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Chapter 4

Inutaisho has had a very busy morning. First he had come back to his home with a new pup in his arms. He then talked to his beautiful mate and she had agreed to help him with the little one.

After that, he took the little one down to the dungeons to keep her safe since she refused to stay at the castle of her own free will. He needed a place where she would be safe while she was not with him and the only place he knew of in the castle, where she could be protected; was a room down in the dungeons, a place where he had placed seals and negation spells for miko�s a long time ago. However, he still needed to find suitable quarters for her in the western wing of the castle. That was the wing designated for his family and since she was now considered his pup that is where she would live.

He smiled when he thought about his mate�s reaction to the news that it was Midoriko who requested that he protect the little one. His mate and Midoriko had been the best of friends. He had actually met her through his mate and he had come to consider Midoriko as a member of his pack, his clan. She was powerful and she was the only ningen to have ever gained his respect.

They would often travel together until his lovely mate was pupped. Then they would hardly see her. His mate had taken the news of her death very hard and it had taken a long time for her to get over it.

He could tell that his mate had a certain connection with the little one. He couldn�t explain it but there seemed to be a very close bond between them. He would have to keep an eye on them to see what it is. He knew that his inner Inu had accepted the little one as his own but could his mate�s inner Inu accept the pup as well?

He had never seen his mate so excited about a pup before. He had seen a certain gleam in her eyes that he had not seen for a while. Then it hit him where he had seen that look before. It was the look that a mother would give her new pup when they were born.

Midoriko had that same look in her eyes when she gazed upon this little one. �Could this little one be Midoriko�s pup? But how could she be? Midoriko was never mated and she was still pure as far as I know when she died. Is this why my mate feels this way about this little one?�

He continued to ponder this question and many more as he stared off into space. He was remembering his conversation with his eldest, on why the youkai were attacking the ningen villages for no reason other than their search for the Shikon No Tama.

He had to chuckle here, his eldest had tried to find out where he had hidden the jewel incase the castle was attacked to try and find it. But Inutaisho refused to tell him where the jewel was. Yes, his son was mad at him but he was not about to tell his son anything yet. He still had to convince his new pup to stay here in the castle under his protection. This was not going to be an easy task.

The young one had a mind of her own and could not be swayed into doing anything she didn�t want to. She reminded him of his eldest on how stubborn they both were. Even their tempers matched each other. Though they still had full control of their emotions you could still see the fire in their eyes when their tempers got out of control.

In Kagome it was more noticeable in her blue eyes, which would turn to a darker shade of blue/gray like a storm was approaching the area. He had learned first hand not to insult her in any way for her wrath was great.

He then went to the dojo where his elder son was waiting to continue with his lesson in fighting techniques. Sesshoumaru has improved greatly since the last time they had sparred together but he still lacked to find that inner strength that he can only tap into when he has something to protect.

This was a trait that all Inu Youkai have, an inner strength that they could only tap into when it comes to protecting their family or pack. Even he could not tap into this power unless he was protecting something.

Yes he had great powers but he was even stronger when protecting what was his. His son has yet to learn this lesson and Inutaisho wants him to find it on his own. He had given Sesshoumaru some hints as to what he needed to do to tap into this power, but he has yet to figure it out.

He continued to sit at his desk as he thought about everything that has happened today. His mind kept going back to his lovely mate as he got up and went in search of her.

He followed his nose to the western section of the castle and finally found her in the room right next to theirs as he entered the room to see what she was doing. When he saw the room his eyes opened wide in surprise to see what she had done.

The room was completely changed from what it used to be. It was now a pale blue in color. The futon that was in a corner of the room had a blue silk cover with many flowers, it had pinks, yellow, blues, red, and purple colored flowers. On the bed he noticed that there were many pillows to adorn it.

The curtains on the large window were a dark blue in color and in the middle of the window she had placed white shears to allow the sun and the gentle breeze to enter the room.

On the opposite side of the bed there was a desk with a mirror on top of it. She had put scented oils, hairbrushes, combs, and other such things that a female would use on the desk. Next to that, he saw the wardrobe that had once been empty but now contained numerous kimonos, hakama�s, nemaki�s, training kimonos, silk slippers, and other female necessities.

All in all he was impressed with the way his mate had fixed up the room.

As he gazed at his mate she had not noticed that he was in the same room with her. Her tail was moving from side to side in a content manner. He couldn�t resist when she moved her tail like that, she was very sensual and her tail turned him on. His arousal was peeked as he approached his mate. He stopped just behind her as he took his hand and gently ran his claws down through the fur of her tail.

He saw her back go ridged as she felt the sensation he was invoking on her body. She let go of a low deep purr as he continued to stroke her tail. He leaned his head down and started to lick her neck. He was thoroughly enjoying himself when she pulled away from him and turned around to face him.

Ayashiko had felt when someone touched her tail. She felt the gentle touch of her mate as she closed her eyes and enjoyed his attentions. Soon she felt his tongue on her neck and she started to purr. �This feels really good but if I allow him to continue then I will never get this room finished and the young girl will never leave the dungeons. I have to do something to stop this before we get too involved with each other.� Ayashiko thought as she pulled away from his embrace.

She turned around and looked at her mate and noticed that his eyes had gone blood red. His passion had been ignited and now she had to bring him back. She approached him as she gently placed a lick on his neck and felt him pull her even closer to his body.

Her body was heating up from the contact but she had to stop this right now. �Mate I love the attention that you are bestowing upon me but I must finish this room. I want to get the little one out of the dungeons. She deserves to be somewhere comfortable, not in some dark and smelly place.�

Inutaisho heard her words and started to pull away from her. His eyes returned to normal as he said, �Yes my mate. But remember I will have you tonight and I promise that you will not be able to walk tomorrow.�

Ayashiko shivered at his threat but went about putting the final finishing touches to the room.

Inutaisho stood in the middle of the room as he started with his spells and incantations that placed barriers around the room. He put barriers on the windows and door that will not allow anyone to come into the room unless he or his mate was present in the room with the pup.

He placed barriers that will protect her from spells coming from outside the room so she would not be harmed. There were enchantments that would not even allow a rodent to enter the room. It took him at least two hours to complete his spells and by the time he was done, he was exhausted.

Inutaisho gathered his mate as they started to make their way toward the dungeons to get their pup. They were walking down a long hallway when they started to hear the alarms being sounded. They were under siege and the outer perimeter soldiers were attacking the enemy. They heard a large explosion and when they looked outside they noticed a big blast of miko power and the first thing they both said was, �Kagome!�

---oOo---

Kagome had woken up in a dark cell. She had no idea how long she had been asleep there on the floor. Her whole body ached as she thought about her situation. Her whole world had been turned upside down when she was dragged into that old well. Now she was stuck in the Heian era with no way of going home.

She had tried to go back through the well but found that it would no longer work for her. She was devastated. She wanted to go back home to her mother. She missed her mother terribly and couldn�t bare the thought of being separated from her.

She looked down at her hands and noticed the shackles on her wrist. That�s when she noticed that her clothes were different. She was not wearing her sweat pants and t-shirt anymore, but a long kimono and hakama. She wondered how her clothes got changed, but she put those thoughts aside for the moment to ponder her current situation. She started to think of a way to get out of here. She wanted to go back to the old well to see if it will let her go back home.

Then she got an idea. They might have taken away her miko powers but they have not taken away her knowledge. She concentrated on the problem at hand and came up with a solution. She reached up and pulled two hairpins from her long tresses.

Kagome remembered something that she had read before about locks. She had taken an interest in locks ever since some of the students at her college locked her in the chemistry lab when she was helping her Sensei, by cleaning the room up at night. They thought that it would be very funny to lock her in the room for the night. If it had not been for the janitor, who worked at night, she would have spent the whole night locked in that room.

She had gone to the library the next day and read everything that they had on how to open locks. She looked at the locks that held the shackles in place. It was a simple lock with a single mechanism that should be easy to open.

She opened the hairpins and held one in her left hand and the other in her right hand. She put the tips of the pin into the locks and started to move them around. She took her time until she finally heard a �click� and one of the shackles fell off her wrist. She had caught it before it hit the ground and then started to work on the other one.

Once the last shackle was removed from her wrist, Kagome placed them on the ground as quietly as possible. She didn�t want to alert anyone to what she was doing. When she had placed them on the ground, she looked at her wrist and started to rub them. They were red and swollen from where the shackles had rubbed against her delicate skin.

She noticed immediately that her miko powers had not been returned to her. This meant that the room was designed in the same way as the shackles. She stood and walked over to the door. She kneeled in front of it and placed her ear against the door. She listened to see if anyone was outside guarding her.

To her surprise, there was no one outside the door. She grinned as she looked at the lock on the door. She was in luck. This lock was like the old locks that she remembered from her reading. It had a slot on the inside of the door that allowed anyone inside to unlock the door as well as on the outside.

She got her hairpins and started to work on the lock. This one was proving to be harder to open. Although the mechanisms were very simple it was made of a heavy metal and even she had a hard time trying to unlock them. The pins she had in her hands were bending from the weight of the metal because they were not strong enough to move the parts inside.

She took the pins and then bent them in half trying to make them stronger as she tried again. It took her an hour before she finally got the door open. She was sweating badly by the time she was done.

She stood up and she prepared to leave this room. She grabbed the handle on the door and before she opened it she put her ear to the door and listened again for any sign of someone going by her cell. When she was satisfied that no one was outside in the hall, she slowly opened it.

She opened it just a crack. The hallway was still dark and a lone torch was burning just a little bit down the hallway. She didn�t hear anything so she opened the door even more. She was amazed that they had not put any barriers to prevent her from leaving the room. Maybe they didn�t think that she could get out of the shackles and pick the locks to leave. Either way she didn�t care as she was going to leave this place.

Kagome mentally prepared herself. She knew the moment she left this room her miko powers would be restored. She also knew that every youkai in this damn castle would know that she was out of her cell. So she had to make sure that she quickly hid her aura and scent as soon as she got her powers back.

She took a deep breath and let it out slowly to calm herself. She took one step outside the cell and was correct in her assumptions. As soon as her body left the room her powers came back full force. She quickly pulled them back down so no one would know she was trying to escape.

She kept to the shadows of the hallway as she made her way back up into the main portion of the castle. She remembered how the youkai lord took her down to the dungeons, and now she was going back the same way, anxious to leave this place.

She thanked her Sensei for being so hard on her when it came to her ninja training. It was proving to be a great asset as she quietly made her way towards freedom.

She stopped when she heard a couple of guards up ahead. She looked around the corner and saw them there with their backs towards her, blocking her way out. She stood there and thought about how to best get out of here without letting those guards sound the alarm.

She looked down at her person and noticed that she had the stars in her pockets. �No I don�t want to kill them I just want to leave this place.� Then she got an idea as she slowly made her way down the hallway. She made no noise and hid her heartbeat so that they would not be able to hear her coming.

When she was right behind them she gave them each a hit on the side of their necks and watched as they fell backwards unconscious. Kagome had caught the weapons that they held and prevented them from hitting the ground. She didn�t want to make any noise; there was enough of a racquet made with the two bodies hitting the ground. She scanned the area to make sure no one heard her. When no other soldiers appeared she laid the weapons down gently and then proceeded to find her way out of this castle.

She finally made it up to a level that would give her access to the outside. She stood by the window and she looked around the area. Guards were everywhere. They were walking the perimeter of the walls that secured the castle.

She quickly made an assessment of the area and then came up with a plan. She moved quietly outside and hid behind a tree. She looked from side to side and there were guards coming towards her. She had never in her life seen so many Youkai, but the main groups of youkai in the area seemed to be Inu�s. They had sharp eyes and a keen sense of smell. Those were the one�s that she would try to avoid.

She let a group of them walk by her as she then sprinted to her next location to hide. This is the way she went until she had made it to the other side of the wall and out of the barrier. She breathed a sigh of relief once she had escaped from the castle as she continued on her way. She didn�t know where she was going but she was getting away from this castle.

She found a stream nearby and went to go get a drink of water. She took small sips of water knowing that if she gulped it down too fast she would get sick. She had not had anything to eat or drink in a while so she took it slow.

Once her thirst had been satisfied she continued on her way. She was still hiding her scent and aura as she traveled because she didn�t want to call attention to herself. She continued walking when she felt a great surge of Jyaki in the area. �This is not good. There are a lot of youkais in this area and they are all heading toward the castle. I may not have wanted to stay there but the lord was very kind to me. He did take care of me while I was unconscious and protected me.� She sighed, �why do I always get myself into these sort of situations?

She moved to intercept the youkai that were about to attack. No one knew that these youkais were out here and heading toward the castle. �Hmm, what is the quickest way for me so send an alarm that they have company coming?�

Then she got it. She stopped hiding her aura and scent as it washed quickly over the area. The alarms started to ring as soon as they detected her. The youkai soldiers from the castle were coming after her as she took off into the forest heading straight for the youkai that were about to attack the castle.

�Kami I didn�t want them to chase me, I wanted them to know that they had company coming.� Kagome thought, as she was running through the forest trying to get away from the two-youkai forces that were trying to get to her.

She skidded to a stop when she came face to face with the youkai that were about to attack the castle. She went to turn around to leave, when behind her came the soldiers from the castle. She was effectively trapped between the two groups as they stared daggers at each other.

One of the enemy youkai stepped forward and said, �You have the Shikon No Tama and we want it! Give it to us ningen!�

The soldiers that were standing behind Kagome were getting agitated as the one in charge said, �Like hell she will. She will return what she has taken from the castle and then face her punishment for stealing from the lord of the land!�

Both groups of youkai started to growl at each other. Right now they were both out for blood, especially hers. She removed her twin swords as she muttered a spell under her breath. A barrier appeared around the castle soldiers preventing them from going into the fight. She then turned her attention to the other group as she saw them charge towards her.

She avoided the first wave of attacks as her barrier protected her from any harm. She swung both swords in a cutting motion in front of her as she yelled, �RAIJIN KOGEKI!�

Bolts of lighting started coming out of the tip of the swords as they made contact with the enemy youkai. The ones that the lighting hit died a quick death as they were burnt in an instant. Many of the youkai had enough time to avoid the blast from the swords, as they regrouped and tried again.

Kagome stood in her place as she readied her swords. She was keeping an eye out on the youkai in front of her as she watched the ones behind her to make sure they didn�t get out of her barrier. The enemy youkai attacked again, this time sending their own volley of attacks towards the miko.

Kagome held strong as her barrier formed around her body and protected her from the assault. She was spinning her blades in a circle as she was watching her opponents. When they were close enough she yelled, �KAZE KIRU!�

The air that was forming around the blades intensified as she charged the air with her purifying power. When the attack was finally released round blades of wind went straight toward the enemy. She killed a good majority of the youkai that were left by cutting them in half but a few had managed to escape her attack.

She was breathing a little hard now. There were only four youkais left and they had to be the toughest and smartest to be still standing. She brought her swords forward as she took the defensive position.

The youkai that were attacking the ningen couldn�t understand why they were losing to a mere onna. She was a ningen and not worth the soil beneath their feet but still she held tremendous powers. They started to circle their prey, like the predators they were, trying to find a way to kill her.

The soldiers from the castle were amazed at what they were seeing. This ningen was preventing them from attacking the youkais in front of them but at the same time she was protecting them and the castle. They had never heard of a miko protecting youkai before and wondered if she was real.

They noticed that she was young, beautiful, and very powerful. A lot of the males within the ranks started to growl their desire for her as their brassier side wanted to get close to the ningen that held so much strength. She would make a wonderful mate and their pups would be strong. They all watched with interest to see how this female will perform, as the strongest of the youkai lord�s soldiers were making their way to the front where they all stood awaiting the outcome of the fight.

Kagome was watching her final four opponents. She was getting tired and she needed to end this soon. She wanted to leave this area before that youkai lord came looking for her. She looked at the youkais that were left. There was a bear youkai, a monkey youkai, a tiger youkai, and an inu youkai.

She observed the monkey move out of the corner of her eye as she saw his intent. She had two stars already in her hand ready for him to move. Her eyes stayed half lidded when she felt him move in for the attack. She moved with such speed that no one saw her attack. The stars hit the monkey youkai on his forehead, right between the eyes, as he fell dead on the ground within seconds.

Her next opponent would be the tiger because he was the most impatient of the three that were left. She kept her senses on him as well as the other two. She saw him make his move as she brought her swords forward in one smooth movement and yelled, �MIZU FUNSHUTSU!�

A heavy stream of water started to come out of the sword as it mixed with her Reiyouku.

The bright blue water twisted and turned as it caught the tiger in its embrace. The tiger being a cat hated the water and tried to avoid the attack. Unlucky for him the water sprout followed his movement and soon he was engulfed in the water. He lost his life as he drowned in the attack.

�Two down two to go.� Thought Kagome, as she looked from the bear to the inu youkai waiting to see what they would do.

The next to make his attack was the bear youkai. His massive body would be able to block any attacks from her. He charged as he reared on his hind legs at the last minute bringing his claws down.

At that moment Kagome stuck her sword into the ground and said, �Chikyu Fureru!�

The land began to shake as everyone lost their balance. The bear had a hard time trying to stay on his feet. The land was shaking from side to side from the force of her attack. The bear youkai noticed out of the corner of his eyes that she was not moving nor did the shaking ground bother her. Then all of a sudden the earth opens from underneath his feet and he feels his body getting attacked.

The earth opened up to reveal the vines that were waiting for the bear youkai. It wound itself around his body as it pulled him beneath the earth. When the bear was gone from her sight Kagome softly said, �Heal.�

The earth pulled itself together as the holes and fishers were now filled in once again. There was only one youkai left and he had to be the toughest.

Kagome eyed her last opponent. She was sure that he was going to be a handful to defeat. He was the smartest she had to give him that. He was the only one left standing and he will be the hardest one to kill. She had one more attack left and she was not going to waste it.

She kept her swords at the ready as she watched the Inu Youkai. He didn�t waist anytime as he attacked her. He was so fast that she almost didn�t have enough time to dodge his attack. Another quick turn and he attacked again in another direction, but Kagome�s barrier stopped him from hurting her.

They quickly separate as they started circling each other. �I have to end this soon. My powers are weakening. The youkai soldiers are trying to take down my barrier and it making me even weaker.� Thought Kagome as she readied herself for the last attack.

The inu had been watching her every time she attacked. She was good with a sword. Never in all the years of him being alive had he ever found a ningen onna that was good with a sword. He also noticed that she was a powerful miko too. He started to think that she would make a good mate as he formed a plan in his mind. .

Finally he came up with a plan of attack that would take her down and make her submit to his will. Then he will have the chance to mate with her and she would bare him strong pups.

He came in fast with his claws held high. He was coming down with his claws when he saw her turn in his direction. His momentum was currently his disadvantage as he saw her blade lighting up.

Kagome saw him coming as she raised her swords into the air and yelled, �Ryu no Hi!�

Twin red dragons made of fire came out of her swords as it went toward the inu youkai that was about to attack her. She saw him release his attack upon her body as she tried to get her barrier up in time to protect herself. She failed, part of his attack hit her side as the rest were deflected back toward the person who sent it.

The dragons that came out of Kagome�s swords were heading straight for the Inu Youkai. They wrapped themselves around their victim as they burned the attacker into powder. Kagome sighed, she was finally done with the all the youkai that wanted to attack the castle, as she sheathed her swords on her back.

She still needed to get out of here before the youkai lord came and found her. She was about to leave the area when right in front of her landed the youkai lord. Her heart was starting to pound harder in her chest, out of fear. The noise was so great that she couldn�t hear what the youkai lord was saying to everyone in the clearing.

---oOo---

Inutaisho had been watching from the air. He had left the castle in a hurry when he saw his little one�s attack. He knew that she had somehow escaped the dungeons and was outside the castle walls. He had to get to her before she left the area.

When he got there he saw that she had put a barrier around his soldiers preventing them from joining the attack. She was the only one that was fighting the intruders. He observed as she dispatched the annoying insects with ease as she faced the last four youkai.

He could tell that these were the strongest of the lot as he watched her take them down one by one. His this little ones fighting skills always fascinated him. She had a fire in her eyes that was total concentration as she finally finished her last opponent.

He needed to get down there as fast as possible. She was trying to escape his castle and he was not going to let her go. He quickly landed in front of her as he turned his attention to the soldiers that were still by the barrier and yelled, �Everyone, get back to the castle. There is nothing more to be seen here.�

To Inutaisho�s surprise his men did not move when he gave them their orders. He could see the look of lust in their eyes as they were observing the miko fight. They wanted her for a mate and their lord was not willing to let them have her.

He snarled as he let his youki go over the area and that got everyone�s attention. He barked viciously and everyone left in haste. They did not want to die by the hands of their lord this day. He then turned his attention to the miko that was trying to leave. He snarled viciously at her as he blocked her escape.

Kagome was weak and she wanted to leave, she was not about to stay at the castle and let them all be in danger because of her. She went to leave and found that the youkai lord was blocking her escape. She cowered back in fear as she yelled, �Please let me leave this place, that way you won�t be attacked anymore!�

The youkai lord was not about to let her leave. He walked towards her as her barrier went up in defense. He hit the barrier and was thrown back at least ten feet from his original position. He snarled as he went in for the attack. He will bring her barrier down and then take her back to his castle.

Kagome was fighting hard to keep her barrier up. She was scared, the youkai lord was mad at her for not obeying his orders. She knew that he would hurt her for escaping and causing so much trouble. All she wanted was to leave this area before more trouble came here to the castle.

Then pain she was feeling in her head was intensifying. It felt like she was being torn in two as she struggled to maintain control. The pain got so bad that she put her hands to her head and screamed her head off. �STOP!!!! PLEASE STOP!!!! MAMA!!!!!!�

Inutaisho stopped his attacks when he heard her screams of anguish. He had never heard her scream in pain before. Then he felt something coming towards him and he leaped out of the way. What stood in front of him was enough to put fear in the most powerful youkai�s.

---oOo---

Ayashiko was in the castle waiting patiently for her mate to return. He had gone after the girl when they discovered that she had escaped the dungeons. She was worried about the girl and feared that she might get hurt.

Her eldest son was not in the castle at the moment; her mate had sent him on an errand to one of the local lords. She had her youngest taken to his room where the barriers were set up to protect him incase the attacks reached the castle.

She waited as she continued to hear the battle raging on in the forest. There were powerful blasts that shook the entire castle. Then all of a sudden everything went silent as if the fighting had finally ended.

She looked into the sky, looking for her mate to come back with the girl, she didn�t see him, but at that moment that�s when she heard it. It was a scream so loud and so full of pain that it touched her very soul. It was the plea of a pup for its mother and the maternal instincts in her kicked in as her eyes turned blood red.

She turned into her orb form and took off into the distance to where she knew that her pup was calling for her. She landed right in front of her pup as she looked at the offending male that was doing her harm.

Ayashiko eyes were blood red, her aura flared so much that her hair was being picked up by the winds that her youki created. She stood her ground as she flexed her claws daring the male to come forward and do her pup harm.

When she saw the male back off she turned and went to her pup. Her little one was rolling around on the ground in pain as she approached. She was crying as she heard her say, �Mama please make the pain go away. Please make it stop it hurts too much.�

Ayashiko walked right through her pup�s barrier as she kneeled right next to her. She picked Kagome up in her arms and cradled her to her chest and started to purr. Her pup started to cry into her chest as she held on to her for deal life.

Ayashiko released her aura to engulf the both of them trying to seek out the pain that she had to make it go away. At that moment Midoriko appeared as she wrapped her arms around the two of them and lent her the powers she had to calm the girl.

Soon Kagome�s cries became whimpers as she finally fell asleep in Ayashiko�s arms.

Ayashiko came out of her rage as she opened her eyes and looked around. She found her mate a good distance away from her and she wanted it that way for now. She was mad at him for attacking her pup and she would deal with him later.

With a growl and a snarl she formed her orb form and took Kagome back to the castle. She took her straight to the room that she had prepared for her. She called for a servant and told her to bring a bowl of broth to her immediately. The servant ran off to fulfill her lady�s wishes as Ayashiko placed Kagome on the bed.

She heard Kagome whimper in fright as Ayashiko felt her mate by the door and barked viciously at him to leave. When he had finally left her, Kagome calmed once again as she continued with what she was about to do.

Ayashiko got some warm water in a basin and a small cloth as she proceeded to clean Kagome up. She had blood on her and she didn�t know if she was hurt or if the blood was from the fight she was in.

She took her swords and daggers off and placed them all on the table next to the bed. She then began the task of taking off her clothes. She finally got her stripped and she started to clean her up to see if she was really hurt.

She found a nasty gash on her side that she cleaned and bandaged. The rest of the blood on her body was not hers and for that she was thankful. When she finished bathing her she dressed her in a nemaki and placed her in her lap.

She was gently rocking her back and forth as she purred to give her comfort. She heard a knock on the door as she allowed the servant to come in and put the broth next to her. She offered her thanks and the servant quickly left the room.

She turned to her pup and said, �Aijou, please wake up.�

Kagome heard the gentle call and slowly started to stir in her arms. She felt warm and comforted. Something that she had not felt since she started on this crazy journey.

She slowly opened her eyes as she looked into the green eyes of the demoness she had seen earlier that day. She tried to move but found that she was being tightly held in an embrace. She heard a gentle purr and it was so comforting to her that she stilled and just curled her body into the demoness that held her.

Ayashiko held her pup tight in her arms. She purred to clam her as her pup nuzzled even deeper into her embrace. She smiled when she saw this and said in a gentle voice, �Musume, you have to eat something. It will make you feel better when you do.�

Kagome heard the gentle voice and found herself agreeing to her request. She turned just a little as a bowl filled with broth was brought to her lips as she sat there and drank the soup. When she was done she felt better but her head still hurt.

In Kagome�s mind she thought that it was her mother that was taking care of her as she said, �Okaa-san, my head hurts.�

Ayashiko smiled when she called her Okaa-san as she rocked her in her arms and sent a low growl that soothed her pup to sleep. When she was sure that she was asleep she laid her down on the futon to let her rest. She stayed by her side for a while before she left to deal with her mate.

---oOo---

Never in the centuries of him being mated to his mate had he ever seen her that furious. His mate had landed right in front of him when the girl had called for her mother; his mate had taken it upon herself to answer the girl�s call.

Her maternal instincts had kicked in and she was defending a pup. If he has learned anything, in all the years that he has been alive, is that you don�t get in the way of a bitch protecting her young. Mate or no mate, if you hurt her pup you have to deal with her.

He saw her walk right through the girl�s barrier and didn�t get hurt when she did. He saw her pick the girl up in her arms as she rocked her and offered her some comfort. To his surprise he saw Midoriko appear and added her aura to his mate�s to calm Kagome down. It worked because the girl was finally asleep in his mates arms.

When she opened her eyes he was happy to see that her eyes were back to normal. He tried to approach but when she snarled at him, he stopped and backed away. He knew now that he would be in trouble with his mate for attacking the pup.

He saw her take off in her orb form and he quickly followed her back to the castle. He was walking down the hallway going towards the room that they had prepared for the girl. He stopped outside the door debating on whether to go in or not. Her vicious bark told him to stay away so he opted to head for the study and get some work done until his mate came to see him.

He was pacing in his study when his mate finally opened the door and he came face to face with an angry bitch. He had faced many strong opponents in his lifetime but this one put fear in his heart.

Ayashiko had finally left Kagome to go in search of her mate. She wanted some answers from him. She finally found him in his study as she opened the door and stepped in. She could feel her temper rising as she walked in and asked, �Why were you attacking my pup!�

Of all the questions he could answer this one he found he couldn�t. He had let his temper get the better of him when his soldiers wouldn�t listen to his commands and he attacked without realizing what he was doing. �I�m truly sorry mate. I did not mean to attack our pup. I let my anger get the better of me as I tried to get her to come back to the castle.�

Ayashiko closed her eyes as she exhaled slowly, letting her anger go. She knew that when he lost his temper no one could reason with him. The only way his inner inu would back down is if she was pissed at him and she was protecting what he wanted to kill.

Inutaisho looked at his mate and the scent of her anger was slowly fading away. He found it safe to approach his mate as he embraced her. He whimpered his apologies to her and felt the affection being returned.

He pulled away from her as he asked, �How is she? Is she all right now?�

Ayashiko looked at him and said, �For now she is sleeping. I have tended to her wounds and have bandaged them. She called me Okaa-san and then fell asleep in my arms.�

Inutaisho chuckled as he said, �Come mate let us retire for the night as well.�

Ayashiko agreed to his request as they headed off to bed. They were both tired from the day�s activities. They could only hope that tomorrow brings a better day for them.

---oOo---

Aijou � Beloved Daughter.

Kagome�s sword attack names

Raijin Kogeki � God of thunder
Kaze Kiru � Cutting Winds
Arashi No Kaze � Storm Winds
Mizu Funshutsu � Water sprout
Chikyu Fureru � Earth Rumble
Ryu No Hi � Dragon Fire

That�s the end to another chapter. As you can see when Kagome does not want to stay somewhere she just ups and leaves. But unfortunately for her everywhere she goes she is a magnet for trouble. But lucky for her she has Ayashiko, Inutaisho�s mate, by her side and her protector to keep her safe.

In the next chapter Kagome would come to understand the meaning of a true parent. As she learns from Ayashiko what a mother�s love really is. Kagome fights for her life as Ayashiko pleads with her not to give up on living.

Sesshoumaru starts to feel jealousy over a new pup that has his mother�s attention. It�s bad enough that he has to share her with his brother but this other pup was something different.

Sibling rivalry will take place as Sesshoumaru interacts with his younger brother. See what happens when Inuyasha plays a trick on his elder brother and it backfires and Sesshoumaru meets Kagome for the first time.

Until the next time!

Matane! (Goodbye, See you later!)

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