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Chapter 2 Learning to Sit

"Okaa-san ? Are we going to go and see Inu-san today ?" Aki asked the next morning.

"Hai, Haru-san would you like to come also?" Kagome asked.

"Sure it's better then being stuck here with stinky." she said jerking a thumb at Koga.

"Hey, who you calling stinky?" Koga snapped.

"Dude, when you smell like wet dog I have every right to call you what I want. Especially when you wear something like that." she said putting her hand on her hip and looking up and down him. Koga growled slightly while Kagome giggled.

" Don't be growling at me you mutt boy." Haru snapped.

"Come on let's just go before you two destroy my poor house." Kagome chuckled. Haru shot Koga one last glare before following her out.

"Hey do you still have his beads?" Haru asked as they drew closer to the willow tree.

"Yep here you can look." Kagome said pulling them out of her sleeve. Haru giggled and took the beads.

"Would have loved to try these babies out." she said grinning.

" OKAA-SAN ! OKAA-SAN ! THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH INU-SAN !" Aki cried as she ran back to them. Kagome and Haru hurried forward.

" What I don't see nothing wrong with dog boy here. " Haru said stopping.

" You wouldn't. It's in his blood. His blood has calmed. For a year and a half, his blood has refused to calm and return to being a hanyou. " Kagome said softly as tears came to her eyes. Instantly Koga was at her side.

" Kagome what's wrong ?" he asked stroking her hair.

" You're fast. " Haru muttered.

" I-It's InuYasha... " she said as tears began to slide down her cheeks.

" What's wrong ?" Koga asked.

" He's a hanyou again. " Kagome said as she buried her face in her mate's chest. Koga's eyes went wide and then he smiled.

" That's great Kagome. " he said wrapping his arms around her.

" Yea...So does this mean dog boy gets out of the dog house ?" Haru asked teasingly. Kagome laughed.

" Yea...This means that dog boy gets out of the dog house. " she said happily as she snuggled into her mate's arms.

" Alright! Now I get to try these nice and newly restrung beads. " Haru said happily. Kagome and Koga could not figure out why she was not completely freaking out that she was here and unable to get home. Actually she acted like this was a normal thing for her. At the moment Haru was looking evilly at the beads in her hand and then at the still pinned InuYasha. Kagome giggled.

" Alright let's do this. " she said. Guiding Aki to her father she placed a small barrier around them just in case InuYasha went into a rage once again. Taking a deep breath she turned to InuYasha.

" Haru, hand me the beads and get into the barrier. " she said looking at Haru.

" Hell no. I plan on seeing these babies in action. Plus I can defend myself. " she said putting her hands on her hips but handing Kagome the beads. Kagome looked at her but just sighed and stepped forward.

Haru watched in wonder as Kagome gently lay the beads around her friend's neck once again and then reached for the arrow in his shoulder. The arrow slowly disappeared and Kagome quickly took a step back after touching the one in his other shoulder and one in his abdomen. Even though he was calmer she was still slightly afraid of him. The last time that they had actually looked at each other in the face, he tried to kill her and her mate. Everyone watched in wonder as the arrow faded. Slowly the hanyou fell to his feet and just as slowly his eyes opened.

" Ow. " he said softly as he sank to the ground. Kagome made no move toward him but stood directly before the barrier. Haru looked at the hanyou before her in wonder.

" Kagome ? YOU SHOT ME !" he shouted as he jumped up and pointed at Kagome. Kagome said nothing but flinched back away from him. Koga kept having to remind himself that there was a barrier between him and his mate and he could not jump in front of her.

" Hai, I did. " Kagome said coolly.

" WHY THE HELL DID YOU FUCKING SHOOT ME ! WHAT DID I DO !?" he cried as he ignored all around him.

" InuYasha, you lost control. You tried to kill me and my mate. I had no other choice. But I have been guarding your body for the last two years and six months, in hope that your youkai blood would calm. And it finally has. " she said softly. Haru silently circled the hanyou looking at him. He seemed like some little pain in the ass. A hot pain in the ass, but a pain in the ass none the less.

" Oh. I almost forgot about that wimpy okami, where is he ? Let me at him. " InuYasha said cracking his knuckles. Koga growled deep in his chest.

" Kagome, " he said calmly and softly. Kagome turned to him with pain in her eyes that made him just want to hold her tight and close. " Let me out. " he said gently. Kagome sighed and took the barrier down. Instead of jumping at InuYasha Koga gently pick his cub up and walked to her mother. " Protect her like a okami. " he said softly as he handed Aki to her mother and kissed her forehead. Kagome looked sadly up at him but nodded. Then she pulled him slightly down.

" If it goes to far, I will s.i.t him and I want you to pull back. I don't care what your pride or okami wants. I want you to pull back. " she said sternly. Koga gave her a cocky grin and stepped forward.

Haru looked at the males before her. 'They're both look like children.' she thought annoyed. She had really wanted to see InuYasha get sat. " So the baka inu hanyou woke up. " Koga said as he stepped forward and cracked his knuckles.

" And it looks like the baka okami-hime, is still alive." InuYasha scoffed. Then he reached for his sword and found it missing. " WHAT THE HELL ! KAGOME WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE TETSUIGIA !" he shouted past Koga who snarled at him.

"As I recall, InuYasha, you are the one who threw it at me and told me to hold on to it while you then tried to kill my mate." Kagome said coldly as she backed up slightly holding her daughter to her. InuYasha glared at her and then his eyes flickered to Aki who was looking at him in wonder.

"Kagome...is that...your...pup ?" he asked slowly his eyes going wide. Kagome relaxed slightly.

"Hai InuYasha, this is Aki. My cub. " she said softly. InuYasha looked like he was about to smile but something on his forehead began to glow a dark purple. He stopped dead his eyes going wide. Then suddenly his eyes began to ink red. Kagome reacted by shouting. "OSUWARI!" she called but then to her and Koga's horror and Haru's disappointment nothing happened. Koga backed up growling as he prepared to defend his family.

Haru looked at the hanyou, whose back was to her, as he slowly began to transform. She saw what was going to happen in her mind's eye and glared at his back. Thinking fast she did the first thing that came to mind. " YO DOG EARS !" she cried. The youkai InuYasha turned to her snarling. ' Oh nasty. ' she thought as she saw the drool. " OSUWARI !" she cried as he lunged at her. To everyone's shock epically Haru's, InuYasha got reacquainted with his very good friend, the dirt. Haru looked down at him in surprise but then grinned evilly. " I am sooooo going to love this. " she said happily. Koga and Kagome looked at her in shock. Then Koga busted out laughing.

" OH NOW THAT WAS GOOD !" he said as he doubled over laughing. Kagome glared at him and gave her mate a hard smack on the back of his head.

" Help me get whatever is on his forehead off. " she said glaring at him as he grinned like a puppy at her. With all three of them working together they were able to pull the stunned hanyou out of his hole and flip him over. " It was right here. " Haru said pointing at his forehead. The instant that she touched his forehead it felt as if something was burning her finger. " OW !" she said jerking her hand away and sucking on her finger. Suddenly Aki came up to her and took her finger.

" Haru-chan have an owie. " she said innocently as she looked at the burned finger.

" Uh...yea. " she said nervously. She didn't know why she was so nervous with this child. Usually she was great with children. It was her sister that wasn't good with children. Then to her surprise the young child leaned forward and licked her finger.

" All better !" she said happily as she turned the finger back to her. Haru blinked but then remembered that most youkai could heal using their saliva.

" Thanks Aki-chan. Why don't we see if we can help your Okaa-san and Otou-san out. " she said gently.

" We're done. We just need to wake him up. " Kagome said.

" I've got a very creative way of doing that. " Koga said cracking his knuckles. Kagome was about to scold her mate when a medium size ball of water came from the large lake next to them. They all watched as the water came to Haru and she held it.

" I'll do it. " she said cheerfully and then, she dumped the ball on InuYasha's face.

InuYasha sat up spluttering. " WHAT THE HELL !?" he shouted looking up at Haru. Suddenly Kagome punched him in the back of his head.

" You will watch your language around my cub. " she said glaring at him. InuYasha held his now pounding head as he looked meekly up at her.

" Kagome, could you ever forgive me for what I have done ?" he asked softly. Kagome smiled brightly.

" I can. But you have to apologize to Koga to. Then I will forgive you fully. " she said putting her finger in the air. InuYasha looked up at her with horror and then over at Koga who was smirking at him.

" Fine, I'm sorry Koga " he said stressing Koga's name. Koga grinned.

" I'll only forgive you because ' my mate ' wants me to. " he said standing.