Hey! Sorry it took me so long to come up with this chapter, I've been sick :( Thank you for all of the wonderful reviews:) Well, enjoy the chapter!
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Chapter 8: Problems
Inuyasha had searched the entire forest, backwards and forward. He just couldn't find Kagome! Sango was nowhere to be seen either, but Kagome was top priority right now. He was starting to worry. He didn't like to worry.
Inuyasha sat down on a nearby log, and sighed. It irked him when he couldn't do something, when he felt hopeless in a situation. He felt weak. He wanted so bad to find Kagome, but it was nowhere in his power to find her, in this huge forest. He rubbed his temples. He was so worried.
It was then that Inuyasha smelled it. He smelled Kagome. He stood straight up, and sniffed the air. Yup, it was definitely Kagome. He ran in the direction of her scent. He was running south. He was also caught up in the scent of another person, a youkai. Who was it? He couldn't catch just who it was.
He ran faster. Who was with Kagome? The scents mixed together, causing him to become more and more worried. Had someone taken her? Had someone...killed her? He just couldn't believe that. He wouldn't allow it. Inuyasha took one more big whiff of the air, when he realized who the youkai was.
'Sesshoumaru!'
Inuyasha took off at top speed, in the direction of Sesshoumaru's castle. He was worried to death of what could have happened to Kagome, especially with his brother with her. 'I swear to you Sesshoumaru, if you touched her, harmed her, or KILLED her, I am going to rip your head off, and enjoy it!'
Inuyasha ran for a few minutes more, then came to a clearing in the forest. He saw Sesshoumaru's castle, and smelled Kagome's scent as much as he could before. He was furious. He doubled his speed, and ran toward the beautiful castle.
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Kagome was walking around the castle, admiring the beautiful scene around her. She hadn't really the time to admire the castle when she first came to it, so she spent her afternoon doing just that. She gaped and sighed at all the petite works of art, at the brilliant statues, and the awesome floor design. She was flawlessly stunned. As she admired the castle, she hadn't realized that somebody was standing in front of her, and she ran right into their chest. A low voice responded.
"Miko, do you not watch where you walk?" Kagome blushed, and shook her head. Sesshoumaru always embarrassed her, and she knew he took pleasure in it.
"No, actually I was admiring your castle. It is quite stunning, indeed. I would have loved to grown up here when I was younger. I lived in poverty when I was a child, considering my fathers death, my mother went into depression, with a new baby on the way. I was pretty tough."
Sesshoumaru nodded. He knew what it was like to be young and to loose your parents. It was tough times, indeed. He looked down to the miko, who was taking in interest in her foot. She was obviously embarrassed. He chuckled, causing Kagome to look up at him.
"What are you laughing at?" Kagome asked with puppy eyes. This made Sesshoumaru want to laugh even more. She was so...curious.
"Nothing that would give you interest, miko. Now, lets make our way back to your room. That monk was looking for you earlier. He was mumbling something about being lost." Kagome's head shot up at this.
"Oh no! I was supposed to show him around the castle! I completely forgot about it!" Kagome took off in a dash. Sesshoumaru shook his head, and followed her, walking calmly in pursuit.
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Kagome finally found Miroku in the library, 20 minutes after she took off in search for him. She knew Sesshoumaru had followed her, and she knew that he was probably making fun of her, she got lost a few times also. She scratched her head, and walked up to him. Miroku was lost in his own world, she realized, after walking up to him, and saying his name a few times, over and over again. She finally gave up, and thumped him on the head. He finally got his face out of the book, and looked at her.
"Kagome! I was trying to find you everywhere! I finally came upon this library though, it is quite interesting too. Did you know that when youkai's-"
"Never mind that, let me show you around the castle!" Kagome cut off Miroku, and grabbed his arm, pulling him outside of the library. She bumped into Sesshoumaru by accident, and blushed.
'Kagome! Get a hold of yourself! You can't keep blushing every time you make skin contact with him!' Kagome mentally screamed at herself, making her blush even more. Sesshoumaru shrugged it off, and went to go see what the monk was sticking his face into.
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"...and this is the kitchen, which is connected to the dining room...well its not really a room, but more like a hall..." Kagome was showing Miroku around the castle, to the best of what she remembered of it. She had covered most of the castle, and had given Miroku a good sense of how to get around.
Miroku listened intently, making sure he was taking in every detail of what she was saying. He didn't want to miss out on something, then get lost later on. He was just happy he was staying here, glad Sesshoumaru let them stay there.
"...and that is the last hallway, giving some guest rooms and a huge balcony at the end. And...that should be it! So...did you get a basic idea of the castle and all?" Kagome asked with a smile.
Miroku was silent for a few seconds, then finally nodded. "Yup, I get the basic idea. Its pretty huge. Well, thanks Kagome!"
Miroku gave Kagome a small hug, then left, going back to the library. Kagome sighed, and looked around. Now what was she to do? She thought for a second, then finally went to go play with the children. She started walking in the direction of the gardens, until she heard a loud bang on the door, then somebody yelling 'SESSHOUMARU!'
Kagome stiffened at who it was. It was Inuyasha.
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Inuyasha pounded on the large castle doors. Kagome was in there, and he was going to get her out! The guards had attempted to stop her, but failed. He was banging on the doors now, calling Sesshoumaru's name. He finally stopped screaming when the door was cracked open.
"What do you want, half breed." A low and booming voice was heard, and he knew it was Sesshoumaru.
"Sesshoumaru! Give me back Kagome! Why did you take her! GIVE HER BACK!"
Inuyasha was having a fit. He wanted Kagome, and he wanted her right then and there!
"Calm down, you impetuous half breed. Your Kagome is safe in my home, and she wants nothing more to do with you. Leave now."
This had enraged Inuyasha, and he tried to beat down the door. Guards grabbed him, and started to drag him off of the lands. That is, until the sound of Kagome was heard from inside the castle.
"Inuyasha! What are you doing here?" Kagome's small form was saw at the castle door, standing next to Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha broke free of the guardsmen, and ran toward Kagome, to grab her, and run away with her. Sesshoumaru stepped in his way, and Inuyasha ran headfirst into his chest. That was the second person in one day now, that had ran into his chest. Was it like a target or something, now?
"Leave, Inuyasha. Kagome wants nothing more to do with you. Know that she is safe in my home, as well as her friends. She wants nothing more to do with you. As does she, I don't either. Leave, now, you impetuous half breed, before I throw you off of my grounds, personally."
Inuyasha was shocked my Sesshoumaru's words. Had they been true? Kagome had only to stand behind Sesshoumaru, looking at the ground, when he had spoken. Had he forced her to stay there? He thought he saw her tearing up, but he wasn't sure.
"Kagome, is what he says true? Do you want nothing more to do with me? Do you want to leave me, leave your duty, to search for the jewel shards? Do you!" Inuyasha's voice was shaking with rage. She had chosen Sesshoumaru, his cold brother, over him! When Kagome didn't respond, Inuyasha turned his back.
"Fine then, you bitch, stay with that cold youkai of yours. I hope you have a great life, you two. Don't ever try to come back to me again, you bitch!" With that, Inuyasha took off, right before the tears started to fall down his face.
Kagome couldn't take Inuyasha's harsh words any longer. She started to brake down, and cry. She fell to her knees, and sobbed into her sleeves. She didn't mean to make Inuyasha so angry! She didn't even know that he would care!
Sesshoumaru saw the sight before his eyes, and it made him want to hold her so bad. He wanted to comfort her, make her feel better, but he knew he couldn't. This was between her and Inuyasha, whether he liked it or not.
He stood by the crying miko for a few minutes, until she stopped crying. He held his hand out to help her up, and she accepted it. She followed him back into the castle, and she decided that she wanted to see the kids in the garden. They always cheered her up.
Kagome told Sesshoumaru that she was going to the garden, so she could clear her mind from some things. he nodded, and allowed her to go. As she walked toward the garden, all she had on her mind was one thing: Inuyasha, and leaving to go back to him. She knew she couldn't, but she would think about it anyway. As she headed into the garden, She allowed another tear to cross her cheek, this time it was for Inuyasha.
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Inuyasha ran as fast as he could, into the forest of Inuyasha, to collapse next to the well. His face was stained with tears, his breath caught in his throat. He was so pissed off. He had let his stupid brother run off with the girl he loved, and she obviously wanted to stay with Sesshoumaru more then she wanted to stay with him. He decided to take out his anger on the closest tree, and slashed it to the ground. He slashed a few more, until he got tired of killing the poor trees.
He fell to the ground again, tired and depressed. There was nothing left now. His friends, his life, his love, had all left him, right in front of his eyes. And, he didn't even know how, or why! Why did they leave him? Was he that much of a jackass to them? He really didn't mean it, he always has had anger issues since he was a child, and he couldn't help it!
Inuyasha lay on the ground for a few more minutes, letting everything that happened that day sink into him. He struck the well, and watch the wood fly off from the side of it. This had all happened because of Kagome. That bitch, he hoped that she died and burned in hell. But, the other half hoped that she would overcome her senses, and come back to him.
As he thought about what happened, and what he hoped to happen, he started to doze off, laying under the star lit sky, urging himself to sleep.
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Kagome sat in the gardens, watching the kids play. They made her smile, and that was all she needed, was to smile. She needed to get Inuyasha off of her mind, and sitting here wallowing in her pain wasn't going to do anything for her own good. She watched the kids play for a few minutes more, then headed her way back into the castle. She knew that the beauty of the castle would take away all of her thoughts.
As she walked back, she noticed Sesshoumaru, standing at the castle doors, staring intently at her. Her back ran with chills, she really didn't like to be stared at, it made her uncomfortable. He stared at her the entire way back, and she approached him.
"Miko, are you still thinking about that half breed Inuyasha? I told you not to think about him anymore. He is out of your life now, you will learn to move on, and so will he."
Kagome nodded, keeping her eyes to the ground. Why did he have to bother her when she was at her most vulnerable? It really irked her how he controlled what she thought and didn't think. Although, it was for her own good, and she knew that. She really needed to get over Inuyasha, and this was the best way to do just that.
Sesshoumaru continued to stare at Kagome, at her tear-streaked face, at her swollen eyes and lips. She was so sad. He knew what she needed to bring up her attitude. It was what brought everyone up when they were sad.
"Follow me, miko," Sesshoumaru said in his low, but warm tone. She nodded, and followed Sesshoumaru through his castle.
She wondered what he had in store for her? She hoped it was something good, she needed something to take her mind off of Inuyasha. She thought more and more, about why she was following him, what he needed to show her. Her thoughts ended as she walked into his study, and saw what she was brought to see. She smiled, and ran up to it.
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Well, there you go! Sorry I ended on a sort-of cliffy, but I just didn't feel like typing anymore. I'm still sick, and I'm kinda tired :( Sorry! Read and review, and until next time!