Chapter 12
Inuyasha stood outside the hut, his heart beating hard in his chest. He pushed the curtain aside, his eyes landing on Kagome. She was laying down on her side, her eyes opening when the light from the sun shone on her face. She smiled, sitting up slowly.
"Inuyasha."
He could only stand there. He couldn't speak because his words were caught in his throat, Inuyasha taking a step further inside.
She was awake.
She was okay.
Worry he had tried to suppress rose up in his chest, Inuyasha parting his lips as it started to spill over. He clenched his hand into a fist.
"You baka! Why did you let yourself get hurt?!" He barked, Kagome frowning. She looked away from him, Inuyasha seething.
"Sit boy!" Inuyasha yelped as he slammed face first into the floor, his back aching. He rose up slowly, fighting against the necklace. He growled, slowly getting to his feet.
"Inuyasha!" Inuyasha looked over his shoulder to Kira, her eyes worried. Kagome frowned, Inuyasha looking to her.
"Are you alright Inuyasha?" Kira asked, touching a hand to his chest.
Inuyasha looked to Kagome, seeing her death glare aimed at them both. He swallowed thickly.
"Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit!" Kagome yelled, Sango hurrying into the room. Inuyasha had went through the wooden floor, groaning softly as he slowly got back up.
"What did he do?" Sango asked, Inuyasha sitting down. Kira looked worried, Sango looking to Kagome who didn't answer.
"I did nothing!" Inuyasha barked, Sango looking to the way Kira touched his arm. It was so caring, Sango suddenly getting it.
Kagome thought they were together.
"Kagome, this is Kira. She's a maid from Sesshomaru's castle. She's here on Sesshomaru's behalf to watch over us." Kagome's eyes widened, Inuyasha growling as he jumped to his feet.
"Did she think we were together?!" He barked, Sango hitting him on the head with her hiraikotsu. Inuyasha yelped, nursing his head for the thousandth time.
"Shut up Inuyasha," Sango told him, Kagome looking to him. He didn't seem any different, Kagome looking away when she saw Kira leave the hut.
"Crazy bitch," Inuyasha mumbled as he turned to leave, his happy mood pretty much gone. Kagome sent a glare of knives at his back.
"Sit boy!" Inuyasha smashed face first into the ground with a yelp, Sango helping Kagome up to her feet.
"Sesshomaru wants to make sure you're alright," she told Kagome who seemed hesitant to go outside.
Inuyasha stomped out of the hut, Kagome wanting to apologize to him. She knew she shouldn't have jumped to conclusions, but the way she touched him aggravated her. All her thoughts stopped when she walked outside and saw an army waiting.
Sesshomaru was sitting on a dragon, getting off as Inuyasha walked by.
"So much for a happy reunion," he grumbled, passing by Naraku who watched him jump up into a tree. He looked back to the girl who was led out of the hut, her thin body clad in a white kimono. Her bosom was large but they didn't fit her face which was small and innocent, her body petit.
"Put down your barrier," Sesshomaru told her, Kagome confused as to what he meant.
"What barrier?" she asked, Sesshomaru reaching a hand forward. He was shocked, Kagome blinking in surprise. She didn't even know she had one up, closing her eyes. She felt a pulse around herself, concentrating as she slowly allowed it to fade away. She opened her eyes, feeling she had some of her energy back. She must have felt weak because she was unconsciously concentrating on keeping the barrier up.
Sesshomaru reached his hand forward again, stopping a few centimeters from her chest.
"It detached," he told her, Kagome feeling a little creeped out with his hand so close to her chest. He lowered his hand, turning to his men.
"Head North, I'll return to the castle after finishing some work here." His men nodded, Kagome watching as they all left on horses. There wasn't as many as she thought there were, some just bigger than others. There were about ten of them, their faces set in serious scowls as they rode out of the village.
"Why North?" Kagome asked, rather sure Sesshomaru was the Lord of the western lands.
"A demon created the golem. He lives in the North." Sesshomaru looked back to Kagome, seeing her eyes were looking to Inuyasha who sat in the tree with a frown.
"Rest," he told her, Kagome looking back to him. Sesshomaru started walking out of the village, Ah-Un snorting softly as it stayed where it was.
"Inuyasha, follow." Inuyasha snorted, jumping down from the tree. Kagome's eyes widened in surprise when he actually followed him without a complaint, glad the two brothers were getting along more.
She always thought their little fights were stupid.
:::+:::
"What do you want?" Inuyasha asked as they walked further into the forest. Sesshomaru stopped walking suddenly, Inuyasha grunting when he pushed him against a tree. He didn't kiss him though, his eyes narrowed.
"You are mine, Inuyasha," Sesshomaru told him, Inuyasha frowning. He tried to push him away but couldn't, Sesshomaru not budging like he was a boulder.
"I belong to nobody," he growled back, gasping when he kissed him. Sesshomaru pinned him against the tree with his body, Inuyasha groaning softly when he slid his hand into his hakama. He shook his head though, finding his strength to push him away enough that he wasn't kissing him anymore.
"Stop," Inuyasha panted, Sesshomaru growling softly. Inuyasha whimpered softly when he kissed his neck, his eyes closing as he opened his kimono and kissed a trail down to his nipples. Inuyasha arched against him with a soft moan when he bit down, his body heating up. He tried to shake away the arousal but couldn't, Sesshomaru rising back up and kissing his lips.
Inuyasha gasped when he grabbed his thighs and lifted him up, Inuyasha locking his legs around his waist.
"Oh god there," Inuyasha moaned as Sesshomaru kissed a trail down his neck with a soft growl.
Naraku watched from a tree, his lip pulled up into a snarl. He jumped away, his anger rising up and crushing his heart. He met his men by the river they stopped at, erasing his snarl and replacing it with a smirk.
"Any hot girls besides that big breasted one?" One of his comrades asked, Naraku shaking his head.
"All pretty neutral. Let's move out!"
When he came back, Sesshomaru will never touch Inuyasha again.
He lied to you…
Naraku frowned when he heard someone whisper in his ear, looking to his men who were talking about the women they had seen.
He used you…
Naraku almost growled, thinking back to Sesshomaru and how he used him like a shield during a battle. It was like he wanted him to die.
He took him from you…
Naraku tightened his hands on his reigns, one of his men looking over when he heard the thick leather protest.
"You alright Naraku?" He asked, Naraku nodding stiffly. He was angry, his anger only building up the more he thought about Sesshomaru and Inuyasha moaning his name.
He lied to you…
He hates you…
Naraku growled, his men stopping in their conversation. Naraku stopped his horse, feeling something was watching them. He looked around, his men slowly reaching for the hilt of their swords. Naraku raised a hand, his eyes narrowing as he looked around.
He lied to you…
Naraku shook his head, the ringing in his ears slowly going away.
"Naraku, what is it?" One of his men asked, Naraku looking to them with a frown.
"Nothing, lets continue on."
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Inuyasha panted as he rested against the tree, Sesshomaru kissing down his back. He took off his hakama but his fundoshi was still on, Inuyasha feeling light headed as he kissed his sides.
His mind couldn't think of why to fight back even though his body screamed for him to do it. Inuyasha was at a loss, arching against the tree when he nipped his protruding hip bone.
"Sesshomaru stop," Inuyasha panted as he started to undo his fundoshi, rising back up to his feet. Inuyasha whimpered when he thrusted against his ass, covering his mouth so he wouldn't make any other noises. Sesshomaru suddenly stopped though, Inuyasha looking over his shoulder to him. A white snake was just behind him, Inuyasha's eyes widening.
Sesshomaru grabbed it, the white snake burning. He pulled away, Inuyasha quick to put back on his clothes. Sesshomaru seemed displeased, Inuyasha gasping when he kissed him. Inuyasha tried to push him away, for sure Kikyo was nearby. Sesshomaru wasn't having it though, Inuyasha gasping when he bit his bottom lip. Sesshomaru used the opening, delving his tongue inside his mouth.
Sesshomaru pulled away, Inuyasha's cheeks red with arousal. Sesshomaru smirked, leaving him at that tree. Inuyasha panted, his eyes staring off into space. He slowly slid down to his knees, his body shaking as it yearned to be touched again.
He was angry with himself.
How could he give in so easily to a man he didn't even like? Inuyasha growled, punching the ground. A white snake appeared, circling his arm. It floated away, Inuyasha slowly getting to his feet. He ran after it, needing to see her face.
The white snake disappeared, Inuyasha running into a clearing. He stopped when he saw her in the middle of it, her eyes downcast to the floor.
"Kikyo…" He whispered, her eyes looking into his. They were empty of life but full of emotion, Inuyasha panting softly as he saw what was in her eyes. She had seen him with Sesshomaru.
"I had been your first," Kikyo whispered, Inuyasha looking down to the ground. He knew that. Before the incident, she took his virginity. And he took hers. If she had conceived they would have never known because three days after Inuyasha…
His ears fell back.
He took her life.
"Now, do you wish for him?" Inuyasha looked to her sharply, his lip rising up into a snarl.
"No!" He barked, Kikyo sealing her lips. One of the white snakes floated over to him, Inuyasha watching it as it slowly circled him. It emitted a warmth that made him feel relaxed, his shoulders slumping slightly. It rose up to his chest, touching its snout to his chest. Inuyasha frowned when it burned to ashes, falling to the ground.
"Your heart says different."
Anger boiled up in his chest, Inuyasha growling as he took a step forward.
"You couldn't possibly know what I feel!" He barked, Kikyo slowly walking up to him. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, but when he looked into her eyes he couldn't find the strength to be angry anymore. He wanted to hold her against his chest, cherish the few moments they could possibly have left.
She stopped in front of him, Inuyasha looking into her eyes. Her own searched his, Inuyasha closing his eyes when she kissed him. It sent goosebumps down his back, her lips perfect and warm against his. But that's all they were, perfect. He didn't feel a burn in his stomach, didn't yearn to touch her body. She pulled away, Inuyasha opening his eyes.
"You may love me in your heart Inuyasha, but no longer in body." Inuyasha frowned, wondering why she thought she could tell him anything about himself. She took a step away, her eyes not solem or angry. They were calm, Kikyo breathing in deeply.
"Kagome will not understand as I do, Inuyasha," she told him, Inuyasha growling softly.
"I don't like him!" He growled, Kikyo's lips pulling up into a small smile.
"I shall leave you now."
Inuyasha reached for her, but she had already left to the sky, the white snakes surrounding her. Inuyasha turned around, stopping when he came face to face with Sesshomaru. He growled, pushing past him. Sesshomaru didn't grab his arm or force him to return, letting him go. Inuyasha went to Kagome's hut, the dark haired girl talking to Kira. They seemed to have become the best of friends in the time of his absence, Inuyasha scowling.
"Your stupid, why accuse me of being with her than become friends with her?!" He barked, Kagome looking to him with a frown.
"Sit boy!" He slammed face first into the ground with a yelp.
Kaede sighed, looking to her broken floor.
"That will come from your expenses, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha's hand twitched.
