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Hello, everyone. Lily here. Sorry it took so long for the Kouga chapter too, been real busy and well....I sort of had a HUGE writers block. Forgive me?
*Mirai shakes his head sadly* Why don't you just jump right to the story?
Good idea. Ok, then folks, enough of Lils' stalling. Here you go. I hope you like it.
*Mirai sweatdrops* Onnas. More ups and downs than a Roller Coaster.
*Frowning at her mate but choosing to ignore his comment* Anyway, on to the disclaimer part. As always the ONLY things I own are my mate, my Mystic clone, my Neil clone, my Gambit clone, my Kou clone, and my new pet, my Demi-Demon Doggie clone, or my Inuyasha clone.
Nothing more. And no, you can't have any of them!
Enjoy the story!
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Keiki de Niyati : Children of Fate
Chapter 6- " Kouga "
by Lily
"Breakfast is served. Ye should hurry before it grows cold." Kaede called from the doorway of the hut.
"Breakfast? But Mama, can't we have Ramen?" Kaori asked, Kaiya running up to join her twin beside their mother, as Inuyasha's ears twitched at the mention of the food.
"No, Ramen is not to be eaten in the morning. You may have some when it's time for lunch." Kagome said, ushering her pups inside.
"Ah, but Mama, we want some now. Please?" Kaiya pleaded as Kagome shook her head, chuckling softly to herself.
"I promise I'll make you some Ramen at lunch time, ok? After all, Kaede was nice enough to allow us to stay in her hut and she's been nice enough to prepare something for us all to eat too. Behave now." Kagome said, chuckling to herself as she saw the twin' ears droop in defeat before disappearing into the hut. She smiled to herself as Inuyasha crept up along side his mate. Kagome giggled as she turned around and saw the pitiful look in her mate's golden eyes.
"Yes, I'll make some for you too, Inuyasha. Honestly, no doubt where the twins get it from I see." Kagome said as Inuyasha frowned and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Feh. It's been *three years* since I've had any Ramen." Inuyasha said in his defense. Kagome smiled at him, before shaking her head.
"What am I going to do with you? Come on, I think Miroku and Sango will be angry with us if we don't let them know, and I'd hate for them to be angry with me." Kagome said as Sango and Miroku came walking back up the path towards the hut.
"No need, we're here now, Kagome. And look who we ran into on the way back." Sango said, gesturing to the Wolf youkai behind her. Kagome sighed inwardly as she forced a smile to her face, noticing the way Inuyasha straightened up and was glaring at Kouga intently beside her. Was it just her imagination, or was he actually growling softly too?
"Lady Kagome! You have returned! I am so please to see you! But whatever has happened to you? You appear different." Kouga said as Kagome sighed and Inuyasha snorted next to her.
"She's not human anymore, you baka!" Inuyasha spat as Kouga looked over towards him to glare intently at the demon canine.
"Inuyasha. Can't say it is a pleasure to see you, now can I? But I believe I was speaking to Lady Kagome, and not a pathetic, half-breed such as yourself." Kouga spat back. Before Inuyasha had a chance to even draw the Tetseiga, Kagome stepped forward, her black ears flattening to her hair as she growled softly at Kouga.
"I'll kindly ask you not to insult Inuyasha again, Kouga." Kagome said as Kouga looked at her bewildered.
"Don't tell me you still fancy this.....half-breed *pup* my Lady? Surely after all this time, you-" Kouga began as Inuyasha growled loudly, and made a move towards him before Kagome stopped him.
"Calm down, Inuyasha. Listen to me Kouga. A lot has happened in the past three years that I was gone. For starters, I'm going to come right out and say it, Inuyasha is my mate, as I am his. And I'll not ask you again to refrain from insulting my mate, Kouga." Kagome said as Kouga stared at her in disbelief.
"I refuse to believe it! You can't be! You're *my* woman! You were to be *my* mate!" Kouga said, before turning to glare at Inuyasha, barely moments from lunging at him.
"You damned hanyou will pay for stealing my mate! You shall die for it! I find it hard to believe that the beautiful Lady Kagome would *willingly* take a worthless hanyou such as *yourself* for a mate! You shall die for forcing yourself unto her and tainting such a pure creature such as she!" Kouga spat, growling fiercely as Inuyasha did the same back, drawing the Tetseiga faster than a blink of an eye, and starting to lunge at Kouga.
"Enough! Both of you! Kouga, *Inuyasha* is my mate, a choice I made three years ago, a choice I made *willingly*. Now, if you can not accept that I love him and he loves me, I'll kindly ask you to leave and never return." Kagome said angrily as Kouga froze and stared at her in shock.
"But my Lady-" Kouga began as Inuyasha growled again.
"She's not *your* anything, wolf!" Inuyasha growled.
"Inuyasha! Knock it off!" Kagome said, growling at her mate, as he turned to look at her just as surprised as Kouga. Before anyone could say another word, the twins came running excitedly out of the hut towards their parents.
"Mama! Mama! Why aren't you coming inside? We're hungry and Lady Kaede won't let us eat until everyone is ready!" Kaori whined as he pulled on the hem of his mother's kimono.
"Yeah, and the sooner we finish breakfast, the sooner we can have Ramen for lunch!" Kaiya added as Kagome smiled warmly down at her pups, Kouga staring in stunned silence at the two clearly hanyou pups before him.
"Alright, alright. Calm down, you two, I'm not going anywhere. We'll be right in." Kagome said with a smile.
"They.....they are yours?" Kouga finally managed chock out once he could speak as Kagome and Inuyasha both looked at him. Kagome smiled as she nodded, Inuyasha raising an eyebrow as Kouga turned to look directly at him.
"And they.....are his as well. I see. They are.....cute.....I suppose." Kouga said, looking from the white haired little girl to the black haired little boy.
"Kouga, why don't you join us for breakfast and Lady Kagome can explain everything inside?" Miroku suggested, wincing as Inuyasha turned to glare at the monk.
"Good idea, Miroku. Kouga?" Kagome asked as Kouga looked up at her, then looked over at Inuyasha, before sighing and shaking his head.
"I think not, Lady Kagome. I have news for you all, and then I shall return to my pack. I have some very valuable information for you that I've just recently learned of. As it seems, our enemy has decided to ally himself with another, shall we say, enemy of yours. I know not if it is the proper term for the Lady, but I thought it would be imperative that you knew as soon as possible." Kouga began as Inuyasha nodded his head once.
"Kikyo. I see. I feared this." Inuyasha said, crossing his arms and looking down at the ground, thinking deeply to himself.
"Kikyo? You mean she has joined Naraku? Are you sure? I mean, it was Naraku that killed her, wasn't it Kagome?" Sango asked as Kagome nodded gravely.
"Yes, it was. I know she still harbors resentment for Inuyasha, even after she knows it was not him that betrayed her. And yet she sides with the demon than brought about her destruction? It makes no sense." Kagome said with a frown.
"The priestess Kikyo that lived fifty years ago is no more. This creature that masquerades as her is not the same. She feels no emotions, and this I fear, makes her more dangerous than any other of Naraku's allies. I fear she may be more dangerous than even his two daughters." Kouga said as Inuyasha nodded.
"More so than you can possibly imagine. I'm beginning to doubt whether it is wise for the twins to remain here, Kagome. Perhaps you should return to your time. This is highly unexpected and makes things far more difficult than before." Inuyasha said as Kagome frowned at him.
"Sesshoumaru brought me back because you were doing worse without me. I'm not leaving now. Especially when my Miko powers are completely developed. As for the twins, we'll just have to be even more careful around them." Kagome said determinedly.
"Stupid wench! I will *not* endanger their lives as well as your own! You'll go back, even if I have to throw you over my shoulder and drag you there myself!" Inuyasha cried as Kagome crossed her arms over her chest and growled deeply at her mate.
"I'd like to see you try, Inuyasha! You forget, I'm stronger than I was three years ago!" Kagome said as Inuyasha growled back at her, starting to loose his temper at her stubborness.
"That may be true, but *I* am still stronger than *you* and I won't hesitate to drag you back to the well!" Inuyasha cried as Kagome and Sango both glared angrily at him.
"Hey! You think just because you're a guy you're automatically stronger than us women?!" Sango shot at the hanyou angrily.
"As a matter of fact, I know it." Inuyasha said. Kagome dropped her arms from her chest where they had already been crossed in anger, and glared murderously at her mate.
"You......you.......arg! You stupid male shavoist pig! Kaori, Kaiya, come with me!" Kagome cried, as the twins paused in confusion to look at their father before running over to their mother. They perked up a little more when Kagome patted them lovingly on the top of the head, letting them know she wasn't angry with them, before glaring evenly at Inuyasha.
"Good. About time you listened to me, Kag-" Inuyasha began as Kagome's ears flattened to the back of her head and snarled at her mate.
"What the hell makes you think that just because we're mates, I have to obey your every little command?! You're dellusional Inuyasha! I'm taking the twins with me and I'll be staying in the forest until *you* come to your senses, and stop acting like a damned bakayaro!" Kagome growled.
"What?! Me come to *my* senses?! You've got to be kidding me! You're not taking my pups into the forest by yourself! I won't allow it! You want to get yourselves killed? Or worse?" Inuyasha cried, taking a set towards his mate, who growled even deeper at him and bared her fangs, causing him to stop in surprise.
"Inuyasha. I think it would be wise for you to leave her alone." Sango said as Inuyasha turned to look at her in disbelief, but Miroku spoke up before the hanyou could say anything to her.
"She is right. Lady Kagome will be fine. But I think it'd be best if you let her cool down." Miroku said.
"I shall go with you, if you'd like Kagome." Sango said, as Kagome turned to look at her with a smile, before nodding.
"If you'd like, you're welcome to, Sango. I won't be far from the village in any case, should Kaede or any of you need me." Kagome said, pointedly ignoring her mate.
"I think that would be a wise choise, Lady Kagome. I wish you well. I shall be returning now myself. We shall meet up again, I am sure of it. And.....should you ever grow tired of the han-of your mate-" Kouga said. Inuyasha started to growl deeply again, but stopped when he noticed Kagome smile at the wolf and shake her head. She was pissed at him.....but she still would stay his mate?
That one thought brought a small smile to his lips.
"We'll see you, Kouga. Take care. And please be careful. You are a very valuable ally to us in these times, even if *others* may not believe so!" Kagome said, still not looking at Inuyasha. Kouga smiled and bowed before turning and taking off back to his pack.
"Sango, the twins and I will be leaving now, if you'd still like to come with us." Kagome said, ushering her pups away from the group and back towards the trees a couple of miles from the village. Sango nodded, kissed Miroku on the cheek, and strapped her boomerang to her back as she started to follow Kagome and the pups.
Inuyasha made a move to try and stop her once more, before Sesshoumaru stopped him.
"Leave her. She needs to cool down. The demon blood in her boils with rage and must be quelled before she will return. I shall go and keep an eye on her if you'd like. All I ask is that you do the same for Rin." Sesshoumaru said as Inuyasha hesitated, before nodding slowly.
"Fine. But I swear to you, if any harm comes to any of them-" Inuyasha growled.
"It shall not, hanyou. I give you my word." Sesshoumaru said, turning his back. "They are my niece and nephew after all, are they not?"
"Don't tell me the mightly Sesshoumaru is growing soft on me." Inuyasha said, raising an eyebrow.
"I highly doubt it, half-breed." Sesshoumaru said, before taking off into the forest. Inuyasha growled at the insult, but shook it off as he 'hmph'ed and turned on his heel towards the hut, before his ears suddenly drooped sadly.
"This means I won't be getting an Ramen now." Inuyasha said as Miroku chuckled softly behind him.
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Hello, everyone. Lily here. Sorry it took so long for the Kouga chapter too, been real busy and well....I sort of had a HUGE writers block. Forgive me?
*Mirai shakes his head sadly* Why don't you just jump right to the story?
Good idea. Ok, then folks, enough of Lils' stalling. Here you go. I hope you like it.
*Mirai sweatdrops* Onnas. More ups and downs than a Roller Coaster.
*Frowning at her mate but choosing to ignore his comment* Anyway, on to the disclaimer part. As always the ONLY things I own are my mate, my Mystic clone, my Neil clone, my Gambit clone, my Kou clone, and my new pet, my Demi-Demon Doggie clone, or my Inuyasha clone.
Nothing more. And no, you can't have any of them!
Enjoy the story!
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Keiki de Niyati : Children of Fate
Chapter 6- " Kouga "
by Lily
"Breakfast is served. Ye should hurry before it grows cold." Kaede called from the doorway of the hut.
"Breakfast? But Mama, can't we have Ramen?" Kaori asked, Kaiya running up to join her twin beside their mother, as Inuyasha's ears twitched at the mention of the food.
"No, Ramen is not to be eaten in the morning. You may have some when it's time for lunch." Kagome said, ushering her pups inside.
"Ah, but Mama, we want some now. Please?" Kaiya pleaded as Kagome shook her head, chuckling softly to herself.
"I promise I'll make you some Ramen at lunch time, ok? After all, Kaede was nice enough to allow us to stay in her hut and she's been nice enough to prepare something for us all to eat too. Behave now." Kagome said, chuckling to herself as she saw the twin' ears droop in defeat before disappearing into the hut. She smiled to herself as Inuyasha crept up along side his mate. Kagome giggled as she turned around and saw the pitiful look in her mate's golden eyes.
"Yes, I'll make some for you too, Inuyasha. Honestly, no doubt where the twins get it from I see." Kagome said as Inuyasha frowned and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Feh. It's been *three years* since I've had any Ramen." Inuyasha said in his defense. Kagome smiled at him, before shaking her head.
"What am I going to do with you? Come on, I think Miroku and Sango will be angry with us if we don't let them know, and I'd hate for them to be angry with me." Kagome said as Sango and Miroku came walking back up the path towards the hut.
"No need, we're here now, Kagome. And look who we ran into on the way back." Sango said, gesturing to the Wolf youkai behind her. Kagome sighed inwardly as she forced a smile to her face, noticing the way Inuyasha straightened up and was glaring at Kouga intently beside her. Was it just her imagination, or was he actually growling softly too?
"Lady Kagome! You have returned! I am so please to see you! But whatever has happened to you? You appear different." Kouga said as Kagome sighed and Inuyasha snorted next to her.
"She's not human anymore, you baka!" Inuyasha spat as Kouga looked over towards him to glare intently at the demon canine.
"Inuyasha. Can't say it is a pleasure to see you, now can I? But I believe I was speaking to Lady Kagome, and not a pathetic, half-breed such as yourself." Kouga spat back. Before Inuyasha had a chance to even draw the Tetseiga, Kagome stepped forward, her black ears flattening to her hair as she growled softly at Kouga.
"I'll kindly ask you not to insult Inuyasha again, Kouga." Kagome said as Kouga looked at her bewildered.
"Don't tell me you still fancy this.....half-breed *pup* my Lady? Surely after all this time, you-" Kouga began as Inuyasha growled loudly, and made a move towards him before Kagome stopped him.
"Calm down, Inuyasha. Listen to me Kouga. A lot has happened in the past three years that I was gone. For starters, I'm going to come right out and say it, Inuyasha is my mate, as I am his. And I'll not ask you again to refrain from insulting my mate, Kouga." Kagome said as Kouga stared at her in disbelief.
"I refuse to believe it! You can't be! You're *my* woman! You were to be *my* mate!" Kouga said, before turning to glare at Inuyasha, barely moments from lunging at him.
"You damned hanyou will pay for stealing my mate! You shall die for it! I find it hard to believe that the beautiful Lady Kagome would *willingly* take a worthless hanyou such as *yourself* for a mate! You shall die for forcing yourself unto her and tainting such a pure creature such as she!" Kouga spat, growling fiercely as Inuyasha did the same back, drawing the Tetseiga faster than a blink of an eye, and starting to lunge at Kouga.
"Enough! Both of you! Kouga, *Inuyasha* is my mate, a choice I made three years ago, a choice I made *willingly*. Now, if you can not accept that I love him and he loves me, I'll kindly ask you to leave and never return." Kagome said angrily as Kouga froze and stared at her in shock.
"But my Lady-" Kouga began as Inuyasha growled again.
"She's not *your* anything, wolf!" Inuyasha growled.
"Inuyasha! Knock it off!" Kagome said, growling at her mate, as he turned to look at her just as surprised as Kouga. Before anyone could say another word, the twins came running excitedly out of the hut towards their parents.
"Mama! Mama! Why aren't you coming inside? We're hungry and Lady Kaede won't let us eat until everyone is ready!" Kaori whined as he pulled on the hem of his mother's kimono.
"Yeah, and the sooner we finish breakfast, the sooner we can have Ramen for lunch!" Kaiya added as Kagome smiled warmly down at her pups, Kouga staring in stunned silence at the two clearly hanyou pups before him.
"Alright, alright. Calm down, you two, I'm not going anywhere. We'll be right in." Kagome said with a smile.
"They.....they are yours?" Kouga finally managed chock out once he could speak as Kagome and Inuyasha both looked at him. Kagome smiled as she nodded, Inuyasha raising an eyebrow as Kouga turned to look directly at him.
"And they.....are his as well. I see. They are.....cute.....I suppose." Kouga said, looking from the white haired little girl to the black haired little boy.
"Kouga, why don't you join us for breakfast and Lady Kagome can explain everything inside?" Miroku suggested, wincing as Inuyasha turned to glare at the monk.
"Good idea, Miroku. Kouga?" Kagome asked as Kouga looked up at her, then looked over at Inuyasha, before sighing and shaking his head.
"I think not, Lady Kagome. I have news for you all, and then I shall return to my pack. I have some very valuable information for you that I've just recently learned of. As it seems, our enemy has decided to ally himself with another, shall we say, enemy of yours. I know not if it is the proper term for the Lady, but I thought it would be imperative that you knew as soon as possible." Kouga began as Inuyasha nodded his head once.
"Kikyo. I see. I feared this." Inuyasha said, crossing his arms and looking down at the ground, thinking deeply to himself.
"Kikyo? You mean she has joined Naraku? Are you sure? I mean, it was Naraku that killed her, wasn't it Kagome?" Sango asked as Kagome nodded gravely.
"Yes, it was. I know she still harbors resentment for Inuyasha, even after she knows it was not him that betrayed her. And yet she sides with the demon than brought about her destruction? It makes no sense." Kagome said with a frown.
"The priestess Kikyo that lived fifty years ago is no more. This creature that masquerades as her is not the same. She feels no emotions, and this I fear, makes her more dangerous than any other of Naraku's allies. I fear she may be more dangerous than even his two daughters." Kouga said as Inuyasha nodded.
"More so than you can possibly imagine. I'm beginning to doubt whether it is wise for the twins to remain here, Kagome. Perhaps you should return to your time. This is highly unexpected and makes things far more difficult than before." Inuyasha said as Kagome frowned at him.
"Sesshoumaru brought me back because you were doing worse without me. I'm not leaving now. Especially when my Miko powers are completely developed. As for the twins, we'll just have to be even more careful around them." Kagome said determinedly.
"Stupid wench! I will *not* endanger their lives as well as your own! You'll go back, even if I have to throw you over my shoulder and drag you there myself!" Inuyasha cried as Kagome crossed her arms over her chest and growled deeply at her mate.
"I'd like to see you try, Inuyasha! You forget, I'm stronger than I was three years ago!" Kagome said as Inuyasha growled back at her, starting to loose his temper at her stubborness.
"That may be true, but *I* am still stronger than *you* and I won't hesitate to drag you back to the well!" Inuyasha cried as Kagome and Sango both glared angrily at him.
"Hey! You think just because you're a guy you're automatically stronger than us women?!" Sango shot at the hanyou angrily.
"As a matter of fact, I know it." Inuyasha said. Kagome dropped her arms from her chest where they had already been crossed in anger, and glared murderously at her mate.
"You......you.......arg! You stupid male shavoist pig! Kaori, Kaiya, come with me!" Kagome cried, as the twins paused in confusion to look at their father before running over to their mother. They perked up a little more when Kagome patted them lovingly on the top of the head, letting them know she wasn't angry with them, before glaring evenly at Inuyasha.
"Good. About time you listened to me, Kag-" Inuyasha began as Kagome's ears flattened to the back of her head and snarled at her mate.
"What the hell makes you think that just because we're mates, I have to obey your every little command?! You're dellusional Inuyasha! I'm taking the twins with me and I'll be staying in the forest until *you* come to your senses, and stop acting like a damned bakayaro!" Kagome growled.
"What?! Me come to *my* senses?! You've got to be kidding me! You're not taking my pups into the forest by yourself! I won't allow it! You want to get yourselves killed? Or worse?" Inuyasha cried, taking a set towards his mate, who growled even deeper at him and bared her fangs, causing him to stop in surprise.
"Inuyasha. I think it would be wise for you to leave her alone." Sango said as Inuyasha turned to look at her in disbelief, but Miroku spoke up before the hanyou could say anything to her.
"She is right. Lady Kagome will be fine. But I think it'd be best if you let her cool down." Miroku said.
"I shall go with you, if you'd like Kagome." Sango said, as Kagome turned to look at her with a smile, before nodding.
"If you'd like, you're welcome to, Sango. I won't be far from the village in any case, should Kaede or any of you need me." Kagome said, pointedly ignoring her mate.
"I think that would be a wise choise, Lady Kagome. I wish you well. I shall be returning now myself. We shall meet up again, I am sure of it. And.....should you ever grow tired of the han-of your mate-" Kouga said. Inuyasha started to growl deeply again, but stopped when he noticed Kagome smile at the wolf and shake her head. She was pissed at him.....but she still would stay his mate?
That one thought brought a small smile to his lips.
"We'll see you, Kouga. Take care. And please be careful. You are a very valuable ally to us in these times, even if *others* may not believe so!" Kagome said, still not looking at Inuyasha. Kouga smiled and bowed before turning and taking off back to his pack.
"Sango, the twins and I will be leaving now, if you'd still like to come with us." Kagome said, ushering her pups away from the group and back towards the trees a couple of miles from the village. Sango nodded, kissed Miroku on the cheek, and strapped her boomerang to her back as she started to follow Kagome and the pups.
Inuyasha made a move to try and stop her once more, before Sesshoumaru stopped him.
"Leave her. She needs to cool down. The demon blood in her boils with rage and must be quelled before she will return. I shall go and keep an eye on her if you'd like. All I ask is that you do the same for Rin." Sesshoumaru said as Inuyasha hesitated, before nodding slowly.
"Fine. But I swear to you, if any harm comes to any of them-" Inuyasha growled.
"It shall not, hanyou. I give you my word." Sesshoumaru said, turning his back. "They are my niece and nephew after all, are they not?"
"Don't tell me the mightly Sesshoumaru is growing soft on me." Inuyasha said, raising an eyebrow.
"I highly doubt it, half-breed." Sesshoumaru said, before taking off into the forest. Inuyasha growled at the insult, but shook it off as he 'hmph'ed and turned on his heel towards the hut, before his ears suddenly drooped sadly.
"This means I won't be getting an Ramen now." Inuyasha said as Miroku chuckled softly behind him.
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