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"Mom, I'm home. Are you ready to go or do I need to go upstairs and start to pack first?"

"Sweetie, go on upstairs and start your packing. I will call you when I am ready to leave."

"Kay, mom." With that Kagome went up the stairs of the house in two's. Heading straight for the room that her father painted when she was six, she started to pack what she might need.

Chapter 12

Bing ding dongg

"Coming, just a second," called Kagome as she set her cup of hot tea down as she went to the front door.

"Is Miss Kagome Higarshi in?" A tall gentleman with golden eyes asked.

"Yes, I am she. Are you my ride? Did Ai come with you? Oh can you please help me with my bags?" Kagome rattled away.

The man chuckled, "Yes, Miss Kagome, to all those questions…" He smiled, "Father spoke highly of you and the stories of Uncle Inu… We almost thought he was lying about the girl who traveled through the well, but he was mistaken to call you a girl. You are a young lady. Mother is in the car, it was all I could do to convince her not to try and climb those stairs. I don't think she would make it with out wearing herself out."

"I doubt she would, there are a hundred and fifteen stairs and I don't even get winded climbing them. You all should be use to it. Being demon and all… Please let's hurry so that I may see your mother I miss her. The week I spent with her seemed to leave me wanting to visit again." Kagome replied as the two climbed down the last few stairs from the shrine to the waiting car.

Ai flew out of the back door of a Hummer limo that sat at the base of the Higarshi shrine. "Kagome! I missed you so much; I can't wait for you to meet my seven sons and three daughters… I almost insisted that we name the youngest after you before Sesshy reminded me it wouldn't do to try and call you and have two come running… Would you be up to playing some pranks with me on Jaken? Oh, I have so much to say, and Sesshy was almost antsy this morning as I was. That man is a little more affectionate than he was in the past. You know that Rin started changing his icy cold heart, but I think that you might have changed him too because he is more like his father now than what you will remember."

The look Kagome had at the news of the "antsy Sesshy" was truly priceless. Kagome sat perplexed at thought of anxious dog at the limo started up. Turning to Ai Kagome asked, "Ai, I am having a very hard time believing that Sesshomaru is antsy. I have a feeling you were more antsy then him. And can tell me the name of the sons that seem to be coming to my aid all of sudden?"

Ai looked around the limo to realize that she and Kagome were surrounded by four of her sons. Two with black hair and two with that silver white hair. Two of the four with puppy ears that were twitching at the sounds that was almost in audible to the human ears. The other two with pointy elfish style ears that were almost complete hidden by their varying length of hairs from the just over shoulder pulled back to the waist length all no shorter then shoulder length. All with piercing golden amber to almost greenish eyes. All four sets turned towards their mother to see her response. Twiddling her thumbs more like a middle schooler Ai glanced at Kagome.

"Well you see, Kagome, I seem to get into a little trouble any time I went after you left so Sesshy started to assign a guard to go with me. Well, after the boys were born and started to get older. Sesshy noticed they took to following me around the house. Until they were in human terms teenagers. So by Sesshy's decision he thought I should start to take the boys with me any time that I go out. I don't exactly know why four of them always seem to follow me though. And if you were wondering about the puppy ears it seems that with a birth defect in Sesshy's family. It seems that Inuyasha was just the first one to be born with them, but not determine him to be the indicator of being the hanyo that he was."

"Well, that's sure is interesting I thought for sure that his ears were the reason that he was recognized for being hanyo."

"Sesshy thought so to but he went back and researched it after there were two of the pups born with them, and found in his research that it was trait that originated as recessive gene. Both Sesshy and I carry it so it would be natural for one and/or more of our children had those cute ears." Ai smiled as she reached over to the son sitting closest her and playfully tugged on his dog like ear.

A growl from her son at the not so gentle tug bothered him. "Mother, must you tug like that it hurts."

"Ah, but I can't resist. Any ways, why don't you introduce yourself and your brothers to Lady Kagome? She is the Shikon Miko and was originally the intended of your deceased Uncle Inuyasha."

The sons looked alarmed at the new piece of information on Kagome. The four turned to look at the young woman with questioning looks. "May I ask, Lady Kagome, how is it that you were our Uncle's intended if you live now and his death goes back nearly five hundred years ago. It's not possible to live that long for a human."

Kagome sighed. "First this can not go past your family. I noticed that you have to hide your demonic features in public so like that you must promise to keep this information confidential. Second, as you said I am a Miko and human, but that's where the Shikon Jewel comes in. The shikon jewel is in my position and protection. I am required to care for it. Because of the last miko being killed trying to protect it the jewel has decided that I should have a life span that equal to it. The shikon no tama has a life span of over seven hundred years, and Lady Midoriko has come to me telling me that because of its life span which I decide ask her about the wish when we spoke. She has given me for an extended life span in payment for protecting the Jewel. The other part when the wish was made she returned it from whence it came." Kagome placed her hand on the four inch spot where the shikon jewel was torn from her body. "The jewel is being housed by me in essence I became the shikon jewel in itself. But going back to the original first question I was able to pass through the Bone Eater's well a well that many dumped the bones of the dead into. Because of the demons who wanted the jewel being placed in the well and the death of the tragic miko Kikyo I was born in this age. I was about to leave when I noticed my younger brother near the well-house trying to find the cat. I told him to go down into the well-house and bring the cat out himself. He refused telling me it's too scary to go in there. I went in found the cat, but before I could start to climb the stair and exit the well-house. Mistress Centipede unsealed the well dragging me in with her through time itself. Where I found myself five hundred years in the past. I on several occasions would pass through the well over the four to five year period would go back and forth. But after exiting the well the first time I saw the Sacred Tree and knew I wasn't far from my home. I followed it until I found myself standing in front Inuyasha who was pinned by an arrow to the Sacred tree. I was able to awaken Inuyasha and released him to help fight against Mistress Centipede. Once she was killed Inuyasha turned and decided to attack me which for some reason almost everyone then even old Kaeda attacked me at first. Any ways, long story short before the final battle Inuyasha asked me to become his mate. A couple nights later we started the mating ceremony, but alas it was never to be. Naraku took Inuyasha with him during the final battle. Inu died as he was a protector and a warrior. He is buried not far from the Sacred Tree so are all my friends. We cut some of the woods back to find their graves. My mother saved a little money and had a fence put in to keep people from just walking over their graves and placed a stone with a brief description of who was at rest there. I miss them all dearly but I had to seal the well the last time I came through it. There was a severe attack of demons when I left. I couldn't allow those demons to come through the well after the jewel, could I?"

Nodding in understand the sons seemed less amazed at her story then they had been when their mother proclaimed her as their third in command. The one seated closest to Ai spoke up again, "Lady Kagome forgive me for the questions I knew the stories its just amazing to actually finally meet you. My name is Tashio after grandfather and the heir to the west. Next to me is Kazuo, next Kazuo is Shiro, and next Shiro to your other side is Inuyuu. The other three are Yoshi, Makoto, and Tanaka. The three sisters you will meet are Inukin, Kuri, and Shika. And I see that from here we are almost back to the mansion so father probably already has been alerted of our return. You are requested to be shown not only a room but to come to his study upon our arrival back here. Yuu, father also asked me to have you take Lady Kagome to her room and escort her to his study. I forgot all about that this morning when we left. Shiro, Kazuo, we need to met with the other brothers and look over the business reports they were suppose to be bringing home. Yuu, I let you know if there is any thing important that you might want to know. Mother, we will see you at the table for dinner." At that they pulled up to the Inutachi mansion.

Yuu stepped out of the limo with arm extended to help Kagome climb out. "Lady Kagome, If you will please allow me to escort you around the manor. It has changed since you were last here." Stepping into the main hall the two followed several turns and flights of stairs until Yuu stopped at a door with a crescent moon notched into the door. "This will be your room Lady Kagome, fathers and mothers are at the end of this hall as well as my sisters. The brothers and I are around the corner and down the next hall. You have a private bath as well as lounge in your room or rather suite." Opening the door Dog eared you man opened the heavy looking door and stepped back. "I will return to escort you to fathers study in thirty minutes. This should be efficient enough time to freshen up." Bowing slightly he stepped around Kagome and turned in the direction of his room.

Kagome stepped into the room and looked around. She could see the bed in back part of her suite sitting next to an open balcony lined in blues and silvers. The front part of the suite was a lounge with an area to eat and entertain. Stepping to the back part of the room, Kagome saw the bath room not noticing the door that was in the corner of the front part of her suite. Kagome went into the bathroom and washed her face and changed into some more comfortable clothing consisting of a red wine colored sundress that fell just past mid thigh. She pulled on a white half length sleeve sweater over top. Kagome then ran a brush through her hair and adjusted the hair on top of her head into a clip so that it was pulled up while still hanging down. Adding a touch of gloss and mascara Kagome smiled at her reflection. A knock at the door told her time was up. Kagome walked over to the door and pulled on it. "Yuu, I just need to get something and I will be ready." Kagome walked over and pulled a scroll and stepped out of her room next Yuu.

He smiled at her. His beast made a purring sound at the sight of her. "I see that the color is remarkable on you, Lady Kagome." He commented as he offered her his arm.

"Thank you, Yuu. Let's go find Sesshomaru."

The two wandered through the mansion until they were back on the first floor down towards one of the ends of the first hallways. Bowing slightly to Kagome, Yuu knocked and announced to his father that Lady Kagome is presently waiting for him. Turning back to Kagome, "I must return to meet with my brothers. Lady Kagome, I hope to have some time in your presence."

"I would like that. Thank you, Yuu." She smiled

"Lady Kagome, you may enter. Please close the door behind you." Boomed Sesshomaru's voice. Kagome opened the door to the study and closed it quietly behind her. Turning to face Sesshomaru a smile spread across her face. "Kagome, it is a welcoming sight to see you. Did you bring the document that you had told me about during our travels?"

"Yes, Sesshomaru, I did matter of fact here it is." Handing the scroll to Sesshomaru Kagome stepped closer. The two unrolled the ancient scroll and Kagome started. "You remember how I told you that I knew who some of my relatives were and that I could not say their names due to them being to close for ears to hear. Well, here is why. This part of the scroll is my mother's line as your can see it goes back and you will see Lady Kikyo and Lady Kaeda had a brother who was older. Their brother was on my great grandfather's mother's side… and as you continue down through my mother's line on her father's side you will see that Inuyasha's mother is a cousin of mine. As for the Lady Midoriko she is relater here on my father's side of the family and straight through by the males on my father's side you also will see that not only Midoriko is my aunt you see Miroku's father's family was married to Midoriko's sister. Which about six generation's back Miroku and Sango are directly related to me. Oh, and little Rin's family is here connected to my family as well. I found this all so hard to believe at first, but truly they wee my own family."

Sesshomaru stood there looking at the family scroll that Kagome had brought with her and the two looked at. Nodding in understand why she could not speak of it back then. That also would be the young women before him had such great spiritual power. It was breed into her family as well as several noble families, and the reason she looked like both Lady Kikyo and Lady Midoriko. She was their descendent. She was even Inuyasha's distant cousin in a sense. Which in turn was his by marriage. An odd sense to take care of the young women overwhelmed the great Lord. He knew that Inyasha's reincarnation had already started to want to spend time with her. He had seen how his son Yuu had as a child acted very much like Inuyasha and he remembered that Inuyasha had visited him one more time before Ai had gotten pregnant with Yuu saying that to be on the look out because this was his warning. That Kagome's time was coming in another hundred to two hundred years and for that reason he was being sent soon to be ready for her.

"Kagome, by what you have shown me that would put your family as a married related cousin. If something were to happen to your family as relation's even only marriage I would be responsible to help you and yours."

"That's what I figured, but like I told you before this was complete to stay secret between you and me. I don't know if my mother has completely understood the meaning of this. I have not told my grandfather due to the chance of this information leaking out. I know that if was leaked that there may be chances of my family attacked or even chased around by paparazzi. They do not need this."

Nodding in understandment Sesshomaru turned walking around his desk to sit in his chair he motioned to one of the chairs that sat in front of his desk. "Kagome, Inuyasha came to me about two hundred years ago and said that you would be back in this time about now, he wanted to make sure that you would be taken care of. You are welcomed to stay here. I know that Yuu is in need of an assistant if you would like to have a full time position to keep you busy. I will see to the position if you would like to take it."

"I would appreciate that very much. I guess its about time for dinner isn't it?"

"Close another hour I would say. I believe Ai is in the gardens if you would like to join her." Sesshomaru stepped over to a set of buttons and pressed one.

"Yes, that would be nice. I would appreciate some time for the two of us to talk."

A servant lightly knocked on the door. "My lord you called."

"Yes, Kaine, please come in and escort Lady Kagome to the gardens where the Lady of Manor is rest. See if Lady Ai would like to take dinner in the gardens or inside tonight. Make arrangments to do so and notify me immediately." Turning back to Kagome, "I will see you at the evening meal. I must finish my work. Enjoy the next hour with Ai, I know she has been busting at the seams to see you."

"Thank you, I will see you in hours time." Nodding Kagome turned to the servant named Kaine and nodded to direct her towards the waiting Ai.

Shortly after Kagome left the study, Yuu came to the study to speak to his father. "Father, I do not understand the meaning of my sudden calmness. The inner beast has been content since Lady Kagome has arrived and less restless. It is almost agitating for me. I wanted to see your opinion on the matter."

Smiling Sesshomaru looked over at his second youngest son, "Yuu, that is your beast letting you know of his mate being close by. In the past if there was danger the beast would pound merciless in its cage to try and protect its mate. You see Lady Kagome and yourself are both in sense a reincarnation of two other beings who were in love. I know this because you even look like your reincarnation who was your uncle. Lady Kagome is the reincarnation of Lady Kikyo a priestess that I had previously suspected was a distant relative of Lady Kagome's. Lady Kagome showed me that I was correct in my belief. But it will be left up to you and her to find out if you two are suppose to be together or not. Your beast seems to think, so why do you think I placed her in your intended room. Try not to frighten her, but be yourself. Lady Kagome is honorable and will try not hurtful if she can avoid it. But I warn you know that young lady has had enough pain to last a life time. I will not hesitate to take action to remove her from further pain. Oh, which reminds me she will be going to work with you in the morning. She has taken the position as your assistant that you have not filled. Consider it filled."