Inuforlyf
Home Sweet Kagome
Fanfiction
Date: August 11, 2008
Summery: The second story in the Hotel Kagome series. Kagome is faced with guilt. It was guilt taking it to a new level putting her life on the line. As the summer marches on thoughts on one another is brought up, questions and mystery in the air. Will Sesshomaru be able to save her from horrible nightmares? Or will her hero be a childhood best friend.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, it was byRumiko Takahashi. Or that house Griswold It up for grabs but it's not mine…
Am I supposed to be happy? She wasn't. She was standing on a sidewalk with her back to the large valedictorian house. Her heart was clogging her breathing and she was going to pass out. She had been there before. Her eyes scanned the other large and beautiful homes around.
Just a few minutes ago they had gotten out of that limo and were on the street that she knew sound familiar but seeing it, it looked familiar as well. Something was off. Everything felt like a big Déjà vu. She looked a little to her left and saw someone coming out of a house. The house was a peach color and the jasmines in the front yard were odd; they were just going to die. Looking at them rung an alarm in her head.
Gosh… and I am where? She thought and watched the girl with long hair close the door. She turned and… whoops, it was a guy. Kagome stared at him for a second before she began to laugh like an idiot because she thought he was a she. She caught the guy's a attention and he smiled at her. She laughed even harder.
"Kagome!" He shouted out to her. Her laughter ended almost immediately. Did he know her? "Kagome," She turned to Sesshomaru trying to ignore the other man. "Do you know him?" He asked and she turned to look at the He-she again. "I don't remember him, but he knows… Oh my gosh Bankotsu?" She looked at him. Just his name came to her; she wasn't sure how he knew her but…
"I've missed you!" He ran too her and was just about to hug her when there was a growl. "Touch her, and you die." Sesshomaru told him. "So he's your boyfriend?"
"Sesshomaru!" A new voice entered. Kagome turned and saw a woman who looked so much like Sesshomaru that it had to be his mother. "Look, Bankotsu I'll talk to you later, I have to go suck up to his mom."
"I heard that, human." Kagome turned back to Bankotsu and cringed. "I'll see you later, we have to catch up!"
"Great, I'm staying with your grandmother so just pop up when ever." Kagome nodded and then she got it. The peach house… that was her grandmother's place.
Flashback
A young Kagome and Kikyou were in the back of a green jeep hearing their mother sob in the front seat while trying to drive. "I can't believe he just up and left. Mother was right he was a good for nothing!" They parked and their mother told them to hop out through her tears.
They crawled out and the two walked to a large peach colored house. A woman who looked rather young to be a grandmother was standing in front of the door. She looked around 40 years of age, close to 50, no more then 60.
"Sora, it's alright dear," she told the twin's mother. Sora nodded and ran to the woman who reached her chest. "Mother, can we stay here?" she asked the woman and the woman looked at the twins.
Kikyou had a pink frill skirt with a spaghetti strap yellow shirt that had a pink flower on her flat chest. Her hair was cut short for that was the hot new hair style at the time. Kagome had her hair out, long and reaching her bottom. Her gray tee-shirt had a funny bunny on it and he had "HEE HEE HEE" above his laughing form while underneath him it said, "You're Ugly." Her caprice sweats were dark blue with the gray word Sketchers on her butt.
The woman smiled at them and said of course. At that moment the young Kagome heard a shout of "Watch out!" She turned to where she heard the voice was calling. She brought her hands up and something hard and malformed landed in her hands. She smirked at the football and looked up to see a boy with short cropped hair running to her.
"That was so cool, even if you are a girl." She rolled her eyes at what the boy had said. "You shouldn't be playing in the streets."
"I wasn't" he relied and took the ball from her, "I'm Bankotsu"
Kagome ignored his name. "If you weren't playing on the streets how was it going for my head?" she asked him.
"I was aiming for it," he smirked at her and she kept a scrawl on her face until her twin broke the tension that was forming. "I'm Kikyou are you the neighbor?
End
Kagome brought her self out of her musings and smiled at Bankotsu. "Bye," she turned and walked to the door. The woman standing there just glared at her.
"Hello, my name is-" All she was trying to be is polite but it was difficult when the one she was speaking to rudely chopped her sentence off. "I do not care, and don't try to impress me. There is no need."
I was planning to! Kagome shouted in her head but smiled in real life but then the woman continued. "You had better just be the brats' nanny."
"Well, I'm not, I'm sorry." If I was I would be getting paid, Kagome smiled at the woman then looked up to Sesshomaru trying to send messages with glares. I hate you! Do you hear me? Are you getting this?
Sesshomaru looked down at Kagome then tilted his head a bit, his eyes went beyond Kagome. She turned and Bankotsu was still there. "I'll talk to you later!" She called off to him and the boy smiled but friend when his eyes drifted above Kagome head. She turned back noticing Sesshomaru's hot glare.
"Stop that," she scowled him and Rin giggled. "Grandmama, how are you?" The woman looked down.
"Hey brat, hey smaller brat, come on inside." She looked back, "You two big brats can come in to."
Kagome raised her eyebrows to the woman. This was Sesshomaru's mother? She couldn't believe. Maybe that woman took something just before they came?
-,-,-, Part 2
"You, son, have to explain things to me. I am not as sharp as I once was." Kagome stared at the woman, she looked to be forty years old, what was she talking about? "And human," Kagome had her eyes widen, "Yes demon?" She replied and the woman glared at her.
"Eh, I do not like you. My son must have a reason to why you are in my presence but the brat does not want to speak. You, speak."
You bark, oops too late you already are! "I don't know the reason, Sesshomaru was just being spontaneous."
"That man is never spontaneous, I want a drink." RANDOM! Kagome was alarmed. What just happen?
"You should go get one mother." Sesshomaru decided to speak. The kids had disappeared and the older ones were now in a nice warm kitchen. Everything was a light brown color. Then again the entire inside of the house was warm colors. They stood around a round table in the center of the kitchen. The wall was a bit far ahead and was aligned with counters with a stove in the dead center of them. The wall to the right had three counters and a refrigerator. The large windows above many of the counters had flowers on the sill but the curtains were drawn.
"You should get me one son," she replied. To the left wall were portraits of flowers and fruit and on top of the two was a picture of the woman standing before her. She had her hair in a French braid and her lips were in large grins that brighten a dark rainy day. Behind her was a large pool with floaters floating about. A grill was also near her but nothing was on it. Her summer dress was a white one with blue petals on it. The dress reached her knees and she was barefoot.
Kagome smiled at the picture. "Do like the picture?" Kagome quickly brought her attention to Sesshomaru's mother. When were they off the topic of getting her a drink? "Yes, I do. You have a glow to you." Kagome said with her smile. The woman rolled her eyes and Kagome's smile faltered. "Flattery will get you no where, but I will thank you. Rice, that what I need. Goodness, Sesshomaru be a dear and go t o the market for me."
She was so odd. Kagome stared at her. Did she just switch subjects once again? Kagome looked to the door that was at the left wall. She wished she didn't.
Angelica's face was staring back at her. The window to look out to the backyard contained her image. Kagome stared at it. It slowly began to glow pink and she burned away just like the way she died that while ago.
Kagome blinked but air didn't go in. She tried again nothing, then black…
"Breathe!" Kagome heard and brought her out of her trance. The black was because she closed her eyes. She was not going to pass out. Her eyes shot open and a gust of wind rammed it's self into her. She took deep breathes and looked around. Sesshomaru had his hands on it way towards her and the woman was staring at her. His hands finally touched her and she felt electricity running through her. Her eyes never left the woman's but her body to fell to Sesshomaru's arms.
"Are you alright?" his velvety voice swam into her mind. The woman's eyes drilling holes into hers. "Yeah, I'm fine, just being stupid." She pulled a smile up and looked up to Sesshomaru's eyes.
"See, the brat is fine, probably faking it to get your attention. So, are you going?" The woman asked and looked back up to her son who still had the human in his arm. "Take a shower before you leave, you smell like that." Kagome quickly glared at the woman.
"Tell me what you think the 'that' is in that sentence because you are up and through my nerves, lady." Kagome pulled herself out of Sesshomaru's arms forgetting what happen two seconds ago, it happen so many times before she didn't care. Of course, all those times, Sesshomaru was no where near her.
"As soon as I got here you caught an attitude, I can catch mine too so you know what bring it on!" Kagome told her and the woman smirked.
"Do as you please remember I've had 2,890 years to practice my attitude and do remember I come from a long line of bitches!" The woman glared back.
And the glaring went on, and on, and on and "Kagome," Sesshomaru pulled on Kagome's arm. "What just happen?" oh no, she was not going to lose this staring contest. "It was nothing," She answered and continued staring into the mother's eyes.
Something hit her hard. "I thought your mom was dead this whole time." And she blinked.
"I win!" The mother cheered and Kagome let out a groan forgetting what she had said to make her lose. "She was never dead; my father left her for she was incompetent."
"I am not, okay so that's what the judge said but that's a lie. The judge didn't sleep with me; he didn't know what I was capable of." The woman said with a smirk. Kagome stared into the ceiling. "Grr, confusion is running through my mind."
"You're phone is ringing," Kagome brought her eyes to the woman. "It's on vibrate and it is not," it vibrated in her pocket.
"Hello," Kagome said after picking her phone up and doing an apologetic smile to the woman who's name she still did not receive.
"He brought me to this darn singing contest for "Born rich ones" Do you know How pissed I am? I can't sing, love, I really can't!"
"Breathe, Sango, you can sing and I'll call you later, I'm talking to Sesshomaru's mother."
"Alright, I know you have to impress her but I am in the danger zone, I might beat that man up. Call me back soon."
"Alright," Kagome said nodding as if Sango saw her. "Will do. Bye," Kagome hung up, "Sorry, that was a friend of mine."
"Are you hungry? I am about to cook dinner,"
"You mean lunch?"
"Whatever, human. I wanted to make Rice but we don't have any!" She glared at Sesshomaru. He sighed and walked to one of the counters. He bent down opening a cabinet and pulled a large bag filled with rice.
"Oh dear, you went for me! Well, we'll have lunch." Kagome stared at her. "Go wash up with you're love, dear" The woman told Sesshomaru and Kagome just watched as he gave her mother a look and she gave it back.
Grr, they were probably talking to each other some way, if only she knew what she was saying. "Oh dear, you never told her?" the woman exclaimed. She turned and looked at Kagome. "My name is Naomi,"
-,-,-, Part 3
Naomi went to work on lunch, pouring hand full amounts of rice into a bowl bigger then three of her heads. Kagome watched her for a few seconds before she felt a hand tilting her shoulders telling her to move out.
She walked out without the other woman even knowing or maybe she did. Being with Sesshomaru's mother made Kagome's head hurt. "Kagome," a velvet voice snapped her out of her musings. She turned to look at the owner's voice. Sesshomaru continued to speak, "My mother… she's-"
"A bit off," Kagome answered for him with a smile. "She's cool and different. You must have had fun growing up." He didn't answer her but she could have sworn he had a ghost that belonged to a smile on his face, almost there but it didn't want to be seen. "Well, we should help me find the kids so we can wash up for lunch." She smiled at Sesshomaru while not even remembering the "go wash up" comment that his mother had said.
Kagome saw Sesshomaru's little nod and he headed down out the hall.
The hall could fit about four people walking side by side, and for people as in Kagome not big mamma. The floor was waxed wood and there was a spiraling stair case heading into a room with an arch way. To her left were the main French doors she had entered the house from. The walls were egg shell colored and across from the kitchen door Kagome was standing near was a large mirror with her image staring back at her.
Kagome let out a gasp as the image turned into Angelica and the scene changed.
There was a crunch heard. Kagome turned to see her mother had stop fighting and was looking at her shoe, the heel was broken.
She began to glow a light pink and she gave the woman a punch Kagome hadn't noticed but she was glowing pink also. She gave the girl a kick and both the mother and daughter was screaming in agony.
They shook and were staring at their bodies. Nothing seemed wrong on the out side but the purifying power was burning them from the insides. Finally they fell to the ground and turned to ashes.
…,…,…
"I knew we would have to keep an eye on you, but your mother also, that's a shocker." On of them said.
They grabbed them and brought handcuffs, "You two are under arrest of murder, anything you say or do will be…"
Kagome drowned them out and looked through the crowd to see Sesshomaru was no where to be seen.
"You have the right to an attorney if you…" Kagome just walked out with the authorities.
Kagome shivered and stared into the mirror and the image because her red face once again. "Kagome," She looked to her right seeing Sesshomaru coming down the steps. She forced a smile when she saw concern in his eyes. "You got them?" she asked and two little people came running down the steps pushing Sesshomaru out of the way. They ran to standing right in front of Kagome not touching her but pretty close.
"You called," They both chirped. Her smile became sincere and she spoke, "We have to wash up because Sesshomaru's mamma is making lunch!" She said with excitement. She received groans, "Why can't you make lunch?" Shippo asked her.
"Grand mama's food is never cooked all the way." Kagome forced her laugh down her throat and looked up to see Sesshomaru's reaction. He wasn't even there. She was a bit confused. "How about you show me where a bathroom is and we'll eat her lunch whether we like it or not." The groaned but began walking towards the room behind the staircase.
She entered a beautiful dinning room with chandeliers and a long table. Seats which seemed to be for royalty were aligned against the chairs and the table was set with lovely china embodied with purple vines around the edge.
They led her into another arch way room that looked like a sitting room with a coffee table and couches. Moving farther down pass the nice looking comforter was a door. They opened the door and there was a half a bathroom. Large it was. Three counters were near the door and the one in the middle held a sink and opposite of it was a toilet. A mirror was above the counters so you can watch yourself while you did your business.
"Okay, wash your hands kids." Kagome told them and watched them hurry towards the sink. Near the sink on the other counters were towels and candles. The inter house was accessorized and it was beautiful, Kikyou would be in heaven if she was to stay here.
She realized it has been a while since she spoke to her sister, should she call her? Nah, maybe later.
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Kagome was at the front door of her grandmother's house. She had finished the rice; she pushed it on to a napkin and threw it a way later. The woman ate it all up. She made the kids watch a Cyberchase marathon on PBS. Now, she had to greet her grandmother. She rang the door bell and there stood Bankotsu.
-,-,-, Part 4
"Hey," she gave him a smile and as soon as it was on her face her arm was yanked and she was pulled into a tight embrace.
"You came back…" she heard pain laced in his words. She felt her smile falter and she pulled away a bit. His eyes were brimmed with tears. "Why did you think I wasn't going to come back?" Honestly, she was not planning on ever coming back; her being here was all Sesshomaru's fault.
"As if you would ever come back to your past…" He looked at her with a sad smile. He had a large purple tee-shirt with black with a pink strip basket ball shorts on. His face looked strained as if since years, his been in depression.
"That's true," she replied just as sadly. "Well I'm here now, how are you?" She asked pushing him out of the way to walk into the house. He obliged and got out of the way. "Why didn't you come to the funeral?" He asked and she froze.
She turned and smiled a forced smile. "What funeral?" Bankotsu closed the door and gave a the coldest stare she ever received and that was ice from hell considering she stays with Sesshomaru and gets cold stares all the time.
"Don't give me that bull,"
"Kagome, dear, is that you?" Kagome turned to the trembling voice. She turned, "Grandma Kaede!" She shouted and rushed to the end of the sitting room they were in to the arch way were the old woman was standing. The years took a toll on her.
"It's been a while dear," The old woman smiled and looked so fragile in that pale yellow summers dress. Kagome smiled and kneeled to hug the short woman, her head reaching her stomach now kneeling.
"I've missed you," Kagome told her with her arms still around the woman.
"You've missed me? Well, you should visit more often. Why are you here? Is your mother here as well? Has something happen again?" The old woman asked and asked the questions she thought seemed important. Kagome obviously didn't think so for she didn't answer her.
"The house looks the same; it even still has the warm feeling about it!" She exclaimed and stood up with little grace. "Mmm… it still has the vanilla smell!" Kagome laughed and the old woman smiled knowing her questions would be left unanswered, that was Kagome's way around here. She kept her reasons to her self.
"I am glad you like the smell of my home dear, come I'll make some tea." The woman told her. "Come along Bankotsu, I would like some help. You stay and take a seat dear." Kagome nodded and sat down. She looked down to her feet and realized her shoes were still on. She quickly took them off and sat them to the side of the couch. She looked to the shelves above the fire place across from the coffee table that was in front and slightly to the left of the couch she was sitting on. The shelves were filled with photos.
There were many pictures of her and her sister when they came here years ago. There were pictures of when her mother was merely four. Kagome felt calm but a feeling was itching at the back of her head. She hadn't a clue to what it was. It felt bad wrong. She quickly turned in her seat and there sitting in a rocking chair was a man smirking at her.
"Renkostu, how's life?" Kagome asked nervously. She was always afraid of this man. Through his school years he had jail as his second home.
"Why didn't you come back, Ka-go-me?" She inwardly shivered. She hated it when he said her name. She remembered when she first told him.
(no flashback, way too lazy)
She and Bankotsu were playing with his football and it was her third day there. Another boy cam and took the ball from her saying it was a boys game and wimpy bitches weren't allowed to play.
She remembered she became so angry she attacked him. Punching him over and over and kicking him causing him to fall to the ground. She pounded his face repeatedly. "I'm no Bitch, my name is Kagome! Learn it, remember it!" She had shouted into his face and walked home.
Kagome wished she never did that, she apologized many times before for people knew back then she had an anger problem. Of course, she doubted that he forgave her for that day. She wouldn't have forgiven herself. But Renkostu was a sick one. She always trembled in her boots whenever he was around.
She didn't answer him and he became angry. "Ginkostu is dead! You didn't even come to his funeral, he loved you!" She flinched. Why had she stayed after figuring out where she was? "Mukostu killed himself! He hated me! He liked you!" Who? Kagome didn't know a Mukostu, was Renkostu going crazy?
"Suikostu, he has been asking for you ever since you left, he's in a sych ward with Jakostu! Well, Jakostu submitted himself in but you weren't here for them! You never came back. And did you ask how Kyukostu was? He's still in the hospital!"
Kagome blinked and Renkostu stood up in blind anger, "Where were you?" He shouted and Bankotsu came running out, "Leave her alone!"
"Don't defend the bitch!" Click, Kagome twitched.
"Who are you calling a bitch?" She shouted, "I don't even know half the people you named and you still calling me a bitch? How dare you? You, walking around after getting shot twenty four times! Don't you think getting shot so many times is telling you, you aren't liked? I didn't come to a funeral, big whoop! Half the people you said, I don't know who the hell they are! I have a life, I'm living my life, I don't need my past telling me what to do!"
She was enraged, she walked up to him her heart pounding but the adrenaline wasn't gone yet, "Watch who you talk shit to." She growled out. She picked up her shoes and walked out the house barefooted.
"Kagome," Kaede walked into the room with a frown. "Has she gone again?" Bankotsu nodded and stared at Renkostu. "Did you forget, she doesn't remember horrible events, you just shouted out all these names! Who knows what will happen now."
"She had to know. If she hadn't have come here, none of their deaths would have happened." He told Bankotsu. Kaede placed the tray on the coffee table and grasped for air. She was on the bridge of crying.
"You can't say that, it was their decision."
A/N I'm in this only listen to French music faze so my mind is scattered. If you do not under stand this chapter, question it. Do not wait for the next update to see if your question will be answered.
