Promise me Forever

Chapter 6

A/N: Hi guys! Sorry about the really long wait. I needed to think, for a while. Thank you all awesome Reviewers! Without you guys…. Shakes head slowly...Also note that Sesshou's beast is ALWAYS in bold, and Sesshy will always be in italics! Well anyways, on with the story!

Annoyed he still remembered her scent; he rubbed his nose.

'As if that will help'.

" They thought you shouldn't tell me?" This part of the Mikage clan never had so much money, as he recalled. He'd honestly expected them to be lining up for child support long before this.

She looked at him with such an odd expression; he couldn't even a name to call it.

"They opposed to our marriage as much as your family did, remember? They never held with a marriage with someone from another world. My Father said only grief could come from it."

A bittersweet smile formed on his face." Looks like he was right, doesn't it?"

Kagome lifted her chin stubbornly, eyes fierce. "I have Asumi. I don't consider her source of grief no matter what."

"Asumi." He didn't even know the rest of her name. " What's the rest of it?"

She didn't look away. " Asumi Kakudan Mikage, like mine."

It stuck then, he had a daughter.

"Why does she think I was never around? Did you even bother to tell her the truth?" He spat angrily.

Kagome winced at that. "Of course. She knows her father's name. She understands that we went our separate ways." Kagome's face clouded a bit, uncertainty flashing in her eyes.

"Eventually she stopped asking about you. She gets plenty of masculine attention, if that's what you're worried about. She's a well loved child." A soft smile lit her features.

"Figures." He muttered. ' The Mikage clan have always protected their own. '

Kagome crossed her arms again, frowning slightly. " You can go, and I'll ensure that everything goes back to the 'norm' around here." She offered with a half-hoping heart. " I don't think so, Mikage." "Why not? You don't want a daughter-correct?" "That maybe so Mikage, but this Sesshoumaru has one. This Sesshoumaru cannot just simply 'walk away' or live in denial."

She took a deep breath, drawing comfort from the friendly auras of her pack.

'Then prepare to meet my-our -daughter."

His world had shifted for eternal, he had a daughter.

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Kagome's Pov

She was miserable. She sat on the porch swing; gazing at the field of random flowers her family (together one summer) had planted together.

She slowly shook her head, trying to rid her memory of Sesshoumaru….

The sight of him this afternoon…looking as handsome as the day she'd first saw him...Her heart had spluttered and almost stopped. He was back, and she had to come with term with that.

She closed her eyes, letting the remains of the slowly disappearing sunset warm the inside of her eyelids. She knew what she had to do. She had to tell her pup that her father was here. She just didn't know how. 'Kami, please let me find the words to tell her without hurting my kakudan.' Panic clenched her heart. ' Onegai! Don't let Sesshoumaru's coming won't hurt her. She's too young!' Kagome's sudden panic filled prayer repeated over and over in her mind until she felt somewhat better.

Certainly there weren't any words for this situation. Telling her family that Sesshoumaru was back had been difficult enough; telling her daughter would be infinitely worse.

Her Okaasan-Izayoi- had been rigidly fair, her father (Touga), had been comforting but silencing the angry clamor of her 3 brothers, who wanted to murder Sesshoumaru, and dump his body in the deeps part of the channel. Her sister, Rin who was married now, hadn't been present, but would have undoubtedly joined when she heard.

Her mother had been firm. Sesshoumaru had a right to see his daughter, Izayoi Mikage had said. They'd have to put up with it, or risk losing her in court. So they'd have to put up with it, for Asumi's sake.

That had been the only thing to keep the twins and Inuyasha behave, she suspected. Kouga and Ginta (the twins) considered themselves substitute Fathers, while Inuyasha has always been the big brother to his niece. None of them would do anything to hurt Asumi.

Sighing, Kagome rubbed her temples. "Okaasan?" Asumi pushed through the door and let it bang behind her. Making Kagome wince and rub her midnight Han you ears.

"Izayoi Obasan said you wanted to discuss something with me."

Kagome forced her spurt of panic down and patted the cushioned seat next to her.

"Come sit next to me, aijin. We need to talk."

Asumi scooted next onto the swing. 'Her hakamas are too short already.' Kagz noticed automatically. ' She is going to have her father's height.'

Her face clouded. "Is it about the man I knocked out for you? Are you upset with me momma?" Asumi took a whiff of Kagome's aura. " You're. Dreading something (?) Okaasan," Asumi murmured. Startled Kagome stiffened, her ears twitching jerkily. "I.I have been talking to the guy I beat up." Asumi confessed; her eyes averted from Kagomes.

"I only went to him - the guy I beat up- because I wanted to know why his inner youkai demon kept calling me, why he smelled so familiar."

Asumi paused a moment, her little mokomoko swaying in the wind. "So I confronted him," she shrugged casually. "So you know who he is, aijin?" Kagome murmured softly.

"He's my Father." Asumi said simply. Kagome nodded and pulled her close, sensing building tears. " I-I-it makes sense I guess. I still don't get why he's here after all this time." Her voice faulted, and Kagome rubbed her back soothingly.

" Why Okaasan? He didn't want to see me before, so why now? I don't understand Momma?" Asumi sobbed, her tears soaking Kagome's shirt.

Kagome stilled rigidly. "I... I couldn't tell him ...your father...about you. I couldn't...I couldn't ...let him take you. I was afraid he'd ...he'd ...I couldn't...I." Kagome sobbed broken-ly. Asumi wrapped her arms around Kagome's neck nuzzling her gently. "I thought...I thought it was for the best." Kagome's muffled voice tried to explain brokenly. Asumi pulled back, and stared into Kagome's eyes. Kagome could've sworn she saw pity in her daughter's lovely blue eyes.

"I understand ...I think," Asumi murmured gently to her Okaasan. She snuggled into Kagome's arm again.

"What. ... What did you guys talk about?" Kagome asked while running her claws through Asumi's silver hair.

At that, Asumi's eye's brightened considerably. " He said - well more so his Beast said- I was his kakudan, his special pup-" (Kagome's thinking at that sentence: WOW Sesshou! You're better at this than what I gave you credit for! What a guy-) "And he said you're hiswoman, and that you belong with him and- (Kagome's thinking (etc): Gritting her teeth. That asshole. THAT POSSESSIVE PRICK-) " that he still loves you."

Kagome's heart leaped, but she couldn't help but to feel conflicted. 'How could he still love me if he was the one who left me? What if...its just his beast was just saying that? So…. was it he or his inner demon who had thrown her away like a toy. . A doll...a...whore?'

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Sorry about the wait. I'm working on another story so hope that's a good excuse. Ducks angry tomatoes.

Happy Friday!

Ja ne!