Tula and her mate flew as fast as they could, they knew where to go.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" Tula would yell, in hopes he would come to her distressed call. They were getting closer, though, she could feel him.

Her mate just hoped the demon Lord would not kill them both on sight, but if they left and did not say a word, he would kill them. The great dog Lord came into view, he was walking calmly with a bloody sword in hand. Tula landed, and one hand went to her tummy, protecting "My Lord!" She bowed as her mate landed behind her and did the same.

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes; he knew that move; it was one of a mother protecting an unborn child.

"Why are you here?" He asked,

She looked up. "Forgive, but, Kagome has left!"

Why would he care? "The Miko is no concern of mine; you, however, are with child,"

She swallowed. "Yes, my Lord, I, I'm sorry, I just thought, that after we, I mean you, I mean you and Kagome,"

"Your ignorance is a stain in your bloodline; perhaps it is wise we did not couple."

Her heart was racing, he, he was not upset? Sure, he insulted her blood and her as a mother, but she is still breathing.

"Oh! but my Lord, Kagome?"

"As I stated before, she is not my concern."

"But I thought-

"Leave, you are free to go,"

"Please, I am afraid she may get hurt, she left with Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha, the very name pissed him off, he eyed her. "You wish for me to retrieve her for you?"

Tula bit her lip. "Um, ok, yes, please?" She wasn't sure what she was asking or why he was offering.

Sesshomaru looked at her mate; they were acting weird, but he did owe her for her time, thought time wasted. "Very well, I will look into it as a debt owed to your time,"

Sesshomaru took to the sky, leaving Tula and her mate to look at each other. "I, I don't think he knows yet," She spoke,

"I agree, mate,"

"That could be a good, or bad thing." She stated, starting to fret, "We should follow!"

Tula took to the sky, and he sighed; she was going to be the death of him; she was asking to get killed, hell she was a moving target!

Sesshomaru moved fast; he was wasting enough time on this; he wanted to make it quick, and how dare that half-breed set foot on his land! He cut through the forest trees till he hit the clearing; his brother must have felt him because he could feel the whelp release his sword from his side. He landed and watched as Inuyasha hid Kagome behind him.

"I'm going to kill you!" Inuyasha held out his sword,

"I should remove your legs for stepping in my castle half-breed."

"Yeah, well, Kagome needed me."

"The Miko was free to come and go; she was no prisoner of mine; it was her who wished to follow,"

"Yeah, well, now she is with me; what the fuck do you want."

"Tula requested."

"Since when do you do favors?"

"I owed her a debt half-breed; now move aside so I may lay eyes on the Miko."

"No way,"

Sesshomaru didn't get it; why was she hiding him? He could barely feel or smell her; his brother's smell was everywhere.

"Miko,"

"Go away," She told him,

"You are wasting my time, woman; I am here merely on your friend's behalf."

"I'm fine,"

"I will be the judge of that; Inuyasha, move aside." Sesshomaru pulled out his sword, ready to swing. They were hiding something. Her heart was racing. If they fought, Inuyasha would be in trouble, and Seeshomru would see her anyway; maybe if he just saw her for a split moment, it would be okay; it was not like he was going to sniff her; she just had to be calm. Kagome took a deep breath and placed a hand on Inuyasha's arm. "It's ok."

"Like hell it is," He said over his shoulder,

"It's just for a second; if you fight, he will see me."

"Fine, I hope you know what you're doing," Inuyasha slowly moved, sword still ready and waiting. Sesshomaru kept his eyes straight, waiting for her to come in sight. She did, and she made a VERY big mistake.

Her hand went straight to her belly. He knew that move. A mother's protection.

His sword fell from his hand just as Tula and her mate landed. Tula's hands went to her mouth to keep from yelping.

Kagome swallowed; why was everyone looking at her? She stood on one leg, her other leg still hurting.

"Fuck Kagome, why did you go and do that" Inuyasha spit out,

"Silence!" His brother snapped, making Kagome jump, "Woa!" She was falling back, her other ankle thought broken, but Inuyasha didn't even have a second to grab her; Sesshomaru beat him to it.

His arm went around her waist, and her hands grabbed his arms; his eyes burned into her. "Sesshomaru?" She whispered,

He was silent for a moment, then "You're pregnant."