A/N:
Hi,guys! Yeah I know it took me a while but this chapter was so hard to wright.
And it's a long one too. I just finished it, so bare with me if there are any spelling mistakes, until I get some rest, I'll check it later.
Don't forget to review!
P.S. at some point in the ch. things happen at the same time.
Chapter 52: Have we met before?
Kagome couldn't help but notice the increase staring Sesshomaru was doing on her beloved hanyou-sealed-form Inuyasha(Alex) during dinner and she clearly couldn't imagine what was the reason for all this. After they finished dinner Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Alex and Sesshomaru went in the big study so that they could discuss the last things that needed to be done for the ball, that was tomorrow night. The others, Kikyo, Souta, Kaede, Shippo, Kaiya and Kohaku, witch was at all times at the castle, went to their own businesses. Finally after more that an hour of ignoring his intense stare, Alex' patience was running thinner and thinner by each passing second till it was all gone. He stood and barked in a very annoyed voice, with big amounts of anger in it.
" Will you fucking quit staring me to death, Fluff-king?" Sesshomaru raised a delicate eyebrow at this weak human' outburst, not giving any response. All eyes in the room turned from the black haired guy to the demon lord and back. Confusion clearly visible in their expression. " O.K. let me put it this way..." he took a deep breath in attempt of calming himself but was failing miserably. " Mr. Fluffy would you care to get that..." to bad or luckily for Alex that the doors flew open before he could continue. Everyone looked at the door.
" Kagome! My sweet Kagome." the man said. Alex arched an eyebrow at him. Before he could do something Kagome run into the man's arms and hugged him for dear life.
" Uncle!" she said excited. " When did you arrive? I missed you." she said giving him another tight hug. He petted her affectionately and smiled.
" You didn't think that I would miss my favorite niece's 16th birthday, did you?"
" Of course not!" she defended. " But you still didn't answer my question." he chuckled before smiling to her again.
" Always the serious and vigil one..." he stroked her hair gently and she smiled back. " Just now." he raised his eyes to his son, which was sitting in an armchair near the window, narrowing them a bit. " So this is the mouse hole you've been hiding in." Sesshomaru rose, panic striking his eyes before they returned to his usual emptiness. " You're aging too quickly, son..." a strange feeling tugged at Alex' heart and it hurt at the back of his head at the word 'son', coming from the man's lips, but it was soon forgotten at his new comment. " You have to find a mate and soon. Or you could at least court someone." he said slightly exasperated. Sesshomaru sweat dropped at the suggestion, a horrified look on his face.
That's it! He couldn't keep it anymore, he was trying so hard but it was all doomed to failure. It wasn't his fault that Sesshomaru was in his line of view. He just couldn't help but burst out laughing!
" Ha ha ha! Not so emotionless now, are you?" he said laughing hard, successfully dragging Inutashio's attention towards himself. Suddenly making eye contact, he looked into the man's eyes, that were flashing between gold and bleeding red. He could see clearly what was written in them. It said only one thing: murder. " Oh shit!" he managed to say before he jumped out of the lord's way and run out the door, with Inutashio hot on his trail. All the others that were in the study followed them as fast as they could.
Alex run as fast as his legs could carry him. He was lucky. Inutashio was something similar to a cat. He wanted to play with his prey before giving the final blow.
' Shit! What do I do now?' he thought panicking a little. ' Screw me! Why the hell did I have to leave the sword in the study?' he asked himself jumping out of Inutashio's way again and then continuing to run outside. ' Oh, yeah! I couldn't keep my fucking mouth from opening!' he mentally slapped himself for that slip up.
Kagome and the others were trying to catch up with them, running through the halls.
' He won't fight inside the castle, his chances are better outside and he knows that!' Kagome thought stopping dead in her tracks. As a terrifying realization played in front of her eyes.
( Flashback )
" Always the serious and vigil one..." the man she knew as her uncle stroked her hair gently. " Just now." he said in a comforting voice, before he rose his eyes over her head to look at his son. Sesshomaru was sitting in an armchair near the window as calm as he can be when his father was about to get serious. She saw Inutashio narrowing his eyes a bit and she just couldn't miss Sesshomaru's reaction. So she took about two feet aside, the new position giving her a good view of both of their faces. " So this is the mouse hole you've been hiding in." She had to suppress a giggle seeing panic strike Sesshomaru's eyes as he rose to properly address his father, before they returned to their usual emptiness. " You're aging too quickly, son..." she knew all to well what was coming up. And come to think of it Kayia was the one to blame; she was the one obsessed with wanting to have grandchildren while she was still in her strong years, and somehow she managed to convince Inutashio to do the same with his son. Assuring that the throne will have at least two generations covered from now on at the same time.
' This is going to be fun!' she thought grinning.
" You have to find a mate and soon." she had to hold her breath so that she didn't ruin the moment laughing too early. " Or you could at least court someone." he said slightly exasperated. Kagome saw Sesshomaru sweat drop at the suggestion, a pale and horrified look on his face.
' That's it! I can't ignore such a face! I can't!' she mentally screamed. But before she or any other occupant of the room could start the laughing spree, Alex just couldn't help himself but burst out laughing first! It wasn't his fault that Sesshomaru was in his line of view. But all his hard laughing, successfully dragged Inutashio's attention towards him and that wasn't a good thing!
" Ha ha ha! Not so emotionless now, are you?" she made out between his laughs. Suddenly the two men made eye contact, she looked into her uncle's eyes, witch were flashing between golden and blood red. She saw clearly what was written in them. They said only one thing: murder.
' Oh shit! How did I forget about him?' she asked herself terrified.
" Oh shit!" Alex managed to say before he jumped out of Inutashio's way and run out the door.
Kagome saw Alex get out of her uncle's way, and the fact that he dropped the sword in the process. But all that went through her mind like lighting and was ignored as she had to stop her uncle from tearing Alex limb from limb. So she run off after the two in a heart beat. Everyone that was in the study followed the three as fast as they could.
( End flashback )
' Come on Kagome, think! You don't have time to get the sword back and you can't...' without thinking she rushed to the first secret door of the castle that was in her way and stepped through it. ' I have to get outside! And fast!'
Alex made it outside as fast as he could. He was breathing a rough and uneven but he was calming down a bit, but that wasn't enough. In a split of a second the inu-youkai charged at him. Alex managed to block his attacks; his hanori and hakamas changing color with each block, but it was pretty hard to do so. The youkai didn't have a pattern, he seamed to change his strategy every 10 moves. Somehow he was blocking each at the last second.
All that followed the two were now standing at the entrance, some shocked, others highly interested in the black haired guy ability to block the inu-youkai's attacks.
" We should do something!" said Sango horrified.
" O.K. But what?" Miroku asked trying to find a solution.
" You will do nothing." said a emotionless voice. Both turned and glared at him. He didn't look at them, instead he continued to watch the fight. " From what Kagome told me this guy seams to be her protector. How could he protect her, if he too needs help?" O.K. he had a point but that didn't stop the two humans look at him surprised.
When Alex blocked another foot he saw them there.
' Sango always has a sword with her, I really could use it.' he thought. " Sango!" he shouted.
" Yeah?"
" Lend me your sword!"
" What? Are you nuts? I can't give you my sword." she answered him after Sesshomaru gave her a cold death glare.
" Ignore that fucking Fluff-king and give me that damn sword!" he was serious and she feared Kagome even more than Sesshomaru. Sango was about to draw her sword and give it to Alex but Sesshomaru took it away before she could reach it.
" Hey!" he glared at her daring her to protest any further. She swallowed and bit her lip.
' There goes that plan.' he thought blocking again, at the last moment.
' How can this be?' Inutashio thoght. ' I'm changing my strategy as often as I can and this human manages to block at the last momet?' he asked himself surprised, but not letting it show.
Although he was facing the youkai pretty well he was getting tired. That damn spell that kept his true appearance hidden also kept his youkai blood locked. That meant no youkai powers as well. It felt strange fighting with him.
' It feels like we met before... he attacks and I block, it's like we rehearsed. Although he probably wants to kill me for insulting his son... his presence is known to me... but why?' Alex thought slowing down a bit.
Kagome run out on the balcony that faced the inner garden where the fight was taking place. She looked horrified at the two, Alex was slowing down and Inutashio's attacks were becoming quicker and more powerful; successfully sending Alex flying to the ground.
Time seamed to slow down to the point of total freeze. Alex was just recovering from the last attack that send him flying five feet away and Inutashio was charging at him with incredible speed.
Kagome's eyes widened in horror, all color leaving her face as she screamed.
" Nooo!"
Alex was about to rise his arms up to protect himself from the youkai, but stopped. His arms becoming limb at the hear of her horrified voice, his mind going blank of any other thought except her.
" Nooo!" came her scream.
' Kagome.' he went numb.
" Inu-" but the word never ended.
" Nooo!" her pleading voice reached his sensitive ears.
' I'm sorry, Kagome it's for your own good.' his clawed hand coming closer to the still boy. He didn't move, he looked as if he was made of wax.
"Inu-" in a heart beat power pulsated from the boy as Inutshio flexed his claws to strike him.
' What?' he thought surprised.
They were watching the two fight when Kagome's voice ringed through the night's air. The immediately looked at her.
" Nooo! Inu-" they heard her scream but it ended there. Sesshomaru's eyes widened as he felt power pulsating from the boy with lighting speed as Inutshio flexed his claws to strike him.
"Inu- Aaaaa!" she screamed in pain.
Inutashio stroked the boy. His limb body backed away with a cut that started with his right and crossed hid chest diagonally. He prepared himself to strike him again when...
Sango buried her face in Miroku's chest when Alex was stroked, blood shooting from the cut.
" Kagome." the name left the boy's lips in a whisper. Sesshomaru then noticed a strange blood sent.
" Kagome." the boy breathed before bolting towards him, dodging his second attack and punching him him the stomach. Inutashio was amassed by his speed as he was sent flying. He never saw such speed at any youkai, not even at Sesshomaru. As he was about to hit the ground the sensed it. The blood.
Sesshomaru's eyes shot up to see Kagome falling. He run full speed to catch her. With amassing speed a flash of red bolted by him and caught her. He stopped just in time to see the boy land as light as a feather with Kagome in his arms. Everyone came running at his side.
" Kagome!" the guy screamed pulling her to his chest. " Don't die on me! I'll never forgive myself if you do!"
' Inuyasha...' she thought. Kagome heard his pleading voice call to her. She tried to make out what he was saying, but she understood only her name.
He heard her moan and a wave of relief washed over him. She was still alive. He looked down at her and saw the arrow. Clearly it had been aimed at her heart, but it hit just above it. She opened her eyes a bit but closed them back. She had a nasty cut on her forehead. She must of got it when she fell over the balcony. He then looked at the ones around him. He went to Sango and gave Kagome to her. She picked her and made eye contact with him.
" If anyone else touches her until I come back, I'll kill you." he said in a emotionless voice and stern face, as if she meant nothing to anybody. He was serious. Sesshomaru was about to step towards Sango as Alex passed him. Alex took Sango's sword from him and as Sesshomaru turned surprised, he found that the sword was pointed at his neck. His eyes widened as he made eye contact with the black haired guy. He saw burning flames of anger in them. " I mean it!" the boy growled in a demon like tone. Electricity seamed to go through his body at that.
Alex then stormed running, leaving a trail of dust behind him. He knocked down a door and went up the stairs. As he reached the second level a figure was running towards him with a crossbow in its hand. He pinned the figure to the wall.
" You!" he growled. " Who sent you?" it said nothing so Alex lifted the sword and put it to woman's throat, pressing it a little, just enough to draw blood. " I asked you a fucking question!" the woman gave a sadistic laugh.
" We both know, half-breeds deserve to suffer in any way possible from anybody, so why do you bother so much? It's not like you can make an exception." she said looking straight in his eyes, her voice sweet as venom on the wound. He lifted his hand up and hit her in the temple with the sword's handle. She fell limb to the floor. Then he got the collar of her kimono from the back and dragged her outside.
" Take care of this paid assassin by your rules." he said as he dropped her at Inutashio's feet looking him straight in his eyes. Then without another word he went to Sango and saw that Kagome was now awake, standing besides her. " What do you want me to do?" he asked her. Kagome looked him up and stretched her hand to him.
" Take me to my room." he nodded and picked her up bridal style and headed towards the door. Inutashio cleared his throat. Alex turned and narrowed his eyes at him.
" Don't worry old man, we'll play again as soon as Kagome's O.K." the man's eyes widened. Is that all the fighting meant to him? Alex went inside and went through the walls as Kagome instructed him too. He didn't know what happened to that woman but sure as hell he wanted to tear the life out of her as painful as possible.
Kagome was resting her head on his left shoulder. About five feet from her room she asked, looking at the blood on her hand.
" How much time do you need?" he looked at her and smiled.
" It's not that deep. It would heal in ten minutes." they entered the candlelit room and he closed the door with his foot, still holding her in his arms. She touched the door and said.
" Twenty minutes then, Inuyasha." in a few seconds his hair grew to back length and turned silver, while his eyes turned a warm shade of amber. She smiled as she pulled him into a sweet kiss. After they parted he sat her on a futon across the bed near the closet. This room wasn't much different from the one at the summerhouse, only bigger and two futons were added, but there wasn't a second bed added. Not that he minded in any way. He let her sit there and got her a nightgown from the closet and some bandages. He knelled in front of her and smirked.
" You do know I have to lick-clean that wound, you know?"
" Oh, I know." she giggled. After he was done bandaging her, he took his hanori and shirt off so she could tend his wounds. She cleaned them and then started to bandage them. When she was almost done with the one on his chest a knock was heard at the door. " Yes?"
" It's me Kagome. Open this damn door." she sighed. And looked at Inuyasha with a sad face. He gave her a nod and smiled back.
" Just a minute, uncle." she finished tying the bandage. " Sorry Alexander." she said raising to open the door.
" No problem, Kagome." she opened it and looked at the inu-youkai.
" Yes?"
" I want to know who the hell is he and what's he doing in your fucking room?" he asked fuming. She nodded for him enter the room. After he stepped inside she closed the door and leaded him to sit in the other futon.
" Uncle, this is Alexander Yashinu. He is my protector and he'll be sleeping here." she said calmly.
" What?" Inutadhio screamed.
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