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Chapter Four: Family Reunion

Fourteen days had passed since the children had been taken and Kagome stopped at nothing to search for them. She didn't eat or sleep until she was forced too and was usually knocked unconscious by Sango in order to stop her tirade around Feudal Japan. People were wrong when they said hell hath no fury than a woman scorned because it would seem that hell hath no fury than a worried mother searching for her children. Shippo was probably the only one in the group that felt the heat of Kagome's madness the most, the eccentric woman never stopped looking over the boy's shoulder and he was getting sick of it. He was a growing teenager, and having his mother constantly breathing down his back was hard to take especially considering the fact that at this stage in life he wanted to do nothing but stay to himself. Shit was literally hitting the fan as Kagome followed after him non-stop making sure to ask him where he was going, who he was going with, and on occasion even followed him which drove the adolescent insane. He loved his mother he truly did but having her constantly holding his hand was driving him to madness. Everyone could feel the boy's anxiety for his mother's over protectiveness and tried to help him from time to time but Kagome wouldn't have it. They could understand why but honestly there had to be some point when her madness ended.

"Kagome don't you think Shippo is old enough to go and by himself to the springs?" Sango questioned her friend as they stopped to set up camp. Kagome stared at her dumbfounded for a moment before shaking her head vigorously and objecting to the older woman's suggestion.

"Impossible, he is my baby and I will NOT let anything happen to him!" She countered as she paced back and fourth like a prowling tiger. Inuyasha and Miroku gave up at trying to convince the petite woman to leave Shippo alone and just settled for escorting the kit whenever they could. Kikyo tried her best to reason with the ailing woman while Sango added on to whatever she suggested. Shippo continued to sulk against a tree as he glared at the ground.

"Mom I can go by myself! I promise nothing will happen to me!" He whined as he stood up and stalked towards his mother. Kagome shot him a deadly look before continuing to pace around making the poor fox very dizzy.

"That's what your brother and sister said and now where are they? Only god knows where!" She stated as she flailed her arms up dramatically. The young teen rolled his eyes before walking off and leaving the anxious woman to her self.

"Where are you going?" She demanded as she began to bite her lips.

"ALONE somewhere, mom I'm sick of you breathing down my neck all the time. It's been two weeks of non stop prying and it's really grinding my gears so please just cool it." He practically shouted as he bolted out of her sight. Kagome slumped to the floor in tears as she watched her eldest son run away from her. She couldn't help it, she was scared she was alone and most of all she was a mother. Kikyo placed a hand on her shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze.

"Kagome its okay we've all probably been through what he's going through right now so don't feel bad. Just let him cool off for a while." She stated as she offered her a hand. Kagome nodded and stood up.

"It's just ever since Hiroko and Reika were taken I've been losing my mind. It's been two weeks and we have yet to find them." Kagome whimpered as she engulfed her sister figure in to a hug. Kikyo stroked her back and tried to comfort her as best as she could.

"Kagome we'll keep looking until their back with us okay? I'm not going to tell you not to worry because as a mother I know you have to be but don't stress your self out so much. And stop hovering over Shippo; he's old enough to know what he's doing." She lectured softly.

"I'm just so worried, their my babies Kikyo and ever since I gave birth to them they've been all I had." Kagome cried. Kikyo led her towards the rocks where Sango was perched and sat her down. Sango immediately fled to her side and put a hand on the crying woman's shoulder.

"Kagome do you think Shippo would want to see you this way? Do you think we're going to get anywhere if you keep crying and tearing down Japan just to find them? We have to think rationally and figure out where they are, we can't do that if you keep knocking trees down and scaring people away." Sango said softly as Kagome laid her head on Kikyo's shoulder.

"I know I know maybe I took it a tad bit far. I just want my children back." She cried.

"Kagome, I'm sure if Bankotsu really does have them he will not harm them. They are his children after all and only a dunce would look over their striking similarities."

"That's what I'm afraid of, what if he finds out their his and keeps them? I won't know what to do."

"Just keep your faith alive Kagome, Shippo needs you now more than ever and you driving him and your self insane isn't the way to go about things."

"I feel so awful, my poor baby, I hope he doesn't hate me." Kikyo and Sango threw each other a look before continuing to console the ailing mother. Their heart broke for her because they knew how much her children meant to her and to have two stolen and one currently pushing her away was enough to drive any mother over the edge. All tey could really do was wait things out and hope for a lead.

[With Shippo]

"Finally some peace and quiet, geez mom you really have gone over the edge." He grumbled under his breath as he threw a pebble in to the spring and watched it bounce across the water before disappearing. He felt guilty for shouting at his mother but he knew as well as everyone else that she was mad. She was crazy and in turn it drove him crazy. He loved his mother dearly but seeing her so out of it put him on the edge. His nerves were running wild as well as his brain as he thought about his brother and sister.

'Where could they be?' He thought to himself as he furrowed his brows in frustration. He couldn't help feeling that all of this was his fault as he threw another pebble at the water, only this time with much more force that it caused a small wave to wash over the calm waters.

"Why did I have to leave them alone? Why didn't I go with them? Some kind of big brother I am." He said angrily to no one in particular as he stood up and punched a near by tree. It successfully left a nice sized hole as he continued to punch the tree over and over again. He was angry at himself for not being there when his siblings needed him the most. He felt as weak as he use to be when he was younger and it pissed him off to no end. He was supposed to be the man of the family, the eldest, the provider, the protector and yet what did he do? He let his family be taken from under him and he didn't even do anything about it. With one last blow to the poor tree he slumped to the floor and cried his unshed tears.

'I swear I'll find you! No matter what it takes big brother is coming.' He vowed to himself as his tears hit the ground.

[Somewhere in Japan]

"Higher Higher!" Reika squealed out as she was thrown up in to the air. Hiroko watched warily as his sister was thrown, caught, and thrown again.

"Uncle Ren is she going to be okay?" He questioned the man he was currently perched upon. The older male looked up at him and nodded.

"Don't worry kid aniki isn't going to drop her." He promised the worried boy. Hiroko nodded before laying his chin on top of the man's head and continuing to watch the show. After a few more thrusts up in the air Reika wrapped her arms around Bankotsu's neck and nuzzled her nose to his. He cracked a smile at her antics as he rubbed his nose back in to hers. Man, who knew being a father felt so great?

"I love you." Reika told him as she nuzzled her face into his shoulder. His heart fluttered at her statement as he held his daughter in his arms. Over the past few weeks he did nothing but shower the two twins with love and affection that only a father could provide. He taught Hiroko how to fish and even a couple moves while he treated Reika like a complete princess, she had him wrapped around her finger and everyone knew it. Hell everyone else was even wrapped around her finger. She picked flowers with Jakotsu while Hiroko went fishing with Renkotsu, afterwards they would sit down with Suikotsu and learn a few things about different herbs while Ginkotsu road around with them on top of his huge form. Bankotsu would then sit them down and tell them bedtime stories until it was time for them to go to sleep in which he would tuck them in and bid them a goodnight. Everything seemed perfect to the small family, everything except….

"I miss my mommy." Reika announced as she walked beside her father hands laced in to his. Bankotsu looked down and immediately his heart clenched as he saw the sad look running through his little girl's eyes. It was a hard and complicated situation they were in and he didn't know how to explain it to the small child. She was still so young to understand that it scared him thinking about what to tell her.

"I know you do sweetheart but well who knows maybe we'll run in to her." Jakotsu announced as he threw his older brother a look that said 'you owe me'. Bankotsu nodded his approval before turning his gaze on the road ahead of them.

"Okay, I hope so and maybe I can convince her to let you be our daddy." She beamed as she thought about asking her mother to let the kind man be their new father. Renkotsu and Suikotsu exchanged knowing looks before turning their gaze on to their now tense leader.

"Yeah! I'd love that. You'd be an awesome daddy." Hiroko chimed in causing the tense male to grow even more nervous as he scratched the back of his head. Yup, it was a very twisted situation they were in.

"Oh kid if only you knew…." Jakotsu grumbled earning a bop on the head by his leader.

"Owwww aniki that hurt!" He pouted as he enfolded his hands in to the sleeves of his kimono and stuck his nose in the air. Reika and Hiroko giggled at their antics before lifting her hand and rubbing the tiny kitten on her shoulder behind the ears. The cats were just as spoiled as the two children and grew bigger by the day.

"Ugh, Mr. Bankotsu…." She started as she tugged on his arm. He looked down at her with curious gentle eyes before beckoning her to go on. "Can I call you…..daddy?"

Everyone in the group grew wide eyed at her request before turning their gaze on to the now serious leader. He eyed the small girl for a minute before letting his lips curl in to a smile. "I'd love that."

"Yayyyy!" The young girl screamed out as she lunged for his leg and grabbed on. He chuckled at her antics before reaching down and hoisting her on to his shoulder. The rest of the group watched the exchange with small smiled before turning their attention towards the two hissing kittens. Reika watched with worried eyes as her pet jumped off her shoulder and transformed in to it's now even bigger form and stood in front of her. The other one who was propped up on top of Hiroko's head did the same as it stood in front of its owners and let out a mighty roar that alerted the adults of an on coming threat. Bankotsu quickly hid Reika behind him as Jakotsu stood behind the tiny girl Renkotsu grabbed Hiroko and placed him beside his frightened sister before taking his signature stance. Ginkotsu stayed behind all of them in case and Suikotsu stood beside Renkotsu and prepared his long claws. Bankotsu hoisted his beloved Banryuu off of Ginkotsu and turned towards the on coming attack.

"Kagura." He hissed out as he propelled his large weapon in front of him and absorbed her on coming attack.

"So we meet again." She cackled out as she threw another array of attacks on them. Bankotsu grabbed Reika and hefted her on to his shoulder before grabbing Hiroko and jumping out of the way.

"Stay here okay? Daddy loves you." He stated in a hushed whisper before joining his comrades in battle the Reika held on to her older brother for dear life while closing her eyes and burying her face in to his shoulder. Hiroko held her tightly as he watched the battle going on in front of him.

'He said daddy…..' He thought to himself as he watched his 'father' figure jump up and land close to where they were. He jumped away quickly in order to protect the two from a possible attack. The two large neko's were immediately stood in front of their hiding spot as Kagura sent a hurdle of attacks their way. They countered it with much more force as they threw the wind witch off her large feather giving Jakotsu enough clearing to send his Jakotsutou at the unsuspecting demoness. The weapon sliced through her right shoulder and dealt great damage as Kagura fell to her knees. She turned and glared at the homosexual man before taking a feather from her hair and throwing it in the air. It grew to an enormous size as she jumped up and stood on it.

"DANCE OF THE DRAGON!" She yelled out as she sent four different world winds towards the group. She followed the attack with her two sets of wind blades causing the group to dodge and run around frantically. Reika turned towards the fight and the instant she saw her 'daddy' about to be hit she pushed her brother off of her and ran towards him.

"DADDY!" She cried out with tears in her eyes as she ran towards the unsuspecting male. Bankotsu turned his head quickly as he watched his little girl running towards him.

'Damn it!' He thought to himself as he drove his Banryuu in to the ground and jumped off. Kagura smirked as she saw her chance.

"DANCE OF BLADES!" Kagura yelled out just as Bankotsu landed in front of the frightened girl he took her in his arms and turned his back as he held the girl close to him and closed his eyes awaiting the painful impact. After a few seconds he opened them back up and turned around. His mouth dropped as he looked around and noticed he was in a huge pink bubble.

"How dare you involve my children in this!" A familiar voice yelled out causing the fighters to turn towards the right side of the clearing. There stood Kagome with her spirit bow and arrow cocked and ready to fire as she stared Kagura down with pure hatred in her eyes. Without warning she let one of the arrows fly before separating into four smaller arrows going after the same target, Kagura.

"We will meet again soon! And this time you won't be so lucky!" She yelled out as she took off on her huge feather. The once loud battlefield became silent as father and daughter stared at the aggravated woman standing no more than fifteen feet away from them.

"Mommy!" Hiroko called out as he took off from his hiding spot. Reika shook her self out of her stupor before following after her brother and running towards their mother. Kagome welcomed the two with open arms and tears of joy as she scooped them up and swung them around. Shippo and Inuyasha quickly stood by her side in awe as the two children greeted them with big smiling faces.

"Imouto!" Shippo yelled out as he took the little girl in his arms and swung her around like his mother did a minute ago.

"Aniki!" Hiroko yelled out as he jumped on to Shippo's back. The taller male let his unshed tears slide down his cheek as he grabbed Hiroko and swung him around along with his younger sister.

"Imouto, Otouto, I missed you two so much!" He cried out as he settled down and stared at the two. Reika attacked him with kisses while Hiroko settled for stuffing his face in to the older male's chest. Kagome watched with tear filled eyes as her children were reunited once again. A coughing sound interrupted the happy reunion as Bankotsu stepped up to her.

"You have a lot of explaining to do." He stated in an even tone as he stared down at her with cold blue eyes. She returned the gaze with equal if not more force as she turned towards him fully and poked him in the chest.

"You have explaining to do." She stated bitterly before lifting her hand and slapping him right across the cheek. Everyone including Inuyasha stared at her with mouths wide open as she placed her hands on her hips and stared up at him. Bankotsu's eyes grew wide and returned to normal as he lifted a hand towards his burning cheek. Did she really just slap him?

"Well….I see the happy family has been reunited." Jakotsu joked as he stepped up next to Bankotsu who was currently glaring daggers at the tiny woman in front of him.

"You stay out of this." They said in unison before turning back to their stare off.

"Care to explain why you kept them a secret?" Bankotsu practically yelled out as he pointed a finger towards the two children that were currently hugging Shippo around the waist.

"I don't have to explain shii….I mean poop to you! After you made it so pain stakingly clear that you didn't want anything to do with me!" She yelled back as she pushed him a couple inches away. Bankotsu had enough of her bullying as he grabbed her arms and pinned them by her sides.

"Nothing to do with you? If you would have let me explained in the first place maybe none of this would have happened!" Bankotsu bit out as the others stepped away from the arguing couple. Inuyasha knew better than to get in between them as he stood behind Shippo who's eyes was currently twitching with irritance at his parents behaviors.

"Mom….." He interrupted earning a dirty look from his mother. He gulped at the hostility and backed away behind Inuyasha who in turn got behind him. Jakotsu made his way towards the two children and knelt down beside them.

"I'm sorry you two have to watch your parents argue. Don't worry they will make up eventually." He promised as he patted them on the head. Their eyes grew wide as they looked up at their 'auntie'.

"So he's really our daddy?" Reika whispered earning a nod from the cross dressing male. Hiroko looked up at the two feuding adults before letting his brother and sister go and walking up to them.

"Mommy…is he really our daddy?" He questioned causing the two bickering adults to halt in their bantering and look down at the small impressionable child. Kagome turned to Bankotsu and back at Hiroko before letting out a sigh.

"Yes baby, that's your daddy." She admitted as she bit her bottom lip. Bankotsu's grip on her loosened as he looked down at the small boy. All doubts were erased as he swooped down and took the boy in his arms. Kagome couldn't help the smile that was tugging at the side of her lips as she watched father and son begin to interact with each other.

"So….it's true. The miko and the mercenary did create life together. Life that I am more than willing to rip away." An evil face cackled causing the adults to look up and glare at the opposing figure. Shippo quickly took Reika in his arms and ran towards his mother and father. Bankotsu swiftly ran towards his weapon and ran back to his small family before pointing it towards the evil hanyou in front of them. He just got his family back and he'd be damned if they were taken from him. He stood protectively in front of Kagome and the kids as he wielded his large sword. Inuyasha was quick to unsheathe his as he stood beside Bankotsu. Jakotsu, Suikotsu, Ginkotsu, and Renkotsu all surrounded them forming a barrier.

"Naraku! You die today." Kikyo yelled out as she appeared behind the hanyou with Sango, Kirara, and the rest of her kits by her side. Kikyo had her bow ready as Kagome formed her own bow and arrows using spiritual energy. Sango had her boomerang grasped tightly beside her while Kirara and the rest of her kits transformed in to their original forms. Naraku cackled out a laugh as he shot his tentacles out towards Kagome only to pull back as green poison began to seep in to his body.

"The miko is right. You will die today." A cold voice called out causing the group to turn and gasp as the lord of the western lands appeared before them; Jaken was faithfully by his side as was Kouga who had a pack of men and wolves behind him.

"Even with all your powers combined you will not stop me!" Naraku yelled out as he shot dozens of tentacles at the awaiting group. Bankotsu easily disposed of the ones coming after him as he sliced through them.

"Son, get your brother and sister out of here!" He yelled out before slicing another offending tentacle. Shippo nodded towards him before grabbing the two children and running as fast as his demon speed would let him. He made sure they were a good distance away before hiding them under a large tree.

"Stay here. I'll be back for you. No matter what stay quiet and don't move. I love you." He whispered before kissing them each on the forehead and hiding them with his illusions. He quickly placed a small barrier that Kagome had taught him around them before heading back towards the fight.

"Shippo!" He heard his mother call out as she jumped out of the way and fried another demon. Shippo grinned before unsheathing the beautiful sword Sango had given him and running in to the chaos. Everyone except Kagome was surprised as he sliced effortlessly across a huge mass of low class demons.

'That training paid off!' She thought proudly as she did a back handspring and wrapped her legs around a demons head and twisted it. The battle raged for what seemed like hours until finally all the demons flooded back towards their master. The group watched as Naraku sucked them back in. With one last laugh he stared down at them and bellowed out the words that made Kagome's heart stop.

"Foolish weaklings! This was a mere distraction, now I have what I came for!" He yelled out as he turned to the sky to see Kagura holding on to two crying children. Shippo's eyes flashed crimson as he watched the wind witch man handle his siblings. Bankotsu started to see black as he watched his children be taken away from him.

"MOMMY!" Reika cried out as she grabbed for her mother. Kagome ran towards her children only to be stopped by a huge tentacle. Hiroko and Reika sobbed uncontrollably as they began to take flight. Before anyone could have guessed it the two children kicked Kagura in the sins and jumped off the huge feather.

"HIROKO! REIKA!" Kagome screamed as she jumped over the tentacle.

"KAGOME!" Everyone yelled out as an unsuspecting Kagome was stabbed in the back by an on coming tentacle.

"My baby's!" Kagome breathed out before blacking out completely.

[END]

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