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"Speaking"

Thinking

Telepathically

Prologue Part II

5yrs Later

"Kagome! You have a phone call!"

"Coming mom!"

Amarante sighed and shook her head in amusement. Kagome had been a wild one, when her father had first brought her. Now, well she was still wild, but she had calmed down

"Gasp! Michael it's been a long time! How are you? Wait what? But I just spoke…yes…yes. Don't worry. I'll be there."

Kagome hung up the phone and turned to Amarante, "Mom, I need to go. Dad, Michael, I don't know who is probably going to come."

Amarante placed her hands on her daughter's shoulders, "Kagome, tell me what is wrong."

Tears began to flow from Kagome's eyes, "I…um…I mean…Rohin…"

"Rohin? Do you mean your uncle that always calls?"

Kagome nodded tears flowing freely from her eyes.

"Oh my, has something happened to your uncle?"

Kagome nodded.

"Is he sick?" Amarante asked in concern.

Kagome shook her head in the negative.

"Hurt? The man's job is dangerous."

"No." Kagome answers in the negative.

Amarante's sapphire eyes widened, "Is he away on business?"

Kagome burst into tears and sobbed, "Rohin is dead."

Amarante stared at Kagome in shock. What? Dead? How? The man has never been sick in his life. His job is dangerous, but I didn't think it was that dangerous. Come to think of it I really don't know what he actually does or should I say did. Dead. It just doesn't seem possible. We just spoke to him four days ago.

"Mom? I'm packed. I need to call dad and tell him what's going on. He'll probably give me a ride or something."

Amarante snapped out of it and saw that she had missed her daughter leaving the room, packing, and returning.

"Nonsense. I'll take you; just let me grab my purse, kay?" Amarante said with a false smile.

Kagome sighed, "No. Mom you need to take care of Souta. Grandpa's not here and you can't take Souta to a funeral."

Ding Dong! The doorbell rang, causing both Kagome and her mom, Amarante to jump. Waahhh! A shrill cry came from upstairs. Kagome smiled at her mom and went to open the door. This was her way of saying; you deal with the screaming infant.

"Subtle Kagome very subtle." Amarante muttered as she walked up the steps and headed into the nursery. She chuckled lowly when she caught sight of Souta. He was standing up in his crib and shaking the bars in a fit to get out. Amarante sauntered over and picked him up, and placed him on her hip. She turned to the door… "DADDY!"

Amarante paused in horror as she realized by that cry of daddy that Davin had come. She glanced down at Souta and bit her lip. Oh dear, Davin is here. (A.N. Hey that rhymes!) What am I going to do? The last time he was here Souta hadn't been born. In fact I wasn't even pregnant with him. He knows I had married, but I really don't know how he is going to react to me having another child.

"Hey."

Amarante jumped in fright and clutched Souta to her chest.

Davin smirked as he waited for her to calm down, "Sorry."

Amarante laughed, "No…no…It's not your fault. I was…thinking and didn't here you come in."

"Is that Souta?" Davin asked in curiosity as he gazed at the toddler on Amarante's hip.

Amarante gasped, "Yes, but how did you know?"

Davin gave her a confused look, "Kagome told me you were pregnant and kept me up to date. Didn't you ask her to?"

"No, I did not."

"Ahh. Um…might I ask why?"

"I…um…umm…"

"You what?"

"I really wasn't sure how you'd react." Amarante remarked in a quite voice.

Davin smiled slightly and replied, "I see. You thought I'd be angry because of this. Am I right?"

Amarante nodded as she felt fear run through her.

Davin closed his eyes and grimaced as he smelt the fear coming off of her in waves, "Amarante, we are not married, never have been. I did not mark you for matehood or marriage. I do not believe that since we had sex you were not allowed to be with or have kids with any other man." If that were true, Souta would not have been born. I would have killed the father.

"Kagome has told you what happened yes?"

Amarante nodded and shifted Souta to her other hip. Davin shifted his violet eyes to the toddler and remarked, "He's very quiet isn't he?"

Amarante placed a hand over her mouth to muffle the giggles that threatened to come. Davin studied her in amusement before saying, "I'm taking Kagome to the funeral. I'll bring her back in a couple of days."

"Alright. I was sorry to hear about Rohin. If you don't mind me asking how exactly did he die?"

Davin's violet flashed darker and hardened, "I do mind", he said in a cold voice. With that he spun around on the heel of his boot and stalked out of the room. Amarante frowned before following Davin downstairs into the kitchen. She placed the kicking infant into a highchair and turned to the fridge for some baby food. Davin watched in cold silence before motioning to Kagome that it was time to go.

Kagome turned to her mom, "Hey mom, we're leaving now." Amarante placed the Gerber baby food on the counter and turned to her twelve year old daughter and the man who was responsible for her being in the world, "Alright dear, be careful. Um…Davin…I don't suppose you came here in a taxi did you?"

In answer, Davin placed a hand on Kagome's right shoulder and in a small puff of smoke disappeared with her. Amarante sighed, I didn't think so.

Smiling, Amarante turned to Souta and remarked brightly, "Well Souta, how about some mashed carrots?" Eck!

Kagome gasped when she opened her eyes and found herself in her Cousin Michael's home office. Michael smiled and nodded to Davin in thanks before taking Kagome in to his arms and hugging her. Kagome stiffen before relaxing and returning the surprising hug.

Thank you, Davin.

Welcome, do you wish for me to leave?

You don't mind?

You're the head of the clan now. I really don't have a choice. Have you told your mother?

… … …Yes…Davin after I speak with Kagome I need to talk to you.

Very well.

"Hey! Will you two stop doing private conversations in front of me?!"

Davin gave a small and unnoticeable bow to Michael before he stalked out of the room to do only god knows what. Kagome smiled and stepped back to study her cousin. Michael's face was extremely pale, he looked ill, and his eyes were bloodshot, from tears or lack of sleep she didn't know. Concern filled her as she wondered for the first time about the circumstances around her Uncle's death.

Michael ran a hand over his face and grimaced, "You're wondering what has happened, aren't you?"

Kagome nodded and cocked her head to the side, gazing at Michael in expectation of an explanation.

"As of right now, I do not wish to speak of the circumstances involving my father's death." Michael remarked. Not until I've spoken to your father at least.

Kagome bit her lip in a pout before querying, "Is this direct order, sir?"

Michael lifted an eyebrow at her and replied, "Yes, it is. Don't call me sir."

Kagome nodded, "Okay, Michael. But allow me to say one thing. If you need anyone to talk to you can come to me. I haven't lost a parent, but I know how to listen."

"I'm not denying that and I promise when the time comes I will speak to you, okay?"

Kagome smiled in response before developing Michael in one of her own shockingly surprising hugs. Michael jolted and his eyes fogged over as a vision came into his mind.

Vision

Kagome was scowling at a strange looking person. The person was male at least Michael thought it was male. He had abnormally long white hair, white pants, and two swords attached to his belt. That was all he saw of the man before he heard a shout of "Sesshoumaru heel!" and the man plummeted to the ground.

End Vision

"Sesshoumaru?" Michael murmured under his breath.

"Who? Michael what's wrong?" Kagome asked while staring up at Michael in concern.

Michael blinked and shook his head, "Nothing, come on let's go."