Chapter 7
"How… how could I have done this, it's like…my demon part took over me, all because of what my father said this morning. I hurt her, I seriously hurt her, I let my anger over my mother's death…." Hero said in a bathroom stall he held his hand to his chest breathing heavily.
"How could I have done this…. I have to apologize to her, no…. she won't accept my apology, I have to do something," he said again, he composed himself and controlled his breathing. He opened the stall door and went to the sink. He leaned over it.
"She's in the hospital because of me… my father, he put those words in my head, I have to go see her," he said to himself again.
"SHIT!" he said and slammed his fist into the bathroom mirror, it shattered. He walked out of the men's bathroom to the hallway.
"InuYasha…" Miroku said holding the phone in the air.
"What is it Miroku, it's like you seen a ghost or something…" Sesshomaru looked over to us from the fax machine.
"You need to get to the hospital near the school, something happened to Kikyko," Miroku said quickly.
"What…" I said, I dropped the book I had in my hands and grabbed my jacket off the chair and ran.
"What happened Miroku?" Sesshomaru said concerned he came towards him.
"Hakura…" Inuko sent a message to her. She smiled and unlocked her phone.
"Yes my love, where are you I've been worried you didn't come to class…" she said to him.
"I need you… please, just….. come to the hospital down the block from the school," Inuko sent to her. She read the message and nearly dropped her phone. She turned to her sister and Hitoshi.
"Haku what is it?" Kira said to her she touched her sisters' shoulder.
"Somethings wrong, Inuko's in the hospital," she said worried. Hitoshi looked at her and grabbed her arm.
"Go we have to go," he said to them.
"Hey is something wrong?" Hero said as Kira and her sister passed him quickly in the hallway. Hitoshi turned to him.
"Somethings happened; we're heading to the hospital…." He shouted to him. Hero composed himself and took in a deep breath, he followed them as they left the school hastening his speed, to keep up.
As they approached the hospital, the sliding doors opened and Hakura ran in to the hospital searching for Inuko.
"Excuse me," she said at a counter to a lady.
"Hakura…" Inuko said behind her. She turned and looked at him as her sister and Hitoshi came in after her.
"You… have blood on your shirt," she said and touched her face.
"Inuko, what happened?" Hitoshi said coming towards him. Kenta and Reno stood up from the waiting area and came towards their friends.
"Something happened to Kikyko, she was hurt…. And," Reno said to them. Inuko grabbed Hakura and pulled her to him and held her.
"Oh god, is she okay?" Hakura said touching Inuko's face.
"I don't know…" he said and pressed his head into her shoulder.
"Sango…." Kagome said and dropped her phone. It hit the floor and the screen shattered.
"Kagome, what is it?" she said holding Makoto in her arms feeding a bottle to her. Shippou got up from the couch and came towards her, Rin touched Kagome's shoulder and looked at her concerned.
"Is everything okay?" she asked her concerned.
"Kikyko… I have to go," she said holding back tears.
"Kagome…. Kagome what is it?" Sango said to her. Kagome quickly grabbed her keys off the counter and ran to the door. Sango ran out behind her.
"Kagome talk to me…." She shouted after her.
"Shippou, Rin, quickly let's go," Sango said turning to the hallway, she closed the door behind her.
"YOU…" Inuko said noticing Hero enter the hospital room frantic. He pulled Hakura from him and turned to Hero as he came to the waiting area.
Kenta and Reno could see the anger on Inuko's face the came towards him.
"You little shit.. what did you do to her," Inuko shouted at him. He came towards him and grabbed him by the tie.
"HEY, HEY I DIDN'T DO THIS…" Hero shouted at him grabbing Inuko's hand.
"She was with you… you were the last person with her," Inuko hissed at him.
"Woah Inuko let him go," Kenta said holding out his hand to Inuko pushing him back.
"I can easily kill you, I'll kill you I swear if I find out you did this to her…" Inuko hissed angrily Hakura and Kira came to Inuko. Hakura touched his arm restraining him.
"Don't Inuko…." She said to him.
"Uh… hu!" I said running in to the hospital. I was panicking I didn't know what happened and I was worried out of my mind. I saw Inuko in the waiting area with his friends.
"BACK THE HELL OFF DOG BOY, I DIDN'T DO THIS…" Hero shouted at him pushing him away from him. Inuko was about to start a fight, his friends where restraining him, Reno and Hitoshi came between him and Hero. I saw this and came towards them.
"I'm going to kick your ass…" before Inuko could push Hero I came in front of him stopping him.
"Stop, stand down Inuko," I said to him pushing him back.
Inuko looked at me then to Hero, I looked at his clothes and noticed the blood.
"Change your shirt, your mother doesn't need to see this," I said pushing my shirt in to him. He looked at me and took the shirt, he turned to his friends and took of his blood-stained shirt. Reno did the same as I passed him a shirt as well.
I turned to Hero and crossed my arms looking at him.
"What happened?" I asked Hero. He adjusted his tie and came towards me.
"We were outside talking, I told her I wanted to head into the school to use the restroom, she said she'd be right behind me… I didn't realize she didn't come in," he said to me. I watched his words carefully I could tell when people lied to me. He didn't seem to be. I looked at him intimidating him and took a step forward. He stepped back away from me.
"WHERE IS SHE…. Where's my baby?" Kagome's voice came through the sliding doors. I turned to her and noticed her leaning against the counter talking to a nurse. I quickly came towards her. Inuko diverted his eyes to his mother he adjusted the shirt in his pants.
"InuYasha where is she, what happened?" she said looking at me. I grabbed her and pulled her to me.
"What happened..." Kagome said looking up to me. I touched her face and shook my head.
"I don't know…." I said she buried her head into my chest and cried.
"Excuse me," a nurse said to us. A doctor followed her he took off his mask and came towards us as we gathered in the waiting area. I rubbed Kagome's back and looked at the doctor.
"The girl is stable, she's okay, she suffered a cut on her back, she's okay… however she lost a lot of blood, problem is… her blood is very different then what we have here at the hospital we need a transfusion but we cannot provide one," the doctor said looking to us, he looked to each one of us carefully as if picking out which one of us is actually related to Kikyko.
"I can…." Inuko jumped in. I came towards Inuko and touched his shoulder.
"I'll do it," I said to him. He looked at me for a moment, then waved his hand for me to follow him.
"InuYasha," Kagome said after me. She followed me down the hallway. Inuko sighed and turned to his friends.
"She's okay Inuko…." Hakura said to him. He touched her face and hugged her. Hero let out a deep breath and leaned against the far wall away from the guys. Kenta looked at him and came towards him.
"Look I don't like you much, and right now… I don't trust you, but if you did do this to Kikyko, heath my words I will be the one to end your life," he said to him. Hero looked at him then to Inuko.
"I didn't do this to her, I swear on my life," he said again. Kenta said nothing to him then turned to his friends again.
"Kiki," Kagome said coming towards her.
"Ma'am, she's not awake, she needs the transfusion…" the doctor said to her.
"My baby girl," Kagome said and pulled up a chair. She sat down near her. I touched Kikykos head and kissed her face. The doctor grabbed my arm.
"Sir please," he said to me. I sat down on a chair near Kikyko, a nurse pushed a needle in to my arm. I looked at her then to Kikyko as they set up some bags and wires.
"Doctor shouldn't we test his blood to see if it's a match, the girl is human," the nurse said taping up the needle in my arm so it wouldn't move.
The doctor looked to her then to Kikyko.
"She's my child and Kagome is her mother," I said to them. The doctor nodded and gestured for the nurse to step aside as he adjusted the bags that hung between us on the metal rode.
"Sir do not move please stay still, we will do this for a half hour then remove it, it should be enough for her," the doctor said. He came around Kikyko and touched his hand to her neck then checked the machines. He nodded to us and left the room.
Kagome reached her hand to me, I took her hand and looked at her.
"What happened to her," she said to me as she touched Kikyko's head.
"I don't know… the boys don't know either, they found her like this in the school courtyard," I said looking at Kikyko.
"Did that boy… did he do this?" Kagome said stroking Kikyko's hair.
"No, he swore to me he didn't…I believe him, we'll have to wait until she wakes up, she'll tell us," I said to her. Kagome looked at me and leaned in towards me. She touched my arm where the needle stuck out from.
"Does it hurt?" she asked me.
"No, I don't feel it," I said to her.
She sighed and got up from her chair, she sat on my lap and pulled herself to me. I wrapped my arm around her and held her.
"I'm so worried," she said resting her head against my shoulder. I sighed deeply and touched her hair.
"Aunt Sango?" Inuko said as she came through the door with Makato and Shippou.
"What happened is everyone okay? Your mother left quickly…" she said looking to everyone. Rin ran over to the girls and hugged them talking with them, they told her about Kikyko's situation.
"Where's your sister?" she said to Inuko.
"Something happened at school were not sure what exactly, Kikyko got injured," he said looking at Makoto who had fallen asleep in the baby sling Sango wore over her chest.
"Is she okay?" Sango said touching Makoto's hair.
"Yeah, she's fine… mom and dad are with her right now," Inuko said extending his hands out for Mako. Sango pulled her from the sling and passed her over to Inuko, she then came around him to her daughters.
Shippou let out a deep breath and touched Inuko on the shoulder.
"Kikyko is a strong girl, I'm sure she's okay," he said to Inuko then walked around him to the waiting area. Inuko held Mako to his chest and returned to the waiting area.
"Didn't think giving blood even a little would make me dizzy," I said touching my face.
"Do you need me to get someone?" Kagome said sliding off my lap. I shook my head to her and closed my eyes for a moment.
That's when the doctor came in.
"Sir, this should be enough for her," the doctor said coming towards me. I touched my head and looked at him.
"Sorry got a little dizzy," I said to him. He took the tape off my arm and looked at me.
"I'll get you something to drink to replenish your body, that is if that's how it works with you…" he said to me. I nodded and looked over at Kikyko.
"Yeah anything works," I said to him.
The nurse who accompanied the doctor leaned over Kikyko taking her face mask off her face, she then turned off her IV.
"Her vitals are good and she's stable, her blood pressure is normal again," the doctor said looking at the machines as the nurse wrote down numbers.
"She should wake soon," the nurse said to us. I looked at Kagome, she sighed deeply and let out a breath, she touched Kikyko's head.
"I will leave a tray of food at the door ma'am," the doctor said to Kagome. She looked at him and nodded as he and the nurse left the room. I hated how different hospitals treated us differently, it's not like we go to the hospitals often, yet when we do it seems hospitals are not very accepting of our kind, demons and half demons and such not a lot of places are. Especially restaurants and clothing stores, that's why the majority of demons and half demons have taken over the mountain areas of Japan and the secluded farm land areas, we do live amongst humans but those who choose too live in the cities while others in seclusion on their own land and with others of our kind. We were mostly village people the royals, lord and those who were higher ranked in our world have mostly moved to cities and live there.
"InuYasha…" Kagome said holding the tray of food, I looked at her and took the tray.
"Are you sure you're okay?" she said sitting down in front of me. I opened the container of juice and drank from it.
"I'm fine… don't worry,"
"Cookie…." We heard Kikyko's voice mutter. I looked at the tray and noticed a wrapped cookie. Kagome stood up and looked at her.
"Kiki sweetie," she said and touched her face.
"I smell cookie," she said and touched her forehead.
I smiled and pushed the tray to the table and opened the wrapper encasing the cookie. I leaned forward towards Kikyko.
"Here…" I said to her. She looked at me and smiled.
"Are you okay sweetie, do you want to eat, or need anything?" Kagome said to her. Kikyko shifted herself upright. Kagome came around the bed and grabbed the bed remote she lifted the bed up for Kikyko.
"I got attacked at school after Hero left I was going inside and someone grabbed me…" Kikyko said touching the blanket. She didn't look at me or her mother. I put the cookie down on her lap. She looked at it and picked it up, she took a nibble at it.
Kagome looked at Kikyko then came around the bed to me.
I grabbed her arm and pulled her away from Kikyko.
"She's lying or hiding something…" I whispered to Kagome. She turned her head to Kikyko.
"Why would she lie to us InuYasha?" Kagome whispered back to me.
"She's protecting someone, or someone threatened her she might be scared to tell us anything," I said to her again. I looked over at Kikyko as she had my tray on her lap, she picked at the sandwich on the tray.
"She wouldn't lie to me…" Kagome said shaking her head at me.
"I know when she lies Kagome, she's done it once before, Kikyko is too honest for her own good, she wouldn't lie unless something bad happened or someone told her to lie," I said to her. Kagome pulled me a little future in the room towards the door.
"Then what do we do, we need to know who did this…." Kagome said to me.
"Don't push her, don't make her tell us, she will on her own terms… whoever made her lie to us, or whatever happened will surface," I said to her. Kagome sighed deeply and looked at Kikyko as she took a bite of the sandwich.
I was about to turn to Kikyko when someone knocked on the door. Kagome looked at the door then reached for the handle.
I sniffed the air, "It's Hero," I said to her.
She looked at me and opened the door.
"Hero…." Kagome said to him leaning against the door.
"Uh, sorry… but could I maybe see her?" he said. I leaned in behind Kagome as she opened the door.
"You have 15 mins," I said to him. Kagome looked at me as he came in around us. I took Kagome by the arm and pulled her out the door.
"Is it okay to let him see her?" she said to me in the hallway, I closed her door behind me.
"I gave him 15 mins, besides…. He didn't lie to me," I said and touched Kagome's face. She sighed and nodded. We both followed the hallway to the waiting area.
"Hero?" Kikyko said looking at him as he approached her bed. She pushed the tray off her lap and shifted away from him.
"I'm sorry... I am so sorry Kikyko, I wasn't myself… I didn't mean to do what I did to you, this…. This isn't me," he quickly said to her. She looked at him and clenched her hands against the sheets.
"You expect me to believe that, you threatened me, and… hurt me, my back is in so much pain right now," she said adjusting herself on the pillows.
"Look…. If I tell you something please, don't…. don't get mad," he said sitting down. She watched his moves carefully.
"I'm… a demon man, a panther demon, my father and mother are panther demons…" he said quickly he kept his eyes to Kikyko. She looked at him and clenched her hands against the sheets tighter.
"You're a panther demon…." She said trying to understand his words.
"My father told me about my mother's death this morning…. I don't know why it upset me, it shouldn't have, I don't…. I'm such a jerk…. I let my inner demon control me. I was…. So angry with your mother for what she had done to my mother, I let it out…" he started to say clenching his hands against his jeans.
"You let it out on me… my mother is a kind woman, she didn't kill your mother… if she did, I'm sorry, I don't know why she would have," Kikyko said to him.
He sighed deeply and kept his eyes to her. She turned her gaze from him.
"I lied to my parents… to protect you," she said to him. He leaned over to her.
"Why?" he said to her calmly.
"Because my father… he would have killed you if he found out, my mother isn't one to fear Hero…" she said to him. He leaned back in the chair and looked at her.
"… if you are to fear anyone Hero…. Fear my father…" she said turning her eyes to him.
"Don't lie to them Kikyko, tell them the truth…I deserve what I get," he said to her.
"No…" she said as he stood up.
"I do like you Kikyko… a lot, and I can understand if you never want to see me again," he said to her. She looked at him as he sat at the edge of her bed.
"Look… Hero, I can not forgive your actions and what you did, regardless if it's your demon who did this or you, you need to learn to control your inner demon, your power is your own and not that of your fathers. Don't be the monster but be the person you want to be in your life, be the good person…" she said to him. He looked at her and touched his hand to hers. She didn't move her hand away from his.
"Like you? I fear my father, when he turns into a panther demon, I fear him… he is destructive and dangerous, he holds resentment towards humans because of my mother's death, and for years he has seeked revenge but was never able to obtain it. I don't…. want to be like him," he said to her. Kikyko touched her other hand over his.
"Hero… if you don't want to be like your father, then prove to yourself… you are not like him," she said to him. He lifted her hand to his face and kissed it.
He nodded to her and stood up.
"Goodbye Kikyko, you may contact me if you wish…." He said to her and touched his hand to her face.
She looked at him as he turned away from her.
"Hero… I will still contact you, but please learn to control yourself," she said to him. He turned his head to her she smiled at him.
He let out a deep breath and headed to the door.
"Hero… you still owe me a movie," Kikyko said to him. He turned his head to her at the door and nodded then he reached for the handle.
"Huh!" Inuko said as the door opened.
"Sorry, I was just talking to Kikyko..." Hero said coming out of the room. Inuko grabbed him and pushed him against the wall.
"Ah hey," he said grabbing his hands.
"Stay the hell away from her… do not contact her, don't call her, text her or whatever… just do not come near her, don't say hi to her at school don't even…" I grabbed Inuko by the arm and pulled him away from Hero.
"Enough Inuko let him go," I said to him. Inuko let Hero go and looked at me.
"I won't contact her, she asked me not too," Hero said adjusting his shirt. He turned away from Inuko and headed to the main area. I looked at Inuko and crossed my arms.
"What?" he said to me.
"Do not touch him again, or come near him, he didn't do this to Kikyko…" I said to him. Inuko looked at me then turned to his sisters' room.
"Hey…" I said and grabbed his arm.
"I heard you," he said to me and pulled his arm from me.
"Hm," I said as he disappeared into his sisters' room.
"INUKO!" I heard Kikyko say loudly. I closed her door then turned to the waiting area.
"I'm so sorry… I wasn't there to protect you," Inuko said hugging her. She cringed when he wrapped his arms around her tighter.
"Not so tight," she said to him.
"Sorry," he let her go and looked at her.
"You came for me… that's all that mattered," she said to him. He touched her face and kissed her forehead.
"I was so scared Kiki… I saw you, on the ground…." He said to her. She sighed deeply and touched her hands to his.
"Tell me the truth, did he do this to you?" Inuko said looking at her. He kissed her face again.
"No Inuko... Hero didn't do this," she said to him.
"I won't move out; I can't move out not after this… we'll find a place closer to home to live…" he said to her quickly.
"Inuko… no stop saying stuff like this you're getting married, I'm fine…" she said to him.
"I can't leave you like this Kiki, your too important to me, if I can't be near you to protect you..." he said to her. She sighed deeply then took in a deep breath she mustered up her strength and punched Inuko hard in the shoulder.
"OW HEY…." He said moving away from her. She shook her hand.
"STUPID IDIOTIC moron," she half shouted at him.
"Move out, get married and yeah all that stuff that goes with it…." She said trying to figure out what to say to him. She touched a hand to her mouth then burst out laughing.
"You're so stupid you know that," he said to her and rubbed his shoulder.
Saturday
Kikyko had spent three days in the hospital, Kagome and Sango visited her on those three days. I sat in the car waiting for them, Kagome and Sango had gone in to get Kikyko since she was discharged today. Makoto was in the back-seat babbling to herself and laughing.
Hoshiki had stayed with his brother, Koji and Yuki at our place. Kira and Hakura were making a special cake for Kikyko. The whole family was gathering at our place, we were throwing a baby shower for Rin and a celebration for Kikyko as well. Everyone was decorating our home and finalizing the finishing touches. Miroku and Sesshomaru had gone out to get Rin a surprise for their new baby. I was kind of curious what it was myself. I tilted the mirror to Makoto and looked at her.
"aaaahh ahaha," Makoto giggled.
I turned to her.
"Well Makoto your sister is coming home today, she's still sore, she can't walk well for a few days, so we have to help her…." I said to Mako she looked at me then laughed.
I watched Makoto as she grabbed her feet and giggled.
"Crazy little girl," I said to her. She looked at me again then rubbed her hands over her ears and laughed loudly.
"Pa… pa…" she stuttered out.
"Huh what?" I said surprised. What did she just say?
"Say that again Mako… what did you say?" I said anxious to hear her talk.
"AAAAH, hahahahaha…. PA…PA," she said again. Just as Kagome opened the back door she heard this.
"What did she just say?" Kagome said leaning into the back seat. Sango opened the front door and helped Kikyko in. I looked at Kiki then turned to Mako.
"PA…PA…." Makoto shouted again and threw her hands to her face giggling.
"Oh my god she said papa," Kagome chimed and giggled.
"Wow, her first word was papa, hahaha so cute," Sango said near Kikyko.
"Wow…." I said and smiled; this melted my heart when I heard her say that. Kikyko smiled and tilted her mirror to see her sister.
"PAPA, PAPA PAPA…." Mako shouted again over and over then laughed. Sango smiled and came around the car to the back seat. She and Kagome got in.
"OOOOHHHHH MAKO," Kagome said and pulled her face to her kissing her.
"Why do you do that…" I said to her and turned the car on. She smothers the children which makes them soft and they end up spoiled little monsters, actually I'm one to talk I do that to Kikyko and Makoto all the time. Yet Kikyko beat a wrestler's ass and my sissy son didn't. I still haven't gotten over the fact I have a weak son. Well sort of! He has his moments!
"She said papa ohhh my baby girls first word was papa," Kagome said again and nuzzled Mako.
"Hahaha Mako you're such a sweetie, now let's try mama…." Sango said touching her hand. I pulled out of the lot. Great both Kagome and Sango are now going to make such a huge fuss over Makoto's first word, just like they did with the rest of the kids.
Kikyko laughed in the front seat, I looked over at her.
"Your first word was puppy believe it or not," I said to her. Kikyko looked at me surprised.
"I said puppy?" she said to me.
"Oh my god you did, and it was the most cutest 'puppy' I ever heard," Kagome said to her.
Kikyko looked at her mother then to me.
"You grabbed Inuko's ears and said 'puppy' then threw yourself to the floor and laughed, Inuko hated anyone touching his ears," I said to her remembering.
She looked at me and shook her head.
"I did that…" she said surprised.
"Yup, and it was so fricking cute, although Inuko didn't think so," I laughed and stopped at a red light.
"Hahahhaa, maybe I should do it again…." She held her hand to her mouth and laughed.
"He's bigger now, and stronger than you, you could try that again, but I don't think you'd make it too far," I teased her. She looked at me then laughed again.
"He has a weakness and I know what it is," she laughed and turned her eyes to her sister.
"Listen here Mako, Inuko is so gullible and easy to manipulate, make sure if you want to get your way with him to pull him by the ear and tell him to stop being stupid," she said to her sister. Kagome and Sango looked at her as Mako gave her sister a weird look.
"PAPA," she shouted again then laughed.
"Yeah she didn't get it," Kikyko said and sighed. I chuckled. This has now turned into an interesting car ride.
"This baby bassinet is perfect Sesshomaru," Miroku said to him as Sesshomaru carried the bassinet out of the car, Miroku grabbed the bags of gifts as well from the trunk.
"Well I hope Rin likes it, it's the one she's wanted for a while, our baby room is still a mess however," Sesshomaru said to Miroku. He smiled mischievously.
"Great, don't even think of coming to my house monk, you and my brother last time renovated my garage when it didn't even need it," Sesshomaru sighed deeply and followed Miroku into the house.
"Come on Sesshomaru who would've thought you, Sesshomaru would have a second child… a daughter, I mean what are the odds of that happening, from where you were before to now, how far you have come. The type of man you are now, did you even expect this at all," Miroku said to him. Sesshomaru stopped in the hallway and looked at him.
"I honestly did not expect my life as this, I really thought I would still be alone all my life with a son who resented me and hated me, I did not even expect Rin to want to come stay with me and be part of my life, she really has changed me," he said to Miroku. Miroku smiled and nodded.
"Exactly! I know InuYasha is grateful for Rin and for what she has done for you, he really looks up to you and accepts you as his brother, regardless of your past and differences," Miroku said to him. He then turned to the living room. Sesshomaru followed him thinking.
"MA….MA" Makoto shouted in the car.
"OH MY GOD SHE SAID IT," Kagome squealed I rolled my eyes as I accelerated on the long stretch of highway leading to our home.
"Mako oh look at you talking," Sango swooned over her and tapped her head.
"MAMA, PAPA," Mako shouted she giggled and laughed.
"Hahhhaaha, well sis can now talk," Kikyko said from looking at me.
"Huh!?" I said and slowed down.
"Something wrong?" Sango said leaning forward. Kagome did the same as I stopped the car.
"Uh, papa?" Kikyko said nervous she held her hands to her face. I looked at her and touched her head.
"What the hell is that?" I said narrowing my eyes, I skimmed the trees and the wooded area around us.
"What is it?" Kagome said again, I locked the doors.
"Hey InuYasha, your worrying us…" Sango said as well.
"Stay here, no one leave this car," I said and opened my door. There was a strange hooded figure a tall man maybe or creature standing in the middle of the road right in front of the car. I closed the door behind me and slowly came towards it.
"What is that?" Kagome said from the car.
"Hey, who are you… what is it you want?" I said remembering Kikyko say something about a hooded figure near her window, and the footage from the security cameras.
"That girl… and the women, your wife… both will die…." The hooded figure spoke. This pissed me off, I ran at it. It darted to the air. I jumped to the air and bared my claws at it. I took a swing at it but it disappeared into the air into a ball of smoke. I held my arm to my face.
"What the hell…" I said as I landed to the ground. The smoke cleared and nothing, there was no figment of this man anywhere. I looked around me and the wooded area again.
"What was that InuYasha?" Kagome said behind me.
"I said stay in the car," I hissed at her. I grabbed her and pulled her to me.
"What the hell was that… who was that?" I said looking to the sky.
As I pulled into the garage, I turned the car off and turned to Kagome and Sango.
"Let's not worry about what happened on the road, its Rin's baby shower, I'll talk to Miroku and Sesshomaru about this after…" I said to them.
"InuYasha did you know who that was?" Sango asked me, Kagome pulled the belt from Makoto's baby seat and pulled her out of it.
"No, but I have a feeling it's the same creature, or thing that we saw in the camera footage," I said to them.
"We have been here for 10 years, no incidents, no problems, no worries, the country has accepted us as equals. All demons and half demons obey the laws and live peacefully amongst all of us, yet now this is happening… InuYasha we are not allowed to wield weapons as per the laws that were placed when half demons and demons became members of society, what if this is a demon threatening us," Kagome said to me. She held Makoto to her chest.
"If it's a threat to us Kagome, we'll deal with it even if I have to wield Tetsusaiga again then so be it, I'll even get permission to do so if needed, I don't care… whatever it takes to make sure everyone is safe, then so be it," I said to her. She sighed and opened the car door. Sango did as well.
For us to wield any form of weapon in Japan we now have to sign a paper saying we must and the circumstances, if it means people's lives will be in jeopardy, as long as its dealt with without having media, cops or any humans involved then we settle it on our own terms. But getting permission to do so, that's the pain in the ass right there.
Kikyko looked at me as I was about to open the car door.
"Father," she said to me. I looked at her.
"My spiritual powers can…" she was about to say. I held my hand up to her and stopped her.
"…Your spiritual powers are too powerful, you cannot and will not use it for any reason Kikyko, this isn't something you need to be worrying about," I said to her. I opened the door and came around to her side. Kagome and Sango went into the house as I helped Kikyko out of the car.
"Why can't I use it father, I mean if I can help," she said to me as I carefully put her down to her feet. She leaned against me; I held my arm around her helping her walk.
"No Kikyko," I said to her as I helped her to the house.
"Wow the house looks so colorful," Kikyko said as we came into the living room, everyone had gathered that day, Yamatoo, Shippou, even Kohaku and Magumi. Koga and Ayame couldn't travel to see us because Ayame was very uncomfortable with her pregnancy but they sent Rin and even Kikyko a small gift for each one of them.
"Kikyko," Yamatoo said coming towards her. She smiled at him. I pulled my arm from around her and helped her to a chair.
"Hi Yamatoo," she said to him. He smiled and bent down to her. They started conversing, I looked at him then came over to the couch. I shifted in between Kagome and Miroku.
"Inuko?" Hakura said to him in the kitchen, Kenta, Reno and Hitoshi were coming as well and bringing Rika and Hitomi, Inuko was preparing a food platter in the kitchen.
"Yes," he said to Hakura as she cut up the cheese slices.
"Are you okay? You've been on edge since we came home, I know you don't trust that Hero boy… but," she started to say. He looked at her and touched her hand pulling it away from the plate.
"I don't trust him not one bit, but if my sister still wishes to see him, I can't stop her. I know he's gone to the hospital to see her for the past three days, I guess…. This really bothers me, I can't even protect her Hakura… do you know how that makes me feel, it's like… not being able to be there for you or protect you when you need me the most," he said to her. She smiled and touched his face.
"Don't be like that, she's okay… and safe now, nothing's going to happen," she reassured him. He sighed deeply and his ears twitched.
"The idiots are here," he said as they knocked on the door. Kira smiled and went to the door to greet them.
Hoshiki was outside with Takahoshi, Yuki and Koji. They were chasing Kirara who had transformed into her demonic form, around the house. I could hear them laughing and chase her outside. I titled my head to the patio doors and looked out at them.
"Wow this is so great," Rin said as Kagome and Sango brought over the platters of vegetables and meat.
"Thank you everyone, for this baby shower," she said touching her face. My whole house was filled with so many gifts and baby stuff. It was the same with Makoto when Kagome was pregnant with her, come to think of it, women can be so crazy when babies are involved. I chuckled at this thought.
"Uncle Sesshomaru, Rin…" Kikyko said standing up from the chair. Yamatoo stood up next to her, he looked at her as she wavered on her feet.
"Kikyko?" Rin said looking at her.
"Yamatoo could you grab that box over there please," she said to him and pointed next to the fireplace. He went over there and picked up the large pink wrapped box.
"Kikyko what's this?" Rin said as he brought the box over, he put it in front of Rin.
"Well I made something, and I hope you like it…" she said and smiled. Rin looked at her and pulled at the ribbon. I didn't even know Kikyko had even made something for Rin. I was actually curious as to what it was.
She pulled the lid of the box and pink balloons flew out of it. We all smiled and laughed at this. Sesshomaru bent over the box and pulled out another small box.
"Sweetie I didn't know you made Rin anything…." Kagome said to her. Kikyko smiled and pushed her hair behind her ear, she watched as Sesshomaru opened the smaller box.
"WOOOW, KIKYKO…" Rin said, her face blushed when Sesshomaru held up the picture frame.
"What… is this?" Sesshomaru said looking at the picture in the frame. It was Rin's sonogram and a picture of her and Sesshomaru together. He turned the frame towards us.
"Awwe," Kagome and Sango said.
"Kikyko this is so lovely oh thank you so much," Rin said, she stood up and hugged her. Kikyko smiled, she touched her back and slowly shifted her feet to the kitchen. Yamatoo followed her, he seemed very protective of her for some reason, he would keep his arm near her incase she fell or needed assistance. I watched him as he followed her to the kitchen.
"Huh!" I said and turned my gaze back to the conversation and laughter from everyone around me.
"So dog boys… Hitoshi, Shippou," Kikyko said to them as she sat down at the bar stool near the counter. Yamatoo sat down next to her and chuckled.
"Dog boys?" Kenta said to her.
"Wolf boys?" she said to them teasing them. Shippou laughed and said nothing to this.
"So Shippou and Hitoshi get called by their names and we are dog boys?" Reno said to her crossing his arms.
"I like them more then you three idiots," she said and reached for the platter. Inuko slide it away.
"Oh really?" he said teasing her.
"Hey come on I'm hungry," she whined. Kira and Hakura laughed at her. Hitomi rolled her eyes, "Great there's going to be another fight," she said to Rika.
"Inuko's going to get his ass kicked this time if he doesn't give her what she wants…" Rika said to Hitomi. They both nodded.
"I don't care if your hungry, besides your too weak to do anything about it," he teased and held the platter over his head.
"Oooooo, don't do it Inuko…" Kenta said to him. He and Reno stepped away from him. They knew what was coming.
Kikyko carefully slid off the bar stool she tapped her skirt and came around the counter. Inuko turned to her as she came towards him, he still held the platter over his head.
Hakura and Kira laughed and stepped away from her. Yamatoo seemed confused, he looked at her and then to Inuko curious. He looked at Kikyko carefully as if prepared to pounce if anyone hurt her. I noticed this he looked tense and his body hovered over the seat.
"I'm only going to say this again, dog boy… I'm hungry and would like some cheese and crackers," she said to him holding her hand out. He looked at her and snickered.
"Nope, if you can reach this platter Kikyko you can have your cheese and crackers." Everyone looked at them then stepped away from them. Yup shit is about to get real. Do not mess with Kikyko and her cheese and crackers, that's all I have to say in that matter.
"Great, he's going to get his ass kicked so hard," Miroku said next to me. I sighed deeply and nodded.
"Should I stop them?" I said looking at Miroku.
"Maybe, Kikyko looks dead serious... has anyone fed her anything this morning?" he said and looked to Kagome.
"How should I know if the hospital fed her this morning," Kagome said as she cut up some cake. Sango sighed deeply.
Rin sighed and took the plate from Kagome as she passed it to her.
"Is this normal for her to act this way?" Sesshomaru said concerned.
"Hahhaha, you should see her when she doesn't get her cookies that her grandmother makes, oh my god that's an entirely different story," I said and chuckled.
Sesshomaru looked at me then to Kikyko.
"Nope," Inuko said to her as she reached for the platter.
"Inuko Taisho stop being such a jerk, let me have something to eat…" she said to him. She crossed her arms and looked at him.
"Bro give her what she wants, it'll shorten the war by thousands of years… just cave in," Kenta said touching his shoulder.
"Nope, see thing is Kikyko can't jump or do much movement, so in this case… I have the advantage," he said and snickered.
Kikyko sighed then we saw her come around the counter she reached for a bar stool and slid it over. Yup she's dead serious.
"Uh what are you doing?" he said to her nervous, she climbed up on her knees and looked at him.
"I warned you," she said. She grabbed his ears and rubbed them.
"AAH, HEY," he shouted and dropped the platter. Shippou caught it without disturbing its content and held it to the air. He looked at them then put the platter down on the counter. Yamatoo held his hand to his mouth trying not to laugh at their squabble.
Kikyko pulled her brother's ears, then giggled, "PUPPY!" she shouted. He hated when anyone touched his ears, he grunted and hissed angrily.
"Told yeah, shit just got real!" I said to everyone.
"She shouldn't have done that," Kagome said sipping on her tea.
"You are so dead," Inuko hissed. He grabbed Kikyko off the stool and threw her over his shoulder.
"AAAH, INUKO NO STOP DON'T," she shouted at him.
"Inuko don't you dare," Hakura said after him as he came around the counter. Everyone followed him laughing.
"Now she did it," Kenta said he and Reno high fived each other.
"INUKO PUT ME DOWN," she shouted at him.
"NO never mind Inuko won this," Miroku said watching Inuko. He opened the sliding doors that led to the yard.
We saw Hoshiki and the boys look at them as they came out to the yard.
"INUKO'S GOING TO DIE," Hoshiki shouted laughing. The boys followed them.
"He's going to throw her in to the pool," I sighed deeply. Yamatoo looked at them carefully as they squabbled outside. I think he was making a mental note not to mess with is new sister when she is born. More then likely he'll get his ass kicked as well if he pissed her off.
That's when we heard them shouting and laughing outside, and cheering. After a few moments everything went silent and we heard a large splash in the water. Then we heard everyone shout.
"KIKYKO YOU STUPID LITTLE…."
She came back through the sliding doors closing them behind her. She tapped her hands together then returned to the kitchen, she picked up the platter and giggled. She took it over to where we gathered and sat down in the chair. We looked at her.
"Hey they deserved it," she said biting in to a cracker.
"What did you do?" I said to her. The guys came to the sliding doors soaking wet. All of them, including Hoshiki and the boys. Shippou and Hitoshi and the girls, and Yamatoo where the only one's spared.
"Aahahhaahha," Rin laughed. Kagome looked at Kikyko and to the boys as they rung out their hair outside and their clothes, they shook themselves off, she laughed covering her mouth.
"Told you, shit got real!" I said to everyone. We all laughed as the boys came into the house tracking water everywhere. Inuko and Kenta hissed at Kikyko as they passed her.
"Sis that wasn't fair, I didn't even do anything," Hoshiki said to her as he passed her. He and the boys ran to the bathroom for towels.
Hakura and Kira held their hands to their mouths trying not to laugh, the girls followed the boys through the house as they grabbed towels and a mop.
The entire day was great, after their little outdoor fiasco the kids were actually well behaved, they spent the entire time outside in the sun talking and laughing. Inuko didn't pick on his sister, she didn't pick on him, it was a normal routine with them. They pick on each other, the squabble ends with one of them winning then they spend the entire rest of their day talking, laughing and doing stupid things. Rin and Sesshomaru receive so much gifts for their little girl whom they decided to name after Sesshomaru's mother, Kimi. Miroku myself and Sesshomaru had gathered in the kitchen, I needed to tell them about what we encountered.
"So it was a cloaked man?" Miroku said to me.
"I don't know what it was, a demon, a man… it work a long dark cloak that covered its face... and it was fast, real fast, I kept up with it but before I could strike it, it disappeared." I said to them. Sesshomaru looked at me concerned.
"We have been here for 10 years without anything, no incidents no demon attacks no threats from anyone, why now all of a sudden..." Sesshomaru said to us.
"Good question!" I said looking to Kagome and the girls in the living room. They were playing with Makoto and saying words to her. I sighed; I was worried… I wasn't only worried; I didn't want anything to happen to anyone. That thing, that being threatened my family, and this is something that doesn't sit well with me.
The entire day had fell to night, Sango, Miroku and her children returned home, while Rin, Sesshomaru and Yamatoo went out for some family time. This was the first time Sesshomaru ever said he wanted to have some family time with Rin and Yamatoo they decided on a nice fox demon family owned restaurant in the city. Rin was so thrilled about it and so happy she left some of her gifts here. I told them we would take it over to their place in the morning.
As I came up the stairs Inuko and Shippou where play fighting in the hallway.
"Don't hurt yourselves," I said passing them as Shippou's arms were blocked by Inuko, Inuko threw fake punches at him. Hoshiki rubbed his eyes watching them.
"Ha take that," Inuko said to him.
"Wwoooah, that one almost connected," Shippou hit him. Inuko blocked his arm.
"Your going to fall asleep standing," I said to Hoshiki, I pulled my hair up into a ribbon. He looked at me then smiled.
"No I'm not," he said to me Inuko picked him up and Hoshiki held his hands up to Shippou.
"Oh so the kid wants to fight huh, watch this…" Shippou said to him. He held his hand to the air then he threw his hand to the ground and a spinning top formed.
"SO COOL!" Hoshiki shouted. I walked down the hallway to Kikyko's room.
I opened Kikyko's door and peered in. She was sprawled along her bed on her phone. I came in quietly and to her bed.
"Daddy," she said startled when I jumped on to her bed with her.
"Whatcha doing?" I said to her. She looked at me and slid herself away. Her cheeks where rosy, she held her phone close to her face.
"Talking to Hero huh!" I said to her watching her. She blushed and looked at her phone.
"If you want to see him Kikyko you can, but… don't let him hurt you again," I said to her sitting on her bed. She stopped typing on her phone and looked at me.
"Uh," she said nervous.
"I know he hurt you... I don't know the reason behind it or what happened, but his scent was all over you…." I said to her. She shifted around and sat on the edge of her bed.
"If he does it again… he'll answer to me," I said to her and touched her head. She cringed a little and looked at me. I hated when she gave me those sappy eyes.
"I'm… sorry," she stuttered out. I rubbed her head and leaned forward towards her.
"Next time… don't lie to me," I said to her and tapped her cheek. I kissed her forehead and got off her bed.
I heard her sigh as I closed her bedroom door.
I went down the hallway to our room. Kagome was propped up against pillows breast feeding Makoto. She was humming to her and held her tenderly to her breast. I looked at her and went to the closet to change.
"Is everything okay?" she said to me. I came out of the closet and looked at her she closed her eyes and leaned back against the bed frame.
"Yeah… Kikyko's in her room and the boys are play fighting, and probably will go to bed here soon," I said to her. I came towards her and slid into bed near her. She slid herself forward, I wrapped my arms around her and rested myself against her. She put her head against my chest.
"So beautiful…" I said to her watching Makoto.
"What is…." She said tapping Makoto softly on the butt.
"The fact that you carried our children for 8 to 9 months and now use your body again to feed them, to make them grow…." I said pulling my arms around her and Makoto.
She giggled and closed her eyes again.
"How do you do this… your just amazing Kagome," I said to her. She smiled.
"Breast feeding my babies creates a bond with mother and child, its peaceful and calming…." She said again. I rested my head against hers and kissed the side of her face.
"So beautiful…" I said again watching Makoto.
"Sorry Kikyko I truly am, this will never happen again you have my word," Hero's message came through. Kikyko sprawled along her bed again.
"You kept apologizing the past three days, I told you I forgave you… just don't let it happen again," she sent to him.
"It won't trust me," he replied.
"Besides… I think my father knows," she sighed deeply and sent this.
"I'm not dead yet," Hero replied to her.
"Yeah well your lucky, he's usually very impulsive and will kill people," she sent him.
"Yeah I heard that about your father," he replied to her.
"Kikyko, tomorrow there's a really funny movie playing, do you want to go? Around 8pm?" he sent her.
"Okay… my father was okay with that in the first place so yeah let's go watch a movie," she replied again.
"Great, have a good night Kikyko," he sent her.
"You too," she replied back.
She slid her phone to the bedside table and turned off her light.
