A/N: It's time for another chapter, I have had a lot on my plate recently, trying to get some of my schooling issues sorted out, anyway. I really appreciate my two loyal reviewers. . It really raises my spirit into thinking that maybe my imagination can be appreciated. So once again, thank you LynGreenTea, and InuJinx for reviewing! I know I said I would have this posted by Tuesday, but that deadline was shot to hell. I wanted this chapter to be a little lengthy, rather then the short other two chapters. Also, the amount of views of my story made me smile! I'm really glad people are actually reading it! Okay, now for the story!
Last Chapter: "This worries me... The way, I saw her tonight..." he said outloud, before shaking his head and plunging into a book of tales that his father once read to him as a child. 'This will rid me of that...' he said before becoming lost in his father's war tales.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha nor it's characters. Inuyasha and all related, belong to Rumiko Takahashi. I do not intend on profiting from the posting of this Fan Based fiction. The story line is mine.
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He scuffled about, in an aggrivated manner, before cursing. Today was just another day without his Kagome, he would go get her, but then again that means he would have to break some of his pride, and he wasn't willing to be submissive just yet. Still, he needed her for the jewel shards... And for the spirit. Everyone has noticed, he still likes to think that they don't. His performance is poor with-out Kagome there, after all, she's the reason he has the power of the Tetsusaiga. Without her the power would of never been unlocked, and the sword would of been useless to Inuyasha, and ended up in Sesshoumaru's hands.
"Inuyasha... Are you okay?" Sango asked, "You have been grumbling to yourself for about an hour now, Are you sure you're mentally stable to begin the search again? Should we wait for Kagome to come back before we continue? It's pretty useless to look without her, she is the only one who can see them.." Sango rambled much to the hanyou's disliking.
"Shut. Up. Now." he snapped, before storming off out of the village, he wandered north by himself, hoping the other party members would not follow. He smelt it... His former love. He searched franticly around for her, he was in-love with Kagome, but his desires for Kikyo have not disappeared. He hated having to choose, he knew that it would come to this. He made a promise, about a year ago... Could he keep it? He promised his beloved Kagome, he would be with her, and be loyal to her. Now that she's run off again, the temptation is there.
"Hello, Inuyasha." the monotone voice creeped from behind the bushes, before Kikyo stepped out with her emotionless eyes, just to stare at Inuyasha. "I've heard that Kagome and you have finally announced a courtship, did you think you could kill your desire for me quickly?" a smirked traced across her cold pale lips. She watched as Inuyasha walked towards her trembling, she was there when he made the promise, she knew he was fighting with-in his own mind to decide...
She leaned against the rock, looking seductivly at Inuyasha before saying, "I've heard rumours that Kagome was flaunting about with Sesshoumaru, she hasn't been loyal to you, why be loyal to her? If these rumours are true, Sesshoumaru swepted her off her feet and took off with her..." She inched over to Inuyasha slowly just to be greeted with his hand around her throat.
"What... did you just say?" he said, his eyes intense, and his grip tight. He watched as her seductive expression left and went to a cold one. She snickered and said, "I said, Rumour has it, Sesshoumaru has taken love to Kagome... And taken her away for good.." she was thrown to the ground, the out-raged hanyou sped off to the village to gather the others.
He felt it.. His heart was sinking in his chest, he felt a pain un-like any other... 'It can't be true, it just can't. Kagome is mine, she will be forever... She would never be dis-loyal to me... And be with my brother.' he thought rushing to the village, him rubbing his burning eyes, he couldn't cry... He couldn't bring himself to want to think that she would do such things. He figured it was a trap, a trap to get him to be dis-loyal to his love. He wouldn't buy it.
She yawned, before stretching out across the large matress. She looked around the dark room before leaping out of the comfortable bed to draw back the curtians, the sun was barely rising and she wanted to explore the new room. She wandered around, admiring the paintings and the rows and rows of hand written books. The books interested her. They were either of war tales, myths, simple fantasies, ways of the youkai government, healing herbs, cooking herbs, and ways of the humans. She skimmed through a couple before standing to look around the room more, it was HUGE. She admired the long elegant silk robe that had been lain out for her. With a note "When you wake, please bathe, use this robe, your kimono will be in the bath house."
He stopped infront of her door, he heard her giggling and prancing around the room like a small child, he opened the door and walked in, his golden eyes stared blankly at her as she froze. He chuckled before saying, "I see that you're awake... Hurry up then, I will have breakfast made... Kagome." before turning, not bothering to notice the shrill from Kagome, nor the intense blush on her face. It was just a night skirt, how could that be embarassing? Sesshoumaru shook his head before wandering to the kitchen.
They were racing fast, sprinting even across the large field. He wasn't going to stop until he found the wereabouts of Sesshoumaru, he figured he'd get some villager to start the rumours abou him, that would attract him. But, while he waited for that, he would hunt for his love. Nothing could stop him, his mind was dead-focused on her. For once in his life, he was worried about loosing her for more than the jewels would never be found. He missed her.
The rest of the party nearly collapsed, tired from the intense travel, they had covered a large area of 75 miles walking. They were exhausted. None the less, they missed Kagome too, and were worried, but they were human, and needed to have basics. "Inuyasha..." Miroku was the first to speak, "Please let us stop and rest, we shall eat, replenish ourselves, then begin traveling and travel as far as we can until sunset." Inuyasha flew into a pout before ploping down next to the rest of them. His scowl was apparent, he wanted to keep going.
"Keh.." was all he spoke as Sango began a fire, and wandered off to gather some meat and other items to begin cooking some breakfast for themselves.
She emerged into the large dinning hall, she watched at Sesshoumaru looked up from the book he was studying. He quirked a brow, before saying, "Good morning, I see you've finally risen from the bath house..." he scribbled some notes down on a piece of parchment paper sitting next to him as she rolled her eyes. She was wearing a crisom red kimono, that had a golden trim. Simple, yet gourgous, she ran her fingers down the silk once more before saying, "You have very pretty kimono's... Who's where they?" she asked pondering because this one seemed to have fit her perfectly, where as the other one was slightly baggy.
He chuckled, "These ones no one has wore, we took your clothes and used them as a ...tool to make you new ones. Your old ones make you look like a whore, pardon my being blunt." he said before going back to reading, with occasionally taking a few notes. He rubbed his chin, ignoring the death-glare Kagome gave him from the rude remark. He moved his book and parchment without even looking up as the servant placed the food before the two. He looked up and watch Kagome delicatly eating her food, he wrote this down on his piece of paper. What he was studying was humans, that would be unknown to Kagome until he hit a rock in his reasearch.
She noticed his look at her, and the quick writtings, she swallowed hard and wondered if he was writting down her last hours... She placed her chopsticks down and cleared her throat, "What are you writting Sesshoumaru?" she asked. Looking un-easy infront of the Lord, she swallowed hard as he wrote more down on his paper before looking up to her quickly saying, "It's a study, stop assuming the worst and eat." before he too placed his items of study beside and began to hurridly eat his tray of food, which consited of only meat and a few pieces of water chestnuts.
She
shruged, and began to finish eating her
breakfast.
It
was later that night, she roamed about the castle stumbling across a
large room filled with nothing but books. She spent most of her hours
there, she knew it was late, but she couldn't think of anything
better to spend her time. She read tales and myths, small stories of
truth. Fibs about love and the hard truth of mercy, she heard the
door slide open, but paid no attention, the story she was reading,
was too interesting.
He watched her from the door way, laying on the floor with the book in hand, her eyes grazed over each page, he pulled out his parchment and sat down and began to write. He noticed her muscles stiffen, when the door open, a sign of acknowlagement, but he noticed her intense gaze on the story book she held, never shifted or moved, her thoughs all resided on the book. He could see that she yearned for knowlage, and wisedom.. That she desired to keep her mind entertained for hours in the most brilliant of ways, but why read a book of lies? He stood, "You've been in here for almost half the night, the sun will rise in four hours, and you haven't gotten any rest." he stated watching her mark the page with a piece of parchment before standing.
"I know, but it is so hard to find a good book to loose yourself in the wonder of imagination." she said her mind obviously still lost in the chapters of the story she held, she placed the book on the desk Sesshoumaru stood by before she waved, "Goodnight" she softly said, before rushing out of the room to the bathhouse. He looked at the book, before picking it up and looking on the inside of the torn leather cover in elegant writting it said 'The Battle For Love'. He snorted in digust, before writting more on his paper. He sat and opened the book, reading it quickly curious about what was so facinating about it. He had to admit, Kagome had a brilliant mind. But how could such a brilliant mind get lost in lies? He studied the book, much like he studied everything else. It was about a peasent girl whom was taking fond to the village prince, they knew eachother since they were young, and now that they're older, hormones got in the way and tainted their friendship with affection. He chuckled, "How pathetic humans can be..." he said before closing the book, not bothering to read the rest of it. He stood and grabbed a book from the desk, it held a velvet cover, and he wrote all of his notes on the inside, before placing it back into the desk.
He leant back into the chair, looking out the large bay window at the night sky, his emotionless expression faultered slightly, he wondered why he could compliment a human. Calling her brilliant, and saying that she looked stunning from afar. He assumed it was because he could never lie, because lying was for the weak. He stood and walked off to Rin's quaters. He opened to door and looked at the sickly looking child laying on the large bed, he took notice that Rin was not well a couple of days ago when she didn't run around and play in the courtyard, but just sat around. He noticed it's gotten worse, and sensed that this wasn't just a simple sickness that cures itself. He walked to his quaters, before ordering Jakken to retrive him books on leathal human illnesses.
He had a feeling, that Rin's last days on earth were near.
A/N: I'm not good at writting stories I know, and it took me quite awhile to get insperation for this one but I did it! I'm sorry I didn't reach my deadline, I'm working on my new chapter right away! I need reviews! Critical ones please, also I know the story line is a little faulty, jumping from one subject to the next, but hopefully I can put it all together in the next chatper. .; Thanks for reading it!