Anifun: 3: I'm sorry it's been like forever since I updated some of you probably forgot this story even existed and stuff. I'm just not feeling this story anymore, if the next few chapters are slow I''m super sory from the bottom of my heart times XX4!! Thank you for all the reveiws last chapter, you're all kind people for feeling bad. Ok I'll stop typing now...

Chapter 9:

"I'm guessing you got my message."

"Yes I got your damned message, now who and why are they challenging me."

"Shiru's formal family, literally her grand parents, they don't believe you're able to guild and care for her. You may have sold out TV news but not the chronicles or times. The second they heard about it they were planning their assault."

"I can't believe this; they couldn't have done this before?" the silver haired man paced back and forth, anger radiating from his body. He understood the situation perfectly, but it was obvious that no matter how good of a lawyer he had he would loose. He had no wife, only a supporting family.

Tomo, the black haired demon, brushed his hair back "Well she did run away, it wasn't of home but she did leave without you knowing where she was." He spoke as sullenly as if it was his own kids being taken away, "I don't know what to say that would help, and I surely hate the idea of putting her in their care. She seems to be smart enough to get out trouble but when you hate your own home your judgment is easily clouded."

"So what are the options?" as usual Inuyasha kept his proactive approach.

"Give her up, send her to an orphanage, get a wife, or find someone better qualified in your family to take custody of her. And of course give her up to them…"

The demons words echoed in his head it was early morning but he could not get up, his bones felt too weak to even think he rolled onto his face attempting to block out the world. But of course he could not hide forever, "Inuwasha! It's morning! Ain't cha gonna get up?" his adorably small, child like toddler, climbed onto her fathers bed. Her fluffy silver hair intertwined from her rolling in bed, he was sure she'd been dreaming last night. "Inu?"

He turned over looking up at the white ceiling with a groan slapping a hand to his face he wiped his eyes with a downward motion showing off his red veins and pink eyes, "You ok Inu? You look sick…" her crystal like blue eyes held concern inside them.

"I'm fine, I'm just having a problem…" she brushed his silver hairs back and sat on her father's chest, almost as if she were his mother.

"You can tell me. I don't think I'll get it, but it feels good to talk to someone." He smiled sitting up and holding his daughter tightly. She attempted to put her arms around his neck her paws holding him as tight as she could. She didn't understand his sudden gloomy mood but she felt as if something really bad was going to happen, even with the minimal amount of demon inside her she felt the changing moods of people their sadness pain happiness everything. And she knew that her father would not worry about nothing, it was definitely something big.

"Let's go eat some grilled cheese for breakfast."

"Kay!" she held his hand tightly as they walked down the stairs telling him about her dream last night. She stuffed her mouth with the grill cheese sandwich putting warm dry tomato slices in it rather than ketchup or dipping it in tomato soup. She noticed her father's quiet mood most in the car as he buckled her in and kissed her forehead. But she kept talking happily hopping to get his good mood back. She held him tightly around the neck before skipping to school.

"Inu, can you ask Kagome to come over?" she asked this with her ears perked at the sound of Kyou's voice.

"Why the sudden need to see Kagome?"

She twirled in her jumper "I just wanna see her. She always makes you happy…" She gave her father a nice toothy smile before hearing Kyou calling her; strangely enough rather than turning her head to the side she turned her body as if she could not see from the sides. But he shrugged it off as nothing more than a cute quirk, He had bigger things to deal with.

He watched as she ran to the boy's side holding his hand as though they were dating, he didn't worry about her and Kyou. If a dog met their mate they would not notice it until they kissed, according to his father and brother it was like an explosion; you would automatically feel the need to hold this person and tell them everything about you and you would never think about another person the same way you thought of them. So as long as their lips didn't touch they wouldn't know how good of a couple they would make, and of course the female mate of a dog was often too shy to kiss till they felt safe. He shrugged it off as they played hopscotch; it was still too early for him to be worried about a mate for her.

He went back into his car driving off to work, ready to speak to the one and only person who should know what was going on, incase things spun out of control. "Hey where's Miss Higarashi?" he leaned on Miroku's desk noticing that he was reading the comic section of the news.

"Oh, she called in said she was taking one of her sick days. Something up?"

"Ah… nothing much." He damned the fact that Miroku was one of the best people he knew at perceiving moods.

"Ok, see ya later then." He thanked the fact that he was a dude and did not give two flicks of a finger about what was going on in his friend's personal life. Well at least not enough to pry.

"… I'm gonna leave early today."

"Awww you worried 'bout your girl friend?"

"She's not my girl friend!" The half demon yelled back at his friend causing people to look up from their work and stare at their boss in confusion. Some women began snickering, others whispered among themselves.

He growled like a child and ducked out in his office, attempting to find something to preoccupy his time until he could finally run off home. Tapping his finger against his cherry wooden desk he laid his head down for some rest. He turned his head to one side, putting his forehead on his arm with a sigh feeling around for maybe even just a second of rest. But of course, beings of more importance had other plans. His cell rang; jumping up from his rest he whined and looked at who was calling 'Kagome'. He gave a small smile of triumph he felt as high as he could get on a such a bad day.

Flipping his phone he waited for the woman's sweet voice to come out. "Hello Inuyasha-San are you there?" she sounded hoarse as if she'd been in pain, but her voice was as soothing as ever to him.

"Hello Kagome-San, how are you feeling? I heard you were sick."

"Not sick really, are you busy right now?" She spoke in that mouse like voice at the end of her sentence, as always she was fearful to inquire anything about him. Her steady stance and head first attitude came undone as quickly as Inuyasha's own attitude did when around her.

"Not really, is something wrong?"

"Uh… do you know a man named Tomo-San?"

"He has your number!? What did he tell you!?"

"He didn't tell me how he has my phone number but he told me about what's happening…"

"Listen, I don't wanna talk about this over the phone, can I come over? If you need any medicine or something I can bring it over but I don't wanna speak about this over the phone again. Besides they might be tracking this conversation."

"Of course… that's perfectly fair. I don't need any medication though. But an aspirin would be much appreciated… thanks for asking… its real sweet of you" He could almost feel her smiling blush and smiled along.

His mood suddenly lifted with purpose "I'll be there in an hour or so. Would you mind if Rin dropped Shiru-Chan off over at your house after school?"

"Not at all, maybe I should call Onii-Chan and see if he'll let Kyou-Chan stay over… I'll see you then."

"Ya, see ya." He smiled as he readied himself to meet Kagome. Just being around a young single woman as beautiful as Kagome, though they were not dating nor in love, made him smile and quake every so often in excitement. He could barely remember the last time he'd been with an innocent "Woman"; he could barely call his daughter's mother a woman. She'd been a child in both body and features, a child with her own child… he turned away the thought grabbing his keys to leave his thoughts in the dust.

They were done and over with him…

Walking up the steps the silver haired man knocked on Kagome's door. She responded moments later, standing only because she was leaning on crutches. Her face was naturally pink, she was wearing old fashion flannel P.J's; a light sea foam green with cream buttons. She was obviously wearing a bra because the strap could be seen from her shoulder. "Sorry, you would expect to see me in better conditions."

"No it's fine, do you want some help?" she shook her head, though as fragile as she was, she would be independent like she wished to be. She stepped back and he came in.

"If you could lock the door that be a great help." She smiled at him.

"No problem," he nodded doing as she wished while she brought out three sandwiches and tea.

"I hope you're hungry," he nodded helping her set the table, sitting next to her rather than in front of her. "I made extra just incase." She handed him a plate.

"Thanks." He picked up the chicken sandwich chomping down on it with glee. Like a boy he sat with his legs spread open, and their knees touched, he waited for her reaction. It was obvious she knew they were touching informally, but she could honestly care less. And for awhile the two were comfortable and openly honest. But it was crazy to believe it would stay that way forever.

"So…" he put down his empty cup, "What did he tell you?"

She looked over him with her blue hue eyes the smile gone from her face, but a frown did not replace it "Shiru-Chan's grand mother is questioning the will and she want to take custody of Shiru. I don't understand why though." She gave him a questioning look.

"Well Shiru's family is also a big on business family; they use to be a big business until the Takashi Corp. came along and pushed them out of Japan. Now they mostly export rarely import anything." He paused, thinking for a moment; noticing her warm hand over his cold skin, if only for comfort "Well they have the only heir of the Takashi corp. If they reveal the fact that Shiru is also related them we'll have to merge our companies. Which may be fine with them, but… for me" he late out a growl turning away from the woman's face.

"I hate almost all of them…" he placed his hand over hers and squeezed his skin suddenly becoming hot, "and they hate me because I'm neither human nor demon. And they hate Shiru even more for being both that and related to me." She placed her head on his shoulder, responding to his weakness. "They don't have the same ideals as the Takashi corp. they don't serve hanyou's, or anyone who has hanyou children if they can help it, I wish I could say I hate them all but I don't."

"Who do you hate most?"

"Shiru's grandmother. She's the one who makes them al afraid; the day she found out I was dating her daughter Kyoko lost all her mother support she moved in with her cousin. I thought that maybe when she broke up with me it was because her mother had finally accepted her again…"

"She must have ran away…" he nodded weakly, "Thank you for tell me all this. It must be hard, but she's not angry; Kyoko most defiantly died still in love with you. She gave you something more precious than a child, she gave you her child. So you've gotta do your best." She held his head in her small hands, making him register every word she spoke.

"Did he tell you the options we have?" She nodded blushing; she looked at him carefully and scared her head finally off his shoulder "I wouldn't ask so much of you, or anyone in your family. If you feel you can't you don't have to push yourself."

She put her hands together one over the other knuckle against her pink lips "It's not that I would hate the idea of being married to you… it's just… I've never had a husband… I've never even lived with a man. It's a large step for me."

He took her hands into his as if he would propose "We can keep it quiet; you know just sign some papers in court and we'd be done. You can leave me the second you don't want to be around me," he placed his forehead on their hands, silky silver hair over her hands "please I really need you to do this with me."

"I… I really wanna say yes… but I really can't." he paused and nodded, letting her put her hands down. He looked at the wooden table, he wouldn't cry no matter how crushed he felt.

"Wait I'm not done. Just because I can't marry you doesn't mean I can't become her legal guardian."

"Inuwasha!" the small tyke of a child held the rim of the desk, "Look what I can do! Look what I can do!" she managed to pull herself up without the use of her legs, hidden in her blue pants.

"Why don't you go play with Kyou-Kun?" The father put his daughter back on the floor, pointing in the direction of the little black haired boy sitting up against the wall playing the old fashion Game boy. She nodded walking over to Kyou's side; he smiled widely as she came around and sat in a sort of ball next to him. He smacked his tail against the small girl's body, and then it waved around and smacked him in turn. Both completely oblivious to the work and woe that would—at some point—engulf them.

Shiru tugged at Kyou's shirt pointing outside at the squirrels running around. She looked at him with puppy eyes, asking if they could go chase them—after all, what was a puppy good for if they could not play? He smiled and rolled his eyes nodding; the two pulled on their sweaters and ran for the doors as Kagome came back. "Where'd the kids go?"

"Chasing the last squirrels of winter." She giggled sitting by her 'goddaughters-father's' side. Signing the papers had been easier than getting them, it was no wonder that there were abusive parents they didn't ask a single question besides if they could have Inuyasha's autograph. Now they were meeting with Shiru's grandparents, specifically her grandmother—she was the only one to question the will.

He squeezed Kagome's hand, the most he could do to calm himself down during the wait…