"Where is this Sesshoumaru?" Sesshoumaru looked around him.

"This is the spirit world which you don't belong!" Sesshoumaru turned towards the voice.

"Inuyasha!" Sesshoumaru reached down for his sword but found they were not there.

"Your swords were left in the realm of the living lord Sesshoumaru!" Sesshoumaru watched as a shimmering being appeared by Inuyasha and five others.

"Why am I here in the realm of the dead?"

"You are here to learn from your past wrongs." The Fate spoke.

"Past wrongs? This Sesshoumaru has none!"

"We the Fate's will show you, your past from a young warrior up until now. What events we show you, you must answer the question of 'why am I being showed this certain event.' There will always be a reason for all that is shown to you. Other events will be shown to you from another events all together, that will go with an event that you just recently done. The length of your stay within the spirit realm is up to you and if you learn from the events. These six will judge your progress, but one has the final say before we the Fate's send you back."

"What events?"

"The events will not be told to you until you are in the event. The events will repeat themselves until you learn the better outcome of the event and how you can handle it wisely."

"Who is this one, you speak of?"

"The one that is spoken of will be the one you must speak with and will be a guide during these events. He is not to interfere or give you answers, but is to give advice. The one that we the Fate's have chosen to do this task is the one in front of you. Your own brother Inuyasha! You must prove to him that you have changed from the events and have learned from them." At hearing this Inuyasha gave a big grin to his brother.

"So in a sense, I hold the keys over Sesshoumaru on how long he remains here and not returning to the domain and the realm of the living?"

"Correct Inuyasha," The Fate answered.

"Well that means he will be here many long centuries." Shippou spoke up.

"What of my domain?"

"It will be handled."

"My son has been summoned away and there was not given how long he will be away from the domain. So I lord InuTaisho, the sire of lord Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha will take up and rule this domain as I once did before my son became lord. From this point and until he returns, the position of lord returns to me. If by some reason he does not return, the title of lord of the western domain will permanently be
mine."

Meanwhile back in the realm of the living it was evening and Kagome had told Rin a story and returned to her own room and was fast asleep. Several hours into the night a loud scream filled the domain.

"NOOOO!" Kagome sat up screaming. The next thing she knew was her door quickly sliding open and in stepped InuTaisho with a drawn sword. Quickly scanning the room, he did not see any intruders. He turned to the guards who just came running up behind him.

"It is nothing. You may return to what you were doing. I will handle this." He closed the door then slowly made his way over to the futon. He laid the sword down then lowered down to the futon and gently pulled Kagome into his arms. She stiffened at his touch. "Kagome relax. I'm not the enemy. Look at me." He softly brushed the hair gently away from her cheek. "Look me in the eyes. What do you see?"

She finally looked, at him. "Someone who cares about me," she said.

He pressed a gently kiss to her forehead. "That's right. I care about you, and I want to help you, but I can not do that if you will not tell me what is wrong."

"There's nothing to tell. It was just a bad dream."

"It might help to talk about it."

"I don't want to bother..." she stopped when she placed her hand on his chest to feel smooth and warmth under her hand. For the first time since he had come in she noticed that his chest was bare. "Your chest is bare!"

"Yes, Kagome it is. I sleep that way." He watched her look at his chest again then removed her hand from his chest then scooted away from him. "Does the sight of me without my haori bother you or even disgust you?"

"No...it's...not that. Could we talk about this later? Like after the morning meal? I am really tired." She yawned. He stood to his feet then grabbed his sword. Looking around the room he saw a bowl on her low table. Walking over, he picked it up to see food in it.

"You did not eat the food brought to you!" he placed it back down.

"No. When Hanako brought it, I was hungry, but then the sight and smell of the food did not agree with me. I just forgot to have her take it back to be cleaned."

"Has there, been other things that you have felt?"

"No, just tired. That is about it."

"If you need to talk, you know where my bedchamber is." He walked to the door, opened it and walked out closing it. Standing there looking at a closed door, she brought her hand up and looked at it. She traced her other hand over the palm of the one she brought up to look at. She could still feel the warmth of his chest as if she was still touching him. On the other side of the door InuTaisho still stood. He still felt her by the door, but then the feeling slowly moved away so he returned to his own bedchamber.

When dawn began to appear in the sky, InuTaisho arose, dressed, and then headed to the study. Sitting behind the low desk, he could smell the faint scent of when his son had taken the servant girl. The scent was strong in the spot that he was sitting. The scent of a female's arousal slowly began to awaken his body for it had been a very long while since he had bedded a female. To get his mind off of that he grabbed some parchment and began to write. When he was finished he had four rolled up parchments. He summoned for four guards.

~ Inside the Parchment ~

This is a formal request by which your person is required to
appear at the Western domain. More information of your appearance will
be given you upon your arrival.

Signed

Lord of the Western Lands

The guards entered the study.

"I summoned you four to deliver four parchments. They are to be delivered to the wolf clan, one to the Southern lord, one to the Eastern lord, and one to the Panther tribe." He handed the parchment to the guards. "They are to be delivered as quickly as possible. Inform them a quick response is required."

"Yes M'lord." They bowed then left.

A little while later when the sun started to grace the sky with some color, Hanako walked in to Kagome's bedchamber to pick out the kimono before walking over to wake Kagome up. When Kagome did not wake up at first, Hanako shook her a little bit more.

"No...no...no...please don't shake me!" she slowly sat up.

"Are you hurt lady Kagome? Should I get M'lord?"

"No, I'm not hurt, and no you don't have to get lord InuTaisho. I only have an upset stomach. It will pass in a moment." Getting to her feet she walked behind the changing screen to change into the white under kimono then came back out to Hanako. She noticed a few slight changes to Kagome's body. She noticed that Kagome's breasts were slightly bigger and her nipples were sticking out, other than that she helped Kagome into a light blue kimono.

"Would you want me to walk with you to the dining hall?"

"Thanks but I can make it." Kagome walked out of the room. When at the door to the dining hall they were open to her and she walked to her seat and sat down. It was strange to see Sesshoumaru's father at the head of the table. Again this morning she ate less. When she was finished both Rin and Kagome left the room together.

Several hours passed and the four guards had returned and informed lord InuTaisho that those who received the parchments would arrive after midday. After spending time in the garden Kagome had returned to her room and took a nap. She was waked up to many strong auras. She watched as Hanako walked in.

"Why are there so many strong auras?"

"The lords and ladies from the other territories are here and those nasty panther clan are here as well."

"Why are they here and why do you call the panther tribe nasty? Are you a dog youkai as well and that is the reason you don't like them?"

"I know not why the other lords and ladies are here. No, I am not a dog youkai. I am, a Rue."

"Do I have to dress in a formal kimono since lord Sesshoumaru is not here?"

"Yes Milady, you must still do so. We must hurry so you can arrive before lord InuTaisho." She went over to gather the kimono for Kagome to wear. Kagome stood behind the screen in the white under kimono. She was handed a red kimono, followed with a blue, and then a pink. When the pink one, was on, she came out and over to Hanako. Hanako helped her to put on a mint green kimono with blue and pink flowers followed by a red obi. Her hair was pulled up into a bun, with hair hanging down over her ears. "You are ready Milady. Hurry to the dining hall."

"Oh yuck!" a bit of nausea came up.

"What Milady?"

"Nausea! Probably because not eating much." She kept her hand on her stomach on the way to the dining hall as she willed the nausea away. The door was opened to her.

"Look Kagome! Kouga's here." Was heard as she walked in. she greeted everyone as she made her way to sit in her spot. She smiled at Kouga as she sat by him.

"Where is your mate? Should he be here to greet us?" the eastern lady asked.

"Yes.. We were requested to arrive at the western domain and we would be told why when we got here!" the Southern lord spoke.

"I'm sorry, but I am not sure why you were summoned here."

"That I would be able to explain!" a voice spoke as the door opened. Everyone looked to the door and their mouth's dropped. Well all except Kouga's that is. They watched as InuTaisho made his way to the head of the table followed by guards behind him. Every eye followed him.

"If you would permit me to speak." The Southern lord spoke.

"Granted."

"I am sure I speak for everyone here when I ask, How is it possible that you are here in the land of the living?"

"The Fate's saw to it, to answer a request. Though the one who they answered would say it was meant as a curse or daring the Fate's to do so."

"Who had done do?" the Southern lord asked. Everyone watched as both InuTaisho and Kouga pointed to Kagome.

"You knew of this young Kouga of the wolf clan?" asked the Eastern lady.

"Yes, it happened while she was at my den while a rough time was between her and lord Sesshoumaru."

"Speaking of lord Sesshoumaru, where is he? After all he did send the request for all of us to be here."

"He was not the one that sent the request. It was I who sent it. It is about him that all of you are here. There has been an event that has occurred that he was taken away from the domain and there is no idea when he will return."

"What kind of event?"

"It came to my son's attention that the servant that he had been bedding became with his pup. His mate and the servant were in his study when he killed the servant in front of young Kagome. Kagome ran out of the room. Before I left the study I told my son that the Fate's had best do something about him before I carried out the punishment that I was going to do to his own mother who done the exact same thing to a concubine that I had got with pup. When I ruled when Sesshoumaru was a mere pup much the same as the wolf heir. I gave chase to lady Kagome who was covered in blo..." InuTaisho watched as Kagome stood up.

"Please excuse me, but I need to leave. I plan on going to train." She bowed to InuTaisho and left the dining hall.

"Please excuse her. This is still fresh in her memory. It only happened the other day. She was covered in the blood of the servant. She was standing closely behind the servant when she was killed."

"So where is your son now?"

"He is in the land of the dead." InuTaisho voiced.

"The land of the dead! Is he dead then?"

"No he is still very much alive. The Fate's put him in the land of the dead to put him through punishment. He will be put through events of his life that he chose to do unwisely. He must learn to deal with things in other ways other than killing as his first option. Depending on how long it takes is how long he will be gone from this realm of the living. So until then I have taken over once more as the western lands ruler, as I once was. The lands will return to my son upon his return, but let it be known that if he does not return then the lands will be permanently mine."

"Will the dog clan and us panther clan live in peace or start the fight all over again between us?" Touran spoke up.

"You and my son made peace and you helped to train lady Kagome, so there will remain peace between us."

Meanwhile while they continued to talk, Kagome returned to her bedchamber and changed back into the light blue cotton kimono then placed her sword to her hip and grabbed her bow and quiver of arrows then left heading to the field where she trained in. But first she stopped at the gate to speak to Yemon.

"Should you be in with the guest's lady Kagome?"

"I excused myself when lord InuTaisho started to explain what lord Sesshoumaru did. Say could you come and train me for a while?"

"If you; would wish." Yemon followed Kagome out to the field they used to train in. "Don't go easy." She drew her sword.

Standing there, she tapped his sword to let him know she was ready. Yemon drew his sword, and then came at her with an attack but she blocked it. In a counter move she tried to hit low on his thigh but barely nicked his leg.

For the first half hour they were pulling really well at striking each other, but now she was beginning to get tired and sloppy in her moves. On one of the charges, she had stopped to catch her breath not watching Yemon. When she caught her breath, she looked up to see Yemon coming at her and then his shoulder went into her abdomen hard and sending her flying backward landing on the ground. She lay there dizzy for a moment before slowly getting to her feet.

"Are you alright lady Kagome? We can stop now if you would like."

"No, I can continue. Just give me a moment to get this nausea back down." When the nausea went away, she raised her sword then ran to him. Regaining her speed, blocks, hits, etc.., they were picking up more speed on the attacks when all of a sudden Yemon watched Kagome double over in pain. She gripped her abdomen. "Are you alright lady Kagome?" he did not get an answer. "Lady Kagome!"

"Ya...I'm fine." She tried to stand up and everything began to spin as another sharp pain sent her to her knees again. Yemon sheathed his sword and ran over to her.

"You do not look very well. We need to get you inside." He helped her to stand as he did she cried out in pain. The scent of blood hit him strong. It was not the scent of her time of the month. Looking down he saw blood on her kimono and on the ground where she went to her knees. "Hold on!" Yemon picked her up in his arms and ran to the main building.

Inside Hanako quickly headed towards the dining hall when all of the things that Kagome was going through coursed through her mind. Hanako realized what they meant. Getting to the dining hall the door opened and InuTaisho and the guests and InuTaisho's guards were coming out.

"Pardon me M'lord, but where might Lady Kagome be?"

"She mentioned she was going to go train." InuTaisho spoke.

"It is important that she is stopped!"

"What is wrong with her?" Kouga asked out of line.

"M'LORD!" A male's voice came from the main door. Everyone looked to see Yemon enter with Kagome in his arms. When he approached they saw that her kimono from the waist down was soaked in blood.

"KAGOME!" Kouga stepped close. "Hand her to me!" he took Kagome out of Yemon's arms.

"What happened?" InuTaisho looked at Yemon.

"We were practicing and I collided with her and she flew backwards. She doubled over in pain, but then she came at me again so we continued until she went to her knees, then I went to help her up to bring her here and her kimono and the ground under her had blood."

"I was too late!" Hanako voiced.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Her not eating that much, her being tired, her breasts are slightly larger and her nipples sticking out, as well as nausea! She has some of the same symptoms as Nami had before she went to lord Sesshoumaru."

"Who's this Nami?" Kouga asked.

"She is the servant girl that my son bedded and she became..." InuTaisho stopped and looked down at Kagome then to Hanako.

" Became with pup! Lady Kagome has or now had the signs."

"Get her to her bedchamber." Kouga ran past InuTaisho heading in that direction.

"Should a healer be called M'lord?" Hanako asked.

"Karan, go get our healer and be quick!"

"Yes Touran." While Touran was talking, InuTaisho summoned servants to lead the other lords and ladies to a room if they planned on staying. Inside Kagome's bedchamber, Hanako was trying to get Kouga to lay Kagome down on the futon but he would not let her get close to Kagome, nor would he let her out of his arms.

"You have no claim to her wolf to be holding her in your arms as such."

"Have no claim! She is also my mate. Even more so now that lord Sesshoumaru is not here, but in the spirit realm. So don't you dare say I have no claim to her or have a right to hold her as I am!" Hanako nor Kouga heard the door slid open and three people walk in.

"M'lord, he will not lay her down by saying he has claim to her like lord Sesshoumaru holds on her." Hanako looked at InuTaisho.

"He speaks the truth Hanako. She is his mate as well." InuTaisho walked closer to the futon with two others behind him and his guards.. Kouga let out a warning growl sound out. "No warning growls are needed wolf."

Some time had passed and the door slid open.

"I have brought the healer." They explained what Yemon had said to the healer and the other issues with eating and others that Hanako voiced.

"I need everyone except for the lord of this domain and the servant to leave this bedchamber!"

"I will not leave her."

"The healer knows what she is doing wolf." Touran voiced.

"You can wait outside the door while she does her ability." Karan spoke up next.

"I will be right outside the door Kagome!" Kouga voiced into her ear before laying her down then exited the room along with Touran, Karan, and Yemon.

"I will check the girl now." The healer untied the obi and the ties that held the kimono and under kimono closed. When they were open the healer looked Kagome over before she reached down to feel Kagome's abdomen. Feeling around on Kagome's abdomen, she felt a rather large size lump. "How long has she been with pup?"

"The knowledge of her being with pup is unknown." InuTaisho spoke.

"When was the last time she has been bedded?"

"Not more than a few days ago. Though there for a while she had been taking a herbal drink to help her to get with pup. The one that had her drink it told her that it was for cramps and energy while on her monthly and she had her taking a youkai female amount. She had stopped taking it when I informed her what it was."

"The bedding of this female does not match the size of the pup or it has a fast growth. Come check yourself." InuTaisho walked to the healer and the healer showed him where to feel. The lump that they felt was the size of a large apple. "She is just a human. Who is the one that bedded her?"

"She has been mated to two. My son mated her and the wolf that waits in the hall. The wolf bedded her while she was taking the herbal drink while she was on her blood month. What the wolf informed me of is the night before she returned to this domain my son and the wolf both bedded her one after the other. She was taking the herbal drink than as well. She is not just human. She is also a miko who has taken in a great amount of my son's blood."

"So either male could be the one who sired this female's pup that her body is forcing out of the body do to the accident during her training and while being unaware of being with pup. Given the size, she is and the lump that is the pup, this poor girl will be in extreme pain soon and could take a short time or many hours to expel the pup. If things go wrong she could even dye." InuTaisho raised his eyes from looking at Kagome to looking at the healer when she said that.

An Hour Later....

A loud scream came out of the room.

"KAGOME!" Kouga quickly opened the door.

"No get him out of here!" The healer said.

"Yemon!" InuTaisho called. Yemon came in and tried to get Kouga to leave but he was putting up a fight. "Young, wolf! If you do not leave, I will be forced to remove you from the room!" Touran hearing the tone in InuTaisho's voice, she came and helped Yemon to remove Kouga.

"OW!" Kagome tried to sit up as the pain hit her.

"No...you need to remain lying down."

"It hurts! What have you done?" Kagome yelled.

"Western lord hold her down!"

As the hour carried on the sound of screams continued to come from the room as pain raged on through her body. As the pain wreaks havoc through her body she began to vomit because the pain was becoming closer and closer together.

"It should not be much longer. The pains are much closer. The poor gi..." the healer was about finished speaking when a loud extremely painful cry came from Kagome as she, semi sat up. The looked between Kagome's legs to see a small reddish gray sphere shape coming into view. "Hold her down! It is about to be expelled from her body. I can see it." The healer said with sadness in her tone as she looked at Kagome. "Push hard child!" Kagome did what the healer said. The pain caused her to cry out as a strong pressure pressed forth. She pushed with all the remaining strength she had left then collapsed. When the small sphere shape matter was out the healer cut the sack to look closely at the pup. She studied it then looked at the western lord and did not see anything that resembled the western lord's clan. The healer cleaned away the remaining amniotic sac from the small dead pup and wrapped it in a cloth then stood to her feet, and walked over to the door and slid it open then stepped into the hall.

"Kagome; how is she?" Kouga asked as he was held.

"Very exhausted and she has lost a lot of blood. You are her mate?"

"Yes, I am." Kouga looked at the cloth in her hands.

"I offer my sorrow to you, for the loss of a son."

"A son! Could you tell me if he was youkai or hanyou?"

"He is full youkai. For you a youkai and her human miko, if the pup had a chance he would have been a healthy full blood pup which should not be!"

"Is he in that cloth?" Kouga asked as he was released.

"Yes." The healer handed him the cloth, then watched him unwrap it. The healer watched as a tear came to his eyes as he raised a finger and gently trailed it over his dead son.

"Please let me offer to you my deepest sorrow." InuTaisho came out of the bedchamber.

"I must leave. If you will permit me, I will return in a few days." He closed the cloth and held it to his chest as he quickly left. The healer returned to the room to clean Kagome up.

"Yemon, you may remain here or return to your duties."

"M'lord. I would wish to remain here for lady Kagome."

"I will wait with my clan." Touran left as InuTaisho went back into the bedchamber.

"Will she be alright?" InuTaisho asked as he knelt by Kagome's side.

"Yes she will heal but it will be a while. Maybe several days to many months." The healer washed her hands off.

~ Hours Later At The Wolf Den ~

"KOUGA's BACK!" was heard. He did not answer his men as he headed up the path and entered the den. The clan watched as he walked over and sat quietly on his bedding holding something to his chest.

"How's sis, Kouga?" Ginta asked.

"What is in the cloth, Kouga?" Ayame reached for it, but stopped as an angry growl sounded. "Kouga?"

"Leave him alone!" Kouga voiced.

"Who my mate?" Ayame asked. "Our son and daughter are sleeping. Look at me Kouga! What is wrong? Tell us." Kouga looked up and everyone in the den saw tears in their leader's eyes.

"I went to a meeting to find out Sesshoumaru's father had taken over the lands. While he explained why, Kagome went out to practice her training. The warrior who was practicing rammed into her abdomen sending her flying backwards, but she got back up to practice more even though she was dizzy, and in pain. While she continued she doubled over in pain and going to her knees. When she was helped to her feet, the warrior noticed that her kimono from her waist down and the ground where she went to her knees were covered in blood. She did not know!" he went silent.

"Did not know what?"

"She did not know she was with pup. MY PUP." He brought the cloth away from his chest and un-wrapped it. "A full blood and a son." The wolf clan went silent and went to one knee as Ayame laid her head on Kouga's shoulder.

"We are sorry for your loss Kouga." Ginta voiced.

"Ya Kouga." Hakkaku voiced.

"How is Kagome?" Ayame raised her head.

"I did not check before I left. The screams that came from the room tore at me, but I could not and was not allowed to be in the room." Kouga wrapped the small pup then stood up. The clan followed Kouga out of the den. Kouga continued walking as those behind him remained silent. They followed him until he reached the burial ground of the wolf clan. After he, buried his son, Kouga sat by the grave.

"Poor Kouga!" Ginta whispered. Ayame, Ginta, and Hakkaku walked over to Kouga's side.

"Kouga, sis is your mate right? She can become with other pups by you."

"Ya, you and her can try again when she heals." Hakkaku spoke up.

"Should someone be with Kagome other than lord Sesshoumaru?" Ayame asked.

"Sesshoumaru is no longer in the western lands but in the spirit world."

"Who killed lord Sesshoumaru?"

"He was not killed. The Fate's are punishing him for killing a servant girl who he got with pup. He killed her in front of Kagome. What lord InuTaisho spoke is that the Fates are going to put Sesshoumaru through events in his life that he chose to do things unwisely like killing for no other reason but only to kill and killing to solve a situation. Only when he proves to of changed will the Fate's return him to the realm of the living. The best thing of it is, is he has to prove to Kagome's group and that means he has to prove to Inuyasha that he has changed."

"That is going to prove to be a long time then for him to be returned because of Inuyasha." Ginta answered.

"So who is ruling the western lands?" Ayame asked.

"That is why we, all the other territory lord's were summoned to the western lands. Lord InuTaisho has taken up as being the lord of the western lands once more as he once did. He said he would step down when his son comes back, but if Sesshoumaru does not return then the land will permanently be his." Kouga answered.

"What about Kagome? What about her title as lady of the western lands?"

"Lord InuTaisho said she will keep that title."

"But to keep that title does she have to be the mate of the reining lord? So if Sesshoumaru does not return, that would mean his father will be the lord of the lands. So she would not be the lady unless she becomes his mate." Ayame watched as Kouga raised his head at that.

"Then we just have to make sure that she comes here and not remain in the western lands if Sesshoumaru does not return."

"Then you must win over sis's heart to get her to do so, and she is alone healing with lord Sesshoumaru's father taking care of her." Ginta voiced.. They watched as Kouga sat there.

"I will mourn the loss of my son then I will return to her side in a few days."

"We want to go with you when you go see sis." Hakkaku did not get an answer.

Meanwhile back at the western lands, InuTaisho was speaking with Hanako about her remaining in the bedchamber with Kagome while the evening meal was served. Word was getting around the domain what had happened to Kagome. Two servants were talking about it when Rin walked by, heading to the dining hall.

"Lord InuTaisho how is lady Kagome?" asked the Eastern lady.

"Exhausted and pale from blood loss."

"We are sorry for her loss and hope she heals quickly." The Southern lord spoke.

"Is it true that she is also mate to the wolf leader Kouga?"

"Yes the wolf got to carried away while lady Kagome was taking comfort in the wolf while she was at the den do to a misunderstanding and hurt words between my son and lady Kagome. A lady can take other males to bed as us lord's have a right to take concubines. The wolf leader and lady Kagome have been friends longer than my son and her being anything close."

"Do you think that the wolf leader will act upon the fact that your son is not here and try to take her back to his den?"

"The health of lady Kagome will prevent her from leaving the western lands anytime soon."

"Kagome won't go because she is to watch over Rin with lord InuTaisho-sama until Sesshoumaru-sama returns." Rin spoke up before she began eating her food.

"So; How does being back in the realm of the living feel to you after being in the spirit realm for a very long time?"

"I am still coming to terms with it. Though in the spirit realm I had been able to watch things that got me to the trouble that led me being brought back to the living." He chuckled lightly.

"Do you plan on taking yourself a mate and concubines once more my old friend?"

"Undecided. The health of lady Kagome and getting everything back under my ruling once more are my tasks at present, and taking care of young Rin and her future."

"Should the child not be of marrying age? In a few years? She has not yet started her blood season has she?"

"Her first blood season was but a few weeks ago."

"Then she is ready for suitable male's to be coming her way to check her out, for the time that she is ready to take a mate." Rin had eaten her food and left while everyone was talking. After the evening meal the lady of the east and the lord of the south and his mate left.

"We will be leaving to. If you need the healer then send a guard and she will be sent back here. We will welcome the peace between you and our clan." Touran held out her hand to InuTaisho. He took her hand in his then shook it. Touran and her clan turned and left the main building. InuTaisho walked to the bedchamber of Kagome and walked in. He had Hanako leave to finish her duties, and eat while he sat next to the futon keeping watch over Kagome.

Two days later, InuTaisho came in to check on how Kagome was doing and to replace Hanako so she could go and do her other duties. Looking over Kagome, he did not see any change in her color and she had been sleeping since the ordeal happened. He had to check her a few times to make sure she was still alive even though he could hear her heart beat.

A knock came at the door before quietly sliding open.

"Is Kagome awake yet?" Rin's voice came from the door.

"No sweet Rin, she has not. You may come over to her if you would like. You are not required to remain at the door." InuTaisho held his hand out to her. She took it as she made her way over to sit by Kagome.

"Kagome's not going to die is she?"

"No, she will not die. I will not let her do so. Tell me Rin, do you think Kagome as a sister or more of a mother?"

"Rin thinks of Kagome as both."

"Why don't you go draw for her? She would like that I think when she wakes up." Rin smiled at InuTaisho before she stood and left the bedchamber