Mending a broken heart

Kagome was greeted with hugs and tears from everyone at the castle once they arrived. Noriko ran up to her and began to inspect her.

"Are you alright dear? Are you hurt anywhere? Is the pup ok?" She asked fussing over Kagome.

Kagome smiled. "Yes Noriko. I promise that everything is fine."

"Oh thank god!" Noriko said hugging her tightly.

Sesshomaru chuckled. "Mother, ease up a little. She does still need to breathe."

Noriko pulled away and smiled. "Sorry about that dear. I'm just so glad that you and the pup are alright. You've become like a daughter to me and I don't know what we would all do if anything were to happen to you."

"Keh. As if this bastard would let anything happen to her." Inuyasha said.

Noriko looked over and noticed him for the first time. She walked over to him and narrowed her eyes at him. Inuyasha began to squirm nervously under her intense gaze.

"Uh...is s-somethin wr-wrong?" He asked nervously. He wasn't sure how Sesshomaru's mother would react towards him being there. He was the son of the woman his father left her for after all. He was afraid she'd blame him for his fathers affair with his mother.

When she reached her hands towards him he flinched thinking she was going to hit him. Then all thought fled out the window when she squeeled and attacked his ears.

"Oh they ARE real! They're so soft and adorable!" Noriko said smiling.

"Uh...thanks." He said. Whatever he was expecting, he surely wasn't expecting this kind of reaction from her. Everyone watched in amusement as Noriko continued to assult Inuyasha's poor puppy ears.

"Hey Sess, do ya think you could get your crazy mom off my ears before she rips them off!" Inuyasha said desperate to have the woman away from his abused ears. Sesshomaru just ignored him.

"Oh fluffy, wouldn't it be wonderful if your pup had puppy ears like his?" Noriko asked.

Inuyasha snickered. "Fluffy eh?"

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "Mother, did you have to call me that in front of this whelp?" He asked sighing. He knew for a fact that his brother would now torment him with that nickname.

"Oh relax Sesshomaru. Oh sorry, I mean FLUFFY!!" Inuyasha said laughing.

"Don't laugh at my fluffy, fuzzy!" Noriko said sternly.

"F-fuzzy?! How the hell do ya figure I'm fuzzy ya crazy old bat?"

Noriko smiled. "Because you've got the cutest fuzzy ears that's why." Everyone laughed when he blushed.

"If you all don't mind, my mate and I would like to retire for the night. We have some things to...discuss." Sesshomaru said smirking at Kagome wickedly.

"Keh. Yeah right ya horny bastard. We all know you two ain't got talkin on your minds." Inuyasha said rolling his eyes.

Miroku smiled pervertedly. "Actually I think you're wrong my friend. I'm sure Kagome will be...talking in a sense. She'll be screaming out your brother's-." Miroku didn't get to finish what he was saying because Sango knocked him out cold.

"Damn lech." Inuyasha mumbled. That's when he noticed that Sesshomaru and Kagome were no longer in the room. He sighed knowing what they were up to. It still hurt knowing that he'd lost his chance with Kagome.

"Somethin wrong muttface?" Kouga asked even though he was pretty sure he knew what was wrong.

"It's nothin. I'm goin for a walk." He said as his ears drooped.

Noriko watched him walk outside to the gardens with a sad smile. She knew what he was going through and how it felt to be the other person.

"You all head to bed. I'm going to go talk to him." Noriko said before following him outside.

Kouga sighed shaking his head. "Ya know, I've always had my issues with him but I kinda feel sorry for the mutt."

"Yeah me too. Well let's get to bed Kouga." Ayame said grabbing his hand.

"Um Kouga? Do you think you could help me out with the lech here? I think I might have overdone it a little." Sango said sheepishly as she pointed to her perverted husband who was still out cold.

Kouga and Ayame laughed. "Sure thing Sango." He picked Miroku up and slung him over his shoulder and carried him to his and Sango's room.

"Thanks Kouga. We'll see you two in the morning." Sango said. Just then they heard Kagome scream out Sesshomaru's name.

Kouga smirked. "Listen to them go at it. Hey Ayame, why don't we go have some fun of our own?" Ayame squealed as he lifted her in his arms.

Sango laughed as she watched him run with Ayame to their room. When she heard Sesshomaru swear and moan Kagome's name, she blushed and shut her door.