Upon the first colors in the sky signaling dawn was approaching a knock came to InuTaisho's bedchamber.

"Pardon me M'lord, but the wolf leader and three others are with him at the gate."

"Allow them to come in and bring them to the study."

"Yes my lord." The guard bowed then left. InuTaisho retrieved his haori then headed to the study to await Kouga and the others.

"Welcome." The western lord greeted.

"How is she?" Kouga asked.

"She is still sleeping since the event that took place."

"She has not awakened yet!"

"No."

"Could we see sis?"

"Come follow me." InuTaisho walked over and out the door and led the way to Kagome's bedchamber. He slid the door open then walked in.

"Look how pale she is Kouga!" Ayame gasped at the sight, while Kouga went and knelt on the futon. Gently raising Kagome's head and chest up, he slid in and laid her back down on his lap.

"I am here Kagome. Open your eyes." Kouga gently moved her hair out of Kagome's face.

"Come on sis, please wake up." Ginta voiced.

"Lord InuTaisho, I know that I am going to be bold in asking this, but would you consider doing that one thing that your son did the last time we were here? Would you consider giving her some blood? I can not stand to see her pale. She looks as if she is dead."

"Let me summon a servant and have your mate and clan's men taken to a room to rest." He opened the door that he was standing by and summoned for a servant to come and take the guests except for Kouga to a room then informed the servant to retrieve a bowl and bring it to him. "What is your plan Kouga?"

"I was planning on taking her back to the den, but she is not able to be moved. I can see that, and my clan at the den is watching my son and I can not remain here until she wakes. My stay can only be a few days maybe a few more. That is if you will permit me to do so."

"You may do so." A light knock came to the door and a servant came in with a bowl, bowed then left. He took the bowl over to her low table then sliced his wrist then grabbed the bowl placing it under the sliced wrist to catch the blood. When the bowl was very close to being full, he handed the bowl to Kouga then clamped his hand over the wound until it healed which did not take long.

"One of us is going to have to hold her while the other opens her mouth, pour some of the blood in, closes her mouth, then rub her throat to get her to swallow." Kouga handed the bowl back to InuTaisho and he gently opened her mouth, poured a small amount in her mouth, closed her mouth and rubbed her throat. It took her a bit to swallow, so when he poured the next in her mouth, Kouga pinched close her nose so she had to swallow for her to open her mouth to breath. Since that worked better, they used that method until all of the blood was gone.

"Come, the morning meal will be served soon. Retrieve your mate and men then meet me in the dining hall." They both left the room and headed down the hall. When they passed a guard, InuTaisho instructed him to stand inside Kagome's room and that any sign of distress, he was to come and get him. Upon entering the dining hall they were greeted by Rin.

Later that evening as the sun set slowly, slipping lower and lower in the sky before disappearing behind the mountains, Kouga had returned to Kagome's room and sat on the futon by Kagome. A servant came in and suggested for him to return to the room with his mate and men, but he remained by Kagome's side. Before retiring for the night Sesshoumaru's father came into Kagome's room to check on her then gave her more of his blood and told Kouga if any change happens or any sign of distress to knock on his door at anytime.

The next day dawned and everything was like the day before with the meals, giving Kagome blood, clear down to Kouga sitting in the same spot the night before. The following morning as the sun rose above the mountains, everyone was in the dining hall preparing to eat.

"Lord InuTaisho, I thank you for letting us be here. Thought I do not want to leave Kagome, I must return to my clan."

"When were you thinking on returning to your den and to your clan?"

"Around midday;" Everyone went silent as the food was brought.

Elsewhere in the main building it still remained quiet as a guard watched over Kagome as she remained asleep.

"Oooooh!" came a slight moan form the futon. The guard by the door quietly walked close to the futon.

"Lady Kagome?" the guard quietly voiced her name. He watched as her eyes twisted under her eyelids, then slowly flutter open. "Remain here please Milady." The guard rushed to the door, and rushed to the dining hall. The first servant he found, he had gone to Kagome's room then he hurried to the next spot.

"Forgive me for interrupting your meal M'lord, but you informed me to inform you upon any change in lady Kagome." Kouga quickly looked at the guard. "Lady Kagome lay on her futon awake."

"She's awake!" Kouga spoke up.

"Yes." Forgetting about his food, Kouga got up and quickly left the room and headed to Kagome.

"Kagome!" Kouga called out when he came into her room.

"Kouga! What are you doing here?" she tried to sit up, when a slight discomfort hit her. "Ouch!"

"No don't try to sit up." He quickly knelt down as Ayame, Ginta, Hakkaku, and InuTaisho came in.

"Alright, why don't someone tell me what is going on? Why is everyone coming in here like something is wrong or had been wrong?"

"While you were practicing your fighting skills with your guard Yemon, he had rammed into you sending you backwards. You bled heavy from here." Kouga touched her where. "You have been asleep many days."

"My body is sore." She tried to move.

"Just lay there."

"That would be nice, but I've got to relieve myself. So if you don't mind helping me to my feet, it would very much appreciated." She was helped to her feet then had Ayame help her walk to the place that one could relieve themselves. After she was done Ayame helped her back into the room. While she and Ayame were gone, she noticed that Rin had come into the room with pictures in her hands. "What's that Rin?"

"Pictures that Rin has drawn for you. Would you like to see them?" Kagome gave Rin a nod. "This Rin in the garden with Kagome playing the hiding game. This one is of Kagome telling Rin a story before Rin goes to sleep." Rin changed the pictures again and this one was with Kouga and Kagome. "This one is with Kouga and you, Kagome."

"Why do we look sad, Rin?"

"See this little figure here?" Rin pointed at Kouga's hands. "That is a pup that died."

"Did your son Hiromasa die Kouga?" Kagome looked at Kouga.

"No, Kagome. Not Hiromasa. It was the pup that you carried but lost and is the reason you have been sleeping many days."

"What is she talking about? What does she mean the pup that I carried? I was not with pup." She watched as Kouga moved closer to her.

"Yes, Kagome you were with pup. You feeling sick when you ate, being dizzy, being tired and the other signs. Hanako did not realize it until to late. You had the same signs as that servant girl. Do you remember going out and training with Yemon?"

"Yes, I remember going and training with him. I remember him ramming into me and I went flying backwards and landing then becoming dizzy."

"Do you remember any blood?"

"No." she answered.

"The guard Yemon told us that you and he began fighting again until you had become dizzy and a sharp pain went through you as you went to your knees. When he helped you up to help you back to the main building, he noticed that from below your waist down and the ground you sat on your knees were covered in blood. Many hours passed as you bled and was in pain while your body forced the small body of our son out. Our Son! He would have been a perfect son, and not a hanyou, but a full blood. You are still pale from losing all of that blood." Those in the room watched as she sat there in silence. "Say something Kagome." But she remained silent. "Do not become cold on this. At the loss of our son!"

"Kouga do not get angry. Can you not see she is in shock at hearing this?" Ayame placed her hand on Kouga's shoulders.

They remained there watching her sit quietly staring at nothing and not speaking. Kouga stood to his feet then bent down and kissed her on the forehead then left the room with Ayame, Ginta, Hakkaku, and InuTaisho walking out into the hall.

"Lord InuTaisho could I request you continue with giving her blood a little while longer until she regains her color?"

"I will think over the options and decide by the way she looks to see where her body reacts on healing, but I will keep it in mind. But you must not blame Kagome for the way she sits quiet. It was a shock to her to learn that she was with pup, but then lost it."

"Yes, I understand. Please let me know of any change." After speaking, Kouga and the others left.

Two weeks have passed with the western lord giving Kagome his blood to her to regain her strength, health, and color. She ate her meals in her room while not speaking to no one. She had refused to change into a clean kimono.

"Morning Kagome," Hanako came in and greeted her before heading over to pick out a clean kimono then came back over to Kagome. "We can do this the easy or the hard way. Either you can let me help you to the bathing area or I could have a warrior come in here and pick you up and carry you to the bathing area." Quietly, Kagome sat up, and then slowly got to her feet. "Ah!" Hanako took in a breath as Kagome got to her feet. "Your hair has become very long." Kagome's hair came down and stopped just below her butt cheeks. Kagome just looked at her before walking out of the bedchamber. After Hanako bathed Kagome, they walked to the bedchamber. "Don't blame yourself Milady for the loss of the pup. Did you know that you were with pup? Did you know the signs to look for?" Kagome sat quietly. "During your miko training was you taught the signs to look for in a female to come to the knowledge that the signs would mean one is with pup?" Hanako finished getting Kagome ready. "Try going to the garden for air. You have been in here many days."

The remaining of the morning, Kagome stayed in her room until she was led out of her room by Hanako when the midday meal was to be served. Kagome walked over to her seat and sat down not greeting anyone. She didn't begin eating her food when it was placed in front of her.

"Kagome, would you want to play after we eat? Rin misses playing with Kagome. Rin and Kagome have not been able to play since when Kagome bled badly." Kagome did not answer Rin, but rather got up and left the dining hall then headed out the main door. She allowed her feet to take her where they would lead. Her feet led her to the center of the open meadow a bit passed the spot she had learned to shoot her bow better. She stood there what seemed like hours to her when she felt a youkai come close then disappeared. She figured that it was one of the guards coming to check on her before leaving again, but what she did not know was that the one that came to check on her covered his aura and was watching her.

~ Echo's of Voices in Kagome's Mind

"Don't blame yourself for the loss of the pup," Hanako's voice echoed.

"Yes, Kagome, you were with pup." Kouga's voice echoed

"Did you know you were with pup?" Hanako's voice echoed.

"The small body of our son; was a full blood." Kouga's voice echoed.

"Our Son!" Koug's voice echoed again.

~ End of Voices in Kagome's Mind ~

"Why is all this happening to ME! AM I NOT ALLOWED TO BE HAPPY?" she fell to her knees and began to cry. The one who was watching her quickly walked to her with his aura uncovered and knelt down to her and brought her to his chest. He looked at the guards who quickly showed up and he motioned for them to leave.

"Yes everyone deserves to be happy." He spoke into her ear softly.

"Kouga was dreaming of the day that he could get me with his pup...and look what I've done...I killed...killed his unborn, His full blooded son. I should have known the signs. I'm not from this era and have read health books in health class, and the sign with Nami."

"Signs are different from human to human and from human to youkai. You became with pup not by a human male, but by a youkai male. Many signs are the same but most are not."

"I should have waited until I found out why my body was acting the way it was so...yes it was..." InuTaisho turned her around to face him, and then raised her chin.

"Do not blame yourself." He held her chin. When she went to protest, he placed a finger over her lips. "The loss of the pup was not your fault." He bent forward and kissed her on the forehead, before picking her up in his arms and carried her back to the main building and to her bedchamber. "If you need someone to talk or to listen, you can come to me anytime day or night. If you can not find me in the study, dining hall or my bedchamber, have a guard search me out." He gentle placed his hand on her cheek before he turned to leave, closing the door.

She walked over to her futon and laid down thinking about what Hanako said to her plus what InuTaisho had told her outside and when he carried her back to her room. Laying there thinking about all that was said, she fell asleep. She was still asleep when Hanako came to get her for the evening meal.

"You need to wake up Milady. You need to ready yourself for the evening meal." Hanako shook Kagome"s shoulder.

"Thank you, but I'm not going to the dining hall."

"You have not had anything to eat for many days. You did not eat nourishment at any meal this day either."

"Thanks, but I still am not going so you may leave." Kagome rolled over to face her back towards Hanako as she bowed to Kagome, before turning and leaving. Laying there for a while images of Kouga's sad face came to her mind. Letting out a sigh, she sat up. A few moments later there came a knock on the door. "You may enter." The door slid open and in walked InuTaisho carrying a bowl. He came over and stood before her holding the bowl out to her. "I informed Hanako that I was not going to eat."

"You have not had food for many days. You must eat or become sick from lack of food. You may eat this nourishment on your own or I will feed it to you. Either way the food will be ate." Knowing she would not win, she reached out and took the bowl. While she was silently eating the food, some of her hair fell down out of its spot where Hanako placed it. Setting the bowl down on the floor, Kagome reached up to undo her hair, her hand met his. "Allow me to do that for you while you eat."

"That's ok, but I can do it. Thank you for the offer." She undid her hair and it cascaded down over her shoulders. He slowly reached out to touch her hair.

"Your hair feels like silk strands." He trailed his fingers up her cheek and sliding her hair behind her ear.

"I ah...thank you for the food and I am getting tired, so I will kindly ask if you could leave my bedchamber so I can ready myself to sleep for the night."

"This is understandable. Rest well and see you come dawn." He cupped his hand on her cheek for a moment before he walked out the door.

It was late in the night and everyone in the domain was asleep. It had taken many hours for Kagome to be able to close her eyes to be able to try to sleep. For the last hour she had been tossing and turning continually. In the room next to hers, InuTaisho heard her tossing and turning pick up a bit more but when the sound of crying came to his ears he sat up, then got to his feet and headed to the door next to his own room. Opening the door and walking in, he saw Kagome curled up crying with the covers kicked off.

"Come close to me Kagome." He said as he sat down. He watched her turn towards him. "Come lay your head against my chest and tell me why your dreams distress you." She laid her head against his chest not saying anything. "Then sleep. I will remain here for you Kagome."

"Thank you." She rose up and kissed him on the cheek close to his lips then lay back down. With the warmth of his body and his breathing, she gradually fell asleep to the sound of his heart beat. He glided his hand from the top of her head down, over and over again. InuTaisho found himself drifting off to sleep. As the hours passed and close to the time for colors of dawn to make it self known in the sky, InuTaisho opened his eyes then carefully laid Kagome on the futon then slowly got to his feet and left her bedchamber.

The next morning dawned bright and clear, burning off the glaze of clouds, though a slight chill remained in the air, when the door to Kagome's room opened and in walked Hanako. When she walked in, she smelt InuTaisho's scent in the room, on the futon, and even on Kagome. Taking a closer smell, Hanako knew by the smell that it was not the smell that came from arousal, but still she wondered why he had been in her bedchamber.

"Morning Milady, it is time for you to wake up." Hanako was already looking for a kimono for her to wear. When she had the kimono picked out she returned to the side of the futon. "It would be easier for you to get dressed upon getting to your feet."

"Could we wait a while longer?"

"Sure you can, but I do not think you would wish to go to the dining hall dressed in sleepwear."

"Not really." Kagome opened her eyes and yawned. She took the under kimono and went behind the screen. Dressing in the under kimono, she came out from behind the screen and Hanako helped her to dress in a mauve colored kimono with red chrysanthemum flowers and green leaves motif on the hem then tied a red obi around her waist. "I would like to wear my hair down today please."

"As you wish Milady." Brushing out Kagome's hair, Hanako stepped back as Kagome stood to her feet and slowly walked over and out the door.

"Glad to see you walking about the domain, lady Kagome. Sorry for the loss." A guard greeted her as she walked down the hall to turn to the dining hall.

"Thank you for your kind words." She smiled at the guard as she continued on.

"Sorry for your loss Milady!" another guard voiced as she came into view of the dining hall door. The dining hall door was opened for her as she approached.

"A pleasure to see you about Milady." The guard at the dining hall voiced before she walked into the dining hall.

"Morning, Kagome! It is good to see Kagome in dining hall. Oohhhh! Kagome's hair is long." Kagome's hair moved from side to side as she walked over to her spot at the table. She drew it over her left shoulder before sitting down.

"Morning Rin; and good morning to you as well lord InuTaisho." She smiled at both Rin and InuTaisho.

"Lady Kagome, I would like to speak with you in the study after the morning meal." InuTaisho made eye contact with her as he spoke.

"Alright," She jumped slightly when a servant brought food over to her. Picking up her eating utensils she began eating her rice, then switched to the boiled meat, then her soup. Not really paying any attention to how fast she was eating her food, she was finished with all of her food and tea before Rin had a chance to get part way through her rice. "I'm sorry...I guess that I was hungrier than I thought I was." Kagome blushed.

"There is no harm done." InuTaisho answered. He lifted a bowl and ate. Kagome sat quietly waiting and drinking tea as the servants kept filling her cup. When InuTaisho finished his food he stood up then walked to the door with Kagome following behind him.

"What was it that you needed to speak with me about?" she asked once the study door was shut.

"It has to with the night that just passed."

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone that you came to my bedchamber and held me while I slept. I understand that you would not want that out in the open." She watched as he turned and faced her.

"That is not what I was going to say Kagome. Why would I say a thing such as that?"

"Maybe because of who and what I am and that you want a clean start on not having anything to do with a human. I don't know." He stepped in front of her and lifted her chin.

"The fact that you are a human does not bother me one bit. I am not like my eldest in that way. What I was going to ask is what dreams brought you to tears?"

"I'm sorry but I truly don't remember. Um I was thinking what about the two female servants that is at the village? We need to go and get them."

"Then we will go when we are finished speaking."

"When we took them to the village, we had two guards travel with them as we went on ahead to warn Kaede."

"Go and let the child know that we will be leaving, then meet me in the courtyard." Kagome went to do so and no sooner than she did so, she met InuTaisho in the courtyard talking to two guards.

"I am ready. I let Rin know that we are leaving and for her to be good while we are gone because we both will know if she was not." She stepped in front of him. "So ah, how are we going to travel?"

"The swiftest way if you wish." She gave him a nod. He stood behind her and placed his hands on her waist and she stiffened as an indigo blue sphere formed around them then rose to the shy. The next time she felt ground under her feet they had landed in the village.

"YOUKAI!" Rang out in the village. The alarm brought the two guards to where they were as Kagome knocked on Kaede's hut.

"Lady Kaede!" The mat to the hut moved to the side and Kaede stepped out.

"Kagome; Ye look different. And who's this youkai that looks so much like lord Sesshoumaru, but is not lord Sesshoumaru."

"That is a long story."

"Then come in and tea will be made for this story." Kaede turned and walked in with her guests behind her. One of the warriors who watched over Kaede came in as well.

"Where are the female servants who were brought here?" Kagome looked around the hut.

"Sorry to have to inform you of this Milady, but a few days after they were left here, they tried to escape during the night and when they were caught they preferred death than return to a human village to serve a miko. So following orders left by lord Sesshoumaru, their lives were removed from them."

"Oh, I see." She looked away. "So in other words he got his wish after all."

"Speaking of lord Sesshoumaru, who is he that sits next to you Kagome?" Kaede asked.

"You are correct to say this is not Sesshoumaru. You might want to take a seat lady Kaede." Kagome watched as Kaede took a seat. "Remember when I arrived here in this era and you explained about Inuyasha's father being known as the '˜Great Phantom Beast' and that he claimed the western lands as his domain?"

"This old woman remembers, yes."

"Do you remember anything else about him? Do you remember any stories about Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father on what he looked like or anything?"

"This old one's memory does not recall at this time of anything else. Why would you ask?"

"Lady Kaede, I would like you to meet lord InuTaisho, the sire of both Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha."

"This can not be him child! He resides in the after world."

"Lady Kagome speaks the truth elder miko Kaede. I was once in the after world, but events came about that the Fate's saw to it to return me to the living realm. I now rule the western lands and domain once more."

"How is it that lord Sesshoumaru stepped down to allow you to once again rule?"

"He is in the spirit realm lady Kaede." Kagome spoke up.

"Who killed the young western lord?"

"He is not dead lady Kaede. Events happened and I left the western lands and domain for a while and I stayed with Kouga and his clan. While I was gone and when I returned to the western domain, I found out lord Sesshoumaru had been bedding a servant girl. Well when the servant girl became with pup and she and I brought the news to him that she was pregnant, Sesshoumaru killed her in front of me. The Fate's stepped in and took him to the spirit realm to punish him by putting him through different events in his life that he has killed to handle different situations. His brother will be his guide during this punishment and Sesshoumaru has to prove to him and my group that he has changed before the Fate's will send him back to the realm of the living."

"Oh my; knowing the way the two brothers hated each other, that will take a lot of proving and time. What is it like to get to know their father?" Kaede watched as Kagome looked at InuTaisho.

"I enjoy getting to know him. He is very kind, caring, and he is very easy to talk with about things. Not like the way Sesshoumaru is or the way Inuyasha was. I can sit and talk with lord InuTaisho for hours. The air about him does not make a person feel far below him or you have to be careful on how you say things." Kagome, Kaede, and InuTaisho talked for a long time. "Have you been able to talk with..."

"Young Kozue still holds hurt within his heart." Kaede answered.

"I will be right back. Lord InuTaisho, would you come with me?" Kagome stood up and walked over to the mat covered door and walked out heading to where the bone eater's well once stood. "This is what is left of the time well and how I used to travel from here to my era to see my family." She walked to the sacred tree which her friends were buried by. "Here is the sacred tree. The tree that I; first met and freed your youngest from Kikyou's spell. This is where our first meeting was so I thought it would be a perfect place to bury him and my other friends." She walked to each of the graves and explained who was buried where.

In the spirit realm, Inuyasha was not holding back on his words on what he thought of his brother and how he had treated Kagome from the time she was healed to the point the Fate's took him out of the living realm. That and Inuyasha made it clear that Sesshoumaru could not hurt him one bit for what he said to him.

"Half breed, you have no where to talk. When you were alive, did you not hurt her many times by words, and actions? Did you not go behind her and rut with the dead priestess, used her to get the shards, lower her worth by saying she was weak in everything having to do with fighting? So you half breed will not tell this Sesshoumaru that he is wrong!"

Suddenly the area around the two brothers and the group came an image of Kagome laying on a futon in extreme pain and heavy bleeding, not to mention pale. They watched InuTaisho hold Kagome down with a worried look as a healer covered in blood worked on her. They watched as the scene continued until it looked as until it looked as Kagome screamed out then collapsed back down on the futon mot moving. The scene continued as the healer wrapped something in a cloth then stood and walked over to a door and out. In what looked like a hall the healer spoke to Kouga then handed him the cloth. They watched as Kouga unwrap the cloth and saw a small full blooded wolf youkai pup. Then witnessed tears fill Kouga's eyes as he looked at the pup then the room the healer came out of then took off with the pup to his chest. Then all of a sudden the image disappeared."

"Hey wait! What happened to Kagome? Is she alright or is she dying?" Inuyasha yelled.

"Poor Kagome on losing the baby pup of hers and Kouga's." Sango voiced.

"Did you see how pale she was?" Shippou said.

"If Kagome is dying then she will be with us soon." Miroku spoke. As they talked they did not notice Sesshoumaru as he still stared where the image of Kagome had been.

Back in the realm of the living, time had passed as Kagome and lord InuTaisho had returned to the village. Kaede was outside working with her herbs, so Kagome walked over and knelt down then began helping Kaede. While she was helping Kaede, a figure came close to the fence.

"Hello Kozue!" Kagome greeted. She watched as Kozue looked at her coldly then looked back at Kaede.

"Lady Kaede, could you come check my wife? She is hot and sweating."

"I'll do it for you lady Kaede. I know..."

"Your services will not be needed. Remedies from one like yourself would prove unwise to take being the company you keep."

"All that I have learned in herbs are from lady Kaede."

"Those within my household will rely on the elder miko Kaede."

"Run along Kozue, I will gather the herbs then come to your hut." Kaede watched as he bowed then left. "Do not take his words to heart child. I will speak to him." Kaede stood to her feet then went into her hut and gathered her herbs then left.

"My remedies are not poison. Kaede has taught me since I've been coming to this era." She remained sitting there with her head down.

"You being a human miko mated to a youkai will encounter this many times. My youngest son's mother was treated like you but harsher due to being the status she was before I bedded her and taking her as my mate. She lost her noble status among the humans because of ones like the boy that you just spoke with."

While Kaede was at Kozue's, the two warriors arrived and they were informed that they could return to the domain since the ones they came to get were dead. Kagome and InuTaisho remained at the hut after the warriors left, waiting for Kaede to return. While waiting for Kaede, Kagome walked out and around the hut then filled her arms with wood then walked back into the hut and over to the fire pit used for cooking. As she was about to kneel down, InuTaisho took the wood from her and arranged it in the small burning flames.

"Thank you." She looked into his eyes then her gaze lowered to his lips, but then looked away. Quickly standing, she went over and grabbed the water bucket and left the hut.

By the time Kaede returned to her hut the evening meal and hot water for tea was ready and waiting for her. After Kaede got back they ate, talked, and then went to sleep. Sometime during the night Kagome woke up not feeling right. Quickly sitting up, she looked around the hut. She did not see anything wrong. When her eyes came to look at InuTaisho, she saw that he was sitting against the wall still awake. So she quietly got to her feet and made her way over to him.

"What wakes you Kagome?"

"Something did not feel right and when I saw you sitting here awake, I came over to you. I'm sorry you are in a human village and in a miko's hut. I should of thought about your comfort. And for that I'm truly sorry."

"Do not blame yourself."

"Then I will sit up with you. It would not be right for me to sleep and you having to sit up." She said.