Chapter 21
Koga quickly worked to frisk Tenshi, while Trinity did the same with Kondo.
Halfway through the pat down, Koga noticed that the woman he was working on had begun to cry.
Whatever. I am so over this mission. If what they say is true, and they really are the last members of The Order here in Japan, we can finally go home! He thought happily, to himself. Then Kagome can put a stop to Inspect's plans of assigning Deception or Bolt to Alpha team… if we're not already too late!
Koga found himself praying to a higher power that they were somehow able to make it back in time. But, Sota's quick approach to Tenshi's side abruptly interrupted him from his internal thoughts.
"Why are you so upset?" He asked sympathetically, as he patted her shoulder.
"Everything is ruined. My entire life's work is ruined!" Tenshi said, sadly. "If I had known that you were connected to the enemy, I never would have told you all that I have. I have betrayed my congregation and all of my brothers and sisters. I have failed them."
"Oh, don't say that. There was no way you could have known. You did your best tonight. You should be proud of that."
Koga shook his head in disbelief.
The Higurashi family instinctually try to alleviate the suffering of others, regardless of who they are. He realized. Which is a very endearing family trait to have. He thought, making note that the whole reason behind this secret mission was due to Kagome wanting to do something to help ease Sesshomaru's worry for his family.
"You are too kind." Tenshi sniffled. "I owe you a sincere apology, Sota. I have not been completely forthcoming with you this evening. I have a confession to make. I would like to repent for a very grave sin that I have committed against you."
Sota smiled. "I'm listening."
"I killed your dog." She said, as she diverted her eyes towards the floor. "It attempted to rescue you once again while you were unconscious. It almost succeeded in tearing Kondo's throat out. I made the decision to kill the animal so that I could save Kondo's life." She admitted. "I am so sorry."
Sota's smile instantly faded. "You killed…"
"It's okay, Sota. The dog is not dead." Koga said, quickly. "He survived and is being healed." He half lied.
"That's impossible." Tenshi mumbled. "I shot him in the heart. I saw him die. The animal's soul left its body."
Sota's eyes flew to meet Koga's and he seemed to pick up on the slight lie embedded within his earlier words.
"You're going to try to replace the dog without my noticing, aren't you?" He said, angrily.
"Huh?"
"I fell for that once, when I was a child!" He said vehemently, as his hands shook. "That fish was NOT Bubbles! It wasn't the same fish!" He roared. "Bubbles never went to the vet that day to be healed. The fish that was returned to me was not the same fish. That wasn't Bubbles!"
"Sota…"
"Don't lie to me to spare my feelings! Don't attempt to dupe me as if I were stupid. Christ, you're just like my sister!"
"Sota, the dog really is going to be alright. I swear it!" Koga insisted, as he made a mental note to ask Kagome what the hell she did to Sota's fish.
"If that's the truth then I am thankful." Tenshi whispered. "I pray that it is. However, that dog was dead when we left. If it is somehow able to come back to life, it would be a miracle."
Koga scowled. "I'll have you know that there is one who can perform such miracles and he has promised to do so in this animal's case." He said, smugly.
Both Sota and Tenshi stared up at him in awe.
"And he's a demon, by the way." Koga added intentionally, just to piss Tenshi off.
It worked. The woman's face immediately contorted in disgust.
"A force of darkness could never have the power to restore life. The dog will obviously become a zombie of some sort."
"Nope. The dog will be exactly how it was before it died. Many humans have been revived in this way as well. You may not like it, but one that you consider to be evil actually has the divine power to restore life. It is a power that only one with a compassionate heart can wield." Koga grumbled, remembering Kagome's explanation of how the Tenseiga's powers worked and hating the fact that he was indirectly complimenting Sesshomaru. "That must really burn you up."
In reading the sincerity in his face, Sota took a very deep sigh of relief, allowing himself to believe him.
"Thank God." He said, softly.
Tenshi said nothing.
"Why the hell isn't he answering?" Kagome thought to herself, as Sesshomaru's phone rang into his voicemail for the ninth time.
Something is wrong. She thought, worriedly.
She was about to give up and turn back into the shrine when her phone rang.
It was Sesshomaru returning her calls.
She quickly answered and updated him on their current situation.
"We've captured two more members of The Order at Tokyo's Nezu Shrine. According to them, they're the last of their group here in Japan. My brother is in my care and he appears to be unharmed. Awaiting orders, Sir." She said, hurriedly.
There was a long pause and Kagome could have sworn she heard gurgled speech in the background.
"Sesshomaru, are you there? Are you alright?" She asked, worriedly.
"No. No, Kagome. I most certainly am not alright! I require you to return to base at once!" Sesshomaru growled out, in anger.
As Kagome waited for him to elaborate, the gurgling sound in the background became somewhat louder.
"What is going on?" She demanded.
"Make arrangements to get back to base immediately." He ordered, ignoring her question.
"Uh. Okay. But, what about Mei and Yuu?" She asked, worriedly.
"I need you to oversee their care somehow. I trust in your decision making abilities with this matter." Sesshomaru said, exhaustion and defeat heavily lacing his voice.
It was if the man no longer had the ability to think straight.
"Understood." Kagome said shakily, as her adrenaline began to spike.
At her words, Sesshomaru quickly disconnected the line.
Kagome immediately sprung into action and reentered the shrine.
"We're going back to base." She said quickly, to Trinity and Koga. "Immediately."
Koga visibly brightened in relief while Trinity's expression fell, his face turning in Mei's direction.
Koga happily grabbed both Kondo and Tenshi by their arms and exited the shrine, practically dragging the two prisoners out and over to the cars
"What about us?" Mei said sadly, as she watched Koga disappear.
"Until we get this situation straightened out, we are relocating the two of you. It will be temporary." Kagome said softly, as she remembered Koga's offer to place them with former members of his tribe.
"I want to go with you." Mei said, hurriedly. "Bring us back to your base."
"I can't do that."
"Why not?" Yuu said dejectedly, as he approached Kagome and studied her face. "That would be the safest place for us to be."
The possibility that he may never see Wraith again hurt his heart in a way that he couldn't even begin to describe.
"Your life is here." Kagome said honestly, to the siblings. "If I take you with me, your information could fall into the wrong hands and you could become targets at a later time. It would also require a memory wipe in order for me to return you to society. Trust me, you don't want that."
"Our information could fall into the wrong hands?" Yuu repeated. "But, the government knows who we are. That's why they sent you in for our protection, isn't it?"
You're too smart for your own good. Kagome's mind grumbled, as she watched something seem to click in Yuu's mind.
"Who are you people? What is really going on here?" Yuu demanded.
Kagome sighed. "We're part of a global secret organization that works to ensure world peace."
Yuu rolled his eyes. "You're full of shit."
"She's not lying." Trinity said, angrily.
"Give me a break, a secret organization? This isn't a movie!" Yuu roared.
"Who are you?" Sota interrupted, stammering as he looked upon Yuu for the first time.
Yuu looked over Wraith's brother. The man was openly gaping at him with a shocked expression.
"Sis…" Sota, stammered.
"I know, Sota."
"But…"
"It's not him." Kagome said, quickly.
Sota's face fell and he sadly walked away.
Yuu scratched his head in frustration. "What the fuck is going on here?!" He spat.
"They just told us, you oaf!" Mei said quickly, as she also approached Kagome. "I have decided that I still want to go to your base. You can wipe my memories if you must upon my return here." She said, simply.
"Mei, have you gone insane?" Yuu roared. "None of this sounds right!"
"No, brother. I am completely sane for what feel like the first time in my life. I want to go to this base. I feel compelled to go."
Kagome sighed and prayed for patience. "You don't seem to understand, Mei. You don't have a choice in this matter. We are dropping you, Sota and Yuu off at the police station. Afterwards, a few friends of ours will be taking care of you and your brother until we can confirm that you are no longer in danger."
Mei frowned and looked over to Trinity as if he could somehow help her.
Trinity looked away.
"Now if you'll excuse me. I have to organize all of this. Please follow me back to the cars." Kagome said, curtly.
The group begrudgingly headed out. Mei and Yuu fell towards the back of the group, arguing in heated whispers.
Once everyone was in the cars, Kagome walked off to the side and dialed Ginta.
"I need a favor." She said, the moment the wolf demon answered the line.
Ginta checked his watch for what felt like the millionth time.
He was standing outside of the Tokyo police station waiting for the arrival of Kagome and Koga, a missing person, and two gifted individuals that he was to take into hiding.
When he watched Koga's WRX, along with another car, pull off towards the darkened area of the street, he quickly set forth to meet them.
Koga greeted him with a big smile and Kagome took him in a warm hug.
"Thank you for doing this." She whispered, as she released him. "I owe you one."
"Anything for you, sister Kagome." Ginta whispered back. "Annika and I are happy to help."
"I must warn you. The sibling named Yuu looks just like Inuyasha. Try not to react to that when you see him. Also, he and his sister are strongly gifted and sometimes difficult. I am hoping that I only need to leave them in your care for a short period of time."
"Understood." Ginta said thoughtfully, as he worked to process all of this information. "Annika or I will call if we encounter any difficulties."
Koga quickly passed his keys over to Ginta. "You'll take care of her again for me, right?" He requested, pointing to his car.
"Yup." Ginta said quickly, as he watched one of the passengers exit out of it. His eyes immediately studied the kidnapped young man that his police force had been tracking that night.
"You need to come with me." He said quickly, as Sota approached him. "Your mother is inside giving us a statement. She is so desperately worried about you."
Sota nodded to him and offered him his hand. "So, sorry about all of the trouble." He said, remorsefully.
Ginta studied his features.
He looks just like Kagome. He thought to himself, as his eyes quickly flew over to her direction for comparison.
As if reading his intentions, Kagome quickly turned away and walked off, quickly grabbing her phone and making a call.
"Would it be so terrible if you were able to sneak my mom out here?" Sota questioned, as he watched Kagome wander far away.
Ginta hesitated.
"Please! I promise that I'll go right back inside with her so that you can get my statement. I just need to speak with her alone for a moment."
"Sure." Ginta said, hesitantly. "I'll be right back." He said, as he took off.
"Where is he going?" Koga asked, as he watched Ginta disappear.
"He's going to bring Mom out here." Sota said, happily.
"What? Why?" Koga sputtered.
"She'll want to see her." He whispered, as he pointed to Kagome. "And she'll want to meet you, too. I told her about you."
Koga didn't know why, but for some reason he suddenly felt absolutely sick.
"Go." Sota said, as he motioned to the area that Kagome was hiding in to make her phone call. "I'll meet you over there."
Koga just stared at him, frozen.
"You'll be fine. My mom's cool. She'll like you." Sota said sympathetically, as he tried not to laugh at Koga's horrified expression.
Koga blinked.
"Is this your first time meeting a woman's mother?" Sota asked, incredulously.
Koga frowned.
It is. Sota realized, as he bit his lip against the laughter that was threatening to escape his throat.
"Aren't you like… a million years old?" Sota, whispered. "How have you never met a girlfriend's parents?"
"Shut up." Koga hissed.
Sota felt his mother coming towards him.
"Just be yourself." He whispered. "Now go over to my sister. Mom's coming and you'll want some privacy over there." He said dismissively, as he turned to face the direction of the police station.
Koga could hear Mrs. Higurashi's heels on the pavement quickly pick up in pace. The sound jolted him and he forced himself to walk over in Kagome's direction.
As he approached, he saw his mate hang up her phone call and take a deep breath.
"A helicopter is going to provide us with transport to a plane that will bring us back to base. I had to tell Inspect that we ran into Tenshi and Kondo by accident and we apprehended them. Trinity's on record as being here to train me during this vacation, so he's accounted for as well. He'll come back with us and we'll arrange transport to deliver him back to Canada in a few days or so." She said, hurriedly.
As she finished, Koga watched her head sway harshly to the left as if picking up on a familiar and most missed person.
"Kagome?!" Came a hushed whisper.
Koga could smell the woman's tears.
"Mom?" Kagome whispered, as she ran over to the woman that was closing in on their space in the dark.
Koga watched as the woman grabbed her daughter in a bone crunching hug and swung her around from side to side.
Sota was standing behind her proudly smiling to himself.
"First Sota... and now you!" Mom, said happily. "I can't believe it. I never thought I would see you again." She cried.
"I missed you so much." Kagome whispered to her. "You have no idea how often I think of you."
"Believe me, I think I know." Kagome's mom chuckled, as she released her daughter and examined her face. "Sota wasn't exaggerating, you really have become so beautiful, Kagome."
"You should see her when she's all dressed up." Sota said smugly, from behind.
"I can imagine." Mom said, sweetly as she looked over Kagome's shoulder and made eye contact with the man that was hiding in the shadows. "I won't bite." She said softly, to the figure in the dark. "I want to see my future son in law's face, please."
Koga took a sharp intake of air and took only one step forward. He felt completely awkward and uncomfortable. He was thankful that he happened to meet Sota by accident, as there wasn't any pressure during that encounter. However right now, he was knowingly meeting the head of his mate's 'pack'. Having the approval of the parents was a very big deal to humans and he didn't want to somehow disappoint.
Kagome chuckled at Koga's frozen position and walked over to him, taking him by the hand and gently pulling him forward so that her mom could take a good look at him.
Kagome's mom didn't bother to size him up. She instead quickly stepped forward and took Koga into a warm hug.
"I am so happy to meet you, Koga. Welcome to our little family." She said genuinely, into his chest.
Koga forced himself to take a deep breath and he returned the woman's hug.
"Thank you." He said, softly. "I promise to protect your daughter. I swear this to you on my pride, on my very blood."
Mom chuckled. "I believe it." She replied, as she loosened her grip on him and looked up at his face. "My, aren't you the handsome one?" She said sweetly, as she reached up and pinched his cheek.
Koga felt his face heat.
"Awww, he's actually blushing, Sis."
Koga refused to look in Kagome's direction. He could hear her laughing at him.
"Don't let those two embarrass you." Mom whispered, as she fully released him and smiled brightly up at him. "They both embarrass quite easily as well."
Koga's brows furrowed in confusion and Mom winked at him.
"This is the man that used to cause all of those problems between you and Inuyasha." Mom, said loudly. "Isn't he, Kagome?"
Kagome stopped laughing and frowned.
"You used to go to your room and cry like it was the end of the world." She continued in dramatic fashion, as she smiled at Koga. "Do you remember those days, Kagome?"
"I didn't cry!" Kagome spat, as her face got as red as a tomato.
Well played. Koga thought to himself as he smiled at Kagome's mother, flashing his perfectly white and fanged teeth as he did so.
Mom smiled back before turning to address her daughter.
"So when's the wedding?" She demanded.
"Huh? We can't really get married, Mom. Koga and I don't exist, remember?" Kagome said, sadly.
"I could marry you." Sota said, quickly. "Real names and everything." He continued. "Of course it won't be documented in any legally binding way, but I could perform the ceremony. Just tell me when and consider it done. I'll close down the shrine and everything."
Kagome brightened for a moment before her face fell. "I'm not allowed to go anywhere near you guys. Ever."
"Find a way." Mom ordered. "I want to see my children marry before I die."
"Mom!" Sota said, his tone horrified. "Please don't say stuff like that."
"I'll figure something out." Kagome promised. "I have a favor coming my way soon. I might be able to swing it."
Mom and Sota smiled.
"That's my girl!" Mom said, proudly. "And after the wedding we can broach the subject of grandchildren." She said, quickly.
Her comment, which was made in good fun, was rewarded by a scolding look from her son.
"Don't." Sota whispered, harshly.
"What? Did I say something wrong?" Mom said, taken aback.
"Mom, stop talking." Sota demanded.
Mrs. Higurashi seemed confused. "But, I was only teasing." She said, attempting to clarify.
Kagome was about to ask what Sota was hiding from them when her phone pinged, signaling that the helicopter would be sent out to retrieve her in fifteen minutes.
"Mom, I'm so sorry, but I have to go." She said quickly, as she once again took her mother in a hug.
"Take care of yourself and of Koga." She whispered to her. "I can't wait to see you both again."
"I'll come back. I promise." Kagome said softly, as she released her.
Koga stepped forward and also took Mom in a hug, saying goodbye.
"Go and make me proud, son." She whispered to him.
For some reason the comment actually made Koga want to do so. "I will." He promised, as he headed back towards the cars.
"Be aware that a team of my people will be hanging around the shrine. They're there to protect you." Kagome said, over her shoulder.
Sota and his mother nodded.
"Good to know." Sota replied as he watching his sister head back over towards the parked cars.
"The Higurashi's will be right back." Kagome whispered as she approached Ginta, thankful that he didn't know her last name.
Ginta nodded.
"I've already introduced myself to those two." Ginta said, as he looked over at the Ishii siblings that were now waiting in the back of Koga's car. "I'm familiar with the sister. My people responded to a break in on her property a few days ago. She killed the intruder."
"She's a handful." Kagome admitted. "But she seems to be changing her ways."
"You'll be taking the other two?" Ginta whispered, as his eyes flew over to the two tied up people that were seated in the back of Trinity's car.
"Yup. Prisoners." Kagome said, quickly.
Ginta nodded and took off towards Koga's car, opening the door to the backseat so that he could address the Ishii siblings.
"I have to take Sota inside so that he can give a statement. I'll be right back. Please wait for me here."
"Will do." Yuu grumbled.
"Thanks." Ginta said happily, as he shut the door and approached Sota and his mother who were walking in his direction.
As Ginta, Sota and Mom passed them, Kagome and Trinity took their places within Trinity's car, resigning themselves to watch Koga transfer their luggage over from his trunk over to Trinity's trunk.
In a few minutes time, they heard the trunk of their car close and watched as Koga descended into the driver's seat.
"What the fuck did you pack?" Koga growled, as he looked over at Trinity. "You're just like a woman."
"Maybe you should hit the gym a little more often." Trinity grumbled.
Koga didn't respond, he instead started the engine and slowly took off, making his way to the coordinates that Kagome had provided him with earlier.
Sesshomaru watched on as Kagome's dog struggled to use its vocal chords; attempting to force a voice box that was never designed to speak a human language to somehow do so.
"Sess…"
Sesshomaru sucked his teeth and glared at his sword. He had attempted to use it several times to ask it what the hell had happened, but it refused to speak to him.
It is probably in fear that I might break it once again. He thought angrily to himself.
"ho… maru"
This dog is somehow familiar with me. He thought, bewilderedly to himself. It is literarily trying to converse with me at present.
None of this was making any sense. He wanted to get up and leave, but he couldn't abandon Kagome's animal. It was his sworn duty to protect it.
"Nurse." Sesshomaru called out, to the man that had entered the room to check on the dog's vitals. "How much longer must this animal stay here?" He demanded.
"Anatomy healed him up pretty well. The dog seems perfectly healthy. But, as you know, Anatomy does prefer to keep his patients here under observation for some time after you revive them."
"I am taking him back with me." Sesshomaru advised.
"General, Sir. I can't let you do that without Anatomy's clearance."
Sesshomaru stared at the man and narrowed his eyes.
The nurse immediately took several steps backwards. "No problem." He said, shakily. "You're the boss!" He continued, as he flew over to the dog and removed its saline I.V. bag.
Sesshomaru bent down and slung the animal over his shoulder, making quick work of marching out of the hospital with him and towards his office.
"Sess… ho… maru?"
"Why can you speak?" Sesshomaru whispered curiously to the animal, as he crossed the grounds. "Are you truly a dog?"
"Wow! That dog can talk?!"
Sesshomaru's hurried and graceful gait immediately halted. He had been so enthralled by the animal's attempt at speech that he didn't notice the scent that was blowing around in the air.
"Go somewhere else." Sesshomaru demanded, without turning around to address the speaker.
"Where would you have me go?" Frisk grumbled.
Sesshomaru was about to tell him to go to hell, when a thought occurred to him.
"Go to the Interrogation department's floor. Tell them you are there on my orders. Assist them in breaking into the memories of any one of the prisoners that were captured from The Order. Their usual interrogational tactics haven't been working. Your unique abilities may be able to help them." He said, coldly. "This is a most important matter."
"Sweet!" Frisk chirped, as he began to jog towards the office building.
"Shit!" Ginta roared as he tried for the millionth time to call Koga and Kagome. "They must be in the air. I can't get through!"
I should have called when they first went missing. He thought, worriedly to himself. Not two hours later!
He had lost the Ishii siblings.
When he first exited the police station after dropping Sota and his mother off in the care of his detectives, the two siblings were no longer sitting in the back of Koga's car.
He immediately took off in search of them, hoping that he could somehow find them without incident. But, one hour passed without any luck and he was forced to call into the station, quickly giving orders to all of his active officers to be on the lookout for any people matching their descriptions.
"Koga is going to fucking kill me!" He whispered worriedly to himself, as he drove frantically around with his window open, hoping he could somehow catch their scents somewhere.
I was only gone for five minutes. Where the hell could they have gone?!
Kagome checked her phone the moment she set foot onto her base's runway.
What? Twenty voice messages? She thought, worriedly to herself.
She was so busy listening to the messages that she missed Koga bolt out of the plane and kiss the ground of the runway in celebration. While he did so, Trinity made quick work of leading their two prisoners out of the plane and onto the runway in the background.
When Trinity passed him, Koga sprung to his feet and quickly walked over to him.
"Remember, the story. We were at that shrine practicing purification techniques with Wraith. We just so happened to come upon these two. Mention nothing of Sota." Koga whispered in the smallest of voices, into Trinity's ear.
Trinity nodded. "But what about these two? They could blow our cover." He whispered in reply, as he eyed Tenshi and Kondo.
"Wraith will have the General take care of that part." He said quickly, as he watched two members of the Interrogation department slowly approach them.
"Those two are to be separated and go into isolation." Kagome ordered, as she quickly approached. "No one is to interrogate them unless the General is present. Those are his orders."
"Yes, ma'am." One of the agents confirmed, as he and his partner took Tenshi and Kondo away.
"I'm so glad this is all over with!" Koga roared, as picked Kagome up and spun her around.
"Fang, put me down! We have a major problem!" She spat.
"Oh, no! What the hell is it, now?" Koga said angrily, as he gently lowered Kagome back to her feet.
"Have you checked your phone at all? Ginta's been trying to contact us. He lost the Ishii siblings!"
"No. Fucking. Way." Koga growled in disbelief.
"You must be kidding!" Trinity spat. "This is unbelievable. How could he lose them?"
"Because we are… HERE!" Mei shouted triumphantly at the top of her lungs, from her place at the doorway of the plane.
She looked as though she just discovered new land.
Kagome, Koga and Trinity's jaws dropped in absolute shock.
No one could manage to say anything at all.
They all witnessed as Yuu stumbled forth in the background, behind Mei. His foot was stuck in Trinity's suitcase and he was attempting to shake the blasted luggage away with angry and rough kicking motions.
"They… hid in the luggage?" Kagome said, stupidly.
"When?" Koga whispered, utterly in shock. "They were both sitting in the car before I transferred the suitcases."
"They were sitting in the car for how long before you moved the luggage, Fang? The seats in your WRX fold down in the back and give access to the trunk."
"Impossible." Koga muttered.
"They folded down the seats and hid in the luggage in the trunk. We brought them here." Kagome said, softly.
This is all a bad dream and soon I will wake up. She thought wishfully to herself. How the hell am I supposed to tell Sesshomaru about this?! Her mind screamed.
Sesshomaru stared at canine Inuyasha in disbelief.
After the past hour of practicing its speech, the dog had managed to tell him that he was actually his dead brother. He also wanted to know what had happened to him and what he was doing in a dog's body.
Sesshomaru had always imagined his final reunion with Inuyasha to be a much different one. He imaged green fields and golden sun, the promise of peace and joy within the air. Rin would be at his one side and his idiotic brother, attempting to pick a fight, would be at his other.
Nothing could prepare him for this.
"Tenseiga… made a mistake." Sesshomaru said dumbly, as he stared into his brother's angry eyes.
How to explain this? Sesshomaru thought, becoming exasperated.
He was almost grateful when his phone rang and provided him with a momentary distraction.
Kagome? He thought hopefully, as he quickly looked at the caller I.D.
"Yes?" He said quickly, into the phone.
"We have a BIIIIIIIIIIIG problem!" Kagome said hurriedly, into the phone.
"I agree." He said coldly, as he stared at the dog that sat at his feet. "A very large problem indeed."
Kagome paused for a moment, attempting to decipher his meaning, before she gave up and pushed along with speaking.
"I need you to come to the runway. NOW!" She ordered. "The Ishii siblings hid away in our luggage. They're on the fucking base!" She spat.
Sesshomaru froze as he tried to process this. After a moment or two, his body got with the program.
"You must hide yourself in here." He quickly told the dog. "I will return soon and will somehow rectify this situation." He said hurriedly, as he exited his office and locked the door behind him.
This is all one bad dream and soon I shall wake up. He tried to assure himself, as he took off to the base's runway.
He got to the runway in five minutes, which should have been a new record.
"What is the meaning of this?!" He roared, as he witnessed his three agents staring dumbly up at his grandchildren that happened to be occupying the doorway of the plane.
All three agents looked at him, but weren't able to offer him any explanation.
Sesshomaru felt his blood boil.
"How could you allow this to happen?!" He shouted, as his claws extended from the tips of his fingers and his eyes became a bright and angry red.
"We told them they couldn't come." Trinity stammered, as he began to do the sign of the cross. "They hid in our luggage. We didn't know…"
Sesshomaru marched forward, ignoring him, as he headed towards his incorrigible descendants.
He swiftly walked up the stairs to the plane and grabbed each of them roughly by the ear. Once he had them each in a firm hold, he promptly dragged them back down the stairs, across the runway, and over in the direction of his office.
Mei and Yuu stumbled to keep up with him.
"Good. Let him finally deal with those two idiots!" Koga spat, shaking his head.
He sucked his teeth when he noticed Kagome take off after them.
"I'll see you at home!" He called out to her, not willing to take any further action on account of this secret mission from hell.
"What about me?" Trinity said, as he came to Koga's side.
Koga sighed. "I'll give you a brief tour of the base and get you set up with an apartment for a couple of days until you're able to get out of here."
"I plan on staying out the full week. My official mission was always to train Wraith in the use of her holy powers, and we've barely scratched the surface over the passed two days. I don't intend on abandoning my original objective."
"She'd probably be happy to know that you'll stick around to help her." Koga admitted, as he motioned for Trinity to follow him. "After everything that Sota told us about The Order on the car ride over to the police station, R.O.O.T is going to have a great, big battle coming their way. If Wraith really is one of The Celestial, like you say she is, she's probably going to be sent in to take down His Immaculacy." He said, worriedly.
"How could you have allowed this to happen?" Sesshomaru roared, as Kagome struggled to keep up with him.
"They duped us!" She said, on a huff. "They were supposed to go into protective care. They even agreed to it!" She said, angrily. "Then they hid away in the luggage before we took off to meet the helicopter."
Sesshomaru released his hold on Yuu's ear only for a moment so that he could unlock his office door. The moment the lock turned over, he snatched it back up again and dragged his problematic grandchildren into the room.
Kagome smartly closed the door behind them.
"You brats have been nothing but trouble!" Sesshomaru growled, as he released his grandchildren. "Nothing but pure chaos!" He roared.
Mei and Yuu at least had the decently to cower before him and divert their eyes to the floor.
"These two must have their memories erased immediately. We shall then smuggle them off of the base."
Kagome sighed. "Should I call Mystic now, then?"
"Permission to speak, Sir." Mei interrupted, respectfully.
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed for a moment while he regarded her.
"No." He said, coldly.
"This is an organization that works towards world peace, is it not?" Yuu said, in her stead.
Sesshomaru ignored him.
"We'd like to join." Yuu pushed, as he chanced a glance up in Sesshomaru's direction.
"Absolutely not." Sesshomaru spat.
"Why?" Mei said angrily, picking her face up and glaring at him. "We have much that we can offer this organization. We are very powerfully gifted individuals. We can help!"
"No."
"Why?" Mei pushed.
"Because I said so!" Sesshomaru angrily roared.
"That's not a real reason!" Mei huffed.
Shit. Sesshomaru really was a parent once upon another life. Kagome thought to herself. I haven't heard the 'because I said so' line since I was a teenager.
"At least allow us to do a trial run." Yuu said, quickly.
"Enrollment into this organization is by invitation only." Sesshomaru quipped. "Neither of you has been invited. You both have been blessed with wealth and influence within the real world. Live in that world and enjoy it. You do not belong here."
"We are adults. We want to do this." Mei said, honestly. "If I have to spend one more day living in that bland and cold environment that encompasses 'high society', I will lose my mind. I was meant to do more with my life than get my nails done and attend social events. I have powerful gifts. I should be using them to help people!"
Kagome's eyes widened.
Good for you, Mei. She thought to herself, feeling a newfound sense of respect for the woman.
Sesshomaru shook his head in disbelief. "What about you?" He said, turning to Yuu. "You have a good career and the highest of education. You are a genius. Why would you want to throw all of that hard work away to fight in secret wars?"
"I wouldn't be throwing anything away. I could be using my skills and intellect to help others. It beats sitting at a desk and making calculations all day. I was destined for so much more than that."
There was a long and stifling pause.
"We're not truly living the way we are now, Sir." Mei said, softly.
"That may be true, but at least you are safe." Sesshomaru huffed.
"A caged bird only exists for the pleasure of its owners. But a bird that can fly lives because it is free." Kagome mumbled to herself.
Sesshomaru scowled in her direction.
"If Rin were standing in your shoes, what would she do?" Kagome whispered gently, as she met his eyes.
Sesshomaru felt his heart clench as he imagined her standing before them.
"Rin would have wanted them to truly live." Came a hoarse voice from under Sesshomaru's desk. "Just like she once did."
Sesshomaru squeezed his eyes tightly shut.
He had completely forgotten all about Inuyasha.
"Who the hell was that?!" Kagome screamed, as she clutched her heart. "Is someone hiding under your desk?" She asked, horrified.