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Suffering and Rebirth	By : scattered-dimensions Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 8846 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 4
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any of the characters. This is for fun not monetary gain.

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“They’re releasing you. Isn’t that fantastic news, Sesshomaru-sama.” Akira exclaimed and Kagome shook her head.
Sesshomaru didn’t regard the woman at all. He was too busy inspecting the clothing that Kagome’s mother had brought for him. She had thought it best that he not stick out any more than he already did on the way home and that it might do him some good to get out and see their time. Kagome wasn’t as confident about the plan, but was going along with it anyway.
Sesshomaru held up a long-sleeved shirt and raised an eyebrow before putting it to the side. His brow furrowed when he unfolded the pair of jeans. His face smoothed out when he noticed that Akira had brought his boots, but the socks gave him pause. So did the undergarments. He looked up and met the woman’s eyes.
“Where are this Sesshomaru’s clothes?” He asked icily and Akira’s face fell.
Kagome intervened placing herself between her mother and the Taiyoukai sitting in the hospital bed. She turned to her mother and smiled.
“Mom, why don’t you go sign Sesshomaru’s release papers while I help him with these.” She said in faux cheeriness.
“Okay, darling. Oh, I almost forgot. I brought him a coat and his boa as well. I had it dry-cleaned.” She said handing Kagome two plastic covered garments.
Kagome waited until the door shut before spinning on her heels to face Sesshomaru. She knew her anger was the product of sleep deprivation and probably a touch of anxiety, but she just couldn’t help herself. No one disrespected her mother and got away with it.
“Is it not enough that you almost killed yourself because you think you’re so much better than us humans? My mother is going out of her way to help you, to make you feel comfortable here, and you are being ungrateful.” She seethed.
Sesshomaru shot out of the bed, his movements slower than she would have expected, but he was still fast. He towered over her, his eyes narrowed and his nostrils flaring. He was pissed. Good job, Kagome.
“How dare you talk to this Sesshomaru in such away, you ingrate. If it wasn’t for your interference, I would not be in this loathsome place now.” He stated in an even, but chilling tone.
“I thought she was going to kill you.” Kagome defended.
“It is obvious that was not her intent. If you had any control whatsoever of your powers Miko, you would have known that. Your aid was not needed nor was it welcomed. You are no different than the witch who cursed me. You and your kind are a plague.” He continued and Kagome felt her own anger subside at the stinging words.
She handed him the clothes she was holding and walked to the door. She opened it slightly; her head bowed hiding her face behind an onyx waterfall.
“I’m sorry, Sesshomaru. You are right. If I had been stronger, this would have never happened. I promise I will get you home somehow. I know Rin must miss you.” She walked out the door allowing it to shut behind her.
Sesshomaru stared at the strange bags in his hands. His ire was possibly a little more severe than he originally anticipated, but she had no right to speak to him in that manner. Everything he had said was the truth and it was obvious she knew it as well. What made matters worse was the fact that they were trying to pass him off as human again. He had humored the Miko when the healer was in the room, but this was going too far. He took one look around then down at the strange apparels and sneered.
It looked like he had no other choice, but to bend to their wishes if he wanted to get out of this place. He threw the bags on the bed and pulled off his hospital gown. He took in all the clothing articles on the bed. Where to start?

Kagome wiped a tear away and straightened her posture. Sesshomaru was right to a point. It was all her fault that he had been trapped in this time. It was her fault that he had gotten sick. If she had been stronger, had tried to get training earlier during the hunt for the jewel shards, then she could have sensed the other Miko’s intent. She had been able to with Kikyou. That had more to do with them sharing a soul, but she should have been able to sense certain things outside of that bond. Still, he didn’t have to be so mean about it.
“What’s the matter, Kagome?” Her mother asked concerned.
“It’s nothing, Mom. I’m fine.” She replied wanting to smile, but just couldn’t.
“You seem to be fine a lot here lately. I’m guessing this has to do with Sesshomaru-sama?” She asked and Kagome sighed.
“Really, you shouldn’t worry about it. I’ll get him home somehow and everything will go back to normal.” Kagome replied, her voice not as confident as she hoped it would be.
“You’ll think of something.” Akira assured with a smile.
The door opened behind Kagome and she turned to meet the sight of a fully dressed Sesshomaru. He was wearing the thick, corduroy winter coat her mother had given him over a dark sweater. The jeans fit him to the letter and his boots set the look off nicely. He had his pelt slung over his shoulder like always and his hair had been brushed until it shined in the florescent lighting.
“You look so handsome, Sesshomaru-sama. Doesn’t he, Kagome? I’m so glad they fit.” Akira gushed clapping her hands together.
Kagome felt her cheeks heat up and looked away. Her mother was right, but she didn’t want to think about Sesshomaru that way. They worked just fine the way they were. He hated her and she respected him even if he was an insensitive jerk.
“Did you sign the papers?” Kagome asked.
“Sure did. Are you ready to leave?” Her mother asked Sesshomaru.
“Yes.” He said and Kagome detected a hint of relief in his tone.
Boy was he in for a surprise.
It had taken them almost fifteen minutes to convince Sesshomaru to get inside the car. He was hell bent on refusing to crawl willingly into a beast’s belly. Kagome had kept an eye on him during the ride just in case he decided to slaughter said beast, but he didn’t move one muscle. They stopped and got some take out for supper so her mother wouldn’t have to cook. By the time they returned home, Sesshomaru sat in the backseat wide-eyed and completely confounded.
That guilt stirred up again. Not because he was shocked about all of the bustling streets or skyscrapers or even the technology of her time. It was because she hadn’t volunteered any information about the things he was seeing and had gotten a small amount of pleasure from his reactions. At the time she thought that it had served him right, but now she was rather contrite about it.
She grabbed her bag while her mother walked into the house and exited the vehicle. She walked around the car and opened Sesshomaru’s door. He took his time getting out, his knee stiff hindering his movements. Once he was out, he stood there staring at the car like it was going to come to life any second. She half expected him to start growling.
Kagome shook her head and sighed. She was tired and sore from spending so much time in an uncomfortable chair. Plus, she wanted a bath and needed her bandages changed. Not to mention the extremely long explanation she owed him. She left him there and started off towards the house. She had her hand on the doorknob before she noticed that he wasn’t following.
“You coming in or what?” She asked reminding herself of InuYasha.
She gripped her chest in pain. No, not now. She didn’t have the strength to deal with this right now. The tears seeped from her eyes and she swiped them away, but more took their place. She heard Sesshomaru’s boots crunching on the snow behind her and opened the door. She didn’t turn around to see if he had followed her inside. She just bounded up the stairs and shut herself in her room.
Kagome dropped her bag and fell to her knees sobbing uncontrollably. There was nothing she could do to stem the tide. The reality of her circumstances crashed down around like a meteor shower and it was her heart that was taking the excruciating impact. She had gotten to spend a month with her friends, had started a life there after waiting four long years. Now it was gone, all gone.

“Yuuta, Emi, say hello to your Aunt Kagome.”
She saw the happy family sitting around the fire pit, Miroku holding Koari who was fascinated by his earrings while Sango helped the twins use their chopsticks. There was more rice on the floor than in the bowls.
“You’ll stay with me.”
InuYasha’s sweet face came to mind, his lopsided smile, and the way he worked so hard to make her feel like she belonged in the past.
“Now that you’re back, I want to stay…I missed you.”
She could almost feel little Shippo curled up against her chest, his breaths ghosting over the skin of her neck where his nose remained buried while he slept.

Kagome wrapped her arms around herself trying desperately to keep the memories at bay, her forehead touching the floor near her knees, but still they flowed drowning her.

Kaede sitting by her fire pit, always with a cup of tea and warm comforting words.
The way Sango would slap Miroku and the way the lech would walk around displaying the handprint proudly.
InuYasha gobbling down ramen without waiting for it to cool and him complaining for hours afterwards about his tongue.
Shippo defending her butt when InuYasha refused to stop and let them rest or the way he would jump up and down when she brought him a new pack of crayons.
Kirara waiting patiently by the well for her return and the way she would nuzzle her head after a special treat.
Shika, the way she always seemed so content on top of a shelf just watching everyone, but when Kagome needed a friend, she was there like she actually understood.

A knock sounded on the door, but she was too far gone to move. She was barely aware of it opening.
“Sis?”
She felt a hand on her shoulder and saw her not-so-little brother’s knees come to rest on the floor next to her.
“You okay?”
She sniffled trying to stop her emotional apocalypse, not wanting to worry anyone with her troubles.
“Y-yeah…I just…” She stuttered lifting herself up and wiping at her face.
“You can tell me, ya know. I won’t tell anybody.” He said his eyes worried.
“I m-miss them.” She blurted and Souta pulled her into a hug just as the tears erupted anew.

“No way! You’re not leaving me behind!” Shippo yelled up at InuYasha who was affectively ignoring him.
“Can you watch them or not?” The hanyou asked Sango who was trying to calm the crying baby in her arms.
“Sure. How long will you be gone?” She asked finally pacifying the baby with her finger.
“Three weeks, maybe a month tops.” Shippo ran out in front of InuYasha waving his arms.
“You’re not leaving me here for a month! I got just as much to do with this as you!” Shippo yelled shaking his fist and backing up a few paces.
“HEART SCAR!”
InuYasha caught him by the tail before he could reach his mark.
“So, is that going to be a problem, Sango?” InuYasha continued as if he didn’t have a very angry kit dangling by his tail at arm’s length.
“Let go of me.” Shippo growled trying to contort his body enough to sink his fangs in InuYasha’s wrist.
“You sure this is a good idea, my friend? Noriko may not have that long left.” Miroku interjected.
“I swear you’ll regret this!” Shippo exclaimed using his back paws to kick at the fist holding him in place.
“Myoga said Bokuseno might know something about her powers. I have to try. The well won’t let me through.” InuYasha said solemnly.
“I said put me down!” Shippo yelled swinging his fists at his captor hitting nothing but air.
“I understand. We’ll do everything we can to keep her alive until you get back.” Miroku said slapping his friend on the shoulder.
“Baka! Are you deaf?! When I get out of th…” Shippo started, but was dropped face first in the dirt.
“Lord Sesshomaru! Lord Sesshomaru! I have the information you requested! Oh, where are you Milord!” Jaken was heard yelling from a short distance away.
“Information? What the hell is he going on ab…” InuYasha started, but was interrupted by a vengeful kit.
CHOMP!
“AH!”
WHACK!
“I’m just a kid, ya know!” Shippo yelled rubbing his head where InuYasha had punched him.
“Bite me again, short stack, and see what happens.” InuYasha taunted with his arms crossed.
“Rin, did you see what he did to me?” Shippo asked his friend pointing a finger at the hanyou.
“Oh, Shippo. I’ll put some herbs on it and you’ll feel much better.” She said giving the sniffling kitsune a hug.
“Lord Sesshomaru! Are you here?! Lord Sesshomaru!” The green kappa continued to call as he came into sight with Ah-Un following after him.
Rin took off towards Jaken at full speed. She scooped him up and hugged him until he began flailing his arms effectively dropping the scroll he was carrying and the Staff of Two Heads.
“Rin! What the…Put me down, you silly girl!” He squawked in indignation and she set him on his feet.
“I’m sorry, Master Jaken. I’m just really happy to see you.” She said with a bright smile.
“Yes, well…” He dusted off his robes and picked up his staff, but the scroll was hard to manage so Rin did it for him.
“Don’t mess that up. Lord Sesshomaru will have my head.” Jaken said gulping thickly. “Where is he?”
Rin clutched the scroll to her chest and hid her face behind her bangs.
“He’s gone, Master Jaken.” She said sadly.
“Gone?! What do you mean gone?! Rin, you know better than to make up lies!” Jaken exclaimed indignantly.
“Cut it out. She ain’t lying. Kagome’s gone, too.” InuYasha said coming to Rin’s defense.
Jaken’s mouth fell open as he looked from one person to another, hoping to find some falsehood in what the hanyou said, but the solemn facial expressions told him the worst had happened. He fell to his knees hiding his face in his sleeve and began to weep openly for his beloved Lord.
“Oh, Lord Sesshomaru. How you will be missed. May the spirit of your Great father lead you into the afterl…GAH!”
“He ain’t dead, you idiot. Just missing.” InuYasha growled as he put a little more pressure on his foot causing Jaken’s head to sink further into the dirt.
InuYasha smelled Rin’s tears and heard her sniffle right before she ran off into the woods. He lifted his foot off the melodramatic kappa’s head and started after her. She didn’t need to be alone. It wasn’t safe.
“Now look what you’ve done.” Shippo said heatedly.
“Why you little…” Jaken began shaking his fist.
“You made her cry, you…you…butthead!” Shippo floundered looking for the right word and everyone gasped.
Shippo didn’t say another word. He bounded off after InuYasha and Rin. After a moment, Jaken hopped aboard Ah-Un and directed the dragon to follow. If Lord Sesshomaru was gone then he was Rin’s only means of protection. He couldn’t leave her under the inadequate protection of InuYasha.

InuYasha found Rin kneeling before the well. Her kimono was ripped in places where it had snagged on the branches as she ran and her shoulders were shaking so hard that her entire body quivered. He sat down behind her and looked towards the tree line.
“You alright?” He asked quietly and she sniffled in response.
“Look, I promise you I’ll find the answers to this mystery and bring them both back.” InuYasha continued.
Rin turned until she was sitting beside him. She wrapped her arms around his and rested her tear streaked face on his shoulder, the scroll lying in her lap.
“Thank you.” She said then hiccupped.
“You’re welcome.” InuYasha said softly.
Shippo announced his presence rather loudly and Ah-Un wasn’t much better. InuYasha pulled away from the distraught girl and stood. He motioned for her to follow and she did as she was told wiping her tear streaked face. He piled up the kids behind Jaken on the double-headed dragon’s back and led the way back to the village. They needed to look at this scroll. Sesshomaru may have been a bastard, but he was not a complete idiot. He had inquired about Noriko and probably sent Jaken to the Western archives. This could prove to be invaluable information.
InuYasha felt his heart lighten a little bit, but he held it back. It wouldn’t be a good idea to get all that excited. Totosai had said she disappeared after the forging of Tetsusaiga and at the time, his father had been having an affair with his mother. He didn’t want to get his hopes too high in the event the histories reflected more about the Great and Terrible InuTaishio’s indiscretion with a human woman opposed to some immortal Miko that used the serve his grandfather.
The trio behind him dismounted Ah-Un and Rin handed Miroku the scroll. Jaken made to protest, but Shippo lit his hands with his foxfire and shook his head. The kappa shut his mouth instantly. They all piled into the houshi’s hut and sat around the fire pit.
“Alright, Miroku. Let’s see what it says.” InuYasha prompted and everyone held their breath as he began to untie it.

A/N: Thank you Luminari_Lilium & kittenchild for their reviews. Also, a huge thanks to everyone reading and voting.
It’s the end of the school year for my babies. My daughter passed Kindergarten & my son is going to be a 3^rd grader! I’m so proud of them!
My updates will be a little late this coming week because I promised my little graduates something special. Just don’t want anyone thinking I’ve abandoned my story. I’ve still got several chapters written and ready to be posted when I get the time.
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