When Daddy Returned
Chapter Twelve
Kagome's breath finally returned to normal as she slowly lifted herself from Inuyasha. He laid asleep, a satisfied smirk on his face. A bit of warmness filled her as she stared down on the boy she loved. How lucky she was to have something to hold onto.
The thought vanished as soon as it came, and her troubled eyes met the sunrise. With an inward groan she crept from the bed and gather up the evidence of their midnight romp. She stuffed her ruined school uniform in the back of her closet, and hurriedly picked out the next one.
A whiff of stale blood filled her nostrils, and she frowned as she pulled out a pair of ripped, bloody, and crusted pajamas. Her eyes flew open, remembering the first night her father returned. With anger blazing in her fiery orbs, she threw the soiled clothing in her wastebasket. With determination growing in her heart, she pulled a pack of matches from her undies drawer and quickly set them a blaze.
"Kagome?"
She turned to his husky voice. His eyes hadn't fully opened, and were heavy with sleep. She gave him a half smile before sitting beside him on the bed, her anger melting away.
"You have to stop ripping my uniforms, Inuyasha," she murmured sliding her hands to his cheeks. He blushed and kissed the inside of her hand.
"I'll try and remember," he whispered. She gave him one of her rare playful smiles before sliding her bed sheet around her body. She securely noted it at the top and turned to him. He was slowly redressing himself on her bed, and his nakedness still made her blush.
When he caught her misty gaze her growled deep, snatching back her attention.
"Keep lookin' at me like that and you won't make it to school," he warned. Kagome graced him with a grin.
'She smiles but it's devoid of amusement,' he thought. 'Kagome let me help you!'
The young school girl slipped into the bathroom without being notice. She listened to the sound of her family waking, her mom in the kitchen, her grandfather blessing the house and Souta's alarm clock blaring.
With the peace of normality, Kagome quickly slipped into the shower.
'Inuyasha was good today,' she thought. Her old self blanched at such a thing, but she smiled wickedly.
'Most things improve with practice.'
Her thoughts drifted on and off of their relationship as she bathed and washed her long ebony hair. After her fingers had started to prune, she finally stepped out.
She unhooked her robe from the door and trudged down to the kitchen. The smell of bacon filled her nose and her mouth watered. She couldn't remember being so hungry before.
"Kagome you're home!" Mrs. Higurashi exclaimed. She accepted hr mother's hug and settled down for breakfast.
Kagome tried to get comfortable in the unfamiliar chair. After a bit of ranting, Mrs. Higurashi replaced the simple table and cushions for American style furniture. Kagome knew it was for her bastard father.
I have a lot of explaining to do she thought as her mother placed an extra bowl on the table. Uncomfortable, Kagome cleared her throat and caught her mother's bright eyes.
"He's not here mom, he's still in feudal Japan," she announced. But her mother, as ever, didn't miss a beat.
"I know. The extra is for your dog eared friend, I know he came back with you," her voice unusually tight. She'd finished filling the bowls with rice, bacon, and hen eggs when Kagome's grandfather hobbled down the stairs.
Kagome rose and kissed the old man gently. He allowed it but cackled unhappily about something like grandkids. When Inuyasha, with hair in bad need of brushing, also joined them, Mrs. Higurashi finally sat down, and gramps started the customary ofuda for filling food and good health. After the drawn out sermon, in which Kagome's stomach growled infuriatingly, everyone attacked their food. Except Kagome.
After taking a quick look around, she noticed that something was wrong.
"Mom, where's Souta?" she asked softly. Mrs. Higurashi looked up with burdened eyes. She lowered her head quickly.
"Souta doesn't want to come home. He's staying at a friend's until it cools down around here."
"Maybe it's dearest dad that's upset him," Kagome suggested sarcastically. Her grandfather rose, leaving his bowl full.
"Just speaking of the devil-Excuse me granddaughter, I've suddenly lost my appetite." The glare in his eyes spoke volumes to the young miko.
Only Inuyasha remained undisturbed, eating his meal with gusto.
"How can you remain blind when everyone else sees the evil in father?" Kagome questioned boldly.
"How can you expect me to 'remain blind' to the relationship between you two?" she icily answered cutting her eyes between the lovers.
Kagome was, for a change, speechless. She 'knew' of her 'relationship' with Inuyasha, which wasn't any more obvious than the improper one with her own daddy?
"We weren't exactly hiding it," Inuyasha put in, grabbing for Gramp's bowl as well. Mrs. Higurashi just turned to him for a brief moment, eyes wide at the blunt confession.
"You've destroyed my trust, Inuyasha," the older woman said motherly. Inu, rude as always, shrugged.
"It's not like I raped her. She does it when she wants, where she wants. I'm just a delivery boy," he said in crude humor. Kagome couldn't suppress another wicked smile as her mother opened and closed her mouth, shocked.
Her face reddened and her eyes clouded in rage. "Get out!" she yelled at him. Inuyasha shrugged and patted his full belly.
"Something's wrong when a dad must seek his pleasure with his own blood children," he said while stretching. Even Kagome felt pity for the slim woman as a gasp escaped her. Inuyasha had truly gone too far.
Mrs. Higurashi picked up her half-eaten bowl and threw in his face. He calmly side stepped the raining rice and eggs, occasionally grabbing a bit of bacon and stuffing it in his mouth.
"Get out!" she howled again. Inuyasha turned towards the door.
"I'll be back later, Kagome," he said with a lot of disgust in his smooth voice. He turned his cold, golden orbs on her mother, "Open your eyes, wench."
(End Chapter)
BGLI
Jeez this took a long time! I'm sorry for the delay. Like I said, I misplaced the notebook with all the chapter outlines. I have it. And now, frequent updates. I'm going to type up the next chapter this week. I've been so gosh darn busy that I haven't had much time to do anything anyway. So, this is it. It is longer! So be happy!