Chapter 8-A Deal Sealed with a Kiss
(A/N: In case anyone is wondering how I come up with these great stories I'll tell you my secret, but I warn you it is a very precious secret that I take to heart when writing my creations. I go a websiteI go to for my inspiration itsin my bio and when you go to the siteyou go to thelittle search engine they have and I put in strangely enough is Inuyasha, DBZ, Naruto, and other things I can find, which have the best music or music videos that give me the inspiration I need to writemy stories. Basically find the musicvideo you like and picture one of the anime shows in your head and the restwrites itself. Now you know my secret you should try itout and give it atest run, but before that could you read this chapter and give me a review what you think. Thanks!)
Sango went back quietly to where her friends were staying within their cell that she shared with them. With the assistance of the guards at the cell door she got in without making a noise as she went back and pretended to sleep for the next few hours. Right before Sango did go to 'sleep' however, she played back the situation she had been put in by Inuyasha and the deal he made her in exchange for her loyal service as a spy.
She didn't want to betray her friends who were like a second family to her, but what remained of her first family was alive and in Inuyashas hands. If she were to ever tosee Kohaku again she would have no choice, but to think of her original family first and go ahead with the deal she made with Inuyasha. 'Inuyasha,' thought Sango due to him being the OTHER nagging thing in the back of her head that she thought of when she played back that conversation she had had with him and the way she had felt near him.
The hours seemed to fly by like minutes as she replayed the moment where he was so close to her she could have punched him...or kissed him. She mentally shook the image of kissing him out of her head realizing that it would be suicide for her on all fronts if she started feeling this way about Inuyasha. Besides he had his precious queen Tsubaki who was clearly making him feel good inside. However, it had occurred to Sango that Inuyasha was having problems within himself. When they had their little "reunion" at that now burned down city he felt a pain in his chest and felt temporarily weakened. As if the good in him was trying to fight back now that it had a reason too. However, before Sango could think more about this the sun was up and the door opened with several demon soldiers waking up her and her friends. "Wake up you maggots!" said one of the soldiers as they forced them all against the right and left sides of the room away from the door.
As they did other less armed female servants came in with meals of different dishes and placed them neatly down and left in a somewhat shuffled run. "What's this?" said Koga as he looked at the different meals prepared for them over the guards shoulders.
It was then that Inuyasha appeared and nodded his head to the guards for them to wait outside the large cell of a prison. "I assume from each of your expressions you don't like my hospitality and meals my servants made for you all," said Inuyasha who was wearing golden armor with red lines streaked across the waist line, shoulders, and legs.
"It's not so much the hospitality, it's the service of it all that stinks," said a wounded Koga with an angry look on his face.
"Be careful what you say Koga. You may bite that hand that feeds you only to find that the hand is connected to a much bigger mouth with much larger teeth," said Inuyasha as he let out a growl that seemed to make the entire room quake.
Koga didn't say anything, but kept his eyes deadlocked on the half-demon to show his defiance to him. "You didn't...poison the food? Did you?" said Shippo nervously and out of curiosity as he went up one of the dishes and sniffed it to be safe.
Inuyasha laughed at Shippo comment making the little fox demon jump almost out of his fur and run back to Kagome. "Poison you! You have to be joking Shippo, I would never poison you all. Well ALMOST all of you, but I have no need to do such things to those I wish to do it to. To be honest I'm showing you more kindness to you all then I do my other prisoners on the more...lower levels. Anyone of them would kill you just to be where you are now," said Inuyasha who had a small smile on his face.
"So their not poisoned?" said Shippo who wanted to make sure he understood Inuyasha answer.
Inuyasha shook his head. "If you don't want to eat the meals I had prepared I'll either eat them myself or I'll have them removed from your sight and you can all starve to death. Or your third option would be to eat the food and be grateful I even gave you food to begin with," said Inuyasha as he heard the rumbling of several stomachs...including Sango's.
"Well...maybe we should eat," said Sango trying to get the other to join her as she sat down and ate some of the food.
Kilala joined Sango after seeing her mistress had not fallen over and died from poisoned food and started eating the dish prepared for her. Inuyasha smiled at and if he had pupils then Kagome and the others would have noticed he was looking directly at Sango eating. "See. Whoever doesn't want to eat the food prepared for them just speak up and you can just starve for the rest of the day," said Inuyasha who to some disappointment saw everyone was eating one of the meals that they sat down too (even Koga and Kikyo).
"Wait! How can Kikyo eat when she is made up of earth and clay?" said Shippo when he saw Kikyo eat.
"As I told you Shippo this room negates ones powers and abilities, but at the same time it has an interestingside effect for someone like Kikyo. This very room that is her cell as well as your prison sustains her and allows her to act like she IS alive. Meaning for the time being...Kikyo is alive and made offlesh. Not dirt and clay," said Inuyasha who started walking out of the room causing everyone to stop eating in shock at what they heard Inuyasha say.
"So that means as long as Kikyo is in here she is technically...alive?" said Miroku who was very surprise by this news.
"Yes and I must say that I much prefer herin the flesh rather then clay and dirt I've become so...accustomed to. Now if you'll excuse me I have to do some training and then some planning for the next CAMPAIGN over the lands," said Inuyasha as he turned to face them when he spoke and looked in the direction of Sango as to remind her of their secret arrangement.
With a smile on his face he walked out of their prison cell and the guards slid the doors shut. "Well...he may be a selfish jerk of a half-demon with an ego the size of this whole place, but I gotta say...this is the best piece of cooked meat I've had in years," said Koga whose stomach and taste buds as well as the rest of group all seemed to agree with him.
(Many hours later in the castle at night)
Inuyasha walked to his private training circle in his dark red clothing like he did the night before. He didn't lie about training because it was necessary for a warrior like himself to train off the battle field as it was for a warrior like himself to kill on one. However, he never told them he would return to it after planning the attack on Western Lands and Sesshomorru. As he reached his destination he found a certain someone was there with an armed escort watching the feminine figure in case she did anything...hostile. It was none other then Sango. "I had a feeling you would return to me with information, but even I had not anticipated it would be so soon. They must really hate me to come up with a plan for escaping after a whole day," said Inuyasha as he walked up the three stone steps of the circular arena.
Sango gave him a hateful glare over the fact that she hated working for him much less spying on her friends plans. She watched as her 'employer' ordered the armed escort away. "The deal will not change?" said Sango curiously.
Inuyasha smiled at Sango's silly and ridiculous question. However, it wasn't really surprising that she had asked him that in the first place. She didn't trust him and that would stay like that till he delivered on his end of the arrangement. "Of course Sango. As I told you last night, I don't break the deals I make with those who want something from me. That would bad business for me...and I HATE bad business," said Inuyasha as he walked over to her as she now stood in the very center of the circular tiled floor of the arena.
Sango let out a sigh that sounded half relived from his answer and somewhat exhausted in anticipation of it. "Well after we finished eating and our stomachs were full we started planning. I hope you don't mind that I threw in a few ideas to escape?" said Sango who half expected Inuyasha to get mad and grab her by the throat.
Instead he just smiled at her response. "No Sango, I don't mind at all. That fact you did that will only keep the suspicion of you as a spy from seeping into their heads. Please go on and continue," said Inuyasha who stopped several feet away from Sango as she now stared at him with her eyes that were full of mixed emotions.
"Right before you leave for the 'campaign' Kagome is going to fake getting a stomach ache and will try to get the guards to open the door outside. If were successful 'we' hope to overpower the guards and escape the room and get our powers, skills, and abilities back so we can get out of the castle. We were also going to join up with Sesshomorru before you engage him in battle and warn him of what you are doing," said Sango as she started to cry as she felt the pit in her stomach grow with once more for betraying the others to him.
"Don't cry Sango, I know betraying those you care about hurts at first, but I want you to trust me when I say...you'll get over it in time," said Inuyasha who to Sango's surprise received a hug from Inuyasha as he tried to comfort her in the embrace.
"Please don't hurt them too badly if they go through with it. They are my friends just much as yours Inuyasha," said Sango whose words were muffled by Inuyasha's clothing.
"I won't Sango and as I promised you before I will not let Kohaku join in the assault on the Western Lands as per our agreement. However, I need you to do one more thing before you see Kohaku in person," said Inuyasha as he let go of Sango.
"What do I have to do?" said Sango with a determined look on her face that became surprised ones when Inuyasha wiped a tear dripping down her face.
"Give my guards the heads up with a signal right before Kagome and the others plan of attack starts. Also, I want you to get Kilala on your side before this happens as well. If all goes well not only will I not let Kohaku join my army for this campaign, but as an added bonus, I'll let you talk to Kohaku alone in this very circle. Face to face. Deal," said Inuyasha who was once more less then an inch away from connecting his lips with her.
"Deal," Sango whispered back as she leaned close to him and out of whatever impulses she felt at that time she did not control...kissed Inuyasha on his demon lips.
(A/N: Shocker isn't it! Keep reading.)
The kiss in itself seemed to last for hours, but was only in truth minutes as when they finally disconnected from each other there was nothing, but silence. "Very impressive Sango. Most impressive indeed," said Inuyasha in a whisper as he smiled at her.
Realizing what she had done Sango backed away and at the same time her face blushed a red equal to that of Inuyashas demonic eyes. "I...I don't know what came over...me," said Sango as she became baffled by her actions in kissing Inuyasha and touched her lips as if to try and understand it.
"It's all right Sango. Go back to them and do as I asked and all will be well in the end," said Inuyasha as he motioned with his hands and almost immediately the escort came and waited for the demon slayer at the steps of circular arena.
Sango could only nod her head at Inuyasha and then walk off the arena back to her prison where her friends were waiting for her. When they were all out of sight Tsubaki appeared in the opposite direction and looked at Inuyasha with an unreadable face. "My dear General Inuyasha had I known THAT was what you considered training I would have spared with you in a more...private setting," said Tsubaki as she walked up to the stone steps into the circular arena.
Inuyasha bowed his head respectfully when she had appeared, but he did not smile at what she said that indicated she saw the kiss between him and the demon slayer. "You do not need to look too much into that my queen. It was an unexpected...a very much unexpected impulse from someone who...could not control her mind for a second," said Inuyasha as he cracked a small smile.
"Regardless of how unexpected it may be my General I don't want this little...incident to happen again," said Tsubaki who became serious once she saw Inuyashas small, but noticeable smile.
"Afraid you are going to be replaced my queen?" said Inuyasha curiously with raised eyebrow as he stared at her now frowning face.
"Not really, but I can't have this start something in you now. Especially since we are so close to the attack on the Western Lands," said Tsubaki who was trying to read Inuyasha face the best she could as the clouds above blocked the moon and the light it gave into the arena.
"Of course my queen. Rest assured that you will not have to worry about what you saw, for I have already taken care of the demon slayer. I also expect her little cat of a demon Kilala to follow in her mistress's footsteps out of loyalty to her and Kohaku," said a smiling Inuyasha.
"Still! The campaign starts soon and the troops are nearly ready to move out. Even Lieutenant Shinn is anxious for this one and normally he is quite nervous," said Tsubaki as she was now in front of him as her face went form serious to...affectionate.
"I will speak to the troops after I do some late night training. If I don't I fear my skills will diminish and I will not fight to my full potential when it is needed most," said Inuyasha in a more serious manner.
"Of course my General I will leave you to your training," said Tsubaki as she left the area and her presence was replace by ten demon soldiers in training clothes meant for sparing appeared.
One by one they surrounded him in a circle and got into their own battle stance. "Let's get this fight started. I'm a busy General and I have neither the time nor patience for incompetent fighters. SO FIGHT!" said Inuyasha in a commanding tone as the demons that had surrounded him did just that.
Each demon fought with everything they had when they fought Inuyasha due to the fact that Inuyasha ordered them to. On previous occasions when he trained before like this in the past Inuyasha made sure he fought mercilessly with those he trained within the arena almost as much as he did on the battlefield. The only thing that was different here was he didn't kill those he trained with, but that didn't mean he hadn't come close to doing so. There were at least three different occasions where he had lost his restraint in killing and came within a fraction of an inch to ending his training partner's lives. However, since those last three incidents Inuyasha had gotten better at controlling the urge to kill his training opponents to the point where he couldn't feel the urges anymore till he fought on the battlefield.
Of course once ON the battlefield Inuyasha knew he could cut loose upon the actual enemy and not worry about restraining himself till after the battle was over. Three demons to the right of Inuyasha attacked as soon as they heard the word "fight". They tried to land several punches as well as kicks to their General with everything they had. However, they couldn't as Inuyasha dodged each attempt without almost moving from side to side and landed either a punch, kick, and/or backhand to his sparring partners. Eventually all ten fought him at once and all ten met with the same fate as before in each training session with their General...painful defeat. "Good training session my warriors. You did much better then last time. A few more training sessions like this and you may actually land a hand on me," said Inuyasha as they slowly got up from the ground bloodied and bruised all over.
Inuyasha then healed them all at once with the same technique he used on Sango the previous day, but with more power since he had hurt his soldiers far more worse then he did with Sango. Each one of them bowed to him and left his presence as they needed to rest up for the big battle that was to come. "General Inuyasha," came a voice from a figure that leaped into the air and landed impressively in the arena circle.
"Well if it isn't my loyal second-in-command Kohaku. How are you this fine evening?" said Inuyasha.
"Queen Tsubaki informed me you were removing me from the campaign west. Is this true?" said Kohaku who was in normal clothing with metal arm bands attached to his arms.
"Really? Well if she told you that then of course you know it is completely true. You are not come with me to this campaign to the west," said Inuyasha more seriously.
"But why? Do I lack the fight skill required? I have trained myself hard under your conditions and served you loyally in battle" said Kohaku who was looking at Inuyasha with concern.
"If you think that I think that your skills are inadequate under my eyes then your wrong on all counts and beliefs. The fact that you were removed from this campaign is because it involves someone that is connected to this on a more personal nature," said Inuyasha who put his hand on the boy's shoulder.
"Is this about Sesshomorru? You don't want me to fight Sesshomorru is that it?" said Kohaku not fully understanding.
Inuyasha just smiled at the boy before he could answer. "No my boy this has nothing to do with Sesshomorru. It involves your big sister...Sango," said Inuyasha as he saw the boy's eyes light up.
"My...sister," said Kohaku in disbelief.
"Yes. She is here in this very castle and she is doing a favor or rather...a task for me at this moment. Once she completes it you and her will talk here in this very spot...face to face," said Inuyasha calmly while Kohaku seemed out right happy.
"Really?" said Kohaku who thought he was in a dream.
"Yes. However, it won't happen if you are with me when I go into battle against Sesshomorru and his army. Understand?" said Inuyasha who received a hug from Kohaku as a thanks.
"Thank you General Inuyasha. I don't know how to repay you for this," said Kohaku who was so happy he could almost die.
"Just keep training till the day comes my boy. I have arranged for one of the guards to contact you on the day you are to meet her. For now you must have...patience," said Inuyasha.
"Yes General I shall," said Kohaku who removed his embrace from Inuyasha and bowed as he turned to leave.
"Kohaku! One more thing I need to mention to you before you go," said Inuyasha as the boy turned half way to hear his General.
"Yes," Kohaku said curiously.
"The 'special prison' near here is not to be touched or opened by you under any reason or circumstances that may arise. I just thought you might want to know that ahead of time, "said Inuyasha who saw the boy's puzzlement before nodding and running off to the direction that led to his room.
Inuyasha looked up at the night sky and thought about all the weird things that had happened in the past few days. He then noticed the moon's color was almost like it had turned...blue! "A blue moon? Well...strange things always seem to happened I suppose when it comes out with that color," said Inuyasha as he walked out of his private training space and headed for the garrasion before he went tohis room.
(A/N: Next Chapter Sango must do the unthinkable, but will she regret doing it when she gets what she wants? Review to find out! Hmmmmmmmreviews...gurgle sound. LOL!)