Nobility Never Dies by SimiGirl
Tearful Reunion
A/N: THIS IS A SEQUEL! While you probably won't be to lost if you just read this one, it is recommended that you read What is Nobility first! Thanks!
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BEEP BEEP, BEEP BEEP
“Sesshy, shut that thing off!” Kagome complained as she pulled her pillow over her head with a groan of protest.
BEEP BEEP, BEEP BEEP
“Sesshomaru!” Kagome threw the pillow off of her head and reached over to shake her Mate awake only to find an empty bed. What the-? She sat up, reaching across the bed to Sesshomaru’s side of the bed and hitting the button to turn off his alarm clock. She squinted in the darkness towards the master bathroom that was lit threw a crack in the door and she heard the sound of the shower.
She groaned softly, flopping back onto the bed, closing her eyes. Why did he get up and leave without shutting off his alarm clock first? He knew that she didn’t have to get up until 7:00, and she was not a morning person in general. She rolled over, drowning out the sound of her Mate showering in the next room and closed her eyes slightly, fighting back a yawn.
She had almost drifted back off to sleep when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She groaned, attempting to shrug it off, though it maintained the pressure and was now gently shaking her. “Geddoff,” she tried, shrugging her shoulder again before suddenly, aforementioned hand was pulling her blanket off of her. “Hey!” she complained as the cool air hit her bare legs. She reached down without opening her eyes to try and find her blanket but without avail.
She tossed the pillow off of her head once more and stared up at the half-naked form of her husband who only had a towel wrapped around his damp hips. She stared at him for a moment and arched a brow. “If you think you’re getting lucky after waking me up like that, you’ve got another thing coming, buster,” she stated simply, placing the back of her hand to her mouth as she yawned again.
“Come on, Kagome, you need to get up, don’t you remember what day it is?” he inquired, watching her carefully, though by her half-dazed look, it was clear that she had not remembered what day it was. “Today is the day your counterpart went into the well for the last time. Didn’t you want to go see your family today?”
Kagome remained still for a moment while realization took over her. “Oh! That’s right!” she exclaimed, placing a hand to her mouth as she shot straight up. “Crap, and we have to get the kids ready for school, go by the office and pick up that last report and…” she gasped, getting up to her feet, the overlarge t-shirt she was wearing barely covering her goods as she darted to the bathroom. “Ooh, Sesshomaru, when you’re dressed, go wake up Mika and Nira, won’t you?”
Ignoring the soft chuckle from her husband behind her as she went into the master bath and stripped off her shirt and proceeded to leap into the shower and turn on the water. A soft yelp at the cold water at first before it began to warm up as she lathered her hands with shampoo and went on to wash her hair. Her washcloth then coated with body wash and she cleaned herself thoroughly.
It was times like this when she did not miss the feudal era. Hot running water, shampoo, proper soap, tooth brush and tooth paste. Ah yes, the modern world was completely wonderful. It didn’t take her long to get clean and fix her hair before she moved into the bedroom to get dressed. There were pictures on the mantle in the bedroom she shared with her Mate that spanned so many years.
From painted portraits to black and white photographs, to modern day color pictures from a digital camera, they spanned their time together for the last few decades. She and Sesshomaru had been together for over five hundred years. Looking in the mirror, you’d hardly think that the young woman looking back at you was five-hundred and twenty-one years old, but she was! Honestly!
Kagome and Sesshomaru had twenty different children, most of them grown and moved away from home, several in America, some in Europe, others on the Continent of China. All that was left was little Mika and Nira. Mika, who would be 18 in July. And Nira? Little Nira was 7, and she was adopted, Kagome just had barely been able to bear it when Rin had died in the car accident 5 years ago. Shippo had mated her when he was 18 and they’d been together until that fateful day.
Shippo hadn’t survived her long; the bond between them had snapped something in Shippo. He had never quite been the same afterward. Sesshomaru said it was common in demon bonds, those who had been Marked did not long outlive the other until the heartache killed them. Nira had only been 2 when her father had died and left her an orphan. Kagome couldn’t let her go into foster care and so she and Sesshomaru had adopted their granddaughter as their own.
Kagome had been waiting patiently with her own family until the time when she could make herself known to her family. She’d watched them from afar for as long as they lived. She’d even seen her mother as an infant, and then a child growing up in the Higurashi shrine. She’d watched her ancestors discover the bone-eaters well and all of their history played before her eyes, but she couldn’t interfere. Until now.
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Pulling on a ring that held on it a powerful charm, she watched as her demonic features, the crescent moon, the strips on her cheeks, her fangs, her claws, her pointed ears, they all faded away to a human façade. She looked up as Sesshomaru entered and smiled up at him. His hair was shorter now, and while wearing his own charmed ring, he had black hair and brown eyes, just as InuYasha had when in human form.
She rose, wrapping her arms around Sesshomaru’s neck and smiled. “Are the children getting ready?” she asked softly, smiling slightly as she let her hand slide down his chest. He was wearing a simple button-down shirt with a suit jacket and a pair of blue jeans.
“Mika gave me a bit of trouble until I told him if he didn’t get up I was going to make him sleep outside tonight,” he stated, smirking slightly. His stoic expression had slowly faded over the years as it became less and less expected and required to maintain his position. Kagome couldn’t say that she missed it all that much.
Kagome tapped Sesshomaru’s chest and pulled away. “You should be nice to him, he’s still just a baby,” she stated, moving into the closet to pull out a light green jacket to pull over her own blouse and straightened out her skirt before sliding on her shoes. “Alright… let’s go, the kids need to get some breakfast.”
With that, she headed down the stairs to the kitchen and began to make some waffles for the two children, covering them with syrup in time for the two to trudge down the stairs in their school uniforms to sit at the table. She handed them both a glass of milk before leaning against the counter. “Hurry up and eat or you’re going to be late,” she stated as she moved to begin cleaning up the little mess that she’d made while cooking.
It didn’t take long for the two to eat their waffles and drink their milk before Sesshomaru ushered them out to the car. Climbing into the passenger seat, Kagome turned to look in the back seat. “You two have everything? Books? Homework?” She smiled as they both nodded to her before she gave Sesshomaru the okay to pull out of the driveway.
It didn’t take long to get to the elementary school, smiling as Nira got out, Kagome got out as well, straightening Nira’s coat and leaned down to kiss her cheek. “Alright, sweetheart, have a good day at school!” she exclaimed, ushering Nira off to her teacher who was standing outside to greet her students and make sure they got into the school safely. Waving to Mrs. Takinomi, Kagome got back into the car.
“Can I walk from here?” came a voice from the back and Kagome looked over at her son.
“What, don’t want to be embarrassed by your parents dropping you off?” Kagome asked, arching an eyebrow.
“Well I wouldn’t be embarrassed if you’d just give me back my car keys, then I could drive myself,” Mika retorted smartly.
Sesshomaru growled softly, eyeing Mika in the mirror. “Driving is a privilege, Mika, and when you abuse privileges, those privileges get taken away,” he stated simply. “You won’t learn responsibility if we just let you have whatever you wanted when you wanted it.”
“Come on, dad, it was one friggin’ ticket!” Mika protested.
“Mika. Stop it,” Kagome said sternly. “It was one ticket for driving 20 kilometers over the speed limit! You could have killed someone! You could have killed yourself!” She shook her head slightly. “Fine, you can walk to school from here, but don’t think that you’re just going to skip going to school today. Because just remember, your Uncle InuYasha will tell me if you don’t show up.”
With that Mika cursed under his breath and got out of the car and slung his bag over his shoulder and walked away. Kagome watched him go, thankful that InuYasha at least was able to keep an eye on Mika while he was at school. InuYasha had been made vice president of Mika’s high school about 5 years ago so that it would be safer for demons and hanyous to go to school with humans.
Mika couldn't believe how his parents were acting, like it was unusual for a teenager to speed. He debated not even really going to school, bu tthought better of it. His uncle would rat him out in a second. Didn't mean he had to be on time though... if only he had a car so he could get there faster.
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Sesshomaru looked over at Kagome as they began to pull away. “Are you ready for this, Kagome?” he asked softly, reaching over to gently take her hand and bring it to his lips.
Kagome smiled, taking a deep breath. “I’ve been waiting for this for five-hundred years, Sesshomaru, I am sure I’m ready,” she stated and he simply nodded and put the car into gear and drove towards the Higurashi shrine. Upon arrival, Kagome hesitated for only a moment before moving to the front door and raised her hand slowly to knock.
Nerves were eating up at her insides as she waited patiently for the door to open and she smiled brightly at her mom. She knew that while she hadn’t aged all that much, she did not look like the 18 year old that had left earlier that morning to go back to the feudal era, and it was obvious that her mother knew from the reaction on her face.
“Hey, Mom.” There were tears in Kagome’s eyes as she stepped forward. “I’ve missed you so much.”
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A/N: I told you I was working on a sequel! Okay, only the first chapter, but hey... I told you that I'd get it up. It'll be updated like What is Nobility, hopefully at least once a day, maybe more. Hope you enjoyed!