Notice from the authoress. Bold words like this are now words spoken by the full youkai. So if InuYasha speaks while he is full youkai it will be bold print, okay?

Flashbacks will be in italic.

Enjoy!

"I told you not to worry about me, mate," InuYasha growled, pushing Nanashi's hand away from his arm. Glancing at her silvery eyes, he scrunched his nose up slightly, as she gave him a questioning look.

"Go take a bath. You smell." InuYasha said coolly, standing and walking away from their bed. Nanashi silently looked after him slightly offended at his comment.

"I do not!" she called back at him, making him stop.

Had he really said that? Had he really told her that she stank? Turning towards her, he looked at her normally doe-ish eyes and noticed she was glaring at him.

Her eyes had turned silver again, instantly making him realize that he had thought she was Kagome and not whom she really was.

Walking back over to her, his eyes softened, as he whispered to her quietly, "You smell like blood. Go take a bath."

Finally connecting the dots, she stood up and rushed outside to the river, where she knew he would meet her.

She would not disobey him. If he said that she smelled like blood, she was going to rush herself off to that damn river and wash off for him.

InuYasha quietly followed the girl, catching sight of a flicker of silver which hinted to which direction she had taken.

Picking up the speed when he found the mouth of the cave, he sprinted in the direction of the girls scent, quick on her trail.

For some reason, he felt there was something wrong. He couldn't place his finger on it, but something was definitely different in the air, and he was not about to let his mate go blindly into danger.

Kagome glared heavily at Kouga.

She was in shock that Kouga had not mentioned that she had been pregnant. Even more so was that Ayame had admitted it, before she knew.

"I'm PREGNANT! When the hell were you planning on telling ME that? You'd think that the mother would be the first to know!" Kagome shrilled at Kouga, forcing him to shudder at the pitch.

She had every right to be pissed. Kouga had forgotten to mention to her that she had conceived, and one would think the mother had the right to know.

Kouga straightened slightly, before glancing at his fuming mate, and addressing her, "Today was the first day I was sure. Besides, I was going to announce it after the ceremony. It would have been rude to mention it before."

"Well you could have told ME that I was pregnant!" she hissed, swatting his hand away as it moved to wrap around her waist. She hardly wanted him to touch her at the moment.

Hearing his growl, however, she took a step back, as she caught his movement, and found her within his arms where he wanted her.

Putting her hands against his chest, she growled, attempting to push him off of her, "Let me go Kouga…" she growled, exasperated.

"No now listen. There was no way to tell until now. You didn't go into heat until last night. Conception happened between then and Yumi's birthing."

Kagome shut her mouth, as she let Kouga gently pull her to the bed, setting her down gently in his nest, before snuggling up to her and wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her intimately against him.

Sighing, Kagome gave up as he began taking her close off of her lithe body, feeling his hands racking over her body gently, as he shed her clothes from her smooth flesh, before returning her back to his front.

Kouga quietly snuggled into Kagome, as his arm wrapped around her naked form, her hands entangled in his as her back pressed smoothly against his front, her arms crossed around her stomach to hold his hands on her hips, where they lightly massaged in round movements.

Lightly, Kouga growled, as he heard a heavy howl in the center den, shifting up and covering Kagome up as he heard Ginta rushing into his room.

Feeling him leave her too suddenly, Kagome, too shot up out of bed, covering her body with the fur that Kouga had thrown over her, knowing there had to be a reason to put a fur on her even though it was mid summer.

Looking to the door she noticed Ginta and shortly behind him, Hakkaku, whom were both covered from shoulders down.

Hakkaku looked extremely distressed, while his brother looked anxious and paranoid. This was not good.

Kagome gave them a questioning look, before putting her hands on Kouga's arms, which went barely noticed.

"You had better have a good reason to have barged into my den unannounced. My mate and I were busy."

Ginta gaze a disgusted look towards his brother before addressing their leader, "Ayame's Dead."

Kouga growled, annoyed at the brothers for interrupting him. This could have waited until the morning.

"But we weren't the ones who killed her." Hakkaku finished, the look upon his face now changed to an ill look, which Kagome finally realized was also on Ginta's face since he had arrived back home.

Kouga's eyes widened, before jumping out of bed and demanding, "Where's the body!"

Ginta and Hakkaku glanced at each other before taking off out of the cave, Kouga short on their heels.

Nanashi quietly found the cool river bank, as she slipped out of her armor and furs, noticing how dirty they too looked and felt as the material slipped through her fingertips and onto the rocky shore, taking a hold of her skirt, she wadded into the water till it was up to her breast, before she began to scrub her fur of the blood and dirt that had become imbedded in it.

Soon her clothes were as clean as the water could make them, and she tossed them back on shore and proceeded to wash herself.

"Where is InuYasha? It's nearly twilight. I hope he's alright…"

Glancing down at the only thing she wore, she noticed how it glowed slightly in the moonlight. The gem was beautiful against her sun kissed skin.

Hearing the crackling of leaves behind her, she smiled, as she made her way deeper into the water, "You may join me if you'd like, InuYasha."

Feeling the water shift, she smirked to herself knowing he had entered the water.

"It's so amazing how the night takes over when the moon decides to rest, isn't it, InuYasha? I love how the stars seem to take up their duty to light the sky."

Hearing no reply, she turned around, but felt the water move around her as she did so, "InuYasha?"

Still no reply, she called out in a minor hysteric, "InuYasha come out already it's not funny!"

Suddenly, a hand clamped down over her mouth, eliminating any sort of resistance the woman might try to call, before knocking her hard in the gut to incapacitate her.

"Not Exactly, my pet….."

Cliffy, I know. Don't you hate me for it, though?

Alright. The quote from Nanashi, "It's so amazing how the night takes over when the moon decides to rest, isn't it, InuYasha?" is referring to the new moon. So there for, what day is it?

Who Killed Ayame? And who is this mystery person whom knocked out Nanashi?

Please comment on who you think they are. Other Reviews are great, so remember….

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