Chapter 4: Wrong Turn

Kagome marched around the many corners and down the corridors that filled this maze like castle where she was trapped with Sesshomaru, the man she wanted to kill more than anything ever before. Her hands were clutched tightly and her eyes were focused ahead of her. She had never felt this way before and it was soothing when a small shiver went up her spine, cooling off her heated body. It had frustrated her so much the way Inuyasha treated her.

"I'm always so nice to him and he treats me like…like dirt." An angry groan escaped from between her lips. "I hate him." She muttered picking up her pace.

The thoughts of what she had just said cleared and she realized what shouldn't have slipped out did, loud enough for anyone around her to hear it. Her legs instantly slowed down to a stop and she placed her hand over her mouth, her hazel eyes glistened with tears of sadness that she refused to let fall. "I don't hate him…" she whispered, looking around where she stood, checking for any signs of someone near her who might have heard it. Dropping her hands when no one was there, she sighed and lowered her head to her chest, feeling as if he knew how she felt and he was ignoring her now when really he had no idea what she had said. The thoughts of him angering her conquered her feelings of sadness and she grew furious once again, this time not at him but Sesshomaru, for putting them through this, for trying to make them turn their backs on one another, for trying to break apart their friendship. A frown of determination was plastered on Kagome's soft face, the first in the longest time. Her plan, to find Sesshomaru. She mentally slapped herself for only going that far into it. Just talking to Sesshomaru alone was dangerous enough for her and she knew that but her feet wouldn't stop from walking to find his evil self.

"When I find him I'm going to…" she spoke softly, eyes locked on her moving feet as she tried to plan out her own plan of attack. If it worked out the way she hoped everyone would be free and then Inuyasha would treat her nicely, maybe even admit those feelings of love for her that she knew were so obvious. "If it does work I'll be worshiped by him and," she came to a corner in her path way and turned around it swiftly keeping her concentration on her plan and attention to the moving ground beneath her. "Sesshomaru will be-" The top of her head was crushed into something. At first she thought it was a wall but the feet of the man she wanted to say goodbye to so badly were touching hers and immediately she figured that it wasn't what she thought it was. Icy hands touched her arms and instantly froze up her muscles. Very slowly, she raised her head to stare into the golden eyes of her enemy.

The scent of her fear was like perfume to his nose and it made him grin. "I will be what Kagome?"

She brushed her hair from her face and scurried frantically through her mind, searching for an answer that would please the man whose grip on her was tightening as she wasted his time.

"Inuyasha I don't think Kagome should be out there alone." Miroku stated worriedly, gathering all the plates and cups back onto the tray at his knees.

Inuyasha cocked his eyebrow at Miroku's sudden fear for Kagome's safety. "She's fine." He said folding his arms across his chest and crossing his legs.

Miroku finished and pushed the tray aside. "How do you know for sure?" He glared at the oh-so-sure Inuyasha as he asked his question that would get under his skin.

"If you can do it then so can she. Its not that hard, even I go out there and nothing has happened to me."

"Yet."

A light growl was heard from Inuyasha's chest and he shut his eyes tightly, narrowing his eyebrows because of Miroku. "Just shut up. She'll be fine. If she can walk to the well when there's thousands of demons around then what's so harmful about her walking around this place with just one demon."

Miroku sighed. "The most powerful and dangerous demon in all of Japan I might add."

Inuyasha's eye twitched from his constant questions and stupid worries over Kagome. Pushing himself angrily off the ground he towered over Miroku, making him appear smaller and more helpless than before. "I'll go and get her just to prove you wrong Miroku." He pointed his index finger to Miroku's face, practically touching his nose. "Then will you shut up and leave me alone!" Frustrated, he clenched his teeth to make his fangs visible to Miroku's eyes.

Miroku took it as a warning and smiled while nodding his head. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and let out a long groan of annoyance as he made his way out the door and into the hallway.

A large grin appeared on Miroku's face, his way of celebrating his accomplishment of sending Inuyasha away after Kagome. Crawling backwards to the door he stuck his head out into the hall and called after him. "Inuyasha!"

"What now!" Turning his direction to face Miroku he called back.

"Thank you!" Miroku laughed.

A vein had grown on Inuyasha's forehead and his eye began to twitch at Miroku's thanking him. How he hated being thanked for something like this. Miroku's constant nagging had drove him up the wall and he only left to get away from it, not to rescue Kagome. Turning back to where he was originally headed so to avoid Miroku's face if he just so happened to pop it out again, he shouted back as loud as he could. "Shut up monk, I ain't doing this for you."

Miroku smiled to himself and got up to his feet, picking the tray up as well. He could have said something back but he didn't want to risk Inuyasha not going out at all. Sighing slightly he headed out the door and into the other direction from Inuyasha to the kitchen.

Sesshomaru's hold on Kagome tightened by the second as she staled longer for an answer to Sesshomaru's eavesdropping question.

"I uh…" She started, to give her some ground, then to fill in the rest as it came to her. But her mind went blank when Inuyasha's angered voice echoed through the halls and filled her ears. She gasped and turned her gaze to look at the corner where she had come from earlier and waited for Inuyasha's figure to appear. "Inuyasha." She whispered softly, feeling much safer now.

Sesshomaru sniffed the air for her intoxicating smell of fear but found it overcome by love and warmth. He wrinkled his nose in disgust and glared at the young woman in his hands. She was much more beautiful up close but it sickened him that he had fallen for his worthless brother's wench. Taking his clawed hand and pressing it softly against her pale cheek so not to make it bleed, he turned her face to meet his own and grinned as her fear engulfed his senses once again. He closed his eyes, allowing her scent to conquer his mind only for a second, as his desire for her grew stronger. Awakened by the sound of bare feet slapping the wooden floor drawing nearer, his eyes shot open and looked towards the corner where Inuyasha would soon appear.

Kagome heard Inuyasha walking closer and she tired her hardest to escape from Sesshomaru's hold on her. She tried pushing him away, stepping on his foot, squirming out of his hands and even biting his arm but he didn't budge, nor did his grip loosen. When almost all her hope faded away, she was left with one more option that may free her. "Inu-" Her scream for help was muffled by the pressure of Sesshomaru's lips against her own. She could feel his hot tongue trying to push forcefully past her sealed lips. Tears stung her open eyes as her first kiss was stolen from a man she never ever wanted to touch her this way. All she could do was hope that Inuyasha came soon to take her away.

"This is so stupid." Inuyasha muttered. "Why am I always the one who has to run after her?"

Frowning, he continued his search for Kagome. As he neared a turn in the hall, his ears picked up a faint scream, as if someone or something was covering that person's mouth. Scrambling through his mind for the source of the voice he couldn't find any till he smelt Kagome's scent just around that corner.

"Kagome." He gasped, running to where his nose led him. Sliding around the corner he saw them, Sesshomaru's dirty lips pressed against the virgin lips of Kagome, or so he hoped.

Tears slipped down Kagome's cheeks as Sesshomaru turned so she could see Inuyasha's shocked face. She pleaded in her mind for him to do something, anything to get Sesshomaru off of her.

"Get your fucking lips off of her you bastard!" Inuyasha shouted, pointing his clawed finger threatenly in Sesshomaru's direction.

Sesshomaru grinned and released his lips from Kagome's then let her go, allowing her to run into Inuyasha's not so open arms. Licking his lips he rested his hand on the hilt of the Tokijin secured at his side. "Very nice Kagome, I thank you for that treat." He earned himself a glare from the teary faced Kagome who was pressed into his half brother's chest. "I find it pitiful Inuyasha the way you can't show a woman how you feel, it's really quite easy." He said grinning devilishly at Kagome.

"Shut the hell up Sesshomaru, I'm really sick of this now!" Pushing Kagome aside, he cracked his fingers and bared his fangs, ready to rip apart his brother standing before him. "Your little show ends here!" Inuyasha pounced at Sesshomaru, claws outstretched to blind him in searing pain.

Sesshomaru smirked and chuckled slightly as his worthless half brother's hand came in a biting distance away. Reaching a quick hand up and catching Inuyasha's wrist he tisked at him. "You and your stupid moves Inuyasha. There is no one here to impress, unless…" he caught a glance at the cowering Kagome. "You really do have feelings for her."

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes and growled, not wanting to answer. Thrusting his free hand forward, he attacked Sesshomaru from the other side only to have a whip snapped around his other wrist.

"Nice try but not good enough I'm afraid." Sesshomaru mocked, meeting Inuyasha's angered golden eyes with his own. Releasing his poison claws onto Inuyasha's bare wrists, it ate away at his skin and his painful scream filled the hall. Sesshomaru then flipped him onto his back and stepping on his stomach, he unsheathed the Tokijin and raised it above Inuyasha's heart.

"No! Don't kill him!" Kagome screamed, stumbling to her feet then running over to Sesshomaru to hopefully be able to stop him.

Inuyasha's fearful eyes stared at the blade above him. Not being able to move away, he awaited his death, defeated by his older brother.

Sesshomaru grinned as he watched his little brother shut his eyes, giving up any attempt to escape from him. Of coarse it was hopeless anyway to try it. He'd be killed either way.

"Please don't!" Kagome shouted, throwing herself over Inuyasha to protect him. It was risky yes, but if Inuyasha lived, there was a better chance that the others would be freed from this hell. Shutting her eyes tightly, she awaited the blade to pierce through her ribs till it reached her heart.

Inuyasha's eyes shot open. He thought the blade had stabbed him but no pain came with it. Expecting to see the blade stopped inches away, instead he saw Kagome, her face full of fear just waiting for pain. 'Kagome you're so stupid! Why!' His mind shouted, being unable to open his mouth.

Sesshomaru frowned displeased and thrust his sword down, Kagome or no Kagome. But something stopped him a hair away from her body. He couldn't kill her along with Inuyasha, no not her. "Get off wench." He spat, kicking her side.

Turning her head over her shoulder she screamed her loudest, her emotions full of anger, bravery and hate. "No! I will not let you kill him!"

"You're right. I can't kill him." Sesshomaru spoke, putting the Tokijin back in its sheath.

Kagome lowered her eyebrows, unable to comprehend what he just said. "What?"

He smirked and pushed her off Inuyasha. "It's so much better to watch him squirm." Bending over and gripping onto Inuyasha's singed wrists, he lifted him to his feet, earning a grunt of pain to slip from his mouth. "Ready for another game Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru was unable to control his solid grin and let out a roar of laughter from amusement. Leaning down a bit he whispered into Inuyasha's ear. "…Go."