Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha, but I can dream, can't I?
Author's Note: It could be a little bit longer to get the third chapter out, cause I haven't really finished it yet.
Chapter Two
Kagome stared in shock at her surrogate son before turning to look at the stranger.
"Who are you and why are you here?!" Kagome demanded throwing her hands up in the air at the man's teasing look.
"I am Jourian, leader of the Southern Kitsune clan and I was seeking an old friend of mine when I heard the kit's cry." Jourian explained glancing at the now cowering Shippo.
"Alright then, I'm here now so you can leave." Kagome said dismissing Jourian and walking over to her son.
"I'm afraid I cannot leave just yet." Jourian said with a smirk.
Stunned Kagome spun around and growled at him as he came closer to her.
"And why the hell not?" she growled staring him square in the eye.
"One because your mate has not yet arrived and second I don't see how you are able to protect that child." Jourian replied watching her carefully, gauging her reaction.
Kagome couldn't believe what this stranger was saying and slowly walked up to him until they were inches apart and gave him a cold and brittle smile.
"If you think that for one minute that I can't take care of my son, then you are sadly mistaken." Kagome snarled balling her fist up and sending it straight into his face.
Smiling at the look on Kagome's face, Jourian caught her fist easily before it was able to connect with his face and spun her around till she was nestled in his arms and unable to move.
"That child can't possibly be yours, you have no mark announcing you as someone else's mate and your also to pure to have had a child." he said pulling her even closer and smelling her hair and skin.
"I claim his as my son and that's all you need to know."
Jourian smirked even more and bent down to kiss her when a sudden gust of wind caused him to loose his grip on Kagome.
"Who the hell are you and where is Kagome?" an angry voice shouted drawing their attention to an angry wolf demon who was holding Shippo in his arms.
"Kouga, what are you doing here?" Kagome asked walking up to the confused prince.
"Kagome, what the hell has happened to you?" Kouga asked turning Kagome around in a full circle to get a good look at her.
"It only lasts for two weeks, so there is really no need to worry." she said soothing the wolf's fur.
Jourian finally got over his shock and leapt to his feet and stalked over to the two friends and grabbed Kagome's hand pulling her towards him in an over protective manner.
"Listen wolf boy, I claim her as my mate, now fuck off!!!" Jourian snapped baring his teeth.
Kouga froze in shock, unable to comprehend what had just happened, until Kagome screamed his name, snapping him out of his shock.
"Get back here with my woman!" Kouga howled launching himself at the male kitsune.
Fortunately or unfortunately, Inu-Yasha appeared along with Sango and Miroku and immediately jumped into the fray.
"Kagome, are you alright?" Inu-Yasha shouted slashing at both Jourian and Kouga.
"Yeah, but I would feel even better if this ass would let me go!" she screamed clawing at the arms holding her.
"Hey, dog-turd, I'll help you kill this guy if you promise to leave me alone when I come to visit my woman." Kouga announced giving the struggling hanyou a smug smirk.
"I would rather hand my soul to Naraku on a silver platter, along with the jewel."
Kouga only laughed harder as the fox continued to evade everyone's attempts to dislodge Kagome from his grasp.
"Inu-Yasha, swallow your damn pride and accept Kouga's offer already!" Sango yelled throwing her boomerang at the kitsune's feet.
Inu-Yasha let out a loud growl and stomped over to where the wolf prince was rolling on the ground laughing.
"Alright, I won't interfere with you seeing Kagome." he grounded out staring at the trees over Kouga's head, refusing to watch the wolf leap up in triumph, until he yelled out something that shocked everyone.
"Don't worry my love, I will save you!"
Jourian fell over slightly, giving Kouga just the opening he needed to snatch Kagome and make a run for it, as everyone else began to doubt the wolf's sanity, until they saw the results of his action.
"That teaches you to mess with my woman!" a shout came from the surrounding woods along with hysterical laughter from a child.
Jourian now angered by Kouga's arrogance tried to go after them but was stopped by a well aimed shot to the back of the head by Sango's boomerang.
"Now that he's out of the way, lets go make sure Kagome's okay."
All three adults ran in the direction that the shout had come from and were greeted by the sight of Kagome and Shippo playing while Kouga watched on.
"Kagome your alright!" Sango half yelled engulfing her friend and sister in a hug.
"Yeas we were very worried when Shippo said that someone was trying to kidnap and mate with you." Miroku added sitting down beside the girls.
"Unlike you pathetic humans, I picked up on Kagome's distress and came to her rescue." Kouga said coming up behind her and nuzzling the top of her head.
A distinctive growl vibrated through the clearing and looking up they saw Inu-Yasha glaring at the wolf and muttering under his breath, causing Kagome, Kouga, and Shippo to blush deeply.
"INU-YASHA SIT!!!!!!!!"
Many large crashes filled the air and caused the human occupants to wince, while the demons smirked and glared.
"Watch your language when your around Shippo or I will be forced to hurt you." Kagome said no even looking at the enraged hanyou.
"What did he say?" Miroku asked quickly recovering from his shock.
"Using every swear word imaginable and unimaginable, he began at Kouga's ancestors and ended with my intelligence."
Looking at the now blushing Inu-Yasha, they noticed many fleeting shadows pass through the trees, causing Shippo to jump in Kagome's lap in fear.
"Who are they?" Shippo asked cowering in his mother's lap.
"Don't worry, kit, that's just the rest of my wolf tribe and they won't come closer unless I let them." Kouga said walking to the tree line and yelling something that none of the people present could make out.
A tremendous crash followed by exciting yelps and howls caused most of the warriors, even Kouga, to jump into the air a little and to draw their weapons.
Only Kagome and Shippo remained seated, both smiling when they finally realized who was making all that noise even before all the pups ran into the clearing.
"Sister, are you okay, do you want us to kill the fox for you?" an overeager wolf pup asked jumping up and down trying to catch his sister's attention.
Suddenly hearing a more excited yelp and howl, Kagome looked over the heads of the pups, to see Ginta speeding towards her with a huge smile on his and literally pounced on her.
"Sister, guess what good news I've brought for you today!" he said spinning Kagome around faster and faster till they were nothing but a blur.
"I can't think with you spinning me!" she yelled laughing.
Ginta smiled even bigger, coming to an abrupt stop and tossing her to an amused Kouga, who caught her with ease.
"I found out something you've been hiding from us."
Everyone looked at the rapidly paling girl and at the bouncing wolf with curiosity and suspicion, guessing this good news for the wolves and bad for the rest.
"What is it?"
"Your really half wolf demon and you've been hiding it from the rest of us using your magic!" Ginta said with a proud smile, totaly oblivious to the stunned people surrounding them.
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Author's Note: Okay people, you now know who the wolf and fox are, most of you have figured out the dog is Sesshomaru. But I refuse to tell you who the cat and hawk are but if you had a weird sense of humor you would pick the cat!
Standing so far:
Kitsune: 10
Dog: 10
Wolf:8
Cat: 4
Hawk: 2