InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagome's Return (sequel to Kagome! Where are you!? ❯ chapter 15 ( Chapter 15 )

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

Chapter 15 secret title, see below

Authors' note: A little humor, and cleaning up a couple of loose
ends, before things get tense . . .


On the other side of the well . . .

Kagome, Her mother, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo appear at the
bottom on the well.

Kagome tenses, and barely suppresses a moan. ‘Will going through
the well hurt, like this, the rest of the time?' she thinks.
‘I've got to talk to the god tree and have him explain it to me.
I think I know why, but, I'd like to hear it from his mouth.'

"Kagome?" her mother asks. "Are you ok?"

‘When we appeared, she tensed and shuddered.' She thinks.

"I'm fine, mother." Kagome replies, "I think take multiple people
with me, it causes some stress, but nothing that bad."


"If you say, so, my dear." Mrs. H replies.


"Now what?" Sango asks.

"Now, you go check on your brother, Sango." Kagome replies.
"Unless he's awake, or something else has happened, then I'll
tell you about my trip with Sesshomaru."

"You're not going to jump back instantly with Rin?" Miroku asks.

Kagome shakes her head. "No. they need to talk."

"You mean fight." Sango interrupts.

Kagome sighs. "They really need to talk. But I can't watch them
all the time, so, sooner or later, they'll fight. I'd rather it
was sooner than later."

"May I ask why?" Miroku asks.

Kagome licks her lips, "because, Inu-yasha, Sesshomaru and I have
things that we must talk about. I'd rather get the fight out of
the way that way, maybe, we can talk."

Shippo looks at Kagome and then at the others, "And telling us
what happened is good practice for when you talk to Inu-yasha?"

Kagome ruffles the top of his head. "I hope." She sighs,
"Although, he's not going to be as good of an audience you guys."

"Ok." Mrs. H says. "Then, out of the well, please and let's get
started."

A few minutes later

Sango, her shoulders slumped, walks down the stairs.

"Is he?" Kagome asks from the couch that she is sitting on.

"Still asleep." Sango replies.

"Good. He needs it." Mrs. H says. "Sit, Sango."

"Yes, please." Kagome adds.

Sango shakes her head. "I'm too worried for that, Kagome, Mrs. H,
or sorry, mother." Sango quickly finishes, as Mrs. H glances at
her. "I'll just pace." Sango finishes.

Kagome sighs and nods. She looks around her families living room.

Shippo is sitting on her lap, Off to one side is her mother.
Ayumi (after a quick conference between her friends) is sitting
on the other side of Kagome. Ayumi is playing with Shippo's tail.

Sitting on the floor close by is Yuka and Eri. Miroku is sitting
on a chair, facing Kagome. Rin and Sota are sitting next to him,
on the floor.

Food and various drinks have been passed around, as Kagome sighs,
again.

"Well, I'm not sure how to begin, so." Kagome starts to say.


Kagome begins, "the first world was an ice cold world. We had to
burrow into the ice to survive." She smiles and nods to her
mother. "Those survival rules for cold and ice came in handy,
mother."

Mrs. h nods. "Thank you." She pauses, "since they came in handy,
you used them, so. Since you and he slept together for warmth, is
that when it started?"

Everyone looks at Kagome.

"Slept together!" her three friends squeal.

Kagome shakes her head. "No, Mother. Not then." She smiles, "As a
matter of fact, the fact that we didn't have sex then, was a good
start to our relationship." She finishes, glancing at Miroku.

Miroku is composed enough that he doesn't react, even though,
everyone glances at him.

"I picked up Jaa Kalpa, there." Kagome nods to Sango.

Sango pats Jaa Kalpa. "I can feel power, Kagome, but?"

"It can generate a massive cold wave, Sango. Very powerful. Can
freeze anything?"

Sango pats Jaa Kalpa again.

"After that world," Kagome continues, "we went to a world full of
dinosaurs."

Sota whines, "And we haven't had time to get those photos made."

Kagome smiles, "Don't worry, Sota. You'll love them." She sighs.
"I don't have the cube anymore, so I can't take you there. And I
did wish I could, Sota."

Sota sighs.

Kagome frowns. "I might still have some seeds from that world, I
hope. We went through so many worlds, I've forgotten if I managed
to save them."

"We'll go through everything." Mrs. H replies.

Kagome nods.

Her eyes narrow and she glances at Miroku. "Miroku, I think." She
pauses.

"Yes, Kagome?" Miroku asks. "Or would you prefer, yes, sister?"

Kagome's lips twitch. "I think I've finally figured out why you
like to spy on us when we bathe."

Miroku blinks in surprise. "May I ask what caused this
revelation?" his lips curl into a smile. "And." He starts to say,
but.

Kagome cuts him off, "And, I still don't like to be spied on,
Miroku. I might understand why you enjoy it, but, that doesn't
mean that I'm going to strip for you, whenever you want."

He sighs, heavily . . .

"Kagome?" Sango asks in a tight voice.

Kagome looks at Sango. "We had to wash up, Sango, and since the
world was dangerous . . . well." She blushes, "I had to watch
him, bathe."

"And Sesshomaru saw you bathe?" Yuka asks.

Kagome nods, still blushing. "It wasn't that bad. I still had my
bathing suit then, but, still it was . . . different and
exciting."

"Exciting?" Mrs. H asks in a low voice. "And bathing suit,
still?"

Kagome looks at her mother. She nods. "I was very embarrassed,
but, once I had a chance to think, mother." She pauses. "Remember
the spring fertility festival, mother? And the dance?"

"Uzume?" Her mother replies. "Her influence?"

Kagome nods. "She has claimed me, as her daughter. And she placed
a spell on me." She pauses, "Let's simply say that when I'm alone
with a man . . . wearing underwear becomes difficult."

A gleam appears in Miroku's eyes.

Sango catches his eyes and glares into his.

He sighs in disappointment.

"Difficult?" Eri asks in a breathless voice.

"Yes. But, during the course of my journey, I managed to change
that spell somewhat, but, still, there for a while, my only
clothes were a thin robe." Kagome replies. "In a couple days,
guys." Her eyes take in all three of her friends. "I'll give you
a gift that you'll enjoy." Kagome smiles.

"Gift!?" they squeal.

Kagome nods. "But, it's a gift, so it's secret." She replies.

‘I'll wake up their clothes. A present for all those times that I
lied to them in the past.' She thinks.


Mrs. H nods, slowly. Her eyes lite up and slight smile crosses
her lips. "I've always wondered why I enjoyed . . . " her voice
trails off. Her smile grows and she squeezes her daughter's
shoulder. "Don't worry, my dear. I understand."

Kagome looks at Ayumi. "The next world, Ayumi, you should like."

Ayumi looks surprised, "Why?"

Kagome smiles, "because Sesshomaru and I had to fight Aliens,
like from your movie. And other monsters."

Ayumi, Yuka and Eri look at each other, shocked.

"Aliens?" Sango asks. Miroku and Shippo also ask that same
question.

"Big black monsters." Kagome explains to her friends. "Very
strong, very fast. With acid for blood."

"How tough?" Sango asks.

"I'll bring over the tape and let you watch it." Ayumi says
quickly.


"Sesshomaru lost the battle." Kagome states.

Shippo, Miroku and Sango's eyes widen in shock at that bald
statement.

She nods to Jaa Kalpa. "Without Jaa Kalpa's powers, We would have
both died on that world."


Kagome swallows. "We barely escaped." She pats Tenseiga, who is
by her side. "Without Tenseiga, Sesshomaru would have died then."

She sighs. ‘No, I'm not going to tell them about Sesshomaru's
possession.' She thinks. ‘Nor about my promise to his lustful
side.'

She smiles, "but, saving each other's lives, did bring us
together."

Miroku raises his eyebrow.

"And not that way!" Kagome sputters at him. "We learned to trust
each other."

Mrs. H reaches out and pats Kagome's knee. "Good. You should
learn to trust people."

Kagome looks at her mother, nods. She sighs. "I do wish that
grandfather was alive for what I have to say next." She smiles.
"It would have made his year."

Mrs. H raises her eyebrows, "what's this, my dear?"

"The next world that we went to," Kagome pauses, "Was Japan, but
it was very early in history."

"Before us?" Miroku asks.

Kagome nods. "It was during the reign of Tenno Oho Yamatohiko
Suki Tomona no Mikoto."

Miroku says in a low voice, "The fourth emperor of japan. Itoku."

Kagome nods. "I met him." She glances at everyone in the room.
They all seem impressed.

A small smile appears on Kagome's face. "But, grandfather would
have really liked what I did with him."

A pause . . .

"Sex?" Eri squeaks out.

Kagome shakes her head, no. "No, Eri. Although he wanted to. He
was going to marry me."

"Marry you?!" several people in the room yell.

"Yes. Marry me. I even had the marriage robes on." Kagome
replies. She sighs. "In order to get out, without causing any
change in history, I had to agree to become engaged to the
emperor."

"Engaged?" Mrs. H states in a low voice.

Kagome turns to face her mother. She nods. "It was that, or risk
a battle between Sesshomaru, myself, and the emperor's guards.
And I didn't want that, so."

Kagome's mouth twitches, "So, if I ever return to that world,
I'll have to marry him."

"You said that you lost the cube that caused you to vanish,
right?" Sango asks.

Kagome nods. "Yes. So, it doesn't really matter." She sighs.

"I heard a but in there." Mrs. H remarks.

Kagome pauses, licking her lips as she thinks, ‘I did learn a lot
about Sesshomaru and Inu-yasha's family, then. But, how much do I
tell them? Especially since Inu-yasha doesn't know?'

She nods. "Yes, there are some things I learned on that world
that I need to tell Inu-yasha first." A pause, "Or rather,
Sesshomaru and I need to tell him."

"Did you do it with Sesshomaru?" Ayumi asks.

"No." Kagome shakes her head. ‘Everyone wants to know that . . .
' she rolls her eyes up.

"After that world, we found ourselves on a world where elves,
humans were fighting orcs, dragons and demons. Even a monster
called a Balrog." Kagome says.

"Kagome?" Yuka asks.

"Yes, Yuka?"

"Did you meet Frodo or Gandalf?" Yuka squeaks out.

"Huh?" Kagome begins. "No. We met an evil demigod named Sauron
and a good demigod named Eonwe." A pause.

She looks at Yuka, Eri, Ayumi . . . all of whom have their jaws
hanging down.

"Sauron!" Sota squeaks out. "You went to middle earth!"

Kagome blinks, "I don't recognize that world, Sota?"

"Remember that movie we dragged you to, Fellowship of the ring?"
Yuka says in an excited voice.

A pause . . .

Kagome blinks and she slumps into the couch. "That's why the name
Sauron seemed familiar . . . " she says in a low voice.


"You didn't know?!" Eri asks.

"Nope." Kagome replies. "I just assumed that we were on some
random magical world, with elves, orcs and dragons. We arrived
just before a major war between good and evil."

"Wait!" Yuka cries. "You said Sauron and Eonwe?"

Kagome nods.

"A major war between them?" Yuka continues.

Kagome nods again.

"The war of wrath." Yuka breathes. "You were there during the war
of wrath . . . " Yuka's eyes un focus as she searches her memory.

Kagome looks at Eri and Ayumi.

Eri clears her throat. "Yuka really liked that movie and read the
novels it was based on. Ayumi and I tried to read it, but." She
shrugs. "We didn't get it." Ayumi nods her agreement.

Yuka shakes herself. She smiles. "Kagome, please, I've got some
questions . . . " she begs.

Kagome smiles. "Later, Yuka. You might like the details, but not
everyone will."

Yuka sighs. "Ok."

"Nope, I want to know them too!" Sota cries out.

Kagome smiles at him, "I'll tell you too, then."

"What happened on that world?" Sango asks.

"Sesshomaru and I got involved in the war." She nods to Yuka,
"The war of wrath, probably. We had a very nasty fight with a
Balrog."


"A Balrog?" Sota breathes.

Mrs. h frowns, ‘I went with him when he saw that movie. She
fought that monster?' she suppresses a shudder. ‘And lived?'

Kagome pats Tenseiga again. "I died."

Sango walks over to Kagome and squeezes her shoulder. "Are you?"
She asks.

Kagome nods. "I'm fine."

Mrs. h grabs her hand and squeezes.

Kagome sighs, "but, afterward." She pauses. "Sesshomaru and I,
finally,"

"Had sex?" Shippo asks.

Kagome shakes her head, slightly amused. "Depends on your
definition, Shippo."

Everyone looks at her.

Kagome sighs and looks at her feet. "Before then." She pauses,
"before then, Sesshomaru and I had become friends." She licks her
lips. "And we knew that we were attracted to each other, but."

Mrs. h squeezes her hand again, hard.

"But," Kagome repeats herself, "As we rested and cleaned up after
that fight, things . . . "

"You made a mistake." Sango says in a soft voice as she stands
behind Kagome and places her hands on her shoulders.


"Mistake?" Kagome whispers. "I don't know. I do know that after
that bath, things between Inu-yasha, Sesshomaru and myself became
complex."

"Bath?" Sango asks in a shocked voice.

Kagome, finally looks up and twists to look into Sango's face,
"He said it was part of dog demon courtship."

Sango's eyes widen as she blushes beet red. "You did that?"

"Did what?" Miroku asks in a very interesting voice.

Sango looks at him. She pauses. "It's a courtship ritual, Monk."

His eyebrow raises, "And you can perform it?"

Sango, her face still flushed, nods.

Miroku thinks, ‘I made a promise, that when Naraku was dead, I'd
ask her. The longer I put off asking her, the harder it will be.'
He looks around, ‘this might not be the perfect time, but, when
is?'

Miroku, slowly and deliberately, moves his hand, which is still
covered with his rosary in front of him. Sango's eyes follow it.
He taps the hard leather with his forefinger.

"I see." He says, in a low voice. "Courtship."

Everyone looks at him.

He looks at his adopted mother. "I should, properly speaking, ask
the head of my family for permission to begin courting."

Mrs. H smiles. "Of course. And you have my permission."

He raises an eyebrow. "But, is not Sota." He looks at Sota, "now,
the oldest male in the family, so should I not ask him?"

"Me!" Sota squeals and he blushes. He looks around. Everyone is
looking at him. "Sure. Of course. No problems." He sputters.

A pause as Sango and Miroku look at each other.

Everyone looks at them, their heads going back and forth, like
spectators at a tennis match.

"I am not a proper lady." Sango states.

"I wouldn't like you is you were." Miroku replies. He looks at
Mrs. H. "And, I should, properly speaking, ask permission of the
head of family of the woman I intend to marry, before I ask her."

Mrs. H nods. "It is nice to know that you are doing this, in a
traditional manner. I, as her mother, approve of the match."

Miroku, Sango and Sota's mother look at Sota. He wordlessly nods.

Miroku looks into Sango's eyes.

Sango looks into Miroku's eyes.

"I can wait, if you desire?" Miroku whispers.

Sango looks around. Everyone in the room is staring at her. Her
blush intensifies. Her jaws work as she thinks.

"Things are still very much confused right now." She begins.

Miroku slumps, very disappointed. ‘I finally work up the courage
to ask her, in front of everyone . . . ' he starts to think.

"But." Sango says, interrupting his thoughts. "As long as the
ceremony can wait until everything is more settled, you may ask."

Miroku's eyes widen. He slowly stands up and walks to Sango.

He kneels in front of her, and he extends the hand covered with
the rosary. "Would you do the honor?" he asks in a soft voice.

Sango delicately removes the rosary and the hard leather bracer
from Miroku hand and forearm.

Miroku's clean and whole hand grabs hers.

His mouth twitches, "I am embarrassed, Sango, I had a wonderful,
romantic speech planned, but, I can't remember a word. So." He
pauses, then . . .

"Higurashi Sango, I Higurashi Miroku, wish to marry you." He
asks, in a low voice. His head is up and he is looking at her.

Sango looks him in the eyes. Her other hand covers his. "I
accept." She whispers.

"And I approve." Their adopted mother says as she stands up.

Kagome, silently, stands up as well.

"Yeah." Sota squeaks out.

"Yes!" "Great!" "Congratulations!" Kagome's friends yell.


Kagome and her mother rush around the couch and hug Sango and
Miroku.

The end of chapter 15 Sango and Miroku.

The next chapter Inu-yasha and Sesshomaru part 2 . . .



Author's notes: Kagome where are you was removed by
fanfiction,net, not by me. I am reposting it on a 1 chapter per
day basis. (I'll have to edit some of the scenes, but the story
will remain basically the same.)

Thank you for reading
jeff shelton