Her Destiny

Chapter 8



Kagome woke up before dawn. She found that she couldn’t sleep any more as she got dressed and readied herself for this morning’s training. She sat on her windowsill and looked up at the stars that were slowly starting to disappear. The beginning of dawn was starting and she could see that the sun was slowly coming up over the horizon.



Kirara looked up from her position on the bed and saw the sadness that radiated off the young female. She looked so much like her old master. If she would have been alive and had a pup, Kirara could imagine that she would look like the girl that was sitting right in front of her.



Kirara got up as she jumped from the bed and walked over to the girl. Kagome seemed lost in her own thoughts because she didn’t even notice the neko at her feet. Kirara jumped up and landed on her lap, startling Kagome right out of her thoughts and then nuzzled her head against her stomach offering what little comfort she could.



Kagome was so deep in her thoughts that she didn’t even notice when the neko had gotten up or when she had come to her. It wasn’t until Kirara was in her lap that she noticed that she had company. Kagome smiled weakly at her as she wrapped her arms around the kitten and held her in a tight embrace.



She enjoyed the comfort that the kitten gave her as she held on to the neko and stroked her fur. The kitten enjoyed her attention even more when she started to scratch behind her ear. The neko thought that she had died and gone to heaven the way that this girl was scratching her ear.



The both of them stayed like that for a while until they heard a soft knock on her door. Kagome turned towards the door and recognized the familiar aura and said, “Come in.”



She saw as the door slowly opened just a little bit and then a head poked its way into her room. She smiled warmly at Sango and saw her smile returned ten fold as the door opened the rest of the way and Sango let herself into her room.



Kagome eyed her with curiosity for a moment before she said, “Sango what are you doing up so early?”



Sango came over and sat in front of Kagome, joining her on the windowsill, and said, “I couldn’t sleep anymore so I decided to get up. I’m usually up this early in the morning anyway. I would always get up early to fix the morning meal for my father and little brother.”



Kagome immediately became interested in what her new friend had said. She didn’t know that she had a younger brother as she asked, “How old is your brother?”



Sango looked off into the horizon as she remembered her brother and said, “Kohaku is twelve summers old. Soon father will start training him to be a slayer. But I’m afraid that my father doesn’t see that my brother is not like the rest of us. He has no desire to be a slayer. He has a kind heart and gentle heart that couldn’t hurt anyone.”



Kagome understood this, she too didn’t want to go off to school and leave her brother behind to fend for himself. “I understand Sango, sometime parents don’t realized what it is that their children desire and they make the wrong decisions for them.”



Sango was curious about what Kagome was saying as she asked, “Kagome? Did your parents make the same mistakes as mine?”



Kagome pondered this question for a while as she answered, “Yes they did. When they found out that I was born with certain gifts they let the healers take me away. I spent years learning different things because they wanted to see how fast I could learn them.



I was taken away from my home and family. I was lonely and didn’t have any friends because I was cast aside for the gifts I hold. Now it’s the same all over again. But the situation is different. I can never go home and here I’m cast aside because I’m ningen, not because of the gifts I have.”



Sango understood her friend all too well. Sometime parents do make the wrong decisions when it comes to their children, as she said, “I agree with you Kagome. My father has been trying to find a suitor for me ever since I came of age but my temper will always get in the way. When I would reject their offer of marriage they would not take the rejection too kindly and when they persisted I would end up thrashing them.”



Kagome giggled at her comment and that lightened the mood in the room considerably. She stood and said, “Well I better get down to the training field. The lord would not look too kindly at me if I’m late.”



Sango stood up with her as she asked, “Can I come with you to watch you train? Maybe there is something that I can teach you to make you stronger.”



“Sure I don’t see why you can’t. I will welcome your company.” Kagome said with a genuine smile on her face.



Both girls left the room as they headed down towards the training area. They walked out of the castle as they headed towards a field.



Sango was curious because they were walking away from all of the buildings in the area and heading toward the fields, she turned to her friend and asked, “Kagome, don’t you train in a dojo?”



Kagome giggled at her friends question and replied, “Well the first time I battled Sesshoumaru it was in the lord’s dojo. We ended up blowing away one of the walls and half of the armors he had on display in there. He decided that our powers were too great to train indoors so he moved us outside to make sure that we wouldn’t damage anything.”



Sango giggled at her response but she was very impressed by what she had just said, ‘If she is powerful enough to blow away the wall of a dojo and hold her own against the lord’s son then her training should be interesting to watch. I should be able to see what kind of power she actually has and help her develop them even more.’ Sango thought as they continued going towards the training field. When they arrived there, they saw that no one had arrived yet.



Kagome sighed, she was early and now she had to wait. She turned to her friend as her curiosity got the better of her and she asked, “Sango what kind of weapon do you have on your back? I have never seen a weapon like that before.”



Sango removed her Hiraikotsu from her back and brought it forward, resting it on its tip. She then started to explain her weapon, “This is Hiraikotsu. This weapon is made from the bones of dead youkais and metals from my village. It is forged in the great fires that are located in the mountains near my home. The youkai bones that we use in the making of our weapons allow us to use their demonic auras in battle. Their auras are able to pull on ours as they mix and become more powerful as we attack.”



Kagome was impressed with the weapon as she asked, “How do you use it?”



Sango picked up her weapon as she held it off the ground. It was behind her back as she grabbed it by the strap. Then Kagome heard her say, “To throw the Hiraikotsu all you have to do is pick your target, swing the weapon sideways around your body and release it when your arm comes in front of you.”



Sango demonstrated the explanation she gave for her weapon, as she picked a target off in the distance. She swung her weapon from behind her body and released it as her arm came forward.



Kagome saw as her weapon went sailing across the field and hit a tree before it returned to its master. She smiled and asked, “Sango? Do you think I could try?”



Sango smiled at her new friend, she nodded her agreement and placed her weapon so Kagome could get to it.



Kagome found that the weapon was a lot heavier than she thought. She used her Reiyouku to enhance her muscles and she was able to lift the weapon with ease. She selected her targets, which were some trees on the other side of the clearing. She had spotted several of the youkai guards spying on them and thought that it would make the perfect target to knock those fools out of their perch. She got ready as she swung the weapon around her body and released it when her arm was straight in front of her.



Sango’s eyes opened wide when she saw her weapon. Kagome had channeled some of her Reiyouku into her weapon and it was now glowing a bright pink. There was power behind her throw as the weapon spun so fast that it looked like a blade spinning around. It went straight for the trees on the opposite side of the field as it cut them down with ease. She heard a yelp coming from the forest as the weapon came back to its owner.



Kagome got ready to catch the weapon that looked like a giant bone but curved. She reached up and caught it by the strap, digging her heels into the ground to make sure that the weapon didn’t take her with it. Once it stopped spinning in the air she brought the weapon down and smiled at her friend.



Sango was speechless. Her friend had just mastered her weapon with one throw where it had taken her years to learn. She looked at Kagome and said, “Wow Kagome! No one has ever mastered my weapon in just one throw. You’re amazing!”



Kagome giggled as she looked around the area. The youkai lord and his son have yet to make it down to the training field. She looked at her friend again and asked, “Sango do you want to spar with me until Lord Inutaisho and Sesshoumaru come down for training?”



Sango smiled as she took out her blades and said, “It would be my pleasure Kagome.”



Kagome put Hiraikotsu down on the ground and removed her twin blades. Sango was so excited that she attacked first. Their swords met in mid swing as they battled for position. It was a test of strength and Kagome easily shoved Sango away from her.



They went around in a circle sizing each other up. They would attack each other as the sound of swords clashing in the wind could be heard. Several of the castle guards came running when they heard the sound only to find the miko and her guard training together. They stayed and watched as each of the females battled even more ruthlessly with each other than they did with the males.



Both ningens possessed tremendous powers and skills that mesmerized the youkai soldiers. What they wouldn’t do to get them to be their mates. They continued to watch as lust filled their hearts. The females were battling fiercely with each other as they tried to prove to each other which one was the best.



Kagome brought her swords down as she caught Sango off guard. She knocked the swords out of her hands as a well placed kick sent her flying through the air to land on her back about five feet away.



When Sango opened her eyes she found that she was staring at the tip of a blade pointing at her throat. She sighed she knew that she was defeated. She smiled up at her friend and said, “You know Kagome your pretty good. You can teach me a few things.”



Kagome laughed as she pulled her blade away from her friend’s throat and extended her hand to help her up. At that moment she turned as she spotted Lord Inutaisho and his son coming her way.



Sango saw the youkai lord approaching and made her way over to the sidelines to watch Kagome’s training. ‘This should be good. Kagome is a strong fighter and I want to see how she fights against youkais. I have a feeling that she was holding back because I’m a ningen but with them I know that she will unleash her full potential.’



---oOo---



Lord Inutaisho and Sesshoumaru were making their way towards the training field. He had picked up Kagome and Sango’s scent as they had left a while ago to go down to the training field. He was interested in seeing what they were doing as they approached the field.



He told his son to hide his aura, as they got closer to the field. They stopped as they watched the two ningens train. He was impressed with the way Kagome handled Sango’s weapon. He knew that she had never seen one before but she had thrown the weapon with skill as it sailed across the field and hit a grove of trees. He heard the yelp of his soldiers that were in the trees as he chuckled. ‘Kagome must have known they were there. That’s why she sent that weapon in their direction.’ Inutaisho thought as he continued to watch the girls train.



When they started to fight with swords he noticed the skills that the Taijiya had. She was very skillful with her twin blades. If she continued to train with Kagome she will get stronger and become a formidable fighter. He could tell that Kagome was holding back from really attacking the girl.



Inutaisho turned his head to the right and noticed a group of soldiers standing at the edge of the forest watching the two females train. You could see the lust in their eyes as they watched them. He had warned his commanders what would happen to the soldiers that lusted after his pup. He would have to teach them all a lesson.



He stepped away from his son as he noticed that Sesshoumaru’s attentions were still on the girl. He never noticed that he had moved as he disappeared from his son’s side and reappeared behind the soldiers that were watching the females practice.



He lashed out with his whip as he saw the four soldiers go down without a whimper. He heard the sound of running feet as the rest of the soldiers that were there, watching, took off to their post. It was an object lesson for his soldiers but they were going to learn to obey his commands.



He returned to his son’s side as he continued to watch Kagome and Sango trade blows with each other as they continued to fight.



When Kagome grew tired she ended the fight when she knocked the swords away from Sango and had her pinned to the ground. Throughout the whole match Inutaisho watched his son out of the corner of his eye.



Sesshoumaru eyes were trained on the girl watching her every move. He still had plans to make her his mate. But in yesterdays battle Sesshoumaru had left Kagome unprotected and that was something that any potential mate could reject a suitor for. ‘Hmm, maybe I can help him gain her favor again. But I will not make it easy for him. He has never had to feel my full wrath and it’s about time that he did.’ Thought Inutaisho as he continued to watch the girls train.



Once the girls had stopped he walked towards the training field letting it be known that he was there along with his son. Kagome stood waiting for them as she gave him his morning greetings. “Good morning, milord. I hope that you slept well.”



Inutaisho smiled as he said, “Good morning Kagome, yes I slept well thank you for asking.” He stopped in front of her as he turned to his son and said to the both of them. “Yesterday’s battle showed me that I have neglected a certain portion of your training. When you both were battling against the shadow youkai you were not fighting to your full potential.



Sesshoumaru, you should know what I’m talking about since I have been trying to make you understand this for a while. There is a power deep within everyone that comes out when you want to protect. You can only access this power when you are protecting something that is dear to you.



You both battled yesterday and neither of you tapped into that power. In today’s lesson you will tap into this power or you will die trying. I will not let up on my attacks not even if you go down. If I have to hurt you to get you to release this power then so be it.”



He took out his sword, and got ready to attack. His pups looked at him like he was crazy as he went after Kagome.



Kagome didn’t understand what he was talking about. She thought that she did very well in defending the castle against those shadow youkais. Kagome was so deep in thought that she was not ready to defend herself when Inutaisho came after her.



She would have been hurt if it was not for Sesshoumaru who had rushed in and moved her to a safer location. He looked down at her for the first time since yesterday and spoke to her for the very first time since they had battled in the dojo, “Kagome, you must defend yourself. My father is not lying when he said that we will die trying to bring out this power that he speaks of.”



Kagome saw a flicker of movement out the corner of her eye as she put up a barrier to protect them both from the next attack. The lord had used his claws and sent an attack towards them while they were busy with each other.



Kagome pulled away from Sesshoumaru embrace as she readied herself for battle. He wanted her to protect and bring forth her true powers then she will do as he asked. She turned her head as she looked up at Sesshoumaru and said, “Well if he wants us to bring out this power how about we give him a run for his money. I’m willing to attack him head on are you?”



Sesshoumaru got a smirk on his face as he turned and pulled out his sword. He got ready as Kagome lowered her barrier and they were free to move about.



Inutaisho saw the smirk on his son’s face. Sesshoumaru thought that he was going to go easy on him but he was mistaken. He had trained this way all his life and he was determined to show his son what it is like to protect something you love. He lashed out with his whip as Sesshoumaru countered with his own. He batted away his father’s attack as he rushed in.



Their swords met for the first time this morning in a test of strength. But to Sesshoumaru’s surprise his father easily pushed him back. His father was a lot stronger today and he didn’t know why. He saw his father’s fang come down as he moved with speed to avoid the blade. It hit the ground hard as it left behind a crater where he used to be standing.



Kagome had taken out her twin blades and was ready to battle her lord. She saw him attacking his son as she sent a volley of lighting bolts toward him. He moved with speed as he got out of the way of her attack. He turned and then he attacked her next.



Kagome was completely caught off guard as she saw him moving with speed towards her, she put up her barrier for protection but this time it didn’t do much good. He broke her barrier with a simple swipe of his claws as he hit her with such force that she went flying through the air and landed on her back.



The wind was knocked out of Kagome as she was gasping for air. She was struggling to get up before he attacked her again.



Sesshoumaru saw as his father attacked his intended. His eyes turned blood red as a power that he never felt before came from deep within him. It came up quickly as he moved faster than the eye could see. He blocked his father’s next attack against the girl. He stood in front of her protecting her while she was down as he traded blows with his father.



His aura had grown to double its normal size and his eyes were going from red to white. His innermost powers were coming forth, with the rage he felt, that his father would be hurting his intended, and it was driving him to protect.



Kagome watched as Sesshoumaru protected her from his father wrath. She had never seen such power coming from Sesshoumaru before. He was protecting her from getting hurt and it touched her deeply that he cared enough for her to put his life on the line.



Kagome tried to get up as she got her breathing under control, she had to go and help Sesshoumaru before he got hurt. She knew that he would continue to attack his father as long as she was down. She looked up in time to see the youkai lord send a powerful attack towards his son. She saw when the attack hit Sesshoumaru and he went flying through the air to land about 20 feet away from his father.



Sesshoumaru was down and not moving as his sword got knocked out of his hand. Kagome’s eyes began to tear, a deep and powerful emotion ripped through her small frame as she yelled, “SESSHOUMARU!!!!!” Something snapped deep inside Kagome as her heart went out to the one that protected her.



She moved with speed as she reached his side in time to stop the powerful attack that was about to kill him.



Inutaisho was very pleased with the way the training was going. He had gotten his son to release some of his inner power. He could tell that he had not fully released it yet and he was pushing him to do so. He hit him with a blast of his youki as he sent his son flying through the air. He saw him land about 20 feet away from him as he went in to attack again.



But what he didn’t expect was to get blasted away from his son as he made his attack. He landed about 10 feet away, in a crouched position. He looked up from the ground to see that Kagome was standing in front of Sesshoumaru. Her hands were out in front of her, palms out, and then he saw wings on her back. ‘How did Kagome get wings??’ thought Inutaisho as he looked at her with curiosity.



Kagome was panting hard. It had taken everything that she had to reach Sesshoumaru in time to block that attack. She was not about to let him get hurt. She created a barrier in front of her with her hands that deflected the blast away from them and sent his father flying backwards.



She staggered forward but held her ground, and then she slowly straightened up to her full height. She had never expected him to try and kill his own son. She was pissed as her power flared around her small form. She was engulfed in a pure white light as she turned her stormy gray eyes towards her enemy. Nothing mattered to her now, all she knew was that she had to protect the person behind her.



Inutaisho noticed, as Kagome stood straight up, that when she looked at him her eyes were a dark grey in color as her powers were growing steadily around her body. Her hair was flying up with the force of her Reiyouku. Never before had he seen such power coming from one person before. He saw as she raised a hand towards him, she was getting ready to attack, when she let loose a ball of her Reiyouku.



He moved quickly out of the way before she did any real damage to him. He had to get her to calm down. He never expected for her to reach her full potential all in one day. He was expecting to gradually build up to that point but she was protecting Sesshoumaru like a mate.



He sent a mental plea to his son as he said, ‘Sesshoumaru, you must wake up and get Kagome to calm down. She has reached her full potential and has no control over it because she is protecting you.’ Inutaisho dodged another attack as he brought his sword forward to defend. Now he really had a fight on his hands if he couldn’t calm Kagome down from her rage.



---oOo---



Sesshoumaru heard his father’s pleas as he slowly opened his eyes. He was on the ground with his head swimming around. He was breathing hard trying to fill his lungs when he felt a blast rip through the area.



When he looked up, he noticed that Kagome was standing in front, protecting him, but what really caught his attention were the wings she had on her back. They were big and white with long fluffy feathers that seemed to look like cotton and every time she attacked her wings would go up and spread, then slowly come back down again like they were recovering until the next attack.



He heard his father’s pleas again, ‘Sesshoumaru, my pup, please you must get Kagome to calm down or I will be forced to take her down. She has lost control in her rage.’



Sesshoumaru slowly stood up on shaky legs as he took in a deep breath. He caught the scent of Night Blooming Jasmine as it relaxed him enough to get his head cleared. He had no idea how to calm her. If she was his mate then his purrs could calm her down but she wasn’t.



His inner inu whined as he started to purr. It was a very strange purr as it went up and down in volume. He approached Kagome from behind as he called to her, “Kagome.” He said her name very softly as he let it roll off his tongue in a singsong.



Kagome froze when she heard her name, she had thought that Sesshoumaru was unconscious behind her but he was calling out to her. Her name sounded so sweet and beautiful coming from his lips. Then she heard something else that soothed her soul as she stopped attacking the youkai in front of her.



She stood there as her eyes slowly closed to the soothing sound that was coming from behind her. Her anger started to go away as her powers started to recede back. She felt two strong arms come around her waist as they pulled her into a hard chest. The purrs she heard, she now felt as it vibrated along her back. It soothed her to the point where she fell unconscious in Sesshoumaru’s arms.



---oOo---



Sesshoumaru was getting closer to Kagome. Somehow his inner inu knew what to do to get the girl to calm down. He called to her as he wrapped his arms around her small form.



The vibrations from his constant purrs lulled her into a peaceful sleep as he saw her wings disappear along with her aura. He nuzzled into her neck as he took in her sweet scent. Her scent was sweet and pure proving that no one has ever touched her. This pleased his inner inu for he knew that he would be her first and last. Never would he let another male touch her.



For the first time since she has been here he was allowed to hold her in his arms. She fit perfectly into his body and he couldn’t wait for the day that he would claim her as his own.



He felt that he was weakening. He had used a great amount of his youki to battle his father, and now he was growing tired. He sat down on the ground as he brought the girl along with him. He wrapped his tail around the both of them, keeping her as close to him as possible.



He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard his father call his name.



---oOo---



Inutaisho watched everything from afar. He noticed that his son was awake and standing behind the girl. He called for her and it seemed that she was responding to his call. He heard a rumbling coming from his son chest and that it went up and down in volume. He observed when his son wrapped his arms around the girl as her wings disappeared and now she was resting in his son’s arms.



He noticed that his son was sitting on the ground with the girl in his lap. He was afraid of this, it would be hard for Sesshoumaru to let go of the girl. That’s why he never wanted him to get near her. He was afraid that he would claim her as his own before she was officially presented to be of mating age. What he was really afraid of was that if he claimed the girl the other lords would not recognize her as his true mate.



Mating between youkai nobles was complicated. The female had to be introduced to all the ruling houses. They must acknowledge her as a member of his pack and ready to mate. Then if there were any males that wish to enter the contest to dominate her then there would be a tournament that would determine the male that would win that right.



If Sesshoumaru claimed her before she was presented then the other lords had the right not to recognize her as his mate and they could demand that he mate with someone else. It had been written into law many centuries ago and he couldn’t do anything about it.



He walked closer to Sesshoumaru as he heard the warning growls coming from his son. His inner inu was not backing down yet meaning that he was in full control of what was going to happen. He called to his son to see if he would come to his senses.



He took another couple of steps and stopped when he heard Sesshoumaru’s hackles rise. He has never, in his life, heard such growls of possessiveness come from his son before. He was determined not to let Kagome go as he held her even closer to chest.



At that moment Kagome started to come around, she moaned and that automatically captured Sesshoumaru’s attention. He held her even tighter in his arms as he rocked her slowly back and forth to soothe her.



Kagome’s mind was trying to sort out what was going on. The only thing that she could remember was that Sesshoumaru was hurt. He had saved her from getting attacked and the last thing she remembered was that he was unconscious on the ground and his father was about to attack him again.



She moved and whimpered when she felt that she was being held in a tight embrace. She was frantically moving trying to get out of his hold but it just made him hold her closer to his chest. She struggled more now as she said softly, “Please let me go, I have to find Sesshoumaru.”



Sesshomaru moved his head closer to Kagome’s ear and whispered, “Kagome, I’m right here with you.”



Kagome stopped her frantic movement as she slowly opened her eyes. She looked over her shoulder to see that Sesshoumaru was holding her in a tight embrace. She turned in his hold as she reached up and hugged him for all that she was worth and started to cry.



Sesshomaru didn’t know what to do when she started to cry. He thought that she was hurt as he asked her, “Kagome, why are you crying? Are you hurt?”



Kagome continued to cry into his chest as she sobbed, “I thought that I had lost you.” She looked up with tear soaked eyes as she pulled away from his chest, looking at him and asked, “Are you hurt anywhere?”



Sesshoumaru chuckled at her concern, as he said, “No, this one is not hurt.” He pulled her into his chest as he hugged her. Kagome was shocked by his actions that he was willing to hold her like this, but it actually felt good to be in his arms. She finally relaxed in his arms as she brought her arms up and hugged him back. She was starting feel very tired. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the warmth of his arms wrapped around her body while she fell asleep.



Sesshoumaru was content to stay that way but his father was not going to leave them alone. He was tired and he didn’t know how much longer he would be able to stay awake to fight off his father from taking Kagome away from him. He closed his eyes as he silently called, ‘Mother.’



---oOo---



Ayashiko was in the castle trying to get everything started for the day. She was heading for Inuyasha’s room, because he was still in bed, when she heard the call from her elder son. He was weak and calling for her. There must be something wrong for him to be calling her because he had stopped calling for her help ever since he came of age.



She raced out of the castle as she transformed into her orb form and went to her son. She landed right in front of him and saw the way her son and daughter looked. Their clothes were torn, they had scratches and cuts all over their bodies. She noticed that Sesshoumaru was protecting Kagome, as she was asleep in his arms. She could smell the scent of her Musume’s tears as she was slowly starting to get angry. ‘This is suppose to be a training session. He is not suppose to hurt my pups by teaching them.’



She turned her angry eyes toward her mate as she was slowly making her way towards him. She was furious that he would do this to his own pups.



---oOo---



Inutaisho had observed the interactions between his son and his little one. She showed concern for him and was actually crying because she thought that he had hurt his own pup. Yes he did attack him with more force this time but he didn’t really mean to hurt them.



When he saw that Kagome had fallen asleep in Sesshoumaru’s arms again, he was making his way towards them to take her away from Sesshoumaru. He didn’t want his son to do something that he would regret later.



Inutaisho stopped in his tracks when he felt a powerful aura approaching his two pups. He looked up into the sky and swallowed hard. His mate had sensed her pup’s distress and was now coming to investigate.



He saw as she landed right in front of them as she assessed the damage that was done to them. She turned on her heel as she walked straight for him. He swallowed hard when he saw the expression on her face, ‘This is not going to be easy, and my mate is upset at their condition.’ Inutaisho thought as he kept his eyes on his mate.



Ayashiko turned as she walked to her mate. She wanted some answers on why he had done this to his own pups. She had been mated to him long enough to know that he has to have a reason for doing this.



She stopped in front of her mate as she eyed him. He shifted from foot to foot, never meeting her gaze. She knew that something was wrong and she had to know what it was. She took a deep breath to calm herself and asked, “Why?”



Inutaisho saw as his mate approached him. He knew she would want an explanation of what happened here. He understood that this day would come but he never expected it to be this soon. He didn’t know how she was going to take this news.



When he heard her question he sighed as he said, “I have my reasons for training them this way. I have to prepare them for what is coming and this is the only way that I know to bring out their inner most powers.”



Ayashiko was confused at what her mate had said, “Koiishi, please tell me what is going on. I don’t like to see my pups this way. But if there is danger for them then I have a right to know.”



Inutaisho motioned for his mate to sit with him on the ground while they protected Sesshoumaru and Kagome. They had both fallen asleep to regain their energy and Sesshoumaru was not about to let go of Kagome any time soon.



Ayashiko did as her mate asked and sat down to listen to what was going on.



Inutaisho took a deep breath as he started to explain, “A few millennia ago this land was ruled by the strongest Inu Youkai known to be in existence. My grandfather was a two tail Inu Youkai with unmatched powers. He ruled the Western Canines and all the lands with a kind and caring heart. He protected all who lived on his lands and made it safe to raise pups.



My father learned all he could from my grandfather. He was very powerful but he was not a two tail like him. One day our land came under siege from an outside source. They attacked from the east and brought the eastern lord down like he was a weak puppy. These foreign Youkais continued with their conquest as they conquered each of the other lands, the next to fall was the south and then the north.



My grandfather would have not interfered with them if it were not for the fact that they also wanted the west. They battled for days when he finally defeated the leader of these foreign Youkais. But my grandfather was mortally wounded and would not recover from the injuries.



They had a special poison that was not known to us and that poison slowly ate its way into my grandfather’s body until he finally passed. Before my grandfather finally died he gave the rule of the Western Canines to my father. He made him promise that he would maintain the peace that he held and keep the land safe from evil.



My father then became the ruler of the West and with it came all the responsibilities of being lord. He ruled just like my grandfather with a gentle hand and was known for his kindness.



Centuries later he met my mother. She was a powerful Inu Youkai,” Inutaisho looked at his mate with loving eyes, “much like you my Aiyoku,” and continued on with his story, “he chose her as a mate and when he finally got her to submit to him they were mated. About a century after their mating my mother gave birth to me.



I was a disappointment for my father. He wanted to have a two-tail youkai like his father. He thought that if a two tail were born to his clan there would be no disputes on who was the rightful ruler to these lands.



My father shunned me because of this. My mother loved me because I was her pup. She also trained me in what I needed to know. My father would not accept me as heir to the lands because he believed that I was not strong enough to rule.



He started listening to the other Youkai of his court and soon they had him under their influence. I found out as time went on, with the help of my mother, that these youkai only wanted the Western Lands for themselves and didn’t care about what happened to the people that lived here. They wanted to destroy all the ningens and leave only the youkai to live on the lands.



I tried to tell my father what was going on but he wouldn’t listen to me. He continued to send me out to quail the fighting in the lands and I would, but then those same youkai would come back and start the up rise again. My father thought me incompetent to fulfill my roll as lord.



By that time an Inu Youkai by the name of Shinto was whispering in my father’s ear that he should give rule to him. My mother caught on to what he was doing and told me to be careful around him. My mother was very loyal to my father and when Shinto approached her to be his mate when he became lord she rebuffed his offer. She didn’t want anything to do with him because she knew what he was doing and he was the reason that my father treated me the way he did.



Shortly after my mother rejected Shinto offer we came under siege and my mother died protecting me. I was still young and not an adult yet. We were attacked by snake and dragon youkai. They had trapped me against a wall and where about to deal the killing blow when she saved me by getting in the way.



I never sensed her in the area. I thought that she was safe in the castle but I was wrong. She must have detected my distress and came to my aid. She killed all of the intruders but at the cost of her life. When she died it was like something had snapped inside me and I went on the rampage. My rage was so great that I killed all the intruders to the castle and went after the leaders.



By the time I was done and my blood lust was satisfied I found myself deep in the northern territories. I had seen the result of my rage and left that area as soon as possible. By the time I made it back to the Western Lands my mother had already been buried and my father was still in morning.



When my father saw that I was still alive he was relieved that I had survived the battle. He had thought that they had captured me and I was killed. He was still listening to Shinto and I had to find a way for him to listen to what I was saying. It was because of Shinto that my mother was dead and I would not back down.



So I formulated a plan to show my father who the real traitor was in our mist. I had agreed to meet Shinto in a certain location so we could talk. He wanted me as an ally because he knew that I possessed great powers and could easily defeat him.



I had told my father that if he wanted to know who killed my mother to come to the same location where I was meeting Shinto and he will find out the truth about what happened. He agreed not knowing what he was going to find.



I got Shinto to confess to everything he had done to gain control of the West and my father was fortunate enough to be there to hear it all. His rage was great as he attacked Shinto and killed him for what he had done. He apologized to me for having doubted me in the first place and when he finally passed I became lord.



But Shinto had a son and he is the one that is attacking the castle. I know he plans on killing Sesshoumaru because of what I did to his father. He will be after Kagome because she is the strongest female in this area. He needs a strong mate to produce a strong heirs to carry on his quest for power and to rule the west.” Inutaisho took a break from his story telling to let all of this information sink in to his mates mind.



Ayashiko was astonished by what her mate had to say. She never expected this. She had learned about his family history but everything that she was told just now was not written anywhere. She looked at her mate with concern as she saw him getting ready to continue with his story.



Inutaisho saw the look on his mates face and he knew he would catch her off guard as he continued with his story. “About fifty years before I met and mated with you, a seer made a prediction. He was the oracle and keeper of the prophecies. He told me that another two tail Inu Youkai would raise to the threat that will come, with him he will have his mate, who will help him defeat the evil that is determined to destroy the lands. It was said that his mate was a powerful miko with powers never before seen. It told of her love for her mate and her willingness to give her life to protect him and his lands.



I believe that Sesshoumaru is the two-tail Inu Youkai that was foretold by the prophecy and Kagome is the miko that was mentioned to be his mate. Together those two will save the lands and continue to protect it for as long as they live.”



Ayashiko didn’t know what to think. This was a lot of information to digest and what her mate had said shocked her. To think that her son was the one that the oracles talked about in the prophecy and that he would wind up protecting the lands from evil was a little hard to take.



She looked over her shoulder as she looked at the sleeping forms of her Musuko and her Musume. She smiled when she saw them asleep in each other’s arms. She knew that it was going to be hard for Sesshoumaru to let go of Kagome once he woke up but she knew that they had to try to pry the girl out of his arms.



She looked back at her mate as she said, “Why haven’t you ever told me this before? I would have understood if you had told me what was going on. Now we have two pups that are in danger and we must protect them.”



Inutaisho agreed with his mate as they sat in the field and waited for their pups to wake up from their ordeal. They looked off to the side and noticed that Sango was sitting there on the edge of the clearing with Kirara in her lap. She had heard everything that they had discussed.



Inutaisho stood as he went to talk to Sango. He couldn’t have her telling Kagome what was discussed. Once she agreed to stay quite, he moved back to his mate as they waited for the pair to wake up.



An hour had passed and Sesshoumaru was the first to awaken. He felt someone coming close to him as his eyes flashed red. He held the sleeping form in his arms closer to his chest as his grip tightened around her small form. The need to leave the area along with his bitch was great. He needed to make her submit to his will before he would mate with her.



A vicious growl came out of his chest, as the person that was coming closer to them got too close for his liking. He looked up and noticed a female that was standing in front of him. He sniffed the air and caught a familiar scent. She was the mother-female from his pack and he gave her a whine in protest. He knew he could not attack her for she was his mother and always protected him.



Ayashiko had decided to see if she could get Kagome out of her son’s arms. She was walking toward him when she noticed that he had woken up. She heard his growls and she sent one back to him letting him know who she was. When she heard him whine she knew that he recognized her.



She kneeled in front of her Musuko and said, “Sochi, please release the female.”



Sesshoumaru shook his head, as he growled, “No, female my bitch, my mate, will not let go now that we have her.”



Ayashiko sighed, she hated to argue with his inner inu. But she was determined to get the girl. “Then you will come with me so we can put her down to rest. She must heal from this morning attacks.”



Sesshoumaru growled but agreed to her request. He got up on shaky legs as he followed his mother back into the castle. They walked up to Kagome’s room and as they entered, she instructed her son to put the girl on the bed. When he hesitated she growled, ‘Pup you will put her down now!’



Sesshomaru whined, it was never good to get mother-female angry. Her punishments were always severe. He walked passed his mother as he did what he was told and laid his mate on the bed. Once he did that he stepped away from her as he waited. He hoped that he could hold his intended again.



Ayashiko walked over to Kagome and checked to make sure that she wasn’t hurt. When she didn’t find any injuries on her she stood and walked over to her son. She looked into his eyes and noticed the longing in them to hold the girl. She sighed and then said, ‘Pup follow me.’



Sesshoumaru whimpered but followed his mother. She went into his room and got him to lie down in his bed. She held him in her arms as she purred and soothed her son to sleep. It has been a long time since she had held him in this way. She missed having her pups in her arms for it comforted her as much as it did them.



Once he was asleep, she got up and left his room. The coming weeks were going to be hard on her son but he would have to wait until they announced that Kagome was of mating age and for the suitors to come forward to offer their suits to her.



This will be a dangerous time for her pup. The fall mating season was coming and that will always bring out the most powerful youkais that wanted to find a powerful mate.



She would have to speak to her mate about this. Plus there was something in the back of her mind that kept nagging at her. Something that she should be aware of, but she just couldn’t remember what it was at the moment. She shrugged her shoulders thinking that she will eventually remember what it is that she was forgetting as she went looking for her mate.



They had to plan ahead if their son won the right to dominate Kagome. Where would he go to have some alone time with her? He couldn’t stay here in the castle because the castle offered too many distractions for a potential mate.



Plus she knew that male inu youkai become very possessive when they first establish dominance with their female. Every male in the castle will be a threat to him and they didn’t want Sesshoumaru killing the servants. But she didn’t want him going too far from them in case of an attack so they had to plan for this event.



They could tell him once he has won the right to dominate the girl. That way he knows where to go after she submits to him. She was happy with this thought as she made her way towards her mate to discuss their son.



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This is the end to another chapter. Sorry for the long wait but I had trouble with my computer. My monitor broke and I couldn’t post not being able to see what I was doing. So now that I have a new monitor I can continue with my story. Below you will find the responses to some of the review I have received so far.



Come on now if that book on inu youkai mating were in the library that Kagome was allowed to go to, it would take all the fun out of this story. No that particular book on youkai mating is in another part of the castle that she is not allowed to go into but I’m getting ahead of myself that will be later in the story, so you have to keep reading. You guys are good when it comes to guessing what is going to happen next. SO, I will keep you guessing in the coming chapters. Or else it won’t be interesting.



Hmm, is this story completed? Yes. Is it uncut? Well, so far until I get to the lemons. Then, well, Fanfiction. Net will not allow what I writen for a lemon so you will get a water down version. If you want to read the full version of my lemons you will have to go to A Single Sparks or Adult Fanfiction to read the full version of it. There will be a link in my profile that will take you there when the time comes.



Come on people since when do kids ever listen to what our parents say? Yes Sesshoumaru is not allowed to be any where near Kagome without his father being there, but it doesn’t mean he is going to listen. All of you out there know what I’m talking about too.



Kagome is considered a polite and delightful child because most of the time she has control over her temper. The only time she doesn’t is when they insult her directly.



For those of you asking about Miroku he will not show up in the story until later on. Don’t worry our favorite monk will be up to his usual lecherous ways.



For those of you who are experiencing my story for the first time, I do not post a story unless I have finished writing it. The only thing that is left is the editing of the chapters and posting them to the sites. So that way I will never leave a story unfinished. As we speak I’m writing the next story that I have in mind. This one will take a while to write depending on what goes on my life. I hope that I have answered all of your questions so far.



In the next chapter Kagome becomes defiant of the rules set for her. Lord Inutaisho has to punish her and it doesn’t go over to well. He had never dealt with a female pup before so he is learning first hand what its like to have a daughter.



You will also get to meet one of the primary villains that I have created for my story. He is one of two original characters that I have created. I hope he proves to be evil enough for all of you, as you will get to see his character develop through the story.



Until the next chapter!



Ja ne!