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"Well, Sango? Did you know about it?" Kagome repeated while tapping her foot impatiently.
"You know what. I can't lie to you Kagome, so yes, I do know about Inuyasha's relationship." she said honestly, looking the young girl straight into her eyes.
"But Sango, if you knew about this, why didn't you tell me?" the miko asked, a little upset that her best friend would hide this secret from her.
"Because I knew how you would react if you knew that Inuyasha was in love with Sesshomaru." the demon slayer answered.
"How would I react if I knew it?" she asked her.
"Like you are right now, mad as hell." Sango replied blankly.
"You would be mad too if you found out the man you love is secretly in love with his brother." Kagome stated.
"Yeah, you're right. But unfortunately, I would accept it and move on with my life." Sango half-lied, still unable to let go of her feelings for Inuyasha.
"Well, for me, I can't because Inuyasha can't love Sesshomaru."
"Why not?"
"Because they're brothers and last time I remember, family members can't be in a relationship with each other." the young girl stated.
"Ok, that might be wrong in your era, but in this era, it's okay." the demon slayer informed her, knowing that her friend is naïve about the feudal era.
"Well, I don't care if it's okay in this era, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru should not be together."
"But it's Inuyasha's decision and if he wants to be with Sesshomaru, then he can and we can't get in the way of it." Sango said with a tiny hint of sadness, still upset that the hanyou is in love with his brother.
"But-But, this don't make no sense. How can they be together if they are brothers?" Kagome asked, still not understanding the ways of the feudal era.
"Because Kagome, in this era, demons can have sexual relations with their siblings and other family members, so it's normal." Sango explained.
"Normal! How can you say it's normal and Inuyasha, a half-human is in love with Sesshomaru, a full-demon?" Kagome asked bewitched.
"'Cause not only demons can have sexual relations with their own blood, but also half-demons, quarter-humans, and even quarter-demons." Sango explained to the miko, already getting frustrated with her.
"Hmp! Well to me, I don't care if it's in this era or my era, nobody, and I mean nobody, should ever be in a sexual relationship with their own blood." the miko stated with her eyes closed and her nose up in the air, making Sango roll her eyes.
"Kagome, just understand that Inuyasha-"
"And speaking of Inuyasha, there he is now." the schoolgirl noted as she saw the hanyou running towards them.
"Hey, Sango." Inuyasha greeted, making her slightly blush.
"Hi, Inuyasha." she responded, hiding her blush from the hanyou and the teenager.
"Hey, Kagome." he also greeted to her, with less enthusiasm in his voice.
"Hi." she mumbled out with an attitude.
"Hey, wench. What's the fuck is your problem?" the inu snapped.
"My problem is that I saw you and Sesshomaru in the river together."
"Well, wench, you need to get your eyes checked because you only saw me in the river." Inuyasha lied, hoping she bought it.
"No, you need to get your eyes checked because I saw Sesshomaru giving you a blowjob underwater." Kagome said, knowing that the half-breed was lying to her.
"Ok, you're right, I admit it. Sesshomaru gave me a blowjob alright. I put my dick inside his mouth and he sucked me off. There, are you happy?" Inuyasha finally admitted, making Sango blush furiously and Kagome disgusted as hell.
"Ew, Inuyasha! That's nasty! You didn't have to describe it." the miko said with her hands on her hips.
"Well, I did. Just to shut your ass up. And anyways, why were you at the river?" he asked.
"Because I wanted to see where you ran off too." she answered.
"Oh, like I haven't heard that before. You just ran off to see if I was with Kikyo, right?"
"Well…I…um…no, not at all. I just wanted to see if your neck was okay." Kagome lied, even though Inuyasha wasn't buying it and so was Sango.
"Feh, yeah right. You think that I was born yesterday or something? We've been through this shit many times, so I know your ass is lying." he snapped.
"Ok fine, it's true. I wanted to see if you were with Kikyo." she confessed.
"Well, I wasn't with her, I was with Sesshomaru. And let me ask you something. Why the hell you gotta be in my business?" the hanyou asked, raising his voice at her.
"Because I can." she simply answered with a stuck-up attitude.
"What? Are you kidding me? I don't get in your business, but it's okay for you to get into mine?" he exclaimed.
"Yes, because I don't trust you." Kagome said, making the demon slayer say a few choice words to her arrogant friend.
"Look, Kagome. Inuyasha have been travelling with us for a long time. At least you should have the heart to trust him. I mean, Inuyasha earned your trust, so why can't you accept his trust." Sango lectured to her, defending her dog-eared friend and secret admirer.
"I do trust him. I just don't trust him on a lot of things." Kagome said, surprised that her best friend is defending Inuyasha and not her.
"Like what?" Inuyasha decided to ask.
"Like you sneaking off behind my back and searching for Kikyo." the priestess answered.
"That's because, I wanted to make sure if she was okay. I used to love her, but now I love Sesshomaru." he said.
"Oh yeah, and speaking of Sesshomaru, why do you love him?" she asked with her hands on her hips.
"Because I can! Why the hell you wanna know my personal love life?" the half-demon asked.
"Because you were supposed to fall in love with me and not Sesshomaru." the teen girl replied with anger in her tone.
"What makes you think you have the right to tell me who I can or can't fall in love with?" Inuyasha said angrily. "And besides, I only like you as a friend, not a lover."
"W-What! But that's impossible! I-I thought we had something special together. I…I love you, Inuyasha." Kagome stuttered.
"And I love you, Kagome. But only as a friend." he reminded her.
"N-N-No! You're in denial. You love me, not Sesshomaru." she said, trying to convince him otherwise.
"No, Kagome. You're in denial. I love Sesshomaru, not you. But we could still be friends." the dog said, hoping that she understand his decision.
"But…But, it's not fair." Kagome whimpered.
"Life ain't fair, Kagome. Deal with it." he said bluntly.
"No! I will not deal with it because you were supposed to love me and not Sesshomaru. I mean, come on, Inuyasha. He's your brother. You're not supposed to have sexual relations with your own flesh and blood. That's just wrong and disgusting." the miko stated stubbornly.
"No, it's not Kagome. I told you earlier that demon mating with their own blood is okay. And I also told you that Inuyasha has the right to choose who he falls in love with. So if he loves Sesshomaru, then as a friend, you got to accept, even though you don't agree with his decision." Sango lectured to her, making the older woman angry and annoyed at her immature friend's behavior.
Kagome was about to say something until she saw Miroku and Shippo returning to the large field.
"Hi, everyone. We're back." Shippo announced cheerfully.
"How is everyone?" Miroku asked. But when he saw the anger expressions on their faces, he had to ask this simple question. "Is everything okay?"
"No, Miroku, it's not okay. In fact, we have a problem." Kagome answered, turning her attention from the dog to the monk.
"Oh, and what is the problem?" he asked curiously.
"Well, let's just say that Inuyasha has a new lover in his life." the schoolgirl simply replied, making him confused at her answer.
"So…the problem is that Inuyasha's new lover is Kikyo?" he asked dumbfounded.
"No, not her. It's someone else who he loves and let me give you a hint. It's the person you least expected."
Miroku thought for a moment until he came up with a shocking answer.
"No! It-It couldn't be! It's-"
"Mm-hmm. That's right." Kagome interrupted with a nod, not even giving the houshi to finish his sentence.
"IT'S SANGO!" Miroku shouted, making everyone look at said demon slayer.
"WHAT! NO, IT'S NOT ME! IT'S SESSHOMARU!" she yelled, desperately hiding her light blush from the group, so they wouldn't see it.
"S-Sesshomaru? You mean that Inuyasha's new lover is Sesshomaru?" he repeated, making sure he heard correctly.
"Yep, that's right." Kagome said.
"Okay, so what seems to be the problem? Inuyasha is in love with Sesshomaru, so what?"
"So what? The problem is, Inuyasha is having sexual relations with his own brother. And he supposed to love me, not him." she exclaimed.
"How many times I gotta keep telling you this. I LOVE SESSHOMARU, NOT YOU! Do you understand?" the hanyou shouted at her.
"No, I don't understand it because you led me on." she said, pointing an accusing finger at him.
"I didn't lead you on, I was just being nice to you." he said, defending himself.
"Oh….so that means that you're breaking up with me?" Kagome asked quietly.
"Kagome…we-" He sighed in frustration. "We were never together."
"Wha? But I thought that you and I were destined to be together."
"Well, Kagome. I guess not." the hanyou replied blankly.
The futuristic priestess was about to say something else, when Miroku decided to reason with her.
"Kagome." She turned her attention to him. "I know that you strongly disagree with Inuyasha's decision, but you must understand that he only love you as a friend. You can't make him love you because he won't be happy. Like he said earlier, it's his decision and you must accept his decision and move on with your life. I know you love Inuyasha too much to let him go, but his heart will forever belong to Sesshomaru. But I assure you, Kagome. There is someone else, you can give your heart and soul too. You just have to move on and search for him. Eventually, you will be truly happy with that someone, just like Inuyasha is happy with Sesshomaru." Miroku lectured to her.
After listening to his words of wisdom, Kagome took the words in and thought for a few seconds. She knew that he was right. Inuyasha had found someone who would truly make him happy, which was not her. And if Inuyasha is happy, then she should be happy too. She turned her attention back to the dog hanyou and gazed intensely into his golden eyes.
"Inuyasha, I'm sorry for acting like that. You are right. If you love Sesshomaru so much, then I should not try to make you love me. It's your life and you have the right to live by it any way you want. But even though you don't love me like I wanted you to, I will always love you, even if you love Sesshomaru. So even if we're not lovers, I still want us to be friends." Kagome said sympathetically.
"Of course, we can still be friends, Kagome. That's what I wanted all along." Inuyasha said as he pulled her into a friendly hug.
"Thanks for understanding, Inuyasha." the miko said happily.
"Anytime, Kagome." he replied.
"*sighs* I wish Inuyasha would hug me like that." Sango thought in jealously as she watched them share a hug.
After they finished their hug, they broke the hug and the fox demon suddenly gazed up at the sky.
"Umm, guys. I think it's getting dark." Shippo noted as he continued gazing at the darkening sky.
"You're right, Shippo. It's getting late. I guess it's time for us to set up camp for the night." Sango stated.
"Aww, but I don't wanna camp out here. Can we at least keep going until we find a village?" Kagome whined.
"I'm afraid not, Kagome. It's almost dark and it looks like there's no other village around here." Inuyasha said.
"Actually Inuyasha, my friend. There is a village just a few miles to the left. If we continued that pace, I bet we can make it before the moon comes up." Miroku advised, pointing to the direction of a nearby village.
"That's great, Miroku! Come on, Inuyasha. Let's go!" Kagome exclaimed, pulling on his long sleeves.
"Alright, alright. Just stop pulling on my sleeves." She let go of his sleeves. "Now, let's go everyone." he ordered as everyone went to the direction of the village.
After about a three-mile walk, the group of travelers reached the village.
"Wow, there aren't a lot of people out here." Shippo noted.
"Of course not, Shippo. That's because most of them are retiring for the night." Inuyasha stated to the little fox. "And speaking of that, there're not a lot of huts either."
"It's because this is a small village. It use to have lots of villagers, but many of them were killed due to the attacks of the lesser demons." Miroku said.
"Oh, my! That's terrible!" the miko said.
"Yes, it is. But at least no more demons had attacked the village, since the monks came and purified all the demons." he stated.
"Ahem, are we gonna stand here and talk all night or are we gonna go to an inn." Inuyasha shouted at the monk and the priestess.
"Oh yes, of course. Let's check into an inn." Miroku stated, motioning the rest of the group to follow him.
As they were walking, Inuyasha noticed that most of the villagers they pass by greeted Miroku. In fact, they either waved at him or went up to shake his hand.
"Hey, Miroku. How do these people know you?" he asked curiously.
"Well, Inuyasha. They know me because I was one of the monks who helped purified the demons years before I met you all." the houshi answered.
"Oooooh. So you're like, some kind of hero or something to these people, right?" the hanyou guessed.
"That's right, my friend."
While they were walking towards the inn, Sango saw three village girls waving at Miroku.
"Oh, boy. Here we go again." she thought, watching to see if the houshi would start flirting with them, like always.
But to her utter surprise, he did not flirt with them. Hell, he didn't even walk over to them to try to grope them. In fact, he just smiled, waved back at them, and continued walking.
"Oh…my…God! He-He passed! He passed my final test! He didn't flirt with other women. I guess I can trust him again." Sango thought with a bit of happiness, even though she still had a crush on Inuyasha.
"Ok, everyone. We're here." the monk said, stopping in front of an old, wooden inn.
"Wow, this place looks run-down." Shippo said.
"Yes, it is, Shippo. This inn had been here for over forty years." Miroku informed. "But even though it may appear to be run-down, on the inside, it has a great appearance, great food, beds, and service as well. Oh, did I mention that this inn also have a hot spring in the back."
"A hot spring! Finally, I can take another bath." Kagome exclaimed with pure excitement.
"So, what are we waiting for? Let's go in." the fox kit said, jumping on the monk's shoulder.
"Alright, let's go in." Miroku said, leading the way while the rest of the travelers followed him.
As they were entering the inn, the group (mostly Miroku) was greeted by an old innkeeper. He had a short, gray goatee with matching gray, short neck-length hair. He wore a brown haroi with black hakamas. He had light blue-gray eyes, which despite his age of seventy-seven, they still were visually functional.
"Hello, Miroku. Long time, no see." the elder man greeted as he shook the monk's hand.
"Hello, Tenji. It has been a while since I last came here to this village. How are you and the villagers?" he asked.
"Oh, we're doing quite well, young monk. Ever since you and the others came here and purified all the demons, no attacks had happened since then." The old man replied.
"That's great, Tenji. I'm so glad that you and the others are okay." Miroku said. "But, may I ask you a small favor?"
"Why of course, Miroku. Anything you want." he responded politely.
"Well, my friends and I are travelers and I was wondering if we can stay for the night?" the houshi asked.
"Ha ha ha, why of course you can, Miroku. In fact, you and your friends can stay here for as long as you need." the old man replied with a hearty chuckle.
"Thank you, Tenji. That's very kind of you."
"No problem, Miroku. It's all free, so you all can enjoy yourselves."
"We can? Oh, thank you, Tenji. Thank you so much." Kagome said excitedly. "I was wondering if you had a-"
"Hot spring. Of course, young lady. It's in the back outside of the inn." Tenji finished for her, knowing what she was about to ask.
"How did you know?" she asked in shocked.
"Heh heh heh, trust me. You're not the only woman who had asked me for the hot spring." he replied with a smile.
"He he, well, thank you, Tenji." Kagome said, walking to the location of the hot spring.
"You're welcome and please enjoy your stay." he said to the schoolgirl and the rest of the travelers.
"Well, I don't know about the rest of ya'll, but I'm gonna get me something to eat." Shippo stated.
"Mmm? Food, you say? I had plenty of skilled chefs who would be happy to cook a huge meal for you all." Tenji said. "But first, let me show you to your rooms." He led them to their rooms. "The left room is yours, the hanyou, and the little fox child. And the right room is the demon slayer, priestess, and the cat demon."
"Wow, these rooms are huge." Sango complimented.
"Yes, they are. Big enough for about five people in each room." Tenji replied. "Now if ya'll young'uns need anything, you can asked my servicers."
"Ok, Tenji. We will." the houshi said as he waved to his retreating old-time friend. "Well then, should we get something to eat?"
"Hell, yeah! I'm fucking starving!" Inuyasha exclaimed.
"Me, too." Shippo chimed in. "Let's call one of the servicers, so they can get us some food."
"That's a good idea, Shippo. I'm gonna see if I find a servicer right now." Miroku stated, walking through the hallways to see if he could find someone to provide them food.
"Well, Kirara. While the guys get some food in their bellies, why don't we check out our rooms." Sango said to her feline friend.
Kirara mewled and ran into the room with her master following right behind her.
-Meanwhile-
"Geez, I wonder where Koga at?" Hakkaku asked.
"I don't know, but it's dark out here. He should be getting back by now." Ginta replied, standing on top of a boulder near their den to look out for their leader. "Wait a minute! I think I see him."
"What, really? Where?" Hakkaku asked, also looking out for his leader as well.
"Here I am, ya slowpokes." Koga leaped in front of them, startling them and making them fall off the boulder.
"K-Koga! You scared us!" Ginta said, getting up from his fall.
"Yeah, you coulda warn us first!" Hakkaku said, rubbing his head. "And who are you calling slowpokes, if we're the ones who made it to the den first."
"Umm, excuse me! I didn't hear you! What the fuck did you say?" Koga snarled, flexing his claws at the white mohawk-haired wolf demon.
"U-U-Um nothing, Koga, sir. I-I-I see you bought back a deer." Hakkaku said nervously, changing the subject so his wolf leader wouldn't kick his ass.
"Yes, I have." He slung the deer to the ground. "Well, eat up now." Koga ordered, making both wolf demons looked at him in confusion, like he has lost his mind.
"B-B-But Koga! Aren't you gonna eat your share first?" Ginta asked.
"Naw, I'll eat later. But right now, I'm gonna go out tonight to patrol the lands." the ookami lied, covering up the real reason why he needed to go out this late at night.
"Oh, ok. Do you want us to come with you?" Hakkaku asked.
"No, thanks. I'm going out by myself and I don't want you two or anyone else patrolling them, but me. Ya got it?" he demanded in a serious, commanding voice.
"Yes, sir." the two wolves replied simultaneously.
"Good." was all Koga said as he formed his tornado and left to 'patrol his lands'.
"Uh, Hakkaku. Is it me or is Koga acting strange?" Ginta asked his wolf brother.
"I don't know, Ginta, but at least we got this whole deer to eat." he answered, his mouth watering ready to tear into the meat.
"Well, alright. More food for us, I guess." Ginta said as he, Hakkaku, and the approaching wolves and wolf demons began to chow down on the deer caress.
-Meanwhile-
After his fun bath time with his brother/mate, Sesshomaru decided to stroll the lands, so he could go back to his castle. He decided to take a shortcut through Koga's territory, since it was the faster way to get to his castle.
"Hmm, that's odd. I smell the scents of wolves, but I don't scent their leader." he thought curiously as he continued his walk.
-Meanwhile-
"Oh Sesshomaru, where are you?" Koga thought to himself as he kept searching for his secret lover.
He was about to give up his search until…
"*sniff, sniff* I found him." the wolf said with a cocky grin. "Let the fun began." Was all the wolf demon said before he masked his scent and ran towards the direction of his prey.
-Meanwhile-
Sesshomaru continued his little stroll through Koga's territory. He gazed up at the dark sky filled with bright, white stars.
"It's getting late. I better use my demonic cloud and fly back to my castle." the dog lord thought.
But before he got a chance to summon his cloud, a pair of warm, tan arms wrapped themselves around the daiyoukai's waist.
"Hello, Sesshomaru." Koga purred into his pointed ear.
"Get your hands off me, you ungrateful wolf." he growled as his claws began to glow green.
Seeing that he was about to strike him, Koga quickly dodged the deadly attack.
"Hey now, calm down, Sesshomaru. I do not wish to fight you." the wolf demon said with a cocky, wolfish grin, which made Sesshomaru angrier.
"What is your business here, wolf?" Sesshomaru demanded in his usual, stoic tone.
"Huh, that's funny. I should be asking you that, since you are on my lands." Koga stated in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Silence! You have no right to talk to me like that! I am a lord, while you're merely a prince. Know your place, wolf!" he snapped. "Now, I will ask you again. What is your business here?"
"Well Sesshomaru, if you must know. I am here because I want something?" Koga answered bluntly, making the inu youkai confused as hell. Even though, he damn well not gonna admit it to a demon who is lesser than him.
"What do you want?" he asked, giving the wolf prince a deadly glare.
Koga pretended to think for a moment. "Oh, nothing exactly. Expect, I want you."
"You want me to do what?" he asked.
Koga snickered which made Sesshomaru's anger rise up.
"No, I don't think you understand what I'm saying." Koga said with a fanged grin. "What I meant to say is I want you…. AS MY MATE!"
Uh-oh, Koga is trying to take Inuyasha's mate! Will Sesshomaru give in to the wolf demon or will he fight back? Find out in the next chapter.
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