Message from Goth Lolita!
Well, I had this typed up, and I had some extra time on my hands, so here you go!
To soulspirit18- If you're a rabid InuxKago fan, you are destined to be disappointed in my story. And you get to know what he did in this chapter.
To Tigermage- I am not going to tell you what happens! Do you skip to the end of mystery books, too? XD just kidding...But seriously, not gonna tell you.
Enjoy!
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NOW...
Several days later, Sesshomaru decided to check on InuYasha's wench, to make sure she hadn't killed herself yet.
He walked in just as the healers were changing her bandages. His golden eyes widened slightly, when he saw how bad the damage actually was.
The woman- Kagome- was lying on her stomach, tears silently running down her face. And there, on her back, already beginning to scar, were his brother's claw marks.
A hiss of breath escaped from the ningen woman, and the healers winced in sympathy.
"Why?" Sesshomaru didn't realize he had spoken out loud, but he was curious. His brother had seemed so loyal, so…dog-ishly devoted to this girl. What would have made him harm her?
Kagome had looked up at his voice. Her eyes were bitter and worn. "Because, he loves Kikyo. It's always been Kikyo. All I was, was her pale replacement. I'd never be better that her." Her voice matched her eyes; tired, and hurt. "And when Kikyo decided that she was tired of having only half her soul, she wanted it all returned to her…" she trailed off.
Sesshomaru was shocked. Not that it showed, mind you. He wasn't surprised at InuYasha's betrayal- oh, please, even Jaken saw that coming- but that this ningen shared the soul of the dead miko.
This was almost entirely unheard of, and, usually, one or both of the two involved died.
Well, quite technically, Kikyo was already dead.
But, what of this girl, this…Kagome?
Sesshomaru discretely sniffed the air. No, she was alive, but, she must be extraordinarily powerful to have survived- to still be surviving.
A thought struck him. "You are a miko?" he asked. He knew the answer, but he wanted her to confirm it- needed to hear her say it, so he could resolve his mental image of her.
"Yes." she replied shortly.
'Yet, she travels with my pathetic half-brother, and if memory serves…a kitsune kit. And the Lord of the Wolves, that Koga, has claimed her as his own.' Sesshomaru thought. 'She must be strong…but how odd, that such a powerful miko treats youkai the way she does.'
Without another word, he left her.
But his mind was made up.
The miko wouldn't be returning to his half-brother.
Not yet. Not until her verified his story.
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