Fruits Basket Fan Fiction / MARS Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Citrus City ❯ Life Goes On ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Inuyasha.

Rating: NC-17

Author's notes: This is a one shot. Shippo looks like a typical 14 or 15 year old boy in this fic because it works better this way. This is a Sesshomaru/Kagome fic. Kagome is Shippo's mother.

"Shippo, wake up or you'll be late for school again." Kagome called up the stairs of their small house. Kagome shook her head as she heard his feet hit the floor and start running around above her head. I swear that boy sleeps more than any youkai that ever lived. Didn't Inuyasha say that youkais need less sleep? Twenty minutes later breakfast was served and the kitsune was eating it as fast as he could. She handed him his lunch and bag, along with a couple of dollars for a soda and kissed him on the head as he ran off to school.

Kagome sighed and started to clean house. First she cleaned the kitchen. She started the wash as she began to clean the front rooms, turning on the stereo as she began her dusting. She looked at the upstairs rooms and sighed. Those can wait till later. Shopping first then I'll start on the bedrooms and bathrooms. She never noticed the soft pink glow coming from the back room.

**later that day**

"I'm home Mama." Shippo called from the back door. Since Naraku had been defeated, he'd been living with Kagome. They had gone back to her time and built a small house on her family's shire property. For awhile she seemed to be waiting for something, but slowly that waiting look went away. Things had been a little rough in the beginning. Her friends couldn't understand how he had ended up with her, nor would they accept him as her child. Time passed and she stopped talking to a lot of people. Her mother would still come by and so would Souta. They played video games while the women talked and cooked. He never knew what they talked about but Kagome always seemed happier after they talked.

"Good. Come help me with dinner."

"Okay." Shippo went to the kitchen and started cutting vegetables to go in the stew pot. He told her about school and what had happened that day while the stew cooked. He went outside and brought in some more firewood since it was suppose to rain that night. They ate in a calm silence and then he went upstairs to start his homework.

Kagome went into the other room and picked up a very old book. It was then that she noticed the pink glow pulsating from behind the locked door. She cast a barrier around the door and opened it slowly. There sat the Shikon no Tama, undisturbed, like it had been for the past two years since the jewel was completed. A fine layer of dust had settled over the bright glittering jewel. She picked it up and blew the dust off the jewel. A jolt of power flowed through her fingertips and into the center of her body. She felt her miko powers strengthen as they had during the final battle against Naraku. Unfortunately that power surge also brought a very vivid memory back as well…

~~ It hurt so much just to move. She had never felt this much pain at any one time in her life. She looked around at her friends and tried not to cry. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru had put aside their differences for the time being and were still fighting off the hordes of demons that just kept coming. Shippo had disappeared with Rin who was surprising showing signs of a future miko if she lived long enough. Sango and Kirara had to abandon air born attacks and help a fallen Miroku. Kouga and his wolves had somehow managed kill Kagura, Mistress of the Wind, and Kana, the White Child.

Standing slowly, Kagome gripped her hands around her bow only to find the bow gone and the completed jewel in her hands. She grabbed her side as her knees gave way and she fell back to the earth. The jewel pulsated as it touched her blood. She rolled onto her back and vaguely heard shouts of her name. She heard an urgent voice telling her to put the jewel back where it had come from. She felt her hand moving towards the wound in her side.

Please let this work, she thought as she pushed the jewel into the split flesh. She gave a low moan as she felt the jewel within her body. Then the power came. It called to a part of her that felt like it had been sleeping for so long. Her wounds began to heal and she felt herself being pulled to her feet. A small wind began to build around her feet and travel up around her body. The "wind" turned colors. Mostly blue, but it pulsated pink like the jewel. Her powers as a miko had combined with the powers of the jewel and with that understanding came the knowledge of the miko trapped within the jewel itself. She knew how to stop Naraku. She called on an incantation that had been lost to the world for over a hundred years.

In a blinding flash of light and power, stemming from Kagome's body, the demon vanished and Naraku was replaced by a beautiful woman in miko robes. The woman blinked at two brothers and then glanced back at Kagome just as she started to fall again.

Sesshomaru caught Kagome just before she hit the ground.

Kagome woke in Sesshomaru's arms to see the face of a long dead miko standing over her.

"You have freed me from my prison. For that I thank you and leave you with this gift." The miko placed the jewel back in Kagome's side, it disappeared beneath the skin. "When I left the jewel came with me, however, it is mine no longer. Use it as you need to, but be warned that all things bare a price." With that said the miko vanished. Everyone started asking questions and Kagome answered them from the safety of Sesshomaru's arms, stroking his tail absentmindedly. When she looked up at him she was sure there was a smile on his face and it reached those cold eyes.

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"Mama?"

"I'm alright Shippo.'

"What happened? All I heard was you scream and then you fell to the floor. Your head's bleed."

"Ouch. The jewel was glowing. It decided I needed to remember something."

"What?"

"Go get the first aid kit please?" Kagome asked as she stood wobbly but on her own two feet. She saw Shippo go towards the bathroom and disappear around a corner. She touched the side of her head and felt the sticky liquid. Yep, it was blood. She sat on the couch and sighed as Shippo pressed gauze to the side of her head. She didn't need the jewel to remind her of what had happened later that night. Sesshomaru's castle had been attacked and he had to leave. She understood, but she just wanted to stay in his arms for the rest of the night. She made a vow there under the God tree that she would wait for him to come back to her. She'd waited until she could no longer stay in that time. She made her wish using the jewel that he would find her in her time more than 500 years later. It would be the first and last time that she would hear his voice in her head. "You are my mate and I will see you again, Kagome. I will find you no matter what time you are in." She'd waited two years since then to see him.

"All set. It was only a small cut." Shippo said pulling his mother back from the memory. He grabbed a few tissues and wiped away the tears from her face that had been sliding down her cheeks. Kagome hugged her son close to her. She rested her head on his shoulder and cried.

She cried over her lost love, her friends she could not bring here knowing she would not see them again. She cried for her loss of friends here that just couldn't understand. Shippo held her close and let her cry. Once she had quieted a little, he took the jewel from her hand and placed it back in the locked room. He then lifted his mother and took her to her room. She quit sobbing but the tears kept falling. A vacant look covered her face and clouded her eyes. It had been a long time since he had seen her like this. The night Sesshomaru left had been one and the night Inuyasha left to go with Kikyo were the only two nights it had been this bad.

He tucked her into bed and pulled the covers up over the both of them. He took off the illusion spell and curled up into his mother's side. His tail had grown longer and a lot of the puff had gone. It lay across his mother's stomach and her hand started to pet it. He would sleep here tonight and in the morning things would be back to normal.

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He hated getting wet. This was all he needed right now was to get soaked. He'd suddenly felt a need to take a walk this night. It wasn't unusual for him to walk at night. It reminded him of happier times when he and Rin would be walking somewhere. She had declined because she said it would rain before he got back. He of all youkai should know by now that she was always right about water. He never noticed which way he had gone until he found himself under a very large and very familiar tree. The God tree towered above him. The house to the left seemed to be so quiet and out dated he was almost sure no one lived here any more. He sighed as he sat on the grass under the tree, letting his mind wonder.

A sudden movement caught his eye just in time to move. He looked at the young kitsune in front of him and glared.

"My mom's got a worse face than that. State your purpose or be on your way."

"I was caught in the rain and was merely looking for a place to rest." Sesshomaru stated as he watched the kitsune. It was obvious the kit had some sort of training in fighting, the stance looked like one of Inuyasha's from long ago. The kit also smelled familiar.

"We don't want you here so move on." stated the kitsune growing more anxious by the minute.

"We?"

"Don't play dumb Sesshomaru. I know you're smarter than that."

"Ah, so you know my name but I don't know yours. Enlighten me will you?"

"Just get out and stay away from here." Shippo said easing down just a tad. It was all the break Sesshomaru need to turn the tables on him. Before he could react Sesshomaru had him by the neck and was holding him to the God tree.

"Now your name please? These are still my lands." Sesshomaru sneered as three arrows flew into the trunk of the tree, forcing him to let go of Shippo. They growled at each other and the kitsune went to stand behind a young woman. The rain was making it impossible to get a clear scent and the woman was giving off quite a bit of rage, so much that it masked her real scent.

"What do you want with my son?"

"He can not be yours. He is youkai and you are not." Another arrow flew by him, almost scratching his face.

"What do you want with my son? I won't ask it again." Her power flared around her barely controlled.

"I meant no harm young miko. I was merely resting and avoiding the rain. Your son made the first move."

"Shippo?"

"I thought her would hurt you like last time." The kit muttered.

"House now. Bed." He looked at her and decided not to argue the point. One last hiss at Sesshomaru and he was gone. "You're welcome to come in and dry off. I'll start a fire." With that said she turned and headed towards a house that Sesshomaru had not seen at first. It was hidden in a small cluster of trees that would have been part of Inuyasha's forest. He followed after the woman simply because he did not feel like walking home in the rain and felt secure that he could hold his own against the small woman.

She had told him to wait in the kitchen while she went to find him some clothes and a towel. He decided to explore politely about the first floor of the house. It was quite small and quite sad looking. Not that it needed repairs or any such thing, but just had a loneliness to it. From the corner of his eye he saw a flash of pink light and felt a surge of power. Before he could investigate the girl appeared next to him.

"These should fit alright. Here's a towel and the bathroom is through that door. I'll make some tea, jasmine alright?"

"Fine, thank you." Sesshomaru dried off and changed into the robes handed to him. He scoffed at the robes that were suppose to fit him and walked back out.

Kagome laughed slightly as he came back into view. The obvious displeasure was evident on his face. "The tea is ready and if you'll permit a miko near you, I'll adjust the robes for a better fit." She watched him nod and motioned him to the table where the tea sat poured and cooling. She smiled to herself as she thought of what the robes should look like. She repeated a small chat as she placed her hands on his shoulders. She opened her eyes and a small grin spread across her face at the look of shock covering her mate's face. His hands came to wrap around her small wrists. She smiled a little more at him and he released her hands. She dragged them slowly down the front of his body. As she touched the material it shifted and moved under her fingers. A simple white yukata shimmered to life from the old robes that he currently wore. Her hands continued down the planes of his chest and stomach and the curve of his hips. Her eyes never left his and the white cloth shifted to match the golden orbs that followed her movements. She finished the chant and the robes were finished. She turned to the table and handed him his tea and went to sit on the couch in the other room.

Shortly after, he joined her on the couch. They drank in silence, neither of them knowing what to say next.

"More tea?" she asked

"No, thank you."

"How is your family?"

"Inuyasha lives in Osaka with his wife, two children and a third on the way. I hear they are doing well."

"Reincarnated?"

"About a hundred years ago, seems he made a wish on that jewel of yours."

"Which was?"

"He still retains memories of his past life and his ability to annoy me. The kitsune is the same?"

"Shippo lives with me. He has since I came back to this time." she said as she stood from the couch and went to stand next to the wall, looking out the large front window.

Sesshomaru stood and walked towards her, encircling his arms around her waist. He felt her tense. It had been too long since he had held her. He bent his mouth next to her ear and whispered, "It has been a long time since you were this close to me. I have missed your scent my mate." He felt her shiver and relax against him. His hand slid up her arm to her chin and titled her head to one side and pressed his lips to her neck. He kissed her lightly all along the side of her neck and nibbled on the shell of her ear.

She felt him grin at her moan of pleasure. Fine then, I can play this game to! She thought as her hands circled back behind her. One hand went up to scratch him behind the ear while the other went down and found his long silky soft white tail. When she didn't get the response she wanted, she stopped scratching his ear and played with his hair instead. It was a rare thing when she had been allowed to touch him in such a way. She missed those days among her friends and Inuyasha, searching for the shards. Like so many times in the last two years, she never realized that tears were streaming down her face until it was too late.

Shippo came flying around the corner in a pair of shorts and pulled Sesshomaru away from his mother. Sesshomaru was concerned by his mate's reaction to him and looked at the kit with curious eyes.

"Mama?"

Kagome shook her head and looked at Shippo with teary eyes and said quietly, "I had a dream that he was here. I saw him Shippo. He looks different now, but I saw him." More tears continued to fall as she hid her head against his shoulder and wept. He smoothed her hair and cooed in her ear as he had done on nights when dreams had awoken her to painful memories. Nothing ever seemed to help her relax until she had all but cried herself to sleep again.

Sesshomaru watched as his mate suffered thinking he was just a dream, an old memory come to haunt her. In truth he had given up hope of finding her about 10 years back, unaware that he had not been looking in the decade for her. He watched as the kit held her close, whispering in her ear and warning him with a glare that rivaled his own not to come any closer. He stood still and nodded towards the young kit. He watched as Kagome was lifted by her son and carried to wards the stairs. Before he went up the stairs, he turned to look at him and said softly, "I'm taking her to bed. We need to talk. Wait down here for me."

He went and sat on a stool in the kitchen. He had poured himself another cup of tea and was in the process of drinking it when the kitsune came into the room.

"Why are you here Sesshomaru?"

"I meant no harm. I was on a walk and it started to rain. I merely took shelter under a tree in order to escape the rain. That is all."

"I don't know what happened two years ago when you left and I don't care. I watched her wait for you to come back to her everyday. And everyday I saw her die a little more when you didn't. If you love her you will do one of two things." Shippo paused for a minute before continuing. "You will both remove your mark from her and never see her again, or you will go up there and truly make her yours. I'm leaving for a couple of hours. Mama's room is at the end of the hall." With that said, he grabbed his jacket and an umbrella and left.

Sesshomaru walked up the stairs and towards the room indicated by the kitsune. He paused outside the door and took a deep breath. He opened the door and gazed upon the figure lying on the bed. She looked so at ease, sleeping like nothing had happened. He could still smell her tears in the air. The walls he had rebuilt around his heart crumbled once again upon seeing his mate lying there on the bed. Before he could make a conscious thought he was beside her on the bed and cradling her in his arms. The sudden jostle woke her.

She blinked quickly and was about to pat her sons hair when two things occurred to her. Shippo's hair was not this long, nor should it be this color and he should not be holding her like this. Her memory became clear and she turned and threw her arms around her mate's neck.

Lips trailed rapidly over the flesh of necks, faces, fingers, anything they could feel. His hands found hers and pulled them away from his hair and pressed her palms to his cheeks. He held them there for a moment and then used one hand to move the hair away from her face. He gazed into her eyes and saw love there, but also lust.

As he gazed at her, her hands traveled down his face towards his yukata. She untied the strings and sash holding the garment together. As the ties came undone, Sesshomaru straddled Kagome's hips and the gold robes slid off his shoulders to pool around his knees. He finished removing the robes and dropped them next to the bed on the floor. Now fully nude before her eyes, she felt a fire sizzle in her lower belly. Her hands began to trace the rises and valleys of his chest and stomach. She couldn't get enough of his bare skin under her fingers.

As she touched his body, he smiled at her obvious pleasure. He could smell her arousal grow as he began to untie her own robes. Pulling her towards his chest with one arm, he used the other to remove her robes as well. He laid her back on the bed and used his mouth to explore the fullness of her breasts while his fingers drew light patterns on her stomach and hips, slowly going lower and towards her core.

Kagome gasped at the combined sensation of Sesshomaru's lips on her nipple and his finger stroking over her clit. Her back arched as he rubbed her and sucked on her as if he was trying to swallow her. She dug her hands deep in his hair and tugged hard when he used his teeth on her sensitive nipples. He gave a low growl at the abuse his hair was taking, but his growing erection throbbed with the slightly painful abuse. She released his hair only to rake her fingernails down his back. He growled louder, grabbed her hands, and held them above her head. He pressed them firmly against the pillow behind her head, but not so tight he hurt her. She glanced down in a submissive gesture. Releasing her hands, he slowly traced light patterns on the skin of her arms, continuing down past her breasts and stomach to trace over the outer most part of her hips.

Kagome wriggled with pleasure as he edged his way down her legs, his hands following their outline right down to her feet, taking her panties with him. Sesshomaru took a moment to look at her, completely naked before him. His mate truly was a beauty in all her glory as a woman. Slowly he crawled back up her body, placing light kisses along her ankles, calves, knees and thighs. He parted her legs as he came up. His nose was very close to her essence and her arousal was intoxicating.

His warm breath made her anticipation grow to the point where she thought she would happily go insane. Then she felt his tongue run over the buddle of nerves and she screamed. The pleasure was so great it hurt. He paid no heed to her screaming protests, and continued to lick, suck and nibble on her most tender and most receptive flesh. Every touch caused her hips to buck, her back to arch, and her breathing became so erratic she thought she might pass out.

He removed his mouth from her wonderfully wet channel. Slowly he worked a finger into her. She moaned delightfully and immediately started to impale herself upon his finger. He smiled at her and added a second, stretching her more before adding a third. He felt her body tighten at the intrusion, but after a few good thrusts her inner walls relaxed around his fingers slightly. Finally he withdrew his fingers despite her moan and quickly thrust all of himself into her. He kissed her deeply when she hissed in pain. Despite the stretching she was still incredibly tight and a virgin as well. He placed her arms around her neck and sat up with her still impaled upon himself.

Kagome shifted herself so she was now the one straddling Sesshomaru's hips. She wasn't quite sure she liked this position, but slowly she tried to move herself. She had the control as to how much of him to take, how fast, and how hard. His hands were on her hips again, helping her to guide her hips as she rode him. She wound her hands in his hair again and pulled him in for a sizzling kiss. She pulled him back down on top of her on the bed. As soon as her back hit the bed, he let go of her hips and moved her legs so that they would wrap around his waist.

The change in positions had her moaning in pleasure. He kept hitting a spot deep inside her that sent shivers up and down her spine. Pulling back from the kiss, he bent his mouth over her plump peaks and once again began to suckle. One hand massaged the neglected breast while his other hand traveled down between their bodies to the nub of nerves. His actions increased as he sucked, thrust, and pinched her body.

She came moments before he did, shouting his name. His seed was spilt deep inside her body. Her contracting walls held him imbedded within her, slowly he pulled out of her. She whimpered at the loss of feeling.

"I fear you will be very sore in the morning."

"Will you still be here?"

"Yes."

"Then I don't care how sore I might be. Never leave me again Sesshomaru." she begged as she lay next to him, arms encasing him.

"Then sleep now. I will wake you in a few hours." He kissed her on the neck and placed his hand over his mark on her side.