InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Special delivery ❯ Revelations ( Chapter 39 )

Chapter 39: Revelations

 

 

A/N: Merry Christmas to all, and if you don't celebrate Christmas, I hope you at least enjoy the days off; I know I will :P Thank you very much to my dear readers:

 

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Vikay09 (Oh yes it was a filler. Children can be more instinctive than adults, and Kanna is no exception. Hum I might explore the Kouga/Inuyasha friendship later on)

 

Zetsuii (Lol we'll see what Sesshoumaru has in store for Miroku.)

 

 

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

 

 

“Talking”

`Thoughts'

 

 

“Are you planning to keep on walking for a long time? It's late, and I'm sure Kanna is hungry.” Kagome told her friend as she continued to follow Kagura.

 

“Nobody's forcing you to follow me, and if you must know, there's a bus stop three blocks away. From there I'll take a ride to a motel to spend the night. And then I'll feed my daughter.” The wind sorceress exposed her immediate plan.

 

“Wait Kagura be reasonable. You don't need a motel room…”

 

“I am not going back to his penthouse tonight.” The wind sorceress cut her, turning around to give Kagome a nasty glare.

 

“I figured as much. No, what I meant is that you could come over to my place. We often get out of town visitors at the shrine, so we have a spare bedroom. You can use it for as long as you want… of course that'd be until you find a more permanent place of your own.” The miko said purposely omitting the fact that said guest room was supposed to be paid for. 'Mama will understand and waive the fare after I talk to her.'

 

“Fine okay. I'll stay at your place until I get a job.” The wind sorceress sighed in defeat.

 

“Great! So first I guess we have to at least stop by Sesshoumaru's penthouse to grab your clothes and stuff, right?” Kagome said a pleased smile on her lips.

 

“Yeah…” Kagura said not enchanted at the prospect of it.

 

“If it'd make things easier on you, I can go there and pack your stuff for you.” The human quickly suggested when she noticed Kagura's uneasiness.

 

“No thanks, but I can do it… I have to do it...” The wind witch then paused and closed her eyes before heaving a sigh. “Say Kagome, why are you being so nice to me?” The wind sorceress wondered.

 

“Well Kagura I didn't consider you a friend simply because we worked together, or because you are... were… are seeing my boyfriend's brother, but rather because I really like you. I think you're a great person. A great friend.” The miko smiled warmly.

 

“A friend. Never had many of those. Anyways thanks for being there for me.”

 

“Don't mention it. It's what friends are for.” Kagome beamed.

 

“Don't get mushy on me now. Come on let's go before I lose my nerve or something. You are right it's late and almost Kanna's bed time.” Kagura observed looking down at her sleepy daughter.

 

“My car's not parked very far, let's go.” Kagome indicated as the two women turned around and walked towards the agency's parking structure.

 

 

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“So where are we going to first?” Sango asked Miroku as they headed towards his car.

 

“Well it wouldn't be a surprise anymore if I told you, would it?” He asked amused as he relinquished the hold he had on her arm to fish his keys out of his pocket.

 

“I'm not very good with surprises…” Sango started, but hearing someone approaching behind them, she quickly turned around, taking a defensive stance.

 

“You may not be an employee here anymore, but I do not wish for you to get hurt. However do not presume to get into this Sesshoumaru's way.” The dog demon brushed over Sango's presence. “Miroku you will give me all the information I demand.”

 

“Information?...” The blue eyed human trailed off.

 

“You and this Sesshoumaru are going to talk about Naraku.” Sesshoumaru explained as he grabbed Miroku by the collar oh his shirt, raising him from the ground, threatening to choke him.

 

“Sesshoumaru-sama you are hurting him.” Sango cried out, barely refraining herself from taking a hold of the stripped clawed hand. As much as she wanted to help her boyfriend, she was aware that despite her strength she would never be able to get Sesshoumaru off Miroku.

 

“Sango… it's okay. No need… to get involved.” Miroku choked out. “I knew… this day would come... and… I am fully prepared… I'll tell you all you want to know Sesshoumaru,... so can you please put me down.” As soon as Miroku spoke, his best friend's older brother relinquished his hold on his neck.

 

After taking a few sweet breaths, Miroku massaged his sore neck. “First of all I apologize for not telling you anything sooner… I just figured it all happened in the past, and should remain in the there and…”

 

“Miroku. As you know I have little patience.” Sesshoumaru interrupted him. His golden gaze trailed down to his long and dangerous claws in warning.

 

“Yes of course. As I guess you've found out, Naraku runs a high end brothel.”

 

“Where. And how did you come to know about it?” Sesshoumaru asked reminding himself not to take out his anger on Miroku as Naraku was the one to blame for Kagura's suffering, and his own.

 

“Well I had an acquaintance who owed me a lot of money after a poker game. He was short on cash, and Naraku owed him a favor, so instead he paid me a date with… Kaze. It was a long time ago, and I assure you nothing happened between the two of us. We went to dinner, but we didn't get along so good, so the evening was cut short. That was all!” Miroku tried to make sure Sesshoumaru realized he had never laid his hand on Kagura. He did purposely avoid mentioning that he had tried to seduce her, and that it had resulted in him receiving a mean punch.

 

“Did you ever come in contact with Naraku?” Sesshoumaru asked then.

 

“No. His operation is much buried underground. Not anyone gets to meet him, or talk to him. From what I heard he uses representatives and minions because he is afraid of ever getting found out. His fear is borderline paranoia, so he almost never leaves his headquarters, wherever they may be located. I'm sorry I can't be of more help, and I'm sorry for the prank and everything…” The young human spoke awaiting Sesshoumaru's reaction.

 

It did not take long to come in the form of a hard punch laid on Miroku's face. The force of the blow knocked him off his feet, and he ended up sprawled on the ground. `He may not be Naraku, but it still felt great.' The dog demon thought to himself, not feeling sorry about the bruise on his friend's cheek.

 

“You should have told me.” Were the last words Sesshoumaru spoke to Miroku before turning around and leaving the human couple behind.

 

“Miroku are you okay?” Sango asked worried as she looked at his bloodied lip and bruised cheek.

 

“He he he believe it or not, but all the blows you've been giving me have managed to actually make me pretty resistant to injuries.” He answered with a grin as he got to his feet with her help.

 

“Hey what was that about brothels and gambling?” Sango asked trying not to sound as disappointed and disenchanted as she felt. `I knew Miroku was not the holiest of men, but still I didn't know he was involved in such horrible things…'

 

“I'll be honest with you Sango. I haven't lead the best or most honest life possible, but that was before. Now that I'm with you, I've stopped that. I don't need to get involved in dirty business to get a thrill because you are my thrill. Just being next to you is enough to make my heart race even more than winning a bet on a race, drinking some expensive liquor, or having a good hand at poker. What I'm trying to say is that I'm a changed man and all that is because of the love I have for you. I love you.”

 

“Miroku…” Sango started shocked by his sudden revelation. She had never seen his playful purple eyes look as serious as now.

 

“I understand if knowing about my past makes you uncomfortable, and that you decide to give up on us. I really won't blame you for it. Do know that I regret most of the things I did.” He said letting out a disappointed sigh.

 

“I love you too. Despite your flaws, your shabby past, and your lecherous behavior, I love you. And that's what matters. You said you changed, and I believe you” Sango smiled shyly at him.

 

“Oh my sweet Sango. I love you so much.” He smiled back at her, forcing his hands to remain far away from her appealing curves. “Now who's ready for a nice quiet dinner at home? I'll do the cooking and the dishes.”

 

“I sure am.” His girlfriend answered as she opened the passenger door to his car.

 

 

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“We better make it quick.” Kagome observed with an uncomfortable smile as she stepped into her ex boss's penthouse. It was the first time she actually got to see his place from up close, but she had no wish of staying there too long. She was after all not at all looking forward to the prospect of Sesshoumaru walking in on them packing up Kagura and Kanna's stuff.

 

'If he's as possessive as Inuyasha is, things could turn really ugly.' The young priestess thought worriedly.

 

“Kanna and I don't have a lot of stuff, so it shouldn't take that much time anyway.” The wind sorceress answered, her eyes looking around the place she had come to think of as home.

 

“Hey Kanna-chan. I want you to pack up all your favorite toys that you want to bring with you.” As soon as the words were out of her mouth, Kagura realized how she had told her daughter to do the same when they had left Naraku's house.

 

'This time things are different however. I am actually going to miss this place a lot.' Kagura sighed feeling her heavy heart sink a little more in her chest.

 

“So what can I help you with?” Kagome asked as she walked into the living room, taking her time to look around.

 

“You could go into the guest room and start packing my clothes. Kanna's are in the bottom drawer.” The wind sorceress said. She handed to her daughter a bag and headed towards the kitchen.

 

“And what are you going to do?”

 

“I just have a little project to work on in the kitchen, that's all.” Not even waiting for Kagome to ask her more, Kagura headed for the other room. “I started on it this morning, and I just want to finish it.” Was all the explanation she gave.

 

 

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Sesshoumaru with a small smile on his lips looked down once more to the email his lawyer had sent him. It had all the information the dog demon wanted and was the first step towards the completion of his plan.

 

He stood up from behind his desk and after putting on his jacket checked the time on his wrist watch. He sighed, trepidation running through him; he had only four hours until his meeting with Naraku. He thought about going home, but did not want to be in his penthouse without Kagura and Kanna, at least not before he had at least taken care of the threat Naraku posed.

 

'How did everything turn out to be such a mess?' He wondered with a sigh as he took off his jacket, and sat back behind his desk and forced himself to pull out a blank piece of paper to start working on a design for his next advertisement campaign, hoping it would occupy his mind enough not to think about Kagura, Kanna and Naraku.

 

 

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“I couldn't find a way to pack up all your clothes in the duffel bag, so what do you want to do?” Kagome asked as she popped her head inside the kitchen. “Are you cooking?!”

 

“Yeah. Kanna hasn't had dinner yet and it's pretty late.” Kagura explained not looking away from her vegetables quickly cooking on the stove. “I'm almost done, I'll come help in just a few.”

 

After making her daughter a plate, the wind sorceress went in the living room. She placed Kanna in her high chair, her dinner in front of her, and went to help Kagome pack her things.

 

Considering the amount of things Kagura had bought since she had moved into Sesshoumaru's penthouse, it had taken the wind witch more time than anticipated to have everything packed and ready to be moved. She decided to focus solely on getting her things ready, or she knew she would think about her relationship with Sesshoumaru, which in turn would hurt her and make her worry about her decision.

 

Once she was finished putting away her stuff, the wind sorceress headed back into the living room. She was surprised to see that her daughter's plate was mostly full; a stark difference to the great appetite Kanna had showed ever since they had moved into Sesshoumaru's penthouse.

 

“You barely ate anything.”

 

“I am not hungry.” To emphasize her point, Kanna pushed away her plate.

 

Heaving a sigh, Kagura picked up the little girl and hugged her close to her chest. As the crimson eyes looked towards the carpet she noticed that Kanna's mirror and other toys were still lying around. “You haven't even packed your toys yet?! Why not Kanna-chan?” Kagura asked her daughter, staring in her clouded dark eyes.

 

“I don't want to.” Kanna spoke softly.

 

Intrigued by her daughter's sudden strange behavior, Kagura asked the toddler in her arms “What don't you want to do?”

 

“I want to stay here.” The young void youkai said tears brimming in her eyes. “I want to be with mommy and Sesshoumaru.”

 

“No baby don't cry. I already told you, didn't I? It's okay, we're going to be okay. Think of it like just a game. It's a new adventure you know... it's going to be so much fun for the two of us.” Kagura said tying not very successfully to muster a little bit of enthusiasm.

 

“I don't like this game, it's not fun at all. I don't want to play.” Kanna exclaimed tears falling freely from her eyes now.

 

“Please baby don't do this to me now.” She lamented afraid of having Sesshoumaru walk in on them at any moment. “Kanna listen to me. We are not staying here anymore. You are going to pack your things, and we will leave. I know you're upset, and I'm sorry, but you don't have a choice. So now get to work, or your toys are staying behind.” Even though she hated seeing her daughter cry like this, or talk to her little girl this way, the wind sorceress knew that some firmness would be needed.

 

“Okay.” Kanna agreed reluctantly, trying to control her sniffling.

 

“Come on.” She gently cooed wiping her daughter's tears before placing the toddler on the ground. With a heavier heart, Kagura looked at Kanna packing her toys before Kagome calling for her made her go back to the guest bedroom her daughter used to occupy.

 

After waiting for her mother to leave, Kanna took a hold of one of her treasures and quickly hid it under one of the pillows of the living room sofa.

 

“Kuma-chan stay here and watch over Sesshoumaru for me.” She spoke softly to her favorite plush toy. Kanna loved her white teddy bear, and parting ways with it broke her heart, but she loved Sesshoumaru even more, and the idea of a part of her being with him pleased her. Not to mention that she felt that without her and her mother being here to look over him, he would need Kuma-chan's protection.

 

“Are you done baby?” Kagura asked as she walked back into the living room.

 

“Yes.” The toddler announced showing her full bag to her mother. Her dark eyes did stray to the small bulge Kuma-chan formed under the cushion she had hid it under. The little girl only hoped her mother would not notice it and scold her.

 

“Good job Kanna-chan.” Kagura forced a warm smile. She then headed towards the dining room table.

 

“Thanks for everything, but from now on I want to stand on my own.” The wind sorceress whispered, a sad smile on her lips as she reached into her pocket for her wallet from which she extracted the company credit card Sesshoumaru had given her so long ago.

 

The wind sorceress then took Kanna in her arms along with the toddler's toy bag and her purse.

 

“Ready to go?” Kagome asked, Kagura's big backpack hoisted on her shoulder.

 

Although her first instinct was to answer in the negative, Kagura took one last look around the place that had been her home and safe place for the past months and answered “Yeah. Let's go.”

 

 

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Naraku sloshed his expensive caramel colored brandy inside his sniffer, gently humming a victorious tune under his breath.

 

'Things are going well beyond my expectations.' He mused to himself, his red eyes brightening when he spotted Sesshoumaru walking towards him.

 

“Good evening Mr. Takahashi. Don't you find the view breathtaking from up here?” Naraku asked pointing towards the large window behind him. “Would you care for a drink? I recommend the brandy. This upstanding establishment really knows what good liquor is made of. Then again feel free to order anything you like...”

 

The dog demon took a deep calming breath before leveling the spider hanyou with a glare full of hatred. Even if he wished to beat Naraku to a pulp, he refrained himself.

 

“This Sesshoumaru has no time for pleasantries.” He stated ignoring Naraku's invitation to sit down in the form of an extended hand. He after all did not wish to spend more time than necessary in the half demon's presence…

 

“I see, but you are attracting more attention than necessary, After all our little transaction should be as inconspicuous as possible.” Naraku commented sipping a little brandy.

 

Grinding his teeth, the dog demon gave in and sat down opposite the hanyou. When he saw the pretty waitress walking towards him, Sesshoumaru shook his head indicating her he had no intention to order anything. His eyes then fell back on the man opposite him.

 

“Now in that case Sesshoumaru-sama, I believe it is time for some business.” Naraku said a smirk on his lips.

 

 

 

To be continued…

 

 

A/N: Things are moving along. The next chapter will be named The price to pay considering that it's the holidays, I won't post it next week, but the following week. In case you want to read something in the meantime, please check out my newly posted story The step daughter, here's the summary:

 

AU Kagura was sure she would easily charm and befriend the protective teenage daughter of her boyfriend Sesshoumaru. If only she knew… Sessh/Kagura fanfic rated M for language and lime.