Chapter 2
Inuyasha, Shippo, and Miroku all sat in the hot spring in silence. Inuyasha had to drag Miroku and throw him in the spring before he turned to find Shippo already getting in since he did not want to get thrown in like the monk. After he had made sure that the monk and the runt were not going to make a run for it, Inuyasha removed his clothing and joined the two in the hot spring. As he closed his eyes to slowly relax, Inuyasha took in a deep breath. Just as he had started to relax, Miroku turned to Inuyasha and asked, "What did your brother want?"
"Feh, he wants us to look after that brat that follows him around." Inuyasha growled out as he kept his eyes closed. . "Kagome said she would."
"I see, aren't you worried?" Miroku asked.
"When is Rin supposed to get here?" Shippo asked.
"She's already here; she's with Kaede for now." Inuyasha answered before turning to Miroku to ask, "Why would I be worried?"
"Well if he had to bring Rin to you then I'm sure something is going on in his lands." Miroku stated. "I would understand if this were true since he was gone for so long in order to kill Naraku."
"Feh, like I care, we just need to find all the jewel shards before some other Naraku want-to-be gets a hold of most of the jewel." Inuyasha growled as he used a phrase he had heard in Kagome's time.
"Kagome says that we should take our time and enjoy the peace." Shippo stated.
"Feh, your Oka is crazy." Inuyasha growled out before he froze in place.
"Inuyasha? Did you just call Lady Kagome Shippo's mother?" Miroku asked in a slight shocked voice.
'Oh shit.' Inuyasha thought as he tried to think of a way to get out of it.
Sango started at Kagome as if she had grown a second head. She had managed to get into the water after realizing that Kagome had done so. Kagome knew that she would have to wait in order to get an answer from her sister like friend but she didn't really mind the wait, it would give her time to think. It was what she truly wanted and no one was going to be able to stop her. After growing tired of waiting, Kagome took in a deep breath and said, "Please say something. I'm really starting to worry that you might have gone into shock."
"Kagome, are you sure about this? Do you have any idea what this would mean?" Sango asked in a calm voice once she was snapped out of her thoughts with Kagome's voice.
"I'm sure about this. I want to be a miko inu hanyou. I want to understand him better; even if he loves Kikiyo. I want to get closer to him." Kagome explained.
"I have heard of it but it would take a lot of power, and maybe some dark magic." Sango stated.
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked in an interested voice. 'Sesshomaru never said anything about dark magic.'
"Kagome are you really sure about this? I haven't heard of a single ritual being successful at all…everyone who has tried has died." Sango replied in a very worried voice.
As she looked up into the sky, Kagome took in a deep breath and said, "I'm sure, it's what I really want but I'll understand if you don't want to help me."
"Are you even going to tell him?" Sango asked in a serious voice as she tried to get Kagome to look at her again.
"Tell who?" Kagome asked in an innocent voice.
"Inuyasha of course, what are you going to do if he tries to stop you?" Sango asked before adding, "Please tell me that you have thought about that possibility."
"Not really, I was hoping that you and Miroku would help me keep it from him. I also asked Sesshomaru for his help." Kagome answered in with a grin on her face.
"Kagome do you have any idea how hard this is going to be; even if you asked Sesshomaru for help this is not going to be an easy thing to do behind his back." Sango asked.
"I know but it's what I want. I hope you can help me and if you chose not to then I completely understand." Kagome replied.
"What do you need to get? Did he tell you?" Sango asked after a while of silence. She would rather help and make sure that her friend would look at all of her options before jumping into one that would risk her life.
"No, he didn't get a chance to because Inuyasha showed up." Kagome answered.
Inuyasha looked away from Miroku and Shippo as he turned to get out of the water. It wasn't like he meant it to be that Kagome was his mate and Shippo their son, it was just that that was how it had been since Shippo joined them. It wasn't his fault that he had gotten so used to it. Just as he was about to completely get out of the hot spring, Shippo jumped up and said, "No! I want you as my Otu! Stay!"
"Shippo." Miroku called in a slightly worried voice.
"Feh, stupid runt…." Inuyasha growled before adding, "The two of you will keep your big mouth shut!"
"I will." Shippo answered.
"You have my word." Miroku stated with a small smile on his face.
"Feh, good…" Inuyasha growled before sitting back down to enjoy the water a bit more before the three of them would return to the hut.
Just as the girls had walked into the hut, Kagome couldn't help but smile at what she saw. There at the corner where Inuyasha usually stayed for the night, was Shippo sleeping on Inuyasha's shoulder and Miroku at the other side of the hut with a grin on his face. While Sango got him to stop it, Kagome walked over to the two that she cared for so much and placed a blanket over them. Just as he was about to go and climb into her sleeping bag, she was pulled down and covered with the blanket that she had placed on Inuyasha as she heard his low growl say, "Stay here with us."
"Inuyasha." Kagome whispered as the warmth that surrounded her began to slowly put her to sleep.
"Umm…just for a little while." Kagome whispered as she got closer to him; closer to the warmth that was slowly putting her to sleep.
"Feh, just get to sleep Kagome…I'll protect you." Inuyasha whispered into her ear in a gentle voice.
"I know…you always do." Kagome whispered in a soft voice before she fell asleep.
Sango and Miroku looked at the two with a smile on their faces. The two could only hope that they would no longer fight. That next morning, Kagome woke up before anyone else did as she heard Rin's silent cries. After making sure that she had not woken Inuyasha or the others up, Kagome walked out of the hut and found Rin crying behind the hut. With a smile on her face, Kagome walked over to the small girl and said, "Rin, Rin are you alright?"
"Rin is not alright…Rin wants Lord Sesshomaru…Rin is worried and Rin doesn't know why."
"What are you talking about Rin, Sesshomaru will be alright, and he will come back for you." Kagome replied as she picked the girl up. "Come on, let's go for a walk."
"Rin was told that someone that Lord Sesshomaru trusted would try to kill him."
"Don't worry, he will be alright." Kagome stated. "I promise."
"Not like the bastard could be killed anyway." Inuyasha's low growl was heard.
"Inuyasha-sama." Rin stated.
"Sit boy." Kagome whispered under her breath.
"Inuyasha-sama, are you alright?" Rin asked in a worried voice.
"He will be fine, come on Rin, why don't you come and help me pick some herbs for Kaede." Kagome stated.
"Feh, damn wench." Inuyasha growled as he stood up.
"Oka!" Shippo called as he ran out of the hut with a smile on his face.
"Come on Shippo you to." Kagome stated with a grin on her face. 'How I wish I could just live here and be a full time mother…although I don't think my mother would like that.'
As he watched her walk off with Rin and Shippo, Inuyasha couldn't help but smile as she walked off looking like a very protective mother that would die for her pups. 'If anyone attacks her or her pups now they'll die…they'll be fine for a while.'
'He's not following us…is Kikiyo nearby?' Kagome couldn't help but think as she began to lightly sense for the undead miko.
"Oka, what are we going to do?" Shippo asked.
"We're just going to go and help Kaede." Kagome answered with a smile on her face.
Just as he had turned around to walk around the village, Inuyasha found Sango walking out with Kirara and Miroku at her side. The look on Miroku's face did not set well with him, but the look that Sango was giving made him not want to follow after them. So instead, Inuyasha looked at Miroku and asked, "Where the hell are you two going?"
"We'll be going for a walk; unlike you we can get a long." Sango hissed out in a cold voice before Miroku could say a word.
"What the hell is that suppose to mean?" Inuyasha growled.
"Sorry my friend but we'll be back later." Miroku answered in a calm and collected voice.
Not liking it, Inuyasha let out a low growl and took off after Kagome and the two pups that were with her. Once he was out of hearing range, and once they were out of the village, Sango took in a deep breath and said, "You have to promise me that you will not tell Inuyasha what I have to tell you."
"What are you talking about? I will not say a word." Miroku answered.
"I mean it, what I have to tell you is not from me but a request from Kagome." Sango stated in a serious voice as Kirara give her own little growl.
"You have my word." Miroku answered. 'I'm sorry my friend but this only worries me…if I did not give my word I would not have been told a thing.'
After taking a deep breath, Sango locked eyes with Miroku and said, "Kagome plans on becoming a hanyou without the jewel. She wants to know what you know on rituals that will transform her into an inu hanyou like Inuyasha."
Miroku looked at Sango and asked, "Is this really what she wants? Is it really alright for us, as her friends, to let her do this?"
"I know what you are thinking but it's what she really wants, she even turned to Sesshomaru for help." Sango replied.
"I know of one way, but we would need the blood of a full blooded inu demon and some very rare herbs." Miroku answered.
"Has anyone ever lived through it?" Sango asked.
Miroku closed his eyes and looked away from his beloved and said, "No, not a single one has come out of it alive."
"No, it didn't think so." Sango stated in a low and sad voice.