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Chapter 90: Tying up loose ends (part2)


A/N:  It’s here the final chapter (before the epilogue). Let’s finish with a bang, so I hereby issue a Lemon Alert!!! It will be the last one, so enjoy my dears.



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



“Talking”
‘ThinkingR 17;

Kagura Onigumo, soon to be Takahashi, sauntered happily towards the highest floor of Suikotsu’s clinic. She was coming up from the parking lot where she had parted ways with her parents, brothers and daughters.

‘I just need to take care of that little errand, then I can go back to Sesshoumaru.’ The fact that her fiancé had just been told by his doctor that he would be allowed to go back home soon caused a sense of relief, pleasure and overwhelming happiness to run through her. ‘Soon enough everything will be back to normal.’

Her train of thoughts was interrupted when she reached the room she had come to know as Mukotsu’s lab. It had been given to the small pudgy man by his friend as a place to exercise his potion making craft.

The wind sorceress knocked on the door, and it was immediately opened as if the person on the other side had been waiting for her.

“Hello.” She greeted cheerfully as she entered the lab. She was expecting her nose to be assaulted by the strong smells emanating from the many plants and bubbling pots surrounding Mukotsu’s working area, but to her surprise there was only a residual smell about. Her crimson eyes quickly scanned the room, and she noticed that unlike before the lab was clean, and void of Mukotsu’s instruments.

The smaller human man observed Kagura with his swollen eyes as she looked around what had been his working area in the past few weeks.

“I am leaving.” He informed her once he noticed she was done with her inspection.

“What? Already?” She gasped in shock. She had expected for the small man to stick around for a while longer in case Sesshoumaru had some sort of relapse, suffered from  another migraine, or would be needing his help for his arm.

“I have done what I expect to be paid for. The contract has been fulfilled.” Mukotsu retorted as he finished packing up his backpack with the last of his things.

“About your money, here.” She handed him the check Sesshoumaru had written earlier. Upon seeing the exorbitant amount of money written on it, he did not act surprised one bit, and simply placed the piece of paper in a pocket hidden in the folds of his white clothing.

Mukotsu did not express any form of gratitude, but handed two things to Kagura. One was a piece of paper with handwriting scribbled on it, and the other one was a large jar of what she knew to be the potion the young human had used on Sesshoumaru to help with his blood poisoning.

“What is this?” The wind sorceress asked even as she took the two objects from him.

The ugly man sent her a wide smile, displaying his lack of teeth. “Gifts. I wrote down the recipe and the needed elements to make the potion, and in the jar I put the last of the batch I had made earlier.”

“Thank you… do you expect Sesshoumaru to make some sort of relapse?” She asked cautiously as she lowered her crimson eyes to the two things in her head. Her nose slightly wrinkled due to the strong pungent smell coming from the jar in her hands. Despite the glass the strong scent was still emanating from the container.

“Not really. The potion can be kept for a long time without spoiling.” Then as Kagura sent him a confused look, he added. “It is for you.” He could not prevent a small blush from staining his cheeks as he felt slightly embarrassed.

“For me?” She echoed, her curiosity piqued.

“When you get with child from that dog demon of yours, drink a glass of the potion every day. According to my predictions it will prevent your child from suffering from the issues linked to the poison in that youkai’s blood. The child should be spared from the ailments his sire has suffered from all his life.”

Upon hearing Mukotsu’s words, Kagura placed a hand on her lower abdomen. ‘I never even thought about how our future children could be affected by Sesshoumaru’s blood condition.’ The young demoness brought the brown liquid filled jar closer to her eyes. ‘I guess this can really help our babies from suffering the way Sesshoumaru has. That Mukotsu is quite smart from a small pudgy man.’ Then as the fact that the potion master had thought about her intimate life with Sesshoumaru caused her to blush slightly in return.

“I don’t know how to thank you for this. You didn’t have to.” She smiled slightly at the other man.

“I would appreciate… a hug.” Mukotsu turned completely red upon his admission. It had been so long since a woman had allowed him to come close to her.

In a regular situation, Kagura would not have even entertained the thought of his request, but considering that the other man had saved her fiancé’s life, and had probably just spared her future child or children a lifetime of grief, she found herself to be more lenient. After all she had nursed Sesshoumaru through one of his migraines on several occasions, and knew firsthand how much he suffered because of the poison in his blood.

‘Not to mention that it almost killed him…’ She shivered upon remembering the coma he had been plunged into. ‘We do owe Mukotsu a lot. A debt money could never repay, so what’s a hug?’

Before she could change her mind, or lose her nerve, she launched herself towards the shorter man, and held him in a hug. She mentally counted until three, then started retreating. Not content with the short contact, Mukotsu encircled her slim body with his short arms, not willing to release her just yet.

“Okay enough now. I have to go back to Sesshoumaru.”

Her naming her fearsome dog demon fiancé was incentive enough to have Mukotsu release her. A blush still burning brightly on his cheeks, he retreated to the table where he had left his backpack. He hurriedly placed in it the rest of his things, and placed the sack on his back. Once he also placed the white veil over his face, he felt more like himself, and only then did he dare look back at Kagura.

“I will go now.” Without so much as a goodbye, the potion master ran out of the room.

“Well that was strange…” Kagura thought to herself as she clutched Mukotsu’s gifts closer to her chest.


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Touran burrowed her back deeper in the plush couch she was seated on. She quickly evaluated the room she was seating in with her pale blue eyes, and was impressed by what she was seeing.

‘At least he has a taste for interior design…’ The young demoness rested her eyes on the bold colorful painting hung on the wall across from her while she waited for the return of her host.

“Jin won’t disturb us, he’s busy with his video games.” Akio announced as he placed a cup of tea in front of his unexpected guest. He sat across from the young beautiful woman, and did his best to keep his apprehension and trepidation in check.

Touran took the time to drink a few sips of her hot tea before resting the full force of her gaze on the man she had come to see.

“I don’t mean to rush you or anything… but you said you would tell me about my brother.”

She drank a bit more of her tea before answering. “Well, as you know, Jakotsu… or Jinsei as you know him, has been hurt in the past badly, and the man who has hired me to find you wants to make sure he will not be once again.

“So, you’re not here on my brother’s behalf?” The young male accountant asked, his brown eyes thinning with suspicion

“Not exactly, but I do know where he is. The information will be passed on to you as soon as I’ve determined that you’re worthy of it.” Touran announced to the dark eyed man.

“Don’t fuck with me!” Akio jumped to his feet in an unusual show of anger. “I have been worried sick about my brother for the past thirteen years. I’ve looked for him without success, and didn’t even know if he was alive or not…” He forced himself to calm down as the last thing he wanted was to lose control in front of the mysterious demoness who had just showed up at his doorstep.

‘So he does have a backbone after all.’ She grinned at seeing Akio’s reaction to her words. “Are you willing to accept Jakotsu in any ways?”

“Of course. He’s my brother… I may have failed him in the past, but I have no intention of doing so again.” The clear resolve burning in his dark chocolate eyes was all the confirmation Touran needed.

‘He seems sincere, not to mention that he did name his son after Jakotsu.’ The young woman thought to herself as she made the decision to bring Akio over to his brother’s home. ‘It will be sure to be some emotional reunion. I wonder why Sesshoumaru wanted to get involved with this whole overdramatic situation… it probably must be Kagura’s influence. Ever since she has entered his life he has turned into a real sop. Not unlike that Akio guy.’

Touran took a quick minute to think about the former Sesshoumaru, the one she had had a sexual relationship with. Only a year ago she knew the dog demon would never have bothered with trying to help a friend reconcile with his brother. ‘Sometimes I miss that guy, but I have to admit that he’s been treating me better as of late.’

“Okay. I’ll take you to him. Is there any place you can dump your kid? I’m sure you don’t want to have him underfoot during your little emotional reunion with your brother.” Touran stood up as well as she did not like the feeling of having the tall and lean human towering over her.

Akio suddenly felt faint. He had wanted to hear from Jinsei in so long, and as of late had even resigned himself never to see his brother again, but now a mysterious demoness was presenting him with a golden opportunity. ‘I just hope she is telling the truth.’

“I can drop Jin at my neighbor’s house. She’ll look after him.” He managed to let out through his constricted throat.

“So, what are we waiting for? Let’s go.” Touran headed towards the exit of the living room, and Akio was following faithfully behind her.


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Kagura walked back to Sesshoumaru’s hospital room, her head still full of Mukotsu’s words. In the past few months she had thought of having more children with Sesshoumaru; especially when she had had a pregnancy scare a few weeks after they had reconciled. However now that she had almost lost her lover, there was nothing she wanted more than to actually start living her life with the man she loved without fear. The visit of the engaged and heavily pregnant Kagome earlier in the day had only made Kagura realize how much she wanted what her friend had. She briefly blinked, and her mind was suddenly filled with images of a silver haired, crimson eyed infant. ‘I want to have another baby.’ She thought to herself as she opened the door of the hospital room, and walked in.

“You were gone a long time.” Sesshoumaru commented as he put away his hand weight as discreetly as possible.

Had Kagura’s thoughts not been consumed with her recent realization, she would have scolded him for exercising his injured arm again. Instead she smiled happily at him, and walked closer to his bed. “Did you miss me?” She leaned down to press a quick kiss to his lips.

He did not bother answering her question as he was aware she knew all too well the answer to it. Instead he asked her a question of his own. He knew he had an important issue to broach with his fiancée, but was still unsure of the best way to approach it. “What is this?” With his chin he pointed towards the smelly jar she had just walked over to the furthest table to place.

Kagura helped herself to one of the chocolates Sango had brought earlier before answering. “A parting gift from Mukotsu. It’s the last of the potion he made. He also gave me the recipe, so we’ll be able to make more when needed.” She answered before engulfing one more sweet brown square. She had purposely placed the foul smelling jar on a surface as far away from Sesshoumaru’s sensitive nose as possible.

“I take it you gave him the check.”

“Yep, and he already left.” She informed him, deciding that as of right now he had no need to know about the new use Mukotsu had given her for his potion. The wind sorceress discarded her light jacket, and once more walked towards the bed to sit next to her lover. Sesshoumaru moved to the side to give her more space, which she gladly took.

“Anyways, are you planning on telling me what’s in that envelope Miroku brought you?” The look the young purple eyed human and his boss had shared had not gone unnoticed by the wind sorceress, and something told her that whatever Sesshoumaru was trying to hide did not bode well for her.

The dog demon let out an uncharacteristically heavy sigh as he reached over Kagura to pick up the envelope from the bedside table. He then took out the documents from the manila material, and handed them to his fiancée. Kagura looked them over, but was not entirely sure she understood the meaning of the legal papers she was holding.

He noticed the surprise in Kagura’s eyes, and did not waste any time explaining everything to her. “I have told you before that I wanted to transfer some of the shares of the agency to the girls, and put them under your supervision until they came of age. I know you had expressed a wish to wait until we get married to sign any papers, but as recent events have demonstrated things don’t always go on as planned. I would therefore feel relieved if you signed this.”

“I do remember.” She struggled to let out. One thing she did recall was that by refusing to sign some papers he had presented to her a few weeks ago she had had to contend with his mother preventing her to see him. ‘At the time it felt to me as if signing these papers was taking money from him… after the life I have lived because of Naraku the last thing I could ever want would be to feel bought.’

“I am aware this can seem a bit… intimidating.” He said referring to the fact that she would be a board member of his company, and would have voting rights. “But it will be for the best of our family. Besides I really need your help. You are the only one I can trust to own so much of my company. I do not know if I have mentioned it before, but until someone takes ownership of the shares Kanzaki had to give up, the board cannot vote, and the agency can therefore not move forward. Things are stuck in a gridlock.”

‘Sesshoumaru never asks me for anything, so the least I could do is help him out. Not to mention that he’s right, it will be good for the girls to have something to fall back on… just in case.’ Sesshoumaru being shot by Naraku, and being plunged in a long coma had only made her realize that the dog demon was not immortal, and could be taken away from them at any time. ‘Besides I’ve proved my love for Sesshoumaru. No one could ever accuse me of being a gold digger. I know now that taking money from Sesshoumaru, or assuring that the girls will have a financial safety net does not in any way resemble the work I used to do for Naraku. I love Sesshoumaru, and he loves me. We’re supposed to support each other anyway we can, and that involves financially. I said I wanted to move forward, and this involves trusting Sesshoumaru, and not being afraid of his money.’

“Do you have a pen?” Her question surprised the dog demon. He had spent the most of his day trying to figure out the best way to make Kagura agree to sign the papers that would not only put her in charge of shares of her company, but also make her, Rin and Kanna his sole heirs; her sudden easy acceptance therefore surprised him.

‘Maybe I should get shot more often…’ He thought, a smile tugging at his lips.

He plunged his clawed hand inside the thick manila envelope, and was not surprised to find a pen in it. Miroku might be a lecher, but when it came to work, he did things most thoroughly. One thing that did surprise him was the fact that his fingers brushed against a small metallic object. ‘Those two idiots are more effective than I suspected.’ He thought about his two closest collaborators.

With a trembling hand, and a stomach in knots, the wind sorceress signed each piece of paper. Once it was done, she smiled broadly at her fiancé, and exclaimed “It’s all done!”

“You have changed.” He commented as he placed the papers back in the envelope before tossing it over to a side table. Now that he did not have Jaken to run errands for him, he would have to contend himself with having Inuyasha or Miroku come pick up the documents and turn them in to Myouga as soon as possible. He decided not to reveal the little surprise he had had Inuyasha and Miroku assist him with.

“How so?!” Kagura questioned defensively.

Sesshoumaru softly trailed a finger along her stubborn jaw. “You have become more trusting.” His word of praise caused her to smile warmly.

“Only of you honey. I can assure you I’m still a mean bitch when it comes to other people.” Her answer made the two of them chuckle slightly in mirth. The wind sorceress knew her words to be true. Being raised by Naraku, she had not grown up learning how to trust others, but Sesshoumaru had proved himself more than deserving of her love and trust on several occasions, and she had no intention of questioning that. ‘Naraku is my past. He cannot hurt me or Kanna anymore. Our future is with Rin and Sesshoumaru: our family.’ Thoughts of the bright future which was sure to await them made her think back to her earlier discussion with Mukotsu and the thought that had occurred to her earlier, and would not leave her mind.

The young woman gently ran her hand along the part of Sesshoumaru’s arm left bare by his hospital gown. When he did not respond to her gentle touch, she became more bold, and reached under the blanket. She grinned when she found the hem of his hated hospital gown, and plunged her hand under it to run her palm over the bare skin of his leg. Soon enough she raised her hand to touch his underwear clad thigh. This time around, to her delight, he let out a deep growl.

“Witch, are you trying to entice me? If I recall correctly, the last two times I saw you wearing this dress, we made love.” His golden eyes lowered to the purple material hiding her beloved forms from his adoring gaze.

Kagura was amazed to see he had such a good memory. When they had gone on vacation at the beach house, and had made love on the balcony of their room, she had indeed been wearing the purple dress she had on now. Later on when she had brought lunch to Sesshoumaru in his office, and they had made love on both his desk and the plush carpet, she had indeed been wearing the garment again. At the present moment she was wearing the dress yet again, but coupled with a light sweater and a pair of leggings as the weather had turned quite chilly as of late.

She blushed slightly, but retorted with a saucy grin, never stopping her gentle caress of his thigh. “Maybe I am…” Before she had the chance to realize what was happening, Sesshoumaru used his weak arm to bring her closer, and had fastened their lips in a hard kiss. Soon enough their tongues were melted in a passionate tangle. The dog demon could taste the chocolate she had just eaten in her kiss, and this only made her sweeter to him.

“It is a pity to see all of my work of the past year has amounted to naught.” He sighed once they lips parted before tracing Kagura’s jaw with little kisses.

“What do you mean?” He smiled upon hearing her confused retort.

“I will have to try to fatten you up all over again. You have lost a lot of weight in the past few weeks.” As if to emphasize his point, he gently poked her in the ribs. He made light of an issue he did not find funny at all in the hopes not to offend his fiancée. He could still remember when Kagura had entered his life how skinny and battered she had been. He had seen her in the past year blossoming into a beautiful confident woman, the woman he loved.

‘The reason why she has lost so much weight lately is because she stayed by my side to watch over me. Suikotsu told me how she has been neglecting herself.’ His anger over his hospitalization resurfaced again. ‘As soon as we get back home, I will take care of her again, and everything will be as it should be.’ Thinking about their future life made him amorous, and he once again took her lips in a sensual deep kiss.

“Well I know a way to speed up that process.” She said breathlessly once he broke their kiss to allow her to breathe. She was glad to have been provided a perfect transition towards what she wanted to discuss with her lover. “I’ve been thinking.” Even if he suspected that nothing good could probably come of a conversation which started in such a way, he let her go on. “I want to get off birth control… what I mean is that I want to have…”

“No.” Without giving her the chance to finish her sentence, or explain herself, Sesshoumaru pushed himself away from her face. His simple, cold answer felt as if he had stabbed her in the heart.

“You don’t want to have a baby with me?” She asked recoiling from his embrace, this time breathless due to shock and pain.

“You know I do.” He stared down in her pained crimson eyes. “But not in these conditions. We have come up with a plan, and I intend to stick to it. When you have graduated from college, and start the career you wanted, then we will talk about adding to our family.”

She knew that there was truth in his words. They had agreed to wait to have another child as they did not want a baby to interfere with her getting the education she had so wanted.

“Where is this even coming from?” Sesshoumaru gently asked his young fiancée. “I thought we had already made a decision on the subject.”

“I don’t know, I just…” She started, and paused to let out a sigh. “I’ve been thinking this whole time you’ve been in the hospital, and…”

Sesshoumaru interrupted her with a brief sweet kiss. After hearing her words, it had not taken him long to figure out what had warranted her sudden wish for a child.

“I know you were scared Kagura, but you cannot let fear dictate our lives. I can assure you I have no intention of going anywhere; we have no need to rush things. Besides I would like to have Rin and Kanna get used to being sisters before we give them a younger sibling.”

 She was surprised to see how easily he had seen through her and her desire. He was of course right in assuming that the fact that she had almost lost her fiancé was the driving force behind her desire to have a child now. While Sesshoumaru had been in a coma, she had done her best to ignore her fears because thinking of losing him was unbearable. She had therefore put herself on the backburner to devote herself to his recovery. Then after he had awakened, she had had no chance to think of her own feelings as she had had to worry about his injured arm, deal with his mother and take care of the girls. However now that she could focus on herself, she could only think about how much she wanted to put all of these bad things behind her, and move on with her life.

‘Sesshoumaru is right… I shouldn’t let my fears get the best of me. I was the one who wanted to go to school, and have my own career… Just because I am scared of losing Sesshoumaru, I shouldn’t just push my dreams away.’ The wind sorceress thought to herself. Even while she had been caged by Naraku, she had never lost the hope of one day being able to have an education, have a real professional career and make something out of herself. ‘Just because I decide to pursue a career doesn’t mean we can’t have another child later on. I know I can do both, have a job, and a happily family with Sesshoumaru.’

“Of course you’re right.” She admitted with a sigh.  “You always know better than I do what I think about, or what would be better for me.” She leaned back against him, and placed her head on his shoulder.

“It is a good thing then that I will always be here to steer you in the right direction then.” He gently teased her.

She scoffed at hearing his words, but was reassured at the idea of having him by her side forever. She left his embrace to tug a strand of his long silver hair. “Don’t think you can tell me what to do.”

“I have no need to talk when I can just seduce you into doing whatever I desire.” He grinned as he pounced on his beloved wind sorceress. She could tell his arm was doing much better when the dog demon managed to move as quickly as usual. In a flash, he had her pinned under his body as his lips were fastened with hers in a deep kiss. Kagura, who did not mind being seduced, reached up to run her hands over his body. Because of Kanna’s abduction, and Sesshoumaru’s ensuing wound and coma, it had been a long time since the two of them had been intimate. Only thinking about how long it had been since she had seen Sesshoumaru’s bare body, Kagura could not wait to undress him. She trailed her hands down his back, and stilled completely when she encountered something unexpected.

Before she could help herself, Kagura broke their kiss to explode in a fit of laughter. Her reaction was due to the fact that her deft fingers had run into the opening in the back of Sesshoumaru’s hospital gown. She knew that he hated the garment, but it was clinic regulation for patients to wear such gowns. Since Kagura had refused to bring her fiancé any kind of clothes except for underwear, he had had no choice but wear the hated gowns with the opening in the back. Had he not gotten rid of Jaken, he would have had the imp bring him fresh clothing.

“You should bring this back home; it’s very sexy.” She buried her hand inside the opening of his gown, and looped a finger into the band of his underwear.

Sesshoumaru growled in warning at the woman into who’s eyes he was staring down into. “For this ridiculous statement, you deserve to be punished.” As soon as the words left his mouth, he sat up to raise himself on his knees in his narrow hospital bed with the clear intent of making Kagura pay for her mocking words.

She shivered upon seeing the cold fire burning in his strong amber gaze. He did not bother to speak another word as he implemented his revenge. His movements were slow and sensual yet effective. Before she had a chance to form any kind of protest he had rid her of her boots, socks and leggings. His hand then travelled under her purple dress up her bare legs, but, to her regret, stopped just short of touching her black underwear. Instead the dog demon reached up to unbutton her dress before raising it over her body and head, and throwing it over the bed. He silently cursed the many layers she had bundled herself in, and discarded the light gray sweater which came in between her breasts and his eyes and touch. The sight of Kagura lying back in the bed he had been confined to for so long, wearing only a lacy black bra and matching panties caused his heartbeat to quicken and desire to flood through his body. He undid her messy ponytail, causing her dark hair to fall around her shoulders. Even if his left arm was doing better, he still favored the right one, and using his right clawed hand, he gathered her dark mane, and pushed it over her left shoulder, giving him free access to the creamy skin of her right shoulder.

“Sessh…” She started to form a protest, but he ignored her, preferring instead to press a warm kiss to the crook of her neck, which he had just revealed to his gaze. When he gently nibbled on her soft sensitive skin she could not repress a shiver. He kissed his way down to her shoulder to her right bra strap, and pushed down the black strip of lacy cloth.

Sesshoumaru Takahashi knew he would not be satisfied with little kisses and caresses nor would his fiancée be. He therefore unclasp her bra, and got rid of it in the same manner he had her previous articles of clothing; by throwing it over the bed. If Kagura had any thought of protesting again, they quickly escaped her head when Sesshoumaru leaned down to take her left nipple in his mouth.

“Sesshoumaru.” She moaned appreciatively when with his right hand he reached up to gently fondle her neglected breast.

He would have liked to spend more time on her two mounds, but knew that he needed to move forward. After all his own body was raging with arousal.

“No.” She weakly protested when he left her breasts, causing him to chuckle.

“Do not fret witch. When has this Sesshoumaru failed to pleasure you?” His stating the obvious caused her to blush a pretty pink color. After all they both knew that even if she had had many bed partners in the past, Sesshoumaru had been the one to initiate her to the pleasures of love making.

True to his word, he divested her of her underwear, and revealed her to his loving gaze. Not being one to waste time, he immediately went to work, and pressed a long opened mouth kiss to her womanhood. She moaned and arched her back as pure pleasure assaulted her nerves. While her continuous wiggling motions and thrashing gave him a clear indication that she was thoroughly enjoying his attentions, it was also making his task more difficult. Sesshoumaru had therefore no choice, but to strengthen his hold on Kagura’s thighs, keeping them pinned down and opened to his ministrations. He doubled his efforts, and gently suckled at her inner pearl, intensifying her pleasure. She buried her hands in his long silver mane, bringing him closer to herself, and blocking him in place. Not that he had any intention of going anywhere.

She bit her lower lip to prevent herself from screaming out. The room next to Sesshoumaru’s was unoccupied, but she knew that a loud lustful shout could attract the attention of one of the nurses patrolling the floors, and the last thing the wind sorceress could ever want would be to be caught in such a compromising situation: she lying on the bed while Sesshoumaru kissed her most intimate of places. The dog demon gave her a slight nip, and it was enough to make her shatter. Despite her earlier efforts to stay quiet, Kagura could not smother the moan of pleasure which escaped her lips once she climaxed.

He sat up, licking his moist lips, and taking in the beautiful sight of the breathless wind sorceress quivering in his bed. He decided to give her some time to drift back to earth, and busied himself getting equally naked. In a matter of seconds, he had rid himself of the hated hospital gown Kagura had mocked earlier, and of his underwear. He also reversed their positions so as to be the one again reclining against the pillows of his hospital bed. He had spent the better part of the last few days sitting in that dreadful and embarrassing position while his friends and family came to visit him, and there was nothing her wanted more than to make more pleasurable memories of his extended stay at Suikotsu’s clinic.

“Since I have done most of the work so far, I believe it is your turn to do your share.” Even if his words were spoken in humor, she knew exactly what he wanted, and wasted no time straddling his lean hips to bury his length inside her. Although he had just asked her to be in charge, he could not help but place his hands on her hips to help regulate her movements.

They soon found a rhythm perfect for the two of them. Kagura performing a rise and fall motion as he thrust his hips up towards her. To her great shock and slight embarrassment, she quickly reached bliss. She knew it was mostly due to the little aftershocks still running through her body because of the amazing climax she had had earlier thanks to Sesshoumaru’s kisses and caresses to her womanhood. The dog demon was glad for his self control because even though he felt Kagura shattering and clenching around him, he managed to stop himself from climaxing as well.

“I’m so s…” He knew what she was about to say, and did not want to hear it. He therefore interrupted her by pressing a hard kiss on her delicate lips. She returned his kiss whole heartedly, allowing their tongues to brush sensually.

“Never be embarrassed by the pleasure you find in my arms.” He gently whispered in her ear before giving the pointy appendage a slight nip, making her body shudder.

The pretty blush that appeared on her cheeks was irresistible to him. He consequently allowed himself to give her one last kiss before breaking their connection. He took her hips in his hands, and rose her body away from his.

She was surprised by his actions, and voiced her concern. “Sesshoumaru, what about you?”

Without bothering to answer, the inu youkai flipped her over to have her crouched over him, and buried himself back in her body from behind. His swift action made a shocked gasp escape her throat.

Sesshoumaru lowered his golden eyes to look at the vast expanse of the soft skin of her back as he methodically pushed in and out of her. He buried his fingers in the skin of her hips, and even if he was being mindful of his claws, he knew he would be leaving bruises behind. He however also knew that Kagura’s youkai blood would heal any kind of blemish in a matter of minutes, and was therefore able to let himself go completely. As he quickened his pace, Kagura raised herself on her hands and knees to make it possible for her to push back against his hard thrusts more easily; her action was much appreciated by her dog demon lover.

The inu youkai trailed his right hand over her hip to reach for the place where they were joined. As soon as he found her pleasure button, he started toying with it once more. With his weaker other hand he reached up to tweak her left nipple.

Kagura’s moans intensified, but she protested in a breathless voice.“I don’t think I can one more time.” She had already had two amazing climaxes thanks to her lover, and was not sure she would be able to handle one more.

“You will, for me.” As if to prove his point, he hastened his thrusts and gently pinched her hidden jewel. The words had barely left his mouth, that her body betrayed her, and she did exactly as he asked. Once the dog demon felt her tense and heard her cry out, he knew he could let go. His eyes closed as pleasure ran through him, and he allowed himself to reach bliss as well. His hands went back to Kagura’s waist, and he held her tightly against him as his seed rushed forward to bury itself deep in her body.

Kagura slumped forward; she felt as if her body was completely boneless, and could not keep holding herself up on her hands and knees. Sesshoumaru let himself rest for a long while, and it was only when Kagura started squirming in discomfort due to her awkward position of kneeling over her lover’s body, that he reluctantly disengaged his length from her warmth. He then helped her lie down next to him, and encircled her in his arms.

Her body was racked with shivers as she still felt the aftermath of her consecutive climaxes, but Sesshoumaru confused her reaction for a sign of being cold. The dog demon therefore reached under them for the blankets and placed them over their warm bodies. The young demoness snuggled happily against the side of her lover. It was then that she realized how much she had missed being held in his strong arms.

“I promise not to make fun of you again…” She teased him as she worked on regaining her breath. Then as she felt her body tingling again in pleasure, she could not help herself from adding. “Or maybe from time to time.” After all she knew that she would want a repeat of what they had just shared as often as possible.



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“Would it be possible for you to drive any faster?” Akio Sato did his best to sound as casual and calm as possible even if inside he was seething. He could not detach his brown gaze from the scenery they were passing through in the car.

‘I cannot believe that Jinsei has been living so close to me all this time.’ The young accountant thought to himself. He was still suffering from the shock he had had when Touran had told him where she would be driving him. All this time he had expected  his younger brother to have taken refuge in a nearby city, so hearing that he had been so  near to him for all these years had shocked him beyond words.

“If I remember correctly, you were too rattled to be able to pilot your own car, so don’t go telling me about how I should be driving.” The blue haired demoness mocked the other man for his lack of nerves upon hearing about the whereabouts of his long lost brother. “We’ll be at his place in a few minutes.” She added as she made a sharp left turn into an urban residential area.

Akio felt his heart throb, and a bout of nausea rise in his throat. He pushed all of his anxiety aside, and took a deep breath. He had waited for over a decade to be reunited with his brother, and would not lose his composition now.

‘Especially not in the presence of that infuriating demoness.’ His brown eyes strayed to the side to look at the beautiful Touran.

The two of them continued to ride in silence until Touran stopped her car in front of a tall red brick building. The young demoness stepped out of her car in a fluid motion, and walked over to the building, not even bothering to check if Akio was following behind her. She approached the console placed on the wall next to the front gate, and pressed the button for apartment 3B, then waited for an answer.

“What?” A male voice barked coming from the other side of the intercom.

“Bankotsu, it’s Touran. Sesshoumaru sent me.” Lying had always come naturally to her, so she did not have any trouble masking the truth.

“Right. Come up.” Bankotsu’s not so welcoming words were coupled with a buzzing noise. Touran pushed in the unlocked gate, and stepped inside the building.

“Why didn’t you tell him about me?” Akio asked as he faithfully followed behind her.

“If you had met Bankotsu, you would be thanking me right now. Let’s just say I’m not too sure how he’d welcome his boyfriend’s long lost brother…”

Akio filed the information about the man who was sharing his brother’s life along with Jinsei’s new name. ‘I need to make sure to call him Jakotsu… I know that’s what he goes by now.’

Soon enough the two of them had walked up the three flights of stairs.

“Well, here we are. Hopefully Bankotsu doesn’t beat the crap out of you upon seeing your face. From what I’ve seen, he’s very protective of his man.” The panther demoness raised her hand and knocked on the blue door with 3B painted on it.

The response from the inhabitants came in almost immediately. Bankotsu threw the door opened, and stood in the doorway in all of his glory. His long dark braid was thrown over his shoulder, and ran down his sweaty glistening chiseled chest.

“What do you want?” He locked his blue gaze on Touran. Far from being intimidated, the young woman smirked. ‘I guess that explains the grumpiness. Did we interrupt something between him and Jakotsu?’

“Who’s he?” Bankotsu pointed with his chin to Akio.

Before Touran or Akio could answer, Jakotsu’s voice came from inside the apartment. His words came out louder as he walked towards the entrance of his home.

“Touran, you really have the worst timing. For once Banks and I had the day off at the center, and you just had to interrupt our fun.” The flamboyant young man appeared behind his lover, a magnificent orange silk kimono hiding his naked body. His easy smile disappeared when he saw who was standing next to Sesshoumaru’s ‘employee’. It may have been years since he had last seen his older brother, but he would recognize Akio’s face anywhere; it greatly resembled his own. “You… oh God!” The young human was unable to put together a complete sentence.

“Do you know that guy?” Bankotsu said, jealousy clearly sounding in his voice. Then as he turned around to look at the man he loved, he cursed under his breath. Jakotsu had turned completely white in shock, and his body shook in distress. “Touran, who the fuck is that guy?”

Not impressed by the harsh growl of the long haired human, Touran shrugged. “I think you should ask your boyfriend.”

“Jins… Jakotsu. It’s really you, I can’t believe it.” Akio was so moved he could feel tears rise in his eyes, but since he did not want to dissolve in a puddle of salty liquid, he swallowed down his feelings.

“Banks, no snarling. I do know him… he is my older brother, Akio.” Jakotsu’s simple words made his boyfriend turn towards Touran’s companion with rage burning in his blue eyes.

“How dare you bring that asshole here, in our house?!”. All of a sudden he recalled all the pain Jakotsu had endured because of his family’s rejection. The long nights when he had held his lover while he cried himself to sleep, the many birthdays where instead of celebrating he stayed at home depressed over the idea of never seeing his family again. Not to mention the sorry state Jakotsu had been in when he had first met him at the time the other man was a homeless youth. The thought of how much his beloved had suffered because of his family’s rejection made Bankotsu want to make Akio suffer in return. Bankotsu raised his arm to form a fist, but before he had a chance to plant it in Akio’s face, the other human male did something which surprised the blue eyed man

Akio pushed past Touran to stand in front of Bankotsu, sending him a challenging look. “If you want to beat me up, do it. No physical pain you can put me though would be greater than the emotional one I’ve suffered from ever since I have let our father cast off my brother.”

‘Hum so the man does have balls after all.’ The impressed Touran thought to herself. Suddenly Akio was looking more attractive to her.

When Bankotsu neither punched him nor lowered his fist, Akio, faking bravado, added. “Go on with it. Hit me now because the sooner you do, the sooner I can talk to my brother.”

The four people stayed in a stand still. Touran and Jakotsu had their eyes rived on the two other men who were facing one another.

“You’d let him hit you?... You’ve always been an idiot.” Jakotsu sighed heavily before placing a soothing hand on his lover’s bare shoulder, prompting Bankotsu to lower his fist. “Nobody’s going to hit anybody. Banks, let them in. We can’t have them stand in the hallway any longer, you know that will give an excuse to that old bat of Mrs. Keito to complain about us to the landlord... again” He added referring to the older woman who lived in the apartment next to theirs. She never missed an opportunity to try to have them thrown out of the building, so far she had been unsuccessful.

Grudgingly, Bankotsu did as told. He pushed himself back into his dwelling, allowing Akio, then Touran to step inside as well.

“Well, we’re going to be  good hosts despite our lack of clothing.” Jakotsu winked at his shirtless lover. “Would anyone like some tea?” He then lead the way towards the living room. He was  trying to hide his nervousness by being courteous and amusing.

“I don’t think I’d be able to swallow anything right now. There’s just so much I want to talk to you about… I don’t even know where to start…” Akio retorted, his eyes fixated on the fully grown man wrapped in the bright orange kimono. It was still hard for him to accept that this was the same person as the teenage youth he remembered from a decade ago.

“Perhaps you could explain why it was so easy for you to forget you had a brother for so many years.” Bankotsu spat bitterly. He had no idea why Sesshoumaru had Touran track down Akio Sato, but had no intention of letting Jakotsu’s brother get close enough to him to hurt him again.

Jakotsu was torn between asking his boyfriend to play nice, as he was afraid of seeing Akio run away, and asking his brother for an answer to that question. He did not get to do any as his older brother decided to set Bankotsu straight.

“Don’t you dare say that! I never forgot about Jinsei. As soon as I realized how stupid it had been of me to let father throw him away, I did my best to find my brother.” Akio paused briefly as he remembered the great strain on his relationship with his father the older man’s treatment of his youngest son had caused. “It may be hard for you to believe it, but I love Jin…Jakotsu.” He quickly corrected himself. “I even named my son, Jinsei, after him.”

“You have a son… wow.” Jakotsu said breathlessly. The fact that his brother had named his child after him was all the proof he needed to show that the older man had indeed never stopped caring about him. Despite that, he wanted to understand what had happened. “Why did you not say anything?”

Akio knew that Jakotsu was asking after his silence all those years ago when their father had thrown the sixteen year old out of his house after he had revealed his homosexuality.

“This was, and will always be the greatest mistake of my life. To this day I am ashamed. You are my younger brother, my only sibling, and I should have stuck by you. I should have supported you, and defended you, but instead I did nothing.” Akio quickly left all his feelings pour out of him in the hopes that they would reach his brother’s heart, and they did.

“I can’t really blame you, you were eighteen, a kid yourself. Besides the old man was a tyrant, he might have thrown you out too had you dared talk back to him.” Jakotsu could remember all too well his father’s rages, and harsh corporal punishments. “So, what happened to him?” He tried to sound as casual as possible, even if he was dying to know what had happened to his other family members.

“He died four years ago in a car accident.” Akio answered soberly. “At the time of his death, the two of us were not on speaking terms anymore.” He had no need to tell his younger brother that he had been the reason for their estrangement as he was sure Jakotsu could infer it. Of course he would not tell the younger human man that it was because the old man had been enraged at the idea of his grandson being named Jinsei that he and his older son broke up their relationship definitively.

“I see.” Jakotsu whispered. “What about mother?” He asked, this time emotion making his voice thick. Hearing of his father’s passing had not filled him with either joy or sadness, but his reaction was quite different when he was appraised of his mother’s fate.

“She had lung cancer two years after you… left. She died a year afterwards, they caught it too late.” Akio gritted his teeth, his heart still feeling the loss of his beloved mother. “She regretted not defending you as well. She made me promise to her on her deathbed that I’d never stop looking for you, and I haven’t. Mom also wanted you to know you were loved, and that she was sorry she never got the chance to tell you of her feelings for you herself. She wanted you to know you are perfect just the way you are.”

All the tears of emotion Jakotsu had struggled to keep in, rushed out all at once.

“I love you too Jakotsu, and I am sorry I failed you. I can only hope…” Akio’s apology was interrupted when Jakotsu launched himself into his arms.

“You idiot. I forgive you.” Both brothers embraced for a long time, tears streaming down their cheeks. After a long time, when they finally broke apart, Jakotsu turned his brother towards his boyfriend’s harsh blue gaze.

“Akio, this is the man I love, live and work with. Bankotsu, that’s my brother. There, end of introductions. You guys can become friends.”

Even as Akio murmured an awkward greeting, Bankotsu pinned him with a frigid glare. “If you ever hurt Jakotsu for any reason, I’ll bust your head opened.”

“And I will let you.” The dark haired accountant added.

“Good good. Now that we’re all on the same page, why don’t we all talk over tea? Jakotsu suggested cheerfully. He had quickly wiped his tears away before they destroyed his perfectly applied make-up. A smile had found its place on his lips, and was not about to leave any time soon.

“The hell with tea. This occasion calls for champagne.  We have a bottle in the fridge. Jakotsu was keeping it for Kagura’s return to the center, but we can always buy another one for her.” Bankotsu declared as he headed towards the kitchen for some glasses, and the bottle.

Touran, who had never been comfortable with displays of emotions tried slipping away of the room, but the red eyed Akio caught her movement.

“Stay with us, I’m sure you could use a drink too.” His bright smile caused an uncomfortable flutter of warmth to spread in her chest, and before she caught herself, she found herself agreeing. She reasoned that it was not Akio’s cute boyish smile, but rather the promise of free alcohol which won her over.

“So while Banks gets our drink, show me pictures of your son. I’m dying to see what my nephew and namesake looks like.” Jakotsu asked his brother. He who had often wondered how a child of his own would look like, and knew that seeing his nephew would be the closest he would come to it. After all he and Akio looked a lot alike. His  request was quickly fulfilled by his proud brother who dug into his jeans pocket to retrieve his wallet which contained several pictures of his son.



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Kagura and Sesshoumaru laid entwined in his narrow hospital bed, their bodies gently spooning under the covers. His much larger body was holding on to hers from the back. After they had each regained enough strength, they had reluctantly put their clothes back on, or in Sesshoumaru’s case a hospital gown, and snuggled back into bed. Even though they had locked the door, it would not do if someone was to find them in bed together naked. The wind sorceress lifted Sesshoumaru’s arm from her hip, and turned around to face her lover. She placed her arm on his strong right shoulder, and sighed in satisfaction.

“I have been thinking.” Sesshoumaru finally broke their comfortable silence by echoing her words from earlier on.

“Uh huh it better not be involving sex.” The wind witch replied. “I really don’t think I’d be able to handle more right now.”

Sesshoumaru briefly wondered if he had hurt her more than expected, but pushed the idea aside. He could after all still remember the dazed look of pleasure in her eyes when they had laid down together.

“This Sesshoumaru is not a ravenous beast.” He snorted at her words.

“Hum could have fooled me…” Since he knew she was only gently teasing him, he contented himself with gently nipping the sensitive skin of her ear with his sharp fangs. The action made her shiver slightly.

“So since you’re not trying to have your way with me again, why did you want to talk to me about?” She asked her lover as she reached up to delicately run a finger over the horizontal markings on his left cheek. If he was going to play with her, she would return the favor.

“Earlier, you said you wished to have a baby.”

“Well I know I said that, but I didn’t really think it through… you were right, waiting would be better. I do want to have my own job before getting pregnant again. I guess I kind of panicked. I don’t know why, but now after all we shared, all my anxiety and nervousness has magically evaporated.”

Her words made him grin proudly as she had managed to stroke his male ego. He however would not be deterred from his course. “I understand your earlier… feelings. In fact I believe I may have found a way to settle your nerves.” He noticed her open her mouth to protest, but added before she could speak. “Let us get married.”
Her heartbeat quickened upon hearing his words. She knew when she had accepting his marriage proposal, and put on the Tenseiga that getting married was the next step, but had never really taken the time to think about going through it. They had not set a date nor discussed anything about the ceremony.

“Wow.” She said breathlessly.

“Do not tell me you are surprised about my words…”

“No of course not. I can’t wait to be Mrs. Takahashi.” Only the thought of it made her smile in pure happiness. “So, do you want to set a date?”

“This Sesshoumaru wants to get married before the end of the year.” He let her know.

“You do know that we’re in fall, right?”

“I am aware of that.” Kagura laughed at his words. When she noticed he had not joined her in her mirth, she knew he was serious, and she immediately sobered up.

“You’ve got to be kidding me. Do you know everything that goes into putting a wedding ceremony together?” The wind sorceress had no experience whatsoever with such things, but had been privy to Kagome putting together her own wedding for the past months. She was therefore aware it took a lot of work and preparations.

“I was under the impression you did not want something… large.” Sesshoumaru frowned.

“Well… I don’t, all that matters to me is us getting married. I just want to be your wife.” She snuggled closer to his side.

“So, you should be able to put something together in two months or less.” He pointed out. After all they had been through in the past months, their break up, Kanna’s kidnapping and his coma, the dog demon wanted to make sure that nothing would come in between them.

“Two months?!” She echoed. “Well I wouldn’t mind, but something tells me the girls and my mom would be disappointed.” Kagura felt Sesshoumaru’s questioning gaze, and quickly expanded. “My mother did not raise any girls, and lately she’s been sharing her love of putting together girly things with Rin and Kanna. Now that they’re almost done with the girls’ room, the three of them will want to tackle our wedding. Something tells me they’ll have a great time working on it. Not that I mind, I’ve never really been into such things.”

“The girls’ room?” Sesshoumaru said. That had been one piece of information which surprised him.

Kagura groaned loudly. “Damn it! I ruined their surprise. My mom found out that doing girly stuff keeps the girls occupied when I’m not around, so the three of them have been remodeling the girls’ room at the penthouse. Of course now because of my big mouth I ruined the surprise they’ve been working on forever.” Kagura sighed heavily. ‘At least I didn’t tell him about the belated party they’re putting together for Kanna’s birthday.’

“Don’t worry, I will act very surprised when they show me their work. I can be a very good actor when needed.” He gently pushed some of her bangs out of her eyes with his lithe fingers.

“Oh you will definitely be in for a surprise. Sakura Fujibayashi always goes all out.” Kagura said thinking about the pony inspired mural her mother had had painted on the room of Rin and Kanna’s bedroom. Her biological daughter’s obsession with horses as of late had inspired the remodeling of the girls’ room. In addition to the new painting, Rin and Kanna were each getting a new bed, and side tables along with several toys. Despite Kagura’s protests, her mother had insisted on paying for everything as she wanted to spoil her only grandchildren.

“If it would please Rin and Kanna, then I can consent to give you more time.” He may be eager to put a wedding band around Kagura’s finger, but he would not interfere with something that would please his daughters.

“You are so generous my love.” Kagura teased him good naturedly.

Sesshoumaru was about to issue a retort, but never had the chance as Kagura’s cell phone suddenly rung. She reached over for the side table to get her purse, and retrieved her phone. She was surprised to see the identity of her caller, but answered.

“Yo Jakotsu.” She answered her phone cheerfully.

“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!” The young human said happily and rapidly. “I don’t know why or how you got that dog demon of yours to find my brother, but you have my eternal gratitude. We may have taken Mayumi as a temporary worker at the center, but let me assure you that you have nothing to worry about, our doors will always be opened to you. I don’t know how to thank you, but if you ever need anything, you can count on Bankotsu and me.”

It was very easy for Kagura to figure out what had happened. ‘When I asked Sesshoumaru to find Jakotsu’s brother, I never expected for him to work this quickly.’ She knew how influential her fiancé was, but had not anticipated for him to be successful this quickly.

“You helped me get my baby back. If someone should be grateful, it’s me. I did ask Sesshoumaru to find your brother because I know how much you missed him.”

“In any other circumstance I would have scolded you for getting involved in my life, but this time around you did good. Well I’d love to stay and talk longer, but I’m about to go meet my nephew. Can you believe my brother named him after me?!” Jakotsu said happily. “Thanks again for everything!”

As Kagura placed her cell phone back in her purse, she thought about how happy she was for her friend and boss. Being reunited with his brother was she knew the one thing that had been missing from Jakotsu’s life, and playing a part in helping him achieve happiness made her feel better.

“Have I told you how amazing you are?” She asked her lover as she lied back next to him.

“Not as of late. I take it this was Jakotsu?” Based on what he had heard from Kagura’s side of the conversation, he had inferred that Touran had been successful in her mission.

“Well let me tell you again. You’re amazing, and very generous.” She raised herself to press a kiss to his striped cheek. “Jakotsu sounded so happy, and it’s all thanks to you.”

“I owed him and Bankotsu for helping us locate Naraku’s hideout. Had it not been for them, we never would have been able to get Kanna back this quickly. My debt has been paid.” He looped his arm back around her slim body to get her closer to him.

She snuggled closer to him before saying. “And you honey always pay your debts.”

“Indeed.”

“Even though you use this… creed as an excuse not to admit that deep inside, you’re a softie.”

“This Sesshoumaru is not a softie.” He said defensively, causing his fiancée to chuckle.

“Says the man who rescued an unknown woman and her toddler daughter, and allowed them to stay at his penthouse.” She reminded him of the day he had removed her from Naraku’s house, and brought her to his apartment.

‘Who could have ever thought that we would end up as a family? I really should thank Inuyasha and Miroku for hiring me to spend the night with Sesshoumaru.’ She thought, a warm glow spreading through her.

“One of the few times I acted impulsively.” He commented before adding, a small smile on his lips. “It was also the best decision I have ever made.”

He really could not imagine his life without Kagura, Kanna and Rin. Before his lover had entered his life, he had been a workaholic with not much of a private life except for a string of meaningless one night stands. He even held the people most close to him such as his brother, their friend Miroku or even his mother and step mother at bay. However the second Kagura managed to worm she and her daughter into his heart, he started paying more attention and caring more about the people around him.

“Don’t say stuff like that. It makes you sound ridiculous.” Kagura, still unused to the idea of being talked about in such loving and respectful words, retorted.

It amused him to see her reaction to his words, so he decided to add even more. “In fact I am quite sure my life would not be the same without you.”

Kagura scoffed, but since she knew that he was teasing her, she answered in kind. “For one, you probably wouldn’t be lying in a hospital bed.” When she noticed his face turn into a frown, she quickly added. “Well then again you wouldn’t be my hero either.”

“Your hero?” Sesshoumaru echoed. Even if he sounded amused, her words went straight to his heart and warmed him all over. “I guess the timing would be perfect to let you know of the latest idea I had then.”

“Oh. Is it another surprise?” She was still getting over his ‘decision’ to start organizing their wedding.

Instead of answering, he reached over once again for the manila envelope containing the legal documents Kagura had signed earlier. When he had reached inside for a pen, his fingers had also brushed against a small metallic object, which he now sought to retrieve.

“Other than the papers, Miroku and Inuyasha have brought something else I have asked for.” He picked up the key hidden in the envelope, and placed it in front of Kagura’s crimson gaze.

“What is this?” She asked him, slightly confused.

“A key.”

She was not amused by his jest, and glared fiercely in his direction. Since she was not going to let him mock her, she did not waste time asking him what the key was for. Besides she was sure he would tell her soon enough, which he did.

“It is the master key to the beach house. The weather may be too cold for us to enjoy the beach, but you, Kanna, Rin and I could use some time away for a few days. Of course I will need a little bit of time to put things to right at the office, but I am sure we can go away next weekend.”

“Suikotsu barely allowed you to get out of the hospital, and you’re already putting together an entire agenda. Do I have to remind you that you were shot, and are still in need of therapy? Good thing I’m here, because since I am to be your personal nurse, get ready for nothing other than rest and relaxation.” To prove her point she poked his recovering arm with her finger.

“I believe we can negotiate. I need to go to the agency to sort out things; however, instead of a week, I can go in for two of three days.” ‘This should be sufficient to put everything to rights. I am Sesshoumaru Takahashi after all…’ He mentally thought to himself. “We can then leave for the beach house.”

“Where you will do no work.” She did not ask a question, but rather made a statement. ‘Whether he likes it or not, I will make him rest and recuperate.’

“Am I allowed to bring my cell phone at least?” He asked her with a snort.

“Sure, but no laptop.” She quickly added. She would not put it past him to try to sneak in work during their much deserved time away. While working as his secretary, she had seen him complete entire projects without having to leave his office. All he needed was a phone and access to his email account. The more she thought about it, the more eager she became at the idea of going away to the beach house with Sesshoumaru and the girls. After all they had been though, she was sure it would be best for their family to go away. She therefore would not let his work get in the way of their improvised vacation.

“It seems my dear that you are confusing your roles of nurse and fiancée with the one of jailer.” He retorted on a sweet tone.

“Remember that. Now that I have you, I will not let you out of my sight.” She raised herself to press a tender kiss to his lips. “Besides if you try to get rid of me, I’ll just have myself delivered to your door once again.” His slight smile disappeared upon hearing her words, which caused Kagura to chuckle. “Lighten up honey, I was just kidding. You have to admit it was a funny joke.”

He was surprised to see Kagura, who had always been uncomfortable with her past, bring up their original meeting when she was still Kaze, and was working for her father’s ‘escorting’ business.

‘I guess she really has changed. She seems at peace with her past and herself.’ He was pleased to see how much happier and different she was from the thin, overly made-up and almost naked woman who had come to his penthouse a chilly Valentine’s Day evening.

“If you were to show up at my door, I can assure you I wouldn’t throw you out this time around.” The dog demon played along with her earlier joke. Since the young woman did not find speaking of her past disturbing any longer, he did not see why he would refuse to speak of the matter.

She lowered herself back to the bed to snuggle closer to his side. “You wouldn’t be able to throw me out anyways. You were doomed from the second you took me in. I’m not going anywhere.”

“I wouldn’t allow you to.” He reached down for her left hand, and placed a kiss over her engagement ring, the Tenseiga, which was the physical proof of their love.

“Good. Now that it’s all settled, and that we’ve decided I’m not going anywhere, I’m going to spend a bit of time with you, then will go home to the girls.” The blissfully happy wind sorceress said reluctantly. As much as she loved her Sesshoumaru, and wanted to spend all her time with him, she knew Kanna and Rin needed her too, and she was not about to neglect her daughters.

“You can tell them about our impromptu vacation. I am sure it would please them, and getting ready for a trip would give them something to do other than redecorate my penthouse.” He said as he recalled clearly how shy sweet Rin had asked him if he would bring her to the beach house as well after Kanna had told her sister about the week their family spent at his father’s house.

“You mean they will be full of excitement, and will drive me crazy with hundreds of questions…” Kagura chuckled, pretending to be annoyed. In reality seeing her daughters joyful, after all they had been through in the past weeks, would make her happy in return.

Sesshoumaru Takahashi placed a kiss on his fiancée’s brow. Now that he had mentioned his idea of going away to Kagura, he could not wait to implement it. He was eager to be reunited with his daughters too. He couldn’t wait for the four of them to be a real family.

‘I never would have expected to have a family of my own, but now that I do, I truly love it.’ The young inu youkai thought to himself, his chest warmed by feelings of pride and pure happiness. ‘In just one year I have gained a wife and two daughters. It seems my lonely nights of surfing through television channels looking for something to watch are really over now.’


To be continued?...


A/N: Phew! All done with this last chapter. For some reason I had a hard time with this one (and not because of the steamy lemon). I probably didn’t want to see it end lol. Next time there’ll be an Epilogue, and it will be the last update in this story.



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