InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ What Fate Has Brought Us ❯ Chapter 12

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or its characters. The honor belongs to Rumiko Takahashi.

At the hot spring’s edge, Ayah helped me remove the white kimono with red sakura blossoms from my body. She held my hand to give me support, so I wouldn’t slip and injure myself, when I eased my body into the warm water.

I rested the back of my head against the edge of the hot springs, as Ayah washed my body and hair. It feels great having someone attend to your needs. Being pregnant sure has its good points. If I wasn’t pregnant, I wouldn’t be getting this treatment. A girl could get use to this.

Ayah let me swim in the warm water for a few more minutes, to get the soap suds off my body and out of my hair. I wanted to stay in longer, but she reminded me about dinner and my stomach growled in protest. I am sure eating a lot for this pregnancy. I wonder if that is normal.

I wouldn’t know if it was normal or not, because I can’t return to my time and ask my mother these questions. She will never know her grandchild or if I am all right. I curse myself for even sealing the well for Inuyasha. What the hell was I thinking?!

Then it dawned on me that I sealed the well, because Inuyasha was afraid that I would leave him. That the well would act up one day and send me home. I shouldn’t be mad at Inuyasha, because it was my choice to stay here in the feudal era with him.

I sure didn’t expect things to turn out like they did. Who knew I would be mated to Sesshoumaru and pregnant with his pup. I certainly didn’t plan on turning into a full demon or expect my priestess powers to surpass Kikyo.

“It’s time to get out of the hot springs and dry off, milady.” Ayah reminded me, holding out a robe to dry me off in. I sure do miss towels, shampoo, and body wash. It would be centuries yet, before I even see them again.

I slowly walked out of the hot springs with beads of water running down my body. I sighed as the warmth of the robe surrounded me. Ayah led me back into my chambers and closed the panel behind me.

“Are the hot springs supposed to be a secret?” I asked Ayah, as she used the robe to dry me off. I was hoping to share them with Sango, Rin, and Kikyo.

Ayah shook her head. “You may invite whoever you wish to join you. The Lord who designed this castle made sure that his lady got whatever she wished. It is rumored that the lady was self-conscious of her body and would only let her maid and lord see her naked.”
“I wonder if that is true. It’s not unheard of where I come from.”

Ayah walked over to the closet and picked out another white kimono with red sakura blossoms. Ugh! Why did she have to choose that particular kimono?! I had just worn one like it.

“I want to wear something different.” I said to her, reaching her side. I spotted a dark blue kimono with pink peonies and instantly knew it was the one I wanted to wear. I took it out of the closet and ran my hands over its softness. “This will do.”

Ayah stared at me horrified. “You cannot wear that, milady! The lord will be very displeased. You are supposed to wear his colors.”

I snorted. “I’m not supposed to be speaking either, but I am.” She still continued to stare at me with her horrified expression. “Blame it on my mood swings. This is pay back for what my mate had me do.”

Ayah shook her head, realizing that I wouldn’t be giving up. She wrapped the dark blue and peony kimono around my body and secured the pink obi around my waist. We walked over to the vanity table and I sat down on the stool, to put on my white split-toe socks.

Ayah coiled my hair around my head, into a large bun. She placed in two jeweled sapphire hair pins with two strings of pink pearls trailing down, on either side of the bun and secured a large pink peony flower on the right side of my head.

Next she painted my cheeks with a light pink powder and painted my lips light pink. For my eyes, she dusted on the same pink powder as my cheeks and outlined my eyes in black charcoal.

“I need you to bring Inuyasha to my room before dinner starts. I need to talk to him about something important.” I heard the door shut quietly and a few minutes later, Inuyasha was ushered into my room.

I turned my body around and couldn’t help but giggle at the shocked look on Inuyasha’s face. “Wow, Kags. You look so beautiful. Sesshoumaru is going to piss his pants when he sees you.” I laughed at Inuyasha’s last comment. I couldn’t get the image out of my mind of Sesshoumaru pissing in his pants.

“Inuyasha, would you come closer please. There is something that I must do, that I should have done a long time ago.”

Inuyasha walked closer to me and I had to lift myself off the stool, just to reach his height. I leaned towards the necklace and whispered the words to undo the spell. The beads gave a slight dim, before fading into darkness.
I leaned back and Inuyasha looked down at the beads around his neck. “What did you do to them, Kagome?” He asked me, unsure of what I had just done.

“I broke the spell.”

Inuyasha looked back up and stared at me, like he was trying to figure me out. “Why, Kags?”

“You have grown up over the years and it would have been wrong of me to hold control over you. It’s not my place anymore, it’s Kikyo’s.”

Inuyasha sighed in frustration. “You’re not telling me the whole truth, Kagome. Why did you do it?”

I turned my body away from him. I couldn’t believe I was about to tell him. “It hurt me having to ‘sit’ you for no reason. I don’t want to be the one who hurts you anymore like that.”

Inuyasha gripped my arm and turned me back around to face him. “It wasn’t your fault, Kagome. If anyone is to blame, it’s Sesshoumaru. He was the one who decided that ‘sitting’ me was to be your punishment.”

I sniffed my tears. “You don’t hate me?”

Inuyasha used the ends of his red fire rat jacket to wipe away the tears from my cheeks. “No, Kagome, I don’t. I knew you had nothing to do with it.”

“What will you do with the necklace, now?” I asked him, smiling. “You can take it off if you want to.”

Inuyasha shook his head. “No, I think I will keep them on. I couldn’t see myself without them.”

“I agree.” I told him truthfully. “I think that make you handsome.”

Inuyasha started to blush at my compliment. “Hey, what happened with you not talking? I thought your punishment is still in effect.” He said to me, with his cheeks returning to normal color.

Ayah placed my wooden getas before me and I placed my hand on Inuyasha’s shoulder, to slip into them. “He made me hurt you and I decided that I wouldn’t honor his punishment. I will fight him head on, if I have to.”

“You’re asking for trouble, Kags.” Inuyasha told me seriously, as he led me out the door and towards the dinning area, with my hand holding onto his arm.
I snorted. “He deserves it. He has to learn that he can’t treat his mate like that. I will not put up with it any longer.”

Inuyasha shook his head, as we entered the dining area. Everyone stopped what they were doing to stare at me and Inuyasha. He led me to my seat, next to Sesshoumaru, and bowed, before going to his own seat.

“You look very beautiful tonight, mate.” Sesshoumaru leaned over to whisper to me, as I sat down in my chair. “Even though, you are not wearing this Sesshoumaru’s colors. Is this your defiance for earlier?” I smiled at him. I will continue to play his game a little while longer.

The doors opened and Asuka walked into the room in a white kimono with red butterflies. My mouth fell open in shock and I quickly closed it, realizing what I was doing.

The nerve of her coming to dinner! She is supposed to be locked up in her room for a week! And what the hell is she doing wearing the colors of my mate?! I am the only one supposed to wear his colors, not his whore!

“I apologize for my absence.” She told everyone, before taking her seat on the other side of Sesshoumaru. “I was not feeling well and was indisposed.”

I could barely hold in my anger and Sesshoumaru pinched my hand underneath the table as a warning. Why wasn’t he doing anything about the choice of her attire? She should know the rules by now, since she has been his mistress for years. If he won’t do anything about it, then I will.

“Asuka,” I spoke to her sweetly. “You will go and change your attire before we eat. I will not have you sitting at the table and dishonoring this house with your boldness.”

Asuka’s mouth fell open and she turned towards Sesshoumaru. “Do I really have to do what she says, Sesshy? Can’t I just wear what I have on?”

My anger started to boil. How dare that bitch go behind my back! “You will do as I say, Asuka. I don’t want to hear any more arguments on the subject.”

Asuka knew Sesshoumaru wasn’t going to defend her and stood up. “I don’t really see the big difference. You aren’t wearing his colors either. It seems to me that you are the one dishonoring this house, milady.”

I breathed a sigh of relief when she left, but I knew she would be back. I smiled at the victory I had just won over her. It was a small victory, but it was still something to be proud of.

“Who gave you permission to speak, mate. For it was not this Sesshoumaru.” My mate spoke loud enough for everyone to hear him.

A servant set a glass of water before me on the table. I am not allowed to drink wine like the others, because of my pregnancy. “I did.” I said, taking a sip of the water. “If Asuka can get off her punishment for hurting my pup, then clearly so can I.”

“She has nothing to do with this,” He replied to me coldly, thinking that his tone will make me obey him.

I turned my head to the side to look at him. “She has everything to do with this! She struck my pup and she had only served two days of her punishment! My offense was less then hers!”

Sesshoumaru gripped my hand tightly underneath the table and out of the view of the others dining with us. They continued their conversations, oblivious to what was happening between me and Sesshoumaru.

“Do not speak to this Sesshoumaru like that ever again.” He said harshly, still gripping my hand. “What this Sesshoumaru does between him and his mistress is his own business and you will obey him in this.”

I pulled my hand free and snarled at him. “It is my business. I am your mate and my word is second to yours. She will not be treated better than me!”

My mate didn’t say anything after that and I thought I had bested him, but then I noticed that everyone was staring at us. I guess our conversation got a little too loud, again. It seems like all we do is argue with each other.

Asuka decided to re-make her entrance and this time she wore a red kimono with gold stars. I believe the color suits her whorish ways. The food arrived shortly after her return and after Sesshoumaru took the first bite, the rest of us began to eat.

Sesshoumaru kept putting bits of food from his plate onto mine for me to eat and this didn’t go unnoticed by Asuka. I think she is jealous, because I am getting all of my mate’s attention and she is not.

“Sesshoumaru likes his women to have a little meat on their bones. With a body like yours it’s no wonder he is forcing you to eat.” Asuka couldn’t help by point out to me.
I had to take a sip of water to stop myself from saying something that I would regret or pay for later. I set the glass back down onto the table and smiled sweetly at her. Two can play at this game.

“Oh, you know how it is,” I spoke, looking right at her. “An expecting mother needs to eat for two and my mate is making sure of that.”
Asuka’s mouth fell open. “You’re pregnant?!” She shouted loudly, causing me and my mate to flinch. “I’m supposed to be the one to have his pup, not you!”

“I am tired of hearing your mouth, Asuka.” I spoke angrily, clenching the ends of the table with my claws. “Why would he want to produce a pup with a whore like you?”

She ran from the room in tears. I knew her tears were false and that she wanted Sesshoumaru to comfort her. I leaned back in my seat and began to finish the food on my plate. I was still starving.

“That was uncalled for, mate.” Sesshoumaru said to me, rising from his chair. “Now, this Sesshoumaru has to calm her down.”

I laughed. “That’s exactly what the bitch wants, Sesshoumaru, and you’re playing right into her hands. You’re a fool.”

“I see.”

I shook my head. “No, you don’t, but I do.”

My words meant nothing to him. He followed after her, anyway. I bent my head down, so no one would see my tears fall. I can’t do this anymore. I can’t keep fighting with him like this.

I didn’t know how long I continued to sit there with my head down, but the table was cleared off and everyone else was gone. Ayah came to get me and took me back to my bedchamber.

“Where did I go wrong with him?” I whispered, as she removed the kimono from my body and placed on a night gown. “How could he have not listened to me? Don’t I matter to him anymore?”

Ayah lowered me into the futon and pulled the covers over me. “Don’t worry about that now, milady. You need your rest and so does the pup.”

I smiled up at her and yawned. “I guess you’re right, Ayah. I will deal with it tomorrow.”

To be continued…