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Protective Dad.
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Kagome(Warning voice tone.): InuYasha..
InuYasha: Mn? (Looks away at the crowd from the first floor, looking lost for a second. But notoo much for Kagome who sighs)
Kagome: Stop staring.
InuYasha had almost fell out of his chair, here.
That caught off guard, the protective guy with the purple headband covering his doggy ears, startled all up as he looked back at his wife who was sipping her drink..
InuYasha(Defends himself, poorly.): No, I wasn’t!
Kagome(Still not impressed here.): Then, why were you giving death glares to Ryuho, Moroha’s date?
InuYasha(Points away the table where Moroha and her date were laughing.): No! I wasn’t! There was a fly valtzing around their table, that’s why!
Kagome(Raises an eyebrows as she smirks.): You sure of that ‘fly’ wasn’t Moroha’s date, that you wanted to kill, uh?
InuYasha(Blushes as he looks away, annoyed.): Keh! I ain’t tellin’ ya, a thing!
But Kagome just laughed out her ass off of it, when InuYasha didn’t wanted to admit that he was the protective dad to his precious daughter, here. The worried kind of a dad.
Ha!
#inuyasha#kagome#inukag#inuyasha crossover#modern world#moroha#yashahime#ryuho#saint seiya omega#protective dad#cute puppy#worried dad inuyasha#kagome being sassy#humor#incorrect quotes#family sitcom
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Okay, parts that made me scream in joy, this is gonna have to be in parts... I got relief when Irene was able to get her thoughts in order by talking to Kikyo and stuff and I really enjoyed Kikyo being her soft self. I started vibrating when Irene got kidnapped because I was like "Ohp, here comes Diana and the start of the fake wedding arc and maybe Sesshomaru coming for his future wife if Avion doesn't deviate from the art posted where Sesshomaru broke in because he smelled the blood" (1/4)
Irene is SO protective of everything Sesshomaru gave her. She’s gonna go feral trying to get her kimonos back later. Also I LOVE Kamisama Kiss. Lowkey what gave me the Diana idea.
And yesssssss we are def still getting Sesshomaru showing up to save his future wife, but it’s gonna be a little different than originally planned. It won’t be an immediate “hey, Sess is here” but more of a build up. He’s gotta EARN that affection, lol. He’s gonna have to really SEARCH for her. :3
But that just means we be getting some Sesshomaru PoV~! Who knows, maybe that hair ribbon will come in handy?
Irene and Inuyasha would fight so much over her clothes. 🤣 He’ll be trying to convince her to wear something Kagome brought because everything Irene has REEKS of Sesshomaru, but Irene is just not listening. “Jokes on you, that’s why I WANT to wear them!”
Inuyasha, immediately: “Disgusting. How dare. The audacity. Don’t fawn over Sesshomaru in front of me. Ew. EW. EWWWWW. Your taste in men is awful!!! SO GROSS. WHY HIM!? EVEN MIROKU WOULD BE BETTER.”
Irene: “I just think he’s neat. :3”
Inuyasha: “NooooOOOOO-“
Also, I like to think dealing with Jaken all the time has made Irene really grow in terms of sassiness. She was always a little bit sassy- like when she first met Toran and told her that the panther demons screwed up if Sesshomaru is coming after them- but it was always pretty subdued. Now though? Oh, she is SASSING. Girl is so done with this. 🤣
The house is going to be SO wrecked. It’s going to be so much fun. I’m so excited. 🥰 The lord and Diana have absolutely no idea what’s coming to them.
#this makes me so happy thank youuuuuu 💕💕💕 I love all of this#Avion answers#forest deep#Inuyasha#inuyasha oc#inuyasha fanfic#sesshomaru#sesshomaru x oc
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Inu-Mothership Spotlight Saturday:
Sept. 3, 2022: Kaede
Hello everyone! We here at @inu-mothership are very excited to bring you this week's fic rec list! Continuing with our character-centric lists, this week we are featuring everyone's favorite wise and sassy miko, Kaede!
For this one, we have a wide variety of stories for you. In our research, we found that there are stories that ship Kaede romantically with another character, stories that feature her platonic relationships with others, and stories that are Gen fics, often character studies exploring Kaede's mindset at different points in her life. And to that end, we have stories that also span a fairly wide timeline in terms of Inuyasha fanfiction. We have some that are brand-new, that were written specifically for this week's list, and we have stories that date back over ten years. As with Shippō's list, we will be organizing these according to romantic ships, and then platonic/gen fics.
Our list is below the cut! And a special thanks to everyone who helped out this week, by making recommendations and/or by writing some new fics for us! Kaede is a wonderful character, and we're sure you'll agree that she deserves ALL the love 💜
Kaede-ship fics
The Clouds and the Birds (T; SessKaede; complete) by @julyzaa
The Priestess Kaede was eight and ten when she first met the infamous Sesshōmaru of the West. And despite only seeing him a handful of times, her fondness for the cruel demon does not disappear even after forty years.
Diamonds in Your Eyes -- Ch. 16: Kaede/Suitor (M; Kaede/OC; ongoing) by thetroll/@moon-ion
Kiss and Tell -- Chapter 17: Kaede/Totosai, Investigator, Tawny (M; Kaede/Totosai; ongoing) by @sereia1313
Spirited Soulmates (E; InuKag; Kaede/Tsubaki; complete) by @fawn-eyed-girl
Higurashi Kagome is quite happy living alone with her cat Buyo. She enjoys running the most popular spiritual school in Tokyo with her friend Miroku, eating takeout, and drinking beer. She has no desire to be involved with anyone--especially because to do so would mean an end to her spiritual power, and thus, her very successful career.
But then she meets National Police Agency detective Matsushita Inuyasha, and her whole world is turned upside down, especially when she figures out they are soulmates. Will she tell him before her growing desire for him overpowers them both? And when mikos start going missing across the country and turning up dead, will she be safe? Or will she give in to Inuyasha, tell him the truth, and let him protect her?
Gen/Non-Kaede-ship fics
Bereave (G; Gen; Kaede & Kikyō) by anonymous
Kaede, in the aftermath of her sister's death.
Bluebird at Night (M; SessKag; complete) by thetroll/@moon-ion
Kagome has been raised by her two aunts most of her life. She owes them everything and she works hard to ensure they'll have it.
She just never expects to have a monkey wrench thrown in to her plans in the form of the most beautiful man she's ever seen.
The Closest Moment to Dawn (M; InuKag; MirSan; ongoing) by @sassybratt9791
They named her Kagome after finding her injured and unconscious on the subway. Suffering from amnesia, she recuperates under the care of a semi-retired surgeon and a fresh young doctor. But when dark and violent flashes of her past come back to haunt her, Kagome begins to wonder if her past was worth remembering. Especially when a man she doesn't recognize quite literally lunges into her life, accusing her of murder.
Encounter (G; Gen; complete) by sadladybug (Ao3)
A year after his sealing, Inuyasha gets an unexpected visitor, and Kaede has an unexpected encounter. A oneshot in which a demon and a priestess meet in the woods and determine the fate of a sleeping hanyou.
Encounters: Chapter 14: Inuyasha & Kaede (T; multiple pairings; complete) by sapphireLavender (Ao3)
Inuyasha is being impatient, and Kaede doesn't feel like dealing with it.
Flower Festival Ficlets -- Chapter 4: Doting & Dutiful (G; Gen/Kagome & Kaede) by AshMish111/@mrfeenysmustache
Kaede resigns herself to Kagome’s fussing as she learns to be the one taken care of for once.
Funeral of a Spider Tattoo (T; NarKik; Kikyō & Kaede; ongoing) by Eravon (Ao3)
Tattooist AU. The story of a beautiful tattooer and a red spider tattoo.
Inspired by 蜘蛛葬刺 by L·Morgenstern. Translation of NarKik fanfic "蜘蛛葬刺" written by L·Morgenstern, originally posted on Chinese forum Baidu Tieba in 2012.
The Greatest Debt (G; Gen; Inuyasha & Kaede; Complete) by NightStar28 (FFN)
On a stormy night a wise old woman has some things to make clear to a foolish young Hanyou.
The Sins & Virtues of the Sengoku Jidai -- Chapter 1: Wrath & Patience -- Kikyō & Kaede (T; Gen; Kaede & Kikyō; complete) by @neutronstarchild
In Sengoku Jidai, everyone can be defined by the choices they make. Sometimes those choices lead them to sin, and sometimes to virtue. Here are seven vignettes, where characters’ relationships are defined by their paths. A sin for a virtue, a virtue for a sin.
Sister (T; Gen; Kaede & Kikyō; complete) by MadHatterLilith (Ao3)
Kaede can't accept her as the sister she knew, no matter how hard she tries.
Someone Else’s Shelter (G; InuKik; Inuyasha & Kaede; complete) by Numisma (Ao3)
It was like he was frozen, half-drowned and waterlogged in time.
Thirty Shards of Inuyasha and Kaede (T; Gen/Inuyasha @& Kaede; complete) by myLink’sLady (FFN)
Stories from prompts about the relationship of Inuyasha and Kaede. A Post Manga story with flashbacks and memories.
Time Again (T; Gen; complete) by Elusion (FFN)
Kaede reflects on time and change, revealing things in her past and how they affect her present.
With One Eye (T; Gen; Complete) by Britedark (FFN)
Who is Kaede, and what happened to her after her sister Kikyo died? A series of pieces, based on LiveJournal prompts.
#inuyasha fanfiction#inu-mothership spotlight saturday#spotlight saturday#fic recs#sept 3 2022#kaede#our favorite miko deserves all the love!
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Butterfly Bandaid
by menacingmenace
UPDATE! CHAPTER 6 NOW AVAILABLE HERE!
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: F/M, M/M
Fandoms:
InuYasha - A Feudal Fairy Tale
Relationships:
Higurashi Kagome/InuYasha, Miroku & Sango (InuYasha), Naraku/Sesshoumaru (InuYasha)
Characters:
InuYasha (InuYasha), Higurashi Kagome, Sango (InuYasha), Miroku (InuYasha), Sesshoumaru (InuYasha), plus 4 more
Additional Tags:
Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - College/University, Demon/Human Relationships, insta-love, insta-obsession, plus 21 more
Summary:
"Look, dog-boy," Fuck, that sassy mouth makes my cock twitch. "I'm sure you're used to girls tossing their panties at you every 15 minutes and getting away with murder despite witnesses, but I'm not interested in being your latest conquest. Okay? So, if you'll excuse me,"With that, she turns back around and plunges back into the throng of bodies milling to their next class.I want to chase after her...
Words: 22,529 | Chapters: 6/? | Language: English | Private: No
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listening to talkville is like, oh tom&michael sass is what clark/lois sass is supposed to be? like, it feels like tom super enjoys being sarcastic and sassy with michael, and it’s cute! (it bleeds into clark/lex for sure), but. idk how convincing i genuinely found it for clark/lois, honestly???
like it’s v. cute! it is! but sometimes it felt like clark was written differently when it came to lois? which... isn’t completely true, but i feel like it is somewhat.
and i get it! people bring out different sides of themselves when they’re with different people! that’s what makes people multifaceted, and that’s what can make reincarnation love triangles theoretically interesting! (kikyo/inuyasha/kagome, for example)
anyway, talkville gets extremely cute when tom welling roasts the shit out of michael rosenbaum and those moments in particular are my fave, besides them being competitive over what part ryan likes best.
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🍁 How is your current WIP going, and can we have a sneak peek?
Aww thank you for the ask @neutronstarchild!! 🥰
So the only WIP that I'm currently working on is the epilogue for UTNL! But I don't really want to give away any spoilers for that😏, so instead I'll share a snippet from the birthday fic I wrote for @goshinote back in October, that is still very rough but will eventually be finished and posted!
It's titled The Girl at the Rock Show and the snippet is below the cut😌
Thanks again for the ask!
From the Fanfiction Ask Game
That was when Inuyasha finally turned around, only to be met with the sight of his dream girl. Pretty much every fantasy he’d ever dreamed up throughout his emo teenage years had been manifested in this one woman before him. She had long, shiny, jet-black hair that was tied up in a high ponytail, leaving choppy bangs that framed her contrastingly bright blue eyes. Her ears were lined with piercings, she wore smudgy black eyeliner, and he could see the hint of several tattoos peeking out from under her sleeves and where she had tied her black staff t-shirt at her midriff. She was not only hot as all hell, but also radiated beauty in a very specific type of way, like it came from somewhere deep inside her.
Although at that moment, she was radiating anger just as strongly.
Anger at him.
Oh, right, because he was being a dick.
“Oh, so you finally have the decency to at least look at the person you're being a jerk to?” she snapped.
Sass was just pouring off of her, and although Inuyasha briefly thought that it was an adorable look on her, he was still too pissed at the world to let that actually soften his demeanor any.
“I’m tryin' to do my job, which is to stop stupid kids from sneaking backstage and harassing the band. So if you could leave me the hell alone so that I can actually do that, that would be great.”
“Oh yeah...clearly you’re so busy," she said with a roll of her eyes. "I guess I'll just find someone else to help me...even though you’re right here. ” She stomped off, muttering, "Thanks for nothing."
“Whatever.” Inuyasha turned back.
He felt a little guilty, and almost ran after her to at least explain that he was just having the world's shittiest day, but a moment later he spotted one of the delinquent kids he had been watching out for, forcing him to step in.
Inuyasha had almost forgotten all about her by the time that Paramore took the stage several hours later. That was, until he caught sight of her hovering at the side of the stage, clearly enjoying the show as much as he was, mouthing along to the words of Misery Business with a huge grin on her face. She seemed to be trying to resist the urge to headbang, and he thought about how much of an idiot he was for fucking everything up earlier.
Feeling another shitty pang in his chest for the millionth time that day, he decided to just focus on his job and the music to try and put her out of his mind.
Unfortunately, that was not his last run-in with Kagome. Apparently, she had been hired on as some kind of event or brand coordinator or some shit. Which meant that she had to work closely with almost every aspect that went into putting a show together, including security.
He had clearly offended her so thoroughly that although she was one of the nicest people he had ever witnessed to everyone else, she immediately got a scowl on her face whenever she had to address him directly.
Inuyasha knew he should have just apologized, but secretly grew to enjoy her sassiness so much that he kept being somewhat of an asshole whenever he saw her, just to get that adorable little crinkle between her brows to form.
He knew it was wrong.
He knew he was being immature, acting like a dumb little boy pulling on a girl’s pigtail because they like them. But he never seemed to be able to help himself around her. He was used to people running in fear whenever he acted even a little bit aggressive, so the fact that she gave him as good as she got was...intriguing.
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Shameless plug prompt (if you are interested, dear). I love my SessKag and InuKimi x Kagura so… Kagome is expecting and it’s hard to say who is more excited: Sesshomaru, his dad and dad’s partner, or KimiKagu. (That baby would be so spoiled I swear)
Hey @moon-ion
Thank you for that super fun prompt, so I decided to combine the ideas to both, though leaning towards Inukimi/Kagura, I am playing on sassy lesbians grandmas, and me being my single ass, this is very very very fun.
The choices
Inukimi pouted a little, as she scrolled down her social media feed, and she saw an ultrasound of a baby.
And it has a sickening sweet message that make her stomach wince a little
A dreading feeling sunk in her heart. Huh that Kagome is pregnant now….great now I am officially a grandmother now. Usually she should be happy over such a news, however she felt that her age is looming more than ever. I wonder how Sesshomaru feel. Inukimi thought to herself darkly. After all he is not the 100% affectionate dad in the universe ever.
Kagura glanced at Inukimi. “Well my wife….you seems much grumpier than usual…” She kissed Inukimi’s forehead. “Is it that your favourite food ran out….”
“I am expecting my first grandchild…”
Kagura chuckled a little. “Well that is cute…boy or girl…”
“I do not give a damn….” Inukimi gave a sadoric smile “if anything…I want that to be done and over with it….”
Kagura helped herself to get Inukimi a hot piping cup of coffee, in the way she liked it- black with a hint of condensed milk. “Do not be like that, yes sure babies can be the worse being in the planet like almost aliens, but on the brightside- you do not need to worry over minor things…like poop explosions on walls and endless wailing at night. You can show up, coddle the baby to sleep and make that thing smile…”
“Not as simple Kagura…” Inukimi gladly took that hot piping glass of coffee and sipped it sheepishly. “I have my son, and he is a hurricane, cries a lot, need to find public restrooms where you have to pump breastmilk without people staring at you and worse… have to stay hours away when the baby has the fever…”
Kagura chuckled a little. “You did half of the work, be the best grandma in hand, buy the books and cute clothes…” Kagura whispered to Inukimi’s ear. I am hoping it is a girl “And help the parents to take cute pictures for them to smile…”
“I suppose so…” Inukimi chuckled a little.
Maybe that is not a bad proposition as it seems.
Well I have to work on this shit.
“I think you will make a better grandmother than me…my love…” Quickly Inukimi kissed Kagura by the cheek. “Say…I am peckish….perhaps…..should we make avocado toasts huh?”
Kagura thought to herself. Sounds like a good idea… “At your service Madam…” Inukimi tried to compose herself not to laugh in a cheesy French accent “Indeed at my service…”
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The first of many sad ramblings about Yashahime...
Lets call this post: They Did Rin Real Dirty...
In the original, Rin never had much screen/page time, but when she appeared, she made a big impression -- she was brave, polite, loyal, funny, sassy, fearless when it came to defending those she loved. Jinenji compared her to Kagome, feeling that she had the same kind of loving and bright soul. She also had a lot of trauma which was acknowledged and shown to still trouble her, though she tried to overcome it by talking and focusing on bright, silly chatter. She also sang to comfort herself when she was away from Sesshomaru and Jaken. Her fear over losing Sesshomaru and Jaken was an important part of her personality, and though it was not said explicitly, living with Kaede was an important step for her to cope with her trauma over losing people she loved. Small though her role may be, she was a big personality, and she was of the utmost importance to Sesshomaru's character arc.
I was not at all surprised that Rin was the mother of Sesshomaru's children. I don't think you were ever supposed to think of Rin and Sesshomaru as "romantic" in the original, but you could not deny that they had a very deep platonic love for each other. At the end, when Rin is left behind in the village to grow up, it seemed a pretty clear signal that the option for them to get together later was on the table. Separating them allowed her to grow up, sort out her trauma, and have a real choice when it came to following him again (in whatever form that might take). There was also the Assate CD, which call it non-canon, satire, or whatever, it showed us fairly explicitly the romantic possibility between the two.
I'm not going to defend the morality of Rin as Sesshomaru's wife. Other people have done it better. I had no problem whatsoever with Rin as his wife, but the way Sunrise portrayed their relationship gave a lot of ammunition to people who did not want to see Rin as the mother of the twins.
First of all, from the very beginning, the powers that be chose to play coy with who the mother was. Anyone who had seen the original and understood that Kagura, being dead and a demon, was not able to give birth to hanyou for the sequel could figure out there were not a lot of options for the mom. It was not hard to figure out, but they made the audience wait until January 2021, almost a year past the first announcement, before they confirmed. They hinted -- Narita and Noto hosting the event revealing the girls design, Rin in the tree, some subtle hints with the twins characters, but over all, they left everyone hanging, and the resolution wasn't worth it. Those of us who knew were just tired by that point. Those who did not want to believe Rin was the mother were disappointed.
I don't blame the people who wanted to see Kagura return for being disappointed. For all that I was convinced that it was Rin, I saw where the Kagura fans were having their chains yanked. For example, why give Towa red/pink eyes when Rumiko had designed her to have gold? Towa's ponytail when she was a little girl looked exactly like Kagura's ponytail. In the first episode, Towa was wearing a robe with the same motif as the infant's clothing. Interesting choice by the animators! Finally, Towa's romance with Riku, an incarnation of Kirinmaru, certainly has something of the same flavor of Kagura and Sesshomaru's relationship. Like father, like daughter?
In addition, like many of the Kagura fans, I was fairly convinced that what we were seeing on screen was some kind of illusion, that at some point, the girls were going to wake up and find out they were in some kind of elaborate training sequence. There were so many odd discrepancies, so many quite frankly cruel choices made for the characters and the narrative, I, like many others thought there must be some kind of reset in the works. Surely, they would not leave our beloved characters in such a narrative mess?
But they did, and I think Rin suffered probably worst of all. Rin had the potential to be fleshed out beautifully. Her backstory, her travels with Sesshomaru, the bond they already shared...there was so much that they could build on to show us what kind of woman she became, worthy to be the wife of the greatest of all yokai.
Instead, they locked Rin silent and weeping in a tree for 3/4 of the entire series. We never saw her truly shine except for a few, very few seconds where she stood up to Zero and Kirinmaru. She barely spoke except to call out names: Sesshomaru-sama! Jaken-sama. Towa! Setsuna. Moe got more dialogue with the girls than Rin did (more on that later).
Also, this may not be a popular opinion, but they did her SO dirty with her character design. It's not about her being short...though she is REALLY short. It's the fact that except in a few scenes, she is made to look like a child. I don't think she's a child. I don't think Sesshomaru groomed anyone. However, I do think that Rin's character design is at best, unfortunate. At worst, it's deliberately malicious to spur controversy. Given that we know the animators CAN draw her beautifully, why show her on the official pages looking like that? Why did all the marketing show her as a child? Why did they keep her in the purple robe she wore as a young girl when we were SHOWN that she was given new ones? We know they were paying attention to the fans, in part because of that ridiculously weird non-sequitur Jaken dropped about "Rin being about 18-years-old at that time..." Get out of here with that. They knew what they were doing. They were stirring the pot to get a reaction rather than, you know, just telling a good story.
Also, they took away everything about Rin that made her so wonderful. Rin was one of the liveliest, chattiest characters when on screen, but they put her in a coma for almost the entire series.
Rin wore beautiful kimonos, gifts from her lord and her eventual husband. He showed his love and affection, honoring her with rich and beautiful clothing. They showed her in her underwear for the entire series, and when she finally got dressed, it was in the old kimono she wore when she was a kid.
Rin loved to sing. Music was her thing, at least in the anime and in the funny extras that were recorded to go along with the movies. Her song for Sesshomaru was sweet and wistful. She sang funny songs with Jaken. There is even a little subplot in one of the extras (yes, I know, not canon), where she says she wants to sing for Sesshomaru because she finally has her voice back because of him. Setsuna's lullaby is supposedly from Rin. Setsuna remembers it from the womb (how fucking stupid was that...you could not have let Rin actually sing to her babies...I'm so bitter). We get mere seconds of Rin going "da-da-da" to the melody. RIN! The SINGER. Does not even get to sing to her babies the lullaby she created. Towa gets to talk about how Moe comforted her with music after she fought, and Setsuna learns music from Moe, Towa's adoptive mother. Setsuna plays the lullaby with Moe, and yes, she plays it FOR Rin, how much more moving with it have been to have Rin sing to her or with her? Instead, we get Setsuna watching 'Moe-Sensei" with stars in her eyes thinking how amazing she is. And at the very end of the series, MOE plays RIN's lullaby while thinking of the girls. Rin NEVER has a moment with both girls and the lullaby. That's just cruel, and I swear to God, it seems like it's mean on purpose.
Speaking of being mean, the worst of all is that the writers chose to take Rin, a character who watched her entire family get murdered, who died twice, who had to restart her life with Kaede, a girl who had been rendered mute by trauma, and give her even more hell.
They took away Rin's voice. Again. They took away her family, her children. Again. They gave both Rin's music and her children to Moe, a new character that I cannot imagine anyone cares about. It wasn't an illusion. Time was not turned back. They took everything from Rin again, and then showed that she is happy and smiling, trotting off after her lord while the children she birthed but will never raise go flying off in the sky on their stolen -- ahem, "borrowed-- ride. The original honored Rin's tragedy, showing her pain and methods of coping. Yashahime added to the pain and dared to show her unaffected by it.
I hated what they did to Rin. While I love the idea that Sesshomaru and Rin married and had children. I cannot get over what they did to Rin's character and story.
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Funeral Flowers: a Sesskag Oneshot
Summary: Sesshoumaru knows what Kagome's favourite flower is- because it just so happens Forget-Me-Nots have been filling his throat for months. Hanahaki Disease fic. Sesskag oneshot.
AN: for @drosselmeyerwrites, who is also a lover of the 'suffering Sesshoumaru' trope. She's been a lovely commenter and wholesome person in the fandom ^^
Warning: body horror elements. This is a Hanahaki Disease fic with a twist on the concept.
Words: 10,000
Rated M
@cookieasylum drew an amazing fanart for this fic so please check this fic out on Ao3!
Funeral Flowers
It started as a mere flutter. Sesshoumaru could feel it at the back of his throat: the beginnings of something that tickled and irritated his windpipe- not enough to cause anything serious, but just noticeable. This sensation only worsened with time.
Kagome looked at him like he'd grown a second head after hearing him stifle a certain noise clumsily behind his fingers.
"Huh," she mused, peering closely at him. "I don't think I've ever heard you cough before."
After a few weeks, he'd begun coughing. A little blemish that he could easily hide behind his hand. Sesshoumaru had wanted no one to notice such a shameful thing. An unwilling action, but required in order to clear his airways.
"Hn," peeling long fingers away from his down-turned mouth, he looked away. Kagome shifted bare legs in the glittering water, lounging on some rocks by a river while half-heartedly sunbathing in a tank top and shorts. Golden eyes slid back to the slim, pale stretch of her smooth, toned leg as she swayed it.
"Kind of a human action, isn't it? Do demons even get colds?" her concern only seemed to increase. "You're not sick, are you?"
"No," he huffed, adjusting himself beside her. They kept a respectable distance. 'Friends' was what she called them. Sesshoumaru tried and failed to tear his gaze away from the parting of her thighs as she stretched languidly. "I do not get sick," he added, "such a thing is beneath me."
Kagome slid both arms behind her head to act as a cushion, laying down. "A few years ago you'd have said sitting beside a priestess ankle-deep in a river would be 'beneath' you. Things change."
Sesshoumaru tilted his chin up to regard her haughtily and gave a dignified snort, adjusting his rolled-up hakama pants. "It is beneath me."
Kagome rose a brow, fluttering one hand carelessly in a shooing motion, "go on then. Leave if it's so offensive," she sighed, trying and failing to hide her smile.
No.
His body flared alive at the thought, unsettled. Sesshoumaru bit back another prickling cough, settling for clearing his throat. "You should be the one to leave. This one was here first."
"Wha- no! I got to the river before you!"
"I was referring to age. Bratty mikos should listen to their elders."
Kagome burst out laughing, sitting up to lightly bat his shoulder. "That makes you sound ancient! You're such a dork. No one else knows how much of an absolute dork you are, do they? It's a crying shame."
Sesshoumaru did not know what a 'dork' was, but he assumed it to be something unflattering. He should've been annoyed by it, aggravated. Kagome's playful, happy scent made this notion impossible.
Thin lips twitched at the edges, dragging his heels through the cool current. He couldn't honestly put into words why exactly he'd shown up, following her scent. Logically, he knew he should leave her alone.
They fell into an amicable silence again, one that had been born from months of time spent together. Odd snatches of coincidental meetings had flourished into something more, and they'd begun seeking one another out for company whenever he visited the village. Sometimes she even paid him a visit the Western Stronghold. Any demons who complained about it were silenced by how… determined the miko was to make friends. A force of nature. It had amused him to no end watching ancients tripping over themselves to try to avoid her bad books.
He could also deeply understand those who had taken an immense liking to her.
Kagome was warm and teasing, a rare thing not wholly unwelcome. Her stories of the future were interesting, personality vibrant but down to earth and occasionally sassy. He enjoyed her more than he should, a quiet, snarky male by nature basking in her effortless glow.
"What's your favourite flower?"
He blinked, "this is a question belonging to Rin. I do not expect such fanciful notions from you."
Kagome huffed and flicked her hand to splash some water over his knee. "I can talk about flowers if I want to. Shinto asked me what mine were, so I got to thinking. I'd like to know what yours are too- or do pretty dog demons baring flower crests not have an opinion on them?"
He sniffed, bringing down one leg to create a splash that soaked her side. Kagome let out a yelp. "The Shiragiku flower. "
"Oh you can't be serious!" She giggled. "When I asked what your favourite colour was, you said 'white' of all things. White! That's the absence of colour!"
"This one is aware. You kept rabbiting on about it," he wiped some imaginary lint off one shoulder.
"But still! And now you tell me you like flowers that are infamously used for funerals," blue eyes rolled skyward, glittering with mirth. "Why am I not surprised, Mr Killing Perfection?"
Thin lips lifted into a sneer free of malice. "Very well, Shikon miko. What is your favoured flower?"
Kagome hummed. "Forget-Me-Nots."
Letting out a noise between a huff and a chuckle, he shot her an exasperated look. "And you give me grief over mine. Did you not say that blue was your favoured colour?"
"Hey, Forget-me-Nots can be pink, white or blue! I'm not as predictable in my tastes as some people."
That was most definitely true, he thought flatly. She had moved on from her first love, a Hanyou- only to bond with a Daiyoukai, and then…
And then…
Kagome stood, stretching both arms above her head. Sesshoumaru knew what she'd say before she even said it, wincing and bringing a hand absentmindedly to the base of his throat. It throbbed. Now the ache even seemed to seep lower.
What is this pain in my chest? He wondered. What is this strange sensation?
"I should go."
Sesshoumaru slid tired attention up to her and nodded silently. He would not wish her well.
"Shinto will wonder where I am," she needlessly elaborated.
"Indeed."
Kagome glanced at him and dropped her arms. "What's wrong?"
He thought to tell her, not for the first time. But it was silenced by everything else that had come before. Their history. Their species. Her lack of discernible interest, her new flame. A heavy weight pressed down upon his chest. His shoulder ached.
"Nothing. I am fine."
Dark brows pulled together. Sesshoumaru stood and nudged her away with a single palm on her back that lingered too long. "Go. I am… merely hungry."
"Oh!" a look of relief swept over her face. Kagome laughed, "okay, I'll leave you in peace. Happy hunting!"
Sesshoumaru felt his chest ache and constrict while his expression remained a blank mask. He covertly winced after she'd jogged away to a trail within the forest that would take her back to Kaede's village. She stopped to wave, and he quickly wiped his expression clean again, rendering it neutral.
Kagome smiled gently, her face full of friendly affection. Sesshoumaru regally inclined his head, eyes burning.
Do not go.
She left him alone, hurrying away to see her new flame in complete ignorance.
Sesshoumaru coughed and massaged the base of his throat as soon as she was gone, frowning.
Feeling something stuck to the roof of his mouth with his tongue, he curiously parted his lips and reached behind a sharp tooth to pluck the soft, small thing out.
Damp from saliva, a tiny, pretty blue petal caught his attention, clutched between forefinger and thumb. Sesshoumaru stared. A sense of creeping foreboding slipped into the back of his mind at the discovery.
This did not bode well.
---
His affliction made visits to the village difficult. It was easier in the beginning when he could hide a few coughs and tickles of the throat. Steadily, however, the discomfort increased. Sesshoumaru needed to pick out petals from his mouth every day, and the number of them only grew with frequency. He had to remove the irritating little things every hour now.
"Lord Sesshoumaru has been picking at his teeth a lot lately," he heard Rin whisper to Jaken, pausing mid-brush. She had been tasked with caring for the old miko's horse. "Is it a toothache?"
"Shh! Don't comment on such a thing so loudly, girl! If Lord Sesshoumaru wants to do some teeth maintenance, then he may do so!" Jaken squawked, frowning up at her.
Sesshoumaru cut golden eyes to the sky and turned away.
"Ah, I didn't mean to insult you, Lord Sesshoumaru!"
"You're STILL drawing attention to it!" Jaken griped.
Pointed ears twitched, blocking out their animated voices and tuning into a set of quick footsteps. Sesshoumaru inhaled, wincing as his lungs protested- the scent of citrus, summer and home comforts reaching him long before Kagome appeared from around the side of a hut. She beamed. His heart ached.
"Hey," she called, trotting over.
"Hello, Kagome!" the little girl waved enthusiastically, wobbling.
Steadying Rin atop her wooden perch as she continued brushing the tall horse, Kagome flashed him a knowing look. "You look tense. Is it from being near the stables?" she teased.
Rin gasped, "does Lord Sesshoumaru not like horses?"
"It's their smell, you nitwit!"
Kagome frowned at Jaken, before searching Sesshoumaru's face for answers. Obviously his silence and demeanour was starting to worry her. Taking a breath, he tried to ignore the petals stuck in the gaps of his teeth. He could feel more building, pooling in the back of his throat like thick mucus.
"They are skittish and afraid of this one. It is better to keep distance."
Predictably, Kagome gentled- but surprised him by easing closer. She seized his hand, tugging- and he was helpless to do anything but follow. Heat touched his cheeks.
Kagome walked backwards, maintaining eye contact like the femme fatale she wasn't, shifting her soft touch to grasp the back of his hand, lacing lithe fingers through his. She then forced the Daiyoukai's palm to rest against a warm neck. The horse shifted slightly, tail flicking, yet it did not startle. With Kagome's prompting, Sesshoumaru glided the flat of his calloused palm down the length of its powerful neck, the thin layer of brown fur tickling his skin.
"Maji isn't like other horses, he's calm around demons. He has to be if Kaede is gonna ride him to fight Youkai," her voice glided through his ear canals like melted honey. Kagome hummed, "though she said because of her age that he might be mine soon. Weird, huh? It's like she's prepping me to be the village miko more and more."
"It is not 'weird,' it is expected," he uttered, thrilled at the prolonged touch. How foolish. The heat of her palm felt exquisite, hand clasped intimately around his. "You will make an acceptable village miko."
Blue eyes flitted up to him, smiling. She gave his hand a squeeze. "Thanks, but… sometimes I wonder if-"
"Ah, so this is where you escaped to."
Sesshoumaru stiffened. Kagome ripped her fingers away- tearing open a gaping hole inside him. He quickly stifled a cough, but it was larger this time, throat clogged. His shoulders shook, sweat dotting his brow.
Kagome was busy being scooped up by Shinto, a large male. He dressed well, for a human, a jagged scar running over one eye. A momento from his mercenary days, he'd called it, though he was now reformed.
Kagome laughed and swatted his shoulder, demanding to be put down. Jaken piped up, yelling about indecency. All the while, Sesshoumaru fought not to let anything show. To not let the agony out. The jealousy. The consuming desire to act upon instinct and take what he ached for.
He couldn't stand it. Couldn't stand seeing the male's burly, meaty hands drag over her hips to settle at the base of her spine. Like they belonged there. Sesshoumaru coughed again, drawing away.
Kagome caught the action, turning to him. "Sesshoumaru?"
He hated the concern swimming in her gaze. It would be so much easier to despise her.
"I have lingered too long," he said quietly, trying to mask the rawness of his voice. "This one should be going."
Kagome nodded slowly, "do you want some honey to soothe your throat? It sounds a little-"
"No," he quietly snapped, starting to walk away. Confusion immediately curdled in her scent, and he regretted the lapse in control. Now she'd worry.
Foolishness.
"Lord Sesshoumaru!" Jaken hurriedly ran after him, following his Lord from the village. "Bah, those humans get more presumptuous every day. I don't blame you for leaving in such a hurry," he muttered, keeping up his tangent long after they'd met the treeline of Inuyasha's forest.
Sesshoumaru unexpectedly stopped, slamming claws into tree bark and causing it to splinter.
Jaken yelped, jumping and dropping his staff. "Mi-mi Lord?" bulbous eyes widened upon seeing him stoop over slightly, silver hair obscuring ashen features.
Sesshoumaru's shoulders shook, dry heaving sounds reaching Jaken's hearing. The retainer gasped, watching him cough, gasp and choke. Thick trails of dewy saliva pooled onto the ground. Rasping noises shuddered out from clenched teeth. Trembling claws reached inside his mouth, feeling something at the back of his throat. Grasping it, Sesshoumaru fought not to gag, coughing while removing the thing and looking at it with stinging eyes.
A Forget-me-not flower sat innocently between forefinger and thumb.
Both demons stared. Phlegm soaked petals rested at Sesshoumaru's feet. Jaken stood gravely silent for a while.
"Mi Lord…" he said thinly. "You have fallen prey to something very old…"
"You will not breathe a word about it to anyone," Sesshoumaru coughed, eyes stinging. He straightened and wiped his mouth, collecting himself. He threw the flower aside.
"But-"
"No one, Jaken," Sesshoumaru hissed, molten golden eyes burning. "Or I'll kill you."
Jaken yelped and quickly bowed several times, promising wholeheartedly not to interfere.
"I-I understand! However, if it's not too much trouble, perhaps you could hear out a suggestion?"
Sesshoumaru sneered and started walking again, his breathing slightly hoarse and rasping now, no longer quiet. His lips pressed together, trying to silence himself. It proved painful, and he quickly breathed through his mouth again.
Jaken tentatively continued; "your affliction is something ancient. I know little about it, but I do remember that it's possible to have it removed before it claims your life."
Sesshoumaru stopped, hands curling into fists. Claws scraped palms.
"That will not do, either," came his soft response.
"W-why ever not, milord?! This matter is potentially deadly to demons!"
Sesshoumaru stared ahead unseeingly. He knew of the affliction too. Had recognised what it was immediately. If he removed the flowering bud from within his chest, wiped away all evidence from her from his body, then he'd lose the very thing that had made him catch the illness in the first place.
His feelings for Kagome Higurashi.
"My reasons are my own," Sesshoumaru coughed behind his hand. "I will not die. Do not fuss over trivial matters, Jaken."
His retainer gaped, hurrying after him. Fierce worry painted his features. The infamous and deadly Hanahaki Curse could fell even the strongest of Daiyoukai.
---
It interfered with eating.
Sesshoumaru thankfully did not need to eat too often, but hunger inevitably gnawed its way into his gut. Transformed, he raced through the forest on all fours in a smaller version of his true form. Low-hanging branches lashed at his face. Forget-me-not flowers lodged in his throat conglomerated into a thick mass. They were practically a ball stuck at the back of his mouth. Sesshoumaru managed to ignore it just enough to track the scent of a deer- only to lose it and find a green pheasant within range.
Barely a snack, but it would do.
With a gurgling snarl, Sesshoumaru sprang at some bushes. Squawking with distress, the bird took flight- only to be caught in his jaws. Bringing sharp teeth down elicited a satisfying crunch. The taste of iron filled his parched mouth. Tilting his head back, Sesshoumaru had every intention of swallowing it whole. He'd done so before. The bird was small enough compared to his form. However, this quickly became impossible.
Red eyes widened. The flowers acted as a barrier, preventing food from travelling down his throat.
Spitting out the bird, Sesshoumaru tore into it. He tried again and again, breaking the kill into smaller pieces. He even tried drinking from the river to wash down the flowers. Nothing worked. No food could pass into his stomach.
With a low crooning noise that hissed out between his teeth, Sesshoumaru padded away from his uneaten kill with an agitated flick of his tail.
---
It affected his sleep next.
At his Stronghold in the Western lands, Sesshoumaru set aside his paperwork and retired to bed. Curling into a nest of furs, he stretched out long legs, sprawling on one side.
Only to feel a dull ache thrum from his ribs.
Wincing and setting a hand over the spot, Sesshoumaru frowned. He was unfamiliar with the sensation, however, Kagome had once whined and complained about 'pulling a muscle.' Perhaps the tight, clamping sensation echoed that pain. Deciding to roll over onto his opposite side- he abruptly burst into a coughing fit. The angle had upset his breathing, lungs protesting.
This vicious cycle continued long into the night. He tossed and turned, trying to get comfortable. Even laying still made him feel tense and pained. In the end, Sesshoumaru rose from his futon and began running.
Too tired to think, he transformed, relying on instinct to guide him. He whined softly; the ache spreading. He wheezed a little, breathing constrained despite being physically fit.
The inuyoukai sprinted to the outskirts of Kaede's village. Scenting the air, he caught a welcome fragrance on the breeze.
Mate.
Clearing the hillside with a single bound, Sesshoumaru shrank his form even further to that of a regular dog. Sniffing around the outside of a hut, fluffy ears perked. She was not home.
Where?
Following the invisible trail in the air, he padded around the village, passing by unseen by some villagers. Their lack of vigilance disgusted him. What lax security. Stopping at the Monk and Slayer's hut, he listened, hearing a soft humming from within. The sharp tang of blood, vomit, faeces and afterbirth caught his frayed attention.
The Slayer had been pregnant. From the sounds and smells of things, she had given birth and now slept while Kagome remained awake. He could pick up the faint fussing from a young babe.
Sesshoumaru stayed still, listening to the miko gently hum. Slowly, his body weakened, and the inuyoukai lay down outside the hut, resting a weary head atop large paws.
Something stirred from within, the rustle of covers. "Mn... are you alright? Want me to take over?"
"No, I'm fine," Kagome answered in a hushed tone. "He seems completely zonked out, little cutie-pie."
The Slayer paused, "your head. You said it was aching again earlier."
"Heh, Sango! You've just had another baby! Focus on yourself!" her lovely voice tinged with exasperation. "Really, everything is okay. It just hurts from time to time ever since that night with the boar youkai attack. It's no big deal."
"Prolonged headaches and amnesia does not fall under 'no big deal,' Kagome."
Laughing this off breezily, he could hear the shrug in her tone. "I just blank on a few things from the month prior to the attack. I'm sure it wasn't anything important."
Tired lids slid shut, and Sesshoumaru gained some sense of rest while imagining the woman within cradling a newborn pup instead of a gurgling infant. The two women talked some more, lulling him into a false sense of comfort even as his throat thrummed with continuous pain.
---
Breathing was a struggle.
Every inhale became a wheezing, quivering thing. Like crumpled paper that had been smoothed out and squashed too many times. Mucus constantly filled his mouth, senses clogged. His breathing ranged from laboured to a noisy, rasping thing.
He could no longer afford to visit the village. Sesshoumaru took to monitoring Rin from afar whenever he felt the need to check up on her. Needless to say, he avoided Kagome at all costs. The miko was an infamous busy body who would become a nightmare to deal with if she knew of his suffering.
Yes, that was the only reason.
However, on a random day he briefly let his guard down, the unthinkable happened.
Inuyasha found out.
If Sesshoumaru had comprised a list of all the beings he did NOT want to know about his affliction, Inuyasha would be right up there, along with his meddling mother.
Inuyasha stared, watching him with a complicated, horrified look on his gruff features. Shifting, Sesshoumaru stood from where he'd been knelt by a river.
Forget-me-nots floated downstream.
"... What the hell is wrong with you?" were the first words Inuyasha blurted out.
Sesshoumaru wiped his mouth, sneering. "I need not explain myself to you, whelp."
"Keh, if anything warrants a damn explanation, it's barfing up flowers."
He didn't need to hear anymore, turning with the intent to leave. No doubt the fool would talk nonsense, and he had no patience for such things with his current headache. His temples were pounding, throat parched.
"Why don't you just fucking tell her, you coward?"
That certainly caught his attention. Sesshoumaru halted. "What?" he croaked.
"Ya think I'm that ignorant, huh?" Inuyasha rolled his eyes, shoving both hands inside his sleeves. "I know."
"Know what, exactly," silken tones rasped. "You are but an ignorant pup. You were not raised within youkai circles, and so could not possibly understand."
"And whose fault is that?" shaking his head, Inuyasha huffed. "I dunno what crap you're yappin' on about, anyway. I'm talkin' about your secret relationship with Kagome that you had a couple of months ago."
Stiffening, Sesshoumaru felt his bones lock and throat inflame. He swallowed, wincing slightly. He flashed his teeth, "whatever you think you know, it is incorrect. A baseless assumption."
"Bullshit!"
Continuing to walk with every intention of escaping the pending conversation, he stopped dead the second Inuyasha opened his mouth; "I could smell you on her! But that all changed the second she hit her head. Did she forget you or something? You were happy to just abandon her after she stopped being useful for a good time?"
A deafening snarl upset his aching throat, ripping something inside. Blurring through the air impossibly fast, Sesshoumaru snatched up his sibling's throat and slammed him into a tree, causing the trunk to shudder.
"Silence," a blood-curdling rasp hissed out from clenched teeth like boiling steam. Crimson eyes glowed, claws itching to bury into the nuisance's windpipe.
Even while choking, Inuyasha managed to bark out a laugh, grasping a striped wrist. "You really do like her, huh? Never thought I'd see the day, bastard." White ears pulled back flat against his skull. "What's the deal? Just open your mouth and tell Kagome. Then I don't have to smell your pining ass all over the forest while you stalk her."
Burning embers were snuffed out. Sesshoumaru coughed, lifting a hand to his mouth. His shoulder thrummed, aching. "I cannot do that."
"Why not?"
"She does not remember," releasing him, the Daiyoukai stepped back. "The miko fell quite quickly for the male who rescued her that night. The fault lies with me that she sustained injury. If she is content with another, I cannot force her gaze to me."
It wasn't as though he hadn't tried. However, Kagome seemed happy with their relationship as friends. Guilt, stung pride and other such ugly emotions were all tied up with the incident.
Inuyasha blinked with disbelief, sizing him up. "When the fuck did you get so noble?" Sesshoumaru sneered, glancing away as his brother continued. "And anyway, what does that have to do with you coughing up flowers?"
Since he'd revealed more than intended as it was, Sesshoumaru felt no inclination to divulge extra information. He turned and this time; resolved not to stop walking. "Drop the subject, whelp."
"Maybe I'll tell Kagome about it."
Sesshoumaru did not falter, knowing the fool's game by now. "Do as you please," he dismissed in a wheezing, thin voice, stepping under the cool shade of weeping willow trees and leaving him behind.
---
He did not intend to revisit their old rendezvous point. Sesshoumaru had wanted to put it behind him, to let everything that had happened within the cave fade into obscurity.
The second he stepped foot within the mossy mouth of its opening, however, Kagome's lingering scent fanned over a striped cheek like a breathy exhale.
Long white lashes slid half shut. Hooded golden eyes became hazed. The memory of her salty, sweet taste wrapping around his tongue flooded his senses. Claws twitched, recalling the phantom sensation of full breasts falling into his palms as her back arched exquisitely. Her eyes had darkened into a lush, deep blue.
She'd been memorable, to say the least.
Walking further in, so that he stood fully submerged in their love-nest, Sesshoumaru basked in the illicit scents and breathy whispers he could remember caressing his hearing. It hadn't just been about sex. It never was with her.
Kagome had held his demonic hand without fear and stroked his cheek, murmuring ardently or giggling quietly. She told him things he hadn't thought he'd wanted to know before.
'You're nothing like your father' she'd said easily but with a conviction that made the ageless demon believe her. The notion should've been insulting. His sire had been unbeatable in strength, so of course he should wish to be like him.
Yet Sesshoumaru had never appreciated such compliments. He wished to be unique, bold, powerful, walking an entirely different path. Her words had been strangely welcome.
"And yet here I stand, Father," Sesshoumaru uttered to himself. In love with a mortal. Dying, because of a human woman of all things.
Just like you.
"Sesshoumaru?"
Golden eyes snapped wide open. A wave of elation, dread, guilt and longing washed over him. Every fibre of his being flared to life, muscles stiffening, heart racing. His lungs constricted.
Sesshoumaru swallowed a rasping breath, shifting to face the priestess.
Kagome crept closer, glancing around the cave curiously. "Was just in the forest to collect some things. I thought I sensed you close by. Looks like I was right. What are you doing in here?"
"Nothing," he said softly. His voice sounded fragile these days.
He could tell she was confused, radiating hurt. He hadn't visited in so long. No doubt she'd wondered why. The flowers buried within his windpipe felt heavier in her presence. He cleared his throat.
"Oh," Kagome scuffed a sandal over the dirt-covered floor. "Well... I'm glad I caught you-" she offered a tentative smile. "I've missed talking with you."
Sesshoumaru's insides screamed at him. The marks on his shoulder felt like blistering iron tongues being thrust into his flesh they wailed so loud.
Mate.
"I dunno what's kept you away," Kagome continued talking, making her way out of the cave. He followed, "but you haven't missed much. Rin is progressing nicely with her riding though. I'm not too shabby with that thin sword you gave me either, though Shinto says I need more practice."
That very sent icy needles piercing his skin. Stepping foot outside, Sesshoumaru couldn't stop the abrupt bite in his tone; "why are you here, miko?"
Kagome blinked and glanced at him over one shoulder. She then threaded her fingers behind her back, attention sliding away, voice unreadable.
"Shinto proposed to me."
Sesshoumaru stopped. A profound sense of loss rendered him breathless. He anticipated a coughing fit. Wheezing. Pain. But there was nothing, just him and Kagome standing alone in the silent woods. But she'd be beyond his reach for good soon.
He'd tried. He'd tried hard to forget, as she had. To push all the feelings and words right down from his throat into his chest. Maybe that was how the curse had started.
But he'd have kept the curse for good if it meant lingering in the 'almost' fantasy of them.
Now that illusion would shatter.
The very idea of her belonging to another felt like a wound somewhere inside him that he couldn't locate. The sensation of teeth on his shoulder thrummed, and he coughed, snuffing out the sound behind his hand.
"I didn't really know what to say," Kagome was muttering. "A part of me feels like it's too soon. I wanted to talk to you about it-"
"This one is needed elsewhere," he said in a clipped tone, turning on his heel.
He couldn't be her confidant anymore. Not about this.
"What?"
He began walking, trying to put distance between them. He should've known it wouldn't work as Kagome quickly caught up and planted herself firmly in his way, halting the demon.
"Okay, what is going on with you?" she demanded. "Is it the cough? Are you in so much pain that you can't talk to me?"
Sesshoumaru flashed his teeth in a faint sneer, throat protesting at the extended use of his vocal cords. "is it so unthinkable that for once, I may not have time for you, miko?"
"Yes," Kagome planted both hands on her hips. "Because this isn't an isolated thing. I've hardly seen you all month! And besides that, you're my friend, Sesshoumaru. Friends tell each other things. Remember how you talked about the court and how obnoxious General Kito was to deal with? Things like that. I need to talk to you about this- and clearly, you need to talk to someone about whatever's going on with you. I'm worried about you!"
His heart clenched, and Sesshoumaru bit back a hiss at the stab of pain it caused. Thin breathing rasped and rattled. He raised a hand, urging her aside via a gentle grasp on her shoulder to continue walking.
Kagome's grip was not so gentle as she latched onto his arm.
Frustration abruptly burst in his chest and Sesshoumaru snarled, whirling with the intent of spilling everything to her. Ruin their friendship. Burn everything they'd built and admit his failure to protect her-
-only to cough up a mouthful of blood onto her collarbone.
Kagome yelped in surprise, eyes wide. Touching the wet substance dazedly, horror paled her complexion. She looked up at him with palpable fear.
"S-Sesshoumaru?"
Humiliation stung white-hot and burning into his body. The visceral, blinding sensation of being exposed- of being seen- felt like too much. Too raw. As a demon unused to such things, his first instinct was to remove himself from the situation.
Sesshoumaru blurred away from her outstretched hands, putting the length of the clearing between them.
Kagome called his name again with alarm, asking him to wait, but he would not heed her call.
Taking to the skies, he flew fast and erratically, a wobbly figure. Coughing hard and feeling blood clog up his windpipe like mud, Sesshoumaru had no choice but to land not long after.
Within an overcast clearing upriver from Kagome, he steadied himself against a gnarled tree.
"Hah- hah-" he wheezed, doubling over and squeezing stinging eyes shut.
Something suddenly constricted tight around his lungs, around his very ribcage. Bones protested and ached. He gasped for breath, blood leaking from his open mouth to pool on the floor. Forget-me-nots mingled with it, petals stained red.
Jolting and snapping upright, Sesshoumaru arched his back, throwing back his head. A cry escaped him unlike any other. Loud, agonised and roaring in its ferocity tinged with pain.
Stems shot out from within his ribcage, tearing his chest asunder.
---
Her friends made noises of alarm at the sight of Kagome's bloodied clothes, but the miko ignored Sango and Miroku's questions, bypassing them in favour of finding and grabbing Jaken by the scruff of his robes.
"You're going to tell me in 10 words or less what the hell is going on with your lord," she demanded.
Jaken yelped and squinted, hanging from her hold. "Haven't the faintest idea of what you could be alluding to!" he sniffed.
Kagome snarled and bared her teeth, lifting him closer with a menacing expression and gesturing to the red substance marring her priestess robes. "This is HIS blood. He looked awful. Like- like he was dying, Jaken," her voice broke. "Please. I need to know what's happening. He won't tell me what's wrong and I'm scared."
Yellow eyes rounded wider, swallowing the imp's face. He appeared conflicted.
"Kagome!"
Releasing Jaken, Kagome shifted her attention to Inuyasha, who leapt towards her with alarm pinching his gruff features.
Dread dropped low in her stomach. That was never a good sign.
Distant snapping noises like wood being felled reached her ears. From behind the approaching Hanyou within the forest, large vines could be seen shifting and slithering over a portion of the trees.
"What is it?" Miroku gaped. "I sense a demonic aura, but it's distorted."
Kagome shuddered, feeling strange. She recognised that energy. Identified it as easy as breathing.
"Maybe a forest spirit has been disturbed?" Sango guessed, clutching her son a little more protectively.
"It ain't that," Inuyasha dropped from his jump, landing before them. He panted, white hair windswept. Of all people, his gaze landed upon the miko first. "It's Sesshoumaru."
----
Their way became blocked by a thick mass of vines crisscrossing through the forest. It created a wall, preventing any from entering.
"Lord Sesshoumaru must be further in," Miroku observed, leaning to inspect the leaves. "Beyond this 'barrier' I suppose you could call it."
"I wonder what could have happened," Kagome murmured, brows pulling together. "Sesshoumaru doesn't even have nature powers."
"Why on earth did you bring ME along for this?" a high pitched, nasally voice reached their ears. Sango and Inuyasha readily ignored it, while Kagome frowned down at the imp she held by the scruff of his robes.
"Because you're clearly hiding something, and until you come clean, I'm not letting you out of my sight."
His mouth thinned into a stubborn line, glancing away.
Kagome turned her attention back to the vines. Worry took root in her stomach. The memory of the Daiyoukai spitting up blood remained fresh in her mind, evidence of it staining her clothing and plastering it against her skin.
Handing Miroku their son, Sango went first. She swung Hiraikotsu with a seemingly effortless toss- the bone boomerang spiralling, cleaving trees in half but bouncing straight off the vine wall. It didn't so much as leave a dent.
Not wasting another moment, Inuyasha unsheathed Tetsusaiga. Everyone immediately gave him a wide berth, watching as he shook the sword out into a monstrous blade. He swung it back over one shoulder, feet planted far apart- delivering a swift blow downwards with a loud cry.
A burst of power shot out, heading straight for the vines. They made contact, and for a moment Kagome thought the consuming golden light might break through, only for it to fizzle out. The insurmountable wall remained intact.
Inuyasha tried again and again, using different techniques. None of them worked.
Nocking an arrow in her bow, Kagome took aim. Pale pink reiki split forth, coating the arrow while glowing ever more blinding until she set it free.
She held out hope as it shot through the vines, managing to burst through the dense foliage- which repaired itself almost immediately, covering up the hole.
"Nothing appears to be working," Miroku muttered, turning his friends. "Perhaps we should seek advice elsewhere first before trying to continue."
Her friend's voices faded into background noise as Kagome approached the vines. Frowning slightly, she stretched out her senses, using her aura to touch and brush against the barrier. It felt like him.
If that were the case, the wall was of Sesshoumaru's own making, whether he'd consciously chosen to hide away or not. Perhaps they were going about things the wrong way.
Thinking back to Maji and how carefully they'd run their linked hands down his neck, she raised a palm. Gradually easing closer, Kagome set it down gently onto the vines, stroking downwards.
Hearing outcries of alarm as the greenery parted, only for swirling stems to curl about her shoulders- Kagome quickly grabbed Jaken.
"It's okay, guys. Just find a way to follow me in later," she met their startled gazes. "I feel like I need to reach him quickly."
"Kagome, wait!"
Ignoring their protests, Kagome lept into the fray. She welcomed the green vines that wrapped around her, enclosing the miko and wailing kappa securely behind its wall.
---
Mercifully the winding tendrils of vines that moved as though infused with a will of their own allowed her freedom of movement. Kagome climbed through their moving, twisting stems, occasionally losing her footing and having to grasp hold of some.
"Again, I ask; WHY ARE YOU BRINGING ME ALONG WITH YOU?!" Jaken shrieked, clinging to her back and looking around fretfully.
"You know the answer to that. Tell me what you know about Sesshoumaru's situation and I'll let you go," Kagome hummed, shielding her eyes and looking up at sprawling branches above where sunlight streamed through. Maybe she could punt him over the treetops.
"I have sworn not to break my vow of silence on the matter!"
Grinding her teeth, Kagome stopped and reached over her shoulder, tearing him from her back to frown at him. "If your silence ends up hurting him, is it even worth it? Which means more to you; Sesshoumaru's trust or his life?"
Jaken clamped up, thinking about this for a moment. His eyes abruptly filled with tears, "fine! But you had best save me from his wrath once this is over."
Kagome grinned and patted him on the head, continuing to walk. "I promise."
He huffed, "Lord Sesshoumaru is suffering from a curse."
Blue eyes widened, and Kagome set Jaken over her shoulder like she would Shippo. He did not appreciate the gesture as the kit would while she minded swirling vines aside from their path and ducked through. "What kind of curse?"
"How much do you know about youkai mates, foolish mortal?"
At that, she tilted her head, noticing a blue flowering bud among the vines and gently touching it in passing. "Very little. I know they're like married couples. They, uh... make love and bite each other instead of having a wedding ceremony and stuff. That about sum it up?"
"Insolent girl!" Jaken griped, noticing the bud she touched opening up into a flower behind them. "It is far more than that! Their energies synchronise, aura's linking. However, it's quite imperative they both bite one another."
"Or else the mating is incomplete? What's so bad about that?"
"The partner that was bitten will consider them mated and suffer a one-sided attachment. This isn't so terrible if they have the bite mark healed and lose their troublesome feelings towards their mate," he continued with a self-important air. Kagome didn't mind it if it meant getting answers. "But... if they choose to linger in longing and are prevented from completing the mating, then their energies become distorted! Their youki takes on a life of its own as flowers."
"That's what these vines are," Kagome mused. She shifted, a strange, unsettled feeling churning in her gut. "You're implying someone bit Sesshoumaru? He'd never allow someone to do that if he didn't want it- let alone not reciprocate. Besides, if he could remove it, he'd have surely done so."
"I agree this situation is unprecedented! Unthinkable! Besides that, ANY partner resisting Lord Sesshoumaru's advances is unworthy of being his mate! AH-!"
Kagome jolted, feeling a weight lift from her back. Glancing over her shoulder, she gaped and strained to reach Jaken. Vines had wrapped tight around his mid-section, lifting him away.
"Hang on!" she shimmied her bow off her arm, quickly taking aim. Releasing the arrow, she watched as it hit the mark, sailing through a vine and breaking it in two. Jaken yelped, falling, only to be caught by another vine that continued dragging him back the way they'd come.
"J-just leave me!" he wailed. "Go save Lord Sesshoumaru!"
Kagome blinked, strangely touched. Nodding with conviction, she turned and hurriedly continued to make her way through the dense foliage.
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Her breath caught the second she caught sight of the flowers.
Forget-me-nots littered the area, becoming more frequent the further in she ventured. Soon she practically waded through a sea of blue petals. They hugged trees, peppering logs, the ground beneath her feet, even climbing above to hang from branches. The vast mass of familiar flowers eventually opened out into a huge clearing packed full of them.
And there, at the centre of it all, Kagome finally saw him.
Vines had burst his chest open, putting quivering lungs on full display. To her horror, she witnessed them expanding and deflating with each struggling, wheezing breath. His ribcage had been repurposed for a vase of flowers. Vibrant blue forget-me-nots poked out between his ribs, green stems tightly wrapped around his bones, constricting.
Sesshoumaru's body lay tilted back, face turned upwards to the sky. Glassy eyes were vacant, blood caking his chin. His armour and hankimono lay shattered and torn on the ground. Around him, the stems that had spilt forth from his gut propped up his lifeless form, clearly part of the mass of greenery that had hindered her approach. Kagome covered her mouth, hand shaking. Tears pricked her eyes. Blue veins visibly spread over his flesh, causing her to wonder if the stems had buried beneath his very skin.
This was not Sesshoumaru. It couldn't be.
Choking on nothing, Kagome hurried closer with a thin noise. Reaching his motionless form, her hands hovered uselessly over his decimated chest. She didn't know where to start. How could she even help him?
"Who did this to you?" her voice wobbled. Stinging eyes misted over, running over his body. He looked like a corpse that had been picked clean by crows. His moving lungs moving were the only indication he was even alive.
"Sesshoumaru- I don't know if you can hear me," Kagome tried, reaching out and touching his cheek. It shocked her skin, icy to the touch. "But please- let go of the person who caused this," she said, locating what she assumed was the mating mark upon his shoulder. "No one is worth dying over. You could start over with your mate. Ask them out- anything!" she shuddered, looking at the flowers poking out from his ribs.
"Just don't die! This isn't like you!" Kagome snapped, tears rolling hotly down her cheeks to slide free from her chin. "Fight this! Keep living. T-there's still so much I want to talk to you about."
The tears landed upon pretty blue petals.
Leaning against him slightly, Kagome sobbed. She wondered if she could just reach out and rip the awful things free from inside his chest.
Why Forget-me-nots, anyway? Why not another flower-
The mating mark halted her hand, fingers brushing the stems. It didn't look like an animal bite, nor did it belong to a demon.
Kagome's eyes slowly widened. She had a distinct tooth at the back of her mouth.
The tooth marks looked like a perfect mould of her teeth.
"Was it...me?" she breathed, glancing up at Sesshoumaru's features dazedly. "Those blank spots in my memory. Was I... with you?"
The puzzle pieces slotted into place perfectly. Kagome stared, feeling like a fool for having not noticed. She'd just thought, assumed- he would never look at her like that.
But if the miko cast her memory back and pictured Sesshoumaru's lovely features, his honeyed gaze resting upon her face, half-lidded, lips quirked, face soft and drinking her in- maybe he had been looking at her 'like that' the whole time.
Kagome shook her head, feeling frantic. She latched onto his shoulders.
"I-I'm so sorry. I'm sorry! I never meant for this to happen. Why didn't you bite me? Why didn't you TELL me, you stupid demon!" she snapped, cheeks reddening as a fresh wave of tears stung her eyes. "All that time we spent together goofing off and talking- and you were suffering in silence? You're so stupid, Sesshoumaru!"
His anguished face did not stir. Kagome mindlessly wiped away the dried blood from his chin with shaky fingers.
"There's no taking this back now," she said quietly, glancing at the bite mark. "So... I guess there's only one thing for it."
It sounded terrible, but Shinto was far from her mind as she lay a hand over her mating mark and began concentrating. When resolving to save someone, Kagome became bullheaded. Sesshoumaru was all she could see as her aura rose out from her body, seeping into his bloodstream via the bite marks.
"You need to wake up," she mumbled, using her free hand to adjust the parting of her white kosode. Sliding it off one shoulder to bare her flesh, Kagome remained heedless of the vines growing and curling around them. They seeped into her ebony hair, twining into the long locks like a lover's hands.
Kagome straddled the Daiyoukai, shuddering a little at being so close to his bare bones. She couldn't have sex with him, obviously, but she suspected it wasn't truly needed to complete the bond. Feeding her energy into his body, she bit her bottom lip. Sweat beaded on her brow.
She began to mumble and pray under her breath.
When her spiritual energy had spread through most his system, Kagome grit her teeth and hoped he'd forgive her. Laying one hand atop his rib-cage directly over his heart, she raised her voice.
"Wake up!"
A pulse of reiki shot out through her palm.
Sesshoumaru jerked beneath her. A ghastly, chocking noise escaped him. His head lolled to the side as he looked at her unseeingly, a trickle of blood welling from the corner of his pale mouth. Kagome quickly wrapped an arm around him, guiding his head to her shoulder.
"Bite down, Sesshoumaru," Kagome whispered fiercely into his ear.
Sharp canines brushed her skin, causing a shiver. Wet flecks of blood accompanied it as he coughed. Whimpering with desperation, the miko curled trembling fingers into silver hair. She pressed a kiss against his cheek.
"Please- I want this." She'd do anything to save him. Besides that, a small, buried part of her felt strangely at peace with the action and its meaning. "Bite down!"
A blood-curdling snarl vibrated out from his open chest. Fangs sank deep into her shoulder. At once, dark, dominating youki burst through her system like a shot of adrenaline. Kagome gasped, back arching. It turned her heart into a burning star. Sesshoumaru's presence filled her until she practically burst at the seams. She distantly understood why youkai had sex before biting each other, reeling from it. The orgasm probably softened the intensity. Completion was something the mind could fathom, a release, the pooling of cum inside her.
This felt overwhelming. He was everywhere. His energy burned and licked, igniting and soothing her body like burning whisky.
Kagome felt the pinpricks of fresh tears in her eyes, overcome with a hurricane of emotions she couldn't quite name. She could feel his weakness. His exhaustion. The part of him tethered to her became a lifeline between them, feeding him the energy he'd lost.
Sesshoumaru's mouth peeled back from her flesh. He panted, sinking back. Kagome caught him about the shoulders, cradling him close.
A wave of tiredness sent her sinking down against him, lashes falling shut as dizziness spun her vision.
The last thing she saw before surrendering to the lure of unconsciousness was a canopy of Forget-me-nots surrounding their weary bodies.
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Drowsy lids slowly cracked open- wincing at the setting sun's harsh orange light peeking out from between the trees. Golden eyes averted and Sesshoumaru stirred with a dusty rumble.
Something heavy lay over his bare chest. He lifted his head.
Kagome rested against his shoulder, dark hair spilling everywhere. Sesshoumaru stared, feeling he must be dreaming. They were laying within a clearing together, which looked clear, quiet and picturesque.
Squinting, he sat up, adjusting the woman against him. Kagome sank against his side, revealing a gaping hole in his flesh, exposing his rib-cage.
Ah, that's right.
The flowers. The vines spilling forth from his chest as blood asphyxiated him, making breathing impossible.
And Kagome...
The miko had come for him. Saved him.
Sesshoumaru ghosted stiff fingers over his mouth, dragging clawed nails down to the fresh bite mark branding his shoulder. He then shifted Kagome, running an aristocratic nose to similar marks adorning her shoulder- a tongue sliding out to drag over bloodied flesh. She tasted wonderful.
Kagome groaned and wrapped her arms around him tighter, burying her face in the juncture between his neck and shoulder.
Closing his eyes, Sesshoumaru held her close and revelled in the sensation. However, he soon picked up on the far off shimmer of his barrier enclosing them within their mini safe space. He could sense Inuyasha waiting outside, along with Jaken.
Deciding to lower it, Sesshoumaru rested his lips against the crown of Kagome's head before drawing himself up to stand unsteadily, lifting her into his arms.
When Inuyasha burst into the clearing, leaves scattering and clinging to his thick white hair, he brandished Tetsusaiga, only to lower it with a raised brow.
Sesshoumaru stood clad in his hakama pants, arching a regal brow in return. He approached the hanyou and passed Kagome over wordlessly, ignoring his noise of surprise at the sight of his ribcage.
"It is healing," the demon dismissed.
"Uh, alright," Inuyasha grunted, supporting Kagome. "Should I even ask what the hell happened?"
Sesshoumaru ignored him in favour of looking at the miko. His shoulder ached, and when he drew back his heel with the intention to leave- a fresh wave of discomfort elicited a wince.
Kagome stirred, blue eyes blinking open. She then drew a hand out towards him, "where are you going?"
"This one is..." he trailed off. "I must..."
"No, you don't," she murmured. Patting Inuyasha's shoulder to prompt him to set her down, Kagome flashed her friend a smile. "Thanks for coming for me, but I need to stay with this impossible guy to make sure he heals alright."
Inuyasha eyed the bite mark on her shoulder, nostrils flaring. "You sure?"
Kagome nodded firmly.
"What do ya want me to tell Shinto if he asks where ya are?"
Guilt passed over her face, and blue eyes flicked away, before finding him again. "Just say I'm visiting another village. I need to tell him the truth myself."
Relenting, Inuyasha stepped away, shooting Sesshoumaru a warning look before reluctantly leaving them be again, feeling like the wind had been thoroughly knocked out of his sails.
The Daiyoukai watched her, stunned.
"It's crazy you're even up and walking around in your condition," Kagome rubbed at her forehead, reaching out and seizing frozen fingers. "Come on, let's find a cave to take shelter in for the night."
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The demon lord stopped and slid unrelenting attention down to her once they reached the mouth of a cave. "What made you choose this place?"
"I dunno, it wasn't far away and it felt familiar," Kagome hummed, meeting his gaze. "Have we... used it before? In the past?"
Golden eyes cracked wider. "You remember?" he asked in a quiet, brittle tone.
She shook her head, "not at all. I just figured it out. Would've been nice if you'd told me," releasing his hand, she wandered inside, finding a bed of furs awaiting them further in, cracks of sunlight streaming in through holes in the rock ceiling. Her cheeks reddened a little, imagination running wild.
"You really scared me back there," she murmured, back turned to him. "I thought you were going to die."
"That is why you completed the mating," Sesshoumaru uttered. To save him, and for no other reason.
A part of him had hoped she'd remembered, but another had immediately recognised the sacrifice she'd made. Kagome was a selfless individual in the face of danger. If Inuyasha were dying, or any of her other friends, he wondered if she'd mate them if it meant saving their lives.
With a benevolence he did not truly feel, Sesshoumaru forced himself to prioritise her comfort. "If this is not something you wish for- there are ways of severing the bond."
"Stop," she grit out, whirling to face him. Flinty blue eyes took his breath away. "Stop lying all the time. I remember valuing your company and opinion because you were always so blunt with me. You never held back your opinions."
"I am not lying, there is a way to sever it."
"But that's not what you want! Damn it- you nearly died because you couldn't open your mouth! Just be honest for once and tell me how you're feeling, Sesshoumaru. What do YOU want?"
Energy lashed at the air, kicking up a breeze that caused dark hair to fly back. Hands closed over the back of her neck, cradling her skull. Lips were shoved against hers, smothering startled breath.
"You," Sesshoumaru breathed in a brief parting, kissing her fiercely again. His mouth slanted ardently over hers, the hint of a fang brushing her lips. "Is it not obvious I cannot abide anything but having you? Foolish woman, it is for your sake I held back. Once you submit, there is no escaping me."
Kagome gaped, unable to keep up with the sheer amount of heated kisses. Her hands settled over his arms, heat igniting her cheeks. She'd never received a kiss like it before and tentatively returned it. A small gasp and accompanying noise from him only confirmed to her how much he wanted it. She could feel the tension in his frame. He was holding back even now.
When he pulled away, she panted, thumb dragging over magenta cheek stripes. "Didn't that feel so much better than burying everything?" she teased weakly. "Even if I'd rejected you, surely that would've been better than regret- than nearly dying."
Sesshoumaru's gaze slid away. He then released a long sigh, clawed hands curling in her hair. "You seemed happy with the mercenary."
"Ex-mercenary," she corrected out of habit, leaning into his touch. "And I was. I like him. But..." Kagome looked at him. Really looked, and somehow it clicked that his face was the only one she wanted to wake up to in the mornings to follow. When had things gotten to that point? Had she wanted this while lazing on the riverbank with him so long ago? Things would've been so much more simple if she'd identified it sooner. If he'd said something.
How foolish they both were.
Stepping closer, she blushed and tilting her head back in order to ghost her lips over a firm jaw. "I like you more."
Power sparked her insides at the ensuing shudder he gave. "Mating entails more than 'liking' one another, miko. Can you deal with my extended company? Being mine?"
Kagome pretended to consider this. "For how long?"
His lips quirked. "Centuries. Possibly thousands of years."
"That's a long time," her eyes danced. "I guess I'm okay with that if you work on your communication skills."
He inclined his head gravely, dipping his nose into her hair and inhaling a lungful. It felt so good to have clear airways again.
"Sesshoumaru, there is something I want to ask you about; Why didn't you bite me? And what happened during that night I lost my memories?"
"I intended to, miko," he said with dark promise. Displeasure curled his lip. "You managed to bite me during climax. I do not think you understood the ramifications of it at the time. I would have reciprocated nonetheless. Unfortunately, my senses- brilliant as they are- sensed a disturbance in the forest. A herd of boar youkai were bolting towards your precious village."
He could scowl all he wanted about it, but Kagome knew of his attachment to Rin. No doubt they'd both wasted no further time in lovemaking and quickly made for the village.
"We fought them, tried to redirect them. You asked me to save a boy that had fallen during the village's impromptu evacuation. Naturally, I did so- but it meant leaving you alone."
Kagome winced. Her hand found the back of her head, remembering waking to a sizable bump and stitches. "They got me, huh?"
"One struck you down," Sesshoumaru uttered with a weary tone. "I did not know where you were, as we had become separated in the chaos. When I eventually found you... the mercenary was nursing your wounds."
"I remember," she said gently. A stab of sympathy clenched her heart. Stroking a hand down his bicep, she sighed. "That must've been awful, to lose me so soon after almost completing the mating. I didn't realise, didn't recall our relationship. I greeted you so casually and didn't get why you were lingering around in his hut."
"The fault is not yours," Sesshoumaru rested large hands possessively on her hips.
Kagome glanced at him, squinting. "Neither is it yours," she pressed her fingers to his lips when he opened his mouth. "Nope! Not yours. I wouldn't have wanted you to prioritise guarding me that night. If you had, that boy you saved might've lost his life. Besides, I can usually take care of myself. They caught me on a bad day."
The two fell into silence. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes, resting thin lips against the crown of her head while Kagome leaned carefully against him.
"I find it weird that we've had a whole conversation while you have a massive hole in your chest. At least I can't see your whole ribcage like before. Seems like the skin and muscle are repairing," she mumbled.
"It will heal quickly," he dismissed, palms gliding over her back.
Kagome made a soft noise, basking in his warmth. "It's also weird that this feels so natural to me," she lifted her head, catching his eye. "I might not remember us. Ever. So just... promise me you won't search for my past self in me. I've been through that before."
He swept her down into the furs, covering her form with his own. "Hn, we will live in the present."
Heat flushed her cheeks as she sank into the soft, comforting furs. Her heart fluttered, stomach jumping. "Thank you."
A silver curtain of hair blocked out their surroundings as Kagome pulled him closer, both mindful of his injury. She smiled, searching his gaze and slowly delivering a sweet kiss to his lips.
Sesshoumaru let out a long sigh of relief, their foreheads meeting.
"Hey, on the bright side..." Kagome gave him a cheeky grin. "I get to experience my 'first time' with you again."
Astonishment painted his features. A simmering, darkly satisfied look soon replaced it, transforming his face into something more raw and honest. Kagome accepted his anticipation, his hunger, not dissuading him from it. She endeavoured to encourage even more displays of emotion from him.
"You don't need to hold back," she murmured, accepting his searing kiss. "Tell me everything you've wanted to say to me since losing my memory. I don't mind."
Their energies twined once more, and the miko hooked her leg over his hip to anchor him against her without any seductive intentions. She merely wanted him close, and Sesshoumaru did not argue, burying closer to her the second he healed. Skin met skin, noses brushing.
In the hush that followed, Sesshoumaru took his lips to her ear and began talking.
End
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Sometimes It’s the Journey
a KōgKag birthday story for @magnoliajades
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Summary: When her (now ex-)boyfriend Bankotsu said he’d met someone else, and told Kagome to not move to Australia like she planned, a sensible person would have listened. Kagome, however, was not a sensible person. No. She moved. Without having an apartment to move into. To Sydney. Can her gorgeous wolf-demon Uber driver help? Well, Kōga is certainly going to try... if only to get her to stop crying.
Ohhhh my love @magnoliajades... your birthday has been one I have been waiting for with bated breath! Not only because you are amazing and kind and talented, but also because your multishipping heart meant I got to write you a KōgKag. Thank you so so much for being my friend and being in my life, and I hope you enjoy this sassy Kōga written just for you (and let’s be honest, also for me!) Happiest of birthdays dearest! 🎂
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The Fairy Princess and The Hanyou Prince
First things firsts, this story is my first muti-chapter fic, but as always, an inukag story. I’m still really knew at writing, so bear with me, haha. Inspired by so many people in the fandom, let me know what you think! I’m still writing this story, but I’ll be updating it pretty quickly.
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Chapter 1
Once upon a time, in a far away land, there resided four kingdoms, whom all lived in harmony with each other. The northern kingdom, King Toga, an incredibly powerful dog demon, and Queen Izayoi, an equally incredibly beautiful human, ruled with grace and fairness, along with their hanyou prince, Prince Inuyasha. The west, King Sesshomaru, King Toga’s first born, and his queen, Kagura, a powerful wind demon, ruled at a distance, but peaceful. To the south, King Koga an arrogant wolf demon, and Queen Ayame, a sassy, but strong wolf demon, ruled with laughter, promises and joy. The final kingdom, to the east, ruled King Suikotsu, a kind, strong fairy, and Queen Kikyo, a fairy as well, ruled with grace, beauty and love for all things, for they themselves were beings of the earth. In these kingdoms lived a variety of people, demons, humans, hanyous, even mythical creatures, such as gnomes, elves, fairies, unicorns, mermaids, even ghouls and trolls. Everyone lived in harmony and tranquility for hundred of years.
One spring evening, the kingdoms united together to celebrate the birth of the new princess, Princess Kagome. A huge celebration was in order, with treats, gifts, music and dancing and everyone throughout the land traveled to the eastern lands to rejoice in the new birth. They knew with happiness in their hearts, the peace would continue throughout the lands with the birth of this new child.
“Mama, there’s a baby.” Inuyasha pointed, looking up at his mother.
“Yes dear, that’s the new princess.” A woman with long, silky black hair told him.
“Why does she have wings?” He asked, tilting his head, his ears perking up straight, like the cute puppy he was.
Laughing softly, Queen Izayoi picked him up and spoke softly to him. “She is a fairy, baby. Fairies are wonderful, extravagant, beautiful creatures, who spread love, joy and happiness wherever they go. Fairies have wings when they are born and grown into them as they become big and strong, like a certain hanyou I know.” She spoke, nuzzling his cheek.
“Mamaaaaaa, stop.” Inuyasha laughed, pushing gently on her chest, trying to get away from the kisses. He wanted to go take closer look at the new princess. “Can I go say hi, please?”
“Let’s go together.” A baritone voice came from behind.
“Okay papa!” Izayoi let her son down to his feet and gracefully turned to her handsome husband, smiling softly, and took his outstretched arm. Together, the three of them approached the dais, where the new parents sat.
“King Toga, Queen Izayoi, we are overjoyed you could make it. My my, Prince Inuyasha, you have grown since we’ve last seen you.” King Suikotsu exclaimed, laughing loudly, standing to welcome the northern royalty.
“I’m two now!” Inuyasha said excitedly, holding up two small clawed fingers, jumping from foot to foot, in anticipation of the new princess.
“Well, you are growing strong everyday kind sir, did you want to say hi to the new princess?” He gestured to his left.
Suddenly shy, he nodded and turned to face his parents, unsure of what to do. Softly pushing him forward, Toga smiled softly for his pup. Inuyasha took a deep breath, stepping up towards the queen, whose large, blue wings glittered like the ocean in the sunshine. The queen knelt down, holding a soft bundle to her chest and smiled warmly, beckoning him forward with her manicured fingers. Inuyasha took another small step forward and looked down.
What he saw made him gasp in awe. There in her arms, was a smiling little baby girl with the bluest of eyes he had ever seen, gazing at him. They seem to match her mother’s wings in color and shimmered so brightly. Taking a sniff, he smiled softly. She smelled like wildflowers in a meadow and sunshine. Her small wings, gold and silver twirling throughout, shifted to open upon seeing him. The little girl laughed, reaching her small hands out, as if she were trying to reach his ears. Blushing a little, Inuyasha reached his hand out and Kagome grabbed onto his fingers and laughed a little more, her laugh like a tinkering of bells in the wintertime. “She smells pretty.” He whispered to himself, unaware of his father’s hearing, who just smiled upon hearing this.
“Her name is Kagome.” The fairy queen in red spoke to the young prince.
“Hi, Kagome, I’m Inuyasha.” Kagome squealed at his words and smiled at him once more, before yawning, bringing her fists towards her mouth. Laughing quietly, Queen Kikyo stood again, “She’s getting sleepy. Dear, let me put her down for a little bit, while you get the celebration going. The Southern Kingdom can’t be quite loud during celebrations.”
Agreeing with a chuckle, Suikotsu kissed his wife’s forehead and steered towards the door. Suikotsu then turned and announced the feast was about to begin, while Inuyasha skipped towards his parents with a grin on his face. As Kikyo walked Kagome to other room to lay her down, Inuyasha gripped on his mother’s pale blue skirt and couldn’t help but watch her leave and smile excitedly, knowing he had a new friend.
The kingdoms rejoiced for days for the new brith and all was well in the kingdom for a few months. Four fortnights had passed since the celebration and Kagome was beginning to grow into the beautiful child, with the most loving parents. Little did they know, an evil hanyou with a wicked plan would destroy everything. One warm summer evening, as Queen Kikyo put the child down to sleep in her bassinet, she heard some cries come from the meadow outside the castle. Rushing into the room, King Suikotsu shut the door quickly, turning towards his family with fear in his deep blue eyes.
“Naraku is here.”
“No!” Kikyo gasped. She knew he would come, had heard of the man who hunted creatures, but not this soon, not with Kagome so young. “What do we do?!” She cried, tears beginning to form along her lids.
“Pack a bag, we’ve got to run, the other kingdoms know what is happening. I sent a carrier to each kingdom a day ago to let them know Naraku was coming. I’ve told everyone to help evacuate the castle, get to the villages safely, try and travel to any of our neighboring kingdoms for safety. They will welcome them with open arms.” He explained, his voice wavering, reaching for a bag near the door.
Before Kikyo could reply, there was pounding and slamming against the large wooden door, followed by loud screaming. Kikyo picked up Kagome, who still sound asleep, curled into her mother’s arms. Knowing exactly what to do, she ran to her jewelry chest, a small black opaque box, and picked up three necklaces. Each with the symbol of the fairy kingdom. She infused her power to the first one and lifted it over her head, changing her appearance, removing her wings completely. She said a soft chant, the second pendant, a blue similar to the sky, began to glow and she wrapped it around her bundled up child. Kagome’s wings disappeared instantly, her aura changing to that of a human. Infusing the last, Kikyo turned towards her husband, just as the door burst open.
Naraku strolled through the doorway, sword in hand, with blood coating his chestnut coat, and before Suikotsu could take a step forward to defend his family, Naraku plunged the steel blade into his chest with a sinister grin on his face. Crimson eyes watched as the fairy king fell to the floor with shattered breaths, blood pooling around his wings and turned towards the queen with the small child in her arms blood coating the weapon. Dropping the third necklace quickly, Kikyo covered her daughter with both hands, closed her eyes and softly chanted a spell. Naraku took a step forward, raised his sword and slashed, catching Kikyo’s shoulder, slicing a wing in the process, just as she disappeared into twinkling dust. Enraged, Naraku, knelt down and grabbed at Suikotsu’s chin, snarling, “Where did she take her?”
“You’ll never find her.”
“You’ll die before seeing either of them again and your kingdom will be mine.”
“Go to hell.” Suikotsu sputtered, blood begin to spill from his mouth. Chuckling softly, Naraku used his sword to slice the king’s neck. The sword began to glow brightly, absorbing the fairy king’s power. Standing and calling to his men, he instructed them to dispose of the body. However, before his henchman took a step, the king’s body disappeared into gold dust, leaving only the large pool of deep red blood on the floor. Snarling softly, Naraku sheathed his sword turning to head out of the room. Catching his attention, he noticed the remaining necklace, glowing softly with Kikyo’s concealment charm, Naraku smiled and picked up, clutching it in his hands, knowing he would one day find the princess and make her his.
Kikyo stumbled through the trees, gasping for breath, blood covering her right arm. She tried to stop and use the leaves from the trees to stop her bleeding, to heal her, but she was fading fast. Taking another step forward, she looked up to the full moon and prayed for help, for her and her child. Breathing deeply, she pushed through the underbrush, trying to go north to King Toga’s kingdom, knowing he could protect her child. Tears streaming down her face, whether from the pain or the situation or her daughter’s future, she wasn’t quite sure, Kikyo sobbed, holing the still sleeping Kagome to her breast. Stop to catch her breath, Kikyo looked down to Kagome, looking like a normal human, no sparkle to her skin in the moonlight and kissed her on the forehead. “My little girl, one day you will be strongest and most beautiful fairy. You will be the answer. I love you.” Sighing and squaring her shoulders, Kikyo used the last of her energy to walk into a small meadow, near a stream, where she spotted a cottage along the water. Pushing herself even more, she stepped towards the doorway, when the reed mat swung open to reveal a woman around her age, wearing an eye patch, with a startled look across her features.
“Child, are you alright?” The women asked, taking a step towards the wounded mother.
“Please, help me. Take my child.”
“Child?” It was then, the woman in red hakama and a white kosode, looked down towards the bundle in her arms, noticing the blood dripping along the ground beside the queen. “Come inside. Let me help you.” She urgently requested.
“Please protect her. She is special, she will save our kingdom. This necklace will keep her hidden from harm. Her name is Kagome.” With that, Kikyo sank to her knees, Kaede catching her, to keep her from dropping Kagome and falling in the dirt herself. As Kaede took the sleeping child, she locked eyes with the queen, unbeknownst to her, that the queen was dying. As Kaede began to reach out towards Kikyo to help her stand, KIkyo gasped, holding her right shoulder, and fell, disappearing into twinkling dust as she passed.
Not knowing exactly what just happened, Kaede looked down to the sleeping babe, who had began to fuss, knowing she would protect this child at all costs and sensing a great power beneath the concealment charm. Standing and turning towards her little, but warm cottage, she looked up at the full moon and prayed for all the help in the world with this child.
Not too far away, in the northern kingdom, King Toga held his wife a little closer at his side, watching the eastern kingdom fall, with the rise of an evil ruler, knowing the time of peace had ended.
20 years have passed since that eventful night, but Kaede kept her promise to Kikyo in keeping the princess safe. Naraku began to become even more powerful, catching any creature he could, and absorbing their power with his sword. He became unforgiving, creating a ruthless reputation for beheading his servants. The southern wolf kingdom locked down their borders, not allowing anyone in or out without protection. Sesshomaru merely didn’t change anything, as if he didn’t care. Toga welcomed anyone who needed help with open arms, aiding his villages in support and creating a strong army in defense. Demons, mythical creatures, and humans feared Naraku, many fleeing the eastern kingdom and seeking protection among each of the kingdoms. Families were separated, lost to each other and the King and Queen of the eastern kingdom lost to its people. Many mythical creatures almost became extinct, many of the remaining hiding from the evil.
However, in a small cottage, at the border of the northern and eastern kingdoms, Kagome grew into a lovely young woman, with her powers growing exponentially everyday. She loved gardening, growing different kinds of flowers, herbs and vegetables. She loved the feeling of the soil in her fingers, learning new remedies and recipes from her mother, Mother Kaede as well as her neighbor, a friendly half-demon, Jineji helped her with her garden and always accompanied her on her walks to the neighboring villages. Her hair, a long, almost black, ran to her waist, curling slightly at the bottom and her eyes the bluest of blues, like the ocean. Her small waist almost always had a basket of flowers perched against it, and her smile never seem to left her face. The nearby villages praised her kindness and beauty, while fearing her temper on some occasions.
A bright spring morning, Kaede and Kagome were beginning their day with breakfast. “Child, I think today would be a good day to gather some flowers, while taking these herbs and remedies to the fox family down the road. Shippo’s mother just gave birth and needs a few things.”
“Okay Mother Kaede! I would love to see Shippo too, he loves my snack cakes that I make, almost as much as you do. There are a few left, may I take them with me?” Kagome asked brightly, giggling softly.
“Of course my dear. Please be careful, if you should need help, call for Jineji if you are near his home. DO you have your dagger?”
“Always! I can’t wait to see all the flowers in the fields, I wonder if the tulips have sprung yet….” Kagome began to talk to herself, as she packed her knapsack.
Laughing quietly, knowing just how much Kagome loved the wildflower field on a warm day, Kaede helped her with her cream cloak, buttoning it along her right shoulder. “Do you have your pendant? As well my child?”
“Yes Mother!” Kagome huffed, grabbing her basket with the herbs and began to step through the door. Breathing deeply, she smiled, knowing today would be a wonderful day.
Following the green path, she spent a good hour walking towards the fox hut Letting go of the pendant she was fingering around her neck, she stopped to hear voices inside, along with a laughing squeal. Jumping out front doorway, Shippo waved at Kagome and hurried towards her, with the biggest shit eating grin on his face “Kagome! Kagome! Can we go play in the wild flower fields today?”
Smiling even brighter than she was, eyes glimmering in the sunshine, Kagome laughed along.”Of course! I brought these for your mother from Mother Kaede. It’s for your brother and sisters too.” Sniffling at the package, Shippo jumped onto her shoulder as they headed inside the hut. “Now, what did you do? I know that smile.” Kagome asked, ticking Shippo’s rounding belly.
Not too far away, Prince Inuyasha, followed by his closest friends, began their hunt. It was near the end of the deer season and he wanted to catch one more for the dinner table tonight. He wanted to show his father how good he was at catching game and as they travel toward the thick forest, Inuyasha began to daydream as he rode his horse. Something about gold and silver wings and the smell of wildflowers. Hearing a slap against skin, he sighed, shaking his thoughts from his head, and turned, looking at his friends. “Serves you right Monk, you should know by now Sango will hit you every time.” He snickered at the couple.
“It’s the hand! I swear this thing is cursed.” Miroku responded, his left cheek sporting a bright pink hand print, raising his own hands in the air.
“No, you’re just a pervert!” The brunette beside him cried loudly, pulling the reins, slowing them to stop.
“Okay you two, hush, while we hunt for game. I smelt a steed not too far from here. Sango, close are we to the border?” Inuyasha turned toward the demon slayer, his companion being in charge of the maps.
“Not too far. There is a village a little ways that way, the one where the hanyou horse resides, who helps with herbs in this area. After that, you’ve reached the border.” Sango pointed, stating.
Nodding his head, Inuyasha began the dismount from his horse, grabbing his crossbow and arrows, his sword bouncing along his leather clad thigh. Stopping suddenly, his ear twitched and turned toward the wildflower meadow he knew was near here. He could hear soft giggling and a small child talking. Miroku and Sango climbed down from their horse, squabbling at each other again. Taking a step towards the sounds, he left his friends behind at the horses and followed the sounds. When he approached the edge of the meadow, he stopped in his tracks.
#inukag#inuyahsa#kagome#eventual smut#au#fairytale#aufairytale#mirsan#kogayame#sesskagu#inuyasha x kagome#inuyasha#firststory#inukag fluff#fluff#love#romance#kaede#new wip#my wip#inuyasha fanfiction
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I had seen romantic chermsity on star wars include kylo ren and Rey palaptine is more like Inuyasha and Kagome as better couple , I know you dislike reylo but Rin didn't have powers or battle with Sesshomaru
I don’t watch Star Wars so 🤷🏻♀️ I have absolutely no idea who or what you’re talking about there. I’m like the only person in my family that doesn’t care for Star Wars. I’ve always been more of a Star Trek and Doctor Who kinda gal.
That aside, InuKag are equal in terms of power, age, and mentality. Same with MirSan. [Redacted] is not. Rin was a child taken under the care of an adult man, and therefore the ship is wrong in so many ways- even if one “ages her up”.
Sesshomaru raised her, protected her, and made sure she knew how to fend for herself for when he’s not there, and constantly asks if she has behaved or “been good” while he away. All actions a parent- eastern and western alike- would do. Any “advances” would be up to HIM to reject, because as the adult he would know better.
And he DOES know better, as we have seen instances of him showing disgust towards predators and the like. A prime example of this would be via how savagely he killed Mukotsu, a man who tried to force himself on Kagome and tried to kill her when he did not get what he wanted.
Literally Lord Sesshomaru freaking stabs him with his poison claws, then proceeds to hunt him down just to give him “hope of escaping” before freaking finishing him off with tokijin while delivering a super sassy line, like Sesshomaru was so pissed off and it was beautiful.
A-Ahem! Anyway…
Sesshomaru also highly encourages autonomy, allowing people to do as they wished as long as it does not bother him or get in his way. This is seen clearly in the anime only episode with the monks, as he was going to leave Rin with the humans when she said she could survive on her own, and only saved her after she started calling out for his help. She is also obedient towards him, being a child that admires and travels with him.
Rin was his child, is his child, and will forever BE his child. Lord Sesshomaru is a proud tsundere father of two human kiddos, Kohaku and Rin, and that is the tea, folks.
Or… coffee. I dunno, whichever feels more “final” lol. The end. Story told. This post got really long, whoops. Sorry Anon.
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Inu-Mothership Spotlight Saturday:
October 29, 2022: Sesshōmaru's Mother!
Hi everyone! We here at @inu-mothership are so excited to bring you our next Spotlight Saturday!
It's time to look at stories that feature our favorite sassy daiyōkai mother. We call her by many different names, since she doesn't have one in canon, but we know that she is Sesshōmaru's mother 💜
We've already featured her in several of our Spotlight Saturdays, as part of our TogKimi and TogIzaKimi ship rec lists, but today we feature Sesshōmaru's mother in rare pair and gen/non-main-ship stories, giving her a chance to shine! For the purposes of consistency across our rec lists, we're going with the name InuKimi for Sesshōmaru's mother.
Like our other character rec lists, we're starting with the stories where InuKimi is paired as the primary/secondary ship first, and then we'll list the fics that are either gen or where another ship is the primary ship, but feature InuKimi prominently. We hope you enjoy these stories!
InuKimi Ship Fics
InuKimi/Kagura
Come Away with Me (T; complete) by AshMish111/@mrfeenysmustache, @mynightshining, @sereia1313, thetroll/@moon-ion
Sesshomaru has always desired Kagome.
He just never expected Kagura and his mother to play matchmaker.
Forget Me Not (M; complete) by @sereia1313
Some memories fade with time, lured away by a passing breeze. Others are so ingrained in our hearts that we cling to them with every fibre of our being. To the point where it’s all we remember.
The Selection Process (M; ongoing) by @sereia1313
Every century that Sesshoumaru isn't mated, the most powerful females compete for the position. However, it takes more than fighting to be the Lady of the West. It is a tedious affair, and one Sesshoumaru would rather avoid, but after being gifted with the services of a mysterious miko, he suddenly finds the events much more interesting.
Tails from the West (M; complete) by thetroll/@moon-ion
Pack is an altogether new concept, but it is one they are learning together.
This is a series of related one shots about the relationships of everyone involved as they learn, together, what it really means to be family.
To to to the Moon! (T; complete) by streamsofstoriesandcolour (Ao3)/@shade-without-color
Little drabbles I wrote for the AMA edition for dear Moon <3
InuKimi/Kikyō
Fawnie’s Mothership Stories: Chapter 2: InuKimi/Kikyō (E; ongoing) by @fawn-eyed-girl
Prompt: Kikyō/InuKimi; Modern AU, First Time
You’ll Do (T; complete) by @neutronstarchild
Inukimi thought that her son loved his mother enough to actually try to meet someone. Tōga’s second marriage is coming up and Sesshōmaru has not even tried to find a date. So InuKimi does what any mother who loves her son would do. She invites the nice-smelling girl who owns the tea shop she and her wife Kikyō frequent. After all, sometimes mothers do know best.
InuKimi/Izayoi
Hush (M; complete) by Empatheia (Ao3)
A shared memory is better than nothing.
The Palace in the Sky (E; complete) by LadyInukimi (Ao3)
She liked the way her voice quickened when she tasted a new sweet brought to her from beyond the sea. The way her smile deepened the faint lines at the corner of her lips, and the gentle charm of her voice whenever she spoke of her childhood, of the sea, of love.
Inukimi could even admit that she loved —yes, loved— the way her lips moved when sealed into a kiss, and how the soft touch of her hand could quicken her pulse the way a fight never had.
From wherever he was, Inukimi was sure Toga would be laughing at her.
Quiet Morning (T; complete) by MadHatterLilith (Ao3)
The moms of Inuyasha and Yashahime enjoy a quiet morning in bed.
InuKimi/Kirinmaru
Visitations (M; complete) by @unlockthelore
Now and again, Kirinmaru visited the western lands for diplomatic relations. Some would think he came for the lord, but as they say — ladies first.
InuKimi Gen/non-ship fics
Ashes Ashes (M; complete) by AshMish111 (Ao3)/@mrfeenysmustache
Life is fleeting; time slips through fingers like sand; the ripples from one event can take years to finally reach the shore.
She’d once had it all, and then it been yanked away. Lady Inu Kimi sits high above the world in her palace on the clouds, otherworldly and untouchable. But grief can find you anywhere.
Disguise (G; complete) by kaoruhana (Ao3)
Hatsumomo plans a surprise visit, and Kagome has to look absolutely perfect to meet her exacting standards.
The Lady Mother’s Smile (G; complete) by sesshanne (Ao3)
Young Sesshomaru notices his Mother never smiles and wonders why.
Mother Moon (T; ongoing) by AshMish111 (Ao3)/@mrfeenysmustache
He was left on her doorstep, orphaned on the night of his birth, and something inside her compelled her to keep him.
There would be gossip; there would be slander; there would be violence and attempts on her life and on his.
But the Lady of the Moon had decided: he was hers.
Promise to You (G; ongoing) by @elevenharbor
A story about cherished friendships, a mother's redemption, a father's undying love, and a forgotten promise made under a particular willow tree. Told in 100 words.
Serotonin (T; complete) by marsmagari (Ao3)/@kagkik
Sesshoumaru’s mother had been pushing for him to go to therapy for the past one hundred and fifty years.
In an effort to get her off his back, he’d agreed to give it a try.
Three’s a Crowd (G; complete) by @superpixie42
A mostly plotless ficlet musing and reflecting on Touga and Izayoi as a couple, told from Yoshiko (SessMom)'s perspective.
You’re (Not) the One That I Want (T; complete) by @fawn-eyed-girl and @nartistadigital
Inukimi doesn’t like her son Sesshōmaru’s girlfriend, Kagura. In fact, she doesn’t like any of Sesshōmaru’s girlfriends, ever. So when Sesshōmaru says he plans to ask Kagura to marry him, and he doesn’t need Inukimi’s approval, she decides to get a little revenge on him, with help from his half-brother, Inuyasha. And at Tōga and Izayoi’s annual New Year’s Eve party, she decides to put her plan into action.
Too bad that Tōga and Izayoi figure out Inukimi’s plan, and decide to concoct a scheme of their own, to teach both Inukimi and Inuyasha a lesson.
As the clock finally strikes midnight, will everyone finally end up with the person they truly want?
#inuyasha fanfiction#spotlight saturday#inu mothership spotlight saturday#oct 29 2022#inukimi#sesshomaru's mother
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Is Zero the Real Villian?
THIS. Many people, including me, have thought that Zero is the ultimate big bad of the series. Well, episode 17 might have just confirmed that. Zero literally tells Kirinmaru that HE was supposed to kill the girls FOR HER. Zero wants the half-demon princesses dead, probably because of her, and I paraphrase, “past humiliation from Toga.” We don’t know what that entails yet, but Zero bluntly tells Sesshomaru that she wants his whole family to suffer in absolute agony because of it (damn Zero what did Tōga do to you?)
What makes this whole scene even more interesting is Kirinmaru’s response. “Was I?” He is either being sassy or he is dismissing her, because it does not interest him. I mentioned in my episode 15 post that Kirinmaru seems dissasociated from everything going on, like he doesn’t really care. He doesn’t even further question why Sesshomaru didn’t outright kill InuYasha and Kagome, he just lets it go, and doesn’t persue Moroha, who also aligns with the prophecy as stated by Zero.
Zero is the one who repeatedly told her younger brother about the prophecy. In this scene in episode 15, Zero is the one who awakens Kirinmaru, and informs him of the birth of Towa and Setsuna, and the impending birth of Moroha. She gets detailed and reminds Kirinmaru about the prophecy, going so far to even explain what hanyos are to emphasize and heighten the urgency and give a reason for Kirinmaru to kill them. She instills fear in him, reminding him he laughed the prophecy off once, thinking it meaningless, but that it’s reality now. It’s very interesting to note that Zero challenges Kirinmaru by asking him wether he would let Sesshomaru’s honor fall into ruin and devastation. Why would she use that manipulation tactic? Wouldn’t saying the daughters are half demon, which would mean the possibility of his death, be enough to convince Kirinmaru? Why does Sesshomaru matter in that way to be used as a second reason to kill the girls?
My theory, and many other people’s theory, is that Zero is minipulating Kirinmaru to carry out her revenge on the Great Dog Demon’s family. If Kirinmaru is the only other demon equal in strength to Tōga, then it would make sense for Zero to use him to destroy the family, as he is the only one capable of possibly defeating Sesshomaru, and even InuYasha.
We know Kirinmaru’s reason for wanting to kill the girls is because they have the ability, according to the prophecy, to kill him. Now, that seems like something one would be very concerned about, right? Well, that is why Kirinmaru’s lack of aggression towards killing the girls is so weird. He sends off these four perils to get rid of them, but doesn’t even know some of them (wouldn’t you want to know the power your guys have so you know they have the capabilities to kill the people you want dead?) He seems so flippant about it. When he receives news each time a peril is killed thus far, he doesn’t seem very scared, or eager to send out a bigger threat to ensure the princesses’ deaths. In fact, he seems almost impressed and passive, even going so far as to compliment Sesshomaru’s daughters for their power.
In episode 5, the three girls ask Myoga why Kirinmaru wants to distort time and cause death and chaos. Myoga responds by saying that he doesn’t think Kirinmaru would ever do something like that. This is very strange considering TreeKyo seems so adamant that Kirinmaru wants to distort time and cause chaos. She says Kirinmaru and Sesshomaru walk the same bad path. So why does someone so knowledgeable about the Beast Kings, and who knows them personally, seem to think it not in their nature to do that? I always come back to that moment because it reaffirms the oddness of Kirinmaru’s lack of aggression. He was allies with Toga (they destroyed that meteor together) and though he did show disdain for half demons, he still doesn’t seem nearly as intense about it as Riku or Zero. Riku is the one threateningly going “loving a human never ends well. Not for the Great Dog Demon, and not for Sesshomaru.” As well as stating he wants to hurt the girls to get their pearls. And Zero was the one mocking Sesshomaru for having hanyo twins, and trying to kill them with the forest fire.
In episode 18 Kirinmaru will fight the girls, so what he says in those moments will be key to see how “villainous” he really is, or how much he was involved in the previous attempts to kill the girls. Riku said in episode 17 that Kirinmaru is connected to the dream butterflies, and some people have pointed out that Zero could have removed “dreams/memories” from Kirinmaru so that she could control/minipulate him easier. That would be one hell of a connection! It would explain a lot as well.
Note: This is a theory and a theory alone. I did not write this theory to say it’s true, I wrote it because it’s a theory about where the show might be going, not that it will. Also if you want to add something to the theory or want to comment your own in the comments please do!
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A little teaser to whet your appetite for @neutronstarchild‘s newest fanfic, which is being released on Tuesday March 9.
Belaying with the Red String of Fate
Kagome’s all set to climb El Capitan for the first time - what could possibly go wrong?
I loved sketching this sassy pair. And the large commissioned piece that I’ll post tomorrow is possibly one of my favourites.
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Mother Speculation Main Post:
This is just a main post that I wanted to put together of all of the information that we know and can formulate theories and speculations on.
① Rin is introduced in Ep. 1 in a kimono that resembles, both in pattern and color, her kimono from the series - when she was a child traveling with Sesshomaru.
② She is lumped in with “the kids” alongside Kohaku in Ep. 1.
③ Her feelings for Sesshomaru are described using the Japanese word 慕う (shitau), which is associated with familial love the most and expresses feelings of admiration, respect, honor, and even worship (feelings more closely connected to colleges at work, student-teacher dynamics, or kohai-senpai dynamics). Not romantic love.
④ Character design-wise, Rin doesn’t resemble the twins at all and most closely resembles a young Kagome:
➄ The twins more closely resemble either Kagura or Sango. Towa has red eyes like Kagura, Setsuna has wind abilities like Kagura, and Towa’s hairstyle when she was little resembles Kagura’s hairstyle rather than Rin’s. Eye shape-wise, the closest resemblance is to Sango.
⑥ Timeline-wise, Rin will be around 15 - 16 when the twins are conceived. More likely 15, since the Reiwa era started in May of 2019 and that was likely the year when the planning stages for this anime sequel/spin-off began. That is quite young.
⑦ This is an anime that plays during primetime hours. It isn’t a late night anime aimed at the otaku audience. It is a well known franchise series that is going to be aiming at kids and teens, alongside the adult fans of the original series. A relationship between Rin and Sesshomaru would be something you would find more in an anime aimed at the late night otaku crowd.
⑧ There are Japanese articles that play up/into the “Who is the mother!?” speculation. So it isn’t just reserved for the Western fans / Western media. If the answer was just “obviously Rin!” then there would be no need for this. You can find articles on this by searching something like 夜叉姫 母 誰, etc.
⑨ The mystery of the mother, or how it could be the mother, is part of the mystery of the show. If it was Rin, then there would be no real mystery behind that. It would also be a plot line that would allow for Sesshomaru to really grow and change (or, not as much if it ends up being someone else). Sesshomaru already cares for Rin as his ward. So the room for growth on his part just isn’t that much if the mother is Rin.
⑩ Kagura’s relationship dynamic with Sesshomaru was romantic to some level. There is already a groundwork / basis there.
⑪ There was an interview in the November Animage Magazine that released yesterday. Here is the information we got concerning the mother:
*The Mother is someone we already know
*Towa's personality is similar to her Mother while Setsuna's personality is similar to Sesshoumaru
*Towa and Setsuna relationship is similar to their parents' relationship
Source: Avalon Geek (it's a Brazillian Youtube Channel) - I got my information from the Inuyasha Reddit.
⑫ Using the information above, it being someone we already know leaves us with: Kagura, Sango, and Rin. But Towa’s personality being similar to the mother’s...that excludes Rin. In Episode 2, we see Towa starting fights, not following rules / not listening to her parental figures, and being a bit sassy/smack talking a bit. Rin doesn’t fit this personality type at all. She doesn’t fight/brawl, she was obedient to Sesshomaru, and she is always nice and polite. This personality can match Kagura or Sango though.
⑬ Sango has given birth to twins / she is shown having a history with twins. This doesn’t apply to Kagura or Rin.
⑭ Whenever there is a “Who’s the mother!?” marketing scheme, there is always a very obvious answer that turns out to be not true / a bait and switch. They did this with the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 12 comic and are probably doing that here too. Since the twins are half-demons that means the mother must be human, and since Kagura is “dead” and Sango is shown happily married, everyone just assumes that it must be Rin.
But, this is a series where a character dying doesn’t mean they will stay dead and Miroku’s original VA passed away. It’s often quite common for Japanese VAs to not be replaced if they have passed away, out of respect. Of course, sometimes it is a necessity, but given that Miroku’s original Japanese VA passed away and we saw him feeling a bit “useless” in Ep. 1, I think there is a possibility that they could have his character die sometime before the twins and Moroha are born. That is just speculation, but a possibility.
So, imo, the main contenders for mother are Kagura and Sango (this is the less likely of the two).
#hanyo no yashahime#Rin#Sesshomaru#Sango#Miroku#Kagura#Towa#Setsuna#Yashahime#long post#mother speculation
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