InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ That's just how things are ❯ Daycare and Boyfriend ( Chapter 3 )

Anime people can jump from twenty feet high and be okay. They have huge eyes, gravity defying hairstyles, they're all skinny and they have weird coloured hair. Weird time lapses are nothing compared to that.

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Sesshomaru landed at the door to Higurashi house. Kagome threw/kicked her bike to the side then took out a key from her pocket she tried to stick it into the keyhole several times but ended up missing. Sesshomaru took the key from the girl's hand then opened the door. She stumbled in blindly and leaned against the wall, the demon lord locked the door then approached her. He stood behind her wondering what to do next. She got up and walked to the living room with the demon lord in tow, she picked up the sleeping form of Shippo and Rin, then walked upstairs. She kicked open the room the two were to stay in, then tucked them in and kissed them gently on the forehead like she'd been doing that for since forever. She stumbled out of the room then paused a door two doors down from her own, she placed her head on the door and cried silently, her shoulders shuddering from the force of her sobs.

Sesshomaru placed a hesitant hand on her shoulder, Kagome placed her cheek on it tears splashing his fingers. "This is Kip-kip's room." She said clearly. The taiyoukai was once again surprised by her fortitude, "She was my younger sister, a year younger than Sota. Mother never knew that Jack used to . . . . . abuse me. I never told her. When mother was pregnant with Kip-kip he threatened to kill mother if I didn't . . . . . comply to his wishes. I never wanted mother to get hurt so I let him do things to me . . . . ." She shivered. "No one's ever opened or been in this room ever since Kip-kip died, we didn't - we couldn't. Its just always been here, a silent reminder."

The demon wrapped his arms around her protectively. Never again would he allow anyone to hurt her. Never again in the seven hells would he allow anyone to pierce her soul, that pure and innocent soul which after what she'd been through was still uncorrupted and untainted. Sesshomaru didn't know when he started caring but he knew now he had to protect her. "He won't hurt you - "

"Too late. He'll always hurt me." She said leaning back against him eyes closed. "He'll haunt me in my dreams. He'll torture me again and again when I close my eyes. I'll feel the pain and agony, the torture and hate I will always feel dirty and used. I will never be clean, I will always be tainted by the blood that flows within me, I will always be dirtied by the memories. And he knew it, the bastard, he knew what I know now. He knew that I would be haunted by the memories, he knew I would never forget and I'd always recollect every second he touched and leered at me. That was the cruel legacy he passed on to me." She whispered as tears streamed down her face.

Sesshomaru ground his teeth together. Damn the man to the hells! "Kagome. I'll be here to help you, so is your kit and Rin." He said pressing his nose into her hair and inhaling deeply, fresh rain and rose with a tint of mint.

Kagome turned around and faced him, "I know." She murmured. She smiled sadly. "I'm sorry to keep you up."

The Western Demon Lord shook his head, then lead her to her room. She laid down on her bed and tucked the blanket around her. He turned to leave but was stopped by her timid voice, "Um . . . Lord Sesshomaru?" she asked gently. He turned and watched her. "Could you . . . that is to say . . . I'm afraid of the dark." She flushed a crimson red.

"Hhhmm." He replied he closed the girl's door then sat down on the bed near her head. She smiled gratefully then laid her head against his thigh. He felt his heartbeat quicken, her steady breathing told him she was asleep. He looked down at the ningen and brushed loose strands of hair from her face. The demon leaned down and brushed his lips across her cheek. The miko smiled then snuggled closer. Sesshomaru's eyes softened, he had seen many women before whom could surpass her beauty yet she had a uniqueness that enveloped her and made her seem so much like a goddess.

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"GET OUT!!!" Sesshomaru opened up his eyes in surprise. Kagome was standing before him with a towel wrapped around her head and body. His couldn't help but let his eyes travel down to her slick lithe legs. "I said get out!" she growled then grabbed his hand and with a strength that surprised even him pulled him up and pushed him out of her room. "Wake the kids up!" she ordered. Then slammed the door shut.

Sesshomaru crossed his arms and glared at the door. There was NO way he was taking orders from a human -

The door opened and Kagome leaned out still in her towels, "Sesshomaru do it or you'll never get back home again! And don't bother threatening to kill me because if you do you won't get home. And don't bother threatening to kill anyone else because my stubbornness will just increase a million fold!" she slammed the door again.

The demon lord growled then stomped off to the kids room muttering. He threw the door open and was surprised to see no one there. He went down stairs and saw that they were busy playing with leg-o in the living room.

"Good morning Sesshomaru-samma!!" Rin said with a grin.

"Morning!" Shippo said cheerfully.

Sesshomaru nodded gruffly and was rudely pushed aside by a speeding miko. "Breakfast!!" she shouted at the three. She sped towards the kitchen the three silently followed and were amazed as she started scurrying about cooking bacon, toasting bread and pouring juice hastily yet never missing a beat. She sped over to some books lined up to the side. "Saturn, 1980, fifty-two, nouns." She was reading several books at the same time desperately cramming while making breakfast. It was a miracle that the food didn't burn, she served it up then ate her food while reading intently.

"Shippo past the salt please."

"Here. Sesshomaru-samma pass the butter please. Thanks."

"Brain. Going. To. Explode." Kagome said as she scanned each book hastily.

Rin and Shippo finished at the same time, Kagome hastily snatched them up and carried them upstairs, two minutes later they were back down again only dressed differently. Rin was wearing a pink dress with a white pony on it, a matching pink hat with roses, white shoes and a rosy pink blouse. Shippo had a blue shirt on, blue jeans with a hole in the back for his tail, black shoes and a blue backward cap.

Sesshomaru watched silently as Kagome hastily packed them lunches. She handed a ninja turtles lunch box to Rin and a barbie one to Shippo, the two looked at each other then switched. Kagome packed up all her books and placed a brown paper bag into her backpack. "I'm taking the kids to daycare. Not that I don't trust you with them its just that they deserve play mates. Susu!" she called and was rewarded by the dog bounding towards her. "Sesshomaru!" she called and he turned to her without coming, his pride and dignity were battered enough without him having to go to her at her call like a dog. "This is how you work the can opener." She showed him then fed the dog the dog food. "Foods in the top left cupboared. Feed the dog at noon." She said. Then she grabbed the kitsune and Rin and was racing out the door.

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Kagome sat under a sakura tree exhausted at lunch. The three retests were done and she knew she would flunk. The three exams - doomed, that was her doomed. `Oh well at least the final exam is about history and I'm gonna ace it. The other two retests are also about history. And the other exam is about foods. I'm okay I guess.' She thought. She brought out her lunch at stared at the squid eye staring back at her. She hoped she had packed the kids decent lunches. Kagome threw her lunch away and sighed at her rumbling stomach.

Suddenly someone held out a tray of chicken legs, french fries, Fritos, bacon, pizza and donuts with a huge cup of iced tea. "Hungry?" Sesshomaru said laying down the meal for the miko. Kagome gave a cry of delight and tore into the pizza nearly crying with joy. The demon lord sat down beside the girl, he watched her silently.

"Want some?" she said after swallowing.

"I already fed." He answered placidly.

"Thank you. And I'm really sorry about being pushy this morning. I guess I was really distracted by the exams, I have to pass them so I get good grades at school so I can have a good job in the future so I can provide for my future family." She said sighing.

"Is it not usually the male that provides?" he asked with a raised brow.

Kagome smiled, "Not really. I suppose its true if a person marries, but that's not usually the case now-a-days. Some times a husband dies or he gets paralyzed from the neck down, then it has to be the female whom provides. " She said munching on the bacon.

`Like with your father.' He thought. Before he could think he'd slunk an arm around her shoulders, she stiffened and he waited for her to push him away only she didn't. The teenager leaned into his hold and continued eating.

"Kagome!" a female said. He looked up to see three other females approaching. "Kagome! How come you didn't tell me you had a boyfriend!" A girl said. Two other females followed.

Kagome smiled warmly. "Hey girls this is Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru the girls, she's Ayumi, that's Eri and she's Yuka."

"How come you didn't tell us - your best friends - about your boyfriend?" Ayumi asked when the three had sat down.

Kagome coloured she opened her mouth to deny but Sesshomaru interrupted saying, "We kept it a secret because her mother didn't want her dating older men, then others started courting her. It was then that I decided to come out of hiding, I don't want anyone man near my Kagome except for me." He said. He brushed his lips against her cheek and bit back a smile at her stunned expression. They looked at each other's eyes.

"Aw! How sweet! Maybe we should leave them alone . . . . . " Eri said mischievously. The other two giggled, Kagome turned her eyes away and glared.

"Ooh! Kagome I'll trade you my big thick triple ripple chocolate cake for a chicken piece and half a donut." Yuka said.

"Done!" The two girls switched. Kagome broke off a piece and held it out to the demon lord, "Here try it. It's really good." She said.

Instead of taking it Sesshomaru grasped her hand and brought to his mouth. He ate the piece then placed each individual finger in his mouth to lick and suck them clean. Kagome's face flushed, her heart beat loudly in her ear and she couldn't help but stare into his endless golden eyes. `Damn she's gorgeous.' The demon thought savoring the taste of her skin. When he was done he placed her hand over his heart and looked at her gently with his softened eyes.

Eri coughed then said, "Get a room." The three girls laughed uproariously. Kagome slowly took her hand out of his grasp then tackled the three girls.

"You're just jealous!" she cried in mock-anger as she tickled Ayumi ruthlessly.

"EVIL INCARNATE!!! INIQUITOUS MANIFESTAION OF LIFE!!!" she shouted half choking. Yuaka and Ayumi tackled Kagome and the four tickled each other mercilessly. Sesshomaru watched with his mouth curved up to one side in amusement. After a while the girls fell on top of each other tiredly. Kagome crawled back to the taiyoukai and laid her head on his leg panting wearily. Sesshomaru propped her up in his lap, then leaned her back into him as he held the cup of iced tea to her mouth, she drank thirstily.

"Wish my boyfriend were here to do that." Yuka said sighing.

"You don't have one." Ayumi said lazily.

Yuka sighed, "Thank you for bringing me back to reality." She said taking a long drink of water from her bottle.

Eri was already back at her spot eating, "I like your outfit Sesshomaru. Especially that fluffy whitish thing on your shoulder. Its so . . . . . medieval Japan."

Sesshomaru nodded then pressed mouth against Kagome's hair and smiled.

Eri nibbled on her food thoughtfully before asking, "Kag. Do you believe in demons? I know, I know it sounds stupid but there just can't be only humans can there?"

Kagome smiled then leaned back into Sesshomaru more, "I think they're all either in hiding or look like humans."

Yuka scoffed, "You're kidding right?"

The miko shook her heads, "Sesshomaru is a demon." She said and felt the demon's hand dig into her hip lightly.

"You didn't have to be so sarcastic!" Eri growled. "A straightforward `no' would've been nice."

Ayumi looked at Kagome slyly, "Hey Kagome. What do you mean by . . . . . demon?" she said with a mischievous smile.

Kagome growled, "Is that all you think about? Honestly girl! One would think that no one brought you up properly!"

"You wound me my friend. But I can happy! Bad karma always comes back and bites you in the ass." The girl said sticking her nose into the air.

"You fed Susu right?" Kagome asked looking up at Sesshomaru.

He replied, "Of course. I never forget." He mentally slapped himself. `I FORGOT TO FEED THE DOG!!!!' He thought making a mental note to punish himself later.

Kagome sighed, "Good! I thought you forgot. But of course I should've known better. It's a good thing you remembered too seeing as if you don't feed her she starts trashing and messing up the house looking for food to eat." She said smiling.

`Oh shit.' Sesshomaru thought mentally beating himself up. `Damn my forgetfulness the to seven hells, the house! The dog! The mess! I'm dead!' he though panicking yet leaving his face as smooth as stone.

Kagome stood up and brushed imaginary dirt off her skirt. She looked at her watch, "Five minutes till the bell. Sorry Sesshomaru, got to go." She said. The other girls got up as well and said their good-byes. Kagome hesitated before swooping down and giving the demon lord a kiss on the forehead, "Thanks for playing along." She whispered before walking with her friends back to the building.

Sesshomaru looked at her retreating back thinking, `Who was playing?' He touched his forehead and closed his eyes. `I'm glad I took her away from my stupid half-breed brother. The stupid mutt.' The taiyoukai's eyes flew open. `The mutt!!!'

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Kagome walked down the street with her pack slung over her shoulders. She walked up a steep hill, panting hard when she got to the top. She leaned against a telephone pole taking in raggedy breaths. "Darn. These texts books aren't for learning. They're using the book's weight to kill teenagers all off." She breathed.

"Or they're using them as devices to strengthen your muscles." A familiar voice drawled.

Kagome spun around and smiled wryly. "Hey mom." (You were expecting Sesshomaru right? Come on admit it!)

"Hello darling." Ms. Higurashi said warmly. She looked out of the car's window and smiled, "Come on hop in. Where'd ya need to go?"

Kagome opened the door and sat next to Sota whom was happily playing with his gameboy advanced. "Happyvalley Daycare. Hey how come you three aren't in Greece?" She asked as they headed toward their location.

"Well seems like we only got as far as China before they made us turn back. Seems like there's some kind of epidemic going on there." Kagome's grandpa replied from the front. Kagome made an `oh' sound then fell silent.

"Kagome. Why do you need to go to the daycare?" Kagome's mother asked curiously. They made a right at an intersection. Kagome sighed then explained how Sesshomaru and Rin had only come to visit for a while and also about Shippo and him adopting her as his mother. "Oh my gosh! Oh why didn't I listen to you? OH MY GOSH!!!! I HAVE A GRANDCHILD!!!!" she whooped in joy. When they reached the daycare Kagome got out and headed inside telling her mom she'd be back soon.

The teenager entered the building and went in search for the younlings. She found Shippo up on a high window ledge with a crowed of kids jumping up and trying to grab his tail. Rin was trying to keep the kids away from him and started crying when a girl hit her in the face. "You're stupid! Now get out of the way! Come here fox-boy!" a large ten-year-old girl screeched. Shippo whimpered from his place.

"Stop it!" Kagome cried and made her way to her two wards. She scooped up Rin and murmured comforts to her then plunked Shippo onto her shoulder. "Shame on you!" she scolded the girl who hit Rin. "She was just trying to protect her friend and you go and hit her!"

"DEMONICA!" A high voice screeched. A woman with shoulder length black hair grabbed the big ten year old's hand and roughly shook it, "That is the last straw young woman! You're off to military school!" she snarled. She turned to Kagome with a pained look on her face, "Please I am so sorry. Her father is wrestler and she copies him every chance she gets."

"That's okay." Kagome said. "I don't blame you. I blame the person who's in charge! Those kids shouldn't have been allowed to chase my Shippo up that ledge!" she growled. "I'm never leaving any child here ever again!" she stalked out of the room and past some other mothers muttering about how bad the daycare was.

When the raven-haired beauty got to the car she introduced the children to her family (her grandpa tried to put sticky demon sealing papers on Shippo but her mother started scolding him). Shippo and Rin sat on either side of Kagome. "Grandpa. Sesshomaru is a demon and I do NOT want you sticking demon seals on him. Sure he promised not to kill anyone, but I don't want to give him a strong reason to kill someone, like you."

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Sesshomaru sat back on the couch and sighed in relief. It was a good thing he had his demonic powers, otherwise he might've never gotten everything clean again. He couldn't even begin to describe the condition the house was in when he returned, it was beyond recognition, good thing he had photographic memory and had seen most of the house, else he would've been in really deep shit. He heard the front door open.

"Sesshomaru-samma!"

The demon lord opened an eye and watched as a small bundle of pink jumped up into his lap. "Rin."

"HI!! Kagome's mommy and brother and grandfather are here!" she said brightly.

Just then Kagome and co walked in. After Kagome introduced them Shippo, Rin and Sota speedily ran upstairs to play with the gamecube, and Ms. Higurashi went into the kitchen to make dinner. "Grandpa . . . " Kagome said warningly as she spied her dear grandfather pulling out a sticky demon seal. "I thought we've been already through this."

"But he's a demon!" Kagome's grandpa said.

Kagome put her hands on her waist, "So? He's a good evil demon. That's doesn't make sense but, he is a guest and he deserve ith not thy persecutions."

"One would think you'd be over Shakespeare by now." Her grandfather walked outside to the shrine.

Sesshomaru stared at Kagome before asking, "What's a Shakespeare?"