Father of My Child
I do not own Inuyasha… for the billionth time!
Chapter. 10
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"Ok, guys. We have to support Rin so don't say anything rude or hurtful," said Kagome, but turned back around to face Inuyasha, Kouga, Miroku and Jin. "On second thought…don't say anything at all, 'kay?"
"Oh, but my dear Kagome," cried Miroku, stroking Kagome's hands and smiling.
"We would never do anything rash like that."
Sango eyed Miroku in disbelief, muttering, "Rightttt…"
"How can you not believe in the words of your husband to be? Why must you treat me so cruelly? Why?" cried Miroku dramatically, putting his hand over his heart as if he were experiencing some type of pain.
"…."
Inuyasha folded his arms across his chest and started to complain, "Why does he have to be here? He probably doesn't even know Rin!"
Kouga glared at Inuyasha and Inuyasha in turn glared right back at him.
Kagome pulled Inuyasha away from Kouga and quietly said, "Well, he's here because…me and him are…trying to patch things up."
Kagome rushed on, hoping to take Inuyasha's mind off what she had just said. "I told him that I was coming here to see Rin and he wanted to come to…to support me."
This wasn't all true what Kagome had just told Inuyasha.
Kouga didn't want to go at first, claiming he had better things to do.
But when Kagome told him that Inuyasha was going to be there he was raring to go. No surprise to Kagome, those two always fought with each other and it seemed kind of childish to her.
"You and him are together!" shouted Inuyasha, outraged at her decision.
"No…not 'together'…"
"Kagome, he-
Inuyasha lowered his voice and whispered angrily, "Kagome, he just wants to get you in bed and nail you. Just like last time, too."
Kagome frowned and pulled on one of his ears, hissing, "Inuyasha, you're just mad because we're not going out anymore. Besides, he's Jin's father and I have to give him a chance."
"Jin doesn't need him. He's got me!" whispered Inuyasha, yanking his ear back.
"And I'm not mad just cause of that…"
"Inuyasha, you've always been jealous of Kouga. Just admit it, it'll make you feel better," teased Kagome, but still Inuyasha didn't look at her.
Kagome sighed but stopped and thought about it. Before Kouga came along Inuyasha and Jin were always together.
It'd be tough to lose Jin to Kouga if you were Inuyasha. She never thought about it but those two were…they were like father and son.
And she knew how much family meant to Inuyasha, since he didn't have a real one of his own.
She put her hand on his head and smiled.
"Inuyasha, Jin wont stop liking you," said Kagome quietly and pulled the curtain back, walking onto the stage with Jin where Rin was…practicing.
Miroku and Sango followed, arguing about something Miroku had done.
Inuyasha looked at Kouga and growled. Kouga walked up to face him and narrowed his eyes at his opponent.
"Listen, mutt face! If you think you have a chance with Kagome then you're out of your mind!" barked Kouga, glaring at Inuyasha with angry blue eyes.
"Oh yea, you flea bag? Well, if you think you can just show up and be Jin's dad then you got another thing commin'! You threw Kagome out after you had the balls to take advantage of her! You better watch out, Kouga Ookami, cause this fight isn't over. Not yet," snarled Inuyasha and stormed out onto the stage, leaving a shocked Kouga standing there.
He quietly made his way onto the stage, seeing Inuyasha standing next to Kagome brought out anger in him that he never knew he had possessed.
It was a kind of anger mixed with jealousy that burned itself into your mind, driving you crazy. He balled up his fists, digging his nails deep into his skin angrily.
Why did that bastard have to be so close to Kagome?
Why did it anger him so much?
"Kouga!"
He looked up and all his frustration and hate began to slowly disappear. Kagome was waving him over, smiling brilliantly. He sighed in relief and made his way over to them.
"Oh, hey! You must be Kouga. Did you like my dancing?"
Kouga looked over towards a girl with black hair that went down to her shoulders and bright brown eyes. She had light blue short shorts and a bright red bikini top on. She waited for an answer from him while holding a water bottle and occasionally taking small sips from it.
"Oh, well…I wasn't really watching," replied Kouga, scratching the side of his head in embarrassment.
"…Oh."
Kagome shook her head in disbelief when Miroku butted in. "How could you not see that? It was…" trailed off Miroku, clasping his hands together and grinning at the image in his mind.
Sango slapped Miroku continuously, trying to drive out the image in his head.
"Pervert, pervert, pervert!" shouted Sango, still slapping the hell out of him.
Jin peeked at Rin from behind Kagome, which made her cover his eyes immediately.
"Jin, you're too young to see that. I don't want you to turn into a perv, like Miroku," said Kagome, steering Jin away from Rin.
"Yeah, but I've seen girls like that from a magazine Inuyasha showed me," said Jin, looking up at his mom.
"Oh…is that so?" asked Kagome, turning her gaze towards Inuyasha.
Inuyasha jumped and replied quickly, "Well, he has to know…about these things. Yah know…?"
Kagome flung her purse at him, which he quickly avoided and laughed, "Missed! You've got such a pathetic aim, Kagome!"
One of her shoes quickly subdued his talking, making Jin laugh along with everyone else.
"Damn it, Kagome! Stop being such a bitch!" yelled Inuyasha.
"Stop being such jerk-ass!" yelled Kagome, putting her hands on her hips.
"…A jerk-ass?"
"It sounded so much better in my head," replied Kagome.
Kouga looked at Inuyasha and Kagome as they continued to fight with each other.
He narrowed his eyes in anger, remembering that those two had been a couple.
He couldn't stand the thought of Inuyasha touching Kagome and her enjoying it.
Her moaning at his touch.
The sound of Kagome's moaning filled his head, echoing against the walls of his subconscious.
He lowered his head and focused his gaze on the boarded floor, sickened.
The image of Inuyasha in bed with Kagome flooded his mind and he frantically tried thinking of something else. Raising his head up he looked over at Kagome and saw Inuyasha put his hand on her shoulder.
Through clenched teeth he muttered, "Inuyasha…"
He appeared instantly at her side and slapped Inuyasha's hand off of her shoulder. Inuyasha blinked at the force of the slap but quickly regained his composure.
"What's your problem?" Inuyasha demanded angrily.
"Your face is my problem. Every time I look at you it pisses me off," growled Kouga, standing in front of Kagome.
"What also pisses me off is you touchin' Kagome!"
"Well, you know what pisses me off?" asked Inuyasha.
"No."
"…Your so brainless…you don't even know," mumbled Inuyasha.
"How would I know what pisses you off?" asked Kouga, staring at Inuyasha and raising his eyebrow.
"…"
"It must be nice not to have a brain, Inuyasha."
"What?"
"Did I stutter?"
Inuyasha clenched his fists and hissed, "She's not your girlfriend or anything. I do what I please so you better get used to it."
Kouga managed not to tear his rivals tongue out. Instead he breathed, "You only started datin' her to get to her sister, Kikyo."
Everyone gasped, covered their mouths in shock and gave Inuyasha evil glares.
Inuyasha stuttered and pointed his finger at Kouga accusingly.
"You…you…you bastard! At least I didn't bang her up, throw her out, get her pregnant and think she wouldn't be pissed at you!"
Everyone gasped, covered their mouths in shock and gave Kouga evil glares.
Inuyasha continued with his rant, gaining more of his confidence back. "And all she did was bring you home after you got all drunk and shit. She wanted to help you and what do you do? You force yourself on her!"
"That's enough."
Everyone looked over at the flustered Kagome. She took Jin by the hand made her way to the exit.
"Kagome!" yelled Inuyasha and Kouga after her.
"Stay away!" yelled Kagome hotly, her grip on Jin's hand tightening.
She pulled Jin out of he building, slamming the door behind her in anger.
"Those little…snots!"
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Sesshomaru looked up, annoyed. He had been working on his daily paperwork and such when he noticed something.
"Why is it so…quiet all of a sudden?" he asked himself in annoyance, putting his pen down and leaning back in his chair.
Usually he was annoyed by the constant chitchat that went on around his building. Rin always burst in when he was immersed in his paperwork and didn't have the time for her antics. He never knew how she did it but she always stayed her happiest and always finished her paperwork. Always.
He smiled softly at the thought of that girl. She was so perky and he could never figure her out, but that's why he loved her so much. She never did care about the way she acted.
He stood up and made his way around his desk towards the door.
Rin's office was the first he checked and to his dismay found no one. He then made his way to Sango's and Kagome's offices. No one was working in them either.
He stormed his way over to the entrance where the front desk was.
"You, why are the major offices empty?" asked Sesshomaru annoyed that he didn't know since he was the boss of this establishment and felt superior to everyone.
(Major offices means that Rin, Sango, and Kagome are all working in offices that help the company most. Um, the important ones I guess)
He didn't feel too superior at the moment.
It's not that he disliked the woman. It's just that he didn't bother with most people and didn't care to meet new ones. She was an average looking woman working in a business. Glasses that weren't too big, ponytail, lipstick and a business suite.
"Well, you see-
"Why aren't any of them working?"
"Ah-
"Where is my fiancée?" he asked testily, clasping his hands together and resting them against the top of the desk.
(Ok, I'm pretty sure I made Rin Sesshomaru's fiancée… -- but if I didn't just tell me and I'll change it.)
"My, my! Aren't you the busy one! I bet you don't relax often, do you sir?" asked the woman in front of him.
He glanced at her nametag and sighed. 'Great' he thought. 'An American'
"I do not see how that is any of your concern…Janice," replied Sesshomaru in disdain.
"Eheh…" laughed Janice nervously.
She bent down and retrieved a stack of books, setting them down carefully beside her computer. She took one and handed it to Sesshomaru.
"I bet you enjoy reading, don't you sir? I'm an aspiring writer and it would please me if you could find time in your busy schedule to read one of my many wondrous books."
Sesshomaru glanced at her in sheer disbelief. 'Did this woman actually think he would even consider reading this filth of hers?'
He slowly took her book forced himself to smiles in thanks.
"Now I really must get back to work. These calls don't answer themselves, you know," chirped Janice.
He turned away from her and made his way back to his office, book in hand. "Somehow I get the feeling I've just been coned…."
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"Kagome, wait-
Kouga was interrupted by the most terrible voice known to man.
"My darling!"
He slowly turned around and felt as if he had entered hell for the first time.
"A-Ayame?" gasped Kouga in shock and horror. He stared at her as she came skipping over to him, those damn pigtails of hers bouncing up and down.
"Yes it is I…your true love!" cried Ayame dramatically and flung herself at Kouga.
"My wha?" gasped Kouga, sickened at her touch.
"Please accept a kiss from my supple lips," said Ayame and puckered up, closing her eyes.
"No way! Get off me you crazy bitch!" yelled Kouga, trying his best to force her off of him.
Kagome huffed angrily and stuffed Jin into the car, slamming the door shut and getting in the front seat.
Kouga struggled to get to Kagome before she angrily drove off. "Kagome, this is NOT what it looks like!"
Ayame tightened her grip on Kouga, glaring furiously at Kagome.
"Gyaaaaaah! Your touch burns!" yelled Kouga, trying to pry her body off of his with his foot.
Ayame squealed and whispered, "I like it when you play hard to get!"
After a few minutes of watching them argue Miroku pointed and said, "Uh…Kouga?"
"What!" yelled Kouga in annoyance.
"Kagome's kind of…. gone."
He stared in horror at the fading shape of Kagome's car driving off down the road.
"NOOOOooooOOOOooooOOOO!" screamed Kouga in horror as Ayame jumped on him, knocking him to the ground with her on top of him.
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Sesshomaru came out of his office, throwing the book at the wall across from him and then slicing it into pieces with his 'poison whip'.
(Of course he had to shout 'Poison Whip!' before he actually used it XD)
"So? How was it? Did you like my book?" asked Janice, putting her pen down and looking up at Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru stared at her for about…five minutes until he said, "It makes me sick."
"…"
"I do not wish to waste my time on vulgar writings. If I need to relieve the lustful passions inside me then I shall send for Rin. Not your novels, "said Sesshomaru disdainfully and made his way back to his office for some 'alone time'.
Janice held up her phone, smiling. "Did you get all of that Rin?" asked Janice.
"…Yep."
"Well?"
"Well, he'll be relieving his lustful passions by himself…for a very long time," replied Rin from the phone.
(The Japanese say, "Moshi, Moshi!" when they greet someone on the phone. And I didn't wanna put it in here cuz it sounds retarded to meh XD)
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Kagome kicked the kettle full of scalding hot green tea across the room and watched in satisfactory as it smashed into little bits and pieces. Then she realized that the tea was seeping down the wall into her carpet.
"…Argh!" screamed Kagome in frustration.
"Mom-
Kagome whirled around, pointing her finger at Jin.
"I want you to study, darn it! And if I don't find you immersed in education-
"Uwaaaah!" shrieked Jin, running back into his room.
Kagome sat down in front of her small coffee table, breathing heavily.
Machiko hopped in with a new teakettle on top of her head and said, "Now that you're done unleashing your anger upon your defenseless son we can get started."
She pinched her lips together in anger and fiercely watched Machiko as she poured them both some steaming green tea.
She pushed a stack of thick books to the coffee table, facing across from Kagome. The pink plushy jumped up onto the stack of books, annoyed that she had to do this just to be reach Kagome's height.
"Why'd you even pour yourself a cup of tea? You can't drink it…can you?" asked Kagome.
"Well, no…but it just seemed like the appropriate thing to-
Machiko stopped and frowned, annoyed at the question. "That is not important."
She cleared her throat and began solemnly. "Your ancestor, Midoriko-
"Midoriko was my ancestor?" Kagome almost yelled, but gained her composure and patted her hair indifferently.
Machiko blinked in annoyance. "Didn't you ever wonder why your sister had this unusual ability to sense anything bad that was going to happen? From sensing when a thunderstorm would appear to how corrupt a person was. Kikyo had inherited much of Midoriko's Power. You, Kagome, have inherited the last bit of power that was left over."
"Wow…no wonder mom sent her off to a shrine to learn from priest what's his name," said Kagome and felt a tinge of jealousy come over her but just as it had come it was gone.
"Yes. Now, your ancestor Midoriko fought in a battle to control demons and basically making them powerless or purifying them. On the last day of battle a demon took advantage of her exhaustion, almost killing her-
"Oh no!"
"Oh yes… then with her last ounce of breath dug deep into the depths of her soul and purified the demon. Doing so she had created the shikon no tama-
Kagome gasped. "The jewel of four souls!"
Kagome remembered studying something about the shikon no tama in her History class when they went over myths and legends. It brought immense power to who ever had it in his or her possession and for some reason always brought pain, misery and death to its owner and to the people around it.
Her teacher or professor as he rather students said, Hishida-sama, was a very old man but saw everything that went on in his classroom and he always had some account from the past about half demons. His expression became very saddened while he spoke about the hardships they faced and today still do. Today they are common, but in the feudal era was when they first started being born. Some by accident, some out of love, but either way many relented them because they were co different Hishida-sama had often said after his stories.
Machiko continued with her story, the fluff on her plushy body became damp from the fumes of the tea as she spoke.
"Sadly she died right after doing this but her soul still remains trapped in the jewel, fighting off the very same demons she had fought long ago. Struggling to overcome these demons for the battle of the jewel," she said seriously.
There was a long silence that must have lasted about five minutes, giving them both time to reflect on what Machiko had just said.
Kagome gazed down into her tea, watching her reflection shakily.
'Midoriko…had she been ok with fighting all the time? It must have been…tiring. And how did Machiko now all of this? She tells it like she's been there or something. I'm pretty sure a book or scroll couldn't have had explained such a delicate thing…so novelistic' thought Kagome and looked up at Machiko, her suspicions growing.
To take her mind off these thoughts she asked, "Doesn't shikon mean four souls?"
Machiko nodded and leaned forward, her glass eyes looking straight into Kagome's brown ones.
"Yes. Aramitama means courage, Nigimitama means friendship, Kushimitama means wisdom and Sakimita means love. When all of these are combined it's called Nadoi. I think Nadoi or when all of these elements work together in harmony create the jewel."
"Ooooh," breathed Kagome and picked her teacup up and sipped at it, not taking her eyes off Machiko.
(Ok, when I say teacup I dun mean those dorky English porcelain or china teacups! It's just an ordinary Japanese cup that u drink tea out of. . )
"When Midoriko used the last ounce of spiritual power she possessed to make the the jewel certain markings appeared on her skin…" said Machiko, trailing off as she noticed the markings on Kagome's skin were not there anymore.
'Hmm, they're gone probably because she hasn't concentrated on her spiritual power like that last time…' thought Machiko and noticed that Kagome was watching her carefully.
"You mean like the ones one me?" asked Kagome, setting her tea down.
Machiko blinked. "Huh?"
"You mean like the tattoos on me?" asked Kagome again, specifying her question with annoyance.
"Yep, they're the same."
"So…I have Midoriko's spiritual power then?" demanded Kagome, leaning forward.
"No, not all of it. Like I told you before…but you do have some. Remember, Kikyo has inherited most of her power. If she were to…perhaps die then her power would seep into your…soul," said Machiko, emphasizing 'die' a little too much for comfort.
She eyed Kagome, raising her eyebrows suggestively.
"No! No way am I going to kill my sister because of…of…that!" screamed Kagome at Machiko, veins bulging angrily.
"Alright, alright…"
"Wait…you already went to her didn't you? You-
She gasped in outrage, not wanting to believe it.
"You already told her! You told her that she'd have to…"
"To die? To give up her life so that her powers were to be transferred to your body?" asked Machiko, as if this meant nothing to her.
"…. Your very mean."
"Yea, I know."
"But…but why me?"
"Because."
"Because why?"
"Because…you're pure," replied Machiko.
"I am? I'm…"
Kagome blushed and looked down, mumbling, "I'm not a virgin anymore…"
Machiko looked over at her, twitching continuously. "I didn't mean that when I said 'pure'…"
Kagome looked up blankly and then blushed a deep crimson red.
"Oh…" she squeaked softly.
"What I meant when I said pure was that you're kind hearted to others without reminding to be, give to others without complaint and well….all in all you're a good girl," said Machiko, laughing and almost falling out of her chair.
"Oh, uh…. well, how did Midoriko do all that by herself?" asked Kagome, still blushing but happy at the compliment.
Machiko puffed up her chest proudly, pushing her thumb against her fluffy chest.
"That's where I come in," Machiko informed Kagome, her ego growing by each word.
"Um. You don't mean to tell me that you-
"And why is that so hard to believe?" asked Machiko heatedly, flailing her small arms around in protest.
"Um…it's kinda hard imagining a little piggy fighting the forces of evil with an extremely powerful priestess by her side," said Kagome, pointing at Machiko.
"Well, I had a body back in the day…"
"Mhmm…" murmured Kagome, eyeing Machiko.
"It was I-
"Wait a darn second there! Why'd you let Midoriko die like that, huh?" asked Kagome, her eyes livid with anger.
"It wasn't my fault! She's the one who wanted to save her 'people' even if it meant her life!" yelled Machiko in protest.
"You sound like such a child…" Said Kagome in annoyance, hearing the whine in Machiko's voice.
"Yea, well...now you know the whole story. Or most of it anyway…" muttered Machiko, folding her arms across her chest.
"Most of it?"
XD Yesh! That's like 14 pages! Chu chu chu! So review damn it! If u read u have to review. Or I'll just take longer to write. But All of you have to give me some ideas for what will happen next, kay?
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