THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Kagome. These characters belong solely to Rumiko Takahashi and Viz.
Oh, and the SVU characters belong to Dick Wolf's company!
I do however own my own creations.
A/N: Further in there's a small bit of Yaoi. Just be warned.
Chapter 19
Inuyasha sprang to his feet and unsheathed the Tessaiga in one, quick, fluid movement,
"Who the fuck wants to know?" he yelled.
The light began to shimmer and waver as a figure appeared in it. A beautiful, young woman dressed in a multi-layered kimono made of the finest silk appeared. Her long, blue-black tresses draped down her back, nearly to her backside and her eyes were a shimmering violet,
"I do. I am Rumi, the priestess of the underworld. A mortal being should never possess the devil crystal. Why do you have it?" she demanded.
'This is too easy.' thought Kagome, 'What is happening here?'
"You can have it if you want it." Sneered Inuyasha, "I have no need for it."
"Why do you possess it and why are here in this world?" asked the priestess.
"That's my fucking line, bitch! This is my father's tomb. Why the fuck are you here desecrating it?" Inuyasha demanded.
"This? These are the remains of your father? Don't make me laugh. You are a vile beast – an abomination. Half-breeds aren't worthy of sharing the same air as us." she ridiculed.
"You witch!" yelled Kagome, "This is Inuyasha, the second son of the Great Dog General of the West. Don't you know anything?"
"Inuyasha, you say? The beast that was sealed to a tree by the priestess Kikyou, thanks to Naraku?"
"Yea! And I'm the same one who defeated Naraku!" yelled Inuyasha.
"Naraku was a pitiful fool. If he had only listened to my master, he could have ruled the world!"
"Your master?" asked Kagome.
"The great Sousson-Pannan! He is an incredible god! He is invincible!"
Kagome tried to keep her cool as the priestess continued mocking them. Inuyasha was trembling with anger,
"You bitch!" he started, but then Kagome stopped him,
"Inuyasha! Rumi …if you want the jewel, you can have it. We have no need for it."
Rumi eyed Kagome warily, "Why will you just hand it over without a fight? To hold the Devil Crystal means to hold absolute power. I find it hard to believe you will just give it to me."
"Will you give it to your master?" Kagome asked.
"Of course." replied the priestess.
"We are interested in meeting your master, Rumi." Kagome continued.
Inuyasha stared at his wife, 'Whaaa?' he thought, but decided to keep quiet. He trusted Kagome's instincts.
Again, Rumi stared at Kagome, "Why do you desire to meet my master?"
"I am Mystic and your master fascinates me. Please allow me to meet him and serve him."
Now Inuyasha was beginning to dislike where this conversation was going. The thought of his wife meeting the creature that held his children hostage enraged him. But, maybe, just maybe …
Surprisingly, Rumi agreed, "Fine. Follow me." she commanded.
The priestess waved her hands and the two of them began floating just like Rumi. She took them to the far edges of the border world. Kagome saw the portal in front of them … Inuyasha never saw it. As they neared the portal, Inuyasha noticed Kagome and Rumi begin to fade to nothingness. He screamed,
"KAGOMEEEE!"
In an instant, she disappeared, and the spell that carried him aloft, disappeared as well. Inuyasha plunged to the base of the border world, slamming into the rocks below.
Somewhere …
Kagome felt strange as a purplish haze surrounded her very being. Her world began to spin and she felt as if she would be sick. As the whirling stopped, she was able to focus her mind again,
"INUYASHA?" she cried out.
No answer reached her ears,
"INUYASHAAAAA!" she cried out again, "WHERE IS INUYASHA?"
A loud, evil cackling filled the air. Kagome searched the dark, looking for the source of the sound. Her eyes fell to a dim light in a corner. She gasped as a horrendous creature stood up and walked towards here. He was huge, well over seven feet, and his body was covered in weeping sores. His body was grotesquely formed. His eyes glowed a brilliant red and his voice was thick and gravelly as he spoke,
"Mystic Sorceress … you have walked right into my trap!"
Border between this world and the next …
Inuyasha slowly came to from his fall. His body ached and his mind raced,
"Kagome!" he spoke to himself and then began searching the area. No sign of his wife around. Sniffing the air, he realized her scent had vanished. Pounding the rocks with his fist, he screamed at the top of his lungs,
"KAGOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
Slowly rising from his position, he began to search for the exit. Kagome had obviously gone through the portal, but he had not. Had the portal taken her to the other side, with the pups? Or, as he feared, did the beast now have his claws into his wife? The thought absolutely disgusted him. He had to get out of here and get back to New York, find his pups and find that damn portal! His mind continued to wander as he searched. Zachary, Juliet, and, probably Kagome and the baby. All were in Sousson-Pannan's grasp. His mind drifted to the meeting of the minds that Azarni had shared with her mother,
'Wait!' he thought, 'Azarni mentioned that she felt a second mystic aura … Zachary? And Kohana had mentioned about Sousson-Pannan's desire to rule the mystics.'
"Azarni's in trouble too!" he spoke out loud to no one, then cursed himself, "And I sent her into the undergrounds of New York to search for the portal! DAMMIT!" he cursed himself for his stupidity.
In New York,
Kentaro and Olivia joined up with the other pups at one of the entrances to the underground,
"What's up with her?" asked Izayoi to Kentaro.
"Huh?" was his reply.
"The mortal." Izayoi whispered.
"This is Olivia and she is helping me." replied her brother.
"Why?" pushed his sister.
"Because she wants too. Don't worry about it, ok?"
"Whatever." was Izayoi's simple reply.
The pups separated and searched. All had been provided with rations to keep them going for a few days without coming out. After three days of searching, Kentaro and Olivia were getting ready to leave the underground to get more rations when the radio came to life,
"Anybody near the tunnel under 33rd Avenue?" came a voice.
"Kentaro here. Shinta … is that you?" Kentaro radioed back.
"Yea. Are you close by, Kentaro?"
"Yea. What's wrong?"
"Azarni, ummm, I mean Spice, is acting strangely." Shinta replied back.
"Be right there. Kentaro out." Kentaro put away the Nextel, "Come on." he said to Olivia.
A few minutes later, Kentaro arrived to Shinta's side. Shinta quietly pointed to his sister. Azarni stood stock still, her eyes glazed over and her arms outstretched, hands bent as if she had them flat against a wall. Kentaro walked over to her. Waving his hand in front of her eyes, she didn't react. He snapped his fingers – still no reaction. He tried to pull her towards him – her feet seemed to be glued to the spot,
"Azarni … can you hear me?" Kentaro asked, loudly. No response.
"Brother … what do you think?" asked Shinta.
"I don't know."
Kentaro pulled out the radio and called Yasha. Explaining the situation, Yasha quickly headed to the spot. As Yasha rounded the corner, a bright, white flash appeared around Azarni, causing the others to hide their eyes. As the light faded, Kentaro looked up,
"Azarni's gone!"
Feudal Era, Japan,
Inuyasha found his way back to the living world. As much as he desired to go straight back to the Bone-Eater's Well, he knew he had to return Tenseiga to Rin first. He didn't have to worry about finding them. Shortly after starting his search for Rin's scent, his brother's scent hit his sensitive nose,
'Ahhh shit!' he thought, as he turned to face his older brother.
"Inuyasha!" his brother spat out in an annoyed voice, "Why are you carrying my Tenseiga?"
"HMPH! You weren't carrying it, so Kagome and I borrowed it from Rin to get to the border between this world and the next, you moron."
Inuyasha stared at his brother and saw the look. A look of death from Sesshoumaru. Before Inuyasha could react, Sesshoumaru had landed a mighty punch on the side of Inuyasha's face, sending Inuyasha flying and knocking him out. As Inuyasha awoke, he rubbed his cheek gingerly. He realized Sesshoumaru was standing over top of him,
"What the fuck was that for?" Inuyasha demanded to know.
"A half-breed such as you should not be defiling father's grave."
"HMPH!" Inuyasha spat, "He's my father too, you bastard. I have every right to be there also!"
"Little Brother, I tire of your insolence. You should be bowing to me. It is time, once and for all, I show you who the master here is. You will pay dearly."
Quicker than a blink of an eye, Sesshoumaru had grabbed Inuyasha. Ripping his brother's flesh, Sesshoumaru injected a large quantity of poison into him. Inuyasha mentally cursed himself for being caught off guard. Suddenly, he realized,
'I … I can't move. Why? Why won't my body obey me?' he thought in fear.
Sesshoumaru laughed at his brother's plight. Flipping Inuyasha onto his knees, he taunted,
"This is your station in life, half-breed. You belong on your knees."
Inuyasha continued trying to will his body to move, to no avail. As his mind continued to try to move his body, he felt … no …it couldn't be,
"Sesshoumaru! What the hell are you doing?" Inuyasha cried out as he realized his hakama pants were being pulled to his knees,
"Teaching you a lesson, half-breed."
Inuyasha's mind swirled delusional as the situation became clearer. He was at Sesshoumaru's mercy and his brother was about to …
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
Inuyasha screamed in pain as he felt himself violated in one quick thrust.