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Inuyasha and Kagome sat stunned, uncertain how to reply.

"But why mom, if you know we love each other and never wish to be parted then why?" Kagome asked with tears in her eyes.

Izume had tears in her eyes as well as she explained,

"I didn't mean that you couldn't become mates, only that you have to do something first. Kagome you must contact your father and ask him to explain who you are and ask him for permission as well."

"Who I really am? What do you mean? Wait you told me that Daddy died years ago, how can I contact him?" Kagome was confused

"Kagome, dear your father is alive, but in order to protect us he had to leave. Trying to make his disappearance less noticeable I had to let you and everyone else believes that he was dead." Izume explained.

"Alright, but how after so many years are we supposed to contact him? By now he could very well be dead!" Kagome stated as she tried to grasp the concept that her father was still alive.

"I would know if he was" She said while placing her hand at the junction of her neck and shoulder.

"But where would we look for him?" Kagome asked with Confusion and desperation. Inuyasha sensing her confused emotions wrapped his arms around her to help keep her calm.

"Kagome to answer our question let me ask you one. Which time period do you find feels more like home to you?" Izume asked.

"What do you mean mom? This is where I was born, why wouldn't it be home? Kagome more than a little confused.

Shaking her head Izume asked her daughter gently "Which time period brings you more pleasure? In which do you feel like you can really be yourself? Take just a moment and ask yourself do you feel real peace and happiness here, or in the feudal era?"

Finally Kagome began to realize what her mother meant, "The feudal era, that's my home every time I left it I missed everything about it is specially Inuyasha. But when I'm there, the only thing I miss is you, Sota, and Ji-chan."

"That is as it should be, because this is not your home, it never was. You were born in the feudal era that is where your father is now." Izume said and then sat there starring off into space seeing something only she could see.

Kagome it was stunned, she couldn't believe what she had just heard. And yet was something deep in her heart told her she had always known she had never belonged here.

After having been quiet for so long Inuyasha asked, "If Kagome's father is currently in my time, why haven't I ever seen him? Smell him for that matter?"

Startled slightly out of her reverie Izume answered, "Because he is masking his scent in order not to be recognize."

Pausing for only a moment Inuyasha had to ask, "How then are we supposed to find him, if I can't tell from his scent?"

Standing up Izume walked over to the bookcase in the room and pulled off a book. Returning to her seat she opened it up, inside the book was hollow and hid a few small items. Pulling a photo from the book she handed it to the couple.

"This is a photo of your father and me in front of the Goshinboku just before he returned to the feudal era. He told me that when our daughter wanted to mate to give you this and this necklace as a way to find him. The necklace has a trace charm so that its double can find you; your father has the other half of the charm." The necklace was a simple silver piece with a crescent Moon pendant on it.

"Kagome I know you have a lot of questions, but I promise not to tell you anything else so as to give your father the opportunity to. Please contact him, and tell him I love him and miss him."

For anyone wondering I have been extremely busy with school, work, and personal problems. Due to these factors this story has not updated recently, I hope to change this and continue working hard at finishing this story. Please don't give up on me, I have plenty more story that is written out on paper, I just need to finish typing it.