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A/N: sorry for the late update. School has been a real pain with projects and exams.

Everyone at the table looked at Kagome, who sat there with a confused look on her face. "Jarvis do you mind showing him up to the common room?" Kagome said as she stood up and placed her dishes in the sink before walking towards the common room. Tony and Rhodey were moving to stand as well, but where stopped when Kagome placed her hand on their shoulders pushing them down. "I think I can handle myself just fine with this boys, I'm just going to be in the next room. You'll hear me if I scream." With that she walked away.

Kagome sat on the couch, biting her lip. The thoughts of who it could be kept running through her head, especially after she received the call from Him and had that dream, she was hoping it would not be anyone that would harm her. She was so emerged in her thoughts she did not notice that a tall red haired man came and sat in front of her. The sound of someone chuckling scared her out of her thoughts. Her head shot up at the sound, her eyes widening at the sight of the man in front of her.

"Shippo?"

The man gave a blinding smile at the question "miss me Oka-san?" Kagome shot forwards and threw herself in Shippo's arms. Burring face into his neck, her shoulders started to shake. Her grip on the back of his shirt tightened, so much that her knuckles went white.

Shippo felt the tears hit his neck and could not help but feel guilty. He knew that he should have come to see her, years after the well had closed. But he could not build up the courage to do so after, what happened the last time he saw her. He kept tabs on her though, that was all he could bare to do. But he lost her trail a few years before she went overseas. Hell he had no idea that Sesshomaru, was in contact with her until he received he call from him. He closed his eyes and gave in to the tears as he buried his nose into her neck in hailing her familiar sent.

The two where so wrapped up in their thoughts that they did not notice that Tony, Rhodey and the others had entered the room. Forced by Tony who was letting curiosity take over. They stared at the two for a few moments, all trying to make sense of the two in front of them. Finally Tony decided that it was time for them to be introduced.

The two broke apart after they heard a cough, Kagome turned to look behind her and saw the others, looking at Tony she saw that his eyebrow was raised, sighing she turned to look at Shippo who had an amused look on her face.

"Shippo this is Tony, Rhodey, and Pepper, they are currently my family. And they are Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton, Bruce Banner, Thor Odison, and Steve Rogers. And um guys this is Shippo, an old friend from when I lived in Japan."

She felt Shippo rest his chin on her shoulder and place a hand on her waist while the other was draped over her shoulder. "I know her quite well, if you catch my drift." This caused Tony and Rhodey to bristle, while Kagome closed her eyes and sighed before elbowing him in the stomach, grabbing his arm before it could leave her shoulder and tossed him over her. He landed with a grown. The others stared at her in shock, all except Tony, Rhodey and Pepper. The three having known her for years and having been in Shippos place, expect Pepper.

"I thought I taught you better than that Shippo, after all these years you decided to act that that baka, and try to stake a non-existent clam on me. You're so lucky I never bothered to learn how to make that necklace." The others watched in amusement as Shippo's eyes widened at the last part before backing away slightly. Kagome sighed "I'm surrounded by children" the girls laughed while Tony and Shippo tried to refuse that statement. Shaking her head she moved to sit down.

"So Shippo what made you come and see dear old me, after all this time. I know it's not a pleaser visit so don't try to lie." She stared him down as he tried to do exactly what she told him not to. Sighing as he realized that he would not be able to lie to her. He sat down across from her.

"I received a phone call from Sesshomaru." He saw her tense when he mentioned the phone call, and sighed now knowing that she got one as well. He leaned back and ran a hand through his hair.

"So I went to check on him…." He cut himself off, the guilt from bringing her into another battle, was eating him up, she already fought, and lost more than anyone in their miss match family, closing his eyes he clenched his fists.

"I shouldn't be here, I shouldn't be bringing you into this. I swore when you left to keep you from this now look at me. I've grown and I'm still unable to keep you from breaking your heart and darkening your soul. I'm pathetic." The others stared at Shippo confused by his words, they looked over at Kagome who had a sad smile on her face before walking over to him and kneeling in front of him. She place her hands on his knees which made him open his eyes and look at her, tears brimming in his eyes.

"Shippo you where the only one who ever took the time to save my heart. And I thought we discovered that no matter how much one tries to paint me black, they are unable, Kikyo and Kagrua already proved that. You're not pathetic you grew up into the man I've always known you would be, wither I was there to watch you grow or not. And we both know I was brought into this the moment I picked up that bow. Now what happened?"

Thor was amazed that someone had tried to paint such a pure soul black, and was unable to. Everyone can be painted. Tony, Rhodey and Pepper felt for the two in front of them, all knowing little bits from Kagomes past but not the full story. Clint and Natasha found that they were right when they thought that she knew the darkness of the world. Bruce was confused but let it be, he knew that Kagome would tell them what was going on when she was ready. Steve on the other hand was concerned that such a kind woman had been broken.

"The house was a mess, there was blood everywhere. He was taken by HIM, how the hell that bastard is still alive I don't know." Kagome inhaled sharply. Her dream last night coming back to her as she ran over every moment of her killing him.

"Sess… was taken how…. He was…. He taught me….. the swords…"

"The swords where gone"

Kagome's eyes widened when Shippo told her the swords where gone,

"Which ones."

"Their fathers Tokgen was still there only Tessaiga and Tensegia where missing…"

Shipp trialed off as he realized Kagome's train of thought.

"You don't think that He is trying to get…." Shippo trialed off to frightened to even think that what might happen if He got his hands on that sword, even though it happened when he was a child, the hell that sword unleashed still haunted him.

"It's not possible, the only way that sword can come back is if I enter the gates to get it."

Kagome saw Shippo's eyes widen when she told him that, he never knew that she could control the sword, hell he never knew that she even tried. She rocked back on her heals and sat on the floor. She looked over at the others and sighed, knowing that since she knew them they were going to be dragged in as well.

Everyone had gone to bed but Kagome, and Rhodey. Kagome got up and pulled out the whiskey and brought two glasses over. Sitting down she poured each of them a glass.

"Shits about to hit the fan Rhodey. And it's going to be worse than when Loki tried to take over the world." Kagome looked her long-time friend in the eyes, while he downed the drink

"I figured that, you forget I can read you better then you read yourself." He gave a sly smile while he poured himself another glass. He set the bottle down before deciding it was time to bring up something else. "She think you love him like a brother Kage's hell they both think we're doing it." Rhodey tossed back the drink as Kagome played with hers before tossing it back as well.

"I know and I don't want to correct them, it would ruin everything Pep and I have, it would make her question Tony every time he took me away to comfort me, I love her too much to do that to her. And Tony… after what happened in New York that took away any shot I had with him. It only made him surer of his feelings for Pepper. I will always be the wall for him Rhodey and right now think that's better, especially now, because if he where to find out now, when a fight is brewing… I fear the outcome. And Rhodey of course they think where going at it, we have been for years, we both now that we share the same feelings have for years. And right now I'm loving what we have." Kagome smiled before downing another drink and curling in to Rhodey, letting the sleep take hold.