Otherside

Chapter 11: Good Riddance

Okay, here is chapter 11. Now, I know you guys are just dying to start reading so I will make this quick. Most of you hate Kikyou, I detest Kikyou, and I think even Kikyou hates Kikyou! Sesshomaru is still frozen and Kagome has been kidnapped. Kikyou needs Kagome so she can reclaim the rest of her soul, but that would mean curtains for Kagome. Will Sesshomaru get free in time? Ha ha ha...guess you'll just have to read.

Standard disclaimers apply.

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Good Riddance

"Kago...me..." Sesshomaru moaned weakly.

His whole body had started to feel heavier and heavier. He could only guess what type of incantation that blasted lizard had placed on him...

Every moment was precious, for Sesshomaru had an idea of what Kikyou wanted Kagome for, and it was not a very nice one. He had to break free of this stone spell, but how? He couldn't even move his hand to reach his sword or point a finger at himself.

Jaken! Yes, maybe if he could get Jaken's attention, then he would be able to lift it. After all, curses and spells were Jaken's specialty.

"Jaken! Come, your master needs you!" Sesshomaru instructed. His voice had started to waiver, and he could feel his insides growing heavier.

Before he could call a second time, Jaken was at his side.

"What is it my Lord?" he asked worriedly.

When Sesshomaru moved his lips, it became quite obvious. Sesshomaru had been afflicted with a stone spell. Jaken wiped his brow with a wrinkled green hand. There was no time to lose. He would need to use his staff of two heads to reverse the affects.

Jaken looked to his left and noticed Rin was standing next to him. She had a look of deep concern on her face.

"Where is Lady Kagome?" she asked.

Jaken hadn't noticed Kagome's absence until then. Had she been taken again? That would explain why someone had put a hex on Sesshomaru...

"Rin, if you want to help Lord Sesshomaru, then you must help me."

Rin nodded her head, she was always eager to help her master and repay his kindness.

"Good," said Jaken, "go into the other room and grab my staff. Be careful not to touch the top, for the heads with curse you and make you one of them!"

Once again, Rin nodded eagerly, and rushed off to find Jaken's staff. She could only hope he would help Sesshomaru.

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"Here she is Kikyou. Where do you want me to place her?"

Kikyou looked up from the fire she was tending and smiled. He had the girl! Now she could start working on retrieving her soul.

"Place her over there by the cave entrance, but gently. That is my soul your handling," she smirked.

The old lizard lay her down upon a pile of leaves and cleared his throat. Koeki had never been an ally of the infamous priestess Kikyou, but when the price was right, he could never say no.

"I have done as you have asked, Kikyou. Now you will honor your end of the deal and give me my payment..."

Kikyou looked at him and gave him an evil smirk. Greed had proved to be a powerful ally in her thirst for life, but greed had a price.

"Of course Koeki, here is your just reward," she made her fingers into the shape of an 'L' and pointed it at him.

"L-Lady Kikyou, what are you doing?!" he panicked.

"Giving you what you wanted, of course!" Suddenly a powerful light came from her fingers. When the light dissipated, Koeki was gone.

"Hmph," Kikyou remarked, "I guess being a death seeker never pays off."

She then turned to focus her attention on the girl. Her reincarnation had been more difficult to retrieve than anticipated. Kikyou had thought that after persuading InuYasha to leave Kagome, that the girl would be an easy grab. She had proved to be everything but easy. Then again, she was Kikyou's reincarnation, and Kikyou had never been an easy one to catch either.

Kikyou placed a hand on Kagome's forehead. Instantly she felt a surge of emotions and memories that were not her own. She pulled her hand back as fast as she could, panting and out of breath. Someone had placed a protection spell on the girl, but who?

"Sesshomaru," she muttered.

That demon had been a thorn in her side for more than fifty years. Now he had apparently taken a liking to her reincarnation. The only way to get rid of the protection spell was to make the person who had placed it upon Kagome denounce her.

'Maybe I could get into his head first. I could torture him mentally to make him think Kagome betrayed him,' she thought.

'If his temper is anything like his brother's, he'll denounce her. I just have to play this out right...'

Kikyou threw an ingredient into the fire.

"This should get entertaining," she laughed as she walked to the fire where her materials lay, unaware that she was being watched...

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InuYasha clenched his fists in anger. It was obvious that he had been used to make Kikyou's job easier, and InuYasha did not like to be used.

"How dare she!" he yelled aloud.

He had long suspected that she was up to something, and now it was painfully obvious. This 'thing' was not Kikyou. Kikyou would never harm someone for no apparent reason, especially herself! He had to do something, but what?

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"It's no use Rin. I've done all I can for him. Even to power of the staff of two heads cannot reverse this stone curse!" Jaken said sympathetically.

Jaken could not understand why none of his chants or even his staff had no effect on his master's ailment. He had used every trick in the book, and still was unable to help the man who had taken him in when no one else would.

This wasn't how it was supposed to be!

Rin wiped a tear from her eye and placed Sesshomaru's hand in her own. Sesshomaru couldn't die. Lord Sesshomaru was supposed to fall in love with Lady Kagome and live happily ever after with her and Jaken at their side! This was not the way her fairy tale was supposed to end...

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Sesshomaru was falling into darkness. All he could see was miles and miles of dark. He looked down and saw that he had both of his hands. Was he dead?

"Sesshomaru..."

He turned his head but could see nothing, but he could have sworn he had just heard a voice, and it sounded very familiar.

"Sesshomaru..."

There was a light a few feet ahead of him. If Sesshomaru could only reach it, then maybe he could figure out where he was.

Stepping through the light Sesshomaru looked around. He was in his father's tomb! To his left he saw InuYasha.

"What are you doing here?!" he yelled.

His brother ignored him. It seemed as though he was focusing on something else...

Sesshomaru turned to search for what held his attention. On his right he saw Kagome getting attacked by some demon.

"Kagome! Hold on!" he yelled, dashing towards the attacker.

Sesshomaru lunged forward with all his might, but stopped at the very last moment when he realized who the attacker was...it was him!

"What is going on here?!" he yelled out, but once again, everyone seemed to ignore him.

Then Sesshomaru realized what was going on. This had happened before!

He had used his brother's pupil to find his father's tomb where Tetsusaiga lay hidden. It was one of the first times he met Kagome.

InuYasha lay injured as Sesshomaru came towards Tetsusaiga, and the woman who tried to protect his brother.

Sesshomaru hung his head in shame as he watched his former self assault Kagome.

"I would never have done so had I known..." he murmured.

"I know, Sesshomaru," came the voice again.

This time it was close. He felt a hand on his shoulder and instantly he knew. It was Kagome!

"Kagome! How did you get here?" he asked suspiciously.

"We're not really here Sesshomaru. This is a memory! You're unconscious," she explained.

Sesshomaru didn't understand.

"Why? Why are we here? You were kidnapped!" he remembered.

Kagome smiled at him.

"No I wasn't, I left on my own. I killed Kikyou and came back for you!" she giggled.

Kagome took him in her arms and kissed him, and Sesshomaru kissed her back. Something was not right...

Sesshomaru broke away for her kiss and looked at her strangely.

"What is it Sesshomaru?" asked Kagome.

"You said that you killed Kikyou for me?"

"Of course! I would do anything for you..."

Sesshomaru held her close again and smiled at her.

"Just making sure."

Kagome looked down and screamed. Blood was pouring out of her like a fountain.

"The real Kagome would never kill another person, especially not to please me," he stated plainly, wiping the blood off his nails.

"Nice try Kikyou."

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Kikyou opened her eyes and felt something cold dripping down her stomach. She looked down and saw that blood pouring from a wound to her abdomen. Sesshomaru had been more powerful in the subconscious than she had anticipated.

"Curse him, he didn't take the bait!" she spat angrily.

This would be much harder than she thought.

There was only one option; she would have to reverse the effects of the stone curse Koeki had placed on him, and wait for him to come to her.

"So be it."

She pulled a leaf out of her satchel and threw it into the fire.

"Take back this curse laid upon him!" she yelled, then snapped her fingers.

'You're free now Sesshomaru. Come rescue your human maiden, it would be a shame to let her down.'

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Sesshomaru felt something warm on his cheek. It was a welcome sensation, for his whole body had felt like a block of ice not more than a few moments ago. Curiosity got the best of him and he opened his eyes to see a pair of big brown eyes staring back at him. The eyes blinked once, then twice, and then became very wide. He knew those eyes...

"Rin?" he asked.

The little girl sat straight up, eyes wide as saucers.

"Rin? Why are you crying?" he asked, unsure of what was happening around him.

He heard sobs coming from his other side. Big, loud, girlish sobs.

"Jaken! What is the matter with you two?" he asked sternly.

The two looked at each other, and then him.

"My lord?" Jaken asked.

"I asked you a question Jaken."

"SESSHOMARU!" Rin and Jaken yelled simultaneously. They rushed forward and embraced him.

"Master, forgive me! I-we thought you were dead!" Jaken lamented.

"I am fine," he laughed. It was good to be back in the real world again.

He looked down and saw that his wounds had healed as well. That was good, for he was going to need all his strength when he went after Kagome.

Sesshomaru stood up and removed his bandages.

"Get my armor ready, Jaken. I leave immediately," he stated.

"But Lord Sesshomaru, you shouldn't go alone! We will accompany you!" Jaken pleaded.

Sesshomaru sighed and turned towards Rin and Jaken. He placed his hand on Jaken's shoulder.

"I am sorry, old friend. This one, I handle alone."

END OF CHAPTER 11

Okay, okay, I know some of this was a little cheesy, but sometimes you gotta throw in some salt to make sweeter cookies...or something like that. Chapter 12 will be out SOON! EMAIL POST REVIEW!

Much Love

Sophie