Chapter One
As soon as the sword passed through her mid section she knew he had given up on her. Love was broken and all that was left was the bitter remains. Lies had twisted their love until nothing but hurt and hate remained. Lightning lit up the darkened sky.
"Sesshomaru…" she gasped out, the pain of the sword that once protected her ripped through her skin overwhelming her. The taste of her metallic blood making itself known. The silver haired youkai just looked at her with disgust.
"Your pitiful existence doesn't even deserve to even whisper out my name." He spat at her. "You are here by banished from the western domain. If you are found in this area you will be killed on the spot with no remorse. Furthermore you are stripped of you title as the western general and we shall remove the mating mark you bear and you will be nothing. Do have any request or last things to say? "
He removed the sword and the woman gasped in pain. Her blood smeared the sword and Sesshomaru looked at it with disgust. He kicked her kneeling form to the mud as the rain poured down, ignoring her cry of pain.
"Sesshomaru. I have done no wrong." Said the woman as she held her midsection. She began to break, her tears and pain causing her body to shake. Her hands dug into the mud as she forced herself to sit up. "You know perfectly well that I would never kill your ward Rin! You know I would never hurt you in any way!"
"Bitch, you are lucky that she ran away and told Jaken. Your attempts on her life nearly were successful. You should die for you endeavor on Rin's life." He spat acidly. "She was so scared of you she had to beg for Jaken to tell me."
He grabbed her neck and retrieved a small dark vial from his sleeve and held her steadfast in the mud, pouring the dark contents of the vial that slid out like tar on her neck holding her fast as she began to writhe in pain. "This pain will never fade. You will never be a part of this Sesshomaru's perfect life."
The once beautiful crescent marks that displayed the mating mark were now twisted into her skin, disfiguring the smooth skin. But nothing was to compare to the pain that the beautiful woman felt.
Her heart felt as if iron bars were being constricted around her heart and the bars burned painfully, unable to catch her breath. The wretched potion was feeding through her system was searching for the essence that was uniquely Sesshomaru and herself. It scratched and clawed at her soul, ripping apart every nerve in body, leaving her raw and violated. Each pull away from him she began to lose the life she once knew.
When it was all done nothing but the pain remained. She closed her eyes and went back to a place in her head where no one could hurt her. Darkness overtaking her vision. Her body fell limp in his grasp and she stopped breathing. She was not dead but only her soul had left her body. Her soul had gone somewhere inside of Sesshomaru without him knowing. Her aura flickered and then disappeared. Sesshomaru released his grasp and walked away leaving the woman on the cold, harsh and unforgiving mud, the freezing rain hitting her body.
"I still love you. Yet she tore us apart as if it was nothing. I love you. My soul will always be yours along with my heart. Always." Her voice echoed through his head. The last connection of their mating becoming dim.
Sesshomaru heard her last attempt to reach him and he turned around and summoned his whip and slashed it across her chest.
"She would never lie to me unlike you traitor. I want nothing of yours you frigid whore. Your heart was never mine. Your intentions were made clear." He snarled. He summoned his jaki to return him back to the palace, the cloud lifting him up. He gave one last look the female as he took off.
Sesshomaru returned to his castle beyond livid. He slammed the doors of the castle open and he growled out a warning to his brother Inu-Yasha.
The young pup stood at the pillar waiting to talk to Sesshomaru. And for the first time the look of a young child was gone and pure devastation was on his face. He wiped his face as he felt tears slide down his face.
He had seen Sesshomaru throw Kagome out of the house, attempting to fight her but she wouldn't fight back. He had seen the Kagome's face warp to confusion and terror. He watched as his brothers claws carelessly rip into her skin, his eyes had flashed from the normally soft golden eyes to a blood-red. He watched as his brother flew into the sky, Kagome being lifted away by her hair, listening to her screech in pain.
"Sesshomaru…" the pup started but he couldn't say anything. His golden eyes clouded with pure devastation and a lone tear streaked down the twelve years old face. "Where is Kagome?"
"That traitor shall no longer live at the House of the Moon." Roared Sesshomaru. Inu-Yasha looked in fear for the first time watching as his brother began to tear the castle apart, throwing furniture and whatever he could get his claws on.
Rin came in with a bright smile on her face. The seventeen year old smiled at Inu-Yasha and patted him on the head. She bent down to his level and whispered into his ear and he shuddered.
"No one can have Sesshomaru but me." She whispered softly. Inu-Yasha's eyes widened in surprise and he pushed her away and backed up slowly.
Rin smirked at the obvious confusion in the child's face. She shook her head and made a face at Inu-Yasha.
"Did you lie?" choked out Inu-Yasha. Rin just chuckled and walked away.
Inu-Yasha ran out the door and into the forest and began to try to sniff out Kagome's scent, the rain washing away most of it. He ran for miles and miles, the weather relentless. Reaching the Eastern boarder he stopped. Ignoring the icy rain that pelted his skin, he ran to a clearing to where her scent was the strongest.
He was horrified to see Kagome's body soaked with her blood and she was starring vacantly at the dark sky, the rain washing her face of blood and mud, as if the last thing she wanted to do was stare at the starry sky. Her wish would not be granted tonight.
Her body, mangles and broken, propped up on a tree and it looked as if she had dragged herself to the base of the tree. The dark blood mixed with the rain water, the smell was unbearable, death approaching. The kimono was that held the meaning of regality was torn and muddied beyond recognition.
"Kagome-nii-chan?" he whispered in fear. He walked over and knelt by him. Kagome's dull blue eyes flashed and she slowly turned her head to him. Her eyes were full of torture and pure pain.
"Inu… I am so sorry you had to see all that." She managed to say. Her voice broke and tears began to fall. The rain began to slow as if the gods understood what was happening to the poor woman.
"Kagome-nii-chan. Rin was planning"
"Don't worry about it. She was planning this for a long time. She hated me because I had gotten the chance to love Sesshomaru." She said bitterly. She suddenly had a coughing attack and blood began to seep out of her mouth. Inu-Yasha cried and laid his down on her chest and cried fresh tears. "Do not cry for me. I deserve this."
"Iie!"
"No Inu. I did. If Sesshomaru could fall for that then we did not have anything at all. It was all a sham.:
"Kagome-nii-chan! Please I want you to be my sister and I want you to be there for me when I grow up and be stronger! I want you to love me as a brother and a protector!" Inu-Yasha cried. He clutched at her once white kimono now getting her hands dirtied with her blood and grime.
"Take this." She slowly went to the necklace that hung around her neck and tugged at it weakly. The chain snapped and Kagome presented it shakily to the silver Inu. "I want you to have it. Wear it proudly. It is the relic of the dark inu's."
The silver chain held a beautiful crystallized crescent moon. The rock was a startling blue color and it reflected off a beautiful blue light that was the color of her eyes.
"Remember this, always love and take chances. Because before you know it, it could be ripped away from you. Always trust your intended or mate. Tell Sesshomaru he will always be on my mind; he will always be my heart and my soul."
"I love him more than any one person could. And that I took a chance and I was happy with the love that I was given even if it was never reciprocated in the end. I could never wish for more."
He felt her hand embrace him and he leaned into the touch. He suddenly felt her heart rate slow down and he began to panic. He howled and howled. He prayed to god that someone would hear him and come and help.
He looked around and saw the trees rustle, fearing that he had delved too far into the eastern lands. An ookami youkai looked at the small inu youkai that covered the body of a female inu. The ookami had sea blue eyes and brown hair that was in a high ponytail.
The ookami looked in pity and he recognized the body as the former Western Lady, wondering how she gotten to his land in such a state. The younger Inu looked pleadingly at the ookami. The ookami sighed and motioned for the pup to move. The inu fell down to his knees bowing to him.
"Please take her and heal her! I'll do anything! Just please help her! Please!" begged Inu-Yasha. The ookami nodded and picked up the female and winced at the cuts and the laceration on her chest she had. He looked at her shoulder and his eyes at the marred mating mark. This female had to have been strong to survive that. Not only was it physically painful it was also a test mentally for a youkia. The ookami didn't know what the effects would be if this dark inu would truly be okay.
"I will take her and she shall stay in my custody. I don't need to tell ya that Sesshomaru-sama doesn't need to know about this right runt?" asked Kouga.
"Her name is Kagome, Kouga-sama." Inu-yasha said quietly. "Thank you." The ookami began to walk away and the last thing Inu-Yasha saw was Kagome's slender hand hanging lifelessly.
"Do not let Sesshomaru near her. He will only hurt her more. Please. When he learns the truth he will try and make it up to her."
"What did he do to her runt?" Kouga questioned.
"He was tricked by his ward Rin into thinking Kagome tried to kill her." stated Inu-Yasha.
"I'll do what I can. She will be taken care of."
Sesshomaru was tearing everything in his room up. He was tearing everything up that reminded him of the traitor. Rage made him see red as he slashed through the piles and piles of clothing and fabric.
He ripped open the doors of the wardrobe and ripped up all of Kagome's clothes. The expensive silk was nothing but ribbons. Her scent was driving him insane. It seemed to wrap around him, choking him with vanilla.
There was a knock on the door and Sesshomaru smelled the air and couldn't smell anything, his hackles raised. He went to the door and wrenched it open, ripping the door off its hinges. It was Rin.
"Why couldn't I smell you?" he asked. He tried to control his still lasting anger. He rubbed his temples and tried to calm his beast. Rin was still important to him. He loved her like a daughter and a friend. But lately there was something off about her.
"Because I wanted to make sure Kagome wasn't here." She said quietly. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed. "She scares me. I thought I was being the perfect daughter her."
"Release your scent." He ordered. His saw Rin's eyes shift nervously. Then he heard his younger brother run to his room.
"You are a real bastard Sesshomaru." The younger inu yelled. The scent of Kagome and her blood hung heavily to Inu-Yasha. "Kagome gave you her life, her love and her soul. And what do you do?! You throw it back in her face for you bitch of a ward."
He pointed towards Rin with a shaking finger Kagome's blood was all over his hand. "She tricked you and yet she still stands in front of you. She hides her scent so you don't smell the scent of pure deceit or the malice towards Kagome. Her hands are stained with Kagome's blood. Kagome loved you more than you can ever know."
"Inu-Yasha! I suggest you shut up! Your brother won't believe a word you say to him. If anything your hands are stained with her disgusting blood." Yelled Rin. She raised her hand to hit Inu-Yasha but it was grabbed by none other than Sesshomaru.
"Do not raise your hand to the next heir to the throne. Now I order you as lord of the Western lands, release your scent!" Sesshomaru barked out.
Rin shivered and did so reluctantly.