A/N: Wow, I have almost 3000 hits! But only 61 reviews! What is with you people? What do I have to do to get more of you people to review? Does the craziness and angst in my prologue scare people away? And out of everyone who almost always reviews, only two of you did this last chappie! Was it not good? I know you guys who did said it was great, but no one's reviewing it! Oh well, a big thanks to you few great guys who do, and here's your replies!
REVIEW REPLIES
Sesshomaru'sHOT- lol. I'm sorry it's so sad, but it wouldn't be a good story if it wasn't. And if she didn't marry Hojo, she never would have tried the well and she'd be wollowing in her misery for the rest of her life, which would have been worse. But think of it this way—Hojo now has every right to die.
kagomemikogoddess- - thanks. That's a real compliment right there! -
magicgirl145852- wow! Well, I can tell you that almost every Inu/Kag story out there is great, so stick with it cuz it rocks! You'll fall deeply in love with it most likely just cuz it rocks so much. It's my #1 fanfic category just cuz the people are so imaginative! You'll love them all! Oh, and thanks! -
Chanel139- wow, 2 reviews from you! Yay, you rock! And I'm really glad you like it -
Kagome2- thanks once again! I'm glad you like. This chappie won't be much cept what Inu and Sess are doing while the girls talk, but it should still be pretty good. Not much interesting stuff, but after this chappie I'll try and get to the good stuffs again. -
JonnieBelindaandInuyasha- Sorry I didn't update last night, but you were the only review I got then! I wasn't going to take the time to write unless everyone wanted me to. But now I'm updating again and you'll be able to (hopefully) get some sleep. I'm so happy you like it so much. You know, you were my first reviewer and I'm so glad that you're still staying with it. :here have some Hugs/Cookies/Pizza/Whatever else you want:
(This is not for the nice people who reviewed)
Well, that's all to the nice people who reviewed me! Out of 3000 people reading this story, that's pretty crappy! I have like, 65 hits on the last chappie! You guys really need to review if you're liking it—if you don't, why did you read 10 chappies? That means I should get 65 reviews for that last chappie. Good or bad I don't care. Flame me if you want! I just want reviews. They inspire me. If you want me to change to updating once a week instead of once a day, then fine, don't review! But seriously, it doesn't matter if you have an account or not cuz I have it set for anonymous reviews too. Just think, if all of you people reviewed, I'd have 3000 reviews with only 10 chappies! And for those who can't grasp this fact—REVIEWS ARE TO TELL ME HOW I'M DOING. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, TELL ME SO I CAN DO BETTER NEXT TIME! AND IF YOU DO LIKE IT, THEN THAT'S ALL THE MORE REASON FOR YOU TO REVIEW!
(Nice people can read now)
Ok, I feel done now. Sorry to everyone who has reviewed, but that needed to be said. And I'm not complaining that I only have 60 reviews, I just think that everyone should tell me what they think so I can make it better. It makes me feel like there are 3000 people out there who don't like my story compared to the 60 of you who do. I'm not going to stop writing cuz of this, I just get more ideas when people review and so I might update sooner. And if any of you actually read that paragraph, now you have every reason to review! It'll take you five seconds to click the little blue button and say 'I like it' or 'I don't like it' or even 'I hate it'. Thank you!
Now, on with the story.
Forget Me Not Chapter 10Meanwhile with Inu and Sess… (This is at the same time as Rin and Kag's convo)
"So what's been going on, little brother?" Sesshomaru and Inuyasha were walking slowly through the forest, not really caring where they end up. Inuyasha was making it fairly obvious that he still thought Sesshomaru was tricking him and would kill him in his sleep—or something along those lines. (A/N: Think of when Inu/Kik were sitting in the field and Kik said it was the first time they'd talked. You know how his eyes were all bugged out n stuff.)
"I think you know what. Word travels fast through demons and over ten years you should have heard something, from Myoga if not anyone else."
"I mean after that."
"Nothing really. She came back and was wounded, I took her and her daughter to Kaede's, we talked, Koga showed up, and then you came."
"Her daughter?"
"That little girl there with her, name's Sango."
"So why'd she come back?"
"She said that Hobo guy was drunk and hit her or something like that."
"And this Hobo is her husband."
"Was her husband. She hates him now. He almost killed Sango (A/N: he choked her, remember?) and injured Kagome badly. As soon as she lets me, he's dead."
"I'm sure he is. But what does she think of this? Is her era not different then ours? What would their world think if they found him sliced to pieces? And what of Kagome and the girl? What would they think?"
"Kagome would be fine, I know. She hates him now and doesn't really care. She understands why I'd do it too."
"And the young girl? She may hate him or be scared of him as Kagome is, but would she wish her father dead by your hand? She looks up to you. What if she saw you kill someone for reasons she didn't understand?"
"She knows how it is. Kagome told her everything."
"Inuyasha, she's a young girl. You don't tell her the details of places like this. Children do not like blood of fighting. Kagome wouldn't have said any more than she had to about demon instincts, especially not killing to protect. She may not yet understand the ties of mating and will not understand that in demon terms you have every right to kill him.
"Why do you think I left Rin out of the battles? I still do sometimes. She is a woman, and practically royalty at that. She should not see such things. If Sango saw you slaughter someone she was very close to her, would she still trust you? She will not understand, and may feel that both her father figures are mean. She is at the age and comes from a family that would have taught her that violence does not solve problems. To see you do the same to him that he nearly did to her would be betrayal in her eyes."
"I guess you have a point, but he needs to die. What if he does it to another woman? What he cheated her? He has every right to be slaughtered by my hand, and Kagome believes so too."
"I'm not saying that you shouldn't. But does Sango have to know? It took until after Naraku died for me to tell Rin about our being brothers. (A/N: yeah yeah, I know, 3rd movie, but just humor me) Or maybe think of an alternative. Perhaps you could make it seem as though it was an accident? I'm not saying that he shouldn't be slaughtered, but you have to think of who you might lose with that. How long would it take Kagome to get Sango to know the truth of demon rights and laws? She is too young of a human to understand. You may have been born with those instincts, as was I, but she was not. Kagome spent enough time with you and look, it took her thirteen years to learn that it was an instict for you to fight Koga and protect her, did it not?"
"I do not kill without reason, Sesshomaru."
"I know you do not, nor do I, but the girl will know nothing of why you killed him. I her era, is it not wrong to kill for something like that? Killing is a crime, no matter what the reason to her. It will not be as easy as you may think to sway her thoughts and beliefs. And you will need Kagome's help as well."
It was now safe to say that Inuyasha was becoming quite annoyed with this conversation. He seemed to trust his brother a little more though, seeing as how Sesshomaru was agreeing with him AND helping him—neither of which had EVER happened before. But he needed to drop the conversation and start a new one. The elder brother had stated his opinion and that was that.
"So, what's with you? No way a human could change you that much."
"Look who's talking. At least mine wasn't forced to stay with me."
"Kagome could have left at any time."
"And yet every time she left you had dragged her back no more than three days later."
"So what."
"You ask how I could be changed by a human, but you were also changed."
"But you were worse, Mr. Gimmie-the-damn-sword-so-I-can-kill-you-now!"
"I never denied that the human changed me, little brother. But if you wish to know, I suppose I should tell you. Yes, the human did change me. Rin just, I'm not sure. Maybe that she tried to help me was what did it, but she just seemed special. Despite her babbling when she learned to speak and those nonsense songs, she was good company next to Jaken. She was always obedient and she was always trying to make me happy with her human ways. She'd give me flowers and sing me songs. There was never a human before who attempted that.
"Do not ask me why she was so special, for I do not know. But as she grew, Naraku was destroyed and we returned to the castle. Things were rather boring, but she would always find things to do. When we did travel, she was the first to know and she always came along. The servants treated her like royalty, as they should, though I must say it surprised me—especially how much they despise humans. She got anything she wanted at no expense—fancy robes, a new room she designed herself, hell she even has her own wing of the castle. Not to mention she keeps a little spirit demon she found not to long ago. She's being spoiled rotten, yet she never asks for much.
"I just can't help but get her anything she could wish for. And after everything she has, she still believes herself to be my servant. After all of this, she still thinks she owes me something. I just don't understand her sometimes. Humans confuse me, as does she. Her heart is warm and her voice is cheerful and full of happiness. Her eyes always seem to sparkle, even when she's frightened. And you know, I've never seen her cry? Every now and again I can smell her tears, though they never linger. She is the strangest creature I've ever seen, and yet she is also the most amazing."
"But she is now past the age for mating, is she not? Why has she not left?"
"I do not know. She has had every chance to, and she could have her pick of the entire lot. Even humans from the other regions come and beg to court her. Millions come every month, yet she has chosen no one. Sometimes I wonder what goes through her mind. She is at times very strange. She always tells them that she has a duty to me, but that is not true. I cannot count the times I've told her that she can do what she wishes with her life. She chooses to stay though, and always attempts to serve me more. After a while, I could do nothing but give her position of head advisor. She is very wise, the humans in her village were foolish to treat her so harshly. I've already smelled a few who I remember from the scents of the village-folk who most likely were able to escape. Even they come to court her, not realizing that she is the orphan they treated so. I am forced to use all of my will-power to not just go down and slaughter the foolish idiots."
"So she is treated like an heir then?"
"More so like my mate. Everyone, even Jaken, questions me about it constantly, despite the fact that they could plainly smell the difference."
"But do you see her as a mate, or just someone who is nearly equal to you?"
"It is hard to say. I believe the feelings are there, though it would go against everything I've ever thought of. For too long did I dispise father, your mother, and even you for what happened to him. He met his death because of her, and she met hers because of him. I have hated humans for as long as I can remember. I cannot simply throw away all of my life-long values just because of her. I am turning into father more and more each day. It both pleases me and scares my. I wish for his power, but not for his taste in mates.
"But every day I grow more and more fond of young Rin. I be going against everything I ever believed in, and likely displease the other lords and demons, not to mention putting her in danger. And I cannot forget that she will grow old, while I will stay the same. If there was not so much riding on this decision, I would have claimed her by now. But I have been thinking hard about this for years. It's not as if I can ask my advisors about it. She is head, it'd be more like I was asking her to accept rather than what I should do, and the others are demons who would turn down the thought immediately. There is no easy way around this."
"You should worry less about your status and more about your heart. If the girl loves you, should she not be given a happy life with you? There will come a time when she will grow tired of you dodging the subject. If she serves you willingly, she can leave you willingly as well. She will not wait forever. I know Kagome didn't."
"I am her protector, little brother. What would happen if she changed her mind? Would she understand, even now, what she's getting herself into? And if I asked her and she did not accept, there would be friction between us. She may even leave."
"So? She cares for you enough to stay with you. She could have her pick of millions of men, yet she chose you. Not because you are her protector, not because she serves you, but because she loves you. She will not turn you down simply because she is in danger. She knows you'll protect her until either of you die and she'll do everything she can to make you happy. Just look at her, Sesshomaru. Even as small as seven, she loved you, though she didn't know it. She showed you all signs of her affection. She followed you, gave you gifts, did what you said, and sang to you. All she asked in return was to stay by your side. Her love is more concern to her than her safety, or her status. She will not reject you."
"Even so, do you expect me to just ask her?"
"No, I think.." Inuyasha was interrupted by a scream coming from the hot spring the girls were at. The hanyou knew immediately that it was Kagome's scream, and he was off as soon as he heard it, Sesshomaru catching up quickly. The two brothers ran as quickly as possible to the clearing, ready to kill anything that dared even to touch their hopefully 'soon-to-be' mates.
A/N: Oooooh, cliffie! Haven't done one of those in a while…Oh well, the reason it's a cliffie and you can't find out who it is yet, is because I'm still debating between two people. I'm leaning towards one, but this part of the plot was random and it goes against everything I had planned for that character. So I need some serious thinking time to have an argument with myself. (No really, I talk out loud to myself when I argue. It's like I'm voicing my conscious or something. Why is this? It's just cuz I'm a crazy person.)
Well, I don't really have much else to say except review and tell me what you think. I know the Inu Bros were WAAAAAAAAAY OOC in this chappie, but hey, Sesshy's heart had to be melted or it didn't work out right. I tried to make it as good as possible dispite this, but I probably did a really crappy job anyway. Please feel free to be honest with me though. If you think this chappie sucked out loud, please tell me. But that doesn't mean you should stop reading the story since my mind got carried away with the new (not to mention creepy) attitudes of our favorite little doggies.
Don't worry though, that was just a little brotherly heart-to-heart to catch up. They'll act just like immature little kids again very, very soon, so bear with me.
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