Auhtor's note: hello again! yes the updates have been coming in more rapidly! i have some time during this week to do that. so i'm taking advantage of the situation to get as much done on this one as possible!
so..and as i promised...another couple's moment! YAYNESS!
and i've come up with a title for this one already...but i'll reveal that at the end.
...just read the disclaimer from the last 4 chapters...i don't own Inuyasha.
(why did i repeat that?)
ok!!! FIC TIME NOW!!
Day 8, june 23rd
HI! omg what a freaky day.
so our city doesn't get hit with a whole lot of Storms...guess what happened today?
yeah it stormed. really bad too...but i think Two certain people (a Miko and a Youkai mind you. and NO! not me and Sesshomaru!!) used the time to their advantage.
so yeah, it started out Raining in the morning, and then by afternoon a huge thunderstorm blew threw
(kind of unusual in this part of the world...but take and choose...)
(a/n: it's true that Japan doesn't get many thunderstorms and Rain storms like the United states and the other side of the world...but ignore the unrealisticness, this simply had to happen to make this moment a bit more Romantic between our secret couple..so bare with me!!)
and by around 5 in the afternoon, the POWER WENT OUT!!
yeah Inuyasha and Sesshomaru didn't seem to care, but Miroku did. and i can easily guess what he was doing...-shudders- and Koga, one can only wonder and only god knows what he was up to!! i swear those two are like twins...DX
anyway so instead of using any electricity to amuse ourselves, Kikyou lit candles and i drew out an old game.
Janis, Sango, Ayame, Kikyou and i are busy doing manicures and pedicures with candle light and lit up hand held mirror compacts.
as for the game...i am only saying this for my and anyone who reads this..
(no one had better not even TRY to read this! it has no personal stuff in it. ...okay i take that back. so Miroku, Koga this Laptop is off limits!!!! I MEAN IT! If i catch your grimey little paws on this thing!...YOU WILL SUFFER!!)
...O-O' anyways...on to details...
"what the hell? Kagome what is all of that Noise!?" the hanyou Barked supposedly at me...
"Thunder inuyasha, it's just the weather. probably just a rain storm.." i Shrugged and laid back down on the Sofa.
"it's just noise from the outside my slow witted Half breed abomination of a brother." Sesshomaru appeared from the staircase, the dim lights making an even bigger shadow behind the Youkai. he smirked and shook his head.
"you are too simple to even be a worthy hanyou...or that of a powerful Miko like Kikyou..i can see she made the right choice." Sesshomaru then left and stalked back up the stairs again,
it was obvious he had been with Kikyou, a little bit of his Haori was lowered down a bit of skin on Sesshomaru's shoulder was visible... and the Fluff was gone...for some strange reason, one or the other it always was within a few moments when they were together...
"yeah and she made the so called "right Choice by picking you Dear Brother," Inuyasha Stated sarcastically. the hanyou rolled his eyes and smirked.
; of course, it was too late, Sesshomaru was already gone.
"well...even as living with his brother and and Daughter, he's still just as secretive.Izayoi and Inu taishou had to be a Youkai and a human!!" Inuyasha growled
"oh don't worry about it...your mom made the choice of who she wanted. Inu taishou allowed her into his demon heart. Consider yourself blessed by his soul that Sesshomaru has a heart like him! and that Kikyou isn't trying to Kill you anymore!!"
"yeah..i guess," Inuyasha rolled his eyes and Yawned.
"that was a long night last night...good, but long." he smiled to himself
"yeah you're lucky i took off the rosary or else you would've gotten sat at least more than 10 times last night!!" i looked back to my work. Inuyasha i could tell was proud of what happened last night...i had to admit, even though that had been sworn as secret between just us...i knew it had gotten out..but i didn't care everyone knew how we both felt anyway.
"well...um we've already sworn to not talk about all of that...that happened...but i just wanted to let you know it wasn't that big of a deal..." Inuyasha trailed off.
"well you know...um...i enjoyed spending all of that time with you...even it was beyond awkward at times..." I blushed.
"um..okay then..."
"SHRMBOOMBOOM"
"more damn thunder?!" Inuyasha Growled.
"yeah..probably...there might be lightning too..."
I looked over and saw janis.
"hey..how do you know so much?"
"it just sort of is like this all the time on the otherside of the world...so ha ha...i just know." Janis smiled
"Hey, so how did confrontation with mr.prince half demon dog?" Janis smiled
"um...it was...um okay!"
"just okay? not as spellbinding or as amazing as you thought?"
"eh, maybe not... but still! Inuyasha can't know you know!!"
"well...he doesn't even know i know he lied about liking you does he?"
"no clue, but keep your voice down if you wanna still be the only one who does!!" i whispered quickly.
"oh! right! i'm sorry... Gomenisai." Janis bowed and raised her head quickly.
"it's alright...no big deal i guess..." i smiled and looked towards the window.
"it's Storming pretty bad out there."
"yeah...i wouldn't be surprised if we lost powe--."
SHRMBOOMBOOM
"ZRT"
the room darkened. really fast.
"did the power just go out?" Janis looked around
"What the HECK?!"
Janis and me looked over towards the stairs. Miroku had just shouted.
"i can guess what he was doing..." Janis shrugged lightly and laughed nervously.
"well..you know how he is..."
"ah, too unfortanately true." Janis sighed
"Gee your doggy is sure being awful quiet...think he fainted or something?" Janis looked over at the sofa nearby, Inuyasha had fallen asleep.
"well...it's been a long day i guess you could say." i smiled nervously and sighed.
"up all night?" Janis smiled
"well...sort of like that."
CHACHIT
the den door opened. Sango was standing there clutching Rin's hand and Kilala in one arm.
"Kagome what's going on?" Sango was wearing her Kimono, one of the outfits that had been packed away for now.
(but was still wearing my school uniform...and Sesshomaru would not take off the Haori...so..)
"it's storming Sango...the power went out." i explained quickly.
"oh, well Rin's sort of scared and wants to see her father..know where Sesshomaru is?" Sango looked around
"upstairs i think.."
"probably with Kikyou." i added in my head.
"Thanks...what is Miroku up to?"
"well if i can guess correctly his laptop shut off when we lost power and he was being his usual self." Janis intterrupted.
"oh..." Sango averted her gaze and then walked up the stairs with Kilala and Rin.
"Kagome..."
i looked up and saw Kikyou staring at me in the darkness.
"hm?"
"here," she walked down the stairs and thrust a few circular bowl like things into my hands.
"set these in some rooms to light the house.." Kikyou explained.
she took out a small white wick like thing from her hakama, and set it in the middle of a bowl. she struck it once against the table a light orange flame struck the wick.
Kikyou dropped it in the middle of the bowl.
"herbal oil candles." Kikyou smiled.
"Great so now we need to get everyone to a safe room.."
"i don't think it'll get that Bad Kagome..." Janis smiled and laughed.
"well...some of us might if a certain Hanyou or his older brother get into a spat over something so petty as a game score or whatever..." i whispered jokingly, but with a serious expression.
"well...i suppose it could."
"um..Hey kagome?"
"hm? oh! Sango..."
"do we have anything to do...?"
"Rin's bored." Rin said sadly.
"oh, um...okay, i had a feeling i might need this."
i went into the closet and grabbed my bag, pulled out a little blue box,
"okay does Rin know how to count to 10?"
"count to ten? Rin knows!" Rin said happily.
"okay...well see these marbles go in spots from 1-10...and Rin rolls these dice and whatever number adds up to the marble you take. the first person to get 5 wins."
"oh! Rin understands." Rin looked at the sides, "Rin sees two sides. can Lady Kagome play with Rin?"
"um...i have to go check on the others...but Janis will play with you..okay Rin! or i'll get your father...or Kikyou..but i have to go check on the others."
"Inuyasha..." i looked over
"...hm? What?"
Inuyasha's golden eyes opened as soon as my gaze landed on him.
"watch Rin for a moment...play the game with her, i'll be right back!"
"keh, where are you off to?"
"to check on the others..we're not the only ones who live here."
"yeah i know."
"well...oh just Stay here!!"
i then rushed off and upstairs to Check on Sesshomaru, Sango, Miroku and Kikyou.
"..anyone up here?"
...downstairs meanwhile...
"Rin will move this one. okay uncle Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Okay you do that..." he looked away and sighed.
"Darn it Kagome!! why is it whenever something happens you leave me with my brother's Daughter?!"
"Uncle Inuyasha?" Rin blinked.
"hm?" the hanyou turned back.
"Hey Inuyasha..."
the hanyou looked up. Miroku was walking down the stairs, in the dark.
"Hey...what are you doing?"
"entertaining Rin...why? sango forcing you to do something too?"
"no...not yet anyway..what's she doing?"
"oh some game Kagome gave her...based on points or something...i don't even know. kagome rushed off."
"oh..."
"Hey inuyasha!!! the lights went out!" Shippou ran into the room from the hallway.
"yeah some storm knocked out the power..." inuyasha scowled.
"well what is there to do then? i'm bored!" shippou whined.
"i don't know...play this game Kagome left with Rin."
"oh?" Shippou walked over at the game and picked up a blue marble.
"hey Rin can i Play?"
Rin smiled and Nodded "Shippou play with Rin."
Shippou smiled and sat down
"roll the dice." Rin smiled
"shippou did as she said
"geez, i'm bored..."
Miroku looked at Shippou and Rin and Smirked.
"Hey inuyasha wanna make this game more intresting for us?"
"what were you thinking?" Inuyasha looked up and smirked.
...a little later...
"okay...i think that's every room," i sighed and looked around walking down the stairs peering up at the sitting room's dim light.
"Okay i got 54 Yen on shippou..." Miroku muttered he looked at Inuyasha
"what do you have?"
"23 on Rin...i'd bet more but i'm not so sure i wanna take the risk of being broke."
the Hanyou and Monk were sitting comfortably on the sofas behind the two children.
snickering and grinning. counting coins.
"you were right this is more enjoyable." Inuyasha smirked
i stood there a gap, just looking around
"oh great..."
i shook my head and walked back upstairs to find Sango and Kikyou.
but turned and decided not to.
i crouched on the steps and stayed there, motionless.
"i'm just gonna let them get themselves in trouble..i wanna see just how far this goes..."
let's face it. the house was pretty quiet, girls and guys were seperated. most of the girls were in Kikyou's room doing make up and facials drinking tea and being civilized...while the guys were...Gambling on a child's game.
with the power out you couldn't buy better entertainment!
"Hey! Miroku! Inuyasha..." Koga appeared from upstairs
"Hi..." Miroku anwsered, unattentive to the fact that Koga was standing there staring.
"what are you doing?"
"um...playing...er i mean paying...bills...Yeah paying bills!" Miroku studdered.
Koga blinked.
"Paying bills? you need Rin and shippou for that?"
"Shush you fool!! we're gambling on their game play...but don't let any of the girls know that!"
"or my brother...he'd bite your head off for this and then some." Inuyasha snickered
"KOGA'S PLAYING TOO?!" i blurted i covered my mouth quickly, watching from the stairs.
"Hey Kagome...what are you doing?" a voice whispered behind me.
I whipped around and faced Janis.
"Oh hi...where have you been?" i replied quietly; trying not to be spotted spying on them.
"upstairs in Sango's bedroom, candle light manicures and pedicures." Janis grimaced.
"oh...i see..." i trailed off, still watching Inuyasha, Koga and Miroku.
"um they sent me...well Sango sent me to find you...we've got a seat and everything for you! where have you been all night?"
"afternoon more like...but whatever.." i shrugged
"getting 3 star entertainment for free." i smiled and laughed a little pointing to the group of guys communed downstairs, gambling on Rin and shippou's Game,
"Oh! poor Rin and shippou...Kikyou's gonna flip out when she hears this."
"then maybe it's better she doesn't...besides...i don't have anything else to do..."
i shrugged
"we did invite you upstairs you know."
"yeah i'll be up in a bit..."
"...what's goin on?"
e"Inu and Miroku are gambling on Shippou and Rin's game play...they..---"
"Brother..."
Janis and i blinked at i swear the same time.
"SESSHOMARU!"
"oh great! Rin's father!...he's gonna try to kill Inu!"
"i doubt it..he can't without the Tensaiuga." Janis smirked and smiled.
"well...Sesshomaru looses it when anyone messes with Rin or Kikyou. he almost killed Naraku for hurting Kikyou. he went full demon and then some!!"
"well yeah they're in love now Janis."
"yeah i know that." Janis sighed.
"...hm..."
"what?"
"this is boring...i'm going back okay?"
"okay..you're not going to stay?"
"nah...they're hot...but them gambling just watching isn't real fun, we've got pocky and 12 diffrent Ramunes upstairs with lots of Daifukus. we'll be waiting for you ok?" Janis winked and left
"alright..."
i sighed,
"no need to stay watching over Inuyasha when he's behaving..."
i walked upstairs and into the room
"Hey! Kagome! we've been waiting for you!" Sango smiled petting Kilala
"take a ramune! make yourself comfortable!"
Sango held out a box of seperate bottles.
"thank you Sango!" i smiled and took one.
"Hey Kikyou..."
the Miko preistess eyed me for a moment and then turned back to the window,
"Creepy...Kikyou's Stare...it seemed so...lifeless." Janis whispered to me.
"well she is lifeless, technically...so i guess it only makes sense."
"Clink"
the marble dropped into my bottle
"Hard to believe that Sesshomaru fell for her,"
"actually it makes alot of sense, Kikyou is Beautiful, she's a Miko, a head preistess to also note...she's Mysterious, and deep under her cold, icy hard exterior...she has a true caring heart and she loves children, with a high Maternal insticnt. like a mom to any child. which is probably one of the Main Reasons Sesshomaru picked her..."
(a/n: true. if Rumiko sensei would've had more to the series the proof and reasons why KikyXSesshy should be a canon coupling would've been more, easily noticed...and it does make sense. both the older versions of their counterparts. plus, Kikyou is beautiful, and refined. Sesshomaru seems to have those two qualities at the top of his list...Sarah had them, Kagura does...Kagome sort of does...but Kikyou most defenitly does...so why wouldn't Sesshomaru fall for Kikyou's un--excuse me, inearthly beauty?...sorry this is so long btw. XP)
"to be a mom to Rin. i get it!"
"yeah, under a whole lot Sesshomaru is a caring Father figure. he loves Rin and loves her like her own father could not. Sesshomaru has a heart like Inu Taishou, he and Inuyasha's father. who was a Youkai who loved Izayoi, a human. it makes sense that he wants a Mother figure for his children...if he and Kikyou have any but right now Rin.--"
"wait a minute they've already??"
"yeah...Sesshomaru apparently doesn't waste time in his relationships..." I blushed.
"yeah, apparently...speaking of which whatever happened to that Sarah woman? the one that died? didn't Sesshomaru have something with her?"
I smiled and shrugged. this night was actually becoming alot of fun, despite the power being out.
"yeah i think so...but she did Die, so Sesshomaru found new love in Kikyou...technically Sarah dying, was a new beginning in love for Sesshomaru. that's when he met Kikyou after Naraku was defeated. and a happier outcome came for all of us." i shrugged and sipped the last bit of my Ramune.
"gee how long has the power been out?" Janis looked around.
"a couple hours at the most."
"...well i haven't noticed. time really flies when you're hanging out with your friends." Janis smiled.
Kikyou sighed and looked at the others,
"Excuse me ladies," Kikyou mumbled and slipped out the room.
"Where is Kikyou going?" Janis looked over.
"...i don't know..." i looked at Kikyou's path once she got down stairs.
"down and to the right, she's going to see Sesshomaru...it's like a sixth sense...whenever he leaves she trails after..."
Janis sighed
"yeah...Kikyou and Sesshomaru are attatched to each other...practically inseprable." Janis sighed.
"yeah...i guess so." i sighed.
...down stairs...
"...alright Koga! how much you in?" Miroku said turning to the fox demon.
"...um, 45 yen..Shippou."
"Inu! what about you?"
"Don't call me that!" Inuyasha snapped madly.
"what? only Kagome can call you that?" Koga teased.
"Shut it fox boy!! you'll regret it if you don't..."
"well...i don't have to listen to a Mutt. hanyou."
"MUTT?!"
"Alright you guys...Rin and Shippou left two hours ago! it's between us now.." Miroku looked at Sesshomaru.
the Youkai just sat there on the sofa, glaring.
he was already mad about Miroku and the others keeping his daughter, Rin and shippou awake for the last 5 hours, it was too far past Rin's bedtime.
"you've been sitting there for the whole evening..you going to play or what?"
"my half abomination breed of a brother is here...so i shall not participate." Sesshomaru smirked.
"okay..." Miroku slowly turned back to the others
Inuyasha glared "Abomination of a half breed?!"
"don't act so shocked. you've known of my hatrid since our birth dear brother," Sesshomaru smirked, not even looking over at the Hanyou.
"fine, if you wanna say it that way."
"...Hm..."
the youkai apprubtly rose and left from the room
"the miko..."
"what?" Inuyasha looked up as the Youkai rushed out of the room.
"he better not be after Kagome...if he is i'll have to teach him not to touch other people's property!" Inuyasha mumbled before getting up to trail the Youkai.
"Inuyasha?" Miroku and Koga looked up suddenly
"where are you going?"
"None of your buisness." the Hanyou replied brashly.
outside...
Kikyou sat on the steps, sighing a little she looked up and blinked in the light falling rain. leaves fell and dived around her landing softly on the patio below. the steps and walls were delicatly covered with the leaves.
"what are you doing here alone Miko?" a strong voice asked
the Miko looked up she stood up and moved her hands to her Katana. she had dressed herself this time in her Haori and Hakama; the traditional garb of a Miko preistess.
"does it matter to you?" Kikyou asked as equally strong
"i can't have anything happening to my accomplice. especially in a freak storm such as this..." Sesshomaru replied he smirked a little and eyed the falling leaves that just seemed to dive and drop in a graceful fashion around the Miko. the storm had quieted down, but the winds were still ripping away and the rain beat down on the two.
"we're not in the fuedal Era right now...anything but our "Accompliship" is past us. we mean so much more to each other. you even said that yourself if i do remember correctly, Lord. and are you not a man of your word? especially to a head preistess?" Kikyou eyed the Youkai with a smug smile. her brown eyes seemed full of mischeif but sparkled with the beauty of the moonlight.
"i suppose i am Miko, but how can you dare to question my authority?"
"that's not what i was doing." Kikyou replied simply she suddenly stood up and placed a thin hand on the youkai's chest.
"well how am i to tell? you cause more trouble than you stop." Sesshomaru replied looking breifly at her and the falling leaves, he averted his gaze away and then to her breifly. he had to avoid being trapped in her Mysterious brown gaze.
"Finally! now to find that abomination of a brother of mine!" Inuyasha mumbled to himself,
the hanyou was crouched against a wall of the house, watching Kikyou and Sesshomaru.
"that Miko and my brother?! what's going on here?"
"Lord Sesshomaru..." Kikyou whispered softly, the Miko smiled and placed a hand on his.
"Hm?"
"you know i don't feel anything for your little brother...anymore."
"well good for you for moving on." Sesshomaru replied breifly.
"my heart belongs to another...the hanyou wasn't worthy of my time...he's childish..."
"CHILDISH?" Inuyasha stood a gap
"Immature..."
"IMMATURE?"
"i'm glad my reincarnation stole his heart. when i look at him now i see him as more of a traitor..." Kikyou trailed off her gaze quickly moved from Sesshomaru to Inuyasha's hiding spot.
"Nosy..." she glared breifly. the icy gaze directed straight at the Hanyou.
"Spotted!...NOSY?"
"well..." the Youkai smirked and looked at the Miko, without averting his gaze away from her, he stared into her brown eyes,
"it's obvious how you two were never ment for each other...my brother is all the things you mentioned and more." he smirked.
"but tell me Miko, you said your heart belongs to another..." he smirked again and smiled at her smugly.
"the lucky gentlemen for you...who is he?"
Kikyou this time smirked and smiled.
"tall...Dark, Refined...polite, knows how to take care of an un-dead re-alive preistess...and he's the ruler of all east...know a Taiyoukai by those lines?"
Sesshomaru smiled and nodded "yes i just so happen to Miko."
Inuyasha watched in amazement(and some Horror) of the Miko and the Taiyoukai sharing a very breif kiss in the falling rain.
"Sesshomaru loves Kikyou?"
so after a few long hours, the power finally came back on.
(in the middle of the Night mind you!)
by that time we were all asleep. all except Sesshomaru and Kikyou. i'm guessing they were busy with each other.
and it was quite shocking for the lights to come on in the pure darkness,
(heh heh, Kikyou thought she had died again when she and i quote "Saw the light")
yeah the house was pretty quiet before...and i could've sworn i heard several diffrent screams when the power went on again.
(i know i screamed... and Miroku's highpitchedsoundsanawfullotlikeashockedgirl scream.and a sharp slap noise...)
we all gathered in the sitting room for a few moments and went back to sleep, of course by the time everyone was done talking and what not it was pretty early in to the morning. i know i couple of people went back to bed, Janis, Hojo, Ayame, Kikyou, andSesshomaru. a couple of us stayed up with Sango. (she was upset about something...she said it involved Miroku and getting even with him...)
i don't know, i was pretty tired.
well i think everyone's going back to bed now, so inu and i shall follow too.
goodnight everyone!
Kagome Hiragashi
author's note: well, that's it for another chapter. so what more can come out of this halfway house for the inuyasha gang?
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KogaXAyame (i know nothing of these two or i'd write it myself...ha ha. XD)
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