Sanctuary

Author's Note: Hey all! Kai19 had this really great suggestion and it was really cool… but unfortunately, I had already updated my chapter before I had the chance to read his review… -_- I really liked his suggestion too… well I hope you enjoy this next chapter

Disclaimer's Note: GR… I think I better call those attack dogs…

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Kouga waited patiently in his father's study. After sensing Lady Yumemaru and her son leave to catch up on old times, he slowly made his way back to one place his father went to. His sanctuary from the painful memories, from the battles and from the outside world. Lady Ayame had once said that every person had a sanctuary. His was his lair out in the mountains, deep within an underground cave. His father's was his study.

He decided to skip lunch and ambush his father to answering his questions. First his father was questioning his ability to know the difference between a copy and his sister, and now SesshouMaru shows up to complicate things. He just could not understand what was going on.

True, it was strange that Kagome chose now to reveal her true bloodline, yet it was as if it was planned. He had not thought of his sister whenever he was with her… so why did Kagome remind him of his sister that one particular day?

He made himself comfortable as he grabbed one of the scrolls his father had recently made which informed him on the political issues of the North Western lord.

'Hello… what's this?'

He saw a stray scroll that seemed to look older than the rest of them. From the looks of it, the parchment had either been dropped during a war, or whomever the messenger was had been injured. His eyes widened as he read the content of the scroll.

'Shimatta… does Otousan know this scroll is here?!' He skimmed through it once more and growled. 'All these years… so she's the one…' He clenched his fists around the scroll protectively.

He shook his head to try and clear the jumbled thoughts and piece them together. He took off the two shards from his legs and placed them on his palm. ' So are these from the real one? Or the second Shikon?'

He started wishing that Ayame-sama was still alive to help him with his frustrations.

A real youkai of nobility does not stoop to false strength

He opened his eyes and nodded. 'Hai, Okasan… I need not these shards to protect my clan… its time to train. How can I be the next lord of the North Western lands if I keep on relying on these?'

He nodded as a sign of finality and placed the shards inside his kimono. 'I'll give you to Kagome-chan in when I see her'

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Komashiro was grinning like a fool. Yumemaru was slightly afraid that his sanity had run out, but the spark in his eyes told her that she no longer needed to convince Komashiro of his daughter's authenticity.

He waited patiently until his two 'guests' arrived. He stood and smiled at the woman that his son had brought back. His daughter.

" Kagome, welcome back home, my child."

The girl seemed shocked. And she smiled uneasily.

" Um… how do you know my name?"

Komashiro frowned. ' She doesn't know my name?'

Yumemaru decided at that point to intervene. 'If I don't explain now, Shiro might doubt his conclusion…'

" Well, Kagome-chan. This is your father, of course he would know your name," she said. " Although I presume you were in your time for so long that…"

" I thought I was dreaming about the whole thing…" Kagome said cutting her off. " Mama said that I was dreaming… I-I was sent to many doctors and stuff… they said that I must have been traumatized when papa diesd and dreamt up the whole thing about me having an oniisan and that my otousan was alive."

There was an uncomfortable silence, but SesshouMaru cleared his throat loudly and broke the spell.

" Well, let's eat shall we?" Yumemaru suggested. " Where is Kouga-kun?"

Kagome looked around and found Shippou and Rin seated, both on each side of her and SesshouMaru beside Rin. Yumemaru smiled inwardly as she saw the slight blush in Kagome's cheeks and saw her son's equally flushed face.

' Interesting… I may be able to get rid of this crescent on my forehead much sooner than I thought!'

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Kouga watched as his father sat down on his chair behind his study table.

" You were not present at lunch… why was that?" he asked.

" I want you to answer my questions, father… I have been kept in the dark for so long and I want some light shed on the matter," Kouga said strongly hiding the scroll from his father on purpose. " I wish to know of the truth in your actions when you informed me of my sister's location… it was a couple of hundred miles away from where I found Kagome…"

Komashiro sighed. " Kouga, sit down." He said as he rubbed his temple. " I do not doubt now that Kagome Is in fact your sister… although, it disturbs me of her age…"

" Do not stray from the subject at hand… why did you give me such information, to keep me from my sister? Was it really you who wanted her away from the family, or did InuTaisho take her? What is the truth?!" Kouga demanded.

" I was not in the right mind, my son," Komashiro started. " Being Kazutoshi Komashiro, the lord of the North-Western lands does not help my sanity anymore than my mate dying and my daughter being taken away from me by my own bestfriend!"

Kouga silenced himself and sat down.

" Thank you. Now, do not mistake my words Kouga… I have tried to find Kagome-chan. I started to search of her location fourteen years after her disappearance! InuTaisho had placed her with a ningen family to protecter her, but he never had the chance to give us details before his murder," Komashiro said facing the window and watched as birds fluttered by. " I was about to lose hope and I was going to drop the search after so many years… She should have showed up sooner…"

"But, Kagome is turning 18. In three months"

Komashiro faced Kouga. " In three months? At the time of the banquet?"

Kouga nodded.

" Now queer. This makes me wonder what else InuTaisho did… I trust him fully, but…" shaking his head he sighed. " Anyway, at the time I gave you of a young miko's location, I had believed the youkai was your sister. She fit the description! Although, unfortunately, she was already mated and has many pups… but still! I had believed that the girl was indeed your sister!"

Kouga shook his head and laughed. " So… what now?"

" Well, we train Kagome. She needs to know of our ways before she turns 18."

Kouga felt the scroll inside his kimono and sighed. " Why was Kagome taken from us anyway?"

He felt his father tense and turn around. " Ah, its very complicated… truth is, only Ayame and InuTaisho really knew…" he said. " Yumemaru found out from InuTaisho, but has told me that the need for me to know would not arise until she returns…"

Kouga nodded. 'So you were kept from it as well? Well… its seems I should take a visit to Lady Yumemaru's chambers today'

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Yumemaru brushed her long white hair and placed it up in a bun. It was more effective this way, to look as she did all those years back. SesshouMaru had been ecstatic when he found her, but was unnerved when he saw her appearance.

She vowed to change and to be happier now. InuTaisho had paid for his mistake… but she would not lose her son for her foolishness. SesshouMaru was ready to forgive her, and all that was left was to catch up.

As she neared his chambers, she overheard a small conversation he had with his 'daughter'.

" Rin, why do you seem so forlorn?"

" for-forlorn?"

Yumemaru giggled slightly. ' SesshouMaru needs to be taught that ningen children do not have that high of a vocabulary'

She heard him sigh, signaling his knowledge of his mistake.

" Sad. Why are you so sad?"

There was a slight silence and Yumemaru felt the little girl's discomfort.

" I want an okasan… please do not hate Rin…"

'Hate her? Sesshou would hate that little girl for wanting a mother?' Yumemaru shook her head. ' InuTaisho's little tramp must have filled his head with nonsense!'

" Rin, I could not hate you for that," he heard her son's low voice. " In fact, I totally agree with you. It is high time that I find a mate… and a mother for you"

" Can it be Kagome-oneechan?"

Yumemaru chuckled, then froze. The door opened and she now faced her son's slightly amused face.

" Hello mother, would you like to come in, instead of spying?"

Yumemaru smiled and nodded. " Hai."

Maybe she could help him get what his little girl wanted. ' If he has my necklace… then it should not be hard at all!'

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InuYasha growled slightly. 'That wench! ' He felt his control over his body slip away as he stood still. Kikyou walked over to him haughtily.

"Now, once you're free of that… copy, you and I will finally be able to live together."

She pulled off the rosary and InuYasha felt helpless and empty.

'Kagome…' He felt as if her essence had left her and that he was alone. The new beads hanging from his neck felt heavy and overbearing. As if the spell itself was something unimaginably cruel and would cause him pain.

"Just what is this?!" he asked as he pulled on the black string of beads and bones.

" It bonds us together, InuYasha."

"We're f*cking mates, isn't that enough!?"

Kikyou smiled once more. " Come."

InuYasha felt his control over her body leaving and he felt his legs moving on their own. 'I-I…I'm being treated like… like a f*cking pet!'

Kikyou placed her arms around him and laid her head on his chest. She heard him growl and she chuckled.

" I said it before, InuYasha… you're mine. I won't share you with anyone."

With that, she summoned her soul stealers, climbed on top of InuYasha's back and told him to go to Kaede's village.

'Kami… I hope I survive through this…' InuYasha thought.

But all the time hoping that Kikyou would not make him to anything to Kagome. 'Please be safe'

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Author's Note: Wow! I cannot believe how many people reviewed! Thank you very much!

Question: Why do you like Inu/Kag fics more than Sess/kag?

Answer: I don't. I like em both very much… but I prefer Inu/Kag when it comes to the manga. Rumiko Takahashi-san did a great job!

Question: are you going to put lime/lemon on this story?

Answer: 0.0 I never even thought of that yet… besides its PG-13! ^-^;; I have NO experience at that whatsoever… maybe just a hint of it… but nothing serious…

Question: (I really love this one!) Are you related to SesshouMaru?

Answer: I wish! Lol no, I'm just really cruel and I love cliffies… when I am the one making it… v_v I know… im hopeless!

Author's Note2: have you guys read Turnabout is Fair play by Ookami-chan?! Its amazing! T-T I hope my story will end up being as good…