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OMG…I cant believe how fast the days are flying by. Sorry if I have been taking longer than usual to post my chapters but I am trying to edit them as much as I can and re reading them for any mistakes. I tend to write depending on my mood and lately I haven't been in the mood to write much on this story. If it wasn't for my niece I think I would have but this story up for adoption, I've been having writers block.

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~Kagome POV~

'Must not kill husband…..must not kill husband…'

I chanted that in my head as I stood outside of the hotel by the crowded street of Rio with InuYasha. We were waiting for Uncle Rick, while my mother was off buying some snacks to take on the trip, leaving InuYasha and me to look after the luggage.

Currently I was standing by the loading zone of the hotel we were staying at with one large and very over protective Inu hanyou right behind me. He had one clawed hand on one side of my hips and the other flexing menacing at anyone who even dared to approaches me. His demonic nature was the worst I have ever seen it making me want to stomp on my foot and whine….or better yet...back flip him. It was so bad that I couldn't even fully appreciate how good he looked in some dark rinse jeans and snug red t shirt (complements from the guys in the unit) along with the hat he wore when he first came. His long hair was braided down his back, which I did this morning and some ray bans on his handsome face.

He looked so normal that it made me do a couple of double takes. He looked so damn good that when he came out of the bedroom looking like that it only took me two seconds to drink him in before I jumped him…stupid pregnancy hormones. His clothes went flying off of him in record time….we didn't even make it to the bed, not that he minded. Oh well…..what was a woman to do when she had a sexy husband that made love until you were reduced to a pile of goo.

But right now….I wasn't so happy with him.

He was starting to dictate everything I did! When I got my breakfast he growled at my small bowl of cereal like it was a bowl full of worms! I almost felt bad for my frosted flakes. I never had much of an appetite in the morning so I wanted something light, but oh no. He took my bowl away and instead he placed a bowl of fruit and oatmeal in front of me.

I hate oatmeal. It's mushy and tasteless.

I scoffed at the offending bowl of pale goo and glared at him. I wanted my cereal but what does he say to me?

"That shit has no nutrients Kagome, you're eating for both you and our pup now and I'll be damned if I let you eat that crap"

Ha!

I crossed my arms and huffed in annoyance as I felt his nose to my neck, growling low in his chest….he was trying to get back on my good side.

"I know your mad Kagome" he said softy "but it's my responsibility to see to your health too. One sniff at that stuff told me that it was filled with crap that is not good for you…it has a lot of unnatural ingredients that do not belong in the human body"

I knew he was looking for me but damn it….I really didn't like oatmeal.

He gave me a small lick on the cheek before he straightened up to his full height and continued his watch for danger. I glanced around letting my mind wander a bit when I raised an eyebrow at how many women were actually checking out my mate. I saw some tall, lean and tan native women walking slow and provocatively almost in front of us trying to capture his attention. Since the beach was right in front of the hotel, they of course only had on a bikini top and some very short skirts.

I huffed in annoyance. Small I may be but blasted all I wasn't invisible! His hand on my hip was very possessive, something only a husband or boyfriend would do and yet as I looked to my right I saw two women sitting by the hotels outside café looking at him throwing their hair trying to get his attention. I wanted to tell them to buzz off….but I couldn't even do that!

Grrrrr.

"Hola papi" said a tall attractive woman as she passed by giving InuYasha a look that basically said 'fuck me'.

That was it! Smirking I glared at the women as I turned around in my mates embrace capturing his attention automatically. I wrapped my arms around his strong mid-section as I nuzzled his chest, my hands ground around to scrap my nails gently to his back, earning me a hiss from him, grinning widely I ran my hands all the way down and did something I have never done in public…but damn it I will let those bitches know who he belonged to.

I grabbed his butt and squeezed.

If he didn't have his sunglasses I would bet my life that his eyes bulged out a bit. He growled lowered his head and captured my lips in a heated kiss that made my toes curls. I love how he kisses and smells, InuYasha had a very clean, woodsy, and exotic scent along with something untamed and wild. I always made my heart beat fast.

I heard him laugh softy as we broke away and he kissed my forehead.

"I think I like seeing the jealous of you koi, it pleases my demon" he said "Do not worry about those females, they don't hold a candle next to you mate"

I sighed and lay my hand against his chest and listened to his heartbeat for a while, calming my jealously and relaxing me. I felt one of his hands on my back holding me to his body as I closed my eyes and inhaled his scent once more.

It was so strange standing here with him like this. I remembered back to our earlier years of traveling the country side together, we were so young and shy. He was always my fierce protector shouldering more fights and troubles than any man in this day and age would have done. I remembered the feeling of misery and grief every time he used to leave to talk to Kikyo and almost shook my head at how petty it all was.

Now here I was, in the arms of the demon who stole my heart at the tender age of 15, pregnant and mated to him.

I sighed as my thoughts went to Alex. I knew he wasn't a bad guy, I knew he had more honor than what he had shown us, gods knew people did some crazy things in the name of love.

I feel bad for Alex. I feel like this whole mess is my fault.

I felt InuYasha stiffen against me for a brief second before he relaxed and nuzzled the top of my head.

"It's not your fault Kagome. No one twisted his arm to do what he did, but on the other hand" he said pulling away from me so that he could cup my face in his large clawed hands "I can't help but wonder what I would have done if I had been in his shoes. Can I really blame him for wanting to keep you?" he said then gave me a little smirk "Not that he could but I guess he did what he thought was the right thing at the time in his mind and given the chance…I would have done the same thing if not worse"

I gave him a smile then shook my head at him. He really did grow up in the four years that we've been apart, not only physically but maturity wise.

I never should have let myself become involved with him in the first place. I knew there was a slim to no chance for me to forget about you and what I felt for you, and so I just lead him on. I feel horrible about it now

"No…what should have happened was I should have listened to my demon years ago and claimed you as my mate before you sealed the well" He said "Oh well, what happened has happened and there is no use regretting what should have been. Your mine now, both you and the pup within you are mine and I will never let neither one of you go, got it?"

I nodded at him earning me a cocky smirk before he growled low in his chest and kissed my forehead "That's my good little mate" he said before going back to being my protector again.

"What is it with women here?" he asked all of the sudden "They act like bitches in heat"

I was internally laughing as I looked up at his grimace as a group of girls walked by him giving him sultry looks as they bit their lips as if already savoring him.

It's because your exotic and sexy baby

"Keh" was his response to my words "No, it's because all the men here are a bunch of simpering cowards. You women haven't really evolved all that much in the past hundreds of years, your instincts dictate for you to find the strongest male to take care of you…..they obviously sense, in some inner way, my alpha blood and are now acting like.…well….like that" he pointed his head to a woman who was talking on the phone, she stopped as she looked at my husband and licked her lips.

Crossing my arms I huffed and threw the woman a heated look making her blush and continue walking.

"Easy mate" he whispered against my neck giving me a little nibble "Put your claws away. Inuyoukai mate for life and we are monogamist creatures. I was merely stating that while I get the same reaction from women in our time, the women here are very forward in what they want. It's fuckin shocking to see them almost undressing in front of me while you're standing so close to me, it's like they have little to no respect for you"

It's because they don't. I will admit that it's shocking to me as well…I don't like it.

He chuckled against my ear making heat pool in my lower stomach while sending a shiver up my body. I was so attuned to him, my body responding to everything that he did, from the way he smelled to that annoying cocky chuckle of his, everything that made up my hanyou I desired.

"You need to think about something else" he said gruffly behind me as his hold become tighter, more possessive "I don't think I can handle being up in that metal bird of yours for hours, of being so fucking close to you, smelling your arousal for me and not be able to take you"

I whimpered a little, I couldn't help it; it was a heady feeling knowing that after so many years, so many tears, and so many doubts…he was finally mine. Turning around in his arms I gazed up at him. He's changed so much during the last four years, he was stronger now, more mature, his boyish features now masculine and exotic but despite all those changes, there were some things that never did. His golden eyes, dog ears and silver hair let the world know of his heritage and bloodline, he was a prince of the west, proud and fierce.

Smiling lovingly at him I couldn't help the little jump and skip my heart did whenever I was in such close proximity to him. My knight in shining armor. I giggled inside as I wrapped my arms around his strong waist and leaned into him, loving the sound of his heartbeat.

My mom came back with two bags filled with goodies and even some souvenirs. I smiled when she handed InuYasha a bag of plantain bananas that have been fried, I watched him sniff it for a few moments before he almost tipped the whole bag into his mouth. I patted his stomach; he really was a walking garbage disposal at times.

I was wondering what was taking my uncle so long when I heard my mate growl low in his throat and his arm pull me close to his body. The way he was standing and covering me, it seemed like he was trying to hide me from someone.

"What the fuck is he doing here?" I heard him say. After he said that I was pretty sure who 'he' was. Alex was with my uncle.

"I know your pissed at him" said the voice of my uncle "Hell, so am I but he's got a debt to pay with you and I'm coming along to make sure that he fixes this shit"

I was already shaking my head

I don't want my uncle to come! I couldn't stand it if he or anyone else got hurt!

"Kagome doesn't want anyone else to get involved in this shit, it's our fight damnit" my husband was agreeing with me "I don't need any more humans tagging along getting hurt, you're only going to be in my way"

I peered around my mate to see my Uncle standing next to a quiet and grief stricken Alex along with both Santi and Tank behind him.

My uncle scoffed at InuYasha "I think you are forgetting that I trained Kagome personally on how to control and use her spiritual powers" he said then walked over to where I was and took my hand. I immediately felt him feeding some of his powers to me, freeing my mind of some of the darkness. I sighed in relief as he let go, I leaned against my mate trusting him to keep me from falling down.

"You are going to need my powers to undo the affects the potion has on her" said my uncle.

Frowning I pondered what him coming could mean. With my uncle, Kaede, Kikyo and my powers…we would be a force to be reckoned with and we could very well purify the potion within me. InuYasha's mind must have thought of the same thing since he cursed under his breathed, then looked down at me.

"He may have a point" he told me gently. Nodding to him I looked at my uncle and smiled then turned my attention to Alex.

Alex looked at me then at InuYasha, he sighed but squared his shoulders.

"Look….I know I fucked up" he started looking at InuYasha first then me "I let my jealousy blind me, I thought at the time that it was a good idea and that she truly was under some spell. I mean, never while we were together did Kagome ever respond to me…..like she does to you. I let that consume be and in the end I hurt the one person I swore to protect" he said "I don't know what being a mate means, I never understood that bond and for that I am sorry"

I looked up at InuYasha, waiting for his answer as I noticed he was sniffing the air around Alex, trying to see if he could detect a lie. I relaxed when he nodded to him.

"Well you don't sink of a lie, so I will believe what you just said, but I will enlighten you on what being a mate means. Kagome can never be with another man other than me, she would only be half complete if she did. She was born to complete my soul and I hers. If I should die then my soul will wait for her on the other side and when her time comes, we will be reborn only to find each other again. It's a bond that can never be severed, not even death can do that. Not only that, but as a mate to a demon…well half demon, that means that she will never be able to have children unless is it with her mate. You're lucky that you didn't marry her" he said narrowing his eyes on him "She never would have responded to you, she would have been like a rag doll, lifeless and cold"

My cheeks burned at his words

InuYasha! I don't think he really needs to know that!

"Keh" he snorted but leaned down and kisses the top of my head affectionately "Just telling it like it is" he muttered then turned back to Alex "I still don't trust you and I could give a shit about your debt to me, but…..if you go…the second….. you hear me? The second I get a whiff of you coming near my mate and pup…I will rip you to shreds"

He then looked at my uncle and the guys "Is that understood? If he comes, he stays the fuck away from my mate, I will not tolerate him anywhere near her and if he does I will unleash my demon on him"

I sighed inwardly. InuYasha was going to be a pain until I gave birth to his pup, I could tell. He's demonic instincts where stronger now than I have ever seen them and it made me both worry and warmed my heart.

"Understood InuYasha" said my Uncle "We will make sure he doesn't cause any problems"

With that we all piled into the Hummer and took off to the airport where the military airplane waited us.

~Japan~

It was well past midnight by the time we got home and I was so tired that all I wanted was my bed.

Walking into the dark house, my uncle and the guys took residence in the guest room and the living room while my mom gathered extra blankets and pillows I walked in to the kitchen and put some water to boil. I was hungry and right now ramen sounded pretty good. Figures.

Taking out two shrimp flavor cartons and filled then with water I looked back and smiled when InuYasha walked in the kitchen wrapped his arms around me and nuzzled my neck.

"You may want to take out like three more of those….I'm starving" he said to me, his voice sounded like he was half way asleep.

How can you still be hungry? You ate the whole bag of the plantain chips, two sweet tamales, a bag of beef jerky and Cheetos

"That's not real food" he scoffed making me want to laugh

And neither is ramen you dork

He shrugged "What can I say…..the food here is fuckin fantastic"

I shook my head at him and took out two more ramen packs and added more water to the kettle.

"Kagome" said the voice of uncle "I'm going to have some supplies brought up to me from the base, is should be here tomorrow morning so if you two don't mind, I would really like to wait until then to leave"

I nodded silently to him. Once the ramen was done I placed the cups on the table and started to eat mine while my mate inhaled his. It amused me that no matter how much more mature he's gotten…he still had the same quirks that I remembered four years ago.

Once I was done, I walked over to him and kissed his cheek then moved to go up to my room and change. Once in my room, I grabbed a night gown and smiled when I noticed which one it was. It was my red soft cotton one. It had spaghetti straps, with a heart shaped front and long. It was also a bit form fitting since it's been four years since I put it on. Passing the mirror on my dresser I paused and looked at my midsection. Turning to my side I noticed just a small…almost minuscule swell. If I didn't know I was pregnant, I would have thought I was merely a bit bloated.

Gently I caressed the swell. With everything going around, the idea of being pregnant has not caught up with me until now. My eyes misted as I rubbed my tummy.

A baby.

InuYasha's baby was grown inside of me. Just thinking about it made me wants to cry and laugh at the same time.

I was so wrapped up in my thoughts of what our baby would look like that I didn't hear when InuYasha entered the room and closed the door.

~InuYasha POV~

I felt so fuckin tired that I just wanted to pull Kagome into my arms and fall asleep.

Being so close to home was making me antsy to leave and take her to my cave where I first took her as my mate, but now….I knew it also held some bad memories thanks to the dipshit.

Gods I must be out of my mind to let him come back with us. Not that it mattered. I was going to make sure he didn't get anywhere near my mate. Once I was done eating, I moved up the stairs and opened the door to Kagome's room and paused.

My eyes soften as they fell on my small mate. Gods she looked gorgeous in red. Her sleeping gown was long and dark red held up by thin threads on her shoulders leaving her neck exposed to me. Her long raven hair fell in thick waves down her back to her waist. I smiled when I saw that she was looking in the mirror, her hands making gentle circles on her stomach while her eyes misted with happiness.

The realization that she was with pup must have finally sunk in, I thought as I moved in and wrapped my arms around her. I placed my hands onto of hers and moved them to rest on her belly where the little swell was at.

"You have made me the happiest man and demon" I said into her hair "You do not know how long I have dreamed of his moment. The moment when I could hold you in my arms or how I dreamed of what you would look like, round with my child"

You won't care if I get hopelessly fat? If my hips are going to get so wide I won't be able get out the door?

I chuckled in her ear "Koi, you are so incredibly petite that I do not think that would ever happen, but to answer your question…no I don't care. You are forgetting that I am not completely human. To a demon nothing is more erotic or beautiful then seeing a mate round with pup. I can't wait to see your body change and start to show the life within you, knowing that it is my pup that is safe and protected inside of you. So, nope, to me you will be even more gorgeous when you get bigger then you are right now"

Really?

"Really" I said turning her around to give her a soft kiss "That is one of reasons why my demon is a bit more overprotective of you more now. It's because for all male demons, a pregnant female is so damn irresistible. The way your skin glows, the aura that a female emanates, the way your breasts swell with life giving milk and the way the female carries themselves with radiance and joy. It's an intoxicating cocktail for all demons. I don't think even my ice prick of a brother Sesshomaru would be able to resist it"

Hmmm…..maybe it's a good thing that her uncle was coming along. Kagome was already captivating enough without being pregnant; now that she was….I could only imagine how the upcoming months will change her.

I felt my body harden just imagining it. Looking at her reflection in the mirror I could already see some of that soft white glow coming off of her aura, something visible to all demons. Her scent was also changing to something far more tantalizing and appetizing, I eyed her breasts and felt my beast growl within me.

She was already blessed in that department, but now…..my hands grazed her clothed covered skin until I cupped both of her breast, she moaned softly and leaned into me.

They feel a bit…tender…..that actually feels nice

Demon pregnancies, develop faster than humans, I knew this, while it still took 9 months, the symptoms and belly will swell faster than a normal one would. Which was why at only two weeks, she was already sporting a bloated tummy. In two months she would have a little bump.

I massaged her breasts for her, since she said that they were bothering her, I smirked, a mate's duty was always to see to our mate's needs.

You're really enjoying yourself aren't you?

I could hear the sarcasm voice in my head. I chuckled darkly "It's my duty as your mate" I whispered leaning down to kiss her neck gently.

Not here…..these walls are paper thin and you are rather loud…..and rough

I moved away from her and took off the blankets from her bed and laid them on the floor. Next I went into her closet and took out a thick blanket and threw that on the floor too. She looked at me with a frown but since she didn't have skin contact I couldn't hear what she was thinking.

Taking the pillows I laid them on the floor then went to my mate, picked her up and laid her in the middle of my make shift bed.

"Now…what where you saying? If we are on the floor, there is the bed to bang against the wall…and I can keep my growls low if I want" I said as I hands where already skimming her legs pulling up her night gown in the process. I wanted my mate and damn it all, I could care less if there was a house full of people. I was not lying when I told her that to a demon a pregnant female was too tempting to resist…that included myself.

I could tell she wanted to laugh but then shook her head and pulled me closer for a kiss.

Guess she was more than willing to agree with me.

9

9

9

I woke up the next morning with a grimace, I could tell it was late by the way the sun was hitting the window. Yawning I snuggled my mate closer to me, my face buried in her neck. It was so good waking up in her era, not having to worry about any fuckin demon attacks.

I gave a small laugh when I heard her stomach grumble in protest. I placed my hand to her belly and rubbed it affectionately.

"Already causing a ruckus" I murmured sleepily.

And he's not even born yet, now imagine him at two years old….we will never sleep in again or get many intimate moments….now what where you saying about having a house full of kids?

I laughed out loud at that. She turned to smile at me warmly, I knew she like it when I genuinely laughed. I leaned down and kissed her then nuzzled her cheek.

"Nice try" I said with a chuckle when I saw her grimace "Your still not off the hook, I will compromise at four for now…..we will talk about more after they reach seven years of age"

A knock at the door interrupted my laugh at her horrified expression. I didn't know what the big deal was...really…how hard was it to take care of a small child? Can't be any different than Shippo..right?

The door opened and Kagome's mom peaked in.

"Oh good your awake, I came in two hours ago and both of you were sound asleep, if you're up breakfast is on the table" she said with a smile and left.

I guess I'll go and take a shower, ugh…I feel so hungry and sore at the same time

"It's the pregnancy hormones" I said with a chuckle "they develop faster than a normal human would"

She rolled her eyes in exasperation as she gathered her things to go to the bathroom. I followed behind her after she gave me my toothbrush that I kept here, one of the many things I have come to adapt and love about her time. Once I was in the bathroom with her, I closed to door and locked it behind me causing her to raise an eyebrow at me.

"What?" I said innocently "You are my wife are you not?"

She nodded slowly. Walking past her I turned the water one and let the hot water run then pulled my shirt over my head and threw it on the floor. Her eyes went wide when I reached for the boxers I had on next.

"Kagome" I said dryly "You have seen me more than your fair share by now…don't tell me you're getting shy all of the sudden" I said then took a hold of her night gown and pulled it up over her head leaving her gloriously nude to my eyes.

"Gods I love how red looks on you" I said the ushered her to the shower. Once she was in I pulled off the rest of my clothing and joined her.

I found out not so long ago that I love showers; it was something I wished we had in my era. It was like a very warm, relaxing and soothing rain fall.

Kagome's laughter ran carefree in my head.

If you're a dog youkai….why do you purr?

"I do not purr woman" I said with a grumble "It's a low growl"

It a purr

Really I wanted to be offended at her, but how could I when she was currently wet, nude and warm against me. Her hands where stroking my hair gently while my own hands washed her back and lovely bottom gently. I grabbed her shampoo bottle and continued to bathe my mate, taking care to wash her long hair while messaging her scalp while being careful of my claws.

Kneeling I washed her legs and front, not helping the temptation of nuzzling her stomach. With my ear on her stomach I gently let my demonic aura flare out a bit, focusing on my pup.

What are you doing InuYasha?

"Establishing a connection with our pup" I said softy then kissed her belly.

I felt her hands caress my ears before she grabbed the shampoo and started to wash my hair.

I love your hair…I hope our baby will have it too…and your ears

"I doubt it koi, he's going to be almost full human….unless…."

Unless what?

"Unless, thanks to your powers he will take on more of his youkai heritage, then there's my father's blood to consider…..it's strong, haven't you noticed that for a half demon I'm stronger than most full blooded youkai? The only one who I can't seem to beat is my prick of a brother and that's because he's a DaiYoukai"

So….there is a chance he will come out exactly like you

"Yeah" I said "I don't care how he turns out, just as long as he his healthy"

We finished bathing…..after we gave into the attraction of being in the shower together. I tried to be as quite as I could, but damn my mate felt too good around me. I had to bite into her shoulder to keep myself room growling out loud when I came.

Your becoming a sex addict….you know that right?

I grinned at her sleepy expression, I was tiring her out.

"What do you expect? I lost you for four years Kagome" I said as I wrapped her in a large towel then wrapped one around my hips then picked her up "I have a lot to make up for"

I think you could give Miroku a run for his money….. lecher

"Never said I wasn't….I just hide it better" I said making her sputter at bit. As I walked out of the bathroom with Kagome in arms when we came face to face with Alex who, apparently had been on his way to the bathroom as well.

He looked at my wet hair and Kagome's noticed our state of undress swallowed then wordlessly turned around and went down stairs.

"Well….that was just a bit fuckin awkward" I muttered sarcastically, and then looked down at my mate's red face. The guilt coming off of her was so strong that I whined softy to her and buried my face in her neck.

Don't worry saiai…..I don't regret my decision…it's just that…I still would have liked to sit down and talk to him. I feel like I owe him that much

"You don't owe him shit Kagome, not after what he's done to you" I said harshly walking into her bedroom and closing the door with my foot.

She sighed a bit when I put her down then moved to get changed. I felt a bit guilty about being so harsh on her, but I could never understand the way she just forgave people who didn't deserve it.

"Come here" I said sitting on her bed "Let me brush your hair"

She eyed me for a moment before kneeling down and handed me her brush.

"Look Kagome" I said as I worked the knots out of her long tresses "I'm gonna be frank with you. I don't want you near him. I knew after the shit I put you through with the 'Kikyo and me' situation, I don't really have the right to tell you to stop seeing this guy…I know that" I said then growled "I don't expect you to understand when I tell you that it's a demon thing, but it's true. Inuyoukai are very possessive. Remember how I use to flip out when that wolf shit came near you? Well….triple that and you will probably reach how much more possessive I am of you now. I don't mean to be a controlling jerk….I really don't, but with that being said….I can't really help my demonic nature, so I'm sorry if I don't let you get near him right now, and no I will not translate a conversation with him so just get that out of your head right now" I said already knowing what she was going to ask me.

"If you want to talk to him, then you will have to wait until your voice comes back"

She huffed turned around and glared at me.

Oh she was pissed, I knew she was but there was nothing I could do about it. I was not going to give in to her every whim and spoil her where she didn't need to be spoiled in. I could only bend so far for her.

I put the brush down, pulled her to me and rested my head on her shoulder and sighed deeply.

"I can't forgive him for hurting you Kagome, please understand that. I can't stand it that you can't have a normal conversation with your friends and family"

She put a hand on my arm

I thought this was a man's dream come true. To have a woman who was silent.

I growled in her ear "I am not most men" I said hotly "I happen to enjoy our spats and I love to hear your laughter Kagome. You can talk my ears off all you want koi and I will never tire of it"

You know…..I think I can almost forgive you for being a 'controlling jerk' for saying that

I shrugged "It's true"

Now let me brush your hair, I want to eat something, I'm starving

"Sure"

Want me to braid it too?

"Yeah…I kinda like it out of the way, I would cut it, but I know you'll flip"

Your damn right I will, I love your long hair, and when our pup is born, he or she will have long hair too.

After my hair was nice and braided, Kagome left to hunt for food downstairs. I pulled on my normal red hakama and my cream kimono on, leaving my kosode of the fire rat for Kagome to wear. I had to get a hold of that damn flee and have him take me to the demoness who commissioned the rode and see if she can make something similar in a kimono style. Looking down at my bare feet I wondered if I should start wearing some leather boots like my brother did.

Hmm…something else to buy I suppose….or not…I kinda liked running bare footed.

When I walked downstairs I found the guys sitting by the television watching some sort of show where it involved people getting hurt by a weapon much like Alex used on me, but smaller, almost like the kind Kagome wore on her thighs.

"Keh" I muttered "Alex was lucky it was the night when I was at my weakest or there wouldn't enough of him left to identify" I said with my arms crossed.

Santi coked on his drink and started to cough violently.

"Shit man" said Diego "Just a little blood thirsty aren't we? And with that getup you have on…it' makes you look….a little intimidating"

I looked down at my clothes then looked at him.

"This is normal attire for people of my time" I said with a scowl. Did they really think I was going to start wearing their type of clothing?

"Can I say how freaky is sounds when you say 'my time?' it's like an episode of the twilight zone up in here" said Diego with a chuckle.

"Well….if what they say is true" said Tank "then I would say we're about jump into some sort of damn Alice in wonderland rabbit hole shit"

I had no idea what they were talking about, so I rolled my eyes and walked into the kitchen. I snarled automatically.

Alex was sitting a few feet from my mate. Kagome had been writing something down on a piece of paper, no doubt a note for the prick.

"Does everything I say go in one ear and out the other?" I said to her as I sat down next to her and glared at the prick.

"Now, now InuYasha, please no fighting" said Kagome's mom as she placed a hand on my shoulder "For me? I'm just as upset about this as you are, but she needs to put this behind her to move on with her life as well. You should know what that feesl like"

I hated being reminded of my past with Kikyo.

So I sighed heavy as Mrs. Higurashi took the opportunity of my being deep in thought to start stroking my ears.

"What is it with you two and my ears?" I said as I allowed her to continue stroking them as Kagome placed a plate of food in front of me, ignoring Alex completely.

Kagome passed the note she had been writing to Alex while I scowled at her. She looked at me and gave an apologetic smile.

Keh! Wench was trying to get on my good side. I snickered a bit; I haven't called her that in a long time, it was usually when I was annoyed with her.

I ate my bacon in peace after Kagome's mom decided to have mercy on my ears and moved to clean the dishes.

"I won't have any fur left on my ears if you two keep it up" I said throwing a look at Alex when I caught the look of a grimace on his face.

"You know" I said casually "Keep it up and I'll make sure that walk with a limp for the rest of your life"

He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose, just as Santi, Tank and Rick entered he kitchen.

"Do you have any idea how hard this is for me?" he said finally "I know what I did was wrong. I went about it the wrong way and it was wrong to trust a stranger, especially when it came something that needed to be given to Kagome"

"As my mate would say….No shit Sherlock…though I don't really know what the fuck that means" I said with shrug.

The guys cracked up laughing. If Kagome had a voice I was sure she would have been laughing too, I looked at her she hand her head on the table while her shoulders shook with laughter. Grinning I nudged her giving her foot a playful kick under the table making her look up at me. Her eyes where shining with tears of laughter.

I looked at Alex and I could have sworn he was trying hard not laugh as well. He cleared his throat.

"Yeah well…What I was trying to say is sorry okay. I understand now that what Kagome felt for me was affection but not love. I was her friend and fellow troop member" he looked at her "I'm sorry for letting you down and getting you hurt, If I could take it back I would"

"Oi" I said looking at him "What about me dipshit, you shot me….remember?"

"Yeah" he said then crossed his arms and smirked at me "But you look okay to me"

I flipped him off just as Rick thumped him on the head.

Rubbing his head he looked at me.

"Why where you human that night anyways?" he asked getting the attention of the rest of the guys.

"That is none of your fucking business" I snapped earning me a whack from my mate "What the hell was that for?!" I said looking at her like she lost her damn mind.

Rolling her eyes she put her hand on my arm.

They are going to find out either ways

"No they won't" I said "There are ways to keep that to ourselves Kagome"

No one is going to think any less of you, and my uncle can be trusted.

"It's not your uncle I'm worried about" I said then glared again at Alex "What makes you think he won't hand this information to Naraku, then what Kagome? You'll be dead along with our child and everyone we care about"

"Whoa whoa" said Rick "I'm getting about half that conversation. The only I know for sure is that there is obviously a big secret as to why you were human this night this jackass shot you and took off with Kagome" he said looking at me "And if this is something that could be used against you then we need to know what it is so that we can prevent that from happening. I won't have Kagome raising her baby alone" he said hotly.

I scoffed at him "I'm a whole lot stronger that you think I am" I said to him "I only have one…one moment of weakness and I have been really good at keeping that a secret for the past two hundred and fifty years and it's gonna stay that way"

The kitchen went dead silent.

"You want to repeat that again my boy?" said Rick, his voice strained.

"Which part?" I asked a bit confused before I realized what part had them all freaked out. I kept forgetting that humanity had a problem with the ageing thing.

"Yeah…..I'm a little over two hundred and fifty years old, so yes that makes me the eldest person here" I said with a shrug.

"But….but…you look like your early twenties" said Diego "Man! I got to get me some demon genes!"

Rick looked at Kagome "And you knew this? What's going to happen when you start aging…." he stopped when Kagome looked down and started to fidget in her chair.

He looked at me "She is going to keep aging like a normal person would…right?"

I gave him a drool look "Do you really think I would make her my mate and not give her my lifespan?" I said then sighed "Kagome has stopped aging unless I age…and I don't age"

"You mean you're immortal?"

I scratched the back of my head "It's hard to explain but nothing is immortal. As long as my youkai is alive, I'm alive. And a youkai can live for thousands of years before fading away. I can obviously die of a severe injury or lack of a youkai diet but since there is an abundance of game in the forest I doubt I would die of that"

"And a gunshot is not severe?" asked Santi

"Not while I'm in my hanyou form this it's not. A fatal wound would be almost decapitation or someone putting a hole in my chest close to my heart….but then again I'm not sure, I have survived a hole in my stomach before"

"You have had a hole in your stomach and survived?" asked Tank looking at me with awe "Sick"

"Yeah, my prick of an older brother did that a few years ago….he's chilled out some since then" I said with another shrug.

"Kagome mention that you and your brother don't get along….he's a lord if I'm not mistaken right?" said Rick

I scoffed again "Yeah, and so am I"

Alex shook his head "No….Kagome said you're a prince"

Again all eyes were on me. I shot Kagome with an annoyed look before looking at the guys.

I exhaled "I don't like titles but yeah I am. My brother is DaiYoukai of the silver Inu clan. He's the head Alpha…or King to you humans of the Western lands. I am call the prince of dogs, my mother was the Hime of the eastern region, I have an estate there"

"Why are you called the prince of dogs? Kagome said that there are other Inu clans" asked Alex, showing more interest in me than I would have liked…I shuddered inwardly a bit.

"Because the silver Inu's where created by the gods. We are leaders of all the other dog clans because we are stronger than all other Inuyoukai" I laughed "Meet my bother and you'll understand. His royal pain in the ass is always telling me that I need to act my station"

"Let's get back to the situation at hand" said Rick shaking his head, as if it was just too much information all at once "Okay your majesty, why where you human the night Alex shot you? I need to so that we can protect your royal ass for my goddaughter"

I laughed so hard Kagome smacked my arm.

"Sorry love….." I said trying hard to breath "but…hahaha….the thought that I need….hahahaha…human protection is too…..fuckin funny!"

After a while and a few glares my direction I stood up "Didn't anyone pay attention to the mass destruction I left in your training grounds?"

"I will acknowledge that you are by far the strongest warrior I have ever seen but.."

"But nothing" I said with a chuckle "I can slaughter the whole lot of you in a blink of an eye if I want to" I said then moved to walk outside. I took my sword and gave it to Kagome then turned to Rick and extended my arms.

"Go ahead" I said still holding out my arms outstretched "Take your best shot…as a matter of fact….all of you come at me"

The guys looked at each other took off their weapons and moved into a fighting stance. I allowed them to circle me I crouched down a bit and waited for the first move. I heard Diego from behind coming at me.

I leg swept him, took a hold of his arm and flipped him over. He got the wind knocked out of him in two seconds flat. Santi came at me next; he was silent on his feet but not good enough to sneak up on me. I jumped up grab the fabric of his shirt and threw him to the grassy area, careful to not break anything.

Next up was Tank. He didn't try to be sneaky; he was too big for it. He came at me full force, thinking to just plow me over. I held out my hands to him. We clashed together but I didn't budge, he stopped when he reached me. He grunted as I locked my legs and dug my feet into the ground and pushed him back effortlessly.

"Son of a….he stopped Tank" said Diego then gasped when I took one of Tank's arms and back flipped him.

With a smirk I turned to Alex who looked at his combat buddies groaning on the floor then to me. Giving him a cocky grin I gestured him to make his move.

He scoffed "Yeah right" he said "I know what you can do. Thanks but no thanks…I happen to like my bones where they are"

While I was smirking I didn't notice when Kagome came up behind me.

With one hard whack behind my knees she brought me to my knees. Growling I reached out to grab her but she flipped out of my reached then smiled at me. Narrowing my eyes I got up and started to stalk her. She moved back a bit, both of us trying to calculate the other's next move. My demon growled within me, he liked this strong warrior side of our mate.

I lunged at her, lighting fast but she twirled at the last moment and managed to grab my arm instead and threw me to the ground….hard.

What the fuck ?!

She stood above me smiling at me. Grinning at her I knocked her leg out from under her she lost her balanced and started to fall. I moved to catch her then nuzzled her neck as she fell in my arms.

"You know, it's not very nice to challenge your mate" I said standing her up then moved to Rick.

"I appreciate your help, but really…I don't need it. It's you guys who are going to need my help. Your weapons can only protect you so much" I said then unsheathed Tetsusaiga and held it out to him.

"This is my father's fang, it has more power than all of your weapons combined and as for my secret, well…..that is going to remain my secret, but know that there are not many who know what it is, shit not even my own brother knows" I said with a scoff "Not including Kagome, there are only four others who know and that is four too many for my liking. Well then there's my retainer but he doesn't count"

Rich sighed then nodded at me "Alright then, I'll respect your wishes for wanting to keep why you where human when Alex attacked a secret but if you turn human again, it would be nice to know when that happens so that we can be prepared"

I folded my arms to my chest "When it happens again you guys won't even know that it even happened"

"You said 'when' not 'if', so this happens regularly" he said grinning at me.

Sneaky son of a bitch.

Growling at him I turned to Kagome "I'm gonna go for a run…..stay in the shrine grounds" I said then turned around again when I felt a blast of annoyance from her. I pulled her into my arms and hugged her "Please just stay here….or do you want to come with me?"

No….I can tell when you need to just clear your mind. I'll pack up my backpack and talk to mama about getting some prenatals for me.

I frowned then looked down at her "What is that?"

Vitamins for the baby, it's to help keep us both healthy

"Oh" I said then smiled at her "You do that….and don't get near the asshole, I'll be able to smell him on you" I reminded her then leaped up the closest tree.

~Alex POV~

Damn it all to hell….I really didn't want to be here.

My eyes lingered on Kagome as she watched her demon disappear in a streak of red and white. She smile then silently shook her head. Turning her eyes fell on me.

I wanted to hold her to me, but I knew that not only would the Colonel be angry, the demon would skin my alive.

Sure, I'll admit that he wasn't that bad to be around. He was actually kind of funny in a sarcastic, dry wit sort of way but still funny.

I watched as her godfather walked closer to her "He's not going to tell us why he was human that night is he?"

I sighed in regret as Kagome shook her head at him but couldn't say anything else. Words could not descried how horrible I felt that she couldn't talk.

"Keep looking at her like that and InuYasha will gouge your eyes out man"

I looked over to my left and saw Diego walking to me, he patted me on the back "Well….look at it this way. She may never be your wife, but she will always be a friend. I know that's not what you wanted from her, but you gotta admit it dude" he said looking at Kagome as she smiled at her mother then went inside "We've never seen her this happy before"

It burned to acknowledge that some other man was making her happier than I ever could but it was the truth and I knew it.

"Every time she sees InuYasha her whole face just….lights up" he said walking with me towards the crate that was now being delivered. Diego stopped me, I looked at him and saw that for once he was being serious.

"Alex, I know it hurts….shit…I probably would have done the same thing too but you need to let go. I see the way you look at her so don't think that InuYasha haven't noticed it too" He walked away leaving me to look over at the trees just in case. Yeah, Diego was right, I had to stop looking at her so much, it was only going to guarantee me something being broken.

I knew he was right but it was easier said than done. I already had the future planned in my head.

We were going to finish up the loose ends in her life then fly over to Romania for the holidays so that she could meet my family face to face. I was going to propose to her on Christmas morning then fly to Rio to tell her Uncle so that we could both get our releases from the unit. Get married in Rio since we met there 10 months later, then I was going to take her to live in my home town. I wanted to start a family right away, have two children immediately then we would discuss having more.

I had some stocks and bonds worth a lot of money to see to her and our children's future. Finally, I was going to talk to my father about letting me go into the family business, we were going to be partners in his real estate company.

I sighed as I looked up at the sky wondering where it all went so wrong.

The thing was…..I couldn't really blame InuYasha. He's been in love with her for maybe longer than I have….and so has she. I should have listened to her when she told me that she may never be able to completely give me her whole heart. She never lied to me about her feelings and she never led me on. She has always told me that she would always love the guy she left behind but I was too stubborn to pay attention.

I remembered what Kikyo had told me.

Your jealousy is tainting your soul

She was right….It did taint my soul. I frowned as I remembered another thing too. Kikyo had been InuYasha's ex girlfriend and yet they seemed to have a very platonic relationship now. How did that happen? Wasn't Kikyo even remotely jealous of Kagome for taking him away from her?

Looking over at the well house I suddenly found myself anxious to go back. I really wanted to sit down with Kikyo and talk to her. How did she do it? How did she forget? Would she be able to help me? Would she even be willing?

I sighed again as I heard my name being called by the guys. They were gearing up. As I walked towards them I wondered if Kikyo was as sad and lonely as I was and no one has noticed it.

Hopefully If I apologize hard enough she would be able to help.

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Okay kiddies. Thank you so much for reading…..this story has been getting harder and harder to write but I think I'm happy about where I'm gonna take this story. I'm not going to drag it out either. I want to end it in maybe six more chapters or so. Thank you so much for reading and I will try to update this a little faster.