Face Down

by: Sesshoumaru's-Angel-09

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or 'Face Down' by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Hey girl you know you drive me crazy

One look puts the rhythm in my hand.

Still I'll never understand why you hang around

I see what's going down.

Sesshoumaru wasn't sure why he had the feeling he need to check up on his little brother's group. He didn't want to admit it but it had to do with that miko that traveled with his little brother. She didn't know it but she interested him, she stands up to him without fear and she has a very fiery sprit. He finally came to the open area where the group was sitting.

Kagome was sitting in that odd thing he had heard her call it a 'sleeping bag' she was putting something on her face and his half brother was glaring at her and he was still griping at her he could hear. "I told you not to flirt with that mangy wolf. This is all your fault Kagome you got what you deserved talking bad about Kikyo again. Now stop that stupid crying you idiot. It is not like this was the first time."

That was when he saw the tears pouring down her face and the stuff she was putting on looked like the color of skin. She was sitting there with the kit looking at her with tears in his eyes saying something. Sesshoumaru had to strain his ears to hear. "I am so sorry mama. I tried to keep him away I am just not strong enough yet. Please don't be mad at me I love you."

"Oh Shippo I still love you and it isn't you fault it is just what Inuyasha says it was my fault." Kagome released a new stream of tears.

Sesshoumaru decided to make his presents known. He walked out of the tree line and said "good evening little brother." Inuyasha jumped up and stood in front of the still crying Kagome.

"What do you want you bastard. If you are here to steal Tetseiga you will..." he was cut short by a small 'sit' from Kagome. She walked up to him and spoke "may we help you Lord Sesshoumaru, is Rin sick?"

Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome and her sad smile. She was trying to look happy, but failing miserably. Inuyasha jumped up and started yelling "What did you do that for Bitch, you will pay for that later." Kagome whimpered and the scent of fear was radiating off of her. This confused Sesshoumaru she was fearing her 'friend' more that himself.

Sesshoumaru spoke "I am wanting to join our groups into one. Thus we have a larger chance to kill and defeat Naraku."

"Hell no" was all Inuyasha said. Kagome spoke up and said in a very small voice "maybe it would do us some good Inuyasha if they are here we would have a better chance to defeat Naraku."

"Oh so now you are siding with my brother what next are you going to tell me you want Kouga and his stupid group. Well if you get to have Sesshoumaru in the group then I get to have Sesshoumaru the I get to have Kikyo join."

"But Inuyasha I..." she saw the look in his eyes that said 'I promise pain' "ok it is fine." She was backing off. Then she turned around to Sesshoumaru and said "when will you be back with Rin, Jaken and..." "Ah-Un is his name, the dragon." Sesshoumaru offered. "Oh thank you. So um.. When will they be here?" Kagome asked awkwardly."I will go get them they are only about a mile south of here." "Oh" was all Kagome said.

"Well I am gonna go and get Kikyo I'll be back in a little while." Inuyasha took off toward the east. Kagome looked relieved and she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. "Would you like some company on you way to get your group Lord Sesshoumaru?" She asked with hope in her eyes.

"If you don't mind I would." Sesshoumaru said to the surprise of the entire group. Kagome picked up Shippo. "Kagome please be careful, and be back soon you know Inuyasha he won't be happy when you get back." Sango pleaded. "I will Sango."

With that they were off. To get the rest of Sesshoumaru's group.

"Why do stay with my brother when he makes you cry so much?" Sesshoumaru asked. "I really don't want to talk about it, on day I may, just not now." Kagome replied with downcast eyes.

"Lord Sesshoumaru! Rin missed you so much Master Jaken is being really mean to me and I didn't even do nothing to him except make him pretty with flower. Isn't he pretty, Lord Sesshoumaru?" A young girl said as she attached her self to Sesshoumaru's pant leg, with a smile on her face.

Sesshoumaru looked at her and said "I missed you too Rin and I'll have to punish Jaken for being mean to you can help decide what to do with him ok?"

"Ok Lord Sesshoumaru. Who is the beautiful lady behind you? Oh wait I know you are Lady Kagome I remember." "Yea that is me and I don't think you have met my son Shippo." Kagome said. "Oh hello Shippo Rin's name is Rin. Kagome will you help me pack up our camp Jaken doesn't like to help Rin." "Yes I will help and Shippo can stay here and talk to Lord Sesshoumaru."

"Ok" Rin and Shippo said at the same time.

"Kit why is it that she fears my half brother more than she does me?" Sesshoumaru questioned.

Shippo gulped and stepped back just a little and let out a breath. "I will tell you but you can't tell mama I told you ok?" "I won't" Sesshoumaru said. Shippo started "for a while now Inuyasha has been going to Kikyo and asking her to be his mate. Kagome was out for a walk and came upon the conversation...

Flashback

"Kikyo you are the only one for me Kagome is only a reminder to me of you, you are the only one I will ever really love. I want you to be my mate and take her place in the group. She won't be missed except by the stupid kitsune but we can get rid of him easily. Just tell me that you love me to."

Kagome could feel the tears welling up in her eyes he didn't mean it when he said he loved her.

End Flashback

"She fears him because of that?" Sesshoumaru asked. "No she is scared because of what he did after he caught her it all happened about two months ago. After Inuyasha caught her there he took her and beat her badly," Shippo started to cry. "She begged him to stop after he did he bent down to her and whispered to her and said that she deserved everything he did to her. He had beat her right before you got there for talking badly to Kikyo. She puts on some stuff called 'makeup' to cover up the bruises that he has given her. Please don't tell her I told you." Sesshoumaru surprised both of them when he gave Shippo a small hug and told him it would all be ok. He promised.


Cover up with make up in the mirror

tell yourself it's never gonna happen again
you cry alone and then he swears he loves you.

"Lady Kagome what is the stuff on your face?" Rin asked. "It is nothing to worry about Rin it is called makeup and where I come from girls wear it all the time."

"Ok" was Rin's only response. Once the camp was now packed up the girls walked up to Sesshoumaru and Shippo with Jaken pulling Ah-Un along. Kagome noticed something seemed wrong it seemed Sesshoumaru was looking at her in a weird way as if he was looking to see if she was lying about something. She just ignored it.

Sesshoumaru walked up to Rin and Kagome and picked up Rin and sat her on Ah-Un, then he repeated the action on Shippo, then he told Jaken to get on, and he did. Sesshoumaru then looked at Kagome and picked her up and jumped straight up in the air causing Kagome to squeak and wrap her arms around Sesshomaru's neck and shut her eyes tight "open your eyes so you can see the land...Kagome"

She listened to him and opened her eyes. The view was breath-taking. They landed in the middle of Inuyasha, and the others' camp, too soon for Kagome's taste. Inuyasha and Kikyo were on the other side of the camp cuddling to the disgust of the others in the clearing. Inuyasha looked away from Kikyo and looked directly to Kagome. "We need to talk." that was all he said as he started to walk away expecting Kagome to automatically follow him. She did knowing what was coming.

Shippo looked helplessly to Sesshoumaru who held an impassive face. A tear slipped down Shippo's cheek and Sesshoumaru spoke "Shippo why don't you take Rin and go pick flowers and dress Jaken up real nice and pretty." Shippo looked to Rin who held a large smile on her face as she grabbed Shippo's hand and took off.

Sesshoumaru went in the opposite direction Inuyasha and Kagome went leaving behind a smug looking priests, Kikyo, and two very worried friends of Kagome, Sango and Miroku.

Do you feel like a man
when you push her around?
Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.

With Kagome and Inuyasha

"I told you that it was your fault and now my good for nothing brother is now in our group. Why did you want him to join Kagome, do you think he can save you from me, well do you." She slowly shook her head 'no' "LIAR you are lying to me Kagome and I don't like it." He hit her hard across the face and she fell to the ground with a now pissed Inuyasha standing over her.

He looked down at her and kicked her in the ribs hearing a disturbing crack and she coughed up blood. He started beating her severely. Just when Kagome thought that this time Inuyasha would kill her he stopped and seemed to take a long breath as if he smelled something, or someone, that spooked him. He helped her to her feet and whispered into her ear, "I love you and no one else ever will."

She looked up to him and asked in a small, hoarse voice, "then why do you hurt me?" Inuyasha just let her go and started back to camp to sit with Kikyo again.

With Sesshoumaru watching this scene play out

He arrived to see the first hit his little brother gave the miko girl, he felt a small rise in her powers then it was as if the girl was blocking her powers from hurting the man that was hurting her. He heard Inuyasha shout out accusations about why the girl wanted him to join the group, it sickened him that his stupid brother would hurt such a kind, caring, beautiful person...where did that train of thought come from? He wasn't sure.

He silently looked on as his brother kicked the girl and beat her his demon was screaming in the end to go to the girls safety and make sure that bastard never touched her again. He lost control over masking his scent and aura and Inuyasha noticed and quickly made his escape back to the camp. Sesshoumaru walked up to the battered and bloody Kagome.

She was barely conscious and she shook from breathing her miko powers were already going to work on her internal wounds as well as her external ones. He watched on in awe as she fully recovered in front of his eyes all except a large bruise on her face and one on her arm. He gently bent down and brushed a lock of midnight black hair out of her face and rubbed her cheek until her beautiful brown eyes met his golden ones. She did her best to give him a strong smile, but failed miserably.


A pebble in the water makes a ripple effect
every action in this world will bear a consequence
If you wade around forever you will surely drown
I see what's going down.

Sesshoumaru looked down at her and said "now I understand the fear. Get up we are leaving you are not staying with that abusive bastard any longer" Kagome looked at him with large eyes and said, "Lord Sesshoumaru I have no where else to go Inuyasha destroyed the well as my very first punishment for something I have done to Kikyo. You see my Lord I am stuck here with him."

"You, and your kit Shippo will be coming to live with me in my castle and we shall hunt for jewel shards on our own it will of course be up to you. If you must you can stay here with him."

"I will come it is much better than having the hell beat out of you all the time, but Lord Sesshoumaru can my friends come and visit sometimes, please?" Kagome asked in a small voice.

Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome's face and couldn't say no if he had to this once strong woman was now turned into a weak scared girl. "Yes Kagome they may come anytime they please but we must tell Inuyasha." Kagome ran up and gave him a bone crushing hug, Kagome was shocked that she was not only alive but being embraced back by the emotionless demon lord.

With that they started off to the camp.

I see the way you go and say your right again,

say your right again
heed my lecture

"Inuyasha I am going to go with Sesshoumaru. You have Kikyo so you don't need me any-" smack Inuyasha had hit her hard blood fell from her now busted lip. Rin and Shippo both started to cry from the hit that Inuyasha just delivered to Kagome. "Bitch you aren't going anywhere. I love you don't you love me?"

"I used to Inuyasha but you picked Kikyo and you hit me. I don't love you anymore." While she was speaking she started to move away from Inuyasha and she was thinking 'where is Sesshoumaru he needs to take the children away from here please hurry up.'

Do you feel like a man
when you push her around?
Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down a new life she has found.

Sesshoumaru was walking back to camp when he smelled Rin and Shippo's tears and Kagome's blood. Thinking the worst he took off at a run toward his little brother's and his old/new group. Once he got there the sight was horrendous Inuyasha had killed the monk and demon slayer, Kagome had put a barrier around Rin and Shippo. Kikyo had an arrow through her heart and Inuyasha was going after Kagome with claws extended with the intent to kill. Kagome was not running she was to injured to run.

Rin and Shippo were screaming and sobbing into each others embrace. Kagome looked at Shippo and said "cover your eyes both of you." Inuyasha was on her he was sitting on her stomach and punching her in the face. Sesshoumaru was enraged there was a barrier around his brother and Kagome preventing him from getting close to her.

Sesshoumaru called for Ah-Un and Jaken he knew they would be there as soon as they could. He watched on, trying to find a way to get to the little Miko that had somehow found herself a place in his heart. He had seen his brother punch her once more and there was a flare in her power.

Face down in the dirt she says,

this doesn't hurt she says

I finally had enough..

Kagome screamed right before she shot out a beautiful silver light from her hand and it shot into Inuyasha. He yelled as the light burned him he looked at Kagome who had tears rolling down her face she spoke softly to him "Inuyasha I am not going to kill you but I want you to feel the emotional pain you have put me through, you are lucky I haven't decided to put you in physical pain. Now go back to Kaede and don't ever talk to me, Rin, or Shippo ever again. Do you understand?"

Face down in the dirt she says,

this doesn't hurt she says

I finally had enough..

With in a few seconds Inuyasha had her down once again and was trying to punch her the Barrier around them broke and Inuyasha was thrown against a large tree and was knocked unconscious. Sesshoumaru stood over her and helped her to her feet.


One day she will tell you that she has had enough
its coming round again.

Kagome hugged Sesshoumaru around the neck and kissed his cheek dropping the barrier that was around Rin and Shippo before she fell unconscious. Sesshoumaru set her down on Ah-Un and walked over to the fallen demon slayer and monk. Shippo ran over to him and jumped onto his shoulder and whispered into his ear, "they died trying to stop Inuyasha...They gave their lives for Kagome and it didn't help. Now they are dead." Shippo finished with a sniff.


Do you feel like a man, when you push her around?
Do you feel better now as she falls to the grown?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.

Sesshoumaru pulled out Tenseiga and swiped it through Sango and Miroku they were instantly back to life. He set them both on Kirara. He flew beside Ah-Un and Kirara on their way to the Western Lands.

Do you feel like a man, when you push her around?
Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down a new life she has found.

What was next to come on their journey, maybe love for those who are broke or maybe despair.

Face down in the dirt she says,

this doesn't hurt she says

I finally had enough..

Author's Note: Hey everyone it is me, Sesshoumaru-Angel-09, if you want another Chapter to this story please tell me in a review or email me. I really want to know. Or if you didn't like it Please tell me, I prefer constructive criticism, please.

Thank and I love you all.

Sesshoumaru's-Angel-09