The betrayal
chapter 1
Night fell over the quiet village. Kagome had gone to her time to restock on supplies. Inuyasha sat uncomfortably in his corner in Kaede's hut. It had been five days and still no word from Kagome.
'Where the hell is she?' The annoyed hanyou thought to himself, 'it doesn't take this long to get supplies...'
"Inuyasha," asked Sango.
"What?" bit out Inuyasha
"Is something bothering you?" by this time Sango was used to Inuyasha's rudeness.
"Feh."
"You seemed troubled..."
"Well I'm not so shut-up already!"
"Fine." Sango laid back down and slowly drifted off to sleep.
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(The next morning)
Inuyasha sat in a tree overlooking the bone-eaters well. He was actually becoming quite worried and decided it best to go bring her back. He jumped from the tree he was perched on and into the well. He was greeted by a familiar blue light and relief flew over him. 'At least I know that the well didn't close.' he thought calmly. When the light disappeared he jumped out of the well and into Kagome's window, which was open. He landed quietly to find a sleeping Kagome tucked warm in her bed. He shook her awake.
"Kagome..." he said softly.
She swung her hand at him unconsciously.
"Wake up wench!" he shook her harder this time and she woke up.
"Inuyasha... what are you doing here?"
"I'm taking you back now hurry up."
"But..."
"NOW!" he pulled the blankets off her.
"Give me those!" she said rather angrly.
"Not 'til you get up."
"SIT BOY!" he hit the floor.
She stood up and pulled some clothes from her dresser grabbed up a towel and headed toward the bathroom.
"What was that for!"
"You made me mad."
"And where do you think your going?" asked a very irritated hanyou.
"I'm going to take a shower."
"Fine.. Hurry up!"
(25 minutes later)
Kagome comes out of the bathroom fully dressed and ready to go.
"Are you done yet?" asked Inuyasha in a slightly irritated tone.
"I just have to pack my bag and I'll be good to go."
"Feh"
Kagome packed her bag and said goodbye to her family as she headed out the door. With Inuyasha at her heels she quickly walked to the well and jumped in with him. They came to the other side of the well and he grabbed Kagome and jumped out only to almost be knocked back in as Shippo jumped into Kagome's arms.
"KAGOME," Shippo exclaimed in joy. "Your back!...did you get me any candy?"
"Yes Shippo, I'll give it to you when we get back to Kaede's." Kagome said.
The whole walk there Inuyasha was quiet. He seemed to have a troubled expression on his face, as if he were in deep thought. They all got back and Kagome gave Shippo his treat like she promised. Inuyasha suddenly spoke.
"I'm going for a walk." He said.
"If you wait about 2 minutes I'll come with you." said Kagome.
"NO! you all stay here... i need to go alone."
With that he walked out of the hut and into the forest. Kagome felt a strange yet familiar aura and looked outside. Sure enough there was one of Kikyo's soul collector's flying toward the forest that Inuyasha had gone into. She decided to follow it.
"Kagome, shouldn't you stay here like Inuyasha said to?" asked Miroku.
"No, I'm going for a little walk also." replied Kagome
She walked out of the hut and into the forest following the soul collector. Close to the middle of the forest she heard voices, Inuyasha's and Kikyo's voices.
"Inuyasha, why do you keep the girl around? Why don't you just kill her and get my soul back?" Kikyo asked.
"She is a jewel shard detector. We need her to find the rest of the jewel that is all my dear Kikyo. After we have the jewel I shall dispose of her." Inuyasha replied emotionlessly.
The words went though Kagome's heart like a knife. She had thought that he had feelings for her, when the entire time she was only a 'jewel shard detector'. She stepped back and broke a twig. Startled Inuyasha jumped at her and slashed her arm. Blood slowly dripped from the open wound. Inuyasha then saw it was Kagome.
"K-Kagome? What are you doing here?" asked a confused and sorrow-filled hanyou, seemingly comming back to earth. He felt light headed for some reason.
"Is that all I am to you? A jewel shard detector? I thought you had feelings for me!" she cried out.
Kagome felt a rain drop on her nose. She began to cry.
"Kagome..."
"SUTUP! SIT SIT SIT SIT!" again he hit the ground, digging himself into a deep crater.
She got up and ran. Ran as far as she could go faster than she had ever ran before. Inuyasha ran after her but soon lost her sent from the rain. He felt so sorry that he had hurt Kagome. She was more than a jewel shard detector to him, so, so much more. Soon Kagome got tired from running and the loose of blood. She had to find somewhere to hide and fast. It had to be well out of Inuyasha's smelling range though. She then spotted a cave not far from her and decided it would have to do. She walked in it and soon passed out.
Unknown to them a pair of dark eyes watched the seen with a bemused smile. 'Good work Kikyo...' thought the dark figure as it jumped away.
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(The next morning)
Sesshomaru was roaming his lands when he smelt a familiar sent. The sent of a young miko mixed with blood and tears. It was the same miko that he had been thinking about all morning. He could not get her out of his head. Yet there was no sent of his half brother anywhere near her. Sesshomaru decided to go see what was wrong with the young miko, she was after all in his lands. When he came across to the cave he found her body bloody and wet. Then he saw them. The claw marks that his half brother made. He growled at the thought. He picked the miko up and carried her back to his estate. Though he rarely ever visited it because of the bad memories he did in fact have a castle complete with staff. She had awoken about half way there.
Kagome saw silver hair and felt claws on the end of the hands that were carrying her. In her half-consious mind she registerd inuyasha and she became frightened.
"INUYASHA? SIT SI-"
Sesshomaru covered her mouth.
"Please, do not compare this Sesshomaru to my idiot half-breed brother."
Her eyes widened in realization and she felt and even greater fear rise inside of her at the thought of him holding her. "S-Sesshomaru! What are you doing!? I'm sorry... i thought you were-"
"I know what you thought." he said sensing the girls fear. He allowed his aura to envelope her trying to calm her. It worked.
Kagome relaxed somewhat, sleepiness trying to consume her again. She didn't feel threatened by Sesshomaru, she felt rather welcomed by him, so she did not try to put away from his grasp. In fact she snuggled into him, comforted by his presence. 'Now if Inuyasha tries to kill me I will have protection.' she thought rather happily. It actually caused her to blush lightly. She fell asleep like that.
Meanwhile
"Inuyasha, what did you do to her!" Sango demanded.
"She hasn't been home all night and her stuff is still here so she couldn't have gone back to her time." Miroku added.
"I didn't do anything! She followed me and saw me and Kikyo and that's all!" Inuyasha said his memory was cloudy. He honestly didn't know what happened with them..
"Can you even smell her anywhere near here?" asked Shippo.
"Ya, but she's pretty far off. She went deep into the western lands." replied Inuyasha.
Inuyasha's nose led them to a cave.
"Sesshomaru's been here." Inuyasha said growling, "He must have carried Kagome off or something." Inuyasha seemed sorrow filled again.
Sango glared at Inuyasha. "I hope she's okay, judging by these blood stains she must of gotten attacked by something."
"We should go to Sesshomaru. He may know where we can find Kagome." Miroku said.
"But how will we find him?" asked shippo.
"I know where he lives.... my mother took me there once as a child..." Inuyasha said slowly as he began walking, the others close behind.
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(Meanwhile with Kagome)
"Thank you so much Sesshomaru." said Kagome.
"Hush now and go to sleep. The mutt won't be able to get through the doors, my men will keep him from entering the castle." replied Sesshomaru.
With that Kagome drifted off into a peaceful slumber.
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