Betrothal of the Warrior Hime

It was time, most of those below were distracted, and the girl pup had unknowingly brought about the natural route for them to travel upon, thundering clouds still billowed above the northern palace, none of them in the home were yet aware of the two presences. The wind picked up to an almost violent level, and thunder rolled with unrelenting booming certainty as the kami and his grandson descended to the earth, to the northern palace in the western lands where the whole of the kuro clan rest. Miyako’s hair was standing on end, she had literally bolted upright in bed at the feeling. It was like being born knowing you were alive, and what a great gift you had been given, it was electric, and thick, it was Lord Radian. Suddenly the mother of four, grandmother of many more, was acting as though she were a new pup of eight summers old.



She herself had been the last Kuro inu to see Radian that still lived, she had been a young pup then, just a few summers old but she remembered as though it was yesterday. Radian, kami of thunder and war, wrath to many, hated and reviled by most was kind and gentle to her then, she remembered he had been so playful, like another pup, she remembered her mother shaking her head at the sight of their lines sire. She had never known a male to be so affectionate, as inu were generally affectionate with their mates and pups, Miyako had never really been shown such things. Her mother was affectionate, but her father who had been a tan colored inu was not one to show affection. Bounding out of bed faster then a child racing for a toy, she was literally on all fours not giving a damn that she was still in her night gown, racing towards her idai-hisofu.



By now the Palace was in a damn near uproar, it seemed as though Shinosamu had felt the presence next, followed by Sesshomaru, Mugen and Jin. They couldn’t really tell where the energy was coming from but it seemed to have been coming from the main courtyard, lines upon lines of guards were pulled, swords drawn while a brilliant display of lightening dancing upon the courtyard grounds, blackening the stone covered ground the feet of two tall figures appeared. All the guards were on high alert, while Shin and his sons along with Sesshomaru were ready for war. Shin took in the sight of those that would show themselves at such a late or early hour depending on how one looked at it.



The tallest and strongest one had long hair blacker then the darker night, and more dark then ink, there weren’t words to express how deep the tone and rich hue went, his eyes like those of his own, were brilliantly blue, which reminded him of his daughters while she fought. There was a charisma about these men, a style, and power about them, their clothing deep in tone and color, ranging from blacks, to grays and whites, matching they were. The taller of the two eyes bore into him, and locked, he didn’t know if it was challenge or a threat but he did not like it, Shin wanted to avert his eyes at the sight of those thundering wells of blue, there was a greatness in those eyes, an all knowing that almost was too much to look upon, after agonizing moments locked into this staring contest Shin broke away to look at the other male. He was smaller by far compared to the first, but he looked familiar to him as well, far more so then the first.



The younger had his own deep ebony tress pulled into high pony tale, and yet his locks seemed wild and untamable. His eyes were harder then those of the first, while the first had looked upon him in understanding the second the younger he could now see was not so kind. He knew those dark pools of ocean blue, for they were near the same as his own, and those faces, tough he had never seen either before were so similar to his own, his daughters and his mothers. Small bits and pieces that were traits that only they carried, while all the others around him held their swords up ready to die in battle if need be Shin lowered his blade and began to walk forward. The soldiers in front of him weren’t willing to let their second die, but moved to abide to his desires. Shin had looked into the face of these strangers and had seen them enter in upon thundering clouds and bolts of lightening, they could only be two people, for none he knew of in that day and age were able to do so, save these two, Radian and Kain. He was just about to say something when his mother literally came crashing through all the males, and into Radians opened and waiting arms.



“LORD RADIAN!!” she happily bellowed like a small child, while giggling as her idai-hisofu spun her in circles laughing at her more then childish ways.



“Pup!” came the very dark and deep tone of the kami, though he was amused to say the least, he grinned ear to ear at her before tickling her. “ …you’ve grown up pup, how long as it been?” he asked completely ignoring the looks they were getting. Miyako actually stopped placing her finger to her chin in a very childlike manor while thinking, earning a chuckle from both Kain and Radian, also forcing herself to notice that Kain was standing there as well. Miyako was to say the least stunned, before she even answered Radian she was into a low bow.



“My Lord Radian, is this he?” She asked still facing the floor though now Radian looked puzzled before remembering Kain was with him, and Kain she had never met.



“Yes pup this is he.”



“Apologies, Lord Kain. I was not aware of your presence.” Miyaku stood and blushed furiously. Kain was the beginning of their line as much as Radian was, these were the Sires of her family, and for the first time she was at a loss, until she heard metal behind her, still not fully aware of her dress, or what was going on around them, Miyako saw nothing but swords, before her world ran red. The first of many vicious snarls ripped through her at the sight of such arrogance against her lords, and fore-sires. Kain was trying hard to keep his laughter at bay at how the little female had almost all of the males tucking tale and running. Of coarse considering what was going on, at the sound of Miyako’s roaring voice ringing through the Palace, the whole staff was running around as though their heads had been lopped off.



By now Fuu, Kikyo, Sango, Sayuri, and many others were out and about, trying to figure out what was going on, they had only been asleep for a few hours when it sound like a war was breaking out in the main courtyard. There was yelling, screaming, roars, and bellows echoing throughout the palace. It seemed like the world was going to end around them when one voice rang out louder, more angrily, and even more dangerous then them all.



“SILENCE!” bellowed the wrath filled, sleepy voice of Kagome. The world seemingly stopped in that moment while everyone noticed the dark inu, she looked livid, and with good reason, she had expelled a great deal of energy the night before, only hours ago, and one thing none of them knew --save Sango and Miyako -- was that Kagome was not a morning person. Worst yet, if you pissed Kagome off while she was sleepy she was going to make you suffer. Miyako hid behind Radian who looked curiously at her, and then back to the kuroinu before them. “Who dares to disturb the peace of this palace?” she seethed while her eyes began to bleed crimson and thunder, while her aura began to pick up in an almost evil wind.



Several soldiers were completely unabashed and frightened for their lives when they pointed at the Kami and his grandson behind Kagome. Turning her head just enough to the side so she could see to whom they were pointing to, the thundering crimson eyes fell on both the tall males, and the three sets of legs she could see. She eyed the males sizing them up before decided it was not worth the fight at the moment, before turning around to head back into the palace she said in a deadly calm voice. “Kami or not, disturb my slumber again and I shall have your heads, and Miyako, if you would be so kind as to not make such a fuss, its far too early for your antics this morning. Do not wake me again grandmother, or I will not be pleased.” with that she began to walk back into the palace, the mere sound of her near earth rumbling growl enough to make any and all around her get the hell out of the way. All was quiet for a long while until Miyako heard Kagome’s door slam shut.



“Well that could have gone worse.” said Miyako as the sun began to rise, and she giggled nervously.



“She’s not a morning person is she?” asked Radian. Miyako laughed hard at that as did Sango.



“That, was peaceful. I imagine the only reason there is no blood shed is because in her sleepy stupor she forgot her sword.” said Miyako.



“Though she doesn’t need it.” finished Sango getting a nod from Miyako, and a hearty laugh from the Thunder Kami while the other male seemed to lose his humor at the sight of her. Shinosamu was still at a loss, though it seemed that the darker female counter parts of his small clan were well aware of whom they were speaking to as though they had known each other for far longer then just a moment. He had never met either male before and yet his youngest had threatened them, and her own pup, stood and laughed with them as well, or at least the kami. Possibly it was because he was male, as they were, he had never had to prove his worth to any before, even Miyako had her mother, his own grandmother, Aimikuro to prove herself to, to fight against, his own father had been killed just before he had become an adult.



Kain’s thunderously grey blue eyes landed on Shin having decided to ignore the hanyou, the two locked gazes as Kain finally asked, “So you’re the little lightening bolts father?” Shin nodded, “You’ve raised a very strong pup. I don’t think I’ve been on the receiving end of a pissed off female in a while, none have the nerve. I wonder what she‘s like when she does have her sword.” said his dark voice. Shin didn’t really know what to say, luckily he was saved from a reply when Radian cut in.



“Your not going to fight her I say!” sounding very much like a father scolding a pup, causing Kain to turn his gaze back to Radian, as well as having Sesshomaru’s, Miyako’s, Sango’s, and Shin’s as well.



“And why not, what if she wants to fight?” asked Kain, while crossing his arms over his chest. Sesshomaru was already growling low, and threateningly, getting most everyone’s attention who seemed to have forgotten his presence in this mess, most of coarse knew he was to fight Kagome, but they hadn’t really given much thought to the fact that maybe he wanted to fight her rather then the fact that he had to, that maybe he wanted the kuro for himself as mate, breeder, and bitch. It hadn’t really been a thought until the threat in his growl rumbled out about them, and though Radian himself was not an expert in growls, he knew that one well. Shin eyed the silver pup, so did Kain, Miyako, and the rest of them, before he too left the group. It was obvious that these males were of no threat to him, or this family as Miyako, a dangerous female in her own right had launched herself at the stronger one as though she were a child, and he hadn’t missed that the same male had called her ‘pup.’ Stalking off into the palace he found his way to his room to think about all that had occurred in the summer heat of mating season.





Elsewhere...





Truly it was interesting, Sesshomaru had been of mating age for a very long time now, yet he did not need to take a mate for some time to come as well. Being an heir he was of course required to take one, weather they were worth it or not, he had an obligation to insure that his lineage continued by siring the next heir beyond himself, and in doing so insuring that there was a future for the Western House of the Moon. He had been sought after by many a demoness, and propositioned by many a demon to take their daughters to his bed, none had ever caught his fancy enough to be mate for life, until now. He found it interesting that the one female he thought prefect for the job was not like any he’d ever encountered. She did not exude the things that made females soft and delicate, and she was not easily mistaken for submissive, in fact she was the exact opposite of what she should be in ever way it seemed, but her war like habits, and her charming bloodlust was intoxicating to him. In her habit of the sword she was very much like him, he had seen it in the character of her blade the night she had proven herself. Unlike him who had to be regal and tame to some degree not even being able to enjoy the hunt and kill, she was exactly what he knew himself to be, a perfect killer, and she was free to be as such.



He sat in his room and pondered the female that came into his life at the beginning of the summer, he had been there since the beginning of her life, and he had seen her grow into the female she was today, to some degree. He did not see her grow from hime to warrior but he had seen her grow from pup to female, he sighed knowing that when they did fight it would be gruesome. She was not the type to give up regardless of the goal, even if in the end he won he would have to take her down to do it, he wondered not for the first time how hard it would be, as of yet he knew that he had yet to see the full extend of her power. Sesshomaru knew that to win he would have to get some semblance of what she could possibly present him, he wondered if anyone would spar. He knew that Mugen and had taken to sparing relentlessly after Kagome had left with his older brother Jin, but honestly he was not sure that Mugen would be enough, he knew himself to be very strong, and he needed to test his strength against someone close to or near Kagome’s caliber. Mostly he wanted to know if tomorrow would be a waste of his time to fight her, he didn’t doubt himself, he just knew her to be so very powerful.



Sesshomaru had felt that ungodly spike in power as she looked upon the two boisterous thunder inu’s when they had showed, she hadn’t even scented with fear, in fact her anger floated thickly in the air as though it were just hanging there, pungent and maddening. She had even threatened those fore-breeders, and insinuated that should they again wake her she would make them pay. What female was so mad and yet so sane? He wondered as he got to his feet, maybe Miyako would spar with him, she had after all taught Kagome all she knew, she should do perfect for the job. With that in mind Sesshomaru grabbed his blade and made to find the onna’s Grandmother.



By now the sun was at its zenith and the palace was bustling with activity, no doubt in response to the kami being there, Sesshomaru could at least admit to himself that the female came from damn good linage, damned or not, her pups would be ridiculously powerful, even more so if they were his own. Sesshomaru was brought out of his musing of silver and onyx color haired pups running around an already again swollen bellied Kagome by the loud boisterous laughter in the dinning room. Opening the door he was assaulted with the mixed scents of honey roasted meats, rice, vegetables, not to mention strong warm sake, too many sweets, and far, far too much food to take in all at once. To top these smells were their sight and scents of his Father, Mother, and brother, whom he had not even been aware were at the palace, along with the Kami, the other dark male and Kagome‘s family.



“There’s my boy.” roared his own father happily, Sesshomaru sometimes wondered if his father were in fact his own father, honestly he really didn’t get his personality from this male, Inuyasha was their fathers dead ringer, looks, personality, all of it, but not Sesshomaru. He had always been a quiet pup, a quiet child, teen, and adult, he was of few words but when he spoke it said much. He prided himself as such, and was feared by many, in fact the only ones that had truly never shown him any fear were always females, and to this date there were only four, his own mother, Rin, Kagome, and Miyako, every other being even his own father,-- which he loved this fact--, feared him to some degree.



“I was not aware of your presence father. Mother, Runt.” he said as he greeted his family, vaguely noting how close Kikyo and Inuyasha sat to one another. Oh he didn’t want her, but some part of him, some very small overly possessive part of him still saw her as theirs, but that part was greatly overwhelmed and the sentiment was quickly snuffed out. Sesshomaru noticed his fathers eyes harden a bit at the statement, weather it was the fact that he acknowledged that his own fathers pretense had not been noted or calling his brother a runt, he neither cared or thought to dwell on, the display was only noticed by the females in the room anyway, and only his mother, Lady Sayuri and Lady Miyako took heed of it.



“My son.” said Hatsumomo as Sesshomaru came to her first and kissed the top of her head before nodding to Lady Sayuri and bowing his head to the rest, only to slap Inuyasha in the back of the head as he made his way towards Miyako, and gaining a stiffened laugh from a few of the demons and the kami seated at the table, and one grumbling little brother.



“Lady Miyako, would you do me the honor of sparring with me, I wish to gain a better judge of,” he paused to think on how to say it, “Character.” he finished finally. Miyako was a bit taken back, she could not refuse him as she was a guest, and to be honest she didn’t really want to refuse at that, she hadn’t sparred in a day or two and felt like she was getting sluggish already. For that matter only Kagome ever really tried to kill her, everyone else was always afraid to hurt her and ended up getting hurt in the process, or worse if they pissed her off enough.



“I would lo--” but Miyako didn’t get to finish that statement when Kain spoke up.



“I’ll spar with you pup. There’s no need to take on a weak female.” he said forgetting just whom he was speaking of. Sesshomaru growled at being called pup, but was shocked at Miyako’s response the most. A blurred ribbon of onyx flashed across the table in less then the blink of and eye, much like Kagome had just days before and had Kain pinned to the wall by the neck, and though even holding him above her, Kain’s feet hung just barely a inch or so above the ground.



“UNGRATEFUL DOG, YOU WERE NOT BEING ADDRESSED.” she seethed as her aura released and the room came to a sickeningly quiet drawl, her voice lowered instantly upon feeling Kagome’s jykai spike, “Just because you forfeit life on this world because you didn’t want to be with the weaker beings, does not for one moment mean I, my son, or his pup are weak. If you are so content to think me weak, perhaps I should make it my business to prove otherwise.” came her deadly calm voice while her eyes began to bleed crimson. By now Sango had gone to get her mother, as far as she knew, Kagome was the only one to be able to stop Miyako if things got too dangerous, but her attempts would be in vain, for Radian was already getting up to sooth his most favored pup.



“Pup.” stated the all too calm and dark voice of the thunder Kami, while allowing his own aura to spread out over hers.



“He’s being rude, and I loathe rudeness.” stated Miyako as her claws began to dig dangerously into Kain’s neck, which going by the smug face he gave her, he didn’t seem to mind one bit.



“Yes, yes. He does tend to be full of himself,” Radian eyed Kain angrily for upsetting her so, “But you are causing a scene and are making the others a bit uncomfortable.” stated the Kami matter-o-factly. Miyako let loose a threatening growl that ripped through her chest deeply and reverberated through her throat, but released Kain none-the-less. Miyako turned and was about to leave the room when she looked back over her shoulder to speak.



“Meet me in half an hours time outside of the palace walls to the south, there’s a field there that’s rather large and does well for a sparring match.” she addressed this to Sesshomaru who nodded. “I do apologize for any tension caused by my actions.” she said to the rest of the room, before again casting her eyes to Kain. “However, you Lord Kain would do well to keep your mouth shut, and to mind your own business.” With that she turned to leave and walked out the door, but she did hear his impressive growl. Miyako made her way back to the room she, Sango, and Kagome were sharing, it was Kagome’s room, but both females stayed with her. She was lucky that she had been in a hurry, for she had just been able to stop Sango from waking her mother.



“Sango!” she whispered hard to her great grand-pup causing the fuzzy eared hanyou to stop in her tracks.



“Yes, Hisobo?” asked the girl pup.



“Good she didn’t wake,” she said looking at Kagome’s whose brows were furrowed together a bit. “I thought she had earlier. Don’t wake her, the young lord and I are going to spar a bit, there’s no need to wake her, she still needs her rest after last night.” answered Miyako as she pulled a stray hair from Kagome’s peaceful sleeping face. Honestly Miyako was always alarmed by Kagome’s beauty, she was not jealous as some bitches would be but she was awed by her. She could still vividly remember the first time she had come into Kagome’s room so long ago, she had left the girl pup exhausted from their battles earlier that day and had gone into her room to insure that she was okay. The sight that greeted her was like now, Kagome’s hair was fanned around her, haloing her in darkness, and making her tanned sun kissed skin look slightly pale, her lips parted looked flushed, and a slight rose hue on the girl-child’s cheeks were the perfect blush. Her granddaughter looked like a fallen dark -tenshi, she thought, while at the same time getting herself out of the multi layered Kimono’s and into fighting apparel.



Sango had taken to helping her, and at some point pulled out a paired set of fighting kimono and hakama’s in beige that had a dark brown maple leaves on one of the shoulders, she laid them out and watched as her great-grandmother dressed, while she herself had gone to get the slightly beige armor that glistened like a dull sun. By the time she had gotten it out Miyako was ready for her, neither said a word as Sango dressed her, Miyako went to a small chest that Sango hadn’t noticed before this moment. “What’s that?” she asked the kuroinu.



“You didn’t think This Miyako would give away her own sword without having another did you? This.” she said opening the small chest to reveal a black bladed kitana with a mother of pearl sheath, and a thunderously gray leather wrapped hilt. “This, is Suitengu.” Pulling the blade from its resting place along with sheath, Sango’s ears twitched listening to the hum of the blade as Miyako expertly sheathed it.



“Its beautiful.” Sango said. While Miyako turned to her and smiled.



“Yes, we shall have to get Kagome to make a blade for you as well. This is my own fang, while Kagome carriers, both of Hitomi’s fangs, Tenmaru and Tenmiki. This fang is to protect and destroy, it cannot create as Tenmiki does, but it rivals Tenmaru. “ she said finally placing the sword in her dark brown obi. Sango followed Miyako out to the sparring arena where Sesshomaru stood waiting, from there she and most of the remaining family and party watched as the kuroinu, and the elder Prince of the west battled, Miyako had said when she entered the grounds that she would not take him on lightly, and if it was the only reason for him to be there, then there was no reason for them to spar.



In the palace in her room Kagome had awoken the moment Miyako had begun to battle, from the far side of the palace, her trained ears listened blow for blow, growl for growl. She did not feel that her grandmother’s life was in danger and so she made no move to go to her aid, after all it did seem that this had been a spar and nothing more, still she had sat in bed and pulled both Tenmiki and Tenmaru to her. She sat in her sheer black night gown, which even in the light only gave so much view to her just slightly darker light brown almost skin toned nipple, over that was an untied white yakata, and above that a thicker, but still thin summer kimono. Her hair was down and pooled at her lower back, she didn’t give much care to it though as her ears were still trained on the spar. Kagome had to give Sesshomaru credit, if he was holding up this long against Miyako maybe he had a good chance tomorrow for their battle, for she knew Miyako was not holding out on the young prince, but she could not tell if he was holding out on her.



Kain watched in annoyance, the pup he’d raised, Aimikuro was respectful, and her own pup was anything but. Yes he like his own grandfather Radian had watched their family line, but he didn’t really understand the concepts of love, he’d had no mother to show him such things and because of this, he didn’t have a tender hand codling him, he’d had a father that was from a military background. His life was hard, but it had prepared him for what had come, the slaughter of those who had taken his mother from them, as well as raising his own pup and his own grand-pup. But here before him stood Miyako, daughter to Aimikuro, whom he had raised, he had never met the pup before the morning and already he did not like her. He was certain that she had gotten this stubbornness from Kurosessho, he nearly cursed under his breath at the thought of such a stubborn pup.



Radian too was watching the match, Miyako was giving it her all, but Sesshomaru was going blow for blow, and holding back, inwardly he was pleased with this. It meant that he did not have to interfere with Kagome and Sesshomaru’s match, which it was somewhat sure he’d win now, but then he’d never really watch the girl pup battle for real, so he only had Miyako’s bout to go off of. The Thunder kami didn’t really want to get his hands involved though, it was general practice that the Kami did not meddle in the mortal world even with immortal beings, this was their plane of existence, and they needed to deal with it. But in this one situation he could without thought and without guilt, his line of kuroinus had something that most other immortals did not, an internal link to him, a kami, and access to his powers. It was an unpredictable phantom of genetics that allowed those in his line of pups to directly link into his own powers where infuriated.



He was amazed out of the few of them, there were only two that had ever tapped in, and it had been Kain and Kagome. Kain had tapped in once, and only once, but that one time he had pulled more raw power then he should have an decimated his father’s former clan. Radian couldn’t blame him though, he himself had thought for years to smite them for the death of his daughter, but again interference was not allowed. When Kain had tapped in to him though, he was allowed then to pull the powers back, Amaterasu was not pleased at all that immortals of the inu clans were able to tap into kami powers, and had forbade from then on for any of the kami to sire from the immortals again, very few humans had the power to tap into a link like that, but demons could, and if they tried they could take the gifts of the kamis.



Radian smiled to himself then, Kagome was different, her fury was like the tide, it came and it went often, it was high, while other times low and when she wanted she tapped into that power, to his power, she had learned to do it with ease. She had pulled on him so many times for even a little bit though, the strongest had been her second time, and that had been forty years ago. But there had been far too many at this point to count, if she tapped into his power tomorrow though, he knew he’d cut her off. Radian didn’t want to resort to such things but he had plans and he was going to keep them, Sesshomaru would have her as a mate. The light applause brought him out of his musings though, out on the field Miyako stood as well as Sesshomaru they were bowing to one another, it seemed that he had mused the match away, he noticed that the silver pup went off on his own while Miyako smiled and chatted with his youngest pup’s adoptive pup. Radian was surprised by the adopted pup, she was very strong and it was clear that at least the last two female pups in his clan had brought her up as their own.



Kain sneered at the sight of the hanyou laughing with Miyako, Did she have no self respect? He wondered. Nearly snarling as he walked swiftly to Miyako and Sango, “Pup, draw your sword, we spar.” Miyako looked at Radian to see if it was okay, she had to admit she was tired and didn’t want to dishonor herself or Lord Kain by declining, but she did not want to. From the other side of the palace Kagome stood and tied her yakata, making her way towards the sparing arena, she felt the sudden shift in her grandmother’s aura, not to mention she did not like this male’s tone. She knew he was the other male, not the Kami but the other that had been there, picking up her pace she suddenly felt like she needed to be with her grandmother and pup, and she had never once doubted her instincts.



Radian did not look happy at all, “Are you so thirsty for a fight that you will pick on anyone for any reason?” asked his dark voice.



“Yes. Besides she treats this hanyou as though it were of blood and relative pup, it should have been put out of its misery long ago.” sneered Kain as he went to cut down Sango, who happened to be closer to him then Miyako was. Sango’s eyes widened, she knew she didn’t have time to move, she could feel her eyes squeezing shut, while her heart pounded, but the sharp cry of metal against metal called out to her very sensitive ears, and Sango again opened her eyes. Before her stood her mother, her hair wavy from the disturbed and yet still long bout of rest, her kimono picking up in some unearthly wind and her aura beginning to leak out like a poison in the air.



“Pup, back away.” stated her mother’s cold low dangerous voice, sending chills down the rest of the remaining parties spines. Sango was a bit too afraid to move, she hadn’t felt this fear from her own mother since her mother’s ‘pain training‘, when she had turned completely, and let just her beast roam free. Miyako sensing that Sango was not going to move swiftly moved to pull the girl out of harms way, because from what she was seeing Kagome was going to thrash this male. Radian felt the sharp tug on his own power, this would be the first time he ever saw it at this level, it felt heavier, even a bit more painful then before, and yet it was so beautiful. Kagome stood her aura leaking out and craking the air around her, the skies themselves were answering to her call, as clouds began to rumble and quake the heavens.



The group of Inu’s that stood before them, Taishou, Shin, Miyako, Hatsumomo, Sayuri, Sango, Mugen, Jin, Inuyasha, Fuu, and Kikiyo all understood, they could finally see it for what it was, Kagome was causing this storm, it was responding to her, and her anger. All of their faces held shock, though both Miyako and Sango had seen it, witnessed it, they had not acknowledged at the time, that she was the cause. Lightening sang forth and thunder roared, the skies turned a sickening grey and the winds picked up as Kagome pushed Kain back, her normal blue eyes growing crimson as each splintered second passed, her iris’ growing a thunderous grey with lightening, she was letting her beast out to take over and defend what was theirs. She Kagome felt that this male was a threat to her pup and her grandmother, and the rest be damned.



“If you want a fight, it’ll be with us, and you will not touch what is ours.” said in the ancient inu tongue in the multi toned dark voice of Kagome and her inner-self, her beast. Kain smirked, though inwardly he was both astonished she could pull on Radians powers, and pissed that she was so easily, he was up for the challenge. Kagome was the first to move, pulling them away from the families, while Kain gave chase, soon all that was visible were two blurred ribbons of onyx, the only thing allowing anyone save Radian to see who was who was that Kagome still had her white summer kimono on, and it lightened her blur up a bit. They could see the clashes of metal against metal, and the brief moment when they would slow before pushing off again, all the while Kagome was getting the majority of the hits, she was giving two for every single he gave.



All too quickly it was over, Kain lay fallen in a splashed pool of his own blood, holding his wound with a sword to his throat. Above him stood Kagome, her eyes still bled crimson, her eyes still held lightening, while wind picked up and tossed her hair, and lightening crashed wildly around the whole area frightening most and yet none of the kuro inu flinched a bit. “We should kill you now, you dishonor this family.” Kagome nearly spat. Radian understood now, being so close to one drawing upon his power made this painful, he also knew that he needed to stop her or she’d kill Kain. Sango had been struggling to be let free the whole time, and now that it was over, she knew she needed to get to her mother before things went too wrong.



Running with all of her might she raced out to her mother, Radian hot on her tail, he clearly thought her mad. Sango barrowed into her mother back, wrapping her arms around her waist, and began to thrum loudly and cry. Kagome herself had ripped out a nearly deafening growl over the whole ordeal, she and her beast were concerned for the pup, neither wanted her so close to one that wished to hurt her. “Mother please!” begged Sango. “Please come back. I’m okay. He didn’t hurt me. Please come back to me!” she pleaded desperately. Kagome’s eyes flashed back to a pale silver whitish blue as she blinked away her inner-self, but her hand and sword remained in place. Pulling her eyes closed tightly she opened them again and her eyes were only glowing white, the voice that answered Sango was just Kagome, and not them both, but her beast was still very much there.



“Kain, you left because you did not want to kill one of your own because we were… weak, and yet here you are, bleeding at my feet, a whim at my mercy.” Kagome paused as she felt her daughter squeezing her waist again. “I should kill you for the threat you pose to my pup. Should you ever, and I do men ever attempt anything let alone say anything that upsets her, I assure you, even a kami will not stop my wrath. You owe your life to Sango, and Sango alone.” With that she flicked the sword up his face slashing a deep cut into him, though he did not cry out or flinch at the wound, she had not expected him to. Radian stood there in shock as Kagome placed her hand around Sango’s back and propelled backwards keeping her eyes on Kain, landing and instantly sniffed her all over to insure she was safe, only looking back once at Kain baring her teeth with a hissing growl that promised retribution should he do anything like this again. He had to hand it to her as he looked back at Kain, Kagome didn’t look as though anything had happened other then a windy day, Kain on the other hand looked like he had been to war and come back.



“You are a fool.” stated Radian as he towered above the fallen pup still lying in his own blood. “You knew the youngest pup thinks of that hanyou as her own pup, and you attempted to attack her. You are lucky she only did this to you.” he said kneeling down to look into his eyes. “I have never in my life been ashamed of you pup, not until today.” Radian placed his hand on Kains forehead and the pup began to glow, lightening came from Kain up pushing him to the heavens, while Radian sighed and released the hold Kagome had pulled on the heavens themselves, he was certain he’d have to intercede tomorrow for Sesshomaru’s sake. He’d watched Kagome rather then Kain, for he had seen Kain’s wrath, Kagome was what he needed to pay attention to. Her body and form were ridiculously perfect, tone, dangerous, she was going to be a handful for the silver pup with or without his powers.















AN: R E A D M E !!



An: idali-hisofu (idai: great: distinguished - hisofu: great grandfather); Hisofu - great grandmother



1st for everything: I would love to thank my new Beta, Twist in Fate, I adore you to no end, so thanks so much for putting up with me -r0o



PS. There is a story, Yellow Brick Road, by emmaren, its fantastic, give it a chance if your looking for something refreshing, Good luck emmaren! - r0o