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Chapter 13 – Nemesis Unknown

Kikyou smiled triumphantly, she had finally persuaded Inuyasha to take her home. It had taken some doing but he finally caved after she had turned on the tears. She couldn't believe she had been reduced to begging a man. That was just not right. He should've been more accommodating under her spell and yet it seemed being in the presence of that little bitch made him harder to control. She had never had problems where men were concerned. They would practically fall over themselves to be with her, but Inuyasha had a one track mind. He was in love with the miko and his aura contained immense power, those combined had made the spell less effective. 'I will just have to eliminate my problem. Inuyasha is mine' her thoughts laced with venom.

The car pulled to a stop as she cleared her head of all thought. Her demeanor changed as she turned to face the object of her desire. A soft smile played across her lips as her eyes flashed red briefly "Inuyasha, could you please walk me up? I'd like to at least repay you for bringing me home by making some coffee or something."

Her request seemed harmless enough as he looked at the building in which she resided "I guess I can, but only for a moment..." he frowned as the words left his mouth. He had the nagging feeling he was forgetting something important but just couldn't remember what it was. Shaking his head, the feeling passed as he turned the ignition off.

"Is something wrong?" she asked wondering why he had hesitated. 'He should not be giving me this much trouble' a worried frown creased her brow as she tried to determine if the spell was holding.

"It's nothing" he looked over to her with a lopsided grin. "Just had the feeling I forgot something, but it's not important. Let's go."

Kikyou's eyes narrowed slightly at his words. It seemed he was more resilient than she had originally thought. She could not add another spell to make it stronger or he would know what she was up to. He would not resist her charms once they were alone in her suite, she just had to get him there in time.

They entered the building in silence as she held his arm close to her. Her thoughts turning dark as she led him through the lobby to the elevators. 'That damned miko bitch. I will make her pay for her interference' it did not matter that it was unintentional, Kagome was the one the hanyou wanted and for that reason, she would die.

Inuyasha stopped abruptly as the uneasy feeling within him spiked suddenly causing his heart to pound painfully in his chest. 'Something is very wrong...' his eyes glazed for a moment as he let the feeling engulf him. 'I feel happiness... sadness...' the emotions flew through him making his breath come out pants. A frown creased his brow as they became more intense 'pain... fear... terror...' he identified each one as his eyes closed. A picture flashed in his mind's eye and his heart stopped beating for a moment at the image displayed before him.

A feral growl came from somewhere deep within his chest as blood red eyes flew open locking on Kikyou. He snarled viciously at her then disappeared like a streak of lightening as if he were never there.

Kikyou stood alone at the open elevator door, her eyes wide with shock. "What the hell was that about?"

Naraku closed his cell phone with a loud snap as he growled in frustration. Sesshomaru was proving to be an annoying nuisance that he needed out of the way. The tai youkai showing up unexpectedly in Tokyo, had made a mess of his carefully laid out plans. The fact that the bastard was snooping around his father's death and the miko were not helping any.

The phone call from Kouga just amplified his need to dispose of the mutt as soon as possible. Sesshomaru's interest in the little miko was not surprising but intervening at the club the way Kouga had described was. 'He was holding her as if she belonged to him' that was not good. 'Why would he, of all people, be possessive of her?' it was well known that he hated humans and that he cared for no one, save himself. It figures that the damn dog had developed a fetish the one human miko that he wanted.

Naraku's crimson orbs blazed in anger, the inu youkai was too meddlesome. He had already interfered once with his fun and now he wanted his miko as well, this he could not allow that. Inutaisho had kept her from him for years and Sesshomaru was not going spoil it for him. She had been weak and untrained the last time he saw her, but now, now she was magnificent. He had known that she would be more powerful than any miko ever known and he wanted her beauty and power for himself. Removing his father from the picture for those reasons had proven difficult, but he had succeeded.

He could not allow Sesshomaru to discover the secrets of the past. Inuyasha could be dealt with by Kikyou, the hanyou would not be a problem. Sesshomaru was formidable foe and he could not allow him to delve further. His father had become a nuisance and he had to deal with him, now the son had decided to follow in his foot steps. 'How ironic' his lips twisted with a knowing smirk. 'I will have to deal with the little miko as well...' a sadistic smile played across his lips as a twisted thought struck his fancy 'This will be most enjoyable... I think I will invite an old friend back to play.'

His decision made, Naraku flipped his phone open and dialed a number that he hadn't in years. This will be one time the youkai's presence would be welcomed with open arms. His eyes gleamed with anticipation as a deep voice answered in annoyance.

"This had better be a beautiful, naked bitch coming over to fuck me or I'm gonna kill you for waking me up this early" a deep voice snarled.

Naraku ignored the vulgar greeting "How soon can you be in Tokyo? We have an old friend that needs your "special" attention. I could not in good conscience leave out the main character in this reunion" He could hear a pause as his voice and those words registered completely before continuing. "I'm sure you have missed your old job and family, they are currently waiting for your return."

He heard a soft growl in response from the now wide awake youkai "There is only one "friend" we have in common and she was off limits after you got what you wanted. Inutaisho made sure of that and that's why you sent me here." His anger could be felt through the phone as he snarled "And how could I miss my family when he abandoned me and hasn't bothered with me for close to 5 years?"

"Inutaisho is no longer a problem and I sent you away to protect you, now you can come home." Naraku could hear the questions before they were asked "I will explain all you do not know when you arrive. Get your ass up and on a plane, now."

"Fine asshole. Who needs enemies when I have such a loving brother like you" the phone went dead signaling the end of the call.

'His presence will make this most enjoyable. I will have to plan a worthy reunion for us all' his tongue traced over his fangs as his mind began to work. 'I wonder how well she remembers our little encounter...' With that in mind he knew it was time for another visit with his little miko.

Hiten stared at the offensive phone that held his brother's voice just moments ago. A vicious snarl came from his chest and lightening flashed violently outside the window. The receiver of the phone exploded, leaving nothing but dust particles floating in the air. "Fucking Naraku... He only calls when he needs something. Family my ass..."

A waist-length black braid fell over his shoulder as he leapt from his bed snapping his head to the side and popping out the crick in his neck that had settled. Eyes so dark that they seemed like endless pools of hypnotic black, gleamed with barely restrained excitement. "I'm going home! AND I get to visit my luscious little Kagome... I wonder how well her body has healed and filled out over the past 5 years." He could feel himself begin to harden just at the thought of having his way with her again.

The happy thought turned dark immediately as he thought of the reason he was going home in the first place. "Naraku..." the one that supposedly was his brother, or more accurately HALF brother had forced him to move to the US just keep him hidden, then forgot that he even existed. There had never been any love lost between the two but he still allowed his "brother" to call the shots, he was the brains behind the operation after all.

Hiten had loved his job. He was a master at pain and torture. Hearing the whimpering and begging for mercy from his victims was amusing to him. The smell of fear was always so intoxicating and the blood, the blood was like an aphrodisiac to his senses. He could never get enough. The only one to escape death was the one little girl that had perplexed him. No matter what he did, she seemed to be able to resist and was the only one that did not die from the loss of blood or lose her mind. Then Naraku took her from him and finished what he started. Whatever it was that he had needed from her had involved one of the most powerful youkai families around and thus forced his exile.

The threat was now out of the way and he could resume his position back in Japan. How he missed the business, life in the US was just too boring and the humans, well they were just plain dull. A homecoming was in order and he would make sure it would be one to never forget. He had a date already and a feral smirk spread across his lips as he made his way to the shower. "My little Kagome... I hope you missed me..."

Eyes the color of molten lava flared like the sun streaking through the night like a shooting star. Inuyasha's demon blood roared with rage at the threatening images that were displayed in his mind. His "mate" was in pain and calling to him but there was nothing he could do. He could not find her though she called to him and the fury of Hades burned in his veins to find his beloved but to no avail.

He sniffed the air, trying to locate her scent but his attempts were in vain as the winds picked up and carried her scent away. A ferocious growl could be heard through the night, like an animal caged that demanded freedom. Inuyasha howled relentlessly into the night, his wrath uncontained. His mate was in fear and he could not soothe her, she was not here and his blood demanded her presence, she was not near and he could not protect her.

'NO' is mind screamed at him, an order to recover his love. "NO" he verbally shouted as he slowly lost the mental battle, losing consciousness from the intense flow of his demon blood. "Kagome..." a whispered breath from his lips before everything went dark, his heart clenched at the knowledge that he had lost her.

Knowledge, he felt his brother's presence, protecting his love, from the evil that had dared to try to overtake them all and torture the one he truly loved.

'NEVER...' was his last thought as he succumbed to the darkness and fell face first into the ground where his childhood home stood, tall and foreboding.

Two bodies lay entwined in a lover's embrace. One holding tightly to the other as if they were the very air that allowed them to breathe, as if their very life depended upon the other. An embrace of a love that was lost but now found and they would never let go.

The other thrashed about, trying to escape a nightmare almost worse than death. Lost in the throes of a moment that did not allow weakness or would not have her give in. She fought with everything that she held within her heart but to no avail, the past could not be undone and the present might only be a nightmare that she could not escape from.

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