Konnichiwa! I am so incredibly sorry for the wait. Lack of inspiration and
motivation are main reasons. Thank you for the reviews, none the less.
Wyltk: Did I spell it right? ^^ Anyways, I appreciate your comment, but I do write for myself. I never said I would not write until I got that many reviews. I said I would not post. I'm sorry if saying what I did bothers you, but its not like I was asking for twenty, or even ten reviews. It was like five or six, which is generally what I get, anyway. Besides, if I hadn't gotten the reviews, I probably would have posted anyway.
Dragon Rae: Yes. Toxic waste. How else could you really explain something like that? ^_-
Everyone: Thank you for your reviews! I appreciate all feedback, positive and negative.
Disclaimer: I have taken them. They are here, and you will never get them back. No ransom, no deals. They're mine, I tell you!
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"You're a fool. They're old, not stupid."
"It'll work, you'll see."
"Inuyasha! She left you for him! Why would you risk so much for her? For revenge? Your sentence ends within the year! You could be out of here! But if you do this, you'll never leave!"
"Shut up! She loves me! He did something to her, to make her hate me. I'll win her back, just wait."
Sesshomaru only shook his head. As Kagome sat up, she noticed the vehement whispers stopped and they turned to stare at her.
"You better keep this quiet, wench."
She glared at him, trying to restrain a violent retort. And the urge to deck him. Boy, and did she want to. No need, however. Sesshomaru did her the honor.
Inuyasha didn't even see that coming. He fell to the ground and looked bewilderedly at his brother. He knew they held a love-hate relationship, but defending a girl against him? That was new. The guy rarely even lost his temper over anything.
"Watch that foul mouth of yours, Inuyasha. It will get you into serious trouble one day."
The man jumped to his feet and dropped into a fighting stance.
"You wanna make me, brother? Huh? Bring it on, come on, I dare you."
Sesshomaru shook his head, silver hair shivering in response. He began to turn away, but suddenly spun around and hit the ebony haired man square in the jaw, sending him sprawling backwards.
"Stop it! Please!"
Kagome pleaded, watching as the brothers brawled. She didn't like to see them fight.
Sesshomaru turned towards her, knowing she was right to insist they stop. However, Inuyasha took advantage of this and leapt onto the taller man's back, sending him to the ground.
"That is enough!"
The demanding voice of Kaede halted all movement, all sound. All eyes turned towards her, and she barely suppressed a chuckle. Inuyasha was on Sesshomaru's back, pulling his long silver hair as the pretty man grimaced. Of course, her husband, Myouga, would not deal with these situations, so she had to do it herself.
"There will be no brawls in this prison while I run it. Ye both will be given extra work today."
A mutter received a violent glare from the crone.
"A hag I may be, Inuyasha, but that only gives me more reason to increase yer workload even more. Congratulations, Inuyasha. Ye deserve it."
He glared at her sarcasm. He hadn't even started all this! Well, it will be worth it to see her face when she discovers that he has escaped from her oh-so-well-guarded prison. That he has killed for her daughter's love. And when she is told she will be next.
Only, he wouldn't. Because he would be long gone.
He climbed off of his brother's back and plopped into his bunk. He would bide his time. But not for long, because, his chance was near.
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"He's gone! Lady Kaede, a prisoner has escaped!"
Hojou's voice rang throughout the halls, awaking anyone who was not already roused. Prisoners turned half-interested faces towards their bars, almost longingly, as though they wished they would have the nerve to attempt escape.
Kouga leapt up, and Sesshomaru shook his head sadly. He had known this was coming, but he wished it hadn't. He turned towards Kagome's bunk to see her reaction, but nearly gasped at the sight.
"Kagome!"
Kouga spun around, glaring violently at the sudden realization.
"Where is she?!"
Apparently Hojou had not noticed at first glance that the girl was also missing. Revelation dawned on Sesshomaru, and he sunk to his knees at the recognition of betrayal.
"She left. With him."
He had thought her sincere. He had thought her pure, trustworthy. He never thought she would abandon him here to escape with his filthy brother.
"WHAT?!"
Kouga, admittedly foolishly, grabbed Sesshomaru by the collar, but the silver-haired man was too shocked to respond. He first stared blankly at Kouga, as if he couldn't quite comprehend the question. Finally, he lowered his eyes.
"You knew Inuyasha fancied her. She left with him."
He had thought he'd known better, than to fall for a woman like he fell for Kagome. After all, weren't they all just fickle creatures who followed their whims, rather than listen to their hearts?
Yes, he knew better. But he never thought it would hurt this badly.
Kouga growled, bringing him back to reality.
"Well? What are we going to do about it, Sesshomaru?"
The man shook his head and pushed Kouga away, hard. He didn't see the sense in going after her. She wasn't concerned with him, why should he be concerned for her?
But that logic was useless. He was concerned. He wanted to know if she was okay. He wanted to know if his stupid brother had hurt her. And he wanted to know what Inuyasha had done to convince her.
He was not as blind, nor naive as Inuyasha. He would not presume she was deceived or forced. Better to assume the worst and be prepared, than to take for granted the best possibility and be let down.
His mental barriers were being rebuilt, much too quickly for his liking, and it was making his head hurt. Sesshomaru did not wish to think on this much longer; he had fallen for a woman's charms, and now he must suffer the consequences.
As he turned to lay back down onto his bunk, a flash of pale white caught his eye. A scrap of dirty paper lay previously unnoticed next to his pillow. He unfolded it and squinted to read the scribbled, hurried print.
His eyes narrowed as he finished the note, and his fist slammed suddenly against the wall. Kouga looked at him curiously, and his long silver strands whipped suddenly around as he glared vehemently at Kouga, his only available target.
"He took her. She was kidnapped!"
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Wow. Horrible. Sorry for the wait, and for the general crappiness. .
Cream Puffs & Cheesecake
Reiko
Wyltk: Did I spell it right? ^^ Anyways, I appreciate your comment, but I do write for myself. I never said I would not write until I got that many reviews. I said I would not post. I'm sorry if saying what I did bothers you, but its not like I was asking for twenty, or even ten reviews. It was like five or six, which is generally what I get, anyway. Besides, if I hadn't gotten the reviews, I probably would have posted anyway.
Dragon Rae: Yes. Toxic waste. How else could you really explain something like that? ^_-
Everyone: Thank you for your reviews! I appreciate all feedback, positive and negative.
Disclaimer: I have taken them. They are here, and you will never get them back. No ransom, no deals. They're mine, I tell you!
xXXXXxXXXXxXXXXxXXXXxXXXXx
"You're a fool. They're old, not stupid."
"It'll work, you'll see."
"Inuyasha! She left you for him! Why would you risk so much for her? For revenge? Your sentence ends within the year! You could be out of here! But if you do this, you'll never leave!"
"Shut up! She loves me! He did something to her, to make her hate me. I'll win her back, just wait."
Sesshomaru only shook his head. As Kagome sat up, she noticed the vehement whispers stopped and they turned to stare at her.
"You better keep this quiet, wench."
She glared at him, trying to restrain a violent retort. And the urge to deck him. Boy, and did she want to. No need, however. Sesshomaru did her the honor.
Inuyasha didn't even see that coming. He fell to the ground and looked bewilderedly at his brother. He knew they held a love-hate relationship, but defending a girl against him? That was new. The guy rarely even lost his temper over anything.
"Watch that foul mouth of yours, Inuyasha. It will get you into serious trouble one day."
The man jumped to his feet and dropped into a fighting stance.
"You wanna make me, brother? Huh? Bring it on, come on, I dare you."
Sesshomaru shook his head, silver hair shivering in response. He began to turn away, but suddenly spun around and hit the ebony haired man square in the jaw, sending him sprawling backwards.
"Stop it! Please!"
Kagome pleaded, watching as the brothers brawled. She didn't like to see them fight.
Sesshomaru turned towards her, knowing she was right to insist they stop. However, Inuyasha took advantage of this and leapt onto the taller man's back, sending him to the ground.
"That is enough!"
The demanding voice of Kaede halted all movement, all sound. All eyes turned towards her, and she barely suppressed a chuckle. Inuyasha was on Sesshomaru's back, pulling his long silver hair as the pretty man grimaced. Of course, her husband, Myouga, would not deal with these situations, so she had to do it herself.
"There will be no brawls in this prison while I run it. Ye both will be given extra work today."
A mutter received a violent glare from the crone.
"A hag I may be, Inuyasha, but that only gives me more reason to increase yer workload even more. Congratulations, Inuyasha. Ye deserve it."
He glared at her sarcasm. He hadn't even started all this! Well, it will be worth it to see her face when she discovers that he has escaped from her oh-so-well-guarded prison. That he has killed for her daughter's love. And when she is told she will be next.
Only, he wouldn't. Because he would be long gone.
He climbed off of his brother's back and plopped into his bunk. He would bide his time. But not for long, because, his chance was near.
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"He's gone! Lady Kaede, a prisoner has escaped!"
Hojou's voice rang throughout the halls, awaking anyone who was not already roused. Prisoners turned half-interested faces towards their bars, almost longingly, as though they wished they would have the nerve to attempt escape.
Kouga leapt up, and Sesshomaru shook his head sadly. He had known this was coming, but he wished it hadn't. He turned towards Kagome's bunk to see her reaction, but nearly gasped at the sight.
"Kagome!"
Kouga spun around, glaring violently at the sudden realization.
"Where is she?!"
Apparently Hojou had not noticed at first glance that the girl was also missing. Revelation dawned on Sesshomaru, and he sunk to his knees at the recognition of betrayal.
"She left. With him."
He had thought her sincere. He had thought her pure, trustworthy. He never thought she would abandon him here to escape with his filthy brother.
"WHAT?!"
Kouga, admittedly foolishly, grabbed Sesshomaru by the collar, but the silver-haired man was too shocked to respond. He first stared blankly at Kouga, as if he couldn't quite comprehend the question. Finally, he lowered his eyes.
"You knew Inuyasha fancied her. She left with him."
He had thought he'd known better, than to fall for a woman like he fell for Kagome. After all, weren't they all just fickle creatures who followed their whims, rather than listen to their hearts?
Yes, he knew better. But he never thought it would hurt this badly.
Kouga growled, bringing him back to reality.
"Well? What are we going to do about it, Sesshomaru?"
The man shook his head and pushed Kouga away, hard. He didn't see the sense in going after her. She wasn't concerned with him, why should he be concerned for her?
But that logic was useless. He was concerned. He wanted to know if she was okay. He wanted to know if his stupid brother had hurt her. And he wanted to know what Inuyasha had done to convince her.
He was not as blind, nor naive as Inuyasha. He would not presume she was deceived or forced. Better to assume the worst and be prepared, than to take for granted the best possibility and be let down.
His mental barriers were being rebuilt, much too quickly for his liking, and it was making his head hurt. Sesshomaru did not wish to think on this much longer; he had fallen for a woman's charms, and now he must suffer the consequences.
As he turned to lay back down onto his bunk, a flash of pale white caught his eye. A scrap of dirty paper lay previously unnoticed next to his pillow. He unfolded it and squinted to read the scribbled, hurried print.
His eyes narrowed as he finished the note, and his fist slammed suddenly against the wall. Kouga looked at him curiously, and his long silver strands whipped suddenly around as he glared vehemently at Kouga, his only available target.
"He took her. She was kidnapped!"
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Wow. Horrible. Sorry for the wait, and for the general crappiness. .
Cream Puffs & Cheesecake
Reiko