Warm-Ice: GUYS, IF ANYONE KNOWS THE SINGLE SPARK SITE, I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN NOMINATED THERE! I'M SO PROUD!
Kag: Isn't that the site specially dedicated to the pairing of me and Sesshoumaru?
Sesshoumaru: It seems that way.
Kouga: Hey, congrats, Warm-Ice! Hope ya' win!
Warm-Ice: M! That'd be nice. But I know that's impossible. I mean, just look at the competition! I'm still an amateur anyway. So being nominated is enough for me. I'm so proud of me! Haruko-chan, we did this together!
Haruko: (smiles) I'm glad that you're nominated, Warm-Ice-sama.
Inu: Keh! You can get so pig-headed sometimes.
Warm-Ice: Waaahh! Don't dampen the moment, Inu!
Inu: Just answer your reviewers, woman!
turtlequeen2: It's my pleasure. Hehehehe… And thank you for your constant support! I'm very, very honored to have you as a reader!
Kouga: Yeah, we read some forums as well and saw your name there.
Inu: I can't believe you actually, really like her story.
Warm-Ice: Why? Can't my story be liked!
Inu: of course not!
Warm-Ice: WAAAAAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Kag: SIT!
Haruko: Down!
WHAM!
Inuyasha and Essence: WOW! It's been such a long time since I've been given a threat! I didn't know how much I missed it!
Sess: are you actually…glad to hear that?
Warm-Ice: strangely enough, yeah.
malicebabe: Oh, don't worry about it, darling. It's quite alright. I just hope your family problems will be settled soon and I hope the settlements will be for the best. I'm glad to know that NivalRose and Rinseternalsoul are your favorites! I'm fans of their work as well and yes, I do know of Single Spark.
Shippou: Actually, you're the one who reminded her that she was getting nominated.
Kouga: can you believe she actually forgot?
Warm-Ice: (smiles sheepishly) ehehehehehehehe…
Ellie: hahaha! Well I'm glad to know that! Thanks!
Silverstar871: ehehehe! Ganun din ako eh. Makulit din Brother ko. Hay, sana totoo nalang yung necklace…
Inu: what the hell are you two saying!
the amber dragonfly: I do hope you got my review. I must say, you're story was so adorable! I loved all the children! They are just too cute!
Haruko: hai, I agree. (blush)
Kouga: what are you blushing for?
Warm-Ice: (grins) she has a crush on Tomaru.
Kouga, Shippou, Inu-yasha, Sesshoumaru, Akito and Touya: WHAT!
Warm-Ice: hahahahahaha! Anyway, READER'S BE WARNED! THERE WILL BE A LIME HERE! LIME ALERT! Hehehehe…I'm trying to gather all my courage. Okay, ON WITH THE STORY!
My Father
Chapter 11: Where is She?
Shippou sat atop of a rather large boulder with his arms crossed in front of him. His eyes were closed and a frown adorned his handsome face. He would have looked calm if it wasn't for the twitching of his eyebrow.
Kouga had the same expression on his face as he sat down on the ground a few feet away from Shippou in an Indian sit. His elbow was propped on his knee and his hand supported his chin.
Inu-yasha sat up on a tree branch above Kouga's form, sulking with his eyes closed and a few pebbles stuck on his forehead because he had been subdued again.
The three obviously shared the same emotion, Irritation. It wasn't fair. It definitely wasn't fair.
Not too far away from them, inside a shady clearing where the trees were tall and let little of the moon's light seep through to the peaceful lake that resided in the middle, Haruko bathed. She gently scrubbed her arms with soap (Kagome brought it from the future) as she hummed a soft tune while Akito and Touya stood guard across each other at both openings of the clearing with their backs turned to her.
It took a strong will not to turn back; anyone would be tempted to see that which their mistress had always so modestly hidden. But that was why they were her guards, because they had strong will. Besides, they loved her enough to respect her privacy.
Touya was glad his back was turned so that no one would see the smirk he had on his face, remembering the look 'those three' had given them when they found out Akito and Touya would be there when she bathed. They violently reacted and tried to beat the two guards up. But before they could lay a finger on the pair, they were already subdued.
He couldn't help but snicker a bit at the mental image of the usually grumpy Inu-yasha subdued and the loud Kouga getting hit by a rock. But the most laughable sight was when Haruko-sama rubbed Shippou's ear. He never would have imagined that the great general would do such a thing.
He stiffened at the contact as Haruko's fingers started rubbing his ear. His tail twitched and Shippou flushed. Soon, his foot started tapping the floor uncontrollably (like a dog!) and he started to look like he was melting when his knees weakened. He gently fell to his knees as Haruko let go. He hung his head low in shame. "Damn." He muttered under his breath.
When Haruko heard Touya snicker, she looked at him with a raised brow. "What is it, Touya?" she asked.
"Um—" Touya said, regaining his composure and straightening his posture, "N-nothing, M'lady." He pursed his lips, trying not to smile but couldn't help it. So he looked up and tried not to think of such a thing. But he couldn't. It was just too…ridiculous. So he settled to keep quiet and just let the smile dance on his lips.
Unknown to him, Akito had the very same thought and had a smirk adorn his face as well. What wonderful black-mail material. Hehehehehehehe… No more training for a month!
Sesshoumaru opened his door quietly and entered their bedroom chambers. He opened his eyes and couldn't help but stare with an open mouth at the beautiful woman across the room, the woman whom he so warmly recognized as his wife.
Her back was turned to him so she did not know of his presence. It was when he finally closed the door in an absent minded manner that she heard him.
She gasped and sharply turned around, revealing to Sesshoumaru the most delicious sight he had ever laid eyes on. She was wearing his haori, her black 'panties' (Kagome was far too accustomed to wearing the undergarments from the future) and nothing but. Her hands were to her heart but hidden since his sleeves were longer then her limbs.
He growled low in his throat since the sleeves also hid her chest since she wasn't wearing his belt or her obi. His eyes traveled the expanse of skin that was exposed to him and couldn't help but flex his fingers in anticipation.
When she heard him growl, Kagome blinked out of her surprise and blushed furiously. She quickly pulled his haori tighter around her form and turned around. "G-Gomen! I-I wasn't—I mean—I was just—I—uhm—I…"
But she stopped fumbling for words when she felt two strong hands grip her by the arm. Sesshoumaru made her face him and she gasped at the hunger in those golden eyes of his. She blushed at the intensity of his stare and it only provoked him even more. He captured her lips in a hungry kiss as he wrapped his arms securely around her waist.
Kagome gasped and Sesshoumaru took the opportunity to slip his tongue in and taste her warm mouth. She moaned and felt her knees weaken. Slowly, her fingers made their way to his armor and unclasped them, letting them fall to the floor.
Sesshoumaru made a sound of approval and his hand went up to the small of her back, pushing her forward so that she would be pressed against him. He groaned as he felt her breasts press hard against his lean chest. Kagome shyly kissed him back, earning a satisfying moan from the stoic lord as she wrapped her arms around his shoulder and wove her fingers with his silvery locks.
She could feel the all too familiar sensation warming her body, making her shudder against him. Their tongues wrestled as Sesshoumaru's hand traveled lower and squeezed her bottom. Kagome gasped and playfully slapped his chest. He smirked at that and pulled her even closer, letting her feel his well endowed member.
Instinctively, Kagome raised her leg and wrapped it around his waste, pulling him closer so that his arousal would rub against her now wet undergarment. Sesshoumaru growled like a predator and ran his hand along the expanse of her thigh, feeling the silky smoothness of her skin.
She whimpered when he finally pulled away. Who cared if she needed to breathe?
Their panting breaths mingled and Sesshoumaru came closer to whisper to her ear huskily, "You and your seductive ways." The next thing Kagome new, the clothes she wore were ripped from her body and the room had a certain spicy scent.
"Hhhh…Sesshoumaru…"
"Damn it." Inu-yasha finally spoke.
"Silence." Shippou said commandingly.
"Hey, shut up! At least you weren't subdued by your own niece!"
"At least your sole weakness was not revealed to your inferiors!" Shippou answered back.
Kouga raised a brow at this. "So that's your weakness?"
Shippou twitched and blushed, looking back down.
Kouga grinned, despite the large lump on his forehead. Shippou glared at him heatedly but did not make any move. He didn't want to be subdued again in such a manner.
Kouga and Inu-yasha looked at each other and grinned mischievously. Together they danced around Shippou in circles laughing loudly. They stopped in front of him. Kouga pretended to be Shippou and Inu-yasha pretended to be Haruko. Inu-yasha rubbed Kouga's ears and Kouga imitated Shippou by tapping his foot feverishly like a dog.
The two laughed loudly while Shippou kept blushing, becoming as red as a tomato until he could take no more. "You two are such children!" He yelled at them.
The mischievous pair merely stared at him for a moment before bursting out in another fit of laughter. They started rolling on the floor and clutching their stomach while Shippou just went on steaming helplessly.
"Oh—that was so…hahahahahahaha! You two are so childish! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Inu-yasha went on. Kouga settle down to just chuckling and sat in front of Shippou.
"Who would've thought that you of all people could ever look like that! The Great General of the West! The Great Lord of the Southern Lands! Mr. Serious! Mr. Perfect!"
"If you're finished, I think I have been mortified enough." Shippou mumbled, still looking down in shame.
"Hahaha! Lighten up, man! We were just playing." Kouga said.
"Yes, well playing will get you nowhere." Shippou said bitterly, looking at Kouga now with a serious look. Kouga became serious as well and looked at him for a while. Then he smirked kindly.
"Yeah, but it's a hell of a lot more fun."
Shippou faltered and looked at Kouga for a long while before…
"Hey." Inu-yasha said, sitting up straight. His ears perked up and he looked around suspiciously. "Did you hear that?"
Shippou and Kouga both looked around, their eyebrows furrowing and their eyes turning wary. "What the heck is that?" Kouga asked.
It was a tune. It sounded like a, "Bells?" Shippou asked, getting to his feet.
There was a loud thud behind them and the young guns turned around with wide eyes at the sight of Inu-yasha fallen. "Inu-yasha!" Kouga started to move forward but suddenly felt extremely dizzy. His whole world was spinning and his knees weakened. He could hear another thud behind him and could tell that it was Shippou. Quickly, he turned to the part of the woods where he knew Haruko and the others would be.
"Haruko…!" he only managed a couple of steps before falling to the ground. Why? Why did he suddenly become so weak? What was going on? That was the last thought in his mind before everything became dark.
She opened her eyes, revealing soft sapphire orbs and turned them to the being lying beside her. Slowly she sat up and turned to look at him, sleeping there peacefully. His markings were almost completely gone; his claws were replaced by mere nails. He breathed steadily, giving her a peaceful feeling deep inside.
That was her home. In his arms. She belonged there in the arms of this man who had been cursed, the man who was practically perfect. But ironically, she fell in love with him because of his imperfections. His voice echoed in her mind, making her heart beat a little bit faster.
You will always have my heart
He always whispers those words. It would always be enough. She didn't touch him, in fear of waking him up. Instead she just whispered, "I love you, Sesshoumaru." It is puzzling how she could say such sweet words with such sadness in those eyes of hers. Such longing…such despair…
Noiselessly, she got out of bed and put on her clothes. Brushing a hand along the length of her wavy ebony hair, she stared at him for a moment before proceeding out the door. Where is she going, we ask ourselves. Make no sound and let us follow this woman from the future; down the halls as the moonlight bathes her small black clad form, hidden in the shadows of the night we must be.
She looked around when she stopped in the middle of the vast gardens before clasping her hands to her chest. She whispers incoherent things to the wind and for a while nothing happened. Suddenly, the sound of flapping wings could be heard. She looks up to the sky and watches as a phoenix soldier descends gracefully in front of her.
The soldier kneels to Kagome and speaks, "My lord has been expecting you, M'lady."
The clouds up above were moved by the wind and covered the moon completely. Darkness ensconced the Western Kingdom. And as the darkness subsided, moonlight shone down upon the lands once again only this time…
Lady Kagome was no longer there…
Haruko woke up in a cold place; she was lying on the floor it seems. She groaned as she slowly sat up and looked around her. Where was she? What? A cage? Why was she in a cage? All she could remember was the sound of bells while she finished dressing. Then nothing.
She looked up at the sky, it was probably dawn. She looked out of the cage and found that she was still somewhere in the forest but not where they set up camp. Her eyebrows furrowed and she began to move to the bars of the cage to get a better view of her environment.
Indeed they were still in the forest, ugly toad like creatures, tall and lanky guarded cells with clubs in their hands. What the—
"Hey! Let us outa' here!" she turned to the familiar voice and found that it was Inu-yasha. He was in a different cage away from them. He was banging at the bars but his hands kept being deflected by an invisible barrier. "When I get outa' here I swear—"
"Keep quiet, dog turd!" Kouga said, lying on his side with his hand propping his head up in his cage right beside Inu-yasha's own.
"Don't tell me to keep quiet, wolf!" Inu-yasha exploded.
"Shut—up!" Shippou commanded, making his presence known at the other side of the inu hanyou. He was sitting in an Indian style with his arms folded in front of him "Instead of making such infuriating ruckus, use your rarely dependable brain to plot our escape."
"I know what to—you just insulted me didn't you!"
"How perceptive of you."
"Idiot." Kouga added.
"Where are we?" Touya asked from his cell beside Shippou.
"How did we get here?" Akito added, reaching out to the bars of his cell beside Kouga. His hand was quickly pushed back by the force field and he held it near him as if burned.
"There's a simple explanation to that." Haruko gasped, turning around to look at the owner of the sultry voice.
As the sun began to rise, its rays shone down upon the figure leaning casually on the wall across from the inu princess. Haruko's eyes widened, as did Kouga and Shippou, recognition shining in their eyes at the sight of wavy purple hair cascading over her shoulders, green gleaming eyes and the trademark coy smile.
"Yuujin!"
Yuujin grinned, "Hey there, princess!" she lunged at Haruko and the hanyou girl opened her arms wide, grinning happily as well. They tumbled to the ground in a warm embrace, laughing happily as they went. Propping herself up, Yuujin looked down at Haruko with a big smile. "It feels like I haven't seen you in forever!" she said.
Haruko giggled, "I missed you as well!"
The men across from them gawked in a dumbstruck manner, each shocked in their own way. Touya was shocked because this was Haruko being hugged by a woman. 'Hugged' was good enough to surprise but the word 'woman' was over the top!
Akito was surprised that Haruko knew someone they didn't. She never went anywhere without them so how could they have been friends?
Inu-yasha was flabbergasted to see Haruko giggling like a schoolgirl with an equally hot woman. She hardly ever giggled like a schoolgirl! (Like how Kagome's friends used to be) And who the hell was this girl! She would have looked like a human if it wasn't for the forest green marking on her right cheek (It looks much like Sesshoumaru's own), which was complimented by the beauty mole on her other cheek just under her eye.
Shippou was incredulous that he would see Yuujin again! And to think that she was friends with his fiancé! How the hell did they become acquainted!
Kouga was awestruck. There in front of him were two hot girls on the floor, on top of each other with their arms wrapped around the other's body. Oh, gods, did he love his cousin or what?
Kouga sighed dreamily and rested his chin onto his palm, "Another fantasy come true…"
"Shut up, you hentai!" Yuujin yelled, glaring daggers at the wolf.
His eyebrows furrowed, he could feel a weak pain in his chest. Something was amiss. Something was wrong. He reached forward and could only feel silk, nothing else. He turned around, trying to find his wife. She wasn't there. His eyebrows knitted together in worry as a scowl adorned his handsome face.
The pain became stronger and he clutched his chest where his heart ached, curling up into a fetal position. He grimaced, his closed eyes tightening. His other hand kept feeling around, trying to find…To find…
"K—" he choked out. Where was she?
"K—" he tried again, his throat dry and constricting.
"Ka—" where, where was she!
"Kago—me…!" she was nowhere…
"Kago—" Where was…
"KAGOME!"