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Katherine: I like your name. Hehe, yes, that is the art of cliffhangers. Yep, cause without them, no one would read my stories. Sniff...
Blinkchick: Beware eh? Waiting eh? Ya, eh? MWHAH!!
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Silver Ice Angelx: Psch, who car—I mean! Kikyo is part of my next few chapters. You know, for um..support? o.O Don't worry, she'll be back!
CrismHeart: The sand scene kinda showed that she didn't like being in love with Ryu. She is going to have another pep talk, maybe in the next chapter, maybe the one after that. So watch out for that, it will be looooong! I already have it written. :) Hehe, to tell you the truth...I tend to rush these chapters a bit, mostly because of school. But thanks for saying that ^_^
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A/N* Yes, I took forever to put this up! Happy New Year because the last time I updated we were still in 2003! Hehe, well! It's February already. Where does the time go? **silence** Yes...I'm not even gunna try to explain why I didn't write this sooner. Let's just chalk it up to school and me not being motivated. Sound good? No? Well too bad!! Kidding. Enjoy the chapter. ^.^
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Their voice ringed in his ears annoyingly, as his mind tried to rid any trace of the sound. The rhythm had never been appealing to his ears, and he liked it that way. Their words were as loving as their cold stares, the ones they always seemed to wear. Especially when they tried to act all calm and collected, never being bothered by anything that occurred around them.
A single growl, here and there. The slightest hint of an emotion that manifested in their bodies. It was beyond him how they could remain so stoic.
When enough time had passed, and the ringing had died down, he opened his mouth to answer. Confusion dripping down his face.
"What do you mean, my job is over? What the hell do you fuckin' mean!?" He knew that was a little uncalled for; they didn't really do anything to upset him that much, yet.
He guessed he was justified in raising his voice like that, considering everything they had done to him before.
"No need to get angry, Inuyasha." Kimaru warned slightly. "We're all friends here." He chucked, a bit amused with himself for that comment.
Mikaru smirked quietly, only being caught by his own ears. His gaze remained fixed on Inuyasha, as he eyed him warily. "What has been your job for the past few years? Why have we kept you here? Hmm?"
He advanced forward a little, causing Inuyasha to step back without thinking. Realizing what he had done, he quickly took a step forward and narrowed his eyes at them. "Of course I know. You two only remind me every single day of my pathetic life!" He raised his voice again, instinctively.
All the anger he felt toward the two figures standing in front of him was surging out through his speech, but they could only remain amused by it for so long. "Oh come on now, don't you think we deserve a little more respect than that?"
Emphasizing his point, Mikaru raised his two fingers and held them a small distance apart. They loved toying with Inuyasha, with anyone for that matter. They fed off his anger, and constructively used it to their advantage. Although they already held something over his head, they always had.
The two evil brothers had always pulled the strings in his life, that's the way it always had been. He was just too blind to see it.
"Cut the crap. You two deserve as much respect as I'm being nice enough to offer you. So enough of this bullshit you're feeding me. Tell me what the hell you mean." He had perfected his voice, so that it didn't shake with fear like it did when he was little. His being stood much taller than it had ever at that moment.
It wasn't because of his size, or his age. It wasn't the anger that flowed through his body, or everything they had done to him in the past that could have sparked such hate. His strength was drawn in by his love for Kagome. To him, she was life. She always knew what to say to him, always knew exactly what to do whenever his "family" had once again decided he wasn't good enough for them, which was a lot of the time.
She was the only one that accepted him as he was, nothing more, nothing less. She took in every single little detail of him, and he loved her for it. He loved her with all of his heart. That was what kept him going at this very moment, knowing that after this was all over, he could focus on much more important matters.
Things like ridding any emotion she felt towards Ryu, or any other male besides him for that matter. Shaking his head somewhat calmly, he tried to remain focused on what was happening before him. Any other plan would have to wait until later. This was what he had to deal with at the moment.
"Heh. Thinking about your pathetic women again?"
Were they mind readers or something?
"Don't look too surprised," Mikaru told him, "I can tell you were thinking about her. It is written all over your face. Just the way your eyes soften with the slightest thought of her clouds your mind. You really are worthless, you know that? Too bad none of your dreams will come true, though. What a pity..." He trailed off subtly, just as another voice raced through the room.
"Hello? Is anyone here?" The voice was distant. It seemed to be coming from a short distance away. A female voice, no doubt of that. Inuyasha's ears twitched slightly, he knew right away. There was no mistaking that voice. It was Kagome. But, what was she doing here?
Oh no...
Shock seeped through his features as everything clicked together. His job being over. He had lured Kagome right into their trap, without even meaning to at all. And now it was too late to do anything about it. She would be here in a matter of seconds.
"Hahaha. It looks like the idiot has finally figured out everything." The two brothers laughed as the voice got closer, and closer.
Inuyasha's heart began to sink deeper and deeper in his chest. His stomach turned and flopped around. His skin began to turn a sickly pale, as everything began to crash down on him, hard.
Needless to say, he wasn't feeling too hot.
"I swear! If someone doesn't answer I'm going to leave. Where is Inuyasha anyway?!" Kagome's now irritated voice rang through the halls and haunted Inuyasha's ears. Her words clung to his ears and suffocated them. He didn't dare move, what was the point..?
"Is someone in here?" A little head poked its way through the doorway, revealing a young woman. Her face lit up at the sight of Inuyasha, and she allowed her body entrance into the room. Being overjoyed with happiness, she didn't even notice the look of death that had fallen upon his face.
He knew exactly what was going to happen next, and it was nothing near good. It didn't come close to what he had intended on doing. Damnit! Why did Kagome have to come here anyway?!
He mentally sighed, it wasn't her fault at all. None of this was her fault, she was innocent.
He was to blame. This was completely his fault. His body stung with pain, and hurt, although he knew it was nothing compared to what Kagome would feel very soon. His lifeless eyes fell down on her dark messy hair as he felt her body collide with his lightly.
She looked up at him, and smiled kindly. Offering him some of her joy, "I've been looking all over for you..." She confided in him.
His arms hanging loosely at his sides, he used the little energy he had left to raise them and fold them around her body, pulling her closer to him. Inhaling deeply, he took in her scent, the aura she carried around with her. The one that always seemed to draw him into her. Whenever she was this closer to him, he was helpless.
Just her presence alone was enough to drive him crazy. Having her in his arms like this, pressing his body against hers, and taking in every bit of detail about her at the moment drove him insane. But he knew that it would all end very soon.
Unfortunately for him, that soon had to be now.
"Ah! Dear Kagome. We finally have a chance to meet you. Inuyasha speaks a great deal about you." There was a glint in Mikaru's eye that shined when he spoke those words, but Kagome was blind to them.
She pulled back away from Inuyasha and he reluctantly let her go by loosening his arms around her, but only a little. She turned around and bowed politely, "Hello, Mr..um..I'm sorry, I don't know how to address you."
She blushed lightly under her bangs, her face feeling hot. Surprise scratched the surface of her face as Inuyasha's arm rested on hers pulling her up. "Don't bow in front of them." His voice was tinted with emptiness. It was now that she finally realized how pale he looked.
"Now, now Inuuyasha. You shouldn't treat her that way, after she came all the way over here and saved you the trouble of having to bring her here. How terrible that would have been, ne?" Kimaru's smile widened as each word spew out of his mouth. He was now grinning from ear to ear.
Inuyasha's fists clenched at his sides, as he grinded his teeth together, emitting an angry growl trying to warn them about saying anything else.
Kimaru's began to walk closer to the two children, with a finger up at his chin in thought. "You know, I would have thought you'd be happy that she came on her own. But you look as pale as a ghost, now why would that be? Oh! That's right. How silly of me." His smirk widened even more, if possible.
"She doesn't know about everything, now does she? I guess I'll have the pleasure of informing her." He was loving every second of this, but why not? Torturing people was something he loved to do. Why should torturing Inuyasha, their supposed son be any different?
"Don't you dare!!!" Inuyasha seethed as he lurched forward.
"Don't what? Tell her about everything you've been doing since the moment you met her? That everything your..."
"I'm warning you Kimaru!" He shot again, becoming a little desperate now.
"Quiet, boy. I'm holding all the cards right now. Don't you get it? You've lost! We've won. You brought Kagome to us, and now both of you will die."
Once his voice died down, Kagome's gasp replaced it. The two men laughed coldly.
"But you, dear...still have not heard the whole story now have you? It wouldn't be fair to just leave you in the dark any longer. You see, everything you know about your friendship with Inuyasha here has been based on a lie. He has been deceiving you since the very beginning. The only reason he went to meet you, and actually talked to you was because he wanted to use you to bring back his dead parents."
The words caused Inuyasha to flinch slightly, but he couldn't say anything now. His mouth refused to work.
"He never really cared for all your silly little problems. Didn't actually like spending time with you, but he had to, in order to get his parents back. At least, that's the way it began. It seems now that he has fallen in love with you. He longs to actually be with you, despite everything he did before. He believes that could actually happen now. What a fool. He loves you, but he brought you right to us. Isn't that odd?"
Kagome couldn't see anything in front of her, the tears had already begun to fall and more continued to take their place not allowing a moment of a clear vision. She turned her head back around to stare at Inuyasha. She needed to know if this was true or not.
He couldn't bare to look at her, he didn't want to see all the pain her eyes held, knowing that he had betrayed her like that. When she used her voice, it almost killed him, but he could feel his heart breaking. Each word she spoke sliced his heart into another peace.
"Is it true? Is what he's saying true?" She advanced closer to him while trembling slightly. He still refused to look at her until she cupped his chin with her hand and turned his face toward hers. "Inuyasha..."
The guilt his eyes held was enough for her, it was true. All of it. All those times that she thought he had cared, all those things that she did for him, everything he had done and said to her. It was all a lie, every last bit of it. She couldn't tell if her heart was broken, or if he had just taken it right out of her body.
She couldn't quite feel anything at the moment, her senses beginning to fade away. Her head dropped down, and the grip she held on his chin fell landing limply at her side. She turned her heel slowly to face the other two men. They didn't seem to care, although she couldn't really tell, or care any less for that matter.
This was the greatest pain she had ever experienced in her entire life; it was much worse than what had happened at school with Ryu, much worse. She knew now that Inuyasha was the one she loved, but he was also the one that used her. All he wanted was his family. But...wait? What did she have to do with that?
Lifting her gaze up at them, her eyes trembled with a fear she never knew was possible. First she had just lost her love, and now she might loser her life. What a great day...
Forcing herself to speak, she mustered as much courage as she could, "Wha- what happens to-to me now?"
Both men turned to each other and smiled sadistically, "Now, the fun begins."
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A/N* Yeah, yeah. I know, I'm evil. The next chapter will be better. More fluffness and um, more happiness. O_o It'll be sweet! Many scenes with Kagome and Inuyasha. ^.^ Unfortunately, or fortunately, whichever way you wanna look at it, it might take me a while to get that up! But, I wrote this in a few hours, (While taking breaks -_-) so it might not take me that long!
Some random purple: In other words, don't hold your breath. ^_^
Roonz: Quiet you. And remember to review!!
PeachesDani: Haha! Tomatoes! I was on the phone when I read that and it really made me laugh.
MoonGoddessSerenity: No! I'm not trying to kill you, I swear. **shifty eyes** I updated! We're all happy.
Sweet little country girl: Pink is so not ugly! Unless it's an ugly shade of pink, but y'know...that rarely ever happens so pscha! Sniffle! My bat...**strokes invisible bat**
CaribMiko03: This one is kinda short too, but at least I updated, right?! We're still getting somewhere! MAYBE I'M NOT CRAZY!!!!!!
X-with stars: Yes, being sick sucks. But being without someone you wanna be with sucks more. **cries**
Sakura onto Hitomi: Heheheheh. Yes, they're not just drawings on paper anymore! THEY'RE ALIVE!! **ahem** I'm sane.
Anime-babe21: I know, I'm evil...AND I LOVE IT! (What is it with me and caps today O_o) **runs** I mean, thank you! ^_^
Katherine: I like your name. Hehe, yes, that is the art of cliffhangers. Yep, cause without them, no one would read my stories. Sniff...
Blinkchick: Beware eh? Waiting eh? Ya, eh? MWHAH!!
Anime-is-da-bomb: TESTIFY!
Fanfictiongeek36: Awww! That's so sweet. Done and done! ^_^
Silver Ice Angelx: Psch, who car—I mean! Kikyo is part of my next few chapters. You know, for um..support? o.O Don't worry, she'll be back!
CrismHeart: The sand scene kinda showed that she didn't like being in love with Ryu. She is going to have another pep talk, maybe in the next chapter, maybe the one after that. So watch out for that, it will be looooong! I already have it written. :) Hehe, to tell you the truth...I tend to rush these chapters a bit, mostly because of school. But thanks for saying that ^_^
Hunter The Dusk: Hehe, thank you! Have a cookie and enjoy the show **hands out cookies**
A/N* Yes, I took forever to put this up! Happy New Year because the last time I updated we were still in 2003! Hehe, well! It's February already. Where does the time go? **silence** Yes...I'm not even gunna try to explain why I didn't write this sooner. Let's just chalk it up to school and me not being motivated. Sound good? No? Well too bad!! Kidding. Enjoy the chapter. ^.^
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Their voice ringed in his ears annoyingly, as his mind tried to rid any trace of the sound. The rhythm had never been appealing to his ears, and he liked it that way. Their words were as loving as their cold stares, the ones they always seemed to wear. Especially when they tried to act all calm and collected, never being bothered by anything that occurred around them.
A single growl, here and there. The slightest hint of an emotion that manifested in their bodies. It was beyond him how they could remain so stoic.
When enough time had passed, and the ringing had died down, he opened his mouth to answer. Confusion dripping down his face.
"What do you mean, my job is over? What the hell do you fuckin' mean!?" He knew that was a little uncalled for; they didn't really do anything to upset him that much, yet.
He guessed he was justified in raising his voice like that, considering everything they had done to him before.
"No need to get angry, Inuyasha." Kimaru warned slightly. "We're all friends here." He chucked, a bit amused with himself for that comment.
Mikaru smirked quietly, only being caught by his own ears. His gaze remained fixed on Inuyasha, as he eyed him warily. "What has been your job for the past few years? Why have we kept you here? Hmm?"
He advanced forward a little, causing Inuyasha to step back without thinking. Realizing what he had done, he quickly took a step forward and narrowed his eyes at them. "Of course I know. You two only remind me every single day of my pathetic life!" He raised his voice again, instinctively.
All the anger he felt toward the two figures standing in front of him was surging out through his speech, but they could only remain amused by it for so long. "Oh come on now, don't you think we deserve a little more respect than that?"
Emphasizing his point, Mikaru raised his two fingers and held them a small distance apart. They loved toying with Inuyasha, with anyone for that matter. They fed off his anger, and constructively used it to their advantage. Although they already held something over his head, they always had.
The two evil brothers had always pulled the strings in his life, that's the way it always had been. He was just too blind to see it.
"Cut the crap. You two deserve as much respect as I'm being nice enough to offer you. So enough of this bullshit you're feeding me. Tell me what the hell you mean." He had perfected his voice, so that it didn't shake with fear like it did when he was little. His being stood much taller than it had ever at that moment.
It wasn't because of his size, or his age. It wasn't the anger that flowed through his body, or everything they had done to him in the past that could have sparked such hate. His strength was drawn in by his love for Kagome. To him, she was life. She always knew what to say to him, always knew exactly what to do whenever his "family" had once again decided he wasn't good enough for them, which was a lot of the time.
She was the only one that accepted him as he was, nothing more, nothing less. She took in every single little detail of him, and he loved her for it. He loved her with all of his heart. That was what kept him going at this very moment, knowing that after this was all over, he could focus on much more important matters.
Things like ridding any emotion she felt towards Ryu, or any other male besides him for that matter. Shaking his head somewhat calmly, he tried to remain focused on what was happening before him. Any other plan would have to wait until later. This was what he had to deal with at the moment.
"Heh. Thinking about your pathetic women again?"
Were they mind readers or something?
"Don't look too surprised," Mikaru told him, "I can tell you were thinking about her. It is written all over your face. Just the way your eyes soften with the slightest thought of her clouds your mind. You really are worthless, you know that? Too bad none of your dreams will come true, though. What a pity..." He trailed off subtly, just as another voice raced through the room.
"Hello? Is anyone here?" The voice was distant. It seemed to be coming from a short distance away. A female voice, no doubt of that. Inuyasha's ears twitched slightly, he knew right away. There was no mistaking that voice. It was Kagome. But, what was she doing here?
Oh no...
Shock seeped through his features as everything clicked together. His job being over. He had lured Kagome right into their trap, without even meaning to at all. And now it was too late to do anything about it. She would be here in a matter of seconds.
"Hahaha. It looks like the idiot has finally figured out everything." The two brothers laughed as the voice got closer, and closer.
Inuyasha's heart began to sink deeper and deeper in his chest. His stomach turned and flopped around. His skin began to turn a sickly pale, as everything began to crash down on him, hard.
Needless to say, he wasn't feeling too hot.
"I swear! If someone doesn't answer I'm going to leave. Where is Inuyasha anyway?!" Kagome's now irritated voice rang through the halls and haunted Inuyasha's ears. Her words clung to his ears and suffocated them. He didn't dare move, what was the point..?
"Is someone in here?" A little head poked its way through the doorway, revealing a young woman. Her face lit up at the sight of Inuyasha, and she allowed her body entrance into the room. Being overjoyed with happiness, she didn't even notice the look of death that had fallen upon his face.
He knew exactly what was going to happen next, and it was nothing near good. It didn't come close to what he had intended on doing. Damnit! Why did Kagome have to come here anyway?!
He mentally sighed, it wasn't her fault at all. None of this was her fault, she was innocent.
He was to blame. This was completely his fault. His body stung with pain, and hurt, although he knew it was nothing compared to what Kagome would feel very soon. His lifeless eyes fell down on her dark messy hair as he felt her body collide with his lightly.
She looked up at him, and smiled kindly. Offering him some of her joy, "I've been looking all over for you..." She confided in him.
His arms hanging loosely at his sides, he used the little energy he had left to raise them and fold them around her body, pulling her closer to him. Inhaling deeply, he took in her scent, the aura she carried around with her. The one that always seemed to draw him into her. Whenever she was this closer to him, he was helpless.
Just her presence alone was enough to drive him crazy. Having her in his arms like this, pressing his body against hers, and taking in every bit of detail about her at the moment drove him insane. But he knew that it would all end very soon.
Unfortunately for him, that soon had to be now.
"Ah! Dear Kagome. We finally have a chance to meet you. Inuyasha speaks a great deal about you." There was a glint in Mikaru's eye that shined when he spoke those words, but Kagome was blind to them.
She pulled back away from Inuyasha and he reluctantly let her go by loosening his arms around her, but only a little. She turned around and bowed politely, "Hello, Mr..um..I'm sorry, I don't know how to address you."
She blushed lightly under her bangs, her face feeling hot. Surprise scratched the surface of her face as Inuyasha's arm rested on hers pulling her up. "Don't bow in front of them." His voice was tinted with emptiness. It was now that she finally realized how pale he looked.
"Now, now Inuuyasha. You shouldn't treat her that way, after she came all the way over here and saved you the trouble of having to bring her here. How terrible that would have been, ne?" Kimaru's smile widened as each word spew out of his mouth. He was now grinning from ear to ear.
Inuyasha's fists clenched at his sides, as he grinded his teeth together, emitting an angry growl trying to warn them about saying anything else.
Kimaru's began to walk closer to the two children, with a finger up at his chin in thought. "You know, I would have thought you'd be happy that she came on her own. But you look as pale as a ghost, now why would that be? Oh! That's right. How silly of me." His smirk widened even more, if possible.
"She doesn't know about everything, now does she? I guess I'll have the pleasure of informing her." He was loving every second of this, but why not? Torturing people was something he loved to do. Why should torturing Inuyasha, their supposed son be any different?
"Don't you dare!!!" Inuyasha seethed as he lurched forward.
"Don't what? Tell her about everything you've been doing since the moment you met her? That everything your..."
"I'm warning you Kimaru!" He shot again, becoming a little desperate now.
"Quiet, boy. I'm holding all the cards right now. Don't you get it? You've lost! We've won. You brought Kagome to us, and now both of you will die."
Once his voice died down, Kagome's gasp replaced it. The two men laughed coldly.
"But you, dear...still have not heard the whole story now have you? It wouldn't be fair to just leave you in the dark any longer. You see, everything you know about your friendship with Inuyasha here has been based on a lie. He has been deceiving you since the very beginning. The only reason he went to meet you, and actually talked to you was because he wanted to use you to bring back his dead parents."
The words caused Inuyasha to flinch slightly, but he couldn't say anything now. His mouth refused to work.
"He never really cared for all your silly little problems. Didn't actually like spending time with you, but he had to, in order to get his parents back. At least, that's the way it began. It seems now that he has fallen in love with you. He longs to actually be with you, despite everything he did before. He believes that could actually happen now. What a fool. He loves you, but he brought you right to us. Isn't that odd?"
Kagome couldn't see anything in front of her, the tears had already begun to fall and more continued to take their place not allowing a moment of a clear vision. She turned her head back around to stare at Inuyasha. She needed to know if this was true or not.
He couldn't bare to look at her, he didn't want to see all the pain her eyes held, knowing that he had betrayed her like that. When she used her voice, it almost killed him, but he could feel his heart breaking. Each word she spoke sliced his heart into another peace.
"Is it true? Is what he's saying true?" She advanced closer to him while trembling slightly. He still refused to look at her until she cupped his chin with her hand and turned his face toward hers. "Inuyasha..."
The guilt his eyes held was enough for her, it was true. All of it. All those times that she thought he had cared, all those things that she did for him, everything he had done and said to her. It was all a lie, every last bit of it. She couldn't tell if her heart was broken, or if he had just taken it right out of her body.
She couldn't quite feel anything at the moment, her senses beginning to fade away. Her head dropped down, and the grip she held on his chin fell landing limply at her side. She turned her heel slowly to face the other two men. They didn't seem to care, although she couldn't really tell, or care any less for that matter.
This was the greatest pain she had ever experienced in her entire life; it was much worse than what had happened at school with Ryu, much worse. She knew now that Inuyasha was the one she loved, but he was also the one that used her. All he wanted was his family. But...wait? What did she have to do with that?
Lifting her gaze up at them, her eyes trembled with a fear she never knew was possible. First she had just lost her love, and now she might loser her life. What a great day...
Forcing herself to speak, she mustered as much courage as she could, "Wha- what happens to-to me now?"
Both men turned to each other and smiled sadistically, "Now, the fun begins."
**
A/N* Yeah, yeah. I know, I'm evil. The next chapter will be better. More fluffness and um, more happiness. O_o It'll be sweet! Many scenes with Kagome and Inuyasha. ^.^ Unfortunately, or fortunately, whichever way you wanna look at it, it might take me a while to get that up! But, I wrote this in a few hours, (While taking breaks -_-) so it might not take me that long!
Some random purple: In other words, don't hold your breath. ^_^
Roonz: Quiet you. And remember to review!!