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Chapter Ten - Jealousy
Kagome was thankful when she felt a heavy hanyou being jerked from on top of her. Still lacking control, she didn't move to get up, but stared thankfully into the eyes of Sesshomaru. She hoped he could see the spell that had trapped her. He looked at her only for a second and then looked at his brother, shirtless and growling as Sesshomaru held him in the air by an arm. Sesshomaru's eyes grew narrower as he looked back at his Miko, realizing she still had not moved nor tried to say a word to him. 'Something is amiss...' he thought to himself. He sneered at his brother and then threw him hard into a tree a few feet away. His eyes then turned to the dead priestess.
"You tell me she breaks her vows, but all I see here is trickery and deceit. Her eyes show what her body cannot tell. Who holds her will?" the taiyoukai asked, more as a statement than a question. He moved toward the priestess who held her ground.
Kikyo glared. She had planned it so perfectly. Angered that her love could not return to her, she sought out the reason of his love from a youkai shaman. Almost moments after learning it was Kagome who had reeped Inuyasha's heart from her grasp, Kikyo felt herself in pain as something returned to her. She felt.. whole. She could feel the taste of dirt disappear from her mouth and she could feel the warmth seeping from her body. As her soul returned to her, she could also feel a bit of Kagome's emotions that read love towards a certain lord youkai. With this new information, Kikyo questioned the shaman of spells to destroy love. The youkai stated that the only spell he could grant her was one to control another's actions, but not their feelings. She smirked to herself. Good enough.
She had doubted the abilities of the demon and for that she needed to act fast. While she knew she would be damned for the use of sourcery, she continued with her spell, whispering in Kagome's mind, "Kill him."
Kagome's body instantly began to rise and her mind screamed as her claws slashed out towards Sesshomaru. He turned to face her as she struck him from behind. He could see the fallen priestess' tricks and would not fall prey to fighting and destroying his mate. After all, it was his job to protect her and see her stay alive. He grabbed her hand as she unwillingly made another swipe at his face and then pulled her to him, holding her tight against his chest with her wrists in his hand behind her back.
Kikyo released the instruction and Kagome's body fell limp to the ground. Without hesitation, she brought an arrow to her bow and pulled back tight. Sesshomaru's growled as he realized just a second too late that the Miko was not pointing the arrow at him, but at his mate. Kikyo intended to purify this girl who had taken so much from her---her soul and her love. She fired.
Inuyasha watched from horror from the tree where he had been thrown as an arrow pierced Kagome through the heart. Released from Kikyo's spell upon impact, Kagome screamed as the arrow began to purify the demon in her. Sesshomaru's eyes widened as his mate cried in agony. Gently, he sat her upon the ground and removed the arrow from her chest. It burned his hand for only a second but he could see the pain she was in. He would not go back on his vows. He looked up at the dead Miko, still holding her bow in front of her. He stood and began walking towards her, calm as ever. She stood her ground. Slowly, but without hesitation, he removed Tokijin, looked the corrupted priestess in the eye, and spoke harshly, "Dragon Strike."
The priestess took a step back and dropped her bow as a large dragon formed and rushed at her. It wrapped her tight and she screamed in agony. Her mind snapped back from the corrupted reality and her eyes wandered towards Inuyasha, who was reaching towards her and crying out in horror. With all of his strength, Inuyasha bolted towards Kikyo and pushed her out of the energy of the attack. He screamed as his skin was burned. From behind his brother, Kagome cried out with her last breath, "Sesshomaru! No, please, make it stop!"
Almost immediately, the attack stopped and Inuyasha fell to the ground, crawling over to Kikyo and pulling her charred body into his arms. Sesshomaru turned and walked over to his own lover and knelt down on one knee. A single tear fell down his cheek as he saw her slipping towards the land of the dead. As he had already revived her before, he could no longer do so, and remained quiet for a moment before whispering, "Fight this. You are stronger than any witch's magic."
With that, Kagome's eyes nearly snapped open and she fought the death spirits that flew over her. What Miko powers she had left surfaced and combined with her youkai blood, attempting to heal her wound. She wouldn't let Kikyo win. She was more powerful than her. She felt the wound through her heart begin to close up and Sesshomaru lifted her and pulled her close. He looked to his castle and Ah-Un flew to them from seemingly nowhere. The taiyoukai lifted Kagome up and placed her on the back of the dragon. His eyes glanced over the babbling half-breed before walking back to his castle.
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Sorry this chapter is so short, guys, but I don't have a lot of time to update today.