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LinksThey are Pack | I am Alpha | Home |2nd book of Alpha Pack MatesThey are Pack Chapter 5
Disclaimer: Inuyasha and all of it's characters are property of the brilliant Takahashi-sama and I claim no ownership of them. Only the story belongs to me. Summary: Book 2 in the Alpha Pack Mates series. A new pack member, blossoming romances, a wedding, completion of a quest, and learning how not only to be a pack, but also to be a family. Find out what else is awaiting the inu-tachi and get answers to some questions from Alpha. Pairings: Inuyasha/Kikyou, Sango/Miroku, Sesshoumaru/Kagome. Follows: The Anime and movies. "spoken" 'thought' (translations) Special thanks to my betas PockyThief , TheMikoShivae and Kiyota . Chapter 5 Dawn the next morning was met with a beautiful, clear sky. The two newly joined couples were the last to leave their huts, walking out to find the children already off playing a game. A quick inquiry, and they learned Kagome was down by the river catching fish for breakfast while Sesshoumaru was off scouting the area. Inuyasha, Kikyou, Miroku, and Sango each took their places around the fire, the girls sitting as possibly close as they could to their husband/mate without actually sitting on the guy's lap. Right away they could tell there was something different about the miko and hanyou, Miroku being the first to question it. “Lady Kikyou, if you don't mind me asking, why is it that you seem more...?” Miroku paused, unsure of how to finish his question without sounding insulting. “More human? More alive?” Kikyou finished for him and smiled when she saw understanding flash across his violet eyes. “Kagome-chan gave me a potion last night. It gave me a real body along with a full soul.” “Oh wow, but how could she give you a full soul without losing the rest of hers?” Sango inquired, a bit worried for her 'sister'. “As Kagome-chan explained it, the part of the soul I held onto expanded into a full soul. Leaving her with as much of the soul as she had before. Of course, she didn't tell me what the potion was going to do until after I had drank it.” “You drank the potion not knowing what was going to happen?” Miroku inquired, a bit confused. “As she said, she is my alpha and I finally understand that now. I do not wish to be alpha and have to do what she does. Kagome-chan is far too selfless, much more than I could ever dream to be. Because of her I am truly alive for the first time in over 50 years, I have a complete soul and now I have my mate,” Kikyou replied with a smile as she glanced over at Inuyasha. “You two mated? Congratulations!” Sango cheered as she jumped up from her spot, almost knocking Miroku over in the process, and threw her arms around Kikyou. Kikyou seemed taken back slightly by the embrace, but soon melted into it and held the younger girl. “Congratulations, Lady Kikyou, Inuyasha,” Miroku agreed more reserve as he nodded his head toward them. “Feh,” Inuyasha replied turning his head away to hide the slight blush that had formed on his cheeks. “Guess it's just Kagome-chan left that needs to find her special someone,” Sango commented with a slight blush as she turned to smile at Miroku before moving back to her spot next to him. “I wouldn't worry too much about that,” Inuyasha told her with a laugh as he glanced back over at them, happy to have the attention off of him and his new mate. “I think she already did. Question is whether they realize it or not yet,” Inuyasha explained as he nodded toward Sesshoumaru and Kagome who were entering the clearing. “Huh? Wait when did that happen?” Sango inquired, confused after glancing over at the two and turning back to Inuyasha. “Not really sure, think it was sometime when Sesshoumaru was human. Even caught them kissing not too long ago,” Inuyasha told them in a whisper, making sure Sesshoumaru couldn't hear them. Sango stared open-mouthed at him for a moment before standing. “I think it's time for a bath,” Sango decided as she walked over to Kagome and started dragging her away from camp, after handing over the fish to Miroku. “Can you grab our bathing supplies?” Sango called over her shoulder to Kikyou as she glanced over at the other girl. With a nod, Kikyou headed into the huts before following after them.
“Okay, I think I can make it the rest of the way myself,” I joked as I tried to get Sango to release her hold on my arm. We had already reached the springs and I had just finally gotten over my shock at having her grab me and practically carry me out of the clearing. “Huh? Oh yeah, sorry,” Sango mumbled as she let go and began removing her clothes so she could enter the hot water. By the time we were undressed and settling in, Kikyou arrived setting the supplies down next to the springs before undressing and climbing in herself. “Okay Kagome-chan, spill, what's going on between you and Sesshoumaru?” Sango demanded not a moment after Kikyou had gotten comfortable. I glanced over at Sango in shock as my mind processed her words. 'How exactly am I supposed to explain what's going on between the two of us when it hasn't even been explained to me yet?' I wondered silently as I glanced between Sango and Kikyou, neither of which seemed likely to allow me to get away with not answering. “Well, there's really not much to explain, still too new I guess. Back when Sesshoumaru was human, we shared a kiss but I stopped it worried about him being angry that I took advantage of him while he was human. I told him if he still felt the same once he was back to normal I would be willing to try a relationship with him. Well, it seems he did feel the same since the other night he kissed me again. We haven't really talked about anything yet or set up goals for the relationship so there really isn't much I can tell you guys,” I explained hoping they would drop it. No such luck. “Well, is he a good kisser at least?” Sango wondered, not missing a beat. “I don't really have much to compare it to, but I highly doubt those were bad kisses, so yes he is.” “How far do you want to take the relationship?” Kikyou inquired, causing me to start coughing and turn to her in shock. “Kikyou!” I hissed back at her trying my best to ignore the blush that was quickly covering my entire face. “I didn't mean like 'that'! Eventually sure, but not this soon in the relationship. I meant more like do you want this to be a short 'just to pass the time' thing, or are you wanting it to be long term?” Kikyou clarified, allowing me to get some of the blush under control. “I don't really know yet. I mean I only really know him as an ally and a friend right now, I don't really know if we would be well compatible in a more romantic setting.” “You two, not compatible?” Sango questioned sarcastically. “While I will admit you two are almost polar opposites in a lot of things, you guys are more than compatible. Both are alphas, which in demon terms is pretty much all the compatibility you need, both too stubborn for your own good, fiercely loyal, and expect others to be as well. “Honorable, intelligent, competitive. Him more so than you on that last one of course. But even the things you two are opposites with, they work well together,” Sango insisted as I gave her a confused look. I understand the whole 'opposites attract' bit but wasn't really sure how it would work well together. “Well, let's start with his aggression. While you may not be completely demure, you are nowhere near as aggressive as he is. Being around you will tone him down, provided his pack isn't threatened, and you don't have to worry about fighting as much, but will still be safe. His cold personality and your warm and happy one. “You've managed to get him to open up a lot more, and I don't just mean when he was human. He wouldn't consider the rest of us as part of 'his pack' if it wasn't for you. His relationship with Inuyasha has changed drastically, and even though they still need a lot of work, it wouldn't have had a shot without your influence. “While I do wish you could find someone who's human, Sesshoumaru's a really great match for you. He can protect you, give you anything and everything you need, not to mention he's incredibly gorgeous. Though I will forever deny saying that,” Sango commented with a laugh. “All of this is of course assuming he wants this to be long term,” I mumbled as I turned to glance out into the forest surrounding us. The two of them laughing caused me to turn my gaze back to them. “I wouldn't worry too much about that,” Kikyou told me with a smile. Something about the look in her eyes made me believe she knew something she wasn't telling me, but the two of them rising and getting dressed assured me that they weren't about to elaborate further.
After we had finished dressing, we had made our way back to our little village. Thoughts of what we had talked about at the springs still flowed through my mind. On one hand, I wanted to have their confidence that he wanted this to be long term but on the other, I wasn't even sure yet if I wanted it to be. Yeah, he was a great catch and he fit everything I knew my 'husband' would need to be, including being worthy of being a member of my pack, but could I really see myself spending the rest of my life with him? Dealing with the cold and icy exterior whenever there are others around, having to play the submissive part most of if not all of the time. If we did 'mate' would it cause problems in the West having the Lady be human? He's already has an heir so I don't have to worry about him taking a demoness just to make sure his heir was full demon, but what about if he wanted more pups later? Would he deny me my own children simply because they would be hanyou? Would he take other wives or concubines as it is custom for lords to do? And what about Daichi? He likes me now but how would he feel about me being his step-mom? Kami, why am I even worrying about this now?! Why didn't I realize this before? Of course this isn't going to be long term. There's no way Sesshoumaru would take a human for his mate or take the chance of having hanyou pups. Okay, so we'll be more boyfriend and girlfriend as opposed to fiancés. That's okay. I will enjoy our time together while I can and not worry about what happens in the future. I shouldn't even be worrying about this, I'm far too young to be thinking about that kind of thing anyways. With a mental nod to myself, noting that we had arrived back in the clearing, I walked over to sit down next to the fire where the fish seemed to be done cooking. Sending the others a smile, I took the offered plate from Miroku before beginning to eat. Please R&R, good and bad reviews are welcome, however, I will ignore flames. CreditsLayout and Coding By: JayImage From: Aethereality.net Resources From: Hybrid-Genesis.net |
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