Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha characters.
Family
"How dare you!" snarled Sesshoumaru. He stalked towards her menacingly.
Kagome held her ground as he towered over her. She felt his turbulent youki invading her personal space.
"Katsurou and I are your blood family. It is within my rights to claim pack status." Kagome said using her best impression of "cool, calm, and collected".
He stared down at her with narrowed amber eyes. Sesshoumaru was beyond furious. His miscreant half brother never fails to cause him endless grief.
His eyes traveled over her small form, searching for any kind of deception. He had not detected any lies from her so far. She looked like a drowned rat. Her hair clung around her face and neck, and her clothes stuck to her very lean body. She looked very malnourished and haggard. She had dark circles under her eyes. It was clear that she had not been sleeping.
"Where is Inuyasha?"
Kagome had played this conversation out in her head many times, yet this one question threw her for a loop. A knot caught in her throat. Shouldn't he already know?
Katsurou watched the whole interaction between his mother and his uncle. He became uncomfortable when he felt distinct stress and grief come off his mother in waves. He quietly walked over and took her hand in his.
Sesshoumaru eyed the quiet less-than-hanyou boy. It was obvious he was trying to comfort his mother.
"Inuyasha was killed three years ago, on a new moon night. He died protecting his son." Kagome choked out.
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