InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Indecent proposal ❯ Getting by ( Chapter 38 )

Chapter38: Getting by

 

A/N: Hello dear readers of mine. I hoe I didn't make you wait too long for his chapter.

 

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Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, Sesshomarou would have been the one to hold Kagura's heart.

 

 

“Speaking”

`Thinking'

 

 

 

*Three and a half months later*

 

 

 

“Can you see her?” Yura asked her husband as she held closer their little baby girl.

 

“Not yet. What about you Kagome?” Byakuya asked trying to look over the mass of people coming out of the airport terminal.

 

“You know Kagura she's always late; hence why she decided to extend her trip by two weeks. Really, it would not surprise me if she came out last” the young human said standing on the tip of her toes.

 

The three black haired trio did not have to wait long, as a loud “Hey you guys!” came from somewhere among the crowd. A few seconds later, none other than their dear friend stopped in front of them dragging a suitcase behind her.

 

“Why you! You shouldn't be lifting heavy things; you're almost five months pregnant for God's sake!” Byakuya who had stepped back into his over protective older brother role said as he pried the suitcase out of Kagura's hand.

 

“Damn you're showing a lot. I can tell you have been well fed!” Yura said looking down at her friend's fuller figure. “Look here my sweet Kaori. This is aunty Kagura. She's daddy's little sister” Yura said safely putting the two weeks old demon baby in the wind sorceress' hands.

 

“Aww she is so cute.” The wind sorceress cooed as she saw her niece for the first time. “I am so happy for you guys!” she then exclaimed kissing softly her niece's red haired head before giving her back to her mother.

 

“Have you been taking care of yourself?” Kagome asked Kagura as she returned her friend's hug happily, a relieved sigh escaping her lips. Until the last minute, Kagome had feared that Kagura would decide never to come back; thus her relief at holding her roommate in her arms.

 

“What kind of question is that? Of course not! Can't you see she cut down her hair?! It might not have been as luscious as Byakuya's but still…it's such a shame!” Yura said with a suffering sigh. She was appalled at the idea that Kagura had cut down a few inches from her long dark hair. The hair demoness did realize with a curse that Kagura would still be able to gather her hair in her usual horrible bun or messy ponytail.

 

“Women are you going to chat here all day? We need to get you off your feet” the wind demon said to his sister before adding with a smile looking over at his yawning daughter “and you in your cradle”.

 

The said three women laughed for a while as they walked towards the parking structure of the airport.

 

“You have no idea how fucking good it feels to be home!” Kagura said smiling brightly.

 

 

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“Will you play with me daddy?” Rin asked as she came barging into her father's study.

 

“Not now Rin I am working.” he answered taking a sip of his glass of whiskey before once more dropping his gaze on the paperwork scattered on his desk.

 

“Okay…” Rin said sadly before turning around to leave her father.

 

Sesshomarou gritted in teeth in frustration as he noticed his daughter's pouting lips and slumped shoulders, he then quickly added “I will read you a story and tuck you in bed a little bit. In the meantime go play with Jaken. And no TV” he said.

 

The little human beamed and laughed before running towards her father's massive desk. Rising on the tip of her toes Rin quickly pressed her lips to Sesshomarou's cheek. The brown haired human child then left the study and closed the door behind her.

 

The closed door did not stop Sesshomarou from hearing her scream “Jaken let's play tag. You're it!”

 

The dog demon shook his head and chuckled gently at his daughter's antics. He then stood up and generously refilled his glass before resuming his work.

 

 

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“Thanks Kagome it was delicious and I was starving” Kagura said as helped her roommate wash the dishes after their pasta dinner.

 

“So we noticed” Yura said jokingly as she picked up her daughter and fed her a bottle.

 

“Hey I'm eating for two!” Kagura protested to Yura's teasing of the incredible portion of food she had wolfed down at dinner.

 

“Talking about two… I can't believe Kanna decided to say behind.” Yura said with a frown.

 

“It's the power of love. When I introduced her to Musou I never would have guessed they would hit it off like that. At least I know Musou is a great guy. We went to art school together and all… and didn't he date you for like two seconds?” Kagura asked turning towards her room mate.

 

“We just went on ONE date. But we quickly realized we weren't meant to be and stayed friends. I'm happy Kanna found someone. I feared she would stay stuck on Naraku.” The miko said with a smile.

 

“Well, if we hadn't had Kaori two weeks ago, Byakuya would have visited them and interrogate Musou” Yura said with a smile. “Talking about relationships and over protective people, Kagura, I think we've let you go on with this for too long. So tell me, when are you going to finally talk to Sesshomarou about the baby? As much of an asshole as he may be he is still the father of the child and needs to know of its existence.” Yura said with a grave face.

 

At Yura's question, Kagura almost dropped the plate she was drying. Luckily she managed to catch herself. Grateful that she and Kagome were done washing the dishes, Kagura sat down at the dining table.

 

“Yura! Leave her time to set in first!” Kagome said outraged at her friend's lack of tact. Even if she herself was dying to ask Kagura, she did not want her friend to hurt any more than she already had.

 

“It's okay. I'll talk to Sesshomarou in a few days. I already thought it all up. I used my time off wisely and contacted a lawyer and I'll do anything not to let the bastard take my baby away from me to use him. According to my lawyer I have a good chance of resolving things quietly since Sesshomarou of course would never dare to bring the case to court because of the bad publicity, I should be okay. No, I will be okay.” Kagura said trying to downplay the pain that tore at her heart as soon as her friend mentioned Sesshomarou's name.

 

`Or rather I hope I'll be okay. My lawyer did make it clear that as the father Sessh has rights too, and that there's not much I can do against that. Yura is right I can't keep the news of my pregnancy a secret anymore. Even if I'm afraid of what he might do; I have to let Sesshomarou know. I can only hope things will be alright' Kagura thought feeling her chest tighten in fear and sadness.

 

“Kagura…we know you're hurting. You don't have to hide your pain from us. You are our friend, our sister and we'll always be here no matter what. And also you have to stop lying to yourself I know the baby is not the only thing weighing on your mind. Am I wrong? Kagome asked noticing the fatigued expression on her roommate's face, a clear indication of Kagura's turmoil. Smiling sadly in compassion, Kagome embraced Kagura warmly in her arms.

 

At first the wind sorceress tried pushing her friend away assuring her she did not need comforting. But soon enough Kagura decided to give in and just let Kagome hold her. Showing her support and love for her friend, the young human gently rubbed her roommate's back trying to comfort her as best as she could.

 

“You're right Kagome. I am so pathetic. I tried to forget him, I tried to focus on the pain he caused me, on the hatred I feel for him…but I can't, I just can't. I still have feelings for Sesshomarou and I hate myself for it. It just hurts too damn much. It's even worse than with Naraku.” Kagura said trying to hold back her tears. Seeing how weak she was and feeling once more on her cheeks hot tears due to Sesshomarou enraged and disgusted Kagura to no end.

 

`Why can't I forget the bastard?' The wind sorceress wondered.

 

Yura laid down her daughter for her nap, before joining her two best friends and hugging them. The three of them stayed in their group hug for a long time, but the miko and the hair demoness did not mind, they would have done anything to make their friend feel better even for just a short while.

 

 

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After putting Rin to bed, Sesshomarou walked downstairs to the main living room to be greeted by another pair of golden eyes and a silver white mane.

 

“Inuyasha what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with your fiancée? And I thought the two of you were joined at the hip…” Sesshomarou said as he plopped down on one of the sofas.

 

“Let me guess you spent your entire evening locked into your study working, and you reek of alcohol again.” Inuyasha said in a stern reproachful voice not even bothering to answer his brother's mocking words. After a heavy sigh the half demon asked “Did you go see her today? She called me saying she missed her darling Sesshy.”

 

“She always says that. And besides she does not need to see me all the time. I was at her doctor's appointment just last week and from what I heard the baby is faring well.” Sesshomarou answered with a dismissive hand gesture, repressing a growl of annoyance.

 

“And why are you here? Did father send you to check on me again? You can tell him I did not forget my duty or the little errand he asked me to conduct tomorrow. I will as agreed drive her around town.” Sesshomarou said as he turned on the TV trying to find something to watch. The dog demon then grumbled under his breath “as if this Sesshomarou did not have better things to do during the weekend.”

 

“Since when do you watch TV especially on Friday nights? Any way the old man did not send me.” Inuyasha said thinking `no, Kagome's saddened expression did. Why am I putting myself through this only to make her feel better? After all Kagome is not to blame for these two stubborn idiots'

 

“I just came across some information that I thought you should know” Inuyasha interrupted himself to take a deep breath.

 

The inu hanyou felt extremely uncomfortable. If someone had told him only months ago that he would be somehow involved in Sesshomarou's love life, Inuyasha would have exploded in laughter. Even if he really did not want to be involved in the whole mess in any way and as much as the simple thought of it made him cringe, Inuyasha could not banish from his mind the sad expression on Kagome's face every time she talked to him about Kagura. It was in the miko's nature to try to make the people around her happy, especially when she was making preparations for her upcoming marriage, which would be the height of her happiness. Therefore seeing her best friend this miserable lead to Kagome feeling sad, which in turn affected poor Inuyasha's mood.

 

Of course the inu hanyou tried to reason that it was for the honorable reason of repaying a debt towards his brother that he was going to `help' Sesshomarou. After all was it not Sesshomarou who had made him and Kagome go on their first date? But the truth was that for the woman he loved Inuyasha was ready to go to hell and back, what he readied himself to do as he opened his mouth.

 

“Sessh,…Kagura's back in town” Inuyasha said hesitantly not daring to look in his older half sibling's eyes.

 

Sesshomarou did not show any of the surprise he was feeling and despite his madly beating heart and dry mouth, he coldly asked “and this is any of this Sesshomarou's concern because…?”

 

“Don't bullshit me! You love her, why don't you try to get her back?” Inuyasha asked. He already felt like he was going above and beyond the kind of help he could give his brother by revealing this information, therefore even if he was burning him to tell his brother about Kagura's pregnancy he could not.

 

Inuyasha cursed as he remembered promising his fiancée over everything he held dear not to breathe a word of it. But the half demon did understand Kagome's point of view, it was Kagura's right and responsibility to tell Sesshomarou about his impending fatherhood and no one else's.

 

But the hanyou did however wish that she would tell Sesshomarou soon enough so that his big brother could revert back to his old self. Ever since Kagura's sudden departure the full blooded dog demon immersed himself in work, and became even more prone to anger outbursts of which Inuyasha often found himself at the receiving end. The only person that seemed able to get somewhat through to him was Rin.

 

“I thought you'd like to know, looks like I was wrong. You cold bastard! Whenever you're done crying over yourself and take your head out of your ass you will notice that you're not the only one who was hurt! Think of Rin and Kagura and…” Inuyasha started screaming desperately trying to shake his brother out of his depression.

 

“You will remove yourself from this Sesshomarou's presence.” The older half sibling ordered on such a low and threatening voice that it sent shivers down his younger brother's spine. As Inuyasha looked up he noticed that Sesshomarou's eyes were slowly but surely turning red. Understanding that it might be better for him to get the hell away from him, the hanyou left his older brother without uttering another word.

 

As soon as he felt Inuyasha's aura disappearing from his estate Sesshomarou shot to his feet. He went into his study and smashed all his expansive bottles of alcohol on the soft brown colored walls of his work area. After knocking some pieces of furniture, including a sword display case which sent shards of glass all over the luxurious Persian rug, the dog demon felt his anger recede and he slowly sat down in the chair behind his desk.

He slowly plunged his clawed hand into a drawer of his desk, and retrieved the ruby necklace he had removed from Touran's neck a few months before. Despite all his attempts, Sesshomarou had not been able to part with the piece of jewelry.

 

The deep red color of the gems adorning the necklace reminded Sesshomarou of Kagura's crimson eyes sparkling in amusement as she teased him, or glazed in pleasure as she lay in his arms. Recalling their time together widened the invisible hole in his heart as Sesshomarou remembered that his wind witch was not by his side anymore.

 

`Why do I feel so much pain? Is that what they call love?...Kagura, what have you done to me?' he asked himself as he looked around his smashed study with cold amber eyes.

 

 

 

To be continued…

 

 

A/N: Man I hate writing sad chapters. I know nothing much happened here, but this was kind of like a filler chapter. After that things are going to get fast paced again. Especially next time when there will be the moment you have all been faithfully waiting for: Sesshomarou and Kagura will see each other again! Quite funny to think that they technically haven't seen each other ever since their trip to Paris almost five months ago... I like making them suffer! Sorry! Next chapter will be named Sight/seeing.

 

I posted a new one shot in my collection Stories of wind and crescent moon so please go check it out.

 

 

Summary: No 11: Rivalry: When two lovers faced each other to receive a promotion, they had left their rivalry destroy their relationship. Now two years later they are reunited when they once more have to compete. Who will win and this time will their hearts recover?