#All those years drawing higurashi fear faces pay off! | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

lunarsaga · 3 years

Text

EPISODE 3: ABOUT ALICE

Y'all, I am SO CLOSE TO catching up to myself with these chapters! I can't wait for y'all to see the next chapter, it's gonna be all kinds of heartbreak~ >:3c

ENJOY~!

REMINDER: [Dialogue like this is English!]

The farther northeast they traveled, the more Luna missed the absolute shit out of her clunky old gas guzzler of a pickup truck.

Now she wasn’t ever one to complain—she knew better than that—but holy fuck did her feet hurt. She’d had these shoes for god only knows how long, and it was a good thing they were practically made of mithril, because if they hadn’t been mythically indestructible, they definitely would’ve been worn out by now. She had to bear it—they all did. Sore feet were mostly likely only gonna be a minor pain compared to what they were gonna face once they caught up to this Naraku guy (or so she’d heard). So complaining would only make things more irritating.

And she was already irritated enough, thanks to Inuyasha.

“We would’ve caught Naraku by now if all of you weren't demanding we stop and rest every five minutes!”

“Inuyasha, you have to understand that we don’t have your superhuman strength.” Miroku, always the diplomat.

Luna, not so much. She gave her sister a look that all but read she was about to snap, and spoke to her in English: “[If he says one more thing about us having to stop and rest, I’m throwing my shoe at him.]”

Kagome sighed. “[Luna, please don’t do that.]” Their friends looked, confused, between the both of them.

“What’re you guys saying?” Shippo asked.

“Don’t worry about it,” Luna chuckled, starting to dig through her backpack. “Damn, I need to be careful about how much I fire my gun, I don’t have as much ammo as I thought…”

Kagome furrowed her eyebrows. “I thought you brought everything?”

Luna glanced up, still rifling through her pack. “I brought everything I could, but I had to leave some ammo and one of my weapons at Kaede’s place, along with my guitar. Traveling this much, especially walking? I had to pack more food and survival shit than ammo, so I gotta conserve what I have if this is gonna take much longer—especially if we’re getting this far away from the Well.”

Inuyasha snorted, and Luna felt her blood pressure spike. “Wouldn’t be taking so long if you all weren’t so damn weak…”

Luna looked at her sister again, and completely disregarded the warning look she got back. In less than a second, she had one of her boots off and chucked it full force at the half-demon’s head. The ensuing chaos was definitely worth the satisfaction.

“WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!”

“For being an absolute prick about us needing to rest!”

“Luna, can you please not?!”

“He’s the one being a little bitch about it!”

“WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!”

“Stop it, you two!”

“I called you a little bitch! Clean out those fuzzy ears!”

“OH THAT IS IT!”

“BRING IT, DOG BOY!”

The imminent fight (which Sango, Shippo, and Miroku were watching like a Tennis match) stopped before it actually got started. Kagome grabbed her sister by the ear and pulled back, causing the older girl to yell out in pain, before pointing at Inuyasha and shouting:

“INUYASHA, SIT!”

The aforementioned half-demon slammed face-first into the ground, and the situation diffused.

“I am sick of you two fighting!” Kagome said, ignoring her sister’s little mutters of “ow, ow, ow” until she finally let go of her ear. “Can’t you guys just try to get along?! We’re supposed to be a team here; how are we supposed to fight Naraku if you two won’t stop fighting each other?!”

Ego bruised (and her ear too, just as likely), Luna tried not to pout as she got up to retrieve her boot. “Can’t promise it won’t happen again.”

“Yeah, me either…” Inuyasha’s voice cracked as he was finally able to lift his head and glare at the elder Higurashi.

“What we’re doing is a little more serious than petty conflicts,” Miroku said, “It might take an adjustment period for all of us, as Luna is new to our group, but we still need to focus on our actual goal.” And of course, as he gave this incredibly insightful bit of wisdom, his hand was drifting.

Sango flinched, then turned to slap his cheek, pinching the skin on his hand to keep it away from her butt. “And what part of that goal is this?” She growled.

The monk chuckled nervously, “N-nothing?”

Luna rolled her eyes, a small smile on her lips as she sat back down to re-tie her shoe. “Never a dull moment, huh?” She sighed as she knotted it, finally glancing over at Inuyasha. “Alright. I’m sorry, okay? But you gotta not complain like that. Gets on my nerves.”

“I’ll complain if I wanna complain…” Inuyasha mumbled. He quickly corrected himself, as the harrowingly angry look Kagome gave him struck fear into his heart. “F-fine. Whatever. Sorry.”

Luna chuckled. “There then, that’s put to rest. And, speaking of!” Instead of a second half of that sentence, she stretched her arms out and fell back to relax back on the grassy hill they’d chosen as their rest stop. She sighed, enjoying the quiet and the sun for a few minutes. She could swear she was about to drift off to sleep, when she heard the softest little “mew!” just beside her. She opened one eye to find Kilala blinking big red eyes at her.

“Adjustment or not, Kilala seems to like you,” Sango said with a light smile.

“She sure is cute,” Luna mumbled happily, sitting up and giving the kitty little scratches on the head.

Sango chuckled. “Thank you. Kilala is my very best friend—she has taken care of my family and my clan for generations.”

“Yeah?” Luna tilted her head, quizzical. “Does she always stay in cat form?

“What do you mean?”

Kilala paid the conversation no mind, she just decided that this person petting her was the lap she wanted to lay on for the moment. Luna chuckled as the nekomata curled up with her head on her thigh. “Well… funny enough, my best friend is a cat demon too? She’s even done the same—watching over our family for generations.”

“Really?” Surprised, Sango looked to Kagome, who nodded.

“I thought you said there weren’t any demons in your time, Kagome?” Shippo piped up.

“It’s not that there aren’t any,” Kagome said. “They’re just… not all over anymore, like they are here.”

“Japan is one of the only places I know of that have actually kept their supernatural m—” Luna cleared her throat, “uh—inhabitants?—in check. The country where I live? Not so much.”

“But you mentioned the cat demon you know has a human form?” Sango asked. “I’ve never seen Kilala take on any form than this one or her full demon form.”

“Maybe… it’s because Alice is a Bakeneko? Rather than a Nekomata?” Kagome mused.

Luna nodded. “Could be, yeah. She’s got a cat form like this—and like Kilala’s full demon form too—but a lot of the time she stays in her, ah….” Luna started snapping her fingers at Kagome, trying to think of the word in Japanese. “[Humanoid form?]”

Kagome shrugged, “Most of the time, Alice just looks like a human.”

“600 years old and looks 25,” Luna rolled her eyes. “ ‘I choose to look this cute~!’, that’s what she always says.”

“She’s also watched over the Higurashi Family for generations. Heck of a coincidence, huh?”

~ ~ ~

Everything hurt.

From the tip of her nose to the end of her tail, every inch of Airisu’s tiny, feline body hurt. Her black fur was matted with blood and dirt, one of her eyes wouldn’t open all the way, and she struggled to draw in breath. Not only all that, but she was running low on her own demonic power as well—if she tried to use any to heal herself, she might not make it through the night. As it was… she feared she might not make it through the night anyway, but she had to keep going. Her family would have wanted her to.

It had been an incredibly rough night for the little cat demon. Her family was the last of the Bakeneko clan this far south; all the others of their kind had moved to the northern mountains a hundred years ago. And it wasn’t until now that Airisu saw why: down here, they were plagued by other demons. Their family over the years was slowly picked off, until it was only her, her parents, and her brother and sister. Until now, she’d done her best to try and protect them… but tonight… she’d failed.

Mama… Papa… everyone… I’m sorry… If she could shed tears in this form, she might have been. But all she could do right now was limp forward. At least I’ve lost the pig…

Or so she thought.

A rustling in the bushes caught her off-guard. Hackles raised (despite the sting), she hissed as the figure of the same ugly boar demon that murdered her family lumbered out of the woods. The boar’s crude scythe weapon was still coated in her family’s blood—and she could see a stain or two on its tusks, as well.

The thing’s laugh was a little more than a snort. “Thought you could get away, eh?! I’ll eat you, just like the rest of your little family!”

Grief twisted in her gut like a cold steel blade. This was it. She had just a little power left, and if this was going to be her last stand, then she was gonna use it to avenge her family. This boar was going to pay for the lives he’d taken. She summoned up her last nerve, and grew to her full size; flame erupted from her paws to ignite the transformation, her front fangs elongated past her chin, and her body grew to the size of a panther. She wouldn’t have long in this form, so she would have to strike quickly.

She leapt at the boar, one last war cry roaring from her maw. She aimed for its throat, but the boar wasn’t as exhausted as she was. He swung his weapon faster, catching her in the chest. She landed, chest heaving, and attempted to swipe at him with her claws, but she was too off-balance. As she fell, she shrank again, the last of her demonic power used up.

At least I went out fighting, everyone… she thought as she crumpled into the dirt, prepared for death.

It didn’t come. Instead, there was another voice; a human one. Airisu could only keep one eye open, straining to see what was happening:

It was a human woman, strangely dressed but boldly blocking the boar from finishing off the half-dead feline. She held an odd weapon—a rifle? But it looked so different from the ones Airisu had seen before… When the woman fired it, it looked like it spat fire, and the boar demon reeled back, squealing. No rifle Airisu had ever seen had that kind of effect on a demon: his flesh seemed to be sizzling as he tried to get away into the forest.

“Ugly-ass PIG,” The human girl shouted as she cocked the rifle again, “You leave that poor kitty alone!” She fired it again, and the boar demon fizzled into nothing.

Does this woman think I am a mere cat…? Airisu wanted to laugh, but she didn’t have the energy. She was fading fast. Either way… she saved me… even if it was in vain...

~~~

“Thought you said you had to save your ‘am-hoe’, and you got and blow some of it on some weak-ass boar demon?”

“Inuyasha, please don’t say it like that—”

“No, let him, it’s hilarious.”

“He does have a bit of a point,” Sango cut in, before either Inuyasha or Luna could spark another fight. “You did say you had to save your ‘shells’, right? It seems a little wasteful if you used some on that boar demon—why did you?”

Luna nodded down at the little bundle in her arms—it was the little cat that the boar demon had been after the night before. She was asleep; Luna had bandaged her injuries and kept her warm and safe all night. As the little cat slept, her breathing had evened out, and Luna figured (what with the demon markings and all) that she would be alright soon.

“This little cat was trying to fight him,” She said softly. “I saved her.”

“Well ya ain’t keeping it—”

“Inuyasha!” Kagome chastised.

“Quit yelling at me!” Inuaysha snapped back, “It ain’t like it’s a house pet! She’s a demon cat like Kilala. She’s alive, so we should leave her be and keep going. She’ll heal by herself.”

“Who died and made you King of the Rock?” Luna grumbled at him.

“Guys, look!” Shippo, sat beside Luna, stretched up to peek at the little bundle. “She’s waking up!”

Quickly but gently, so as not to alarm her, Luna set the cat down and backed away a little. The demon cat’s eyes blinked open, blurred and confused. Luna smiled at her.

“Hey there, kitty,” she said softly. “You’re gonna be okay now…”

She sat up a little, pulling out something wrapped in paper and tied with a string—a handful of little fish from the river. She let the cat sniff it before setting it down in front of her. Cautious, the cat stared at her for a long time before she began to munch on the offering.

“[‘Atta girl,]” Luna chuckled, “You feeling better now?”

The cat paused in eating, blinked, and then disappeared into a cloud of smoke. A little startled, a couple of the group jumped back, but Luna stood where she was.

In the place of the little cat now sat a girl. Short waves of black hair fell around a pair of sleek feline ears and kissed her cheeks. The pupils of her eyes were catlike as well, sitting among irises that resembled a sunset. She wore a short, tattered pink kimono, and had a bit of black fur tucked around her collar. She had the same magenta markings that the cat had; on her cheeks and forehead, as well as the same bushy black tail.

The girl plucked the little cloth she’d been wrapped in as a cat off of her head, smiling brightly as she held it out to Luna.

“Much better!”

There was a beat of confused silence, before the others began to clamor in confusion.

“She had a human form this whole time?!” Inuyasha shouted.

“She was probably weak from fighting, Inuyasha, that could be why she stayed in her smaller form—” Miroku tried to reason with him.

“She did look a little like Kilala does—but she has only one tail.” Sango uttered.

“Then she’s a Bakeneko!” Shippo proclaimed, “They’re not common around here, my dad used to tell me they all went up North!”

Kagome looked suspiciously at her sister, who wasn’t shocked at all by the new information. Luna just stood there, watching her friends start to freak out with a sly little smile on her face. When she caught Kagome’s eye, she quirked an eyebrow, but said nothing as she turned back to the Bakeneko sitting before her. Like she knows something… Kagome mused to herself.

“My name is Airisu,” the Bakeneko said, bowing her head in greeting, “I want to thank you, Miss. That boar demon took the lives of the rest of my family last night, and would have taken mine as well if you hadn’t intervened.”

Luna shrugged. “I was only doing what I thought was right.”

“Well, for that, I owe you my life,” Airisu bowed her head once again, placing her hand over her heart. “I doubt I could ever fully repay you, but to show my gratitude, I will do the same for you. I will follow where you go, and protect you as you have protected me.”

Luna opened her mouth to respond, but her friends were once again surprised:

“That seems rather extreme…” Miroku said.

“You’d think so!” Shippo commented, “but some Bakeneko are really loyal like that! Especially since she saved her life!”

“Really?” Sango wondered.

“Still though…” Kagome chuckled awkwardly.

“Luna doesn’t need her protection,” Inuyasha scoffed, “she’s got that crazy weapon—and if she did need someone else to protect her, she has us!”

“Guys,” Luna waved her hand at her friends, laughing, “Don’t worry about it. I got this.” She extended her hand to the Bakeneko. “Alice, I accept.”

The cat demon pouted. “It’s Airisu!”

“Right, right. Sorry—Airisu,” Luna corrected herself. “Welcome to the team.”

“Hold on, Luna,” Kagome grabbed her sister’s arm, pulling her aside. “Shouldn’t we all talk about this first? I mean… you only just met her?”

“No I didn’t,” Luna said, with that knowing little smile on her face again. “You kidding? I’ve known her all my life. And so have you, Kags.”

It took a second for Kagome to put the pieces together. She glanced back over at the Bakeneko, who had started formally introducing herself to the rest of their friends. The bubbly smile, the black hair, the vibrant orange eyes—it finally clicked. “Wait… you don’t mean that’s—”

“The very same,” Luna smiled fondly as she watched the realization cross her sister’s face. “She’d be pretty young for a demon by now—only 40 or 50 years old—but that’s Alice alright. And I’d trust that cat with my life.”

“I can’t believe I didn’t recognize her at first,” Kagome said softly.

“Well, it’s also been a few years since you’ve seen her, too,” Luna nudged her sister. “But look, we can’t tell her that we know her in the future. Gotta Marty McFly this, okay?”

“You can’t go two seconds without some pop culture reference, can you?”

“Absolutely not.” Luna laughed.

#fanfic #fanart #inuyasha #inuyasha oc #kagome higurashi #the lunar saga #inuyasha fanart #inuyasha au

1 note · View note

theranciddwarf · 7 years

Text

Kouga/ Kagome Fix Ch. 7

Lost and Found Chapter 7 Those Golden Eyes Light and darkness. Two sides of a coin. Without light, one would never know darkness, and it seemed the more light, the more painful the darkness seemed to feel. Kagome sat in her room, her knees drawn up to her chest, head buried in her arms. The darkness had crept up on her again. When she awoke from her slumber she was screaming, wailing for help. It wasn't until her mother splashed her face with cold water that her eyes sprang open, but there were void of light. The poor woman's mother prodded, begged for her to tell her of the dreams that plagued her daughter so badly, but the young miko fell into a dead silence, her eyes seeing but at the same time not. It wasn't until the doorbell rang that Miyu left her daughter's side. She peered through the peep hole to see none other than Kouga standing there, hands jammed into his pockets, the toe of his black boots tapping the welcome mat under his feet. Miyu heaved a heavy sigh as she pulled the door open. "Good morning Kouga." She said softly, her smile springing onto her face. "Mornin' miss Higurashi -" "How many times have I told you, it's Miyu." Said the woman letting Kouga inside. As he stepped in he let his enchantments fade, something that she'd become accustomed to in the last few weeks. "Uh - Miyu. I know there isn't work to be done, but I thought I'd stop by anyways." He offered Miyu a smile, but hers faded immediately. Kouga's heart sunk. He'd awoken covered in a sheen of sweat, a terrible feeling rooted in the pit of his stomach. It seemed his feeling was correct. They'd built three of the buildings Kagome had planned, and started the fourth when the funds ran short. Kagome had been using her school fund to pay for the renovations to the shrine, and he only had so much to spare without putting his pack in debt. Of course Kagome wouldn't allow that. With no work to keep her mind occupied, Miyu had expressed her worries to Kouga a few days before. She knew her daughter well. "Kagome is not well." Said Miyu shutting the door with a quick snap. "I don't know if seeing you will make things better, or worse." Kouga nodded. "It doesn't mean I can't try." He grunted, his voice barely more than a growl. "Please, do." Miyu watched as Kouga stepped out of his boots, not bothering to take off his jacket as he climbed the steps to her room. The scent of tears soaked the air, despair rolled out of the open door in waves. Nothing he could have done would have prepared him for the sight he walked in on. His knees gave out under the weight of her heavy aura. It was crushing him inside and out, he could only imagine how the young miko felt. Crawling like a babe, he pulled himself closer to her, drawing her into his lap, his arms curled around her along with her heart. How could he protect her from the demons that he could not see? He was never coming for her. The darkness. He was gone. She didn't have the strength to fight the darkness alone. It was so cold. Her very blood was frozen in place, her heart barely beating. She couldn't see passed the darkness, there was not even the light from the jewel. She couldn't feel it any more. She hasn't felt it for ages. There was no light left. The light was gone. Her light. Kikyo. She could have saved them all. But kagome was too late. She couldn't even save one woman, how could she fend off this endless darkness? She was so goddamn useless. She was so alone. "Kagome..." Her body stiffened. Inuyasha? Had he finally come for her? No. It couldn't be. He was dead, unless... Unless she was dead too. How bittersweet. "Kagome... I'm here..." No. That voice wasn't Inuyasha's. It was different. So warm. Like a wave heat washed over her, crashing into the darkness. Her limbs began to thaw. "Who's there?" She whispered, her eyes darting around the darkness. So warm, so familiar. "Kagome, it's me." Who! Who are you?! "C'mon kagome, come back to me. You can't leave us now. The pack is so excited to see you." Pack? Like a pack of dogs? No... A pack of wolves. Like the shattering of a mirror, her body jerked upright, the light that had been blocked by the darkness in her own heart broke. The sunlight burned as a sob escaped her lips, curling into the figure that held her so tight. "Kouga...' She whined, her hands gripping his jacked with such fierceness that she might have torn right through it. "Shhh, it's okay, I'm here now." He cooed, his clawed fingers running through her hair. "I'll always be here, Kagome." As long as she wanted him to be, he would be what she needed, whether that was a fighter, a friend, a light in her darkness, a shoulder to cry on or even a punching bag. He had waited half a millennium to see her again. If she needed a doormat, that's what he would be. As long as he would see her smile once more. "Kouga..." She managed a while later, peeling her face from his tear soaked jacket, and she meant soaked. Her cheek has stuck to the leather, making an odd sound as it detached. She blinked up at him. "You came... I - when did you get here?" "This morning." Grunted the wolf, his gaze avoiding the glowing red numbers of her alarm clock. It was well into the afternoon. He held her for so long, his limbs were nearly asleep from sitting in one position for so long, but he dared not let go. He would not leave her on her lonesome. Not when she needed him the most. She turned to the numbers that he was clearly avoiding looking at. Her eyes widened. It was just like that time in the jewel. It seemed like long minutes had passed, time stretched like cold butter across hot bread, but it had been hours. "Kagome... you can talk to me y'know? You mother, she's worried." "She won't understand. None of them will, they never - they can't even fathom the world of your time. They -" "I can." There was a simple truth to his words, he was right, of course he was. He had lived those times and years after. He had witnessed the darkness that was Narraku, he knew of the evil in the world, the dark magic that existed beyond what could be seen with the naked human eye. She sighed, turning so her legs were no longer draped across him, instead stretched out in front of them, her back pressed into his chest, his arms not once breaking the circle they had made around her. "When narraku was killed, I was trapped in the jewel, surrounded by darkness. No noise, no ground or sky, just the endless void. The void, and the jewel. It whispered awful things to me. It fed my fear, and I almost gave into it. What I didn't know was that I'd been trapped there for three days. Three days of nothing but darkness. The only reason I didn't wish myself free of the void was -" her voice caught in her throat. "- I made the right wish in the end, and the jewel brought me here... But the darkness... I still find myself lost in it." Kouga listened, his arms squeezing tighter around her. Guilt washed over him. He had turned away from the search for Narraku, he had turned away from her, and he wasn't there for her. "You're not alone." He managed, his voice barely louder than a growl. "You never will be." "Kouga..." She whispered as his head drooped onto her shoulder. He gave a small tremble. "I'm sorry that I wasn't there, I should have been. I should never have left your side I-" his voice cut off, he seemed to choke on his words. Carefully she wound her arms around his. "You're here now. We're here now. That's all that matters OK?" Her words were meant to be comforting, and they were, slightly, but the guilt lingered, like a deep fog in his mind. They stayed like that for a while, in a comfortable silence, until the doorbell downstairs wrenched them from their solitude. Kagome stretched, Kouga helping her to her feet. "What an unproductive day." She mumbled as she fixed her kimono, brushing her hair over her shoulder. Kouga snorted. "You need a break. All I ever do is see you working on something." He grumbled. "When I have nothing to focus on... my mind wanders too much." She stared down at the ground until Kouga grabbed her attention, tilting her head to look at him. "Than we'll do something." He said simply. It was never that simple. "Like what?" "I don't know, we' go for dinner or something, get out of the shrine for a bit hn?" He let go and she felt her smile surface again. "Yeah, I'd like that." She opened her mouth once more when her mother's voice called from downstairs. "Kagome! There's a visitor here for you!" The miko turned towards the door. Who would be coming to visit her? She reached out, her reiki stretching down the steps ahead of her, realization dawning on her as Kouga let out a soft growl. No words needed to be spoken between them, they could both feel the demon that stood impatiently in the living room. As the Miko rounded the corner, she was somewhat surprised at the figure perched on the couch. A man, perhaps in his late flurries, bald with large yellowing eyes stared at the stairway. There was something... familiar about him, but her memory seemed to fail her. "Good afternoon." Chirped Kagome giving her head a bow in respect. The man didn't bow back, but stood. He barely came up to her stomach. "Miko." He said back, his voice oddly squeaky, almost a high croak. Her eyebrows knitted together. "I have come on behalf of my m- employers. The Taisho Pharmaceutical Company wishes to make a donation to this shrine. The restoration of this shrine, and the historical figures connected to it has become of great interest to them." Kagome was stunned, staring down at the little demon. The company he spoke was the single largest medical company in all of Japan. "I- thank you." She bowed her head deeper, straightening up after a long moment. "This means so much. Restoring this shrine... remembering the forgotten history the world should never have left to gather dust." The little demon stared at the Miko, a perplexed look in his eye. It didn't last more than a second before he straightened up, narrowing his large eyes. "An honorable task." Said the man, nodding as looked down at his watch. "They will be glad to hear of your plans. Ready yourself, they should be here momentarily." Kagome looked over her shoulder at Kouga, there was a strange look on his face, stuck somewhere between amusement and worry. What was that look? Who was this little demon? Her gaze darted back to the demon who stared blankly at her. What was going on here? The doorbell crashed through her thoughts like the point of an arrow. Who was at that door? Why wouldn't Kouga look her in the eye? The door, from the other side she could feel all aura, like a mist of ice droplets that crashed into her skin. A gentle hail against her own aura. Kagome hadn't realized that she'd been moving until her palm pressed against the cold door handle. Her heart leapt into her throat. It was far from Kouga's warm wave, but it was... It was so familiar. Witg a hard yank, she pulled the door from the frame, swinging it open and letting out a short squeak, her hands clapping tight over her mouth as she stared into a deep gold. A gold she thought long forgotten to time. "Are you going to stare for an eternity, or let us enter?" The stern voice snapped her out of her gaze. How long had she been staring? "Stop that, Sesshomaru. There is no need, the poor girl is probably as shocked as we were." Came another voice as Kagome stepped back, a black haired woman stepping out from behind the suit-clad demon, and offering the bewildered woman a wide smile, her eyes closing. An image flashed through the miko's mind. A young girl clad in a checkered orange and yellow kimono. "Rin?" "Lady Kagome, it has been too long." The dam broke. Kagome launched herself forward, an arm wrapping an arm around the woman, squeezing her tight, the other, without thinking looped around the stoic demon lord who stiffened, clearly uncomfortable by the tight embrace holding the three of them together. He moved to push the woman off, but a glare from his mate made him still, though he made no move to console the sobbing woman as Rin had. It had taken several minutes, prying of fingers from a suit jacket, a growl from a daiyoukai and many hugs from a smiling Rin to move Kagome to the living room. She still sniffles loudly, dabbing at her face with a handkerchief. "S-so you saw the new report?" Kagome said through her tears, giving a little hiccup. "Yes, we didn't think it was you at first, but clearly we were wrong." Rin spoke, seated on the couch next to the watery miko, their knees touching. "I didn't think - I didn't know if - it hadn't even crossed my mind that you could be alive still." Kagome let out a sigh, letting out another sob of laughter. "Especially you Rin, you're human, you're like me." "But I am mated to a demon." Rin's words caused Kagome to jerk her head up, eyebrows raised. The cold demon lord gave a short nod. Of course. Kagome's face burst into a brilliant smile. "Im so happy for you!" She said, taking Rim's hands in hers. "I knew he couldn't be all bad, y'know." Kouga, who Kagome had almost forgotten about let out a snort, a growl ripping through the room. "He's a big softie under all those glares." Said Rin with a giggle. "Watch it, woman." He snarled, but as Kagome looked back to him, his face was not angry. That little human girl had melted the ice prince's heart. Kagome laughed again, this time loud and bright. "What is so funny, miko?" Snapped the demon lord. "She is happy." Said Kouga, his voice strained as he watched the little miko hold onto Rin, asking a million questions. How many children did they have? How was their lives in the new times? His eyes burned as he saw his woman light up, throwing her hands into the air as she spoke, occasionally turning to ask the dog something. A gentle hand on his shoulder made the wolf turn, Miyu was smiling up at him, a tissue in her hand. Kouga almost denied it, but as Kagomes laughter rang through the room once more, he forced himself to turn away from the demon lord, taking the piece of cloth and holding it behind him, just in case. "...well, we'd like to help." Said Rin after having asked Kagome of her project for the shrine. They had listened to the young woman tell her story of the closed well, and her journey to find herself once more. The miko felt her eyes prickle, but she was sure that she couldn't cry another tear. "Thank you." Kagome's voice cracked. "It's the least we could do." Said the woman shaking her head. "Jaken. Fetch the trunk and documents." Barked the lord, the short older man scrambling out of the room, the front door shutting with a snap behind him. They fell into a comfortable silence as Sesshomaru took a seat beside his mate, a hand gently wrapped around her free one. Rin sighed, leaning back on the couch, pulling kagome back with her, resting her head on the miko's shoulder. Kouga gave up watching, taking a seat beside Kagome. Her hand, without thinking reached for his, their fingertips resting against one another. "So." Started Rin, a smirk spreading to her face. "When did you stumble upon Lord Kouga?" "Actually... he found me." Kagome managed with a smile, turning her head to him. "He and the boys have helped me with the shrine. Even donated a few old pieces of armor to the collection. I uh... I don't know if I could have done all this without him. It took me days upon days to get half a building up." "Don't kid yourself Kagome, you work just as hard as me and the boys." Said the wolf prince gently clapping a hand to her knee. She felt her face head up, unable to look at him. He grinned. The daiyoukai cocked an eyebrow at the wolf over the women's heads. "You should see it. She uses her reiki to give her strength. The first time she lifted one of the huge beams I nearly dropped a load." "Kouga! That's gross!" She hissed, slapping his chest. He let out an 'oof' followed by a laugh. "Impressive none the less." Kagome was shocked, none other than the ice lord himself had spoken. "I uh - thanks." She said with another blush. To be complimented by him of all people was an honor. The front door opened again followed by heavy huffing and puffing. Kouga turned his head, letting out a sigh as he watched the little demon struggle with a trunk that he could easily have stuffed himself in twice over. "Hold on, Kami, you're going to scratch the floor to hell." He grumbled getting up. "I can do it you foolish wolf!" The little demon shouted as Kouga moved over to him, easily hoisting the trunk. It was heavier than he had expected, but not too bad. "How dare you boy! I, the servant of the great lord sesshomaru can complete the task he has asked of me, there is no need for your interference!" "Shut up." Kouga barked his foot knocking the little demon back. "I'm not going to let you ruin Mrs. higurashi's floor because of your tiny little pride." The demon let out a huff and raced passed the wolf, at least he could hand the miko the other of the things he was asked. He skidded to a halt in front of the miko, an envelope extended. She laughed at his determination. "What are you laughing at human?" He chirped, clearly annoyed. "Nothing Jaken. Some things just never change." Said Kagome taking the envelope. "Yeah, I grew up be he stayed just as small." Said Rin, causing a loud outburst, only making the women laugh. Even Sesshomaru gave a little smirk, much to Kagome's amusement. Kouga set the trunk down as Miyu set a tray of tea on the table. "I'm not sure what demons eat, but I thought I'd offer." Said the woman , offering the daiyoukai and his mate her smile, the one Kagome had clearly inherited. The lord stared at the woman for a moment before nodding a thank you. She had no qualms with a demon being in her house, serving them as she would any other guest. She gave a bow of her head and turned, taking a seat on an arm chair near by. "Are you going to open it?" Asked Rin, looking at Kagome who had calmed her laughter, but was still gripping at her sides. "Alright, alright." She said, wiping the tears from her eyes before gently tearing at the envelope, pulling out the sheets inside before letting out a loud gasp. "I can't accept this." She whispered.

#inuyasha #kagome #kouga #kouga and kagome #lost and found #kougakag #fanfiction

1 note · View note