LL: *hiding behind Sesshy* Please don't kill me! I don't want to get gnawed to bits by rabid dogs! I don't wanna get sacrificed!
Sesshy: *moving away from LL* She's all yours.
LL: *throws chapter at angry readers* Take it! Read! Don't eat me!
J0rge: Eat you? Where did that come from?
LL: Umm, B0b.
B0b: Hey!
*knock*knock*
LL: Itwasn'tmyfaultIdidn'tdoitYoucan'tproveit!
Sesshy: Huh?
LL: Sorry, gut reaction. B0b, get the door.
Sesshy: Door? Where?
LL: Uhh, that's not the door out … that's the closet door.
J0rge: Oh brother.
B0b: *leading in Shippou* You know this kid? He says you invited him.
LL: *glomps Shippou* Shippou! You made it! Now we can have a slumber party! *Shippou and LL turn to grin evilly at Sesshy*
Sesshy: *backing away* Umm, I wasn't really going to let the rabid fans sacrifice you! B0b? J0rge? A little help here?
Disclaimer: *evil grin* We don't own any characters in Inu-Yasha; we're just borrowing them for a bit. No anime characters were harmed – permanently – in the making of this fic.
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Chapter 7: Deceiving Friends
As she walked away, Kagome swore that she heard Sesshoumaru wish her luck, but she brushed it away as her imagination. She didn't have time to dwell on the demon lord anyway; getting Inu-Yasha to believe her was going to be hard enough without any distractions.
She stopped for a moment at the edge of the clearing where the village lay. With a deep breath, she began to prepare herself, even as she looked around for her friends and Inu-Yasha. The sun was just beginning to dip below the horizon, painting the scene in vivid oranges and yellows. A light shone from Kaede's window. They must be there, Kagome thought.
The door to Kaede's slid open, and a figure dressed in red stepped out, looking around. Here we go. Kagome sagged, as if she was exhausted, one hand rested on the tree beside her, seemingly holding her up. Her head rose tiredly, just as Inu-Yasha looked in her direction.
One look into those golden eyes was all it took for tears to form in Kagome's blue ones. "Inu-Yasha!" she screamed, launching herself at him. He caught her half way, and Kagome slid her hands around his chest, burying her head into the crook of his neck, sobbing loudly. She felt his hand smooth over her hair in a comforting gesture and allowed herself a small smile into his coat. Inu-Yasha had always been a sucker for her tears.
Schooling her face back into a distressed expression, Kagome pulled away from Inu-Yasha, but allowed herself to remain within the circle of his arms. Desperately, she tried to push away the furious beating of her heart that always seemed to accompany being touched by Inu-Yasha. Over the hanyou's shoulder, she could see a scowling Kikyo, as well as her worried friends. She resisted the urge – barely – to smirk triumphantly at the dead priestess.
Inu-Yasha's hand stroked her cheek, bringing her attention back to the half-demon. Her breath caught as she saw the worried look in his beautiful golden eyes that looked so much like Sesshoumaru's.
Wait a minute. Did she just compare Inu-Yasha to his brother?
"Are you ok?" Inu-Yasha asked softly. "We were worried about you."
Kagome scrunched up her face and burst into tears again, grabbing onto Inu-Yasha. "It was terrible!" she sobbed into his shoulder. "Sesshoumaru, he-he kidnapped me, I'm not sure how, but I woke up and he was there, and…" She broke off in another burst of tears.
"Shh," Inu-Yasha soothed, stroking her hair. "It's all right, you're safe now. Don't you worry about a thing; I'll take care of Sesshoumaru." Kagome calmed her tears slowly, until she was no longer crying.
Pulling away, she smiled sadly at the hanyou. "Thank you Inu-Yasha." She pulled completely away from him and went to receive the affections of a frenzied Shippou and Sango and Miroku's welcome back. You're such a sucker, Inu-Yasha. And this time, you'll know what it's like to be betrayed.
***
Kagome managed to convince Inu-Yasha not to rush off blindly after his brother, telling him that she just wanted to have a warm meal and get some sleep, but she wouldn't feel safe if he left her. Finally, the hanyou reluctantly agreed, but not without some grumbling. He was furious, Kagome noted as she watched him rage, furious that Sesshoumaru had dared to lay a hand on her. A little twinge of happiness shot through her heart at the thought, proving that she wasn't as over the dog-demon as she had thought.
Don't be an idiot, she told herself firmly as they sat in Kaede's hut to eat, the only reason he is acting like this is because he sees me as Kikyo's reincarnation. She sighed softly at the though, causing Shippou, who was sitting in her lap, to look up.
"Are you sure you're all right, Kagome?" Shippou asked.
She smiled down at him warmly; she regretted the necessity of leaving the little kitsune behind, as well as Sango and Miroku, but she had really had no choice. None of them would have understood why she went to Sesshoumaru. She doubted they would when they found out. Hopefully they wouldn't hate her for it though. "I'll be ok," the girl reassured Shippou, smoothing a hand over his hair. "Now that I'm back."
Inu-Yasha growled, "That bastard Sesshoumaru! I never thought he'd stoop so low, what'd he want you for anyway?"
Kagome's eyes narrowed. "I'll give you three guesses, and the first two don't count," she snapped, infuriated at his insinuation that she was worth nothing. What had she ever found attractive in the guy anyway?
Kaede broke into the conversation before it could get out of hand. "The sword, Tetsusaiga, I imagine." The old woman paused in thought. "In any case, you were lucky to get away alive."
"Indeed," Miroku agreed. "How did you manage that anyway, Kagome-sama?"
Kagome froze, realizing the hole in her story. "Uhh, he left for a moment," she blurted out, making something up on the spot, "and left his toady Jaken to guard me. I managed to knock him out and get away before Sesshoumaru got back."
Inu-Yasha snorted in derision, "So the perfect warrior finally let his guard down. That's not like him."
"I was pretty roughed up at the time; I don't think that he thought I'd be able to overpower Jaken," Kagome added hastily.
"Then how'd you manage to; if you were in such bad shape?" Inu-Yasha retorted, still a little peeved about her sharp comment earlier.
Kagome was silent for a moment, as if she was remembering. "I-I'm really not sure." She sagged for a moment before looking up pleadingly at the hanyou, "I don't remember most of it, and I'd rather not think about it."
"Then you shouldn't," Miroku said, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. She smiled wearily at him, for once grateful for his presence. At least, until she felt his hand slid down her back stealthily. "Don't even think about it," she warned, narrowing her eyes. The hand removed itself like magic, and the monk took on an innocent expression.
Kagome snorted and looked away, towards Inu-Yasha. She yawned. "I think I'd like to get some sleep now. Inu-Yasha, will you stay with me; I'd feel safer if you're here." The dog-demon nodded, oblivious to Kikyo's glare, and they all got ready to settle down for the night.
Kagome ended up on a palate next to Inu-Yasha, pretending to sleep while listening to her companion's quiet breathing. The second he fell asleep, she would make her move.
***
Kagome was back! The thought threaded through the hanyou's mind like an intoxicating drug. He had hardly been able to believe it when he smelled her at the edge of the forest; but when he rushed outside, there she was, as beautiful as ever, despite being a little worse for wear. When she launched herself into his arms, he had thought that his heart would explode, as silly as that sounded.
He had missed her so much. His Kagome. He had never realized how much he actually enjoyed her presence before. Sure, the absence of 'sits' was nice, but he had actually missed arguing with her. Despite the fact that he could beat the crap out of her ten times over before she could even throw a punch, she had never showed any reservation in telling him exactly what she thought when she was pissed. Her brutal honesty, her caring, her beauty, Inu-Yasha could name a thousand more things besides these that he admired in the girl. A thousand more things that he had missed while she was gone.
Turning over, he watched the girl sleep next to him, curled up peacefully with Shippou. Touching the hilt of the battered Tetsusaiga that lay between them, he made a silent vow to never allow anything to happen to her again. He loved her, the hanyou realized while he watched her sleep. He had hurt her unbelievably though, in his stupid chase after Kikyo. But when he had finally obtained the resurrected priestess, it had been Kagome that his thoughts had turned to. Finally he had realized that he loved Kagome, not the reincarnation of Kikyo, not Kikyo, but Kagome. His Kagome. He loved her, and first thing in the morning, he was going to tell her just that.
First thing in the morning, Inu-Yasha promised himself as he settled down to sleep. I'll tell you first thing in the morning.
***
Sesshoumaru watched the moon as it made its nightly journey across the sky. It had been hours since he had parted ways with Kagome, where was she?
She did say that she would be gone a while though. And that did make sense, considering the time it would take to carry out her plan. She would have to have time to break the seal while still in Inu-Yasha's presence, which meant that she couldn't just grab the sword and run.
Despite all of this, Sesshoumaru couldn't stop himself from worrying. What if she had changed her mind? What if Inu-Yasha had seduced her back to his side? Or worse yet, what if she had been discovered in her ruse and she was in danger? The last thought almost made the demon lord storm off in the direction of the village, if only to catch a glimpse of her alive and well. He seriously doubted that his half-brother had a rational bone in his body and had no doubt that he would attack her if he even suspected that she was betraying him.
But he stopped himself just in time. He had told Kagome that he would wait, so he would wait, no matter how hard it was. Besides, the girl was getting pretty good at protecting herself.
Gripping her glaive with more force than necessary, the demon lord glanced up at the moon, which had hardly moved since the last time he had checked. He was going to wait, but couldn't she hurry up?
***
Kagome's eyes snapped open the second she heard Inu-Yasha snore. Perfect, the sword was just a few inches away, and Inu-Yasha's hand was still touching it lightly. All she had to do was touch it and…
Scratch that. First she had to remove Shippou from her midsection. The poor thing was so relieved to see her that he had attached himself to her even in his sleep. Fortunately, she had plenty of practice prying off death grips, thanks to the baby's fascination with Sesshoumaru's hair.
Once she had managed to pry the kitsune away, she wrapped him in a blanket and settled him just far enough away that they weren't touching, but not so far that he would wake up. Turning around, she slowly slid the Tetsusaiga out of its sheath, wincing every time Inu-Yasha so much as twitched. After several long moments, she withdrew the blade completely. It took but a few moments for her to draw her hand over the metal and find the seal that had been meticulously placed on the sword. Taking a deep breath, she pushed her magic into the seal, melting it and remolding it to her specifications.
She looked up just as the last of her magic faded from view. Grimacing, she lay down again, making sure to keep her hand on the sword hilt. Kikyo had to still be awake, she was dead after all; it wasn't like she needed sleep. And she wasn't blind. Closing her eyes, Kagome slowed her breathing instinctively as she waited.
Sure enough, it was only a matter of moments before the shoji door slid open, and careful footsteps made their way to Kagome's bed. Her hand tightened around the sword hilt, the rough feel of its wrappings reassuring her. Use your senses, Sesshoumaru's long ago advice whispered though her brain. Pushing away the sound of her heartbeat, she listened.
A whish of air, and she brought up the blade to clash loudly with a dagger. Her blue-gray eyes snapped open to look into Kikyo's flat dead ones. "You won't get me like that this time," she whispered with a smirk.
"Kikyo? Kagome?" Inu-Yasha asked sleepily, sitting up beside her. "What's going on?"
Kagome looked around. Shippou was awake as well, watching silently from the edge of her palate. Inu-Yasha reached for the Tetsusaiga. "Don't," Kagome snapped, grabbing the sheath and sliding the sword into it. Taking advantage of their confusion, she stood, the sword still in her hand.
Kikyo backed away, radiating fury. Inu-Yasha leaned forward, still baffled, and tried to grab the sword. Before the protection spell could activate, Kagome swept it out of Inu-Yasha's reach. Turning to the kitsune, she whispered, "I'm sorry." Then she ran.
With a swift kick, she knocked Kikyo out of the way and bolted out of the door. She could hear Miroku and Sango's puzzled calls as she raced past them. But she didn't have time to answer; Inu-Yasha was already rousing himself out of his stupor. Tell them I'm sorry, Shippou. I'm sorry…
***
Inu-Yasha glared at Shippou as if he could explain what was going on. The kitsune looked as bewildered as he felt, however. What was going on? Hearing a groan from the corner, Inu-Yasha turned to see Kikyo struggling up from where she had landed when Kagome kicked her.
The dog-demon sprung up, grabbing his girlfriend. "What happened Kikyo?" he asked sternly.
For a moment, she shrunk back at his tone of voice, which, for the first time in nearly six months, was cold towards her. Then her eyes narrowed as she realized that Inu-Yasha was forsaking her for her reincarnation. "What do you think, Inu-Yasha?" she hissed, pulling out of his grasp, "Your precious Kagome has betrayed you."
"No!" Shippou shouted, "Kagome wouldn't!" Inu-Yasha looked from the priestess to the kitsune. Before another word could be said, he was off, chasing after Kagome.
She can't have betrayed me. She can't! he thought desperately as he rushed past Miroku and Sango – who by now were very confused. Sesshoumaru, what have you done to her?
Growling, he increased his speed. Kagome's scent was easy to follow, laden as it was with the spicy tang of magic. More magic than Kagome was capable of working, which suggested to the hanyou that his brother had put a spell on her. "I'll get you for this, Sesshoumaru," he howled.
It wasn't hard to catch up to the girl, but her speed had definitely increased. They were very close to the well, which was farther than he would have expected she would get. "Kagome!" he called to her retreating figure.
She stopped.
Inu-Yasha skidded to a stop as well, only a few feet away from the girl, who hadn't turned. Maybe he could get her back. He had to get her back. "Kagome," he whispered softly, reaching out to her.
She twisted so that she was facing him, her blue-gray eyes flickering with something that he couldn't name. "Inu-Yasha," she whispered back, just barely loud enough for her to hear. Her eyes softened. She was coming back to him!
She turned back towards the well, her hand tightening around the sword. Inu-Yasha took a step forward. "Kagome?"
"Sit boy."
By the time Inu-Yasha managed to struggle back up, Kagome was gone.
"Sesshoumaru!"
***
The demon lord started as he heard his brother scream his name. Before he could even begin to wonder what was going on, Kagome stepped into the clearing.
"Here," she shoved the sword at him, "Let's go." Gingerly, Sesshoumaru wrapped his hand around the sword hilt. When he found that he could touch it, he couldn't help himself, he grinned. "Whoa," Kagome muttered, "Don't do that, it's scary. Come on."
"Where is Inu-Yasha?" Sesshoumaru asked, ignoring her pleas.
"He's coming, which is why we need to leave," the girl hissed.
The demon lord shook his head. "No, I need to take care of him. Inu-Yasha will never stop trying to get the Tetsusaiga back unless I stop him now." In a softer tone he added, "You don't have to stay."
Kagome grabbed her glaive from him and twirled it aimlessly for a moment, studying the ground. "No," she said finally, "Kikyo will try to help Inu-Yasha. I'll make sure she doesn't get in your way." She turned to leave, but the demon lord caught her arm.
"Don't overdo it," he warned.
She snorted, slinging her glaive over her shoulder nonchalantly. "You worry too much. I'll be fine." And she was gone, before he could say another word.
Sesshoumaru shook his head at her confidence and set to tying the sheath of Tetsusaiga to his sash with his other swords. As soon as he was done, Inu-Yasha burst through the trees into the clearing. "Sesshoumaru!" he bellowed, "What have you done to Kagome?"
The demon lord blinked. The boy though that he had coerced Kagome into working for him? With a short laugh, he answered, "Nothing at all. She came to me when you forced her away."
"You're lying!" Inu-Yasha yelled, attacking. Sesshoumaru dodged his claws easily. "She said you kidnapped her!"
"In a ploy to get the sword," the demon reminded his half-brother. "And you fell for it." He grinned, loosening the Tenseiga, "Don't feel bad about your loss, though. I'll trade you." He tossed Tenseiga at his brother who caught it deftly before throwing it to the ground.
Sesshoumaru shrugged, unsheathing the Tetsusaiga and preparing to attack. Inu-Yasha appeared not to notice – or care – as he lunged again. The demon lord sighed. This was almost too easy.
***
"Kagome-sama!" Miroku yelled as he saw her streak past him. They had been following Inu-Yasha, fearing an attack.
The girl stopped, scanning the three of them brusquely. "Where's Kikyo?" she asked coldly.
Miroku, for the first time in his life, was at a loss for words. He had never seen Kagome so … evil looking, with a well-worn glaive in one hand, and an expression that said she knew how to use it. Worse, she was glowing with a blood red aura, as if she'd been possessed by a demon.
Shippou stepped forward hesitantly, "Kagome? What happened?"
The girl glanced down at the young kitsune, wide-eyed. "Tell me where Kikyo is," she said finally, "I'll explain on the way."
"She's just behind us, I think," Sango said. "Kagome-chan, where were you running earlier?"
"Just dropping something off," the girl muttered, her eyes narrowing. "Get back, all of you."
"Kagome-sama, you're glowing," Miroku said warily.
"NOW!"
They moved. Just in time, for seconds later, the ground where they had been standing exploded. "Kagome!" Shippou screamed. But he had nothing to worry about. When the dust cleared, Kagome was standing in the center, surrounded by a blood red orb.
"Bitch," she muttered, "If you want to kill me, you're going to have to try harder than that." Kikyo stepped out of the shadows, an arrow on her bow, ready to fire. Miroku, Shippou, and Sango stepped forward, ready to protect their friend but she waved them back without a word, never taking her eyes from Kikyo.
Her three friends watched in amazement as she attacked the dead priestess with a vengeance. It was obvious that she had learned a few things while she'd been away. Kikyo noticed as well. "You've changed," she snapped.
Kagome smiled grimly, "You haven't. Pity, I was hoping for a challenge." Her friends gaped; Kagome had never been like this!
Suddenly, Shippou turned from the fight, sniffing the wind. Kagome and Kikyo noticed whatever he did as well, but while Kikyo faltered, Kagome pressed her attack, trapping the dead priestess in a bubble.
She turned to her friends as smiled brightly, much like the old Kagome had. "That was easy." She frowned, turning in the direction of the well. "Something's coming."
"Demons," Shippou said, "A lot of them."
Kagome sighed, leaning on her glaive for a moment. "Joy. Well, let's go." She straightened, heading in the direction of the well. Her friends followed, just as confused as before, if not more so.
***
When they reached the clearing where the well was, Shippou, Sango, and Miroku stopped upon discovering that Inu-Yasha and Sesshoumaru were engaged in a heated battle. Furthermore, the demon lord was wielding a fully transformed Tetsusaiga, while Inu-Yasha was just managing to block his attacks with the Tenseiga. Kagome didn't bother to stop, but only shook her head at the two and waded right in between them. With an emphatic "sit!" she sent Inu-Yasha sprawling, at the same time, blocking the Tetsusaiga with the blade of her glaive. It immediately transformed back into the rusted blade as Sesshoumaru backed off, giving the girl a curious glare.
Shippou bounded forward; placing himself between Kagome and the demon lord, and Sango and Miroku moved forward as well, ready to back their friend up. Inu-Yasha, on the other hand, sprung up spouting curses. Kagome turned and snapped, "Shove it. We've got bigger problems." She tilted her head in the direction of the incoming demons.
Sesshoumaru sniffed the air and growled. After a moment, Inu-Yasha followed suit. "Think you two can play nice for a bit?" Kagome drawled sarcastically.
Sesshoumaru leveled a stare at his younger brother. "Very well," he said finally, "I'll take care of you later."
Inu-Yasha glowered unhappily, but nodded his agreement. Miroku and Sango stepped forward to stand next to him. "Shippou," Kagome said quietly, "Stay with me, ok?" Shippou nodded, hopping onto her shoulder, just as the horde of demons attacked.
In the resulting confusion of battle, Kagome ended up with her back to Sesshoumaru, clutching Shippou to her chest with her right hand and wielding her glaive with her left. Shippou was doing his part by watching out for the leader of what appeared to be a clan of some kind of bird demons. Sesshoumaru had pointed out that without leadership, the organization of the group would fall apart. "There!" he shouted suddenly, pointing out the largest demon of the flock, who was standing towards the back urging his demons forward.
Kagome looked around in the slight break in fighting that she gained after a blast from her glaive. Inu-Yasha was to the left, bounding back and forth, slashing with his claws, taking out demons one by one. She couldn't see Miroku and Sango, but she could hear their shouts not too far off.
Setting Shippou onto Sesshoumaru's tail, she ordered him to hold on tight. "I'm going for it," she told the demon lord when he looked back to glare at her. "Cover me?"
"You are not," he growled while slashing with the transformed Tetsusaiga, killing a few demons that ventured too close. "It's too dangerous."
"Nonsense," Kagome retorted. "I'm small; I'll slip through. If you'll cover me."
With another growl, Sesshoumaru turned and charged. Kagome followed, and at the last minute, she used her magic to boost herself over the charging youkai and through the guard for the leader. With one quick slash downward, she cut the demon in half. At the same time, Sesshoumaru cut through the demon's guards before they could attack Kagome.
With a sigh of relief, Kagome flopped onto her back. Shippou bounded off Sesshoumaru's shoulder to check on her, while the demon lord stood guard. "Shippou," Kagome began, sitting up, "I'm going to go with Sesshoumaru. He's been helping me gather shards."
"You aren't going to stay?" the little kitsune whimpered. Kagome was leaving him again!
Kagome ran her fingers through his hair reassuringly, "I'll see you again soon, but I can't stay here because I'm really mad at Inu-Yasha right now. I need you to stay here and explain things to Miroku and Sango for me. Can you do that?"
Shippou puffed up importantly, "Of course I can, Kagome! You can count on me!"
She smiled at him tiredly, "Thank you, Shippou-chan. Now, go see if you can help them out, but be careful." He nodded and bounded off, looking back only once. Kagome waved him on when he did, putting on a bright smile. Once he was out of sight, she flopped backwards again. "Ugh, Sesshy, help me up."
He obliged, seeing that the remaining demons were being taken care of by Inu-Yasha and the others. Kagome sagged against him, and the demon lord let her, slipping an arm around her waist to hold her up. "Where are we going?"
"Well," Kagome muttered sleepily, "I need a bath."
Next time on 'Promises': The shard hunt continues, and things get a little hot…
LL: *giving Sesshy a manicure* Tsk, tsk, you really need to take better care of these talons. *pulls out the purple nail polish* Don't you worry, we'll make them all pretty.
Sesshy: *springing up* Get away from me wench!
LL: *winks at Shippou* Do your stuff, kid. *Shippou prepares to do some random cool kitsune trick*
Sesshy: You don't seriously think that he can actually do anything that will affect me?
LL: Ah, but you forget, this is Ellycian, anything is possible. *LL and Shippou tackle Sesshy tying him up*
Shippou: Hey, Landlady, what'd you say we do a makeover now?
Sesshy: *whimper*
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DemonBlade: Yup, Kagome's evil. Glad you like! Thankies!
no need to know: I agree. Thanks for reviewing!