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Naomi had finished her deer and sighed her mate was being a typical male, and not thinking with his head where on earth would she hide in that small cave? Then it dawned on her; he was assuming that she had transformed it was then she thought that was a good idea. Naomi calmed down and concentrated real hard on taking her human form but no matter how hard she tried she couldn't do it. After trying until she was starting to get tired, she decided it was best to seek advice. The home was the first place her mate would check for her so instead she raced off to InuKimi and Inu No Tashio's castle. It didn't take long for her to reach the castle gates she sat and debated just jumping over the wall an easy feat in her current size but that would have caused mass panic, and would most likely have injured someone.
She watched as the guards raced around trying to figure out what to do with her, or about her. Naomi could understand them they were talking back, and forth saying, "Do you think it has hostile intent?" "Nah it would have just leaped over the wall if it wanted to harm someone." She barked at them, of course, she had said (to get the lord or lady of the castle) but they just looked at her oddly. One finally decided to get Lord Inu No Tashio knowing he was an Inu demon and could understand the barking. Naomi waited at the gate until Inu No Tashio arrived when he did he asked, "Who are you, and why are you here?" Naomi rolled her eyes replying, "You don't recognize your Daughter in law?"
Inu No Tashio's eyes opened wide he sniffed the air before finally saying, "I'm sorry Naomi I didn't know you could transform into your true form. Now why are you here in your true form is there a problem?"
Naomi shook her head explaining all that had happened then adding, "I can't seem to transform back, so I came here." Inu No Tashio let her into the castle grounds and had a healer fetched to figure out what was wrong with Naomi and why she couldn't seem to transform back.
~ Meanwhile With Sesshomaru ~
Sesshomaru was now in a panic he raced to his castle looking for his mate only to find that she had not returned to the castle. When she wasn't there, he raced back to the waterfall and spent hours locating her scent trail once he did he raced off in the direction she had gone mentally kicking himself for not having noticed the scent trail that led away from the cave. He continued to follow it until he smelt blood, and her scent thick on the ground it took him awhile to realize that she had killed a deer, and had eaten it there. Sesshomaru decided that was a good idea, so he stopped to eat a deer himself he was starving. Once he had something to eat he had to pick up his mate's scent again which took him awhile. He soon realized that she was headed towards his Mother's Castle. He smirked at his mate's cleverness he was partly relieved at least now he knew she was safe. He took off towards his parent's castle he was going to get to the bottom of this now he was curious about why she hadn't just gone to their castle unless she was still hiding from him. Either way, she would be with him soon enough, and once they were together, he would take her somewhere private to show her how he felt about her.
~ With Naomi ~
The healer quickly checked her out asking only one question, "Is this your first transformation?" Once Naomi nodded her head, the healer said, "There's nothing wrong with her she just can't transform back until her mate has claimed her in this form. After mating, she should return to normal unless he pups her then she will have to stay the way she is until she delivers."
Naomi was most definitely not thrilled, but there wasn't much she could do now other than wait for her mate to find her. It was getting too late for her to be out alone but she was too big to fit in the castle. Inu No Tashio realized the problem as well he couldn't leave her alone in the courtyard her scent would attract males, and put everyone in the castle at risk for being harmed. There was a cave within the castle walls that belonged to InuKimi given the circumstances he knew she wouldn't mind if Naomi and Sesshomaru used it until Naomi returned to normal. Naomi watched as Inu No Tashio transformed, and followed his nose to where his son was. Upon arrival Inu No Tashio, growled at him asking, "What were you thinking son?"
Sesshomaru was very confused he tilted his head, and asked, "What do you mean Father?"
Inu No Tashio growled replying, "You haven't shared a bed with your mate in three moons, and you let another female arouse you to the point of your mate seeing her as a threat. Not to mention that the woman in question wanted your mate's position putting both your mate and young heirs at risk of being killed right under your nose."
Sesshomaru hadn't thought that far ahead of things now he was just thinking of making up with his mate. It was then he finally realized that he had left the castle, and his young pups unguarded to chase his bitch. He growled at himself for not thinking clearly he was going to have to make up with his mate and return home quickly. He looked at his sire after much thought, and asked, "Will you send my mate home so we can work this out?"
Inu No Tashio shook his head no replying, "For a mated female demoness, and her first transformation she needs her mate to claim her to change back. If I send her to your home, your pups would be at worse risk than they are now."
Sesshomaru could only blame himself he had pushed his mate too far, for now, he needed to make up with her, and then bring them both back to the castle so that he could put together a plan to deal with the real threat Chie was to his mate, and pups. He raced back to the castle his parents lived in with his Father following close behind him. Inu No Tashio shook his head at his son realizing that his son still had a lot to learn about females. Rule number one was never to look at another unless you desired to be in the dog house for a long time. This typically meant there would be no mating. Not at least until the female felt the male was truly sorry for his behavior.
~With InuKimi and Naomi ~
Naomi spent some time talking to InuKimi who was scolding her for leaving their pups unguarded, and weak to Chie should she circle back to the Western castle. However, InuKimi understood the reaction she was highly pissed when Inu No Tashio fell in love with InuYasha's mother. But unlike Naomi, she knew that Inu No Tashio held no feelings for her back then she was simply there to bear him a powerful heir, and once that had been accomplished her, and the pup had been shipped off to this castle so he could find the one he loved.
InuKimi had been resentful of Izzio, and when Inu No Tashio died she was tempted to cast the female out but couldn't bear to do that to his son. Izzio, however, had left shortly after InuKimi took the role of the Western lady since she didn't like InuKimi's rules. Izzio though her Son should be spoiled, and pampered as a prince of the West, and InuKimi would have none of it, she felt all children even prince's needed rules, and boundaries. She eventually had to kick Izzio, and InuYasha out just because Izzio was allowing InuYasha to become spoiled and giving him a sense of entitlement even going so far as to fill his head with lies about being able to rule the Western lands one day.