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Chapter 15

Heir

Kagome watched as her husband and daughter left the shrine grounds, she was confused at their absence, why did they leave? Where were they going? All these questions played over in her mind, she was going to expect some answers when they got back.

"Come on sis', let's get inside…they'll be fine." Souta reassured her as she gave him a nod and they walked inside following Daitan and Mrs. Higurashi.

"Would anyone like anything to eat? We haven't eaten supper yet. There are noodles, oden…." Mrs. Higurashi asked, before her Grandson interrupted her.

"Can I have ramen, Grandma?" Daitan asked as he jumped into his chair at the table.

"Of course…Kagome, Souta what would you like?" She asked.

"Oh, I'm fine…not hungry." Kagome added. Souta nodded the same for him. They both sat at the table and began to wait for the hanyous' return; Souta was the one to break the awkward silence.

"Where do you think they went of to?" He asked.

"I'm have no clue…Inuyasha didn't say, and it looked like Kyasha had no clue either…I just hope they're okay." Kagome pleaded. "I'm going to go take a nap, can you wake me up in an hour or so, I'm exhausted." Mrs. Higurashi nodded and then Kagome left her family to her room for some most-needed sleep. She walked in and grabbed her PJ's. She quickly changed into them, and hopped into bed. Kagome lay there thinking about the event that had just happened.

'Where could they have gotten to, he better not get Kyasha into trouble…or hurt…' Kagome thought as she rolled onto her side for some rest. 'They better be safe…' She thought as she fell into a deep sleep.

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"Mama?" Kagome heard a voice call to her. It was very faint, almost a whisper. "Mama, are you awake?" Kagome recognized the voice and woke up instantly. She looked around and there was Kyasha, sitting there at the edge of the bed, scared at how fast her mother sat up.

"Kyasha….when did you get back?" She asked, wanting some answers.

"Just a few minutes ago, Dad's out in the kitchen if you want me to go get him…" Kyasha started to get up, but Kagome grabbed her hand to stop her.

"I want to hear what happened, I want you to tell me…" Kagome pleaded. Kyasha nodded silently, and sat back down. Kyasha looked at her hands in her lap. Inuyasha didn't say a word to her. They walked home in silence, it made her sad knowing that he had something on his mind that he couldn't share with her, it made her feel like she was never in their family, like she never actually belonged. Kagome glanced at her daughter and was surprised to see tears coming down her face. Kyasha began to feel alone, the same feeling she felt before she had met Inuyasha and Kagome.

"Kyasha…what's wrong, everything's okay, please tell me what's wrong?" Kagome asked as she pulled Kyasha into her lap and rubbed her back for comfort. Kyasha wouldn't stop crying, the tears wouldn't stop coming down her face.

'What is wrong with you…you're such a baby, crying in your mommy's lap, you're pathetic Kyasha…' Her thoughts screamed at her. But they didn't let her stop, she kept up with the tears, it's like everything was crashing down on her. Being a hanyou, hiding that form with her human one, finding out your adopted, then finding you real family soon after, now she had to keep this sword around with her twenty-four/seven to keep her youkai blood in check, what next? She's actually a movie star and doesn't know it?

"Kyasha, please tell me what's wrong, I want to help you…I love you." Kagome whispered. Kyasha's eyes snapped open with the last statement she had said. 'She loves me? But why?' Kyasha asked.

"You…love me?" Kyasha asked in between hiccups and sobs.

"Of course, what did you think, I hate my own daughter? I love you with all my heart, you're my daughter, my lovely baby girl, the one and only Kyasha, and you have a place in my heart just like your father and Daitan do. Don't ever think other wise. Your father loves you very much and Daitan simply adores you…" They both giggled at the last comment. She was right, there were a lot of people who loved her, why was she being stupid, she had to be blind to not notice.

"Thanks Mama, I…love you too." Kyasha added, as she slowly fell asleep I her mother's arms.

'So much for getting answers about where they went to after the party.' Kagome joked as she let her daughter rest in her arms.

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"So that's where you went? To your brother's?" Souta asked Inuyasha.

"I met him in the forest with Kyasha; we needed answers from him about Kyasha's sword and stuff, that's all." He responded.

"Why couldn't you tell us before you left, that's not as bad as I thought, you had Kagome worried sick about you guys." Souta added.

"Inuyasha…" Everyone glanced up to see Kagome standing there.

"You're awake dear." Mrs. Higurashi said.

"Yeah, Kyasha came to wake me, she's sleeping now." She said, without removing her eyes from her mate. "Inuyasha, I need to talk to you." She asked as she walked out of the room, not even looking back to see if he would follow. Inuyasha gulped and followed his wife out of the house. They stopped in front of Goshinboku; Kagome hadn't turned around as she asked him again, "Why didn't you tell me where you were going? And why did Kyasha fall into tears when I asked her about it."

Inuyasha was stunned, Kyasha was crying over their visit with his brother. Then it hit him; he didn't say or ask her anything, it was a lot to take in, all in one day. He felt guilty, how could he do that to her. She was his daughter, he was supposed to be there for her, and he wasn't.

"I'm, I'm sorry…I didn't mean to, I just remember awhile back talking to Sesshoumaru when I found Kyasha in the forest after her mother went to the hospital, he said I had to bring Kyasha with me to see him after she woke up, I forgot about it until she received that sword. It's made to control her youkai blood, like Tetsusaiga." He added.

"You mean…" Kagome trailed off. Inuyasha nodded. "So the sword she has, she can't be away from it, like you had to…?" Inuyasha nodded again then looked away.

"Akari no Kurai…" Inuyasha mumbled.

"What?" Kagome asked.

"Akari no Kurai…the name of her sword." He informed. Kagome made an 'o' shape with her mouth and nodded in understanding.

"The sword of light and dark…I see." Kagome added. "I'm guessing she already knows all this, and that explains why she was crying, she probably had a mental breakdown or something, I'll go and check on her…" Kagome trailed off as she turned into the house. She felt a hand on her shoulder; she turned around to see a very worried Inuyasha.

"No, I'll go, it's my fault she's like this, I wasn't there to support her afterwards, if I had been there, she wouldn't be like this…I'll be right back." He explained as he entered the house and walked into the room Kyasha was now in. Inuyasha walked in and sat at the end of the bed.

"I'm so sorry Kyasha…so sorry." He whispered to the air. Kyasha slowly rolled over. He glanced at her, he never realized it before but she looked a lot like Kagome. Her eyes were golden, they was no changing that, and she had his color. But her eyes had her shape, the life that came into them when she laughed or cried. She had his hanyou looks, but as a hanyou, she looked like a twin of her mother, her eyes, bronzy gold and her silver hair, that shined like a white in the light. He smiled. She looked like her mother in everyway.

"Dad?" She mumbled. Her eyes slowly opened them and rubbed them from the tired look.

"You're awake…?" He asked. She sat up and nodded.

"How long did I sleep for?" She asked.

"Not long, only about ten or fifteen minutes." He stated. She nodded and yawned.

"So, what did Sesshoumaru mean when he said to 'use that sword like another attachment'?" Kyasha asked.

"Well, when your mother and I were still back in the feudal era and fighting other youkai to collect the Shikon shards, I used my sword like there was no tomorrow, I protected Kagome and my friends with that sword. I think Sesshoumaru means to use it often and use it for the right reasons." He explained. She let that sink in then nodded to Inuyasha.

"Now what?" She asked.

"What do you mean 'now what?'?" Inuyasha asked.

"I mean, are we going back to the feudal era, or staying here?" She asked.

"I guess going home, in the feudal era…" He answered.

"Okay, but can we stop at my old house, I want to bring some stuff back with me?" She asked. He nodded and she hopped off the bed and ran out of the room with a smile on her face.

Inuyasha got up and followed her out of the room. He still felt a bit guilty for not helping her when she needed help from someone; he needed to let her know he was there for her, and if she had any questions that she could ask him anytime. This parenting thing was harder then it looked.

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"Hello?" Kyasha asked as she slowly opened the door. "Anybody home?" No sound was made; she heard nothing. She walked inside, she didn't have to ask to come in, and this was still her house, right? But why was she feeling like she was intruding, or out of place in this home. The one she used to call home.

"Kyasha, what are you doing here?" She heard a voice come from the kitchen. She turned around and faced a woman; she let her eyes adjust to the light then let out a gasp. It was her adopted mother, sitting at the table, but what shocked Kyasha more was it looked like she had never really left that room or did anything of any kind. Her eyes were groggy from a lack of sleep, her mouth was set in a frown, and her clothes were dingy, looking like she never changed her clothes anymore.

"Ma—I mean Susan?" She didn't know what to call her, she ended up calling her by her really name, though it felt odd and she definitely didn't miss the slight pained look in her eyes.

"What are you doing here?" She asked again with more anger in her voice.

"I was just coming to pick up some of my stuff, that's all. Are you feeling okay? Do you want anything before I leave?" She asked. Susan looked horrible, her eyes were baggy, she hadn't had a bath ever since she came back from the hospital a few days ago, Kyasha had come to visit and tell her she would be moving in with her new parents. That conversation was the most uncomfortable one she had ever been through.

"Mama…I…my parents…" Kyasha stumbled with words; she didn't know how to say this. Inuyasha and Kagome sat in the living room, waiting for her to come to them, they knew she needed time with her adopted mother to set things right.

"Kyasha, you don't have to say anything, I know you want to move in with them, I just want to let you know that the family you're now leaving has given you everything you ever needed, and now your real parents come into the picture and you're head over heals into moving in with them." She stated. Kyasha was shocked that those words had come out of her mouth, this woman used to be so kind, she had been there for her so many times.

"Excuse me, but you, Papa, and even Rien were never there, you wouldn't come up to my room and wake me up if I slept in, you'd let me fall behind in school, even if you got a call saying I have slipped, when Papa's here he only sleeps, Rien, nice brother he is, doesn't even add my name in his letter saying a nice 'hi'. None of you have ever truly cared for me, so why should I stay, these parents of mine actually wake me up, even in the weekend, they play games with me, my new father understands me and being a hanyou, you guys were jumping for joy when I received that concealment necklace to hide my form, thinking I would be an embarrassment to the family. In my words you were never there for me, so don't even say it." Kyasha explained as she stormed out the of the room and packed some of her things grabbed her parents and was out the door without as much as a 'goodbye'.

"Oh, well…are your 'parents' here?" She asked.

"No, they're outside waiting for me though." She stated acting like it was a threat to make sure her mother didn't do anything stupid.

"So, that's it, your just going to leave us….? Seeing you're probably here to get your things." She asked.

"I said before that I'm not leaving, I'm just going to live with my real parents, and I never said I wouldn't visit if you wanted me to." She explained.

"That's just a nice way of putting it." Susan said blankly as she took a sip of coffee.

"Whatever." She said as she left the room for her own room.

"Kyasha, you can't push us away, you've lived under this roof for your whole life…" She had caught up to Kyasha. Kyasha turned around to let the woman finish but was surprised to feel a palm slap across her face. Kyasha was in awe, did this woman dare to slap her, when she was a hanyou, of remarkable strength, this woman was already ticked her off.

"How dare you…" Kyasha said as she pulled her hand back only to have someone grab if from behind her. She turned around to see Inuyasha standing there with her hand in his. "Let me go, I'm teaching this bitch a lesson." She grumbled.

"Let me handle this." He answered. He let her hand go and she nodded and walked upstairs. He had seen the whole thing; from the point when that woman had caught up to Kyasha till Kyasha had her fist raised to pound the living hell out of her. "Since when do you think you have the right to hit my daughter, bitch?" He asked.

"Don't you dare talk to me that way, you hanyou, you're just lie her, and your dirty blood. Get out of my house now!" She demanded. It took every bone in Inuyasha's body to keep from letting this woman see the light of a new day.

"You have no right to talk to me that way, or anyone, you have nothing to me, I haven't done a single thing to you, but that could change, I'd shut your trap if you know what's good for ya, woman." Inuyasha said bluntly. He turned around and walked up to Kyasha's bedroom. As he reached the top of the stairs, he smelt the salt of tears. He reached her room and realized she was crying. "Kyasha, what's wrong?" He hated when someone he loved cried.

"She…she called you…worthless…I'm so, so sorry….so sorry." Kyasha said, she had heard what Susan had said about her and Inuyasha, but it hurt more to hear it said to his face, he was her father, just like her, whatever he was called, it hurt her as well. He wrapped his arms around her.

"Kyasha, she's just a lonely woman, scared of losing something else, just ignore her, I have. She can't hurt you, your stronger then that." Inuyasha explained.

"It's still hurts though…."She said as her sobs and hiccups slowed down. "Can we leave now?" She asked. Inuyasha nodded.

"Your mother and Daitan are still outside, let's get going." He answered her. He picked up her backpack and they walked down the stairs and out the door, not saying anything to the woman they knew to be in the kitchen.

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"Awww, the air smells great!" Kagome called out as Inuyasha hopped out with her in his arms. Kyasha and Daitan were already playing of 'tag', Daitan's request. Kagome smiled, her family was now complete. She had her husband and mate, her son, and now her daughter. Life was sweet at that moment.

"Kagome…get back." Inuyasha said. He pushed Kagome back. Kyasha and Daitan stopped playing, as they smelt the stench also. "Come out…I know your there."

"Hey, Dog shit. You better be taking care of my woman." He said as he ran up to them.

"Kouga, nice to see you again." Kagome said as she smiled sheepishly. Inuyasha growled.

"Get lost ass wipe or I'll have to reacquaint you with an old friend of mine." He said as he reached his hand to his sheath on his waist.

"I haven't come to fight mutt face; I'm here to ask if you have made your decision yet?" He asked, holding his hands up in defense.

"Decision for what?" Inuyasha said.

"You mean you haven't told him?" He asked Kagome. Inuyasha glanced at Kagome, she was confused at first, but then it dawned on her.

"Well, a little while back, Kouga came and told me some interesting information…." She started as she was interrupted by Inuyasha.

"What? He was here with you, where the hell was I?" He yelled.

"Inuyasha! Listen, he told me that the western lands, the lands you father ruled are falling, they're going down hill…and what he told me was…" She tried to find the words for it.

"You're the heir to the throne Dog shit; your father left the power in your hands, though I have no clue why he would leave it in a coward's hands." Kouga said bluntly, as he shrugged.

"He what? My father…left what?" He asked.

"He's telling the truth Inuyasha, you can take it or leave it, but the western lands are falling under." Kagome added.

"I need to think about this…" Inuyasha said as he ran off to think, ran off to Goshinboku.

"He is a coward…" Kouga said to no one in particular.

"Kouga, I think you should go, we'll come to you when he has made his decision, till then, just leave, and thank you…." Kagome said as she walked off towards her mate.

Kyasha and Daitan watched in confusion the scene taking place in front of them. Kouga was leaving, their mother was walking off after there father, which was now, to their knowledge, a lord, or could be if he chose. The question was, what would he choose? The kingdom and al it's power, or to stay at home with his family, and watch as the western lands fell.

Hi, the computer is still down, but when this gets up then you'll see that my computer works fine, I'll be working hard on the next chapters, and when I finally can post these up then you'll be seeing a lot more of them coming your way!

Another thing is my friend wanted me to put her name up here, she said to put up Nova, so say 'hi' to Nova, this chapter was dedicated to you girl!