Hey guys! I have been so busy with my new job and getting my kid ready for fifth grade so yeah, I have been a busy woman! I am glad you guys have been enjoying my chapters and when I have the time, I will correct the spelling errors; I tend to type very fast when I am writing my chapters so, please bear with me. Something wicked is coming this way in this chapter so enjoy reading and keep the reviews coming!

Chapter 11

Serafina was outside in the gardens, enjoying the warm breeze of summer but lately she had a feeling that something bad was coming their way. She was worried about what Kyoran was planning especially since he's recruiting men from his village into his new army. Was he planning an invasion or something more sinister? She knew after their last battle, he was starting to unravel and according to what Sesshomaru told her, he will become more dangerous; fearing for her children, she had guards near the children's room and extra security as Kagome was resting from childbirth. She heard footsteps and smiled. It was Sesshomaru. She stared into the golden eyes that captured her heart and once this was over, she hoped they would be mated and could build their family. Sesshomaru smiled and stared into her beautiful brown eyes, but he also sensed a little fear from his intended. He hoped she wasn't having second thoughts.

"No, darling. I am not having second thoughts. I have a feeling that Kyoran has something in store for us, so I had guards on duty to protect Kagome and the children. This feeling of dread has kept me up all night," said Serafina. Sesshomaru held his beautiful intended and reassured her that whatever Kyoran had in store, they would be ready. Their moment was interrupted when Hoang came in.

"Forgive me, my Empress but Lord Kyoran sent you a message. He is asking for you to become his mate and he will spare your kingdom. If not, he will kill everyone you love in front of you. What will you do?" said Hoang, who was obviously scared. Serafina read the message. Kyoran was becoming unhinged and now he was threatening to kill everyone that she cared about.

"You tell Kyoran if he steps on these grounds, I will head his head as my trophy and will not tolerate such threats," said Serafina. Sesshomaru growled. He was starting to become annoyed with Kyoran; the man was becoming desperate and instead of fighting them like a man, he was playing mind games. He could not understand why he waited so long to avenge his father and now that he knew his ex-mate was a powerful immortal demoness, he wanted her for himself and to have ultimate power to become a tyrant worse than Naraku. Sesshomaru was determined to protect his family and his intended, no matter the cost.

After Hoang left, Serafina decided to head to Kagome's room to check on her and the babies. She didn't hear anything from Kagome's room and burst opened the door. Her room was empty along with the babies' bassinet. There was a note:

Surrender yourself or the blood of this woman and her children will be on your hands.

Kyoran.

"That's impossible! I had guards surrounding her room, only servants and the doctor are allowed in?! Inuyasha!" yelled Serafina. As Inuyasha came, he saw Kagome's room and the twin's bassinets empty. After reading the note, Inuyasha's full-demon side started to come out. Sesshomaru grabbed Serafina and told her to run while he tried to calm him down. She fled and headed to the children's room. Sesshomaru tried to calm him down, but Inuyasha wasn't hearing it.

"Mate, pups! I will bathe his walls in blood! Bastard paid for taking mate and pups!" said Inuyasha in his demonic voice that even made Sesshomaru's blood run cold. As Inuyasha was about to attack, Inuyasha was knocked out cold and Sesshomaru turned to see Serafina. Her hands were glowing blue, and her eyes were a pupilless white.

"It's a sleeping spell I learned from my mother. I went into his mind and put him to sleep" she calmly said. She had the guards carry him into his room and place a spell that would make him unable to move for a while. "He will wake up eventually and hopefully he will be calmed by them. I have a feeling I might have a traitor in my palace," said Serafina. Sesshomaru looked around the room and noticed Kagome tried to put up a fight but was easily overpowered. Serafina told Shen to gather everyone and meet them in the throne room. News spread quickly about the Shikon Miko, and her pups were kidnapped; villagers prayed that she and her pups would return safely. Serafina walked in, holding a sword. Everyone was nervous because if there was one thing their Empress hated was a traitor.

"My intended's sister-in-law and pups were kidnapped right under my nose. Only servants and the doctor and nurses were allowed into that room. Someone knows something and no one is leaving until I get the truth," said Serafina. Sesshomaru was furious! Someone in the palace was allied with Kyoran and he wanted to know who. Sesshomaru took out his poison whip. Syuri and Rin were trying to comfort Shippo, who was crying. Poor kit.

"Forgive me, my Lady! I had no choice! I had a sleeping powder put into Lady Kagome's tea and told one of Kyoran's henchmen to take her! He told me that if I could bring him the miko and her pups, I would be rewarded," said the maid. Serafina was shocked. It was Suri, one of her closest maids. Sesshomaru knew something was off about the fox demoness but wanted proof before telling Serafina.

"It seems you knew to be suspicious of her, my Lord. Suri, I have treated you like family, gave you a job, let you come near me and my child! Why?!" said Serafina. Suri told her how he needed to find Sesshomaru's weakness, and he needed someone on the inside, so he had me to come in disguise as a maid. She pleaded for mercy but before Serafina could react, Sesshomaru grabbed Suri by the throat.

"Bitch! You dare to take my sister-in-law and her pups?! Lucky for you, my brother is not awake yet or I would let him take your head! If anything happens to my sister-in-law and her pups, I will kill you painfully and slowly" said Sesshomaru as his eyes turned red.

"I did not expect the pups to be taken, just the miko! Please don't kill me! She and the pups are held in Kyoran's castle! He just wants Serafina! Please!" Suri cried but Sesshomaru did not care and killed her with his poison claws, and she went limp. Serafina used her pyrokinesis to burn her body, leaving nothing but a pile of ashes. All the servants and guards were horrified! Serafina coldly stared at the pile of ashes and Sesshomaru regained his composure.

"Let this be a lesson to you all! Betray me and your life is mine!" her voice boomed. Everyone was now on guard. After killing Suri, a servant cleaned up the ashes and others scrambled for their lives. Serafina went to her intended mate and rubbed his chest, trying to soothe him. Sesshomaru's eyes went back to gold.

"Forgive me for scaring you, my love. Kagome means a lot to Inuyasha, and she is the first human besides Rin to have earned this Sesshomaru's respect. If anything happens to her or those pups, my brother will die of a broken heart. Losing a mate is worse than death" said Sesshomaru. Serafina felt bad for Inuyasha; to have finally have a mate and pups just for someone to take them from you. Shen approached them and told them that Inuyasha was starting to awake; Sesshomaru and Serafina approached Inuyasha's room, noticing how he was fighting for control.

"Fucking bastard! He took Kagome and my pups! We're going to that bastard's castle, killing Kyoran and getting my family back" said Inuyasha as he grabbed his sword, but Serafina halted him, but Inuyasha was clouded with anger.

"Inuyasha, I feel your anger, but we need a strategy, first! We cannot just barge in there and start a fight! We will travel to his castle and get your mate and pups back but from what my scout said, there is a secret passage in the castle we go into and by leaving at night, Kyoran would never see it coming." said Serafina. She understood how Inuyasha felt, and she would have raged and attacked but she had to play it smart. Kyoran wanted to get a rise out of them and take them out one by one, so they needed to work together. Serafina prayed Kagome and the pups were safe.

Somewhere in Kyoran's Castle

Kagome and her pups found themselves in a room. It had silver walls, a black canopy bed with a black/silver comforter set and two bassinets. She was scared and held her pups closely to her; the door opened and Kyoran gave her a deadly smile. Kagome was frightened and hoped Inuyasha would come and save her. She was worried about her pups.

"I hope you like your accommodations, miko. I could have put you and your spawns in a dungeon! However, you are going to help me defeat Lord Toga's sons and I will take Serafina from that bastard Sesshomaru, make her my Queen, and kill everyone you love. Maybe I will spare the pups you have and train them to be killing machines along with you as my concubine" said Kyoran, licking her cheek. Kagome felt disgusted.

"Serafina will never agree to it and Inuyasha and Sesshomaru will give you what's coming to you, tyrannical son of a bitch!" yelled Kagome until Kyoran slapped her.

"You will respect me, or I will kill your pups in front of you. I will have a servant care for you but heed my warning, miko, I will get revenge and kill the Dog General's sons and with Serafina by my side, I will be unstoppable!" he said and laughed evilly as he left the room.

Oh Inuyasha, please hurry and save us. I am scared thought Kagome as she cried on the floor.

Meanwhile… back at Serafina's Palace

Sesshomaru, Serafina, and Inuyasha headed to her studies to plan to head to Kyoran's castle. If her scout's information was correct, there was a passage below the castle to enter and sneak into it so they could find Kagome and the pups along with putting an end to Kyoran's reign, however, he also mentioned that guards were everywhere in the village and castle, so they had to be incognito about it. Inuyasha blamed himself for not checking on her enough although Sesshomaru and Serafina reassured him that it was not his fault and that even they did not expect to find a traitor in their midst. Serafina also had sent a message to their family about what happened, and her parents were heading this way to keep an eye on the children while they were gone.

"My mother and father will be here in the morning, so we can head out. Inuyasha, I promise you that we will get your mates and pups back. We will head into the village and once nighttime falls; we will sneak into the passage and get inside the castle to find your mate and pups," said Serafina. She knew she had to play it smartly and be careful. Suddenly, Serafina's eyes turned white and started to talk. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were starting to freak out.

"Kagome? Are you okay? Are you harmed?" said Serafina. Somehow, Kagome managed to telepathically link into Serafina's mind. Serafina, though her eyes were white, told Inuyasha and Sesshomaru that she and the pups were okay along with Kyoran planning to make Serafina his Queen and becoming an unstoppable tyrant. As Serafina was about to ask more questions, before the telepathic link severed, she told them that she was in a silver and black room plus to hurry then Serafina's eyes went back to normal.

"I know that room. It was the same room I was in where Kinjiro gave me my wedding present. Despite being slapped, she is safe nonetheless, but we need to hurry. I do not know what my ex-mate has in store for her," said Serafina. Sesshomaru decided to ask a question and offered a strategy.

"How about as we get close to the village, we can disguise ourselves without being detected and maybe see if the villagers know anything. How were you able to form a telepathic link with Kagome?" said Sesshomaru.

"It seems like Kagome is a lot more powerful than I estimated. It is very rare for a miko to form a telepathic link to another person's mind. I will need to ask my mother Alina more about it since something like this has not happened in 200 years." Serafina said. Sesshomaru knew that mates can feel when one of them is in distress or pain so he would have thought Inuyasha would be the first person she would try to link to but by linking telepathically to Serafina, who also has seer powers, they could use this to their advantage if Kyoran did not find out Kagome could telepathically link to Serafina. Sesshomaru then had an idea! If Serafina had seer powers, maybe she could also track down the person who took Kagome and the pups from their room.

"Serafina is it possible to go to the room where Kagome and the pups were to find out any traces of who took them?" said Sesshomaru. Serafina nodded and they headed to the room where she gave birth. Serafina closed her eyes and when they opened, they turned blue. She saw Kagome and the pups sleeping when what looked like a man with black hair wearing a dark black kimono and shoes along with a rag to put over Kagome's mouth. She saw Kagome use her miko powers to purify him and her struggling to reach the door before he knocked her unconscious and grabbed her along with the pups. Serafina's eyes went back to normal and breathed heavily.

"Son of a bitch! Looks like there is another traitor amongst us" said Serafina until she heard a scream from the children's room, and everyone sped off. When they arrived, they saw that Shen had the man on the ground and Rin and Syuri were trying to wake Shippo who was unconscious. Inuyasha ran to Shippo and lightly shook him. Shippo woke up and hugged his adoptive father.

"Papa, I was scared! He came and tried to take Rin and Syuri, so I was trying to use my fox magic, but he used some type of cloth to put me to sleep" he said and Inuyasha comforted his son and when Shippo calmed down, he started punching the guy wearing the mask.

"Now you're going to die for hurting my son and nieces, you bastard!" said Inuyasha as he started punching the man and had to be restrained. Shen removed the mask and Serafina and him were both shocked. It was Hanosuke, the second commander of her army. He was Shen's closest and most trusted friend. Shen looked sad. He could not believe that his old friend was the one who kidnapped the miko and her pups. Shen then bowed to the floor at Serafina's feet and apologized profusely.

"Please forgive me, My Empress. I should have known it was him! He always kept disappearing somewhere and he asked a lot of questions about the miko, so I thought he was curious. I do not deserve to be head of your army anymore" said Shen until Serafina told him to rise and that it was not his fault that his friend chose to betray them.

"Shen, take him to my dungeon! Torture him slowly and painfully to get information out of him. I don't care what methods need to be used, he will pay the price if he doesn't talk. I will come down and he will tell us everything" said Serafina in a voice so cold and despondent that it made Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's blood run cold.

"As you wish, My Empress. Hanosuke, you will pay for what you did to us. You better pray the miko and her pups are unharmed" said Shen as he carried a hysterical Hanosuke, begging him to spare him. Shen did not respond to his pleas. He wanted to know what Hanosuke knew, why he did it and once he gave them information, what punishment he would receive.

"You betrayed not just me, but our Empress as well! I am sorry old friend but it's time to pay the price and may Kami have mercy on your soul" thought Shen as they headed towards the dungeon. He only hoped that Hanosuke would talk, or his demise would be slow and painful.

Man, Another person was in on the kidnapping of Kagome and her pups then try to take Rin and Syuri too?! Let's hope our heroes get to the bottom of this and save Kagome and the pups in time. Serafina's parents will make an arrival in the next chapter. Read and review. Thank you!