Chapter 7
While Sesshomaru made Kagome his mate, Inutaisho sat talking with Inukimi. They started with the best place: old memories. Then Touga explained what he had not been able to say. He was reminding her of the night Inumaru said he felt his mate was born when a new voice called their names. "Mother, father, I'm home."
Inukimi jumped up and threw herself into her son's arms. Inutaisho examined his now grown up son. Pulling back, Kimi let Inumaru approach his father. He watched them reacquaint themselves with each others scent before saying, "We found your mate, son."
"That eager for grandpups?" Then her statement caught his attention. " Wait. A mate or my mate?"
"Your mate, son. Tomorrow we go to bring her home," said Inutaisho. He watched Inumaru's eyes widen and then fill with joy. He looked at Kimi who nodded. "Your mate is the other half of the soul twins. There is a great chance she has been harmed."
"Harmed? How? Why?, " asked Inumaru. He remembered how gentle and warm his brief touch with his newborn mate had been. He could not imagine anyone wanting to harm her. He had kept that memory close to his heart.
"By your half brother and we do not know," said Kimi. "My half brother? Why do I have a half brother? " Inumaru saw his father catch his mother's attention and shake his head no. He wondered then what all he had misses these past 17 years.
Inutaisho knew it was not the time to tell the story. He prevented Kimi from doing so and then led them all to sleep. Seven hours later, all rose and began to prepare for whatever lay before them.
