We own nothing to do with Inuyasha.

Hikaru is an OC.

This story is a co-creation between myself and Wren210.

Battle Scars Chapter 3: Lord Sess-shoe-murru

Hikaru skipped happily to the hut.

"Come on Momma! Let's go show our house to Lord Sess-uhhh." He stopped mid skip to look back at the two following behind him.

Kagome smiled.

"Lord Sesshomaru." She corrected him trying to hold in a laugh.

Hikaru looked at the said youkai.

"I'm sorry if I was being rude. Your name is alittle hard to say." He said with a major blush of embarresment.

Sesshomaru eyed the boy as him and the miko slowly caught up at a walking pace.

"It is quite alright. You will catch on." He said.

Hikaru nodded as he turned and continued to skip the rest of the way towards the hut.

If Sesshomaru was being honest with himself, The boy reminded him of his Rin.

Once inside and settled, Hikaru looked up at Sesshomaru who had just walked through the door following his mother.

"Hey, I have a question." He said.

Sesshomaru looked down at the boy. Even Kagome had turned to listen.

"What is it?" He asked.

Hikaru smiled up at him.

"Are you my papa?"

Sesshomaru's eyes widened as he nearly choked.

Kagome sweatdropped.

"Baby," Kagome said getting Hikaru's attention.

Kagome kneeled down as Hikaru faced his momma.

"Remember? Your papa died a long time ago." She said.

Hikaru looked at his momma with a sad face.

"Sorry Momma. I forgot. Sorry if I hurt you by asking." He said.

Kagome leaned forward and hugged her son.

"No Baby, you didn't. It's okay I promise." She said.

Hikaru hugged his momma.

Sesshomaru and Kagome made eye contact.

Sesshomaru knew in that moment by the look in her eyes how much pain Naraku had caused her.

His intent was to break her.

He didn't fully succeed.

Had the boy acted just like his father it just might have broken the miko.

Having the child look like Naraku was a slap in the face.

But by this point, it did not seem to phase her.

Kagome pulled back and cupped her son's cheek.

"Let's go out to the garden. I need to get some stuff for stew. Okay?" She said.

"Okay Momma."

Kagome stood and turned to walk out of the back of the hut.

Hikaru grabbed Sesshpmarus sleeve.

Sesshomaru looked down at the boy.

"Come on!" He said.

Kagome looked at her son with a stern look.

"Hikaru, let him do his thing. Come on." Kagome said extending her hand out to her son.

Hikaru grined as he ran forward to hold her hand. They went out back.

After everyone had ate, including Seshsomaru. Kagome and Hikaru sat in the main room in the floor. He had his head in her lap as she played with his long wavy black hair.

Sesshomaru stood outside. Looking up in the sky. He didn't want to bother miko while she got her son to sleep. She insisted that he stay. He didn't.

He stood just inside the barrier. He could see it. It was light blue.

He stepped forward to step out of it. It moved with him.

Did the miko have intentions of protecting him as well?

Sesshomaru scoffed.

Was the miko serious?

He, Lord Sesshomaru, did not need protection from a miko.

With that Sesshomaru turned and walked back to the hut and stood just outside the mat.

He was making sure the boy was asleep before he entered.

"Lord Sesshomaru, you can come in." She whispered just loud enough for him to hear.

He moved the mat as he looked at the boy.

He had his head in the miko's lap.

His forearm was over his eyes as the miko looked down at him. She looked happy as she went back to quitely humming and playing with his hair.

He stepped in and moved to sit on the floor of the other side of room.

"Sorry, I know it's not much." Kagome whispered.

"It is of no consequence."

Kagome sat there silently playing with his hair.

She looked back up at Sesshomaru as she stopped humming. He had his head back and eyes closed.

She knew he wasn't asleep.

"Lord Sesshomaru," She said.

He opened his eyes to look at her.

"What is it?"

Kagome looked back down at Hikaru and back to Sesshomaru.

"You followed him here. Did you not?"

"Hn."

"What did you think you would find?" She asked him.

"Last thing I would have assumed was to find you here." He paused.

"I knew it most likely was not that vile half breed. The child would have already been absorbed. Naraku was not so reckless."

"But to see you here and alive with that child, I was concerned as to the situation. The boy so far has proved to be genuine." He said.

Kagome nodded.

After ten minutes of just sitting there with Hikaru, Kagome started to nod off. Kagome woke right back up. It happened three times before Sesshomaru spoke.

"Miko," that caught her attention.

She looked at him

"Sleep. Both of you are safe. I will not harm either of you." He said.

Kagome nodded as she leaned her head back against the wall.

She dozed after she placed a barrier around herself and her son.

The next morning Kagome and Hikaru each packed a bag.

Sesshomaru stood outside the hut at the tree line. Where he was first discovered by Kagome.

Hikaru and Kagome had just walked out of the hut. As soon as Hikaru stepped out, he sprinted for Sesshomaru.

"Lord Sess-shoe-murru! I'm so excited! We get to go with you!" The boy said as he ran towards Sesshomaru.

Kagome jogged behind him to catch him.

Kagome lightly laughed as she approached.

"The trip up there would be good time for you to properly learn his name." Kaome said as she looked from Sesshomaru to Hikaru.

The boy blushed in embarresment.

He nodded. "Okay Momma."

With that, they were on there way to the Western castle.

Hikaru walked in between Sesshomaru and Kagome.

It would take a week to get there.