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Oh wow you guys I feel so bad for not updating in like a long time. Really I do feel bad please forgive me for that oversight of mine. Unfortunately one thing after another has come up then I was struck down with writers block and I ended up getting grounded a lot blush and I found it hard to get ahold of SmilingKitsune and had to give up any thought of talking to her except for at school and I find out she's now posting her own stories and helping ForestSprite her own story is Saving Sango if I remember correctly --". You should really check them out if you haven't already. They're pretty good and she posts under our friends name ForestSprite so if you're looking for it look under her name. I am also really hopeful you guys all will forgive my stupidity and enjoy. Thanx I luv you all.
ML
Betrayal
MoonLightning
Chapter 12
The wind whipped her long black tresses around every which way, her eyes stung with tears at how fast they were going. She giggled softly and urged the two-headed dragon Ah-Un to go faster. Jaken behind her gave an irritated squak which she just ignored enjoying the freedom of riding on Ah-Un again going places.
Before her she could see the beautiful village and with an inward sigh she patted the giant dragon to let it know to stop. With a mighty roar the dragon came to a halt and she leapt lightly off the dragon watching as Jaken slid off the dragons scaly side falling face first in the the ground. Smiling affectionately she helped the old retainer up and patted the dragons side. "Ah-Un stay close by because I have no idea how long this will take." she said to it. Nodding to show they understood they went to find some good grass.
"Ready Jaken?" she asked the small toad.
"Let's just get this over with Rin." he grumbled.
"You whine to much." she teased earning a humph from him. She entered the village confidently ignoring the looks she received as people halted in their chores to take a look at her. She just smiled happily and kept walking right through the village the short toad having to run to keep up with her long stride.
Her eyes widened in amazement at the beautiful hut that had been made a little way outside the village. There was a large garden in the front that seemed to be very well tended to and against the walls of the house there was a small herb garden. She watched in amusement as two kids came racing out from behind the home chasing each other and giggling. The two tumbled to the ground before one a small girl ended up the victor pinning her brother to the ground.
Jumping up she did a victory dance sticking her tongue out at her brother when she was finally spotted. The girl stumbled backwards looking at her surprised. "Hello." Rin said gently to them. "Is your mother or father home?"
"I am their mother." a beautiful young woman said in her early 20's appearing at the doorway.
"Sango." Rin said bowing her head in greeting.
"No need to do that Rin. We are all friends. Come in won't you?" Sango said smiling affectionately at the beautiful girl who had grown from a small little runt into a thing of grace and beauty. "Will you be joining us as well Jaken? I am making tea right now." she offered.
Nodding his head shortly he went to join them in the hut.
With Kagome
The forest was cold and dark. She shivered softly as she tried to coax the small spark she had just produced into a large fire. "Come on now. This is not funny." she grumbled as the spark went out again.
Muttering some choice words she grabbed the two small flint stones she had found earlier and struck them hard together above the dry grass and twigs, producing sparks that flew every which way. Finally one landed and began to grow a bit bigger. She cupped her hands around it blowing gently to try and make it bigger.
"You can do it Kagster." she said softly to herself as she smiled watching the fire grow and grow. She threw in some small branches and watched as the fire ate them up greedily, breaking it down.
"Yes." she shouted happily throwing her hands above her in victory. 'Now if only Bolt and Yuri could share in her happiness.' she thought silently to herself as she settled against the huge trunk of a pine tree, making herself comfortable as she kept her eyes on the fire tossing branches in everynow and then.
'But I had to leave them behind for the time being and of course they had to be angry at me when I left them with the villagers.' she shook her head sadly. 'They gotta understand what I do is what I think is best for them though. If I hadn't heard so much about this particular demon I'm hunting I probably would have let them come but the thing is horrible. It goes specifically after young children and eats their souls then their bodies. There is no way I can allow that to happen to Yuri and she is being left behind for her own good. If she's angry at me let her. What's another person?' she tried to argue to herself but that last bit didn't help any.
'Who was she fooling? She was a complete fool who was in the middle of a huge dangerous forest by herself with no other companions that she could at least switch off with and do guard duty but no she just had to go by herself and sign her death wish.' she gazed wistfully at the leaping flames the red and orange flickered and jumped about.
'Just like a dance' she thought to herself hypnotized by the flames. 'So beautiful yet so deadly. How come it is that some of the most beautiful things in the world are so dangerous?' a picture of Sesshomaru came unbidden into her mind.
She shook her head furiously as if trying to dislodge the picture. "That's not right." she murmured out loud as she stood up and stretched her eyes straying back to the flames. She bent down and picked up some branches and tossed them in watching as they were devoured by the flames. 'So hungry...'
Her eyes scanned around her surroundings. It felt so weird to be by herself again. She was used to being with her two companions unless she came across a village that wasn't particularly demon friendly then she usually found them a place not to far from it so she could get to them fast as she would get them supplies and earn money by getting rid of bad spirits or hunting down demons.
To tell the truth her life wasn't all that bad except for being hunted by Inuyasha. She had hoped after the final battle and with the completion of the cursed jewel she could return and see her friends. There was so much of this time that she hadn't seen while she was running around hunting for the jewel fragments that she wanted to take her time and see it all and she was seeing it all now but it wasn't the way she thought it would have been.
This period was so beautiful and untamed. A pureness you couldn't find in her period in the future where buildings and pollution had killed it all.
Once more her eyes traveled looking around her. She remembered the last time she had been by herself in much of the same position as now. She had to leave her two companions behind while she went after a particularly trouble making demon. She had camped out and....
flashback
She felt nervous the whole time as if there was someone watching her. She had been continuiously looking around her and still hadn't seen anything but she just couldn't dislodge the thought that someone was there and watching her. She shivered as she wrapped a cottong blanket around her a bit tighter. She had been having problems with getting her fire started so she had to go without.
Her hand reached to her side where she had her sword hanging as well as a dagger and behind her was her bow which she let her fingers graze against just to assure herself that it was really there and wasn't going to suddenly disappear on her.
Her shoulders drooped a bit as she became relaxed knowing she could protect herself. She slumped against the tree behind her and slid down to plop on her bottom. She stretched her arms above her curiously cat like as she yawned, her eyes were drooping dangerously as she was on the danger of falling asleep.
Something just wasn't right. a part in the back of her mind yelled out but the rest of her body didn't agree.
No something is not right. the voice yelled loudly as her eyes slipped closed. I have to fight it, this has got to be a trap. I wasn't this tired just a bit ago. What kind of magic is this? she thought wildly.
She fought against the tide that threatened to take her down and not let her back up. Her hands groped blindly trying to find something before grasping onto a small glass mirror she had set beside her. Her hands crushed it tightly in her grasp and she felt the bite of it getting into her skin. She grimaced slightly as she continously crushed it in her bare fingers allowing the pain to try and wake her up. She struggled against the drowsiness until she finally reached the top. Her eyes fluttered open tiredly and her weary mind took in the laughter.
Laughter? Someone was there. She pushed her body trying to move her sluggish limbs but they refused to obey. Something was still wrong. Why couldn't she move?
Panic rushed through her and she was wide awake as her eyes snapped to the laughing figure of Inuyasha.
"So persistent. You've always been stubborn," he murmured his blood red eyes resting on her unmoving figure. "I never realized you were that stubborn though. I guess I'll have to kill the healer that told me this was one of the strongest sleeping potions." he said as he pulled out a small package for her to see. "It obviously didn't work all that well if you're awake now did it?"
Her mouth worked as she tried to form words but she couldn't get anything past her stuck throat. She swallowed hard as she tried again.
"Speechless?" he asked her grinning.
Her eyes narrowed on him and she threw her head back as she gathered spit and spat it out watching as it landed at his feet.
"Tsk. That's not very lady like Kagome." he said smirking showing her his elongated fangs. "I think that I'll have to teach you some manners." he walked toward her, actually the better word would be stalked.
She struggled to move her body but she couldn't. He wasn't more then a foot away from her. "Don't come any closer." she slurred glaring at him. She felt so stupid and weak, there was no way she could fight him if she couldn't move. She could hardly think so couldn't reach the deep pool inside her that contained her magic.
"Or else what? You can't fight against me and you will finally be mind."
"Don't come any closer. I'm here to find the demon that has been killing all those innocent people."
He laughed out loud. At her confused expression he smirked. "It was a sham Kagome. I threatened those fools at the village to tell you that if you came by or I'd kill them all. You've been fooled by your own race. You're being betrayed left and right aren't you?" he chuckled. "They would send a beautiful miko such as yourself to her death just to save their own hides. Don't worry though after I'm through with you I'll kill them."
Tears worked their way to her eyes. "Why do you continue to do this to me?" she choked out.
"Because you deserve to suffer. Always happy and smiling. You had a family who loved you and friends." he spat out angrily.
"They were your friends too." she said desperately.
"They wouldn't have been my friends if you hadn't been there." he said shaking his head. He turned his attention back to her smirking. "Don't worry though. This will all be over soon and you can rest in peace."
"Pieces you mean?" she shouted angrily at him.
His smirk if possible widened even more. "You could say that," he stalked closer to her and kneeled by her side. "So beautiful." he murmured as he gripped her chin tilting it upwards. He pressed his lips against her, punishingly, he pressed his tongue forcefully into her mouth as he swept her mouth ignoring her muted cries as she tried to fight back against him. She bit down hard earning a yelp of pain from him.
He drew back and pressed a finger to his tongue to see blood. His eyes lit evilly. "Naughty naughty. I was planning on making this easy for you but it would seem you have to be taught how to behave like a proper bitch should." he kissed her again this time, hard and once again forced his tongue into her mouth. He wrapped it around hers and dragged it into his mouth were he sucked on it then pierced it with his sharp fangs earning a cry of pain from Kagome. Tears slid from her eyes at the sharp pain as he continued the kiss. His hands slid down to her stomach and pulled up her shirt revealing her strong, lean stomach. He dragged his sharp nails over her leaving painful red welts behind.
He laughed as she tried to press her body further into the ground to avoid the pain of his nails as he pulled back from her lips. He took in her glare and grinned viciously. "Is something the matter love?" he asked.
Suddenly her hand came up at him and hard as she smacked him hard in the face with her dagger drawn, making a cut that went from above his right eye and down to his jaw, the crimson blood dripped as he looked at her with angry eyes. "You bitch." he growled as he gripped her arms with his strong hands.
She flinched knowing there would be bruises later but stared up at him defiantly. One hand let loose her shoulder and smacked hard against her cheek, sending her reeling. She brought a hand up tenderly to where he hit her as tears stung her eyes threatening to poor out. She held them back as best she could not wanting her enemy to see her cry.
She thrust her magic into her hands as she punched him sending him far from her, into a tree. She stuggled to her feet drawing her sword out as he pulled himself up limping badly. "I will come back for you mark my words." he growled as he left into the darkness of the forest, concealing his figure as his aura disappeared telling her he was long gone.
She collapsed to the ground as her pains became evident after the fight. "Why do you do this to me Inuyasha?" she murmrued.
End Flashback
"Why do you do this to me Inuyasha?" she murmured. "What's this?" she murmured startled when she felt wetness on her cheek. She brought a delicate finger up and traced up the path of the wetness to find it coming from her eyes. She'd been crying.
She quickly wiped it away. "I'm not a baby." she murmured angrily as she looked at the fire to see it was close to dying.
She reached over to throw in another piece when she froze. It was the feeling she was being watched just like she had felt so long ago when Inuyasha had attacked her when she was on her own without Yuri or Bolt, but he couldn't be nearby could he?
Her head snapped to the side as she heard the snap of a twig and with her keen sight she saw a dark figure making its way toward her.......
Back with Rin
"She's back Sango I know what I saw. If you don't believe me ask Jaken. He'll tell you." Rin said to the older woman after she accounted for the last few days of when she had seen Jade/Kagome.
The older woman looked to the old toad who was nodding his head in agreement with the youths words. "What she says is the truth." he said honestly as he sipped on his tea.
"I just.... i-it's just to much to..." she stood up using the chair to help her stand. Her legs trembled dangerously underneath her. "She wouldn't though. She'd have told us if she didn't make it back."
"Would she have?" Jaken asked looking at her knowingly.
"He's right Sango-chan." Rin said looking down at her feet afraid to look at the woman who was so strong in battle turn weak in the face of truth. "We all know that Kagome put her friends first and foremost in front of herself. If she thought that knowledge of her being alive would bring you trouble would she really tell you? If she thought that people would come after you thinking you would know where she was always at would she tell you?"
"No, it's just not right." Sango said as tears streaked down her face. "She's been here this whole time and has had to suffer alone? It's not right, she can't be hear." she sobbed.
"They are right though. I told you she was still around when I sensed her presence not to long back and none of you believed me then. Are you willing to believe me now?" Shippo entered the small sitting room, his face serious. He had grown so much now being a year older then Rin at the young age of 12, his long red hair was pulled into a horse tail and he was dressed casually in black pants and white shirt with a forest green vest over it.
"What's going on in here?" a male voice shouted through the front door. They turned to see Miroku in his purple robes storm into the room and hurry to Sango bringing into his strong arms as she collapsed against him. He hugged her tightly whispering soothing words as he looked questionly at the two guests who sat in sorrow filled silence neither one able to look into his eyes. He looked to Shippo who was leaning against a wall his eyes too looked down at the ground, his hands were locked into tight fists and his sharp claws dug into his skin breaking the delicate skin causing him to bleed.
"What is going on in here?" he repeated in his strong voice.
"Miroku-san." Rin greeted eyes down still not meeting his.
"I come home to find my two children frantic outside because of something going on inside and find my wife about to collapse and in tears along with my adopted son who looks like he's just seen a ghost. I'd appreciate to know what's going on this minute." he said in a quiet dangerous tone.
"I'm so sorry Miroku." Rin said as she raised, wattery brown eyes to his violet ones. "I didn't mean to hurt them but I thought they deserved to know the truth. Please forgive me." she sobbed as tears rushed down her face.
Jaken in an unusual gesture of companionship rested a hand on her shoulder in a comforting manner. "It's not your fault Rin-chan. They do deserve to know and the monk shouldn't be taking his frustration out on you." he said his beady eyes on the surprised looking monk.
Snapping out of his stupor his eyes softened on the young girl. "I'm not angry at you Rin-chan. The old toady there," Jaken snorted at him. "is right. I shouldn't be taking out my frustration on you. Would you care to tell me what's been going on?"
Her tears subsided and she ducked her face to look at the ground as she once again repeated what she had told Sango about Kagome still being alive and how she went under a different name and had two new companions. She told him about how she arrived at Sesshomaru's castle and how she escaped both times and then fell into silence.
The room was very quiet except for the silent sobs that came from Sango. Carefully almost fearfully Rin looked up to see the monks reaction. What she saw scared her a bit.
His eyes glittered dangerously, and his lips were drawn thin. He looked like a mad man who wanted revenge and it scared her to see him like that. He was always such a peaceful kind man and to see him like that was even worse then to see Sango in the shape she was in at the moment.
Jaken seemed to sense her fear as he spoke to the monk. "Your anger can do you no good monk. She has chosen what she thinks is right and you can't change it."
"My anger can do me no good?" he asked angrily. "I will find this sorry half-breed and I will kill him myself if I have to if it will free Kagome and bring her back to us." he growled out.
"Jaken is right Miroku." Shippo spoke up. His voice was quiet and subdued and he looked up. His emerald green eyes shined with tears that were being held back. "Your anger will do you no good. We have to think this through and try to help out Kagome but we can't just jump in there or we'll get killed and what will that do to her? She's worked so hard to protect us that if we do get killed what's to keep her living? Right now she's living to keep us safe."
Miroku's anger disolved at the pain in the kits voice and eyes. Carefully with Sango in his arms he pulled the young man into the hug as well and he let loose as his tears streamed down his face. "I'll be damned if I'm not angry at her though. I don't care if she was protecting us she still could have told us." he cried along with Sango.
Rin's head bent down guiltly at the sorrow she had brought the cheerful family. "I feel like I've done Kagome wrong by telling them this." she murmured softly to Jaken.
"I think that you have done her right by letting them know. They have a reason to keep going on. Ever since she disappeared they have never been what they truly were before. Knowing she's still alive if not entirely well will hopefully fix that." he said just as softly to her.
Tears streamed down her face again as she hugged him catching him by surprise as she cried into his shoulder. He patted her back uncertainly as she cried. "Do not worry Rin. This may all end out for the best."
End chapter
ok I'm ending here as long as a wait as i've given you i'm still having some trouble knowing where to go from here. i hope you like and remember to r&r
ML
Oh wow you guys I feel so bad for not updating in like a long time. Really I do feel bad please forgive me for that oversight of mine. Unfortunately one thing after another has come up then I was struck down with writers block and I ended up getting grounded a lot blush and I found it hard to get ahold of SmilingKitsune and had to give up any thought of talking to her except for at school and I find out she's now posting her own stories and helping ForestSprite her own story is Saving Sango if I remember correctly --". You should really check them out if you haven't already. They're pretty good and she posts under our friends name ForestSprite so if you're looking for it look under her name. I am also really hopeful you guys all will forgive my stupidity and enjoy. Thanx I luv you all.
ML
Betrayal
MoonLightning
Chapter 12
The wind whipped her long black tresses around every which way, her eyes stung with tears at how fast they were going. She giggled softly and urged the two-headed dragon Ah-Un to go faster. Jaken behind her gave an irritated squak which she just ignored enjoying the freedom of riding on Ah-Un again going places.
Before her she could see the beautiful village and with an inward sigh she patted the giant dragon to let it know to stop. With a mighty roar the dragon came to a halt and she leapt lightly off the dragon watching as Jaken slid off the dragons scaly side falling face first in the the ground. Smiling affectionately she helped the old retainer up and patted the dragons side. "Ah-Un stay close by because I have no idea how long this will take." she said to it. Nodding to show they understood they went to find some good grass.
"Ready Jaken?" she asked the small toad.
"Let's just get this over with Rin." he grumbled.
"You whine to much." she teased earning a humph from him. She entered the village confidently ignoring the looks she received as people halted in their chores to take a look at her. She just smiled happily and kept walking right through the village the short toad having to run to keep up with her long stride.
Her eyes widened in amazement at the beautiful hut that had been made a little way outside the village. There was a large garden in the front that seemed to be very well tended to and against the walls of the house there was a small herb garden. She watched in amusement as two kids came racing out from behind the home chasing each other and giggling. The two tumbled to the ground before one a small girl ended up the victor pinning her brother to the ground.
Jumping up she did a victory dance sticking her tongue out at her brother when she was finally spotted. The girl stumbled backwards looking at her surprised. "Hello." Rin said gently to them. "Is your mother or father home?"
"I am their mother." a beautiful young woman said in her early 20's appearing at the doorway.
"Sango." Rin said bowing her head in greeting.
"No need to do that Rin. We are all friends. Come in won't you?" Sango said smiling affectionately at the beautiful girl who had grown from a small little runt into a thing of grace and beauty. "Will you be joining us as well Jaken? I am making tea right now." she offered.
Nodding his head shortly he went to join them in the hut.
With Kagome
The forest was cold and dark. She shivered softly as she tried to coax the small spark she had just produced into a large fire. "Come on now. This is not funny." she grumbled as the spark went out again.
Muttering some choice words she grabbed the two small flint stones she had found earlier and struck them hard together above the dry grass and twigs, producing sparks that flew every which way. Finally one landed and began to grow a bit bigger. She cupped her hands around it blowing gently to try and make it bigger.
"You can do it Kagster." she said softly to herself as she smiled watching the fire grow and grow. She threw in some small branches and watched as the fire ate them up greedily, breaking it down.
"Yes." she shouted happily throwing her hands above her in victory. 'Now if only Bolt and Yuri could share in her happiness.' she thought silently to herself as she settled against the huge trunk of a pine tree, making herself comfortable as she kept her eyes on the fire tossing branches in everynow and then.
'But I had to leave them behind for the time being and of course they had to be angry at me when I left them with the villagers.' she shook her head sadly. 'They gotta understand what I do is what I think is best for them though. If I hadn't heard so much about this particular demon I'm hunting I probably would have let them come but the thing is horrible. It goes specifically after young children and eats their souls then their bodies. There is no way I can allow that to happen to Yuri and she is being left behind for her own good. If she's angry at me let her. What's another person?' she tried to argue to herself but that last bit didn't help any.
'Who was she fooling? She was a complete fool who was in the middle of a huge dangerous forest by herself with no other companions that she could at least switch off with and do guard duty but no she just had to go by herself and sign her death wish.' she gazed wistfully at the leaping flames the red and orange flickered and jumped about.
'Just like a dance' she thought to herself hypnotized by the flames. 'So beautiful yet so deadly. How come it is that some of the most beautiful things in the world are so dangerous?' a picture of Sesshomaru came unbidden into her mind.
She shook her head furiously as if trying to dislodge the picture. "That's not right." she murmured out loud as she stood up and stretched her eyes straying back to the flames. She bent down and picked up some branches and tossed them in watching as they were devoured by the flames. 'So hungry...'
Her eyes scanned around her surroundings. It felt so weird to be by herself again. She was used to being with her two companions unless she came across a village that wasn't particularly demon friendly then she usually found them a place not to far from it so she could get to them fast as she would get them supplies and earn money by getting rid of bad spirits or hunting down demons.
To tell the truth her life wasn't all that bad except for being hunted by Inuyasha. She had hoped after the final battle and with the completion of the cursed jewel she could return and see her friends. There was so much of this time that she hadn't seen while she was running around hunting for the jewel fragments that she wanted to take her time and see it all and she was seeing it all now but it wasn't the way she thought it would have been.
This period was so beautiful and untamed. A pureness you couldn't find in her period in the future where buildings and pollution had killed it all.
Once more her eyes traveled looking around her. She remembered the last time she had been by herself in much of the same position as now. She had to leave her two companions behind while she went after a particularly trouble making demon. She had camped out and....
flashback
She felt nervous the whole time as if there was someone watching her. She had been continuiously looking around her and still hadn't seen anything but she just couldn't dislodge the thought that someone was there and watching her. She shivered as she wrapped a cottong blanket around her a bit tighter. She had been having problems with getting her fire started so she had to go without.
Her hand reached to her side where she had her sword hanging as well as a dagger and behind her was her bow which she let her fingers graze against just to assure herself that it was really there and wasn't going to suddenly disappear on her.
Her shoulders drooped a bit as she became relaxed knowing she could protect herself. She slumped against the tree behind her and slid down to plop on her bottom. She stretched her arms above her curiously cat like as she yawned, her eyes were drooping dangerously as she was on the danger of falling asleep.
Something just wasn't right. a part in the back of her mind yelled out but the rest of her body didn't agree.
No something is not right. the voice yelled loudly as her eyes slipped closed. I have to fight it, this has got to be a trap. I wasn't this tired just a bit ago. What kind of magic is this? she thought wildly.
She fought against the tide that threatened to take her down and not let her back up. Her hands groped blindly trying to find something before grasping onto a small glass mirror she had set beside her. Her hands crushed it tightly in her grasp and she felt the bite of it getting into her skin. She grimaced slightly as she continously crushed it in her bare fingers allowing the pain to try and wake her up. She struggled against the drowsiness until she finally reached the top. Her eyes fluttered open tiredly and her weary mind took in the laughter.
Laughter? Someone was there. She pushed her body trying to move her sluggish limbs but they refused to obey. Something was still wrong. Why couldn't she move?
Panic rushed through her and she was wide awake as her eyes snapped to the laughing figure of Inuyasha.
"So persistent. You've always been stubborn," he murmured his blood red eyes resting on her unmoving figure. "I never realized you were that stubborn though. I guess I'll have to kill the healer that told me this was one of the strongest sleeping potions." he said as he pulled out a small package for her to see. "It obviously didn't work all that well if you're awake now did it?"
Her mouth worked as she tried to form words but she couldn't get anything past her stuck throat. She swallowed hard as she tried again.
"Speechless?" he asked her grinning.
Her eyes narrowed on him and she threw her head back as she gathered spit and spat it out watching as it landed at his feet.
"Tsk. That's not very lady like Kagome." he said smirking showing her his elongated fangs. "I think that I'll have to teach you some manners." he walked toward her, actually the better word would be stalked.
She struggled to move her body but she couldn't. He wasn't more then a foot away from her. "Don't come any closer." she slurred glaring at him. She felt so stupid and weak, there was no way she could fight him if she couldn't move. She could hardly think so couldn't reach the deep pool inside her that contained her magic.
"Or else what? You can't fight against me and you will finally be mind."
"Don't come any closer. I'm here to find the demon that has been killing all those innocent people."
He laughed out loud. At her confused expression he smirked. "It was a sham Kagome. I threatened those fools at the village to tell you that if you came by or I'd kill them all. You've been fooled by your own race. You're being betrayed left and right aren't you?" he chuckled. "They would send a beautiful miko such as yourself to her death just to save their own hides. Don't worry though after I'm through with you I'll kill them."
Tears worked their way to her eyes. "Why do you continue to do this to me?" she choked out.
"Because you deserve to suffer. Always happy and smiling. You had a family who loved you and friends." he spat out angrily.
"They were your friends too." she said desperately.
"They wouldn't have been my friends if you hadn't been there." he said shaking his head. He turned his attention back to her smirking. "Don't worry though. This will all be over soon and you can rest in peace."
"Pieces you mean?" she shouted angrily at him.
His smirk if possible widened even more. "You could say that," he stalked closer to her and kneeled by her side. "So beautiful." he murmured as he gripped her chin tilting it upwards. He pressed his lips against her, punishingly, he pressed his tongue forcefully into her mouth as he swept her mouth ignoring her muted cries as she tried to fight back against him. She bit down hard earning a yelp of pain from him.
He drew back and pressed a finger to his tongue to see blood. His eyes lit evilly. "Naughty naughty. I was planning on making this easy for you but it would seem you have to be taught how to behave like a proper bitch should." he kissed her again this time, hard and once again forced his tongue into her mouth. He wrapped it around hers and dragged it into his mouth were he sucked on it then pierced it with his sharp fangs earning a cry of pain from Kagome. Tears slid from her eyes at the sharp pain as he continued the kiss. His hands slid down to her stomach and pulled up her shirt revealing her strong, lean stomach. He dragged his sharp nails over her leaving painful red welts behind.
He laughed as she tried to press her body further into the ground to avoid the pain of his nails as he pulled back from her lips. He took in her glare and grinned viciously. "Is something the matter love?" he asked.
Suddenly her hand came up at him and hard as she smacked him hard in the face with her dagger drawn, making a cut that went from above his right eye and down to his jaw, the crimson blood dripped as he looked at her with angry eyes. "You bitch." he growled as he gripped her arms with his strong hands.
She flinched knowing there would be bruises later but stared up at him defiantly. One hand let loose her shoulder and smacked hard against her cheek, sending her reeling. She brought a hand up tenderly to where he hit her as tears stung her eyes threatening to poor out. She held them back as best she could not wanting her enemy to see her cry.
She thrust her magic into her hands as she punched him sending him far from her, into a tree. She stuggled to her feet drawing her sword out as he pulled himself up limping badly. "I will come back for you mark my words." he growled as he left into the darkness of the forest, concealing his figure as his aura disappeared telling her he was long gone.
She collapsed to the ground as her pains became evident after the fight. "Why do you do this to me Inuyasha?" she murmrued.
End Flashback
"Why do you do this to me Inuyasha?" she murmured. "What's this?" she murmured startled when she felt wetness on her cheek. She brought a delicate finger up and traced up the path of the wetness to find it coming from her eyes. She'd been crying.
She quickly wiped it away. "I'm not a baby." she murmured angrily as she looked at the fire to see it was close to dying.
She reached over to throw in another piece when she froze. It was the feeling she was being watched just like she had felt so long ago when Inuyasha had attacked her when she was on her own without Yuri or Bolt, but he couldn't be nearby could he?
Her head snapped to the side as she heard the snap of a twig and with her keen sight she saw a dark figure making its way toward her.......
Back with Rin
"She's back Sango I know what I saw. If you don't believe me ask Jaken. He'll tell you." Rin said to the older woman after she accounted for the last few days of when she had seen Jade/Kagome.
The older woman looked to the old toad who was nodding his head in agreement with the youths words. "What she says is the truth." he said honestly as he sipped on his tea.
"I just.... i-it's just to much to..." she stood up using the chair to help her stand. Her legs trembled dangerously underneath her. "She wouldn't though. She'd have told us if she didn't make it back."
"Would she have?" Jaken asked looking at her knowingly.
"He's right Sango-chan." Rin said looking down at her feet afraid to look at the woman who was so strong in battle turn weak in the face of truth. "We all know that Kagome put her friends first and foremost in front of herself. If she thought that knowledge of her being alive would bring you trouble would she really tell you? If she thought that people would come after you thinking you would know where she was always at would she tell you?"
"No, it's just not right." Sango said as tears streaked down her face. "She's been here this whole time and has had to suffer alone? It's not right, she can't be hear." she sobbed.
"They are right though. I told you she was still around when I sensed her presence not to long back and none of you believed me then. Are you willing to believe me now?" Shippo entered the small sitting room, his face serious. He had grown so much now being a year older then Rin at the young age of 12, his long red hair was pulled into a horse tail and he was dressed casually in black pants and white shirt with a forest green vest over it.
"What's going on in here?" a male voice shouted through the front door. They turned to see Miroku in his purple robes storm into the room and hurry to Sango bringing into his strong arms as she collapsed against him. He hugged her tightly whispering soothing words as he looked questionly at the two guests who sat in sorrow filled silence neither one able to look into his eyes. He looked to Shippo who was leaning against a wall his eyes too looked down at the ground, his hands were locked into tight fists and his sharp claws dug into his skin breaking the delicate skin causing him to bleed.
"What is going on in here?" he repeated in his strong voice.
"Miroku-san." Rin greeted eyes down still not meeting his.
"I come home to find my two children frantic outside because of something going on inside and find my wife about to collapse and in tears along with my adopted son who looks like he's just seen a ghost. I'd appreciate to know what's going on this minute." he said in a quiet dangerous tone.
"I'm so sorry Miroku." Rin said as she raised, wattery brown eyes to his violet ones. "I didn't mean to hurt them but I thought they deserved to know the truth. Please forgive me." she sobbed as tears rushed down her face.
Jaken in an unusual gesture of companionship rested a hand on her shoulder in a comforting manner. "It's not your fault Rin-chan. They do deserve to know and the monk shouldn't be taking his frustration out on you." he said his beady eyes on the surprised looking monk.
Snapping out of his stupor his eyes softened on the young girl. "I'm not angry at you Rin-chan. The old toady there," Jaken snorted at him. "is right. I shouldn't be taking out my frustration on you. Would you care to tell me what's been going on?"
Her tears subsided and she ducked her face to look at the ground as she once again repeated what she had told Sango about Kagome still being alive and how she went under a different name and had two new companions. She told him about how she arrived at Sesshomaru's castle and how she escaped both times and then fell into silence.
The room was very quiet except for the silent sobs that came from Sango. Carefully almost fearfully Rin looked up to see the monks reaction. What she saw scared her a bit.
His eyes glittered dangerously, and his lips were drawn thin. He looked like a mad man who wanted revenge and it scared her to see him like that. He was always such a peaceful kind man and to see him like that was even worse then to see Sango in the shape she was in at the moment.
Jaken seemed to sense her fear as he spoke to the monk. "Your anger can do you no good monk. She has chosen what she thinks is right and you can't change it."
"My anger can do me no good?" he asked angrily. "I will find this sorry half-breed and I will kill him myself if I have to if it will free Kagome and bring her back to us." he growled out.
"Jaken is right Miroku." Shippo spoke up. His voice was quiet and subdued and he looked up. His emerald green eyes shined with tears that were being held back. "Your anger will do you no good. We have to think this through and try to help out Kagome but we can't just jump in there or we'll get killed and what will that do to her? She's worked so hard to protect us that if we do get killed what's to keep her living? Right now she's living to keep us safe."
Miroku's anger disolved at the pain in the kits voice and eyes. Carefully with Sango in his arms he pulled the young man into the hug as well and he let loose as his tears streamed down his face. "I'll be damned if I'm not angry at her though. I don't care if she was protecting us she still could have told us." he cried along with Sango.
Rin's head bent down guiltly at the sorrow she had brought the cheerful family. "I feel like I've done Kagome wrong by telling them this." she murmured softly to Jaken.
"I think that you have done her right by letting them know. They have a reason to keep going on. Ever since she disappeared they have never been what they truly were before. Knowing she's still alive if not entirely well will hopefully fix that." he said just as softly to her.
Tears streamed down her face again as she hugged him catching him by surprise as she cried into his shoulder. He patted her back uncertainly as she cried. "Do not worry Rin. This may all end out for the best."
End chapter
ok I'm ending here as long as a wait as i've given you i'm still having some trouble knowing where to go from here. i hope you like and remember to r&r
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