When We Were Young

by BaX

Kagome is a young hanyou, abandoned by her clan for who and what she is. lost and alone she meets a young Inuyasha. but will fate keep these two together or cruely rip them apart? rated R for later chapters and language reposted under another name

3. In the Hands of the Enemy

When We Were Young –chap 3

By: Kumiko Ikachi A.K.A BaX

Hi people!! Is this a good fic! I'm glad I reposted it because I got 10 reviews tops on the 1st time I posted it......and that was after waiting 2 months! Lol ok well I guess I'm kinda old fashioned but I like to acknowledge those wonderful people who reviewed by fic!!

Shero-Really! It took me forever to write that!

Ynl mun Dmon- yep! Puppy love! And ya know what that was a good idea! –bow- thank you!

iLvsimpleplnz – well I wouldn't call him evil per say... just scared shitless! (of the youkai or

his wife I can't tell which!)

Electrickbluebubbles – ok! I'm so glad you like it!

Kammi-san – I'm sorry if you don't like the age gaps! But looking over it I guess it IS kinda

Big....so I changed it! Inuyasha is now 10 I hope that that's better!

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Snoe - -bow- thank you, I do try! Of course they won't be together for a while now..... but
will don't worry!

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Start thinkning......

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My secret – YES he should have! But I don't think he would in front of Kagome...and then if he did where would my fic go! so we will let him live...FOR NOW! -evil laugh-

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To say to express my gratitude!

Ok all you people! Thank you soooooooooooooooooo much for reviewing! Please keep them coming! Now on to chapter 3!!!

flashback

After he slammed the door in their faces he proceeded to scowl at his bitter wife.

"Damn you wench!" he screamed. Livid with the thought of all the things he could have bought with the money that youkai had been offering. Turning towards her he made a sudden lunge, despite his old age and creaky bones; clamping his gnarled old hands around her scrawny wrinkled throat, he squeezed with the memories of all the morbid bitter years he had wasted with her.

Pressing with all his weight on that single point he finally realized what he was doing. He leapt from her life-less body; staring at his hands in a wild array of confusion, wonder, and disgust.

"What happened to the beautiful young girl I married?" He missed the days when she had been a naive girl, barely out of childhood. She had been beautiful and such a pleasure when it came to her duties as the innkeepers wife. (A/I not THAT you hentai's) It was only when she noticed she was becoming old that the seed of bitterness implanted it self in her heart. Outside the inn door that sudden scuffling of a drunken man was enough to send the Inn Keeper into a fit of panic.

"Baka!" the man yelled. "What to do. What to do!" Another noise outside, although this one sounded like a house being crushed; and a human scream, cut off short.

"Damn I better do this fast!" Grasping one wrist in each of his hands he slowly but surely made his way to the back door. The smell of burning wood and flesh greeted him as he threw open the door to a horrifying sight.

Everywhere there are half mulled bodies of well known friends and neighbors. A tremendous roar shook him to the center as a colossal bear youkai shambles into his line of vision. It sniffed like a curious child at a small building. The Inn Keeper could hear the widow and her 6 children pleading for help inside the shack. Swiftly the youkai bated the whole thing aside, silencing forever the trapped souls within. The hut collides with the south side of the inn, causing the whole thing to catch fire.

Thanks to a single oil lamp left burning in that part of the building.

Gasping for breath the old man ran toward the injured area of his precious inn. He quickly calculated exactly what lay inside the room currently smoldering. It occurred to him that his absolute worst fear had come true.

"Bastard youkai! That room contains my money box!" Plunging head first into the inferno he thrashed about wildly. Searching hopelessly for his beloved box, a box that held so little money.

It wasn't until later, when he found himself thrown haphazardly near his demolished inn, that he realized he had been rescued.

"Huh? What—"coming towards him through the smoke and the flame was the most beautiful youkai the man had ever seen.

"If you value your life you will speak the truth." 12 year old Sesshomaru glowered at the cowering man. Disgust written all over his young yet heard face.

"Now tell me, have you seen a child? A girl child. She has long ebony hair and piercing green eyes." Sesshomaru wrinkled his nose in distaste as the man was obliviously wetting himself.

"I-I don't know...I-I can't—"

"Think about it you wretch! She travels with a disgusting half breed who dons a fire red haori." Realization dawned in the mans eyes.

"H-hai! I-I do remember! I know where I can find her!" This vile creature was severely trying Sessy's patience; picking the man up by the neck Sesshomaru tucked a small packet of powder in his youkada.

"When you find her, get her away from that bastard and bring her to me drugged with this." And with an evil smirk he threw the trembling man into the forest.

end flashback

(A/I: srry guys that flashback ran away with me! .)

Kagome tossed fitfully in her slumber. Most likely because of troubling dreams, but the innkeeper believed she sensed his presence. None the less, money held dominate in this mans mind.

"Here now young one, smell this and sleep a little deeper for me. I can't have you waking up before my job is done."

(A/I: feel free to derive any kinky remarks from that quote I meant them all!!)

Fishing out the pouch he weighed it in his hands.

"I wonder if this would sell. I bet there are a lot of people who would buy it." Silently musing he crept towards the child. He carefully opened the pouch, closer and closer he inched; growing slower and slower until he was a mere arms length away from the sleeping angel. Pinching the powder between his thumb and forefinger he sprinkled it under her nose. It took effect immediately.

"Ha, that was easy!" Picking up Kagome, who turned out to be surprisingly light, he headed in the direction of the designated spot. Because he had to stop often to rest and re-drug Kagome, the inn keeper did not reach the "spot" till dawn the next day. Needless to say Sesshomaru was not happy.

"Lord Sesshomaru! Where did you go last night? How could you leave me lord Sesshomaru? Lord Sesshomaru what are we waiting for? Lor-"

"Jakken!" The dog youkai tensely spat. "I'm tired of you babbling."

"Oh! Of course lord Sesshomaru! You won't here another word from me! As a matt......" Sesshomaru toned out the annoying frog like creature. It was almost certain he wouldn't notice any way. Besides his prey was coming closer. He could smell her child like beauty. Like a rose bud, beautiful yet not even close to its true potential. His flower, half miko and half youkai.

"Yes my curse will soon be at its end." He watched with a smirk as the fumbling, greedy old man stumbled towards him.

"L-lord youkai," the poor man stuttered. It had just occurred to him that he had yet to learn this youkai's name. He sincerely hoped he hadn't under classed him or this poor inn keeper might not live much longer. With a noisy gulp the unfortunate man continued.

"I have brought her. The girl you wished for..." rising from his rock beside the river, Sesshomaru towered over the bowing, groveling man. He stared at Kagome for a long time before turning again to the innkeeper.

"I suppose you want some sort of payment?" Despite the humble bowing and groveling that old greedy glint had returned to the aged mans eye's.

"Hai master."

"Well I guess something can be arranged." Sesshomaru said, an unfamiliar glint of amusement shot threw his eyes before they returned to their normal iciness.

"Yet, first I want you to do one more thing for me."

"Hai, any thing master, anything."

"Good, follow the river back to your village and wait for a chibi youkai named Koga. When you meet him tell him the child he looks for has been forced into following......Inuyasha."

"Hai," the man said. Yet he continued to sit right where he was. Too tired to move. Sesshomaru slowly developed an angry tick above his right eyebrow.

"Leave now!" He yelled when he finally lost his cool. The old man shot off as Sesshomaru flopped down comfortably near Kagome. Sighing contentedly he turned to gaze again at his prize.

"She's much too young now, but in time I will mate her. Then that damn curse will be broken!" Jakken, who up to this point had kept completely silent, could no longer keep his curiosity to himself.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" he exclaimed. "Who is this girl? Who was that man? Where were you last night? Were you-"A simple hand gesture was enough to stop the flood of questions.

"Maybe I should start with a story Jakken."

"A story? Do you think that will help lord Sesshomaru?"

"Yes."

flash back 200 years

flash back 200 years

"There she goes..."

"Can you imagine intrusting it to someone so young...?"

"She's so pretty..."

"Really! The Shikon no Tama?"

"Yeah and I heard..." Lady Kikyou walked through the streets of her village. She heard yet she didn't hear the talk going on around her. Firmly holding her younger sisters hand she led them to their home. The talk, for once, was true. Kikyou was young, she was beautiful, and she was the sole protector of the Shikon no Tama. Although they had lived there for about a month the talk was still fresh.

"Sister? Will it always be like this?" The young girl asked, glancing fearfully at the shadowed villagers.

"No Kaede, it's simply because we are new that these people talk so."

"When will they stop talking sister?"

"I'm sure they will get used to us sooner or later." The girls walked in silence for a time, each lost in the turbulent of her own thoughts. Turning toward her older sister, Kaede had the fleeting thought of wanting to be just like Kikyou.

"No" she thought, correcting herself.

"I would not want these responsibilities placed upon my shoulders." She once again glanced in Kikyou's direction, and this time opening her mouth and taking a deep breath. As if she had something she wanted to say to her older sibling, but she must have thought better of it because she hastily closed her mouth with a snap. She repeated this process before Kikyou finally decided to help her younger sister.

"Is there something you wish to say to me?" Before Kaede could bring herself to sputter out the burning question she so desperately wanted to ask, they had reached their house.

"Wait," Kikyou said. "You may ask over tea." Soon both girls were seated around a small but pleasant fire. Sipping tea and smiling comfortably, it was only now that little Kaede found the words she wanted to say.

"Sister...this thing...this thing you guard...with...with your...life...is it really so special? Does it really deserve to have my older sister...and only remaining family member die for it?" She must have begun crying sometime, for when she looked down at her clenched fists, they shone with the sparkle of newly fallen tears.

"Darn," she thought. "Now sister will think I am weak."

"Kaede," Kikyou said suddenly. The young girls head snapped up, to meet her sisters drowning black eyes. Slowly Kaede's eyes were drawn to the jewel hanging around Kikyou's neck. Almost like she was frightened Kikyou stroked it.

"This stone is called the Shikon no Tama. If a wish was made on this stone, it would come true. But at a terrible price, for the wishers soul would be trapped inside this jewel for all eternity. So the Shikon no Tama is only used in dire emergences. And only the purest soul may do the wishing in the first place." Awe struck by the powerful gem in her sisters possession, Kaede could not help but wonder.

"But why then sister, are the youkai after it?"

"Because if the jewel ever found its way into the hands of a youkai, it would give the lucky creature one free wish. In another words, the youkai could wish and not lose their soul. Now that last part is only a led—"Kikyou was interrupted by a knocking on the outside wall.

"Excuse me! Lady Kikyou? Could I please talk to you? Just for a moment!" came a voice from outside.

"Kaede," Kikyou said, hardly showing any interest. "Would you please go look and tell me whose outside?" So Kaede used her younger siblings sneaking skills to peek on the young man waiting red faced for the miko to appear.

"It is Hiro sister! The head townsman's handsome son!" Rising passively Kikyou glided outside and began talking with the youth. After bowing gracefully Kikyou watched Hiro leave and turning so only Kaede could see her she broke into a wild smile of goofy happiness.

"Hiro wishes me to accompany him at the town festival tonight!" Squealing with happiness for her sister, Kaede bounded outside and latched on to Kikyou's hand.

"Come on Kikyou! We must get you ready!"

Later that night when Hiro returned for her, he barely recognized the young miko. On a normal basis Kikyou was beautiful. Her long black hair pulled back in a hasty ribbon, messy but effective. Her everyday wear was in no comparison to how she appeared to him now. Kikyou's long black tresses were left down with tiny flowers, freshly picked and still wet, winking to him as if a thousand stars from the sky had come to worship this girl they thought to be one of their own. She was wearing a pure white silk kimono, beautiful in itself but wrapped snugly around her curves it was the dress of the gods. Unlike most of the women in the village, a tint of juice stained her lips. It fully magnified her moonlight skin.

She noticed him staring at her, with his mouth slightly open. So she graced him with her smile. A smile that could have melted the sun, turned coal to gold, or even mesmerize an icy youkai. It was right then and there he made up his mind; he was going to marry her.