Hey! I'm back. Just one little bit of housecleaning. Kagome no longer lives with anyone. She lives alone; she's lived that way since she became Head Miko. Sorry if I confused anyone.
SamuraiRinA light tapping startled Kagome soon after she set the phone in its cradle. Inu Yasha didn't wait for her to open the window, as he pushed it aside and swept her up into a long, sweet kiss.
"Do you know how long I've waited for that?" He asked her as he nuzzled her hair.
"Almost as long as I have?"
"Longer." He pulled her face to his and was about to kiss her again when the phone rang. Reluctantly, Kagome pulled away and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Care to come pick your ol' pa up from the front desk?"
Kagome's knees gave out and Inu Yasha grasped her before she fell. He had heard the man's voice and instantly came to her side.
"I'll…I'll be down in a minute." She quickly hung the phone up and looked at Inu Yasha.
"What'll I do?"
"You bring him up here, say he attacked you, I'll shred him, and you say that it was your powers going haywire because of what he did." He said all this with a calm, almost happy face that Kagome had to laugh.
"I'll go get him but," she looked up into his golden eyes, "will you stay?"
"Do you even have to ask?" He kissed her and then gave her a small nudge out the door.
She came up a few minutes later with an older man in tow. Inu Yasha, who had hid under the bed, caught a whiff of something he couldn't place at the time but he was sure he had smelled it before. Almost an important scent.
"Well you have a nice place." Her father started conversationally.
"What do you want dad?" Kagome was visibly shacking but had a glare on her face.
Her father sat on the bed and the sheets shifted, making them fall over Inu Yasha's face. She hadn't changed them since that night almost a week ago. He took a deep breath and looked at the sheets again. This scent…
He almost jumped out from under the bed. It was the scent of sex. That was the scent that lingered on the old man's cloths. And now that he took time the really smell it there was also blood and tears. The scent of a rapist.
Inu Yasha racked his brain to try and remember if there had been any resent rapes or murders on the new. None came to mind. Then he remembered, six girls, all friends and similar in looks and build, missing. All looking similar to Kagome.
His first instinct was to jump out from under the bed and kill the bastard where he stood, then thought maybe he would hold off on his own daughter.
"Have you seen the news lately? About the missing girls?"
"Yes I have." She bit out every word to stop her voice from cracking.
"Where they friends of yours?" He got a weird look on his face and started to look her up and down. A growl started in Inu Yasha's throat at the same time.
"No, no they weren't." She started to back away as he came closer and closer to her. The smell of alcohol reached her nose and she jumped back in horror. He was drunk to the gills.
"What's wrong baby girl? Don't you want to join your friends?"
"What are you…?"
"Oh don't play coy, you know."
It all came to her in a flash. He was the one who had the girls and, if she was right, none where left.
"Let me take you to your friends…" he trailed off as he pulled her into a slobbery kiss.
"THIS HAS GONE TO FAR!!" Inu Yasha roared from under the bed, jumping out and punching the man across the jaw.
"Wha…wha… who is this man?! What the hell is going on here Kagome?!" He pulled his daughter in front of him as a shield but Inu Yasha grabbed her away and put her behind his back.
"Just get the fuck out of here…"Inu Yasha left the threat hanging in the air. He slowly extended his claws and made a swipe at the man. He squeaked and ran from the room.
"Inu Yasha, that was dangerous. He could go right to my secretary and tell her about you."
"Well, I could just become a freelance demon again." He laughed at that and pulled her into his arms. He pulled her into to kiss her put, but for some reason, she turned her head.
"Kagome?" He looked at her but she wouldn't look his way.
"Kagome?" he asked more forcefully and pulled her to face him.
"What's wrong?"
"He…he kissed me. I…I can't…" Inu Yasha pulled her into a lip lock and she melted into him.
"I don't ever want to hear you talk like that again. Even if, heaven forbid, Naraku kissed you, I will always except you and you will always be mine." Tears pricked her eyes and she fell into his embrace.
"I love you…"
They woke up the next morning in the arms of each other and the phone ringing. Kagome moaned in protest at being woken so early in the morning but picked up the phone anyway.
"Hello?" she mumbled into the phone.
"Miss Kagome, report to the meeting room immediately. Your presence is required." And the phone clicked off.
Kagome was now wide-awake and worried. What if her no good of a father did tell on her? Could she pull it off saying that he was freelance?
She rolled out of bed and quickly slipped on pants and a dress shirt.
"Kagome?" Inu Yasha's groggy voice wafted over to her from the bed. She went to his and kissed him.
"I have to go to a meeting now, sorry." And with that, she left.
Walking down the hallway, she received questionable glances from all she passed. At first she wondered if she was wearing something funny but upon passing a mirror she noticed that she wasn't. Her curiosity lasted until she came to the meeting room and she opened the door.
Glaring faces greeted her as she walked in. In that instant she knew that this was about Inu Yasha. How could she successfully get out of this one?
"So nice of you to join us Head Miko." Came the cold sneer from the back of the room. To Kagome's surprise, it was the woman who had come up with the idea to hunt the demons and called the meeting on the issue of a demon in her room. Now this too? Does she have a vendetta against me or something?!
"Let us start," the woman stood and started to speak, "I, Sonja Soma, have called this meeting to order in regards to certain actions that have been reported to this counsel." So she's on the counsel, thought Kagome.
"Last night a man came to us and told us that he was Miss Kagome's father. It was later looked up in the files and proven true. He reported that while visiting his daughter, he was attacked by a demon. We asked him to describe said demon and his description matched the earlier one of the demon seen leaving your room earlier this year. What do you have to say for yourself?" All eyes turned to her.
"Well I…"
"She is in love." Came the soft voice of a young girl in the back.
Gasps of "what?" and "no way" echoed around the room.
"With a demon?!"
"That's just unthinkable."
"It's true." The speaker revealed herself as small, brown haired girl. She looked Kagome's age but she couldn't be certain. The girl's eyes had a pale glow to them and realized that she was a truth teller.
"They have been going out for some time. Only recently has it become serious."
"Have they…have they had…you know…" Sonja asked flushing. Kagome held her ground and wiped her mind clean of all thoughts. The girl stared at her then turned to Sonja.
"I can't tell. Her mind is too clouded. Too troubled." And with that the girl sat down with a wondering look on her face.
"Miss Kagome, until we can get to the bottom of all this, you will be confined to the room in the middle of this establishment with a 24 hour guard. Any against?" No one raised their hands.
"May I take her?" asked the truth teller.
"I see no reason not to…go ahead." With that the girl grabbed Kagome by the arm and pulled her from the room.
They walked in silence for some time and came upon a room. She was pushed roughly into it and thrown on the bed. The girl went to the mirror, did something then surprised Kagome.
"I've never met another one!" she proclaimed as she bounced onto the bed, a large smile on her face.
"Wha…what?" Kagome spluttered. What was this girl talking about?
"Ah, my name's Rin. Heard it before, no, thought not. Ah well." She held out her hand, "I'm…well…I'm the mate of Inu Yasha's big brother." She blushed and giggled.
Kagome stared at her for a second, wide eyed. So that's why she had covered for her. She had seen all else but not that she was a mate, too funny but now it made sense.
"You mean that you're my sister-in-law???" A smile spread slowly on Kagome's face. Rin nodded.
"WEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!" Kagome jumped up and down grabbing Rin and started to swing her around. She laughed with Kagome but sat down quickly.
"I'm just as happy as you are but I have to be careful, you know, woman in my condition have to be." She laid a hand on her stomach. Kagome's eyes widened and started to grin wildly.
"Does he know?" Rin saddened a little and shook her head.
"I'm telling him tonight. You know, he doesn't even know that you and Inu Yasha are a couple? Do you want me to tell him?"
"No, let me talk to Inu Yasha first and then maybe."
Sesshomaru leaned his head on his hands. A child? Rin had called and asked to meet. They had met at their place and she had told him. But a pup?! Now was not the time to bring a pup into the world. This was supposed to be happy but all he did was fear hers and the pup's lives. He hadn't had time to tell her what he felt because he had to leave.
A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts as he called for them to enter. Inu Yasha peeked his head inside and came in.
"You wanted to talk to me?" for once he was being nice.
"Yes, sit down." He took the offered seat.
"So what's this about?" he had a though about what it might be because Kagome had talked to him earlier and had asked him about talking to his brother about their relationship. He had said he might but nothing definite.
"I'm going to be a father." Inu Yasha's jaw dropped to the floor as he started at him.
"What?"
"My mate just told me and I didn't know what to do. So I asked you."
"What can I do?" He started at his brother incredulously.
"What would you do if it where Kagome?"
Inu Yasha spluttered and stared at his older brother.
"What are you talking about? Why are you talking about that head miko? It's not like…"
"Stop it. I know about Kagome. Rin told me." He turned away so Inu Yasha couldn't see his blush forming. Inu Yasha blushed as he decided to come clean with his brother.
"Well, if it where Kagome, I would be happy but be even more protective even if she got mad at me." He stood up and went around to his brother's side, "Bite the bullet man."
"Thanks" he said as he gave Inu Yasha a sardonic stare.
"Your welcome. Now come on, tell me all about you and Rin." Sesshomaru blushed even more and began the tale of how he met his wife.
Hey long time no talk…
SR: So what do you think on me stories so far?
AngelFire (aka one and only rabbi Fan Girl O.o): I LOVE YOUR WORK!!! Write damn it Write!!!
SR:backs way slowly well, look the time reeeeeeeaallly must be going nice to talk to you…runs out the door locking it
AngelFire: Rin!! Get back here!!
TBC or Not TBC? That is the question…