Hold On
Summary- I've been dead for ten years… Not physically dead, but emotionally… I think that after life there is no hell… Hell is where I'm living. Hell is the here and now. I want to let go… I want to drift away from the pain. I want to stop looking, I want to stop searching. Someone please give me something to hold on too.
Author's Note- Okay I changed like one things in chapter nine, just that Cecelia's boyfriend's name is Ice, not fire. Sorry for the mix up! Other than that, thank you all those who reviewed! And remember the Fourth hundredth reviewer, leave a email address if you don't sign in, gets one wish to happen! I love you all!
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TYNTK:
--Words-- Events happening within an event.
Italicized- Singing
'Words' - Means character's thoughts
"Words"- Spoken by characters
"Words" – Spoken by character on phone/microphone OR remembering another's character's words.
Last Chapter- Inu Yasha finds himself trapped in an alleyway with a man who is trying to kill Kagome. He becomes baffled when the man realizes that he is a hanyou. They duke it out for a bit, but in the end Rain had come to save their butts. When they thought it was almost over, Rain gets shot through the stomach, almost killing her. Feeling the pain of loss, Inu Yasha turns into a full Youkai. After he disposes of the man he tries to go on a rampage, but a kiss form Kagome brings him back to normal. As him, and Kagome pass out, they are saved by a fire demon named Cecelia. Who is she? Is she a friend or foe?
Chapter Ten
Fire and Ice
…A few hours later…
Cecelia paced back and forth from the apartment she was sharing with her boyfriend. She was nervous, hell, she was worse than nervous. But who wouldn't be when you find out that the two hanyous you saved, who were both half-dead she might add, are none other than the children of Lord Inu Taisho, one of the four youkai leaders.
She let out a string of curses, all directed at a certain man who was living with her. He treated her like she was some idiot when he saw her picking up the hanyou with out proper care.
"You idiot! Do you not know who these youkai are?" He screamed at Cecelia as she threw the boy hanyou carelessly over her shoulder.
"Jerk!" She muttered as she continued pacing. How the hell was she supposed to know! She was never important enough to go to all the political meetings the four youkai lords held, and it wasn't like it would kill her if she didn't know what the youkai lords' children looked like!
'Oh yeah, but now it's going to cost me my life. Even if I did try to save them and in the end they die, I will suffer the wrath of an angry Inu-Youkai wanting blood for the revenge of his children.' Muttering a few words while rubbing the sides of her head, indicating that a large headache was forming.
Her dark blue eyes flicked from the ground and rested on a teenage boy. He was around five-eleven, which was pretty normal for someone his age. His smile warmed Cecelia's heart, but what really lit up the fire of passion that burned for him, was his ice blue eyes that held nothing but happiness and loved when he looked at her. Cecelia then remembered she was supposed to be angry with her boyfriend and her once dark blue eyes turned a fiery red. "Come to lecture me more Ice?" She annoyingly spat his nickname.
He let out a little laugh and then moved towards one of their recliners. Plopping down on it, he motioned her towards him. "Look Fire, I'm sorry, can you ever forgive me? I was being a big jerk, please my darling little Fire, forgive me?" He put his best puppy dog pout on.
Cecelia tried to stay strong, but the look he was giving her now? How the hell was she supposed to deny anything? Smiling on her way towards him, she planted a quick kiss on his forehead while answering his question. "Of course Cory, I love you too much!"
Cory smiled at his little fire princess. He was one year older than her, but sometimes, well actually most of the times; his mate was the mature one.
"It's because of my sexy looks isn't it Cici? I'm too hott for my own good!" Cory's grin got even bigger when his girlfriend jokingly punched him in the arm.
"Ow. That kind of hurt babe!" He pretended to cry while Cecelia rolled her eyes at his antics and punched him again. "Ha I knew it!" Pointing his index finger at her like he was accusing her of something. "You just can't keep your hands off me!" He said smugly as he kept nodding his head in agreement with himself. Cecelia rolled her eyes at his comment, but chose to ignore him that time.
She gave a little squeal when he wrapped his arms from behind her and pulled her in for a bone crushing hug. "Hey my little fire babe, why don't you ignite something? More like igniting your body." Slowly bringing his mouth towards her ear he began to whisper. "So I can cool you down a bit with my ice cold hands." Smirking he brought her down into a passionate kiss, but it only lasted for a few seconds when a loud growl and a few choice words broke them apart.
"How bout you tell me what the fuck is going on before you two runt." Ice quickly pulled away, to Cecelia's disappointment, and stared at a newcomer that was standing at the door. Cecelia looked up in amazement as she saw the once half-dead boy she saved from the alley, staring them down with dark eyes. "I want answers from you fire demon." Inu Yasha spat as he looked at Cici, who looked back with blazing red eyes. Looking towards Ice he began to growl. "I want you, ice youkai, to get that other youkai out of my sister's room. If you don't I'll break down the door myself."
Cory's eyes turned an even more sinister blue as it took on a colder look that befitted an evil demon with no heart. But when he realized what Inu Yasha said he quickly jumped off his girlfriend, clearing forgetting the other man who helped them save the Nagasaki Twins. "Shit Bankotsu!" And with that he ran out of the room leaving Cecelia to deal with the angry hanyou who wanted nothing but answers.
"How dare you come in here with that shitty attitude after I just saved your life?" Cecelia gritted out. Inu Yasha deadpanned looked continued even after he saw flames forming in her hands and in her eyes.
"I didn't ask you to save me, now did I bitch?" He growled out as Cecelia growled back at him. 'How dare this pompous ass come into here and demand answers like he owned the place!' "I want to know who the hell you are and why you are doing this, why save two hanyous and a human wench?"
After his accusation, everything started to fall in place. 'So, he thinks it's beneath us to save them because they are hanyous. This kid must have had a hard life to have thoughts like that still.'
It was true, usually full youkais looked down on the Halflings because they had human weaknesses in them, but she wasn't like that, and was going to make sure that he knew that.
"Because I wanted too. Why would I leave people out there to die? I don't care of your heritage, you needed help and I gave it." With out her knowing it, she just gained a lot of respect points from the hanyou. Cecelia got up from her position on the chair and stalked off towards the kitchen, you could tell she was still miffed about the rude half demon occupying her apartment.
"Thank you." She stopped and felt like she was frozen. Even though it was barely audible, she still heard the words that Inu Yasha said to her. She might have not known him for a long time, but she could tell it taken a lot for him to say those two words. She turned around and smiled at him.
"No problem." She replied before going into the kitchen to make breakfast for everyone.
Nagasaki Residence
"Find them now!" An Inu Youkai roared. The booming voice came a man that looked no older than his late thirties, but in fact was centuries old. He had long silver hair that went past his back. On his face were three blue stripes on each check and he also had a crescent moon on his head. Like any of his relatives, he had fangs in his mouth (which he was baring at the moment). The man's golden Amber eyes that usually held happiness and joy in them were burning with rage at the moment.
"Inu Taisho." Inu Taisho turned around at the call of his name. What was placed before him was a beautiful maiden. She had bright knowing violet eyes. If you looked into them you could tell she had seen much, more bad than good though. Taisho let go of his anger as his mate walked in. She still looked exactly like the day he met her. Her long black hair was longer than ever, and her beauty never lifted from her features.
He was truly a blessed man… Well that was entirely true, unless you counted his ungrateful, wrinkle making daughter and son. "Izayoi, mate, its early too early for you to be up." Izayoi smiled. He would never change, always worrying about her, when he himself hasn't slept the whole night.
"Well who could sleep with your booming roar I just heard?" She let out a little giggle when she saw her mate frown and mumble to himself about good for nothing children. "Mate, you need some rest, the stress on you is great."
Taisho let a small smile grace his lips. Pointing to himself he began to repeat what he told her everyday. "Not a weak human!" As he let an arrogant smirk grace his lips, she couldn't help but think of her children. 'Damn it, they just had to get his arrogant and prideful personality.'
Izayoi let a small smirk play at her lips too; she would not let him win this one. "Alpha-Bitch." She reminded him as she to pointed to herself also. "Anything concerning your health I get to decide on. And you my alpha-male must follow." Taisho let out a string of curses after his mate was done talking. He hated it when she was right.
He got up from his chair and was about to walk towards his room to catch much needed sleep when he felt a hand grab his arm. "Don't worry, they are your children." His wife said to him as he turned to look at her. He gave a comforting smile to her letting her know that her words lifted some stress from him.
As he was walking out, Miroku and Sango walked in. "Father." Miroku said as he bowed to the demon lord before him. Taisho gave a grin to his adopted son before he walked out and shut the door behind him.
"You would think after being a demon exterminator for this family for over two years I would get used to Mr. Nagasaki's roaring voice when it came to Inu Yasha and Rain, but I don't think I ever will." Sango said while she rubbed her temples as she and Miroku approached Izayoi.
"Mother, lady Sango and I have come here to help with the search to find Inu Yasha, Kagome and Rain." Izayoi smiled at the young man before her.
"Do not worry my son, all is well. They will be home soon, don't worry." Izayoi smiled and embraced Miroku before walking out to join her husband in the bedroom.
Sango let out a sigh and dropped onto the couch. Miroku laughed as he too fell onto the couch.
"What's so funny?" Sango asked, but he answered by waving his hand as if to say forget it about it. "No tell me."
"I was just remembering when the Nagasaki's found me. I was nearly half dead, and I would have been if Taisho hadn't marked me." He said while he pointed to a bite mark on his neck. "Father told me when he saw me there struggling to live, he knew I was a fighter and that I would fit in the family. And he was right! I fit right in."
"That's why he marked you?" Miroku nodded at her question and closed his eyes and began to drift off into his thoughts. "Hey, Roku, what happened to your parents?" Sango watched as Miroku's once thoughtful expression turned into a sorrowful one.
"They died. We were attacked by a demon while we were vacationing in the woods. I tried to save them, but hey I was only eleven." His bright violet eyes turned to a darker shade. "I was too weak." He whispered more to himself, but Sango heard him anyways.
"NO!" Miroku jumped at her sudden outburst. He turned around to face her only to be inches away from her face. Miroku gulped as he saw how close her luscious cherry lips was too him.
'I wonder will she kill me if I tired to kiss her.' Laughing mentally he began to grin. 'Only one way to find out!' And with that he pressed his face towards hers and kissed her with all the love he held for her.
'This feels so right.' They both thought.
Their kiss ended short when they heard someone clear their throat rather loudly. Sango and Miroku jumped apart from each other and began to get redder than anyone though possible. Miroku let out a frustrated sigh and turned to see who dared to interrupt them.
His angry expression turned into a surprised one when he saw none other than Mr. Myogua standing there with a knowing expression. "Ah, lord Miroku, and Miss. Namachi, it is good to see you well."
Miroku forced a smile, knowing Myogua came only to report. "Myogua-jiji, why it is, uh, pleasant to see you."
Myogua gave a grim smile. "I wish I was going to give you pleasant new, but he struck again." Miroku jumped at the new Myogua was giving him and growled that was very inhuman like.
"Naraku struck again! Who was it this time?" Sango's now flushed expression changed into a confused one. She had been employed by the Nagasaki's for over two years and she never once heard that name mentioned in this household.
"Kagome's father?" She asked Miroku. He nodded and to give his full attention to Myogua.
"It was Lord Kenkotsu! His sons all survived, but it seems the eldest, Bankotsu, was no where to be found at the time last night. " Sango heard Miroku gasp. She knew Kenkotsu was one of the four youkai lords, but what about him?
Miroku looked at Sango's confused face. 'I don't want her to be involved with this. Her job is just to protect the family and get rid of small demons that cause trouble in the youkai community. She knows nothing about Naraku, and that's the way it should be.' "Ahh lady Sango, Myogua and I must take our leave, I bide you farewell, and I shall see you later to discuss your next assignment." He bowed, showing respect to his employee, and pushed Myogua out the door with him.
Sango turned from confused to angry in a matter of seconds. 'How dare he! How dare he walk out here like that the information he was getting for Mr. Myogua was none of my business! Damn it I'm paid to protect them. This profession has been handed down to my family since the feudal area! Does he think I'm too incompetent to handle this kind of case?'
She pouted even more. 'We didn't even discuss the kiss. Did it even mean anything to him?' She threw her hands in frustration. Too many things were happening at once.
'Why is Kagome's father involved? What the fuck is going on?'
Inu Yasha walked out of the kitchen where he just ate a marvelous breakfast. The chef was none other than the fire demon he met only an hour ago. Patting his belly he walked towards the room he found himself in earlier. As he passed a door leading into another room he began to growl. His sister was still in there with the other youkai. The other youkai was covering his scent from Inu Yasha and it pissed him off to no end.
He wanted to knock on the door, but he knew his sister was still pissed for him not obeying her, when she told him to leave. 'Feh, I'm older, she has to listen to me!' Shrugging his shoulders he walked off. He would know if that demon was trying to do something. And even if Inu Yasha didn't know, he would pity the man after Rain was done with him. Damn his sister was scary sometimes.
Walking in the room he was treated in he was about to sit down, but someone saying his name stopped him from doing so. "Inu Yasha?"
Jumping around he saw Kagome holding the door to steady herself. "Kagome? You shouldn't be out of bed." As he stepped closer she backed up. "Kagome?"
"No, Inu Yasha, not until you tell me what the hell is going on and who the hell you really are." Inu Yasha was surprised by her words.
'Who the hell I really… wait!'
Turning towards a mirror in the room, he began to inspect himself. "Shit." He whispered. There looking back at him was an Inu Yasha that had doggie ears perched on top of his head. "Fuck." He never put his concealment spell back on. And Kagome saw it all.
'Damn, I have a lot of explaining to do.'
And the plot thickens!
Okay, now it just got more confusing! Sango knows of youkais, and she works for Inu Yasha's family? Miroku is really our adopted brother? (Trust me there is a purpose to that) Bankotsu's father was killed? You guys are probably thinking what the fuck! Don't worry, my plot is just more twisted than usual. But after this chapter, the story begins to unravel. Some confusing stuff that has been going on will be cleared up in the next chapter and the past that tore Kagome and Inu Yasha apart will be mentioned too. Stay tuned! And read my Harry Potter story please!
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