will boost your powers 10-fold. It will allow you to protect Rin with more ease. But if you see that it is getting too dangerous in this area, I want you to take Rin and leave, her safety is the most important thing to me, do you understand?"
The dragons were very pleased with the gift that the little miko gave them. They both nodded their understanding of her orders and nuzzled the little miko. They both thought that their master has selected a perfect mate for himself. She was powerful, but most of all she cared for the little girl that they protected.
Kagome then turned her attention to Rin, she grabbed her hand and then went to sit down with the others. She brought her into her lap and stated, "Rin, honey, I have a gift for you." She then put a medallion around her neck as it lit with power. It settled itself around the child as Rin saw the beautiful gift that her mother gave her. "Oh, Kagome-sama this is very pretty."
Kagome chuckled when she heard Rin's words on her gift, "This medallion will protect you while you are away from me. It will let no harm come to you. I must leave you in Ah-Un's care while we go take care of something. I want you to stay with him no matter what happens, he will protect you with his life. If you need me all you have to do is hold the medallion in your hands and call for me. I will hear you and I will come to you as soon as possible."
Rin was very happy with her gift. She turned around and hugged Kagome, "Thank you mama, I know with this I will be safe with Ah-Un."
Kagome hugged her daughter and then released her. She then looked at everyone in the immediate area and proceeded to tell them what she was thinking about, "All right here is the plan. Ah-Un will stay with Rin. He will protect her while the rest of us go after Koga." Kagome then turned her attention to the kappa and stated in a heated voice, "That's right Jaken you are coming with us to fight and I don't want to hear your mouth. I expect you to fight alongside my pack and carry your weight."
Jaken was floored, he thought that he was going to be saddled with the ningen child once more but he was mistaken. He has never gone into battle, and to tell you the truth he was scared shitless. For the first time Jaken did not say a word as the miko detailed the rest of her plans to the pack.
When everything was set, they all set out to get the jewel shards from Koga.
Kagome left her barrier around the dragon and Rin while they were away. But Ah-Un knew that if they were found, to get out of the area fast and take Rin somewhere that was safe. They will track him once they were done with Koga.
Miroku and Sango got on board Kirara while Kagome formed her cloud under her feet. Shippou and Jaken climbed aboard the cloud as Sesshoumaru took his normal place on the miko's shoulder. When she was ready they all floated up the face of the cliff to where Koga had his den.
Kagome remembered this area very well and looked around. She reached out with her mind and asked the trees of the area, 'Trees of the land what can you tell me about what is going on in this area? Is there any danger to my pack?'
Kagome heard the branches of the trees moving in the wind as they answered her call, 'Lady Miko, you must be careful. The one you seek is not right. He holds tremendous powers and is feared by all.'
Kagome understood the trees warning, it was as she suspected, the jewel is causing the changes that she was feeling in Koga. This was not going to be easy but she was determined to make things right.
Once the pack got to the top of the cliff they all got off the cloud and Kirara. They were making their way towards Koga's den on foot so they could see what was going on.
The first thing that Kagome noticed was that no one was on guard duty. She remembered that when she was here before there were wolves everywhere. But this time there was no one there to greet them. She continued to walk cautiously through the area keeping her senses opened.
Kagome could detect nothing in the area, this made her more nervous than she already was, she had a thought and whispers, "Sesshoumaru, can your senses pick up anything? I'm not getting anything, to me this area feels likes its abandoned."
Sesshoumaru heard his female and opened his senses. He could pick up nothing at all as he sniffed the area. The hair in the back of his neck stood up and he growled. Kagome stopped the moment she heard Sesshoumaru's growl while she waited for him to tell her what was going on. "Miko, we are surrounded. The wolves for some reason cannot be detected by aura but there is a foul stench in this area. We must proceed with caution."
Kagome understood, she gave hand signals to her pack, telling them what was going on around the area. They now knew to pay attention to the area around them, while they proceeded with caution. The only one that was left clueless was Jaken because he was not paying attention to what was going on around him. He was too worried about going off to do battle that he was in his own little world.
The group finally made it to the waterfall where Koga's den was located. Kagome's eyes opened wide when she saw the rest of the wolf tribe. They have all changed as they approach her party. They were all larger in size and primitive in appearance. It was like she was seeing the wolves from the ice age.
Once she had an idea of what their auras was like she could easily tell that they were everywhere. She signaled her friends again as they all got ready to do battle. Kagome stepped forward and asked, "Where is Koga?"
The wolves around the area were licking their chops when they saw the delectable female that was in their mist. The wolf Youkai looked like werewolves. They were larger than they were before. Their arms were longer with larger fangs hanging out of their mouths. They were more feral than they normally would be. The wolves that were always with Koga's pack were also larger in size. They looked like the wolves of old she remembered seeing in her history books.
Kagome stood her ground until she heard one wolf say, "Now why would you want to know where Koga is, hmm? Wouldn't I do for you? I'm sure that I can pleasure you much better than Koga."
Kagome huffed at his statement, "I have business with Koga, if he is not here then I will take my leave." Kagome knew that Koga was inside his cave behind the waterfall.
The wolves around the area were getting agitated as one said, "Who are you to demand to see our leader?"
"I am Kagome, I was once considered a sister of this tribe, is that not true anymore? Do you see me as an enemy?" Kagome stated with a regal voice. Sesshoumaru has never heard his female speak so formally before. She almost sounded like him and he smirked. His female was picking up on some of his habits and it pleased him to no end.
The wolves around the area were clearly surprised by her answer. She noticed when some of the wolves darted back into the cave behind the waterfall to get their leader. A few minutes later a howl was heard from the cave when Koga finally came out to greet her.
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Several wolves ran into the cave where their leader was located. They hurried to his location where he was rutting with a female when they stopped and bowed to him.
Koga noticed when the wolves came to his location. He was pissed for being interrupted and growled, "What do you want? I told you that I didn't want to be disturbed."
The wolves' coward back as one of them stated, "Koga, Kagome is outside asking for you."
Koga stopped what he was doing and turned feral eyes to his wolves, "You say Kagome is outside?"
The wolves nodded their heads yes to his question when a gleam came into Koga's eyes. 'Finally, my woman has come to take her rightful place as my mate. She must have gotten tired of waiting for that dog shit to come to his senses.' He turned his attention to the bitch he was with as he grabbed her ass and continued with what he was doing. Finally releasing his load into this female.
She will make number four that will carry his pup, as he emptied himself into her body. When his body finally released her, he moved away from her and dressed. He was getting horny again and this time he will make Kagome his mate. He couldn't wait to get her.
Once he was done dressing he rushed outside to find his woman, when he got there his eyes locked on his female and he noticed the changes in her. His mouth was hanging open while he drooled. She was gorgeous, he didn't know what happened to make her look like this but damn he was not complaining.
He got himself together, it would not due to let her see him like this, he walked straight and tall for her, wanting her to see what he had to offer her as a mate, "Welcome, it's about time that my woman came to take her rightful place at my side." Koga felt pain on his chest, and he was pushed back about ten feet. He looked down, that's when he noticed a whip mark going across his chest and felt the burn of her holy powers. He was bleeding, then he looked up with blood red eyes. "Bitch! Why did you attack me?"
Kagome noticed when Koga came out of his den. He was larger than before and he smelled heavily of sex. It was easy enough to guess what he was doing. His once perfectly kept hair was in disarray, his fangs were longer, his aura was more powerful, and the shards in his legs were the purest black that she has ever seen.
Koga's tail was moving from side to side while he was looking at her. When he said that she was his woman Kagome lost it, she let her whip come out of her fingers and hit him in the chest.
Kagome stood tall when she heard his words. "How many times do I have to tell you that I'm not your woman! I will not allow you to make such false claims on me. I have come for the jewel shards in your legs and then I will leave."
Koga got up, laughing. "There is no way that I'm going to give you my shards. I think that their power has made some great improvements to me and my tribe, don't you think?"
"No Koga I don't think so. You have allowed the jewel to taint you and it has changed you into what you are now. I want the jewel shards, if you don't give them to me then I will take them from you." Kagome stated in a no non-sense voice while she signaled her pack to get ready. This was going to be a very hard battle.
Koga growled, yipped, snarled, and barked at his wolves as they all moved to attack the females pack.
Kagome growled, yipped and snarled right back at Koga, startling him from his thoughts. 'Bitch you can understand what I am saying to my wolves?'
'Yes, you bastard! You will not harm my pack. This fight is between you and me. Touch my pack and you will pay the price for what you are about to do." Kagome stood her ground, she waited to see what Koga was going to do.
Koga stood there as he thought about what his female was saying to him. It surprised him that she could speak his language. A smile came over his features when he barked out, "Attack!"
Kagome's pack was ready as they fought the wolves that came towards them. Miroku, Sango, Kirara, and Shippou were fairing very well against the wolves. They were slowly taking them out of commission but Jaken was having his own trouble with the battle. When they looked for the nasty little kappa he was nowhere to be found. Shippou caught his scent as he was hiding in the forest, away from the real threat.
The pack didn't worry about Jaken while they continued to battle, they noticed when Koga turn his attention towards Kagome and rushed in to grab her.
Kagome quickly put up a barrier when Koga hit it full force. She threw him back from her location, he was slightly purified by her barrier and breathing hard when he landed on the ground. She reached up into her hair and got her sword. It was now time to teach this wolf a lesson in manners.
Koga shook his head to clear it of its foggy state and stood up. He noticed all the burn marks on his arms and legs. His bitch almost purified him and he didn't like it one bit. He turned his attention in her direction when he saw her walking towards him.
For the first time, he looked at the female that he wanted, really looked at her, and noticed all the changes that she has undergone. Her hair was longer than before, she had markings on her cheeks, and there was something under her bangs that he couldn't see. Her aura was more powerful than before and her hair was moving gently behind her. But the odd thing was that there was no wind in the area.
He cracked his knuckles and rushed in. He pulled back his fist and let it fly when he was close enough to her. He was going to knock her out and then take her as his mate in front of his pack and hers. There will be no more disputes on who she belonged to. The half breed be damned he will not be able to claim her as his bitch.
Kagome noticed what Koga was going to do and ducked under his fist. She turned and using the hilt of her sword, hits him in the back of the head. He went face first into the dirt while she turned and took another fighting stance against him.
Koga got up and pulled his sword from its sheath. He never used the damn thing but now he needed it. His female was being difficult and he had to disarm her. He squared his shoulders and moved in to cross swords with his miko. It was a stalemate as they fought for position. Then to Koga's amazement his female knocked him away from her and he had to quickly turn to defend himself against her attacks. With each blow that she gave him it was weakening him.
Kagome knew that she had to keep purifying the shards in Koga's leg and the only way to do that was to keep attacking him. When Koga came after her with his sword she now had the perfect opportunity to do just that.
She poured her Reiryoku into her sword and used it to push him away from her. She then went on the offensive and attacked. Kagome's powers grew with each blow she gave the wolf; she was moving faster and faster as Koga tried to protect himself from her furious attacks.
Kagome was letting her anger get the best of her as she kept on releasing more power. Her eyes turned red while her body pulsed. The pulse that came out of her body knocked the wolf away from her and then she sent every wolf in the area flying.
She was one pissed off miko, she held her hand out and continued to pulse her aura calling for the jewel shards.
Koga could feel that the shards wanted to leave his legs. He tried to prevent them from escaping by putting his hands over them. But he cried out in pain, when the shards came out of his legs and right through his hands to go to the miko.
The moment the foul shards touched her hand they purified back to a pale pink. She held her hand up to her neck as the two shards joined the large stone she had sitting there. Once they were merged she turned her attention to the male in front of her.
Koga was in pain when he fell to his knees. He was drained of his powers, and was feeling extremely weak. He looked up from the ground and noticed the large chuck of jewel that his woman had. His eyes tinted red, his thirst for power overrode any common sense that he might have possessed.
He lunged for his woman hoping to take her jewel shards from her.
Kagome saw that Koga was coming towards her again. She balled her fist tight and channeled some of her Reiryoku into it. When he was close enough she leaned forward and hit him square in the chest. She sent him flying backwards into several trees before he stopped and fell to the ground.
Koga was in tremendous pain now. He looked down at his chest and noticed that the area where Kagome hit him was now burnt skin. She has purified the area that she touched and it will take weeks for him to heal.
Koga looked up and noticed a very pissed off miko heading his way. He went to stand when he felt a sword being held at his throat. He looked and followed the sword to its owner, "Kagome, what the hell is going on? Why did you attack me like that? I thought that you came here to be my woman?"
Kagome heard what the idiot was saying to her, she pressed her sword to his throat a little more causing him to bleed. It shut the wolf up while she said with a deadly voice, "I am not now nor will I ever be your woman! Get that through your thick skull that you are just too weak of a male to defeat me. You don't even stand a chance against me unless you have the jewel shards in your legs.
"Now submit, because if you don't then I will kill you."
Koga was stunned out of his mind with what his female was saying to him. He looked around the area and saw all his wolves laying on the ground. Her pack was there standing around waiting for his miko. "Where is mutt face? Why isn't he here with you?"
Kagome was growing impatient, "I don't care where that mutt is right now. I'm here for the jewel shards and now that I have them I have no reason to stay. But I will not have you running after me making a verbal claim on my person. From this day forth you will never make a verbal claim against me or I will have to gut you. Do you understand now what I'm telling you?"
Koga swallowed hard while he looked at his female. Her eyes were blood red, a feature that he has only seen in female Youkai. He knew that he has lost this fight because she was such a powerful female he will never get her to submit to him, no matter how hard he tried. He turned his head to the side and finally submitted to her.
When Kagome noticed that he submitted to her, she let her anger go and calmed down, her eyes returned to normal, and she removed her sword from his neck. She put it back in her hair, then turned to look for her pack. They were all standing there looking at her with worry in their eyes. Then she heard Sango say, "Kagome! Behind you!"
Koga could not take being beaten by a female. As soon as she turned her back to him he jumped from his position on the ground and struck the female who made a fool of him. He slashed Kagome across her back, when she stumbled forward. That was the last thing he saw before his eyes went blank and he fell to his death.
Kagome heard what Sango was yelling at her, before she could react to the warning she felt tremendous pain on her back. She took a couple of steps forward to keep her balance, then she let her anger go.
She put her hand out to the side and let her claws grow. You could see a pink mist coming from her fingers when she turned around and stuck her hand into Koga's chest. Her fingers borrowed deeper into his chest as she tore thru muscle and bone to reach the item of her desire. When she found it, she wrapped her small fingers around the object and pulled it out of his chest.
Koga fell dead on the ground as his heart was still beating in Kagome's hand. She looked at it and crushed it in her palm. He will never attack her or call her his woman ever again.
Then she felt someone coming towards her, thinking that they were more wolves she snarled and was about to attack again. A barrier went around her body as Shippou stopped her pack from getting any closer to her.
Sango and Miroku were shocked to see what their friend did to Koga. They moved to see if they could tend to her wounds when Shippou rushed forward and grabbed them. "You can't get near her right now. She is in blood lust and if you get near her she will kill you too. You must let Lord Sesshoumaru calm her down from her rage. He is the one that placed that barrier around her."
Miroku and Sango understood as they waited to see what would happen.
Sesshoumaru was with Kagome the entire time that she was confronting the wolf. He was proud of her and the way she handled herself. He could feel the change in her as her anger was being released. The wolf knew better than to make her angry but he didn't care and that was his down fall.
When the wolf submitted Sesshoumaru thought that was the end of it. He didn't feel the attack coming towards his miko and she was now hurt. But then he felt her powers grow as her eyes turned red once again. This is the third time that he has seen her eyes go red as a pink mist was coming out of her claws.
Sesshoumaru eyes opened wide, he couldn't believe what he was seeing, he looked down again and sure enough his miko had claws. It looked like she was turning into a demoness. He hung on for dear life when his miko turned and stuck her hand into the wolf's chest.
He could hear bones breaking as her hand dug deep. When she pulled her hand out she had his heart in her palm and it was still beating. The wolf's lifeless body fell to the ground and after she crushed the heart in her hand, she dropped it and then flicked the blood away from her fingers.
Sesshoumaru felt when her pack was approaching her and this was not good. She was still in her blood lust and has not calmed down. He threw a barrier around her body to protect her and her pack, he moved to her neck as he started to growl gently for her. His tail was wrapped around her neck while he licked his courting mark.
Kagome had no idea what was going on as a barrier went around her body. She was about to attack it when she heard a gentle growl next to her ear. She felt something soft massaging her neck. Then she felt someone licking her neck and when they got to this one spot it made her knees weak and she fell to the ground.
Kagome was panting hard; she was finally calming down when her anger left her. She closed her eyes, took some deep breaths and soon felt her head clear. When she opened her eyes, they were no longer red but she was in pain.
Kagome looked up, she was confused on why she was on the ground, looking around the area she noticed that her pack was far away from her. Then she noticed the barrier around her body, "What's going on? Why is there a barrier around me?"
Sesshoumaru stopped what he was doing once his female was calm. He floated in front of her face and stated, "You went into a blood lust when the wolf attacked and injured you." He looked at the confused expression on her face and continued. "Come my miko, we must leave this area and take care of your wounds. Then I will answer any questions that you may have."
Kagome agreed, but felt too weak to move and Sesshoumaru noticed this. He called for Shippou to come and get his mother.
Shippou leaped to his mother's location and gently picked her up. He started to move out of the area before the wolves woke up from their slumber and found their alpha dead. The pack moved quickly as Sango and Miroku followed the two Youkai that had Kagome with them. They were both worried about Kagome's wounds as they hurried to get away from this area.
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Inuyasha followed the pack as they left the open field. They were moving fast while he tried to keep pace. He found the area they were in and moved cautiously through the area. He wanted to hear what they were saying but if he moved in too close they will know that he was nearby and that will be the end of him. So, he stayed away from them and when they moved out once more he followed.
He noticed right away that the child that traveled with his brother was left behind. He was wondering where they were going when he started to smell wolves. 'Now why are they heading towards Koga's den? Is that bitch going to become his mate? I'll fucking kill her if she does.'
He kept himself hidden from his former friends while he traveled behind them to see what they were going to do.
Inuyasha could tell that something was not right in this place. When he saw all of Koga's wolves he wondered what happen to make them all change like this. They were a lot more powerful than before. He kept on watching when he finally saw Koga coming out of his cave. His eyes opened wide when he notices how he has changed.
When he opened his mouth, and started calling Kagome his woman he was about to attack himself, but then he saw the whip that came out of Kagome's fingers. 'Since when can she do that? I never knew that she could produce a whip like Sesshoumaru.'
He thought it best to stay in the trees and watch what the wench was going to do. If he tried to enter the fight he would wind up getting killed and that was something that he had no intentions of doing.
He watched Kagome battle the wolf and he was very turned on by her power, 'Hmm… I never noticed how powerful Kagome was. She is even more powerful than Kikyou. She would make a good mate. I wonder why I never noticed this before.'
Inuyasha started to get a hard on watching Kagome battle the smelly wolf. He almost fell out of his tree branch laughing when Kagome made him submit to her. But when he attacked her he started to see red. He was going to kill that wolf when the wench beat him to it. This was a side of her that he has never seen before. She killed that wolf in cold blood and it didn't even faze her. He was wondering what has happened to her to make her change this much, then the idiots from his pack started to make their way towards her.
'Those idiots! Don't they see that she is in a blood lust and if they approach her she will kill them?' He was surprised when Shippou stopped them and a barrier went around the wench. He was wondering where that barrier came from when he noticed that he has not seen his bastard brother anywhere.
When he looked back at Kagome he saw Sesshoumaru floating in front of her face as the kit ran over and picked Kagome up in his arms. He noticed the way he held her and started to growl. Kagome was his and no one was going to take her away from him. She was his bitch and she will learn her place within his pack.
But then he noticed that she was hurt and this was his chance. He could subdue her before she recovers from her injuries. All he had to do was follow them to where they were going and watch until they left her unprotected. He will move in, make her submit to him as alpha, and then he will mark her as his. It was the perfect plan as he jumped from his branch in hot pursuit of his female.
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The group made it back to the area where they left Rin and the dragon. Once they got the little girl on the dragon, Shippou jumped on as well with Sesshoumaru on the kits shoulder.
Sesshoumaru gave a series of growls to the dragon while he stated to his mate's pack, "Follow us on the neko. We are going back to the cave where it's protected. Inuyasha is still following us and I will not risk him attacking the miko while she is weak." Everyone understood as Sango, Miroku, and Jaken climbed on Kirara and followed the dragon.
Inuyasha was pissed when he saw the group take off on the dragon and Kirara. This was going to make it harder for him to follow, since they were moving faster than normal thru the sky. But he was determined not to be left behind. He moved faster through the forest, trying to keep pace but the group was leaving him behind.
Sesshoumaru looked over his shoulder when he noticed that his brother was still trying to follow them. He could just hear him cursing for leaving him behind and smirked. He turned his attention back to the front and looked down to his female. He could feel her trying to heal her wounds when the bleeding finally stopped and he breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned his mind inward and tried to get his emotions under control. She was hurt because he could not protect her as her mate to be. He understood that she wanted to fight these battles on her own but it was still instinct that was screaming at him to protect her.
Sesshoumaru had faith in his miko to protect herself but there would be times when she could not. Like now, he knew that Inuyasha was still following them and with her being hurt he needed a safe place where she could heal all the way. He knew that they could make it back to his ancestral caves before night fall and that it was a place that was safe and protected for his miko until she healed. Plus, it was a place where his idiot brother would not be able to enter.
Sesshoumaru was brought out of his mussing when he heard Rin speaking.
Rin was concerned when she saw that Shippou was carrying her mother. She noticed the blood staining her haori but at the time she could not ask questions as they all hurried to get out of the area. But now she was free to ask, "Shippou? Is mama going to be all right?"
Shippou looked up from his mother to Rin. He smiled at her while he tried to reassure her, "Yes Rin mama is going to be just fine. The bleeding has stopped and she is just sleeping now. When we get to where we are going then we can take care of her better, but for now don't worry, Lord Sesshoumaru and I will make sure that she is well taken care of."
Rin was happy with that and turned forward to see where they were going. She was hungry but she will wait until they arrived at a place where her mother could be taken care of.
True to Sesshoumaru's predications the pack arrived at the cave prior to the sun going down. He opened the barrier to allow the dragon and the neko through before he closed them again. The group landed in front of the cave as they started with what they needed to do.
Sango and Rin went to get some water as Miroku went to find some firewood. Shippou carried his mother into the cave, he was following Sesshoumaru to the location that he wanted her placed in.
They finally reached the back of the cave to the pallet of furs that was laying there on the ground. He put his mother face down on the furs, he didn't want to hurt her by laying her down on her back.
Shippou looked up when he heard running feet approaching. He was ready to attack to defend his mother when he saw Sango and Rin coming towards him with some water and his mother's backpack. Miroku had an arm full of firewood, he placed them down by the circle of rocks in the middle of the floor. He built a fire for the females to take care of Kagome. When he was done, he moved back to the front of the cave to start another fire. He didn't want to be in the area when they started to treat Kagome's wounds.
Shippou, seeing that his mother was in good hands, made his way outside to go hunting for the evening meal. He knew that his mother needed food to get stronger, his alpha will not leave his mother while she was hurt, so it was his job to feed everyone.
Sango looked around and noticed that the males were gone. She put a pot on the fire to heat some water, then she started to remove Kagome's top. When they got her top off they moved her hair out of the way to see the extent of her injuries. It was not as bad as Sango thought it was. She got some hot water from the fire, and then cleaned Kagome's back.
Rin was helping her while she handed her a towel to dry her mother's back. Sango noticed that there were only a few areas that were still bleeding. It was not much but Sango got some of Kagome's medicine out of her bag and put it on her wounds. She then covered her back and just let her rest, she didn't want to wrap her wounds when it was only a few areas that were bleeding.
Sango found it odd that the Youkai Lord was nowhere around the area. She turned her attention to Rin and asked, "Rin would you like to help me make the evening meal? Kagome is going to be sleeping for a while. But I bet that by the time we are done cooking she will be awake and then you can bring her back some food."
Rin's eyes lit up and agreed to help the slayer cook the evening meal. Then she will be able to help her mother with the pack. Both females then got up as they left Kagome to rest while they made her some food to eat.
Sesshoumaru was in the shadows while he watched what the slayer and Rin were doing to his miko. He will never leave her unprotected when she was weak like now. When he saw the pack females leave, he jumped down from his perch and sat next to his miko.
He looked at her with longing in his eyes. He wanted her so bad but because Naraku placed this curse on his person he could not. He needed to find a way to get rid of this curse. He was so upset for not protecting her that he was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard his miko gently growling at him.
She soothed his beast and him as she tried to assure him that she was fine and just needed to sleep to recover. He moved closer to her then he gently caressed her cheek. He saw her move closer to his touch when she whispered, "Sesshoumaru."
Sesshoumaru smiled, for even in her sleep she was still thinking about him. 'A God am I little miko? Do you really think of me as a God? I find that ironic since I consider you my Goddess. You are perfect in every way.' He nuzzled her and sat down by her to wait until she woke up from her sleep.
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Inuyasha continued running after his brother and his former pack. He has no idea where they were going but he knew he was getting close. He ran head first into a powerful barrier that threw him back into a tree. He slid down and landed hard on the ground.
After a few minutes, he got up and shook his head. When he looked up he saw a powerful barrier right in front of him. "No, NO! This can't be happening! Dammit Sesshoumaru I'm going to kill you for this." He got up off the ground as he pulled his sword. He was determined to bring this barrier down no matter what. But when he looked at his sword he noticed that it wouldn't transform for him.
He then proceeded to curse up a blue streak with every foul word that he knew as he ran towards the barrier and took a swipe with his claws. Try as he might he could not bring this barrier down, he then started to follow it around. 'There has to be a weak spot in this damn barrier. This is my one chance to get to the wench and make her submit to me.'
Inuyasha ran the whole parameter of the barrier and he could not find a weak spot to it. The barrier, on top of that, was large. He could sense that his pack was in there but he had no idea where. There was nothing he could do to get to them, then he found a tree and jumped into its high branches, while he sat down to think about his next move.
He will wait until they left the barrier and follow them to see where they would go next. There had to be a reason why the wench went to get the wolf's shards. Could it be that they were the last ones that Naraku didn't have? And if that was the reason, the only other place they will go from here will be back to Edo.
Inuyasha had an evil grin on his face when he came up with a plan. He was positive that his ass of a brother will not leave this place until the wench is completely healed. He has lost his chance to get her while she was weak and she will be back to being powerful by the time they left here.
He came to a decision that he will head back to Edo in the morning. He was sure the wench will go back there once she was healed, and when she got back he will have a nice surprise waiting for her, something that will make her weak and he will be able to subdue her every easily.
He leaned back in his tree and got comfortable for the night. He was tired and needed to get some rest before he headed back home to his forest, then he will wait for the wench to return. He will teach her not to mess with him and his pack.
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This is the end to another chapter, Koga met his end by Kagome's hand, too bad the wolf never paid attention to her or her temper.
In the next chapter, you will see what Inuyasha is planning for Kagome. Finally, words of comfort are spoken in the waking world by both Kagome and Sesshoumaru.
Until the next time
Ja ne!