Everlastingly Bonded By Love

This is an edited chapter. Thank you for all of your wonderful reviews. I'll be looking forward to what you have to say to my next chapter. I hope you enjoy!

Also: If you really like the couple Inuyasha and Kagome, which I'm going to assume you do, you should check out my Inuyasha and Kagome website. The link is on my profile page. The website is in the process of editing.

Warning: Sexual Content; Offensive Language

Rating: M for Mature

Couple: Inuyasha and Kagome (Based)

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters associated with the series now or ever.

Recap: Inuyasha didn't know why she had suddenly decided to cuddle, but he really didn't mind at all. Apparently she wasn't as mad as he had first thought her to be.

After a few moments Mrs. Higurashi knocked and entered. She was surprised to see the two teens sleeping together. She was confused as to what to do. They seemed fine and didn't look like they would do anything more. She decided to leave it be for now and talk to Kagome about it some other time. End Recap

Chapter 4: The Northern, Western Lands

Three Days Later

Inuyasha sat idly by the well, staring boredly down into it. The blackness did not feel as cold as it seemed to look at the moment. Clouds had blocked the sun over the past days, but it had suddenly seemed to clear up that morning.

Inuyasha hoped Kagome arrived back from her time soon. After his little nap with her a few days ago, he had come right back to the waring states era, giving her the space she needed to study.

He had pretty much sat by the well and waited for her the whole time she was gone, which hadn't been unusual for him. He only went back to the others when he got hungry, otherwise there was nothing more for him to do besides wait for his Kagome.

He leaned his head on the edge of the well. It was sure getting tiresome waiting around all day. He felt like going and slaying a demon, but the thought of Kagome being back any minute changed that feeling.

"Excuse me?" A voice sounded. Inuyasha turned to face it. There stood a man, no he was a demon, a dog demon. He was formally dressed like Sesshomaru. Inuyasha growled to himself. He had been so busy thinking about Kagome, he hadn't even smelt this being.

"What do you want?" Inuyasha asked, standing defensively. Though, this demon didn't seem to be of any harm, especially considering he was bowing.

"Are ye master Inuyasha?" The demon questioned, lifting his head slightly.

"Master? I'm Inuyasha." Inuyasha replied standing. "You here to pick a fight?"

"No, my lord." The demon bowed farther, respectively. Inuyasha grew nervous, not exactly knowing how he should handle himself in such a situation.

"Did you say 'my lord'? Listen I don't know who you are, but-"

"I am Shijin. I serve under the great dog generals. I once served under your father." The Shijin was sure sudden.

"What business do you have with me?"

"I wish to serve under you."

"What!"

"Many do."

"What the hell are you talking about!" This was all a little to fast. The least the demon could do was explain himself clearly.

"You are Lord Inuyasha, you have a right to half of all of the western lands. Lord Sesshomaru owns only the southwest, you own the north." Shijin informed. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. He wondered what brought this up and why the demon was being so forward.

"I don't want the lands."

"It is your duty."

"I have no duty to the dog clan." He was about to go on about Shijin popping up out of no where and just throwing this information at Inuyasha with a full explanation, but decided to wait.

"But even if you are hanyou, you are the lord and should take a respectable position, an honorable one." How did he know that was what Inuyasha had been talking about? He was wiser than his scrawny appearance let off. Shijin finally stood up to face Inuyasha directly. The demon had short black hair and wide smoky eyes. He was half a head shorter than Inuyasha and stood in a proud way.

"Listen, I don't know why the hell you suddenly decided to come, but I have to much business to deal with lands of my own. Where do you come off popping up behind me and explaining this to me. I'm two hundred years old and you show up now!" He held out a fist in aggravation.

"I must apologize. It was one of your fathers last wishes, Sir. He wanted a son to rule each lands. I would have come sooner, but once you were pinned to the tree you were unreachable and I have just recently heard you were unsealed by a miko woman." Inuyasha stared at the dog demon incredulously. What was he supposed to do? He wasn't just going to stop everything to rule some land that he didn't even want. "The dog clan is waiting for your arrival. They wish to serve under you."

"I'm a hanyou. What demon wants to serve under me?"

"I am aware, as are the others of the clan. It matters not to us. All who reside in the northern, western lands were loyal to your father. We loved him dearly. None of us care that you are not a full demon. Rumors tell us that you are strong either way..." He paused. "We have hanyous that occupy the area as well, even some humans! Anyone who does not agree with you as left for the southern lands." He exclaimed fully.

"I can't just go now and stop everything."

"Please come and at least see?"

"I.." Inuyasha considered and decided it wouldn't be to bad to just see. He looked back at the well. Kagome still hadn't returned. "I will under one condition."

"Anything."

"I need to speak to my friends. Wait here." Inuyasha jumped off to Kaede's where Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Shippo would be waiting.

As he jumped he thought, 'I don't want my own land... but Kagome.. now that we're together we need a place to stay for when Naraku is finally defeated. I'll check the place out and come right back.' He came to a halt in front of Kaede's hut and trotted in. All eyes turned to him.

"I need you guys to wait by the well; wait for Kagome."

"Why?" Sango wanted to know.

"I'm going to go somewhere. I'll be back in a couple days. If Kagome wants to know where I am tell her I'm in the northern, western lands."

"But aren't those Sesshomaru's..." Miroku began.

"Just tell her, okay?" He waited for them to nod and left without another word and headed back to the well. If he was lucky Kagome would be back already and he could tell her in personally where he was going.

When Inuyasha stopped in front of the well, Shijin was waiting patiently, but no Kagome. He sighed inwardly.

"I'll go and see, but I'm not staying." Inuyasha crossed his arms. Shijin bowed quickly.

"Demons of the clan will be grateful and honored." He stood up tall and made a loud whistling sound. A demon suddenly came flying down. Inuyasha was prepared to attack. "This demon means you no harm, Lord Inuyasha. He is our ride. It will be quicker than walking."

"Whatever." Inuyasha mounted the demon, which looked like Ah-Un in a way, after Shijin. They were off.

Meanwhile

Kagome walked home. Her friends at her side. There hadn't been much conversation between the four friends over the past four days. Kagome was the reason for that. She just hadn't much to say. They asked a lot of questioned, but Kagome had given short, mostly unhelpful answers.

"So, Kagome have you been studying for the big test? It's tomorrow you know?" Ayumi informed. Kagome stopped in her tracks.

"Test? What test?" Kagome began to get nervous. She had been concentrating so much on the feudal era lately, she must have missed the teacher telling them about an exam.

"The big one in math." Eri answered.

"No one told me about a test... in math!" 'I'm supposed to be going back to the feudal era today! I can't go if I have a big test tomorrow... oh and math is my worst subject.' She wondered if she should just skip the test all together.

"I can't believe you haven't heard." Yuka began. "It's one of the biggest tests of the year. It'll be tomorrow and the day after. The only test bigger than that are the exams we take at the end of the year."

"Two days?" Kagome almost fell over. She would just have to go back and tell the others she'd be gone a little longer than expected. 'Hey wait. I don't need to tell them anything. Why should I? Inuyasha will come back after me anyway. I'll just tell him when he comes.' She had no idea Inuyasha would be to busy to come this time.

"Well I turn here." Yuka spoke up.

"Us too." Ayumi and Eri said at the same time.

"Okay, bye guys!" Kagome called after them. They waved and said good luck. She frowned as she walked. She missed Inuyasha so much already. Two more days away would probably mean two more sleepless nights for her.

It was so annoying. Every night she could only do one thing and unfortunately it wasn't sleep. She could only think about Inuyasha and how much she missed him and how much she wanted him. She knew it was a mistake to ever let him take her in the first place. It wasn't that she hadn't wanted it, it was that she was still so young and unless she married him it would be considered dishonorable to her family.

She knew marriage was not something to be thinking of right now, since she still wasn't even out of school. She was now eighteen and in her last year of high school. She had only barely managed to pass the years in school. Thankfully her mother had gotten her a computer with a program that helped her study quickly.

Kagome then recalled that there was something else she would have to do. She had to get pregnancy pills. She had no idea how she would do it though. She knew if her and Inuyasha continued the way they were she had to take precautions. She didn't know what Inuyasha would think of children, but she knew if she were to get pregnant than everyone would know about her and Inuyasha, including Naraku and her mother. She sighed. She didn't know if she could even manage to get the pills without her mother knowing.

She came to the shrine steps and began her way up them.

"Higurashi!" Called a voice. Kagome groaned at the familiar sound and turned to face the young man with a smile. It wasn't Hojo. It was another boy. This boy was a lot more persistent than Hojo. His name was Tatakai.

"Hello." Kagome greeted. She gave a bright, fake smile to the young man. Tatakai smile back.

"So how you been doing?" He asked as he came closer to her.

"Fine, thank you for asking and you?" She began stepping back.

"What do you say we go out Saturday night? I hear they got a new club down on Chuushin Toori." Tatakai came closer and Kagome stopped stepping back because they had both reached the top of the steps. She no longer felt endangered.

"No, I have somewhere to be Saturday. Tatakai I have a boyfriend. I told you that last month."

"Come on Higurashi. A little fun ain't going to do no harm."

"I'm going to go now." Kagome turned and started walking to the door of her home, but felt a grip on her arm.

"We could have fun you know?" Tatakai said with a grin. Kagome ripped her arm from his grasp and glowered.

"Go away before I call the police." She ran into the house and slammed the door. Now she was infuriated. She hated when people acted that way and she wanted to hit that guy so much. She growled in annoyance and ignored the 'Hellos' she got from her family as she stomped up the steps.

When she entered her room, she slammed the door and threw her backpack on the bed.

"Oh, man.." She grunted. 'Guys can be total jerks!' She went and sat at her computer desk. "Guess it's time to study." She turned on the computer and began her afternoon activity.

Meanwhile (Later)

Inuyasha and Shijin landed in front of a large castle. A village surrounded it. The castle was a dark blue and colossal! Guards surrounded the stone gates. Inuyasha imagined that they couldn't be easy to open and close. The castle had a homey touch to it. Inuyasha had lived in a small castle as a child, but that castle had been made differently.

It looked very nice on this warm, spring day.

"Come." Shijin said. Gesturing the hanyou forward. Inuyasha and him jumped down from the flying demon and began walking forward. When Inuyasha reached the guards sides they bowed and opened the gates.

When the two entered, the gates closed behind them. Inuyasha was in awe. It was even more beautiful up front, a place Kagome would surely love. The garden that completely surrounded a portion and gave it a special touch.

Around the castle gardens were fields. The field contained emerald green, luscious grass. There was a brick walkway to the doors of the castle. Guards stood there as well. All the guards were dog demons, but not high ranking ones.

Outside the gates was the village. The village took up a lot of land. Inuyasha could smell dog demon families of all sorts. Some all demon, some hanyou, some hanyou and demon, some human and demon. He was beginning to like this place already, but he didn't show it in his expression. He didn't want Shijin to think he had made up his mind, because he really hadn't. It was also up to Kagome.

Inuyasha and Shijin climbed up steps to the entrance doors, but they were stopped by the guards this time.

"Names." One guard asked.

"I am Shijin and this is Lord Inuyasha."

"Lord Inuyasha?" The guards were a little taken off guard, apparently they hadn't been expecting the two like the guards in the very front. They bowed immediately. Then Shijin led Inuyasha into the castle.

Well this chapter was more eventful than the last.