Kagome and Sango rode on Kirara trying to look for Shikon shards, they
hoped that the shards would be the beacon that would lead them to where she
was, if she wasn't already dead. Miroku and Shippou traveled behind them
discussing the next place to look.
Inuyasha was the farthest behind. He had already given up hope that she might be alive. "With a wound like that she most likely bled to death that same day" he thought. He had to stop their futile search.
"OI!" he called out to them. Everyone came over to where he was standing, "What is it Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. "I think we should stop searching, I can't smell her anywhere. She's probably already...." he trailed off as he watched Kagome's face tense up, she looked like she was about burst into tears. "Hey, Kagome.. listen.. it couldn't be helped" Inuyasha said feebly.
"IT COULDN'T BE HELPED??" she screamed furiously, "She hadn't laid a finger on any of us! And suddenly you think she's trying to kill us because of an accident? I can't understand why you hated her so much, your friend....your sister."
Sango pulled Kagome to her shoulder and let her cry. Inuyasha was furious, and yet he couldn't watch Kagome cry. He took off running, bursting into different speeds every now and then. "Keike, why....?" the question burned in his mind. If only it wasn't so hard to forget. First Keike, and then Kikyo. He did not want Kagome to be next, he did not want to lose her. He stopped, the group was far behind him but in a few minutes he could reach them again to apologize to Kagome. Inuyasha was about to take off when something caught his nose. He's ears went back angrily, "No...it...can't be... NO! Sesshoumaru..." He noted the direction of the smell and took off to find the others, maybe there was hope for Keike still.
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Rin loved to play. She wouldn't stop showing Keike the endless collection of things she had found in her travels with Sesshoumaru. When Keike's voice returned she would ask Rin questions about Sesshoumaru in which Rin always replied in a very kind manner.
Keike saw Sesshoumaru only in the evenings when she would step onto the balcony and watch the stars. He would always be walking in the garden watching the stars, just like she was. In the back of her mind she liked to think they were both looking for an answer in the stars above. Her mind wouldn't let her fully accept the idea that they could possibly have anything in common. He had tried to do something wicked to her at such a young age, she always thought he did it just to be the disgusting creature that he was.
Sesshoumaru had held Keike as his "guest" for more than a week now, he had not approached her directly for fear of what he might do. Soon he grew restless and finally decided to approach her.
It was late at night, and Rin was already in bed. She had a bad habit of falling asleep with Keike and always needed to be put to bed. Keike was barely falling asleep when she noticed the balcony was open. She got up to close it, and nearly fell when she saw Sesshoumaru's amber eyes staring at her like the day she had awaken from her death slumber. "What do you want?" Keike asked with an emotionless voice. Sesshoumaru looked at her, he seemed empty. The cold, heartless feeling she use to get from him was gone.
Keike, looked up at the sky and she mustered up the courage to ask him something "It was you, who killed mama Sesshoumaru"
The wolf demon looked at her a little shocked, "You didn't know?" he replied. "I did not know for sure, my papa always said it was you but everyone blamed you for sudden violent deaths" Keike lied a bit.
Keike thought she should be angry and violent towards him, it was her mother after all her beautiful mother that he had killed. "Why..." she asked "Why did you kill her, why did you want to make me suffer..." Sesshoumaru's expression changed, it was cold and hateful like usual. "Your mother was stopping me from trying to take you, I couldn't just outright take you she would have killed me. So I took my revenge on her, and wanted to make you suffer.."
"But why? What have I ever done to you, that has made you hate me so much!" Keike was very upset, tears were starting to form. Sesshoumaru smelled her tears before they even came out. "I don't know."
Keike looked up at him , now she hated him. No more compassion this bastard killed her mother. "YOU DON'T FUCKING KNOW???" She found herself hurling blood claws at him without even thinking. He simply dodged them. Keike collapsed onto the ground bleeding lightly "Just give me an answer, for once in your life.." she sobbed
A growl ripped through his throat, he grabbed her by the wrist "Why?" he said trying to be calm. "WHY? BECAUSE YOU HAD INVADED MY MIND FOR THE PAST YEARS, I couldn't go anywhere without seeing you and my idiot brother happily running around" his voice boomed through the castle. His claws dug into her skin, "And so the only way I could understand this hold you had on me, was to take you and torture you."
Keike looked at him with wild eyes, a smirk slowly crept upon his face. "No.. not again. This time I will fight..." she thought. Sesshoumaru pulled her up and dragged her inside. Suddenly, Sesshoumaru was violently knocked down by a force coming from the delicate fingers of Keike [Think, "The force" hehe]. "I will not go down without a fight" she sneered.
She managed to dodge all his blows, and he was barely knicked by her claws. Finally, he managed to grab her by the wrist again, this was the end of it. He overpowered her onto the bed, and forced a kiss onto her. "NO" , her mind was screaming it was happening all over again. Sesshoumaru laid her on the bed not bothering with the fineries of kissing, and licking, he quickly forced his way into her, "If this is the way it has to be" he thought "Than so be it". At that moment, a light overtook Keike's body, it engulfed her and Sesshoumaru. "What's..what's happening" he said aloud. And then he realized it, she had the same weakness as Inuyasha only she forced it to come out. She was making herself full youkai and she didn't even realize it. The light died down, and she laid their quietly looking up at him as if nothing was wrong. Pink stripes had appeared on her face and her fuzzy green ears had disappeared.
For a moment Sesshoumaru was at a loss for what to do, but after a while she wrapped her arms around him and without a word he continued.
Keike could only think of one thing..
"Whats happening..to me"
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Inuyasha and the group were heading towards the source of the scent as fast as they could. In his mind Inuyasha pictured Sesshoumaru torturing poor Keike, this was his last chance to make things right. Kagome noticed the look of determination on Inuyasha's face "Their finally going to be reunited, properly" she thought to herself. However, there was no guarantee Keike was with Sesshoumaru, it was just Inuyasha's hunch. The scent led them to a huge castle built into the side of an immense black mountain.
The group began to move forward but Inuyasha stopped them, "No... I have.. to do this alone" he said. Everyone looked at him, and nodded. They were worried for him because they knew how powerful Sesshoumaru was, but they understood.
Inuyasha looked up at the castle, there was a balcony. He was drawn toward it. He tore through the front doors and sniffed the floor. "Keike...." he growled.
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Keike stood on the balcony, gripping the silk sheet around her waist. Her hair covered her chest, there was a chill in the air but she barely felt it. The stars shone brightly, perhaps they had finally answered her wish. In the most unconventional way, but it was granted. She felt her power run from every part of her body, and emanating from her fingers.
Inuyasha burst through the door, the scent of Sesshoumaru and Keike mingled together. Confusion swept him, "But she said....he..."
"He....took her..." his blood boiled.
The room was empty, but a lone figure stood at the balcony. Keike looked so peaceful, Inuyasha wasn't sure whether he should avert his eyes or keep staring at her.
"Inuyasha you came to save me " she said plainly. "Of course I did, did you think I was going to let Sesshoumaru just have you?" he replied.
Keike felt annoyed by his comment, it had nothing to do with the fact that he had caused her to run away and want to die. She sighed and turned around shocking Inuyasha.
"You...your...youkai!" he stammered. "But how??"
"You turn human once a month, so isn't it possible for it to happen the other way around" Keike said coldly. Inuyasha's head was swimming, before him stood a beautiful full blooded youkai, but she was only, and could only be his sister. "You just turned full blooded youkai.." he said approaching her examining her pointed ears and pink stripes.
Keike looked down a bit "Sesshoumaru, caused it". Inuyasha cracked his knuckles "He did..."
"He....took me...and while I fought my full power immerged and released my full potential..turning me full youkai. It is only temporary though..." she said glancing at the toussled bed.
"I will kill him..." he replied simply turning around heading towards the door. Keike extended her hands and a force closed the doors before him. "No" she told him.
Inuyasha thought he was dreaming "It isn't possible that she said no, never" he thought. "I can't allow you to do that Inuyasha." Keike said before turning around to face the balcony again. The male hanyou approached her and placed his hand on her shoulder, she touched his hand gently. "I failed papa, and I failed Keike, I even failed you Inuyasha.."
"But" she continued. "There was an unexpected turn of events, it seems that....Sesshoumaru is in love with me" This was more than the hanyou could bear "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? This is all nonsense, do you not remember what he did to you and your mother? YOUR FAMILY?"
Keike did not respond. "You didn't fail anybody! Things just happened because they were out of your hands" he said angerly.
"Sesshoumaru is not aware that what he feels is love, his hatred and violence consumed him so much that he doesn't recognize the emotion. I agreed tonight when I let him take me, to be his mate. It is the only thing left for me to do, since you can never be mine..." she trailed off.
Inuyasha turned her to face him "You.....loved me..." Keike sneered "How could you not have known, I have always loved you. It tore me apart to leave you, but I had no choice. I was so happy to finally see you after so long, but he held your hatred based on lies. And you still do.."
"No..." he said at a loss for words. Keike pulled away "Return to Kagome... and the rest of them, they need you more now than ever. Tell them that Sesshoumaru killed me and you managed to wound him but he got away"
Inuyasha started towards her again, but she extended her hand and a mighty force pushed him back over the balcony. He fell, and fell and couldn't quite remember hitting the ground, all he could remember was Keike's face getting smaller and farther and her final words to him. "Good bye, Inu..yasha."
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Sesshoumaru had sensed his brother invading his territory only a few moments ago. He hurried to Keike's room, but found only her and very little of his scent. "You let him go..." he said quietly.
Keike turned around, wrapping the sheet completely around herself. She nodded in reply. The wolf youkai only watched her move slowly towards him, then she shocked him. Keike stood on the balls of her feet, and pressed her lips lightly against his. A warmth flowed through his body as soon as her lips pressed against his. This delicate, refined creature who he had forced himself upon was kissing him out of her own free will.
"I will stay with you" she said breaking away from the kiss. Sesshoumaru looked at her, trying to pierce through her eyes to see her truly. Her full youkai form reminded him of Kita-san.
"Very Well" he answered, lifting her up and taking her back to bed.
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Inuyasha awoke in Kagome's arms, she was putting a cold compress on his forehead. He tried to get up, but Kagome wouldn't let him. Sango and Miroku were in the far corner with Shippo discussing what might have happened. "Inuyasha..." Kagome started "What happened up there..."
Inuyasha saw flashes of Keike's face in his mind, she was full youkai and she was going to be mated with his arrogant bastard of a brother. "She.....didn't make it..." he said. The whole group looked at him, Kagome was blanched.
They all bowed there heads respectfully. In the memory, of Keike
Inuyasha was the farthest behind. He had already given up hope that she might be alive. "With a wound like that she most likely bled to death that same day" he thought. He had to stop their futile search.
"OI!" he called out to them. Everyone came over to where he was standing, "What is it Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. "I think we should stop searching, I can't smell her anywhere. She's probably already...." he trailed off as he watched Kagome's face tense up, she looked like she was about burst into tears. "Hey, Kagome.. listen.. it couldn't be helped" Inuyasha said feebly.
"IT COULDN'T BE HELPED??" she screamed furiously, "She hadn't laid a finger on any of us! And suddenly you think she's trying to kill us because of an accident? I can't understand why you hated her so much, your friend....your sister."
Sango pulled Kagome to her shoulder and let her cry. Inuyasha was furious, and yet he couldn't watch Kagome cry. He took off running, bursting into different speeds every now and then. "Keike, why....?" the question burned in his mind. If only it wasn't so hard to forget. First Keike, and then Kikyo. He did not want Kagome to be next, he did not want to lose her. He stopped, the group was far behind him but in a few minutes he could reach them again to apologize to Kagome. Inuyasha was about to take off when something caught his nose. He's ears went back angrily, "No...it...can't be... NO! Sesshoumaru..." He noted the direction of the smell and took off to find the others, maybe there was hope for Keike still.
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Rin loved to play. She wouldn't stop showing Keike the endless collection of things she had found in her travels with Sesshoumaru. When Keike's voice returned she would ask Rin questions about Sesshoumaru in which Rin always replied in a very kind manner.
Keike saw Sesshoumaru only in the evenings when she would step onto the balcony and watch the stars. He would always be walking in the garden watching the stars, just like she was. In the back of her mind she liked to think they were both looking for an answer in the stars above. Her mind wouldn't let her fully accept the idea that they could possibly have anything in common. He had tried to do something wicked to her at such a young age, she always thought he did it just to be the disgusting creature that he was.
Sesshoumaru had held Keike as his "guest" for more than a week now, he had not approached her directly for fear of what he might do. Soon he grew restless and finally decided to approach her.
It was late at night, and Rin was already in bed. She had a bad habit of falling asleep with Keike and always needed to be put to bed. Keike was barely falling asleep when she noticed the balcony was open. She got up to close it, and nearly fell when she saw Sesshoumaru's amber eyes staring at her like the day she had awaken from her death slumber. "What do you want?" Keike asked with an emotionless voice. Sesshoumaru looked at her, he seemed empty. The cold, heartless feeling she use to get from him was gone.
Keike, looked up at the sky and she mustered up the courage to ask him something "It was you, who killed mama Sesshoumaru"
The wolf demon looked at her a little shocked, "You didn't know?" he replied. "I did not know for sure, my papa always said it was you but everyone blamed you for sudden violent deaths" Keike lied a bit.
Keike thought she should be angry and violent towards him, it was her mother after all her beautiful mother that he had killed. "Why..." she asked "Why did you kill her, why did you want to make me suffer..." Sesshoumaru's expression changed, it was cold and hateful like usual. "Your mother was stopping me from trying to take you, I couldn't just outright take you she would have killed me. So I took my revenge on her, and wanted to make you suffer.."
"But why? What have I ever done to you, that has made you hate me so much!" Keike was very upset, tears were starting to form. Sesshoumaru smelled her tears before they even came out. "I don't know."
Keike looked up at him , now she hated him. No more compassion this bastard killed her mother. "YOU DON'T FUCKING KNOW???" She found herself hurling blood claws at him without even thinking. He simply dodged them. Keike collapsed onto the ground bleeding lightly "Just give me an answer, for once in your life.." she sobbed
A growl ripped through his throat, he grabbed her by the wrist "Why?" he said trying to be calm. "WHY? BECAUSE YOU HAD INVADED MY MIND FOR THE PAST YEARS, I couldn't go anywhere without seeing you and my idiot brother happily running around" his voice boomed through the castle. His claws dug into her skin, "And so the only way I could understand this hold you had on me, was to take you and torture you."
Keike looked at him with wild eyes, a smirk slowly crept upon his face. "No.. not again. This time I will fight..." she thought. Sesshoumaru pulled her up and dragged her inside. Suddenly, Sesshoumaru was violently knocked down by a force coming from the delicate fingers of Keike [Think, "The force" hehe]. "I will not go down without a fight" she sneered.
She managed to dodge all his blows, and he was barely knicked by her claws. Finally, he managed to grab her by the wrist again, this was the end of it. He overpowered her onto the bed, and forced a kiss onto her. "NO" , her mind was screaming it was happening all over again. Sesshoumaru laid her on the bed not bothering with the fineries of kissing, and licking, he quickly forced his way into her, "If this is the way it has to be" he thought "Than so be it". At that moment, a light overtook Keike's body, it engulfed her and Sesshoumaru. "What's..what's happening" he said aloud. And then he realized it, she had the same weakness as Inuyasha only she forced it to come out. She was making herself full youkai and she didn't even realize it. The light died down, and she laid their quietly looking up at him as if nothing was wrong. Pink stripes had appeared on her face and her fuzzy green ears had disappeared.
For a moment Sesshoumaru was at a loss for what to do, but after a while she wrapped her arms around him and without a word he continued.
Keike could only think of one thing..
"Whats happening..to me"
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Inuyasha and the group were heading towards the source of the scent as fast as they could. In his mind Inuyasha pictured Sesshoumaru torturing poor Keike, this was his last chance to make things right. Kagome noticed the look of determination on Inuyasha's face "Their finally going to be reunited, properly" she thought to herself. However, there was no guarantee Keike was with Sesshoumaru, it was just Inuyasha's hunch. The scent led them to a huge castle built into the side of an immense black mountain.
The group began to move forward but Inuyasha stopped them, "No... I have.. to do this alone" he said. Everyone looked at him, and nodded. They were worried for him because they knew how powerful Sesshoumaru was, but they understood.
Inuyasha looked up at the castle, there was a balcony. He was drawn toward it. He tore through the front doors and sniffed the floor. "Keike...." he growled.
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Keike stood on the balcony, gripping the silk sheet around her waist. Her hair covered her chest, there was a chill in the air but she barely felt it. The stars shone brightly, perhaps they had finally answered her wish. In the most unconventional way, but it was granted. She felt her power run from every part of her body, and emanating from her fingers.
Inuyasha burst through the door, the scent of Sesshoumaru and Keike mingled together. Confusion swept him, "But she said....he..."
"He....took her..." his blood boiled.
The room was empty, but a lone figure stood at the balcony. Keike looked so peaceful, Inuyasha wasn't sure whether he should avert his eyes or keep staring at her.
"Inuyasha you came to save me " she said plainly. "Of course I did, did you think I was going to let Sesshoumaru just have you?" he replied.
Keike felt annoyed by his comment, it had nothing to do with the fact that he had caused her to run away and want to die. She sighed and turned around shocking Inuyasha.
"You...your...youkai!" he stammered. "But how??"
"You turn human once a month, so isn't it possible for it to happen the other way around" Keike said coldly. Inuyasha's head was swimming, before him stood a beautiful full blooded youkai, but she was only, and could only be his sister. "You just turned full blooded youkai.." he said approaching her examining her pointed ears and pink stripes.
Keike looked down a bit "Sesshoumaru, caused it". Inuyasha cracked his knuckles "He did..."
"He....took me...and while I fought my full power immerged and released my full potential..turning me full youkai. It is only temporary though..." she said glancing at the toussled bed.
"I will kill him..." he replied simply turning around heading towards the door. Keike extended her hands and a force closed the doors before him. "No" she told him.
Inuyasha thought he was dreaming "It isn't possible that she said no, never" he thought. "I can't allow you to do that Inuyasha." Keike said before turning around to face the balcony again. The male hanyou approached her and placed his hand on her shoulder, she touched his hand gently. "I failed papa, and I failed Keike, I even failed you Inuyasha.."
"But" she continued. "There was an unexpected turn of events, it seems that....Sesshoumaru is in love with me" This was more than the hanyou could bear "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? This is all nonsense, do you not remember what he did to you and your mother? YOUR FAMILY?"
Keike did not respond. "You didn't fail anybody! Things just happened because they were out of your hands" he said angerly.
"Sesshoumaru is not aware that what he feels is love, his hatred and violence consumed him so much that he doesn't recognize the emotion. I agreed tonight when I let him take me, to be his mate. It is the only thing left for me to do, since you can never be mine..." she trailed off.
Inuyasha turned her to face him "You.....loved me..." Keike sneered "How could you not have known, I have always loved you. It tore me apart to leave you, but I had no choice. I was so happy to finally see you after so long, but he held your hatred based on lies. And you still do.."
"No..." he said at a loss for words. Keike pulled away "Return to Kagome... and the rest of them, they need you more now than ever. Tell them that Sesshoumaru killed me and you managed to wound him but he got away"
Inuyasha started towards her again, but she extended her hand and a mighty force pushed him back over the balcony. He fell, and fell and couldn't quite remember hitting the ground, all he could remember was Keike's face getting smaller and farther and her final words to him. "Good bye, Inu..yasha."
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Sesshoumaru had sensed his brother invading his territory only a few moments ago. He hurried to Keike's room, but found only her and very little of his scent. "You let him go..." he said quietly.
Keike turned around, wrapping the sheet completely around herself. She nodded in reply. The wolf youkai only watched her move slowly towards him, then she shocked him. Keike stood on the balls of her feet, and pressed her lips lightly against his. A warmth flowed through his body as soon as her lips pressed against his. This delicate, refined creature who he had forced himself upon was kissing him out of her own free will.
"I will stay with you" she said breaking away from the kiss. Sesshoumaru looked at her, trying to pierce through her eyes to see her truly. Her full youkai form reminded him of Kita-san.
"Very Well" he answered, lifting her up and taking her back to bed.
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Inuyasha awoke in Kagome's arms, she was putting a cold compress on his forehead. He tried to get up, but Kagome wouldn't let him. Sango and Miroku were in the far corner with Shippo discussing what might have happened. "Inuyasha..." Kagome started "What happened up there..."
Inuyasha saw flashes of Keike's face in his mind, she was full youkai and she was going to be mated with his arrogant bastard of a brother. "She.....didn't make it..." he said. The whole group looked at him, Kagome was blanched.
They all bowed there heads respectfully. In the memory, of Keike