Chapter 6: Kagome Problem

Mom asked me about a million questions about my weekend, which was normal. I know that most teens don't like their personal lives being butt into so why is it when those teen grow into adults and have kids of their own, they butt into their personal lives.

It was Sunday night, and we were eating inside. Mom had cook, she is an okay cook; but then again if I had my way I would live off ramen noodles.

I stab my chopstick into the meat and returned her question without making it known that I was lying.

"Big track met coming up at school, I hear," she said putting some rice to her mouth.

"Biggest one yet," I said trying not to think about it. The coach was still mad at me, which resulted in me doing extra laps after school everyday last week. "You are going to be there?"

"Hopefully," she said. "Hobo might also go, he said something about wanting to see his old schools newest track star."

I dropped my sticks on to the floor; great all I need is Hobo there. Doesn't he know that she already had a mate?

A mate! I really need to spend less time around father; next thing I know is that I will be marking territory.

"Are you ok," she asked.

"Mom, you can't be serious about him," I said getting down to pick them up.

"Well, he is an old friend, and…"

"What the hell about father," I shouted at her. I covered my mouth quickly, shocked that I had come out with something like that. As a child I always wanted a father and believed if I was good enough I would get one, but now my mind has change. She belongs to my father.

I watched her eyes glowed wide, but I couldn't figure out if it was in horror or surprise. I could smell her blood start to raise and her body giving off the distinctive smell of him. Of father.

She didn't say anything, just got up and walked away.

"Mom?"

"I find honey, I think I will lie down for a little bit," she said.

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"So do you know what happen to her and Inuyasha," I asked Sango who was in mist of sweeping the porch. Kirara was sitting up in the tree with Tim and I, curled up in Tim lap. I had come here after school with what happen on Sunday night still fresh on my mind. I have never seen my mother so upset, and something happen, she still reeked of his sent, which means that she didn't reject him, but what. And did it have a connection to jewel. Kaede words still haunt me, the ones about the jewel being connected to my family.

Sango stopped sweeping and looked up in the tree at me. The twins were suppose to be back any moment, but my business was with her.

"Tell you the truth I don't know," she said. "He has always been a loner, but something about her broke through to him. I don't know what, but many of times she is the one who has called him back from the dead."

"Mates are a big deal, I know many youkai who had never taken one," Tim said scratching Kirara. She decided that we needed her help with this problem and stuck around, which I was glad. "Did she give off the smell."

"The smell?"

"When youkai, especially canine youkai, take a make they mark them with their smell. It's usually strong during heat," said Songo.

"Can we not talk about my parents mating," I said. I am sorry it still was discussing to think about them doing the same thing that I have dreams about. They are my parents.

"You amaze me, human. How the hell do you think you were created."

"Emaculent Conception," I said.

"Huh."

"Never mind," I said looking down at Sango who was sitting on the porch. "Come to think of it, we I made that comment about father, she gave off this really strong smell."

"And you never notice it before," Sango said.

"I might have, but until a week ago I never notice that I was different."

"Mygoa might be able to tell you more," Sango said.

"You don't mean that flea."

"That's him."

I looked down at my watch. I still had two more hours before I mom would be home, and hopefully she hasn't tired to call me. I decided that I would come back tomorrow to find Mygoa.

I walked back towards the village after saying good bye to everyone. I needed a couple of minutes alone and to think. I was at a dead point with the jewel, and nothing I had found at the libraries at home had much help. My brain kept wondering back to what had happen with mom on Sunday.

The smell mom had given off was indeed strong, as if it was there to tell other males to back off.

OACH!

I smack something that was on my nose and watch it fall to the ground. I bent down and looked what looked like a tiny man looking flee laying flat on the ground.

"Mygoa?" I said.

"I am indeed honor that you know of me," he said bouncing up to my hand. "Mygoa, loyal vassal to the great lord demon of the west and the great lord demon Inuyasha."

In laments terms, that meant that he was a servant of my father's, poor thing.

"How may I be of service to your lordship."

"Not lord, just Akira. What can you tell me about my parents."

"You seek answers that I cannot give you, your great father has forbid me to speak of them."

I wouldn't call my father great.

"What if I smash you into a million pieces," I said smiling showing off my canines.

"Now that you put it that way," he said and I sat down. "Where to began, your mother is a very kind hearted and beautiful woman, who can only be revile by his lordships mother. A lot like each other, both very beautiful, kind hearty, with a stubborn streak," he said.

"Ok, I know how great mom is, trust me I lived with her. But what I want to know is what happen to make them split apart."

"I do not know sir, his lordship hasn't talked much about it, but from what I know I don't think it was their chose that they were separated. She was there one moment, and the next he couldn't get through the well."

"So what your saying is that they didn't split up on purpose, they were forced apart." That was a load off my mind, it also meant that maybe their was a chance to get them back together again. Boy was I turning into a mushy romantic.

"Yes, he was crush, but between you and me, I have heard him call out her name more times, then I could count."

And last night she looked almost crushed when I said something about my father. Did she think that my father left her on purpose?

"I thought I told you never to talk about her," came a harsh voice.

I got up and turned to look directly into the eyes of my father, who seemed to be alive with some sort of anger.

"My lord, he asked about it," said the flee.

"Leave us," he growled. "It's about time me and the pup had a talk."

Yes, it was time that we had a talk.

"Don't worry, his bark is worse then his bite," whispered Mygoa as he jumped off and hoped away. "Sometimes."

I turned back to look at a very steamed hanyo, who face was hiding in the shadows.

"Your going to have to make this quick, I have to be home in a couple…"

"I don't care when the fuck you have to be home, pup," said Inuyasha. "I don't care if Kaede thinks you are the only the only one who can do anything with that fucking rock, But you will stay out of my personal life," he growled.

"It's not your personal life if it involves my mother," I growled back at him.

"The bitch left me, that all you need to know, pup," he said. He really did believe that mom deserted him.

"She didn't, she would never do something like that, even to an ass like you," I said in her defense. My mother wasn't the type to leave even if she wanted to.

"Hah, what do you know," he said. "She like every other human, all the same lot they are, weak," he said spiting.

My mother wasn't like that. I had seen the loneliness and hurt in her eyes each time she thinks I am not looking. I have seen her cry silently when nobody was supposed to be around. I have seen what he has done to her. I have seen what he failed to see that she still loved him.

I really don't know what made me attack him; I usually am the peaceful one of my friends. I could feel my claws grow and my blood started to run rapid through me as I flew at him. All the angry and hurt I had felt as a kid came out, I had enough of what happen to last a life time and now I wanted blood. His if I was lucky.

I threw my arm at him hopefully taking off his thick skin, but he was barely able to get out of the way. He crouched liked I had seen the first day, but this time I wasn't going to back down. I wanted to wipe all the hurt off with his blood.

"Your slow, pup," he growled.

"You're not going to think so when I rip you apart," I yelled going after him. How dare he compare my mother to that of the scum of the human race?

"You really don't want to fight me, pup," he said. "you don't know what you're dealing with."

"Bring it on," I said narrowing my eyes. I raised my arms, seeing the full length of my claws.

I saw his claws extend as his body thrust forward. I wanted a fight and I was going get it. I wanted to rip him to shreds, for all the times I needed him in my life and he wasn't there. I could care less if it might have been beyond his control, damn it he should have been there for mom and me.

He claws scrapped my cheek as I threw a punch in his direction. He stubble back before charging again. We bounced back before attacking again. Over and over, we both went after each other, hoping to get out all of our anger out of us.

"Inuyasha! Akira! Split now," said Kaede. At once my body was thrown away from his and thrown against a tree

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"Honestly, don't you think you two a little too old to be fighting," said Kaede putting some green stuff on the cuts on my face. I looked at my father who was stretched across the floor with his shirt open, growling. He had the major scar on his back like something had taken something out of his stomach through his back.

He growled at me and I growled back.

And Kaede growled at both of us, she was just as scary as mother when she was mad.

"Me think you need some time alone," said Kaede, walking out of the house.

Fathers back, face, and arms were as bad as mine, which left me with the feeling of pride. I had been able to match him strength for stretch.

"Wipe that smirk off your face," he said.

"Can't handle that this quarter breed bet you old man," I said. I would have jumped around except it hurt to move.

"You didn't bet me, pup. If I wanted to do, you would be dead."

Talk about arrogance, can't he admit at least I am good. I looked back at him, who was still lying down, his eye were half closed. Did he let me stand with him? Did he hold back?

"For someone who is as fast as you, you're slow in your movements," he said.

"What did you mean, I landed enough on you."

"That great, except speed has never been a strength with me. You go up against your uncle or Timayara or her father, and you wouldn't last. Your weak boy, especially in what might be your only defense."

I wanted to be angry with him, here we were lying in Kaede house, both almost torn to shreds, but part of me couldn't help but want to know if it was true.

"Where did you learn how to fight," I asked. I had taken some martial arts as a kid, and the rest I had learn on the playgrounds. But what they teach you on the playground doesn't really prepare you for this. Had it been anyone else and in a life and death situation would I have survived?

"I had no chose," he said. "I was on my own at an early age."

"But you said something about a brother."

"Half-brother, and we aren't exactly close," he said. I wanted to ask more but his tone was saying discussion has ended.

"How is she," he didn't look at me, but I could hear the voice above a whisper.

"I don't know," I said shaking my head. "When I was little, it seemed she was always happy, but now I not sure if she just put on a show. I mean most kids my age would have had a stepfather by now, but she never seem to be interested. I always wonder what you did to her, to make her like that."

He didn't say anything, just turned away. I caught the glimpse of the same sadness and lostness that mother's eyes held. She still loves him as much as he loves her.

I looked down at the green passe that covered both of my arms and the starches on my face. It would take a couple of days to completely heal and I knew I couldn't show mom. She might recognize what they were from and demand to know why I had them. But I also had to go back; I had school in the morning.

"Fa..sir..Inuyasha," I said not sure what to call him. We didn't really have a father son relationship, and I felt weird calling him by his name.

"What!"

Well gone was the moment of father and son bonding, but before I could say anything the door open and Miroku and Kaede came in.

"I heard about the fight," he said taking a seat next to Inuyasha. "Boy wasn't Shippou kidden about you two trying to kill each other."

"Don't you have something else to do."

"Nope, wife is on the warpath again, and from what Mushin told me she has that damn boomerang with her. But enough with my problems, what the hell were you thinking. If Kagome was here…"

"She isn't, okay, she never going to come back," he snarled trying to get up.

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"You better not let your mother see you come from out of there," said a voice as I excited the well.

I focus my sense in the darkest and a familiar aura reached out to great me.

"How long did you know," I asked Uncle Sota who was sitting on the steps leading into the well.

"When your mother confronted me with that whole bull shit story about you falling and going to lye down," he said.

"You didn't say anything," I asked.

"Nope," he said.

"Good," I said getting my stuff.

"We need to talk, if I am going to cover your little trips into the past," he said. "By the way I already call Kagome and told her that you were here."

"Thanks," I said as I followed him out of the room.

"Don't thanks my just yet," he said opening to door and entering the kitchen. "You realize I am not just lying to your mother but also to my wife."

"I know."

"Carey what the hell where you thinking."

"It wasn't my fault, it's that damn cat."

"It wouldn't be the first time," he said signing and pulling down two mugs. According to him they are the mystic cups of Nigoa, and will protect anyone whom drinks from them from youkai. Mom said he bought them at the Five and Dime. He poured two cups of two-day-old coffee and putting them into the microwave. "I still think it is a bad idea."

He stopped and looked at me. His eyes went wide. "What the hell did you do, get in a fight with a youkai."

"A hanyo."

"And where was your father during this," he said. He knew about my father, and about the well. So why didn't I know about it?

"Giving me each and every scratch."

"You got into a fight…"

"With him…"

"But why…I mean he always was gentle with Kagome," he said as he stared at me. He didn't hear the microwave beeping to let us know that it was done with what it was cooking.

"Do I look like mom…and I don't know…we were yelling at each other and next thing we were exchange blows."

"You were fighting with him."

I shook my head as Uncle Sota took out the mugs and handed me one of them. This late of night I really shouldn't be drinking this, but right now I wanted something that would help me make sense of tonight.

"Don't worry I did as much damage as he did to me," I smirk.

"I will never understand you youkai."

"How long did you know."

"I was there when your mother was pulled into the well the first time, and I was there when he came through the first time."

"He has been here a couple of times?" I asked.

"Yes, mostly to get your mother, but he did stay here a couple of times."

"Then you know about the jewel," I said. To hell with not saying something, I was at my wit end and I need to figure out this.

"Yes, our temple has protected the jewel for centuries before it was destroyed.

"It was destroyed, but how," I said.

"I don't know, there are many legends around that jewel," he said taking a sip of the coffee. "How do you know of it."

"It was the real reason why I went through the well, it called me back. It's dying but it needs peace, but I was told I needed to destroy it too," I said, stopping to see a very confused uncle starring at me. And I see that this is making as much sense to you as it makes to me."

He shook his head, trying to figure out what I had just say.

"I have read everything I could on it, but I am lost," I said.

"Not everything."

"But I have been to the libraries and Internet. What more can I do."

"Go to the originally sources,"

"You mean the original scrolls."

"I believe you know how to read old Japanese," he said. "They might help out."

"Ok where would I find them."

"Well legends does talk about a library that would revival Alexandra."

"Alexandra," I said leaning forward. Why didn't I come to him sooner? Alexandra was one of the most famous libraries in ancient times. When it was destroyed it was said that the world was thrust into the dark times once again.

He got up and I followed him into his private study, he quickly went through a couple of old scrolls. "Here it is, yes. It's a private library own by the great dog youkia lord of west."

"Dog youkai?"

"Your grandfather."