A/N: Okay, well this chapter is thanks to one of my reviewers. I'd like to thank Inu213313 for her review on one of my latest chapters. If it hadn't been for her then I wouldn't have gotten any ideas to continue this story. So thank you. Now, just for you here's the next chapter.
Both guards burst into fits of laughter at Kagome's response. She huffed and crossed her arms. Both Shippo and Rin stayed by her side not saying a word, but glaring at the two demons laughing at their mother.
"And what may I ask is so funny?"
Kagome asked after a while. Both demons stopped laughing and looked at her.
"The Lord and Lady of these lands have a pure blood heir, not some miko wench."
General Tai said and Kagome felt both Rin and Shippo's auras change with their anger. She placed a hand on both of their heads to calm them down.
"Look, just let me see them."
Kagome said and General Tai stepped up to her and back handed her.
"Leave wench. The Lord and Lady of these lands have no reason to see you."
A passing servant saw what was going on and ran to tell the Lord and Lady of the lands.
"My Lord, my lady! There is a commotion at the Northern Gate."
The servant said running into the throne room and bowing low to the Lord and Lady of the East.
"Shimiki, what are you talking about?"
The Lady of the East asked as she and her mate stood up.
"General Tai and Gonko are talking to a woman at the Northern gate. She said something about being your daughter then General Tai back handed her."
Shimiki said still bowing to her Lord and Lady.
"Theron."
The Lady of the East said to her mate and he nodded.
"I know Cyan, but it might be her."
The Lord of the East said going over to Shimiki.
"Shimiki, go to the Northern Gate and tell General Tai to escort the lady to the throne room."
Theron said and Shimiki nodded before leaving. Theron turned back to his mate.
"Do you really think it could be her?"
She asked and Theron sighed before pulling her into a hug.
"It might be."
"It's been eighteen years Theron. How do we even know that the people we left her with told her the truth?"
Cyan asked and her mate just hugged her close trying to comfort her.
"We don't. All we can do is hope it's her this time."
"I don't think I can take this much longer."
Cyan said and Theron rubbed her back soothingly.
"I know dear, I know."
Kagome turned her head back to look at the general who kept hitting her. She could feel her cheek beginning to bruise, but she'd be able to heal it with her powers later on that night.
"Leave!"
General Tai yelled.
"No!"
Kagome yelled back. General Tai raised his hand to strike her again and Shippo and Rin both reached for their weapons, but Kagome stopped them. They looked at her questioningly and she just shook her head. General Tai went to hit Kagome again when a voice stopped him.
"General Tai!"
They all turned to see a servant running up to them.
"Shimiki? What are you doing here?"
General Tai asked and Kagome instantly noticed how his voice changed. It went from it's cold, menacing tone to a nice, warm sound.
"The Lord...and Lady...say to escort...her to the...throne room."
The servant, Shimiko, said trying to catch her breath.
'So even demons can run out of breath.'
Kagome thought as she watched the scene before her. General Tai turned back to her and grabbed her wrist. He yanked her behind him and dragged her down one hallway, then another until practically throwing her, Shippo, and Rin into a big room. He turned to leave when a voice stopped him again.
"General Tai, you are to stay here."
A voice said and Kagome looked up to see two demons sitting on chairs. She instantly realized they were in the throne room. She quickly bowed to them and made Rin and Shippo do the same.
"Hai m'lord."
General Tai said and Kagome smiled when she realized she was right.
"Rise so we can see your face."
The woman said and Kagome sat up as did Rin and Shippo. Kagome looked at each demon in turn. The male had pristine white hair with what looked to be dark green highlights. His eyes were a deep forest green and he had three dark green stripes across his cheeks. He was farely tall, about as tall as her mother back home. He was toned and Kagome could tell he held power. The female had midnight black hair and light blue eyes. She too had three dark green stripes on her cheeks. She was beautiful and elegant. Kagome could feel both her miko and youkai powers and her own flared in response but she quickly reigned them in.
"What is your name child?"
The male asked as he and the woman stood from their seats.
"Kagome."
Kagome said and the two before her nodded and she noticed something in the woman's eyes.
"And who are these two?"
The woman asked motioning towards Shippo and Rin.
"They are my son Shippo and my daughter Rin."
Kagome said and both looked shocked at this.
"You don't look old enough."
The man said and Kagome blushed when she realized what they thought she'd meant.
"Oh no! Shippo lost his parents some years back and he's been travelling with me and my friends ever since. Then I left and he's been with me. And Rin is...she's a friend's ward and I'm taking care of her until he can come and get her. I treat them both as my own."
Kagome explained and the two before her nodded again. They motioned for her to stand up and she did.
"I am Theron, Lord of the East. And this is my mate Cyan, Lady of the East."
Theron said and Kagome nodded to him and Cyan both in turn.
"We understand that you told General Tai that you are our daughter. Do you have any proof of this?"
Theron asked and Kagome sighed. At least they were giving her a chance.
"I do, but I'm not sure if you will believe me."
Kagome said and both Theron and Cyan looked at her confused.
"What do you mean?"
Cyan asked.
"Well, I'm sure everyone knows that you placed a note with your daughter when you placed her in the bottom of the well."
Kagome said as she reached into her jeans pocket.
"Hai they do."
Theron said.
"But I doubt anyone else that has come saying they are your daughter actually have that note."
Kagome said pulling out the note Furuka had given her when she went to visit her. She was glad she'd kept it.
"Are you saying that piece of parchment is the note my mate and I put on our daughter's blanket before placing her inside the well?"
Theron asked and Kagome nodded before holding it out for them to take. Theron gently took it from her and quickly read over it. His eyes widened and he froze.
"What is it Theron? What's it say?"
Cyan asked as she took the note from her mate's hands. She read over it and tears welled up in her light blue eyes. She put her hand up to her mouth to muffle her cries.
"That is your writing isn't it my dear?"
Theron asked his mate and she nodded as the tears fell from her eyes.
"My Lord, my Lady. What is it?"
General Tai said from his place against the wall.
"Tai, send word to throughout the lands. Our daughter has returned."
Theron said and Kagome smiled up at him. She had finally found her parents.
"What are you talking about m'lord? She is just a miko."
General Tai said and Theron turned on him.
"I said send word! Our daughter has returned to us."
Theron said and General Tai practically ran out of the room to do as his lord requested.
Silence followed afterwards only broken by Cyan's silent crying. After a while Kagome couldn't take it any longer and silently flared her miko powers and tried to calm her down. Both gasped at the show of her powers, but after a while Cyan finally calmed down.
"You're finally back."
Theron said and Kagome nodded. She didn't know what to say. She felt numb inside. She wasn't sure how she was supposed to react now. Her whole life she had thought Furuka and the others were her family and now she knows that these two are her actual mother and father. What was she supposed to do now?
"My daughter!"
Cyan yelled as she gathered Kagome into a hug. Kagome froze at first before returning the hug. Theron joined as well, hugging his mate and his daughter. Kagome couldn't hold it in any longer. Tears fell down her face as she finally let in what was happening. She was finally with her real family. Her real mom and dad. She understood why they put her in the well to keep her safe, but now it was over and she was back. They wanted her, they weren't pushing her away. She hadn't even realized she had been afraid they'd push her away. She was just so relieved that they seemed to want her in their lives as much as she wanted them in hers.
Sesshomaru looked everywhere he could think of, but still couldn't seem to find any trace of Rin's scent. Just as he was about to turn around and head back to his castle he picked up the old scent of Rin's blood. He raced through the forest until he came to a clearing. He knelt down and recognized Rin's scent with ease, but there was another scent with it. A mix of honey and vanilla. He knew that scent but he just couldn't place it at the moment. The smell of Rin's blood was old, but still strong to his senses. He followed it towards the East hoping to be able to find his ward soon. It made him uneasy when she was gone. It made him feel alone. It made him realize that without her he was alone.
Kagome couldn't believe it. In one day she had met her parents and now she was being shown to her room by one of the servants. Her mom and dad were with her. They refused to leave her side for even one second. Once the servant bowed to them all Kagome walked into her room and sat down on her bed. Theron and Cyan froze in the doorway unsure of what to do.
"Come on and sit with me. I want to catch up."
Kagome said and they both came and sat on the bed with her. Kagome had asked a servant to bring in another bed for Rin and Shippo. They were asleep and Kagome relaxed.
"So tell us, how was your childhood? Was it fun? Was it horrid?"
Cyan asked and Kagome laughed.
"It was alright. I had a normal childhood I guess. The family you left me with was very kind and they lived quite traditionally. Furuka and her father brought me up to be kind to everyone and give people the benefit of the doubt. And Souta was a pain sometimes, but he was like any little sibling."
Kagome said then explained how she had grown up, met people in elementary school, then graduated to middle school, had a small crush on one of her school mates, then graduated to High school. She explained things about the future as she went. About how women were allowed to vote and have educations as well as jobs. How there was electricity and hot running water. Vehicles called cars, and the like. She told them how she made new friends in high school and how they kept trying to get her to go out with a boy named Hojo. Then she explained what happened to her on her fifteenth birthday. How she had been dragged into the Bone Eater's Well by Mistress Centipede and met Inuyasha. How the jewel was embedded in her body, how it was shattered, then her adventures with him. How she met Shippo and how he joined them, then how they met Miroku. Theron didn't like the fact that she had been traveling with a lecher but Cyan made him be quiet so Kagome continued. She told them how they met the demon slayer Sango and how each of them had some kind of reason for wanting to rid the world of Naraku. She explained how Miroku was cursed with a wind tunnel in his right hand. How Sango lost her little brother and her entire clan to him, and how Inuyasha lost the woman he loved. She explained how she had fallen in love with her hanyou friend, but he never seemed to return her feelings. How she had been captured by that witch to bring Kikyo back from the dead and how Inuyasha kept running back to her every chance he got. How she had been kidnapped by Kouga and how he proclaimed his love for her. Then she explained how she had gone back to her time to graduate high school, train in her time so she could defend herself. How she'd come back to find Inuyasha hitting Shippo. How they'd gone to a village and he left in the middle of the night. How she'd followed to make sure he was okay since Kikyo wanted to drag him to hell. Tears fell down her face as she told them about how she had stumbled upon Inuyasha and Kikyo in the middle of making love on the forest floor. How she had ran and cried. Then how she found out she was not only miko but also part youkai. Then how she'd gone back to the village and told her friends goodbye. How she and Shippo had been on their own. She told them about when she and Shippo had gone towards the West and stayed in the village that was being attacked by the phoenix demons. How she had tried to help them, but got run out of the village after tearing a guy's arm off after he tried to hurt Shippo. Then how she found Rin hurt in the forest and how she had taken care of the girl. How she had trained both Rin and Shippo to defend themselves, then how they had traveled towards the East after she'd found out the truth.
"I was talking to the guard when General Tai came up. I told him to just let me see you guys and he back handed me. He was going to do it again when a servant came up and said you two wanted him to escort me and my kids to the throne room."
Kagome said and she felt Theron's aura flare at the mention of Tai hitting her.
"He hit you?"
He asked through clenched teeth.
"Yeah, but I'll be alright. I can heal it."
Kagome said reaching up and gingerly touching her cheek. She winced slightly, but didn't let it bother her. She'd been through much worse.
"Heal it? How?"
Cyan asked curious.
"Using my miko powers."
Kagome said with a smile.
"Would you mind showing us?"
Theron asked, his curiosity about his daughter overriding his anger at his general.
"Sure, just keep your youkai in check."
Kagome said and once they both nodded she gathered her miko powers in her hand and gently laid it on her cheek. Theron and Cyan watched as the dark purple bruise on their daughter's face disappear. Kagome cut the power to her hand and tenderly poked her cheek. She smiled when it didn't hurt.
"You have meraculous control over your kekki."
Cyan said and Kagome turned to look at her mother.
"Well Kaede did teach me well."
Kagome said as she thought of the elderly miko who had taught her how to control her miko powers. She was like a grandmother to her.
"Kaede? She was the miko who is the younger sister to the priestess Kikyo?"
Theron asked and Kagome nodded.
"She's like a grandmother to me."
Kagome said with a smile.
"Do you have that good of control over your rekki as well?"
Theron asked and Kagome nodded.
"Hai, my inneryoukai helped me learn how to get used to my demonic powers. Though I'm sure I could still use some training."
Kagome said.
"Would you mind showing us what you can do?"
Cyan asked and Kagome thought about it a while before nodding. She gathered her rekki into the palm of her hand and a ball of red energy formed. She focused a little bit harder and turned it into a small flower. Her favorite.
"What is that?"
Cyan asked as she reached to pick it up.
"An Irish orchid. It's my favorite flower."
Kagome said as the flower dissipated when Cyan touched it.
"You are definately well trained."
Theron said and Kagome blushed at his compliment.
"Though I do wonder, are you willing to inherit these lands?"
Theron asked and Kagome nodded.
"Hai I am. I have spent my entire life away from you and now that I have you back I don't want to lose you."
Kagome said and was enveloped into a hug. When they pulled apart Theron and Cyan were smiling down at Kagome.
"In that case we'll throw a ball in two days time to announce to the world that you've returned to us."
Theron said.
"And to announce that you will be heir to the Eastern throne."
Cyan said as she and Theron stood.
"Won't I be challenged for that right?"
Kagome asked and Cyan smiled at her sadly.
"Hai you will."
"Ther-father, would you mind if I trained for those two days?"
Kagome asked and Theron nodded.
"You can do anything you like. This is your home as well."
Theron said and Kagome smiled.
"Good night Kagome."
Cyan said as she ushered her mate towards the door.
"Good night."
Kagome said and Cyan and Theron left. Kagome sighed before smiling to herself as she fell back on the her bed. She couldn't believe it. She was finally home.