InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Secret Lovers ❯ Epilogue - Out of Print ( Chapter 30 )
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By: saphira404 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.14.2014 | Pages: 4 | Words: 6.1K | Visits: 261 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.14.2014 | Pages: 4 | Words: 6.1K | Visits: 261 | Status: Completed
Epilogue – Out of Print
A/N: First off, writing Secret Lovers has been such a long journey, and I am glad I was able to share it with you. Thank you all for reading and putting up with my extremely slow updating schedule. Your encouragement and support carried me through finishing this fanfic. As I just started working on my master’s thesis, fanfics will unfortunately have to take a back seat for now. Hopefully after it’s out of the way, I will be able to come back to write more Sesshoumaru-Kagura stories.
Also if you had read the previous chapter right after it was posted, then you unfortunately read the wrong version. I’m sorry for the confusion! The correct one with an additional final scene was added, so please check it out!
Lastly (sorry for the long note) shameless plug, as part of my special V-Day double update, I just posted a one-shot, so please go check it out too. Here’s the summary:
A Valentine’s Date: It’s Valentine’s Day, and Sesshoumaru has some special plans for his girlfriend. Little did he know Kagura had plans of her own. Sessh/Kagura short Valentine’s Day one shot.
Disclaimer: Sadly even though I love writing AU stories on my OTP, they don't belong to me. I tried to buy them, but all I could afford were plushies. Oh well better than nothing lol.
“Talking”
'Thoughts'
*Eight Years Later*
“We’re all done. I’ll bring the files over to the office.” Shippou smiled over at his boss as he gathered the various documents he had brought over for her to look at, criticize, approve of and sign. He loved working at Musahi, and there was no one else he would like to work under other than his mentor.
“Thanks, and sorry you had to come all the way here for a house delivery.” Kagura sighed and attempted to shift her body to make herself more comfortable on the bed. The simple action was starting to become quite hard for her to perform.
“No worries, you don’t live that far out, and it was only for the special edition. Besides, I remember from Souten’s experience how harsh these last few weeks are.” He sent her another reassuring smile. “Anyways, I know the way, and I can show myself out.”
Over the past many years, Shippou had visited Kagura and Sesshoumaru’s home on several occasions, for both professional and personal reasons, and had had the chance to familiarize himself with the layout very well.
“Thanks again Shippou and bye.” She burrowed her back against the pillows and relaxed her body as advised by her doctor.
“Let me know if you need anything else.” He threw over his shoulder just as he walked outside of his boss’s bedroom.
Once he left, Kagura glanced at the clock on her bedside table.
‘They will be home soon.’ She could not wait for her husband to come home. Other than Shippou’s visit, she had been alone all day, and was bored out of her mind. ‘Oh I can’t wait to get out of this bed.’
‘Then again in the end it will be all worth it.’ She thought to herself, resting her hands over her large stomach. She still had a hard time believing that in a matter of weeks she would get to experience the amazing feeling of holding another baby in her arms.
Six years ago Kagura had had a miscarriage; it had devastated her. She had blamed it on her busy schedule, her age, anything she could have used as a way to put all the blame on her. She was thankful that Sesshoumaru had been by her side, she knew she never would have been able to get through such a difficult time without him. When they had gotten married, she had never imagined she would have been able to love him even more, but she did. He was not only her love, but also her pillar of strength. She knew she would always be able to count on him to be there for her.
As much as she wanted a big family, after miscarrying, her fear of losing a third pregnancy had made her wary trying to have another baby. Not long afterwards, Sesshoumaru’s new career had taken off in earnest, and they had grown content with their family just the way it was.
“That it until you decided to come along.” Kagura smiled to herself when she felt the baby kick.
When she had first found out she was pregnant, she had been terrified. Even if her doctor assured her that despite her 43 years of age she and the baby were in fine health, she had been put on complete bed rest after she entered her second trimester, and Kagura had no intention to leave her bed until the time would come for her to deliver.
“Good thing I have Sesshoumaru to wait on me hand and foot. I almost never have to get out of bed.” She missed work, and staying cooped up at home was driving her crazy, but she would endure it nonetheless. “Ah talking about daddy, I think I hear his car. They must be back now.”
“Mommy we’re home!” The front door was thrown opened, and light footsteps rushing up the stairs and heading towards the master bedroom let Kagura know that she would not be alone for long.
An energetic seven-year-old girl rushed in and immediately jumped on the bed. In the past weeks she had perfected the technique on how to bounce on the mattress to settle herself right next to her mother without disturbing her.
“Hey honey.” Kagura smiled and ran her hand though her daughter’s black bangs. Every time she looked into Rin’s eyes she was amazed as to how she and Sesshoumaru managed to create such a little miracle. She still recalled how emotional she had been seven years ago when the nurse had placed the small wailing bundle in her arms. With her dark silky hair and dark eyes, Rin was a spiting image of her maternal grandmother. Kagura had not been the only one to notice. Both her sister and aunt had made the remark once they had laid eyes on the newborn.
‘Maybe this next one will have my red eyes and Sesshoumaru’s silver hair, or golden eyes and dark hair… doesn’t really matter. As long as he’s born healthy I’ll be happy.’
“How’s my little brother today?” Rin’s question caught Kagura’s attention. She knew what their daily ritual consisted of, and did not waste any time giving her daughter what she knew she wanted. Kagura pulled down the blanket to reveal her T-shirt covered belly to her daughter’s inquisitive hands.
“I hope he’s being a good boy.” The little girl giggled when a movement against the palm of her hand answered her words.
“He’s just saying hello to his beloved big sister.” Kagura smiled when her daughter looked up to beam at her, revealing a gap where one of her teeth had yet to grow back.
Sesshoumaru walked in on the touching scene. Unfortunately as much as he loved seeing his family united like this, he knew he had to break things off.
“Rin, go do your homework, your teacher told me you have a test coming up next week.”
All traces of joy vacated the little girl’s eyes, and she stuck out her lower lip in a pout. “It’s reading exercises.” She lamented. As much as she enjoyed being told stories, reading and writing exercises were always amongst her least favorite. She had a marked preference for mathematics homework.
Sesshoumaru was unfazed by his daughter’s reaction. “Go do your homework now then after dinner we can watch a DVD, okay?”
Heaving a deep sorrowful sigh, Rin rose to her feet and bounced off the bed. She mournfully dragged her feet as she left her parents’ bedroom to the amusement of the two adults.
“Rin gets her love of over dramatics from you.” Sesshoumaru’s gaze followed his daughter until she turned in the corridor and entered her room. “This does beg the question. How could the daughter of a journalist and a novelist hate reading and writing so much?”
Kagura laughed out loud at her husband’s query. “Rin can be a nuclear physicist, this next one can be our literary genius.” She put the blanket back in place, and rested her hands over her stomach.
Sesshoumaru settled on the spot Rin had vacated next to Kagura. “Six more weeks ” He reached over to rub the place where his child was growing. He was still amazed as to how he had managed to get such a beautiful family. He loved Kagura more than ever, and as mischievous as she was, Rin was the best daughter he could have ever had.
After Kagura’s devastating miscarriage six years ago, they had decided not to tempt fate and gave up on their wish to add to their family. To the day he died he knew he would never forget how useless he had felt the night when he had had to drive Kagura to the hospital as she lost their baby. The 10 minutes drive to the hospital with a grumpy, crying and sleepy toddler Rin strapped in the backseat, and a pain wracked hysterical Kagura seating shotgun next to him had felt like an eternity. All he had been able to do was whisper reassuring words to his wife as she felt the life of their baby slip out of her. He had had to stay strong for Rin and Kagura’s sake even if inside he was just as panicked and hurting. He dispelled memories of the terrible evening, and decided to focus instead on the baby he could feel manifesting itself against the palm of his hand.
‘Soon we will have a son. A real miracle baby’
“How was the meeting with the publishers? Do you finally have a release date for the next installment of your epic saga?” Kagura’s question thrust Sesshoumaru out of his thoughts.
“They liked the direction I’m taking.”
After the massive unexpected success of his first trilogy of historical novels on a rounin samurai in ancient feudal Japan, Sesshoumaru had decided to take his work in a complete other direction. As Rin grew up he had taken on the habit of telling her stories every night to help her fall asleep. He had found out that he enjoyed spinning tales for his little girl, and before he knew it, this had resulted in him coming up with an entire universe mixing in youkai legends and action adventures. At Kagura’s suggestion he had started writing down the stories of the Shikon shards hunters in Sengoku Jidai, and before he knew it he had the first volume of his feudal fairytale penned. The juvenile novel had been extremely successful and in a mater of years had evolved into a real saga, with readers waiting for the next volume impatiently. Other than his editors only two fans had had the chance to read the latest volume: Rin and Kagura. As much as Rin hated reading, her father’s books were the only exception. Still considering the length of the novels, her mother had had to read it aloud to her, to both of their pleasure.
Since Sesshoumaru had originally written the series for his daughter, most of the characters were of course based on people in their life and social circle. The two main protagonists were after all modeled on Rin’s beloved uncle Inuyasha and aunt Kagome. Kagura, had however been surprised when the latest novel introduced the characters of Touga and Izayoi. What shocked her the most was that her husband had portrayed his father and step-mother in such a positive light. To this day he had not reconciled with Touga, but still allowed Rin to see her only living grandparents occasionally. As Kagura’s mother had been long dead, that she was estranged from her father and that her aunt had passed away not long after Rin’s birth, Touga and Izayoi were the only ones able to play the role of grandparents to Rin. Plus when the little girl spent time at Inuyasha and Kagome’s place to play with her cousins, it was not unusual for Izayoi to pop in with some treats, or Touga with some gifts. Keeping Rin away from them would have simply not been possible unless Sesshoumaru also terminated his relationship with his brother, something he was not willing to do.
‘I guess one day we’ll have to explain to Rin and the other baby why daddy can’t stand to be in the same room as grandpa and grandma.’ Kagura stirred her thoughts away from her messy family situation to focus on something more positive.
“By the way, talking about your novels. When is the sexy wind witch going to finally get together with the handsome dog demon lord? Everyone is waiting for it.”
Sesshoumaru was amused by her question. “Everyone? Is it rather not just you?”
Kagura pulled a face. “Well, if you base a character on me, and another one on you, can you blame me from wanting to see them end up together?”
He leaned forward to press a kiss to his wife’s pouting lips before answering. “It will happen in due time, just as it did with the two of us.”
“If it’s modeled on our actual relationship, then your readers will have to wait quite a while before the sorceress manages to bewitch the proud demon lord, and they get to their own happily ever after.”
“We shall see.” Sesshoumaru cryptically announced. He gave her one more kiss before heading towards their shared closet to change into more comfortable clothes before taking care of dinner.
Thinking about Sesshoumaru’s parents caused Kagura to think about her own family situation, and the fact that she would soon have to make an all too important decision. Three weeks ago she had surprisingly received a note from the authorities announcing to her that Naraku had died in a fiery car crash speeding while drunk down the highway. She had not spoken to her father in about nine years, but the news had nonetheless come to a shock. As much as she had come to hate Naraku, he was still her father, and a part of her was saddened by his passing. As she was confined to her bed, Kagura had not been able to attend his funeral, not that she knew if she would have under different circumstances. Being on bed rest had allowed her not to have to think overmuch about the issue. She had also not been able to go to the reading of Naraku’s will at his lawyer’s office, but had convinced Kanna to go in her stead. Considering that her sister had never seen, nor spoken to Naraku, and that the last time Kagura had seen him, nine years ago, they had hurled hateful words to each other, neither of the sisters had expected to get any inheritance from him. To no one’s surprise Naraku had left nothing to Kanna, who he had not even considered to be his biological child. However to Kagura’s shock she had been named sole heir to Naraku’s estate, which included Shikon Magazine. A decade ago she would have been over the moon over knowing that her father had seen her as his one legitimate heir, but now it did not matter to her. According to the report Kanna had given to her sister, Naraku’s buxom former assistant turned long time girlfriend, Yura, said she wanted to fight the will. She had put up with too much from Naraku not to get his house, money and businesses. Kanna had stated outright that she did not want to have anything to do with Naraku’s estate. When it came to Kagura, she was still conflicted.
‘I do not want to own Shikon or Naraku’s other shady businesses, but on the other hand, he purposely cited me as his heir in his will, and I can’t help but feel as if I should honor his last wishes in some kind of way.’
Sesshoumaru had pointed out to her that by bequeathing everything to her, Naraku might have been trying to manipulate her beyond the grave. Since he had not been able to influence her in the last decade of his life, this legacy was his last chance of messing with her.
‘I can’t help but think that Sesshoumaru might be on to something. It would be just like Naraku to try to mess with me in such a way… but can I really throw away the inheritance he left me? Yura does deserve some money for being by his side for so long, and putting up with that heartless monster and his on-going cheating for so many years.’
Kagura had asked her lawyer to figure out the legalities involved in ceding the bulk of Naraku’s fortune to charities and Yura, but had yet to decide if she would go through with giving away the legacy she had wished to have for so long.
‘Naraku is dead. My father is dead. We will never have a chance to come to terms, and have a conversation about our family. I will never have a chance to come to understand him and maybe even forgive him… I will never find out if he had an epiphany and decided to actually give me Shikon Magazine because he thought I deserve it, or if he meant to mess with me.’ Until now she had not taken the time to pause and process how she truly felt towards the unexpected death of Naraku, and she was taken by surprise by how painfully her heart squeezed.
Kagura suddenly felt a finger wipe away the tear she had not realized had slipped down her cheek.
“Are you okay?” Sesshoumaru peered down into her teary crimson eyes.
Kagura looked up, and was shocked to see that while she had been distracted by her thoughts, her husband had done changing, and was now seated next to her. She was not going to admit to him that she had been thinking about her father; she did not want to upset him
“I’m fine, just pregnancy hormones making me weepy.”
Sesshoumaru’s golden gaze critically looked at her. He was not entirely sure she was okay, and had an idea of what was going on.
“Were you thinking about your father?”
Kagura sighed. “How do you know me so well?”
He simply shrugged. “Talk to me.” He stated as he sat next to her.
Kagura heaved a deep sigh before answering. “The more I think about it, the more I tend to think you might have been right when you said Naraku made me his heir only because he wanted to mess with me. It would be just like him…”
As much as he wanted to make Kagura feel better, he could not bring himself to saying the words he knew she wanted to hear most of all; namely, that Naraku had come to his senses before drafting his will, and had come to realize that he had made a mistake where his daughter was concerned.
‘However deep down I know this was not the case. If her father had changed his mind, he would have manifested himself much sooner. Naraku was a selfish greedy bastard. He would have done everything in his power to bring Kagura back to his side to that she may help him get Shikon back on track.’
“I am sorry.” He wished there was more he could say to make her feel better, but words were failing him.
“Don’t be. I gave up on Naraku and Shikon Magazine almost a decade ago, and I haven’t looked back since then. I have a job I enjoy, and a family I love above all else.” She took his hand in hers, his warmth giving her all the love and support she needed. “You, Rin and the baby, you are all I ever wanted, all that I need. I am over Naraku. I won’t let him play mind games with me beyond the grave. I’ve made my decision, I will divide up his estate between Yura and the charities Kanna and I talked about earlier.”
“Will you really be satisfied with this decision?” Sesshoumaru was relieved to see that she was following the path he had hoped she would take.
“I will.” She smiled at him. “To be honest, I am more upset about what could have been… I barely remember my mother, Aunt Kaede is dead and like it or not, Naraku was my father, my only remaining link to some sort of parental figure.” She wiped the last of her tears. “I guess I wish he wasn’t such an asshole, and that we could have worked things out in some kind of way before it was too late. Maybe things would have improved between us, if we had been given the opportunity for a do-over.”
Sesshoumaru felt his jaw clench. He did not like the direction in which this conversation was headed. “I take it we are not merely talking about Naraku here?”
Over the past eight years, Kagura had attempted to bring Sesshoumaru closer to his father. As she had become a close associate of Shiyounin Katsuyama, she had had the chance to meet Touga on several occasions, and while she would never forgive him for the pain he caused Sesshoumaru, or for trying to get his own son to leave town, she was willing to move past things for the sake of the family. Touga had apologized to her for trying to separate Sesshoumaru from the family core, and had thanked her profusely for allowing Rin to associate with him and Izayoi occasionally. Also considering that Kagome, whose opinion Kagura had come to respect greatly, loved and trusted the elder Tashio, Kagura was sure that he could not be that bad. Of course the fact that Rin was quite fond of her grandparents also tilted the balance heavily.
“You know I would never force a reconciliation, but can you honestly say that you wouldn’t regret the way things stand right now if your father was to die unexpectedly tomorrow?” Kagura asked, crimson eyes bearing straight into his amber gaze.
In the past few years, as he grew closer to his half brother, then as his daughter’s affection for her grandparents grew, Sesshoumaru had had to reflect on his strained relationship with his father. He knew he was at a crossroads, and would eventually have to make a decision where Touga was concerned.
‘Father is an old man now. Realistically speaking, he could die unexpectedly.’ To Sesshoumaru’s surprise, the thought of Touga passing was able to conjure a bitter taste in his mouth. ‘So much time has gone by however… could we really be able to mend fences and come to some sort of civility? Is it not too late?... Maybe I could give things a try nevertheless.’
Sesshoumaru finally sighed before speaking aloud. “I am aware it would mean a lot to you to have the entire family have more… normal relationships, and it would please Rin too if I could stand to be in the same room as my father for any length of time, so the least I can do is try.” Even if her words had affected him, he would rather blame his concession on the fact that he wanted to please his wife and daughter. He was not just willing to admit just yet that in the case of Touga’s unexpected death, he did not want to be plagued by the same regrets Kagura had now where Naraku was concerned.
“You will meet with your father to clear the air? Really?” She asked for confirmation.
He heaved another sigh, deep enough to rival his daughter’s overdramatic reaction to having to do her homework. “Yes, but only after the baby is born. This Sesshoumaru has no wish to deal with such nonsense until then.” He came to his feet, and faced his wife once more. “Is there anything else you wish to tackle, or can I go get dinner ready now?”
Kagura pretended to mull over things for a while before answering. “Actually some help getting to the bathroom would be welcome. Your son is pressing right over my bladder…” Usually being reduced to rely on someone for help doing something so basic would have driven her crazy, but her doctor had warned her about the dangers of standing upright without having some sort of support in her condition, and for the sake of her unborn child, she was willing to stuff away her pride.
When his wife extended her arms towards him, Sesshoumaru wasted no time assisting her. In the past several weeks, when moving around had become even harder for her, the couple had come up with an easy routine to help Sesshoumaru maneuver Kagura over to the adjacent bathroom in record time.
“Thank you Sesshoumaru.” Kagura leaned forward to press a tender kiss on his cheek as he helped her settle back on the bed. She playfully rolled her eyes when he pulled up the bed linens to cover her completely.
“Rin is done with the homework! Can we watch a movie now? Please! Please! Please!” Her pigtails flying behind her, the little girl bounced into her parents’ bedroom.
“I need to make dinner…” Sesshoumaru started to protest, but his daughter gave him the teary-eyed mournful look he always had a hard time saying ‘no’ to.
“Daddy you can just order a pizza then we can start watching the movie before it comes.” Considering her mother’s love of gastronomy, and her father’s strict concern for her, junk food was not often allowed in the house. However ever since Kagura had become pregnant, she had become more lenient when it came to the foods they were allowed to have; to her little girl’s pleasure.
“Hum, the baby and I also vote for pizza, with extra cheese. Oh and some of those garlic bread thingys.” Kagura rubbed her belly in anticipation. She could already feel her mouth water as she thought about the crispy crust and gooey cheesy deliciousness she was about to engulf soon.
“Three against one? This Sesshoumaru has been outnumbered… again.” He was very much looking forward to their son being born, then being old enough to fully participate in family voting decisions. ‘Kagura and Rin always side together. It will be good to finally have someone to back me up.’
Kagura could tell her husband was only feigning irritation. ‘He loves it when we mess with him, but it doesn’t hurt to give him some comfort.’ She thought to herself before speaking aloud. “Thank you honey.”
Seeing that she craned her head up and pursed her lips, Sesshoumaru knew exactly what she wanted, and did not fail to comply. He bent down to plant a peck on his wife’s awaiting lips, to their daughter’s giggly delight.
Sesshoumaru then straightened up. “I will go place the order, in the meantime, Rin you can go pick out the DVD you want to watch tonight, and Kagura, you stay here and rest.”
Once her father’s orders were given, Rin wasted no time dashing down to the living room to bring up her choice of entertainment. That evening she felt like watching her favorite anime movie while lying down in her parents’ bed, nestled in between their two bodies.
“Is there anything else you want? Some chocolate cake?” Upon hearing her husband’s question, Kagura’s eyes lit up. He chuckled at seeing how easy it was to get to her.
‘I will not drive to town in search of ice cream at three in the morning ever again.’ When Kagura had been pregnant with Rin, he had found out early on that anticipating her cravings was to his advantage, and he had become quite good at it. He was glad to see that despite the years, he had not lost his touch.
“Sesshoumaru, I don’t know how you do it. You always manage to read what is in my mind, even when I do not even realize it was in there.”
“I am your husband.” He replied matter-of-factly. He was not about to let her know that it had been pure dumb luck that most of his guesses had been right on the mark.
“Well I am glad you are. I don’t know what I would do without you.” She smiled at the man she loved. “To think that I used to hate you. If I could time travel ten years back, I would smack myself on the head for not realizing sooner how amazing you are.”
Her words amused him. Their early years working together at Shikon Magazine seemed like a lifetime ago.
“I used to find you insufferable as well, but if you go back in time, you should rather congratulate yourself.”
Kagura sent him an inquisitive look, and he did not fail to explain himself. “Had it not been for your little game of truth or dare, we never would have started our affair.”
Sesshoumaru’s words brought upon a memory of their first night together when they were stranded in a hotel room.
‘I had no idea how much that night would come to alter the course of my life. I never did thank Naraku for sending us on that bullshit assignment. Had it not been for that night, I doubt that Sesshoumaru and I would have gotten together, and would have had the amazing life we have together now.‘ Kagura thought to herself as she rested her hand on her stomach, where their unborn child rested. ‘It’s hard to believe it was all started because I got drunk off of the vodka in the mini bar, and challenged Sesshoumaru to a stupid game.’ Kagura mischievously smiled.
“Truth or dare?” She finally asked her husband.
Sesshoumaru was taken aback by her question. He wanted to point out to her that her delicate condition prevented them from doing anything naughty, not to mention that Rin was expected burst into their room at any moment, but instead he decided to play along.
“Ladies first, as usual. Kagura, truth or dare?”
She chuckled before answering.
“Considering that I’m confined to this bed for the next six weeks, dare would be useless, and truth is boring. You already know everything about me anyways. Besides, there’s only one truth that would matter to you, and it’s that there is no one else I could ever want to be stuck in a hotel room with. I love you.”
He walked towards her, and leaned forward to cradle her face in his two hands. He paused to stare straight into her eyes; crimson meeting amber. She was surprised by the look of intensity in his gaze.
Sesshoumaru finally spoke words it had taken him a long time to be able to say aloud, but as the years had gone by and his feelings for Kagura had cemented, the words had become easier to form, not that he said them too often.
“Kagura, I love you too.”
She looped her arms around his neck, and hugged him as close as possible despite their awkward positioning.
Sesshoumaru smiled to himself. ‘Kagura may always say I am her strength, but she does not realize how much I too rely on her.’ He knew that had it not been for her, he never would have followed his idea of being a novelist, and he never would have cultivated a relationship with his half brother, whom over the years had become one of the people closest to him. ‘More importantly, without Kagura, I never would have opened my heart.’
‘Our relationship may have its ups and downs, and life its challenges, but whatever the future may bring, I know we will be okay.’ Kagura thought to herself.
The thunderous sound of her stomach rumbling in hunger interrupted the solemnity of the moment. She gave her husband one final squeeze before letting him go.
“I believe it is high time this Sesshoumaru fed you.” His comment made the two of them chuckle heartily.
“I found a movie!” Rin pronounced happily as she once again bounced into the master bedroom. Without waiting for confirmation, she headed for the entertainment console opposite her parents’ bed, and popped in the DVD she had selected.
“Come here honey.”
Rin wasted no time following her mother’s request and lay down in bed next to Kagura. She snuggled as closely as possible and sighed happily when her mother looped her arm over her shoulders to keep her close.
Sesshoumaru allowed himself one last glance to the beautiful tableau his family made up then went down to order dinner. He knew how cranky Kagura could get when she got hungry these days, and he had no intention of being on the receiving end of her grumpiness.
‘As loving, supportive and tender as she may be, deep down she’s still the unbearable witch I met over a decade ago.’ Sesshoumaru thought to himself even as he made a mental note not to forget Kagura’s chocolate desert lest he wanted to suddenly find himself in the middle of World War III. ‘Not that I would have her any other way. She does keep me on my toes, and gives me plenty of material for my writing.’
Sesshoumaru quickly put in the order for their dinner then rushed back to the master bedroom; his family was waiting for him.
THE END
A/N: There it is. This story turned to be a lot longer and elaborate than I had originally planned, but I enjoyed every step of the way! A million thanks to all of you again for reading, appreciating the story and reviewing! I really hope to be able to write more fanfictions very soon!
All my very best,
~Saphira404
A/N: First off, writing Secret Lovers has been such a long journey, and I am glad I was able to share it with you. Thank you all for reading and putting up with my extremely slow updating schedule. Your encouragement and support carried me through finishing this fanfic. As I just started working on my master’s thesis, fanfics will unfortunately have to take a back seat for now. Hopefully after it’s out of the way, I will be able to come back to write more Sesshoumaru-Kagura stories.
Also if you had read the previous chapter right after it was posted, then you unfortunately read the wrong version. I’m sorry for the confusion! The correct one with an additional final scene was added, so please check it out!
Lastly (sorry for the long note) shameless plug, as part of my special V-Day double update, I just posted a one-shot, so please go check it out too. Here’s the summary:
A Valentine’s Date: It’s Valentine’s Day, and Sesshoumaru has some special plans for his girlfriend. Little did he know Kagura had plans of her own. Sessh/Kagura short Valentine’s Day one shot.
Disclaimer: Sadly even though I love writing AU stories on my OTP, they don't belong to me. I tried to buy them, but all I could afford were plushies. Oh well better than nothing lol.
“Talking”
'Thoughts'
*Eight Years Later*
“We’re all done. I’ll bring the files over to the office.” Shippou smiled over at his boss as he gathered the various documents he had brought over for her to look at, criticize, approve of and sign. He loved working at Musahi, and there was no one else he would like to work under other than his mentor.
“Thanks, and sorry you had to come all the way here for a house delivery.” Kagura sighed and attempted to shift her body to make herself more comfortable on the bed. The simple action was starting to become quite hard for her to perform.
“No worries, you don’t live that far out, and it was only for the special edition. Besides, I remember from Souten’s experience how harsh these last few weeks are.” He sent her another reassuring smile. “Anyways, I know the way, and I can show myself out.”
Over the past many years, Shippou had visited Kagura and Sesshoumaru’s home on several occasions, for both professional and personal reasons, and had had the chance to familiarize himself with the layout very well.
“Thanks again Shippou and bye.” She burrowed her back against the pillows and relaxed her body as advised by her doctor.
“Let me know if you need anything else.” He threw over his shoulder just as he walked outside of his boss’s bedroom.
Once he left, Kagura glanced at the clock on her bedside table.
‘They will be home soon.’ She could not wait for her husband to come home. Other than Shippou’s visit, she had been alone all day, and was bored out of her mind. ‘Oh I can’t wait to get out of this bed.’
‘Then again in the end it will be all worth it.’ She thought to herself, resting her hands over her large stomach. She still had a hard time believing that in a matter of weeks she would get to experience the amazing feeling of holding another baby in her arms.
Six years ago Kagura had had a miscarriage; it had devastated her. She had blamed it on her busy schedule, her age, anything she could have used as a way to put all the blame on her. She was thankful that Sesshoumaru had been by her side, she knew she never would have been able to get through such a difficult time without him. When they had gotten married, she had never imagined she would have been able to love him even more, but she did. He was not only her love, but also her pillar of strength. She knew she would always be able to count on him to be there for her.
As much as she wanted a big family, after miscarrying, her fear of losing a third pregnancy had made her wary trying to have another baby. Not long afterwards, Sesshoumaru’s new career had taken off in earnest, and they had grown content with their family just the way it was.
“That it until you decided to come along.” Kagura smiled to herself when she felt the baby kick.
When she had first found out she was pregnant, she had been terrified. Even if her doctor assured her that despite her 43 years of age she and the baby were in fine health, she had been put on complete bed rest after she entered her second trimester, and Kagura had no intention to leave her bed until the time would come for her to deliver.
“Good thing I have Sesshoumaru to wait on me hand and foot. I almost never have to get out of bed.” She missed work, and staying cooped up at home was driving her crazy, but she would endure it nonetheless. “Ah talking about daddy, I think I hear his car. They must be back now.”
“Mommy we’re home!” The front door was thrown opened, and light footsteps rushing up the stairs and heading towards the master bedroom let Kagura know that she would not be alone for long.
An energetic seven-year-old girl rushed in and immediately jumped on the bed. In the past weeks she had perfected the technique on how to bounce on the mattress to settle herself right next to her mother without disturbing her.
“Hey honey.” Kagura smiled and ran her hand though her daughter’s black bangs. Every time she looked into Rin’s eyes she was amazed as to how she and Sesshoumaru managed to create such a little miracle. She still recalled how emotional she had been seven years ago when the nurse had placed the small wailing bundle in her arms. With her dark silky hair and dark eyes, Rin was a spiting image of her maternal grandmother. Kagura had not been the only one to notice. Both her sister and aunt had made the remark once they had laid eyes on the newborn.
‘Maybe this next one will have my red eyes and Sesshoumaru’s silver hair, or golden eyes and dark hair… doesn’t really matter. As long as he’s born healthy I’ll be happy.’
“How’s my little brother today?” Rin’s question caught Kagura’s attention. She knew what their daily ritual consisted of, and did not waste any time giving her daughter what she knew she wanted. Kagura pulled down the blanket to reveal her T-shirt covered belly to her daughter’s inquisitive hands.
“I hope he’s being a good boy.” The little girl giggled when a movement against the palm of her hand answered her words.
“He’s just saying hello to his beloved big sister.” Kagura smiled when her daughter looked up to beam at her, revealing a gap where one of her teeth had yet to grow back.
Sesshoumaru walked in on the touching scene. Unfortunately as much as he loved seeing his family united like this, he knew he had to break things off.
“Rin, go do your homework, your teacher told me you have a test coming up next week.”
All traces of joy vacated the little girl’s eyes, and she stuck out her lower lip in a pout. “It’s reading exercises.” She lamented. As much as she enjoyed being told stories, reading and writing exercises were always amongst her least favorite. She had a marked preference for mathematics homework.
Sesshoumaru was unfazed by his daughter’s reaction. “Go do your homework now then after dinner we can watch a DVD, okay?”
Heaving a deep sorrowful sigh, Rin rose to her feet and bounced off the bed. She mournfully dragged her feet as she left her parents’ bedroom to the amusement of the two adults.
“Rin gets her love of over dramatics from you.” Sesshoumaru’s gaze followed his daughter until she turned in the corridor and entered her room. “This does beg the question. How could the daughter of a journalist and a novelist hate reading and writing so much?”
Kagura laughed out loud at her husband’s query. “Rin can be a nuclear physicist, this next one can be our literary genius.” She put the blanket back in place, and rested her hands over her stomach.
Sesshoumaru settled on the spot Rin had vacated next to Kagura. “Six more weeks ” He reached over to rub the place where his child was growing. He was still amazed as to how he had managed to get such a beautiful family. He loved Kagura more than ever, and as mischievous as she was, Rin was the best daughter he could have ever had.
After Kagura’s devastating miscarriage six years ago, they had decided not to tempt fate and gave up on their wish to add to their family. To the day he died he knew he would never forget how useless he had felt the night when he had had to drive Kagura to the hospital as she lost their baby. The 10 minutes drive to the hospital with a grumpy, crying and sleepy toddler Rin strapped in the backseat, and a pain wracked hysterical Kagura seating shotgun next to him had felt like an eternity. All he had been able to do was whisper reassuring words to his wife as she felt the life of their baby slip out of her. He had had to stay strong for Rin and Kagura’s sake even if inside he was just as panicked and hurting. He dispelled memories of the terrible evening, and decided to focus instead on the baby he could feel manifesting itself against the palm of his hand.
‘Soon we will have a son. A real miracle baby’
“How was the meeting with the publishers? Do you finally have a release date for the next installment of your epic saga?” Kagura’s question thrust Sesshoumaru out of his thoughts.
“They liked the direction I’m taking.”
After the massive unexpected success of his first trilogy of historical novels on a rounin samurai in ancient feudal Japan, Sesshoumaru had decided to take his work in a complete other direction. As Rin grew up he had taken on the habit of telling her stories every night to help her fall asleep. He had found out that he enjoyed spinning tales for his little girl, and before he knew it, this had resulted in him coming up with an entire universe mixing in youkai legends and action adventures. At Kagura’s suggestion he had started writing down the stories of the Shikon shards hunters in Sengoku Jidai, and before he knew it he had the first volume of his feudal fairytale penned. The juvenile novel had been extremely successful and in a mater of years had evolved into a real saga, with readers waiting for the next volume impatiently. Other than his editors only two fans had had the chance to read the latest volume: Rin and Kagura. As much as Rin hated reading, her father’s books were the only exception. Still considering the length of the novels, her mother had had to read it aloud to her, to both of their pleasure.
Since Sesshoumaru had originally written the series for his daughter, most of the characters were of course based on people in their life and social circle. The two main protagonists were after all modeled on Rin’s beloved uncle Inuyasha and aunt Kagome. Kagura, had however been surprised when the latest novel introduced the characters of Touga and Izayoi. What shocked her the most was that her husband had portrayed his father and step-mother in such a positive light. To this day he had not reconciled with Touga, but still allowed Rin to see her only living grandparents occasionally. As Kagura’s mother had been long dead, that she was estranged from her father and that her aunt had passed away not long after Rin’s birth, Touga and Izayoi were the only ones able to play the role of grandparents to Rin. Plus when the little girl spent time at Inuyasha and Kagome’s place to play with her cousins, it was not unusual for Izayoi to pop in with some treats, or Touga with some gifts. Keeping Rin away from them would have simply not been possible unless Sesshoumaru also terminated his relationship with his brother, something he was not willing to do.
‘I guess one day we’ll have to explain to Rin and the other baby why daddy can’t stand to be in the same room as grandpa and grandma.’ Kagura stirred her thoughts away from her messy family situation to focus on something more positive.
“By the way, talking about your novels. When is the sexy wind witch going to finally get together with the handsome dog demon lord? Everyone is waiting for it.”
Sesshoumaru was amused by her question. “Everyone? Is it rather not just you?”
Kagura pulled a face. “Well, if you base a character on me, and another one on you, can you blame me from wanting to see them end up together?”
He leaned forward to press a kiss to his wife’s pouting lips before answering. “It will happen in due time, just as it did with the two of us.”
“If it’s modeled on our actual relationship, then your readers will have to wait quite a while before the sorceress manages to bewitch the proud demon lord, and they get to their own happily ever after.”
“We shall see.” Sesshoumaru cryptically announced. He gave her one more kiss before heading towards their shared closet to change into more comfortable clothes before taking care of dinner.
Thinking about Sesshoumaru’s parents caused Kagura to think about her own family situation, and the fact that she would soon have to make an all too important decision. Three weeks ago she had surprisingly received a note from the authorities announcing to her that Naraku had died in a fiery car crash speeding while drunk down the highway. She had not spoken to her father in about nine years, but the news had nonetheless come to a shock. As much as she had come to hate Naraku, he was still her father, and a part of her was saddened by his passing. As she was confined to her bed, Kagura had not been able to attend his funeral, not that she knew if she would have under different circumstances. Being on bed rest had allowed her not to have to think overmuch about the issue. She had also not been able to go to the reading of Naraku’s will at his lawyer’s office, but had convinced Kanna to go in her stead. Considering that her sister had never seen, nor spoken to Naraku, and that the last time Kagura had seen him, nine years ago, they had hurled hateful words to each other, neither of the sisters had expected to get any inheritance from him. To no one’s surprise Naraku had left nothing to Kanna, who he had not even considered to be his biological child. However to Kagura’s shock she had been named sole heir to Naraku’s estate, which included Shikon Magazine. A decade ago she would have been over the moon over knowing that her father had seen her as his one legitimate heir, but now it did not matter to her. According to the report Kanna had given to her sister, Naraku’s buxom former assistant turned long time girlfriend, Yura, said she wanted to fight the will. She had put up with too much from Naraku not to get his house, money and businesses. Kanna had stated outright that she did not want to have anything to do with Naraku’s estate. When it came to Kagura, she was still conflicted.
‘I do not want to own Shikon or Naraku’s other shady businesses, but on the other hand, he purposely cited me as his heir in his will, and I can’t help but feel as if I should honor his last wishes in some kind of way.’
Sesshoumaru had pointed out to her that by bequeathing everything to her, Naraku might have been trying to manipulate her beyond the grave. Since he had not been able to influence her in the last decade of his life, this legacy was his last chance of messing with her.
‘I can’t help but think that Sesshoumaru might be on to something. It would be just like Naraku to try to mess with me in such a way… but can I really throw away the inheritance he left me? Yura does deserve some money for being by his side for so long, and putting up with that heartless monster and his on-going cheating for so many years.’
Kagura had asked her lawyer to figure out the legalities involved in ceding the bulk of Naraku’s fortune to charities and Yura, but had yet to decide if she would go through with giving away the legacy she had wished to have for so long.
‘Naraku is dead. My father is dead. We will never have a chance to come to terms, and have a conversation about our family. I will never have a chance to come to understand him and maybe even forgive him… I will never find out if he had an epiphany and decided to actually give me Shikon Magazine because he thought I deserve it, or if he meant to mess with me.’ Until now she had not taken the time to pause and process how she truly felt towards the unexpected death of Naraku, and she was taken by surprise by how painfully her heart squeezed.
Kagura suddenly felt a finger wipe away the tear she had not realized had slipped down her cheek.
“Are you okay?” Sesshoumaru peered down into her teary crimson eyes.
Kagura looked up, and was shocked to see that while she had been distracted by her thoughts, her husband had done changing, and was now seated next to her. She was not going to admit to him that she had been thinking about her father; she did not want to upset him
“I’m fine, just pregnancy hormones making me weepy.”
Sesshoumaru’s golden gaze critically looked at her. He was not entirely sure she was okay, and had an idea of what was going on.
“Were you thinking about your father?”
Kagura sighed. “How do you know me so well?”
He simply shrugged. “Talk to me.” He stated as he sat next to her.
Kagura heaved a deep sigh before answering. “The more I think about it, the more I tend to think you might have been right when you said Naraku made me his heir only because he wanted to mess with me. It would be just like him…”
As much as he wanted to make Kagura feel better, he could not bring himself to saying the words he knew she wanted to hear most of all; namely, that Naraku had come to his senses before drafting his will, and had come to realize that he had made a mistake where his daughter was concerned.
‘However deep down I know this was not the case. If her father had changed his mind, he would have manifested himself much sooner. Naraku was a selfish greedy bastard. He would have done everything in his power to bring Kagura back to his side to that she may help him get Shikon back on track.’
“I am sorry.” He wished there was more he could say to make her feel better, but words were failing him.
“Don’t be. I gave up on Naraku and Shikon Magazine almost a decade ago, and I haven’t looked back since then. I have a job I enjoy, and a family I love above all else.” She took his hand in hers, his warmth giving her all the love and support she needed. “You, Rin and the baby, you are all I ever wanted, all that I need. I am over Naraku. I won’t let him play mind games with me beyond the grave. I’ve made my decision, I will divide up his estate between Yura and the charities Kanna and I talked about earlier.”
“Will you really be satisfied with this decision?” Sesshoumaru was relieved to see that she was following the path he had hoped she would take.
“I will.” She smiled at him. “To be honest, I am more upset about what could have been… I barely remember my mother, Aunt Kaede is dead and like it or not, Naraku was my father, my only remaining link to some sort of parental figure.” She wiped the last of her tears. “I guess I wish he wasn’t such an asshole, and that we could have worked things out in some kind of way before it was too late. Maybe things would have improved between us, if we had been given the opportunity for a do-over.”
Sesshoumaru felt his jaw clench. He did not like the direction in which this conversation was headed. “I take it we are not merely talking about Naraku here?”
Over the past eight years, Kagura had attempted to bring Sesshoumaru closer to his father. As she had become a close associate of Shiyounin Katsuyama, she had had the chance to meet Touga on several occasions, and while she would never forgive him for the pain he caused Sesshoumaru, or for trying to get his own son to leave town, she was willing to move past things for the sake of the family. Touga had apologized to her for trying to separate Sesshoumaru from the family core, and had thanked her profusely for allowing Rin to associate with him and Izayoi occasionally. Also considering that Kagome, whose opinion Kagura had come to respect greatly, loved and trusted the elder Tashio, Kagura was sure that he could not be that bad. Of course the fact that Rin was quite fond of her grandparents also tilted the balance heavily.
“You know I would never force a reconciliation, but can you honestly say that you wouldn’t regret the way things stand right now if your father was to die unexpectedly tomorrow?” Kagura asked, crimson eyes bearing straight into his amber gaze.
In the past few years, as he grew closer to his half brother, then as his daughter’s affection for her grandparents grew, Sesshoumaru had had to reflect on his strained relationship with his father. He knew he was at a crossroads, and would eventually have to make a decision where Touga was concerned.
‘Father is an old man now. Realistically speaking, he could die unexpectedly.’ To Sesshoumaru’s surprise, the thought of Touga passing was able to conjure a bitter taste in his mouth. ‘So much time has gone by however… could we really be able to mend fences and come to some sort of civility? Is it not too late?... Maybe I could give things a try nevertheless.’
Sesshoumaru finally sighed before speaking aloud. “I am aware it would mean a lot to you to have the entire family have more… normal relationships, and it would please Rin too if I could stand to be in the same room as my father for any length of time, so the least I can do is try.” Even if her words had affected him, he would rather blame his concession on the fact that he wanted to please his wife and daughter. He was not just willing to admit just yet that in the case of Touga’s unexpected death, he did not want to be plagued by the same regrets Kagura had now where Naraku was concerned.
“You will meet with your father to clear the air? Really?” She asked for confirmation.
He heaved another sigh, deep enough to rival his daughter’s overdramatic reaction to having to do her homework. “Yes, but only after the baby is born. This Sesshoumaru has no wish to deal with such nonsense until then.” He came to his feet, and faced his wife once more. “Is there anything else you wish to tackle, or can I go get dinner ready now?”
Kagura pretended to mull over things for a while before answering. “Actually some help getting to the bathroom would be welcome. Your son is pressing right over my bladder…” Usually being reduced to rely on someone for help doing something so basic would have driven her crazy, but her doctor had warned her about the dangers of standing upright without having some sort of support in her condition, and for the sake of her unborn child, she was willing to stuff away her pride.
When his wife extended her arms towards him, Sesshoumaru wasted no time assisting her. In the past several weeks, when moving around had become even harder for her, the couple had come up with an easy routine to help Sesshoumaru maneuver Kagura over to the adjacent bathroom in record time.
“Thank you Sesshoumaru.” Kagura leaned forward to press a tender kiss on his cheek as he helped her settle back on the bed. She playfully rolled her eyes when he pulled up the bed linens to cover her completely.
“Rin is done with the homework! Can we watch a movie now? Please! Please! Please!” Her pigtails flying behind her, the little girl bounced into her parents’ bedroom.
“I need to make dinner…” Sesshoumaru started to protest, but his daughter gave him the teary-eyed mournful look he always had a hard time saying ‘no’ to.
“Daddy you can just order a pizza then we can start watching the movie before it comes.” Considering her mother’s love of gastronomy, and her father’s strict concern for her, junk food was not often allowed in the house. However ever since Kagura had become pregnant, she had become more lenient when it came to the foods they were allowed to have; to her little girl’s pleasure.
“Hum, the baby and I also vote for pizza, with extra cheese. Oh and some of those garlic bread thingys.” Kagura rubbed her belly in anticipation. She could already feel her mouth water as she thought about the crispy crust and gooey cheesy deliciousness she was about to engulf soon.
“Three against one? This Sesshoumaru has been outnumbered… again.” He was very much looking forward to their son being born, then being old enough to fully participate in family voting decisions. ‘Kagura and Rin always side together. It will be good to finally have someone to back me up.’
Kagura could tell her husband was only feigning irritation. ‘He loves it when we mess with him, but it doesn’t hurt to give him some comfort.’ She thought to herself before speaking aloud. “Thank you honey.”
Seeing that she craned her head up and pursed her lips, Sesshoumaru knew exactly what she wanted, and did not fail to comply. He bent down to plant a peck on his wife’s awaiting lips, to their daughter’s giggly delight.
Sesshoumaru then straightened up. “I will go place the order, in the meantime, Rin you can go pick out the DVD you want to watch tonight, and Kagura, you stay here and rest.”
Once her father’s orders were given, Rin wasted no time dashing down to the living room to bring up her choice of entertainment. That evening she felt like watching her favorite anime movie while lying down in her parents’ bed, nestled in between their two bodies.
“Is there anything else you want? Some chocolate cake?” Upon hearing her husband’s question, Kagura’s eyes lit up. He chuckled at seeing how easy it was to get to her.
‘I will not drive to town in search of ice cream at three in the morning ever again.’ When Kagura had been pregnant with Rin, he had found out early on that anticipating her cravings was to his advantage, and he had become quite good at it. He was glad to see that despite the years, he had not lost his touch.
“Sesshoumaru, I don’t know how you do it. You always manage to read what is in my mind, even when I do not even realize it was in there.”
“I am your husband.” He replied matter-of-factly. He was not about to let her know that it had been pure dumb luck that most of his guesses had been right on the mark.
“Well I am glad you are. I don’t know what I would do without you.” She smiled at the man she loved. “To think that I used to hate you. If I could time travel ten years back, I would smack myself on the head for not realizing sooner how amazing you are.”
Her words amused him. Their early years working together at Shikon Magazine seemed like a lifetime ago.
“I used to find you insufferable as well, but if you go back in time, you should rather congratulate yourself.”
Kagura sent him an inquisitive look, and he did not fail to explain himself. “Had it not been for your little game of truth or dare, we never would have started our affair.”
Sesshoumaru’s words brought upon a memory of their first night together when they were stranded in a hotel room.
‘I had no idea how much that night would come to alter the course of my life. I never did thank Naraku for sending us on that bullshit assignment. Had it not been for that night, I doubt that Sesshoumaru and I would have gotten together, and would have had the amazing life we have together now.‘ Kagura thought to herself as she rested her hand on her stomach, where their unborn child rested. ‘It’s hard to believe it was all started because I got drunk off of the vodka in the mini bar, and challenged Sesshoumaru to a stupid game.’ Kagura mischievously smiled.
“Truth or dare?” She finally asked her husband.
Sesshoumaru was taken aback by her question. He wanted to point out to her that her delicate condition prevented them from doing anything naughty, not to mention that Rin was expected burst into their room at any moment, but instead he decided to play along.
“Ladies first, as usual. Kagura, truth or dare?”
She chuckled before answering.
“Considering that I’m confined to this bed for the next six weeks, dare would be useless, and truth is boring. You already know everything about me anyways. Besides, there’s only one truth that would matter to you, and it’s that there is no one else I could ever want to be stuck in a hotel room with. I love you.”
He walked towards her, and leaned forward to cradle her face in his two hands. He paused to stare straight into her eyes; crimson meeting amber. She was surprised by the look of intensity in his gaze.
Sesshoumaru finally spoke words it had taken him a long time to be able to say aloud, but as the years had gone by and his feelings for Kagura had cemented, the words had become easier to form, not that he said them too often.
“Kagura, I love you too.”
She looped her arms around his neck, and hugged him as close as possible despite their awkward positioning.
Sesshoumaru smiled to himself. ‘Kagura may always say I am her strength, but she does not realize how much I too rely on her.’ He knew that had it not been for her, he never would have followed his idea of being a novelist, and he never would have cultivated a relationship with his half brother, whom over the years had become one of the people closest to him. ‘More importantly, without Kagura, I never would have opened my heart.’
‘Our relationship may have its ups and downs, and life its challenges, but whatever the future may bring, I know we will be okay.’ Kagura thought to herself.
The thunderous sound of her stomach rumbling in hunger interrupted the solemnity of the moment. She gave her husband one final squeeze before letting him go.
“I believe it is high time this Sesshoumaru fed you.” His comment made the two of them chuckle heartily.
“I found a movie!” Rin pronounced happily as she once again bounced into the master bedroom. Without waiting for confirmation, she headed for the entertainment console opposite her parents’ bed, and popped in the DVD she had selected.
“Come here honey.”
Rin wasted no time following her mother’s request and lay down in bed next to Kagura. She snuggled as closely as possible and sighed happily when her mother looped her arm over her shoulders to keep her close.
Sesshoumaru allowed himself one last glance to the beautiful tableau his family made up then went down to order dinner. He knew how cranky Kagura could get when she got hungry these days, and he had no intention of being on the receiving end of her grumpiness.
‘As loving, supportive and tender as she may be, deep down she’s still the unbearable witch I met over a decade ago.’ Sesshoumaru thought to himself even as he made a mental note not to forget Kagura’s chocolate desert lest he wanted to suddenly find himself in the middle of World War III. ‘Not that I would have her any other way. She does keep me on my toes, and gives me plenty of material for my writing.’
Sesshoumaru quickly put in the order for their dinner then rushed back to the master bedroom; his family was waiting for him.
THE END
A/N: There it is. This story turned to be a lot longer and elaborate than I had originally planned, but I enjoyed every step of the way! A million thanks to all of you again for reading, appreciating the story and reviewing! I really hope to be able to write more fanfictions very soon!
All my very best,
~Saphira404