Chapter 8: Uncle's Girlfriend
"Keh. I can't believe the bastard's got someone to actually like him," Inuyasha states as he closes the door to Kagome's red 2016 Hyundai Elantra.
"Language!"
"Keh."
Kagome rolls her eyes as she takes Katsuo out of his car seat. She closes the door with her free hand before walking towards the two-story brick house. Currently, Katsuo is five-month-old. He has a head full of silver hair and his doggy ears would always flick on his head every time he hears a new noise. He was mommy little angel.
"I'm happy for him. Your brother is a private guy," Kagome states. "Especially since Kagura used him and stole a lot of his money."
"Keh. I'm glad the bitch is rotting in he-"
"For the love of Kami, Inuyasha! Language!"
"Sorry, sorry."
Kagome shakes her head as she looks down to see her son had fallen asleep. She kisses his head before starting a new conversation with her husband.
"I think it's time for me to go back to work," Kagome admits. She had been mauling over this idea for a while now. Yes, she wanted to be with her son 24/7, but she also wanted to get back to her work-life. She had fun running her father-in-law's jewelry corporation.
"Really?" Inuyasha questions with a raised brow. He walks up the small step and rings the doorbell. Of course, he wasn't sexist and didn't want Kagome walking around their house naked and pregnant all the time, but he also didn't want her to feel obligated to work. They were doing okay with one breadwinner in the house. However, seeing the determine look on her face made Inuyasha realize that he shouldn't/couldn't stop his wife from doing what she wanted.
"Yes. I was talking about it with my mom the other day. She said it was a good idea. She suggested that I can drop Katsuo off at her house while I worked, or I could drop him off here."
"That would be nice," Inuyasha says as Kagome joins him on the step too. He wraps his arm around her waist and pulls her close. He kisses her head before laying his head on top of hers. "We'll talk about this later."
"Okay," Kagome says as the door opens revealing an excited grandma. Inuyasha's mom, Izayoi, opens her mouth to say something when Kagome quickly puts her finger to her lips.
"He's sleeping," Kagome states.
"Poop! And I wanted to play with him," Izayoi says as she lets them into her house. Kagome giggles as she walks into the house with Inuyasha following behind her.
"I'm going to lay him in the living room," Kagome says as she walks away from her husband and mother-in-law.
"How are you dear?"
"Good. Work was tiring, but I'm fine. How about you?" Inuyasha tells her as he pulls her into a hug.
"Good, the flower shop is doing well as always," Izayoi says as she hugs Inuyasha back before pulling away. Kagome and Inuyasha's father, Inu No Taisho walk out the living room and towards them.
"Katsuo still asleep?" Inuyasha asks as Kagome hugs his mother.
"Like a light," Kagome says with a grin. "Is Sesshomaru and his girlfriend here?"
"Not yet," Izayoi states with a huge smile. "I can't believe my little fluffy is dating! Next is marriage!"
"Izzy, don't scare the poor girl," Inu No Taisho lightly chastises with a smile himself.
"Oh, hush you!" His wife responds causing the small group to laugh as they stand in the foyer.
Inuyasha grins as he looks at his mother. She was an amazing and caring woman. She raised him all on her own and was still able to live her life. After his run in with his father and brother some odd number of years ago, Inu No Taisho and Izayoi quickly rekindled their love for each other and within three years, Izayoi was walking down the aisle in order to marry the man of her dreams.
At first, his older brother, Sesshomaru, was untrustworthy of Izayoi; being that she was the woman that caused his mother and father to divorce. However, after spending time with her and his younger brother, he was able to love them and treat them like family.
"Kagome, can you set the table for me? I have to check on the turkey."
"Sure, thing mom," Kagome says. She and Izayoi turn around and walk down the hallway.
"So, how's the parent life, son?" Inu No Taisho jokily asks as he claps Inuyasha's shoulder. His son grunts at the force.
'Looks like I need to go to the gym more often.' Inuyasha shakes his head before looking at his tall father. "It's good, for right now. Katsuo learning to sleep through the night."
"I bet that's good for you and Kagome."
"It is. Kagome's thinking about going to work soon."
"Really? Well she was always a hard-working girl."
"You're telling me. She worked until the day she went into labor," Inuyasha says with a grin causing his father to chuckle. "How's your health old man?"
"Why must you always tease me about my age?" Inu No Taisho questions with a furrowed of the brow. "Soon you'll be-"
Ding Dong! Ding Dong!
"They're here!"
The two silver haired men turn to see Izayoi running down the hall towards them. They move away from the door, knowing that Izayoi would want to open it and they wouldn't dare get in her way.
"Best behavior!" She exclaims with a clap of the hands. She dusts some invisible dusk off her husband's shoulder before bending down to open the door.
"What I miss?" Kagome asks as she stands next to her husband.
"Mom being mom."
Kagome nods as they all take a step back as Sesshomaru walks into the house with a short, black haired, pale woman by his side.
"What the hell, Rin?!" Inuyasha exclaims as he looks at the manager and hostess of his restaurant.
"Hi Yash!" Rin cheerfully greets with a blush.
"You're dating this dickhead?! When were you going to tell me?" Inuyasha yells, causing Kagome to elbow him in the stomach. Kagome shakes her head but looks at the two. This was a shock though; Rin was a cheerful young woman while Sesshomaru acted cold-hearted all the time.
"Hello Sesshomaru," Izayoi interrupts as she gives Sesshomaru a hug and kiss on the cheek.
"Hello mother," Sesshomaru says as he returns her hug. After they pull away, Izayoi excitedly stands by her husband.
"So, who's your friend?" She giddily asks.
Sesshomaru rolls his eyes but smile before introducing his girlfriend to his family. He rolls his eyes as he hears Inuyasha and Kagome loudly gasp at his smile. 'They are such children.'
"Everyone, this is Rin. Rin this is-"Sesshomaru starts to say but Izayoi stops him.
"Hi, I'm Izayoi," Izayoi happily interrupts as she pulls the girl into a hug.
"Oh hi!" The young woman says as she hugs Izayoi back. Izayoi hugs her for a minute, until Inu No Taisho literally pulled her off the young woman.
"Sorry about her. She just likes seeing new faces," Inu No Taisho states, causing his wife to elbow him in the stomach. Inu No Taisho chuckles as he holds out his hand, "Inu No Taisho."
"Nice to meet you," Rin says as she shakes his hand. "I've heard a lot about you, from both of your sons."
"I bet," Inuyasha mumbles as he crosses him arms.
"And you already know my idiot brother and his wife," Sesshomaru says as he points at Inuyasha then Kagome.
"What was that, jackass?!" Inuyasha shouts as he raises his fist.
"Ignore them," Kagome says as she shakes Rin's hand. "It's nice to meet you again, Rin."
"Likewise," Rin responds with a smile.
"Dinner will be done in a few. Just putting on some final touches," Izayoi announces.
"That gives me some time to show the boys the new sword I got. Come on boys!" Inu No Taisho enthusiastically states as he claps his sons on the back and leads them upstairs.
"Rin, you can get wait in the living room. Kagome, can you help me in the kitchen for a second?" Izayoi asks as she looks away from her potential daughter-in-law and to her current daughter-in-law.
"Sure, thing Izzy," Kagome says as she follows after her mother-in-law. Rin smiles at the two before making her way into the living room.
She walks around the living room and noticed that the well decorated living room theme colors are beige, brown, and red. She walks to the fireplace in the middle of the wall and looks on the mantel at all the picture on there. She smiles as she spots a picture of the small family of four (Inu No Taisho, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha and Izayoi). They were dressed in traditional Japanese clothing. Sesshomaru looked around twenty-two or twenty-three, meaning that Inuyasha was around eighteen or nineteen (they're four years apart).
Her eyes then move to the picture next to the family picture. The picture was of Kagome and Inuyasha on their wedding day. Kagome was wearing an off the shoulders silk, floor length dress. Her hair was in a bun with a bang pinned to the side of her head. Inuyasha is wearing a black tuxedo with a red tie. They looked very happy. 'I hope Sesshomaru and I can be this happy.'
Her eyes then move to the next picture which is of a little baby wrapped in white blankets. His eyes are closed, and he's asleep. 'That must be Katsuo. He looks like Inuyasha.'
She snaps out of her thoughts as she hears a noise.
" ."
She turns her head and noticed, for the first time, the baby on the couch. He's surrounded by pillows on the floor and around him. She giggles as the baby tries to roll over but fails multiple times. He lets out a growl as he tries to roll over again.
She quickly walks over to him, catching Katsuo's attention and causing his nose to twitch.
"Hi," Rin coos as she picks up Katsuo. Katsuo curiously looks up at Rin as she starts to speak.
"I'm Rin. And you must be Katsuo. Your uncle and father speak very highly over you. They didn't tell me you were so handsome though," Rin says as she places Katsuo on her lap. Katsuo grabs a strand over her hair and twirls it around his fingers.
"Uhhh, what do babies like to do? Play right? Did mommy leave you any toys?" Rin questions as she looks around her. She spots the baby bag and bends down to look through it. A second later, she pulls out a squishy, red ring toy.
"You want this?"
As if he understood her, he nods and reaches for it.
"You're teething, huh? That must be bad for mommy," Rin jokes as she rubs Katsuo's back as he shoves the toy into his mouth.
"Hey Rin, dinner's-oh! Someone's up," Kagome says with a soft smile as she walks into the room. She grins as her son makes eye contact with her and smiles, causing a string of spit to fall out the side of his mouth.
"Hi mama's baby," Kagome coos in a baby voice as she takes a seat next to Rin. Katsuo grins and reaches for his mother; Kagome automatically grabs him. She places several kisses on his cheek before pulling him away and holding him at arm's length. "Did you sleep well, huh Kat? Did mama's baby have a good nap?"
Rin smiles as she watches the interaction between the mother and son duo.
"How old is he? Inuyasha mentioned it once but I forgot."
"5 months," Kagome says with a smile as she places Katsuo neck to her cheek. "Have the men come down yet?"
"No not yet."
"Uhh. I need to get them. Toga is like a little child with a new toy when he buys another sword," Kagome says as she stands up. Rin laughs at her comment as she gets up as well.
"But you can go wait in the dining room for the time being," Kagome states.
"Okay. I'll be there in a minute," Rin says as she stands up. "Can you tell me where the bathroom is?"
"Down the hall, last door to your left," Kagome says as she rubs Katsuo's back as he shoves a fist of his mother's hair into his mouth. Kagome lightly hits hit butt before taking her hair out of his mouth.
"Thanks," Rin states, giving her a small smile.
Kagome nods before walking out the room. However, she stops at the entrance and turns around to face their guest.
"Oh, Rin."
"Yes?"
"Welcome to the family," She states with a smile. Rin smiles back and nods.
"Thanks."
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