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Author's Note:Hello everyone! I am back with another chapter. I am becoming a night owl. Up all night and wake up around 10am-noon lol. I am trying my best to be as canon as possible. I know for me it can be a turn off if characters are not canon, so I've been re-watching certain episodes to make sure I am not going off the deep end with certain reactions and interactions. Anyway, if you choose to flame me, BRING IT ON, but I would prefer constructive criticism. I'll give ya cookies if you do. Also, thank you for all the reviews. It is wonderful to know that people are really digging the story. Anyway, sit back and enjoy the next chapter of Regaining Time Lost.
Chapter 7: The Past Returning
Kagura could hear yips and barks as she regained consciousness. There was a throbbing pain in the back of her head that caused her to growl. She opened her eyes to feel a wolf lapping at her face. Kagura started backward as her vision began to focus. Ookami, many of them, were pacing around her to keep her from running. Kagura's eyes narrowed as some tried to approach her. She bared her fangs at them to keep them away from her. How the hell did she get here? Kagura was vaguely aware of talking as the wolves kept her breaching the circle.
"Who are you giving her to Koga?"
"She is an omega and a mutt,"
"Pups won't be too strong but hopefully we could get some pure blood out of the first mating,"
"We can always rid ourselves of the mutts,"
Kagura paled as she heard them talk. They were talking about her as if she was property or a breeding mare. It made her sick to her stomach to be talked about in such a way. Pups? Rid themselves of her pups that could me mixed breeds? They couldn't be serious. Kagura would die before she allowed that. She stood up and turned her attention to the males talking about her and bared her fangs at them.
"Koga, she's awake," Ginta said.
"Since I can't break the bitch in because I am mated, I will give her to Norio. She'll be a fine mate once she learns her place," Koga stated.
"I am no one's prize. I will give my body to who I decide," Kagura growled out.
"She has spunk. I like that," Norio said as he walked towards her. The ookami parted to allow him into the circle. Norio wasn't an ugly male but he wasn't handsome either. He was massively large. He had to be about over six feet with very impressive muscles. His green eyes bored into hers causing Kagura to cringe. Norio chuckled at her growling. It was not phasing him at all besides the fear in her eyes.
Kagura tried to leap over the ookami maintaining the circle but one caught her leg and snatched her down. She rolled with it, biting it back before Norio got a fistful of her hair. Kagura hollered out as Norio dragged Kagura backwards towards him. Kagura struggled to get free as her hair came down out of her bun. Her scent wafted out causing excited yips and barks. Kagura could feel Norio sniffing her neck and he chuckled, "She's a virgin too!"
"Damn! We always miss out on the good ones!"
Kagura was forced onto all fours. She flailed about to make this as difficult as possible. Her claws connected. Kagura heard Norio growl as her hand was slammed down into the dirt. She saw stars for a moment and tried to fight back again. A hand gripped the back of her neck pressing hard into her pressure points causing her to become weak. Kagura was too horrified to speak as she struggled against Norio even more. Out of everything that had happened, Naraku had never did this. Naraku had never attempted to defile her this way or maybe he hadn't gotten around to doing it. She could feel her kimono being pushed up and all she could think was of Sesshomaru. Where was Sesshomaru?
Norio whispered in her ear, "Do not fight. This will be quick I promise you. Our next coupling will be gentle. You'll come to love me."
"Stop! What are you doing?" Ayame screamed as she rushed over. She heard the commotion as she and the other females were hunting. The scent of fear and shame tainted the air. It was revolting to smell it. It was revolting to see it. Ayame was not naïve to certain customs but if they were not necessary or unwanted, she chose to not do them. Public mating was extremely looked down upon in her previous pack. Depending on the circumstances, it could ruin the female or the male. Koga told her they were looking for more females but she didn't know that this was going to happen.
"Ayame, this has to be done. She will not submit," Koga explained as he stopped her from coming any further.
"But does it have to be this way? Are you trying to break her spirit?" Ayame exclaimed.
"No, but this one...this is the only way for this one," Koga replied. He didn't want to explain to Ayame that this was his way of getting Kagura back for what she had done to him. Why kill her when you could control her? You could simply put her right back in the same position that she was trying to get out of in the first place. That was the best revenge.
"Koga, this..."
"Ayame this is how it's going to be and that is the end of it," Koga growled out. He hated using his authority against Ayame but she was not going to ruin his revenge.
Kirara wiped the tears from her face as she mustered the strength to stand on her legs. Kirara used the wall of the cave as balance as she practiced walking. She made a promise to herself that if her first born was a female she would be named after Midoriko. Midoriko not only gave her the ability to switch between her true form and humanoid form, she healed her as well. The burns on her legs were finally healed after centuries. Kirara could never repay what Midoriko did for her but she would live long to honor her. Kirara took another step forward and her legs gave out. She dropped to her knees with a thump. Kirara was startled at the sharp pain in her knee and began rubbing it.
"Hey, hey, be careful. You can break them easier this way than in your other form,"
Kirara looked up to see a male walking into the cave. He was tall, lean with long black hair and pointed brown cat ears. He was wearing a sage kimono with black stripes and black armor over it. He wore a black sashinuki hakama and black sandals. The male was holding a bundle as well as a few rabbits that he sat down. Kirara backed away from him and hissed. She tried to stand up quickly as she revealed her claws.
"It's okay Kirara," he said, "I am sure you don't remember me. It has been a long time and you have many other things to worry about."
The male seemed very familiar. The hair on the back of her neck was done and she felt as if she was safe with him. Kirara looked at the male again and he gave her a very toothy smile. She remembered now. "Kazuki?" Kirara asked.
"The one and only," the male replied with a smile, "I brought you clothes that I thought would be fitting for you."
"You have changed. I didn't recognize you at first. How did you find me?" Kirara said as she slowly made her way towards him to obtain the clothes. It was a full body suit much similar to Sango's. It was black with a red flower flowing down the side. Kirara quickly pulled it on and enjoyed the feeling of not being exposed. Kazuki offered her a simply blue kimono that Kirara quickly put on.
"I have always been somewhat aware of your whereabouts Kirara. Michio-san made me promise to look out for you. However I would say you did not need me to look after you. You and your friends handled Naraku finely," Kazuki answered as he gave Kirara a rabbit.
"Kazuki-san," Kirara started as she took the rabbit, "I wanted to say that.." Kirara stopped as she tilted her head down. The memories of the past events were fresh as fresh as the day that Midoriko and she fought together for the last time. The reason for the battle was partly because the youkai wanted to get rid of Midoriko but they wanted to hurt Kirara as well. Kirara was and still is considered a traitor by some youkai. They did not want her alive but if she was they wanted her miserable. The youkai viciously murdered Michio, her first and only mate.
"My family does not fault you. Yes my parents had some reservations about Michio-san being mated to you being that you were a bakeneko but you turned out to be a fine nekomata," Kazuki explained, "That is why I am here. My family does not want to lose your bloodline. I would propose that we become mates."
"You move fast don't you?" Kirara said, "I haven't seen you in centuries and not even two days have passed after I obtained my humanoid form and you are vying for my interest."
"Did you forget Kirara that Michio and I fought for you?" Kazuki asked.
"It was so long ago," Kirara replied, "There are certain things that I did not care to remember. You know the rules of the youkai, I belonged to him after you lost." It caused her to cringe slightly at the thought of it. Kazuki and she were friends at one point. He looked out for her when she was growing it up. Kazuki planned to mate Kirara and she was accepting of it but Misho found about her. Then, the two of the most powerful nekos in the world were fighting over her. Most females would be honored but Kirara was horrified. She never wanted two brothers to be at each other throats for her and she didn't want to lose Kazuki as a friend either. If she was any other female neko, things would have been different. But she, as far as she knew, was the only neko that had the ability to wield fire. Kirara was a prize that could not be given up.
"Things have changed Kirara. My mother and father request your appearance," Kazuki said.
"I need to return to my family to let them know that I am safe and after that I will determine if I will see your parents," Kirara said.
"Michio kept me from you but I will be by your side from now on either as friend or mate," Kazuki said.
Youkai were rumored to not feel love since love could become a weakness. However, Kazuki loved Kirara painfully. The only regret he had was to be so open about his love with his family. Kazuki felt as if his parents sent Michio to challenge him to get Kirara. It was a simple power play. Michio was older and he should have first picks. Kazuki would have backed down if it had not been Kirara. Michio didn't love Kirara. He was well aware of that and maybe he did after a while but Kazuki had always love her.
Inuyasha sat Kaede down near a tree. It was odd that she became so frail after leaving the village. It worried the whole group who was clearly picking up the signs that Kaede was fading. Inuyasha removed a blanket from Kagome's old and worn down bag. He placed it over Kaede as he walked away to speak with Miroku. Akane and Akemi sat on opposite sides of Kaede and snuggled next to her. Kaede placed her hands on both of their heads. She smiled slightly. So many things had changed during the years she had lived. Kaede remembered when she was a child that having a hanyou or youkai around her this close would be sure death and yet hanyous and youkai loved her.
Sango wiped the sweat from Rin's forehead. She was still unconscious. Her breathing was labored and Sango had no idea what to do. Sango knew she had to come out of this. She had to be awake so Sango could at least get some more information out of her. When Sango proceeded to rouse her, Inuyasha rushed over and gripped Sango. He pulled her away from Rin.
"Leave her alone," Inuyasha said, "You can't wake her."
"And why not Inuyasha? I fear for her life," Sango stated, "She has worsen."
"No. Her body is coming out of it," Inuyasha explained, "She'll be fine in a few hours or so. She should have never exerted herself earlier."
"Inuyasha, you said you've seen this before. What did you mean?" Kagome asked.
"Like I said, I've seen this before. My mother…this was how she died," Inuyasha explained.
"But Inuyasha, how am I.." Sango started. Inuyasha walked away from Sango before she could ask her question. He jumped into a tree and took up his position to watch.
"It is a sensitive subject for him," Kagome said, "I didn't even know about it. It's best to leave him alone for a bit until he decides to tell us."
"So someone did purposely kill his mother. But wouldn't that person be dead?" Miroku mused.
"No Houshi-sama," Myouga said as he crawled out of Kagome's hair to stand on her shoulder, "A demon did poison his mother but the demon was never found."
"Why would anyone want to harm her?" Kagome asked.
"Inu no Taisho made many enemies. Lord Sesshomaru did his best to keep most of them at bay when it came to Inuyasha," Myouga explained.
"Lord Sesshomaru hated Inuyasha at first," Sango chimed in.
"Yes at first he did but if it wasn't for him Inuyasha would have never survived his youth on his own," Myouga explained.
Sesshomaru had left Jaken with a few lumps on his head for not trying harder to save Kagura. He knew it wasn't his fault for he could see the claw marks on Jaken but he was still angry. Sesshomaru was pissed that that filthy wolf had harmed a companion, but he was infuriated that the mangy wolf had his hands on Kagura. Couldn't the damn wolf find his own damn mate? Koga chased after Inuyasha's bitch for almost a year and now he was after his. This was UNACCEPTABLE.
Sesshomaru paused for a moment when he realized that he was claiming Kagura as his. Had he really grown that attached to the female? One side of him told him no, that she was a lowly mutt that wasn't worthy of him. While the other side told him he was a buffoon for thinking that way. The inner battle going on within him was almost as infuriating at the thought of Koga having Kagura in his possession. Sesshomaru wanted Kagura to be alive again but he didn't want this damn nonsense.
Sesshomaru looked down and was surprised to see his half breed brother and his pack. Why had they left the village? Sesshomaru noted that Rin was with them. He wondered if they had seen that wolf. Probably not. The damn wolf would have taken the miko as well. The wind whipped through his hair and he caught the scent of poison, death and sickness. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed as he began to his descent to the ground. That was when he heard a long, pitiful howl.
"Kagura," he said as he moved with great speed to source of the howl.
Lady Hikari entered the hut. She ran her hands over pots and the fuotons to at least get some type of information to figure out where they had gone. They reacted quicker to the information that she had expected. It was to be expected that Rin would have fought the poison. It would soon consume her if she kept fighting it instead of allowing her body to rest. She was sure the dumb girl would fight it with her every fiber. It was instinctive for the living to fight off death if they believe it is coming for them.
Lady Hikari exited the village to see the humans crowding around. They were upset that they had taken Rin and Kaede with them. What did they expect? Neither one would have stayed in such a state. Humans were so stupid but she needed them. She needed them to get close to Inuyasha and they had failed her again. Failure would not be acceptable.
"What are you going to do about this?" Takeshi exclaimed, "You said you had this under control."
"You watch your tone when you speak to me you putrid human," Lady Hikari growled out, "I did what you asked. It is not my fault that you did not receive your perceived outcomes."
"You will not be paid until you have retrieved Rin and Kaede," Takeshi declared and Lady Hikari laughed at him.
"Did you think I wanted your money? Money means nothing to me," Lady Hikari said, "I want your soul, all of your souls and I plan to get them. Our agreement is finished and you will pay up." She took her staff and lifted it forward. The clouds began to darken as lightening lit the sky. Lady Hikari smiled at their fear as they ran around like frantic little mice. Lightning struck each one of them down. She twirled and laughed at their screams.
Author's Note: I hope you all enjoyed. Xx-LoveNeverMore143-xX and supereman, thank you for reviewing. I agree with you Feelingmyself. I was also disappointed with the ending of Inuyasha. I did enjoy the manga/anime but I felt like they could do more with it such as go in more depth with Inuyasha and Kikyo's backstory as well as create a continuation anime. I am sure there are enough fans to demand it but until then we have people like me making good ol' fanfiction for all to enjoy. Please review and stay tuned for the next chapter of Regaining Time Lost.