A/N: Hello everyone! Once more I have written a tension filled scene ! I know that all you want Kagome to begin her hosting duties, but I think this chapter is the point of no return, we will begin to deviate from the story from here and on. If I get enough requests for your favorite episodes with an Inuyasha twist then I will do so, but I think most of us want to see new things ne? Although there are some that I completely love! I am still undecided so then I leave it up to you my lovely readers.
Please tell me if there is something you would like to see or if there is something you don't like or what your opinions are I really am interested to know your thoughts :D
Also after posting this chapter I will add another snippet to Actions and Memories so for those who are following that story I have (finally!) writtent a new perspective :))
So without further ado...
Chapter 11: Love and Acceptance
Making her way through the house of where she now lived, Kagome hurriedly went to the place she had last seen her son. What normally seemed such a short distance now it seemed to stretch on and on, almost as if she would never arrive. Legs burning from the run up the stairs she was panting by the time she made it to the second landing. There almost as if he were sleeping lay her son on the floor curled in a small bundle of fur and paws. It seemed that whatever the witch that had done had reverted him to his true form as a way to get over the shock.
Body shaking she knelt down to check on her little kit. Hand trembling she touched the soft fur, feeling the small puffs of air was so reassuring that she let out a relieved sob to know that yes, her son was well and truly alive. Letting her true feelings out she threw herself at her sleeping son and tugged his body to hers. It was difficult to say the least he was at least two times her size and had almost four times her weight. Even with this she was not deterred and did manage to hold his upper body to her.
At which is what Sesshomaru stumbled upon. The small miko was releasing sob upon sob on the form of his adopted son and holding him tightly. Although he too was beyond relieved that the once child he had raised was well and good, he could not allow the feelings that were churning inside be released, for if they were he feared he would never be able to cage his beast again. Walking towards the pair he lay a hand on his Imōto. It was a scene that was both heartwarming as it was heart wrenching. The family which had been reunited once more after such an ordeal. Yet as the leader of the West and as a male who had closed himself of all but to his family, he was not allowed to fall into the feelings that churned in him.
Fury and pain still shimmered in citrine eye. There would definitely be an augmentation in the protection that followed his family at all times. Nothing was going to harm those under his protection, especially the ones that lit the dark caverns of his heart.
****OHSHC****
Throughout the week that Shippō and her had taken off at school she had diligently studied on all the school materials as well as the book of curses that Kikyou had had one of her many children to drop off. It had been decided that both of the heirs to the West would take a break from school, and even if Shippō did not know the real reason for it, he was not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. Only Kagome knew that it was a way for Sesshomaru to feel calm during his time of adjustment. His beast was not wholly pleased in the way things had been resolved.
Otherwise there was a sense of peace, of calmness for the moment but both Sesshomaru and her were not the same. They seemed to almost hover over their little kit, and everyone had taken notice, yet not one word was breathed as to why it was.
No one seemed to remember what had occurred that fateful night. Everything was the same, it was as if their mind had been wiped clean of that moment in time, no matter that they had woken in places that they would never ordinarily 'fall asleep.' Since no one wanted to admit out loud that they had napped during their working hours they had no clue that the entire household had been placed under a powerful curse. So then the household was for now keeping their thoughts to themselves.
As for Shippō he had been confused to find himself in his true form, he had then spoken to Sesshomaru on training harder in order to have a tight rein over the control he had on his beast. Sesshomaru and I had agreed to let everyone continue believing what they would. Though she was the only one besides him that knew the danger that was arising, he had denied the help she willingly, if not forcefully, offered. She had taken to speaking and almost stalking him in order to consider that two heads were better than one. Yet he continued to refuse, as was the moment now.
"Please Aniki!" she yelled frustrated at the obstinate Daiyoukai. "You have to admit that we can work together to find exactly what Midoriko-" a disgusted look crossed her face at the name, "-said was a great danger to us. I do not believe that she was being paranoid over the issue. Otherwise she would not have come to us and warned us about it. She would have instead allowed it to resolve itself in time, but she said that this was the only way she knew could prevent a catastrophe from occurring."
"This Sesshomaru will investigate on his own, you Imōto, will focus on your studies," his voice was beginning to show the strain that he was under. That more than anything, pushed Kagome to continue pestering him in allowing her to help. It was not that he could not handle everything-he was old enough to know how to manage his time wisely-but it was the worry over his family, the rage that still simmered in him that was going to make him lose control and no one would be able to help him return to his humanoid form, if his beast so desired it so.
"No," she stated defiantly. "If you don't let me help you, then I will take matters in my own hands. I will do this with or without your help Sesshomaru-sama."
Sesshomaru's head snapped up at the cold and distant voice of his adopted kin. Never before had she taken things so far, not since their first meeting five centuries ago. Her eyes showed her resolve, the determination to defy his every order. Knowing how she was, knowing that she would do what she believed was right no matter the consequences; he knew she would go through with it.
Staring at one another for an indeterminate amount of time, they both saw the apprehension that lined their eyes. Each were worried about what could be so dangerous for a dead woman to come and warn them about it.
But that did not mean that the Lord of the West would so easily give in, if anything it would make him more determined than ever to stop his Imōto at any cost.
"You dare defy me in this Kagome?" Silky voice was deceptive in its softness, "Are you challenging your Alpha?" Slowly standing from he had been sitting he made his way to the young woman who continued to stare at him.
Fear never made its appearance, but the tightening of her shoulders showed that she was wary of the way he was making his way over to her. Five centuries had changed Sesshomaru, in many ways good, in others not so much-at least not for hos enemies. The way he used to fight changed completely. He no longer ended his enemies in a quick and painless way, no. He preferred to show his enemies the true pain of their foolishness and if that meant he had to revive them when his lessons took a turn for the worse then so be it. He was to be feared, to be a being so superior that none would dare cross him or go against him.
So to have found out that there was something that was planning to harm those under his protection, to not even know what the true danger was, was beginning to burn his infinite patience away. It was definitely too bad that he did not have infinite patience to begin with.
"This One does not challenge her Alpha," her voice was soft, placating. Her eyes on the other hand definitely were not. "But my Alpha is being foolish to not accept the help being offered."
In a blink of an eye she was slammed in to the wall, her head bounce against it once. Coopery iron made itself known in her mouth, the pulsing sensation on her tongue made her realize that she had probably bitten herself from the harsh impact.
"Ningen you have trespassed more than once this night," with each word, the claws that were around her neck tightened, not so much in a way to kill, but as a warning of who was the true Alpha of their pack. "I have permitted some allowances in the way you speak to This One, but no more. You will respect your Alpha in his commands or be punished in the ways a traitor would. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Sesshomaru-sama. But I will then go my way to understand what this danger is."
"This One begins to tire of your persistence Miko. Either you follow my orders or I will have you removed from this country and not allowed entrance, until my say so."
Blue eyes widened in shock, disbelief and pain. No. He wouldn't do something like that. That would be beyond cruel. To take a pack member away from their pack from their families and all they held dear would be a sure way to turn them insane. "All those here will stay here. You will not be allowed to see them until I see that you obey This Sesshomaru when he orders it."
A soft whimper of denial made its way out of her throat.
"You understand then? You will not interfere in my investigations nor will you hide things from This One."
The harsh thump of impact sounded loud in the room. Claws had let go of their victim, allowing gravity to do its job and bring down the, still, shocked miko to the ground. It was unbelievable that the one person who had trained her to be so strong, could make her feel like a weak and insignificant child in less than a second.
"If there is nothing else, leave."
No other words were spoken, and the small woman-child stood slowly from the floor, where once there was a proud and fierce warrior now stood a lost and numb child. If for a moment the Great Lord of the West felt a twinge where his heart was, he pushed it down and away.
"Sessh," her broken voice, so disillusioned, so disappointed made his frame freeze where he stood by the grand window that showed the darkening sky outside. "Watashi wa mada anata ni ani ga daisuki. *"
Golden eyes bled red for a moment before turning to their normal color.
With that the door of the study closed with a soft thump. It was then that he realized that even with all the knowledge gained throughout his long life, there was no denying that he was still many years off from learning from his mistakes.
Translation
*Watashi wa mada anata ni ani ga daisuki = I still love you big brother
I know that I usually do not write long phrases in Kagome's native tongue, I just felt that this would have more of an impact on her acceptance of who Sessh was and that even through it all she still considers him her brother and still loves him for who he is. This also alludes to something else ;))
Until next week my lovely readers!
