Ch. 9
Kagome and the group had stayed out side long after their plates were clean. It had been a long time since they had all been together like this. Suddenly Inuyasha sighed, "Here comes the ice prick to ruin everything." Kagome looked behind her knowing that is what he called her mate.
Sure enough there was Sesshomaru looking slightly irritated. "What did you just call me, half-witt?"
"Ice prick. You know cause your always so cold and a prick." He said with a slight grin trying his hardest to push his button.
Sesshomaru's glare was intense. "I believe I have told you before to watch your tongue or I will cut it out."
"Oh, shut up you won't do shit!" Inuyasha boasted. Sesshomaru quickly drew his sword and grabbed Inuyasha by the jaw. He smacked Sesshomaru's hand away and jumped into the tree. "What the fuck, you cant really go around cutting out people's tongues!"
"I don't want to cut out people's tongue's. Just yours, since you never know when to silence it." Sesshomaru replied fiddling with his sword. Kagome stood up in front of her mate settling the situation before anything could happen. Sesshomaru's gaze immediately turned to his miko's. "I need to speak with you." He simply said walking off.
Kagome looked back at her friends, "Well apparently I have to go." She said with a laugh. "I'll see you guys around." She hurried off the way Sesshomaru had gone. She looked around to see him no where. She continued to the door until someone grabbed her around the waist and dragged her behind a tree. She did not scream she had already sensed who it was. "I thought there was something important to discuss." She said with a light giggle.
"Yes. Very. Important. Things." Sesshomaru replied laying a kiss along her neck and collarbone between each word. His hand slid underneath her blouse to her flat stomach. "It seems we have free time to ourselves for a while."
He continued laying tantalizing kisses on her neck. She was barely able to mutter out, "Inu?"
"Asleep and when he is awake he will be busy with the seamstress." He replied making his way up to her ear her weak spot.
"Mmm Sessh..." was her reply which earned a growl from Sesshomaru. He quickly grabbed her around the waist and they were in their room in a flash.
-/-
All Shippo saw was a flash of his adoptive parents before they were up the stairs and gone. Honestly he liked it better when he didn't know what they were doing. He sighed he had honestly wanted to talk to Kagome alone. He had yet to do so and he had spent many years without his mother. He had finished breakfast and found out she was in a meeting. He wandered into the library for a while. When he finally ventured out to find her he only caught the glimpse. He sighed apparently he wasn't on her top list of priorities. He went outside to the training dojo to take out some of his frustration.
-/-
Kimi made her way to Inutaisho's room. The seamstress had just arrived and was excited to dress another member of the royal household. Finally making it to his door she began to knock. "Master Inutaisho it's time to get up." After a few more knocks she heard movement and waited.
Soon a messy headed teen opened the door, "Is the seamstress here already?" He asked.
Kimi giggled, "Yes, she just got here. And she is very excited to meet you."
He rubbed his hand over his face. "Ok I'm coming." He replied running back in his room to straighten himself up. He looked over at Kyo to see him still sleeping on the couch. He grabbed a pillow and threw it at him. "You just gonna sleep all day?" Inu asked.
"Believe me I could. Hey, do you know when I'm going home cause if I don't tonight my mom will flip. Luckily, I already told her I'd probably be staying at your house for the weekend. But we're supposed to have school tomorrow." Kyo told his friend.
"I don't know. I mean my mom knows you have to go back she'll figure something out. I mean she's not gonna kidnap you. I'll ask her when I see her, right now I gotta go to get some clothes made."
Kyo smirked. "You think they'll make me something too? It'd be a totally badass costume." He got up throwing the blanket aside.
"Hmm. I think the right is reserved for royalty only. No peasants allowed." Inu joked.
"My how our majesty's head has swelled in just a few days." Kyo said with an eccentric bow.
Inu laughed. "Come on let's go." They walked out the door to find Kimi waiting. "Kimi this is Kyo. Kyo, Kimi. You sorta met earlier."
"Ah! It's nice to finally see the face hidden under the blankets." Kimi joked.
"Hey, I swear I wasn't meant to get up early!" Kyo joked back.
"Come on. We mustn't keep our guest waiting." Kimi said leading the way. They finally made it to a private sitting room inside there were two demons. One was younger that looked to be around their age and had dark navy blue hair that was simply put up and silver eyes. The older one seemed to be in her late 30s. She had lavender hair and eyes to match, her hair was more intricately done and had multiple ornaments dangling out of it. Her kimono was finer too.
The purple haired one stepped up to Inu. "And you must be prince Inutaisho! I am Ichiko, and this is my assistant Machi. We'll be getting some measurements and kimono designs done today. You know you're about the same size as your father was around this age." Inutaisho gave her a look and she laughed. "And I think your father gave me that same look when I told him the same thing. And if you are like your father you're about to hit a growth spurt soon. I swear for two years straight I couldn't keep him in clothes. Machi can you get the measuring tape?" Her assistant ran to the bag. "And prince Inutaisho if you would stand here with your arms out, we can get your measurements."
"Uh. Like this." He asked unsure, he had never had clothes made for him before.
"Yes like that. Honestly you and your mother both. What do you do for clothing sizes where you're from?" Ichiko said beginning to measure.
"Well they just mass produce clothes and you pick out the ones in your size already made." Inu replied.
She looked up at him from the floor. "That seems like a lot of work and a lot of sewing."
"Well we do have machines to help." He looked around to see all the girls in the room confused. "It's hard to explain..." he saw Kyo making his way over to the assistant Machi. He rolled his eyes, the boy's mind always seemed to be on girls.
She finished the measurements and Machi ran to put the tape away. She then grabbed a book of swatches and handed it to Ichiko. Ichiko sat down on a couch and motioned for Inu to join her. When he sat down she opened up the book. "Now you're father has a preference for red and white of course. And your mother tends to change them. So the question is what colors would you like?" She asked flipping through the swatches.
Finally she flipped to a blue that was the same shade as his holy energy. "That one I like that color."
"Ah yes a royal blue very fitting." She said with a smile.
He began flipping until he found a red that matched his demonic energy. "And this color too."
She held the two colors next to each other. "You know I wouldn't have put those two together, but now that I'm looking at it they look good. Do you want everything to be these two colors or change it up with other outfits?"
"How many are you making me?" Inutaisho asked surprised.
"At least a few, to at least get you started. Then we worry about making more after I deliver these." Ichiko replied.
"Um I guess I like some with those two colors. And you can do one black and red. And one grey and blue. That's all I can really think of right now."
"Oh no that is good, prince Inutaisho. Now for the hard part designs. And if you're anything like your mother the typical style isn't going to suit you. Now I made a few sketches some are traditional some are a little bit tweaked. You just tell me what you think and we'll try to make them into something you like." She told him.
"Um, ok lets see what you've got." He said looking over the sketch book.
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Sesshomaru was sitting at the edge of the bed. He was putting his shoes on but was still shirtless. Kagome slid over, wrapped in said shirt, she rested her head on his lap. "How come you always distract me from what I'm supposed to be doing?" She asked.
His chest rumbled with a low chuckle. "Because, my little miko, you have this irritating habit of distracting me and I simply can't be the only one distracted." He replied leaning over her face smiling. His hair creating a curtain around them.
Kagome reached up running her hand through his hair, "I missed you..."
"And I you." Sesshomaru replied.
"I have to talk to you about something." Kagome said continuing to play with his hair.
"And what is that?" Sesshomaru asked raising one eyebrow.
"It's about Inu's friend Kyo. He needs to go home today." She told him.
He sighed, "Kagome..." he said sitting back.
She sat up as well. "I know it's dangerous right now but he has a family of his own that he needs to get to. He doesn't belong here, Sesshomaru."
He sighed. "Leaving now would be taking an unnecessary risk. It could be putting us and the boy in danger."
"Seashomaru, his family won't even know where he is or if he's ok. We can fly there we'd be there and back in no time."
"The moth demons can fly as well you know." He replied sarcastically. "And you have a habit of getting yourself into unnecessary danger."
"I'm not 18 anymore Sesshomaru." Kagome said in a huff.
He smirked. "Really you could have fooled me." He said leaning over and playfully tugging on her hair.
"Sesshomaru this is serious!" She said knocking his hand away.
Sesshomaru's sighed looking at her stern face. "Alright I have a few more things that need attended to then we shall get him home."
Her face immediately softened, "Thank you, Sesshomaru."
He pulled her onto his lap, "You're welcome, my little miko." He gently kissed her. When he broke the kiss his hand travelled down to the ties of his shirt Kagome was wearing. "But I believe I am going to need this back if I am to get any work done."
"But it's so comfy!" Kagome exclaimed. Which made Sesshomaru chuckle. "But I guess if I want you to hurry up I'll have to give it up." She leaned in kissing him. Then she stood up changing into her own clothes.
As she went to hand the shirt back to her mate, he quickly wrapped his arms around her waist crashing his lips against hers. Kagome lost herself in it. She loved how he could make her feel so small and feminine; yet so strong and powerful to have the demon lord so enticed by her. He finally broke away caressing her cheek. "You don't know how bad I just want to stay here all day with you."
Kagome sighed heavily falling into Sesshomaru's chest. "Don't tempt me with things we can't have right now."
He chuckled, "Not yet, but soon my little miko. Once the chaos has calmed down there will be no escaping me." His old cold tone creeping in as he pushed her against the wall.
But Kagome knew he was only teasing. "Who says I won't be the one holding you captive." He growled attacking her neck.
Before they could get too far there was a knock on the door. She quickly broke away, "And that will be someone to haul you back to work."
He sighed heavily, "Unfortunately." He straightened himself up and made sure he looked presentable.
"Hey do you know where Shippo and Rin are?" She asked as she was doing the same.
He raised and eyebrow at her giving a small smirk, "The miko I knew could track down anyone she wanted to in this castle." He replied as he walked out the door.
Kagome huffed focusing her mind and powers on sorting out the auras to find that of her adoptive sons. As soon as she did she began to follow the trail outside towards the dojo. She started to become nervous the closer she got with how agitated his aura was. She quickly pushed forward. When she opened the door she was surprised to see a pack of fiery dogs in the room turn on her and start growling. On instinct she created a barrier around herself surveying the room, her eyes finally meeting with Shippo's. His were wide eyed as he quickly dispersed his fox fire. He was slightly appalled that his own mother felt the need to create a barrier because of him. It only reminded him of how much things had changed between them.
Kagome immediately put down her barrier when she locked eyes with her son. "You took me by surprise there. I was so shocked to see all those fiery dogs I put up a barrier... the boy I knew could only make small fox fire."
He snorted "That boy grew up long ago." He said as he went to grab a wooden practice sword. "I see you finally made some time to see me." He said right before attacking the dummy in the room.
His words felt like a knife to the heart, "I'm sorry I was a little busy earlier I-"
He cut her off his back still to her, "Yeah, you were real busy earlier, I saw you rush off with Sesshomaru."
The way he said it implied he knew exactly what they were rushing off to do. She felt ashamed. "I'm sorry I just- I got distracted but that is no excuse... and that's not even the true issue here..." Kagome began to cry a little bit and Shippo finally turned to her. "The issue is I left you, even if I didn't mean to, I still left you. And no amount of words or apologies will ever make up for that, but I can't tell you how much I regret my decision that day to jump through that well. I can't explain to you how often I thought about you, or wondered how big you were getting, or was thinking about how great of a big brother you would be to Inu." She had begun moving closer to him. "I can't tell you how much I missed you. How much I missed my first son. How much I wanted to be home with my family." By now she was standing directly in front of him. When she reached out and touched his arm the wooden sword dropped from his hand. "I am so sorry, Shippo. I am so sorry."
He fell into her arms his head on her shoulder. "I missed you mama." Shippo said.
"I missed you too." Kagome felt as if her family was becoming whole again with her son in her arms. She comforted him while she thought about the one beautiful girl who liked to speak in third person. She was the one person she still needed to talk to to make her family whole again.
