Special treat...uploading a little early! I've got nothing better to do and I need something to take my
mind off the stress and frustration I am feeling.
Special shout out to Studio_dreamscape at yahoo!! From this chapter to the end of the fic, dreamscape
helped me over my writer's block and helped me come up with the rest of the story. So thank you
dreamscape!! I really appreciate the help you gave me ^_^!!!!!
Chapter 15: Broken
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When Iliana emerged from the well, she was met with the face of evil. His eyes bore into her,
his smile was wicked as ever. The wind picked up slightly, making his silver hair waft in the wind.
Before long, she was poised with the well between her in her attacker, her eyes narrowed. Letting her
duffle slip off her shoulder, she stuck her bo out in front of her.
Just then, Kagome popped her head out of the well, facing Iliana. Seeing the look on her face,
she dropped her jaw to speak. Prior to her able to make a sound, Iliana silenced her.
"Ebony, get out and get behind me, now," she said.
She said nothing, but obeyed as quickly as she could. Once she was behind her, she looked
over Iliana's shoulder, and gasped at the sight.
"So, we meet again, Fluffy. Sorry, but I'm still not interested," she said in a threatening voice.
His smile curled higher at her comment. Sesshomaru jumped up over the well and landed
eloquently directly in front of her. With one swipe of his claws, he ripped her shirt open.
Iliana gasped, remembering the force of his unforgiving claws "That was brand new," she said. Her
hands dripped with sweat. Even so, she held fast her bo and struck down on his silver covered head.
As fast as she could blink, his hand seized her bo, vigorously ripping in from her moist hands.
Holding it parallel to the ground, he easily busted it in twine, sending slivers of wood everywhere. His
hand clasped onto her wrist, jerking her forward. He laughed as she struggled in vain. Wrapping an arm
under one of her arms and over the shoulder, he used his free hand and placed it on the back of her
neck and applied fairly little pressure. With one whimper, Illiana passed out.
"Let her go!" cried Kagome, approaching Sesshomaru. She tried to look confident, furrowing
her brows and setting her jaw. He saw right through her.
He brought his hand up across his chest. Lightning fast, he flung it across Kagome's face and
threw her off balance.
The side of her head collided with the side of the well as she went down. She lay on her back,
fading out of willful thought. The last thing she saw before blacking out, was Iliana in Sesshomaru's
arms as he flew off out of sight.
Iliana woke up in a soft bed, covered with many sheets. The room she was in was fairly large,
and dark, with dark violet drapery hanging throughout the room. She stepped out onto the cool marble
floor, finding her feet bare. Locating a full length mirror to the far side of the room she gazed at her
reflection. Her hair was tied back into a high pony-tail, tightly braided. She was clad in what looked
like a black leather top and matching pants. The top was a halter with a plunging V-neck line, ending in
the valley of her breasts, the hem ending only far enough to cover the essentials, and it fit snugly to her
body. The pants were equally as tight, starting at her hips and flowing down to her ankles. She was
also sporting a thin, yet incredibly strong, black metal collar. Upon further investigation she found that
this collar had no hinges, no means of putting on or taking off. She pulled on it a few times, showing no
progress.
She continued to stare at herself, when she heard the door lock click, and it slowly swung open.
Seeing his reflection in the mirror, she saw his face was full of delight and malice. She turned on her
heel to face him, trying to look fearless. Her shoulders rolled back and her chin held high, she spoke
clearly, "Whatever you want, you'll never get. He'll come for me."
"I was hoping you'd say that," he laughed. Sesshomaru strode to her, throwing her easily
against a wall. His hands went to her shoulders as he held her pinned, unwaveringly. He leaned into
her struggling body and pressed his lips to her skin, trailing brutal kisses along her neck, cheek, and
jaw. Finally, he placed one on her mouth before her foot came in contact with his kneecap. A little
pain shot up his leg. He broke the kiss and drew her into him, only to slam her back to the wall. As
she slunk down to the floor, he knelt down and took her face in his hand, placing a claw at her chin.
Iliana jerked her face to the right and bent her chin to her chest. She clenched her eyes shut,
holding her tears in. "G...G...Get a...way fr...fr..from...m...me," she was able to get out.
His relentless hand grabbed the nape of her neck and forced her head up. Her eyes shot open
and she cried in horror. He sniffed her as she did her best to stop her whimpers. His cruel smile
showed once again. "You're not as bold as you would like to be," he whispered as he flung her back
on the floor. He stood and moved to the still opened door. Turning in face her, just in time to see her
unsteadily get up and lean against the wall. He saw the hatred in her eyes.
Without a second thought, she screamed out and bore down on Sesshomaru. He did not
budge. She leapt up, her hand fisted aimed at his temple. Right before she struck, Sesshomaru waved
his hand across her face, and she froze in midair.
Next thing she knew, she felt as if she was being pulled back by the neck. She landed on the
marble floor, hitting the back of her head. Her hands went to the collar she wore, now pulsating a faint
blue glow. The hot burning sensation starting at her neck, flood her body down to her toes. She pulled
at the black circle with all the might she possessed. Her energy was quickly being drained from her,
along with her will to fight it. Tears streamed down her face as she cried out for any break in the pain,
begging to have all feeling and emotion taken away just as long as the fire inside her would cease. All
she heard in her last moments of awareness, was the cackling of her assailant.
Sesshomaru's eyes watched as she gradually stop writhing on the floor. Suddenly, she lay
straight on her back, looking up to the dark ceiling. He leaned over her body, looking at her. Her face
shown no sign of life, only the steady rise and fall of her chest gave away her living on. The mouth that
usually was in the shape of a smile was in no shape at all, just a line across her face. Her deep brown
eyes stared right through everything, slightly glazed over with an unnatural glitter in them. He smiled at
his work.
"Stand," he commanded.
She sat up, placing her hands on either side of her. She hoisted herself up and got to her feet.
"Come."
Iliana walked gracefully up to him.
"Who do you serve?" he asked.
"You," she spoke.
He slapped her across the face. Her head swiped to the side, then snapped back upright,
looking at him. "I said, who do you serve?"
"Lord Sesshomaru, Master."
"Much better," he said. He raised his hand again and placed it at her back, forcing her to him.
Showing no emotion, her tiny hands came up to either side of his face. She gently drew his face
down to hers as she stood on the balls of her feet. When his face was only an inch from her's, she
closed her eyes and kissed him. She licked his lips and he opened his mouth, running her tongue over
his fangs before delving in. The kiss lingered on as she brought her hands down, resting on his chest.
At her touch, his eyes snapped open. Breaking the kiss, he stood up straight and placed his
hands over hers. She looked up at him, waiting for a command. His face turned from satisfied to
anger. She felt his hands grab hers harder, drawing a little blood. Sesshomaru then pushed her back,
flinging her back on the floor. "You were too easily broken!" he yelled.
She quickly regained her stance. Hearing his comment, she felt compelled to answer him. "I
have been broken before, Master," she said quietly.
"What?"
"Another man broke me years ago, Master."
He was furious. It was his hope that he would have a challenge with her. Since his hope was
thrashed, he turned, planning to just discard her. He walked out the door ready to slam it, when he
was struck with an idea. "Slave, you're brother will be looking for you," he said slyly.
"Yes, Master."
He left the room for a moment and returned holding a long black, metal rod. He threw it at her.
She seized the rod smoothly and held in out with her right hand. Her reflexes seemed to have
improved under his power.
"You will go and find him. When you find him, you will kill him, and anyone he happens to be
with," he said.
"Yes, Master."
"Good. Now, go," he said, pointing out the door.
She bowed her head and whizzed past him. She ran down the stairs, leaping five or so steps at
a time. Her strength increased greatly, not being bogged down with emotions or other thoughts of pain,
hunger, thirst, anything. Zooming past another staircase, she ran toward a window on the third floor.
Using her new and better bo, she pole volt out of the window, landing abnormally graceful on the grass
around the grounds of the castle. Running swiftly to the forest, she jumped into a tree, and continued to
leap from tree to tree as if she had done it her whole life. The entire time, she had a cold, distant voice
in her head, telling her to keep running, to never rest, seek out her brother, and kill him.
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Thanx again dreamscape!!! So is Inu gonna have to fight his sister...or worse??!!! EEK! Well, you
know I'm not that mean. So check later to see what happens! Reviews are good!
Stay spiffy!
LFA
mind off the stress and frustration I am feeling.
Special shout out to Studio_dreamscape at yahoo!! From this chapter to the end of the fic, dreamscape
helped me over my writer's block and helped me come up with the rest of the story. So thank you
dreamscape!! I really appreciate the help you gave me ^_^!!!!!
Chapter 15: Broken
******************************************************************************
When Iliana emerged from the well, she was met with the face of evil. His eyes bore into her,
his smile was wicked as ever. The wind picked up slightly, making his silver hair waft in the wind.
Before long, she was poised with the well between her in her attacker, her eyes narrowed. Letting her
duffle slip off her shoulder, she stuck her bo out in front of her.
Just then, Kagome popped her head out of the well, facing Iliana. Seeing the look on her face,
she dropped her jaw to speak. Prior to her able to make a sound, Iliana silenced her.
"Ebony, get out and get behind me, now," she said.
She said nothing, but obeyed as quickly as she could. Once she was behind her, she looked
over Iliana's shoulder, and gasped at the sight.
"So, we meet again, Fluffy. Sorry, but I'm still not interested," she said in a threatening voice.
His smile curled higher at her comment. Sesshomaru jumped up over the well and landed
eloquently directly in front of her. With one swipe of his claws, he ripped her shirt open.
Iliana gasped, remembering the force of his unforgiving claws "That was brand new," she said. Her
hands dripped with sweat. Even so, she held fast her bo and struck down on his silver covered head.
As fast as she could blink, his hand seized her bo, vigorously ripping in from her moist hands.
Holding it parallel to the ground, he easily busted it in twine, sending slivers of wood everywhere. His
hand clasped onto her wrist, jerking her forward. He laughed as she struggled in vain. Wrapping an arm
under one of her arms and over the shoulder, he used his free hand and placed it on the back of her
neck and applied fairly little pressure. With one whimper, Illiana passed out.
"Let her go!" cried Kagome, approaching Sesshomaru. She tried to look confident, furrowing
her brows and setting her jaw. He saw right through her.
He brought his hand up across his chest. Lightning fast, he flung it across Kagome's face and
threw her off balance.
The side of her head collided with the side of the well as she went down. She lay on her back,
fading out of willful thought. The last thing she saw before blacking out, was Iliana in Sesshomaru's
arms as he flew off out of sight.
Iliana woke up in a soft bed, covered with many sheets. The room she was in was fairly large,
and dark, with dark violet drapery hanging throughout the room. She stepped out onto the cool marble
floor, finding her feet bare. Locating a full length mirror to the far side of the room she gazed at her
reflection. Her hair was tied back into a high pony-tail, tightly braided. She was clad in what looked
like a black leather top and matching pants. The top was a halter with a plunging V-neck line, ending in
the valley of her breasts, the hem ending only far enough to cover the essentials, and it fit snugly to her
body. The pants were equally as tight, starting at her hips and flowing down to her ankles. She was
also sporting a thin, yet incredibly strong, black metal collar. Upon further investigation she found that
this collar had no hinges, no means of putting on or taking off. She pulled on it a few times, showing no
progress.
She continued to stare at herself, when she heard the door lock click, and it slowly swung open.
Seeing his reflection in the mirror, she saw his face was full of delight and malice. She turned on her
heel to face him, trying to look fearless. Her shoulders rolled back and her chin held high, she spoke
clearly, "Whatever you want, you'll never get. He'll come for me."
"I was hoping you'd say that," he laughed. Sesshomaru strode to her, throwing her easily
against a wall. His hands went to her shoulders as he held her pinned, unwaveringly. He leaned into
her struggling body and pressed his lips to her skin, trailing brutal kisses along her neck, cheek, and
jaw. Finally, he placed one on her mouth before her foot came in contact with his kneecap. A little
pain shot up his leg. He broke the kiss and drew her into him, only to slam her back to the wall. As
she slunk down to the floor, he knelt down and took her face in his hand, placing a claw at her chin.
Iliana jerked her face to the right and bent her chin to her chest. She clenched her eyes shut,
holding her tears in. "G...G...Get a...way fr...fr..from...m...me," she was able to get out.
His relentless hand grabbed the nape of her neck and forced her head up. Her eyes shot open
and she cried in horror. He sniffed her as she did her best to stop her whimpers. His cruel smile
showed once again. "You're not as bold as you would like to be," he whispered as he flung her back
on the floor. He stood and moved to the still opened door. Turning in face her, just in time to see her
unsteadily get up and lean against the wall. He saw the hatred in her eyes.
Without a second thought, she screamed out and bore down on Sesshomaru. He did not
budge. She leapt up, her hand fisted aimed at his temple. Right before she struck, Sesshomaru waved
his hand across her face, and she froze in midair.
Next thing she knew, she felt as if she was being pulled back by the neck. She landed on the
marble floor, hitting the back of her head. Her hands went to the collar she wore, now pulsating a faint
blue glow. The hot burning sensation starting at her neck, flood her body down to her toes. She pulled
at the black circle with all the might she possessed. Her energy was quickly being drained from her,
along with her will to fight it. Tears streamed down her face as she cried out for any break in the pain,
begging to have all feeling and emotion taken away just as long as the fire inside her would cease. All
she heard in her last moments of awareness, was the cackling of her assailant.
Sesshomaru's eyes watched as she gradually stop writhing on the floor. Suddenly, she lay
straight on her back, looking up to the dark ceiling. He leaned over her body, looking at her. Her face
shown no sign of life, only the steady rise and fall of her chest gave away her living on. The mouth that
usually was in the shape of a smile was in no shape at all, just a line across her face. Her deep brown
eyes stared right through everything, slightly glazed over with an unnatural glitter in them. He smiled at
his work.
"Stand," he commanded.
She sat up, placing her hands on either side of her. She hoisted herself up and got to her feet.
"Come."
Iliana walked gracefully up to him.
"Who do you serve?" he asked.
"You," she spoke.
He slapped her across the face. Her head swiped to the side, then snapped back upright,
looking at him. "I said, who do you serve?"
"Lord Sesshomaru, Master."
"Much better," he said. He raised his hand again and placed it at her back, forcing her to him.
Showing no emotion, her tiny hands came up to either side of his face. She gently drew his face
down to hers as she stood on the balls of her feet. When his face was only an inch from her's, she
closed her eyes and kissed him. She licked his lips and he opened his mouth, running her tongue over
his fangs before delving in. The kiss lingered on as she brought her hands down, resting on his chest.
At her touch, his eyes snapped open. Breaking the kiss, he stood up straight and placed his
hands over hers. She looked up at him, waiting for a command. His face turned from satisfied to
anger. She felt his hands grab hers harder, drawing a little blood. Sesshomaru then pushed her back,
flinging her back on the floor. "You were too easily broken!" he yelled.
She quickly regained her stance. Hearing his comment, she felt compelled to answer him. "I
have been broken before, Master," she said quietly.
"What?"
"Another man broke me years ago, Master."
He was furious. It was his hope that he would have a challenge with her. Since his hope was
thrashed, he turned, planning to just discard her. He walked out the door ready to slam it, when he
was struck with an idea. "Slave, you're brother will be looking for you," he said slyly.
"Yes, Master."
He left the room for a moment and returned holding a long black, metal rod. He threw it at her.
She seized the rod smoothly and held in out with her right hand. Her reflexes seemed to have
improved under his power.
"You will go and find him. When you find him, you will kill him, and anyone he happens to be
with," he said.
"Yes, Master."
"Good. Now, go," he said, pointing out the door.
She bowed her head and whizzed past him. She ran down the stairs, leaping five or so steps at
a time. Her strength increased greatly, not being bogged down with emotions or other thoughts of pain,
hunger, thirst, anything. Zooming past another staircase, she ran toward a window on the third floor.
Using her new and better bo, she pole volt out of the window, landing abnormally graceful on the grass
around the grounds of the castle. Running swiftly to the forest, she jumped into a tree, and continued to
leap from tree to tree as if she had done it her whole life. The entire time, she had a cold, distant voice
in her head, telling her to keep running, to never rest, seek out her brother, and kill him.
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Thanx again dreamscape!!! So is Inu gonna have to fight his sister...or worse??!!! EEK! Well, you
know I'm not that mean. So check later to see what happens! Reviews are good!
Stay spiffy!
LFA