InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forever a Shadow ❯ Siblings & In-Laws ( Chapter 16 )

16.Siblings & In-Laws

 

 

 

By six o'clock and a three-hour nap on an unfamiliar couch Shippo awoke with a ravenous stomach. Kagome was still asleep in her brothers room, so the kitsune made his way to the kitchen of the well furnished flat, the place was enormous easily twice the size of the apartment he and his father shared. Shambling to the fridge with a yawn escaping him Shippo perked up when he found the kitchen stocked, with a smile he invaded the fridge of his friends' brother. Pleased with himself Shippo nearly laughed in delight when he saw the familiar face of Col.Sanders blankly staring back at him, with chicken leg in mouth, and a beer in hand Shippo shut the fridge turning into the owner of said food.

 

 

“What the hell do you think you're doing?” Sota stood with arms crossed glaring at the intruder who somehow knew the alarm access code. “You suck as a thief if you stick around the place to eat.”

 

 

Removing the chicken Shippo offered his right hand holding out the beer. “Beer?” Sota rolled his eyes at the offer. “I mean I know its yours, but um,…”

 

 

“So tell me what a youkai is doing in my place? You work for Sesshomaru?” Shippo gulped hard, but could not hide the flash of fear that raced through his eyes. “So you know him. You know how powerful he is, by your demeanor; I'd say you don't work for him, you here to nab my computer? Who paid you?”

 

 

“Really I'm here with your—“

 

 

“Sota?” Kagome ran out of the shadows nearly tackling her brother from behind. “I see you're doing well you've put on at least fifteen pounds in six months!”

 

 

“You would notice.” Sota grumbled under his breath as he turned into his sisters' embrace. “So why the surprise? A phone call would have been nice.”

 

 

“Where's the fun in that! Can't a girl surprise her little brother?” Kagome sloppily kissed Sota's cheek the grimace on his face made Shippo chuckle.

 

 

“You don't fly across the Atlantic for a surprise.” Sota took Kagome by the shoulders holding her at bay. “Seriously, what's up Kagome?”

 

 

Shippo leaned against a kitchen counter enjoying the way Kagome was squirming to keep her brother as in the dark as possible. Kagome embraced Sota again, her mind was furiously working but nothing was coming of it at all.

 

 

 

“I just needed a break, that's all.” Kagome half smiled as she pulled back from her brother.

 

 

“Tell me you didn't get fired did you. Sis I like my job, and I never have to see Sesshomaru just the occasional phone call, other than that I have utter employment freedom. Please don't fuck that up for me.” Sota reached into his fridge and removed a beer offering one to Kagome who simply refused with a nod of her head. Kagome's confused brother sat on his couch in silence for a moment. “Alright spill it. What did you do?”

 

 

Kagome sat next to Sota putting her hand on his knee affectionately. “Really nothing, like I said I needed a break.”

 

 

“You've never been a good liar Sis. So what's “foxy” over there's story? I deserve the truth don't I? You have always been able to tell me anything, so come on.”

 

 

“I kinda ran away from Kouga, and Shippo there bought the tickets for us to get here.”

 

 

“And you can't use your own money…” Sota took a long pull on his beer trying to think just what Kagome had done to enrage the wolf youkai that she'd been seeing off and on for years. “he'd track you down huh? How much did you embezzle?”

 

 

Stunned at her brother's accusation Kagome smacked him in the chest. “I don't need his money or anybody else's, I just don't want to marry him, that's all.”

 

 

Sota was no idiot, there had to be more. “What else, did you sleep with his best friend or what? You had to do something pretty bad if you've gone into hiding, what is it? Hurt his enormous ego, kick him in the balls, what?” Shippo snickered at the last statement; Sota cast a wary gaze his way.

 

 

“Hey I'm just here for company and emotional support when those hormones get going.” Shippo raised his beer in a near salute.

 

 

“Oh yea Sota I need you wire some money to his account back in the states, at least till I can draw from my Cayman accounts it'll only be a couple more days, then we'll be out of your hair.” Kagome yawned and stretched. “I'm starving, come on lil' brother, buy your sister dinner.”

 

 

“This is going to turn out really bad isn't it Sis? I mean you're running from Kouga, screwing Inuyasha, what else? Him?” Shippo played totally offended, Sota grumbled.

 

 

Horrified that her brother knew of the relationship with Inuyasha Kagome nearly fell from the couch. “How did you…how did you know?”

 

 

“Later, come on, let me show our youkai guest around London.” Sota swallowed the last of his beer and stood. “I'm pretty hungry myself.”

 

 

Shippo's face lit up. “Thank god! I didn't know if your leftovers would do it for me.”

 

 

Kagome sat on the couch, still stunned, all color drained form her face, and somehow she never thought anyone in her family would know, then again if this baby were to be born with snow white hair the jig would be up.

 

 

 

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Kikyo was exhausted, and a bit high from the painkiller the doctors allowed her to pump into her veins every fifteen minutes, yet she doubted that even without the effects of the morphine she would still be exhausted. The amount of time she had lain unmoving would certainly take its toll on her body, the muscles had not atrophied, but it would be slow going for a while. Not to mention the intense burning from the new incision made into her abdomen not twelve hours ago, there was no way for Kikyo to find a comfortable position to lay, not that she was truly wishing sleep, but between mind and body Kikyo was destroyed. The anger running through her blood was a searing reminder of her husbands vicious betrayal, yet again it was her own foolish actions that caused her daughters harm, she was not completely unscathed, but also the accident would never have happened if not for those damned photos of Mr. Naraku. The photos, all of the responsibility did firmly rest on Inuyasha and that whoring bitch Kagome, Kikyo found herself suddenly crying, no matter how much she wanted to hate Inuyasha right now, the ache in her heart could only be comforted by him, his kiss alone was what Kikyo desired with all of her broken heart. Could she forgive? Because she knew all too well she would never forget.

 

 

The fact that Kari and Suki lay in beds alone on the very floor upset her, the nurses would not allow her to see the girls until tomorrow, and they were ever so vague about the guarded condition Suki was in, frustrated Kikyo even more, how could the doctors keep a child from her Mother, Kikyo had been in the medical field for far to long, her child was in mortal danger from the injuries she received from the accident, tears fell freely from her saddened eyes.

 

 

“Kikyo?” Rin slipped soundlessly in the room starling Kikyo with her passive voice, Kikyo quickly wiped the tears from her eyes. “Thank God you're awake, I was so worried, we all were, even my ass hole of a brother-in-law. I told Sesshomaru to kill him, but you know how he is.” Rin had the largest forced smile on her lips that Kikyo had seen for some time. “You look great.”

 

 

Kikyo grimaced as she urged the bed to get her into a sitting position; the comment about her looks brought a slight laugh from the injured woman, Kikyo tried to make eye contact with Rin, but the InuTaisho's wife refused to look at her in the eye. Guilt, Kikyo was no stranger to that look; normally it was on Inuyasha's face after a late night at the office, the expression did not fit the soft-spoken Rin.

 

 

“Rin, it's all right.” Kikyo stretched out her hand to Rin, Kikyo gasped alarmed at the myriad of puncture wounds and bruises that colored her pale flesh, she withdrew her arm quickly as if it was a creature of its own will about to strike out at her friend.

 

 

“It's not alright, I just found out to late to do any good for you. I'm so sorry, so is Sesshomaru, he's been here every day, I can't get the man to take a sick day, but he's here no matter what for you and the girls. I think he was actually worried, not that the old stubborn ass would admit it.” Rin girlishly smiled.

 

 

“I guess I should be flattered that Sesshomaru was here at all, my nurse Ayame said Inuyasha had been here the entire time too. What the hell am I supposed to do about him? I still love him, even as hard as I am trying to hate Inuyasha's guts, I still can't help but love that asshole. He appeared devastated when I looked into his eyes, and he seems like he really wants my forgiveness, but-“

 

 

“But, you don't know if you can, right?” Kikyo turned away from her friend, giving Rin the answer to her question. “Love is hard on its own without men and their smaller brain screwing everything up, but god, they do it so easily and expect us to still be waiting around for them. I really don't know how I would survive if Sesshomaru did something like that to me, and we don't even have kids to worry about.”

 

 

“Sesshomaru would never do something like that to you Rin, you and I both know it. You two have been together for millennia and he's never cheated, I've been with Inuyasha six years and look what it got me. A wounded body with a heart to match.” Kikyo gave Rin a forced smile her long fingers twirling the wedding ring on her finger nervously. “Why do I have to love the two-timing prick?”

 

 

Rin pulled her chair up closer to Kikyo's bedside, taking her pale right hand in hers. “Um, Kikyo there is also a little matter of the cops, I know that this is the last thing you should worry about, but they think maybe Inuyasha tried to kill you and the girls. This one ass of a detective keeps coming around trying to corner Inuyasha, Miroku and Sesshomaru have so far kept him at bay, but now you are awake, he'll want to talk to you.” Kikyo's dark eyes widened in astonishment, Rin regretted even mentioning the whole thing. “Do you think Inuyasha?”

 

 

“Don't be absurd, Inuyasha is a lot of things, but he's not a murderer.” Quiet fury began to creep into the woman's faint voice; Kikyo pulled her hand back from Rin, covering her face with both hands now softly weeping, her emotions raging against one another within in her heart. “How could anyone think Inuyasha could hurt us? It is beyond him, how could some stupid cop even think that? The man treasures his children, the thought that Inuyasha would-” She sobbed. “Please Rin I need to be alone.” Kikyo choked out sniffling.

 

 

“Yea, sure, I'm so sorry Kikyo, I'll…I'll come by a little later alright?” Rin felt as if she had been punched in the gut, she had no intention of hurting Kikyo any more.

 

 

In all actuality it was all Inuyasha's fault, Rin wanted to make him feel as bad as he made Kikyo. Rin slipped out of the room as silently as she had entered running into the wolf youkai nurse Ayame on the way out, Rin's eyes brimmed with tears as the fire haired youkai gave the petite woman a look of concern.

 

 

“You okay?” Ayame sidestepped Rin as the woman caught her distressed eyes. “Guess not?”

 

 

“Why are men such bastards?” Rin leaned against the wall trying to fight the tears, loosing miserably.

 

 

“Sweetie if I knew that I'd be rich. How's she doing? She hasn't said all but five words to me, something really bad happened to that poor woman, and I'm not talking about the car wreck.”

 

 

“You don't want to know, I wish I didn't, but we're family, and I'm in this for the long haul. I just hope she's strong enough.” Rin produced a tissue from her purse and dried her eyes. “I hope we all are strong enough.”

 

 

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Kouga walked unannounced into his Uncle's house, he had stayed in a fit of rage for days, angry for the disappearance of Kagome, but realized an outlet for his rage. Naraku sat up and awake in his hovel of a house, the bedroom reeked of rot, and no doubt from his body regenerating from the necrosis the poison did to his tissues. The youkai gave the wolf a hesitant look. Naraku knew Sesshomaru was pointed his way via the pup, but Naraku was not about to play his hand just yet.

 

 

“Hey old man, still living I see.” Kouga flopped down on the foot of the bed jostling Naraku on purpose the injured Naraku cringed slightly from the movement. “So I have this idea-“

 

 

“Oh god what now? Am I gonna be attacked again, maybe killed this time around?” Naraku coldly smiled.

 

 

“Oh come on, how was I to know Sesshomaru would come after you? But seriously, Kagome is missing, her accounts closed, no doubt the fucking Inuyasha had hidden her away.” Kouga laced his hands behind his head lying back on the bed.

 

 

“So?” Naraku raised a questioning brow, running his shaking hand through his hair, the tremors from the poison had yet to pass completely. “What does it matter, not like you love the woman or something.”

 

 

“Yea, but I already trashed her apartment, so what if we make it look like someone took her, mainly the Chinkara brothers, then eventually she will have to come out of hiding if she doesn't want murder charges brought up against her lover. I could plant some pretty gruesome evidence in her car.” Kouga sat up the smile on his lips chilled Naraku to the bone; this guy was a piece of work indeed.

 

 

Naraku thought about it for a moment. “Oh god that would destroy Kikyo.” Naraku's oxblood eyes glimmered. “Do it.”