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The story: Chapter 4: Secrets Revealed

The following morning Kagome woke up to the most wonderful feeling of warmth. It toke her a few moments to realize exactly where she was and what was happening. 'Oh my GOD! I'm in bed with Kouga! I'm SO dead when InuYasha gets here.'

Oh! Go ahead and enjoy it. That baka of yours doesn't have any say in this.

Thanks Tailiscar. I tell him you said that.

Bring it on. I can take him.

Kagome smiled at her wolfs attitude this morning. 'Tailiscar must be getting nervous about the choosing ceremony. I have to get back soon.' Kagome raised her head to look around her. Kouga had pulled several furs around them to keep them warm though the night. Kagome found Shippo snuggled up next to her chest and Kouga arm around her waist. She blushed as she realized that the wolf prince had pulled her back up to his chest. (In the spooning position. () She slowly moved to separate herself from her family. 'Wait when did I start thinking that way!' As that thought registered she felt Tailiscar laugh.

Yeah. Yeah. Laugh it up.

It's about time you took a mate.

Kagome growled low in her throat at that statement. At the sound of her growl, Kouga jumped up and took a defensive stance. "What is it? Are we under attack?"

Kagome sighed and pulled the demon wolf back down. "No, everything is fine. I was just having a bad dream." (Another cynical wolf laugh.)

Kouga looked at her and asked, "are you alright now?" Kagome nodded to let him know everything was alright. Then in an instinctive gesture, Kagome leaned over and nuzzled the side of Kouga neck affectionately. When she pulled back Kouga was looking at her with such warmth in his eyes that Kagome's heart started beating fast in her chest. Kouga could hear the change in her heart rate and inwardly smiled. 'So she IS attracted to me!' He leaned in to her and was about to kiss her when his second-in-command called out his name. Kouga growled at the interruption and said, "remind me to kill him when the battle is over." Kagome giggled and turned to wake up Shippo. She still had a blush on her face, and that fact pleased Kouga more than he was willing to say. "Come mate we must get ready for the battle today against the Birds of Paradise." (Why they are called that I'll never know.)

"First off I'm not your mate. Not yet at least. Second, you can't expect to fight today." Kagome said as she stood to follow him out. The sleeping Shippo left to his dreams of candy.

"You know what you're a bossy little thing. But you'll have to be to be the alpha female of this pack." Kagome just sighed in defeat and walked beside him to meet his brothers. "Brothers, today with the help of your new sister Kagome we will fight and beat the Birds of Paradise." Cheers went up all around them. Kouga turned around and looked at Kagome and smiled. Kagome felt her heart melt with that smile. "Come, love, lets go wake up our son and have our morning meal with our pack."

Kagome was about to make a witty remark, but then stopped herself. 'Kouga- sama would probably not even understand what I said.' So instead she simply followed Kouga inside the den to eat and visit with the pack.

Meanwhile with InuYasha:

"Break camp! We are moving out." shouted InuYasha as he glared at his companies. They had been casting him sympathy looks since Kagome had been taken. At the thought of her name InuYasha thought, 'Kagome I hope you're alright. And if you're not I'm going to kill that damn wolf pup. Hell I'll kill him no matter what. Just for taking you he will die!' InuYasha smiled at the thought of Kouga dieing at his hands.

"What does he mean 'break camp'? If he wants to leave so fast, why doesn't HE come down here and help out." growled a very irritated Sango.

Miroku smiled at the demon slayer and said, "why don't you just tell him how you really feel about it?" The monk then laughed out loud at the blush that covered the girl's pretty face.

"InuYasha." called out a feminine voice. InuYasha spun around expecting to see Kagome come running though the forest saying she was sorry to make him worry. Instead the group turned there eyes to find Kikyou coming into the camp sight. She smiled up at the half-demon and mentioned him to come to her side. At once InuYasha jumped down beside her and had a look on his face that sickened Sango and Miroku.

"InuYasha, don't we need to find Kagome?" asked Sango and her best fake- cheerful voice. InuYasha didn't even hear her. A cloud had seemed to block out everything but the beautiful women in front of him.

"InuYasha, I have just found out that Naraku (I think that's how you spell it.) was the one that turned us against each other. I humbly ask you if I could join your group and recover the Shinkon no Tama."

Just as Sango and Miroku where going to tell her exactly where to go they heard InuYasha say, "of course you can come with us."

The dead priestess smiled at the half-demon and hand-in-hand they walked toward the wolves' dens. A very upset monk and demon hunter following behind them.

At the cliff face with Kagome and the Pack:

They had been over and over the plan of attack. Kagome would find out where the jewel shards where located in the leader of the group of birds. Once she had done that the rest of the pack would pick off what birds they could and protect Kagome, while Kouga went after their leader.

Kagome wasn't really happy with the plan. It put everyone at risk. Her only comforts were that Shippo was safe with the other pups back at the den, and the constant reassurance of Tailiscar.

Don't worry. Your Kouga and his pack will protect you.

I'm not worried about me. I'm worried about who will protect them.

Do you want to merge, so we can protect them?

No, not yet. But it may come to that.

If you need me. Simply ask and I will come.

I know, dark love.

Kouga saw Kagome's eyes go unfocused for a few moments. 'They do that a lot,' he thought as he leaned over to Kagome's ear and whispered, "One day you must tell me why your eyes go unfocused from time to time." She smiled and nodded her head. "Now tell me it you can sense anything."

Kagome closed her eyes and searched for the aura of the shards. "There are two of them straight up."

"Good. Brothers, protect her with your lives." commanded Kouga as he started to jump up the face of the cliff. At once the battle began. The bird creatures flew down towards the wolves and began to kill them at will.

"Kagome!" Kagome turned to see InuYasha, Sango, and Miroku running towards them. She smiled at her friends, until she saw Kikyou coming up behind them.

"Kagome get down. I'll protect from these creatures!," shouted InuYasha. At the same time Kagome yelled, "Watch out! Kikyou is right behind you!"

Kagome and InuYasha both stopped and looked at each other and confusion. "Kagome why aren't these mutts hurting you?"

"Why would we hurt our sister?" asked one of the wolf demons beside her.

"InuYasha, Sango, Miroku I would like you to meet my new family." said Kagome proudly. The wolves turned and gave the new arrivals toothy smiles. While the group was trying to take in what Kagome had just said she asked, "What is she doing here?" Pointing to Kikyou.

"She is going to be traveling with us from now on," answered InuYasha with a shrug. Kagome felt anger rise in her like a tidal wave.

How dare he! Do you want me to bite his head off?

I am seriously considering it!

I smell blood! It's Kouga's blood Kagome! You need to help him!

Kagome came out of her trance and looked up at the cliff. Kouga was pinned against the ground and was bleeding badly. Kagome quickly turned around and looked at InuYasha. "InuYasha you need to help Kouga kill that thing."

"Feh, no doing it. I'll not help your kidnapper."

Kagome felt outraged. Then she smiled and said sweetly, "The creature has two jewel shards in its mouth." That was all it took. InuYasha flew up the side of the cliff and engaged the creature in a fight. For several minutes it looked like InuYasha would win, then the creature knocked Tetsusaiga out of InuYasha hands. Kagome's heart went into her throat. Several of the bird creatures flew close to Kouga and InuYasha; both now bleed and badly hurt. 'I have to do something or they'll both die,' thought Kagome.

And in a voice heard both by the onlookers and by Tailiscar in her mind Kagome shouted, "TAILISCAR COME AND BECOME ONE WITH ME!"

The Onlookers:

Her friends were about to ask her what she had meant be that when Kagome let out a scream and fell to her knees on the hard ground.

Inside Kagome/Tailiscar:

At the moment of command, Kagome yanked the thread that held Tailiscar and her minds together and forced them to become one. At once she was filled with Tailiscar feeling, emotions and thoughts. She was no longer just Kagome, but she was also the wolf. At that moment she screamed in agony as the transformation began.

The Onlookers:

Black hair erupted across Kagome's body as her clothes were ripped away by her own hands. The onlookers watched horrified as Kagome's body lengthen. Her hands became paws. Her face reformed itself into a muzzle with fangs. And a long tail grew from her back. Once the transformation was complete, a large wolf demon stood in front of them. The creature was completely black, except for the demon markings on its face. (Think Sesshoumaru only black.) The creature gave them one look over its shoulder and then jump up onto the cliff.

Inside Kagome/Tailiscar:

I wonder how scared they are right now, thought Kagome sadly.

Don't think about that now we have a battle to win, thought Tailiscar.

Yes we must safe Kouga and InuYasha.

Just then they landed on the top of the cliff and growled at the birds that were hovering over Kouga and InuYasha.

Answers to Reviews:

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