"That stings!!" Anomie yelled as her mother rubbed the ointment over her
face.
"Think happy thoughts." She replied automatically as she began on the arms. Anomie grumbled. She was beginning to wish that she had never fetched the bag.
"Damn ointments. Stupid concoctions. Fucking poison ivy." She said a bit too loud. Kagome froze. She dropped the ointment.
"What did you just say?" she asked. Anomie gulped. She smelled anger.
"I heard daddy say it!!" she said covering her bottom with her arms. Kagome had never hit her daughter but Inuyasha had given her a few spankings when she had misbehaved. She closed her eyes and her ears pressed against her head. Even if her mother had not spanked her, she was pretty good at yelling.
"So this is what you learn? I should've known that his potty mouth would rub off on you. WHY THE HELL CAN'T PEOPLE CONTROL THEMSELVES AROUND CHILDREN? IT'S SO SIMPLE REALLY!! I DON'T BELIVE THIS! THOSE WORDS!! YOU'RE ONLY NINE! I- I-....." Kagome calmed down. She turned to Anomie.
"If I EVER hear those words come out of you're mouth again you're going to get something." She said seriously.
"Get what?" Anomie half asked, half whispered. Kagome shook her head. "You don't want to know." She replied.
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Later that night Kagome put Anomie in the bed and stayed up all night to make sure there wouldn't be any more intrusions. She did not know that Ojai had stopped guarding her door but it didn't matter. By morning they would sneak out unnoticed. It was too late to leave now and Anomie needed her rest. Kagome was so glad that her own skin didn't break out in rash. She watched as her daughter's chest rose and fell.
"I'm a horrible mother." She whispered to herself. "Look at what I'm putting you through. I wonder if you would have a better life without me. If you would become a better person if I weren't around." She said slowly. Anomie began to roll over in her bed. Her arms began thrashing the air.
"Mommy? Where are you?" the girl cried out in her sleep, twisting and turning. Her face scrunched up in discomfort. Kagome crawled on the big bed and held her daughter. She stroked her long silver hair and whispered soothing words. Anomie relaxed instantly as her mother's soothing sent washed over her. She hugged her mother and fell back into peaceful sleep. Kagome smiled down at her daughter. Her eyes about to over flow with tears.
"I wonder if you're nightmares are because of what I've done. I wonder if it's because of me."
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Jaken found the next morning Sesshomaru in his office sipping green tea. Even though the lord was aware of Jaken's every move, the little servant still took caution into sneaking in.
"What do you want?" Sesshomaru asked making Jaken freeze in place. He began to sake with fear, afraid of what was going to happen when he told the Lord of what would happen.
"My L-l-lord, I have t-t-t-ta,"
"Talk now or I shall kill you. You're stuttering is deeply annoying me." The lord interrupted. He was absorbed in his own thoughts about the behavior last night. It was no time to listen to the ranting of his idiot servant. Were the tears some trick of the wench? Had she done that t him? Then there was the feeling. The knowing that he had done something wrong and actually felt guilty about it. What did the humans call it? Being.ashamed? Yes. He was ashamed. Of what was another thought. Perhaps it was for almost killing the girl or keeping her here against her own will. Whatever the reason he was determined to find out. This effect that she had on him could be a weakness, and weakness was something he did not want and could not afford.
"My Lord, the girl is gone."
The words floated into his ears and struck something deep inside him. Suddenly he was standing, with Jaken pinned high against the wall.
"What did you say?" he asked. His voice so low that it sounded like a growl. Without waiting for or expecting a reply, Sesshomaru dropped Jaken to the floor and walked out to his balcony. The sent of the world hit him like a hard blow to the stomach.
His father had yet designed another ingenious tool. The windows were made so thick that they blocked out every scent that was not in the room. Often, the lord would keep the windows and doors open but had closed them the previous night in order to think better. He did not want the smell of blood, death, fear, anger, and fatigue to bother him as it did on a daily basis.
Sesshomaru quickly recovered from the sudden intrusion of many scents. Then quickly sorting through them, he located the unusual calming sent of the girl. It was slightly traced with the scent of fear. Then he slightly turned his head to the left to identify another scent. Inuyasha.
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Kagome and Anomie stopped running.
"We did it! Boy was that a close one." Anomie said happily slightly panting. Her rash was fully gone, thanks to her youkai blood and her mother's modern medicine. Kagome didn't even nod as she plopped down on the floor and took in deep breaths. Her daughter ran so much faster than she did. She also had a lot more stamina.
"We're.. .not safe.. yet." Kagome said in-between breaths. She knew that Sesshomaru could travel this far a distance in less than thirty seconds.
"You're right. You're not safe yet." Came a new voice. Kagome looked up in horror as she recognized the voice. Unable to speak, the young girl only stared. Not until her daughter say the one word did Kagome snap out of her frozen terror. The one word that Anomie could say fondly yet at the same time reminded the mistake that Kagome had made so long ago.
"Daddy?"
Inuyasha smirked. It felt good to hear his daughter call him that again. He held up a piece of tattered cloth.
"Hey princess," he said with affection. "This belongs to you." He said. Anomie looked down to her sleeve and saw the tear.
"I must have ripped it when I was hiding in the bush." She said. Anomie took a step towards her father.
"Anomie run." Kagome said suddenly. Anomie stopped dead in her tracks.
"But why?" she asked.
Inuyasha scowled. " Leave the girl alone, Kagome. She has a right to hug her father." He said. Kagome scowled at him.
"NOW you want to be a father?" she asked spitefully. Inuyasha winced.
"I want another chance." He said, his voice suddenly soft.
"I know I hurt you and I know I wasn't there for Anomie put I want another chance with my daughter. I don't want her to grow up without a father figure. Like I did." He said sadly.
Kagome huffed. "I'm sorry Inuyasha. I really am, but as long as you're with Kikyo I just can't trust you for her safety. How can I trust you? After all that you've done to me." She whispered. Kagome got up and dusted her skirt off.
"Let's go Anomie." She said quietly. When she heard no reply she turned in search of her daughter.
Yet Anomie was nowhere to be found.
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After giving Jaken some orders, Sesshomaru prepared to leave. He did not go right away because of many reasons. Mainly he wanted to gather his thoughts. He could always kill his brother and drag the girl back later. Though time was not really on his side.
He stood on the balcony ready to run in the direction of the scent when a sudden blue and white blur passed right by him and onto his bed.
'I knew it,' he thought to himself. 'My senses are dulled.' And it was true. If Sesshomaru was acting normally then he would of sensed the thing from miles away. He turned around.
Sesshomaru stared at the child on his bed. " Who are you?" he asked calmly. Though he knew the answer he was hoping that he was wrong. The girl looked at him and smiled.
"My name's Anomie."
How obvious it was to him. The scent, the hair, the eyes, and the ears. This was Inuyasha and the wench's child.
"Think happy thoughts." She replied automatically as she began on the arms. Anomie grumbled. She was beginning to wish that she had never fetched the bag.
"Damn ointments. Stupid concoctions. Fucking poison ivy." She said a bit too loud. Kagome froze. She dropped the ointment.
"What did you just say?" she asked. Anomie gulped. She smelled anger.
"I heard daddy say it!!" she said covering her bottom with her arms. Kagome had never hit her daughter but Inuyasha had given her a few spankings when she had misbehaved. She closed her eyes and her ears pressed against her head. Even if her mother had not spanked her, she was pretty good at yelling.
"So this is what you learn? I should've known that his potty mouth would rub off on you. WHY THE HELL CAN'T PEOPLE CONTROL THEMSELVES AROUND CHILDREN? IT'S SO SIMPLE REALLY!! I DON'T BELIVE THIS! THOSE WORDS!! YOU'RE ONLY NINE! I- I-....." Kagome calmed down. She turned to Anomie.
"If I EVER hear those words come out of you're mouth again you're going to get something." She said seriously.
"Get what?" Anomie half asked, half whispered. Kagome shook her head. "You don't want to know." She replied.
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Later that night Kagome put Anomie in the bed and stayed up all night to make sure there wouldn't be any more intrusions. She did not know that Ojai had stopped guarding her door but it didn't matter. By morning they would sneak out unnoticed. It was too late to leave now and Anomie needed her rest. Kagome was so glad that her own skin didn't break out in rash. She watched as her daughter's chest rose and fell.
"I'm a horrible mother." She whispered to herself. "Look at what I'm putting you through. I wonder if you would have a better life without me. If you would become a better person if I weren't around." She said slowly. Anomie began to roll over in her bed. Her arms began thrashing the air.
"Mommy? Where are you?" the girl cried out in her sleep, twisting and turning. Her face scrunched up in discomfort. Kagome crawled on the big bed and held her daughter. She stroked her long silver hair and whispered soothing words. Anomie relaxed instantly as her mother's soothing sent washed over her. She hugged her mother and fell back into peaceful sleep. Kagome smiled down at her daughter. Her eyes about to over flow with tears.
"I wonder if you're nightmares are because of what I've done. I wonder if it's because of me."
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Jaken found the next morning Sesshomaru in his office sipping green tea. Even though the lord was aware of Jaken's every move, the little servant still took caution into sneaking in.
"What do you want?" Sesshomaru asked making Jaken freeze in place. He began to sake with fear, afraid of what was going to happen when he told the Lord of what would happen.
"My L-l-lord, I have t-t-t-ta,"
"Talk now or I shall kill you. You're stuttering is deeply annoying me." The lord interrupted. He was absorbed in his own thoughts about the behavior last night. It was no time to listen to the ranting of his idiot servant. Were the tears some trick of the wench? Had she done that t him? Then there was the feeling. The knowing that he had done something wrong and actually felt guilty about it. What did the humans call it? Being.ashamed? Yes. He was ashamed. Of what was another thought. Perhaps it was for almost killing the girl or keeping her here against her own will. Whatever the reason he was determined to find out. This effect that she had on him could be a weakness, and weakness was something he did not want and could not afford.
"My Lord, the girl is gone."
The words floated into his ears and struck something deep inside him. Suddenly he was standing, with Jaken pinned high against the wall.
"What did you say?" he asked. His voice so low that it sounded like a growl. Without waiting for or expecting a reply, Sesshomaru dropped Jaken to the floor and walked out to his balcony. The sent of the world hit him like a hard blow to the stomach.
His father had yet designed another ingenious tool. The windows were made so thick that they blocked out every scent that was not in the room. Often, the lord would keep the windows and doors open but had closed them the previous night in order to think better. He did not want the smell of blood, death, fear, anger, and fatigue to bother him as it did on a daily basis.
Sesshomaru quickly recovered from the sudden intrusion of many scents. Then quickly sorting through them, he located the unusual calming sent of the girl. It was slightly traced with the scent of fear. Then he slightly turned his head to the left to identify another scent. Inuyasha.
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Kagome and Anomie stopped running.
"We did it! Boy was that a close one." Anomie said happily slightly panting. Her rash was fully gone, thanks to her youkai blood and her mother's modern medicine. Kagome didn't even nod as she plopped down on the floor and took in deep breaths. Her daughter ran so much faster than she did. She also had a lot more stamina.
"We're.. .not safe.. yet." Kagome said in-between breaths. She knew that Sesshomaru could travel this far a distance in less than thirty seconds.
"You're right. You're not safe yet." Came a new voice. Kagome looked up in horror as she recognized the voice. Unable to speak, the young girl only stared. Not until her daughter say the one word did Kagome snap out of her frozen terror. The one word that Anomie could say fondly yet at the same time reminded the mistake that Kagome had made so long ago.
"Daddy?"
Inuyasha smirked. It felt good to hear his daughter call him that again. He held up a piece of tattered cloth.
"Hey princess," he said with affection. "This belongs to you." He said. Anomie looked down to her sleeve and saw the tear.
"I must have ripped it when I was hiding in the bush." She said. Anomie took a step towards her father.
"Anomie run." Kagome said suddenly. Anomie stopped dead in her tracks.
"But why?" she asked.
Inuyasha scowled. " Leave the girl alone, Kagome. She has a right to hug her father." He said. Kagome scowled at him.
"NOW you want to be a father?" she asked spitefully. Inuyasha winced.
"I want another chance." He said, his voice suddenly soft.
"I know I hurt you and I know I wasn't there for Anomie put I want another chance with my daughter. I don't want her to grow up without a father figure. Like I did." He said sadly.
Kagome huffed. "I'm sorry Inuyasha. I really am, but as long as you're with Kikyo I just can't trust you for her safety. How can I trust you? After all that you've done to me." She whispered. Kagome got up and dusted her skirt off.
"Let's go Anomie." She said quietly. When she heard no reply she turned in search of her daughter.
Yet Anomie was nowhere to be found.
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After giving Jaken some orders, Sesshomaru prepared to leave. He did not go right away because of many reasons. Mainly he wanted to gather his thoughts. He could always kill his brother and drag the girl back later. Though time was not really on his side.
He stood on the balcony ready to run in the direction of the scent when a sudden blue and white blur passed right by him and onto his bed.
'I knew it,' he thought to himself. 'My senses are dulled.' And it was true. If Sesshomaru was acting normally then he would of sensed the thing from miles away. He turned around.
Sesshomaru stared at the child on his bed. " Who are you?" he asked calmly. Though he knew the answer he was hoping that he was wrong. The girl looked at him and smiled.
"My name's Anomie."
How obvious it was to him. The scent, the hair, the eyes, and the ears. This was Inuyasha and the wench's child.