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Hi! Haha, I know I just updated today, but I had to post it. I got a bunch of alerts, so I was kind of hoping this might inspire a couple reviews. scratches back of head sheepishly
I realize that Sesshomaru is kind of OOC in this fic, but remember. It's been 500 years with Rin. He's bound to change. So don't give me crap about that.
And just as another note, this is a crossover with InuYasha and Shugo Chara! with Kagome and Ikuto as the pairing.
Hope you like it!
"Done!" Kagome exclaimed, wiping sweat off her brow. She'd finally finished packing all her essentials into several boxes to take to Sesshomaru's house. She smiled wistfully at the fond memory when Sesshomaru had finally found her in the modern era.
When her old friend had shown up on her doorstep, Kagome had done nothing short of jumping into his arms, hugging him tightly and crying.
After her… rather emotional episode, Sesshomaru told her about his concerns of her safety, requesting (demanding) that Kagome come live with him in his estate. Of course, her mother, Kun-loon, the ever worrying soul, had agreed. "Of course," she had added, "you are always welcome in your home, Kagome, should you decide to stay here instead."
Kagome had agreed immediately, not wanting to disappoint her mother, as well as wanting to spend time with Sesshomaru. They had come to think of each other as siblings. Sesshomaru had even gone as far as to perform the demon adoption ritual as well as gain legal guardianship alongside her family (But Kagome refused to carry the Taisho name, as Rin was already the heir to his company. She had also stated that she was too lazy to write all of it out). And after their time apart from each other, Kagome was eager to spend time with her aniki.
I can't believe it's been five hundred years for him, she mused amiably. But even after all those years, he still acts like a bastard. Kagome let out a small laugh. It wasn't like she could blame him. Some humans could be even more uncivilized than the humans during Sengoku Jidai. But still. He could've learned to be at least a bit less hostile towards humans.
Stacking all her boxes, Kagome began to transport them, one by one, downstairs to wait for Sesshomaru. When finished, she glanced at the clock. She'd been working for an half an hour, just taking the boxes downstairs. The miko groaned. Things sure were a lot harder when you were half as strong as you used to be…
"What ails you, imouto?" Sesshomaru said from behind her.
Jumping slightly, Kagome turned sharply to face him, glaring at the taiyoukai for scaring her. Placing a hand over her rapidly-beating heart, Kagome said, "Mou, Sesshomaru! Don't scare me like that!"
He let out a small chuckle (Wow, Kagome thought. Maybe those 500 years have done a difference). "This Sesshomaru apologizes. Now, I believe we were on our way?" He gestured to the door, emphasizing his question.
Kagome blinked owlishly at Sesshomaru before responding. "What? Oh! Yes, let's go."
Hugging her family one by one, she followed Sesshomaru, out the door and into his car, waving to her family once more before entering. She couldn't help but gape. It wasn't a car. It was a freaking limo! Stupid bastard seems like a pimp...
Several minutes passed before Sesshomaru spoke. "I trust you've been wondering about why I requested you live with me?" It was more of a statement than a question.
Kagome nodded. "Yeah. What's the danger? There aren't youkai here, are there?"
He turned to face Kagome, all traces of his previous amusement vanishing. "There are more youkai than you know of, Kagome. Fortunately, none should be a threat to us." She nodded before he continued. "However, there is a rising threat of things called, 'X-eggs.' I am not exactly sure of what they are, but I do know that they are dangerous."
Kagome nodded again. "X-eggs…" she murmured. Why did that sound familiar? "All kids have an egg in their soul. The egg of their hearts, their would-be selves, yet unseen." she mumbled. It was a quote her father had told her when she was younger. "Kokoro no tamago…"
At this, Sesshomaru's head turned swiftly to look at her, amber eyes boring into her own sapphire irises. "The heart's egg?" He pondered this for a moment before answering. "Explain," he demanded.
"The heart egg lives in your heart," Kagome explained. "It thrives off of your dreams and hopes. Eventually, it fades away as you grow older. X-eggs are heart eggs who have given up on their dreams."
Sesshomaru nodded, processing this newly found information. "I suppose. We've been through stranger things, so there's a high chance that these… heart eggs exist. But what worries me is how to dispose of them."
"Father told me about this once," Kagome mused. "He said that occasionally, while most people's heart eggs sleep in their hearts, sometimes, one wiggles up and becomes a shugo chara, or your would-be self."
He cocked an elegant silver eyebrow at this. "Guardian character?" Sesshomaru repeated slowly, still seeming skeptical of the absurd idea. Kagome didn't blame him, of course. The idea of having a pixie-like guardian character was strange--stranger than anything they'd encountered.
"Yes," she replied, nodding. "Your guardian character is supposedly your would-be self. I've never actually seen it happen, but Otou-san said that the chara and their owner had an ability called Chara Change, transferring the chara's powers into the person. I believe there's also something called 'Character transformation' when the person fuses with their chara. It's said that these transformations have the power to purify X-eggs."
Before Sesshomaru could respond, the driver interrupted. "Taishou-sama, we're here."
Acknowledging the alert, he opened the door, instructing the driver to get Kagome's things. Exiting his limo, Kagome's eyes caught sight of his estate. Her jaw dropped. Holy. Crap, she thought, awed by the magnificent sight in front of her. He had never said anything about living in a mansion!
Sesshomaru said it was just a 'modest home,' she ground out, as they entered Sesshomaru's mansion. Yeah. 'Modest' my ass. Lying son-of-a-bitch. What is he? A yakuza leader?
Said son-of-a-bitch shot her an amused look. "I see you like my home? Being a CEO of your own company does have it's benefits."
Kagome nodded dumbly, and Sesshomaru smirked. "I figured as much."
She sent a glare at him. "What's that supposed to mean?" she demanded.
The possible yakuza leader just kept on smirking. How she wanted to smack that smirk off his proud face. "I've known you long enough, Kagome. You are amazed easily. I remember a certain time where you clung to mokomoko."
Kagome felt her fairly pudgy face heat up. "That was only once," she argued. "Besides, it looked warm."
His smirk turning into a grin, Sesshomaru replied, "Did you not have your own sleeping bag? And I seem to recall you clinging to it on multiple occasions."
"Bastard," she retorted, glaring at him.
Sesshomaru chuckled. "Little girls should not be using such foul language." That little bastard was enjoying this!
"Mentally, I'm not a little girl, am I?"
"You'll always be a little girl to me, no matter how smart you are."
She stuck her tongue out at him. "That's only because you're an old geezer."
"Of course," the taiyoukai agreed impassively. "This Sesshomaru is over 700 years old. You are barely of age."
She was at a loss of words. Kagome glanced around her surroundings, in hopes of dashing away from her embarrassing situation. Kami,she was acting like a child. She saw that they had stopped in front of a massive door. However, Kagome highly doubted she could get away, even if she wanted to. Sesshomaru's demon speed was far too quick for her.
"I… uh…" she trailed off, twiddling her thumbs together. "You meanie."
He choked at the word. Said meanie shot her an incredulous look. "'Meanie?'" he asked. "Surely the Kagome I knew could have thought of a better retort than that."
"Well, the Kagome you knew had reduced to a twelve-year-old body."
"Last time I checked, dear miko, your body and mind were two different things. The violent reaction between the Tenseiga and your blood must have surely diminished your mental capacity as well." he mused thoughtfully.
"I… well… Oh, whatever! Sesshomaru, didn't you have something to show me?" Kagome stuttered, a blush bright on her cheeks.
He chuckled. "Hai. Come." Sesshomaru led her away, taking long graceful strides, as a bumbling, short-legged Kagome came stumbling after him, struggling to keep up.
Several minutes later (the walking had allowed Kagome to cool down), they stopped in front of a pair of large oak doors with an arrow carved into the door. She eyed the arrow questioningly.
Noticing her gaze, Sesshomaru replied, "This was always a guest room. But I suppose that it would be appropriate for you." Pushing open the doors, he revealed a spacious room the size of her dining room at the shrine. Consisting of a wide range of training equipment as well as college level books for her own entertainment. Everything she'd ever need was in her room.
"Sugoi…" Kagome whispered appreciatively. "Thank you, Sesshomaru. Thank you so much for all of this."
He nodded in response. "As you will be staying with me, it is my responsibility to provide you with all your necessities."
"Sesshomaru, this room is huge. The smallest room in the house could have sufficed for me."
"You want to stay in the broom closet?" he stated dryly. Kagome chuckled. Who knew Sesshomaru could have a sense of humor?
"Still… Thank you, Aniki." Kagome enveloped his towering figure in her arms in a grateful hug.
Sesshomaru let out a small smile. "Anything for you, Kagome."
The miko in his arms gave him a breathtaking grin. Despite the four years taken away from her looks, she was still as radiant as ever. "For everything. I really mean it."
"I know you do."
Taking her arms from around his (extremely toned) abdomen, Kagome took a look around the room. Opening the closet, she discovered a uniform already stored in the closet. "Ne, Sesshomaru. What's this?" she asked, holding the article of clothing up.
"Your uniform," he stated simply. "If you are to live with me, you are not to go without education."
"But I've already been to the 5th grade," Kagome whined. "Why do I need to repeat it?"
The taiyoukai shot her a blank look. "Because despite the fact that you have the mentality of a young adult, your body is still that of an eleven-year-old." Sesshomaru said, stating it as though it was an obvious fact. "And you will not be dropping out of school," he added as Kagome opened her mouth to interject.
Crap. How'd he know I was going to say that? "Fine, then," she huffed. "What school is it?"
"Seiyou Academy," he replied.
Kagome nodded. She had heard of Seiyou Academy before. It was a prestigious school, the elementary school that many children desired to attend because of the events that occured. Of course Sesshomaru would send her to an elite school.
A rumbling sound rang throughout the room. The miko's cheeks were dusted pink. She gave him a sheepish laugh. "Any chance we could get some food?"
Sesshomaru shot her a small grin. "Follow me." But before Kagome could thank him, he held up his hand to stop her talking. "But you'll have to train afterwards."
Kagome's smile deflated immediately. Crap... "I just lost my appetite?" she supplied, hoping to get out of her training. However, her traitorous stomach opposed her statement, speaking the will of her body.
Traitor…
Sesshomaru smirked. "Nice try, Kagome."
The miko sighed and hung her head. She really didn't want to train. When she heard Sesshomaru's footsteps walk away from her, she hurried after him, once again struggling to keep up. "Ne, Sesshomaru--oh!" Kagome squealed as she tripped and fell face-first onto the carpet. Getting up and dusting herself off, she ran to catch up to the silver-haired youkai. "When do I start school?"
"Next week," Sesshomaru murmured, not once looking back.
"Joy."
"There's oden served."
"I can't wait to go to school!"
See what I mean by OOC? Anyways, the third chapter is currently being written, and I might have it up by tomorrow, but I'm not making any promises. Reviews are greatly appreciated!