Koga entered his fathers study the following morning and found him sitting behind his desk. "So father what did you find out from Lord Sesshomaru?" He sat down in a chair across from his father. It was time to get busy writting his claim.
Koona looked up and watched his son sit down before him. "Not much, your mother however spent a good bit of time with this girl Kagome. I am trusting her instincts and will help you with your claim. Now I must talk to everyone that heard you make your claim on the girl."
Koga smiled and stood up and rushed out of the room. He hurried around the castle gathering his pack members and ushering them to his fathers study.
Koona smiled at all the warriors entering his study. Well with this many witnesses his job was going to be easy. He looked up as the last of the entered his study to see his son standing at the back of the pack. "How many of you witnessed Koga's claim on the girl called Kagome." Every wolf demon in the room spoke up. "I need you all to come and tell me your names." As they came up to him he wrote their names down and after every name got written down he waved them out of the room. "That is all I needed from you. As soon as you all feel well enough you may return to my sons den." He watched them file out of the room until only him and Koga was left. "Sit down Koga there is still some questions I have for you."
Koga sat down and smiled at his father. "So father how much longer before I can go retrieve my mate?"
"We will leave as soon as we get this paper filled out. It would go alot quicker if you could be quiet long enough for me to write it up and answer my questions." Konna bowed his head over the paperwork in front of him to hide his smile. Hopefully by tomorrow his son will have his mate. "Has Kagome ever denied being your mate?"
"Not in my hearing that I recall. I call her my woman everytime I see her and she didn't even deny it in front of Ayame." Koga smiled as he remembered that day. It was one of the longest times that he got to spend with Kagome since he kidnapped her.
"Ayame heard your claim and didn't hear the girl refute your claim. Then why is Ayame not here we can add her name to the claim as well." He motioned to a servant "Get Ayame." He watched the servant hurry out of the room and a few minutes later he returned with Ayame behind him. "Ayame did you hear Koga claim the girl Kagome?"
Ayame looked from Koona to Koga then back. "Yes My Lord."
"Did you hear the girl at anytime deny his claim?" Koona smiled at her and waited for her answer.
"No I never heard her deny it. She only got mad when she found out Koga was suppose to marry me. But I don't recall her ever rejecting his claim." Ayame turned and smiled at Koga then turned and left the room.
"Well as soon as I add her name to the others we can leave." Koona wrote Ayame's name down and affixed his seal to the scroll then rolled it up and put it in a pouch on his waist. He turned to look at his son and smiled "We can leave now."
Koga smiled back at his father and walked out of the palace beside him. He saw a carriage being brought around for them to ride in and then looked at his father then threw him over his shoulder and took off running. He would get them there before any carriage ever could.
Koona was shocked that his son would just toss him over his shoulder like that. When had his son gotten so fast. About an hour later he felt his son setting him down and when he turned he was shocked to see Sesshomaru's castle before him. "Koga I know that your in a hurry to claim your mate but if you ever do that to me again I will make you wish that you were still a pup when I get done with you." He straightened his clothes and walked to the gate and requested entry to Sesshomaru's palace. A guard escorted him and Koga into the castle and straight to the lords study. They sat down to await the arrival of Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru felt a demonic presense heading for his palace. Only Koga can move that quick. He left the dojo and headed for the east wing. He found Kagome sitting in the garden. "You will come with me human."
Kagome was sitting in the garden and was alarmed when Sesshomaru suddenly appeared before her. Then he ordered her to come wtih him. She really didn't want to make him mad so she stood up and followed him out of the garden and into another wing of the palace. What does he want with me now. Then she felt a sudden pulsing from her body. There were jewel shards here. But where were they. She looked around the rooms they passed but she couldn't feel them on any of the servants they passed or any of the gurards. Sesshomaru stopped in front of a door and waited for her to catch up before he opened it. She followed him in and found Koga and another man sitting in the room already. Kagome bowed to them then stood in the spot where Sesshomaru told her to stand. Which happened to be beside the desk which left her to be stared at by everyone. She bowed her head before her anger got the best of her and took some calming breaths.
Koona handed Sesshomaru some papers and while he waited for Sesshomaru to read them he turned to look at the girl that would be his sons mate. She was very pretty for a human and he smiled at her when she finally raised her head. So she had a little fire in her blood also. That was good. Koga needed a strong woman who wasn't afraid to stand up to him. He turned back to Sesshomaru as he saw the lord put the paper down. "Is that good enough Lord Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru nodded then looked at Kagome. "Miko has this wolf ever declared you his mate?"
Kagome looked from Sesshomaru then back to Koga. I guess my time has run out. "Yes my lord he has."
"And have you ever denied his claim to you?" Sesshomaru wondered why she kept looking at the wolf he was the one who asked her the question.
"No my lord" Kagome bowed her head again.
"Miko the guard outside the door will return you to your room." He waited as she bowed to everyone in the room then turned and left. Well that was different. He expected her to yell at the very least. One thing he had learned about the miko over the last couple of years was that she always expressed her opinion. Wonder what happened to change that. After she left the room he turned to the Northern Prince and Lord. "I see everything is in order and due to Koga's prior claim I accept him as the miko's mate."