Hateful Pleasures | By : Fallenangelz Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female Views: 3507 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Chapter Five
Sometimes I remember the darkness of my past bringing back these memories I wish I didn't have. Sometimes I think of letting go and never looking back, and never moving forward so there'd never be a past
Easier to Run, Linkin Park
In the nine hundred years that he had been alive, Sesshomaru knew he had made a shit load of mistakes. Some of the mistakes were so minor that they didn’t matter while others affected others.
There were only two mistakes, however, that he knew would make his father ashamed. One of those mistakes had resulted in one child having children of her own and being trapped in the body of an eighteen year old while another child was now forever trapped in the body of a twenty year old woman while the other destroyed the mind of someone he had loved.
The first mistake, he suspected, had been the reason why his former lover was insane. He knew that she had loved him with her entire being and when he had lashed out at her in his own grief, he had broken her.
Time had slowly healed her wounds and she had probably almost completely healed by the time he had made his second shameful mistake. He had seen how Hitomi watched the young miko. How her blue eyes reflected an obsessed love that quickly turned to pure hate when her authority was challenged by the said miko.
Then a little after two centuries he had made his second shameful mistake. He had allowed his hate for the two beautiful siblings to spill onto the miko. He had manipulated his brother’s anguish while he took advantage of the monk and taijiya’s beliefs that their friend would lose her soul.
His and Inuyasha’s actions towards the miko had resulted in her conceiving two children.
Which child was his, Sesshomaru couldn’t be overly certain, but he was sure that it was the boy. While the girl’s face looked like Inuyasha’s, it was Amaranth’s that looked like his own face.
He wanted to curse the miko, to just grab her and yell at her for being so petty as to deny him and Inuyasha access to the children they had sired. However, he refrained from the urges knowing full well that the miko’s actions were justified. They had hurt her and she didn’t want to risk her children being subjected to anything they offered. The moment they had attacked her was the moment they had lost any form of custody.
Golden eyes flickered up when Inuyasha entered the room, frustration showing in the hanyou’s eyes. Clearly he had just gotten done speaking with the miko. That, or he had been talking to one of her siblings. “She’s being stubborn about it.” Inuyasha told him with a low growl. “I told her that we have a right to see the kids but she refuses.”
“Inuyasha, you must look at this from her perspective.” Sesshomaru stated calmly. “She does not feel comfortable with any of us being near her family. In essence, yes, it is unfair but the circumstances that resulted in the children were even more unfair.”
“So what the hell are we supposed to do? She’s dangling the kids in front of us and yanking them away as soon as we get close.”
“Do you honestly expect less?” Sesshomaru questioned. “The miko has five older siblings, Inuyasha. She learned from her siblings how to drag someone along and if you keep pushing, she will take the children and we will never hear from them again.”
“So what? I’m supposed to let her keep doing this?” Inuyasha demanded.
“If you want to see the whichever child you’ve sired so badly, then back off a bit and let her know that you aren’t going to fight for custody.”
Inuyasha stared at his half-brother for a moment before yelling, “You want me to keep my kid with a bunch of lunatics?”
Sesshomaru frowned slightly before answering, “They pretend in front of the children, little brother. It is difficult to determine how far their influence goes so it would not be wise to back any of them into a corner. Freezing the monk and taijiya in time was a mere demonstration of what the miko is capable of doing, Inuyasha.”
“So I’m supposed to back off a bit.”
“Yes.”
Inuyasha groaned slightly before nodding. “Fine, but I’m still going to keep asking to see the kids.” Inuyasha said with a sigh.
“Just don’t push too hard, little brother, or you’ll have more things to worry about.”
“Like what?”
“Do you honestly want to see the tricks that the five older ones have up their sleeves?”
No, not really. If dinner was any indication about how easily the older ones would kill someone that pissed them off, then he’d rather not push Kagome to the edge.
Kagome laughed as she danced around the restaurant, shaking her hips and moving her body in rhythm to the music. She was grateful that it was Kosuke’s turn to deal with paperwork, although she knew that she’d have to look over everything once the twins were in bed.
Right now, she needed to have fun and work.
Her eyes narrowed slightly when she saw Sesshomaru and frowned slightly at him. She had nothing to say to him, but he clearly had something to say to her. Knowing that Kosuke wouldn’t be working on the necessary papers in the office, Kagome pulled a waiter aside. “I’ve got something to take care of. Can you handle my customers for a few minutes?” Kagome questioned.
The waiter nodded before answering, “No problem, Kagome-sama.”
Kissing him on the cheek, Kagome grinned before moving over towards Sesshomaru. “What do you want?” Kagome questioned, careful to keep all hostility out of her voice.
“May we speak in private?” Sesshomaru asked patiently.
“Whatever. Follow me.”
The silver-haired man followed the miko up the stairs, taking a seat when they entered the office. “Inuyasha’s quite upset that you refuse to let him get to know the child that he sired.” Sesshomaru informed the miko. “I told him that it was your choice whether or not he and I got to see the children.”
“You’re damn right that it’s my- Hold on a minute. You’re not going to fight me for visitation?” Kagome’s voice was wary. “What do you want?”
Sesshomaru took a thick envelope from inside of his jacket and placed it on the desk. “Inuyasha and I wish to handle the expenses for the children.” Sesshomaru stated calmly.
“You want to pay child support.”
“Yes.”
Kagome pushed the envelope onto the floor before answering, “No. If I allow you two assholes to start paying child support, then you’ll start demanding visitation and Inuyasha’s already threatened to tell a story or two.”
That idiot! Was he trying to make the miko pack up and leave with the kids? “I wasn’t aware that he had made those threats.” Sesshomaru said calmly.
“Apparently not or else you’d have made more offers.” Kagome said simply.
“What stories did he threaten to tell?”
Kagome frowned before answering as she leaned back in her chair, “He threatened to say that I abuse my children and starve them. That I’m a prostitute and that I get high.”
“I apologize for what my-”
“I’m not interested in hearing an apology, Sesshomaru. He demands visitation. Can you give me a damn good reason why I should let my kids near you two?”
Sesshomaru sighed before answering, “You have no reason. You didn’t have to let us know that we had gotten you pregnant and you didn’t have to allow us to see the children over dinner.”
“You’re right, I didn’t.”
“But you did. I don’t know why you decided to let us know, but I do know that you have say in if we go near the children or not.” Sesshomaru said patiently. “I’m asking as both a father and an uncle, let Inuyasha and I help. We will pay child support and there will be no need to get the law involved.”
Kagome sighed and didn’t move for a moment before answering, “My answer is still no.”
Sesshomaru nodded slightly before getting up. “If you ever need anything, then don’t hesitate to call us.” Sesshomaru said as he left the office.
Tears began falling down Kagome’s face as she wrapped her arms around herself. Forcing herself to stop crying, the miko wiped away her tears. No, she couldn’t keep crying just because something happened in her life. She was a mother now. She needed to keep herself together until she was in the privacy of her own bedroom. Then she could break down and cry and she wouldn’t feel so damn pathetic.
After checking her makeup and mentally pulling herself back together, Kagome started towards the door. She stopped when she stepped on something, staring in amazement at the envelope that Sesshomaru had left behind. Picking it up, she put it on the desk before leaving the room.
“Mommy’s home!”
Kagome smiled as she knelt down, embracing the two children lovingly in her arms. “How are my babies?” Kagome questioned with a smile.
“Good! How was work, Mommy?” Selena Rose questioned.
“It was good.”
“Did you dance a lot?” Amaranth asked eagerly.
Kagome laughed softly before answering, “More than there are snowflakes in winter.”
“Wow.” Amaranth’s eyes widened in amazement. “When I grow up, Mommy, I want to marry a dancer.”
“That’s okay with me.”
The twins laughed and grabbed their mother’s hands, pulling her into the kitchen. “Ah, she returns.” Kosuke chuckled as Kagome sat down. “How was things today?”
“Sesshomaru stopped by.” Kagome answered with a frown as Kosuke handed her a glass of water.
“Yeah? What’d he want?” Kosuke’s eyes hardened slightly.
The twins glanced at each other before running out of the kitchen. They knew by now which conversations they could be in the room for and which ones they couldn’t. “He brought some cash by and said, no, asked, if he and Inuyasha could simply pay child support.” Kagome answered.
“What’d you tell him.”
“I said no, that the moment I agreed he and Inuyasha would be yelling for visitation.”
“I don’t know, Kags. They’re sorrier than hell, that’s for sure.”
Kagome looked at her brother before asking, “So what? I’m supposed to tell them that it’s okay?”
Kosuke frowned at his sister before answering, “That’s not what I mean and you know it.” He sat down and held one of his sister’s hands. “Sure, they know that they have a kid. While it may be entertaining to watch them try to get somewhere with you concerning custody or whatever, think about how entertaining it’ll be if they suddenly get visitation.”
The miko eyed her brother cautiously. “What’s going on in that twisted brain of yours, Aniki?” Kagome asked warily.
“The only parent that the kids know is you. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha are likely to ask how well you take care of them and the kids will go on about how you’re the best.” Kosuke grinned slightly. “What’s the easiest way to insult a man?”
“Hit their pride.”
“And you’re already beating their pride with a stick that has a nail at one end. Just trade the stick for a sawed off shotgun.”
He had to have been a gangster or a criminal of some kind in a previous life. How else could he have such fascinating ideas that normally went against her morality? “Can I keep the stick then?” Kagome questioned.
“Sure, just wait a couple of days before you trade in for the gun. Make it seem like you’re arguing with your conscience.”
“I pity the poor bastard that ever pisses you off.”
Kosuke smirked before he kissed his sister’s cheek. “That day’s already come and gone, imouto-chan.” Kosuke whispered. “If I didn’t agree to making them suffer, I’d have killed them already.”
fallen_angelz: Okay, there’s chapter five! I hope you guys will read and review!
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