Twisted Love
Chapter 26: Deal With The Devil
The clock ticking was the only thing heard in the room. The sound of breathing, only if you listened closly. Curtains closed, door closed. InuYasha laid on the bed, Kagome nestled in his arms, and the blankets wrapped tightly around them both. The rose petal still on the floor, the wedding dress, shoes, pants, undergarmets, the vail, and Kagome's hair pins. InuYasha's ear twtiched, the alarm clock started its loud ring. Kagome moaned in annoyance as the hanyou smashed the contraption to smithereens. Kagome's left eyes opened as she heard her husband destory the inaminate object. She snickered.
"You violent beast, poor alarm clock" Kagome shook her head as he buried his nose in her hair.
"Feh,"
"Get up, we need to get ready" Kagome pushed InuYasha off of her, sitting up and stretching. A small soreness in her lower abdomen, her legs felt weak, and she sent a glare at her mate. "You really are a beast, you know that"
"Feh, didn't hear you complaining" InuYasha smirked at her. Kagome picked up the pillow and threw it him, hitting his face.
"I don't think I can walk..." Kagome threw herself back on the bed, her head hitting InuYasha's chest. "So..."
"So, what?"
"So, get off this bed and get ready. I need a few minutes of nap time" Kagome pushed InuYasha off the bed, giggling as he fell out. He hit the floor.
"This is what I get a day after my wedding day?"
"Yep, now go get ready" Kagome giggled and covered herself from head to toe with the sheets. She felt the sheets being yanked down her body, felt herself being picked up and thorwn over InuYasha's shoulder. She groaned in protest.
"Nooooo! I need a nap!" Kagome whined. "InuYasha!"
"No way, if I'm getting ready, so are you wench" InuYasha slapped her bottom, making her squeak. He got out of the room and made his way to the bathroom.
"Don't you care in the least that you're naked?" Kagmoe asked from her place on his shoulder.
"Just you and me here, so nope"
Kagome rolled her eyes. What if a theif suddenly barged in to the room, catching them both butt naked?
He opened the bathroom door and set Kagome down on the sink, she jumped back in to his arms. "It's cold!"
"You complain to much, you know that"
"You sit on it!"
"Feh," InuYasha set her on her feet and turned on the shower. He stepped in and offered Kagome his hand, which she gladly took.
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"Serenity..."
She could hear them, a low echoing voice calling her name. She knew who it was...wasn't her mate, but her brother's friend. Moaning, Serenity slowly opened her eyes. Shapes were hard to make out, all she could see were colors. Moaning again, she squinted her eyes as she saw someone over her. Her body felt weak, her legs felt weak, and her head pounded.
"Serenity..."
That voice again. Serenity opened her eyes, immediatly reconzing the person above her. Bryant.
"You okay?" he asked. Serenity felt herself nod.
"Wh-Where am I?"
"My room," Bryant answered. Serenity blinked quickly, adjusting her vision.
"Wh-What happened?"
"You passed out..."
Serenity tried to remember, memories of the previous night flooding her mind. 'Oh, man...the stupid party...and then Yashie, wedding night, aroused...oh gods, I remember!'
Serenity sat up, he helped her. "Oh man, I remember"
"Yeah, I don't really think InuYasha was thinking about your bond at that moment..."
Serenity felt her cheeks warm up. "I'm sorry"
"You didn't do anything, just blush, complain, and pass out. Remember, you were with me...in the limo and then he just dropped us off here."
Serenity groaned. "My head hurts"
"That, Serenity, is called a hang over"
"You have Tylenol...extra strength...some Advil...?"
"Yeah, you hungry?"
"...Very"
"Good, because I'm hungry to. Wanna go out, or do you perfer my meals?"
Serenity smiled. "Your meals, thank you"
"Your bag is here, from the hotel yesterday...get changed and I'll cook something up"
"Alright"
Bryant left the room. Serenity got up, locking the door. She looked around for her bag, and she found it near his closet. She picked it up and dug out her clothes. She glanced at the mirror next to her, noticing she wasn't wearing her dress anymore. Instead, she wore some pajama bottoms with an over sized shirt. Turing around, she found her dress on a chair, her heels next to the chair, and her hair pins next to the dress.
Serenity smiled and shook her head. She opened the bathroom door.
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"Want some?" Kagome extended her hand towards her husband, shaking the Pringles next to his ear. "They're sour cream and onion...and I have the original to...and the pizza flavored...and some chocolate...want some?"
InuYasha groaned. "No...I'm tempted, but no"
Kagome wrinkled her nose. "Scared?"
InuYasha raised his brow. "Yes, remember last time I was on a fucking plane?"
"I'd perfer not to..."
"Alright, then you know why I don't want any of that stuff?"
"...Plane sick"
"Yep"
Kagome giggled and contiued eating her treats. InuYasha growled, his stomach growled, but if he ate anything it would come right back out. He sighed, hearing the crunching noises the chips made and the smell of the chocolate. InuYasha groaned loudly.
"Think on the bright side, we're almost in Hawaii"
"Feh"
Hours seemed like days for the hanyou. He sighed. The sun peeked over the horizon.
'Didn't we leave in the morning? Have we been on this fucking plane for a day already?...no, you moron!...different side of the planet...Feh!'
As the sun rosse higher, he heard Kagome yawn. InuYasha grabbed her blanket and his. He pulled up the little bar in between them, covered Kagome, and himself. She leaned leaned her head against his chest, he wrapped his arm around her waist, and she wrapped her arms around him. InuYasha leaned his head against the window next to him, watching as the sun rose high.
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"That was good," Serenity smiled as she set her cup down, sighing. "That was really good"
"I'm glad you like it" Bryant nodded and set his plate down on the small table before them. Picking up the remote control and continued to flip over channels.
"...Does my family know I'm here?"
"Dunno, I didn't find Kouga, your parents weren't home, so I brought you here"
"Oh" Serenity blankly stared at the shelf full of movies. 'Kouga left me...'
"Thank you" Serenity whispered and tried to stop the rising tears in her eyes. She look at the television, her tear fell, leaving a silvery trail in it's wake. Bryant glanced at her, watching as her tears fell. She shut off the television. He turned to her.
"What's wrong,Serenity?"
"Nothing" Serenity answered quickly. Memories and realizations sunk in.
"I think I've known you long enough to know when something is wrong...what is it?"
Serenity got up, walking back towards Bryan's room. He shot up after her, grabbing her. "Tell me,"
"It's nothing, I hit my foot on the couch"
"You wouldn't have been able to get up so easily" He sighed. "Please tell me"
He grabbed her wrist, she looked at the floor. "Why did he leave me?"
"What?"
"Why did he leave me?" She said a bit more louder, still looking at the floor.
"Who?"
"Kouga!" Serenity looked up at him. "Why did he leave me? Where did he go?"
"I don't know"
Serenity dropped to her knees, her wrist still in his grasp. She sobbed. "I-I think I made a mistake..."
Bryant knelt down next to her, she looked at him. "What mistake?"
She sniffed. "I made a mistake...when I mated him"
Bryant winced. "Just becasue he left doesn't mean"
"It's not just this..." Serenity sighed and placed her hand over her side, over her scar. She looked to her right, staring at the wall. She felt Bryant's hands remove her's from her side, she felt her shirt being pulled up a little, enough to see the scar. She heard him gasp, felt his hand cup her cheek and turn her face towards him. More tears from Serenity's eyes.
"Kouga did that to you?" Bryant asked carefully. She didn't answer, but he took her whimper as a yes. "That bastard, what did he hit you with?"
Serenity shook her head. "H-He shot me, later I found why I had the scar. The bullet had some strange youkai powder in it, it hit me hard enough to scar me. It's a pretty big scar to. I didn't die becasue of InuYasha's youkai blood...and I remember he protected me, I remember we were in this dark place were some things were trying to take me. He destoried them, Tenseiga protected us and InuYasha used Tetsuaiga to destory those things. He brought me back, that's the only reasno I lived"
"Serenity," Bryant sighed. She whimpered.
"I made a mistake...I should have never mated with him..." Serenity whispered. "I...don't love him...anymore"
"Don't say that," Bryant shook her shoulders a little. "Don't fool yourself, Serenity"
"H-He's hurt me so much" Serenity said. "Everytime something is wrong with me, someone else is there for me." She smiled sadly. "Never him..."
"That's not ture..."
"It's not?" Serenity looked up at him. "Who was the one who took care of me after my wounds reopened when I was possessed?"
"..."
"You" Serenity answered her own question. "When Kouga shot me? My brothers, Rin, Sango, Kagome, Miroku, and my parents were there for me. They took care of me...I came alone to Tokyo, he had something to do in Italy."
"Maybe bu"
"When Hime kidnapped me, who was the one who at least tried to protect me?" Serenity calmed down. "You were, Bryant...Kouga wasn't even there..."
"Serenity" Bryant started "You don't mean that you don't love him anymore"
She smiled sadly, Bryant squinted his eyes. Her usually bright aura, her happy aura, the one he could see was now full of melachony.
"He's done things that have scarred me mentally more then physically" Serenity whispered. "I-I don't want to go back to him...I'm scared to love him again...I'm scared..."
"Is that why you stayed away from him last night?"
"Yes" Serenity leaned against the wall, stretching her legs in front of her. Bryant sighed and sat besides her quietly. "Bryant?"
"Hmm?"
Serenity turned towards him. "Hold me, please"
Reluctantly, he nodded once before the girl climbed on to his lap, crying. He winced and rocked like an infant.
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InuYasha fell on Kagome, breathing heavily. Kagome tried to catch her breath, cradeling her mate at the same time. His nose was on the crook of her neck, Kagome lightly scratched his back, pulling her fingers softly through his hair. He was heavy for her, but she didn't complain. It felt nice, having him in her arms like that. Kagome closed her eyes, letting the sleep take over her.
Kagome saw a meadow of different roses. Red ones, white ones, pink ones. She looked around, a small breeze toyed with her hair. She looked down, a small pathway. She followed it. She saw a huge tree as she continued to walk forward. Two figures were there. She gasped. A girl with long black hair held in a ponytail, wearing a short black skirt and a white T-shirt sat on the swing that hung from a tree branch. Her piercing golden eyes looked towards her. A boy behind her, doggy ears, long silvery hair, golden eyes. He grabbed the rope that held the swing. Kagome took a step forward.
Something about those two, the girl had some silvery locks on the side of her bangs while the boy had raven-black locks on the side of his bangs. Two sets of gold met Kagome's sapphire eyes. She walked towards them, they didn't retreat.
"Who are you?" Kagome asked. "Why do you two keep appearing in my dreams?"
They look at her. "Do you not see the future as a miko?" the girl asked.
"Your dreams are the future, you just have to listen to them" the boy smiled at her.
"Then why do you two keep appearing in my dreams?" Kagome asked. They snickered. The beautiful flower meadow died, the tree's leaves turned black and fell off. Kagome gasped as the girl paled and cried, the shirt she wore tore in some places. She stood up.
"He did this to me!" She yelled. Kagome paniced.
"Who did?"
"I didn't want it! He took me away, he hurt me, he killed me!" she yelled. Kagome retreated a step. The boy that was with her hugged her, they were both wounded.
"She did this, she destoried everything we had." he said. Kagome gasped.
"She destoried everything, she killed us, she killed almost everyone. He did this to...the one we thought was a friend, he was with her all along!"
"Who?...Who?" Kagome yelled. The shook their head, both of them dissapeared. The ground beneath Kagome's feet trembled, shattered in to bits as she fell in to nothingness. She reached up, screaming.
"InuYasha!"
Kagome screamed as her eyes shot open, InuYasha jumping up as well.
"Kagome!"
Kagome tried to catch her breath, sweat dripped from her forehead, her heart raced. "Kagome!"
She finally calmed down. Blinking and realizing that InuYasha was trying to speak to her. "I-Inu...Yasha"
"Kagome, what happened?"
"...Them again..." Kagome shook her head. "These two teenagers, they keep getting in to my dreams. It starts out pretty, but then something happens and it turns in to a nightmare"
"Shhh" InuYasha picked her up, cradeling her. "Fucking dreams, Kagome. Don't worry, I'm right here"
Kagome nodded her head. 'What did those two mean?'
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"I'll be right back, I need to get some food for later" Bryant said. Serenity nodded her head. "Stay here"
"Alright"
He closed the door and walked towards the elevator. Passing by the loby, Bryant stepped outside and started to walk towards the store. He went inside, grabbing the things he needed. A chill ran down his spine and he stopped by the door. Was it just him, or did everything suddenly go quiet?
Bryant opened the store's door, stopping to see all the people frozen. 'Hime..'
The woman walked by the everyone else, walking towards him. Bryant sighed. "What the hell do you want?"
"Hello, Bryant" Hime giggled. "You're mad? Not at me though"
"Screw you" Bryant scoweld. "You have nothing to do with me"
"On the contraire, I'm here to offer you something you won't be able to pass up"
"Whatever. Say what you need to say, if that'll get you out of my face"
Hime frowned, but then smirked. She walked towards him, trailing her fingertips along his arm. He frowned at her. "You saw the scar Serenity wears? The one her own mate gave her, that is why you are mad. You want revenge against him? Want to make him suffer like he made her suffer?"
He didn't answer.
"Do you want to see Myaka again?"
"How do you know about that?" He growled
"Honey, I know everything." Hime laughed. "Or perhaps have you fallen for InuYasha's sister? She's beautiful isn't she? She's nice, gifted, smart, a pretty face...She's like Myaka, but looks nothing like her."
"You bi"
"Think about it" Hime said quickly, getting close to his ear. "Someone you loved got hurt because of some idiot, you could've prevented it. If Kouga hurt her like that once, he'll do it again. Don't let someone else you love get hurt, when you can prevent it. Join me, and I'll let you take Kouga's life for hurting Serenity..." She smirked and whispered. "for hurting Myaka"
Bryant's eyes widened. "What did you just say?"
"You didn't know?" Hime put on a sad face, her crystal blue eyes looked at him. "Kouga and his wolf friends were the ones who raped and killed Myaka...wolf demons, Bryant. Here, let me show you"
Hime snapped her fingers, the red light from her ruby taking them back through time. Bryant saw himelf walking towards Myaka, the was already walking home.
"Now watch what you didn't watch that night..." Hime whispered. Myaka walked down the street, checking her watch. From the roof of a house, Kouga jumped in front of her. Myaka opened her mouth the scream when another one jumped behind her, covering her mouth. Her light brown eyes widened...fear. Another one jumped next to her, dragging her in to the empty dry cleaner. Bryant watched in horror was they ripped open her shirt, releasing her mouth for a second she took her chance.
"Bryant!" her scream her was cut short when Kouga covered her mouth again. Their claws ripped her skirt, her panties, they scratched her legs. One of the other ones sniffed her womanhood.
"She's a virgin" he snickered. Kouga laughed.
"Good, then let me have her first" He said. Bryant closed his eyes, all this in a mere five minute range. The other two held her as Kouga took his pleasure out of her. She bit on the wolf's hand, making him release her mouth. She screamed with all she had in her.
Bryant gasped. After all that, that was the scream her heard. He looked out the window, he could see himself running towards them. Myaka spit on Kouga, he slapped her releasing her mouth again. Mistake. She screamed again, screamed enough to almost break the glass. Bryant saw himself run towards the dry cleaners.
"Someone's coming"
Kouga groaned. "Sorry guys, I promise we'll get another one tomorrow"
He smiled at Myaka, still covering her mouth. "Just so you don't talk, baby"
Bryant closed his eyes, watching Myaka gasped in to Kouga's hand. His knife stabbed her heart. The door opened, Kouga took off, using some of his youkai speed.
Hime snapped her fingers again. They were back by the store. "You see Bryant, if you don't stop Kouga, he'll hurt Serenity. You want that to happen to another person you love?"
Bryant scowled, rage inside of him. "Hime...I'll join you"
Hime kissed his cheek. She dissapereard in a pink light, the wolrd returning to normal. Bryant walked to his apartment.
'Kouga...you fucking bastard! You ruined me...you ruined Serenity...ruined Kagome and InuYasha for years...ruined their parents, Kagome's little brother for her loss..for InuYasha's pain...I'll kill you, I fucking swear I'll kill you'
Bryant took a deep breath and opened the door to his aparment. Serenity looked towards the door with a smile on her face. Bryant smiled back at her, going in to the kitchen. She followed him.
"You didn't take long for all that" She said. Bryant nodded.
"The store is like a block away"
"Oh"
Bryant sighed and gripped the refrigerator door tightly, knuckles turning white. "Bryant, are you okay?"
'I won't let Kouga anywhere near you Serenity...I'll kill him...for Myaka, for you Serenity. I love her, I won't let anything happen to her. I need to know...I need her...'
Bryant walked over to Serenity, picked her up. She squeaked.
"Wh-What are you doing?"
He opened the bedroom door. He laid Serenity on the bed, draped himself over her. "Serenity...I have to know something"
"Whats wrong?"
"He did it...Kouga was the one who raped and killed Myaka"
Serenity gasped. "What?"
"I have time magic...he did it" Bryant said 'I can't tell her Hime showed me'
"How long ago was Myaka?"
"About a year and a half..."
Serenity's eyes widened. "Bryant...I'm so sorry"
He dropped his forehead against her's "That bastard Serenity...he'll hurt you, he might kill you like he did Myaka"
"Bryant-"
"I don't want you to get hurt" he whispered. "I love you to much to see you get hurt by him..."
"Y-You love me?"
"Yes, and I don't want to see you get hurt"
Bryant dropped his lips on her's, making her eyes widen. They fluttered closed, she kissed him back, slowly wrapping her arms around his neck. She moaned softly. He set his forehead against her's again, asking his question through his eyes. Serenity leaned up to kiss him, answering his question.