InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ +Like a Battery - ❯ Chapter Fourteen: ( Chapter 14 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

+Like a Battery-

By RisuBento

Chapter Fourteen:

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"…gome….agome! KAGOME!"

Kagome jerked awake with a startled gasp and clutched her armrests tightly.

"What is it!?" She asked, squeezing her eyes shut so her vision would focus.

"We've landed. We're in Paris!" Sango squealed, making a couple of grumpy passengers scowl in vexation.

"Oh…" Was her intelligent answer. Sitting up straight in her seat, she felt the plane slow down to a sudden stop. People began moving around in their seats, putting away things they'd taken out and retrieving carry-on items from the storage compartments from above.

"Um…did Sesshoumaru say anything to you when he left?" She asked, folding the blanket, that'd been resting on her lap.

"Sesshoumaru? What're you talking about?" Sango asked giving her a weird look.

"Sesshoumaru…my HUSBAND? He came and talked to me. You got and went to the front cabin." Kagome asked, quirking an eyebrow.

"Uh…sorry to break it to ya Kagome…but I haven't left my seat since we left Tokyo." Sango said, grunting as she yanked her large carry-on from the compartment.

"What?" Kagome asked.

"Yeah. You've been, like, sleeping the entire time. No one's come by our seats except a stewardess." Sango shrugged.

Kagome frowned. 'That CANNOT be possible! I was awake! He was there! I----we KISSED!

"Come on Kagome. Let's get outta this stuffy flying tube and go to hotel. I'm beat!" Sango said, some of their tag-a-long models nodding tediously in agreement.

Kagome swallowed and stood up.

'Was it all a dream?'

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Tao stood up and stretched, letting out a large yawn. Rubbing his sleep ridden eyes, he looked down at his father who was thoughtfully looking out of the window.

"Father? Shall we head off?" He asked, poking his father in the shoulder.

Sesshoumaru turned his gaze to the finger poking his shoulder before quirking an eyebrow up at his son. Nodding he stood as well and waited for the doors to open.

"Oh yeah…did you go and speak with mother?" Tao asked, hope lacing his voice.

Sesshoumaru paused his movements and looked distant for a moment. Shaking his head, he spoke.

"No. She was sleeping." Sesshoumaru answered.

Tao sighed and nodded. 'So much for that!'

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"Ahhh….finally! I can relax!" Sango sighed, sinking onto one of the queen size beds.

Kagome smiled and dropped a bag on the other bed. "I'm going to take a shower, all right?"

Sango, who was now closing her eyes and cuddling up into her silk pillow, waved a hand in acknowledgment, making Kagome giggle.

As Kagome lathered her hair up with shampoo, she couldn't help but let her mind wander. 'Was it REALLY all just a dream? It felt so…REAL. Like he was really there…with his lips touching mine…'

Sure she'd had dreams about Sesshoumaru since their separation…but nothing so…sweet. Everything else was filled with glowing red eyes and baring fangs…nightmares really.

But…why would she be dreaming about something so…calm and all lovey-dovey? Surely she wasn't thinking that she was still in love with him! Heck no! The bastard cheated on me! He used me…well…I did too. With that, 'Bankotsu' guy…but…

"Hey Kagome!" Came a yell followed by pounding on the bathroom's door.

"Yeah!?" She called back turning the shower off and stepping out, scowling when she couldn't wrap a towel around her body any longer because of her belly.

"Do you want to head out and have some dinner? Riku, Chise, and I are wanting to go out and eat something." Sango said.

Sighing loudly, Kagome finished drying herself, before looking in the closet for a robe. "No thanks San. I'm just going to lay down for a while. I'm still tired from the trip."

"Even though you'd slept for 12 of the 14?" Sango teased.

"Just go, you poop!" Kagome growled.

"All right! I'll have room service call up so you can order some chow. See you later!"

Kagome, finding a robe and wrapping it around her swollen belly the best she could, opened the bathroom door just as the suite's door slammed.

'Those girls…' She was jealous. She'll admit it. Ever since high school when she'd gotten pregnant with Tao, she'd never had the time to go out and have fun with her friends. Sure she went to banquets and chatted with other people, but she had time to do the things she'd wanted.

She'd grown up too fast.

Being a new mother at the age of 16---- not to mention the mate of the most self-centered, dumb headed, sexiest man in the world---- was a tedious job. She'd come to see 'girl's night out' as a 'childish' and school girl thing.

That's what she should've been during her last 2 years of high school. But like she said before, she'd grown up too fast, to really 'experience' life the way her 'single' friends could.

But…I guess that's the price you get for being the happiest mother on the entire planet.

Walking over to the large bay window, that was so large, it went from ceiling to floor and stretched 15 feet across the wall, and pulled the blinds open with the string.

The lights of Paris were dull compared to Tokyo's but nonetheless beautiful. The Eiffel Tower was elegantly lit up in yellow light, drawing tourist to it light a moth to a flame. She'd been to Paris more times than she was able to count, so the whole "Eiffel Tower" experience burned out a long time ago.

Then again…she'd always love the city…this was one of the places that she and Sesshoumaru had stopped during their honeymoon. It was her first time in a new country and she was so excited.

Kagome giggled lightly at the memory. It'd rained the entire time they were there, which was 4 days. It was sunny the day they'd left.

Sighing loudly she sunk down into a chair and continued to let her thoughts run wild.

'I wonder Tao's doing…'

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"Father? Can we go and see the Eiffel Tower?" Tao asked hopefully. His smile fell when his father shook his head.

"I have a dinner meeting with a colleague in the hotel's lounge. I am sorry I did not mention it before." Sesshoumaru said, clasping his cuff links on.

Tao sighed and watched as his father's demonic features disappeared. "That's all right father. I'll just call room service or something."

Sesshoumaru nodded and ran a humanoid hand through his silky locks. "I will not be late. Don't stay up too late and no junk food." He warned with a pointed look.

Tao rolled his eyes before nodding. With that response, Sesshoumaru picked up his blazer and slipped it on as he left the room.

Just as he stepped out into the hallway, someone from the suite across from him stepped out as well and collided clumsily into him.

"Oh! My apologies!" They gasped.

Sesshoumaru looked down and grunted his excuse.

"Sesshoumaru-sama?" They asked.

Sesshoumaru looked up and lifted a single eyebrow.

"It IS you! Hi! I'm Sango Taijiya. I'm Kagome's personal assistant!" She smiled, holding out her hand.

Sesshoumaru sighed and politely took her hand.

"A pleasure." He said lowly. Sango chuckled nervously and pulled her hand away.

"Uh…yeah. I…um…need to go. Bye!" She said, hurrying down the hallway towards two giggling models.

Sesshoumaru waited until the elevator doors had closed before stepping closer to the door across from his. Slipping up one cuff link, he closed his eyes when a small fraction of his senses caught Kagome's scent.

Lavender…she'd always smelled of lavender. Every since she'd been in high school, she'd smelled faintly of lavender. It was a smell that would forever be engraved into his soul. She was right on the other side of the door…so incredibly close that if he wanted he could just break the door down, go in and sweep her off her feet.

He WOULD do that…if he wanted to die. No…he was going to give her the space she needed. Hopefully when she'd filled that space…then she'd come back again.

Shaking his head, when a ding of the elevator brought him back into the French hotel's hallway, he replaced the cuff link and turned to the gold plated doors of the pulley contraption.

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Tao sat up on his bed when the scent of lavender taunted his nostrils; making them tingle. The scent was so faint…yet so alive.

'Mother…' He thought. Standing from his bed he followed the scent to suite's door. Opening it slowly, he noticed that the lavender was stronger out there in the hallway.

Stepping out, he cautiously stepped to the right, sniffed, to his left, sniffed, before stopping at the door across from his room.

"Mother?" He whispered softly to himself. He licked his lips and knocked on the door.

He could hear a shuffling sound, followed by the scraping of slipper clad feet, and then the door opening.

"Yes? Can I help----Tao!" Kagome gasped.

"Mother?! What're you doing here!?" Tao yelled.

"SHH!" She hissed, grabbing the front of his shirt and yanking him into her entrance way.

"What do you mean 'what am I doing here'!? I should be asking you the same thing!" Kagome said, placing her hands on her hips.

"Father and I are staying in the suite right across from yours." Tao groaned, smacking a hand to his forehead.

Kagome groaned as well. 'Deja vu…'

"Come on…where's your father?" She asked, leading him into the luxuriously decorated living room.

"He has a dinner meeting with a colleague downstairs. I was going to call room service up for some dinner." Tao shrugged flopping down into a cushy leather couch.

Kagome sighed tediously and shook her head.

"Just stay here. I'll order something up. You want chocolate?" She asked.

Tao frowned. "What ever happened to the "No junk food whatsoever Tao" rule?" He asked, flipping the television on.

"Forget about it for now. I have a huge craving for a banana split with extra hot fudge." She said, picking up the room's cordless phone.

Tao smiled.

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"Sango? Chise and I are gonna stay out a little longer. We saw a cute little boutique down there that we wanted to check out, okay?" Riku stated.

Sango smiled and nodded. "I'm tired so I'll head on up to the room. Don't stay out too late or Kagome will have my skin!" She teased.

"We won't! Ta!" Chise called, waving over he shoulder.

Shaking her head, Sango turned down the street and entered the hotel's lobby. Just as she reached the lobby's golden elevators she heard a 'psst!' from the plant nearby.

Stopping her hand just inches from the elevator button she frowned and looked around before shrugging and pushing the button.

"Psst! Hey!" Came the hiss again only louder and more clearer.

Sango made a face and turned to look into the plant. She was suddenly yanked into the plant by a tanned hand.

"OOF! Hey! What's the big idea bas----!" She said.

"SHHHH!!" They hissed cutting her off by placing their hand over her mouth. "Quiet!"

Sango glared up at the handsome bellboy before sticking her tongue out and licking his hand.

"Gah! Yuck man!" He grimaced, ferociously wiping his palm on the front of his burgundy uniform.

"That's what you get for pulling me into the plants you creep!" Sango hissed, turning away to climb out.

"Wait! I just need to ask you something!" He said, pulling on her arm.

Sango growled and turned back to him.

"What!?"

"Is that THE Kagiyama Sesshoumaru sitting over there?" He asked pointing out from the bushes.

Sango frowned before looking in the direction he was pointing at. Sure enough, the ever-stoic-looking Kagiyama Sesshoumaru was seated at a table eating and talking.

"Yeah. Now can I leave please?" She snapped.

"Thanks…but who's the woman with him?" He asked.

Sango furrowed her eyebrows and moved a branch from her view. Exactly as he said, a beautiful blonde woman was seated across from him laughing and sipping red wine with her ruby red lips.

'Poor Kagome…'

"I don't know and don't care who she is…now goodbye." She said turning again.

"Wait! Just one more thing, please." The bellboy said.

'I am a river…a calm brook running over soft pebbles…' Sango chanted to herself, willing the wrath to boil down. Turning back to him, she gave him a bittersweet smile.

He smiled seductively and took hold of her hands, kissing her knuckles in a soft kiss. Sango swallowed nervously and was about to pull away when he spoke.

"My lovely maiden…will you do me, Miroku, the honor of bearing my children?"

"…."

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Kagome had just finished licking her banana split's bowl when a scream was heard throughout the hotel. Tao jumped up in alarm but Kagome stayed put.

"What was that!? It sounded like someone screamed hentai!" Tao said.

"It was only Sango." Kagome shrugged.

Tao nodded, dutifully understanding.

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