Chapter 27: Returning Home

"Did you send what you want to send, my queen?" asked Hirohito as he kissed his wife.

"why yes, my king, I did indeed send Utako her package it should be making its way over to her now." she blushed, paused and continued. "I wasn't able to place it on her last night due to her and her... inu's... activities."

Hirohito pulled away and looked at her face.

"they didn't."

"I am not sure, but more then sleeping was going on, but that is none of our business so let it drop."

"WHAT THE FLIPPERS DO YOU MEAN ITS NOT MY BUSINESS WOMAN? THAT IS MY DAUGHTER YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT! EVERYTHING IS MY BUSINESS WHEN IT CONCERNS HER!" raged Hirohito. "YOU SHOULD BE MORE CONCERNED SHE IS YOUR DAUGHTER TOO ISN'T SHE! HOW CAN YOU-". He instantly closed his mouth once he saw the death glare his easy tempered wife just sent him.

She smiled up at him with that too sweet smile that his daughter imitated to the T when ever she was angry. "Now love, of course I love my daughter, and I know like a mother always does that this was going to eventually happen, she has picked a mate after all. But the next time you question my abilities as a mother..." she then sent him the deadliest looking glare he had ever seen in his entire life on land and in the oceans. He actually pulled away as the threat hang heavily in the air.

"Now I am going to let you think about what you have said as you sleep on the couch for the next couple days." said mika as she swam away, but then she paused. Her husband looked up at her to see her staring right at him, and she said in a voice so small he had to strain to hear her. "And if I find you anywhere else except on that couch for the week..." she let the threat also hang as she continued on her way to take care of some business.

As Kagome and Sesshomaru swam toward the shore a rather large marlin swam passed them a bag hanging from its snout. And as soon as it passed it bucked dropping the bag. Kagome and Sesshomaru stopped to let it pass or chance being impaled by the large fish. Its package looked a lot like Kagome's bag as it floated down and once it passed right in front of her she grabbed and sure enough it was her bag, the blue one with yellow writing on it, since she couldn't possibly remember where she left her yellow one.

"Wow, mom must have thought of me and sent my bag." said Kagome as she looked up at her mate.

"hn." he mumbled as he watched the fish swim back nod its massive head towards him and then swim off. "You have an amazing mother."

"Yeah, I know, well lets get going, you want to make it back or what." said Kagome as she began to drag her inu towards the shore and her home away from home.

They made it back in a couple of minutes and Sesshomaru quickly dried himself and put his clothes back on which he found in the exact same place he had left them. As Sesshomaru dressed Kagome decided she would lounge in the water a bit, letting the tide take her as she sunbathed and did an easy back stroke that kept her in the same spot as she went against the tide.

"It is time for us to leave my little onna."

"hm, ok, I am coming." said Kagome brightly as she pushed her body on to the shore with one simple flick of her powerful tail. She then let her tail transform into legs with a small pulse of energy. He was getting better everyday at controling it, her powers that is. She then stood and walked quickly from the water up to her inu. He was holding the outer part of his shirt towards her. She then took it from him and placed it on her.

"Hey, what ever happened to my clothes?"

"I do not know what you did with them, what do I look like a seerer?" asked said inu.

Kagome frowned, his attempt at a joke wasn't very funny. She smiled despite herself and swatted him on the chest exclaiming "Of course, you are, how else would you be able to find me so easily when I never want to be found?"

he chuckled, he knew his joke was rather dry, and was a long stretch but, it was his attempt at dispelling the ominous air that hung around them. Something was going to go down and soon. It didn't work for long because as soon as his sash was fastened around her waist and they were walking towards his shiro, she had fallen back into a pensive state, that worried him. He could tell that the smile that graced her beautiful face now was as fake as his brother was smart, and he didn't like that she was hiding behind it. He didn't know much about her kind still and he wondered if she knew something that he himself did not. They reached his shiro in no time, and Kagome even walked the whole way complaining that she needed the practice an that she was strong enough to do so on her own.

As soon as they entered the grounds they were met with their companions who had been waiting for their long awaited return. Shippo ran and threw himself into Kagome's arms. He would have knocked her over as well if it hadn't been for Sesshomaru's arm that had snaked around her waist and held her up.

"Kagome! Your back!" exclaimed little Shippo from her arms. She looked down at the little boy she carried and smiled.

"Why yes, Shippo-kun I am back." Kagome smiled. She was happy to see the kit too. She looked up and saw Miroku and inuyasha walking towards her.

"Ahhh my lovely lady Kagome, dont you look rather dashing."chuckled Miroku as he wagged his eyebrows at Kagome. Kagome looked down at her self and realized she was still only wearing Sesshomaru's harori and sash, but before she was able to comment her inu beat her to it.

" I suggest you keep your comments and eyes to yourself monk unless you wish to lose the latter of them."

that instantly shut the monk up and had him turning around to lead the group back into the shiro as well as a always grumpy yasha mumbling a "serves him right." as the monk passed him.

Kagome smiled faintly towards them as they all walked back inside the shiro.

"Sesshomaru, I did that research you asked about and found some intriguing things I think you might want to see." said Miroku softly knowing that those around him would hear him just fine, but not wanting their conversation to become the latest gossip at the shiro.

"Good, we shall discuss it in the library later on tonight."

"But why so late, we should get the darn thing done and over with so we can squash this supposed threat and move on with our lives!" whined inuyasha.

"Oh, Yasha, we cant because i'm tired and I need to rest for a bit." spoke Kagome . Everyone looked towards her as she just smiled. "i feel that something is wrong, so be on the look out for anything out of the ordinary."

"yes, lady Kagome, we will."

Sesshomaru gave his brother and the monk a meaningful look and then took Shippo from Kagome, placed him down and told him to go get ready for bed, and then took Kagome' hand and began to lead her away from the two knowing that they would understand.

"Utako, what troubles you?" asked Sesshomaru as they walked along the corridor side by side,

she sighed. "i dont really know, I just have this sinking feeling in my gut, but I dont think it really has anything to do with me though." her brow furrowed and then she stopped and shivered. Sesshomaru could feel the icy prickling of fear that ran up his spine. Why was he feeling this, he feared no one, nothing, yet he felt this fear and also began to taste the bitter taste of panic in his throat and mouth. He looked at his mate as she began to walk again, and realized that this feeling wasn't his but hers, and it came to him through the mating mark. He could feel her confusion as well and knew that it also had to do with her fear, and the fact that she didn't know what it was she was supposed to be fearful of.

"you should take a nap."

Kagome was jerked from her thoughts at the sound of his voice. She looked up at her dai and then at the open door. They had made it all the way back to his room. She nodded and walked to the bed.

"i must go see exactly what it is the monk has found." spoke Sesshomaru as he sat on the beds edge as he watched his tiny mate cover herself up under the covers as she laid on the large bed.

"yes, I know. You can share it with me when you come back maybe I will feel better as well?"

"hn. Sleep, I will return." said Sesshomaru softly as he quickly stood and walked to the door. He looked one last time at his little mates face before closing the door and going to meet the guys.

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