EDIT: Its been edited. Obviously. Small wording changes and some expansion on discriptors.

Kagome groaned, "I'll tell you when you're older Shippo."

Shippo looked her in the eye, "I guess this means you and Kouga haven't gotten very far yet. I don't know what this means, InuYasha wouldn't tell me when I asked why you two bathed at different times…I mean you can have a lot more fun when there are more people."

Kagome buried her face in her hands ignoring the laughing demons in the front of the car. Kouga was still on the phone but he was trying to hide the chuckle that was rising in his throat at his future mate's embarrassment.

Shippo put his hand on Kagome's back, "Are you okay?"

Kagome nodded still hiding her face in her hands. Kouga hung the phone and turned his attention to the blushing miko, "Kagome, I've got some bad news for you…your friend Eri was raped."

Kagome looked at him, her face paling considerably, "Is that what the detective wanted? Poor Eri-chan."

Kouga brought the woman into his lap growling softly when he caught the scent of salt water. Kagome sniffled, she felt somehow it was her fault because why else would the officer call upon her house and ask for her. Fingering the necklace her friend got for her she remembered what the four of them said, "Kagome-chan this is from all of us. Houjo was the one who spotted it and we all chipped in to buy it, so that we may always be with you. So you better not forget us or Ayumi, Yuka, Houjo and I are flying down to Kansas and dragging you back."

Houjo turned his attention away from the television monitor and hid it behind an old painting of a miko that reminded him of Kagome. He felt a semblance of guilt for hurting Eri the way he did but, Kagome needed to be punished, she apparently thought him a fool. He loved her too much to let her leave him; he had enough of waiting patiently while she ran around with other people.

He headed downstairs, schooling his face to the innocent schoolboy façade he managed to keep even after all these years. Opening the door he spotted Detective Honda, "Hello, Officer, how can I help you?"

Detective Honda narrowed his eyes this boy seemed too nice for his tastes, "I want to ask you a few questions concerning your whereabouts for the past three hours."

Houjo furrowed his brows, "I went to see the showing of Star Wars Episode 3, Revenge of the Sith and I am afraid that I just got home. May I ask what this is about?"

Honda glared at Houjo. He didn't like this kid; he seemed to be too nice for his own good. "That's classified information and may I ask another question? Have you been in contact with a Higurashi Kagome lately?"

Houjo shook his head, "I've been meaning to ask her mother for the number so that I may call her and ask how her trip has been so far and when was she going to return, we miss her."

Honda perked at that tibit, "Who's we?"

Houjo picked up a photo that had him posed with Eri, Yuka, Ayumi and one of the rare instances that Kagome was with them and handed it to him, "What's this about? Has something happened to Higurashi-san?"

Honda turned to him, "That is also confidential. Here's my card if you recall anything odd you may have recalled from before she left, call me."

Houjo nodded and closed the door heading back upstairs, picking up his phone distorter he used his cell phone and using the scrambler preventing any tapping or tracing of the call. Taking from his drawer a stolen piece of paper with Kagome's familiar scrawl, dialing the number he allowed for the phone to ring as he turned on the distorter and freed the television monitor, He watched as she was standing in front of a mirror, he groaned his blood rushed south at the sight of her clad in her underwear. She stood at the ringing of the phone pulling a night shirt on at the same time. Picking it up, she answered in her usual polite tone. "Kagome, Kagome, Kagome, you have been talking to the police, haven't you. I wouldn't want to hurt your little brother next. A Higurashi Souta, age 11, boyfriend to a girl by the name of Hitomi Yuki, the little sister if the girl I raped. How do you feel knowing she was raped because of you. A piece of advice you shouldn't associate with demons you never know when they will turn on you."

Kagome dropped to her knees, trying to stifle her sobs, "Leave Souta alone, he's done nothing to you."

Houjo felt another pulling of guilt, "Another thing before I let you sleep for the night…you look adorable in that night shirt, though I rather you sleep in just you underwear, they are a black bra and panty set, are you planning on showing them to anyone, say that wolf friend of yours who I must say was rather rude to me."

Kagome turned with horror at what this person said to her. Turning back to the phone that was looking deceptively innocent, the dial tone punctuating the silence, she suppressed the urge to chuck it out of the window, when door opened. Kagome looked up from her position on the floor and Kouga pulled her into a protective embrace once he say her tear streaked face, "What's wrong, Kagome?"

Kagome let out a shuddering breath, "He's been watching me, and he knows what I'm wearing right now… he even knows the underwear I'm wearing."

Kouga growled and began to pace her room trying to hear for the slight buzz all surveillance devices emitted, snatching the phone he pulled it apart, satisfied that it wasn't housing anything he let the pieces drop, then he caught the sound he whirled on Kagome. She watched, wiping the tears from her eyes. He listened and pulled off the necklace, parting it he discovered a miniature video camera, "The fucktard's been watching you through this, where did you get the necklace, Kagome?"

She turned her gaze from the device to Kouga, "I received it as a present from Eri, Yuka, Ayumi and Houjo. You don't think one of them is behind this?"

He smashed the camera in his fist, "I wouldn't be surprised. Now come on, you will be sleeping with me; I don't want to leave you alone after this and I don't want any arguments about this."

Kagome nodded feeling the throb of a headache forming behind her temples. Kouga gently pushed her out of her room and led her to his room right beside the children room. His pack has prospered through the years but the numbers still weren't the same since Naraku killed most of the pack. They currently had five cubs in the place not including Kagome's kit. He couldn't wait until he had cubs of his own, many demonesses through the years have offered themselves to him but he only had eyes for Kagome.

Kouga pulled back the covers of his bed noting with some amusement that she was now sporting a blush. He headed to the shower in order to get ready for bed. He brushed his teeth pulling his hair from its pony tail to tumble down his back. Striping his clothes off; he donned a pair of pajama bottoms. He exited the bathroom expecting Kagome to be in bed not still standing where he left her. He turned to her, "What's wrong?"

She flushed, "Well, I didn't know which side you sleep on so I decided to wait until you got back."

He chuckled and took the side towards the window and pulled the covers up for her to slip in. Kagome smiled, "Thanks for doing this for me, Kouga-kun. I appreciate everything you've done so far for me."

The wolf prince pulled her towards him taking in her scent of rain and strawberries. Growling gently, he lulled the girl to sleep, noting with some pride that she turned around and nuzzled into to his side. Pressing a kiss to her forehead he whispered, "I'll protect you, Kagome."

Slightly surprised to hear her breathe, "i know"

AWWW, fluffy moment…dun..dun..dun, who'dathunkit Houjo is the creepy stalker dude. And to the person who asked about the cry of "Kagome" Um…think about the fact the guy climaxed and he was thinking about her so he cried out her name, I hope I didn't taint your innocence. And I hope my explanation helped clear things up for the person confused to who was raped I totally forgot Hitomi was Souta's girl, but then I did some 'B.S.'ing so Hitomi is the last name and Yuki and Eri are sisters.