Chapter 6: It wasn't exactly a lie...
The youkai emotionlessly pulled out a sparking glowing whip and lashed it out in warning. Kagome hissed slightly revealing sparkling fangs for his inspection. The youkai did indeed inspect her and thoroughly too. Standing tall he pulled back the whip with severe expertise and asked coolly, "Why do you dare invade my Lands, cat?" Kagome lost her focus and stared dumbly at him. "Why do you mean? These Lands belong to Lord Inuyasha!" she cried uncertainly. The cold looking dog demon didn't move; he studied her shocked attitude and decided to shake her even more. "I own these Lands; I am the Lord, Sesshoumaru." Kagome's eyes glazed over with a red film and she blurred back to where Inuyasha was.
Inuyasha sensed a furious presence approaching and readied himself quickly. He was shocked to see Kagome come charging at him with red eyes, claws and dagger extended with professional proficiency and entire body shaking with anger. "Bastard! You lied to me! You tricked me, I hate you! I hate you!" She charged forward and swiped at him without delicacy. She was so pumped on her rage and was viciously, blindly striking at the dodging Inuyasha, she never heard Sesshoumaru. When she turned, it was too late.
With precision he knocked her out cold and she slumped over and landed in Inuyasha's arms. He panted softly and looked up with weary eyes at his expressionless brother. "What happened while I was gone?" Inuyasha lowered his head and ears guiltily. Sesshoumaru waited apparently bored yet Inuyasha could sense his increasing ire.
"She came the moment you left. She was looking for the Lord and I told her that was me; which was true being that I was in charge and I am a Lord. So, I showed around and allowed her to stay. It wasn't going to be for very long, you weren't supposed to be back for a week!" Sesshoumaru put a hand across his face in annoyance and he explained in a bored tone. "The Eagle Lord felt traitorous and tried to kill me to extend his own Lands. He lost and I just extended my own. No heir."
Inuyasha looked down at the motionless bundle of woman—er, youkai—and sighed. "What are we going to do about her though?" Sesshoumaru glanced down briefly and secretly admire her firm butt. "How has Kagura been?" he asked to distract his attention. "And Rin?" Inuyasha smiled briefly, "They're both fine. Last time I checked Kagura and Rin were planning a wedding; I didn't know you'd proposed."
Sesshoumaru paled invisibly and demanded, "Where are they?" Inuyasha shrugged and replied, "Supposedly they're waiting for you in your quarters." Sesshoumaru shuddered and muttered, "Best to avoid my room for now." Inuyasha grinned and hauled Kagome closer to him and carried her bridal style back to the castle. Sesshoumaru whizzed by nervously, although he looked as cool and confident as usual.
He retreated suddenly as a little feather dotted the sky heading straight for him. It was almost possible to say terror was etched on his perfect face. "Sesshoumaru-sama!" a voice from the feather cried happily. A steady ruby eyed gaze trapped him where he stood. The feather landed directly in front of him and off of it tumbled a kawaii little ningen girl. She hurled herself forward and smiled brightly. "Rin missed Sesshoumaru-sama! Did Sesshoumaru-sama miss Rin?" she asked bouncily. Sesshoumaru looked down at Rin and nodded. "Did you behave yourself, Rin?" She nodded fervently gazing at him with adoring eyes.
Kagura silkily whipped the feather back into her hair and walked gracefully towards him. Inuyasha sped off and left before the storm broke out. Sesshoumaru looked Kagura over; his eyes lingering on her mouth-watering frame, and then travelling back to her face. "Kagura, I don't want to commit yet," he said bluntly. Kagura raised an eyebrow in question then looked back at the fading image of Inuyasha. "I think your brother was at it again," she sighed irately.
Sesshoumaru walked towards her and kissed her firmly then murmured, "Excuse me, we'll finish this conversation later on." He was gone and Inuyasha hurriedly found Miroku. "Miroku! Distract Sesshoumaru I have to put Kagome somewhere before he catches me!"
Miroku jumped in the way to intercept a cold Sesshoumaru who blazed past him. Miroku casually stepped in the way and announced, "My Lord, Kagura has gone out to meet you with Rin. There were no problems and—" Miroku went flying and a ferocious Sesshoumaru snarled, "Stop trying to stall me!" Miroku—with the breath knocked from his lungs—gasped out, "Oh, my apologies Lord."
Inuyasha had finally managed to put Kagome down—coincidentally in his own room—and was bracing himself for the deadly onslaught that awaited him. Sesshoumaru charged forward and threw open the doors with an angry growl to face his brother. "Bastard! That's the 5th time this week! Stop pulling shit like that!" In a much calmer voice Sesshoumaru added, "Now you pay." He flew forward in a blur, struck a hard blow, and then lifted his brother by his throat with a pleased smirk.
He was hit from behind by a groggy Kagome. "Ass," she muttered woozily. She looked hard at Inuyasha and pulled back a lip into a feral snarl. "You tricked me!" she mumbled dazedly. "I hate you!" She lunged forward to attack him, but because she was still very unsteady he grabbed her and held her down trying to explain.
Kagome was a warrior; she was not about to let a hanyou beat her. She struggled valiantly as Inuyasha held her and she finally managed to lay her claws against his firm abdomen. With a hiss Inuyasha pulled her arms above her head and straddled her waist. Furiously Kagome snarled and writhed beneath him.
Inuyasha had to scream to be heard over her voice. "Kagome! Kagome, listen to me, please! I am the heir to these lands now. My father recently died, my brother is the Lord, but I he was gone so I took control. I am a Lord too! Calm down; I did lie, but it was actually a half truth. Listen to me!" Kagome stilled and stared ferociously at Inuyasha. "What's your point? Do you expect me to feel satisfied with that? I am not a fool, and I refuse to be used. Get off of me immediately!"
She began to struggle again and shoved him off of her. With a droop in her proud head Kagome left at a run and finally located Sango. Actually, she didn't so much as locate Sango as rescue her ass from Miroku. Kagome wept without making a sound on Sango's sensible shoulder.
She told her everything and finally cried, "I want to go home. I've failed in my quest and nothing I do will ever redeem my position in the eyes of my dad!" She took a shuddery breath, "And it's all. his. fault!" she empathized each word with a shaky sob. Sango patted her gently and with a smile she said, "Don't worry. I got a lot of information from Miroku for you. You can use that to your advantage. You didn't fail, see?"
Kagome giggled, "Nah, I'm telling dad it was all you, seeing as it was. Thank you Sango, I'm so proud of you. What did you find out though?" Sango grinned. "Well first of all..." and she went on with the strange politics of the dogs and their mating habits and how they named their successors, how they controlled the humans, how they felt about them, etc, etc and most importantly their opinions on the cats. Kagome sighed with relief, "This certainly eases up the pressure of a bad report. Whew! Let's pack up and leave without delay."
Miroku hid, listening with an intensely focused face. Spies. They were spies for the Lord of the South. Of course, it all made sense—er, sort of. With a shake of his heads and a sad little murmur about Sango's perfect ass he went to find the desolate Inuyasha.
Inuyasha sat on his bed with a half-conscious Sesshoumaru, ears down in sadness. "She really wasn't so bad," he muttered to his brother. Sesshoumaru propped himself on his elbows and gazed at the door steadily without replying. Miroku burst thru distractedly. "They were spies!" he cried to Inuyasha. Then he noticed Sesshoumaru and his eyes widened, "I mean—they don't like mices...?" Sesshoumaru was up and down the hall towards the two girls in a flash; Inuyasha followed him in a heartbeat.
Sango finished the rest of the packing and Kagome lightly washed her face to clear her tearstained eyes. When Sesshoumaru burst thru her door she crouched low and hissed along with Sango. Sango positioned herself directly in front of Kagome and waited tensely. Yet another showdown was approaching; and Sango held little confidence about whom the victors would be; Miroku hd told her all about the true youkai Lord.