InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Centre ❯ Call of Nature ( Chapter 47 )

Chapter 47: Call of Nature

 

“So I'm living with you now?” Kohaku asked his sister who was standing behind Miroku in line at the ice cream stand in a mall he didn't recognize.

“You better believe it,” she said with a smile.

“Sango, can you hold this for a sec?” Miroku asked and handed her a cardboard drink holder….except it had more than a dozen ice cream cones sticking out of it with various flavors and assortments of toppings.

“What in heaven's name…” she asked. “There are a dozen cones here!”

“Bakers dozen, to be exact,” he said with a smile as he paid. “If you haven't had ice cream in so long you can't remember, you gotta try all the flavors to remember what you liked the best.”

“Only you,” Sango responded with a shake of her head.

Kohaku watched the two in fascination. He'd never seen his sister act this way with a guy. She was….comfortable with him in a very familiar way…but not just like a close friend. He sometimes caught glances they sent one another. Glances most people gave someone they loved…and slept with.

“So are you and Miroku like….a couple?” he asked, selecting an ice cream cone that seemed to call his name. For the life of him, he couldn't remember what the little colored things on top were.

“Uh…” Miroku started, looking to Sango. “I don't think we've really defined anything yet. Sango, your thoughts on this?”

Mentally Kohaku saw brownie points collecting for the young monk. Valuing his sister's opinion before answering a question directed at them both was high on the appreciation scale. He already liked the man. The question was, how much did his sister?

“Uh….I…..that is…..well we were sort of….engaged…” she sputtered. “Oh hell…I haven't a goddamn clue,” she cursed and picked up a chocolate and vanilla combo smothered in chocolate sauce.

“I'll be whatever she wants me to be,” Miroku responded.

`Hmm, he's not being very helpful,' Kohaku thought and saw some brownie points deduct in his sister's eyes.

“Whatever huh? Well how about you be the dominate male who makes a damn decision?” she said coolly and Miroku visibly winced, catching on to his downfall.

“Alright, woman. First, I want a better mattress. Those springs are brutal. Second, we go to Victoria's Secret and find something absolutely stunning on your gorgeous figure. Third, you say yes when I ask you to marry me. For real. How's that for dominate male?”

Sango's face went bright red as people around them gave strange looks at their conversation. Kohaku was biting back laughter at the look on his sister's face. It looked like Miroku could dish it out when he had to.

“Sis, you asked for it!” the boy laughed, licking his ice cream with devious pleasure as his sister still tried to find words as her mouth open and closed in utter shock.

“This….this….this is hardly the time or place to be…..discussing THAT!” she hissed, finally gaining control over her own shock. Ice cream was slowly melting down the cone toward her arm. Grabbing a napkin, Miroku quickly wrapped it around the cone in an effort to keep her from getting ice cream all down her arm and on her lap.

`She should just give up,' Kohaku thought. `He's more persistent than she thinks….and I don't think anything short of death would stop him. Damn, I just remembered I hate strawberry.'

Kohaku dropped the ice cream cone in the trash behind him and picked up a strange colored one. Miroku had gone down on one knee in front of Sango, his hand still holding the napkin against the cone.

“You said you didn't want a silly ring your father's money bought…nor did you care if I was rolling in cash. I have nothing to give you except myself…and want nothing more than you in return. I know you hate the romantic crap, so I won't bother gushing about the fact life is empty without you, or the fact that if I get to see you smile once, my day is feels complete. I know later you'll probably kill me for doing this in public,” he joked, but a steel hard seriousness was set in his eyes. Kohaku leaned forward, his ice cream long forgotten.

“Sango Taijya, would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”

A small crowd had gathered in the food court area. Some looked impressed, some were shocked, others where holding a hand to their mouth like they were watching an intense soap opera and couldn't wait to find out what would happen next.

Sango was oblivious to everything except the warmth of his hand over hers and his deep, dark eyes locked with hers.

“Why me?” she whispered.

“You know, it's this insanely silly reason,” he said with a smile. “I love you.”

Kohaku felt his jaw drop, but not over Miroku's words. His jaw had dropped because he saw something he never thought he'd ever see his sister do.

A single, solitary tear ran from the corner of her eye and down her face, dissipating as it left a glistening path down her cheek. Sango, however, wasn't even blinking as she sat there in partial shock. Miroku leaned forward and leaned his forehead against hers.

“This is the part where you either spurn me, tell me you'll think about it or-” he was cut off as Sango wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug and kissed the daylights out of him. Miroku barely registered the feeling as she all but shoved her tongue down his throat. He merely held onto her, giving her everything she demanded of him.

“I would assume that is a yes,” Kohaku told the now larger crowd. Hearing a familiar tune, he reached over and pulled the now ringing cell phone from his sister's purse. He didn't think the two of them would stop for something as silly as a phone call.

“Hello?” he asked. “No, she's busy at the second. Miroku just proposed to her. What can I do for you?”

He listened to the demon on the other end and his eyes went wide.

“We'll be there as soon as we can. Yes sir, we'll pick up Souta as well. Thank you, sir.”

`I wonder if she realizes she's getting ice cold ice cream all over his coat?' Kohaku mused.

 

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Inuyasha awoke to the sound of the oven door opening and metal lightly scraping against metal. An instant later the smell of cookies drifted into his sensitive nostrils. Considering his body was all but screaming over the lack of his recent mate, he had a pretty good idea where she was and what she was doing.

“Oi, bitch, what do you think you're doing?” he asked as he pulled his weary body from the floor. Kagome looked at him from the short distance to the kitchen, a tray in one hand with a spatula in the other.

“What? I'm making cookies. I didn't leave your line of sight,” she protested. “Cookie?” she offered, holding a fresh one still warm from the oven.

He eagerly accepted the sweet morsel from her fingers, running his tongue over the chocolate left on her fingers. Another scent soon entered his nose. One that made him grin from ear to ear and left her blushing madly.

“You are insatiable,” she teased. “And don't even think about it in here! I can tell by the look in your eyes and feel your intent through the bond. For one, I am cooking, and two, I'm still a little sore. More sore than I was yesterday.”

“Sorry,” he whispered, wrapping his arms around her waist and securing her back against his chest. The warmth of her body and touch of her skin calmed his raging hormones, leaving him content to just nuzzle the unmarked side of her neck.

“What do you want for breakfast?”

“You mean I can't just have you and cookies?” he teased.

“No way, I intend to make a lot more than just cookies. I can make omelets, pancakes, waffles, fried fish, miso soup, danishes-” Two clawed fingers silenced her lips when she showed signs of telling him a rather long list.

“What brought this on?” he asked. “You're like the Sunday morning cooking show.”

“I…uh…woke up and…felt….domestic,” she responded, leaning back against his chest. His presence simply made her feel safe, protected and reinforced. It was an odd feeling…but not because it made her uncomfortable….only because it was new to her.

She wouldn't have traded it for any other feeling in the world.

“Domestic?”

“Well…I…you….we….oh I don't know!” she said, throwing her hands up. “I have a raging storm of emotions rolling through me. I don't know what to think or what to do….cooking just…seemed….right.”

“Who knew I'd have such an effect,” he said in a deep voice that sent delightful shivers up and down her spine. Reaching over he picked up the cooling rack and handed it to her. She took it from him, her body suddenly tensing. She quickly turned in his arms, facing him with wide eyes.

“What?”

“How did you know I needed that?” she asked. “I was just about to ask you to hand it to me.”

Inuyasha blinked in confusion. How had he known? He simply….just….did. No thought, no body language…it was just something he suddenly, instinctively did.

“I think….maybe…our bond is a lot stronger than anyone could know,” he said, eyebrows furrowed in deep thought.

“How many mikos have bonded to a demon,” she asked, “or hanyou?”

“I've never heard of it before. At least….not successful ones.”

“You mean there was a chance we could have….” She asked, eyes filling with dread.

“No,” he soothed. “Besides Rin, who has weak powers at best and had the mark purified, I have never heard of a willing coupling of a youkai and miko. I have heard of youkai seducing mikos, only to have them turn into black mikos….or purify their mate directly after the initial mating.”

“What about….Kikyou?” she asked cautiously. Her doubts were quickly disposed of when he hugged her closer, actions soothing her faster than words.

“I couldn't mark anyone with the collar on. My purpose was to make wenches more acceptable to my brother. If a human smelled more like an inu-youkai, there was a better chance Sesshoumaru would accept them. Naraku didn't know about his mental connections to Rin.”

“Mental connections?”

“Why do you think Sesshoumaru, human hater, suddenly accepted a human into his life? Not just any human, but a female one? She was only five at the time, but we always know who is for us by smell, no matter the age. You could say he was grooming her from day one for a potential mate…even if he didn't consciously realize it.”

“That's….rather odd,” Kagome responded, uncertain of how she should feel about a demon lord having such intentions over a five year old. “What age is considered old enough?”

She felt his chest contract in a low chuckle.

“That depends on the demon. Sesshoumaru has a great deal more patience. He probably would have driven Rin crazy until she was well into her late twenties…maybe even until her thirties.”

“And you?” she asked in amusement, feeling much better that this instinct thing wasn't turning inu-youkai into pedophiles.

“Me? Well, you know how impatient I am,” he growled and nipped at her nose lightly. She returned with a kiss on the tip of his chin, unconsciously submitting to his authority. “I would have jumped you the minute you matured.” Her eyes widened in shock.

“I hit maturity at age 14!”

“I didn't say physical. Maturity of body and mind. Probably more around 16 or 18. I'm not that late, youngin'.” He gave her an almost leering smile and a growl which made her breath increase ever so slightly. Pushing her back against the counter, he leaned into her and attacked her lips with youkai ferocity, barely keeping his instincts in check. Her lips matched his pace, pushing back against him forcefully enough to draw blood. As soon as the metallic taste filled his mouth, he immediately pulled back.

“Sorry,” he began to apologize, but stopped. She was looking at him with a dark gaze, heated with lust, love and mischief. He felt a mental connection slip into place.

“You…don't mind…when I'm rough,” he all but whispered. A grin replaced the astonishment on his face. “You like it!”

“And now you know why I was reluctant to talk about the incident in the garden.”

Red tinged her cheeks.

“You….liked what my youkai side was doing?” he asked, astonished.

“Are you kidding? Talk about raw, primal, intense lust. It was….incredible.”

“Wait until the next full moon. If you tease me enough the demon blood will surface. We can discuss that after you are more comfortable.” He grinned to himself at the thought of her accepting every part of him…no matter which it was or what it did. “And if you think that'll be fun, wait until the new moon. No claws then,” he said with a smirk.

“Beast,” she teased, smacking his arm lightly.

“Hmm, Beauty and the Beast…..just don't break my enchantment, ok?”

“Don't worry,” she said with a laugh. “I like that hair and those ears way too much to trade you in for a human model. Not to mention the flying trick. I'd have to be a fool to get rid of half of your good points.”

“That's only half?”

“Well,” she responded, looking down at his rather naked arousal.

Before he could respond there was the sound of a key in the door. Kagome quickly grabbed the nearby apron and pulled it over the rather naked and aroused hanyou who was growling in displeasure.

Souta opened the door, flanked by a glowing Sango, Miroku and Kohaku who held a sleeping Shippou in his arms.

“Hey sis!” he greeted, eyes widening as he looked at the counter. “Cookies! Damn, I can't remember the last time you made cookies! Hey, how come there are a bunch of blankets out here? Did Inuyasha break the bed or something?”

Kagome flushed a bright red and quickly handed her brother some cookies to shut him up. A glare directed at Sango and Miroku kept them from comment, although she could practically see laughter in Miroku's eyes. Inuyasha carefully backed to the bathroom. Out of the corner of her eye she could see him pulling on pants. Rather baggy pants…less embarrassment she presumed.

“What brings you here?” she asked, wiping down the counter and pulling out various items to make for breakfast. By the looks of it, she'd be feeding more than two.

“Kaede asked Sesshoumaru to have everyone meet here. She has information we might want to know about, but doesn't trust phones or anything at the Council building.”

Inuyasha came back in, gave Kagome a quick kiss on the cheek and grabbed several cookies before plopping on the couch and turning on the TV next to Kohaku.

“Cookie?” the hanyou offered.

“No thanks…I ate too much ice cream. I couldn't possibly look at dessert ever again.”

“Your loss.”

“Hey sis,” Souta said, concern in his voice. “Your legs ok?”

“Yeah,” she replied with a frown as she looked down at her legs. There wasn't any blood or injury. What the devil was he talking about? “Why?”

“Well, you're walking kind of funny.”

Sango clamped a hand over her own mouth as her eyes widened. Inuyasha promptly began to choke on a cookie, coughing horribly as Kohaku began pounding on his back. Miroku quickly excused himself to the bathroom, slamming the door shut. Within seconds hysterical laughter could be heard, followed by a thump that suggested he'd been unable to stand up laughing so hard.

“What?” Souta asked, completely oblivious.

“I think that's something they tell you when you're older,” a voice behind him said. Rin calmly walked in through the open door, followed by the ever stoic dog demon and Kaede.

“Looks like you finally did something less than stupid,” Sesshoumaru remarked. “It reeks in here.”

“No more than your bedroom,” Inuyasha snarled.

“Boys,” Kaede said calmly. “If you can't say something nice, keep your mouths shut.”

Both demons looked at her, showing signs of defying her words, but they both remained silent.

“Now, I don't know how much time we have, so I'll try to make this quick. I found rather disturbing files. Files that link decisions the council has been making for the past century or so, almost back to the time of Midoriko. I think Naraku has more control over the council than we ever thought.”

“Control over the council?” Kagome gasped. “Then why would the council send us out to destroy the Centre?”

“To cover his tracks,” Rin supplied. “Naraku's hanyou experimentation was a failure. However, getting rid of hundreds of youkai would attract unwanted attention. So he somehow got the council in on this. By sending you, there was a higher possibility more evidence would be destroyed. Didn't it seem strange the council just gave everyone government ids, patted them on the head and sent them on their merry way? No one asked questions, asked for a report or even suggested any sort of psychiatric help. And anyone who had any power was quickly demoted so things would remain that way.”

“But the Centre….” Kagome replied weakly.

“Is either a myth or somewhere we have yet to discover. Hakudoushi was Naraku's double for what seems to have been at least a hundred years if not more. Naraku is a very talented shape shifter. He could be anyone,” Kaede said, her tone serious. “Well….except maybe Hojo. His naivety is way to complex to be an act…and his aura is too easy to read.”

“Hojo wasn't in any position of power until recently,” Rin said cautiously.

“He doesn't know he has power,” Kaede mused. “The boy comes downstairs to make sure I approve of everything he does and I have yet to see him actually make a decision concerning anything in the building. Not to mention he regularly goes to the purifying shrine. Demons can't enter.”

“Sounds like a boring guy,” Miroku said, coming out from the bathroom with a red face. He was just catching his breath and gave an apologetic look to Kagome.

“I think Naraku would go for someone at the top,” Sango suggested. “Maybe not the utmost top person, but someone fairly high in the rankings.”

“Quite right,” Kaede agreed. “Does Midoriko have anything to say?”

Kagome blinked in surprise. How did Kaede know Midoriko spoke in her head?

:Because anyone who is a miko can sense the extra power.: Midoriko responded. :She knows I am here. As for Naraku, I don't know anything about him in the council building. I only know things that happened in the record room where the statue is.:

“Negative,” Kagome replied. “She only knows about the record room.”

“Hmm,” Kaede responded, frowning in deep thought.

“You have a voice in your head?” Souta asked. “You know most people go get help for stuff like that.”

“Watch it whelp,” Inuyasha growled, feeling his mate's annoyance at her younger sibling. “Otherwise I just might decide to tell that girl three doors down just how much you like her.”

The youth flushed bright red and quickly began munching on cookies as if his life depended on it.

“Midoriko,” Sango said calmly, surprising Kagome. It was as if she were talking to a woman standing in the room and not a voice in Kagome's head. “When people enter the records room you see their soul, don't you?”

“She says yes, demon slayer,” Kagome replied after a moment. “Your family made the protective field?” she asked. Sango nodded.

“Another family secret. It's only useful to mikos though. The barrier in question enables a miko to see through any illusion, no matter how powerful. Even Naraku would not be able to escape detection. Midoriko, do council members visit you on occasion?”

“She says yes.”

“And are there any that haven't been recently?”

:Come to think of it…most of them visit once a week,: Midoriko said. :But the High Councilor Miko hasn't been in over a hundred years.:

Kagome quickly relayed the information.

:And many of the other councilors have experienced a great deal of pressure to comply to her wishes….even when they themselves felt something odd was going on. She was the one who pushed your demotion you know.:

Kagome stood there stunned, everyone else clueless as to what the dead miko had said. Everyone, except a certain mate.

“Sounds like the High Councilor is the puppet,” Inuyasha said calmly. All eyes turned to him. “What?”

“How long have you two been bonded?” Sango asked, walking up to the demon with a frown.

“I don't think that's any of your damn business,” Inuyasha growled.

“I don't want to know for the sheer pleasure of it!” she snapped.

“Three days,” Kagome responded.

“Three days? That's it?”

“Keh,” was the hanyou's response.

“Bonded?” Souta asked, clueless.

“Do you realize most couples spend at least a decade together before having this level of communication? It's…”

“Their combined power could be the cause,” Sesshoumaru interjected. “Our blood is as powerful as youkai can get. Even though he only carries half the power, with her extensive miko power, the combination has obviously multiplied the effects.”

“Wow…this is….like…..unheard of!” Sango said excited. “You two just made history!”

“Who knew sex had such consequences?” Kagome said in exasperation. “Why couldn't I have been normal? Most women can get laid without half a dozen people knowing!”

“Get back to the discussion of Naraku,” Inuyasha snarled and flexed his claws. “You're making my mate uncomfortable.”

Souta's jaw had dropped in shock.

“I suggest we make a little trip to the Council building,” Rin said. “I then suggest Kagome pay a little visit to the High Councilor.”

“Like hell she is!” Inuyasha yelled, jumping up. Sesshoumaru immediately stepped between the angry hanyou and the young woman, two claws already glowing green.

“No, wait,” Kagome said. “I have an idea. Miroku, can you still do what I had you practice a few nights ago?”

“If I bring my staff, yes,” he acknowledged.

“Rin, do you still have a large quantity of firearms?”

“You think I earned the title Weapons master without a personal armory?” she joked.

“Sango, Midoriko mentioned some sort of fire cat?” Kagome said uncertainly.

“Kirara,” Sango reaffirmed. “I know what she means. Sneaking her away from dad shouldn't be too hard.”

Inuyasha was a bit confused. He could feel she had everything planned and under control, but the details of the plan were somewhat….clouded. Confidence radiated from her. Whatever she was doing, she knew what it was and there was no danger for her. For now he'd just have to trust her judgment.

“Sesshoumaru-” Kagome began.

“I know my place in all of this,” he said coldly. “Don't waste your breath.” Inuyasha felt anger toward his brother at the disrespect, but his mate accepted it without a second thought, dissipating his anger quickly.

How did she do that?

“Inuyasha?” she finally said, turning to him with a deep gaze. He already knew what she wanted.

“Oh hell no….you gotta be kidding!”

“Please?”

“How come I have to get the damn wimpy wolf and his pack?!”

“Just trust me,” she said. Grumbling, he complied. He was unhappy, but he could deal. She silently promised to make it up to him later and he sent her a glare that suggested she better. Many times over.

“Everyone ready?” she asked.

“Hold on a sec,” Souta said, holding out a hand. “You and Inuyasha had sex?”

The room held a deafening silence as everyone looked at him with different facial expressions. Miroku was trying not to laugh again, Sango looked amused, Rin looked at him in disbelief and Kagome looked ready to kill her little brother. Only Inuyasha looked smug.

“Why do you think we didn't sleep in her room?”

“Inuyasha!” Kagome scolded.

“That's it,” Souta said. “I'm going to apply to boarding school! That last thing I need while I'm trying to study to get into college is listening to you two going at it in the living room all the time.”

“Souta!” Kagome gasped in astonishment.

“The walls between the bedrooms are sound proof,” Sesshoumaru said casually.

“What the hell is it with everyone suddenly pushing their noses into my private business!!!” Kagome yelled.

“Have you told Jii-chan yet? He's gonna flip.”

“Listen, brat,” she said darkly. “Not another word or you can kiss internet access goodbye….followed by the game system and TV.”

The blood drained from Souta's face.

“How can you want such a cruel, cruel woman?” he asked Inuyasha.

“Feh,” was the only reply he got.

 

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Almost there. The end is in sight. I have the outline for the last few chapters so hopefully I can get them written quickly. School here is hectic and super busy. My 3rd years graduate on March 10th. I am trying hard not to think about it because it makes me want to cry. Considering I rarely cry, that's saying something. They are an incredible bunch of kids…well, practically adults.

Anyway, I'm also working on another story called Sengoku Jidai University, rated R. I wrote the outline for it while still in college and am finally typing it up. It's got a lot of college humor in it and is much different from this alternate universe. It should be around 24 chapters. That will be followed by another Inuyasha fic that will be a psychological, murder mystery and forensics story.

So many ideas….so little time to write. Pity I can't be a full time writer. However, I don't think my school would appreciate me skipping school to type all day. I can't imagine that making them very happy.

Thanks for all the reviews! I had one question as to how masturbation would loosen a woman up. Well, the simple biological answer is simple. Vaginal muscles are just like other muscles. Stretch them and they become accustomed to being stretched….thus becoming able to stretch farther. That is why most virgins are “sore” after their first sexual experience, even if they didn't have a hymen to tear (you know….use active girls). Also explains why vigorous activities after not doing anything for a while often also result in soreness.

As for Sango's sterility. I'm not going to make up the whole biological issue behind that. Nor am I going to go into whether her eggs are viable or whatnot. I'm simply leaving it where it is. She won't be having kids. Ever. And no magically miracle will enter the story, magically making her better. Many couples suffer one or the other partner being unable to produce kids and it's something they have to cope with. That really gets to me since we always hear about people having kids they don't want. Seems so unfair sometimes.

Anyway, I'm so glad you all have stuck with me for so long. Some of you must have been reading this story since April last year….(at least 2 of which are my college buds….I have them hopelessly addicted, hehehehe). Let me know if there are any serious spelling errors. The computer sometimes corrects words…with the wrong word and I don't always catch it.