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Of Butterfly Wings
Chapter Eighty-Four: Practice
Touya observed as the detective pressed Inuyasha for information.
He'd stayed with Kagome until he was certain that she was fine. His wife had been shaken up by Inuyasha's sudden appearance, but her fear had swiftly been replaced with fury. Demanding that Inuyasha get down on his knees and beg for forgiveness for intruding in their dream home. She seemed more furious that he'd broken into the room where their children slept than she was about what his intentions were.
It'd been a relief to see her regain some of her fiery personality, so he promised to make sure Inuyasha had the book thrown at him.
He'd provided his chief with the recordings of the incident and that was currently going to be used in court against Inuyasha. With Sesshoumaru, building the case against him, he doubted that the bastard would get anything less than a lifetime imprisonment.
"Can you tell me why you tried to attack Tensei Kagome?" The detective questioned.
Inuyasha fidgeted in his seat, "Because she's mine."
The man had repeated that line so many times that it was starting to grate on his nerves. Unfortunately he was only being permitted to watch the interrogation from the other side of a two-way mirror. He was not allowed to question Inuyasha directly. His chief had been furious when him when he'd discovered Inuyasha's connection to his wife. So he was being placed on leave for three weeks. His chief did agree to let him observe the interrogation. Mostly because he told the man that he'd watch it with or without his permission. Another week had been added onto his leave but he didn't care. That was four weeks at home with Kagome and the kids.
Hawks stood beside him as he observed the interrogation as well.
"It's weird," The pro hero concluded. "Why's he so hung up on her? He wasn't faithful to her when they did date but he doesn't want her to have a life of her own?"
"It's pretty common in abuse situations." Touya answered for him. "You'll have one person who feels like they can do whatever they want, but can't stand the thought of their partner doing the same." He'd seen it more than a few times in his line of work.
"What's weird is how much he's deluded himself into thinking that he still has some sort of claim over her. It might be related to the instincts of his quirk or it could be something else entirely." He surmised.
He'd been thinking about it for a while now.
Inuyasha had looked damn near feral by the time they'd picked him up earlier. Sesshoumaru had told them that the full power of their quirk allows them to transform into large silver dogs. They could create toxic substances from their claws and saliva that was deadly to most living creatures. In Inuyasha's case, he'd been born premature and his quirk hadn't fully developed. So he'd been born in a half-transformed state without the addition of the poison.
Touya cupped his chin thoughtfully.
Was it possible that the way Inuyasha had been born may have caused some wires to get crossed in his mental processes? Could Inuyasha have imprinted on Kagome and began viewing her as his mate? In Omoikiri Touga's interrogation, it was revealed that the man had one woman he viewed as his 'life mate'. Which was Inuyasha's mother. However she was quirkless and Inuyasha's birth had practically destroyed her.
Sesshoumaru mentioned that their father's quirk was incredibly powerful so Izayoi's body likely wasn't equipped to handle it.
Touya then confused that as much as he loved his mate, he also had powerful urges to take as many partners into his bed as possible. Sometimes those urges were too strong to ignore, so he always fulfilled his needs. Sesshoumaru added that he, himself, had no such urges. Especially not such animalistic ones. So it was possible that being born in a half-formed state, Inuyasha could have inherited his father's penchant for sexual desires and not the control Sesshoumaru possessed.
If that was the case then it'd explain his hyper-focus on her. He'd have heightened sense of instincts without the mental fortitude to control those impulses.
Touya folded his arms over his chest.
Not that it mattered at this point.
He still wanted the bastard put away for life.
"So," Hawks broke the silence between them. "You mind teaming up again once you finish your leave?"
Touya rolled his eyes, "And put up with your annoying ass? No thanks."
He gave the man a parting wave as he made his way out of the observation room.
He'd seen more than enough of the interrogation. It was unlikely that they could charge Momo with accessory to a crime as she'd done a good job at covering her tracks.
Kikyou had sent her mother one last message and told her to never contact her again. That even if she came crawling on her knees begging for forgiveness, she would never give it. After that, Kikyou did ask him and Kagome if she could stay at their house for a little while. Higuchi wanted to continue using Kagome's notes to write a book and she wanted to stay with family with they were both pregnant.
Touya had told Kagome to decide on what she'd prefer and thus they now had two new people living in their house. His siblings had been forced to return back to his father's estate while Sesshoumaru, Jaken and Rin went home as well.
Tomorrow both Kagome and Kikyou had their ultrasounds to check on the progress of their pregnancies. So he and Higuchi decided to go with them.
His mother wasn't quite as fond of Kikyou as she was Kagome, however she did like Higuchi quite a bit. So she tolerated Kagome's twin for their sake.
Touya made his way back home and when he arrived, he found the whole family at the dining table. Higuchi had Katsuo in his arms while Kikyou held Tatsuo.
"You'll need to support their heads," Kagome shifted, angling both of their hands to ensure that they were holding the boys correctly. "Babies can't lift their heads very well, so make sure you keep them supported."
Touya laughed as he watched Higuchi gulp in terror. He looked positively terrified of the boy.
"Keep staring at him like that and he'll start crying." He teased his brother-in-law.
"Touya!" Kagome rushed over to him. She flung her arms around his neck as she kissed his cheek affectionately. He turned his head to capture her lips instead.
He heard both of his boys squeal in delight as their tiny cherubic arms reached in his direction.
"You guys having a training session?" He made his way towards them.
Katsuo and Tatsuo wriggled within their aunt and uncle's arms, growing more excited that their father was home. Seeing them both struggle to keep the boys from falling, Touya quickly swept them into his arms instead. They giggled happily as they clung onto him.
"That's correct," His mother offered him a short smile. "Shuichi here says that he'll be done with his book soon. So they're looking to move out when it gets published."
Touya fought the urge to say 'good riddance' and instead focused his attention on his friend.
"So did you guys do the whole courthouse thing?" His question was met with Kikyou shifting in her seat while Higuchi beamed.
"We went this morning so we're now officially married." Higuchi took his wife's hand. "We want to have our own place when our child is born so we won't be mooching off of you guys for much longer."
Touya leaned back in his seat, "Congrats, just no sex in this house. Only we're allowed to do that here."
His mother pressed her palm to her mouth as she tried to stifle her laughter. Kagome on the other hand gave his shin a hard kick from under the table.
"Touya!" She hissed into his ear.
"Hey, those are the rules." He grinned back at her. "This ain't a love nest for other people to take advantage of."
Kikyou turned her head away
"Too late for that." She muttered beneath her breath.
That time his mother did fall into a fit of laughter.
Touya handed their children to Kagome.
"Where are you going?" His wife called after him.
He made his way towards the stairs, "To burn the sheets!"
He had an image in his head and it need to go up in smoke.
As much as he liked Higuchi as a friend, he couldn't wait for them to leave.
Touya rolled his eyes when he saw Hawks' contact flash across his phone.
Great just what he needed, another pest.
His lips curled up into a small smile.
He supposed that it was time to start getting proactive.