Chapter 21

With You

Sesshomaru sat in his office room having already begun his research on Kohaku. He found that he was a MMA fighter with rising fame. Of course Sesshomaru had never heard of him, he did not watch the sport. The latest article on Kohaku mentioned that he was currently undefeated against humans and demons alike. Sesshomaru's bored expression never changed, he was unimpressed. So this is why the fool thought he could speak to me that way. He was going to have to take him down a few notches. Sesshomaru found Kohaku's gym; it was called Onigumo's Best MMA Gym. He shut his computer down; he would be paying that gym a visit tomorrow. He started toward his room ready to retire for the night when he heard the door bell ring.

DING DONG

Sesshomaru could hear Jaken running to answer the door all while complaining about people showing up unannounced. He wondered as well who was ringing his door bell without calling first. It could have been his mother but he would have felt her coming. He made his way to the door to find Jaken yelling at Rin and Kagome?

"Jaken."

The little toad hushed his yelling immediately. When Sesshomaru used that tone, it meant he was angry.

"M-my Lord if I may, these girls just showed up here unannounced. I think your therapist is too comfortable." Jaken said.

Sesshomaru glared at him sending the little toad running for his life. Sesshomaru quickly made his way to the door to let them in.

"Sesshomaru!" Rin cried running into his arms. She burrowed her head in his chest feeling safe again.

He held her tightly but he was beyond confused. He shot Kagome a questioning look. She looked worried, something must have happened. He ushered them into his den area. He sat down with Rin in his lap holding onto him tightly.

"What happened?"

Rin just continued to hold onto him, she did not say anything.

"Tell him Rin." Kagome nudged.

She finally let him go still shaken up from what happened, she stuttered. "W-when I arrived home a demon was waiting for me in my apartment."

Sesshomaru instantly became alarmed. His eyes slanted and his body tensed.

Rin continued. "H-he is Kohaku's coach. He told me that I needed to get back with Kohaku. He claimed Kohaku has been trying to kill people in the ring because of our breakup. He said he will lose money and that I had to fix it. He threatened me that if I didn't do something he will." She shuddered.

"I found her on the floor with a knife." Kagome mentioned.

"I was trying to protect myself." Rin said quietly.

It took everything in Sesshomaru not to lose it. He was to the point that his demon wanted to transform hunt him down in this very moment.

"Sesshomaru?" Kagome yelled.

He did not even realize that he gripped the arms of his love seat so hard his claws went through it. But not only that his green poison seeped through his claws melting the arms of the chair as well. Sesshomaru was livid. Not only did he have Kohaku to find but now this demon as well. What kind of coward demon would threaten a young human woman? He threatened the wrong one. The air in the room became oppressive. Sesshomaru's roiling energy was stifling. His eyes turned red, his fangs elongated; he was snarling at this point.

Rin jumped from his lap. She was quickly reminded of the dangerous demon that he was. She and Kagome looked on in terror. What could they do to calm him?

"Sesshomaru please stop!" Rin screamed as loud as she could. "I'm okay! I'm okay!"

But it was like he didn't even hear her. His hair whipped around him as murderous thoughts swirled around in his mind. No one had tried him like this before and for good reason. He was going to make it known not to ever threaten him or anyone attached to him, specifically Rin. She was his now and he was going to protect her with everything he had.

Rin stared on wondering what was going to happen. She was afraid; she didn't know what he was going to do. He looked so wild with his whipping hair, red eyes, elongated fangs, sharp claws and snarling face. She had to do something before he left and went on a killing spree. So she ran towards him and slapped him.

Sesshomaru was stunned out of his homicidal rage. The energy in the room died down immediately. His hair fell back down his back, his fangs returned to their usual length and his eyes morphed back to their beautiful pools of amber. He looked at Rin and cursed himself for the look of terror on her face. She came to him for protection not to be afraid of him. He grabbed Rin and held her closely. He had to get better control of himself when angered but it was hard. A fucking demon threatened his woman.

"You will stay here."

Rin hugged him back feeling safe again. This was right where she wanted to be. What a night, they were not even a full day back in the states and all of this happened. It would be nice to be back in Dubai waking up in his arms and looking at the view of blue skies and sea water.

After everyone settled down, Kagome decided she should leave. She was not afraid of going back to her apartment but Sesshomaru told her she should stay. She thought about it and decided she probably should just for tonight. That guy with the creepy red eyes looked her directly in the face, it was unsettling. Kagome wanted to call Inuyasha but she knew she could not. He had something important to do tonight and she did not want to disrupt it. Right now he should be officially breaking up with Kikyo. She could not wait to get the call after it was done. Then she could go back to her apartment with Inuyasha to protect her.

"Thanks Sesshomaru, I'm going to retire for the night." Kagome said.

"Jaken."

The little toad came running. Sesshomaru told him to show Kagome to the guest room and to make sure she has clean linens and towels. After hugging Rin and telling them good night, she followed Jaken down the hall. After showering in the bathroom connected to the guestroom, Kagome ran to her phone to make sure she did not have any missed calls from Inuyasha. She did not. She wondered what was taking so long. She got into bed and instantly felt her eyelids get heavy. She didn't realize how exhausted she was. She tried fighting it but soon Kagome was sound asleep.

After Kagome left, Rin turned to Sesshomaru. "I'm sorry for all of this. I really don't want to be a nuisance to your life."

"I told you, you have nothing to be sorry about. You are not a nuisance, you are my priority." Sesshomaru responded grabbing her arm and pulling her back to him.

Rin melted into him. "I'll just stay for tonight and tomorrow I'm going to get an alarm system installed in my apartment."

"No you will stay here; you are not going back to your apartment." Sesshomaru said firmly. He felt he should have never let her go there in the first place. If something would have happened to her, he would have blamed himself for failing to protect her. There was not a doubt in his mind that Kohaku sent that demon to scare her. He was going to take care of them both. A sadistic smirk formed on his lips at the thought of ripping them to shreds. What Rin did not know was that Sesshomaru was feared for a vicious reason. He knew Rin would likely be alarmed to learn he has killed in the past and would not hesitate to do so again. The rules of demons were different than those of humans, killing was normal for demons. It was likely something Rin would never understand but he knew eventually he would have to explain it to her just as he did about eye contact. Unfortunately it seemed he would have to explain this to her sooner than later. But now was not the time, right now he just wanted to make her feel safe and comfortable.

"Sessh, are you sure I'm not a burden?" Rin asked. She was used to taking care of things on her own. She felt that since she's known Sesshomaru, he has had to save her on multiple occasions. She was sure he did not have all this trouble in his life before meeting her.

"What did I tell you? You are my priority. We are together, you're problems now belong to me."

"But…"

He placed his finger on her lips cutting her off. "I don't allow problems to go unsolved."

Rin gulped. The intensity in his eyes when he said that unnerved her. If the display of power and anger he showed earlier was any indication of how he solves problems then Rin was sure someone was going to get hurt. She was determined to fix this before anything bad happened. She was going to set up a meeting with Kohaku on tomorrow after work.

Sesshomaru held her hand and led her to his bedroom. It was time for her to go to bed. They both had to work in the morning. He in particular would have a very busy day; he was going to make a stop at the Onigumo Gym tomorrow. For Rin's sake instead of just going in and slaying Kohaku he would try to keep his anger in check. He would speak to him first but he could not guarantee what would happen if the idiot disrespected him. He would also make Kohaku tell him who that demon was and hunt him down as well. He might hesitate before killing Kohaku because he was a human but he would not hesitate in slaying that demon, which was an entirely different matter.

After showering together, Sesshomaru carried Rin into his bed. His room was as grand as Rin imagined it to be. He had a huge California king bed facing a large window in his room with another magnificent view of the ocean. It was becoming obvious that he loved the water. This was another first for the couple, sleeping in Sesshomaru's bed. He decided to make it memorable for her. He made Rin forget about all the events of today as she screamed out his name in unadulterated pleasure.

(Meanwhile)

Inuyasha arrived at his home. He texted Kikyo on the way there to tell her he was in route. He wanted to make sure she was there tonight. Inuyasha was nervous as ever but determined. He just wanted to get this all over with and get back to Kagome. He opened the door bringing his luggage inside leaving it in the living room. He was not sure if he would be staying tonight.

"Inuyasha is that you?" Kikyo called in a sing-song voice.

She sounded happy, great. Inuyasha thought sarcastically. "Yea, I'm in the kitchen."

Inuyasha's eyes widened when she walked in. She was in his favorite lingerie set, the one he bought her for their anniversary marking four years of their relationship. It was red, his favorite color. The red bra and panties were made of see-through lace. She wore red heels and a sheer red robe to match. She wore her hair in loose curls down her back; her pouty lips were painted red as well. Kikyo looked every bit of the super model she was and she knew exactly what she was doing. She planned this little revenge meticulously while he was away. Now it was time to set things in motion.

After gawking at her appearance he noticed a small box in her hand. He averted his eyes feeling looking at her dressed so scantily clad was betraying Kagome's trust in him.

"Oh babe, I've missed you. Do you like?" She asked twirling around in front of him.

"Kikyo." Inuyasha started.

She ignored him. She walked up to him and traced her finger in a small circle on his chest. "You're so sexy babe."

Inuyasha grabbed her hand to stop her. "Kikyo, please."

"What's wrong? Listen I know when you left we weren't on the best of terms but I've forgiven you." Kikyo said. She placed a kiss on his cheek leaving a red lipstick mark.

"Kikyo I have to tell you something."

She ignored him again. "How was Dubai? Did you, your brother and father close the deal?"

"KIKYO!" Inuyasha grew tired of this.

"You don't have to yell." She sat on a bar stool in the kitchen and waited. She really didn't care what he had to say, she had something to say as well.

It was now or never Inuyasha. "Listen, I realized some things during our time away from each other. I was happier, I felt more like myself." He paused. "We haven't been happy for a while now. I think we'd be better off not together." Inuyasha said. That was harder than he thought it would be but it needed to be said.

Kikyo smirked. "It's amazing what a little pussy can do to you."

"What?"

"I was the only girl willing to give you some and you latched onto me like a homeless puppy." She stood. "You don't think I know you were in Dubai with that whore of a therapist?"

Inuyasha was shocked.

"Look at you standing there looking stupid. I bet you want to know how I know. I made a fake account and followed her on Instagram. She posted so many pictures of her time in Dubai, you weren't in them but what are the odds of you and her being in Dubai at the same time? You think I'm stupid?" Kikyo asked.

Before Inuyasha could answer she went on.

"I knew from the moment that bitch came here that there would be trouble. I know she was the girl you were dancing with at LIV too." She smirked. "Koga told me."

This was not going how he expected it to go. Actually he wasn't sure what to expect but this sure wasn't it. Kikyo pretty much knew everything. No use hiding it. "Yes, Kagome was the girl I danced with, at the time it was just dancing. And yes, she did come to Dubai but as my therapist. Dad wanted our therapists to come on the trip to help us with the deal." Inuyasha looked her directly in the eye. "At first it was just a therapist relationship, then it turned to a friendship and now it's more than that." He looked down again. "I fell in love with her."

Kikyo slapped him.

Holding his face, he continued. "Things between you and me haven't been right in a long time Kikyo! I didn't know anything else beyond you but after meeting her I realized you aren't the one."

Kikyo burst out laughing. Inuyasha looked up at her in shock. Why was she laughing?

"You're right. I'm not, I only wanted you for your money and now I'm going to get it. You've forced my hand." Kikyo said.

"What are you talking about?" Inuyasha asked.

"Are you ready for your surprise?" She smiled holding out the small box for him to take.

Inuyasha stared at the small, black box before taking it. What is this?

"Open it." Kikyo urged.

Inuyasha slowly opened it. It was a large, sparkling diamond ring. The band was lined with little small diamonds and the rock sitting on it was humongous. It looked very much like an engagement ring. He was confused.

"Why are you giving me this?"

"I'm not; you're giving it to me." Kikyo said.

"What!?"

Kikyo laughed. "I bought that ring with your money. The price tag is in the six figures."

"Why Kikyo?"

"You were never going to get me one so I bought it using the money you gave me. I don't spend all the money you give me for shopping." She said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"But why would you buy yourself an engagement ring?" Inuyasha asked still confused. He didn't care about the money; he was more alarmed that she bought an engagement ring.

"Because you are going to marry me silly." She smiled dazzlingly.

"No the heck I ain't!" Inuyasha was done playing nice, she was beyond crazy.

"Yes you are because if you don't I am going make your little girlfriend lose her therapy license." She picked up her phone and showed Inuyasha the picture of him and Kagome dancing in club LIV.

"How did you get that?"

"I have my ways." Kikyo had been busy while he was away. She paid Koga another visit to get the picture from him. He said he deleted it but a friend of his was the one who sent it to him. With a little persuasion Kikyo asked Koga to get the friend to send it to him again. She took his phone and sent the picture to herself. Koga didn't care; he ended up getting a blowjob out of the deal.

"Why would you do this?" Inuyasha asked. He could not believe this was happening.

"You think you were just going to leave me? Embarrass me!? I am a super model and you're just a half demon with money on account of your daddy giving you a job! You can't leave me; I leave you but not without what's owed to me for actually being with you!" Kikyo screamed.

Her words cut like a knife, his chest tightened. This was the true nature of the woman he had been with for five years. She never loved him; she only loved what he could do for her. "You're sick." Inuyasha said with all the hate he held for her in this moment. This was the worst kind of treachery.

"You should have known. Why would I date you?" Kikyo laughed. "Now back to business, if you don't marry me I will use this picture to report her. I will also report it to the media. I bet the news would love a juicy story like this. COO of Taisho Corp cheats on super model girlfriend, Kikyo, with his therapist! It would be all over the blogs! I will put you and her on blast. And that slut will lose her career."

Inuyasha had never wanted to hit a woman before in his entire life but he wanted to knock Kikyo off that barstool she was sitting on. He took a breath to calm himself placing his hand on his chest. He couldn't do that. "She's not a slut. Kagome is a better woman than you'll ever be. Name your price, how much money do you want?"

"It's not just about the money anymore. I want you to suffer. You will marry me; we will stay married for a year with no pre-nup. I will divorce you citing irreconcilable differences and take half of everything you own."

Inuyasha stared in disbelief. Besides murdering her, there had to be a way out of this.

"Oh and another thing….I will be leaking our engagement to the blogs tomorrow or maybe tonight so she will find out if she pays attention to the blog sites. You might want to tell her you're getting married."

Inuyasha was pissed. "Fuck you Kikyo!" He did not have a shred of respect for her left. He hated her.

"No, you're the one that's fucked! We will be getting married within the next couple of weeks. I want to get this over with quickly."

Inuyasha stormed to the front door grabbing his car keys and luggage. He needed to speak with Kagome before she heard about this from somewhere else.

"See you later honey." Kikyo called after him. She heard the door slam and laughed. She put the engagement ring on and took pictures. She posted her ring on Instagram with the caption "I said yes!" Soon her thousands of followers would be liking and commenting, the gossip blogs would take notice and it would be all over social media.

Inuyasha sped down the streets in his red Ferrari toward Kagome's apartment. He tried calling her but she had not picked up. He hoped she hadn't fallen asleep already. Kagome was a sound sleeper; nothing would wake her up besides shaking her awake. He arrived at her apartment complex and parked in the parking lot. He tried calling her one more time but no answer. He wanted to go upstairs and bang on her door but decided against it. He didn't want to scare her by waking her that way. Inuyasha felt his eyes water but he refused to let the tears fall. He banged his head on his steering wheel and howled in anguish. Just when things seemed to be looking up, everything came crashing down on him again. He found a good thing in Kagome, why did things have to happen like this? All he wanted was to be with her and now he was about to lose her before they even had a chance to grow together.

Inuyasha was at a loss of what to do. Going back to his house was not an option. He was so angry with Kikyo he did not trust himself not to physically harm her. If he laid his hands on a woman, he would never forgive himself even if it was Kikyo. He thought of going to Sesshomaru's place but he did not think his moody brother would appreciate an unannounced late night visit. He thought of Miroku but he was sure he was in bed sound asleep with Sango. Inuyasha did not have many options, Koga was sort of his friend but when he caught up with him he was going to punch him square in the jaw for his part in all this. So he went to the only place he would be welcome, his parents' home. Their place should have been his first option. He pulled out of Kagome's parking lot and headed to his their home.

It was a solemn twenty minute drive to the large home. He still had a key to their place and just let himself in. He slowly walked inside and toward his old room.

"Inuyasha?" Inu no Taisho called. What was his son doing here? He heard someone enter the home and was immediately out of bed. But as he went toward the sound he picked up on his son's scent.

"I'm going to crash here for a little while." Inuyasha called back in pitiful voice.

"Okay son, good night." Inu yelled back. He knew something was wrong but he did not want to pry yet. He would leave his son be, Inuyasha would come to him when he was ready. That did not stop him from worrying though, no matter how old his sons were they would always be his pups.

Author's Note:

Thanks you all so much for the reviews, follows and favorites! I read a few reviews that hoped Kikyo was not pregnant. You'll be happy to know, I never intended that but I don't think this surprise is much better. It sucks!

Okay, so I have a few questions for myself. Why am I fangirling over Sesshomaru right now? Why do I feel really bad for Inuyasha? I'm the author of this story; I shouldn't have these questions LOL. I wrote it! Well, there's a saying about writers. "Writers aren't exactly people…they're a whole bunch of people trying to be one person." I think that makes sense. Until next time, I'll be writing!