Hey there I think I am back to writing, and I promise that I will plan things a little better from now on, so I dont have to take a break from writing for so long. the last chapter was a lemon,hopefully Himiko will put it up soon, if not, then I can email it to you, some stories need something like that to help define the character interactions. Thank you forthe wonderfull reviews, and sorry for the delay in chapters, I promise to try my best to continue this story and finish it!

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"Come on, we have been gone for an entire week, they are bound to be worried about us!"

"How can you still be up?! We had mabye four breaks in seven days!"

"Well, I thought you said youkai have great stamina."

*Groan* "We do, but who did you think did most of the work?"

"Me!"

"You are going to be the death of me woman!"

*Giggle* "Alright, come here, I will give you a hand."

"Huh?! HEY! PUT ME DOWN!"

"Well, you can get some rest while we go back!"

"Kagome!"

Inuyasha was not having a good day, especially slung over Kagome's shoulder, and too tired to do struggle to hard. Poor puppy.

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Oichi skipped through the town, fortunatly, the repairs hadnt been tohard, and with a youkai helping, even a fow youkai, the repairs had been rather quick. Oichi was very happy today, since she had help to defend the town, she had gotten some very nice treatment. She had gotten to induge in her favorite hobbie, spoiling human children rotten, she did this with a very large amount of delight. Her other hobbie was match making, she did this with an extreme sense of mischief. Currently she was working on Sango and Miroku, it took work, but it was very fun, and entertaining.

Now her good mood got even better, Kagome and Inuyasha were returning, and from the smell of things, Kagome was pregnant. Now she would have a hanyou child to spoil!

Kagome and Inuyasha entered to cheers, several of the townspeople happy to see them both. Miroku and Sango came out from whatever they were doing, Sango giving Kagome a hug. Miroku kept his distance, giving them a greeting, jealous dog youkai were never a good thing to mess with.

"Kagome, why did it take you so long to come back?" Sango asked.

Kagome gave a small grin, blushing slightly. "Well, we had to do something, and we also decided that we should go home for some time, then return to finish our hunt."

Sango slumped, Kagome seeing this commented "Don't worry you can come with, and we will visit. Hey, maybe if you would have us we could live here!"

Miroku ignoring the girls excited chatter went up to Inuyasha who had been hanging back. "So tell me Inuyuasha, what were you doing for a week?" He asked with a lecherous grin.

Inuyasha growled, but was ruined from his fearsome image by a wide yawn. "None of your buisness Monk, and if you show me the nearest bed, I may not pound you."

"Certainly Inuyasha."

Kagome and Sango stopped slightly on realizing that Inuyasha had gone, but Oichi simply smiled slyly, "Tell me Kagome, how much sleep did you let him get?"

Kagome shrugged "I think maybe eight hours, probably less."

Oichi was stunned. Sango was confused. "Why would Inuyasha only sleeping eight hours today be bad."

Kagome looked at Sango "I ment this week."

Oichi shook her head. "It would figure, her first heat and she spent it a week with one of the hottest youkai in japan, and he happened to hae that kind of endurance. You know, Kagome, if he wasn't you, I would take him myself."

Sango was beet red, Kagome was embarresed, and Oichi was envious. Youkai apparently were not that bashfull.

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"Really Inuyasha, I didn't know you had it in you, one week with Kagome, must have been pure nirvana."

"Miroku, you are dangerously close to getting pounded."

"What, I am simply envious at such stamina, every man would be proud of that."

"Miroku, I am going to kill you if you don't stop."

Inuyasha and the others were taking the trail back to the well, fortunatly it would take maybe a day at most to get there, and if it had taken any longer Miroku would be a very dead monk. Fortunatly for Miroku, the girls were farenough ahead that they didn't hear him. Kagome might, aswell as Oichi, but they hadn't said anything. Inuyasha looked foward, trying to determain their conversation.

He was startled though to note that she had stoped and her tail was still, her ears twitching every which way. He stopped as well, trying to determain what had caused her to stop. He heard a cry coming from the forest, a low level youkai most likely. Kagome's stillness was unapparent, and when she darted away he was rather startled.

He charged after her, wondering what could have caused that reaction, dimly registering the cries of the others. He found the reason soon afterwards, a fire cat was in its full form, trying to defend itself from a rather large snake youkai. The corpse of its mate was at the snakes feet, and it was bloodied itself, and very pregnant. Not a very good combanation. When he entered the scene Kagome had already gutted the snake, and was now trying to comfort the cat. It was heaving, having gone into labor from the shock. Inuyasha shook his head, she was going to die, but they may save the litter if they hurried. Ignoring both their cries he scooped up the cat.

"Kagome, she is going to die, but if we can get her to Kade's we can save her children."

Kagome nodded and raced after him, stoping for a moment to tell the others what had happened. Oichi managed to keep up with Inuyasha's flat out run.

Bursting into Kaede's hut, and ignoring Kade's frightened squeek he demanded hot water and bandages, and for the next several hours he delt with the forced birth, a very hard one on both of them. Kagome didn't have time to question his knowledge, but helped in any way she could, mostly comforting the cat. Inuyasha managed to deliver the litter, though the cat herself didn't survive, she knew her children lived.

Inuyasha sighed, Lost Star's lessons in first aid had helped tremendously. Seven fire cat kits were alive and mewing, some milk delivered by Kagome fed them, and Kade awwed over them. A tragic, but happy day.

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