InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ As the Band Plays ❯ Midnight Visits ( Chapter 7 )

Kagome picked up a rag and ran it under the sink in the bathroom, and came into the room silently. Nazuna was yelling at Sesshoumaru for one thing or another, and Sango was trying to disable Miroku's arms, but somehow, he kept thwarting her attempts. Ayame was bursting into tears over the drama with Kouga trying to calm her down, but it was turning out to be to no avail.

Kagome walked over to where Inu Yasha sat, brooding in his window. She gently picked up his hand and began dabbing at his wound gingerly, not saying a word.

Inu Yasha took a deep breath as she touched the wound, but kept his head hung low, not saying a word.

Sesshoumaru walked over to take a look at it, "Do you think you need stitches, Inu?" The others stopped and looked over to where the brothers and Kagome were.

Inu Yasha looked down at his hand, glimpsing at the deep gashes, "To be honest, I don't know, but it hurts like hell though."

Finally, after her long silence, ever since the entire Kikyou ordeal had happened, Kagome spoke, but barely above a whisper, "It's pretty deep... and some of the lesions are probably going to wind up infected... he's lost plenty of blood as well..." she added softly, nodding to the blood stains on his pants and the small puddles on the floor. She reached down and ripped off a strip of cloth off of the bottom of her dress and wrapped his hand tightly, "I already called an ambulance about 15 minutes ago... they should be here soon."

Kouga went to get a mop to clean up the blood.

Sango looked at Kagome slightly and then looked down. They hadn't told her about the fact that she looked nearly identical to Kagome, and for some reason, it was have an astounding effect on the girl.

Inu Yasha sat there and closed his eyes, "I feel kinda dizzy…"

Sesshoumaru reached over and barely caught the dizzy Inu Yasha, "Don't fall over, if you do, your gonna crack the floor with that hard head of yours," he stood there keeping the boy steady.

Nazuna was gripping Sesshoumaru's arm for support as she looked at the makeshift bandages covering his lacerations. It looked so morbid... they should have known Kikyou was going to do something once they saw Kagome! She cursed herself silently. Kikyou always was to one to hog the spotlight; she couldn't stand competition.

Sesshoumaru stood there quietly looking at Inu Yasha while Miroku stood by Sango trying to comfort her.

Kagome looked up at Sesshoumaru and smiled slightly, "He's gonna be ok... right, Sesshoumaru?" Her eyes sparkled with worry, the light silver blue color shining out from the curtain of her blue-black hair.

Sess smirked, "Nothing can kill that stubborn fool." He stood there, keeping a hand on his little brother's shoulder. Kouga finished cleaning up the blood and looked at Inu Yasha, "Good God, he looks so pale...."

Miroku frowned as he worried about his friend, "What are we gonna do?" Miroku asked looking at his best friend.

Inu Yasha's eyes looked glazed over, "Just take me home....I will be ok."

Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes, "I guess I will go and keep the brat in line."

Miroku said, "Me and Kouga will stay behind and get the girls home and tell your parents what happened."

Kouga nodded, "Yeah, so don't worry about them, they will be taken care of."

Sesshoumaru nodded and looked to the paramedic, "Lets get the bastard taken care of."

Inu Yasha glared at the wall as he flexed his hands, "Sess, I swear you're gonna get it."

As Nazuna, Sango, Ayame, and Kouga followed Miroku out to the car, Kagome touched Sesshoumaru's arm lightly, "Sesshoumaru...would you mind terribly if I came along...." She looked up at him pleadingly. She didn't know what it was...she just didn't want to leave in case something else happened.

Sesshoumaru nodded, "If you want, Kagome, but I'm warning you now, he will have a tantrum."

Inu Yasha growled, "Quit acting like I'm a three year old!!" He struggled against the restraints, causing the stretcher to rock back and forth, "Let me go!! So I can kick his ass!!!!!" Inu screamed.

Sesshoumaru raised a brow, "See what I mean....tantrums at his age." He shook his head.

Kagome smiled slightly, "I'll risk it. I just want to make sure he's ok." She turned around and gave Nazuna and the others a hug, "I'll meet you guys back at the house, ok?"

Nazuna nodded, looking like she was trying to keep down tears and anger at the same time, "Dammit, Inu Yasha, I'm kicking your ass when you come home for getting hurt again!!"

Inu Yasha growled and turned his head away from everyone.

"Well, we better get going, not like I'm not enjoying watching you suffer, Inu Yasha, but Father will be pissed if I let you bleed to death," Sesshoumaru said rather coldly, "Nazuna, you go home and get some rest, and don't worry about the dumb ass; he will be taken care of."

Nazuna nodded, and the men wheeled Inu Yasha out to the ambulance.

Kagome followed the men in green silently, brooding to herself. 'That girl...that was Kikyou...it was looking into a mirror and finding me with a bigger ass and slutty clothes...' she thought to herself, 'She looked at me so coldly...and that guy...' Her memory flashed back to the black haired man who had stood behind her, looking at Kagome almost hungrily. She shivered trying to figure out what exactly had creeped her out more. The busty bitch who had cheated on Inu Yasha, and was now making a vendetta against Kagome; or the lustful hunger in that guy's eyes.

Sesshoumaru nudged Kagome, "Get into the ambulance Kagome we have to go now."

Kagome nodded and climbed in. She sat down on the bench as the rest of them filed in.

Sesshoumaru sat down next to her and watched as the paramedic gave Inu Yasha a good shot of pain killers. "Well, maybe that will keep him quiet for a while," he sighed as he watched Inu Yasha's eyes closed.

Kagome looked up at Sesshoumaru curiously, her eyes glancing over his stage makeup he still wore, "Why do you two fight so much?"

Sesshoumaru sighed, "Because he is the result of an affair that my father had with his mother while my parents were separated."

Kagome looked down at her hands in her lap, "Oh. I'm sorry." She looked back up at him her gentle eyes searching his, "But...still... he may represent something that isn't pleasant to you....but it's not his fault, you know."

Sesshoumaru's eyes hardened, "Might not be, but he has been a pain in my side since father brought him home after his mother died."

Kagome blinked at the coldness in his eyes and at his statement. Inu Yasha's mother was dead? She looked over at the groggy boy on the stretcher. He had long since passed out, and looked like an innocent angel while he slept. Kagome's throat clenched and she looked away, "It's hard to loose a parent...especially your mother..."

Sesshoumaru nodded, "I know, I felt sorry for him when he was younger, but after he turned thirteen, he always went against what I said." his eyes looked over to his brother, "The stubborn fool."

Kagome looked back at Inu Yasha's body, trying to regain her composure before they reached the hospital, or more importantly, before Sesshoumaru noticed the tears welling in his eyes, "Adolescent Angst."

Sesshoumaru laughed quietly, "I suppose you could call it that or more like he is full of himself." He put a stray strand of hair behind his ear, "I guess I was the same way when I was at that age."

Kagome smiled slightly then an odd thought came over her, "Err...Sesshoumaru? Can I ask you something without being skinned alive?"

Sesshoumaru raised a brow, "Go ahead and ask whatever you want."

Kagome looked up at him, "Are you gay?"

He blinked, "No, what makes you think that?"

She pointed to the torn and tattered dress she was wearing, "Most of what I'm wearing was once yours."

Sesshoumaru looked at what was once kimono, "That was just a kimono I wore when father and mother had formal parties," he shrugged, "Inu has a red one that he wears at such gatherings."

She looked at him, "And the feather boas and the dresses, and the make up and the jewelry..." she rambled on.

He smiled, "A lot of that was for cosplay at anime conventions," Sesshoumaru yawned, "Never judge a book by its cover, Kagome."

She smirked over at him, "Well it's hard not to when it's a locked diary."

He folded his arms across his chest, "Do I have to prove that I am not gay?" Sesshoumaru asked with a smirk, "Because I can later, if you want."

Kagome blinked, "And just what is that supposed to mean?" She arched a brow.

Sesshoumaru moved closer to her and touched her hand, "It means exactly what it sounds like, Kagome." He lowered his mouth to her ear, "Wait till we get Inu Yasha home and I will show you."

Kagome blushed crimson at the feel of his touch and his hot breath against her ear. Tingles shot through her body and she looked at him in surprise, "N-Nani?????"

He sat back as they pulled up to the hospital, "You're very pretty with that blush on your face, Kagome,'' Sesshoumaru smirked as they got Inu Yasha out of the ambulance and pushed him into the hospital.

Kagome blushed again and socked him one in the arm lightly, "Are you saying I'm ugly when I'm not blushing??" she asked out of lack of anything more intelligent to say.

He sighed and followed the paramedics into the hospital, "No, I didn't mean that ....just never mind."

She blushed and looked down at the floor, "I was just kidding. Yeesh, you take me so seriously. You need to lighten up a bit."

Sesshoumaru's golden eyes looked at her, "Let's just get the jerk up and running again so we can get home, I'm tired."

Kagome smiled slightly up at him and nodded cheerfully as they walked into the waiting room. "Do you want me to get you anything, Sesshou-kun?"

Sesshoumaru shook his head and took a seat, "No, I am fine, Kagome."

She perched herself on the edge of the chair beside him and sighed resting her chin in her palm to wait for Inu Yasha.

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Meanwhile back at the House:

Sango looked up at Miroku, "Do you think he's gonna be alright?"

Miroku nodded trying to reassure her, "I'm sure he is fine, I mean it looked bad, but I'm sure it wasn't as bad as it looked."

Kouga sat across the room, drinking a coke, "I say we go and beat the hell out of that damn Naraku; he is the cause of all of this."

Ayame looked up at the rest of them, in a rarely solemn state, "Did you two see the way Naraku was staring at Kagome? And how Kikyou only started shit after she came onstage?"

Kouga nodded, "He is gonna try something, I just know it."

Miroku scowled, "It wouldn't surprise me a bit if he goes after Kagome because she looks like Kikyou."

Nazuna stood up suddenly, "Kagome isn't like Kikyou, she won't go for him. The problem is, what will he do once he realizes that?" She started pacing about, "We have to figure something out fast, those two are completely devious when together."

Miroku and Kouga nodded, "We all know she isn't like Kikyou; she just looks like her," Miroku stated.

"The problem is keeping Inu Yasha away from Naraku now. You know he is gonna come back wanting blood," Kouga said as he looked down at his soda can.

Nazuna sighed and sunk against the couch cushions, "I just wish they would get home already..."

Just then the door opened and in walked Sesshoumaru and a very pissed off Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha had his hand bandaged tightly and in a sling.

"Next time you lose your temper, Inu, remember the thirty and some odd stitches that fixed your hand tonight. Sesshoumaru stated as he sat down in a chair.

Inu Yasha grumbled and sat down across the room.

Kagome peaked around the two boys and smiled at the others nervously, "Hey everybody. They're back to normal!" Sango laughed as a bit of the tension raised off their shoulders. Even Nazuna cracked a smile.

Sess shrugged, "Yeah, he is back to his old stubborn ways."

Inu Yasha grumbled under his breath as he scowled at his now throbbing hand, "God, it's hurting like hell now!!"

Miroku shook his head, "Yep, he is whining, he is back to normal."

Kouga and the others laughed at the now pouting Inu Yasha, "Oh, shut the hell up, you guys, it ain't funny," he grumbled.

Ayame's face suddenly filled Inu Yasha's vision, a radiant smile shining, "Do you want me to kiss you all better, Inu Yasha?" she chirped and leaned down starting light kisses all over his hand.

Sango and Nazuna both rolled their eyes and groaned.

Kagome blushed and backed up a bit tripping over Sesshoumaru, "Eep!"

Sesshoumaru caught the girl in his arms and made her fall into his lap, "Well, hello there, Kagome," he said with a smirk.

Kouga and Miroku watched with shocked expressions, while Inu Yasha wrinkled his nose at Ayame, "Ayame, go and sit down, I appreciate the gesture, but stop." His eyes looked over to Sess and Kagome and he growled, "Sess, you god damn perv, let her go!"

Sango and Nazuna stared agape and Ayame giggled, "Ooh look at Sesshoumaru!!! He's planning on gettin' some tonight!"

Sesshoumaru smirked as he wiggled under Kagome and groaned.

This pissed Inu Yasha off to the extreme, "STOP!!!! You fucking freak!!! Let her go!!"

Sesshoumaru laughed and wrapped his arms around Kagome's waist, "Why, little brother, I would swear you're jealous."

Kagome blushed and nearly yelped at the movement, but once Sesshoumaru wrapped his arms around her, Kagome was looking pretty nervous, "You ...err... weren't actually... serious...earlier, were you?" she asked him her entire body turning red from her blush.

Sesshoumaru leaned forward and whispered into her ear with a husky voice, "I was deadly serious."

Kagome's body turned several shades darker red, and she squirmed a bit, making an attempt to get free, "Eh, heh, heh, heh... funny... you're hilarious, Sesshoumaru..."

Ayame blinked a bit, "Hey look, everybody, Kagome's got insta-sunburn!"

Kouga and Miroku took their positions next to Inu Yasha so they could keep him from getting hurt any worse than he already was.

"God damn it, Sess, let her up, she doesn't want to be sitting on your lap!!" Inu Yasha screamed as he jumped to his feet only to get caught by Miroku and Kouga.

"Calm down, Inu Yasha, before I knock you out!" Kouga warned.

Nazuna looked at Sesshoumaru suspiciously and Sango was attempting not to choke. His little sister peered at him, "Just what went on while you guys were at the hospital???"

Sesshoumaru smiled, "That's mine and Kagome's secret," he gave his little sister a wink.

Nazuna gasped and looked at Kagome, "GHASTLY!!!!! DON'T TELL ME YOU GUYS DID THAT ON THE RIDE THERE!!!!"

Ayame was bouncing around in the background, "Oooh what a helluva 'ride' that must've been!"

Kagome's body was officially turning purple from blushing so dark, "JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK WE DID??"

Nazuna shuddered, "I THINK THAT YOU DID THE NASTY DANCE WITH MY BROTHER!!! AND HERE THE WHOLE TIME WE THOUGHT HE WAS GAY!!!"

Kagome blushed darkly, "HE IS NOT GAY!"

Sesshoumaru turned red, "God damn, I'm not gay!!" He flung his hands in the air letting Kagome go.

Inu Yasha growled and pushed away from Miroku and Kouga, "You fucker, you had to do that while I was getting stitched up!" Inu Yasha's eyes seemed to catch on fire as he glared at his older brother.

Kagome jumped to her feet, "YOU THINK WE DID THAT TOO???" She yelled, facing Inu Yasha.

Inu Yasha got right up in her face and opened his mouth, but nothing came out. He turned around and walked out of the room, "I'm fucking going to bed good night!" He slammed the door on the way out.

Kouga raised a brow "First time I have ever seen him at a loss for words."

Kagome growled and she stormed right out after him and stepped right into his way, "Now you listen here! I don't know who you think I am, but I sure as hell am not going to go off and FUCK somebody I just met! Let alone in an AMBULANCE or a HOSPITAL!!!! MY FETISH DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE ABOVE, EXCUSE ME, BUT I PREFER A BIT DARKER SETTING!!!!!" She yelled stomping her foot, turning blue in the face.

Inu Yasha glared at her, "Get the hell out of my way, I'm going to bed." He stepped around her and stomped on down the hall to his room.

Miroku sat on the couch as he watched them storm off, "They like each other and don't know it yet."

Kagome came back into the room positively fuming and sat down beside Sesshoumaru, her very presence being enough to put Naraku to shame at the moment.

Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome, "Didn't little brother try to get you into his bed?" he rubbed his eyes, "He has a bad habit of trying to get girls into his bed."

Miroku glared at Sesshoumaru, "You know he doesn't do that!"

Sesshoumaru laughed, "So, you're telling me he takes guys to bed? So, Miroku how was he?" he said.

Miroku made a dive at Sesshoumaru only to be caught by Kouga, "I'm gonna kill you Sesshoumaru!" Miroku threatened.

Kagome stood up suddenly and shoved Miroku onto his ass, "Will you guys STOP WITH THE DEATH THREATS ALREDY?" She glared down at him, standing in front of Sesshoumaru.

Sango bowed at Kagome's feet, "Finally, someone who thinks the lecher is as immature as I do!"

Nazuna and Ayame giggled slightly and started whispering about how Kagome seemed to be being oddly protective of Sesshoumaru tonight.

Miroku got up and stomped off to his bag and pulled out a portable cd player and put on his head phones.

"You know, it takes a lot to piss him off, and I think you did it, Sesshoumaru," Kouga said with a glare.

Sesshoumaru just shrugged him off, "Oh well, not my problem, I'm going to bed," he walked to the door and went out.

Kagome slumped to the floor and leaned forward resting her head on her knees, "I need a beer."

Nazuna looked over to her, "I second that motion."

Ayame nodded, "Thirdy Turdy!"

Sango arched a brow, and looked over to Kouga and Miroku, "Ok, time to unwind from all the drama, get out the stash that I know you guys have around here, or I'm going to get mine." She smiled wickedly at this last part, Nazuna and Ayame sharing a knowing, fearful look.

Kouga went to his bag and pulled out two bottles of Bacardi rum, one of ever clear, and one of sake and set them on the table. "I know Inu has beer in the fridge," he said as he walked over to get into the mini fridge.

Miroku got up and poured him a double shot of rum and went back over to his corner to listen to his music.

Kagome stood up and walked over to Miroku and crouched in front of him, looking up at him with her wide eyes. She lifted his left headphone and pushed it back, "Hey, I'm sorry I pushed you down." She pushed her hair out of her face, "C'mon, a drunken Sango should be a major highlight of your night. We might be able to convince her to play strip poker."

Miroku drank his rum, "I'm not even gonna bother trying with her anymore, it's a waste of time and I would rather be alone, so if you will excuse me," he pulled his head phones back on and slumped against the wall.

Kouga came back with a six pack of beer and put it on the table, "I knew he had some in the fridge," He tossed Miroku one who caught it and gladly opened it and began to drink.

Kagome looked over at the other girls and shrugged slightly. Nazuna sighed and pulled three bottled of Captain Morgan and two more bottles of Bacardi silver out from under her couch and set them on the table and beckoned Kagome over. "Ok, no use in trying to convince them to stop moping, we just need to wait until they are a few bottles under the table, and then we'll drag them into some games."

Kagome arched a brow and came over and sat down beside her as Nazuna poured everyone one shot glass of each drink on the table, then gave them each one beer. Kagome looked at her oddly, "Eh... what are you doing?" Ayame giggled, "It's a challenge. We try and drink as many different drinks before we puke. Nazuna always wins. So you gotta help us kick her ass, Kagome!" Kagome sweat dropped slightly, "Err...ok..." Sango beamed, "Ok then, on your marks, get set, GO!"

About a minute and a half later:

Kagome set down her beer bottle and let out a god-awful, raunchy ass belch. The other girls stared at her a sweat drop forming on their brows. Nazuna had only made it through the Bacardi's and the Morgan. Sango had gotten through her sake and her beer, but Ayame was still only on her ever clear. "eh"

Kouga watched the girls as he drank a beer, "Dear God, they are going to die from alcohol pisioning."Miroku looked up from his Heavy Metal magazine and looked at Sango and sighed "well they can do what they want cant they...."his eyes looked back down at his magazine ignoring the girls.

A few hours later, a shadow fell across Miroku's magazine, and a shot glass dropped into his lap. Sango stood before him, clearly wasted, "C'mon lover boy, it's time for Spin the Bottle." She giggled and tugged at his hands, "C'mon dun be such a sour puss!"

Miroku looked up at her, "Sango, I honestly don't feel like it....you're drunk and I don't want to kiss you like that."

Kouga blinked in shock, "Hell has frozen over, and the pervert isn't groping Sango."

Meanwhile in another part of the house Inu Yasha was laying on his bed looking at his hand, "Damn it, Kikyou, you fucking whore." He scowled as tears formed in his eyes.

Sesshoumaru was snug in his bed being himself thinking of ways to torment Inu Yasha. "Well, looks like Kikyou's double might come in handy, after all," he smiled as he stretched out on the bed and closed his eyes.

Before he could fall asleep, however, a shadow fell across him. He looked up to see Kagome standing in the middle of his room, and smelling strongly of alcohol. She pitched forward and he sprung out of bed to catch her just in time. Slowly he lowered her into his bed so she didn't fall and hurt herself. His brow arched high on his head, `And maybe sooner than expected…" he thought to himself a small smirk forming on his face, and he crawled into bed beside her, wrapping his arms around her waist, not hearing the mumbled words as she passed out, "Inu Yasha, you're so warm…"