InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Daughter of the West ❯ The Search for Aikina ( Chapter 18 )

[A/N: Did anyone bother to go and read that lemon? All that extra work for nothing. Ah, anyway, Rabid-Inu-Girl, you got it. Paying very close attention pays off. And moon, thanks for the compliment. Please enjoy this next chapter! (Although it is very short L )]

Daughter of the West

Chapter 18: The Search for Aikina

Inu-Yasha pounded angrily and impatiently on the door to Kimi's room.

"C'mon!" he yelled, "We gotta get out of here!" He stopped for a moment, rolling his eyes and muttering curses under his breath. Kagome, still half asleep and dressed in her pajamas, hands behind her back, walked up behind him. "Inu-Yasha, what are you doing?" she asked groggily. The hanyou snarled a little. "I'm trying to get this stupid wench to wake up. Gods, why do women care so much about their hair?" he muttered, his voice trailing off.

Kagome snickered a little. She had never really realized how simple-minded he was. She smirked a little, her hands still hiding something behind her back. Inu-Yasha pounded on the door again, but of course, it was to no avail. He waited a few more moments, and yelled again. "You know what? I'll come in and get you!" he yelled. Kagome started to laugh as Inu-Yasha fiddled with the door, thanking the gods for such a great opportunity to get some blackmail material. Snickering as she did so, Kagome pulled the bulky Polaroid camera out from behind her. As Inu-Yasha entered the room, the angry shrieks began.

There in the center of the room on the futon, Kimi and Sesshomaru were locked in a kiss. They quickly jumped away from each other, their faces as red as cherry tomatoes. "Get the hell out of here you twisted fucking pervert!" Kimi shrieked, scrambling to cover herself with the thin blankets, which she was quickly taking from Sesshomaru. The silver-haired taiyoukai finally resorted to grabbing a pillow to cover himself, all the while threatening to kill his half-brother. Inu-Yasha turned, a…well, a rather grossed-out look on his face, and slowly closed the door as he exited. As soon as he was outside, though, Kagome started snapping pictures.

Inu-Yasha stood against the door, a traumatized look on his face, not even minding the flashing of Kagome's camera. "I just saw way more of them then I ever wanted to see," he groaned. Kagome laughed a little, and bent over to pick up her twenty-something pictures. Then, Inu-Yasha snapped back into reality. "Wait a minute…what are those?" he demanded. Kagome showed him one of the fully developed photos, his stupid little look covering the small square. "You wouldn't," he growled. Kagome smirked a little. "Do you realize how much of an idiot you are?" she asked, stacking all the pictures up neatly. Inu-Yasha lunged for the stack of embarrassing photos, but Kagome slipped them right into her pajamas. Inu-Yasha let out a desperate groan. Kagome laughed, and after a moment, she walked away.

Kimi sat on the futon as Sesshomaru dressed, the blanket balanced precariously over her chest. "I swear to the gods I will kill that half-breed!" he growled, pulling up his pants. Kimi sighed. "Take it easy, Sesshomaru. You'll give yourself a heart attack," she said sarcastically.

Sesshomaru slipped on one of his sleeves and glared back at her. "I am not that old, Kimi," he replied. Kimi shook her head with a sigh, quickly dismissing the conversation. Her thoughts were quickly heading back to Aikina. A few moments later, Sesshomaru noticed his wife's furrowed brow. He walked over to her, quietly sitting down next to her.

He gently slipped his arm around her, gazing down into her tear-filled eyes. As one of her silvery tears rolled down her cheek, Sesshomaru wiped it away with one of his clawed fingers. "Kimi…do not worry about Aikina. She's a strong girl. No harm will come to her," he said soothingly. The black-haired woman shut her eyes for a moment, causing a few more tears to fall from her face. Sesshomaru stood up with a great sigh. "Come now, we mustn't waste time." With that, he walked out of the room. Kimi sighed, pulling out on of her spare yukatas. A few moments, they were off.

[A/N: Short, short, I know. This was just a filler chapter. The next one, the plot starts to get a bit cooler. Betrayal, hatred, and even some death. Anyway, I can't reveal any more. Don't want to spoil th plot.]