A/N IF ANYONE HAS NOTICED, I HAVE DELETED MY TWO STORIES THAT I WAS PREVIOUSLY WORKING ON BECAUSE I FELT THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING IN THE DIRECTION THAT I WANTED THEM TO. SORRY AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE REVIEWS, THEY'VE HELPED ME OUT A LOT!! LOL!

CHAPTER 3

"Hiroshi, don't go off too far."

The young youkai merely giggled at his mother's words before chasing the butterfly.

"Hiroshi!"

"Hush Kagome," Sesshomaru said as he sat upon the grass and reached a hand to pull his mate into his lap, "I will make sure that he won't go off too far. And," he said before she could argue, "there is nothing to fear of. There is no danger that I know of in this area."

Kagome gave a soft sigh. Her husband was right, but since she is a mother, she was supposed to worry anyways, correct? Although, Sesshomaru does have a good sight on Hiroshi in case of trouble, so there shouldn't be any worries.

"I understand."

The pair then sat in content silence with each other, with Kagome's back placed against Sesshomaru's chest. The area was no less than beautiful with the grass being a deep green and to the side was a wide area of flowers, to many to be counted. The trees surrounded this little paradise in a semi perfect circle, reaching to the ski with its giant height. The birds were chirping happily for the day, and the sun was shining brightly, nothing could be more perfect.

But, as Kagome began to doze off after being there for half an hour, she suddenly felt Sesshomaru tense behind her.

"Sesshou-?"

"Hiroshi, get here now!" came Sesshomaru's authoritive sound, and during his call Hiroshi could be seen running to his fathers voice, holding his tail tightly to his chest with his two hands.

"Yes papa?"

Sesshomaru didn't answer right away, merely grabbed his son by the back of his shirt and thrust him behind his back as he held his mate closer to his chest, growling at something unknown.

"Kagome," Her face turned toward him at her name, and she finally understood what is wrong.

"They've found us, haven't they?"

Sesshomaru just gave a slight nod; all the while he didn't look at his mate once and could only feel his sons fingers tightening around his hand. It was either his father's troops or some unwanted guests, but it didn't matter, he could smell malice in the air.

"I'll transport Hiroshi to her, and then we'll deal with this together."

He growled a little sharper at this, "Can you transport with him with your miko powers, mate?"

Kagome knew where this was going, "I'm not leaving with out you."

Sesshomaru stood up with Kagome on her own two feet and stared right in front of him, his eyes moved in different directions as if keeping his target in sight, "You will do as I say."

She knew that there was no arguing with him like this so she conceited with a slight nod, but before she could reach for her son, Sesshomaru gave her one last demand, "Don't go to our house until I come for you."

Kagome tilted her head up to him and placed the hand that wasn't holding Hiroshi on her belly, "We'll be waiting for you, love."

Sesshomaru gave a nod and pulled his son to his mother and heard him say goodbye before a pinkish purple light surrounded them and they were gone.

"Now, show yourself vermin."

Cold and evil laughterwas his only response before an arrow was shot right at the spot his family once was. Sesshomaru snarled at meaning of this attack.

"You dare attack my family?" was said in a deadly growl as he felt his youkai rise.

"Quite ironic, when we were sent here by your family." Was his answer.

Then, ten figures could be seen coming out of the forest, nine were covered in all black, something that could only be described as a ninja uniform. On the nine ninja's chest was a silver moon that stood out of all the darkness. The tenth man that Sesshomaru found to be talking was a Spider demon, he stood on his six legs and had an inhumanly hideous face that would make all cower from it's disgusting boils and scarred eyes. His hair was blotched so that there were random bald spots amongst wiry looking hair. The man seemed to be only a few inches taller than Kagome, and was in between stout and skinny. But to Sesshomaru, the only thing that stood out was the silver moon necklace that he wore around his neck.

"So, you were sent here by my father?"

Chuckling the man replied, "Your father paid quite handsomely for you to live, and for the bitch and runt to die."

Growling, Sesshomaru reached for his sword and crouched into a fighting position as he decided that he'd keep the leader last, "You shall die for that." And then sprang for the man to the farthest left, slashing in a diagonal line, killing him immediately. All the men began to charge at him but the spider demon, which sat back and watched it all with a calculating eye.

Sesshomaru saw the other eight men and decided to end this quickly and brought his whip down, killing the eight with out so much as a sweat.

There was suddenly silence in the area, both opponents staring at each other with equal amounts of hatred, before the silence was broken.

"Those were my best men."

"Yes, I could guess they were." Sesshomaru said this with a silent air of humor, as he thought that it didn't take two minutes to be finished with them. "Tell me, why does my father want me?"

There was a slight pause before the demon chuckled, "He didn't pay me to keep quiet so I'll tell you," He crouched down a bit and stared at Sesshomaru with gleeful, mad eyes, "He wants you to take the thrown instead of Inuyasha, since he's a hanyou. But other than that, it seems that the old man is convinced that he could change your mind." The demon gave a low laughter that made the birds in the trees that stayed during the fight fly away, "He thinks that you choosing that wench," Sesshomaru growled at the insult but the demon didn't seem to care, "for a mate was just a move for rebelling. But when he found that you are still with her and have a son to boot, well, he decided to take matters in his own hands." There was a pause, "So he decided to take my mate and hold her as collateral as I am here to go after you."

"Your mate is all ready dead."

The demon's head snapped up at Sesshomaru's comment and replied with a look that clearly said to explain.

"My father never kept hostages, he thought that they were too bothersome, so after three days maybe even a full week, he'd have them stoned to death or kill them himself." Sesshomaru never showed a single emotion as he said this, "He never was a compassionate man."

"You lie, I would feel if she was gone."

"How long has she been there, in my father's dungeon?"

There was silence before the demon replied in a whisper, "Two days."

Sesshomaru gave a slight nod, "There is a loose brick in the back walls of my fathers castle. It is the only brick that looks new. If you promise not to attack my family again, I will draw you a map to tell where it is."

The demon looked at Sesshomaru with curious eyes, "why help me?"

"Firstly, those men were not your own troops. They were my fathers were they not?" at the nod he continued, "Secondly, my father does pay for keeping information private, thus I knew you never were paid in the first place. Thirdly," Sesshomaru was quiet before he continued in a soft tone, "if my mate was in that position, I would do anything in my power and more to get her out."

Silence covered the men, before the Spider demon broke it, "He will send more after you, he has a bounty on you and your family."

Nodding, Sesshomaru responded, "I have realized this and my family and I will be leaving a soon as possible."

The demon gave only one nod before the commenced the directions and plans for escape. It was long into the night before they finished it up and the demon had it rolled up into his armor.

"I suppose I owe you an apology then?"

There was no response, just Sesshomaru walking into the forest and somehow disappearing.

Kagome waited by Kaede's door, it shouldn't have taken this long. Although she wasn't worried, because if he were hurt Kagome would know it, she would feel it. She placed her hand on her belly and rubbed it in a circle as if calm the unborn child.

Hiroshi went to sleep long ago, and was still in a slight slumber. When they got to the hut, Kaede didn't ask any questions, merely made the stew and was now at another hut taking care of a sick mother.

A sigh of relief was let loose as she saw her mate coming up the path in his disguise as a human. His pace went faster when he saw Kagome at the door waiting for him.

When the two were face to face, he leaned down a kissed her on the lips long and hard.