Fighter
AN: Ok, I just want to warn ya'll ahead of time, I didn't plan this story out very well... I'm not even sure whats gonna happen next. I just kind of sit down at my computer and type, and it usually comes to me. This time it wasn't easy, but I got it out. I know its short, but I hope ya'll like it. And now, on with the story:
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Kagome groaned and rolled over in her bed as the sun from the window assaulted her eyes. She threw a pillow in the direction of the person who had ripped the curtains open and mumbled something that sounded like, "Go the fuck away."
"Come now Kagome. You should be up already. Its ten o'clock, and we still have to go shopping for your dress this weekend," Tsuki smiled evilly and began beating Kagome with the pillow she had caught, "Wake up, Kagome. Get outta bed!! We've got a lot to do today and you're still lying in bed? Lazy bones."
Kagome growled at Tsuki, the inhuman sound out of place with her. A thought passed unbidden through Tsuki's mind, She shouldn't be able to make that sound. She's only human. But Tsuki shook it away when Kagome threw the covers back from her head and started getting out of the bed.
"Tsuki, I swear, if I ever get my hands on you I'll strangle you. I was sleeping very nicely, and I could have stayed that way."
The look on Kagome's face was one that could kill, but Tsuki had a hard time not laughing. Kagome must have been a person that rolled around in her sleep, because her clothes were out of place and her hair was disheveled and frizzy. She looked kind of like Medusa would on a bad hair day. Kagome noticed her snickering behind her hand and threw another pillow at her.
"Out! I need a shower, and I can't take one with you standing in here rushing me. I'll be ready when I'm ready." Kagome pushed the other woman out the bedroom door and closed it behind her. Mumbling under her breath, Kagome went into her bathroom to prepare for the day ahead.
On the other side of her bedroom door Tsuki stood shocked. No one had pushed her out of a room before. Suddenly she smiled. If anyone had walked by at that moment, they would have deduced that the demoness had gone insane. No, she wasn't insane, but she was plotting something. Something involving a certain Inuyoukai and another certain human. Yes, yes, this could be good... For both of them. Little did she know that it wouldn't be as hard as she originally thought.
After all you put me through
You'd think I'd despise you
But in the end I want to thank you
Because you made me that much stronger
When I, thought I knew you
Thinking, that you were true
I guess I, I couldn't trust
Called your bluff, time is up
Cause I've had enough
You were, there by my side
Always, down for the ride
But your, joy ride just came down in flames
Cause your greed sold me out of shame, mmhmm
Sesshoumaru sat at his desk in his library reading an email he had received earlier that morning. This creates a problem. I'll have to reschedule my dinner party for this...Ridiculous. Sesshoumaru sat at his desk for what seem like forever, contemplating what this newest bit of information meant. Naraku, you insufferable hanyou. Sesshoumaru was still mulling over the information when he heard a knock on the library door. Taking a quick test sniff, he determined that it was Tsuki on the other side of the door. He sighed inaudibly. What does she want now?
"Enter."
The door pushed open to reveal his elder sister, dressed up and looking ready to go out. She was wearing a black pair of Capri's that fit her just right, a dark blue button up blouse, and a pair of black flip flops.
"And where are you going, Tsuki?" He asked with a curious eyebrow raised.
"Me and Kagome are going to go dress shopping for your little 'party' this weekend." Tsuki sat in one of the chairs across from him, and slouched a little. She looked tired.
"That will not be necessary(sp)." He answered quickly.
"And why not?" She snapped back at him. She was looking forward to this day out.
"It will have to be postponed for a month. There are some things that must be taken care of this weekend, thus the problem presented by the party."
Tsuki nodded in understanding. There really wasn't any use in asking him what needed to be taken care of, because he wouldn't tell her anyways. She huffed and stood. "Fine, I'll tell Kagome that our shopping excursion will be put off for a little bit. I'm sure she won't mind. She didn't even want to get out of bed this morning." She turned to walk away but Sesshoumaru stopped her.
"Can you tell Kagome that I need to speak with her."
Tsuki paused, nodded her head and began to leave again, before pausing once more, "She's a great woman, Sesshoumaru. You will find that she is a lot stronger than you think."
With that Tsuki swept gracefully from the room and off to find Kagome. Sesshoumaru just stared after her, his face betraying nothing of what he was thinking. I wonder what exactly she meant by that... Hmm, interesting. Shaking off her words, Sesshoumaru continued to go over the correspondences from the various business partners, or artists that his company managed.
After all of the stealing and cheating
You probably think that I hold resentment for you
But, uh uh, oh no, you're wrong
Cause if it wasn't for all that you tried to do
I wanna know just how capable I am to pull through
So I wanna say thank you
Cause it makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter
Ohh, ohh, ohh, ohhhh, ohh-yeah ah uhhhuh
There was nothing of interest happening. Just some whiny spoiled artists. He sighed and stood. Walking over to the windows, he stared out of them. It is going to rain today. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. The rain always seemed to calm him and he was glad for it. His ears twitched slightly at the light footsteps that arrived at his door. Before the figure had a chance to knock he bid them enter.
The soft sent of sakura and vanilla hit his sensitive nose as the doors opened and revealed Kagome. He turned to her and quietly observed her as she turned and closed the door behind her. She was wearing a pair of blue jean short and a semi-tight fitting red tank top. His eyes ran over her in approval before he gestured for her to sit.
"Tsuki said you wanted to see me." She said politely, minding his sensitive hearing.
"Yes, the dinner party scheduled for this weekend will have to be postponed until next month. Tomorrow morning you'll need to call everyone who has RSVPed and let them know. I've found some more information on Naraku's where-abouts."
Kagome sat up straight, "Really?" She cringed slightly. She almost didn't want to know what that insufferable ass was doing. "What is it?"
"Naraku has been seen in Kyoto by the police and they are currently tracking him, but they are afraid that they are going to lose him again. He's already slipped out of their reach once and they don't want it to happen again."
Kagome's eyes widened significantly when she heard this news. She was scared. If he could slip out of their grasp once, he could definitely do it again. He would find her, and he would kill her.
Sesshoumaru sensed her fear, and moved to stand in front of her. He placed his hand on her shoulder and she jumped back in fear, whimpering. Sesshoumaru took her chin in his hands and forced her to look at him.
"Kagome," he said a bit forcefully and her eyes met his, "Do not fear. Naraku will never hurt you, your family, or your friends. Do you trust me?"
Kagome nodded and his grip tightened on her chin slightly.
"Then relax. This Sesshoumaru has everything under control."
He released her and returned to his seat behind his desk. Kagome sat in her chair taking a few deep breaths to calm herself. She smiled at Sesshoumaru.
"Thank you." She smiled again, "Umm... Sesshoumaru, I was wondering..."
"Yes?"
"Do you think, since I don't really have anything to do, I could maybe stay in here and read a little? I love books, and you seem to have a lot."
Sesshoumaru nodded at her, stunned, though he didn't show it. I had no idea she read books for the sake of reading. "One condition: Many of the books in this Sesshoumaru's library are very old. Many fragile. Be very careful to not rip any of the pages."
Kagome nodded, "No problem. I'll be extremely careful."
He nodded again, and she stood. She made her way to one of the many shelves in his library and scanned across the names, picking a few up and reading the backs, before setting them back down with a disinterested look on her face. She finally settled on a book on the history of Japan. She plunked down on one of the small sofas in his library, not far from where he sat, and began reading. Sesshoumaru noticed though, after about ten minutes, her mind was anywhere but on the book. There was a vacant look in her eyes as if she was reliving a memory in her mind. He just let her be. There wasn't any scent of fear or any desperation, so it wasn't something horrifying.
Never, saw it coming
All of, your backstabbing
Just so, you could cash in
On a good thing before I realized your game
I heard, you're going around
Playing the victim now
But don't, even begin
Feeling I'm the one to blame
Cause you dug your own grave
After all of the fights and the lies
Yes you wanted to harm me but that wont work anymore
Uh, no more, oh no, its over
Cause if it wasn't for all of your torture
I wouldn't know how to be this way now, and never back down
So I wanna say thank you
Kagome had begun to think about what could have possibly led Naraku to begin beating her. He was so nice when I first met him.
Flashback
Kagome tugged on the bottom of her dress suit jacket. It was a nice tan color and came with matching tan slacks. Her navy blue dress shirt mixed well with the color of the suit and she was wearing a pair of brown dress shoes as well. She stood before the doors of a large corporation, and was about to arrive for her interview. Oh, but she was nervous. This was her third interview this week and she had one more tomorrow. She hoped to have a job by the end of next week.
Taking a deep breath, Kagome made her way into the building and forward to the receptionist. After being pointed in the right direction, she got on the elevator and began the ride up the building.
45 minutes later she immerged from and office, shaking a lady's hand and thanking her for her time. She had a good feeling about this place as she made her way to the elevator. She pressed the button, the sole person waiting on the elevator to come. It dinged, and the elevator doors slid open to reveal a handsome, young man with curly black hair and deep crimson eyes. She remembered that a thought flew through her mind when she looked into his eyes He must be a hanyou. She smiled kindly at him and entered the elevator. She glanced at the panel and realized that he was going to the same place she was. The elevator doors shut and they began their trek down the building. About half way down, the elevator shuddered, groaned, and then stopped between floors. She glanced at the man next to her.
"What just happened?"
"I have no idea." He picked up the emergency phone and spoke to the lady on the other end. Hanging up, he turned to her, "The elevators are broken. They said it would take anywhere from thirty minutes to two hours to get them fixed and get us out of here."
She nodded, and tapped her chin contemplatively, "Well, since we're gonna be here for a while, I guess I'll introduce myself, I'm Kagome."
He looked at her outstretched hand and shook it, "I'm Naraku."
End Flashback
Cause it makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
Makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
It makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter
How could this man I thought I knew
Turn out to be unjust so cruel
Could only see the good in you
Pretended not to see the truth
You tried to hide your lies, disguise yourself
Through living in denial
But in the end you'll see
You-wont-stop-me
And that's how it had started. We were on that elevator for two hours and we talked the whole time. That was when he first showed interest in me, asking me to dinner. He had been a complete gentleman for the first two years they had dated. Even after she had moved into his house with him he'd not been cruel in any way. Until about a year ago. He had begun to hit her a year ago. He apologized for it for the first couple months, but then he began it in earnest. He would go out and drink, come home, insult her, and beat her. They never did anything sexual, but she figured that probably had something to do with the beatings. He had been pushing her to have sex with him for a while, and he finally snapped and beat her. He had told her that he loved her and that it should have been enough of a reason to do it. But she had known that he didn't really love her. And she hadn't really loved him either. Not really loved him. Now she was more determined than ever. She would live to spite him. And what happened to her, made her stronger. What doesn't kill you will only make you stronger. The thought ran through her mind. She'd heard one of her teachers say that when she was younger, although she couldn't remember who had originally said it.
She sighed and glanced at Sesshoumaru. Their eyes met, his pools of molten gold meeting her chocolate orbs. She smiled at him, but didn't break eye contact. After about five minutes her cheeks turned read and she looked away from him in mild embarrassment. He smirked inwardly. No one could win a staring contest with him. Official or not. Her eyes returned to her book and he studied her for a minute before returning to his paperwork. He had noticed the new determination in her eyes as she had originally made eye contact with him.
I am a fighter and I
I aint goin stop
There is no turning back
I've had enough
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Sesshoumaru approached the dark haired figure in front of him slowly. Tonight they were on a ship. It looked like a cruise ship, and she was standing at the railing at the front of the boat, with the wind blowing in her hair. He set his hands on her shoulders and ran them slowly down her arms and around her waist. His chin rested on her shoulder and he took a breath, content to just stand there with her in his arms.
"Hmm... Maru?" She mumbled, turning in his grasp.
Again, the only feature he cold make out on her face were her eyes. "Hai, Rashi?"
"Do you think that these dreams will ever stop?" She felt his arms tense under her hands, "Oh, No, I didn't mean it like that. I like meeting you here. I enjoy your company. What I meant is, do you think that they will stop after we find each other? If we decide we want to find each other?"
He relaxed and contemplated her question, "It is possible. Although, I do not know, but I believe it is a definite possibility."
She nodded against him. "I'm glad that you are here, Maru. I like being with you each night."
His arms tightened around her in response, and then loosened as he heard the light music drifting towards them. He backed away from her and held his hand out, his body bowing in respect. "May I have this dance, my lady?"
"Yes you may," she replied, taking his offered hand.
He led her out onto the deck and twirled her away from him and then back to him again. He led her through a simple waltz, and she learned quickly, following his lead. She smiled up at him. Tonight was different. They didn't usually do anything except talk, and tonight they were dancing. She liked this change; it was pleasant, and unexpected. He twirled her out away from him again and pulled her back swiftly.
He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Dawn approaches. I must leave you."
She nodded as he pulled back from her ear, only to place his lips against hers in a passionate kiss. His right hand twisted in a layer of her dress on her rear as he pulled her closer. Their tongues intertwined and she clung to him. His other hand was at the back of her head, his fingers in her hair. Just as he was about to deepen the kiss further it happened.
He sat up with a deep breath and he threw his head back and let loose a heart wrenching howl, just as he'd been doing for the past few months. He knew this woman was the one, but he didn't understand her hesitation. Some day she will be mine... Some day. And with that thought he rose and prepared for the day.
Cause it makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
Makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
It makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter
Cause it makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
Makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
It makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter
AN: Dude you guys, I am SOOOOOOOO sorry for the wait on this. I had a major case of writers block. My mom, who doesn't know hardly anything about Inuyasha, helped me with this chapter. Which is kinda unbelievable... Anyways, the next chapter shouldn't be as hard. I'll spend my nights, after I get off work, writing it, and hopefully it'll be up no later than next weekend. If it is later, you guys can flame me... I can take it. Oh and umm... I forgot what I was gonna say. Well, on with the review responses:
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