{A/N} Well, this is the last chapter. If you want another chapter, or don't like how it ended, you can post a review with ideas. otherwise, this is the final chapter, I have absolutely no inspiration left for this story. So, I'm setting it as 'complete' for now.
Groaning slightly, Hojo picked his head up, gah...his head was pounding. Suddenly everything flooded back to him, "ARASHI! YOU BASTARD!" He yelled as he ran out of his office after noticing his keys were gone.
After reaching Kagome's room, "AARRAASSHHIIIIII!" He screamed as an overwhelming sense of rage filled him.
Soon the sounds of footsteps came walking up the hallway. "What the HELL did you do, Arashi! We had an agreement!"
Hojo saw the boy's raven black wings round the corner, the rest of him following after the feathered appendage. He did not look one bit remorseful for what he'd done. Arashi stared right into Hojo's eyes, and in a deathly calm voice, he answered. "I did what was right, and you know what they say," A smirk formed, "A good deed is always rewarded, wouldn't you say so, Father?" A feeling somewhere between nerve-tingling joy and inner-peace filled him as he spoke that one, GLORIOUS word. A part of him wanted to hop up and down from the sheer overwhelming amount of joy he felt from telling others of his new-found family.
"Yes, I would most certainly agree to that, my son." Sesshomaru said with a dark, almost bloodthirsty smirk as he rounded the corner.
Another wave of joyful happiness flooded through his system, it'd been so many years since he'd been called that, it felt so good to have such a simple thing back in his life..
Hojo's blood froze solid, oh god...was that why his limbs refused to cooperate and allow him to run? He knew it'd be pointless, but there was no way in hell that he'd be able to win a fight with the demon lord. "A-Arashi! I-I can pay you! A-anything you want! J-JUST NAME IT AND IT'S YOURS! JUST PROTECT ME FROM HIM!"
"Protect you?" Arashi parroted with a tone of amusement, he bent over slightly and let out a few hearty chuckles. Then looked up and took a few steps towards Hojo, a dark scowl on his face. "There is nothing that you can possibly offer me to best what Sesshomaru and Kagome have given to me and my brother. Something he and I have WISHED to have again." He felt his eyes grow hot with impending tears, but they would not fall, he wouldn't allow them to. "Do you want to guess what they'd given us?" Arashi backed Hojo against the wall. "They've accepted us into their family! Even after we'd kidnapped her, they still accepted us! So don't you DARE even THINK you could possibly provide something more valuable than that."
Sesshomaru walked forward calmly. Hearing the boy talk, Sesshomaru felt a sense of pride, Arashi was certainly loyal, perhaps even loyal as a dog. Yes...he would make a fine addition to his family. "You can go home, Arashi, I will take care of it from here."
"Home..." Arashi whispered, another so incredibly simple thought that most people wouldn't even give a moment's notice, but to Arashi, it meant the world to him, he had a, "HOME" to go to, with a TRUE FAMILY waiting there for him to return! "Yes, of course, Father. Just try not to spill too much blood, Mother will be upset if you do" OH! It felt SO GOOD to be able to have a mother again!
"Hnhnhn, I will certainly try, my boy, now, go home." Sesshomaru chuckled softly, he could see the overwhelming joy that filled the young demon, it rolled off him in waves.
"You know...I suppose I must thank you, even though a minuscule amount, if it weren't for you, those boys you hired wouldn't have the one thing they wanted more than anything. Something, so simple, that most people take for granted." Sesshomaru reached up and gave his cheek a pat, "so thank you, you've at least managed to accomplish that in your time. Now, Hideki...because of that, I will give you a gift of sorts, I will allow you to choose how I end your life, I can do so quick and painlessly, despite my beast's wishes to rip you limb from limb. Besides, my mate absolutely despises it when I get blood on my claws, and dismembering you would get your blood everywhere. So, what'll it be?"
In that moment, Hojo's fight or flight response...well, seemed to be malfunctioning, actually. He just stood there, shaking.
Sesshomaru gave his cheek a gentle pat, "Well, if you don't choose, then I suppose I'll just find a midway point, and simply snap your tiny neck."
Sesshomaru felt his beast growling in approval, it wasn't quite what he wanted. But he was sure it'd be painful, even if only for a second, and if he was careful, the fool's head would remain connected to the rest of his body. "Hmph, fine, but just so you know, I will make sure that you don't get the chance to reincarnate your soul." Sesshomaru stepped back, and drew Tenseiga, "Meido Zangetsu Ha!" He then swung the fang, and a circle appeared from behind Hojo. It swallowed him whole, then closed. Taking a deep breath, Sesshomaru re-sheathed his sword, and let out a sigh, finally...it was over. He'd never see Hideki, or Hojo, ever again. His meido had sent the fool to underworld, or...HELL as some would call it. Justice...ahh, justice has finally been passed. Walking down the hallway, Sesshomaru found a sense of peace flow through him.
After returning home, he found Kagome waiting for him at the foyer.
"So? What happened?"
"He is gone." He replied, pulling her into his arms, oh...by the gods, he'd never tire of her scent.
"S-so how much blood-"
"Not even a single drop" Sesshomaru said before she could even finish asking.
"Wh-wha?! Really?!" She froze for a moment, then relaxed
"I had told him that it was because of his actions that Arashi and Kouji got what they'd so very much wished to have once more; a family, and a place to truly call home. I sent him directly to the underworld with my meido."
"hmm, I'm sure your beast isn't completely-"
"Think of it this way, while I may not be the one to truly make him suffer for what he's done, those who dwell in the underworld will do so in my place."
"Mmmm, when you say it like that, perhaps I-mmmphf!...mmmm-...ok, ok. I give, now... Let me tell you how much it means to me that you accepted those boys into our family. Kouji is always calling me his mama, and he's playing games with Shippo. Oh, you should have seen him, he looked like it's Christmas morning! He's so happy he just can't contain it all, and it just warms my heart to see that. Thank you, Sesshomaru, so much..."
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"Well then, ultimately, we weren't of much help as it would seem." Rossi shrugged, his go-bag slung across his shoulders.
"Hey, I'm glad we didn't have to go storming in there with Lord Sesshomaru. We've seen some sick and twisted stuff in our time at BAU but I'm sure seeing a DEMON go hell's fury on our unsub would be more than I could handle seeing," Morgan shuddered, his go-bag also hung from his shoulders.
"I have to agree with Morgan on this." JJ said, grimacing. "I can help but imagining him ripping him limb from limb. He certainly looks more than strong enough to do it."
"I'd say even though we weren't needed in the end, it's still a good day," Hotch agreed.
"I'll say, it was so heartwarming to see those two boys be welcomed into a family like that." JJ smiled.
"Now, don't you start the water works on us just yet, JJ." Morgan teased, slinging an arm over her shoulder.
"Hey, I'm not that much of a crybaby, Morgan!" JJ laughed, ducking out of his grasp.
[Reid voice-over] There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. - Bhagavad Gita 16:21