Alrighty gang her is Chapter 13. The title of this one might change but for all its glory it is done. I also went through and edit all of my other chapter (all 70 some pages) and found alot of my mistakes I will try to catch them better on the first time through but when you are proof reading at like 4 am. this tend to slip your mind. Let me know if it has gotten better.

Thanks again for all the great reviews.

OH and I still don't own them.

Chapter 13:

Kouga ran for all he was worth in to the western lands. He wasn't sure where he would find dog-turd but he was going to.

He stopped and smelled the air. The wind blew bring to his nose the smell of Inuyasha and the two humans that he traveled with. He smiled at his luck and started racing towards them.

Inuyasha groaned when he smelled Kouga heading their way. 'Not now wolf I don't have time to play your games.' He stopped the group knowing it wouldn't take long for him to get there.

"What is it Inuyasha?" Sango knew they where in a hurry so why was he stopping.

As expected a green whirlwind was in front of them, and answered her question. Miroku and Sango sighed they really did not have time for this

"Hey Mutt. What did you let happen to my woman?" He stood his arms crossed his arrogant smirk silently telling Inuyasha and he would not have allowed anything to happen to her.

"I didn't allow anything to 'Happen' you stupid wolf!" Inuyasha glared at the wolf, wanting to rip him apart for what he was implying "Now you know. SO LEAVE?"

Kouga was slightly taken back at the hanyou's cool head. 'He hasn't even unsheathed his sword yet. Something must have happened.' "Not until I find who I am looking for."

"And who 'exactly' would that be?" Inuyasha was really annoyed right now and the wolf wasn't helping.

"Some guy named Sesshoumaru." He glanced at the hanyou gauging his reaction, "He is supposed to be your brother right?"

Inuyasha's eyes hardened as his face scowled at Kouga. The tension in the air could be felt by everyone as Inuyasha's hand twitched on the hilt of the Tetsusaiga. He was itching to slice the stupid wolf in half.

"It would appear you have found me wolf. Now what is it that you want before I end your pathetic life?" A cool voice arose from behind Kouga.

Kouga stood looking at the youkai that addressed him. At first he was angry at the tone he took with him. Then confusion filled him as he saw the crescent moon that adorned his forehead.

'This is dog-turd's brother. But he is full youkai. His is… His… He is Lord of the Western Lands! How the hell is that possible? Lord? Inuyasha is royalty? He sure the hell doesn't act like it. But this guy, he doesn't seem like a push over.'

"Do not try my patients wolf, I am not in the mood." Sesshoumaru cold voice brought him out of his thoughts. He hadn't noticed that there was now a group standing around him.

The group consisted of four youkai, well five if you included the Western lord. Three adults, Sesshoumaru, a toad like youkai, and an enticingly beautiful female. The other two where children; the one he knew to be Shippou, the other took him by surprise.

The brat looked like Inuyasha for the most part. He had his sun colored eyes trained on him, in unwavering determination. He bore the crescent moon on his forehead like Sesshoumaru, but he did not have red lines on his face, they were blue. Instead of having two there was only the one on each cheek. He had long silver hair that went down to his mid thigh. His outfit was fire-rat fur like Inuyasha only black with a dark red sash around his waist.

Kouga shook his head slightly pulling himself out of his stupor and looked at the rest of the group. There where the shard hunters consisting of the monk and exterminator, who rode on a cat youkai with two tails. Then there was a little girl, human, she was riding on a two-headed dragon mount. Lastly there was dog-face, Inuyasha.

"I was sent here to find you. Though I really don't know why she would want me too." Before Kouga could blink he was slammed up against a tree, a clawed hand gripping his throat. He opened his eyes and found he was staring into fierce golden eyes, as he felt a low growl escape the taiyoukai.

Sesshoumaru smelled the wolf closely finding her scent on him. It was too strong to have just been a casual meeting. He had touched her, his mate. "Where is she?" He growled out.

"I. I… don't know." He felt the grip on his neck increase. He was starting to feel a little dizzy, and his vision was starting to cloud over. "She told me to run." The words came out between gasps for air.

"Why is her scent all over you then?" His voice held none of it normal cool tone it was filed when rage and hated for this creature.

Kouga wasn't sure what to say, if he could say anything at all. He opened his mouth but no voice came out. He could no longer see the youkai that was not even a foot from his face, the world was spinning and he could do nothing to stop it.

"Perhaps you should loosen your hold on him Sesshoumaru-sama." The rings of the monks staff jingled as he stepped towards the youkai lord. Who stopped his movement with a glare. As he tightened his hold around Kouga's neck.

Miroku stood where he was but didn't back down. He had to think of something. He was quite sure that Kouga turning blue was not a good thing and that no answers would come of it.

"He will be of little use to use if he is dead, Sesshoumaru-sama." Miroku bowed his head slightly as he motioned towards the almost purple youkai in question. "I believe if you let him breath he will be more cooperative."

Again his answer came in the form of a growl that make his blood run cold. Miroku stood there for a moment before he caught the half unconscious Kouga, as Sesshoumaru threw him non to gently at him.

Kouga's eyes flung open as he gasp for some much needed air. He laid there trying to make his body take in all the air it could, but it just didn't seem to come fast enough.

Sesshoumaru walked away from the tree he had been pinning Kouga to, deciding to sit a cross from the monk. He took in deep breaths trying to regain his control.

He looked about the worried faces of the group. Inuyasha seemed to be beaming with pride. Kisho and Shippou looked awe struck. Rin looked frightened out of her mind. Aireana looked indifferent to what was happening, but he could smell, she to was surprised by his outburst. While the other two humans were tending the wolf.

"Talk wolf." He commanded, staring with his heated gaze at him. As the children all made there way over to the youkai lord to listen to the wolf's story. Inuyasha settled for standing in his normal stance against a tree, while simply sat where she was. Jaken to make his way over closer to his master standing just behind the youkai.

Kouga sat up with Sango's and Miroku's help still breathing heavy. He noticed everyone seemed to be looking at him for answers.

"Yes, I saw Kagome," He started, "But it wasn't really her at first." Confusion crossed his face he wasn't sure what was going on. When none of them seemed surprised by this he continued. "When we first saw each other she was… was… Well acting very strange."

He looked around again trying to see if something he said had triggered something but he saw nothing. "She, well, starting…touching me inappropriately" Kouga could smell the anger coming from Sesshoumaru at this point and figured he had better continue before the lord decided to just kill him. Though he didn't know why he would care for her. "I pushed her away. It was not the same Kagome, I fel…"

A hand was thrown over his mouth before he could finish what he was going to say. He turned to glare at a slightly frightened Sango who pulled back her hand as if he had burned the offending limb.

"You what wolf?" He was starting to lose his patients. He never moved his gaze from the youkai, Kouga. He noticed a bewildered look in his eyes as the human, Sango, just shook her head at him.

"Damn it, Woman, stop interfering." He watched as her eyes widened as she scooted back from Sesshoumaru's gaze.

"Feh, Something you should know about Kouga, Sesshoumaru." His voice was upbeat and seemed playful, yet dead serious as to what he was saying. Inuyasha waited till he was sure he had his brother's attention before continuing. He was sure both their reactions would be priceless. He glanced at Kouga quickly before he spoke again, "You see Kouga there has a thing for Kagome."

He watched as his brothers eyes widened and snapped back to look at Kouga. Knowing he would he hear every word he would say, "He is in love with Kagome. Even claims her has his."

Rin and Shippou hid behind Kisho when they heard a growl that rumbled through there teeth. Everyone could feel his anger pouring off him. Kouga sat there looking dumbfounded suddenly afraid of the youkai lord before him.

"She was untouched. How could he have claimed her?" He did not like this wolf now more than before. To make such claims about his mate, he should kill him where he sat.

"Yes, well." Sango was now standing in front of Kouga. Everyone stared at her as if she had just gone insane. She quickly summoned up her courage and continued, "While Kouga still made those claims, Kagome did not feel that way towards him. Kouga was a friend, nothing more." She paused looking at Sesshoumaru to see if what she said was heard.

He looked from her to the wolf youkai. He could not sense any untruth in her words. He nodded at her comments. He watched as she relaxed her stance and went to sit herself back down.

He turned his gaze to the wolf. "Continue."

"Well when I refused her offer, She attacked me." His eyes flickered in recognition as he relived the effect of the other night. "When I pulled back, she came at me with a killing blow."

"I tried to move and my pack mates tried to help but we were all frozen where we were. It was like an invisible hand was holding us in place so she could finish us off. Then…" His voice trailed off slightly, "Then Ginta and Hakkaku landed on top of me and we saw a barrier around us. For a few moments after words Kagome was more or less her self. She told me to tell you that she is fine and that they are alive."

The group sat silent for several long moments. It seemed as if everyone was holding there breath. Everyone sat engrossed in there thoughts.

"Who is Kagome's mate?" Kouga had given them their answers now he wanted to know something. He looked at Inuyasha thinking that it was him that stole Kagome way. In all truth, he normally would have been able to tell but the smells around her where mind numbing to say the least.

Everyone was now looking at him like he was crazy. He knitted his brow together in confusion at everyone.

"I am." Kouga shot a look to the now standing Sesshoumaru and nodded that he understood.

"Then what happen to her?" Even if he couldn't claim her any more he did still care for her.

"Allow me to explain Sesshoumaru-sama" Myouga had decided it was safe enough now that he could show his face. After a brief nod from Sesshoumaru the small youkai began to retell the events and their guesses in the matter. After a half hour of talking Sesshoumaru decided it was time they moved on, as he looked to the wolf prince.

"Where was she?" His stoic mask was replaced and his voice again was cold.

"Southeast of here, just about a day and a halves travel." Kouga started heading that way.

"Where are you going?"

"With you." As soon as it was spoke he was off running towards where he came. The mismatched group headed after him unsure what they were going to find.

Inuyasha ran on his brother's right while Kisho was on his left. Shippou stayed with , who flew in front of Aun and Kirira. Who carried Rin, Miroku and Sango.

Inuyasha felt a sense of foreboding deep inside him. He knew now that the youkai soul had access to Kagome's memories, so it would easily know that Kikyou was vital to it keeping her body. If what they guessed was correct then it was staying close to Kikyou to make sure nothing happened to her.

Inuyasha sighed, if that was true then he would have to face Kikyou sooner than he liked. Yet some how he felt at peace, in the past two and a half weeks he was force to deal with things he didn't want to. Thanks to Kisho and he had found the strength somewhere inside him for bury things with Sesshoumaru. Although they still had there moments, and to move on from Kikyou. If only it had happened sooner then maybe Kagome would be his mate and not Sesshoumaru's.

Somehow though that didn't sound right. He couldn't quite see her that way anymore. He didn't feel the same for her as he once did.

He glanced up at Kouga's form, then to Sesshoumaru's. He knew that with all of their help they would free Kagome. Then she could be happy again. He shook the thoughts from his head, and decided to focus on getting to where they were going first.

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She stood poised in midair. Her senses reaching out telling her what she would need to know.

The offer from Naraku seems very genuine, but something in the back of his mind, most likely her, told him to be wary. He knew Naraku played games with everyone he dealt with, so he had no doubt that he would play games with him as well.

The woman, Kogura, did look very happy when he refused to go with her. But he could not let the undead miko out of his range. If he did, something not quite in his plan would most likely happen.

He had no doubt that Naraku would come back. From what he saw the only one that could fully match his current power was this hanyou. The thought disgusted him that a hanyou could be as strong as a full youkai.

A sign escaped his lips; he was slowly becoming more annoyed with this time. It should have all been so easy, but no. He had to choose a female's body; the fact that she was human was easy enough to change. If he had known her will was as strong as it was he probably would have reconsidered. He would have thrown out the whole idea had he known she was with child.

Females with children where capable of many amazing things, of this he had no doubt. He was sure that she was the same. They both seemed to know if he left while the child was unborn it would most likely cause it to die.

He felt a familiar twinge in the back of his mind. Again he sighed. There where things to get around the child it was just a matter of catching her off guard and getting into another body before she realized exactly what was going on. He thought on ancient spells that he could use.

He knew killing the child would be stupid; she and her mate would hunt him down until he was dead or they were. A smile crossed his lips as he recalled one spell that was most likely forgotten in time.

"Yes that would do nicely" The wind seemed to carry away the word no sooner than they were spoke.

Again he reached out with his senses. This time looking for something specific; something that he would need for his plan to go ahead.

He smirked as he found it. 'Thought you could hide so easily, didn't you. It is time you get used like you use others.'

"Naraku!" There was a commanding tone to the word. He close his eyes seeing the hanyou jump to his feet and look about him.

"I have thought about what your woman said. I will help you to destroy your enemies but you most come to me."

"Come to you? Why would I do that." Naraku was not one to easily fall for something.

"Because if I leave where I am you might not ever get me as this ally you wish to have."

Confusion was not a look that became Naraku. He inwardly smirked at the hanyou's discomfort at his lack of knowledge. "Well?"

He seemed to be thinking it over at the time. "I don't have all day if you wish this then you will come to where I am. If you don't then I will leave you to die at the hand of those who you hate."

"They could not find me, or reach me for that matter."

"Really? You think that you are so invincible that you can not be found." He allowed Naraku to think a second be for continuing, "Finding you is but child's play really. They need not find you if I tell them where you are."

He watched as Naraku's eyes widened in shock at his statement. "You are buffing."

He is challenging me. He is more foolish than I thought. He summoned into his mind an image of his castle, and the area around it. Sending the images straight to Nararku.

"Fine, where shall we meet?" He could tell the hanyou was furious, he allow himself a moment to enjoy his plot for Naraku.

"Three days, at sundown. In the southeast, you won't have any trouble finding me." He heard his understanding of the hanyou and before any other questions could be asked he severed the connection to Naraku.

He looked down at his belly and poked at it. "Here that brat I will be out of your hair soon and you will be out of mine." He could feel it shift at his comments.

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Kouga shifted uncomfortably while most of the others slept. He kept feeling the pierce eyes of Sesshoumaru, and the boy staring at him. Boring wholes into his soul.

"What?" He was starting get annoyed.

"Stay away from her." Sesshoumaru looked at the confused Kouga who nodded, not fully sure of what he was agreeing to but left it alone. Sesshoumaru leaned back and closed his eyes.

Kouga looked at the kid that was staring at him. "What do you have some warning for me too?" His answer was a low growl that rose from the boy's chest. Kouga snorted at the boy. 'Brave pup.' He hardened his gaze at the boy and flashed his fangs at him. The boy quieted.

Kouga figuring that was done. He decided to look over the rest of the group, who was sleeping now. When he heard the growling again, it was closer this time. Kouga turned to see the kid had closed the distance between them.

Kisho wasn't quite sure why Rin was afraid of the wolf but he was going to make sure he was just as afraid as she was of him. Rin had kept herself hidden away since the wolf prince got here. He hated the way he scared her.

Kouga watched the boy for what seemed like forever. Kouga wasn't going about to take some kid think he was a badass towards him. He in turn started to return the growl.

"What is your problem kid?" The growl came out quiet enough so as not to wake the humans that where sleeping near by.

"You!!!" He lunged at Kouga with the same blinding speed that Sesshoumaru had used.

The blow never came Kouga saw instead the golden eyes of Sesshoumaru staring at him holding the struggling boy. He most likely would have been yelling his head off had the demon lord not been covering his mouth.

Sesshoumaru figured enough was enough when he felt Kisho rush towards Kouga. While it would have quite amusing to see the wolf's face at the being taken down by his son he decided that it was time to stop this. He was not quite sure what got him so pissed off but he was not going to allow this right now.

He looked down at the child he held. He was not entirely sure where he learned the language he was using, but he was glad he had decided to cover his mouth. Rin defiantly did not need to hear it.

He leaned down to the boy's hear, "Stop this nonsense, now." The whisper was husky in its tone. After a few second the yelling stopped. Sesshoumaru sat down holding on to the fighting child. He pulled him tightly into his chest giving him a gentle squeeze that told him 'he wasn't going anywhere'. After a few minutes he calmed.

Sesshoumaru glared at Kouga, "You are not well liked right now Kouga."

"I didn't do anything." He snorted and walked just outside of camp. Sesshoumaru and Kisho watched as he leaned against a tree.

A growl from the bundle in his arms brought Sesshoumaru's attention back to his son. He looked at the boy's eyes and saw red bleeding into them as he shook with his rage, glaring Kouga's direction.

Sesshoumaru took his hand and pulled Kisho's gaze to meet his. This was not the time for this. He was not good at showing affection, showing those kinds of things always seemed a weakness. Now it seems as if fate has decided that he needed to change those views.

The boy was unruly to say the least. He didn't take commands well, just like his mother, he mused. He was stubborn, hotheaded, and extremely protective of those he felt where family. He responded best it seemed to talking or being restrained until it seemed to past. He would have to make sure the boy learned his place one day, but now was not the time to get into lesions like that.

"Sleep" Kisho shook his head he was not willing to sleep while Kouga was around. "Sleep Kisho, He will not do anything."

Sesshoumaru knew he had to be tired. He had saw him training with , and Inuyasha everyday for the last two and a half weeks. When he wasn't training with them he was reading some book he found, practicing on his own what he found in it. He was able to tell the boy's power had grown in the short amount of time he had been working on it. After over two weeks it was time for him to rest.

He tightened his grip on him when he tried to squirm away to jump in a tree to get out of it. Sesshoumaru held fast to him. Determined that Kisho was not going to get out of sleeping, this night.

He brought his son close to his chest, as he fought against the embrace. Sesshoumaru allowed his right hand to go to the boys back and began rubbing circles on it, like it had seen Inuyasha do the first night he was with them. After a few more minutes of fighting with him he started to still himself, as a yawn escape his mouth. Sesshoumaru grinned at his success and continued until Kisho had stopped fighting and his breathing evened out.

Finally with Kisho resting along with everyone else Sesshoumaru decided he to would rest wary from the travels and endless searching. Slowly the realm of dreams over took the Western Lord.

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A/N:

I know Inuyasha acted like a jerk it just seemed the right way to have him act. Some people have muses, i just follow the little voices in the back of my head. Most of the time they just cause trouble.

I have my next chapter just about ready it should be up this weekend. Then after that updating should slow down, seeing as this was my last totally free weekend to work on this. I hoped you liked it.

Later

Lady K.