i was amused writing it. i hope y'all are just as amused reading it. enjoy.


Stronger: The Lost Chapters

By: Jaylonni Love

Lost in the Basement


.i don't own inuyasha.


I don't know how the hell I managed this, but here I am, killing it.

I told Sesshomaru I didn't want to go alone. Now look, I'm lost! I was just trying to go to the bathroom, okay? How on Kami's green goddamn earth did I end up in the goddamned basement?! And I still have to pee! I absolutely refuse to pee on myself like a small child. I've acquired some very decent bladder control since my diaper days and I'd rather not revert back to that. At almost eighteen years old, there's no goddamn way I'm going to regress that much. Nuh uh, not happening. Over my dead body.

Anyways, back to my current dilemma. I've literally been standing here for like, half an hour now, wondering just how the hell I managed to get here. You know that old saying, 'took a wrong turn at Albuquerque'? It's me, I took the wrong turn at Albuquerque.

You would think Sesshomaru with his extra heightened sense of fucking smell would have found me by now. I have been gone for a while, you know. The last time I left his side for all of five minutes, he was tearing through my apartment building, looking for me like a mad man, and I had just gone to check the mail while he was napping! Damn youkai bastard. He probably thinks I had more business to attend to in the bathroom than I actually do. Too bad I don't have my phone with me (a dumb ass move but, you live, and you learn, right?). If I did, I'd just text him and tell him I'm lost in his fucking labyrinth of a basement!

Maybe if I retrace my steps I'll find my way back to his room and he can take me to the bathroom personally? Because I absolutely refuse to get lost in this damn maze again. And I definitely see that happening if I have to go alone, again. He could have at least drawn me a map.

Pivoting on my heel, I called myself walking back the way that I had originally came, only to realize that I was still going the wrong way after a few minutes. Oh for fuck's sake, someone come find me, please. I'm literally over this whole ordeal at this point. I just want to go to the bathroom and go back to Sesshomaru's room to finish my homework. Seriously, why do they have such a big fucking house? No one actually needs this much damn room, I swear.

I turned once again, going the opposite way in which I came. Maybe this time I can find my way out of this basement because good grief. I mean seriously, how damn big is this place? I feel like I should have come to an exit by now. But here I am, still lost as hell and trying to figure out how the hell to get myself back to where I came from. Is it acceptable to sit down and cry? I mean, no one is around. And maybe the smell of my tears will bring Sesshomaru to me so he can get me the fuck out of here.

Absentmindedly, I continue to walk until I come to a dead end. Alright now, this is getting ridiculous. How the hell do I get out of this damned basement?! Seriously, I really need a map. If I had a map, I'd be able to find my way out of here, I think. But I don't have a map now, do I? No. And oh fuck me running what the actual hell is that? Oh shit. If that's what I think it is, I want out of here, right now.

Sitting atop a mantle, was a sword. And not just any sword. A very familiar sword from the Sengoku Jidai era. The Tessaiga. I've read about this sword in history books (how much do you wanna bet Tōga probably wrote them himself?). It's said to have been able to slay 100 demons with a single stroke. And it's most famous technique? The Wind Scar. I've seen the after effects of the technique in paintings from five hundred years ago. This sword could definitely cause some damage. And the last thing I want to do is accidentally set it off and destroy part of the Takahashi's labyrinth… I mean mansion. Hey, wait, maybe that's not such a bad idea. They'll easily be able to find me then… but then I have to think of the damages to the house, repairs… never mind. That was an ill-conceived plan to begin with.

Slowly backing away, I stopped when my back hit against something else and it started to wobble. Turning quickly, I caught the other mantle that had been set up there with a different sword resting across it. Now, I'm really scared. If this is the sword I think it is (which I'm almost a hundred percent sure it is), I'm probably going to piss myself for real (which I'm immensely proud of myself for not doing yet considering the fact that I still really have to go!).

Sō'unga, the sword of hell. This one might be even more famous (and dangerous) than the Tessaiga. I mean seriously, a sword that can call forth 100 souls from hell? No thank you, I choose life. Why does Tōga keep such dangerous swords down here anyway? I mean seriously, wasn't he ever concerned that his boys would come down here, see the swords, try to play with them and get themselves killed in the process? He can't possibly be that irresponsible of a father, now could he? No, he's a good dad. From what I've seen, he takes very good care of his sons (despite news and media outlets trying to say otherwise) and I doubt he would actually allow them the chance to come down here and mess with either of the swords, to be completely honest.

Anyways, now that I've scared myself half to death, I think it's time I continue trying to find my way out of here. Maybe if I head to the left from here I'll find my way back to the basement entrance and can finally get out of here. I highly doubt anyone is coming looking for me any time soon…

"Oi, there you are," a voice suddenly calls out from behind me.

Spinning on my heel, I turn to see Inuyasha standing there. I don't think I've ever been happier to see the younger Takahashi brother. Someone has finally come to save me, and I think I'm going to cry.

"How the hell did ya manage to get yourself down here," Inuyasha asked when he came to a stop in front of me, arms folded over his chest. "Sesshomaru's been losing his shit looking for you for the last twenty minutes. He's asked everyone in the house, me, the old man, Mom and all the staff if any of us have seen you and confused the shit out of everyone. I thought you were supposed to be going to the bathroom, not taking a tour of the house."

"It wasn't exactly planned that I ended up here, actually," I answered as he gestured for me to follow him. And I happily did because that meant that I was getting out of here finally. "I took a wrong turn at Albuquerque and somehow managed to find myself in the basement looking for the bathroom."

"How in the hell…" Inuyasha started before he stopped. "You know what, never mind. Let's just get you back to the bastard before he hurts someone looking for you. I swear, guys with intended mates go batshit crazy every time their mate to be is out of their sight and they don't know where they are."

"If it's not too much trouble," I started, holding up a finger. "I still do have to go to the bathroom really bad. So if you could take me to one first, then take me to Sesshomaru, I would appreciate it."

"Ah fuck, sure," Inuyasha grunted, heading up a set of steps I'm sure are the ones I came down.

How the hell was I not able to find this exit a little while ago?

The second we were out of the basement, Izayoi and Tōga were right there. I could see the relief wash over both their faces when they realized Inuyasha had found me, which meant that Sesshomaru would stop his rampage the moment he laid eyes on me.

"Are you okay," Izayoi asked, immediately checking to make sure there were no bumps or scrapes anywhere on me. "You've been missing for almost and hour and Sesshomaru has probably frightened the entire house staff by now looking for you."

"I'm fine, I just got lost trying to find the bathroom," I answered, staying her worried hands. "I'll get Sesshomaru to calm down, after I use the bathroom. I still have to go."

"I was taking her to one, so if you don't mind," Inuyasha said, pulling me away from his mother. "The sooner she's done, the quicker I can get her to the bastard, and he can stop scaring everyone here. I hope he hasn't transformed yet."

I'm sorry, what?

"Transformed," I asked, irking a brow.

"You don't want to know," Inuyasha said, tugging me along, "C'mon. You have to use the bathroom, right?"

I simply nodded, allowing him to drag me along behind him. We came to a bathroom not even a minute later and he released me. I'm pretty sure I caught him by surprise because I literally ran into the bathroom, slammed and locked the door and got the button and zipper of my jeans undone in all of three seconds.

Sweet salvation. My bladder is going to be okay.

After cleaning up and washing my hands, I left the bathroom again to find Inuyasha leaning against the wall several feet away. When he heard me walk out, his ear twitched and I almost cooed at how adorable it was. Almost. He'd catch an attitude if I said anything about his ears, I've come to learn over the last few weeks of getting to know him.

"Alright, now where's Sesshomaru," I asked, irking a brow.

"Well, according to several of the gardeners who have run into the house screaming, he's out back in the gardens," Inuyasha informed me as he pushed himself off the wall. "He's probably transformed now so come on. You're literally the only thing that's going to keep him from destroying the back yard with his acid saliva at this point."

I'm sorry, his what?

"Let's… go then," I said, nodding for him to lead the way.

He did, bringing me to the backyard where the most beautiful garden I'd ever seen was located. I was transfixed by all the different types of flora that grew and then I caught something white out the corner of my eye. Turning my head, I saw a giant white dog, sniffing around and growling at anyone who came anywhere near it. Hey, I didn't know they had a dog. Wonder what kind of dog it is?

"Lord Sesshomaru please, you will destroy Lady Izayoi's garden if you continue this," a worker said, making the dog turn and bare it's teeth at him.

Hold the hell on, did he just call that dog "Lord Sesshomaru". As in my Sesshomaru?

"I knew it, the bastard transformed and now he's wreaking havoc," Inuyasha murmured boredly.

Why did no one tell me that Sesshomaru could transform into a dog?

"You'd better get over there before he literally snaps that gardener in two with his teeth," Inuyasha said, nodding towards the poor worker that was being backed into a corner by my dog of a future mate.

Oh dear Kami.

"Sesshomaru, no," I called out, making him turn to look at me as I approached. When I reached him, I placed a hand on his nose, silently waving the gardener away to save his life. "I'm okay, stop terrorizing the house staff."

He made a sort of whining sound and I did actually laugh this time as I pet him.

"There's a good boy," I cooed, and I could see him literally roll his eyes at me before he started to regress to his humanoid form.

Excuse me, I was petting you sir. Turn back.

"Rin, where were you," he asked, clearly extremely concerned.

Aw how sweet, he was worried about me. "I got lost in your basement looking for the bathroom. Inuyasha just found me. Now will you please turn back into a big dog so that I can continue to pet you?"

To say he was unamused, was an understatement. He'd only said maybe four words to me for the rest of the time we were together. Now, I'm gonna have to think of a way to get back in his good graces. Wonderful.