DISCLAIMER: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi / the television series are produced by Sunrise.
The moonlight was shining bright through the window in her upstairs bedroom, casting an briliant light upon her face while she slept. Unbeknownst to her, a visitor was making his way up the shrine's steps towards her side of the house. Her visitor called an extension of himself, his yōkai cloud appeared beneath his feet and he levitated himself up to her window. Peering inside, he was pleased with whom he saw sleeping in the bed. He could smell her familiar scent through the glass, and he lifted his hand to knock gently on the window.
The figure in the bed turned over, though continued to snore softly as she slept unfazed by the knock. Seeing this the visitor knocked slightly harder, being careful not to break the fragile glass with his daiyōkai strength. Startling awake, the figure rolled off the bed while rubbing her eyes. Floating in front of her window was the daiyōkai, dressed in black dress pants, a white button up shirt and a colorful tie that oddly reminded her of his feudal era outfit. His long silver tresses danced in the wind behind his figure as the moon light shone down, making him look more like an angel than the demon she knew him to be. The sight nearly knocked all of the breath out of her lungs, he looked as handsome as ever.
Her eyes went wide as she ran over and opened the window not believing that she was seeing the daiyōkai in front of her. She quickly realized that opening the window when she had slept in only a night gown wasn't the smartest thing when the cold breeze hit her. Though, that didn't stop her from having it open for the daiyōkai. Stepping back from the window sill, she crossed her arms over her chest as the peaks of her breasts began to harden with the cool air. She could barely contain her embarrassment as his eyes raked over her body.
"Sesshōmaru..is that you? Get inside before someone sees you are you crazy?!" Kagome practically shrieked, barely keeping her voice low enough to not wake up her family.
A small smirk appeared on the daiyōkai's lips as he climbed elegantly into the room, "Miko, it has been quite a long time. You have not aged a bit since I last saw you almost 500 years ago. It took us awhile to find you, but we never gave up hope that one day we would see you again."
"Of course I haven't aged since you last saw me, to me I last saw you almost 2 years ago in this time. Wait, we? Who all is we?" her brows knit in confusion, she knew that if he lived this long that meant Miroku, Sango, Kohaku, Rin and Kaede were no longer alive and the thought broke her heart.
With a slight nod, he replied, "The wolf yōkai and his pack, as well as the fox yōkai you used to watch over, among others have all been under my care and have been working for me. We've spent countless years trying to find any trace of you."
"Shippo is with you?" she inquired, her eyes darting around to look for the little kit.
A soft chuckle that sounded more like a rumble came from his chest, "He is not presently with me, but he is back at the office building. The last of us demons went into hiding together, so we could learn to blend in and not be found out. I made a company for us, and underground of that building is our living quarters so we can be comfortable in our own spaces."
"It's odd hearing you talk without referring to yourself in third person. Also, what happened to your magenta stripes and the crescent moon?" She pursed her lips in a frown, she had been so used to seeing those stripes and the moon on his face.
With a silver eyebrow raised at her, he tilted his head slightly, "I had to learn to blend in, did I not? I put on what your kind calls concealer I believe, to hide my markings. Your people do not talk in what you call third person, I must admit it does feel rather odd but I did what I had to survive this long. If it bothers you so, I can revert to my old speech habits when I am with you miko."
"You don't have to if you don't want to. What I really don't understand the most is.." she looked at her feet, letting her dark raven tresses fall in front of her face, "why were you looking for me this whole time? Was it for Shippo? Kōga? You are the killing perfection, even if people don't know that today, you might as well have been an ice king. You didn't even really care for my kind."
Closing the space between them, the daiyōkai lifted her chin up so his golden eyes could gaze into her chocolate eyes, speaking in almost a soft whisper, "Very well. This Sesshōmaru has his own reasons for searching for you miko."
Before she could ask what he meant, he captured her lips with his in a deep kiss as one of his arms wrapped around her small waist while his other hand tangled in her hair. At first she was surprised, her eyes had widened slightly though he couldn't see because his were closed. Subconsciously, she closed her eyes and returned the kiss as she pressed her body against his, earning a moan from his throat that sounded more like a growl. She had never felt this way before, every part of her body felt like it was on fire, every nerve was on high alert. He pulled inches away, resting his forehead against hers as they both tried to catch their breaths.
Eyes still closed, his voice came out raspy even after clearing his throat, "This Sesshōmaru does not wish to cause you any discomfort miko, but he could not resist the temptation of your soft looking lips."
"I wouldn't say it made me uncomfortable..I was just more taken by surprise than anything..." her cheeks flushed cherry red.
He opened his eyes and stared into her eyes, moving a stray strand of hair behind her ear, "If you would like, this Sesshōmaru can take you to the company's building so you can reunite with the young kitsune. He has missed you quite a lot, as this Sesshōmaru assumes you have missed him just as much."
"Could we really? Let me get changed really quick! I don't want to look like I just rolled out of bed." She turned towards her closet, having forgotten momentarily that she was only in a night gown as she rummaged through the clothes.
As the daiyōkai was going to turn around to give her some privacy, a small gust of wind blew in through the still opened window. This caused the lower hem of her night gown to lift up, exposing her bare buttocks to his wandering eyes. Quickly, he turned away and silenced the sound threatening to come out of his throat as she frantically held down the night gown with one hand and looked up to see if he saw anything. Seeing that he was standing still with his back towards her giving no emotions or any indications, she breathed a sigh of relief. Slipping into a pair of black laced panties and a silver laced bra, she then pulled on a pair of dark grey jeans and a blue long sleeved shirt.
After pulling on socks and shoes, she made her way to his side by the window and looked up at him expectantly. He climbed back out the window, summoning his yōkai cloud beneath his feet and they met air. Turning around, he held out a hand for her to join him on it and she didn't hesitate to accept it as she followed suit. He flew them to the bottom of the shrine steps, and they walked out the front gate towards the sleek, black Mercedes Benz parked by the sidewalk.
"This. This is your car?" She looked at him incredulously, a perfect raven eyebrow arched.
The daiyōkai pulled out his set of keys and unlocked the vehicle, "Hnn."
Like a gentleman, he held the passenger door open for her while she slid into the leather seat and buckled the seat belt. The door closed with a soft click, and he was on the other side getting into the driver's seat in seconds. It almost surprised her, almost, except she knew he was a demon who was always fast in battle. He was the killing perfection after all, the icy Lord of the West whom nobody except the young girl Rin could seem to get close to. The thought of Rin sent a pang through her heart, she missed the little girl who always smiled with joy when she saw her.
The engine purred to life as the daiyōkai turned the keys in the ignition, and they set off into the night towards a location unbeknownst to her. She gazed out the window as the scenery flew by, staring at the stars and the lights of the city. It would never be as breath taking as being under the stars in the feudal era where the was no pollution in the air. Sooner than she would have thought, they pulled into an underground garage next to a tall skyscraper. They went several floors down before he parked in a marked spot by a set of metal doors that had a complex scanner on one side.
Placing his hand on one part of the scanner, he lowered his head for the eye scanner as well, before a soft ding was heard and the metal doors slid open. He gestured for her to follow him inside, side glancing behind him to make sure that she did. She followed close behind, excited to see the kitsune again, but nervous to be in a building that many demons call home. The hallway had several doors on either side spaced out evenly, she assumed that behind each door was an apartment for each demon to live in. It seemed like they had walked down an endless path before they stopped in front of a dark red door, and the daiyōkai knocked three times.
The door opened, revealing a man taller than her, dressed in charcoal grey pants and a sea green v-neck shirt with his fiery hair pulled up in a pony tail. Catching a glimpse of the ribbon holding his tresses up, she gasped and her eyes darted to look at his face. She found bright emerald eyes that lit up with recognition staring back into her chocolate brown eyes. The daiyōkai stepped inside the room, giving them some space as he went to sit on a bar stool at the table. Almost immediately, tears welled up in her eyes as she closed the distance between her and the kitsune and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Oh Shippo! I missed you...so much" she buried her face against his chest, her body shaking as she let the tears stream down her cheeks.
The kitsune wrapped his armed around her, resting his cheek on the top of her head, "I missed you too Kagome. We thought...we thought the jewel might have taken you with it, and that we would never see you again..."
The fox yōkai pulled her into the room, closing the front door behind them as he turned to the daiyōkai with a soft smile on his face. It took a few moments, but finally her tears stopped and she took a seat between the daiyōkai and the fox yōkai at the table. The fox yōkai had placed a small wrapped package in front of her, a green bow was fastened to the top. She looked over at him questioningly, before taking it in her hands to open the wrapper.
"What is this?" she inquired as the wrapper gave way to a leather-bound book.
Rubbing the back of his neck with one hand, the foxyōkai replied, "It's a journal I wrote, about all the stuff you missed out on when you were forced back here. I thought you might want to have everything written out in detail for you, so you could remember it as if you had been there"
"This is absolutely wonderful Shippo, thank you. Thank you for not giving up hope on me and for looking for me all these years, you have no idea how much it means to me to be able to see you again. I can't believe how big you've grown!" a huge smile was on her face, though part of her was sad about having missed so much she was also glad to have some of her past here with her in the future.
A/N: Alright guys! That's a wrap for this chapter. You want to hear the extra surprise? Hmmm maybe I should make you wait. Maybe I shouldn't. If you are underage, don't read the following chapter. Let me know what you think! Thank you for being patient and understanding, it means a lot to me! Enjoy, lovelies!
