Chapter Eight: Lights of All Kinds
Sesshomaru soared though the night air as he leapt towards his favourite place, a place no mere human could reach at a whim, the outstretched hand of Christ the Redeemer. Sitting there looking over the city he called home made him feel like the lord he was by blood. His father had always told him they came from a line of noble demons, and that he and his brother within the secret demon society each had the title of lord as was their birth right.
Demons had once proudly ruled over the world, striking fear into the human's fragile hearts. But as the ages came and went, the humans multiplied into immeasurable numbers and began to fight back against the demons they had feared for so long. It was the sheer number of humans which made the difference in the war between species to rule the earth.
It was the humans who had prevailed with their holy priestesses and priests, and their ever evolving weapons. The demons were forced to blend into the human driven society and live as the very creatures they despised. As he relaxed into a comfortable sitting position he smelt the air and then knew he wasn't alone. Kagome was nearby.
Looking down, he spotted her sitting with her back leaning against the statue, staring out at the sunset. The sharp scent of salt faintly entered his nose and he knew that it was not from the ocean, she was crying. Sesshomaru fought the urge to groan again. 'Stupid emotional girl this is the second time I've been here and she has been crying.'
He quickly checked to ensure his phone was on silent this time, since last time the wench Kagura had called him asking for another booty call and he nearly was spotted. His thoughts went to the sly, large breasted woman and he fought the urge to cringe. She had been upping the ante lately in trying to get him to regularly bed her and give her some form of commitment, but he wasn't going to give her one, good as a rut she may be.
Kagome began to shiver as the temperature dropped, so she slowly began to rise to her feet admiring how the sun's setting rays danced over the ocean. Rio really was one of the most beautiful places on earth. She turned to head back to her car, thinking of when she next needed to replace the brakes when a cool voice startled her.
"Where do you think you are going pretty lady?"
She whirled around to see a man towering over her, an arm outstretched to lean on the statue. His eyes were small, black and bead like as they regarded her like she was a piece of steak.
Shifting slightly, Kagome began thinking of various ways she could sprint off and get to her car. As the man, who was quite stocky leaned in to kiss or whisper in her ear she really didn't know -nor did she want to find out, her whole body seemed to act on its own accord and sprung into action. Her hand came out to push him away, landing on his board chest before a brilliant pink light emitted from her hand and a blast of energy threw the man back, who was now screaming in agony.
The smell of burnt flesh brought Kagome back to her senses and she looked at her hand which was now back to normal except for the fact it was shaking, since she had began to shake when realisation hit as to what just happened.
Sesshomaru stood in awe He had felt the boar's arrival but thought naught of it until he had smelt the fear from the human. He had rose to his feet intending to help her if the boar demon attempted to defile her in anyway, just because he was an asshole didn't mean he thought it okay to for a male to force himself on a female.
But when he rose to descend he witnessed her blast the pig with what looked like holy energy. Was she a priestess? He then observed her shock and panic and he came to the conclusion, if she was, she hadn't known it until now. He descended down the other side of the statue, so she wouldn't see him and then made his way around to where she stood frozen.
"Are you okay?"
Kagome heard the familiar voice, and without giving it a second thought she rushed into his arms sobbing into the soft shirt he wore. Sesshomaru awkwardly put his arms around the crying, trembling female in his arms shocked at her reaction.
They stood there for awhile until she was all cried out and was just resting against his chest. Kagome soon had calmed down, she then realised whose arms she was in and pulled back abruptly her puffy eyes darting to his face.
"I'm sorry." She whispered before rushing past him, breaking out into a full out run towards her car. Sesshomaru moved over to where the boar demon lay groaning and observed his wounds. On his chest was a blackened, charred and blistered burn that could only have come from holy energy. It seemed InuYasha's love interest was quite the interesting little human.
"Did you feel that?" a smooth deep seductive voice asked.
"Yes, it seems Rio has a resident priest or priestess." Kagura purred.
"Not that it is of any consequence to us, the burst was short and relatively weak. It would not be enough to stop our efforts."
"You are certain of this, Naraku?"
"I am more than certain. The only hurdle is Sesshomaru but so long as your plan works then all will be well." He said with a slight edge to his smooth tone.
Kagura gulped. She actually did care for Sesshomaru, that's why she jumped at Naraku's offer. But the prospect of him finding out that it had been she who had played a part in his underground empires down fall sent chills of regret down her spine. Naraku was warning her that her feelings had better not get in the way of him making his millions as well as securing Rio within his grasp.
Kagome drove on auto pilot and before she knew it she was in her driveway. A tap on her driver's side window brought her to her senses and she saw InuYasha's face smiling brightly at her. Remembering her decision on the hill before the incident occurred, she unbuckled her seatbelt taking a steadying breath and exited out of her car.
"You didn't call." She said flatly, as she locked her car.
"Sorry about that I got called into work early this morning to deal with an emergency but as soon as I could I got here."
InuYasha could tell something was up when she turned to him with eyes glittering with tears.
"Hey what's wrong? Come here." He soothed as he held her close. He took in her scent in a discrete sniff and stiffened instantly. She smelled of Sesshomaru.
"Nothing, I've just had an overwhelming day." She said quietly, wondering why he had tensed up.
"Oh." He knew he couldn't ask her if she had seen his brother, not without revealing he was in fact a half demon. It was bad enough hiding his mixed heritage, the bracelet around his wrist with engraved with ancient demonic runes was the only thing that stopped everyone seeing him for who he really was. But it had to be done.
The world would condemn him and he would be hunted down and most likely killed. Kagome pulled away and saw the look of deep concentration on InuYasha's face.
"Is everything okay?"
"Uh yeah I was just trying to remember if I did all I had to today at work."
"Speaking of thinking, I was doing some of my own."
"Oh?"
"About well, us you know. Maybe becoming a couple and seeing how it goes."
InuYasha's eyes grew wide and his heart began to pound. She wanted to be with him?
"You want to be with me?" he asked softly, placing a hand on her cheek and stroking it lightly.
"Yes. So why not give it ago?"
InuYasha grinned broadly then, more than thrilled at the prospect of having Kagome as his girlfriend.
"Let's give it a go."
He then leaned down and planted a soft kiss on her lips, and then held her close putting as much of his scent on her that he could to rid her of his brother's scent. They hadn't been intimate together but they had been close, proberly like a hug or something and he was going to find out why so a visit to his dear old brother was in order once he was done here.
Kagome felt safe in InuYasha's arms as the stars in the night sky twinkled overhead illuminating them in soft silver light. InuYasha's hair the colour of the moon blew in the slight breeze and caressed her cheek as she thought of how this was the start of a new chapter.
In his arms she wasn't forced to relive what had happened between her and the man at the statue. Nor did she have to think of how good it felt to be in his brothers arms, despite the bitter being he was. She felt InuYasha kiss the top of her head and murmur that it was cold so they should go inside. Yes, a new chapter with InuYasha was just what she needed to heal her once broken heart.
Two golden eyes watched InuYasha guide the very cold girl inside from a distance, narrowing in distaste. He had smelled the other woman on his brother during the meeting they had held that morning, and knew his brother had lain with her.
Now it seemed he was entering a relationship with this most peculiar girl, the girl who had been in his arms an hour or so before. Hopefully he made her mad and she fried him to a crisp for his half breed ignorance into courting and etiquette. You just did not sleep with a woman and ask another one out within twenty four hours.
Sesshomaru leapt down from the roof he had been perched on and darted off in his demon speed towards his car so the occupants of the house would not see hi lurking like a thief in the dark. He was going to take the girl from the half breed. He was going to figure out whether or not she was a priestess and how she could be of use to him. This had nothing to do with how good she felt in his arms. Not at all.
Bankotsu walked into the richly decorated house and headed straight for the room he knew the man he was looking for would be located.
"Ahh Bankotsu, what a pleasure. What news do you have?" the woman said in a voice like velvet.
"Sesshomaru has made his move. The largest shipment we have ever had is coming on New Year's, and we are talking a large amount of concealed cocaine. They are using second hand cars and hiding the drugs within the car seats. They will unload, take the drugs from the cars then sell the cars off to various car yards. They are set to make a killing. My cut alone is going to be half a million dollars."
"The amount of cocaine in circulation in Rio during new years will be great, are they not concerned of being caught that way?"
"No, as this cocaine has been produced by a lab tech in Japan who has rendered it undetectable by current methods. That is not to say they will not develop a way to test it in the future but in the immediate future they will be in the clear."
"What is the name of this technician?"
"No-one but Sesshomaru knows. This is how he has remained the best drugs importer in Rio. It is the same technician his father used to make his fortune. Demons love the stuff it makes them feel better about the fact they have to live in hiding."
"Naraku is not going to be pleased, he has a small shipment coming in just after new years and he won't sell it if everyone is already sated with Sesshomaru's stock."
"I know, it is an added bonus. How do you want to proceed from here Touran?"
The woman seated before him at her desk flashed him a feline like smile.
"We watch and we wait for the right moment to pounce."
