InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ If you don't know... ❯ Troubled Minds... ( Chapter 20 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or have any rights to the clothes or music mentioned in this fic.
AN: Here's is Chapter 20; it only took Gen 3 days to correct this. So in essence she is awesome. :). Enjoy! Edited: Corrections made, enjoy : )
Pairings: sess/kag, kou/aya, mir/san, inu/shiori, ship/rin, souten/ginta, kilara/hak, and more...
Flashback:
"Sess, you should probably get dressed too. I really think it might be better than walking around in your boxers and bathrobe. I don't share well with others, it was always a problem with a younger sibling," Kagome told him with a wink closing the door to the bathroom.
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Troubled Minds...
Walking downstairs to the living room, Kagome and Sesshoumaru were greeted with the sight of Ayame trying to change seats away from Kouga, only having to get up again when said wolf demon joined her.
Kagome began to giggle at the idea of Ayame having to run from affection, when usually she was a partial initiator with the males she had dated. Of course, Kagome's giggling caught the room's occupants' attention.
"What's going on?" Kagome asked, entering the room fully, with Sesshoumaru right behind, locating a spot for the two to sit.
"We were going to discuss what Shiori overheard last night, but this wolf doesn't get the idea of finding a different area to sit and is practically sitting on me," Ayame growled, crossing her arms with a huff.
Ayame's explanation caused laughter to occur from Sango and Shiori. Kouga just smiled and seated himself at the other end of the couch Ayame was on, to allow the girl to calm down.
Deciding on the love seat, Sesshoumaru quickly sat down and pulled Kagome to sit on his lap. Seeing this, the other girls in the room awed at seeing Kagome put her head on Sesshoumaru's shoulder to relax.
"You know, we could do that as well, Ayame. You could sit on my lap," Kouga suggested to the wolf demoness he was trying to swoon.
"That would be nice, if you could actually use those ears of yours for listening and not just for collecting wax," Ayame bit back.
"Aya, be nice. Now, Shiori, did they say anything about what in my past they would or could use?" Kagome interrupted, not wanting to hear the bickering, but rather the grunting from her mate who she really wanted to take back up to the bedroom.
"I don't honestly know, he didn't say, but it's not just your past, Kagome. Naraku said something like "The past will become a downfall" or something like that," Shiori told her with a shrug.
Looking at Sesshoumaru, Kagome couldn't help but be a little relieved it wasn't only her under the microscope. Though she couldn't help but wonder where the information about him would come from, not to mention what it was.
Glancing to his mate sitting on his lap, Sesshoumaru noticed her looking at him. Feeling her unsureness, he intertwined her fingers with his and gave a squeeze.
Sesshoumaru asked, "Something troubling you mate?"
"Is there something in your past I should know? So I'm not startled or put off guard if they do anything with your past?" Kagome voiced her question.
Sesshoumaru thought for a moment, "The only thing I would think they could use would be Yura, and the relationship I had with her."
"Well, Yura helping Naraku wouldn't be a big shock. I saw her come out of the janitors closet with him a couple of days ago adjusting her skirt," Ayame snorted.
Pulling her attention to Ayame, Kagome responded with a sound. "Ew."
Still looking at Kagome, Sesshoumaru asked, "What about you, Kagome? Anything they could use against you in your past that you can think of?"
"Oh yeah, I can think of something or another," Kagome nodded with confirmation.
"Care to share, mate?" Sesshoumaru prodded.
Kagome replied, "Well, knowing Yura, she would probably use the fact that the couple of serious boyfriends I had had when I told them I loved them, 2-3 months later, something would happen and we would break up. It's something that has kind of bothered me, and Kai is quite aware of that fact."
"No kidding, he figured it out when you guys started dating at the beginning of 11th," Sango told.
"Kind of ironic he turned into one of them, huh?" Shiori asked.
"Yup," Kagome agreed, nodding her head.
Noticing Kagome's demeanor and Sesshoumaru starting to rub Kagome's back to relax her, Shiori suggested that they all leave the two love birds to their own devices.
"But I thought we were going to watch a movie," Kouga whined as everyone but Sesshoumaru and Kagome started to stand up to leave.
"Change of plans, come on, wolf boy, I'll let you sit next to me," Ayame told him, holding out her hand to him, which he quickly took advantage of and grabbed.
Waving goodbye, laying her head on Sesshoumaru's shoulder, Kagome watched as their friends left. Looking at Sesshoumaru, she noticed he was staring at her intently.
"Yes?" Kagome asked with a smile on her face, wrapping her arms around Sesshoumaru's neck.
Staring into her eyes, Sesshoumaru leaned forward and captured Kagome's lips with his. Attempting to deepen the kiss, Kagome began to trace her tongue on his lips asking for permission. However, Sesshoumaru pulled himself back, only to have Kagome look at him questioningly.
Shaking his head, Sesshoumaru told her, "Not here, mate," picking her up and carrying her up to their room.
Placing Kagome on the bed, Sesshoumaru turned around, closed and locked the door.
Smiling in remembrance, Kagome reached out for Sesshoumaru, who quickly gave in to her. Having Sesshoumaru place himself on top of Kagome, she raised her head up to press her lips against his.
Pulling back slightly, feeling more than comfortable with their relationship Kagome confessed, "I love you."
Hearing her confession, Sesshoumaru responded by immediately placing his lips against hers. The two mates continued to explore each others' bodies, only to take a break to eat meals, which they had brought to their room.
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Monday came too soon for the newly mated couple. Walking into the school, Kagome had to make sure to get there slightly early to have her last name changed. Naturally, as Kagome walked to the office, Sesshoumaru never left her side.
"Good morning, Sesshoumaru. What can I help you with today?" The young woman in the office, who was in her early twenties, flirted with Sesshoumaru and completely ignored Kagome.
Waving her hand in the girl's face, Kagome said, "Actually, I need your assistance, not him. I need to change my last name to my newly mated one."
After that comment, Kagome slid the necessary paper work toward the young lady who was obviously irritated at being interrupted. Logging into the computer, the woman pulled up Kagome's records, only to have her eyes widen when she looked over the paper work.
"Sesshoumaru, you're mated?" the young woman squeaked.
Sesshoumaru's response was a simple nod and he began to nuzzle Kagome's neck. The woman, seeing this, violently typed in the change, made a copy of the paper work then gave it back to Kagome.
"Have a nice day," she said, irritated that Kagome was mated to Sesshoumaru.
Walking out of the office, Kagome commented, "Well, that went well."
When the bell rang, the two kissed each other then parted to go to their separate classes. The rest of the day, Kagome encountered more and more girls who had the same upset reaction as the woman in the office towards her mating Sesshoumaru. The idea that so many were upset with her was funny to Kagome, seeing as it wasn't new that she was with Sesshoumaru and most knew they were supposed to mate.
Finally when 6th period rolled around, Kagome couldn't help but seem extremely relieved the day was almost over. Walking into the locker room to change, she saw, leaning up against her locker, none other than Yura, smiling at her as she approached.
Coming right in front of her locker, Kagome asked as nicely as possible, "Can I get in my locker? I sorta need to change."
Moving to sit on the bench in front of the lockers, Yura sat still with a smile on her face.
"Something you need, Yura?" Kagome inquired, noticing Yura hadn't left yet.
"I just wanted see how half of the newly mated couple was doing. Sesshoumaru really is a great lover, isn't he? You know, out of all the girlfriends he got, I was always the only one he said "I love you" to. It is quite beautiful when he utters those three words to you, isn't it? He has uttered them, hasn't he?" Yura spoke with a big irritating smile on her face the whole way.
As Yura spoke about the three words, Kagome thought about the afternoon prior and her uttering them to him and his response. While Kagome had said them, he hadn't. Now Kagome had ideas running through her head about her past concerning those words.
"But don’t you just love the way he looks when he just has to have you? You just hope to Kami that you make it to the bedroom before you can't wait any longer and just have to have each other? Those were the best of times with Sesshoumaru. Well, I have to go get dressed. Bye, Kagome," Yura told her, her annoying smile if possible getting bigger.
Kagome began to think about what happened between them so far, and before they mated they usually had to stop and remind the other they couldn't. Or as in yesterday, Sesshoumaru stopped what they were doing and made sure they walked up the stairs and locked the door first. These thoughts just led Kagome to start contemplating the "I love you" stuff again.
She began to wonder if it was just instinct and his beast and if he actually cared for her. However, those thoughts just led Kagome to wonder if he would be like the others and drift away after 3 months after she had uttered the three words. Like all the others did.
During all of Kagome's thinking, she had somehow gotten dressed for Volleyball and was sitting near one of the nets in silent thought. All of a sudden, a silver haired being came running and sitting, crashing right next to her. Looking to her right, she looked at Inuyasha like he had something on his face.
"Hey, didn't mean to crash into you, but besides Sess who's in the coach's office, you're the only one out here," Inuyasha explained in a breath, but as he looked at Kagome's face, as she was still thinking through her thoughts, he added, "Are you alright?"
Giving a slight smile, Kagome nodded and answered, "I dunno, I think I might be later. I just have sort through some things in my head. I had a weird encounter with Yura in the locker room that I'm still trying to process completely."
Worried, Inuyasha asked, "Why? What happened?"
Letting out a sigh, Kagome told Inuyasha what had happened from when she found Yura at her locker, to what she had been thinking about and trying to sort through.
Inuyasha got silent after what Kagome had told him.
Realizing what had to be done, Inuyasha looked at Kagome and told her "Don't worry, Kags, Yura is usually full of shit. And don't forget, she might be working with Naraku about whatever he has planned. So this might be exactly what they want to happen."
Nodding her head, Kagome agreed with him, "You're right, Yash, maybe I'm just being silly."
Even after hearing her utter those words, Inuyasha could see she was bothered and slightly down over this.
Not wanting to invade any personal space issues she may have, he asked experimentally, "Do you want me to rub circles on your back to relax you? Mom used to do it when we were upset as pups."
Looking towards Inuyasha, Kagome let out a good laugh and told him she was fine. At that moment, the bell rang and Inuyasha and Kagome went to the separate line up areas to await their coaches. But one thing came perfectly clear to Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru needed to talk to Kagome and soon.
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Not too far away on the PE yard, near the football team, stood Yura and the rest of the cheerleading squad.
"Did you do it?" Kikyo anxiously waited.
"Oh yeah. The stupid girl is probably now wondering what to do. And this is perfect for Naraku to make the next move," Yura gloated.
The other cheerleaders giggled around her, all being involved. What no one noticed was Kagura who looked a bit nervous.
'Am I the only one who realizes this can't end well? You can't interfere with mates...' Kagura thought to herself as she began to figure a way to save her own ass and warn either Sesshoumaru or Kagome.
Looking towards Sesshoumaru made Kagura remember how scary he was and decided to find the right moment to approach Kagome instead.
'My brother may think he has everything worked out, and that everything will go his way. But I know better,' Kagura thought as the cheer coach walked towards them.
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AN: So I hope you liked Chapter 20. Hope it wasn't too long. ;)
I'd like to give a special thanks to FxB, Inuyasha lov3r, and Yumika411 for reviewing. I really appreciate it. :)
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