Techno Dreams

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A/N: Hello everyone…. Sorry that is took me so long to get my stories together. I did manage to edit this one, and chapters 1-6 are as mistake free as they are ever going to get!! The rest of the chapters should only take a day or so.

Anyway…. Chapter Six of Beautiful Things will either proceed or follow this chapter.

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Well… Thank you for reviewing and I really hope that you all keep it up!!

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Chapter 14

Sesshomaru’s Grief, Naraku’s Ass Kicking, Kagome’s Comeback

“Are you sure that it’s safe here?” Kagura asked Inuyasha. At the risk of her own life and Kanna’s, she agreed to his plan and met him at a place just outside the city.

Despite Kagura’s wishes on not telling her situation to Kagome, Inuyasha consulted the woman anyway. He needed to meet Kagura in a place that Naraku had no knowledge of, and Kagome’s old house was perfect. “Yeah… I’m sure, this used to be Kagome’s house.”

Kagura looked around the modest home. “Are we going to stay here?” she asked hesitantly.

“No.” Inuyasha moved to stand in front of Kagura. “This place ain’t really that safe either.” He pointed to her car keys. “But we can stash your car here for a while.”

“Fine, where are we staying then?” Kagura handed Inuyasha the keys.

“With me.”

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“Miroku! Why are you here?!” Sango bellowed from the hospital bed. Apparently after talking to Kagome and taking a long nap, the woman forgot that her husband was still in the room. “I thought you were going to make sure that Kagome got home safely!”

Miroku sighed and shook his head. “Kagome said that she would pick Inuyasha up, dearest.” He sat by the bed and picked up her swollen hand. “We can call her later if you want.”

“Alright,” Sango replied, slowly drifting back into the world of dreams.

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Kagome didn’t see what she wanted in the first store, so she decided to walk to its neighbor a few stores down.

After exiting the store’s restroom, Kagome felt better. The foreboding feeling had left her body, apparently she just had to pee. From the restroom, Kagome ventured over to the baby section. It’s still a little too early to determine the sex of her baby, so she settled on buying Sango’s child something.

A few minutes had passed by when Kagome finally found the perfect gift for the new baby boy; an orange cat one-piece complete with ears, black stripes, and tail. “This is so cute!” Kagome squealed out loud. The little boy would look like a little cat.

Kagome quickly grabbed up the right size and headed for the register. The day’s events were starting to take its toll on her body when she noticed what time it was! It’s starting to get late and Sesshomaru was sure to be worried. Hauling as much ass she could, Kagome began the long walk to her car.

Suddenly the feeling came back and it’s not her bladder this time.

Looking around, Kagome saw a large man headed towards her. She held her bag tighter and walked a little faster. Kagome would have run, but she didn’t want to risk tripping and hurting her child. No, running would be her last resort. Kagome turned back around to find another man headed towards her as well.

Kagome took in a deep breath. She was far from stupid and it was fairly obvious that these men intended to trap her. She needed a plan and quick. It’s been a while since Kagome had been to the shrine to train, but her body was still in good shape; her high performance job saw to that. But… she couldn’t handle two, not in her current condition.

So what could she do?

She would knock one out… yes… and then make a run for it. Kagome quickly spun around to face the large man and delivered a forceful kick to his groin. Next, she hit him in the head, effectively knocking him to the ground. At that moment, she noticed a panic button placed on a building just across the lot. Instead of facing the other man, Kagome decided that this would be her best option, so she ran.

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“Daddy, when do you think mommy is going to be home?” Rin and Sesshomaru had been playing a game to pass the time until Kagome got home, but now… it just seemed ridiculous. Shippou decided that he wanted to read to his other grandmother over the phone, so he’s pretty much occupied. “Can I call her?”

Sesshomaru looked thoughtful for a moment. He had thought about calling her as well. “No, not yet. Kagome will more than likely be home shortly.” For now, he hoped that that would soothe the young girl’s worrying… and his own. Sesshomaru stood up and held his hand out for Rin to take. “Come and get ready for bed. You and Shippo can lie down in our bed until your mother comes home.”


Rin nearly screamed in delight. Although her room was perfect, her father’s room was so much better. “Alright, let’s go get Shippo.”

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Hiten couldn’t believe his eyes. That little woman had downed his brother, Manten and made a break for the building across the parking lot. Humph, despite being pregnant the bitch is fast, Hiten scoffed mentally. He gave chase, but the woman had a good head start on him. For a minute, Hiten didn’t think that he would make it. He watched in horror as Kagome reached for the panic button. In all truthfulness, he secretly wished that she would have made it. He didn’t think that he could carry Naraku’s orders out this time that was why he had brought his brother with him. The man was crazy enough to hurt a pregnant woman.

But… Kagome never made it. In an instant, Hakudoshi appeared behind her and knocked her out. At least, he thought he did when Kagome hit the pavement like dead weight. “What are you doing, letting this woman get away from you like this.” He looked down at Kagome. “Unless…. you never intended to carry out my father’s orders?” Yes, Hakudoshi was Naraku’s eldest child, by another woman. Naraku really didn’t know the woman at the time and really didn’t care. She was just one of those women that he had wanted a fling with, but he then learned that the woman had born him a son. Naraku took the child from his mother and raised him.

“I wouldn’t betray Naraku, you know that,” Hiten said in his defense.

“Right, then carry out your job. Father sent me here to make sure that was done.” Hakudoshi narrowed his eyes at the man. “I’ll be your new look-out.”

Hiten felt a kind of dread creeping up on him. He’d done many things in his life, but this... He looked down at the unconscious woman lying on the pavement, said a silent prayer for forgiveness, and kicked her in her abdomen... repeatedly.

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“What to you mean… ‘with me’?” Kagura asked nervously. Don’t get the wrong idea, she appreciated the help. BUT… Inuyasha!

“Feh… don’t go gettin’ the wrong idea.” Inuyasha crossed his arms and turned his back to hide his slight embarrassment. “I told you it would be hard. I couldn’t get anywhere nice and safe for you to stay without tellin’ that bastard brother of mine. So you’re gonna be staying with me until I can work out something different.”

Kagura sighed in a defeat. She told herself that she would deal with anything in order to get away from Naraku, and the fates obviously took that to heart. “Come on, Kanna.” Kagura held on to the little girl’s hand and followed Inuyasha out to his car.

Inuyasha unlocked the vehicle. “Kagura, do you need to stop for anything before we get going?”

“No.” Kagura looked down at Kanna and the two small suit cases that they brought with them. “No, I have everything that I need.”

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Kagome had almost made it to her goal when she felt heavy all of a sudden. She did know what happened but she suddenly fell to the ground, hard, and then she heard voices.

‘I would never betray Naraku’

‘Right, then carry out your job’…

She didn’t know what these men wanted or what they had to do with Naraku, but Kagome did know that something was about to happen to her. So she tried to move, but couldn’t. Whatever happened to her had rendered her immobile.

Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her belly… and then again. This time she cried out in pain and felt something warm run down the middle of her legs.

Hiten halted his assault as the sight of Kagome’s blood. He wasn’t an expert, but that blood meant that his job was done. He stopped and looked back to Hakudoshi. “I’m done, let’s get out of here.”

“Not yet.” Hakudoshi walked back over to the crying, bleeding woman. “We, at least, need to make this look like a robbery.” He hit Kagome across the face and took her wallet. Not that he needed the money, but this had to look believable.

“What are you doing?!” Hiten asked alarmed. The poor woman had already suffered enough, now he intended to beat her some more!

After taking the money out of the wallet, Hakudoshi delivered another hit and then another; until he could see the bruises forming.

Hiten couldn’t take it anymore. He graded Hakudoshi by the arm and dragged him away from Kagome. “Enough! I know what Naraku said, and he didn’t say beat her senseless! Let’s go!”

“Alright.” Hakudoshi roughly snatched his arm away from the angry man and calmly walked off. “Get your brother.”

As quickly as the trio came, they left, leaving a bleeding and beaten Kagome on the parking lot.

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By midnight, Sesshomaru had become convinced that Kagome was in trouble. He’s called her cell phone several times and each time got nothing. At a loss for what to do, he finally decided to go look for her. Sesshomaru called the insurance company and had the car tracked. After learning the location, he and Ai went to go look for Kagome. Naoko decided to look after the children and Souta.

When they arrived at the parking lot, it looked deserted; but Sesshomaru could see Kagome’s car. “Ai, call the police. I’ll look around for Kagome.” He got out of his car and started to look around. Nothing was wrong with the car. Sesshomaru stood up and looked around with a perplexed expression on his face. Suddenly he caught sight of something on the ground a few stores away. A knot formed in the bottom of his stomach. “Ai, I think I see something!” he called out. Sesshomaru started off walking, but as he got closer, he started to run. He could identify that figure anywhere!

As soon as Ai got off of the phone, she followed Sesshomaru. At first, she couldn’t see anything and then she became alarmed when she spotted a woman lying on the pavement. A wave of anxiety surged through her body and she started running as well. “Oh no!!”

“KAGOME!” Sesshomaru ran as fast as his feet could carry him. Soon he was by her side and dropped to his knees. His Kagome… Who would do this?

Ai dropped to her knees as soon as Sesshomaru called out her daughter’s name. The woman on the ground was badly beaten and bleeding. She couldn’t take it, Ai started crying right there on the spot. She became useless and didn’t even realize that the police had arrived.

“Excuse me…” The police officers touched the woman’s shoulder to get her attention, but it was to no avail.

The other police officer noticed a man not too far away leaning over something and started to walk over to him… but stopped when the crying woman grabbed his arm.

“Please call the hospital, my daughter has been injured,” Ai sobbed.

With that information, both police officers called for help and ran over to the man to assess the situation. When the man looked up at them, both of them were momentarily stunned. “Lord Sesshomaru?!”

The first police officer composed himself quickly. “Sesshomaru-sama, do you know this young woman.”

“Yes… she is my wife,” Sesshomaru stated calmly. “Have you notified the correct authorities? She needs medical attention,” he said calmly. Sesshomaru was hard pressed not to take his rage out on the fools in front of him; somehow he managed to stay collected. He had to; he had to know that Kagome would be alright.

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Around two am, Inuyasha rolled over to a ringing phone. Usually he wouldn’t answer it, but the ringer told him that it was from Sesshomaru’s home. “What.”

“Inuyasha! I need you to come and get me!” Naoko said franticly.

“What’s wrong?” Inuyasha usually didn’t get worried, but if Naoko wanted something from HIM then the situation must be had been dire.

Naoko started to cry uncontrollably. “Something has happened to Kagome! We need to go to the hospital and I can’t drive.”

“Just get ready, I’ll be right there.” Inuyasha hopped up and started to get dressed.

Kagura heard all of the commotion and ran to Inuyasha’s bedroom door. “Is something wrong?” For a moment she thought that Naraku had come for them.

Inuyasha wildly ran around his room trying to get ready. “Kagome is at the hospital; throw on something if you want to go. We need to pick Naoko up and the brats too.”

“Oh…” Kagura turned on her heel and took off down the hall. She needed to get Kanna up so they could go.

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In just a short time, the emergency room became crowded with people.

Sesshomaru wanted to take time just to let this all soak in, but he couldn’t. Ai and Naoko were crying on each other’s shoulder and the children were on his lap sobbing as well. Souta sat in the corner worried and silently crying while Kagura was just silent. He didn’t have time to think.

Miroku came running from the maternity ward of the hospital. Inuyasha called him and told him that Kagome was at the hospital and that something was wrong. He immediately rushed out of the room, Sango wanted to come as well, but she was in no shape to walk. In the waiting room, Miroku noticed the worried look on Sesshomaru’s face, and the stress. He couldn’t take away his worries, but Miroku could relieve some of the stress. “Naoko, Ai, why don’t you come with me?” He held out his hand for the woman to take. Miroku decided to lend them his shoulder so they could cry on him.

Kagura followed the example. Kanna was already silently crying, so she could handle Kagome’s two children and brother. She walked over to Sesshomaru and collected the two and then walked over to the corner for the boy.

Inuyasha looked solemnly at his brother. Sesshomaru has been so busy dealing with others, that he had not had the time to get himself together. “So what happened?” Inuyasha asked earnestly.

“I believe that Kagome was attacked.”

“Do you know…?” As Inuyasha started to ask his question, the doctor came in.

“Hello, Mr. Noromu?” The man looked at the two confusedly before Sesshomaru stood up. “Hi, I’m Dr. Kimishima. May I speak to you in private?”

“No, here is fine.” Sesshomaru had no intention of coming back and repeating anything to any one in the room, so they should all hear it the first time around. “Kagura, take the children to get something to drink.” His children, Kanna, or Sota didn’t need to hear this. Once they were out of sight, Sesshomaru turned back to the doctor. “Proceed.”

“I’m sorry; Lord Noromu, but I could not save your child. There was too much internal bleeding.” Dr. Kimishima tried to put his best professional face on, but he failed. The man had a soft spot for those grieving. “In addition…”

Ai and Naoko broke down; they couldn’t believe that Kagome had even more injuries. They were led out of the room by Miroku.

“She also has a broken wrist and a slight concussion.”

Sesshomaru looked like he had been hit by a truck. With everyone out of the room he was free to fall to his knees in grief, and he did. But, he wasn’t alone. Inuyasha was there to catch him.

Seeing that Sesshomaru was no longer able to speak to the doctor, Inuyasha took over, “Thank you, doctor… do you know when we can see her?”

The doctor turned thoughtful. “I can allow her husband and one other, but no children. Sorry.”

“Fine, can you show us the way and have a nurse tell the others that we will return?” Inuyasha asked.

“Yes.”

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Four days later, Kagome woke up in a strange room. “Where am I?”

“In the hospital, Love, you were attacked five nights ago.” Sesshomaru moved to Kagome’s side. “How do you feel?”

“Attacked?” Kagome was about to say something else, but she felt a warm rush of blood between her legs. Immediately her eyes flew to Sesshomaru’s and that night’s memories came crashing down on her. “Sesshomaru…”

Sesshomaru looked at Miroku and Inuyasha. They quietly got up and left the room. “Our child is lost, Kagome.” He said calmly. He tried to put on a brave front for his wife but failed. Instead, Sesshomaru decided to concentrate on something that he could fix. “Can you tell me what happened?”

“Oh Sesshou…” Kagome sobbed. “Two men were following me. I managed to knock one of them down and start running, but someone hit me at the back of the head. Then there was the pain… and Naraku… someone mentioned his name after they knocked me down. After that I don’t remember anything.”

As Kagome cried hysterically, Sesshomaru tried to soothe her. Right now, he needed to be strong for the both of them. He would follow up on this Naraku lead after he made sure that Kagome recovered. “Shh, everything will be okay, Love. We will have another child…”

That only made Kagome cry harder.

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“Is she up yet?” Sango asked from the hospital bed. Maybe it was the stress, but the baby refused to come on time. Maybe he’s waiting on Kagome, Sango mused.

Kagura shifted slightly on the other side of the room. Like a good friend would, she had not left the hospital and had been alternating from room to room. “Is she alright then?” she asked after the men failed to answer Sango’s question.

Miroku nodded. “She’s fine, but I can just bet that Sesshomaru is in there trying to explain what happened.”

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Naraku slammed the phone down. He didn’t care that his wife was missing or his child, but he just called the hospital and pretended to be Kagome’s brother to find out about her condition. Yes, he wanted her to lose her child, but he gave no orders to inflict other bodily harm.

He marched to his office door and stuck his head out. “Find me Hakudoshi and Hiten… NOW!”

The woman looked up from her desk worriedly. “Y-yes, sir.”

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That day, Kagome fell asleep on Sesshomaru crying. When she awoke for the second time, time seemed to go by in a blur.

Sango had her baby boy, Kazaki. Although Kagome was able to attend, she decided not to. Instead, she decided to send the gift that she bought with a card. Sango would be a little upset, but she would understand. Right now, Kagome didn’t have any desire to be around a child, so she kept a small distance between them. Kagome didn’t want to be reminded of the child that she had lost. Not for the moment.

With nothing to do but grieve over her lost child, Kagome soon decided that enough was enough. She mentioned her thoughts to Sesshomaru on the situation and he kept on telling her to wait. So in the mean time, Kagome decided that Rin and Shippo would be home tutored; a task that she would split with Jaken. In addition to that, Kagome also started her priestess training again, well, the physical part. She had been too weak to protect one child, but she still had two other.

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Days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months.

None of Kagome’s friends actually saw her. She was either away or didn’t feel like talking.

“Mommy, where are you going?” a worried Shippo asked.

Kagome smiled. Just because she was feeling shitty didn’t mean that it should translate over to the children as well. “To the shrine, sweetie.”

“Can I come too?” Shippo asked hopefully. Since Rin’s playmate, Kanna, was staying with Inuyasha, she spent a lot of time there and that left Shippo with no one to really talk to. “I want to see Souta!”

“Sure, but if he doesn’t feel like being bothered, then you’re stuck with me, got that?”

“Alright!!”

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“Hey, dickhead, what are you so deep in thought about?” Inuyasha, as always, waltzed right into Sesshomaru’s office without knocking. He could tell that something else was bothering his brother and he wanted to know what. Since Kagome came into Sesshomaru’s life, the bastard had treated him a little less like one. So Inuyasha thought that he might return the favor.

Sesshomaru sighed. Inuyasha’s new attitude toward their relationship was really annoying. “Have a seat, Inuyasha.” Sesshomaru took a calming breath. “You will not repeat anything that you are about to hear.”

“Yeah, yeah, just fuckin’ spill it already!”

“Fine. The day that Kagome awoke, she told me that the men that attacked her mentioned Naraku’s name.”

Inuyasha jumped to his feet. “What!”

“Sit. Down,” Sesshomaru commanded. “I don’t really know how to approach this situation. I have no proof that it was his plan. Not only that, but I cannot inflict a punishment upon him because he does not live in my domain. I would have to catch him in the act, and then demand that his Lord turn him over to me.”

“And just who is his Lord?” Inuyasha asked while trying to calm himself.

“Kouga.”

“Feh, at least you won’t have any trouble trying to convince the guy to hand him over. He, Kagome, and that chick Ayame are pretty tight.”

“Indeed, but waiting is the problem, and it is causing a strain on my marriage.” Sesshomaru replied.

Inuyasha looked at Sesshomaru. “Well, you know Kagome; you better hurry before she beats you to it!” Inuyasha joked.

Sesshomaru chuckled. Inuyasha was right, he just didn’t want Kagome for her looks; he loved her temper too. If he waited any longer then she might decided to take matters into her own hands. “I believe you are actually right, Inuyasha.”

Inuyasha stopped laughing. Did Sesshomaru just agree with him?

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“Oww… Kagome that actually hurt!” Ayame yelled. She met Kagome at the shrine for the weekly work out. Even though Kagome didn’t technically work for the club anymore, they were still good friends, sisters almost.

“Sorry!” Kagome yelled back sheepishly. “What about a break?!”

“That sounds great!” Ayame found a spot by Kagome and took a seat. “So, how is the married life?”

Kagome smiled. “I should be asking you that,” she teased.

“W-we aren’t married yet!” Ayame sputtered.

“Sure… but that’s not stopping the marital activities, is it?”

Ayame’s face turned ten shades of red! “Kami, no!” she confessed. “I am really happy that you and Kouga never got together. The sex is SOOO GOOD! Kagome, every time feels like the first time with him! I mean, he is HUGE!”

Now, it was Kagome’s turn to turn beet red. “In that case, I think I know how you feel… but it’s been a while since we’ve… He’s been really understanding… but I…”

“Hahaha… don’t tell me that little miss Kagome is sexually frustrated?” Ayame teased.

“Well… you see…”

Ayame burst into uncontrollable giggles. “This is rich. HAHAHA! Just admit it, Kagome! Go tell Sesshomaru what you need.”

“Anyway… get your mind out of the gutter, Ayame!”

“You started it, Kagome!”

Kagome leaned over and placed her head on Ayame’s shoulder. “Thanks… for making me feel better. Everyone else is always saying sorry or making me feel like glass.”

“Don’t worry about it. And you know that they only worry about you…. You shouldn’t shut them out, Kagome, they just want to help,” Ayame advised.

“I know… but it feels like there’s an up-hill battle going on and no one will let me join in,” Kagome replied. “I won’t just sit back and let everyone handle my battles for me, and I won’t let that coward get away with what he’s done.”

Ayame could see the fire in Kagome’s eyes. “I know, but you just can’t go attacking people… But if he truly did this then I won’t stand in your way.”

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“Are you trying to tell me that after months of surveillance you have yet to see Kagome?”

Hakudoshi gave his father a cold stare. “Yes, I have come up with nothing.” He was not one of his father’s lackeys, but after beating his father’s prize too much, Hakudoshi found himself in this position.

“And you, Hiten, what have you found out?” Naraku asked. He was desperate for information. His little flower had not been seen for many months and Kikyo could no longer keep him satisfied.

He wanted to quit that very night so many months ago, but he knew better. Had he not completed Naraku’s request, that little pale bastard would have slaughtered him on the spot. “Nothing new, only that she stays at home and frequently visits a shrine. She must be praying everyday,” Hiten replied.

“Her children?” While inquiring about his own child, Naraku noticed that Kagome’s were also missing. That severely crippled his plans. He had planed on taking Kagome and the children from the school ground and completing his plans then, but it seems like Sesshomaru had taken care of that. Then there were the little girl’s dance lessons. Again, he used his daughter as a ploy to ask about the whereabouts of Kagome’s little girl. Apparently, Kagome decided to teach the little girl at home. Things are not going as planed! Sesshomaru must have his newly acquired family on lock down.

“Nothing, sorry,” Hiten answered.

“Now what will you do, Naraku?” Hakudoshi asked while smirking slightly.

Naraku narrowed his eyes at his son. “You talk too much, Hakudoshi.” He may have said it lightly but the threat was clear. “Both of you leave me!”

After the two men left Naraku’s office, there was a light tapping on his door. “What!”

The shaking receptionist walked through the door with a piece of paper in her hand. “Excuse me, but you received a message while you were in your meeting.” She gave Naraku the paper and fled the room.

Bankotsu, huh, thought Naraku. That man was one of his less troublesome investments. “What could he want?” he thought aloud.

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Bankotsu groaned and rubbed his temples. “Why me?” he asked the mystery person.

“You know why. Now do we have a deal? Or do I have to find some other way?” the person asked.

“My funding, are you are serious about the investment? I don’t mean to be crude with you, but you are asking me to get rid of my biggest financial investor. I need assurance that I will not be left hanging out to dry here.”

The stranger passed Bankotsu a blank check and a signed contract. “I mean business, you know me. Now do we have a deal or not?”

Bankotsu looked over the contract and smiled. “Yes, I do know you. We have a deal, but I want you to be careful.”

“Fine, I promise that it will be nothing more than a small confrontation.” The ambiguous person and Bankotsu shook hands. “Call me right before your meeting takes place.” The person turned and left the room.

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Kagome walked up to Techno Dreams calmly. The hooded look on her face did not betray any of the emotions that she’s currently going through, only her outward appearance could be considered as a clue.

The bouncer looked Kagome up and down. Her black tank top, lose pants and training shoes didn’t suggest dancing, but she could be here for something else, right? “Kagome, it’s good to see you.”

“Nice to see you too. Is Bankotsu in his office?” Kagome asked.

“Yeah.”

Kagome stepped forward. “Do you mind?” she asked while looking at the rope that blocked the entrance.

The large man blushed. “Sorry ‘bout that.”

“Don’t worry about it.” Kagome patted his shoulder and walked inside.

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“Why am I here today?” Naraku asked. He was getting a little annoyed with Techno Dreams lately. Maybe he should withdraw his investment.

“I have another investor.” Bankotsu regarded Naraku closely. “And I want to give you option to back out willingly without taking a loss.”

“Now this is interesting. There are only about two hands full of people that have that kind of money to invest, all of them are rather tight when it comes to investing money, and you mean to tell me that you found a person to front you all of it?” Naraku couldn’t fathom who the investor might be, but he was pissed that someone would try to take away his money making investment, thought he didn’t want it.


Bankotsu knew that this would not go smoothly, but he couldn’t stop now. “Yes, all of it.”

“And who might they be?” Naraku replied.

“Me.”

Before Naraku could turn around to see who entered the office, his face met the glass of Bankotsu’s desk.

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“Daddy, have you seen mama?” Shippou asked Sesshomaru. Kagome was supposed to tuck in him in an hour ago, but she never came.

Alarmed, Sesshomaru shot up out of his seat. After he and his mother searched the house, they grabbed Shippo and headed outside. In the garage, they noticed that Kagome’s SUV was gone and they panicked. This time, Sesshomaru vowed that he would not find his wife bloody on some parking lot.

“Where do you think she went?” Shippo wailed from the back seat of Sesshomaru’s car.

“I don’t know, Shippo, but we will find her,” Sesshomaru replied as calmly as he could.

After stopping at Sango’s and then at Ayame’s, Sesshomaru decided to try the shrine. If Kagome wasn’t there, he would leave Shippo with his other grandmother so they could look for Kagome without worrying for him as well.

When they arrived at the shrine, it was in disarray. Kagome’s brother met them at the bottom of the steps. “Sesshomaru!” Souta yelled.

He hadn’t had many dealings with the boy, but by the look of him, Sesshomaru could tell that there was a problem. “Is something wrong?” He could hear Kagome’s mother hysterically crying at the top of the stairs.

“Kagome came by. After saying something to mom, she took her weighted training glove, clothes, and the car keys, so we couldn’t follow her!”

At first, Sesshomaru couldn’t the problem with that, and then it him. Car keys? “Did she say where she was going?” he asked franticly.

Kagome’s mother tried to walk down the stairs, but failed, the tears in her eyes making difficult to see. So Naoko rushed to her side and guided her down.

“Ai, do you know where Kagome is?” Sesshomaru asked again.

She choked down another sob. “Kagome said that she had some unfinished business with the coward called Naraku.”

Without another word, Sesshomaru rushed to his car and sped off. His mother knew what to do.

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Kagome calmly but swiftly, walked up the stairs to Bankotsu’s office. While on the way there, she slipped on her weighted left training glove, the extra weight would add on to her already heavy, left-handed punch.

By the time she got to the door, she heard Naraku asked who the investor was and then her adrenalin kicked into high gear. Kagome answered Naraku’s question and planted his face into the desk.

“Son of a bitch, you can’t run from this fight!” Kagome slammed his head down once again before Naraku stuck back.

“What is the meaning of this?!” Naraku demanded. He tried to say more, but a heavy foot caught him in the chest and he was knocked trough the door. Rolling off to the side, Naraku finally caught a glance of his attacker. “Kagome.”

Kagome didn’t give him time to recover. She struck him across his left cheek and tackled him off of the side of the stair railing. “You filthy bastard, you will pay for taking my child from me!!”

Bankotsu stood in his office shocked. Kagome only said that she wanted to confront Naraku on some information, not this. He snapped out of his shock and followed the falling pair.

Naraku knew that Kagome would be upset about losing her child, but he didn’t know that she had figured him out or that she would be this strong. He expected Sesshomaru and prepared himself for an opponent of the demon persuasion, so Kagome’s onslaught of powerful attacks startled him. Twisting around so he would be on top, the duo hit the stage hard. Naraku hoped that this would slow the little bitch down or knock her out.

Kagome figured out his plan and braced herself for a hard impact. The wood on the stage cracked under the fallen weight and Kagome hit her head on the hard floor, but she still managed to spring to life the moment Naraku got off of her. He would learn to fight his own battles and not to underestimate her before this night was over.

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It felt nice to have someone cook for him for a change. Inuyasha finished his dinner and went to his study to think... or that was the plan.

“Hi, uncle Inuyasha.” Rin ran up to him and gave him a hug.

Kanna followed the example. “Hello.”

Inuyasha’s eye twitched in a mock annoyance. “Who said that you two could play in my study?”

“You did silly!” Rin shouted

“I guess I did.” Inuyasha patted both of their heads and started towards the living room. Having Kagura and her brat in his home made Inuyasha realize that he, too, wanted a family. When he got to the living room, Kagura was sitting on the couch. “Hey, want some company?”

“Sure,” Kagura replied. Though Inuyasha’s home was not on her list of places to stay, she was happy to be there.

“I was thinking about going and getting’ a drink later, you wanna join me?” Inuyasha asked nervously.

Kagura smiled. “That would be nice, but I have two children here and I cannot leave them. You go and tell me about all the gossip when you return.” She kissed Inuyasha’s cheek. “I’ll wait up, I promise.”

Inuyasha nodded dumbly, grabbed his keys, and walked out of the door. Really, it’s better that Kagura didn’t come. He needed some time to think.

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Kouga and Ayame decided to take a night for themselves at the club. It wasn’t overly romantic, but it did help the couple to relax, well, mainly Ayame. She and Kagome were close and the incident had taxed her emotions too.

“She’ll recover, Ayame, so stop worrying,” Kouga suggested gently. He hated to see his woman like this.

Ayame hugged Kouga a little tighter. “I know, but it’s not Kagome’s body that I’m worrying about. When she first figured out that she was pregnant, I was one of the first to know, even before Sesshomaru. Kagome was so excited about being a ‘real’ mother and to have that ripped away must be beyond painful.”

Kouga tried to think of something to say, but Ayame was right. Kagome’s pain had to be beyond fathomable. “All we can do-” A loud crash on the stage interrupted the couple’s conversation.

“What in the hell is that?” Ayame yelled.

They both rushed to the stage and got there in time to see Kagome tackle Naraku again. She looked like a woman possessed!

“KAGOME!”

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Naraku rolled off of Kagome, thinking that she was out, and proceeded to walk off of the stage. He never made it.

As soon as that bastard turned his back, Kagome rushed forward and hit him in the lower back. Naraku fell forward, but Kagome caught his shirt hurled him off the stage on to a group of tables.

By this time all club activity had stopped. Many of the regulars knew that Kagome had a temper, but hadn’t thought that it was this extreme.

Naraku slowly sat up, eyes locked with Kagome’s and saw nothing but anger and hate.

Kagome quickly jumped off stage to continue her one-sided assault, but Naraku had different plans.

Instead of getting his ass kicked by a mere woman, Naraku decided to fight back. Now he understood why Sesshomaru picked Kagome. She just didn’t have another pretty face, she had strength also. Still, just fighting her would not work. Naraku was a demon that drew his power off of other DEMONS, so whatever power Kagome was emitting was of no use to him.

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By the time all of the Trance Nights members heard about the commotion and ran out to see, Naraku was falling down for the second time.

Akira rushed to front of the crowd and watched as Kagome and Naraku traded blow after blow. People told him stories of Kagome’s fights, but not of this magnitude. He had gotten to know her a bit before she left the club and knew her to be a nice and kind person. Akira even visited her in the hospital. So what would make Kagome go to this extreme? Instead of trying to figure it out, he prepared to rush forward and help his new friend when a slender arm held him back.

“Don’t!” Ayame wanted to go help too. Kagome had told her about her ‘Naraku theory’; and if it’s true… “She needs to do this alone.”


Akira looked unconvinced. “Fine, but if this escalates, I will help her.”

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Naraku successfully landed a punch to Kagome stomach and jaw, but she answered it with a harsh backhand with her weighted fist. The gesture earned Naraku a place on the floor with Kagome looming over him panting hard.

Kagome knew that she was starting to get tired, but the thought of the child that she lost kept her going. She would never get to see her child grow, hold it, play with it, or treasure it properly. No, she would hold her body up until that fucker passes out! She stumbled over to a table and took one of it metal chairs. “You will pay.” Kagome heaved, and then she hurled the chair.

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Inuyasha arrived at the club to see everyone fleeing. “Oi! What in the hell is goin’ on?” he asked a person that’s running slowly, some fat chick.

“The woman that quit, Kagome, is in there fighting some guy, and it’s getting really bloody!” The fat chick continued on her way.

Inuyasha set off into a dead sprint towards the club. When he arrived at the entrance, he saw Kagome throw a chair and then tackle Naraku. They landed at the bar closest to the entrance.

Kagome’s position reminded him much of her fight with Kikyo.

He cleared his head of such thoughts and ran toward his ‘sister’. He needed to get her out of here.

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After distracting him with the chair, Kagome ran at Naraku and knocked him off his feet. They landed in the bar, making liquor pour everywhere.

Naraku groaned, somehow his arm got pinned under him the wrong way. There was obviously something that he failed to discover about Kagome or this little situation wouldn’t have happened. He didn’t know that she housed this type of fire within her tiny body. Naraku groaned again and attempted to stand, but Kagome continued to give him body shots.

Kagome felt her rage build every time Naraku got up and her hits became more powerful.

With the last punch, Naraku heard his jaw crack. She had already broken one arm... “Bitch!”

His collar bone cracked next, Kagome let her rage loose and hit Naraku with such force that it shattered. With the next punch, she prepared to break his damn neck!

Kagome’s heavy hand was well on it way to completing its goal, when another hand stopped her. This hand had on a matching wedding band.

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He should have known! Sesshomaru arrived at the club just in time to see the damage that Kagome intended to inflict upon Naraku.

Sesshomaru rushed past Inuyasha, who still hadn’t noticed his arrival, and straight to Kagome. He got there just in time to catch Kagome’s hand. “Kagome! Stop this!” Sesshomaru commanded.

Kagome didn’t reply. She only struggled to get out of his hold.

“Someone, get this man away from here!” Sesshomaru felt Kagome slipping from his hands, and decided that a bear hug would make a more secure position.

Bankotsu rushed forward and removed Naraku to the parking lot. There, his henchmen took him.

Kagome, feeling defeated and robbed of her victory, broke down. “Why Sesshou…? I was so close….”

Sesshomaru held on to her tighter. It was his place to avenge the death of their child and her assault. As her husband, it was his duty, and she almost took that from him. But, Sesshomaru was not mad. Kagome was a woman that liked to fight her own battles and he should have known that she would have done this sooner or later. She had not grieved long enough and stayed secluded for far too long. In the future, he would have to pay more attention to her needs. “I’m sorry, Love.” But it is my place to kill him, he mentally added.

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