A Family's Destruction
Chapter 2: Home
I don't own Inuyasha but I do lay claim on Sesshomaru!
~xoxo~
Early Morning Higurashi Shrine
"Souta breakfast is ready! Get down here now!" A shrilly voice yelled from the bottom of the stairs.
"All right already! I said I was coming five minutes ago!" The young teenager yelled back as he descended down the stairs in his pajamas.
"Souta don't you realize it's early in the morning and you should have been dressed already." The shrilled voice chastised.
"Kikyo, didn't you realize that it's the weekend and I don't have anywhere to go. Besides your still in that thing you call pajamas." Souta retorted.
"Alright that's enough you two it really is too early to be dealing with all the yelling." A raspy voice intervened.
"Sorry gramps…" Souta trailed off.
Before anyone else could speak there was a knock at the door.
"Well who could that be?" The last occupant of the household questioned as she walked to answer the door as she was still drying off a plate she had in her hand.
As the woman opened the door she immediately dropped the plate she had in her hand causing everyone else to run to the door.
"Hello Luna, it has been quite some time. May we come in?" The mysterious person asked as he bowed to them.
"Y-you don't have to ask, this is your home Satoshi. Please won't you all come in?" The young woman identified as Luna asked.
"You are quite right my dear. Allow me to clean this mess up and then we all can retire to the living room and talk. I know there must be a lot of questions you have for us." Satoshi explained as he began to clean up the glass after being handed the broom and dustpan.
Everyone gathered into the living room trying to make the seating arrangements work. Kikyo sat in the arm chair across from her mother, father, and grandfather who sat on the couch while Kagome preferred standing up leaning up against the wall that was closets to the door. At the bottom of her feet Souta and Shippo sat chatting idly away.
"Satoshi my dear boy, we were not expecting you all until tomorrow so why the sudden change now?" Ken asked his son.
"Well, originally we thought that it was going to take forever to clear out that mansion back in America so we wanted to give ourselves time to prepare. After we finished everything we saw no point in staying any longer. There wouldn't have been any point especially since we got our records sent to our office here the prior week. I just couldn't stay there when I want to do is be with my family before I head out again for my business trip." Satoshi explained.
"How long will you be staying father?" Kikyo asked sweetly.
"I will be finishing out this week and staying through the next week, so next week Sunday I will be departing. But let's not worry about that right now." Satoshi finished explaining.
"If you guys hadn't noticed there isn't enough room to fit all us. I don't mind sharing but I can't speak for everyone here." Souta finally spoke up.
"I have already dealt with that so don't worry about it. Shippo and I will not be staying in the house." Kagome revealed.
"Where will you two be staying at then? Hopefully not to far dear and I won't have you staying in any hotels." Luna questioned.
"We will be staying at Higurashi manor. Uncle Shiro and his family moved to another location and I…persuaded him into giving me full ownership of the mansion and tax free." Kagome explained.
"How did accomplish such a feat my dearest granddaughter? Your uncle is as stubborn as they come and he's a hoarder." Ken asked astounded.
"It was easy really, I simply told him why allow our family home fall into a stranger hand when he could easily give it to a family member who knows the value he holds for said home. I knew that the memories from growing up in there are special and I wanted to add onto those memories. I also told him he could come back and visit at any point in time as he saw fit which he happily agreed to. Another thing I told him I was not going to held responsible for the taxes he allowed to be accumulated over the years but I would pay for the manor at half price because of it." Kagome furthered explained.
Ken and Satoshi both laughed until they couldn't breathe each trying desperately to catch their breath which wasn't easy.
"O-only you could manage to trick my brother into so many traps at once. I bet he didn't even realize what he agreed to until after everything was signed though I don't think he cares either." Satoshi said as he was finally able to breathe.
As the house was coming to a comfortable silence Kikyo decided to make her thoughts known, "Kagome, my little sister what is that youkai to you?"
"She is my momma aunt Kikyo. Does this not please you?" Shippo curiously asked.
"Hush youkai I was not talking to a filthy disgusting thing like you. I was talking to my pathetic excuse of a thing I call my sister!" Kikyo yelled as she walked towards them.
Kagome immediately obscured her view by blocking the boys and ushering them upstairs before dealing with Kikyo.
"First off sister and I use that term loosely don't you ever talk to my son like that. Second of all I could knock you unconscious before you knew what happened. Third why do you care if I associate with a youkai? Last time I checked your best friend is one and the man you pretend to date is half of one too." Kagome said in a deadly calm voice.
"That doesn't matter only I am allowed to associate with them and I forbid you to take care of one. Throw him out on the streets and then maybe I will forgive you for forgetting your place." Kikyo said in a calmer tone and a deathly glare.
Kagome laughed before responding to Kikyo, "You really think after all these years of being separated that I'm just going to follow you like some lost puppy? Think again Kikyo because I've changed and because of this change I've become a better person. I'm more powerful you think and just so you know I will never give up my son and if I ever make friends that youkai here I will never give them up either. Its people like you that give the human race a horrible name. Maybe it's time for you to change your outlook on life." Kagome replied before grabbing her and Shippo's bag walking towards the door but not before he mother stopped her.
"Kagome will you not stay? Souta will be quite devastated especially since he and Shippo are getting along wonderfully." Luna pleaded with her daughter.
"I will not stay tonight mother but if you will allow it I wish to take Souta with me and I will be back tomorrow to finish conversing with you all. Besides if I don't leave now Kikyo will have more than a verbal lashing handed out to her." Kagome answered.
Luna nodded her before answering, "You can take Souta with you and hopefully tomorrow will be different."
"Let us hope and father please be ready for the meeting in the morning or I will leave you." Kagome said giving her father a dead pan look.
"You wouldn't leave your old man behind would you kiddo? I mean sure you've done it once but that was by accident." Satoshi said with a thoughtful look.
"Sure it was anyway I am going to go get Souta so I can leave." Kagome announced as she walked upstairs.
"I don't understand how all of you fall for her so call charms so easily. I mean what does she have that I don't?" Kikyo asked as she looked at all three other occupants in the living room.
"Well my dear daughter, Kagome unlike you works for her money, she doesn't hurt people to get her way nor does she have to try to force people to like her or surround herself with people pretending to be her friend. You two are truly opposite and if you can't see that then I know now more than ever that Kagome was the perfect choice for helping to lead the company. I'm sorry if this hurts you but it's the truth and it is time for you to finally hear that." Satoshi explained.
"I don't believe you, Kagome is still that scared little girl from all those years ago. I will make you all see how really weak she is." Kikyo vowed as she stormed out of the house.
Kagome and the kids came down after they heard Kikyo leave and walked over to her mother.
"Alright momma I'm keeping Souta for a week but I will be returning the boys tomorrow while I'm at the meeting." Kagome said.
"A-a whole week, I'm not so sure about that." Luna nervously replied.
"It's ok momma Souta is going to help me get Shippo into his school and he is going to be showing him around besides you need the rest and a break. You and dad need to spend time with one another and I'm pretty sure grandpa would like to have a quiet household if he doesn't want to come with me that is?" Kagome asked.
"I think I will stay here tonight Kagome and will go back with you tomorrow, how about that?" Ken countered.
Kagome shrugged her shoulder, "Sounds fine to me just make sure you're packed and you have all your medication that is needed." Kagome said as she gave him a stern look in which he just chuckled.
"What a wonderful idea Kagome that way I can steal your mother away, buy her anything her heart desires, and ravish her beyond compare." Satoshi explained as danced throughout the house with Luna.
"Ok well we're going! Bye!" Kagome yelled out as they left.
~xoxo~
Somewhere in town
"Kikyo, my love what bothers you?" A voice spoke from the shadows as it sat on a bed.
"Oh Naru-kun it's awful, my twin sister Kagome has returned and already she has my family members wrapped around her finger and then they turned on me because I called her weak and useless." Kikyo cried as she threw herself across the bed and laid her head on said person lap.
"Everything will be okay Kikyo for I plan on destroying those dogs and your sister too if she doesn't cooperate with me. I promise I will make her pay for having those you love dear turn on you." The voice spoke once again from the shadows.
"Oh Naru-kun you always know how to make me feel better. You don't mind if I stay here for a few days do you?" Kikyo innocently asked.
"Your wish is my command love, stay for as long as you like." The voice spoke.
'Yes stay because everything you do comes with a price my love.' The unknown person chuckled.
~xoxo~
"Hey Kagome if the mansion has been deserted for years, how is it livable now?" Souta asked.
"Well I made arrangements months before father and I returned home to have the place cleaned and furnished so I hired maids, chefs, a butler, and a head maid. By any chance do you remember Kaede-baa chan?" at his nod Kagome continued, "Well by a miracle I was to get her to work for me, she had told me she just came out retirement and was looking for a job so we came up with a plan since I needed her there 24/7 she might as well move into the mansion." Kagome finished explaining just in time as they pulled up to the house.
Shippo was the first to get out the car then Souta and finally Kagome was the last to exit. As they approached the door it was opened for them, greeting them to a glorious walkway that led to many different rooms.
"I call the biggest room!" Shippo shouted.
"Actually boys' one side of the house is for you guys so you won't be a pain in my butt and there are three game rooms in the house. Someone will show you guys to your wing and then you can fight over the room you want." Kagome announced as she watched the boys' wait impatiently for their escort.
"Welcome home Kagome, it has been forever since we last seen each other. I was wondering if ye would ever get here, what has happened to ye father?" Kaede asked as she walked closer to Kagome.
"My parents are bonding; my grandfather is preparing himself to come here tomorrow. If you could please have someone keep an eye on the boys' and let me know when dinner is ready I would be grateful." Kagome said as started to walk towards her room she had already decided as her own.
~xoxo~
Thank you so much readers for being patient with me and for those of you who wanted an explanation. Yes Kagome and her family are miko's and monks; yes, Sesshomaru and Toga are youkai and Inuyasha is a hanyou. If you have any other questions please don't be afraid to ask.
