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Chapter 12- Saving Kyumi
"You think you can defeat me, Sesshomaru?"
"Yeah, it looks like it to me." He grabbed Naraku up frpm the ground and through him at the wall again.
"Hmm, it may look like it, but you can't. Do you honestly think this is causing me pain? Let me show you what pain is."
Naraku flew at Sesshomaru. He got a knife from his pocket and dug it into Sesshomaru's chest. Just a couple of inches from his heart. Sesshomaru yelled in pain but through Naraku off of him. He lungedat Naraku and slashed into him with his deadly claws. Naraku jumped back from him gripping his chest as he did so.
"Not bad, but it's gonna take more than that to hurt me."
Sesshomaru flew at him again but before he could do anything Naraku had stabbed him again. Sesshomaru jumped back against the wall using it to hold himself up. He was dizzy from the blood he was loosing and was finding it hard to stand.
"S-ses-shomaru..."
"Kyumi, don't talk, it's okay I'll take care of this."
Hearing Kyumi's voice gave him new found strength and Sesshomaru stood up tall and faced Naraku who had a look of shock on his face. Sesshomaru unexpectantly jumped at Naraku again slashing and gashing all over his body causing him to fall to the ground. Naraku tried to get to his feet but found he couldn't and slumped back to the ground. Sesshomaru stood there watching him until he heard a small cough just behind him and he rushed to Kyumi's side. Getting on his knees beside her.
"Y-your bleeding very badly. He stabbed you very deeply. Your loosing too much blood."
"I'll be fine, I'm a demon. It's you I'm worried about. Are you okay? How bad is it?"
"I f-feel like a million bucks as always. I think a couple of my ribs are broken and obviously I have cuts all over the place, but I think I'll be okay."
"Why didn't you tell me something was going on? I could have helped you."
"I didn't want them to hurt you."
"What is it that you weren't supposed to tell me anyway?"
"I-I caught Kagura and Naraku, uh, together. I threatened to tell you. That's why they beat me the first time."
"Is that why you weren't talking to me? Because you didn't want to put my life in danger?"
But he didn't get an answer. He looked down and saw she was still breathing and guessed she had fallen asleep. He got back to his feet and lifted her up in his arms.
Inuyasha walked to the door and knocked on it. He heard the hushing of voices and someone rushing to the door.
"Inuyasha! What a pleasant suprise."
"Hey, Kikyo, I, uh wanted to talk to you about what happened yesterday."
"I knew I'd be seeing you. Where's Kagome? I saw her leaving yesterday. She wasn't to mad was she?"
"Yeah, can we talk about this inside?"
"Sure come in." Kikyo extended her arm and gestured him into the room shutting the door when he was in.
"I'm really glad about what happened yesterday. I've been waiting for you to say you wanted me back. I've missed you Kikyo."
"Yes, I knew you did."
"That girl from yesterday is here. I can smell her."
"Yeah, she's in her room. She won't be interupting us."
"So, how did you do it exactly? I mean was it part of your plan for Kagome to see us?"
"Yeah, I told Jenn to get Kagome out of the room so I could talk to you. Then she'd talk loudly so I could hear her coming as a signal to kiss you."
"I see, well I have to go now."
"What?! Why are you leaving?"
"I got what I came for."
"But I thought-"
"If you thought I would ever do anything to hurt Kags your mistaken and I definately would never be with you again."
He went to the door and left out of it slamming it behind him.
"So, Kagome are you ready to talk to us about why your here yet?"
"No, and I don't think I ever will be. Can we just eat dinner and talk about something else?"
"Uh, sure we can, sorry."
"Hey sis is this about that Kouga guy?"
Kagome slammed her fists down on the table making all of the plates clatter against their forks. She pushed her seat out from under her and ran upstairs to her bedroom. Making sure to slam her door as hard as she could so her family would no not to disturb her. It was only her second dat home and in that time the only thing her family seemed to want to talk about is her problems. And every time she said she didn't want to talk about it her brother always asked if Kouga was the problem. She knew they were all trying to help, but they just managed to make her even more frustrated. She through herself down on her bed and fell asleep only moments later.
"Kagome, someone is at the door to see you!"
"Who is it?" She had a feeling she knew who it was.
"Jenn, should I send her up there?"
Kagome really didn't want to talk to anyone, but the shock that it was Jenn and not Inuyasha answered for her.
"Yeah, tell her to come on up!"
She heard footsteps on the stairs and an uneasy knock on her door.
"Come in."
Jenn looking very nervous and shaky entered her room.
"H-hi, Kagome"
"Hi, uh, how exactly did you know I was here? And how did you even know how to get here?"
"Sango and Inuyasha told me."
"Kind of figured that. So, what brings you here?"
"I wanted to tell you the truth about what happened yesterday."
"I already know the truth, okay? If Sango and Inuyasha put you up to this it's not going to work."
"No, they were going to do it themselves but I told them I wanted to do it. It's the least I could do. It is all my fault."
"What are you talking about?"
"Kikyo told me to get you out of the room. She wanted you to think Inuyasha was cheating on you, because I told her about Kouga and we knew how you'd react. I didn't want to do it I told her you were really nice and didn't deserve that, but I did it anyway, sorry."
"You think I'm gonna beleive that? What did Sango and Inuyasha promise you if you'd come up here and say that?"
"They said you would say that, so they gave me this." she pulled a little tape recorder out of her purse.
"What's that?"
"Proof that my story is true. Just listen."Inuyasha walked to the door and knocked on it. He heard the hushing of voices and someone rushing to the door.
"Inuyasha! What a pleasant suprise."
"Hey, Kikyo, I, uh wanted to talk to you about what happened yesterday."
"I knew I'd be seeing you. Where's Kagome? I saw her leaving yesterday. She wasn't to mad was she?"
"Yeah, can we talk about this inside?"
"Sure come in." Kikyo extended her arm and gestured him into the room shutting the door when he was in.
"I'm really glad about what happened yesterday. I've been waiting for you to say you wanted me back. I've missed you Kikyo."
"Yes, I knew you did."
"That girl from yesterday is here. I can smell her."
"Yeah, she's in her room. She won't be interupting us."
"So, how did you do it exactly? I mean was it part of your plan for Kagome to see us?"
"Yeah, I told Jenn to get Kagome out of the room so I could talk to you. Then she'd talk loudly so I could hear her coming as a signal to kiss you."
"I see, well I have to go now."
"What?! Why are you leaving?"
"I got what I came for."
"But I thought-"
"If you thought I would ever do anything to hurt Kags your mistaken and I definately would never be with you again."
Kagome heard what sounded like a door slam and then silence. Kagomejumped up and hugged Jenn.
"Thanks, I have to go. I hope Inuyasha will forgive me for not beleiving him."
"Inuyasha, go answer the door, can't you hear that someone is knocking on it?"
"Yeah, but I was just gonna let them knock, but now they've heard your big mouth so I'll have to answer it."
He reluctantly got to his fee, but just as he went to grab the door handle the door bust open barely missing him.
"Kikyo what the hell are you tryin to do kill me? Get the hell out of here."
"I CANT BELEIVE YOU LIED TO ME! THIS IS NOT THE END OF THIS! YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID!" She stormed out of the room and when she moved out of the way a soaked Kagome was vivible in the doorway.
"K-kagome..."
"H-hey I-Inuyasha", she said through chattering teeth. "I w-wanted to a-apologize. C-can I come i-in?"
"Yeah, I guess it's raining then?"
"Yeah, i-it's raining." She walked past Inuyasha and he closed the door. He went to the bathroom and grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her.
"I guess you heard the tape?"
"Yeah, and I realize how stupid it was for me not to beleive you. It was obvious it was something Kikyo planned."
"Yeah, but it still took me a tape of a confession just to get you to beleive me."
"I know, part of me wanted to beleive you, but the other part of me wouldn't let me. I'm really sorry."
"I know your sorry, but there's still the fact that you don't trust me."
"I do trust you I-"
"No, you don't Kags. If you trusted me you would have beleived me."
They sat there in silence for awhile and Kagome finally found her voice.
"So, what do we do now?"
"I guess we should just be friends. Maybe someday when you can let the past go we can be more than that."
"I knew you would say that. I guess your right, but Inuyasha would you have beleived me if you saw me kissing Kouga?"
She didn't wait for his answer instead she gave him back the towel and left the room.
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