The name, Time and Time Again for this season, I got from the song Time and Time Again by the band Chronic Future... I don't think the song and the story has anything to do with each other, but... I'm not entirely sure...
Disclaimer- If I was the owner of Inuyasha... If I was Rumiko Takahashi... I wouldn't be writing this, right now... Heck, I wouldn't have written the whole story, I'd be working on the original series right now... Nor, I'm I getting any profit from this... This story is only for entertainment purposes or whatever... Nor, do I own Cole Blade, Ms. Youkai or Chronic Future... So, um, on with the third season!
Chapter 5
With Memories Hung Over Head, the Future Still Drifts in the Pass
"Oh my god..." Your breathe catches in your throat as you gape at the... Stranger? 'It couldn't be...'
The man standing in the entrance of the hall slowly approached you, but stopping far enough to leave you with your personal bubble of space. The man had neatly combed jet black hair, silver eyes and creamy, white skin. He wore a loose fitting, navy-blue, long-sleeved shirt, black slacks and house shoes to complete the outfit... Despite, his appearance... He had to be the incarnation of him...
"S-Sesshoumaru?" You ask gulping and looking agape.
"Yes" He responds as he gives your form a once over.
"...Really?"
"Yes"
"How?" You ask quietly, still gaping at the ebony-haired man.
"It's hard to explain. It seems we were all transported to this era over night..." He replies just as softly.
As your gaze wanders around the room, you feel your feet suddenly pull forward to pull the dog demon turned human into a tight hug.
"Sesshoumaru... I thought I'd never see you again, because I couldn't go back..." You mutter into the man's shirt, crying softly.
"It's only been two days..." You hear him whisper back with a hint of amusement in his voice.
"Yeah, but in time it's been like 500 years..." You mutter sniffing.
When content silence falls around you, you two continue to linger in the embrace. 'It feels nice again... Even if it's only been two days since... It feels nice again to be protected...'
"Sesshoumaru... I, um... You're human...?" You state slowly easing out of the embrace.
"Not exactly... I can return to my original forms at will." He replies.
"Oh... Good..." You reply glancing up at the dog demon. You pause noticing an arched brow and a questioning gaze staring down at you. Blushing lightly you answer- "What? Don't look at me like that! It's just weird seeing you this way!" You blurt avoiding his stare. 'Though he looks just as good this way, too...'
When your eyes settle on his facade once again, you see the same look with a bit of smugness.
"Sesshou-"
Cutting you off in mid whine, he seals your lips with his own, softly. 'This kiss is definitely Sesshoumaru...' He pulls you closer as the kiss gets deeper and you happily comply diving into his warmth. Sooner or later you have to break away, to get air... With a flushed face you smile up at the dog demon.
"Sesshoumaru... Where are we?" You ask noticing his façade falling into the regular pokerfaced expression he's mastered and you've grown to love.
"In my apartment, downtown Kyoto..." He replies stepping away from you.
"Apartment?" You repeat following him into the living room. 'This place is his? No way... This is so weird...'
"Yes, supposedly in this time I'm the president of a very successful and popular company... Tenrousei corporations."
"A president... Cool..." You mutter pausing as you take another observation of the living room.
Your gaze soon settles back on the dog demon, who's now leaning on the wall looking out the window. Stepping up next to him you catch a glimpse of the night sky above the busy streets of Kyoto.
"How long have I been sleeping?" You ask frowning at the chocolate sky.
"...Five hours, it's currently about 9:30."
"That long! I wonder if my grandfather called the police yet... Though, I've already been gone for two years already..." You say shrugging. 'And somehow came back magically overnight, but what the hell?'
"Your grandfather has already been informed about your whereabouts; he believes you're on a school field trip right now." He replies glancing at you.
"Speaking of my whereabouts... If you had those black suits to... Bring me here, how did you know where I would be?" You ask curiously. "Because of course we've only been in the future for like two days right?"
"Yes, you are correct, but I didn't get where I am today, by not taking advantage of how much power I have... And before you ask, yes, I do have the memories of my former self."
"Oh... What? Earlier you said we were all transported to this era overnight, but you just said you have the memories of your former self... What's going on?" You ask suspiciously, taking a small step backwards.
"So you're not as foolish as I thought." He mutters turning towards you with smirking eyes.
"What's that suppose to mean?" You ask irritated trying to keep a calm front.
"That was a compliment, you should be flattered."
"I should be, but I'm not, because I'm not foolish at all!" You reply folding your arms.
As a dense silence fills the room, you bite your lip anxiously awaiting another reply from the dog demon supposedly turned human...
"...I'm not lying to you; it does seem as if we were transported to this era overnight because two days ago I awoke remembering every detail of our night together perfectly clear and the morning, also..." He says staring at your blushing façade. "Though the day before that morning, I didn't know you existed, which would be why the reason for this turn of events is too complicated to explain..." He finishes as you start to ponder in perplexity.
"So, you say, um, the day before two days ago you didn't know I existed, but the morning of the first day, you suddenly knew who I was and what happened in the feudal era, but... You don't know what the hell's going on or what happened?" You ask and he nods calmly. "But, um, what's real... Baffling to me is that I don't remember the last two years here, I only remember our time in the feudal era!" You state starting to feel a slight headache approaching.
As another silence falls around you both, you almost jump in surprise when you hear the knob of the door farthest from you jingle. Glancing at Sesshoumaru, your eyes widen as the door opens and in pops a head of dark hair belonging to a 10-year-old.
"Rin!" You call out to the short, school uniform wearing girl, who looks at you with bright brown eyes.
"(your name)!" The girl yells back and bounds towards you.
Grinning you bend down and capture the girl in a hug. 'This is so cool! Rin looks so cute in a school uniform!' Your grin suddenly disappears when you look up to see the big nosed, black suit, also known as Mr. Sunglasses standing next to the door. Frowning at the black suited man, you finally take note of his odd complexion, if you didn't know any better you could say that he looked a bit lime, but it could also be just the cold weather...
"Hey, you're that guy that kidnapped me!" You yell at the pallor skinned man releasing Rin.
"Yeah, and you're the potty mouthed, insufferable brat that tried to kill me while you were sleeping! I don't know how master can tolerate you!" Mr. Sunglasses yells back, obviously irked just to see you again.
"I am not an insufferable brat, who are you to say that anyway? You big-nosed kidnapper!" You say frowning.
"You may not be too insufferable, but you are a potty-mouthed brat! And I am someone to say such things by seeing, or hearing you talk so loudly in your sleep!" Mr. Sunglasses yells a bit red with anger.
"I-I do not talk in my sleep!" You protest blushing, waving a fist at the irritated Mr. Sunglasses.
"Bull-" Mr. Sunglasses is interrupted.
"That will be all, Jaken..." Sesshoumaru cuts in calmly.
"Yes, Lord Sesshoumaru, I will be in my room." He says, sighing heavily and without another indignant glare at you, he heads off down the hall. 'The hell? That big-nose is Jaken?'
"Well, what a nice, polite fellow that Jaken is." You mutter folding your arms.
"Yeah, Jaken always seems to be mad about something, but Rin knows deep down he's real nice!" Rin says smiling as you glance at her impassively.
"I bet, so Rin, how was school today?" You ask shrugging.
"It was fun! Rin learned a lot new things today! Especially in math! Multiplying is so fun, and the teacher gave Rin candy when Rin won a multiplying game we played today!" She says grinning. 'Aw, how cute a math whiz in the making!'
"That's great Rin!" You say smiling at the 10-year-old.
"Yeah, and Jaken took Rin out for ice-cream today to celebrate! Maybe next time , can come with us?" She asks. 'And yet, she still talks about herself in third-person...'
"Yeah, maybe, Rin" You reply smiling at the girl.
"Alright, Rin has to go do homework now, goodnight (your name)! Good night Lord Sesshoumaru!" Rin says skipping away.
"Goodnight Rin!" You reply to the retreating girl. "Aw, Rin's grown up in the pass two days! She looks so eager to do her homework!" You say sniffing.
Sighing with pride, you glance at the dog demon... 'I guess we all were transported here... This is getting stranger by the minute...'
"Um, so what do you suppose we do now?" You ask staring feebly at the impassive dog demon.
"Wait and see what happens, whatever brought us here shouldn't be in the dark too much longer." He replies.
"Yeah, we'll just have to be ready when it or they come." You say nodding.
Casually walking over to the couch you were lying on, you push the blanket aside and sit, pleased that it's still just as comfortable as it was 10 minutes ago. The dog demon follows in suit, sitting beside you.
"So, this is the lifestyles of the rich and famous CEO of Tenrousei corporations? Nice!" You say grinning and taking another look around the room.
"Hardly... I could do much better than this if I pleased..." He replies.
"Need to remind you, you're telling this to an eighteen-year-old, jobless, still in high school student?" You ask pouting.
"No, but I'm pointing out that this isn't the standard of living of people of my quota, my secretary is living better than this." He replies with arrogance laced behind his impassive words.
"Oh? Then why are you living in this dump then?" You ask sarcastically. "And how would you know how you're secretary's living? She's just your secretary, right?"
"I wouldn't, but how do you know my secretary's a she? However, if you desire to become my secretary, I won't prevent you from getting an application..." He says shrugging a bit.
"Ah, but-... Isn't there some kind of law against...? Something like that?" You ask blushing while fidgeting with the seam of your uniform skirt.
"So you accept the job? Excellent..." He mutters as you feel him moving closer towards you.
"What? No, it's against a law!" You protest and almost squeak as he leans over you.
"I'm not afraid of the law..." He says and smirks. "It's the other way around."
He then descends the final few inches before you can protest more and captures your lips. He soon crawls half-way on top of you, leaving you sandwiched between his chest and the comfy couch. Is it just me or does Sesshoumaru seem a bit...? Hot this evening? You ponder clutching onto the fabric of his shirt. As the kiss gets deeper, you gasp as a cool hand slides beneath your shirt, to caress the bare skin of your stomach. Yes, definitely hot, not wasting any time either... As his tongue slide between your lips, you-
"Lord Sesshoumaru!"
At the sound of the little girl's voice, you both instantly break apart and a little too fast when you fall off the couch. Just as you make an attempt to get up the 10-year-old appears before you.
"What's (Your name) doing on the floor?" She questions, frowning.
"Um..." You frantically look around for Sesshoumaru and look over the couch to see him quickly heading down the hall. 'Deserting bastard!' You think glaring at the retreating dog demon's back.
"Well, I was- I thought- I was looking for my shoes! But, I see there not under the couch, so..." You say stumbling over your words and standing up sheepishly.
"Oh..." Rin replies blinking away her confusion before smiling again. "Look at what Rin drew for art class!" She says holding up a sheet of paper.
"What a pretty picture, Rin!" You say smiling at the 10-year-old. 'I wonder if it's a dog...Or a sheep or a-'
"Really! It's Lord Sesshoumaru!" She says waving the picture around. 'So, it is a dog...' You think innocently.
"I knew that, of course it's Sesshoumaru, Rin! You're bound to get an A for that!"
"Yeah, but Jaken says that it looks nothing like Lord Sesshoumaru and Rin's going to fail!" She says pouting.
"Well, Jaken's blind! You shouldn't listen to him, Rin; he's a big meanie anyway!" You reply frowning. 'And that traitor Sesshoumaru is an even bigger meanie! Well, from the looks of this picture anyway! Hahahahaha!'
"Rin's glad (your name)likes it! Thanks!" Rin says skipping back to her room. 'But, Rin I don't like it... I love it!'
"You're welcome Rin!" You say following after the girl, but pausing at the end hall next to the door where you found the computer inside.
Turning the knob you frown, finding it locked. Frowning, you turn and go down the hall Rin went, to find the girl out of sight. 'What some guest treatment they got here... I feel so honored, to be roaming the halls without a clue in the world-' You halt as a door in front of you swings open, and out walks Jaken, (this time without his outer suit-coat) and the sound of a flushing toilet. 'Ah, the bathroom! Did you have a nice piss, Jaken?'
"Hi Jaken!" You greet the toad man sweetly as he glances at you in disgust.
"Don't talk to me..." The toad man mutters back heading down the hall.
"Ah, wait! Please!" You say following the toad man. 'I said please big-nose now take that pep out of your step!'
"What do you want now? To assault me more by any chance?" He asks irritably. 'I wouldn't waste my time... But, why would I in the first place!'
"Of course not, why would I want to assault you anyway, Jaken! We just started off on the wrong foot!" You reply sighing. "But, anyways, do you know where Sesshoumaru is?"
"If you disrespect Lord Sesshoumaru any further I won't tell you anything!" The toad man growls angrily.
"What? How am I disrespecting him?" You ask becoming annoyed.
"You address him plainly as "Sesshoumaru" that's disrespect! He is to be called "Lord Sesshoumaru"!"
"Really now?" You mutter impassively, concealing hidden annoyance. "Well, he doesn't seem to mine though, but... Do you know where Lord Sesshoumaru is?" You ask dripping with sweetness.
"I'm not sure, but I suppose he's in the room, straight down the hall, to your right... Now get out of my face, potty-mouthed brat!" He says shooing you away as he opens a door possibly the entrance to his room.
"Gladly, and goodnight to you, too, Big-nose, toad bastard!" You say grinning as you follow his instructions down the hall.
At the sound of a door slamming shut you turn the corner, heading straight towards the room Jaken suggested. Peeking inside the room, you see no Sesshoumaru in sight, but hear his voice some where near, possibly on the phone. Walking into the room, you take note of its sizes and looks... This must be his bedroom, you think staring at the bed in the room... And of course, the bed isn't the only nice thing in the room, there's a lot of stuff in the room but... It looks like such a... Attractive piece of furniture...
Your eyes quickly dart from the bed to the dog demon walking out of the, what could possibly be a bathroom. Clicking off the cell phone in hand he sits it on his desk.
"Some traitor you are! If Rin suddenly started asking me about the birds and the bees, what am I suppose to tell her? I know nothing about the birds and the bees to be teaching a child about it! And I don't even know why it's called birds and the bees! The birds and the bees don't get it on together, so it makes no sense! But if something like that ever happens again, I'm not doing anything birds and the bees related activities with you ever again!" You say mock angrily just throwing in an empty threat for the fun of it.
"I had to make a phone call..." He says off-handedly, ignoring your mock-anger.
"Thought so..." You reply shrugging off your annoyance.
He then heads towards the bed and you stand cemented in your spot beside the door as he casually starts to take off his shirt, revealing a white tank top underneath.
"Yeah, so um, what was the call about?" You ask blushing slightly.
"...Business." He replies tossing the shirt into a possible laundry basket and walks towards you.
"Oh, I see, you are a businessman of course, so, one shouldn't be surprised..." You say shrugging. Just as he reaches you, he closes the door and quickly locks it.
"Yeah, and you wouldn't want to be interrupted while sleeping right, because being a businessman, especially a president of a business, it shoulda been a bit of a long, tiring day, right?" Instead of responding, he picks you up and heads towards the bed.
"Well, I guess, you probably have a lot more stamina, than regular businessman- ah!" You pause as you're suddenly dropped on the bed. "Always, the gentleman, huh? Lord Sesshoumaru?" Still being unresponsive he makes quick work of your shirt tossing it to the floor.
"I guess this means I'm sleeping over tonight..." You mutter blushing as he crawls over you.
"...Not exactly... Now shut up..." The dog demon finally responds, more growling than saying. Glaring down at your sheepish form, he claps twice bringing the room into a peaceful darkness as he just as soon descends upon your form.
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Notes-
Woohoo! That was fun! Fun, fun, fun! I-I think those perfume fumes are getting to me, but it was fun! It just suddenly feels a bit more complicated that I brought Jaken back, especially with that stick up the you-know-where... Maybe Sesshoumaru can lend him some money to get it surgically removed... (At least you remembered to keep your potty-mouth shut in front of Rin! Hahahaha!) And I wonder, does Rin really talk about herself in third-person, I never pay attention enough to notice... And Sesshoumaru I like him... He's fun to imagine human and demon, no? Just think about it... A hot Sesshoumaru (human or demon form) good or bad thing? Heaven or hell?
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Peace out!