Hell Hath No Fury

Inuyasha stared at dismay at Kagome standing in his kitchen, preparing dinner as if there weren’t a damn thing wrong. True, she did look cute adorned in that little frilly apron, but he had more things to worry about; mainly the girl standing in his kitchen.



“What the…?!?”



“Inuyasha, welcome home! How was the rest of school?”



“I…! But…! You….! How the fu..?!”



“Ah, Inuyasha, you’re finally home, son.”



Inuyasha clenched his fists in pure anger when he saw his mother walk into the kitchen, dressed in her usual kimono of a beautiful blue color and a red obi around her waist. She placed her hands on Kagome’s shoulders and grinned at her son.



“Isn’t it wonderful? I’ve always wanted a daughter!”



“WHY THE HELL IS SHE HERE?!?!”



With a cold smile that made Inuyasha shrink back and made him feel like he was a pup again, Momoeiko subtly let Inuyasha know he needed to mind his place—he wasn’t so old she couldn’t take him out into the backyard, tie him to the tree and beat him senseless with the same wand she used to beat the futons in the morning. Well, she could, but she was afraid child welfare might come after her again. Sigh, what was a mother to do when she had to discipline such an unkempt son?



“Why, Inuyasha, Kagome will be staying here as your fiancée-in-training! Isn’t it wonderful?”



“Wonderful?! Mom…!”



Momoeiko walked over to Inuyasha and placed her hands on her shoulders with a saddened sigh.



“Inuyasha, your mother won’t be around forever. She has to make sure that you’re well provided for and well…I’d just like to live long enough to see your grandchildren. Is that so much to ask?”



“Tch, you’ll probably outlive all of us, you old…”



Kagome watched Momoeiko’s grip on Inuyasha’s shoulders very lightly increase and Inuyasha yowled in immense pain before he was on the ground, almost paralyzed. Momoeiko turned around with a smile, hands on her hips.



“That old comment was quite uncalled for, son. At anyrate, Kagome-Chan will be staying here with us and that’s final. More importantly, she’ll be attending your school starting tomorrow, is that understood?”



Inuyasha grit his teeth, trying to reply, but whatever the his mom did to his shoulders was preventing him from even opening his jaw. He should have known better—the last person who even hinted at his mother’s age (and hinted wrong) had his mother’s samisen shoved up where the sun didn’t shine. Last Inuyasha had heard, the poor guy was still in therapy for more than his damaged mental state of being. Momoeiko turned and looked at Inuyasha with a grin.



“Well, then, it’s settled, seeing how my son has no objections! Kagome, I’ll finish up dinner, why don’t you head to your room and unpack?”



“Yes, ma’am.”



Kagome gave a small bow before heading out of the kitchen. When Momoeiko was positive Kagome was out of hearing range, she turned and looked at her son who was just recovering from her little ‘silencer’. She stirred the soup Kagome had prepared and gave a small sigh.



“Inuyasha, please, understand something…Kagome-Chan has nothing left.”



“Ex…excuse me…?” he strained. The paralysis slowly wearing off had seemed to affect his returning speech.



Momoeiko lifted a small dish filled with a sample the soup to her lips. It was very pleasant and it brought a smile to her face; she needed a woman that could cook. Momoeiko was by far a beautiful woman, of only thirty years old, with short, brown hair and beautiful brown eyes. Inuyasha often wondered why some of his friends though she was incredibly ‘MILF-ish’, but for right now, he tried his best to focus on the actual matter. His mother looked at him as she stirred the soup a little more.



“Kagome-Chan’s parents have recently passed away in a terrible accident. In their last will and testament, it was written that their dying wish was to have Kagome finally marry ‘the one that got away’.”



Momoeiko’s eyes narrowed coldly in that same way that made Inuyasha fearful for his life.



“Or, should I say ‘the one that ran away’? To this very day, Inuyasha, I’m ashamed that you would turn down this marriage which has been arranged for you before you were even born.”



“Now whose fault is that?! I’m only eighteen! Why would I want to be tied down to a little brat like her?!”



Momoeiko ignored the insulting words for now…She’d get his revenge on him later, for Kagome’s sake.



“As I have said, Inuyasha, Kagome-Chan is all alone in this world. Do you know how hard it must have been for her to come here all the way from China all on her own?”



Inuyasha sat down at the kitchen table with a huff.



“Yeah. I’m so sure boarding a plane is difficult.”



“It shows how much you know—Kagome trekked over the mountains of China before swimming across the ocean to get here.”



Inuyasha froze, his face twisted in a smile of disbelief.



“Wh…what?”



Momoeiko put her finger to her lower lip in thought.



“Yes, in fact, I believe it only took her three days to get here. From start to finish. I just happened to encounter her when she was walking through the market earlier this morning with that huge knapsack on her back.”



Inuyasha refused to believe any of it. That little brat actually trekked here…from China?! Usually by boat, the trip was atleast a week or longer from China to Japan and she’d hiked and swam the entire way?! He wondered exactly how intense her training had been just to accomplish so. And all to see him? Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at his mother slightly.



“So, is she here just to honor her parents’ wishes? Is that it?”



“Mmm…I can’t think of any other reason why she’d be here.”



Inuyasha felt relief wash over him in the best possible way ever. Thank God—he wasn’t going to die! Inuyasha sudden chuckling caused Momoeiko to wonder if her son had finally blown a fuse. Or all of the brain damage she’d dealt ‘disciplining’ him when he was younger had finally caught up with him.



“Well, hell! She can stay here as long as she wants!”



“Really?!”



Inuyasha looked up in time to see Kagome charging at him, her arms wide open. She wrapped her arms around him, knocking him out of his chair and sending both of them to the ground.



“I’m so happy! Inuyasha, I promise I’ll make you the best bride ever!”



“WHOA, HOLD YOUR DAMN HORSES! I never agreed to marrying you!”



“It’s okay…”



Kagome pulled back, but didn’t completely release him. All she could do was give him a confident, cheerful smile.



“But I’ll make you agree one way or the other. I promise, one day, you won’t want any other girl but me!”



Inuyasha snorted and removed her arms from around his neck. Oddly enough, she had rather slender arms, but he should just count his blessings she wasn’t muscular like some of the women who had the muscles of men.



“Feh, yeah right. Anyway, I’m not gonna marry anyone, anytime soon.”



He stood up, setting the chair upright in the process.



“Besides, you have enough problems as it is, girlie. Marrying me definitely isn’t your main priority.”



“Problems?” she asked standing.



“Oh, my, on her first day in town?” Momoeiko asked.



“Sango Kohryu wants a fight with you for embarrassing her. Well, not so much her, but Miroku.”



“Miroku…”



Kagome thought about it for a minute, but came up blank. It irritated Inuyasha to no end when she cluelessly asked him who ‘Miroku’ was.



“Are you brain-dead?! Miroku is the one guy you sent flying today!”



“I sent plenty of guys flying! You can’t honestly expect me to remember the face of every, single guy who’s ass I kicked! Though…I guess I should make it a habit.” She giggled.



Inuyasha groaned, excusing himself in favor of the peace and quiet of his room in the further corner of the old house, which at one point had been an inn. The connected dojo at the end was something that was already attached to the house. He noticed the door to room across from his was slightly open, and of course, Inuyasha being a naturally curious someone, couldn’t help but wonder why a room that hadn’t been used in so long was open. He slid the door open further and saw a large futon laid out—a futon made for two. He quickly looked inside of his room to make sure his futon was still rolled up where he’d left it this morning. Knowing his crazed mother, she probably had some idea of getting those two to sleep in the same futon. When he saw it was still where he left it, he headed back into the room across the hallway. Obviously, it was the one Kagome was using, but why she needed such a large futon was beyond him. He saw the enormous yellow backpack sitting in the corner and couldn’t resist the temptation to peek inside. Kneeling down, he searched through the bag and found clothes, snacks, strange souvenirs and a brown box. He sighed slightly. He figured there wouldn’t be anything to help get dirt on Kagome, especially considered how she embarrassed his friends earlier. He stood up, scratching the back of his head slightly. The room seemed kind of bare. He wondered if he should maybe get Kagome a few scrolls or something to liven the room up. As he turned to leave, his heel clicked the bag and it fell over. He quickly looked around and made sure that no one had heard him or that no one was coming. The only thing that had fallen out of the bag was an old, timeworn piece of paper with writing on it. He picked it up turned it over, only to see it was an old postcard with a picture of his family dojo on it. Curious, he turned it back over and read the back.



~“Kagome-Hime,

Wish you here. It’s boring. I miss China.

When you come here, be sure to visit me!

It’s an old house, but I know a lotta hiding places I can show you.

Um…I hope your training is going well.

Anyway, that’s all.

Bye.~



Inuyasha looked at the postcard once more. It didn’t have a date, or a signature, but he could tell it was old and judging by the sketchy writing, he could definitely tell a child wrote it. He sighed and put the postcard back into the bag without a second thought before heading out of the room and closing the door behind him. He’d have to talk to his mom about putting her room so close to his when there were plenty of other room in the house she could have used. Inuyasha entered his own room and closed the door behind him. Atleast his room was much more furnished than Kagome’s—he had a kotatsu, a laptop charging near a shelf full of books, a closet full of clothes, a few weapons in the corners and a large tv, complete with a dvd player, dvds and the latest Playstation platform. Oh and he couldn’t forget the few posters of scantily clad women. His mother hated them, but unless she took them down by force, they definitely weren’t coming down. He tossed his backpack across the room and sat down at the kotatsu, folding his arms under his chin and laying his head down. He was damn tired—way too many things were happening for his taste, but atleast he could breath easy knowing one thing; Kagome was here for her own reasons and not because of the vengeful spirit locked away in her Shikon Tama. That is, if she even had one. Inuyasha took his earringed Shikon Tama out of his ear and stared at the beautiful red orb with a sigh. This little bead was the cause of so many problems flooding the Kanto area. He sat it down on the table and thought about it for a minute. Everyone’s fate was controlled by their own, individual gem. He knew his fate ever since he received his Shikon Tama at a young age and it was the fate of his predecessor almost two-thousand years ago—it stated that he, just like Inu No Taishou, was going to die young instead of accomplishing his task of helping to unite the warring schools. Inuyasha clenched his Shikon Tama in his hand and glared at it. Yeah…fucking…right. First, he knew the main way to defy his fate was to unite the schools and that was with the help of whomever possessed the Shikon Tama of Izayoi Sakurahime, with, or without marrying them. He cringed at the thought of it being Kagome, but more at the thought of Izayoi’s reincarnation being male. After all, Sango’s predecessor, Sangorin Bai-Sheng had been male—now, ‘he’ had been ‘reborn’ as a busty, beautiful woman named Sango, fortunately for Miroku. Despite that, Inuyasha knew that he wouldn’t let some stupid bead control his future—he was going to live long and accomplish his dream of being the strongest fighter out there as well as somehow unite the schools.



But marriage? Dying young because of some predetermined destiny? Fuck that.



Still, it did put him in the middle of a conundrum: Kikyou Sakurahime was in fact leading a very strong school and he wanted to ally forces with her. One, she was hot, two, she may have been gentle and unassuming, but she was a dangerous and deadly force to be reckoned with. If he allied with her, he knew in some strange way, he’d be repeating history and possibly sealing his fate just like Inu No Taishou did when he ran off with the past Kikyou Sakurahime. Inuyasha shook his head in annoyance. That just wasn’t possible! Things were different now—if he allied with Kikyou, they’d have a chance against Naraku and the school he was leading, because it was looking pretty grim—for North Mizuryu High School anyway. Inuyasha groaned—their high school was doomed and if their leader didn’t come back, Inuyasha would have to assume power and would have no choice to ally with East Chikyuryu High School. Shippo’s words rang clearly in his mind at that point: It would be history repeating itself…Inuyasha stood up with a sigh. Well, what choice did he have? He knew a few ways to defy fate, though he had to admit—he would have felt a lot more comfortable if he knew who had Izayoi Sakurahime’s Shikon Tama and he prayed, more than anything, it was a completely straight and strong male—someone who he could be best pals with as they dominated the other schools. Hell, if they had the reincarnation of Izayoi Sakurahime fighting with North Mizuryu, they wouldn’t even need to side with Easy Chikyuryu. He walked through the large, old, and Japanese-styled home until he came to the veranda overlooking the beautiful Japanese garden, complete with a large Koi pond, bamboo, and flowers of different varieties along with a few sakura trees and plenty of open space for training. The moon was just beginning to rise in the sky and he could hear the soft song of the wind chimes blowing. It was a perfect night. If he were more poetic, he would have thought it was a night for lovers. He leaned against the support beam, losing himself in thought. Whatever happened to the good-old-days where they could just kick ass just for the fun of it?



“Inuyasha?”



Slightly started, he turned and looked at Kagome, still adorned in that cute apron over her old, black sailor uniform. Of course, he couldn’t forget about his ‘intended’, but he had to admit, as she stood there, she did look sort of cute. She gave a small smile.



“Dinner is ready.”



“Yeah, coming.”



He followed behind her, his eyes focused on her. If she didn’t wear a Shikon Tama at her age, she probably didn’t own one—Translation: She wasn’t a Toushi and fortunately played no large part in this war. It also somewhat dampened his slight, barely-there hope that she was Izayoi’s reincarnation. Oh, well, he sighed. He sat down to a very large dinner, much to his surprise, of a nice combination of Chinese food and Japanese cuisine. One thing he could say about Kagome: the girl could cook! Kagome and her mother chatted away about all of the great places to visit while she stayed there and that Kagome had received her school uniform in the mail today. Inuyasha wondered slightly what she’d look like in it—probably cute. Kagome didn’t exemplify sexy like most of the girls there. Except maybe when she was fighting, but even then, it wasn’t even sexy—just attractive.



“Inuyasha, you said Sango-San wanted to challenge me to a fight, right?”



“Yeah, just be careful. Sango isn’t one of the Four Devas for no reason.”



“I figured that much. Anyway, I’ll accept her challenge. Hopefully we can be friends after this blows over.”



“Optimistic, aren’t we?” Inuyasha replied with a droll tone.



“If I wasn’t, I’d be a pessimist.” Kagome replied with a giggle.



Inuyasha could only sigh with a small chuckle of his own. Once dinner was over, he excused himself while Kagome did the dishes and Momoeiko helped her. He decided he needed a bath—he was tired and he needed his sleep, dammit. He entered the large bathroom that almost resembled an in-the-ground square bathtub, large enough to fit four or five people comfortable. When the water was hot enough, he undressed, pinned his hair into a messy bun and submerged himself in the relaxing waters, his wounds from earlier stinging slightly. He sighed heavily—a bath was definitely the thing he needed. It would take his mind off of the schools, who had what Shikon Tama and…



“Inuyasha, I’m coming in.”



Inuyasha’s head quickly snapped up and he saw Kagome walking in with a white towel pressed to her chest. A blush quickly tinted his face—behind that thin little towel, Kagome had a budding young woman’s body, though the towel and steam kept him from seeing more of her ‘juicy’ bits. She submerged herself in the hot bath water until just the top of her breasts were slightly and sighed happily. Kagome rubbed her face with the white washcloth and smiled.



“This feels great, nee, Inuyasha?”



“Yeah, I guess, but I was hoping to bathe alone.”



Kagome looked at him with a small, sheepish smile. She’d originally hoped she could maybe try and speak with him, but she did suppose it was rather forward of her to join him when he wanted to be alone.



“I’m sorry, you’ll want to be alone then…?”



Inuyasha groaned, turning his back to her. Somehow, without even trying, even when he was justified, she somehow made him feel like an asshole.



“Stay, go, hell, I don’t care.”



“Thanks. Want me to massage your back for you?”



Before he had a chance to answer, he felt her hands run over his shoulders and before even knew what the hell he was doing, he was relaxing into her touch. Her hands were incredibly soft and she knew all of the right places on his back, neck and shoulder to touch. He leaned forward, folding his arms on the edge of the tub and resting his chin on his arms as she continued her gentle assault on him.



“Say…you might not wanna answer, but why did you really come here? I find it hard you’d just drop everything and swim across an ocean just to see me.”



When he felt her stop, he turned around and saw her looking off to the side with a small blush and a wistful smile.



“There are those that say that they would swim the largest, deepest oceans just to be with the ones they love.”



It was Inuyasha’s turn to blush and he quickly turned his head away with a huff.



“Idiot, you don’t even know me. How can you say you love me so quickly?”



“Because…”



The fact she even had an answer for him at all surprised him. He looked at he and she could only smile in return at him.



“I’ve loved you from the first time we met. Sure, our marriage was arranged by our parents, but…when I first met you, I knew I’d fallen in love with you. You were so kind and gentle, even if you were a little rough around the ages. And…while it’s true that my parents’ wishes were for me to marry you, even if they hadn’t died, I would have come anyway. But, you’re right…I don’t know anything about you, but…if you’ll let me learn more about you, what you like and dislike…I’m certain I can be the type of woman you’ll want to marry. I mean…I want to learn more about you because I love you.”



Inuyasha blushed and for a moment, his mind went blank. Sure, she tripped over her words slightly, but they were genuine. The girl before him truly loved him and he knew there was nothing he could do to sway her mind. He did allow himself an inner, pleased smile. She’d literally swam the deepest oceans just to be with him.



“Kagome…look, I’m really sorry to disappoint you, but I don’t have any intention of getting married. I like my freedom way too much. But, hey, for what it’s worth…I’m glad you took the time to come and see me.”



Kagome smiled when he brushed one of her bangs out of her face. She gave a small nod.



“Then…can I atleast stay by your side? I’ll be happy just being by your side.”



Inuyasha blushed a little more and turned his back pointing at his shoulders.



“Yeah, I guess. Anyway, I didn’t say you could stop with the massage.”



Kagome gave a slight giggle and continued to massage his shoulders. The two of them continued to so soak in the bath, talking about favorite pastimes, what life in China was like for Kagome and what life was like for Inuyasha. Kagome was the first to exit the bath and explained to Inuyasha she was going to bed. Inuyasha followed shortly after, more relaxed than he’d been in a while, all things considering. As Inuyasha got ready for bed, he rolled out his futon and stretched before turning off the light and settling onto the soft futon, dressed only in a white t-shirt and a pair of black boxers. He stared up at the ceiling, a slight blush crossing his cheeks. He didn’t want to think about it the tub, when she’d first said it, but…it gave a him an actually happy feeling to know that there was someone who just wanted to be by his side, without knowing anything about him, but willing to learn. True, he’d dated his share of shy fangirls, but naturally, those relationships didn’t last long—especially because he enjoyed sex too much. Oddly enough, he didn’t mind Kagome being by his side. Sure, she was annoying and persistant, but…he didn’t not want her around. He rolled over, falling asleep for several hours, but an urge from nature woke him up around four am or so. He walked out of his room, noticing the door to Kagome’s room was slightly open. He ignored it in favor of the bathroom. Relived, he exited the bathroom and headed back to his room. He looked at Kagome’s room, sticking his head in for a brief moment and saw she wasn’t even in her room. Now where the hell did they girl go? He searched the darkened house until he came to the veranda overlooking the Japanese garden and there she was—dressed only in a pair of pink, very short shorts and a matching pink camisole—training beneath the light of the full moon. Her movements were graceful, calmed and focused. A thing of beauty and awe in his eyes—she trained even at night? Had she even been asleep? He assumed that she had been sleeping—the girl was in her pajamas after all. His eyes widened when he could faintly make out her chakra flowing around her like a gentle mist of a mysterious light blue color. Maybe it was just his own sleepiness, but it looked as if her hair was getting longer and her figure…it seemed to be maturing slightly. He groaned, trying to shake off the weariness. He headed back to his room, trying to figure out what it was he’d just seen. It was probably a weird illusion caused by the moon and her chakra. He sank into his futon and head back to sleep. Usually, he’d be dreaming of making it with some busty, beautiful babe, but that night, he dreamed of Kagome…for one reason or the other.



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(A/N: Well, that’s the third chapter, finally up! Next chapter is the girl-on-girl action (and I mean the FIGHT SCENE) between Kagome and Sango! Whoot! Anyway, I hope you guys are enjoying the story so far! PS: I just wanted to clarify—the story is LOOSELY based off of Ikki Tousen/Battle Vixens, IE:, the Shikon Tama (or Magatama), the warring of the schools and the whole 1800-year old battle thing, but I thought those elements would make a good story. I mean, I’ve kinda wondered what it be like to have the cast of Inuyasha fighting each other and just beating the hell out of each other and trying to avoid fates such as early death and such AND for the sake of character placement—I decided to incorporate Kagome’s mom into the story, however, Kagome’s mother in this story is Inuyasha’s mother. *bows head* Please forgive me!!!!! I wanted to see what Kagome’s mother (as Inuyasha’s mother in the story, would be like with the personality of Hakufu’s (main protagonist of Ikki Tousen/Battle Vixens) mother Goei—I am seriously in love with that woman XD. She’s so badass and no-nonsense, but in a hilariously humorous way, lol! Anyway, see ya next chapter!

PPS: A/N: Hello all! I’m back with this story that is based loosely off Ikki Tousen/Battle Vixens, of which I do not own, nor do I own Inuyasha. Just wanted to clear that up. Lol. Anyhoo, I just wanted to do some quick replying to the reviews on my (finally) completed story, “Inuyasha-Oniisama, Aishiteru” before jumping into this one…

Selina: I heart you! Thanks for the AWESOME reviews and sticking with it for so long!!!!!! And I was on a FRANTIC writing rampage to get those chapters done, so when I finally completed the story, all I could think was “IT’S DONE” XD Thanks again, chica! Looking forward to your stories!!!!!!!!!!! And I hope you enjoy this one!!!! PS: When I read the last review from you, I BUST OUT LAUGHING! How WAS your booty-call by the way? XD XD XD And thanks for the luck on the finals—good luck with yours!!! ! (PS: I sympathize—neither of us should be on AFFN until their done! LOL PPPS: HELP ME WITH THE STUPID ITALICS BEFORE I THROW MY COMP OUT OF THE BLASTED WINDOW! I ALMOST HAD IT! Except, when I did something like italizied, it did the WHOLE thing! Even after following your advice! (See the review you left on my last story! Lol) But yeah, how do I keep that from happening?!?!?!?!??! Thanks!!!!!!

HikariNeko—Thanks for sticking through the story! I was sad to see it end! I think the saddest part for an author is ending a story. (Unless they want to be just freakin’ done with it, lol) But I hope you like this new one and I look forward to reading more of your works too!!

L0VER: I’m glad you liked it!!!! And it makes me happy that the chapter was emotional to move you! Thanks again for the reviews and KUDOS on the new story!!!!! I can’t wait to read more!

Kimiko—I’m happy you liked the story too! That was the first lemon scene I’ve churned out in a while, so I was content with myself, though, I doubt my scenes are comparable to the COMPLETELY HAWT ones the other authors have on here! *CoughfavoriteauthorsCOUGH* Anyway, thanks again!!!

Harmony: I AM SOOOOO HAPPY TO SEE YOU’RE BACK! *POUNCESHUGSTACKLES* WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!?! Is everything okay? If you need some cheering up, I’ll write a random extra chapter dedicated to you—The one with the Kouga/Ayame sex XD Lemme know and I’ll just add it to the chapter simply for the sake of adding it! XD

And that’s all folks! See ya next chapter!!!!