Jealousy

Kohaku shifted in his seat as his eyes looked with Rin's, and they blushed and giggled, averting their gaze away from each other and absently poking their food, just to look at each other again and repeat the same gesture. InuYasha said nothing as the other five people eating breakfast with them on that beautiful Saturday morning stared at the two. Clearing his throat, they shook their heads and began eating again.

"So, how's work?" Sango asked as she gave a little bit of biscuit to Kazuyu. Miroku just grunted as he took a bite of his sausage, and Kagome rolled her eyes as she sipped her coffee. Sango didn't even expect a reply from InuYasha. "I take that as not good." She said simply as Kazuyu jerked at her wrist for another spoonful of grits. Watching her stomach out the corner of his eyes, Miroku sighed as he began feeding himself again. Yutamiki cleared her throat and playfully banged her fork against to plate to draw attention.

"I have an announcement to make." She said bravely. InuYasha grinned slightly and gave her his attention. " I decided to cut my hair." Kagome snarled as she dug her claws in the table in a nervous panic.

"Yutamiki! Are you crazy? Don't touch your beautiful hair!" Yutamiki frowned as she tugged at the long braid that hung over her shoulder.

"But, I can't do anything with it, and boys keep pulling my hair, and Shippou gets yelled at for threatening them. I don't know what to do." Kagome smiled.

"After breakfast and once I finish cleaning up, I'll show you some techniques my mother taught me." Smiling, Yutamiki sat back down as Kohaku sighed sadly. Sango glanced over at him, and he looked at her, and she gave him a small smile. He smiled back weakly before staring at his plate. Rin turned to Kagome.

"Aunt 'Gome, can I go over Father's for the rest of the weekend." Kagome smiled and nodded.

"Sure. InuYasha can take you right over right after breakfast." Kagome turned and glowered at InuYasha, daring him to refuse. Sighing, he snorted.

"Fine. Whatever just don't take to long." Rin giggled as she took a bite of her toast. In silence they ate, until the phone rang. Hurrying to pick it up, InuYasha crossed his arms and stood in the doorway of the dining room with the phone between his face and shoulders.

"I'm surprised InuYasha."

"For what?"

"For calling me Yesterday. I expected you just to make an end to him mercilessly. But, I guess it's time to tell you that that is another requirement of your job."

"What?"

"We youkai, and hanyous," He said quickly. "Must live in the dark until the humans understand us, and not nail us to a burning cross. There are some youkai, who seek to destroy humans, or just don't care whether they find us out or not. Also, there are some who talk to the police, entirely too much. You must dispose of them, and once they are of age, Yutamiki, Rin and Shippou will be able to do so. Kohaku is old enough to take the job, but not before school is over, understand?" InuYasha stood opened mouthed.

"So, in other words, if the youkai is an idiot, or talk too much, I can kill him? Why did you wait until now to tell me?" Sesshomaru sighed.

"InuYasha, these things cannot be just done. You must make sure no one sees the murder, or you have to kill them also. If the youkai endangers other youkai, I would rather lose one than lose them all." He explained. InuYasha nodded.

"I don't think Sango's going to go for this."

"Ah, she can help with the slayings also. In fact, I take my word back, have the other children train the next time you have to kill another youkai." Before InuYasha could argue, Sesshomaru hung up. Putting the phone on the receiver, InuYasha sat back in his seat and ignored the expecting gazes that bore holes in his skull.

"Well, it seems you guys," He said as he lifted his head and looked into the faces of the children. "Your going to be working early." Everyone looked at him with confusion as they munched on their food. "Sesshomaru says that it's our job to 'dispose' of a youkai who endangers our secret being revealed to the humans." Kagome looked completely and udderly confused, and one glance at Shippou, and InuYasha could tell that she flat out refused.

"Well, I've been trained all my life, so I guess it doesn't matter, unless Sango says no." Kohaku said, looking at his guardian. She shrugged and looked at Rin.

"Well, what do you think? I won't be able to train you if something comes up for the next three months. Kagome will be there though." Rin glanced at Kagome, and Kagome gave her a reassuring smile. Rin nodded and looked at Yutamiki. Without any questions, Yutamiki smiled and nodded, and all eyes fell to Kagome.

"Aunt Gome, you have to let him…." Kohaku started.

"No." Everyone sighed.

"Look wench. He has to learn to fight anyway."

"I don't care. No." Miroku suppressed an all out laugh. Sango said nothing as she sipped her water. Kagome sighed, and made the awful mistake of looking at Shippou. He was pouted, giving her that look that he knew that she couldn't deny. She tried to look away, only to return her gaze. With a groan, she put her head down.

"All right. But one scratch InuYasha No Taisho…." InuYasha grimaced but nodded in understanding. Once everybody was finished eating, Kagome cleaned up the dishes as InuYasha piled the kids into the car. Taking Rin over Sesshomaru's house, he quickly took the rest of them over Mrs.Higurashi's house.

"Hello InuYasha. How nice to see you. I take it everything's going well?" She said as she opened the door and moved out of the way so the children could pile inside the house. Smiling, InuYasha nodded and kissed her cheek shyly as he stepped inside behind Yutamiki.

"Yeah, everything's going good. Kohaku, however, has to have some anger management though." Mrs. Higurashi nodded.

"I know, Souta's told me all about it." She said as she led him into the kitchen. InuYasha took a seat at the kitchen table as Mrs. Higurashi began fixing coffee for herself. "Well, I take it him Rin has feelings for each other?" InuYasha nodded.

"Yeah, but Sesshomaru'll kill him if he found out, especially since Rin is only about 9 years old now." Mrs. Higurashi chuckled, but said nothing more. InuYasha talked a little more about Sango's pregnancy, and that they were expecting a girl. After talking to Nanashi for a little bit, who had grown more than he expected for her to, InuYasha said goodbye, and returned home. At his entrance, InuYasha could smell Kagome's blood, and he quickly ran through the house trying to find her.

He found her in the bathroom, grumbling about how she needed to be careful as she held her finger under the running cold water. Snatching her finger, he inspected it, ignoring her pleads for him to let her go, and holding a steady grip as she tried to yank away.

"What happened?" He demanded. Kagome shrugged.

"Nothing. I was just cutting up some chicken to make this dish I read about on the internet called General Tso's Chicken, when Kazuyu bumped into me and made me cut my finger. It's not deep." She said as InuYasha began licking the finger. Rolling her eyes, she had numerous failed attempts to yank away as he picked her up, and taking the first aid kit out of the bathroom closet, he took her into the kitchen and set her on the counter. Giggling, she watched as he fumbled around and bandaged her finger, before kissing it and setting it down in her lap.

"Clumsy wench." He growled softly as he began nipping her on her shoulder playfully. Pushing at his shoulders, she forced him to move back, smiling as he growled sadly and drooped his ears for added measure. Smiling, she opened her legs and pulled him closer to her, marveled at how he lightly leaned in and scraped his fangs across her lips before he kissed her.

Taking her somewhere that in the back of her mind she'd utterly missed, he opened gave her his heart, his soul, his love so strong, so pure, that compare to her being a miko, the power of his love for her could destroy the world if he wanted to. That scared her, yet thrilled her at the same time as she wrapped her arms around his neck as she sought to deepen the kiss. Growling was her reply as she tangled her claws in his hair and pulled his head down further.

Whimpering as he lashed his tongue about her, he nearly smiled as he wrapped his arms around her waist, seeking to bring them closer than what could be allowed. Forgetting that the baby was there, forgetting who they were, where they were, all they worried about the present, how time stood still to allow them to share this brief moment that meant the world to them-until the phone began ringing.

"Ignore it." He growled as she pulled back and he brought her back in and kissed her again. Although she was fully content with the idea, after 6 rings, she pulled back and sighed. "Oi! Why can't the pregnant wench answer it?"

"Because they are probably thinking the same thing you were InuYasha." She said with a slight chuckle. Blinking in surprise, she picked up the phone rather quickly before InuYasha had a chance to peer over her shoulder and look at the caller I.D.

"Hello? InuTaisho-Higurashi Residence. Kagome No Taisho speaking." She smiled at the ring of her name, and missed the slight grin that surfaced at the corner of InuYasha's lips.

"Hello, this is the secretary of Yoko HisaDaicho. I was calling to schedule an appointment so that she may see the Inu-Hanyou who goes by the name InuYasha No Taisho?" She asked. Kagome rolled her eyes.

"May I ask why she would like to see my husband?" Usagi had to withhold a growl.

"Is it a crime to wish to see her brother in-law?"

"For her yes. There has to be another reason. She hates Inu-Youkai. I know all about it. If she wants to see InuYasha No Taisho, let her know that it will be a two for one offer. She meets me, Kagome No Taisho, his wife, as well." She said stiffly. "Tell her if she tries anything….just let her find out." She snarled before she slammed the phone on the receiver so hard it shook seconds after she released it. InuYasha whined just a little, and she turned to him and smiled.

"That was Tsukiko's sister's secretary. She wanted to see you. I don't trust that woman, so I'm going with. No if ands or but about it, and if she tries anything I'm going to purify her until Kingdom come." Kami would I would have been if you weren't there Kaede. I miss you. She thought sadly. InuYasha grinned.

"Do you think we should let Tsukiko know?" Kagome shrugged.

"I don't know. She has to be about a month pregnant, and I don't want her to hurt the baby, so what do we do?" InuYasha shrugged and gazed at Kagome as Sango wobbled in, holding her back painstakingly.

"I don't know what just happened," She said coldly as she sunk down into a chair. "But pass me the ice cream out the freezer dog boy." Biting his tongue to hold an insult, his eyes widened as he looked at the large tub.

"You want this whole thing?" He managed to choke out. She nodded her head irritably and she reached for it. InuYasha snatched it back, and dug for a bowl.

"No, your only to get but so much." Kagome sighed.

"That wasn't a good idea InuYasha….never take food from a pregnant lady." InuYasha snorted.

"Keh! What's she gonna do? She can't barely walk!" He mumbled, and as he began spooning out the ice cream, he heard her screaming swears, before a wash of salt hit him hard, before she began an agonizing wailing that almost knocked him unconscious.

What the….! What is with women! I don't get them at all!" He said as he whined loudly and crouched on his haunches in the corner, flattening his ears as a very irritated Miroku flew into the room. Looking from Kagome, then to Sango, watching as she pointed to the ice cream, he took the spoon out of the bowl, and picked up the tub, set it in front of her, and sighed once her wailing stopped and she began eating happily. A couple of seconds later, she stood up slowly, and walked away. Miroku placed a hand on his hip.

"Ok, what genious had her go through one of her mood swings?" All eyes fell to InuYasha, and he whined again.

"It's not my fault your wench has a split personality!" He shot out as he stood up. "My ears are still ringing." Miroku smiled as he looked at his friends completely agonized expression as he flicked his ears. Kagome reached over and tweaked them a couple of times, smiling at how InuYasha growled softly before moving her hands, and looking back at Miroku.

"What?" Miroku shook his head and walked away. Those two are completely mind boggling….He thought.


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Miroku sat into Rin's room and absently picked up a doll that was laying on the floor. He desperately wanted to get away from the two hanyous, because something in his mind told him to get away, that he shouldn't be witnessing the connection those two made, seeing as he wasn't used to seeing one, he shouldn't now. How he always wanted the love InuYasha and Kagome shared, and before him and Sango started a family, he found himself envying InuYasha when him and Kagome had his special moments. He wanted to care for someone like InuYasha cared for Kagome; he also wanted someone to care for him like Kagome cared for the stubborn hanyou.

He was in love with Sango, true, but he had a feeling that it could be so much more if they just talked, but the last time she opened up to him was when Kaede died, and after that, she was repeatedly drawn away from him so much that it was a usually thing now. Whenever it was just them, she always shied away, or rushed out the room, and he longed for someone to just hold him….wanted there to be an understanding of each other that every other couple seemed to have….but it seems that it just couldn't be that way when he finally found the love of his life.

Standing up with a disgusted sigh as he scolded himself for dishonoring himself as InuYasha's best friend, he set the doll on the bed and walked out of her room. Noting to apologize to her for being there in the first place without her consent, he turned the corner and headed downstairs, and without saying anything to anybody, walked out into the backyard, and sat down on the large hill, where he overlooked the garden. The sun was setting, and the flowers danced in the fading light, trying to desperately lighten his mood, give him some sort of entertainment, but he just wasn't paying attention. Reaching over and pulling a blade of grass, he idly rip it apart over and over again until he just couldn't grab another piece of it; then he would just simply reach over and take another blade of grass.

Why do I feel this way? He frowned slightly. Me and her, we have a healthy son, and a beautiful daughter on the way….yet I don't feel complete, like there is a void missing, and I don't have my Wind Tunnel anymore. Reaching over and proceeding to pluck another blade of grass, he sighed and pulled his hand back, folding it neatly in his lap as he brought his knees up and draped his arms over them. Something in him felt sad, like it was crying…calling for him to do something, but he just didn't know what. His monk training was telling him that something in his life was terribly wrong, but for some reason, his only sense of reason was going numb, like he had no common sense, that his jealously for his best friend's happiness was blinding him, and he burrowed his brows together as he tried to look in the distance as far as he could.

Sighing as his eyes began burning, he closed them and rubbed him. Thinking it best to wonder what his daughter would look like, he smiled and closed his eyes.

Big, brown eyes, and beautiful long raven hair…a wonder just like her mother. Hopefully, she'd be as strong, wise and beautiful as her mother as well….A wonderful smile, and a natural flirt like her father….good grades and a personality to die for, he tried to picture his baby girl in his arms. Smiling as he heard her laugh and pictured him smiling as she tugged at his finger. He heard someone clear their throat behind him, and with a yelp, he opened his eyes.

"Do you want some company?" Big brown eyes shined with hope, and she held out a black blanket. Miroku smiled as he helped her sit down. Instinctively sitting behind her and wrapping his arms around her swollen belly, she sighed and laid her head back as he covered them both with the blanket. "What's bothering you?" Miroku shook his head.

"Nothing….I'm perfectly fine." He lied. She leaned up a little and turned slightly to face him.

"Your lying." She said simply, her expression stern, worried. He sighed and shrugged.

"It's nothing…really. Just some stupid feelings." Sango shook her head.

"Feelings are never stupid." She said softly as she laid back against his chest. He could feel the hurt as her heartbeat increased. Like pain was flowing through her body with every pulse, he winced as he tried to assure her that nothing was wrong that could cause any harm to her. Finding nothing to say, he lightly rubbed her stomach. She grabbed his arms and moved them as she turned to look at him, her eyes glossy with unshed tears. "If there's something wrong, you should be able to tell me." She said gently. "I don't want any secrets to be kept from either of us. I've told you everything Miroku…and I….I expected for you to do the same." Miroku sighed as he kissed her forehead and wiped away her now fallen tears with his thumb tenderly.

"I didn't want to worry you my beautiful exterminator." He said as he kissed her forehead once more. "I just didn't think that it was necessary that you should know. I despise myself for my thoughts, and part of me was ashamed to let anyone know what I was thinking." Staring at him for another moment, she said nothing else and she turned around and once again rested on his chest. Closing her eyes as his soft hands began rubbing her belly, she began rubbing his biceps gently, trying to comfort him, to let him know that she was there for him. Closing her eyes, she couldn't shake the feeling that there was something deep inside him that he was hiding, that what he was insisting was merely nothing in actuality was something.

She could feel his aura battling with the conflict inside him, could feel his uncomfort, and that made her hurt. Not physically, but her mind and spirit were wounded, for the fact that he didn't trust her, even though he said it was merely that he didn't want to hurt her? Is it that serious? That whatever he feels might harm her? She wanted to help him. She wanted to be there for him, but how could she help him if he didn't want help?

Sango was confused. The man she loved dearly, hiding something from her. They had a growing family, and yet he still couldn't trust her with his innermost desires. Was this all worth it? Slowly, she could feel her confidence slipping away, and all was left was doubt, and fear. Doubt that they would last long, and fear that they would be kept from each other forever. She tightened her hold on his arms. That was one thing she knew she would die from. Being separated from the ex-monk would surely kill her.

Being so wrapped up in her thoughts about him, she didn't even realize she was shivering. Craning his neck slightly, he frowned down at her. Standing up and wrapping her partially in the blanket, he stooped down and picked her up, being careful not to make her uncomfortable. He went to smile at her, but the conflict in her eyes made his heart break. Leaning in, he kissed her softly for a moment before pulling back and kissing her on her forehead.

"I told you everything's alright." He said as he began walking back to the house. Sighing, she laid her head on his chest as she wrapped her arms around her stomach. Oh Miroku….why do you not tell me what ailes you?


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The wind blew softly as the birds chirped a song of sadness and fright. The setting sun set a orange haze over the vast open meadow, and seven neko youkai stood in a line next to each other as another neko youkai paced back in forth in front of them. Ignoring the whispers of the wind, how nature cried and begged, the neko smiled evilly as she stopped and stared at them.

The wind howled, cried, sobbed. A great battle, eight great battles were to be held in this vast land, each over 70 miles apart, and blood shall splatter on the floor in the name of the Eastern Lands. "The time has come." The head youkai said loudly. Yellow eyes narrowing as she looked over the other felines, she hid her smile as their youki lashed about, ready for battle. "Ever since Mother and Father were slayed, you were trained for this day. Many have failed, but you were special. You survived the tests, and training, but now, it is time for the ultimate test." Walking behind them, she stopped behind the fourth youkai, the middle child, and tried to claw her back. But, to her eyes, the neko disappeared into thin air, and the head youkai laughed as she turned and walked away.

A whisper of wind signaled the return of the attacked youkai. Smiling, she looked them all in the face. "My dear cousins….surely the death of you aunt and uncle has been hard on your parents. We shall exact revenge. But, I don't want their deaths to be quick." She smiled, revealing her fangs. The trees and the wind seemed to scream with fright, and stopped lashing about, standing still, understanding that there was no more they could do. The wheels of fate were turning….the time had come. " Instead, I want you to keep an eye on the mikos. Report back to me in a month. Then, we shall attack." Purring to let her know their pleasure in the jobs that were given to them, the neko watched as one by one, they bowed respectfully and jumped into the air. Hopping up into the tallest tree, she sat at the top, folded her legs, and watched as they traveled in all directions, making the home which they would live, or the battle grounds were everything would be made. Smiling as the wind shifted, she leaned forward and allowed herself to drift off the branch.

Flipping in the air, she landed on a branch, but before she felt a hard impact, she pushed off of it and landed on the ground neatly as she swiped at a tree, making it fall in half and destroy the protection for the rabbit youkai. "Usagi, surely you do not fear my family?" She purred. "We only eat dark meat darling." Growling low in her throat, Usagi ignored the comment and bowed to her master.

"The appointment has been made." She said stiffly. Waiting a couple of minutes for an answer that wasn't going to come, she turned on her heel, and stomped away.

Yoko….your going to get yours on day. She growled as she began hoping over buildings and landed neatly on top of her apartment building. Hopping into the alley, and walking around front, she signed in and greeted the security guard before stomping up the 4 flights of stairs to get to her home.

Once she made it to the top, she stepped into her home, and after locking the door, removed the concealment spell, sighing as her long ears fell to her shoulders, and she released her white hair from it's neat bun. Her red eyes stung with tears of absolute anger, but she bit them back as she went into the kitchen and stuffed a carrot into her mouth. Checking her answering machines, merely messages from humans that wished to go out with her, she sighed and went into the bathroom to prepare her bath.

Yoko wasn't always this way. She thought with a grimaced. She wasabout 5 years younger than Yoko when Yoko's parents was killed. She remembered the look on Yoko's face, hate, and disbelief. But when she found out it was because of her dear sister, the twin sister that she loved, the one harmless soul of her best friend twisted and molded into that foul beast that she was now. It wasn't long after that when she started taking advantage of her, knowing naturally that rabbits feared felines, that it was natural for Usagi to submit under her will, in fear of being killed.

Usagi remembered Tsukiko. Moon was always nice to me…just like Sun, before she changed. Usagi made a face, she didn't like to think about that. In fact, she didn't like to think of the bad times that she had with the sisters. Usagi also remembered when her parents were killed. But the one thing she'll always remember, was before they died, about a week before, a huge red half demon came to slaughter them. But, seeing that they were taking care of a young, he kept going. And once, he even gave them some food. Usagi never forgot that person, and she could tell that he was from the Great Inu No Taisho. She always wished that she could help him in whatever was she could, but surely, because of his human blood, he, along with the great miko, was dead, even though history proclaims they disappeared.

She knew it was never a good feeling to come back and find your parents skinned and being taken away. She had gone to train to convert into the form she was now, so that her natural form wouldn't be mistaken for food, but her parents stayed in their natural form, and they were killed. Yoko found her, a dying mess by the river one day, and encouraged her to live. But now, Yoko was hippicritical. The way she was living, was not how she told Usagi to live, was not the way she rekindled Usagi's will to live.

But I stayed by her side. And I won't leave her side until she learns the truth. And she learns that what she's doing is wrong. Only then, will she be on her own. She thought as she sunk into the bathtub with a sigh. This is good….


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"InuYasha…." She breathed as she dug her claws into his back in half moons, drawing blood. In slow steady thrusts he took her higher, a place where she had never been before. "Kami…" She could hear their panting, could smell their completion nearing, and yet, she wanted more. Nothing could stop her now….

He groaned as he began moving faster, and she gasped and pulled him down for a rough kiss. Nothing…nothing felt like she was feeling now. Being with InuYasha….it was paradise….

InuYasha took her higher…his thrusts made her body feel whole…yet she still wanted, needed more. Running her hands up and downhis back, she growled low in her throat, delighted that he replied with his own growling that heightened her pleasure and arousal, and her scent wrapping around him, he groaned as he pulled her closer to him….

Raising her hips to meet him as his thrusts became more steady, confident, daring, she cried out low as he took her nipple to his mouth, wanting her to feel as much pleasure as he was feeling. Nothing could stop them now, the ritual was almost over, it was just one more thing she needed to do to signify that they were together, now and always...

Gasping as she wrapped her legs around his waist, she raised her hips in sync with his; her breathing was harbored, and she flet like she was about to explode. Calling his name over and over again as she tangled her fingers in his hair, he tensed up, and she opened her mouth to cry out...

Kagome awoke with a startle and glanced over to look at InuYasha. He had not stirred, and she could smell the arousal, and the sweat from her dream.What in the name of Kami? Wiping a tired hand over her face, she turned to look at her mate and smiled. Peace combined with a look of total innocence greeted her, and she sighed, until he turned his neck slightly. Revealing the creamy skin his his shoulder and collar bone, so innocent, and calling to her, she began taking shallow breaths as she tried to tear her gaze away. This is how Myouga felt huh? She thought with a wince.

Mate….claim….mine….Kagome gasped and looked around. Understanding dawned on her, and her gaze fell to his skin again. The need to pierce his skin with her fangs was painful, her blood was boiling, fighting, and she could feel her control slipping away. She began to panic as she grew neared and nearer. Nearer she leaned to him, smiling as she opened her mouth and growled low in her chest, a sound of pleasure; a chuckle almost.

She breathed a ragged breath over him, smiled at how it twitched before she experimentally licked his skin, he almost groaned and allowed her more access, and one again she licked the delicate flesh before she lightly ran her fangs over. She understood now that her control was gone, her inner youkai and her lust was the only thing making her go on at this point. Kagome nearly groaned as his scent spiked, images of her dream flashing through her mind, and pulling her lips back in a fierce snarl, she brought the tip of her fing to his shoulder, when she was pushed back gently, but with force onto the bed and was held down as she barked in shock. InuYasha looked down at her, confusion evident on her face as anger began to rise within her.

"Kagome! Control! You have to get control!" He yelled. Ruby streaks on her cheeks faded from her face, and she blinked as her eyes returned to honey gold. Looking at InuYasha, he sighed and laid his forehead on hers in absolute relief.

"What…What happened?" InuYasha sighed. Suddenly, Kagome dream hit her in waves, and she suppressed a groan as InuYasha's eyes widened and he backed away from her quickly.

"You…tried to mark me. Didn't you?" Kagome opened her mouth to say something when another scent invaded her senses. She turned her neck and barked loudly and ran to the window, but by the time she got there, the neko had hopped awaybefore she gota chance to see her face. A neko...Relatives of Tsukiko? Why would they be here?