A/N: I know, it's been over a month since I last updated, but I had people over at my house for a week, then I started on my other stories, and then when I was writing this chapter, we kept having our power cut off and then like a minute later it would turn back on! I wouldn't have saved some parts and had to redo it! So sorry!
Anyways, now we get into the plot! Well soon anyways! This is where everything thing gets juicy! Enjoy!
Also, I hope I haven't lost any reviewers and readers because of this long wait! I'm sorry!
Important Question: I need an alternate spin off name for Sesshoumaru. Maybe, Sess or Maru or something! I mean Sesshoumaru isn't a very common name in the time that they are in. I know I put Mr. S. Yoshida, but if it's like Maru or something I can change it. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha! I know sad isn't it? This applies for Chapter 10 too. I only own my made up characters and that includes Haku, Yuki, Yuna, and Kari! You'll meet them soon!
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evilblackcat: Thank-you ::grins:: Really, I put that! Hmm, well I'll check it out and fix it! Thanks for pointing that out! When and where did they say that the father was dead! Seriously? I want to know! But this is a fanfic, so he's alive! But I want to know where it said that! I'm curious! ::giggles:: I know curiosity killed the cat! ::frowns:: I know bad joke! Review again! Oh! Thanks for thinking my fanfic rocks!
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I know that the future Sesshoumaru acts OOC, but it has been 500 years, so ya!
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Kagome woke up to the birds chirping, the sunrays glittering into her room and what was that? The yelling of her brother to get her butt out of bed!
Kagome tumbled out of bed and made her way to the bathroom to brush her teeth and to take a shower. After her shower, she dressed in a knee-length jean skirt and a white long sleeve v-neck top. She had to look nice since she was going to see her father's business partner. She combed her hair and left it out and then put on the necklace that Inuyasha had given to her.
"Maybe I should cut my hair. I mean, it reaches to my waist now!" She exclaimed to herself while gazing at into the mirror.
"But I like your hair long," Came a voice behind her. Kagome jumped and whirled around to see her grinning brother leaning against the doorway. He was wearing cargo pants and a white and green polo shirt. Kagome raised one of her delicately shaped eyebrow at his appearance.
"What? Dad said I couldn't dress in my baggy clothes if I wanted to come with you and him." He explained to his older sister. Kagome nodded and turned back to take once more glace at herself in the mirror.
After breakfast was done, Kagome, Souta, and Sano Higurashi made their way into the crowded streets of Tokyo. At this hour, it wasn't wise to take a car because of the traffic, so the three took to the streets and made it to the Yoshida electronics and technology building. Sano Higurashi presented his pass to the guards in front of the building and made their way in. They took the elevator to the top floor where the co-presidents resided.
Kagome and Souta couldn't believe the size of the building! It looked to have at least 20 floors and their father had said that at least 10 including the 5 underground floors were labs to test new technologies. The lobby was huge! In the middle was a huge round desk of sort for the receptionist and adorning the lobby were fountains and marble floors.
As they made it to the top floor, they came upon an open space, a huge open space, again with fountains and what looked like an indoor forest. It was sort of like a waiting area. As they walked across the room to the doors that labelled Mr. S. Yoshida on one and Mr. S. Higurashi on the other, Kagome passed by a young woman who looked to be around her age and might be the secretary. She couldn't help but be reminded of Rin, seeing as the young woman had the same warm brown eyes even though it was tinted with amber and also had long black hair with her forelocks in silver.
Kagome and Souta were ushered into Mr. Yoshida's office and Kagome turned to face the man standing in front of her.
Even though he did look older than the man she saw just a few days ago, she couldn't forget the long silver hair and the amber eyes. Though he was missing his red strips and crescent moon, Kagome had seen this man, this demon, though he looked human now, before.
"Sesshoumaru?"
Chapter 11: Unexpected Future
Silence filtered into the office room. Kagome stood rigged as she stared at the demon, no, human, in front of her.
'But that's impossible! Sesshoumaru is a demon, not a human right? However, if he is a human, then how did he become one? If he isn't, then how does he exist? Aren't demons no longer exist in this time? Is this even Sesshoumaru?' All these questions burned Kagome's mind.
"Hello Kagome," The human-like Sesshoumaru greeted her. Kagome stood shocked as she looked at him. One of her questions was answered. It was Sesshoumaru. She recognized his voice all too well, but her other questions remained unanswered.
Kagome looked at Sesshoumaru. He wasn't the same Sesshoumaru that she had seen a couple of days ago. He looked to be in his late thirties or early forties and his hair was cropped a little past his shoulders. It fell freely onto his back; those same silvery locks as always. He had no strips adorning his face and his crescent moon had vanished from his forehead. His ears weren't pointy like demons, but rounded like a human. Plus, instead of his traditional kimono, he was wearing a black business suit with a white collared shirt. To say the least, Kagome was a little tongue-tied.
"How.........you.........past.........human!" She managed to get out. He chuckled at her and Kagome couldn't help but take a couple of steps back. She had never heard Sesshoumaru laughing and to say the least, it was a little bit scary.
All through this peculiar exchange, Souta looked on, confusion clearly written on his face and Sano Higurashi was evidently amused by the exchange between the two. It was like he knew that this was going to happen.
"How?" Kagome asked more clearly, after getting over her panic and confused state. Sesshoumaru leaned back onto his desk and casually crossed his arms across his chest.
"First tell me this: What's happening in the past?" He responded, asking his own question. A serious look crossed his once at ease face.
"Right now, the well is sealed, though I can easily break it." Kagome said, an angry look crossing her usual carefree face. Sesshoumaru nodded in understanding before he smiled. Kagome looked back up at him and practically shivered. She was never used to Sesshoumaru smiling. He did it so rarely.
"So, they sealed you to this time, after you got hurt from one of Naraku's detachments. Then our meetings won't cause any problem. Well, Kagome, I'm still a demon and demons can live for a long time, so even after 500 years, I'm still around." Sesshoumaru explained.
"But you look human. I mean, sure it's unusual for you to have silver hair and amber eyes, but you look human. How?" Kagome asked.
"Well, about my hair and eyes, everyone just assumes that I'm an albino. As for my human appearances, it's all thanks to my trusty watch," He explained while pointing to his rather expensive watch. Kagome looked at it, her mind clearly confused.
"How can a watch do that? Is it some sort of a special watch?" Kagome asked. Sesshoumaru shook his head.
"In this time, there are demons, but you just don't know who's a demon. We demons cover our demon qualities to fit into a mainly human society. We had decided not to cause any harm or try to harm the humans, but rather fit in peacefully. There are very few full demons in this world. There are hanyous and so on. However, with some hanyous, their demon blood is so insignificant that they don't show any sign of their demon heritage and are considered to be humans. This is the result of demons constantly mating with humans." He explained.
"So there are still demons in this world, but they make themselves look human, because human far outnumbers the demon population." Kagome said, trying to grasp the new information. Sesshoumaru nodded his head to confirm what she said was true. "But that still doesn't explain how your watch hides your demon qualities."
"Well, there is an incantation that exists to hide demon qualities. It must be placed on an object and then when the demon wears it, his or her demon qualities vanish and they appear human. However, when the object that the spell is on is taken off, the normal appearance of that demon shows right through."
"Can the incantation be placed on any object?" Kagome asked.
"Yes. It's common to place it on an object that you wear everyday like watches or rings." Sesshoumaru explained. Kagome stared back at the man – well technically the demon – in front of her. She still couldn't believe the time period that she had thought contained a boring, normal, nothing out of the ordinary life was holding a big secret. However, having been dragged down a time travelling well when she was fifteen and meeting demons and spirits for the past three years had managed to wear away her freaked out nature and made her expect the unexpected. Thus, in a twisted kind of way, Kagome managed to accept this new hidden world she had walked into, though she was still treading carefully.
"Okay. So you're saying that you've aged 500 years since I last saw you in the past." She stated rather than asked. Sesshoumaru answered her with a confirmed nod. She turned to her still confused brother, Souta, and her father who was without a doubt, in amusement. The gears in Kagome's head suddenly clicked, making Kagome come upon a critical observation. "Dad! You knew this didn't you?" She shouted, half in surprise and half in anger.
Sano's face went from amusement to shock to nervousness in the vast amount of ten seconds. He glanced around the room, avoiding his daughter's eyes. Before Kagome could go after her father, a cough was heard behind her. Kagome turned her enraged self to face a nervous looking Sesshoumaru. Wait a minute! Time out! Hold the anchovies! Off side! The great almighty Sesshoumaru NERVOUS! Well that was a first. This was for sure something new. Kagome wondered what else had happened to Sesshoumaru in the past 500 years. She was broken out of her thoughts by his voice.
"It wasn't your father's fault, but mine," He said. Kagome took a deep breath and calmed herself down. She sighed and settled herself down on one of the leather chairs in front of the desk that Sesshoumaru was leaning against. The three other occupants in the room gave her a puzzled look. Kagome unconsciously rubbed her temples and sighed again.
"I have a feeling this is going to be a long story," She told the others. Souta and Sano Higurashi sat in the two remaining seats and settled themselves down. Kagome looked at the human looking Sesshoumaru warily. He smirked and took off his watch. Instantly, his ears became pointed and elf-like; his fingernails grew to parade his sharp claw and the strips magically appeared on his cheeks as well as his crescent moon on his forehead. He put the watch down on his desk and turned back to the three. Sano had an indifferent look on his face, though maybe that was because he had seen this already done a dozen of times already. His son, Souta, had a look of awe on his face as if he just found himself in a candy store. Kagome, however, sat comfortably in her chair now that the demon appearance of Sesshoumaru stood in front of her. She was used to seeing him with his demon features and it crept her out without them on him.
"That's much better. The human looking you really gave me the goosebumps," She mumbled. Suddenly, the forgotten voice in the group suddenly piped up.
"That was so cool! You sort of look like Inuyasha-nii-san! Do you know him? Are you really the Sesshoumaru from the past? My sister said that Sesshoumaru was Inuyasha's half-brother." Souta said eagerly, sitting on the edge of his seat. The slightest movement could have had him plunging to the floor. Kids were really curious these days.
Sesshoumaru looked at the child in wonder. He had never seen anyone that curious before. Well that was a lie. He knew a couple! This little brother of Kagome reminded him of a little girl he knew, who he was going to see right after this explanation. Well, that was if Kagome didn't purify his demon butt first.
"Well, yes I am Inuyasha's half-brother and I did live 500 years in the past." He said to the curious boy, who was looking at him in adoration. Kagome gave a side-glance at Souta and couldn't help but recognize that look.
'Looks like Souta has another hero. Great! He had to have the Inu-youkai brothers as heroes.' She thought as she rolled her eyes. She then turned her eyes to the dog demon in front of her and mentally urged him to talk. He glanced at her and quirked an eyebrow at her, defying her of what she wanted to know. 'Well, I guess some things don't change.' She thought, giving him a wary glance.
"Well........." She said, hoping that it would make him talk. It worked as he began speaking again. Kagome silently cursed herself, having just realised that he had tricked her into talking; to ask him to start talking. 'I wish I had a rosary for him!' she thought but then listened to what he was saying.
"Well, when your father and I went into business together, I had no idea that he was to be your father. After all, you never really told me your last name and if you did, I hadn't the slightest clue what it was, since it was such a long time ago. He didn't even know I was a demon either. When your mother had you and they named you Kagome, I found out that the baby Kagome was the Kagome that had travelled in the past, because the baby Kagome smelled just like you. It was then that I realized what I had gotten myself into." Sesshoumaru explained.
"So you sent my father to North America because you told him about how I was going to be pulled down the well and into Feudal Japan?" Kagome asked, still puzzling over what he had just said.
"Yes. By that time we already had our plans intact to expand to North America. We didn't have to send your father there, but it was such a great cover, so we took it." He responded back. Kagome looked at him, reviewing over all the things that he just said. One thing, though, made Kagome curious.
"But why did you send him? I mean you didn't have to send him just because he knew and if that was the issue, then why didn't you just not tell him?" Kagome asked him. Sesshoumaru nodded his head in understanding.
"I always knew you were the brains in the group." He told her humorously . She gave a blank look at him.
'What the hell just happened! Was that a compliment or an insult?' Kagome looked at him strangely and he shifted from one foot to the other under her uneasy gaze. One thing that Sesshoumaru had learned in his life was to fear the wrath of a woman. Since he knew Kagome's temper and her power over his brother's 'sitting' from the past, he never wanted to deal with an angry Kagome who could collar him if she wanted to. He cleared his throat and prepared to answer her question.
"Well I had to make him leave. If Inuyasha had met your father, he would have known that I live here in this time! Considering that we never had the best of a relationship at the beginning of you arriving in Feudal Japan, that would have been bad." He explained. Kagome still had a confused look on her face.
"I don't get it."
"Well, demons have superior senses, right?" At a confirmed nod from Kagome he continued. "Well, dog demons have a superior sense of smell and Inuyasha would have smelled my scent on your father since he and I work together and are around each other constantly at work. That is why your father had to leave, or Inuyasha would have smelled out that your father was hiding something and lying to you sometimes." Sesshoumaru explained. Kagome's eye widened in realization upon hearing what he said. She now understood why her father had to leave. Inuyasha couldn't know that his brother was still alive in the future, not yet anyway. There was no idea what he would have done if he found out demons still lived in this time!
'Well with his lack of reason sometimes, he would go after every demon until they were dead, in fear that they would hurt me. However, that's why I love him!' Kagome thought as a small smile appeared on her lips. She quickly shook out of her thoughts and looked back up. She saw the look on Sesshoumaru and she could guess that he knew what – or who more likely – she was thinking about and was going to make an embarrassing comment, something likely to involve the word 'mate' and he was going to say it in front of her father! Kagome would not have that!
"So, Sesshoumaru, what have you been doing for the past 500 years?" She asked him before he could make his comment. However before he could respond, the door to the office opened and a young man stepped into the room reading the contents of the folder he was carrying. Kagome looked him over and she couldn't help but notice that he looked very much like a human version of Sesshoumaru with black hair and bronze eyes (like brown and amber mixed). He looked to be in his early twenties and looked too young to be working here. He wore a navy blue business suit with a light blue collared shirt underneath. His hair was cropped just like Sesshoumaru but was pulled back into a loose ponytail.
"Dad, I found the folder about the Takahashi file you wanted, I thought........." He stopped his sentence as he looked up to his 'father' in his demon form. "Dad, why are you in your demon form?" He asked. Sano stood up from his chair, which was the nearest to the young man, and made his way to him.
"Haku, my, how much have you grown these past three years! You now would be twenty-two years old if I'm not correct. Working here again for the summer?" Sano asked. The young man named Haku nodded his head and tucked the now closed folder under his left arm and shook Sano's hand with his right hand.
"Yes I am, Mr. Higurashi," He answered back. While this was happening, Souta was still staring at his new hero. Even at thirteen years old, a teen still needed a role model. Meanwhile, Kagome was shocked senseless. She looked at Sesshoumaru and then at the young man named Haku.
'Did he just call Sesshoumaru DAD? OH MY KAMI!' Kagome thought. She jumped out of her chair and looked at Sesshoumaru.
"Sesshoumaru, you're a father!" She shouted. At his nod, she fell into an uncontrollable fit of laughter, in which she had to clutch the edge of her chair to prevent herself from falling onto the carpeted floor. Haku stopped his conversation and looked at the young woman who looked to be his sister's age laughing at her father, who was doing nothing about it. Also, he was puzzled that she had seen her father in his demon form and called him Sesshoumaru. The only people who called him that were demons, but they said 'Lord' in front of his name because of his demon lineage. However, he heard about one person who called her father by his name who could be in this time, since his father had met her 500 years ago in the past. Haku walked up to the woman and looked at her before smiling at her, though she was still laughing.
"It's finally a pleasure to meet you Aunt Kagome!" Kagome stopped her laughter and looked at Haku. She slowly turned her head to her left side and saw a smirking Sesshoumaru. She held up her left hand in a form of a fist and shook it at him.
"Someone's going to get hurt," She said nearly growling, which she had learned from hearing Inuyasha do it so many time when Kouga was around. He looked at her indifferently and shook his head. She rolled her eyes, before a sly smile replaced her once angry face.
"So who's the mother? Is it someone I know?" She asked. Kagome saw a sight that she would have never seen back through the well: the great Lord Sesshoumaru was blushing! Kagome dissolved into another round of a fit of giggles. She turned back to Haku who was looking at her eagerly.
"So your father told you about me. Now that's an honour. So, since your father is busy blushing thinking about his mate, why don't you tell me who she is?" She asked. He nodded his head and was about to answer when he was interrupted.
"Haku! I leave the desk for one minute and you go barging in. God, you can be so stupid! Dad is with Higurashi-san! It's official, I have a moron as a brother!" A feminine voice yelled as she made her way to Haku. Kagome looked at the young woman who looked to be her age and remembered that she was the secretary that she had seen earlier when they had entered the office. She had on clothes that a secretary shouldn't have been wearing: a pair of baggy black jeans and a tight red long sleeved top. Her hair flowed and stopped halfway down her back. It was black but the front forelocks were silver in colour. Her brown eyes with a tint of amber in them were blazed in anger as she looked at her brother. Her eyes suddenly shifted to the young woman beside her brother and then to her demon father before she understood who the woman in front of her was.
"Aunt Kagome!" She squealed hugging Kagome. "Mom told me so much about you! My name is Yuna." She said as she looked at Kagome. Kagome looked at her in puzzlement, before she smirked.
"Hi! So I know your mother! Who is she?" And yet again, before Yuna could answer, she was interrupted, but by Sano.
"Why are they calling you Aunt Kagome?" Sano Higurashi asked his daughter. Kagome searched her brain for a plausible cover up.
"Well, it's because.........I know their father! Ya!" She said smiling at him. Souta chose this time to come out of his child-like adorning moment and got out of his chair and stood next to his father, who was standing by Sesshoumaru.
"No. It's just that Inuyasha and Kagome are together." He casually said. A blush appeared on Kagome's face as her father curiously looked at her.
'I wish that was true. Oh no, dad doesn't know this. Stupid Sesshoumaru and stupid Souta!' Kagome thought.
"What!?" Her father asked her.
"There is NOTHING going on between Inuyasha and I!" She shouted.
"Yet!" A chorus said in unison, consisting of Sesshoumaru, Souta, Haku, and Yuna. Kagome grumbled under her breath as her father got a knowing look.
"Kagome?" Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome lifted her head and looked at him in question. "This is my eldest, Haku, and my daughter, my third child, Yuna, who's the same age as you, eighteen if I'm right?" He introduced them. Kagome nodded at him guessing her age correctly. She warmly returned the greeting to the both of them. Before she could ask her favourite question, Sesshoumaru shook his head no.
"Not here. We'll take you all back to our house and then we'll talk there." He told her. Kagome sighed in disappointment, but then perked up at his next statement. "You'll find my mate there as well."
"Well then, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" She said as they made their way to the parking garage via the elevator, but not before Sesshoumaru had placed his watch back on.
Feudal Japan(same day)..................
The remaining gang made their way down a path as they looked for demons that might have a Shikon shard. Sango and Miroku walked side-by-side with Shippo walking in between them and Kirara riding on Sango's shoulder. In front of them Inuyasha walked with his arms in his sleeves while muttering the same phrases over and over again, which quickly became irritating to the other members.
"Stupid rock, stupid grass, stupid leaf, stupid tree, stupid sky, stupid sun, stupid birds, stupid.........." And on he went. The others were very close to knocking the hanyou unconscious, before he said something that made them change their plan of attack. ".........stupid friends........." He said. The others gave an evil smirk. After all, why knock him unconscious when you can irritate him in return.
"Look Lady Sango, Inuyasha considers us his friends," Miroku said calmly.
"Wow Miroku, I think he likes us and is going soft." Sango replied.
"We love you too Inuyasha!" Shippo yelled to the hanyou. Inuyasha growled before turning around and facing them.
"Stupid people who are not my friends, but a pain in the ass!" He yelled at them before stomping off and resuming his 'stupid' remarks.
"Jeez, what do you think crawled up his ass?" Sango asked.
"Lady Sango, I don't think we should question what it is, but how long it has been there," Miroku said before he and Sango fell into a fit of laughter and Shippo gave a few chuckles. After they had composed themselves, they could still see the grumpy hanyou.
"Well at least, he's not mopping around the well." Miroku said.
"Ya, but that was when momma-Kagome was going to come back. He waits for her, but since she can't, he's just grumpy and stressed out." Shippo responded.
"Well, I think we all are stressed out." Sango replied.
"You know, a great way to release stress is by having s........." Poor Miroku never managed to finished the perverted sentence before having Sango plant her boomerang onto his head, knocking him to the ground.
"Stupid PERVERT! Stupid innuendoes too!" Sango yelled out. Inuyasha stopped his sulking and turned back to come upon a familiar scene. He couldn't help but smile at the scene.
"Stupid friends.........." He mumbled before he shook his head. He walked over to the now dazed Miroku rubbing his head and helped him get up. They both looked at the now fuming Sango who was walking in front of them.
"Stupid men! Now I have to be the only woman in the group who has to deal with the stupid pervert!" She ranted as she now continued on the 'stupid' argument, though it dealt around Miroku and how she had to deal with all of them. Shippo sighed at their behaviour and started walking down the path after Sango with Inuyasha and Miroku following behind.
"I'll never get grown-ups," Shippo said, dragging his tired feet. Inuyasha looked down at the tired kitsune and picked him up and settled him on his shoulder before resuming the walk. He, with Shippo, saw Miroku catch up to Sango trying to calm her down, but failing by groping her. Then, they heard the familiar sound of Hiraikotsu meeting his head and the two couldn't help but laugh at Miroku as they continued walking to look for a demon with Shikon shards.
Present Day.........
Kagome looked around the limo she was situated in. She had never been in a limo before and she was just bursting with excitement. She felt the limo slow down before coming to a stop. She, along with the others, got out of the limo and Kagome lifted her head up at the mansion in front of her. She turned to Sesshoumaru who was beside her.
"What? You didn't like the palace?" She joked. Haku and Yuna looked at them in wonder.
"Dad, you use to live in a palace?" They said in unison. He nodded before walking into the mansion.
"A palace stands out too much, don't you think?" He joked back. Kagome shook her head at him and followed him, giving him a punch on his left arm. Wait! Left arm?
"When did you get your arm back?" She asked him in shock.
"Daddy, you had lost your arm before?" A little girl's voice was heard. Kagome looked down and she swore she was looking at Rin. She looked to be around eight or nine and had the same black hair with a side ponytail, but her eyes were amber. She had on an orange and white-checkered kimono that she had seen Rin wear when Kagome had first met her.
"How's my little girl Kari doing today?" He asked as he picked her up. She giggled but repeated her question. Kagome looked on with interest.
'Wow! I never knew he could act like that! The once cold-hearted demon Lord is now openly expressing feelings for others. I guess fatherhood plus 500 years can do that to a person.' Her thoughts were broken by Sesshoumaru's gentle voice as he answered his daughter.
"Yes, a long time ago I had lost my arm, but it's a long story," He told her. He then directed his next answer to Kagome's question. "My arm grew back 50 years later." The little girl nodded in understanding before turning her chocolaty brown eyes to Kagome. She smiled up at her and motioned her father to set her down. Once she was on her feet, she bowed to Kagome and gave her a cheerful smile.
"Hello! My name is Kari. Who are you?" She asked in her childish voice. Kagome smiled down at the girl and bowed to her in return. The others, who had now caught up to Sesshoumaru and Kagome just now, watched with Sesshoumaru at the scene playing before them.
"My name is Kagome Higurashi and I am a friend of your father and apparently your mother too." The girl giggled at the response. "How old are you?" She asked the girl. The girl puffed up her chest and proudly proclaimed her age to her.
"I am eight years old and I know you. Mommy told me stories of you and Uncle Inuyasha."
"Well, that's great. I wonder how you would look with your demon qualities showing." Kagome said to her. Kari gave a gasp and looked at her father. When he didn't say anything, she shrugged at Kagome.
"Um...I'll show you in the living room, because my momma has to take it off." She said acting dignified. They all walked into the living room when the answer to Kagome's long time question was answered, though she pretty much knew who the mother was.
"Kagome-nee-san!" A voice was heard. Kagome looked up and saw a much older Rin staring back at her in a casual pale blue spring dress. She stood up from her spot on one of the couches and pulled Kagome into a hug. Rin looked to be in her mid-thirties, but Kagome was puzzled. How could Rin still be alive if 500 years had past? She was after all a human.
"Oh my Kami, Rin.........Oh my Kami RIN! I knew it! I knew you two would get together." Kagome said as she was forced to settle herself on one of the couches in the living room.
The floor was made of marble. The entrance was opposite to the many windows that filtered the sunlight in and they gave a great view to the garden that was outside. In the middle of the room, a crème coloured plush carpet was placed and some white couches and recliner chairs were placed on top of it, not to mention a coffee table too. A fireplace lined the wall behind them, left of the entrance, and family portraits lined the right wall.
The others had joined Rin and Kagome on the couches and before Kagome could launch herself in millions of questions, Rin answered some of them beforehand.
"Sesshoumaru and I were mated when I had turned sixteen. We decided to wait to have kids, since Sesshoumaru had to keep control of his lands because many demons had thought he had become weak after he had taken me as a mate. After a while we even married the human way. The reason I'm still alive is that when you mate, whoever has the longer lifeline, it's place on both of them, so I now have the same lifeline as Sesshoumaru. We just recently had kids. This time period is a wonderful place to have your kids grown up." Rin said with a smile. Kagome nodded her head and filed the information in her brain.
"I still don't get the aging process," she commented.
"Well, a demon ages the same rate as a human, but when demon children are born, they grow up a little faster, because they need to defend themselves, so by the first year, they already know how to walk, run, talk, pick up things, plus they have their fangs and claws. Actually they get their fangs in the second month. Anyways, they age the same until they hit twenty, then they hardly age at all, just very slightly." Rin explained.
"Well, since you're fourteen in the past, then that would mean in two years, you two will be together. I knew it and you guys never believed me. So who told who?" Kagome asked, mischief flaring in her eyes. She looked over at Rin and then across the coffee table at the blushing Sesshoumaru. "Aww, look at who is blushing!" Sesshoumaru only started to grumble as Rin's face grew to a light shade of red.
"Oh come on, it can't be that embarrassing." Yuna said as she sat beside her brother, who was beside his father.
"Well, it's personal, so maybe they don't want to talk about it," Haku said. Yuna gave a scowl.
"Shut up Haku. Just because you don't like discussing your relationship with your girlfriend to others, that doesn't mean that mom and dad don't want to." Yuna retorted, her arms crossed and a scowl fitted onto her face. Kagome looked at her and blinked a couple of time. Rin looked over at Kagome who was staring at Yuna before a small smile itched onto her lips.
"I know, she sometimes reminds me of Inuyasha too." Rin said. Kagome smiled wistfully as she thought of Inuyasha.
'I wonder what he's doing now? Probably annoying the others to no end.'
Kagome looked over at Yuna whose eyes were bright.
"You really think I act like uncle Inuyasha? Cool!" Yuna said while Haku shook his head.
"Uncle Inuyasha though would never be an idiot like you," He commented earning a bonk on the head courtesy of Yuna.
"Uncle Inuyasha is so cool!" Kari said from her perch on her mother's lap. Sesshoumaru gave a sigh as he looked at his excited children.
"They've been hearing both your stories all their lives. I can't believe that they think their uncle is so cool and strong and not their father." Sesshoumaru commented. Rin gave a giggle and shook her head. Sano patted his friend's back in comfort, though he was fighting off a smile. Souta was in a conversation with the other three on how cool Inuyasha was. Plus, since Souta had actually met him, they were trying to suck every last piece of information out of him.
"Well, that's okay. Maybe your nieces and nephews will admire you," Rin said while looking over at Kagome. She glared at Rin trying to cover up the blush that had formed.
"Ya, I want grandchildren!" Sano shouted. Kagome looked at her father in horror. "What? You can't fight the inevitable. Plus, your mother already told me how you felt about Inuyasha. She knows that you love him." He said breezily. Being around a demon like Sesshoumaru didn't make him fear them or be racist against them. By this time, Kagome was hiding her very red face in her hands while the others quietly laughed on. Her muffled voice filtered out a question.
"So what happened in the past? Did we defeat Naraku?" She asked. The laughter quieted down and Kagome ventured dropping her hands from covering her face. They were all staring at Sesshoumaru and Rin with curious expressions.
"I can't tell you that. Plus, even if I told you it wouldn't make a difference. The future can change, so what's the point? You'll just have to wait and see." He said while Kagome pouted.
"Well, can I see your kids' hanyou form?" She asked. He nodded and Kagome saw Haku take off his watch, Yuna her bracelet, and Kari her necklace (though Rin had to help). They didn't look much different than in their human form. They had claws though and fuzzy black ears with a silver tip. Haku, him being the heir and all, had the same crescent moon and two strips on his cheeks.
"So cute!" She squealed, refraining herself from attacking those fuzzy ears. They placed their selected items back on and settled themselves back into their seats.
"So what are you going to do now?" Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome thought about what he asked. Yesterday, she did make the decision of waiting and becoming stronger spiritually and physically.
"I'm going to stay here to train with my miko powers and train my body to fight." She told him.
"Well then, why don't you train here? I'm sure one of the kids would be happy to train you physically. As for miko training, you're on your own, though I do have a very old book on miko powers. I'll give it to you the next time you come. It's in the library." Sesshoumaru said. Kagome nodded her head, liking the idea very much.
An argument between Haku and Yuna broke out right after on who would train Kagome, but Rin settled that argument.
"You two have work to do at your father's business, since you wanted to work there for either money and to gain experience, so Yuki will do it." She said firmly, not leaving room for argument. Kagome gave Rin a puzzled look. She didn't know who this Yuki was. Haku was the first born, Yuna the third, and most likely Kari was the forth, so Yuki must be the second born son.
"Yuki is our second born. I'll get Kari to get him later so you could meet him," Rin explained. Kagome nodded. Sesshoumaru, Sano, and Haku were discussing a meeting that they were going to have in an hour and were going to leave, but not before the last of Kagome's questions was answered.
"How did your kids know how I looked like and why do they call me their aunt?" Sesshoumaru smirked and pointed to a small picture that was framed above the fireplace. Kagome walked over to it and saw an old picture of the gang, plus Sesshoumaru and Rin. It was taken at Rin's birthday party that they just had a week ago. Jaken had taken it reluctantly after she had taught him how to. She remembered that she had the finished roll waiting at home to be sent to be made. It gave hope to Kagome that she would at least see Sesshoumaru and Rin again. Sesshoumaru's voice broke her picture gazing, in which she was staring at Inuyasha and his cocky smile. "And they call you their aunt because of the stories, what Rin and I have said to them, and that necklace you are wearing." Kagome turned around and brought out the necklace she was wearing that Inuyasha had given her. It was a golden necklace with the Lord of the Western Land emblem, a family sign, attached to it. The emblem was crafted into a full moon in silver. Sketched in the full moon was a dog. Trinkets of crescent moons dangled from either side of the emblem. "My father had given that to Inuyasha's mother as a wedding present. By Inuyasha giving it to you, it signifies to the others that you are to be his mate, though I really don't know if he did that unconsciously or if he actually knew what he was doing when he gave you that." Sesshoumaru explained while Kagome nodded her head, still gazing at the necklace.
Haku, Sesshoumaru, Sano and the much reluctant Yuna all left to get back to work or to the meeting, though Sano had told Kagome that they would have to talk about her relationship with Inuyasha later. Souta and Kari went to go find Yuki and then they were going to play some video games in the games room in the basement. Kagome settled herself down beside Rin, adjusting her jean skirt. Kagome gave a devious look at Rin and Rin bit her lips wondering what Kagome was going to say.
After living in the feudal era for three years, Kagome knew a couple of things about demons.
"So Rin, let me see your mark," She said while Rin's face flamed red. Rin shifted her dress and moved the collar-line of her dress from her left shoulder to show the mark. It was a crescent moon and it was outlined with a gold glow.
"Did it hurt?" Kagome asked. Rin told her it didn't and they started laughing at Kagome's question. It was hard to believe that Sesshoumaru would have wanted to inflict pain to Rin since one time in the past, she had gotten a paper cut from one of the scrolls she was writing in and he had forbidden her to write ever again.
Footsteps were heard before a young man entered the room. His amber eyes shifted between his mother and the woman who was sitting beside her before widening in realization. His silver hair was cropped short just below his neck and some got in the way of his eyes. (A/N: He looks like Riku in Kingdom Hearts) He wore a pair of beige kaki shorts and a white loose t-shirt. He looked to be in his twenties.
"Hey Aunt Kagome." He greeted her, plopping down beside her.
"Hello Yuki. So you're the one who's going to train me." She said. He looked at his mother for help.
"Yuki, you are going to train Kagome; teach her how to fight and all." Yuki nodded eagerly, though he did comment that he probably missed something important. Kagome then told him everything that had happened since that morning, plus she told him that she was staying in this time to train and that the well was sealed. In return, Kagome found out that Yuki was the most different from all four children. He was the only one with silver hair and amber eyes, though everyone else had brown eyes with traces of amber colour and black hair, though Yuna had a little silver hair and Kari had amber eyes. He also was into art and music and he even had a band. He played guitar and Kagome asked if she could see their band play once, and he readily agreed wanting to impress his aunt. Kagome also found out that he had just turned twenty and now he would age slower. After their conversation, they had received a phone call from Kagome's father and Sesshoumaru to send Souta and Kagome home. Kagome thanked Rin and Yuki and promised to come the next day for training in the morning so they could get an early start. Rin gave her their address and Souta and Kagome rode the limo back home to Sunset Shrine, with Kagome smiling all the while from looking at the necklace that hung around her neck.
A/N: Yes, finally done! I hope you all like that! Well, in the next chapter, you'll be seeing more of Sess's kids, especially Yuki!
Hint for next chapter: What do you get when you come across a time travelling miko, three friends, a dense boy ::coughhoujocough:: and a possessive dog demon whe want to protect his aunt for his uncle! COMPLETE HAVIC !
P.S. Kag get's to learn how to use a sword! Take that fluffy!
Also, I have a new story out of Inuyasha, please check it out!
Summary of new story: Return of the Lost Soul (AU)
Kagome believed that she was abandoned at birth and was cheated out of her life. However, with an unexpected run in with someone in need might help her with questions about her past and could even lead her to a bright future. Her journey awaits.........
Summary #2: AU With Naraku trying to take over the world, the four families try to band together. Kagome is a mysterious girl with a dark past. She believed to be alone, but maybe her new friends can bring her the life she was meant to live and her destiny. IK SM
Ya I suck at summaries, so if anyone has a better one, please put it in your review!
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Ja ne!