Any Way The Wind Blows

Anyway The Wind Blows


Ch 6 Sesshomaru and Naraku: What really happened to Kagome.

Kagome helped InuYasha across the building to the Studo, where she figured that everyone would be. She glanced at a clock on the way. It was 8:30 already. They had been at it for at least three hours. Hadn’t seemed like three minutes to Kagome. Then again, she never could remember how much time had passed after her anger spells. She glanced at InuYasha, who’s head was bowed and his hair had slumped off his shoulders. Kagome had dressed and wrapped the wound with a guase bandage and was still not sure that he could be steady enough on his feet to walk by himself. he protested of course, but he didn’t have much of a choice. Kagome kicked open the studio door lightly and struggled to Drag the half demon inside. InuYasha was to buisy thinking to realize that Sango and Miroku were huddled over him. Kagome ruffled his hair before sitting down on the floor. “Don’t mind him… he just got his ass kicked and is a little sore about it.” InuYasha’s head snapped up. “Oy… that wasn’t a fair fight, I had no idea what I was up against.” Kagome shrugged. “Neither did I. But I won, so… I can’t complain. Besides, you’r being a baby. Get over it.” InuYasha stood up and streached, ripping the bandage off of his bare chest. Kagome jumped to her feet, but stopped when she saw that the wound had almost fully healed. “Damn… I guess I really didn’t hurt you after all…” Sango and Miroku gave him death looks. “Easy you two. She knows. Doesn’t matter anymore.” Sango nodded and Miroku shrugged then went back to twirling his drumbstick between his fingers. Sango took one of Kagome’s hands. “Kagome… that’s why I said I wouldn’t if I was you. It’s hard for him… being half demon.” InuYasha laid back down and crossed his legs. “I’m not accepted anywhere. I scare you humans and disgust demons like my brother.” “Sesshomaru is a demon?” kagome practically yelled in surprise. “umm… yeah… he’s my half brother, of course he’s a demon. Probably the only living Inu demon lord… well… other than myself. Well… heirs to lordship technically. Can’t become lord unles I get married. Ut that’s never gonna happen because I’m a fucking half-breed.” Kagome sat down near his head and pulled him into her lap. “Now why would that have anything to do with people liking you?” InuYasha growled and his ears and claws re-appeared. “That’s why… normal people don’t have these.” Kagome had stopped listening completely and was playing with his ears. She giggled. InuYasha sighed. “well what do you know… one person who doesn’t either want to run away screaming or impale me… looks like… K-Kagome… that feels…” Kagome stopped. “oh, sorry… it doesn’t hut, does it?” InuYasha sat up, bending foreward to hide himself. luckily she didn’t notice. “no… no, it doesn’t hurt. Listen Kagome, nobody can know about this, understand?” Kagome nodded. “speaking of people knowing, where’d the brat go?” Sango rolled her eyes. “You’r clueless InuYasha. They left while you two were fighting… almost two hours ago. Don’t worry, the didn’t see anything.” InuYasha sighed in relief. “Well, Well, Well… What do we have here.” Came a quiet but firm voice from the door.

“fuck” inuyasha and Sango muttered silultaniously. “Fuck is right! I can’t trust you two for three days on your own without you getting some whore and fucking all over my… Kagome?” Sesshomru was dumbstruck. InuYasha looked ready to kill something. Kagome had practically tackled Sesshomaru and was now draped over his shoulders. “FLUFFFFFFFFY!!!” Sesshomaru sighed and glanced questioningly at InuYasha who just shrugged. “You two know each other?” Sango asked, slightly in shock. Miroku was just glad for the distraction to buy him time to think of something to say that wouldn’t piss him off and ruin his chances of staying tonight to. Sesshomaru carefully freed himself from Kagome’s embrace. “Well… needless to say I haven’t the faintest idea in hell of what’s going on. Kagome? InuYasha? Somebody care to explain?” Kagome let him go and went back to InuYasha and dropped into his lap. “Well, you see fluffy,” “Don’t call me that…” “Okay fluffy, but back to the story. Naraku left for a few weeks so I’m staying here with Inu.” Sesshomaru leaned against the door. “Naraku… is that bastard still alive?” Kagome nodded solumly. Sango stood up sharply. “Naraku? As in…” Sesshomaru silenced her with a heald up hand. “Naraku, Onigumo. The only case I’v ever lost. Kagome… you were too young at the time to understand… but I think it’s time you know the truth.” InuYasha raised an eyebrow. “Truth?” Sesshomaru nodded. Kagome cleanched her fists. “He killed them. All of them. How long do you think it would take to find out. He Fucking beats me on a regular basis, Sesshomaru. Two days ago… he.. he..” Kagome broke down sobbing and fell over. InuYasha cought her and pulled her close to his bare chest. “You had to go and bring back bad memories, you bastard.” He said to Sesshomaru with a cold anger. Sesshomaru lowered his head, his bangs hiding his eyes. “It’s because I failed. One case. The only one. I failed to get that monster life. And Kagome has paid the price…” Sesshomaru walked over to a small refrigerator in the corner of the room and pulled out a six pack of beer and brought it back to the others. “Go ahead. I won’t blame you if you need one. InuYasha gently handed the still sobbing kagome into Sango’s arms. “Sesshomaru. I need to talk to you.” His older brother took one long pity filled look at Sesshomaru before following him out.
Miroku reached for a beer and opened it. “What…” he took several big gulps and leaned back on his hands. “the fuck… is going on?” Sango just shook her head and hugged Kagome. “I’ll explain later. Just give me a beer…” he nodded and tossed on over.

InuYasha slammed his fist into the wall next to him. “What the FUCK, man??? Just what the FUCK?” Sesshomaru leaned up against the wall, his shoulders hung. “Look there was nothing could do. There just wasn’t enough evidence. The bloody bastard killed them all. He bragged about it to me personally. But it was my word against his. The monster has powerful friends… Since when the hell do you smoke?” InuYasha took the cigar out of his mouth. “For about five months. Maybe you’d know if you actually cared. But fuck that. Just who the hell is this Naraku guy?” “Senator, drug lord, serial killer, and Kagome’s stepfather.” InuYasha’s face blanched. “Trouble is he commands such a hefty respect from every one he deals with. He’s got every loyer and judge in the state in his pocket. Even if I had enough evidence to get him life ten times over he’d get off with five years at most. And now that girl has paid the price for my failure.” InuYasha’s clawed hand wraped around his brother’s neck. His feet lifted off the floor. “InuYasha. I understand how you feel-“ InuYasha’s head shot up and his grip tightened, his now red eyes meeting with Sesshomaru’s golden ones. “You can’t possibly know. You don’t k now what Kagome even is to me. You don’t even know who I am. To you I’m just a knot it the family tree. I’m a taint in your precious bloodline. Kagome is in there bawling her eyes out because of what you said and all you can say is ‘I understand how you feel!?” Sesshomaru remained silent. “I should kill you right here. A flick of the wrist, that’s all it would take.” “I know.” Sesshomaru said cooly. “InuYasha I did all that I could. It wasn’t enough. Now I’v found Kagome again. I an continue where I left off. I promise you InuYasha, I will never let that cold blooded bastard hurt her again.” InuYasha’s eyes slowly returned back to normal and his claws receded from his brother’s neck. He still held Sesshomaru off the ground. “Just so you know what she is to me. I love Kagome. She’s going to be my Girlfriend. She knows I’m a half breed. You were wrong ‘Fluffy’, it seems someone can accept me for what I am. So Fuck You!” He slammed Sesshomaru though the wall and walked back to the door.

Miroku stood staring at Sesshomaru pulling himself up from the pile of rubble that was once a wall. InuYasha walked calmly through the door, smoking a cigar. Blood dripped from the claws on one hand. Sesshomaru walked over to the group as they all stared gaping at Sesshomaru’s beaten expression. The demon sat down and downed a beer before turning to InuYasha. He opened his mouth to speak. InuYasha held up his bloody hand. “Your blood. Swear on it. You’re going to help us stop that bastard. Like you said out there. Swear it on your blood in front of everyone.” Sesshomaru stood and brought his hand up to his still bleeding neck and covered his palm in blood and made a fist. “This time it’s personal Naraku. You messed with my family.” He said firmly, looking from InuYasha to Kagome then back to InuYasha. Kagome has stopped crying when Sessh had plowed through te wall and now her eyes were tearing up for a different reason. “fluffy…” she said weakly. Sesshomaru turned back to Kagome and smiled softly. Miroku fell over and Sango and InuYasha’s jaws dropped. His older brother, Sesshomaru had smiled. A genuine smile. Kagome smiled back. “InuYasha. I want her to stay here with us for now. I don’t want her going back to him.” Kagome stood and bowed her head. “Arigatou Sesshomaru.” InuYasha was amased. Maybe he was wrong about Sesshomaru. He had all of Kagome’s pain on his concious. He wasn’t a cynical bastard after all. Maybe he was really capible of being nice. “Hay Inu… you have another one of those?” miroku asked quietly, breaking the silence that was getting more awkward by the second. InuYasha sighed. “Miroku one of these days you are going to pay for all the shit I end up giving to you.” He cracked, lighting one and tossing it across the room. Miroku cought it by the end and cursed. “bastard… he muttered under his breath. Kagome let out a weak laugh. “You know… those are terrible for you…” Sango sighed. “You try telling them not to do something… and they just do it more… don’t waste your breath.” Kagome skoffed. “If you taste like smoke I’m not giving you any tounge.” InuYasha grinned smugly at the thought. Sesshomaru almost choked on his drink. “Way to much information… Are you all up to playing what got you suspended?” InuYasha glanced around the room at his friends. They all seemed to be looking at Kagome. “Yeah… I guess so.” She said sounding unsure. “it’l help get your mind off things kags.” Sango encouraged. Kagome nodded slowly. Miroku stopped twirling his drumstick. “Hello guys… piano?” They all glanced at Sesshomaru.

He sighed and stood. He silently walked over to a large door in one wall. “This isn’t something I bring out often…” he unlocked the door and went inside. There was some rustling and scraping noises. The doors flew open and Sesshomaru walked out, holding a full grand piano above his head with one hand. he gently placed it down like it was a piece of paper. Kagome gaped. “Cool… Hay Inu, can you do that too?” InuYasha sighed and Sesshomaru had his arrogant face back. “No, he’s not pure, after all. Our family’s strenght has dwindled with our purity…” InuYasha flexed his claws. “Sesshomaru…” Seeing an impending fight, Kagome stepped between them and put a hand on Inu’s Chest. “Save it Inu. No more fighting tonight.” Sesshomaru sneered at his brother. “And You.” Kagome turned to Sesshomaru. “I’m gonna kick your ass later of putting Inu through shit.” Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow. “Little Kagome is going to kick my ass?” InuYasha leaned over to Sango and whispered “You think I should warn him that she’s a miko?” Sango sighed. “So that’s why she kicked your ass.” InuYasha crossed his arms. “Oy… not cool…” Sango patted his head. “no, don’t tell him. He has it coming to him.” Sesshomaru and Kagome had successfully drawn Sesshomaru into an immature argument about dogs and cats. InuYasha walked over and put a hand on Kagome’s shoulder. “NONONONO” she whined. “Cats are better, they are fluffy, and cuddley, and cute, and… huh?” she looked up at Inu. “Kags… we are both dogs… and you are arguing that cats are better?” she nodded, smiling. “You’r a man, you can take it.” Sesshomaru sighed and walked away pinching the bridge of his nose. InuYasha hugged Kagome from behind. “God if I had know that was how to make him go away, I would have taken a liking to cats earlier.” An empty beer can came sailing across the room and hit InuYasha. “That’s not funny. You’re a dog, be proud of it.” InuYasha turned to him and they locked eyes. Sesshomaru had his normal look, but his eyes had a depth of understanding that they had never held before. InuYasha nodded slightly. The staredown lasted for a while before Sango screamed and Miroku laughed. “had to break the silence.” He said smiling. Sango stormed off to get her bass, muttering curses and threats back to him.Kagome turned around in InuYasha’s arms and kissed him. “Lets play some music, Koishi.”