Hi there! How are you? I hope you're all good, because here is a new chapter for you! It's night now, so I can't really talk about the weather, except that the sky is pretty clear and we can actually see some stars... It's cool. Anway, LadyDiamond92, I hope you're feeling better from that terrible sickness and I'm happy that you liked the chapter! Here's another one :)
ON THE FIC!
They arrived the village soon after. Kagome was pacing around, like she always did when she was worried, but when she saw the bluenette, the priestess ran into her arms. Bo immediately hugged her back, and Dominic stepped aside, allowing the two her deserved space. After the two girls broke away, Inuyasha took Kagome in his arms and Bo walked to the group, grabbing Ippo in her arms. Looking around herself, she asked:
"Am I in trouble?"
"You are the trouble." Kagome told her, smirking.
"Uh, little princess is coming out of the shell? Never thought I'd see that."
"What do you mean? You broke it in the first place. And, if I remember correctly you didn't just broke it, you head-butted it."
"Not my fault that you were standing over me in that first day." Bo shrugged "What am I doing here, anyway?"
"Hello." Ayame spoke.
"Hey." Bo responded, immediately shielding herself.
"Hum, my name is Ayame. You're Bo, right?"
"Yes. Can't say if this is a pleasure or not." The azure haired girl said, crossing her arms.
"It merely depends on your opinion on what I'm gonna tell you. Dominic is my best friend. We know each other since a very long time ago. But I'm married, and expecting a child from that man" Ayame pointed to Kouga "And I couldn't be happier. There were never any romantic feelings between me and Dominic, and I can only tell you that, between the two of you, said thing does not happen. I'm sorry if I caused you pain, it was never my intention."
"I'm human. Dominic is a demon. That being said, would you approve our... Relationship?"
"All I care for it's his happiness. If he's happy with you, then that's all I can ask for." She said, smiling down to the girl.
"Thanks, Red." Bo nodded, and turned to Sango "Your brother was in the woods. I had the chance to meet him."
"Kohaku?" Sango called "Thank you, Bo."
"Sure."
"I'm not sure if this is the best time to state this, but why do you smell like Dominic?"
"Maybe because I was talking to him in the woods, and we were rather close to each other?" Bo tried.
"With that strength, I highly doubt that it was just a talk" the male wolf demon said, smirking. Bo blushed and huffed, declaring:
"Shut up, you mangy wolf."
A short chuckle was heard and they turned, watching Inuyasha trying to fight a smirk. Kouga immediately turned at him, the rivalry between the two never forgotten. Kouga bit back a remark and the two immediately started fighting, the yells of their companions doing nothing to calm the two fiery heads. Bo shook her head and patted Kagome on the shoulder, before walking away. Dominic moved to follow her but the girl shook her head and smiled; he got the message. She wanted to be alone.
She walked in the forest's direction, Ippo still in her arms. Waving back to whoever was watching, the girl proceeded to take the same path she already knew by heart. The way to 'Passion Paradise' was deeply engraved in her mind, and she followed her instincts. She explained Ippo where the two were going, and told him that she understood if he didn't want to come. But the kitsune quickly shook his head, and held on tighter to the girl's hoodie. Smiling down, Bo clutched him closer to her chest and kept walking. Arriving the tree, she raised an arm and a vine slowly grew down, wrapping around her arm and pulling the two up. Entering the tree body and sliding down the golden rail, Bo jumped when she reached the end of it. And looked around.
"Taylan!" she exclaimed, watching the demon running around like a dizzy cockroach.
"Bo!" he exclaimed, running to her "What are you doing here?"
"You told me I was always welcome here..." she said "And I was stopping by for a visit."
"You really chose a great time to stop by and visit..." he whispered, but Bo heard it.
"What do you mean? What happened?"
"Noth-" but when he saw the look in her eyes, he quickly reformulated "There has been some things going on. We were threatened and we're evacuating everyone."
"Is this the demon that has been attacking the villages?"
"It's not just a demon, Bo... I know who she is..."
.-ae-.
A soft sigh escaped her parted lips, before her gaze rose to meet his. Those deep eyes, his cold expression and his defined frown in his handsome face. Her fingers twisted with nervousness, but her gaze never left his. A gaze of a broken home, a broken life, laid in darkness, and brought to light by the same person. His eyes wandered around her face, trying to find an answer, but it never came. He saw nothing but nervousness, and he didn't understand why it was there. Sighing, he eventually got tired and barked out:
"What?!"
"I need to talk to you. For advice."
"I'm not Kagome." He told her.
"I know. But you're an expert in this matter, Inuyasha." She said, smiling.
"Fine." He said, sitting down under a tree, his eyes quickly finding his mate. "What?"
"I wanna know some things about your race." She said, sitting down next to him.
"What?"
"How can I know if a demon likes someone? As in… Love?"
"It's tricky." He told her "Since we are a passionate race that bases all their actions on instinct, it gets hard to distinguish if what we feel is friendship or actual love. Sometimes it takes an actual slap in the face to us to realize…"
"Did that happened to you?"
"Yeah. I knew Kagome was different from everyone, but I didn't know how bad I actually loved her. I realized how bad I actually loved when Kikyo died. I know it sounds awful, but it's the truth. It's like when you know you feel something, but you don't know what it is, you know?"
"Yeah, I know what that is like." She answered.
"Well, it was like that. But to most demons it's easy to know. Take what he cares for the most, and watch him fight to death to get it back." He told her, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Why?"
"We're possessive. Very. Sometimes all it takes is for us to see our mate talking to another male for us to want to rip him off limb by limb." He told her, shaking his head.
"Something happened, when I met up with Kohaku. Dominic started growling like a wild beast. Is that rage the one you're talking about?"
"Yeah. It's deep and takes over us. And it's not easy to control."
"Are you saying that I have to be kidnapped to see if Dominic really likes me or not?"
"I think that's a little extreme, Bo." He said, shaking his head "But sure, that's a solution."
"Thanks, Inuyasha…" she said, smiling "It's hard… This whole thing with Dominic. I just can't get over this whole… Lack of communication between us."
"He doesn't need words. I know I'm the last person that should say this, but I see it. You don't need to be kidnapped to see what he feels for you. Bo, it's deep. Okay? His feelings for you are deep. I can assure you that much. Okay?"
"I believe you. But I need more, Inuyasha… I'm sorry."
"Don't be. It's frustrating to be in love with someone so complicated. I know, trust me."
"Kagome isn't complicated…" Bo frowned.
"She is. In her own way, she is. I've never had friends before, Bo. And she's a priestess, and demons and priestesses are natural enemies. Her giving her hand out for me messed with my head. Hell, seeing her, with my mark, as my wife, it still messes with my head. Don't ask me why or how, but I find impossible that such a perfect person as her can love me."
"I find amazing how you can downgrade yourself to that." She told him "You're an amazing person, Inuyasha. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You sacrificed yourself over a girl that you didn't even know. You could have went after the Jewel all by yourself, but you chose to help her. That is something incredible. Trust me."
"Thank you." He said, smiling "She's someone I've been looking for since a long time ago."
"I bet." She said, standing up "Now go. Your mate misses you."
"Okay."
Bo left Inuyasha's side and started walking in the forest's direction. She had promised Taylan to help him when she was done with Inuyasha. The demon was having a hard time controlling everything and Bo had promised to help him, but once she was done talking to Inuyasha. So she walked, hearing the soft sounds of the forest. Growing tired, she started snapping her fingers, quickly creating a beat with the sound of her fingers and the sound of her footsteps. Opening her mouth, she started singing.
I'm gonna love ya
Until you hate me
And I'm gonna show ya
What's really crazy
You should've known better
Than to mess with me, honey
I'm gonna love ya, I'm gonna love ya
Gonna love ya, gonna love ya
Like a black widow, baby
"You have a beautiful voice." A voice made her snap out of her dazed mind. Turning around, the last thing she saw was a dark furry cape and a bright light, before she fell unconscious.
.-ae-.
Taylan walked slowly, his nose sniffing the air. He was looking for a specific scent, but what he was receiving was a rather faint version of it. She had told him that she would come back, right after he told her the truth about the demon they were facing, and she was yet to return. He continued to pace around in the forest, in the hope of finding her, when he found himself in a clearing where her scent was the strongest. Looking around he saw nothing but trees. And the necklace she usually wore around her neck, wrapping a scroll. Carefully unfolding it and placing the necklace in his pocket, he read it quickly.
"Damn it." He swore, and ran to the village.
.-ae-.
"WHAT?!"
"I'm so sorry, Kagome. I wish that I could have done something to stop this awful incident…" Taylan said, his hands in tight fists.
"Well, there's nothing you can do now, is there?!" Kagome shouted, pissed off. She was holding Bo's choker. Taylan had given it to her as proof that Bo was missing.
"It's not my fault, Kagome! Don't yell at me!" he said, cringing.
"She was heading your way, Taylan! The least you could do, with all of your gentleman manners, was to have someone to accompany her! Or you didn't even think about that?!"
"My people is under threat, Kagome. Everyone was guarding the fortress. And I was leading. I'm so sorry." He begged.
"Oh, you will be, trust me! As soon as I find her, trust me that you will be sorry!" Kagome yelled. By now, the commotion between the two caused the attention to fall on them, and everyone went to Kagome's side.
"Kagome, what's going on?" Inuyasha asked, placing his hands on her shoulders.
"I said I was sorry, didn't I?! And besides, how should I know that she was going to attack her?! I might be a prince, but I'm not a psychic!"
"Oh, shut up! You better pray for Dominic never finds about this." She threatened.
"Kagome! What's going on?!" Miroku asked.
"This asshole…! Bo was on her way to help Taylan secure his fortress. It's in the forest. And… The demon we've been chasing got her hands on her."
"What do you mean?" Sango asked.
"The demon kidnapped Bo. And Taylan didn't send his bodyguards to protect her like he said he would." Kagome explained.
A loud roar was heard and the only thing they saw was a black blur. Out of the sudden, Taylan was letting out a scream of pain and he was dangling six feet above ground. And the one grabbing onto his throat like his life depending on it was Dominic. Inuyasha went for him, and took a good hold on his arm, and eyed him warningly. But the full demon decided to ignore him, and threw Taylan away, and got ready to charge at him once more. Taking a quick decision, Inuyasha pulled his arm back and punched Dominic hard, making the demon fall on the ground.
"Dominic, stop‼ I know you are pissed, but this is not the way you'll get her back!" Inuyasha told him, rolling up his sleeves "God damn it, I know you love her, but this isn't the way you gonna get her back! He's the only source of information we have, and you're gonna kill him?! I'll let him on your mercy when we find her. Other than that, stay away."
The demon growled and looked away, standing up and cracking his knuckles. Watching his withdrawal, Inuyasha turned to Taylan and asked "Where did she take Bo to?"
"She left this… In the place where she took Bo…" he said, giving Inuyasha a small scroll.
Kagome took it and read it out loud "In the other side of the mirror lays the truth of us. I'm nothing but the truthful form of myself, laying in the reflection of me. Come to find me, but you never will. The passage is granted to those truthful to their reflections."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Inuyasha asked.
"I don't have time for riddles." Kagome said, turning to Taylan "Where is she?!"
"The riddle doesn't tell you where the place is…"he explained "It tells you how to get in. The place is easy to find, getting in is the hardest. She's in Aokigahara."
"The Suicide forest?" Kagome asked. "Are you kidding me?"
"No. I can get you there in a flash, but you need to get inside on your own." He said, standing up.
"Deal." Sango said "I'm gonna tell Kaede to keep an eye on the kids while we go."
"No!" Inuyasha refused "I am not risking you two! You have a family, three kids you need to take care of! There's no way I'm letting you two come with us."
"Inuyasha, this demon attacked my wife as well. I would like to have a conversation with her as well."
"Inuyasha, let them. Just like old times." Kagome said. Turning to Taylan, she said "Let's go."
Taylan took a hold on everyone and closed his eyes. When he opened them, they were no longer in the village. They were in a dense forest, with tree roots and vegetation everywhere, with no visible natural path. Kagome looked around and saw nothing. Nothing that could be denoted as living being, and that scared her. Inuyasha immediately pulled out his Tessaiga, and got into a fighting stand. Taylan looked around and pointed in front, to an arch-like natural structure, and said:
"That's the passage. I can't stay here anymore. She's kicking me out. I'm sorry, but the rest is up to you."
"Pussy." Inuyasha said, watching him disappear. They walked to the structure and Kagome read the scroll once more. Once she was done, Sango asked:
"What can that mean?"
"'The passage is granted to those truthful to their reflections?' 'I'm nothing but the truthful form of myself, laying in the reflection of me'? What the hell is this?" Inuyasha asked.
"What you get is what you see…" Kagome whispered.
"What did you say?" Sango asked.
"It's a saying. It means, what's beneath me, my personality, can be seeing in the way I look. That's what this riddle is trying to say. It has to be."
"So, that's it?" Inuyasha asked "Fine, then."
He walked to the arch and placed his hand in it. Nothing happened. He tried to break it, but couldn't. Kagome eventually pulled him away, and tried it herself. But nothing happened. "I don't understand. It should work. My personality is exactly like my looks. Why doesn't it open?" "Maybe it's because you truly don't look the way you actually are…" Miroku said, and tried it himself. It didn't work either. A growl was heard and Dominic stepped forward, grabbing the structure and squeezing it.
A sudden light appeared and the small arch was filled up, the light turning into a wooden door. Once it dissipated, Dominic opened it and allowed everyone to pass, before closing the door behind himself. They found themselves in a large hall, white walls surrounding them and red roses in golden vases. The ceiling was in a shape of a dome; the lines that rose to the upper point sparkled with the light. Kagome took some steps forward and watched the ceiling diamond candelabra throwing rainbows in all directions. Turning back to them, she smiled and nodded.
"Why could Dominic open the door and we couldn't?" Sango asked.
"Because he's all there is. He looks like a quiet strong badass warrior. And he is a quiet strong badass warrior." Miroku explained "C'mon. This is all very beautiful, but we need to find Bo."
The group walked through the enormous rooms of the castle, mesmerized by the beauty. Roses were everywhere, filling the air with their perfume, and golden items were disposed through every corner and hall, all very richly decorated. The halls seemed to be leading them somewhere, where to they didn't know. But there was an objective, which they didn't know. Dominic walked at the end of the line, while Inuyasha walked in front with his mate. Sango guarded one of the flanks and Miroku the other and, with a rough defense line, they continued.
"Where are we going?" Kagome asked "I could swear that I've seen that vase three times already."
"I think we're lost." Sango admitted. The wall that rose in front of them blocked their path and they had to choose between right and left. But Dominic wasn't having any of it. Walking to the front, he punched a hole in the wall and showed them an unknown secret passage, one that they failed to see.
"Nice, Dominic!" Kagome exclaimed "Let's go, people!"
They walked through the hole, and found themselves in a completely different environment from before. Now, it was cold, and the flames that enlightened their path shivered with the breeze. Kagome gulped and grabbed one of her arrows, setting it ready on her bow. As they walked, the temperature grew warmer, and the light became stronger, noticing the group that they were getting somewhere. As the end of the passage reached them and a stony arc gave way to yet another hall, they crossed it with no second thought.
This hall was different from the others. The walls were still white and the golden trimming in the middle of the walls continued to exist, the dome ceiling still being in the same soft color of sky blue, but there were no golden artefacts around. As a matter of fact, the only piece of furniture that lied around was a small table, where a long and slender staff was, the foot resembling a thorny foot of a rose and the upper part was a bloomed blood red crystal rose.
And, in the middle of it, stood a female figure. Inuyasha cleared his throat and the figure turned.
A/N: Oh God, what now? Who is the woman? Let us see in the next chapter! Let me know your thoughts on the matter and fav, follow and especially review and I leave here kisses and hugs for whoever wants them!
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