Chapter 9
Pain
By: 12stoneswithin
Summary: You never quite know what life has in store for you but sometimes it's better not knowing.
What Happened Last Time-
Tashio Pov
The Kami gave me a second chance but I couldn't help but feel pain at knowing they didn't gift me Izayoi as well. I felt so much joy when I smelled my mate and I was hoping against all hope that she was inside that room but when I looked and saw the small woman curled into my son I felt confused and pained. My beast rejoiced in finding our mate but I felt a bitter cold sweep over me…. The thought of sharing my mate made my beast whimper and cry out while it gave me hope. Hope that perhaps she would reject me and the kami would grant me peace in death with my love. However, I had a sinking feeling that would not be the case as my beast clawed at its cage trying to take control back and make our mate want us.
Kag Pov-
I felt like I was being suffocated and my body rang with a pain so deep I thought I was going to die. It felt as though my body was being torn in two different directions but I couldn't find my voice through the ever growing pain. My mind and body were slowly becoming a shrinking cage….
Sess Pov-
"Healer!" I growled as I ran back to our room. Within moments of returning she had begun pouring sweat and her heartbeat had become rapid and then slowed so quickly it was almost undetectable. " Healer, what is wrong with my mate ?" looking at the poor man's face I couldn't help but feel my anger rise.
" My Lord it would appear that the Lady Kagome is rejecting the change or is unable to complete it." my blood ran cold and I felt my heart skip a beat before I fully registered what the old fool had said.
" How is this so Healer you said as long as she was with me she would make it through. Perhaps you lied ?" I saw the fear in his eyes become even more apparent as the poison dripped from my fingertips to the floor and slowly ate it away.
"My Lord I did not lie, I swear. Although I do have a suspicion it has to do with your father. If she is truly his mate as well she would need both of you at this time." the stench of his fear was becoming nauseating; however, he wasn't wrong… she belonged to us.
Tashio Beast Pov
My mate, I'm coming I promise just hold on. I wish for nothing more than my legs to move even just a small amount faster. Something is gravely wrong. I can barely feel her anymore.
To Have Loved Him
Chapter 10
Conflicting Love
By: 12stoneswithin
Summary: You never quite know what life has in store for you but sometimes it's better not knowing.
What Happened Last Time-
Tashio Beast Pov
My mate, I'm coming I promise just hold on. I wish for nothing more than my legs to move even just a small amount faster. Something is gravely wrong. I can barely feel her anymore.
Present
Tashio Pov
I felt my muscles and lungs begin to burn as I rushed toward my mate. Her essence was fading quickly. Just moments ago she had been perfectly well. I felt the walls cracking and falling around me as I ran through them trying to find her. It was proving difficult to pinpoint her as her scent had begun fading and her soul itself was sending off the tiniest of tremors. Every room I barged through hoping to see her beautiful face left my beast trying to take control when we didn't see her. I began to truly panic as tears fell from my eyes slowly, forenly. My beast broke through and took control rushing in the opposite direction.
Sess Pov
My gaze hadn't left my mate since I'd sent for someone to retrieve my father. Watching the slight rise and fall off her chest gave me a small comfort along with an ever growing sense of panic. Her heart beat had slowed and her soul's distress signals were becoming fainter by the minute.
For the first time in my life I felt truly helpless. I could feel her fighting for life her aura flaring slightly every so often only to fade slowly once again. I felt weak and useless standing by as she suffered.
Give mate some of our strength, my beast whined in my head. Before I knew it I found myself kneeling next to her holding her small hand to my lips and forced what power I had slowly into her. Her breathing and heartbeat improved as I felt my body slowly begin to sag with relief and exhaustion. I could vaguely feel my father getting closer as my eyes closed and my world went black.
Kag Pov
I kept trying to ask my mate for help through our bond but it felt as though something wasn't quite right. As time wore on it was becoming harder to try to communicate through the pain. The air in my lungs was slowly depleting and increasingly hard to replenish setting my chest aflame. As the pain began to consume and overwhelm me I felt a slight pressure on my hand and a sudden burst of energy entered my body giving me a new found strength. I still felt the pain but I was more willing to fight it now. The void no longer felt so consuming nor the pain as daunting. Within moments I felt a new wave of energy consume me with an all consuming pressure. With its coming I felt at peace as I stopped trying to fight the pain and gave into the foreboding darkness that lay before me.
Toga Pov
Seeing her small frame barely holding on brought tears to my eyes and a strong sense of guilt. She would have been fine had I simply stayed with them but I chose to leave. No matter the reason this was still my fault. Wrapping my arms around her I could feel her sigh in relief as she curled into me. Looking down at her I saw Sesshomaru curled in her lap like a pup. Seeing them together made me yearn for my Izayoi and yet as I looked into Kagome's face I felt as though doing so was a silent betrayal. She was my mate and yet I still wanted my old love that was long gone. While looking at her I could see the changes taking place. Her once tan skin became almost golden in hue, her hair grew longer and took on a hint of blue and silver, markings similar to Sesshomaru and I's formed on her delicate face, her nails grew in an angular fashion forming claws, and her body became slightly taller and leaner; however, neither affected her curves. Watching her change brought me a sense of relief and dread but as I gazed at her I couldn't help but relax and drift into a conflicted unrestful sleep.