A Mirror's Reflection

Lady Nefertiti

Last time: "Come on Kimiko lets find you a room so you can rest." Hitoshi said pulling her up to stand beside him.

"Ittai nani o?!" Kimiko said rudely in anger. "Get your hands off me!" and pulled away from him. How dare he touch her!

"Kimiko dearest….I know I did not just hear you swear….and do get your filthy hands off my mate little brother." Hiko said walking into the study.


Chapter 15: Angry mates, jealous demons

-Earlier- (with Hiko)

He was furious.

Furious that his mate was taken away from him…

Furious that Hitoshi had the nerve to stand up to him and act as lord…

Furious that she was with Haru…(yes he figured it out)

Even more furious that his pregnant mate was running for her life and if he found her injured…..

He was making his way over as fast as he could towards Haru. He knew that Haru wouldn't do anything to her, but one could never be sure, with demons you never knew…..and Haru used to be friends with Hitoshi. Of course he hadn't expected Sesshomaru and Inuyasha to stay at his palace since he was leaving himself. Sesshomaru had his own mate, a lady…Kagome-sama was it? To deal with. Hitoshi…why did he have to go bad? What had happened that made him so angry that he felt the need to betray Hiko?

Did he want to be lord so bad?

Did he want Kimiko so much that he was willing to kill him (Hiko) even if it would hurt Kimiko in the end?

No doubt that Kimiko would be upset if he killed Hitoshi, he was Hiko's only brother and family left but sometimes you just had to draw the line. Haru…he was another story. Hiko had always felt a bit uncomfortable when he was around, maybe bashing his head into the wall would fix his brain to stay away or maybe he was too overprotective of Kimiko….she never did say. He walked through the castle gates, no one stopped him, they just looked somewhat afraid of him. So then he hadn't abandoned Kimiko after all…..was going through their minds.

Hiko was about to walk through the doors of the study where he could sense his mate and Hitoshi was well….damn him. So he was here after all. Perhaps he could try Haru as a traitor and kill him along with Hitoshi. It was a thought to consider. Then he heard angry voices inside. Haru and Hitoshi arguing with Kimiko. Putting thoughts into her head and making her upset.

Then before he walked in he heard, "Ittai nani o?! Get your hands off me!"he would've smirked had the situation been otherwise. He didn't think Kimiko had it in her to swear. Where had she learned such dirty language?

"Kimiko dearest….I know I did not just hear you swear….and do get your filthy hands off my mate little brother." Hiko said walking into the study.

"HIKO!" Kimiko exclaimed and ran over and hugged him happily, earning a scowl from Hitoshi and a look of disapproval from Haru.

"Oh you're here are you…" Haru said in a bored fashion and looked up at Hiko. He never did like the demon. He was/had been best friends with Kimiko, he should've been the one to mate her! He would never in a million years tell Kimiko though…he was jealous and he couldn't admit it.

"Hn." Hiko said and he held his mate closer to him. He could sense what Haru was feeling/thinking. Kimiko blinked at Haru. She could feel it….but why?

"Haru…." She began trying to pull away from Hiko but was yanked back to Hiko's side. Softly of course, she was expecting.

"Can we skip the melodrama and get to the point here? Oh just to set the record straight…I just wanted to be lord, you can have Kimiko." Hitoshi said waving his hand listlessly as if Kimiko were someone insignificant. Hiko was about to say something when out of nowhere….

"They Said….(sob)…They said you BEAT me (sob)!" Kimiko started crying. "They said you hurt me and hate me! (sob) They said I have scars and bruises too!" Kimiko continued. "Do you hate me Hiko?" she said crying, her eyes watery, looking at him unhappily.

Hiko growled at his younger brother. He was so dead and now. "Kimiko you sit right here and wait for me and I love you. I would never hate you." Hiko said and sat Kimiko on a sofa near the fireplace, patting her head lovingly. She just nodded, too tired to argue. Let Hiko kill the fools and be done with it.

"So you claim to love Kimiko and yet you made her upset Haru? And what about you Hitoshi? Going to emotionally cause extra distress to a pregnant lady?" Hiko said stalking closer to the pair.

"Going to kill us in front of your beloved mate Hiko?" Hitoshi said stalling for time. The future ruler of Hiko's lands could not die!

"Yes. It's not her first time and she did give me permission after all. She might just cheer me on too." Hiko said baring his fangs at them. They both tensed at that and Hiko grabbed Hitoshi by the neck, slamming him into the wall. Kimiko didn't even wince. "So do you want to die first little brother?" he said eyes flashing red, this was his beast speaking.

"You would kill the last of your family Hiko?" Hitoshi said coughing and trying to pull away from Hiko's grasp. He was holding him by the neck. Hiko didn't respond as he crushed Hitoshi's windpipe and when Hitoshi fell to the ground Hiko pulled his sword out and sliced off his brother's head.

"Yes." Hiko said, eyes still red.

"That's going to leave a stain on the carpet." Haru said looking down at the now dead Hitoshi.

"You don't need to worry about the carpet fool. You will be joining him shortly. Hiko said. Haru pulled out his sword and foolish lord not having enough sword practice….well Hiko cut his arm off and then ran his sword through his heart.

"So my love, are you ready to return home?" Hiko said, red leaving his eyes and a smile directed at her. He wrapped an arm around her waist and then whispered, "So about that punishment…." He said smirking into her hair.

"You are a hentai….that's what you are." Kimiko muttered.

"Such flattery…" he said and then out of nowhere, pulled a Miroku-stunt which earned him a slap….he rubbed her ass….

"Hentai!" Kimiko hissed.

"Ah…but I do love my mate." He said rubbing his cheek and kissed the top of her head.

-With the Inu-tachi- Inuyasha's forest.

Sango was following them with an unhappy expression on her face. They would surely kill each other now! This was a fight over a female! And only one would come out the winner…..she'd read all about it.

"Sango my love. You will not intervene. Demons are not very rational in these situations. Let Kagome. She's the only one that can talk them out of this." Miroku called to her, still holding their son. She turned around to face him. He said in such a determined voice. She nodded but that didn't mean she couldn't help Kagome.

"I get this really weird feeling Sesshomaru…." Kagome said looking over her shoulder.

"Indeed?" he said to her. Of course he felt it too but didn't say anything. It wouldn't do to worry Kagome over nothing insignificant. They got to a clearing away from the village so they didn't cause destruction and Kagome stood with Sesshomaru. Miroku and Sango sat at the base of a tree away from the clearing and Miroku handed the baby to Sango. It would keep her from jumping into battle.

"Oi!? Bastard you gonna fight me for Kagome or what? If you must know….that she isn't anything special!" Inuyasha said. He pointed at Kagome then and yelled, "You are nothing more than a Mirror's reflection! You are my Kikyo! I saw you first! You belong to me! You are mine!"

Kagome didn't even blink at that. Usually that would hurt her and she would return home but….huh?

"There they are! Down with the demon and Miko! Chop off their heads! Send them to the underworld! Vile demon! Unfaithful Miko!" Village men and some women charged in holding garden weapons, brooms and knives.

"Stupid Villagers gonna die. All of them…." Kagome said, astonished by their audacity to pick a fight with Sesshomaru. "Sesshomaru don't kill them." She said. She sighed and then created a barrier around them so the villagers couldn't intervene she'd deal with them later…oh and she also blocked their voices out. It was distracting! Now then…back to business.

"Inuyasha you drove me away! It's always Kikyo. Why can't you see that I want a life of my own now? I want to be Kagome! Even when Kikyo is dead and gone you still just see her!" Kagome started. "If we had mated…." She said but stopped.

A growl from Sesshomaru. He didn't like where this was going.

"If this gets dangerous I want you to leave with the baby Sango." Miroku said in firm voice.

"Okay…." She said with a loud sigh.

"Inuyasha I don't want you dead! I lik...errr….I wish for you to stay alive!" Kagome said glancing over at a red-eyed Sesshomaru. Telling Inuyasha 'I like….' Wouldn't do right now in front of Sesshomaru especially right now.

Inuyasha was about to charge, eyes flashing red right at Kagome but Sesshomaru pulled her behind him. "Hanyou…" he warned.

"Inuyasha!" Miroku said standing suddenly. 'Kagome subdue him! Kagome use your subjugation…' Miroku chanted inwardly. But he didn't have to because….

"Inuyasha behave yourself!" a voice said from behind him.

"Ki-Kikyo?!" Inuyasha said whipping around.

Miroku sighed inwardly maybe Inuyasha would come to his senses now.

"How…But you were…I thought…" Inuyasha stuttered and then ran to her holding her in his embrace.

"It's a long story." Kikyo said a smile on her face.

"Now isn't that romantic?" Kagome said happily from behind Sesshomaru.

"Hn." Sesshomaru said eyes returning to their normal color. Pity…he wanted to shed blood. Really.

"Now about those villagers…." Kagome said looking outside the barrier.

"Oh I sent them away.'' Kikyo said still in Inuyasha's arms.

"Shall we return to the village then?" Miroku said, pulling Sango up with him. Everyone nodded.

"Oh is that your baby? Isn't he adorable?" Kikyo said smiling. "I can't wait to have my own bab…pups!" Kikyo said all smiles and even Kagome and Sango gave a laugh at Inuyasha's last statement….

"You can have pups now?!" Inuyasha's eyes wide open.


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