Chp 23: The dangers of the future
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Yeah, chappy 23, here you go, enjoy.
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As soon as Kagome landed in the well, she could tell there was something wrong. Souta could too. She gave the air a sniff and almost passed out from the heavy scent of blood.
Souta looked like he was about to sniff the air, but a shake of Kagome's head told him otherwise.
Kagome jumped out of the well and spread her senses. She could sense Aiko and Ji-chan, but she could barely hear their breathing she quickly ran into the house, leaving a bewildered Souta behind.
Kagome burst through the back door to be met with a trashed house. All of the mirrors and pictures were broken, holes in the walls, TV smashed, everything.
She rushed into the kitchen and had to take a step back.
Aiko and Ji-chan were lying in a pool of their own blood.
Ji-chan had passed out but Aiko was still moving. "K-kagome." She choked out.
Kagome rushed over to her, disregarding the blood. "What the hell happened mom!?" she asked frantically.
Aiko gave a cough and a grimace. "Hikari, he sent people to kill us. I didn't sense them until too late, about fifteen minutes ago. You need to help your Ji-chan." She breathed and then passed out.
Kagome quickly curled her tail around Ji-chan and picked Aiko up, cradling her limp form in her arms.
She was boiling with anger inside, but her grief overpowered it. She had tears pouring down her face as she met the distraught face of Souta. When he saw Aiko he gave a strangled cry. Kagome was in too much pain to hold her or Souta's shapes. She ran to the well house carefully lowering Ji-chan into the well before going in herself, she looked to Souta and said, "S- souta, we need to get them to Kaede, come one, we need to go, now!"
Souta jumped in after her.
Kagome landed in the bottom of the well and jumped out. She landed on her knees with a sob. She staggered up and started running toward the village, but someone caught her scent.
Souta was running after Kagome when he saw the flash of red. "Kagome!" he called out, but it was too late. Inuyasha landed in front of her with the Tetsusaiga drawn.
Kagome gave a loud sob and tried to get past him, but Inuyasha just shoved her back. She gave a scream and yelled, "I don't have time for you right now Inuyasha! Move now!" she choked out.
Inuyasha scowled and said, "What were you doing in the well!? And why do you have Kagome's mom...Oh fuck." He looked at the blood staining the forest floor below the youkai and concluded that one of them was hurt. Kagome stared at him briefly, "Move Inuyasha, please, don't make me."
Kagome was too emotionally overloaded to take anymore; she collapsed. She twisted her self so Aiko was lying on top of her abdomen, away from the spikes of her armor, and Ji-chan was still curled in her tail. She glanced briefly at souta who was standing next to her wringing his hands. She looked at Inuyasha, "Please, take them to Kaede."
Inuyasha didn't know what to do, so he just nodded and picked them up, he looked at Souta and said, "Come on kid." He jumped off with Souta hot on his heels.
Kagome staggered to her feet and bowed her head. When she lifted it, her eyes were blood read, her fangs protruding from inside her mouth. "I'll kill the bastard." She whispered. She turned around before running to, and jumping down the well in the time space of a millisecond.
Kagome landed in the future and jumped out of the well. She ran into the house and sniffed the air, taking in everything, the scents no longer making her nauseous. She caught a distinct scent and growled loudly.
"Hikari. You bastard, this will be the last thing you ever do!" she growled before bolting out of the house.
She followed the scent down to the street. She quickly shape shifted into her human form and ran down the streets at an alarming rate. She never lost the scent in all the twists and turns it took. It was obviously in a car, but that didn't change the scent any. Kagome was now entering Tokyo. The sidewalks were crowded and she could no longer run like she had before. She growled loudly. Everyone within five feet of her backed off.
Kagome sniffed the air and confirmed she was on the right track.
She took a leap and went vaulting over the many heads on the street. She landed atop a lamp post and she launched herself off again.
As soon as she got wind of the scent stopping in front of a building, she stopped.
She was getting stares from everyone around her, but she didn't notice, or even care for that matter. She was beyond pissed. That was the only word for it. Kagome took a calm looking step forwards, she looked completely normal, aside from her blood red eyes, spiked armor, weapons, and claws.
Kagome was struggling to maintain her shape through her fury. She knew that her claws were plainly visible, and a crescent moon was making itself known on her forehead. She slowly pushed the door open to be met with an empty lobby, although very big. She was in one of the tallest buildings in Tokyo. Shimoto corp. was one of the largest trade organizations in the world.
Kagome spread her senses and was surprised to find a fairly large amount of youkai in the building.
Kagome calmly approached the secretary's desk and asked in a low voice.
"Is Shimoto Hikari here?" she said clearly, not letting her rage show through. She was itching to feel his flesh beneath her claws, to see his lifeblood pool at her feet, to tear him limb from limb....
She was snapped out of her thoughts by a gasp from the secretary. Kagome could tell she was a kitsune.
The secretary had looked up and seen Kagome's eyes and knew she was not here for business. She stammered out, "Y-yes, Mr. Sh-Shimoto is here. But he is in a meeting and unavailable at the moment. Can I leave a message?"
Kagome scowled, "No, but can you tell me what floor he is on?" A plan was forming in her head.
The secretary looked confused, "Certainly, he is on the 102nd floor. Why?"
Kagome just glared icily at her with her swirling red eyes. "Nothing."
Kagome walked calmly out of the building and turned her head up to the side of it. She judged about how high up the floor was and walked swiftly around to a side alley that bordered one side of the building. She summoned a cloud beneath her feet and rose swiftly upwards, She could not smell anything through the think glass and stone, so she had to remain dependant on her ability to sense auras to help her find him.
She located him; he was in a meeting with other youkai and humans as well, sitting next to someone who had an aura much like his own. The closer he got, the angrier she got.
This would not turn out to be a good day for Hikari.
She was directly to the right of the room Hikari was in. She was growling uncontrollably now, and it was LOUD. He claws and fangs lengthened more, her blood wanted her to change into her true form and tea the whole building to the ground, but she had other plans.
She floated backwards until she was hovering over the top of a much shorter building; She got herself directly in front of the window to the room Hikari was in, and rushed at it with awesome speed. No one in the room saw Kagome until she smashed through the window.
Kagome tore through the window like it was a piece of fabric; wind blowing around he and being sucked out the window due to difference in air pressure.
Every head in the room was turned to regard the girl with shock. Only one had the audacity to speak. "Well, well, well, if it isn't Kagome. The wench who thought she could overrule me. Tell me, did you like the surprise I gave you?" he asked with a smirk.
Kagome regarded his aura, confirming that he was indeed, youkai. 'How could I have not noticed it before?!' Kagome's eyes were alight with red color, and she ground her teeth together as she spoke.
"Oh I liked it just fine Hikari, but I have a feeling you will like my surprise more." She let go of her human shape and her wings, tail and horns sprouted once again; Her markings clearly visible. She took a step towards Hikari but was thrown back against the wall by a pair of hands.
Hikari chuckled; his father just stared down his nose at her. Kagome's eyes were now bursting with red color. She growled out the word, "Bastard!" Kagome shot up and her hand burst into red flame. Hikari was not expecting this.
"So, the kitten has claws." He said.
Kagome let out a savage growl and ran towards him faster than the eye could blink, all anyone heard was a voice that came from everywhere at once, "As you will soon find out!" all at once, the room was quiet, but radiating with a power not yet seen. When suddenly, with a cry of pain, Hikari fell to the ground, missing his right arm.
Kagome appeared over him, contempt written allover her face. She stared distastefully down at the pathetic sight before her. She gave a cruel snort and said, "You do not deserve to even die by my hands. Daddy's boy knows responsibility a second before he dies, too late Hikari." Her eyes glowed green and Hikari was torn to pieces in front of their eyes. Everyone to shocked to move; all but a small hawk youkai in the corner of the table. "About time someone did that!" he said huffily.
Kagome looked down at the torn pieces and only now did her true anger start to register. She growled low in her chest, barely audible, but it gradually rose in volume until it was loud enough to be heard down the hall.
Kagome straightened herself, her skin taking on a black tint, her eyes growing sharper, her wings slowly knitting. Kagome took a step towards the hole in the side of the building but was stopped when Hikari's father leaped in front of her. He growled and said, "I won't let you get away with killing my son."
Kagome didn't even spare him a glance as she calmly strode up to him and slashed him to pieces, leaving him in a pile on the floor; festering with her poison. Before she left, Kagome burnt a symbol in the wall. She said, "My calling Card." Before leaping from the window.
Everyone stared from Shimoto's remains to the symbol on the wall. It was the same as the design on Kagome's forehead, a Crescent moon with a flame and water droplet.
Kagome flew over the city with blurring speed, trying to get to the well as fast as she could before she transformed fully. She already had the scaled tail and leather wings.
Kagome's skin had turned to patches of scales, and she was starting to look shorter and bulkier. She made it to the shrine and smashed through the roof of the well house to go down into the well without missing a beat.
When she arrived in the feudal era, Kagome let loose her power, anger, grief, all of it. It came out in one shriek, a shriek so full of pain, hatred, anguish; it could most likely be heard all across Japan. Her shape changed, but Kagome did not want to be a dragon she wanted to be in a smaller form. Through her pain she concentrated on making the lesser of her two demon bloods come to life.
In a matter of seconds, there stood a giant black dog, looking exactly like Sesshoumaru in his true form, but, in placer of the black stripes, there were green stripes, and there was no mane.
Kagome opened her eyes.
She let out a savage growl.
Her emerald colored claws dug deep gouges in the earth.
She wanted blood.
She could dimly hear Midoriko's voice in the distant, sane, places of her mind, but could not hear it, because she did not want to.
She took a step forward, her massive paw causing the ground to shake.
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At Kaede's village, all heard the shriek. Souta had to cover his ears at the volume of it.
Miroku looked grim; he had heard this sound before, and the after effects were not pleasant. It was a cry of pure pain, one that an individual would utter if you were to lose one you loved, or were having your soul ripped from your body.
In a youkai' case, the aftershocks were destroyed villages and forests.
He had no doubt that this creature was a youkai.
By Sango and Kaede's grim look, they also knew what could happen.
Kaede was tending to Aiko and Ji-chan when they felt the ground tremor.
"This can not be good." Said Sango, who was holding Hiraikotsu in an offensive stance.
The earth trembled with tremor after tremor, only seeming to worsen as they occurred.
Then, they all at once realized what they were. But Inuyasha voiced their thoughts.
"It's footsteps."
Inuyasha sniffed the air and found the heavy scent of salt in the air.
Souta sniffed the air, and with his more sensitive nose, picked up a different scent. His eyebrows furrowed, "Kagome?" he asked out loud.
Souta turned to Inuyasha and said, "That's Kagome. She's the youkai out there. I can smell it."
Inuyasha regarded the child with a glance. "Feh, Kagome isn't a youkai. She's just a weak wench that's probably hiding at my brother's fortress."
Souta's eyes glowed red and he punched Inuyasha in the stomach. Which was about a little lower than his head so he could reach it quite easily.
Inuyasha doubled over, breathless. Souta knocked his legs out from underneath him with his tail. "Don't. Ever.Talk.About.Kagome.Like.That.Again." he hissed.
Souta scowled at his form on the floor, he hadn't hit him that hard. "I used to look up to you Inuyasha. But after experiencing some of the crap in five minutes that Kagome had to deal with everyday, I don't blame her for wanting to avoid you."
Sango looked hard at him for a moment before saying, "Souta?"
Souta didn't get to answer, as screams from the villagers cut him off. He jumped over the rousing hanyou to see what was happening. His eyes widened when he looked outside.
There, standing in the middle of the village, was a huge black dog, with green stripes.
'Whoa.' Was all Souta could think before it let out a thunderous growl.
*Now I will tell you what I've done for you, *
From its eyes, massive, gallon sized tears were falling.
*Fifty thousand tears I've cried. *
It let out a pained whimper before it gave another growl and looked down at the village with red eyes.
*Screaming, deceiving, and bleeding for you, *
From the distance, Sesshoumaru heard the shriek and went to investigate, the fact that it had come from Inuyasha's forest piqued his curiosity even more, along with igniting a feeling that was getting all to familiar the longer he was around Rin and Kagome.
Worry.
*And you, still, won't hear me. (goin under) *
Kagome's growl made way to a full-fledged roar. Her massive claws dug deep gouges in the earth; it looked for the entire world like Kagome was having an internal battle.
Which she was.
Kagome was having split personalities right now. Rational, smart, and sensible Kagome had been locked in a prison in the back of her mind, along with quite a few other things that she had forgotten about.
Like that dream for instance.
Pained, evil, cruel, and blood lusting Kagome had been released and was going to wreak havoc if rational Kagome didn't do something about it.
Rational Kagome was having a time getting herself out of the little mind prison, and the fact that she was remembering the fear, pain, and anger of her dream wasn't helping.
Damn the little prison in the back of her mind, it swallowed up what she needed to remember, and spat back what she didn't want to.
*Don't want your hand this time I'll save myself, *
Inuyasha was about to leap forward, Tetsusaiga already drawn, when Souta beat him to the punch.
It seemed people were doing that a lot lately.
Souta leaped forward and cried out. "Kagome!"
*Maybe I'll wake up for once. *
Rational Kagome heard the shout and renewed her struggle with more determination.
But sadly, she was fighting a losing battle.
The more she struggled, the thicker the prison became. Pretty soon, she would just have to give up, or risk locking herself in the prison permanently.
*Not tormented daily defeated by you, *
Sesshoumaru had gotten wind of a scent and it caused him to speed up about ten fold.
It was Kagome's scent.
And by the evidence of the energy in the air, she was pissed.
He emerged from the forest only to halt gracefully.
Kagome was in her true, Inu-youkai, form, and was digging up a healthy quantity of earth.
Oh, and, she was in the middle of village full of terrified villagers.
Not to mention his half-brother.
*Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom. *
Souta was looking frantically at Kagome, searching for a way to snap her out of her rage.
That was when he spotted Sesshoumaru.
Souta called out, "Sesshoumaru!"
Inuyasha whirled around and tensed at the sight of his brother. He yelled at him, "What the hell are you doing here Sesshoumaru! We don't have time for it!" he snarled.
Souta turned around and pinned Inuyasha with a glare he learned from Sesshoumaru. "Inuyasha. Shut up." He said before leaping over to Sesshoumaru and telling him of the situation.
An idea formed in Sesshoumaru's mind and he turned to Souta. "Souta, stand by my brother and make sure he does not interfere."
Souta nodded quickly before leaping back over to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looked ready to jump over Souta, but he fixed that problem by spreading his wings so Inuyasha couldn't even see what was going on. "Don't even think about it dog-boy." Souta glared at the hanyou in front of him, he looked ready to kill. Souta would not let anybody beside Sesshoumaru and himself deal with Kagome right now. It was his duty as a brother.
Sango and Miroku just backed off and let the exchange be made.
Inuyasha just growled and said, "You know I could just kill you and then I would be able to get past you."
Souta's eyes glowed an eerie blue. Sare had taught him a few things. Others were instincts. "I don't think so." Inuyasha was thrown back into the hut, the curtain cover fluttering closed after him.
Souta's eyes went back to their normal worried look and he turned back to Kagome.
*I'm, dying again. *
Sesshoumaru jumped right in front of Kagome; the villagers cringed. Great, now they had two youkai to deal with.
Sesshoumaru growled and sent a dog like bark at Kagome, a sign of challenge.
Kagome's eyes snapped open; the rational Kagome was having a hard time keeping hold on her will without thickening the walls of her prison. She felt her hold slipping, and she had to let go.
*I'm going under, drowning in you. *
Sesshoumaru took the growl he got back as an exception. He needed to get away from this village. But Kagome seemed intent on staying. He knew just how to get her to follow him.
"So wench, couldn't even control yourself. But what can be expected of a one such as yourself. You, are weak." He snarled in a mocking tone.
*I'm falling forever, I've got to break through, *
Rational Kagome balked, and blood lustful Kagome lunged.
For her size, Kagome was as fast as she had been before. But Sesshoumaru leapt nimbly out of the way. This was a one sided battle until they got to open space.
Sesshoumaru shot off into the trees, Kagome following him in a nanosecond.
*I'm going under. *
The second Sesshoumaru stepped into a clearing, he shot to the right. The spot he had been standing on now a very nice indentation of Kagome's paw.
For about five minutes all Sesshoumaru did was dodge Kagomes swipes and lunges.
Then with a roar, Kagome threw her head back and opened her mouth, a ball of red energy gathering in it.
*Blurring and stirring the truth and the lies, so I don't know what's real and what's not. *
Souta followed Sesshoumaru into the open field he had led Kagome to. Souta glanced at the ever-darkening sky. It was almost past dusk.
*Always confusing the thoughts in my head, so I can't trust myself anymore. *
Kagome tossed her head down and the orb of energy hurtled toward Sesshoumaru, who dodged by flipping backwards.
He snarled and said to Kagome, "Stop this now! Control yourself Kagome!"
For a second, the rational Kagome took over and gave out something between a bark and a whine. Clearly saying in Inu-youkai tongue, 'I can't!'
Sesshoumaru sighed; he had hoped it wouldn't come to this he thought ruefully as he looked at the smoking crater that Kagome's energy ball had made.
Sesshoumaru transformed into his true form, Kagome had to crane her neck to look up at him. Kagome blinked large red orbs in surprise, her green irises showing through.
Sesshoumaru growled and pinned her with a stare, if someone would have taken the time to look, you would have seen Kagome's tail go between her legs.
*I'm dying again. I'm going under, drowning in you. *
Sesshoumaru raised a massive paw and smacked it down at the base of Kagomes neck.
Kagome gave one blink before falling to the ground with a loud, 'thud'.
Souta blinked before taking a step forward.
Kagome shrunk until she returned to humanoid form.
Souta looked her over after running to her. She was okay except for a large bruise at the base of the neck. He noticed that Sesshoumaru had gone back to humanoid form as well.
Sesshoumaru took a look at Kagome also, and then he walked over, picked her up bridal style and made a beeline for the village.
Souta, remembering his mother, took off in a white blur to the village and burst into Kaede's hut.
Kaede was busy trying to staunch the blood flow of his grandfathers wound. Aiko already lay bandaged, but neither was looking very good.
He ran to his mother's side and took her hand, ignoring the stares he was getting.
*I'm falling forever, I've got to break through, I'm going under. *
Sesshoumaru strode calmly through the forest until he emerged. Some of the villagers had gone back to what they were doing and he wondered how they could go from almost being massacred to normal.
At the sight of him, half of them froze, and at the sight of Kagome in his arms, the other half froze. So, Sesshoumaru walked through the frozen village, focusing on Kagome's scent to block out the overwhelming stench of humans.
When he reached Kaede's hut, he pushed the curtain out of the way and stooped to step in.
Inuyasha was about to shoot up, but was stopped by Souta's glowing glare. Souta growled and said, "Inuyasha, if you so much as lay a finger on him, I will make sure you suffer a fate worse than death. Am I clear?"
Inuyasha's eyes were wide; he nodded without thinking. This kid was scary, what happened to the little human that would always want to play with his ears?
Souta grinned.
*So go on and scream, scream at me, I'm so far away. I won't be broken again, I've got to breathe, I can't keep going under. *
Sesshoumaru took a step inside the hut and placed Kagome against the wall, sitting down next to her to keep her upright. She had wrapped her tail around herself several times and was currently using him as a pillow. He was pleased, and not too pleased, all the same by the arrangement.
He was not exactly happy about the fact that Kagome was using him as a pillow in front of people, more specifically his half-brother, and he was quite smug with the fact that Inuyasha had to see her head on HIS shoulder, instead of his own, as well as the fact that Kagome's cent was practically shoving itself up his nostrils.
When he weighed the pros and cons, he turned out to have a tie, so he didn't do anything.
Well, his tail had other plans in mind.
For instance, 'Operation, embarrass the lord of the western lands by making him purr in front of his half-brother.'
*I'm going under, drowning in you. I'm falling forever, I've got to break through, I'm going under. *
Kagome had snuggled up against the first source of warmth she could find, and that was currently her dog-demon pillow. She grabbed at the fluffy thing that had descended by her face and snuggled with it.
If Sesshoumaru could, he would have scooted far away from Kagome at that moment, anything to save himself the humiliation he was going to surely get.
It was a good thing Kagome didn't start to stroke his tail, or he would have melted.
As it was, he was just a little high-strung, especially with his half- brother sending him the, 'I damn you to the seventh level of hell' look.
Not to mention two humans glancing from Kagome to him, then back again.
Finally the monk got the nerve to ask, "That is Lady Kagome?"
Sesshoumaru spared him a glance and said, "Yes."
A 'Feh' was heard from across the room and they all turned to glare at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha glared back and said, "How can that be Kagome? That is the demon that pinned Kikyou to a tree." He took a long hard look at the youkai that was currently using his brother as a pillow. He would have snickered at the sight, but as it was, he had a pretty protective youkai glaring at him from next to Kagome's mother.
Kaede was having a hard time with the wounds on the old man and the young woman. They were unlike any she had seen before, the were tiny yet bled freely, were very deep, the one on Aiko's right shoulder had even been an exit wound; and seemed to be causing great pain.
Kaede sighed after she bandaged the wound on the old man. She shook her head and looked at Souta. "I'm sorry young one. But in all my years I have never seen a wound like this, I have helped to all of my knowledge's extent, but they still may not live to see next sunrise." She shook her head and set about boiling down more herbs.
Souta looked about ready to burst into tears, but he did not. They just trickled down his face, marking his pain with their glistening trails.
There was a knock on the wall of the hut and they all turned to see a youkai standing in the door.
Sesshoumaru almost sighed.
It was Sare.
Sare stepped in, looking grimly at the still forms of Aiko and Ji-chan. (I'm just gonna call him that because I'm too lazy to think of a name for him. ^_~)
Sare looked to Souta, "Souta, we still have to leave before midnight. We may want to take the relatives of Kagome to Sesshoumaru's home. The healers there may be able to help them better.
Sango and Miroku looked skeptical and Inuyasha growled. Kaede just gave them a reproving look and said, "I believe he is right. Youkai healers tend to have more knowledge of wounds. It would be a wise act to bring them to Sesshoumaru's home."
Inuyasha looked incredulous. "WHAT!?! You would just let him take them? Are you all crazy?!?!" Inuyasha was breathing heavily.
Miroku sent Inuyasha a reproachful look. "I believe that Lady Kagome has been fine there for the past couple of months."
Inuyasha just 'feh'ed' and crossed his arms. "You actually believe that this is Kagome? You guys are even more stupid than I thought."
Sare took a step towards Inuyasha, his eyes dark. "Well now hanyou whelp, do you doubt the word of Sesshoumaru?"
Inuyasha just gave a snort and said, "Doubt his word? He fuckin tries to kill me every chance he gets! I got a hell of a reason to doubt his words!" he yelled.
Sare did not even flinch. "Then, do you doubt my word? Surely the lord of the northern lands would tell you the truth."
"Well I've never even met you before! How the hell am I supposed to know?!" Inuyasha ranted on.
Souta just got to his feet slowly and looked Inuyasha in the eye. "Oh shut up will you! We need to get going! Whether dog-boy believes us or not." Souta put emphasis on 'dog-boy'.
Sesshoumaru thought, 'I resent that.'
Sare sighed and nodded. Sesshoumaru got up, Kagome once again in his arms, and exited the hut. Sare left but Souta hung back. He sent Inuyasha a pained look. Inuyasha flinched at it.
Moments later, Sare came back in and picked up both Aiko and Ji-chan. He brought them outside and set them on Ah-Uhn. The creature had insisted on coming.
-Will lady Kagome be all right? - Asked Ah.
'Yes, she is fine, now, we must get to Sesshoumaru's castle with haste, off with you!' Sare told Ah-Uhn.
Sesshoumaru had begun flying as soon as he exited the hut and was well ahead of Sare and the others. He looked down at the sleeping/unconscious face of Kagome and looked at the bruise on her neck. It was shrinking rapidly, nothing to worry about, 'Though, the headache she will have when she wakes up will be.' Thought Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru looked down at her peaceful face, so unlike the pain he had seen in it before. He brushed a few stray wisps of hair from her face. He looked over her green colored eyelids, the emerald stripes on each of her cheeks. He traced the crescent moon on her forehead with a single claw. A claw that had taken so many lives now touching the skin of a female in what one might call a, gentle, way.
He traced his claw down her face, around her stripes, over her nose, down to her rounded red hued lips. His claw lingered for a moment. His eyes seemed locked on her lips. He rested his hand on her cheek and bent down to smell her hair; it was uniquely Kagome's own scent. It had changed drastically from her human scent, where as it used to smell of vanilla and sakura blossoms, it now smelled of roses and cinnamon. He inhaled deeper and used his other senses. For a moment he was overwhelmed by the scent and feel of surging waterfalls, the power washing over him. Before it was lessened by the gentle caress of ocean breezes, signifying her gentle heart and pure soul.
He removed his nose from her hair, to find his castle looming in front of him. He had been so drawn into Kagome scent that he had nearly flown by his castle!
He landed in the courtyard in front of the gates of the main entrance of his home. He carried Kagome to her room, undid her armor, took off her sword, athemaes, and whip, and lay her down on the bed.
He stayed bent over her staring at her face as if fascinated by it. He slowly leaned down until his lips were touching Kagome's in a single, chaste, kiss. He stayed like that for what seemed like eternity, but what was really only ten seconds or so.
He pulled away and turned and left the room, his lips still burning from the kiss.
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Kagome had felt something really nice while she was sleeping, but had no idea what it was.
She had an unbearable headache.
Kagome was glad to be back in control of her body. It wasn't very fun being in a black prison in the back of her mind; the one that swallowed up important memories; like remembering all the dates she had with Hojo, though, those couldn't really be called IMPORTANT.
She looked around her and found she was back in her room, the waning moonlight coming forth through her window. Judging by the color of the sky, it was almost dawn. It had been night when she had been at Kaede's village.
She winced at that memory. She had been a dwarf compared in size to Sesshoumaru's true form. But that was only in her dog form. When she was in her dragon true form, she was about the same size.
She rubbed the back of her head ruefully and wished for a bottle of aspirin. She felt like she had had front row seats to Metallica and she had been by the speakers. Add that to the after effects of a night of drinking games.
In other words, she had what felt like a hangover.
She swung her legs over the side of the bed and slipped off. She had been changed into a sleeping yukata. By Tsume no doubt. If it hadn't been Tsume...
'Oh gods.' Kagome thought while blushing ten shades of red.
'What if it wasn't Tsume?' She took a quick whiff of the air around her. It had Tsume's scent, but it was old. Then, she picked up a newer scent.
Sesshoumaru's.
At first Kagome was blushing madly, but that quickly gave way to anger.
Kagome was fuming. 'I was changed by that...that...that...HENTAI! Hmmm... I wonder if he licked what he saw... AH! Where the hell did I pull that from?' Kagome sighed and decided to leave it be as she wasn't as mad about it as she liked to think, and her headache was still there.
She moved over to her armoire and pulled it open. She didn't want to wear a kimono. She thought for a minute and then remembered that she had bought two outfits in her time. Why did she still call it that? It wasn't her time anymore; she wasn't even born in the future. She had just lived in it for the first 17 years of her life. Well, she still had the white outfit to wear.
She took it out and put it on. She looked at herself, then at her hair. 'Hmm.black with green streaks doesn't exactly go with white and gold.' She shape shifted so her hair was cloud white with gold streaks. She did the same with her tail and wings.
She took two gold chopsticks and did her hair up it a bun. Now she looked presentable.
She walked out into the hallway and sniffed the air. Sesshoumaru = study, Rin and Shippou = garden.
She strode toward the garden and walked out to see Rin and Shippou drawing with ink and parchment on the grass by the willow tree she liked to sit under.
She walked up to them and smiled, "Konnichiwa Rin-chan, Shippou. What are you drawing?" Rin gladly shoved her picture into Kagomes face and said, "Look what I drew Kagome-chan!"
Kagome pulled back a little and examined the picture. Her eyes widened.
It was a picture of Sesshoumaru and herself against the background of a crescent moon. 'Wow, I had no idea Rin was such a good drawer.' She smiled and said, "Its very good Rin, may I see yours Shippou?" Shippou looked shy for a moment before giving it to Kagome.
Kagome almost gasped. It was a picture of Sesshoumaru, with the Toukijin drawn, standing beside a vast waterfall. 'Wow. Got a couple of Leonardo De Vinches here. These are really good drawings.' She smiled at them and said, "They are both wonderful! You should go show them to Jaken and Sesshoumaru- sama." She said, winking at Shippou.
Rin squealed happily and shot off into the castle. Shippou running after her on all fours.
Kagome smiled and sat down leaning against the tree, her eyes closed. Then her headache returned with a vengeance.
She closed her eyes and clutched her head in her hands. Her mouth opened in a silent scream. Then all at once it was gone.
Kagome opened her eyes and placed a shaky hand on her forehead.
She shook her head and then a thought hit her. Where were Aiko and Ji- chan?
She gasped and took off toward the hospital wing.
She followed her nose to a room in the far end. Aiko and Ji-chan lay on the beds, bandaged. But their breathing was shallow and their heartbeats faint. Tsume was tending to them and her head shot up when Kagome burst in through the shoji screen.
Kagome ran to her mother's side and growled at the scent of blood heavy on her person. Ji-chan was the same.
She turned to Tsume quickly and said, "How are they." She didn't even ask, she just said it.
Tsume walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder. "They are not going to recover very quickly mind you. But, the wounds they received were healable by my standards. They will live, though, it will be a while before they wake up."
Kagome could have jumped for joy. She gave Tsume a crushing hug and was positive she heard a couple of joints popping. Tsume turned a shade of blue from lack of air and said, "Kagome...Can't...Breathe..."
Kagome let go of her and rushed to Aiko's side. She cursed herself for a minute while holding her hand.
'Why? Why Damnit? Why do I have to be so weak? Why can't I be able to heal her? Ugh...my headache is coming back...'
Sesshoumaru appeared in the doorway and looked at her. Kagome couldn't bear to look at him. She buried her face in her mother's hand and let out a pained sob.
Sesshoumaru walked to her side and placed a clawed hand on her forearm. "They will heal. You need not worry."
Kagome looked up, her eyes taking a red tint. "Not worry? How the hell can I not worry?! This was my fault damnit!? If I hadn't fucked with Hikari and left her alone she would be fine! Now both her and my Ji-chan have been shot! And I can't do a damned thing about it! I'm gonna end up fucking killing everyone around me!" Kagome screamed at him.
Tsume quickly left the room.
Sesshoumaru grabbed her shoulders and glared right into her eyes. "Kagome. What happened could not have been prevented. You nor I could have stopped it as we were in a different era."
Kagome opened her eyes and glared right back. "It could have been prevented if I wasn't so goddamned weak!" she sobbed.
Sesshoumaru shook her shoulders and looked into her eyes again. "Listen to me! You are not weak! Tell me! If you were weak would they be alive right now? Would you be alive right now? Kagome, you are anything but weak. If you can almost floor me while sparring then that should be proof enough of your strength." He smirked.
Kagome gave a small laugh and buried her face in his shoulder. She held onto him tightly, but stopped crying. "Thank you Fluffy."
Sesshoumaru smiled into her hair. "I think I'll let the name slide for now."
Kagome laughed and pulled back to look into his eyes. "Sesshoumaru, thank you. I'm sorry I said I was weak."
Sesshoumaru took her chin in his hand and gazed into her stormy blue- green eyes. "Kagome. Have faith in yourself. You will not be weak as long as I say you are not."
Kagome grinned at him, "So, if you said I was weak would be huh?"
Sesshoumaru smirked. "Yes."
Kagome growled and tackled him to the floor. She sat on his chest and looked him in the eye. "So, am I weak now Fluffy?"
Sesshoumaru flipped her over so she was on her back and he was hovering over her. "Yes, you are."
Kagome got an evil idea. She looked up into Sesshoumaru's sun colored eyes and brought a hand to his cheek. She traced the stripes and gave a small smile when she felt vibrations from within Sesshoumaru's chest.
Sesshoumaru had his eyes closed. She leaned up towards his face and whispered in his ear, "Am I now?"
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes only to be met by Kagomes clouded sea green eyes a hairsbreadth from his face. At such a close proximity, he did the only thing he could do. He leaned down until their lips were just barely touching. "Yes."
Sesshoumaru leaned down fully to claim her lips in a soft kiss.
Kagome was shocked. 'Hey! I didn't plan on this!' Kagome told that part of her brain to shut up and deepened the kiss.
Sesshoumaru felt her lean up into the kiss and took that as a sign to continue. Sesshoumaru grazed his fangs alongside her bottom lip and ran his tongue over the marks he left. Kagome slightly parted her lips and he pushed his tongue into her mouth.
Kagome was in heaven. She had wanted to do this for so long. Probably since their little incident at the hot springs.
She moved as her instincts took her and wrapped her arms around his neck. She leaned her face into Sesshoumaru's and pressed her tongue onto his. She ran her fangs along the tip of his tongue and buried her hands in his silver hair.
Sesshoumaru moved his hands from their place on Kagome's shoulders lower until they reached her breast. He stroked her left nipple with the pad of his thumb and lightly pinched the other with his remaining hand.
Kagome gasped and wrapped her arms tighter around his neck. She pressed her mouth fiercely against his and sucked on his bottom lip. She felt Sesshoumaru rake his claws over her chest and pulled away for air.
She looked up into Sesshoumaru's face; he looked like an angel. His eyes were half closed and deep golden honey color. His lips were parted and taking in quick, panting breaths. She smiled at him and leaned up to place a kiss on his nose. Her now white hair had fallen from its bun sometime during their kiss, so it now fell across her chest and back.
She rolled out from underneath Sesshoumaru and sat up. Sesshoumaru sat up as well and smirked at her. She sighed and rolled her eyes. "Okay, so I'm not weak, but I'm still weaker than you." She mock pouted and smiled when she felt Sesshoumaru crawl over to her and pull her into his lap. "Yes, you are weaker than me. But you are still the strongest woman I have met. Not many have had the nerve to kiss this Sesshoumaru."
Kagome folded her arms and pulled out of his lap and glared at him. "And how many women have you kissed?" she smirked.
Sesshoumaru stood up and helped her to her feet. "Enough."
Kagome rolled her eyes and said, "Well that's helpful. I should thank them for letting you practice on them." She smiled when she felt Sesshoumaru growl playfully.
Kagome disentangled herself from Sesshoumaru's arms and said, "Okay, I gotta go. I need to go see how Rin and Shippou are doing."
Kagome back away and saw the mischievous glint in his eyes. She squinted suspiciously at him, "Okay, what are you doing. Oh hell no... Don't look at me like that! AH!" She jumped out the door when Sesshoumaru lunged at her.
She gave a small shriek and bolted out the door with Sesshoumaru hot on her heels.
She ran to the garden and quickly hid behind Rin and Shippou who were currently playing tag. Kagome giggled and said, "Hide me!"
Sesshoumaru arrived at the scene and growled. "So brave of you to hide behind children."
Kagome glared at him. "Hey! If I didn't fear for my life and health I wouldn't, but in this case, yeah, they're my body guards."
Rin and Shippou looked quizzically from Sesshoumaru to Kagome and then back. Both of them said, "Huh?"
Rin's tail twitched in confusion, but then it dawned on her. "Ohhh! Sesshoumaru-sama and Kagome-chan were playing tag too!"
Kagome coughed and said, "Uh, yeah, something like that."
Sesshoumaru shook his head and left the garden. He would exact his revenge later.
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How evil am I? HA! There you dirty minded romance fanatics! FLUFF!!! I dished out the fluff and the action overtime in there. Sorry to say, but, this will be the only fluff between the two for a while do to some, unfortunate, *cough* happenings...
*cough*antagonist*cough* YES! THE BAD HUY IS REVEALED IN THE NEXT CHAPPY!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Ahem...
Pearl: So...tired...Damn you Amreld! I worked like serious overtime in this chapter!
Max: No duh...
Spike: Shut up the both of you. Or she'll never get the next chapter written.
Well, here's some good news! *drum roll* Linkin Park will make their grand debut next chappy! ^-^ How many of you guys are happy about that? I am! ^O^ LINKIN PARK KICKS A**!!!!!!!
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Quote: Don't do something if you won't live long enough to regret it.
By: Me ^-^
Ja ne!
Amreld the sky elf.
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Disclaimer: Don't own it. Probably never will. Life sucks don't it?
Yeah, chappy 23, here you go, enjoy.
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As soon as Kagome landed in the well, she could tell there was something wrong. Souta could too. She gave the air a sniff and almost passed out from the heavy scent of blood.
Souta looked like he was about to sniff the air, but a shake of Kagome's head told him otherwise.
Kagome jumped out of the well and spread her senses. She could sense Aiko and Ji-chan, but she could barely hear their breathing she quickly ran into the house, leaving a bewildered Souta behind.
Kagome burst through the back door to be met with a trashed house. All of the mirrors and pictures were broken, holes in the walls, TV smashed, everything.
She rushed into the kitchen and had to take a step back.
Aiko and Ji-chan were lying in a pool of their own blood.
Ji-chan had passed out but Aiko was still moving. "K-kagome." She choked out.
Kagome rushed over to her, disregarding the blood. "What the hell happened mom!?" she asked frantically.
Aiko gave a cough and a grimace. "Hikari, he sent people to kill us. I didn't sense them until too late, about fifteen minutes ago. You need to help your Ji-chan." She breathed and then passed out.
Kagome quickly curled her tail around Ji-chan and picked Aiko up, cradling her limp form in her arms.
She was boiling with anger inside, but her grief overpowered it. She had tears pouring down her face as she met the distraught face of Souta. When he saw Aiko he gave a strangled cry. Kagome was in too much pain to hold her or Souta's shapes. She ran to the well house carefully lowering Ji-chan into the well before going in herself, she looked to Souta and said, "S- souta, we need to get them to Kaede, come one, we need to go, now!"
Souta jumped in after her.
Kagome landed in the bottom of the well and jumped out. She landed on her knees with a sob. She staggered up and started running toward the village, but someone caught her scent.
Souta was running after Kagome when he saw the flash of red. "Kagome!" he called out, but it was too late. Inuyasha landed in front of her with the Tetsusaiga drawn.
Kagome gave a loud sob and tried to get past him, but Inuyasha just shoved her back. She gave a scream and yelled, "I don't have time for you right now Inuyasha! Move now!" she choked out.
Inuyasha scowled and said, "What were you doing in the well!? And why do you have Kagome's mom...Oh fuck." He looked at the blood staining the forest floor below the youkai and concluded that one of them was hurt. Kagome stared at him briefly, "Move Inuyasha, please, don't make me."
Kagome was too emotionally overloaded to take anymore; she collapsed. She twisted her self so Aiko was lying on top of her abdomen, away from the spikes of her armor, and Ji-chan was still curled in her tail. She glanced briefly at souta who was standing next to her wringing his hands. She looked at Inuyasha, "Please, take them to Kaede."
Inuyasha didn't know what to do, so he just nodded and picked them up, he looked at Souta and said, "Come on kid." He jumped off with Souta hot on his heels.
Kagome staggered to her feet and bowed her head. When she lifted it, her eyes were blood read, her fangs protruding from inside her mouth. "I'll kill the bastard." She whispered. She turned around before running to, and jumping down the well in the time space of a millisecond.
Kagome landed in the future and jumped out of the well. She ran into the house and sniffed the air, taking in everything, the scents no longer making her nauseous. She caught a distinct scent and growled loudly.
"Hikari. You bastard, this will be the last thing you ever do!" she growled before bolting out of the house.
She followed the scent down to the street. She quickly shape shifted into her human form and ran down the streets at an alarming rate. She never lost the scent in all the twists and turns it took. It was obviously in a car, but that didn't change the scent any. Kagome was now entering Tokyo. The sidewalks were crowded and she could no longer run like she had before. She growled loudly. Everyone within five feet of her backed off.
Kagome sniffed the air and confirmed she was on the right track.
She took a leap and went vaulting over the many heads on the street. She landed atop a lamp post and she launched herself off again.
As soon as she got wind of the scent stopping in front of a building, she stopped.
She was getting stares from everyone around her, but she didn't notice, or even care for that matter. She was beyond pissed. That was the only word for it. Kagome took a calm looking step forwards, she looked completely normal, aside from her blood red eyes, spiked armor, weapons, and claws.
Kagome was struggling to maintain her shape through her fury. She knew that her claws were plainly visible, and a crescent moon was making itself known on her forehead. She slowly pushed the door open to be met with an empty lobby, although very big. She was in one of the tallest buildings in Tokyo. Shimoto corp. was one of the largest trade organizations in the world.
Kagome spread her senses and was surprised to find a fairly large amount of youkai in the building.
Kagome calmly approached the secretary's desk and asked in a low voice.
"Is Shimoto Hikari here?" she said clearly, not letting her rage show through. She was itching to feel his flesh beneath her claws, to see his lifeblood pool at her feet, to tear him limb from limb....
She was snapped out of her thoughts by a gasp from the secretary. Kagome could tell she was a kitsune.
The secretary had looked up and seen Kagome's eyes and knew she was not here for business. She stammered out, "Y-yes, Mr. Sh-Shimoto is here. But he is in a meeting and unavailable at the moment. Can I leave a message?"
Kagome scowled, "No, but can you tell me what floor he is on?" A plan was forming in her head.
The secretary looked confused, "Certainly, he is on the 102nd floor. Why?"
Kagome just glared icily at her with her swirling red eyes. "Nothing."
Kagome walked calmly out of the building and turned her head up to the side of it. She judged about how high up the floor was and walked swiftly around to a side alley that bordered one side of the building. She summoned a cloud beneath her feet and rose swiftly upwards, She could not smell anything through the think glass and stone, so she had to remain dependant on her ability to sense auras to help her find him.
She located him; he was in a meeting with other youkai and humans as well, sitting next to someone who had an aura much like his own. The closer he got, the angrier she got.
This would not turn out to be a good day for Hikari.
She was directly to the right of the room Hikari was in. She was growling uncontrollably now, and it was LOUD. He claws and fangs lengthened more, her blood wanted her to change into her true form and tea the whole building to the ground, but she had other plans.
She floated backwards until she was hovering over the top of a much shorter building; She got herself directly in front of the window to the room Hikari was in, and rushed at it with awesome speed. No one in the room saw Kagome until she smashed through the window.
Kagome tore through the window like it was a piece of fabric; wind blowing around he and being sucked out the window due to difference in air pressure.
Every head in the room was turned to regard the girl with shock. Only one had the audacity to speak. "Well, well, well, if it isn't Kagome. The wench who thought she could overrule me. Tell me, did you like the surprise I gave you?" he asked with a smirk.
Kagome regarded his aura, confirming that he was indeed, youkai. 'How could I have not noticed it before?!' Kagome's eyes were alight with red color, and she ground her teeth together as she spoke.
"Oh I liked it just fine Hikari, but I have a feeling you will like my surprise more." She let go of her human shape and her wings, tail and horns sprouted once again; Her markings clearly visible. She took a step towards Hikari but was thrown back against the wall by a pair of hands.
Hikari chuckled; his father just stared down his nose at her. Kagome's eyes were now bursting with red color. She growled out the word, "Bastard!" Kagome shot up and her hand burst into red flame. Hikari was not expecting this.
"So, the kitten has claws." He said.
Kagome let out a savage growl and ran towards him faster than the eye could blink, all anyone heard was a voice that came from everywhere at once, "As you will soon find out!" all at once, the room was quiet, but radiating with a power not yet seen. When suddenly, with a cry of pain, Hikari fell to the ground, missing his right arm.
Kagome appeared over him, contempt written allover her face. She stared distastefully down at the pathetic sight before her. She gave a cruel snort and said, "You do not deserve to even die by my hands. Daddy's boy knows responsibility a second before he dies, too late Hikari." Her eyes glowed green and Hikari was torn to pieces in front of their eyes. Everyone to shocked to move; all but a small hawk youkai in the corner of the table. "About time someone did that!" he said huffily.
Kagome looked down at the torn pieces and only now did her true anger start to register. She growled low in her chest, barely audible, but it gradually rose in volume until it was loud enough to be heard down the hall.
Kagome straightened herself, her skin taking on a black tint, her eyes growing sharper, her wings slowly knitting. Kagome took a step towards the hole in the side of the building but was stopped when Hikari's father leaped in front of her. He growled and said, "I won't let you get away with killing my son."
Kagome didn't even spare him a glance as she calmly strode up to him and slashed him to pieces, leaving him in a pile on the floor; festering with her poison. Before she left, Kagome burnt a symbol in the wall. She said, "My calling Card." Before leaping from the window.
Everyone stared from Shimoto's remains to the symbol on the wall. It was the same as the design on Kagome's forehead, a Crescent moon with a flame and water droplet.
Kagome flew over the city with blurring speed, trying to get to the well as fast as she could before she transformed fully. She already had the scaled tail and leather wings.
Kagome's skin had turned to patches of scales, and she was starting to look shorter and bulkier. She made it to the shrine and smashed through the roof of the well house to go down into the well without missing a beat.
When she arrived in the feudal era, Kagome let loose her power, anger, grief, all of it. It came out in one shriek, a shriek so full of pain, hatred, anguish; it could most likely be heard all across Japan. Her shape changed, but Kagome did not want to be a dragon she wanted to be in a smaller form. Through her pain she concentrated on making the lesser of her two demon bloods come to life.
In a matter of seconds, there stood a giant black dog, looking exactly like Sesshoumaru in his true form, but, in placer of the black stripes, there were green stripes, and there was no mane.
Kagome opened her eyes.
She let out a savage growl.
Her emerald colored claws dug deep gouges in the earth.
She wanted blood.
She could dimly hear Midoriko's voice in the distant, sane, places of her mind, but could not hear it, because she did not want to.
She took a step forward, her massive paw causing the ground to shake.
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At Kaede's village, all heard the shriek. Souta had to cover his ears at the volume of it.
Miroku looked grim; he had heard this sound before, and the after effects were not pleasant. It was a cry of pure pain, one that an individual would utter if you were to lose one you loved, or were having your soul ripped from your body.
In a youkai' case, the aftershocks were destroyed villages and forests.
He had no doubt that this creature was a youkai.
By Sango and Kaede's grim look, they also knew what could happen.
Kaede was tending to Aiko and Ji-chan when they felt the ground tremor.
"This can not be good." Said Sango, who was holding Hiraikotsu in an offensive stance.
The earth trembled with tremor after tremor, only seeming to worsen as they occurred.
Then, they all at once realized what they were. But Inuyasha voiced their thoughts.
"It's footsteps."
Inuyasha sniffed the air and found the heavy scent of salt in the air.
Souta sniffed the air, and with his more sensitive nose, picked up a different scent. His eyebrows furrowed, "Kagome?" he asked out loud.
Souta turned to Inuyasha and said, "That's Kagome. She's the youkai out there. I can smell it."
Inuyasha regarded the child with a glance. "Feh, Kagome isn't a youkai. She's just a weak wench that's probably hiding at my brother's fortress."
Souta's eyes glowed red and he punched Inuyasha in the stomach. Which was about a little lower than his head so he could reach it quite easily.
Inuyasha doubled over, breathless. Souta knocked his legs out from underneath him with his tail. "Don't. Ever.Talk.About.Kagome.Like.That.Again." he hissed.
Souta scowled at his form on the floor, he hadn't hit him that hard. "I used to look up to you Inuyasha. But after experiencing some of the crap in five minutes that Kagome had to deal with everyday, I don't blame her for wanting to avoid you."
Sango looked hard at him for a moment before saying, "Souta?"
Souta didn't get to answer, as screams from the villagers cut him off. He jumped over the rousing hanyou to see what was happening. His eyes widened when he looked outside.
There, standing in the middle of the village, was a huge black dog, with green stripes.
'Whoa.' Was all Souta could think before it let out a thunderous growl.
*Now I will tell you what I've done for you, *
From its eyes, massive, gallon sized tears were falling.
*Fifty thousand tears I've cried. *
It let out a pained whimper before it gave another growl and looked down at the village with red eyes.
*Screaming, deceiving, and bleeding for you, *
From the distance, Sesshoumaru heard the shriek and went to investigate, the fact that it had come from Inuyasha's forest piqued his curiosity even more, along with igniting a feeling that was getting all to familiar the longer he was around Rin and Kagome.
Worry.
*And you, still, won't hear me. (goin under) *
Kagome's growl made way to a full-fledged roar. Her massive claws dug deep gouges in the earth; it looked for the entire world like Kagome was having an internal battle.
Which she was.
Kagome was having split personalities right now. Rational, smart, and sensible Kagome had been locked in a prison in the back of her mind, along with quite a few other things that she had forgotten about.
Like that dream for instance.
Pained, evil, cruel, and blood lusting Kagome had been released and was going to wreak havoc if rational Kagome didn't do something about it.
Rational Kagome was having a time getting herself out of the little mind prison, and the fact that she was remembering the fear, pain, and anger of her dream wasn't helping.
Damn the little prison in the back of her mind, it swallowed up what she needed to remember, and spat back what she didn't want to.
*Don't want your hand this time I'll save myself, *
Inuyasha was about to leap forward, Tetsusaiga already drawn, when Souta beat him to the punch.
It seemed people were doing that a lot lately.
Souta leaped forward and cried out. "Kagome!"
*Maybe I'll wake up for once. *
Rational Kagome heard the shout and renewed her struggle with more determination.
But sadly, she was fighting a losing battle.
The more she struggled, the thicker the prison became. Pretty soon, she would just have to give up, or risk locking herself in the prison permanently.
*Not tormented daily defeated by you, *
Sesshoumaru had gotten wind of a scent and it caused him to speed up about ten fold.
It was Kagome's scent.
And by the evidence of the energy in the air, she was pissed.
He emerged from the forest only to halt gracefully.
Kagome was in her true, Inu-youkai, form, and was digging up a healthy quantity of earth.
Oh, and, she was in the middle of village full of terrified villagers.
Not to mention his half-brother.
*Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom. *
Souta was looking frantically at Kagome, searching for a way to snap her out of her rage.
That was when he spotted Sesshoumaru.
Souta called out, "Sesshoumaru!"
Inuyasha whirled around and tensed at the sight of his brother. He yelled at him, "What the hell are you doing here Sesshoumaru! We don't have time for it!" he snarled.
Souta turned around and pinned Inuyasha with a glare he learned from Sesshoumaru. "Inuyasha. Shut up." He said before leaping over to Sesshoumaru and telling him of the situation.
An idea formed in Sesshoumaru's mind and he turned to Souta. "Souta, stand by my brother and make sure he does not interfere."
Souta nodded quickly before leaping back over to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looked ready to jump over Souta, but he fixed that problem by spreading his wings so Inuyasha couldn't even see what was going on. "Don't even think about it dog-boy." Souta glared at the hanyou in front of him, he looked ready to kill. Souta would not let anybody beside Sesshoumaru and himself deal with Kagome right now. It was his duty as a brother.
Sango and Miroku just backed off and let the exchange be made.
Inuyasha just growled and said, "You know I could just kill you and then I would be able to get past you."
Souta's eyes glowed an eerie blue. Sare had taught him a few things. Others were instincts. "I don't think so." Inuyasha was thrown back into the hut, the curtain cover fluttering closed after him.
Souta's eyes went back to their normal worried look and he turned back to Kagome.
*I'm, dying again. *
Sesshoumaru jumped right in front of Kagome; the villagers cringed. Great, now they had two youkai to deal with.
Sesshoumaru growled and sent a dog like bark at Kagome, a sign of challenge.
Kagome's eyes snapped open; the rational Kagome was having a hard time keeping hold on her will without thickening the walls of her prison. She felt her hold slipping, and she had to let go.
*I'm going under, drowning in you. *
Sesshoumaru took the growl he got back as an exception. He needed to get away from this village. But Kagome seemed intent on staying. He knew just how to get her to follow him.
"So wench, couldn't even control yourself. But what can be expected of a one such as yourself. You, are weak." He snarled in a mocking tone.
*I'm falling forever, I've got to break through, *
Rational Kagome balked, and blood lustful Kagome lunged.
For her size, Kagome was as fast as she had been before. But Sesshoumaru leapt nimbly out of the way. This was a one sided battle until they got to open space.
Sesshoumaru shot off into the trees, Kagome following him in a nanosecond.
*I'm going under. *
The second Sesshoumaru stepped into a clearing, he shot to the right. The spot he had been standing on now a very nice indentation of Kagome's paw.
For about five minutes all Sesshoumaru did was dodge Kagomes swipes and lunges.
Then with a roar, Kagome threw her head back and opened her mouth, a ball of red energy gathering in it.
*Blurring and stirring the truth and the lies, so I don't know what's real and what's not. *
Souta followed Sesshoumaru into the open field he had led Kagome to. Souta glanced at the ever-darkening sky. It was almost past dusk.
*Always confusing the thoughts in my head, so I can't trust myself anymore. *
Kagome tossed her head down and the orb of energy hurtled toward Sesshoumaru, who dodged by flipping backwards.
He snarled and said to Kagome, "Stop this now! Control yourself Kagome!"
For a second, the rational Kagome took over and gave out something between a bark and a whine. Clearly saying in Inu-youkai tongue, 'I can't!'
Sesshoumaru sighed; he had hoped it wouldn't come to this he thought ruefully as he looked at the smoking crater that Kagome's energy ball had made.
Sesshoumaru transformed into his true form, Kagome had to crane her neck to look up at him. Kagome blinked large red orbs in surprise, her green irises showing through.
Sesshoumaru growled and pinned her with a stare, if someone would have taken the time to look, you would have seen Kagome's tail go between her legs.
*I'm dying again. I'm going under, drowning in you. *
Sesshoumaru raised a massive paw and smacked it down at the base of Kagomes neck.
Kagome gave one blink before falling to the ground with a loud, 'thud'.
Souta blinked before taking a step forward.
Kagome shrunk until she returned to humanoid form.
Souta looked her over after running to her. She was okay except for a large bruise at the base of the neck. He noticed that Sesshoumaru had gone back to humanoid form as well.
Sesshoumaru took a look at Kagome also, and then he walked over, picked her up bridal style and made a beeline for the village.
Souta, remembering his mother, took off in a white blur to the village and burst into Kaede's hut.
Kaede was busy trying to staunch the blood flow of his grandfathers wound. Aiko already lay bandaged, but neither was looking very good.
He ran to his mother's side and took her hand, ignoring the stares he was getting.
*I'm falling forever, I've got to break through, I'm going under. *
Sesshoumaru strode calmly through the forest until he emerged. Some of the villagers had gone back to what they were doing and he wondered how they could go from almost being massacred to normal.
At the sight of him, half of them froze, and at the sight of Kagome in his arms, the other half froze. So, Sesshoumaru walked through the frozen village, focusing on Kagome's scent to block out the overwhelming stench of humans.
When he reached Kaede's hut, he pushed the curtain out of the way and stooped to step in.
Inuyasha was about to shoot up, but was stopped by Souta's glowing glare. Souta growled and said, "Inuyasha, if you so much as lay a finger on him, I will make sure you suffer a fate worse than death. Am I clear?"
Inuyasha's eyes were wide; he nodded without thinking. This kid was scary, what happened to the little human that would always want to play with his ears?
Souta grinned.
*So go on and scream, scream at me, I'm so far away. I won't be broken again, I've got to breathe, I can't keep going under. *
Sesshoumaru took a step inside the hut and placed Kagome against the wall, sitting down next to her to keep her upright. She had wrapped her tail around herself several times and was currently using him as a pillow. He was pleased, and not too pleased, all the same by the arrangement.
He was not exactly happy about the fact that Kagome was using him as a pillow in front of people, more specifically his half-brother, and he was quite smug with the fact that Inuyasha had to see her head on HIS shoulder, instead of his own, as well as the fact that Kagome's cent was practically shoving itself up his nostrils.
When he weighed the pros and cons, he turned out to have a tie, so he didn't do anything.
Well, his tail had other plans in mind.
For instance, 'Operation, embarrass the lord of the western lands by making him purr in front of his half-brother.'
*I'm going under, drowning in you. I'm falling forever, I've got to break through, I'm going under. *
Kagome had snuggled up against the first source of warmth she could find, and that was currently her dog-demon pillow. She grabbed at the fluffy thing that had descended by her face and snuggled with it.
If Sesshoumaru could, he would have scooted far away from Kagome at that moment, anything to save himself the humiliation he was going to surely get.
It was a good thing Kagome didn't start to stroke his tail, or he would have melted.
As it was, he was just a little high-strung, especially with his half- brother sending him the, 'I damn you to the seventh level of hell' look.
Not to mention two humans glancing from Kagome to him, then back again.
Finally the monk got the nerve to ask, "That is Lady Kagome?"
Sesshoumaru spared him a glance and said, "Yes."
A 'Feh' was heard from across the room and they all turned to glare at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha glared back and said, "How can that be Kagome? That is the demon that pinned Kikyou to a tree." He took a long hard look at the youkai that was currently using his brother as a pillow. He would have snickered at the sight, but as it was, he had a pretty protective youkai glaring at him from next to Kagome's mother.
Kaede was having a hard time with the wounds on the old man and the young woman. They were unlike any she had seen before, the were tiny yet bled freely, were very deep, the one on Aiko's right shoulder had even been an exit wound; and seemed to be causing great pain.
Kaede sighed after she bandaged the wound on the old man. She shook her head and looked at Souta. "I'm sorry young one. But in all my years I have never seen a wound like this, I have helped to all of my knowledge's extent, but they still may not live to see next sunrise." She shook her head and set about boiling down more herbs.
Souta looked about ready to burst into tears, but he did not. They just trickled down his face, marking his pain with their glistening trails.
There was a knock on the wall of the hut and they all turned to see a youkai standing in the door.
Sesshoumaru almost sighed.
It was Sare.
Sare stepped in, looking grimly at the still forms of Aiko and Ji-chan. (I'm just gonna call him that because I'm too lazy to think of a name for him. ^_~)
Sare looked to Souta, "Souta, we still have to leave before midnight. We may want to take the relatives of Kagome to Sesshoumaru's home. The healers there may be able to help them better.
Sango and Miroku looked skeptical and Inuyasha growled. Kaede just gave them a reproving look and said, "I believe he is right. Youkai healers tend to have more knowledge of wounds. It would be a wise act to bring them to Sesshoumaru's home."
Inuyasha looked incredulous. "WHAT!?! You would just let him take them? Are you all crazy?!?!" Inuyasha was breathing heavily.
Miroku sent Inuyasha a reproachful look. "I believe that Lady Kagome has been fine there for the past couple of months."
Inuyasha just 'feh'ed' and crossed his arms. "You actually believe that this is Kagome? You guys are even more stupid than I thought."
Sare took a step towards Inuyasha, his eyes dark. "Well now hanyou whelp, do you doubt the word of Sesshoumaru?"
Inuyasha just gave a snort and said, "Doubt his word? He fuckin tries to kill me every chance he gets! I got a hell of a reason to doubt his words!" he yelled.
Sare did not even flinch. "Then, do you doubt my word? Surely the lord of the northern lands would tell you the truth."
"Well I've never even met you before! How the hell am I supposed to know?!" Inuyasha ranted on.
Souta just got to his feet slowly and looked Inuyasha in the eye. "Oh shut up will you! We need to get going! Whether dog-boy believes us or not." Souta put emphasis on 'dog-boy'.
Sesshoumaru thought, 'I resent that.'
Sare sighed and nodded. Sesshoumaru got up, Kagome once again in his arms, and exited the hut. Sare left but Souta hung back. He sent Inuyasha a pained look. Inuyasha flinched at it.
Moments later, Sare came back in and picked up both Aiko and Ji-chan. He brought them outside and set them on Ah-Uhn. The creature had insisted on coming.
-Will lady Kagome be all right? - Asked Ah.
'Yes, she is fine, now, we must get to Sesshoumaru's castle with haste, off with you!' Sare told Ah-Uhn.
Sesshoumaru had begun flying as soon as he exited the hut and was well ahead of Sare and the others. He looked down at the sleeping/unconscious face of Kagome and looked at the bruise on her neck. It was shrinking rapidly, nothing to worry about, 'Though, the headache she will have when she wakes up will be.' Thought Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru looked down at her peaceful face, so unlike the pain he had seen in it before. He brushed a few stray wisps of hair from her face. He looked over her green colored eyelids, the emerald stripes on each of her cheeks. He traced the crescent moon on her forehead with a single claw. A claw that had taken so many lives now touching the skin of a female in what one might call a, gentle, way.
He traced his claw down her face, around her stripes, over her nose, down to her rounded red hued lips. His claw lingered for a moment. His eyes seemed locked on her lips. He rested his hand on her cheek and bent down to smell her hair; it was uniquely Kagome's own scent. It had changed drastically from her human scent, where as it used to smell of vanilla and sakura blossoms, it now smelled of roses and cinnamon. He inhaled deeper and used his other senses. For a moment he was overwhelmed by the scent and feel of surging waterfalls, the power washing over him. Before it was lessened by the gentle caress of ocean breezes, signifying her gentle heart and pure soul.
He removed his nose from her hair, to find his castle looming in front of him. He had been so drawn into Kagome scent that he had nearly flown by his castle!
He landed in the courtyard in front of the gates of the main entrance of his home. He carried Kagome to her room, undid her armor, took off her sword, athemaes, and whip, and lay her down on the bed.
He stayed bent over her staring at her face as if fascinated by it. He slowly leaned down until his lips were touching Kagome's in a single, chaste, kiss. He stayed like that for what seemed like eternity, but what was really only ten seconds or so.
He pulled away and turned and left the room, his lips still burning from the kiss.
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Kagome had felt something really nice while she was sleeping, but had no idea what it was.
She had an unbearable headache.
Kagome was glad to be back in control of her body. It wasn't very fun being in a black prison in the back of her mind; the one that swallowed up important memories; like remembering all the dates she had with Hojo, though, those couldn't really be called IMPORTANT.
She looked around her and found she was back in her room, the waning moonlight coming forth through her window. Judging by the color of the sky, it was almost dawn. It had been night when she had been at Kaede's village.
She winced at that memory. She had been a dwarf compared in size to Sesshoumaru's true form. But that was only in her dog form. When she was in her dragon true form, she was about the same size.
She rubbed the back of her head ruefully and wished for a bottle of aspirin. She felt like she had had front row seats to Metallica and she had been by the speakers. Add that to the after effects of a night of drinking games.
In other words, she had what felt like a hangover.
She swung her legs over the side of the bed and slipped off. She had been changed into a sleeping yukata. By Tsume no doubt. If it hadn't been Tsume...
'Oh gods.' Kagome thought while blushing ten shades of red.
'What if it wasn't Tsume?' She took a quick whiff of the air around her. It had Tsume's scent, but it was old. Then, she picked up a newer scent.
Sesshoumaru's.
At first Kagome was blushing madly, but that quickly gave way to anger.
Kagome was fuming. 'I was changed by that...that...that...HENTAI! Hmmm... I wonder if he licked what he saw... AH! Where the hell did I pull that from?' Kagome sighed and decided to leave it be as she wasn't as mad about it as she liked to think, and her headache was still there.
She moved over to her armoire and pulled it open. She didn't want to wear a kimono. She thought for a minute and then remembered that she had bought two outfits in her time. Why did she still call it that? It wasn't her time anymore; she wasn't even born in the future. She had just lived in it for the first 17 years of her life. Well, she still had the white outfit to wear.
She took it out and put it on. She looked at herself, then at her hair. 'Hmm.black with green streaks doesn't exactly go with white and gold.' She shape shifted so her hair was cloud white with gold streaks. She did the same with her tail and wings.
She took two gold chopsticks and did her hair up it a bun. Now she looked presentable.
She walked out into the hallway and sniffed the air. Sesshoumaru = study, Rin and Shippou = garden.
She strode toward the garden and walked out to see Rin and Shippou drawing with ink and parchment on the grass by the willow tree she liked to sit under.
She walked up to them and smiled, "Konnichiwa Rin-chan, Shippou. What are you drawing?" Rin gladly shoved her picture into Kagomes face and said, "Look what I drew Kagome-chan!"
Kagome pulled back a little and examined the picture. Her eyes widened.
It was a picture of Sesshoumaru and herself against the background of a crescent moon. 'Wow, I had no idea Rin was such a good drawer.' She smiled and said, "Its very good Rin, may I see yours Shippou?" Shippou looked shy for a moment before giving it to Kagome.
Kagome almost gasped. It was a picture of Sesshoumaru, with the Toukijin drawn, standing beside a vast waterfall. 'Wow. Got a couple of Leonardo De Vinches here. These are really good drawings.' She smiled at them and said, "They are both wonderful! You should go show them to Jaken and Sesshoumaru- sama." She said, winking at Shippou.
Rin squealed happily and shot off into the castle. Shippou running after her on all fours.
Kagome smiled and sat down leaning against the tree, her eyes closed. Then her headache returned with a vengeance.
She closed her eyes and clutched her head in her hands. Her mouth opened in a silent scream. Then all at once it was gone.
Kagome opened her eyes and placed a shaky hand on her forehead.
She shook her head and then a thought hit her. Where were Aiko and Ji- chan?
She gasped and took off toward the hospital wing.
She followed her nose to a room in the far end. Aiko and Ji-chan lay on the beds, bandaged. But their breathing was shallow and their heartbeats faint. Tsume was tending to them and her head shot up when Kagome burst in through the shoji screen.
Kagome ran to her mother's side and growled at the scent of blood heavy on her person. Ji-chan was the same.
She turned to Tsume quickly and said, "How are they." She didn't even ask, she just said it.
Tsume walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder. "They are not going to recover very quickly mind you. But, the wounds they received were healable by my standards. They will live, though, it will be a while before they wake up."
Kagome could have jumped for joy. She gave Tsume a crushing hug and was positive she heard a couple of joints popping. Tsume turned a shade of blue from lack of air and said, "Kagome...Can't...Breathe..."
Kagome let go of her and rushed to Aiko's side. She cursed herself for a minute while holding her hand.
'Why? Why Damnit? Why do I have to be so weak? Why can't I be able to heal her? Ugh...my headache is coming back...'
Sesshoumaru appeared in the doorway and looked at her. Kagome couldn't bear to look at him. She buried her face in her mother's hand and let out a pained sob.
Sesshoumaru walked to her side and placed a clawed hand on her forearm. "They will heal. You need not worry."
Kagome looked up, her eyes taking a red tint. "Not worry? How the hell can I not worry?! This was my fault damnit!? If I hadn't fucked with Hikari and left her alone she would be fine! Now both her and my Ji-chan have been shot! And I can't do a damned thing about it! I'm gonna end up fucking killing everyone around me!" Kagome screamed at him.
Tsume quickly left the room.
Sesshoumaru grabbed her shoulders and glared right into her eyes. "Kagome. What happened could not have been prevented. You nor I could have stopped it as we were in a different era."
Kagome opened her eyes and glared right back. "It could have been prevented if I wasn't so goddamned weak!" she sobbed.
Sesshoumaru shook her shoulders and looked into her eyes again. "Listen to me! You are not weak! Tell me! If you were weak would they be alive right now? Would you be alive right now? Kagome, you are anything but weak. If you can almost floor me while sparring then that should be proof enough of your strength." He smirked.
Kagome gave a small laugh and buried her face in his shoulder. She held onto him tightly, but stopped crying. "Thank you Fluffy."
Sesshoumaru smiled into her hair. "I think I'll let the name slide for now."
Kagome laughed and pulled back to look into his eyes. "Sesshoumaru, thank you. I'm sorry I said I was weak."
Sesshoumaru took her chin in his hand and gazed into her stormy blue- green eyes. "Kagome. Have faith in yourself. You will not be weak as long as I say you are not."
Kagome grinned at him, "So, if you said I was weak would be huh?"
Sesshoumaru smirked. "Yes."
Kagome growled and tackled him to the floor. She sat on his chest and looked him in the eye. "So, am I weak now Fluffy?"
Sesshoumaru flipped her over so she was on her back and he was hovering over her. "Yes, you are."
Kagome got an evil idea. She looked up into Sesshoumaru's sun colored eyes and brought a hand to his cheek. She traced the stripes and gave a small smile when she felt vibrations from within Sesshoumaru's chest.
Sesshoumaru had his eyes closed. She leaned up towards his face and whispered in his ear, "Am I now?"
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes only to be met by Kagomes clouded sea green eyes a hairsbreadth from his face. At such a close proximity, he did the only thing he could do. He leaned down until their lips were just barely touching. "Yes."
Sesshoumaru leaned down fully to claim her lips in a soft kiss.
Kagome was shocked. 'Hey! I didn't plan on this!' Kagome told that part of her brain to shut up and deepened the kiss.
Sesshoumaru felt her lean up into the kiss and took that as a sign to continue. Sesshoumaru grazed his fangs alongside her bottom lip and ran his tongue over the marks he left. Kagome slightly parted her lips and he pushed his tongue into her mouth.
Kagome was in heaven. She had wanted to do this for so long. Probably since their little incident at the hot springs.
She moved as her instincts took her and wrapped her arms around his neck. She leaned her face into Sesshoumaru's and pressed her tongue onto his. She ran her fangs along the tip of his tongue and buried her hands in his silver hair.
Sesshoumaru moved his hands from their place on Kagome's shoulders lower until they reached her breast. He stroked her left nipple with the pad of his thumb and lightly pinched the other with his remaining hand.
Kagome gasped and wrapped her arms tighter around his neck. She pressed her mouth fiercely against his and sucked on his bottom lip. She felt Sesshoumaru rake his claws over her chest and pulled away for air.
She looked up into Sesshoumaru's face; he looked like an angel. His eyes were half closed and deep golden honey color. His lips were parted and taking in quick, panting breaths. She smiled at him and leaned up to place a kiss on his nose. Her now white hair had fallen from its bun sometime during their kiss, so it now fell across her chest and back.
She rolled out from underneath Sesshoumaru and sat up. Sesshoumaru sat up as well and smirked at her. She sighed and rolled her eyes. "Okay, so I'm not weak, but I'm still weaker than you." She mock pouted and smiled when she felt Sesshoumaru crawl over to her and pull her into his lap. "Yes, you are weaker than me. But you are still the strongest woman I have met. Not many have had the nerve to kiss this Sesshoumaru."
Kagome folded her arms and pulled out of his lap and glared at him. "And how many women have you kissed?" she smirked.
Sesshoumaru stood up and helped her to her feet. "Enough."
Kagome rolled her eyes and said, "Well that's helpful. I should thank them for letting you practice on them." She smiled when she felt Sesshoumaru growl playfully.
Kagome disentangled herself from Sesshoumaru's arms and said, "Okay, I gotta go. I need to go see how Rin and Shippou are doing."
Kagome back away and saw the mischievous glint in his eyes. She squinted suspiciously at him, "Okay, what are you doing. Oh hell no... Don't look at me like that! AH!" She jumped out the door when Sesshoumaru lunged at her.
She gave a small shriek and bolted out the door with Sesshoumaru hot on her heels.
She ran to the garden and quickly hid behind Rin and Shippou who were currently playing tag. Kagome giggled and said, "Hide me!"
Sesshoumaru arrived at the scene and growled. "So brave of you to hide behind children."
Kagome glared at him. "Hey! If I didn't fear for my life and health I wouldn't, but in this case, yeah, they're my body guards."
Rin and Shippou looked quizzically from Sesshoumaru to Kagome and then back. Both of them said, "Huh?"
Rin's tail twitched in confusion, but then it dawned on her. "Ohhh! Sesshoumaru-sama and Kagome-chan were playing tag too!"
Kagome coughed and said, "Uh, yeah, something like that."
Sesshoumaru shook his head and left the garden. He would exact his revenge later.
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How evil am I? HA! There you dirty minded romance fanatics! FLUFF!!! I dished out the fluff and the action overtime in there. Sorry to say, but, this will be the only fluff between the two for a while do to some, unfortunate, *cough* happenings...
*cough*antagonist*cough* YES! THE BAD HUY IS REVEALED IN THE NEXT CHAPPY!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Ahem...
Pearl: So...tired...Damn you Amreld! I worked like serious overtime in this chapter!
Max: No duh...
Spike: Shut up the both of you. Or she'll never get the next chapter written.
Well, here's some good news! *drum roll* Linkin Park will make their grand debut next chappy! ^-^ How many of you guys are happy about that? I am! ^O^ LINKIN PARK KICKS A**!!!!!!!
Okies! I will see ya'll in a bit! The next chappy awaits my writing!
Quote: Don't do something if you won't live long enough to regret it.
By: Me ^-^
Ja ne!
Amreld the sky elf.
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