Sequel Chapter 11
The black dog demon who is claimed to be Kagome's father, starred down at her aggressively. Kagome starred back a little frightened as she was on Yoshiro. The three other dog demons starred at the dog demon who seeks for Kagome. Inuyasha was still trying to get to the scene angrily.
/I thought I heard that you have returned… Kagome…/ The dog barked and transformed to a human-like state.
/F-Father… what… what are you doing here/ Kagome asked.
/Draw the sword./ He growled.
Black and gray clouds had formed above them. It started to sprinkle water from the sky slowly. One landing on Kagome's cheek made her flinched ever so slightly.
/Leave her alone/ Tisane growled in his giant dog form.
/I DEMAND SILENCE FROM YOU/ He snarled.
/Lord Tacoma, surely we can talk things out./ Akemi stated as she transformed back as well.
/I WILL KILL YOU TOO AKEMI/ He growled out.
/Yoshiro… put me down. Kagome ordered him.
/Yes Kagome. Yoshiro replied and let her off and he transformed as well as Tisane.
The sprinkling grew harder and soon the sky started to pour down with rain. Making Kagome's priestess clothing attach to her still form. Tisane, Yoshiro, and Akemi were getting drenched too. This, Lord Tacoma, didn't even care about the drizzling rain.
Kagome took out the sword and Tacoma did the same. He growled at his own daughter; ready to kill her at any moment. Tisane and Yoshiro wanted to help her but she forbidden it.
/Stay down. This is my fight to do. Do not interfere. Kagome barked and walked forward a little more.
Tacoma smiled that she decided to challenge him on her own. It was a stared down for only a few seconds, waiting for the opponent to make the first move. Not a sound from anyone and you could just hear the rain pouring down, faster, and faster. He quickly charged at her with no hesitation for in an instant he had cut her off guard. Luckily she enough time to manage dodging the blade, but he pulled his leg around and kicked her in which sent her flying a few feet backwards, lying on the ground she yelled in pain. He shouted rage as ran towards her with his blade ready to cut her in two pieces where she lied. She held her sword up to block it and shoved it back and jumped to her feet to regain some upper level. Tacoma charged at her again with no time to waste and scrapped her shoulder with the blade and she hiss in pain.
Inuyasha arrived right then and saw Kagome yell in pain. The man, who was he? He looked like a black version of his own father. Wait, father… could that be Kagome's father then? He didn't know and at the moment he didn't care and started to run towards them. Kagome caught the scent of Inuyasha coming closer till she could hear his footsteps.
"STAY!" Kagome shouted at Inuyasha angrily without looking at him. He ceased himself about 20 feet on the side of the other black demon companions of hers.
She got up and charged at her father and latched off his shoulder pad protection fluff thing. (Some people say tail but you guys never observe, but what ever. I'm not complaining.) He watched it fly in the stormy wind which threw it merely 4 feet away. His eyes landed back on Kagome, mad as ever.
Kagome jumped from tree to tree trying to find a perfect spot to strike him. Tacoma watched her moves and went ahead of her plan and sent her down on the ground hard and made a small crater. She sat up in the crater to shake her head and saw her father two feet away from stabbing her. Manage the strength, she quickly moved out of the way and jumped in the raining cold air shouting 'acid nails' which sent her acid dagger like nails him. They landed on target and they saw the small smoke on him. The acid only burnt his clothing and barely his skin.
Thunder pounding above them loudly came along with thunder that looked to be only a mile or two away. Kagome shifted her eyes toward Inuyasha, then to Tisane, Akemi, and Yoshiro. They were still alright, she was glad, so she turned her attention back to her father. She had to protect them from him at any cost; espcailly Inuyasha.
He got up laughing at her demonically, toying with her mind. Seeing the fire blaze in her eyes, he charged at her with a blink of a second, she quickly dodged at again and cut off his armor a little. Turning around, Tacoma stabbed herback with the swords hilt. She gritted her teeth and barred with itthen drove her sword into his stomach and quickly removed it out.
/Father, I don't want to fight anymore! Kagome cried as she left herself unguarded.
/You killed my mate; it's only fair that I seek revenge. He growled.
/I'm your daughter! She shouted as lightning started to form around her.
/You aren't worthy, you half breed! He shouted back and kicked her chin up like a foot ball and it sent her flying backwards.
Kagome fell on her back, motionless on the muddy ground. The rain hitting her like a cold shower would. So, she was a worthless half breed…?
/Why… WHY? She howled into the dark sky and looked at slowly got on her knees. /WHY AM I WORTHLESS WHEN YOU CREATED ME! She asked loudly as she looked at him.
/YOU WERE SIMPLY A MISTAKE TO HAPPEN, WE DIDN'T WANT A HALF BREED, AND FEMALE HALF BREED NO LESS! He snarled and the others gasped. Kagome got up to her feet glaring at him.
Inuyasha looked at the three demons. He wanted to know what they were saying. But most importantly he wanted to know why they were fighting. No one was telling him anything.
/IF I WAS A MISTAKE THAT WAS BORN, THEN WHY DID YOU TEACH ME THINGS SO I COULD LIVE! She asked angrily.
/SO YOU COULD LIVE LONG ENOUGH, SO I COULD KILL YOU MYSELF! THAT'S WHY TISANE AND YOSHIRO PRACTICE WITH YOU! SO THEY COULD PREPARE YOU TO FIGHT AGAINST ME! He growled angrily and Kagome gasped and looked at them.
/You… you prepared me… you prepared me, to fight against him! Kagome sobbed.
"No! We didn't! That's absurd! We would never do that Kagome!" Tisane shouted at her.
"Kagome, he's right! We lcare about you very much and would NEVER do that to you! He's lying!" Yoshiro shouted.
/Akemi… you remember, don't you? Tacoma sneered at her. Tisane, Kagome, and Yoshiro looked at her too.
"Yes." She simply replied.
"MOTHER, HOW COULD YOU!" Tisane shouted.
"I COULDN'T DO A THING ABOUT IT!" She shouted at her son.
/See Kagome… you were taught to kill… but you were trained to be killed by me. Tacoma sneered.
/All this time Akemi… ALL THIS TIME WAS A LIE! Kagome fell to her knees.
"I didn't want it to happen! That's why I allowed you to run off! So you could be safe from harm!" Akemi cried too. "I'm sorry Kagome!" She yelled.
Kagome sighed; nothing could make simple sense anymore. As if it ever did though, right? Tacoma charged at her again and sent her flying backwards like a rag doll. She was losing her energy faster now because her head wasn't straight. Her focus was dying down. He scratched her cheek with his claws as she tried to get up weakly.
Tacoma smirked. /You won't give up. He then laughed and punched her in the stomach. She started to cough up some blood and wheezed. Kagome stood up trying hard to ignore it. He laughed and charged at her again and she jumped out of the way and scratched his back. It pissed him off and again charged at her and scratched her other cheek. Four scratches on each side; her face was red, not from blushing, no, but from the blood slipping out.
Tisane and Yoshiro were growling at this. If given the command from Kagome, they would come to help her. Though, they didn't really know how much help they would be. After all, she was stronger than them, either that, more clever in attack strategies.
Kagome's vision was starting to become a little hazy. She was trying to keep her focus clear as long as she could. The blood loss was making her dizzy as well as she stood up. She fell back down; she didn't have the energy or heart, to fight against her father.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted and started to run towards her again.
"STAY BACK!" She ordered as she panted roughly.
/Heh, heh, heh, so… that half breed is your mate… perfect. Tacoma ran at him.
"DON'T YOU DARE; INUYASHA GET AWAY FROM HERE!" She gave him a quick dismissal hand but he didn't understand at all.
Kagome eyes widened in fear and started to get up painfully and run towards Inuyasha as fast as she could. Akemi charged at Tacoma to stop him but jumped cleanly over her. It was Tisane and Yoshiro's turn to charge at Tacoma at the same time to protect Inuyasha but Tacoma easily pushed them aside with his shoulder and jumped up to the air, where he was now above Inuyasha's head, coming down hard. Inuyasha was frozen stiff and couldn't even move. He wasn't he even thinking of what's going on. Just looked up and watched Tacoma about to kill him in slight fear.
"IIIIIINUUUUUUYAAAAAASHAAAAAA!" Kagome screamed at the top of her lungs. She pushed him out of the way only seconds before he would be stabbed by her father.
/THEN DIE AND TAKE HIS PLACE! Tacoma roared and stabbed threw Kagome. She winced at the pain and whined in agony.
The blade had gone through her back and came out her chest near the middle. It shattered two rib bones and tore open an air passage through her lungs. She fell to the ground having hard time breathing. Her breaths were becoming more, and more uneven.
Tisane fell to his knees on the ground as he just witnessed Kagome, getting stabbed like that. His face cringed tightly and started to cry. His eyes held them back as much as he could. This was too much for him because he's never seen someone die.
Yoshiro felt like he was struck with a knife through the heart. It was like he just lost a younger sister and collapsed to the ground also. He saw people die before, but he had never witnessed some one close to him die.
Akemi was broken now, Kagome dying, and the newly created pup she had. (Kagome didn't know she was pregnant and the guys are too dense to smell it out.) She started to sob and cry her eyes out. Weakly, she stayed her ground, not hiding her tears and fear.
"Heh, stupid half breeds are. Now suffer like you made your mother suffer." Tacoma said in human language with a smile on his face as he removed the sword from Kagome's body. Her body lying motionless and her breaths because faint.
"Ka…gome…" Inuyasha whispered. "KAAAAAAGOOOOOOMEEEEEE!" Inuyasha shouted. He sat there speechless;did hejust seehis own mate die, and not do anything? Shocked as he was, he had a hard time thinking now and fell to his knees.
'Inuyasha…?' Kagome started to move slightly but the others couldn't tell because it was extremely slow. She may not have the heart to kill her father; but she had the heart to protect her mate.
"It seems I just killed your mate, do you want to die with her? I'll be glad to bring you to your demise!" Tacoma then charge at him at full speed and ready to kill him. Inuyasha didn't care now, if she was dead, there was no point living anymore. (Uh, hello, what about Shippo and the other, they don't matter?)
"Stay away… from… my MATE!" Kagome shouted the last word loudly and shot an energy formed arrow at her father, it pierced his back.
"YOU DAMN HANYOU!" Tacoma shouted in pain. He looked at Inuyasha and tried to stab him but Kagome used the last of her energy to form a small barrier around Inuyasha. Tacoma had soon disintegrated with agonizing hisses and no longer existed.
"Kagome…" He whispered then got up andran to her and she collapsed in a huge puddle of her blood. "DAMNIT KAGOME! WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR!" He shouted as he cradled her in his arms. "This is my fault because; I came out here." He held tears back, holding her even closer and tighter.
"I… told you this, before… it wasn't your fault, it is my duty to protect you. I still will no matter what, and I am going to live up to that. I protect you… as you protect me. But I think, I'll take, a… nap." She smiled and passed out in Inuyasha's arms with a smile on her bloodied face.
"Kagome…" He hugged her even tighter.
"We need to rush her to the hut. Pick her up and run her over there!" Tisane told him as he was running along Akemi and Yoshiro.
"Right..." Inuyasha picked up her whole body and ran quickly.
"Move out of the way! Yoshiro, go and grab a blanket to put Kagome on!" Akemi shouted.
"Yes mother, be right back." Yoshiro replied and went to another room and grabbed one blanket then came back and set it on the ground for when Kagome comes inside.
"What is going on, what happened out there!" Sango shouted in a panic.
"Her father tried to kill her." Yoshiro explained as he was bringing water near the blanket.
"What, is she okay?" Miroku asked as he tried to sound calm.
"No, she's not okay." Yoshiro glared.
"Here she is…" Tisane said and quickly got out of Inuyasha's way and he placed her down.
"Oh my god, Kagome!" Sango started to cry.
"Shh… calm down Sango… It'll be okay…" Miroku tried to sooth her.
Kagome's clothes were literally covered in dirt and drenched in blood. Her hair was matted up with her face be dramatically paler. Therobe was practically torn up enough to reveal her bloody flesh and herhibakama was too, but not as bad. She was passed out, but her panting was still rough, it looked like she could even be having a nightmare. Everyone just tried to talk a little and wait for her to calm down before being moved upstairs.
Inuyasha didn't know what to do. He just wanted to take her pain away. That's it! They were mates, so he could take some pain away. He softly placed a hand on Kagome's arm and she started to wake. She knew was he was going to do.
"…Don't… Inu… yasha…" She tried breathing but coughed some blood out.
"Kagome let me help!" He growled at her and everyone looked at the two.
"Don't take the pain… that I… deserve." She panted heavily and winced her body in pain.
"I DEMAND TO TAKE SOME OFTHE PAIN AND YOU WILL NOT DECLINE!" He yelled at her.
"Inu…" She sighed and tried to swallow back blood in her throat. "Kay…" She said in a raspy voice and coughed a little bit of blood again.
"Good…" He sighed in relief that she agreed with him on this. (Duh, you didn't give her a choice.)
Inuyasha took a little bit of the pain. He knew she was in a lot of pain, but he now knew that she was in A LOT more pain then he thought to imagine. Soon his chest started to hurt a little. Kagome's wound was still there, but the bleeding slowed some and her panting wasn't as bad, and she fell back to a hard sleep. She deserved better rest though.
"She's in a lot of pain." Inuyasha tried to gain back his breathing after that.
"You didn't take much of it, Inuyasha?" Tisane asked.
"No, if I took anymore, I think it could've killed me." He chuckled lightly. "After I heal from this part, I'll take more by each chance I get." Inuyasha explained.
"You are a very good mate for her, Inuyasha." Yoshiro assured him.
"Hmm…" Inuyasha nodded.
"Yoshiro, Tisane; take Kagome upstairs for me since she's calmer." Akemi stated.
"Yes mother." Her two sons replied and picked her up and Inuyasha watched.
"Inuyasha, I know this'll be against you, but you stay out here." Akemi ordered him.
"Fine…" He sighed. Inuyasha wasn't in the mood to argue.
Yoshiro and Tisane placed her on the ground softly. Akemi told them to go downstairs and they nodded then left. When they were gone Akemi walked towards Kagome. She walked to her and woke her up. Kagome looked at her and saw the sadness in her face.
"Akemi, what's wrong?" Kagome asked softly in a rasped voice.
"I'm sorry Kagome." Akemi started to cry.
"It's okay, forget about… the past." Kagome smiled.
"It's not that Kagome… you…" Akemi tried to stop crying.
"I… what…?" Kagome looked curiously at her.
"You were pregnant Kagome…" Akemi cried.
"Wh-what…?" Kagome's eyes widened and coughed blood again.
"You were pregnant… with a pup Kagome… but… the stab to your chest… killed it." She explained.
Her eyes eyes looking scared and confused. "I… I was pregnant…" Kagome started to cry. "I... killed it!" She broke into tears lying down. "I killed the first really pup I was going to have! I'm a murderer… a murderer!" Kagome cried harder and harder while coughing rose more as well.
"You're not a murderer, you didn't know… I'm so sorry I didn't tell you." Akemi gently hugged Kagome.
"I still have to give it birth though! I have to give birth to a dead pup!" Kagome cried, not wanting to see that happen.
"I know Kagome, I know…" Akemi rocked her form softly and Kagome held her tears back some. "I will tell Tisane, Yoshiro, and Shippo in demon what happened. I'll leave Inuyasha to you though." Akemi explained.
"Can you, not let Inuyasha, see me then? When I'm awake at least, it would be toohard on me." Kagome sniffled and tried to keep the tears back still coughing blood.
"Of course Kagome, who will you allow to stay in here with you?" She asked softly.
"You, Shippo, and Yoshiro…" Kagome replied. She would say Inuyasha, but right now after finding out she was pregnant but with a dead pup, it hurt too much for her.
"Okay, I'll send those two in here for you now." Akemi said sweetly.
"Thank you…" Kagome said softly.
"Mhmm…" Akemi got up and closed the door then went downstairs.
Akemi was at the end of the stairs and looked at everyone except Inuyasha. He noticed that and wondered why.
/Kagome… was pregnant… with a pup… Akemi finally spoke and the canine demons gasped.
/What don't tell us that- Tisane was cut off.
/It died when Lord Tacoma stabbed her in the back. It most likely died instantly. Akemi tried to hold back tears. Yoshiro and Tisane's heads fell.
/I-I was going to have a sibling? Shippo asked. Akemi nodded to him and he started to cry.
/You three will not tell Inuyasha about this. She sighed.
/Shippo, come here, Yoshiro, you too. Akemi called for them. Shippo jumped in her arms crying and Yoshiro walked to her. /I want you two to keep her comfortable, is that understood? Akemi requested.
/Why Shippo and I but not Inuyasha, I'm not her mate? Yoshiro asked and looked at Inuyasha and back at Akemi.
/Because Kagome can't face him, I just told her too. Akemi stated. /Tisane, can you keep an eye on the room to make sure Inuyasha doesn't go in unless she's asleep? The humans I suppose are not even allowed to step foot inside. She asked.
/Uh… He looked at Inuyasha and then back Akemi. /Yeah, I'll try. He nodded.
"Good, now go you three. I'll make some herbal medicine." She told them.
Shippo jumped into Yoshiro's arms and they walked into the room. Tisane went to the door and sat in front of it and pretended to rest. Akemi walked over to Inuyasha and bent down in front of him and evened their eye levels.
"I want you to promise me, you won't go in there without my permission, Inuyasha." She said in a serious tone.
"What the hell happened?" Inuyasha asked angrily worried.
"I'm not the one who can tell you. When Kagome is healed up, she will tell you though." Akemi explained.
"Why do I have to stay away from my own mate?" He bellowed.
"If she saw you right now, she would burst out in tears and feel guilty. Tell me, isn't that what her emotion is right now?" Akemi asked.
"Yes, it is. Why must I stay away when Shippo can go in and that Yoshiro kid of yours?" Inuyasha asked again.
"I don't know, but I want you to promise me you won't go in there without asking me or Tisane to enter." She said sternly. "She should heal in about a week's time." She explained.
"Very well, but at night I wish to see her for a few minutes." He demanded.
"If she's asleep, then we'll see." She replied and he nodded in agreement. Akemi looked at the humans with Kirara. "You are not even allowed near it. It's a lot safer that way. Sango, come with me on a walk." Akemi said.
Sango nodded and followed her out of the hut and walked around the village that was very wet. They were silent for quite a while and it was making Sango feel uneasy a little. Akemi could sense it and decided to talk now.
"You are worried about Kagome aren't you?" Akemi asked.
"OF COURSE I AM!" Sango accidentally snapped at her. "Sorry, but can you PLEASEtell me what happened after you placed her in the room upstairs?" Sango's eyes pleaded.
"Kagome didn't know that she was pregnant." Akemi started.
"So, Kagome was never told?" Sango asked curiously.
"Her father; he stabbed her in the back which broke two rib bones and tore her lung. The pup I believe died instantly from suffocation." Akemi explained.
"Oh no." Sango started to cry.
"She doesn't want to face Inuyasha and tell him just yet, so that is why I had him promise, to leave Kagome alone." Akemi added.
"I understand Akemi. That's so sad, in five to six she has to give birth to something... dead." Sango couldn't take it anymore and sobbed. Hanyous are born faster than humans, demons are even faster.
"Promise that you will not tell the monk or Inuyasha, alright?" Akemi asked.
"I promise; now if you'll excuse me, I would like to go back to the hut." Sango bowed politely and ran to the hut and cried into Miroku's chest. He was sort of confused on why she was crying but then again, it didn't really matter, it probably involved Kagome anyhow.
Night finally came down and Inuyasha got his permission to see his Kagome who was asleep. He walked inside and saw her all bandaged up and clean. Bringing a hand to her face Yoshiro stopped him.
"Don't touch her, it won't be helpful." Yoshiro stated tiredly.
"Shut up, I'll take some pain away from her." Inuyasha whispered and touched her shoulder and took some pain away and he cringed.
Inuyasha just sat there watching her for only a little longer. Then about 7 minutes late he kissed her on her forehead and left the room. He felt helpless; it was just like that hospital place somewhat. Inuyasha didn't like it at the hospital, and now it made him more wary about Kagome because they were mate.
So far, everyone is saying Kag Chibi; rawr. I guess I should add alot of Shippo and Kagome playing.
Next time: A couple days passed but its been all rainy. Kagome gets up and realizes that she killed her father, Lord Tacoma... Kagome runs off to deal with something and everyone follows. OKay, but why are the two princes there? Princes; who? After the day, Kagome gets the guys to tell Inuyasha.
