Ch. 2 Departing
By DeadlyFlameDemon & LoveMePrincessKagome
The next morning was quite eventful, Inuyasha had come barging into Sesshomaru's room at 9 O'clock in the morning and making a fake uproar at the fact that Sesshomaru had a human woman in his arms, one of the enemy nonetheless. His speech ended with Sesshomaru pinning Inuyasha to the wall just as he had done to Kagome the day before, He warned Inuyasha that if any of the other demons found out that he would skin him alive. Kagome looked at Sesshomaru worried as she thought to herself, 'What if he doesn't want me if anyone found out, no, it is just because of the rules of war, no dating of the nemesis.' She looked away from Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's sibling rivalry and towards the door when she heard an uproar coming from downstairs. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha quit fighting when they heard the thundering footsteps coming down the stairs, "Damn it...How did this happen half-breed!" Sesshomaru yelled at Inuyasha. Inuyasha quickly retorted, "I didn't even know 'till just this morning!" Silence was heard for a moment until pounding came from the other side of the door, "Sesshomaru! Open up! We know you have her in there!" Sesshomaru looked at Kagome and pointed towards the bathroom, she went in quickly after covering her scent and aura.
The door was broken down as soon as she shut the door, "Sesshomaru! Inuyasha! Where is that Angel? We know she is here!" The bartender yelled at Sesshomaru. "Mark! What the hell is your problem? Sesshomaru hates humans and so do I! They killed our father, you think we'd let them live after that?" Inuyasha screamed at the barkeep. The demons behind Mark went into another uproar, "Check the room! check the room!" It was now that Sesshomaru spoke up, "Go ahead, check my room. You will not find any human wench!" Demons plowed through the door and began to push over the bed, check out the window, and check everywhere possible. When they got to the bathroom door a demon yelled, "IT'S LOCKED! SHE'S IN HERE!" Demons crowded around the door as the barkeep broke it down, they flooded into the large secret hot spring the was naturally made in the ground. The demons tore that apart as well before leaving back upstairs to the bar, after they were gone the bartender left too mumbling, "I'm sorry...We'll have all this fixed."
As soon as the man was gone Sesshomaru ran into the bathroom and looked for any sign of his Kagome. "Kagome? Kagome?" He looked around frantically, suddenly something drew his attention in the water, it seemed as if the water wasn't moving at all about half way to the bottom. "He he...clever girl." He dived into the water and moved towards the spot where the water quit moving and felt a small shock run through his body as he entered the barrier. There was no water in the barrier so they could breath easily, "Kagome...You are very smart...They had no idea." He smiled lightly at her before pulling her into a tight embrace, he then pulled back and looked at her seriously, "I have to get you home...No matter how much I want you to stay...Your safety comes first." Her smile turned into a sad expression before she nodded, "I want your brother to meet my sister." "Okay." Kagome chanted a few words and the barrier lifted them out of the water and onto the cement next to it, when their feet touch the ground they were still in each others embrace. "Let us go Kagome, Inuyasha." Sesshomaru picked up Kagome and jumped out of the window with Inuyasha right behind them running towards the East Siders territory. Kikyo was cleaning and putting away glasses behind the bar when she heard the sound of glass being shattered come from upstairs, she quickly set down the glass and rag on her way up the stairs.
She ran to her room and grabbed her Colt 45 from under the bed mattress and walked quietly down the hall while putting extra bullets in the pockets of her faded jeans, she leaned her back up against the dark purple wall and bent her head to the side in order to peer into her sister's room. What she saw shocked her beyond reason, there was her sister, embracing a demon, with another one in the room looking around like a tweaker. She could feel her head start spinning as she thought of what they could do to her before remembering the note, 'She is safe...And will not be harmed', She stepped into the doorway and aimed the handgun at the demon that had her little sister in his claws, "Let go of her now, you filth." Kikyo saw the demon look over at her and nod before pushing Kagome to an arms length and holding her gently there. Kagome turned out of his grasp and looked at her sister solemnly, "Kikyo. Lower your weapon." Kikyo shook her head, "No Kagome. We cannot trust them, they are...they aren't human." She watched her sister sigh and step in front of the brothers. "I know they aren't sister. But since when does love go by race? I don't care what the laws say Kikyo, I love Sesshomaru and I will do everything in my power to protect him." Sesshomaru was somewhat shocked by her forwardness, 'She...loves me? I never thought I'd hear those words again' He looked at Kagome with eyes shining with an emotion other than hate as he thought to himself.
Kikyo's eyes flashed with betrayal, "KAGOME! Their kind killed mother! How can you just forget that?" Kagome took a step forward, "Kikyo. They didn't do it...It wasn't them who killed her! What reason would they have for doing such a thing? Back then we could have been taken over by the weakest of demons, they would not have bothered taking the time to do what they did to her body, Kikyo please stop accusing people of things that you truly know nothing of!" The room was filled with an eerie silence, no one spoke after Kagome had said her part. Tears were rolling down Kagome's face as she defended her loves honor and pride. The mere memory of finding her mother bathed in her own blood was enough to make her break down, she had never really dealt with it and had locked it in her heart behind many walls and barriers. "Kagome...Please don't cry." Sesshomaru pulled a crying Kagome back into his arms. Inuyasha had long ago sat on the bed and watched the reunion between sisters with great interest as he watched emotions flicker on and off of Sesshomaru's face. The sight of Kagome in that demon's arms willingly was enough to make Kikyo uneasy once again, "Kagome...I...How long will they be here?" Kagome couldn't bring herself to answer, Sesshomaru could tell, "We will only be here as long as Kagome and you permit it." Kikyo's eyes widened, they were actually allowing her to have a say in this?
These demons acted, and looked nothing like what their ancestors had described, was it possible that not all demons were as evil as they were thought to be?
Kikyo's thoughts were in a tangle 'No! This is just one of their tricks! They are trying to kill the rest of us off!' Her mind screeched at her, but she just couldn't bring herself to believe it for some unexplainable reason. Kagome's sobs were slowing and her breaths were beginning to even out, Sesshomaru was rubbing her back comfortingly. He sat her on the bed and sat next to her, "Kikyo...This is my brother Inuyasha, Kagome wished for you to meet." "I don't see any reason why I should let either of you live, despite my sister's wishes." Kikyo glared at the half-demon she had caught checking her out a few days ago. "Oi wench! don't glare at me! What the fuck did I ever do to you!" Inuyasha spat at the armed miko. "What the hell do you think! Remember, you were checking me out the last time we met, not to mention you and your brother slaughtered our good friends hotel that night as well!" "Last time I checked the book, that was a COMPLIMENT, and I don't know what the fuck you are talking about, we never attacked anybody that night, all we did was tag on your territory!" Inuyasha was about 1/2 a foot from her face by the time he was finished screaming at her. Kikyo began blushing as she was able to pick up the scent of alcohol on his breath he was so close, "Get away from me...you...you...You mutt!" He growled at her at turned around with a 'Feh' He looked over at Sesshomaru and growled out, "I'll meet you back home." With those words spoken he jumped out the window they had shattered to get into Kagome's room.
Sesshomaru looked down at Kagome and whispered, "I promise I'll be back for you." He kissed her lightly and then stood up. Kikyo was beyond pissed, "Demon! don't you ever do that again!" He glared at her and replied coldly, "The name is Sesshomaru, learn it and use it woman." With that he jumped out the window into the dark night. Kikyo looked at her sister and spoke quietly, "Kagome...You...You love him?" Kagome couldn't bring herself to look at her older sister and nodded, "Kikyo...He saved me, took care of me, he let me in his home for Christ sake even though the rules forbid it! I do love him...I'm sure of that." Kikyo sighed and sat down next to her sister, she laid her head on Kagome's shoulder and sighed again, "Well then...I guess there is nothing we can do to change that now is there?" Kagome shook her head fiercely, "No Kikyo. Not you or anybody else can." Kagome stood up and walked over to the broken window, "I will have it fixed tomorrow." She then looked at the bed and saw that Kikyo was gone.
Sighing to herself she took a seat on her bed where Sesshomaru had been just moments before, she laid on her back and stared at her ceiling while thinking, 'Have the gods planned this out? Is this just a mistake? God damn it why am I thinking like this?' She shook her head vigorously to clear her mind from thoughts that now made her restless and turned on her side to look at the window where the curtains were dancing in the wind, the rain pouring in with it. Closing her eyes she pictured a silver haired figure clothed in white standing at her window, the rain cascading down his skin. She felt the familiar tug of sleep pull at her mind, she let it consume her as she wished he was there with her, her night in shining armor.
3 weeks later
Kagome shot up from her sleep with a terrified shriek escaping her lips, beads of sweat cascaded down her face and neck as she tried to calm her uneasy breaths that came out in gasps of air. She closed her eyes to regain her thoughts, but instantly regretted it as the images from her nightmare filled her mind once again. She had been having the same dream for the past two weeks since she had last seen or heard Sesshomaru, the same dream of finding her mother with a demons sword through her body and lying in a pool of her own blood. She opened her eyes again, trying to rid herself of the painful memories that lingered within those dreams, she sighed and reached over to tug at the chain that hung from the lamp, the light flickered for a moment but then became solid. She sat up, still trembling and moved to gab the black robe that was on the foot of the bed, she pulled it on and tied a knot in the sash around her waist. With graceful movements she seemingly floated across the floor to her bathroom where she flicked on the light and leaned over the sink as she turned on the cold water.
She began to recall her dream once again as she let the cool water run across her hands for a moment before she splashed it upon her face. With her eyes closed she reached for the baby blue hand towel that hung from a silver hook in the wall, and pulled it off, she wiped the water off of her face. She tossed the towel onto the counter and looked at herself in the mirror before her, no, the thing she saw in the mirror now was not herself, but what she had become. Her once shiny raven black heir was now tangled and knotted, while her former glittering eyes were now a dull blackish brown voids that showed no emotion, dark rings hung underneath her eyes due to lack of sleep. She looked away after seeing what a mess she had become. It had been two weeks, two weeks since she had so much as heard from her beloved Sesshomaru, two weeks since the nightmares had started coming back, two weeks since her sister had begun to hate her, everything had happened on that night two weeks ago.
Flashback
Kikyo stormed into Kagome's room throwing open the door, making it crash into the wall "Kagome. It's for you." She threw the telephone at Kagome and turned on her heel and left the room, slamming the door after her. Kagome knew who it was just by the way her sister was acting, she held the telephone to her ear and spoke, "Kagome speaking." She smiled when she heard the velvety sound of his voice on the other end of the line, "Kagome, you have no idea how wonderful it is to hear your angelic voice once more..." She sighed and said, "Oh Sesshomaru...I think I know EXACTLY what it feels like...I feel like part of my soul is missing without you here by my side..." She walked over to her bed and lay down on her stomach. She heard a sigh on the other end of the phone line, "Kagome, You may not hear from me for awhile, I found out recently that someone knew you were indeed here, and until they make sure you're not here I won't be able to communicate with you or anybody else." She felt tears form in her eyes as he said this. "They won't hurt you will they?" She heard nothing from him except for silence until she yelled, "Sesshomaru, answer me!" She heard him sigh heavily into the phone before he answered, "Kagome...In our gang the rules are different, if we are caught betraying our sides, we are killed painfully." Kagome gasped when she realized what it meant if they found so much as a hair on the bed, or a small fiber from her clothes, she stood up and began to pace, "What? They can't kill you, you're their leader aren't you? Oh my god, what if they find out!" She was flipping out while pacing the floor. Sesshomaru tried to calm her down before she had a heart attack or passed out, "Kagome, calm down, don't worry I already got rid of ALL the evidence that you were here, down to the tweezers you used when you got that splinter from the door, hell, I even replaced the door!"
Kagome slowed down and sighed her fears not as bad but still there. Suddenly she heard gunshots on his end of the phone. "Kagome I am sorry, I must go, I'll talk to you as soon as--" The line went dead, Kagome screamed into the phone even though she knew it was pointless, "SESSHOMARU! OH GOD...SESSHOMARU!" Tears fell down her face as she hung up the phone, her sister ran in with a look of worry on her face, "Kagome what's wrong!" Kagome just fell to the floor sobbing. Kikyo's phone began to ring, she reached to her waist and opened it, holding it to her ear, "Kikyo here...mmmhhmmm...ok...WHAT? We'll be right there!" She closed the phone and looked at Kagome, "Kagome. We must get to our borders immediately! Your little boyfriend is tearing our friends to shreds!" Her voice rose as she yelled at her sister. Kagome looked at her in disbelief, That can't be...I was just talking to him, he got cut off after I heard..." Kagome glared hotly at her, "Heard what, little sister?" Kagome's eyes widened in shock, "G-Gunshots..." Kikyo turned towards the door, "Our men have probably opened fire then. Now, are you going to come or are you going to betray us and protect your filthy demon?" Kagome was now about to burst into tears, now her sister hated her too. Kikyo looked back at her sister out of the corner of her eye, "Fine." Was all she said before leaving. Kagome couldn't move, she just fell to the floor completely and cried, sadness pulling at every corner of her heart.
End Flashback
Kagome blinked a few times, she hadn't heard from Sesshomaru since that time, and Kikyo would barely talk to her anymore other than when she was giving Kagome and the rest of the gang orders, Kagome blinked away the tears the had begun to form in her eyes. She could understand perfectly why her sister was mad at her, but she still couldn't grasp the fact that it had been Sesshomaru who slaughtered so many of her friends. When she had finally gathered her senses she had ran after her sister to help, and prove that it was not Sesshomaru attacking them, but her heart was shattered when she saw his flowing silver hair spattered with her friends' blood, and his glowing amber eyes flickering red with rage when he looked at her. It had been as if he was tearing her soul from her body, when she had moved towards him he pulled back and called a retreat, the Angels hadn't heard anything from them either, not even the smallest of crimes were committed, it was as if time was standing still for everyone, but to Kagome, it seemed like an eternity.
Her phone began to ring, she wiped the tears from her face and answered it with a "Hello, Kagome speaking." She had to pull the phone away from her ear as she was met with a very loud, very angry, taiyoukai screaming at her through the phone, "HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO ME KAGOME! I TRUSTED YOU, I LOVED YOU, AND YOU BETRAY ME BY AMBUSHING OUR HEADQUARTERS! YOU EVEN HAVE THE NERVE TO COME ALONG YOURSELF, I THOUGHT I LOVED YOU BUT NOW I SEE THAT YOU WERE JUST USING ME TO GET TO MY GANG, HOW DARE YOU! how dare you..." Kagome was shaking with fury, he actually had the nerve to call her after what he did, he had the guts to accuse HER family of attacking the Fangs with her leading the way. "YOU SON-OF-A-BITCH! YOU ARE THE ONE WHO SLAUGHTERED MY FAMILY AND RAN WITH YOUR TAIL BETWEEN YOUR LEGS WHEN I SHOWED UP, YOU HAVE FALLEN SO LOW SESSHOMARU, ATTACKING OUR BORDERS LIKE THAT! YOU EVEN TELL MY SISTER THAT YOU WERE USING ME! WELL, LET ME TELL YOU THIS RIGHT NOW, WE NEVER ATTACKED YOU OR EVEN TRESPASSED IN YOUR LANDS AFTER THAT NIGHT YOU AND I SAID OUR GOODBYES, AND I GUESS THAT THOSE WORDS OF YOURS MEANT NOTHING, RIGHT?" Tears were streaming down her face as she screamed at her former love. Her back was turned so she did not see Hojo at the door, mouth agape as he heard her words.
Hojo
had been one of the few survivors from the border raid, and when he
heard that Kagome had personally known the attacker it sent warning
signs off in his mind, but still he did not move, he knew it was
wrong of him to eavesdrop but as soon as she threw the phone at the
wall he went to move towards her. He had had a crush on her ever
since they had started training together at least 10 years ago, so
now that he saw his chance he wanted to console her, to ease her
troubled mind, but before he could take another step through the door
he found himself being yanked out of the room by two powerful arms.
Before he knew it he was pinned against the hallway wall looking into
the furious eyes of that one
person...
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AN:
Ok Ya'll...I got the second chapter redone, the chapters were
becoming too short so I combined two of them to make one chapter.
