First off, I'd like to say that no authoress is completely perfect. I messed up in a previous chapter, where I posted the three sisters mates. Kibou is not the hanyou, Ichigo is. I am extremely sorry for this mistake on my part. Anyway back to the story.

InuYasha ran as fast as he could; he had to get help for his mate. Pulling her even closer to his body, he inhaled deeply taking in her scent.

Suddenly he picked up another familiar scent, one that did not belong to the beautiful woman within his strong arms.

No...It couldn't be……

Could it?

Picking back up on his speed, he rushed forth in search of the creator of the lavender fragrance that had drifted to his keen nose.

Coming to a quick stop, InuYasha gazed in surprise at Kagome, whom looked back at him in the same bewilderment.

"Ka-gome? What are you doing here?" InuYasha stumbled, as he grasped even tighter on to Nanashi so he wouldn't go to Kagome and embrace her.

He had made a vow to himself that he would never again trust any full blood again. And that included Kagome. The girl in his arms was exactly like him. She would understand where he was coming from.

Like him, she was Mononoke, left to wander with no place to actually belong to.

That is why he had chosen her as his mate. She would never judge him for what he was and she would never want him to become something he didn't want to be. And above all of his other reasons she would love him as a hanyou for she too would be the same as he.

After all of those pure breeds betrayed him; his father, his brother, his village, the humans, Kikyo, Kagome…..

Her blow to his heart had been the strongest, for he had allowed himself close to her, allowed her behind his shield and willed himself to feel. Which in turn made his anger build and escalate, when he would yell at her and make her sit him because in all reality, he did not know how to feel and could not control his emotions once they were released.

It had been a long process to control. And then Kagome left him for that fucking wolf.

His mate would never be able to turn away from him, like his first two loves had done to him, shattering his heart. He had forced her into the relationship so she could not turn him away from her.

So he had decided to never show that self to anyone. He had yet to decide whether or not he would indulge his mate. For all he knew, she would deny him as a mate should he show any form of weakness.

He would never allow her to turn away from him in shame. He would protect her and care for her.

"InuYasha? I could ask you the same thing!" Kagome replied. "I'm looking for Ichigo; his mate went into labor, have you seen him..? INUYASHA!"

InuYasha snorted, as he began to continue walking away from Kagome.

Noticing Nanashi in his arms, she called, "We could help her back at home, InuYasha!"

Stopping, he turned around to listen.

"Could you help me track him down? We need to find him soon, we're not sure how far along in the labor Yume is!"

Nodding InuYasha began sniffing the air, until he caught a drift of the wolf's scent. Turning towards the scent, InuYasha took off, with Kagome shortly after his feet, much slower then he was.

Coming to a stop about 4 blocks from the tribe, InuYasha gazed up into the giant oak before him. "Ichigo get your ass down here now!" he growled, as he noticed a movement in the tree above him.

Before his reflexes could react, InuYasha found a sharp blade across his throat.

"What are you doing on wolf territory, hanyou?" Ichigo growled from behind InuYasha. "Put the princess down."

Kagome finally appeared from the quick journey to find the elusive wolf. "Ichigo, let him go."

Slowly, Ichigo complied with his Lady's request. Kneeling down on one knee, he went through the formalities of honoring his Lord's mate.

"Ichigo, you have to come back to the den! Yume went into labor and they're not sure if she will survive the night. So far the birthing has been agonizing for her!"

Looking at her, he agreed he had to go home and quick. Turning around, he offered her his back, "Get on, we'll make it home quicker if you let me carry you."

Quickly, Kagome got onto him back, as he and InuYasha began to race back to the wolf dens as quickly as their demonic powers would allow.

Things were not looking good for Yume. She laid as the elders had instructed her to, legs ascended upwards at the knees, but she still cried out.

Most of the females had come to offer their help in the birthing. Kouga had taken the place where her mate should have been, holding her hand as she fisted it in a bone-crushing grip.

"I-chi-go…" she cried, silently begging for his help, she needed him.

Blood was gushing out of her most sacred area, and none of th elders knew what to do.

The least they could do for her was have her mate here when she passed on to the afterlife.

So what do ya'll think? Only one of you told me what you want to happen to Yume and the children, and I have a pre-selected number of answers I want before I post the next chapter.

Anyway, now all of you understand why InuYasha took Nanashi as a mate, ne?

Anywho, thank you for reading. Review and I shall love you forever!