InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Unaware ❯ Chapter 22 ( Chapter 23 )

I do not own Inuyasha & Co.

 

 

I know this chapter is a bit late. This Christmas was very wonderful, save for ending up sick on Christmas Eve, and through Christmas Day. Though it was a fever, I was still happy to have spent time my family and my best friend, yashanfluffy. Ergo, that is the reason for the delay in getting this lovely piece of work posted. Not only that, but the next steps took a bit longer to come to mind. So, since it is finally here, sit back and enjoy!

 

 

 

Chapter 22

 

 

 

“Now listen,” the detective drawled out once again as he pulled another cassette tape out of the packet on the table behind him and clicked it into the little recorder. “You have only a few more changes here of my asking this question, or it'll be sending you back to your cell without dinner tonight.”

 

Jakotsu just sat in his seat staring at the heavy metal table before him. The detective was quickly losing his patience. Jakotsu did not know what to think of the situation. Jakotsu refused to talk without an attorney. Sure, they said they would appoint one to him, but he'd go hungry before he'd open his trap about anything in regards to Kikyo's murder. What a fine mess Inuyasha put before him. His heart was broken enough, but now he has to put him behind bars.

 

“Did you have anything to do with the lady Kikyo Tai's shooting?” Jakotsu didn't move. Not even a flinch as the detective excused himself to collect himself and get a drink of water.

 

Now that he was alone, Jakotsu allowed the tears to well up in his eyes. `I refuse to let Inuyasha get the best of me. He's the one who hurt me. I don't understand why he was always so mean to me, and then he becomes two-faced and has the nerve to play me for a fool. Then he expects me to just sit here and be held in captivity just for loving him? It's not as if I'm a plague.' He thought to himself as he sniffled in silence.

 

“This one's an interesting case. Mr. Tai said this guy was stalking his girlfriend's family across the street. And for him to think he has a chance while he was armed and ready to kill.” The detective said to his colleague as he shook his head.

 

“Yeah. Supposedly, he has a clean record. Hell, he hasn't even picked his nose yet! And here he is, being held under weapon possession, and stalking. For a guy to go bad like that there must be more to this story. Did you get a hold of Mr. Tai yet?” The detective's colleague asked.

 

“Not yet. I figured I'd give them a day to relax after the scare. Mr. Tai was very upset. Plus, we need to get this guys appointed attorney here before he talks to even me.” The detective stated as he took another sip of his water.

 

“So, you haven't gotten a peep out of him?”

 

“Nope, just sniffles. He hasn't moved the entire time I've had him in there. I'm ready about to give up.”

 

“Supposedly, his brother called when he heard the news.”

 

“Yeah? Did you tell him there was no bail given?”

 

“Yes. He didn't seem to protest either.”

 

“Hmm…Maybe we should ask him a few questions as well. However, Mr. Tai is first priority in this case. He said he has hard evidence that this man shot Kikyo Tai. Inuyasha Tai is the deciding factor right now since this guy's deaf and mute at the moment.” The detective said as he stepped out the door leaving his colleague to observe the man in custody through the one-way mirror.

 

When the door opened, Jakotsu moved slightly to eye the person entering the room. Seeing, as it was the same face he had been avoiding for the past two hours, he averted his eyes back to the uninteresting table before him.

 

“Well, your attorney should be here soon. Just sit tight and we'll talk when they arrive.” The detective stated and then left the room with the recorder. Jakotsu didn't move an inch when the door shut.

 

He didn't feel bad, not in the least. He was mad, yes, but not sorry. That woman stood in his way for years of his crush. He just couldn't stand to see the man he fell for with a woman. It just disgusted him to the core to see him kiss her. To him, Kikyo was the ugliest being on earth. And then to see him with another woman who might as well have been a carbon copy just drove him insane. Drove him to the point where he'd do anything to stop the relationship. Sure, Inuyasha could be in his arms, but not hers. Not any woman's in his mind.

 

To Jakotsu, Inuyasha was the epitome of manliness and brute strength. To see him coddle a weak woman just didn't make sense to him. Not only that, but also his hair and eyes were what did it for him. There was no other man that looked like him in the world. So, in other words, he was the un-getable get. The one to have and want. A rare breed indeed. Without thinking, Jakotsu sighed to himself and smiled as he leaned back relaxed at the thought of Inuyasha in the shower.

 

As the suspect relaxed with a satisfied smile on his face, the man behind the one-way mirror gained a look of suspicion as he watched the man sigh and then begin to touch himself. He had then had too much and left the room with his hand over his mouth. There was no way he was going to remain in that little stuffy room to watch the suspect jack-off.

 

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A feminine moan was heard in the bedroom, breaking the silence in the early morning. As the mess of the two bodies moved slightly, a leg appeared from under the comforter. The leg rose tall in the air and then gracefully bent over to wrap around the other body. As soon as the weight was felt, another moan sounded. This time, the moan was masculine as an arm found it's way from under the comforter and pulled the feminine body close.

 

Once the two of them noticed that it was morning, and they were both waking up, their lips found each other. The sounds of kisses sounded as they both embraced tightly and interwove their bodies within each other, becoming one. They both knew what they needed to do next, but they wanted to prolong it as much as possible. The last thing they wanted to experience that day was seeing Jakotsu in a line up.

 

Kagome had nightmares through the night over what happened in the cemetery the day before. Inuyasha barely got enough sleep due to her awakening with screams, tussles or crying. He could only do so much. He could comfort her after the fact, but he couldn't protect her from her mind. There was no way. To see her suffer like this reminded him of what had happened to her in high school. The rape. He wondered if she went through dreams such as these back then while he was not around to comfort her as he is now.

 

To him, anyone who feels it's right to mess with the lives of others should be tortured with their fears for the rest of their lives. It's just not fair to see Kagome suffer like that. She had done nothing to deserve Jakotsu's actions. All Inuyasha felt he could offer Kagome was his body to comfort her. His heart was torn now over how hard it will be to fulfill Kikyo's request.

 

Inuyasha's body responded to Kagome's need as he rolled her onto her back and covered her completely with his body. Her hands became entangled in his hair as his tongue slipped slowly over her tongue and her teeth causing her to moan. As Inuyasha's mind thought about the task at hand, his body went on autopilot and enjoyed the taste of the woman his body enjoyed to be one with more than anything. Running on instincts alone, his lips left hers and caressed her throat and her earlobe. Kagome's moans filled the room as the ceiling fan whirled above keeping their heat from engulfing the room.

 

@*@

 

 

 

An hour later, Kagome and Inuyasha decided to wake and get cleaned up for the day. The first thing on their list was the one thing they dreaded. Going to the police station to be interviewed over recent events. As Kagome wandered through the halls and the rooms in the mansion, she was in complete awe. She had never imagined she could ever have even been surrounded in such elegance. Sure, she paid no heed when she was younger seeing as she was brought to a party where the estate was filled to the hilt with teenagers. She barely saw anything but the high ceilings back then. Plus, with the night being such a blur because of her mind locking much of that night away, the place was very new to her. She called out for Shippo a few times, wondering where her son might have gone.

 

As Kagome went from room to room, Inuyasha silently followed at a distance. To him, Kagome was a girl living a fairy tale for once. She had been trudging through the dirt for so long that she deserved to feel like life was more than it had been for her so far. Just the innocence about the woman as she looked around in awe brought a smile to his face. Yes, the house has always been seen as a bit extravagant, but since he lived in it for his whole life so far, it was nothing new to him.

 

Once Kagome found the dining room, she stopped as a whispered, “Wow,” left her lips. In the dining room, it was very quiet with it's location in the center of the mansion. Sheltered from the outside walls, no bedrooms directly above it, and doors that can close it off to the rest of the house. The room was large with a tall ceiling. The walls were painted like green marble. The floor was a fine cherry wood matching the intricate and long table. The chairs were part cherry wood, and part rod-iron with green velvet cushions. The ceiling was a beautiful blue with clouds painted to create ambience. And a rod-iron chandelier hung from the middle of the raised part of the ceiling painted in clouds.

 

As Kagome stood just beside a chair and admired the intricate decorations, Inuyasha stepped up and leaned against the doorframe. As he crossed his legs, she heard a scuffle from his shoe. She turned to look over her shoulder to see a handsome man eyeing her in confidence as he smiled. “You like what you see?” Inuyasha asked.

 

“Yes, very much so. I don't believe I ever even entered this room before. If I remember correctly, this room was filled to the hilt with people eating and drinking all around the table. There was even a cloud of smoke thick enough in here that there was no way I could of even noticed the color of the marble,” Kagome replied as she turned again and admired the room.

 

“Yeah, I know. I was surprised my parents allowed everything that went on here that night.” Inuyasha admitted as he stepped up behind her, pulled the chair beside her back a bit and gestured for her to sit.

 

“Inuyasha?” she asked as she took her seat.

 

“Yeah?” He asked as he pulled out his chair and sat down to join her.

 

“This house. Even though I was here on that night, my mind had lost most of the memories due to the trauma. I feel like I'm living a dream now that I'm here.” Kagome said as she gazed at the sky painted ceiling.

 

“That wasn't just traumatic for you.” Inuyasha mentioned as he turned his gaze upwards as well. Kagome's eyes shot to him in surprise.

 

“What do you mean? Something else happened to another student that night?” She asked as he then turned his eyes to her with a serious look.

 

“No, that's not what I meant.” Kagome lowered her eyes to her lap in thought over what he had to say. “Kagome, what I saw worried me for years. I couldn't get your screams out of my head for a long time. I still hear it sometimes. Especially within these walls.”

 

Kagome gasped at those words. She knew he cared a lot for her well-being, but to be so affected by her misfortune. “Kagome, I haven't told anyone this. I even had nightmares, which I tried to alter every night for months. I considered it such a pain whenever I'd dream about the incident, and no matter what I'd change about my actions that night, I'd still end up late.”

 

“But Inuyasha, there was no way you could have gotten there before…” Kagome bit her lip when her voice stopped suddenly.

 

“But no matter what you say to me, Kagome, when I arrived wasn't soon enough! He was finishing up!” he growled out as the knuckles on his hands turned white from the intense grasp of his knees in anger.

 

Kagome saw the look on his face. She felt for him. All she could think to do was reach over and touch his cheek tenderly. He stopped panting in anger as her hand turned his face to her direction. “Inuyasha, I am thankful you stopped him from doing anything else. Who knows what else he was going to do to me.”

 

Inuyasha sniffled as he gave her his full attention. “I was out when he started. At some point, I passed out and then awoke feeling this intense pain and a jerking motion. When I registered what was going on, it was already too late. He had taken my dignity away before I came to. As far as I could tell, he hadn't touched me in any way. He hadn't taken full advantage of me.”

 

“Full advantage? FULL ADVANTAGE?” Inuyasha exclaimed as he moved his face closer to hers. “Kagome, he took your virginity! He fucking raped you! There's no such thing as full advantage at that point! There's raped, or not raped!”

 

“Well, that is how I've dealt with what happened to me that night all these years!” Kagome shouted back as tears began to form in her eyes. Inuyasha sat up straight in his chair as the pain shone through her eyes. Suddenly, they heard a muffled sniff from the other doorway. The two adults looked in that direction to find Shippo standing in the doorway with a look of utter fear on his face. Kagome gasped as Inuyasha sat back in his chair for a moment and eyed the child with a parental look. As soon as he had looked at Shippo's fearful eyes long enough, Inuyasha rested his elbow on the table and laid his face in his hand.

 

“Shippo…I didn't mean…”

 

“No, I get it, Inuyasha. Mom was raped. And I'm the result.” Shippo said that in a tone that smites him.

 

“No, Shippo, listen. You have to understand. You shouldn't have heard this. I'm sorry.” Inuyasha stated as he then stood from his chair and stepped towards Shippo with a look of apology on his face.

 

When Inuyasha stopped in front of him, he knelt down, wrapped his arms around Shippo and held him close. “Shippo, how you came to be doesn't matter. What matters is that you have given your mother so much to be thankful since you came to be.” Inuyasha heard the boy gasp as he leaned away and continued with, “You took good care of her before I came along. Don't forget that. And I want you to continue, you hear me? She needs both of us.”

 

Shippo finally couldn't hold it in any longer. As the first tear fell, he nodded and then hugged Inuyasha tightly. Inuyasha returned the embrace and swayed a bit to comfort him as he cried in his chest. Kagome sat at the table witnessing the father-son moment. She held her mouth in her hand as tears fell like waterfalls. She had hoped Shippo would never learn of how she conceived him. He meant everything to her. To see Inuyasha console him was the most wonderful thing she could have ever seen. And what Inuyasha said to him was more wonderful than she could have ever put her feelings towards her boy.

 

Soon, once the tears stopped falling, Shippo stepped away from Inuyasha to see the comforting smile on the man's face. Shippo smiled back as Inuyasha reached over and muffled the mess of red hair atop the boy's head. A moment later, the two were giggling and chuckling as if the incident had never happened.

 

Kagome wiped the tears from her chin as Inuyasha stood and asked Shippo to go out into the backyard and wait for him to play a little bit of catch. Once the boy had darted from the room, Inuyasha turned to see Kagome wiping her tears away. The smile disappeared from his face as he walked her way to comfort her a bit. Kagome looked into his eyes as he helped her from the chair and held her close. She embraced him back as her tears soaked his shirt a bit.

 

“You okay?” Inuyasha asked as he tipped her chin to look in her eyes.

 

“Yes, I'm fine. I just couldn't help but cry when I heard what you said to Shippo. Thank you for helping him understand.” She replied as he moved her bangs out of her eyes.

 

“No problem. Just so, you know, that's how I see your son. He is very sweet and very protective of you. He'll grow up to be a good man. I will teach him all I know, if you will allow me to.” Inuyasha offered, gaining a smile from Kagome as she nodded.

 

Inuyasha smiled and then held her for another moment when the boy's voice came from the kitchen yelling that Inuyasha said he'd be right there. As soon as the boy made his point, Inuyasha then responded with, “I'm comin', I'm comin'.” Inuyasha then released Kagome with a smile as he exited the room, leaving Kagome alone with another perspective on what happened to her in that house eight years ago.

 

To think, that incident would not only bring about the most precious gift, but also her future. Like the yin-yang. Both light and dark within the same place. Good and bad come together to form something wonderful. Hardships bringing about light and peace. Ironic in every sense, but precious all around. Now she knew she most definitely wouldn't change a thing in her past. As these thoughts registered in her mind, she stepped in the direction of the kitchen and then towards the back door where her son and Inuyasha came into view.

 

As the two boys played catch, she noticed off in the distance, Sesshomaru sat on the bench as he looked off in the other direction. She wondered what he was watching. She decided to slip on her sandals over by the back door and step out. She stepped around the two playing catch to reach the bench and take a seat beside the silent man. She looked over to see the stoic expression on his face. Then decided to eye what it seemed he was watching. It turned out, in the distance, there was a bird feeding it's young in it's nest in a tree a little ways off. Sure, that was interesting in an educational video way, but not enough to keep her attention for long.

 

She then looked over at him again. “Hey, Sessh.”

 

“Hello, Kagome.” Was all he said, his expression not changing in the least.

 

“You are watching the birds?” She asked innocently.

 

“Most interesting thing, watching a mother feed her chicks. How they depend so much on her nourishment.” He stated and then turned his eyes on hers as he continued with, “Just like how Shippo depends on you, only in more ways than just feeding.”

 

Kagome eyed him a moment and then replied with, “Yes, I guess you could say that.”

 

“I watch them when I get the chance.” He stated and then turned his gaze back to the nest. “I think it's wonderful.”

 

“It is. It's nature for a mother to nurture her child with love and kindness. To give her all into raising that child. As soon as the child comes into her life, the child becomes her life. Did you know that?” Kagome asked.

 

“I had an idea that is how it's done. I saw my step mother raise Inuyasha that way.” He explained as he then looked to the two boys throwing the ball around happily. “And that's the result.”

 

“Yes, it is. They're so cute. Like father and son, aren't they?” Kagome mentioned.

 

“Inuyasha said he had always wanted children of his own. Kikyo didn't like the idea because she felt her kids would end up feeling the way she did.”

 

“The kids would've turned out depending on how she raised them, not how she was raised. As long as she raised them how she would have wanted to have been raised, that would have made all the difference.” Kagome explained as she watched the two tossing the ball.

 

“I agree.” Sesshomaru stated as they both watched the ball toss.

 

Inuyasha and Shippo started throwing the ball a bit harder and harder to test Shippo's arm. As soon as they were far enough apart, Shippo's aim started to get a little off and Inuyasha had to chase the ball a few times. Shippo was having a good time making him run around. As Shippo threw the last toss into the trees, he laughed and fell to the ground on his back.

 

Inuyasha ran to find the ball. A few moments later, he appeared with leaves all over his hair and out of breath. He stumbled over, crawled to the boy's side and collapsed as he set the ball in Shippo's hand. Shippo then sat up and started picking the leaves out of his black hair as he said, “Inuyasha, what did you do? Fall over the ball?”

 

Inuyasha raised his head to look at the boy with tired eyes as he replied with, “No…I actually tripped over a tree root…Here, take the ball back inside. I'm through.”

 

“Okay. Catch your breath before you get up, okay?” Shippo stated as he ran the ball inside.

 

Kagome got up from the bench giggling as she knelt beside Inuyasha and started picking leaves out of his hair as well. They both chuckle a bit as he dropped the tired act and dusted off his clothes. They stood, waved goodbye to Sessh and then stepped inside themselves. Once inside, Inuyasha sat at the kitchen table and continued picking stuff out of his hair.

 

“That's what you get when you grab foliage and drop it all over your head.” Kagome stated as she ran her fingers through his matted hair.

 

“Well, it was worth the reaction I got out of him, wasn't it? He makes me feel like a kid again.” He replied with a sigh.

 

“Yeah, he can have that affect on adults like us.” Kagome reiterated. Inuyasha then turned his eyes to hers as she continued to clean his hair. The look he gave her made her feel nervous. It was a look that asked her to comfort him in ways she wasn't prepared for.

 

“What?” she asked nervously.

 

“You're so beautiful when you're being a mother.” Inuyasha stated.

 

At his comment, she stopped and sat back. Her cheeks went flushed as her eyes turned to the side. The look he was giving her would be one for the bedroom later. As she continued to avert her eyes, he turned in his seat and leaned towards her. Seeing as how she wasn't going to look him in the eyes, he touched her cheek to gain her gaze. As her eyes turned to his, he leaned forward and caught her lips in a chaste kiss. He held her chin to gain more access as the kiss deepened. Soon after the kiss began, they were both sitting on the edge of their seats, knees interlocked as they embraced tightly.

 

Shippo headed right towards the kitchen. When he heard moaning and kissing sounds, he stopped in his tracks and headed in the opposite direction so as not to disturb his mother and future father. He then ran back to his room to play. He figured he'd head back down for a snack later.

 

Suddenly, the phone rang, waking them both up. Inuyasha got up from his seat and picked up the cordless phone. “Hello? Yes, this is he. Uh huh. Uh huh. Tonight? When? Um…Okay. Yes, that would be fine. Okay, we'll be there soon. Thank you. Bye.” Inuyasha tapped the end button and looked up to Kagome.

 

“Who was it?”

 

“The police station. They need us to come down and give a statement on everything that happened. They need us in about an hour.” Inuyasha explained as he set the phone down in it's cradle.

 

“Already? Are you ready for this?” Kagome asked with a shudder.

 

“Not really, but better now than later. I'd rather get it over and done with.” Inuyasha replied as he took his seat before her once again.

 

“Do I have to come with?” Kagome asked.

 

“Yes. You are a witness and a victim. They need your testimony as well.” Inuyasha replied calmly as he put his hand on her cheek to comfort her fear. She was scared. The last person she wanted to see was that man after how he threatened her.

 

“You mean I can't go when I'm ready?” Kagome asked nervously.

 

“You want to draw this out longer than we really need to? C'mon, I'll be right with you, I promise.” Inuyasha assured as he held her protectively.

 

“But what if they separate us for our confessions? I don't think I could do it without you there holding my hand at least. This isn't going to be easy for me.” Kagome shook her head as tears started to flow again.

 

“Don't cry. I will do all I can. If I can't be with you, then know that they will protect you from him. He will not be allowed to see you. I know that for certain. Where he is, he can't touch you.” Inuyasha said all he could to bring her strength to accept the circumstances. When he had said enough, he just helped her to grab her things, collected the tape recorder and they both headed out the door once Sesshomaru gave his assurance that he would watch Shippo for them until they returned.

 

 

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Kagome was in a daze through most of the evening. Until the time came to give the testimonies. The detective separated them during questioning to keep the discussions private. Kagome was uneasy about the whole procedure, but with her only being involved in the very end, her meeting was shorter than Inuyasha's. Kagome was in the room with a detective for about a half hour. Inuyasha had been in his meeting for almost two hours now.

 

Sitting in the waiting area of the police station alone for an hour made her feel uneasy with all the strange people around. She was worried about Inuyasha and what could be taking him so long. She was worried he was in trouble or something to that affect. As she sat in the chair, she picked and bit her long nails out of anxiety.

 

 

@*@

 

 

“So, Inuyasha, what you're telling me is that Jakotsu has a…'Thing' for you?” the detective reiterated at Inuyasha.

 

“Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. I heard from his brother that he had pictures, photographs of me. Just me pasted all over his room and his locker at work. I have no idea how he acquired them, but apparently I was all the man thought about.” Inuyasha explained as simply as he could.

 

“And you're telling me, this tape you have has him confessing to the crime in question?” The detective asked as he grabbed the recorder and looked at it.

 

“Yes.”

 

“And how did you happen to obtain this information?”

 

“As you can see, I changed my appearance and wore this recorder on me as I met him in a bar.” Inuyasha explained.

 

“You approached him? In a highly volatile situation?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“What caused you to come to the conclusion that that would be the wisest choice?” the detective asked.

 

“Because I wanted to see for myself how much of a crush he had on me, and whether or not he truly was in love with me. Not only that, but to get the info out of him about the shooting.”

 

“And did you?”

 

“Yes. It's all there on that tape.”

 

“I'm surprised he didn't recognize you. What more did you change?”

 

“I wore colored contacts that night. I made sure there was no way he could mistake my looks for myself. And he didn't.”

 

“What did he do?”

 

“He…” Inuyasha's cheeks became flushed as he cleared his throat. “Came onto me.”

 

“I see. I would have expected that had I done what you did.” The detective joked at Inuyasha's expense.

 

Inuyasha threw a glare his way as he stated, “I'd rather not talk about that.”

 

“No need, it's not important. Okay, let's listen to the evidence, shall we?” the detective said as he clicked the little device and sounds rang out from the tiny speaker.

 

As the scene rolled on, Inuyasha showed signs of discomfort. He averted his eyes every which way he could, showing signs of anger. All the while, the detective watched him closely. From what he heard on the tape and the reactions he saw in Inuyasha, he could tell the man had gone through more than he needed to in order to acquire that info. Once the confession was over with, the detective clicked the stop button and Inuyasha then looked to him.

 

“Well, that's solid evidence right there. I can see how much this incident affected you. Why didn't you just tell us what his brother said to you instead of putting yourself in danger?”

 

“I wasn't certain I cold trust Bankotsu. He is his brother. So, I decided I wanted to hear the words myself. I just didn't think he'd…ya know…” Inuyasha began to grimace as a bad taste came to his mouth reminding him of the bout of vomiting the whole thing got him.

 

“Well, you are a brave man, Inuyasha. And all this for your wife's sake. You are to be commended. But you shouldn't have to feel the need to do anything like this again will you?”

 

“No.” Inuyasha choked as he took a deep breath.

 

“Good. That's all for now. Go ahead and find your lady, Inuyasha. I'll call you two when it's time for the line-up.”

 

“Thank you.” Inuyasha replied as he gathered his stuff and stepped through the door. Once the door closed, he found himself leaning against the wall across from it to gather his wits about him. After a moment or two, he then headed out towards the waiting room where he saw Kagome biting and picking at her beautiful nails.

 

“Hey, you okay?” he asked as he sat down beside her. She looked up at him and nervously shook her head. He then wrapped his arms around her and held her protectively. As his protective warmth comforted her, he closed his eyes and thought about them being somewhere else.

 

After about twenty minutes, they were pulled back into reality to go and take care of the line-up. As they eyed the line of men, Inuyasha kept his arms around her shoulders protectively. They both recognized Jakotsu and pointed him out. The man's blank stare sent shivers down Kagome's spine. Once it seemed he was looking through her, she turned her head and buried her face in Inuyasha's chest. Once they confirmed the identity of the man, they were then allowed to go home.

 

The trip home was a quiet one. Kagome looked a fright, as Inuyasha couldn't calm his heart. The way it went for him in that interrogation. He almost lost it in front of the detective. It was a good thing Kagome was separated from him during that point. He had shone her how what happened affected him, but she needed him to be strong for her. Yes, she'd known fearful situations before, but to see him break before her would devastate her more.

 

As they arrived home, it was late and they didn't even see many lights on in the house. Inuyasha led Kagome to the bedroom and then helped her get ready for bed. He also got ready for bed and lay down with her until she fell asleep. Once she was out, he left the bedroom and walked down to the kitchen.

 

“You finally got home.” Sesshomaru said as he clicked away at his laptop on the kitchen table.

 

“Yeah. What did you guys have for supper?” Inuyasha asked as he grabbed a cup and put it under the faucet to get some water.

 

“Pizza. There's some left over in the fridge if you're hungry.”

 

“Great.” Inuyasha exclaimed as he opened the fridge to find not only the box of pizza but also the left over cans of pop they ordered. As Inuyasha fixed himself a plate and set it in the microwave, Sesshomaru asked him about his evening and how things went.

 

The two men talked things over while Inuyasha ate his late dinner. The trials of that day ended up forgotten and brushed off as the two men chatted about things that have happened recently. They both talked about the situation Inuyasha was in. Sesshomaru accepted the fact that Kagome was more than likely to become his sister in law, and Shippo to be Inuyasha's adopted son. As the conversations continued, they led to their own childhoods and the memories they both shared inside those very walls. Tough and good times alike brought them all together in that huge house that night.

 

 

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Nice chapter, ne? I'm not sure where this fic will go after this chapter though. We'll just have to wait and see, won't we? Especially now that Jakotsu is in custody and Inuyasha gave his confession. Are the hard times over with? We'll just have to wait and see, now won't we? `Til next time, ja ne!