Kyo and Yuki came in to the room. Yuki promptly sat at the table and fell asleep. Kagome looked at the others, but they acted like it was normal so Kagome just settled for greeting Kyo with a smile. Kyo grunted and sat across from her, "What brings you here, they not want you?"

Kagome chuckled then schooled her expression, "No it's not that it's I taking a break from cleaning up the sprays of testosterone."

Kyo snorted, "So to take a break you come to a house full of guys."

She piped up, "Well at least I saw Tohru and I'm afraid to be seen walking the streets just yet."

Shigure snickered, "Afraid to run into those girls who are your friends."

She nodded vigorously, "I swear if they try to hook me off with Houjo one more time…well I'm not sure what I will do but it won't be pretty."

Ayame leaned towards her, "And if they find out he's living with you."

She shot him a dry look, "I'll become reacquainted with the doorbell and the phone pretty quickly. And don't you dare provoke them."

Ayame winked at her and turned to tormenting the sleeping Yuki. Kagome shook her head, "Leave Yuki alone, if I understand correctly he could…"

Yuki unconsciously punched him, "…do that."

Ayame whimpered from the ground. Kagome came over to him and removed his hand from his face, "Aww, poor baby."

She placed her cool hand on the newly forming bruise and started to heal it. Every one watched as the colors receded and the swelling go down. Hatori stood up and went to them, "Kagome, you could make me lose my job with that miko ability you have."

She looked at him sheepishly, "Yeah, sorry about that." 'It's just using them tires me out enough to sleep with out nightmares.'

He sent her a wry smile and nodded stiffly. Shigure sent him a disapproving glare and grabbed the miko and flung her over his shoulder. She stiffened instinctively before remembering it was Shigure and he wasn't kidnapping her. Shigure put his other hand on her back, "Relax, Kagome, I'm just taking you outside so I can see you play with your powers. All I've seen you do is heal…let's see what else you can do."

She sent him a grateful smile after he shut the main door, "What do you want to see."

A low voice originated from the roof, "Lets see what you can do, Miko."

Kagome pulled out of Shigure's grip, "Ohayo, Fluffy-sama."

Sesshomaru leapt from the roof and landed gracefully in front of her, "You will stop from using that infernal nickname."

Kagome smiled up at him, "I've used it since you joined us all those years ago, what makes you think I'll stop."

Sesshomaru arched his eyebrow, "Perhaps you don't want to see your son, and I was going tell you of his location."

Her face instantly went contrite, "I'm sorry. I'll be good I promise. So where is he?"

Sesshomaru scoffed, "Where is he…who?"

She growled, "Sesshomaru-sama…now tell me before I hurt you."

He placed a hand on her head, "I would have hoped you would have become more subdued through out the years but, last I saw of him he was taking his new mate to his home."

She clapped her hands, "I'm going to be a grandma soon. Who's the mate?"

Sesshomaru looked at the rising sun, "My oldest pup, Inume."

She leapt at him, "Wai! So do you think our grandkids will have fuzzy ears?"

He pried her off, "Keep off my person or I'll tell you son about a certain gift you received from the houshi."

Shigure just stood there trying to process everything that was transpiring when Sesshomaru vanished leaving a purple rosary with fangs decorating it. Kagome's eyes watered when she saw it and picked it up gently, keeping her face covered she excused her self from his presence. She ran from his presence clutching the necklace. Finding a location in the safety of the trees she sat down and cried.

Shigure watched her leave taking into account the rosary she picked up. 'Must have been InuYasha's.'

Entering the house he noticed Hatori's guilty expression, "Relax, Hatori, this time it wasn't you."

Ayame looked around Shigure, "So where's Kagome? Don't tell me you kicked her out."

He shook his head, "Apparently a demon she knows, spoke to her while we were outside and I gave her a moment to process the information received."

They all sat and waited in silence. Hatori turned his gaze towards the door, after five minutes of silence, where it opened and a sopping wet Kagome stepped in, "Sorry, but did you know that there's a stream near here with a nasty rock that wants to go for blood and will trip any unsuspecting person. So of course I had to teach the stupid rock a lesson by drowning it when the ungrateful thing splashed me."

Shigure laughed, "So much trouble in so little time."

His eyes noted the fact she was clutching the rosary. She shrugged and explained that everyone has told she is a magnet for trouble. Shigure nodded then turning a gaze towards Hatori to watch him she said, "Kagome, where is your son's father?"

She looked at him wondering what he was up to, "He died a long time ago…what are you up to, Shigure?"

She watched as Hatori stood up suddenly and left the room. Ayame who was watching her asked, "So Kagome, why did you cheat on us?"

She cocked her head to the side, "What are you talking about? I didn't cheat on you guys. Oh I get it…Shigure, are you trying to make it seem that Shippo is my biological son?"

He looked at her surprised, "So your friend was talking about Shippo, I had no idea all he said was your son was married to his daughter."

She snorted, "Oh yes I make it a habit to sleep with all sorts of powerful demons just for the chance to have children with fuzzy and cute tails."

Yuki woke up and took in Kagome's soaked form, "Ohayo, Higurashi-san, were you caught in a downpour?"

She flushed and turned to him, "You could say that."

Shigure remembering her soaked form sent her to shower. She allowed Yuki to lead her when the dog turned to Ayame, "Perfect, I wonder if this 'misinterpretation' will force our Hatori to reveal his feelings for the little lady."

Ayame nodded thoughtfully while Kyo snorted, "You shouldn't interfere with other people lives."

Shigure dismissed that with a wave, "You will not tell them what I'm up to right, Kyo."

He gave a brief nod and left the room not wishing to be privy to the inner workings of those two. He left and walked the path to get to his sensei's dojo. Opening the door to the dojo he noticed Kagura there training while his sensei was speaking with a man with long auburn hair that was pulled up into a ponytail. The man turned around and Kyo had the chance to see a pair of teal eyes before he was dangling in the air with a hand around his throat. "Where is she, cat-boy."

He growled at the insult, "Who the fuck are you talking about."

The man tightened his hold, "Kagome, I know you were with her just now."

His sensei put an arm on the man's shoulder, "Now, Higurashi, it isn't polite to attack someone not on their guard."

Higurashi dropped the man, "Yeah well I just wanted to tell you about my marriage to Inume. Now I must inform mother of the news."

Kyo spoke up, "I'm assuming Kagome is your mother…but she knows already, some demon told her."

Shippo nodded and followed the boy's scent trail to a secluded house in the middle of what used to be part of the outskirts of InuYasha's Forest. Stiffing slightly, he could catch the scent of her tears and of Sesshomaru. Reaching for the door he paused when he caught Kagome's scent. She pulled open the door dressed in one of Ayame's creations, "Shippo!"

Shippo pulled her into a tight embraced using her hair to absorb his tears, "I've missed you, mama."

She sat him down and allowed his head to rest on her lap, "I've missed you too, Shippo."

Shigure came out carrying Kagome's dried clothes, "Kagome, are you cheating on me?"

Kagome looked up surprised when Shippo broke in, "Mama, what are you wearing?"

She looked at the outfit she was wearing, "It's one of Ayame's. But Shippo you remember the tales of the Mabudacu Trio I told you about, this is Shigure of the trio."

Shippo's eyes widened, "So this is the guy you feel is most like Miroku…"

She nodded, "Cunning, intelligent, wise, not to mention flirtatious and oh so cute."

Shippo wagged his finger at Kagome, "And to think you turned Miroku down."

She laughed and smacked him softly, "I think you've spent to much time with Miroku…Shippo have you followed the curse that haunts his family."

He nodded thoughtfully, "Yeah, Koharu did it; apparently she was taught by Tsubaki before InuYasha killed her. Are you going to try and break it?"

Kagome nodded and pouted slightly, "I being able to carry you and cuddle with you."

Shippo flushed, "Yeah, don't think the carrying would work."

Kagome nodded and patted his head. Shippo took in her scent re-imprinting it into his mind, "Now, 'kaa-chan, I've got to go, Inume is home alone."

Kagome turned to him her eyes shining, "Okay, just have lots of babies for me to pamper. Now I know why Mom would always obsess over my love-life or lack there of."

Shippo laughed and left in a flash of smoke. Kagome and Shigure coughed slightly at the fumes. Yuki came in his gaze locking on the smoked filled room. Shigure's voice came through the smoke teasing, "That's your son."

Kagome swatted at him, "Hush."

Yuki turned to Kagome, "What's this about a son?"

She smiled brightly, "Yeah, my son came to tell me he got married."

Shigure draped an arm around her, "So how does it feel to have your son, more experienced and married before you."

She dropped her head, "That's true…Oh Kami, I'm pathetic."

Shigure picked her up, "Come and tell us stories about your great travels, like how you met your silvered haired youkai friend."

Kagome laughed as she thought back to it, "I was cheeky back then wasn't I?"

Shigure dropped her of in the living room. Kagome sent him a death glare and rubbed her bottom from the impact with the ground, "That's mean, quit snickering…I mean here I am about to tell you a story a very good one in fact and you treat me like luggage."

The dog smiled, "Ah but, dearest Kagome, I'm offended that you would even suggest that I would treat my little bird in such an offensive manner."

Kagome eyes shone, "Miroku used to call me Little Bird after the song (1), you two are definitely related."

Shigure smirked and kneeled beside here, "Well are you going to tell us the story. Or will I have to get Yuki to beg."

Yuki sent Shigure his patented 'Look of Cold Fury', leaving Kagome in tears, "HAHAHAHA, Oh…my...God…he looks like Sesshomaru. Sorry, Sorry, I'll be serious."

Yuki sat down and a short boy with blond hair came bouncing in. "Hey, Yuki and Shigure and… who are you?"

Kagome introduced herself, "My name is Kagome and what your name may be, Little Rabbit?"

"Momiji Sohma, so you know about the curse?"

Kagome nodded and caught the boy who flung himself at her. "You remind me of my son when he was little."

Momiji blinked, "Why didn't I change?"

Kagome shrugged, "I'm not sure exactly what it is, but Momiji, do you wish to join us while I tell Shigure and Yuki a story how I met a friend of mine."

He nodded and sat in front of her. Ayame's head popped in and picking up the word story joined the group. Kagome smiled at Ayami, "So do you think Kyo will want to join us?"

The cat in question stepped into the room and saw Momiji who immediately hopped up and started to talk to the cat, "Hey, Kyo, where is Tohru? You are usually near her because I know you like her hugging you."

Kyo smacked him on the head leaving the rabbit in tears and Kagome on habit called out "Oswari!"

Seeing everyone look at her she chuckled sadly, "Sorry that just reminded me of InuYasha and Shippo how they'd act with each other. We reshaped the Japanese landscape with that command."

Shigure cleared his voice, "Story, Kagome."

She nodded and threw a look at Shigure, "Well this form of story telling is very cool, I learned it from my son when I adopted him."

She concentrated and a scene of the Japanese country side at night developed on the table, "Okay this story starts with InuYasha and me traveling through the country side."

At those words a fifteen year old version of herself appeared with InuYasha.

"Then we saw a floating carriage and with it was a really large oni on the shoulder of the oni were Sesshomaru and his retainer Jaken."

They appeared in the landscape and started enacting the events that occurred five hundred and eight years ago. Kagome's voice was providing the narrative to the story.

(Meaning I don't remember exactly what happened and I'm one for accuracy)

The Sohmas watched the tale awed at the sight they got to see. "Well then I saw InuYasha was in trouble I ran towards him and the Tetsusaiga just popped out."

Momiji laughed at that point and the picture wavered as Kagome's focus was shaken. "Sesshomaru the least to say wasn't happy and tried to kill me with his dokatsu. Some reason it didn't work as planned and my surrounding melted onto of me. This infuriates InuYasha and he begins to fight with more vigor. I break free and started to yell at Sesshomaru about how he tried to kill me and that he was going to pay. Handing the sword to InuYasha I step back and allow him to use it. Sesshomaru was angry and transformed, his breath giving off a toxic vapor worse then Shigure's morning breath. I climb out when the fumes became too much leaving Sesshomaru and InuYasha to continue their battle. They move the battle to InuTashio's shoulder and InuYasha told me to stop believing in the sword and I began crying. InuYasha was surprised and asked me why I was crying when I yelled at him that he basically told me to give up hope; that he could survive but I was a human and I would most likely die. Then InuYasha frantically trying to stop my tears said, "Keh, I meant stay back and let me protect you." The sword glowed and transformed allowing InuYasha to strike Sesshomaru cutting his arm off and pushing him back. InuYasha and I leave on some Skeleton birds Myoga managed to procure for us. We escape and InuYasha returns the pearl to his eye and that, my friends, is how I met Sesshomaru."

The figures one finished with the tale bowed and disappeared. The group applauded Kagome's story. She stood up and stretched her body. Shigure smiled, "Too bad Hatori missed this."

Kagome sighed, "I think he's upset with what you insinuated."

Shigure patted her on her head, "Of course he is."

Kagome nipped at his hand, "Are you patronizing me?"

Shigure laughed and looked at his hand, "Quite the canines you have."

She gave him a toothy grin allowing her fangs to show. He eyed the fangs, "So you become a vampire?"

She laughed at that, "No, it happened when I adopted Shippo all those years ago. It's been nearly four years now. I gained several kitsune abilities such as illusion making, the ability to form a hoshi no tama, and the ability to use kitsune bi, some personality traits and two main physical changes when I adopted him the demon way."

Ayame actually serious for once leveled her with a gaze, "Explain."

Kagome sighed, "You guys know I've always viewed Shippo as my responsibility and Sesshomaru was actually the one who suggested the idea to adopt him in the demon way. Let me tell you it took a lot of work making it work around my miko abilities. Basically we performed an ancient ritual and I guess my powers strengthened by the shards we had of the Shikon no Tama caused the changes once it sensed the love I hold for him and my desire to adopt him. Normally all it should have done was blend our scents and allow for me to sense when he's in trouble"

Shigure circled her, "What are the changes?"

She smiled exposing her fangs, "These and these"

He started to laugh when he notice she was pointing to her breasts. Yuki shifted he was rather uncomfortable with how the conversation was headed. Momiji was watching the proceedings not knowing exactly what was going on. While Ayame was laughing as well and Kyo flushed.

Hatori stopped at his house in the Sohma estate and rested his head on the steering wheel of his car, 'What I did was childish, she was living during a time when at 15 she was expected to have been married with at least 2 kids. I basically stood up and left in a hissy fit.'

He went inside his house and took his photo of Kagome with the Mabudachu Trio and threw it against the wall breaking the frame and shattering the glass. Hatori plopped onto his chair and laid his arm over is eyes, ignoring the ringing phone.

Kagome sighed and hung up the phone, "He's not there. How are we to have a sleepover if he's not here?"

Shigure sighed and agreed with the miko, "True, it wouldn't be the same so I guess we would have to do this at another time."

Kagome nodded and took her clothes that Shigure was still holding and went to the bathroom to change into her normal clothes. She folded Ayame's clothes and thanked him for allowing her to wear his precious outfit. Ayame nodded and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, "Visit me you hear."

Kagome snorted, "Of course, Well, Shigure call me after you talk to Akito."

He nodded and kissed her forehead as well. Kagome gave everyone a hug and walked out of the house and headed towards the shrine.

Kagome ran up the stairs to the shrine and noticed the shrine was silent they weren't even parishioners around the shrine. Kagome shrugged it off and went to dig through her purse for her keys when someone came up behind her and grabbed her around the neck, a low voice hissed, "Give me the Shikon no Tama."

Kagome grunted and began to fight the man off because she couldn't feel youki signifying the person's human. The man growled and slammed her head into the door. Kagome blinked away some blood stunned and when the person went for her necklace after throwing her against the ground her miko abilities forced the Shikon to merge into her body. The masked man pulled out a butcher knife and began to stab her trying to draw the jewel back out when a noise caused him to panic and run. Souta stepped out of the family car and came up to the shrine when he noticed that he had stepped in something wet looking down he saw that it was blood and feeling the pit of dread flood his gut he ran up to the house his face blanching when he saw his sister lying on the ground drenched in her blood, "Nee-chan?...NEE-CHAN! PLEASE WAKE UP."

Souta quickly ran inside and called for help. He sat down beside his sister and pulled her head into his lap, "Kagome, you better not leave me too you got that you promised you won't leave me and I'll hate you forever if you do."

The EMTs managed to arrive and gently strapped Kagome to the stretcher and wheeled her to the awaiting ambulance. Souta followed and climbed in behind her.

Kagome woke up groggily noting with a slight distaste that she was in a hospital. She groaned and sat up noting with some amusement that she could hear her brother arguing with the doctor on the other side of the curtain about the fact that she needed a transfusion while Souta was against the idea. She cleared her throat loudly and they entered. Souta ran up to her and enveloped her in a tight embrace. Kagome ran her hand in a gentle circle along his back, "Its okay…now Souta can you get me out of here."

He pulled away, "Why were you at home, you were supposed to have been at your friend's place. I should leave you here and let you heal slowly."

Houjo came in with a bouquet of lilies, "Hey, Higurashi-san, how are you feeling?"

Kagome smiled, "Fine, and call me Kagome we've been friends for about 10 years."

He nodded and handed her the flowers, "What happened, Hig--Kagome-san?"

She shrugged and explained that some guy came up behind her and attacked. Houjo then asked the next question, "Why haven't you healed yourself yet?"

Souta gave him a 'are you that dense' look, "Akitoki, considering that it would lead to awkward questioning if she did it here perhaps you can have her sign out and leave the hospital so that she can heal herself."

Houjo nodded and went to get the nurse so that the paperwork could be finished. Kagome leaned back and replayed the incident through her mind when she spoke, "Good call on the blood issue, if I had gotten some my blood would have reacted strongly to it and start to attack it and I really sure that it would be a bad idea."

Houjo returned with a wheelchair and helped Kagome up. Kagome 'eep'ed' at the sudden change in elevation and clung onto him. Houjo settled her into the wheel chair and gave her his jacket to cover up the gown, "I'm sorry but your clothes were ruined."

She nodded and allowed him to wheel her out to his car. Kagome held onto him as he lowered her into his car. Souta followed a small frown gracing his features, it appears that Houjo still had feelings for his sister and he might have to lay down some rules for the man.

Yep stopping here and this time it's for pumpkin pie….mmmmm much better then cheesecake.