InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Unaware ❯ Chapter 23 ( Chapter 24 )

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Well, yes it has been a while since my last post.  Sadly to say, not only was I having a couple rough weeks, but I was also suffering from a slight case of writer's block.  Nevertheless, I believe I have gotten past both of those evils, and I'm back in the hot seat once again :-D  So, sit back and enjoy this chapter.  What's in it?  Your guess is as good as mine is at this point *wink*. 

 

 

Chapter 23

 

 

 

His eyes opened and looked around, noticing the surroundings.  For a few minutes, he was afraid to move.  He felt afraid to awaken the person beside him after the evening they had together.  Strangely enough, as he held that person the whole night, he felt as if he was holding someone else dear to him.  Part of him wanted to be holding that other person, but at this point, that was impossible. 

 

A moan sounded beside him and he shifted a bit to let her snuggle closer to him.  No matter how hard he tried, Kikyo stuck in his head the whole night.  Knowing that all this was for her, made it harder for him to move on completely.  All he could do was try to remind himself that it'll all be over soon, and that she could rest in piece once Jakotsu had gotten what he deserved.

 

After a while, Kagome rolled over and nestled into her pillow, leaving Inuyasha a chance to roll onto his back and rest his hands under his head.  Deep in thought, his eyes focused mildly on the ceiling fan rotating above the bed.  He thought about how life never truly ends.  It just keeps rotating and every now and then, you have a chance to stop and look around.  With each movement made by each blade, a wave effect moves other objects around them.  Everything that happened with him not only affected his wife, but also Kagome and her family.

 

The last thing he ever imagined would have been Kagome's mother and son becoming a part of what's happened.  He turned his eyes to Kagome's sleeping form and gained a look of remorse.  All he could imagine would be all the nightmares she would endure from that confrontation at the cemetery.  Her family had already gone through so much due to their paths crossing.  At that thought, he looked back up to the fan and thought about his analogy a moment ago.  His life is like a rock dropping into a lake.  So many people around him were affected by what happened to him and his wife.  What dropped into that lake they all resided in anonymously, was that bullet.  A big ripple it made.  Big enough to force him to bump into Kagome and her peaceful family.

 

As far as he was concerned, she may see him as a wonderful man, but honestly, allowing her to become Jakotsu's next prey hurt him immensely.  She and her family deserve better than anything he had provided so far.  At that point, as his lip quivered, he felt that crawling under a rock was a better alternative than subjecting Kagome to more nightmares.  At that thought, he climbed out of bed and stepped into the bathroom.

 

A few minutes later, Inuyasha stepped from the bedroom out into the hall and walked towards the stairway.  Once he arrived in the kitchen, he noticed Sesshomaru sitting at the table with a phone to his ear.  Inuyasha walked to the fridge to get something to eat.  He tried to ignore the chuckles his brother emitted as he chatted with a female on the phone.  As the chuckles continued, Inuyasha looked away and made a gagging gesture as he pulled the gallon of milk from the fridge to make a bowl of cereal. 

 

"Yeah.  Uh huh.  Certainly.  Okay, see you in a bit, Rin.  Bye." Sesshomaru clicked the phone shut and sipped at his half-empty cup of coffee.

 

“So, going out on a date?" Inuyasha asked as he poured the milk into the bowl.

 

"And what if I am?" He asked over his cup of coffee.

 

"No reason.  Just wondering what's made you so happy is all." Inuyasha inquired.

 

"Just because you're having relationship problems doesn't mean I am." Sesshomaru stated as he grabbed his cup of coffee and stood from the chair.

 

"Who said I was having relationship problems?" Inuyasha spat.

 

"You didn't, but obviously you're not happy at the moment." Sesshomaru pointed out as he left the kitchen while eyeing his newspaper.

 

"Tsch...Like you have a clue." Inuyasha spat back as he leaned against the counter and scooped a spoonful of cereal in his mouth.

 

@*@

 

As the morning passed, Inuyasha decided to go back to work.  Since he had done all he could at that point, and Kikyo had passed away, he felt he owed his boss some news.  Therefore, he left Kagome with the luxury car, and the big house to herself since Sessh had gone off on a date with Rin.  Once again, Kagome walked through the house in awe.  She went into each and every room, opened all the doors, looking for secret passageways and the like.  To her, she felt like a child in a grand house.  The thought of ever staying in a house of this caliber never occurred to her until now.  She admired Inuyasha's life as she thought about how strange fate could be.

 

To think of everything the man in her life had inherited, and he didn't seem the type at all.  When she met him, she had no clue how his life was like.  She figured he was an average person like her.  Once he showed her the house that day, she had remained shocked of who he truly is, and his background.

 

As the thoughts got deeper, she found a chair in the family room and sat down with her hand on her chest.  She looked to the wall on the other side of the room to eye the calendar.  All that had happened had happened within a couple months.  Inuyasha had only been a part of her life for two months or so.  As her mind cycled through everything she had gone through in that time, and she became dizzy.  Those past few months had gone by so fast, and were such a rollercoaster, she didn't even see or feel the time passing them by.

 

"Amazing...,” she sighed to herself as she sank further into the high-backed chair.  How her life was turned upside down from the comfort zone, to this life shocked her more.  Her life had been so ordinary.  Nothing exciting happening, ever.  Each day was almost the same as the day before.  Her change from day to day came whenever she got new patients to take care of.  When Kikyo fell in her lap, things haven't been the same since.  Hell, she changed herself.  An immense change came with Inuyasha Tai.  She learned to love and trust others.  As well as to open up to others about her heart. 

 

She couldn't imagine going back to the life she had before now.  Inuyasha had brought her love, kindness, trust, strength, and assurance that everything will be fine.  As she sat in the chair, smelling the roses so to speak, the sun began to set, and she had had another relaxing day to think and not worry about a thing.  Not even about the incident at the cemetery.  As she sat, deep in thought and a smile graced her face, she slipped into a place of euphoria, and imagined a day when she could call Inuyasha her husband.

 

@*@

 

 

On his way home, Inuyasha stopped off at the nearest take-out place and picked up dinner for the family.  He wasn't sure what all they would like, but he figured they'd have plenty of leftovers if he got a few helpings of the entrees.  And to him, he practically lived off leftovers.  He looked at his watch as he climbed back into the car with the food.  With it being dusk, Shippo should have returned from school, and Kagome's mom should have returned from her day out with her lady-friends.

 

He listened to the tunes on the way home.  These days, he played the regular radio instead of his fave CD's due to not wanting any thoughts or memories with Kikyo to cloud his mind.  Sure, he still mourned her, but after that morning, the thoughts of moving on were stronger.  The guys at work were surprised to see him back so soon, but he just shrugged it off and got down and dirty with the engines that needed work.  As he pulled up to the driveway, he noticed the limousine was still gone, meaning Sesshomaru was either still out on his date, or might not be planning to come back.  "The prick needs to get laid," he said to himself as he braked and put the ignition in park.

 

@*@

 

Shippo and Kagome had been watching television as they waited for Inuyasha to return.  Once Shippo heard the heavy engine pull up into the driveway, he bounded over the back of the couch and ran off in the direction of the door.  Kagome yelled at him not to do that, but realized it was in vain when he exclaimed Inuyasha's arrival as the door opened. 

 

"Hey, squirt!  Where's your ma?" Inuyasha asked as he turned to close the door with his free hand.

 

"She's in the living room, watching TV." Shippo said as he eyed the bag of food in Inuyasha's hand. "So what's for dinner?"

 

"Chinese.  Tell her to meet me in the kitchen, k?" Inuyasha requested as he kicked off his shoes and stepped into the kitchen.

 

"Mom!  Mom!  Inuyasha needs you in the kitchen.  He has Chinese!" Shippo exclaimed as he bounded onto the couch cheerfully.

 

"Thanks, Shippo.  Stay here, okay?  I'll call you when supper's ready." Kagome directed as the boy sat and watched the action flick.  She walked into the kitchen to see Inuyasha pulling the food trays out of the big bag and setting them onto the counter.

 

"I didn't know what your family likes to eat as far as Chinese, but I figured, since I like everything on the menu, whatever you don't eat, I will later." Inuyasha mentioned as she stepped up to the counter to eye the spread.

 

"Wow, Inu.  That's a lot of food." She pointed out as she eyed each container.

 

"Well, take your pic.  I'll grab the plates.  You can have all ya want, and whatever ya want." Inuyasha stated as he reached up in the cabinet to grab four plates.

 

Kagome opened each container and made her decisions.  Once he had pulled out the silverware, Kagome stepped up to him and eyed him.  "What?"

 

She eyed him for another second and then looked down at the forks and asked, "Do you have chopsticks?"

 

"Oh!  Yeah, sorry.  I use both, but I wasn't sure if you used them.  So, I grabbed the norm." he shrugged as he reached into a drawer and pulled out four sets of chopsticks.
 

"Shippo, it's time for dinner!" Kagome exclaimed and then hugged Inuyasha, "Thanks for dinner.  This is wonderful."

 

"Oh, you're welcome" as he returned the embrace.  As the boy scampered into the kitchen, the two adults turned separate ways.  Inuyasha reached to the fridge for some drink, and Kagome began setting up Shippo's plate.  As the three of them set up their plates, Inuyasha asked where her mother was.

 

"Oh, mom is out with the girls.  She usually stays out later than this.  When she gets together with her girlfriends, they play cards, watch movies, or go shopping.  Things like that." Kagome shrugged.

 

"Oh, so she won't be eating with us then." Inuyasha observed.

 

"Not likely, but she'll more than likely partake in the left overs tomorrow afternoon." Kagome stated as they sat down around the table and dug in to their mile-high plates of Chinese take out. 

 

The banter was that of a family's share as they asked how each other's day went, and told stories.  Inuyasha told a story that caused Kagome to throw a noodle at him due to saying something bad in front of Shippo, starting a food fight with the food on their plates.  Ah, yes.  A very happy family, indeed.

 

 

@*@

 

It was a slow night at the bar, and Kouga had washed all the glasses already. Another night with few tips. Even the performers that came out tonight had gotten very few praise for their work. Yes, it was an unusually slow Friday evening. Only twenty people came in to enjoy the atmosphere with their drinks so far, and most of them have already left. As Kouga eyed those present, the door swung open to reveal a lone man whom he didn't recognize.

 

Kouga eyed him as he stepped in and up to the bar to take a seat on one of the stools. “So, what'll ya have?” Kouga asked the new customer as he set down the cup he was drying.

 

“Sake” the man mentioned.

 

“Sake, comin' right up” Kouga said as the guy looked off to the side, downtrodden.

 

Once Kouga set the drink and the little sake cup down, he watched him take his first drink to gauge the severity of ordering sake on a Friday night in a bar. As the man poured himself a deep first shot, and then drank rather quickly, Kouga decided to ask him.

 

“So, hard day?”

 

“Well, not really. Just stress really.”

 

“Oh yeah? Wanna share?” Kouga asked as he tossed the towel onto his left shoulder and leaned his hand on the bar.

 

“Well, I just found out my brother is being held in custody on accounts for stalking, murder, and illegal possession of firearms. And no bail can be posted.”

 

“Oh, wow. How do you feel about that?” Kouga asked as he leaned over on his elbows before the man.

 

“He deserved it. But, just the fact that he had changed so much to do what he did, and I wasn't aware of what was going on.” The man shook his head as he took another quick shot of sake.

 

“Wow…I woulda thought you'd have stood up and fought for him, being his brother and all.” Kouga mentioned.

 

“Well, not really. He knew better, but I have a feeling he might have been driven to insanity over the person he was in love with.”

 

“And who was that?” Kouga asked as he took the flask back to refill it with more sake.

 

“A friend's husband.” The man mentioned impartially.

 

“Wait…A friend's…Husband?” Kouga asked in a shocked tone.

 

“Yeah. My brother's gay.” The man mentioned.

 

“This friend's husband wouldn't happen to be…Inuyasha, would it?” Kouga asked.

 

The man looked up from the cup of sake in front of him in shock as he replied with, “Yes! How did you…”

 

“Kouga, nice to meet you. Inuyasha's best friend.” He replied as he reached out his hand to shake.

 

“Bankotsu” he replied as he shook Kouga's hand politely.

 

“Well, well, well…Aint this a small world.” Kouga said unexpectedly as he crossed his arms across his chest.

 

“Yeah, totally. As soon as you mentioned you were Inuyasha's best friend, I thought you were going to deck me.” Bankotsu said with a sigh of relief.

 

“Ksh…Why would I do that? You weren't the one who killed Inuyasha's wife. I only have a beef with your brother. So, he has a `thing' for Inuyasha, does he?” Kouga inquired.

 

“Yeah. He always had a soft spot for the unusual traits in men. Inuyasha is the epitome of that with his hair color and the eyes.” Bankotsu shook his head.

 

“Well, the hair is black now, and he bought brown contacts.” He explained as he wiped the counter down after the other drinker left and grabbed the tip.

 

“So, Jakotsu drove him to normality, did he?”

 

“Not really. He did it to get a confession out of him.”

 

“A confession? You mean he…”

 

“Yep. He changed his appearance in order to face your brother.” Kouga mentioned.

 

“And when was this?”

 

“Last weekend. He approached me about the whole situation, and asked me what he should do about it.”

 

“And? What was the outcome?” Bankotsu asked.

 

“Well, I haven't seen or spoken to him since. I haven't even had a chance to see him with his new do.” Kouga shrugged.

 

“I wonder if Jakotsu confessed.” Bankotsu asked aloud.

 

“I'll call him” Kouga said as he turned and grabbed the phone behind him.

 

As the family was snuggled up on the couch watching another movie, Inuyasha's phone went off on the table. Shippo had fallen asleep between them. As Inuyasha's arm reached from Kagome's shoulders towards the phone she asked, “Who is it?”

 

Inuyasha eyed the number. “Kouga's bar?” he asked as he flipped it open and placed the phone to his ear. “Hey, Kouga. What's up?”

 

“Oh, not much. Just wanting to know how it went with Jakotsu and the confession. Haven't heard from you since the night before. Did you get it out of him?” Kouga asked nonchalantly.

 

“Yeah, hang on” Inuyasha replied as he leaned over, kissed Kagome and got up from the couch to talk to Kouga in private. Once he reached the table in the kitchen, he continued with, “Yeah, I got it. Why do you ask?”

 

“Well, I have a very important customer here who has been telling me an interesting story. Says his name is Bankotsu.” Kouga explained, gaining a gasp from Inuyasha.

 

“Bankotsu?” Inuyasha asked to clarify.

 

“Yep. Wanna talk to him?” Kouga asked.

 

Inuyasha thought hard for a few seconds and then closed his eyes as he replied with, “Sure, put him on.”

 

“Inuyasha, how've you been holding up?” Bankotsu asked with emotion.

 

“Well, it's been rough. So, what did you want to know about Jakotsu?”

 

“Did he confess?”

 

“Yes. He did, but I didn't get that confession without a price, I'll tell ya that.” Inuyasha pointed out in a sarcastic tone.

 

“Uh oh. What did he request?” Bankotsu asked in a fatherly.

 

“A…kiss…” Inuyasha said in a disgusted tone.

 

“No way…Oh, God, Inuyasha. I'm sorry.”

 

“Tsch…Nothing we can do about it now. I had to play the part.”

 

“Part?”

 

“Yeah. I got all dolled up, even with makeup and acted as if I was gay.” Inuyasha explained.

 

“You what?!” Bankotsu replied as he shot up from his stool.

 

“Yep.”

 

“Whose idea was…” Bankotsu stopped short as he noticed Kouga's strained eyes at Bankotsu's reaction.

 

“Let me talk to him” Kouga said as he held out his hand. Bankotsu handed him the receiver and he continued with, “Okay, tell me what you told him.” As Inuyasha explained, what happened, Kouga's eyes went wide and he dropped the phone.

 

Inuyasha heard the sound through the phone and he looked at the phone for a second. Once he put it to his ear again, he asked, “You there?”

 

Bankotsu took the phone and replied with, “Yeah, Kouga just lost his grip on the phone out of shock. Have you turned in Jakotsu's confession to the cops?”

 

“Yeah. Man, it's even hard to think about it. They played it while I was in the interrogation room, which I wish they wouldn't have. So, there was no bail posted, huh?”

 

“Nope. He's held under too many counts, as well as the confession he gave you for murder.”

 

“And, how do you feel about this?” Inuyasha asked in a serious tone.

 

“He deserved it. I am on your side through this, Inuyasha. I am very sorry for everything my brother put you through.”

 

“You don't have to apologize. I've already heard Jakotsu's pathetic apology, but then he asked me to sleep with him in order to get his mind off of me…Now that's screwed up.”

 

“How did you get out of that?” Bankotsu asked.

 

“I told him I wasn't the man he wanted, and that I was looking for more than a one-night stand.” Inuyasha chuckled, gaining a laugh out of Bankotsu as well.

 

“Well, I'm glad he bought it. Though, the kiss…How did you end up kissing him?”

 

“Well, when I refused, he automatically called me a greenhorn and that I'm not really gay. So, I had no choice but to uphold the act in order for him not to suspect I was who he thought I was. He recognized some similar features between the normal looking me and the me without the makeup, contacts and the bottle job.”

 

“Whoa…Man, I still can't believe you pulled that off. Well, I'm glad you're okay though. Oh, what about that girl who was with you at the wake?”

 

“Oh, Kagome? She's okay. He just got upset and went after her when he saw us together at the cemetery. She and I both had to choose him from a lineup. Man that was nerve wracking for her. She's scared to death of him.” Inuyasha explained.

 

Kagome heard her name spoken in the kitchen and she craned her head to look at Inuyasha from behind as he sat at the table. She stopped the DVD since the movie was over, and picked Shippo up into her arms to get him up to bed.

 

“Oh, wow. You know, I saw quite a resemblance to Kikyo in her. I bet he felt threatened by her presence beside you. I bet he figured he hadn't done what he intended to and just flipped out.” Bankotsu explained as Kouga greeted another customer.

 

“Yeah, she does look a lot like Kikyo, but she has her own traits which separate them both.” Inuyasha replied simply.

 

“So, what are you two, exactly?” Bankotsu asked.

 

“Well, at this point, I'd say we're a couple, but nothing planned just yet. Why?”

 

“Well, it's just that happened quite suddenly, and she looks a lot like your wife and it seems you're still longing for Kikyo.” Bankotsu explained simply.

 

“Well, I guess. It's only been a couple weeks since she passed.”

 

“But, are you two dating? Living together?”

 

“Well, that's not really your concern, is it?” Inuyasha replied defensively. Just then, Kagome stepped into the kitchen and sat across from him, gaining his serious gaze.

 

“No, not really. I'm just surprised you have another girl so quickly after Kikyo's death.” Bankotsu stated.

 

Inuyasha's gaze was trained on Kagome as he thought on how to answer that while the woman in question sat right across from him as she gave him her full and curious attention. “No comment. Listen, I'll talk to you about this later, okay? And Bankotsu, thanks for your support.”

 

“Oh, okay. Yeah, no problem. I certainly hope we can get together at some point. Think that's possible?”

 

“Maybe, we'll see. Talk to ya later. Bye.” Inuyasha flipped the phone shut and lifted his gaze to Kagome.

 

“Everything all right?” she asked.

 

“Yeah. That was Bankotsu, Jakotsu's older brother. He was at Kouga's bar, and they ended up bumping into each other. So, Kouga decided to give me a ring.”

 

“Oh, my. That had to have been a bit awkward, huh?” Kagome asked.

 

“A little, but Bankotsu helped me out earlier before I talked to Kouga about getting the confession out of Jakotsu. So, I sorta trust him because he's not on Jakotsu's side on this.”

 

“He isn't? He's not gonna stand up for his brother?”

 

“Nope. He liked Kikyo. The two of them were close colleagues, and he was devastated by the murder.” Inuyasha rehashed.

 

“Oh. Well, that's a good thing to know, huh?” Inuyasha nodded. “Well, it's late, and Shippo's in bed. What shall we do?”

 

Inuyasha's eyes rose from his fidgeting hands to her gaze filled with mischief. Kagome read his eyes and shook her head. He smirked and nodded. She smiled and blushed as she made to get up out of her chair. He then began to get up as well as he looked upon her as prey. She shot up and started running and Inuyasha took off after her. As they reached the stairway, Kagome stopped for a second to ascend the stairs, and he caught her from behind. She struggled a bit as the two of them giggled and chuckled breathlessly.

 

She fought as he tried to keep hold of her and kiss her neck. Her breathing became labored as he tantalized her body while she refrained from struggling. His hold on her was skilled and tight as he kissed and suckled her neck and earlobe. Her hands caressed his hands as they caressed her chest. His hips dug deep into her back as his member grew. She leaned her head over to kiss him full on the lips. Finally, after the fear of losing balance set in, he bent over, lifted her into his arms bridal style and they ascended the steps and down the hall to the bedroom.

 

He kicked the door shut loudly and they collapsed onto the bed as they began to kiss, neck and remove their clothes for another wild and hot night.

 

Just as she returned home, Kagome's mother stepped into the foyer and closed the door. She heard some chuckling and a door slam. She stopped and looked up to the second floor, but since she heard nothing after that, she figured she'd just step out of her shoes and head for the kitchen to turn out the lights.

 

That night, the only action seen within the walls of the Tai estate was the couple up in the master bedroom enjoying their freedom as lovers. Sesshomaru and Rin stayed at a hotel respectfully as they decided to spend the night together between the sheets.

 

 

@*@

 

 

Well now, that was a fun chapter to write. I am so glad I have my creativity back, once again. The holidays are now over, and I am healthy once again. I certainly hope this chapter was a good one for ya, since it has been a long time since I've posted once again. I will be working on the new fics soon, so stay tuned! I may be posting a chapter a week, but still, at least once this one ends, which will be very soon here, you'll still have plenty to read, k? Well, `til next time, ja ne!