InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Indecent proposal ❯ We'll always have Paris ( Chapter 36 )

Chapter36: We'll always have Paris

 

A/N: I am sure you are all very eager to read this chapter, with Sesshy making his big return and Kagura having to deal with Touran's revelations so I won't make you wait any longer. Enjoy!!!

 

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Zetsuii (Why so much hate against Touran? For all you know she could be telling the truth ; ) Sorry but no she kept the necklace, but that was a good idea.)

 

Unistar (Good observations. I doubt Sesshy would put a camera in his office, but he may have other ways of finding out what happened…)

 

Ladykaa28 (Is Touran really the one to blame? Is she a liar and a thief? The only thing I can say about your theory is that Sesshy would pay extra care not to let Kagura smell Touran on him, after all he wouldn't want to be ripped to shreds…lol)

 

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Liesie (x2 lol) (Knowing that I manage to surprise you actually pleases me. I often think that my stories are often on the predictable and cliché side. Unfortunately for Kagura, because of her insecurities she listened to Touran's words.)

 

 

Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, Sesshomarou would be the one to hold Kagura's heart. Even if I said it earlier in the story, I'll say it again: I don't own the movie `Casablanca' either.

 

 

“Speaking”

`Thinking'

 

 

“Are you sure, I mean from what you told me this Touran can not be trusted” Yura said trying to get as much information as possible out of her sister in law.

 

“I have a hard time believing that Sesshomarou would do something as despicable as that!” Kagome said. She just could not fathom that her dear Inuyasha's brother could be such a twisted jerk.

 

“I really don't know what to think. To be honest a part of me still can't believe it.” Kagura said gladly accepting the tissue Kagome handed to her, as a few more tears crept down her cheeks. The wind sorceress always hated crying, but she just could not seem to stop herself. She did blame her present weakness to resist acting on her emotions to her raging pregnant woman hormones.

 

The three women were sitting together in Yura and Byakuya's living room, wolfing down junk food, and watching DVD's of sad or sappy romance movies, their ritual when one of them was feeling down.

 

Only the three of them were there, as Byakuya had taken his sister Kanna and nephew out, for some well deserved quality time. Yura was relieved to have her husband out of the house, but under the surveillance of his sister. After learning about the way Naraku had abused Kanna, Byakuya had tried to go after the spider hanyou and chop him to pieces. Only when his wife restrained him by tying him down on a chair using hair, that Byakuya calmed down. Following Kanna's pleas not to hurt Naraku, Byakuya did promise that he would not hunt down the hanyou, as long as he stayed out of his way as the wind demon was not sure he could “help himself from snapping Naraku's neck” if he was to see him.

 

“I don't even know what to do”. Kagura admitted burying her face in her hands. She raised her head and said with a pathetic attempt of a smile, trying to lighten up the situation “A part of me wants to find Sessh and cut his balls off, and another part of me wants to behead him. But then again if I cut off his head he wouldn't be able to hear all the choice words I would call him.”

 

Heaving a heavy sigh once realizing that even her dry humor could not make her feel better, Kagura finally admitted on a defeated tone “To be honest the last thing I want is to be face to face with Sesshomarou…”

 

“It is understandable for you to feel this way. But please don't make any rash decisions! You have to think calmly. Even if Touran said all these horrible things, who knows if they are true…” Kagome trailed off before biting into a slice of pizza.

 

“Kagome I know you don't want to tarnish the perfect picture you have of the Tashio brothers, but I now realize Sesshomarou isn't Prince Charming. I don't know about you, but I'm not Cinderella. Sessh won't whisk me away to his castle where we'll live happily ever after. I do wish things will turn out great for you and Inuyasha. But Sessh and I we're done. My baby is going to be the only part of Sessh I will ever have, and the only part of him I want anyway.” Kagura said her eyes drying as she focused on the hatred she now felt for Sesshomarou instead of the pain he had caused her. She realized that hatred was a fuel she could easily use to get over her pain and go on with her life. After all the wind sorceress knew she was not the only one she had to think about. Her baby needed her; he or she needed his or her mother to be strong. And this was exactly what Kagura intended to be: strong.

 

“But Kagura you can't be sure until you speak to Sessh…” the miko started before being cut.

 

“Touran had the fucking necklace we saw in Paris. And unless HE gave it TO HER, I don't see how it could have handed up in the skank's hands. Or are you going to tell me she's a fucking magician and made it appear out of thin air?” Kagura asked bitterly. She was aware she was taking out her anger on her roommate, but the wind sorceress could not hold back her biting tone.

 

“Enough! Kagura no need to be so mean to Kagome. She only has your best interest at heart. And you Kags respect Kagura's choice. Besides she's so pigheaded it's not like you'll manage to make her change her mind.” Yura said before sighing. The hair demoness realized that if she could help it, she would not let her two best friends argue because of boys. She grinned as she told them “now apologize kiss and make up”

 

Kagome and Kagura glared at their friend. Yura knew that she was using a dirty trick by using the way Grandma Kaede's used to break fights between them. The two roommates grudgingly apologized and hug before sitting back on the couch, with Yura between them.

 

“Now it wasn't so hard, was it? I sure am getting better at mothering.” The hair demoness joked as she played with her short hair. “Now let's get back to the problem at hand. I think I have a temporary solution. Well, it would be like killing two birds with one stone”

 

“What are you talking about?” Kagome questioned. She was a little anxious of what Yura's idea could be to a situation as delicate as the predicament Kagura was in.

 

“Well yesterday Byakuya and I talked with Kanna and we concluded that it might be a good idea for her to leave the city for a little while. Of course she'll come back as soon as a judge signs her restraining order against Naraku. Then she'll file for a divorce.” The hair demoness said.

 

“Okay and what does that have to do with me?” Kagura asked. She figured that getting Kanna away from Naraku would not be such a bad idea.

 

“I think you should go with her. Just take a week or two off. You need to cool down and really think about what you want to do with your life AND your baby.” Yura said.

 

“No!” Kagome said. “Don't give her silly ideas, you know how Kagura is”.

 

“On the contrary, Yura's right. I'll get bonding time with Kanna, and I'll be away from the bastard.” Kagura paused with a thoughtful frown.

 

“Better yet, you know what? Sesshomarou is a selfish jerk. But I'll show him I can be selfish too. I am going to my art seminar.” The wind sorceress said crossing her arms over her chest in a stubborn gesture.

 

“Wow you're pushing my idea a bit too far. Your art thingy lasts several months!” Yura said in shock. She could tell Byakuya would not be happy when he would realize how his idea had backfired. The hair demoness thought with a shrug `Well, not my fault'

 

“Three months.” Kagome supplied. “It's a long time Kagura are you sure?”

 

“No offense, but I need time to think by myself and be away from here. This three months off is the perfect opportunity. It starts in two weeks, but Kanna and I can leave tomorrow. While waiting for my seminar to start we can hang out. Then when I start taking classes and attending workshops, Kanna can come back here and do everything to get rid of Naraku for good”. Kagura interrupted herself when she noticed Kagome's crestfallen face. “Don't look at me like that it's just a couple of weeks, it will fly by in no time!” Kagura said sending an apologetic smile to her two best friends.

 

The wind sorceress could still remember how they had come straight to her after she had called them in the middle of the night, crying, her heart breaking over Sesshomarou's betrayal. Ever since that Yura and Kagome two had not left Kagura's side and were trying to distract her as best as possible.

 

“Besides it's near the countryside, they have lots of open and pure air, great hot springs, less junk food, so why are you guys glaring at me like that? After all you are the ones who said I needed to be more careful and healthier for my baby's sake!” the wind sorceress added, managing a small smile.

 

“You could always get healthier here, with us. I mean we could help you, you know that right? We'll always be there for you.” Kagome said, she was really not keen on the idea of Kagura moving out of the city for a few months. “And what are you going to tell Sesshomarou?”

 

“I'll deal with him when I get back. I'll contact a lawyer and get a solid case. I wouldn't put it past Sesshomarou to try to take away my baby. I need to be prepared before I let him know” Kagura said, now determined to go ahead with her plan.

 

“You're wasting your breath Kagome. You know how stubborn Kagura can be. In other words she made her decision and there is nothing we can do about that.” The hair demoness said when she noticed that Kagome was about to open her mouth to utter another protest.

 

Kagome sighed heavily, but kept her mouth shut. The priestess could remember the several months long trip Kagura had taken after finding out about Naraku and Kanna's betrayal. The wind sorceress would have completely relocated elsewhere if it were not for Kagome's idea of opening Kaede's dream restaurant. The project had inflected life and passion back into the then depressive Kagura. The miko feared that following her usual pattern of running away, due to Sesshomarou's betrayal, Kagura would leave, but Kagome could only hope that the wind sorceress would stay true to her word and come back at the end of her seminar.

 

Unaware of her human friend's inner turmoil, Yura then put another movie in the DVD player.

 

Kagura stifled a cry of surprise and pain, as she realized that the movie was none other than `Casablanca'. The same movie Sesshomarou and she had seen at the drive in theater before their first kiss.

 

`One of the last lines of the movie, “We'll always have Pairs”…Hmpf! How prophetic' the wind sorceress thought bitterly as she gently rested her hand over her midsection, where the fruit of her night in Paris with Sesshomarou was slowly growing.

 

 

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*Flashback: Friday, 4:00 pm*

 

 

`Gods, finally the end of the week! I'm exhausted.' Sesshomarou thought as he stretched in his office chair.

 

`Hope you're not too tired, because we are seeing Kagura tonight at six o'clock, and she will be expecting a lot out of you since you raised the bar pretty high in Paris.'

 

The teasing words of his inner demon managed to bring a proud smirk to Sesshomarou's lips. He had to admit that he could not understand the feelings of lack and loss he had been experiencing ever since he had not been able to see Kagura. It was as if he craved the presence of the wind sorceress, as much as those foreign feelings scared Sesshomarou, they also made him happy, and every time he would talk to her he felt so light and relaxed, that is when the stubborn woman did not go against his word…

 

`Just two more hours' Sesshomarou thought with a soft smile. As he got ready to get back to work, he heard his phone ringing. Hoping that it would be his wind witch he quickly picked up the receiver.

 

“Hello”

 

“Welcome back Sesshomarou.”

 

“Father” Sesshomarou acknowledged trying his best to hide his disappointment, but his tone of voice did not go unnoticed by the older dog demon.

 

“Am I interrupting? Or maybe you were expecting someone else?” his father mocked with a small chuckle.

 

“Is there something you wanted?” Sesshomarou asked frowning.

 

“Yes. I need you to go see him.” The older dog demon said all traces of amusement disappearing.

 

“Why? Did he not see reason and decided to take responsibility for his actions?” Sesshomarou asked coldly. He knew exactly who is father was talking about.

 

“There are still some details to go over. Unfortunately I am not able to go over there myself…”

 

“Not able, or not willing?” Sesshomarou corrected.

 

“Ha ha! You've got me there, do not worry it should not take you more than an hour at the most. After all you said yourself that he was just a weak nuisance”.

 

“Fine, I shall go. Is there anything else?” he asked his father eager to finish the discussion and complete the task he was just assigned in order to make it back in time to see Kagura.

 

“I knew I could count on you, son. And by the way, say `hi' to Kagura. Izayoi and I really liked her, you have our blessing. I have your mother's engagement ring if you ever wanted to follow into your brother's footsteps…”

 

“Hmpf! The day I follow in Inuyasha's footsteps shall be the day I die.” Sesshomarou said dryly, not sharing his father's sense of humor.

 

“Sometimes, I wish I had two daughters, I am sure girls would not have caused me so many issues” Touga mused aloud. “Anyway thank you for your aid, goodbye Sesshomarou” the steady sound of the dial tone was the only thing greeting Sesshomarou's ear as his father hung up hastily.

 

`Why do I always end up handling family issues?' Sesshomarou wondered exasperated as he grabbed his coat and headed for the door.

 

 

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Once again Sesshomarou tried calling Kagura and Kagome's home phone, and once more, no one answered. And since he had an aversion of answering machines, he decided not to leave a message.

 

`Maybe she already left her apartment' he wondered looking over at the clock which showed it was now five thirty five. `I will barely make it in time' he thought pressing on the accelerator'.

 

 

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Sesshomarou anxiously once more ran his eyes over the letter his lawyer the faithful Myouga had sent him. The dog demon was sitting behind his desk, trying to waste time while waiting for Kagura to arrive so they could go on their date.

 

`Good soon all this pretending will come to an end. It had really started to weigh on my conscience' He thought.

 

`Since when do you have a conscience? Are you not in the habit of only getting involved with people that can give you something in return? Except maybe Rin…' his inner demon remarked.

 

“Mister Tashio” Touran said as she entered Sesshomarou's office. She gently ran her tongue over her lips before continuing “there is something I have to tell you”.

 

“What is it?” he asked suppressing his urge to growl at the interruption. It was already six thirty and he as much as he tried to speed earlier he had just made it to his office ten minutes ago. Despite that Kagura had yet to arrive or to even answer his phone calls for that matter. The dog demon had tried on several occasions to call both Kagura's home phone and cell phones, but she never answered.

 

“Touran did I not forbid you to use over powering perfumes?” Sesshomarou asked annoyed pinching the bridge of his nose. Even if he would not openly admit it, the lingering scent of strong perfume in his office was bothering his sensitive sense of smell.

 

“Yes you have sir. I would never go against your orders. It might have been a woman from the cleaning crew. They came in not long after you left. Despite my warning to be careful they poked around a bit on your desk when they dusted. I am sorry sir, but they're humans, there's nothing I can do about them not following simple rules” The panther demoness said with a shrug, glad to have so smoothly and easily covered up Kagura's previous visit

 

“There was something you wanted to talk about?” Sesshomarou asked.

 

“Yes. It is concerning Kagu..I mean Miss Kagewaki” she then paused noticing that she suddenly had Sesshomarou's undivided attention. Touran suppressed a smile.

 

“I believe there is something you should know about her” Touran said taking a step towards Sesshomarou with each word. “I don't know if I should tell you. I just do not want to hurt you”.

 

“What is it?” Sesshomarou pressed on, suppressing the urge to scoff. `Hurt me? What is she talking about?' He wondered.

 

“She really is not who you think she is.” His secretary walked to stand right in from of him before once more pausing, waiting to get a reaction from Sesshomarou, needless to say that she was not successful.

 

“A few days ago, I decided to try out a trendy coffee shop I heard about. I was deeply surprised to see none other than Miss Kagewaki and two of her friends there, a hair demoness and a young human with great spiritual powers. I assure you it was not my intention to eavesdrop on them. I really was walking towards them to greet Miss Kagewaki when I overheard her speaking.” Touran stopped herself to see if Sesshomarou was listening to her.

 

At first Sesshomarou did not plan to really pay attention to Touran, but the way she depicted Yura and Kagome and coupled with the fact that Kagura had mentioned their frequent `breakfast dates' in a coffee shop not far from her apartment spiked his attention and curiosity.

 

“Go on” he ordered her.

 

“Well, they were discussing… a certain proposal you made her.” Touran said. She inwardly smirked as she saw Sesshomarou's eyes widen slightly.

 

“I knew it might not seem like my place to talk to you about it, but now that you have returned I just can't let things be… Kagura is not who she pretended to be. Since the beginning she did not intend to go through with your proposal. She simply wanted to get revenge for how she felt you disrespected her during your first meeting. In other words she was pretending all along. She never cared about you… she was only interested in your money. All she wanted was to get as much money as possible from you before dumping you... and of course leaving you without the heir you desire so much.”

 

Even if his perfectly trained face did not betray it in any way, Sesshomarou was fuming inside.

`This explains why Kagura sounded so nervous about my return and why she did not come here as we had agreed. How dare the witch mock this Sesshomarou? Was everything we shared a lie? And I thought she loved me. It is quite lucky that I do not believe in such pathetic emotions.' Sesshomarou thought.

 

`I don't believe this. Kagura really loves you, you know that. There has to be an explanation.' His inner youkai tried to reason him.

 

`Then why is Kagura not here to explain herself?'

 

To this his inner demon could not answer anything. Out of frustration, Sesshomarou started growling lightly.

 

“Did she come here today?” he barked at the secretary who had become extremely pale, never in her life had Touran been so frightened. She could feel the instability in Sesshomarou's youki. Her feline demon instincts were pushing her to get away as fast as possible as she could tell that the dog demon was extremely unhappy.

 

“No…no she did not” Touran lied after gulping, trying to recollect herself.

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes, but Sesshomarou I…” Touran did not dare finish her sentence as she noticed Sesshomarou's eyes becoming red. The dog demon's sudden bout of rage was due to something intriguing he had noticed around his secretary's neck.

 

Touran felt the swell of Sesshomarou's anger and started shivering in fear before quickly trying to flee from the room. Unfortunately for her, by the time she had gathered enough wit to turn around and head for the door she found Sesshomarou planted in front of her, effectively blocking her exit.

 

“What…is…it Mr. Tashio?” she asked fear spreading throughout her entire body.

 

Stepping closer to Touran Sesshomarou noticed something shiny catching his eye, which validated his suspicions. Narrowing his darkened eyes to thin red amber slits, the dog demon raised his razor sharp claws before his secretary's face.

 

 

 

To be continued…

 

 

A/N: Ooh now that was a long chapter. What will Sesshy-chan do to Touran? Will her deceptions be uncovered? Will Kagura leave the city? Will Sesshy get to her in time? What will happen next? Too much drama, I don't know if I can handle it! Find out if I'll answer some of these questions in the next chapter named Resignation.