Wishing
Wishing you were
somehow here again . . .
wishing you were
somehow near . . .
Sometimes it seemed
if I just dreamed,
somehow you would
be here . . .
Phantom of the Opera
"Inuyasha, I don't understand-"
"Shut up."
"But this makes no sense!" Miroku protested. Less than an hour ago his friend had turned towards the group and told them to get ready to go back to Sesshoumaru's. He walked ahead of them, refusing to explain. Kagome, who was flipping in between levels of consciousness, felt too weak to question him. She couldn't explain it, but a fluttering in her stomach occurred whenever she thought of Sesshoumaru. She almost wished they could get there sooner.
"When will we get there?" she asked of Inuyasha during one of her conscious moments. She wanted to recant her words when he turned and looked at her, a strange emotion running behind the gold globes of his eyes. He muttered something about getting there in a day or so and refused to speak to her afterwards.
She was grateful for the thick darkness that fell over her when she slipped back into sleep.
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A chilly air came sweeping through the open window. Rin shivered and curled herself deeper into the cloak that Jaken had gotten for her.
The living room was, thankfully, devoid of the blood stains that had rendered it useless for the past few days. Jaken had cleaned it, though he complained the whole time. Finally the room was relatively spotless, though still bare and chilly.
A knock on the front door startled Jaken out of his slumber. His eyes saw Rin jumping up to go and open it.
"Wait!" he yelled, and the little girl stopped, looking confused. Jaken disregarded her and walked to the great palace doors. With a firm grip on his staff, he opened them. A gasp quickly issued from his lips.
Standing beneath the archway was none other than Naraku, his eyes cold and fierce, his hair dancing about wildly in the wind.
"What do you want?" Jaken asked, debating on whether or not he should attack the demon or run to find Lord Sesshoumaru.
"I want to speak with Sesshoumaru."
"But-"
"Now." he said, stifling the toad's protests. In a fit of panic, Jaken tried to close the door, but Naraku's hand stopped him. Jaken tried to push it closed again, sure that if it was secure he would have time to go and find Sesshoumaru, but Naraku's strength held out.
Without warning, a pale hand shot out and grabbed the door, pulling it open. Jaken looked behind him to see Sesshoumaru, his golden eyes glaring at Naraku.
"Jaken, take Rin and leave." he said softly. Jaken did as he was told, grabbing up the objecting girl, and carried her off into the garden.
Sesshoumaru moved aside, gesturing for Naraku to enter. He did so and walked over to one of the few chairs that decorated the room. Sitting down, he closed his eyes, a faint smirk tracing his lips. Sesshoumaru walked over to him and sat down as well, keeping his eyes trained on Naraku's face.
"I see you've cleaned up." he said, opening his eyes and glancing around the room. Sesshoumaru remained quiet, refusing to be baited. "I also see that Inuyasha and the girl have left. How…unfortunate."
"Why keep this up, then?" Sesshoumaru asked, curiosity finally getting the better of him. He was getting mightily annoyed by Naraku's constant stubbornness.
"Don't be stupid, Sesshoumaru, I have abandoned that plan all together. There is something else that I wanted to discuss with you." he said, leaning forward and staring Sesshoumaru in the eyes. He could tell that the demon lord was suspicious.
"What?" he asked, already not liking the tone in Naraku's voice.
"Team up with me. Together we can get your brother out of the way."
"And after he is dead, I've no doubt you would come for me."
"Are you afraid?" Naraku asked, a glimmer of laughter playing in his eyes. Sesshoumaru gripped the arms of the chair, doing all he could to not strike out at the man.
"No I am not."
"So?"
Sesshoumaru stood up, a gesture for Naraku to leave.
"Just think. With your brother gone, the Tetsusaiga, along with anything else you…desire…can be yours." Naraku said as he stood and began to walk out. Sesshoumaru froze. He knew that with Naraku on his side, they could easily dispatch Inuyasha, and then the Tetsusaiga would be his, finally.
"Fine. Now get out." Sesshoumaru demanded.
When Naraku had left, telling Sesshoumaru he would return tomorrow, he went to his throne room. Sitting upon the seat he let himself be lost in his thoughts. All of them went back to one thing.
'Kagome would hate me if I killed Inuyasha…'
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His mouth was on hers, his warm flesh moulding against her body. His strong arms were around her, pulling her onto his lap. She felt the heat rise within her body, yearning-
Kagome woke up, a thin sweat all over her body. She clutched at the being at her side, her dream leaving her tired and uneasy. She didn't like these dreams, these remembrances.
Inuyasha woke and turned to her, fear in his eyes. He grabbed her and pulled her close.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" he asked, stroking her hair and cooing to her as if she were a child.
"Nothing…it was just a dream." she replied, hating herself for her passion, and hating Inuyasha as well for pretending like it all never happened.
He pulled her closer and was happy when he finally heard her breath fall deep and steady, indicating that she was asleep.
He began to let himself thing of Kagura, and her proposition. 'I can kill Naraku and Sesshoumaru both, get them both out of my life. They've ruined so much already.' he thought. For some reason, he felt unsure of the plan. He knew that Kagura wouldn't backstab him, she wanted Naraku to break his hold on her, but something about the whole deal was still unsettling.
It was right before he fell asleep that he finally realized what had him so upset over it all.
'Kagome would hate me if I killed Sesshoumaru…'
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A/N - Yeah yeah yeah. I know, it's short. I'm still suffering from immense writers' block (anybody got a cure for it?). I hope it goes away soon and until then, I can only promise that the next chapter will be longer than this piddly chapter. But, just to prove how nice I am, I have written out a guide on the story so far. Go ahead, tell me you love me! J/K.
The Story Thus Far:
After being attacked by a horde of demons, Inuyasha and the gang flee from their search. After stopping, Kagome and Sango go about making camp while Inuyasha goes and searches the surrounding area for danger. When he returns and states that there is no threat, Kagome goes to take a bath, dragging Shippo along with her. After she goes in the water, Shippo is attacked and knocked out. When Kagome goes to look for him, she is attacked and kidnapped. When she wakes up she is in a cell, and shortly afterwards is joined by an unconscious Sesshoumaru.
Kagome begins to clean his wound and starts to feel the urge to keep him alive. Soon after, they both find out that the person behind all of this is Naraku. He explains that he kidnapped Kagome so that Inuyasha would follow her here, and he would have a chance to battle the brothers and prove that he was stronger. He hurts Sesshoumaru even worse, and the Demon Lord is left feverish and unconscious, near death. But thanks to Kagome, his bleeding stops and she keeps him alive.
After Sesshoumaru wakes back up, he and Kagome come up with a plan to escape the prison. Meanwhile Inuyasha and Co. make it to Sesshoumaru's palace where they find Rin. After getting a tip from Kagura, they leave, taking Rin with them, and set off for Naraku's castle. Kagome and Sesshoumaru make their escape, and Sesshoumaru agrees to help her find Inuyasha.
When Sesshoumaru and Kagome reach his palace, he knocks her out, planning to use her as bait for Inuyasha. While searching for Naraku's palace, Naraku attacks and Sango is injured. Naraku tells Inuyasha and Miroku that Sesshoumaru has taken Kagome back to his palace. Inuyasha takes Rin, leaving Sango and Miroku behind, and heads back to the palace. All the while Kagura plots to kill Inuyasha to hurt Naraku's pride.
When Kagome wakes up she is locked in a bedroom in Sesshoumaru's palace. After speaking with him, she leaves the room that he accidentally left unlocked when he fell asleep. She goes to his room and tries to find a map for her escape. When he enters the room, they get caught up in the moment and end up in bed together. Out on the path, Kagura has showed up and grabbed Rin, taking her hostage against Inuyasha. The battle is ended prematurely when Naraku shows up and commands her to stop.
When Inuyasha finally reaches the palace, he catches Kagome scent and runs to the bedroom. When he opened the door and found them in bed together, he flew at Sesshoumaru in anger. Blinded by hatred, one of his attacks goes askew and hits Kagome. She falls down unconscious.
After Kagome is stabilized, Inuyasha takes her and goes off to find Sango and Miroku. Kagura, who has been spying upon the palace, goes off to tell Naraku that Inuyasha has left.
After given a flower by Rin that looked like the ones on Kagome's kimono, Sesshoumaru begins to formulate a plan on how to get her back. Meanwhile, Kagome awakes and shortly afterwards the gang is greeted by Kagura who tells Inuyasha that if he kills Naraku, she will tell him how to Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha agrees, but tells no one of the plan.
Naraku has abandoned his original plan, and now he has asked for Sesshoumaru to join him in defeating Inuyasha. He agrees.
Now that the alliances are formed, who's going to reign supreme?