InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Night Both Would Remember ❯ The Inu-Tachi's Reactions ( Chapter 11 )

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Kagura: *raises eyebrow* O…kay then… I guess I’ll say this. Those two -points at the authors- don’t own me *cough* (Naraku does) *cough*, Sesshoumaru, or any other characters from the hanyou’s group.

WARNING: SESSHOUMARU WILL BE A BIT OUT OF CHARACTER!

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Last time on A Night Both Would Remember:

After letting Kagura pick up her fan, Sesshoumaru then, pulled her against his chest and wrapped Mokomoko-sama around both of them. A soft growl, almost a purr, rumbled softly from him, as he once again allowed his youki to carry them back to the others. Kagura, in turn, snuggled closer to his chest in contentment. She was one step closer to a family that at one time, could only dream of.

This time on A Night Both Would Remember:

Chapter 12

The Inu-Tachi’s Reactions

******With Inu-Tachi******

During Kagura and Seshoumaru’s little romance escapade, the Inu-Tachi were having their own conversations.

“What the hell does Kagura mean by Hakuhoushi knowing?” Inuyasha demanded to no one in particular.

“I think the question is more of how Hakudoushi would know about those two together in particular,” Miroku murmured in all seriousness. He didn’t fail to catch Kagura’s use of words when she said that to Sesshoumaru.

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“He knows everything... and he found out about both you and me.”

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“Yes, I’d like to know about that as well,” Sango concurred. “She said something about them two being together. Perhaps what Kagome said about them was true?”

Kagome gave a wide smile. “See. I told you Inuyasha! You didn’t believe me!” the miko proclaimed.

“Keh!” came the hanyou’s reply. “I still think you all are stupid on thinking that. She’s fucking Naraku’s incarnation!”

“So! That doesn’t stop love from happening. I think its all the more romantic,” Kagome said, clasping her hands together with sparkle in her eyes. The rest of the group, excluding Rin, had a confused drop of sweat go down the back of their heads at Kagome’s proclamation.

Inuyasha scoffed and his eye twitched. “Hell will freeze over before Sesshoumaru becomes romantic!”

“How dare you insult Sesshoumaru-sama like that!” Jaken yelled, immediately jumping into the conversation.

At this, Rin walked closer to the group. “Maybe Kagome-chan is right,” the child remarked. “Rin seen Kagura-sama and Sesshoumaru-sama act different around each other.”

“What do you mean by ‘different’ Rin-chan?” Sango asked.

“I agree with her. Don’t you notice how much colder Sesshoumaru gets when you mention Kagura to him?” Kagome added.

“Isn’t he always cold?” Inuyasha asked bluntly.

Jaken threw a glance at the hanyou. “You really are slow aren’t you?” the imp-youkai asked stupidly.

“What was that toad?!” Inuyasha demanded, turning a glare towards Jaken.

“I can’t believe that you don’t notice that even though you are the one who mentions that Wind Witch the most!” Jaken explained incredulously.

“That’s it, you green bastard!” Inuyasha yelled, a vein popping out of his head. He brought down a fist upon the toad’s head, giving him a few lumps. The hanyou then proceeded to kick him across the clearing, landing a few yards away from the group. As Jaken flew, he flailed his arms and shouted insults at Inuyasha. Upon landing on the ground, the imp lost consciousness.

Rin watched the whole thing in amazement. “Rin didn’t know that Jaken-sama could fly so far!”

Kagome suppressed her laughter as she smiled at Rin’s cuteness. “A great new ability for Jaken,” she commented. Usually she would reprimand Inuyasha for such harsh actions, but Jaken was starting to get to her as well.

Inuyasha gave a smirk. “About time that damn toad shut up,” he remarked. Shippou, who was Miroku’s shoulder at the time, fell off of his perch, laughing and rolling on the ground at Jaken’s torture.

Sango gave a small smile. Of course, Miroku was being the mature one and suppressed his enjoyment of the entertainment. Although it was funny, he knew it was not the time to laugh. He then proceeded to bring the group under control.

“Although Jaken was rather rude, he did say something that makes sense. Whenever Inuyasha mentioned Kagura’s name, Sesshoumaru seemed eager to cause distraction or even act more detached,” the monk stated calmly.

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at the monk. “So you’re saying that I’m stupid?” he asked moronically.

Shippou, whom was trying to regain his composure, snorted out,” So it takes you this long to realize it?”

“What did you say, you little brat?!” Inuyasha asked, grabbing the kit by the tail before he had the chance to scamper away.

Rin watched this with interest. However, when the hanyou looked ready to plummet the kitsune, she decided to step in. Walking up to Inuyasha, she looked up to him with her big brown eyes. The same look that even made Sesshoumaru listen to her. “Inuyasha-sama please don’t hurt Shippou-chan,” she pleaded.

The hanyou looked down at the child and seen her face. At the sight, he heaved a sigh. Throwing Shippou to the ground, he grumbled as he jumped into a tree once again.

The kitsune gaped at Rin. “A…arigatou R…Rin-chan,” Shippou replied in a light blush.

Rin only smiled back as she replied,” You’re welcome Shippou-chan.” She turned away as a pale crimson began to seep at her cheeks as well. “Rin doesn’t want to see you hurt.”

Watching this event play out, Kagome nudged Sango and whispered,” It looks like Shippou-chan likes Rin-chan.” Both women gave a giggle at the cute scene.

“Indeed,” Sango agreed.

Miroku also gave a small smile. “Ah, the sight of young love,” he commented.

The two children didn’t pay attention to them as they tried hard to suppress their blushes.

Inuyasha only rolled his eyes, irritated that he fell for such a look. “Can we get back on topic here?” he demanded in a near growl.

Kagome heaved a sigh. “You just like to ruin good moments don’t you?” she demanded in sarcasm.

“Keh!” came the reply.

“Perhaps we shall have to ask them what they think when they get back,” Sango suggested.

At this Miroku gave a nervous laugh. He was already on Sesshoumaru’s bad side and doing that would probably result in his death…

“You think that he’d actually answer that? Let’s see, it’d sound something like: ‘Sesshoumaru we were wondering if you’re in love with Naraku’s incarnation’? He’d fucking wanna poison claw us all to death!” Inuyasha exclaimed, rolling his eyes.

“But what if he does care for Kagura?” Kagome asked softly. “You once assumed that hated humans, but look at Rin-chan. She’s a human girl that he saved with Tenseiga,” she pointed out. At this, she emphasized by touching the heavenly blade that laid across her lap.

“Not to mention that he has proclaimed us all to be in his pack,” Sango added.

Inuyasha growled at the fact that he was being proved wrong. “Ok, maybe I wasn’t right on that point, but c’mon, him and Kagura of all people?!”

During this whole conversation, Shippou and Rin found a spot next to a far away tree to sit down beside. Absentmindedly, she started to stroke his tail, making Shippou tense at the sudden contact. Though, after a few minutes, he felt more at ease and leaned closer towards her. A soft rumble started to sound from his throat in contentment. Rin let out a small giggle at how adorable he sounded. It sounded much like a cat purring.

Although, after hearing Inuyasha’s accusations, she decided to comment. “Rin thinks that Kagura-sama likes Sesshoumaru-sama. After she kidnapped Rin, she continued to visit us to asked for my lord’s assistance in defeating that evil demon, Naraku,” she remarked. “She continued to come around even after he turned down her offers.”

The group turned to her upon hearing that. “What?!” came their reply as they gaped her in astonishment.

“I knew that Kagura hated Naraku, but she actually asked Sesshoumaru for his help?” Inuyasha demanded. “Man that must’ve taken a lot of guts,” he commented, coming down from his perch and standing by the group with his arms crossed.

“Did I just hear a comment from the stubborn jerk?” Kagome smirked in mock shock.

“Keh! That’s not what I meant!” Inuyasha denied, glaring back at her.

“Right, it was a lame attempt at a insult then?” the miko said in sarcasm.

“You’re starting to piss me off, you know that?” Inuyasha growled out in frustration.

“Don’t you even dare start anything!” Kagome warned, narrowing her eyes at him in return.

Miroku stepped in, saying,” Please calm down you two. The last thing we need at the moment is more arguments. We are getting closer to Naraku and the more disagreements we have, the more vulnerable we will become.”

“Houshi-sama has a good point,” Sango sighed, nodding her head.

“Keh!” Inuyasha huffed, having nothing to say.

“I guess you’re right. I’m sorry Inuyasha. Let’s not try to fight anymore,” Kagome said softly. She gave a laugh. “It will make Sesshoumaru go on another one of his rants on how more mature he is than us.”

Inuyasha’s ears hung down. He didn’t want another one of the Taiyoukai’s lectures. It humiliated him. “Yea, I sure as hell don’t wanna hear him go on about that his ‘superiority to us creatures’ speeches,” he grumbled.

During the last part of this conversation, Rin and Shippou had curled up around each other for a nap. To the amazement of the group, Rin snapped out of a deep sleep with a startled scream. Looking around frantically, she started to panic when she could not find her protector.

Kagome did her best to calm the child down but when nothing she did worked, she knew that they would have to send for the irritable Taiyoukai.

“Kirara, I’m sorry to have to ask you this, but can you please go and find Sesshoumaru and let him know that we need him back here right away?” she asked the Fire cat.

After Kirara left with a small mew of acknowledgement, Kagome looked to see where Shippou went. She had seen the kitsune jump in surprise with Rin’s actions but had not heard from him since. She finally found him curled up on Inuyasha’s neck hidden by a mass of silver hair.

Smiling at the sight, Kagome held out her arms for the kitsune to cuddle up with her. “It’s ok Shippou. Rin just had a nightmare. Nothing to be worried about,” she soothed.

“What the hell were you doing?” Inuyasha demanded at the scared kitsune. “And you call yourself a demon?”

“OSUWARI!” Kagome shouted in anger. “Sometimes you act like such a jerk!” THUD! Down the hanyou went, beads and all. As he fell, he let out a yelp of surprise.

For the next few minutes, Kagome sat rocking both human child and Kitsune pup, trying to get both to relax as they waited for Sesshoumaru to return. When he finally did, jaws dropped when the saw that he had the Wind Witch cradled in his one arm and Mokomoko-sama. Unfortunately the moment was shattered, and all question had to wait until later, when Sesshoumaru caught the scent of Rin’s terror and tears.

Moving much faster then he normally did, even in battle, the Taiyoukai was on his knees next to Kagome and pulled Rin to his chest. Somehow he had managed to remove his armor in the blink of the eye it took for him to move from one side of the clearing to the other.

“Miko, I Sesshoumaru, demand that you tell me what happened while I was gone,” his cold tone barely covered the concern he was felling.

Startled as much by the tone of voice as by the gentle actions, Kagome didn’t even think about her answer. “We were discussing what was happening between you and Kagura. I really don’t understand what happened. One minute Rin and Shippou were sound asleep, and the next she was screaming in terror and looking for you. When I couldn’t calm her down, I sent Kirara for you and after finding where Shippou was hiding, cuddled both in my lap trying to offer comfort to one and calm to the other. Other then that, I really don’t know,” she explained in a rush, sighing in relief when Sesshoumaru’s eyes turned back to their normal gold color.

Nodding his head in understanding, Sesshoumaru settled himself on the ground and slowly rocked the child while humming under his breath. Everyone looked on in shock at the tenderness the Taiyoukai was displaying for all to see.

Kagome looked up to see how Inuyasha was taking this new side of his brother, and was even more startled to see tears forming in his eyes before he spun around and marched away from the group. He found a suitable tree, leaving from the ground in a powerful leap, he sat with his arms wrapped around him at the top of the tree.

Kagome watched him go with a worried look, when she moved to follow, the quiet voice of Sesshoumaru stopped her. “Don’t Kagome. I know what’s wrong with him, and I’ll deal with it once Rin calms down. Until then would I be able to convince you to make myself and Kagura a cup of tea?” was the polite request.

Kagome stared in wonder for a few moments, before snapping out of her daze. “Of course Sesshoumaru. Kagura would you be kind enough to join us?” she asked the Wind Witch.

“Of course Kagome. I would be glad to join you. As long as the rest of the humans in your group stop staring like I’m some kind of filthy monster.”

Miroku and Sango blinked in confusion as a drop of sweat appeared on the backs of their heads at the sights before them. They averted their gaze from Kagura immediately. It took all of Sango’s control as not to yell “what the hell is going on?” out loud. Was everyone around them going nuts?

Miroku cleared his throat as to try and make sense of things. “What in Buddha’s name is going on here?” he asked in shock although he made sure not to yell.

“About what precisely monk? There’s a lot happening at the moment,” Kagura replied coolly.

“Everything!” came Sango’s shout of exasperation.

“Honestly, I’m not sure about that hanyou nor of Rin’s relationship with Sesshoumaru is. I can, however tell you one thing. Me and Sesshoumaru are to be mated after Naraku’s death,” came Kagura’s reply. A wide smirk spread on her face as she enjoyed the looks of surprise on their faces. She really did enjoy shocking people.

“You and S…sesshoumaru?!” Sango exclaimed.

“Mated?!” Miroku and Sango shouted at the same time.

“Do I really need to repeat myself?” Kagura sighed.

‘Perhaps this is karma is finally catching up to me,’ thought Miroku in a groan.

“Something the matter monk?” Kagura smirked, noticing the expression of grimace.

“Uh…no,” Miroku sighed nervously.

Kagome observed all of this in a smile. Though she already knew of those two as a couple, she never thought they would admit it.

“I’m so happy for you!” Kagome said cheerfully to the Wind Witch.

Kagura was almost startled at the miko’s sudden cheerful attitude. “Thank you,” she smiled nevertheless. “At least one thing in my life is working out for me…” she murmured.

Kagome noticed Kagura’s depressed expression smiled gently. “Don’t worry Kagura. We will take care of Naraku. Especially with Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru working together, it won’t take long now until he’s dead.”

“I’ll can’t wait to see that day,” Kagura sneered, her red eyes glimmering.

Sesshoumaru listened through out the entire conversation, pleased that his pack had taken so well to his chosen mate. He stilled when he realized what he had just thought. His pack. When had he really started to refer to them as his pack? Clearing his mind of such thoughts for the moment, he once more focused on the child laying in his lap. Noticing that she was once more asleep, he released his hold momentarily so he could remove Mokomoko-sama and coil it into a nest for Rin to sleep on. After making sure that Rin stayed asleep after laying her down, he turned his attention to the kitsune.

“Pup, stay with her. It is now your responsibility to give her comfort.” Green eyes went wide with amazement, before Shippou nodded his understanding and laid down next to the girl.

Marveling in the softness in the fur beneath him, Shippou made sure that his tail also covered Rin before he softly started to purr, letting her know without words that she would not be alone again. Glancing up, he caught the approving glance of the Taiyoukai before it was covered up with the usual cold glare. The kit flushed slightly, before closing his eyes and once more joining Rin in sleep. His purr never stopping.

Sesshoumaru glanced around at the rest of the group before scenting the air around him in search of his brother. Finding the trail, he followed it to a large tree. ‘I really hate trees,’ he thought to himself. Gouging the distance to where his brother sat, Sesshoumaru leaped gracefully into the air to land beside his brother.

“What the hell do you want now?” Inuyasha demanded in a growl. He looked away from his brother, trying to hide his eyes under his bangs.

“I thought you stopped being a pup long ago,” Sesshoumaru smirked.

The hanyou shot his brother a glare, narrowing his eyes in response. Sesshoumaru sighed at the look in the hanyou’s eyes. “Are you more upset about the song, or about the fact that I was giving a human child comfort, Inuyasha?” he asked softly.

“Hmm…let me see here. One moment I see you trying to kill me, the next thing I see you serenading a human girl. So tell me, do you truly hate my being hanyou or is it just me you hate?” he demanded sarcastically.

“I don’t hate you. I didn’t think you would remember that song. It's been along time since I’ve held you the same way and comforted you with the same song.” The reply was soft, almost like it didn’t want to be spoken but also didn’t want to stay locked away.

“Well it’s kinda hard to tell if a person cares for ya if they are trying to kill them on a day to day basis,” replied Inuyasha as he rolled his eyes. He then stiffened at what his brother said. “Song? What fucking song?”

Sesshoumaru chuckled softly. “Killing you or training you to be stronger then you already are Inuyasha? As for the song; the one that I was humming to Rin. You probably don’t remember it exactly. It would probably be a memory of a recollection.”

“Wait...to strengthen me?” Inuyasha asked incredulously. His eyes widened. “You can’t fucking be serious!”

“And why not? I have never lied to you before. I have told you often enough that the only way someone was going to kill you was if I did it myself. In order to keep that true, I had to make sure you were stronger than those around you.”

Inuyasha couldn’t believe what he was hearing. To say that he was in shock was an understatement! “...ok let me get this straight. You say you trying to kill me was only to strengthen me and yet you still want to literally kill me?”

“No pup. The only way to protect you from those who were stronger then you, was to claim the kill for myself.”

‘Can this bastard be any more fucked up?’ Inuyasha asked in his mind. “So in a weird sense, that would be to protect me?” the hanyou asked, still trying to make sense of this startling revelation.

“I do have a certain image. Not many demons would dare go after you if they knew that they would also be facing me. The only demon I know who has come close to killing me isn’t actually a demon, but a hanyou.” Sesshoumaru said with a slight smile.

Inuyasha’s lips twitched up into a sneer. “Is that so?” he asked cockily. “Took you long enough to admit it.”

“Insolent whelp,” Sesshoumaru growled playfully. “Would you believe me if I told you it was a shock that you mastered fathers fang so easily?”

Inuyasha had to do a double take on that. “Are you sure you’re Sesshoumaru? You know, the cold bastard that I grew up knowing?” He couldn't believe his ears.

“No, at the moment I’m not. Before I came here I had to stop myself from praising that kitsune pup for doing what I told him. Nevermind the need to protect the females. Human females at that. It must be the pack instincts.” Giving a thoughtful hum, he continued. “Although I had none of those instincts when you removed my arm, or when you actually did succeed in almost killing me.” Sighing, Sesshoumaru looked at his brother. “It could be the fact that you are my brother, and since Father’s death and your Mother’s death I had not cared at all. Now I do.”

Inuyasha nodded, trying to understand this new information. “So...does this have anything to do with your new future mate?” his brother smirked.

Sesshoumaru was so startled with that one comment he almost fell out of the tree, but he managed to grab onto the smirking hanyou. “Is the mating smell that strong already?” he asked in amazement. “Nevermind. Don’t answer that. Yes, in a way it does. Our only problem is how we are going to hide it from Naraku, and how do we stop that miniature version of him from telling the bastard?”

Inuyasha looked at his brother and smiled. “I’m pretty sure that Kagome is about to come this way and demand that I get out of this tree. Besides, it smells like someone decided to cook. If you can stomach being around the pack for awhile longer, I’m sure that that with their help we can think of a plan to keep my future sister out of Naraku’s hands.” A sly look crossed the Hanyou’s face. “Besides big brother, I owe you one.” That being said, he gave the Taiyoukai a push, knocking him out of the tree, before jumping down and running to camp.

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Sorry we were a little late on publishing this…

We also KNOW that Sesshoumaru is out of character. This is done for many reasons relevant to this story.

More so to strengthen Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru’s brotherly relationship. Don’t worry. We plan on making Sesshoumaru act normally in future chapters. So please don’t flame us by saying we screwed up on his character because we did it for a reason.

Next time on A Night Both Would Remember: What is Naraku doing at this point in time? And what’s Hakudoushi planning?

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