Tears and Smiles
Chapter 6: Friends Work for the Enemy
By: Elbereth
Rated PG-13 for violence, occasional language, and fluff
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha(I can only wish)or the song Living Sacrifice.
********************************************************************************************
Review Responses:(yes they are before the story)
CrissyKitty-ummm.....cough, cough
Goddes Bast-i'm glad you're so into my story. i hate kikyou too, so you're gonna love one of the upcoming chapters
Suki-i hope this was soon enough
Mystical Angel-wow! my fic really made you almost cry?goes into shock that her story could possibly do that
XxDevils-AngelxX-damn, now i gotta think up another way to torture yugasagi. hmmm....oh and believe me, i don't think you're evil or a maniac, you're just like me and a lot of other people i know.
Neway people....I suggest that all of you read To be betrayed by XxDevils-AngelxX it's pretty good. Also would someone plz check out my other two fics?? well neway, here's the story
********************************************************************************************
**My Child Sesshoumaru,
I know that these beatings by Yugasagi are normal, but no one could ever be used to them. You are almost ready to get free, thank the Gods. I warn you that should I ever die you must not trust the police or the DHS workers of this city. They are all being paid by Yugasagi to help hold us to him. Also, beware of a woman that has long black hair and blue eyes. She is much older than you'd think and has a connection to Yugasagi you'd never believe. I don't know her name, nor do I know much more about her. I must go before Yugasagi gets back but I pray this will be of some help. Love your okaasan.**
"What does this mean?" Kagome asked quietly. "That we're screwed no matter what we
do," Sesshoumaru said miserably. He folded the letter and put it back in its envelope."The only way we'll get anywhere to getting Yugasagi behind bars is if we contact another town's DHS and police. They might not help, but we can hope. Right?" He said right like it was a question and Kagome hugged him tightly. She sighed. "Well there's nothing we can do right now. We get to take time off from school until two days after the funeral. You for the fact that it's your mother and you found her, me for finding her and the 'pure shock of it all.'" Sesshoumaru smiled as Kagome stood up and pulled her back into his lap.
He rubbed his cheek against hers, eyes closed in the ecstacy of just being near her. Kagome's eyes were closed to, and they sat there for a moment. He kissed her lightly on the cheek, then the other, then the bridge of her nose, and then on her lips. They slowly deepened it and when they broke for air Kagome was left taking gulps of air. They snuggled for a while as it got darker and darker, when something hit Kagome. "The girl your mom was talking about. She sounds an awful lot like Kikyou." Sesshoumaru blinked and nodded. "I wonder if that's who she was talking about."
Sesshoumaru shrugged and nuzzled Kagome's neck lightly. "Let's not think about that. I just want to sit here and hold you." Kagome nodded and they sat there until late in the morning, occasionally talking, but mostly sitting silent.
~*~*~*~*~*~
It was the day of Nikki Abishi's funeral and Kagome was decked in a black, floor length dress. It had belled sleeves and fell around the floor in a pool of black velvet. The neck showed a lot of her shoulders and swooped low but not too low. She was wearing black slide-ons and her hair hung loose about her. Sesshoumaru had seen her in the outfit first and was so enchanted by her beauty he had almost forgotten why she was dolled up in black. Almost.
His black suit and tie proved uncomfortably over starched but he didn't mind. He set his mind to whose funeral he was getting ready to go to and felt his eyes already watering. He wiped his eyes carefully and stepped out of the guestroom, which was now his room. Kagome was waiting in the kitchen, and hugged Sesshoumaru when he was standing beside her. Mrs. Higurashi poked her head inside from the back door and sighed. "The limo is here to pick you two up. Sesshoumaru, your aunt is having hysterics in there. The driver said he'd never be able to get the damages to his interior fixed." Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and offered Kagome his arm, which she gladly took, as they stepped out into the cloudy day that promised rain.
Sesshoumaru's aunt wasn't having hysterics, she was having demonic possessions. She had fully throttled every piece of leather in the limo. There had been a way to preserve it until the leather was replaced, but they had to tie Sesshoumaru's aunt down to keep her from thrashing about. They even had to gag her. Sesshoumaru's uncle and his two cousins sat next to the tied woman. Sesshoumaru's uncle veered the subject away from Nikki and asked Sesshoumaru and Kagome how long they'd been together, since the couple was holding hands.
Kagome blushed a bright red while Sesshoumaru explained that they'd been dating for a few days, but were much closer than any other couple that had gone out for such a short amount of time. He explained how Kagome had defended him from Yugasagi, which led to explaining the beatings from both their pasts. Sesshoumaru explained that Kagome was the one who had gone into Nikki's room and found her, how she was the one who had looked his mother over and hadn't run screaming from him saying he was too dangerous to be around.
By the time they reached the church where the pretty procession would begin, Sesshoumaru's uncle and cousins were treating Kagome as if she were a favorite niece or cousin they'd never had, which pretty much meant they were asking her, 'When's the wedding?' Kagome was aloud to sit with Sesshoumaru, though they usually separated family from friends. The reason she was allowed to stay with Sesshoumaru was emotional support for both herself and him.
Before the speeches began Kagome had glanced behind them and found almost the entire gang from school only a row back. Kikyou was the only one missing, big surprise. Kagome squeezed Sesshoumaru's hand gently and motioned him to look back. When he did he almost started crying. There everyone was, supporting him in his time of need. For once Sesshoumaru felt he had a real family. He was broken from his thoughts though, when the funeral started.
Midway through Sesshoumaru was called up to the microphone to speak of his mother. He took a deep breath and went to the mic. "I don't know how many of you personally knew my mother, nor do I know how many of you knew what went on in our household with Yugasagi. He beat me. And any time he did, she tried to stop him. My mother, Nikki Abishi, is one of the most marvelous women who ever lived. She was able to bear the pain of any of his beatings when she wouldn't let him touch me. She protected me, and was the only one to do so for a long time, until I met Kagome. My mother was strong, intelligent, and brave. She did everything to get me out of our situation, and even if it wasn't enough, the fact that she tried is all that matters. For any of you here who didn't know my mother well, or thought of her as weak, remember this: She's one of two reasons I'm still alive." With that said, Sesshoumaru stepped down from the mic and took his seat with Kagome.
Surprisingly enough Kagome was called up next to sing Nikki's funeral song. The song was called "Living Sacrifice." Everyone knew that Nikki had been a Christian, and that this was her favorite song. It also suited the feeling of her death perfectly. Kagome grabbed the mic and stood off to one side of the podium so everyone could see her. The music started and she sang with all her heart.
"You were broken for me
And I'm broken for You.
As a living sacrifice.
You were an offering
Now I offer all of me.
as a living sacrifice.
Bread of life,
come feed my soul.
Living water,
overflow.
Holy Spirit,
consume all of me
I want to be,
a living sacrifice.
You remembered me,
I will remember You
As a living sacrifice
Lord You suffered for me.
I will suffer for You,
As a living sacrifice.
Bread of life,
come feed my soul.
Living water,
overflow.
Holy Spirit,
consume all of me.
I want to be,
a living sacrifice.
OH, Jesus you were
pierced for me.
You were crushed for
my iniquity.
Your punishment has
brought me peace.
And by your wounds
I'm free, I'm free.
You were broken for me,
And I'm broken for you.
As a living sacrifice.
You were an offering.
I offer all of me,
As a living sacrifice.
Bread of life,
come feed my soul.
Living water,
overflow.
Holy Spirit,
consume all of me.
I want to be
A living sacrifice.
I want to be....your living sacrifice...."
The song ended and everyone was on their feet applauding the spectacular performance. Kagome looked at everyone across the room icily until they stopped clapping and sat down. "Do not applaud for me or any other speaker unless you truly feel they honored Nikki Abishi. I don't have an ounce of her blood in me, that would make me unworthy of even this small amount of honor." With that Kagome put the mic up and went to sit next to Sesshoumaru again. The crowd that was there for Nikki's death agreed with Kagome's words and only applauded when they felt someone had truly honored Nikki, though that was why they had applauded Kagome in the first place.
Sesshoumaru squeezed Kagome's hand lightly as they made their way back to the waiting limo. They climbed in and watched with amused looks as Sesshoumaru's uncle tied his aunt up but didn't gag her this time. Miroku's cousin's, Momiji and Botan, helped to get her in the car tied up and finally everyone was settled into a seat as the limo drove behind the hersh that carried Nikki's body. Kagome expected a scolding of some sort, what she got was a thank you and then Sesshoumaru's aunt started to talk about wedding plans, which promptly made Sesshoumaru's uncle put the gag back in. "You must excuse my wife, the hysterics from earlier addled her slightly." Kagome just nodded while she tried to calm her flushed face.
The rest of the funeral and reception after that went by lazily, and soon everyone was heading home. The limo dropped Kagome and Sesshoumaru off at the foot of the shrine stairs and pulled away after the door had closed. Kagome looked up the long flight of stairs and sighed slightly. "Kami-sama I feel too tired to climb these today." Sesshoumaru smiled at her and suddenly Kagome was blushing like mad as Sesshoumaru lifted her into his arms bridal style and carried her all the way up the stairs. He set her down upon reaching the top and followed her to the swing.
"Thank you for singing at the funeral." Kagome smiled. "I was glad to do it." Sesshoumaru nodded and put his arms around Kagome, pulling her as close as they could get. Kagome had her hands pressed against his chest lightly, and she was slightly gripping his shirt.
Sesshoumaru had cried through most of the funeral, but he hadn't seen Kagome truly crying. As he held her though, he felt her trembling, and when he lifted her face to look at, salty trails of tears streamed down like rivers. Sesshoumaru pulled Kagome, if possible, even closer to him and rocked her gently. He soothed her until her tears stopped. They finally went inside the house and went to Sesshoumaru's room. Once there they sat wrapped in a blanket, arms around each other. Kagome had changed into her girls boxers that were dark blue with silver crescent moons and stars and a black spaghetti strap. Sesshoumaru was in his black boxers with a baggy green t-shirt on. They listened to some CDs like Enya and Dido. Finally Mrs. Higurashi brought them some hot steaming tea with extra sugar.
The couple accepted it gladly but finished their tea in silence and just clutched each other closer. They fell asleep in Sesshoumaru's room and That was how Mrs. Higurashi found them, sleeping side by side, arms around each other, huddled in the blanket. She smiled slightly and decided to call DHS, not knowing the danger she was putting them in.
~*~*~*~*~*~(A/N Yay it's not a cliffie this time!!)
Sesshoumaru sat in the kitchen with Kagome, their mouths hanging open as Mrs. Higurashi explained her call. Kagome was the first to speak. "I thought you told her Miroku." Sesshoumaru blinked and shook his head. "I thought you said you wanted to tell her." Kagome shook her head when Mrs. Higurashi spoke. "What did you not tell me?" Kagome sighed. "DHS and the police are working for Yugasagi. He has more power than you'd think." Mrs. Higurashi gasped. "Oh no! If I'd known I'd have never called!"
Kagome and Sesshoumaru started blurting out apologies for not telling her but Mrs. Higurashi just shook her head. "Now, now. You were both in a state of shock. It's entirely my fault. I should have asked first anyway. But now we need to know what we're going to do about it. The police and a DHS worker are on their way here to escort Sesshoumaru to the police station to file a report. He can't go with them, they'll just deliver him to Yugasagi." Sesshoumaru and Kagome nodded. "That means we'll have to run. Go into hiding, ya' know."
Everyone turned to Souta's voice. "None of us are safe as long as Yugasagi is after Sesshoumaru. He's probably after Kagome too. If that's the truth then we'll all have to go into hiding so that Yugasagi won't have hostages to work with." Kagome got up and hugged her younger brother tightly. "Souta, for once I'm glad you play so many of those games." Souta smiled and opened his mouth to say something when there was a sharp knock at the front door. "POLICE AND DHS!! WE'RE HERE TO ESCORT ONE MIROKU ABISHI TO THE STATION TO FILE A REPORT!!"
Mrs. Higurashi whispered. "Did anyone leave any lights on?" Everyone shook their head. They were suddenly glad they hadn't turned on the kitchen lights, even though it was early morning. Also they were glad jii-chan had been with some friends in Yokohama.(A/N I realized about midway through the story that I've only mentioned jii-chan once, so after he arrived he went back to Yokohama for a while to visit an old friend. O_o) The knock was much louder this time, but no one moved an inch. Kagome finally whispered, "Someone's coming to the backdoor to look for us. Let's go to the pantry, quick!" Everyone had scrambled into the pantry quietly and had just shut the door when a police officer came to the backdoor and looked through the glass window there. They hadn't been drinking or eating anything, so it looked as if no one had been there all morning.
"CHIEF! I THINK THEY LEFT EARLIER THIS MORNING SEEING AS HOW THERE'S COFFEE MUGS IN THE SINK!!" For once Kagome was glad for the ventilation system in their house. She could hear what the police and DHS worker were saying perfectly. "GREAT. YUGASAGI IS GONNA BE PISSED WITH US FOR LETTING THEM LEAVE. I TOLD YOU WE SHOULDA GONE EARLIER THIS MORNING TO GET THEM." There was some grumbling and someone calling the chief a bastard, but then they heard the cool female voice that both Sesshoumaru and Kagome recognized. "Why speak as if Yugasagi is not here? I am here with him."
There were some sharp intakes of breath from the police as the woman stalked up to the front door. Shortly afterward Yugasagi appeared at the top of the steps, not winded at all. "Thank you for that brilliant comment Kikyou my love." Kagome and Sesshoumaru both hissed under their breath at the name. "Of course love." That's when the DHS worker spoke. "How old are you girl? You only look to be seventeen." Kikyou laughed harshly, like she was swallowing glass at the same time. "I may look so beautiful because of plastic surgery, but I'm thirty years old. Yugasagi is my adoring husband."
Sesshoumaru and Kagome looked at one another astounded. Kikyou was thirty? She used plastic surgery to look seventeen? That's when Yugasagi spoke. "Isn't she beautiful? As all of you know, I run the underground organization, D.E.A.D. For those of you who don't know about it but are on my payroll, it stands for Drug Emissaries and Alcohol Dealers. We send out drugs and alcohol to younger kids, which means more money for me to give to you." Kagome hissed again under her breath. "And you all know that I use some of our alcohol to get inheritance fortunes from rich kids who've lost a parent or two." The crowd gathered outside the Higurashi house laughed. "But unfortunately Sesshoumaru's inheritance lies in Izumo, where his real father died. Sadder still is the fact that only he can get it out. When you find him force him to get his inheritance and then bring him to me. I'll finish him off. Also if you find a girl named Kagome, bring her and her adoptive mother and younger brother to me. Kagome has two inheritances from her adoptive family and her real father and mother. I'll force her to get them out and then kill them all off."
The crowd outside applauded and Kagome listened as Yugasagi called them to leave, that they'd come back tomorrow. Yugasagi thought he was being tricky but he said. "And chief, send an officer every four hours to see if they've returned. They must've gone with some friends because the cars are still here." With that everyone left. A few minutes after they were sure everyone was gone, the four people in the pantry came tumbling out. "We've got four hours to get somewhere. If they return and see the cars gone they'll think we came back and then went somewhere else."Kagome stated matter-of-factly. Everyone agreed and ran to their rooms, packing as much as was needed. Mrs. Higurashi did the dishes quickly to make it look as if they'd been there for a while and the police had just missed them.
About two hours later Kagome and Sesshoumaru put their stuff in Sesshoumaru's car while Mrs. Higurashi and Souta put theirs in Mrs. Higurashi's spiffy suburban. They went back inside for another hour and then left. Along the way to jii-chan's old house in the center of the forest outside Tokyo Kagome called jii-chan and told him where they were for when he got back and asked where the spare key to his old place was. Inside a potted plant, of course. The house that jii-chan owned was in Kagome's inheritance, as was the shrine. All in all she owned three houses due to inheritance, that and quite a few other things. Of course Kagome didn't know this.
They pulled in at the old house and Kagome ran to the potted plant and found the key. She proceeded to unlock the door and when it opened dust fell around her like a cloud. "Well it needs some cleaning. We might want to go back to the shrine and get some more stuff." Mrs. Higurashi nodded and helped Souta unload his things, which were mostly game consoles and a TV. Miroku carried Kagome's and his stuff into the beautiful one story house that time couldn't destroy. It might have been dusty but it was sturdy and the paint hadn't chipped a bit.
Everyone went inside to inspect the house, and found there were two rooms. Mrs. Higurashi made the point of saying that Souta was likely to keep the teenagers up at night by playing his games, whereas she was so used to it she'd sleep through it, so Sesshoumaru and Kagome got a room to themselves. Mrs. Higurashi also wanted to go back into town to get more stuff, but Kagome made her stay put while she and Miroku went.
As Sesshoumaru drove back to the shrine they were forced to park around the block, because the police officer was there inspecting the house. The two hid in the bushes and watched as the man trudged back down the steps to his car and drove away. They then ran into the house and gathered tons of things to take to the smaller house in the woods. They got everything loaded into Sesshoumaru's car and then they headed back out to the forest home. Mrs. Higurashi sent them to their room to clean and set up their things while she cleaned the rest of the house. Soon it was after dark and the four people were crowded around a small dinner table eating another of Mrs. Higurashi's home cooked meals.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Yugasagi sat at the head of a long table like you would see in business meetings. He was grinning like a mad man as he listened to the report his officer was giving him. The first officer to check told him that the cars were missing and the dishes had been done. He estimated they'd gotten back shortly after everyone had left and then left before he'd arrived. Yugasagi was still grinning because he knew that they'd be back the next day, he just knew it. Little did Yugasagi know that at that very minute his prey was setting up headquarters in a forest on the outskirts of Tokyo.
+~*A/N*~+
Well what do you think now?? Big twist, ne? Kikyou is THIRTY FRIGGIN YEARS OLD!! Oh I'm so evil... You just wait and see what happens next chapter. Oh and for Kikyou fans, you might want to just stop reading right now, because Kikyou's life is getting ready to go all to hell! Please review or else there'll be no more chapters!!
Ja ne!!
Elbereth
Chapter 6: Friends Work for the Enemy
By: Elbereth
Rated PG-13 for violence, occasional language, and fluff
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha(I can only wish)or the song Living Sacrifice.
********************************************************************************************
Review Responses:(yes they are before the story)
CrissyKitty-ummm.....cough, cough
Goddes Bast-i'm glad you're so into my story. i hate kikyou too, so you're gonna love one of the upcoming chapters
Suki-i hope this was soon enough
Mystical Angel-wow! my fic really made you almost cry?goes into shock that her story could possibly do that
XxDevils-AngelxX-damn, now i gotta think up another way to torture yugasagi. hmmm....oh and believe me, i don't think you're evil or a maniac, you're just like me and a lot of other people i know.
Neway people....I suggest that all of you read To be betrayed by XxDevils-AngelxX it's pretty good. Also would someone plz check out my other two fics?? well neway, here's the story
********************************************************************************************
**My Child Sesshoumaru,
I know that these beatings by Yugasagi are normal, but no one could ever be used to them. You are almost ready to get free, thank the Gods. I warn you that should I ever die you must not trust the police or the DHS workers of this city. They are all being paid by Yugasagi to help hold us to him. Also, beware of a woman that has long black hair and blue eyes. She is much older than you'd think and has a connection to Yugasagi you'd never believe. I don't know her name, nor do I know much more about her. I must go before Yugasagi gets back but I pray this will be of some help. Love your okaasan.**
"What does this mean?" Kagome asked quietly. "That we're screwed no matter what we
do," Sesshoumaru said miserably. He folded the letter and put it back in its envelope."The only way we'll get anywhere to getting Yugasagi behind bars is if we contact another town's DHS and police. They might not help, but we can hope. Right?" He said right like it was a question and Kagome hugged him tightly. She sighed. "Well there's nothing we can do right now. We get to take time off from school until two days after the funeral. You for the fact that it's your mother and you found her, me for finding her and the 'pure shock of it all.'" Sesshoumaru smiled as Kagome stood up and pulled her back into his lap.
He rubbed his cheek against hers, eyes closed in the ecstacy of just being near her. Kagome's eyes were closed to, and they sat there for a moment. He kissed her lightly on the cheek, then the other, then the bridge of her nose, and then on her lips. They slowly deepened it and when they broke for air Kagome was left taking gulps of air. They snuggled for a while as it got darker and darker, when something hit Kagome. "The girl your mom was talking about. She sounds an awful lot like Kikyou." Sesshoumaru blinked and nodded. "I wonder if that's who she was talking about."
Sesshoumaru shrugged and nuzzled Kagome's neck lightly. "Let's not think about that. I just want to sit here and hold you." Kagome nodded and they sat there until late in the morning, occasionally talking, but mostly sitting silent.
~*~*~*~*~*~
It was the day of Nikki Abishi's funeral and Kagome was decked in a black, floor length dress. It had belled sleeves and fell around the floor in a pool of black velvet. The neck showed a lot of her shoulders and swooped low but not too low. She was wearing black slide-ons and her hair hung loose about her. Sesshoumaru had seen her in the outfit first and was so enchanted by her beauty he had almost forgotten why she was dolled up in black. Almost.
His black suit and tie proved uncomfortably over starched but he didn't mind. He set his mind to whose funeral he was getting ready to go to and felt his eyes already watering. He wiped his eyes carefully and stepped out of the guestroom, which was now his room. Kagome was waiting in the kitchen, and hugged Sesshoumaru when he was standing beside her. Mrs. Higurashi poked her head inside from the back door and sighed. "The limo is here to pick you two up. Sesshoumaru, your aunt is having hysterics in there. The driver said he'd never be able to get the damages to his interior fixed." Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and offered Kagome his arm, which she gladly took, as they stepped out into the cloudy day that promised rain.
Sesshoumaru's aunt wasn't having hysterics, she was having demonic possessions. She had fully throttled every piece of leather in the limo. There had been a way to preserve it until the leather was replaced, but they had to tie Sesshoumaru's aunt down to keep her from thrashing about. They even had to gag her. Sesshoumaru's uncle and his two cousins sat next to the tied woman. Sesshoumaru's uncle veered the subject away from Nikki and asked Sesshoumaru and Kagome how long they'd been together, since the couple was holding hands.
Kagome blushed a bright red while Sesshoumaru explained that they'd been dating for a few days, but were much closer than any other couple that had gone out for such a short amount of time. He explained how Kagome had defended him from Yugasagi, which led to explaining the beatings from both their pasts. Sesshoumaru explained that Kagome was the one who had gone into Nikki's room and found her, how she was the one who had looked his mother over and hadn't run screaming from him saying he was too dangerous to be around.
By the time they reached the church where the pretty procession would begin, Sesshoumaru's uncle and cousins were treating Kagome as if she were a favorite niece or cousin they'd never had, which pretty much meant they were asking her, 'When's the wedding?' Kagome was aloud to sit with Sesshoumaru, though they usually separated family from friends. The reason she was allowed to stay with Sesshoumaru was emotional support for both herself and him.
Before the speeches began Kagome had glanced behind them and found almost the entire gang from school only a row back. Kikyou was the only one missing, big surprise. Kagome squeezed Sesshoumaru's hand gently and motioned him to look back. When he did he almost started crying. There everyone was, supporting him in his time of need. For once Sesshoumaru felt he had a real family. He was broken from his thoughts though, when the funeral started.
Midway through Sesshoumaru was called up to the microphone to speak of his mother. He took a deep breath and went to the mic. "I don't know how many of you personally knew my mother, nor do I know how many of you knew what went on in our household with Yugasagi. He beat me. And any time he did, she tried to stop him. My mother, Nikki Abishi, is one of the most marvelous women who ever lived. She was able to bear the pain of any of his beatings when she wouldn't let him touch me. She protected me, and was the only one to do so for a long time, until I met Kagome. My mother was strong, intelligent, and brave. She did everything to get me out of our situation, and even if it wasn't enough, the fact that she tried is all that matters. For any of you here who didn't know my mother well, or thought of her as weak, remember this: She's one of two reasons I'm still alive." With that said, Sesshoumaru stepped down from the mic and took his seat with Kagome.
Surprisingly enough Kagome was called up next to sing Nikki's funeral song. The song was called "Living Sacrifice." Everyone knew that Nikki had been a Christian, and that this was her favorite song. It also suited the feeling of her death perfectly. Kagome grabbed the mic and stood off to one side of the podium so everyone could see her. The music started and she sang with all her heart.
"You were broken for me
And I'm broken for You.
As a living sacrifice.
You were an offering
Now I offer all of me.
as a living sacrifice.
Bread of life,
come feed my soul.
Living water,
overflow.
Holy Spirit,
consume all of me
I want to be,
a living sacrifice.
You remembered me,
I will remember You
As a living sacrifice
Lord You suffered for me.
I will suffer for You,
As a living sacrifice.
Bread of life,
come feed my soul.
Living water,
overflow.
Holy Spirit,
consume all of me.
I want to be,
a living sacrifice.
OH, Jesus you were
pierced for me.
You were crushed for
my iniquity.
Your punishment has
brought me peace.
And by your wounds
I'm free, I'm free.
You were broken for me,
And I'm broken for you.
As a living sacrifice.
You were an offering.
I offer all of me,
As a living sacrifice.
Bread of life,
come feed my soul.
Living water,
overflow.
Holy Spirit,
consume all of me.
I want to be
A living sacrifice.
I want to be....your living sacrifice...."
The song ended and everyone was on their feet applauding the spectacular performance. Kagome looked at everyone across the room icily until they stopped clapping and sat down. "Do not applaud for me or any other speaker unless you truly feel they honored Nikki Abishi. I don't have an ounce of her blood in me, that would make me unworthy of even this small amount of honor." With that Kagome put the mic up and went to sit next to Sesshoumaru again. The crowd that was there for Nikki's death agreed with Kagome's words and only applauded when they felt someone had truly honored Nikki, though that was why they had applauded Kagome in the first place.
Sesshoumaru squeezed Kagome's hand lightly as they made their way back to the waiting limo. They climbed in and watched with amused looks as Sesshoumaru's uncle tied his aunt up but didn't gag her this time. Miroku's cousin's, Momiji and Botan, helped to get her in the car tied up and finally everyone was settled into a seat as the limo drove behind the hersh that carried Nikki's body. Kagome expected a scolding of some sort, what she got was a thank you and then Sesshoumaru's aunt started to talk about wedding plans, which promptly made Sesshoumaru's uncle put the gag back in. "You must excuse my wife, the hysterics from earlier addled her slightly." Kagome just nodded while she tried to calm her flushed face.
The rest of the funeral and reception after that went by lazily, and soon everyone was heading home. The limo dropped Kagome and Sesshoumaru off at the foot of the shrine stairs and pulled away after the door had closed. Kagome looked up the long flight of stairs and sighed slightly. "Kami-sama I feel too tired to climb these today." Sesshoumaru smiled at her and suddenly Kagome was blushing like mad as Sesshoumaru lifted her into his arms bridal style and carried her all the way up the stairs. He set her down upon reaching the top and followed her to the swing.
"Thank you for singing at the funeral." Kagome smiled. "I was glad to do it." Sesshoumaru nodded and put his arms around Kagome, pulling her as close as they could get. Kagome had her hands pressed against his chest lightly, and she was slightly gripping his shirt.
Sesshoumaru had cried through most of the funeral, but he hadn't seen Kagome truly crying. As he held her though, he felt her trembling, and when he lifted her face to look at, salty trails of tears streamed down like rivers. Sesshoumaru pulled Kagome, if possible, even closer to him and rocked her gently. He soothed her until her tears stopped. They finally went inside the house and went to Sesshoumaru's room. Once there they sat wrapped in a blanket, arms around each other. Kagome had changed into her girls boxers that were dark blue with silver crescent moons and stars and a black spaghetti strap. Sesshoumaru was in his black boxers with a baggy green t-shirt on. They listened to some CDs like Enya and Dido. Finally Mrs. Higurashi brought them some hot steaming tea with extra sugar.
The couple accepted it gladly but finished their tea in silence and just clutched each other closer. They fell asleep in Sesshoumaru's room and That was how Mrs. Higurashi found them, sleeping side by side, arms around each other, huddled in the blanket. She smiled slightly and decided to call DHS, not knowing the danger she was putting them in.
~*~*~*~*~*~(A/N Yay it's not a cliffie this time!!)
Sesshoumaru sat in the kitchen with Kagome, their mouths hanging open as Mrs. Higurashi explained her call. Kagome was the first to speak. "I thought you told her Miroku." Sesshoumaru blinked and shook his head. "I thought you said you wanted to tell her." Kagome shook her head when Mrs. Higurashi spoke. "What did you not tell me?" Kagome sighed. "DHS and the police are working for Yugasagi. He has more power than you'd think." Mrs. Higurashi gasped. "Oh no! If I'd known I'd have never called!"
Kagome and Sesshoumaru started blurting out apologies for not telling her but Mrs. Higurashi just shook her head. "Now, now. You were both in a state of shock. It's entirely my fault. I should have asked first anyway. But now we need to know what we're going to do about it. The police and a DHS worker are on their way here to escort Sesshoumaru to the police station to file a report. He can't go with them, they'll just deliver him to Yugasagi." Sesshoumaru and Kagome nodded. "That means we'll have to run. Go into hiding, ya' know."
Everyone turned to Souta's voice. "None of us are safe as long as Yugasagi is after Sesshoumaru. He's probably after Kagome too. If that's the truth then we'll all have to go into hiding so that Yugasagi won't have hostages to work with." Kagome got up and hugged her younger brother tightly. "Souta, for once I'm glad you play so many of those games." Souta smiled and opened his mouth to say something when there was a sharp knock at the front door. "POLICE AND DHS!! WE'RE HERE TO ESCORT ONE MIROKU ABISHI TO THE STATION TO FILE A REPORT!!"
Mrs. Higurashi whispered. "Did anyone leave any lights on?" Everyone shook their head. They were suddenly glad they hadn't turned on the kitchen lights, even though it was early morning. Also they were glad jii-chan had been with some friends in Yokohama.(A/N I realized about midway through the story that I've only mentioned jii-chan once, so after he arrived he went back to Yokohama for a while to visit an old friend. O_o) The knock was much louder this time, but no one moved an inch. Kagome finally whispered, "Someone's coming to the backdoor to look for us. Let's go to the pantry, quick!" Everyone had scrambled into the pantry quietly and had just shut the door when a police officer came to the backdoor and looked through the glass window there. They hadn't been drinking or eating anything, so it looked as if no one had been there all morning.
"CHIEF! I THINK THEY LEFT EARLIER THIS MORNING SEEING AS HOW THERE'S COFFEE MUGS IN THE SINK!!" For once Kagome was glad for the ventilation system in their house. She could hear what the police and DHS worker were saying perfectly. "GREAT. YUGASAGI IS GONNA BE PISSED WITH US FOR LETTING THEM LEAVE. I TOLD YOU WE SHOULDA GONE EARLIER THIS MORNING TO GET THEM." There was some grumbling and someone calling the chief a bastard, but then they heard the cool female voice that both Sesshoumaru and Kagome recognized. "Why speak as if Yugasagi is not here? I am here with him."
There were some sharp intakes of breath from the police as the woman stalked up to the front door. Shortly afterward Yugasagi appeared at the top of the steps, not winded at all. "Thank you for that brilliant comment Kikyou my love." Kagome and Sesshoumaru both hissed under their breath at the name. "Of course love." That's when the DHS worker spoke. "How old are you girl? You only look to be seventeen." Kikyou laughed harshly, like she was swallowing glass at the same time. "I may look so beautiful because of plastic surgery, but I'm thirty years old. Yugasagi is my adoring husband."
Sesshoumaru and Kagome looked at one another astounded. Kikyou was thirty? She used plastic surgery to look seventeen? That's when Yugasagi spoke. "Isn't she beautiful? As all of you know, I run the underground organization, D.E.A.D. For those of you who don't know about it but are on my payroll, it stands for Drug Emissaries and Alcohol Dealers. We send out drugs and alcohol to younger kids, which means more money for me to give to you." Kagome hissed again under her breath. "And you all know that I use some of our alcohol to get inheritance fortunes from rich kids who've lost a parent or two." The crowd gathered outside the Higurashi house laughed. "But unfortunately Sesshoumaru's inheritance lies in Izumo, where his real father died. Sadder still is the fact that only he can get it out. When you find him force him to get his inheritance and then bring him to me. I'll finish him off. Also if you find a girl named Kagome, bring her and her adoptive mother and younger brother to me. Kagome has two inheritances from her adoptive family and her real father and mother. I'll force her to get them out and then kill them all off."
The crowd outside applauded and Kagome listened as Yugasagi called them to leave, that they'd come back tomorrow. Yugasagi thought he was being tricky but he said. "And chief, send an officer every four hours to see if they've returned. They must've gone with some friends because the cars are still here." With that everyone left. A few minutes after they were sure everyone was gone, the four people in the pantry came tumbling out. "We've got four hours to get somewhere. If they return and see the cars gone they'll think we came back and then went somewhere else."Kagome stated matter-of-factly. Everyone agreed and ran to their rooms, packing as much as was needed. Mrs. Higurashi did the dishes quickly to make it look as if they'd been there for a while and the police had just missed them.
About two hours later Kagome and Sesshoumaru put their stuff in Sesshoumaru's car while Mrs. Higurashi and Souta put theirs in Mrs. Higurashi's spiffy suburban. They went back inside for another hour and then left. Along the way to jii-chan's old house in the center of the forest outside Tokyo Kagome called jii-chan and told him where they were for when he got back and asked where the spare key to his old place was. Inside a potted plant, of course. The house that jii-chan owned was in Kagome's inheritance, as was the shrine. All in all she owned three houses due to inheritance, that and quite a few other things. Of course Kagome didn't know this.
They pulled in at the old house and Kagome ran to the potted plant and found the key. She proceeded to unlock the door and when it opened dust fell around her like a cloud. "Well it needs some cleaning. We might want to go back to the shrine and get some more stuff." Mrs. Higurashi nodded and helped Souta unload his things, which were mostly game consoles and a TV. Miroku carried Kagome's and his stuff into the beautiful one story house that time couldn't destroy. It might have been dusty but it was sturdy and the paint hadn't chipped a bit.
Everyone went inside to inspect the house, and found there were two rooms. Mrs. Higurashi made the point of saying that Souta was likely to keep the teenagers up at night by playing his games, whereas she was so used to it she'd sleep through it, so Sesshoumaru and Kagome got a room to themselves. Mrs. Higurashi also wanted to go back into town to get more stuff, but Kagome made her stay put while she and Miroku went.
As Sesshoumaru drove back to the shrine they were forced to park around the block, because the police officer was there inspecting the house. The two hid in the bushes and watched as the man trudged back down the steps to his car and drove away. They then ran into the house and gathered tons of things to take to the smaller house in the woods. They got everything loaded into Sesshoumaru's car and then they headed back out to the forest home. Mrs. Higurashi sent them to their room to clean and set up their things while she cleaned the rest of the house. Soon it was after dark and the four people were crowded around a small dinner table eating another of Mrs. Higurashi's home cooked meals.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Yugasagi sat at the head of a long table like you would see in business meetings. He was grinning like a mad man as he listened to the report his officer was giving him. The first officer to check told him that the cars were missing and the dishes had been done. He estimated they'd gotten back shortly after everyone had left and then left before he'd arrived. Yugasagi was still grinning because he knew that they'd be back the next day, he just knew it. Little did Yugasagi know that at that very minute his prey was setting up headquarters in a forest on the outskirts of Tokyo.
+~*A/N*~+
Well what do you think now?? Big twist, ne? Kikyou is THIRTY FRIGGIN YEARS OLD!! Oh I'm so evil... You just wait and see what happens next chapter. Oh and for Kikyou fans, you might want to just stop reading right now, because Kikyou's life is getting ready to go all to hell! Please review or else there'll be no more chapters!!
Ja ne!!
Elbereth