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Unexpected Endeavors	By : Scottishfae Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 70550 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 5
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Unexpected Endeavors
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A/N: This is the last one for tonight. See you next week~!

Arc 1: The Deal
Chapter 11: Day 10

“Let’s go!” Inuyasha growled.

The group was packing up to leave. Kagome had wanted to go back to her own time to pick up some more long-term supplies. But with so many youkai around, she didn’t want to risk it. And that made her feel guilty all the more. Cho had been doing a lot for her and she really wanted to trust her more. After all, she didn’t seem to be...evil. Then there was Koga, who was a friend and deserved to know about where she came from--but again, she just couldn’t bring herself to explain.

Her “time” had always been something shared with Inuyasha alone. Yes, the others in their group knew about it, but only Inuyasha shared the experience of traveling to and from the two. It was something intimate between them.

Of course, then there was also the question of if she should share this information with Sesshomaru. She was about to experience the base definition of intimate with the youkai, but could she trust him with the information? Did she want him to share that knowledge with him?

Kagome sighed. She shouldered her yellow backpack and walked to Inuyasha. Golden eyes looked her over; trying to read what she was thinking. “Ready?” the hanyou quietly asked.

Kagome bounced her head in a nervous nod. “I’d like to go on and get there. I have this weird feeling...” she trailed off.

She looked out into the woods, suddenly remembering the incident the other day at the river. Her face must have changed to worry, because Inuyasha’s eyes widened. He stepped closer to her. “What’s wrong?”

Kagome shook her head. “Nothing, just remembering something.”

“Are you ready?” Cho interrupted.

She was smiling at the two; sure she had caught something. Kagome rolled her eyes. “Yeah. Is everybody else?”

Miroku, Sango, and Shippo exited Kaede’s hut. Koga came out a little later; his brows knit. “Hakkaku and Ginta are going to stay here for the time being,” he informed the waiting group.

Kagome laughed to herself. She had begun to suspect that Hakkaku had become attached to one of the local girls. “Well then, we’re all here.”

With Inuyasha and Koga in the lead, the group began traveling west. Cho had taken time to explain the details of their journey the day before.

It would take them a day and a half, at the least, to get to the Momoiro Estate. Cho had, reluctantly, agreed that the men could stay within the estate until Sesshomaru returned and the seals could be remade. She did, however, neglect to tell them of the guards--figuring that would make their trip a little more interesting.

“Sesshomaru will join us in two to three days. He’s been attending to official matters. If I planned everything right, you should be ready to conceive within a day of his arrival.”

Kagome nodded her head, having heard all of this before. She watched as Cho slowly took over the lead position and pushed the pace to grueling. “Why are we going so fast?” Miroku inquired.

“There is a human village a couple hours out from the estate. I want us to camp a distance from that village, so that we can sneak by at a certain time to avoid contact with them.”

“I assume that means they’re not youkai-friendly,” Sango asked.

“No,” Cho answered. “But so few humans are. The difference with this lot is that they don’t fear us either--well, not most of us at least. And they’ll strike out against youkai, hanyou, or humans who associate with either.”

An eerie silence fell over the group. Such news saddened Kagome. Not to say that there weren’t bad youkai, Kagome knew that first hand, but there were so many who weren’t. Or, like Koga, proven that they could change.

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There were still at least two hours of day light left when Cho stopped. “We’ll camp here.”

Inuyasha immediately objected. “Why stop here? If we need to sneak by this village, why not keep going and sneak by under the cover of night.”

“They have a guard. We’ll sneak through during the morning change.”

Again the hanyou objected. “Yeah, like they’re going to be any threat to me. Let’s just go now.”

“Inuyasha,” Kagome stopped him. “Let’s just stay here.”

“But--”

Kagome raised her right brow; challenging him to continue the argument. She hadn’t subdued him in several days, but that didn’t mean she wouldn’t.

Inuyasha sighed. Cho laughed. “We’re also going to have a guest in a bit, so it’s probably best to let that interaction get over and done with away from other humans.”

“Guest?” Koga asked, not liking the sound of it.

Cho hummed, but didn’t expound. The youkai sniffed the air, trying to identify if there was anyone in-coming. It was Sango who noticed something first, however. “Kagome,” she began. “Remember the other day, at the river?”

The young miko nodded.

“I’m getting that feeling again.”

“Me too.”

Sango stepped closer to her friend.

“The river? You mean the youkai?” Mirokue spoke up.

The girls nodded.

“You know,” the wolf prince began. “It was never really explained why you were there, monk.”

Miroku held up his hand, trying his best to look like the humble, proper Buddhist they all knew he was not. “I was merely there in case the ladies needed protecting. And was right. It was the will of the Universe that I was there.”

“More like your--” Sango began.

“That bastard!” Inuyasha interrupted.

The group looked at him with various degrees of concern. “It’s okay, Inuyasha. I mean, it isn’t, but this one time Miroku was really helpful. You don’t have to get that angry.”

“Not that,” he answered, but he turned to Miroku with narrowed eyes. “But don’t think I haven’t forgotten! I will deal with you later.”

“Then what’s got you all wound up, mutt?”

“That!”

Inuyasha pointed to his left; the area most of the group had their back to. The group turned.

And there he was. A silver-haired inuyoukai. He was wearing western-style clothes, an oddity to everyone but the future girl. But what was most odd, because there was no denying his relation to a certain hanyou and his elder, half-brother, was the cocky smile.

“Haru,” Inuyasha growled.

“Inuyasha-ue,” the other responded. He turned to wink at Cho.

Kagome watched the interaction. It was...disturbing. Even with the knowledge that the inu-witch was a lot older than she looked, it was still odd to see her reactions. The woman-child’s body language had changed completely and there was a glimmer of appreciation in her eyes. The miko knew, without a doubt, that Cho and Haru’s relationship was a lot more hot and heavy than was deemed appropriate for this time.

Then it hit her. “Oh no!” she groaned. “Not another lech!”

Haru laughed. “You must be Higurashi-chan.”

Kagome gave him a flat look. “You were the one peeping on us the other day, weren’t you?”

Haru’s smile widened. “I had only meant to see who this mystery human was that captured both of my brother’s attention.”

“I’m not your brother!”

“Then I really wanted to meet you after I had a long talk with Sesshomaru-nii about how to romantically pursue a woman.”

Cho laughed at the shocked expression on everyone’s faces. Haru joined her.

“That’s a horrible joke,” Sango muttered.

“And yet it’s funnier to know that I’m not joking,” he cocked is head to the side. “Higurashi-chan fell.”

She hadn’t fallen. Kagome had sunk to her knees; partially due to shock and partially to hide her reddening face.

“Are you okay, Kagome-san?” Sango asked.

“Yeah, fine,” came her muted response.

“Well. Since we are all here now, shall we make camp?” Cho recommended.

She was already setting up her own small pack on the ground. “Inuyasha, Haru why don’t you two gather some wood.”

The hanyou, who was use to this task already, took off without saying anything to is not-so-brother. Haru looked outraged and shocked. To say the pampered youkai had never done much manual labor in his life was an understatement.

He didn’t really train at all either. Sesshomaru always took up the time in the dojo as he was being groomed to take over the family and title. Haru was only allowed small periods of time in with the Masters and they were infrequent. His own father wasn’t a fighter--something that attracted his mother to him. Since there was no parental units to teach him, and no advisers who particularly cared, Haru soon just gave up trying. He worked on his studies and observing the youkai and people around him.

However, his father did teach him his most favorite of skills: seduction. And Haru honed that skill very well.

And then he was shipped off on “diplomatic missions abroad.” This was after some lower youkai tried to claim her child was his. Haru knew better—he had been in a (mostly) monogamous relationship at that point. But regardless, he was shipped off. And probably for the better. News of baby accusations had sent his lover running.

Since then, Haru had been abroad on and off for nearly twenty years, and was now back permanently. But he still couldn’t bring himself to contact his former lover, Kin. It was against his principles to beg, and Haru was sure that would be the only thing that would get the bear youkai back.

“I see you’re a pampered brat,” Sango muttered. “I’ll help gather the wood.”

She left the area; following in the direction Inuyasha had gone.

“She’s rather cantankerous, isn’t she?”

“Not at all,” Cho commented. “I just don’t think she likes you.”

Kagome had unfolded herself slightly and was looking at where her friend had disappeared. Sango had been acting a bit odd lately. It was only every once in a while, but it seemed like something was bugging her. “So Higurashi-chan,” Haru spoke, grabbing her attention.

He strode over and sat down next to Cho. He patted the ground next to him; beckoning her to sit there.

“Don’t do it,” Shippo warned.

He was eyeing Haru uneasily. Kagome nodded. “I don’t plan on it,” she whispered to him.

The inuyoukai frowned. “That’s not very nice,” he sulked. “What have I ever done to you?”

“You spied on me while I was bathing.”

“So did he!” he pointed to Miroku.

“But, I’ve known Miroku longer. And trust me, comparing yourself to him doesn’t help your case.”

Said monk sat down halfway between the two talking. He wasn’t sure whether to be happy or insulted with the conversation. Kirara took a seat near Kagome and Shippo. Koga remained standing. He hovered several feet behind the miko.

Kagome finally took off her yellow book bag and began fumbling through it for snacks, and possible dinner items. Shippo’s ears were attentive for the tell-tale sounds of candy wrappers.

He wasn’t disappointed. Kagome pulled out a hand full of hard candy and offered on to each person in the group. She tossed one to Cho and Haru, the others grabbed them from her upturned hand. She set one aside for Sango, knowing Inuyasha wouldn’t want one.

“Don’t bite it,” Shippo warned the new youkai in the circle. “You just suck on it and it’ll shrink.”

Haru’s eyes lit up at that. There was no mistaking the similarities between the monk and the inuyoukai. Kagome just hoped they didn’t hang out together. They would become super-leches. Or maybe the “wonder twins,” hentai version. Kagome shivered. It would make bathing an uncomfortable ordeal from here on out, she was sure.

Kagome shook her head, trying to get the thought out of her head. “So, Haru,” she began. “What was it like to grow up with Sesshomaru-dono?”

Haru smiled. “I don’t really know.”

“Didn’t you two live in the same place?”

The smile strained as he pointed to his blue eyes. “I’m merely a branch member, regardless of sharing a mother with Sesshomaru-nii. I definitely received more privileges than most branch pups, but I wasn’t InuTaisho-dono’s son. Certain things were reserved for only the main sons: Sesshomaru-nii and Inuyasha-ue.”

Kagome was frowning. “You’re like us,” she mumbled. “A person of two worlds. It’s tough.”

Haru and Cho were looking at Kagome with curiosity. Neither could quite figure out how the “two worlds,” applied to her. “Being a miko with youkai companions must be difficult,” Cho fished.

Kagome gave an awkward smile and dipped her head to avoid eye contact. She made a noncommittal sound. Cho nodded. She guessed and got it wrong. Now both inuyoukai were even more curious.

Haru continued. “It wouldn’t matter if I was a full, main branch family member. Sesshomaru-nii, as the eldest son, was being trained as Taiyoukai--his time wasn’t his own. He was always in one lesson or another.”

Cho spoke up then. “I remember InuTaisho always speaking how Sesshomaru always made time for Inuyasha.”

Haru grunted. It was a sore subject. He barely registered to his elder brother, but the hanyou was born and all of the sudden Sesshomaru went out of his way to play with him. “I maintain that was because he had a crush on Izayoi-ue,” Haru grumbled.

“Inuyasha’s mother?” Miroku asked.

“Yeah. She was a beauty. Very kind. It’s no surprise InuTaisho-dono fell for her,” Haru answered. “You’re a lot like her, Higurashi-chan. A lot like her. Given Inuyasha-ue’s and Sesshomaru-nii’s attachment to you, there has been some speculation that you may be Izayoi-ue’s reincarnation.”

Kagome’s face went stormy and she stood up all of the sudden. Inuyasha and Sango returned, walking slowly and loaded with branches. “Kagome-san?” Sango inquired.

“I’m so sick of that!” the young miko ranted. “If I’m not Kikyo-san’s reincarnation, I’m Izayoi-ue’s? I have a news flash for you all: I’m me and me alone!”

Kagome threw her arms up, spun around, and stormed off. The group was silent as they watched her disappear. “Anyone care to explain what just happened?” Inuyasha asked.

“Haru-san was noting that Kagome-san’s could be your mother’s reincarnation.”

“Uh-huh.” Inuyasha walked over to Haru and dumped his pile of wood on him. The elder inuyoukai squaked in indignation. “Way to go asshole.”

Sango rolled her eyes and deposited her sticks next to where the fire would be built.

“Hey Sango,” Inuyasha began. “Go through Kagome’s bag and pull out stuff to make ramen.”

“You’re not going after her?” Miroku asked.

“I will,” Koga spoke up.

He had already backed up to the woods in the area she had left. He turned in a flash and disappeared.

Sango looked at the hanyou oddly. He would usually never allow his rival to take care of Kagome.

“Let me clear up your confusion,” the monk commented. “Inuyasha-san is doing the age-old male tactic of ‘avoidance.’ He doesn’t want to talk to Kagome-san about the subject of reincarnation; especially when it involves the three women he’s ever loved.”

“Watch it, hoshi or I’ll break your face.”

“See, more avoiding.”

Miroku had only a second to pick up his staff and defend himself. The two play fought for another ten minutes--only stopping upon Kagome’s return.

“They’re like puppies,” Cho laughed.
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