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Chapter 7:

"YOU WHAT?"

Kagome woke with a start at the loud sound, wondering where it could have come from; she looked around the room and was dimly aware that she wasn't in her own room. She sat and listened for some other sound in an attempt to discover what it was it sounded human, but it wasn't a yell there was something else to it.

"HOW COULD YOU?" There it was again, it was in clear Japanese but there was something in the voice that made it seem . . . demonic.

Kagome sent her aura out in a rush to find what was going on, she could feel her mother's changing aura, Susuki 's slightly agitated aura, Itoe-sama's mysteriously void aura, and a new slightly familiar one. The last one she sensed was the one that was yelling, and it was in fact a demon. She probed further into the aura and was overcome with images from it. She missed a lot of the images as she marveled at what was happening, she had never tried this before. There were a few red blurs that raced by when she decided to focus, but the first vivid image was of a little girl in a checkered Kimono and a wide smile. 'Sesshomaru.' Kagome gasped inside her head as more images rushed past her landing on a private scene with a naked Sesshomaru and a long black haired beauty.

The subtle differences she could sense in him are a result of his mating, which would explain why she had slept so soundly until his yell. She could guess what he was yelling about and it had something to do with his brother's miko, she swallowed as his aura swept over the entire building as he angrily left.

She decided then to ask what it was about, and she threw the blankets off of her form. She hissed slightly as her bare feet connected with the floor, pushing her aura out she followed Susuki's to a room not too far from the one she was sleeping in. She hesitantly knocked on the door and waited for some kind of acknowledgement.

"Come in," Itoe-sama called and Kagome opened the door slightly, closing the door carefully behind her she bowed to her employer.

"If you don't mind me asking, why was Sesshomaru . . . –sama, here." She added the honorific as a second thought and hoped it wasn't noticeable, she was let down as she heard Itoe-sama's low chuckle.

"You don't have to be that respectful about the pup," Kagome glanced up in surprise and caught the slight pointed tooth smirk, "He was here asking about my new help, it appears one of his wards ratted on me."

"I assume he remembers who I am," Kagome asked cringing slightly.

"Oh yes he does, you hard to forget." Kagome made a face as she straightened.

"I wonder what I did to him this time," Kagome asked not really expecting an answer, but Susuki gave her one any way.

"It's more like what you didn't do to him," Susuki said with a small laugh and Kagome wondered for the first time how she and Susuki were introduced to each other in the past.

Kagome opened her mouth to say something but was stopped by Itoe-sama, "Anyway I suggest you head back to bed. You mother will be better by the morning and you'll have to take her home and go shopping for new clothing."

Kagome nodded and bowed once again before leaving, she didn't miss the growling exchange between the two demons though and wondered what it could be. If only she could speak demon, things would be easier in the past. She turned away from the subject as soon as she felt the lump forming in her throat and the familiar sing of tears.

She cuddled into the bed and closed her eyes, dreaming about the open fields, dense forests, and tall mountains of the past. She dreamed of her friends laughing, of her son coloring, of Inuyasha fighting, and of Sesshomaru's heated glare. It was a low point when she would even miss the hatred in the western lord's eyes.

The door creaking open was what woke her the second time and she felt a demon aura heading straight toward her. She moved out of instinct and was on her feet with her hands glowing a slight pink even before she opened her eyes. Which she did slowly as she watched the demon with her aura, she relaxed slightly when she saw Susuki standing on her bed with a slightly terrified look on her face.

"Sorry," Kagome mumbled and Susuki jumped down from the bed to stand next to the miko, "my instincts are more active when I'm the weakest."

"It's alright. I was seeing if you'd try to kill me like you used to every time I'd try to wake you up back then," Susuki said with a small chuckle which turned into full out laughter as Susuki noticed Kagome's face.

She laughed for a while long enough to draw the attention of Itoe-sama and Kagome's mother. Kagome offered a small bow to them and studied her mother carefully, she was shining with health and her aura was altered. There was now a baby blue tint to her mother's normal pink aura, but the energy her mother was using to stay alive was no longer needed and her aura was only a dim hum of power.

Susuki finally straightened and stopped laughing she too offered a bow to the two at the door and straightened and grinned at Kagome, "We should get going with today we have a lot a head of us."

Kagome nodded and the three females left the house and soon were back into the main part of the city. Kagome kissed her mother goodbye with a promise to visit and got into Susuki's car where she waited anxiously for the demon to talk first.

"So Itoe-sama ordered be to help you pick out more traditional clothing that we all wear in his house, he likes to keep the past with him. So we'll be grabbing some common Kimono's, working Kimono's, and he even said some fancy ones," the last was mentioned with a grin and Kagome got the familiar feeling of not knowing what she was getting herself into.

The entire day was spent shopping in one store that was specifically for traditional clothing, and by time they were half way done she had her closet equivalent in traditional garb. She went in and out of the dressing room each time trying on a new Kimono that made her feel way to wealthy. Susuki even picked up a miko outfit, but it wasn't the normal red and white. The bottoms were black and the top was a midnight blue, there was writing in a pale silver starting from the left leg winding its way around the entire thing to the right shoulder. It seemed to be in another language.

When they were finished the sun was setting and both were exhausted beyond words, and they weren't done. Kagome would be training for her new job well into the night, she would be allowed to sleep in the next day, but the rest of that day would be spent training. Then she would start her job and just hoped that her co-workers would be excepting of who and what she was.

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Sesshomaru walked into the clearing after having sent an attack to distract the wolf demon from strangling the monk that had traveled with Inuyasha. He glanced around as he did; he noticed the wounded demon slayer and the dead wolf demon next to the enraged demon.

The monk dropped to the ground and would most likely come to in a matter of minutes as soon as the air filled his lungs with regularity. The demon turned toward him growling a warning to stay out since it was none of his concern, Sesshomaru replied with his own growl claiming the two humans as part of his pack as he had done with the young kit behind him.

"Shippo go back to Jaken and Rin and get him to fetch a healer," he didn't turn around and listened carefully for the kits retreating footsteps. He also caught the kit's whisper of the wolf's name.

Kouga, the wolf prince, the name was recognizable even through Sesshomaru didn't pay much attention to him since the prince had refused to meet with him and the other lords. Instead the grandfather of Kouga's intended met with them claiming that the young prince had better things to do. This was not what Sesshomaru would have deemed better to do, and even if the wolf was hunting for Naraku it was no excuse to abandon his lordly duties.

Sesshomaru sent his power and aura out in waves forcing the rest of the wolves to their knees, but Kouga struggled but Sesshomaru just sent it out in bigger waves. Eventually Kouga submitted and his eyes lost the red as his beast subsided.

"Now that you are in the right state of mind, wolf prince, explain to me why you're attacking members of my pack," Sesshomaru fought down the urge to smirk as he noticed the wolf pale slightly.

"I didn't know w-what I was doing, I didn't even know they were part of y-your pack. I know them as Inuyasha's friends and pack I didn't know they had a con-"

"Inuyasha is my half-brother." Sesshomaru said and Kouga just stared open mouthed at the stoic lord. Finally it clued into the wolf prince to bow and ask for forgiveness of the western lord.

"Forgive me Sesshomaru-sama I didn't mean to attack your pack," it seemed highly unlikely that the demon would make it out alive.

"Do you know the miko that travels with my brother?" The question surprised the other demon and he paused to think on the question.

"Kikyo or Kagome?"

"The second."

"H-hai, I do."

"Then you shall live, but you owe me a live debt."

Kouga nodded and glanced back at his companions and noticed the monk with red marks around his throat, the demon gasped in horror and noticed the scent of human blood he looked to the other side and noticed the slayer that Kagome was friends with. He was over whelmed with guilt and it would only get worse if the two humans died.

"Why did you attack them in the first place." It wasn't a question for that would imply that the wolf had a choice to refuse, which was not the case.

"My pack member was dy- is dead. . . " Kouga's head fell into his hands in shame, "Kagura attacked us and he-" Kouga stopped and watch in curiosity as Sesshomaru walked over to the dead wolf and in one smooth motion drew and swiped his tenseiga over the body.

The wounds healed and the wolf sat up gasping for air, understanding that he had been dead and had no idea how he wasn't still. He glanced up and shivered in fear as his eyes met the cold golden gaze of Sesshomaru's.

"You are bound to the monk's life, for he almost gave his for yours. You wolf prince will do whatever I ask of you and nothing else will matter at the time."

Everyone sat in silence shocked into it by the demon lord's actions and words, he wasn't known for his kind deeds or as a talkative person. He was in no way known to be related to humans for the half-breed Inuyasha, so altogether they were surprised not to be dead under the circumstances that they had learned a lot more about Sesshomaru than even the humans he claimed to be in his pack.

A few minutes Miroku gained consciousness and looked around in curiosity and then surprise. He had been sure that he was dead and was curious about the afterlife and was both pleasantly surprised and slightly disappointed. He was pretty much in the same place as he had been when he blacked out, except for the fact that he was on the ground and there was no enraged Kouga in front of him.

In fact a very calm Kouga was looking at him with sorrow clearly evident in his eyes, which shifted to the side on occasion and Miroku finally glanced in the same direction. Sango stretched out on the ground and a demon was huddled over her, hands moving frantically although there was no aura to distinguish if the demon was panicked or not. Curiosity won over his fear to move as Miroku stumbled over to the two.

"Is she o-okay?" Miroku managed to croak out as he collapsed next to the mysterious demon.

"Aye. Just keep her off her feet and she shall be fine. I think you are very lucky to have milord as an Alpha, without him summoning me yer lass wouldn't be alive," the demon said in a mixed accent and Miroku looked at the old demon in confusion. He didn't remember any lord being part of their 'pack' he didn't even have a pack anymore.

Before he had a chance to ask the demon was gone and in its place was Kouga with Hakkaku by his side, both gave a small bow and Miroku just looked on numbly. There was a second of silence before Miroku asked the obvious question, "Weren't you dead?"

Hakkaku nodded and Kouga looked down in shame, "Hai Miroku-sama I was. Sesshomaru-sama brought me back. I am forever in your debt and I shall not fail."

There was a shocked silence Hakkaku wasn't known as an overly vocal demon especially to what he used to think was food. Miroku nodded numbly again, Sesshomaru had saved them and the bond he had with the once dead demon was now reversed. The silence got awkward and Kouga fidgeted as everyone found Sango's body immensely fascinating.

"We should move her somewhere more comfortable, she's still at risk if we just continue out here after dark. There's a cave not too far from here it will do until she can travel fully again," Kouga said and motioned to two other members of his pack to place Sango on the litter they had made for Hakkaku, the cloth had been replaced and they fixed it up so it was suitable for a human to travel in.

Miroku wasn't altogether as things were being prepared and before he knew it he was being slung over Hakkaku's back and the entire wolf pack took off with Kouga in the lead. He just needed time to come to terms with the fact that he had narrowly avoided death and he had a guess at Sesshomaru being the reason. Sure it wasn't the first time that Sesshomaru had saved one of them he had saved Inuyasha, but he had thought it was out of some kind of affection for family. Every time he had saved Kagome Miroku was sure it was based off of more instinct than anything else, his eyes were always tinted a slight red every time and when he noticed what he had done he would scowl and glance at his hand in disgust.

Any other possible incidents could be shoved into the 'Your death would be inconvenient' section. This time though Sesshomaru seemed to go out of his way to save them. Perhaps it was simply that they were technically his pack due to their relationship with Inuyasha.

The thoughts that circled around in his mind didn't help anything especially not the head ache that was forming from his first conscious moment. Slowly Miroku's eyes drifted shut allowing the motion of Hakkaku's running to lull him into sleep.

It wasn't long before they were in a cave that they had often stayed at during their travels, this was where they were headed before Hakkaku suddenly got worse. The cave was lined with their fur pelts which added to their body heat made the cave warm even in the coldest condition and would be perfect to care for the humans.

Hakkaku carefully laid Miroku some furs used as bedding and helped move Sango to lay beside him, once that was finished they did as Sesshomaru's healer had instructed and removed the bandages to check on the wound. It was almost completely healed thank to the demon medication that was used, her breath had evened out and her skin was starting to warm.

They just had to wait for her to gain consciousness and make sure she was able to move around before they could allow them on their way. Kouga, Ginta, and Hakkaku would be staying close however due to Koga and Hakkaku's bond to the Western Lord's pack. Koga looked around the cave ensuring that everyone was comfortable except for the one that had volunteered to get wood for a fire. Under normal circumstances they wouldn't need a fire, but they were now in the presence of two who did need it.

"Start the fire when Yogoro gets back," Kouga said and left to hunt they would eat separately from the humans so that Miroku wouldn't be disgusted by watching them devour raw meat. He would start cooking Miroku's for when he woke, which shouldn't be too long from now.

End chapter.

There you have it the seventh chapter I hoped you enjoyed reading it, feel free to comment.