In the hut Sango was sitting next to the fire sip a cup of tea. She had just put the youngest of the pact to sleep. Now she was ready for some peace and quiet. Kirara was sitting in the corner of the room when she lifted up her head and sniffed the air. She mewed softly and ran out of the hut. Sango put the cup of tea down and followed the two-tailed cat outside. She noticed four hanyous standing in front of her. One was InuYasha and another seemed familiar but she couldn't place her. The other two were unknown to her.
"InuYasha, I thought you went to look for Kagome," Sango walked up to him. InuYasha just walked past Sango went into the house. Sango noticed Kirara was in the female inu hanyou's arms, "What's going here?" Sango ran after InuYasha, "InuYasha, I thought you went looking for Kagome. Where is she?" Sango was getting fairly annoyed by InuYasha consistently ignoring her. "Tell me…"
"Sango, I am Kagome," Sango spun around to see the female hanyou still holding Kirara in her arms. Sango the hanyou in, she was a half-inch taller with long silvery white hair that flowed down her back to her knees. Her hair wasn't wild like InuYasha's but perfectly tapered at the ends. Kagome's eyes were the bluest of sapphire. Her hands were now sharp claws like InuYasha but more delicate. Kagome's eyes held her emotions and a peek into her soul. Where they held a love of life was now a deep sadness.
"How and why are you a hanyou," Sango's eyes were wide open as she turned toward her friend.
"I will tell you once Miroku, Keade, and Shippo return. I sent Shippo to get Keade," Kagome looked around the room and then headed down the hallway toward Miroku's quarters.
Seconds later Sango heard, "Henti," followed but the sound of a slap and a thonk, "Sounds like Kagome found Miroku."
The older male hanyou looked over at his wife, "What was that all about?" His wife only shrugged.
"Miroku's a pervert," InuYasha said with a growl, "He can't keep his hands off of any girl."
Kagome came running out of the hall in a huff, "He'll be out as soon as he regains consciousness." She turned toward InuJunior, "You have to tell us what happened between you and your father. Who your father is."
"Your going to be the death me, Girl." InuJunior said while shaking his head.
"I know," Kagome was now beginning to feel better then she had earlier. Beating on Miroku really helped her mood.
The bamboo door to hut opened to reveal an older miko with an eye patch over one eye. She wore her long silver hair back in a loose ponytail. Her miko's robes were slightly dirty from being in the garden all day. She held a slight scowl that was deceiving to her true nature. She was actually a very caring and wise woman.
"Keade," Kagome walked up to the woman and gave her a hug.
"Kagome, is that ye?" The woman looked over Kagome's new feature hanyou features. Her piercing brown eye gave her the look over. She looked into the girl's soul knowing full well that she was Kagome and not some other person before her. Kagome's still caring eyes looked over the woman as the grandmother she never knew. It's those blue eyes that remained her of her younger hanyou sister. The power that radiated from the girl gave her strength and made her courage grow.
"Yes, Keade, It's me Kagome," She smiled at the old woman.
"What happened to Ye," Keade looked her over again not realizing that there were two new comers in the common area of the hut.
"I will tell you once Miroku comes to," Kagome sat the old woman near the fire that was blazing in the middle of the room. She poured some tea into a cup and handed it to Keade. Then she preceded to hand everyone a cup of tea.
Ten minutes passed as Kagome introduced everyone to Keiko and InuJunior. Sango wondered why InuJunior looked so much like InuYasha. They had the same long silvery white hair, two dog-ears on the top of their heads. They were both the same height and share the same eye color. They seemed to be closer in looks then Sesshomaru and InuYasha.
Miroku finally came out of his quarters and sat down next to Sango who glared at him, "About time you came out of your room, Pervert."
"Now that we are all together," Kagome started. She was sitting next to InuYasha and Shippo was on her lap, "While I was in the modern era I asked my mom the same question that I ask every year around this time. I asked why I have always felt different from others around me," Kagome went on to tell them everything her mother had told up to meeting InuJunior and Keiko. After Kagome was finished Kagome turned to InuJunior, "Now it is your turn."
InuJunior started with his mission, "First thing I should tell you is I have been searching for my younger brother since I found out about him. My father and I had a fight when I was about three hundred years old and lift his presence. We never spoke to each other after that or even saw each other. It wasn't more then a hundred years later that I found out my father died protecting my mother and younger brother. I decided to go looking for my mother and brother but never found them. My mother died during my search and my brother was run out of the village. Ever since then I have been searching for my younger brother all the while cursing my older brother for not helping me in my search." InuJunior sighed the hardest part was coming up, "My father was InuTaisho and my mother was Izaiyoi."
Everyone in the gasped except of course for Kagome, InuJunior, and Keiko, "Y-Y-you're my brother?" InuYasha's face was unreadable, "Why wasn't I told about you?"
"After I left father's side he told Myoga never to speak of me again," InuJunior turned toward his younger brother, "I wish I could have found you when you were a pup."
"Kagome, ye are a hanyou," Keade said looking at the young girl, "Might ye have a blue star on ye's shoulder?"
Kagome looked at Keade, "I don't know, Keade."
"I have just turned into my true form tonight." Kagome looked down at the small kitsune in her lap, "I didn't even know if I wanted to come back. I have no past to call my own."
"Kagome," Sango said as she turned to her friend, "You have a family here."
"I know what you are saying, Sango," Kagome turned to look at everyone, "Think about it you have been lied to you whole life. Your parents have abandoned you when you were only two months old."
InuYasha put his arm around her and drew her close just as Kikyo came into the hut, "InuYasha, have you started to look for Koi?"
"You just asked me a few hours ago to help you," InuYasha stared Kikyo down, "Get out of the hut and I will talk you when I find something out. Right we have pact business to deal with."
Kikyo seethed with anger, "Kagome dies if you don't find her within three months."
InuYasha stood up and look straight into Kikyo's eyes, "You think I will let you kill her for all we know your sister could be dead. You will go through Keade to get updates I don't want you near this hut. Now leave." InuYasha ran into his quarters when Kikyo left. 'How dare she threaten Kagome's life?'
Kagome got up and followed InuYasha into his quarters, "InuYasha," Kagome looked into the main room. He was nowhere in sight. Kagome walked over to the first room he wasn't in there. She finally found him in the third room looking out of a window. Kagome walked over to him and put her hand on his shoulder, "Don't worry about me InuYasha I will be fine. I will bounce back I always have."
"Kagome," InuYasha turned around to look at her. Her sapphire blue eyes and long silvery white hair she was even more beautiful then she did when she was human. The power that radiated from her was almost blinding. He couldn't understand how such a beautiful face could harbor such power. InuYasha wondered if she could be the very person that Kikyo was asking him to find. If she is the one then he would have to tell Kikyo that the very woman she had tried to kill more then once in the past was her younger sister. InuYasha reached out and touched her cheek.
Kagome leaned into his touch. She had always wanted to feel his love but always thought that his love was for one person and one person only. She never had a place in his world. Now she knew that she did have a place in his heart, which is greater then being in his world. She never knew she could love someone like this but she did. Did he love her the same way? Kagome didn't want to think about it always brought tears to her eyes when she thought she didn't have his love. Deep inside she knew he still loved Kikyo and Kagome knew she didn't have a chance at love.
Suddenly Kagome felt him grab her shoulders and pulled her into him. She didn't know what was going on until he had his arms around her. She could hear his heart beating as she laid her head on his chest. She felt him lay his head in between her dog-ears. He gave her a small kiss between her ears. Kagome brought her eyes up to met his. She noticed one tear fall down his cheek. Kagome reached up to dry the single tear from his eyes. Even if she weren't to be his she would still stand by his side.
"Go home Kagome," InuYasha spoke more out fear then out of hate. He wanted her safe and out of pain.
"I'm not going InuYasha," Kagome whispered into his chest, "We need to defeat Naraku. Plus I can't go back looking like this. I am a dog hanyou now, not a human." She looked up at him, "I am not going to leave your side. I won't be hurt because you are with me and protecting me."
Without thinking InuYasha leaned down and kissed Kagome. The kiss was filled all of his love and his passion for her. It was covered with the sweet taste of honey. Oh he loved her. The kiss was deepened by every second that passed. When they broke apart Kagome looked into his eyes again, "I will not go. I need you InuYasha." With a whisper she added, "I love you."