A/N: Okay peeps, three things. One: after either this or the next
chapter, most of you out there will hate me. The cliffy that I have is
going to get me shot. But I can't say any more about that because it goes
along with the climax.
Two, Miroku, like in the last chapter, is most definitely not ever going to try and hurt Kagome. At least not in this fic. Kouga has already been introduced, but he respects that Sesshy is Kagome's husband and he really doesn't want to piss the Lord of the Western Lands off by trying to steal his wife. Shippo is in here. THERE IS NO WAY I AM MAKING HIM EVEN ATTEMPT TO HURT KAGOME! I love the little Kitsune! No peeps that's not why my pen name is Kitsune Hanyou. I just thought it would be funny to call myself a fox...I'm laughing at myself right now.
Okay, and three! DID YOU PEOPLE REALLY THINK THAT KAGOME AND SESSHY HAD SEX IN CHAPTER 10?! My friend Matt, who understands it better then most, just read my fic and started screaming at me before 2nd period to day, "PG- 13?! PG-13?! YOU CALL THAT PG-13?!" For anyone (Like Matt!) who misinterpreted it, NO THEY DID NOT! Kagome stopped Sesshy before he did anything because she was a) scared and b) was still ever so slightly unsure about the "TRUTH". But, as I am slowly inching toward the climax of this story, (I'm going to be every evil) I'm going to make Kagome not have any doubt that life with Sesshoumaru is real. But that is all the details I will give.
Now! On with the next chapter!
The Other Side of the Mirror
Chapter 14: New Threat
"I'm feeling fine!" Kagome assured him. "We have to take care of you!" But as she tried to stand, she gasped in pain and nearly fell.
Even in his weakened state he was able to catch her. "Kagome!" He hugged her, "I've got you, don't worry."
"Come, milord. You both need rest. Nearly every demon in this castle will be out of commission for a few hours at least. I have all of the humans passing out a tea that should counteract the poison. Don't worry. Everything will be fine; we can handle things for a while."
Sesshoumaru nodded. He used all of the strength he could to stand. He held Kagome in his arms, she was somewhere between consciousness and unconsciousness. He felt light-headed again and remaining standing wasn't helping. "Miroku, take Kagome to the bed."
"Milord!" Miroku reached out to steady the lord. "Milord, you can hardly stand! Allow me to help you!"
"No! Just take Kagome!"
Miroku took the girl into his arms and walked through the door. He placed her on the bed and covered her in the warm sheets. His orders completed, he walked back out of the room; Sesshoumaru was leaning against the wall taking harsh breaths.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, you mustn't strain yourself! That poison was incredibly strong. You have to give yourself time to heal!"
"You keep telling me two different things, Miroku!" He tried to walk again, but was forced to lean back on the wall, "Which is it? Is my wife going to be alright?!"
"Your wife will be fine," Miroku sighed. "This is the worst she will have to bare. The antidote was given in more than enough time. She may feel weak for the rest of the day, but other then that, she will be herself soon enough."
"You are positive that she will be fine?"
"Yes lord, she took a strong dose of it, but definitely not enough to kill her."
He nearly fell to his knees again, "Was anyone seriously injured?"
"I have people checking, but mostly all of the injuries were caused by the poison. This girl knew exactly what she was doing. She ran a straight shot to this room. She knew whom she wanted, and she knew exactly what would hurt you. Also, the poison she concocted was designed to hurt demons more then humans. I don't know how she did it, but I will make sure we find out. She knew how long it would take to affect everyone, too. She only moved when everyone was choking on the stuff. There is no way I can see to defend against it."
Sesshoumaru looked at the doorway, "Are you positive that she is alright?" He asked, not hearing a word that Miroku had just said. "I keep having this awful feeling that she is still hurting. I can't stand to see her in pain."
"She's just resting milord. You need not fear. I recommend that you do the same. You can't even stand."
"She is so fragile."
"You speak so human, milord."
"I do. I trust what you say. Kagome will be alright, if you say she will be. Come, I have others to attend to."
Miroku looked into the eyes of the demon lord. That last sentence had been so unemotional, but his golden eyes spoke far louder. He didn't want to leave Kagome's side. (::Sigh:: True love rocks...why does it only work this way in stories and movies?) "I can not do that lord. You need to rest, just as much as your wife does."
Sesshoumaru was torn between duty and love. "I know my place. You say she is fine. Do you lie? Are you telling me to stay at her side for that may be the last time I see her breathing?"
"No! I-I can see the longing in your eyes as you look at the door. I only wish to tell your lordship that if you wish to stay with her, do so!"
"No, I have done that too much already. I will return shortly, to check on her."
(Gosh guys. He is going to wish that he had stayed...)
*** Kagome felt terrible. She was lying on her side, curled as tightly as possible. Her stomach was growling and she felt dizzy just lying in bed. She had been there for hours it seemed. She couldn't sleep; her head hurt too much to allow that. Weren't migraines supposed to make it easier to fall asleep?!
A hand lightly touched her thigh; she jumped at first, but her brain instantly registered the touch as Sesshoumaru's. (I'm biting my lips here...) She giggled as the hand slid up, over her hip, stopping at her waist.
She felt a body lie down next to her and the hand wrapped around her waist. Silver-white hair fell into her vision as he started to kiss her neck. "Sesshou-"
The hand moved swiftly to her throat, "Shut up." A male voice warned in a low whisper.
'No! It can't-' She tried to free herself.
"Why did you run away from me, Kagome? You told me you wouldn't run away." The hand around her neck tightened for a second, momentarily cutting off any breath. "Now you're back here, with *him*."
She wiggled away from him, just enough to turn and see his face. "Inu- Yasha?!" There he was looming over her; he looked more or less the same as she remembered. Except for three scars that ran from his left eyebrow to cheek, sealing his eye shut.
He slapped her, hard. "You have no right to call me that! What is it that you are supposed to call me?!"
Kagome searched her memory feverishly. She didn't remember! She went with the first thing she could think of. "Gomen, Inu-Yasha-sama!"
He slapped her again, with just as much force. "No! Wench!" He slapped her a third time. A deep bruise was already forming. "How hard is it to remember?!"
Kagome started crying. This wasn't Inu-Yasha! What was she supposed to call him?! "I don't know!" She screamed, "I don't remember!"
Inu-Yasha raked his claws on her kimono, slicing it, and leaving almost paper-thin cuts from his razor like claws. "I'll make you remember!"
A/N: ::Ducks all that things that get thrown and shot at her:: I'm sorry! I warned you! I told you he was evil! The next part is really sad, I told my friend Nicole about it and even she, who doesn't get effected by stories and all caught up in the details, felt really bad! I started crying when I thought up this part. But it's needed to make Kagome not have a single second thought when people around her say Inu-Yasha is evil...I know the chapters are short, but it just means that I update more. If I made the chapters longer it would take at least a week to post chapters because I get on the computer at my house for as long as I can, and when I stop is when my parents tell me to get off. Right now though, I have to stop because of myself. I should be doing my history notes, not typing a fanfic.
Please review...but don't kill me okay?! Everything will eventually be okay. Just deal with the crap that is happening and life will take a turn! It always does!
Two, Miroku, like in the last chapter, is most definitely not ever going to try and hurt Kagome. At least not in this fic. Kouga has already been introduced, but he respects that Sesshy is Kagome's husband and he really doesn't want to piss the Lord of the Western Lands off by trying to steal his wife. Shippo is in here. THERE IS NO WAY I AM MAKING HIM EVEN ATTEMPT TO HURT KAGOME! I love the little Kitsune! No peeps that's not why my pen name is Kitsune Hanyou. I just thought it would be funny to call myself a fox...I'm laughing at myself right now.
Okay, and three! DID YOU PEOPLE REALLY THINK THAT KAGOME AND SESSHY HAD SEX IN CHAPTER 10?! My friend Matt, who understands it better then most, just read my fic and started screaming at me before 2nd period to day, "PG- 13?! PG-13?! YOU CALL THAT PG-13?!" For anyone (Like Matt!) who misinterpreted it, NO THEY DID NOT! Kagome stopped Sesshy before he did anything because she was a) scared and b) was still ever so slightly unsure about the "TRUTH". But, as I am slowly inching toward the climax of this story, (I'm going to be every evil) I'm going to make Kagome not have any doubt that life with Sesshoumaru is real. But that is all the details I will give.
Now! On with the next chapter!
The Other Side of the Mirror
Chapter 14: New Threat
"I'm feeling fine!" Kagome assured him. "We have to take care of you!" But as she tried to stand, she gasped in pain and nearly fell.
Even in his weakened state he was able to catch her. "Kagome!" He hugged her, "I've got you, don't worry."
"Come, milord. You both need rest. Nearly every demon in this castle will be out of commission for a few hours at least. I have all of the humans passing out a tea that should counteract the poison. Don't worry. Everything will be fine; we can handle things for a while."
Sesshoumaru nodded. He used all of the strength he could to stand. He held Kagome in his arms, she was somewhere between consciousness and unconsciousness. He felt light-headed again and remaining standing wasn't helping. "Miroku, take Kagome to the bed."
"Milord!" Miroku reached out to steady the lord. "Milord, you can hardly stand! Allow me to help you!"
"No! Just take Kagome!"
Miroku took the girl into his arms and walked through the door. He placed her on the bed and covered her in the warm sheets. His orders completed, he walked back out of the room; Sesshoumaru was leaning against the wall taking harsh breaths.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, you mustn't strain yourself! That poison was incredibly strong. You have to give yourself time to heal!"
"You keep telling me two different things, Miroku!" He tried to walk again, but was forced to lean back on the wall, "Which is it? Is my wife going to be alright?!"
"Your wife will be fine," Miroku sighed. "This is the worst she will have to bare. The antidote was given in more than enough time. She may feel weak for the rest of the day, but other then that, she will be herself soon enough."
"You are positive that she will be fine?"
"Yes lord, she took a strong dose of it, but definitely not enough to kill her."
He nearly fell to his knees again, "Was anyone seriously injured?"
"I have people checking, but mostly all of the injuries were caused by the poison. This girl knew exactly what she was doing. She ran a straight shot to this room. She knew whom she wanted, and she knew exactly what would hurt you. Also, the poison she concocted was designed to hurt demons more then humans. I don't know how she did it, but I will make sure we find out. She knew how long it would take to affect everyone, too. She only moved when everyone was choking on the stuff. There is no way I can see to defend against it."
Sesshoumaru looked at the doorway, "Are you positive that she is alright?" He asked, not hearing a word that Miroku had just said. "I keep having this awful feeling that she is still hurting. I can't stand to see her in pain."
"She's just resting milord. You need not fear. I recommend that you do the same. You can't even stand."
"She is so fragile."
"You speak so human, milord."
"I do. I trust what you say. Kagome will be alright, if you say she will be. Come, I have others to attend to."
Miroku looked into the eyes of the demon lord. That last sentence had been so unemotional, but his golden eyes spoke far louder. He didn't want to leave Kagome's side. (::Sigh:: True love rocks...why does it only work this way in stories and movies?) "I can not do that lord. You need to rest, just as much as your wife does."
Sesshoumaru was torn between duty and love. "I know my place. You say she is fine. Do you lie? Are you telling me to stay at her side for that may be the last time I see her breathing?"
"No! I-I can see the longing in your eyes as you look at the door. I only wish to tell your lordship that if you wish to stay with her, do so!"
"No, I have done that too much already. I will return shortly, to check on her."
(Gosh guys. He is going to wish that he had stayed...)
*** Kagome felt terrible. She was lying on her side, curled as tightly as possible. Her stomach was growling and she felt dizzy just lying in bed. She had been there for hours it seemed. She couldn't sleep; her head hurt too much to allow that. Weren't migraines supposed to make it easier to fall asleep?!
A hand lightly touched her thigh; she jumped at first, but her brain instantly registered the touch as Sesshoumaru's. (I'm biting my lips here...) She giggled as the hand slid up, over her hip, stopping at her waist.
She felt a body lie down next to her and the hand wrapped around her waist. Silver-white hair fell into her vision as he started to kiss her neck. "Sesshou-"
The hand moved swiftly to her throat, "Shut up." A male voice warned in a low whisper.
'No! It can't-' She tried to free herself.
"Why did you run away from me, Kagome? You told me you wouldn't run away." The hand around her neck tightened for a second, momentarily cutting off any breath. "Now you're back here, with *him*."
She wiggled away from him, just enough to turn and see his face. "Inu- Yasha?!" There he was looming over her; he looked more or less the same as she remembered. Except for three scars that ran from his left eyebrow to cheek, sealing his eye shut.
He slapped her, hard. "You have no right to call me that! What is it that you are supposed to call me?!"
Kagome searched her memory feverishly. She didn't remember! She went with the first thing she could think of. "Gomen, Inu-Yasha-sama!"
He slapped her again, with just as much force. "No! Wench!" He slapped her a third time. A deep bruise was already forming. "How hard is it to remember?!"
Kagome started crying. This wasn't Inu-Yasha! What was she supposed to call him?! "I don't know!" She screamed, "I don't remember!"
Inu-Yasha raked his claws on her kimono, slicing it, and leaving almost paper-thin cuts from his razor like claws. "I'll make you remember!"
A/N: ::Ducks all that things that get thrown and shot at her:: I'm sorry! I warned you! I told you he was evil! The next part is really sad, I told my friend Nicole about it and even she, who doesn't get effected by stories and all caught up in the details, felt really bad! I started crying when I thought up this part. But it's needed to make Kagome not have a single second thought when people around her say Inu-Yasha is evil...I know the chapters are short, but it just means that I update more. If I made the chapters longer it would take at least a week to post chapters because I get on the computer at my house for as long as I can, and when I stop is when my parents tell me to get off. Right now though, I have to stop because of myself. I should be doing my history notes, not typing a fanfic.
Please review...but don't kill me okay?! Everything will eventually be okay. Just deal with the crap that is happening and life will take a turn! It always does!