Ch 13
Inuyasha sped along the forest until he came to the emcampment of the friends he left behind.
" Inuyasha....where is Kagome?" Miroku looked up from poking the fire as Inuyasha made his way back into camp.
" She's in Sesshomaru Castle" He continued walking through camp as if they weren't even there.
" And you left her there..... how could you Inuyasha?" Shippou pounced Inuyasha back beating him on the head with his tiny paws.
Inuyasha reached around pulling Shippou off. " Look runt I didn't leave her........she wanted to stay" He looked down at the ground before dropping
Shippou and bounding off into a tree.
" What happened with Kagome and Sesshomaru that she would want to stay with him........you don't think" Sango turned to Miroku who seem deep in thought. " Hoshisama......" Sango waved her hand in front of his face to get his attention. She froze suddenly the hairs on her neck standing up. She looked behind her to find Miroku's hand caressing her bottom while he still looked to be in deep thought.
" YOU PERVERT!" Sango's fist came crashing down atop Miroku's head knocking him flat on the ground.
growl
Sango and Miroku look over to find Inuyasha back on the ground his ears flat against his head a vicious snarl to his lips.
" Naraku"
" What!.... here?" Sango and Miroku looked at Inuyasha than back into the forest. Inuyasha sped past them diving into the darkness of the forest.
" We'd better go after him" The group gathered up their things and head off to follow the dog demon.
" Hey....."
" Kouga?"
" Have you seen Kagome fly past here?" Kouga had reached the group before any of them got too far.
" fly past?" Shippou scratched his head in utter confusion - Kagome can fly- Shippou had not been around to see what had happened to Kagome
during her first transformation. There isn't much one can see when hidding behind a tree. (I swear I didn't mean for that to rhyme)
" She is in great danger......we have to hurry" a two headed dragon landed carrying the demon lord clad all in white. " Sesshomaru?" Miroku looked at him, pure suspcion in his eyes - what do you want with lady Kagome....Sesshomaru-
They all nodded in agreement and followed the path Inuyasha had just taken. Sesshomaru took to the skies once again atop Ah and Un. Kouga sped along the ground in a whirl wind of sand and leaves. Sango and Miroku monted Kirara and took off for the sky as well.
" Stay here Shippou.....I'll send Kirara back to protect you" Shippou nodded he had no urgancy to face Naraku.
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" What's the matter Kagome.......I thought you'd be happy to see me" Naraku taunted her, dangling the medallion by one finger. " Now.....what does this do again......maybe I should put it on and find out" Kagome's eyes widened in fear as Naraku lifted the medallion over his head.
"KAGOME!" Naraku froze as he watched Inuyasha burst through the clearing tesiga in hand. " Just in time Inuyasha.......you get to be the first to wittness our bondage" " NO!" Inuyasha ran to Naraku, but it was too late the medallion settled on Naraku's chest and began to glow a vivid green. " Take off the medallion Kagome hurry" Kagome looked at Inuyasha with sorrowful eyes, " I can't the other person wearing the other medallion has to....." She felt a pull at her chest as her medallion also began to glow. She felt as though her life was being pulled from her a white mist hung in the air in front of her and mingled with a black mist hanging in front of Naraku.
The two souls collided and mixed than slammed back into the others body. Kagome plummeted to the ground in a heap. Naraku fell back against a tree, but other wise held firm. " You bastard what have you done to her" "kukukuku.......her and I are one now..........arise my slave....... kill Inuyasha" Naraku watched as Kagome's flesh smoked into its dark gray and her claws extended into lethal black talons. " AAAAHHHHHH!" she held her head in her hands willing the pain to go away, than all went black.
The next thing Inuyasha saw was intense violet eyes boring through him willing his death.
" Kagome...Please...you don't want to do this"
Kagome porpelled her self off the ground throwing herself at Inuyasha. " Of course I do Inuyasha.......I want to watch you bleed.....I will
suck you dry until you are nothing but a lifeless corpse" she slashed at him with her claws drawing a deep gash in his chest.
" Please.......don't make me do this Kagome.." he did all he could to block her attackes without hurting her. "but I thought you wanted to be bound to me Inuyasha....isn't this what you wanted" She knocked tesiga from his hands pinning him down to the ground. She bit down hard upon his shoulder tasting his blood.
" Kagome....no .....please" his eyes began to bleed crimson and strips began to form under his eyes.
"HIRIIKOTSU" Sango's gaint boomerang came flying at Kagome knocking her off Inuyasha.
" are you alright Inuyasha" Miroku ran up to him pulling him to his feet. " It's that medallion....he's using it to control Kagome" A hundred samiyousho swormed around Naraku when Miroku ran into the clearing.
" damn that bastard.....always perpared" Miroku held his hand steady, he couldn't use the wind tunnel with that many insects around.
Kagome was back on her feet and ready to fight Inuyasha once again. Kouga and snuck up behind her and was now holding her fast
" Let me go you worthless wolf.." She struggled in his grasped until she got an arm free knocking him unconscious.
Inuyasha picked up tesiga in the time Kagome was distracted and readied himself for her again.
" I don't want to hurt you Kagome,.....but I will if I have to"
" aaw....and I thought you cared about me Inuyasha...." Kagome gave a fake pout and lunged at him again. " Well than....I guess I will just have
to kill you now"
Kagome took to the sky to try an aerial attack on Inuyasha when something green wrapped around her waist slamming her into the ground.
" your opponet is me woman" Sesshomaru stood just outside the tree line acid whip out and attached to Kagome's waist.
" Sesshomaru.......she is my resposiblity .......I WILL save her" Inuyasha berated his brother for interferring.
" I am afraid I don't see it that way little brother" Sesshomaru dodged as Kagome came at him with her claws.
" Ah....Sesshomaru.....I believe.......you are holding something I want...........the rest of your soul" fangs bared she flew at him again and again.
Sesshomaru continued to dodge and back further and further into the forest. Suddenly Kagome stopped pursuing him and fell from the sky.
She once again felt the pull of something in her chest. Her full soul returned to her as her body rejected most of Naraku's, however the tainted
jewel inside her chest absorbed part of it.
" Kagome" Sesshomaru stopped his retreat when he saw her fall to the ground.- that should have broken the link- Kagome stood breathing heavy, " you think this is over Sesshomaru...." She stalked toward him as he lead her further out of the woods to a near by stream. Once he felt she was far enough away from Naraku he stopped, just on the edge of a quickly moving stream.
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" The medallion .......you have to remove the medallion" Miyouga stood bouncing up and down on Miroku's shoulder.
" Miyouga jiji....when did you get here" Miroku looked down to see a frantic flea demon.
" The medallion you must get if off of Naraku......it is Sesshomaru's only hope" Sango looked over at the flea than up at Miroku. They nodded in understanding of what they had to do. Miroku took the left while Sango took the right. They provide enough distration for Inuyasha to cut the medallion loose.
" Inuyasha Now!" Inuyasha swung tesiga straight at Naraku's chest. " Your aim is pathetic Inuyasha......you didn't even scratch me" " Is it?......how do you know I didn't hit exactly what I wanted" Naraku's eyes widen slightly as a soft thud was heard just at his feet.
The pendant had broken loose and landed in the grass at Naraku's feet. Inuyasha ran to grab it but it took off into the air in the grasp of another one of Naraku's insects.
" Oh no you don't" Sango swung her gaint boomerang making swift work of the insect slicing it in two. Miroku caught the medallion and ran into the woods.
" kukuukuu......you really think you have spoiled my plans Inuyasha.........she is curse to be bound to me and in time she will do my every bidding"
With that he faded into the forest and disappeared.
" You back here" Inuyasha took off after him while the others ran to find Kagome.
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What Sango found by the stream startled her. Kagome had Sesshomaru pinned to the ground, her fangs sunk deep into his neck. " Sango....where's Kago....me?" Shippou ran into the clearing carring the old flea.
" Miyouga said I needed to bring this to Kagome" he shuddered as he watched his surrogate mother
licking the blood from Sesshomaru's neck.
Miroku came running up behind Shippou. He looked at the couple on the ground then up to Sango who was blushing furiously.
- mmm well I don't know if I could get into that sort of thing, but what a position to be in- Miroku's brow raised slightly in curiosity.
Sesshomaru felt the weight of Kagome leave him, but with her went his strength. He couldn't stand he couldn't move it was as if he were truly lifeless. Kagome lay beside him seemingly in a deep sleep.
" quick.....the medallion" Miyouga grabbed the medallion from Shippou's hand and bounced over to Sesshomaru.
"Master.....quick put it on" Miyouga laid the medallion on his chest, than worked his way around his neck to clasp the necklace on.
The medallion glowed a bright gold before it began to burn his chest. He winced at the pain as more of Kagome's true soul flooded into his body. - damn that miko- he slowly felt his strength return and he pushed himself off the ground.
" It is a good thing these medallions only have a short range" Miyouga wiped the sweat from his brow completely relieved that the medallion found its way to Sesshomaru.
"Master .....you and the girl need to leave here immediately, I don't know what would happen if Naraku got control over Kagome completely"
the old flea watched as Sesshomaru walked over to the dark skinned girl picking her up gently. He carried her over to Ah and Un and laid her
on her stomach across Ah and Un's back. " Take her home" the two headed dragon nodded and took off for the sky.
Sesshomaru nodded to Miroku and Sango before following behing the dragon.
" Is it me or did we some how become allies with Sesshomaru?" Sango looked over at Miroku who still seemed to be pondering something and by the look of his face it wasn't anything Sango wanted to know.
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" Land here" the dragon nodded and landed near a spring not too far away from the castle. Sesshomaru landed next to him and pulled the limp form of Kagome off the dragon's back. - you reek of my brother woman...- Sesshomaru's nose wrinkled in disgust. He walked with her into the hot springs wading up to his torso. He immersed most of Kagome's body into the water removing her kimono. - the scar has widened- he ran a claw delicately over the spot in her chest where the jewel had entered and then to the medallion resting just above it. - so this is our fate-
He set her down on his knees and washed the blood from her hair. - mmm...that feels good......I wonder where I am .......who is holding me- Kagome's mind swam around in a fog. Her body felt heavy and her arms and legs felt as if someone had tied heavy weights to them. - am I in water?- Kagome's eyes opened slowly, a white blur was all she saw at first. - Sesshomaru?- Her mind shot awake with the possible realization - NARAKU!- Her eyes shot open and she forced them to focus.
" Stop squirming woman......unless you wish for me to drop you" Kagome's vision had focused completely now. " Sesshomaru sama? ..........what happened?.....are you ok?" she was relieve that she had some how gotten away from Naraku and that Sesshomaru was alright.
He stopped washing her and set her down on her feet, " you can do the rest woman" Kagome wabbled a second before she caught her balance.
" EEEEKKK" Kagome covered her body with both arms. " Damn it Sesshomaru.....do you always have to see me naked" She dove into the
water to hide.
" Woman.... you disrupted my life....whether or not you are clothed is not my concern" the corner of his lips turned up just a little and he walked away from the springs letting her finish bathing.
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Kagome emerged from the water feeling a little tired, but over all better. - damn now my skin is still dark can I get any more freakish- She wrapped the Kimono around her trapping her wings under the silk. " tis tis woman are you that incompodent" He pulled the kimono from her body leaving her exposed once again. " Hey" she reached for the kimono, but he kept it out of her reach.
" Turn around" she did as she was asked turning her back to him again. He helped her with her wings and sliding the kimono on over her cold wet body. He stood behind her for what felt like an eternity. - why is he still standing there, ......I'm dressed now- " um.....thank you ......Sesshomaru sama.....I...."
Sesshomaru had grabbed ahold of her arm spinning her around to face him. She was afraid to look up and find intense angry golden eyes
only wishing for her death, but what she found was warm and inviting.
- why is he looking at me like that- Kagome made to back away but he held her fast.
Her body froze when his lips meet hers. It was soft and gentle nothing like what she had expected coming from the all powerful
taiyoukai. Her body soon thawed and went limp in his arms.
He broke from her picking her up and carrying her to a soft batch of grass.
" We rest here tonight" He took of his outer kimono and drapped it over her.
He than walk to a near by tree. He leaned up against it to rest and keep watch. " Sleep Kagome......we leave for home in the morning".
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" Why didn't Kagome come back to her senses when she bit you Inuyasha.....that's what seems to happen when she takes Sesshomaru's blood"
Sango was sitting by the fire trying to prepare dinner.
" I don't know.......I don't want to talk about it" Inuyasha dropped his fish and bound into a tree turning his back on everyone.
" It could be because Inuyasha is a meer half demon" Miyouga too sat amongst the group enjoying dinner.
" Who asked you......you old fart" Inuyasha threw a pine cone down at the flea.
" No need to get nasty Master........or it could have been the medallions and that she was still being fed by Naraku's evil aura."
" What ever is going on ......it's creepy" Shippou sat between Miroku and Sango attempting to protect her butt from the monk.
" True there are many questions to which we have no answers, perhaps we should visit them in the west tomorrow" everyone agreed to
Miroku's suggestion. They would leave tomorrow morning to the western lands and castle of the taiyoukai.