A/N: Howdees peeps! ::Sigh:: I am in a wonderful mood. To hell with the
bastard known as Zachary...I have completely forgotten about him! (I went
to the Renaissance Fair, where he works and I saw him and he was in like
complete "Take-me-back-I'm-begging-you" mode! It felt so good to see him
like that. Guys get ONE chance with me, they blow it, they are GONE!) So
anyway, I decided that it was time to update! Yay! Everyone do the "Dance
of Joy"! ::Everyone does the "Dance of Joy":: I have decided that this fic
will be 25 chapters long. That only means 2 more! ::Cri:: but that's
okay! The ending is sad and wonderful and all happy at the same time! And
so, before I get to the fic, I get to answer questions! Yay!
Oh! And whoever didn't like the last chapter, ::blows a raspberry at Wolf...whatever who sent her the mini-flame:: I have 349 other reviews that say I write very well, thank you! I did NOT think that the last chapter was a lemon, it was necessary to show you peeps that Kagome has no second thoughts that Sesshy is her husband and was ready to go all the way. This is gonna be bad when they switch back...
Questions, Comments and Answers Time!
Cherry Wasser: Thanx so much! I'm glad that someone didn't get all confused. Trinity: I would want Sesshy to lick my wounds too! :-P I don't think that Sesshy would know if his wife was giving birth. He doesn't even know that she's pregnant. If he couldn't feel that she was at least pregnant, I don't think that he would be able to feel that she was HAVING the baby. Riinuka3: Yes, alternate Kagome IS from the future. She led the same exact life as the other Kagome, except for that when she went through the well and freed Inu-Yasha, he didn't get the rosary put on him and he kept trying to kill her. Sesshoumaru found out that his brother had been revived and Kagome nearly being torn to shreds by his younger brother. He did the only honorable thing, and saved her. Thus, the romance was born. Sesshy did NOT get stuck to the tree, and was DEFFINITLY NOT in love with Kikyo. I hate her, she should have died long ago. Inu-Yasha and Kikyo had their little romance, Naraku tricked them and Kikyo was never revived, Inu-Yasha didn't meet Miroku, so he never found out that they were tricked. So he still hates humans; and he hates his brother for loving one and for...I don't know, just cause!
Finally! On with chapter 23!
The Other Side of the Mirror
Chapter 23: Seeing Double
(Uh...where did we leave off?...Oh, yeah)
"Stay here," he kissed her, "I'm going to the door, that's all."
She nodded reluctantly.
He got up and walked to the door. As soon as he opened it, a pair of hands grabbed him, pulled him out of the room, and slammed him against the wall.
"I'm only gonna say this *ONCE*!" Inu-Yasha yelled, "So you'd better listen!" He slammed Sesshoumaru against the wall again to emphasize his point. "You are going to come with me-" He sniffed, "You-" he released his older brother and stepped back, nearly tripping over his own feet. There was a look of sheer terror plastered to his face. Slowly it transformed into a powerful, vengeful, rage. "Of all the things you did to her-...you bled her, too?! You rape *my* woman, force her to carry and give birth to *your* bastard pup, *AND* you stole her blood?!!!" (Remember: Sesshy licked the blood off of Kagome...he smells like it, since it was just a moment a go...story time...its been what? About two weeks? Sorry.)
Sesshoumaru wasn't listening, he was building a rage of his own. "Don't you dare speak to me! Mates are sacred among demons! No one, no matter how powerful the hatred, would ever dare to defile an enemy's mate! You don't deserve father's blood! And less of all, your *mother's*!" He paused, trying to hold back tears of rage. "You don't deserve the honor of dieing by the steel of Tetsusaiga! I want to feel your body tearing apart by my own claws!!!" (Ouchies for Inu-Yasha)
"I'll make sure you pay for what you did to her!" Inu-Yasha yelled in response. Neither one was listening to what the other was saying. In their eyes, both looked ready to kill, but Inu-Yasha sighed, "But there will be time for that later. Come peacefully and I might give you a swift death." (Yeah...if someone hurt Kagome, I doubt that Inu-Yasha would show any mercy. Look what he did to Hiten! And that was when he hardly knew her!)
A piercing scream rang in the brothers' sensitive ears; both froze. "Kagome!" They yelled in unison.
Sesshoumaru was the first through the door, Inu-Yasha was right behind him though. A demon with long white was sitting on top of Kagome, pinning her to the bed. (Hmmm...can we all guess who it is?! I'm sooooo evil!)
"He left you again, sweet miko." The demon on top of her said maliciously. "Oh, I forgot, you don't have those powers anymore! Loss of innocence, loss of power**!"
Sesshoumaru stood in disbelief. The demon on top of his wife...it was...he looked to the demon at his side, who was in shock as well, it was the same person...? The Inu-Yasha at his side was staring in denial at what he thought he was seeing.
Kagome screamed again, knocking both of the standing brothers out of their stupor.
Inu-Yasha drew his sword from it's sheath at his hip; while Sesshoumaru used his unmatched speed to dash to where his own sword was sheathed and draw it as well. Both swords instantly transformed, though neither of them noticed the other's sword. They swung at the exact same time, in attempt to save Kagome.
The demon they were attacking dodged. He jumped, keeping a hold of Kagome, did a flip in the air, and landed gracefully behind the two.
They turned to face him. Sesshoumaru tried to speak, but Inu-Yasha beat him to it. "Let go of Kagome, you damn imposter!"
"'Imposter?' Me? Who the fuck are you?!"
"Leave me wife alone!" Sesshoumaru yelled, the fear evident in his voice.
"Wife?" The Inu-Yasha at his side asked. (Damn, this is confusing!)
Kagome struggled in Inu-Yasha's (the evil one's) grasp, "Help me," she whispered.
"Shut up!" Inu-Yasha squeezed her.
"Let her go!" The other said. He jumped and swung his sword down.
Sesshoumaru understood instantly. He swung his own sword as Inu-Yasha brought his down and grabbed Kagome. (Inu-Yasha grabbed her.) A white light engulfed (the bad) Inu-Yasha as Sesshoumaru released a Kaze no Kisu. (I hope I spelled that right!) Inu-Yasha slammed against the wall, the sword at his hip glowed, indicating that the Tensaiga had protected him, for the most part.
"Sesshoumaru!" Kagome screamed, running into his open arms.
He held her tightly, "Are you alright?!" He kissed her forehead, (I love that! It's soooo sweet!) "Did he hurt you?" He completely forgot about the other second Inu-Yasha.
"Oye!" The Inu-Yasha who had helped him yelled. "Get your damn hands off her!"
Sesshoumaru pushed Kagome behind him, "I don't know who you are, but thank you for helping me save Kagome."
"What did you do?!" Inu-Yasha yelled.
Sesshoumaru smelled his wife's fear, so he took her hand to comfort her. "Where did you get that sword? Why do you smell like my brother?!"
Inu-Yasha was getting visibly angry. "Father left me this sword, baka! Now answer my question! What did you do to Kagome and the kid?!"
"What are you talking about?!"
"Earlier today I left Kagome in Kaede's village. Kaede told me that I had to find you, or Kagome would die!"
Sesshoumaru squeezed his wife's hand, to tell her that he would never let her die. "I have not left her side all day!" He seemed almost afraid to ask his next question, "What kid?"
"When I left the village, Kagome had just gone into labor with your pup..."
Sesshoumaru dropped his wife's hand, "Pregnant...no...after the first two months, for a human, the child would have started to use it's powers...she would have died from the pain..." (See, Sesshy knows that he couldn't leave Kagome's side! He wouldn't either!)
"I stopped the pain for as long as I could. But when she went into labor...I couldn't stop it anymore." His ears flattened on his head and his gaze dropped to the floor. "Kaede said to find you, fast, or she would die..."
"But I'm right here!" Kagome shouted. "I haven't left the castle!"
"That sword..." Sesshoumaru interrupted, "What is the name of that sword?"
"Tetsusaiga, what sword is it that you have?"
"...The Tetsusaiga..." Sesshoumaru answered slowly.
Inu-Yasha just stared. He quickly shook it off. "We can figure this out later! Hurry! We have to get back to Kaede's village!"
Miroku came running into the room at that moment. "Stay back!" He panted.
"Miroku!" Inu-Yasha said almost happily. "I haven't seen you in a while! Hurry and you can come with us! Kaede will need all the help she can get!"
"Do not speak to me as if you are my friend!" Miroku warned, "Lady Kagome come to me, we will leave his lordship to fight without the worry of your getting hurt."
"Miroku?" Inu-Yasha asked, "What's wrong with everyone?! First, Kagome is terrified of me, then Kaede acted like *I* hurt her, now you act like you don't know me? What's going on?!"
"Why would I know you, you lying bastard! You're just as bad as Naraku!"
"Miroku!" Sesshoumaru spoke above the yelling match, "We'll figure this out later. Right now we need to go see this 'Other Kagome'."
Inu-Yasha nodded, Yeah, she was in a lot of pain when I left!"
**Okay, I thought about this a while ago. In everything that I've heard, a priestess must be "pure" to have her powers. That means NO SEX. And evil Inu-Yasha knew that Kagome and Sesshy were mates, not to mention that he "had his way" with her a bunch of times, himself. Think about it, I know that in lots of fics, Inu-Yasha is a virgin, too, but think about it: Kikyo said that once she fell in love with Inu-Yasha, she couldn't protect the jewel anymore. I know that she was able to pin him to the tree and all, but, she did know all those spells to begin with. It could have been a spell, and NOT her powers that pinned him to the tree. That was why Kagome could break it, she IS a virgin, well, the one from the good Inu-Yasha's side is. Anyway, just something to think about, and another way to tell the difference between the two.
A/N: Well, another chapter done! Only two more! Hope you people like it! I will post more of my stories. I hope they are as well liked as this one! Bowdees!
Oh! And whoever didn't like the last chapter, ::blows a raspberry at Wolf...whatever who sent her the mini-flame:: I have 349 other reviews that say I write very well, thank you! I did NOT think that the last chapter was a lemon, it was necessary to show you peeps that Kagome has no second thoughts that Sesshy is her husband and was ready to go all the way. This is gonna be bad when they switch back...
Questions, Comments and Answers Time!
Cherry Wasser: Thanx so much! I'm glad that someone didn't get all confused. Trinity: I would want Sesshy to lick my wounds too! :-P I don't think that Sesshy would know if his wife was giving birth. He doesn't even know that she's pregnant. If he couldn't feel that she was at least pregnant, I don't think that he would be able to feel that she was HAVING the baby. Riinuka3: Yes, alternate Kagome IS from the future. She led the same exact life as the other Kagome, except for that when she went through the well and freed Inu-Yasha, he didn't get the rosary put on him and he kept trying to kill her. Sesshoumaru found out that his brother had been revived and Kagome nearly being torn to shreds by his younger brother. He did the only honorable thing, and saved her. Thus, the romance was born. Sesshy did NOT get stuck to the tree, and was DEFFINITLY NOT in love with Kikyo. I hate her, she should have died long ago. Inu-Yasha and Kikyo had their little romance, Naraku tricked them and Kikyo was never revived, Inu-Yasha didn't meet Miroku, so he never found out that they were tricked. So he still hates humans; and he hates his brother for loving one and for...I don't know, just cause!
Finally! On with chapter 23!
The Other Side of the Mirror
Chapter 23: Seeing Double
(Uh...where did we leave off?...Oh, yeah)
"Stay here," he kissed her, "I'm going to the door, that's all."
She nodded reluctantly.
He got up and walked to the door. As soon as he opened it, a pair of hands grabbed him, pulled him out of the room, and slammed him against the wall.
"I'm only gonna say this *ONCE*!" Inu-Yasha yelled, "So you'd better listen!" He slammed Sesshoumaru against the wall again to emphasize his point. "You are going to come with me-" He sniffed, "You-" he released his older brother and stepped back, nearly tripping over his own feet. There was a look of sheer terror plastered to his face. Slowly it transformed into a powerful, vengeful, rage. "Of all the things you did to her-...you bled her, too?! You rape *my* woman, force her to carry and give birth to *your* bastard pup, *AND* you stole her blood?!!!" (Remember: Sesshy licked the blood off of Kagome...he smells like it, since it was just a moment a go...story time...its been what? About two weeks? Sorry.)
Sesshoumaru wasn't listening, he was building a rage of his own. "Don't you dare speak to me! Mates are sacred among demons! No one, no matter how powerful the hatred, would ever dare to defile an enemy's mate! You don't deserve father's blood! And less of all, your *mother's*!" He paused, trying to hold back tears of rage. "You don't deserve the honor of dieing by the steel of Tetsusaiga! I want to feel your body tearing apart by my own claws!!!" (Ouchies for Inu-Yasha)
"I'll make sure you pay for what you did to her!" Inu-Yasha yelled in response. Neither one was listening to what the other was saying. In their eyes, both looked ready to kill, but Inu-Yasha sighed, "But there will be time for that later. Come peacefully and I might give you a swift death." (Yeah...if someone hurt Kagome, I doubt that Inu-Yasha would show any mercy. Look what he did to Hiten! And that was when he hardly knew her!)
A piercing scream rang in the brothers' sensitive ears; both froze. "Kagome!" They yelled in unison.
Sesshoumaru was the first through the door, Inu-Yasha was right behind him though. A demon with long white was sitting on top of Kagome, pinning her to the bed. (Hmmm...can we all guess who it is?! I'm sooooo evil!)
"He left you again, sweet miko." The demon on top of her said maliciously. "Oh, I forgot, you don't have those powers anymore! Loss of innocence, loss of power**!"
Sesshoumaru stood in disbelief. The demon on top of his wife...it was...he looked to the demon at his side, who was in shock as well, it was the same person...? The Inu-Yasha at his side was staring in denial at what he thought he was seeing.
Kagome screamed again, knocking both of the standing brothers out of their stupor.
Inu-Yasha drew his sword from it's sheath at his hip; while Sesshoumaru used his unmatched speed to dash to where his own sword was sheathed and draw it as well. Both swords instantly transformed, though neither of them noticed the other's sword. They swung at the exact same time, in attempt to save Kagome.
The demon they were attacking dodged. He jumped, keeping a hold of Kagome, did a flip in the air, and landed gracefully behind the two.
They turned to face him. Sesshoumaru tried to speak, but Inu-Yasha beat him to it. "Let go of Kagome, you damn imposter!"
"'Imposter?' Me? Who the fuck are you?!"
"Leave me wife alone!" Sesshoumaru yelled, the fear evident in his voice.
"Wife?" The Inu-Yasha at his side asked. (Damn, this is confusing!)
Kagome struggled in Inu-Yasha's (the evil one's) grasp, "Help me," she whispered.
"Shut up!" Inu-Yasha squeezed her.
"Let her go!" The other said. He jumped and swung his sword down.
Sesshoumaru understood instantly. He swung his own sword as Inu-Yasha brought his down and grabbed Kagome. (Inu-Yasha grabbed her.) A white light engulfed (the bad) Inu-Yasha as Sesshoumaru released a Kaze no Kisu. (I hope I spelled that right!) Inu-Yasha slammed against the wall, the sword at his hip glowed, indicating that the Tensaiga had protected him, for the most part.
"Sesshoumaru!" Kagome screamed, running into his open arms.
He held her tightly, "Are you alright?!" He kissed her forehead, (I love that! It's soooo sweet!) "Did he hurt you?" He completely forgot about the other second Inu-Yasha.
"Oye!" The Inu-Yasha who had helped him yelled. "Get your damn hands off her!"
Sesshoumaru pushed Kagome behind him, "I don't know who you are, but thank you for helping me save Kagome."
"What did you do?!" Inu-Yasha yelled.
Sesshoumaru smelled his wife's fear, so he took her hand to comfort her. "Where did you get that sword? Why do you smell like my brother?!"
Inu-Yasha was getting visibly angry. "Father left me this sword, baka! Now answer my question! What did you do to Kagome and the kid?!"
"What are you talking about?!"
"Earlier today I left Kagome in Kaede's village. Kaede told me that I had to find you, or Kagome would die!"
Sesshoumaru squeezed his wife's hand, to tell her that he would never let her die. "I have not left her side all day!" He seemed almost afraid to ask his next question, "What kid?"
"When I left the village, Kagome had just gone into labor with your pup..."
Sesshoumaru dropped his wife's hand, "Pregnant...no...after the first two months, for a human, the child would have started to use it's powers...she would have died from the pain..." (See, Sesshy knows that he couldn't leave Kagome's side! He wouldn't either!)
"I stopped the pain for as long as I could. But when she went into labor...I couldn't stop it anymore." His ears flattened on his head and his gaze dropped to the floor. "Kaede said to find you, fast, or she would die..."
"But I'm right here!" Kagome shouted. "I haven't left the castle!"
"That sword..." Sesshoumaru interrupted, "What is the name of that sword?"
"Tetsusaiga, what sword is it that you have?"
"...The Tetsusaiga..." Sesshoumaru answered slowly.
Inu-Yasha just stared. He quickly shook it off. "We can figure this out later! Hurry! We have to get back to Kaede's village!"
Miroku came running into the room at that moment. "Stay back!" He panted.
"Miroku!" Inu-Yasha said almost happily. "I haven't seen you in a while! Hurry and you can come with us! Kaede will need all the help she can get!"
"Do not speak to me as if you are my friend!" Miroku warned, "Lady Kagome come to me, we will leave his lordship to fight without the worry of your getting hurt."
"Miroku?" Inu-Yasha asked, "What's wrong with everyone?! First, Kagome is terrified of me, then Kaede acted like *I* hurt her, now you act like you don't know me? What's going on?!"
"Why would I know you, you lying bastard! You're just as bad as Naraku!"
"Miroku!" Sesshoumaru spoke above the yelling match, "We'll figure this out later. Right now we need to go see this 'Other Kagome'."
Inu-Yasha nodded, Yeah, she was in a lot of pain when I left!"
**Okay, I thought about this a while ago. In everything that I've heard, a priestess must be "pure" to have her powers. That means NO SEX. And evil Inu-Yasha knew that Kagome and Sesshy were mates, not to mention that he "had his way" with her a bunch of times, himself. Think about it, I know that in lots of fics, Inu-Yasha is a virgin, too, but think about it: Kikyo said that once she fell in love with Inu-Yasha, she couldn't protect the jewel anymore. I know that she was able to pin him to the tree and all, but, she did know all those spells to begin with. It could have been a spell, and NOT her powers that pinned him to the tree. That was why Kagome could break it, she IS a virgin, well, the one from the good Inu-Yasha's side is. Anyway, just something to think about, and another way to tell the difference between the two.
A/N: Well, another chapter done! Only two more! Hope you people like it! I will post more of my stories. I hope they are as well liked as this one! Bowdees!