WARNING: MANY TWISTS AND TURNS IN THIS CHAPTER. MIGHT CAUSE SEIZURE.
--------------Chapter XV: Inevitability; Inuyasha's Fate----------------
"Naraku!!" Kagome flinched, now beet red. She closed her eyes and prepared herself for the inevitable- whatever the inevitable WAS. Surprise covered her face and she opened her eyes when she heard Naraku's unmistakable snickers.
"What's so funny?!" she demanded, feeling a bit irked.
He stopped chuckling, but had a playful half smile on his face. "You're such a gullible creature," he smirked haughtily, slightly withdrawing himself from her. "Just what did you think I was going to do?"
Kagome glared up at Naraku, trying to overcome the heat that seemed to flow to her face endlessly. "Whaddya mean!? I wasn't thinking about anything except for how suspicious YOU'RE acting!"
"Suspicious in what way?"
Kagome opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. 'I can't tell him I was thinking that he was hitting on me... no...'
~
The shoji door slid open in a swift, speedy manner, and in walked none other than Sesshoumaru with a very ticked off, very shocked, and very angry look on his face. All these negative sentimentalities were directed towards Naraku himself, who still wore that cool grin.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?" he threatened in a deadly voice, his crimsoning eyes locked on their position.
"Ses-" Kagome started, but was cut off.
"I wasn't talking to you, girl," Sesshoumaru snarled quietly, restraining himself from losing all logic and doing something a pissed-off, aggressive, and invidious wild male youkai would do.
He clenched his fists and waited for an answer from Naraku, his impatience doubling by the second.
"It's nothing that should concern you," Naraku answered casually. To Kagome's relief, he soundlessly got off the futon and stood up to level straight eye contact with the white haired youkai. "But if you really wish to know, I was only going check her temperature, - as you can see, she has become ill-, and somehow we ended up in an awkward position."
With a bitter disgusted look, Sesshoumaru clenched his fists further, causing little cuts to form on his hands. "Hanyou," he growled. "Do not lie."
With crimson irises that rivaled Naraku's, Sesshoumaru charged at Naraku, and tackled him in such a manner that the shoji wall was destructed, exposing the windy, grassy courtyard of the shrine.
Sesshoumaru pinned Naraku down on the grass, his clawed hands tightening around Naraku's neck. "I should have finished what I'd left off with a long time ago," he snarled viciously, hating the fact that Naraku was still grinning like a madman despite the fact that Sesshoumaru was intended to murder him.
Kagome gasped and jumped out of her futon, regardless of her still being ill.
"Sesshoumaru, stop!!" she pleaded, running through the large crater in the wall towards them.
He didn't pay any attention to her and let the poison leak through his hands. Naraku glared up at Sesshoumaru, the smirk replaced with a grim line. 'So he truly wants to kill me?' With effort, the hanyou swiped a clawed hand at Sesshoumaru, causing him to jump backwards.
"Onegai, Sesshoumaru, Naraku!" she cried weakly, for her fever was overwhelming her. (Onegai=please)
"Don't hurt each other," Kagome attempted to raise her voice, but she was getting genuinely dizzy. 'What am I going to do?! I don't want to subdue them, but if it's the only way... I must,' Kagome thought, watching them fight like... dogs. "Gomen ne," she apologized in a whisper. "Sit down."
~
Naraku and Sesshoumaru's eyes darted towards Kagome, who was leaning on the frame of the crater in the wall for support. They didn't notice her face was flushed, obviously in fever.
The prayerbeads around their necks illuminated intensely for a few seconds, then, abruptively wrenched them both backwards into the ground.
~
Kagome just wanted to drop dead right there on the spot and rest. Everything was spinning around her, and her mind could barely focus on Sesshoumaru and Naraku right now. 'It's so cold..'
Finally, she decided to fall into unconsciousness, her fever taking its toll.
~
Sesshoumaru's eyes turned from crimson to gold once more; and was relatively shocked to see Kagome on the floor, pale as snow. Forgetting about the hanyou he'd been fighting with, he sped towards her and put a hand on her left shoulder.
Sesshoumaru tensed when he saw Naraku on the opposite side of him, putting his own hand on her other shoulder. They glared at each other for a few moments, both wanting to kill each other where they stood.
"So she IS ill," Sesshoumaru muttered.
"She was on the verge of recovering, but you had to show up," Naraku scoffed. "Look at what you've done to Kiochi's wall. She'll be furious."
~
Kiochi, who was holding Rin's hand, sneezed.
Rin giggled at the sudden action. "Ah, someone's talking about you, Kiochi- chan!"
"Oh, Rin, that's nothing but a crazy superstition," Kiochi chuckled. "Who told you that?"
"Jaken-sama!"
"Jaken-sama?"
"Ahuh! Rin ran into Sesshoumaru-sama's little brother, Inuyasha-sama. He started sneezing a lot and later I asked Jaken-sama if maybe Inuyasha- sama's sick," Rin took in a deep breath, "And Jaken-sama said that Sesshoumaru-sama and Jaken-sama were talking about Inuyasha-sama!"
"I see," the 27-year-old miko said thoughtfully.
~
The summer festival was as enjoyable as ever. It was a bit windy and gray, but that didn't spoil the villagers' entertainment. The smell of delicious fried food and laughter of children filled the air, as well as music.
Kaede walked towards them with a fried fish on a stick. "Konnichiwa! Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves." (konnichiwa=good afternoon/good evening)
"That's true," Kiochi said cheerily.
"Ah, Kaede-chan, I want one, too," Rin squealed, pointing at her fish on a stick.
"Here, you could have mine. Don't worry, I didn't touch it yet," Kaede said jokingly, handing her the snack.
Rin munched happily on the fried fish and sat on a nearby log.
Kiochi leaned down slightly and said in a quiet voice to Kaede. "Kaede-san, have you seen Kikyou-san anywhere?"
"As a matter of fact no, Lady," she said doubtfully. "Actually I have not seen her around even before Sesshoumaru came here."
"Could she be at the western castles?"
"She could be. It is, after all, Inuyasha's crowning, and well, she has to do the... assassination," Kaede said uncertainly.
"It feels strange to be on both Sesshoumaru's and Kikyou's side. Sesshoumaru'd come here to kill Kikyou, yet we've welcomed him into the shrine. And Kikyou wants to kill Sesshoumaru's little brother, yet we do nothing to stop her."
"Maybe we should have stopped her," Kaede said grimly. "I have a bad feeling about what Sesshoumaru would do when he finds out that Inuyasha has died, just as his father before him."
"There's nothing we can do but pray for the best, I believe."
"Kaede-chan! Kiochi-chan! They're playing some sort of game," Rin ran up to them and pointed at a large amount of people crowded around a festival activity. "Can we play, too?"
"Sure, let's go!" Kaede grinned like a thirteen-year-old, dropping the air of a mature adult in a flash. "Come on, Lady Kiochi! I think they're playing with the firecrackers now!"
~
Kikyou frowned as she looked into the mirror of the guest room in Inuyasha's home castle. 'Well, I cannot delay this any further. Inuyasha...' her eyes suddenly blurred as she looked up at the chandelier lights. 'N-No!! I will not cry for that bastard!! I promised myself I wouldn't fall in love... besides, I have Naraku. Think about Naraku!'
"Good evening, dear Kikyou," a cold voice knocked her out of her thoughts.
"You! How did you get in here?!"
The tall mysterious man cloaked in black and red smirked, his somewhat glowing bright blue-green eyes filled with malevolence. "Just checking up on you. And I can see very well you are in a poor state. Do not tell me you've grown feelings for that half breed?"
"Of course not! I will kill him, mark my words," Kikyou bit out angrily.
"I believe you," he said off-handedly. "Small information, but consider this a warning. Sesshoumaru as well as that other halfbreed you're two- timing has sided with the one called Kagome. What was his name again? Naraku? ...Or Onigumo?"
Kikyou gasped. 'This makes things so much more complicated.. but why is this bastard telling me all of this?!'
"Do not call me names in your thoughts, wench," he smirked. "I know everything around you, every action you've made. After you've signed that pact," he paused, "Well, you can say I practically own you now, until you've done what you were commanded to."
"Damn you...," Kikyou spat bitterly. "If I'd known this was what I would get into, I would've never signed that pact with my blood."
"Temper, temper," he said tauntingly.
Kikyou clenched and unclenched her fists as he unsheathed a long thin sword (about six feet in length) from its sheath. "Recognize the blade?"
"That sword! It's made of the same metal as the dagger that can kill inuyoukai!!"
"I like to call it the Masamune," he grinned sickly. "There has been so much blood on it, you can smell it. Don't make me add yours on it too."
Kikyou retracted in fear; now realizing she was in the same room as a psychotic homicidal madman.
"Stop beating around the bush and eliminate Inuyasha," he said seriously, "Or I will, and you will go down along with him."
"Hai," Kikyou said shakily. "I will kill him.. as soon as possible."
~
(since Kagome's room was partially destroyed, they moved her to another room so she could rest)
Sesshoumaru and Naraku sat in the opposite sides of the room from each other, a firm glare placed on each of their faces. Kagome slept in a futon in the middle of the room.
Naraku started chuckling.
"What is so amusing to you?" Sesshoumaru asked in a still voice.
"This feels like déjà vu to me," Naraku smirked. "We fight, we get subdued, we end up sitting in a room, sending each other murderous looks. Does that jog your memory?"
Sesshoumaru nodded.
"Are you still curious on what happened earlier?" Naraku asked coolly.
"As a matter of fact, yes."
"It is most enjoyable to meddle with her emotions," he started. "Heh. You must think I am some sort of sick bastard, but that would be quite hypocritical of you, considering that you enjoy playing with her emotions also."
Sesshoumaru tensed. "How would you know?"
"Just what exactly happened at that spring, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Naraku asked tauntingly.
"I do not remember."
"Hn. And you call me a liar."
"I did not do anything with her. She is nothing important; just another foul smelling human."
"Truly? Is that why you said you liked her scent?"
'Damn.' "When did she say that? In her ill state? She must have been delusional."
"Then if you do not care about her," Naraku said simply. "Then you shouldn't worry if I try to win her over."
Sesshoumaru restrained himself from growling. "You... you have feelings for her?"
"Perhaps. But why should you be concerned?"
"You are not worthy of her."
"And you are?"
This one snared Sesshoumaru. "-I am not nor will I ever be involved with her love life."
Naraku chuckled once more and stood up from his sitting position. "You say emotions are the weakness of humans. You seem to hate feelings. But... you also seem to fear them."
With those words, Naraku walked out of the room.
Sesshoumaru looked down thoughtfully at sleeping Kagome's face. 'Do I really fear human emotions? No. I don't fear them, I despise them.' Scoffing, he stood on his feet and made his way for the door.
'I am not sure I can trust that hanyou to take care of her, but I must return to the castle,' Sesshoumaru HATED dilemmas, but, actually, who doesn't?
He paused at the door and walked back towards Kagome. Almost uncertainly, he pulled the blanket up to her chin. He studied her face one last time and left the room.
~
Naraku, frustrated, looked up at the slightly darkening sky. 'So my theory was correct. The bastard does have feelings for her..'
His thoughts drifted to other problems. 'The new moon is going to be tonight. Hard to believe it'd almost slipped my mind...'
He walked through the forest, thinking. 'Would Sesshoumaru kill me in my state?'
Naraku paused when he felt Sesshoumaru's presence fade away. 'So he left.. perhaps that is a good thing for me.'
He looked down at his hands, which were now clawless, indicating that his transformation was already starting.
Deciding to go back to the shrine, Naraku directed one last look up at the sky. 'Should I tell Kagome about my transformation?' he thought pensively.
~
Kikyou walked down the hallways, fully intending to get to Inuyasha. Her eyes began to sting, but somehow, she managed to keep herself calm, controlled. Stashed in the folds of her kimono was a lethal dagger, one that questions and will decide Inuyasha's destiny.
When she reached the throne room, she heard Inuyasha's unmistakable curses towards his elder brother.
~
Inuyasha looked around nervously, pacing back and forth in the throneroom. Then abruptively, as if he'd been bottling up every word, yelled out, "SESSHOUMARU! YOU ASSHOLE! BASTARD! DAMNED POMPOUS JERK! SON OF A-"
"Good evening, Inuyasha," a feminine voice drawled huskily. Inuyasha turned to see Kikyou with her clothes revealing much cleavage. "You are not angry, are you?"
"Hey, you okay, Kikyou? You sound kinda frail," Inuyasha said flatly, not at all noticing her seduce attempts.
Kikyou wanted to groan. 'Agh, stupid, don't you know when someone's trying to seduce you?!' she yelled mentally at him. "You seem a bit... tense," Kikyou drawled again, slowly walking towards him. "Want me to relieve some of it?" she asked thickly.
"What?" Inuyasha's face furrowed with confusion. Her intentions finally got to him. "Oh, I see what's goin' on here. Geez, Kikyou, that's all you've been asking for lately. I'm not like that, okay?" said Inuyasha sharply. "What happened to you? For the past few months you seemed to act so different... so depressed," Inuyasha smiled mildly, walking towards her and straightening out her kimono so that it properly hung over her.
"Inuyasha-!" Kikyou said, startled. Her startled expression turned into a soft one.
"Look," Inuyasha grinned, motioning out the window. "It's almost nighttime. You know what that means right?"
"Hm? What?"
"Tonight's the night of the New Moon. I'm going to turn human again," he said calmly.
Kikyou nodded meekly, looking out the window towards the dimming sky. Her eyes swerved to the side to Inuyasha, to steal a look at him. His eyes were turning violet, but his hair was still snow white. "It's starting," she informed him.
"Really?"
"Hai. Your eyes are violet, Inuyasha-kun," Kikyou smiled sadly.
"Ah," he nodded. "My ears are still here, though," he said childishly. Kikyou laughed and reached up to pet his ears.
"Kawaii as ever." Comforting silence for Inuyasha but discomforting silence for Kikyou filled the air. She fidgeted slightly. 'Inuyasha's different from all else,' she mused, biting her lip. 'But, does he love me? I have to know.'
"...Do you love me?"
Inuyasha choked on air, not expecting that question at all.
"If so, why?" she pressed on.
"Well, I'm not the sappy kind of romancist, either," the hanyou replied considerately. "But of course I don't love you just because you're beautiful or anything like that," he grinned, taking her hands in his.
"You used to be a kind soft-spoken type of person when I met you, and that's who I fell in love with. But the way you are now, it's just.. well," Inuyasha paused uncertainly. "Different."
Kikyou looked down at the floor. 'So that is what Naraku and Inuyasha first thought of me when they first met me... was I truly like that?' Chuckling bitterly, Kikyou looked back up at Inuyasha. "Gomen nasai, Inuyasha-kun."
"Sorry?" Inuyasha placed his hands on her shoulders and shook him a little. "Hey, hey! You really ARE acting strange. You're not sick, are you?"
Kikyou unexpectedly rushed into his arms, holding back the tears. 'Oh my god,' she mused, 'I HAVE fallen in love with him..' "I-Inuyasha.."
"Kikyou, you're not telling me something," he said, his voice fortified with concern. "But I respect your privacy I guess," he added hastily. "It's just better to tell me what's wrong."
Kikyou buried her face into his red kimono, feeling her eyes sting from holding back the tears. "Why?"
"Because... I care for you."
That did it. The dams broke down. The wall she built around herself to keep from falling apart fell apart. And the tears started to flow.
Inuyasha parted a little from the embrace to look down at Kikyou's teary face. 'Why is she so sad?' he thought as he pulled her into a kiss.
Kikyou continued to cry and reached into her kimono. 'His death is inevitable. But I do not want to see him die in that homicidal psychotic man's hands.' "Inu.." she whispered and pulled out the dagger.
Inuyasha looked down at her with a shaken look on his face. Before he could ask why she was doing this, she thrusted the dagger into his middle. "K...Kikyou.." he choked as blood flowed freely from his stomach.
Kikyou dropped the dagger and hugged his weakening body to her, not caring about her kimono getting soaked in his blood. 'What have I done?'
She sobbed into his shoulder, letting all the tears escape her eyes.
Little did she know that when she thrusted the dagger into him, he had turned into a full human and was no longer a dog demon.
~
Shrine, 6:30 PM
Wanting to check up on her, Naraku slid open the sliding door to the room in which Kagome slept in. He walked over to her and kneeled down, pressing a hand against her forehead. She seemed fine now, for her temperature was no longer freezing.
Kagome murmured in her sleep and stirred slightly when his hand left her forehead. Naraku half-smiled and looked out the window, of the room, staring straight into the now darkening sky.
Right now, his head felt like it was going to explode from wondering if he should tell Kagome his little secret or not. 'How would she react?' the hanyou mused looking into space. 'I'll tell her another day,' he decided, and walked out of the room once more. He was going into the forest to veil his other self from everyone else, just as he had always done.
~
Sesshoumaru sped towards the castle, feeling self-repulsion. 'Kikyou.. is and has been at the castle all of this time.'
'How could I be so careless? The chances to kill Inuyasha would have been numerous for her, with me gone.'
The castle came into view and he immediately smelled Inuyasha's blood. 'I am too late..'
His heartbeat sped up for some unknown reason, as he leapt through the window into the room which Inuyasha's blood lingered about.
He saw the woman, Kikyou, holding Inuyasha to her while sprawled on the floor. She kept on sobbing and murmuring his name, strangely unaware that her kimono was soaked in his blood.
Sesshoumaru noticed Jaken just standing there, mortified, gaping. His eyes darted back to Inuyasha, whose hair was black and was human as human could get.
Human...
Human...
He's human.
He wasn't an inu when he was killed. So then that means Sesshoumaru could use the sword he'd despised most as a birthright.
Tenseiga.
"Jaken," he ordered.
The toad-like imp jumped up in reaction, now taking notice of Sesshoumaru's presence. "AAHHH! Sesshoumaru-sama! Inuyasha-sama... I-I couldn't.. p- please forgive this lowly Jaken Sesshoumaru-sama!!" he bawled.
Sesshoumaru put a hand over his forehead in frustration. Great. Now he was stuck in a room with two annoying crybabies. "Jaken, quit your bawling. Get me the Tenseiga." His eyes narrowed.
"HAI! RIGHT AWAY, LORD SESSHOUMARU!!" Jaken scampered away.
Kikyou looked up at him, no fear in her eyes. "I've killed him... I do not care if I die anymore," she whispered, "Please kill me."
Sesshoumaru made no comment, yet kept a cold face. He walked towards them, and Kikyou foolishly hugged Inuyasha tighter to her, as if protecting him.
"Woman," he said quietly. "Get out of the way."
"Iie!!" she cried. "Don't you dare get near Inuyasha!!"
Restraining the uncontrollable urge to sigh in frustration, he walked closer. Kikyou's eyes darted from Sesshoumaru to the dagger on the floor.
Like a madwoman, she grabbed the dagger and pointed it at him. "Get away! I swear I'll plunge this dagger into you!! I swear it!!"
"Listen to me," he ordered. "If you continue to act this way, you will lose your lover forever."
"What are you talking about?! You make no sense," she said weakly. "I've lost him. But... I will be joining him as soon as I can."
Kikyou closed her eyes and raised the dagger above her head.
"Wench!" he hissed as he used his surreal speed to get to her. He knocked the dagger out of her hand before she could commit suicide. Kikyou looked up at him bitterly.
Sesshoumaru felt another unknown feeling strike him. Sympathy? Pity?
Wordlessly, he sent a blow to her stomach, effectively knocking her out. Her arms loosened around Inuyasha, and Sesshoumaru took this opportunity to pull her off him. The taiyoukai carefully placed her on the floor, then moved towards Inuyasha.
"Sesshoumaru-sama! I have the sword!" Jaken ran into the room, the Tenseiga in his arms.
Sesshoumaru took the katana from him and unsheathed it. 'Tenseiga..'
It began to pulse uncontrollably in his hands. 'This will decide Inuyasha's fate.'
~End Chapter 14~
RPG-girl:
Heh. Bet this wasn't the chapter all of you readers were expecting. You all expected me to make a big deal with the awkward position between Kagome and Naraku! DIDN'T YOU?! DIDN'T YOU?! NOOOOO!!! INUYASHA'S DEAD! OR NOT! OR IS! OR NOT! OR IS!
It's up to me, I guess.
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AND WHO'S THE GUY WITH THE MASAMUNE SWORD THINGY?! I'll give a cookie to who can tell me who that mystery homicidal psychotic guy is.
Clues: Mako Green eyes
About six foot tall
Has long scary sword that almost rivals Toukijin called Masamune
Thinks his mother's an alien named Jenova
He's from Final Fantasy VII
(the biggest clue EVER) Is a hot bishounen
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(Ahem... sorry. High on sugar again.)
For those of you who thought Naraku was actually going to try something Miroku-like to Kagome, I am kindly asking to please get your minds out of the gutter.
I know it would be a very NARAKU thing to do, but, Naraku would NEVER try to hit on her when she's ill! Or maybe he would... but I threatened to burn all of his baboon pelts that I am currently holding captive if he did. ^______________^
Naraku: You are truly eviler than I am.
Sesshoumaru: I agree. She stole my boa.
RPG-girl: Is eviler even a word?
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Review Responses: THE LONGEST REVIEW RESPONSES IN THE HISTORY OF REVIEW RESPONSES, NARAKU AND SESSHOUMARU ARE HELPING!
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Here it is! Looks like he got there on time! Thank you for reviewing!
Naraku: Baka Sesshoumaru. He won't believe that the miko is MINE.
Sesshoumaru: Why don't we see about that? (flexes poisonous claws)
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-Yes, oh the possibilities. Too bad they fought and forgot fighting is futile, because they would get a very lovely faceplant from the very lovely Kagome!
Naraku: Shut up. He was the one who attacked ME, yet you made Kagome give me a faceplant anyway.
Sesshoumaru: You angered me to no ends, hanyou.
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I'm so happy you think so! ^_^ Thank you very much for loving this story!
Naraku: You're thanking her for loving this story?
Sesshoumaru: It seems that way. That's kind of weird.
RPG-girl: SIT DOWN! (nothing happens)
Naraku: Idiot. You can't subdue us, only Kagome can.
RPG-Girl: (starts to cuss in French)
Sesshoumaru: Heheheh.. how embarrassing.. for me..
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You seem to be on Naraku's side. What will Fluffy say?
Sesshoumaru: Feh.
RPG-girl: Okaaay, I was expecting you to get all mad with anger. 'Feh..' that is SOO Inuyasha.
Naraku: (Ego inflates to size of Japan)
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Yes, Kouga will act like Kouga. ^_^ We'll see how our two prettyboys are gonna deal with that.
Sesshoumaru: I'll wipe him off the face of the planet.
Naraku: (ignores question) I, Naraku, a Homicidal Baboonpelt-wearing Maniac? HOW DARE YOU?!(turns into a typical Naraku monster with tentacles and starts to chase after C.S)
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Ehh... we.. WE DO have something special!! I DO love you! Uhh... did I just say that..?
Sesshoumaru- Are you crooked or what? (moves away)
RPG-girl: Of course not! Our love is companionably speaking, so get your mind out of the gutters! By the way, where's Naraku?
Naraku: (hiding in a corner) :whispers: Don't tell her I'm here!!
RPG-girl: (doesn't hear what he says) OH THERE YOU ARE, NARAKU!
Naraku: (screams like a schoolgirl as he gets dragged off to who-knows- where by Duke-Of-Spades) HELP ME! OH GOD, PLEASE HELP ME!!
RPG-girl: Something tells me I shouldn't have done that.
Sesshoumaru: (laughs his head off)
RPG-girl: Hilarious review as ever, D.O.S-san! We'll leave you and Naraku alone now!
Sesshoumaru: (still laughing his head off) TTFN!
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Here's the update! Kukuku! TYFR!
Naraku: (his clothes all torn up for some reason) See?! Even InuKasumiCaptor thinks you're eviler than I am! You even picked up my trademark laugh!
Sesshoumaru: Yes, a good point made.
RPG-girl: Both of you shut yer traps or I'll send you off to Duke-of- Spades!
Sesshoumaru & Naraku: (shuts their trap)
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Sorry, they didn't kiss!
Naraku: I wonder what she tastes like though..
Sesshoumaru: Hentai Hanyou. Next you're going to start groping like that monk.
RPG-girl: If he does that to Kagome, I shall burn his baboon pelts and record it on videotape and force him to watch it over and over again.
Naraku: (sigh)
RPG-girl: Thank you for reviewing! ^_^
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I'm glad you think so. The reason Naraku can't be a multi demon is because I wouldn't be able to explain HOW he became a multi demon if this is an AU. So yeah.
Naraku: (to RPG-girl) You're so simple minded.
Sesshoumaru: So are you.
Naraku: (eyes narrow menacingly) Are you insulting me?
Sesshoumaru: Perhaps.
Naraku: (turns into a typical Naraku monster with tentacles and starts to chase after Sesshoumaru) YAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT! COME BACK HERE, I'LL BREAK THAT PRETTY FACE OF YOURS!
RPG-girl: Dogs are so immature. Thank you for reviewing!
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Does this chapter answer your question?
Sesshoumaru: Nothing to say here...
Naraku: Me neither..
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Sesshoumaru: Looks like he doesn't kiss my Kagome.
Naraku: What do you mean 'your Kagome?' (turns to P.R) And what do YOU mean 'kick the shit out of Naraku?!' (turns into a typical Naraku monster with tentacles and starts to chase after Phoenix Raven)
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Thank you for reviewing! I'll keep writing, alright!
Sesshoumaru- Arigatou.
Naraku- It's horror that she keeps writing though. Pure sheer horror.
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Arigatou for the compliment!
Naraku: Many things go on in my twisted mind.
RPG-girl: Yes, a part of Naraku-sama is always evil.
Naraku: And I'm proud of it, too.
Sesshoumaru: Stop bragging.
Naraku: At least I don't wear sissy make up like you.
Sesshoumaru: Actually, you do.
Naraku: Damn.
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We'll see how this fic ends, we'll see. Thank you!
Naraku: What do you mean, 'freaky'?! So you don't like the idea of me and the miko together, do you?
Sesshoumaru: (smirks) There are more Sess/Kag fans than Nar/Kag fans, you know.
Naraku:(turns into a typical Naraku monster with tentacles and starts to chase after Sesshoumaru and Nightkid)
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Here's what happens. Hope you didn't have to wait too long.
Naraku: (is sleeping on a tree)
Sesshoumaru: She probably did have to wait for a long time.
RPG-girl: Eh, what do YOU know?
Sesshoumaru: Everything.
Naraku: (falls off the tree) AAH!
RPG-girl: Oi.
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Sorry, I can't just finish it as soon as possible... I have many plans of torture- err, plans of...funstuff for Sesshoumaru-sama and Naraku-sama.
Naraku and Sesshoumaru: (to sesshoumaru77) Please help us!!
RPG-girl: Don't pay any attention to them.
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Here's the continuation thingy. Thank you for reviewing!
Naraku: (is drinking his frappuchino)
Sesshoumaru: (to Naraku) I love you.
Naraku: (spits all the coffee out) WHAT THE HELL?!
RPG-girl: Don't worry, I paid him to say that.
Sesshoumaru: No, you said you'd give me back my boa.
RPG-girl: I lied. ^_^
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You know, you are the only one who guessed it right that Naraku's only pretending. A big cookie for you! ^_^
Naraku: WILL I ever find out what happened at the spring?
Sesshoumaru: If you MUST know.. (is about to whisper in Naraku's ear)
RPG-girl: (pushes the two of them apart) NOTHING HAPPENED. (turns to K.K) Youkai CAN run that fast. At least in MY fic..
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Very pleased you do. THANK YOU!
Sesshoumaru: Are you making Kagome two-time us?
RPG-girl: Perhaps.
Naraku: Fine by me.
RPG-girl: I know.
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Yes, Naraku is evil.. BUT I'M EVILER! MUAHAHAHAHA!!
Naraku: Prove it.
RPG-girl: You really want me to? 8-)
Naraku: (suddenly remembers Duke-of-Spades and shudders) No.
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Hope you like! Thank you for reviewing. ^_^
Naraku: Heheheheh...
Sesshoumaru: What are YOU so happy about?
Naraku: I saved money on car insurance..
Sesshoumaru: (flatly) what?
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*melts from puppy face* It BURNS!! IT BURNS!
Sesshoumaru: Someone get the firehydrant.
Naraku: Nah. Let's just sit here and watch her writhe in pain and displeasure.
Sesshoumaru: I can agree with that.
RPG-girl: (as a fiery puddle) Here's the update!
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Guess he DOES show up. Hope you enjoyed this update!
Naraku: (this time, is drinking soda)
Sesshoumaru: (to Naraku) Will you marry me?
Naraku: (chokes on soda and passes out)
RPG-girl: Oops. I didn't expect THAT to happen.
Sesshoumaru: (holds hand out) Well, give it back. My Boa.
RPG-girl: Oh, Sesshoumaru... you naive, gullible fool, I was lying again. ^_^
~---------------------------------------- Tiffany ----------------------------------------- Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Thank you! Looks like he DOES misunderstand...
Sesshoumaru: Feh.
Naraku: Heh... he's too hard headed to take the truth that Kagome belongs with me.
Sesshoumaru: Go ahead. Say that again.
Naraku: Heh... he's too hard headed to take the truth that Kagome belongs with me.
Sesshoumaru: THAT IS IT...! (turns into his true form and chases Naraku into the forest)
RPG-girl: That, my friend, is an example of how these two behave behind the scenes of InuYasha. ^_^
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Whoa. I typed all of this down in a few days. While high on sugar.
Well, I hope you people enjoyed reading the review response column, I know my friend did..
TITLE OF NEXT CHAPTER:
'ONIGUMO, NARAKU, AND KAGEWAKI.'
Please review! Gracias! Arigatou! Salamat! Salsa! Nachos! Mushu! And all of the other ways to say thank you!
Sayonara!
--------------Chapter XV: Inevitability; Inuyasha's Fate----------------
"Naraku!!" Kagome flinched, now beet red. She closed her eyes and prepared herself for the inevitable- whatever the inevitable WAS. Surprise covered her face and she opened her eyes when she heard Naraku's unmistakable snickers.
"What's so funny?!" she demanded, feeling a bit irked.
He stopped chuckling, but had a playful half smile on his face. "You're such a gullible creature," he smirked haughtily, slightly withdrawing himself from her. "Just what did you think I was going to do?"
Kagome glared up at Naraku, trying to overcome the heat that seemed to flow to her face endlessly. "Whaddya mean!? I wasn't thinking about anything except for how suspicious YOU'RE acting!"
"Suspicious in what way?"
Kagome opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. 'I can't tell him I was thinking that he was hitting on me... no...'
~
The shoji door slid open in a swift, speedy manner, and in walked none other than Sesshoumaru with a very ticked off, very shocked, and very angry look on his face. All these negative sentimentalities were directed towards Naraku himself, who still wore that cool grin.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?" he threatened in a deadly voice, his crimsoning eyes locked on their position.
"Ses-" Kagome started, but was cut off.
"I wasn't talking to you, girl," Sesshoumaru snarled quietly, restraining himself from losing all logic and doing something a pissed-off, aggressive, and invidious wild male youkai would do.
He clenched his fists and waited for an answer from Naraku, his impatience doubling by the second.
"It's nothing that should concern you," Naraku answered casually. To Kagome's relief, he soundlessly got off the futon and stood up to level straight eye contact with the white haired youkai. "But if you really wish to know, I was only going check her temperature, - as you can see, she has become ill-, and somehow we ended up in an awkward position."
With a bitter disgusted look, Sesshoumaru clenched his fists further, causing little cuts to form on his hands. "Hanyou," he growled. "Do not lie."
With crimson irises that rivaled Naraku's, Sesshoumaru charged at Naraku, and tackled him in such a manner that the shoji wall was destructed, exposing the windy, grassy courtyard of the shrine.
Sesshoumaru pinned Naraku down on the grass, his clawed hands tightening around Naraku's neck. "I should have finished what I'd left off with a long time ago," he snarled viciously, hating the fact that Naraku was still grinning like a madman despite the fact that Sesshoumaru was intended to murder him.
Kagome gasped and jumped out of her futon, regardless of her still being ill.
"Sesshoumaru, stop!!" she pleaded, running through the large crater in the wall towards them.
He didn't pay any attention to her and let the poison leak through his hands. Naraku glared up at Sesshoumaru, the smirk replaced with a grim line. 'So he truly wants to kill me?' With effort, the hanyou swiped a clawed hand at Sesshoumaru, causing him to jump backwards.
"Onegai, Sesshoumaru, Naraku!" she cried weakly, for her fever was overwhelming her. (Onegai=please)
"Don't hurt each other," Kagome attempted to raise her voice, but she was getting genuinely dizzy. 'What am I going to do?! I don't want to subdue them, but if it's the only way... I must,' Kagome thought, watching them fight like... dogs. "Gomen ne," she apologized in a whisper. "Sit down."
~
Naraku and Sesshoumaru's eyes darted towards Kagome, who was leaning on the frame of the crater in the wall for support. They didn't notice her face was flushed, obviously in fever.
The prayerbeads around their necks illuminated intensely for a few seconds, then, abruptively wrenched them both backwards into the ground.
~
Kagome just wanted to drop dead right there on the spot and rest. Everything was spinning around her, and her mind could barely focus on Sesshoumaru and Naraku right now. 'It's so cold..'
Finally, she decided to fall into unconsciousness, her fever taking its toll.
~
Sesshoumaru's eyes turned from crimson to gold once more; and was relatively shocked to see Kagome on the floor, pale as snow. Forgetting about the hanyou he'd been fighting with, he sped towards her and put a hand on her left shoulder.
Sesshoumaru tensed when he saw Naraku on the opposite side of him, putting his own hand on her other shoulder. They glared at each other for a few moments, both wanting to kill each other where they stood.
"So she IS ill," Sesshoumaru muttered.
"She was on the verge of recovering, but you had to show up," Naraku scoffed. "Look at what you've done to Kiochi's wall. She'll be furious."
~
Kiochi, who was holding Rin's hand, sneezed.
Rin giggled at the sudden action. "Ah, someone's talking about you, Kiochi- chan!"
"Oh, Rin, that's nothing but a crazy superstition," Kiochi chuckled. "Who told you that?"
"Jaken-sama!"
"Jaken-sama?"
"Ahuh! Rin ran into Sesshoumaru-sama's little brother, Inuyasha-sama. He started sneezing a lot and later I asked Jaken-sama if maybe Inuyasha- sama's sick," Rin took in a deep breath, "And Jaken-sama said that Sesshoumaru-sama and Jaken-sama were talking about Inuyasha-sama!"
"I see," the 27-year-old miko said thoughtfully.
~
The summer festival was as enjoyable as ever. It was a bit windy and gray, but that didn't spoil the villagers' entertainment. The smell of delicious fried food and laughter of children filled the air, as well as music.
Kaede walked towards them with a fried fish on a stick. "Konnichiwa! Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves." (konnichiwa=good afternoon/good evening)
"That's true," Kiochi said cheerily.
"Ah, Kaede-chan, I want one, too," Rin squealed, pointing at her fish on a stick.
"Here, you could have mine. Don't worry, I didn't touch it yet," Kaede said jokingly, handing her the snack.
Rin munched happily on the fried fish and sat on a nearby log.
Kiochi leaned down slightly and said in a quiet voice to Kaede. "Kaede-san, have you seen Kikyou-san anywhere?"
"As a matter of fact no, Lady," she said doubtfully. "Actually I have not seen her around even before Sesshoumaru came here."
"Could she be at the western castles?"
"She could be. It is, after all, Inuyasha's crowning, and well, she has to do the... assassination," Kaede said uncertainly.
"It feels strange to be on both Sesshoumaru's and Kikyou's side. Sesshoumaru'd come here to kill Kikyou, yet we've welcomed him into the shrine. And Kikyou wants to kill Sesshoumaru's little brother, yet we do nothing to stop her."
"Maybe we should have stopped her," Kaede said grimly. "I have a bad feeling about what Sesshoumaru would do when he finds out that Inuyasha has died, just as his father before him."
"There's nothing we can do but pray for the best, I believe."
"Kaede-chan! Kiochi-chan! They're playing some sort of game," Rin ran up to them and pointed at a large amount of people crowded around a festival activity. "Can we play, too?"
"Sure, let's go!" Kaede grinned like a thirteen-year-old, dropping the air of a mature adult in a flash. "Come on, Lady Kiochi! I think they're playing with the firecrackers now!"
~
Kikyou frowned as she looked into the mirror of the guest room in Inuyasha's home castle. 'Well, I cannot delay this any further. Inuyasha...' her eyes suddenly blurred as she looked up at the chandelier lights. 'N-No!! I will not cry for that bastard!! I promised myself I wouldn't fall in love... besides, I have Naraku. Think about Naraku!'
"Good evening, dear Kikyou," a cold voice knocked her out of her thoughts.
"You! How did you get in here?!"
The tall mysterious man cloaked in black and red smirked, his somewhat glowing bright blue-green eyes filled with malevolence. "Just checking up on you. And I can see very well you are in a poor state. Do not tell me you've grown feelings for that half breed?"
"Of course not! I will kill him, mark my words," Kikyou bit out angrily.
"I believe you," he said off-handedly. "Small information, but consider this a warning. Sesshoumaru as well as that other halfbreed you're two- timing has sided with the one called Kagome. What was his name again? Naraku? ...Or Onigumo?"
Kikyou gasped. 'This makes things so much more complicated.. but why is this bastard telling me all of this?!'
"Do not call me names in your thoughts, wench," he smirked. "I know everything around you, every action you've made. After you've signed that pact," he paused, "Well, you can say I practically own you now, until you've done what you were commanded to."
"Damn you...," Kikyou spat bitterly. "If I'd known this was what I would get into, I would've never signed that pact with my blood."
"Temper, temper," he said tauntingly.
Kikyou clenched and unclenched her fists as he unsheathed a long thin sword (about six feet in length) from its sheath. "Recognize the blade?"
"That sword! It's made of the same metal as the dagger that can kill inuyoukai!!"
"I like to call it the Masamune," he grinned sickly. "There has been so much blood on it, you can smell it. Don't make me add yours on it too."
Kikyou retracted in fear; now realizing she was in the same room as a psychotic homicidal madman.
"Stop beating around the bush and eliminate Inuyasha," he said seriously, "Or I will, and you will go down along with him."
"Hai," Kikyou said shakily. "I will kill him.. as soon as possible."
~
(since Kagome's room was partially destroyed, they moved her to another room so she could rest)
Sesshoumaru and Naraku sat in the opposite sides of the room from each other, a firm glare placed on each of their faces. Kagome slept in a futon in the middle of the room.
Naraku started chuckling.
"What is so amusing to you?" Sesshoumaru asked in a still voice.
"This feels like déjà vu to me," Naraku smirked. "We fight, we get subdued, we end up sitting in a room, sending each other murderous looks. Does that jog your memory?"
Sesshoumaru nodded.
"Are you still curious on what happened earlier?" Naraku asked coolly.
"As a matter of fact, yes."
"It is most enjoyable to meddle with her emotions," he started. "Heh. You must think I am some sort of sick bastard, but that would be quite hypocritical of you, considering that you enjoy playing with her emotions also."
Sesshoumaru tensed. "How would you know?"
"Just what exactly happened at that spring, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Naraku asked tauntingly.
"I do not remember."
"Hn. And you call me a liar."
"I did not do anything with her. She is nothing important; just another foul smelling human."
"Truly? Is that why you said you liked her scent?"
'Damn.' "When did she say that? In her ill state? She must have been delusional."
"Then if you do not care about her," Naraku said simply. "Then you shouldn't worry if I try to win her over."
Sesshoumaru restrained himself from growling. "You... you have feelings for her?"
"Perhaps. But why should you be concerned?"
"You are not worthy of her."
"And you are?"
This one snared Sesshoumaru. "-I am not nor will I ever be involved with her love life."
Naraku chuckled once more and stood up from his sitting position. "You say emotions are the weakness of humans. You seem to hate feelings. But... you also seem to fear them."
With those words, Naraku walked out of the room.
Sesshoumaru looked down thoughtfully at sleeping Kagome's face. 'Do I really fear human emotions? No. I don't fear them, I despise them.' Scoffing, he stood on his feet and made his way for the door.
'I am not sure I can trust that hanyou to take care of her, but I must return to the castle,' Sesshoumaru HATED dilemmas, but, actually, who doesn't?
He paused at the door and walked back towards Kagome. Almost uncertainly, he pulled the blanket up to her chin. He studied her face one last time and left the room.
~
Naraku, frustrated, looked up at the slightly darkening sky. 'So my theory was correct. The bastard does have feelings for her..'
His thoughts drifted to other problems. 'The new moon is going to be tonight. Hard to believe it'd almost slipped my mind...'
He walked through the forest, thinking. 'Would Sesshoumaru kill me in my state?'
Naraku paused when he felt Sesshoumaru's presence fade away. 'So he left.. perhaps that is a good thing for me.'
He looked down at his hands, which were now clawless, indicating that his transformation was already starting.
Deciding to go back to the shrine, Naraku directed one last look up at the sky. 'Should I tell Kagome about my transformation?' he thought pensively.
~
Kikyou walked down the hallways, fully intending to get to Inuyasha. Her eyes began to sting, but somehow, she managed to keep herself calm, controlled. Stashed in the folds of her kimono was a lethal dagger, one that questions and will decide Inuyasha's destiny.
When she reached the throne room, she heard Inuyasha's unmistakable curses towards his elder brother.
~
Inuyasha looked around nervously, pacing back and forth in the throneroom. Then abruptively, as if he'd been bottling up every word, yelled out, "SESSHOUMARU! YOU ASSHOLE! BASTARD! DAMNED POMPOUS JERK! SON OF A-"
"Good evening, Inuyasha," a feminine voice drawled huskily. Inuyasha turned to see Kikyou with her clothes revealing much cleavage. "You are not angry, are you?"
"Hey, you okay, Kikyou? You sound kinda frail," Inuyasha said flatly, not at all noticing her seduce attempts.
Kikyou wanted to groan. 'Agh, stupid, don't you know when someone's trying to seduce you?!' she yelled mentally at him. "You seem a bit... tense," Kikyou drawled again, slowly walking towards him. "Want me to relieve some of it?" she asked thickly.
"What?" Inuyasha's face furrowed with confusion. Her intentions finally got to him. "Oh, I see what's goin' on here. Geez, Kikyou, that's all you've been asking for lately. I'm not like that, okay?" said Inuyasha sharply. "What happened to you? For the past few months you seemed to act so different... so depressed," Inuyasha smiled mildly, walking towards her and straightening out her kimono so that it properly hung over her.
"Inuyasha-!" Kikyou said, startled. Her startled expression turned into a soft one.
"Look," Inuyasha grinned, motioning out the window. "It's almost nighttime. You know what that means right?"
"Hm? What?"
"Tonight's the night of the New Moon. I'm going to turn human again," he said calmly.
Kikyou nodded meekly, looking out the window towards the dimming sky. Her eyes swerved to the side to Inuyasha, to steal a look at him. His eyes were turning violet, but his hair was still snow white. "It's starting," she informed him.
"Really?"
"Hai. Your eyes are violet, Inuyasha-kun," Kikyou smiled sadly.
"Ah," he nodded. "My ears are still here, though," he said childishly. Kikyou laughed and reached up to pet his ears.
"Kawaii as ever." Comforting silence for Inuyasha but discomforting silence for Kikyou filled the air. She fidgeted slightly. 'Inuyasha's different from all else,' she mused, biting her lip. 'But, does he love me? I have to know.'
"...Do you love me?"
Inuyasha choked on air, not expecting that question at all.
"If so, why?" she pressed on.
"Well, I'm not the sappy kind of romancist, either," the hanyou replied considerately. "But of course I don't love you just because you're beautiful or anything like that," he grinned, taking her hands in his.
"You used to be a kind soft-spoken type of person when I met you, and that's who I fell in love with. But the way you are now, it's just.. well," Inuyasha paused uncertainly. "Different."
Kikyou looked down at the floor. 'So that is what Naraku and Inuyasha first thought of me when they first met me... was I truly like that?' Chuckling bitterly, Kikyou looked back up at Inuyasha. "Gomen nasai, Inuyasha-kun."
"Sorry?" Inuyasha placed his hands on her shoulders and shook him a little. "Hey, hey! You really ARE acting strange. You're not sick, are you?"
Kikyou unexpectedly rushed into his arms, holding back the tears. 'Oh my god,' she mused, 'I HAVE fallen in love with him..' "I-Inuyasha.."
"Kikyou, you're not telling me something," he said, his voice fortified with concern. "But I respect your privacy I guess," he added hastily. "It's just better to tell me what's wrong."
Kikyou buried her face into his red kimono, feeling her eyes sting from holding back the tears. "Why?"
"Because... I care for you."
That did it. The dams broke down. The wall she built around herself to keep from falling apart fell apart. And the tears started to flow.
Inuyasha parted a little from the embrace to look down at Kikyou's teary face. 'Why is she so sad?' he thought as he pulled her into a kiss.
Kikyou continued to cry and reached into her kimono. 'His death is inevitable. But I do not want to see him die in that homicidal psychotic man's hands.' "Inu.." she whispered and pulled out the dagger.
Inuyasha looked down at her with a shaken look on his face. Before he could ask why she was doing this, she thrusted the dagger into his middle. "K...Kikyou.." he choked as blood flowed freely from his stomach.
Kikyou dropped the dagger and hugged his weakening body to her, not caring about her kimono getting soaked in his blood. 'What have I done?'
She sobbed into his shoulder, letting all the tears escape her eyes.
Little did she know that when she thrusted the dagger into him, he had turned into a full human and was no longer a dog demon.
~
Shrine, 6:30 PM
Wanting to check up on her, Naraku slid open the sliding door to the room in which Kagome slept in. He walked over to her and kneeled down, pressing a hand against her forehead. She seemed fine now, for her temperature was no longer freezing.
Kagome murmured in her sleep and stirred slightly when his hand left her forehead. Naraku half-smiled and looked out the window, of the room, staring straight into the now darkening sky.
Right now, his head felt like it was going to explode from wondering if he should tell Kagome his little secret or not. 'How would she react?' the hanyou mused looking into space. 'I'll tell her another day,' he decided, and walked out of the room once more. He was going into the forest to veil his other self from everyone else, just as he had always done.
~
Sesshoumaru sped towards the castle, feeling self-repulsion. 'Kikyou.. is and has been at the castle all of this time.'
'How could I be so careless? The chances to kill Inuyasha would have been numerous for her, with me gone.'
The castle came into view and he immediately smelled Inuyasha's blood. 'I am too late..'
His heartbeat sped up for some unknown reason, as he leapt through the window into the room which Inuyasha's blood lingered about.
He saw the woman, Kikyou, holding Inuyasha to her while sprawled on the floor. She kept on sobbing and murmuring his name, strangely unaware that her kimono was soaked in his blood.
Sesshoumaru noticed Jaken just standing there, mortified, gaping. His eyes darted back to Inuyasha, whose hair was black and was human as human could get.
Human...
Human...
He's human.
He wasn't an inu when he was killed. So then that means Sesshoumaru could use the sword he'd despised most as a birthright.
Tenseiga.
"Jaken," he ordered.
The toad-like imp jumped up in reaction, now taking notice of Sesshoumaru's presence. "AAHHH! Sesshoumaru-sama! Inuyasha-sama... I-I couldn't.. p- please forgive this lowly Jaken Sesshoumaru-sama!!" he bawled.
Sesshoumaru put a hand over his forehead in frustration. Great. Now he was stuck in a room with two annoying crybabies. "Jaken, quit your bawling. Get me the Tenseiga." His eyes narrowed.
"HAI! RIGHT AWAY, LORD SESSHOUMARU!!" Jaken scampered away.
Kikyou looked up at him, no fear in her eyes. "I've killed him... I do not care if I die anymore," she whispered, "Please kill me."
Sesshoumaru made no comment, yet kept a cold face. He walked towards them, and Kikyou foolishly hugged Inuyasha tighter to her, as if protecting him.
"Woman," he said quietly. "Get out of the way."
"Iie!!" she cried. "Don't you dare get near Inuyasha!!"
Restraining the uncontrollable urge to sigh in frustration, he walked closer. Kikyou's eyes darted from Sesshoumaru to the dagger on the floor.
Like a madwoman, she grabbed the dagger and pointed it at him. "Get away! I swear I'll plunge this dagger into you!! I swear it!!"
"Listen to me," he ordered. "If you continue to act this way, you will lose your lover forever."
"What are you talking about?! You make no sense," she said weakly. "I've lost him. But... I will be joining him as soon as I can."
Kikyou closed her eyes and raised the dagger above her head.
"Wench!" he hissed as he used his surreal speed to get to her. He knocked the dagger out of her hand before she could commit suicide. Kikyou looked up at him bitterly.
Sesshoumaru felt another unknown feeling strike him. Sympathy? Pity?
Wordlessly, he sent a blow to her stomach, effectively knocking her out. Her arms loosened around Inuyasha, and Sesshoumaru took this opportunity to pull her off him. The taiyoukai carefully placed her on the floor, then moved towards Inuyasha.
"Sesshoumaru-sama! I have the sword!" Jaken ran into the room, the Tenseiga in his arms.
Sesshoumaru took the katana from him and unsheathed it. 'Tenseiga..'
It began to pulse uncontrollably in his hands. 'This will decide Inuyasha's fate.'
~End Chapter 14~
RPG-girl:
Heh. Bet this wasn't the chapter all of you readers were expecting. You all expected me to make a big deal with the awkward position between Kagome and Naraku! DIDN'T YOU?! DIDN'T YOU?! NOOOOO!!! INUYASHA'S DEAD! OR NOT! OR IS! OR NOT! OR IS!
It's up to me, I guess.
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AND WHO'S THE GUY WITH THE MASAMUNE SWORD THINGY?! I'll give a cookie to who can tell me who that mystery homicidal psychotic guy is.
Clues: Mako Green eyes
About six foot tall
Has long scary sword that almost rivals Toukijin called Masamune
Thinks his mother's an alien named Jenova
He's from Final Fantasy VII
(the biggest clue EVER) Is a hot bishounen
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(Ahem... sorry. High on sugar again.)
For those of you who thought Naraku was actually going to try something Miroku-like to Kagome, I am kindly asking to please get your minds out of the gutter.
I know it would be a very NARAKU thing to do, but, Naraku would NEVER try to hit on her when she's ill! Or maybe he would... but I threatened to burn all of his baboon pelts that I am currently holding captive if he did. ^______________^
Naraku: You are truly eviler than I am.
Sesshoumaru: I agree. She stole my boa.
RPG-girl: Is eviler even a word?
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Here it is! Looks like he got there on time! Thank you for reviewing!
Naraku: Baka Sesshoumaru. He won't believe that the miko is MINE.
Sesshoumaru: Why don't we see about that? (flexes poisonous claws)
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-Yes, oh the possibilities. Too bad they fought and forgot fighting is futile, because they would get a very lovely faceplant from the very lovely Kagome!
Naraku: Shut up. He was the one who attacked ME, yet you made Kagome give me a faceplant anyway.
Sesshoumaru: You angered me to no ends, hanyou.
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I'm so happy you think so! ^_^ Thank you very much for loving this story!
Naraku: You're thanking her for loving this story?
Sesshoumaru: It seems that way. That's kind of weird.
RPG-girl: SIT DOWN! (nothing happens)
Naraku: Idiot. You can't subdue us, only Kagome can.
RPG-Girl: (starts to cuss in French)
Sesshoumaru: Heheheh.. how embarrassing.. for me..
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You seem to be on Naraku's side. What will Fluffy say?
Sesshoumaru: Feh.
RPG-girl: Okaaay, I was expecting you to get all mad with anger. 'Feh..' that is SOO Inuyasha.
Naraku: (Ego inflates to size of Japan)
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Yes, Kouga will act like Kouga. ^_^ We'll see how our two prettyboys are gonna deal with that.
Sesshoumaru: I'll wipe him off the face of the planet.
Naraku: (ignores question) I, Naraku, a Homicidal Baboonpelt-wearing Maniac? HOW DARE YOU?!(turns into a typical Naraku monster with tentacles and starts to chase after C.S)
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Ehh... we.. WE DO have something special!! I DO love you! Uhh... did I just say that..?
Sesshoumaru- Are you crooked or what? (moves away)
RPG-girl: Of course not! Our love is companionably speaking, so get your mind out of the gutters! By the way, where's Naraku?
Naraku: (hiding in a corner) :whispers: Don't tell her I'm here!!
RPG-girl: (doesn't hear what he says) OH THERE YOU ARE, NARAKU!
Naraku: (screams like a schoolgirl as he gets dragged off to who-knows- where by Duke-Of-Spades) HELP ME! OH GOD, PLEASE HELP ME!!
RPG-girl: Something tells me I shouldn't have done that.
Sesshoumaru: (laughs his head off)
RPG-girl: Hilarious review as ever, D.O.S-san! We'll leave you and Naraku alone now!
Sesshoumaru: (still laughing his head off) TTFN!
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Here's the update! Kukuku! TYFR!
Naraku: (his clothes all torn up for some reason) See?! Even InuKasumiCaptor thinks you're eviler than I am! You even picked up my trademark laugh!
Sesshoumaru: Yes, a good point made.
RPG-girl: Both of you shut yer traps or I'll send you off to Duke-of- Spades!
Sesshoumaru & Naraku: (shuts their trap)
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Sorry, they didn't kiss!
Naraku: I wonder what she tastes like though..
Sesshoumaru: Hentai Hanyou. Next you're going to start groping like that monk.
RPG-girl: If he does that to Kagome, I shall burn his baboon pelts and record it on videotape and force him to watch it over and over again.
Naraku: (sigh)
RPG-girl: Thank you for reviewing! ^_^
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I'm glad you think so. The reason Naraku can't be a multi demon is because I wouldn't be able to explain HOW he became a multi demon if this is an AU. So yeah.
Naraku: (to RPG-girl) You're so simple minded.
Sesshoumaru: So are you.
Naraku: (eyes narrow menacingly) Are you insulting me?
Sesshoumaru: Perhaps.
Naraku: (turns into a typical Naraku monster with tentacles and starts to chase after Sesshoumaru) YAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT! COME BACK HERE, I'LL BREAK THAT PRETTY FACE OF YOURS!
RPG-girl: Dogs are so immature. Thank you for reviewing!
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Does this chapter answer your question?
Sesshoumaru: Nothing to say here...
Naraku: Me neither..
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Sesshoumaru: Looks like he doesn't kiss my Kagome.
Naraku: What do you mean 'your Kagome?' (turns to P.R) And what do YOU mean 'kick the shit out of Naraku?!' (turns into a typical Naraku monster with tentacles and starts to chase after Phoenix Raven)
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Thank you for reviewing! I'll keep writing, alright!
Sesshoumaru- Arigatou.
Naraku- It's horror that she keeps writing though. Pure sheer horror.
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Arigatou for the compliment!
Naraku: Many things go on in my twisted mind.
RPG-girl: Yes, a part of Naraku-sama is always evil.
Naraku: And I'm proud of it, too.
Sesshoumaru: Stop bragging.
Naraku: At least I don't wear sissy make up like you.
Sesshoumaru: Actually, you do.
Naraku: Damn.
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We'll see how this fic ends, we'll see. Thank you!
Naraku: What do you mean, 'freaky'?! So you don't like the idea of me and the miko together, do you?
Sesshoumaru: (smirks) There are more Sess/Kag fans than Nar/Kag fans, you know.
Naraku:(turns into a typical Naraku monster with tentacles and starts to chase after Sesshoumaru and Nightkid)
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Here's what happens. Hope you didn't have to wait too long.
Naraku: (is sleeping on a tree)
Sesshoumaru: She probably did have to wait for a long time.
RPG-girl: Eh, what do YOU know?
Sesshoumaru: Everything.
Naraku: (falls off the tree) AAH!
RPG-girl: Oi.
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Sorry, I can't just finish it as soon as possible... I have many plans of torture- err, plans of...funstuff for Sesshoumaru-sama and Naraku-sama.
Naraku and Sesshoumaru: (to sesshoumaru77) Please help us!!
RPG-girl: Don't pay any attention to them.
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Here's the continuation thingy. Thank you for reviewing!
Naraku: (is drinking his frappuchino)
Sesshoumaru: (to Naraku) I love you.
Naraku: (spits all the coffee out) WHAT THE HELL?!
RPG-girl: Don't worry, I paid him to say that.
Sesshoumaru: No, you said you'd give me back my boa.
RPG-girl: I lied. ^_^
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You know, you are the only one who guessed it right that Naraku's only pretending. A big cookie for you! ^_^
Naraku: WILL I ever find out what happened at the spring?
Sesshoumaru: If you MUST know.. (is about to whisper in Naraku's ear)
RPG-girl: (pushes the two of them apart) NOTHING HAPPENED. (turns to K.K) Youkai CAN run that fast. At least in MY fic..
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Very pleased you do. THANK YOU!
Sesshoumaru: Are you making Kagome two-time us?
RPG-girl: Perhaps.
Naraku: Fine by me.
RPG-girl: I know.
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Yes, Naraku is evil.. BUT I'M EVILER! MUAHAHAHAHA!!
Naraku: Prove it.
RPG-girl: You really want me to? 8-)
Naraku: (suddenly remembers Duke-of-Spades and shudders) No.
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Hope you like! Thank you for reviewing. ^_^
Naraku: Heheheheh...
Sesshoumaru: What are YOU so happy about?
Naraku: I saved money on car insurance..
Sesshoumaru: (flatly) what?
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*melts from puppy face* It BURNS!! IT BURNS!
Sesshoumaru: Someone get the firehydrant.
Naraku: Nah. Let's just sit here and watch her writhe in pain and displeasure.
Sesshoumaru: I can agree with that.
RPG-girl: (as a fiery puddle) Here's the update!
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Guess he DOES show up. Hope you enjoyed this update!
Naraku: (this time, is drinking soda)
Sesshoumaru: (to Naraku) Will you marry me?
Naraku: (chokes on soda and passes out)
RPG-girl: Oops. I didn't expect THAT to happen.
Sesshoumaru: (holds hand out) Well, give it back. My Boa.
RPG-girl: Oh, Sesshoumaru... you naive, gullible fool, I was lying again. ^_^
~---------------------------------------- Tiffany ----------------------------------------- Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Thank you! Looks like he DOES misunderstand...
Sesshoumaru: Feh.
Naraku: Heh... he's too hard headed to take the truth that Kagome belongs with me.
Sesshoumaru: Go ahead. Say that again.
Naraku: Heh... he's too hard headed to take the truth that Kagome belongs with me.
Sesshoumaru: THAT IS IT...! (turns into his true form and chases Naraku into the forest)
RPG-girl: That, my friend, is an example of how these two behave behind the scenes of InuYasha. ^_^
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Whoa. I typed all of this down in a few days. While high on sugar.
Well, I hope you people enjoyed reading the review response column, I know my friend did..
TITLE OF NEXT CHAPTER:
'ONIGUMO, NARAKU, AND KAGEWAKI.'
Please review! Gracias! Arigatou! Salamat! Salsa! Nachos! Mushu! And all of the other ways to say thank you!
Sayonara!