InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Twisted Hearts ❯ Stop ( Chapter 10 )

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Twisted Hearts

Stop

She stormed through the room with such a force that the door swung multiple times behind her till finally stopping. He was just settling down at the kitchen table, where they had been having their late night munchies. Sesshoumaru silently turned to stare at her, looking wholly undisturbed by her outburst.

She was boiling inside; yet she didn't speak or stir just yet. She stayed right where she was, glaring at him.

He dismissed her like she were a mere fly and turned away.

“You are late.” He said plainly. “I am hungry.”

Just like that.

Kagome lost her outrage for a second, staring in astonishment at the youkai. She couldn't believe him. She knew he could smell and see her anger and distress. She wasn't so sure as to why he was so calm when…when…

She felt her anger return. How dare he!

Kagome hadn't even been able to eat with Ayame because she had been so senselessly angry at the issue, and here he was; calmly dismissing her as if she was nothing.

She would not have any of that.

“You,” she huffed, pointing a finger at him.

“You…” she said again, poking him in the back, and before she could retort, he had her finger in his grasp.

“Poking and pointing a youkai is a show of bad manners.”

She boiled inside, her brown eyes lighting up with outrage.

“You,” she repeated, unable to get pass that word in her fury.

“You!..”

“Me, yes, we have already established that. I'm hungry, so tell me the pathetic quandary you have with me so I can eat.”

The nerve of him!

Kagome exploded.

“Why didn't you tell me?” She yelled, pulling back her finger.

“We've been married for more than two weeks, and you didn't have the decency to tell me? How could you hide something like that? Why didn't you inform me before we married?”

Sesshoumaru stared at her with a blank expression. That only caused her to grow angrier.

“You had all the time in the world to let me in. We have had breakfast together, and we have these stupid midnight meals together every day. We've even discussed the most useless things, and you weren't willing to tell me something so important?”

“I'm afraid,” Sesshoumaru started,

“That I don't know what you are talking about.”

“Oh, really? I thought you knew everything.” she snapped.

The youkai merely shrugged.

“No one could know what passes through your mind. You are too abnormal.”

Kagome's other emotions were too ablaze to feel insulted at his comments.

“I'm talking about the mating thing.”

To her credit, his face actually showed a bit of surprise.

then to her disappointment, quickly recovered.

“What about it?”

“You never told me we had to…to…” Damn my shyness, she thought.

She couldn't believe that she still, a grown woman, still felt self-conscious to candidly talk about that.

“Oh, you mean having sex?” He said it with such a casualness in his voice that Kagome wanted to strangle him.

“Obviously, me being part of a very imperative family, will need to have a heir. It disgusts me that it will be a hanyou, but at least you are a miko. And my heir will be strong with any luck, despite your…”

He looked her up and down, “your genes.”

“I…”

“What? Do tell me you had thought about it. An heir is necessary for my line to continue, and it will continue. I refuse to have a bastard son, and I can't separate from you, so you will have to mother my children. Besides, I require a successor within in the next three years. It came with my father's pitiful will.”

`This', Kagome thought, `is not where the conversation is supposed to be going to.'

Being the dreamer type of girl she was, Kagome had always wish that she'd become a mother at some point of her life.

She would marry her prince in shining armor, live in a beautiful house, and take care of her children while she worked part time at the museum. However, and as things usually went, the man, or youkai, she had married was anything but a prince in shining armor.

And if she still wanted children, which she so dearly did, she would have to have them with Sesshoumaru. His family was rich, recognized and primeval. Not having children would be simply unspoken off. Even Sesshoumaru, who detested hanyou, knew he would rather have a offbring than have none at all. Still…

`Well, at least I have three years, and he has such nice, soft looking hair.'

Kagome almost choked on the very air she was breathing.

`I did not just think that.'

She glanced at Sesshoumaru, who was staring at her with an irritable look in his eyes.

`He also has pretty eyes.' said her thoughts before she could stop them.

Kagome felt like kicking herself.

The idiot was telling her that she would have his children, without a morsel of a judgment from her, and here she was; relishing in his beautiful hair and eyes.

`Besides', she thought, `his eyes are too cold to be pretty, and his hair surely couldn't be as soft as it looks.'

Kagome decided now would be the right time to get back on track. She was becoming delusional, and they hadn't even talked about the mating thing.

“OF course I knew I would have to…to have…I knew we would have to have children, but I hope you know I'll only bare a child after I finish my degree, and I will not quit my job.”

”Discussing that now is not significant. And given your lack of attention towards anything, we will probably have children six years from now.”

Kagome's blood boiled again.

“For your information, I am very good at what I do.”

“That”, he said, “is merely your opinion.”

Oh, how he could infuriate her.

Then, to her utter disbelieve, she realized that she had been preparing sandwiches while they were fighting. It had just become too much of a custom to prepare food at that time whilst arguing with him. Her hands had betrayed her.

She practically threw a finished sandwich at him, which he gracefully caught and silently ate.

“I can't stand you,” she murmured suddenly.

“Good; I can't stand you either.” he said through his unemotive chewing,.

“I did not want to discuss…”

”Sex?”

“Yes.”

“Then...?”

“I…wanted to discuss mating.”

“…”

Kagome sat down in the seat next to him, angling her body towards Sesshoumaru.

“Ayame told me that having sex and mating were different. She said that...that mating was more than two bodies united. She said it was about souls, hearts, bodies, and minds uniting. She said that youkai only had one mate. I…want to know, I don't…”

“…”

“Say something.”

“….”

“Anything!” Kagome yelled exasperatedly, standing.

“…”

“Something!”

“….”

“Sess-”

He grabbed her right hand with his left and pulled her close to him, hovering above her. They were over the kitchen table, his hand on hers, and so close their noses were touching. She could feel his breathing on her face, feel his pulse, feel his eyes bore into her pretty, chocolate brown orbs.

She suddenly felt lost and drawn at the same time.

“Stop. I am married to you. It is displeasure, but a necessary. And since I'm wedded to you, I'm complied to be faithful; even if you are human. You are my wife, and I will not be with other women. You will have my children. And You will remain the rest of your life with me, but understand one thing. I do not feel anything towards you, and I never will.

“You are a human, and I am a youkai, and I shouldn't even have to be in your presence. It is my father's doing. It can't be changed. Still, never disregard that no matter how much time we have to spend together, I will not care about you. Not now, not ever. And I will not, under any circumstances, mate with you.”

Kagome nodded; a bit dumbstruck.

“...I thought…”

“It is enough for any youkai that we are married and will have children. No one will dare question me about why we aren't mated.”

“I…”

But he already freed her hand and was heading out of the room with his half-eaten sandwich. Once more leaving her without a mere thank you. Or goodbye. And she had grown used to it over the nights.

But it hit her different this time, though.

She stared after him, his words ringing in her mind, not knowing why they hurt her so.

She let herself fall to the chair and stared out at nothing.

`Why does it hurt so much?'

She was incapable of understanding the disappointment she suddenly felt. She didn't know why she could feel her heart becoming a tiny bit smaller. suffocating in her chest.

“I wouldn't want to mate with you either; demon.” Kagome whispered bitterly.

And for the first time, she didn't feel like crying for Inuyasha, but she definitely felt like letting her tears fall.

---

“Come one, Souta. Kohaku, hurry up!”

Shippo was running ahead of both Kohaku and Souta. Kohaku shook his head, but Souta picked up his pace to catch up with the fox demon.

Before he could get too far away, he felt a hand on his shoulder seize him.

“The ice-cream will be there when we reach it.”

Souta stopped and turned to look at Kohaku.

“Not if Shippo eats it all.” He groused, But Kohaku merely smiled.

“Then I'll steal some of his ice-cream for you.”

Souta groaned loudly. Really, since his last collapse and stay to the hospital, everyone seemed to be treating him like glass.

Souta suddenly felt a sourness toward Kohaku. It wasn't that he didn't appreciate the concern, he truly did. but he was tired of everyone waiting to him to break in half or something.

Kagome called at least five times a day to see if he needed something. Miroku and Sango occasionally dropped by to `visit' him, though he secretly thought they were spies for his sister. And his mother fret over him nonstop, this being the one time he got let out of the house in a while.

And now Kohaku had decided to become his bodyguard, not letting him move one inch without having him close behind. Souta also knew that the fox youkai constantly smelled the air to see if his scent changed, even if he did try to treat him normally.

Hell, even Inuyasha had called from his honeymoon, but it wasn't like he had any ties with him. After all, he and his sister had nothing more to do with one another and Souta was still resentful for what he had done to Kagome. The only one that hadn't shown a drop of worry for him was Kagome's new husband, but he didn't really count.

Souta was tired of all of them.

His heart was weak. He knew that, but Souta wasn't defenseless, and he wasn't about to fracture. They were all exaggerating, that's all. in any case, there had to be thousands of people that were sick in the heart and could still do a thousand things.

He shook Kohaku's hand from his shoulder.

“Don't worry so much, Kohaku. Nothing will happen to me.”

Souta ran after Shippo leaving Kohaku behind, who sighed.

“Idiot.” He whispered, but ran after his friends.

“This is delicious!” Shippo had four ice-creams he was trying to balance while trying all at the same time.

Souta was already working on his strawberry ice-cream cone, and Kohaku went to get his before sitting next to his friends on a bench.

“I don't know how you can eat so much.” said Kohaku to Shippo.

“It's…an…art.” He gobbled between bites.

Souta laughed.

“An art would be if you could eat with your mouth shut.”

Shippo stuck his tongue at him. “I'm going for more ice-cream.”

“Well, bring us some.”

Souta watched Shippo go, then quickly shifted his gaze to his empty, sticky hands.

“I'm sorry.” He blurted suddenly.

Kohaku looked at him in surprise.

“For what?”

“I didn't mean to get angry at you. It's just…everyone is so worried about me, and I…I don't want to be a burden to anyone. Kagome already married that ice-cube demon for me, and I don't want any more sacrifices. I'm sick, but I'm not on the verge of dying…I…I…”

“Souta...we all just want you to be okay.”

”I, I know but…you have to let me live.”

Kohaku nodded in acceptance. “I understand.”

Shippo arrived with more ice-cream, and they eat in silence until Shippo noticed a candy shop down the block.

“Race you to the candies!” He said, already running. Souta quickly finished his portion of ice-cream.

“You won't win this time!” He shouted, starting to run, but he had a thought and turned to Kohaku.

His friend smiled and shrugged. “You have to live.”

Souta grinned at his pal and gained a run. He picked up his pace to catch up with Shippo, running faster and faster, and faster still...and then he felt it.

It suddenly felt like he couldn't any enough oxygen in his lungs, and he stopped in his tracks, trying to try catch a single breath, his knees giving out.

“Souta!”

Someone was yelling his name, probably Shippo, and someone else had a hand on his chest to support him, probably Kohaku.

Souta couldn't tell for certain.

“Someone call an ambulance!”

His vision was becoming blurry, his chest throbbing with pain …

Then his feeble heart gave out, and the young boy collapsed.

---

“He is such a moron! I can't stand him.” Kagome proclaimed, and with a very dramatic sigh, let herself fall on the couch.

“You should have seen him, all arrogance, pride and vanity, walking like he owned Japan.”

“Technically,” Miroku said, “He kinda does own Japan. His company is the most important one we have. It takes care of things as varied as technology and agriculture.”

“And his family is very well connected.” Sango added. “He is very important in Japanese society. His allies are all important. In fact, my family and his made a pact a long time ago, when we were still demon slayers. That's how we became ambassadors between youkai and human.”

Kagome stared at the friends, a bit impressed by the information she had just received but more furious at them for giving Sesshoumaru more credit than he deserved.

“That is not the point.” She yelled. “He treats everyone like they were lesser than him and just orders anyone that is around him, and the worst is they listen. People move as soon as he snaps his fingers, and he…he…”

`He doesn't want to mate with me, and that shouldn't be a problem because I don't want to mate with him either, and I need a break from my life.' She thought.

she looked miserably at her friends.

“He is an idiot.”

”Well, perhaps a jerk, but he is quite intelligent.”

“I would go as far as to say he is a genius.”

“Guys, come one, you are supposed to be on my side.”

Miroku and Sango looked at Kagome apologetically.

“We are just trying to make things better for you, Kagome.” Sango said.

“Yeah, I mean, you have to like something about him.” Miroku added.

“I like nothing about him.” Kagome said, crossing her arms.

`Except his very soft looking, long, white hair and those golden eyes and…' Kagome stopped her train of thought, a blush suddenly adorning her face.

“Are you sure you like nothing about him?” Miroku asked with a grin. Kagome blushed even harder.

“Sango!”

Sango hit Miroku upside the head.

“Stop tormenting her.”

”Yes, Sango dearest.”

Kagome watched as the two of them suddenly seemed to forget about her and only put attention on each other. She was surprised by Sango's light blush and Miroku's intense eyes on Sango. Could it be…?

She'd definitely have to talk with Sango later. Now, though…

“You can gape to each other later.” She informed them.

“Now I need you to help me find a way to at least tolerate that idiot. I swear, if you don't, I'll probably die very young, and I'll get early wrinkles, and you don't want a wrinkled friend.”

“I'm sure you would be lovely even with wrinkles, Kagome-chan.”

“Miroku!”

Sango hit him again, but then both of them turned their serious faces towards Kagome.

“We had already thought about that, Kagome.” Sango said.

“And after much discussion, we finally came to the conclusion that you should find an activity that interests you and keeps your mind from…certain hanyou and youkai.” said Miroku.

“And we already the perfect activity for you....”

“You should do archery!” They both blurted excitedly.

A bead of sweat formed at Kagome's head.

“Archery?” now she knew both her friends had lost it.

“Yes, of course, Kagome. You have to concentrate.”

“And it takes time. You can only focus on the target before you.”

“It could help you control your miko powers.”

“How exactly is that going to work?”

“Well, you could channel it through an arrow. That way, when you are angry at your husband, you won't purify him on accident and cause a war between youkais and humans.”

Kagome hadn't thought about that.

“But I don't know how to control my powers, and don't know anyone that does.”

“Don't worry about that.”

“My family,” Miroku started proudly, “Used to be mad with monks. So I know something about miko powers. I'm sure I can be of some help.”

“And my family comes from a very powerful youkai hunter tribe. I'm informed of miko powers. Between the two of us, I'm sure we can help you.”

Kagome sighed in defeat. “Alright, you win. I'll let you help me with this archery, but I can only throw my time into it much, and we'll start after winter vacations. You have no idea of how much I've been working. I need to relax.”

“Great!”

Ring, ring.

“Oh, excuse me.” Kagome got up to answer her phone.

“You should tell her about your deal with Sesshoumaru.” Sango whispered to Miroku while she was talking on the phone.

“I'll tell her when it's time.”

“You are just scared she'll kill you.”

“Of course not, I'm just waiting for the perfect moment.”

“Oh right. Like while's she unconscious and can't hear you?”

“Shhh, she is coming.”

They both put on normal faces and chattered normally, but from the look on Kagome's face, their façade fell and their features filled with worry.

“Kagome, what is it?” Sango was already by Kagome's side. Miroku followed behind closely.

“It's Souta.”

Miroku gulped. Sango felt a chill running through her veins.

"What is it?”

"Is he okay?”

“Kagome, please tell us!”

“He…we have to go to the hospital now. Kohaku and Shippo are already there, I…”

“I'll go for the car.”

"Oh, Kagome…”

But she was much to caught up in agonize to hear Sango's words.

She always seemed too worried to hear anyone.

---

“Why did we have to come back so early?”

Inuyasha once more began to prepare his speech for the thousand time. He knew Kikyo was a bit mad at him. Well, bit was diminishing things. She was furious, but really, making him repeat his explanation since they got on the plane? He thought that was going overboard.

“First of all, we are only coming back half a week earlier. That is not much time.”

“A perfect example of why we should still be there.”

“We had to return because I have a company to take care off. As it is, my idiotic half brother will give me enough trouble. I can already imagine him talking about why I shouldn't have gone till the company was secure, which I'm sure he has already done, and how immature I am, and…”

“I already know you and your brother don't like each other. So what? He would have treated you the same if you had never left.”

“Keh, half brother.”

Kikyo pouted. “I was having a great time.” She said, wrapping her arms around him and bringing her face closer to his.

“Did we really have to go?”

Inuyasha gulped. “I…I'll take you on another trip soon as I can.”

Kikyo smiled. “Promise?”

“Promise.”

She kissed him softly. “You'd better.”

It was in that moment that Inuyasha's cell phone decided to interrupt them. He checked the monitor before answering, too content to be with Kikyo.

“Ugh, have to answer this.”

He disentangled himself from her.

He flipped open the screen.

“What do you want?”
"Is that the way to answer to your favorite friend?”

“You're pretty much my only friend, Miroku.”

“And you wonder why?”

“Keh, what do you want?”

Inuyasha swore he could see an evil smile on Miroku's face.

“I just thought you would want to know that Souta is at the hospital.”

He said it so casually that Inuyasha almost passed it as a comment about the weather.

“What?”

“Kagome's brother is at the hospital. Tokyo Hospital, if you are interested.”

Inuyasha hung up and went to Kikyo.

“We have to go to the hospital now.”

Kikyo stood up alarmed. “What? What happened?”

“Souta is at the hospital. I don't know how he is, but the least we can do is go there and see if we can help.”

"Of course.”

Inuyasha went to ask for their car, missing Kikyo's dark expression.

-----

“My family has always kept away from you.”

“Times change, Sesshoumaru-sama, and you surely see that an alliance between our companies would be beneficial for both parties.”

Sesshoumaru studied the hanyou in front of him. He didn't trust him.

“Taisho Company is strong by itself.”

“It would be stronger if joined with Shikon's Company.”

Sesshoumaru thought about this. He knew an alliance with Naraku would make Taisho Company indestructible, but his company was already the most important corporation in Japan. One of the strongest in Europe and growing in America. They didn't need to ally with Naraku, and if they did need to unite with another company, it would be best to do it with someone else.

“My company does not need your help.”

Naraku strained himself from saying something that would spoil his plans.

“You are an intelligent youkai. Surely you see the power an alliance between us could bring?”

“The Taisho Company is not only mine, but Inuyasha's too. I would have to talk to him before taking this proposal.”

Naraku smiled.

“A great youkai like yourself needs the permission from a hanyou?”
Sesshoumaru's hands tightened into fists, his mouth becoming a line.

“I would watch what you say, Naraku.”

Both men stared unshakingly at the other, tension forming in the air.

“Sir?”

Sesshoumaru stare never escaped Naraku's.

“I believe I asked to not be interrupted.” said Sesshoumaru.

“I…I know, sir, but, I…I think this is important.”

Sesshoumaru could smell the girl's fear, and made a mental note to fire her. Fear annoyed him.

“What is so important that you would dare interrupt me?”

Now, Sesshoumaru did look at the girl. She was trembling, and she averted her eyes from him.

`The miko always looks at me in the eye.' He thought, but quickly dismissed it.

She was not important, and he shouldn't be thinking about her now, or at all.

“Well?” Sesshoumaru tapped his fingers against the table, making her more fearful.

“They called from the hospital.”

She had his attention. He didn't know why he suddenly felt a knot forming on his stomach.

“Mrs. Taisho's brother is at Tokyo Hospital. It seems serious.”

Sesshoumaru nodded, dismissing the girl with a wave of his hand.

“I have to go.” He informed Naraku while getting up. Naraku imitated him.

“Of course, but think about what I said.”

“My father was very careful to never associate with you.”

“Your father,” Naraku carefully started, “is no longer here.”

No, Sesshoumaru didn't like him at all.

“My father's opinion will be respected. And I will look further into your proposal if I feel like it, do I make myself clear? My secretary will see you out.”

With that, Sesshoumaru left out the door, Naraku staring maliciously after.

-----

I believe I really liked this chappy. Dark, creative, and charmingly realist at all the right places. And seeing as you are puting Kagome into situations where Sesshy has the perfect opportunities to bare some emotion for her eventually, it'll make their uniting more of a breeze to script. And especially romantic if she's crying or something and he just comes and... Oh my goodness, I get ahead of myself!

But you know the real sweet irony is how he's always got something cleverly insulting to say to her. Like how abnormal she is that even he can't know what she's thinking. His comments are almost compliments in an interrupted way. It reminds me of the way immature boys ridicule the girl they like as much as they can with crude comments and pigtail pulling. :P

One thing I'd suggest was that you describe the surroundings more, so people are aware where the characters are at the moment, and what they're doing. For instance, Souta and the boys could have been at a ice-cream truck for all we know just by the reading. And were Inuyasha and Kikyo back home? I was picturing them on a plane or something intill I got a hold of the last bit. : P

But don't worry; I clarified the little situations like that.

And also; physical description and reminders can be crucial to intensity the personality and distinguish the characters and sences, and it also keeps the writing quite more interesting. But either way, this was well writing.

Bit I'm starting to suspicous over thatMonk's credibility. That lecherous, scheming...LoL. Well, Keep keep it up; And can't wait for your next chappy!

OH! and btw, don't forget to separate the words that may happen to join together upon uploading your work on fanfiction. I don't know why it does that, but be wary!

Salut!

P.S. Dang, almost forget. People might be wandering just what the Taisho Company deals with. I know it has something to do with youkai-human alliances though, right?

~Colette