Ok another, longer, chapter..... All I can do is say, you are forewarned,
it is about to get twisted. Really twisted.
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(Side note: I am going to tell you when we are in the past or present, for it is going to skip around a heck of a lot in this chapter to give the feeling of the two things affecting each other as they happen in time)
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(present)
"I cannot lose these memories; I cannot stop them from coming to me. So much pain, so much anger and hurt. The loss of lives, family, friends; it never stops, and it is still going on right now." Konte said despairingly. "Times of joy and beauty, are all mingled with blood and suffering. The person I was is the same that I am now. I haven't changed..."
"Konte...."
"Don't, Kagome; they die... you die. When does it end....?"
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(past)
"He still will not speak Master!"
The 'master' smirked, the evil glow in its eyes shone through the darkness that seemed to shroud around him. "That does not concern me. How soon will it be until they find my little present?"
"Why... Any time now, but what about---"
"We will wait until they discover what has happened. Then we will worry about the powers of persuasion." The 'master' gave an evil chuckle of laughter, loving the way the sound was empty and hollow in the halls of the castle. (*Shudders* can you say bad guy....? O_O)
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(Past... still)
"You called.... master" Sesshoumaru could barely hide the venomous sound behind the last word.
"Yes, that is correct" Genku Shinai smirked, very amused at Sesshoumaru's unwillingness to bend. "You see, I have had heard some concern over your actual allegiances. My advisers seem to think that, just because you were a little hesitant to accept my proposal at first, then jumped at it mere weeks later, that it means you are planning something. Now," it leaned forward a bit, still shrouded in shadow, eyes glowing an evil yellowish glow, "I am not willing to believe this just yet... Am I wrong to hold this kind of thought, Sesshoumaru?"
"No, you are correct; where as I was hesitant at first, I am now fully convinced of the potential greatness derived from such an alliance." He spoke in monotone.
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(Present)
"Konte... I may not know all that you have seen... and I can't feel what you are feeling, or even comprehend.... But I'm here for you."
Standing, Konte turned away from her and walked to the front door, slowly as if realizing something. He looked in from the doorway with an interesting smile, "you be careful Kagome.... oh, and Sango is here to see you.... with that he left, when he passed Sango, Kagome noticed that she slipped him something out of her hand.
"Kagome?! Oh! You're alright!" She ran to her friend, who she had been fretting about for so long. "You are alright, right?!" Sango questioned giving her a once over.
"Y-yes, I am fine Sango!" After a pause she asked warily, "Um... What did you Give Konte?"
"Oh, just a part of the Shikon... why do you ask?"
"You gave him a part of the Shikon?! Why... how?" Kagome questioned, confused.
"He needed it... Kagome?"
"Yes Sango? Sango, what is it?" She asked concerned by her friends tone and fearful expression.
"It's Miroku, he's gone, and I think he might have been captured..." Sango stated quietly.
"Captured?" Kagome's mind was reeling with questions and fears, what would this thing do to Miroku? She couldn't bare the thought of her friend's lives being taken from them... "We have to go back." She said with determination.
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(Present...still)
The filthy creature watched from the bushes, as before, smirking in delight... 'this will be fun.' he thought joyously as he watched to two girls slip down the well.
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(Past)
An unexpected site greeted them on the other side of the well....
Kagome reached over the side of the well, Sango following after her on the ladder. Kagome gasped as someone grabbed her arm and dragged her rest of the way up.
"Inu-Yasha?! What are you..." looking past him she saw the group of youkai that accompanied him; the realization slowly dawned on her.
"Kagome, what is going....on....up....here" Sango said the last words slowly as she came to see the situation for herself. She was angry, to say the least. "You BASTARD! How could you Inu-Yasha?!" she moved to attack him but was quickly intercepted by one of the accompanying youkai. But Sango was fueled by rage. Rage because of Inu-Yasha's actions, rage that Miroku was taken, rage that life just wasn't fair at times.... Why did they have to suffer so much? She was not going to be put down by the youkai holding her; she struggled and cursed Inu-Yasha... "You are scum of the earth! How could you treat us this way?! After everything that has happened! We trusted you, Inu-Yasha!"
Inu-Yasha wasn't affected by her words, and if he was, he didn't look it. Glancing at one of the two demons holding Sango, they smirked and hit the squirming girl over the head, causing her to fall limply in their arms. Kagome gasped and tried to go to her friend but Inu-Yasha's grip held firm.
He turned and started walking away, Kagome in tow. She clawed and pulled at his arm with her free hand, but to no avail. 'What is he doing? Is he taking us to there?' She could no long keep on pulling away, there was a nasty burn developing on her arm, and with the pace Inu-Yasha was going, she was starting to trip....
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(Past... still)
Kagome was thrown onto the dungeon floor. She glared at Inu-Yasha from the cold floor; he just smirked and walked out of the room. Sango was thrown in harshly after, and the door then slammed with a loud echo.
Kagome helped her friend up with care then looked around. Her eyes landed on a dark, shrunken figure against the back wall. They had put both of them in a cell with another prisoner?! What if he was dangerous? His hands were chained above his head....
"Sango..." Kagome called softly.
The other girl's eyes opened slowly, as she held a look of bitter resentment.
"Sango, Look!" Kagome continued as she pointed toward the only other thing that occupied the room they were in.
The person seemed to have been oblivious to the commotion that had just taken place... That or he chose not to acknowledge the fact that the door had been opened and slammed shut again. But now, he looked up at them, his eyes catching what little light was let into the dank room. They had a fire in them, a burning desire....
"Who's there?" He called out, in a raspy, yet strong voice.
"Kagome... Don't!" Sango hissed up at her; Kagome stood and started walking toward the man.
"Kagome?!" He questioned her in disbelief.
She just stood there... Sango knew instantly who it was; she got up and ran to Miroku, throwing her arms around him. Which of course resulted in a grunt of pain from the recipient. (aww... their back together again... Miroku's half dead... but who cares?!)
"Oh Miroku! I'm sorry... What happened to you?!" She pulled away to inspect the wounds he had on his back. He winced as she pulled his ripped shirt away from his skin.
Kagome had run over with Sango, grateful that Miroku was alive. She had feared the worst. Now they were all in danger....
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(Present)
A man stepped out of a limo and glanced around quickly, taking in the mansion before him, 'not as grand as I would expect from a former lord' he thought as he walked up the stairs that lead to the door. It opened as he approached, "Welcome, glad you could make it, Kouga."
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Author's Note: Well... I had meant for this chapter to be quite a bit longer... but I need to keep it short because there are only 2 more chapters at most, left in the story.... ;) Well my friend really wanted Kouga in the story.... so here he is!
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(Side note: I am going to tell you when we are in the past or present, for it is going to skip around a heck of a lot in this chapter to give the feeling of the two things affecting each other as they happen in time)
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(present)
"I cannot lose these memories; I cannot stop them from coming to me. So much pain, so much anger and hurt. The loss of lives, family, friends; it never stops, and it is still going on right now." Konte said despairingly. "Times of joy and beauty, are all mingled with blood and suffering. The person I was is the same that I am now. I haven't changed..."
"Konte...."
"Don't, Kagome; they die... you die. When does it end....?"
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(past)
"He still will not speak Master!"
The 'master' smirked, the evil glow in its eyes shone through the darkness that seemed to shroud around him. "That does not concern me. How soon will it be until they find my little present?"
"Why... Any time now, but what about---"
"We will wait until they discover what has happened. Then we will worry about the powers of persuasion." The 'master' gave an evil chuckle of laughter, loving the way the sound was empty and hollow in the halls of the castle. (*Shudders* can you say bad guy....? O_O)
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(Past... still)
"You called.... master" Sesshoumaru could barely hide the venomous sound behind the last word.
"Yes, that is correct" Genku Shinai smirked, very amused at Sesshoumaru's unwillingness to bend. "You see, I have had heard some concern over your actual allegiances. My advisers seem to think that, just because you were a little hesitant to accept my proposal at first, then jumped at it mere weeks later, that it means you are planning something. Now," it leaned forward a bit, still shrouded in shadow, eyes glowing an evil yellowish glow, "I am not willing to believe this just yet... Am I wrong to hold this kind of thought, Sesshoumaru?"
"No, you are correct; where as I was hesitant at first, I am now fully convinced of the potential greatness derived from such an alliance." He spoke in monotone.
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(Present)
"Konte... I may not know all that you have seen... and I can't feel what you are feeling, or even comprehend.... But I'm here for you."
Standing, Konte turned away from her and walked to the front door, slowly as if realizing something. He looked in from the doorway with an interesting smile, "you be careful Kagome.... oh, and Sango is here to see you.... with that he left, when he passed Sango, Kagome noticed that she slipped him something out of her hand.
"Kagome?! Oh! You're alright!" She ran to her friend, who she had been fretting about for so long. "You are alright, right?!" Sango questioned giving her a once over.
"Y-yes, I am fine Sango!" After a pause she asked warily, "Um... What did you Give Konte?"
"Oh, just a part of the Shikon... why do you ask?"
"You gave him a part of the Shikon?! Why... how?" Kagome questioned, confused.
"He needed it... Kagome?"
"Yes Sango? Sango, what is it?" She asked concerned by her friends tone and fearful expression.
"It's Miroku, he's gone, and I think he might have been captured..." Sango stated quietly.
"Captured?" Kagome's mind was reeling with questions and fears, what would this thing do to Miroku? She couldn't bare the thought of her friend's lives being taken from them... "We have to go back." She said with determination.
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(Present...still)
The filthy creature watched from the bushes, as before, smirking in delight... 'this will be fun.' he thought joyously as he watched to two girls slip down the well.
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(Past)
An unexpected site greeted them on the other side of the well....
Kagome reached over the side of the well, Sango following after her on the ladder. Kagome gasped as someone grabbed her arm and dragged her rest of the way up.
"Inu-Yasha?! What are you..." looking past him she saw the group of youkai that accompanied him; the realization slowly dawned on her.
"Kagome, what is going....on....up....here" Sango said the last words slowly as she came to see the situation for herself. She was angry, to say the least. "You BASTARD! How could you Inu-Yasha?!" she moved to attack him but was quickly intercepted by one of the accompanying youkai. But Sango was fueled by rage. Rage because of Inu-Yasha's actions, rage that Miroku was taken, rage that life just wasn't fair at times.... Why did they have to suffer so much? She was not going to be put down by the youkai holding her; she struggled and cursed Inu-Yasha... "You are scum of the earth! How could you treat us this way?! After everything that has happened! We trusted you, Inu-Yasha!"
Inu-Yasha wasn't affected by her words, and if he was, he didn't look it. Glancing at one of the two demons holding Sango, they smirked and hit the squirming girl over the head, causing her to fall limply in their arms. Kagome gasped and tried to go to her friend but Inu-Yasha's grip held firm.
He turned and started walking away, Kagome in tow. She clawed and pulled at his arm with her free hand, but to no avail. 'What is he doing? Is he taking us to there?' She could no long keep on pulling away, there was a nasty burn developing on her arm, and with the pace Inu-Yasha was going, she was starting to trip....
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(Past... still)
Kagome was thrown onto the dungeon floor. She glared at Inu-Yasha from the cold floor; he just smirked and walked out of the room. Sango was thrown in harshly after, and the door then slammed with a loud echo.
Kagome helped her friend up with care then looked around. Her eyes landed on a dark, shrunken figure against the back wall. They had put both of them in a cell with another prisoner?! What if he was dangerous? His hands were chained above his head....
"Sango..." Kagome called softly.
The other girl's eyes opened slowly, as she held a look of bitter resentment.
"Sango, Look!" Kagome continued as she pointed toward the only other thing that occupied the room they were in.
The person seemed to have been oblivious to the commotion that had just taken place... That or he chose not to acknowledge the fact that the door had been opened and slammed shut again. But now, he looked up at them, his eyes catching what little light was let into the dank room. They had a fire in them, a burning desire....
"Who's there?" He called out, in a raspy, yet strong voice.
"Kagome... Don't!" Sango hissed up at her; Kagome stood and started walking toward the man.
"Kagome?!" He questioned her in disbelief.
She just stood there... Sango knew instantly who it was; she got up and ran to Miroku, throwing her arms around him. Which of course resulted in a grunt of pain from the recipient. (aww... their back together again... Miroku's half dead... but who cares?!)
"Oh Miroku! I'm sorry... What happened to you?!" She pulled away to inspect the wounds he had on his back. He winced as she pulled his ripped shirt away from his skin.
Kagome had run over with Sango, grateful that Miroku was alive. She had feared the worst. Now they were all in danger....
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(Present)
A man stepped out of a limo and glanced around quickly, taking in the mansion before him, 'not as grand as I would expect from a former lord' he thought as he walked up the stairs that lead to the door. It opened as he approached, "Welcome, glad you could make it, Kouga."
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Author's Note: Well... I had meant for this chapter to be quite a bit longer... but I need to keep it short because there are only 2 more chapters at most, left in the story.... ;) Well my friend really wanted Kouga in the story.... so here he is!