The Dream Of Sorrows

~ Chapter Six~

Distortions

By Inuyashas Youkai

Inuyasha quickly strode within the ancient door's opening , and continue up the stairs to where his mate would be , but something in midstep stopped him, once he noticed that something was different about the place that he had just stumbled into, and was not the same place that he left. It was , but it wasn'tat the same time , his brother's castle was still there as it stood before , but inside was nothing but remnants of what it should be.

Where lavish antiques would stand , instead was nothing but barren walls and floors where now the effects of time passing proved to make its mark. The expensive tapestries now thrown haphazardly around the place , and the things thatr would make the vast enclosure what it was now only a skeleton version of what it once was. Numerous breaks in the wall where something rather large had punched it's way into the stronghold of Sesshomeru's reign, and was evident that whatever had happened somehow, now being shown , was something that wasn't able to happen in the short time that he was away.

Swinging up the spintered and broken stairwell , only still hanging by a simple thread , by the hardware at the top of the grandstaircase, then made his way down the halls to push himself towards the room that once held that of his mate watched over by his brother , and his. As it would soon prove to his worries that when he came to the room , finding it abandoned, and barren like the rest of the castle.

Running his clawed fingers through his silver , untamed mane , abruptly , as his fears became realized . Somehow , in the short time that he was forced to leave his Kagome's side , something separated him from her , and them , bringing him to whatever this was. The hanyou then decided to look along the rest of the castle to make sure that no one was present within ,before continuing on towards finding them elsewhere. Although , while knowing that nothing would be found as Inuyasha searched through the corridors , but deep within hadn't had a clue as to where he would find them.

"Dammit!" Inuyasha spat painfully worrying about the possibility that he wouldn't find them in time..

A voice broke through the silence , and one other than his own , but nothing served to prove that another was present , still the apprehensive voice wished not to be ignored..

"Inuyasha? Sesshomeru?"A small feminine voice repeated.

"Kagome..?"Inuyasha gasped hopefully.

"No...I 'am afraid not , Inuyasha.." The girl answered afriad .

"Rin ?"Inuyasha , disappointed that the other two weren't accounted for ,but glad he was no longer alone, if it was who the hanyou thought it was.

"Yes..."

"Where are you ...?"

"First , how do I know that you are really him , and not HIM.. I mean you have been gone for quite sometime.."

"What in the fuck are you talking about Rin , I only was gone for a short while before I came back to this ! What the hell happened anyway ! Where are we? I know this is still the castle , but it wasn't the way I had left it ..."

"Strange , Inuyasha .. To you it was only a short time that had passed but to us you have been missing for quite some time , after Kagome was taken .. Although we had retrieved Kagome , some years ago , but because you were no where to be found Inuyasha . We had thought you might have went to complete your promise to Kikyo.."

"Hell No, I didn't I was there when we brought back Kagome , and you both had sent me away to take a break because I had stayed with her nonstop .. Why would I just leave , abandoning my lifemate for a dead wench that I had already told her I would stay with Kagome!"

"I 'am afriad Inuyasha , that something did happen , but according to what I saw things didn't occur as you say .. I mean , after you had gone missing , like I said ,we had gotten Kagome long after your transformation caused you to run . Sesshomeru , as well as myself felt that it was to find her, but when we had.. we didn't know what to thin-"

"Did she-"

"Die , no .. Kagome lived ..Inuyasha , when we found her she had bore no marks to suggest that you had taken her as mate , at least not yet anyway .. "

"Than where is she ? What the hell happened here! Where is my bastard brother, and why are you the fuck alone !"

"You see, a war had broke out after Kagome's return , and revival..I-"

"You mean , Kagome had died ... "

"Yes .. when we found her she had passed on Inuyasha , but Sesshomeru used Tenseiga to bring her back . It was only a few days after that Naraku had attacked to destroy her, knowing that the sword could not retrive her again, but when the war broke out I was told to stay her while both Kagome , and Sesshomeru fought with many others who were led to his stench to assist. I am sorry Inuyasha , I don't know where any of them are , at this point it's hard to say when it's been so long that it began , since you disappeared.."

At this , Inuyasha fell to his knees , and sobbed , while holding his face roughly in frustrated confusion. As he was in the moment dealing with all of this, letting it all sink in , Inuyasha hadn't realized that the one hiding had come close to wrap a conforting hand on his shoulder. The moment he had the hanyou , to his prolonged shock of the situation felt that his heart was going to stop when taking in her appearance because it only proved of the truth that was before him, and to his unfortunate conclusions despite what he had longed for, much time had passed for while his eyes gazed upon a more adult version of Rin, all hopes seemed to be tossed out the door.

Upon that realization , the hanyou cried all the more in realizing the truth as it had come to him, but it wasn't that he would give up , never, it was just that he was saddened for how long he was truly away from his intended mate's side, and that fact was what really seemed in its attempt to kill him. A light squeeze fell upon his shoulders to make Inuyasha meet Rin's gaze to reassure him that soon all would be well, especially that the hanyou was now found because it was Kagome who after all this time had still longed for , and needed him.

"Inuyasha , even though I was still but a child when they left ..I know my mate , he is still alive .. I feel it , and deep within within my heart through mine ,and Sesshomeru's connection.. I know , and so is she .."

TBC...

Authors note – Hehehe didn't expect that did ya ! More to come soon!