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Last chapter on The Past Of Love.

The Lady of the West cried at her mate's words, Katsu is anger at himself for Kagome being taken by the enemy.

Kagome encased herself in ice to protect herself from the herbal and Menomaru's disgusting hands.

And Sesshomaru got 'sat' again…one would hope that he would learn but guess he didn't.

I wonder what the past has waiting for us this time, will this be the chapter that reveal the Lady of the West's name, will it be the chapter that Katsu reveals his feelings for Kagome, will this be the chapter Queen Mi reveals her plans or will this be the chapter that Inuyasha learns his mother's true name.

You just have to read what about it to learn what lies ahead.

In this chapter of The Past Of Love.

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Chapter 13: Break free

Menomaru glared at the ice crystal that kept him from his bride. She was beautiful and wild with how her raven hair framed her face; Menomaru slammed his fist into the crystal in anger, but a crack on the beautiful crystal that surrounded his beautiful bride. He couldn't touch his bride because she was frozen within the crystal; he glanced at his father, who watched him in silence. "I know that this is enraging but turn that rage to the enemy and when I had feasted on this little island, I will destroy that ice for you." Lord Hyoga told his son.

Menomaru turned to his father with a smile on his face…his father always knew just the right thing to say to him. Father and son turned to leave, their heads full of thoughts of how to kill their enemy quick but painfully.

They were totally unaware of Queen Mi that appeared out of nowhere, she walked over to the crystal and sigh sadly when she saw that Kagome was within it. "You silly little thing…you had such power but why didn't you use it to protect yourself?" she asked, a smug smile danced on her lips. It sweet to see Kagome like that, especially since she know that unless a God, or Celestial Maiden, who's element was fire.

This would tell her if Kagome was a Queen Celestial Maiden and if she was…then Queen Mi would have to let the Mortal Realm go downhill. After all, the Mortal realm wasn't worth another rival in her eyes.

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"Today, we leave for the shores of battle. Every demon here has different reasons from the ones beside him, but we will still go into the same battle together. We go to destroy the enemy and show the demons of the world that they do not turn their claws and fangs to us." Katsu growled at his soldiers, his eyes red as blood.

He was going to get Kagome back, he send a glare to his mate that watched him and the soldiers from the sidelines. She refused to wait for his return this time and was joining their fight against the moth demons; she looked calm and perfect, and inside…she was truly happy that her rival was dead. It would be a matter of hours before he turned to her for comfort and the pleasures of the flesh. She sighed in delight of the thought of her mate thrusting inside of her to fill her with his seed.

She hated being with child but their offspring continued to die on them or she had to kill them because they were female, she needed to be pregnant for her mate and for her position at his side. She refused to lose him and to give up her place in his life.

She walked over to Katsu after his speech to the useless soldiers; she walked with a beauty that stunned everyone but her mate that looked very unhappy with her. She knew that he wanted her at the palace and be safe but she refused to obey him in this. Though she knew that it was impossible for the Celestial Whore to have survived her poison, she continued to get this feeling that the Whore wasn't dead.

Katsu glared at his mate, who stared at him with love and lust in her golden eyes. If only she knew how she sickened him with that look in her eyes. "I believe that before you go, you need to speak with me." Said a sweet and lovely voice that always rivalled Kagome's from the crowd of soldiers. The soldiers parted like the red sea at the voice to see a lovely maiden dressed as a priestess with a sword but heavy with child.

She walked to Katsu; her face was far too serious for such a lovely maiden. The Lady of the West eyed the woman, wondering if she had a new threat in the pregnant woman until she saw that Katsu lacked physical interest and a smile that said he wanted her unlike the Celestial Whore. "I'm looking a Celestial Maiden that is called Kagome," the woman told them. Katsu stared at the woman, wondering what her connection was to his wild stallion.

"What do you want with her? And who are you?" he asked, he didn't want to start a fight when he needed to go and save Kagome from his current enemy and problem. But if he did, then he would…he refused to let Kagome be in danger for long.

The woman stared into Katsu's golden eyes, breaking through barrier of his mind. She was surprised by the devotion and love that she felt from him for Kagome and knew that he was no threat to her fellow Maiden. But she was shocked when she saw the mental link that he shared with Kagome, the woman thought of handful of times that she had seen with similar mental links…but the one she was looking at was…too amazing for words.

Power pulsed from it, even though it was clear to her that Kagome and the Lord of the West were unaware of it; she also saw that it seemed to could him pain when they were away from each other at great distances. When she came out of his mind, she couldn't help but stare at him...he was so unlike the world that they lived in. He wanted only one female and that female was Kagome; the woman felt a little jealous that Kagome had such a man, even if he was a demon. "The woman that you love is very lucky to have you, Great Lord. The world would be a great place if there were more men like yourself," the woman told him, meaning every word.

The Lady of the West smiled beautifully at the woman's praise, she knew that she didn't need lucky…no, she just needed to kill the rivals and bear his offspring.

"Thank you, but that doesn't answer my questions." Katsu said the pain he had been feeling was getting worse and it was shortening his patience with the woman. The woman bowed to him before answering him. "My name is Midoriko, I'm a Queen Celestial Maiden and I had been made aware that Kagome is a human Celestial Maiden without a mentor at her side."

"What is a Queen Celestial Maiden? And what do you mean that Whore is a human Celestial Maiden?" The Lady of the West thought aloud, wanting to more about her rival. Midoriko glanced at the Lady of the West for a moment, she knew of the trouble that the demoness had been to her mate and the fight that she had with Kagome. The heated anger that swam in Midoriko's silver eyes disappeared to be replaced with a sweet smile. "I believe a dance would be lovely…do you agree, Lord of the West?" Midoriko said, just before the Lady of the West started to transform into her true form and started to do some…folk dancing.

Katsu turned and laughed as his mate danced, seeing it as the perfect punishment for her and their arrogant son. "This is one of many things that a Queen Celestial Maiden can do…we are one step below in terms of power and wisdom. The sons that we bear always take a place of greatness in history if the father is human and if the father is a god than so too are the boys, we produce the best of the best in terms of children. But sadly there is only ever two in existence at any given time." Midoriko explained calmly as she enjoyed the dance. "And what of Kagome?" Katsu asked.

"Kagome…is something of an extreme rarity in the heavenly realm. I have only heard of a prophecy foretelling of a human Celestial Maiden…she is the first of such a thing, she is to be protected at all times until she goes into her heat." Katsu looked at the Celestial Maiden beside him, her words made him admire Kagome all the more and brought his desire to hold her in his arms to the surface.

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Sitting in the garden as she hid from her servants, the little princess stared at the sky above her. It was perfection just like her; she hated anything that was not perfect like herself. She often wondered why she was a mortal though since she was as perfect as a god.

But she was forced to be born as a mortal instead of a god; she was forced to have stupid servants that did not listen to her, she was not content with how live was for her, but she endured it. After all, what was a five year old child to do but endure the fools around it…though she did have her servants killed every now and then for the enjoyment of watching them tortured to death. Tears came to her eyes; her father had always let her watch when he tortured enemy soldiers or servants that could no longer work because of age or ill.

Imperfect as he was, she had been fond of her father and a little disappointed that he had died in battle, but at least he had not died as he was fucking one of his women unlike her disgusting older brother. She sighed at how she had lost two of her pawns in her game of power; she could hope that her husband and future sons would not be a disappointing as her father and brother.

She needed to plan her next move.

"Princess Izayoi! Princess Izayoi, where are you?" yelled some of her useless servants, ruining her focus on her plans…she would have to cut out their tongues later. Just as she was about to get up, she saw a parade of demons flying overhead but she noticed the one that lead the parade. A god of silver hair, tanned skin and the armor of a warrior, she smiled as she realized that she had just seen her future husband for the first time. She opened her mouth to shout out to him when she grabbed from behind and carried to the palace against her will.

"Thank Buddha that I found you, my Princess. It would have been horrible if one of those demons had taken you away from us." Said a sweet faced servant girl as she put Izayoi down. Izayoi glared at the girl before ordering the guards to grab her. "You will be punished for your disrespect to the Princess of Setsuna." Izayoi told the girl as the guards dragged the struggling girl to Izayoi's playroom.

Placing the girl on the table in the center of the room as some servants replaced Izayoi's junihitoe with a simple black kimono. When the servants were done, Izayoi moved to the girl's head, smiling happily and sweetly at the girl's tears. "Let play…for as long as you breathe." Izayoi giggled happily in the girl's ear before dismissing the servants and the guards to play.

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Katsu landed at the seashore with his mate and Midoriko at his side to see Lord Hyoga and Menomaru with their followers waiting for him and his soldiers. "Where is Kagome?" Katsu shouted at them, not seeing her with them. Father and son stared at him, looking bored like they had already won the battle. "Kagome? I wonder if that the name of my bride," Menomaru said with a slight smirk.

"Your bride?" Katsu growled; the Lady of the West worried as she watched her mate grow in anger and wondered what the enemy knew of the Whore. But she remained silent; it was not her place to talk in this. "Yes, my bride was one of your allies until I took her from you at your palace. I found her in her room, sick from poison…did she betray you or something, Lord of the West? Is that why you tried to kill her?" Menomaru asked out of curious, he didn't really care because he had his bride and planned to watch her very closely after his father broke the ice crystal around her.

Midoriko glanced at Katsu, knowing that it was impossible for him to harm Kagome like the enemy said that he had. She turned to look at the Lady of the West to see that her golden eyes were blood-red with rage, that alone was answer enough to who has tried to kill Kagome; Midoriko smiled, knowing that poison alone would never be enough to kill a Celestial Maiden.

Katsu turned to his mate, his eyes were blood-red as well; she had poisoned Kagome when he had been away, his mate has poisoned his wild stallion…he would not forgive this betrayal. Turning away from his mate, he turned his red eyes and his murderous aura to Lord Hyoga and Menomaru.

"TO BATTLE!" Katsu shouted to his soldiers, he moved to draw his sword when suddenly he felt a gentle tug in his mind before going into a trance. Lord Hyoga and Menomaru saw the moment of strike when he went into his trance, Lord Hyoga changed to his true form before he and his son moved to attack Katsu front on, but Midoriko moved to stand in front of Katsu. "I don't think so," she whispered before they hit her barrier.

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Katsu opened his eyes to see that he was standing in a field of ice and snow. He could feel it, warm and sweet…her slumbering aura surrounded him to protect him from the cold like a warm blanket, calling him to release her slumbering mind and body from the ice that held them. Walking, he began his search for Kagome in the icy realm that they were in, listening to the call that her soul cried out to him.

Listening and following the call of her soul, he found Kagome under his very feet, frozen in the ice. He was speechless at the beauty before his eyes, her ocean blue eyes were closed, her soft lips were slightly parted in sleep, and her raven hair was wild and framed her face like that of an angel's. Kagome was too beautiful for words to ever describe, every instinct that his body and soul possessed demanded that he release her from her icy prison and hold her in his arms, to warm her from the cold, to protect her in this moment of weakness, and to very let her be taken from him like that again.

Getting to his knees, he clawed at the ice…but it quickly regenerated each time he did so. Seeing that simply clawing at the ice in his current form would do nothing, he changed to his true form hope that it would give his better results.

It didn't do anything.

In his huge form, using his claws and acid drool on the ice did nothing to release Kagome from the ice. Fear began to take root in his heart as he wondered if he would ever hold Kagome and in his arms, to feel her warm hand hold his own, to hear her laughter again, or to see her give him her beautiful smile that made everything all right in the darkest hour. "Kagome, please wake up." He whispered after he changed, hoping that she would hear him and open her eyes. But she didn't and it cut at his heart, he cursed Lord Hyoga and his son for taken her away from him.

But he also hated himself, he was the cause of her leaving and the reason that she was like this now. He was a monster for his actions towards her in Totosai's cave, if only he hadn't been upset with her about Totosai needing her blood for her bow, If only he had gone in search of her the moment that she disappeared then she would not have been attacked, if only he had remained at the palace…then his mate would not have poisoned her.

Everything was his fault and he was a monster for how he had treated her. He would gladly die in a heartbeat if it meant she would be released from her icy prison and…smile at him one last time.

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Midoriko was breathing heavily from the constant attacks from the father and son; she knew that she should not have gone into battle when she was days away from giving birth to her child, but her duty demanded that she help Kagome for her children's future. She was startled when Katsu suddenly changed to his true form, forcing her to make her barrier bigger to protect him.

But it was dangerous to her child to do so, since her unborn was dependant on her power. Please, Lord of the West, release Kagome soon. I don't know how much longer I can keep up this barrier. She thought wearily.

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"Kagome, wake up! Please wake up, I can't live without you!" Katsu shouted at her as he slammed his fists into the ice repeatedly, closing his eyes as he could no longer stand the sight of her frozen. Little did he know that his words were beginning to wake her and slowly weakening her icy prison.

"IS THIS IT? ARE YOU JUST GOING TO STAY HERE, FROZEN FOREVER? WHY? WHY CAN'T YOU WAKE UP?" Kagome's soul felt the hurt and agony that Katsu felt, she didn't want him to be in pain but her soul was hesitant to awake. "…I'm sorry, Kagome. I wasn't able to protect you and now, you are trapped...please, forgive me." He whispered as tears began to come to his closed eyes. But he opened his golden eyes, he saw her ocean blue ones staring back him…just before the field of ice shattered into a field of pale blue flowers.

"Katsu!" Kagome cried out, tears coming to her eyes, just before they both woke up.

Katsu awoke from the trance that trapped his body to see the barrier around him and the tired Midoriko. "I'll take it from here," he told her, cause her to let down her barrier to let him out. Midoriko quickly disappeared from the battlefield, worrying for her child and her weakened state.

Katsu changed into his true form before turning his claws and fangs to the enemy, wanting to destroy them for the causing Kagome's tears. He hungered for their blood, wanting to paint the battlefield with their blood and flesh. How he hated any being that caused Kagome pain as them had…himself was no exception from his hate. Kagome was too perfect for a brutal monster like himself.

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Kagome awoke in a fiery blaze of blue fire that ruptured the ice crystal that encased her, shooting shards of ice everywhere. Her mind was clouded and unclear, in burning blue flames, her Celestial Robe floated to her and wrapped itself around her arms loosely as her Celestial clothes and her circlet appeared on her nuke body as her powers took on a life of their own.

Kagome floated to the ceiling of the room that she was in, touching to the ceiling with her hand, she created a beam of blue fire that blasted through the ceiling, stunning the battle that raged outside. Kagome was a vision of perfection that floated in the sky, stunning the demons that looked at her further. Quickly she floated to Katsu when Menomaru got in her way, lust blazed in his eyes as he grabbed at her. But the blue flames around burn him, forcing him to let her go just as Katsu flew past them, Kagome grabbed onto the fur of his back.

Feeling warmth and safety for the first time since he left her side, Kagome felt her mind begin to calm down and clear on the cloud that clung to her mind. "Katsu?" She whispered slowly, unsure that her voice would work. "Yes, Kagome?"

"What happened? And thank you…for saving me," She whispered as she felt tears run down her face. She buried her face in his silver fur as she trembled, she remembered the sickening feeling of someone's hands on her body and unbearable pain, but nothing else…not even that Katsu saving her from the icy prison that she had trapped herself in. She just knew that he had saved her from something.

She knew deep down inside of her that he would always come to save her.

With that in mind, Kagome wiped her tears away and glared at the enemy. "Let get them, Katsu!" Kagome snarled, Katsu growled in agreement with Kagome. It was time to take down the enemy and they would do it together without fail.

Standing up on his back, Kagome blasted Lord Hyoga with her beams of blue fire as Katsu began to rip chuck of the Moth Lord's flesh from his body. Seeing that Menomaru was moving in to help his father, Kagome trapped him within one of her barrier; she wanted him to see the death that they were going to bring to his father. The follwers and soldiers stopped to watch Kagome and Katsu work together; it was like they were seeing two different parts of the same weapon work together in perfect harmony. They followers and soldiers could not think of two different beings ever being so intone with each other…it was like watching two soul mates fight as one being, it was the perfect form of poetry in motion.

As Kagome fired another beam at Lord Hyoga, Katsu moved in for the killing blow. Putting all his strength into this, he hoped that he would not fail Kagome in this final move to end the battle. "Do it, Katsu." Kagome whispered, willing some of her strength to him, just as he closed his powerful jaws around Lord Hyoga's neck and ripped the bone and flesh apart.

The followers pale at the sight of their beheaded Master and the soldiers roar in victory of theirs. Release Lord Hyoga's head from his jaws, Katsu landed as he felt proud of his and Kagome's victory; he knew that he would never have won if not for Kagome. Getting off of his back, Kagome moved to look at the remains of the dead demon Lord, she could see the power that was seeping from the remains that flowed to Menomaru. "Katsu…I need to you drive one of your fangs in the remains." Katsu looked at Kagome for a moment but did not question her, knowing that he could trust her in any way that he could think of.

Standing over the corpse, Katsu opened his jaws and slammed the upper part of his mouth into it. As He ripped his head away, he felt one of his fang break off, pain shot through his mouth, but he said nothing. Kagome looked at Katsu, placing her hand on his front leg, she willed his pain away…feeling bad that it was done, but knowing it was needed. She walked on the remains, to touch the broken fang; she willed her power into the fang to seal the power of Lord Hyoga away.

Burn horribly to do so, but she ignored the pain to continue willing her power into the fang, she had to do it for the future, for the task that would await Inuyasha and herself in the future. She would not fail him; she knew that he would do it and forge a better tomorrow by doing so, forging new ways of fight with her at his side, forging a new piece of himself as well. She would not fail her friends and the future.

With the seal finally took to the fang, Kagome moved to Menomaru to do the same. Menomaru cursed Kagome as she did, he felt tortured by the burn of her powers sealing him into a slumber that he would not a wake from. And even as she did so, he still felt lust burn in him for her.

When all was said and done, Kagome all but collapse, tired and weak from breaking free from the ice crystal, from the battle and most of all the sealing of father and, Kagome could not even stay conscious from the drain of her power, all she wanted was to rest in peace for a bit. Katsu quickly seized Kagome as she collapse from the drain, tired as well, he felt happy to have Kagome back in his arms, warm and safe from dangers once again.