[Well, it's been about two weeks (I guess...who keeps up?) since I updated
this story, but as somebody once said, "If they want and uninspired ending,
then inspiration be damned." Here goes.]
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. When I rule the world, however...
From the top of a hill where the forest ended, Inuyasha and the others crouched, watching Sesshoumaru's castle like they had for the past hour.
"What do you think is going on in there? Anything?"
"I don't know."
"Well when are we going to go in and rescue Kagome?" Inuyasha was silent. Things didn't add up. First, Sesshoumaru gets Kagome pregnant and does something to her that makes her forget the incident. Then he comes back and kidnaps her. Shortly after, he's attacked and gets beaten, presumably. Now he's still healing a day later than things should take...
"Inuyasha...Inuyasha..." Shippou waved his hand in front of the hanyou's face. Wordlessly, he stood up and drew the Tetsusaiga.
"Let's go."
***
"Yes, Sesshoumaru?" Kagome peered around the shoji of Sesshoumaru's bedroom. He had sent for her again, and she fairly dreaded going back to his room.
However, he was sitting up and looking at her this time.
"Come in." Kagome entered the dimly lit room. Gesturing to the end of the bed, Sesshoumaru spoke.
"Sit down." He paused, as if searching for words, as Kagome sat down. "I still do not understand why you saved me. I have determined from your actions that you despise me. Yet you gave me a shard of the sacred jewel to help me heal."
"I didn't give it to you. I loaned it to you, and I expect it back when you're better." Sesshoumaru remained silent, but shifted uncomfortably.
"As to why I saved you, I still don't know. Maybe I did it to stop Rin's crying. Maybe I did it because I'm kind-hearted. Maybe it's an instinct. I don't know. What I do know is that I saved you, and Inuyasha will probably be mad about it."
At the mention of his half-brother's name, Sesshoumaru flinched.
"Sesshoumaru...do you mind if I ask you a question?"
"You just did, so I don't see why not." Kagome straightened the skirt of the new kimono she was wearing and spoke.
"Why did you do this to me?" Sesshoumaru looked ever so slightly taken aback.
"I...well..."
"Lord Sesshoumaru! The hanyou, the taijiya, the monk, and the kitsune cub are on the hill overlooking the castle! They request your presence!"
'Inuyasha...is here? To finish me off, I suppose. I can't fight in this condition. I should be able to fight by now, but I'm still too weak..."
"Lord Sesshoumaru? Are you going to come and kill the insolents, or—"
"Tell them I'm not here." The toad ran off, reappearing shortly after, out of breath.
"He doesn't believe you, sir."
'Great, now what? I'm not going to give up Kagome. I don't plan on dying, either.' A voice disturbed his thoughts from out in the hall. Kagome had run right past him as he was deep in thought.
"Is that Inuyasha? Let me go, you slimy toad! (I mean that as an insult, even though you're actually a toad.)" Eyes widening slightly, Sesshoumaru made his way over to the door.
"Do not touch her!" he yelled. All movement ceased. Regaining her composure, Kagome tried to make a run for it, but Sesshoumaru cut around in front of her. Apparently, he was more healed than he thought.
"You will not leave. I will deal with the filthy hanyou and you will stay here." Turning, he bid a few of the toads to drag Kagome back to her room.
***
"If he doesn't come out here in ten seconds, I'm going to demolish the damn castle," said Inuyasha, shouldering the Tetsusaiga. Sango, in her taijiya's catsuit, placed her hand on Hiraikotsu and waited silently.
Inuyasha, after having counted to ten, started moving down the hillside towards the castle. Sango and Miroku followed solemnly.
When they reached the castle courtyard and Inuyasha prepared to use the Kaze no Kizu on the nearest building, Sesshoumaru stepped out of it, looking about half as strong as he should have been.
"Give back Kagome," yelled Inuyasha, with not one bit of anything in his voice except seriousness and determination.
"I will not forsake my woman to the likes of you."
"Then come here and I'll kill you with my own two hands."
"I will not allow you to kill me either, because then Kagome will not be properly taken care of."
"Since when do you actually care about her?"
"That is not important. What is important is that you leave now with your life and leave me and my woman peacefully."
"I'm about fed up with this 'my woman' shit, Sesshoumaru. Hand over Kagome now before I kill you." Sesshoumaru staggered, barely, but enough to be noticed by all three of the rescuers.
"Inuyasha," said Miroku, "I believe there was something we were wanting to know about the blood at the river.
"What would you want to know about it?" shouted Sesshoumaru. "I'm sure my idiot brother told you all about it."
"Why would I know anything about it?"
"You're the one who attacked me!"
Confusion reigned supreme.
[A/N: I know what a cruel author I am...and I revel in the fact. I will try to update more often after this.
Inuyasha & Co.: You better!!
Kagome: I want to be rescued.
Sesshoumaru: So you don't like me at all.
Kagome: No. I don't. You kidnapped me, for Christ's sake!
Inuyasha: *sticks tongue out at brother and wraps an arm around Kagome's shoulders* Ha ha.
Kagome: Sit.
Inuyasha: *plof* What was that for?
Kagome: You let him kidnap me. Now for all either of you knows, I might go run off with...Kouga or somebody like that.
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru: *astonished, revolted, and scared all in one*
Kagome: Just kidding!! I love you.
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru: Which one?
Kagome: Inuyasha, duh.
Inuyasha:*makes face at brother, who in turn tries to strangle him, but fails miserably* Ha. Ha. Ha.
Sesshoumaru: Damn.]
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. When I rule the world, however...
From the top of a hill where the forest ended, Inuyasha and the others crouched, watching Sesshoumaru's castle like they had for the past hour.
"What do you think is going on in there? Anything?"
"I don't know."
"Well when are we going to go in and rescue Kagome?" Inuyasha was silent. Things didn't add up. First, Sesshoumaru gets Kagome pregnant and does something to her that makes her forget the incident. Then he comes back and kidnaps her. Shortly after, he's attacked and gets beaten, presumably. Now he's still healing a day later than things should take...
"Inuyasha...Inuyasha..." Shippou waved his hand in front of the hanyou's face. Wordlessly, he stood up and drew the Tetsusaiga.
"Let's go."
***
"Yes, Sesshoumaru?" Kagome peered around the shoji of Sesshoumaru's bedroom. He had sent for her again, and she fairly dreaded going back to his room.
However, he was sitting up and looking at her this time.
"Come in." Kagome entered the dimly lit room. Gesturing to the end of the bed, Sesshoumaru spoke.
"Sit down." He paused, as if searching for words, as Kagome sat down. "I still do not understand why you saved me. I have determined from your actions that you despise me. Yet you gave me a shard of the sacred jewel to help me heal."
"I didn't give it to you. I loaned it to you, and I expect it back when you're better." Sesshoumaru remained silent, but shifted uncomfortably.
"As to why I saved you, I still don't know. Maybe I did it to stop Rin's crying. Maybe I did it because I'm kind-hearted. Maybe it's an instinct. I don't know. What I do know is that I saved you, and Inuyasha will probably be mad about it."
At the mention of his half-brother's name, Sesshoumaru flinched.
"Sesshoumaru...do you mind if I ask you a question?"
"You just did, so I don't see why not." Kagome straightened the skirt of the new kimono she was wearing and spoke.
"Why did you do this to me?" Sesshoumaru looked ever so slightly taken aback.
"I...well..."
"Lord Sesshoumaru! The hanyou, the taijiya, the monk, and the kitsune cub are on the hill overlooking the castle! They request your presence!"
'Inuyasha...is here? To finish me off, I suppose. I can't fight in this condition. I should be able to fight by now, but I'm still too weak..."
"Lord Sesshoumaru? Are you going to come and kill the insolents, or—"
"Tell them I'm not here." The toad ran off, reappearing shortly after, out of breath.
"He doesn't believe you, sir."
'Great, now what? I'm not going to give up Kagome. I don't plan on dying, either.' A voice disturbed his thoughts from out in the hall. Kagome had run right past him as he was deep in thought.
"Is that Inuyasha? Let me go, you slimy toad! (I mean that as an insult, even though you're actually a toad.)" Eyes widening slightly, Sesshoumaru made his way over to the door.
"Do not touch her!" he yelled. All movement ceased. Regaining her composure, Kagome tried to make a run for it, but Sesshoumaru cut around in front of her. Apparently, he was more healed than he thought.
"You will not leave. I will deal with the filthy hanyou and you will stay here." Turning, he bid a few of the toads to drag Kagome back to her room.
***
"If he doesn't come out here in ten seconds, I'm going to demolish the damn castle," said Inuyasha, shouldering the Tetsusaiga. Sango, in her taijiya's catsuit, placed her hand on Hiraikotsu and waited silently.
Inuyasha, after having counted to ten, started moving down the hillside towards the castle. Sango and Miroku followed solemnly.
When they reached the castle courtyard and Inuyasha prepared to use the Kaze no Kizu on the nearest building, Sesshoumaru stepped out of it, looking about half as strong as he should have been.
"Give back Kagome," yelled Inuyasha, with not one bit of anything in his voice except seriousness and determination.
"I will not forsake my woman to the likes of you."
"Then come here and I'll kill you with my own two hands."
"I will not allow you to kill me either, because then Kagome will not be properly taken care of."
"Since when do you actually care about her?"
"That is not important. What is important is that you leave now with your life and leave me and my woman peacefully."
"I'm about fed up with this 'my woman' shit, Sesshoumaru. Hand over Kagome now before I kill you." Sesshoumaru staggered, barely, but enough to be noticed by all three of the rescuers.
"Inuyasha," said Miroku, "I believe there was something we were wanting to know about the blood at the river.
"What would you want to know about it?" shouted Sesshoumaru. "I'm sure my idiot brother told you all about it."
"Why would I know anything about it?"
"You're the one who attacked me!"
Confusion reigned supreme.
[A/N: I know what a cruel author I am...and I revel in the fact. I will try to update more often after this.
Inuyasha & Co.: You better!!
Kagome: I want to be rescued.
Sesshoumaru: So you don't like me at all.
Kagome: No. I don't. You kidnapped me, for Christ's sake!
Inuyasha: *sticks tongue out at brother and wraps an arm around Kagome's shoulders* Ha ha.
Kagome: Sit.
Inuyasha: *plof* What was that for?
Kagome: You let him kidnap me. Now for all either of you knows, I might go run off with...Kouga or somebody like that.
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru: *astonished, revolted, and scared all in one*
Kagome: Just kidding!! I love you.
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru: Which one?
Kagome: Inuyasha, duh.
Inuyasha:*makes face at brother, who in turn tries to strangle him, but fails miserably* Ha. Ha. Ha.
Sesshoumaru: Damn.]