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-Disclaimer- What can I say? I don't own a lot.. and if I did own Inuyasha, I'm sure I would own a lot of stuff.. But I DON'T!
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3 - Tainted
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Sesshoumaru glowered at Jaken. The toad was chattering away about how horrible humans were and how they were nothing other than a waste of time.
"If I'm a waste of time, then what are you?" The toad jumped at least five feet in the air. He looked around, sweat rolling down his forehead. Sango stood there, glaring down menacingly at him. "I could crush you. Don't think I can't or won't."
"Slayer, I sent a letter to your friends. They should be arriving any day now." Sesshoumaru interrupted.
"Huh?" She blinked.
"My worthless half-breed brother and his friends." She stared at him. 'Worthless humans. I will rid myself of my respect for this human. I must. I will not be loaded down by this.. this feeling.' His thoughts brought up his previous admittance of his respect for her. He still hated her. He had to hate her. It was just the way he was and the way he would always be. He hated her panic, her fear, and her sadness. Fingering Tokijin, he gave her a bitter glare.
"Inuyasha and the others are coming to see me?"
"Yes." He answered, stone-faced and calm.
"Why?"
"I sent them a letter informing them of your sickness." He knew that if he killed her, Inuyasha would know it was him and come after him. He reflected on that idea.
"Oh." She closed her eyes, feeling vaguely sick. What kind of sickness was this? She had the flu before and this was not even close. She had normal high fevers but this wasn't it. Sesshoumaru could sense something wrong. Now that he thought about it, what kind of sickness was this prolonged even after that medication he poured down her throat? Her eyes went out of focus. She went rigid. She fought it off and shook her head but everything was still a blur. "Sesshoumaru.." She was suddenly thrown into a tree and knocked unconscious.
"What the hell was that!?" Sesshoumaru turned to Jaken. "Do you know what that was!?" The dog demon's eyes were red from anger.
"N-No, my-my Lord!" The toad ran away, sweating and screaming for his life.
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Inuyasha picked his way through the dense woods. It was filled with the scent of an old battle that was about a few days to a week old.
"This place stinks." Kagome waved a hand in front of her face.
"This was where the dead youkai were burned." Miroku said, looking down. "Their ashes are below our feet."
"Ew!" Kagome looked down and made a face. "Why?"
"It's a warning." Inuyasha said, his eyes flashing red from the scent. "That the youkai did not win."
"Who did?"
"Slayers." He answered as soon as they stepped out of the woods. The graves were not that plentiful and flowers were placed at their base along with their weapons placed in the middle and sticks at the head.
"Sango.." Kagome's voice was low and worried. Sesshoumaru emerged from a hut, slamming the door from his anger. "Sesshoumaru." He looked over at them, narrowing his eyes. Inuyasha could smell Sango's blood.
"What the hell is with Sango's blood, Sesshoumaru?" The hanyou growled.
"I had performed an act which reopened her wounds from the battle." Kagome raced to the hut, her eyes wide and fright radiating from her.
"Sango!" The miko fell silent as the rest of the words faded on her lips. The slayer's hand was draped over her wound and her eyes were closed. Her breathing was labored and she looked pale. "What happened?" Sesshoumaru's fear of that look on her face would not resurface.
"Nothing."
"Sesshoumaru." Miroku and Inuyasha growled.
"What did you do to Sango-chan?" Shippou asked, his green eyes wide.
"I knocked her unconscious. It would not have happened, had it not been necessary."
"What are you blabbering about?" Inuyasha asked, his hand finding its way to Tetsusaiga.
"She is, as we speak, being taken over by something. I thought it as a mere sickness, as did she." He turned to look back at the hut. "There is no way to find out what is possessing her. Most likely a demon spirit that has made her body its home."
"Allow me." Miroku walked into the hut and closed the door behind him. Within minutes, he was back outside. "Whatever is inside of her, it is stronger than I am." Sesshoumaru could sense the sorrow and dread coming from the monk. He couldn't care less but he knew the monk was right.
"We have to beat it.. without harming her." Kagome said sadly.
"But.. how?" The door to the hut flew open. Sango stood there, her eyes devoid of emotion and her expression set in a glare. She had her katana out, pointing it at them.
"Time for you to die!" She screamed, lunging towards them.
"Sango!" They all, except for Sesshoumaru, cried. Kagome just narrowly dodged the attack. She then went for Miroku then Inuyasha. Inuyasha drew Tetsusaiga and deflected her attack. She ran back in, attacking Sesshoumaru. He drew Tokijin and blocked. They continued to fight as the others watched. Sango was heedless to the pain of her wounds. Sesshoumaru knew there was no other way. He could feel himself shaking. Why did he not wish to kill her? He cleared his thoughts.
"Why?" He whispered. Then he bit his lip and when she was running at him, raced forward and ran Tokijin through her stomach. She stared at him in shock and her eyes came back to normal. He saw betrayal in them. He watched her fall forward, sliding further on Tokijin. He pushed her off of him and scowled. He swallowed, the scent of her blood making him sick to his stomach. Without a word, he fled. The others stared after him in shock.
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Kagome wiped her tears away with the back of her hand and returned to her task of cleaning Sango up. She swallowed and closed the slayer's eyes so they weren't staring up any longer.
"Sango.." Finally giving in to her emotions, she covered her face with her hands and cried. She felt a light touch on her shoulder and looked over to see Inuyasha. She turned to him, burying her face in his chest.
"It is hard, Kagome. I know. But.. Sesshoumaru just bolted and I don't know why." She tightened her grip on him.
"She's dead, Inuyasha. She isn't going to come back to us." She looked up and saw, in surprise, tears rolling down his face. "Why does it have to be this way?"
"I don't know." He looked at Sango. "She was brave. How could something so easily have taken over her?"
"It made her sick and weak.. Then it took over her when she was unconscious and unaware."
"I saw her come back before she died. She looked at my brother.. with betrayal in her eyes. She obviously didn't know what she was doing." Inuyasha continued to stare at his dead friend. Why did everything have to go wrong? Why did she have to die? They had killed Naraku, wasn't that enough?
"Inuyasha.." Kagome saw his pain.
"I should've stopped him.. We could have avoided her and let you use your powers. This is my fault."
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"This is my fault." Sesshoumaru vigorously tried to wash her blood from his claws. "I had taken care of her to ask for her help. I should not care if she dies." He had needed her help because of Rin. He sometimes didn't know what to do. Some cases were pretty bad. And nutrition.. heh, don't get him started. He didn't know what human bodies needed. But he did know what he needed to do.
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Inuyasha set Sango's body in the hut. His eyes stung and his tears gave way again. He brushed his clawed fingers across her cold cheek. He wished she would just open her eyes. She looked like she was asleep, not dead.
"Sango.." Too many bad things happened in the hanyou's life and this was another one. He swallowed and sat down next to her. "I shouldn't be cryin' like this. You're with Kohaku and.. and your people. This isn't what you wanted, though, is it?" He looked up at the ceiling. "You just don't seem like the type to want death.." He chewed on his lips. "I dunno. What you had to live for had all been thrown out into the ocean and you were left on shore. If you can hear me.. I wish you didn't go and swim for them. I wish you weren't dead. You were a good friend and it isn't hard to let go. I ain't the type to be sayin' all this, either. I hope you can be happy.. wherever you are." With that said, he stood up and walked out of the hut, stone-faced and cold. Miroku walked in next, sliding the door closed quietly behind him. He put his hands in a prayer motion and said a prayer for her soul.
"Sango, whatever has been done to you.. God, I wish I knew. This shouldn't have happened. Not to you." He took a beaded necklace from inside his robes and set it on the floor, next to her body. "Those are prayer beads." He heaved a sigh. Then he stood up and left.
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Sesshoumaru was still at the river. He was staring at his hands as if they, themselves, were poison. His stomach twisted with the disgust he felt. Killing her when she was like that.. in that state. Maybe there had been another way. He didn't want Inuyasha and his little friends to claw at him about what he had done. Not to mention that his conscience was annoying. He found that he would always be tainted by her blood. There was no way to fix what he had done. So he stood up and jumped into the trees, watching the moonrise from the treetops.
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Well, this has been chapter 3! Sorry to leave you hangin' there but I wanted to update. Believe me, when I have time next, the next chapter will be done!
-Disclaimer- What can I say? I don't own a lot.. and if I did own Inuyasha, I'm sure I would own a lot of stuff.. But I DON'T!
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3 - Tainted
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Sesshoumaru glowered at Jaken. The toad was chattering away about how horrible humans were and how they were nothing other than a waste of time.
"If I'm a waste of time, then what are you?" The toad jumped at least five feet in the air. He looked around, sweat rolling down his forehead. Sango stood there, glaring down menacingly at him. "I could crush you. Don't think I can't or won't."
"Slayer, I sent a letter to your friends. They should be arriving any day now." Sesshoumaru interrupted.
"Huh?" She blinked.
"My worthless half-breed brother and his friends." She stared at him. 'Worthless humans. I will rid myself of my respect for this human. I must. I will not be loaded down by this.. this feeling.' His thoughts brought up his previous admittance of his respect for her. He still hated her. He had to hate her. It was just the way he was and the way he would always be. He hated her panic, her fear, and her sadness. Fingering Tokijin, he gave her a bitter glare.
"Inuyasha and the others are coming to see me?"
"Yes." He answered, stone-faced and calm.
"Why?"
"I sent them a letter informing them of your sickness." He knew that if he killed her, Inuyasha would know it was him and come after him. He reflected on that idea.
"Oh." She closed her eyes, feeling vaguely sick. What kind of sickness was this? She had the flu before and this was not even close. She had normal high fevers but this wasn't it. Sesshoumaru could sense something wrong. Now that he thought about it, what kind of sickness was this prolonged even after that medication he poured down her throat? Her eyes went out of focus. She went rigid. She fought it off and shook her head but everything was still a blur. "Sesshoumaru.." She was suddenly thrown into a tree and knocked unconscious.
"What the hell was that!?" Sesshoumaru turned to Jaken. "Do you know what that was!?" The dog demon's eyes were red from anger.
"N-No, my-my Lord!" The toad ran away, sweating and screaming for his life.
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Inuyasha picked his way through the dense woods. It was filled with the scent of an old battle that was about a few days to a week old.
"This place stinks." Kagome waved a hand in front of her face.
"This was where the dead youkai were burned." Miroku said, looking down. "Their ashes are below our feet."
"Ew!" Kagome looked down and made a face. "Why?"
"It's a warning." Inuyasha said, his eyes flashing red from the scent. "That the youkai did not win."
"Who did?"
"Slayers." He answered as soon as they stepped out of the woods. The graves were not that plentiful and flowers were placed at their base along with their weapons placed in the middle and sticks at the head.
"Sango.." Kagome's voice was low and worried. Sesshoumaru emerged from a hut, slamming the door from his anger. "Sesshoumaru." He looked over at them, narrowing his eyes. Inuyasha could smell Sango's blood.
"What the hell is with Sango's blood, Sesshoumaru?" The hanyou growled.
"I had performed an act which reopened her wounds from the battle." Kagome raced to the hut, her eyes wide and fright radiating from her.
"Sango!" The miko fell silent as the rest of the words faded on her lips. The slayer's hand was draped over her wound and her eyes were closed. Her breathing was labored and she looked pale. "What happened?" Sesshoumaru's fear of that look on her face would not resurface.
"Nothing."
"Sesshoumaru." Miroku and Inuyasha growled.
"What did you do to Sango-chan?" Shippou asked, his green eyes wide.
"I knocked her unconscious. It would not have happened, had it not been necessary."
"What are you blabbering about?" Inuyasha asked, his hand finding its way to Tetsusaiga.
"She is, as we speak, being taken over by something. I thought it as a mere sickness, as did she." He turned to look back at the hut. "There is no way to find out what is possessing her. Most likely a demon spirit that has made her body its home."
"Allow me." Miroku walked into the hut and closed the door behind him. Within minutes, he was back outside. "Whatever is inside of her, it is stronger than I am." Sesshoumaru could sense the sorrow and dread coming from the monk. He couldn't care less but he knew the monk was right.
"We have to beat it.. without harming her." Kagome said sadly.
"But.. how?" The door to the hut flew open. Sango stood there, her eyes devoid of emotion and her expression set in a glare. She had her katana out, pointing it at them.
"Time for you to die!" She screamed, lunging towards them.
"Sango!" They all, except for Sesshoumaru, cried. Kagome just narrowly dodged the attack. She then went for Miroku then Inuyasha. Inuyasha drew Tetsusaiga and deflected her attack. She ran back in, attacking Sesshoumaru. He drew Tokijin and blocked. They continued to fight as the others watched. Sango was heedless to the pain of her wounds. Sesshoumaru knew there was no other way. He could feel himself shaking. Why did he not wish to kill her? He cleared his thoughts.
"Why?" He whispered. Then he bit his lip and when she was running at him, raced forward and ran Tokijin through her stomach. She stared at him in shock and her eyes came back to normal. He saw betrayal in them. He watched her fall forward, sliding further on Tokijin. He pushed her off of him and scowled. He swallowed, the scent of her blood making him sick to his stomach. Without a word, he fled. The others stared after him in shock.
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Kagome wiped her tears away with the back of her hand and returned to her task of cleaning Sango up. She swallowed and closed the slayer's eyes so they weren't staring up any longer.
"Sango.." Finally giving in to her emotions, she covered her face with her hands and cried. She felt a light touch on her shoulder and looked over to see Inuyasha. She turned to him, burying her face in his chest.
"It is hard, Kagome. I know. But.. Sesshoumaru just bolted and I don't know why." She tightened her grip on him.
"She's dead, Inuyasha. She isn't going to come back to us." She looked up and saw, in surprise, tears rolling down his face. "Why does it have to be this way?"
"I don't know." He looked at Sango. "She was brave. How could something so easily have taken over her?"
"It made her sick and weak.. Then it took over her when she was unconscious and unaware."
"I saw her come back before she died. She looked at my brother.. with betrayal in her eyes. She obviously didn't know what she was doing." Inuyasha continued to stare at his dead friend. Why did everything have to go wrong? Why did she have to die? They had killed Naraku, wasn't that enough?
"Inuyasha.." Kagome saw his pain.
"I should've stopped him.. We could have avoided her and let you use your powers. This is my fault."
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"This is my fault." Sesshoumaru vigorously tried to wash her blood from his claws. "I had taken care of her to ask for her help. I should not care if she dies." He had needed her help because of Rin. He sometimes didn't know what to do. Some cases were pretty bad. And nutrition.. heh, don't get him started. He didn't know what human bodies needed. But he did know what he needed to do.
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Inuyasha set Sango's body in the hut. His eyes stung and his tears gave way again. He brushed his clawed fingers across her cold cheek. He wished she would just open her eyes. She looked like she was asleep, not dead.
"Sango.." Too many bad things happened in the hanyou's life and this was another one. He swallowed and sat down next to her. "I shouldn't be cryin' like this. You're with Kohaku and.. and your people. This isn't what you wanted, though, is it?" He looked up at the ceiling. "You just don't seem like the type to want death.." He chewed on his lips. "I dunno. What you had to live for had all been thrown out into the ocean and you were left on shore. If you can hear me.. I wish you didn't go and swim for them. I wish you weren't dead. You were a good friend and it isn't hard to let go. I ain't the type to be sayin' all this, either. I hope you can be happy.. wherever you are." With that said, he stood up and walked out of the hut, stone-faced and cold. Miroku walked in next, sliding the door closed quietly behind him. He put his hands in a prayer motion and said a prayer for her soul.
"Sango, whatever has been done to you.. God, I wish I knew. This shouldn't have happened. Not to you." He took a beaded necklace from inside his robes and set it on the floor, next to her body. "Those are prayer beads." He heaved a sigh. Then he stood up and left.
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Sesshoumaru was still at the river. He was staring at his hands as if they, themselves, were poison. His stomach twisted with the disgust he felt. Killing her when she was like that.. in that state. Maybe there had been another way. He didn't want Inuyasha and his little friends to claw at him about what he had done. Not to mention that his conscience was annoying. He found that he would always be tainted by her blood. There was no way to fix what he had done. So he stood up and jumped into the trees, watching the moonrise from the treetops.
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Well, this has been chapter 3! Sorry to leave you hangin' there but I wanted to update. Believe me, when I have time next, the next chapter will be done!