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Chapter 16 – What The Hell Is Going On?

Inuyasha woke up, sweating. He walked to his window sill and exposed his bare chest. He leaned against the window with a grim face. Somehow, he hadn't had that dream in years. He could hardly remember the girl's name, except that it started with a K or something. 'So it's Kagome huh' he realized. "My guardian angel" he whispered to himself. "Forgive me that I could not do anything to ease your pain," tears streaked down his face.

She is the only one that never made fun of his ears, and accepted him the way he is. Perhaps, that's what attracted him to her in the first place. He remembered the first time he saw her. She recognized the fact that she looked like Kikyou, but at the same time, he felt her presence so familiar, as if he had known her forever. He walked downstairs to get a drink of water. He heard whispers coming from Sesshomaru's door and decided to overhear their conversation. Why not? He is a devil anyways. Inuyasha leaned to the door, his ears twitching silently.

"Sesshomaru," Inuyasha heard his step mother say. "When will you complete your plan?" 'Plan?!' Inuyasha repeated in his mind, not understanding what's going on. "Mother," Sesshomaru said in a low voice. "Do I really have to go through with it?" he asked her, his head bent down. "After all, Kikyou," he started. "No excuses, my son," she told him, shutting him up. "I know you loved Kikyou, but you must move on. Look at Princess Kagome. She resembles Kikyou a lot doesn't she? Why don't you make her yours?" she said soothingly.

"But Inuyasha likes her," he said. "You haven't cared about his feelings before," she retorted. "Why now, my son?" 'That bitch. What is she up to?' Inuyasha wondered.

"I just think it's not right, mother." She glared at him. "Look Sesshomaru. Did you forget why and how you got here? Wasn't it because of this mom?"

"Yeah, I know, but I," he said. "Look, if you stop now, my work will be for nothing!"

"What do you mean mother?"

"Nothing Sesshomaru, nothing. Look, I don't care what it takes, just make Kagome yours. After all, she is a very powerful miko. With her by your side, you will easily become High King."

"High King," Sesshomaru whispered to himself. "Yes," his mom slurred into his ear. Inuyasha moved in closer, trying to hear the conversation. "The High King should be yours, my son."

"It should be mine," he repeated after her. "Mom," he said. "My head hurts." "My dear Sesshomaru," she rubbed his shoulders. "Here," she said, handing him a pill. "Take this, and you will feel much better. I promise." He took the pill from her hand and swallowed it with water. 'Sesshomaru takes pills? How come I never knew?' Inuyasha wondered. Sesshomaru walked over to his bed and lied down. "Yes, my Sesshomaru. Make Kagome yours," she told her son. "Make Kagome mine," he said, his head still hurting. 'Damn, I wish I instilled a hidden camera in Sesshomaru's room' Inuyasha thought. 'That old hag must be up to something. I have a bad feeling something bad is going to happen to Kagome. Inuyasha heard footsteps getting closer and closer to the door, so he quickly left and headed elsewhere.

Sesshomaru's head throbbed painfully. He clutched his head tightly, willing the pain to go away. He went over to his desk and opened his drawer. He took out Kikyou's picture and looked at it lovingly. 'Why' he thought to himself. 'Why did it have to turn out this way?' he wondered sadly. 'If only he chose her that time, instead of caring about his agenda, this would not happen. If only' his mind trailed off.

He remembered the fight he had with Kikyou before her death really clearly. And he fully knew that it was entirely his fault. If only he knew how important she was to him.

~Flashback~

"Is it true?" Kikyou asked him sternly. "Is it true?" she repeated, louder this time.

"What are you talking about Kikyou?" he asked her.

"That the only reason why you sought out for me is because of my miko powers. You planned to use me!" she yelled at him.

"That's true but…" he started.

Kikyou fell to the ground on her knees. "I'm so stupid," she whispered. "To think I actually loved you," she cried, now sobbing uncontrollably. "Kik, I…I'm sorry," he started. "Stop it, I don't want to hear it," she covered her ears, running away from him. Perhaps, if he had stopped her, hugged her tightly and told her how much she meant to him, how for her, he would sacrifice everything, she wouldn't have committed suicide. That day, he didn't understand why his mind didn't follow his heart. He was so cold to her. Yet, his heart yearned for her. But he seemed to be possessed, unable to control his actions. That day, he remembered vaguely that he blew up at Kikyou and made her cry. The last look she had on her face before she left was full of shock, anger, and so much sadness and hopelessness. 'Kikyou' he thought before he lost consciousness.

Inuyasha sat outside in his private, royal garden. 'What just happened back there?' he wondered. 'Sesshomaru acted very weird. And what's with wanting to overthrow Kouga. Wait…overthrow Kouga?!' Inuyasha jumped up and quickly got his cloak and set out to find the damn wolf.

"We have a serious problem, King Kouga," said Inuyasha. "What's with the formality Inuyasha?" Kouga asked. Inuyasha pulled the wolf king over and whispered "Someone plans to overthrow you."

"Yeah, that happens all the time, what's new?" Kouga shrugged.

"No, you don't get it," said Inuyasha. He told Kouga about what he overheard a few moments ago. Kouga nodded and frowned. "Sesshomaru looks like he's under the power of poppy drug," Kouga said. "Poppy?" Inuyasha asked. "Yes. It's a drug that suppresses one's consciousness. When taking it, one forgets moral and reasoning and is not aware of what one is doing. And the more risky thing is that the person under its affects may be under control of the person giving the drug." "Huh? Explain," Inuyasha urged. "What I mean is the person who's giving him this drug is controlling him, making her do whatever she demands him to do," he replied. "Sh**! Kagome's in grave danger!" Now, it's Kouga's turn to be shocked. "Hurry up and find Kagome. Whatever it takes, knock out Sesshomaru even if you have to! Just protect Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled.

A/N: Well what do you guys think of this chapter? The next chapter will start off with Kikyou's POV before her death, and Sesshomaru kidnapping Kagome. I hope this is getting fun for you guys. Please read and review! I hope it doesn't seem like I'm rushing the story too much. Feel free to tell me if you think I'm kinda cramming everything in at once okay? Cuz I feel that way…I dunno…but yeah….any questions, comments, concerns? The button's right there! Please read and review!