It All Started On A Rainy Night [New Chapter!] | By : Aurizan Category: InuYasha > General Views: 4791 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1 |
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Disclaimer: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. But Takara and other OCs are mine.
Note: There is a lot of Italic in this chapter. Remember text written without quotation mark are thoughts and the rest are sentence.
A shout-out to Niako-san! – thanks for the review! Sesshoumaru’s thoughts and feelings concerning Inutaishou will be revealed. Loud and clear. I promise!
Excuse Errors and Enjoy!
Previously...
Outside Sapporo Park Hotel the wind howled. A snowstorm had pulled over the major city. Heavy snow fell from dark clouds and covered roads underneath its thick mass. Inside room one twenty-two it was dark and still. The curtains were closed. The only light came from a flashing plasma screen. An eerie blue light spread out and cast a ghastly light on a woman's pale face.
"...Two days ago a picture of Miss Nakano with a girl began spreading. I'm here to tell you her name is Yukiyuri and she is Takara's and my daughter..."
The DVD-recorder stopped, re-winded and replayed the last part again. The woman twitched ever so slightly when a familiar smooth voice began to speak and fill out the room. How long had she been sitting locked up in the hotel room watching the same clip over and over again?
She wasn't sure. She wouldn't able to answer. Hours and seconds seemed to have ticked off and melted into a meaningless mess. The same clip and words kept running circles in her head. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.
He said he loved us. He showed that he loved us.
Lies...
Deceit!
"...A picture of Miss Nakano with a girl began spreading. I'm here to tell you her name is Yukiyuri and she is Takara's and my daughter..."
She is Takara's and my daughter... she is Takara's and my daughter...
It can't be true! Our Lord would never lie to us!
Betray us...
Our Lord loved us. He showed us love with his tongue, lips and touch. He told us that he loved us!
Lies!
The woman's stoic face finally broke into a grimace like cracks in the mirror. She winced when a sharp pain began to build up in her frontal lobe.
Our Lord would never lie to us!
He loved us!
"Stop..." She gripped her head and pressed her manicured nails into the scalp. She squeezed her eyes shut. The pressure in her skull was increasing. Sweat beads pressed out from the pores and dotted her forehead.
Deceiver!
Lies!
Treachery!
"STOP!"
We have been betrayed.
Our Lord was stolen from us!
"Shut up! Shut up! SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!" The woman screamed.
And the voices stopped.
The room fell silent but the voices were still there. She could sense them holding their breath as they patiently waited. She didn't know when or where she began hearing them. They started out low. Static whispers in the background that grew and now they were constantly there. Getting louder.
Awake or sleep it didn't matter. She felt their presence.
The woman sniffed and raked her nails through her long hair pulling strands from their roots when her head began to ache again. It always did when the voices were coming back for second round. The woman grimaced, gritting her teeth. Her jaw clenched so tightly that her jawline ached. The headaches were getting worse and more frequently.
Our Lord is not to blame.
He has been deceived.
Never would our Lord bed us and then leave us. Not when we so willingly heed his command and grant him his deepest desire.
Us.
They spoke softly into her ear and sighed. The woman shuddered when their icily breath brushed her neck. Not our Lord.
It's not his fault...
The woman. The deceiver.
"...w-what..."
Our Lord is being deceived.
It's not his fault but the woman's...
We must save him.
The woman lifted her head and blinked. Teardrops glittered on her eyelashes. She swallowed a lump in her throat and croaked. "What do you mean?"
Remove the link which binds them and our Lord will reward you.
Become truly and utterly yours.
"H-he will be mine?"
Yesss...
The woman went still. She blinked once and then twice. Eyes that had shone dully for weeks suddenly took on another spark and darkened into a fierce amethyst colour.
Remove the link and our Lord will be yours.
Present Day...
"Sesshoumaru, you can still answer me. It's a simple yes or no."
"Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Not here."
"Do you love Kara?"
"Sesshoumaru-sama?"
A perky voice woke Sesshoumaru from his thoughts. He blinked and looked up meeting the concerned look from a young aspiring designer. "Is everything alright?"
"Yes." He lowered his gaze, shifting in his seat and flipped through a portfolio filled with fashion designs. He tried to focus but his mind kept trailing back to his conversation with Kouga.
Did he love Kara?
Honestly Sesshoumaru had no idea.
He flipped through the portfolio when he came across a particular design. It was clearly Harajuku influenced. The model had green knee-long socks followed up by a sweet orange-white checked dress. The skirt was short and wide in teacup shape fringed with white lace. On top the model had a red school uniform jacket with the same checked pattern pockets matching the dress.
"Your name was Rin Sasaki, right?"
"Hai. I took on Kaede-obasan's last name after my parents left me."
"And from what I understand you wish to design for SayuriX clothing line?"
"Yes, I would very much like that! Ever since I saw the Yami no Matsuei collection I have wanted to be a part of the designer crew."
"So you have only been a designer for five years?"
"No. I have drawn clothes since I can remember but when Kaede-obasan taught me how to sew at the age nine I became more interested in fashion and design."
"I see..." Sesshoumaru looked up when he caught Rin pulling her sleeves again. She had been doing that ever since the beginning of the interview. She could barely sit still. Excitement and jittered nerves caused her to shift and change position in her seat.
Rin Sasaki tucked hair behind her ear and looked at him with wide hazel eyes filled with admiration. She was young only sixteen but she had potential. That was for sure.
Lost in his thoughts Sesshoumaru's office phone began to ring. He looked behind him and saw it was his private line. "I have to take this."
"Of course!"
"I like your ideas. They still need editing but I would like to schedule a meeting between you and the designer crew for the SayuriX-line."
"Y-you mean I get to meet the Ah&Un brothers?!"
"Yes. I will leave the details with Kaede-obasan and she will be get back to you."
"Thank you Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin exclaimed loudly and happily. She moved to give him a hug but managed to stop herself in the last second. Her entire face turned rose red. She quickly bowed deeply and gathered her things before running out of the office ecstatic and calling out her grandmother's name.
Sesshoumaru moved quickly away from the sitting area and answered the phone. "Sesshoumaru."
"Hey," Kara's mellow voice came from the earpiece. "Are you busy?"
"No."
"Good, good...uhm how are you doing?"
"Fine."
"How did the photo shoot go?"
"Well."
"You didn't arrive late?"
"No." The line went quiet. Sesshoumaru around his desk and sat down in his chair. He sensed the call was more then a social call. There was this underlie tension seeming to stream through the phone. "Is everything alright, Kara?"
"I don't know how to tell you this."
"Just tell me."
"Do you want the bad news or the worse news?"
"Takara,"
"Alright, alright," Kara sighed, sounding miserable. "Inuyasha called. He wants a paternity test done tomorrow."
"Is that so..."
"Yeah," Kara laughed humorlessly. "Can you believe that shit?! Why on earth does he think Yuki is his?!"
"I told you Yuki's paternity would be questioned."
"Well it doesn't have to be. Yuki isn't his!"
"When and where is the test being taken?"
"Ten a.m. at Shikon Jewel Hospital, can you come?"
"I can," Sesshoumaru furrowed when he thought of something. "Isn't there where the whelp's woman works?"
Before Kara could answer Sesshoumaru heard Yuki enter the room. She said something and Kara replied earning a sharp retort from Yuki. "Excuse me for a moment Sesshoumaru." There was a muffling sound like when someone places a hand over the mouthpiece but Sesshoumaru could still hear Kara reasoning with Yuki. "Yuki, you can't go outside."
"Why? I want to go outside and play! I will be good mummy. I won't talk to the strangers. I promise!"
"I know you won't Yuki but you can't. I'm sorry but it doesn't feel right. Tell you what? After I'm done talking to your dad I will pop some popcorn and we will watch Pinocchio, alright?"
"No!" Yuki yelled and stomped off. Sesshoumaru heard Kara curse before she returned to their conversation. "I'm sorry Sesshoumaru but I have to go."
"Why isn't Yuki allowed outside?"
"Somehow the reporters found out we staying at Kouga's and have stationed themselves outside the house."
"So? I won't let Yuki be confined like some animal."
"And you think I want that, Sesshoumaru?" Kara particularly growled on the phone. "I'm doing what's best for her. I won't let my child be used for their own amusement like some circus monkey. The picture of Yuki playing in the garden will not be sold to the highest bidder so in order to prevent that from happening I will keep her inside until further notice or do you think my reasoning is wrong and I should just let our daughter out?"
"No."
"Good. I'm glad that we agreed on something. Listen, I just called to tell you that the test will be taken tomorrow. Will you be there?"
"I will be there."
"Good then bye." The phone clicked before Sesshoumaru could reply.
He held the phone to his ear for a moment before placing it down. Sesshoumaru leaned back in his chair with a sigh and tilted his head back, running his hands over his face. Well, that was an unexpected call. One he didn't think he would get. Especially after last night.
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and stared out his window overlooking Tokyo. So tomorrow they were going to take a paternity test. Sesshoumaru guessed something like this would happen but not so soon.
And so it begins...
Shikon Jewel Hospital
Sesshoumaru checked his watch. He was running late. Or what he called arriving when he felt like it. The elevator chimed when it reached his floor. "Daddy!" Yuki took off without a second thought when she saw Sesshoumaru step out the elevator.
He bent down and caught her when she reached him. "Good day Cho."
"You came! You came, daddy! Mummy said you were coming. Can we play today? I haven't since you for so long."
"Yuki, you should greet your father properly before bombarding him with questions." Sesshoumaru looked over Yuki's shoulder the moment he heard Kara's voice. She caught his eye and smiled softly. "Hey."
Sesshoumaru looked Kara over. She looked tired and anxious. "Hello."
"We began wondering if you were going to show up."
"I apologized. I misjudged the morning traffic."
"And here I thought you were too scared to show up." Another voice spoke up snidely. Sesshoumaru looked away from Kara's scowling face to a smirking Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha."
"Sesshoumaru."
"Daddy, you know him? He has the same hair like us." Sesshoumaru looked away from Inuyasha and saw how excited Yuki was to see yet again another person with silver hair. He was spared from answering Yuki's question when a nurse showed up telling them their doctor was ready to see them. Sesshoumaru walked behind Kara and Inuyasha. Yuki was sharing the things she had done since they last saw each other but Sesshoumaru was only listening half-heartedly.
"I can't fucking believe you let her calling him daddy?! Are you fucking nuts?" Inuyasha whispered harshly into Kara's ear, yanking her closer by the arm when she tried to move away. Sesshoumaru saw how Kara tensed up but forced herself to relax so they didn't cause a scene.
"Yuki has every right to call Sesshoumaru her father seeing how he is!"
"When the test proves that I am Yuki's father I will make sure you will never see her again."
"Don't you dare go there, Yasha. Don't you dare threaten to take my baby away from me because I will fight you."
"I would like to see you try," Inuyasha sneered. "And when I have taken her from you perhaps then you will understand how it feels to be separated from your child against your own will!" He pushed away from her and hurriedly entered the Dr's office.
Kara stumbled in her steps and placed a hand on the wall, coming to a stop. "Mummy, are you okay?"
Kara quickly wiped her face and turned to face Sesshoumaru and Yuki with a tight smile. "Of course baby! Come here so I can hold you."
"No. I want daddy to hold me." Yuki wrapped her arms tighter around Sesshoumaru's neck and leaned in to him. Kara blinked and nodded, averting her eyes to the floor before moving away to enter the Dr's office.
Sesshoumaru felt the urge to pull Kara into his arms but quickly pushed the notion away and entered the office shortly after.
"Welcome. I am Dr Sango Tayjia." A young woman greeted them. "Please take a seat so we can get started."
Sesshoumaru walked further into the room. It was a nice office. Not the usual stale Dr's office that always gave off the feeling of a sterile environment. The room was warm and inviting. The walls were painted in an orange colour. There were pictures of Dr Tayjia shaking hands with various people and diplomas hanging on the wall next to a bookcase with medical books and personal items. "So today we are here to take a paternal test. The child in question is Yukiyuri Nakano."
"That's me!" Yuki exclaimed with a giggle. Sango looked up and winked with a smile.
"That's right sweetie," Sango laughed softly. Yuki blushed and hid her face in Sesshoumaru's chest. Sango lowered her gaze and opened a medical file. "Before we take the blood test there are some medical forms you will have to fill in, Sesshoumaru-sama and Inuyasha."
"How long will it take before we get the test results?"
"Normally it takes three to five days depending on how busy the lab is."
"That long? I thought we could get the answers today?"
"No. It will take up three days or so."
"Can't we put a rush on it or something?! Kagome said the result can be given after few hours."
"It's true we can speed up the process but that's against the hospital's policy."
"Aww come on Sango. For old times sakes."
"For old times sakes?" Sesshoumaru cut in, cocking an eyebrow. "You and the whelp know each other?"
"Kagome and I went to medical school together before applying here."
"I see..."
"I assure you Sesshoumaru-sama, the test will be dealt thoroughly and correctly. The fact that I know Kagome and Inuyasha will not change the outcome of the test results."
"I do hope so, Sango," Sesshoumaru uttered her name chillingly and narrowed his eyes at her. Sango stared equally piercingly back with reddened cheeks at the hinted accusation. Kara placed a hand on his arm and Sesshoumaru shifted his gaze to her. She stared deeply into his eyes and like the couple were talking through their minds, Sesshoumaru loosened up and refocused on Sango. "And can I also be assured that the test will be dealt discreetly?"
"Keh! Afraid you might lose some fags if the truth came out, dressmaker?"
"Inuyasha!"
"No Inuyasha but as the CEO of Taishou Inc I would assume you would like the test to be kept under wraps. I don't think Touga-sama's clients would take to kindly if they were associated to an affair that would embarrass Taishou's good name if it became publicly known or what do you think?"
"Teme..."
"We take confidentiality very seriously. There is no need worry, Sesshoumaru-sama."
"I'm not worried, Sango. I don't know with my idiot for brother but if this private matter because public, be ready to deal with the repercussions," Sesshoumaru's tone rung coldly. Everyone in the room grew tense when they sensed the ruthless promise behind Sesshoumaru's words.
Sango shifted in her chair and cleared her throat, averting her brown eyes to the side. "Alright, let's go and take the test."
Everyone got up, pushing their chairs back when a cell phone went off. Sesshoumaru hit his pocket and realized it was his. He shifted Yuki in his arms and pulled out his phone. Kouga's name flashed on the screen. "Kouga, "
"Sesshoumaru! Sorry for bothering you but you need to find a TV a.s.a.p!"
"What is it, Kouga?"
"Naraku is about to have a press conference."
Sesshoumaru went still. Yuki turned her head when she felt her father tense up. "Dad?"
"Yuki, go to your mother while I take this."
"No. I want to be with you."
"Yuki." Sesshoumaru said in a final tone and a hard stare. Yuki blinked and ducked her head. She bit her lip and didn't say a word when Kara took her.
Kara ran a hand over Yuki's hair and then turned towards him with a concerned look. "Is everything alright?"
Sesshoumaru didn't answer and quickly left the office. "Sesshoumaru!" He didn't stop when Kara called out his name and hurried down the hallway. He remembered he passed a nurse cubicle on his way, maybe they had a TV.
"Okay here he comes," Kouga told him over the phone. "He starts off welcoming everyone and blah blah blah... Okay now he telling us he has something big to announce."
"I don't like the sound of that."
"Neither do I."
Sesshoumaru found a nurse cubicle and sure enough there was a TV. The TV was on and was showing a soap opera. "Do you have channel six?"
"Yes we have, sir."
"Put it on."
"Excuse me?"
"I said put channel six on."
The nurse stared wide-eyed and flabbergast at Sesshoumaru. His rudeness had caught her completely off guard. After a moment she managed to pick her jaw off the ground and stared daggers at him. Kara walked up behind him. He smelled her perfume before he sensed her. "Sesshoumaru, what's wrong?"
"Onna, I will not repeat myself again. Put channel six on."
"It's okay, Sora-san. Please change the channel."
After a tensed moment the nurse, Sora, nodded stiffly and changed the channel.
"-Of course I'm sad to see Kikyo go but I think working with SayurideSign will be a great experience for her and add more to her growth," The press conference had already started. Sesshoumaru stared at the man's face. He looked exactly the same. The black hair was still long and wavy. His eyes shone and glittered ruby red. "And as a sign of goodwill SayurideSign and Akakumo will have a joined fashion show."
"What the fuck?!" Kouga yelled. Sesshoumaru had forgotten he was still on the phone but his words mirrored his exact thoughts. What the fuck?!
"All the financial incomes will be donated to charities dealing mainly with young addicts. We support their cause full heartily and we want to praise their work."
"Are you hearing this shit?!"
"And to give you a hint of what to expect, I would like to give you a sneak preview." Naraku smirked into the cameras and then stepped back from the podium gesturing with his left hand down a runaway where two models wearing sexy lingerie appeared.
The model to the right was wearing a purple baby doll with a black sash giving her an empire waist. She did a twirl revealing a big ribbon tied at the back. The other model wore a bra with a garter following the same colour scheme. The bra was purple with tiny black ribbons attached underneath the straps and the panty was tied up on the side by black sashes.
The pieces were downright hot and sexy.
"That snake..."
"Thank you, thank you! I'm glad that you are all excited. There is more to come and the rest will be shown at Laforet Harajuku three days from now and the name of the show is...After Dark."
"That fucker!" Kouga yelled and Sesshoumaru growled.
"Sesshoumaru what's going on? Didn't you know about this?"
"No, I didn't know about this but that's not all."
"What do you mean?"
"He stole them..."
"He stole what?"
Sesshoumaru turned away from the television showing Naraku posing for the press, a model in each arm. Kara swallowed when she saw pure fury in Sesshoumaru's golden eyes. They were shone so brightly that they looked like molten lava. "Those designs aren't his."
"Oh no, you don't mean..."
"Naraku stole mine and Kouga's designs."
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