A/N: I feel bad because I'm not updating fast enough and all. So forgive me
for the lateness of these chapters! Please? I'm making the chapters longer
and it will probably end in four to six chapters..I hope you guys don't
expect "happy" endings.
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It was gray outside. Dark clouds were forming together as they moved closer towards the land, masking the bright moon in all its glory and making it seem dark, cold, and very evil.
It was going to rain. And hard.
"Hurry up and throw her in before the storm hits. I hate being wet." One wolf demon said as he climbed out of the shallow four feet hole he had just dug. He wiped the dirt from his lower pelt and knees and crossed his arms impatiently.
"Right," another one said who held the girl by the ankles. He nodded to the last demon, which was holding her by her arms and they hefted her up a bit higher to toss her in the badly dug grave.
A loud thunder ripped through the air as Kagome took a sharp breath. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at the sky as it grew darker and drops of rain began to fall. A drop hit her face and she shut her eyes again just as one of the demons looked down at her.
"Do it already!" cried the impatient one.
"I think she moved," he said and he blew on her face to see her reaction. Nothing happened and he shrugged.
"Dead people don't move, now come on let's throw her in." the one who grasped her ankles said. He stared up at her chest, swearing he could see her chest rising and falling as a strong gust of wind suddenly came upon them. He shook his head and noticed how the wind made her kimono flutter about.
Surely it was the wind playing tricks on him.
"Maybe we should just place her in." the one who held her arms said. He could have sworn she had moved. "Koga does have a lot of respect for her."
"If Koga had respect her would have came. This is probably some bitch he had a one night stand with," the impatient one said, gritting his teeth. "If you don't toss her in right now I'll leave and you'll put the dirt back yourselves."
They tossed her in.
She landed with a sharp thud and opened her eyes again and tried to scream out. Only to find that her voice was too dry to make any sounds. She sat up and her head swam making her dizzy so that she lay back down and clench her eyes shut as a headache formed. "Sess-" she gasped out.
"She looked familiar." One of the demons said as they lined up in back of a huge pile of dirt, bent over, and spread their legs.
"Perhaps she was with the clan for a day. Who knows? Let's hurry up. The rain is coming down."
They all nodded and began to grab the dirt with their hands and throw it between their legs and into the grave, burying her alive.
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By the time they were climbing up the cliff that led to the cave, they were all completely wet. The rain was coming down and the thunder was booming loudly. Strong winds blew at them from every direction and bits of dirt and grit were flying making them squint their eyes and shut their mouths tight. They reached the top and were about to run inside when they noticed the whole pack, Koga in the lead, outside the shelter. All of them were baring their teeth and growling at a dark figure in front of them, completely ignoring the rain.
"State your name and business!" Koga shouted over the wind. He signaled for his clan to surround him and they fanned out, the other three joining him as they began to growl too. They sensed a major power with him.
Sesshomaru bothered by the rain and concern for the girl ignored them, as he began walking towards the cave. Her scent was lingering inside and the scent out here was quickly fading due to the weather. As he moved closer a few wolves howled and growled at him moving in closer. The leader, Koga seemed to signal them to stop as he advanced closer himself.
"Who are you?" he asked. He knew he wasn't Inuyasha due to height and clothing but the hair and smell was almost exactly the same.
Sesshomaru stopped and looked down at Koga. "Where is the human girl you have?" he asked. He didn't think they knew her name and planned to keep it that way.
At this Koga flexed his claws. "What businesses have you with her?" he asked as he bared his fangs and a deep growl emitted from his throat.
"He's talking about the one we buried." One of the three demons whispered. The other two hushed him quickly but it was too late.
Sesshomaru turned and with such speed, grabbed the demon by his neck. "Where is she?" he barley managed to get out before he was attacked. Everyone, including Koga jumped on him. Biting, kicking, punching, and clawing at him with brute force.
"Rip him to shreds!" Koga called out as he punched Sesshomaru in the lower ribs. Sesshomaru growled and closed his eyes, which had turned bright red and quickly his body began to change shape.
His fingers on each hand fused together and grew much larger as fur spread over his body. His teeth lengthened and sharpened and his size increased dramatically. As he grew some wolves let go or fell off as the rest held on to him, still fighting. He turned and roared as he looked down on the wolf tribe and bared his fangs. His eyes so red they resembled the fire of hell.
Thunder clapped in the distance and there was a massacre.
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"I'm dead," Kagome said as Sesshomaru laid her under a thick tree. Dirt was all over her skin and clothes and Sesshomaru was smearing the blood of others on her every time he touched her.
"Why am I so cold? Do dead people feel cold for the rest of eternity?" she asked as she shivered. She coughed into her hand and brought up dirt and blood. She wiped it on the ground and cleared her throat, her voice sounding dry and forced. She looked up at him, eyes bright and frightened. "And why are you here? And why are you covered in blood? Is that my blood?"
Sesshomaru shook his head. "No. You are alive. Now hush." He said and drew his sword. Before she could ask another question he brought it down upon her and made a quick stab before pulling out. Then he repeated the motion to himself.
Bones were repaired, cuts were healed, and infections were burned away as both returned to a naturally healthy state. Sesshomaru picked Kagome up and began walking again, ignoring the rain. Though as he got wet he could make out a different kind of wetness on his bare shoulder. She was crying on him. Most of the clothes on his upper body had been reduced to shreds as he transformed and he had yet to replace it.
Kagome shivered against him and tried holding back tears but it was no use.
"I thought you... Dead... It hurt so much." She made little sense as she rambled on about what had happened. "I was so scared.. Alone. Anomie." As she said her daughter's name, she cried harder, the sobs becoming wails. "Anomie," she said again and hugged on to Sesshomaru. She placed his hand at the back of her head and began stroking him.
"I love you so much," she whispered.
Sesshomaru adjusted her in his arms and kept walking, ignoring her completely. He should just get it over with and kill her. What was she thinking? That he was her daughter? How badly had her mind been warped?
"I am not your daughter," Sesshomaru said as the rain washed them clean of blood and dirt. He picked up speed and began covering distance, leaving the rough mountain terrain of the wolf tribe and entering a field of tall grass, until finally they were back in the forest. He ran for hours, easily dodging trees and never stumbling. When he stopped he noticed that already the sun was rising.
The horizon showed a light blue as the rest if the sky was still dark and raining. Sesshomaru ran up a steep hill and stopped at the top, looking around for some place to go. If he hadn't promised her anything he would have returned to his home.
He noticed a field of wildflowers at the base of the hill and a small house built in the distance. He ran there and kicked open the door, not caring if he startled any villagers.
He was relived that the house was empty.
Looking around he placed Kagome on a futon and unfeelingly pulled off her wet clothes and covered her with a blanket. She moaned and turned over on the futon and easily fell asleep.
Sesshomaru sat to the side of the house and watched her, keeping his protected vigil just as he had promised.
But he couldn't look at her. It unnerved him to think that he was actually relived to have found her. When he hadn't found her by the cliff, he was filled with such a sense of panic that it nearly frightened him. And he could smell the scent of wolf around, it smothered the delicate scent of Kagome and trialed off towards the exit of the forest. So he followed the trail out for revenge.
And after he had killed the wolf tribe, he revived the one who whispered of her grave. So scared, was he that he led him straight to the grave, no questions asked or protests given. When the reached, Sesshomaru killed him again and plunged Tensuiga into the grave, waiting for him to feel the sword transfer it's replenishing energy. He felt it hum and when it died down he retracted the sword, waiting for her to get up. A few minutes later he growled impatiently and pushed his hands through the dirt until he felt her clothes and pulled her out.
He'd brought her back to life so that she could suffocate and die again.
Fully pissed off, he revived her again and watched as she coughed and sputtered, bringing in air and spitting out dirt. He had sighed in relief. She would be okay.
And now he watched her intently, wondering what affect she was having on him. Ojai said that it was love, but he doubted that. He had a yearning for her. Something called him to her, making it impossible for him to refuse. He had developed a sense of care for her, he already knew that but he couldn't figure out why. She was Inuyasha's old bitch. Yet because he didn't claim her it gave him and any other man the right to.
"She is mine," Sesshomaru deiced. He knew he wasn't in love but merely attracted to something about her. She was too weak for his taste, meaning that he would provide for her for as long as she was under his power.
"Sess-" she murmured in her sleep.
On the inside he smiled to himself, her voice sending a wave of clam through out his body. Providing for her wouldn't be all that bad. Knowing that she would have to depended on him would always give him a great sense of importance.
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"So where have you two been?" Inuyasha asked in an angry calm. He took the sleeping Anomie in his arms and away from Kikyo.
Kikyo stared at the child's back before looking Inuyasha in the eye. "Walking," she said emotionlessly. She stepped towards him and tried to place her arms around him but he stepped away.
"Is that all?" he asked, the same kind of forced calm tone coming out.
Kikyo frowned in confusion. "Yes," she said. "Is something wrong?"
Inuyasha clicked his tongue and looked away. "Kikyo is that all you were doing?" he asked once again. "And don't fucking lie to me,"
"Have I done something to offend you, Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked as she stepped forward again, her voice sounding a bit angry
Inuyasha fixed Anomie's weight and scowled. "Just exactly who the fuck do you think your trying fool?" he asked, his voice an angry whisper. He leaned towards her. "You stink of blood and death. Human and demon alike,"
"You act as if you have never killed before," Kikyo said her eyes blazing though her voice was calm. "You dare accuse me of something then say it now,"
Inuyasha looked away and back at her. "Its not right." He said as he scowled. "It's the smell. It's not right." He said to himself. "It's just too strong. How many did you kill?"
"A village," she admitted. "Because they were after her," she said as she looked at Anomie.
"They were what?!"
"Inuyasha while you weren't around, I saw her making her way towards a village. I followed and while she was in the forest she was confronted by a group of snake demon. I jumped in front to slay them and she ran off. After I had finished I followed her to the village and the girl had been backed into a corner by humans, intending to kill her because she was 'tainted,'" she explained.
Inuyasha seemed to be gripping Anomie so close he'd crush her. He stared at Kikyo before nodding. It still didn't feel right to him but when he looked into her eyes he knew that he'd believe her.
"She woes you her life," he said to her, once again adjusting her weight and changing shoulders she was resting on. "She must have been scared. But I'm glad you were there for her, Kikyo. I'd have lost her without you,"
Kikyo reached out and touched the top of Anomie's head softly. "I'm her mother, Inuyasha. She will always come first to me."
He nodded and turned around. He liked that. Kikyo deserved to be the mother of his child. There was no one better suited for the job, he thought. She was beautiful, kind, and dependable.
But as a bloody arrow lodged in his back and came out through his chest, he was suddenly filled with a sense of hatred. He turned and lashed out at Kikyo, getting a good swipe at her stomach before he and Anomie hit the ground, his body twisting at the last moment so that she was on top oh him. The impact forced the arrow deeper into his back and he screamed. Anomie didn't even stir.
"You bitch!" he yelled as he looked up at her. "What are you doing to me?"
"Taking my life back," she replied as she picked the sleeping child up and smiled at Inuyasha.
"Anomie!" he yelled her name. Her face wrinkled up and she snuggled closer to Kikyo, still asleep.
"ANOMIE!"
"Give it up, Inuyasha." Kikyo whispered. "Go to sleep. I'll come back for you."
The arrow glowed and sent a wave of dizziness through Inuyasha as he clenched his teeth and fists and tried to move. But the power was too great and he couldn't even make a sound.
"It'll be ok." Kikyo assured. "I know you'll be angry for the death of your daughter but once it's over.we'll have children of her own."
He bared his fangs and tried to growl as she slowly walked away. Again a wave of dizziness hit him and his head swam momentarily before everything began to go black.
Angrily, he slipped into a dreamless sleep.
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It was gray outside. Dark clouds were forming together as they moved closer towards the land, masking the bright moon in all its glory and making it seem dark, cold, and very evil.
It was going to rain. And hard.
"Hurry up and throw her in before the storm hits. I hate being wet." One wolf demon said as he climbed out of the shallow four feet hole he had just dug. He wiped the dirt from his lower pelt and knees and crossed his arms impatiently.
"Right," another one said who held the girl by the ankles. He nodded to the last demon, which was holding her by her arms and they hefted her up a bit higher to toss her in the badly dug grave.
A loud thunder ripped through the air as Kagome took a sharp breath. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at the sky as it grew darker and drops of rain began to fall. A drop hit her face and she shut her eyes again just as one of the demons looked down at her.
"Do it already!" cried the impatient one.
"I think she moved," he said and he blew on her face to see her reaction. Nothing happened and he shrugged.
"Dead people don't move, now come on let's throw her in." the one who grasped her ankles said. He stared up at her chest, swearing he could see her chest rising and falling as a strong gust of wind suddenly came upon them. He shook his head and noticed how the wind made her kimono flutter about.
Surely it was the wind playing tricks on him.
"Maybe we should just place her in." the one who held her arms said. He could have sworn she had moved. "Koga does have a lot of respect for her."
"If Koga had respect her would have came. This is probably some bitch he had a one night stand with," the impatient one said, gritting his teeth. "If you don't toss her in right now I'll leave and you'll put the dirt back yourselves."
They tossed her in.
She landed with a sharp thud and opened her eyes again and tried to scream out. Only to find that her voice was too dry to make any sounds. She sat up and her head swam making her dizzy so that she lay back down and clench her eyes shut as a headache formed. "Sess-" she gasped out.
"She looked familiar." One of the demons said as they lined up in back of a huge pile of dirt, bent over, and spread their legs.
"Perhaps she was with the clan for a day. Who knows? Let's hurry up. The rain is coming down."
They all nodded and began to grab the dirt with their hands and throw it between their legs and into the grave, burying her alive.
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By the time they were climbing up the cliff that led to the cave, they were all completely wet. The rain was coming down and the thunder was booming loudly. Strong winds blew at them from every direction and bits of dirt and grit were flying making them squint their eyes and shut their mouths tight. They reached the top and were about to run inside when they noticed the whole pack, Koga in the lead, outside the shelter. All of them were baring their teeth and growling at a dark figure in front of them, completely ignoring the rain.
"State your name and business!" Koga shouted over the wind. He signaled for his clan to surround him and they fanned out, the other three joining him as they began to growl too. They sensed a major power with him.
Sesshomaru bothered by the rain and concern for the girl ignored them, as he began walking towards the cave. Her scent was lingering inside and the scent out here was quickly fading due to the weather. As he moved closer a few wolves howled and growled at him moving in closer. The leader, Koga seemed to signal them to stop as he advanced closer himself.
"Who are you?" he asked. He knew he wasn't Inuyasha due to height and clothing but the hair and smell was almost exactly the same.
Sesshomaru stopped and looked down at Koga. "Where is the human girl you have?" he asked. He didn't think they knew her name and planned to keep it that way.
At this Koga flexed his claws. "What businesses have you with her?" he asked as he bared his fangs and a deep growl emitted from his throat.
"He's talking about the one we buried." One of the three demons whispered. The other two hushed him quickly but it was too late.
Sesshomaru turned and with such speed, grabbed the demon by his neck. "Where is she?" he barley managed to get out before he was attacked. Everyone, including Koga jumped on him. Biting, kicking, punching, and clawing at him with brute force.
"Rip him to shreds!" Koga called out as he punched Sesshomaru in the lower ribs. Sesshomaru growled and closed his eyes, which had turned bright red and quickly his body began to change shape.
His fingers on each hand fused together and grew much larger as fur spread over his body. His teeth lengthened and sharpened and his size increased dramatically. As he grew some wolves let go or fell off as the rest held on to him, still fighting. He turned and roared as he looked down on the wolf tribe and bared his fangs. His eyes so red they resembled the fire of hell.
Thunder clapped in the distance and there was a massacre.
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"I'm dead," Kagome said as Sesshomaru laid her under a thick tree. Dirt was all over her skin and clothes and Sesshomaru was smearing the blood of others on her every time he touched her.
"Why am I so cold? Do dead people feel cold for the rest of eternity?" she asked as she shivered. She coughed into her hand and brought up dirt and blood. She wiped it on the ground and cleared her throat, her voice sounding dry and forced. She looked up at him, eyes bright and frightened. "And why are you here? And why are you covered in blood? Is that my blood?"
Sesshomaru shook his head. "No. You are alive. Now hush." He said and drew his sword. Before she could ask another question he brought it down upon her and made a quick stab before pulling out. Then he repeated the motion to himself.
Bones were repaired, cuts were healed, and infections were burned away as both returned to a naturally healthy state. Sesshomaru picked Kagome up and began walking again, ignoring the rain. Though as he got wet he could make out a different kind of wetness on his bare shoulder. She was crying on him. Most of the clothes on his upper body had been reduced to shreds as he transformed and he had yet to replace it.
Kagome shivered against him and tried holding back tears but it was no use.
"I thought you... Dead... It hurt so much." She made little sense as she rambled on about what had happened. "I was so scared.. Alone. Anomie." As she said her daughter's name, she cried harder, the sobs becoming wails. "Anomie," she said again and hugged on to Sesshomaru. She placed his hand at the back of her head and began stroking him.
"I love you so much," she whispered.
Sesshomaru adjusted her in his arms and kept walking, ignoring her completely. He should just get it over with and kill her. What was she thinking? That he was her daughter? How badly had her mind been warped?
"I am not your daughter," Sesshomaru said as the rain washed them clean of blood and dirt. He picked up speed and began covering distance, leaving the rough mountain terrain of the wolf tribe and entering a field of tall grass, until finally they were back in the forest. He ran for hours, easily dodging trees and never stumbling. When he stopped he noticed that already the sun was rising.
The horizon showed a light blue as the rest if the sky was still dark and raining. Sesshomaru ran up a steep hill and stopped at the top, looking around for some place to go. If he hadn't promised her anything he would have returned to his home.
He noticed a field of wildflowers at the base of the hill and a small house built in the distance. He ran there and kicked open the door, not caring if he startled any villagers.
He was relived that the house was empty.
Looking around he placed Kagome on a futon and unfeelingly pulled off her wet clothes and covered her with a blanket. She moaned and turned over on the futon and easily fell asleep.
Sesshomaru sat to the side of the house and watched her, keeping his protected vigil just as he had promised.
But he couldn't look at her. It unnerved him to think that he was actually relived to have found her. When he hadn't found her by the cliff, he was filled with such a sense of panic that it nearly frightened him. And he could smell the scent of wolf around, it smothered the delicate scent of Kagome and trialed off towards the exit of the forest. So he followed the trail out for revenge.
And after he had killed the wolf tribe, he revived the one who whispered of her grave. So scared, was he that he led him straight to the grave, no questions asked or protests given. When the reached, Sesshomaru killed him again and plunged Tensuiga into the grave, waiting for him to feel the sword transfer it's replenishing energy. He felt it hum and when it died down he retracted the sword, waiting for her to get up. A few minutes later he growled impatiently and pushed his hands through the dirt until he felt her clothes and pulled her out.
He'd brought her back to life so that she could suffocate and die again.
Fully pissed off, he revived her again and watched as she coughed and sputtered, bringing in air and spitting out dirt. He had sighed in relief. She would be okay.
And now he watched her intently, wondering what affect she was having on him. Ojai said that it was love, but he doubted that. He had a yearning for her. Something called him to her, making it impossible for him to refuse. He had developed a sense of care for her, he already knew that but he couldn't figure out why. She was Inuyasha's old bitch. Yet because he didn't claim her it gave him and any other man the right to.
"She is mine," Sesshomaru deiced. He knew he wasn't in love but merely attracted to something about her. She was too weak for his taste, meaning that he would provide for her for as long as she was under his power.
"Sess-" she murmured in her sleep.
On the inside he smiled to himself, her voice sending a wave of clam through out his body. Providing for her wouldn't be all that bad. Knowing that she would have to depended on him would always give him a great sense of importance.
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"So where have you two been?" Inuyasha asked in an angry calm. He took the sleeping Anomie in his arms and away from Kikyo.
Kikyo stared at the child's back before looking Inuyasha in the eye. "Walking," she said emotionlessly. She stepped towards him and tried to place her arms around him but he stepped away.
"Is that all?" he asked, the same kind of forced calm tone coming out.
Kikyo frowned in confusion. "Yes," she said. "Is something wrong?"
Inuyasha clicked his tongue and looked away. "Kikyo is that all you were doing?" he asked once again. "And don't fucking lie to me,"
"Have I done something to offend you, Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked as she stepped forward again, her voice sounding a bit angry
Inuyasha fixed Anomie's weight and scowled. "Just exactly who the fuck do you think your trying fool?" he asked, his voice an angry whisper. He leaned towards her. "You stink of blood and death. Human and demon alike,"
"You act as if you have never killed before," Kikyo said her eyes blazing though her voice was calm. "You dare accuse me of something then say it now,"
Inuyasha looked away and back at her. "Its not right." He said as he scowled. "It's the smell. It's not right." He said to himself. "It's just too strong. How many did you kill?"
"A village," she admitted. "Because they were after her," she said as she looked at Anomie.
"They were what?!"
"Inuyasha while you weren't around, I saw her making her way towards a village. I followed and while she was in the forest she was confronted by a group of snake demon. I jumped in front to slay them and she ran off. After I had finished I followed her to the village and the girl had been backed into a corner by humans, intending to kill her because she was 'tainted,'" she explained.
Inuyasha seemed to be gripping Anomie so close he'd crush her. He stared at Kikyo before nodding. It still didn't feel right to him but when he looked into her eyes he knew that he'd believe her.
"She woes you her life," he said to her, once again adjusting her weight and changing shoulders she was resting on. "She must have been scared. But I'm glad you were there for her, Kikyo. I'd have lost her without you,"
Kikyo reached out and touched the top of Anomie's head softly. "I'm her mother, Inuyasha. She will always come first to me."
He nodded and turned around. He liked that. Kikyo deserved to be the mother of his child. There was no one better suited for the job, he thought. She was beautiful, kind, and dependable.
But as a bloody arrow lodged in his back and came out through his chest, he was suddenly filled with a sense of hatred. He turned and lashed out at Kikyo, getting a good swipe at her stomach before he and Anomie hit the ground, his body twisting at the last moment so that she was on top oh him. The impact forced the arrow deeper into his back and he screamed. Anomie didn't even stir.
"You bitch!" he yelled as he looked up at her. "What are you doing to me?"
"Taking my life back," she replied as she picked the sleeping child up and smiled at Inuyasha.
"Anomie!" he yelled her name. Her face wrinkled up and she snuggled closer to Kikyo, still asleep.
"ANOMIE!"
"Give it up, Inuyasha." Kikyo whispered. "Go to sleep. I'll come back for you."
The arrow glowed and sent a wave of dizziness through Inuyasha as he clenched his teeth and fists and tried to move. But the power was too great and he couldn't even make a sound.
"It'll be ok." Kikyo assured. "I know you'll be angry for the death of your daughter but once it's over.we'll have children of her own."
He bared his fangs and tried to growl as she slowly walked away. Again a wave of dizziness hit him and his head swam momentarily before everything began to go black.
Angrily, he slipped into a dreamless sleep.