InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love and War ❯ Home Sweet Home ( Chapter 6 )

Part six: Home sweet home.

Kagome looked at the woman and saw the cold fury and jealousy in her eyes. She couldn't take the cold stare any longer and lowered her eyes. She felt Inuyasha move away from her and head towards the woman and felt something inside of her break.

"Kikyo," he said as he walked over to her. Kagome was totally shocked and angry when she watched the two embrace and share a sweet kiss. "Welcome back."

"Thank you Inuyasha," the woman said as she continued to shoot heated looks at Kagome. She turned to Inuyasha then and smiled up at him. It was quite obvious the smile wasn't real. "I've missed you. It's been so long."

"I know but you're back now. Did you find anything?" he asked her as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder.

"Yes as a matter of fact I did," she told him. "I think it's best if we discuss this alone," she said as she glanced at Kagome.

"Yes I think so too. Excuse us," Inuyasha said as he led Kikyo out of the kitchen and headed down the hall to a vacant room. Kagome continued to sit on the counter thinking about what had just happened.

"What the fuck?"

"So what is it?" Inuyasha asked as he closed the bedroom door behind him.

"I missed you Inuyasha," Kikyo said as she walked over to him as seductively as she could. "A lot."

"I know Kikyo but we need to discuss--."

"Did you miss me?" she asked as she started to run her hands up and down his chest.

"Uh...yeah. I did. Now Kikyo."

"How much?"

"What?"

"How much did you miss me?" she asked as she started to unbuckle his pants.

"A lot," Inuyasha said as he allowed her to continue what she was doing.

"Good cause I missed you a lot to. You know what I missed the most?" she asked as she had his pants around his ankles. "This," she said then pushed him back onto the bed and crawled on top of him.

Somewhere in the back of his mind Inuyasha thought that maybe he shouldn't be doing this considering what he was just doing with Kagome. Maybe this was wrong. maybe he should stop and just found out what Kikyo had to tell him. He was having doubts about what he was doing. That was until Kikyo positioned her warm heat above him and slowly sat down on him.

Inuyasha groaned at the feeling and realized just how long it was he went without sex. He couldn't believe that he was that inactive for a while. He had a high sex drive and was usually satisfied whenever he needed it but since Kagome came into his life he had not felt the urge to satisfy his baser needs. He was merely content to be around her and touch her if even in the most innocent of ways.

"Inuyasha," Kikyo purred from above him and brought his mind back to the task at hand. She felt when he gripped her around the waist and lifted her to assist her with her movements on top of him. She grinned when she knew she had him. Inuyasha was hers again and she'd rather die than let a little girl come in and take her place. She was Inuyasha's woman and would convince him in time that she was the one that he should choose as his mate.

She would make sure that Kagome knew what her place was and knew that she would never get Inuyasha. They shared a bond and had been together almost all their lives. She was with Inuyasha from the beginning and would be damned if she let some dim-witted child come in and take what was rightfully hers.

Kagome had finally come to her senses. She wanted to take a walk and needed a sweater to walk around in the cold. She headed back to her room to retrieve the sweater that Sango had leant her. She opened the door and gasped. There on the bed was Inuyasha and Kikyo in a more than passionate embrace. They were in the middle of sex and Kagome knew she had to get out of their immediately. She grabbed up the sweater and ran out of the room.

Inuyasha had looked up when the door opened and swore when he saw Kagome standing there. He saw the look of betrayal in her eyes before she ran out of the room. He knew he should go after her with everything that was going on and tried to do just that.

"Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked as she looked up at him. "You're leaving me for her?"

"Kikyo you don't understand all she's been through for me," he said as he rolled off of her and stood up to put back on his clothes.

"I don't understand? Inuyasha have you forgotten all I've done for you and been through for you? Damn! I just came back from Naraku's. I could've been killed there and I did it all for you. I have nothing against him but I'm doing this all for you."

Inuyasha looked at the woman and knew she had a point. She did go through a lot for him and it would be unfair to just let her go. Besides Kagome was nothing but a girl. he was allowing himself to be attracted to a teenage girl and in turn he was being changed from who he was. He was turning into a soft......human and he hated it.

"No Kikyo. I haven't forgotten," he said as he shrugged off his pants and returned to the bed beside her.

Tears ran down Kagome's face as she walked out of the house. She couldn't believe he did that. She thought that maybe he liked her the way she had liked him. He lied to her. He had told her that Kikyo was not the reason they couldn't be together but she was. She was the reason he couldn't care for her. She should have known better. They had been together long before she came along and she couldn't change what was between them.

Kagome knew she couldn't stay there and it would be best if she returned home. She walked to the front of the house and headed towards the gates. There she was met by three men in Inuyasha's gang.

"Where are you headed?" one of them asked.

"Uh..Inuyasha said it would be okay if I took a walk," she lied. She hoped that they would be stupid enough to believe her without calling Inuyasha to find out if what she said was true.

"Ok. But be back before dark. It's not safe out there," the man said and they opened the gates for her to leave.

"Yeah thanks." Kagome walked through the gates and continued on. She didn't know exactly where she was since every time she was brought she was unconscious. She continued to walk until she reached an area that she knew and walked into one of the stores. She used their phone and called her friend Lixue to come get her.

"Kagome," Lixue said when the girl got into the car. "Where have you been. For three days I was trying to reach you but you wouldn't answer the phone. Why weren't you in school? What's going on?"

"Lix. Right now I'm not in the mood to discuss but I promise you later I'll tell you everything ok?"

"Yeah sure," Lixue said as she looked at her friend. She could feel there was something wrong with the girl and knew it would be better to leave her alone for a while. The drive to Kagome's house was unbelievably quiet and so unlike the two girls. Lix watched as her friend left the car and headed up to her home. She only hoped the girl would be up to talking later because there was so much to be discussed.

"I'll call you Kagome," Lix said and received a nod from her friend. When she saw that the girl had gotten into the house she pulled off.

Kagome looked around and couldn't believe this was the same house from a few days ago. It was clean. Very cleaner. Cleaner than it was before the break in. Obviously Inuyasha had sent people over to clean up her house and set everything back the way it was supposed to be. Tired, she went to her room and lay on the bed. She wasn't in the mood to do anything right now.

"Has anyone seen Kagome?" Sango asked as she walked into the large garage where Inuyasha and Miroku was at the moment. Miroku rolled from under the car and looked up at her. He loved the way she looked. She was wearing a tight white baby tee and skin tight jeans. The t-shirt said "I hear voices and they don't like you." he smirked at that and looked at her.

"Nope. Not since this morning."

"What about you Inu?"

"No. I think she went for a walk or something."

"And you let her go? You know it isn't safe for her to leave."

"I meant around the property Sango," Inuyasha said as he turned back to the engine he was working on. His plain white t-shirt was stained with all and so were his baggy blue jeans.

"Oh. Well I'll go find her."

"What did you do?" Miroku asked as Sango left the garage.

"What makes you think I did something?"

"Because last I heard, you and Kagome were in the middle of something hot and heavy and now she is taking a walk? I'd have figured that you two would be doing something a little more exciting than fixing a car."

Inuyasha didn't answer his friend nor did he berate him for having such lecherous thoughts. When Miroku didn't hear a comment from his friend he rolled from under the car and looked at him. "What did you do?" he asked as he narrowed his eyes. now he knew something as up.

"Nothing."

"Who are you trying to fool? How long have I known you?"

"Fine. Kikyo came in and we had something to discuss. She found out something."

"Ok. There's something you're not telling me isn't there?" Miroku asked as he continued to stare at his friend.

"Well things got a little 'hot and heavy' as you put it and Kagome happened to see."

"You're saying she walked in while you were fucking Kikyo?" Miroku asked. When his friend nodded Miroku grinned. "You're a bastard you know that and Sango is going to kill you. You know how much she likes that girl."

"Yeah well," Inuyasha said as he went back to his work. He was angry when Miroku continued to laugh at him. Spiteful, he got a bottle of oil and poured it through a crack in the engine and it dripped down onto Miroku's face.

"Fuck!"

"Guys," Sango said as came back into the garage. She saw the oil draining down Miroku's face as he sat up from under the car and tried to wipe it off and glare at Inuyasha at the same time. "Kagome isn't here."

"What you mean she isn't here?" Inuyasha asked as he wiped his hands on his already dirty t-shirt.

"What I just said. I asked the guys at the gate. She told them you allowed her to take a walk."

"What?" Inuyasha said angrily. "And they let her go without asking me?"

"Apparently, since she's not here," Sango said sarcastically. "What did you do Inuyasha? Why did she leave?"

"Look we don't have time for this. We have to find her before something happens," Miroku said. He and Sango were ready to hop in their cars and search the street before Inuyasha stopped them.

"What now Inuyasha? We have to find Kagome," Sango said as she glared at her brother. She had a strong feeling that her brother had a lot to do with the reason her new friend leaving.

"Not to worry," he said. He took out his cell phone and dialed a number. Miroku and Sango looked at each other then at Inuyasha. "Yeah it's me. Uh huh. Where is she? Okay thanks. No. Stay. Yeah. Okay. Check in later."

Inuyasha looked at them and smirked. "She's okay."

"Well where is she and who was that?" Sango asked.

"She's at home. I've been having her watched since we took her from her house a few days ago. She's safe. A few of the men are outside her house now."

"Well I'm going to her. I wanna talk to her."

"No. Give her a few days then I'll bring her back," Inuyasha said as he headed out the door.

"But it's not safe."

"She is. Don't worry about it."

"Kagome?" Ayame said as she walked into her house. "Sweetheart are you home?"

"Yeah mom," Kagome said as she walked into the living room to greet her mother and grandfather. "Welcome back. How was the trip?"

"tedious," Ayame said as she hugged her daughter. "I wanted to come home but of course I would've never heard the end of it from your grandfather."

"You young people today have no respect for your elders," grandpa said as he walked into the room. Kagome smiled at him and hugged him as well.

"Hello grandpa. I assume you enjoyed the trip?"

"Of course. It's good to see family again."

"Uh huh. So Kagome how was things while we were gone?" Ayame asked as she headed towards her bedroom.

"They were....uneventful," she lied. She didn't think it would be good for her mother to know the truth. "It was very boring around her for a while."

"Ok dear. Well I'm going to unpack now. I'll be out soon to prepare dinner. Do you mind picking up Sota for me?"

"Not at all mom. I'll be back in a few minutes." Kagome left a few minutes later to get Sota. He had spent the week by her aunt and it was time for him to come home. When Kagome pulled up to the house Sota was in the yard playing with their other cousins.

"Kagome!" he said as he ran over to her to give her a hug. Though he was ten years younger than she was, Kagome and her little brother were both very close.

"Hey kid," Kagome said as she hugged him back. "Where's aunt Jackie?"

"Inside."

"Okay. Go get your things. It's time we go." Kagome walked up to the house and had a nice conversation with her aunt while Sota got his things. They both waived bye to their aunt and cousins then left for home. Kagome sighed as she walked into her house. she was back home and back to a normal life.

"Kagome Higurashi please report to the principal's office immediately," came a stern voice over the P.A. system. Everyone in the class turned to look at Kagome and smirked. They had an idea why she was being called. She stood up from her seat and grabbed her bags. She walked out of the class then and headed for the principal's office. She hoped this wouldn't take too long. She wasn't feeling good.

"Ms. Higurashi. The principal is waiting on you," said ms. Hope the secretary. Kagome walked into the principal's office and was told to close the door behind her. She saw Mr. Hakatsu, the principal seated behind his desk and another man seated in a chair. Kagome was told to take the other chair and she did so and waited for them to say something.

"Ms. Higurashi, this is Chief of police Matsu Mina. He wants to ask you a few questions if that's okay with you."

"Sure go ahead," Kagome said aloud but in her head she was thinking 'Oh no. He's going to question me about Inuyasha and the others.'

"Ms. Higurashi it's hard to get in contact with you," Mina said.

"Yeah well I happen to have a life," she said with a smile. Both men shared a look.

"Yes I assume you do. So Ms. Higurashi, a few weeks ago you were 'escorted' off of campus with a gentleman. A Mr. Inuyasha Makoto. How do you know him exactly?"

"He's a friend."

"A good friend?"

"You could say that. Why?"

"Well I assume you know he's a top gangster that has been the cause of many robberies, vandalism, and murder. He's a wanted man."

"Is that so? Well if he's so wanted why don't you just arrest him?" Kagome asked.

"Because Ms. Higurashi, there's never been any hard evidence. It's all been speculation."

"And what does that have to do with me exactly?" Kagome asked as she crossed her arms.

"Well since you are so close with Makoto we were thinking we could use you to get the evidence that we need," Makoto said with a hopeful smile.

"I don't think so," Kagome said as she continued to sit there.

"Ms. Higurashi please. You are our only chance of getting evidence against him."

"And I'm not going to do it. Listen, Inuyasha and the others are my friends. I'm not going to betray them by having them convicted of what you 'think' they are responsible for. I know them and I know that they are good people and I'm not going to do it. Is that all?"

"No. We wanted to know why you were absent?" her principal said.

"I was sick. You got a note so if that's all I have class to go to."

"Go ahead Ms. Higurashi." the principal waited for the girl to leave the office before he turned to Mina. "I'm sorry she's not going to help. Is there anything else you want me to do?"

"No. That's okay. I'll get Makoto some other way. Have a nice day."

"Kagome! What was that all about?" Lixue asked as her friend met them at lunch.

"Not much. They wanted to know why I was absent for three days. Principal Hakatsu wanted to be sure I was okay."

"He's never done that for any one else before," said Leiko.

"Well considering Kagome is the valedictorian I think the situation is a bit different," Lixue said to their friend.

"Well I don't think that's fair," Leiko said with a glare.

"No one cares. Anyway Kagome are you alright now?" Lix asked as she ignored the other girl. sometimes she wondered why they were friends with such a jealous girl.

"Yeah I'm fine."

"That's good to hear," said a voice from behind them. Kagome turned to see Hojo standing behind her with a warm smile. "I've missed you at school Kagome."

"Uh yeah. Missed you too," Kagome said with a smile.

"Hi Hojo," the other three girls said all at once.

"Uh hi girls. What's going on?" he asked as he continued to watch Kagome.

"Oh nothing," Leiko said as she grinned up at Hojo. She had the biggest crush on him and only hoped that one day he would notice her. "How are you?"

"Better now that I've seen that Kagome is alright," he said with another of his trademark smiles. He didn't happen to see the scowl on Leiko's face but Lixue did and she turned so the girl wouldn't see her smile.

"That's sweet Hojo. Very sweet," Kagome said as she smiled at the boy. She really wasn't in the mood to be nice to Hojo now but she didn't want to be rude and hurt his feelings.

"I'm glad you think so. So Kagome I was wondering if maybe you'd like to go out with me to the movies this Saturday?" Hojo asked hopefully.

"Of course she will," Lixue said quickly.

"What?" Kagome asked as she turned on her friend.

"Give us a minute." Lixue grabbed her friend's arm and pulled her away. The four girls were congregated to the side. "Come on Kagome. Hojo is asking you on a date and you do not say no. He's the most popular guy in school."

"And quite frankly I don't see why he's asking you out," Leiko said.

"Do you have a problem Leiko?" Lixue asked as she turned on the girl.

"No I agree with her," Kagome said. "I don't understand it either but the fact remains that he did. I guess I'll go. It can't hurt."

"Way to go Kagome," said Ling.

"So have you girls decided on if she's going or not?" Hojo asked from behind them.

Kagome turned and with a feline smile said, "I'd love to go."

Kagome loved horror movies. She screamed and cringed when something frightening happened but she loved horror movies. She allowed Hojo to lead her through the large theater and to their seats. She sat beside him and focused on the movie that was already starting. Halfway through, they both got the munchies and Hojo suggested that he get them something. Kagome offered to go instead. She didn't want him to miss the movie and she wasn't all that interested in this one anyway. She got the money from him and headed towards the concession stand.

As she waited in line she thought she saw something in the corner of her eyes. she turned around but there was no one behind her. Shrugging it off she turned back to make her choices of snacks. A hand snaked around her mouth and her waist and dragged her kicking and screaming through an open door. The door was closed and a light switch was pulled. Kagome's eyes widened when she saw white hair and bit the hand.

"Ouch dammit!" the man said as he withdrew his hand. "What did you do that for?"

"Why did you grab me like that?" she asked as she pulled away from him.

"I had to get you out of there and that's the only way to do it without causing a scene."

"What makes you think I would've caused a scene if you had just asked me to go with you."

"Because I don't think you want to talk to me."

"Why wouldn't I? I hardly know you and besides it's your brother that I don't want to talk to." (I bet you thought it was Inuyasha. Nope! ^_^)

"That's good to know," Sesshomaru said as he raked his hand through his long hair. He looked down at the girl and thought 'If she didn't belong to my brother...'

"So why did I have to get out of there so quickly? And did you have to bring me into a broom closet?"

"Hey it was convenient. Anyway we've got to go immediately."

"Why?"

"We just do. I'll tell you on the way," Sesshomaru said as he grabbed Kagome's hand and turned to drag her out of the closet.

"Wait a minute. I came here with someone. I can't just leave. I have to let him know that I'm going."

"Him?" Sesshomaru asked with a raised brow.

"Yes him. I happen to be on a date."

"A date? Does my brother know that?"

"I don't give a damn if he does. He has nothing to do with my love life." Kagome stomped off and headed back into the theater. She located Hojo quickly. "Hey Hojo I'm sorry but I have to go. An--emergency came up at home and my brother came for me."

"Oh. Okay. Do you need a ride home?" he asked as he started to stand.

"Uh no. That's okay. Stay. Enjoy the movie."

"Okay Kagome. I'll call you later."

"Uh yeah." Kagome left the theater and saw Sesshomaru standing against the wall in a darkened corner.

"Let's go."

"You know," Kagome said as she followed him out the back, "standing in the dark doesn't really help considering you have white hair."

Kagome stepped out back to see a black BMW sports car. She looked at Sesshomaru and saw his grin. "Get in let's go."

"So what is this all about," Kagome asked as they sped down the streets.

"Things aren't safe," Sesshomaru said.

"Yeah I knew that, but what does that have to do with me?"

"You're linked to us now. We know about the police at your school. We also know that you didn't tell them anything. Thanks Kagome. The thing is now that they know you are associated with us so does Naraku. He'll do anything to hurt us especially Inuyasha. To do that he'll hurt others close to him and that includes you."

"But I'm not close to Inuyasha!" Kagome exclaimed.

"Kagome whether you realize it or not you belong to us now. Maybe not officially but you do. Naraku will kill you just to infuriate Inuyasha further and we're not willing to let that happen."

"Oh. So what am I going to do?"

"You have to leave home and move in with us. We have to watch you at all times just as we do with Sango."

"But....I have school."

"That will be taken care of. Don't worry about it."

"I have to. My parents will kill me. Where are we going?" Kagome asked as she saw him turn down a familiar road.

"To get your things."

"But my parents--,"

"Will understand trust me."

"I wish it was that easy."

Ayame looked at the people in her house and swallowed. What the hell was going on here? She had come home that night to find them waiting in the front of her house. it was about ten of them and they all stood around the living room as they waited for Kagome. Ayame looked at her son who seemed to be intrigued with the man with the white hair. Ayame herself was frightened of him. he looked like the most dangerous one there but he was tolerating Sota and having a conversation with him along with a dark hair bright eyed boy.

Ayame and her father sat side by side trying to be polite but having such dangerous people around was making them very nervous. Ayame looked up when she heard a car door close and then another. Soon her front door opened and Kagome stepped inside.

"Mom!" she said as she ran over to the woman and hugged her.

Ayame was happy to see her daughter. Maybe the teenager would be able to fill in some of the gaps and tell her what was going on. "Kagome," she said softly. "Who are these people."

"Uh mom you see that's kinda hard to explain."

"Allow me," Inuyasha said as he stepped forward. He removed one of his gloves to shake Ayame's hand and the woman gasped when she saw his claws. So as not to offend him she shook his hand carefully. "As I told you earlier I'm Inuyasha Makoto. These people you see around me is my men. We're apart of an exclusive group that--."

"Mom they're in a gang," Kagome blurted out.

"What!"

"Wait let me explain. They're not bad. They're good people. Its just like a big family that's all."

"What!"

"Mrs. Higurashi listen to me. I'm gonna honest with you. What Kagome has said is true. We are apart of a gang but it's not what you think. We don't go around killing or stealing. Far from that. We're all together because of a common goal."

"And what is that?" Ayame asked as she looked up at the young man. She couldn't believe this. She felt like she was going to faint.

"I can't tell you at the time but I assure you it's not too illegal."

"What do you want with us?" Ayame asked.

"Ma'am I came her to ask for your daughter."

"My daughter! Why do you want her?"

"Mrs. Higurashi you're daughter's life could be in danger and all I want to do is protect her. The only way I can do that is to have her under my supervision at all times. I came her as to ask your permission in taking her into my home."

"What if I say no?"

"Then I'll have to go against you and take her anyway. I won't allow anyone to hurt her and by leaving her here she'll get hurt."

"Mom," Kagome said as she took the woman aside. "I know this all sounds like a movie or something but you have to trust me on this one. Inuyasha's telling the truth. It is dangerous for me to stay out of his protection. The best would be for me to go with them."

"But Kagome what about school?"

"I'll do all my schoolwork. I won't miss anything. I promise. Graduation is only a few weeks away."

"Sweetheart I don't want to lose you. what if he can't protect you."

"Trust me ma'am I can. I'll guard her with my life," Inuyasha said as he walked over to the two women. "I won't let anything happen to her."

"Mom," Kagome said. She started to cry along with her mother. This was the first time they were going to be separated like this.

"Okay," Ayame said as she nodded. "Okay. You can go with them but please take care of her."

"Don't worry I will," Inuyasha said. He grasped Kagome's hand and she looked at him with tears in her eyes. "It's best if you pack some of your things. You won't be able to come back for a while." Kagome nodded and walked away to go pack her things. Before she left the room, she head Inuyasha saying that he would also leave two men to watch over the rest of her family. At least they would be safe.