InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Future Incarnations: Inuyasha 2030 ❯ Swords, Rings, Sais and Things ( Chapter 14 )

Swords, Rings, Sais and Things

 

Life was good. Inuyasha looked down at Kagome who was sitting beside him next to the Goshinboku tree in its dappled shade. He was leaning back against the tree with his arms folded behind his head. It gave him a wonderful view of Kagome sitting beside him. She was wearing a yellow halter top summer dress that accentuated all of her feminine curves. And most importantly it allowed her beautiful long legs to peep out of the hem so that he could admire them as well.

 

Yes, he had started out the previous day in a funk. But then Kagome (being Kagome) had managed to turn his entire viewpoint around 180 degrees after a little interlude in a closet. He looked down at her and noticed how the top of her dress pulled up tight around her breasts. He also noticed where he could see the outline of her panties under her sunny dress. This got him off on a tangent about what sort of underwear she was wearing and how he could get them off of her. Their little tryst yesterday only had him wanting something more substantial. But for now he was content just to look.

 

OK maybe not so content just to look…

 

“Kagome?” Inuyasha asked.

 

“Yes?” said Kagome as she looked away from the four rectangular black lacquer boxes next to her and looked up into Inuyasha's eyes.

 

Her beautiful deer brown eyes met up with his golden eyes and he couldn't help but to place his hands on either side of her face and then gently tilt her up for a kiss. The first kiss was measured, gentle and slow. Then their lips met again and he moaned as his mouth met hers. He entered the wetness of her mouth and tasted her sweetness. He just wanted so much more than a kiss. He pulled away briefly to press his forehead gently against hers.

 

“Kagome you said to name a time and a place?”

 

“Yes, Inuyasha?” she replied breathlessly.

 

“What about tonight?” he asked.

 

“How?” she answered. “I can't leave the shrine.”

 

“Your room…tonight…koishi…?” he asked.

 

Kagome grinned and blushed all at the same time. “Do you think that you can keep from making a lot of noise?”

 

“I'll try…”, he said with a shit-eaten grin on his face.

 

“No howling. My Dad would throw a fit if he found out,” she added as she pursed her lips and kissed him again affectionately.

 

“Oi! I can't howl wench?” he asked in mock exasperation as he nuzzled up to her neck and put his hands around her waist.

 

“What was this about howling I heard?” asked Miroku with a grin as he walked toward them holding Sango's hand.

 

Inuyasha pulled away from Kagome. “Feh. Nothing…you didn't hear anything…” he said as he turned away and folded him arms inside of his kimono top.

 

Kagome was blushing when she turned to notice that Sango also wore a pink blush as well that went from ear to ear. Sango seemed a little embarrassed while Miroku's steady steps belied a quiet confidence. His face was also lit up with a smile that positively beamed inner happiness.

 

“So Sango, when did this start?” Kagome asked with a smile as she motioned to the two of them holding hands.

 

Sango blushed and then quickly pulled her hand away from Miroku. “Oh nothing has happened…,” said Sango as she blushed and tried to look anywhere but at Miroku.

 

Miroku sighed and then sat down next to Kagome and Inuyasha. “Sango dearest, would you sit down next to me?”

 

“Will you keep your hands to yourself, hentai?” asked Sango with her arms crossed.

 

“Oh, you wound me woman!” said Miroku as he feigned an arrow being shot through his heart. Sango sighed and sat down next to him. Kagome noticed that they were almost brushing up next to each other. They weren't cuddling, but they were certainly sitting a lot closer than mere friends would do.

 

“Thanks for coming guys,” said Kagome. “I have a few presents that I wanted to hand out to everyone who has been helping to protect me. I bought these items with some of the money Sesshomaru gave me for enchanting some rings. But I did something special with these gifts.”

 

“Oh what exactly did you do to them that was special Kagome?” asked Miroku.

 

“Let's see if you can tell Miroku, since you're the only one here who can,” said Kagome with a smile.

 

Kagome pulled out the first lacquer box that wasn't as long as the others. She opened the box to expose two sharpened sais and she handed the box to Sango.

 

Miroku took a sai and lifted it up to examine it. “These sais don't seem normal. They seem to have some sort of aura,” said Miroku. “In fact I would say it is a holy aura.”

 

“I was hoping that you might be able to tell!” beamed Kagome. “When I started to create the rings of concealment for Sesshomaru I found out that by channeling my purification power into a ring that a demon could be changed into a human just by wearing the ring. The rings that I created have a precise amount of purification power. Not too much otherwise the demon would be purified and not too little otherwise the demon wouldn't look human enough. With these weapons I put an immense amount of purification power into them. I am quite sure that they will purify any demon that they came into contact with.”

 

Kagome then picked up one of the longer rectangular boxes and opened it up to reveal a long katana that was sheathed in magnolia wood. She handed the first box to Inuyasha and then handed a similar one to Miroku and Sango. Sango took out the long katana and tested the blade's sharpness with a strand of her hair which was neatly sliced by the katana's edge. Miroku stood up and asked Sango if she wouldn't mind doing a kata with him. Sango soon followed Miroku to a clearing away from the Goshinboku tree as she imitated his kata movements.

 

“Oi wench. Why are you giving one of these purification swords? Are you trying to kill me?” asked Inuyasha.

 

“No, koi,” said Kagome as she kissed him playfully on the cheek. “You might remember that there is one night every month when the Tessaiga does not work.”

 

“Oi,” Inuyasha replied with his arms still crossed.

 

“So this is a sword that you can use only then, while you are in your human form. I remember being in too many battles where your Tessaiga didn't work when you were in human form and you couldn't fight back. Remember the spider heads and the peach man?” asked Kagome as she peered up at Inuyasha.

 

“Keh. Don't remind me,” added Inuyasha in a huff.

 

“This sword can be used at that time and at that time only. I want you to have it by your side every night of the new moon. I want you to have an enchanted sword while you are human. I know it's not as powerful as the Tessaiga, but it's all that I could do.”

 

Inuyasha smiled down at Kagome. “Thank you koi, I just hope that I never need this.”

 

“I hope that you never need it as well. But I want you safe,” said Kagome.

 

“Keh. That's my line!” answered Inuyasha as he pulled Kagome close to him and smirked. Then his face took on a more serious look and he bent his head down to kiss her lightly on the cheeks. “I'd never let you come to any harm, koi. I'll protect you with my life.”

 

Kagome looked back up at him. “I know. I love you, too Inuyasha.”

 

“Keh,” he said as he stroked her cheek and then stood up and motioned for her to take his hand. “I need to teach those two on how to properly wield a sword.” Inuyasha left the `purification' sword at the base of the tree, since he wouldn't be able to wield it now anyway and moved toward Miroku and Sango with his battered Tessaiga in hand.

 

“Oi. That's not how you wield a sword! Try this move,” said Inuyasha with a smirk as he showed them a more rough and tumble version of the kata they were doing.

 

Inuyasha then spent the greater part if the afternoon working with Miroku and Sango on their swordfighting techniques. Miroku had been trained in kendo since he was a child, so he had the movements down. But Miroku lacked the finer pointers that practical experience could bring. Sango was used to her sais, so the sword in her hand had a different weight and balance that she was trying to get used to. Still she had had at least a little practice with a sword since she picked up on Inuyasha's techniques quicker than Miroku did.

 

After about an hour of sword practice Kagome interrupted. “How about a little break guys?” she said while carrying out a tray with water glasses, rice balls and slices of oranges.

 

“Oi wench, no ramen?” asked Inuyasha plaintively.

 

Kagome rolled her eyes. “You can't have ramen for every meal, Inuyasha.”

 

“Keh, you started me on ramen, remember?”

 

“Yes, I remember,” she added. “I still can't believe that you ate up that ramen in the middle of a battlefield with dead bodies all around us.”

 

“Keh. They were dead. They didn't care,” Inuyasha said as he grinned and popped a rice ball in his mouth.

 

Kagome set down her tray near the Goshinboku tree and everyone sat down next to the tray.

 

“I wonder what Naraku is trying to accomplish,” said Kagome as she contemplate d the rice ball in her hands.

 

Miroku looked thoughtful. “Whatever he means to do it would require you, Kagome. Do you perhaps have the Shikon Jewel imbedded within you again?”

 

Kagome looked up at Miroku. “No, it is not within me. I would be able to sense it if I did. No, I do not think it even exists anymore. After Inuyasha's wish it disappeared from this reality.”

 

“Do you think the heart of Onigumo is causing him to want to kidnap you?” asked Sango.

 

Inuyasha was looking extremely uncomfortable as he growled and Kagome answered.

 

“No, I don't think that is what he is after. He seems weaker than before. I think power is what he desires,” added Kagome.

 

“So why you?” added Miroku. “If it is related to you it must have something to do with the jewel.”

 

“But it doesn't exist anymore,” added Kagome in confusion.

 

“Tell me Kagome,” intoned Miroku. “How was the shikon no tama created?”

 

Kagome's eyes widened slightly. “It was created when a powerful miko fought a half demon. The shikon jewel came into existence from Midoriko's attempt to seal away the demon she had fought.”

 

“So perhaps Naraku is looking for a way to re-create a shikon jewel?”

 

“No!” yelled Inuyasha. “It's not happening. She's staying here by my side.”

 

Kagome looked up at Inuyasha and put her arm around him and traced circles on the small of his back. He seemed a little less tense after her deliberate rubs.

 

“Your guess is as good as any Miroku,” Kagome then turned to look at Inuyasha. “But at least I have all of you here protecting me.”

 

“Keh,” said Inuyasha as he folded his arms in his sleeves again looking a little proud. His eyes shined as they looked at Kagome.

 

Miroku stood up and picked up three lacquer boxes. “I think we should be going now. Well, my dearest Sango. Can I escort you to your house?”

 

“I don't need an escort, Hoshi,” she said defensively.

 

“Then would you accede to my company?” said Miroku non-pulsed as he reached for her hand.

 

“Whatever,” said Sango. However, she didn't fight Miroku holding her hand. In fact she seemed to be squeezing his hand even tighter as they walked away.

 

Inuyasha watched them walking away and pouted. “I've been protecting you the most and all I got was a sword just like Miroku. Don't I deserve a little special thanks?” he said as he eyed her suggestively.

 

Kagome smiled back at him and handed him a small bag that jingled. “Why don't you give these rings to Sesshomaru and tell him that I will finish up the rest within a month.”

 

Inuyasha started to protest as Kagome moved closer to him and put an arm around his trim waist. Then her other hand moved up to stroke his ear. “After you are done with your errand you can come visit me tonight. I'll leave my window open,” she murmured. Inuyasha felt her body next to his. The thin fabric of the cotton dress barely contained the warmth and softness that was underneath. He felt her soft breasts pressing against him and he smelled the scent that was all Kagome. He leaned over to smell her hair and sighed.

 

“Oi, koi,” said Inuyasha as he hugged her tight. “You don't know what you do to me. I'll be back later tonight.”

 

Kagome pulled away and smiled at him. Then she walked away as he looked at her backside and her long legs that gracefully swayed from side to side under her yellow summer dress. He whistled to himself as he picked up a black lacquer box.

 

He would have to face Sesshomaru today. But there would be one hell of a reward after that!

 

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Inuyasha looked down at the small thin telephone in his hands. His humiliation would never end. First he had to call Koga and ask for Sesshomaru's phone number. Koga's drawling voice and subtle teasing was bad enough. But then he had to call Sesshomaru and ask to meet him. Sesshomaru's voice was as impenetrable and even as usual. However, after a quick phone call he had been told to meet Sesshomaru at the `Seventh Heaven' restaurant in downtown Tokyo.

 

He paused and put the phone back on its razor thin hook on the wall. He didn't know what sort of clothes he should be wearing, but he guessed that his `shrine' costume of a juban and hakama would be fine. He quickly grabbed a black haori overcoat just in case the restaurant was really nice before he headed out the front door.

 

After a quick jog he was on the Tokyo subway system and was soon near the entrance to the restaurant. As he exited the subway he looked up to see the `Old Tokyo Tower' with its red and white lattice structure. It looked so drab compared to its newer and taller silver model. Just a little further down the row was Hotel Ibis and adjoining it was `Seventh Heaven'. As he approached the glassy black building he was aware that this wasn't really a restaurant and was closer to a bar. Once he walked in he looked at the gleaming stage with strategically placed poles that went down the middle of a row of seats. He could only guess that it was also a high class strip club. What had Sesshomaru gotten him into this time? Luckily it wasn't even close to opening time since it was only 5PM, so there were no patrons and only a few employees milling about.

 

A woman who seemed to be in her 30's greeted him. She was dressed like a geisha, but instead of having white face paint and an elaborate coiffure—she wore a scarlet kimono that was cut far too low to reveal the swells of her breasts and it was also exceedingly short. The hem of her kimono rode up above her knees. Her black hair was tied back into a short pony tail and she wore hanging ruby red earrings. Her lips were painted bright red and her eyes were lined with eye liner that imitated an Egyptian.

 

He was momentarily confused by the way she shimmed on up to him.

 

“Gah. I'm just meeting Sesshomaru,” he added pulling his arms up and away from the woman.

 

“Oh, too bad,” she said coyly. “Two gorgeous guys together and not a woman in sight.”

 

“Oi. It's not like that he's my father…,” stammered Inuyasha as the woman lead him into a small alcove that was hidden in a back room.

 

“Your father you say?” questioned the woman as she looked him up and down appraisingly and then turned and gestured with hands that had long scarlet nails that he follow her to the back of the club.

 

“This room should give you both the privacy that Sesshomaru-sama had insisted upon,” said the woman in a sultry voice as she paused in front of a dark booth that had black curtains on either side.

 

“Good evening Sesshomaru-sama,” said the woman.

 

Inuyasha looked to see Sesshomaru sitting at a booth in human form. His black hair was tied up in a long braid and he was wearing a beige business suit with a crisp white dress shirt. Neither the stripes on his cheeks nor the lunar crescent on his forehead were visible. Sesshomaru's icy brown-gold eyes flickered up at the woman and replied. “Konban-wa. Kagura-chan,” said Sesshomaru in a tone that also seemed to mean that she was being dismissed.

 

The woman looked at him evenly as if expecting something more from him and then walked away swaying her hips seductively under her short kimono.

 

“What do you think you are doing, bringing me here?” asked Inuyasha. “I'm going to get married in less than a month and if Kagome ever gets wind of this…”

 

Sesshomaru still stared at him, but a subtle frown crept up the sides of his mouth. “I'm not here for the women, but I want people to think that is why I am here. Because of who I am I need privacy. This establishment understands my needs. This room has special protections that keeps nosy ears, both electronic and demonic from finding out what I have said.”

 

Inuyasha pulled himself into the booth and sat across from Sesshomaru. Then he leaned into his haori jacket and pulled out a small bag that jingled like small coins were inside. “Kagome will take about a month to finish up your order. She can work on about10-20 rings a day depending on how busy she is. However, she asked me to give these to you as a show of goodwill.”

 

“I see,” said Sesshomaru as he picked up the bag and then placed it inside of his double-breasted coat pocket. “So you helped her to remember how to make the rings and she has succeeded?”

 

“Well, the rings work with me. They haven't been tested on a full demon yet,” answered Inuyasha.

 

Sesshomaru frowned and pulled the booth's curtains closed. He took off a large golden ring with a large red ruby on the center from his finger. Just as Sesshomaru took off the ring his black hair changed to silvery white and his ears became more elf-like. His eyes also changed from their deep brown color to amber and his facial markings appeared again. He then took one of Kagome's rings that looked like it would fit his finger and tried it on. The effect was instantaneous and had the exact opposite effect. His hair turned back to black and his appearance was human again.

 

“The rings seem to work well,” murmured Sesshomaru. “In fact they might even work better since the magic is so fresh and new. When she is done with the first batch I will probably send her some older rings that might need their enchantments refreshed.” Sesshomaru paused and took off the new ring and put his old one back on with noticeable effects.

 

“So is that why you are here, Inuyasha? To give me these rings?” said Sesshomaru coolly.

 

Inuyasha looked Sesshomaru right in the eye. “Feh. I won't say that I'm not upset about all of this. I never knew that you were my Dad and I have always been upset that I never really had one. Mom, she...she really wanted me to have a Dad. She just thought that you would never accept me. Seeing that you made it clear to her that you wanted nothing to do with half-breeds. I don't know how you feel about half-breeds or if your feelings have changed. But it was just something Kagome told me…”

 

“Kagome?” asked Sesshomaru.

 

“Yes, you see we both have memories. Memories of the life we lead during the Sengoku Jidai. I remember you as my brother during those times. I also remember Kagome and our children…”

 

“Your children…?”

 

“Oi, Kagome asked me how I would feel if one of our kids didn't want to see us anymore and how we couldn't force them to see us or want to have us around. I admitted to her that I would feel pretty shitty if that happened to us. Then I guess I was thinking about how you might be feeling, since I have been pushing you away. Maybe it wasn't right. It's just that all I had was Mom and then she died when I was six. Then I was all alone. No Mom and no Dad. I figured that I would be alone for the rest of my life. I was so angry. Then the Moroboshi's adopted me when no one else would. They said that they needed a playmate for their son. But I could tell there was more to it than that. I would have been in that orphanage until now if they hadn't cared enough about me. But I was still bitter. My real Dad didn't want me. My real Dad thought that I was a filthy half-breed who didn't deserve to live!”

 

“Inuyasha!” intoned Sesshomaru who reached out and clutched his son's hands. “That is wrong. I never knew you were alive and I would have taken care of you had I known. Yes, I did say some…,” he paused, “…unkind things about half-breeds in your mother's presence. I guess they were things I never should have said. Otherwise she would still be here today and you would have a father that had been there for you. I can't change the past Inuyasha. But I can be there in the future.”

 

Inuyasha paused. “Alright. Well, how do we proceed then?”

 

Sesshomaru smiled and nodded toward the curtain. “There is someone that I would like you to meet,” he said as he pulled the curtains back and exited the booth. Then Sesshomaru turned and motioned Inuyasha to follow him as they walked back to the hostess that had greeted Inuyasha when he had entered this establishment.

 

“Kagura-chan,” said Sesshomaru. “If you don't mind, my son would also like to met your daughter.”

 

“Yes, of course. Sesshomaru-sama,” said the woman as she led them to the back into the dressing rooms.

 

Kagura quickly rapped on the dressing room door. “Girls. Is everyone decent? I'm bringing two men in.” Her voice was met with a few mutters, but no protested. After pausing for a minute Kagura opened the door and took the two men into the dressing room. There were three women in the room who were apparently getting ready for tonight. They had on revealing dresses that showed large swaths of skin and were putting on lots of heavy makeup. Their eyeliner stretched past their eyes and their lipstick was blood red. Against the backdrop of a very adult dressing room was a young girl who seemed refreshingly innocent. She looked to be about 10 years-old. Her black hair was in two pony tails that hung down to her shoulders. She was also wearing a school girls' uniform with a plaid orange skirt and a matching white sailor's blouse with a orange tie under her chin. Somehow she looked familiar to Inuyasha, but he couldn't place where.

 

“Inuyasha,” said Sesshomaru. “Meet Rin. Kagura has agreed to let me adopt her.”

 

Inuyasha could only look down and stare in complete befuddlement at the young girl who had once been his Mom.

 

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Author's Notes:

#1: Seventh Heaven is a real gentleman's club in downtown Tokyo and it is next to the current Tokyo Tower. If you do a Google search you can find it. (Oh and no, I have never been there, but the reviews I found online were interesting.) However, I have been to the `Old Tokyo Tower' which is currently the only Tokyo Tower until the new one is finished in 2010.

#2: Kagura was added in this chapter after Kovia asked for her appearance.

 

Next Chapter:

Inuyasha has been bugging me for a real lemon and you'll finally get one in the next chapter. See you next week—maybe sooner…

 

Special thanks to the following reviewers:

Blackdeathmessenger: Sorry. You did guess Koga correctly, but you also had to guess Ayame. Sorry that I only read Inu/Kag pairings. To me anything else is like having Romeo without Juliet. But if you do write a Inu/Kag story—plueaze e-mail me! OK?

sofiakalaughable:I had tons of fun writing the Koga/Inuyasha scenes. I was laughing as I wrote them. I'm glad that you were laughing, too.

dbzgtfan2004: Yeah! Inu/Kags!!! XOXO

Tsukihime nee: Glad you're having fun. Keep reading. There's more to come.

Theleb K'aarna: Chapter 9 starts to explain why there are demons running around in modern day Japan without anyone really noticing. As you will find out most of them are wearing `Rings of Concealment' which I dragged out of my D&D days.

Kovia: Wow! You have lots of reading to do. As far as Kagura and Kanna. I wasn't intending to put either one of them in my story, but after your appeal I put Kagura in this chapter. (Hey, I try to make my reviewers happy!)