InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Probably Wouldn't Be This Way ❯ Kagome's Second Shock of Her Life ( Chapter 2 )

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Turtlequeen2: Wow, it’s been long! Thanks for waiting so long!

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I give much thanks to Lesbian-Lover and Kagura615 for helping me on my grammar.

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Chapter 2

Kagome’s Second Shock of Her Life

Kagome was still sitting at home, enjoying the silence. Sometimes she liked to relish in the nothingness around her since it seemed to match the emptiness within her so well. She let herself cry a little as she usually did after she talked to Inuyasha. She cried so often that she could now do it without emotion.

She let out a heavy sigh. Now that there was nothing to do, her mind went back to seeing “Sesshoumaru” the other night. At this sudden though, she frowned. “Why does it always lead back to him?” she demanded to herself. She hadn’t thought about the Taiyoukai so much since she was over there. In the Sengoku-Jidai.

Perhaps she just missed the Feudal Era so much that she would’ve laughed if she seen Sesshoumaru. Laugh in happiness! Maybe she was truly going insane…

She rolled her eyes. “Oh yea, that’s if Sesshoumaru would even want to see me…” she muttered in sarcasm.

Speaking of the devil, she suddenly stiffened up. She sensed something. It was youki.

“You’re kidding me?!” she exclaimed, glaring up at the ceiling, cursing the gods. “You really hate me don’t you?” she demanded as if the plea would reach the heavens. Sometimes she felt as though the Kamis did enjoy seeing her suffer.

‘Oh great, now I’m going crazy too,’ she thought in a panic. Though, as Kagome felt the energies coming closer, she knew it was not just her imagination.

“Could it really be…” she trailed off in wonder. She concentrated her thoughts and figured out that there were two separate energies. Not just one, meaning that there was more than one demon.

Upon hearing a loud knock on the front door, she almost jumped out of her skin in surprise. Kagome’s breathing quickened as she debated whether to open the door or not.

Finally deciding to take a chance, she gathered her miko energy into herself, preparing to purify if necessary. She cautiously walked up to the door and cracked it open.

“Well, well, well, such a long time it has been since we met last,” came an elegant masculine voice from the other side of the door.

Kagome’s eyes opened wide. “S…sesshoumaru?!” she gasped in shock. “It can’t be!” she exclaimed.

The male, now revealed as Sesshoumaru, smirked in seeing the miko stunned. “Miko, yes it is me,” came the statement. “I have noticed how you haven’t seem to aged,” he commented.

“Aw, shut the hell up Sesshoumaru! No one cares about your smart ass routine,” came a gruff, yet familiar voice.

The Taiyoukai let out a small growl as he turned to glare at his insulter.

Kagome strained to remember the face that belonged to the voice since he had matured, however, upon seeing the bushy tail that peaked out from behind Sesshoumaru, her eyes lighted up.

“Shippou-chan?!” she asked hopefully.

Sesshoumaru lightly smirked, seeing her eyes immediately sparkle compared to the dullness that lingered there since he saw her last.

“Hai, Kagome!” came the kitsune’s voice. The Taiyoukai moved out of the way to let the ecstatic miko through before she pummeled him in the process.

She latched onto the kitsune, crying her eyes out in happiness. “Shippou! I missed you so much!”

“Kagome!” he exclaimed in shock as he placed his arms around her to return the embrace. “You don’t know how long I waited to see you…” he stated in a full out grin. He had to hold in his own tears of joy.

Shippou looked no more older than a human at 25 years old. Gone was the familiar kimono of his youth, now wearing a regular green t-shirt and jeans. On his feet were simple sandals as his fox-like feet were shown. He grew much as well, coming up to Sesshoumaru’s chest compared to him as a child who had only went up to Kagome’s thighs. However, his auburn hair had grown longer, falling to his shoulders. He had it pulled back in a ponytail. The look reminded her of Kouga in a way.

They heard a throat clear from behind them. At this, both friends pulled apart suddenly. “As much as I enjoy this reunion, might I suggest that we take this inside?” Sesshomaru asked.

“Oh yea Kagome, you remember the cold hearted bastard right? Kagome, Sesshoumaru; Sesshoumaru, Kagome,” Shippou introduced in a sneer, glaring at the Taiyoukai at the same time.

“Kitsune, I must warn you to hold your tongue. Do you forget that you work under me?” Sesshoumaru growled in threat.

Kagome just stared at Sesshoumaru dumbfounded. “Um…mind if I interrupted?” she asked meekly. When she got both of their attention, she cleared her throat and shouted,” WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!”

Shippou only laughed, expecting that reaction from her. Sesshoumaru only looked annoyed. “Miko, could you keep your voice down?” the Taiyoukai requested icily.

She threw a glare at the lord in response. “YEA! AS SOON AS YOU TELL ME WHAT I WANNA KNOW!”

He narrowed his eyes. “Do you promise to never again try to deafen This Sesshoumaru?”

Kagome smirked. “Hmm…I’ll think about it…”

“That’s the Kagome that I remember,” grinned Shippou, clutching his sides laughing. “Telling off the usual demon lords.”

“As much as you may find this amusing, we are in the open. This Sesshoumaru would like to refrain from public murders,” smirked the Taiyoukai.

“I’d like to see you try that. I’d purify you so fast that it’d make the Kaze no Kizu look harmless,” Kagome replied, her eyes narrowing in return.

“Ah, I shall have to hold you up to that then, shouldn’t I?” came the cool response.

Shippou rolled his eyes. “You think that we could come in?” he asked nicely.

She smiled. “Of course. However…” she trailed off, glancing at Sesshoumaru,” you should restrain from such blatant statements. You might loose another arm,” she sneered.

The Taiyoukai almost scoffed. “Do you dare think to threaten This Sesshoumaru?” he demanded, nearly growling. Then, his lips upturned into another smirk. “Ah, I don’t think you have noticed then…” he trailed off, lifting his left arm up for her to see.

“It re-grew?!” Kagome exclaimed in shock.

“Yes. It may have taken awhile, but my arm finally reformed a few centuries ago,” replied Sesshoumaru.

“Wow,” she breathed. Kagome then turned and led them into her home.

“So this is your home? Inu--I mean you were right on saying that this was bigger than Kaede’s hut,” Shippou stated. He mentally cursed his mouth for almost mentioning the hanyou’s name.

“You meant to say Inuyasha, didn’t you Shippou?” Kagome asked dryly, all of the happiness leaving her tone immediately. Her fists clenched at her sides as she turned back to them.

“Kagome…” Shippou trailed off in a sigh. “I’m sorry…I shouldn’t have said anything.”

She forced a smile. “No, it’s alright. It has been over a year. I should move on.”

However, Sesshoumaru didn’t fail to notice the deceit in her tone. “Miko, do not lie. If I was not mistaken, you clearly smell of tears that were just shed recently.”

Kagome let out a gasp, but then glared at him with pained eyes. Her anger began to rise. “Why the hell would you even care?! As long as I‘ve known you, you were a heartless bastard who only cared about yourself!”

He was about to respond when she cut him off. “Why did you even bother with Tenseiga when you knew that you didn’t even care about Inuyasha?! You claimed yourself many times that you despised him!”

She was about to continue, when he held up his hand. “Silence!” he commanded. “Miko, cease your ramblings. You have made a point and I shall see it fit that it is cleared up.”

“It better be made clear!” Kagome shouted, huffing and sitting across from him. “You better have a damn good reason too!”

He nearly sighed. “This is not easy for me to say,” he admitted sternly. “However, seeing that you were going to be his mate, you deserve a right to know.” He stared at Shippou and Kagome before he continued. “I used Tenseiga to try and prevent his dishonorable death. However, Tenseiga was of no use because Naraku used his shouki to pierce his heart. It was beyond the fang’s limits to save him.”

“Yea, yea, I sort of figured that out. What I wanna know is, was that the only reason that you attempted to revive him? So that you’d be the only one to kill him later?” Kagome asked, her eyes burning into his. Her gaze was cold enough to rival that of the icy gold eyes that stared back at her.

“May I ask why it concerns you? You should know that my answer alone cannot bring him back,” Sesshoumaru replied coldly.

Kagome suddenly stiffened up. Her eyes quickly snapped to the floor as her fists once again clenched at her sides. Her raven black bangs covered her downcast eyes. “I…I know that…” she ground out.

Shippou and Sesshoumaru could clearly smell the rising distress of the woman. “Kagome?” Shippou questioned nervously.

Too caught up in her emotions, she ignored the kitsune as her eyes snapped back up to glare at the Taiyoukai. “I know that nothing I can do can bring him back! Why the heck do you think I was close to killing myself? I could’ve used the jewel, but the bastard didn’t want me to!” she exclaimed, her angry expression, mixed with the tears running down her face.

It took most of the lord’s control to not loose his calm so he could comfort the miko. He held in his urge. Instead, he stated,” He was right. It would be a dishonor to be brought back not by his own means.” He continued,” Not to mention that it go against the Kamis if you were to raise him from the dead when it was not needed.”

“He told me that he wanted to be with me!” Kagome denied.

“True, that my brother desired you, but the laws of life and death can often prevail over that strength regardless of how strong your bond is.” Sesshoumaru was speaking from personal experience on this statement.

“How would you know about love?” Kagome demanded. “Tell me, have you ever loved anyone in your life?!”

Sesshoumaru’s eyes narrowed and his face grew more cold as he contemplated this question. “If you must know, yes, This Sesshoumaru has experienced the emotion once. Only after her death, did I realize it and I curse myself for it everyday.” At this shocked answer, his claws lightly dug into his hands, drawing blood out of frustration. “And for that reason, I will never again weaken myself to such an emotion.”

“Sesshoumaru,” Kagome gasped in shock, immediately sitting again. Her gaze softened when she heard such a startling statement from the cold lord she had grown to know. “Don’t tell me that it was--” she asked before she was cut off.

“Do not speak of this again,” he commanded curtly. “It is not to be discussed ever again in my presence,” the Taiyoukai growled.

Shippou and Kagome looked at him incredulously, but knew that the lord meant it. Nodding their heads, Sesshoumaru then changed the subject back to her. “Miko, I do not know what my brother told you, but know that I was aware of the feelings you two held for each other.”

Kagome raised her eyebrow. “Are you sure that you’re ok?” she asked, not knowing anything else to say.

“In all honesty, I am not sure. Though over the years I have learned to cope with humans better,” came the serious answer.

There was silence for a few minutes while Kagome gathered her bearings. “So…how is it that you are able to look like that in public without sending humans running for their lives?” the miko asked innocently.

Shippou laughed at that, relieved that she changed the subject. “Those with spiritual powers and other hanyou and youkai are the only ones that are able to see our true forms. Since you‘re a miko, you are able to see us,” he explained.

“And how is that?” she continued.

Without a word, the two youkai smirked and pulled up their right sleeves to revile matching branding marks on their upper arm. It was kanji characters for hidden shadows.

“Wow…” she gasped. “So why did you come to see me in the first place?” She decided to ask more so to Sesshoumaru than Shippou, after getting over her shock.

“Does is matter?” the Taiyoukai asked. “You got to see your kitsune.”

“Of course it matters. It’s not everyday the demons form your past show up at your door!” she told him.

Shippou laughed again, unable to keep a straight face. How he missed Kagome’s sarcasm.

Sesshoumaru growled low in his throat at the kitsune before focusing his glare on Kagome. He did his best to remain cold, although her comment amused him also. “Miko, you push my patience far. One day you will overstep yourself,” he warned her.

She rolled her eyes. “500 years and you still like to threaten me. To think that I thought you could teach a dog new tricks…”

Sesshoumaru once again started to growl, only to stop and get a wicked gleam in his eyes. Turning slightly away from her, he made eye contact with Shippou. “I will not hurt her,” he said so that only the kitsune could hear.

Walking towards the miko, he allowed her to glimpse the poison gathering around his claws, before walking behind Kagome, who had started to shake slightly. “Miko,” he purred,“ This ‘Old Dog,’ has learned many tricks over the years,” was all he said, before tracing his claws around the nape of her neck, gathering some of her hair, and cutting it off. Once more facing her, he gave her a cold and calculating look. “I think I will keep some of your hair to use for my own purposes at a later date,” he growled softly, giving the frightened miko a smirk.

She looked down at her hair, not noticing a difference, but still angry that the Taiyoukai managed to accomplish it. “Y…you cut my hair!” she exclaimed, her eye twitching in irritation.

“And your point would be Miko?” the Taiyoukai asked with an arched eyebrow. “No one will notice, if that was what you are worried about.”

“What the heck do you intend to do with it then?” she demanded.

Sesshoumaru watched Shippou bite back a grin. The Kitsune knew what the hair was for, but that didn’t mean he had to let Kagome know. Making his eyes cold once again, he just gave the miko a cold glare, before answering. “If I wanted you to know, I would have told you. Since I did not, it is none of your concern.”

“Arrug! Of all the nerve!” Kagome exclaimed in frustration.

Sesshoumaru just smirked at her again before giving the kitsune behind him a warning look. There was no need to the miko know what was going on. “Would you like for This Sesshoumaru to take more of your hair?” he questioned.

She threw a death glare at him. “NO!” she shouted.

“Then I suggest you keep any more questions that I know you have about this to yourself,” came his calm reply.

‘Karma is such a bitch…’ Kagome thought in her mind with a sigh.

Shippou watched Sesshoumaru argue with Kagome. He knew all the signs of her rising frustration, and it was taking an awful lot of will power to keep from falling over with laughter. ‘Kami, it’s a good thing Keade never showed Kagome how to make that restraining spell she used on Inuyasha.’ He thought to himself, wishing for all he was worth, that Inuyasha could be there to see Kagome lose an argument for once.

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