"Are you serious," Kagome asked.
"Yes, very, your cousin is my mate."
"Oh, my Kami that is so great! Are you going to tell her?"
"I don't have to she felt the pull just as I did."
"So, what happens now?" Emmett asks.
"Now we get to know each other as any couple would."
"I think it's only fair to warn you that my cousin is still married, though she does plan on getting a divorce. A lot of things have happened to my cousin that you should know about, but I feel it's only right that she tells you."
"I understand."
At that moment, Bella comes up the stairs and knocks on the door. Emmett opens the door and Bella shyly comes into the room.
"Hi guys, um, I just wanted to see how the exam went?"
"Everything is great, I'm going to have a Youkai pregnancy and since Emmett has Sesshomaru's blood in him it will be an Inuyoukai pregnancy. Which means it will be only seven months long instead of nine."
"Will Kagome be at risk?" Bella asked.
"Not at all, it will proceed like a normal human pregnancy, though she does need to eat special food in order for the baby to be healthy. Other than that everything is the same. I should mention you will have a strong nesting instinct, so don't be surprised, Emmett, if your shirts start disappearing," Ginjiro informs him
"Okay, why is that?"
"Because she will need the scent of her mate to make her feel safe and protected."
Emmett nods.
Bella giggled at the thought of Kagome making a nest with Emmett's shirts, everyone looked at her causing her to clear her throat.
"Well, um, I also came up here to let you know that lunch is ready if you guys are interested."
"Hell yeah, I'm starving," Emmett tells Bella.
Emmett lifts Kagome into his arms and starts walking out of the room, "Besides my babies need to eat," He says then kisses Kagome.
Kagome giggled, "Yes I do, but, Emmett, you don't have to carry me."
"I know but I like it," He says with a smirk.
Kagome sighs and resigns herself, "Fine, carry me all you want."
"Yes!"
They make their way into the dining room where Rosalie and Kostas have already set the table and Esme has brought out the food. Jacob is sitting next to Renesmee who squeals when she sees her mother and Ginjiro walk into the room. She starts waving her little arms and reaching for Ginjiro. He smiles, he looks at Bella for permission to hold the baby. Bella blushes but nods to Jacob. Jacob reluctantly hands the baby over to Ginjiro.
He cuddles the baby into his arms, "Hello little one did you miss me?"
Renesmee touches his neck and begins showing him flashes of Ginjiro, Kagome and Emmett going upstairs with a questioning feel to it.
"Ah, you want to know what is going on with your Aunt Kagome. She is well, little one, she and the baby are just fine. Why don't I let your Aunt and Uncle tell you over lunch?"
At that moment Emmett comes in carrying Kagome and Renesmee frowns she looks at Ginjiro with a questioning look, Ginjiro laughs.
"No, little one, that's just your Uncle Emmett being silly, as I said, your Aunt Kagome is fine."
The baby giggles and Ginjiro hands her back to Jacob so that he can put her in her high chair. Lunch is served and they were about to start eating when Bella goes to give Renesmee a bottle of blood as Ginjiro watches.
"Is that all she eats?"
"No, she eats a little human food as well, why," Bella asks.
"It isn't necessary for her to have so much blood, As a matter of fact, I would recommend that she have blood once a month and eat normal food. Her growth rate will slow down if she has less blood in her diet. She does need blood but not nearly as much as you all are giving her."
"So she won't mature so quickly if we cut down on her blood intake?" Carlisle asked.
"That is correct, she will still mature faster than a human child but not at the rate that she is now." Ginjiro turns to Bella, "She'll remain a baby a bit longer once you start feeding her human food," He said with a smile.
Bella blushed, feeling a warmth spread from her heart throughout her body at just his smile. Once Renesmee finished the bottle, Bella told her that she wouldn't be getting any more until next month. Renesmee reached out for her mother and showed her that she was confused as to why not.
"Because, baby, you need to eat solid food now."
Renesmee showed her having blood and solid food.
"What did she show you," Ginjiro asked.
"She wants to know why she can't have both."
Ginjiro chuckles then holds out his arms and Bella gives him the baby. He smiles down at her and begins to walk around with her. She touches his neck and asks him the same thing.
"Because, Little One, you are only half vampire. It isn't necessary for someone so young to have so much blood. For someone your age you only need it once a month. The rest of the time is human food, alright?"
Renesmee stared at Ginjiro for a moment then touched his neck again showing him that she understood.
"Good girl, now let's sit down and enjoy this wonderful food your mother made. She is an excellent cook."
Renesmee giggles and reaches out for Jacob. He takes her from Ginjiro and puts her back in her high chair. Bella serves her some food and she lets Jacob feed her. The baby happily begins to eat her meal.
"Thank you, Ginjiro."
"My pleasure, Bella."
When lunch was over, Emmett and Kostas help Ginjiro unload all the dried demon meat, while Shippou spent time with his mother. After they put everything away, the two youkai went out to the car to get their luggage. Emmett went and sat down on the sofa with his wife, wrapping his arms around Kagome and listened to Shippou as he explained what he had been up to for the past 500 years. While they did that, Bella was in the kitchen cleaning up. Ginjiro decided to take this opportunity to talk with her.
"Hello, Bella, do you need any help cleaning up?"
"Um sure, I was just about to wash the dishes. You can dry while I wash."
Ginjiro stood next to her while Bella started washing the dishes. He looked at her curiously, "Why don't you use the dishwasher?"
"Cleaning relaxes me, I have a lot on my mind right now," She said as she hands him a plate.
He nods and stays quiet for a moment, "does it have anything to do with me?"
She blushes and looks at him, "A little bit."
"What's troubling you, Bella?"
Bella closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, "From the minute you showed up I've felt this strange pull towards you. I feel safe and like I'm home. Kagome told me that's what she felt when she first met Emmett. She said that she didn't know it at the time but that was the pull of her mating bond with him. So I was wondering did you feel anything towards me or am I just imagining it out of loneliness?"
Ginjiro turned to her and took the plate out of her hand. He took both of her hands in his. "Yes, Bella, I knew you were my mate the minute I saw you, but I knew you did too. 700 years I have waited for you but I don't want you to feel obligated towards me. I want you to be mine willingly. Kagome and Emmett told me a little about what has happened to you this past couple of years, though they did not go into specifics. They felt that was a story best left up to you. If you want to tell me, I am more than willing to listen."
Bella took a deep breath, "I want to tell you, Ginjiro. Why don't we finish cleaning up then go for a walk, okay?"
"That would be lovely."
Bella and Ginjiro finished cleaning the kitchen then go into the living room where Rosalie is playing with Renesmee, "Rose, Ginjiro and I are going to take a walk, do you mind watching her for a bit longer?"
"Of course not, Bella, take as much time as you need."
With that, Bella and Ginjiro head out the back door towards the river. They spend several hours walking and talking, she tells him everything that happened from the moment she met Edward to the day he left. By the end of the story, Ginjiro was livid, "I will destroy him when we cross paths. How dare he use you like" Ginjiro's eyes flash red in anger.
Bella felt her heart flutter at the thought of her mate wanting to protect her. He smiled when he heard it. Bella decided to ask him more about this mating bond, he told her that it was not uncommon for Youkai to find their mates among humans and that when they did the humans were not turned into Youkai rather after they were mated their lives were tied to their mates.
"In other words, Bella, you will live as long as I will. You will never age again. I also want to assure that I will spend the rest of our lives taking care of you and protecting you and any young we may have and that includes Renesmee. She too feels a bond with me. That's why she so readily comes to me."
"Really?"
"Yes, it is."
"I do have one question."
Bella stayed quiet for a while, "Does it bother you that I was with someone else?"
"No, you were deceived, I would never hold that against you. You are my mate and I will love and cherish you no matter what."
Bella looked up at Ginjiro and smiled, "Okay, I would very much like to be your mate, but would it be alright if we take things slow for a while?"
"Of course, among Youkai the female sets the pass as to when she would like to mate, so whenever you feel comfortable."
"Thank you."
"You are very welcome."
Bella takes Ginjiro's hand in hers, "So tell me about yourself."
"Well, as I said, I was born 700 years ago to the Kitzune clan of the West, in Japan. That was the land that Sesshomaru's father, Lord Toga ruled…"
They spent the rest of the afternoon getting to know each other.