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Chapter 40

Stay in your own room

Slowly she snuck into Kagome and Inuyashas' house. "Finally I am freed from that gathering! I thought they would notice if I hadn't left then." She whispered as she entered the children's bedroom. "This is such a happy room. We must take you out of here… you two don't belong in a room, because what your parents have done to me." She slowly leaned down to touch Bintesti. Yet, as the women leaned over the railling a red barreir appeared. "They thought that could stop me! HA! I am more powerful then this piece of garbage." She said out loud, but before she could get an arm around Bintesti she was shot across the room and hit the far wall.

"You are so stupid to think that I would allow you to take her children." Sesshomura said as he came in from the hall way. "Yura, I love you, but this has gone far enough.You already notice that they are far more powerful then you ever wanted them to be."

Yura huffed and left turned to leave. "Yura, if you do this again, Inuyasha will know. I will cover you this last time, but that is it."

Sesshomaru looked over at his niece and nephew. He stared down at them and thought to himself. 'You were suppose to be mine…' Slowly he lowered an arm down and picked up Erio. He felt the childs warmness in his hands, "Stupid mortal, why did I have to like someone like you?" Sesshomaru asked and got frustraited when no answer appeared, he placed Erio back with his sister and walked out the overly cheerful room feeling even more anger for his brother then ever before.

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(At the party)

"Kagome, you seemed to be the reasonable one." Totosai said as he pulled her away from the party.

"What do you want this time?" She asked.

"Promise you will wear this for as long as your pups are under your protection." Totosai said as he placed it over her head.

"Totosai, I don't understand…" Kagome said as she lifted the pendent.

"If you take this off, you will not know if your pups are safe." Totosai replied then disappeared on his cow.

Kagome lifted the pendent to her face so she could see it. It looked a bit funny. I had a seal much like the one on the babies crib, but around the crescent there was a protective case that had a red liquid that sloshed this way and that as Kagome moved it back and fourth to see the seal better. Kagome looked up and could sense that Inuyasha was near and placed the vile under her shirt.

"Kagome are you okay?" Inuyasha asked as he wrapped his arms around Kagomes body. "Yes dear, I am just surprised that you didn't try to attack your brother." Kagome said as she turned around in his arms. "I was going to, but you never let me get close to him… I wanted to show him that Tetsusaiga was everything he thought it would be and more." Inuyasha said with a slight smile and was followed by a soft press of his lips on her forehead. "Kagome….Kagome…." Shippo started to scream. "Kagome, where are you?" Slowly Kagome pulled away from Inuyasha and turned to find the little fax demon running straight for her. "Shippo!" Kagome screamed as he jumped into the air and landed into Kagomes arms. "Kagome where are my brother and sister?" Shippo asked as he gave Kagome a hug. Suddenly the little fox was gone from around Kagomes neck and was screamed. "Runt, don't do that to her…she is my mate... I don't care that you are a mere child… Kagome is mine and I know you used to snuggle up in her covers, but no more. She is sleeping with me now. So, either you use the bedroom that the villagers made in our home or sleep with Sango…those are your only two choices."

"There is a room for him too?" Kagome asked with a happy tone in her voice.

"Kagome!" Shippo screamed and reached out for her.

"Yes, but that means the runt will be in his room, not ours…Do you understand what I am saying?" Inuyasha asked as he gripped Shippo's tail tighter then ever before.

"Inuyasha let him go." Kagome asked as she watched the scene ahead of her. Inuyasha let out a low growl that was suppose to serve as a warning to Kagome, but she didn't obey. "Kagome" Inuyasha growled out as she touched his arm.

"Inuyasha, please…I will talk to him…" Kagome whispered as she rubbed his arm with her fingers as she inched toward Shippo.

"Fine…" Inuyasha said as he dropped Shippo into Kagomes free hand. "But if the children cry tonight, you get to take care of them" Inuyasha said as he turned away from Kagome in a bit of a huff. Kagome let out a small laugh and held Shippo close to her heart.

"Kagome, is he telling the truth…I can't sleep with you again?"

"When you were with your parents did you sleep with them every night?" Kagome asked as she gave Shippo a light kiss on his forehead.

"Well no, but this is different… you are the one that has been protecting me." Shippo said as he stared up at his adopted mother.

"Shippo, I know your mother would always protect you. That is what mothers do… and you did hear Inuyasha, you have your own room and that means you get to decide what you want in it." Kagome said with a smile.

"Fine, but if I get scared you will be real close right?" Shippo asked as he looked up at Kagome with puppy dog eyes.

"Of course and I will even read you a bed time story before you go to bed." Kagome said as she looked down at Shippo with a big smile. "Now, why don't you go and play with Rin and Souten? They both seem very fond of you."

"Rin, I don't think so…I think she is fonder of someone else, and Souten tried to attack me… now I get pictures from her of us and I'm afraid of her." Shippo said with a worried face.

"You will be fine, and I have to go look for Inuyasha. You know how he pouts and I don't need him sulking all night." Kagome said and gave a wink toward Shippo.

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(Authors notes)

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