Chapter 20

Izayoi watched with a smile on her face as her son played with the young fox kit. She watched as Kagome cased after them with a smile of her own as she tried to catch up to the two demons she was after. It wasn't until she had seen this girl truly smile that she began to remember about her old friend. Just as she stood up to leave, Kagome quickly stopped running after the two boys and bowed before the Queen to say, "I'm sorry if I have not been paying much attention Queen Izayoi."

"Oh don't worry dear, I just remembered that I have to go and do something." Izayoi replied.

"Would you like for me to walk you?" Kagome offered.

"No, I will be fine on my own, please just make sure that my son continues to smile the way he is now." Izayoi requested in a low tone, "For it has been such a long time since I have seen him smile like is now."

"I will, have a good day Queen Izayoi." Kagome replied.

Once Izayoi was out of sight, Inuyasha landed next to Kagome and asked, "Where did my mother go?"

"I don't know all she said was that she had something to take care of." Kagome answered.

"She would have told me before hand." Inuyasha thought out loud.

"Oka, I'm tired." Shippo stated as he jumped into his mother's arms.

"Come on then honey, let's get you to bed." Kagome stated.

"But it's still early." Inuyasha stated.

"For you it may be but for this little on it isn't." Kagome replied. "Until we meet again Prince Inuyasha."

"Feh, a simple good night would be fine." Inuyasha growled.

"Good night!" Shippo called back for him and his mother.

'Uh…looks like he is going to follow me…so much for practicing tonight.' Kagome thought as she kept her eyes closed while walking toward the stables and her room. 'Something is blocking my sight…I need to find out what or who it is before it gets to dangerous.'

Inuyasha walked down the stable halls making sure that everything was alright. He had just made sure that Kagome had made it to her room safely so he had no other reason to be there. Just as he had turned to go and meet with Dante and Helios, Inuyasha stopped in his tracks as he felt his whole body grow cold when he heard a familiar voice say, "You have no right to be entering the dragons' stable without the mother of these dragons."

'It can't be…Kikiyo.' Inuyasha thought as he stood still.

When he didn't say or move, Inuyasha listened as he heard her draw an arrow as she added, "I will not tell you again, state your name and business here."

Realizing that there was no way that Kikiyo would be standing behind him, Inuyasha let out a low growl and slowly turned around as he growled out, "I do not think that that is any way for you miko to be speaking to the Prince of these lands. I am Prince Inuyasha now state your name the reason as to way I should not have you killed."

"Prince Inuyasha…please forgive, for I have never sensed your aura before." She quickly replied as she dropped to one knee and added, "My name is Kikiyo; I am a miko that managed to escape the death Naraku has brought into Miko Country."

"Kikiyo, what a joke, tell me your true name." Inuyasha growled. "I do not like liars."

"She is not lying." Kaede was heard. "Ye must know that she is the child from a hidden family. She is the only one left."

"Kaede, what do you know." Inuyasha growled.

"Prince Inuyasha ye should go to ye room." Kaede stated.

"Enough, you Kikiyo, follow me." Inuyasha ordered as he began to lead the way toward the same place that he and had first met the Queen. 'If this wench is the reincarnation of the Queen Kikiyo that I was meant to mate with then I will not fight with my father.'

'Prince Inuyasha…you are but a fool, and it is because you are a fool that you will lose what is really the most dearest thing to you.' Kikiyo thought as she stood up and said, "As you wish Prince Inuyasha."

"Feh." was all Inuyasha had to say.

As he lead the way to the god tree, Kaede watched knowing that someday the Prince would realize just what he had done and would not have the power to fix it. As they walked in silence Inuyasha couldn't help but feel as if he were walking with the Queen he had long ago fallen in love with. Once they had reached the god tree, Inuyasha turned around only to find Kikiyo falling to the floor as she held onto her head. Just as he caught her, Inuyasha looked up to the sky and took a deep breath before whispering, "I guess I finally get you back…Kikiyo."

'Sorry Inuyasha, all you get is a world of pain.' Kikiyo thought as she waited for him to carry her to her room.

Sango and Miroku stood up as they handed the book back to Sesshomaru. Once they had finished reading, Sango had thought long and hard about what she had read and came to realize that there were a warning left for Kagome. Just as she had finished handing the book back to Sesshomaru, Rin asked, "Did you find anything interesting?"

"Yes I did, it appears a warning has been left for Kagome." Sango answered. "But that is all I'm able to get, the rest only Kagome would know."

"So the question would be how are you going to get Kagome to read it without her finding out that she was caught." Miroku stated.

"I will hand this back to Emeri and have her hand it back to Kagome." Sesshomaru stated.

"I guess for now Sango and I will be working on a way on how to get those to together." Rin stated.

"Why can't I help?" Miroku asked.

"Because you are a male, males don't know anything about love until they are in it." Sango answered.

"Leave that to them, you and are going to make sure that my stupid half brother does not over do it with Kagome." Sesshomaru growled. "We don't need him making a fool of himself."

"I believe that is a little too late for that." Emeri was heard as she walked in and bowed in respect.

"What are you doing here?" Rin asked.

"Your mother is worried as to way you are all late for dinner." Emeri answered. "That and I am going to need that book back."

"What did you mean that it was too late for that?" Miroku added.

"Prince Inuyasha has already met Kikiyo and is currently sitting under the god tree with the miko in his arms." Emeri answered calmly. "Quite frankly it looks like this Kikiyo is the reincarnation of the late Queen."

"Wait, so you know that there is a message for Kagome in this book?" Sango asked.

"Of course I knew, I am the prince royal and loyal guardian since birth, I will know everything that is meant to be given to the princess before she was even told. That is way I took the book once someone of this family had read it like instructed to me by the late Queen." Emeri answered.

"If you knew of this why did you not get a hold of us?" Sesshomaru growled.

"I could not; I had never seen the princess working for you here until she was wounded." Emeri answered. "Why should I make a report to anyone when even I do not all of the details."

"She has a point." Rin stated

"Anyway, just make sure she gets that soon, I don't want her fighting against Kikiyo if she has to learn something that her mother left for her to learn." Sango stated.

"Will you want the tea prepared for you after all Princess Sango?" Emeri asked.

"What tea?" Miroku asked.

"I suggest you talk with your husband, as for the rest of you the King and Queen are waiting, if you will excuse me." Emeri stated as she turned and left the room.

"I will make sure she no longer disrespects us soon enough." Sesshomaru growled.

"Leave her be, if I were her I'd do the very same thing. She has no choice but to work with us behind her Princess back, I don't think that I would be able to do that." Rin growled back.

Once they had all token their leave Rin and Sesshomaru, along with Miroku and Sango, walked into the dining hall to find Inuyasha missing. It was then that they realized what Emeri had said was true. They could only hope that he would not take it to far before they had a chance to do a thing. Meanwhile, Inuyasha sat under the tree as he tried to think of a good reason or excuse as to why he was going to agree with his father. Just as he was about to let out a low frustrated growl, Inuyasha was stopped when he heard Kikiyo say, "Although I remember everything I am still not the woman you fell in love with." as she tried to get out of his arms.

"Feh, like that matters, if I was drawn to you then you should eventually be drawn to me." Inuyasha growled. "Besides, I don't think you can walk so I'll just carry you back."

"I would much rather prefer to walk." Kikiyo answered.

"Feh, I'm not going to let you walk so stay put." Inuyasha growled as he stood up and began to walk toward the hut that she shared with Kaede.

"Prince Inuyasha, the one you fell in love with die long ago, please just let me go." Kikiyo hissed as she tried not to use her miko energy. 'When will he realize that the one he was drawn to was my unborn daughter.'

"I. Will. Not. Let. You. Go." Inuyasha growled as his eyes flashed between red and gold.

Realizing that she would not be able to get free without hurting Inuyasha with her miko energy, Kikiyo just sat still and waited for Inuyasha to drop her off at Kaede's hut so that she could go to sleep. After he had dropped her off, Kikiyo shook her head as she turned around to come face to face with Kaede. Once Inuyasha was out of hearing range, Kikiyo asked, "Who do I remind him of?"

"Because of your birth right, and as the you remind him of the late Queen Kikiyo from your country. However he believes that he was meant to be her mate, what he does not know is that he was drawn to the unborn child that she had carried, his true mate which has yet to be found." Kaede answered.

"Kaede, how do you know all of this?" Kikiyo asked for not even she could remember meeting this miko when she had visited the lands a long time ago.

"I met the Queen once, only she did not know that I was there, I was a servant back then but I watched as she handed a small book to the eldest son of the King. She whispered something and he nodded his head before walking off with the book hidden in his hand." Kaede answered. "I followed the Prince and read the book that is how I knew of it."

"I see, well I suppose I should go to bed, good night Kaede." Kikiyo stated as she stood up to go to her room.

"Ye best not forget child, ye must finish your training before the end of the month." Kaede stated.

"I don't see why, I would have a much greater advantage." Kikiyo replied as she turned to face Kaede to add, "Since the miko that has challenged me is not being trained."

"Kikiyo, ye best not forget, I have had that child at my side since she was five." Kaede spoke in a very serious voice. "If ye is to win, ye must know that Kagome has already learned everything that I have to offer ye. She need only now apply it to her miko powers."

Meanwhile, Sango and Miroku had just walked into their room. They had just eaten dinner and Sango knew that it was now or never. Once Miroku had gotten dressed for bed, Sango took a seat by his side and said, "We need to talk about what is going to happen and when I will be coming back to you."

"What are you talking about?" Miroku asked. "You told me that you would not go and fight alongside Kagome until you have given birth to our child."

"When I told you that I had no idea that Kagome had come up with a tea that will protect our child with a very powerful barrier that will be within me so long as I drink the tea when I am suppose to." Sango answered.

"So you expect me to allow this?" Miroku stated in a cold tone.

"I do not expect it but that does not mean that I will allow my sister to fight alone. Please Miroku, come with me. Do not leave my side, leave this leave and being the one that you promised to share with me when you found out who I was." Sango explained. "Sand at my side as the King of the northern lands." Sango whispered as she reached for his hand.

"Sango, I would follow you to hell if it meant that I would be at your side for eternity, but I still do not think that it would be a good idea for you to go into battle with our unborn child." Miroku answered as he took hold of her hand.

"Miroku…"

"However, I will not stand by and watch my sister-in-law risk her life on her own." Miroku added with a grin on his face. "Therefore, so long as you stay at my side and allow me to protect you I will follow you back to our kingdoms."

"Miroku…thank you." Sango whispered as she pulled away to get ready for bed before joining him in a peaceful sleep.

A/N: Well that's it for this chapter. Please let me know how you like the story so far. It will be getting a lot more interesting from now on. Oh, and please let me know what you all thought about the summary for the Inuyasha cross over with Witch Hunter Robin as soon as you can, I've already thought of a story line and a small plot. And remember to REIVEW!!!!

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