Disclaimer : My darlings Youko, Sesshie and Kuro-chan are not mine! -SOBS-

Chapter 12 – The Fights For Her

The leaves danced along with the soft gentle breeze, the sun stood regally high above, glaring down at the world heatedly. Deep in the forest of Western Lands, where animals were scarce, fleeing from their home at the presence of the threatening wolves at the riverbank. They were drinking the water with such haste that could be compared to a man who had not drink for days.

Their leader was a handsome Ookami youkai, the one and only infamous prince, also known as Kouga. He sat on a boulder, his arms folded against his chest, a leg across the other, currently sulking for no apparent reason.

His henchmen, Ginta and Hakkaku were behind him, seated on the ground, giving Kouga a glance from time to time. What was wrong with Kouga? He had not been himself after he came back from visiting their "nee-san". Speaking about nee-san...

"Hey Ginta." Hakkaku, the sharp jagged blades-like Ookami, nudge his brother, "Did you hear the latest news from the tribesmen? When we're home three days ago?" asked the youkai. Ginta pondered for a second before clapping his hands together, "OH! You're talking about that?" he faced his brother, tensed.

Kouga, who was previously bored, lifted his eyebrows in curiosity at their sudden stiffness, what was this rumor they heard? "They said that the Lords of Eastern Land had been fighting for the last few weeks! The servants said that it was a woman they were fighting for! The whole Eastern Land is in chaos now, many youkais started fighting in hope to overtake their empire after they fought to death!" Ginta related what his tribesmen had told him.

Hakkaku nodded vigorously, indicating that he had heard the same thing, "What worse was that, the woman is a ningen!" glancing at Kouga from time to time, he softly murmured, "A Miko."

Although he spoke lowly, Kouga heard every single word that spilled out of his mouth. He appeared in front of Hakkaku in a flash, jerking him by the shoulders, "What? A Miko?" he yelled, a bead of perspiration glided down his cheek. Hakkaku, with fear flashing past his eyes, nodded, "Yes, and we think that it's Kagome nee-san." He stuttered.

With a growl, Kouga stood up, "Obviously! Who else can attract youkais? Taiyoukais at that!" without looking back, he sped off in a burst of whirlwind, and with him flew a long string of curses, but most of them were, "That bastard Inukoro!"

# Soon After #

"INUKORO!" the Inu-tachi was venturing into the deeper part of Western land by the order of out pathetic excuse of clay abomination when they heard the voice of the Ookami prince. They halted on their tracks and whirled their heads back, seeing the tornado heading towards them in breakneck speed.

"Keh! Yaseooka-" he was unable to finish his favourite word, for a hard kick was delivered right on his cheek. He was thrown several feet away by the force. Sango and Miroku readied their weapon and went to Inuyasha's front, staring at the Ookami prince with a mixture of surprised and horror.

The dust cleared and in it stood the enraged youkai who was snarling, his claws flexed, a feral growl tore out of his lips. "Kouga-sama! Please calm yourself, there must be some misunderstanding!" neither Miroku not Sango had seen the Ookami prince so furious before, not since his first misunderstanding due to the death of his tribesmen.

Inuyasha stood up, hurt and pissed off. Kikyo cooed to his ears, giving him fake worried look, helping him to balance himself. "Grrrrr..." he pulled from Kikyo, stomping towards the youkai, shoving Miroku and Sango aside. "You Yaseookami! What's wrong with you?" he put his right hand on Tetsusaiga's hilt, glaring daggers at Kouga.

Kouga placed his left leg in front of the other, his body slightly lowered and his head bowed, but they could clearly see the hard cobalt pair of irises that shone underneath his lashes. "How dare you... Hanyou." He spoke between clenched teeth, words with every intention to hurt.

Inuyasha flinched, Kouga had never used that name to call him before. "You ingrate... how dare you replace Kagome with that..." he glared at Kikyo, "that stinking SLUT!" he yelled, "She stinks so much that I can smell her from miles away!" Sango and Miroku snickered in agreement, especially when they spotted the scowl on Kikyo's face. (A/N: YEAH! STINKING CLAYPOT:D)

CLANG!

Inuyasha unsheathed Tetsusaiga, "SHUT UP you Yaseookami! That wench left by her own free will! Kikyo is way better than her anyway!" he snarled, the memory of Kagome leaving and the words she spoke still fresh in his mind.

Kouga bent down, his gaze never leaving Inuyasha, and from his calves he dug out his Shikon no kakeras. Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku gasped at the action, was he insane? Kouga held the two shards on his palm, "To fight a hanyou like you, these kakeras are not needed." He kept them in his armor before resuming his stances.

Inuyasha growled, "Hand those shards over Yaseookami!" he gripped his Tetsusaiga tight, 'Hanyou, hanyou, hanyou, I've enough of people calling me that!' Kouga glared at him hard, "To you? Ha! Don't make me laugh! These kakeras will only go to Kagome's hands! He dashed forward, "Prepare yourself hanyou!"

Inuyasha blocked his punch with the blade of Tetsusaiga, closing an eye as the force caused him to stagger back. Kouga, as though expecting the move, crouched down and swipe his leg out in an attempt to make him lose his balance.

No such luck though, Inuyasha leapt back right before it hit his legs. Their eyes were locked, scowls on their countenances as they cautiously circled each other.

Sango and Miroku had moved to a safer spot, each wondering what had sparked such hostility on the Ookami prince, they believed that the news about Kagome being replaced was not the only reason. "What do you think Houshi-sama? Why did Kouga take out his Shikon no kakeras?"

Miroku held a solemn expression, "I have no idea Sango, but we'll be getting our answers soon enough." He stared to their right, where barking could be heard. Ginta and Hakkaku were heading towards them, with the wolves on tow, they took in the scene with a mixture of astonishment and slight fear.

Sango went over to them, "Hey! What happen here?" she questioned as Miroku got to her side, "Yes, why did Kouga-sama come to fight? This don't look like the normal quarrel either." He asked the panting Ookami youkais, "and why did he take off his Shikon no kakeras?"

Ginta and Hakkaku stared at each other for a minute before a loud "WHAT!" came out of their lips. "Kouga took off his shards!" Ginta shouted in disbelieve, "Don't tell me he's using that..." their shoulders went tensed.

"That...?" Miroku and Sango muttered in confusion.

"SHIMATTA! HE'S GOING TO USE THAT!" the two clenched their heads in horror. "We better run Sango-sama, Miroku-sama! We'll be doomed if we're near!" they each took the ningen's wrist and dragged them into the forest.

"Hey! Wait! What are you both talking about?" Miroku ran along. Hakkaku looked straight, dodging all the obstacles as he explained in a rushed manner. "That actually acted as a seal to prevent the corruption of the Shikon no kakeras, it was supposed to be only used once!" his tone was of terror, he spoke so fast that Miroku barely caught it, "but now that the kakeras were removed, it could be used whenever Kouga wants! This is big trouble!"

Sango was even more confused, "What's this seal? What do you mean?" she ducked a low branch, following the Ookami. Ginta advert his gaze to her, "It's the Goraishi, a weapon that does not belong to this world! That news must have really angered him!" they reached a clearing approximately a mile away from the battlefield, "What news did he hear?" Miroku's breathing was ragged for running at such speed for such a long distance.

The two youkais debated whether to tell them, but seeing no harm in it, they explained the cause of Kouga's rage. "It's Kagome nee-san." The two ningens perked up at the mention of the name, "She had attracted the two Lords of Eastern Lands to the extend where the once harmonious partners actually fought." Hakkaku related, "Now the Eastern Land is in havoc because of the rumor."

Slowly, the ningens processed the news, their sister was definitely a noble youkai magnet, "but... what does that rumor got to do with Kouga's fury?" Miroku asked.

Ginta rubbed his forehead, "You don't understand do you?" he earned the shaking of heads, "The rumor started somewhere around the time when nee-san was put under the Taiyoukai of the west. She must've known them from the meeting that the Taiyoukai have, they were childhood friends you know." He let them absorbed the information.

Hakkaku nodded, "Even though Kouga had the Goraishi, he doesn't stand a chance against the Taiyoukais, their powers were close to equals after all." Now, in the Tajiya's and Houshi's mind, there were images of not one, but three Sesshoumaru. They shivered, one was bad enough, but three? "Well, when Taiyoukais chose a mate, the woman had no say unless another male challenged them, which is highly doubtful."

Ginta sighed, "Now Kouga had no chance of claiming Kagome nee-san anymore, so he blamed Inuyasha for that, he thought that if Inuyasha never send her away, that won't happen."

They watched as Sango's knees weaken, staring ahead in disbelief, "You mean that my little sister is wanted by the Taiyoukais and she can't say no if she don't want to?" she asked softly, Ginta and Hakkaku glanced at each other, "No one denies the Taiyoukais." They muttered at the same time.

Just then, they heard an echo of a scream, "ARGHHH!"

# On The Other Hand #

The birds were happily greeting the morning, the flowers were swaying with the breeze, the day was positively beautiful. The children and Jaken were deep in their slumber, lying against Ah-Un. The Taiyoukai of the west was calmly resting, no, he was not asleep, he was wide awake, trying his best to ignore the scene that lay before his eyes.

The Miko, Kagome, was sound asleep, her face a portray of peace, but the problem was, she was not lying on the patch of soft grass! Instead, she was lying on a certain Koumori youkai's muscled chest with a certain Kitsune holding a certain rectangular black object, a grin on his face as he pressed the red button from time to time, creating flashes of light.

Kuronue was not a morning person, he was a Koumori youkai after all. And today, he felt so warm, something which smelt really intoxicating was on top of him. He hugged 'it' tighter to himself, purring softly in delight. Unbeknownst to him, his hand was on her exposed thigh.

'Ohhhh, Kuronue, come on, just a little bit...' Youko had to bit back from laughing as Kuronue's hand strayed up, "Yes... a bit more..." Youko watched as his hand traveled into the restricted area, in addition, he was caressing it almost too tenderly.

'That's my partner!' Youko praised with a mischievous grin.

Kagome's eyes snapped open, "KYAA! HENTAI!" she shrieked, waking the blissfully sleeping Koumori youkai from his sleep. He sat up in alarm...

PLAK!

Only to feel a hand colliding to his cheek, and that, was soon followed by a stinging pain.

Youko could not restrain anymore, he burst out laughing, the camera forgotten. "Hahaha... finally you know of the pain!" he stated in between laughter. Kagome had swiftly scooted away on fours, her face beet red, "You hentai! I only expect that from Youko! Why am I on top of- ITAI!" her hand flew up to her shoulder.

By then, everyone, including the kids was wide awake. Shippou ran to her on four and pounced, "Kagome!" he hugged her waist tight. "I'm so worried! Kuronue and Youko bite you! Then you fainted! I thought you died but Kuronue said that you'll wake up!" Kagome laughed at the kit's concern, especially when Rin did the same thing, this time, she fell back at the weight of the 8 year old girl. (A/N: Well, he never call Sesshoumaru with the sama, so I thought that this will be how he called the two hunks :P)

"Kagome-sama! Is Kagome-sama fine? Does it hurt? Why did they bite you? Are they bad guys? Then why didn't Sesshoumaru-sama kill them?" Kagome giggled at the last sentence while the two lords snorted. Suddenly, she realized something, "Youko, Kuronue, why did you both bite me?" she cocked her head to the side in confusion.

Youko and Kuronue gulped, how were they going to break this to her without enraging her? While they were searching for a quick solution, a baritone voice spoke up, "To mark you as their soon-to-be mate." As many could have guess, it was our beloved Taiyoukai of the west. Youko and Kuronue glared at him for his straightforwardness whereas Kagome slowly registered the words into her mind.

One second past... the two Taiyoukais eyed her blank expression.

Two second... they gulped and hold their breath.

Three second... sweat started pouring down their faces like a mini waterfall.

"SOON-TO-BE MATE?" her scream reverberated through the forest, scaring the hell out of the animals that resided near. Shippou and Rin scampered behind Ah-Un with Jaken, huddling each other while staring at their "Okaa-san" in fear. The two Taiyoukais scrambled back on their hands and feet, panicking about the mess they were in now.

Kagome stormed up to their front, towering over them, was it just their feeling or did her head grow bigger? "How dare you..." her voice was eerily calm, too calm for their liking. They could feel her hairs started to float up slowly, as every second that past, her face grew a darker shade of red.

Youko gathered all his courage, why was he so scared of this female? The new sense of fear excited him, her anger seemed to make her so much cuter, "Aw Kagome... we really care about you, don't be so fierce..." he pouted playfully.

Uh oh... the spring just snapped.

"YOU BAKA!" Kuronue and Youko covered their ears at her shrilling scream. Both of them were thinking of the same thing when they saw her flustered face, 'So cute...' Kagome clenched her fist tight, screaming at the top of her lungs, "So what if you care about me? I appreciate it but can't you think about how I feel?" their amused face were replaced with a solemn one at seeing the fury, fury and sorrow.

Her eyes were far away, as though remembering things that she wished to forget, "You can't just go everywhere to marks a woman just because you care for them!" but that look was also wiped off from her face, this time, it held only anger, pure anger.

Youko and Kuronue glanced at each other, 'Uh oh... we're in trouble.' They thought at the same time.

"You both BAKA and HENTAI! I'm way too young for this! I'm only 16! Not even a tenth of your age! I'm too young to be married!" she seethed, "Also! I only know you for a few days! Two week at the most! How can I make decisions like this?" she panted at her outburst, still glaring at them.

Kuronue stood up, but this time, his eyes were held nothing but seriousness in it, filled with so much that Kagome took a step back in uncertainty, had she said something wrong? He took her chin in a tight yet gentle hold, tilting it up to face his violet orbs. "Does it mean that you don't care for us? Not even a tiniest bit?" he gazed deep into her eyes, as though he could see through her soul, as though he could see the truth from those sapphire orbs.

Kagome advert her gaze away, "It's... It's not that I don't care..." she muttered with a light blush on her cheek. Kuronue released her chin with a smirk, "That's more than enough, we'll wait till you're ready to accept us... there's nothing to rush my little angel." Gentle he planted a kiss on her brow.

Kagome's face went pink, should she give them a chance? She gazed at Youko who had his arms folded, then at the Koumori youkai in front of her. 'They are sincere aren't they? They won't betray me like Inuyasha will they?' she pondered.

She recalled the time she went to their castle. They were both very considerate if you count the perverseness out, they did not demand much from her, they just want her to care for them. More ever, they would never use her as a replacement, there were so many more female youkais better than her, yet they chose her, they saw her as her, that much she could confirm. She nibbled the bottom of her lips, what did they saw in her?

She, she was not just a toy to them right?

As though reading her mind, Kuronue softly whispered, "You're not a toy Kagome... Never is, and never will be." Again he kissed her, this time her cheek, a kiss of assurance. Shyly she smiled, a light blush colouring her cheeks, they were sincere. So... what was there to lose?

Suddenly, images surfaced her mind, images of how she first 'met' Blue Rose-san, how he protected her against those Neko youkais, how he protected her from being raped, 'Well... more of molested.' She had no idea why he suddenly crept up her mind, the little things he did for her, how he made her feel so wanted that time.

She shook her head, why was she thinking about him? She had not seen him for days... more than a week actually. Looking up at Kuronue again, she took a deep breath before whispering with a dark blush.

"Give me time... to think."

Youko and Kuronue grinned, "As much as you want little vixen." Youko beat Kuronue in speaking the magical words. Sticking his tongue out at the pouting Koumori youkai, they started to laugh. But through it all, no one noticed the lone Taiyoukai who were leaning against the tree, nor did anyone notice the red droplets that trickled down his clenched fist.

# Later That Evening #

Kagome and the kids were bathing in the nearest hot spring, the two children swimming around on their plastic duck floats. Kagome noticed that the two seemed nervous about something. "What is it, Shippou-chan, Rin-chan? Do you want to tell me anything?" she asked, tenderly stroking their soft hairs. Their heads were hung, as though debating with themselves. Soon after, they raised it up in determination.

"Will you be my Okaa-san?" they blurted out at the same time.

Their heads whirled towards each other, "She's my Okaa-san!" they shouted together. The next thing that happened were of arms swinging up and down and the loud yelling of "She's my Okaa-san!" and "She's Rin's Okaa-san!"

Kagome blinked before a giggle erupted from her throat, they're fighting for her! That was so cute! "Shh... don't fight, I'll be both your Okaa-san alright? Now, don't fight for Okaa-san." She kissed each of their cheek in affection. Almost immediately, they stopped bickering and started swimming around, all the while singing, "We have an Okaa-san!"

'Speaking of Okaa-san...' she began to count the weeks she had spent in Feudal Era, almost a few more days to a month, 'She must be worried... especially if she knows about the new changes...' she sighed, she need to ask for a few days break from Sesshoumaru, 'Hopefully he would take it easier than Inuyasha.' She did not want to think of what would happen if he reacted the same way as a certain Inu hanyou.

"Shippou, Rin, let's go back, it's getting dark." She called, getting out of the hot spring to dry herself. She put on the white sleeping yukata from Sesshoumaru's castle, in fact, all her clothes were replaced by the ones in the castle, something about indecent and bad influence to Rin.

She had been angry at the frank statement, but when she pondered about it, she conclude that it was indeed a bad example for Rin, all the exposed legs and the whorish look they created.

They came back to a scene where four dead and skinned rabbits were laying beside a stack of wood, with the Taiyoukais each leaning on their specific tree. "Boys, boys... never know how to cook." She laughed, followed by the children who too began laughing. "Rin, you and Shippou go make a fire while I will do the rest." She sneered at the Taiyoukais of the east, "I guess kids are better than Taiyoukais." She giggled when they sent a playful glare at her.

"Kitsune bi!" Shippou ignite the fire with his fox ability.

"Sugoi! Okaa-san look! Shippou sugoi! He's even better than Jaken-sama!" Jaken made no noise, too scared to be in the presence of the Taiyoukais. Shippou puffed his chest in pride, his nose sticking up.

"Oh... Okaa-san? That make us your Otou-san right?" Youko pushed himself off the tree and approached the kit. Shippou stared up at him, gulping as he got nearer and nearer. This man was his soon to be Otou-san, he should not be afraid. 'I'm strong, I'm strong.' He chanted over and over again as his knees started to tremble.

Youko was slightly bewildered at his fear, they were both Kitsunes, what was there to fear? As he got closer and closer, 10 ft, 8 ft, 6ft, 4ft, the little kit had fear coming off him in waves. When he took another step, both he and the ningen child wailed and ran away from him. The little girl hid behind Sesshoumaru's tail while the Kit bounded right into his lap, clutching his haori tight.

Kagome laughed, "Aw Youko, they don't like you." She teased. Youko pouted, seated himself in front of the fire, "Aww Youko's face is so scary that it frighten little kids." Kuronue chuckled. Youko growled, folding his arms, his vein popping when he saw his childhood companion Sesshoumaru's lips held an amused smirk, stroking Shippou's hair absently.

During the time when the rabbits were roasted, Kagome sat beside Sesshoumaru, "Nee Sesshoumaru-sama, can we have a few days break? I need to visit my family." She asked nervously, playing with her yukata and nibbling the bottom of her lips.

Youko's ears perked up, "Where do you live Kagome? We can take you there." He offered with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. Sesshoumaru put the children onto Kagome's lap before slowly standing up, his face never once left Youko's.

"I believed that she's asking this Sesshoumaru, fox." He stated stoically. Youko gave a snort, "I've the right to know and ask Fluffy-sama, I'm her SOON-TO-BE MATE." He stressed on the last four words, mocking him. "What're you to her anyway?" he smirked.

"This Sesshoumaru is..." Sesshoumaru stopped, what was he to her? Except for being her ex mysterious protector? Was he just a protector? That's all? "her protector." Of course! What else? It was not as if he was her admirer.

Youko snorted, "I can protect her better than you can Fluffy-sama." He had no idea what made him so irritable today, must be the weather. Kuronue knitted his eyebrows, "Youko" he warned, 'what made him so rude? Especially to Sesshoumaru.' Since young, all the tree of them admired each other, they respected each other, so what caused such change in Youko?

Sesshoumaru's eyes held a dangerous gleam, raising his only hand, he flexed his claw, with the middle and index finger linked together, "Care to give it a try fox?" he uttered lowly.

Youko, never the one to refuse a challenge, slide his hand through his hair, taking out a blood red rose. "Interesting" his face hardened, speaking no more words, portraying no more expression. Kagome held the whimpering children close to her, 'What is wrong with them? Why are they picking a fight?'

"Ah-Un, Jaken-san, please bring the kids away. I don't want them to see this." Kagome ran to the toad and dragon, putting the worried kids on their back, "Shh... everything will be fine." She brushed their bangs and gave each of them a kiss before telling Jaken to go.

After they left, Kagome dashed to Kuronue who was silently watching at the side. "Kuronue! What are you doing? We should stop them! They'll hurt each other!" she tugged on his black haori, willing him to cooperate with her. Kuronue assured her that it would be fine, that it was nothing to worry about.

"Rose Whip!" Youko lashed out his green whip at Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru swiftly dodged, unleashing his own poison whip. Youko flipped back, bringing his whip along, aiming its sharp tip towards Sesshoumaru. Of course our favourite Inu youkai blocked it with a hit from his whip.

Kagome watched in horror, they were trying to kill each other! Her teeth gritted each other as they continued with their fight. They continued their whip war for another 10 minutes, which was like years to out terrified Miko before they finally managed to land a few wounds on each other.

That was last straw for her.

"This is something to worry about Kuronue! Those bakas!" she shouted and before Kuronue could stop her, she dashed into their fighting are.

Time slowed as she ran, along with the sudden loudness of her heartbeat.

Deg...

Kagome stepped in between them, shouting for them to stop, her hands spread wide.

Deg...

Unbeknownst to her, they both had swung their whips right before she interfered.

Deg...

"Eh?" Kagome watched as Youko's rose whip and Sesshoumaru poison whip descended to her.

Deg...

Both youkais tried to retract their whips back.

Deg...

It was too late...

Deg...

"KAGOME!" three hushed voice uttered out before they sped to her falling form.

TBC...

Reviews:

Chibes: NO! Don''t worry, Kouga and Inuyasha will continue to fight for her! The final pairing is Sess/Kag, but all the jealousy and fights for her will continue till... well, forever maybe? hahahahha :P

germain: Your wish is my command! jkjk

Shoomy2003: You'll see in due time for I am not going to abandon this fic!

Brittney: No prob! I can talk toyou through this. Well it can't be helped, if she can forgive that hanyou,i believed that she can forgive everyone else!

keewlseshyluver: AW right! This super long chapterfor you! Anyway, I'm sorry to say that, my decision on the pairing kag/sess will not change. Ofcoz there will still bemore jealousy and fights among them (Youko, Kuro, Sess, Kouga, Inu)all! So don't stop reading!

INUJO: Urmm... you're telling me to write another story or another chapter? If another story then I'm sorry butI won't do it, not until this story is finished.

kikyouhater37: Uh thx, but thiswill onlystay as a kag/sess, I got the whole story planned out, all I need to do now is write them downthen type them in, you can't expect me to change everything I've planned!

Lady Inu: WOAH you're telling me this is not intense enough? hahaha don't worry, therewill be more jealousy and fights! Yeah, a female dream... -sigh- :P

Theatres des Vampyre: THX! Don't worry your favourite midget (hope you don't mind i call him that) will come out in this story! I can't tell you much coz I don't wanna spoil thewhole thing, but he will come out as... a real midget.

Sapphire Birthstone: Uh sorry,still an amateur here. -smile sheepishly-

Darkness carrier: THANK YOU! I've been trying to improve my writing style, hopefully I can still write better!

sexyvodka1125: AW you're so evil! They're such a HUNK! -pout- This story will go slow, it will took a while for Sesshie to well... realize.

kyasarinyume07: Well... he got wings, some say that he is a bat while some say that he's a crow, a bat is so much better I think... hehhe and well... I can't help it!