DISCLAIMER: I FINALLY HAVE INUYASHA TO MYSELF! All is right with the world! *Wakes up* Ah shit, I knew it was too good to be true.

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Chapter Three; The Kitsune Match Makers

"Two weeks!" cried Shippo. "They have been with us for two weeks and so far I'm ready to kill Jaken."

"Your not the only one," said Kouga, "Sesshoumaru is tolerable, Rin is a nice kid but Jaken is a moron and an aggravation."

"I don't trust Sesshoumaru," growled Inuyasha.

"You've never trusted Sesshoumaru," said Miroku, "What makes now any different?"

"He hasn't tried to kill us, take Tetsusaiga, and he hasn't even threatened us. You call that normal for Sesshoumaru?" Inuyasha looked at them, knowing that everyone except Katsue knew that answer.

Katsue shook her head. "Maybe he's turned over a new leaf? He seems nice to me. I think you all are just paranoid." They all looked at her in disbelief. "Sesshoumaru? Turn over a new leaf?" replied Sango. Kagome shrugged, "Stranger things have happened."

"FEH! HE'S UP TO SOMETHING! I KNOW IT!" screamed Inuyasha.

"Who is up to something?" came a voice from behind.

They turned to find Sesshoumaru, Rin, and Jaken. They all got big eyed. Shippo spoke up first, "How much did you hear?"

"Your ready to kill me you little brat? As if a cub like you could swat a fly." Jaken walked up to Shippo and stepped on the kitsune's tail. Kagome in response kicked Jaken in the head and sent him flying into a nearby tree. This had everyone trying to keep from laughing except Sesshoumaru and the toad boy himself. Shippo jumped onto Kagome's shoulder then stuck his tongue out at the amphibian like youkai. Rin went running to Katsue and Katsue picked her up without thinking. Everyone had noticed that that the cat youkai had become quite attached to the girl. She said Rin reminded her of her little sisters. It impressed them at how well she handled children, Kouga included though he wouldn't admit she impressed him.

Sesshoumaru turned to them and shrugged nonchalantly, "I understand you don't trust me. You have no reason to do so. Frankly, I could care less if you ever do trust me. The only reason I'm staying is because I have to."

Inuyasha's ears perked up. "I thought you said you were doing it because it was towards your best interests. Were you just covering up for something?" Sesshoumaru frowned a little then went back to his normal disposition. "As I said I have my reasons for being with you and your group and I do not have to explain myself to any of you."

Before anyone could respond the sound of screams could be heard not too far away. Without another word they went in the direction of the scream. They found two young girls about eight; one had blonde hair, the other red, and a boy who appeared to be thirteen with black hair were surrounded by a pack of large wolf demons in their true forms. The boy saw the group, looked back to the little girls, then picked up one of them and made a dash for them. He made a leap over one of the demons and ran straight into Miroku, the little girl still clinging to the boy for dear life. "Please help Inari! Please, I couldn't have carried both of them over in the jump," cried the frightened boy. The girl cried harder. "MY SISTER! SOMEBODY SAVE MY SISTER!"

"Don't worry children, we will save your sister," said the monk. Inuyasha drew Tetsusaiga. Before he attacked he said "Kouga I hope you don't know any of these bastards 'cause they'll be dead in five minutes." Without another word he, Miroku, Sango, Katsue, and Kouga charged the pack that was forming a tight ring around the child. Kagome, Rin, and Shippo tried to calm the upset boy and girl while Sesshoumaru and Jaken watched the others break through the wolf ring, Miroku reaching the girl first. He knelt down and let her climb on his back, her small arms wrapping tightly around his neck to hang on. He knocked a demon away with his staff onto the blade of Tetsusaiga. Inuyasha pulled the sword out then chopped the demon's head off in one clean swipe.

Katsue, Kouga, and Sango made quick work of three of the demons, four down, two to go. The wolves looked from each other, to their attackers, then back to each other. The smaller of the two demons ran for the hills, leaving the other just standing there for a moment. Then it went after Kagome and the young ones. Before the others could react Sesshoumaru stepped out in front of them and cut the demon to ribbons.

Miroku walked over to the boy and girl and presented them with their sister, who was still clinging to his back for dear life. "She's kinda choking me," squeaked the monk. "Could you get her off?"

"Of course! My sisters and I owe all of you a great deal for saving us," said the boy, gently prying the frightened girl off the houshi's neck and back. The teen brushed himself off and bowed. "I am Onikisu, but everyone calls me Oni for short. These," nods towards the little girls, "are my sisters. Inari is the one with blonde hair and Rubii is the red haired one." "Oni? Can it really be the little boy I left behind has grown into a little man?" Katsue was staring at the boy with a fondness in her eyes that made her face light up. Oni looked at her and almost fell over. He regained his balance and threw himself at the cat demon, who immediately squeezed him tight. Inari and Rubii looked to each other then launched themselves at Katsue as well. Shippo spoke up first. "You know them, Katsue?" he asked.

"Sure looks like she does," replied Kouga. Inuyasha sniffed the air then grumbled, "They smell alike."

"Oh my, this needs to be sorted out doesn't it?" Katsue broke away from the children who were desperately clinging to her. She smiled at them and ruffled Oni's hair. "These are my younger, nicer, half kitsune siblings. I must say I didn't recognize them when I first saw them. They were smaller last time I was with them and they normally didn't look like this."

"What did they normally look like?" Sango asked cautiously. Without another word the three children changed from looking perfectly human to what everyone assumed were their normal forms. Inari and Rubii had cat ears and foxtails covered with fur the same color as their hair, while Oni had elf ears and a long black tail that wrapped itself around his waist as Katsue's tail had a tendency to do. All of them had the same claws, fangs, and shocking catlike green eyes Katsue had. Kagome couldn't control herself as she cried out 'KAWAII!' and knelt down by Inari and started scratching Inari's ears. The little demon purred and curled up into a tight ball on Kagome's lap. This got Rubii jealous. She tugged on Kagome's sleeve to get her attention. "I don't get my ears scratched like Inari?" She pouted until Kagome picked the girl up in one arm and used her free hand to scratch her ears as well. The she curled up into Kagome's arms and fell asleep. Shippo growled. 'THAT'S MY SPOT!' thought the kitsune. This got a laugh out of Katsue.

"I think Shippo is jealous at how quickly my sisters have taken to you. Or maybe it's just that he's the only one who usually falls asleep in your lap." The cat demon carefully took Rubii from Kagome and rubbed the girl's ear. Content purring could be heard.

"Oi you people only like the twins because of their cute ears and tail," said Oni with a smirk. "We'll see how cute they are when Shinoko fulfills her threats of ripping them off while they sleep."

"Would she really do that?" asked Miroku.

Oni's face went dark. "Ever since Katsue left she'd tear our hearts out and feed them to us if she could," Oni turned to his sister and looked like he was about to cry, "She has made our lives a living hell. EVER SINCE YOU LEFT SHE USED US FOR HER TWISTED FUN! WE HAVE SCARS TO PROVE IT!" He pulled up the sleeves of his haori to reveal a mark on his forearm that looked like it had been dealt recently. Katsue took a good look at it and winced. 'Damn it Shinoko. You're the master of making pain last aren't you? This mark is old, I can tell, but it's just beginning to heal. That bitch. She doesn't have a single thing against him or the other two; they are full-blooded demons. She just did it because she knows I care about them.' "Did Nikuta have anything to do with this?"

"No," said Oni as he shook his head, "He actually tried to stop her. He's softened a little since you left."

"HE'S A BLOODY HENTAI!" shrieked Sango. Oni nodded, "Yea he's a pervert but he doesn't do too much hurting people anymore."

"Tell us more when we get to the village," said Kagome, handing Inari to her big brother and standing up.

"Oh no Kagome, I let Katsue come with us and I just barely let Sesshoumaru and the other two come too, BUT I'M DRAWING THE LINE AT HAVING THREE MORE KITSUNE WITH US!" screamed Inuyasha.

"But Inuyasha they are part of my family," whimpered Katsue. Inuyasha snorted, "You think that's a reason for me to bring them? You're enough trouble on your own, we don't need your relatives helping you." Sango glared. "They are children, they can't defend themselves." "THEY HAVE CLAWS AND FANGS! THEY SHOULD USE THEM!" Miroku took Inari and shoved her in Inuyasha's face, "YOU COULD SAY NO TO SOMETHING THIS CUTE?" "Yes I can." "I'll say the "S" word," growled Kagome. Inuyasha sighed. 'DAMN GIRL! Knows I can't deny her. SHIT I HATE THAT!' "FINE, THE BRATS CAN COME!"

"Thank you Inuyasha!" squealed Katsue and she hugged him tightly, earning a growl from Kouga that no one heard except Oni, his half awake sisters, and Shippo.

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It was late in the night at the village. The others had gone to sleep a few hours ago, leaving Shippo and the three new demon kids in the group up. Everyone in the village thought the two little girls were adorable and a few of the village girls didn't realize Oni was a demon and had flirted with him. This had Shippo a little disgusted. 'I never want to reach that age, those girls were just about throwing themselves at him and he's only thirteen.' He noticed that Katsue's siblings were staring at him contently. "What do you want?" asked the kit. Oni put his finger to his lips and motioned for the boy to follow them. They silently left the hut and went outside the village into the woods. There Oni stopped, close enough to the village so if they were attacked someone would hear them if they screamed but far enough away so no one would hear their conversation. He turned to Shippo and smiled., "So how close are my sister and the wolf demon?"

The question took Shippo by surprise and he fell over. The twins laughed then helped the boy back up. He shook his head before he spoke. "They fight like cats and dogs." This had his companions laughing their asses off. "What's so funny?" he asked, not hiding the annoyance in his voice.

Inari got control of her laughter first and looked at him sweetly. "The way you said how they get along. Katsue is a cat demon and Kouga is a wolf demon." Rubii nodded, "Of course they fight like cats and dogs silly."

"But I think there is a attraction between them," said Oni, "they just can't see it. Yet."

"You think that too?" asked Shippo. Inari, Oni, and Rubii nodded. "The only thing is," said Rubii, "we need them to see it too. Then they will hopefully mate, Katsue will come back, and Inari and I will have a big brother we like." Oni growled but didn't say anything. Inari sighed, "How do we make it happen though?"

"Well danger brings people together," Shippo thought aloud, getting a few inquisitive stares from them. Shippo was a little hesitant to continue but Oni urged him on with a nod and a 'Go on'. The little kitsune cleared his throat. "Inuyasha and Kagome used to fight like that all the time. But every time she got in danger he saved her and they got a little bit closer. Now they are engaged, they still fight but you can tell they don't mean it."

He felt extremely stupid for saying it afterward, the way they were staring at him made the child want to curl up into a ball and hide. That is until the twins started squealing happily. "THAT'S A GREAT IDEA!" they shrieked. They ran up to him and hugged him to the brink of suffocation before they let go. Oni nodded his approval. "Now how do we go about getting my sister in trouble and make it so Kouga will be the one to save her," said Oni.

"The Hunter's Moon!" cried Inari. Oni smacked his head, "Of course, the Hunter's Moon how could I forget."
"What's the big deal about the Hunter's Moon?" asked Shippo. Katsue's siblings went silent. Rubii hesitantly spoke first. "Katsue becomes human twice a year, on the Hunter's Moon and the new moon after it." "And the only other person besides the three of us, four now that you know, is the homicidal bitch also known as Shinoko," said the older boy. Shippo understood immediately. 'Shinoko wouldn't miss the chance of torturing Katsue when she's human from what I've heard about her. Looks like we know what she'll be in danger from.' "How long until the Hunter's Moon?" asked the fox cub.

"Next week," said Oni in a calm tone. Shippo wasn't quite as calm.

"NEXT WEEK! ARE YOU NUTS?" he shouted. He would have yelled some more but the twins clamped their hands over his mouth. "Do you want to wake the whole village?" asked the red haired Rubii, her ears twitching from annoyance. Shippo shook his head wildly. "Then don't shout loud enough to do so," purred Inari. They took their hands away from his mouth. He calmed down before talking. "How will we get the others out of the way?"

Oni smirked. "I heard that Kagome girl say she and Inuyasha were going to her time the day of her change to make preparations for their marriage. I didn't understand what she meant by 'her time' but I have a feeling they'll be gone for a while, I'm guessing they almost never get time to themselves. And I think getting rid of Sango and Miroku with jewel shard rumors will do just nicely. Speaking of which I also think we should get those two together."

"Oivey," sighed Inari and Rubii. "My brother has this thing where if he senses that there is a strong attraction between people he must pair them up," said Inari.

"So do we my favorite twin," Rubii quipped, "You love playing matchmaker and so do I. Oni why don't you and I work on getting Miroku and Sango together while Shippo and Inari work on our beloved sister and Kouga-san." Oni shrugged. "What ever you want little sister. Now lets get back to the village. I can't believe we've been talking for almost an hour." He yawned, then without another word they went back to the village. They got back into their spots inside Kaede's hut, Shippo snuggling on one side Kagome with Inuyasha on the other while Oni and the twins stayed close to their big sister. Sleep overtook the children easily. They didn't see a certain hanyou crack his eyes open and smile. 'Can't wait to see how their little matchmaking plan works out, probably with someone in bandages when Kagome and I get back.' On that thought he snuggled closer to the girl he was next to and went back to sleep.

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The week passed, with the younger members of their group trying their best to push their assigned couples together to no avail, though there had been less of Miroku groping Sango lately. The group escorted the hanyou and miko to the well the day of their departure.

"See you all when we get back, we'll be gone for about a week," Kagome said as she handed her over stuffed backpack to Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru wasn't around when they woke up that morning which made things slightly better, Inuyasha had been a little worried about him finding out Kagome was from another time. Oni, Rubii, and Inari were confused at why they were going to an old well. Kagome waved goodbye to them then she and Inuyasha jumped through the well.

As soon as those two were gone Katsue ran off without a word, leaving Kouga, Miroku, and Sango very puzzled. Shippo had a good idea about why she had left and turned to Oni and the twins for confirmation. They nodded. Katsue had left because of tonight and didn't want anyone to know.

Kouga decided to return to his pack in the mountains, which no one except Oni noticed was the same direction Katsue had ran in. The wolf demon was off and the boy smirked. 'This is going better than I planned.' thought the young demon. He then told Sango and Miroku of a rumor he and his sisters had heard of a jewel shard to the southeast. She reluctantly brought Oni and Inari, afraid of what their sister would do if anything would happen to them, but the monk thought it would be ok. "If these two fight anything like Katsue they'll be just fine" was the argument he used that had finally let Sango break down and allow them to come. Before they left Oni ran up to Inari and Shippo.

"If Katsue and Kouga come back stay close but out of sight. No leaving the village on your own. See ya." Then he ran off after his companions. Shippo turned to the half fox-half cat demon girl next to him.

"Have you done this before?" he asked.

"More times than I can count," she replied. "Wanna go play with the village kids?"

"Sure!" Shippo said excitedly and they ran off in the direction of other children.

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A/N: Hope you all liked this chapter. And ok ok by now it's obvious, I'm pairing Katsue with Miroku.

Miroku: "Really?"

Aradia: "No moron, I was joking."

Katsue: "Better be.

Kouga: "AND I WILL NEVER MATE WITH KATSUE!"

Katsue: "DITTO TO HIM!"

Aradia: "Ah denial, the first sign."

Kouga & Katsue: "First sign of what?"

Miroku: "First sign that you two will be smooching and definitely more before this fanfic is over." *gets hit by Hiraikotsu*

Sango: "Hentai!"

Kagome: "Don't forget the kids are trying to pair you up too."

Miroku: *gets back up* "Yes Sango my sweet, so why do you fight it?"

Sango: "I'M NOT LISTENING!"

Aradia: "While I try to counsel the Inu-crew I will let you all read and review. KATSUE PUT THAT DOWN YOU CAN'T USE MY TV AS A WEAPON! GOTTA GO BEFORE PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURS! Aradia MoonRider leaving you with this thought; Never invite Inuyasha & co over to your house and expect them to behave. Oh yea I don't own them, they just won't leave me alone."

Inuyasha: "Wench shut up." *picks up my printer and comes at me*

Me: "I REALLY GOTTA GO! KAGOME CONTROL YOUR FIANCE!"