Hiding in the Garden
~*Sorry for the long absence, it has an explanation! A trip to Mexico and a huge writer's block. Yes, sadly I think this should be getting to is end. -.-;;; Wells… Let's see*~
Last Time:
She started up a bath and imitated his scowls and phrases she managed to remember. She laughed quietly and pretty soon she was in the hot steam, not caring about anything just yet.
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She then proceeded to look to her right and saw a mass of white hair. Her eyes widened. Her trembling hand uncovered InuYasha's face under all of his beautiful white hair.
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Kagome then proceeded to shut up and push the white haired man off of the bed. She covered her mouth, her eyes wide with surprise. ~How the hell did I end up here of all places?~ She tried to retrace her last steps carefully so as to not miss anything remotely important.
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He yanked her head up and his lips were on hers in seconds…
"Mine are you beginning to understand that concept?"
She couldn't think straight, but the way InuYasha was making her feel made it all too reasonable. She could feel his anger,. How desperate he was for her to understand…
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Of course. He had kissed her endlessly and then they had somehow ended up in his bed, sleeping. Nothing more had happened, and she silently thanked kami for that. She couldn't go any farther than that. She swore lightly and got off the bed. InuYasha was sitting on the bed, head bent, not saying anything. She picked up her scrunchie, which was on the floor next to her shoes. She put up her hair and slipped on her shoes. She walked around the bed and made her way to the door.
"Where are you going?"
"Away."
"You can't."
"I have to. Understand."
"I can't understand! What necessity is there for us to not want to be together?! I KNOW you are attracted to me! Why the hell are you resisting it?"
Her eyes filled with tears and painful memories. InuYasha, behind her, was now crying in frustration. He couldn't find a reason for her resisting her feelings for him, his feelings for her. What type of barrier was making her close herself off from the world?
~*Anybody remember what that barrier is? You're about to get a remiiiiiiinderrr! LOL!*~
Rin smiled as she rose from the now cold water. The water dripped from her hair splashing endlessly into the tub. She grabbed a nearby towel and wrapped it around herself. She bent down to pull the plug. She arose and quietly walked over to the closet. Putting on clean clothes she felt very much awake and all pains had subsided. She smiled while drying her hair. Her long sleeve sweater with turtle neck looked nice. It's peach color radiated energy and happiness. Her black pants were loose and her black boots fit perfectly adding to her height. She smiled and walked out after putting the hair dryer up. She silently looked around and made a dash for the door, but two strong arms stopped her escape.
"Now, now Rin dear. We have plenty to talk about."
She sighed and gave up. ~He's too fast… damn…~ She let herself be led to the balcony. There the fresh air hit her with force and she couldn't help but smile. Fresh air in such a huge territory, so much space. She lived for this.
"Now. Getting drunk and going to clubs isn't exactly what the best of mates does."
"Yes well, the best of mates isn't me. If you're not content with that then maybe you should find somebody else Sesshomaru."
Sesshomaru grabbed her arm harshly and turned her around. Fierce eyes met with stubborn ones.
"Say that again. I dare you to."
"I said that if you don't like me for who I am then go fuck yourself. Go find somebody willing to change her every aspect to please you."
His eyes widened for a split second and narrowed the next. His grip was only getting stronger with anger.
"How dare you speak that way to-"
"To you? Who the hell do you think you are? You are my husband, not my nanny. I have the right to enjoy my life. As much as I would enjoy you being there you don't WANT to join me. Instead you spend time in your little office expecting me to play house wife. News flash! I'm not that kind of girl. I like to stay active in the outside world. Kagome is probably the only other girl here that understands me. You and InuYasha both try to keep us caged like birds!"
She gripped the rail and lifted herself onto it. She stood, balancing herself afraid to fall yet determined to make her point well made.
"Rin, get off. You'll hurt yourself."
"I could jump off this rail and be free Sesshomaru. THAT is the only outlet I have, or is it? No. I could jump off and you would go after me. Save me from death, but not from the loneliness that surrounds me."
She was about to jump when she heard Kagome's shouting followed surely by InuYasha's. She sighed and whirled around and stepped off the railing. Glancing at her husband she left the room. Silently making her way down the corridor she noticed everything was dead silent other than the couple screaming. She sighed again. ~Those two make everybody want to listen in. It's like a Jerry Springer episode!~
She was about to open the door to InuYasha's room when a disheveled Kagome ran out full speed. Her face was tear-stricken, her eyes filled with fear…? Had InuYasha done something to scare her? She walked into the dark room and turned on the lights.
"Care to explain the abrupt exit of Kagome?"
"I couldn't even if I wanted to. I don't know how to explain her behavior… We like each other, yet she insists on pushing me away. WHY?!"
"Well, she has been acting rather distant these last couple of days. But I blamed it on the pressure you were putting on her. Obviously it's something much more important than that."
The phone was ringing on InuYasha's bedside table. Rin picked up and spoke and absent-minded hello.
"Rin. It's Sango. I'm worried about Kagome. She told me she has to go away for a long period of time. I don't know what's going on. Care to explain if you know?"
"Actually nobody knows up to this point. I thought YOU would know."
"No, but I might know somebody that does."
Sango hung up the phone and Rin stared at the line that had suddenly gone dead on her. She put the phone back on the receiver and looked at InuYasha's hopeful face.
"Something terribly wrong is going on in Kagome's life and mind. And I don't think we can help her."
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Kagome ran through endless halls and finally opened a door leading to the backyard. Acres and acres of land laid before her, a massive garden to her right and a dirt road to her left. She quickly ran to her right and walked into the garden maze. She ran, crying, helpless knowing he was there. He was looking for her again. He wanted to finish what he hadn't accomplished all those years ago. Her hand pressed her against her stomach, the scar that hadn't gone away. She stopped, exhausted. Unable to run. She lifted her shirt, nothing. But to her the long scar the knife had left was there. Evident from tip to tip. The long trails of blood, the bandages that she couldn't explain to her friends and teachers.
"I've found you. Hiding in the garden my precious child… You knew you couldn't hide for long. Not from me."
"No… Go away… What do you want from me?!"
Her hysterical crying made him smile in an evil way that couldn't be described.
"You're mine. I only want you, your body, your soul. I want you precious."
~*SCORE! LOL! Make the guy sound like Smeagol from Lord of the Rings! LOL!!!!*~
InuYasha suddenly stood from where Rin, Sango, Sesshomaru, and his mother had gathered.
"Kagome's in trouble."
"No shit Sherlock," spoke Sango agitatedly, "if you had been listening you would know that some sex-crazed maniac named Naraku has been after Kagome since she was about six!"
"He found her."
~*YEAH! Let's get to the good parts! Puahahahahaha! Sorry… I was just re-reading like a certain reader said I should for another story… Should know who you are… Well. That just brings it back to a HUGE flashback. If you go back to chapter…19 I think… You don't Know Me it sais she was about to be raped and that said person had killed her best friend, Ray. Who is Ray? Is he important or not? Maybe… Maybe not. *smiles* LOVE YA!!!*~