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Chapter ten- Relatives

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Kagome awoke in a large bed. Though you'd never know with two kids sleeping in the bed with her. But she had to admit to herself, it was a pleasant sleep. She reluctantly got up, got dressed, and just as she finished putting on her clothes there came a knock at the door.

Kagome walked over and opened her door to see Sesshoumaru there "ohayo Sesshoumaru-sama"

He gave an abrupt nod "ohayo" he looked into the room and saw the children were still sleeping, he then looked back to the girl in front of him "wake the children, I shall escort you to breakfast"

Kagome nodded and went over to the bed to shake the children. They rolled over before sitting up and rubbing the sleep from their eyes. Once they were awake; Sesshoumaru guided them down many halls till they finally reached a large room with a long table and many chairs around it.

Rin gasped at the sight of the large room "wow, this eating room is much bigger than Sesshoumaru-sama's"

Just then Edoksu came up to them and chuckled "that is because Sesshoumaru doesn't like to entertain company"

Sesshoumaru merely glared at his cousin {such an annoyance} he thought. He was just about to say something when another male person came running up.

This man was definitely youkai, younger than Sesshoumaru and Edoksu. He had silver-white hair like most dog demons did and he held a crescent moon in the centre of his forehead.

"Father" the young man said as he stopped in front of them

Edoksu smiled "Ecaro, you've returned earlier than I expected"

"I left early this morning" Ecaro explained. He then noticed Sesshoumaru and the other people. He bowed "greetings elder cousin"

"As to you, young cousin" Sesshoumaru replied.

Edoksu smiled "let me introduce you to Kagome, Rin and Shippo"

Ecaro looked at them and bowed "A pleasure to meet you"

The three bowed in return before Edoksu grinned, "now that we all know each other…let's eat!"

Rin giggled, "You're funny"

Kagome glanced at the child "Rin, it isn't polite to speak like that to a lord"

Rin smiled and nodded "okay" she looked back at the eastern lord "sorry if I offended you"

Edoksu chuckled "not at all, I like a child who speaks their mind"

Sesshoumaru groaned silently "if it's not Kagome spoiling them it's you, Edoksu"

"Can I help it if my father taught me to enjoy humans, Sesshoumaru?" The eastern lord asked.

Sesshoumaru gave no reply, but started to eat when the food was brought. The meal was eaten in almost silence. Edoksu chatted with Rin, Shippo, and Kagome. The odd time Ecaro would add in a few comments.

After breakfast, Edoksu left to take care of some matters while Ecaro offered to show Kagome and the children the castle. Kagome agreed and the children were more than happy.

Sesshoumaru was happy to finally get in some solitude and silence, a nice combination. He thought about Naraku and wondered what the hanyu's plan was. Before Sesshoumaru knew it he was thinking about Kagome. Who was she?

Most times Kagome seemed strong and brave, but other times she would be happy, sad or afraid. Sometimes she would stand up to him while others she was obedient. She never acted like the same person; she was always someone different. Just when he'd think to have her figured out…she'd say or do something to make him go back to question one. Who was she? Maybe that is why Inuyasha kept her around is because he didn't understand her. She was interesting.

"Sesshoumaru-sama?"

Sesshoumaru was snapped from his thoughts by the very person he had been thinking about. He looked at her "nani?"

Kagome shifted one foot "uum, I was wondering if I could go back to my world for a bit"

"No" he stated simply

She looked at him "why not?"

Sesshoumaru stood up from his chair and walked over to her "in case you have forgotten Inuyasha is on your trail"

Kagome couldn't believe she had forgotten that. She had gotten so use to being around Sesshoumaru and actually…talking with him that Inuyasha was far from her mind "oh, I forgot" she admitted.

Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. Just then two kids entered the room wanting Kagome to play.

Inuyasha growled as Sango placed another log on the fire. When they had reached Sesshoumaru's castle they found he wasn't home. A servant had squealed that Sesshoumaru had gone to the eastern lord's castle and then would be going to a youkai ball at the northern lord's castle in about 2 weeks time.

Miroku looked over to Inuyasha "what do you suppose we do, Inuyasha?"

The hanyu growled again "how the hell am I suppose to know?"

Sango smacked Inuyasha in the head "for one, be more polite" she looked at Miroku "why don't we just learn where the northern castle is and go there?"

Miroku grinned "ah, you mean to meet Sesshoumaru there"

"Feh" Inuyasha started "I guess it could work as long as the northern lord doesn't find out"

"Northern lord?" Miroku questioned.

Inuyasha sighed, "Sesshoumaru is the taiyoukai of the western lands. So there are 3 other lords. One for the eastern land, one for the northern lands, and one for the southern lands"

Sango looked at the hanyu "how do you know that Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha huffed "feh, that's because they're my relatives"

Both Sango and Miroku jumped "NANI?!"

The hanyu covered his ears from their yell. Just then Myoga came out of nowhere since he heard "that's right. Inuyasha's father had three other brothers. Their father owned Japan and was only expecting to produce one heir, not four. So he split up Japan. The eldest got the north, second eldest got the west, third got the east, and the youngest got the south. It was then decree that their eldest child would rule that area after they passed on."

"Feh, stupid flea" said Inuyasha as he started walking away.

"Where are you going, Inuyasha?" asked Sango.

The half demon looked back at them "none of your business" and with that he took off.

Miroku sighed, "Who wants a bet he's off to see Kikyo"

Sango frowned "2 years since we met Kagome, it's obvious she loves him, so why doesn't he give up on Kikyo and go to Kagome, who is alive"

Miroku shrugged "there's no way Kagome is going to wait around forever for him to grow out of it. I'm surprised she's waited this long"

"As am I" stated Myoga "soon she will leave and Inuyasha would have lost the best thing that has happened to him. I mean, how often do you get a girl from another world to fall in love with you and is willing to leave her home behind?"

Miroku nodded with a frown "not very often"

"Not at all" Myoga corrected "It's a gift from god and he takes it for granted"

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Ohayo- good morning

Youkai- demon

Hanyu- half demon

Nani- what