Sequel to "War is Love" please read that story first. Obviously this story is not in cannon.
Inuyasha
Love's Sacrifice
Chapter 1
A New Journey
March 9, 2017
"Where in the hell is Kagome!" a young brash man yelled at the main gate to the castle.
"Lady Kagome is in the castle!" the young female inu demon yelled back this half breed was getting on her nerves so brash and arrogant.
"Lady! Lady! You get that wench out here now!" the half demon yelled.
The female inu demon growled out a warning as she drew her sword. "You will show respect half breed." she said as she glared at this ignorant brat.
"Bring it on!" the half demon said as he drew Tessaiga ready to do battle.
"SIT BOY!" Kagome yelled from the front doors to the castle. The half breed slammed into the ground angrily mumbling to it. "What the hell Inuyasha?" she asked irritated once she got to the main gate and stopped beside Himeko.
"My Lady." Himeko said as she re-sheathed her sword and bowed.
"Himeko it's alright let loud mouth here in." Kagome said as she nodded over to her Inuyasha then turned and walked back towards the castle.
"But My Lady..." Himeko said as she stared after Kagome like she was crazy.
"Himeko he's a friend believe it or not." Kagome said and smiled over to Himeko who bowed again.
Himeko turned to Inuyasha. "Step out of line half breed and I will teach you a lesson you'll never forget." she growled out then turned and led him into the castle.
They walked into the castle to see Kagome over at Sesshomaru's study waiting for them to follow her. She walked into the study once they came over to her. She walked in and over to Sesshomaru's desk and stood behind it beside her mate. "Thank you Himeko."
"My Lord and Lady." Himeko said as she bowed to them then decided to back out of the room.
Inuyasha looked between Sesshomaru and Kagome confused. "What the hell is going on? You said one week it's been over 2. We've got a job to do remember?" he said angrily setting his gaze on Kagome.
"You will show respect when you speak to her." Sesshomaru growled out a warning as he looked up at his half brother.
"Humph, this wench has a job to do!" Inuyasha said angrily pointing at Kagome.
Sesshomaru was up on his feet in less than a blink of the eyes. He grabbed his brother hakuma and dragged him across his desk. "You will show respect to my mate or I will kill you." he said as he glared at Inuyasha their face only inches apart.
Inuyasha's eyes widened in shock. "Mate!" he said and looked over at Kagome he couldn't believe he had missed the change in her sent.
Kagome just nodded and place a hand on Sesshomaru's arm. He looked over at her to see her smile at him and he released Inuyasha then sat back down while Inuyasha stumbled to gain his balance again while staring at her. Kagome watched Inuyasha as the hurt crossed his face then replaced by anger.
"You were supposed to be my friend Kagome." Inuyasha said as he glared at her.
"I am your friend Inuyasha I will always be your friend." Kagome said softly this wasn't the meeting she had been hoping for but wasn't surprised by it.
"Humph. My friend wouldn't have bedded my bastard brother behind my back!" Inuyasha said as he crossed his arms angrily.
"Watch it Hanyou!" Sesshomaru growled out this was getting on his nerves. Why couldn't just him and Kagome find the shards.
"Shut up Sesshomaru this has nothing to do with you this is between me and her!" Inuyasha said angrily pointing at Kagome again.
"You really should learn your place! It has everything to do with me, she is my mate." Sesshomaru said standing again he had not been looking forward to this his brother was always reckless and stupid in his opinion.
"Lady Kagome there are a couple of humans wishing to see you at the gate." Himeko said from the door noticing that Sesshomaru was up threateningly towards this half breed. "My Lord do you require anything?" she asked glancing at Inuyasha.
"Sango and Miroku?" Kagome asked as she looked at Inuyasha who just shrugged and looked away from her. "Bring them in here please Himeko."
"My Lady." Himeko nodded then glanced at Sesshomaru curiously then when he said nothing farther she turned and left.
"Lady Kagome we were worried about you, you never returned to Kaede's for us to continue our quest." Miroku said as him and Sango entered the study. They stopped and looked at the scene in front of them curiously.
"Kagome what's wrong with these two?" Sango asked curiously as she looked between Inuyasha and Sesshomaru.
"Inuyasha is being as brash and tactful as ever." Kagome said and smiled over at her friends.
"You think me coming here to get you only to find out that you mated with that is tactful!" Inuyasha yelled as she glared and pointed at his brother. Who growled really wanting to put his brother in his place.
"Sit, sit, sit, sit!" Kagome said and crossed her arms and glared at Inuyasha angrily. He had plummeted in the the floor cursing furiously unable to get up. Kagome walked around Sesshomaru's desk and actually stepped on Inuyasha on her way out of the study to calm down. Sango and Miroku separated to let her go through.
"Idiot..." Sesshomaru growled as he walked around his desk and after Kagome. "Himeko put them in the dinning room and give them something to eat." he said as he passed his servant at the door. He followed Kagome's sent up the stairs and to their room. He looked around curiously wondering where she had gone then noticed the windows to the balcony were open and walked over to them.
Kagome was sitting on the ledge looking out over her private area enjoying the silence. She was still fuming about Inuyasha but it was starting to dissipate. She sensed Sesshomaru's presence and turned to smile at him. "I'm sorry my love." she said softly then returned her attention to the area below.
"You my love have nothing to be sorry for. Inuyasha is the one who needs to apologize." Sesshomaru said as he walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her. She leaned back onto his chest and sighed happily.
"I should have known better than to believe he could be happy for me." Kagome said as she leaned her head back with her eyes closed and hummed softly.
"We can do this with out them." Sesshomaru offered as he leaned down to kiss her head.
"No we started this together to get the shards back and destroy Naraku. We all have things to settle with that evil Hanyou." Kagome said with a hard look in her eyes when she opened them again to look up at him.
"As you wish." Sesshomaru said as he nuzzled her neck and hugged her tightly.
"I will get us ready to travel." Kagome said as she raised a hand to play with his hair lightly.
"No." Sesshomaru said as he pulled back and looked at her.
"No?" Kagome asked as she looked over at him confused.
"You are the Lady of the West. You do not get us ready to travel the servants do." Sesshomaru explained as he stared into her deep blue wonderful eyes.
"Ah... another rule I will most likely forgo." Kagome said and smiled over at him.
"You will not." Sesshomaru said as he pulled back and looked at his disruptive mate.
Kagome giggled at the look on his face. "You look displeased My Lord." she said playfully.
"Have have no look on my face." Sesshomaru said as he raised an eyebrow at her which only made her giggle again.
"Only to me you do." Kagome said seductively as she leaned over and kissed him. "I see everything about you." she said and smiled when she pulled back and looked up into his eyes.
"Really?" Sesshomaru said and smirked as he drug her back off the ledge making her squeal as she wrapped her arms around his neck trying to regain her balance. "You didn't see that my love?" he asked playfully as he held her tight against him.
"Oh I figured you would do something just wasn't expecting that." Kagome said breathlessly as she looked up at him amazed at how in love she felt with this man who used to be her enemy.
"KAGOME WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!" Inuyasha was yelling from the entrance hall loud enough to be heard upstairs.
The moment was broken and Kagome sighed looking down and placing her head down on Sesshomaru's chest and he made a small growling sound almost like a purr. "Come on before he destroys the castle or the staff kills him." she said then pulled away and walked over grabbing her sword and placing it on her side. She put her arrows over her shoulder then also grabbed her bow, then she began to walk to the door.
'I'm going to kill him...' Sesshomaru thought as he followed Kagome out of their room with his own swords Tenseiga and Tokijin, down the hall to the stairs.
"About damn time. Lets go already!" Inuyasha yelled as he saw Kagome and Sesshomaru make it to the top of the stairs.
"Inuyasha shut up!" Kagome said she had a hard look to her eyes as she glared at the Hanyou. "We will leave when we are ready and not a moment before just because you want it. Do you understand me?" she said as she started down the stairs.
"But..." Inuyasha started then caught the look in her eyes.
"Do you understand me Inuyasha?" Kagome said her aura flared briefly showing her anger, it had been a very long time since some one had spoken to her as Inuyasha had all morning and it was getting to her.
Sesshomaru looked at Kagome and raised an eyebrow at her authority and anger in the matter directed at his half brother. Truth be told he was about to pound his brother into the middle of next week when she had spoken.
"Yeah..." Inuyasha said crossing his arms and storming out of the castle and into the courtyard.
"Jerk..." Kagome mumbled and rolled her eyes. She spotted Sango and Miroku over by the dinning room door and smiled brightly at them. "We should be ready shortly. Have you seen Rin and Shippou yet?"
"Yes they are in here." Sango said and stepped back into the dinning room.
"Fantastic." Kagome said as she walked into the dinning room and spotted Himeko standing guard over these new comers. "Himeko be a dear and get us and the children ready for departure since I'm not allowed to do it anymore." she said and giggled when she nodded over to Sesshomaru.
"My Lady." Himeko said and bowed then left the room.
"You command so much respect My Lady." Miroku said as he looked at her in awe.
"I'd say its because I lived here for so long." Kagome said brightly.
"That's not entirely accurate. It is true they respect you for your nature and kindness but they revere you as the Lady of the West, as it should be." Sesshomaru said causing Kagome to blush slightly as she glanced back at him.
"Well... anyway... I half half of the jewel, Kouga has two shards, Kohaku has one, then Naraku probably has the rest by now if not all of them." Kagome said glancing over at Sango sadly. If Kohaku's shard was gone so was Kohaku.
Sesshomaru could sense the sadness coming form Kagome and he looked from her over to the demon hunter. He saw the tears she was fighting to hold back while the monk comforted her. He looked back over at Kagome curiously and she shook her head sadly at him. He understood she would tell him later but not in front of her friends.
"My Lord and Lady I have everything ready for your departure. Jaken is waiting outside with A-Un." Himeko said as she returned to the dinning hall.
"Thank you Himeko. Guy's are you ready to get this last battle over with once and for all?" Kagome asked brightly over to the others. Sesshomaru was amazed at how much his mate could change the mood in the room so fast.
"Yes!" Miroku and Sango said together then started for the door. They left and the children followed expecting Kagome and Sesshomaru to follow as well.
"Himeko we may be gone for a while. If anything needs my attention send a messenger to me immediately otherwise just take care of the castle." Sesshomaru said over to his servant seriously.
"As you wish, I am honored My Lord." Himeko said as she kneeled before him.
"As you should be. Do not fail me." Sesshomaru said then walked out of the room.
Kagome smiled and walked to the door. "You'll do great." she said as she place a hand on Himeko's shoulder then turned to follow her mate.
They left the castle with Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Kirara, Jaken holding the rains of A-Un who was carrying young Rin and Shippou, then of course Sesshomaru and Kagome. The latter were traveling alone behind everyone else so Kagome could talk with Sesshomaru.
"Ok, Kohaku is Sango's little brother. If his shard is gone he is dead he can not survive with out it. Naraku controlled Kohaku to kill his own family and village then killed him only to revive him with a jewel shard to torture Sango. She is the last of her family and village." Kagome said sadly as she watched Sango walking with Kirara in her arms. "Miroku has a wind tunnel in his hand, a curse put there by Naraku for all of Miroku's family every male born has it. He watched his father's wind tunnel absorb him. Miroku's will one day adsorb him if we don't kill Naraku first. Miroku is a pervert, don't be alarmed when Sango screams then slaps him into the middle of next week." she said a giggled a little knowing it was only a matter of time before he got to witness his first beat down.
Sesshomaru listened curiously he had always wondered what had brought this people so close to his idiot half brother.
Kagome's happiness drained again as she spoke next "Then Inuyasha...Naraku impersonated him to kill Kikyou, the love of his life, and get the Jewel of Four Souls. Her final act was of hate she sealed him to that tree for 50 years. He hates himself for not being able to protect her, so he swore to protect me, the closest he will ever come to having Kikyou back was me." she said sadly as she watched Inuyasha walk she knew he could hear her with his hearing being what it was and the fact that he was straight backed and rigid.
"And the Kit?" Sesshomaru asked curiously looking over at her.
"Shippou's family was murdered by the Thunder Brothers Hiten and Manten. Inuyasha helped to get his revenge and he has been with us ever since." Kagome said as she smiled over at the little kit happily chatting with Rin.
They all walked in silence for the rest of the day not sure what to do or say with the Demon Lord Sesshomaru tagging along. Eventually they made camp that night and Kagome began to cook dinner for them all. Rin and Shippou were playing in a nearby field with Jaken keeping watch over them.
Then it happened "PERVERT!" Sango screamed as she pummeled Miroku into the ground for gabbing her behind.
Kagome laughed as she watched the show. "Get him Sango." she said shaking her head at the perverted monk. "You'd think he'd learn." she said when Sango walked over and sat beside Kagome huffing with her arms crossed and glaring at the unconscious monk.
"He's no simple monk." Sango said angrily which caused Kagome to laugh again.
"Dinner is ready everyone." Kagome said as she handed a bowl over to Sango. Then created another bowl for Rin, Shippou, Miroku, Inuyasha, Kirara, Jaken, then finally one for herself and Sesshomaru. She walked over to him sitting by a tree and handed him a bowl of soup. She sat down beside her mate and sighed.
"Why did you cook for everyone?" Sesshomaru asked curiously.
"Miroku is good at scamming us places to stay, Sango is good at killing demons, Inuyasha is good at killing demons and tracking, I'm assuming you don't cook, so that leaves me. Besides I've always done the cooking." Kagome said and smiled then began to eat.
Miroku's butt grab had done something to the mood of the small group, all was back to normal with the exception of the new additions who seemed to quietly slip into the regular routines of the group. Talk for the rest of the night was pleasant till the children started yawning sleepily and the adults quietened down to let the young ones sleep.
Sesshomaru noticed Inuyasha up in a tree pretending to be asleep but he could tell the boy was awake keeping watch over his friends. Kagome had curled up to Sesshomaru and drifted off to sleep knowing him and Inuyasha would never let anything sneak up on them.