InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Blowing Off Steam ❯ Family Plans ( Chapter 3 )

Author's Note: Hello again my loyal readers. I apologize for the long wait, but I don't have this story planned out. I write when I have time and when I feel like it. I do appreciate all of those who are still reading this story. Now, just to clear up any future confusion. I don't actually know Kagome's mother's name. Therefore, in my story, it will be Asuka. Again, no sex this time, but I'm working on it.

 

Dedication: This chapter is dedicated to DarkGoddessKagome. She is a truly loyal fan of mine. She is the only one that has ever messaged me directly to inquire about the status of my story. She was very concerned and understanding. This chapter is a thank-you to her and a birthday present to my friend April.

 

 

~Start~

 

 

Kagome smiled brightly when the telltale lights surrounded her and Shippou. When the lights died down, the miko looked up and saw the roof of the well house. She set Shippou on the ground and allowed him to climb the ladder out of the well first.

 

“It worked!” Rin's loud cheer nearly had Kagome falling from her place on the ladder. She smiled down at her mate and daughter.

 

“Glad you could make it,” she said. “Come on up.”

 

By the time the demonic miko had made it to the top, Sesshomaru had jumped to the top with Rin. Kagome wondered briefly, why she hadn't thought to do that. After all, she was a demon now. Inuyasha had followed them and his grumbling broke through her thoughts. The half-breed had been hoping his brother wouldn't be able to get through.

 

“Is this your house, mama?” Shippou looked around curiously.

 

“No,” Kagome giggled. “This is just the well house. My house is outside.”

 

She led them through the door and into the smoggy air that was Tokyo. As the various smells and sounds assaulted her senses, they almost overcame the demonic miko. Sesshomaru gave no indication that he was bothered and Shippou merely wrinkled his nose. Kagome watched as her mate and children looked at what Japan had become in 500 years.

 

“Is it all like this?” Sesshomaru asked.

 

“Well, there are some areas that aren't as cluttered,” the miko explained. “This is one of the more populated cities.”

 

“Where's your mom?” Shippou asked as he looked around the yard.

 

“She's probably inside. Come on,” Kagome walked the short walk to her house. As she opened the door, she could smell her mother's cooking. “Mom! I'm home!”

 

“Kagome!” Mrs. Higurashi burst into the hall. She slowed when she saw her daughter's changed appearance. “What happened to you?”

 

“Um…well,” the young woman rubbed the back of her head. “I've kind of been turned into a demon.”

 

“A demon? How?”

 

“It's a long story,” Kagome went on to explain the whole story. She introduced Sesshomaru and the children and was pleasantly surprised when her mother embraced Shippou and Rin warmly. Her mother even gave Sesshomaru a small hug before ushering them into the dining room.

 

“I guess this means I'll need to make more food,” Asuka smiled. “Souta and your grandpa should be here soon. They're checking the inventory for the shrine.”

 

As if on cue, the door opened and Souta walked in. His eyes widened and whatever he was about to say died on his lips when he saw his sister and her guests. He glanced from his sister to his mother to Inuyasha to Sesshomaru to the children, eyes growing warier every second.

 

“What's the hold-up, Souta?” Grandpa's gravelly voice broke through as his head appeared from behind Souta. His eyes were bigger than his grandson's when he saw Shippou and Sesshomaru. “Demon!”

 

Kagome's hands flew to cover her ears while Shippou and Inuyasha winced. Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at the source of the offensive noise and he snarled.

 

“Grandpa!” The woman shouted. “Do you have to be so loud?”

 

“Kagome? Is that really you?” Souta asked as he looked at his sister.

 

“Yes, it's me,” the miko answered. “Can we all just sit down so I can explain? Again.”

 

Souta obliged and sat down near his mother who was braiding Rin's hair. Grandpa was too busy caterwauling and rummaging through his bag in search of sutras or some other exorcism tool while Sesshomaru growled at him and flexed his claws.

 

“You will cease this incessant noise at once,” the aristocrat demanded in a low tone. “Or I will do it for you.”

 

“Grandpa,” Kagome sighed wearily. “Sesshomaru will hurt you. Please just stop overreacting and sit down. We'll explain everything.”

 

“Dad,” Asuka said gently. “They're good demons. They won't hurt us. Right, Inuyasha?”

 

“Shippou won't hurt anyone,” the hanyou agreed. “But I don't know about the ice prince here.”

 

“Inuyasha!” Kagome reached over and smacked the man. “That's not helpful!”

 

“Dad,” Kagome's mother repeated. “Please sit down. If you still think they're evil after Kagome explains, then you can try to send them away.”

 

“Well, where is Kagome?” the elderly man queried.

 

“Um…grandpa,” the girl in question intoned, a lock of hair curling around her finger as she spoke. “I'm right here.”

 

The Higurashi patriarch stared at the girl blinkingly for a moment before erupting in another bout of screeching. “Kagome! What's happened to you?! You've been turned into a demon!”

 

“Grandpa, if you'd calm down, I'd be able to explain everything. Please, just sit down.”

 

The man looked at his granddaughter skeptically before sitting down beside his daughter. He glanced at Sesshomaru, who merely glared at him before leaning in closer to Kagome. The elder could make only make out soft vibrations in the air as the demon spoke with the girl.

 

“Are you alright, my love?” Sesshomaru asked as his mate rubbed her temples.

 

“Yes,” was her weary response. “I'm just not used to such heightened senses. I'll be fine now that he's not screeching about sutras and purification.”

 

“I can silence him permanently if you would like.”

 

The miko gave a small smile. “That's alright, but I've grown quite fond of him.” Raising her head and looking pointedly at her grandfather, Kagome cleared her throat. “Are you done now, Grandpa?”

 

The man merely nodded, keeping his mouth shut to avoid angering the demon holding his granddaughter any further. Kagome nodded in acceptance and proceeded to explain her newly acquired mate, children, and demonic form. She was pleasantly surprised when her grandfather made no moves to find his useless sutras in any attempts to purify Sesshomaru.

 

“I think that's about it,” the girl said, tilting her head in thought as she concluded her story. “Sesshomaru is my mate, Shippou and Rin are now my children, and I've become a demonic priestess. It's really just been another day in my whirlwind of a life.”

 

“Mama,” Rin piped up from Asuka's lap. “If you're my mama, and this is your mama, does that make her my grandma?”

 

“I suppose it does.”

 

“Of course it does,” Asuka assured. “And because I'm your grandma I want you to call me `Nana.' That goes for little Shippou as well.” Shippou smiled brightly, climbed into his grandmother's lap next to Rin, and nuzzled into the Higurashi matriarch's arms.

 

“What about your life here, Kagome?” her grandfather questioned. “It would be impossible to live here with your current appearance.”

 

Kagome thought for a moment before slumping a bit it sadness. “I hadn't thought about that,” she admitted. “I mean, I knew in the back of mind that, as demons, we wouldn't be able to lead normal lives. But I guess I didn't fully understand all of the consequences.”

 

Sesshomaru looked down at his mate with minor concern. “Do you regret your choice, Kagome?”

 

“What?” The miko looked at the demon lord in surprise. “No, of course not. I would never regret becoming your mate. I love you and nothing that happens will ever change that. Do…do you regret it?”

 

“I could never regret taking you as my mate. You merely looked heartbroken at this new revelation.”

 

“That's not it,” the miko explained with a shake of her head. “I suppose you could say I was accepting my fate. I knew when I first began travelling between here and the feudal era that I would eventually have to choose one. It just seems to have come faster than I would have liked. The real problem now is to decide what to do.”

 

“What are you talking about, sis?” Souta asked.

 

“I don't want to lose you or mom, or grandpa, but I can't live in this period anymore. We wouldn't know how to survive. I just don't know what to do.” Kagome hung her head in defeat and sorrow, turning to bury her face in Sesshomaru's neck when he pulled her close.

 

“Isn't it obvious?” Inuyasha sneered from his corner. Everyone stared at him silently.

 

“Well?” Kagome asked. “Are you going to tell us what's so obvious or not?”

 

“Just bring your family back to the past with you.” His smug smile made it clear Inuyasha was happy he had thought of something Sesshomaru hadn't. “If the squirts and ice prince could get here, then I'm sure your family could get back to my time.”

 

The demoness blinked a few times before grinning madly and launching herself at the half-demon. “Inuyasha! That's brilliant!”

 

Sesshomaru had to exercise great self-control to keep from tearing Kagome away from his brother. His inner demon wanted nothing more than to tear the half-breed from his mate's arms and rip him to shreds. His logical side, however, knew that such actions would anger the miko and her wrath was a formidable force that he had no desire to face. As a compromise, the demonic aristocrat chose to glare at Inuyasha and merely imagine torturing him.

 

“Live in the past?” Asuka said softly. “But, what about our life here? We can't give up the shrine. It's been in our family for generations.”

 

“Perhaps,” Sesshomaru began. “You could keep the shrine and return for short periods of time.”

 

“Like a vacation home?” the Higurashi matriarch asked. “I suppose that could work, but what will we tell our friends?”

 

“We'll simply say that we're moving to America,” Kagome volunteered. “I mean, they are one of the leading countries in medical advances. You could tell people we're moving there in order to find a solution to my many illnesses. It would even explain my prolonged absence.”

 

“That's a good idea,” her mother replied before looking at her father and son. “Well boys, what do you think?”

 

“Would I get to see Inuyasha all the time?” Souta asked. A glance at said half-breed and nod from Kagome were all that the young boy needed. “Then, why not. School's boring anyway.”

 

“Grandpa? What about you?”

 

“Of course,” the old man replied. “I can't let my family go to some demon-ridden era without any protection.”

 

“Great,” Kagome smiled. “It's settled then. We'll leave in a few days. We'll start planning in the morning. Shippou and Rin look like they're on their last leg.”

 

Said children were trying valiantly to keep their eyes open, but failing miserably. Asuka running a hand through each of the children's hair wasn't helping either. Kagome stood and took Shippou in her own arms while Sesshomaru grabbed Rin. With a jerk of her head indicating the demonic lord should follow, the demoness headed for her bedroom upstairs. Laying her son on the bed, Kagome grabbed an extra mattress from the closet and laid it on her floor. After dressing it with sheets and placing many fluffy pillows on it, the woman gently placed her child upon the new bed while Sesshomaru followed suit with their daughter.

 

“I believe you should follow our pups' example,” Sesshomaru whispered in her ear as they watched the younglings. “You look fatigued.”

 

“It has been a long day,” Kagome admitted. “You can go visit with my family if you'd like, but I believe I will call it a day.”

 

“I think I have dealt with your family enough for one day. And I refuse to face them and Inuyasha alone.”

 

“If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were afraid of my human family,” Kagome teased.

 

“Afraid? This Sesshomaru? Surely, you jest, my love. I am simply not in the mood to try to be civil towards Inuyasha and your blustering grandfather at the same time. Now, come. You need to rest.”

 

The miko smiled and rummaged through her drawers for a pair of pajamas before turning to her mate. He had stripped off his shirt and was lounging on her bed with a come-hither stare. She watched as his eyes glossed over as she stripped off the kimono she still wore and replaced it with the short, lacey nightgown she had found. The girl slipped into the bed beside her mate and pulled the quilt over both of them.

 

“Goodnight my sweet miko,” Sesshomaru intoned as he leaned down to kiss her softly.

 

“Mmm, g'night, Sessh.” Kagome's eyes were already drooping as she snuggled closer to her demonic lover.

 

 

~End~

 

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