You and you alone can save me
Sesshy's Interference
By: Kuraii-chan
KK: Oooh. Long wait, gomen!
Seika: Kuraii-chan… you always make them wait for a while, I would think they'd be used to it by now.
KK: Pfft. That's no excuse. I'm still sorry.
Kagome: Oh get on with the story already, I wanna know what happens!
Author Notes: Nuh uh.
And I don't love you anymore
"No." gritted Inuyasha and he charged at Kikyou, his claws extended, but he was too late. Sesshomaru had somehow gotten there first and had not only saved Kagome but had stabbed Kikyou right where her heart had once been.
Wait… Sesshomaru!
It never was and never will beYou're not real and you can't save me
Somehow now you're everybody's fool
After Kagome left, Sesshomaru's Castle.
He stalked out of the room, pointedly ignoring all inquires of where he was going. My-Linh was right on one account… that WAS the second time he had watched Kagome be whisked away by another man.
Someone other than himself.
Wait… Where were such thoughts leading? Shaking his head as to clear his mind from such pointless ideas and feelings Sesshomaru idly began to wonder where that horrible voice was… surely it delighted in such random thoughts?
'Wow, didn't know you wanted me back…'
I didn't and still don't.
'Mmhm, or so you say. Now, I need to ask you if you really think leaving Kagome with that wolf is the best of ideas.'
You dare to question this Sesshomaru's actions?
'More like question the lack there of. Who's to say that the wolf won't suddenly be driven by lust and try to steal Kagome away and forcefully mate her?'
He has more honor than that. As Prince of the Northern Lands, Kouga knows well enough that appearances are everything. Should he do something so morbid and utterly despicable as that he would be ineligible for the throne.
'Of course, but you forget, being a Prince, and a young reckless one at that, the Elders will overlook the matter… They always were nice at negotiation.'
I would personally make sure that his status is lower than that of a ningen.
'But what if you can't convince them to do such a thing? It would be dismissed and Kouga would still have Kagome. What would you do then?'
I would never allow such a thing.
'Hai, but what if it happened all the same?'
This Sesshomaru would hunt down and kill him.
After Kagome left: Sesshomaru's Castle, Later
"Milord?" My-Linh cast Sesshomaru a curious glance.
"Hn."
"Are you alright? You aren't acting as yourself." She eyed him. "Worried for your Kagome-chan?"
Immediately his hand met with her throat. "She is not my 'Kagome-chan,'" he hissed venomously, "And should you ever think to say such a thing again this Sesshomaru will make sure that your life is ended prematurely."
My-Linh stifled a laugh, "Ooh, touchy. So agitated, why don't you just go look for her. You don't have to make your presence known, just check to see if she's okay."
Cold golden eyes glittered dangerously and tight lips were twisted in a sneer.
"Not on your life." The hand disappeared and Sesshomaru disappeared through a door, slamming it roughly behind him.
My-Linh gave a wry smile to the door. "He just doesn't know how to deal with his emotions. Poor thing, never been shown love nor has he had to deal with it before… and suddenly a young ignorant ningen comes and tips that upside down…"
She looked thoughtful for a second, pondering, "He's so worried for her safety, I would hate to see what he would do if someone hurt her…"
"I'd pity that unfortunate person, but then, they shouldn't have touched what is Sesshomaru's.
"Especially his soon-to-be-mate."
Sesshomaru snarled. How did she always manage to do that?
My-Linh knew exactly what to do to get her point across, even if it meant angering the Taiyoukai in the process… she obviously held no fear of angering him either, much unlike others.
But there was something wrong with it…
… She was always right in the end. No matter how absurd it sounded.
Straightening suddenly Sesshomaru began to briskly make his way to the castle's main entrance.
If she was always so right, then he should go check on Kagome. What would it hurt; it wouldn't be as if she'd know he was there. It would sooth him to see her fine… but that hanyou would be there as well.
It was common knowledge that his half-brother traveled with a miko who wore strange garments, but there was also speculation on his feelings for the ningen. Many said he cared for her in ways that he shouldn't, and others scoffed at the idea of it all.
But if it was possible that he truly did care. And if that were to be the case, he knew full well that the miko somehow withheld feelings for the hanyou…
Did he still want to go now?
No. It would be a waste of time; there would be no point. He scoffed to himself. I have things of more importance to do rather than track down that ningen and then watch her and Inuyasha confess feelings to one another.
'You're scared of just that.'
This Sesshomaru fears nothing.
'Then why are you trying to convincing yourself not to go?'
It is not a matter of importance.
The voice snorted, 'Not of any importance my happy arse.'
Hn.
'Just go you pompous ass.'
There are things this Sesshomaru needs to do that are of greater—'Shut up and go already.'
Hn.
So be it, he would go, if not only to get My-Linh and that voice from pestering him. There were affairs in which he had to take care of, so it had better be a quick "visit".
Having paused while debating with the voice, he picked up his brisk pace to the entry so as to get this over with as soon as possible.
Trees passed swiftly, the green of the leaves and brown of the bark easily mushing and blending with all the passing scenery.
With skillful grace Sesshomaru darted in a weaving pattern through all the foliage, intent on arriving, checking, and leaving as quickly as possible.
The wind howled in his ears as it passed, and bringing scents. At first the scents, they were normal but then they began to change…
He could detect a feel of utmost hatred coming from up ahead, and the smell of graveside soil and dead souls readily met his nose. There was also a trace of blood… why did it smell so familiar to him?
The blood, it smelled of fear and pain and of Jasmine and vanilla… where did he know it from?
… Shit.
Kagome.
Silver eyebrows drew together over glittering golden eyes. How dare anyone do so much as touch Kagome.
Well, he pledged silently, this Sesshomaru won't let such filth get away with it.
And then another scent assaulted his nose… Inuyasha.
So, the hanyou was in on this was he? That bastard of a youkai, well he won't get away with it either.
Finally, the perfect reason for killing that abomination. For merely living, it wasn't enough. Not even for having the sword that he, Sesshomaru, should have been given. But for an attempt on Kagome's life, that was a worthy reason.
He burst from the clearing, hand poised and ready on the hilt of Toukijin only to falter for a second at the scene.
That one miko that Inuyasha had so foolishly fallen for about fifty years ago, she was somehow here… what was her name? Kikayami? Kikuoro, Kikiroku? No, Kikyou if memory served.
She had her hand wrapped around Kagome's neck and was holding her as far up off the ground as she could. Kikyou's long nails we biting into the delicate skin of the ningen, so that was where the blood was coming from.
Then the undead miko spoke to Inuyasha with a soft chuckle, "No Inuyasha. I'll get rid of my reincarnation, get my soul back and have you as well. I don't know what you see in this useless girl but it doesn't matter. You are mine Inuyasha. Mine." She then promptly dug her nails into Kagome's neck, causing her to cry out in pain.
"No." he heard Inuyasha grit out before charging at the woman he had once loved with claws extended.
Sesshomaru wouldn't let Inuyasha kill Kikyou though, that was to be his job, and the hanyou would not interfere.
He charged forward as well, but being faster, he arrived far earlier than Inuyasha.
"Worthless bitch." He hissed, grabbing Kagome from Kikyou's grasp and clutching her to his chest with one arm, raising the other with claws extended he ran it straight though where her heart should have been.
Cracking his knuckles as he pulled his hand out, Sesshomaru made sure to release some of his poison into her gaping wound so as to end her life faster.
A look of shock passed over her face, obviously not having expected anyone other than Inuyasha.
"No… you can't… do this," she whispered hoarsely before crumpling to the ground in a graceless heap of her own pooled blood.
Sesshomaru blinked, pausing to regard the quickly dying miko before him for only a second before looking at Kagome. She had passed out as soon as she had reached the safety of his arms it appeared; honestly she trusted him far too much.
Inuyasha stood only a few feet away, regarding the heap that was Kikyou with a look of intense longing and sadness. "You shouldn't have done it Kikyou. You were better than that." He mumbled to himself and with a shake of his head Inuyasha added onto his own mutterings, "But you weren't Kikyou. Only by appearance, for Kikyou wouldn't have done such a thing. Not the Kikyou I knew."
Sesshomaru almost missed his last words to the body before him.
"Not the Kikyou I loved."
Kikyou seemed to have heard however because she just nodded and allowed eyelashes to flutter closed over her now-void brown eyes. Her last breath escaped with a shudder and the body immediately returned to the dust it was constructed from.
The half-brothers watched in silence as the souls Kikyou had stolen to withhold her life escaped at last, free to move on and find peace.
Inuyasha turned his amber eyes to Sesshomaru after a few tense moments and nodded to Kagome, "I'll collect the others and we'll come see her." He said and turned, not waiting for a rejection to follow.
Sesshomaru merely nodded and turned heading for the forest, going the same way he had come. But this time there was no need to rush; Kagome would rest easier if he just didn't suddenly take off at full speed.
It was fine with him; it would give him time to think about all that had just happened.
And then there was sonething in his path. It was funny how he nearly tripped over Kagome's forgotten overstuffed backpack. Well he couldn't just leave that, so Sesshomaru stooped over to pick up and hoisted it over one shoulder.
Kagome, sensing movement clutched Sesshomaru's haori in her hands and snuggled closer.
A soft smile alit Sesshomaru's features as he looked down at the miko in his arm.
Perhaps she wouldn't want to leave his castle this time… it didn't sound like it would be so horrible to let her stay, not to Sesshomaru anyway.
Inuyasha walked off towards camp, his mind turning. What all had just happened?
Sesshomaru had killed Kikyou. He had nearly killed Kikyou himself. Kikyou had nearly killed Kagome. And he, well, he had finally let Kikyou go. Kikyou's soul should finally be at rest now. And it seemed Sesshomaru had feelings for Kagome.
Wait.
Woah.
Sesshomaru? Have feelings! For Kagome! Who was a ningen?
Couldn't be… could it? Why else would he go out of his way to save Kagome? About a month ago he wouldn't have thought twice about killing her himself, much less watching her die at the hands of another… so what could have changed that now?
Giving his head a shake Inuyasha walked up to the hut that Miroku had managed to con his way into staying at this time.
"Oi! We're leaving, pack up, all of you!"
Sango glance up at him with a funny look, "Where's Kagome?" Shippou nodded and chimed in, "Yeah! Where is she?"
Miroku paused the sharpening his staff to peer over at Inuyasha as well.
"Sesshomaru's got her," he replied roughly, "Now hurry and pack up. We're gonna go see her."
"What!" gasped Sango as she stood.
"WHAT!" screeched Shippou, "HOW COULD YOU LET SESSHOMARU GET HER YOU MUTT-FACE!"
Miroku raised his hand to silence the both of them, "Hang on, I'm sure Inuyasha's got a good explanation."
Inuyasha snorted. "Just pack up already. I'll explain on the way there." Maybe he added to himself as he turned on heal and strode out of the hut.
He recognized the sound of them scrambling to get their stuff together, but didn't pay any head to their whispered suspicions of how it had happened.
Kagome… you're all I have left. He thought softly, Please be okay. I won't let Sesshomaru do anything to harm you; I swear it on my own life.
KK: Well, all done for now… :D Yayness. I finished it after the worst writer's block I have ever had.
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