Consumed
Sesshoumaru kept his distance from Miyanti and the others but she consumed his thoughts—the way she moved, the way her body armor rested tightly against her hips, even her voice began to sound like music. He tried to hide himself in the tree branches whenever he felt like staring. He wanted the control he had over himself once before but he felt it was all lost. Sesshoumaru decided to not mate with her completely because it would only make what he had to do to her harder, so he kept his distance from her until nightfall when he could hold her in his arms in secret. Everyone knew where Sesshoumaru was but to one dared to question why he didn't want to join them.
Miyanti was happy but very cautious when he was around. She decided that everyone needed to journey towards the mountains in search for Naraku. She told Inuyasha to go by himself to practice alone and train in full youkai form with the tetsusaiga. Miyanti spent most of the day training Sango and Kagome in various martial art forms and sometimes creating new forms to better suit their personalities (like Kagome's running squirrel and Sango fighting tiger—both styles create a need of speed and agility). Miyanti slowly worked in defensive bubbles into the itinerary for Kagome. It was a draining process for Kagome but Miyanti worked diligently with her everyday. Miroku finally got around to talking to Shippo about the birds and bees but poor Shippo was confused about why anyone would want to do any of that especially with someone else.
Sesshoumaru trailed behind the group about a mile or so, so Miyanti's scent didn't drive him into a mental frenzy. He merely waited for the right moment to spring his surprise on the cat miko. While he was away from Miyanti he called a friend of Inuyasha's and persuaded her to come for a visit on the night of the new moon. He knew Inuyasha would transform into full human that night and would be vulnerable.
The evening before the new moon the group ran into a host of demons with the jewel shards in their bodies. Miyanti, Inuyasha, and Sesshoumaru defeated almost eighty demons and Kagome purified each shard with her presence. Kagome had gathered up all the shards and put them in a little bag that she wore around her waist. Then suddenly Miyanti felt the presence of another miko. Inuyasha turned into a full human and everyone gathered around him to protect him.
"Who are you?" Miyanti said as her nails lengthened a few inches more. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha seemed to know who the miko was but they didn't seem to relax so she didn't either.
"Inuyasha knows my name. He and I once loved each other but know I see he has a new comrade."
"Who is this woman, Inuyasha?"
"Kikyo, a woman I loved a long time ago." Inuyasha said with sadness in his voice.
"What do you want miko?" Miyanti said with purpose. The miko didn't have a heartbeat and Miyanti wasn't sure if it was just her imagination or was she undead.
"Inuyasha," Kikiyo said and held out her hand, "come to me." No one could stop Inuyasha from walking over to Kikyo, not even the screams of Kagome telling him to stop.
"Sesshoumaru, what power does this miko have over your brother?"
"I don't know for sure." He replied quickly and Miyanti became suspicious. During the battle he fought with passion and vigor but now he seemed to be holding back.
"What do you want miko?" Miyanti asked again.
"To drag the only man I ever loved into hell with me." She said coolly. With those words she pulled Inuyasha into an embrace and a red light appeared below them. The red light sucked in the ground and anything that was around it. Miyanti was afraid to go near the light so she decided to encase the couple in a desire bubble. She lifted her hands told the couple and said her incantation and encased them in a bubble. The red light went away and the ground closed up which left Inuyasha and Kikyo in a visible hug. Miyanti lifted the bubble in the air and flew up to touch the bubble. Again, no one could see the bubble except Kagome but she was still confused at what was going on inside.
Miyanti placed her hands on the bubble and her eyes began to glow. The bubble darkened and then became clear again. Then Miyanti shoved the bubble into the earth and covered it up. Kagome was horrified at the sight and ran towards the hole in the ground.
Inside of the BubbleInuyasha and Kikyo were at Kikyo's village fifty years in the past. Naraku never existed and Inuyasha used the shikon jewel to become fully human. They lived together for fifty years as man and wife but they died together in a fire started by two little kids that were playing with fire behind their hut. They had four children together and all of them grew up and decided to that they wanted to be mikos and priests to protect the shikon jewel.
After about an hour Inuyasha emerged from the ground as a human without Kikyo. He didn't remember anything that happened in the bubble but he felt like he finally let go of Kikyo. Kikyo had let go of her life and her spirit entered Kagome's body. Kagome felt the increase of her powers and decided to ask Miyanti about what she did.
"Before, you say anything I want you to promise me that you'll never use this power for evil purposes." Miyanti said and picked up the exhausted Inuyasha off the ground and carried him to the next village.
"I promise." Kagome replied and followed her friends to another clearing in the woods.
Sesshoumaru didn't know what to think about his little cat miko. She was too powerful to fight a frontal assault, and he didn't know any magic to fight against her miko powers. So, he would just have to enjoy her company until he could find a way of getting rid of her. Neither my lusts nor any emotions will control me, he thought to himself.
Miyanti could see that Sesshoumaru was very apprehensive so she flew behind to group to walk with him. "Are you afraid of me now, Lord Sesshoumaru?"
"I've been afraid of you since the moment you kissed me." Sesshoumaru said not being able to hold back his passion for her any longer. Miyanti stopped walking in the middle of the path and grabbed onto Sesshoumaru's hand. Since he was a little bit taller than her she hovered over his feet and gently kissed his lips. He quickly embraced her and deepened the kiss, and then he released her and few away from her. "I'm not ready to be conquered, yet."
"You are not a kingdom to be conquered, nor a game to be won. You are a male and I'm a female. I only want your heart but I will wait for you as long as it takes." Miyanti said and returned to the air to catch up to the rest of the group.
Once the group found a level clearing in the woods they all stopped and prepared their beddings for the night. Miroku gathered all the wood for the fire and prepared Sango's mat near the fire. Lately he had been very polite to her and he had not done anything to upset her like grabbing her butt or asking her to bare his children. Sango had secretly been waiting for Miroku to treat her like a lady but she would never have thought it would happen. Miroku had been waiting for the right moment to tell Sango how he felt about her and finally felt that the time was right.
Miroku gathered as many wild flowers as he possibly could in the moonless night and he placed them around her mat and leading into the woods. Sango was suspicious at the monk's motives for doing such a thing but she followed the flowery path to a nervous Miroku. She had never seen Miroku this nervous before or at a loss for words. He closed his eyes as she approached and held his breath tight. Sango stood in front of him and touched his hand with the wind tunnel. "What's wrong Miroku?" Sango said.
"I don't know how you'll answer my question."
"Then tell me how I should answer the question." She said and smiled.
"Always and forever 'til the day I die." Miroku said and prayed for a happy response.
"I will love you always and forever 'til the day I die." Sango replied with a smile. Miroku opened his eyes and lifted the laughing Sango into the air. He brought her down to the ground and hugged her passionately.
"You are the only woman I want to bare my children." He said and kissed her passionately.
Meanwhile, back at the camp Kagome was taking care of Inuyasha. She laid his head in her lap and gave him water whenever he asked for it. Inuyasha would never admit it to Kagome but he enjoyed Kagome taking care of him. He was still weak from being in the bubble and as he slept memories of his life with Kikyo would pop in his dreams. The dreams satisfied his thirst for what could have been if Naraku hadn't intervened into their relationship. The dreams made it possible for Inuyasha to completely let go of Kikyo and brave enough to do the unthinkable.
"Kagome, I'm sorry for all the mean things I've said to you in the past and my rude behavior. It's hard for me to allow anyone to get close to me because I've been hurt so many times." Inuyasha said.
"I know. I wouldn't be with you right now if I didn't think you had a good heart."
"Kagome, you are the only woman I love." Inuyasha said and Kagome started to cry. "Please, don't cry Kagome. I hate it when you cry." He said and pulled Kagome into a kiss.
She stopped crying and said, "I thought that you would never come around to saying it. If it wasn't Kikyou getting in the way, then it was your pride, or the jewel shards and demons. I'm just so happy that I can finally tell you that I love you too." Kagome was worried that Inuyasha's sentimentally would wear off as soon as he became a hanyou again so quickly embraced him and kissed him again.
Miyanti, Shippo, and Sesshoumaru sat in the trees listening to the out pour of emotion. Shippo was wondering why everyone was acting so yucky but Miyanti told him to be quiet and that he would understand in about ten years. Sesshoumaru was indifferent to the entire scene and focused on his plan to acquire Inuyasha's sword. Miyanti sensed nothing from his direction, which worried her. Is he plotting against me or maybe Inuyasha? What can I do to prove that his motives are pure? He's so cold, could a youkai like him ever love anyone other than himself. Would he be a good leader to the group if I fell in battle? That's it a true test of where his loyalties lie.