Recap:
It wasn't long before she felt herself slip away into the bliss that was sleep. Her earlier worries were gone, and the only thing that occupied her mind was the blank darkness that accompanied it.
"Inuyasha..." she said lightly, falling deeper into slumber.
Chapter Two
The suns rays filtered through the curtains as it they weren't even there. The light being so strong, that it made Kagome stir in her sleep. Her eye brows drew closer together, proving the dis-liking of her rude awakening. Uncontrollably, her ears twitched, searching for the sounds of her babies. Her tail swished as she listened but no sound came. Sitting upright suddenly, she jumped from the bed and leapt to the cot. They were gone. All three of them missing. And from the faintness of their scent, they had been gone some time. Starting to panic, she began sniffing out any other scent that could be detected. Her mothers. Sighing in relief, she smiled lightly to herself.
"I must have been really tired not to notice the babies were gone." she thought "I've gotta be more careful."
Stretching, she walked to her mirror that was hanging seemingly forgotten on her wall. Once in view of herself, she slowly raked her claws softly through her hair.
"Not that it needs brushing." she thought tiredly "Urg...Thats gotta be the worst nights sleep i've had in ages. I haven't slept in a bed with out Inuyasha for over a year now." she added sadly, dropping her hand to her side.
Running her hand over her face making herself at least presentable, not that she didn't look that way before she 'combed' her hair, she sighed. That was another good point of becoming a half-demon. Somehow she always remained in a decent state, her hair very rarely was out of place, and her clothes seemed to be the same. Her face never broke out like it did, although just as rarely, when she was human. She never seemed to get dirty, but that still didn't stop her from bathing every night. Old habits die hard she guessed. In the end she came to the conclusion that her near perfectness was just a demon thing.
Finished with her appearance she then descended the stairs. She could sense everyone clearly now, and that they seemed to be giving off an aura of happiness. Something she was sure she was not giving off. But then something else caught her attention. Something that was nagging at the back of her mind. She knew it, but couldn't quite pace her clawed finger on it.
"What is this feeling? It's familiar yet...not..."
Shaking he head, she thought she was just imagining it. Maybe it was the lack of sleep, or the strange smells and sounds of this era that she wasn't use to yet that was messing with her mind. Walking into the kitchen, half expecting her mother to be standing by the stove or the sink, like she remembered she was every other time she came into the kitchen, though once inside, she was surprised to find no one there.
"Must be in the living room." she said aloud.
Walking in, she was almost toppled over when something came crashing into her, having a death-like grip on her waist. Looking down she saw that it was nothing more than her little brother, Sota.
"KAGOME!! You've come home!!" he yelled with excitement.
Laughing she hugged him back. She smiled and ruffled his hair, loving how it returned to how it was before.
"Hey, squirt! Geez, you've grown so much! Bet the ladies are all after you now!" she said, nudging him lightly with her elbow.
"Awww, come off it, sis!" he replied, rubbing the back of his head while blushing madly.
"Good morning, sleepy head!" came her mothers cheerful voice.
"Morning, mum." she replied.
Looking up, she had a hard time keeping herself from fainting in shock. Sat on the sofa was her mother, holding Inutashio in one arm and baby Sota in the other. But what caused her heart to nearly stop was the man beside her, holding Izayoi.
"Y-you..! Why...When...How did you get threw the well?!" she asked, her features torn between utter fear and complete shock.
Looking up slowly, the man trailed his eyes over her figure. After a quick analyze, his gaze trailed upwards landing on her eyes. Just feeling his eyes scan over her made her want to curl in a ball and die. Never before had he looked at her in such a way. She could feel her hands shake from her fear of him being so near to her family. She was sure he was going to kill them all.
"Oh god, what am i going to do?" she thought.
Breathing in deeply she steeled her nerves. Glaring at him she out stretched her arms.
"Give her to me." she ordered, thinking it was probably not the best plan in the world "But i don't care, i want my daughter back.."
"Kagome, he's only holding her." her mother said.
Ignoring her she ordered again, though this time her voice was more forceful.
"Give her to me!"
"Kagome!" Sota added, surprised his sister could even shout like that, well to anyone other than Inuyasha.
"I will not ask again! Give her to me!!" she yelled.
Once again he ignored her, and continued to hold Izayoi, letting her grasp and play with his fingers. Becoming angry she shifted into a battle pose. Her hands flexed as her knuckled cracked. Her lips curled back, revealing deadly sharp fangs and she released blood curdling snarl. At her movements, Sota stepped back. His eyes wide with fear.
"Give me Izayoi!!" she snarled, her body looking as if it was ready to pounce any moment "Now!"
Sota jumped and fell onto his bottom in shock. Taking a quick look at her face, he crawled back when the unmistakable hatred that filled her eyes glazed over, leaving no room for any other emotion. Miss Higurashi's eye's widened at her daughters actions. Glancing quickly between Kagome and her guest, she realized why her daughter was so angry. It was obvious she would have some reaction, seeing as she knew of nothing as to what was going on, but she couldn't believe she was getting ready to attack him! Placing the boys on the sofa, she stood.
"Kagome! Stop this at once! Can't you see your scaring Sota?" she asked, though her daughter took no notice "You need to understa.."
"Stay out of this!" she snapped, finally turning her attention to her mother.
Falling back onto the sofa, her mother held a hand over her heart. Never had Kagome raised her voice at her. Never. Feeling tears brimming in her eyes, she lowered her head, so at least her bangs could hide them.
"How could you? How could you endanger my children?!" she asked, her voice desperate "Why would you do this?"
"Kagome, please, just listen to m..."
"No!"
"I always thought you were the understanding one." he said, his voice smooth as velvet "You need to listen to your mother, Kagome. Don't let your judgment be clouded by anger. Maybe spending so much time with the half-breed has effected you."
"You know nothing of me!!" she cried "And you will leave Inuyasha out of this!"
"You can not disagree with me though. His attitude has indeed rubbed off on you." he replied, still focusing on Izayoi "Although, i think its nice of you to name her after his mother. Inuyasha must have been thrilled that you bore him triplets."
"Shut up! Just shut UP!!" she yelled, leaning forward while her hands formed tight fists at her side.
Feeling their mothers distress, all three began whimpering. Shooting a glance at them, she began pleading.
"Give them to me. Give me back my babies!" she cried, reaching out for them.
"Not until you listen."
"GIVE THEM TO ME!!" she screamed, her hair flying wildly behind her and her eyes flashed red for just a second.
"You will be going no where near them, until you stop this pointless arguing and control your anger." he spoke, his voice still as calm as before.
"I WILL NOT REPEAT MYSELF, SESSHOMARU!!" her eyes flashing red as an invisible wall of power hit only him.
Shooting his head up and in her direction, he placed Izayoi beside her brothers carefully and stood. Slowly making his way towards her.
"Stop." he said, almost kindly "Before this gets out of hand."
"Come any closer and i'll rip you to shreds." she snarled, as he slowly neared her.
"Kagome."
As he reached out, his hand was knocked away by a barrier. Staring in disbelief, he stepped back.
"I will not warn you again."she growled.
Hearing the vicious tone in their mothers voice, the triplets closed their eyes tightly, and began crying as loud and as hard as they could. Stopping, Kagome looked over to them, her eyes filled with pain, fear and extreme worry.
"Now look what you've done." Sesshomaru said softly, returning to the babies.
Before he could reach them, she waved her hand. In an instant all three appeared in her arms. Miss Higurashi's eyes widened in shock as they disappeared into thin air.
"Oh!" she cried, touching where they once were.
Sesshomaru, however, was more shocked at the fact that Kagome had the power to do so. Stepping and turning back to her, he spoke.
"How did you do that?" he asked, his features a mix of shock and amazement, yet his voice was bold and demanding.
"I thought the 'Lord of the icicles', didn't show emotions, let alone have them."
For the fist time, that she had heard, he laughed. Not a 'your going to die by my hands' laugh that he usually did, that sent shivers of fear down your spine. No. This was a full hearty belly laugh. Stepping back, the triplets still in her hold, she began silently questioning his sanity. Had he gone completely nuts?! Sesshomaru. THE Sesshomaru. The killing perfection, the Lord of the west in the feudal era. Was laughing like a human at a comedy act, in her living room. That was five hundred years in the future from where he was suppose to be. Maybe the travel through the well had messed his mind up, unlocking some inner emotions that where never suppose to see the light of day.
"Oh, you never cease to amaze me." he said, after a few moments of none stop laughter, while still under the scrutiny of her glare "Honestly, you really are a strange girl."
"Alright, i've had enough of this!" she yelled, further surprising everyone "How did you get through the well? And how did you manage to find modern day clothes?" she asked, but then her face flashed with a look of dread, as her face paled a sickly green for only a moment "Y-you killed someone to get them...Didn't you?" she accused, though not giving him time to answer she yelled "You sick, twisted bastard!"
"Kagome!" her mother warned "What on earth has gotten into you?"
"Me? Me?! Your the one that has let this bastard into the house, knowing fully well that he has been nothing but trouble for me and Inuyasha. Have you forgotten how he has tried to kill us?!"
Again she could feel her control slipping. But she neither cared nor was willing to stop it. The more she yelled the more pinkish her eyes turned. Seeing this, Sesshomaru tried calming her.
"For the safety of the others, i recommend you calm down." he suggested, almost desperately while reaching out once again.
A feral growl rose in her throat and her tail swished violently. Retreating once again, Sesshomaru looked towards her mother for support. She could practically hear his plea for help within her mind by looking in his eyes, but knowing he was not, under any circumstances, going to voice it. He had changed in many ways, but his pride still had control over some aspects. Taking the silent hint, she tried as well.
"Kagome...Dear, please calm down. I can explain everything."
"You? You are the reason this is happening?!" she snarled.
Pausing for what seemed to be a deep pull of breath, she pulsed, though only Sesshomaru could see it. Feeling wave of...Well she knew not what it was...But she knew her instincts her screaming at her to trust it, wash over her.
"You...You have destroyed my trust in you!!" she said slowly, not really taking into account what she was saying, it felt so natural all of a sudden that she couldn't stop herself from saying it.
Sesshomaru's eyes widened slightly. He could detect no lie in her words, which was a really bad thing. For a dog demon, be it half of full, trust was a huge thing. Because she was human before, her demonic side would have made the necessary changes that were needed. With out trust, like most beings, it was hard to move past things but they eventually gained it back. But when it came to dog demons, once that trust was lost it was damn near impossible to gain back. It was like telling someone you trust a secret, only for them to tell everyone because they wanted to. The trust you once had to confined in them with confidentiality was gone, as you knew there was a chance they could do it again. For dog demons, it was merely a thing that, in a way, kept them from having their hearts broken. Like a defense mechanism. And once it was broken it would stay that way forever. It was one of the many reasons that he, Sesshomaru, kept himself to himself. Refusing to allow anyone in his heart. That was, until Rin came into his life.
"Thinking of Rin, i should really get back.."
Returning his attention back to Kagome he took a deep pull on her scent. From what he could detect, along with the emotions that flickered across her features, she was being utterly truthful. His old self, the self that Kagome knew, wouldn't have cared in the slightest. He would have told her it was her own fault for even having trust in someone, when in the end you only end up hurt. But this Sesshomaru, that was five hundred years older and a lot more wise and mature, had to try as hard as he could to get Kagome to rethink. He would not allow himself to be the person, well demon, that broke the unique bond this mother and daughter shared that could very well be the key to keeping certain things from happening.
"Kagome!" her mother cried, gob smacked by what she heard.
"Run..."
Listening to the voice in her head, she moved. Taking retreating steps back, Kagome tried making break for it. She could see the cogs in Sesshomaru's head clicking as he thought on what to do now.
"Run...!!"
A sudden shiver ran down her spine as images of him loosing his temper and slaughtering her and her babies flashed in her mind. Watching with curiosity as her eyes glazed over, in a grayish hue for no more than thirty seconds, Sesshomaru came to the conclusion that with all that power just beneath the surface of her skin, she was most likely having a vision of some sort. As she came back to reality, her scent, aura, features, everything was smothered in a petrified fright. Gasping quietly, she stepped back inching herself away from him.
"What could she be seeing that has caused her scent to spike so drastically?" he wondered "No matter, she needs to listen and we don't have much time to explain."
Changing so he was now as stoic and impassive as she knew him to be, he stalked his way towards her, not once letting his powerful gaze leave her eyes. But she continued to retreat and once she was close enough to the door she stopped.
"God dammit...RUN!!"
Adrenaline flooded her veins and in a swift twirl she turned and ran, disappearing in more of a blur than a normal half-demon would disappear when running.
"Kagome!!" called both her mother and Sota in unison.
"Shit..." hissed the demon Lord, chasing after her.
Once she was outside she wasted no time in running out of the shrine, down to the streets below and into the city. Using as much self control as she could muster, she suppressed her aura and masked her scent, doing her children's in the process. By the time he reached the bottom of the shrine steps, even with his demonic speed, he could find no trace of the half-demon girl, or her offspring. Her scent was gone like it had never been there.
"Great. You lost her." came a vicious and snarling voice "Silence. I have no time to deal with you. Finding the girl is of much more importance." he growled back, his inner demon grating on his nerves "Don't get moody with me. Your the fool who lost her. Not to mention your chance with-" "Silence! You know nothing of this Sesshomaru's intentions!" "But you know fully well of this Sesshomaru's intentions."
Growling in response, he then took a calming breath as he spread his senses wide in search of the missing half-demon girl and her young. Yet again finding the trail gone. She really did not want to be found, and he couldn't blame her. It had been a hard couple of hours for her, and he was sure she had yet to digest the information properly.
"Ignoring me will not remove the pain." added his inner demon, once again trying to start an argument "I know that. But i am more concerned with her pain that my own."
Disappearing in a blur, he began his search. Inside the house, Sota was trying as his best to calm his mother down. After Kagome had fled, his mother fell to the floor in a fit of sobs. He couldn't blame her really, though he wasn't sure if she was crying because she was upset or scared. He, had been petrified. He was sure she would do an Inuyasha and whip out a mighty blade on the older demon, like he had been told in stories of their adventures, by the same half-demon that was on the verge of making him pee himself in fear.
"I've never seen sis so angry before, not even at Inuyasha. She looked so different, she acted so different. It's like it's not even her anymore." he thought sadly, as he passed his mother a box of tissues "I wonder why she got so angry in the first place?"
Half way across town, Kagome slumped against the old sofa in an abandoned flat she broke into. To say it was shabby was an understatement but whatever state it was in it would prove to be no threat to her and her babies. Their demonic blood would destroy any illness, should they catch any. Breathing deeply in short quick puffs, she cast her eyes to the three innocent orbs that were staring at her with great interest.
Sota gurgled loudly, his chubby fingers coming to land on her cheek. Moving her face she kissed his palm, earning her another gurgle. Inutaisho was more interested with the fact that her racing heart was pounding against his hands, making a thumping feeling at his finger tips. Every so often he would pat her chest as if he was imitating her heart. Izayoi had her hands clenched in the kimono that Kagome was still wearing. Kagome could smell the worry coming from her baby girl and tightened her grip on her lightly, as a reassuring gesture. Starting to fidget, Sota gave a whine as he leaned towards the floor. Keeping a hold on the other two, she placed him on the floor. It wasn't long before all three were on the floor, trying to either crawl or roll across the slightly dirty floor.
"It's so strange seeing them like this. It's hard to believe they were only born three months ago, but then Inuyasha did say they would develop quicker than human baby's due to their demonic blood." she thought, as Inutashio finally figured out how to move on his hands and knees "Why do i get the feeling that he's going to be more of a handful than usual?" she asked herself, not really expecting an answer but was surprised when she got one "Because he's more like his father than any of them." came the voice of her inner demon, a darker more sinister version of her own "Great your back" she exclaimed aloud.
Inutashio, Sota and Izayoi turned as she spoke, each giving her a confused glance while their heads tilted slightly. Kagome gave a short chuckle. It was obvious where they got that trate from.
"Inuyasha" she thought sadly, raising her knees to her chest "I wonder what he's doing now?" "I don't know, why don't you grow a back bone and find out. Jump in the well and go back. We both want to, so do it." added her inner demon, in a snappy tone "Yeah, guess your right." she sighed, her ears cowering "When aren't i?" "Oh, shut up. It's weird enough i talk to myself, but when i start getting answers back it just takes the mick." she snapped back, beginning to get rather annoyed "Whatever...You know i am, other wise you wouldn't have fled like that. You should have just let me have my way with him. Not a chance in hell he would stand a chance against me. I'm stronger than anyone likes to admit. Inuyasha told us that himself." Kagome snarled darkly in her mind "And risk the babies? I don't think so. Now leave me alone."
Doing as it was told, for once, it reseeded back into the far corners of her mind. Hours flew past, and in that time she had breast fed all three babies and tidied up, as best as she could, the flat they were inhabiting. No longer able to withstand the call of sleep she stood, stretched her aching muscles, then collected the triplets and made her way to the bedroom.
It wasn't grand but it would do for the time being. There was a large-ish futon complete with a thick quilt. While cleaning up the place, she unconsciously purified everything she touched, ridding them of dirt, germs and other nasty things. And it wasn't like she had anywhere else to go. She refused to go back to the shrine. Just thinking about facing her mother made her blood boil, for a reason she knew not. Only that she had betrayed her and she was no longer a family member in Kagome's eyes. Her inner demon chirped up at the though, telling of how 'she was more like a dog demon than she thought'. Of course the voice faded as Kagome replied with a rather nasty threat, not that she could ever carry it out, her inner demon was just that. Inside her. Crumpling up the quilt so that she could securely place the babies in it, knowing that there was no way they could fall out, she then laid beside them, her arm draping over them holding them tightly. Within minutes all where asleep. As darkness took over her mind, her control over masking their scent and aura was broken. A couple of blocks away, Sesshomaru caught a 'whiff' and wasted no time at all tracking them down.
"I've found you.."
Well here you go, chapter two up for you to read!! If anyone has any questions please ask and i will answer as best i can. Hope you like it, and please review!!
