Here we go its another InuYasha. This chapter is really messed up lol not really we reveal some real shit in this chapter. So enjoy!
Chapter 6
Tuesday After School
"Thanks, Inuko no need to come back and get us," Kikyko said to her brother. He parked the car in front of the office and turned it off.
"Dad needed me to come in as well," he said unbuckling his seatbelt. Kikyko smiled and opened the car door.
"Hey hello," Yuri said at the counter as Inuko held the door opened for the girls.
"Your fathers are in the office room," she said as they passed her.
"Hi Yuri, Misha," Kikyko said to them. They waved as the kids passed them.
"Aaah," Misha said and sighed.
"What is it Misha?" Yuri said to her.
"She's so gorgeous, her eyes, her black hair, her thin body, how is she related to that boy and the daughter of our boss…." Misha said with a deep sigh. Inuko's ears twitched he turned his head to her and then laughed as he held the doors to the office opened for Kira and Kikyko.
"Maybe she has a different father and same mother?" Yuri said looking at Misha. Misha looked at her curious. Inuko laughed when he heard this and shook his head.
"There you guys are," Miroku said from the table, we had opened containers of food and papers scattered all over the table. Kikyko giggled and came around the table and sat down next to Rin.
Inuko and Kira sat down.
"So, we have a few ideas we wanted to run by you kids," Miroku said standing up. He came around the table and passed out a sheet Rin had typed up. Kira opened one of the food containers and smiled.
"Hey," I said noticing the kids at the table, I came in behind Kikyko and kissed her cheek. She giggled and poked at the container in front of her. I sat down next to her, Sesshomaru next to Rin.
"Woah what's this?" Inuko said reading over the paper.
"Do we have a budget for this?" Kira said reading the sheet as well. Kikyko was too interested in the food in the container she didn't even look over the sheet.
She picked up a roll and ate it smiling.
"Well we think if we expand and bring in women, children, girls, teenagers and more younger clothing lines we'd be able to open an actually clothing shop within a couple of months," Rin said nodding.
"Nice," Inuko said nodding.
"This could work, I mean the guys would definitely be interested in helping again, and I'm sure Hitomi and Rika won't mind either," Inuko said flipping over the sheet.
"That's exactly why we asked you to come Inuko," Miroku said to him. He turned his gaze to Kikyko who was picking at the platter and giggling. He shook his head at her as she reached over the table for some hot sauce.
"Well I could ask the guys after we are done our exams, I'm sure they won't mind doing this," Inuko said again.
"The budget is there but the math is all wrong," Kikyko said with her mouth full, I turned my eyes to her and hit her with the paper over her head.
"Don't talk with your mouth full," I said to her. She looked at me and quickly swallowed her food.
"What do you mean?" Miroku said to her.
"Well…" she said picking up the piece of paper.
"The manufacturing company we use is Tadahiro Manufacturing, they own the biggest and most expensive men's stores in all of Japan, they employee a team of 180 people in a branch, to which we have a section of, that produce our line of clothing," Kikyko said. I lifted my eyes to her curious as to where this was going.
"Yes Kikyko that's right, what are you getting at?" Miroku said to her, I saw Kira flip through the papers and the binder on the table.
"She's right, we need to cut costs…." She said looking at a budget sheet of last year.
"How do you mean?" Sesshomaru said looking at Kikyko and Kira.
"Well," Kikyko said sliding her chair out. She came around the table to the binder and looked over it. She pulled out the sheet and went over to the projector. She put the sheet on the screen and clicked the remote. A screen came down from the wall and Kikyko dimmed the lights.
"See we use this company to manufacture and produce all our clothes for online only, meaning made to order, if we expand… we need to cut costs, meaning we can't use this group anymore. We would have to find another manufacturing company that is cheaper and more affordable," she said circling a red circle around last year's budget.
"Huh," Miroku said from the table. Kira nodded and stood up.
"How did we not notice this last year, Tadahiro Manufacturing takes 45% of our sales to pay for the section we use," Kira said looking at the screen.
"Uh girls you lost me," Miroku said looking at them.
"I'm way to lost in this," Inuko said opening his container.
"We have a huge space downstairs father that we use for photography and photo sessions for the spreads, we could move the production company here, we can set up our own manufacturing company and higher interns and students and maybe even their instructors, to set up our clothing lines. Misha and Yuri are marketing and advertising students, that same college has a huge fashion design section…." Kira said nodding.
"See this is why these girls are geniuses," Inuko said waving his chopsticks in the air.
"You mean drop Tadahiro Manufacturing and open our own manufacturing section?" Sesshomaru said turning his chair around.
"Yes, exactly… interns only need to be paid 25% as per college policy, and they use all their skills for credits as well. You're not only helping them pay their tuitions but also helping them make their grades," Kira said looking at Kikyko.
"Mhm, and if we do this this month within two months we would have enough in the budget cap to open a shop, once a shop is open the revenue from that can allow us to have a bigger manufacturing company if we choose not to use interns after that," Kikyko said looking at the screen.
"Wow…. I love that girl," I said from the table and sighed watching as Kikyko wrote on the screen. Not only smart and beautiful like her mother but amazing as well.
"Wow," Miroku said standing up. He came over to Kira and Kikyko and touched their shoulders.
"Girls…. You both are amazing," he said to them. Kikyko giggled and tapped her hands together.
"Well Kikyko if you stopped acting stupid at home maybe that brain of yours could run this business one day," Inuko teased her at the table. She turned and looked at him.
"You're a stupid head Inuko!" she said and pulled her hair up into a bun. She wrapped it and came back to the table.
"Hehhehehe," he laughed and got up.
"Hahaha so cute," Rin said laughing at their squabble. Sesshomaru touched her head and nodded.
"Stop teasing your sister," I said to him shaking my head at his remark.
"I'm heading home, if you don't need me for anything else, I'll call the guys and pass this idea over to them…" Inuko said taking his container to the garbage.
"Actually Inuko, hang on a moment," Miroku said to him. I looked at Miroku curious.
"Uh yes?" Inuko said holding his container over the garbage bin. He dropped it in and looked at Miroku.
"Well… have a seat I'd like to talk to you about something…" Miroku said again. I looked at Miroku curious, we never really discussed anything else on the agenda, so I was curious as to where this was going.
"I know you're going into business at the college you applied too… do you know if you've got accepted yet?" Miroku asked him and sat down.
"Uh no, both Hakura and I didn't get our acceptance letters yet," Inuko said rubbing his head, he returned to the seat and sat down.
"Well… I would like to offer you the opportunity to run the shop have it as your own business when we open it," Miroku said to him. Kikyko looked to her Uncle then to the papers in front of her. Kira sat down next to Kikyko and also looked the papers over.
"You mean, make me a shareholder?" Inuko said a little confused.
"Yes, I want my daughter well taken care of and since this is a family business… I thought I would give my son in law a share of the company," Miroku said to him. I smiled and nodded my head.
"Miroku… thanks," I said to him. Miroku was the main holder of the company, Sesshomaru and I were owners as well but also had shares in the company. So far within the 8 years we have had this company opened each year our profits have double and rose.
"Really… uh wow thank you," Inuko said to him. Miroku smiled and got up from the chair he came around to Inuko. Inuko stood up as well and he hugged him.
"Well I know what type of man you are and how well you have been raised, I rather keep the business within our family and what better way to do so then to give it to our children…" he said to him. I also got up and came around to them.
"Well this is great…" I said as well touching Inuko's shoulder.
"Ha ha brother thinks I'm stupid huh, look at yourself now you're the biggest stupid head ever…" Kikyko teased him.
"Can I hit her, please let me hit her," Inuko said crossing his arms. He looked at Kikyko and narrowed his eyes to her.
"Hit her and I kill you," I said to him. Miroku laughed and shook his head returning to his seat.
"Hehehe," Kikyko giggled in her seat.
That night was long it was almost 8pm, Inuko had returned home and Kikyko and Kira had their papers, calculators and all the year budget binders opened on the table. Rin had pulled up her chair near them helping them with the paperwork.
"Rin are you okay?" Kikyko said to her as she rubbed her belly.
"Yes Kiki I'm fine, I've just been very uncomfortable this week," she said to her leaning back in her chair.
"Maybe I should take Rin home so she can rest for the night," Sesshomaru said leaning into her seat. He touched her forehead and then her stomach.
"No… these books need to be finalized," she said touching her hand over Sesshomaru's, she closed her eyes for a moment and took in a deep breath.
"You have a fever," he said to her, touching her face and her forehead.
"Huh?" Kikyko said worried.
"Rin are you okay?" Miroku said coming around the table to her.
"No she's not okay," Sesshomaru said worried he turned her chair and tapped her face.
"Rin?" I said dropping my book to the table, I came over to her worried.
"I'll call an ambulance," Kira said panicked she reached over the table to the phone.
The ambulance drove through traffic its siren blaring, I took the girls with me and Miroku following behind the ambulance. Sesshomaru rode with Rin, I've never seen him so worried about her as he was in the office, she passed out, we didn't know why... her fever was so high we were more concerned for her unborn child.
"Yes momma don't worry," Kikyko said over the phone to her mother.
"Sweetheart call me tell me everything that happens, do you need us to go to the hospital?" Kagome said to her over the phone. Inuko and Hakura looked over to Kagome worried. Sango held Makoto in her arms and was feeding her when Kagome put the phone on speaker.
"No momma, is grandpa working today can we call him?" Kikyko asked.
"Yes sweetie, I'll call my mother and make sure your grandfather is aware of what's going on, you tell Rin we love her," Kagome said to Kikyko.
"Kikyko tell Rin and Sesshomaru not to worry or panic, women can get sick when they are pregnant, I'm sure she'll be just fine," Sango said to her over the phone.
"Yes momma, I will aunt Sango, don't worry okay…" Kikyko said again and clicked her phone.
I looked at Kikyko through the mirror as she and Kira held hands, they looked worried both of them. Rin is a very important part of their lives, even though she was a child herself she helped raise them and take care of them as they grew up, of course they'd worry about her.
As the ambulance pulled in, I saw Kagome's father run out from the hospital towards the ambulance.
"Great grandpa's here," Kikyko said and smiled. We got out of the car and followed them.
"Don't worry everyone, Rin will be just fine… let us take her, we'll run a few tests," Kagome's father said to us as we followed him through the hospital.
"She's pregnant I'm very concerned for our child," Sesshomaru said coming towards her as they stopped her gurney near a front desk.
"Sesshomaru do not worry yourself, I'm sure everything is just fine," he said and smiled. He pulled his face mask over his face and followed the nurses as they pulled Rin to a room.
"Sesshomaru, don't worry…. I'm sure everything is okay," I said to him touching his shoulder. He looked at me then touched his face and sighed deeply.
We turned to the waiting room and waited.
After about an hour Kagome's father came out of a room and down the hallway towards us.
"Rin is just fine, she's just very exhausted, pregnant women go through this, she's actually two months pregnant, the baby is growing healthy and fast," he said holding up a sonogram. He smiled and passed it over to us.
"What?" Sesshomaru said taking it from him. We smiled and looked at the picture.
"She's doing well and so is the baby, I suggest she not work anymore and stay mostly at home, maybe with Kagome and Sango… she needs to eat more, and the baby needs to grow more, I'll give her some vitamins. They won't harm the baby, but they will make her stronger," he said reaching into his jacket pocket for a pad.
"Wow Sesshomaru," I said looking at the sonogram again.
"Grandpa thank you," Kikyko said to him. He smiled as she came around us and hugged her.
"Oh precious you are so welcome, come and visit us with your brothers and sister we miss the four of you," he said touching her hair. She smiled and hugged her grandfather. I smiled and touched Sesshomaru on the shoulder.
"So, she can come home?" Sesshomaru said to him his eyes didn't leave the sonogram.
"She can, she's awake and doing well, she passed out due to exhaustion, her fever is gone, and everything is well." Kagome's father said again. He kissed Kikyko's head and handed Miroku a prescription.
"I'll go get this for Rin," Miroku said and touched Sesshomaru on the shoulder, Kira smiled and followed her father as they went down the hallway to a small pharmacy nestled near a reception desk.
"Oh and Sesshomaru, you have a daughter…." Kagome's father said. He tapped his shoulder and laughed, he kissed Kikyko's head again and turned to a nurse who came towards him.
"I have a what…. A girl?" he said surprised. I chuckled and nodded.
"Hahaha, awesome," I said and nodded again.
"That's great Sesshomaru congratulations we have to throw a baby shower for Rin, oh this is a definite must," Miroku said coming back towards us.
"Rin is in the next room over there, the nurse will take you Sesshomaru," Kagome's father said to him. He looked to us and nodded then smiled as he left the waiting room with the nurse.
"Yay!" Kikyko giggled excitedly.
She pulled her phone from her pocket and dialed her mother.
"Momma is going to freak out," she said and giggled.
Sesshomaru looked at me then to the room.
"Go Sesshomaru, go see Rin…" I said to him. He nodded and went down the hallway.
"Sesshomaru?" Rin said in the room. She was getting dressed.
He looked at her then grabbed her and hugged her.
"I was so worried," He said touching her head.
"We have a girl Sesshomaru," she said to him. He held her closer and kissed her head.
"I'm so happy… we have a girl, and she might even happy puppy ears," Rin said and giggled. He shook his head and smiled hugging her.
"I don't care if she's a half demon, or even a full demon, I was scared we lost her…. I just want her to be healthy and strong," he said stroking her head. Rin sighed happily and nodded.
"Ohhh, Sesshomaru," Rin said pulling her body away from him. She looked at him and touched his face.
"Can we name her after your mother? Kimi…" she said to him. He smiled and leaned forward and kissed her.
-snap-
"Hehehehe," Kikyko giggled. Sesshomaru hissed and turned his eyes to her.
"KIKYKO!" he shouted at her, he was about to let go of Rin and grab Kikyko's phone when Rin giggled and turned Sesshomaru's face to her again, so he didn't kill Kikyko. He kissed her again pulling her to closer.
Instagram Post
"Hehehe, when your Uncle and Rin find out they have a little girl. AND SHE'S A PUP!" Kikyko posted the picture of them kissing.
Sango: OHHHHHH RIN, I'M SO HAPPY WE JUST FOUND OUT!
Kagome: Congratulations Rin, Sesshomaru oh we must throw a baby shower this is a must.
Ayame: Little Rin is not so little anymore, now a mother of her own. Congrates you two!
Shippou: Wow great! I'm so excited as well.
Kohaku: Rin congrates, Sesshomaru congrates I'm so happy for the both of you. I know she will be well loved and well taken care of ….
Miroku: And well spoiled! Hahahah!
(Be luck your Uncle didn't kill you for taking that pick!) I laughed and posted this.
-End post-
We all piled into the car and followed the taxi that Rin and Sesshomaru took. I heard Kikyko in the back-seat giggling.
"Why are you so giggly?" I said to her. She giggled again and said nothing.
"She's talking to her boyfriend," Kira teased her. I grunted and tapped my fingers against the steering wheel. I hated that boy and I didn't want him near her again.
"Calm down InuYasha no need to get angry over that," Miroku said touching my arm.
"Oh wow Kikyko congrates to your uncle and aunt," Hero said to her through message.
"Thank you, I'm so happy for them…" she replied and smiled again. I tilted the mirror and looked at her. She looked happy, I sighed and didn't say anything.
"Wow, well then… what are you doing right now?" he asked her.
"Driving home from the hospital I still have homework, dad and my uncle had us balance the books…." She smiled and replied to him again.
"Hey since tomorrow is Wednesday there's this great movie playing want to go?" he said to her. She lifted her eyes to me, she could see how agitated I was.
"Let me ask my father and I'll get back to you," she replied to him. She pushed her phone into her pocket.
"Good night Kira, good night uncle Miroku," Kikyko said in our drive way. Sango was at the door waving at us waiting for them. I waved back and put my arm over Kikyko's shoulder.
"So…." I said to her. Miroku smiled as Kira pulled her hand through her father's arm and followed him.
"Daddy could I ask you something?" she said to me. I looked at her and locked the car with the key.
"Yes?" I said curious.
"I know you don't like Hero and that your mad I went on a date with him without asking you…." She started to say. I touched her head and looked at her.
"You're my baby girl Kiki I worry about you," I said to her. She smiled and pulled my hand from her head.
"He asked me to a movie tomorrow," she said again. I sighed I knew that's what she was going to ask, another date with him, I touched my hand to her face and leaned forward and kissed her cheek.
"Do you like him Kiki?" I asked her and rubbed my thumb along her cheek. She touched my hand and smiled.
"Yes papa I do," she said again.
"Then you can go to the movie," I said to her. She smiled and hugged me.
"Just be careful and call me if you need anything," I said and touched her hair.
"I will papa, thank you…" she said and pulled her arms from around me. She smiled and headed towards the house; Kagome was coming out the door as Kikyko came towards her. She touched her head and smiled as Kikyko went into the house.
I looked at Kagome as she came towards me.
"Hi," she said Mako was in her arms babbling.
"Hey" I said and leaned forward to kiss her. Mako laughed and giggled.
"She's so jealous," Kagome said laughing.
"She wouldn't fall asleep… she wanted to stay awake and wait for her daddy to get home huh little one," Kagome said touching her face. I smiled and took her from her arms.
"Is that so!" I threw her to the air, and she laughed and giggled loudly. Then I pulled her to my face and kissed her. She giggled and pulled her hands to her face.
"It was sweet of you to let Kikyko go out again tomorrow," Kagome said to me taking my arm. I followed her to the house.
"If she likes him, I won't deny her the chance to meet someone, who knows… he might be the right guy for her," I said as Kagome closed the door behind us. Kagome smiled and took Mako from me.
As Kagome put Mako down in her bassinet I went to the closet to change.
"So I went grocery shopping today," she said to me from the bedroom. I peered out at her curious.
"Oh?" I said and took off my shirt.
"Yeah Shippou went with us, he hated it hahaha, I told him I needed a man to help us carry the bags, he complained the whole time," she laughed and put Mako's pink bear in the bassinet.
"Yeah he always complains," I said to her and pulled the muscle shirt over my head.
"Also some really cute guy thought I had a nice butt. He followed me and Sango around the store just staring at my butt, Sango pointed it out when we got to the meat section because he was being really creepy," she said and giggled. I peered out at her.
"You do have a nice butt, its round and firm and small," I said to her in the closet. She giggled again.
"Did he ask you for your number?" I teased her. She went quiet for a moment then I heard her giggle again.
"Oh yeah, then he got Sango's purse in the face, and Shippou almost hit him too," she laughed and sat down at her vanity. I chuckled and went to the bathroom keeping the door opened.
"You know he was kind of cute, although he lacked one thing I really really like in a man," she said behind me. I turned and looked at her.
"Oh what's that?" I said to her as she came towards me.
"My mans puppy ears that I love so much, and his hard firm strong body," she said walking around me. Her hands touched my muscles I chuckled and flexed. This made her giggle and blush.
"You like that huh?" I teased her and lifted my arms. She laughed and touched my biceps.
"Here's a good one, Misha thought Kikyko was adopted, or had a different father…" I said to her and crossed my arms. Her hands touched my arms then she looked at me and laughed.
"HAHAHAHHA, A DIFFERENT FATHER HAHAHHA LIKE WHO I WANT TO MEET HIM?" Kagome laughed covering her mouth.
"Yeah if you do find out will you let me know... he might want his daughter back," I rubbed her head, she looked at me again then laughed.
"Wow, maybe because she thinks your wife might be a half demon as well," she laughed again then came to the sink to brush her teeth.
"Well I do have kinda of a half demon wife, I did leave my love bite in your shoulder last night," I said to her. She pulled down her shirt off her shoulder and noticed it.
"Oh so that's what that was I thought I got bite by something," she said touching it.
"Yeah me," I said and wrapped my arms around her waist and rested my head against hers. Her hands touched mine and she smiled.
"Wow, so strong…" she said rubbing my arms.
I chuckled and pulled my arms closer to her. She grabbed my arms and sighed.
"So my bite does mean your bound to me for life, meaning that man that hit on you, well sorry for his luck, your mine… he can't have you," I said and kissed her head. She looked at me in the mirror.
"Oh god that means when I'm an old women Hoshi will be married and when I'm an old old women Mako will be out of the house," I sighed deeply.
"Why are you worried about that, you're going to be a young gorgeous mother and watch all your kids get married, and we'll have gran-kids," I said to her and watched her in the mirror. She pulled her hands from me then turned to me.
"HAKURA'S NOT PREGNANT IS SHE?" she said loudly. I looked at her then laughed.
"How would I know this Inuko doesn't tell me anything about their love life, seriously…." I said and laughed. Kagome hit me over the head then mumbled to herself and walked out of the bathroom. I heard her leave the bedroom.
"Great she's going to interrogate our son," I said going after her.
"Woah woah, hang on there, crazy women," I said grabbing her by the waist pulling her back in to the room.
"Hey… not fair, I wanted to ask my son if his fiancee is pregnant," she said hitting my arms as I pulled her in.
"Hahha, she's not… okay your sons smarter than that, he wants to wait until their married," I said to her and closed the bedroom door. She pouted and crossed her arms.
"Don't you start with that," I said and touched her nose. I came around her to Mako's bassinet.
"I want a grandchild," she said to me and pouted again. I looked over at her while covering Mako up with the blanket.
"Seriously, first you want another baby now a grandchild, wow we'll need to build a bigger house," I said to her.
"So Kagome, I think I saw a grey hair there on your head," I said to her and came towards the bed.
"What…." I heard her say then I heard her grumble and before I knew it she ran at me and jumped me.
"DAMN," I said as she pulled me to the ground.
"Grey hair huh, are you calling me old," she said to me holding my arms down.
"Well its one grey hair…. And your what 45 now or something," I said to her the slapped her butt. She grumbled and pushed my arms down again.
"Cut that out, I should've let that man at the market take my phone number," she said taunting me. I looked at her and smiled.
"I thought you were going to pick up another husband from the market anyway," I teased her again.
"AARUGH YOU MAKE ME SO MAD," she said and hit me on the shoulder. I chuckled and wrestled her off me.
"Stop being so feisty," I said and slapped her butt again.
"I'M 36 YOU STUPID DOG…." She started rambling. I grabbed her off me and pinned her to the ground and kissed her.
"Mmmm," she said and giggled and pulled her arms around my neck.
Wednesday
"Aaaah, how did this happen," I heard Kikyko's voice from her bedroom. I peered over at Kagome who was getting dressed. She pulled Mako from her bassinet and came around the bed.
"What is she complaining about now, I can't have a quiet day of peace…." she sighed and ranted, then went out the room. I adjusted my shirt and followed her.
"Aaaah," Kikyko said in her bathroom.
"Kikyko?" Kagome said knocking on the door.
"DON'T COME IN HERE MOMMA," she said through the door.
"Honey is something wrong?" she asked through the door. She turned to me as I came in to Kikyko's room. I sniffed the air then cringed. Great! I took a step away from the door.
"Ahhh no way," we heard Kikyko's voice again. Okay now I was concerned. Kagome pushed Makoto to my arms. She looked at me and giggled.
"Mom needs to deal with this, you get Hoshiki ready for school, or make breakfast or something…." Kagome said to me pushing me out of Kikyko's room.
"What was that about Mako?" I said looking at the door as she closed it behind me.
Mako giggled and tapped my face with her hands. I looked at her and narrowed my eyes to her.
"Let's make breakfast," I told her taking her down the hallway.
Kikyko opened her bedroom door and peered out to her mother who was standing by the door.
"Moooom," she said and opened the door, she was wrapped in a towel.
"What's wrong Kiki?" Kagome said coming into the bathroom.
"I'm uhh…. Well, bleeding…" she stuttered out then her face turned a blush pink.
"OOOOOHHHH KIKYKO," Kagome said hugging her.
"YOU'RE A WOMEN NOW, oooh my baby is now a real women," she said giggling.
"MOM NOT SO LOUD," Kikyko chimed and we heard her bathroom door slam.
"I have to tell Sango," Kagome said reaching for Kikyko's phone on the sink.
"MOM….. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT," she shouted at her.
"Ooooh my baby girl," she said again.
"Great!" Inuko said in the kitchen.
"Yeah I figured that's what it was…. Great more angry women," I sighed deeply and came around Inuko.
"What's sis shouting about upstairs?" Hoshiki said fixing his school uniform. Inuko grabbed him and covered his ears.
"Does this mean she's going to have spontaneous outbursts and cry if she doesn't get what she wants every month," Inuko said to me. I sighed deeply and nodded.
"That's what happens when you live with women," I said and sighed again. Hoshiki pushed Inuko's hands from his ears.
"Inuko," he said to him and hissed.
"Great!" Inuko said coming around Hoshiki to the kitchen again.
"Your marrying a woman, might want to prepare for the outbursts…" I said to him touching his shoulder. Then I saw him sulk and sigh deeply.
"Oh god!" he said and sighed again.
"I don't get it," Hoshiki said on the stool. I turned to him and touched his head.
"Let's just say, your sister has become a woman, and that means every month we are in deep sh—" I was about to finish my words when Kagome hit me with Makoto's baby bottle.
"Swear and I'll kill you," she said to me. Hoshiki laughed and said nothing.
"Yeah well," I was about to finish my words when I saw Kikyko come through the hallway. She was walking awkwardly and had a pale expression to her face.
"She's not sick so don't question her," Kagome said crossing her arms. She took Makoto from me and started talking to her.
I sighed deeply.
"Great!"
Tadahiro Household
"Hero," Hero's father said to him from the dining room table.
"Yes father?" Hero said to his father as he adjusted his tie coming down the stairs of their mansion.
"I have a meeting with "Youkai and Tailor for Men" company today, isn't that where your girlfriends father works?" he asked his son looking through the papers.
"I believe so, why do you ask father?" Hero said to him.
"They want to pull out of our company and set up their own tailoring company," he said angry he lifted the papers to his face then threw then down on the table.
"Oh why is that a bad thing?" Hero said coming around his father.
"That girl do what you will with her and get ride of her, women are useless they are not worth the time or effort…. Especially when they are the ones who make dangerous business plans such as this," his father said to him and stood up.
"What is this about?" Hero said to his father as he came around his son to the kitchen.
"Apparently that girl you are seeing she does the accounting to this company and she is the one who balances the books, she was the one who decided the decision to pull us from their brand which will cost my company a 45% decrease in sales," he said agitated.
Hero looked at his father and then to the paper he held up to him. He took the paper and read it.
"I seriously don't see a problem father, if they don't want to use your company for the manufacturing of their clothing line then what's the problem, that just means they are successful enough to branch out," Hero said reading over the fax.
"Branch out, I crush small companies like this, I buy them out then shut them down, so they do not compete against my company," he said to his son crossing his arms.
"Do you know how your own mother died son, she was pregnant with a boy, your unborn brother…. Until she was shot down by an arrow through the chest by a woman, a powerful woman with spiritual powers killed your mother," his father said to him.
Hero looked at his father then put the paper down.
"I know that," he said to him the turned to table.
"I was a powerful panther lord in the time we lived, in our land before this, our kingdom was prosperous I had many soldiers and men at our disposal," his father bellowed and followed him to the table.
"Father why are you telling me this," Hero said to him.
"Because I want you to know women are weak, they are nothing more than empty useless vessels," he said to his son.
"Was mother that to you?" Hero said pushing his books into his bag.
"No, your mother was a powerful demon a woman like no other, fierce dangerous, noble, she would fight battles and kill anything or anyone who came near her kingdom. Even though she resembled a human woman, and walked amongst our people as a woman, she was a fierce and powerful panther demon from a neighboring tribe whom I fell in love with," Hero's father said behind him.
"Then why are you giving me this meaningless speech," Hero said to his father, he turned to him and slung his bag over his shoulder.
"Because that girl, is useless to you son, find yourself a powerful woman a woman from your mother's family," his father said to him. Hero looked at his father then came around him.
"Your scared of Kikyko's intelligence, that a woman may bring down your company," he said to his father, he reached for his keys from the counter.
"Kikyko…. Is that her name?" his father said to him.
"Why does that matter to you? I like Kikyko, she's smart and a good person," Hero said to his father. His father grabbed his arm and turned him around.
He grabbed his son by the arms.
"She is too powerful and too dangerous for you to be with, her mother was the women who killed your own mother," his father said to him. Hero's eyes widened with shock.
"NO, that's not true… your wrong, you said a woman with spiritual powers dressed as a priestess killed my mother," Hero moved his arms from his father's grasp.
"Yes, she did kill your mother, your mother was on a hunt with three members of her family, I was with her. You were protected behind our walls, we found a village, a small village, we were going to raid it and kill its demons and bring them back to our kingdom. Your mother sniffed out a young demon girl playing with her demon brother and some human children, girls, your mother was about to attack the child when a white arrow filled with spiritual powers struck your mother and killed her. The last I saw was a women standing over these children protecting them, her words struck my soul 'do not ever think to come to this village again or attack my children, I will sacrifice my life to keep them safe, that women deserved what she got, begone before a much more powerful demon finds your scent and kills all of you for attacking his children,' then the women disappeared with the two children. That night our entire kingdom was destroyed by a powerful demon, a dog demon and a monk, they had many other demons with them, all for children, all because we attacked some pathetic weak children. I will never forget that day or that women," his father said to him. Hero clenched his hands to fists.
"You are wrong, Kikyko's mother isn't like that I met her, I saw her at the door when I picked up Kikyko for our first date," Hero said to his father.
"You met the women…" his father said to him.
"She's a kind woman, you are wrong, maybe it wasn't Kikyko's mother who did this… so I'm going to school," Hero turned from his father to the hallway.
"Ask that girl if her mother's name is Kagome, the lady of the village of Kaede," his father said to him. Hero stopped for a moment and looked over to his father, then continued to the door. He slammed it shut behind him.
"Aahahahhaha, Inuko stop," Kikyko's voice laughed as they walked through the school to their lockers. He was tickling Kikyko's side with his claws, she pushed his hand away and hit him in the shoulder hard. He snickered and rubbed his arm.
"I sent over the numbers that Misha and Yuri sent to me to father and Miroku, this should help with there meeting today," Kikyko said looking at the spreadsheet on her phone. Inuko looked at her and hugged her.
"This is why I love you you're so amazing," He said and nuzzeled her. She pushed him away.
"Stop your embarrassing me," she said pushing her brother away. Hakura smiled.
"So you don't love me anymore or something…" she pouted and crossed her arms. He smiled and looked at her.
"Nope, I'm stuck with you for the rest of my life, so I have to love you regardless…" he teased her. Hakura crossed her arms and huffed.
"You're such a jerk sometimes, but I still love you," Hakura said to him tapping his head. He smiled at her and kissed her cheek.
"Hehehe, Hi Hero…." Kikyko said to him at her locker. He looked at her then to Inuko and Hakura.
Inuko unlocked his locker and pushed his books in then reached for his calculator and pencils.
"I'll see you at lunch," he said to his sister he tapped her head then turned with Hakura. Hero watched him as they disappeared through the crowd.
"I said Hi… Hero are you okay?" Kikyko said to him. He diverted his eyes to her.
"Yeah, so we still on for the movies tonight..." Hero said to her and smiled. She nodded and locked her locker.
"Well I hope Tadahiro will allow us to pull from his company," Miroku said coming around the table. Misha and Yuri had been recruiting men and women from their college and setting up events to help bring the fashion department to our company. We offered to sponsor two new companies or even junior schools, with support from the public. The public would donate funds in whatever amount they wanted, and they too would have a name on our sponsorship with these schools or companies. Today so far Misha has kept us updated and we've had two other fashion stores donate to our manufacturing branch, with a partnership offer.
"This is great that we have companies wanting to support us and help us, there is a fox demon company run by men and women from our village who are willing to partner with us and allow our brand to be in their stores, and vise versa," Miroku said sitting down.
"Kikyko was right…" I said looking at the papers that were faxed over to us by Yuri. They were Kikyko's spreadsheets.
"I can't believe these girls did all this, Kira and Kikyko… not only smart but they set up these recruiting events as well," Sesshomaru said looking over the papers.
That's when we heard a car pull in near the building. Sesshomaru and I turned our eyes to the doors. We hired Shippou's girlfriend a fashion designer from his college to be our assistant for that day, she didn't only know our brand well, because she and Shippou ran our online website, she also knew every in and out of the Tadahiro company, we were glad she joined us.
"Mr. Tadahiro is here," Yukiko said to us as he came through the door with her. We stood up to greet him. She sat down at the table with us as Tadahiro sat down with his assistant. Miroku nodded and started the meeting.
I kept looking at Tadahiro, for some reason he looked very familiar to me, I wasn't sure where I had seen him from before but his scent and even his appearance looked very familiar. I knew he was a demon; he was a human and a demon like Sesshomaru, his scent was strong. Sesshomaru even seemed to narrow his eyes at him, I think he may have known him too… possibly?
"How dare you allow a young child to do your books and financing, to allow a young…. Women to decide to pull out from a company that is supplying you with everything you need to stay afloat," Tadahiro said crossing his arms. His assistant slid over some papers to us.
"Excuse me that child, is my daughter and my niece… and we felt that having our own manufacturing company will allow us to branch out to stores and other branches across the country," Miroku said to him his voice was loud and agitated.
"If I may sir, but your company takes 45% profit from our manufacturing and our sales, even though we are a website that supplies everything online, I maintain this website and its back end," Yukiko said looking over the spreadsheet.
"That was the original agreement, I help you with your production and help you stay afloat," he said to her.
"We realized that we can decrease this number to 25% by hiring interns and a full fashion department from a local prestigious well-known college," Yukiko added. I looked at her then to him. His posture tensed up and I could see the lines in his forehead crease.
"And a child… decided this for you?" Tadahiro said crossing his arms. He took the spreadsheet that was in front of him and passed it over to his assistant.
"Check these numbers," he said to him.
"That child has a name," Sesshomaru's voice was tense when he said this. I turned to him and touched his shoulder. For some reason he felt exactly what I felt from this man and I could tell from Sesshomaru's mood he wasn't too happy with his presence.
"Yes, a child decided this, she made a right decision and we want to pull from your company," I said frustrated, he was beginning to piss me off. Miroku held his hand up to me so I wouldn't lung at the man and kill him. For some reason his scent was really really starting to get to me, it was very familiar, and all I wanted to do was kill him for some reason.
"Sir, the spreadsheet is flawless, the numbers are correct, this can be done sir. If they pull, they have a budget to establish their own manufacturing company with the same quality of work and standards produced with our company," Tadahiro's assistant said to him as he crunched numbers into his calculator. He took of his glasses and looked at him.
"You want to pull, fine… all because of a little girl thinking it a right decision for you," Tadahiro said reaching into his pocket for a pen.
"Tadahiro I understand you feel our decision is not the right one, because you will be the one loosing the 45% profit, but we are a small stand alone company, regardless weather we pull or not, our company is only a tiny speck… an insignificant object in your organization, you….would lose nothing," Miroku said to him, he crossed his arms and had a tense look to his face.
"Fine, you want to pull then that is your decision, but don't allow women to run a man's business," Tadahiro said and signed the papers. He passed it over to his assistant who stamped the sheet. Yukiko stood up and came around the table to the assistant and took the paper from him.
"Good, if there is nothing more to discuss," Miroku said standing up. Tadahiro stood up with his assistant. Yukiko followed him to the door as Miroku led him outside. Tadahiro turned to Miroku as he held the door opened to him.
"You better watch your company carefully," Tadahiro said to him. Miroku narrowed his eyes to him as Tadahiro walked out of the building with his assistant.
"I did not like that man," Yukiko said coming back into the office.
"His scent…. It is very familiar," Sesshomaru said relaxing his posture.
"What do you mean he's a man," Miroku said coming through the office.
"No Miroku, we've meet him before I'm sure of it, I just can't remember when and where, his scent is that of a demon… not human," I said to him. Miroku looked at me, then to the door as his black car pulled away from our building.
"Hero?" Kikyko said to him during break. They sat outside in the courtyard leaning against a tree.
"Yes?" He said looking at her.
"You never told me about your mother," she asked pushing her hair back behind her ear. He looked at her then to the sky.
"My mother died when I was 7, I'm an only child and live with my father," he said to her.
"Oh, I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked…" Kikyko said to him. He smiled and turned to her.
"She was killed by a very powerful women," Hero said touching Kikyko's face she looked at him and blushed.
"I'm sorry Hero…" she said to him. He leaned forward to her.
"I hate that guy," Hoshiki said at the fence looking out towards Kikyko's school. He could see her and Hero sitting outside under the tree.
Koji squinted his eyes and looked through the fence.
"Is that Kikyko?" he said trying to get a good look.
"Yeah and she's dating him, dad let her," Hoshiki said and huffed.
"He looks nice…. I think," Koji said to him. Hoshiki turned his eyes to Koji.
"What?" Koji said looking at him. Hoshiki then looked back out through the fence.
"HE KISSED HER… WHAT THE…" Hoshi said as he narrowed his eyes to his sister.
Hero leaned forward and pressed his lips to Kikyko. She blushed and pushed him away.
"Please don't," she said touching her mouth.
"Sorry… I just, always wanted to kiss you…" he said to her.
"Please don't do it again, I'm not ready…" she said to him. He touched her face and leaned forward again. She pushed him away.
"I said stop," she said loudly.
"Kikyko… your mother her name is Kagome right?" he whispered to her. She looked at him and slid herself away from him.
"Please don't touch me, and how do you know my mother's name, I never mentioned it," she said nervous.
"My father is going to your father's meeting today, he knows who your father and mother are," Hero said to her sliding himself away from her.
"I want to kill him," Hoshiki said at the fence. Koji touched his shoulder.
"Kill him later, we have to return to class," he said pulling Hoshiki's arm. Hoshiki hissed and pulled his hands from the fence and followed Koji.
"Hero, I don't want to go to the movie tonight... you don't seem to respect girls and I don't like that, I don't like being touched unless you ask me, and I didn't want you to kiss me," she said to him standing up she dusted her skirt as he stood up as well.
"Look I'm sorry, your just so beautiful… I can't help myself," he said to her.
"Please don't I will call you when I feel comfortable and ready to go out again," she said she was about to turn to the school when he grabbed her arm.
He pulled her quickly to a small groove that separated parts of the building and pushed her hard against the wall.
"AAAH, Hero that hurt," she said touching her back. He pushed her again against the wall pinning her firmly against the wall with his hand.
"Listen carefully to me, your mother… I was informed she was the one who was responsible for the death of my mother..." he held his hand to her face.
"Stop…. Let me go please," she said trying to push him away. He lifted his knee to her side keeping her pinned and he leaned forward and kissed her again.
Tears welled up in her eyes as her hands tried to push him away.
"…. You want to know how my mother died, she died by a priestess name Kagome, who was protecting her children. She shot an arrow to my mother's chest and killed her," he said his hand firmly touching Kikyko's face.
"My mother would never do that, she's a kind person," Kikyko stuttered through tears.
"Your mother was the bitch that killed my mother, who took her away from me… you and I are not over, we are going to be together… weather you like it or not, and you… are going to keep your mouth shut…." He slid his hand up her leg and up her skirt.
"NO NO DON'T," she cried and pushed his hand away.
"Then keep your mouth shut you hear me," he said and pulled his hand from under her skirt.
"You tell your parents… you tell anyone even your brother, my father will ensure the death of your mother, for what she did to my mother. You and I will go about as normal, as a couple, do you understand me," he said to her. She looked at him and nodded crying.
"Then behave yourself… Kikyko," he said and pushed her against the wall again. He stepped away from her and turned away back to the school.
Kikyko slid down to the ground crying.
"I… can't even move," she stuttered out crying. She tried to move her arms and her legs, she felt paralyzed unable to even move her hands.
"AAAH," she screamed and cried. She used as much strength as she could to reach for her cell phone from her skirt pocket and pulled it out. It fell to the ground.
"I—n-u—ko I… need you," she typed out with one finger.
"H-u-ry out-side," she managed to type again then she blanked out.
"Huh," Inuko's phone vibrated in his pocket. He opened his locker and pulled his phone from his pocket.
"Bro we can't have our phones out in school…" Kenta said to him.
"Shit, its Kikyko…" he said and pushed his phone to his pocket.
"What?" Kenta said he looked at Reno who was also at his locker. Inuko ran through the crowd of students.
Kenta and Reno followed him concerned.
"What's wrong Inuko…" Kenta said as they passed Hero in the hallway.
"Kikyko she's outside, her message sounded distressed," he said running out to the courtyard.
"Find her," Kenta said to his brother. They separated and ran looking around the courtyard for her.
"INUKO!" Reno shouted as he came to the small alley that separated the two buildings, he bent down to Kikyko.
"Shit she's bleeding, badly," he said and took off his school vest.
"Kiki… uh what happened," Inuko said panicked as he and Kenta bent down to her.
Inuko touched his sisters side, she was bleeding so much, he looked at his hand and fear struck his face.
"How is she bleeding what the hell happened," he said angry.
"Calm down we have to stop the bleeding," Kenta said as he pulled Kikyko over they saw a wound on her back near her spin.
"Uh, damn," Inuko said again.
"Call an ambulance," he said angry.
"The hospital is down the block," Reno said to him. Inuko picked her up and ran through the courtyard, the boys where right behind him.
"In-uko," Kikyko's voice mumbled in his arms.
"I'm here…" he said to her as they ran through the hospital door.
"HELP someone please, my sister is badly injured," Inuko said to a lady at the desk.
"Oh gosh, nurse Mina get a gurney and a doctor quickly," the lady at the desk shouted to a nurse. She looked at Kikyko in Inuko's arms and quickly ran down the hallway.
"Please… hurry," Inuko said as a doctor came towards them.
"What happened? Give me the girl," he said quickly taking her from his arms.
"Get me an ER hurry nurse Mina," the doctor said carrying Kikyko, he quickly took her down a hallway. Inuko and the boys stayed near the desk watching as the doctor put Kikyko down on a gurney and ran with her through the hospital.
"Inuko, you have to call your parents…." Kenta said touching his shoulder.
"I can't…." he said his eyes filled with tears. Reno pulled his cell phone from his pocket and dialed Kagome's phone.
