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belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. Hope you enjoy the almighty chapter nine!
Chapter Nine
Night fell. The group was all resting around the crackling fire, watching the meat of several rabbits cook that Inu Yasha had caught earlier. Kagome sat sullenly hugging Shippou as she watched them. Sango and Miroku were tending the meat, laughing and talking of something they had seen on the trail that day. She sighed, leaning back against a tree idly smelling the robust aroma of the rabbit meat as it cooked. Shippou snuggled closer to her, grabbing her tail and rubbing it against his cheek with a tiny laugh. She smiled down at him, letting him play, content that the kit was close to her. She could vaguely see Inu Yasha in a tree overhead, close to the fire, watching it noiselessly. She grimaced, her ears flattening slightly against her skull. Shippou looked up at her face, then at Inu Yasha and frowned, petting her tail in a consoling manner.
"Don't worry Kagome," he squeaked, grinning, his own bushy tail wagging joyfully. "Please be happy?" she gazed at him a moment, merely nodding slowly.
"I'll try Shippou, alright?" he seemed to search her eyes for a moment and then nodded, his face filling with cheer again. Kagome inwardly let out a sigh of relief, turning her attention to the scent of food. Her ears wiggled slightly and she stood, walking towards the fire. Shippou yipped, clinging to her tail as he was dragged along, causing Miroku and Sango to turn, watching with merriment in their eyes. "Is the meat ready yet?" she asked politely, though her nose had already told her that it was in fact cooked to perfection and ready to eat. Sango turned to look at the haunches of rabbit and nodded with a grin.
"Hai, come and sit, and let's eat!" Kagome nodded, taking her seat on a log beside the fire. Shippou dragged her fluffily tail to the side and curled up in it like a feather boa. The others shared a laugh that quickly died as Inu Yasha approached them. The two humans nodded to him and he returned the gesture, his heated gaze slipping to Kagome then away, causing her to bristle slightly, her ears laid back. Just who did he think he was, treating her like this? It was as if she was a second class citizen or something...like she was his enemy. She sat in silence, accepting the food that was pushed into her hands. She ate in silence, regarding his actions for a moment thoughtfully. As if sensing her eyes on him he turned towards her, his lips curling slightly as he bristled.
"What in the hell are you staring at me for?" he growled, watching her. She glared back at him, her own lip curling faintly.
"I WAS looking at YOU Inu Yasha, though I have no idea why!" he stood, putting his hands in the sleeves, glaring down at her.
"What's that supposed to mean?" he queried angrily, watching her. She stood as well, facing him with her hands on her hips. Shippou curled up around her tail, watching the two of them with wide eyes.
"I don't know what it's supposed to mean! Why do you hate me, huh? All you've done since you guys took me from Sesshoumaru's is glare and growl! Honestly, you'd think you were jealous or-" she stopped abruptly, looking at Inu Yasha's face. His ears were flat against his skull and his face had gone ashy at the mention of his brother. His jaw ticked slightly as he tried to find words to reply to her. He looked at the two humans and turned to leave, glancing at her over his shoulder.
"Jealous...? Feh. If you want to go back to being my brother's whore then so be it...I won't stop you." And with that he turned his head and marched away, ears still flat. Kagome stood still, watching Inu Yasha walk away, and was surprised to find a few tears descending down her cheeks at his words. She turned as she felt the warm hands on her shoulder, seeing Sango and Miroku smiling faintly to her in sympathy. She hugged them both, just wanting comfort. They willing returned the embrace, trying their best to comfort her. Miroku looked up, catching a glimpse of Inu Yasha at the forest line. His eyes were glittering faintly before he turned, disappearing into the woods around them. He sighed, patting Kagome's shoulder, unsure how or what to say to the human girl turned hanyou...
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Rin slowly peeked into Sesshoumaru's room, peering in with large brown eyes, searching for the Demon Lord. When her eyes fell on him she let out a squeal of delight and scampered inside, well aware that the demon was fully aware of her presence. He turned to look at her over his shoulder, for a moment allowing a faint smile to wisp over his features. He held a hand out for her and she ran to him, hugging his leg.
"What is it Rin?" he asked in that silky soft tone, looking down at her, placing one lithe hand on her head in greeting. She looked up at him, smiling faintly then seemed to frown.
"Where is Kagome? Did she leave for good?" she asked sticking her lower lip out in a pout. He stilled his hand at her question, thinking on it in silence for a long moment before speaking.
"No...she didn't leave for good. She will come back soon; I will make sure of it." Although he spoke softly, there was a certain finality to his words, causing Rin to look up and nod slowly.
"If...if you say so, Lord Sesshoumaru." He nodded, stroking her hair for a moment as he looked out the window.
"I do. Listen Rin. I will be leaving again today. No, don't look at me like that." She nodded slowly, trying not to pout as he continued. "I am going to go and find Kagome. While I'm gone, I want you to mind the servants and be good. I will return soon. Understand?" she nodded again and he offered her another faint smile. "Good." He watched her as she gave him a small hug and then scampered from the room, slowly turning his gaze to the window again, inhaling the air. He would find Kagome soon. He was sure of it...
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Later that night, Kagome was curled up at the edge of the clearing and was having trouble sleeping. She whimpered and looked up at the moon, staring at it absently for a long moment. "The moon sure is lonely...up in the sky all alone...know how it feels now." she stood, moving away absently, glancing at everything around her with softly glowing reddish brown eyes. She took in Shippou, who slept peacefully beside her pack, a little smile adorning his cherubic features, as he scratched at his ear in his sleep. She bit back a soft smile, glancing over to Sango and Miroku. They too were asleep and calm, the soft firelight crackling over their features; for some reason...everyone always seemed to look different sleeping. She sniffed the air and let her eyes slowly find the silver and crimson form of Inu Yasha...up in a tree, staring at that same lonely moon as her. She took a few steps towards him, coming to stand under his tree, biting her lip. "Inu Yasha..." she began quietly, unsure as to how to go about talking to him now. They were like strangers all over again. The Hanyou gradually looked down at her, his amber eyes gleaming in the darkness, with the moon behind him, illuminating his form around the shadows. He jumped down, hiding his arms in his shirt, as he was wont to do. She sighed softly at his body language. She was about to say more when suddenly she smelled something familiar...but not. It tickled at her senses and she couldn't for the life of her remember who or what it was from. Inu Yasha looked up as well and growled faintly, taking a step forward as a form sped into their clearing. It was Kouga, the wolf demon. He looked around, inhaling deeply of the scent of the clearing before stalking towards Inu Yasha and Kagome, a smirk settling on his features.
"Well, well, well...if it isn't the mutt...and my woman Kagom-" he grimaced, sniffing the air as he looked at her, taking in her dog like ears and tail. "What happened to you?! You smell like the mutt..." he sniffed her gently, taking in her scent, also smelling traces of Sesshoumaru on her as well. "Only better...Hn...what happened?" Inu Yasha strode forward snarling.
"What are you doing here wolf face? We don't want you around here! So why don't you just leave-" He was cut off by Kouga's growling as he turned towards him, grabbing him by his throat and pinning him to a tree in one fell swoop.
"You RAPED her, didn't you mutt face?! I leave my woman in your care and here she's turned into...into...some kinda half-breed like you!" he dropped Inu Yasha and turned to Kagome, eyes showing a small amount of hurt. "Ka...Kagome...I thought...you were my...did that mutt face touch you?!" She had stood motionless until now, slowly raising reddish brown eyes to meet his.
"No! Kouga! It's not like that at all...I've changed..." she began half- heartedly, a heavy feeling in the pit of her stomach as she looked into his open, troubled face. Inu Yasha was picking himself up, growling as he lunged for the wolf demon, only to be brought short by a hand on his shoulder. All of the turmoil had woken Miroku and Sango, who now crowded around the others, glancing back and forth. Kirara yowled unenthusiastically, pawing at her face a few times as she looked at them all sleepily. Kagome sighed, looking at them all with dark sienna eyes. One by one she looked into the face of those around her. Inu Yasha seemed stoic and silent, whereas Kouga looked hurt and confused. She gave a little cry that sounded almost like a sob in the back f her throat and turned, running from the encampment, into the dark woods.
"Kagome!" Kouga called, moving as if to follow but Sango slowly put a hand on his shoulder as well, shaking her head. He growled at her, curling one lip in a sneer, but she held his gaze in determination.
"Right now Kagome is confused and hurt. You boys should leave her alone for a while so she can sort her feelings out and figure out what she wants!" Inu Yasha turned, shrugging before jumping into a tree and glaring down at them with softly glowing ember eyes.
"Feh. Who cares what...or who...she wants." He muttered. Kouga bristled at his words and took a step forward then growled, turning.
"I'm gonna go and find Kagome and make sure she's alright." He said and was gone in a flash. The two humans merely looked at one another and shrugged, sighing as they went back to the softly glowing fire and sat down. Sango leaned against Miroku and was more then a little surprised when he merely put his arm around her and looked to the stars...
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Kagome sat beside a small spring, staring into the swirling, moonlit waters as she brooded. Her ears pricked and she turned, sensing someone coming. She was rewarded with the visage of Kouga as he stepped from the dark, twisting woods. Her brow furrowed slightly and she sighed, motioning with one slim white hand for him to come closer to her. He nodded and did so, moving to sit on a rock near her.
"Why did you follow me?" she asked after a long moment, breaking the serene stillness of the spring. Kouga looked to her, as if sizing her up for a moment and then replied.
"You needed someone to look after you, Kagome, and since the mutt face isn't doing his job..." he trailed off for a moment then looked to her with serious eyes. "Kagome...please tell me what happened...why you're a..." he seemed to have trouble saying it at first, but she wasn't sure if it was from revulsion or confusion. "Hanyou. I just want to know what happened. Did mutt face rape you or hurt you at all?" she was surprised when he took her hand, squeezing it gently as he looked into her eyes. He seemed genuine, and really did seem to care. She faintly squeezed his hand back and leaned back, watching him carefully.
"He didn't rape me Kouga...and...I just don't know anymore! Inu Yasha hates me and Sango and Miroku are distant know...Shippou is the only one who still really cares. I'm still me! I'm just..." she looked at herself, feeling a single tear slide down her cheek. "I'm just a half breed now..." Kouga's eyes widened at the tear and he brushed it away, closing his eyes for a moment.
"Kagome? You're still my woman, even if you're a hanyou." He said after a moment, moving to take her into his arms. She took a step back, eyes wide with sadness.
"Oh Kouga...not you too. Please..." she pleaded softly, shaking her head, knowing anything she said against it would crush him. Kouga stood, nodding slowly, looking away for a moment.
"Kagome...it hurts me, but if you need me, you will always know where to find me. My territory is open to you." He said after a moment and turned. She nodded and looked away, even as the wind rustled her hair, alerting her that he was gone. Another lonely tear slid down her cheek as she looked into the fathomless, midnight blue water of the spring.
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Sesshoumaru continued his travels, deep into the forest, hunting Kagome. His amber eyes gleamed as he rode the burdensome beast, ears pricked as he heard Jaken slowly following on foot. He had not yet told Jaken their destination and felt no need to at the moment. On through the night they continued, the only thing to break the silence was the crickets chirping and the occasional sound of something hiding in the bushes, wisely avoiding The Demon Lord and his servant.
"I will find you Kagome. You are my pet...and I keep what is mine." He vowed softly to himself as he looked to the lonely moon, hanging above them all in the sky full of diamonds...
Woo! And the plot has thickened! Again...goddess...I am so sorry that it took me so long to update, I've had some real troubles with writer's block among other things. Please tell me your thoughts, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! ^_^ I love ya all! *huggle*
Chapter Nine
Night fell. The group was all resting around the crackling fire, watching the meat of several rabbits cook that Inu Yasha had caught earlier. Kagome sat sullenly hugging Shippou as she watched them. Sango and Miroku were tending the meat, laughing and talking of something they had seen on the trail that day. She sighed, leaning back against a tree idly smelling the robust aroma of the rabbit meat as it cooked. Shippou snuggled closer to her, grabbing her tail and rubbing it against his cheek with a tiny laugh. She smiled down at him, letting him play, content that the kit was close to her. She could vaguely see Inu Yasha in a tree overhead, close to the fire, watching it noiselessly. She grimaced, her ears flattening slightly against her skull. Shippou looked up at her face, then at Inu Yasha and frowned, petting her tail in a consoling manner.
"Don't worry Kagome," he squeaked, grinning, his own bushy tail wagging joyfully. "Please be happy?" she gazed at him a moment, merely nodding slowly.
"I'll try Shippou, alright?" he seemed to search her eyes for a moment and then nodded, his face filling with cheer again. Kagome inwardly let out a sigh of relief, turning her attention to the scent of food. Her ears wiggled slightly and she stood, walking towards the fire. Shippou yipped, clinging to her tail as he was dragged along, causing Miroku and Sango to turn, watching with merriment in their eyes. "Is the meat ready yet?" she asked politely, though her nose had already told her that it was in fact cooked to perfection and ready to eat. Sango turned to look at the haunches of rabbit and nodded with a grin.
"Hai, come and sit, and let's eat!" Kagome nodded, taking her seat on a log beside the fire. Shippou dragged her fluffily tail to the side and curled up in it like a feather boa. The others shared a laugh that quickly died as Inu Yasha approached them. The two humans nodded to him and he returned the gesture, his heated gaze slipping to Kagome then away, causing her to bristle slightly, her ears laid back. Just who did he think he was, treating her like this? It was as if she was a second class citizen or something...like she was his enemy. She sat in silence, accepting the food that was pushed into her hands. She ate in silence, regarding his actions for a moment thoughtfully. As if sensing her eyes on him he turned towards her, his lips curling slightly as he bristled.
"What in the hell are you staring at me for?" he growled, watching her. She glared back at him, her own lip curling faintly.
"I WAS looking at YOU Inu Yasha, though I have no idea why!" he stood, putting his hands in the sleeves, glaring down at her.
"What's that supposed to mean?" he queried angrily, watching her. She stood as well, facing him with her hands on her hips. Shippou curled up around her tail, watching the two of them with wide eyes.
"I don't know what it's supposed to mean! Why do you hate me, huh? All you've done since you guys took me from Sesshoumaru's is glare and growl! Honestly, you'd think you were jealous or-" she stopped abruptly, looking at Inu Yasha's face. His ears were flat against his skull and his face had gone ashy at the mention of his brother. His jaw ticked slightly as he tried to find words to reply to her. He looked at the two humans and turned to leave, glancing at her over his shoulder.
"Jealous...? Feh. If you want to go back to being my brother's whore then so be it...I won't stop you." And with that he turned his head and marched away, ears still flat. Kagome stood still, watching Inu Yasha walk away, and was surprised to find a few tears descending down her cheeks at his words. She turned as she felt the warm hands on her shoulder, seeing Sango and Miroku smiling faintly to her in sympathy. She hugged them both, just wanting comfort. They willing returned the embrace, trying their best to comfort her. Miroku looked up, catching a glimpse of Inu Yasha at the forest line. His eyes were glittering faintly before he turned, disappearing into the woods around them. He sighed, patting Kagome's shoulder, unsure how or what to say to the human girl turned hanyou...
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Rin slowly peeked into Sesshoumaru's room, peering in with large brown eyes, searching for the Demon Lord. When her eyes fell on him she let out a squeal of delight and scampered inside, well aware that the demon was fully aware of her presence. He turned to look at her over his shoulder, for a moment allowing a faint smile to wisp over his features. He held a hand out for her and she ran to him, hugging his leg.
"What is it Rin?" he asked in that silky soft tone, looking down at her, placing one lithe hand on her head in greeting. She looked up at him, smiling faintly then seemed to frown.
"Where is Kagome? Did she leave for good?" she asked sticking her lower lip out in a pout. He stilled his hand at her question, thinking on it in silence for a long moment before speaking.
"No...she didn't leave for good. She will come back soon; I will make sure of it." Although he spoke softly, there was a certain finality to his words, causing Rin to look up and nod slowly.
"If...if you say so, Lord Sesshoumaru." He nodded, stroking her hair for a moment as he looked out the window.
"I do. Listen Rin. I will be leaving again today. No, don't look at me like that." She nodded slowly, trying not to pout as he continued. "I am going to go and find Kagome. While I'm gone, I want you to mind the servants and be good. I will return soon. Understand?" she nodded again and he offered her another faint smile. "Good." He watched her as she gave him a small hug and then scampered from the room, slowly turning his gaze to the window again, inhaling the air. He would find Kagome soon. He was sure of it...
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Later that night, Kagome was curled up at the edge of the clearing and was having trouble sleeping. She whimpered and looked up at the moon, staring at it absently for a long moment. "The moon sure is lonely...up in the sky all alone...know how it feels now." she stood, moving away absently, glancing at everything around her with softly glowing reddish brown eyes. She took in Shippou, who slept peacefully beside her pack, a little smile adorning his cherubic features, as he scratched at his ear in his sleep. She bit back a soft smile, glancing over to Sango and Miroku. They too were asleep and calm, the soft firelight crackling over their features; for some reason...everyone always seemed to look different sleeping. She sniffed the air and let her eyes slowly find the silver and crimson form of Inu Yasha...up in a tree, staring at that same lonely moon as her. She took a few steps towards him, coming to stand under his tree, biting her lip. "Inu Yasha..." she began quietly, unsure as to how to go about talking to him now. They were like strangers all over again. The Hanyou gradually looked down at her, his amber eyes gleaming in the darkness, with the moon behind him, illuminating his form around the shadows. He jumped down, hiding his arms in his shirt, as he was wont to do. She sighed softly at his body language. She was about to say more when suddenly she smelled something familiar...but not. It tickled at her senses and she couldn't for the life of her remember who or what it was from. Inu Yasha looked up as well and growled faintly, taking a step forward as a form sped into their clearing. It was Kouga, the wolf demon. He looked around, inhaling deeply of the scent of the clearing before stalking towards Inu Yasha and Kagome, a smirk settling on his features.
"Well, well, well...if it isn't the mutt...and my woman Kagom-" he grimaced, sniffing the air as he looked at her, taking in her dog like ears and tail. "What happened to you?! You smell like the mutt..." he sniffed her gently, taking in her scent, also smelling traces of Sesshoumaru on her as well. "Only better...Hn...what happened?" Inu Yasha strode forward snarling.
"What are you doing here wolf face? We don't want you around here! So why don't you just leave-" He was cut off by Kouga's growling as he turned towards him, grabbing him by his throat and pinning him to a tree in one fell swoop.
"You RAPED her, didn't you mutt face?! I leave my woman in your care and here she's turned into...into...some kinda half-breed like you!" he dropped Inu Yasha and turned to Kagome, eyes showing a small amount of hurt. "Ka...Kagome...I thought...you were my...did that mutt face touch you?!" She had stood motionless until now, slowly raising reddish brown eyes to meet his.
"No! Kouga! It's not like that at all...I've changed..." she began half- heartedly, a heavy feeling in the pit of her stomach as she looked into his open, troubled face. Inu Yasha was picking himself up, growling as he lunged for the wolf demon, only to be brought short by a hand on his shoulder. All of the turmoil had woken Miroku and Sango, who now crowded around the others, glancing back and forth. Kirara yowled unenthusiastically, pawing at her face a few times as she looked at them all sleepily. Kagome sighed, looking at them all with dark sienna eyes. One by one she looked into the face of those around her. Inu Yasha seemed stoic and silent, whereas Kouga looked hurt and confused. She gave a little cry that sounded almost like a sob in the back f her throat and turned, running from the encampment, into the dark woods.
"Kagome!" Kouga called, moving as if to follow but Sango slowly put a hand on his shoulder as well, shaking her head. He growled at her, curling one lip in a sneer, but she held his gaze in determination.
"Right now Kagome is confused and hurt. You boys should leave her alone for a while so she can sort her feelings out and figure out what she wants!" Inu Yasha turned, shrugging before jumping into a tree and glaring down at them with softly glowing ember eyes.
"Feh. Who cares what...or who...she wants." He muttered. Kouga bristled at his words and took a step forward then growled, turning.
"I'm gonna go and find Kagome and make sure she's alright." He said and was gone in a flash. The two humans merely looked at one another and shrugged, sighing as they went back to the softly glowing fire and sat down. Sango leaned against Miroku and was more then a little surprised when he merely put his arm around her and looked to the stars...
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Kagome sat beside a small spring, staring into the swirling, moonlit waters as she brooded. Her ears pricked and she turned, sensing someone coming. She was rewarded with the visage of Kouga as he stepped from the dark, twisting woods. Her brow furrowed slightly and she sighed, motioning with one slim white hand for him to come closer to her. He nodded and did so, moving to sit on a rock near her.
"Why did you follow me?" she asked after a long moment, breaking the serene stillness of the spring. Kouga looked to her, as if sizing her up for a moment and then replied.
"You needed someone to look after you, Kagome, and since the mutt face isn't doing his job..." he trailed off for a moment then looked to her with serious eyes. "Kagome...please tell me what happened...why you're a..." he seemed to have trouble saying it at first, but she wasn't sure if it was from revulsion or confusion. "Hanyou. I just want to know what happened. Did mutt face rape you or hurt you at all?" she was surprised when he took her hand, squeezing it gently as he looked into her eyes. He seemed genuine, and really did seem to care. She faintly squeezed his hand back and leaned back, watching him carefully.
"He didn't rape me Kouga...and...I just don't know anymore! Inu Yasha hates me and Sango and Miroku are distant know...Shippou is the only one who still really cares. I'm still me! I'm just..." she looked at herself, feeling a single tear slide down her cheek. "I'm just a half breed now..." Kouga's eyes widened at the tear and he brushed it away, closing his eyes for a moment.
"Kagome? You're still my woman, even if you're a hanyou." He said after a moment, moving to take her into his arms. She took a step back, eyes wide with sadness.
"Oh Kouga...not you too. Please..." she pleaded softly, shaking her head, knowing anything she said against it would crush him. Kouga stood, nodding slowly, looking away for a moment.
"Kagome...it hurts me, but if you need me, you will always know where to find me. My territory is open to you." He said after a moment and turned. She nodded and looked away, even as the wind rustled her hair, alerting her that he was gone. Another lonely tear slid down her cheek as she looked into the fathomless, midnight blue water of the spring.
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Sesshoumaru continued his travels, deep into the forest, hunting Kagome. His amber eyes gleamed as he rode the burdensome beast, ears pricked as he heard Jaken slowly following on foot. He had not yet told Jaken their destination and felt no need to at the moment. On through the night they continued, the only thing to break the silence was the crickets chirping and the occasional sound of something hiding in the bushes, wisely avoiding The Demon Lord and his servant.
"I will find you Kagome. You are my pet...and I keep what is mine." He vowed softly to himself as he looked to the lonely moon, hanging above them all in the sky full of diamonds...
Woo! And the plot has thickened! Again...goddess...I am so sorry that it took me so long to update, I've had some real troubles with writer's block among other things. Please tell me your thoughts, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! ^_^ I love ya all! *huggle*