InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Street Musician ❯ Discovery ( Chapter 17 )

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Yes, it's been long enough I believe. So, here is the next chapter, and I am excited to see what happens after the few images I caught earlier :-D

 

 

Chapter 17: Discovery

 

 

The college students all chatted through lunch, and enjoyed each other's company. Starting out with the interesting article that had stirred the student body to compliment the musician, and the writer. A few students came by to ask for the times of the daily performances as well, while making promises to appear.

 

Inuyasha felt as if his head had surpassed the clouds, and as if it was all too good to be true. Sure, becoming a professional performer is part of his overall goal, but he figured he'd gain fame after he had gone through college, not as he was saving up for it. He had to admit that it seemed as if it all was happening too fast.

 

The whirlwind had started, and he had nowhere to go but full speed ahead from this point. And with Kagome by his side, supporting and loving him, Inuyasha felt as if he had already made it, and gained the riches he'd desired.

 

After lunch, Kagome didn't leave with Miroku and Sango to return to their class schedules. “Aren't you leaving for class?” Inuyasha asked as he got up and gathered their garbage. Kagome, having finally regained her wits after the article shock, gazed up at him flirtatiously. Inuyasha noticed the demeanor and stopped to ask, “Why are you looking at me that way?”

 

“Well, I decided that I don't need to go to my next class. All their doing is watching a movie to critique that I've already seen a million times.”

 

“You playing hooky, Kagome?” Inuyasha asked in a playful tone.

 

“Something wrong with me skipping a movie?” Kagome asked as she finally stood, holding his gaze as she rose.

 

“Not unless you'll get in trouble for it,” Inuyasha replied with a smirk as he grabbed the tray of garbage.

 

“Nope, this class is actually optional, since we can even rent the movie if we choose to.”

 

“Ah.” Inuyasha turned and walked over to the garbage can about ten feet away. Kagome watched him quietly as he disposed of the garbage and set the tray on top. She smiled as he was stopped by a fellow student who had said something that caused Inuyasha to smile widely and reply enthusiastically. “Well, that was a great compliment he gave me!” Inuyasha exclaimed, bringing Kagome out of a daze.

 

“Oh yeah? What did he say?” she asked, trying to compose herself from the naughty thoughts her mind had wandered to just moments ago.

 

“He said that my music inspired him to compose and start a band of his own. I had no clue a couple years ago that my music would inspire others. This has certainly all been a shock to me,” Inuyasha said with a smile.

 

“Well, you and I both have had an awesome day today. Whatta ya say to the two of us topping it off at the dorm before performing tonight. We've got a few hours,” Kagome's eyebrows wiggled as she licked her lips seductively.

 

Inuyasha's eyes grew wide as a smile to match spread across his face. “Well, I couldn't turn that down in a million years.”

 

“Great! Let's go then, we're burning day light,” Kagome replied as she grabbed his hand and pulled him away towards the doors of the cafeteria.

 

 

Minutes later, Kagome unlocked the door and pulled her lover in with her, using his back to shove the door closed. He was surprised by her forwardness as she seduced him into the mood. Inuyasha gave in to her whiles as she kissed him deep and hard, her tongue exploring his cave of taste.

 

His heart raced as need filled his body and his arms tightened around her thin frame, squeezing her body into his. They panted through their noses, as his silver hair fell around them. They moaned loudly and hungrily in need for love and passion.

 

Inuyasha began to tire of the wood at his back, guided her further into the room towards the small table and they stopped when her back hit the wood. He leaned her back over the table, his left arm bracing her neck for a deeper kiss as his right hand felt her chest tenderly. She moaned as her hands became tangled in his hair, almost pulling gently. He moaned at the slight pain she was causing and laid her down upon the table.

 

Her hands then detangled from his hair, traveled down his firm chest and then to his pants to undue them. He then lifted her top to feel the soft skin that embraces her. Before he knew it, his pants and boxers had hit the floor and her naked legs were then wrapped around his hips as her skirt shifted up to her waist. He knelt forward and kissed her skin just below her collarbone, causing her to moan excitedly. At the sound of her moans, he maneuvered the cloth between them aside, and entered her with a thrust of excitement.

 

She screamed out as her hands traveled under his shirt to the soft skin below.  As he thrusted into her repeatedly, she dug her nails into the skin on his back, causing him to groan in pain.  The table creaked, while they rode it together, enjoying each other's embrace and love as the sun traveled the heavens through the early afternoon.  'Oh, Kagome…What you do to me…I could never repay…'

 

 

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Once they had their fill of the afternoon pleasures of celebration, the lovers set off to his apartment to pick up his equipment for the performance. They both felt so high, as if they could not touch the ground beneath their feet. They both could not get over how happy they have become, and what more there is ahead for them.

 

About a half hour later, rush hour time coming shortly, they arrived at the apartment, laughing and giggling excitedly. Inuyasha let her in and they both walked hand in hand down the hall to his mother's room to greet her. That was when it hit Inuyasha. He had forgotten to tell Kagome of the news concerning the visitor. When they reached the doorway, Kagome gasped in surprise.

 

“What is it?” Inuyasha asked her as he looked her way, noticing her expression.

 

"Who is this?  He looks a lot like you," Kagome observed as the man stood from the chair across from them.

 

"Oh, hi, Kagome.  It's good to see you again," Izayoi greeted and then gestured to her right to introduce the man beside her.  "This is my step-son and Inuyasha's older half brother, Sesshomaru."

 

Kagome turned to the man beside her to see the resemblance between them. “You didn't tell me you had a half brother.”

 

“Oh, believe me, I just found out today myself. I was just so distracted from everything that happened earlier, that I forgot to mention him,” Inuyasha replied as he held a firm gaze with the man across the room.

 

“Well, that's not surprising, little brother. I'm not expecting you to know me already. Kagome, it's nice to meet you. You're the writer/lyricist Izayoi spoke of, aren't you?”

 

“Yes, I am. And what do you do?” Kagome forwardly asked, sensing the tenseness from Inuyasha.

 

“Actually, I will explain that in the living room where we all can sit and chat. Inuyasha, I have something I need to discuss with you,” the tall man suggested without emotion.

 

“Okay, C'mon Kagome,” Inuyasha directed as he took her hand again and led her down the hallway.

 

Sesshomaru took a step from his chair when a hand lightly gripped his arm. “Sesshomaru, please be nice. Inuyasha's just upset because it took him so long to learn about you. He could've used an older brother to look up to. Now that you're here, please try to take his attitude with a grain of salt. He may be rough around the edges when he's nervous, but he is still growing up under hard circumstances. It's just been him and me since your father's death. Please cut him some slack and be supportive.”

 

“I will, Izayoi,” the tall man assured as he then made his way to the living room.

 

Once in the living room, Inuyasha and Kagome sat down on the couch, his arm resting around her shoulders for comfort as their eyes watched the entrance to the hallway intently waiting for the man to enter. A few moments later, Sesshomaru arrived at the entrance of the hall, and their eyes met as he stopped shortly.

 

The next moment, he eyed a comfortable chair off to the side and made his way towards it. The lovers watched quietly as the older sibling moved the chair to face the couch and then sit in it, crossing his legs comfortably.

 

Inuyasha was the first to break the silence by asking, “So, what was it you wanted to explain to me?”

 

“Inuyasha, you are aware that your mother's condition is worsening, and that her time her has been shortened.” Inuyasha nodded with a serious look on his face as his hand lightly gripped Kagome's shoulder for support. “I am here to discuss your future after your mother departs from us.”

 

“Okay…What would you have to offer me?” Inuyasha asked in a sarcastic tone.

 

“It is written in your parent's wills that if anything happens to either of them, and you're not yet on your own, that I shall be the benefactor and watch over you financially until you are stable,” Sesshomaru stated.

 

“Oh. Okay…” Inuyasha realized he had nothing to say about the matter. Surely, it became apparent that there was to be no games between them with this discussion.

 

“Not only that, but I have heard of your exploits as far as your talent for music goes. It sounds like you have a bright future ahead of you, little brother,” the older sibling stated with a smirk.

 

Inuyasha recoiled at the sight of the smirk. It was hard for him to tell if there was meaning behind the smirk, simply because the older man looked more normal with a poker face. “Yeah, and?”

 

“Not only do I offer to take care of and watch over you as stated in the will, but I can actually offer you much more than our parents can.”

 

“And what might that be?” Inuyasha was beginning to become wary of what sounded like a sales pitch of some kind.

 

“Brother, have you heard anything about me at all? About what I do for a living?” Sesshomaru asked pointedly.

 

“No. I honestly never knew you existed until I came home earlier today,” Inuyasha replied as the expression, `DUH!' sounded in his mind.

 

“What a shame. I could've been there for you when you first picked up a guitar,” the older sibling said solemnly as his eyes closed.

 

“And what do you mean by that?” Inuyasha was starting to get irritated.

 

“Brother, I am the owner of a record label business in Osaka.”

 

Inuyasha gasped as Kagome sat up straighter in shock. “You see, little brother, I am a very important piece of the puzzle you have been missing. And judging by the article your counterpart wrote about you, I came just in time.”

 

“Just in time for what? Ya know, I don't have to choose your record label simply because you're family,” Inuyasha spat.

 

“Inuyasha, what are you saying?” Kagome asked haughtily and then turned her gaze to the man offering them a chance. “Which label company do you own?”

 

“Kagome?!” Inuyasha exclaimed in annoyance.

 

“Shikon Records. Sound familiar?”

 

“Oh my God!” Kagome exclaimed as her hand rose to cover her mouth in shock.

 

“Shikon Records? You're shitting me, right?” Inuyasha asked blatantly.

 

“I would not kid about something like this, brother.”

 

“Then, why have I never seen you in any of the press about your company?” Inuyasha asked curiously.

 

“Simply because I have people to represent me. I need not concern myself openly when it's not needed with the media.”

 

“So, in other words, you hide in the shadows letting your grunts do all the dirty work while you sit back, pick your nails, and smoke cigars, right?” Inuyasha scrutinized the man with a nasty glare, willing him to say something he shouldn't.

 

“Why do you question my offer, Inuyasha? What do you have against me? We just met today, and it seems like you want to bite my head off,” the older sibling asked aloud, beginning to gain a deeper and more stern tone.

 

“I just don't like how I feel when you're in the same room with me, is that reason enough?” Inuyasha spat, causing the two men to glare across the room at each other, warring with their wills and eyes.

 

“Stop it, you two. This doesn't make any sense. Inuyasha, he's your flesh and blood…”

 

“HALF flesh and blood. Not only that, but he comes in, treating me as if I'm some invalid who has no alternatives under my sleeve for how I'm gonna live! And all of a sudden, he has the offer of a lifetime, which I have been waiting for. Sounds too good to be true. There's gotta be some sickening scheme he's running here.” Inuyasha explained as he sat back and crossed his arms over his chest, looking very much like a teenager in middle school.

 

“I scheme nothing, since I have no reason to scheme. And I am not hiding anything simply because I have nothing to hide. I may be your brother that you have no knowledge of until today, but that doesn't mean I have to have your trust right away. I make only an offer, which you have the choice to take. But remember this, I can provide you with an `in' that no one else could. I am prepared to offer you much more than other labels will offer someone unknown like you. I will even pay you more, and provide you with the best gigs, service, and the best managers out there.”

 

“Sure…Let me be the judge of that, buddy,” Inuyasha replied with a sneer, surprising Kagome and his brother who's poker face somehow lost it's luster.

 

“Inuyasha, whether you choose to have my company as your starter or not, I can not go against our father's and your mother's wills. I am your brother, and soon to be guardian. You will show me respect and understand that what I do isn't just because I have been called to do, but because I have missed so much of your life, and I refuse to let that continue.” Sesshomaru stated as he then stood from the chair, set it back in it's place and left the apartment on his own accord, closing the door with a stern thud.

 

 

The apartment fell silent as the young musician stared off into space with a sullen expression while Kagome eyed him worriedly. “Inuyasha, do you believe you said the right things back there?”

 

“How else am I supposed to react to him? He acts as if he's my Lordship, not my brother. Not only that, but he's so stuck up, how can I get along with someone who has a pole up his ass?”

 

“That's not very nice, Inu.”

 

“You think I care? He comes into my life suddenly, offers me my dreams and expects me to accept everything he's trying to hand over on a silver platter. Kagome, what you need to understand about me, is I have always worked hard for everything. Struggled for my money, worked hard to take care of mom, and cried often for the loss of my father. Life isn't that simple, Kagome. Life doesn't work that way.”

 

“Why not? Not everyone has an opportunity handed to them as you just had. You just threw back in his face! Do you realize how many artists would've loved to have received what he just offered?” Kagome exclaimed as she gestured toward the door.

 

“So, you think I can't make it on my own, Kagome? Do you not trust me to be able to provide for myself? For you?” Inuyasha asked, catching her off guard.

 

“Provide for me? What do you mean?” Kagome asked with a gasp.

 

“That's right, provide for you. Do you believe I can't make that happen on my own steam? Do you believe I have to have my brother hold my hand through the rest of my life?” Inuyasha was beginning to make sense now.

 

“No. I don't think he meant that kind of provision for you, Inu. He's the benefactor of the wills. At this point, that's all I believe he was trying to explain as far as taking care of you. I don't think he meant he was planning to play father when your mom dies.”

 

“Humph…who knows with him. He gives me the creeps…” Inuyasha trailed off. Silence filled the room once again, and they heard soft gulps from his mother's room. Their eyes rose to the hallway to listen closely. That was when he heard silent sobs. “Mom!” he exclaimed as he stood from the couch and walked off quickly down the hall, leaving Kagome on the couch to cradle her head in her hands as she shook it.

 

“Mom, what's wrong?” Inuyasha asked as he reached the bed.

 

“You treated him so rudely. Inuyasha, do you have any idea what you may have just done to your future in music?” his mother sighed shakily as she wiped her eyes dry with Kleenex.

 

“Mom, did you set this up for me?” Inuyasha asked accusingly.

 

“Yes!” she exclaimed as her hands fell onto the mattress in fists.

 

“Why?” Inuyasha asked in anger.

 

“Because, I care about your future! And I know Sesshomaru better than you do. He is a wonderful man, Inuyasha. You mean more to him than anything!”

 

“And why would that be? He barely even knows me!”

 

“Because you are the only connection to your father he has left!” Those words brought a hypothetical punch to his gut. It did not dawn on him that not only did he not know his older brother, but he had no idea that he reminded Sesshomaru of the father they both lost. “He loved your father just as much as you did, Inuyasha. Do not hurt him by pushing him away when he wants nothing more than to be the brother he wanted to be for you.”

 

“Where was he when I was growing up?” Inuyasha asked as a tear began to fall slowly down his left cheek.

 

“He was away at college in the United States, and he then opened his record company in Osaka, which took up most of his time. Inuyasha, he spent 15 years in college and abroad. He left when you were just beginning grade school. He was there when you were very young, Inuyasha. Why else would he seek your attention now? When you are now an adult yourself?” Izayoi explained softly as her hand caressed his teary cheek.

 

“H-he w-was…there?” Inuyasha asked shakily, his mind trying desperately to remember.

 

“You were too young to remember him, Inuyasha, but he loved you very much back then. He held you and played with you often before he left for college. You were his joy for a long time until he left for the states.”

 

“Why didn't you remind me sooner? If you had, I would've been much more adult to him, mom.” Inuyasha hung his head in shame at the words he blurted out of indifference for the unknown man who just suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

 

“I didn't know how to bring it up. You were the focus in my life, especially after your father died. You were all I had left. I guess I showed too much focus on your life, but I couldn't really ask him to just suddenly come by and scare you when you were much younger.”

 

“Then what do you think you just did?!” Inuyasha asked in frustration.

 

“I brought you a chance to get to know the man who wished you were his age!” she exclaimed and then quickly leaned back, her head hitting the pillow roughly.

 

“Mom, don't raise your voice over me, there's no need…” Inuyasha said comfortingly as he then grabbed a tissue and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

 

“Oh, my son. You are such a wonderful man. Please think this over. There's no need to fear or loathe Sesshomaru. He is just as good a man as you are…” she whispered, her lungs straining to allow oxygen in.

 

“I will think this over, mom, I promise. Get some rest now, okay? I love you.” Inuyasha whispered softly and then leaned over to kiss her forehead. A moment later, he stood slowly from the bed and turned to look at the doorway to see Kagome standing there with a worried expression on her face.

 

“Kagome…” Inuyasha sighed as he then walked to her and took her hand. He led her back to the living room where he took her in his arms tightly. Kagome returned the embrace as she felt the shoulder of her shirt cool from the tears he cried softly.

 

“Inuyasha, it's okay. I'm sure he'll understand. Just let it go, okay? I'm here…” Kagome said softly as they rocked together to unheard music in their souls.

 

 

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Wow, this chapter was great to write, and only a total of 4 hours it took! I get faster and faster at writing, I'm beginning to think I'll be too fast when the time comes to deal with deadlines for publishers (snorts). Okay, enough boasting. I am very proud of this chapter, and it's great to know the role Sesshomaru plans to play in this fic. Very interesting, don't ya think? Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I did writing it. `Til next time, ja ne!