Chapter Thirty-Two:

Assassination Attempts

Kagome couldn't sleep, she was anxious like something wasn't right. Sitting up Kagome rubbed her belly, as she had started doing when she was nervous, and looked to her sleeping hanyo next to her.

Ever since the council meeting with the Taishos nearly a month ago InuYasha had had many sleepless nights due to the assassination attempts that had started. He, Sesshomaru, Miroku and Raiden had done interrogations sometimes all night to find out who had orchestrated the attempts but there had been very few results.

Kagome stood up and waddled toward the doors that had been left opened to let the cool crisp fall breeze blow into the room late at night.

The pregnant woman leaned against the door and sighed as she caressed her stomach and felt her unborn child move inside her. The miko smiled. She loved the feeling of her baby moving inside her tummy, in a way it proved to her everyday that her daughter was still alive and was growing strong.

Kagome hadn't actually seen any of the attempts on her life, her very protective dog demon relatives would have killed or captured her would- be -killer before they'd get too close to her. It hadn't been until InuYasha's behavior tipped her off that something was wrong. The hanyo had gotten to the point where he wouldn't even allow her to go to the bathroom by herself anymore. Once she had managed to get the information from InuYasha about his behavior the news about people actually trying to hurt her and her child but once the fear subsided some she was more then willing to allow her husband to protect her from these unknown threat.

As Kagome looked out over the gardens that were changing colors in the early fall and the sun rose she felt an indescribable amount of peace. Then a shadow moved near the wall that enclosed her personal garden.

Kagome's eyes narrowed as she stood up straight and fear gripped her heart.

As the shadow moved toward the door Kagome moved carefully back to her still sleeping lover. Kneeling down next to him Kagome shook InuYasha as fear began to permeate her scent.

"InuYasha wake up." She whimpered. That couple with the fear in her scent put the anxious mate and father on high alert.

"Kagome what is it?" he asked as he sat up and grabbed hold of Tessiga.

"Someone is outside." That was all he needed to know as he jumped up and growled dangerously as he edged to the opened door, leaving Kagome on the futon.

The fool that had decided to intrude on his and his mate's sleep stepped onto the veranda and once he took one step into the room the hanyo snarled and lunged for the intruder as Kagome stayed huddled against the wall and out of the way so she and Izayoi wouldn't be harmed.

The two grappled as InuYasha snarled like a crazed lion. He would not allow anyone to hurt his family. All of the noise must have attracted the attention of the rest of the family because the door was thrown open and Sesshomaru, Raiden, Emi, and the aunts rushed in. Emi and Kimi took a defensive stance in front of Kagome as her mother and Gobodō-sama went to the human mother's side. Grandpa Higurashi and Souta stayed near the door as Raiden pulled the intruder off of InuYasha and Sesshomaru helped his brother up but when he attempted to lunge for the stranger's throat his brother's helpful hands turned into chains of restraints.

"I'll kill you!" InuYasha growled as his eye turned red for a split second as he fought his brother's hold. "I'll kill you for trying to hurt them!"

"InuYasha!" Miroku said as he moved around his friend to get the hanyo to calm down. "We need him or we may never know who wants Kagome dead."

InuYasha calmed but hi eyes never left the man that had tried to hurt his family.

"Take him to the dungeons for questioning." The cold demon lord said and once the strange Inu demon was out of the room Sesshomaru turned to InuYasha.

"Tend to Kagome then meet us in the dungeons." Sesshomaru then turned around and looked to Kagome. His cousin, mother, and Sango relaxed their guard and Gobodō-sama stood calmly now that the threat was removed and Mrs. Higurashi was clutching her pregnant daughter tightly and protectively to her chest.

"Don't worry," he said. "We will find out who id behind this."

Kagome nodded to her brother in law and took a deep breath as InuYasha moved to her side and kissed her head.

"I'll be back." He whispered and then looked to Emi and Sango. "Stay with them." He ordered as he left the room to beat the shit out of the bastard that had attacked his Kagome.

The would be killer sat in front of the demon Lord Sesshomaru, also known as the ice Lord due to his cold demeanor. The boy was no older then InuYasha himself and obviously a silver Inu.

"You know of the consequences of attacking a Lady of the West, correct?" Sesshomaru asked as he stood with Raiden on one side and a guard on the other.

The assassin paled. Everyone knew how deadly the great lord Sesshomaru was and the youth had hoped that the deadly demon would have welcomed the death of the half-bred bastard in the human woman's womb. Apparently he was wrong.

"My Lord I was only trying to restore honor to your family!"

Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed as Raiden and the guard snarled in outrage but before with full-blooded demon had the chance to retort the dungeon doors slammed opened and InuYasha flew into the room.

The enraged half demon punched the Yokai in the face, breaking his nose and knocking him from the chair.

"InuYasha!" Sesshomaru snarled but his little brother ignored him as he picked the man that would have ended his mate and child's lives.

"Who the fuck sent you?" InuYasha growled as the white of his eyes turned pink and the marks on his face where beginning to appear. His demon wanted blood for the insult that was done to not only him, but his entire pack as well.

"Answer me!" he roared and the Yokai, not any older then InuYasha himself, maybe even younger, curled in on himself as the half demon's alpha aura nearly overtook his own.

Raiden hurriedly grabbed the wrathful hanyo and pried him from the demon.

"Calm down pup!" the patriarch of the family ordered as he allowed his own aura to battle with his youngest nephew's.

"He tried to take what's mine! No one fucking touches my family!"

"You want answers then we need to question him not beat the snot out of him."

Sesshomaru stepped forward as he gave a cautious glance to InuYasha. The attempts were becoming more and more frequent the further along Kagome got in her pregnancy and InuYasha was on the brink of insanity at the constant threat to his mate and pup. So with that in mind Sesshomaru turned to the assassin and held up his clawed hand.

"You will tell me who hired you to kill my sister or I will allow my half demon's demon blood rip you to shreds."

The demon looked fearfully at the nearly feral half demon.

"Alright!" he yelped. "Lord Dai! Lord Dai haired me!"

Sesshomaru growled and Raiden felt his heart drop. How could his baby brother do this?

"Then you may go to the after life in peace." Sesshomaru said and then stabbed the Inu Yokai through his heart with his poison claws.

Sesshomaru then turned around and InuYasha's face was obscured by his unruly silver bangs. He didn't need to say anything. Sesshomaru knew.

They had been betrayed.

"Arrest Lord Dai."

A/N: Sorry this chapter took so long. Work as been hectic and I am getting ready for my green belt. To the review that asked about PaSaRyu, it is a style of Martial Arts that was invented, I think, by Grand Master Kang Rhee. It is a combination of Karate, Kung Fu, and Taekwondo so a lot of the Katas are influenced by those martial arts. It really fun and I am super excited for my Rank Test. Look up Master Kang Rhee on YouTube and you might be able to see some of the routines. I will try to have the next Chapter up by maybe next Saturday at the latest.

Disclaimer: Nope… Still don't own InuYasha and Co.