Title: The search – La Recherche

Rating: T...? M...? (I've been thinking and it seems M. Should I really change it to M or leave it at T? People have read worse T; just saying.)

Summary: Two warm hearted people come together to find the missing baby boy. What they didn't expect to find along the way was... love.

Inspiration: The winter season.

Claimer: Kyoryoku, Hageshi, Kairi, Taro and the name Akiaro is mine.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and the others, they belong to Rumiko Takahashi.

Sugimi swallowed nervously as Kagome stared at him in shock, unable to move. He really truly didn't mean to come in when she was like that.

"G-Gomen n-ne..." He muttered, eyes wide as he looked at her. Kagome blushed up to her ears and down to her toes.

"G-get out!" She cried suddenly, trying to cover quickly.

Sugimi complied and quickly clicked the lock on the door and left, closing it behind himself in a flash. He slid to the ground in front of the door and stared at nothing in a daze. She was beautiful. Sure, he'd have probably seen her naked if he looked earlier but he hadn't looked at her earlier.

This time too, she was fully naked, not a piece of clothing anywhere on her. He gulped and stood slowly, looking down at his boxers and sighing at the large bulge in it. Shifting uncomfortably, Sugimi walked over to his clothes and dressed slowly. He wanted to shower and wear some new clothes but he had none here.

He walked from the room slowly and to the kitchen. Blushing as he remembered how she looked naked. It was now like a permanent imprint in his mind, he couldn't get it out. It was like that quote or saying or whatever, "You can't un-see something you saw," or something along those lines.

"Sugimi," A tired voice greeted as he entered the kitchen.

"Hey, Kairi," He muttered in a greeting back, sitting across his friend slowly. "Where's Taro and the twins?"

"Sleeping still."

"Ahh,"

They sat in a comfortable silence, Sugimi shifting here and there. Kairi stared at him curiously but didn't say anything, he had noticed his pants seemed a little too small at the moment when he had entered. But he had decided then and decided again now not to say anything about it.

"Should we wake them...?" Sugimi asked after a while, looking at the snoring Taro with two boys snoring atop him.

"Should we...?" Kairi muttered, raising a brow in question.

"I don't know. It's almost eleven," Sugimi sniffed a little and shifted some more. Kairi raised a brow at him and in return got a light blush. He smirked, now he just couldn't hold back any longer.

"What's with the shifting, my friend? You seem... distracted," He chuckled inwardly as the blush darkened and he turned his head away. Kairi sniffed the air around him and felt his eyes widened in shock.

"W-what?" Sugimi muttered, glancing at him nervously.

"You slept with Kagome," He whispered with no breath, "And you're aroused about something too,"

"Sh-shut up..." He growled and turned away. Kairi chuckled softly and stood slowly.

"Well, I think I'll go wake the twins and Taro," Kairi stood and walked into the cozy living room. Sugimi sighed and desperately tired to suppress his arousal, finally managing to do that after a moment.

"Uncl Kri!"

Kyoryoku exclaimed and jumped on him while giggling. Sugimi stared at them and sighed, he felt lonely. Kairi chuckled and twirled him around, kissing the crown of his head affectionately. He shifted him in his grip just in time to catch the jumping Hageshi. Taro whined and turned his back to them in annoyance.

"Go away,"

He muttered and snuggled into the couch as much as he could. Kairi chuckled and put the kids down, grabbing his friend and pulling him off the couch and onto the ground. Taro whined and whimpered as his warm spot disappeared. He sat up quickly and jumped for the couch but was grabbed and pulled to the washroom on this floor.

"Nooo!" He whined and grabbed at the walls in an attempt to get back to his cozy 'bed'.

"Taro-kun, don't be so mean to Kairi-kun," Kagome's amused voice broke through his fit. He blushed and glumly walked into the washroom.

"Thank you, Kagome," Kairi chuckled and grabbed the running Hageshi quickly before he went face first into the wall. "Careful, little one,"

Hageshi clutched him tightly and Kairi noticed the tears in his eyes and the ones that had slid down his face. Kagome did as well and came over quickly. Kairi placed him on the ground and wrapped an arm around his shoulders.

"What happened, Hage?" Kagome asked, stroking his cheek gently.

"K-Kyory-yoku-u, h-hit me-e," He sniffled and whimpered to himself.

Kairi's eyes widened in shock for a moment but he didn't say anything. Kagome's eyes steeled for a moment before going back to their gentle look, "Where?"

Hageshi pointed at his left arm and they lifted it to reveal a quickly bruising mark. Kagome stood and went to find Kyoryoku who had taken off sometime earlier.

Wow! Lol. I think you guys hate me or something, I hardly get any feedback. Anyways, sorry for the late update, my laptop was taken from me so I could 'properly' heal from the surgery. Meh! I'm going to put more of the lovely little twin in here for the moment, someone had requested that.

Vote for your favourite twin and you could win a cuddle session with yours truly; or if you're a dude or you dislike or hate me, a one-shot story.

Just saying but Kyoryoku is my favourite one. You'll see, my fluffy fuffy friends, I have plans in store for your little Hageshi...Muhahahahaha!

Later!~ ;)

Ken...