Here's a chapter, finally! Wow, huh. There is one more chapter after this. I'm working on it now, so it should be up, if not today, and the very least this week. But apart from that, sorry for the long wait, you wont have anymore with this fic.

Chapter 19 Leading

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Working together without the threat of Naraku the Inu gang easily and quickly disposed of the lesser demons. It wasn't hard to find each other (as they were the only things standing) and they quickly started cleaning and bandaging wounds.

"Dad, how much farther do we have? Do you think we should risk pushing our wounds to get tp the tribe and get better healing?"

Lion looked up at the sky and brought a hand up to shield his eyes.

"We could, but we should rest for the night first."

He brought his hand down and looked at Kagome. She nodded and walked to where trees were to gather wood. Lion nodded and went to hunt. By the time everyone was done having their wounds covered Kagome had a fire burning merrily.

"Where's your father Kagome-chan?"

"Don't know, I think he went to hunt."

"I did."

Everyone looked up to see Lion walking up with a prepared deer. He gave the meat to Kagome and left again, presumably to wash off. Kagome cooked the meat and served it to everyone once Lion came back. They ate in silence, the knowledge that it was finally over finally registering.

The night was spent in silence, everyone dealing with something they never really thought would happen.

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"Just a little longer, in about ten minutes you should be able to see the village and then it's about a five more minute run."

The other nodded, panting, the wounds they never noticed in battle now affecting them. Once they could see the village they all put on a burst of speed, putting aside pain and everything else, the promise the village held from them spurring them on.

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Mina looked around the village and sighed. It was bad enough when she thought her oldest brother was dead, but now she knew there was a chance he was alive. And not only that but he had a daughter who in less then a day, completely destroyed the lies Rye weaved. She knew it would take time to get to the West, get Lion, go visit his mate, and return to them, but she desperately missed her brother and wished he would arrive already.

But she had many years of without her brother, she could handle days. …Okay, so she was lying, she really, really wanted her brother now. But she already had the entrance staked out, she even ate there, what more could she do? She only knew generally where they would be, and what if she missed them? Oh, who was she kidding, she couldn't handle waiting anymore.

With a determined air she faced the entrance to the village and purposely walked out. Racing away from her home she headed in the direction of Edo. Not even two minutes away, she saw a group heading towards her and the village at fast speeds. Wanting to find her brother, but not wanting anything to happen to her home, she stopped and prepared for a fight.

An excited call of "Mina!" caused her to look closer at those coming towards her. And with an equally excited call of "Lion!" she ran towards the group, the distance being eaten up quickly, and threw her arms around her brother. The rest of the group stopped and gathered around the two, smiling at the two siblings reunion.

"Oh brother, how I've missed you."

Lion smiled down at his sister gently. "Don't worry Mina, I don't plan to vanish for years ever again."

Mina pulled away and glared up at Lion, "You better not."

This got a laugh out of Lion and smiles fro the others.

"Come on Aunt Mina," Kagome hooked her arm around her aunts. "We can tell you all the details and everything later. I for one, can't wait to have a bath."

Agreeing that they should discuss everything at home rather than out in the open, the group plus one returned to their dash towards the village.

It hadn't taken long for the gaurds to get the news that Mina was with a group that included their leader, Lion, and most had gathered at the entrance by the time the group arrived. It was amongst cheering and smiles that they made their way to the castle. Lord Kale, the stand in leader and youngest sibling was waiting for them at the doors. Seeing his brother he had the same reaction as his sister, he ran up and hugged him.

Once again not wanting to interrupt the reunion, the group just stayed back and let them hug. It was the commotion of the gathered crowd that split them up.

"Come brother, we have much to discuss." Kale led the way inside and to a comfortable gathering room.

On the way there, Kagome got Mina's attention. Explaining that they wanted to give the family alone time as well as wanting to clean up and bandage the humans wounds, asked directions to the needed rooms. Happy to give them to her niece and have time alone with her brothers, did so.

It was quite a bit later in the evening that Lion came and found them lounging in the same room as the first time they came.

"Well, don't you all look comfortable."

The gang looked up from whatever they had been doing and smiled at the wolf demon standing in the door way. Lion walked in and sat down beside his duaghter.

"As the leader of this fine tribe," he grinned at them. "I can't just leave them again. But seeing as I have such a wonderful daughter here," he puts his arm around Kagome "to take over when I'm old and cranky, I've got a little leeway."

Kagome tilted her head "And that means?"

Lion smiled at her, "That means once a month for a week I can leave and visit the future. Be there for my mate and son."

Kagome shifted under his arm sadly, "And me?" she question, wondering why she wasn't mentioned.

"Well obviously my little girl is all grown up and can take care of herself. I certainly hope you come visit me and I'm sure your mom wants you to as well. But other then that, as long as you come to take over should I ever die or something like that, I don't see why you can't stay with your friends. Though if you all want to stay here your more then welcome, I wont object to having you close." He kissed the top of her head and she beamed up at him.

"Travelling isn't the best for pregnant woman." Miroku announced.

Sango smacked him, "What he means to say is that we would like to settle down and have a family, we would love to stay."

"And I stay where ever Kagome momma stays!" Shippo jumped into Kagome's lap and hugged her.

Kagome smiled happily at all her friends before turning hopeful eyes to Inu Yasha.

"Feh, at least they aren't as dirty as Kouga bastard."

Kagome smiled, taking the Inu hanyou's answer as it was meant to be. She turned up to her father.

"We'll stay."