Our Future Son
By Ireth Arnatuile
Chapter 1: Broken Bonds and Introductions
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Full Summary:
The future son of Kagome and Sesshoumaru, Kyosuke was sent to Kagome's time to save him from Naraku's clutches. Despite all efforts to conceal his identity, it was only a matter of time before the present-time Sesshoumaru discovers his son. Torn and at loss at what to do, Kagome and Sesshoumaru try to resolve their differences to create a united, albeit dysfunctional family. Kagome tries to overcome her own emotional conflicts, as she finds herself falling for the stoic taiyoukai. And despite all his restraints, Sesshoumaru finds himself warming up to the ningen who would one day bear his son and the heir to the Western Lands.
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About 500 years in the past, in the Musashi region that would someday become modern-day Tokyo, a couple can be found sitting near a lake. They might have looked like two shy lovers from afar, but upon closer inspection you would see certain peculiarities. One, the miko looked ethereal, not only from her pale complexion but also from the Shinidamachuu circling slowly around her. Two, the man sitting beside her was actually a hanyou...very peculiar indeed. Aren't mikos supposed to kill any creature with youkai blood? So, never mind, they can't be lovers since the hanyou was sitting at least ten feet away from the miko.
Kikyou sighed and finally turned to change her gaze from the lake and to the hanyou beside her. "Inuyasha?"
The hanyou was jerked suddenly from his thoughts. "What?" Ouch...that came out harsher than he had intended.
"I know that in the past we used to enjoy just sitting together in silence, but...the sun is already setting down the horizon. What do you have to tell me?"
A little blush came across Inuyasha's cheeks in his embarrassment. "Keh!"
The miko knew that if she wanted the conversation to go anywhere, then she would need to make the first move. "It's about my reincarnation, isn't it?"
A darker blush confirmed her answer. "Y-yeah." Shit! I'm not good with this kind of thing. "The..the thing is Kikyou, I-"
"You love her." A sad smile adorned her face.
Two fuzzy puppy ears drooped as Inuyasha nodded. "I'm sorry, Kikyou, but I cannot go to hell with you. But I will get vengeance for us and kill Naraku."
"It's alright, Inuyasha."
That made the hanyou look incredulously at the miko.
Kikyou smiled again, this time more cheerfully. "Really, it is. I have wandered these lands and had much time to think about us, my reincarnation, and Naraku. It was fated that you would live, but I... I was supposed to be dead that day. This body of mine was not meant to be. And it seems that my reincarnation was destined to be with you. So I decided that I will continue to walk in this world until I, too, get my vengeance with Naraku."
"So you sense it too?"
She nodded. "Yes, the final battle draws near."
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"It worked, Okaa!"
"Mm-hmm." Kagome was trying not to fall down under the weight of her heavy backpack. After waking up to find that she really was not dreaming, she and Momma had shopped for some things they felt essential for Kyosuke. She decided to place the backpack down first. "Okay, Kyosuke let me help you up—"
The hanyou quickly jumped out of the well.
"—or you could just jump." Kagome sighed. 'I forgot he was hanyou. Speaking of hanyous... what am I going to tell Inuyasha?'
"Okaa?"
"I'm coming!" Kagome still felt really awkward with the young hanyou calling her mom. Quickly shoving the backup upwards, she started to climb her way out of the well. She pushed herself up over the well's edge and found Kyosuke smiling and holding his hand up to her. Kagome couldn't help but smile back and took his small clawed hands in hers, using her other one to hold the backpack over her shoulder.
"Are we going to see Otou now?"
"Um...actually..."
"Kagome-sama!" A houshi in black and purple robes can be seen making his way up the hill towards them.
"Miroku!"
"Miroku-oji-chan!" Kyosuke ran ahead and hugged Miroku around his middle.
"My, who's this?" The houshi smiled uncertainly and patted Kyosuke's head.
"Miroku, this is Kyosuke." She gave him a look to promise and explain things to him later.
The houshi nodded in understanding. "Sango's back helping Kaede tend to her herbs. Shippou and Kirara are with them too."
"And Inuyasha?"
"He's...somewhere in the forest." Miroku turned away from her as he said this.
Kagome gave a deep sigh. "So he's with Kikyou again, is he?"
"Okaa, who's Kikyou?"
Kagome blinked and looked down. "You mean you don't know who she is?" Her future son shook his head.
"Can we go see Otou now?"
"A little bit later, Kyosuke." Kagome turned to Miroku, "Call Sango and Kaede. I think now would be a good time to explain things to you guys."
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A little girl giggled as she ran around the meadow, waving a strange wooden two-headed staff above her head.
"Rin, you little pest! Give it back at once and cease this foolishness!"
"Uh-uh, Jakken-sama, you have to catch Rin first!" And with that Rin sped further away from Jakken and skipped ahead.
The green imp stopped his chase and knelt before his master. "My lord, please command her to stop!"
Sesshoumaru was forced to stop his trek. "Jakken, you are in my way."
"But my lord, you have to stop her. The little human is—"
The taiyoukai lost his patience and stepped on Jakken and continued walking. "We have much land to cover, Jakken. I do not have time for this. I have to finish my rounds before nightfall."
But once again, the taiyoukai stopped as he noticed a strange presence. It was faint, meaning that whatever creature he sensed was miles away. However, he could still feel its strong youki. Although it could not compete with his, the youki was strong enough that it piqued his interest. Sesshoumaru turned to the east, in the direction of Inuyasha's forest.
His pause aroused the attention of his two companions.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, what is it?"
"My lord?"
Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed. He had no choice. This creature, although it was beyond the borders of his lands, must be killed. He could not risk it turning into something more sinister. "Jakken, you stay here with Rin. If I do not return by nightfall, go back to the castle." And with that his youki cloud formed around his feet to take him to his destination.
"My lord, wait! Take this lowly Jakken with you!" The little imp jumped up and down in vain attempts to capture his master's attention.
Rin sighed and sat down giving back the wooden staff to Jakken. "I hope Sesshomaru-sama comes back soon. He seemed pretty worried."
"Hmph. Nothing can defeat Sesshoumaru-sama, Rin. Our lord will be back in no time."
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Sango exhaled the deep breath she was holding in. "Let me get this straight. Kyosuke just popped out of nowhere in your time without any explanation of why he was sent there. Are you sure it was not an accident?"
Kagome opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by her son.
"No! Okaa and Otou sent me here on purpose."
"Well at least we can all be rest assured who his father is," Kaede said as she gave Kyosuke another serving of her stew. "He has his father's features; the crescent moon that adorns his forehead can only appear on the royal descendents of the Western Lands."
"Yeah, he sure looks a lot like him. Only happier," Shippou spoke for the first time since Kagome entered the hut.
"Are you sure you haven't been keeping any secrets from us, Kagome-sama?"
"Miroku!" Sango smacked the houshi's head. "This is hardly the time for your perverted mind!"
"Sango, you wound me, it was an innocent question!"
"Nothing about you is innocent, Miroku," Kagome said, scratching her head in frustration. She turned to the inuhanyou that was sitting on her lap. "Can you please tell us why you were sent here, Kyosuke? I'm sure there was a good reason for it."
Her future son turned away from her gaze and began fiddling with the ends of his sleeves in a nervous gesture. "Okaa and Otou said I couldn't tell you until the time is right."
"And when will that time be?"
"I can't tell you!" The inuhanyou sat up until his eyes were level with hers. He dropped his voice to a whisper, "It's a secret. I promised."
The atmosphere in the room suddenly lightened and Kagome laughed. The serious look on his face was so adorable! Kagome squealed and pinched his cheeks. "Oh, you're too cute!"
"Okaa, stop it!" But the inuhanyou doubled over in laughter and Kagome pulled him closer, giving him a noogie.
"You make a fine mother, Kagome. You already are a good mother with young Shippou here." Kaede said.
Kagome blushed and released her hold on Kyosuke while Shippou grinned.
"So does that mean that I'm your older brother, Kyosuke?" The fox kit asked.
The inuhanyou nodded his head. "Yup, Okaa and Otou adopted you." Kyosuke and Shippou paused and turned simultaneously to the hut's entrance.
"What is it?" Kagome asked.
Shippou quivered. "It's—"
Kyosuke shot up and beamed "It's Otou! Otou-san's here!" The inuhanyou wasted no time before he bounded out of the hut and towards the forest.
Kagome felt her heart skip a beat. This day couldn't get any worse. "Kyosuke, wait!"
The group got up and ran in pursuit of Kyosuke. As they got closer to the forest, they could hear the clinging sound of clashing swords.
"Oh no, Inuyasha must be fighting with Sesshoumaru," Sango gasped.
"Damn it!" Kagome rounded a group of trees and finally saw the two brothers leaping towards each other and Kyosuke running towards them, blind to the danger.
"Otou!" Kyosuke screamed happily, running as fast as his two little legs can towards his father.
"Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, stop!" Kagome screamed, knowing she would not reach the two brothers in time. Thankfully, the brothers heard her and stopped mid-flight and noticed for the first time the little inuhanyou running towards Sesshoumaru.
"Who the hell is that?" Inuyasha yelled.
Meanwhile, Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes as he watched the silver-haired creature running towards him. So this was the creature that he sensed earlier. He listened as the little creature called him father. 'Surely this little thing is not addressing me. This Sesshoumaru has never procreated with any of his concubines.'
The little hanyou finally reached him and hugged his legs. "Otou, I finally found you! Okaa said that we'll be seeing you later, but here you are!"
Kagome gasped and held her breath, waiting for Sesshoumaru's reaction. The taiyoukai stood, and although his countenance was the perfect mask of indifference, deep inside the taiyoukai was repulsed and boiling with rage at having been touched.
Sesshoumaru bent and picked up Kyoske by the scruff of his haori, holding him in the air.
"Sesshoumaru, put him down!" Kagome yelled, panicking.
"Kagome, who the hell is that?" Inuyasha yelled again.
Kyosuke's eyes widened in surprise as he struggled in the air. Why was his father acting like this? He never saw his father look so scary before. "O-otou?" He gasped, choking on the collar of his haori. "You're scaring me..." His eyes began to tear.
Sesshoumaru held the child closer and sniffed him carefully. The child carried a strange mix of his scent. His eyes shot up too the crescent moon adorning the hanyou's forehead. 'It can't be.' Red began to bleed into his eyes as he struggled to control his youki. He turned to the young woman running towards him and for the first time, his temper showed. "Miko," he growled, "what sort of sorcery is this?"
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There you have it. The first real chapter of Our Future Son. My apologies for the excessively long wait. Many thanks to those who have reviewed, both in A Single Spark and in Fanfiction .net. It was your kind words that have encouraged me to pursue this project and I hope that I will be able to fulfill, if not, exceed, your expectations.
But first, please take the time to read the following author's note since it addresses a serious matter. This pertains more to my readers in Fanfiction .net If you're from A Single Spark, then you can skip it.
I want to be able to say the following before I receive a review that accuses me of plagiarism. First and foremost, I am not in any way, shape, or form, trying to copy Warm-Ice's My Daughter!. It has come to my attention that the general idea of our fanfics is similar. We both have a child who comes from the future while Kagome and Sesshoumaru's relationship is nonexistent. Although hers has a teenage daughter while mine has a young son. Don't believe that I'm not copying? To prove it, you can visit the following website and see the publish date yourself: http / (no www)kagsess.pixelled. com /fanficstories. php? aid (equal sign) 1808
This was the website where I first posted this fanfic. As you can see my publish date is April 3, 2005 while Warm-Ice's publish date is April 24, 2005. A 21-day difference. However, do not try to twist my words and say that I'm accusing Warm-Ice of copying my fanfic. I am not doing that either.
Thank you. Now that I have that settled, I want to thank the following people for their reviews!
To my A Single Spark readers. Many thanks to: Jackia (thanks for your 5 e-mails asking me to update xD I hope you're still reading this story. If so, send me an email), Michelle, Kag&Sess9515, Ox King, Kat, Gweyeni, and amy.
To my Fanfiction .net readers. Thanks a lot to: Sesshoumaru's Miko, flying jade, PhoenixGuardianEmaku, Anon. E. Mus (lol, love the pen name ), veithunne, Rara white wolf, Caliko, 1kenshinlover (I love that anime! It's my favorite, next to Inuyasha), JonniBelindaandInuyasha, and RelenaDorlinyuy1. Unfortunately, this site has banned responding to your reviewers (a very pointless rule, I daresay). If you'd like me to respond to your review, please say so and I'll PM you.
Even more thanks to the following people who put me on their favorites list. Wow guys, just the prologue and you're already fav-ing me? Hugs you all PhoenixGuardianEmaku, Rara white wolf, Sesshoumaru's Miko, veithunne, and xXShadowAssasinXx.
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I love you guys! Here's a preview of the next chapter!
-"Please! Otou, you're scaring me!"-
-"I refuse to believe in such nonsense. Obviously this is one of your tricks, miko."
-"Dammit, Kagome, and to think that I was about to tell you that I—"
"That you, what!"
"Forget it!"
"Inuyasha, I have no control over this! Don't you see I'm just as confused and frustrated as you are!"-
-"There is no other way, I must confirm this."-
-"You are NOT leaving me BEHIND!"
Needless to say, angst and drama galore.
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