DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA
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CHAPTER 14
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Inuyasha yawned as he watched the staff complete the closing of Hedonism for the night. He was thoroughly exhausted – which was a difficult state for a half demon to achieve. However, ever since the launch of Kagome's damn perfume and the bombshell that she and Naraku were back in a relationship over two months ago, he had pushed himself to his physical and mental limits, trying to block the ebony haired beauty from his thoughts. Miroku and Sesshomaru were banned from mentioning her name in his presence and the older demon was also instructed to handle any and all business pertaining to the Higurashi's. Inuyasha had delved into his job with unmatched intensity during the day and on the nights when he was not at Hedonism, he had worked out for hours at the mansion that he shared with his brother, either at the well equipped gym, or doing countless laps in the Olympic sized swimming pool.
And yet still, her image was burned into his brain.
His demon clamored for its mate constantly, the ferocious roars having, thankfully, been subdued – by the sheer force of Inuyasha's will – to pitiful whimpers over the four months since they had parted ways. Other women held not even the slightest appeal to him and his normally healthy sex drive had taken a dramatic dive.
The only times he felt desire were during the dark and lonely nights, when he would recall the things that they had done to each other, skin sliding on skin, sweat dripping from straining bodies, tongues traveling over each other, learning every pleasure spot. His own hand would trail down his abs to palm that treacherous part of himself and he would close his eyes as he pumped his fist over and over again, until he brought himself to a shuddering release, with her name ground out between his clenched fangs.
How he hated himself for becoming the pathetic, lovesick creature that he now was and how he wished he could despise her in return for bringing him low. The only night he was able to get a reprieve from the suffering demon in him came only once a month and during that time, he normally drank himself into a stupor to blank out the intense human feelings of despair and loss that threatened to overwhelm him.
Sometimes images of Kagome lying naked and entwined with Naraku would flit across his mind and he would gasp audibly at the sensation that the thoughts provoked. Pain. Pain as if someone had plunged a red hot knife into his stomach as was slowly twisting it as they traveled closer to his heart, destroying him.
He was forcibly brought back to the present as Daigo spoke up behind him. He had been so lost in his thoughts that the other man was able to reach within touching distance without Inuyasha being aware of his presence. Shaking off his melancholy temporarily, he listened attentively as the manager went through the night's events and then bade him goodnight.
As he surveyed the now empty club from his top floor office, Inuyasha contemplated calling Myoga to take him back to the apartment. Another unexpected wave of tiredness washed over him, changing his mind. Instead, he opened the hidden panel and walked into the room there, letting the darkness envelop him as he wearily shed his clothes, climbing nude between the cool sheets of the bed. His muted golden eyes, once fiery and full of life, closed slowly and his breathing evened out as he succumbed to the oblivion of sleep.
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"Son of a fucking BITCH!" Kagome shrieked as she stared in disbelief at the object in her hand. The two lines wavered as her vision blurred and she fought the urge to kill something, preferably the drunken jackass whose super sperm now had her sitting on her toilet seat in this current predicament.
It had been over two months since the encounter with Inuyasha and Kagome, being pulled in all different directions with work, had failed to realize that during that time her period, usually regular as clockwork, had failed to make an appearance. Nor had she suffered any sort of morning sickness, tiredness or weird cravings. She HADnoticed a sort of pulse within her and a slight darkening in her powers, but since they had always been mainly dormant within her, unlike Kikyou's, she had dismissed the change with scarcely a thought.
It was only when, earlier that evening, she had called Sango and her friend had answered the phone, sounding like death warmed over and informed Kagome that men had no idea how lucky they were to not have to witness the bleeding of their nether regions coupled with decimating cramps on a monthly basis, that Kagome's skin had grown clammy and she had cut short the call with the other girl. She had picked up her purse and rushed to the nearest pharmacy where she had grabbed the first kit she came across and made it back to her apartment on record speed.
"That motherfucking bastard," she fumed. "I can't believe he had the nerve to get me pregnant and not even remember it!"
Her powers pulsed again as if in response to her agitation and she paused in mid-rant, a look of wonder stealing over her features as she gently placed a hand on her still flat stomach. She could feel the beat of another aura mingling with hers, one that was tinged slightly with darkness but also shone with a contradicting light as both demon and miko blood came together to form a tiny new being. Tears began to pool in her eyes as she realized that she would have a permanent reminder of the man she both loved and despised and taking a deep breath, she spoke softly to the child that lay inside her, assuring him or her that she loved them and that no matter what the future held, they would face it together.
Her eyes closed in pain as she realized that her child would grow up without knowing a father's love – so similar to the early years of the person who they were fathered by. She wrestled with the decision for a while but while her heart was screaming at her that Inuyasha had betrayed her with her sister, her head was pointing out with cool logic that it was only fair that she approach him and inform him of the child and give him the opportunity to decide whether he wanted to be a part of their lives or not.
Her decision made, Kagome slipped her robe off her shoulders and stepped into the shower to enjoy a long, hot bath before going to bed.