Chapter Seventeen

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A/N ahhhhhh. I am so sorry to all my lovely readers who have been waiting God knows how long for an update to this love story. Well no chit chat from me people straight on to the tale!

Naraku chuckled, as his hime of blood tried with little effort to get away from his means of entertainment. She enjoyed the combination of pain and pleasure. However her type of pain was intense, it was Naraku dragging his claws over her skin creating tattoo's and patterns on her pale white skin. She would moan and cry out for more, being the woman she was she enjoyed the feeling of warm blood on her skin. However it was more arousing she discovered when it was her own blood caressing her skin and not that of her victim.

The princess of blood moaned and arched in to her mate's hold, "Such a face my dear?" her face was painted in the deepest paint of blood and passion. Naraku licked his mating mark and devoured her lips. He had needed a distraction, and his bloody woman was a tasty distraction indeed. He had been watching them, closely. He had told Kanna and Kagura to watch the mirror carefully and keep an eye on the inu-no baka. Kagura had to come back due to that the younger son of the dog general was now within his older brother's circle. He could have fallen off his seat when he hear that the soul that was now in the woman he had once long ago desired was that of the shrivelled old witch that had brought her back.

No, he had a more delectable woman with in his arms. Kuagrachi panted and screamed her ending and closed her blood thirsty coal black eyes. Naraku however chose this moment to look out of the window, the moon was in its crescent state and he smirked. "So Inuyasha, tomorrow will be your human night. Ah I remember those, pure annoyance. Too bad for you that you will soon be just that...a human, you will be coming after me soon wont you lord Sesshomaru, you and your mate . I know all about her and I will end her" he thought darkly. Oh yes they said revenge was indeed a sweet dish served cold, and ripping out the heart of that Megami would be most delicious.

Dawn was about to break across the land of Japan, Sesshomaru looked over to his courted as her body began to twitch. He was angry that he could not take away her pain completely, but only sooth it. Now knowing how to sooth her pain because of the bracelet that covered his wrist, he called to her inner beast while holding on to her, his arms were warm, his hushed words of comfort stilled her small whimpers of pain. "Wake up little one"

Hearing her pet name being called from her male, Kagome woke with a small smile upon her plump lips. His eyes of Gold looked at her and regarded her with a look close to annoyance. "Get dressed, we are leaving after breakfast, make sure our pup and her 'Kun' are ready to move"

Kagome smirked at her male as he refused to accept the fact that Shippou was very much her daughters sweetheart. She liked the idea very much that her daughter had some one who she would grow up loving. Deciding that today to not a day for mellow thoughts, the queen of moon rose from her resting place and picked up her robes. She decided that wearing one of her kimono's wouldn't be very effective, instead she picked out the black hakama and hiori with her stone silver scale mail.

Sighing softly she looked at the bed that once held her male in it's folds. He seemed annoyed some how, keen on leaving her by herself, or was it the palace of wings he was so eager to leave. Kagome felt that today held a promise with in its self, a secret that she would not be told unless who ever was the keeper of the secret deemed worthy. Pulling her things along with her to the bath house, Kagome gathered her friends, sister and daughter to join her in the hot pools of relaxation.

The women in there stared at the young Megami and, snickered behind their masks of content and pure relaxation. She could practically taste it, what ever 'it' was she could smell, taste and for a split second even touch it. What was it that had her senses on such level of sensitivity? She herself didn't understand, and with the some what arrogant looks that were littered on her friends faces, she dare not ask.

Kagome blew an annoyed raspberry which, pushed her bangs from her face for the briefest of moments. Her eyes of blue sapphire, sneaked glances at the other woman who sat in the pool with her. Sango her sister, was trying with all her might to keep the smirk from breaching her face. Huffing once more Kagome stood up from the waters, with a stiff stride Kagome removed herself entirely from the hot waters of the bath and over to the bench where her clothing was. Pulling the towel to her face and chest Kagome dried her body with gentle pats of the towel. Pulling on the crimson robe which was left out for her Kagome sat down and began to dry her hair.

All the while narrowing her eyes at each of the females who were in the bath. Sango soon followed her friends example and towel dried her self slipped on a robe then left. The rest of the women did the same, simply bowing to the intended lady of the west with out a word. Kagome stared at her hands in wonder before simply shrugging her shoulders with a huff. Standing up the young woman took her leave of the bath house and walked back to her room. Once there she changed into her sea blue and purple amour. Pulling her hair up into a bun, she tied her swords to her sides and left the room in search of her human friends and her chosen male.

Her feet padded lightly on the polished wooden floors of the palace of wings. Turning her nose to the air somewhat elegantly she separated the different scents so that she was able to pin point her companions. Sesshomaru was in the dinning room with his adoptive father and the pups. The two adults stood to the left of the pups who were eating a heavy breakfast in preparation of the journey that they were going to be taking.

Kagome entered the dining room with a small smile upon her lips as she gazed at the sight of them all at the table eating.

"Ah my mate, you at last grace us with your presence"

Kagome simply smiled and let her bangs shake lightly as she decided to fold at her chosen's obvious bait. Simply she fluttered her beautiful eyes at his and sat directly in his lap and tucked her head under his chin as if she were a pouting child.

"What is wrong my dear?"

"Nothing my love, I just want to go home"

Sesshomaru hugged his mate close to his chest and let of a soft purr rubble through his chest she had said "home" the palace was her home now.

He could hardly contain the perverted twinkle that had entered his eyes as he thought about the many places within their 'home' that they could be left undisturbed for quite a length of time.

'this sesshomaru still wonders exactly how long though'

Kagome sat in her seat after some small convincing of her intended mate, telling her that it would be good for her to eat because of they had a long ride home. He had summon his dragon mount for the kids to ride on, Ah-Un would protect them well and could even get them to the castle faster than the four legged high animals that they would ride, as well as that they wouldn't need to be exposed to a potential threat like last time when the he and his party was on his way to the palace of wings in the first place.

Looking his eyes onto the person who sat across from him his eyes met that of his adopted farther, the man was truly disturbing at times. He was of a dog decent...yet the smile on his face could only be described as a sadistic cat.

Sesshomaru gave the older male father figure a bored dead pan look just so that he could deter him from looking at him with that creepy smile. 'No such luck'

Tisho grinned further once his pup realized that his smile was not wavering in the slight. It was beneath him to try and shrink away in any formations simply because of who he was.

Looking over to his lady he watched her as she ate, her belly full and warm she turned her happy eyes to him. It still amazed him how the slightest things could shift her moods she was like the storm one minute could be light and harmless the next she could be forceful and destructive.

Holding a piece of fruit in her hand, she was pealing the yellowish skin from the sweet and tangy fruit of a rich and ripe mango. Biting into the flesh of the fruit he watched hypnotised by the way the her fangs pierced the flesh, how some juice escaped and clung to her lips as if waiting for her sweet pink tongue to come back and claim it.

He felt himself stiffen as he watched her lick at the fruit before biting and lightly sucking. His throat was dry and his heart began to race.

Inuyasha watched every move that the miko youkai goddess made. It wasn't fair he wanted to become a full demon and now it was the wench who had become full demon and a goddess as well. As well as that was there really a greater threat than Naraku? Kikiyo saw his gaze where it lingered on her so called reincarnation.

She couldn't understand how it had become to be that this slip of a girl had managed to get the love of the hanyou the love of the Taiyoukai as well as others. She was powerful she knew that much she knew she would have to be careful around her les the woman child made good on her threats of decapitation.

Kagome having finished her breakfast hid a smirk, every thought, every emotion and every beat of his heart and pulse of his member she felt, the connection through the bracelet that they had on ensured that she would feel that. She guessed that her intended had forgotten that little fact.

Pulling herself from the table she walked over to her daughter and picked her up. "Mamma?"

"come we need to get you changed, where are Kadoff and Kodoff?"

"Uncle Kadoff said he was going to see grandfather Kami, and uncle Kodoff was running away from grandfather Kami"

Kagome smirked at her brother's anticks before giving her intended a small bow and a warm and sly smile.

Kagome took her daughter back to the room which she had stayed in during the time that they had spent at the palance of wings. "Mama"

"Yes baby"

Rin looked at the floor and let her bangs cover her eyes, "Y-yesterday ...before the noon meal Rin's Kun k-kissed her here" the small child placed an even smaller clawed hand to her right cheek. Kagome balked at her daughter a shimmering smile took over her face as she sussed that her daughter must feel as though she had done something wrong. Bending down to her little one Kagome lifted her chin so that sky blue orbs with tints of green and purpal looked into her sapphire ones.

"Do not worry baby, it was just a little kiss on your cheek. I will talk to Shippo though, I'm not angry ok sweetie, don't ...don't tell your father"

"Mamma he's really nice to me, he stays with me and makes me happy he even helped Rin change into my beast"

"What?"

"Hai, i wanted to prove to daddy that i could do it i didn't want to let him down"

Kagome smiled at her seemingly little girl. "Alright, we shall run home all of us, your Kun as well darling you will then show your father let's get you ready now"

Kagome and Rin walked out from the room that the little one was staying to make sure that nothing that belonged to her, had been left behind after changeing into her leaveing wear which consisted of a lilac hakama and white hihori with tiger lili's on it the two females left fo the front gate where all the leavers were gathered in the court yard.

At the gate of the palace of wings Sesshomaru looked out and found his intended and his daughter along with her...sweetheart walking towards them.

"My Taiyoukai, your daughter wishes to show you something"

Sesshomaru and Tisho looked at the little one expectantly Rin nervously looked at her mother before bowing her head. A sharp high pitch bark made her look up into the eyes of her Kun. Sesshomaru looked at the boy and in that moment he knew Rin had made the right choice, his aura was dominating hers telling her to stand tall and not be afraid.

Rin straightened herself up her eyes connected with her fathers, Sesshomaru watched in amazement as her sky blue eyes seeped into the crimson red her fangs grew and she began to growl her mother followed suit and began to shift her form into her electric blue stripped beast form, Inuyasha watched amazed as Shippo and Sesshomaru began the shift as well soon the family of the west as well as the courter were all in their best forms.

Shippo's four tails blew in the nonexistent wind Rin's two tails twitched and flicked Sesshomaru five tails swirled and Kagome's nine tails floated all around her. Sesshomaru barked at his pup his pride in her grew he nuzzled her muzzle with his own and gave her an affectionate lick. He walked over to his intended on all fours and gave her in intimate lick under her breast.

She barked at him and her tails dropped behind her shifting away a little. Her intended was a lot taller than her by two heads in this form she bowed her head and bared her neck in submission as she could tell her stunt of rejection had him angered. She was embarrassed which is why she pulled away from him not for any other reason.

Seeing her act of submission he gently nipped her exposed throat and nuzzled her, standing up to her full height Sesshomaru let his voice float telepathically to the others ' We move out to the palace of the west, my intended's friends are welcome to join us'

Moving his head in the direction of home he let out a sharp bark as his adoptive parents transformed and headed in the direction of the west with Shippo and Rin just behind them. Sesshomaru nuzzled his female again giving her affection before nudging her gently towards the air. As she gathered her energy about her she took to the sky noticing the fir cat Kilala who had Miroku and Sango perched on her back, were coming up to her left side. Her chosen male coming up to her right side and gliding the winds alongside her.

Sesshomaru was more than happy to be going home after a long and dramatic month, he longed for his home and now he would be bringing home his new lady.