InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagome's Return (sequel to Kagome! Where are you!? ❯ Inu-yasha & Sesshomaru part 1 ( Chapter 14 )

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

Chapter 14


I had a reviewer mention some hesitation about Sango and Miroku's
adoption. So, A couple of things. First: adoption was common and
accepted in japan. Many families adopted adults into their family
when the biological children either died, or didn't live up to
the family's standards. So, adopting a couple of young adults,
especially since Sango and Miroku (or Shippo) have no other
family, would be acceptable/normal. (Also, since they have no
other family, people would expect Sango/Miroku to be looking for
a family to adopt them, so they could become part of a family.)
The western nuclear family did not exist . . .

Second, about concerns that this is the first time that Mrs. h
has seen them, and why she adopted them so quickly. That is
related to my story "letter's to Kagome's Mother" in that story,
Mrs. h writes letters to the group, introducing herself, etc. and
Kagome becomes a post woman delivering letters back and forth.
So, while Mrs. H and Sango/Miroku have never met. They have
exchanged letters and have met that way. (And before e-mail &
chats, letters were great ways to make friends.)


Kagome reaches out and grabs Kikyo's hands.

"What will it be? Will hate win?" Kagome asks.

The glow of Kikyo's hands increases . . .

Kikyo begins to glow . . .

Kagome begins to glow . . .

The glow brightens, blinding everyone . . .



The glow fades . . .

Kagome stands alone, a pile of dirt at her feet.

"Kagome?" her mother asks.

Kagome turns. She licks her lips, and nods. "I am." She pauses.
"I'm ok."

Mrs. H runs up to her and hugs her daughter. "Are you sure?" She
whispers.

Kagome hugs her mother tight. "I will be."

"Will be?"

Kagome nods. "This has been a very long day, mother. And, the
worse part is about to begin." She finishes in a sad voice.

"Worse part?"

"Kagome!" Shippo calls as he jumps on Kagome's shoulders.

Kagome breaks her hug with her mother and grabs Shippo. Everyone
is gathered around her. Asking the same question, as her mother,
he says, "Are you fine?"

Kagome looks around, "I'm fine."

"What happened to Kikyo?" Miroku asks.

Kagome looks at Miroku. She pauses, and bites her lips. "Can it
wait?"

Miroku raises an eyebrow. "What is more important?"

Kagome sighs. She looks at the ground. "I need to talk to Inu-
yasha." She sighs. "He needs to know something, first."

Miroku starts to ask another question, but he sees Mrs. H shake
her head, no. He looks at her.

"My daughter is correct, my son. Inu-yasha needs to know first."

Miroku purses his lips and nods.

"Where is my brother?" Sesshomaru looks around. He sniffs and
slowly turns.

Kagome turns. "He's over there." She points.

A pause as everyone looks at the clump of trees that Kagome is
pointing at.

Kagome reaches out and grabs her mother's hand and squeezes.

Mrs. h turns to looks at Kagome.

"Now, Mom, this is when it gets hard." Kagome whispers.

Inu-yasha jumps out of the clump of trees and slowly walks toward
the group.

Kagome walks toward him. Sesshomaru follows a step behind her.

Inu-yasha stops a couple of paces in front of Kagome. He glares,
over her shoulders, at Sesshomaru.

"Please, look at me." Kagome whispers.

Inu-yasha glares into her eyes, his nostrils flare, but he
doesn't say anything.

Kagome grimaces, but doesn't say anything.

Time passes . . .


Mrs. H can see Shippo about to open his mouth. She places her
hand over his mouth.

Shippo glares at her, but subsides.

Miroku and Sango exchanges glances, but don't move.

Sesshomaru stands, motionlessly, behind Kagome.

Inu-yasha shifts his eyes to Sesshomaru.

"Inu-yasha." Kagome whispers, but it is quiet enough that
everyone can hear her.

His eyes bore into hers.

She blushes. Kagome seems to slump for a second, then she stands
straight. "Inu-yasha." She begins a strong voice. "There is no
easy way to say this, so." She finishes, her sentence, though, in
a weak voice.

"What?" He grunts out, still looking at her.

Kagome takes a deep breath. "I love you, Inu-yasha." She says in
a strong voice. "No matter what else I tell you, no matter what
else you hear, I love you."

"Then why you do smell like him!" Inu-yasha growls, as he steps
up close to her.

Kagome's jaw clenches and unclenches. "I could tell you that
Sesshomaru and I have been lived together, through dangers as
great as any I've faced with you, and so it's natural that we
smell alike." She pauses. "But, I won't."

Inu-yasha's eyes harden.

"Sesshomaru and I have." Kagome pauses.

Sesshomaru takes a totally silent step toward her.

"No!" She cries, without turning, she knows where he is. "Don't
move, Sesshomaru. This is my responsibility."

"You've fucked each other." Inu-yasha growls.

Sango's eyes widen . . .

Miroku, Shippo and Mrs. H slowly nod.


Sesshomaru stands, unmoving.


Kagome nods. "Many times."


Sango's eyes widen, even more . . .


"Then, you fucking slut! How can you say that you love me?!" Inu-
yasha screams in her face.

"Because I do!" Kagome screams back. "I love and care about you!"

"No!" Inu-yasha screams back, "you don't!"

Kagome's eyes harden, "I do, love you, Inu-yasha! How I wish I
could make you feel my love!" She takes a deep breath, then says,
"And I'll prove it." She hisses.

"Never."

"I rejected his offer to mark me." Kagome begins.

Inu-yasha flicks his eyes to Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru nods.

"He has not formally asked me, but, I would refuse his offer of
marriage."

Inu-yasha, still looking at Sesshomaru, sees him nod.



Kagome takes deep breath, "because, I want to you to be my
husband."

Inu-yasha's eyes widen. He glances at Kagome and looks at
Sesshomaru and the others.

Sesshomaru nods, accepting Kagome's statement.

The others, though, all of them are wide eyed and staring at the
back of Kagome's head in wonder.

"What about him?" Inu-yasha points to Sesshomaru, as he growls in
Kagome's face.

"Sesshomaru?" Kagome replies, as she licks her lips.

Sesshomaru moves up and places his hand on her shoulder. Inu-
yasha growls, deep in his chest, at him.

"I can answer that, Miko Higurashi Kagome." Sesshomaru states in
his normal tone of voice.

Kagome twists, and looks into his face. Sesshomaru looks at her
in the eyes. "IT is time for my brother and this Sesshomaru to
talk." Sesshomaru says. "After that talk, then,"

"There is nothing to talk about." Inu-yasha interrupts.

Sesshomaru raises an eyebrow. "Oh, there is, Inu-yasha."

"Are you sure?" Kagome asks, quietly.

Sesshomaru, ignoring Inu-yasha, looks deep into Kagome's eyes.
"Yes. It is best if we talk before you and he begin to fight." He
glances at Mrs. H, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo as they watch the
action. "Return Sango to her brother and bring Rin through the
well." He orders.

Kagome looks at Inu-yasha.

Inu-yasha looks at Sesshomaru and then at Kagome.

Kagome can hear his knuckles crack as his fist form. Inu-yasha
says, "Yes, talking is good." His knuckles crack, again.

"Inu-yasha?" Kagome whispers, tears beginning to form in her
eyes.


"Miko Higurashi Kagome," Sesshomaru says, interrupting the two of
them. They both look at him. His hands are on his swords. "We
will be talking, so, I will not need these."

He takes off his sword's Tokijin and Tenseiga and hands them to
Kagome. "Are you sure?" Kagome breathes as her hands circle
around the two swords.

Sesshomaru nods. "I'm sure." He moves so his back is to Inu-
yasha. "I trust my brother."

Kagome looks at Inu-yasha, who is peaking around Sesshomaru. Inu-
yasha's eyes widen. His hand grips Tetsusaiga's hilt.


Sesshomaru gently grabs Kagome's shoulders and twists her around.
"Go. Leave. Bring Sango back to her brother. Bring Rin back to
me."

Kagome takes a couple of steps away and then turns around. "Inu-
yasha?"

Inu-yasha looks at Kagome, then his eyes shift to Sesshomaru. He
nods, once, sharply and abruptly.


Kagome slowly walks back toward her mother and the others. She
keeps glancing over her shoulder, looking Inu-yasha and
Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru turns around, so, he and Inu-yasha can glare at each
other.

"Kagome?" Kagome's mother asks in a soft voice, as she
approaches.

Kagome looks at her family. She lips her licks. She turns around
and looks at Inu-yasha and Sesshomaru. She thinks, ‘Sooner or
later, they'll be alone. So, no matter what I try, sooner or
later, if they are going to fight, they will. So, does staying
here and trying to stop them make sense?'

She sighs, ‘No. I've got to trust them. Still.'

"It'll be ok, mother." Kagome says in a strong voice, making sure
that everyone can hear. "They'll both be here, safe and unhurt
when we return."

Miroku's eyebrow's raise at that statement.

"Are you sure?" Sango asks.

Kagome turns and gives a wan smile, "Yes, Sango, I am. And, we do
need to get you back to your brother."

Shippo jumps to Kagome's arms. She catches him, easily and holds
him tight.

Sango, Miroku and Mrs. H exchange looks and they glance at
Sesshomaru and Inu-yasha.

Both of whom are looking at the others, instead of each other.

Kagome's mouth twitches, as she thinks, ‘and, I can tell Sango
and Miroku about my relationship with Sesshomaru. I can use that
practice, so, when I tell Inu-yasha, I will have practiced my
story.'

The group walks over to the well. Kagome extends her hands and a
few minutes later. They jump down the well.

Inu-yasha and Sesshomaru stand side by side, watching them.

Inu-yasha, as soon as Kagome vanishes, lashes out at Sesshomaru.
The force of the blow causes Sesshomaru to step back a few steps.
Inu-yasha's open palm and clawed fingers leave bloody streaks
across Sesshomaru's check.

Sesshomaru, his eyes pulsing red, raises his hand to his bloody
check. "Have you gotten your anger out of your system, yet?" he
asks.

"NO!" Inu-yasha snarls, as he crouches in an attack position. He
begins to circle Sesshomaru. "Did you fucking rape her!? What did
you do to her?!" he screams.

"Did I rape her? No." Sesshomaru's lips twist into a smile. "And
what did I to her? I made her happy."

His eyebrows raise, as he smirks, "can you say that?"

Inu-yasha purples. "I'm going to kill you!" He screams.

Sesshomaru stretches his neck, the arteries in his neck pulse,
"Go ahead, Inu-yasha. I win, if you kill me, though." He smiles.

Sesshomaru thinks, ‘Kagome has Tenseiga. She can raise me from
the dead. And, if he kills me, especially, if I don't resist, she
will find it very hard to forgive him.'

Inu-yasha wordlessly screams in rage . . .

Kirara looks on, watching, whatever happens, Kirara will know and
will be able to tell Kagome the truth.


The end chapter 14 . . .

I will post chapter 15 tomorrow . . .

As for Kikyo? I'll answer that in the next few chapters...


Thank you for reading
jeff

Chapter 15