InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Special delivery ❯ Rash decisions ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter3: Rash decisions

 

A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews! They always encourage me and make me want to write more!

 

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“Talking”

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Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, Sesshy and Kagura would be happily mated and working on silver haired baby number three by now…

 

 

`To think that all my rotten luck is linked to the same infuriating man! That damn dog demon. If I ever see him again, I'll neuter him!' Kagura thought angrily as she walked towards her home. Her reflection was cut short when she heard her daughter cough.

 

“Did you catch a cold Kanna-chan?” Kagura wondered aloud, worry seeping into her voice.

 

The wind witch started walking faster and fought off a shiver of cold before snuggling her daughter closer to protect her from the icy weather. The wind sorceress bit back a curse as she noticed snow had started falling from the sky.

 

“Just my luck! Can my day get any worse?” She wondered aloud.

 

The words were barely out of her mouth that she heard a voice calling from next to her:

 

“Do you need a ride?”

 

 

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He did not know why, but Sesshoumaru had yet to start his car and drive off home. He simply could not bring himself to do it.

 

`It's all father and that damn witch's fault. How can the fact that she called me `insensitive' the same thing father used to say was my biggest flaw in becoming an effective leader, affect me so much?' Sesshoumaru thought with a deep frown.

 

Having settled his mind on “I'll deal with it later mode”, Sesshoumaru started his car. As he left the coffee shop's parking lot, to his surprise he saw none other than Kagura. What surprised him the most, was despite the cold weather the wind sorceress seemed determined to walk instead of driving.

 

`What foolish behavior, especially with a child' the dog demon thought. Once it occurred to him that Kagura simply might not have a car, for a reason unknown to even himself he drove up to her and stopped at the curb right next to the wind sorceress.

 

“Do you need a ride?” he asked nonchalantly, through the open car window, not even bothering to look at the woman he was addressing.

 

As she noticed Sesshoumaru's presence, Kagura could barely stifle a groan of exasperation. She increased her pace, and decided to simply ignore the dog demon. Even when she started walking faster and faster, Sesshoumaru's slick black luxury car was still trailing behind her. Hesitating between total fear and hysteria that the man had been following her a little too much to her taste for the past two days, and wonder at his sudden bout of helpfulness.

 

The wind sorceress suddenly stopped and turned on her side to face the black car that had also come to a stop.

 

“Stop following me!” Kagura screamed with burning crimson eyes.

 

“You have yet to answer my question” The dog demon retorted. He would have left a long time ago, but there was one thing Sesshoumaru could not tolerate and that was being ignored, which Kagura had seemed hell bent on doing up until that point.

 

Kagura was about to once more turn down Sesshoumaru's offer, but once she heard Kanna cough again, she realized that if her daughter was starting to develop a cold, staying under the snow would not be the best alterative,

 

`Then again wonder what's worse between cold weather and Naraku…' Kagura could not help but wonder as she felt a shiver of fear run down her spine at the idea of what Naraku would do to her. `All I really care about is that he doesn't hurt Kanna. I can take care of myself.' the wind sorceress told herself.

 

“Why are you even willing to help me now? Are you trying to apologize for being a jerk?” Kagura asked suspicious of Sesshoumaru's motives.

 

“While you are wasting time, the child is freezing” The dog demon remarked casually.

 

“Don't you dare tell me how to raise my daughter!” Kagura snapped in fury. Sesshoumaru's haughty attitude was really getting on her nerves, which were already on edge at the idea of meeting with Naraku.

 

“As you wish wind witch” Sesshoumaru simply said ready to leave. A part of him was glad that the wind sorceress had not taken him on his offer, but on the other hand he still could not shake off the feeling of guilt he experienced due to Kagura's situation.

 

`Why do I care so much? I have taken over other advertising companies, even when I did not really need them, just to destroy the competition. In the past I also have fired hundreds of employees without a second thought… Maybe father was right, dealing with a living breathing person and not a list of numbers and names is indeed different' Sesshoumaru mused. His golden eyes shifted to the woman and her child standing on the frozen street walk.

 

Kagura bit he lower red lip, and looked down into Kanna's big dark eyes.

 

`Damn it this is really one of these “damned if you do, damned if you don't” situations. I need to get Kanna out of the cold, but can I trust this weird guy? Then again, he does need to make it up to me for all the shitty problems he caused me Kagura thought angrily as she thought back to the mess Sesshoumaru had thrust her into.

 

“Kanna-chan can you cover your ears for mommy? Just for a little bit, okay?” Kagura asked as she settled her daughter on the ground. Being as obedient as she had always been, it did not take long for the pale blond youkai to comply. Smiling at her daughter Kagura bent forward towards Sesshoumaru's car and asked to the demon sitting inside the warm vehicle.

 

“So seriously why the fuck are you being all nice now? Trying to make up for being such an asshole before?!” She screamed at him venomously.

 

Knowing that he did indeed deserve the name calling, the dog demon simply answered “This Sesshoumaru only wished to assist you.”

 

“And let me guess this Sesshoumaru only does as he pleases?” Kagura asked mocking him.

 

“Indeed” Sesshoumaru answered resting his golden eyes on Kagura's crimson orbs.

 

The wind sorceress looked down at her daughter who was silently staring up at her. `I can't have Kanna being sick right now, Naraku is already going to be so mad, I really don't want him to hurt her. Anyway it's just a ride, nothing more.' Having made her mind, Kagura turned around to gather her daughter in her arms and said through gritted teeth “Fine we accept you offer”.

 

The words were barely out of her mouth that Sesshoumaru exited is car and opened the back door for Kagura and Kanna.

 

“I do not have a car seat” The dog demon remarked as he watched Kagura and Kanna get settled in the back seat of his car.

 

“It's okay; I don't live very far from here anyway” Kagura answered smiling slightly at his masked concern.

 

`Maybe he's not such an ass after all… I knew a guy this hot couldn't be all bad.' As she realized what she had just said, the wind sorceress could not prevent a nice red blush from spreading on her cheeks. `I shouldn't be thinking like that. It's not like I'm free anyway'.

 

“What is it?” The dog demon asked as he noticed Kagura's face turning a cute shade of red.

 

“Nothing at all. Can you just drive me home already?!” The wind sorceress snapped.

 

With a snort, Sesshoumaru closed the door behind Kagura and rounded the car to settle in the driver's seat.

 

 

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“You can stop doing that you know” Kagura said aloud as she stared at the silver head in front of her.

 

“What are you talking about?” Sesshoumaru retorted.

 

“Your staring thingy. Don't worry Kanna is potty trained and anyway she's wearing a diaper just in case, so she won't ruin your precious leather interior” Kagura said with a roll of her eyes.

 

“This Sesshoumaru was having no such thoughts” he protested without averting his gaze from the windshield .

 

In truth the dog demon was merely observing the child for two reasons. The first one being that she looked nothing like her mother. Their colorings were polar opposites as was their attitude towards speaking. The second reason why Sesshoumaru was so intently staring at Kanna was that he never had seen such a well behaved child. In his mind every time the idea of infant popped it, he pictured them as disgusting sticky screaming messes.

 

“She does not cry” The dog demon commented.

 

“Oh yeah my Kanna is very well behaved” The wind sorceress said with a warm smile never missing an opportunity to boast about her dear daughter.

 

“She may not like talking much, but it doesn't mean anything, Kanna just loves observing people. And anyway she only cries when things are really bad…” Kagura trailed off, but added in her mind `for example when Naraku uses me as a punching bag…' This train of thought made Kagura remember that Sesshoumaru's sleek luxury car was surely taking her towards a very painful punishment.

 

Sesshoumaru looked at Kagura suspiciously due to her remark, but did not comment on it. The wind sorceress pushed the scary memory aside as she noticed the car had pulled over in front of her house.

 

“We're home Kanna-chan” Kagura said trying to sound cheerful. She could only hope that Naraku was either not home or asleep. The wind sorceress picked up her daughter and with the help of the dog demon, who as a true gentleman had stepped out of the car to help her, Kagura exited Sesshoumaru's car.

 

“Well, sorry for being all bitchy earlier, I was taking my anger out on you... Anyway thanks for the ride. That was really nice from you.” The wind sorceress said as she positioned Kanna at her hip and placed her purse at her shoulder before walking away.

 

“Maybe you're not such a jerk after all, then again I wouldn't bet on it.” Kagura with a chuckle called over her shoulder to Sesshoumaru as she entered the small one story house.

 

Shrugging in feigned non concern the dog demon walked over to the driver's seat of his car. To his annoyance, he could not suppress a small close lipped smile from appearing on his lips. Shaking his head in dismay he opened his vehicle's door, but before he got to enter his car, the loud sound of crashing glass resonated from inside the house where Kagura and Kanna had just disappeared.

 

The surprising sound made Sesshoumaru stop dead in his tracks. Getting out of his seat, he stood to his full height. Then straining to hear more and try to identify what was going on; the dog demon stepped closer to the house.

 

`What am I doing? I repaid my debt to Kagura. From now on whatever happens to her is none of my concern' Sesshoumaru scolded himself as he walked back towards his car, shaking his head in dismay at his own foolishness.

 

More sounds of breaking objects coupled with shouts were heard coming from the house. But what surprised Sesshoumaru the most was the sounds of tears and sobs, his acute demon hearing could pick up. He was absolutely sure Kanna was crying.

 

*Flashback*

 

“She may not like talking much, but it doesn't mean anything, Kanna just loves observing people. And anyway she only cries when things are really bad…”

 

*End of Flashback*

 

`Was abuse what the witch meant by things get bad?' Sesshoumaru wondered, worried despite himself. The dog demon knew that if he did not do anything, the sounds of screams, breaking objects and Kanna's crying would probably haunt him for a long time.

 

“This woman is so troublesome” Sesshoumaru said aloud as he hurried to the front door of the house, teeth gritted in frustration and anger.

 

Breathing deeply the dog demon raised his clawed hand to the knob of the front door. Noticing that it was locked, he only took a second to make his decision. After taking a step back, Sesshoumaru raised his right powerful leg and kicked open the door.

 

Nothing had prepared the dog demon to the scene his golden eyes came across when he walked past the broken wooden doorframe and entered the small dark house…

 

 

To be continued…

 

A/N: So Sesshy is redeeming himself. What is going on in the house? Find out next time in Choices.