While Miroku went after Sango, Delad, under the orders of Miroku, took the
rest back to the monk's house. He shook his head as he picked up Keta-Lara
in his arms and had Kagosha and Asha climb onto his back. The changes in
the last hour were phenomenal. Thankfully he had found Keta-Lara, but who'd
have thought that his plan to take Keta and raise her on his own would have
turned into him living with two of his father's most hated enemies, a monk
and a demon-hunter. He most certainly would have never thought about
Kagosha and Asha. Asha, as far as little kids went, was pretty cool, and
Kagosha was completely fearless of him. Admittedly she had been a little
scared when he had first met her, but once he tried to attack all that fear
had turned to an anger he could almost feel. He woke himself from his
speculation just in time to see the house under him and change course to go
diving down for it.
"Here we are." Delad announced. He gently set Keta down, only to have Kagosha pick her back up.
"I think someone's in there Delad." Kagosha pointed at the open door.
"Stay out here with the littles, I'll check." He replied with a roll of her eyes.
"Whatever." She replied and sat down with Keta on her lap and Asha by her side.
Delad had to marvel at her motherly instinct. He loved Keta and he was the only one, before Kagosha, who Keta had ever bonded with so quickly. But there was the little catling snuggling up to the girl happily. "Hello?" he called as he walked into the dark house. "Is anyone here?"
"Who are you?" A figure shrouded with shadows called back. "Where are Miroku and Sango?"
"I'm a friend of theirs. They should be back fairly soon. Who are you?" Delad replied.
"Inu-Yasha. Who are you?"
"I'm am Deladgahu, Inu-Yasha."
"Sesshumaru's pup! You said you were a friend? Why are you here? Where are Sango and Miroku?" Inu-Yasha stepped into the light of the doorway.
"I am a friend, now. They sent me here for protection from my father, sent isn't even the right word, try ordered me here."
"I don't believe you." Inu-Yasha watched the younger demon warily. "How do I know your telling the truth?"
"Because I wouldn't be able to hurt Sango and Miroku, and because the others they sent here. Come outside and meet them."
"More of you?" Inu-Yasha stepped outside and his eyes widened. "KAGOSHA! ASHA!" he shouted.
"ummm. Hi Daddy?" Kagosha tried. "How are you.? I'm grounded aren't I?"
"Only for the rest of your life." He tried desperately to calm down. "Seeing as I don't think my daughter and son, not to mention a. baby cat- demoness would be safe with you unless you were telling the truth Deladgahu, maybe someone here would like to tell me what is going on. From the beginning."
And so they told the story. again, and as they finished Miroku and Sango walked out of the woods.
"Hi Inu-Yasha. I suppose this means we don't have to go find you. How is your day going?" Miroku asked cheerfully.
"Sango, I told you that I would kill that crazy monk if you couldn't keep him under control." Inu-Yasha growled warningly. "I came looking for Shippo, and instead find my half-brother's son with my children, here. Under HIS orders."
"Calm down Inu-Yasha. It wasn't Miroku's fault." Sango replied calmly.
"Fine, there is one thing I would like to know though. Why did Kagome's illusion on them disappear?" Inu-Yasha was still trying to clam down.
"Time and distance. She didn't have the strength to project it on both of them with a few thousand years between her children." Shippo jumped out of a tree with little Garrie clinging to him and giggling wildly.
"How long have you been hiding up there?" Sango asked as she retrieved her daughter from his arms.
"Long enough to here that last question."
"Mommy! Mommy! Unc Shippo took my to see Auntie Kaede!" Garrie clung to her mother and laughed happily. Then she saw Inu-Yasha. "Unc Inu!!!" She shrieked and launched herself from her mothers arms into his.
Inu-Yasha smiled down at the child. "Ok, first of all, Shippo, when I forbid you to go to our ages, it was for a reason. I saw you disappear through the well this morning, and although I don't know how, I want you to go find Kagome and bring her back here, she must be worried sick by now."
"Yes Inu-Yasha." Shippo sped off. It was about time that Kagome come back. For a brief second Shippo thought of Kagosha. Where black hair and green eyes had been cute, the white hair and gold eyes made the young girl stunning. She still looked like a replica of her mother, but a definitely a beautiful one.
Shippo approached the well to see someone already in front of it. It was Kagome! He called out to her and saw her spin around to face him with wide eyes.
"Shippo! Go Back! Warn Inu-Yasha!" she cried out.
"What? Why?" he landed next to her.
"What do we have here?" A smooth voice behind him asked.
Shippo whirled, "Sesshoumaru! Why are you here?"
"Well I was searching for my way ward off-spring when I came across my half- breed brothers lovely priestess. Since she always carries a certain jewel with her I thought maybe she could be persuaded to hand it over to me."
"I told you. I don't have it." Kagome spat.
"Of course dear. And I told you. I don't believe you." Sesshoumaru replied smoothly.
Shippo glanced at Kagome's neck, and sure enough there was the pouch holding the Shikon Jewel, but when he probed it, he felt nothing.
"Well since I can't have you warning the others about my. little prize, I'm afraid your going to have to stay with me also." Sesshoumaru said.
"Here we are." Delad announced. He gently set Keta down, only to have Kagosha pick her back up.
"I think someone's in there Delad." Kagosha pointed at the open door.
"Stay out here with the littles, I'll check." He replied with a roll of her eyes.
"Whatever." She replied and sat down with Keta on her lap and Asha by her side.
Delad had to marvel at her motherly instinct. He loved Keta and he was the only one, before Kagosha, who Keta had ever bonded with so quickly. But there was the little catling snuggling up to the girl happily. "Hello?" he called as he walked into the dark house. "Is anyone here?"
"Who are you?" A figure shrouded with shadows called back. "Where are Miroku and Sango?"
"I'm a friend of theirs. They should be back fairly soon. Who are you?" Delad replied.
"Inu-Yasha. Who are you?"
"I'm am Deladgahu, Inu-Yasha."
"Sesshumaru's pup! You said you were a friend? Why are you here? Where are Sango and Miroku?" Inu-Yasha stepped into the light of the doorway.
"I am a friend, now. They sent me here for protection from my father, sent isn't even the right word, try ordered me here."
"I don't believe you." Inu-Yasha watched the younger demon warily. "How do I know your telling the truth?"
"Because I wouldn't be able to hurt Sango and Miroku, and because the others they sent here. Come outside and meet them."
"More of you?" Inu-Yasha stepped outside and his eyes widened. "KAGOSHA! ASHA!" he shouted.
"ummm. Hi Daddy?" Kagosha tried. "How are you.? I'm grounded aren't I?"
"Only for the rest of your life." He tried desperately to calm down. "Seeing as I don't think my daughter and son, not to mention a. baby cat- demoness would be safe with you unless you were telling the truth Deladgahu, maybe someone here would like to tell me what is going on. From the beginning."
And so they told the story. again, and as they finished Miroku and Sango walked out of the woods.
"Hi Inu-Yasha. I suppose this means we don't have to go find you. How is your day going?" Miroku asked cheerfully.
"Sango, I told you that I would kill that crazy monk if you couldn't keep him under control." Inu-Yasha growled warningly. "I came looking for Shippo, and instead find my half-brother's son with my children, here. Under HIS orders."
"Calm down Inu-Yasha. It wasn't Miroku's fault." Sango replied calmly.
"Fine, there is one thing I would like to know though. Why did Kagome's illusion on them disappear?" Inu-Yasha was still trying to clam down.
"Time and distance. She didn't have the strength to project it on both of them with a few thousand years between her children." Shippo jumped out of a tree with little Garrie clinging to him and giggling wildly.
"How long have you been hiding up there?" Sango asked as she retrieved her daughter from his arms.
"Long enough to here that last question."
"Mommy! Mommy! Unc Shippo took my to see Auntie Kaede!" Garrie clung to her mother and laughed happily. Then she saw Inu-Yasha. "Unc Inu!!!" She shrieked and launched herself from her mothers arms into his.
Inu-Yasha smiled down at the child. "Ok, first of all, Shippo, when I forbid you to go to our ages, it was for a reason. I saw you disappear through the well this morning, and although I don't know how, I want you to go find Kagome and bring her back here, she must be worried sick by now."
"Yes Inu-Yasha." Shippo sped off. It was about time that Kagome come back. For a brief second Shippo thought of Kagosha. Where black hair and green eyes had been cute, the white hair and gold eyes made the young girl stunning. She still looked like a replica of her mother, but a definitely a beautiful one.
Shippo approached the well to see someone already in front of it. It was Kagome! He called out to her and saw her spin around to face him with wide eyes.
"Shippo! Go Back! Warn Inu-Yasha!" she cried out.
"What? Why?" he landed next to her.
"What do we have here?" A smooth voice behind him asked.
Shippo whirled, "Sesshoumaru! Why are you here?"
"Well I was searching for my way ward off-spring when I came across my half- breed brothers lovely priestess. Since she always carries a certain jewel with her I thought maybe she could be persuaded to hand it over to me."
"I told you. I don't have it." Kagome spat.
"Of course dear. And I told you. I don't believe you." Sesshoumaru replied smoothly.
Shippo glanced at Kagome's neck, and sure enough there was the pouch holding the Shikon Jewel, but when he probed it, he felt nothing.
"Well since I can't have you warning the others about my. little prize, I'm afraid your going to have to stay with me also." Sesshoumaru said.