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Chapter 13: Tondemonai!!! (Part 1)
"No! I don't wanna go!! And you can't make me!!!"
Workers of the Mukashi private airport searched the grounds for the origin of the extremely whiny and irritating cries. It came from the small jet that has just landed. The workers looked around; half expected to find another kid from the Kyoto Orphanage. Their boss, Mukashi Shinichi, has the tendency to invite children to live in his mansion for a month before finding them a good home. Usually, the kids are very excited and happy about riding in an extravagant plane, but perhaps this month, the child has a fear of flight.
Imagine their surprise when they laid their eyes upon an 18-year-old boy being pulled toward the exit by five adults, a kid, and a kitten that's gnawing on his leg. And the even more surprising thing was: none of them could move him.
Suddenly, the older looking man yelled to one of the young girls: "Kagome-chan, do your stuff!"
The girl seemed to have mumbled something under her breath, and everyone released the young man at once. Then, like magic, the young man's head hit the cement ground with a heavy, crisp thud, again... again... again... again... and again... again... and... again…
Yup, that kid's definitely out cold.
^_~
"Can I get more ice?"
"Sure thing, Kagome-chan."
Kouga leaned over Shippo to open the door of the mini-fridge inside the black limo. He then took out some ice cubes and dumped them into a plastic bag. Kagome took the bag from him and placed in on Inuyasha's swollen but currently healing neck.
Kagome shifted on her seat uncomfortably. Her legs had fallen asleep due to the sexy beast that is unconscious on her lap. Sango and Miroku insisted that the limo had no space left for Inuyasha to sleep, so they forced Kagome to let Inuyasha sleep on her lap. Kagome doesn't mind, of course, but it is rather irritating when Inuyasha's face is so close to hers. She had the urge to feel his lips again, and it's taking all the resistance she has to keep away from him. Inuyasha's warmth permeated through her thin sundress and Kagome's breath came in shorter and shorter intervals.
Kagome hit herself mentally, 'I'm turning into a female version of Miroku.'
But even the strong temptation cannot distract Kagome's true curiosities. So, as soon as the mood settle into place, Kagome and her friends began to bombard Kouga with numerous questions that nearly drove the wolf insane. Ka-chan leaned back comfortably into her seat and watched with acute interest as her not-so-old-looking grandfather brawled and howled for escape.
"I already told you! Sesshomaru-sama will explain everything himself when we get to his office!! Aahhh, Shippo, stop biting my leg!!!!!!!"
"SHUT UP, ALL OF YOU!"
The great mess of people and youkai were all silenced by the voice from Kagome's lap. Inuyasha, the almighty hanyou prince, executed his command while he was still reluctant to leave his love's comfort. Only when everyone turned to look at him did he finally rise from Kagome's laps.
Inuyasha sat up straight and threw the ice pack onto the floor of the limo. Then he leaned over and grabbed Kouga by the collars.
"Wolf, stop this car if you still want to live. I'm not going to see my bastard of a half-brother!"
Kouga grabbed Inuyasha hands and attempted to pry them off... no success.
"And before we go back to Kagome's city, you are going to explain to us why Sesshomaru knows about us and why he wants to see us."
"I've told you... I can't... Sesshomaru-sama's orders..." Kouga struggled more, but Inuyasha's clutch just became stronger.
"Orders my ass! Since when did you wolves obey the Inu-youkai family's orders?!?!" Inuyasha was too close to hit Kouga's face for comfort.
But Kagome, Miroku, Sango, and even Shippo and Kirara simply sat back and enjoyed the "show". It wasn't until Inuyasha began to choke Kouga did Ka-chan finally rose as the voice of reason.
"Inuyasha-kun, please restrain yourself from killing my grandfather. He's still got a couple hundred years left to live, and I don't think Ayame-baachan will appreciate you making her a widow so soon." Ka-chan grabbed Inuyasha's hair and pulled him back to his seat nonchalantly. "I'd ask Kagome-sama to sit you, but I don't want to damage Sesshomaru-sama's limousine."
"WHAT?!" Inuyasha became even more riled up. "This is that bastard's car?! Ahh, let me out of here!!!!"
"Dog-turd, fucking grow up!!!"
Though the others didn't even notice the sudden outburst from Kouga, Ka-chan was more than surprised.
"Jii-chan! You... you... you cursed!!!"
Kagome and the others looked at Ka-chan with furrowed eyebrows. Inuyasha scoffed and folded his arms.
"So what? He curses all the time." Inuyasha glanced at Kouga, but noticed the wolf had turned a deep shade of red.
Ka-chan obviously didn't notice the embarrassed look on her grandfather's face and kept on talking, and pretty loudly too. "Well, ever since my mother was born, Jii-chan never cursed. Ayame-baachan would pull on his ears whenever he..."
"Ka-chan!!!" Kouga screeched and covered Ka-chan's mouth immediately. "Um... let's keep the family history between family, please."
Sango and Kagome giggled simultaneous. Who would've thought that the mighty and cocky Kouga and be subdued by a little ear-pulling from his mate. Well, at least now they know why Kouga kept on telling Inuyasha to stop cursing.
"Anyway, I still want out!" Inuyasha complained once again.
Kagome sighed and decided that it's about time for her to step in. She's seen this trick on a dog show before, but now it's finally time to try it out. Without warning, Kagome lifted up her right arm and gently grabbed Inuyasha's hair. She pulled his head back down into her lap and trapped him there with her left arm around his neck.
"Kag... what're you..." Inuyasha blushed crimson as Kagome's soft finger tips connected with his exposed neck. He felt his right cheek connect to her exposed thighs and almost jumped up. Around them, their friends watched with intense concentration at Kagome's movements.
When Kagome refused to let him up, Inuyasha had no choice but to obey and stay still in her laps, of course, it wasn't like he minded. He turned a little so his face faced the ceiling of the car, and Kagome. With his invisible dog ear pressed up against Kagome's stomach, he could hear her speeding heartbeat clearly.
Kagome didn't look down at him, for her attention was too occupied by the view outside the opaque window. 'Kyoto sure is a busy city, just like Tokyo.' Kagome figured that the best way to distract herself from her friends' stares was to fill up her own mind with random thoughts. Heck, it worked pretty well.
While she was thinking about the difference between Tokyo and Kyoto's raman, Kagome shifted her right hand around Inuyasha's head in search of his invisible dog ears. She felt Inuyasha shiver as soon as her hand came in contact with a furry ear. Then slowly, she began to rub it...
Kouga and the rest watched in amazement as Inuyasha fell into deep slumber in a matter of minutes. All the while, Kagome's eyes were somewhere else.
^_~
Koinu tapped her father's 200-million-yen diamond pen on the marble desk. Her mother glared at her from across. "You're going to leave a dent if you keep tapping."
On top of Koinu's head, two white and furry dog ears shifted. But Koinu ignored her mother's comment and kept going. When her mother growled, she ceased and leaned back into her father's leather chair.
"When are they going to get here? Tomoeda-jiji is so slow." Koinu spun around in the chair. "I can't wait to see them. I wonder if I get to play with his sword! Papa's sword is so boring."
"Speaking of which, where did your father go?"
Koinu jumped up approached the window and looked down from the office on the 88th floor. "Papa went out to get a sandwich. Jaja wanted to do it for him, but Papa is upset that onee-chan and them couldn't come today, so he wanted to take a walk to blow off some steam."
Koinu's mother stood and to went to stand next to her as well. Her high heels tapped as she walked. "Well, your sisters and brothers are all grown and they're busy with their jobs around the world."
"Hey, don't tell it to me. I miss nee-chan and them too, but Papa is one that's taking his anger out on food."
Her mother sighed and rubbed her temples. "Well, it's not like he'll ever get fat. Oh, wait, at least tell me he went outside with a disguise. Last time he went out a bunch of homeless people surrounded him and he didn't come back for four hours because he was compelled to treat all of them to dinner."
Koinu burst out in laughter. "When was that?!"
Her mother waved her hand. "The eighties... 1780's to be specific."
Koinu's laughter rang through her father's humongous office in echoes. "Don't worry, Ryuu-chan went with him. Papa was complaining to him about how we're the only two of his pups that are still by his side. Both of them are in full disguise."
Her mother nodded and sat down on the couch. "I'm really nervous. If what Kouga-kun said was true, then... well, it's going to be a big mess for us to clean up. And hopefully, this building will still be in one piece by the end of the day."
At the sound of that, Koinu dashed toward her mother immediately and questioned with an excited voice. "Is he really that strong?!"
Her mother nodded. "I don't really remember much, it was a long time ago and I was really young. But when I first met your father, he was really beaten up. I didn't know it then, but your father was injured because of him. So yes, I'd say he's really strong."
Koinu scoffed. "No way, Papa is the strongest youkai on earth, nobody can beat him!"
The oak door opened and two very handsome men entered. As soon as they were inside, their human looks faded away and some unnatural attributes appeared. The older looking one had a ham sandwich in his hand... claw. His long white hair flowed like a river behind him as he walked slowly and majestically toward Koinu. He stopped short in front of her and kissed her forehead while he chewed on his sandwich.
"Thanks, honey. Your Papa is the strongest, don't ever forget that." He smiled back when Koinu hugged him. Then he approached his wife and kissed her softly on the lips. "Telling the kids bad things behind my back?"
His wife scoffed and gave him a blank look. "Your brother will be here any minute."
He only shrugged and continued to chew on his sandwich. The other young man who followed him in went to chat with Koinu.
"Hey, Ryuu-chan, did ya bring me anything?" Koinu stared at her twin brother's face, which of course, was identical to her own. The two of them were always being mistaken for one another when they were children. But now that they're both older, certain attributes set them apart.
Her brother grinned and his fangs flinted. From the inside of his pocket, he retrieved a small box and flashed it in front of her sister. "Dad and I bought this, but it's not for you." He gave her a raspberry and went to hug his mother. Koinu brawled behind him but no one paid attention.
Koinu stomped on the floor. 'Man, being the youngest sucks, no one ever listens to me.' Her parents are quarreling again. Well, her mother yelled and her father chewed on the ham sandwich. Her brother served as referee. So far, the score was 20451 to 2, their mother was winning.. by far. And so, Koinu shifted toward the window again and looked down.
"Argh, Shinichi, put that sandwich away and put on your robes! We're expecting guests in case you haven't noticed." Their mother stared at their father from head to toe. With the exception of his silvery hair, nothing about his state at the moment would consider him either rich or noble. He was in a pair of sweatpants with a loose white t-shirt draped over his muscular upper body. Bread crumbs were all over his face. And a little mayonnaise dabbed on his beautiful nose.
"Shinichi, did you hear what I just said?!"
Again, no response. The man... youkai went on chewing like nothing happened.
"Mukashi Shinichi, put down that sandwich right now or I'll..." The woman's patience was running low as her husband spaced out. Finally she couldn't take it anymore: "SESSHOMARU!!!!"
Ryuu snickered as his father dropped the almost finished sandwich on his marble desk.
"Aww, no... my sandwich..." Sesshomaru whined as he picked up the sandwich and threw it into the waste basket. He then turned to his wife and put on a puppy face, no pun intended. "Aww, c'mon, you could've at least let me finish it."
The woman tapped her shoe on the floor with her arms folded. She then said through clenched teeth: "Sesshomaru, if you don't get cleaned up and get into your robe this minute, I'll shave off your head!"
Sesshomaru laughed. He stood up and leaned forward. He placed a clawed hand under his wife's chin and whispered. "I don't believe you. You love my hair too much."
His wife growled and swatted his hand away.
"Papa, your limo's here! Hey, I see Tomoeda-jiji!" Koinu squealed happily from her spot by the window. Ryuu dashed over to join her.
"Oops, gotta go change!" Sesshomaru gave his wife a quick kiss before running to the adjacent bathroom to change. When he heard his wife growl, he peaked from the bathroom door and yelled to her happily: "I love you, Rin!!"
^_~
Kagome clutched onto Inuyasha's sleeve and staggered behind him. Inuyasha growled, but not because of her. The entire building smelled like youkai, to be more specific, his half-brother. The gang followed Kouga and Ka-chan pass the automatic doors and followed a red rug to the direction of the elevator hall. Everyone looked around like tourists at the people that worked there.
The building was literately crawling with mixed species. Inuyasha's nose was in pain with all these foreign smells. Most of the workers were human, but one out of five was youkai, or as Inuyasha guessed, hanyou.
Everyone bowed to Kouga and Ka-chan as they passed. The humans gave Inuyasha no more than a glance. But the youkai and hanyou couldn't take their eyes off of him. They saw through Shippo's kitsune magic and realized that Inuyasha smelled similar to their boss.
Kouga picked the furthest elevator and pressed the "up" button. He sorted out his tie and was checking his reflection through the metal elevator door. Ka-chan giggled at the sight.
The door opened with a "ding", no one was inside. The gang stepped in. Kagome and Ka-chan's heels made impact with the floor and the sound echoed. Kouga promptly pressed the button that said 88, and Ka-chan pressed 61.
"Are we going to split up?" Kagome asked Ka-chan.
The older girl nodded and smiled. "My husband works on the 61st floor, I'm going to visit him. Besides, only authorized personnel are allowed on the 88th floor. And it's going to take me a few more centuries to get on the authorized list."
Kouga bent down and poked Shippo on the arm. "Hey, kid, take off all the disguises. Sesshomaru-sama's orders, he wants to see you all in youkai form."
Inuyasha growled at that, but Shippo obeyed Kouga's request. For the first time in a week, Inuyasha's dog ears were visible again. And the Tessaiga was no longer a useless wooden sword. Shippo popped back to chibi-size and jumped into Kagome's arms happily. Kirara's second tail reappeared and Sango would've picked her up if she wasn't so preoccupied with the monk's hand.
The elevator made no stops. Finally it stopped at the 61st floor. Inuyasha peeked outside as Ka-chan said good-bye. To his surprise, there were also both humans and youkai on this floor. But instead of being in full disguise, all the youkai were in their real forms. And none of the human seemed to notice anything odd.
"61st floor, marriage registration. Please proceed to the 62nd floor with your approved blood transfer application." A voice over the loudspeaker inside the elevator pronounced loudly.
"Marriage registration?" Kagome repeated the words with a puzzled expression. "Don't you register at City Hall? And is this a hospital too?"
The elevator door closed and the lift began to ascend once more. Kouga grinned and replied somewhat secretively: "like I've said, Sesshomaru-sama will answer all your questions."
Inuyasha was very tempted to kick Kouga in the shins at this point.
Finally, after what it seemed like an eternity. The elevator stopped on the 88th floor and everyone stepped out with mixed emotions.
Inuyasha's growl became louder, and Kouga really couldn't blame him. Sesshomaru's smell was the strongest on this floor, it'd probably take Inuyasha a while to get used to it.
On the other hand, everyone else was looked around the oval room with gasping mouths and wide eyes. Kagome couldn't believe how fancy the place looked. In the center of the oval room was an empty reception desk, several security televisions laid on top of the desk. Shippo pointed at one of the TVs and yelled excitedly: "Hey, look, we're on TV!!"
Kagome, Sango, and Miroku were too distracted to reply to Shippo. They were all too busy gazing out the row of windows on the right side of the room. It gave them an amazing view of Kyoto. Everything, from the window panes to the walls to the floor to the reception desk was made from polished marble.
Directly across from the elevator was a gigantic red oak door, the knob seemed to be made from pure silver. Kagome gazed at the door knob and had to restrain herself from touching it.
"Is this real silver?!"
Kouga chuckled and rubbed his nose. "Nah, no way. I'd say white gold."
Everyone's jaw dropped.
Inuyasha's ear moved on top of his head. A high pitch sound was invading them. He shifted his body to the left of the oval room, but only saw his own image. Inuyasha figured that Sesshomaru must really love his own reflection, since the entire left side of the room was filled with mirrors.
Suddenly, he heard a voice, clearer this time. It appeared to be someone talking.
"Hey, Ryuu-chan," The voice squeeled, "he's looking this way! Hello!!! Uncle, it's me!!! Hey, we look like him!!"
Inuyasha thought that he was going crazy. There was obviously no one else in the room. But next to him, Kouga was chuckling. 'Is this a magic trick?'
"Koinu, you baka, this is a one-way window," another voice responded, "he can't see us unless you press that button."
"Oh, right...."
Apparently the voices were pretty loud now, since Kagome and the rest were also looking at the mirrors in search of the two voices. With a pretty loud click, the mirrors faded slightly. Inuyasha blinked once and the mirror no longer showed his reflection.
It looked like an image from the past, or the future. Three pairs of eyes stared back into Inuyasha's, two of which glowed amber just like his own. Inuyasha's heart churned and skipped a beat. The two owners of the amber eyes looked just like him. One was a female, the other a male. Both of them had white and furry dog ears on top of their heads. Both had sharp fangs and claws but no markings of a full youkai. They looked no older than Kagome. They looked as if though they were Inuyasha's future pups.
As if that wasn't enough for Inuyasha's heart to do a flip-flop, Kagome's counterpart was standing right next to the two pups. The woman wore an elegant business suit. She looked about Ayame's current age, but her facial features resembled Kagome's.
The three figures on the other side of the glass grinned widely and waved to them. Inuyasha couldn't express his happiness. They looked like they were his family, waving back to him after a long day of work. There was an unexplainable joy.
When no one moved, Kouga sighed and had to push all of them toward the oak door. "This way, guys, we can't talk through a window like a bunch of people in prison."
Kagome and the bunch nodded vaguely and followed Kouga like lifeless zombies. The other side of the door was much bigger. Large windows occupied three sides of the wall. There was a closed smaller door in a corner. Three leather couches occupied the center of the office. A large marble desk faced the door. Behind the desk, a leather chair had its back to the visitors.
One of the three faces Inuyasha saw through the window dashed toward him with unimpressive speed. It was the female pup. She stuck up her face right in front of Inuyasha's and forced him to step back a bit. Then without warning... she jumped on him.
"Inuyasha-jichan!!! I'm so happy to finally meet you!!!"
"What the fu... Gah, get off!!" Inuyasha attempted to pry the girl off. Kagome stared at the exchange with just a tiny bit of jealousy. Sango, Miroku, and Kouga chuckled at Inuyasha's reaction.
Then, the male youkai who looks just like the girl approached them calmly. "Sorry about my little sister, she's been waiting for this all week. I'm Mukashi Ryuu, this is my twin sister, Mukashi Koinu, the youngest of our family." Ryuu began to rub his sister's ear. "She gets overly emotional from time to time." Within a minute of rubbing, the girl's limbs relax and she fell onto the floor. Inuyasha took the chance to hide behind Kagome.
Ryuu left his sister on the floor and gestured to the older woman behind him. "This is our mother, Mukashi Rin."
"MOTHER?!" Everyone except for Kouga practically screamed.
"Aren't you a little too young to be their mother?" Sango questioned. Their shock was not without reason. While Ryuu and Koinu look only 15 or 16 years old, Mukashi Rin looks like a woman in her late twenties. She could be a big sister, but not a mother.
Then something else hit them...
Kagome stepped closer to the woman and asked hesitantly. "Did he just say that your name is... Rin?"
The woman smiled. "Yes, that is in fact my name, and I am their mother. Despise how I look, I'm actually a little more than 500 years old." She smile broadened. "Do you not remember me? I remember you...Kagome-neechan."
Kagome was absolutely speechless. Sango and Miroku also stared at the grown woman with undeniable disbelief.
Inuyasha stepped out from hiding and quickly approached Rin's side. "Wait a second! Are you saying your that little human runt who used to follow Sesshomaru around all the time?!"
Rin chuckled and nodded shyly. Just when everyone was close to fainting, a booming voice echoed through the elegant office and caught Inuyasha completely off guard.
"Watch how you refer to my mate, hanyou!"
The mixed group of humans, youkai, and hanyou all turned to the source of the commanding voice. The leather chair behind the marble desk spun around and Sesshomaru stood up, in his old attire with Toukijin and Tenseiga at his sides, still as regal and majestic as ever.
Kagome took an involuntary step back and covered her mouth. Though back in the feudal era Sesshomaru was much older than Kouga, now, 500 years later, it seemed as though Sesshomaru aged much slower than the wolf prince. Like Rin, Sesshomaru had the appearance of someone in his late twenties. His elegant features were more stone-set and more mature. His beautiful silver hair was tied back loosely. And it looked like he's finally stopped using eye shadow.
In a lightening speed that never failed to amaze Kagome, Sesshomaru drew out Toukijin and dashed toward Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, watch out!" Kagome screamed and Inuyasha dodged the attack just in time.
"Damn you Kouga!!" Inuyasha drew out Tessaiga as well. He ran to the middle of the office and transformed Tessaiga. "This is a trap, I should've known! Miroku, take the girls and get out of here!"
Sesshomaru stood still about three feet in front of Inuyasha. His face was emotionless. "Inuyasha," Sesshomaru's cold voice struck Inuyasha like a thunderbolt, "I've been waiting 500 years for this moment. Today... this Sesshomaru will take your life, and father's sword."
Inuyasha snarled at his half-brother. Behind Sesshomaru, Kagome and the group made no attempt to get out. In fact, they couldn't if they tried, for Rin and her two children blocked the door.
Inuyasha growled once more. If they weren't in such a small enclosed space, he would've whipped out Kaze no Kizu already. Sesshomaru got him trapped, and with him, his friends are all in danger.
Sesshomaru somehow managed to move just as fast as normal. He attacked Inuyasha over and over with Toukijin. Inuyasha was slower, so he could only defend. Slowly, Sesshomaru was able to push Inuyasha into a corner of the room.
Sesshomaru had the point of his sword at Inuyasha's neck. "Inuyasha, how dare you come to this place..."
Inuyasha couldn't move his body because of the sword, but that didn't stop his mouth. "I didn't want to come either. Damn you, wolf!!"
Sesshomaru wasn't interested in Kouga. He pushed his sword forward just a little and cut a small wound on Inuyasha's neck. A thin line of blood trickled down Inuyasha's flesh.
"No, Inuyasha!!"
Inuyasha heard Kagome's frantic cries, but he couldn't bear to look at her. 'How can I die here? In this foreign time? How can I die now?'
Sesshomaru's menacing stare burrowed into Inuyasha's soul. And then, with his ice-like tone, he spoke once more: "Inuyasha, how dare you come to this place... and not bring me a ham sandwich?"
Silence filled the room. And then, without warning, Sesshomaru and his two children were on the floor, holding their stomachs, and laughing their asses off. Rin sighed and rubbed her temples.
"What's... going on...?" Miroku blinked several time before he found his voice.
Rin sighed again and walked over to Sesshomaru. She kicked her husband on the back and said to the dazed Inuyasha: "I'm sorry, Inuyasha, my stupid mate made me go through that little act. Idiot..."
Inuyasha was still speechless. His eyes were focused on the curled up body of Sesshomaru. His older brother was... laughing...
Finally Rin dragged Sesshomaru up and dumped him on the couch. Sesshomaru continued to laugh. "O man, you should've seen the look on our face. It was sooooo worth it."
Koinu sat down next to her father and cheered. "But I was right! Papa is still the strongest youkai on earth! He could've killed you if he wanted to, ya know, Inuyasha-jichan."
Ryuu walked over to Inuyasha and patted him on the back. "Hey, no hard feelings right? Dad just wanted to have a little fun."
None of their words made Inuyasha feel any better. His brother was sitting on a leather couch, patting his niece's head. His human sister-in-law was scolding his hanyou nephew... is this an alternate universe?
Kouga was a little out of it. He straightened his suit and pushed Kagome and Sango slightly on the back to get them to move. "Let's go sit on the couch. We have a lot of things to explain."
Kagome and Sango could barely nod as they followed Kouga to take their seats. Inuyasha and Miroku changed somewhat frightened glances before sitting down next to their individual "girlfriends". Shippo and Kirara were in Kagome and Sango's laps, respectively. All six were friends were dazed. Shocked was an understatement.
---- To be Continued...
Sorry about Sesshomaru's OOCness, but like Kouga, I figured that 500 years can seriously change someone, especially when the love of your life is with you. All your questions will be answer in "Tondemonai!! (Part 2)"