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~Kagome POV~

Once the shipment for my uncle reached the house we got ready really fast and soon the troop stood cramped inside of the small well house.

I was finished.

Was done having to rely on InuYasha's demonic powers to keep the darkness at bay, done with feeling weak. I did not leave for Rio for four fucking years of training for all of it go down the shit hole. It was time to take control and get rid of whatever Naraku had in the stupid vile.

"Okay Kagome come here and take my hand, we need to make the well able to let other people pass" said my uncle standing on side of the well and held out both of his hands. Taking them I nodded to him then looked at InuYasha who stood close to me with his arms crossed.

Closing my eyes I allowed my powers and my uncles to flow between us until a ray of pure spiritual energy beamed between us. Concentrating on the well we opened the portal for a few minutes to allow everyone through that wasn't me or my mate.

"Alright you weaklings" said the bored voice of my hanyou "Let's get this over and done with" grabbed me by my waist, leaped up and jumped into the well.

Once we were floating through time he growled and nuzzled my neck a bit before his face went serious. I looked to see my uncle and the rest of the guys following close, the look of utter disbelief on their faces.

"Man this is some fucked up Alice and Wonderland shit!" bellowed Diego from the back of us managing to make InuYasha chuckle then whispered to me "Who is Alice?"

I just shook my head at him.

Tell you later

"Madre de Dios!" Came the voice of Santiago "Should I be worried that I haven't gone to confession in a few years?" he said

"Nah" said Tank "Wouldn't have done your ass any good anyways"

"If I get stuck playing tea party with some crazy ass man in a tall hat…..I'm shooting somebody" shouted Diego.

"Okay okay already!" said Alex "We get it…..this is freaky shit! And trust me, you run into some dude with a hat you better hope you don't smell like dinner to him"

"Please tell me you're shitting me" shouted Santiago at Alex

"Nope"

"Are they always like this?" asked InuYasha with a grin looking down at me.

I smile and nodded my head, little did he know that I was just as bad.

The light ended and InuYasha leaped out of the well leaving the guys struggling down below.

"Move your fuckin arm!"

"You're stepping on me!"

"Shit! How fuck are we supposed to get out of here!"

InuYasha growled frustrated leaped in the well in a blur and leaped out holding Diego then dropped him before getting Santiago and dropped him as well. Leaving enough room for the rest to climb out using the vines.

"There!" he said between clenched teeth.

"Whoa!" said Diego looking around. Once the rest of the unit climbed out Tank blew out a whistle.

"I don't think we are in Kansas anymore gentlemen" he said in a low tone.

"Yeah wish we had a falling house though" said Diego, everyone gave him an funny look "What? It worked for Dorothy didn't it? Just let shit land on this Naraku guy and…. Splat! Problem solved"

I was holding on to my stomach and bent over. Gods I wanted to give out a good belly roll.

"Alright you clowns" said my uncle "Your giving Kagome a seizer"

"Kagome!" I waved off InuYasha, letting him know I was fine, whipping some tears from my eyes.

"She's fine" said Santiago "She's just mad she can't make any comebacks right now…..watch, wait until she gets her voice back. She's got a sailors mouth"

True enough I flipped him off then winked at him. InuYasha growled at me.

"Alright my little hellcat calm down" he said "Let's get over to Kaede's I wanna purify the potion already"

We headed back down to the village not doubt looking like the weirdest pack I was sure the world have ever seen.

"Keep your eyes out people" said my uncle but InuYasha snorted.

"No need here" he said "This area is protected by me and most lower class demons know that by now. They won't dare attack this village while I'm around"

"Cocky much?" said Santiago with a smirk. InuYasha looked at him "With a damn good reason" he replied back.

A couple of the villagers came out of their huts to see the spectacle that we made. InuYasha was in the front with me next to him. I was dressed in my combat cloths, skin tight pants, boots, black shirt and my vest. I had my bow strapped on my waist, my quiver on my back on top of my twin blades and on my thighs my guns where strapped tightly. The guys where dressed pretty much the same…an army of black clothes and metal guns. We were going to stick out like sore thumbs I ready knew it.

I saw Shippo making he's towards us.

"Kagome!" he yelled then launched himself in my arms. I caught him and held him close, I had missed him so much.

He pulled back and looked at me "Are you okay?" he asked. I opened my mouth to say yes then closed it, I looked at InuYasha. He sighed "She can't talk Shippo….something went wrong"

Shippo looked at me with tears on his eyes and moved to nuzzle my neck. I felt so much better already that I held him tightly for a few minutes. He pulled back then looked at the guys.

"Ah…." He said then looked at Alex and gave a little growl. I heard InuYasha chuckle.

"Alright, alright killer" he said plucking Shippo from my arms and put him on his shoulder "He's under tight watch and I'm not leaving Kagome's sight"

"But InuYasha…he almost killed you" said Shippo sadly "I can still remember the sight of all the blood" I was shocked to see InuYasha ruffle his hair, reassuringly.

InuYasha must have been really hurt if even Shippo was worried for him.

"Keh….you should know I'm tougher than that" he said looking at me and winked. Once we reached the outside of the hut Sango, Miroku and Kikyo came out all running towards me.

"Oh Kagome we are so happy your back!" said Sango hugging me tightly. Once she let me go I saw that Kikyo was looking over my shoulder, her eye where flashing angrily. Frowning I glanced back and saw that she was throwing daggers at Alex.

Walking past me she walked straight up to him and slapped him…hard. His neck snapped to the side before she turned back then pulled me into a hug.

"You are a much more forgiving person than I can ever be Kagome" she whispered then sighed "I'm glad that your back and safe"

I nodded than hugged her back.

"Kikyo, where is Kaede?" asked InuYasha once we pulled apart.

"She is gathering herbs at the moment" she said then looked at my uncle and the rest of the guys "InuYasha is there a reason why you brought these strange people here?"

Diego raised an eyebrow at her "Maybe my Japanese is a bit stretchy but she did just call us strange right?"

Santiago tilted his head "Yeah I think she did"

Since they were talking in English, Kikyo didn't have a clue what they're talking about.

"There here because they wanted to come and help defeat Naraku, plus Kagome's uncle has spiritual powers. We are going to need as much as we can muster. Alex gave Kagome a potion that made her forget who I was for a while. When I went to get her, she got her memories back….but something is blocking her ability to speak" said InuYasha who in turn pulled me into his arms.

All eyes turned to Alex who sighed.

"I am truly sorry for the way I behaved" he said to everyone "I did not mean for this to happen to Kagome"

"No" said Miroku who gave him a very grim expression "You just meant to kill InuYasha"

"It's okay Miroku" said InuYasha looking at his friend "I already kicked his ass for it and if he so much as looks at Kagome funny I got the full support to run Tetsusaiga through him"

Miroku walked up to me and took my hand and pulled me into his arms.

"Watch the hands pervert" growled InuYasha.

"I am happy to have my little sister back with us" he said then pulled away and smirked "So I hear congratulations are in order"

"Oh that right" said Sango "You two finally made it official"

InuYasha smirked and leaned down to nuzzle my mating mark "Yes, we are now legitimately mates for life"

Miroku placed a hand on InuYasha's shoulder "May the kamis bless your union for many years to come" he said making me smile at him. He was using his 'monk' voice which he only when he was trying to swindle a rich lord, so it made me giggle inwardly.

"Thanks" said InuYasha then looked at Kikyo "We're going to need you and Kaede to work with Kagome's Uncle Rick and purify the rest of the potion. Kagome can't do it by herself; she's already battling it constantly to keep it away from our pup"

Kikyo's eyes lit up "So…..you two are going to have a child then?" she asked then looked at me "Has it been confirmed?"

"Yeah" said InuYasha smirking at me.

Kikyo smiled gave me a big hug before pulling back then gave a serious face "I expect to be named the official babysitter and for him or her to call me auntie" she said making Sango yell out to her.

"Me too! Don't be greedy Kikyo!" said Sango elbowing Kikyo then smiled at me "congrats!"

I crooked one eyebrow at both of them.

"Okay…Okay enough of this mushy reunion" said InuYasha "How about we get this potion purified then you three can talk your fuckin ears off later"

Tact my husband did not have, I rolled my eyes at him then winked at the girls.

Once we reached Kaede's hut and InuYasha explained the reason for so many people and what had happened to me nearly everyone was hissing at Alex. I almost felt bad for the guy, I know he's not a bad person and kamis knew people did crazy things in the name of jealousy.

Kaede agreed with InuYasha that I had to be rid the potion as soon as possible. The effort it was taking me to keep it at bay was draining and there was only so much InuYasha could shoulder.

"I need ye to sit in the middle child" said Kaede as she dig in her cabinets for some herds. She put a few of them in a bowl and stared to crush them while she chanted under her breath.

Next she made a circle of the dried herbs around me and placed four small bowls of water around me, one for Kikyo, one for my godfather one for Miroku and one for herself.

"We are going to draw out the potion and direct it to the bowls of water; we can't just purify it since Kagome is with child. The infant she carries is part demon and that amount of purification will kill the babe in her womb"

I saw InuYasha's eyes tightened and his hand rest on Tetsusaiga. I knew that his demon did not like that statement at all and was fighting to come out and protect his pup. I gave him a reassuring look and linked my aura with his for a fraction of a second to brush up against him, giving him some sort of comfort.

"Kagome I am going to need you to force the darkness out and try not to block us out. It's going to feel uncomfortable having three other auras inside of you so just focus on what you need to do" Kaede said then gestured for Kikyo, Miroku and my godfather to sit in front of the bowls of water.

"Everyone is to remain quite" she turned and looked at InuYasha "InuYasha I'm going to ask you to allow the four other men to hold on to you. Your instincts are going to make you feral when you feel us enter you mate. Sango hold Hiraikotsu in front of you for added protection"

I watched as Diego stepped to InuYasha's' right, while Santiago took his left leaving Tank to step in back of him. Alex was next to Diego.

"I will help Diego was much as I can but there is no way in hell I am touching him" he said to my godfather "I want to keep my body parts attached to myself if you don't mind" he said then looked at InuYasha "No offence"

"Keh" muttered InuYasha "None taken" then I rolled my eyes when I saw the evil glint in his eyes "You would have been my first target anyways" he said with a smirk.

"You're not gonna bite my head off or anything…will you?" asked Diego looking at my mate a bit hesitantly "Cuz I agree with the Romanian….I want to keep my body parts attached too"

"Dios mio!" muttered Santi "Your two are an embarrassment" he said then muttered what sounded like 'par de idoitas' which roughly translated to 'pair of idiots' "Just take a hold of him and suck it up" he said then looked at InuYasha who snicker at the lot of them "I mean…..how hard can it be?"

If I had my voice I am sure they would have heard my groan as I shook my head one hand on my face.

"If InuYasha turns demon….very" said Sango who was holding out a white little ball that made InuYasha blanch.

"You're not going to seriously use that shit are you?" he said backing away from her.

I saw Sango narrow her eyes on my husband "I will if I need to"

Santi, Diego and Tank looked at Sango with a new sense of respect before I heard Tank breathe out "Damn girl…..please tell me your single and available" making Sango blush and Miroku glare at my friend.

Before Sango could utter a word Miroku cut her off "She is spoken for" he said making even InuYasha shiver at the iciness in his tone. I have never heard Miroku sound that scary before since I have met him. He could give Sesshomaru some lessons…dang.

Tank looked at the blush on Sango's cheeks to the fierce glare he was receiving from Miroku and held out his hands "Alright…I get the hint "he said" Damn…why are all the good ones are taken?"

"What is that anyways" said Santi looking at what Sango was holding changing the subject.

"It's sorta like a sink bomb" she said then gave InuYasha a sly smile "InuYasha is part dog demon, meaning he has a very sensitive nose if I throw this and break it the stench will knock him out flat"

I wanted to laugh when I saw InuYasha's eye twitch in annoyance.

"Some friends I got" he muttered.

"Can we get started?" said Kaede breaking everyone from their banter to get started on what needed to get done.

Soon the entire hut went eerily quiet as Kaede, Kikyo, and Miroku started to chant. My uncle started to follow once he memorized the chant.

I closed my eyes and focused on the darkness within me. I concentrated on the way it felt, the way it reacted and started to instead of purifying it, pulling it out. I was dimly aware of the other around me or the chants but I did notice the warm sensation growing within me growing warmer and warmer.

It started out as a warm feeling…until it started to get too warm. The heat was spreading, filling me until I felt like I couldn't breathe, it was suffocating then it morphed into a thicker substance. I could feel the weight of the four auras invading my soul, spirit and body until I opened my mouth wanting to gasp but no sound came out.

I couldn't hear the violent snarls coming from my mate, nor was I aware on how horrible the scene might have looked to an outsider.

~InuYasha POV~

Mate…..mate in danger…..not natural….make it stop….protect pup…protect mate…..

I could hear and feel my demon trying to claw its way out of me when I saw the way Kagome was gasping to breathe.

My eyes where bleeding red, Sango was calling out my name while Tank was behind me, holding my arms to my side as he held on to me with all of his strength. I was on my knees by now, the sight before me was so horrific that I knew that centuries will pass and I will still wake up in the middle of the night from seeing this shit.

I growled while Diego and Santiago pushed me back, using their body weight to their advantage. Their shoulders on my chest while Tank cursed.

"Fuck! He's too strong!"

My whole being was being pulling into helping my mate.

Her eyes where unseeing as she kneeled on the floor, her head tilted up while black and purple smoke leaked out of her mouth, eyes, nose and ears.

Kamis above the sight was so disturbing and dreadful that my demon was going crazy demanding that I kill the humans holding me and snatch her up and take her far away from harm.

"InuYasha! You have to get a hold of yourself" my red eyes latched on to Sango, loud snarls erupting from my chest.

"They are helping her" she said using a soothing voice "She's going to be fine…she's going to be just fine InuYasha"

"Mate" I growled out unlashing my demonic aura causing the humans holding on to me to grunt in pain.

"What the fuck is he doing?!" yelled out Santiago

"He's unleashed his demonic energy" I heard Sango then threw the small white ball "Sorry InuYasha…this is for your own good"

My nose started to burn automatically and my eyes water, my whole head spun around so fast that I slumped back on the floor. I remained where I was, growling and snarling but I didn't move. I felt a bit sick and woozy. I knew I only had moments before I passed out so I sent out my aura and brushed it against my mate then blacked out.

~Kikyo POV~

The moment I felt that every bit of that foul potion had felt Kagome's body I quickly went to inspect the embryo laying in her womb. I felt around it and breathed out a sigh of relief mentally. The child was safe.

I reentered my body with a jolt and saw the way Kagome was now laying down on the floor; no doubt the ordeal took a lot out of her as well. I looked over to Sango and blinked.

InuYasha had been knocked out by the looks of it and the four men looked exhausted and wincing a bit. Tiredly I got up "Can someone bring him and Kagome over here please?"

I gestured to the futon on the floor by the window and the one they called Santiago laid down Kagome followed the large dark skinned man who had InuYasha. Once the mated couple where together on the futon, I couldn't help the small smile that graced my lips. Even while sleeping their souls and auras searched each other out….the definition of true soul mates.

"Let's leave them to rest" I said following everyone as they retreated outside so that when Kagome and InuYasha woke up again they would be able to have their reunion without interruption.

"Do you think that it worked?" asked the older man with the spiritual powers. I was curious about this foreigner. The amount of spiritual energy he possessed was enormous and by the looks of it he was also a warrior of some kind. He would be a great asset in the demise of Naraku.

I turned my gaze over to Alex and observed his somber face and the way the other men watched over him. He was obvious under some sort of punishment but why did InuYasha allow him to return?

"Not to seem rude but why are you here?" I asked making everyone turn and look at me. Alex started at me for a moment then sighed.

"To try and make up for the wrong I've done" he said in a low voice "Actually…do you mind if we take a walk? I wanted to talk to you anyways"

I raised an eyebrow at him then looked over to Sango "What do you think?"

"I think he needs to stay where we can see him" she replied harshly. I let out a breath of relief that my friends would be standing guard, after what he did I didn't trust the yellow haired man much.

How can someone who resembled an angel so much be so confused and full of hate? I started to walk over to the fields aware that Alex was following behind me quietly. I had always thought that this man was handsome, perhaps more so than InuYasha in my eyes but felt disappointed in his narrow beliefs.

"What did you want to speak to me about?" I asked once we were a few yards away from the rest of the group.

"How do you do it?" he asked confusing me by what he was referring to.

"How do I do what?" I said turning around and looked up at him.

"How can you stand being around InuYasha knowing that he fell in love with another?" he asked with a wince.

Ah….now I understood. I sighed and sat down on the soft warm grass and pulled on his pant leg for him to follow suit.

"It was not easy at first" I said in a low voice "When I came back to this life I still had my memoires fresh in my mind. There was no gap, no grace period. When I came back I came back with my feelings for him still intact. Unfortunately…not only did he already find someone he cared for more than he ever did me but she had found a way to heal his heart" I looked over the hut where Kagome and InuYasha where laying in "I use to feel bitter towards them until I one day I saw how they interacted with each other. I saw the love shining through their eyes and saw the way he protected her. I knew right then and there that if I tried to come in between them I would really lose him forever. I rather remain a friend then to not have him around at all. It was hard at first but in time I began to see him like a dear friend and brother until one day those feelings transformed by themselves"

I looked at him and saw him deep in thought.

"She's always been a bit careful around you…haven't she?" I said knowing that if Kagome was InuYasha's true lifemate than her relationship with this man had to have had some problems to being with.

"Yeah" he finally said "I remember when I first asked her out. I had taken her out dancing and at first we were having fun as friends until I asked for more. She had pushed me away and told me that she did not want to enter a relationship with only half of her heart. I guess I know now where the other half was at"

"InuYasha and Kagome were always meant to be with each other Alex….it's time to accept that" I said looking at his profile.

He face was down casted giving me a great view of his strong cheek bones, tawny skin and golden hair.

"I guess we both got the short end of the stick huh?" he said looking at me, his bright green eyes where sad and grief-stricken.

"I wouldn't say that but I can see why you would feel that way" I said to him "Mourn for the love you lost Alex, there is no shame in that and once you do that rejoice for the friendship you will gain afterwards"

He nodded then looked at me, his cat-like eyes seemed impossibly clear under the sun's rays "Thank you Kikyo and I am sorry for what I did" he grimaced "I never wanted to hurt Kagome and I knew everyone is pissed over almost killing InuYasha which I still wonder why he was human in the first place"

"That I am afraid is a secret that not even I can tell you" I said seriously "InuYasha is the most guarded person I know and he is not one to show weakness to others"

"I can see that" he said "I have to give the guy credit….he's freakishly strong"

"He is part demon" I said with a shrug.

He turned and looked at me "You have to realize that in our time….there are no demons. What happens to them?"

"I'm not sure but InuYasha tells me that there are still a few high level demons in your world just under concealment charms"

He gawked at me for a few moments "What?"

I smirked at him "What did you think? That the humans will succeed in exterminating all youkai? Not likely, they are stronger than humans with power and magic of their own it would only make sense for them to develop and find a way to hide among the humans. After all, we don't have the sense of smell or the ability to rummage through auras like they can so how would normal humans without any powers be able to tell who is what?"

He remained quiet for a bit then scoffed "Always thought there had to be some truth in the old legends we have back home, of the red eyes creatures, powerful and beautiful. My people will associate our legends of the vampire to your demons here….figures"

"What is a vampire?" I asked tilting my head as I looked at his large calloused hand puck some grass.

"Oh just a creature of myth we have back home. Red eyes, pale skin, powerful, fast, blood thirsty and inhumanly beautiful"

I blinked "Sounds like Sesshomaru to me" I said with a frown.

"Sessho-who?" he said "Why does that name sound familiar?"

"InuYasha's older half-brother"

"Ah….right" he said "Are we expecting to see him anytime soon? I heard he's looking for this nut job Naraku too"

"It is possible" I said then looked up "it's right about the time for him to make an appearance I suppose. He checks in every once in a while to find out if there has been any news on Naraku's whereabouts, he may not like relying on his younger brother but they have learned to put their differences aside"

"Why don't they travel together?"

I laughed at the thought "They can't. It is an Inu custom; there can't be two alphas in one pack. If Sesshomaru travels with us then that means InuYasha would have to step down as alpha of our pack and be Sesshomaru's beta, or right hand. InuYasha is too strong to be a beta and his instincts will demand for him to challenge his older brother in a fight he can't win, Sesshomaru is, unfortunately too strong"

I saw him shake his head "That's just fuckin weird" he said "I swear if he didn't have those dog ears, you would think he was just some normal guy with a dye job and contacts"

I didn't know what the meant but I could guess he was referring to InuYasha's eyes and hair.

"There are his claws as well" I added.

"Nah…he could just file those down a bit" he said "It's the ears. When we were back in Rio, he was had a bandana around his head to hide his ears along with a hat. He looked so…human that he didn't even get second glances, well except for his height"

"And devilish good looks I assume as well" I added with a small laugh that made him groan.

"Ugh…I forget your part of his fan club" he muttered

"It is the ears" I said "They are so adorable"

"Right" he said "I bet it's more of an animal thing. Anyways, thank you for speaking with me" he said as he took one of my hands and sandwiched them between both of his larger ones.

I felt my heart flutter and my stomach do little flip flops. I looked at him and almost gasped at his calm handsome face.

"Thanks to you….I think I'm going to be okay. Like you said, it won't be easy but I am determined to put her behind me and start anew"

I nodded mutely at him and knew that if I had blood running through my veins I would have been blushing six shades of red by now.

"You're welcome Alex" I whispered "Don't feel like you need to do this on your own either. Sango helped me tremendously, rely on your friends and distance yourself from her as much as you can and you too will heal in time"

"Can I count on you as a friend Kikyo?" his voice was low but I could hear the heartbreak within it "I don't think anyone else would understand like you do"

I nodded to him; he brought my hand up to his lips and kissed it briefly before standing "Thank you Kikyo"

I watched his tall figure as he went back towards the group of strange men, leaving me alone with my thoughts and feelings. I brought the hand that he kissed to my chest and concentrated on breathing evenly. I had not felt so flustered by a male since I was alive and InuYasha held my heart.

"I saw that"

I looked over and saw Sango make her way towards me then sat next to where Alex was at.

"I don't know what you're talking about" I said looking at the surrounding trees and prayed that my voice didn't betray the swirl of emotions I was feeling.

"I'm your friend Kikyo and I can see how that kiss on the hand affected you. I use to see that face on Kagome whenever InuYasha use to show her a glimpse of his emotions to her so don't tell me I'm seeing things because you and Kagome are wearing that identical expression. In some things you two are night and day but on others, it's a bit creepy how alike you are….and you two are both open books in the field of love"

I shook my head "I can't feel anything for him" I said more to myself than to her "He almost killed InuYasha"

"I know, I'm not saying love a smart emotion and what I'm saying is that that you're feeling something for Alex. Yes he tried to do InuYasha in and I still want to hurl Hiraikotsu at him but I am going to trust InuYasha's judgment and if he's letting him back in the pack then it's for a good reason. Just don't get your heart broken Kikyo…..I would hate for you to lose your heart to someone who will never love you back"

"Thank you Sango and don't worry….I don't see myself falling for him" I said trying to convince myself of that more than her.

~Alex POV~

I walked over to the rest of the guys as they took in their surroundings in disbelief.

"Man this is some freaky shit" muttered Diego "I'll never see 'Back the Future' the same way again"

I shook my head at him….always the jokester.

"This is not so different from the jungle" said Santi "Clean air, trees….what else can't be so different?"

"Eleven foot bear demon trying to eat you" I said in a bored sarcastic tone "Giant ass demon bugs" I said holding out my hands to emphasize the size "…oh and my personal favorite the snake demons who try to grab you from under the ground. Oh yeah….not much different" I said shrugging my shoulders.

"Please tell me you're kidding Romanian" said Tank looking at the ground uneasily.

"Nope" I said "During my time here I have come across some disturbing shit"

Miroku who looked like he was meditating scoffed "Disturbing for outsiders but this is normal life for us"

"There is nothing normal about demons attacking you" said Santiago "It doesn't even sound like we're on earth. It's sounds like we took a trip into some other foreign planet"

I agreed with Santi but didn't say anything. I was still on thin ice with the guys so I went to lie down some feet away from the rest of the group and looked up at the sky. I thought about what Kikyo said to me and decided it was for the best. Kagome was married and pregnant and no amount of wishing was going to bring her back to me. She had always loved that demon anyways and I never would have had her whole heart.

Kikyo had seemed so sad and alone that I felt bad for her. While I was traveling with her, even though she got along with Kagome and Sango I couldn't help but notice that there was always an air of hopelessness around her and I didn't like it. She seemed wise and kind for her to feel like there was not hope for her…but then again.

I kept forgetting that she was not alive. I didn't understand how she could not be a living person. She felt real and acted and spoke like any living being. How can she only be made out of clay? It was baffling and it also made me sad to know that she was not real.

Kagome was her reincarnation. Kikyo had died young and cruelly by Naraku's hands….something that angered me whenever I thought about it.

This Naraku bastard was really starting to tick me off and the fact that he fucking played me was a low blow. True I shouldn't have acted like an ass but I couldn't help the way I felt for Kagome, I had hoped to marry her one day. That dream will never come true and I didn't have anyone to blame. I should have listened to her but I was so sure I could make her forget her past love, I was over confidant.

All that I hoped for is helping Kagome defeat this Naraku guy then go home where I could hope to forget.

~InuYasha POV~

When I get my hands on that slayer…..she's gonna get it.

I groaned from the headache I woke up with. Damn Sango and those blasted stink bombs. I peered open my eyes, and saw that it was very dark and the hut was quiet. Damn how long was I out for? I looked over and growled low when I saw my mate sleeping next to me. Turning over on my side I pulled her small body to mine and inhaled her scent, pleased when I didn't detect any darkness within her. They had done it; they drew out the entire potion.

Making sure my pup was safe I checked its aura placing a clawed hand on her flat stomach, nuzzling her neck gently when I picked up my pup's aura. They were both fine, thank the gods.

I looked around the hut and noticed how crowded it was. The addition of five extra bodies shrunk the already small hut. I smirked when I saw how close Miroku was to Sango and more importantly…how close that cursed hand of his was to her rear end. I was pretty sure he undoubtedly was further away from her when they all first fell asleep.

I felt Kagome move next to me, letting out a little sigh before her one arm moving around my waist holding me to her. I purred softly for her, coaxing her to sleep more. She was with child and would require extra rest after all.

'Geez' I thought, was there really a time when I use to give her crap about oversleeping? Gods I was such an ass to her before, thank goodness she had a loving and forgiving heart otherwise I would have been an emotional mess without her by my side.

I lay awake for a long time, I didn't really need that much sleep so I was content lying next to Kagome and keep her warm. I thought about where Naraku could be hiding and why he was taking his sweet time hiding. Kagome was the one with the last shard to the jewel, and he needed that piece to complete the Shikon jewel….so what was taking so long?

Did he honestly believe that Kagome wouldn't be able to recover from the potion? Well one thing was for sure; tomorrow they would all travel in hopes of finding that bastard and ending this shit once and for all.