[AN: This is going to be an InuTaisho/Kagome fic. Don't like, don't read, don't flame.]
Disclaimer: I do not own "Inuyasha" or any of the characters therein. It is not my intention, deliberate or otherwise, to claim otherwise.
Thoughts in italics
To Love a Demon
Chapter 2 – So'unga Returns
The wind whipped Kagome's hair back from her face as Inuyasha ran. It had taken all of two seconds for the hanyou to kiss his very pregnant wife and swipe Kagome up before he was off at full speed, he was barely touching the ground at his feet in his rush to reach it. Though the dog demon's actual tomb lay in the black pearl of Inuyasha's eye, the shrine to his memory was still very much in this plain of existence.
"SESSHOMARU!" Evidently Inuyasha had decided to just scream for the Taiyoukai.
"SESSHOMARU! I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME, SO ANSWER ME DAMN IT!" Without slowing, Inuyasha dodged tree limbs through the forest bordering the Western Palace.
"Inuyasha, please! Slow down! I'm gonna fall!" Kagome clung to his back in an effort to keep from being dropped.
It wasn't long before the forbidden territory came into sight on the horizon, though Kagome had expected the journey to take quite a bit longer. 'Inuyasha must have really been pouring on the speed. I don't think I've ever seen him move this fast, not even for Naraku.'
Kagome slipped a bit lower on Iunyasha's back before the inevitable happened. She lost her grip, Inuyasha in mid-leap.
Kagome scrunched her eyes closed preparing for the impact. When said impact didn't occur, she blinked her eyes open to stare up at the Kami's gift to woman kind.
"Sesshomaru." Kagome's voice barely a whisper from the surprise of falling… straight into the arms of every girl's wet dream. Kagome shook her head and thanked the Kami's that Sesshomaru had stopped wearing his armor after the battle with Naraku. After all, not even the other lords were stupid enough to go up against the Taiyoukai when he wasn't in the mood. "Thanks for the help."
Golden eyes turned to the mortal girl in his arms. "Younglings should not be treated so carelessly, dear brother." Sesshomaru turned his eyes to Inuyasha. "You should know better Inuyasha, or will you treat your pup with the same disregard?"
Kagome would have laughed at the teasing glint in Sesshomaru's eye but for the unintended insult. Sesshomaru saw her as the girl-child that had faced him in his father's tomb, and he would always see her that way.
Rin had been regarded much the same way until two years ago on her fourteenth birthday. In the middle of her party, courtesy of Kagome and Sango, Sesshomaru had, of course, denied the yellow cake with rich butter cream frosting that Rin had offered him and called her girl in the process. Rin had stood, hands on hips and declared to one and all that this "girl" was going to be his mate two years from today and that he better get used to the idea of eating what she cooked or else. Sesshomaru had gotten wide eyes and to everyone's shock eaten the cake. Invitations for the ceremony Rin insisted on having had been sent out less than a week later.
"If this wasn't so important I'd kick your ass, Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha landed in front of them.
"And what is so important that you had to yell at my home from over a mile away?" Sesshomaru asked as he sat Kagome on her feet.
Inuyasha ears flicked back and forth for a moment to ensure that they were alone before staring straight into his elder brother's eyes. "When was the last time that you were in the forbidden territory?"
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed before flicking to Kagome. "You have learned something of importance."
Kagome nodded even though it had not been a question. "Yes." She handed her notebook to Sesshomaru letting him quickly read the passage that she had copied and the information that she had been able to gather on the Shrine of Four Souls. Kagome took a step back when Sesshomaru started to growl and his eyes bleed to crimson.
He let out a short bark that Inuyasha evidently understood because a second later Kagome found herself flung over a well muscled shoulder and literally flying over Sesshomaru's territory while Inuyasha trailed behind trying to keep up.
Though Sesshomaru's landing was infinitely more graceful than Inuyasha's, the growl in Sesshomaru's chest had increased to the point that, even with his arm banded around her legs to keep her steady, it was about to shake her from his shoulder.
"What the…" Kagome felt the pulse before Sesshomaru flung her away from him… a second before the Dragon Twister ripped into the place he had been standing. Kagome had one of those moments where everything seemed to slow down as she turned toward the burial mound of the great InuTaisho.
There, above a small shrine, was So'unga. The Sword of Hell. It's voice filled with malicious glee. "Welcome home, Kagome."
Inuyasha could only watch in horror as So'unga had streaked toward Kagome. Sesshomaru, having been thrown back by the Dragon Twister, knew he would not make it in time. In that moment, the sons of the InuTaisho sent a cry for help ringing silently to the heavens. A blur of light shot from Tensaiga meeting the blur of silver that shot from Inuyasha's eye, the colors intercepting So'unga as it reached Kagome.
Her scream pierced the air.
There, before the brothers, holding Kagome close, knelt Touga. The InuTaisho and miko run through by So'unga.
[AN: Gomen. I know that it's really, really late and kinda short but the flash drive I had it stored on got washed and wet flash drive equaled corrupted data. I'm gonna have to rewrite the entire story. weeps into coffee mug Oh well, maybe it's better this way. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. You guys are great. Hope you enjoy. Later.]
[AN2: I most humbly apologize for the misspelling of Rin's name. I was distracted while writing this and typed my niece's name instead. I'm very sorry. Thanks to ArghZombies for the Japanese review that pointed it out. That was beyond cool. Anyway, I'm really sorry. Should be fixed but let me know if it isn't. Thanks again. Later.]
