InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Somewhere in Her Memory ❯ A Little Game of Hide-N-Seek ( Chapter 11 )

Disclaimer: I don’t own Inuyasha. Every time I say that, a little part inside of me dies. (Because, seriously How cool would it be to own a person? Albeit, an animated person, but really...)

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Chapter 11: A Little Game of Hide-N-Seek

“Inuyasha? What are you doing?” She questioned, looking at him.

His bangs covered his eyes and his body went rigid. Suddenly, his body started pulsing.

“Inuyasha, are you alright?” She asked worriedly. When he finally looked at her, his eyes no longer held their usual golden hue. Instead, they were a deep red color with bluish pupils. His face had two jagged, maroon stripes on it. He bent down and licked her ear.

“Inuyasha.” She breathed, both pleased and frightened at the new sensations going through her body. 'Okay. This is kind of creeping me out.'

He smirked at her reaction then lightly pressed his claws against her skin.

'What was that thing the grandpa said about demons marking people? Of course he's not gonna use his claws, but still...I don't want to bitten either.' Kagome stiffened. 'Crap.' She struggled to get out of his grasp. “Inuyasha, stop. Please I-” She pleaded, tears starting to form in her eyes.“Inuyasha, please.”

“Run.” He whispered and let her go.

She scrambled off of his lap and ran out the door.

He smirked. “I’ll get you, my precious.” He whispered and traced his tongue along one of his canines. The hunt begins.

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Sesshomaru rubbed at the headache that was beginning to form. ‘One meeting down, two more to go.’ He thought, leaning back in his chair and staring at the cowering kit in front of him. “Shippo. Do you know why I have called you here?” He asked him patiently.

“N-no.” Shippo answered nervously.

“It has something to do with you and Rin.” He told him plainly. ‘What has the kit so nervous?’

“Me and Rin? What about?” He asked, trembling with fear now. ‘Oh no. He knows. I’m so toast.’

Sesshomaru paused. 'Maybe it would be wise to deal with his anxiety problems first. Hn, he'll live.' He sighed mentally. He had a feeling that his was going to regret his decision. “I have decided to enroll you both in public school.” Shippo calmed down at this. “I feel that you need to...interact more with others your age. You will both start in September. While I am sure you are capable of taking care of yourself, I want you to watch over Rin at all times. You are to keep her out of any danger. And keep her away from those filthy human males. Is that understood?” He asked.

“Yes Sesshomaru-sama.” Shippo answered, relieved. ‘Thank God. I really didn’t feel like being roasted kit today.’

“What is that smell?” Sesshomaru asked, his eyes narrowing.

‘I spoke too soon.’ Shippo tensed. “What do you mean?” He asked hesitantly.

“That idiot half-brother of mine again. He has lost control of his demon blood.”

Shippo visibly relaxed as he took a whiff of the air. Sure enough, Inuyasha’s scent had changed to that of a full demon’s, but there was something different about it. “He smells almost-”

“Playful.” Sesshomaru finished for him. “Is the woman...Kagome still here?”

Shippo nodded. “They went to eat breakfast in Inuyasha's room.” Seeing Sesshomaru's eyes widen slightly he asked, “Why? What's going on with Inuyasha and mama?

“How annoying.” Sesshomaru shook his head and exited the room. “I'll take care of it. Don't interfere.”

Shippo sighed. “Oh well, I guess Sesshomaru can handle him.” He got up from his chair. “Maybe I’ll go find Rin.” 'Then maybe we can pick it up where we left off...' He snorted. 'Yeah right. Sesshomaru would skin me alive if he knew what I was thinking. Man. I almost peed my pants back there. Does he really have to be so vague all the time?’ Ending his thoughts quickly, Shippo set off to find Rin and play a safe, innocent game of tag in the garden.

Little did Shippo know that Sesshomaru could care less about Inuyasha loosing control of his demon blood, as long as he didn’t go after Rin. In fact, Sesshomaru was heading off to his room to get ready for a very important meeting.

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Sesshomaru's meeting was with an underground group of youkai that kept the peace among the remaining youkai. A disturbance was reported recently that had many of the youkai on edge, including Sesshomaru. And if something had Sesshomaru on edge, it meant trouble.

As for the Inuyasha dilemma, well he assumed the others could find some way to take down the hanyou without hurting him too badly.

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Kagome brought her knees up to her chest and kept her back pressed against the closet wall, the sound of heavy breathing being the only noise coming from her. She had run to the complete opposite side of the mansion. She was undoubtedly in Sesshomaru's quarters. It was the only place that she thought Inuyasha would bother to check.

From the look of the clothing in the closet, what she could make out, at least, she assumed that it was a male’s room, probably a guest room. The door to the room had been extremely hard to open, almost inhumanly possible. Of course that didn’t stop Kagome from going in.

She had barely glanced at the room before she dashed into the closet. All she remembered was that there was dark blue and white everywhere. And the crescent moons. They were everywhere. On the pillows, on the walls. ‘Apparently, Sesshomaru has a fetish for moons.’ She secretly wondered if this was the reason why nobody was allowed to enter his quarters besides Rin.

She heard the door opening and crawled on all fours to the doorknob of the closet. Once there, she peered through the keyhole and was stunned to see Sesshomaru closing the door behind him. ‘You're kidding me. This is his room? What am I going to do? Didn’t Inuyasha say something about him killing anyone who was in his private wing, let alone his room?! If the legends are true, and if he is truly Inuyasha's older brother, what’s to stop him from killing me like all of the others? I mean, I know there a laws, but...he is a Taisho. I'm sure he doesn't exactly have to play by the rules.’ Kagome inwardly panicked.

Her eyes widened when he started getting undressed. 'I shouldn’t be watching this. I shouldn’t even be in here.’ She thought but continued watching as he shed his shirt, then his pants, until he only had his boxers on. ‘I really really shouldn’t be watching this.’ She thought again, but still continued watching. ‘Kami, it’s huge!’ She thought again, blushing.

He mumbled something under his breath and she had to resist the urge to sneeze at the tingle going through her nose. She saw his eyebrows furrow as he sniffed the air.

‘Oh crap. Can he smell me? He couldn’t smell me before, could he?’ She thought, trying to squeeze back into the corner of the closet when she saw him coming over. She held her breath, trying to hide behind the clothes as the door opened to reveal the towering demon lord, stark naked, standing right in front of her.

“Girl, what are you doing in my room?” He said, moving back and narrowing his eyes at her.

‘Let’s see…What to tell him? I was hiding from your brother who nearly molested me when his eyes changed color and he suddenly turned into creepy-demon-man. Now we’re playing hide-and-go-seek. First prize? Me. Oh yeah, I came in here to hide and I happened to watch you undress when I could have averted my eyes, which is why I’m blushing right now. By the way, could you put that thing away before you poke my eye out? Nope…Can’t say that.’

“Honestly, I know that you’re in there so come out.” He said, getting irritated.

“Um, Could you please put something on...if it’s not too much trouble?” She ended in a small voice.

“This is my room. I’ll wear or not wear whatever I choose. Now come out of the closet before I make you.”

She slowly stepped out of the closet and looked around him, to the door.

“Look at me.”

She slowly brought her eyes up to meet his, terrified at the hint of a threat in his voice.

“I will ask you one more time. What are you doing in my room?” He repeated.

“I-I’m sorry. I had no idea that this was... I was just…” She paused when she realized she really had no idea what to say.

“Yes?” He asked with a glare.

Suddenly, the door banged open, revealing Inuyasha.

Kagome was thrilled about the distraction, but then soon remembered that she was supposed to be hiding from him.

“Little brother, what a pleasant surprise.” Sesshomaru said sarcastically.

“Sesshomaru, you bastard. What are you doing with my mate?”

“Your mate? I don’t see your mark on her.” Sesshomaru answered smoothly.

“Well that’s all about to change. Now get out of the way.” Inuyasha said, shoving Sesshomaru aside and grabbing Kagome.

“Umm hehe, mark? Is this going to hurt?” Kagome asked hesitantly as Inuyasha started walking over to the door pulling a reluctant Kagome behind him.

“We’ll be too busy making love for you to notice that.” Inuyasha said lustfully.

“M-making, um-” Kagome spluttered. “Inuyasha, what are you talking about?” Kagome asked nervously.

“Ugh.” Sesshomaru came up behind Inuyasha and knocked him out. And before she could even blink, Kagome found herself in the hall, staring at Sesshomaru’s closed door with an unconscious Inuyasha beside her.

A maid Kagome had never seen before came out of nowhere and picked up his unconscious form and sighed. “When he wakes up, he won’t remember a thing. Don’t be too hard on him. He doesn't have much control in that form. Follow me and I will lead you back to your room. Lady Sango has requested that you accompany her to the mall today. She said that you should meet her in the living room in a few hours.” She said and started walking down the hall.

“Are you a demon?” Kagome asked her curiously.

The maid laughed. “Master Inuyasha didn’t tell you? You, the little girl Rin, and your two friends are the only humans here. Lord Sesshomaru only hires demons.”

“Lord Sesshomaru?” She asked.

The maid laughed again. “Yes. Sesshomaru is Lord of the Western Lands. I’m surprised he didn’t tell you. He likes to brag about it. But, you didn’t hear that from me.”

Kagome followed her in stunned silence. ‘Inuyasha’s brother is the Lord of the Western Lands? The legends failed to mention that... And he's a model? And I kissed him? Of course, Inuyasha’s kiss was better. Still, I kissed a lord! This is so cool.’ She couldn’t believe all that had happened in just the past day. She slept with a demon. Well, a half-demon, anyway. She kissed his older brother and saw him naked while hiding in a closet from the half-demon. And she couldn’t forget him nearly molesting her this morning, which is the reason she was hiding from him in the first place. Yes. She could say this day was pretty eventful.

Kagome sighed behind her now closed door. The maid was long gone and her butt had starting to go numb from sitting on the floor for the past half an hour or so. She massaged her temples. “All I did was rub his ears.” She mumbled.

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That's it for the chapter! (OH yeah, and as for the creepy “my precious” thing that Inuyasha said in this chapter. Honestly, I saw it there and I just had to leave it. It just made me laugh too much. So yeah, sorry if I creeped anyone out there.