InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Indecent proposal ❯ Promises ( Chapter 45 )

Chapter45: Promises

 

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

 

 

`Girlfriend?! Did I hear well?!' Kagura wondered in shock.

 

`Yep Sesshomarou just called you his girl' her inner demon confirmed.

 

“There you did it again! I was not going to say anything, but I am sick and tired of this. YOU are what IS wrong with me! You have got to stop making decisions for me. I can choose my own doctor. I can fight my own battles. And Sessh you don't get to just decide by yourself that we're back together!” Kagura said catching up to him.

 

If he were to be honest with himself, Sesshomarou would admit that it was only when he had seen Ryukotsusei's sharp claws ready to tear into Kagura's flesh that Sesshomarou had made up his mind for good. The wind sorceress was his, and he would never let any more harm come to her. This resolution also covered the pain he was sure his previous indecision had made her feel. But now that Sesshomarou knew what he really wanted, he would be damned before being denied.

 

Turning around to stare right into her eyes, Sesshomarou said on a cold tone “We are back together. Kagura, I do not casually share my bed nor do I sleep with any women”

 

“We did not…well we slept together…in the same bed that is, but you know we didn't…well even if you were drunk you should remember… But argh! Stop it just stop it! I can't take this anymore! You've got to stop toying around with my heart and my feelings!” Kagura said stomping her foot in frustration.

 

“We can't keep dancing around the subject like that. Firstly, we're not together, since you already made that pretty clear. And secondly, I want the truth, and only the truth. Sesshomarou are you trying to get back with me only so you can inherit in peace?” Kagura asked in one breath. Remembering her earlier promise to Yura, she figured that letting it all out at once would make it easier.

 

“You really do not trust me. You should know better” Sesshomarou scolded her.

 

“I should know better? It's not an issue only of trust. Argh! Stop this. Do not fucking side track me again! We always do the same thing. We turn around a subject, we argue, we get mad at each other but we never talk. I want us to communicate.” Kagura spat angrily.”

 

“Indeed we do not communicate. I also have the feeling that I am the only one wanting and trying to make this relationship between us work.” The dog demon said with a sigh.

 

“Relationship? What relationship?! We're not in a relationship, and you're the one who made this decision by saying that you wanted to be friends.” Kagura retorted venomously.

 

“Now Kagura, you are being unfair, do you have any idea of what I was willing… and am still willing to sacrifice for the two of us?!” Sesshomarou asked raising his voice in anger.

 

“Of course not since the almighty Sesshomarou-sama seems to find beneath him explaining himself, or talking to me instead of just making crucial decisions about my life! Oh and by the way how dare you? How can you ask me to trust you when you don't trust me either?!” Kagura said feeling tears of frustration coming forward.

 

“I don't trust you?” Sesshomarou echoed.

 

“If you did you would have told me about your mother's will a long time ago” Kagura said with a frown marring her face.

 

“You wish for the truth? If it is what it takes, then fine you shall have it!” Sesshomarou agreed, knowing that in order to have a healthy relationship with Kagura he would eventually have to go through a part of his past he really did not want to even think about.

 

The dog demon suddenly took a hold of Kagura's arm and led her to her car. Without saying a word, the wind sorceress followed his fast pace. Kagura was a bit surprised by the mix of anger, annoyance and maybe fear she could read in Sesshomarou's eyes.

 

Once the twosome was sitting in the car, and that Sesshomarou started the engine the wind sorceress finally spoke.

 

“Where are you taking me?” she asked looking to the side at Sesshomarou, whose eyes were locked on the road in front of him. At her question the dog demon tensed slightly, his nervousness only showed in the way his knuckles gripping the wheel whitened.

 

“You'll see wind witch” was his enigmatic answer as he managed to crack a tiny smile.

 

Kagura knew she would not be able to get anymore information from him. She bit her lip and muttered something along the lines of “damned insufferable domineering dogs”.

 

 

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“You need a new car” Sesshomarou said in a voice laced with disapproval as he helped Kagura step out of her small car. The wind sorceress would have gladly ignored his helping hand, but she was slightly worried by the haggard look on Sesshomarou's face.

 

“No way in hell. I love this car; my grandma gave it to me not long before she died. It's the last thing of hers I truly have. Besides, my car was doing great before the poor thing was mishandled by a moronic over grown dog. Do you ever respect speed limits?” Kagura asked as she stepped out and batted away Sesshomarou's hand glaring at him.

 

“Interesting, you talk about your car as if it were a person. Yet you have not been taking good care of it, its condition is dreadful” Sesshomarou commented before locking the doors and placing the keys in his jacket's pocket.

 

“I seriously doubt you dragged me all the way here to lecture me about my car.” Kagura said as her red eyes scanned around the large open space in front of them.

 

“Indeed I would like to introduce you to someone.” Sesshomarou said as he started walking away.

 

“Someone?!” Kagura exclaimed incredulous as she followed him.

 

 

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“Is this…” Kagura trailed off unable to finish her sentence, choking with the conflicting emotions running through her.

 

“Yes, it is she” Sesshomarou answered.

 

The twosome was standing in front of an imposing marble tombstone. The rest of the cemetery was empty, as the evening was approaching swiftly. Kagura took a step forward, getting closer to the perfectly kept seventeen year old marble tombstone which read in bold golden letters

 

`Here lies Sakura Aihara Tashio. Beloved mother, sister and friend. March 13th 1954-October 16th 1992. You are missed more than words could ever say.'

 

For a long time Kagura could not lift her eyes of the inscription on the cold marble framed by intricately carved lilies and angels adorning the four corners of the stone. Taking a deep breath she looked up and saw sorrow and sadness in Sesshomarou's eyes. It was very brief, but she saw it before he regained his usual composure and it tore at her heart.

 

“How old were you when she… passed away?” Kagura asked no louder than a whisper.

 

“Twelve” he answered.

 

`He was so young at the time. I lost Grandma Kaede when I was twenty four and I felt like the whole world was crashing around me. He must have missed his mother a lot especially since his parents were divorced…' Kagura thought sadly.

 

Sesshomarou's sudden movement cut through her thoughts, he turned towards her and caressed Kagura's cheek with the back of his hand.

 

“Kagura” he said “You said you wanted to hear the truth. I will answer any question you may have. But first I want to tell you a story”

 

 

*Flashback: October 16th 1992*

 

 

“We are looking for Mrs. Sakura Aihara” Touga Tashio said frantically to the hospital's receptionist.

 

“She may be under the name Tashio” the then twelve years old Sesshomarou said.

 

“Yes, Sakura Tashio. Are you family?” the receptionist asked the two silver haired dog demons. The two of them nodded. “Doctor Hosenki is seeing her right now in room 426”.

 

“Thank you” Touga said as he quickly walked to the stairs. As soon as he had heard that his ex wife had another episode, and had to be sent to the hospital he had rushed to Sesshomarou's school and had picked him up before racing to the hospital.

 

“Is mother going to die?” Sesshomarou bluntly asked his father as the two of them were making their way to room 426.

 

Touga halted his movement and turned around to look at his son straight in the eyes.

 

“Son, you know I make a point never to lie to you. And to be honest I do not know. From the little information I was given…things are not looking too good this time”. The older dog demon said shaking his head softly with sorrowful eyes.

 

“I see…Let us go” Sesshomarou said before resuming his walk.

 

Soon enough the two silver haired dog demons reached Sakura's room. Touga asked Sesshomarou to wait outside while he went to take a look at his ex wife. He feared that Sakura would not be in any state to see her son. The older demon knew that she would never want Sesshomarou to see her if this time her disease had taken too great of a toll on her.

 

Sesshomarou waited for his father to come back, he wanted to see his mother, to know that she was going to pull through. He could not tell how long he had waited in the corridor, but after what had seemed to him like an eternity his father stepped out of the room followed by a short oyster youkai.

 

“I will leave you alone” The pale blue skinned doctor said before leaving.

 

“Thank you Hosenki, your devotion to this family is always appreciated” Touga said to the retreating oyster demon youkai. The older dog demon looked even paler than usual which made his blue crests stand out even more. He sighed deeply and looked at his son's face before saying “She wants to see you…one last time” the last words struggled to come out.

 

Understanding that his mother was going to die, Sesshomarou breathed deeply and without a word to his father entered his mother's hospital room.

 

“Sesshomarou is that you?” She asked in a wheezing breath.

 

The young dog demon approached his mother's bed side and managed to hold back the gasp of horror that came to his lips as he took in his mother's appearance. It was not the first time that the young demon had to visit his mother in the hospital, but this time she looked so much worse than the previous times. Her eyes were cloudy and unfocused, her once beautiful silver hair had lost its entire legendary luster and in her left hand was a bloody handkerchief. The once beautiful and proud demoness looked broken and her son knew that she indeed did not have long to live.

 

“Yes” he answered taking her right hand in his. At hearing his voice she gave him a small smile.

 

“I know I don't have long…there are just two things I want to tell you” Sakura started but was interrupted by a bloody coughing fit.

 

Clueless about what to do, Sesshomarou wanted to go get some help but his mother increased the pressure on his hand. He looked up and noticed that despite the smeared blood on the corner of her lip, she had a small smile of resignation.

 

“Listen to me. I will only have a major regret in my life and that is that I was not able to give you the family you deserved.” Sakura coughed lightly before continuing

“When your father and I divorced I know it was hard on you, I never wanted you to suffer like this. In truth I see it as a personal failure. It was my fault I was not able to keep my mate. I know that you hate Izayoi and Inuyasha, but it is my duty to hate them not yours. They are your family, and you must love them as such”.

 

Sesshomarou asked himself if his mother was suffering from delirium. The fact that she wanted him to get along with his hanyou half brother and his human stepmother was not really appealing to him. But seeing the serious set of Sakura's jaw, he simply said “I will”.

 

His mother smiled in relief before saying “there is something else, something even more important…” her sentence was interrupted by another coughing fit. She quickly raised her handkerchief to her mouth and coughed for a long time.

 

This time as the scent of blood became even more pronounced, Sesshomarou could not hold back a gasp of horror.

 

“Don't worry…I'm alright” Sakura said shaking her head. “As I was saying,

I want to ask something of you, I want you to make a promise to me. Ever since you were born I have instilled in you the importance of who you are. You would do well never to forget it. You my son are the next in line to be Inu no Taishou and Lord of the West. I know that today these titles may be empty and that your only true inheritance will be the Western mansion and Tashio Bank…”

 

Another coughing fit stopped Sakura's speech. She squeezed her son's hand in hers waiting for the coughing to recede.

 

Once she calmed down she continued “…Sesshomarou I am aware that you are not interested in founding a family, which is understandable at your age. But I do need you to produce in heir. I do not want your…” Sakura paused as if searching for the correct word “half brother” she said in a voice laced with contempt “to create a ruling line. No it is your duty as my son not to disgrace our ancestors the nearly extinct tribe of the celestial dog demons, and to honor your father's strong blood.” Sesshomarou's mother repressed a curse as she once more had to interrupt herself to let out a bloody cough.

 

“Not that I do not trust your word son, but to make sure you will heed my words I have made some arrangements. I know you Sesshomarou and I too know how much you love power; therefore, I know you will fulfill my last request. Your father has not, and will not be notified of the measures I have made. You will only learn of these when you will turn eighteen.”

 

The dog demoness stopped talking for a minute as if leaving time for her son to process the information she had just given him. “Now Sesshomarou I want you to promise me you will follow my wishes. Whatever they may be” She said on a grave voice.

 

“Yes, I promise” Sesshomarou said squeezing his mother's hand.

 

“Good” Sakura exhaled in relief with a wheezy sound before adding on the hard tone that was more characteristic of the proud dog demoness “Now I want you to call our father and leave…” Sakura stated.

 

“But mother” Sesshomarou said in surprise.

 

“No buts. I don't want you to be here when…” her voice broke down as tears started leaking from her eyes. “I want you to remember me as the mother I used to be…not like this. Now leave!” Sakura ordered as she removed her hand from Sesshomarou's.

 

“Me too” he whispered. Sesshomarou could easily tell that in her last words his mother had willed to convey her love for him. Sesshomarou was aware that due to her upbringing Sakura would never dare utter `I love you', even if every fiber of her being was screaming it. The dog demoness, who had been trained and taught by the ancients to be the perfect Lady and mate, was too aloof, which had prompted her husband to seek comfort for her coldness in the bed of a human woman. The young dog demon did not look back as he turned around and left her hospital room.

 

 

*End of flashback*

 

 

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“That is the last memory I have of her” Sesshomarou said looking back at the tombstone.

 

By the end of Sesshomarou's tale, Kagura was almost in tears. She looked up at Sesshomarou's rigid posture and took his hand in hers. The dog demon was surprised by the gesture but made no comment.

 

“What did the will say?” Kagura asked her voice sounding cold detached to her ears.

 

In truth she was only trying her best not to dissolve in tears. She wanted to hear the whole truth from Sesshomarou, as she knew Touran had a talent for distorting information. The day they had run into each other and that Sesshomarou had found out about her pregnancy, he had tried to explain the situation, but at the time Kagura had been too upset to really pay attention to what he had been saying, or as a matter of fact, let him explain himself. But now she knew she had to listen to the truth, the whole truth.

 

“In order to inherit my mother's shares in the bank I needed to produce a child, an heir before my thirtieth birthday which happens to be in two months.” Sesshomarou answered.

 

“So that's why you approached me with the proposal” Kagura said sighing in disappointment.

 

“Yes. “ He answered truthfully. “I never hid my intentions from you Kagura. I have been straight forward from the start. I told you that I wanted you to bear my heir, the first time we went out together. All I did was fail to mention why” Sesshomarou added in his defense.

 

`Yeah, he's right, I was the one who really had a hidden agenda in the beginning' The wind sorceress thought feeling shameful.

 

The two demons stayed in an uncomfortable silence for a while, none of them truly knowing exactly what to say.

 

“Sesshomarou” Kagura said rising her crimson eyes to stare right into his golden orbs. She licked her lips in nervousness before adding “I've been wondering about something.”

 

The wind sorceress did not know how to breach the subject, but seeing how Sesshomarou had dared confide in her, she esteemed she owed him to be honest as well. Noticing Kagura's reluctance, the dog demon sent her an encouraging nod.

 

“When I saw this letter from your lawyer…” Kagura suddenly cut herself, a small blush dusting her cheeks. She was not really keen on letting Sesshomarou know she had been snooping around on his office desk

 

“What letter?” He asked her furrowing his brows in confusion.

 

“Well… don't get mad. That time I went to your office the day of your return… I kind of read a bit of a letter from your lawyer. But then again I was only attracted to it because there was a paragraph with my name in it! And it was the only one I read anyway.” Kagura said crossing her arms over her chest in a stubborn posture.

 

“You did not read all of the letter, did you?… Of course not otherwise we would not be having this discussion right now” The dog demon said with a sigh.

 

Sesshomarou seemed thoughtful for a second, but remembering that he promised to be honest he decided to explain his motives.

 

“Once I realized you meant more to me than just… someone to use to get my inheritance … I asked my lawyers to look for a loophole in my mother's will concerning the terms of my inheritance.” The dog demon said averting his gaze from Kagura's deep crimson eyes to the side.

 

The wind sorceress gasped loudly. She felt her heart pound loudly; this was as close to anything Sesshomarou had ever come to directly confessing aloud that he too had strong feelings for her.

 

“Did they find anything?” Kagura asked in a small voice, afraid of the answer.

 

“This letter from which you read an extract was Myouga's answer to my inquiry” Sesshomarou paused.

 

 

To be continued…

 

 

A/N: This chapter may have seemed empty but it has its significance, I'm sure you can figure it out, if not you'll find out next time. XD

 

In any case I hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane for Sesshy. Don't worry most (if not all) the answers will be given in the next chapter, Open heart.

 

I am sure most of you are wondering how many more chapters are left in Indecent Proposal, and the answer is five chapters (Only!!!) and an epilogue.

 

After much reflection I have finally decided which stories I am going to work on in the future. Once again both stories will be AU and will be about my OTP.

 

Special delivery: AU She was supposed to be a prank they played on him, a woman of total insignificance. Unfortunately for him, his heart had a different plan. Sessh/Kagura. Rated M for citrus and language.

 

I already posted the first chapter of Special Delivery go check it out if you're interested!

 

 

Dark memories: AU “The Ripper”, a serial rapist detective Sesshoumaru Takahashi has been after for too long without success. Until when the sadist made a crucial mistake: choosing the wrong victim. Sessh/Kagura, IY/Kagome. Rated M for violence, language, citrus and dark themes.

 

All I can say about the second story is that it will be darker than my usual stories and way out of my comfort zone, but I'm sure it will be tons of fun to write. I'll only start working on it in a while, but I just wanted to give you guys a preview of what I'm going to be doing in the coming months.