I'm still alive. I wanted to get this up much sooner but I hit a road block. So, here's an early Christmas gift to all those still reading. And if we somehow manage to survive the end of the world I'll try to get another chapter up soon, lol.


Chapter 28- Back to normal

Kagome groaned as she slowly opened her eyes. Her entire body was sore, especially her stomach, and she felt like she could go back to sleep. She placed a hand on her belly and gasped. Her belly was flat…Kagome smiled as she remembered, she gave birth. She gave birth! She had a child! Of course there was Shippo and Kanna but this one she gave birth to.

She tried to sit up but all her joints and her stomach complained loudly. Groaning Kagome laid back down. Taking a deep breath she prepared to roll over on her side when Edward entered the room. She held out her hand to him. "Did…did the baby…?" she couldn't say it.

Edward smiled as he leaned over to kiss her. "The babies are fine, Rosalie's got them."

Kagome sighed. Her babies were fine, "Wait babies?" She looked at Edward with wide eyes. "Babies as in more than one?"

Edward laughed as he nodded. "Twins, we have twins love, a girl and boy."

Kagome chuckled as a few tears escaped her. "Twins." She whispered in disbelief. "We have twins." She closed her eyes as she let it sink in as he ran a hand through her hair. Edward had given her the best gift every, two wonderful children. She looked at him. "Are they healthy?"

He nodded. "Healthy and so beautiful like their mom."

Kagome giggled and sighed. "Help me up, I want to see my kids." Edward nodded and carefully picked her up. Kagome groaned in slight pain as her stomach flared. "Carlisle said the pain should dull within the week." Kagome nodded as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He carried out of their room and down to the living room where everyone was. Rin and Kikyo were at the table making notes on their findings by the looks of the folders.

Bella and Jacob were near Alice who had one bundle in her arms. Jasper was sitting right next to Alice, using the back of his fingers to rub the baby's head. Rosalie was on the couch with the other bundle as Emmett sat on one side and Seth on the other while Kanna was kneeling in front of her. Leah was near Alice with a smile but wasn't in on the love fest. Carlisle and Esme were standing off to the side watching everyone with a smile.

Everyone looked up with smiles on their faces as Edward descended the stairs, Kagome could see that every vampire had feed while she was out. Rosalie stood, telling Emmett and Seth to move, and Edward set her down. Esme brought a blanket and few pillows to support her while Carlisle did a check up before telling her to take it easy for the next week. Kagome nodded before she held out her arms to Rosalie and moved her fingers in a 'give me' motion.

Rosalie laughed as she brought over the bundle. Kagome carefully held her daughter in her arms. She had black hair with highlights of light brown, blue with flecks of red eyes, and to Kagome she looked perfect. "Hey baby, you're so beautiful." Kagome smiled as a few tears escaped her eyes. Alice kneeled next to her allowing her to see her son. He had light brown hair with amber eyes. They both looked to be about six months old. "Hey my little prince." She looked up at Edward. "There perfect."

He chuckled, taking his son from Alice. "We wanted to officially wait before filling out the names."

Kagome nodded. "Which one was born first?"

"Your son." Alice smiled.

"Mason Edward Cullen." She looked at her daughter in her arms. "And Sayoko Esme Cullen." She looked up with a bright smile. "My youngest babies." She brushed the back of her hand against her daughters head. She changed babies with Alice and held her son close to her. She watched as her son held her face and images filled her mind. Her voice, her singing, inside her womb, seeing Kagome for the first time, and seeing Kagome as she was carried into the room.

"What was that?" She asked as her son pulled back.

"It's how he communicates. He was showing you how much he loves you." Edward said.

Kagome smiled down at her son. "I love you too, both of you so much." She looked up at Edward with a bright smile. "Thank you."

Edward kneeled down next to her as Alice moved back. "Thank you." He kissed her forehead.

"What happened after I went into labor?" She looked concerned.

"We knew it would be any day but even Rin said by their estimate you were early by at least four days. After you went into labor we administered the morphine, Rin went to make the initial cut but Rosalie started reacting to seeing fresh blood. Alice took her out of the room," Kagome nodded as she remembered that, "whatever knife Rin was using cut right though but the morphine hadn't spread all the way. Once Rin told Bella to drop the barrier we were able to take the babies out but you started to crash." Edward explained.

"Your body couldn't handle the blood loss once we got the babies out and you blacked out. Kikyo managed to arrive just before the wolves attack and between her, Bella, and me we managed to do a hysterectomy, a blood transfusion, and close your wound without a minimal scar. It was close Kagome, probably the closest you've ever come to dying. I think we did lose you for a minute or two." Rin crossed her arms as she leaned back in the chair.

"Once Kikyo got inside Sam and his wolves moved to attack her. We managed to push them back as Kanna came out with a mirror, but just before they attacked Jacob came out of the house in wolf form." Jasper said next to Alice, gently rubbing her son's head.

"Don't hit the messenger." Jacob said with a smile. "Leah, Seth, and I were waiting in the living room when Alice brought Rosalie out, her hands covered in blood. Seth got a little upset so Leah took him outside; it also helped them keep watch. They weren't out there for more than a minute or two when Kikyo came flying up the drive and ran inside followed by everyone else. Then we all heard Rin yelling that they were losing you. Leah got…a little upset…" Jacob looked unsure if he should continue.

"I was angry thinking that you had died as Kikyo said you flat lined. You're one of the few people who understood me since the change and I let my anger get the better of me. I went to attack the babies when Seth tried to stop me and we both imprinted. Me on mason and Seth on Sayoko." Leah admitted standing in the middle of the living room looking as if she was waiting to be attacked.

Kagome sat there for a minute. "You imprinted on my baby? Both of you?" She ignored the fact that Leah had tried to attack her kids and looked from Leah to Seth, who nodded, to finally Edward who also nodded. "Okay." She sighed and moved to stand.

"No," Edward held her down. "Carlisle's orders, no excessive movements until your stomach heals."

Kagome glared at him. "They imprinted on my babies…our babies."

"Yes, and the whole families already yelled and talked with them." Edward smiled. "Kikyo and Rin both stated that they were wards of West and should anything happened, such as a broken heart, then they had to deal with them. Emmett and Jasper said they would hunt them down if anything happened, Rosalie said she would flat out break their backs, and even Alice said she would get even if either of them were hurt. Kanna also mentioned something about her mirror."

Kagome huffed. She couldn't admit it was a bad thing per say, but if it was what her children wanted then who was she to stand in their way. "Fine I won't do anything right now. But when I get the all clear we are going to have a firm talking to and then the two of you are going to train until I deem you fit enough to protect my babies." She looked at Seth, who nodded with a smiled, to Leah, who simply nodded.

Kagome sighed as she looked back down at her baby boy. "How long am I on bed rest?"

Kikyo scoffed. "Knowing you, you'll be up in about two weeks." She handed some paperwork over to Kagome. "Their birth certificates, we'll fill the paperwork for Japanese citizenship as well once we get back to Japan. Shippo sends his apologies that he couldn't make it in time but he'll be here within the week. Sesshomaru is asking for pictures as proof for the other Lords and Council. Expect a ton of gifts to come in the mail. I also updated our findings and hope to get it lamented in case something like this happens to someone else.

"As for Isabella, she did a great job at helping us out though her barrier still needs work to get to our level. I'd also suggest tying in some offensive attacks just in case. Keep your email open, Kami knows once this gets out the entire family will be emailing you." Kikyo smiled at the last bit.

"Thank you, both of you," she looked at Rin as well. "I don't think I would've pulled thorough if you weren't here."

Rin smiled standing next to Kikyo. "You're the one who's helped us the most through these years. If anything this was just our way of saying thank you."

Kagome opened her mouth to say something but coved a yawn. Rin gave her a quick hug, followed by Kikyo. "Rest Kagome, we'll call once we land in Japan." Kagome nodded and handed her son over to Edward. She laid down with Esme's help and drifted out to the sound of her family around her.

After a few days Kagome got tired of bed rest. Except to go the bathroom or the half an hour she spent walking around, everyone either brought her what she needed or carried her. It was strange at first to be carried by Alice or Rosalie but soon Kagome just ignored it.

Currently she was lying on the couch opening their wedding gifts. There were traditional wedding gifts such as kitchen appliances, candles, towels, and even a vase. The non-traditional gifts included gifts from the Lords, favor gifts Kagome called them, such as jewelry, pottery, and a kimono for Edward. There was also a huge stack of money from those who didn't know what to get them.

As Kagome moved to open another gift she looked up as people began talking about the couple on the wedding tape Emmett had made. Angelia had been first, stating about how she met Kagome and how happy she was for her. Eric was next, followed by Tyler, Mike and surprisingly Jessica. Jessica at least kept her mouth shut, wishing Kagome a long and happy marriage.

Then came the vampires.

Tanya was first, welcoming Kagome to the family again and stating that she needed to visit them in Alaska. Kate didn't say much, just a congrats and to keep Edward happy. Carmen and Eleazar spoke together, also welcoming her and stating that their house was open any time they wanted to visit.

The Lords were next, her friends all wishing Kagome happiness and telling Edward that if she so much as cried they would be there to rip him to pieces. Kagome had laughed while Edward shook his head. when the South made a, surprisingly, well gestured comment about Kagome being happy.

Turning away from the screen Kagome opened the box in front of her and paused. On the top of the box was the crest for the Volturi. Edward was next to her as she opened the box. Inside was a thick gold chain with a diamond as big as a golf ball. On top was a note, stating that Aro wished them a happy marriage.

"Suck up." she held up the necklace. "When would I ever wear something like this?"

Edward spun the diamond around. "If nothing else they do know how to suck up."

Kagome giggled as she put the necklace away and grabbed for the next gift. Hearing a high pitched giggle, Kagome looked up as her daughter, who now looked to be about a year and a half old, came crawling through the room. Sayoko paused as she looked up at Kagome and giggled before continuing on her way. Rosalie soon appeared and followed after her. Shaking her head Kagome went to open the gift when she heard chuckling.

"I guess that was my little sister." Kagome looked up to see Shippo walking in with two boxes in his hand.

"Shippo!" Kagome set the gift aside and held open her arms. Shippo set the boxes down and quickly moved to hug Kagome.

"I'm so sorry I wasn't here mother." He said lowly as he curled into her side like he used to do as a child.

"It's okay sweetie," Kagome ran her hand through his hair. "I know you would've like to been here but everything's fine now. I'm fine and your siblings are fine. We're fine."

Edward watched as mother and son rested in calmness. He wondered if one day his children would come to him like Shippo and Kanna did with Kagome. He smiled at Kagome who looked at him with her own. Shippo pulled back, a slight blush as being watched across his check, before heading over to the boxes.

"I got these for my siblings." He set the boxes on the coffee table in front of Kagome. "How fast are they growing?" He asked curious.

"Carlisle says there at about a year and a half old now so about three and half to four months a week. I think they'll start slowing down once they get older." Edward said.

Shippo nodded. "Faster than youkai children by about a month. Well where are the little munchkins?"

"Jasper had Mason up in the library last I saw and Sayoko as you saw went that way." Kagome motioned with her hand.

"Sayoko, meaning evening child." Shippo stated knowing how much Kagome loved that name. "Their beautiful names." They all looked up as Sayoko came crawling back through giggling away. Shippo grinned and quickly scooped up the baby girl. "Hello my little imouto."

Kagome smiled and picked up the two boxes, slightly shaking the top box. Not hearing anything she set the boxes off to the side for the kids to open when they were a little bit older. Standing up, Kagome moved toward Edward's side stating she wanted to hunt down her wayward son to meet Shippo.

Kagome sat on the couch playing with her daughter. She would randomly pick the girl up, gently rocking the girl back and forth, before putting her back on her chest. The young girl would giggle each time her mother picked her up.

"So is that my little grandniece?" Kagome looked over as Charlie entered the room.

"Uncle." Kagome waited for her uncle to give her a hug. "I'm so glad you could visit."

Charlie laughed. "Well Bella only told me yesterday that you had given birth." He looked at the child in Kagome's arms. "Though she didn't say how big they had gotten or how quick."

Kagome giggled. "We're not sure how fast their growing but they are getting big quick." She handed Sayoko over to her uncle. "This here is Sayoko and Mason is crawling around somewhere."

Bella arrived carrying the missing boy. Together the three spent a few hours with the children catching up or in Kagome's case explaining to Charlie about half-born vampires and how fast they grew.

After two more weeks Kagome had finally gotten the okay to walk around. She waited a few more days, just to make sure she was finally healed, before she asked Jacob to take her to La Push. It had almost started an argument but Kagome put her foot down, it had to be today. She didn't even let Edward know what she had in mind. Finally Jacob caved and agreed to drive Kagome to La Push.

She didn't say a word the entire trip.

As they neared one of the outdoor pavilions that was on the reserve, Kagome saw just about everyone from the tribe there. It was an outdoor barbeque to celebrate an anniversary or so Seth had said, giving Kagome the perfect idea.

As Jacob pulled into a parking spot Kagome got out of the car before he even had it in park. She walked at a brisk pace through the crowd, not even brothering to wave or say hello to those she knew, until she came upon Sam and Emily. Sam looked up surprised before Kagome slapped him hard enough to turn his face. "That was for threatening my family!" She ignored the gasps around her and even some who were laughing.

Sam tried to look menacing but Kagome waited as he looked toward Jacob before punching him, sending him spiraling to the ground. "And that was for threatening my children! Now you listen here wolf and you listen good, you and your pack of mutts stay the hell away from my family." She placed a foot on his chest to keep him from rising up. "The only wolves I want to see on Cullen property is Seth, Leah, and Jacob. Anyone else is fair game." She leaned down to whisper, "I will kill them Sam Uley, don't think I won't."

With that Kagome pushed away from him and turned to leave.

"Are they healthy?" Kagome paused at Emily's voice. Kagome turned to see concern is Emily's eyes.

She nodded. "Yes, they both are. Mason was born first then Sayoko."

Emily nodded with a smile and Kagome turned to head back to the car. Jacob was leaning against car laughing with Seth leaning against him. Even Leah had a smile as she stood nearby. "Training starts tomorrow after your patrol. Late and you get punished." She looked at both Seth and Leah who nodded. "I would also suggest you bring shorts and a tank top, you're going to get dirty."

"Sounds kinky." Jacob joked as he moved toward the driver's side.

"Well then you won't mind joining them then will you?" Kagome smirked as she climbed into the car. Jacob groaned. "Look at this way Jacob, at least you'll be able to defend Bella better."

Kagome laughed again as Jacob hit his head on the steering wheel.

"Again." Seth groaned as he rolled up to his feet and charged at Kagome. For the last two days they had been practicing the basics of martial arts. Kagome waited as Seth moved to punch her, only for her bend backwards and grab his fist, flipping him over her shoulder. Seth groaned as he hit the ground. "Never expose your back, if your first punch doesn't got through then you need to quickly adapt such as crouching down to swipe my feet out from under me or use your other fist."

Kagome patted his head before turning toward the others. "Next." Jacob groaned as he stood up.

For another two hours Kagome trained them, showing them tips for both humans and demons. Finishing up for the day, Kagome turned to head back into the house while the wolves left to patrol. Entering the door Kagome braced herself as a five year old collided with her legs. "Mama!"

Kagome smiled as she lifted her daughter up and spun around getting the young girl to giggle. "And how's my little princess doing?"

"I'm doing well mama."

Kagome rested her daughter on her hip. "Have you eaten?" Her daughter nodded and Kagome raised an eyebrow. "Human food?" the girl pouted but nodded.

"Why does blood taste better than food? The girl asked as they entered the living room.

"Cause blood has a tang to it." Emmett joked as he picked Sayoko up.

Kagome hit him in the arm. "Blood may taste better than most food, but food has nutrients you need. If you skip a meal you won't get to go hunting with dad." Kagome looked at her daughter. Sayoko gasped and wiggled out of Emmett's arms to run to the table.

"Grandma, can you make me a plate too?" Sayoko asked as Esme placed Kagome's plate on the table. Kagome sat at the table watching her family as she ate.

"What do you say Sayoko?" Edward asked as he walked in carrying Mason.

The girl gently placed her lip between her teeth before straightening up. "Can you please make me a plate of food too Grandmother?"

Esme smiled and tapped a finger to her nose. "Of course angel."

Edward kissed his wife's head as he sat down next to her, setting mason down. They watched as Mason ran to Jasper, slowing down as Kagome yelled out not to run, while asking him to tell him a story about his time as a major in the army. Kagome shook her head, they loved their stories.

"They're getting bigger every day." Edward commented as he watched his daughter eat. Edward played with Kagome's hair as he watched her. Over the past few weeks he had thought often about how he never thought he would even have someone to love, let alone two beautiful children.

"I know. I was concerned on whether or not their mental capabilities would be on par with their development but I'm surprised with how fast they've grown mentally." Kagome stated as she watched her daughter practically shove her food in her mouth. "Slow down and take small bites Sayoko." The girl giggled and did as told. "When demons age their mentality is about ix to eight years older than their physical age. By the time their ten years old, their mentally about twenty."

"The only thing we can do is keep testing them and wait and see." Carlisle said as he sat next to Kagome. "How fast did Kaito age?"

Kagome tapped her chin in thought. "Well Slalom said that by the end of the year Kaito was about eighteen years old. We speculated Kaito grew about a month an hour then started slowly down as he reach fifteen. Rin thinks it may have been the vampire blood since demons age about one year ever five months until they reach about ten then slow down. We think the vampire venom speeds up the process but unless we talk to someone who raised a purely half-human half-vampire child we may never know an exact growth rate."

"It's not something I'd be willing to test either." Carlisle shook his head. "I can't see the Volturi being too excited to test these theories. They might just destroy the children instead of letting them live."

Kagome nodded. "The only thing that'll save Mason and Sayoko is the fact that they're wards of the West. Aro can't touch them without starting a war."

"Whatever the reason, their growing at an exceptional rate. I'd guess that by the time a year's passed at their current growth rate they'd be about seventeen or eighteen years old." Carlisle said.

Kagome groaned, "I don't want to think about my children dating yet." Carlisle and Esme laughed.

Kagome flipped Leah again. "Not bad, but don't let your anger get the best of you." She helped Leah up. "Try meditating at least once a day, spend an hour just sitting in the woods and let your thoughts drift, maybe go for a run with no other reason than to run. You need to clear your mind and plan your attack before moving."

Leah frowned but nodded. "Your turn Seth." The younger wolf was eager and jumped up. Kagome tested him on what he had been taught the night before, flipping him around and showing him how to fix his mistakes. Seth always got up, listened to what she said, and then tried again with Kagome's advice. And each time Kagome brought him down before starting it all over.

It had been two months since she gave birth and her two children now looked to be about seven or eight years old. Carlisle was charting their progress every week and together they were trying to figure out why their growth progress now seemed to slow down immensely. Kagome had a video chat with Sesshomaru and Rin on her computer but even they were stumped as to what was happening.

"Alright, that's enough for today." Kagome handed a bottle of water to Seth. "It's supposed to snow slightly tomorrow so no practice until I give you a call. That doesn't mean you can slack." She gave a playful grin to Seth.

Kagome walked slowly beside Edward while her children ran ahead of them with Seth and Jacob. Bella was right beside her. They watched as her children would jump up to catch snowflakes before running back to present them to Kagome. Edward laid out a blanket they had brought and the trio sat down, Kagome leaning against her husband.

She was happy, more so than she ever thought she could be. And watching her children play with two wolves watching over them carefully caused her to smile. Okay maybe only one wolf watching them and the other playing in the falling snow with them. As she watched her daughter jump then land softly Kagome noticed something off in the distance. The figure moved and Kagome noticed it was a person. "Who's that?" She stood up to get a better look.

Edward stood up beside her. "It's Irina." He started to smile until Irina took off running and Edward followed.

"Jacob, Seth, take the children back to the house." Kagome followed Edward but she couldn't keep the same pace. Eventually Edward came back, stating that Irina was gone. She climbed onto his back and they headed to the house.

They met Carlisle and Esme in the living room. Edward explained what happened and Carlisle moved to grab the phone. To ease some of the tension Edward began to play the piano with Mason while Rosalie combed Sakyo's hair. Kagome leaned against the piano watching father and son.

"Tanya convinced Irina to come reconcile with us." Carlisle said, hanging up the phone.

"So why run?" Kagome asked.

"Seeing Jacob and Seth must have been too much for her." Esme offered.

"I wish there was a way to resolve this without fighting." Kagome sighed.

"She's family, she'll come around."

The room once again fill with music as Edward played the song he wrote for Kagome. The miko smiled as she leaned closer, closing her eyes and letting the music flow around her. It was peaceful, it was moving, and to Kagome it reminded her how much Edward had still loved her over the years.

Kagome finally moved to give Bella a translated book that Rin had sent and began to go over some things in regards to her powers. Jacob was in the kitchen raiding the fridge for a bit of food while Seth and Leah said their goodbyes and headed home. Sakyo was doing some homework Kagome had assigned while Jasper was helping her with History and Emmett was putting forth comments here and there that got the young girl to laugh. Carlisle and Esme began a game of chess. Alice was once again redecorating.

Suddenly the sound of glass shattering had Kagome looking up at Alice who was standing still and in shock. Jasper was quickly by her side. "What is it Alice? What did you see?" He asked.

"The Volturi, they're coming for us. Aro, Caius, Marcus, the guard, and Irina." Alice looked at her.

"Why?" She asked.

"What did Irina see in the woods?" Carlisle asked.

"We were walking, we sat down and let the children play." Kagome listed off.

"The children were catching snowflakes." Bella stated.

Carlisle sighed. "Of course," he moved toward the bookshelf and pulled off a book. Kagome asked Rosalie to put the kids to bed. She and Edward kissed each of them good night, stating that she would be up soon. "Irina thinks their immortal children." He flipped through a few pages before placing the book in front of Kagome. "The immortal children were very beautiful, so enchanting, to be near them was to love them." Kagome slowly turned the pages. "But their development was frozen at the age they were turned. They couldn't be taught or restrained, a single tantrum could destroy an entire village.

"Humans heard about the devastation, stories spread. The Volturi were forced to intervene. Since the children couldn't protect our secret they had to be destroyed." Kagome looked up shocked but understood. "Their creators were very attached and fought to protect them. Covens were torn apart, countless humans slaughtered." Kagome had to retain a shudder as the ghost feeling of killing humans and their blood slid over her fingers. "Traditions, friends, even families lost."

Kagome nodded in understanding. "So the Denali's mother made an immortal child. That's why Irina thought Mason and Sakyo were immortal children."

"Yes. And she paid the price." Carlisle said, clearly upset.

Kagome shook her head. "My children are nothing like those children. They were born not bitten, they grow every day."

"Can't you just explain that to the Volturi?" Jacob spoke up.

Edward shook his head. "Aro will want proof, more than just thoughts."

"So we fight."

"No," Kagome stood up and moved toward the window. "According to the treaty they can't attack without declaring war against the West." She turned to look at them. "We have one thing I can hold over them but it may not be enough."

Esme frowned. "What?"

"Aro stated years ago, when the treaty was being created, that any uprising in vampire activity would be dealt with by them before it got out of hand. They didn't do anything about the newborn army until after we had already fought them." She looked at each of them. "Aro broke the treaty when Bella got bit because of his negligence. If he had looked and remembered, Bella and her father's names are listed in the treaty of those under our protection."

"So when I got bit the treaty was broken." Bella confirmed.

Kagome nodded. "And we can use that if Aro pushes the issue."

"Their coming to kill us, not to talk." Emmett finally stated.

"Then we convince them, by orders of the West. This family is protected by that treaty and it's that treaty that will force them to listen." Kagome pounded a fist into the table.

"Kagome's right." Edward stated. "But maybe others can help convince them. Carlisle we have friends all over the world."

Carlisle shook his head. "I won't ask them to fight."

"Not fight, witness. If enough people knew the truth maybe we could convince the Volturi to listen."

Esme smiled as she looked at her husband. "We can ask this of our friends."

Suddenly Kagome's phone rang. Answering it Kagome was surprised to hear Inuyasha on the other end. "We've got a huge problem."

"What," she paused as she listened. The color began to drain from her face. "Are you sure?" Again she paused. "How long ago?" A slightly longer pause. "We'll keep our eyes and ears open. Tell Sesshomaru to call me as soon as it's confirmed." She hung up the phone and let her arm slowly slide down to her side.

"Kagome, what's wrong?" Edward moved toward her but paused as Kagome suddenly threw the phone at the wall with such force it broke.

"Son of a bitch!" She yelled out. She ran a hand through her hair and let out a short scream. "Why is it when things start to go right they go to hell in a hand basket?"

"What is it?" Edward stood in front of her.

Kagome sighed. "Inuyasha just confirmed that Hikatrou is missing and has been for about a month now along with about twenty men of the Southern Army. Tokaharu has also calling inquiring about his son. Inuyasha called to inform me that their officially declaring Hikatrou and the army rogue by tomorrow night."

"Rogue? What does that mean?" Alice asked.

Kagome looked up with a pissed off look. "When one is declared rogue it means they are no longer a part of their clan and should be captured or killed upon being sited. According to Tokaharu, one of the maids had heard him muttering about not all traditions being kept and about me. We have reason to believe he's coming here to kill Edward and forcibly take me as his mate." She looked at Edward. "When a male wants another's mate they'll kill anyone that's tied to the first male. Including children."


Well there you go. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.