Chapter Four

Amarante's nose twitched as she tossed and turned in Kappei's arms. Her ears turned as sweat started to show on her face. The young demoness was having the worse dream of her life, a dream of her past.

Amarante's Dream:

"Give it up rabbit girl," Yuna said glaring down at Amarante, holding a small rabbit demon in her grasp.

Kappei held his mate in his arms as she wept into his shoulder. "What do you want with my child?" he asked, pain was in his eyes as he watched his and Amarante's little miracle squirm in the grip of the cat woman.

"Why, to devour him for my lunch of course," Yuna claimed pushing a strand of her brown hair from her green eyes, her brown tail and cat ears twitching as a sly grin came across her face.

"No! Takeshi!" Amarante cried turning quickly and reaching out for her son. Tears streamed down her face watching her son trying to escape from the devil cat.

"Mommy! Daddy help!" Takeshi called with a cry.

Amarante couldn't take the pain in her heart any longer. She pulled from Kappei's grasp and glared up at the feline. Her normally short claws grew out as her anger and pain mixed in her heart. Long and deadly her claws stopped growing, next came her teeth, they grew out to past her chin.

"Mommy?" the little boy said confused with more fear. He didn't know whom he feared most, his mother or the cat threatening his life.

"Make one move and he dies right now," Yuna said angered with the rabbit.

Kappei grabbed Amarante's arm and held her tightly. "Calm down," he whispered as he pulled her back to him and ran his fingers lightly through her blonde hair.

Amarante sobbed as she changed back to normal. "Either way… we loose our son," she cried into the strong shoulder.

Kappei couldn't hold his own pain back anymore. He held Amarante closer to him and hid his face into her hair as a solitary tear trickled down his face.

Yuna grinned. "Smart rabbits. Now then I shall take my meal and be gone," she said. She turned with Takeshi in her hand and took off.

"He's gone," Amarante said with a gasp.

"She won't kill him, I doubt she will. We'll find our son," Kappei said, anger in his voice.

Amarante looked up as more tears stained her face. "But when?" she asked choking back a tear.

"I don't know when, but we will get Takeshi back."

: End Dream

Amarante woke up quickly and turned quickly. "Kappei, Kappei wake up," she said with a soft cry.

Kappei's ear twitched as he woke up. "Are you ok?" he asked in a whisper.

Amarante shook her head as a tear trickled down her face. "No… we have to find our son, I want Takeshi back."

Kappei sat up. "You had the dream didn't you?" he questioned.

Amarante nodded. "I miss our little boy so much," she claimed clinging to her mate.

"We'll find him, I didn't smell the scent of his death on Yuna the other day."

This brought some comfort to the female. "Think we can try and find him now that the wicked cat is gone?" she asked.

Kappei nodded. "We'll get help from the others."

"I hope we find him soon."

"Shhh… calm down, we will," Kappei said in a hushed tone, rocking his lover lightly in his arms. "Go back to sleep, I promise I'll stay here."

Amarante nodded shuttering slightly as she closed her eyes and went back to sleep.

In Kaede's village

"Mommy! Daddy!" a little boy called as he walked around in a village. His blonde black spotted ears twitched as he looked around. It was Takeshi; he had escaped the evil cat, and knew now that she was dead. It was safe for him to wonder around some.

Kaede heard the sound of the little kitten cry outside her little hut. She grumbled lightly before she headed outside. "For peat's sake what is wrong child?" she asked.

Takeshi looked up at the priestess. "I'm lost. I was captured a few weeks ago by an evil cat demon named Yuna, and she was going to eat me for her lunch. But now she's dead and I want to go back to my mommy," he said with a soft sniffle.

"Yuna? She's finally dead?" Kaede questioned.

"You knew of here."

"Heavens, everyone knew of her."

"Well she took me from my parents, and now I just want to find them."

"Hmmm… Inuyasha and the others should be here soon. I'll end ye with them to find your parents."

"Oh would you?" Takeshi asked looking hopefully up at the old priestess.

"Certainly child. Can't leave you in the forest all alone."

"Oh thank you Miss!" Takeshi said bowing.

"Why don't you go to get some sleep, I'll keep an eye on you till Inuyasha and Kagome get here."

Takeshi nodded and looked around. "Where do I sleep?" he asked tilting his head.

"Come on inside," Kaede said leading the kitten into her hut and made him a little spot to sleep in the corner.

Takeshi bowed slightly. "Thank you ma'am," he said before he hopped into bed, falling asleep right away.

Ok Takeshi wasn't an expected character, but I thought it would be nice to show that the rabbits truly where mates and had a child. What will happen when the small family of three is reunited? Who know, find out later.