Chapter 25: Kyokotsu's Announcement
As Inuyasha awoke on the couch of the family home, he pressed his hands to his eyes and groaned. His head felt as if someone had split it into two. And he had thought that collapsing from whatever that was had been bad enough-
'Wait a minute, how did I get inside?' he thought to himself as he looked around.
For some reason, his leather jacket was still on him, his shoes were off along with his socks, and he had had a purple and yellow knitted blanket over himself. And he still couldn't remember how he got into the house.
"Welcome back," Kagome said as she walked into the room with a tray full of cookies and… was that a beer???
Okay… if that didn't scream odd, then Inuyasha didn't know what the deal was.
"Why do you have a beer? And how the heck did you get it?"
"Jako keeps some in a mini fridge out in the garage. And I figured that once you woke up from your split personality trip that you juuust might want something better than soda."
"Split Personality Trip?"
"Your dark side choose to make an appearance," she said calmly.
As if on queue, Inuyasha was up and checking Kagome over like a neurotic boyfriend would.
"Your scars aren't any different," he said as he gently pushed her hair away.
"I'm perfectly fine, he just wanted to talk to me about something that YOU failed to mention to me about our daughter," she said as she put the tray down on the coffee table. "And also, you need to come off all your medication as soon as possible. Meaning today."
"……What?"
"Oh you heard me. As of today, your completely pill free."
"Now wait just one god damn minute, Kagome-"
"Do you want to know what happened or not?" she asked him sternly as she crossed her arms.
Even though he was a wreck over hearing that his demonic blood had found a way to chit chat with his future wife, and apparently rat on him about not mentioning Amaya's demonic blood issues, Inuyasha sat down, grabbed the glass brown bottle, and chugged it down in three seconds.
When he was done, he slammed it down on the table hard enough to at least crack it at the neck. So, Kagome figured one more would be best to calm him down a little more, so she handed him another one that she had stuffed in her back pocket.
This one at least he took his time with.
"Okay, I want to know everything he said to you right now. And if he did anything to you I'll never forgive myself," he said as she sat down in front of him.
"Well, the most he did was kiss me, then turned back into you. So you don't need to worry about-"
"WHAT?!"
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Meanwhile, back at the hotel…
"Not a chance in hell, Naraku," Jakotsu seethed. "There is no way I would ever let Kagura stay at our house! Not even if I were on my death bed!"
"But, Honey, her and Midoriko broke up over something that actually wasn't her fault and she needs a place to stay until she can find a new apartment. It'll only be for a week or two."
"That's enough time for the apocalypse to happen if you ask me. Besides, why can't she stay with Kanna? She at least gets along with her?"
"Ah, so you forgot about the time Kagura put Daniel in the hospital?" Naraku said matter of factly.
"You don't throw a grenade at someone for walking into the bathroom while you're taking a shower, Sweetheart. Plus, if she were just so happen to spike not only your demonic blood… but Inuyasha's? Honey, do you have any idea how bad that could turn out?"
"I know, which is why I told her that she would REALLY need to be on her best behavior ever. Meaning absolutely no weapons, no bantering, and especially… no women. Granted, she wasn't too thrilled with the last part, but I think she understood the stipulations of staying with us."
"Look, we'll discuss this later. I guess everyone is down by the pool right now and they want us to be down there as well. I guess Kyokotsu has some news that he wants to share with the entire family."
"Really? Like what?" he asked because this seemed odd.
"I have no idea. But knowing him, it's probably something ridiculous like last time."
"Okay, I thought him opening up a flower shop was an awesome idea," Naraku said as he leaned against the wall of the elevator. "Besides, his business in Kyoto is doing very well,… you should be proud of him."
"Says the spouse with a convicted felon for a sister," he said smiling playfully at Naraku.
"Feh," he snorted. "I know, and somehow I'm the abnormal one in our family. Go figure."
As the doors opened once again, Jako grabbed Naraku's hand as they made their way towards the indoor pool and smiled.
"You know… I think we should adopt another kid," he said as he stopped in front of the glass door that led to the pool.
"…Whaaat ?"
"Well, I mean think about it. Kagome will most likely move into her own home with Inuyasha once she graduates, and she'll take the girls with her also. We'll be all alone in that house. And… I think adding to our family would be nice," he said now looking at him. "Naraku, it's what I've been trying to ask you for months since Kagome started actually going back to school. And since we're both really young-"
"Hold up, for one thing, and I can't believe I'm actually saying this but, I'm not young-"
"Yes you are."
"No, I'm not."
"Honey, for a half demon, you are."
"Two hundred and six is not young, Sweetie."
"Well, to me you're not even a day over thirty."
"That's flattering, Jako. But we had to fight tooth and nail to even get Kagome. What makes you think we could even adopt another child?"
As Jakotsu sighed, he took out a piece of paper that he'd been holding onto for months now and handed it to Naraku silently. And as the male hanyou looked it over… he was shocked.
"Because of how well we took care of Kagome, the system kept us on the list. We're both qualified to adopt again if we so choose to… and I say we do it," he said quietly as he finally looked him in the eyes. "I enjoy being a dad, Naraku. And… even though it's a little weird for Kagome, she enjoys having you as her 'mother' more than anything else in the entire world. We brought that girl from the bottom, all the way up. We gave her a fair chance and now she's actually happy. And all I want to do is that again for someone else."
Not knowing the best way to react to this news, Naraku did the only thing he knew how to do.
He cried.
But of course, tears of happiness can so easily be confused.
As Jakotsu wrapped his arms around him, he sighed thinking that maybe now hadn't been the best time to drop this type of bomb on Naraku. After all, his club had just undergone an investigation by the Demonic Police after gaining a bogus tip that he had been selling drugs, Inuyasha had just moved in only a few weeks ago because his mother had taken her anger out on Kagome, and now this was probably just too much-
"Under two conditions, Love. And only under two conditions," he croaked into his chest.
As Jakotsu looked down at him, he wondered what those two conditions would be? Usually Naraku never set conditions for anything. But this was something that would affect them for the rest of their lives. Ever since he'd become his life mate, Jakotsu knew that his own lifespan would be increased now to last as long as Naraku's would. And that had always been a pressing matter on their relationship because he knew that even though he'd still be here… his family would grow older than he would and most likely die long before he did. It took a long time for Naraku to agree to it, but still, it had happened. And now he could only wonder why he'd been so resilient to the matter.
"And what would those conditions be?" he asked calmly.
After wiping his eyes and destroying his makeup, Naraku smiled at him and uttered the two conditions, one, Jakotsu hated, and the other, he was perfectly content with.
"One, you have to let Kagura stay with us until she finds her own place. And two, I want to adopt a baby hanyou. Kagome's human, but I have a feeling that her and Inuyasha will end up mating. I know it's an old tradition, but it's most likely going to happen. So I know we won't lose her now."
"……."
"Jako?"
"You mean I have to face the burning pits of hell in order to get another child with you? Is that even fair?"
Even though he knew Jakotsu hated his sister, he knew he'd say yes.
"Yes, it'll prove to me that if you can handle her, than we can handle diapers again at our age," he said now smiling and winking.
"That's just mean," he whined. "I'll take a dinner party with The KKK over dealing with your psychotic sister for possibly two weeks."
"She promised that she'll behave."
"She said the same thing at our wedding. Remember how that went?"
"Hey, she swore on bringing no weapons into the house-"
"She didn't count an M-15 as a weapon last time, remember? And in her mind the wedding in the backyard did not count as our house. And my poor brother still didn't get the hint that she wasn't interested in him. And poor Father Michael ended up in the hospital because of a Vietnam flashback."
"Well, as I said before; I told her absolutely no weapons, Darling. Meaning she can't even bring her switchblade collection onto the property. We'll be fine, trust me okay?"
"Ugh, fine. But then whatever baby we adopt, I get to pick the first name," Jakotsu said as he crossed his arms and made a face.
"Deal," He said softly as he pulled him into his arms tightly. As Naraku traced his claws gently down Jakotsu's back, he smiled. "Thank you."
"Yeah, yeah. Okay… I'll deal with her. But she had better not tell either of the twins about her past love lives. Or try and cook, and if she steals any of my bath oils this time, I will kill her!" he said sternly as he wrapped his arms around Naraku's waist as well.
Pressing his forehead to Jakotsu's, Naraku couldn't help but feel happy for finding this man. Anytime he had ever come across a human lover before, for one, they would treat him like a wild animal, and two, they could never have a decent conversation. With Jakotsu, he'd always had both, and much, much more.
"I love you…," Jakotsu whispered. "Even if you do drive a hard bargain sometimes."
As he chuckled lightly, Naraku smiled up at the man he truly could never live without, and kissed him gently on the lips.
But of course as they both knew… one kiss was just never enough.
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"Geez, where are those two?"
"Oh please! You're one to talk, Bankotsu. You only got here five minutes ago," Kagura said dully.
"Well I'm sorry Kagura, but my son had another asthma attack. What do you want me to do?"
"Sign him up for some vocal lessens to strengthen his lungs up. For crying out loud, that poor kid lives in a bubble," she said once again, now playing with the pin to a grenade she had on a long chain.
"Umm, Kagura?" Renkotsu said nervously. "Please tell me that's not from an active grenade?!"
"Oh Ren,… your such a Nervous Nancy. In case you forgot, this is my lucky pin from the last war I was in. That grenade saved my life."
"What a pity for us," Bankotsu snorted. "Ugh, will those two hurry up already? This family reunion shit is starting to give me hives."
"Bankotsu…"
"I'm sorry, Lori. But I want to check on Shinji."
"Darling, he's with my parents. And if anything happens my mother promised to call us."
"I know but-"
"Hello Miss Kagura," Mukotsu said slyly.
"Oh great! Hey! Stop trying to kiss my feet you little Toadstool!"
"Mukotsu… stay away from her," Hope warned.
"Thank you, Hope," Kagura said brightly as she kicked him away.
"Don't mention it."
"Hi everyone!"
As Bankotsu, Renkotsu, Suikotsu, Mukotsu, Kyokotsu, Ginkotsu, Hope, Lori, Mika, Kanna, and Kagura looked up towards the flighty voice, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Big Brother, where have you been?" Kanna asked in her everyday, normal, even tone. "You know this is never a healthy situation for either sides of these families to stay in such close proximity for very long."
"I know Kanna, I'm sorry," he said very kindly to her. "Jakotsu and I were just having a discussion about something," he said as he leered at Kagura. "But the matter has been solved."
"It's okay."
"So, what's this big news I heard about, Kyokotsu? Are you finally getting married?" Naraku asked smiling. Kyokotsu had been one of the few members of Jakotsu's family that had ever truly been nice to him. Granted, he was not much of a looker, but he was a gentle giant who knew kindness had no limits.
As he chuckled and rubbed his hand over his newly shaven head, Kyokotsu's bright blue eyes shined as he looked around at his family.
"Actually," he said in his naturally deep voice. "I'm not. But I was told that if I wanted to go through with this than I would have to face everyone before I started my journey."
As everyone looked at him quizzically, Kyokotsu looked down at his hands blankly. Almost as if he were afraid to say what it was he planned on doing.
But Naraku was the first to notice the 'Seasonal Peach' nail polish by Mac on his finger nails.
'Oh boy.'
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"What do you mean by focus and peace of mind are the only ways to make sure Ayame doesn't end up like me? That doesn't make any sense," Inuyasha grumbled as he lit a cigarette for the fourth time this hour.
"Well, to me it makes perfect sense. Focus to control her demonic abilities, and peace of mind so that her soul doesn't split like yours has. I know it's somewhat of a puzzle, but it makes perfect sense. And I highly doubt he was lying to me because you haven't taken your medication since yesterday," she said honestly. After all, it was the only way to make sense out of this situation. "He was very calm. Creepy as hell, but calm and rational… I don't think he came out in order to scare me in the least… he wanted to tell us what your father couldn't."
"My Dad would've mentioned something like this to me! And leaving a memory of a message in the demonic half of my blood is insane. No demon or hanyou has done that for centuries because of how dangerous it is," he nearly shouted. "Kagome… what does this mean? That because of my mother, my soul split into two halves? All of my medication and agony was all a waste? I'm sorry… but this is not adding up on my end what so ever."
Listening to his words, Kagome looked down at her scars. No, a lot of what had happened to them really didn't make a whole lot of sense. But life never truly did make sense now did it?
Life…was just life. Even if you didn't deserve or ask for something to happen to you, it still could happen. And now as she sat in the living room of the home they all shared now, she didn't wonder why any of this had happened to them… All she wanted to know was how to make things right before it was too late.
"I know it doesn't make any real, logical sense to you, Baby. But for Amaya's sake… we need to try something," she whispered as tears formed in her eyes. "When I gave birth to those girls… I promised myself that I would make sure that they never felt an ounce of the pain and agony my heart carry's within it day after day… But if Amaya's demonic blood turns into a spliced version of her soul, then I will be breaking that promise to myself."
As she looked up into the warm, golden eyes of the man she'd chosen to love, Kagome's tears fell softly from her cheeks to her hands on her lap. The idea of her daughter's suffering the same fate as their father tortured her immensely. But she needed Inuyasha by her side for whatever was in store for them now. Even though Kaiya was still very weak compared to her big sister, it wouldn't take very long for her to catch up to her level. And that was another worry that Kagome wanted solved as soon as possible.
"We need to do something that doesn't involve medication," she said.
As he looked at her, Inuyasha's heart nearly shattered.
Kagome was right.
But how could they figure out a way for Amaya to find focus and peace of mind? Normally children under the age of five didn't even understand those terms or meanings.
Even still, Inuyasha knew how she felt on the entire subject, because he had been feeling the same way for quite a while when it came to his older daughter. The worry a parent can face when it comes to their child's mental health was one aspect he hadn't thought he'd need to face until both of the girls would be preteens. But it seemed as though Amaya's abilities were growing just as fast, maybe even faster than his had. And now, all that mattered was saving her from his fate.
"Okay, we'll figure something out," he said as he rubbed his temples, feeling the pangs of a migraine beginning to settle in. "But we're going to need to talk to Jako and Naraku about what the best move would be. And we're going to need to have a sit down with the girls."
"I know," she said as she moved to now sit by him. "Amaya's not going to like how any of this sounds. And she's very smart for her age. She might actually figure most of it out on her own."
As Inuyasha wrapped his arms over her shoulders and pulled her in close, he couldn't help but sigh.
"She definitely gets that from your side of the family."
"Why do you say that?" she asked as she looked up at him.
"Kagome, you always knew when something was wrong with me. And the way Amaya is even if she accidentally scratches someone… that little girl can sense that something is wrong," he said softly as he stood up.
Holding out his hand, Inuyasha smiled at Kagome simply.
"You haven't slept yet, have you?"
"Nope, and you need to cut back on some of those sweets Mr. Taishio! You took forever to drag into the house," she giggled lightly as she took his hand.
"Oh really?…"
As Inuyasha pulled Kagome into his arms fiercely, she gasped as his lips collided with hers instantly. But this kiss was different somehow…
It was hotter than usual. And everytime his tongue swept over hers, she felt as though her lips were being shocked by tiny volts of electricity. It was simply intoxicating.
Wrapping her arms around his neck tighter, Kagome pressed her body almost flush to his as he scooped her up in his arms gracefully. As he kissed the side of her neck gently, she moaned softly in his ear, which triggered something inside Inuyasha he'd thought he'd lost forever.
Intimacy.
As he managed to walk around the couch to the table against the wall, he pushed her onto the corner sloppily, causing Kagome's back to press against the wall roughly as he lightly nipped at her flesh. As she cried out again, Inuyasha smiled to himself.
''I guess she likes this…' he thought.
As he saw that it was okay to be in control, Kagome did something he hadn't expected she do. But it set him on fire even more.
She had found a small tear on the top of his tight, black wife beater shirt… and had ripped it so fast that his entire chest was now exposed before her, only about an inch remand at the bottom of the shirt to show it had actually been a whole at one point. So, Inuyasha shredded the rest and removed it along with his leather jacket in one graceful move. As he kissed her furiously once more, Kagome ran her fingertips down his back; the smooth, tan flesh was a luxurious feeling her hands had been dying to know for so long now. That even she thought it was better than she'd thought it would feel in her dreams.
As Inuyasha picked her up once more, Kagome ran her hands all over his arms, then up to his neck, and then to his face as he kissed her in the middle of the hallway. And without any warning, Inuyasha growled.
"If you keep this up you might need to throw out that top," his voice whispered as he panted in her ear.
"Why…," she asked.
As he looked into her eyes, Kagome found that she couldn't breathe momentarily. As his lips were swollen and slightly a deeper shade than they normally were, and his cheeks were flushed, Inuyasha just seemed more beautiful to her than he normally did. Then again, this was a side of him no one had ever seen before… the loving, passionate, wild side of him. And she could tell just by his eyes, that the way they reflected her face now, he was seeing the exact, same thing too.
"… This is why," he said gently as he moved his right arm from underneath her, kissed her lips deeply, and using his right hand, shredded the back of her tank top completely open.
As Kagome's heart rate literally spiked, Inuyasha pulled down the front of the tank top and threw it to the floor like the rag it now was. As he stumbled over to the wall by the staircase, Inuyasha pressed her back to the cool grey, smooth texture and clasped her hand in his tightly, pressing their joined hands up against the wall as he-
I'm trouble
Yeah trouble now
I'm trouble y'all
I disturb my town
I'm trouble
Yeah trouble now
I'm trouble y'all
I got trouble in my town
Inuyasha froze as he heard Naraku's ring tone for Kagome's phone start to blare across the living room. Panting roughly, he looked at her seriously.
"Think he'll freak out and come home early if you don't answer?" he breathed.
"Probably," she lightly responded.
Hanging his head in defeat, Inuyasha gently set Kagome down on both of her feet and pressed his forehead into the wall. As Pink's 'Trouble' repeated itself two more times, Kagome ran over to the other side of the living room and opened her phone quickly.
"Hello?" she asked quickly.
"What are you doing young lady?!" Naraku demanded like the mother hen that he was.
"Nothing," Kagome said more calmly. "I just had to run all the way downstairs because Inuyasha heard my phone. We've been sleeping since we got home."
"……"
"Naraku?"
"I don't believe you," he huffed.
"Oh please, we just spent an ungodly amount of time at the hospital and we haven't slept in days. Now, what's up?"
After a few more minutes of Naraku scowlding her over nothing (at least as far as he was concerned), Kagome's jaw nearly hit the floor with Naraku's news.
"You're… joking right?" she asked nervously.
"Sadly… no. Kagura's going to be staying with us for a few weeks. And Kyokotsu just dropped one hell of a bombshell on us. So, I snuck out because all of the other females left… it wasn't pretty in the least. But all the boys seem to have come to a mutual understanding finally," he added, now obviously smoking a cigarette outside.
Plus, it wasn't all too encouraging to hear sirens in the background.
"What the hell happened?"
Even though he really didn't want to answer that… Naraku sighed.
"You need to sit down."
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"Actually," he said in his naturally deep voice. "I'm not. But I was told that if I wanted to go through with this than I would have to face everyone before I started my journey."
As everyone looked at him quizzically, Kyokotsu looked down at his hands blankly. Almost as if he were afraid to say what it was he planned on doing.
But Naraku was the first to notice the 'Seasonal Peach' nail polish by Mac on his finger nails.
'Oh boy.'
"Journey? Where are you going?" Renkotsu asked.
"Actually… I'm not really going anywhere… I'm," he said now as he looked around at his odd family. "I'm having a sex change operation."
As everyone stared at him in utter shock, Kagura tapped Naraku on the sholder as she and Kanna were making their escape.
"Bro, I think we should go. This is not going to be pretty," she whispered lightly as she nodded at Bankotsu, who was now maybe the same color as a cherry tomato. Even Lori, Hope, and Mika were leaving quietly.
As Naraku looked to his left, he found that for the first time ever, he was seeing how much anger and hatred Jakotsu's family reserved for difference. Even Naraku's parents had been a little cross with him for the past one hundred and eighty years since he came out, but after a few decades, they had calmed down some. And Jakotsu's family had slowly but surely accepted him. Even if his mother and father were still praying that he would 'change his mind' and remove the mating marks from Jakotsu's skin, he knew they loved him.
But since he and Jakotsu had been married in the old ways first, their life spans were now identical. And the Shimofuri family, of course had been furious, but they said under the condition that they both had a human ceremony with the family, then everything would be okay. But for their human ceremony…
Well, Kagura had created that disaster, hadn't she? So at least he was off the hook for being the tapped one in the family for at least another fifty years.
All of the brothers, minus Jakotsu and Suikotsu, looked absolutely pissed as they kicked back their chairs and surrounded Kyokotsu. Now, looking back at the brother causing all of this animosity… Naraku could only feel pity for him.
Even when Jakotsu had officially come out to his family way back in his early college years, the amount of teasing, fist fights, and pranks his three older brothers put on him was just too much for him to bear alone. Naraku remembered all of the bruises, cuts, and even broken bones he'd received from his big brother's Bankotsu, Ginkotsu, and even sometimes Renkotsu. He had screamed every single time Naraku healed him because the injuries became daily after a while. And then, Jakotsu had stopped going home completely. He finished out his fourth year of Business Management while also holding two fulltime jobs, and living with Naraku. Even though Naraku had offered to pay for his schooling, Jakotsu had just smiled and shook his head.
"Babe, I need to do this on my own. I want to prove to all of them that I am their equal no matter what I have to do. And if that means working my ass off to get to the top, I'll do it."
Only ten years later, after Jakotsu's father had died, did he face all six of them. And after breaking Ginkotsu and Bankotsu's noses in two seconds of the first insults, everyone else in his family that had had an issue, backed off.
Kyokotsu, along with their mother, Nina, and Suikotsu, had welcomed him back heartfully the moment he'd walked through the door.
So… it shocked Naraku when Jakotsu was the first to speak.
"So you mean to tell me, that after all those times that you watched these three bastrads beat the shit out of me for being gay… that you…," he stuttered as a vein protruded out of his forhead. "That your going to become my sister?!"
"Yes," he said as he looked down into his hands shyly once more. "I start tomorrow."
As a fist collided into his cheek, Kyokotsu looked down to see Bankotsu in front of him fuming.
"How can you do this?! Having one genetic defect," he snarled as he pointed to Jakotsu. "In this family is bad enough! Now you're coming out saying that you're even more fucked in the head than he is?! Why?!"
Even though Naraku knew it would have been in his best interests to leave, he couldn't move.
Jakotsu wasn't even standing up for him. And Kyokotsu had been the one brother that he had cared for. The only one who had stood up for him once he'd hit puberty, and become the strongest, and tallest out of all of them.
This… really was bad.
"If you wish to word it that way, Big Brother, you may," he said as he looked down at him once more, only now, wiping a trickle of blood off of his chin. "But I have always been like this. And in case you're all wondering when this all started, it happened when I was four that I realized that I was truthfully a woman trapped in a mans body. And… pardon the pun but, I didn't have the balls to say anything to you till now."
As everyone gawked at him in shock, Kyokotsu looked at Jakotsu and smiled sadly.
"You know why I never said anything the best out of all these morons here, Jako. And you stopped coming home right as I was finally able to defend myself… and you," he said sadly. "I'm sorry I never told you, but I was scared of facing the same cruelty as you had. And Father never made things any easier for me," he said as he pointed to the ragged scar above his left eyebrow.
As Naraku looked on as the silence dragged out, Jakotsu was now trembling.
'Oh Jako…' he thought silently.
"You should leave just like this reject did!" Ginkotsu growled as he also pointed to Jakotsu. "And when Mother finds out, she'll be completely heartbroken that not only does she have one defective child, but two."
As Kyokotsu looked up at his second oldest brother, he smiled an evil smile that even made Naraku nervous.
"She already knows, and supports me one hundred percent. Just as she supported Jako. But you," he said as he jabbed his index finger into Ginkotsu's chest, showing that he was still the stronger one out of the two of them, and slowly moved his eyes over the two other brothers who were still glaring at him. "And you two, are the only ones here whom are freaking out. Even Suikotsu hasn't said anything negative."
"That's because I have no reason to," he said in a sterile tone. "As long as Mother supports you, then I do as well."
As Suikotsu placed his hand on his youngest brother's shoulder, he smiled lightly, and then glared at his three older brothers.
"This is not something we should be fighting over… Both Jakotsu and Kyokotsu have the right to be whomever they wish to be. I wish I had said something fifteen years ago, but enough is enough guys. Let go of your hatred, and realize that no matter what… we're all still family. Even Mother would want you to stop attacking your baby brothers for being who and what they are if she were here right now. And you're very lucky she's not. Because she would be extremely disappointed in you for this."
Even as the silence dragged on, Jakotsu shouldered his way to stand on the other side of Kyokotsu. Even though it was evident that he was still smoldering over the news, and obviously remembering the past, he realized that both of his little brother's were right. So…
"I forgive you guys for what you did to me, but that's only because A. Suikotsu's right, and B. Fifteen years ago, none of you were exactly the brightest people in the world, and I know our father most likely put you up to it... But if you even think of touching Kyo again, Bankotsu, I'll break more than just your nose this time around. Because since my husband's half demonic blood protects me from human harm… all three of you will be royally fucked if you don't comply."
It seemed with that statement alone, all of the anger in the room instantly turned into fear. The three older brother's had finally realized that they were not the powerful unit in the family anymore. And obviously… the one's with the absolute worse judgment.
"Fine," they all said as they raised their hands in surrender.
'Now, that's my Jako!' Naraku cheered from behind the wall.
As yet another long silence strained, Suikotsu was the first to look around… and noticed that someone was missing.
"And where did Mukotsu go?" he said simply.
As if on queue, everyone could hear screams coming from the front foyer of the hotel.
"You stubborn little ingrate! How many times do I have to tell you?! I'm not interested in men! Ugh! Alright that's it! I'm cross bowing your ass to the ceiling if it's the last thing I do!"
"No! Wait! Please Kagura! I didn't mean to offend-"
"I hope to like napalm you stupid, idiotic letch!"
As an explosion trembled in the foyer of the hotel, all six of the Shimofuri's faces turned white.
"Ah shit," they all grumbled.
And that, was Naraku's queue to leave the pool hall, and find his sister before she killed someone.
Or, at least started another bloodbath.
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"So… Uncle Kyokotsu's having a sex change operation next year? Really?"
"Yup! He sure is," Naraku said as he lit another cigarette. "And after we bail your Auntie out of jail tomorrow for destruction of private property, she'll be coming home with us."
As Kagome looked back at Inuyasha, who was now leaning against the staircase, she couldn't help but worry.
"Please tell me that she's going to be staying in the guess house out back?" she begged.
"Kagome… do you really think I'd stick her in the house… with both me and Inuyasha?"
Okay, at least Naraku had thought things through this time.
"Okay," she finally said. "But she'd better not start with any of her wild stories-"
"It's already been taken care of, Sweetie. And she's not allowed to bring any weapons onto the property what so ever. She'll behave this time around," he said humbly.
"She'd better," Kagome said sternly.
"She will. I promise."
As Kagome spoke with Naraku for a few moments longer, she closed her phone quietly and sighed.
Walking over to her, Inuyasha sat down behind her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. Breathing in her scent, he managed to relax somewhat. But the look on Kagome's face told him that something very bad must have happened at the hotel.
"What's wrong?"
"Their coming home tomorrow… I guess my Auntie Kagura blew apart the entire front foyer to the hotel with napalm this time."
"What?!"
"She's a weapons specialist for the demonic military and also a part time assassin," she said as she laced her fingers into his stray strands of hair. "And it doesn't help that she also has a very bad temper."
"You mean she's worse than me?"
The dull look in her eyes said it all.
"Well… okay. But why is she coming back here if she's so crazy? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense," he said as he turned her around and placed her legs on either side of his torso.
It was almost odd. Now, since his demonic half had come out as it had, Inuyasha felt more comfortable sitting like this with Kagome. And he didn't feel as though he was about to lose his mind either. There was no splitting migraines forcing him to shy away from her touch, or any type of contact as he had found out from earlier. But still… something wasn't sitting right with him.
Looking at his bare chest, Kagome ran her fingernails down the luscious skin lightly, causing some of his muscles to spasam and twitch. She had always wondered what intimacy was… but now that she had it, Kagome almost didn't know what to make of it. And now with her 'Aunt from Hell' as Jakotsu had referred to Kagura as since they had adopted her was coming to stay with them, she wondered if after today, she'd ever get to try and feel this way with him again.
"She's going to be staying with us until she finds her own place. I'm guessing my Auntie Midoriko had finally had enough of Kagura's commitment issues and told her to hit the road this time."
"Wait a minute… she's gay too?"
"Yup, only my Auntie Kanna is straight in Naraku's family… minus his parents."
"Ah…"
As Inuyasha gently traced his claws over the hem of her black silk bra, he looked into her eyes and smiled lightly.
"Well, I guess she'll just add more character to this super dysfunctional… yet somehow loving family we have going on, right? I mean… what's the worst that could happen?"
Oh… if he only knew.
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Okay everyone! There's Chapter 25!
Ha! You all thought I was just going to disappear again and not update for an eternity didn't you?
Well, I'm already working on Chapter 26, so hopefully I'll see some more reviews ppl!
I worked my butt of on this chapter! So, lemme know what you thought!
Toodles,
Me
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