Authors Notes: Did you know that I won't kill Inu Yasha off. Yeah yeah I know, I sent him to hell in my last fic. But in all honesty for my stories, it's easier to get him out of the way. I promise Inu Yasha will not die in this fic. I promise. At first I had planned that but decided not to when I saw so many people wanted him to live. Don't worry, this will still be a sess/kag fic. I just can't do Inu/Kag fics that well.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, this is fanfiction was created and posted without intent of making money or infringing on copyrights. So don't sue the poor lil authoress.
Falls On Me
Chapter 5-I Don't Want To Be Like Cinderella
The day before Inu Yasha was to be released, Anei came into the kitchen with a smile on his face and his knuckles swollen and bruised. Kagome hugged him joyfully and Yotogi and Shisou left quietly, smiling. The panther youkai practically melted as he sat at the table in the kitchen and relaxed.
"It's good to have you back Anei. Sango, Miroku, this is my friend and guard, Anei," Kagome introduced. Sango looked somewhat afraid of the panther youkai as he wolfed down a piece of rare steak.
"Mako told me of the calm monk and his beautiful wife," Anei said as he bowed after finishing off the steak. Sango blushed very prettily. Miroku merely glared at the youkai.
'Ha! Take that!' Kagome mentally cheered. Karma for all those stolen feels.
"How is Inu Yasha?" Kagome asked several minutes later.
"Alive and shouting for more sake," Anei told her. Kagome nodded sadly.
"Anei, as her guard you had better make sure he never hurts her again or else you'll answer to me," Sango threatened. Anei chuckled and nodded his head in acceptance. Sango didn't make a very threatening picture while she looked so…Big.
Kagome however, was lost in her own thoughts.
'What will happen now? Will he hurt me again?' Kagome asked herself. Images of the look on his face two weeks ago flashed before her eyes as she let herself drift. Sango and Miroku were both so interested in the youkai that followed bushido that they didn't notice her eyes glazing over with unshed tears. Wanting to avoid any questions, she quickly stood and excused herself, fleeing the kitchen and heading for the haven of her own rooms.
When she got there she fell onto the futon and began to cry. She just couldn't let go of the hope that Inu Yasha would change one day. She cried because she wanted to be able to let it go. She didn't want to care about the hanyou anymore!
But it didn't change the fact that she still did.
Sango found Kagome in her rooms. The pregnant woman had to hold back tears when she saw the dried trails of tears the covered the young miko's cheeks. Making sure she was asleep, Sango sat down carefully on the bed so as not to wake her, then gently pulled Kagome into her lap. Kagome hand came to rest on Sango's huge stomach.
"Mama, when is Souta going to arrive? I wanna hold him," Kagome mumbled in her sleep. Sango sighed.
Kagome had given up everything for Inu Yasha, including her family. The taijiya doubted Kagome had been able to go see her family if she hadn't even had a chance to come to the village not two days away to see her friends. Sango inwardly cursed the hanyou for all the pain he had put the young woman through.
And for a moment she even wished that Kagome had gone back to her own time if it would have saved the young miko any of the pain she had endured the past several months.
Sesshoumaru wanted to throw his hands up with frustration, but since he was not given to such displays, he contented himself with a deep, feral growl instead. Once more he glanced down at the pile of papers.
Damn the lords.
Ever since the defeat of Naraku, the Lords had been pressuring him for a gathering. After all, the taiyoukai of the west hadn't held one for several years, using one excuse or the other, sometimes saying he was busy hunting Naraku, recently claiming some of his household had not recovered from the battle.
Unfortunately he no longer had any excuses. At least not ones he could say. He would be damned before he would admit his half brother was a raving drunk that beat women. Unfortunately that would be breaking the code of behavior set by the Lords, not to mention it could be yet another blemish on the clan name, as if the hanyou himself wasn't enough of a stain on the clan name.
But he let himself once again try to think of an excuse to deny them. And he found nothing that would not be considered overly rude.
Damn them!
They wanted a gathering to congratulate him on his defeat of Naraku.
And they all expected him to host.
Sighing, he accepted his face.
"Thankfully Kagome has taken over the planning for this sort of thing as part of her duties," He said quietly.
It was his only consolation.
Kagome almost screeched when she read the last scroll that evening. She quickly dropped it and prayed to Kami it was a hallucination caused by sleep deprivation. Then she picked the letter up again and felt her blood boil. It still said the same thing.
'Have the castle ready for one hundred and fifty visitors that will stay for two weeks. They arrive in one week.'
She knew the writing was Sesshoumaru's. But how in the name of Kami was she supposed to ready the castle for one hundred and fifty visitors? Angrily she quickly stood and stomped out of the room, closing the door softly behind her so she didn't wake the sleeping children that lay so innocently on her bed.
Anei quietly followed her in the shadows as she made her way to Sesshoumaru's study. He smirked when he heard her grumbling. So Sesshoumaru had finally dumped the planning into her lap. He couldn't blame her for her anger. Right now she was under the stress of Inu Yasha's impending release from the cell below the castle, not to mention she had to deal with a very large pregnant woman.
His smirk widened when she didn't even bother to knock on his study door. Instead she merely walked in and slammed it behind her. Anei sat back in the shadows anticipating the screams.
Kagome walked up to Sesshoumaru, silently thankful he had not yet gone to sleep, but still fuming that he had just dumped this task on her.
Several minutes passed and he still did not look at her.
She dropped the paper on his desk and glared at him.
"What Kagome?" He asked in a bored tone as he continued to write something down.
"I can't do this," She replied.
"What?" He asked.
"The party. I can't do it," She told him.
"Find a way."
Kagome was seeing red. The youkai hadn't looked at her the entire time he was talking to her. He had just continued to write, even when she had dropped the letter he had sent to her on the desk.
"Listen to me!" She said, poking him in the chest to accentuate her words. Suddenly her wrist was held in an almost painful grip as Sesshoumaru loomed over her.
"Do not touch me," He said as he glared at her.
"Then do not ignore me," She shot back. For several minutes she tried to pull her wrist from his grasp. He finally tightened his hold on her and she refused to let out a squeak.
"Let me go. I am not someone you can abuse Sesshoumaru," Kagome snapped.
"They why do you let my brother do it?" He smirked.
He expected her free hand to come up and try to slap him, so he easily caught it and held both of her hands captive.
What he didn't expect however, was her foot sailing into his groin. As he collapsed to the floor he tried to think of a time he had felt this much pain before. Nothing came to mind.
Kagome fell on top of the youkai with a thud. She was shocked at her actions, and feared his retribution. That fear made her curl into as much of a ball as she could while he still held both of her wrists.
Several minutes later Kagome heard him let a groan escape as he finally began to move.
"Woman, what ever possessed you to do that?" He barked at her. Kagome looked at him, her eyes resembling those of a scared doe.
"You wouldn't let go," Kagome told him. She tried to move again, moving against his recovering manhood. But it wasn't painful. Not at all. If anything, his groan was one of the sudden spark of lust. But Kagome didn't know that.
Instead, she quickly jumped up from him, fearing his groan was one of pain.
"I'll find a way to get everything organized," She said as she quickly left the room. She had only taken two steps before she bumped into Anei. She jumped with a frightened squeak until she saw the amused smile on the youkai's face.
"Kagome, I don't know what was going on in there, but I think you just bested the taiyoukai of the west," Anei said as they began to walk towards her room. Kagome looked over her shoulders several times and finally Anei had to ask.
"Just what did you do to him?"
"I kicked him."
"That's all?" He asked skeptically.
"In his groin."
"WHAT!" He asked, his jaw almost dropping. No one had ever had the guts to kick Sesshoumaru there. Kami, was Sesshoumaru okay?
"He wouldn't let go of my wrist," Kagome said quietly. Anei nodded in sudden understanding. Sesshoumaru should have known better. "And he asked me why I let Inu Yasha abuse me. God he's an asshole," Kagome sighed as she walked into her room. Anei smiled and closed the door behind her and sat in the hall, his mind wandering.
After tonight was over, Inu Yasha was going to be released. Kagome was the only one who could give the order to kill him. Sesshoumaru was more than willing to do it anyway, but he had no choice. His father's command stood.
But while it shamed him to hope for such a thing, he still prayed the hanyou would do something truly stupid and Kagome would say the word. Not once in his life had he hungered to shed the blood of another, it was not the way of the Bushido, despite what most thought. The life of a samurai was to serve his Lord. But he had found someone else he served in a way, and her protection was the first thing in his mind.
And he would never regret killing the hanyou.
He just awaited her command.
The next morning Kagome flew into the kitchens the minute she woke up and began to explain everything to Airon. The cook alternately sighed and ranted as Kagome explained the short amount of time they had to prepare for a large amount of people. Anei merely smiled.
"He didn't want this. Sesshoumaru is by most standards reclusive. He hates these sort of gatherings. He's probably put it off as long as he could," Anei told them. Airon nodded her head in agreement. Kagome however, wasn't done fuming. She was still angry with the youkai, and she wasn't going to let it go. She knew it was keeping her from being scared of Inu Yasha, who was roaming the halls of the castle once more.
"I say we get started. I don't care what anyone thinks, but we can do this," Kagome practically growled. Anei and Airon smiled good naturedly at their mistress. She was meeting a challenge not even Akari would have wanted to face.
Several hours later Kagome walked with Anei to her rooms, her entire body aching and her mind numb. She had dealt with Airon and several servants. Now she just wanted to get to her bed where she knew the two cute, adorable little children already lay asleep.
"I think it is time for you to go to sleep Kagome," Anei chuckled as she slumped up against him, using him as a sort of support as they walked down the halls. His smirk widened as she yawned widely and nodded her head at the same time. Carefully, as if he didn't want to alarm her, he put his arm around her shoulder. Kagome merely leaned into him closer as they walked. Suddenly she stumbled and he pulled her into his arms.
"Put me down," She mumbled tiredly. He laughed as he quickly finished the walk to her rooms.
"No Kagome, else I would be violating my oath to protect you. What kind of guard would I be if I let you fall asleep in these halls?" Anei asked. However, he received no answer, as the miko had fallen asleep already.
He opened her doors and set her down on the bed next to the kit and the little human child. Gingerly he traced her cheek with a claw and sighed. Without another look at her he pulled the blanket over her and quickly left the room. When he had closed the door and sat outside, he began to meditate, praying for some sort of answer to all of the questions burning in his soul.
Sesshoumaru looked over the ideas Kagome had sent to him. It was more of a formality than anything. She knew he didn't need to look at them. But he didn't like the fact she had put down many ideas that would have him practically rubbing elbows with the other lords. And somehow she didn't seem to be involved in any of the ideas at all.
"Wench," He muttered.
"Must be talking about my wife," Inu Yasha said as he walked into the study. Sesshoumaru couldn't hide his disgust as his drunken brother slouched on a tatami mat on the floor.
"Isn't there anywhere else you could be?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Well, ever since you gave my wife her own rooms I haven't had anything to do. I figured since you are the cause of that predicament, I'd come talk to you," Inu Yasha slurred. Sesshoumaru wanted to gag. The hanyou hadn't bathed and smelled like a chamber pot and sake.
"Well, I will soon be going to sleep, so leave hanyou, so that I may finish my work," Sesshoumaru told him. Inu Yasha didn't move. Instead he thumped his head down on the floor and began to babble. Sesshoumaru tuned him out as he went over papers and invitations. Everything was prepared. The invitations went out tomorrow. Suddenly something caught his attention.
"What did you say hanyou?" He asked, his tone sharp.
"I said I wonder if the Lords will want to go hunting. I heard that they were coming to visit. I'm trying to figure out what would be good for hunting though. Something small, but still fun," Inu Yasha said in a bored tone.
"Inu Yasha, you will not be visible when the Lords visit," Sesshoumaru stated. Inu Yasha chuckled.
"And how do you plan to stop me?"
"I'll do whatever it takes fool. Now leave," Sesshoumaru commanded.
The hanyou stood and stumbled to the door, but right before he stepped out, he smirked widely at Sesshoumaru.
"You can't hide me brother. You'll just have to put up with the stain on the family name being present and visible," The hanyou sneered. Sesshoumaru said nothing as the door closed.
'Damn it. Father you bastard, why wouldn't you let me kill him?' Sesshoumaru inwardly cursed. He knew there would be no answer, but it would have been nice for someone to give him a reason.
In the meantime, he had to think of a way to make sure the bastard hanyou was kept out of sight. Or else he would have to face some very embarrassing situations knowing the hanyou.
Authors Notes: Nope, not gonna kill him, I wont. Got better plans in mind for him. Hehe. Im not a nice person. Never claimed to be.
On another note, I wanted to thank you all for the reviews! Its been more than I hoped for, and its made me so happy to see so many people from Bad Day here reading this fic. You guys rock. I love all my reviewers!
And Red Day, I didn't know that, but it is an interesting thought. Something similar(but different) happens in my story, due to the fact that Kagome has mated to Inu Yasha, and mates are supposed to be forever right? That's all I'm saying for now.
Thankies To: Eric And Fae, Kyo-Baba(I swear I never read anything hehe), Western Lord'sMate, Sesshie's Black Dominatrix, RED DAY, Fairie Mistress, Nilee, Youkai Sesshomarulover, Fey Twist and Fibrosis Fate, Hoshiko Megami, windprincess342, Me