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Sorry for late updates again....my stupid.....guess I shouldn't call them stupid as they are my father and step-mother.....but darn it, they're being slow!!!!
Last time: "Kagome-chan can't tell Sesshoumaru-sama, but Rin tied Jaken up and put him in the closest." "Kagome! You're alive!" "Glad to see you're still alive." "Inuyasha, if you continued to talk of Rin that way, I will personally rip your arm off." Kagome was glad to be back among friends.
Chapter 12: The Last Straw
Kagome was running through the night forest, the full moon was high above her head, casting shadows onto the ground below.
"Kagome!" Someone called out, Kagome looked around, trying to find the source of the sound. It sounded a lot like Shippou, only he sounded fuzzy, like a badly tuned radio.
"Shippou...is that you?" Kagome asked, running farther into the forest.
"Kagome....." Shippou's voice said, only now it sounded farther away than it had been before. Kagome strained her eyes to look for anything, in the distance she saw something blue floating along the path, going deeper and deeper into the forest.
"Shippou....if this is one of your jokes I'll-"Kagome said, running towards the blue orb floating in front of her. Kagome reached out to grab it, only to find it out of her reach. Then another blue orb joined the first one, both floated farther and farther away from Kagome.
There was a scream and Kagome whirled around only to find the two blue orbs turn a blood red.
Now she realized that it was Rin and Shippou crying out in pain.
Kagome woke up in cold sweat, breathing heavy.
"I haven't had that dream for a while.....why me?" Kagome said. Looking around she saw that she was still in Kaede's hut, Miroku and Sango were still sleeping. Shippou was curled up Kirara and Rin was also asleep. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha were gone however....
With the dream still in her mind Kagome quietly left the hut, wanting to take a walk. Into the forest she walked, taking deep breaths and trying not to think of that dream.
'Still.....this isn't the first time I've had a dream like that....' Kagome thought, looking around and finding herself lost. Kagome turned around and started walking the way she had come, only to find herself more lost than before. Sighing, she continued to walk, hoping to see something familiar, she pushed past a large bush and gasped.
Inuyasha was with Kikyo.
"Inu....yasha...." Kagome whispered. There was the hanyou, embracing the dead miko.
"Kikyo.....I knew that Naraku was lying....you wouldn't join his side." Inuyasha said.
"The one that follows you around....she tried to kill me." Kikyo said.
"Kagome....." Inuyasha said, not really believing Kikyo. Before Inuyasha could say anything else Kikyo clapped her hands and Inuyasha froze. Kagome gasped as Inuyasha's eyes turned a dull red.
Kikyo was controlling Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha.....you love me right?" Kikyo said, smiling evilly when she spotted Kagome.
"Yes." Inuyasha said simply.
"For us to be together....I shall need the rest of my soul." Kikyo said.
"How can I get it for you love?" Inuyasha asked, his eyes still a dull red hue.
"I wish for you to kill Kagome." Kikyo said. Kagome gasped and started to back away, surely Inuyasha wouldn't kill her.
"Yes my love." Inuyasha said, turning around. Kagome fled, forgetting that Inuyasha was under Kikyo's control. Kagome continued to run, wanting to get as far away from Inuyasha as possible.
"Why me...I seem to be a magnet for trouble." Kagome said, looking behind her. Inuyasha was catching up with her, his claws were flexing.
"If you give up now your death will be quick and painless." Inuyasha said...only it wasn't Inuyasha. Kagome shivered, it was Naraku talking. Naraku had taken over Inuyasha through Kikyo.
Suddenly Kagome tripped on a tree root and was sent tumbling. She winced in pain and rolled over, needing to run. Before she could Kagome saw Inuyasha come down on her, Tetsusaiga drawn and ready to shed her blood. Kagome closed her eyes, not wanting to see her once friend.
There was a flash of lightning and Kagome opened her eyes to see someone standing in front of her.
"Kagome-chan!" Kagome turned around and saw Sango and Miroku running towards her. Above her stood Sesshoumaru, Toukijin blocking Tetsusaiga from finishing the fatal blow to Kagome.
"Sesshou...Sesshoumaru?" Kagome wondered, the Taiyoukai glared at his half-brother and pushed Toukijin forward, forcing Inuyasha back.
"Are you alright Kagome-chan?" Sango asked, helping her friend up to her feet.
"That's not Inuyasha. He's being controlled by Naraku!" Kagome cried out. Sesshoumaru looked a bit surprised, but not much.
"Kikyo needs the rest of her soul." Inuyasha said melancholy. Sesshoumaru growled while Miroku and Sango stared up at Inuyasha in shock.
"That's not Inuyasha, Naraku has taken control of him through Kikyo." Kagome said, hoping that Sesshoumaru wouldn't chop Inuyasha in half. Sesshoumaru pushed Inuyasha onto his back, knocking him out.
"We leave." Sesshoumaru ordered, leaving no room for debate. Ah-Un came running up to Sesshoumaru with Rin and Shippou on its back.
"I....I can't.....I can't believe he would....." Kagome continued to whimper and finally broke down to tears on Sesshoumaru's kimono. Sango and Miroku mounted Kirara while Sesshoumaru put a still tearful Kagome onto Ah- Un.
"Umm...Sesshoumaru-sama....where are we going?" Miroku asked the Taiyoukai.
"To the Western Lands, I don't trust the village to keep the hanyou under control." Sesshoumaru said. Sango and Miroku looked at each other, a little unsure, going to the home of the youkai that had tried to kill them some dozen times?.....Ether way, they didn't want to go back to Inuyasha and they couldn't leave Kagome, she would want them near during the next few days.
They flew from some hours, the sun leaded the way, even thought Sesshoumaru didn't need the sun to guide him. They landed about an hour away from Sesshoumaru's home, Kagome had fallen asleep during the flight and no one disturbed her.
"I can't believe it....I can't believe Inu-"Sango was cut off by Miroku, who looked at her with a sigh.
"Try not to think about that. Lets just try and get far away from him." Miroku said. Kirara meowed in agreement, in her sleep Kagome sighed.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, are Kagome-chan's friends going to stay with us too?" Rin asked the Taiyoukai. "Because Rin wants Shippou-chan to stay with us so that Rin and Shippou-chan can play in the gardens with Jaken-sama and Kagome-chan, and Kagome-chan can teach Rin more stuff." The little girl took a deep breath of air, getting light-headed from all the talking.
"Where is Jaken?" Sesshoumaru asked, looking at the girl running around his feet.
"Ummm.....I dunno." Rin said innocently, her sheepish grin giving her away.
"Rin." Sesshoumaru said more sternly than the first time, he also locked eyes with the little girl, who pouted.
"Rin tied Jaken-sama up and put him in the closet because Jaken-sama said that Sesshoumaru-sama wasn't going to come back because Sesshoumaru- sama didn't like Rin so Rin tied Jaken-sama up and went out on Ah-Un to find Sesshoumaru-sama." Rin said.
"Do not tie Jaken up any more." Sesshoumaru said. Rin nodded and started chasing Shippou around Kirara's feet.
Kagome had finally woken up when the group arrived at Sesshoumaru's castle. Sango and Miroku were in awe at the size and beauty of the castle, Shippou couldn't have cared less. As he and Rin were running around the entry hall playing tag Jaken came running up, glaring at Rin.
"Sesshoumaru-sama! That demon child tied me up and locked me in the closet! I demand punishment!" Jaken yelled.
"And, pray tell, Jaken, who is the Taiyoukai?" Sesshoumaru growled at the little toad youkai.
"You are Sesshoumaru-sama." Jaken said fearfully, seeing the wrath in the Taiyoukai's eyes.
"Correct, I suggest you not make demands of me Jaken." Sesshoumaru said coldly. "Prepare rooms for our guests."
"More humans?" Jaken finally saw Sango, Miroku, Kirara, Shippou and Kagome standing there. "Why are you back wench?" Jaken said, pointing at Kagome. The miko growled and stepped on the toad.
"Come on Sango-chan, I'll show you the hot springs." Kagome said.
"There are hot springs here?" Sango asked.
"Part of this place was built on a natural hot spring." Kagome answered, then she and Sango headed for the baths, giving Miroku a look that promised massive pain if he looked. Still the monk tried to follow, until Kagome pointed him in the direction of the other hot spring, which was next to the girl's hot spring, but was divided by a wall.
"This feels so nice." Sango said, relaxing into the warm water. The water in the spring was a grassy green color from the plant and herb extracts that the servants put into the water. The girls sat in the hot spring for a half hour when Sango got out, wanting to talk to Miroku about something. Kagome, however, stayed in the baths a little longer.
"I wonder what they put in the water to make it so relaxing?" Kagome wondered to herself out loud.
"A special mix of herbs that is family secret." Someone said to the right. Kagome jumped and looked around, ready to deafen the person for spying on her. All she saw was a wall, painted with trees and flowers.
"You humans talk so loudly, no wonder they were prey in the early days."
"Sesshoumaru! What are you doing?" Kagome asked, leaning against the wall that separated the male and female side of the baths.
"What do you think I'm doing here Kagome?" Sesshoumaru answered through the wall, smirking to himself.
"I think you were spying." Kagome growled.
"Do you think I would lower myself to that?" Sesshoumaru questioned.
"Whatever." Kagome sighed.
Suddenly Rin and Shippou ran into the baths and shut the door. Kagome was about to ask them what they were doing, but Sesshoumaru beat her. He had crossed over to the girl's side of the bath and stood looking at the children. Kagome eeped and quickly closed her eyes before noticed that he had his gi on. ((AN: geez people...it's rated PG-13 points to rating see....))
"What are you two doing?" Sesshoumaru asked. Rin and the fox kit looked at him with one of those we-are-just-playing-but-tied-Jaken-up-and- locked-him-in-the-closet-and-now-he's-looking-for-us looks.
"We were just playing Sesshoumaru-sama." Rin chirped.
"Playing what?" Sesshoumaru asked, noticing the guilty yet grinning faces.
"Ummm....nothing Sesshoumaru-sama...." Rin said, then she grabbed Shippou's hand and ran out the door, dragging the fox kit along.
"YOU SICK YOUKAI! GET BACK TO YOUR OWN SIDE!" Kagome yelled, ducking into the water, knowing that he couldn't see anything because of the water's color....but still.
"If I remember correctly, this is my home." Sesshoumaru said, giving her one of his trademark smirks before leaving her.
Kagome and the others ate a fairly peaceful dinner, if you count out Miroku getting slapped, Shippou and Rin talking non-stop and Kagome eating like she had been starved for weeks. Jaken was grumbling about Rin and Shippou, as he was only just let out of the closet they had locked him in.
"Umm...Sesshoumaru...where are Sango and Miroku going to sleep?" Kagome asked.
"They already have rooms made for them, unless you would rather have them sleep in the halls?" Sesshoumaru said, giving Jaken a death glare, his grumbling had become very annoying.
Kagome was about to say something when there was a loud crash. Sesshoumaru growled and stood up, Sango, Miroku and Kagome following suit.
"Jaken, take Rin and the fox kit to my room. Don't let anyone in." Sesshoumaru growled. Jaken nodded and herded the children towards the bedroom.
"What is it Sesshoumaru?" Kagome asked, wishing that she had her bow with her.
"Inuyasha." As if on cue, a very pissed off hanyou broke the door down, Tetsusaiga drawn, murder in his eyes.
End Chapter
WD: Well there ya go. Chapter 12 of The Other Taiyoukai. Hope you all liked it. If not, go ahead and send flames, then I have an excuse about not doing my homework. 'My homework was burnt to crispy bits by the people who hate my story.' Anyway.....If you have a question about my story, go ahead and ask it in your review hint hint and I'll answer in the next chapter.
Reviews
HieilovesBotan: I know...it's been awhile, I've been trying to finish re- typing the rest of this story, then there's Blast From the Past, I'm REALLY far behind with that story. sigh So much to do...so few people to do it for me. (saw that on a shirt)
Mystic Hanyou: Well....Kikyo played a nice part in this chapter. You almost feel sorry for Inuyasha...almost..
Silverdstargazing: I'm sorry I've kept you waiting for so long. I've been trying to finish this story up and keep forgetting to update it.
Mysticalwings: Yup, but Kikyo got out....sigh I hate Kikyo. Hate her. Grr...Kikyo must die.
Sukera: Glad you can eat sugar again. Sorry about making you wait so long for another chapter. But the good news is that I've finished typing all of this story. Now I just have to send it off to my beta readers and wait for them to go over it.
Devil's Reincarnation: I don't think Inu-chan's going to be asking anything. He's kinda controlled right now. Poor Inu-chan.
Tbiris: Awww....Sesshou-chan came to Kagome's aid. How cute.