InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forever a Shadow ❯ 6 ( Chapter 6 )

6. What a Tangled Web We Weave

 

 

Inuyasha slumped into the corner of the elevator taking him to his home, his two beautiful girls, and doting wife. He grunted at the thought of the tongue-lashing Kikyo was sure to give him in only two hours. Unfortunately Inuyasha had fallen asleep in Kagome's arms, now as he entered the dark condo it was well after 2:30, Kikyo would be getting up for work in only two hours, then let the fun begin. Inuyasha growled softly at the impending argument, no way in hell was Kikyo going to be gracious about this one.

 

 

“Maybe I should have slept at the office.” Inuyasha spoke aloud as he set his cell and keys on the entryway table.

 

 

“Maybe you should pick up your phone, instead of turning it off.” I large shadow stood from the couch in the living room, fluidly moving toward a startled Inuyasha. The sinking moon casting silvery shadows through the balcony doors, illuminating the swiftly moving form of Sesshomaru. “You have really done it now little brother.”

 

 

Before Inuyasha could utter a word, he found himself in the vice like grip of an angry Sesshomaru, moving him backwards only stopping when Inuyasha's body and head bounced off the elevator doors. Currents of pain spider webbed through his head, as his elder brother repeatedly slammed him into the unforgiving steel. The feral snarls coming from his brother, were something Inuyasha had not heard in over 200 years, Sesshomaru was furious, and Inuyasha could not grasp what hat happened to direct the anger toward him.

 

 

“Fuckin' stop Sesshomaru, you're going to wake the whole house.” Inuyasha hissed as he felt Sesshomaru's fingers grasp his throat, Inuyasha pried the long fingers from crushing his windpipe, wrenching the slender yet strong digits from his throat. “Wanna tell me what the hell is going on Sesshomaru?”

 

 

Inuyasha slid down the elevator doors to the floor gingerly touching the back of his head checking for blood, his confused saffron eyes looking up to Sesshomaru, who towered over him, glaring down with glowing crimson tinted eyes.

 

 

Sesshomaru spun around stalking back into the living room, Inuyasha was even more troubled, Sesshomaru never lost his composure unless it was because of the family. Did something happen to Rin? It would explain all of the phone calls from Sango and Miroku tonight.

 

 

“Sesshomaru?” Inuyasha pulled his aching body to its feet, unsure what to do about the violently upset youkai standing in his living room. Hell what if the girls woke up? Sesshomaru would scare the daylights out of them. “Hey, Sesshomaru, lets go somewhere and talk. The kids do not need to wake up to this.”

 

 

“Inuyasha.”

 

 

“An' I am already gonna get it from Kikyo, I don't need to dig a even deeper hole, so lets go up to the roof and talk this out whatever it is.” Inuyasha called the elevator, looking over his shoulder to Sesshomaru who seemed suddenly rooted to the marble floor.

 

 

“Inuyasha.” Sesshomaru shook his head, slowly taking in deep breaths calming his youkai blood down.

 

 

“Come on, lets go, you can tell me all about it.”

 

“INUYASHA!” Sesshomaru's voice boomed as he turned back to his infuriating hanyou brother.

 

 

Sesshomaru's voice shook the glass through out the house, reverberating off the walls, Inuyasha huffed rolling his eyes he was certainly glad there were no neighbors to bother, that was exactly what Inuyasha wanted not to happen. Well there awake now.

 

 

“You fool, can you not even tell your family is gone? There scent is faint.” Sesshomaru, now calm walked to his perplexed brother.

 

 

“What? There scent is everywhere, it's there home.” Inuyasha sniffed at the air-conditioned air, and Sesshomaru was right. Fear stabbed at Inuyasha quite suddenly; in a blur he was down the hall flinging open his daughters' rooms. “Suki? Kari? Where are you girls?” They had never made it home, there beds were perfectly made, no stitch out of place, there dolls and stuffed animals smiling back at him with soulless glass eyes.

 

 

Sesshomaru stood at the end of the long hallway, his arms crossed over his chest watching as terror became animate in his brothers every movement. Inuyasha glanced quickly at Sesshomaru as he dashed to his bedroom; the door flinging open so hard the antique knob became imbedded in the wall. Empty, only the faint hint of Kikyo's perfume from this morning. Shaking Inuyasha crumpled to the floor, distraught, and angry, his family was gone, and he was none the wiser. Sesshomaru stood looking down at Inuyasha from the doorway, his brothers disturbed eyes meeting his own.

 

 

“What has happened?” Inuyasha whispered.

 

 

“There was a car accident Inuyasha. Your family was injured, and you were nowhere to be found. Suki, and Kikyo are fighting to stay alive and you were off with the Higurashi whore correct? Was it worth it? Was screwing the little bitch worth losing your family brother?” Sesshomaru walked to the defeated hanyou, taking him by the shirt yanking him to his feet. “You are going to the hospital to be the caring father and loving husband.”

 

 

Nodding Inuyasha followed Sesshomaru into the hall. His eyes staring into the empty rooms of his daughters, his heart felt as if it would shatter in his chest. Inuyasha paused stopping Sesshomaru.

 

 

“Wait, I need to get Bowtie Bunny and Charlie Bear.” Sesshomaru looked to him with a raised brow. “You know the girls favorite stuffed animals.” Sesshomaru nodded, proceeding to the elevator to wait.

 

 

Beaten, and heartbroken Inuyasha shuffled to the elevator, clutching the treasured stuffed animals to his heart. His pups' scent filling his nose, tears burned in the corners of his eyes threatening to fall, no matter how hard he tried to keep them at bay.

 

 

Inuyasha ducked into Sesshomaru's limo, hiding out in the corner, wishing to be swallowed up by the kid leather seats, his guilt was eating him alive. When did it all start to go so wrong? What happened that made his eye wander to another woman? Kikyo had always been his true love; he couldn't remember a time when he did not love her, what happened to them? It was last November, that was the beginning of the downward spiral when… when. Sesshomaru took over the Higurashi's company, it was the first time Inuyasha met Kagome, and she was like a breath of fresh air. She added excitement to his life; making Inuyasha realize the rut he and Kikyo were in. Instead of working on his marriage, he worked at getting Kagome into bed. This was entirely his fault, everyone knew it, and he just never wanted to admit it to himself.

 

 

“Inuyasha, there is another problem. Kikyo hired an investigator to follow you with Miss Higurashi, there were pictures taken. Pictures that Kikyo must have only seen today, she was holding them when the accident occurred. Now because of those photos, the police wish to talk to you. They have a suspicion that you tried to kill your family.” Sesshomaru flatly spoke, his eyes intently focused on his brother. “But I told them how ludicrous that was. Never the less, you will have Miroku with you during the questioning. If the authorities try to pursue this we will bring in the big guns.”

 

 

“The bastard in the Cadillac.” Inuyasha caught Sesshomaru's gaze. “Kagome has been seeing him around quite a bit. I knew that slimy youkai was up to something.”

 

 

“I see. And you thought nothing of it?” Sesshomaru sighed, looking out the heavily tinted window to the quickly approaching dawn. “It matters not, your priority now is your family, and I shall deal with the investigator.”

 

 

The two sat silent until they pulled into the underground parking for the hospital. As the car stopped four armed guards approached the limo. The four were a part of Sesshomaru's private security force, each of the youkai in a similar uniform, however they all wore the disguise of magic to hide their true forms. It was easier for the humans to deal with them in a disguised manner, and as such they could move around with ease.

 

 

Sesshomaru stood from the car. “My Lord Sesshomaru.” The lead guard bowed holding the door as Inuyasha slid out. “Master Inuyasha. If you would follow Tenkai, he will lead you to your families floor.”

 

 

“You took over the whole floor Sesshomaru?” Inuyasha questioned as he followed the 6'5” Tenkai.

 

 

“Easier to guard the floor from all entrances Master Inuyasha.” The towering Tenkai looked over his shoulder smiling.

 

 

Sesshomaru watched Inuyasha with keen interest as his little brother seemed to pale even more when the elevator stopped at the desired floor, his knuckles were white as he threatened to puncture the girls stuffed animals, Inuyasha's anxiety hung thick in the air, amusing the InuTaisho, Inuyasha disserved to squirm, you never betray your mate.

 

 

The doors opened onto the foreboding floor, Inuyasha took in a deep breath stepping out into the heaving disinfected floor. The smells of cleaners burning his nose, the crisp white walls, and sterile surroundings slapping him to reality that somewhere his family lay broken and betrayed by him, and him alone. The familiar face of Rin appeared from a doorway not thirty feet off, seeing Inuyasha the petite woman came charging toward him, the smell of her tears greeting Inuyasha first. Rin stopped looking up into the calm face of her husband, then locking eyes with Inuyasha.

 

 

“You bastard.” Rin slapped him across the face with as much strength that she could muster. The sting to his face was nothing compared to the pain in his heart. “How could you Inuyasha?” Rin's puffy, black-circled eyes locked on him with such anger, Inuyasha had never seen Sesshomaru's mate in such a state. “Your children, your wife, you fucking ass hole Inuyasha!” Rin screeched with a cracking voice. She reached up to slap him again, but was pulled into the powerful embrace of Sesshomaru.

 

 

“Kari and Suki are down the hall.” Sesshomaru spoke nodding for Inuyasha to go to his daughters' bedsides.

 

 

Inuyasha entered the dimly lit room, Kari lay sleeping, or sedated, her left arm cast with vicious looking pins protruding from the plaster, the arm held in a sling to keep it elevated. The heart monitor the only other sound other than the little girls steady breathing. Inuyasha pulled up a chair, sitting beside his baby's bedside; carefully Inuyasha tucked Charlie Bear into bed with Kari. Her little arm flexed to pull the stuffed animal closer to her body; even in sleep the bear brought comfort. Inuyasha folded his arms leaning on the bed, hiding his head, the broken hanyou wept silently. His world would never again be the same.