A/N: Sorry for the long wait! * dodges random and rotten fruits* I know
it's been a month, but I have a good reason! They are the spawn of Satan!
MIDTERM! I had so many tests in the past couple weeks that could make any
person have a nervous breakdown! But I'm back! Hopefully, I'll update more
regularly, plus since it's the long weekend, it'll give me a chance to
write as well, so enjoy!
Disclaimer: Nope, not even close to owning Inuyasha.
Translations:
youkai - demon
hanyou – half-human, half-demon
miko – priestess
houshi-sama – monk
kitsune – fox demon
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goukayoukai: o_O rocksers your socksers? Wow! COOL!! ^_^ Thanks for review, I hope you review again!
vino-chan: Thanks I thought it was his left arm. Ya, my sis love the trip, she took a lot of pics. Montreal is a beautiful place! Oh and you're in luck! This has a little bit of Sess/Rin fluff in it. There will be more to come in the other chapters, just wait! Can't wait for your next review!
chrisy12: Thanks for the answer! You think my story is the best! *blush* THANK-YOU! I hope you review again.
rin90: It's called a cliffhanger and I know it was mean. Sorry and sorry for the long wait, damn midterms and ISU's, but now I'm back, so I hope you enjoy it. I'll try to update earlier. Review again!
Chibi Senshi of Saturn: I'll try to keep off the cliffy's! ^_^ SANO.........I like it, how about a name for Kagome's mom! Review again.
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NOTE: The death of Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha's parents are based on what happened in the 3rd movie, but don't worry it's not a spoiler for the movie; I'm just using the names.
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Last time on Freedom of Choice.......................................
Kagome faintly heard the yells of Shippo and Inuyasha as she willed herself to raise the bow in her arms, which she hadn't let go in the pain. She grabbed an arrow from her quiver and pulled back and let loose at point blank range. It hit dead centre as she was released from the pincers. She heard Inuyasha call out the wind scar and destroyed the demon. All five shards landed close to the miko and she reached out to collect them in her right hand, purifying them instantly.
Her vision was getting a little bit blurry from the blood loss; she needed to be bandaged up. A face blocked her vision. Instantly she knew who it was. It was Inuyasha with his amber coloured eyes. He looked down at her with a concerned face, yet his gaze had that softened look. Then, it hit her. Her father always looked at her mother like that, the look of undying love. With that thought racing through her mind, she fell into unconsciousness.
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Chapter 7: Startling Discoveries
A flash of silver and red could be seen racing through the forest at high speeds; some would say that hell was at its heels; in a way you could say it was true.
Inuyasha raced through the forest, a bleeding Kagome in his arms. Kirara with Miroku, Shippo and an unconscious Sango were right behind him.
He couldn't think about anything besides getting Kagome somewhere she could be treated and the closest place was his brother's palace. He looked down at the unconscious miko and almost cried out. He blamed himself for what happened to her.
'If only I was faster and stronger I could have dealt with it, but I wasn't. I couldn't protect her like I had promised and it could cost her, her life. Why did I even think I could protect her? What everyone said in the past was true; I'm a stupid, weak half-breed that can't protect anyone. Kagome don't die on me, I don't know what I would do if I lost you, I love you too much. I promise that when you get better, I won't let you come back here, it's too dangerous. I'll take you back to your time. I don't want you to die, come on, hold on.' Inuyasha thought as he raced to his brother's place. All he wanted to do now was to sit on the forest floor hugging his love and crying, but that wouldn't be too helpful to Kagome.
He raced out of the forest into a clearing to see the palace. He jumped over the gates and bounded towards the palace, passing the grassy hills to both sides of him. As he raced up the steps of the palace, the huge oak doors opened up to reveal the Lord of the Western Lands himself. Sesshoumaru looked upon his brother with a confused look on his face, his cool mask forgotten when he saw his brother covered in blood. Then he looked upon the heap in his brother's arms and realized it was the miko. He ushered them both in with Kirara and her occupants on her back.
Sango was placed in one room, her injuries being taken care of by Miroku, while Kagome was placed in Inuyasha's old room where he used to stay at the palace when he was younger.
Since Sango's injuries weren't that serious, they only needed bandaging. Sesshoumaru asked Jaken, who had shown up out of nowhere, to call upon Rin.
As Sesshoumaru walked to his brother's room, he came upon him kneeling by the bed with Kagome on it who was still bleeding from the ordeal.
Over the years, he had gotten used to the miko; after all, she was the first human who wasn't afraid of him. He even would call her a sister, though he wouldn't have told anyone that. She did after all, with Rin, reconstructed the relationship between the brothers who had hated each other after their father's death. Before he could dwell upon that thought, Rin came bursting into the room, some medical supplies in one bowl and hot water in another.
"Inuyasha, you have to move so I can treat Kagome-oneesan." Rin said as she approached Inuyasha. He didn't make a movement to indicate that he noticed her, even when she nudged him. He just kept looking at Kagome, though his eyes were glazed over.
Rin looked over to Sesshoumaru, a pleading look in her eyes, saying that if she didn't treat Kagome soon, she would die from blood loss. Sesshoumaru nodded his head and went to his brother, grabbed his right arm and made him stand up before he pushed him out into the hall and closed the door.
When the door was closed, Rin set about to take Kagome's clothes off and treat her wounds. She was taught how to use healing medicines by Kagome and Kaede. She always had the necessary items in storage for emergency cases such as this, but all she could do was treat Kagome's wounds. It was up to Kagome to wake up or not. The will to survive was always a strong and unpredictable thing.
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As the door closed, Inuyasha slumped onto the ground, his back on the wall opposite of the door. He was lost in thought that he didn't hear his brother talking until he was kicked in the shin by Jaken.
"Listen when Lord Sesshoumaru speaks, you ungrateful hanyou." His squeaky voice tore through Inuyasha's ears. Inuyasha took one look upon the toad before he smacked him down the marble covered hallway.
"Glad to know that even while you're distressed, you are capable of bothering my vessel." Sesshoumaru's voice was heard. Inuyasha looked up to see his brother leaning on the opposite wall next to the doorway.
"Feh." Inuyasha weakly said before turning his gaze upon the closed door.
"Care to tell me what happened, dear brother."
"Naraku."
".........."
"........."
"Inuyasha........."
"It was one of his detachments. Sasori was his name, a scorpion demon with three jewel shards in him too."
"Mmmmm.........Naraku's detachments are strong enough by themselves. Who would know how strong they are with three jewel shards."
"Ya, we were getting whooped, but Kagome came through in the end, but at a price. She shouldn't have done that!" Inuyasha lashed out angrily, banging his fist on the marble floor, creating a big dent in them.
"Please Inuyasha, keep your anger in control and if Kagome were awake to see you, she would probably tell you that if she hadn't done anything, the others including yourself, would have been dead about now. Am I not correct?"
"..................Ya, you're right, but still........."
"Kagome is strong for a human. I'm pretty sure that she'll make it. After all, I would expect nothing less from my brother's mate." Sesshoumaru said, to lighten the mood as well as to amuse himself. Inuyasha's head shot up to look at his brother, a tinge of red could be seen on his cheeks.
"W-what.........I d-don't know w-what y-your t-talking about?" Inuyasha stuttered, his face turning crimson while he said it.
"You cannot hide your emotions from me dear brother. You look at her the way father looked at your mother."
"Our mother." Inuyasha corrected him.
"Yes, our mother." Sesshoumaru said as both brothers lapsed in thought as they remembered how they were reunited as brothers.
Rin and Kagome had met up a year ago in a meadow and made up a plan about getting the brothers together. They decided to stay in the meadow and let the brothers think they were kidnapped when they wouldn't return by night. Once both brothers had come, Rin and Kagome weaseled the brothers to talk to each other by saying that they both would leave to Kagome's time and seal the well so no one could come back. That had both frightened the two dog demons and they both told the story.
Inuyasha started hating his brother when he changed after their father and mother's death, Inutaisho and Izayoi. Before, they were really good brothers and hung out a lot, but after the death of their parents by the hands of Setsunano Takemaru, Sesshoumaru had changed and thrown him out. From that day forward, whenever Inuyasha had met up with his brother, a battle was always promised.
However, the reasons that were behind Sesshoumaru's behaviour were quite interesting. After their parents had died, his aunt and uncle from his birth-mother's side had taken him in and taught him to hate humans and especially hate Inuyasha because he was a hanyou. Even though Sesshoumaru didn't want to think like that, in the end, the constant information was drilled into his head and manipulated his everyday tasks and thoughts. After they were through, the caring brother turned into a cold-hearted, human and hanyou hating bastard.
With the stories finished and the memories rekindled, the brothers apologized for trying to kill the other. Even though it had taken some time to patch up their brotherhood bond. After a year, it was just like it was before their parents, but more mature. They only joked with each other when they were in the confinements of Sesshoumaru's palace. After all, they had many enemies and it wasn't wise to show a weakness to others.
Inuyasha finished contemplating about how his brother and him patched things up and his eyes drifted to Sesshoumaru's left arm, or what was left of it after he, Inuyasha, had severed it. It suddenly occurred to him that he never apologized for cutting off his brother's arm.
'Well, no time like the present.' Inuyasha thought.
"Sorry about the arm, Sesshy." Inuyasha apologized, using his brother's childhood nickname. After all, at the age of five, who could say Sesshoumaru?
"In your words Inu, 'Feh' – don't worry about it." Sesshoumaru said while using Inuyasha's childhood nickname that Sesshoumaru had given him to tease him.
They shared a small chuckle at this, before their eyes drifted back to the closed door.
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Miroku bandaged Sango's wounds as she winced ever so often on the disinfectant and when he wrapped the wounds. They weren't that deep, so Sango wasn't that hurt. Shippo was sitting by Sango's head, waiting until Miroku finished bandaging Sango, so he could inform the others that she was okay and to find out about Kagome.
"Houshi-sama!" Sango hissed as Miroku applied the last bandaging a little too tightly.
"Sorry Sango," Miroku said as he adjusted the bandaging on her right arm, a look of pure concentration abducting his usually calm, serene face.
Sango looked up at the monk and blushed at how close he was. Miroku noticed the look and almost commented on how she had feelings for him when he remembered his plan to make Sango stop loving him. He leaned back away from Sango and then turned away from her to put away the medical supplies away. Sango's face fell when he turned his back away from her. Shippo noticed this, but chose not to comment to either Sango or Miroku since he was a little confused on what was happening.
"You'll be fine, just don't move around a lot. We do not want your wounds to open now Lady Sango, do we?" Miroku said somberly to Sango, his back still turned away from her.
'Lady Sango? He never calls me that, it's too formal! He really has fallen for someone else. No! That can't happen, I love him; no one can take him from me, no one! I'll fight whoever this woman is for Miroku's heart, this is not the end! I was and am not a quitter!' Sango thought determinedly as she formed some plans to get Miroku, even though it was very unlike her, but she didn't really care anymore about her pride as long as she got Miroku in the end.
While Sango was lost in her thoughts, Miroku had finished cleaning up and turned towards Sango, his eyes weren't on her, but on the cute kitsune that was waiting patiently instead.
"Shippo can you tell Inuyasha that Sango's fine and see how Kagome- sama is doing? I'm going into the kitchen to get some food for the three of us, all right?" Miroku said as he got up and dusted imaginary dust off his clothes.
"Sure!" Shippo said as he ran off to find Inuyasha.
"Well, I'll be right back. Lady Sango, it would be best if you rest." Miroku said as he walked out of the chamber without glancing back.
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The two brothers sat opposite of each other on the marble hallway, each leaning against the wall in silence.
Down the hallway, they heard the scurrying of feet on the marble hallway before it slowed down as the person, or the kitsune to be exact came into view. He calmly trotted to Inuyasha and situated himself on Inuyasha's right knee, who was sitting cross-legged. He looked up towards the dog demon who he thought of as his father in a way, though he wouldn't admit it to anyone, and clearly saw the distressed state he was in.
"Sango's okay." Shippo's quiet voice echoed down the eerie hallway.
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru nodded at the information.
"How's Kagome-mamma?" Shippo asked, tears at the edge of his eyes. The two dog demons looked abruptly at the sniffing fox. In all their own problems and distress, they both forgot about the orphaned kitsune who had found an adopted mother at the future miko.
Inuyasha lifted up his right hand and settled it on Shippo's head as a sign of comfort. After all, he thought of the fox as a son of some sort, though he did bonk him on his head to keep his senses sharp and not get rusty. As his hand settled on the sniffling kitsune, the child fox flung himself at Inuyasha's chest and cried his eyes out for his mother. Inuyasha sighed and wrapped his right arm around the kitsune to offer comfort, which he gladly accepted.
The hanyou turned towards his brother and saw a look that he hadn't seen since he was a pup, pride; pride in Inuyasha and how he handled himself with the kitsune.
"You'll make a great father someday Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru whispered just loud enough so that Inuyasha could hear it over the crying Shippo. The fox was too traumatized to pick up on the comment by the Demon Lord.
As Inuyasha flashed a small smile at his brother in appreciation, the door to Kagome's chamber opened. Sound ceased to exist as the two youkai and hanyou held their breath for what would Rin say. Rin took a glance at the three individuals and a sad, tired smile crept onto her lips.
"She's fine now! I bandaged her up and now she's in a deep sleep. I think Kagome called it a coma. It's up to her if she wants to wake up. She might wake up in a week, month, or never; it's up to her." Rin said sadly as she looked upon the hanyou and the fox who looked crushed. She then glanced at the Demon Lord, in which he gave her a small smile and a nod to indicate she did a good job.
"Kagome-mamma's strong. She'll wake up, she won't leave us all alone!" Shippo said out, puffing his chest out in pride of his mother. The others couldn't help but chuckle at the kitsune's antics.
"Yea, she's too stubborn to give up." Inuyasha said as he stood up, Shippo bounding off to tell Sango and Miroku the news on Kagome.
He then offered a thanks to Rin and walked into the room, closing the door as soon he was inside.
When the door closed, Rin gave a sigh and started walking back to the storage room to put away the medical supplies when Sesshoumaru lifted her up bridal style. Her cheeks flamed red as she saw the smirk on the youkai.
"Sesshoumaru?" Rin asked him.
"You're tired Rin, I'm taking you to your room for rest"
"I'm not tired!"
"Do not lie to me Rin."
"Okay, so maybe I am, but I can walk to my own room."
"I know, but I would rather carry you there." Sesshoumaru said as Rin gave in to him and snuggled into his chest.
"Sesshoumaru-sama........." She whispered as she drifted off to sleep, still clutching on the basket of medical herbs and supplies. The Youkai Lord beamed when she had said that. She rarely called him that nowadays, but when she did, it always brought a warm sensation through him.
"Sleep well my love........." Sesshoumaru whispered as he kissed her forehead while walking her room.
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When Inuyasha had closed the door, he turned to walk to his old bed where a bandaged Kagome lay. She was wearing a light kimono that Rin had supplied, her torn and bloodied clothes gone with Rin to get cleaned and stitched up. A blanket was covering her up as she slept oblivious to what was going on around her. Inuyasha took a long look around his room. It was fairly big, a square in shape and the whitewashed walls had a tint of crimson in them, the carpet was a plush crème colour and opposite of the door was a window with a wide ledge for you to sit on. The right side of the room contained the gigantic bed and to the left was the dresser and closet made from fine wood.
Inuyasha sat on the floor by the right side of the bed, the headboard touching the wall and night tables of some sort adorning both sides of the bed. He looked at Kagome who laid on the right side of the bed. He took her hand and stroked it with his thumb as he watched over her.
"Kagome, you can't leave me here alone. Not after what I learned about you. I-I love you. I love you Kagome and you have to come back to me or I'll never forgive you. You were the first person who trusted me after my parent's death and you healed my heart from all the betrayals I had faced throughout my life. You can't leave me. We still have our whole lives to live. I would never be able to live without you. Come back to me Kagome........I love you........." Inuyasha whispered to Kagome as tears finally fell down his cheeks.
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Darkness, only darkness could be seen and it stretched for all eternity. Kagome rocked back and forth, her knees drown up and her arms around them. Her face muffled by her knees. She didn't know where she was and didn't know what to do. She never had felt this helpless before, and she gladly admitted it that she hated it. Suddenly a voice broke out through the darkness, a light was seen in the darkness. Kagome didn't recognize the voice, but she felt herself being lifted out of the darkness and she was filled with warmth.
'Kagome, you can't leave me here alone.'
She was getting closer to the light.
'I love you Kagome.'
She still couldn't recognize the voice.
'You can't leave me, we still have our lives to live.'
The light's intensity increased, blinding Kagome in the process.
'Come back to me Kagome.........I love you.........'
Kagome heard this as she escaped the darkness. She was out of her a coma and now her mind waited until her body was rested to wake up. She fell asleep, the words of the strange voice she heard still going through her mind.
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A/N: Well, how did you like it? Well, the chapter the plot really heats up. I'll give you a hint, Inu makes a decision that he thinks that is good for Kagome and it will prevent her from getting hurt again.
R & R PLEASE
Ja ne
Disclaimer: Nope, not even close to owning Inuyasha.
Translations:
youkai - demon
hanyou – half-human, half-demon
miko – priestess
houshi-sama – monk
kitsune – fox demon
REVIEW RESPONSES:
goukayoukai: o_O rocksers your socksers? Wow! COOL!! ^_^ Thanks for review, I hope you review again!
vino-chan: Thanks I thought it was his left arm. Ya, my sis love the trip, she took a lot of pics. Montreal is a beautiful place! Oh and you're in luck! This has a little bit of Sess/Rin fluff in it. There will be more to come in the other chapters, just wait! Can't wait for your next review!
chrisy12: Thanks for the answer! You think my story is the best! *blush* THANK-YOU! I hope you review again.
rin90: It's called a cliffhanger and I know it was mean. Sorry and sorry for the long wait, damn midterms and ISU's, but now I'm back, so I hope you enjoy it. I'll try to update earlier. Review again!
Chibi Senshi of Saturn: I'll try to keep off the cliffy's! ^_^ SANO.........I like it, how about a name for Kagome's mom! Review again.
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'.........' thoughts
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NOTE: The death of Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha's parents are based on what happened in the 3rd movie, but don't worry it's not a spoiler for the movie; I'm just using the names.
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Last time on Freedom of Choice.......................................
Kagome faintly heard the yells of Shippo and Inuyasha as she willed herself to raise the bow in her arms, which she hadn't let go in the pain. She grabbed an arrow from her quiver and pulled back and let loose at point blank range. It hit dead centre as she was released from the pincers. She heard Inuyasha call out the wind scar and destroyed the demon. All five shards landed close to the miko and she reached out to collect them in her right hand, purifying them instantly.
Her vision was getting a little bit blurry from the blood loss; she needed to be bandaged up. A face blocked her vision. Instantly she knew who it was. It was Inuyasha with his amber coloured eyes. He looked down at her with a concerned face, yet his gaze had that softened look. Then, it hit her. Her father always looked at her mother like that, the look of undying love. With that thought racing through her mind, she fell into unconsciousness.
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Chapter 7: Startling Discoveries
A flash of silver and red could be seen racing through the forest at high speeds; some would say that hell was at its heels; in a way you could say it was true.
Inuyasha raced through the forest, a bleeding Kagome in his arms. Kirara with Miroku, Shippo and an unconscious Sango were right behind him.
He couldn't think about anything besides getting Kagome somewhere she could be treated and the closest place was his brother's palace. He looked down at the unconscious miko and almost cried out. He blamed himself for what happened to her.
'If only I was faster and stronger I could have dealt with it, but I wasn't. I couldn't protect her like I had promised and it could cost her, her life. Why did I even think I could protect her? What everyone said in the past was true; I'm a stupid, weak half-breed that can't protect anyone. Kagome don't die on me, I don't know what I would do if I lost you, I love you too much. I promise that when you get better, I won't let you come back here, it's too dangerous. I'll take you back to your time. I don't want you to die, come on, hold on.' Inuyasha thought as he raced to his brother's place. All he wanted to do now was to sit on the forest floor hugging his love and crying, but that wouldn't be too helpful to Kagome.
He raced out of the forest into a clearing to see the palace. He jumped over the gates and bounded towards the palace, passing the grassy hills to both sides of him. As he raced up the steps of the palace, the huge oak doors opened up to reveal the Lord of the Western Lands himself. Sesshoumaru looked upon his brother with a confused look on his face, his cool mask forgotten when he saw his brother covered in blood. Then he looked upon the heap in his brother's arms and realized it was the miko. He ushered them both in with Kirara and her occupants on her back.
Sango was placed in one room, her injuries being taken care of by Miroku, while Kagome was placed in Inuyasha's old room where he used to stay at the palace when he was younger.
Since Sango's injuries weren't that serious, they only needed bandaging. Sesshoumaru asked Jaken, who had shown up out of nowhere, to call upon Rin.
As Sesshoumaru walked to his brother's room, he came upon him kneeling by the bed with Kagome on it who was still bleeding from the ordeal.
Over the years, he had gotten used to the miko; after all, she was the first human who wasn't afraid of him. He even would call her a sister, though he wouldn't have told anyone that. She did after all, with Rin, reconstructed the relationship between the brothers who had hated each other after their father's death. Before he could dwell upon that thought, Rin came bursting into the room, some medical supplies in one bowl and hot water in another.
"Inuyasha, you have to move so I can treat Kagome-oneesan." Rin said as she approached Inuyasha. He didn't make a movement to indicate that he noticed her, even when she nudged him. He just kept looking at Kagome, though his eyes were glazed over.
Rin looked over to Sesshoumaru, a pleading look in her eyes, saying that if she didn't treat Kagome soon, she would die from blood loss. Sesshoumaru nodded his head and went to his brother, grabbed his right arm and made him stand up before he pushed him out into the hall and closed the door.
When the door was closed, Rin set about to take Kagome's clothes off and treat her wounds. She was taught how to use healing medicines by Kagome and Kaede. She always had the necessary items in storage for emergency cases such as this, but all she could do was treat Kagome's wounds. It was up to Kagome to wake up or not. The will to survive was always a strong and unpredictable thing.
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As the door closed, Inuyasha slumped onto the ground, his back on the wall opposite of the door. He was lost in thought that he didn't hear his brother talking until he was kicked in the shin by Jaken.
"Listen when Lord Sesshoumaru speaks, you ungrateful hanyou." His squeaky voice tore through Inuyasha's ears. Inuyasha took one look upon the toad before he smacked him down the marble covered hallway.
"Glad to know that even while you're distressed, you are capable of bothering my vessel." Sesshoumaru's voice was heard. Inuyasha looked up to see his brother leaning on the opposite wall next to the doorway.
"Feh." Inuyasha weakly said before turning his gaze upon the closed door.
"Care to tell me what happened, dear brother."
"Naraku."
".........."
"........."
"Inuyasha........."
"It was one of his detachments. Sasori was his name, a scorpion demon with three jewel shards in him too."
"Mmmmm.........Naraku's detachments are strong enough by themselves. Who would know how strong they are with three jewel shards."
"Ya, we were getting whooped, but Kagome came through in the end, but at a price. She shouldn't have done that!" Inuyasha lashed out angrily, banging his fist on the marble floor, creating a big dent in them.
"Please Inuyasha, keep your anger in control and if Kagome were awake to see you, she would probably tell you that if she hadn't done anything, the others including yourself, would have been dead about now. Am I not correct?"
"..................Ya, you're right, but still........."
"Kagome is strong for a human. I'm pretty sure that she'll make it. After all, I would expect nothing less from my brother's mate." Sesshoumaru said, to lighten the mood as well as to amuse himself. Inuyasha's head shot up to look at his brother, a tinge of red could be seen on his cheeks.
"W-what.........I d-don't know w-what y-your t-talking about?" Inuyasha stuttered, his face turning crimson while he said it.
"You cannot hide your emotions from me dear brother. You look at her the way father looked at your mother."
"Our mother." Inuyasha corrected him.
"Yes, our mother." Sesshoumaru said as both brothers lapsed in thought as they remembered how they were reunited as brothers.
Rin and Kagome had met up a year ago in a meadow and made up a plan about getting the brothers together. They decided to stay in the meadow and let the brothers think they were kidnapped when they wouldn't return by night. Once both brothers had come, Rin and Kagome weaseled the brothers to talk to each other by saying that they both would leave to Kagome's time and seal the well so no one could come back. That had both frightened the two dog demons and they both told the story.
Inuyasha started hating his brother when he changed after their father and mother's death, Inutaisho and Izayoi. Before, they were really good brothers and hung out a lot, but after the death of their parents by the hands of Setsunano Takemaru, Sesshoumaru had changed and thrown him out. From that day forward, whenever Inuyasha had met up with his brother, a battle was always promised.
However, the reasons that were behind Sesshoumaru's behaviour were quite interesting. After their parents had died, his aunt and uncle from his birth-mother's side had taken him in and taught him to hate humans and especially hate Inuyasha because he was a hanyou. Even though Sesshoumaru didn't want to think like that, in the end, the constant information was drilled into his head and manipulated his everyday tasks and thoughts. After they were through, the caring brother turned into a cold-hearted, human and hanyou hating bastard.
With the stories finished and the memories rekindled, the brothers apologized for trying to kill the other. Even though it had taken some time to patch up their brotherhood bond. After a year, it was just like it was before their parents, but more mature. They only joked with each other when they were in the confinements of Sesshoumaru's palace. After all, they had many enemies and it wasn't wise to show a weakness to others.
Inuyasha finished contemplating about how his brother and him patched things up and his eyes drifted to Sesshoumaru's left arm, or what was left of it after he, Inuyasha, had severed it. It suddenly occurred to him that he never apologized for cutting off his brother's arm.
'Well, no time like the present.' Inuyasha thought.
"Sorry about the arm, Sesshy." Inuyasha apologized, using his brother's childhood nickname. After all, at the age of five, who could say Sesshoumaru?
"In your words Inu, 'Feh' – don't worry about it." Sesshoumaru said while using Inuyasha's childhood nickname that Sesshoumaru had given him to tease him.
They shared a small chuckle at this, before their eyes drifted back to the closed door.
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Miroku bandaged Sango's wounds as she winced ever so often on the disinfectant and when he wrapped the wounds. They weren't that deep, so Sango wasn't that hurt. Shippo was sitting by Sango's head, waiting until Miroku finished bandaging Sango, so he could inform the others that she was okay and to find out about Kagome.
"Houshi-sama!" Sango hissed as Miroku applied the last bandaging a little too tightly.
"Sorry Sango," Miroku said as he adjusted the bandaging on her right arm, a look of pure concentration abducting his usually calm, serene face.
Sango looked up at the monk and blushed at how close he was. Miroku noticed the look and almost commented on how she had feelings for him when he remembered his plan to make Sango stop loving him. He leaned back away from Sango and then turned away from her to put away the medical supplies away. Sango's face fell when he turned his back away from her. Shippo noticed this, but chose not to comment to either Sango or Miroku since he was a little confused on what was happening.
"You'll be fine, just don't move around a lot. We do not want your wounds to open now Lady Sango, do we?" Miroku said somberly to Sango, his back still turned away from her.
'Lady Sango? He never calls me that, it's too formal! He really has fallen for someone else. No! That can't happen, I love him; no one can take him from me, no one! I'll fight whoever this woman is for Miroku's heart, this is not the end! I was and am not a quitter!' Sango thought determinedly as she formed some plans to get Miroku, even though it was very unlike her, but she didn't really care anymore about her pride as long as she got Miroku in the end.
While Sango was lost in her thoughts, Miroku had finished cleaning up and turned towards Sango, his eyes weren't on her, but on the cute kitsune that was waiting patiently instead.
"Shippo can you tell Inuyasha that Sango's fine and see how Kagome- sama is doing? I'm going into the kitchen to get some food for the three of us, all right?" Miroku said as he got up and dusted imaginary dust off his clothes.
"Sure!" Shippo said as he ran off to find Inuyasha.
"Well, I'll be right back. Lady Sango, it would be best if you rest." Miroku said as he walked out of the chamber without glancing back.
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The two brothers sat opposite of each other on the marble hallway, each leaning against the wall in silence.
Down the hallway, they heard the scurrying of feet on the marble hallway before it slowed down as the person, or the kitsune to be exact came into view. He calmly trotted to Inuyasha and situated himself on Inuyasha's right knee, who was sitting cross-legged. He looked up towards the dog demon who he thought of as his father in a way, though he wouldn't admit it to anyone, and clearly saw the distressed state he was in.
"Sango's okay." Shippo's quiet voice echoed down the eerie hallway.
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru nodded at the information.
"How's Kagome-mamma?" Shippo asked, tears at the edge of his eyes. The two dog demons looked abruptly at the sniffing fox. In all their own problems and distress, they both forgot about the orphaned kitsune who had found an adopted mother at the future miko.
Inuyasha lifted up his right hand and settled it on Shippo's head as a sign of comfort. After all, he thought of the fox as a son of some sort, though he did bonk him on his head to keep his senses sharp and not get rusty. As his hand settled on the sniffling kitsune, the child fox flung himself at Inuyasha's chest and cried his eyes out for his mother. Inuyasha sighed and wrapped his right arm around the kitsune to offer comfort, which he gladly accepted.
The hanyou turned towards his brother and saw a look that he hadn't seen since he was a pup, pride; pride in Inuyasha and how he handled himself with the kitsune.
"You'll make a great father someday Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru whispered just loud enough so that Inuyasha could hear it over the crying Shippo. The fox was too traumatized to pick up on the comment by the Demon Lord.
As Inuyasha flashed a small smile at his brother in appreciation, the door to Kagome's chamber opened. Sound ceased to exist as the two youkai and hanyou held their breath for what would Rin say. Rin took a glance at the three individuals and a sad, tired smile crept onto her lips.
"She's fine now! I bandaged her up and now she's in a deep sleep. I think Kagome called it a coma. It's up to her if she wants to wake up. She might wake up in a week, month, or never; it's up to her." Rin said sadly as she looked upon the hanyou and the fox who looked crushed. She then glanced at the Demon Lord, in which he gave her a small smile and a nod to indicate she did a good job.
"Kagome-mamma's strong. She'll wake up, she won't leave us all alone!" Shippo said out, puffing his chest out in pride of his mother. The others couldn't help but chuckle at the kitsune's antics.
"Yea, she's too stubborn to give up." Inuyasha said as he stood up, Shippo bounding off to tell Sango and Miroku the news on Kagome.
He then offered a thanks to Rin and walked into the room, closing the door as soon he was inside.
When the door closed, Rin gave a sigh and started walking back to the storage room to put away the medical supplies when Sesshoumaru lifted her up bridal style. Her cheeks flamed red as she saw the smirk on the youkai.
"Sesshoumaru?" Rin asked him.
"You're tired Rin, I'm taking you to your room for rest"
"I'm not tired!"
"Do not lie to me Rin."
"Okay, so maybe I am, but I can walk to my own room."
"I know, but I would rather carry you there." Sesshoumaru said as Rin gave in to him and snuggled into his chest.
"Sesshoumaru-sama........." She whispered as she drifted off to sleep, still clutching on the basket of medical herbs and supplies. The Youkai Lord beamed when she had said that. She rarely called him that nowadays, but when she did, it always brought a warm sensation through him.
"Sleep well my love........." Sesshoumaru whispered as he kissed her forehead while walking her room.
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When Inuyasha had closed the door, he turned to walk to his old bed where a bandaged Kagome lay. She was wearing a light kimono that Rin had supplied, her torn and bloodied clothes gone with Rin to get cleaned and stitched up. A blanket was covering her up as she slept oblivious to what was going on around her. Inuyasha took a long look around his room. It was fairly big, a square in shape and the whitewashed walls had a tint of crimson in them, the carpet was a plush crème colour and opposite of the door was a window with a wide ledge for you to sit on. The right side of the room contained the gigantic bed and to the left was the dresser and closet made from fine wood.
Inuyasha sat on the floor by the right side of the bed, the headboard touching the wall and night tables of some sort adorning both sides of the bed. He looked at Kagome who laid on the right side of the bed. He took her hand and stroked it with his thumb as he watched over her.
"Kagome, you can't leave me here alone. Not after what I learned about you. I-I love you. I love you Kagome and you have to come back to me or I'll never forgive you. You were the first person who trusted me after my parent's death and you healed my heart from all the betrayals I had faced throughout my life. You can't leave me. We still have our whole lives to live. I would never be able to live without you. Come back to me Kagome........I love you........." Inuyasha whispered to Kagome as tears finally fell down his cheeks.
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Darkness, only darkness could be seen and it stretched for all eternity. Kagome rocked back and forth, her knees drown up and her arms around them. Her face muffled by her knees. She didn't know where she was and didn't know what to do. She never had felt this helpless before, and she gladly admitted it that she hated it. Suddenly a voice broke out through the darkness, a light was seen in the darkness. Kagome didn't recognize the voice, but she felt herself being lifted out of the darkness and she was filled with warmth.
'Kagome, you can't leave me here alone.'
She was getting closer to the light.
'I love you Kagome.'
She still couldn't recognize the voice.
'You can't leave me, we still have our lives to live.'
The light's intensity increased, blinding Kagome in the process.
'Come back to me Kagome.........I love you.........'
Kagome heard this as she escaped the darkness. She was out of her a coma and now her mind waited until her body was rested to wake up. She fell asleep, the words of the strange voice she heard still going through her mind.
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A/N: Well, how did you like it? Well, the chapter the plot really heats up. I'll give you a hint, Inu makes a decision that he thinks that is good for Kagome and it will prevent her from getting hurt again.
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