Chapter 6 Naraku Offer and third male choice

The sun was high and it seems only be warm today, not hot nor was cold, no spots of rain even promise. Today was mark the beginning of it all, or it seem to Kagome. She woke with her arms high in the air and her lips painted with a nice smile. She notice that her arm must of heal so she brought it up and started to take it off, only a light scar stood on her arm, but it did not matter to her.

After she had rose from her bed soon enough all her friends follow, even Inuyasha, who seem to be in a much better mood, soon they headed down to the river to get some water and started to pack camp to go into the hut she had once called her home when she was so little. She was more then happy to stay there and see if more memories would come back. Yes, today seem the perfect day to her.

Shippou had soon jumped into the water and started splashing; Kagome and Sango giggled over it and laugh when Kirara had soon jumped in too. Miroku and Inuyasha had decided to take off there tops, as in Miroku had to take off his clothes, but thanks to Kagome and her future era, he was given swimming trunks to clean in. Inuyasha had laugh at Miroku and his black with dark, dark purple strip down his shorts. Sango and Kagome gave a girlish giggle at how cute Miroku had look in his shorts, especially Sango. Inuyasha soon realized he also might have to change into swim trunks to clean his bottoms.

Kagome and Sango found this the perfect time to get into their bathing suits as well and go for a quick swim with Shippo and Kirara. The water did look refreshing; soon enough Sango was in her pink and black swimsuit, with it being a two-piece with the hearts being pink, as for Kagome who wore green and a two-piece but with white hearts. They step out of the bush to see two of their friends gaping at them. Kagome and her friend had notice Inuyasha red with white strip down the sides, they giggled and soon they went into the water.

Inuyasha soon went under the water, his white silvery hair glimmer when it floated to the top, Sango and Miroku watch Inuyasha as he soon came up with a fish in his mouth and he was holding two in each of his own claws. He walks to the shore and put them down on the rock. He looks at his friends who seem to giggling.

"Hey, this is much easier to catch with in these shorts; I am a lot faster." Inuyasha said, with a smile on his lips.

"You're kidding me?" Miroku ask while try not to laugh at Inuyasha; he did not want him to think he look funny with a fish in his mouth. To say he looks like a wild animal would or maybe wreck the morning. Miroku soon enough dive under and came up with at lease one fish in each hand and grin. "Your right Inuyasha, we are able to eat like kings and queens in the morning."

"Hey! I am no King nor am I a queen." Shippou said In Kagome arms. He gave a pouting face to Inuyasha and Miroku, and then he turns his face to Kagome who only smile.

"Your right Shippou, you're a prince." Kagome smiled and kiss his forehead, Shippou gave her a hug and soon enough a big splash came. They all look around find the Miroku was gone.

Sango eyes grew big and then Miroku face pop up, "You pervert!" and smack him in the face. "You know how to wreck a good morning Miroku!" She kept slapping him until he fell in the water backwards. Shippou and Kagome laugh while Inuyasha cross his arms and look at the site.

"Stupid monk, only he knows how to wreck things," He walk over and drag him out of the water and onto land to make sure he did not drown. "Well who hungry?" Inuyasha ask, every hand rose and all had laughed.

"Don't forget we have to go to the hut today!" Kagome said to Inuyasha who only knob and walk off, she turn to her friends and told them she was going to go with Inuyasha to help with the fish. Sango only reply by saying she would watch Shippou. Kagome walk out of the water and soon enough was at where Inuyasha had started the fire. She sat down next to him as he clean the third fish. "Inuyasha you ok?"

"Yea, monk knows how to wreck things." Inuyasha replies looking up at Kagome, "I thought it was funny though he getting whack upside the head."

"Yea it was kinda funny, I wish they would say what is in their hearts though." She smile at Inuyasha and watch him cut a head off a fish. Her ears started twitching, as did Inuyasha's dog-ears.

"Yea what is in your heart then Kagome, if you don't mind me asking?" Inuyasha murmured softly as if afraid the other might hear.

"My heart is not set on marriage, nor do I wish to marry you or your brother Inuyasha, but I have a feeling that there is more to this then I think." She replies, she put her claws to the fire to feel them heat up, she soon brought her tail to the front and grab a brush and started to brush out the wetness of the hairs that was on it. "I don't know how father could have done this; take baths and swim, and then take care not only his hair, but tail."

Inuyasha laugh and then clean his claws, he took some branches and put the fish on them, he then put spices on them for taste and let them cook, he sat down finally and watches them, only say, "Well maybe he wasn't worried about his looks, or his tail of that matter."

"Yea, Yea, I wish he would have taught me more that night on father's day. I felt like I not told a lot about myself. If Sesshomaru knows of this marriage then why have he not of told me it himself you know? Why does this marriage must go on? What is so important I must be married either before or on my nineteen birthdays?"

"I don't know," Inuyasha look at Kagome arm to see the little scars of where he had hurt her, "Your arm, it healed good?"

"Yea, no more of it being sore, thank goodness." She smiled and gave a small laugh of relief that he was not angry or anything, for she did not think she would be able to take it.

Sesshomaru had let the day before go by, without seeing Kagome. His heart he allows it to pound out of love for the girl he had fallen in love with. He was to stay and made sure he would see her again, but not for an answer the question of marriage to him, no, no he would only come and see her smiling face. To speak to her would be a worth a thousand gifts. How could she still have an affect on him after so many years of her not being here?

He looks at the sun, and wonders what she could be doing of this day, or what she could remember, today seem so right to go and see how she was doing, the day was right. He and Rin will go and see her once she wakes from the morning light.

Sesshomaru stands up and walk to a tree and looks up to see a bee like insect, his brows lightly drew together and look up deeper into the trees, in a baboon fur coat stood Naraku looking down at Sesshomaru. Naraku stood there looking at him long and hard, but Sesshomaru jump onto a branch near him and look coldly at the demon.

"I have heard about the marriage." Naraku said in his cold creepy voice, he toss the fur off and look at him eye, to eye.

"So? Everyone else has, why should you be so different?" Sesshomaru replies, with a deeper frown.

"Why should she choose Inuyasha? Don't you deserve her more?" He gave a deep crackle after "more" he reach his hand out and Kanna pop up with her mirror and show an image of Kagome and Inuyasha laughing together. This made Sesshomaru heart feel like it weigh a ton, same time he was happy that she was having a good time after what took place the last meeting.

"She happy is all." He only replies with his emotionless voice, he turn to walk away, but Naraku voice stop him.

"There is a third man waiting and he arrives soon to ask for her hand."

"What you talking about demon."

"Did your father or the girls father ever mention a third male, oh yes, a third one indeed." He jumps from the tree and walks to him and Kanna follow behind Naraku holding her mirror closer to herself.

"No, nothing was ever said of a third one, how you know if I myself do not?" He turns slightly to look at Naraku in the face.

"Kanna, show this demon of the one we had found to be the third choice." Naraku chuckle hard as if it was ment to be dry joke between demons, but no joke told, and it was not good news if Naraku knew of this third choice.

"Yes master." She replies quietly in her voice. Her mirror flashes then a male form showed on it. The male demon hair was long and black with blue lighting down it, his tail was long and fluff as was Kagome's , but he wore a mark on the shoulder to be that of the symbol of his tribe. He was a cat demon, a full fledge cat demon.

"How you get such important information?" Ask Sesshomaru looking at mirror, his golden orbs never leaving it.

"He came to us, asking if I knew where to find the Dog demon brothers, I had told them that one travels with a girl of his species and the other travels with a human." Naraku answer with an evil glint in his violet eyes, and a small smile painted on his pale face. Sesshomaru grab hold of Naraku and gave a small growl to the demon he held in his claws. "Competition is getting harsh don't you think? What makes you think you could win a heart of a human who you been trying to kill since she came back?"

"I tend to give what she wishes Naraku," He let go of his clothes and stare deeper, he turn and walk away.

"I could get rid of this new one, if you could get the Shikon No Tama for me."

"I never spoke to you today half-breed." He left leaving Naraku and Kanna there.

In the clouds stood an angry Inusenshi, he was tossing chairs and tables, anything he could get his claws on he would throw it. He finally ran out of things and put on his robe and started walking down the hall, he started to pound on a door and open it was Toshio, he grab his robes, and push him and slam the door. Inusenshi ram him into the wall and look at him eye to eye.

"Why didn't you mention a third?"

"A Third? What you mean?"

"A third choice husband, why have I not been inform of this little deal here? Why was I not informing of this?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Toshio said through his gritted teeth.

"You must remember anything about a third male asking your daughter for her hand!"

"I remember a small little boy, who was only a year older then Kagome, but he was a kid and it was ment to a small laugh, I would not think he would be serious for his age. I told you about him and we laugh."

"I now remember, well this will change everything then." Inusenshi let go of Toshio and turn to walk away, leaving Toshio to himself.

The other fathers listen silence in there bed listing to Toshio and Inusenshi argument about the marriage. Trouble was coming between the two best friends, and it was noticeable now. No one knows if Inusenshi blame Toshio still the next few hours of the night.

A man stood on a cliff, his hair waves wildly into the air as the wind whips it around. His tail close to the ground, he looks around the area to see where he was. He never once before left his home to look for Kagome.

Kagome, the girls name made his heart beat a thousand times as the water that flows the earth. Kagome, the girl who stole his heart the first time he had ever seen her as a child, he was a year old then her, and yet she was more mature for her age. Kagome, the kindhearted girl who when they first met was when he hurt his knee and his parents did not take time to see him, yet she was willing to take care of it.

"Kagome, your soul is so pure, where are you?" He said gently as the careful wind caresses your face like a child. "How it has been more then five decades for me, to see your lovely face, and you came back to me, I know you have." He said looking down, there he spotted forms, and the air came to his nostrils. The smell was combine with a male human, female human, a fox child, a half-dog demon, and herself, the woman he had been searching for since she disappeared.

His heart race then, would she remember him? He thought, would she remember bandaging his knee the first day he felt her touch, oh her touch, how it was so gentle to him, like she was taking care of an animal who was hurt. He was ready to walk down until a different smell came to him, wolf.

"Well, well, well what we got here?" The voice rang out making the demon on the cliff turn around.

"What you want wolf?"

"I will be respected by you Cat, I am Prince Kouga, and I like to know why you are looking at my female."

"You're female? Maybe you have not heard, but she has suitors now."

"I've heard, but I don't care, Kagome has a heart and she will choose whoever she wants, and that includes me!" Kouga said and jump up to start kicking the demon in the face, causing him to fall off the cliff on to a ledge.

The demon lay there for a minute and stood up, Kouga soon follow to the ledge and stood there and went for a punch. The cat moved out of the way and gave a soft growl and reply with a punch to Kouga's stomach. Kouga fell few feet, but landed on his feet. He looks up at the demon that jumps to come face to face with him. Cat Demon raises his leg as did Kouga both blocking each other.

"Give up Wolf, I have no time!" Demon said and thrust his claws to his arm, which took a chunk out of Kouga arm; luckily, it was not the shikon shards.

"I will not give up on Kagome!" Kouga yelled out and ran towards the Cat Demon, who jumped in the air and causing Kouga to fall the rest of the ways down, the cat demon was not going to stop there, he raise his hands up and thunder and lighting soon came and struck Kouga as he fell.

Kouga landed and soon clouds of dust gather around, getting the attention of Inuyasha and Kagome. Soon enough the dust clear and there lay Kouga not moving. Kagome ran over to him, got on her knees, and took his claws in hers. "Kouga what happen."

Soon Inuyasha went for his sword, as a figure came down from the cliff. It was the cat demon he was walking towards them and this cause Kagome to stand up and grab Inuyasha sword. She ran up to the demon and put the blade to his neck.

"Who the hell are you?" Kagome said showing her fangs. She did not notice the trademark of her crest, or the hair, she wanted answers to who he was.

"Kagome, it is me, we been friends since we were little kids, I am Kyuta."

"How dare you hurt my friend, if I were you I back off?" She said her eyes gave a flick to the color red then back.

"Have you not been told? I am the third suitor for you." He said standing there he look behind her and notice a male with dog ears, knowing that he was going to be one of the computation for Kagome heart.

"Whatever, I do not care about you at this point; I have a wolf friend who needs to be attended to at this very moment." She soon turn and handed Inuyasha his sword back and took hold of Kouga, she was walking leaving the two males to themselves.

"Who are you?" Kyuta ask looking at the half-breed, showing some hate in his eyes.

"I'm Inuyasha, and what you done to Kouga Kagome will never forgive you for."

"I see she cares for the wolf, as for you, you must be one of the computation." He said grabbing for his sword, "If you are then let's fight and get over this."

"For being a suitor you don't understand, Kagome chooses what she wants." Inuyasha said, he turn to leave until he felt pressure come to his back and he on the ground.

"Don't turn away from me; I want a fight for Kagome." He said, putting more pressure to Inuyasha back.

"Kagome does not like fighting; anyone who knows her knows that." Finally, Inuyasha lifted himself up causing Kyuta to fall on his back and looking up at Inuyasha. "As far as I know Kyuda she picked already." Inuyasha left, leaving the cat demon to himself.

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