Chapter 21: Side Effects.
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As Kagome slept peacefully in Inuyasha's arms, he ran his claws through her long black hair. He didn't know how long they laid like that when there was a knock on the door before it opened.
"I ordered us some food, it's here if you guys want to come out to eat." Sango said as she poked her head in the door before leaving once she told them the food was there.
"Kagome, Love." Inuyasha whispered as he dragged his claws gently across her cheekbone.
"Hmm?" Kagome murmured with her eyes still closed as she snuggled closer to Inuyasha.
"Food is here, are you hungry?" Inuyasha said as he went back to running his claws through her hair.
"Mmhmm..." Kagome mumbled but made no move to get up.
Inuyasha chuckled as he bent down to place a kiss on her forehead. "Come on, let's go get you fed and then you can come right back to sleep." He said as he gently sat her up making her crack her eyes open, she released a yawn as she slowly stretched her arms out. Inuyasha leaned in and captured her lips with his in a slow kiss that lasted only a few seconds before he pulled away. "Let's go eat."
"Kay." Kagome said still sleepily as she tried to stand up, however, due to her fatigue - she started to fall, however, before she could fall to the ground Inuyasha grabbed her around the waist and pulled her close to him.
"Careful, are you alright?" Inuyasha asked as concern clouded his eyes.
"Mmm, yeah, fine." Kagome mumbled as she leaned into Inuyasha's hold.
Inuyasha sighed, he didn't like the effect of this medication was having on her, he'd have to call up the doctor to see if this level of drowsiness because of the anxiety pill was normal, or if they could get her on something else that wouldn't cause this much tiredness. He supported most of her weight as they walked to the dining room where Sango and Miroku were probably already eating.
Sitting Kagome down once they made it to the table, she was barely able to keep her eyes open as she looked down as Sango placed her food in front of her.
"How are you feeling Kagome?" Sango asked looking at her with some concern at how tired she looked, she's been asleep since around noon and it was now six. Should she still be this tired?
"Hmm, sleepy." Kagome said as she slowly raised her hand to grab her fork to eat the take-out Ramen that Sango had ordered for them.
"Is it normal for her to be this tired?" Miroku asked as they watched as Kagome took a slow small bite of her Ramen before chewing slowly while her eyes were closed.
"I don't know." Inuyasha said as he took a bite of his own Ramen. "But I am going to call the doctor tomorrow morning to see if we can switch the medication, I don't want her to be effected this much just because of a pill."
Kagome was only able to eat a few more bites before her fatigue won, she moved her Ramen out of the way and placed her head down on the table and fell asleep.
Inuyasha sighed as he stood up before gently scooping Kagome up in his arms to place her back in bed. He came back out a few minutes later as he plopped back in his chair before blowing out a sigh and thrusting his hand through his hair.
"I hate that she has to go through this." Sango mumbled as she looked down at her food as she used her fork to move it around on her plate.
"Yeah," Inuyasha sighed as he too played with his food with his fork, "they are going to pay for her suffering." He growled.
"You can count on that." Miroku said with a nod of his head.
Inuyasha growled ferociously as he threw his fork down before slamming his fist on the table hard making Sango and Miroku both jump as he stood up and walked back to his room.
Walking to his bed, Inuyasha stood at the edge of the bed for a long while just watching Kagome sleep before he climbed back in bed with her as he wrapped his arms around her, burying his hand in her hair as he placed her head on his chest and held onto her tightly as he tried to calm is emotions - he knew getting overly pissed wouldn't help him any, he needed to go about this with a clear head so he didn't make any mistakes.
Kagome mumbled something in her sleep that Inuyasha didn't understand as she snuggled closer to him as her arm slipped around his waist causing his heart to skip a beat as well as calming his nerves and relaxing his muscles immediately. A small smile curled his lips as he buried his nose into her hair and taking a deep inhale of her scent as he held onto her tighter. He knew he'd burn down this whole city just for her, he'd do anything that she'd asked him without a second thought. He took another inhale of her scent before closing his eyes and falling asleep.
*X*
The morning sun shined on Kagome's face making her to squint and bury her head further into Inuyasha's chest causing him to wake up. He looked down at her as he ran his claws through her hair.
"How are you feeling?" Inuyasha asked as he gently hooked a finger under her chin pulling her face up so he could look into her eyes. His frown deepened when he could still see sleepiness in her eyes, he sighed as he brushed the pad of his thumb across her bottom lip.
"I still feel a little tired but I'm okay." Kagome said as she sat up and carefully stretched her arms out. "I don't think I want to continue to take those pills, they didn't make me feel right and I couldn't even stay up long enough to even eat!"
"I don't want you taking them either, it worried me that you couldn't stay awake even if you tried." Inuyasha said as he brushed her hair out of her face. "I'm going to call the doctor today to see if you can be put on something else that won't cause you to be overly tired."
"Okay." Kagome said as she got up to use the restroom.
Inuyasha sighed as he watched her walk to the bathroom, he was happy that at least she could walk by herself today and was also able to form a complete sentence. He sat up and stretched out his own muscles as he arched his back popping it in the process. A few minutes later, Kagome came back out and walked to the closet, she came back out wearing one of his shirts and a pair of her shorts - though he couldn't see them since the shirt she wore came down to just above her knees. He growled in deep approval as he stood up from the bed and made his way to her before trapping her waist in his arms as he pulled her as close to him as possible.
"Fucking tease." Inuyasha joked as he ran his nose along her jawline, smiling as he felt the shiver go down her spine as her hands came up to fist in his wifebeater that he was wearing. "How do you expect me to keep my hands off of you when you do shit like this." He growled as his hands made their way down her sides before gripping her hips and pulling her even closer to him as he started planting kisses on her neck causing a shiver.
Kagome tilted her head as she hummed in appreciation as he kissed her neck. "Mmm, I don't what you're talking about." She jokingly said as she wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Uh-huh, sure you don't." Inuyasha said as he pulled away just far enough for him to be able to claim her lips with his in a hard passionate kiss that stole Kagome's breath from her lungs and made her weak at the knees. "Are you hungry?" He asked when he pulled away and placed his forehead against hers before chuckling as a deep rumble sounded from her stomach. "Come on, let's go get you something to eat." He said as he grabbed her hand and lead her out of the room towards the kitchen.
As they walked into the kitchen, they saw that Sango and Miroku were already in there cooking breakfast.
"How are you feeling this morning, Kagome?" Sango asked as she placed some sausage into the frying pan.
"I feel a little better, though I'm still tired, I feel like I can at least stay up long enough to eat this time." Kagome answered as she watched Sango cook.
"Did you take another pill?" Miroku asked as he looked at Kagome with concern.
"No, I'm not going to take that medication anymore, Inuyasha is going to call the doctor for me to see if I can get on anything else." Kagome answered as Sango finished cooking.
"Good." Miroku nodded as Sango announced it was time to eat.
"We need to discuss Naraku, Kikyo and Kagome's mom." Inuyasha said as they all sat down at the table causing Kagome to stiffen, though, she took a deep breath and nodded to Inuyasha who was watching her to make sure she was okay.
"Do you think they went back to their house?" Sango asked as she began to eat.
"I'm not sure but we are going to search there first, and if they aren't there then we will go over our next move." Inuyasha said as he placed a comforting hand on Kagome's thigh and gave it a squeeze.
Kagome sent him a small smile as she placed her hand on top of his and laced their fingers together. "They have a beach house and a villa in the south." She informed as she took a bite of her food. "I could show you where they are if you promised me something."
"And what would that be?" Inuyasha asked with a raised eyebrow as he looked at her.
Kagome looked back at him with fire in her eyes that Inuyasha knew was ignited only be deep saturated anger. "If anyone is to spill my mother's blood, it'll be me." She said as she tightened her grip on his hand. "She killed my father and took the possibility of me having any more children away from me! I can't let that go unpunished, so promise me that I'll be the one that will end my mother's life."
Inuyasha stared deep into her eyes before nodding his head. "You have my word; your mother's life will be taken by your hands and no one else's."
"Thank you." Kagome smiled as she went back eating her food.
"When are we going to start tracking them down?" Miroku asked as he took a drink of his orange juice.
"We are meeting Leo and Guiseppi today for lunch, then Sal tomorrow - we can start coming up with plans as Shippo locates them." Inuyasha said as he watched Kagome steal a bite of his eggs, he chuckled as he pushed his plate over so she could finish his food. "Sango, I need you to stay with Kagome today. Once she heals fully then she can start coming with us again."
"I-I'll be okay on my own." Kagome said as she looked down at the plate that Inuyasha had pushed her way as she moved the eggs around on the plate. "Sango can go with you."
"Absolutely not, don't even argue Kagome, you won't win this time." Inuyasha growled as he looked at her.
"But-"
"No buts Kagome!" Inuyasha said as he hooked a finger under her chin and pulled up so he could look in her eyes. "She's staying and that's that!"
Kagome huffed out a sigh as she looked down at her plate again while biting her bottom lip. She didn't like that she was standing in the way of Sango doing her job, it wasn't right or fair for her.
Inuyasha sighed as slipped his hand under her hair so he could gently squeeze the back of her neck. "Don't worry, Love, you'll be good as new soon and will be able to go with us again."
Kagome sighed and nodded as she started eating once again.
Satisfied that she wasn't going to argue any more, Inuyasha bent down and placed a kiss to her temple causing a smile to curl her lips. He then hooked a finger under her chin bringing her face up once again so he could place a long slow kiss to her lips. He pulled away and gently moved her hair from her face before cupping her cheek in his hand and rubbing the pad of his thumb across her cheekbone. "I love you, Kagome." He said as he placed his forehead against hers.
Kagome's breath hitched in her throat; she knew that he did but this was the first time he actually said the words. "Now who's the tease?" She said with a laugh as she grabbed his wrist with her hand to keep his hand on her face. "I love you too, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha chuckled as he claimed her lips once again before pulling away a few seconds later and left the table to call the doctor for Kagome.
*X*
Lunch time rolled around, Inuyasha and Miroku pulled into the restaurant's parking lot where they were meeting Leo and Guiseppi. Exiting the car, Inuyasha straightened out his suit jacket as he and Miroku walked inside the restaurant, they were led to a table right away. They were the first one's there, they were handed menus and gave their drink orders while they waited for the other two men.
They didn't have to wait long, about five minutes later, Guiseppi walked into the restaurant and soon after Leo showed up.
Guiseppi stuck out his hand to shake with Inuyasha's, Inuyasha stood up to shake hands properly. Miroku also stood up to shake hands with Guiseppi, they stayed standing since they saw Leo coming their way and shook hands with him as well before sitting down.
"So, tell me about the man that showed up at your place." Inuyasha said getting right to the point.
"Oh, yes," Leo said as he nodded, "like I said - had long black greasy hair and red eyes. He came with plans to overrun you; he even had a step-by-step plan on what he was going to do and how he was going to do it." Guiseppi nodded as Leo told Inuyasha what was happening.
"And what was the step-by-step plan?" Inuyasha asked with a slight growl behind his voice.
"He said that step one was a failure, he didn't tell what that step was only that it was unsuccessful." Guiseppi said as he brought his hand up to rub his chin in thought. "The next step he said he was going to take was to ruin you financially by turning everyone that has borrowed from you against you."
"Hmm." Inuyasha hummed while he nodded, that explained why his clients were holding his money from him. "Anything else?"
"He said the next step after taking all your money was to destroy everything you own, including the people around you." Leo went on telling what he knew.
"And once you've watched everyone you care about die, the last step would be killing you slowly and painfully and then take over your part of the city." Guiseppi finished.
"Shit." Miroku muttered under his breath, Naraku had his shit together of what he wanted to do and if he did have Sal on his side this was going to become dangerous real fast. Sal was the second most dangerous mafia boss, Inuyasha being the first, he knew they were in for a hell of a time if they were going against Sal. "Do you think he visited Sal?"
"Oh, without a doubt." Leo said with a nod. "The guy said that he wanted to build an army to help take you down."
"Why isn't he here?" Guiseppi asked.
"I have a meeting with him tomorrow." Inuyasha answered. "He didn't call me like you two did to let me know that Naraku had visited him, if I find out that he's double crossing me, he will die."
"Seems like something the stupid fool would try and do, anything to get more power to his name." Guiseppi said shaking his head while Leo nodded.
"Speaking of power." Miroku said straightening up some. "What did he say would be in it for you if you were to have joined him?"
"Just the norm, more money than we could count, a different woman every night and he'd make sure that everyone shook with fear with just the sound of our names." Leo said.
"And you didn't want that?" Inuyasha asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Eh," Leo shrugged, "I have more than enough money, I don't need anymore - and I have a lady friend that I've been seeing for a few months now, I have no need for women. As for people fearing my name, I never wanted that, I want people to be comfortable around me. I only show the ones that try to screw me over how evil I can be."
Inuyasha nodded before looking at Guiseppi. "What about you, why did you refuse his offer?"
"I get all of what he was offering on my own, why would I need his help in getting what I already had?" Guiseppi said with a chuckle.
"Indeed." Inuyasha said with a nod as he placed a hundred-dollar tip for the waitress. "One more question, if a fight were to break out, could I count on you to have our backs and fight with us?"
"Oh absolutely!" Leo nodded in agreement. "I don't take this kind of threat on another mafia boss lightly.
"You can count me in too!" Guiseppi said with a nod of his own.
"Good to hear." Inuyasha said as he stood up and stuck his hand out to shake the men's hands in farewell. "It was good meeting with you two, we shouldn't wait this long to have lunch with each other again." He said as he shook both of their hands when they stood up as well.
"Yes, we should meet up again soon!" Leo agreed as Guiseppi nodded in approval as they shook hands with Miroku.
"Thanks for giving us some of your time." Miroku said.
"You're welcome!" Leo and Guiseppi said at the same time as they all left the restaurant at the same time.
On their way home, Inuyasha swung by the pharmacy to pick up Kagome's new prescription before going home.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Until next time, bye!