Chapter 10: Truths and Training

The sun was streaming through the gauzy curtains and straight into Inuyasha's eyes.

"Damn sun…" he groaned as he sat up.

He tried to get out of bed but felt a pair of arms wrapped around his waist "eh?" he looked down and saw Kagome curled around him, snuggling into his hip.

He felt the sudden urge to poke her.

He looked at her for a moment, should I?

He looked over at his hand, and then back to Kagome's sleeping form.

Oh what the hell.

He jabbed Kagome's side with his finger, she groaned at him and he did it again.

She rolled away from him and mumbled "Inuyasha…."

He watched her and got off the bed, wandering over to the bathroom.

"Sit…"

WHAM!

He yelped as his face met with the plush carpet.

"Damn woman sits me in her sleep…"

"Baka."

The spell finally wore off and he leaped to his feet "what did you call me?"

Kagome sat up and growled at him "I called you an Idiot! Have a problem with it?"

He growled back at her and shouted "YEAH, I do!"

Kagome got out of bed and stalked over to him, getting in his face "Well then DO something about it!" she challenged him.

He growled at her and stalked away from her, went into the bathroom and shut the door. Hard.

Kagome was seething, how dare he poke her when she was trying to get some sleep! Stupid male! She walked back over to her bed and got back under the covers, throwing them over her head.

She heard Inuyasha walk out of the bathroom "Why the hell are you hiding Kagome?"

Kagome remained hidden underneath the many blankets on her bed "because I feel like it now leave me alone!"

The blankets were forcibly yanked from above her and there stood Inuyasha glaring down at her "Baka Onna."

She growled at him "Stupid male."

"Wench"

"Jerk"

"Bitch!"

"SIT!"

WHAM

Kagome sat up and watched as Inuyasha struggled to stand, she looked around and realized Shippo wasn't there.

"Where is Shippo at?"

The door opened a creak and then opened some more to show Reisuke standing there, smiling "Well…glad to see your both up…"

He watched Inuyasha stand up and throw a glare at Kagome.

She threw one right back.

Reisuke stared at the two "Seems somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning."

Kagome got off the bed and walked to the bathroom "No, the baka doesn't know when not to bug somebody when they are sleeping!"

Inuyasha glared at her as she walked away "Oh yeah? Well somebody doesn't know when to LET GO SO SOMEONE ELSE CAN GO TO THE DAMN BATHROOM!" he yelled at her as she slammed the bathroom door closed.

Inuyasha huffed then walked out Kagome's room and went to his own so he could change and get ready for their training today.

Shippo walked up to Reisuke.

The older man looked down at the kit "Are they always like that?" He asked the little fox.

Shippo nodded "yup, But Kagome usually sits him more."

Reisuke shook his head; he had a lot of work cut out for him this morning.

Everyone was downstairs and having breakfast in the dining hall.

Miroku already had a large lump on his head and Sango just ate her food as if nothing had happened.

Shippo snuck Kirara little bits of food under the table.

Inuyasha walked in and saw Kagome sitting by Reisuke and talking to her newly found brother, smiling and laughing every once in a while.

He feh'd and walked over to the table, sat down on the opposite side of Kagome and began eating.

Kagome looked up at him and glared, then went back to talking to Reisuke.

Eriani watched the two of them, then turned to Amarinthe "Were they fighting this morning Amarinthe?"

The girl nodded and looked up at her friend "Yes, how could you not hear it this morning…"

Eriani grinned a little "True, but it didn't bother me; I at least get up early."

The silver haired girl looked at her friend and gave her a toothy grin "Oh you can't blame me Eri, it is that time again…" she sipped her drink.

"So...I noticed you've been avoiding Lord Reisuke since he got here…What's with that Eriani?"

Eriani raised an eyebrow at her close friend "What makes you think that I have been avoiding the Lord's son?" she took a bite of her food.

Amarinthe looked calmly at her friend "You won't even look at him Eri, do you have a crush on him or something?" she said the last part softly.

Her friend's face flushed and she choked on her food.

Amarinthe patted her back "Calm down Eriani."

The whole table was looking at the two now.

Eriani was blushing furiously after she recovered, she placed her napkin down as calmly as possible "excuse me…" she got up and strode quickly out of the room, slamming the door behind her.

Reisuke watched the girl leave, extremely confused "What's wrong with Eriani Amarinthe?"

Amarinthe sighed and smiled at him "Girl problems."

Inuyasha looked at the silver haired girl and feh'd, he had heard what she had said to Eriani that made the girl leave.

Amarinthe looked at Inuyasha, realizing he had probably heard her, she wondered what he would do that information, and Eriani and Inuyasha never seemed to get along that well.

Reisuke was still confused and kind of peeved "What kind of problems Amarinthe?" why had Eriani left like that? She had been avoiding him since he got here.

Amarinthe was about to answer but Inuyasha spoke up

"Women...so damn Confusing." The hanyou stood, looking down at Kagome, his eyes softer when he looked at her.

He looked back at Reisuke "There are some things that you should probably find out on

Your own, anyways." He walked out of the room, back up to his room, hoping Kagome would follow him so he could apologize to her about this morning.

Kagome sighed, she knew exactly why he had left like that, he wanted to talk to her. She stood and excused herself from the table, following her mate-to-be up the stairs.

Inuyasha was there waiting in his room, leaning against the doorway to his balcony. The hanyou was looking out over the castle gardens, he smiled a bit to himself I can see Kagome's willow tree from here…

Kagome slowly opened the door and saw Inuyasha standing there, his ears twitching in her direction.

Kagome stepped into the room and shut the door quietly behind her.

Neither of them spoke for a few moments, the silence was thick in the room.

Kagome was about to break the silence, but Inuyasha beat her to it.

"I-I'm sorry about this morning, I didn't mean to make you so angry with me." He sounded slightly dejected to her.

Kagome stepped towards him; he had said he was sorry! Right out said it, he had never actually said that he was sorry straight out like that before, and before she had a chance to sit him for saying something stupid.

Kagome smiled at him, his back was still turned to her "You've grown up so much Inuyasha…It's really amazing."

Inuyasha's ears swiveled in her direction again, but he still didn't turn around to face her.

"I have to Kagome….I have to try to at least."

He turned towards her a little, still not completely facing her "I have to be able to protect my mate…" he turned completely around, there was a single red rose in his hand, he strode over to her, which was only a couple of steps really, and held the rose out for her "…Don't I?"

Kagome was blushing, she had no idea he could actually be romantic at all. She took the rose from his hand gently and held it against her chest "I suppose you do Inuyasha…" she looked up at him, her eyes misty.

He watched her for a moment then pulled her into his arms "Kagome…" he muttered into her hair.

She snuggled against his chest "I love you Inuyasha."

He smiled in her hair "I love you too Kagome."

Reisuke, Rayn, Miroku and Sango were going through training exercises in the castles training grounds.

Shippo and Kirara sat at the side lines watching the adults.

Reisuke and Rayn were fending off a barrage of attacks from Sango's Hiraikotsu.

Miroku watched and stayed out of the way, he knew what damage that bone boomerang could do to a mans skull.

Reisuke jumped out of the fray and let Sango have a go alone at Rayn, who wasn't like that all too much.

Reisuke walked over to Shippo and Kirara and sat down for a moment "Man…she's good."

Shippo nodded "She trained to kill demons since a very young age, Rei-sama."

The little kit looked up at the man who so resembled his loving Kagome.

Rei smiled down at the fox-boy "I can tell…but how is it that she travels with a monk a demon, such as yourself and a half demon?"

Shippo was about to answer when he smelt Kagome in the area.

"You forgot about the priestess Brother dear." Kagome called out to Reisuke as she was mauled by a rust colored fur ball.

Rei stood and smiled "Oh but your so easily forgotten dear sister."

Inuyasha looked at Kagome, and the cool expression she wore on her features.

He shuddered why does she look like Sesshomaru when she does that? It's creepy…

Kagome walked calmly to Reisuke and touched his shoulder, a spark of pink and blue light shot out and he yelped.

He stepped away from her and grinned "Oh so you want to play like that do you? Well…what better way to start your training…then to see what you can already do?" he leaped away from her and stood with his hands ready to block.

Sango and Rayn had stopped to watch Kagome and her brother.

Inuyasha watched as the woman he loved stepped away from him, her aura sparking.

Inuyasha smirked she was so cute when she was angry, god he loved that woman.

He reached over to a nearby weapons bin and picked out a bow and a quiver of Arrows.

He walked over to Kagome and nudged her "hey...you might want these." He handed her the weapons, but she took only the bow her cold features of her face melting into the warm smile he had fallen in love with "thank you Inuyasha, but I only need this." She walked over to face her brother and smiled, holding her bow in position

Inuyasha sat down beside Shippo "I guess this begins her training eh squirt?" he looked down at the kit and ruffled his hair.

Shippo scowled at him "Don't call me squirt!"

Inuyasha smirked at him "I'll call you whatever I want."

Shippo growled at him the screamed "KAGOME! INUYASHA IS MAKING FUN OF ME!"

"INUYASHA!"

A blue arrow launched in his direction, landing dangerously in the ground between his legs.

The hanyou looked at his mate fearfully "What the hell are you doing?"

Kagome huffed "being a good mother, now quite it and let me do THIS!"

Shippo smiled, then realized what she said "Mo-mother? Kagome said-" he smiled at Kagome and yelled with glee "I got a Momma!"

Kagome had realized what she said to late, it had just sounded so natural to say so it just kind of came out.

All the others just stared at her

Sango smiled and Miroku grinned as well, they had been waiting to see if Kagome would claim Shippo as her own. It had taken Inuyasha opening up to her for her to do it though.

Reisuke smiled a little "Are you quite ready now Sister? Or are you going to chat with my nephew a little longer?"

Kagome blushed and turned to her brother "I'm ready already! Quit!" she launched another arrow of blue light, it flew through Reisuke's baggy pant leg and landed behind him, disappearing in a blue mist.

Reisuke gulped "that was far to close for comfort…"

Kagome grinned sheepishly "uh...sorry..."

Reisuke lunged at her, catching her off guard.

Kagome fended him off with her bow, blocking with it.

Inuyasha had to try his hardest not to get up and help Kagome.

Shippo jumped in Inuyasha's lap and looked up at the Hanyou "If Kagome says she's my Momma now does that make you my Da-" Inuyasha covered the kits mouth "Yes it does, now quiet while I watch this kit."

Shippo smiled and turned, staying in his new Daddy's lap and watched his Momma. "Ok Daddy."

Inuyasha stopped himself from bopping the kit in the head.

He told himself that the kit was just being happy, let him be happy…or Kagome will kill me.

Rei pushed Kagome away from him "Are you going to block the whole time or fight?"

Kagome growled at him, lunging to the right. She swung her bow up and fired off a lightning fast volley of blue energy arrows.

Reisuke was dodging the arrows, a few singed him. Which surprised him to no end, how was she never trained yet was able to do these things?

He grinned "Time to end this little bout." He glowed deep blue and let out a huge wave of power.

Kagome braced, throwing her Miko Aura around her.

As his dark blue met her pink they flared and sparked, sending out blasts of energy every which way.

Reisuke's eyes widened, he thought to himself as he watched his powers fight against her Priestess Aura So…this is why you were chosen Sister…I see now…what I must do. He let out another wave of energy.

Kagome growled she let her new blue colored aura mix with her pink.

As the next wave hit her she let out a burst of energy that had no color, it was so pure so bright that it temporarily blinded Reisuke, causing him to lose his concentration. The flow of his power ceased and he fell to his knees.

He looked in the direction of Kagome and his jaw dropped

There she stood, wallowing in soft white light, wings of white and blue swirls protruded from her back, her hair flew around her, silver streaks running through it.

Her eyes were distant; their color had brightened to cerulean blue.

Reisuke stood quickly, if she did what he thought she did….they could all be in some serious shit in about two minutes.

He looked over at Inuyasha "Inu! Help me with this!" Reisuke ran to Kagome and grabbed her hands; Inu ran over to help with whatever he was supposed to help with.

Reisuke looked at the Silver haired man "Ok you need to counter act her pure white power with your dark."

Inuyasha was confused "how the hell do I do that?"

Reisuke grunted, he could feel her raw power slipping, she didn't know how to control it and she would-

No he wouldn't think that way; they could get this in check.

"Do what you did when you protected Kagome!"

Inuyasha grimaced "I'll do my best."

And with that, the Hanyou grabbed Kagome from behind her wings, wrapping his arms around her waist.

Her magic was hurting him; he had to get this over with quickly.

He realised that power, that feeling he had felt before, that cold fire with him.

The tips of his hair turned black and a blackish red aura permeated through Kagome's white one. Her aura dimmed very quickly and Inuyasha felt less pain.

Kagome suddenly fainted, her hair changed back, her wings vanished and she went limp in Inuyasha's arms.

Reisuke watched Inuyasha for a moment; his eyes were glowing gold, a red black aura whipped around him like fire.

Inuyasha relaxed and let his new found power ebb and fade.

He knelt down and held Kagome to him "What the hell just happened?" he looked at Rei "I want an answer now."

Reisuke saw that dangerous glint in his eyes and complied "Her powers got the better of her…and well…if we hadn't had stepped in she might have killed us all by accident."

Inuyasha stood there holding Kagome, slack jawed.

Miroku walked up to Inuyasha "Kagome has untapped power that she can not control without training…" he looked at his dear friend and traveling companion "Kagome is in dire need of training."

Reisuke nodded "and who better then me I suppose?"

Rei glanced at Inuyasha for a moment "You shall also be trained in the art of our people, but you shall also help me keep Kagome in check."

Inuyasha nodded, knowing his duty to protect Kagome from everything and everyone, even herself if he had to.

Sango walked over and smiled at Inuyasha "Well on the lighter side of things...it looks like Kagome might be as strong as you after all."

Inuyasha smirked "or stronger…"

Miroku nodded as well.

Shippo came bounding over "Is Momma ok, Papa?"

Inuyasha looked at the kit and nodded "yeah she'll be fine squirt." He lifted Kagome fully into his arms and looked at Reisuke "we'll continue training after Kagome wakes up."

Rei nodded "I'll be waiting down here for you two till then."

Inuyasha nodded and leaped away with Shippo, who had latched himself to his back and Kagome in his arms.

Reisuke watched them leave and as soon as Inuyasha was out of ear shot he turned to Miroku and Sango "It must have been fate that placed together one so dark and one so pure…to counter balance one another."

Sango nodded. Then all of a sudden her eye twitched.

"HENTAI!"

SLAP!

Miroku held his palm to his face "Forgive me dear Sango, its that damn hand again."

Sango glared at him "yeah sure it is. Pervert." She stalked away.

Reisuke looked at the Monk "You really should stop that Miroku."

The monk looked at him "But it's so worth it to see her that angry…Shes cute when shes angry." rubbing his hand on his face "well mostly worth it, I think I lost feeling on this side…"

Miroku laughed and walked off to find his lovely Sango.

Reisuke smiled a bit, then frowned "Inuyasha…and Kagome…Darkness and Light….two souls forever destined to be entwined." He walked over to a nearby grove of trees to await his sister's return.

A/N Ok! I am SO sorry about the Long wait! Forgive me! I had serious writers block! I know I usually comment to reviews but my brain hurts at the moment, so thank you to all of you who reviewed last chapter! ARIGATO!

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