a/n: Hey yall. Here's chappie 14. It's late(like 12:22am) but I still got it updated today, kinda -.- Anyway, this is just a good ole holesome chappie that explains a little bit about some of the characters that have been missing so far. Not much action, in fact its pretty not actiony, but its got some good need to know info. :D Neways, ON TO THE STORY!!!
DISCLAIMER: I'm not rich. Cuz if I was I'd buy Inuyasha and put Sesshy with Sango!!! .
Chapter 14- The Bubbly Day
Sango awoke the next day to find Sesshomaru nowhere in sight. She sat up just as Kagome entered the hut with Kohaku in her arms so she asked the young priestess where her mate had gone.
"Oh, he and Inuyasha went off together to do something. I'm sure they're fine," Kagome said with a caring smile as she handed Sango her baby.
With a nod of acknowledgement to Kagome, Sango quickly fed Kohaku and began to rock him gently in her arms as she silently watched Kagome mix some herbs.
'They're planning what Sesshomaru is going to do when he catches up to Takusi,' Sango thought as her mind wandered, 'He can't just kill him because he wants to get some of his poison so that I can get my memories back less painfully.'
She sighed at the thought that her mate would have to go out of his way to keep the bastard fox demon alive long enough to get the poison that was the key to her memories.
'And I know he's not going to let me go with him,' she thought annoyedly, 'I hate being left behind but I know I can't leave Kohaku and I'm sure as hell not taking him anywhere near that bastard.'
Thinking of the fox demon made her aura flare in anger. She fervently wished that she could castrate the bastard before Sesshomaru killed him but she knew she'd never get the chance; but ohhhhh how she wanted to.
She didn't notice that her aura had started fluctuating wildly and continued on with her violent thoughts on how she'd like to torture Takusi until Kagome's voice interrupted them.
"Ummm… Sango? Are you ok?"
She looked up at Kagome and stared at her blankly for a moment before blinking slowly twice.
"Yes. Why Kagome? Is something wrong?" Sango asked with a quick look around the room.
Kagome opened her mouth to respond when Sesshomaru and Inuyasha both came bursting into the hut; hands on their swords, golden eyes sweeping the hut intently.
"What the hell's going on Sango? Why is your aura flaring so much? There isn't anybody here!" Inuyasha yelled as he took his hand from Tetsaiga's hilt.
She looked at both of them for a moment before bursting into hysterical laughter. Kohaku, who had awoken when his father and uncle had noisily entered the hut, giggled in adorable baby laughter joining his mother's less controlled giggle fit. Sesshomaru lowered his hand from the hilt of Tokijin and smiled slightly at the spectacle of his mate and in front of him. Her rolling with laughter had mussed her hair, causing the bandage to loosen from her already healed wound and tangle in her long brown locks. Her kimono was wrinkled and the only thing that held her together at all was Kohaku's tiny form laughing in her arms.
After a few moments she finally got her laughter controlled enough to speak and chose to ignore Inuyasha as she held her baby aloft with a smile.
"Are you happy Kohaku? Yes you are, my precious baby," Sango cooed lovingly.
She looked up at the people around her to find Inuyasha with a slightly annoyed look on his face but a soft one in his eyes, Kagome smiling brilliantly with both hands clutched in front of her chest and an "Aww. So cute!" expression, and lastly her eyes fell upon her mate, their eyes locking.
He stood a step away from her, his golden eyes intently watching her as she laughed and cuddled their pup lovingly. It had been awhile since she had laughed so sincerely and it almost made him forget why he and Inuyasha had rushed back to the hut so quickly.
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The two dog demon brothers had been sitting in front of the Goshinboku tree planning how to find and subdue Takusi long enough to get a large enough sample of his poison to take to a witch that Sesshomaru knew of, residing in the mountains close by.
They were about halfway through the discussion of one of their more promising plans when Sesshomaru's head had whipped up and he looked intently towards the village. He had looked back at Inuyasha, receiving a wide-eyed look similar to his own, before bolting towards the hut with a hand on Tokijin. Both brothers made it to the hut one right after the other; each worried about their mates that were in the hut with Sango's aura rising violently and Kagome's being slightly worried, only to find the two women staring at each other blankly with no one else anywhere near the hut.
(a/n: Short, I know, but they weren't away from the girls that long anyway. It just kinda tells you what they were up to :D)
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Seeing that Sango had calmed herself Sesshomaru repeated Inuyasha's former question in a more sedate and gentle manner.
"What happened Sango? Why was your aura flaring as if you were doing battle?"
Sango looked up from Kohaku, who she'd taken to bouncing on her lap, and told her three curious friends what she'd been thinking about. Inuyasha and Kagome laughed and breathed a sigh of relief; at least she was acting like her old self again, even if she had yet to remember who she was. Sesshomaru, however, merely smirked at his mate's vicious thoughts towards the fox demon.
'That's my mate,' he thought proudly, 'Strong, and incredibly vicious and ruthless when someone threatens our pup.'
The thought of his pup being threatened, however, brought back to mind the reason he and Inuyasha had been away from the hut in the first place. He would leave as soon as possible to find the worthless fox demon and he needed to find a safe place to stay for Sango and Kohaku.
"Sango we must speak of your living arrangements while I am gone," Sesshomaru said as the group settled down around the small fire that Kagome was cooking over.
She simply looked up and him and nodded gravely. He knew that she understood why he must leave her behind, and as loathe as he was to do so, he knew that she could not accompany him on this particular journey. She was thinking the same thing herself only moments before.
"You cannot stay here. This village attracts too many demon attacks with only Inuyasha and Kagome for your protection. That is not acceptable," he said with a serious expression, "Instead, I would like you to stay with Rin and her mate for awhile. Shippo has become a strong warrior, and Jaken, Ah-Uhn, and Kirara are there as well to provide extra protection."
Sango thought for a moment. Those names all sounded incredibly familiar and she was sure that Shippo had been the young fox demon that had been standing beside Inuyasha at her wedding. Focusing on the young fox she was able to unlock the memories with minimal pain. It only felt like a knife was being drilled into her brain now instead of a katana.
Her memories of Rin were much easier to reestablish seeing as Rin was an integral part of Sesshomaru's life for so long that Sango had been able to retain some of her memories and protect them from the burning. After a little focus and a little stabbing pain she could remember everything about the two people, including their wedding and their newly built home.
Along with memories of Rin came the memories of Sesshomaru's servants and it hadn't hurt at all to recall their minimal role in her life. Kirara was a similar situation; though the recovery was much more painful since she'd had memories of Kirara since she was a child.
As her memories of the whole group cleared Sango was surprised. She had not thought that he would take her to stay with Rin and Shippo of all people. It had been some time since she'd sent Kirara to stay with Rin and help her out around the house while Shippo, Jaken, and Ah-Uhn were working on building the various extensions to their own mini-mansion and Sango was quite looking forward to seeing the young couple again.
'After all, I did promise Rin that I would come see her after the baby was born,' Sango thought with a smile.
"Is that an acceptable residence Sango? If not I could always send you to live with old Lady Sumaki that specializes in impenetrable barriers," Sesshomaru asked, only half joking about the second part; the possibility had crossed his mind more than once.
"No! No! I'd love to stay with Rin and Shippo, and I'm sure she's just dying to see Kohaku. I only wish that you'd be able to stay and visit for a little while before heading out on your journey," Sango said as she looked at her mate imploringly.
"We shall see Sango. I will not drop you on their doorstep and flee immediately afterwards though," he said with a sarcastic smirk, "We leave tomorrow morning so you should get some sleep Sango."
Nodding and smiling she made her way over to the matt on the floor as Kagome and Inuyasha quietly made their exit. She had settled down with Kohaku by her side and fell asleep almost instantly.
'That's five more sets of memories that she's had to force herself to remember the hard way. I will not stand by and let her suffer through any more of them. I WILL find that bastard and I WILL kill him,' he thought angrily before calming himself and moving over to lay down beside his mate and get some well deserved rest.
a/n: That's about it. Next chappie you'll actually get to see Rin and Shippo, that is if Sango and Sesshy make it there without something happening first! AAAHAHAHAHAH!!! You'll just have to wait and see. ^.^
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