InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Stay With Me ❯ A Not So Strange Place ( Chapter 14 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha! The Frustration! All the Characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi. Thank her for the wonderful characters I have terribly used.

Chapter Fourteen




The tall man shouted orders to the stiff soldiers in front of him. His suit was clean and very neat. His hair combed back, not a cowlick in sight. He had decided to ignore his mens jokes and had spruced up for this, even going so far as to pin a small flower to his lapel. He paced as he spoke, making sharp precise turns, before stalking back the way he had come. His words were as uniform as his steps. Sharp and precise.

There were roughly fifty of his best trained men standing at attention waiting for their orders. All of which he knew would do their very best. They had been trained and trained well for just such an occasion.

"Inuyasha! You're guarding the stairs. The upper rooms will not be used so do not let anyone other than the residents up."

Inuyasha nodded absently to his commanding officer. The deep loud voice kept shouting out orders. He only listened half heartedly.He'd heard the drill many times before. His main concern was this house. Something about this house was bugging him. He kept getting the nagging feeling that he should remember something about it. Which was weird because as far as he knew he had never been to this continent before, let alone this house. But since leaving the hospital he could only remember four things.

He was a hanyou.
His name was Inuyasha.
He had a mate.
Her name was Kagome.

That was it. That was all. He couldn't remember where he was from. Couldn't remember if he had family. Couldn't remember what his own mate looked like. That was what disturbed him the most. He had dreams about her. In them he knew her soft comforting scent, her voice that calmed him and made him smile, he knew everything about her in the darkness, but everything fled him the moment the suns rays touched the earth.

To any youkai or hanyou the most important things in life were family, your mate, and honor. To not know who or where they were was killing him. To say his youki was pissed was an understatement. Inuyasha was pulled abruptly from his thoughts as his boss shouted another order his way.

"Keep your thoughts in a metal box until after your work is done Inuyasha! Now listen up boys! This isn't a walk through the flowered fields. Keep a sharp eye out and watch everyone. There are far too many important officers here tonight. Temptation for an assasin is deadly for us. Oh! And boys? No touching the pretty women inside. These are women, not bar maids, most of which are married. If I catch anyone ogling a female while on the job I will personally make sure they can't reproduce! IS THAT CLEAR?!?!?!"

"YES, SIR!!!!!!"

Thirty of the best trained men saluted before heading into the already packed building. Each one wore a tailored suit and would have looked right at home in all the surrounding refinery were it not for the miltary look that each seemed to have.

An entire hour later found Inuyasha just as bored as when he had started his job. His nose was on overdrive from all the perfume that scented the air. It was taking everything he had to keep from sneezing every few seconds. He had no idea how any of the youkai present were standing it. And the women! Kami the women! They just kept coming! As soon as he got rid of one's attention another would show up to take her place. If he saw another cake covered face trying to rub against his chest he was sure he was going to....well he didn't know yet what he was going to do but he was sure it wouldn't be pretty!

His ears flipped back behind him as footsteps came towards the top of the stairs. Two pairs from the sound of it. He listened in stony silence as the footsteps stopped at the banister. He almost laughed outright as he listened to the conversation going on above him. From what he could tell it was one male and one female. The male was very young and a hanyou. The female was much older and seemed almost scared.

"Mister Takeru? I believe your mother told you to stay up here."

"I'm still up here. I'm just closer to the stairs than I am to my room is all."

Inuyasha listened to the shuffling for a moment before small feet slid over the side of the wall and kicked quietly against the soft tan paint. Inuyasha's ears flicked back and forth as the thumping against the wall continued.

"Mister Takeru-"

"It's ok Miss Anna. I'm just making sure momma is having fun."

A soft sigh escaped the young woman. Inuyasha listened as she shuffled over and sat primly beside her young charge.

Inuyasha wanted to sigh in relief when he realised that 'Miss Anna' wasn't wearing any annoying perfume.

"You really do take care of your momma don't you?"

The tapping feet stopped for a moment, then started up again as the young boy answered the question.

"I try. My Pappa isn't here to take care of her. Other people think they can do and say what they want just cuz he's not around."

Inuyasha could almost see the small shoulders sag as if a heavy burden rested on them. It bugged him and he didn't know why. Why was he so concerned for this little boy and why did his youki keep nudging him?

The little boy sighed to himself before giving the wall a fierce kick. Inuyasha felt the wall against his back vibrate slightly at the rough punishment it was receiving.

"Momma needs someone to take care of her. Even if she doesn't think so. She does. I know it."

Miss Anna stood to her feet and took the little boys hand.

"Well then. I guess we should find your mother so you can kiss her goodnight. You need to be in bed by now Mister Takeru."

The feet immediately dissapeared. They reapeared in a rush as they sped down the steps, pulling the prim Miss Anna all the way down.

Inuyasha wiped all expression off his face as they came into view. He had to look stony and completely calm at all times. Even if it was for a little boy and a maid.

The little boy was a hanyou. He had the maid by the hand, pulling her along as quickly as he could without hurting her. He had a pair of red pajamas with swordsmen all over them. His tiny feet thudded against the wood steps. The claws on his tiny feet ticked at each footfall.

"Come on Miss Anna! I see her! She's standing talking to Dr. Aso. Come on! Hurry!"

Takeru tugged a little harder as he headed towards a pair of human women. Inuyasha frowned slightly as he watched the back of the little boys silver haired head. He turned slightly to rush the maid on again and locked eyes with Inuyasha. The moment they did Inuyasha sucked in a deep breath. Each hanyou stared in confused silence.
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Kagome laughed outright as Rin sent yet another grin Sesshomaru's way. The infatuated doctor was just too funny. In all the years they had known each other she had never seen her friend so flustered. Kagome knew something had changed between them. She just wished she knew what. Then maybe she could help them along a little bit.

Her matchmaking thoughts were put on hold when a pair of familiar arms wrapped themselves around her waist. She looked down to find Takeru plastered to her side. His face was buried in her hip, his arms wrapped tightly around her. He mumbled something against her. She could feel his warm breath puffing through the material of her dress. She turned her head to the maid who was just now walking towards them.

The woman smiled sheepishly at her. Kagome smiled back as she absently rubbed Takeru's back. His face was still buried against her.

"Is something wrong Miss Anna?" She asked.

"Everything is fine ma'am. He saw one of the guards and got scared I guess. He stared at him for a moment and then ran to you. I'm sorry."

Kagome nodded and smiled, letting the maid know it was alright.

"Why don't you go ahead and rest Miss Anna? Grab something to eat too. I'll put Takeru to bed. Thank you for watching him for me."

The maid nodded before weaving through the people, heading towards the back of the house.

Kagome knelt to look Takeru in the eye. His face was lowered and he had a death grip on her. Whoever he had seen must have been incredibly scary. He had never acted like this before. In fact he always tried his hardest never to show when he was scared.

"Ok little mister what going on? Why are you scared?"

A frown marred his little face. His brows drew together as his amber eyes darkened slightly.

"I'm not scared. I was worried." His bottom lip poked out and he crossed his arms. He looked so much like Inuyasha right then that she was sure she would have cried if it wasn't so cute. Kagome could remember Inuyasha as a child and Takeru looked just like his father had.

"Ok Takeru. Then what worried you?" His pout remained. He obviously hadn't liked how she had worded that. He rubbed his big toe into the carpet. He didn't look like he was going to answer her until he finally took a deep breath. His small chest puffed out before quickly deflating.

"You know that picture you have in your room?"

She had to fight back a smile at that. Her room was filled with pictures. Some were of family and friends others were simple art she liked. There wasn't a single wall in her room without one.

"Which one?"

"The one with you and Sango and Miroku and Pappa?"

She nodded her head slowly. What did her picture have to do with being scared? Ok, worried?

"Well......." Kagome sighed slightly. Rubbing her temple she nodded again.

"There's this man by the stairs who looks just like him."

"Like Miroku?"

"No. This man looks like Pappa. My Pappa."


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