InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hunt for the Sword of Legend ❯ In the Light of Day ( Chapter 10 )

I wanted to issue a challenge. I have come to hate the name of this story. It just doesn't have enough catch to it. I would love to hear some suggestions. If I end up changing it, I will give who ever it came from full recognition and my eternal gratitude.

 

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. I do, however, own…well…nothing as cool as that. :whimpers:

 

 

Chapter 10:

 

 

In the Light of Day

 

 

Opening his sleep filled eyes, Inuyasha caught the first rays of light filtering into the modest hotel room. Once his pupils adjusted to the bright sun, he thought about the dream he had just woken from.

 

 

The last few nights had brought him some dreams that could only be described as wet. This dream however, was vastly different.

 

 

He and Kagome were walking hand in hand on the beach. The moon was reflected in the dark, mysterious ocean. Thousands of stars twinkled in the night sky. Kagome had been talking to him, but he couldn't remember the conversation. He knew it was important but he couldn't for the life of him remember what was said. It was that way with dreams, he supposed. Some things, like the soft blue highlights in Kagome's long, silky hair, he could still see when he closed his eyes. But other things remained buried as soon as the morning dawned. He was still trying to dig out those concealed words when a dainty hand wound its way around his chest.

 

 

Inuyasha smiled. Here he was thinking about a dream when he had the real thing lying right next to him. What the hell was wrong with him?

 

 

Inuyasha turned so he could face the beautiful angel smothered in the covers. Kagome's eyes darted back and forth under her lids. Whatever the dream was, it was good. She had a tiny smile on her face; the kind that only turned the corners of her lips up in a small degree. If he didn't look close enough, he could've missed it completely. Inuyasha had watched her for the last few mornings while she slept. Sometimes she would smile in her dreams and others…well…

 

 

Inuyasha sighed. He knew about her fear of letting people down. But, this had to be bigger than that. One morning while he was watching her, she had a dream that appeared to be the pinnacle of a nightmare. She was sweating and whimpering. It took everything in him not to shake her and demand that she tell him everything. He didn't know why, but he knew it wasn't a nightmare so much as it was a memory. Memories were funny that way. A memory couldn't hurt you psychically. They couldn't do you bodily harm. However, they could cut deep; so deep that it couldn't be seen on the outside. They cut to the core. He knew that. Everyone knew that. But there were only a few people who knew how it felt. Somehow, Inuyasha knew that these nightmares, memories, had nothing to do with the story she had told him about her grandfather and his harsh words and actions. This was something big. It was big enough for Kagome to keep Inuyasha at arms length, possibly even further. What could have happened to her that she felt the need to close herself up from anyone who would want to care about her?

 

 

He needed to think. There had to be someway to get her to listen to reason.

 

 

Inuyasha silently slipped out from under the thick, black comforter and made his way into the tiny kitchen. Being as quiet as humanly possible, he made himself a cup of coffee and padded over to the door separating his room from Miroku and Sango's. He still needed to find out what had happened.

 

 

After he had taken Kagome back to their room, he had heard strange sounds coming from the other side of the wall. There were many voices. Sometimes he could make out Sango and Miroku's voices but he never could hear what was said. Maybe they were awake so he could get some answers. Willing away the nausea that came with thinking about what happened the night before, Inuyasha softly knocked on the door.

 

 

Sango opened it only a few seconds later. She looked as if she hadn't slept all night. That was most likely the case, but he needed to know what was going on.

 

 

“So, what happened?”

 

 

“Well, I guess I should start after you and Kagome made your getaway.”

 

 

“That would be the best place to start, don't you think?”

 

 

Sango threw a scowl his way but didn't comment. She knew he was just trying to get her riled up. Most of the time it worked, but she was just too tired to play games. She motioned him over to the table and sipped her coffee while he made himself comfortable.

 

 

“After you left, Miroku took off after the creepy guy.”

 

 

“Yeah, I know that. Did he catch him?”

 

 

Sango sighed. “No, the ass got away.”

 

 

“Fuck,” mumbled Inuyasha. That would have been just too easy. “So…”

 

 

“So, then the cops got here and we didn't tell them the real story. We figured it was better that way. If we would have told them what really happened, it would have been in the papers in a few days and that guy would be one of many that would come after us. I told them that we caught the guys trying to steal from our room. I also told them that the guy held me at gun point. I didn't want Kagome to have to answer a bunch of questions only minutes after the whole thing had happened. Anyway, they arrested him and they're still looking for the other guy.”

 

 

They shared a moment of silence. After Sango got up and made them more coffee, Inuyasha finally noticed something was missing.

 

 

“Hey, where's Miroku?”

 

 

Sango chuckled. “He did the noble thing and went in with the cops to sign an official statement so that I wouldn't have to.”

 

 

“Well, that was quite noble of him. Are you going to repay him?” Inuyasha's cheshire smirk could have blinded someone.

 

 

Sango narrowed her eyes in a mocking sort of way. “Why Inuyasha, a lady never kisses and tells.”

 

 

The smile grew bigger. “I didn't ask about kisses, I asked about ass.”

 

 

Sango chuckled and sat back down. She handed Inuyasha his coffee and took a sip of hers before she spoke again. She needed to get the wording right. She wasn't sure what was going on, but Inuyasha would find out one way or another, so she might as well tell him now.

 

 

“Well, there is no ass to speak of. But…”

 

 

“But…” Inuyasha knew that but. He quirked his eyebrow in Sango's direction.

Sango sighed wistfully. “But, I really like him. At first I thought he was just a pervert or a player. Now, I know that's really not what's going on. I don't know how to describe it. It's like a challenge, now. It's going to happen sooner or later, I suppose. It's kinda like an unspoken game. The first person to cave loses. I know that sounds silly, but it's kinda…”

 

 

“Yeah?”

 

 

“It's fun. I don't know how else to describe it.”

 

 

“Well, sounds like, other than the weird sex games you've been playing, you have everything under control.”

 

 

“Yes, everything's fine. How's Kagome by the way.”

 

 

Inuyasha let a small smile grace his expression that didn't go unnoticed by Sango.

 

 

“She's fine now. It took a little while to calm her down, but she's fine.”

 

 

“And you…”

 

 

Inuyasha stared at his coffee for a second. What was he supposed to tell her? That he doubted his ability to protect Kagome now. That was the last thing Sango needed to hear. It would only upset her that things had gotten as out of hand as they had. She would use that same bullshit that Kagome was trying to feed him. He knew it was his fault. If he had only been stronger, smarter; it shouldn't have been an issue whether Kagome was fine or not. She should always be happy and safe.

 

 

“I'm okay, too. I'll admit that I was furious, but I'm fine now.”

 

 

Sango smiled.

 

 

Inuyasha pulled the phone from the pocket of the jeans he had on the night before. He wasn't in his right mind last night and as a result, he forgot to change.

 

 

“I have to call Sesshoumaru and tell him what happened.”

 

 

“Yeah, could you do that somewhere else? I seriously need to get some sleep.” Miroku had just walked through the doorway. He looked worse than Sango. His eyes didn't have the mischievous glint they so often wore.

 

 

“No, I can't. He'll have questions for you.”

 

 

Miroku flopped down on the bed closest to him. “I've answered enough questions for a lifetime, thank you. All I want now is shut eye.”

 

 

“Tough cookies.”

 

 

“Tough cookies? That's a strange expression.”

 

 

Inuyasha turned to Sango. “Keep him awake.”

 

 

Sango rolled her eyes but complied none the less. Miroku whined at her when she grabbed an arm and pulled him from the bed.

 

 

“Don't be such a baby. It's only for a few more minutes. Get your fat ass up.”

 

 

Inuyasha chuckled at the bickering pair as he waited for his half-brother to answer his phone.

 

 

“Tanaka.”

 

 

“Hey Sessh, want to hear a really great story?”

 

 

“Unless it involves you being decapitated, I'd rather eat bugs.”

 

 

“You know, they say that some bugs are very nutritious; full of protein.”

 

 

An almost audible eye roll followed. “I can see you're not going to let this go. Speak before I change my mind.”

 

 

“Once upon a time…”

 

 

“Inuyasha…” It was the end of the game. He won. With a smirk, he started to tell the facts.

 

 

“Okay…, man you're no fun. Last night someone broke into Sango and Miroku's room. We were all in mine and Kagome's room at the time. I went in and there was a man waiting for me. I didn't get a good look at his face so don't ask me.”

 

 

“Go on…”

 

 

Inuyasha sighed and took a deep breath. He knew what was coming. Sesshoumaru would question his ability to protect Kagome even more that he, himself had. `Might as well get this over with and face the music.'

 

 

“I didn't notice when I walked in that there was a guy behind the door. I guess I was a little distracted by the first guy. He was just so creepy. Anyway, the guy snatched up Kagome and held a gun to her.”

 

 

Inuyasha waited for the reprimand, but it never came.

 

 

“Is that all? Did the men just disappear or is there more?”

 

 

`Well that's different,' he thought.

 

 

“Okay,” he answered with a little skepticism in his voice, “no, they didn't disappear. The creepy guy told me that if I didn't tell him where the sword was that he was going to shoot Kagome. I didn't get to tell him anything because Miroku came to the rescue and did some kind of `Vulcan Death Grip' or something. The guy went out like a light. Before I could go after the creepy guy, Kagome ran into my arms and I couldn't get her to calm down.”

 

 

Inuyasha could feel his anger rising again. He closed his eyes and the images came once more. Only this time, he could see what could have happened. The man forcefully striping Kagome, putting a hand over her mouth, her terrified screams…

 

 

Before he could realize what was going on, he was up and throwing the chair he was sitting in across the room and into the wall. Pacing back and forth, willing the visions away, he could just barely make out the voice of his brother.

 

 

“He didn't just point a gun at her, did he?”

 

 

“No! That fucking bastard put his hands on her! I should have cut them off! Goddamn him! I'll fucking kill him if I ever see him again!”

 

 

“Inuyasha, we'll deal with the scum later. I still need you to tell me what else happened.”

 

 

Inuyasha regulated his breathing again and finally stopped pacing. He could now see the bewildered looks coming from Sango and Miroku. He could see from their faces that they were concerned for him. He didn't need their concern. It was his fault anyway. Inuyasha turned his back to stop them from looking at him. He took in a big breath of air and let it out slowly.

 

 

“The man-handler,” he spat, “is in police custody but the creepy guy got away. Miroku tried to follow him, but he lost him.”

 

 

“Did Miroku get a good look at him?”

 

 

Inuyasha turned to look at the person in question. He was wide awake now, due to the fact that only a few second ago, he thought he was going to have to dodge a chair.

 

 

“Did you get a look at Mr. Creepy?”

 

 

“Uh, sort of,” came the bumbling response.

 

 

“Well…”

 

 

Miroku cleared his throat. “He had long, wavy, dark hair. He had these weird, reddish eyes. I'd say he was in his early thirties.”

 

 

Inuyasha relayed the information to Sesshoumaru and waited for a response.

 

 

“Well, I'd say you met the mastermind last night. That sounds like the Naraku I saw a few months ago.”

 

 

“What do you want to do now?” Inuyasha was never really a planner. He was more of a `take action' sort of guy. His brother usually had a plan in this type of situation.

 

 

“I still want you to come to Raleigh. Other than the fact that Rin wants to meet this `Kagome', it is a good place for you and the others to stay while I do some research. This guy is more dangerous than I thought.”

 

 

“Okay, that sounds good. I was only planning on staying one night but we could stay a few more to give you time to figure this out. Maybe you, Sango and Shippo could work together.”

 

 

“Alright, little brother, call me when you find out when you're landing.”

 

 

“Will do.”

 

 

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Sesshoumaru Tanaka closed his phone and sighed. Though he would never admit it to his half-brother, he was worried. Not that it was a bad thing to worry; he just didn't need to give Inuyasha more ammunition than he already had.

 

 

Sesshoumaru strolled across the study he had ducked into when Inuyasha had called him. As much as his wife tended to worry, he didn't need her hearing the conversations he and his brother'd had.

 

 

This situation had gone from bad to worse in a matter of days. What the hell was going on, anyway? What kind of human being threatened rape if answers weren't given? This Naraku fellow had better stay out of the picture, if he knew what was best for him. Sesshoumaru knew all too well what happened when Inuyasha fell into a rage. He had quite a few scars on his person from the days of their childhood.

 

 

A light knock on the door pulled him out of the contemplating countless ways Naraku could end up if his brother's wrath were to be called out. Without bothering for a reply, a woman strolled into the study. `Beautiful,' he mused. Not many people could say that they were married to the most stunning woman they had ever laid eyes on. Rin was the epitome of all things good and wonderful. She wasn't very tall, but her long legs and torso seemed to go on forever. Even the modest pant suit she was wearing couldn't cover the completely sensuous curves that accented his wife's body. She had a face to match that body, too: High cheekbones; pouty lips; long, luscious hair…yes, she was perfect.

 

 

Rin giggled. “Is there something catching your eye?”

 

 

Sesshoumaru gave a lazy smirk. It was something he knew she couldn't resist. She had told him many times that his smiles were completely predatory. While that might scare the competition for business away, his wife got weak in the knees whenever his white teeth barely glinted behind his lips.

 

 

Rin licked her lips and let a corner of her mouth rise in challenge. She sauntered over to him and pulled on the front of his blazer, pushing herself to her toes, to steal a small kiss.

 

 

“You seem to be in a good mood.” She had yet to let him out of her grasp.

 

 

“That's because I have good news that will put you in a good mood.”

 

 

Rin looked up at him through her dark, sweeping lashes. “Oh, and what good news would that be?”

 

 

“Inuyasha has agreed to stay here for a few days before taking off to New Orleans.”

 

 

“Well, that is good news. What did you say to get him to agree?” Rin toyed with his tie, trying to rid him of it as she waited for an answer.

 

 

“I told him that you were the one to make the request.”

 

 

Rin giggled. “I have a wonderful brother-in-law, don't you think?”

 

 

Sesshoumaru, in the blink of an eye, clamped his hand on her very sensitive posterior and lifted Rin so that she straddled him. It had a very nice effect. It didn't matter how many times he had done the same move in the past. It seemed that over the years it affected her that much more. She had told him once that when he did it, it made her realize the sheer power in his body.

 

 

Rin sucked in a breath and let a moan slip from her lips as her head lolled back. She had a firm grip on his upper arms and knew that she was in trouble now.

 

 

“Careful Rin,” he said before he placed an open mouthed kiss on her neck, “You wouldn't want me to get jealous, would you?”

 

 

“Mmmm…how about I show you why you have no need to be jealous, husband.”

 

 

“Devil woman…,” he murmured before setting off to their bedroom.

 

 

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To put it bluntly, Inuyasha was miserable. The first flight had taken way too long in his opinion. The second flight, from L.A. to Charlotte, was just the icing on the cake. What the hell was Sango thinking? She knew how much he hated flying. Why the hell would she subject him to this unusual brand of torture? It was just as well, Inuyasha guessed. If they had stayed a night in L.A., he wouldn't have arrived in North Carolina until Friday. As it was, even with leaving at 12:00 pm on Thursday and traveling for sixteen hours, they still arrived at Charlotte-Douglas Airport by Thursday evening. It was about 6:00 pm and the sun wasn't even beginning to set.

 

 

As much as Inuyasha loved to travel to exotic lands, he had to admit that there was no place like home. There was something about the stifling humidity and the smell of thunderstorms on the horizon that called to his soul.

 

 

“Mr. Tanaka?”

 

 

Inuyasha turned to see a man dressed in a very dull suit; all black with a white linen shirt. Sesshoumaru really needed to lighten up on his staff a little.

 

 

“Yeah, that's me.”

 

 

“The car is this way. Will you follow me?”

 

 

Kagome was staring out into the distance when he passed her. She seemed a million miles away. He turned to see what she was looking at. Even at an airport, if you looked into the distance, you could see green all around you. Inuyasha turned to look at Kagome once more and let a smile grace his gruff countenance.

 

 

“There's a lot more where that came from.”

 

 

Kagome smiled back and nodded. Inuyasha took her elbow and led her in the same direction the driver had headed. Sango and Miroku trailed only slight behind them. Once they reached the very posh car, the driver took all of their bags and helped them into the car.

 

 

“How far away does your brother live from here,” asked Miroku once he was settled in his seat.

 

 

Inuyasha snorted. “Half-brother,” he corrected, “and it will take about six hours or so. We'll get there about 12:30.”

 

 

Kagome sighed.

 

 

“What's wrong, Kagome?” Inuyasha sensed her reluctance.

 

 

“I'm kinda hungry. Do you think that maybe we could stop or something?”

 

 

“Of course. I know a great diner around the corner. I'll call in an order for us.”

 

 

Kagome smiled and Inuyasha once again basked in the knowledge that he had put that smile there. She hadn't seemed any different once she had woken that morning. He was worried that she might have some adverse affects from what happened, but she seemed like the Kagome he had met. So far, nothing was out of the ordinary. He really hoped it would stay that way. Inuyasha wasn't sure if he could endure another minute of hearing her sobs. It grated him to the core and he felt helpless because of it.

 

 

Inuyasha took a deep breath of the fresh air that breezed through the window. It was good to be home. Maybe he did need a few days to recover, after all. Kagome could use some down time as well. `This was a good idea Rin, thanks.'

 

 

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Some six hours later, the car they had been riding in came to a halt in front of wrought iron gates. The driver rolled his window down and punched in the code for the gates. Kagome couldn't help but be amazed at all the land. Everything was green expect for the flecks of color that were different species of flowers.

 

 

Kagome turned to Inuyasha with very curious eyes. “Inuyasha, your brother must be very wealthy to own so much land.”

 

 

“Not really. I mean, he is very rich, but it has nothing to do with all this. All this once belonged to my father. Sesshoumaru got this house and I got the one in the mountains. Besides, land here is different from land in Japan. It's getting harder to come by but you can still get large amounts for a fairly reasonable price, especially in the southern or mid-western states.”

 

 

Kagome's eyes rounded. “Is your place as big as that?”

 

 

Inuyasha looked up to see the mansion come into view. He chuckled. “No, mine's a little smaller than that.”

 

 

Kagome couldn't help but let her mouth drop at the site of the beautiful palace before her eyes. It was a grey stone castle-like home with three stories, and more space than she could ever imagine. All around the house were beautiful tiger lilies. Their orange-yellow color stood out drastically in front of the slate colored mansion. She couldn't wait to see the inside. This was going to be a wonderful getaway from the past week.

 

 

The car stopped once more and the driver opened the door for them to step out.

 

 

“Inuyasha!”

 

 

A tiny woman threw herself into Inuyasha's arms. He caught her and whirled her around for a moment before settling her on the paved cul-de-sac once more. They both giggled for a second and then Inuyasha turned to make the introductions.

 

 

“Rin, this is Kagome, and her cousin Miroku. Kagome and Miroku, this is my sister-in-law, Rin.”

 

 

Kagome shook Rin's hand and bowed; Miroku did the same.

 

 

“Inuyasha, I'm glad you're still in one piece.”

 

 

Inuyasha glanced back at the large front doors to see his half-brother strolling toward the rest of them.

 

 

“Feh, like I can be taken down so easily.”

 

 

Sesshoumaru smiled a cunning smile. This did not bode well for Inuyasha.

 

 

“As I hear it, you had a little help in your last brush with danger.”

 

 

Sesshoumaru's smiled faded at his brother's wide eyes. He seemed to be trying to implore him for some reason. He looked to Sango and the other male and they seemed to have the same facial expression. As he observed it, Kagome was the only one like him; apparently not in the know.

 

 

“Who helped you out Inuyasha?” Kagome was a little confused by the interaction between the brothers.

 

 

Inuyasha scowled at his brother before turning to Kagome with a fake smile on his face.

 

 

“He's just talking about that guy fainting. It helped the situation turn in our favor. You remember, don't you?”

 

 

Kagome smiled back with a little hesitance. She knew something was going on, but she didn't bother to comment. If it was important, they would tell her.

 

 

“That's right. That was very lucky for us.”

 

 

Inuyasha gave a curt nod.

 

 

“Well,” said Rin, breaking the tension. “If you guys will follow me, I'll show you to your rooms. I'm sure you're all very tired.”

 

 

Sango smiled. “You have no idea Rin. By the way, it's good to see you again. I think the last time I saw you and Sessh was Christmas.”

 

 

“Yes it was. By the way, don't get too comfortable. Tomorrow we are going shopping. I can't let my favorite shopping buddy come see me without taking a trip into town to do some damage.”

 

 

Sango and Rin laughed as they all made their way into Sesshoumaru and Rin's home. Sesshoumaru shot Inuyasha a look that meant that he had not forgotten the little lie Inuyasha had told Kagome. He wanted to know what was going on and, by God, he was going to get answers. Sesshoumaru hated not knowing even the smallest aspects of anything. Inuyasha answered with a look of his own, he would tell his brother all about it at a later time. With a satisfied nod, they, too, walked towards the house.

 

 

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Inuyasha was pacing in one of Sesshoumaru's studies. With the new development in the chase for the sword, he wasn't going to be back to work for maybe another week. He hated calling in to work but there was nothing he could do about that. No one else could be trusted to retrieve the sword. Not to mention that fact that he still had Kagome to worry about. It seemed that this Naraku character had targeted Kagome. It made sense. Kagome was the only one that couldn't properly defend herself. Naraku also knew from the other night that if he was going to get to Inuyasha or the others, Kagome being in danger was the angle to play. Silently cursing the bastard that had caused all this trouble, he heard a woman's voice answer the phone.

 

 

“Hello, this is Dean Williams.”

 

 

“Hi, Dean Williams, this is Professor Tanaka.”

 

 

“Oh hello, Inuyasha. To what do I owe the pleasure?”

 

 

“I'm sorry that this is not a social call. I wanted to call you and tell you that I've had an emergency that I need to tend to. I may be gone for another week. I hope that it doesn't put you into a bind.”

 

 

“Don't worry about that Inuyasha. I'll take care of it. I do hope everything is okay.”

 

 

“It will be. Thanks Dean Williams. I'll call you and let you know if I need more time or if I can come in before the week is up.”

 

 

“Take all the time you need. Call me if I can help in any way.”

 

 

“I will, thank you.”

 

 

Inuyasha closed his cell and thanked God that he had such an understanding boss. If only all the aspects of his life were that easy. Off the tip of his tongue, Kagome was one problem that came to mind. If he could only get her to see that he truly did care for her. If he were honest with himself, he would admit that he was falling in love with her, if he wasn't already there.

 

 

Inuyasha sighed and went back to his bedroom. Rin had put Kagome and him in conjoining rooms. He felt safer knowing that she was only a closed door away, and the look on her face when Rin had led them to the rooms said that she was in agreement.

 

 

Inuyasha lay down on the queen sized bed. Before he let sleep take him, he pondered ways to convince a certain entrancing woman to see how much he cared for her.

 

 

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I know that this seems like a filler chapter, but there were certain things that needed to happen. I hope that my little explanation helped with the questions I have been getting.

 

 

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