InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Special delivery ❯ Heritage ( Chapter 34 )

Chapter 34: Heritage

 

 

A/N: I've been nursing a cold lately, and the cold medicine is making my head a little fuzzy. I hope this chapter is coherent enough though lol. There's going to be a slightly citrusy talk between our fave couple. I don't know how else to issue the itsy bitsy small warning ^_^

 

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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…

 

 

 

“Talking”

`Thoughts'

 

 

 

“The first day back went well.” Sesshoumaru mused as he opened the door to his penthouse. He, Kagura and Kanna were finally going back home after a long day at the office. Due to his prolonged absence, the dog demon had quite a load of work waiting for him on his desk, and therefore the three demons were coming home much later than usual.

 

“Ugh speak for yourself! I thought I was going to kill that idiot of Mika. We were gone for only a week and she managed to turn my spotless desk into a freaking battlefield!” Kagura muttered angrily as she placed Kanna into her playpen.

 

To the wind sorceress's dismay in only a few days Mika had managed to misplace two of the files she had compiled, and what aggravated her the most, mess up the organizational system for Sesshoumaru's appointment she had had a hard time putting together.

 

“I just hope she didn't mess up the mailing of the b-bags surveys. I called my friend, the manager of the center, and he told me that he had firstly sent by accident a list with the names of all the mothers who have used their services in the past three years. I just hope that Mika was smart enough to send the surveys only to the people we'd be interested in, not every single one of the past members.” Kagura thought aloud with a sigh as she headed to the kitchen to grab a little snack for her daughter. Considering how late they stayed at the Takahashi agency's office, the toddler had already had dinner, but before putting Kanna to bed her mother esteemed a little snack was deserved.

 

“I am sure she did her best...” Sesshoumaru said trying to sound confident. He then sat on his couch and pinched the bridge of his nose, aiming to brush some of his tiredness away.

 

“She better.” Kagura growled from the kitchen before walking back into the living room. She then gave to her daughter a sliced apple, which Kanna ate quickly.

 

The wind sorceress smiled happily at her daughter. Her gaze then moved from her daughter, to her boyfriend. The dog demon was sitting on the couch, his shoulders sagging slightly.

 

“What's wrong?” Kagura asked worriedly as she sat next to the golden eyed demon.

 

“Nothing.” Sesshoumaru answered unable to keep in a sigh.

 

“Aw not feeling well? Do you want me to make you feel better? Or maybe you're tired and need to relax a little?” She asked scooting to his side to run her hands through his long silver hair. With a small smirk on her lips, she worked her fingers up to gently massage his neck and scalp. She rejoiced when she felt Sesshoumaru sigh again, but this time happily as he relaxed under her fingers.

 

“I am sure I will not be anymore if you keep this up.” He said tilting his head to the side to allow Kagura more access to his neck.

 

“Seems like somebody really needs to unwind and relax a little. Maybe you've worked too much today...” 'Probably to make up for taking a week off.' She mused gently rubbing his neck and shoulders. 'I am to blame, after all it is for my benefit that we went to his father's beach house.' She thought feeling slightly guilty.

 

Instead of answering to her, the dog demon closed his eyes. He growled lightly when his relaxation session was interrupted by the shrill ringing of his home phone. With a sigh he gently and reluctantly pushed Kagura's fingers away, and reached for the receiver positioned on a side table close to where he was seated.

 

“Hey Sessh, I need to talk to you.” None other than Inuyasha said.

 

“Can't it wait until tomorrow?” Sesshoumaru asked eager to have Kagura's delicate fingers work his stiff muscles some more.

 

“Unless you want to come over here and comfort Shippou, no. The kid's been crying his eyes out since we got home.” The younger Takahashi brother complained.

 

“What does this Sesshoumaru have to do with your child's crying?” He inquired, genuinely surprised.

 

“Feh! According to Shippou, Kanna took the drawing he made today at the nursery. Ever since he realized it was missing he's been crying. He's so down that I had to call the wench over. Since she got here, Kagome's been trying to comfort him, but even pocky doesn't work. He only calmed down when I told him I'd call you...” Inuyasha explained with a tired sigh.

 

“Preposterous!” Sesshoumaru exclaimed shocked and angered by the accusation. “Kanna would never do anything of the sort.” He added looking at the little girl, who after making quick work of eating her snack was once again using her mirror to look around her.

 

“What's wrong?” Kagura asked worried by the frown on her boyfriend's face.

 

“Give me a second.” He answered her before talking back to his brother. “I will see to the matter, and call you back.” Without waiting for the hanyou's answer he hung up the phone.

 

“It would seem that Shippou is certain Kanna stole his drawing. I have no idea where he could have had this ludicrous idea...” The dog demon said angered by the accusation against his little girl.

 

“What?!” Kagura exclaimed in shock. She walked towards Kanna's playpen and crouched to her daughter's level. “Kanna-chan, did you take something from your friend Shippou? Something that he made, like a drawing?” Wasting no time, she gently asked the little girl.

 

Instead of answering Kagura, Kanna put her mirror down and turned her back to her mother.

 

'What's wrong? Why won't she look at me? Does that mean she really did it?' The wind sorceress wondered in shock.

 

“Kanna look at me when I'm talking to you. Did you steal Shippou's drawing?” Her mother asked her again, more of an edge in her voice, turning the little girl around to face her.

 

With tears budding in her dark eyes, the toddler took out from inside her white dress a folded up piece of paper, and handed it to her mother. The wind sorceress unfolded the paper and groaned when she saw it was a drawing of three people. A silver haired man, a dark haired woman and a red haired child. In addition to the subject matter, seeing the drawing's quality and attention to detail, Kagura could easily tell the drawing had not been made by her daughter, but by Shippou.

 

“Kanna why did you do that for?” Her mother asked in dismay, wiping away a stray tear running down the little girl's fair cheek. She turned her head to the side when she heard a faint sound behind her. Noticing that it was only Sesshoumaru, she gave all her attention back to Kanna. In fact Sesshoumaru was cautiously walking towards the two female demons, concerned about the outcome of their conversation.

 

“That's not like you. Come on tell me baby, why did you take Shippou's drawing?” Kagura asked again, taking her daughter in her arms and raising to her full height. She then gently rubbed Kanna's back, aiming to coax the answer out of her.

 

“I wanted mommy and Sesshoumaru to have a nice drawing.” The little girl explained chocking out a sob.

 

“You could have made us one; you didn't have to steal your friend's.” Her mother told her, speaking in a soothing tone.

 

“But Shippou's drawing is nicer! I wanted to give you a nice present.” The little girl defended herself willing her mother to understand the reasoning behind her action.

 

“Stealing isn't very nice.” Sesshoumaru intervened locking his golden eyes with Kanna's dark orbs.

 

“Sesshoumaru's right. How would you feel is someone took away something you like very much, like your mirror, or Kuma-chan? You would be very sad, right? Well that's the same, you made Shippou very very sad... Right now he's crying a lot.” Kagura said trying to make her daughter understand what she had done was wrong, and the consequences her action had.

 

'I just don't understand this. Kanna has never done anything like this before.' The wind sorceress thought having difficulty understanding her daughter's actions.

 

“I wanted to make you and Sesshoumaru happy.” Kanna repeated again, her bottom lip quivering.

 

“No matter the reason, stealing is still bad.” The dog demon said with a grave tone. His remark made Kanna burst into silent tears, sobs rocking her small frame, which in turn made Kagura glare at her boyfriend for his harsh tone.

 

“You know Kanna-chan, whatever you draw, I am going to love. As long as you try your best, and you work hard I will be happy. That's because I am you mom, and I love you very very much.” Kagura said a bright reassuring smile on her lips. She then wiped her daughter's cheeks, and pressed a kiss to her forehead, trying to make her stop crying.

 

“Sesshoumaru also?” Kanna asked shyly trying to contain her tears. Through her question she meant to find out if the dog demon loved her the same way her mother loved her, but the two adults inferred Kanna was rather referring to him liking any kind of artwork she could make.

 

“Of course. Your mother is right. You have no need to try to impress us.” The dog demon agreed, wiping away some of Kanna's tears with one of his long fingers, careful of his claws.

 

“I am sorry.” Kanna sobbed feeling sad and ashamed to have angered and disappointed both her mother and Sesshoumaru. `I wanted to make them happy, but now they're sad and angry at me.' The little girl thought feeling terrible.

 

“You will apologize to Shippou and give him back his drawing tomorrow.” Sesshoumaru stated gently caressing the back of Kanna's head.

 

“Also Kanna promise me you'll never do that again, okay?” Kagura asked on a threatening tone, surprising Sesshoumaru as he had never heard her talk this way.

 

“I promise.” She answered her mother and Sesshoumaru letting out a couple of sniffles.

 

“Okay good. Now Kanna we'll go brush your teeth, change you into your pajamas, and then I'll put you to bed.” The wind sorceress said with a tired smile, looking in her boyfriend's deep golden eyes.

 

“No! I'm not sleepy. I don't want to go to bed now.” The young girl protested with a pout.

 

“You don't want to? Well sorry, but you have no say in this. I hate scolding you, but you did something bad, so you're punished. Anyway it's past your bedtime, so you'll fall asleep very quickly. Besides we did have a long day, and even I'm feeling tired.” Her mother said hugging Kanna closer to her chest as she walked towards the corridor of the penthouse, ignoring her daughter's complaints.

 

While waiting for the return of Kagura, Sesshoumaru decided to go over the mail he had received during his week of absence. Out of the pile of bills and junk mail, a pristine white envelop caught his attention. The reason being that it had his address and name handwritten on it, and that the only information on the expeditor was “Mr. N. O”. Sesshoumaru frowned when he recognized the return address to be the one of the Yuki tower, a downtown high rise building which had a fancy bar on the top floor.

 

“The truth is never as it appears. You can never really know the people you are close to. The biggest betrayal is from the people you trust.” Was written on the simple white piece of paper placed in the envelop.

 

After reading the note, the dog demon tore to pieces the letter and threw it in the trash with a scoff. It was after all not the first time he received a threatening, intimidating or mocking letter.

 

'So many people are jealous of this Sesshoumaru's success.' He thought with a smirk.

 

“What could you be smiling about?” The wind sorceress asked as she noticed the smile on her boyfriend's lips.

 

“Nothing of interest.” He brushed aside her question. “How is Kanna?”

 

“After a few minutes of crying, she quickly fell asleep. Ugh seriously I don't know what got into her. She's never behaved like this before.” Kagura lamented shaking her head in dismay. With a sigh she sat down on the couch, where Sesshoumaru joined her. Meaning to comfort her he took her hand in his, but did not speak as he could tell Kagura had more to say.

 

“You know when she was born she was so silent. She didn't speak, never cried only when she was really hungry or had a dirty diaper, and even then she could spend hours with it without saying anything. All she used to do was look at me in silence. For the longest time I thought there was something wrong with her; I was so afraid I wouldn't be able to take care of her properly. Luckily the people at the young mother center helped me pay to see a doctor specialized in infant youkai development. After only a few tests he realized that Kanna was perfectly normal, and that she simply was a void demon.” Kagura explained taking a deep breath.

 

“I have been wondering how this came to happen. Shinichi did not appear to be a void demon after all...” Sesshoumaru said recalling he had meant to ask Kagura about it during their time at the beach house.

 

'With Kagura falling ill, and us having such a good time, I forgot about the issue.' He thought shocked that he could have forgotten to ask her about something he deemed so crucial.

 

“He's not. He's a hyena demon. Luckily it seems that Kanna didn't take much after him. Well she didn't take much after me either. I guess genes are funny like that...” Kagura remarked with a groan.

 

'A hyena demon? How pathetic; it explains his cowardly behavior. It is no wonder that Kanna did not take after him. After all even his genes are weak. Hyena are pathetic creatures in comparison to dog or wind demons.' Sesshoumaru mused with a smirk.

 

“Do you know who she takes after then?” He questioned, aiming to satisfy his curiosity.

 

“I'm not sure. As I told you before I never met my mother, so I have no idea what kind of demon she is. I just always inferred she is or was a kaze youkai. On the other hand I'm pretty sure Naraku has some void demon blood in him. As I'm sure you have noticed, even though at first he may look like a spider hanyou, Naraku has a lot of different types of demons inside him, and I think it's the unstable mix of youki in his body that makes him crazy like that...” Kagura could not prevent a shiver of fear and disgust going through her at thinking of her father.

 

'When I met that scumbag, I was so worried about getting Kanna and Kagura out of harm's way that I did not take the time to really pay attention to Naraku's scent, or demonic aura. It does not matter, it is after all not as if he will come close to Kagura or Kanna any time soon. At least not if I have anything to do about it.' Sesshoumaru thought to himself, a sense of protectiveness for the two female demons burning inside him.

 

“As I feared I guess Kanna took a lot more than I wanted after Naraku. Stealing is after all one of his specialties. My biggest fear has always been that living with that crazy asshole would influence her negatively. I did my best to protect her from him, but I guess it wasn't enough...” The wind sorceress thought angrily at herself.

 

'I should have left Naraku's house sooner, or try to get Kanna away from me, without any regard for my safety. I guess I was too scared... and to be honest selfish. I needed to have her by my side, even if it wasn't the best alternative for her. I'm such a pathetic and unfit mother.' The wind sorceress thought feeling tears of anger and frustration coming to her crimson eyes.

 

The dog demon could easily sense her upset and worry, and wanted to make her feel better. Recalling her reaction when Kanna had to be rushed to the hospital when her and her mother had just moved in with him, Sesshoumaru felt a sense of unease come over him. He was sure that just as that time Kagura was once again doubting her qualities as a mother.

 

'If only she could realize how much of a great mother she truly is. Kanna is really fortunate to have Kagura in her life.' Sesshoumaru thought unable to prevent his thoughts to then drift towards his mother once again. 'Had she had for me a fraction of the feelings Kagura has for Kanna, or had she been as thoughtful and caring as the witch is, I am quite sure I would have had a different childhood. Things were not that bad once I moved in with father. He at least did not spend his entire days ignoring me...' Sesshoumaru frowned as he realized his thoughts had sailed far away from the problem at hand.

 

“Kagura you are not to blame, and I do not think that your fathe... Naraku...” He corrected himself. “Had such an influence on you daughter. What Kanna did is not uncommon among children. She apologized, now knows better, and will not repeat her behavior. You have been doing a fine job raising your daughter by yourself, so do not doubt yourself.” He said giving her hand a comforting squeeze before gently caressing her cheek with the back of his hand.

 

'Not that I will let her bear this burden by herself anymore.' The dog demon thought to himself a determined light burning in his golden eyes.

 

'I guess Sesshoumaru's right. I went to great lengths not to have Kanna be exposed to Naraku and his schemes, no matter how much it cost me.' She thought thinking back to the beatings she received on a regular basis while living with Naraku. Especially the horrible times when he drunk too much, and that after placing Kanna under her neighbor Kaede's protection, Kagura would go back home and face Naraku's anger alone. She would rather go through her regular beatings without Kanna having to witness them. Although on some occasions, despite all her precautions, her daughter had had to see some of them.

 

'Now both she and I are safe, and Kanna has been changing so much. I don't know if it's Sesshoumaru's influence, or the change of environment, but she really is a different person; a better person. I shouldn't worry so much. She stole from her friend a picture to give to me and Sesshoumaru, it' doesn't mean she's going to rob a bank in a few years. Besides Sessh's right, Kanna did feel bad, and promised not to do anything of the sort again.' The wind sorceress thought brushing away her concerns.

 

“Hum I don't know how you do it, but you always know how to make a girl feel better about herself. I really don't have any idea how I could ever repay you for your kindness...” Kagura said with an appeased smile. She was amazed that her lover's comforting words had managed to reassure her and make her feel better so easily.

 

“Actually I think I can come up with something...” She trailed off, surprising Sesshoumaru by straddling his hips and pressing little pecks to the side of his neck. 'He's a man, so I know exactly what he wants.' The wind sorceress thought roaming her hands over his chest.

 

“There is no need for this. You already thanked me.” He reminded her referring to the hand knitted blanket she had given him. Without listening to his protest, she pressed soft kisses from his neck to his chin. Kagura then moved her hands to his chest, aiming to unbutton his designer shirt. To her surprise Sesshoumaru suddenly stopped her roaming palms and held them in his. The action caused her to stop working her lips over his skin

 

“We do not have to. You said earlier that you were tired, and do not lie to me as I can tell you truly are sleepy.” The dog demon said. 'Not to mention that she does not smell aroused at all. Considering the upsetting scene that took place with Kanna, I am not surprised by this. I would not want her to force herself.'

 

“There is no need to do it now if you are not at your full potential. It would indeed be useless to have sex now if you are unable to keep up with me.” The dog demon explained, a small forced smile on his lips. He could after all not bring himself to tell his girlfriend that he could tell having sex was far from her mind at the moment.

 

Kagura opened her eyes wide in surprise at what he said. Even if it cost him to say these words, the dog demon cared more about Kagura's well being than putting her in his bed.

 

“Are you sure? It's okay; I can tell you want me, and you can if you want.” She assured him, lowering her gaze to his lap, where she could see his clear arousal, an eyebrow raised in surprise.

 

“Ignore it.” He ordered. “We can postpone it until tomorrow night, or until you are rested, and in the mood.” He breathed deeply, trying to calm down the uncontrolled reaction of his body.

 

Kagura gasped at his statement, which showed Sesshoumaru how truly shocked she was by his words. “This does not only apply to tonight. Just so you know, we do not have to do it every time my... body reacts to your... proximity.” He almost groaned in despair at how awkward his explanation sounded.

 

`Kagura affects me too much. If we had sex every time I am aroused, we would spend most of our time horizontally. It simply would not be possible between keeping a professional attitude at the office, and of course caring for Kanna. What a pity...' He thought to himself once again amazed by how strong of an effect Kagura had on him.

 

“It's okay. If you want to do it, we can... or at least I could make you feel good, and take the edge off.” She retorted with a smile, her hand traveling up his thigh, leaving delightful goosebumps in its wake.

 

“If you wish to please me, then stop arguing with me. Kagura, making love is a two people act that has no meaning if you are the only one... working, and me the only one receiving pleasure.” He scolded her removing her hand from his sensitive limb before it could reach its `destination.' The dog demon then gave her back a gentle rub, aiming to comfort Kagura, and show to her he was not truly angry with her. “Besides you already made me… happy… yesterday night.” He added recalling fondly the great pleasures Kagura had given him the previous night to celebrate their coming home after their trip. “Tonight we will do whatever may please you...and it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with sex.”

 

`I've never seen a man try to put my needs and comfort before his, or throw away an opportunity to sleep with me. I guess Sesshoumaru truly is different…' The wind sorceress thought in amazement, her heart fluttering in happiness. 'Maybe that's why I'm so crazy about him.'

 

“Okay...” She said still under shock. Taking a deep breath she finally spoke. “Please me huh? Well I guess I'd want you to hold me.” She smiled resting her head on his shoulder. A soft contented sigh escaped her lips when Sesshoumaru quickly complied with her request and embraced her as tightly as he could.

 

A smile appeared on her lips when he started to gently rub his large warm palms over her back, making her completely relaxed. Kagura closed her eyes, and let the comforting sound of her boyfriend's even breathing slowly lull her to sleep.

 

'When was the last time anyone held me without any other ulterior motives?' She wondered sadly. 'Apart from Kanna I've never hugged someone just to feel good. Sesshoumaru is the one who showed me that there could be so much enjoyment in simply being held. I never could have imagined you could be so connected with someone that you'd feel pleasure by only being held by that person. I love the feel of him; I could stay in his arms forever.' Kagura thought right before sleep took her.

 

Even if he did not mention it to her, the dog demon was surprised by Kagura's reaction. 'It sounded as if she saw sex as just a way to reward me, or even worse that she sees it as an obligation to sleep with me whenever I want. She should know better and realize that I would never expect such a thing from her.' Sesshoumaru quickly shook his head to rid himself of the disturbing thoughts.

 

'I must have misunderstood her. All that matters is that she should know that even if I desire her, if the witch is not ready to sleep with me at the moment, it's not happening. Besides she is tired, and it would be useless to have her fall asleep half way. On the other hand tomorrow we will have to make sure we take the time to make up for tonight.' Sesshoumaru thought to himself with a small smile, standing up with Kagura in his arms, to put her to bed in in his master bedroom, where he felt she deserved to be.

 

 

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“The first phase is successfully in motion.” A dark haired man said a gleeful smile on his lips. He sat up in his bed and picked up his cell phone from his side table.

 

“Is something wrong?” A young dark haired woman asked sitting up as well. She gently rested her head on the shoulder of the man she had just spent the evening in bed with.

 

“Do not touch me.” He hissed angrily pushing her away roughly. “Get out of here, and you better close the door after you.”

 

Seeing the crazed light in his dark red eyes, she wasted no time to get to her feet and grab her scattered clothes adorning the carpet of the man's bedroom.

 

“Master.” She started knowing unlike some of her other coworkers how to properly address their boss. “Do... do you have some money for me? My rent is due soon... and I could use some cash.” She breathed out shyly after gathering all her courage. The frightened woman yelped when the dark haired demon sent her a nasty glare full of hatred. She knew what he was capable of, so without another word the woman quickly ran out of her boss's bedroom.

 

'This is going to be so much fun. Soon I will have both my revenge on my stupid daughter, and more importantly what I desire the most.' He thought happily trailing his fingers over the notepad on his side table.

 

'Should I move on to the next phase, or keep having some fun? Then again planting the seed of doubt takes time, I will wait another week before advancing my plan.'

 

Gently humming and unfazed by his nakedness the man stood up and picked up a pen and started writing.

 

'Mr. Takahashi. You've got more mail.'

 

 

 

To be continued...

 

 

 

A/N: From now on things are going to heat up. Let's see what's going to happen in Minutes to midnight. We're nearing a very crucial part of the story, so let's just hope the cold medicine won't make my head too fuzzy. Don't miss next time's very exciting chapter :)