Hey everyone! Sorry it took me so long to write this chapter. I had that damn writer's block thing going on again. This is a very important chapter as well so I wanted to make sure I wrote it as well as I could. Don't forget to check out the preview for the next chapter. I think that one is going to be pretty good too. Anyways, don't you just hate school! Well I do. A little off the subject so…I'll just get right to the chapter. Hope you enjoy it and please review if you can to tell me how you like the little plot twist. Toodles!
Liebe, (yeah, that means "love" in German. I kinda like it)
Sesshomaru is Mine/ Abbey
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Continued from closing…
Sesshomaru: Am I in this chapter?
SIM: Yes, yes, you're in the chapter. But….this is the chapter where Sango gets married to Miroku!
Sesshomaru: low growl
SIM: What? I thought you didn't CARE if she marries Miroku? Do I sense a change of heart? snickers I just love getting him mad.
Sesshomaru: Once again grabs SIM around the throat
SIM: Or…maybe not.
Sesshomaru: Any final words?
SIM: Yeah, let go of me.
Sesshomaru: No.
SIM: Fine, I'll just dye your fluffy boa pink one night when you're sleeping.
Sesshomaru: growl It's not a boa.
SIM: Then answer us, what the hell is that thing?
Sesshomaru: It's a tail if you must know.
SIM: oh, who established that?
Sesshomaru: You did, idiot, for this pathetic story.
SIM: Hey now, I'd like to see you do better!
Sesshomaru: How can you still talk this much if I am strangling you?
SIM: Heh, good point. I don't own InuYasha. Now on with the story, toodles!
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katty-kat: Oh, thanks so much! You're always such a sweetie when you review! No, it wasn't the jewel that was broken, it was the bone eater's well. So now, Kagome can't supposedly go back to her own time period. Toodles!
manga girl234: Glad you like the chapter! So sorry it took me so long to get this chapter out. I just hate writer's block w/ a passion! Plus, school's started up again and it seems like I really haven't got the chance to really write until now, so hope you enjoy what I've written!
morelen: Here's my update! Sorry it took so long to get it up on the site!
Jysbena: LOL. Glad you like my little story. I like yours too. It's very interesting. Toodles!
rabbitstime: Oh, you're really going to feel sorry for some1 at the end of this chapter! Sorry it took so long to update! Oh, and thanks, no one has ever really called me cool before, on account of my oddness. Thank you!
air-fearie45:Hehe. I've got a bad mouth myself. Don't worry about it. Glad you liked the last chapter!
sesshoyasha: Brilliant! I was hopeing some1 would catch that! You see, the fact that the well exists in the future is the clue that it eventually will be fixed. Good deduction!
Inuyasha'smisstress: Hahaha, good pen name there. Sorry it took me so long to update, the writer's block was really bad. No excuse, but it's all I've got. Toodles!
Okami no Hanyou: Sorry! Sorry! Well...not really, cause I wrote another cliffhanger 4 this chapter too. ;) MUHAHAHAHA! I gots to read your update, I haven't got a chance yet. But I will soon. Your story is one of my favs. Anyways...yeah...glad my writing skills are getting better. I just keep thinking that I suck at this so your encouragement is nice. TTYL, Okami. Toodles!
LadyRedEyes/Marisa: Blushes uncontrolibly HOW DARE YOU WRITE THAT REVIEW! And...SASUME! Ah...drool Paulie Konerko got his 39th home run today! Hopefully tomarrow, when I get to GO TO THE GAME, WOO HOO! I'll see when he hits his 40th of the season! I hope so...anyways...yeah...YOU MAY NOW KISS THE BRIDE! MUHAHAHA! ah hem I'm done. Battousi will get you later! Not like he doesn't every night, LOL. K, I GTG so TTLY, LYLAS, TTFN! Toodles!
Thanks to everyone that read the story, regardless of whether you reviewed or not. Toodles!
Oh and one last thing, THIS IS IMPORTANT, OKAY? okay, well, there aren't lemons in this chapter, nor will there be any in any of the story, but...there are some well...creepy parts in this chapter. And the concept of it might be...painful. I tried my best to describe the emotional trama of it without crossing any lines. But still, I appologize if I offend any of you in any way. This is a very serious subject and I am not mearly using it just to use it. It really does change the whole storyline. Again, sorry if I offend or something. And if I am crossing a line, can one of you please tell me so that I may change the rating? Thanks.
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Sesshomaru's Red Eyes
Chapter 18:
The Something Red is Blood
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InuYasha and Kagome returned to the castle and solemnly told their friends that the bone eater's well had been destroyed. Kagome went to bed early that night, asking to be left alone. The realization of it hit her like a ton of bricks, she would never see her family again. She wouldn't be able to go back to get medicines, or even ramen for InuYasha. On top of it all, now she'd never be able to throw Sango the wedding that she had been planning before. Kagome always thought it would be fun to do something like that. Her family would probably think that she was dead. She could just see the pain on her mother's face. She couldn't bare it. It was too much to handle all at once. All of her friends asked if they could help rebuild the well, but who's to say it wouldn't work the same way? Kagome fell into her pillow and slowly cried herself to sleep.
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Sesshomaru decided he would keep to himself. He knew Battousi was planning something, he just didn't know what. Hadn't his other half said that he planned to assist him? Was he plotting to ruin that wedding ceremony? If that were the case, Sesshomaru was prepared to let Battousi run his course. His other half wouldn't dare double cross him. He also noticed that Battousi placed the book he needed in order to separate them on his desk after he took over his body the last time. 'There is something very sinister about that demon.'
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It wasn't until InuYasha and Miroku tried to go repair the damaged well that they realized something. A powerful barrier was placed around the castle grounds. No one could get in or out. InuYasha returned in a rage, "Damn it, Sesshomaru, I'm gonna cut your stupid head off!"
But it wasn't Sesshomaru that set up the barrier. It was Battousi. Not even Sesshomaru could get out. Little did everyone know, Naraku also helped by giving the barrier some of its power. Kagome went to go get her arrows and found that there were none. And much like when Kagome tried to take the fake shikon shard out of Kouga's arm, the barrier repelled her hand, so she could not break the barrier by simply touching it. Everyone wondered what Battousi was trying to get at, after all, he didn't even have a body of his own. But yet, somehow, it was like he was trying to show them who was in control.
"Feh, might as well kill them both and get it all over with at once," InuYasha said. However, there was nothing any of them could do.
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So…
On the day of the wedding…( Yup, I'm skipping ahead a bit. It'll get much worse than this as far as skipping ahead later. I just want to get to the good stuff. Also, I don't want to forget about some of the crap I've wanted to happen…so…on w/ the story. Toodles)
Sango stood in front of the window, looking out onto the garden, bedeck with flowers for the wedding. She was wearing the dress that Kagome helped the servants make. It was a little more…well…eye-catching than what she was used to, so she felt a bit self-conscious in it. Kagome said it looked like some of the wedding dresses from her time. Sango let her friend do what she wanted, after all, Kagome had just suffered a horrible loss. The young miko was also going to perform the ceremony, at Sango's request.
'Something is going to go wrong, I just know it,' thought the taijiya.
"Sango-chan!"
"Huh? Oh, Kagome."
"Daydreaming about Miroku are you? Well it's time to come back down to the ground for a moment because we've got to finish getting you ready! We're here to help you!"
Rin smiled brightly and nodded. Sango noticed that the little girl was not as keen on talking to her anymore, now that she was certain Sango wouldn't be her mother.
"That's sweet of you both, really it is, but I can get myself ready."
"Nonsense!" said Kagome, totally abashed, "We'd love to help!" Sango nodded in reply. "Hey," Kagome began, "What's wrong? You shouldn't be sad on a day like this! Aren't you happy, Sango-chan?"
Rin piped up, "Is Sango-san sad because she is not marrying Sesshomaru-sama?" Rin looked hopeful for a moment, and then lowered her head apologetically, "Rin is sorry, Sango-san."
"Rin, come here," Sango began. The little girl stepped in front of her and Sango set her on her lap. "Are you sad, Rin-chan?"
"Well…a little, Sango-san," she answered timidly.
"Rin, don't call me by that name if it will only make you sad. I give you my full permission. You may call me mother, if that is what you want."
Rin's face brightened, "Really? Rin can call you that!"
"Hai. I don't mind at all. In fact, I am honored." She then embraced the little girl. She stood up, "Okay, Kagome, do whatever it was that you wanted to do."
"Right. Uh, Sango…how do you think you'd feel if your hair was down?"
"Do what you will, Kagome, I'm sure it will look fine none the less."
"You do know what you're agreeing to, don't you?" Kagome said.
"Of course, I trust you."
"Okay, here goes nothing."
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"Damn women, always taking so long to get ready!" InuYasha huffed.
Miroku was pacing back and forth, "For once, I can see why you're always so impatient all the time, InuYasha."
"Heh, I'm not impatient, I just got a hell of a bad feeling about this. And I also want to get out of this damn hell hole."
"Is that what you call our father's castle?" Sesshomaru said softly, just entering the scene. "Have more respect."
"I'll do what I want, you basterd!"
"OSWARI!"
SLAM!
"InuYasha!" Kagome said angrily, "Can you EVER give it a rest!" Then she looked at Miroku, "We're ready."
The houshi put a hand to his chin, "Ah yes, let us proceed, shall we?"
"Miroku would rather skip the wedding and go straight to the honeymoon," Shippou stated.
"SHIPPOU! NOT YOU TOO!" Kagome yelled.
InuYasha peeled himself off of the ground, "Well what do you expect? He's been hanging around Miroku for a long time."
"IT HAD BETTER BE JUST MIROKU THAT'S TEACHING HIM THOSE THINGS!"
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU YELLING AT ME FOR!"
"I'M NOT YELLING!"
"ARE!"
"ARE NOT!"
"ARE!"
"SIT, BOY!"
SLAM!
"AHHHHHHH!"
Kirara meowed softly. Miroku looked to see what was making her do that. "Sango," he said in a whisper.
Sango walked sheepishly up to them all, "I didn't know if you were ready for me yet, so I just…." She trailed off when she saw Miroku looking at her. Little patches of red appeared on her cheeks.
"Now, we may get this over with. I am getting a headache from InuYasha's inability to hold his tongue," Sesshomaru stated. Rin went to his side.
"Sesshomaru-sama!" Rin bellowed, "look at how pretty Mother looks!"
"Mother?" Sesshomaru repeated softly.
"Yes, Mother, Sesshomaru-sama! She looks like an angel! Just look, Sesshomaru-sama, just look!"
Reluctantly, Sesshomaru did as Rin requested. 'She does,' he thought.
(K, it's time for me to explain what everyone is wearing! Okay, don't feel like doing anything special for the guys. I always make them wear what they always wear. Why? Because I'm semi-evil. Rin is wearing a pink kimono with pale blue roses on it. Her hair is in a low bun and there are silk ribbons hanging from it. Kagome is wearing a pale blue kimono with pink roses on it to match Rin's. Her hair is up in a high bun. Sango is wearing a white, duh! spaghetti-strapped dress that plunges down a bit. It doesn't show anything, though, so that's good. It's made of silk and it trails behind her a little bit. Her hair is down, not tied in any way. There is a sukura placed in either side of her hair. Alright, I think that's it…)
Sango saw that Sesshomaru glanced at her, and much to her dislike, she began fidgeting a little bit. She then looked down to hide her blush. Miroku walked in front of her and lifted her chin up.
"I don't feel very comfortable in this dress," she said softly.
"Sango, don't be. You're beautiful."
The taijiya blushed, "Thank you," she whispered, obviously embarrassed.
"You're welcome," he answered just as softly.
Then Sango noticed something, "Wow, Miroku, I'm really surprised. You haven't attempted to-"
Sango was silenced by a familiar hand rubbing her bottom.
SMACK!
"Remember, Miroku, letcher's never prosper."
"Are you two done yet!"
"InuYasha, don't be so rude. Besides, don't you have something to tell me?" Kagome hinted.
"….Oh yeah, right, Kagome, I'm hungry, so when this is over, can you make me a pack of those noodle things?"
"GRRRRRRRRRRRR! INUYASHA….OSWARI!"
SLAM!
"DAMN, YOU REALLY CAN'T TAKE A JOKE! YOU LOOK NICE, OKAY!"
"YOU DON'T SOUND LIKE YOU MEANT IT!"
"OF COURSE I DON'T SOUND LIKE I MEANT IT, NOT WITH YOU MAKING ME SLAM INTO THE GROUND ALL THE TIME!"
"InuYasha, stop it," Sesshomaru said, "you are irritating me."
"Grrr," the hanyou started.
"InuYasha…." Kagome said.
"You look nice, Kagome," he finally said.
Kagome knew that was an all time high for InuYasha, so she was satisfied with it. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. Ready, you two?"
Both Sango and Miroku nodded, "Hai," they stated together.
Kagome let out a little, "Aw!" They all went to their correct places. (A/N: I was going to say that they all positioned themselves in their correct places, but as you all may know, I am a bit of a pervert. Oh, yeah, here comes the blush. Uh huh. Anyways, on w/ the story, toodles!)
And so…
Miroku looked at Sango, "I realize that your father is not here to be at your side, so I will stand in for him."
Sango's eyes filled with tears, "Miroku, thank you. I'm sure my father would have it no other way."
He took her hand and they began to walk to where Kagome was standing. Sango's head was inclined a bit and she smiled slightly. It was finally happening. She was going to be with Miroku…forever. Even as those bittersweet thoughts filled her mind, she just couldn't help it. Perhaps she didn't even realize that she was doing it. She glanced at Sesshomaru as they passed him. When she did realize it however, she felt shameful. She looked at Miroku. He didn't notice. 'Thank Kami-sama,' she thought.
They got to Kagome and she beamed at them. "Hey, guys. Ready to get married?"
"Ready?" Miroku said, "We've been waiting." Sango nodded in agreement.
"Then lets get this show on the road!" Kagome paused a second, looking at Sesshomaru, "If anyone does not wish for Miroku and Sango to be joined, speak now…or forever hold your peace."
There was nothing but silence, so Kagome continued, "Okay, Miroku, do you have anything to say to Sango?"
Miroku nodded slowly and smiled, "I do."
"Not yet, Miroku," Kagome joked, "Well then…go on."
The houshi took the taijiya's hands in his, "No one can deny that I am a letch-" At this, InuYasha huffed, and Kagome glared at him. Miroku continued, "I must admit, though, that I was especially drawn to you right from the beginning. You were so strong, so brave, yet, you were also fragile and beautiful, a caring person, who put the lives of family and friends before her own. Even though it may have not seemed like it, being around you curbed my hentai nature. I felt so calm and peaceful with you. I came to realize that it was more than simple attraction that I had towards you. I never had….feelings like that before. Later still, I could deny it no longer. I was in love with you. I gave up on all other women and vowed only to be with you. Much to my surprise, you agreed to stay with me. And so here we are. You are truly the most remarkable woman I have ever met if you can get me to be monogamous." Sango laughed, tears welling up in her eyes. Miroku lightly brushed them away. "My feelings for you will never change. I tell you now, Sango, I love you." Tears ran down Sango's face. Kagome was crying as well.
"What about you, Sango," Kagome sniffled, "Is there anything you want to tell Miroku?"
"Yes, but there is no way I'll be able to beat that," she answered tearfully. Miroku just smiled. Sango took a deep breath, "Miroku," she began, "When I first met you, I thought you were arrogant, perverted, and way too over-confident. I'd strike you if you touched me, but the truth is, my heart raced from your touch. It frightened me, scared me to death. No one had ever given me that kind of attention before. It made me feel kind of special. Then, when you hit on other women, I began to feel another new emotion, envy. I told myself that I was foolish for having such a hopeless school-girl crush. But everywhere I went, you were there too. Always there. You cared, I could tell, but I thought that it was just friendship, or perhaps even attraction, but I never dreamed that you actually cared as I did. I idiotically denied my feelings over and over, saying to myself, 'He'll never be with you, Sango, you aren't pretty enough.' You can't even imagine my happiness and surprise when you asked me to stay with you. And one of the best things is, that I feel like it's okay to fail, because you'll still be there with me after it's all said and done. And I promise to always be there for you. It's the least I can do. I love you, Miroku, so I give you what I have. I give you me. I am yours and yours alone."
"Sango," Miroku uttered softly. He gave her a loving hug, and kissed her forehead.
"Okay, then," Kagome said with a half laugh, trying to cover up the fact that she was crying, "Miroku, do you promise to love and protect, to honor and to cherish Sango, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health as long as you both shall live?"
The houshi smiled, "I do."
"Sango?"
"I do, I really do." A couple tears fell down her cheek.
Kagome stared at the two of them, with a very moved look on her face. She glanced at InuYasha, and he smiled back at her. "Well, that's it then. You are now man and wife," Kagome said as she blushed. "Go on, Miroku, kiss her already!"
"Wait just a moment," replied the houshi. He put his hand right above Sango's posterior.
"Miroku!" Sango said exasperatedly.
He just smiled, "Just kidding."
Then he kissed her.
Sango's cheeks were red when they pulled apart . Miroku gave her a sly smile. He knew what would be coming next.
Sesshomaru sat there, fuming, having just realized what Battousi's plan was. 'So,' thought Sesshomaru bitterly, 'You said you would help me and then backed out. Thus, betraying me. I'd give you your own body right now, just so that I could kill you. But, you are lucky. You let to live for a short while yet. Enjoy your last days of life, Battousi.' Sesshomaru expected Battousi to answer him with some smug remark, but he did not. Perhaps he finally realized what sort of danger he was now in.
If Battousi had a mouth, he'd be using it to smile at this moment. 'Now you understand, Brother, that I am not a servant of yours in any regard. I am greater than you. But fear not, mighty lord of the western lands, I am not finished with you yet. Nor with your precious Sango. I shall truly enjoy what is in store for her. Naraku, you just have to follow through with it. And I know you have every intention to. Desire is a powerful weapon, is it not? Desire for power, desire for vengeance, desire for satisfaction. Hmmmm, you can relate, Sesshomaru. I know you can relate to all of those. On top of it all, you have a desire for Sango. You can almost taste it, can't you, Brother?' He then thought of Kagome, 'My desires, however, are much less innocent than yours. Kagome, I've decided, I'll get to you later. It is my fate. Pure evil is always entranced to pure good. So pure, how I wish to break you, taint you…with me.'
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Later that night…
"Miroku!" Sango said with a startled gasp as she sat up in bed.
"What is it, Sango?" Miroku asked groggily as he sat up next to her.
"Don't you feel it, Miroku? At least a hundred demons are heading in this direction even as we speak! And they are close, they're nearly upon us!"
"Let's go, we must wake the others!" The two ran down the halls, bursting into rooms, awaking anyone they found. Sango, however, decided to skip over Sesshomaru's room. After all, he must already know.
The sight that greeted them all when they went outside was frightening. Hundreds of demons, waiting for them.
"Damn it all!" InuYasha yelled. "Can't turn our backs for two seconds without some kind of disaster happening!"
"It does seem that way, does it not, InuYasha?"
A Naraku demon puppet stood before them. Kagome gasped.
"Whoever is making this joke, it's really starting to piss me off!" the hanyou growled.
"Joke?" replied the puppet, "There is no joke here. I, Naraku, am alive."
"But that's not possible!" Shippou interjected.
"Honestly, kitsune, were you never taught manners? Do not speak while an elder is talking."
"You aren't worthy of any kind of respect, Naraku!" InuYasha yelled viciously.
"You see, it was a incarnation that was in my image that you fought. So, I still live."
"But…" Miroku began, "my wind tunnel…"
Naraku smiled, "I suggest that you take a look at that."
Miroku peered at his hand, "No, it can't be. It just can't be." A tiny hole was forming in the palm of Miroku's hand.
The puppet chuckled, "You might want to cover those up, before you start to suck everything into it."
The houshi pulled out some prayer beads from his robes and held them to the wind tunnel. More demons were appearing on the other side of the castle.
"I'll take care of those demons!" Sango said. With that, she ran to the other side of the castle. No one could see her. She was alone there. She began slicing apart demons with her weapon. "This would be easier if I had Kirara here to help me. Damn Sesshomaru for taking her away from me!" Then she realized, 'Where is Sesshomaru?'
"Good evening to you, dear Huntress."
Sango stopped in her tracks.
"There is no use for any of you anymore," Battousi told the hundred demons before him. He suddenly became engulfed in a red light. He then shot the light at the demons. Every last one of them disintegrated. He turned to face Sango, "Now then, Huntress, are you enjoying my little trap?"
"You….YOU!"
"What about me? Oh, you mean Sesshomaru, yes. My my, he will be pleased."
"What do you mean, demon!"
"I mean exactly what I said, Huntress. My brother will be pleased that I did as he asked."
"You're lying, Sesshomaru would never-"
"-Really? I believe that you just don't know Sesshomaru like you thought you did. What a pity it had to be for you in the long run."
"No! You're a liar!"
He glared at her, "Enough talk, Huntress. I have not yet fully carried out Sesshomaru's wishes."
"No! You won't!" Sango gasped. Somehow, Battousi teleported next to her and snaked his arm around her waist. He teleported again, and they were in a room that could only belong to Sesshomaru.
"No, no, NOOOOOOOO!" she yelled as she tried to get away from him.
He teleported in front of her. "There's no where to run. No one can hear you scream. You see, I've just placed a barrier around this room. No one but me can get in and out."
"Noooo, Sesshomaru, please, help me!"
The demon laughed mercilessly, "You actually think he'd save you, after he ordered this? How pathetic. Being so loyal really came back to haunt you."
"I told you, HE'D NEVER DO THIS TO ME, NEVER!"
"Because, he doesn't want to have to touch your vile human flesh. I am stuck with the dirty work. It is the price I have to pay if I want my own body. The price Sesshomaru has to pay to have an heir."
"NO! STOP PLEASE, LEAVE ME ALONE!"
Battousi grabbed a hold of Sango by the wrist. He sniffed the air. His eyes became a little wider, and for some reason, he became much angrier, "You bitch, you're already…you're already…" At this, he backhanded Sango across the face. The taijiya fell to the ground. He smiled evilly, "But it matters not." He picked her up off the ground and threw her on the bed.
"MIROKU, SESSHOMARU, PLEASE, HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
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AHHHHHHHH! That's not cool! I apologize if I disturbed any of you, really I do. I just couldn't do the rape part, cause that's just not right, you know. Aw, it's sooooo sad! Poor Sango! Well, please review, k? Thanks, toodles!
Liebe,
Sesshomaru is Mine/Abbey
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Preview of the next chapter:
"Sango, I swear, I had nothing to do with it! Don't believe Battousi!"
"Really, Sesshomaru? You mean that?" Sango choked out with a few more tears.
"I do, and…" He sniffed the air. His eyes became very wide, "It's not possible. How could that happen?"
"What? What is it, Sesshomaru? What's wrong with me!"
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Next chapter:
The True Plan of the Battousi
TTFN!
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