DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha or the book called 'Hasse Simonsdochter' written by Thea Beckman, nor do I own the characters of these two stories!! But I do own the idea of mixing these two ingredients into a new story.
Italic: thoughts
-- --: locations
"...": spoken words
~*~*~*~*~: time gap
*...* : noises
-by Kittymui-
Shocking news
Previously:
After watching them disappear out of sight, Kagome dropped her arm to her side.
She was now all alone again.
~*~*~*~*~
A month passed after Inuyasha, Hiten and Bankotsu's departure and it became
more difficult for Kagome to move around with her normal pace. Not that her
belly was too big but it was her first time to carry a baby and she had never
experienced it before.
But she had never thought for 1 second to abandon her unborn baby no matter
how tough it was; she would always let her instincts guide her whenever she
was lost.
She didn't know whether it was Sesshoumaru's necklace that gave her the knowledge or that it came from deep inside her because of her origin as an elf, but she didn't care. She didn't need to know the origin of her knowledge; as long as it's good for her unborn child, she would take advantage of it.
~*~ One day ~*~
Kagome was sitting in the living room and silently reading a book until someone knocked at her door.
*KNOCK KNOCK*
Who might that be? Kagome thought as she slowly got up and made her way to the door.
When she opened it, she realized it was a young girl, dressed like a maid in black and white.
"Yes?" Kagome asked.
"My lord Naraku wishes to speak with you. He said he had news about your husband, Sesshoumaru." the maid replied politely.
Kagome widened her eyes. Sesshoumaru??
"Wait a minute, I'll be right back." she responded hastily as she
walked back into her house again.
Kagome quickly grabbed her brown leather coat, since it was quite cold outside and left her house. She followed the maid to the counselor's mansion.
-- At the mansion --
"Ah...welcome." Naraku said as he watched Kagome enter his office.
"I believe you have news for me about my husband." Kagome said with the same haughty voice.
"Yes...I have..." Naraku replied as he stood up from his chair. "Won't you sit down...with your condition.?" She's pregnant? Well well...he won't like this... he thought amused at the same time.
"No thank you, I'm sure it won't take long." Kagome responded.
Naraku took a folded letter out of his breast pocket and opened it. "I'm afraid this won't be the news that you've expected..." he began.
Kagome remained calm on the outside but began to panic on the inside. Oh
no...please...don't tell me he's...
"Is my husband hurt? Or severely injured?" she asked with an uncertain
tone.
"The Imperial Army was planned to arrive several days after the successful takeover of the Valkyrie stronghold by the group of mercenaries, which includes your husband." Naraku explained. "But they were too late..."
Kagome put a hand on her mouth of shock. "W-what...do you mean by that?"
"My lady, I think you should__"
"TELL ME!!!" she cut him off with a loud and trembling voice.
Naraku was quite taken aback by the sudden outburst of the woman in front of him, who was calm several minutes ago. "Kagome..." Naraku finally spoke after a moment of silence. "...your husband is dead."
Kagome took several steps backwards. Oh my god...no...it can't...this can't be happening... she said to herself inwardly.
"When the Army arrived, all the mercenaries had already been massacred by a sudden counterattack of the enemy. No one was found alive." Naraku continued. "Please, pull yourself together...it was an honorable death, he died for the sake of the kingdom."
Kagome didn't listen at all and grabbed the wall behind her for support.
"I will give you the other halve of the reward to compensate__"
"I don't WANT your damn money!!!!" Kagome suddenly cut him off with a loud cry and left the office after slamming the door behind her.
Naraku stared wide-eyed at the closed door and sat down again. Not a single drop of tear...quite remarkable... he smirked at the thought.
[AN: In case you're wondering, Kagome is wearing a (long) loose white dress with long sleeves. It looks more like a gown you wear for sleeping.]
-- Back to her house --
Kagome was silent during her way back to her house. She locked the door and let her coat fall on the floor before she went upstairs to her room.
She stood in front of her bed and raised her hand to touch her pendant that Sesshoumaru gave her.
"Sesshoumaru..." she whispered his name as a tear rolled down her cheek.
More tears appeared as she repeated his name several times.
"Sesshoumaru...S-Sesshoumaru..." her voice gradually faltered until
no sound came from her throat and she finally let herself collapse to her knees
in front of the bedside. She buried her head in her arms, which were resting
on the edge of the bed.
"Why?!?!" she cried. "Y-you promised me...you promised..." she sobbed. "What about me and Yuri...?!"
"Why...is this happening to me...?"
~*~ Evening ~*~
Kagome stopped crying when the sun set. It was as if she couldn't cry anymore.
I...I have to pull myself together...I still have Yuri... she thought as she dried her tears with her sleeves and got back on her feet again.
Suddenly she heard some noise coming from downstairs.
*SCREAK*
What was that?? Kagome thought alerted. There shouldn't be someone else here but me...
Kagome soundlessly made her way to the stairs and listened.
Maybe it was my imagination... she thought after listening a moment and slowly descended the stairs.
When Kagome entered the dark living room she felt a sudden breeze passing her by and looked at the open window.
I thought I closed it... she thought, narrowing her eyes.
Then it suddenly struck her.
Someone's here...!!
Kagome quietly made her way to the wall where she had hung her bow and quiver with arrows. I need to defend myself. she thought determined.
Just when she had almost reached them, something suddenly pushed her aside with a strong force, causing her to fall towards the sofa.
My baby!! Kagome thought protectively and quickly turned herself to let her back fall onto the sofa first.
"Who's there!?!" she shouted furiously after landing on the sofa.
"Tsk tsk...you wanted to use your favorite weapon against me, don't you?" a male voice sounded through the room together with the sound of footsteps.
[AN: The sun already set and it's dark so they can't see each other.]
"Who are you?!"
"Well...can't you guess who I am...after we've known each other for so long...??" he replied.
Been together for so long...? Kagome thought puzzled. "What are you talking about?! I don't know you!!" she spat frustratingly.
"Why...? Why did you betray me...why have you married a youkai?" the voice sounded frustrated as it said these words. "I admired you...worshipped you...and now you're carrying his child instead of mine?!?"
He must be crazy or something... Kagome thought disgusted. Chikusho...if only I could see where he's standing...
"Answer me!!!! Why?! Kikyou...why did you have to hurt my feelings?!?" he cried.
Kikyou...?? Who's that...? Kagome thought surprised.
Suddenly two strong arms came out of nowhere and grabbed her shoulders.
"Why?! Why...!?!" he repeated as he shook her shoulders.
"Hanashite!!" Kagome shrieked as she struggled under his grip.
She swung her arms and kicked everywhere until she hit something with her leg.
"AARGGHH!!" a loud cry echoed through the room.
When the grip on her shoulders loosened, Kagome quickly pushed the person away and got up from the sofa. But as soon as she got to her feet, she was grabbed by her right upper arm.
"Let me go!! You freak!!" she cried, trying to shake off his hand from her arm.
"You bitch!!" the voice cursed.
Then Kagome suddenly felt a very hard blow landing on her right cheek, causing her to stumble to the wooden floor.
*WHAM*
The blow didn't knock her unconscious but it was hard enough to make her dizzy and blurry her vision.
"Oh my god!!! What have I done!! I'm sorry...I'm terribly sorry for hitting you...Kikyou please forgive me!!" he apologized with a panicked voice. "But you hurt me too you know...too much...I can't let anyone have you..."
Kagome groaned and tried to get away by pushing the floor using her arms and feet. Somebody...please...help me... she begged inwardly.
"I have to get rid of the bastard's child...that's the only way for us to be together again..." he spoke again.
Kagome widened her eyes and looked up to where she heard the voice.
"This will hurt a little, love..." the voice whispered.
Kagome quickly curled herself into a ball to protect her belly and closed her eyes. Onegai...dareka...tasukete!! she sobbed in her mind.
"Forgive me for this...Kikyou!!" he roared.
*THUMP*
When Kagome didn't feel anything except for a soft breeze, she opened her eyes.
Her vision was still blurry but she knew she wasn't lying on the floor anymore.
She groaned.
"Kagome?! Are you okay?!" a worried voice sounded from above her.
Kagome widened her eyes at hearing the voice and looked up.
Several rays of moonlight came through the window and lit up some strands of silver hair.
Kagome gasped. S-Sesshoumaru?!
Vocabulary:
hanashite: Let go (of me)
chikusho: Damn/shit
onegai: I beg you/please
dareka: somebody
tasukete: save/help me
EXPLANATIONS OF THE CHARACTERS IN THIS CHAPTER:
Kikyou: Although she's not related to Kagome, their looks resembles each other very much. One would certainly think they were twins if they stood next to each other. She won't appear in person in this story, more information about her will be given in the next chapter.
Posted: 24 September 2003
Last Edited: 12 February 2004 (re-edited because of tag problems)
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