12/12/05
Inuyasha couldn't face this woman known as mother any longer. She pleaded for him to explain the written horror clenched in her hands. With the ink swirling and mixing into the paper with her lonely tears. She reached for him. And he turned away, not wanting to see the hurt expression, one so much like Kagome's. One brought on by sadness and all to his failure. He could not look at her and tell Kagome's mother that he had failed and allowed her daughter to die in his weak arms. "Wait" she cried. She chased after Inuyasha as his walk became more of a wider stride than before. "Please….I don't understand why did…." She finally gripped onto his crimson kimono, pulled back on the loose sleeve. He spun with his head shot down. She tried whipping her tears away, they came as natural as breathing was.
"Can't you read?" He asked, startling her a little. "Don't you see the words written?"
To hold her sobs inside she bit her lower lip. "Yes but….I don't see how…." Before she could say another word Inuyasha snapped at her, with his own tears.
"Kagome is dead!" Quickly he sprinted back to the well…vowing never to return. He never found what became of Kagome's family. He did not wish to see the grief he could have prevented. If only he hadn't been so worried about a woman so dead and lifeless to him. Kikyo no longer wanted Inuyasha and yet he chased her all the same. Hoping that she'd collapse in his arms, but then…what of Kagome he did not know. Certainly this fate upon her was not what he had in mind. And would gladly exchange his life for both of theirs…but that was not what Naraku had in mind either. He wanted Inuyasha…and apparently Sesshomaru to suffer and become lost in their own misery and they were.
A collection of branches and stones were thrown into the pit of the well. No one…would ever pass through it again. He made sure of that. After his handy work was done, Inuyasha set to find Sango and Miroku's bodies and hopefully burry them. That is.. If he could find them.
"That damn Sesshomaru" He muttered out loud. "He wrote the letter like that on purpose… just enough where Kagome's mother would ask questions… Bastard" Something dragged his mind away from his elder. A scent…that smell it was Kagome's! Had she…..could she have somehow survived without him knowing? With arms stretched back Inuyasha zoomed in search of the smell he loved so much.
However…now the joyous thought of her being alive again quickly died down when he thought his mind was in fact giving him a much desired illusion. His sprint became a solemn walk. His shoulders slumped forward..and he fell to the ground. "I failed….Kagome…you're really gone. I guess I just don't want to believe it yet. But you are…" His fist compressed into a ball, his talon's were responsible for drawing blood from his palm. Tetsusiga was thrashing in place. Inuyasha felt weak, something in his mind made him think about his brother. He tried dreadfully hard to shake off the thought. His ears twitched. Someone was approaching. A voice came from his left side. A female from what he could tell she spoke briefly.
"Ah yes…" she said nearing him more. Inuyasha quickly exposed his sword, as to show he was indeed a threat. "You're the weaker one aren't you?" Inuyasha slowly opened his flashing golden eyes. "Yes….the weaker of the litter, Inuyasha was it?"
"What of it?"
"What a shame…your brother is much more luscious…but no matter he'll be joining you soon." At that Inuyasha jumped to his feet and was ready to charge for her. Launching from the neighboring bushes, ropes coiled and clung to his body. He broke free quickly and pushed on to reach her smug stance. Again but this time chains constricted and pulled him down. The woman who spoke and commanded those who bound him, came forward, tilting his chin up with the tip of her boot. Her hands rested at her hips, well curved with the rest of her body. With a flick of her ankle she cut his jaw with the heel.
Blood was caught in his mouth but he did best not to swallow. Another smirk was born over her expression. Quickly he was brought to his feet and to face her. His eyes narrowed and lighting fast spit his blood back into her face. Stained her pale skin and upset her so much she struck him with her claws this time. Making him bleed again. She pouted…almost disappointed in herself for not catching him before he spit at her. But happy that he was spiteful and aggressive. She prayed that Sesshomaru would be this fun.
When Inuyasha woke it was because of rattling chains, it stopped just as soon as created. Lazily he lifted his head and saw that in cage next to him…was Sesshomaru.
"Damn…I am in hell"
"Silence Inuyasha…I'm in no mood for your…humor" Sesshomaru sighed and tried once again to use his one arm to pull free from his neck brace, for it gave the most irritation.
"Maybe you'd be able to break free if you had both arms"
Sesshomaru growled with such anger his eyes almost converted to smoldering ruby. Instead he recoiled with his free leg clashing against his metal cage and causing it to shift and startle the younger. Sesshomaru regrettable gave up and sighed in exasperation. His body was still tired and unlike his younger…still naked. For hours they both sat in silence. Chained in different parts of their bodies, Inuyasha was bound from his hands and legs. Sesshomaru was pulled against the wall with a neck and torso brace tightly clamped around him. It almost hurt to breathe…he had to slowly.
"So…" Inuyasha finally said, breaking the hours of stillness. "You have any idea as to how we got here?"
"We were captured…" Which was most shameful for both demons.
"Well duh I mean….who would want us?"
"How should I know? One of your enemies? One who obviously doesn't know you well…if they think capturing me will effect you"
The younger snorted "Defiantly" It was fearfully dark in the room they sat in. Cold too, Inuyasha huddled into his kimono but failed to keep the freezing wind out.
"Why Inuyasha…are you cold?"
"What you got to talk about…you got that warm fluffy thingy and kimono over there"
Sesshomaru would later regret saying this but…"For your information,…all I have is my tail"
"Wait wait…so you're telling me that your sittin over there naked?"
"You could be next" At that a door slammed open and bursting though was a vibrant light, most likely from the sun but at the moment it was an unknown source. Both brothers winced at how fast it entered.
"Who is there?" Inuyasha called. But no answer. Only foot steeps closer to their cages. It was clear that the one moving towards them was in fact the bitch that had hunted and captured them.
"Well well well….two brothers both alike in hatred for one another…and love for their father. One beautiful, intelligent and graceful the other…clumsy, idiotic and well irrational"
"Yeah!" Inuyasha spoke out "And don't you find it funny that I always win the battles" Inuyasha stated all proud and most likely glowing in his own glory.
"Don't speak such vile lies! And besides your only making yourself look more useful…but of course you wouldn't have figured that out because you're a complete incompetent!" Sesshomaru shouted.
"My my…your arguments are most amusing" Both of them snapped at her and growled with more hatred for her than for each other. She saw no danger from them. So continued with her mocking them. "You two…you may not know this but you're worth a lot of money in the slave trade"
"Slave trade?"
She nodded and kneeled down to both of them. "Oh yes…but I wont waste you on something so trivial. You two are much better than that"
"Are we now!" Sesshomaru retorted wanting now more than ever to break free and mangle this bitch.
"I can make much more money out of you if I put you in the prostitute business."
Sesshomaru nearly chocked. His breath caught in his own shock and fear for this being true.
"So you mean like…being a whore?" Inuyasha stated blankly.
"Oh no…you don't get paid for your services…but I WILL!" Her excitement was most annoying to both Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. "Don't worry you'll like it"
"LOOK!" Sesshomaru managed for her to face him personally rather than her speaking to both at the same time. "I refuse to be your sex slave."
"MY slave! Not a bad idea…I hadn't thought of that. Anyways in an hour or so I'll send down some noodles and sake. Tomorrow you'll start obedience training. Yes I realized taming you two will take a lot of work but since your both so beautiful…I figure it's worth it. And you can call me Master DeShanea…or Shane for short…I'll let you decide." With that the woman left the brothers again in silence.
(A/N: damn that was hard work)