Chapter 21
"Get a new lackey! I'm not risking my ass so you can have revenge over not getting a stupid title!" Naraku spat quietly as he, Onigumo, and Kikyo talked together in the forest on the Shikon House property.
They had been walking toward the south house garden, but stopped when they saw Kagome and Sesshomaru there, and saw Kagome slap Sesshomaru . . . hard, and they quickly left.
Now they were far in the forest, where they thought no one would be.
Kikyo looked sick with worry. "Please! You have to help me! No one else will!"
"And for good fucking reason, that bitch is crazy!" Naraku almost yelled, and would have if not for Onigumo hushing them.
They all stood quiet for a minute before Kikyo spoke.
"She isn't crazy. She normally doesn't act that way! I swear!" Kikyo pleaded, desperate for revenge.
Naraku shook his head. "No, no way in hell! She is way stronger than I thought, and it isn't worth me risking my head to get some girl just so you can have a little revenge over Sesshomaru's head."
Kikyo glared at him. "What about you? What about getting your immortality?" Kikyo tried, and Naraku stopped attacking her and looked over at him twin.
They had tried getting demons before . . . it hadn't worked.
They needed Kikyo as much as she needed them.
"Fine! But how am I supposed to get her away from him?" Naraku tried, and Kikyo pinched the bridge of her nose.
"That potion stuff . . . does she have to smell or drink it willingly?" Kikyo asked, and Onigumo thought for a moment and smiled.
"No, I don't think it does." Onigumo managed to chuckled nervously, clearly still worried someone might hear them.
Kikyo grinned wide. "Easy, just put in her morning coffee, and she'll be all yours!"
"What if someone see's?" Naraku tried, and Kikyo nodded, thinking.
That was when she got an ingenious idea.
"Put it on a flower and make her smell it! That girl is so gullible she'd probably just think it was from Rin!" Kikyo grinned, and Naraku and Onigumo nodded.
"Alright, I'll try it tomorrow night. I have to go get the potion from Kagura." Onigumo nodded before he quickly walked away in the late afternoon sun.
Naraku started to follow his twin before he stopped and turned to Kikyo. "You better uphold your end of the deal. I take Kagome and hurt Sesshomaru for you, you get me a demon willing to at least mark my as their mate."
"Yeah, yeah. I swear on my life, I'll find the demon." Kikyo spat before the two parted ways.
Less than 15 feet away, high in a tree, an Inu with long, silver hair stood on a branch with his fists balled up in white knuckled fists at his hips and his honeyed yellow eyes clenched tightly shut.
What was his mate thinking?
Why did she hate Kagome and Sesshomaru so much?
And why the hell was she working with Naraku and his snake of a brother?
Inuyasha's anger rolled through his violently as she bounced through the tree's to make his way toward his brothers room, where the tight ass was.
Ill-history or not, they were still brothers.
Sesshomaru sneered at the book in his hands.
It was clearly the one Naraku had found in the old Shikon house library in the south house, because it stank of him, but what bothered the great demon even more that it was no help to him.
Spirit Guide:
Chapter 4-soul mates
New Spirit Guides, and Love
A Spirit Guide and they're newly acquainted powers are a very volatile combination. Adding to this the meeting of their soul mates only adds to the volley of mixed, hazy emotions and power. The Spirit Guide will find it nearly impossible to remain calm around their soul mate, both physically and emotionally.
The only way to calm this frenzy inside the Spirit Guide is to remove the Soul mate until the Spirit Guides power had ebbed, thus ridding the Spirit Guide of the frenzy of emotion and physical excitement. Another way to sooth the new power of the body is to impregnate the Spirit Guide, or visa-versa, have the Spirit Guide impregnate the soul mate, forcing the power into submission in order to protect the new life it helped to create
Sesshomaru scowled as he heard a knock on his bedroom door a second before his half barged in, his face red with rage.
"What happened between you and Kikyo?" Inuyasha yelled at Sesshoamru, and the older Inu sneered at his half-brother.
"This Sesshomaru has no . . ." His words were cut off by Inuyasha growling.
"Cut the shit and tell me. Because I am this close to just going and throttling her until she tells me!" Inuyasha barked, and Sesshomaru became deathly still.
"What do you know?" Sesshomaru demanded quietly, his blood running cold at the thought of what Kikyo had said to Inuyasha.
"I was out in the forest, just sittin' in a fucking tree, when I heard Kikyo talking to someone. I went toward the voices, and saw her talkin' to Naraku and his nasty ass twin, Onigumo. They were talkin' about getting revenge on you by hurting Kagome, making her smell something or some shit, and getting Onigumo and Naraku demon's to mate them." Inuyasha prattled off quickly, and Sesshomaru felt his own annoyance and anger bubble inside of his veins.
Inuyasha continued. "So what the fuck did you do? Because I might hate you, but your still pack and I would rather kick my stupid wife's ass then see your mate get hurt."
Sesshomaru raised a brow lightly at that. "You would defend my scent over trusting your own?"
Inuyasha's nostrils flared. "Midoriko told me not to marry her, you know that? She told me we weren't destined to be, that her soul mate was far off, and so was mine? I didn't listen, I scented her anyways . . . I know it was a mistake, but I loved her! I still do! Love or not, though, pack doesn't hurt pack, and that is exactly what Kikyo is doing!"
Sesshomaru had to think over Inuyasha's words, having been said in a rush, over for a moment.
As always, Inuyasha had done what he wanted and didn't care about the repercussions. But, he had been very young then, just past adult hood, so he couldn't be held at too high a price.
Except, perhaps, the death of his mate.
Sesshomaru sighed and closed his eyes. "This Sesshomaru walked in on our wife with another man, and she was ripped of her Spirit Guide powers. She resents me for it . . . and plans on using Kagome as a way to hurt this Sesshomaru."
Inuyasha balled his hands into fists. "That bitch . . . Oh god!" Inuyasha barked and grabbed his stomach, looking like he would be sick.
"What?" Sesshomaru tried not to sneer, but it happened anyways.
Inuyasha shook his head. " The other night . . . Kikyo . . . before she rushed off to the baths . . . smelled like . . ."
"No need to finish that thought, Inuyasha." Sesshomaru growled loudly, not wanting the mental image in his mind if he didn't want it.
Inuyasha looked up at Sesshomaru, and in his eyes, the older Inu could see the young demon's heart was ripping it's self apart. Inuyasha was arrogant, ignorant, and a little simple, but he had a heart, and his mate had just hurt it for the last time.
"What do we do?" Inuyasha asked quietly as he stood ridged in front of Sesshomaru.
"We go and talk to Koemi, and you will tell her every breath they took, and syllable they uttered."
Kagome sighed as she aimlessly walked around the little town just a little way away from the Shikon House property.
She had asked Miroku to go home without her, because, honestly, she felt better away from Koemi and Sesshomaru's aura's pulsing and pushing on her own.
Sighing, and not wanting to think about any of that, Kagome spotted a little book store on the corner, and happily walked in.
Kagome grinned as she felt the demon's presence a moment before she saw him. He had large, almost black, blue eyes, long black hair in a braid down his back, and a beautiful purple four point start markings on his forehead. He had a warm smile, and an aura as inviting as it was.
"Hello, little human child, welcome to my shop." The demon said as he bowed his head to her, before he went back to his work.
Kagome bowed her head to him, and started to run her fingers along the antique book in his little, warm shop.
They were book on demons mostly, there were even some story wall hangings with clever paintings on them of silly, or scary demons. There were histories of wars, collections of family lineages. Everything you could want on demons, this story seemed to have.
Suddenly, a little book in a stack in the back of the store caught Kagome's attention.
It was a tall book, but was only the width of maybe two of her fingers. She looked at the cover, but it leather binding, faded and worn.
Opening the book to a random story, Kagome smiled, it was a book of fairytales.
Sighing, Kagome began to read.
The Princess, the Inu, and the Golden Ball.
One day, long ago in a far off kingdom, was a young woman, affectionately called Little Princess.
She was the beloved daughter of a powerful Lord, and not only did her father find favor and purity within her, but also the people of her large kingdom. The only one who did not like the Little Princess was her older sister, who envied the Little Princess's attention because of her kindness and beauty.
On a warm, delightful day in the Lord's gardens, the Little Princess was playing with her prized possession, a golden ball her father had given her. It had belonged to her late mother, and was the most simple, but beautiful thing the Little Princess believed she owned.
The Little Princess stood humming next to the well in the garden, quietly and peacefully, when her sister jumped out and scared the Little Princess, making her throw the ball up in the air, and it landed with a splash in the dark well.
'Look what you have done! You have lost the only thing of mothers you had! What a foolish girl!' The older sister spat and quickly left the Little Princess to cry over the loss over her golden ball.
'Princess, why do you cry?' a kind voice asked her, and the Little Princess looked up from where she sat on the ground, and saw a small, white Inu sitting on the stone wall of the well.
"I am sorry, but I have lots my most beloved possession. A golden ball that belonged to my late mother.' The Little Princess cooed quietly, and the Inu's cheeks lifted into a dog like smile.
'Dear Princess, if I retrieve this possession, will you do me a service?' the Inu asked, and the Little Princess smiled brightly.
'Oh, sweet Inu, if you did this for me I would forever be indebted to you!' the Little Princess exclaimed and the Inu nodded before he jumped into the well.
The Little Princess rushed to the well, and looked over the side, but saw nothing but the dark water as it lapped at the side of the deep well. Fear took her heart a moment before she saw the Inu surfaced, jumping out of the water with the ball in his front paws. The Inu stood before her and dropped the golden ball at the Little Princess's feet and she quickly fell to her knees and hugged the wet Inu close.
She pulled back and smiled. 'You shall have any gift you ask, brave Inu! What is your price?'
The Inu bowed his head to the Little Princess. 'First, I ask a warm meal, for I have not had one of decency in many nights.'
Quickly, the Little Princess took her golden ball in one hand and the Inu in the other, and went to her father with the story.
'This Inu shall dine as a lord!' The Lord exclaimed, and the Little Princess and the Inu ate their fill that night.
After they ate, the Inu entertained the guest in the dining hall with tricks of both physical ability, and demon magic!
'What fun!' Little Princess exclaimed, enjoying her time with the Inu.
The Inu bowed his head to the Little Princess. "Beautiful Princess, my second plea is that I sleep on the softest silk pillow in your kingdom, for I have not slept on naught but hard, cold ground for many nights.'
'He shall sleep in the very room of a royal!' The Lord exclaimed. The Little Princess and Inu made their way to her room, where the largest, softest, most comfortable pillow was set next to the Little Princess's bed for the Inu to sleep upon.
The night was peaceful and calm, the Little Princess and Inu happiest in each other's company.
The next morning found the Little Princess heart broken.
'Oh, brave, sweet Inu! I pray I could keep you forever!" The Little Princess cried, hugging the Inu in her arms as she sat in the Lord's garden.
The Inu smiled up at the Little Princess. "My dear, beautiful Princess. I will stay with you, but you will owe me a debt once more.'
"Oh, my dear Inu! I shall pay any debt if I may keep you! What is your price, Inu?" The Little Princess cooed, holding her heart to keep it from bursting.
The Inu looked deep into the Little Princess's eyes. "One kiss."
"Oh, I shall give you a thousand and one kisses, Inu, for staying with me!" and the Little Princess grabbed the cheeks of the Inu and kissed its furry mouth.
Moments later, a man with glittering silver hair that matched the little Inu's, and pale skin stood before the Little Princess. He took the Little Princess's hands into his and brought her to her feet.
"Oh, my beautiful Princess, you have released me from my spell bound prison! I am the King of the Inu Youkai, and now I can rain once more. Dear Princess, will you rule as my Queen?" The Inu Youkai King cooed.
"Oh, my dear Inu! I shall be with you forever!" The Little Princess cried, and the Inu Youkai King and the Little Princess ruled for many years, as Lord and Lady of the Western Inu's.
"Not many people know that story!"
Kagome jumped as she heard the store owner's voice over her. She looked up, and had to crane her neck as she hadn't realized she's sat on the floor while reading.
Kagome cleared her throat and smiled at the yellow and royal blue outlined demon. "It is a very interesting fairytale."
The demon chuckled. "You mean history, little Spirit Guide. It is believed to be a fairytale, but is actually part of history. The First Inu Demon King married a Human, A Spirit Guide. You should know that, being what you are, scented by what you are." He smiled, his eyes glittering as they looked at Kagome's shoulder that held Sesshomaru's mark.
Kagome's anger fizzled and she tried to control it back into submission.
"Do not fight it, Little Spirit Guide, fighting your power will only make it snap and hurt you more. Now, will you be getting this book on Youkai historical takes?" The demon smiled, and Kagome couldn't control her head as it nodded.
"Lovely! I'll just ring that up for you!" and the demon took the book to ring it up.
Kagome though of the fairytale, or history lesson, she'd read in the little shop.
It was a very sweet story, but was the demon from the shop telling the truth?
Was the story really history?
Kagome figured she'd ask Reiji tomorrow, and she quickly made her way to the Shikon house for a hot meal and warm shower.
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A/N: I am SO sorry it has taken me so long to upload the new chapter . . . . just been having some personal peoblem lately and that makes it hard for me to focus and write!
Yeah, if you know who the 'demon' in teh book store is, you'll know he isn't a demon in teh show, but I was running out of characters, and wanted one everyone would recognize without being a OC.
I hope you like it!
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