Last time:
"A note? What do you mean?" Kagome asked. She never saw him write anything.
"Yes a note, a note that says if Inuyasha doesn't give me Tetsusaiga peacefully, your life is mine." Kagome gulped. She didn't like the sound of that.
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Chapter 4: Mixed Feelings.
"What are you doing here?" Inuyasha asked the now tremebling Jaken.
"I'm here to give you a note." The icky green toad threw a scroll at Inuyasha and ran off, Kirara chased him, making him run a lot faster then he knew he could.
"What does the note say Inuyasha?" Miroku asked. The monk looked over the hanyou's shoulder and tried to read the fancy kanji writing.
"That bastard!" Inuyasha threw the scroll into the fire, watching it crackle and burn.
"What did it say? Is Kagome alright?" Sango looked at Miroku, who looked grim.
"He said that I have to give him Tetsusaiga, and in return, he won't kill Kagome and will give her back to us." Inuyasha said, growling. How he hated his brother, doing this.
"It said that her life was his.....it never said he would kill her." Miroku said.
"But I know Sesshoumaru, he'll kill her without a second thought."
"So do you plan on giving up Tetsusaiga?"
"I'm not sure, I mean.....I don't know...." Inuyasha sat on a log.
"What do you mean!?!?" Sango yelled, Miroku grabbed her before she could rip Inuyasha to shreds. "Kagome's life is in danger!!" She froze as she felt a hand start to wander. Miroku then was on the ground, a large lump starting to grow on his thick head.
"Just give some time to think!" Inuyasha stormed off into the forest.
~*~*~*~
"He won't........" Kagome said sadly. Sesshoumaru looked at her.
"What do you mean, are you not his mate? Has he not marked you?" Kagome almost laughed, but held it back, the thought of laughter died away almost as soon as it had come.
"No....I'm not his mate. He hasn't 'marked' me....whatever that means."
"It is when that male bites the female where shoulder meets neck, it claims her as his and only his."
"Oh....but he doesn't love me, we're just friends, I hope. Besides, he loves Kikyo."
"Kikyo?"
"The miko who pinned him to the tree, he-"
"Loves someone who pinned him to that tree?"
"Well, yes, before he was pinned anyway, but she came back, but she's not human, now she made of grave dirt and bones. But he still loves her more than he'll ever love me, you might as well kill me now."
"I would rather wait until tomorrow, then we shall see. Sleep." Kagome curled up into a little ball, falling into sleep quickly.
About a hour into her sleep, Sesshoumaru heard her muttering something. He walked a little bit closer to hear what she was saying in her sleep.
"Inu...Inuyasha.....am I only a shard detector to you?....Is that all?....." Kagome had a no idea she had said that, but she knew she had said it in her dream, which was a painful one.
~*~*~*~
"Wake up." Kagome's eyes fluttered up, standing above her wasn't Sesshoumaru, but someone else. Kagome screamed and flung Jaken into a nearby tree. Rin was also awake, and was running around Ah-Un.
"Can Kagome-chan and Rin play today!?" Rin looked up at Sesshoumaru hopefully.
"Not today Rin." Rin pouted a bit, but started chasing Jaken around the tree. Sesshoumaru looked at Jaken. "Keep her here." He nodded while being chased around, the Taiyoukai turned his gaze to Kagome. "We will go now." Before she could answer Sesshoumaru grabbed her around the waist and took off. He could smell the fear coming off the girl, even with a bath and a new kimono.
'Oh Inuyasha, what do you plan on doing?' Kagome thought, she tried to move, but was met with a growl.
"Do not make me drop you."
"You wouldn't, you still need me for bait." Kagome suddenly felt the ground rush towards her, suddenly something stopped her fall. She looked up at Sesshoumaru, who smirked and held her by the back of her kimono.
"Care to test that theroy again?"
~*~*~*~
"Sesshoumaru! Give Kagome back!" Inuyasha yelled, Sesshoumaru smirked and brought Kagome closer to his chest, one arm wrapped around her waist. Sango stepped foward, her boomerang ready for an attack.
"Step back huntress, or your friend won't live much longer." Sango looked at Kagome, who nodded, she stepped back and put her boomerang away. Shippou sat on Miroku's shoulder, the kit feared for his 'mother's' life, and felt ready to attack Sesshoumaru.
"Sesshoumaru you bastard!" Inuyasha stepped foward and drew Tetsusaiga.
"I wouldn't do that little brother, you see," Sesshoumaru ran a claw down Kagome's neck, drawing a thin line of blood. "I hold her life in my hands." Inuyasha growled but put Tetsusaiga away, knowing that Sesshoumaru would rip Kagome's head off before he could get there.
'Please don't do anything stupid Inuyasha.' Kagome thought from Sesshoumaru's arms.
"Well Inuyasha, what do you plan on doing, will you trade Tetsusaiga for the miko, or should I keep her?"
'Well, now I'll know if I'm more important to him than his sword. What if he says no? I'll be at Sesshoumaru's mercy, then again, I've been at his mercy all this time. Either Sesshoumaru kills me if Inuyasha doesn't give him Tetsusaiga, or Inuyasha yells at me to no end about how stupid I was. But I'm only a shard detector to him, he's told me that lots of times.' Sesshoumaru could feel the conflict going on inside her head, and brought her back to the real world by lightly running a claw down her neck again.
"Well dear little brother?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"I....I....ummm....I....." Inuyasha wasn't sure what to do, he didn't want to give up Tetsusaiga to his brother, but then again, Sesshoumaru would kill Kagome.
"Inuyasha, if it takes this much time to decide weither I live or die, you must not care that much." Kagome said sadly, Inuyasha hadn't answered Sesshoumaru, but continued stumbling.
"Kagome, it's not that......it's just that......." Inuyasha was startled by what she said, as were the others.
"It's just what?" Kagome's scent had a hint of anger in it, although the smell of fear still overrode it.
"Could this have anything to do with the dead miko?" Sesshoumaru asked, he felt Kagome stiffen in his arms. He tread on dangerous territory by bringing up Kikyo.
"Kikyo......" Inuyasha looked even more at a loss now.
"Is your dear Kikyo more important than Kagome?" Sesshoumaru startled himself by saying her name, he had been calling her miko, or woman, or wench when she was out of earshot.
"Leave Kikyo out of this, she has nothing to do with this!" Inuyasha was getting pissed.
"Oh but she does little brother, she too can see the shards, is that why you can't decide Kagome's fate?" Inuyasha growled but Sesshoumaru continued. "I overheard this miko last night, I believe she said something about you calling her a 'shard detector'."
'So he heard me last night!?' Kagome looked Inuyasha in the eyes, he caught her gaze but looked away just as fast. Kagome's shoulders slumped in sadness, even now, after all they had been through, he still couldn't look her in the eyes.
"Is that all I am to you Inuyasha, a shard detector?" Kagome asked.
"Kagome.....I......you don't understand."
"I think I understand, you were just using me to find the shards."
"No! Of course not! I....."
"Don't lie Inuyasha, that's all I am to you, that's why you were hestitating weither or not go give up Tetsusaiga."
"No! You're more than a shard detector, you're a friend."
"Then why is it that you haven't tried to save me from Sesshoumaru?"
"I'm not giving Sesshoumaru Tetsusaiga!" Inuyasha yelled.
That sealed the deal right there.
"Well, I believe the miko is mine then." Sesshoumaru ran another claw down Kagome's neck. The smell of her fear spiked.
"Kagome-chan!" Sango cried, she started to run forward, but was stopped again when Sesshoumaru dug his claws into the back of her neck, making Kagome cry out in pain.
"Let her go Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha yelled.
"She is mine, dear little brother, as soon as you said that you wouldn't give me Tetsusaiga." His claws dug deeper into Kagome's flesh, she cried out in pain again.
"Please....." Sesshoumaru could barely hear Kagome's whisper, he knew it was for his ears only. "Not in front of my friends, I don't want them to see." Sesshoumaru took off into the sky, leaving a cursing Inuyasha and a crying Shippou on the ground below.
"It seems the huntress doesn't give up." Kagome looked behind them, and indeed, there was Sango, riding Kirara. "Prehapse I should end them as well."
"No.....please Sesshoumaru, let them be, I know you can outrun Kirara, please don't hurt them." Sesshoumaru sped up, leaving Kirara and Sango very far behind. "Thank you."
Sesshoumaru landed in a clearing of a dense forest, he set Kagome down and looked at her, the smell of fear was everywhere. Kagome looked nervously around her, trees surrounded her. She looked around for a way to escape, any way.
"I wouldn't bother looking for a way to escape miko." Sesshoumaru grabbed her arm and brought Kagome a mere inches away from him. "Now....what to do with you....." Sesshoumaru ran a claw under her chin, making her look at him.
"Whatever you plan on doing, get it over with."
"Are you that eager for whatever I have in store for you?" Sesshoumaru lightly scrached the vein that ran down Kagome's neck. She gulped and closed her eyes. She could have sworn she heard him chuckle.
'Why am I not dead yet?'
"You have nothing to worry about, for the moment. I have no need to kill you right now." Kagome's eyes shot open, confusion clear in her eyes.
"Wh-what do you mean?" Either he was playing with her...or "you mean you're not going to kill me?"
"Not at the moment. Now leave, before I change my mind."
"What?!"
"I said leave, before I rip your thoat out."
"Th-thank you Sesshoumaru." Kagome turned to leave, when he stopped her again.
"Next time you will not be so lucky. I only stopped myself because Rin comes this way, I do not wish for her to see such a blood death." Kagome shivered, thanking Rin for stopping what was to come. She turned tail and fled.
Kagome arrived where the confortataion had happened, Shippou was still crying on Miroku's shoulder, who was comforting Sango. Inuyasha just sat on the ground, a blank expression on his face.
"Sango, Miroku, Shippou!" All heads turned to see Kagome standing there, Shippou and Sango cried for joy and took Kagome into a bear hug.
"You're alright! You're alright! You're not dead!"
"I'm alright, if you would release me from this hug." Kagome smiled happily, giving Sango and Shippou hugs.
"What happened? We thought you would be killed!" Miroku came up and gave her a hug as well.
"He decided to let me go, guess I wasn't worth his time."
~*~End Chapter~*~
WD: Crappy ending I know.....too bad! Hahahahahahahaha! I'm feeling very insane at the moment. Sorry it wasn't posted on Friday, I was at my father's house for the long weekend.
~*~Reveiws~*~
Skitzoflame: Nope....Inu-chan didn't give Tetsusaiga for Kagome....poor Kagome....
Manga617: Thank you! I'll try to update ASAP
Asia_chan: Updates on this story might be a bit slow....my muse is evil...evil I say.
Yura of the Hair: Yup...Poor Rin and Kagome.....poor Kagome in the next couple chapters...*evil grin*
tbiris: Yup.....Fluffy can be a jackass at times can't he?
Meh: I'll update ASAP
"A note? What do you mean?" Kagome asked. She never saw him write anything.
"Yes a note, a note that says if Inuyasha doesn't give me Tetsusaiga peacefully, your life is mine." Kagome gulped. She didn't like the sound of that.
~*~
Chapter 4: Mixed Feelings.
"What are you doing here?" Inuyasha asked the now tremebling Jaken.
"I'm here to give you a note." The icky green toad threw a scroll at Inuyasha and ran off, Kirara chased him, making him run a lot faster then he knew he could.
"What does the note say Inuyasha?" Miroku asked. The monk looked over the hanyou's shoulder and tried to read the fancy kanji writing.
"That bastard!" Inuyasha threw the scroll into the fire, watching it crackle and burn.
"What did it say? Is Kagome alright?" Sango looked at Miroku, who looked grim.
"He said that I have to give him Tetsusaiga, and in return, he won't kill Kagome and will give her back to us." Inuyasha said, growling. How he hated his brother, doing this.
"It said that her life was his.....it never said he would kill her." Miroku said.
"But I know Sesshoumaru, he'll kill her without a second thought."
"So do you plan on giving up Tetsusaiga?"
"I'm not sure, I mean.....I don't know...." Inuyasha sat on a log.
"What do you mean!?!?" Sango yelled, Miroku grabbed her before she could rip Inuyasha to shreds. "Kagome's life is in danger!!" She froze as she felt a hand start to wander. Miroku then was on the ground, a large lump starting to grow on his thick head.
"Just give some time to think!" Inuyasha stormed off into the forest.
~*~*~*~
"He won't........" Kagome said sadly. Sesshoumaru looked at her.
"What do you mean, are you not his mate? Has he not marked you?" Kagome almost laughed, but held it back, the thought of laughter died away almost as soon as it had come.
"No....I'm not his mate. He hasn't 'marked' me....whatever that means."
"It is when that male bites the female where shoulder meets neck, it claims her as his and only his."
"Oh....but he doesn't love me, we're just friends, I hope. Besides, he loves Kikyo."
"Kikyo?"
"The miko who pinned him to the tree, he-"
"Loves someone who pinned him to that tree?"
"Well, yes, before he was pinned anyway, but she came back, but she's not human, now she made of grave dirt and bones. But he still loves her more than he'll ever love me, you might as well kill me now."
"I would rather wait until tomorrow, then we shall see. Sleep." Kagome curled up into a little ball, falling into sleep quickly.
About a hour into her sleep, Sesshoumaru heard her muttering something. He walked a little bit closer to hear what she was saying in her sleep.
"Inu...Inuyasha.....am I only a shard detector to you?....Is that all?....." Kagome had a no idea she had said that, but she knew she had said it in her dream, which was a painful one.
~*~*~*~
"Wake up." Kagome's eyes fluttered up, standing above her wasn't Sesshoumaru, but someone else. Kagome screamed and flung Jaken into a nearby tree. Rin was also awake, and was running around Ah-Un.
"Can Kagome-chan and Rin play today!?" Rin looked up at Sesshoumaru hopefully.
"Not today Rin." Rin pouted a bit, but started chasing Jaken around the tree. Sesshoumaru looked at Jaken. "Keep her here." He nodded while being chased around, the Taiyoukai turned his gaze to Kagome. "We will go now." Before she could answer Sesshoumaru grabbed her around the waist and took off. He could smell the fear coming off the girl, even with a bath and a new kimono.
'Oh Inuyasha, what do you plan on doing?' Kagome thought, she tried to move, but was met with a growl.
"Do not make me drop you."
"You wouldn't, you still need me for bait." Kagome suddenly felt the ground rush towards her, suddenly something stopped her fall. She looked up at Sesshoumaru, who smirked and held her by the back of her kimono.
"Care to test that theroy again?"
~*~*~*~
"Sesshoumaru! Give Kagome back!" Inuyasha yelled, Sesshoumaru smirked and brought Kagome closer to his chest, one arm wrapped around her waist. Sango stepped foward, her boomerang ready for an attack.
"Step back huntress, or your friend won't live much longer." Sango looked at Kagome, who nodded, she stepped back and put her boomerang away. Shippou sat on Miroku's shoulder, the kit feared for his 'mother's' life, and felt ready to attack Sesshoumaru.
"Sesshoumaru you bastard!" Inuyasha stepped foward and drew Tetsusaiga.
"I wouldn't do that little brother, you see," Sesshoumaru ran a claw down Kagome's neck, drawing a thin line of blood. "I hold her life in my hands." Inuyasha growled but put Tetsusaiga away, knowing that Sesshoumaru would rip Kagome's head off before he could get there.
'Please don't do anything stupid Inuyasha.' Kagome thought from Sesshoumaru's arms.
"Well Inuyasha, what do you plan on doing, will you trade Tetsusaiga for the miko, or should I keep her?"
'Well, now I'll know if I'm more important to him than his sword. What if he says no? I'll be at Sesshoumaru's mercy, then again, I've been at his mercy all this time. Either Sesshoumaru kills me if Inuyasha doesn't give him Tetsusaiga, or Inuyasha yells at me to no end about how stupid I was. But I'm only a shard detector to him, he's told me that lots of times.' Sesshoumaru could feel the conflict going on inside her head, and brought her back to the real world by lightly running a claw down her neck again.
"Well dear little brother?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"I....I....ummm....I....." Inuyasha wasn't sure what to do, he didn't want to give up Tetsusaiga to his brother, but then again, Sesshoumaru would kill Kagome.
"Inuyasha, if it takes this much time to decide weither I live or die, you must not care that much." Kagome said sadly, Inuyasha hadn't answered Sesshoumaru, but continued stumbling.
"Kagome, it's not that......it's just that......." Inuyasha was startled by what she said, as were the others.
"It's just what?" Kagome's scent had a hint of anger in it, although the smell of fear still overrode it.
"Could this have anything to do with the dead miko?" Sesshoumaru asked, he felt Kagome stiffen in his arms. He tread on dangerous territory by bringing up Kikyo.
"Kikyo......" Inuyasha looked even more at a loss now.
"Is your dear Kikyo more important than Kagome?" Sesshoumaru startled himself by saying her name, he had been calling her miko, or woman, or wench when she was out of earshot.
"Leave Kikyo out of this, she has nothing to do with this!" Inuyasha was getting pissed.
"Oh but she does little brother, she too can see the shards, is that why you can't decide Kagome's fate?" Inuyasha growled but Sesshoumaru continued. "I overheard this miko last night, I believe she said something about you calling her a 'shard detector'."
'So he heard me last night!?' Kagome looked Inuyasha in the eyes, he caught her gaze but looked away just as fast. Kagome's shoulders slumped in sadness, even now, after all they had been through, he still couldn't look her in the eyes.
"Is that all I am to you Inuyasha, a shard detector?" Kagome asked.
"Kagome.....I......you don't understand."
"I think I understand, you were just using me to find the shards."
"No! Of course not! I....."
"Don't lie Inuyasha, that's all I am to you, that's why you were hestitating weither or not go give up Tetsusaiga."
"No! You're more than a shard detector, you're a friend."
"Then why is it that you haven't tried to save me from Sesshoumaru?"
"I'm not giving Sesshoumaru Tetsusaiga!" Inuyasha yelled.
That sealed the deal right there.
"Well, I believe the miko is mine then." Sesshoumaru ran another claw down Kagome's neck. The smell of her fear spiked.
"Kagome-chan!" Sango cried, she started to run forward, but was stopped again when Sesshoumaru dug his claws into the back of her neck, making Kagome cry out in pain.
"Let her go Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha yelled.
"She is mine, dear little brother, as soon as you said that you wouldn't give me Tetsusaiga." His claws dug deeper into Kagome's flesh, she cried out in pain again.
"Please....." Sesshoumaru could barely hear Kagome's whisper, he knew it was for his ears only. "Not in front of my friends, I don't want them to see." Sesshoumaru took off into the sky, leaving a cursing Inuyasha and a crying Shippou on the ground below.
"It seems the huntress doesn't give up." Kagome looked behind them, and indeed, there was Sango, riding Kirara. "Prehapse I should end them as well."
"No.....please Sesshoumaru, let them be, I know you can outrun Kirara, please don't hurt them." Sesshoumaru sped up, leaving Kirara and Sango very far behind. "Thank you."
Sesshoumaru landed in a clearing of a dense forest, he set Kagome down and looked at her, the smell of fear was everywhere. Kagome looked nervously around her, trees surrounded her. She looked around for a way to escape, any way.
"I wouldn't bother looking for a way to escape miko." Sesshoumaru grabbed her arm and brought Kagome a mere inches away from him. "Now....what to do with you....." Sesshoumaru ran a claw under her chin, making her look at him.
"Whatever you plan on doing, get it over with."
"Are you that eager for whatever I have in store for you?" Sesshoumaru lightly scrached the vein that ran down Kagome's neck. She gulped and closed her eyes. She could have sworn she heard him chuckle.
'Why am I not dead yet?'
"You have nothing to worry about, for the moment. I have no need to kill you right now." Kagome's eyes shot open, confusion clear in her eyes.
"Wh-what do you mean?" Either he was playing with her...or "you mean you're not going to kill me?"
"Not at the moment. Now leave, before I change my mind."
"What?!"
"I said leave, before I rip your thoat out."
"Th-thank you Sesshoumaru." Kagome turned to leave, when he stopped her again.
"Next time you will not be so lucky. I only stopped myself because Rin comes this way, I do not wish for her to see such a blood death." Kagome shivered, thanking Rin for stopping what was to come. She turned tail and fled.
Kagome arrived where the confortataion had happened, Shippou was still crying on Miroku's shoulder, who was comforting Sango. Inuyasha just sat on the ground, a blank expression on his face.
"Sango, Miroku, Shippou!" All heads turned to see Kagome standing there, Shippou and Sango cried for joy and took Kagome into a bear hug.
"You're alright! You're alright! You're not dead!"
"I'm alright, if you would release me from this hug." Kagome smiled happily, giving Sango and Shippou hugs.
"What happened? We thought you would be killed!" Miroku came up and gave her a hug as well.
"He decided to let me go, guess I wasn't worth his time."
~*~End Chapter~*~
WD: Crappy ending I know.....too bad! Hahahahahahahaha! I'm feeling very insane at the moment. Sorry it wasn't posted on Friday, I was at my father's house for the long weekend.
~*~Reveiws~*~
Skitzoflame: Nope....Inu-chan didn't give Tetsusaiga for Kagome....poor Kagome....
Manga617: Thank you! I'll try to update ASAP
Asia_chan: Updates on this story might be a bit slow....my muse is evil...evil I say.
Yura of the Hair: Yup...Poor Rin and Kagome.....poor Kagome in the next couple chapters...*evil grin*
tbiris: Yup.....Fluffy can be a jackass at times can't he?
Meh: I'll update ASAP