Families CAN Be Replaceable

Darkened Crystal- Hmmm. Good idea. I might be able to use it. :)

Heart of Friendship- It's alright. Even LiL:.CaT:.AnImE doesn't review on some of my chapters and she said usually reviews first every time. Speaking of which, where is she? Oh well. Anyway thanks for telling me your name. :)

Dragon Man 180- Inuyasha doesn't learn from his mistakes ever. He's Inuyasha, remember? I might just use that idea. You see I have the whole rest of the story writen already. (I did it while I was waiting for my updating privilages to return) But I can always add some things in there. It would be funny. But it WILL NOT be from Sesshy. Or atleast I'm not planning for that at the moment. He's my favorite character.

I stayed out late that night. Around nine I went outside to get some air. A group of giggling village girls came up to me. "Lady Kyo." the first one said, "Is it really your birthday?" "Yes." I replied, "I turned 13." "Do you mean 130?" the second girl asked, "You're a demon and I heard demons live long." "Even a demon that is 1000 has to have it's 13th birthday sometime." I replied, "And besides, I'm only a half demon, like Inuyasha." The girls thought over what I said and nodded. "Yes." the first said, "Everyone needs to celebrate their 13th birthday sometime."
The girls pushed a bundle of herbs at me. "These are for you." the second girl said, "Mother heard from Lady Kaede that you were having trouble healing a wound. These will help." "Thank you." I said taking them. The girls ran off, still giggling. I had never talked to one of the villagers before. I had thought they'd be scared of me. But now that I think of it, why should they? Inuyasha had been around so long that they had gotten used to hanyous.
Wind blew by, ruffling my hair, and bringing with it a familiar cat scent. Looking around, I spotted Mikoto coming across the stream. "I heard it was your birthday." he told me, sitting down next to me, "Happy Birthday." "Thank you." I replied, "You shouldn't be so close. Inuyasha will smell you." "I fear him not." Mikoto said, "Let him come and yell at me."
And Inuyasha did. The door flew open. "What the hell do you want with Kyo?!" he demanded. "Simply to talk with her." he answered, "To wish her a happy birthday." Inuyasha growled. "Oh come on!" I told Inuyasha, "Mikoto's not going to kill me!" "Fine." he mumbled, "But if you think I'm going to come save you if he does try to kill you, you're mistaken." With one last growl, Inuyasha closed the door again.
"Shall we go for a walk?" Mikoto asked me, "I have a place I want to show you." "Alright." I replied getting up. We began our walk. When we reached the stream, Mikoto picked me up and carried me over it. I giggled the whole way. He smiled the whole way. It was the first time I saw him smile. I gave myself a mental note to giggle more and maybe he'd smile more. His smile was nice.
After the stream, we walked in silence. Sometimes we ran, but it was still silent. Being a half demon, I was much slower than Mikoto. He'd run at my pace so we'd stay together. It was relaxing, something I'd always wanted to do.
Finally we reached Mikoto's destination. It was breath taking. A giant waterfall was falling into a peaceful river. The river was surrounded by lush green grass. The stars twinkled peacefully To top it all off, today was the day of the full moon so the moonlight, reflected off of everything.
"It's beautiful." I whispered. "It is." he agreed sitting down. Mikoto patted the grass besides him, a sign to sit down. I sat. "I want to talk to you about something." he said. "Well then talk." I said smiling. "You're the sweetest cat demon I've ever met." Mikoto told me, "Pleanty of of girls would have set someone like Inuyasha on me for watching you all the time. You didn't. And for that I am greatful. I've also saved your life quite a few times."
"What's your point?" I asked. This talk was starting to make me nervous and emmbarised. "Do you know anything about marking and mating?" he questioned quickly. I blushed. I might be a hanyou but I still had demon instincts. "Yes." I replied, "Marking is when the male bites the female's neck, drawing blood. It leaves a little mark that marks the female as the male's. Demons mark females so that when the female is ready the male doesn't have to compete for her. Mating is, well, part of it is binding the two souls together."
Mikoto nodded. "Why do you ask?" I questioned. "Could I, mark you?" he asked a little unsurely, "Would you be my mate?" I stared at him for a second, in surprise. Demon customs ran through my head. If I was a full demon, I probably would have already been marked. Mikoto had gone easy on me, avoiding his instincts, because half of me was human and humans mated differently.
I sighed. "Mikoto, I said, "You're sweet and all, but I'm so young!" Mikoto looked down, upset. "I guess I shouldn't have even asked." he said sadly. "I'm just not yet ready to become someone's mate." I told him, "Give me three more years. When I'm 16. But, you may mark me. You will have me as a mate. Just not now. And one other thing, till I'm 16, court me as a human does another human."
"Really, you'll be my mate?" he asked. I nodded. "Then I will do it." Mikoto said, "I will bring you out every day, give you flowers and over all pamper you." I hugged Mikoto, giving him easier access to my neck. "It might hurt a bit." he warned, hugging me back. "I don't care." I replied. Slowly, I felt one of Mikoto's fangs sink into my neck. It was both painful and joyful. Now deep enough, he withdrew his fang and licked up the blood, leaving a perminate mark.
I looked at him and smilied. Mikoto smiled back. "I should bring you back to your friends." he said, "Future mate." "Before you go." I said, "Would you heal my arm?" "Of course." he replied. Carefully, Mikoto took the sling off of me and pushed up my sleeve. I haven't put a bandage on today. He started to lick the cut. As if my own blood was healing it, it closed up quickly and then disappeared. "Thank you." I whispered. "Think of it as a birthday present." Mikoto told me. We shared a long deep kiss.
Before meeting Inuyasha and the rest I would have never fallen in love with someone and allowed them to mark me in less than a month, but I think my demon blood was starting to over take my human blood. It was making me accept the demon customs I knew in my heart.

Kagome: Ahhh. How sweet.

Inuyasha: I can't believe she let that bastard mark her. It's rediculous!

Miroku: They're both cat demons. Mikoto seems to care for Kyo. Demons fall in love easier than humans. I have nothing against the pairing.

Sango: Same here.

Shippo: But she's so young! She's only a few years older than me!

Kagome: That's why she asked just for the marking and not for the full mating. She'll be Mikoto's mate when she's 16. It sounds reasonable enough to me.

Inuyasha: Wait. You're 16.

Kagome: Yeah, so?

Inuyasha: What would you do if I asked if you'd be my mate.

Kagome: I'd blush like a maniac and sit you to the ground. {large thud, breaks floor.} Ooops! Sorry!

Clear Waters: He broke the vynal!

Sango: Is that hard to do?

Clear Waters: Yes. That's why I put it there. R&R everyone!