Little Inuyasha

The next few days went by without any problems. Kouga finally gave back his jewel shards saying he no longer needed them. Inuyasha would play with his bunny and talk to Kouga as they walked. At night, Inuyasha would climb into Kouga's lap for a bedtime story. Kagome and Sesshomaru would sneak off everynight for some alone time. They always wound up in a heavy makeout session. Sesshomaru always stopped before things went too far though. Although things were going well for the group, everything was about to come crashing down on their heads.

It had been the third day that Kouga had joined them that the attack came. They were all walking along a path that was surrounded by beautiful flowers. Inuyasha decided to go pick some for Kagome. Just as he walked back over to her, they felt a strong wind and Kouga caught a scent that he hated and he growled.

"Dance of blades!" They heard Kagura yell. Sesshomaru grabbed Inuyasha and Kagome and lept away from the attack just in time.

"Kagura! What are you doing here wench?" Kouga growled.

She smirked. "I only came to finish what I started." She waved her fan and an army of the dead came charging at them. Kouga slashed at them with his claws. Kagome stood holding a trembling Inuyasha as Sesshomaru cut through the mass of warriors. In all the commotion, nobody noticed the demon sneaking up behind Kagome until it was too late. Sesshomaru spun around when he heard Inuyasha and Kagome scream. His eyes bled red when he saw them captive in the demons arms.

"Let them go!" He snarled.

The demon smirked. "Sorry but I can't do that." The demon threw a smoke bomb and disappeared.

"Kagome! Inuyasha!" He roared.

Kagura laughed. "You'd better hurry and come get them...if you can." She said before flying off.

"Damn! When I get my hands on that bitch and Naraku, they're going to regret ever crossing me!" Sesshomaru said close to losing control.

"Calm down Sesshomaru! Losing your cool won't help us find them."

"Then what do you propose we do wolf?" Sesshomaru growled. He was beyond pissed. The woman he loved and his baby brother had been taken from him and he felt helpless.

"I think we should go get her father and the rest of her friends to help get them back."

"Good idea. You go get her friends and I'll go get her father." Sesshomaru said.

"Gotcha." Kouga said. Sesshomaru sighed as he watched Kouga speed off. Even though Kouga no longer had his jewel shards, he was still fast.

"Please stay safe Kagome. I'm coming for you and Inuyasha." Sesshomaru said before forming into his orb of light and speeding off to Kagome's father's palace. It didn't take him long to get there since he was in his orb form. When he got there he went over to one of the guards.

"I must speak to lord Kai. It's urgent."

"Yes sir. Come with me."

"Thank you." Sesshomaru said as he followed the guard. He took him to the dojo where lord Kai was training his warriors. When he saw Sesshomaru he smiled and walked over to him.

"Sesshomaru! How have you been pup?"

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "We've been through this before Kai. I am NOT a pup."

Kai chuckled. "So where's my daughter and Inuyasha? It's been so long since I've seen my little girl. Speaking of little, I hear you have a little problem with Inuyasha. No pun intended. I know how to fix him and return him to normal."

Sesshomaru sighed. "That's what I came to see you about."

"What?" Kai asked confussed.

"Kagome and Inuyasha have been taken...by Naraku." He said.

"WHAT!! If that bastard hurts either one of them, I'll kill him myself!" Kai said growling.

"Not if I beat you to it." Sesshomaru said.

"How did he get them?"

Sesshomaru looked away. "It was a surprise attack. Kagura brought an army of the dead. Kouga and I fought them off the best we could. They were taken while Kouga and I were battling."

"Where's Kouga now?" Kai asked.

"He went to get Kagome's friends."

"Then we will go meet them at their village." Kai said as he stormed out of the dojo. Sesshomaru followed silently behind him. He knew it was best not to speak to Kai at the moment. Kai was pissed and everyone knew to stay away from him when he was mad. Kai's wrath was lengendary.

"Sesshomaru, form your orb and we'll travel that way. It's faster than walking or flying." Before Sesshomaru could respond, Kai was already in orb form and shooting across the sky.

Back at Kaede's hut, everyone was just sitting down to eat dinner when Kouga rushed in. They all smiled at him in greeting.

"Hi Kouga! If your lookin for Kagome she ain't here right now." Shippo said.

"Actually, Kagome's the reason I'm here. I need your help." He said.

"What's wrong Kouga?" Sango asked. Kouga sighed. He knew this wasn't going to be an easy conversation. After he told them everything that had been going on, Sango blew up on him.

"What the hell's wrong with you two?! You know Kagome still has the jewel and that Naraku would try something like this! You let your guard down! You should have been paying attention and protected her better!"

"Sango! Calm down. They tried their best." Miroku said.

"No. She's right Miroku. We should of been on our guard and protected her better. I'm sorry we let her down." Kouga said sadly.

"Sorry? You're sorry! Not as sorry as you're gonna be if anything happens to her!" Sango yelled before storming out of the hut.

Miroku sighed. "Don't take what she said to heart Kouga. Kagome's like a sister to her and she's always looking out for her." He said.

Kouga sighed. "She's right though. If something happens to Kagome or the pup, I'll never forgive myself."

"Pup?" Miroku asked.

"I...uh...I mean Inuyasha." Kouga said blushing.

Miroku smiled. "You've gotten attached to him, haven't you?"

Kouga blushed again. "It's hard not to! He's adorable as a pup. Sometimes...sometimes he's like the little brother I never had. I like feeling like a big brother to him. He looks up to me almost as much as he looks up to Sesshomaru. It's gonna suck when he gets back to normal."

"Yeah really. Then it'll be back to 'muttface' and 'mangy wolf' again." Shippo said shaking his head.

Kouga smiled. "You're probably right kid. One of the things I'm gonna miss the most is how he'd crawl into my lap for a bedtime story every night." He said sadly.

"Oh I got an idea!" Shippo said.

"What's that?" Kouga asked.

Shippo smiled. "You could pretend to be MY big brother and tell me bedtime stories! I've always wanted a big brother! And I just love bedtime stories!" Kouga smiled at his attempts to make him feel better.

"Sure kid." Kouga said. 'But it just won't be the same. You're not Inuyasha.' Kouga thought sadly.

The next morning, everyone was jerked away by a loud commotion from outside the hut. Unsure of what was going on, they all exited the hut prepaired for an attack. When they came out they saw Sesshomaru walking towards them with a tall man beside him. He had jet black hair wich he wore up in a high ponytail. His eyes were a bright blue and a pale blue snowflake rested on his forehead.

"Who is that?" Shippo asked.

"That is Kagome's father." Kouga said.

"Hello Kouga. Are these Kagome's friends?" Kai asked as he walked up to them.

"Yes. This is Miroku, Sango and Shippo. Everybody, this is Kagome's father, lord Kai." Kouga said.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all under the circumstances." He said.

"It's good to finally meet the father of our best friend." Miroku said smiling.

"I understand that you are all close to my daughter."

"Yes. She's like a sister to us." Sango said.

"Good. Then you will come with us to get her and Inuyasha back. It will take us a while to get there since we'll have to go on foot." Kai said.

"But we don't know where Naraku's castle is! And you don't know how strong Naraku really is!" Shippo protested.

Kai smirked. "Oh I know EXACTLY where he is alright. I also know just how strong he really is. Trust me, I know."