A/N: Nyu~ don't kill me I'm just an innocent doggy! I sorry it take awhile to update, baby brother wont leave me alone, always wants me to help him with homework. Besides I'm busy with HW but hey at least it don't take me more than (at the most) two weeks to update this danged story.

Dedications:

EmoNinjaGirlWhoComesOnAnytime- I see's lucky! I wanna go with you Neko-Chan! (packs bags then notices Inu-Kun doesn't have a clue where to go…) Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa!? Well on the other note (pushes away moody sad person) I hope you have fun and can get on the computer while ur away.

Chapter 29: It's Not What Happened, it's What's Happening

"Sorry" I backed away and Yasha straightened the clothes; walking with the blush, I had put on her face, already gone.

"Princess" Night-Run helped Yasha into the carriage; I lifted myself to the top of the stagecoach sitting myself on the edge, feet dangling. Usagi followed the two in I guessed it was better for her protection.

"Hiya" Ming flicked the reigns of the horses and they were off running at first, once about to crash with the garden Ming flicked again "Sho!" they jumped and flew into the air. Kan gripped his seat.

"Cool ain't it?" Ming said to me, I nodded "first time flying ain't it?"

"Yes, but only this way. I've flown a few times myself"

"Well you might wanna move either to the back for this seat, trust me I don't wanna go fetching after you when you fall" with my claws I crawled over to the seat he had mentioned in front. I slid into it. It was the opposite of where Kan was standing Ming between us both.

"Princess sure does look mighty fine don't you think?" Kan said not knowing that she was going to be my mate, I attempted to keep myself calm.

"Ya, for sure. I heard the princess looked lots like a boy from one of the black dog demons, said she looked like a kid maybe only six years old. She sure don't look six to me at all's"

"Must've been lying" Kan passes it off as a lie. I agreed, though I knew better, she had looked a bit like a boy before her hair was growing.

"For sure" Ming nodded "there's no way a girl as lovely as her would ever look like a boy" I would have smirked and boasted that she was my mate-to-be but I remained indifferent.

"Hey come' on guys, I saw the princess when she was littler, she did look much like a boy. A cute little Tomboy for sure" Splinters spoke from behind the cart, I looked back and there he was smiling like and idiot.

"Ja, but who'd believe a word you says?" Kan laughed at him.

"Devils" Splinters grumbled under his breath, annoyed that they wouldn't believe him. Though he was telling the truth.

"Any ways, how's it been between you and your lady? Any pups' comme'n along?"

"None that I surely know of, but man can that girl scream" Splinters laughed loudly, "I couldn't hear the rest of the day. But man" he sighed happily "she's beautiful, even when she's not screaming my name she's beautiful" I could see Splinters mental picture. It was Night-Run still half asleep and naked, by his view you could see nothing but her face and marking.

"I gotta find myself a girl too"

"Me as well"

"…" I remained silent, Ming smacked my back.

"Why ya'll, staying so quiet? Don't tells me, you're already mated? Wha! How unfair leaving me and Kan alone in the dust!" Ming laughed "But for real you got a fiancé a mate a child, something right?"

"I have a fiancé…"

"Really!?" Splinter's was suddenly out of his day dreams and into the normal world again.

"No way!?" Ming said surprised.

"Who is she?! Anyone we may know?!"

"The… the princess"

All their eyes went wide; Splint began howling with laugher loudly, Kan on the other hand had to hold on to the bar to keep himself up, and Ming was as pale as stone scarcely breathing.

"No, but seriously, who's your fiancé?" Kan asked still afraid that I was telling the truth.

"I says what I mean, Yasha's going to be my mate"

"Ok, that's what I thought you said" Kan fell over; Ming laughed at him as well as Splinter's.

"Man I'm so sorry for saying those things 'bout you're girl!" Ming said holding his hand out "Shake on it I'ma never opening ma mouth 'bout her like that" I shook it.

"Sorry Kyou should have known better" Kan sighed "dang all the good girls are taken" I rolled my eyes.

"What's the princess like anyway?" Ming asked.

"Ya, I've only heard about when she was a child, I've heard rumors that she raised herself my mother said she saw her before when she was much, much younger than she is today. It was surprising to hear that Sesshomaru would actually let a little girl even hug him but now that I've seen Rin myself, it's a little bit easier to imagine but she's human. I'm sure she's never in her life seen Sesshomaru's full form" Kan said.

I nodded, "Her mother died the day of her birth and she cast-ed a spell on her father, he was stuck to tree for about 50 years. For those fifty years plus another three years when she was captured by the devil Naraku she was alone. Her father rescued her even though he didn't know she existed, but to me it feels more like they have a brother sister relation. Then when some wolf/fox demons took her away from home and forced her to marry their prince she killed both the prince and king saving and freeing all the foxes and dogs, as well as the wolves"

"That doesn't sound so nice; I wouldn't want anyone to kill someone else's leaders" said Ming.

"Ya but she is currently caring for their younger prince, he'll be taking over in a few years time. For now it's just training him"

"Hey, Kyou" Splinters called my name I turned back and looked at him, "is she a good kisser? A screamer? A crier? What's she like?"

My tail twitched "She cry's a lot, she's stressed a lot but I don't get what you mean by screamer, and how is someone a good kisser?"

"Never mind" he sighed and leaned on the railing again. Everyone continued speaking until we all saw the panther demons home. Splinters knocked on the carriage "We'll be there soon, be ready for landing" I growled softly to myself.

"Can I go up front to the first horse?" I asked Ming, Ming nodded his head. I jumped onto the white horse right in front of me, then the next one. I held onto its mane, Ming whistled and the horses began descending.

"I can see the panther kingdom" as we went lower and lower I noticed a sprinkle like amount of snow. White as the ground was you could see the many panther demons they were looking up pointing at the carriage. When we were closer to the ground I jumped down myself on my own two feet. I remained looking up at the carriage, many of the younger demons ran off others came closer. When the stagecoach landed, there was a thump.

I helped Yasha step out, taking her small hand in mine and helping her down. Night-Run was behind her and Splinters helped her down.

"What do you dog demons want? Are ya'll lost are something? This is Panther territory" one of the older much more calm and wrinkly demons came along speaking for the small group of demons.

"I'd like to speak with your king I'm the dog princess Sir." Yasha smiling slightly and gave the man a half bow. Many of the panther villagers did the same the younger children blushing happily, the girls and boys thinking how beautiful our princess was and young as well.

"Oh please you're too kind, just like the great dog demon himself. Please we villagers would be happy to lead you to the king" the old man stood from the rickety rocking chair, he was an honest old man, as he walked slowly with a cane made of old pier wood he modestly smiled, "how nice I lived to see the great dog demons granddaughter, and how grand she is"

Usagi gripped Yasha's clothes, even though Yasha was short, he was only about the size of a young-young boy "Please sir no need to strain yourself, take my hand"

"Oh thank you, thank you so very much; so much kindness just like the old dog himself, hows he been doing these times?" the old man asked as Yasha put a steady small hand in his older one as well as one of his hunched back.

"He's dead…"

"Oh I'm sorry; I haven't been out in years. I'm so old already five hundred, young for other demons but I've found my life here in this kind village. Everyone's willing to give a hand, a blanket, anything to help" the old man spoke quietly for he couldn't do much more, Yasha merely smiled and nodded asking him questions and answering his questions in return. Until they got to the palace gates; the man waved goody bye sending Yasha off with only a few young village boys, and a few girls, who had followed.

Snickering and playing with, or at least attempting to coax, Usagi who remained quiet and conservative touching my leg every so often to send me some sort of words he would never say.

"Miss princess, you're really pretty"

"Why do you have to meet with Kovu?"

"What's it like to be a princess?" they all jumped speaking at once, Yasha smiled and laughed.

"It's ok to be the princess but would you believe me if I said I was born as a villager just like you children?" Yasha held their hands, each holding one of her fingers as she walked so surely into the palace for panther demons.

"No way!?"

"Impossible"

"No it's true, honest. My mother and father lived as normal villagers. They raised me as one as well. Oh ya," she bent down and whispered "and just between you guys and me I actually don't do this princess job every day" All the children were surprised but Yasha stood and continued walking. The children right behind her.

"Princess, do you have a mate?" one of the little girls asked this.

Yasha blushed, and I attempted to stop myself from doing the same "No but I do have a fiancé"

"Is he handsome?" one of the boys jumped.

"Ya" Yasha nodded blushing, her hands folded together.

"Is he strong and cool?"

"Uh-hu" Yasha dumbly nodded again, I couldn't help but blush now; so she really did think things like that? I smiled on the inside.

"Is he nice? Kind? Funny?"

"Ya he's a really great guy, and he gets jealous real easily sometimes. But I think that's cute. He really wants a child, I can tell, every day he asks me why we can't get married today, right now, or even just a little later"

"Why not get married now princess?"

"I have siblings, little ones, smaller than you guys. And they need my help, I'm their big sister who's gonna protect them?"

"Where's your fiancé right now? What's his name?"

"It's a Secret" Yasha held a finger to her mouth "I can't tell you, you're just going to have to wait like everyone else"

"Awww your mean" they all pouted and laughed, leading the way. The panther demons weren't that bad; they were respectful and did not pounce or attack us.

In fact they bowed to Yasha; I guess all they really needed was a sniff of true blood to know that this girl, my Yasha, was the true princess. The castle seemed nice enough, there were no dark statues, it was very pale colored because of the winter but other than that it was a lot like the dog palace. "You wait here princess we'll go tell king Kovu that you're here" the children placed Yasha in a chair then bounced off Night-Run and Splinters following. When they were gone Yasha put a hand over her speeding heart, taking a deep breath she sighed.

She scratched her cheek to her neck gently careful of her claws, even though she had clipped them so that it would be easier for her to lift the frail children which she loved so much. She lifted her hair then, with a sigh, dropped it back down to cover her neck once again. I stood next to her, her hands on the edge of the seat "Your tiered correct?" she nodded.

"I'm sorry I can't allow you to sleep right now princess, I'm sure people would make the wrong assumption" I looked around then lifted my hand to her hair petting it softly.

"Call me Yasha, Kyou… Ya-Sh-a" she begged, her voice wavering at the end.

"I love you, Yasha" she smiled now and took my hand into her own; I closed my eyes out of habit. Her fingers were lightly touching my skin, her claws sending a slight shiver up my spine "Keep this up I'm going to take your maiden head here and now" she laughed slightly, but continued anyway.

She flipped my hand over to its palm and traced a light circle in the middle with her claw, I shivered and growled in my throat "Stop that" I said breathing deeply my eyes still closed. She kissed my hand and I could feel her fangs against my skin, they were warm not too salivated because they dried quickly.

"Happy now?" she merely held my hand now, I opened my eyes and saw her smiling her two largest top fangs peeking out from under her lip. I squeezed her hand since no-one was around to watch our public display of affection. When I heard them coming I let go of her hand, grudgingly.

"Princess the king said he'll meet you now, but he only wants you to take one guard" Night-Run spoke first, the children must have stayed behind with their king because they were nowhere in sight.

"So be it" Yasha stood, "come on Kyou" she tugged my sleeve once and then began walking. I followed her inches behind.

"Thank you for picking me… princess" she walked back for a second so that her back was nearly pressed against me instead she took my hand and hid it by walking in front of me. She blushed slightly, her ears down as they always seemed to be.

She let go of my hand when there was a large door with a scent she, either, recognized, didn't like, or just preferred to stay away from. I opened the doors and entered ahead of her, "Ah welcome princess of the dog domain, this would be my humble home" the king was standing his guard next to his left wearing a black coat. I would have growled but that would have set him off. His thoughts were as blank as mine had ever been.

"Thank you sir, I would say sorry had I known you were also interested in meeting me. It must be strange to you finding that a half demon, and female no less, happens to be stronger than you and a true blood descendant of the great dog demon"

"Yes it was quite a shocker to me, when I heard your tale and how you single handedly took down an entire kingdom of cats. I just though to myself I must meet this girl" the man explained himself.

"Thank you but I cannot take all the credit, I had help from the cat demons as well as a good dog demon friend of mine" I knew she was speaking of me; I wanted to smile but could not.

"Yes but it was your courage that did this, please have a seat tell me your story from birth to now I want to hear for myself the truth of your being"

And so we sat there for hours Yasha telling the king her story, not completely. She tried not to say anything that might give him the wrong idea, she mentioned she was born in a human village but she did not mention how her birth was truly like. When she was done he nodded truly amazed. "Thank you, princess, for taking the time to tell me your story; I do wish you and fiancé many years and many children" the man smiled shaking hands with Yasha, but his thoughts were contrary to his actions.

He wanted Yasha as his mate but he had no means to force her into it, I was fine with want, if he even thought for a second he was going to take her to become his mate I'd kill him myself. "Goodbye good sir" Yasha waved to him as she left the room then the palace. In front of the gate was the carriage.

I looked back at the palace as Yasha went back into the carriage, there was a presence I sensed "Kyou…" she called my name, I turned and looked at her blue eyes "can you sit with me instead of Night-Run?" she asked.

"Of course, but…" I paused but when I saw Night-Run seat herself with Splinters I understood. Usagi sat were I had and Kan drove now switching places with Ming. "Don't worry about it Kyou, she was miserable in there without you" Night-Run waved her fingers at me.

"Don't worry its sound proof man" Splinters whispered. I growled at him entering the carriage and shutting the door, with a snap.

"Sorry 'bout doing this to you… I'm such a pain" I smiled slightly and sat down next to her closer than usual.

"No you're not, I love you because of that you always say sorry" my hand touched her cheek lovingly. Yasha whimpered, crawling into my lap and pushing me against the wall.

"I'm sorry" I laughed ever so slightly.

(Yasha's POV)

Kyou's skin was cold, through the entire flight he merely brushed through my hair. I had to pull down my pants so that my tail could breath. I think I fell asleep before we arrived to the palace, for when I woke I was in my room dressed in a light sleeping dress. My tail bristled as my body came into attention with the fact that the room was quite cold. I searched for the warm body that should be next to me, but no one. I jumped down from the bed to the cold tile, I shivered again. I walked across the room to Kyou's door and opened it just a crack. I found him asleep hugging a pillow, blankets kicked off.

I smiled and slowly walked towards him. I lied down pushing the pillow out from his arms replacing its place. His smile appeared when I was in his arms. He held me close to him, his nose between my necks. His breathing tickled my neck, I nearly giggled. I let my hands rest against his strong chest; even through the fabric I could feel the many muscles he'd carved over the years. As well as a few scars I hadn't even noticed before, even stitches.

My face became hot as he whispered into my ear "Yasha…" I looked up at him afraid that he had woken. He hadn't, his breathing was even but his heart beat was not.

"I love you… Yasha" he was talking in his sleep, I wondered what he was dreaming. I smiled slightly and pressed my face against his chest, his skin was slowly getting warmer. He rolled over with me still in his arms and was on top of me, out of instinct my small hands pushed softly at his chest. Instead he grabbed both my hands and placed them at my sides were they remained. He pushed me down farther onto the bed with his hands kneading my breast. My back arched strangely, "K-Kyou?" I didn't want to wake him but this was getting out of control.

"Y-you mustn't"

"But this is fine…isn't it? We're mates aren't we?" he whispered half asleep, he yawned and looked up at my pink face. His eyes went wide "Ahhhh!!!" he jumped back and off me. The blanket was pulled along with him.

I sat up embarrassed; I pulled up my Yukata to its highest. "What are you doing in my bed?" Kyou asked, attempting to push back his silky black hair that had gotten in his face.

"I just crawled in and then you suddenly did that…"

Kyou sat up and once again pushed back his hair out of habit "You never do that again, I might accidentally hurt you or do something like that but worse" he growled slightly. I whimpered.

"But I usually always sleep with you"

"Yes, but I am aware that you are there. If not like just now I may become intoxicated by your scent" I put a hand on his chest smiling.

"So you admit that you want me"

His hands cupped my back side and leaned forward as Miroku has done to Sango and many other women "I may be here to protect you and use to not being with the female sex in any way, but I am still a man. Even if it's just with you" with his feet he pulled us both back, I leaned on top of him my legs on either side of his hips "and I do get my own urges" he nipped at my nose.

"And how do you stop them? Nobody else does for sure, Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, and Sango none of them held back. So why do you?" I asked him, always confused with him in some ways.

"Because my little mate starts to cry" he bucked his hips and I whimpered as I always did. My tinny hands landing on his chest, "See?" he smiled slightly "But I don't mind"

"What if I asked for you to take me now? Would you?"

"Maybe, why are you asking me to?" he was leaning up on his elbows now his face closer to mine.

"Maybe" I answered. He flipped me over and lied on top of me, blankets over him.

"Well to bad" he snickered, I laid my head on my arms and he made himself comfortable. Laying his head on the bed next to mine, one arm around my shoulders and neck and both his legs around my body "Good night Yasha"

"Night Kyou" I would have turned around to tell him good night but it would have made the position we were in strange.

(Next morning)

I nipped at Kyou's ear in the morning, it was foggy today and you couldn't see the sun. Kyou curled up slightly, his hands digging into my waist. He groaned "stop it… I wanna sleep…"

I giggled into his ear; it flicked and laid flat back down against his head. One of his purple eyes opened and looked up at me; I smiled and licked his ear. He emitted a low growl "You really want to get out of here don't you?" he looked up at me. I nodded, for once not kidding.

"Ok, ok I'm up I'm up." he lifted himself up onto all fours yawning loudly then stretching his back, his tail blistering after his spine cracked a good four times. I giggled.

"You go get dressed and I'll do the same" Kyou stood up and off me, watching me as I walked out of his room and into my own. I changed quickly into my red outfit, jumping back to Kyou's room. "Ready?" he asked me. I nodded happily.

"Ok come along then" he walked to the window opening it to the cloudy day outside. Ne bent down waiting for me to climb on. I crawled onto his back, my arms gripping his neck gently, as I climbed my legs swung around his abdomen. Just because I was faster than him doesn't mean that he was letting me run. The wind whipped at my face, making me flinch ever so slightly from the cold. I shivered as we free fell down to the ground. Kyou's feet barely touched the many roofs he jumped over and on. The guards watched as he jumped over the huge closed gate, all in awe and jealousy.

I yawned leaning on his back, not minding the cold so much anymore. He held onto me as he jumped over the trees like a speeding bullet, reminding me much of my childhood. We didn't talk at all as he ran. When it was late he sat me down so that we could sleep "We'll sleep here for the night, now excuse me princess I'll go make a fire and catch some food"

"No" I shook my head gripping his sleeve.

"Hu?"

"I'm not hungry and I can see just fine in the dark" I looked up at his purple eyes, "you're avoiding me. Why?" I growled at him.

"I'm not…" he looked away from me "avoiding you…"

"Yes you are" I growled louder, this time I tackled him and pushed him down. My lips pulled away from my teeth showing my fangs. "Why can't you look me in the face?"

"I'm jealous! Ok? Happy? I wanna be able to have that normal memory like both Night-run and Splinters! I wanna be able to show off my girl. I wanna have kids, be married; I've lived to long Yasha… I'm nearly two hundred. Older than even your dad" he pulled my hair and my lips met with his harshly, "but I can't. I'm always worried that I'll hurt you. I think I just wanna be settled down, demons…I guess we just live to long"

"Then take me…"