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Chapter: 6, remember dad

"Dad?" she asked once again. "But how can I be a, cat youkai if I'm human?"

Kagome asked, her voice rising in fear of the answer." Your not, at the moment in your true form. And no not cat hanyou, your half snow leopard youkai and half panther youkai, so really you're a youkai hanyou. And in that picture your 5, long before your I sealed your blood. And you are the rightful heir to my throne, the panther throne; of the southern lands (is that right? I missed a lot of episodes, including half the one with the panther group in it, so please tell me if I'm right,)

He said in an exasperated voice." What did you mean mean by 'you're not in your true form,'?"Kagome questioned, as she sat down into a kneeling position, her hands flat on the floor in front of her, her legs bent beneath her. All of the information was a toll on her nerves. " well, what I meant is soon, oh so very soon ,I will restore your youkai blood so you will once again be my true heir ,and not some hanyou's human scum." He said with an air of stiffness, pride and anger coming with the sentence, as though the sentence were able to carry around a doll.

"Yes, that is why we must find them before it's too late. We don't want to lose our sister to Yusimo Takimoto; he is the one we think may be impersonating our father. He is the arch enemy of him. And if it is him, it will be the ruin of many kingdoms and their lands." Riako stated solemnly, as if she could get any more depressed looking.

"Yusimo, I believe I have read about him in several scrolls…" Miroku said." Well then we're not surprised, he is in many scrolls in both the youkai and human languages ,but I think the youkai scrolls have more information about him, I have read all the scrolls there are about him to help papacito ( a way to say papa lovingly in Spanish) . In both languages also, but I think I've misread the human scrolls though…" Naoko said.

It was morning by the time Kagome woke up again. And she was pissed, that she once again was knocked out. And was about to get up off of the stone bed she was laying on and start yelling again. When a heavenly scent reached her petite nose. The smell of mochi. (All I know is It's a type of Japanese food.) she shot up like a bullet and started following the smell like a blood hound. She found the root of the smell in a small cave off the side of the cave she was in.

The cave looked like the main room, it had a fire pit with a fire going in the very middle, around the rest of the cave were some logs around the fire, and nothing else, except a hallway like corridor off to the right of the door she was coming from, which was on the westward side of the whole room. Down the corridor there were several other rooms with mats as doors.

Kagome looked over to the fire to see her goal. Taking a quick look around her said," anyone here, I was wondering if I could have some." The last part she yelled to make sure someone heard her, and someone did. And that someone was standing behind her, but it wasn't who she was expecting. "Yes, you can have some, it's for you anyway. And it's nice to meet you, Kagome." after the figure said this, she jumped about a mile. She turned around to see a tall man. Who looked about her age, 18? (I know they don't go to 18 in the series, but in this story it's been 3 years. And Naraku is still alive, so be sure to expect the last battle!) He had long waist length brown –black hair, and he had cat –like ears protruding out behind his bangs that hung limply at the sides of his face. A long thin black tail was slightly wagging behind him, the tip slightly curved up.

His face was a little thinner than her self –proclaimed "dad's', and he also had a strong chin, his eyes were a misty grey, and seemed to be smiling as he was." Who are you?" Kagome asked, her voice trembling. "Why, you don't have to be so scared, I'm on a diet of strictly animals, humans are not good for me. Their only fat, no proteins… ha ha ha, I'm just playing with you. I've never eaten a human in my life!" He laughed a loud rolling laugh. Kagome laughed nervously. " oh , I've forgotten my manners," he said bowing as the laughing fit receded ,like the tide at low tide, " I am Rikano the black leopard prince ,and your future mate.," at this Kagome gave him a questioning look, seeing this he concluded his intro ," and all will be explained at the right time … after the ritual. And after that, we will rule together, in a wonderful reign." He finished, with a look of complete content, directed at her.

"O….Kay, what ever, but, um thank you for the food…" Kagome responded. "Why your welcome." He said, in a rather merry tone. She ignored this, and went straight to the mochi. She ate a little, and ate quickly, before clearing her small area. There had been dishes beside the fire. and Rikano sat at the log across from her watching her as though she were a piece of freshly cut , meat. 'Does he have a problem, with me or something?" Kagome thought serenely. After she was done, Rikano led her to the room she had been in when she awakened.

" oh ,yes I have heard that before , myself I have read most of the human scrolls, and a few of the youkai , but I am not fluent in it though." Miroku stated wisely. The whole time Sango, Inuyasha , Shippo , Kirara , and Keade ( who had been out all morning , checking on the village.) . Had been deathly quiet, making it seem as though Twins and Miroku seemed to be having a personal conversation seeing as the rest of the hut stayed quiet. "So who is Yusimo? "Asked Inuyasha, His voice echoing his worry." I would have figured you'd Know, Cat." Riako said," I'm not a Cat! I'm a dog, okay!" he yelled, the look of sadness that had been present on his face disappearing. "Oh, well why don't you say 'bark, bark'?" She asked.

Inuyasha stared a low growl, "I'm Not a Cat!" Inuyasha yelled." well gee; I was only trying to get some happier moods in this hut, theirs no time to be feeling sorry, If we're correct, they'll be doing the ritual tonight!" Riako replied in her monotone, high pitched voice. At this, everyone anime -sweat dropped. (Sorry, I couldn't resist. I've read some fan fictions with those in them.)

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Kagome had been nervously sitting next to Rikano in the rather medium sized room, on the hard stone bed. Listening to Rikano go on and on about how their lives would be, always after the ritual. Like "I want about 5-9 children," he said at some point, her mind had gone blank at that part," of course, after the ritual.

And that had been going on for about 2 hours before she got fed up," WILL YOU SHUT UP, I KNOW … OK!." She yelled , starting to pant after yelling as loud as she had ever yelled before." AFTER the ritual this, and after the ritual that , what about before the ritual !? Aren't I ok at least as how I've been for the past ten years!?" she yelled and started pacing as she said this.

The whole time Rikano was sitting there, bug-eyed and a look of surprise , which within the first 10 minutes was gone and replaced ,by a look of complete anger. He stood up and , looked directly at her, when she saw him do this , she saw the look of untamable anger in his eyes. As he walked towards her , his hand started to rise from a dormant state to an extremely active state ,a large peach- colored hand with long claws . And ,he made contact.

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Sorry you guys , but I'm sure you can guess what happened , as you wait for the next chapter that will be posted soon! I promise !

-Hareyu