DISCLAIMER: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi / the television series are produced by Sunrise.
Later that morning, the daiyōkai took the miko back to her at the family shrine so her family wouldn't worry about her absence. When they arrived at the shrine, her mother greeted the two at the door and gave the daiyōkai a puzzled look. Her mother knew what he was, and she had an inkling that he was somehow related to the hanyō her daughter had grown very fond of. She also knew that hanyōs were frowned upon by most yōkai, so she didn't dare bring up the likeness.
Sensing the tension in her mother, the miko cleared her throat, "Mom, this is Sesshōmaru Taishō, Sesshōmaru this is my mom. I met Sesshōmaru when I was in the feudal era mom.
"Ahhh. It's nice to meet you Sesshōmaru, I'm glad my daughter found a friend from that time again. Maybe you'll bring some life back to my daughter, kami knows she needs it." her mother smiled.
A light blush appeared across the miko's cheeks, "Oh you hush mom. I wanted to talk to you about something."
"Of course, did you want your friend to accompany us as well?"
Before she could reply, he shook his head, "It's a pleasure to meet you Mrs. Higurashi, but I have to politely decline as I have some business to attend to back at the office. Perhaps another time we could all get together for dinner?"
"Oh that would be wonderful! You are welcome here any time Sesshōmaru." her mother beamed at him, happy that her daughter found someone with manners.
He pulled the miko into a gentle embrace, leaning his head down to her ear and whispering ever so softly, "I will be back for you later, little one."
This sent shivers down her spine, and she fought to keep herself composed. With that, the daiyōkai turned and walked down the series of stairs that led out the front gate. Her mother ushered the still blushing miko inside the house, before making her way towards the kitchen. There was a few moments of silence before anyone decided to speak.
"Mom, what are we?" the miko inquired rather bluntly.
Blinking in surprise, she realized what her daughter had meant, and she replied, "I could tell you we were just humans, but I'm sure the reason you're asking is because we aren't. I wanted you to live the most normal life you could, there had been a prophecy told for generations of our family."
"What prophecy? You haven't told me about one." she raised an eyebrow as she took a seat at the table.
Sighing, her mother looked at her with a serious face, "It was foretold that one of our family's generations of women would be able to breach the passageway of time, return to a time that wasn't hers and touch many hearts of those she came across on her quest to defeat an evil that threatened the lands. But I thought it was just a prophecy, I didn't honestly think it would come true. I wanted you to experience as much of a human life before you began any training and then learned of our wolf yōkai heritage."
"Did..did dad know when you guys were together?" she asked quietly.
A sad smile pulled at her mother's lips, "Yes, your father knew sweetheart, but he was not a yōkai. While it is true that he died before your brother was born, it was not an accident. Someone from my past knew I had fallen in love with a human and taken him for a mate, and they were not happy with it. They thought that by taking your father out of the picture that I would be theirs, but obviously that was not the case."
"Oh mom..I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought him up. I know how hard it is for you to talk about dad." the miko sniffled, tears threatening to well up in her eyes as the truth behind her father's death was spoken out loud.
Her mother shook her head, "Don't be sorry for seeking knowledge Kagome, that's just who you are. So tell me, was it Mitsuko who came to you dear? She's a sweetheart you know, she taught me how to go through my first transformation and how to control it. I haven't done it in years though, given that we live in the city. Sometimes I wish the world was a more forgiving place for yōkai."
"Yeah, it was Mitsuko that came to me in my dream last night. I wish it was too mom, it's such a shame that yōkai had to go into hiding just to survive. I understand why people were scared of them, honestly I was at first too but I met a decent bit of good yōkai. They're just the same as people, some are bad and some are good and some are somewhere in between. Hey mom?" she propped her chin in the palm of her hand as she leaned her elbow on the table.
Her mother raised an eyebrow, "That's very intuitive of you to observe Kagome, what did I do to deserve a smart child? Yes?"
"Is Sōta yōkai too? Or is it only passed down to the first child or first girl?"
A thoughtful look crossed her mothers face, "My side of the family has always had a first born girl, and as far as I know every girl has carried on the crossbred genes. As for boys, there haven't really been any in the family. So I'm not entirely sure if your brother will or won't. Only time will tell."
"I guess we will just have to wait and see. Anyway, I have to do my history homework for this week. I haven't gotten a chance to finish reading the chapter of the new book we got, and I'm supposed to answer questions about it. So, I'll be in my room if you need me."
As she stood up, her arm fell back to her side and had momentarily moved the hair that covered the mark she forgot was on her neck. Her mother caught a glimpse for a mere second, though she didn't say anything about it. She knew her daughter would talk to her about it when she was ready, and she didn't want to push her away by forcing an answer out of her. She waved the miko off, going back to cleaning things around the kitchen as she had been doing earlier.
When the miko got up to her room, she padded her feet towards her desk and sat on her small swivel chair. Reaching into her school bag, she pulled out the worksheet and the history book she had been given in class. She was still unsure whether it had been the kitsune or the daiyōkai who had written the book about her, but regardless she was curious to read through it all. She wondered how long it had taken them to make the book, let alone find someone who would believe it and publish it.
The first chapter had been about the day she had fell into the sacred well when the centipede monster had grabbed her from behind, and how she had seen the hanyō pinned to the sacred tree, among other things from her first few days in the feudal era. As she read through the chapter, she relived the memories as if they had happened the day before and not years ago. She remembered how when she had seen the hanyō, her first instinct was to touch his dog ears. They had been so interesting to her, though she knew it was wrong of her to just touch them without permission. Thankfully, she hadn't told anyone about that, and it wasn't in the book.
After what seemed like several hours, the miko had finished all of her weekend homework, not just her history homework. She stood up from her swivel chair and stretched her arms into the air above her head. As she stretched, she felt a pull on the muscles in her neck, and her hand went to touch the sore spot. A shiver ran down her spine as she reminisced on the night before, and she subconsciously bit the corner of her lip at the memory.
No sooner than she had begun reminiscing, did the daiyōkai come through her bedroom door. She had been so lost in thought that she didn't feel his approaching presence to the house, let alone up the stairs to her room. She blinked, suddenly realizing the heat behind her wasn't the room being warm but instead the daiyōkai whom she had been thinking about.
The daiyōkai wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, leaning down and whispering in her ear, "Dare this Sesshōmaru ask what was on your mind? You seemed to be very lost in thought. Your mother let me in and told me where your room was, this Sesshōmaru hopes you don't mind."
"Mm, you can ask but whether I'll tell you or not is a different story. I don't mind at all, I would say a little warning would've been nice but if I hadn't been lost in thought I would've felt your aura approaching so that was totally on me." she could feel the heat rushing to her cheeks, glad that she wasn't facing him just yet.
He lightly grazed his teeth against the soft flesh of her ear lobe, "This Sesshōmaru has an idea what you were thinking about, only because the scent of your arousal is very intoxicating. This Sesshōmaru does have another inquiry. Would you prefer to stay here at the shrine and visit or would you be open to moving in at some point?"
"I should've known there would be a specific smell you could pick up on. Wait. You can't just drastically change the subject like that! I mean, yes at some point I would be open to moving in but I feel like it would be too soon at the moment. I would like to set a pace for us, so we aren't moving to slow or too fast." she whirled around and stared into his golden eyes.
He stared intensely back into her chocolate eyes, a silver eyebrow arched, "While this Sesshōmaru would prefer to wake up every day with you in his arms, he has already waited 500 years and can wait as long is needed if is what that helps you be comfortable. Just say the word and it will be arranged. For the time being, your mother wanted this Sesshōmaru to accompany you guys for dinner tonight. Which is already ready, she asked this Sesshōmaru to bring you downstairs."
"Thank you for being patient with me, it means more than you could imagine. I was just finishing up school work so that works out great actually, I always work up an appetite when I cram work in." a smile tugged at the corner of her lips and she tugged on his hand as she made her way back out of her bedroom door.
In the kitchen, her grandfather and her brother sat on one side of the table as they usually did while her mother was busying herself setting up the plates and drinks for everyone. Her brother's eyes lit up when they saw the daiyōkai behind her, he had heard they would be having a guest but he didn't know it would be another one of his sister's friends from the feudal era. He hoped that this one would stick around longer than the last one, and would treat his sister better. He hated to see her cry when she would come home from the feudal era after fighting with Inuyasha.
A/N: Alright! You guys are completely caught up with where this story is on my Wattpad now. Updates are on Tuesdays, so you won't have to wait long until the next chapter comes out!
I've been trying to think of a good way to leave the story at for now. I want to let you guys know that there will be two more chapters before I end this story, but don't worry! I WILL be back with a sequel.
I just wanted to take a bit of time to myself, maybe a week or so while I'm preparing to go to PAX West at the end of the month. I will have chapters started, but I wont publish them until I get back from PAX. So STAY TUNED!(: As always, thank you for being lovely readers. I hope you enjoy, and have a good night/morning/day!