Disclaimer-Inuyasha does not belong to me.
She wasn't quite sure how to respond, but nodded in agreement and took my hand as she led us back to the parking lot to leave. As we rode the motorbike back to her home, I had to stiffle the urge to dig my claws into her stomach out of my anxiousness to find out what was going on.
My mother had told me when I was a child that the only time that magical items would flash their powers without hesitation was when there was forces contrary to their magic close by. Whatever that was that was drawn to our necklaces, I refused to let them take away the jewel that I had worked so long to own.
What I didn't understand was why the prayer beads were glowing too. They had only done so the day Kaede had used her magic to bestow them upon me, and my theory most certainly had to apply to this as well. Perhaps I can find out who created this wicked prision for me, to enslave me to my human lover even if I did care very much for her now.
I wasted no time making my way to the well in her backyard, stopping for a moment to make sure she was okay. She had dressed warmly in case it was cold, and had packed a coiple changes of clothes in a small bag. She looked apprehesive as she attempted to hide the jewel from curious eyes.
"Kagome, look at me for a minute, please." I told her.
She shivered a little. "Yes, Inuyasha?" she asked.
"Please don't be afraid, okay? I promise whatever it is out there, I will not allow it to harm either one of us. I will find out what the deal is without allowing any harm to come to you, Kagome. I love you." I said.
She smiled then and threw herself into my arms. "I love you too, Inuyasha! I trust you completely." she said.
I wrapped my arms around her as I pulled us onto the brick opening of the well. "Then let's not waste any more time. Let's go." I said.
I barely felt her grip tighten on me as I lept with her intot he well, leaving her world and reentering my own. I kept her close to me to shield her as I took a moment to survey my surroundings.
It was quiet. Too quiet; it made me very nervous. I forced her to crouch down near some shrubbery while I took inventory of all the scents around me. All the familiar ones were there, the smell of flowers, trees, plants and the earth below...yet there was another scent too.
The scent of evil, of a very powerful magic, the smell of a very toxic poison...I knew of only one that smelled like that. There was no mistaking it; I had grown up with that smell...
I flashbacked on a time when I was a child and was trying unsuccessfully to emulate my full demon father by shapeshifting into a wolf like he could do.
"Useless heathen; you lack the powers and skill to do such a thing, Inuyasha. Even I cannot begin to fathom such thoughts, little brother." a voice said.
"Why do you always have to be so mean, Sesshomaru? Just because I'm not a full demon like you and our father doesn't mean that I'm not as good as you." I said.
Sesshomaru snorted. "You could never be as good as either of us, little brother. The fact that you even have human blood in you to begin with makes you unworthy of our family." he said.
Those thoughts only fueled my inner fire more so, bringing it to a boiling point. Even Kagome seemed frightened of me in this state; it was like I completely forgot who I was, giving in to my anger. I was seeing red; if it was true that my brother Sesshoumaru was to blame for our items activating, then there had to be a reason for it.
"I know you are here, Sesshoumaru, I can sense your presense. If you want a confrontation, then let's just do this quickly. I have much more pressing matters to attend to." I shouted out to the darkness.
"I'm sure you do, little brother. I'm sure that the temptation of pressing flesh with your inferior human mate is much more important than the needs of our clan. My dear brother, my presense here is about more than just a confrontation. I have decided that today is the day to end this useless carade once and for all." he said.
"And what charade would that be?" I growled.
It was then that my brother allowed himseld to become known, appearing from the mist with his demon slave in tow.
"If you weren't so blindly ignorant of your own inadaquaties, you would have already fiqured it out. Even my mindless companion could have done so." he said.
"That I have, lord Sesshoumaru. You intend to inform Lord Inuyasha of the reason his pendent and his lover's jewel began to manifest their power unprovoked." Toshshyl said.
His master smiled. "Yes. You see, dear brother, even a creature like Toshshyl can fiqure out a complicated situation such as this. The reason is simple. There had to be a creator for the prayer beads in which you wear, someone with great power and the desire to control another's actions. You lack this power along with many others, Inuyasha, yet I do not." he said.
"Are you trying to tell me that you created Kaede's prayer beads? If this is so, then that still doesn't explain why the jewel is glowing." I said.
"It is true. I created your beads for the reasons they are being used, but they had found their way from my hands to Kikyo's sister somehow. It is unimportant now. What is important is that I have come here today to end your life and destroy the jewel once and for all." he said.
"Now wait just a minute! Let me get this straight. You created Inuyasha's prayer beads just to enslave him to you, you want to destroy the jewel and your brother as well? I don't understand of this; why would you want to do such things?" Kagome said.
"Again you prove yourself undeserving to call yourself even a half demon if you cannot even control your human mate's actions. I guess I shall have to dispose of her first then." he said.
Raising my sword before me, I stood between my brother and Kagome.
"You will harm Kagome over my dead body." I told him.
Sesshoumaru smiled. "Well, it seems like you have made your decision and I have made mine." he said.
I turned to Kagome then and forced her to look at me.
"Kagome, I don't know what's going ot happen in this battle, but I want you to be safe. Please hide somewhere until I come to find you. I love you, Kagome." I said.
"I love you too, Inuyasha." she said.
She wasn't quite sure how to respond, but nodded in agreement and took my hand as she led us back to the parking lot to leave. As we rode the motorbike back to her home, I had to stiffle the urge to dig my claws into her stomach out of my anxiousness to find out what was going on.
My mother had told me when I was a child that the only time that magical items would flash their powers without hesitation was when there was forces contrary to their magic close by. Whatever that was that was drawn to our necklaces, I refused to let them take away the jewel that I had worked so long to own.
What I didn't understand was why the prayer beads were glowing too. They had only done so the day Kaede had used her magic to bestow them upon me, and my theory most certainly had to apply to this as well. Perhaps I can find out who created this wicked prision for me, to enslave me to my human lover even if I did care very much for her now.
I wasted no time making my way to the well in her backyard, stopping for a moment to make sure she was okay. She had dressed warmly in case it was cold, and had packed a coiple changes of clothes in a small bag. She looked apprehesive as she attempted to hide the jewel from curious eyes.
"Kagome, look at me for a minute, please." I told her.
She shivered a little. "Yes, Inuyasha?" she asked.
"Please don't be afraid, okay? I promise whatever it is out there, I will not allow it to harm either one of us. I will find out what the deal is without allowing any harm to come to you, Kagome. I love you." I said.
She smiled then and threw herself into my arms. "I love you too, Inuyasha! I trust you completely." she said.
I wrapped my arms around her as I pulled us onto the brick opening of the well. "Then let's not waste any more time. Let's go." I said.
I barely felt her grip tighten on me as I lept with her intot he well, leaving her world and reentering my own. I kept her close to me to shield her as I took a moment to survey my surroundings.
It was quiet. Too quiet; it made me very nervous. I forced her to crouch down near some shrubbery while I took inventory of all the scents around me. All the familiar ones were there, the smell of flowers, trees, plants and the earth below...yet there was another scent too.
The scent of evil, of a very powerful magic, the smell of a very toxic poison...I knew of only one that smelled like that. There was no mistaking it; I had grown up with that smell...
I flashbacked on a time when I was a child and was trying unsuccessfully to emulate my full demon father by shapeshifting into a wolf like he could do.
"Useless heathen; you lack the powers and skill to do such a thing, Inuyasha. Even I cannot begin to fathom such thoughts, little brother." a voice said.
"Why do you always have to be so mean, Sesshomaru? Just because I'm not a full demon like you and our father doesn't mean that I'm not as good as you." I said.
Sesshomaru snorted. "You could never be as good as either of us, little brother. The fact that you even have human blood in you to begin with makes you unworthy of our family." he said.
Those thoughts only fueled my inner fire more so, bringing it to a boiling point. Even Kagome seemed frightened of me in this state; it was like I completely forgot who I was, giving in to my anger. I was seeing red; if it was true that my brother Sesshoumaru was to blame for our items activating, then there had to be a reason for it.
"I know you are here, Sesshoumaru, I can sense your presense. If you want a confrontation, then let's just do this quickly. I have much more pressing matters to attend to." I shouted out to the darkness.
"I'm sure you do, little brother. I'm sure that the temptation of pressing flesh with your inferior human mate is much more important than the needs of our clan. My dear brother, my presense here is about more than just a confrontation. I have decided that today is the day to end this useless carade once and for all." he said.
"And what charade would that be?" I growled.
It was then that my brother allowed himseld to become known, appearing from the mist with his demon slave in tow.
"If you weren't so blindly ignorant of your own inadaquaties, you would have already fiqured it out. Even my mindless companion could have done so." he said.
"That I have, lord Sesshoumaru. You intend to inform Lord Inuyasha of the reason his pendent and his lover's jewel began to manifest their power unprovoked." Toshshyl said.
His master smiled. "Yes. You see, dear brother, even a creature like Toshshyl can fiqure out a complicated situation such as this. The reason is simple. There had to be a creator for the prayer beads in which you wear, someone with great power and the desire to control another's actions. You lack this power along with many others, Inuyasha, yet I do not." he said.
"Are you trying to tell me that you created Kaede's prayer beads? If this is so, then that still doesn't explain why the jewel is glowing." I said.
"It is true. I created your beads for the reasons they are being used, but they had found their way from my hands to Kikyo's sister somehow. It is unimportant now. What is important is that I have come here today to end your life and destroy the jewel once and for all." he said.
"Now wait just a minute! Let me get this straight. You created Inuyasha's prayer beads just to enslave him to you, you want to destroy the jewel and your brother as well? I don't understand of this; why would you want to do such things?" Kagome said.
"Again you prove yourself undeserving to call yourself even a half demon if you cannot even control your human mate's actions. I guess I shall have to dispose of her first then." he said.
Raising my sword before me, I stood between my brother and Kagome.
"You will harm Kagome over my dead body." I told him.
Sesshoumaru smiled. "Well, it seems like you have made your decision and I have made mine." he said.
I turned to Kagome then and forced her to look at me.
"Kagome, I don't know what's going ot happen in this battle, but I want you to be safe. Please hide somewhere until I come to find you. I love you, Kagome." I said.
"I love you too, Inuyasha." she said.