Kagome, an Inuyokai?
Chapter 8

Sango sat next to Kagome's bed watching the woman she viewed as a sister sleep. Miroku, Inuyasha and her had been here for a week and a half already. They had settled into a routine of who would sit with Kagome. Mostly it was Sango, Miroku, or Sakura but Sesshomaru also would take a turn as well. It was obvious he cared for the girl.

The only thing that disturbed Sango was when Kagome would have a fit, as Sakura had put it. Sesshomaru explained it to her as a particularly dense section of energy with her body was attempting to accommodate her new form.

Sango stood and walked to the dresser, examining the items there, when suddenly she heard a cough and a groan come from the bed, "Sango is that you?" the voice was very faint. Sango rushed to Kagome's side, and smiled at her friend, "Kagome it is so good to see you awake."

"Sango I am sorry I was not awake to greet you when you got here, has Inuyasha caused too much trouble," she asked softly.

Sango shrugged, "he is confined to his room, he came here trying to cause fights and has not been allowed to see you since he keeps trying."

Kagome sighed and sat up slowly, "Has Sesshomaru been courteous?"

Sango nodded, "He made sure we were all welcome, though Inuyasha tried to cause trouble from the get go, and he is getting more antsy by the day since the moon cycle is nearing completion. I know he hopes you leave with him when the cycle is over."

Kagome slid her legs off the bed and stretched, "well I expected all this, and it isn't surprising. Now I must get bathed and then ready for the day, since I see that it is morning," she gestured to Sango with her mokomoko without really thinking about it, "come join me in the bath and I will tell you everything that happened before you arrived and you can tell me everything that has happened since I went to sleep."

Sango grinned and followed Kagome to the bathing chambers, the guards outside the door hurried off to give news of Kagome's waking to their lord.

They found him watching over Shippou and Rin who were playing in the garden, "My lord she is awake and getting herself ready for the day."

Sesshomaru nodded to the guards, successfully hiding his excitement. They quickly left his presence. He watched the children a moment more before he waved them over, "Kagome has woken, go get cleaned up so you may great her when she is ready for the day."

Huge smiles spread on their faces, they had missed Kagome horribly, immediately they ran off to get bathed and dressed.

Sesshomaru had another problem to deal with before he would go to his study to await Kagome, and that was his half-brother, he needed to be told Kagome was awake.

Sesshomaru went back in the palace and went to the guest wing and the door that had four guards in front o f it. He went and opened the door. He found Inuyasha sitting and moping on the bed, which was mostly destroyed, as was everything else in the room.

Sesshomaru glared at his half-brother, "Kagome has woken."

Inuyasha's ears immediately perked up though he still glared at Sesshomaru, "am I allowed to see her now?"

"She is prepping for the day and yes you may see her when she is ready," Sesshomaru said.

Inuyasha nodded glaring back, "Good the sooner I can see her the sooner we can leave."

Sesshomaru quirked an eyebrow, "Her transformation is not complete and once it is over she can leave when she chooses, and not a second sooner."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes and simply said, "feh."

Sesshomaru turned around and left the room. He glanced at the guard, "This Sesshomaru will send for him when the Lady Kagome wishes to see him."

The guards bowed as he left.

Meanwhile Kagome and Sango were finishing their bath and they were drying off with the help of Sakura who was mainly helping Kagome dry her mokomoko.

Sango had felt uncomfortable attempting to touch it while Kagome had been asleep but now that she was awake she asked, "is it as soft as it looks?"

Kagome giggled, "Yes it is, and yes you can touch my Mokomoko."

Sango hesitantly ran her hand over the soft fur, "Its beautiful too, you have also become so much more beautiful. Sesshomaru told us, when you woke your transformation would be nearly complete, that all that remained was your true form, and after that your markings would show up then as well."

Kagome nodded, "Sesshomaru has been so kind though since I arrived here, he is totally different than the cold bastard he was when we were shard hunting."

Sango nodded, "Inuyasha has been very moody, but not very talkative, but the fact that you are now for the most part a fully inuyokai, he needs to see you, honestly, it has to sink in to him that you are not human any more."

Kagome sighed, and slipped a robe onto her body and carefully draped her mokomoko around her, "I know, a lot of my decision rides on how he reacts. I don't love Sesshomaru, I care for him greatly, and I could him eventually if it came to that but I have to see how Inuyasha reacts."

Sango nodded in understanding, "I know, I just worry that you are throwing your life away because you are chasing Inuyasha. He can be a great friend on a good day but if something doesn't go his way he seems to act like a child, not to mention the fact that you got the wish he wanted for most of his life."

Kagome sighed, "I know, lets go to my room and Sakura can help us get dressed, there are so many kimonos in my closet I will never get around to wearing all of them."

Sango laughed lightly, "Lets go."

Sakura watched the women, she was sadden by Kagome's words though she didn't show it, she really wanted Kagome to love Sesshomaru. That everything basically hinged on the hanyou disturbed her. She followed Kagome and Sango to the room. Sango declined having her hair done, but Kagome allowed it, having it held up by a beautiful ornate comb though even she declined having major make up on.

Sakura helped Kagome and Sango pick out a kimono for each of them, then helped them into them. After they were dressed Sango watched as Kagome picked up a small necklace from the dresser for Sakura to put around her neck.

When Kagome faced Sango she smiled, "How do I look?"

Sango noticed the necklace bore the symbol for the house of the west, obviously a gift from Sesshomaru, "You look like the lady of the west."

Kagome frowned slightly, "It has been very hard to keep from just giving into the urge I have to protect, to give of myself, I have one part of my transformation left, but I need to see Inuyasha's reaction to me as an inuyokai."

Sango nodded, "It is understandable, I shall go find Miroku he will want to see you as well, and I am sure I must rescue some poor unfortunate maid from his wandering hand," she said jokingly.

Kagome smiled, "I will see you when you are summoned to his study then."

With that Sango left the room with Kirara at her heals.

Kagome sighed, and felt two different entities stir in her mind, one was Setsusaiga, the other was one she became acquainted with while she was unconscious, it was her beast. If she was honest with herself, it scared her.

In her mind it appeared to be a large black dog who liked to be curled up on Setsusaiga's back, it looked at her, you need not fear me, for I am you and you are me.

Kagome shook her head, but you don't agree with my current choice.

The beast huffed, the hanyou is not loyal enough nor strong enough to suit me, he would not sire strong enough pups and he would not be strong enough to protect any pups we would have.

Kagome rolled her eyes, it isn't about that, I love him.

The beast rolled its eyes, they had had this argument multiple times since it had formed and had the strength to come out of the shadows of her mind, I will not argue over this, it is why we came up with the current solution.

Kagome sighed and left the room heading towards Sesshomaru's study.

Sesshomaru stood next to the window, he could smell her coming, and the smell was driving him crazy, she was approaching her first heat as an inu, it would happen not long after the transformation was complete. When he heard the slight knock on the door, he simply said, "Come in."

When she walked in his breath was taken away, she was more beautiful than he remembered. His beast stirred, growling appreciatively, he approached her and lightly took her hand, kissing it, "it is so good to see you up and about."

Kagome smiled, "thank you Sesshomaru. It is good to be conscious."

Sesshomaru sighed, he did not want to share her company with anyone, much less his half-brother, but he had to get that out of the way, and maybe he could have more time with her later. He let her hand go, "Do you wish me to call in Inuyasha?"

She sighed and nodded, "Yes."

He sighed but went to the door and told one of the guards there to go get Inuyasha, then he gestured for her to sit, then sat down himself. They watched each other before both of their ears caught the unmistakeable sound of Inuyasha running through the halls, and before they knew it the door slammed open.

Sesshomaru growled at the rudeness.

Kagome stood up to face the hanyou.

Inuyasha looked at Kagome and stared, dressed as a noble, and with her mokomoko drapped over her shoulder, she was gloriously beautiful, and from his sences he found she far exceeded him, just as Sesshomaru did.

Kagome stepped forward, "Inuyasha, I am so glad you came."

Inuyasha's gaze locked on one piece of jewelry she wore, a crescent moon, Sesshomaru had been courting her, he growled stepped forward and ripped the offending necklace from her neck, "Kagome, will you come back with me?"

Kagome stared open mouthed at the hanyou in front of her and the necklace on the floor, "when my transformation is complete, so you still will have me?"

Sesshomaru closed his eyes, he knew he shouldn't have expected much, he knew he shouldn't have hoped. She was to be leaving him. He felt his beast growl in challenge at the hanyou, but kept the sound from leaving his mind.

Inuyasha nodded, "You are still Kagome.

Kagome smiled and pulled him into her arms, I still must wait till the end of my transformation till I will leave."

Inuyasha nodded, and gave Sesshomaru a self satisfied smirk, the taiyoukai glared at the hanyou, knowing now the reason he was willing to keep Kagome with him, it wasn't because he loved her, it had become the fact that Inuyasha could take something Sesshomaru wanted, again.

Sesshomaru couldn't do anything, his own honor kept him in place, but he knew he had to stop Inuyasha from mating Kagome.

She had been holding back so much for the ass she now held in his arms. Sesshomaru's beast growled, and was grateful when Kagome let go of Inuyasha, and turned to him, "when will the transformation be over Sesshomaru?"

He met her eyes, eyes he had come to adore, and sighed, "I will help you learn it tomorrow, you are technically ready for the transformation now, though it would better to wait, since I am sure you wish to spend time with your pack."

Kagome nodded, "Tomorrow it is then, we will go to find the others I will see you at dinner Sesshomaru," then the two of them left arm in arm.

Once they left Sesshomaru let his head fall to his hands. He had to find a way to stop this, he didn't care if Kagome was with him or not, he wanted her to be happy, and the hanyou didn't care one way or the other, as long as he took something Sesshomaru wanted.

(oh did you think I would make it that easy for them? silly readers, my muse likes to torture characters)