The Other Side

Chapter 43

I'm Back

Kagome stepped through the portal, landing in Sesshomaru's study. Her friends and mate were staring at her like they couldn't believe what they were looking at. "Oh my god, I'm so happy to be home!" she cried as she hugged Inuyasha, who was the closest. He yelped but grabbed her, nestling his face in her hair.

"Mama!" Shippo sailed through the air and landed on Kagome's head, hugging that. Rin wrapped her small hands on Kagome's legs and cried herself.

Kenichi sighed in relief. "Thank god you're back. You've had us worried," he said as Kagome nodded to him that she heard him.

"Oh my sweet dear," InuKimi muttered as she too threw herself at the woman. "We have missed you." Sango and Miroku looked at each other before diving into the mix, muttering their own welcome; happy to see their friend was back.

Sesshomaru watched through livid eyes while deep down, he was immensely grateful that she was finally back. He was still not happy that he still felt betrayed by her with the male that was with her back in the dungeons. He still didn't know how to feel about that.

Eventually they all let her go except the children, they clung to her, afraid that she would disappear again. "So, Kagome, would you mind telling us where you ended up?" InuKimi finally asked. "I know that the one that was in your place here certainly had a mouthful to say to us."

"She didn't do anything bad, did she?" Kagome questioned as InuKimi shook her head.

"Well not bad per se, but she went into labor minutes before she left."

Kagome's face dropped in surprise. "She managed—she didn't even seem—how was she holding that in?! She didn't even give it away that she was in labor!"

Inuyasha couldn't help it, he laughed. "Oh my god, I've missed you."

"You have no idea how much I've missed you all. I mean, technically you lot were already with me, except InuKimi, I didn't see her at all. Naraku was there as were Jasper and Sebastian—although, the fact that they were there, scared me more than it should have. Rin and Shippo were so grown up though! They were so cute too! I just can't believe—"

"Whoa, whoa, Kagome slow down!" Inuyasha half-yelled, half tried to calm her down. Kagome looked at him sheepishly then laughed nervously. "Better?" She nodded to him with a chuckle.

"I'm sorry, it's just that so much happened and oh my god, you had a mate!" she apologized then grabbed Inuyasha by the shoulders and shook him in a ragdoll like way.

"I did?!"

"Can't tell you who it is though!" she sang as he growled. "You gotta be the one to found out!" Inuyasha went to say something to her but then they heard another voice.

"Enough." They froze then turned to Sesshomaru. He looked less than pleased. "Everyone out of the room except for you, miko." All the color in Kagome's face drained at the thought of being alone with him.

Her friends looked like they didn't want to leave but InuKimi and Kenichi shooed them out. Then it was quiet—the worst kind of quiet; the one were one could only hear their own heartbeat beating as if their life depended on it.

"Um hi?" She meekly waved at him as he narrowed his eyes on her before standing up and walking over to where she was. Kagome couldn't move; she was frozen in fear.

Sesshomaru stopped a mere foot away from her and stared at her for a second. Then his eyes landed to the necklace around her neck. He pick it up with a clawed hand, twisting it. He glanced back to her eyes and said, "Where did you get this?"

Refusing to break eye contact, she answered, "It's hard to say. A friend gave it to me when I was in the other time. It's supposed to help with...getting you to forgive me, although I don't see how."

"It is infused with my youki, that is enough for me to understand. It means that someone else is looking out for you and I can only guess that it was myself."

Her eyes widening was his response. "You know more than you let on."

"Hn." He then sniffed around her as his eyes connected with her stomach. His eyes came back to hers and softly said, "You are pupped."

"I am," she admitted with her head bent turned to the side, exposing her neck. "Are you unhappy about that?" She felt his hand lift her chin, making her look at him. She gasped when she saw the raw emotion in his eyes.

"First, tell me who Zhou-Mao is?"

Kagome blinked at the question but answered, "He is my element or one of my elements. Apparently, my elements all have a humanoid form."

"Then I am happy. It means that he is no longer a threat to me." He placed a kiss on her forehead then trailed down her face before coming to her lips.

"Wait, so I was right? You were jealous?" she asked, pulling back a bit to see his reaction and almost chuckled.

"I believe I was. Now hush," he replied as he used his hand to grab ahold of her neck, pulling her closer and kissing her harder. Kagome squeaked at the motion but didn't fight back. She welcomed it in all honesty.

And then someone knocked on the door.

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