Family
Tsukiko frowned as she looked at the picture of her little sister. It's been 3 years….She thought as she glared at her twin sister. She did something wrong, and she wanted to see all of them again. Her mother, father, but she had to see her sister one more time. She would give anything to have her sister in her arms one more time. Tsukiko knew that her sister was angry at her for leaving there family, for 'dishonoring' the Eastern Lands and family, but there was something about Sesshomaru, and evidently, her sister could see it in her children. There was a knock at the door, and Kagome walked in with a smile on her face. She immediately could sense the nervousness and sadness when she walked into the house, and she frowned at the picture on Tsukiko's lap when she sat down next to her.
"May I take a look at it?" She asked softly, and quickly took the picture when Tsukiko handed it over. Glaring at the picture, a slight gasp escaped her mouth as she stared at it for a couple of moments. "This is you….."
"And my twin sister. I haven't seen her since Hanako was just a baby. She hates me I reckon now." Kagome frowned as she set the picture in her lap, still staring at it.
"Why? Sisters can't hate sisters. There's always a bond."
"Well ours was broken." She snapped rudely as she stood up and walked over to the window. Kagome took no notice to her change in attitude, but instead let the tension in the room get so thick that she could hardly breathe, until Tsukiko started speaking again. "My sister and I, did everything together…just not at the same time. The sun and the moon. But, one day, when I met Sesshomaru out on my first hunt, you know the story. We fell in love, and it wasn't long before I was impregnated with his pup. My first pup. When I went back home, my parents, I could already tell, smelled it, but it was my father that kept my mother from killing me, saying that she was g oing against law if she killed her own young and her unborn.
But I saw the hatred in my sister's eyes that night. See, Sesshomaru's father, Inu No Taisho, had a great battle with my father when they were younger because my father wanted their lands. Well, my father lost his sight in one eye, but in return, gained the wisdom of an elder. But my mother and sister, as well as I grew a deep hatred for the inu-youkai, until that day I met Sesshomaru. My whole life changed."
"So she hated you because you got pregnant? What happened? Shouldn't he be born now?" Kagome could smell the tears falling down Tsukiko's face.
"No. My sister challenged me to a battle for the land I was to own. She tried to kill me, but instead, only my child paid the price. Father punished her severly, as well as she didn't get the victory for the battle because I was unable to fight at my highest skill, so she hated me even more. But then one day, my father, he told me to run; That my mother was to kill me when the baby was born. I did as I was told, and not looking back, I ran, straight into the arms of Sesshomaru, were I cried through the night, and by morning, no more tears were able to fall. I stayed at the Inu-youkai's palace for a month, until I felt that I was being foolish and weak. That Sesshomaru deserved someone better. So I left to train and become stronger. But when I finally reached my goal, which took about 3 years, I find he was infatuated with Kagura. But things happened, and here I am now. I wish to see my sister, but Sesshomaru will allow no such thing."
"He won't let them see their aunt?"
"No. She tried to kill them once when Hanako was only 1 and Daichi was 13. Sesshomaru, as well as Daichi, promises me they will kill her if she ever tried to hurt Hanako again. See, Hanako must carry out the tradition of the nekos. Flower Child. That means her children for the next hundred generations power will be based solely on nature. But my sister wanted no such thing, since father did a ritual that does not allow her to bear children. She said the throne shouldn't be tainted by 'inbreeds' and 'crossovers.'" Kagome opened up her mouth to say something as the smell of tears became overpowering, but Sesshomaru rushed into the room, taking Tsukiko into her arms as she began to cry softly.
"What is the meaning of this? What happened?" He demanded. Kagome panicked.
"She told me the story of her and her sister. I didn't mean to make her cry, I didn't know it was a sensitive subject…."
"Enough. I understand. It is not your fault. But I think that you have done enough for today Kagome." Nodding, Kagome walked over to her and kissed her on her forehead before walking out, noting how Daichi and Hanako ran their claws against the wall in an agonizing screech in an attempt to control their raging instincts to help their mother.
Walking out of their house, she waved and smiled over to InuYasha, who was leaning against Mrs.Higurashi's car, and ran over to him. Hugging him, he sniffed her and raised his eyebrows.
"Why was she crying?" Kagome shrugged as she hopped into the car.
"I'll tell you later." She rubbed her stomach and pouted over to her mother, making a sad face that she knew won her mother over. "Let's get something to eat please! I'm starving!" Rolling her eyes, Mrs.Higurashi took a detour to WacDonalds.
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Sesshomaru smoothed Tsukiko's hair as her crying died down. Sitting her on the bed, he reached over and picked up the telephone that was ringing.
"Hello? Taisho Residence, Sesshomaru No Taisho speaking, how can I help you?" A woman on the other line snickered.
"Hello dear brother. Tell me, where is my whore of a sister? I would like to speak to her." Sesshomaru growled at Tsukiko looked in alarm at the phone. Angered at the insult about his wife, he had to keep from allowing his poison to melt the phone.
"She's right here you old hairball. Would you like to speak to her before I kill you in the name of all tai-youkai." Sesshomaru ignored his wife hissing and snorted as she snatched the phone.
"Hello Yoko, how are you?" Yoko scoffed and rolled her eyes on the other end as she twisted the telephone cord on her finger before she spoke.
"Fine dear sister. Tell me, how long has it been, three years since that day your little girl almost fell to my hands?" Yoko laughed as Tsukiko tried to withhold a hiss. "But really, I miss you. I have so much to tell you about mother and father, how they want to see you and your little inbreed of a daughter. I don't understand how father would allow her to take the throne as future queen of the Eastern Lands. I'm surprised the Southern Lands have nothing to say about his either, but Kouga and his wife Ayame like halfbreeds though, so she'll fit in quite perfectly."
"That's enough Yoko. What do you want?"
"I have the pleasure of delivering news to you. But I have to see you in person, alone. No one else. Meet me at the pier in ten minutes, don't be late." Yoko hung up in Tsukiko's ear. Clucking her teeth as she hung up the phone, Tsukiko grabbed her coat off the bed and hurriedly walked out of the room with Sesshomaru fast on her heels.
"Your not going."
"Says who."
"Are you crazy? She'll kill you!"
"She's always been weaker than me Sesshy! I'll be fine. It's not like I have to walk in her face. She'll as slow and loud as Hanako. I'm the better predator. Stop worrying." Sesshomaru sighed as she stood in front of the door.
"No."
"Move."
"No. Your not going." Tsukiko put her hand on her hip, letting the other one hang down as she glared at Sesshomaru.
"Please, just let me see my sister. It's been three years Sesshomaru…I can't take it anymore."
"Tsukiko, there's something I've been wanting to tell you ever since yesterday…and I feel now is the moment…" Tsukiko shoved Sesshomaru out of the way and opened the door.
"I'm sorry Snookums but it's going to have to wait." Sesshomaru watched as Tsukiko jumped on the top of their house and disappeared across the city. And there she goes, never listening to me again. Sesshomaru closed the door with a sigh. She's going to get herself in trouble, I just know it.
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Miroku smiled as Sango let Kohaku take Kazuyu. Nanashi, who had just come outside, curled into a ball into the corner and fell into a light sleep as the girls played with some of Kagome's old clothes from when she was little.
"Why are they always going out?" They asked. Miroku shrugged.
"I have no idea. But when they come back, it's time for us to go to work. That means Mrs.Higurashi will have to take you guys to school tomorrow, we don't work until you guys get back from school. It's Monday already, you guys are caught up." They frowned at the mention of school, but said nothing else at it as they laughed and dance. Sango sighed and sat back, rubbing her fast growing belly and smiled at Sesshomaru.
"We've been living here for seven months, and can you believe that InuYasha is still on the second entry of his mother's diary. Kagome had to make him read the little bit he did." Sango rolled his eyes. "He is so stubborn." Miroku reached over and placed a hand on her stomach.
"Yes, indeed but you must remember his mother is a sensitive subject for him. He doesn't always like to talk about her. We had to get our information from Kagome remember?" Sango smiled and nodded. "He'll come around to have it as an open comversation with us in time. But for now, say nothing of it to him. Or else he might become the stubborn baka we knew before him and Kagome were together." Sango chuckled as Kazuyu was placed back on her chest. Taking her son, she watched as he stood up and balanced herself on her knees, which she quickly pushed up and opened her knees slightly. Grabbing her knees, he happily jumped up and down and took a few steps before looking at his mother and father and smiling with embarrassment at such playfulness. Mrs.Higurashi called out and walked into the room, smiling at Kazuyu.
"Well look at that!" She exclaimed. "He's already practicing." She quickly turned and trotted out.
"Were are you going?" Kagome called out as she sat on the couch.
"To get the camera!" She called over her shoulder. Kagome shook her head and watched with amusement as the girls showed off her dresses and InuYasha sat down next to her.
"So, tell me, why was she crying?"
"Who was crying?" Sango and Miroku said in unison.
"Tsukiko." Kagome said without taking her eyes off the girls. " It seems her sister hates her because she's a neko, but she mated with an inu. So she tried to kill her, and ended up killing her first unborn baby, and later on, tried to kill Hanako when she first found out about her. It seems she hates InuYasha's father for beating their father in a battle over his lands and causing him to lose an eye, so the mother, as well as the father shared a deep hatred. Tsukiko was forced to run and leave home because the mother arranged for her to kill her, so she lived with Sesshomaru for a while, until she left to become stronger for him. Then once she finished, she found out that he loved Kagura, then things happened, and now I'm telling you guys about her life." InuYasha frowned and crossed his arms on his chest.
"Why did she try to kill Hanako? What about Daichi?"
"Daichi was next in line for Sesshomaru's land, the part that he gets to own if something was to happen to you. But since that might not happen, Sesshomaru bought some things secretly for him." Mrs.Higurashi said as she walked into the room. Slightly startled at her appearance, Kagome looked around before looking at her mother in alarm.
"Does anybody notice that it's took quiet in here?" Sango said. Miroku shrugged and took attendance.
"Rin, Miki, Kohaku….Nanashi….Shippou…Shippou? Oh my god where's Shippou?" Kohaku laughed and walked over to Kagome.
"He got bored, so he went downtown with your grandfather. He made him where that little thingy to conceal him, so nobody will notice, despite he'll have red hair and jade eyes." Kagome sighed in relief and smiled. Mrs.Higurashi left as she phone rang, and seconds later came into the room hurriedly and gave it to InuYasha.
"She did what!"
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Tsukiko put her hand on her hip and stared at the form in front of her, standing right at the end of the ledge, looking out over the water, her long red hair swaying with the wind in sync to her blue summer dress. Spring is here. Tsukiko said in relief. Hanako won't have to be so miserable now.
"Sister. I see you have come."Tsukiko scoffed at Yoko's tone of voice.
"Hello Yoko, how are you?" She said kindly. Yoko whipped around and her yellow eyes narrowed at her sister.
"Tell me, what has happened? Why three years to see mother and father?" Tsukiko shrugged.
"I'm going to see them aren't I? That is why you called me here?" Yoko laughed coldly.
"Yes. Father and Mother are in hell. They were slaughtered, as well as the rest of the family. Mother had a baby brother for us, didn't you know? And it's all your fault." Tsukiko looked at her sister in disbelief.
"No, you speak lies….They are not dead…I've been writing to them for years…"
"You've been writing to me you fool. Haven't you realized that I am all those letters say? I thought you would have gotten it after 5 years of writing." Tsukiko dropped to her knees and sobbed. "It's your fault. The inhabitants of the Eastern Lands can never show their faces to the Council again thanks to your love and those inbreed children you bore. I absolutely refuse to allow your daughter to be next in line for the throne Moon. I won't let it."
"Yoko, my sister…Sun! Why do you do this to me? I am so sorry!" She wailed. Yoko scoffed and sdvanced towards her sister, flexing her claws, raising them slowly in level to her neck.
"Sorry won't cut it. Sorry won't bring back mother and father. Sorry won't bring back the child that I lost, and my darling Akio." Tsukiko looked up at her sister, her red eyes puffy and swollen, shedding tears of anguish and deep sorrow.
"Sun? You….how'd you…"
"Love can overcome anything my sweet. Father tried to give me the ultimate punishment of a female for trying to slay my sister, but I overcame it, and now, I have the right to kill you, and your pitiful family." Yoko put her nails in the back of Tsukiko's neck, pushing them in slightly, grinning at how her warm blood ran onto her hands and Tsukiko turned to stone, scared to make the slightest movements. "Now, prepare to die Moon."
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Yoko looked over to see InuYasha with his arms crossed on his chest, looking at them from about 500 feet away. "Make a move and I'll kill you before you even had a chance to think. Back away." Yoko opened her mouth to say something, but turned slightly to meet the sunset.
"Damn! I can feel my powers diminishing." Pulling her fingers from her sister's neck, she jumped to the top of a nearby warehouse.
"Till we meet again Moon. You will die." Tsukiko watched as her sister hopped from roof to roof, until her scent diminished and she could no longer be seen.
"Sun! Sun! Sun…please…" Tsukiko fainted and fell into InuYasha's arms. Picking her up, InuYasha frowned as blood dripped onto his arms as he carried her to the car and back home. When they arrived, Sesshomaru ordered him to lay her on his bed, however, before he could think, he fell to the ground as InuYasha struck him across the face.
"ARE YOU JUST PLAIN STUPID? She's carrying your pup, and you let her go and meet the person who wants to kill her? I oughta kill you you stupid bastard..." But the look on Sesshomaru's face tore his heart. "Man you have got to be more careful."
"I tried to tell her." He said when InuYasha helped him up. "But she's stubborn. She took off." InuYasha looked at his sister in law as she came to and blinked a couple of times. InuYasha and Sesshomaru had put a gauze on her neck on the ride back home, and she got frustrated when Sesshomaru immediately told her not to scratch it. Giving ehr husband a look, she reached to scratch it anyway. Sesshomaru reached over, and to InuYasha's surprised, he tweaked her nose, and watched as her eyes filled with tears and she folded her hands and looked to the floor with her mouth shut. InuYasha watched with amazement.
" I wonder if that would work with Kagome." Sesshomaru chuckled.
"It's the second worst punishment. The other one is to take away her ability to give birth with a ritual, but that is extreme, only if she tries to kill her kin or her young. That's the way father taught me anyway." Leaning over and kissing Tsukiko on her forehead, he watched as she laid down and fell asleep before speaking again.
"Since your here, I guess you can get to work, and I can go and pick up the others. Sango cannot work, can she?" InuYasha shook his head.
"Nope. She's huge now. It's hard for her to even move. Your going to have to wait until after she has his pup. Kagome can work though, and nothing wrong with her, as well as Miroku." Sesshomaru nodded.
"Fine. Let me show you to your offices once I pick them up. I have a list of people who you can hire. I think it is best if you can Kagome make up a computer response, it's about a hundred people. Remember, you have the information on youkai. Their doctors, whether they've been put in jail, if they owe the government money, or me, as well as if they are in trouble with the Council, that kind of stuff. But to the humans, you do nothing else but make sure everyone's social security is alright. You must tell no one you only work for youkai, not yet anyway, understand. Now you are going to work in an office, but since you own it, you can do like I do and take some of the work home. So far, I have about half a million people's papers that you can put into the computer, so let's get going." InuYasha groaned and followed Sesshomaru out of the house.
