DEPTHS OF THE DAMNED

..."Officer, she's not lying!"...

Disclaimer: groan Why, oh why, must we fan fiction authors have to do this? I do not own InuYasha, etc, etc, etc...

A/N: Grrrrr...I am experiencing writer's block right now...grrrr...sorry if this chapter will be totally booooorrring. Oh, and sorry if Sess and Kagu are OOC... Oh, yeah, I love Miroku and Sesshoumaru! =3

As Miroku opened the door, Sango quickly ran in and came up to Kagome, embracing her. She already knew that she was putting herself in danger in case her friend suddenly became possessed again, but Sango did not care. Kagome was breathing heavily.

"You okay, InuYasha?" Miroku asked as he watched Sango hugging her best friend.

"Feh, do I look like I'm hurt?" InuYasha scoffed. "I can take care of myself, you know."

Miroku rolled his eyes and strolled over to the sofa, flopping down on it.

"Whatever, InuYasha. Doesn't hurt to ask..."

"Feh."

Kagome glanced over at InuYasha and muttered a word; Sango couldn't hear what it was.

CRASH! InuYasha fell face-first into the wooden floor paneling.

Kagome grinned mischievously at him. She taunted him as she wagged a finger at his face.

"You do know I still have total control over you, right, InuYasha...?"

"You WHAT?! HOW?!" InuYasha burst in horror.

"That rosary necklace around your neck, remember? Oh, and don't even try pulling it off. Not even you can."

InuYasha slumped down with his back on the wall and crossed his arms.

Sango nudged Kagome and asked her what she was muttering. When Kagome said it was "sit", InuYasha fell flat on the floor again and growled.

"Sorry!" Sango gasped as she looked at Kagome. "I didn't mean to make her tell me!" She blushed embarrassedly and sat down next to Miroku, while wrapping her arms around his neck. As the two were leaning against the other, InuYasha perked his ears up.

"InuYasha, what is it?" Miroku asked nonchalantly as he pulled Sango into a tight embrace.

"I don't know...no...it—it can't be him...not here, not now..." the hanyou muttered as a surprised look appeared on his face. "Why is he here? At all times, why now?"

"InuYasha, who is it?" Sango was now asking as she walked over to the door, ready to open it.

"No! Don't open it!" InuYasha shouted.

"Don't yell at Sango like that!" Miroku growled.

Sango opened the door and was now staring at the two teenage boys arguing and rolling on the floor. She rolled her eyes and froze as she felt a figure tower over her. The girl slowly, slowly craned her head around... Sango gasped as she saw a tall teenager standing behind her; he had golden eyes, a blue crescent moon in the middle of his forehead, purple stripes going down the side of his cheeks, and he had long, flowing silvery hair...

"Brother! What are you doing here now?!" InuYasha yelled as his older brother Sesshoumaru merely pushed Sango aside, who collapsed into Miroku's open arms; Miroku was glaring at Sesshoumaru and was contemplating on tackling him from behind for pushing his Sango to the ground. Sango shook her head and muttered, "It's fine, just leave him alone...don't give him any trouble..."

"Keh, it's a free country, little brother, I can come whenever and wherever I please... Besides...what are you going to do about it...?" Sesshoumaru turned around and held out an arm as a tall girl with short black hair with a feather tucked in it, red eyes, and dangling bluish earrings. She linked her arms around his and smirked in the group's direction. "This...is Kagura, my fiancé. Kagura, this is my annoying little brother, InuYasha."

"Charmed." She mumbled as she looked at him. "He looks really childish though..." she added as she shot another smirk at him. InuYasha scoffed.

"Well of course he is—he's the runt of what's left of the family."

Sesshoumaru and Kagura laughed, which made InuYasha growl even louder.

"That's supposed to be a growl?? It sounds more like a puppy whining! Oh, Sesshoumaru, show him what a real growl is like." She sneered teasingly.

"With pleasure..." Sesshoumaru demonstrated his growl and InuYasha's fists twitched.

"You know what, Sesshoumaru? You're just a plain, old" —he muttered as he cracked his knuckles— "bastard!"

InuYasha flung his fist forward and hit his elder brother in the nose.

"By node! Yoo boke by node!!" Sesshoumaru clutched his nose and his knees buckled to the floor.

"Yeah, well, normal people don't just go walking in other people's houses and start trashing them. So you can go now. Buh-bye. Um, you can leave, you know." InuYasha said loudly.

"Yeah, well, that's what we're doing," Kagura hissed through clenched teeth as she helped Sesshoumaru up by the shoulders, who was still holding his nose tenderly. "Thanks a lot, you jerk. C'mon, Sesshy, let's leave..."

InuYasha stifled a laugh as he heard his brother whimper "okay" for the very first time. As soon as the door slammed shut behind the couple, InuYasha fell to the ground, rolling around and clutching his sides as he laughed hysterically.

"Did you—did you hear him? He was—was whimpering! Hee, hee—ha! Oh, Kami-sama...ohh, I don't think I've laughed that much in a year."

He stood up and wiped a tear then looked around and saw everyone staring at him.

"What? It was funny! Why aren't you LAUGHING?"

Miroku frowned.

"Even if he is a jerk, he's still your brother. I know he shouldn't have come in and started making fun of everything about you, but you still don't hit your own brother."

"Even if he's your half-brother." Sango added as she rested her head on Miroku's shoulder; he stroked her hair. "C'mon, Kagome."

Kagome turned on her heel and followed Sango out the door.

"Fine! Just—just leave me here! Okay. Um, yeah. Well, this sure is fun..."

Miroku closed the door behind him and left InuYasha to sit on his couch and think, yet again.


"Miroku..." Sango asked as Kagome left them to wander the streets. "Why is it that InuYasha and Sesshoumaru hate each other so much? Is it because Sesshoumaru is a full demon and can tease InuYasha for being a hanyou and his half-brother?"

"Well, looks like you just got your answer, Sango." Miroku sighed and held Sango around the waist.

Sango had just closed her eyes and they were rounding the street corner when a woman's scream filled the air. Sango's eyes snapped open again and she accidentally pinched Miroku's arm.

"What if Kagome..."

"C'mon, Sango!" Miroku grabbed Sango's hand and they ran to find the woman.

Sango stopped horrified as she clearly saw Kagome towering over a woman—covered in blood—laying limply on the sidewalk. She then saw that Kagome had obviously knocked Sesshoumaru unconscious, because his head was tilted limply to the side, resting on his shoulder. His nose was still bloody.

"KAGOME!" Sango screamed as Kagome lowered herself next to Kagura.

Kagome looked up and the color in her face drained. Her eyes turned green again, and she sat, horrified, to see Kagura almost dead beside her. Kagome jumped up in fear.

"Did I...really..." she whispered. Her hands flew to her face and tears spilled from them. "I hate doing this! I hate hurting people!"

With that, Kagome turned around and ran past them, too fast for Sango and Miroku to catch up, even if they tried.

"Kagome..." Sango cried. "I don't want to lose her again, Miroku! I can't! I won't...lose her..." she sobbed into his chest and gripped at his shirt.

"It's okay, Sango, you don't have to lose her again."

"You promise?" she sniveled.

"Yes."

"Oh, thank you, Miroku. You've always been there for me." She paused with a smile. "I love you so much."

"I know you do." He grinned and tilted her chin upwards so he could look into her teary eyes and he met her lips with his and wrapped his arms around her waist, as if the tighter he held her, he could never lose her. Sango linked her arms around his neck and their lips were pressed together, closing the small gap in between them. Finally losing air, she parted from him and a lone tear dropped from her hazelnut eyes.

"I love you too, Sango." Miroku whispered breathlessly.

Sango smiled as she trailed a finger down his cheek, and then froze with a horrified look on her face.

"What? What is it, Sango? I thought you..." his voice trailed away as a police officer came ambling up to them with a limp. He pulled his cap up further on his head and stared fixedly at the two in front of him. He jabbed his thumb in the direction of Sesshoumaru, now coming to and was rubbing his head, and Kagura moaning slightly; the officer then glared at Sango and Miroku.

"Explain yourselves."

"Officer, it's not what you think. We were just coming along and someone jumped them. We wouldn't do anything like that!" Sango cried. Of course, the "someone" referred to Kagome. Of course, Sango would never tell on her best friend and besides, what good would it do to arrest a girl who goes on sudden rampages in the cause of her being possessed by an evil demon? Not any good.

"I don't have any proof. I'm gonna have to take you two downtown..."

"DOWNTOWN? Officer, she's not lying! Honestly! We were walking along and someone just jumped them and attacked them. We don't have any weapons on us, either! How could we hurt them?"

"Shut up, boy. I said that I'm taking you downtown! Get in the car."

He then stopped as Sesshoumaru moaned.

"No, it...wasn't them...they were telling the truth. A girl came by and knocked me out and she started attacking my fiancé..."

The officer cocked a brow suspiciously and then stared at the silver-haired boy.

"Did you see who she was?"

Sango held her breath. Would he tell on Kagome? Or did he know that she couldn't control herself? Even then, would he still give Kagome out to the authorities...?

"No, officer, she, uh, was wearing a mask and...dark clothes. She might've had a knife on her, though, seeing how injured Kagura is..." Sesshoumaru heaved himself up with trouble and stumbled over to Kagura, and let her rest her head on his lap.

The authority looked suspiciously at Sesshoumaru again then walked over to his car and stepped in.

"You two were lucky this time this here fellow helped you two out. Next time, you ain't gonna be too lucky, that's for sure..."

The police car sped off and left the two couples there.

"That jerk! He didn't even offer to call 911 to get Kagura to a hospital! Wait, I thought InuYasha broke your nose?" Sango growled as she and Miroku helped Sesshoumaru lift Kagura up.

"No, it was just knocked out of place. I fixed it, so it's fine now. Are you okay, Kagura, um, dear?"

"Sesshoumaru, is that...you...?" the black-haired girl moaned.

Miroku's hand shot into his pocket and he pulled out a black mobile phone and dialed the hospital. After he explained what happened, he closed it with a tiny snap and stuffed it back in his pocket.

"An ambulance should be here soon. I told them where we were."

"Thanks," Sesshoumaru said without looking at him. He was too intent on making sure Kagura was okay.

"Um, I'm happy and all, but, why didn't you rat out Kagome and help us out?" Sango asked in a small voice. Sesshoumaru glanced down at her.

"I'm not always a bastard, as InuYasha called me. People like me have hearts, too." Sango smiled.

"Well, thanks for helping us out back there."

"What's up with Kagome or something? She possessed?" Sango's eyes trailed down to his legs and nodded. "I thought so. I could smell it on her. No wonder she could knock me out..."

Sirens blared and red lights flashed as an ambulance pulled into the street. Two men came out with a stretcher and took Kagura from Sesshoumaru's arms and he followed them inside the vehicle, taking Kagura's hand as he sat down beside her.

All of a sudden, InuYasha could be seen running down the street as the ambulance left. Miroku turned to look at his friend.

"I heard...an ambulance...so...what happened?" InuYasha huffed.

Miroku explained what happened and InuYasha sat with a grim face.

"So...where's Kagome?" he finally asked.

Sango's face fell. Where was Kagome...?