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The Art of Breaking

Chapter 7: The Other Side

(Kagome's POV)

Kagome looked at InuYasha in disbelief as he held her arm. She was sure that it would be impossible for him to be alive after the blow he had taken. She was sure he died. She watched the arrow hit him in the heart, so why was he looking at her with his red pulsing eyes? Had she triggered his demon side, maybe taking the human side away from him forever?

"InuYasha, what's wrong?" she asked in a shaky tone as she looked into his piercing red eyes and felt her heart skip a beat. She had never wanted this to happen. She should never have tried to kill Kouga with one of her sacred arrows in the first place. She should have realized that no matter what she did, InuYasha would get hurt.

What have I done to my one true love? She thought as she felt tears threaten to fall. She finally stopped battling to keep them in, and finally let them fall.

"Feh, what is wrong wench?" she heard InuYasha ask, or more like growl as she jumped at his voice. She had not been expecting him to really say anything to her. Kagome knew something was wrong with him, he didn't sound like the old InuYasha.

"Uh, nothing, do you know what happened to you?" she asked looking into his eyes once again. She knew deep within his soul, the old InuYasha was there, hidden by the ferocious side of him, his demon side.

"What are you talking about, you worthless wench? What did you do to me?" he asked as sat up and then stood, taking Kagome up with him.

Kagome held her breath as he took her up with him. She was scared out of her mind. She was sure his demon side could kill her in an instant. She felt her heart thud in her chest, she could hear it and she was sure InuYasha could too.

Has he forgotten me? Has he forgotten everything that just happened to him? She thought as she felt her stomach twist. She couldn't bear to have him forget her. She loved him, and for him to forget everything that had happened, everything they had done together, tore her up inside.

"So, you are scared?" InuYasha asked as a smirk formed across his face. He could hear he heart pounding against her chest. It sounded like it would explode any second.

Oh no! I am gonna die, he is going to kill me. Kagome thought as she decided how to answer his question.

"What me? Why would I be scared?" she replied in a shaky tone, trying to make herself sound convincing. She was sure he would see through her shakiness and maybe even kill her for lying to him.

InuYasha grinned; he knew what she was feeling. He knew she was terrified of him.

"So you are not scared of me? Well, you should be," he said as he picked Kagome up and threw her over his shoulder like a rag doll. He had many things planned for her in his disturbing mind.

Kagome kicked and screamed to the top of her lungs. She kicked his stomach and pounded his back with her fist. So far, he wasn't even flinching as he traveled through the forest at a rapid speed.

"Just keep hitting me you worthless wench, it'll just make matters worse," she heard InuYasha growl as he continued to run through the forest.

She shut her eyes as tight as they would go and prayed to the gods that somehow she would live, somehow she would see her family and friends once again.

(Sesshomaru's POV)

Sesshomaru felt his stomach twist into a million knots as he smelt the smell of tears grow stronger. He pumped his legs to run faster, no matter how much they protested; he would keep going. His one and only love was in trouble, the one woman he had ever wanted to have a hanyou pup with. He didn't care what his father had done, he still wanted Rin and Rin only.

Sesshomaru skidded to a complete stop as he smelled a familiar stench come into the air. He smelled both Rin's sent and Naraku's sent intertwined together. He felt his heart sink into his stomach, his life was ruined.

What have I done! Sesshomaru thought as he walked up to the clearing where Rin and Naraku where. He was stunned as he saw blood gush from Rin's neck, and blood pour out of Naraku's mouth.

"You bastard!" Sesshomaru yelled, meaning to say it in his head, but it came out anyway. He felt his demon blood rush through his body as he grabbed a hold of the hilt of his sword and pulled it out of its sheath.

He gathered all the strength he could and charged for Naraku. Naraku had taken Rin from him; he had made Rin his mate, meaning Sesshomaru had nothing to live for.

Naraku laughed at Sesshomaru, he was just an insignificant threat, and now that he had taken Rin, he knew Sesshomaru would be easy to kill. Rin was Sesshomaru's weakness, that's why he went after her. He knew if he took Rin away, Sesshomaru would give up, and maybe even wither and die.

"You worthless excuse for a demon, you really think you can kill me that easily?" Naraku said as he jumped into the air and made a pink invisible ball that was his shield form around him.

"You coward," Sesshomaru growled in furry. He could feel his eyes burning a dark red, and his one arm began to grow fur. He was sure he would kill Naraku, one way or the other, even if it cost him his life.

"We will finish this another time," he heard Naraku reply as he disappeared into the midnight sky. Sesshomaru felt his anger die down as he looked over to Rin.

Oh, please forgive me. He thought as he went over to the tree she was leaning on and cupped her face in his hands.

"Sesshomaru..you came…for me.." he heard her say as she gathered her strength and looked him in his eyes. He could still see a flicker of hope burning within them. She hoped that maybe he could fix the process, make her his instead of Naraku's.

"Yes, I came to for you, but it seems I am too late," he replied as he removed his hands and looked at the ground. He felt nauseas just smelling her sent infused with Naraku's. There was nothing he could do, he could heal her, he knew she was hurt, but otherwise he would have to kill Naraku for them to ever be able to be together.

"Please..Lord Sesshomaru…save me..don't let him have me.." she replied between gasps. Just speaking sent aches throughout her whole entire body.

Sesshomaru felt his stomach shoot a heart wrenching pain through out his whole body, he knew if he didn't leave soon, he would be sick. He might not even be able to control himself, and release his true demon form on Rin. Since she was taken by Naraku, he felt like he had been betrayed even though he knew it was his fault and not hers. He pushed the thoughts away as much as he could and pulled out his tensaiga. He knew he should at least heal her, she was on the verge of life and death.

He quickly waved the blade over her bloody and bruised body, healing the broken bones and lacerations. Once he was finished he re-sheathed his sword and turned around, started to walk away.

"Goodbye Rin," he said as he felt his heart skip a beat. He knew this was the only way. He had to find Naraku. He had to track him down and kill him, rip him to shreds. Then, and only then, could he see and be with Rin again.

(Rin's POV)

Rin looked up at Sesshomaru as he healed her broken bones and severe gashes, and wondered what was bothering him. Couldn't he just mark her, canceling out Naraku? Couldn't he just make her belong to him, and him only like she had hoped and prayed for ever since the first day she met him?

She let out a sigh of disbelief as she watched him turn around and begin to walk away, once he finished healing her.

"Goodbye Rin," she heard come from his very mouth.

What! He can't leave! She thought as the words clicked into her distressed mind and she let out a gut wrenching scream.

"You can't leave me again! I-I-love you," she cried running over to him and getting down on her knees, grabbing a hold of his leg, like a little kid trying to keep his mother or father from going away.

She could not believe her eyes. He had left her once already, and she had gotten raped. Now he was about to leave again, and she wasn't sure what would or could happen.

"Rin, stop it! You must let go, I can not stand to smell the stench of Naraku infused with your sent," she heard him reply in a stern voice. Her words hadn't even fazed him. He just wanted her to leave him alone. Her words hadn't even altered his decision what so ever.

"But why milord? Why must you leave me? Why can't you cancel his marks out? Don't you love me too?" she sobbed as she let go of his leg and collapsed to the ground.

Sesshomaru felt his heart twist and skip a beat. He knew he loved her, and it hurt him to see her crying like this.

"I can't do that Rin, the only way for me and you to be together is for me to kill him. Now I must go," he replied as he tried his hardest to ignore her soul shattering cries and continue on the hunt to find Naraku.

Rin felt her insides burn as he walked away from her. Her one true love was on a hunt to find the one demon she was sure was stronger than him. She just laid in the dirt, not knowing what to do with herself. Should she take a bath? Would that remove the stench from her abused body?

Sesshomaru…She thought as she let sleep take over.

Well, there's chapter eight. Tell me what you think!! I hope you all like it, the next chapter will have an even bigger surprise, I hope, if I can figure out how to write it, lol. Well, send me lots of reviews!!