As Sesshomaru raced back to Naraku's castle he found a
difference in his actions. Had that been the Sesshoamru ten years ago,
'healing' Rin he'd of slapped himself. Even five years would have been
enough pride to swallow for that little stunt. It was now that he
finally had seen what his brother saw so long ago. That humans were not
inferior, they were not usless creatures put on this earth to die
whenever a demon slaughtered them with a single flick of their claws.
He could now see that they too, thought on their own. A human
could carry the capacity of a thought or descion. He shook his head in
disbleif, 'Have I really been so blind?' Then, out of nowhere a
corrupted thought came sliping into his mind. 'What about Rin? Is she,
will she become...my mate? That little girl I met ten years just
previous? The little girl I had tried so hard to raise into a dignifed
woman? Will she, a human become the demon lord's, lord of the Western
lands, will this woman become my woman?'
All of these thoughts were hurting his mind, the fact of leaving
Rin alone. When he had told her not to go running off by herself not
more than a day ago. 'I am condricting myself again' Though he realized
this when he even concidered taking a HUMAN with him on his journies.
It was hard for him to think about nothing but her, and it was so
strange for him to think of something other than power. So how, had a
human girl made it different? A peseant girl, changed a rich demon lord.
Not changed, converted. He was a completely different person from before.
All that mattered was Rin's and whenever he felt inclined, Jakkens
safety. He had changed. 'Even Ah-Une had changed, they now refused to
touch meat.'
"Kikyo? Kikyo is that you?" He moved to hug his once lover, his once priestest, his once Kikyo. Though she declined his invite by backing away from his arms wide open. "Kikyo? But I thought that yo-"
"It seems you thought a lot of things, eh Inuyasha"
"But, how is this possible? It must be one of Naraku's"
"Naraku? Ah yes, you refer to Onigumo"
"Onigumo? But I don't"
"I don't expect you to understand" Inuyasha was growing upset
with Kikyo and how she kept cutting him off, but he let her continue
with her explanation. "It was Onigumo who desired my revial" she closed
her eyes for a moment "Onigumo is stronger than Naraku is led to believe.
He controls his will, and Naraku cannot deney that in itself."
"Onigmo? He revived you from the dead"
"In a way" she said opening her eyes "Naraku killed me and Onigumo
brought me to life" Inuyasha released a grunt and tried to look away from
Kikyo. Kikyo put an icy hand to his cheek, pulling his eyes to her.
"So why come here? Why did you seek me?" Kikyo let out a laugh and
dropped her hand. "Kikyo I...I wish things could be different"
"Why? So you could have me instead of that useless girl"
"NO!" He snapped "I love Kagome, I just wish you didn't hate her
or me, I once thought that you would bare my children I admit, but now I
wouldn't have it any other way"
"So, Kagome got knocked up?" She replyed with such hatred and the
freezing breath comming from her mouth.
"How dare you!" Inuyasha yelled finally taking a step back into
the sacred tree.
"Hai, Inuyasha, 6o years ago, you and I stood here. When you gave
your heart to the Shikion no Tama, and shut it down from me"
"You and I were betrayed"
"Yes. If only I had a bow, then it could begin again"
"You think this is a game Kikyo"
Her eyes narrowed and Kikyo's eyes moved away from Inuyasha against
the tree. "I can feel a jewl shard..." Kikyo's weak and slow heart, accelerated
when the sound of wind was broken and a single arrow came between Kikyo
and Inuyasha.
"Damn right, and IT'S MY JEWL SHARD"
"Kagome?" The new protector of the Shikion no Tama stood with her
bow to the side and another arrow loaded. Kagome's arm was pulled back and
fingers curled around the string, still feeling the feathers against her
knuckels.
"Stay away from INUYASHA!"
"Go ahead, release the arrow. I bid you" Kikyo said with such
confidence and such hope that she wouldn't and that Kagome's human nature
would force her to drop her gaurd.
"Kikyo...I'll shoot. Back off"
"Do it!" A wicked smile, was slowly fading as yet another presnace
came into motion. Kikyo's eyes moved over to the tree where Inuyasha was
inprisoined for so long, by none other than her hands. "I think I'll take
my leave." Her gaze completely met Inuyasha's. Her cold and heartless eyes
that were so like yet unlike his Kagome's. "It seems you have much bigger
problems then me and Naraku"
"Kikyo? What are you talkin 'bout?" Though he recived no answer from her. The 50 year old priestest allowed her soul collecters to carry her into the darkness of the night.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome finally let down her gaurd "Inuyasha, are you
alright?" The half demon remained montionless and total abliss to her.
"ARGH!!!! INUYASHA, SIT BOY!!!!!" and he turned his attention to her as
she continued to unleash her rath upon him and how he had ignored her.
"SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT"
"Kagome!"
"Ah Sango your just in time"
"For what?"
"So you were the other person Kikyo"
"Huh? Wait a minute, Kikyo was here?" A red blush fell over
Kagome's cheeks while Sango kneeled down to Inuyasha to see if she had
perminatly damaged him. "I should have known by the postion he is in"
MeanWhile
When Sesshomaru finally came to a hualt in his race to Naraku's castle, his golden eyes fell upon the lovely Kagura. In her hands were his most valued weapons. She held Tokijin by end of the string tied and looped in the hole of his handle. It was wraped in her finger, as she twirled it around, having the very tip barely scrape the ground. While Tensegia was safely in her sash, on the right side of her hip.
"You want your swords? Come and take them!" A huge wind came for
him, pushing Sesshomaru back into the very entrence of Naraku's home.
"Kagura! I am in no mood to fight with you. Hand over MY weapons"
The demon smiled and put her fan to her lips, "Your a strong demon
why do you need them?"
"I grow tired of your questions, release them or I'll have to kill you otherwise"
"You wouldn't kill a lady, would you? You certainly saved one"
His eyes narrowed in discust and total distrust in the woman who
held his only chances of survival. Sesshoamru hated to admit it, but it
was true. His demonic powers alone couldn't save him. Those swords were
everything.
"What do you want?"
"Now you understand, I want one thing from you."
"Let me guess, to destroy Naraku"
"Correct, destroy Naraku and I'll give you your weapons back"
"Why should I kill him when I can kill you?"
"I suppose you don't know then"
"Know what?"
"Do you recall when Naraku stole that girl's voice away?"
"I try to forget, but yes, what of it?"
"He didn't just take her voice, but he gave her something in exchange"
"Something that would prevent me from destroying you, I prsume?"
"That all depends"
"On what, just tell me everything and perhaps I'll concider your needs"
"Fine, when Naraku did take her voice, temperoarly, he injected a poision inside of her body. Now do you understand?"
"Hmp, you are a fool if you believe that much. All I have to do is revive her with Tensegia, that is after I kill you with Tokijin"
"That wont work. Well not in the way you want it to"
"Explain, why wont it work?"
"Oh she'll come back from the dead, however the virus will remain in her body, no matter how many times you bring her back, she will stay indifferent and continue to die again and again."
"Damn you"
"So you have two options, you can disregaurd my warning or you can kill Naraku"
"How would killing Naraku help?"
"You see, Naraku made me different, I and I alone have the cure to this horrible poisoin. It's in my blood. And if he so desired Naraku could squeez my heart a little too tight and Rin's salvation would also die with me. So I ask you once again, are you willing to join the fight in killing Naraku, or are you just going to wait for her to die?"
It was a while before Sesshomaru answered, if he did try and kill this demon he'd be fighting for the same cause as his brother. However he saw no other choice, if he wanted Rin to live, he was going to have to fight.
"Where is Naraku?"
Yes a little turn around isn't it? Well that's my plot twist for the week I kinda got stuck on writers block so I am sorry if it sucks.... I am not a really good writer I just like making up ideas for stuff. Anyway I have to go eat Turkey now...tis Thanksgiving....and I must go now. Alright guys thanks again fer readin....by now