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Chapter 11

Inuyasha left the company building first and walked towards their car in the underground parking lot. While he was huffing, he happened to see a man in a suit walking in the opposite direction with his secretary following behind.

"Huh? Hey...I remember you." Inuyasha blurted at first but regretted it. The man with the long curly hair in front of him smiled.

"Indeed, so do I." The man's eyes slowly trailed down from his face to the teen's stomach. The second spiritual energy he had sensed long ago was now absent. That was fine with him though. "My name is Naraku, by the way." Naraku extended his hand out.

"Uh, yeah, Inuyasha."

"Nice to meet you formally, Inuyasha-kun."

"But what are you doing he—"

"Naraku-san?" Both turned around to see Sesshomaru standing right behind Inuyasha. "Did you have an appointment today?"

"Yes I did, I was reviewing the contract. I'm glad to say it's been finalized. Though your father isn't here, I hope you can let him know I look forward to our companies working together."

"Of course. Likewise." Sesshomaru flatly responded.

"Well, see you." Naraku waved.

They finally made it back home. "What a way to spend a Sunday...what was the point of even taking me there?" Inuyasha pointed out.

"Did you learn something?" Was the question that followed.

The hanyo hesitated to say 'no' because it would make him sound stupid, but it was the truth, unfortunately. "No...?"

"I expected as much." Sesshomaru didn't even need to make eye contact for that. He removed his seat belt and exited the car, locking it as soon as the other stepped out as well.

"You can't just expect people to learn after one exposure!" The teen stressed as he followed after him towards their mansion. "Plus, it's not like you're the best teacher in the world either—you didn't explain anything to me. I'll be sure to report you to dad—ahem, the director."

"What is that?" Sesshomaru wasn't as angry as the hanyo anticipated he would be, instead it seemed like he was referring to something else.

"What is...what...?" Inuyasha glanced around.

"It seems you're back to your normal self, instead of some moping dog I saw yesterday." The silverette arrogantly remarked right before entering the front door.

"E-eh? What? You're not making any—wait." Inuyasha halted, letting the door close on him. 'No way. Was that supposed to be for me...? Like a distraction because I'd been feeling so down lately...? No way. No way. No way! Sesshomaru would never do that! Or...would he? Shit.' Inuyasha was still outside but bent forward staring straight at the ground. His heart was beating like crazy and his face was heating up almost as if he was sitting in front of a fire. 'That was way too thoughtful of him,' The hanyo was extremely suspicious. He straightened up, shook his head briskly and entered the house too.

'Okay, but his method totally sucked. He took me to his damn workplace for crying out loud—instead of an arcade or movie or restaurant...but it's the thought that counts, right?'

Inuyasha sat in his room on the bed, staring nowhere in particular. 'Urgh! My mind feels like it's being pulled in two completely different directions! I don't know how to feel! He always acts like a jerk but then he tries to make me feel better—or tried at least. Darn it Sesshomaru, do you like me or do you not? Why can't he be more direct?'

"Hmph, and you should see him run his mouth when it comes to insulting: Half-breed, you don't have a life. You're pathetic." The teen imitated his older brother with a brutally serious tone and expression. "Pffft!" and then he fell sideways on the bed, laughing. "That was pretty darn accurate!" the younger lay there for a moment with a smile, mind wandering again. 'Spending time with him was actually kinda fun. He didn't know why or how his heart could be saying that, but it was true—mostly.' He only wished the other could smile more often towards him or let his guard down at least. Sesshomaru's expressionless face appeared in his mind once. 'Ahh...he's so freakin good looking too...why...he looks out of this world. I could probably like him...No!' He sprang up. 'The Sesshomaru I would like is the one in my mind. There's no way I could like the rude Sesshomaru in real life.'

The elder was driving near Inuyasha's school. He was on break and was picking up some food. The timing wasn't bad either as he saw teens populating the outer school gates. 'Perhaps...he could give the teen a ride home?' He wondered as he parallel parked at the end of the curb. However, before he could fully shift the gear to park mode, someone tapped his car loudly. The silverette rolled the passenger window down to see Miroku and another dark-haired teenager.

"You're Inuyasha's brother aren't you!? We need help!"

"What?" The question slipped off the elder's tongue automatically. Sesshomaru didn't fully recognize the teen but may have seen him with Inuyasha once.

"You have to follow that van! Inuyasha's in it!"

"What? why would he be in a van?" Sesshomaru wanted to grasp the situation first before he acted on it and Miroku's flustered face wasn't joking either.

"Darn it! He was kidnapped –what else?! Are we gonna move or not? They're gettin' away!" Koga stuck his head in and yelled. That was it. The silverette unlocked the doors, letting the teens jump in.

"The white one?" The elder asked.

"Yes!" Miroku confirmed. Sesshomaru stared after it as he pulled back into drive. He could just call his father and have him deal with it...instead of taking matters in his own hands. Maybe it was related to their company...a ransom? Blackmail? But then again, he hated losing. That settled, the demon hit his foot on the gas.

"Why are we both sitting in the back though?" Koga curiously asked Miroku who was seated next to him.

"Uh...I kinda just got in after you without thinking...it felt weird sitting in the front of such a fancy car..."

"Puh, idiot."

"Hey!"

"Can we stay focused?" The demon frowned.

The elder tagged behind the van, but not for long. Soon enough the van's driver picked up on them and made a sharp right turn on a red light. Sesshomaru was forced to brake abruptly when he noticed the red. The cars on the other end honked loudly, as if that was of any concern to the three. The demon clicked his tongue and smacked the stirring wheel once.

"Did you recognize the men? Any unique features?" Sesshomaru looked back at the teens from the rearview mirror in the meantime.

"No sorry, they didn't look anything special...they were dressed in all black too."

'Just great.' The elder thought.

"Let go of me! Where is this?!" Inuyasha was dragged into a mansion by two men in suits. He had to admit, for a kidnapping it was quite the luxury he wasn't expecting.

"Ah you're here, welcome." Naraku, who was also dressed in a suit, greeted him as soon as they entered the living space.

"You?! Naraku-san? What's the meaning of this? This is a crime, ya know!"

"Hm, not if its mutual. Why don't you just hear me out? This is a proper invite."

"Who the hell invites people like this? Clearly your men didn't get the message." Inuyasha struggled once more to release himself but didn't budge, so glared instead.

"Oh, is that so? I apologize for that? Now are you willing to listen to me?" Naraku took a seat on his leather couch and crossed his legs.

"..." Inuyasha didn't see any other way out. Naraku signaled his men to let go. Inuyasha scowled at them once more. "What do you want...?" The teen demanded without sitting.

"Come have a seat, let's get to know each other. What was your name again?"

"I don't know, how do I know I should trust you?" Inuyasha had nothing against this guy initially but now was finding it difficult to trust him, even if this wasn't a complete kidnapping.

"It's Inuyasha." One of the men from behind him spoke out loud, reading off his ID card. The hanyo spun around to see all the contents of his bag dumped on to the floor.

"Hey! Hands off!"

"Now, now, no need to get so invasive." The spider demon directed to his men. "Don't worry Inuyasha-kun, they'll clean that up. In the meantime, have a seat. Would you like tea? Or coffee? Or juice?"

"I'm fine..." Inuyasha skeptically took a seat.

"I assure you, you can trust me. Does this look like a kidnapping place? You're my guest here."

'That was true...maybe rich people just have a weird way of doing things. I mean why bring me to his house if it was a kidnapping.' "Is this your house?"

"It is. Is it to your liking?"

Inuyasha was puzzled by the question. "It's cool...?"

"That's good. You will be staying here for a while, after all." Naraku smiled.

"Huh? W-why?" The teen was prepared to run out any moment if the guards weren't standing there.

The demon leaned forward with his elbows. "You and I are quite alike. We're both half-demons. Except, you're able to conceive a full blood demon."

"How do you—"

"I know. I can sense spiritual energy. It was clear that day we first met that you were pregnant. I see you no longer are now. But that doesn't matter, I still need you."

It took the younger a moment to comprehend how exactly the other needed him. "... no way. You're the rich guy, why not hire some woman to do it for you..."

"I already did. However, they're all human. They have only been nursing human babies inside them. But you were carrying a demon child. I'm positive it'll work with us. We can give birth to a demon child."

"You're insane. There's no way I'm sleeping with you."

"Hmf. Why not? Am I not handsome enough?" Naraku made light of the situation.

Inuyasha frowned at the sorry joke. 'Well it's like he wasn't but there's no freakin' way I would get pregnant with some stranger's kid.'

"I'll give you time to think about it. In the meantime, show Inuyasha-kun to his room."

"What, no—I already told you my answer."

"You need time to think, I understand." Naraku was dismissing his point rather casually. "If you're successful, maybe you can even live here and have every luxury you want. We'll be a happy little family. What more can you turn down?"

The younger surrendered to words. 'He wasn't listening.' Instead he took out his phone until it was snatched by one of the men who tossed it to Naraku. "Hey!"

"I'll be holding on to this. You are my guest, but in a way, also my lovely hostage."

'Darn it.' Inuyasha clicked his tongue. He side-glanced at the guards who were still at the door. It couldn't be helped; he'd have to play along for now. He was outnumbered and had no chances of victory. At least Naraku was giving him some time...

He peacefully followed Naraku's assistant, Kagura, to his room. 'Wow, hostage or not, this was luxury indeed. He even had his own bathroom connected to his room.' The teen mused the moment he walked in.

"Feel free to use the bath, there's a robe and everything inside." Kagura insisted before she left.

"Is he not eating?" Naraku inquired when he saw a full tray of food carried away from Inuyasha's room that night.

"Apparently not." Kagura replied.

"Hmp, fine let him be. He'll come around soon." The demon smirked.

"If you say so."

Meanwhile, in Inuyasha's room: 'Ugh! I'm so hungry but no way am I gonna eat something from here. It's okay Inuyasha, hang in there.' At least the few snacks he had were trustworthy. Other than that, Inuyasha studied his room. The windows were sealed tight and pretty high up—it didn't seem like those were meant for air. 'Stuck in here...'

Back at home, Sesshomaru elaborated the situation to InuTaisho along with the help of Miroku and Koga. InuTaisho informed the police and requested search parties immediately.

"Thank you for the details, but how do you two know Inuyasha?" InuTaisho inquired.

"Ah, I'm Inuyasha's classmate, we walk together most of the time." Miroku introduced.

"I was just meeting up with a friend at that school and saw these two getting caught up again. Man, they always know how to get in trouble." Koga added his piece.

"What does that mean? This isn't the first time this is happened?"

"Uh...actually... there was one more time when we were randomly chased by a few men..." Miroku admitted.

"When was this?" Sesshomaru chimed in.

"A while ago. That's also when we met Koga, who helped us out big time. Sorry about not mentioning that—we didn't think the two events were related."

Sesshomaru thought hard for a moment. 'The day of Inuyasha's miscarriage...he also mentioned something about being chased...'

"Sesshomaru, do you know anything?" InuTaisho studied his features and asked.

"No, I don't. I was simply thinking what they could possibly want from him." The silverette lied.

To Be Continued...

Stay tuned, I have another chapter coming up very soon. (for a change)