By: Inuyasha4ev
Chapter 1
Inuyasha groaned and rolled his eyes. They had been driving for hours, and he was becoming restless. His gaze shifted to Sesshomaru, his elder brother. Kami, how he annoyed him. Always sitting up like he was to good to relax and slouch. And he seemed to think that the world revolved around him. Bastard probably thinks that Kami should fall at his feet. Inuyasha snorted, tranferring his attention to his father. "Dad, where the heck are we going?!" He had a reputation for being...a tad brash and hasty. But he couldn't help it. Time moved so slowly. He was fast, wild. Being tied down by rules didn't appeal to him as it did to his elder brother.
Sesshomaru continued to stare out the window. "Halfling, must you speak so loudly. Father is merely inches away."
"Hey, shut it, fluffy!" He growled and stroked his arm when his brother punched him without turning around. "Hey, you annoying fuck! That hurt!"
Inutaisho sighed. Kami, he had been given the two most annoying children in the world. What had he done to be cursed so?! And to think, people actually thought that they were like him. As if he could ever be so cold and silent or impetuous and loud. "We are going to see Nao."
Inuyasha thought for a second before perking up. "Higurashi?! Cool! We haven't seen Kagome in like ten years!"
"Eleven to be exact." Inutaisho corrected with a sad smile. "And still counting. Kagome no longer lives with Nao. Her mother somehow managed to get custody of her. So she lives halfway across town now. We're going so I can talk to Nao. He's been depressed because he hasn't been allowed to see Kagome in such a long time. I can't say that I do not understand. I also have been longing to see my little otome. Maybe with luck, we'll see her soon."
"Feh. So why;d we have to come along if there no Kagome?" Inuyasha snapped, slouching in his seat once again.
Sesshomaru glanced at his younger brother in annoyance. "Women are the only things that cross your mind, aren't they?"
Inuyasha shrugged. "I just wanna see her. It's been a long time. She's older. I'm older. You've always acted this old. She might have changed. And who knows, she's a miko, right? Maybe she managed to heal her eyes, and she can see now."
"Hn." Sesshomaru had also considered the possibilty long ago. But he had given up on Kagome long ago. She suddenly stopped calling and coming around. Now he knew why, but that didn't matter. She wasn't what he would consider a 'friend' anymore. So what did he care? She could stay blind forever.
"Ah, we've arrived." Inutaisho rode up the inclined road and pressed the small button on the speaker near the gate.
After a little static, a deep voice said, "Higurashi Nao's residence."
Inutaisho smiled. "Tell Nao that Takahashi Inutaisho is here."
"Takahashi?! Ah, yes. He has been expecting you." There was a beep, and the gate opened, allowing him entrance.
Upon reaching the house, Inutaisho parked his car and got out. "Come, boys." Leading them into the house, he nodded at a servant, following him to Nao's study. "Nao, my old friend, how are you?"
Nao looked up and stood, a weary smile on his face. "Inutaisho. Inuyasha. Sesshomaru. Welcome. I'm sorry. I hardly paid attention when I was told that you had arrived." He bowed and sat back down, pointing to three chairs for them to sit. "Give me a second while I look over these papers."
"What are they concerning, Nao?"
"Inquisitive as always, huh, Tai?" Nao chuckled along with his friend briefly. "I'm trying to find loopholes in the custody agreement. But all I'm finding are things that say she has every right to keep my Kagome away from me. Kikyo has gone much too far this time. I remember reading none of this when I signed said contract. And yet, my signature is on here in pure ink. I do not understand. I can only hope my daughter is fine." He sighed sadly. "But enough depressing talk. Let's catch up, my friend."
Inutaisho opened his mouth to speak, stopping when he heard a crash in the house. "Hm."
Inuyasha sat up, his ears twitching. "What was that?"
Nao sat up straighter as well. "I have no idea. It sounded as though it came from Kagome's old room." He stood, walking out of his study and towards Kagome's room with Inutaisho and his sons just behind. He opened the door to Kagome's room and smiled warmly. "Kagome."
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Kagome's head snapped toward the source of the noise. She took a step back. It was times like these, she hoped she could see.
Inuyasha smiled warmly. "Kag, it's me, Inuyasha, remember?" He reached out to touch her, stunned when she pulled back. Part of him was hurt, but the other part was amazed, "Can you see now?"
"No. I am still very blind, Takahashi-sama." She said, her eyes shining silver and white. "I sensed you reaching toward me. I depend on my senses now."
He nodded. -Takahashi-sama?- "What'd ya back away for anyway?"
Her iris, the colored part of her eye, became red, unwanted anger surfacing. "Generally, that means I do not wish for you to touch me." The young woman turned away, pushing the black hood from her head. "I do not enjoy contact with others."
"Since when?" He asked after a moments pause, during which, he allowed his eyes to roll over her whole face. Kagome had matured very much from the eight year old girl he remembered.
"Since I realized that touch, especially from your kind, burns." She stepped back when he reached to touch her again, swooning slightly.
He glared. "My kind? What the heck is my kind? Demons?"
Kagome sighed. "I should have gone to Sango's instead of coming home."
Nao shook his head. "Nonsense." He embraced her lovingly. "I've missed you so much."
She glared at him, her irises deepening in their crimson color. Her fists clenched at her side. -What did I just say? Is personal space no longer sacred?- Glancing down at her flaming fist, she pushed away, her eyes resuming their silvery color.
"Why are you here, sweetheart? Has something happened with your mother? What happened? What are you wearing? And why is your hair soaked to the roots?"
She had not expected to be drowned in questions. To be truthful, she hadn't expected to be caught sneaking into her room. But honestly, a blind girl couldn't sneak into her bedroom on the second floor without a sound. "I...It started when mom first took me away." She began her tale softly, setting on her bed and closing her eyes. "Her husband, that Onigumo Naraku, he...he told me that he wanted me. And he told me that I wanted him as well. And ever since, he has been raping me. Recently, though, it has gotten worse. I got pregnant. And he...Naraku killed him. And he's been punishing me. He blames me for the pregnancy." She stood, staring her shocked father in the eyes. "I was in the shower when I felt his presense near me. I only had time to grab this cloak before I ran from the house." She stared at the ground, opening her cloak a little to show her father the claw marks that ran from her chest to her womanhood. "Takahashi-sama, when I said that yor kind's touch burns, I meant men."
Nao fumed silently, clenching his fists at his side. "Th-that bastard." He gazed at his daughter as she covered herself. "Does your mother know?"
Kagome laughed, her eyes glowing a bright crimson. "Kikyo is not my mother. She literally gave me to him so that he wouldn't leave her. That's the only reason she worked so hard to win me in the custody battle." Slowly, her eyes wavered, turning blue. "That's all I was, daddy. That's all the mattered to her. She wanted him to stay with her, even if it meant allowing him to snatch the two things from me that actually mattered. You and my purity."
"Kagome..." Her father started, but she interrupted.
"Onegai, daifu." She whispered softly. "I can hear the sympathy in your tone. I can taste it in the air. I want no sympathy. I came here, to get away. I didn't realize how clumsy I'd be, allowing my blindness to cause me to trip over a stuffed animal." She bit her lip as her brain swimmed. "Forgive me for disturbing you, father."
"You are no disturbance, Kagome." He rested his hand on her shoulder, pulling her closer. "You are my sweet, fragile little girl."
Kagome jerked away. "I am not fragile. And I'm not some little girl anymore. Just because I'm blind, it doesn't mean I'm..." Her eyes dulled. Her pupils dialated, and attention was brought to her neck, whick held glowing spider mark.
Nao frowned. "Tai, what is that?"
"A demon possession mark." He growled out.
"Naraku. Naraku is calling me." She whispered, smiling weakly. "I must go see my Naraku. He misses me." She walked toward the door, only to be blocked by Inuyasha. "Move."
Inuyasha snarled. "There's no way in heck you're going to go back to him just so he can rape you again."
Her eyes flickered to normal. "I-inu..." But suddenly, they were dulled again. "You are mistaken. I willingly sleep with my love." Raising her hand, an invisible force pushed Inuyasha back. She rushed down the corridor, hissing when an arm circled her waist. "Release me! Raku-kun hates for other males to touch me."
Sesshomaru tightened his hold on her. "Kagome, you will listen to me. You do not wish to return to Naraku. In fact, the look in your eyes leads me to believe you wish to murder him."
"You are wrong. I love him."
"Do you? Tell me, what makes you love Naraku?"
She thought it over for a second. "What. Makes. Me. Love...Naraku?" Kagome stopped stuggling. "Nothing. I despise him." She returned to normal, then glared at him. "What are you doing? Let go!" She snatched away from him, feeling her flesh crawl. She snatched out her cell phone when it rang, storming away. "Higurashi, Kagome."
Naraku smiled eerily, asking sweetly, "My darling, are you alright? You did not answer my call."
"I'm fine. What do you want?"
"Return to me. We have unfinished business. I have a bath ran, and I have champagne for you to drink."
Kagome bit her lip. "I can not."
"Why? Tell me, are you pregnant again?"
Kagome felt her powers conjuring up in her chest. "Do you think I'm pregnant, you bastard?"
"Such naughty, naughty language. I know where you are. You are with your father. I can see you. And you have a week to return home or else...well, you mother will no longer be existent."
"Do you honestly think my mother means anything to me, Naraku? Kill her if you wish. I hate her anyway."
"Ah, but do you hate your father?"
Kagome's eyes widened. "You...you aren't that cruel, Naraku. You wouldn't."
"He has always been a thorn in my side. I could."
"F-fine. I'll be back soon. Just don't hurt him." She whispered.
Naraku chuckled. "That's a good little submissive wench. I will see you then."
Kagome nodded, choking out. "Of course." Hanging up the phone, she tried to track Sesshomaru down, feeling for his aura. As she searched, she got more frustrated, which only resulted in a loss of concentration. She cried out when she felt her foot strike something hard. Falling to the ground, she buried her face in her hands. "Kami, I hate being blind. I hate Naraku. I hate my life." She muttered in pain, clasping her foot.
"Stand." Sesshomaru instructed sternly, earning glares from his father, Inuyasha, and Nao.
Kagome narrowed her eyes. "You." She shot to her feet. "This is your fault! Had you just let me go back to him, he wouldn't be threatening my father! Either way, I am stuck with Naraku for life! Why wouldn't you just stay out of it?!"
"I will remember not to assist you next time, ungrateful woman."
"Nosy man!" She hissed.
"Annoying, whiny twit."
"Whiny? I am not whiny!"
Sesshomaru cocked a brow. "You are not? You cry that you hate being blind, and yet you do not wish for people to think you are weak. You cry because you hate Naraku, and yet you willingly would return to him. You weep about your life because it is not going the way you wish it were, and yet you do nothing about it. Your problems are your own fault because you sit and do nothing. You are a complaining wench."
Kagome snarled, slapping him. "You know nothing about me!"
"Bitch!" He snagged her wrist. "How dare you strike this Sesshomaru?!" His eyes flickered red.
"Bastard, how dare you insult me?! No one asked for your opinion! I do not recall asking you to meddle in my life! If I wish to cry, so be it! I am human, Sesshomaru! A female human at that! I will cry. It's in my nature."
"That is no excuse to sit around uselessly, sobbing because of such trivial issues."
Her eyes flamed. "Trivial? You call my issues trivial? Are you blind, Sesshomaru? Have you ever been raped, slapped, beaten? No! I think not! And I'm not crying because of that, I'm frustrated! Confused! I have no idea what to do to get that pervert off my back!" She pushed past him and stormed out the front door, slamming it behind her. How dare he? He didn't know how she felt.
"Sesshomaru, what is wrong with you?!" Inutaisho barked angrily, his eyes tinted with red.
"She will not learn if everyone babies her. She is at least 17. Self pity is a waste of valuable time."
Inuyasha glared at his brother. "Sess, man, Kagome's been through a lot. You should cut her some slack. She's hurt. But you, being a demon popcicle, don't know what that feels like."
Sesshomaru shrugged gracefully. "I suppose that I do not." He turned toward the door when he heard a knock.
Nao opened the door, lifting a brow when he saw one of his gaurds holding Kagome over his shoulder. "Koga?"
"She nearly got herself runover."
"You idiot, I keep telling you that I can concentrate my energy and fly over the street. Put me down!" She pressed a glowing hand to his back. "Drop me, Koga."
"Fine, Kagome." He winced in pain and dropped her to the floor roughly.
She groaned. "You prick."
"You told me to drop you."
Kagome sighed. "And you ruined my exit."
Koga snorted, sitting on the floor with her. "That thing was supposed to be a dramatic exit? You looked like a turkey or something."
Fighting back a giggle, though her gold eyes gave her happiness away, Kagome shot a small pink orb at Koga's head. Her laugh broke free when he fell back onto the floor. "Do you know how small that was?" She giggled, leaning over him.
"Hey, that thing was powerful." He retorted, smiling up at her and blushing. "U-uh, Kagome? Could you get up? Your body is a little close to mine."
She giggled again. "Boys get so worked up over the tiniest things."
"Hey, it's not a tiny thing when a naked girl is on top of you."
"Hentai." She flicked his nose. "And I'm not naked. This cloak is my cloathing." She stood and helped him up, hugging him. "Thanks, Koga. I needed a laugh."
"No prob, Kagome."
Inuyasha glared with jealousy. "I thought male touch burns."
Laughing, she embraced him. "I feel better now. And I've missed you, Inu."
"Feh, you didn't call." He told her, holding her close.
"Neither did you." She nuzzled him before hugging Inutaisho. "I'm sorry I ignored you, Tai-papa."
"It is merely a thing of the past, my Kagome." He kissed her forehead. "And Naraku will not get away unscathed."
After hugging her father, Kagome stood before Sesshomaru. "I apologize for hitting you. I was taking my frustrations with Naraku out on you. And you're right, I can't just sit around and expect Naraku to get what's coming to him. No. I have to do something. And the same goes for my being blind. I have to make things better for myself." She smiled gently, rocking slightly in the uncomfortable silence. A gasp fell from her lips when Sesshomaru pulled her to him.
"Perhaps I was more harsh than I should have been." He admitted, closing his eyes. "Yet, you must understand that you will never accomplish anything by waiting. You must act."
"I understand, 'Shomaru." She sighed sleepily, "I just don't know what to do."
Nao smiled. "You're tired, my dear. Come. You may rest in my room." He began to lead her up the stairs. "Tai, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, you may choose any of the guestrooms to reside in." He carried his drowsy daughter to his room, lying her in his large bed. "I will not let your mother take you back to that house, Kagome. You are going to stay here, with me. You're my baby." He laid down and cradled her to his chest.
Kagome nuzzled deeper into his chest and sighed contently. "Thank you, daifu. I love you."
"I love you too."
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Sesshomaru flopped down in his bed. -Kagome surely has...changed.-
BEAST- YES. GOME CHANGE LOTS. SHE GOT NICE BODY.
-Silence. Kagome is a friend...perhaps. However, she is nothing more. And it appears that the halfbreed is infatuated with her.-
BEAST- WHO CARE BOUT INU-BAKA? GOME BE OURS.
-Kagome has experienced much. She needs no relationship.-
BEAST- SO, YOU ARE GONE LET KOGA OR INU-BAKA HAVE MATE?
Sesshomaru sighed and rolled over. -She is not our mate. Perhaps she has others in mind.-
BEAST- YOU ARE 'FRAID OF REJECTION. WE HAVE LOVED GOME FOR LONG TIME...SINCE FIRST LAID EYES ON GORGEOUS RAVEN HAIRED GIRL. SHE WILL BE OURS. I WILL HAVE NO OTHER.
Sesshomaru shrugged. -Then it appears as though I will find no mate, which is fine with me.-
BEAST- STUBBORN! MATE WILL BE MINE! OR I WILL CAUSE YOU PAIN! REMEMBER NECKLACE SHE GIVE YOU! YOU NOT TAKE OFF SINCE YOU GOT.
Sesshomaru was about to retort when he finally realized the cold chain on his neck. He looked down at it and found himself smiling at a small piece of jewel. He had not taken it off, not even to bathe. -I have not...hn. It is so weightless, I forgot that it was there.
BEAST- LIE! YOU STROKE IT EVERY DAY EVEN IN SLEEP.
Sesshomaru growled at his beast. -I could take it off if I wished to.-
BEAST- DO IT!
He grabbed the necklace in his hand and tried to yank it off, but he couldn't. He couldn't bring himself to snatch it off. -Hn. You have no point.-
BEAST- HA! I GOT POINT! HAHAHAHA! WE HAVE MATE! WE FIND MATE! NIGHT NIGHT! ME DREAM OF MATE NOW.
-No! You will return! Inu! My inu!- He snarled. His beast obviously did not know who he was. He did not love. And he did not go ignored. Glancing down, he realized that he was stroking the necklace. Snarling, he snatched his hand back and hissed as though it were on fire. He did not love her. Inuyasha and Koga could have her if they wanted. She didn't matter. No. She was useless. Closing his eyes, he fell into a fitful sleep, his hand clasping his necklace.
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Inuyasha tossed and turned. He could'nt relax. Getting up, he strolled out of the room, heading down to the kitchen. "Kagome, what are you doing up?"
She smiled at him. "Fixing icecream, Inu. Want some?"
"Sure. Ice cream midnight snack. Why not? Thanks." He scooped a spoonful into his mouth.
"When I hugged you, I noticed that you still had that necklace that I gave you." She walked toward him slowly and placed her hand on his chest as she reached for it. "Inu, I can taste your blush." She whispered.
"Hey, you're the one touching my bare chest."
Kagome giggled. "What are you, a prude?" She grasped the jewel. "I see you haven't let anyone take it. And you haven't taken it off, have you?"
"Nope. Never." He replied. "Hey, Kagome?"
"Yes?"
"Do you ever wonder what I look like?"
Kagome sighed, "Of course I do. I want to know what I look like."
He smiled. "You're beautiful, Kagome."
She grinned broadly, matching his yellow eyes with her own, though she couldn't see. "Thank you. Even though I can't see, I can tell you what I think of your features." She reached up and stroked his face with her hands. Her finger traced down his nose and stroked her lips. "My, you are handsome, Inu. What color are your eyes? And your hair?"
"My eyes are gold. My hair is silver."
"Your lips are soft."
He grinned. "Are yours?"
Kagome shrugged. "I don't know. I suppose. Eh, it's your opinion." She hadn't realized just how inviting her sentence had been.
"I suppose it is." Inuyasha lowered his head and kissed her.
Inutaisho and Nao, who had been watching around the corner, were already jumping to conclsions. "Oh, how many pups will they have? When will they marry?"
Inuyasha backed away. "Yeah. They're soft."
Kagome blinked and closed her eyes. "I didn't know a kiss could be enjoyable. Naraku's were always so rough and disgusting. And he never let me go on dates or anything."
"I could, ahem, take you out on one, you know?"
"You could, really?! Oh, I bet they're so fun! Do you think Sess and Koga would want to go?"
"Kag, dates are with only two people."
She nodded. "Oh. Hm. So they don't feel left out. I can go on one with them too, right?!"
"Kagome."
"Oh, you've made me so happy." She skipped out. "Hi, father and Tai."
Inuyasha sighed dejectedly. "I'd be too jealous to watch you go out with those two." He groaned and slammed his head down on the counter.