Hello again, everyone! I'm on a roll as far as updating goes! Two updates on my new story, and one on this one in less than a week! I'm so proud of myself! (sniffle) Anyways, there is a little catch to it though. This chapter is short. It's only about 1850 words I think. Sorry about that! Hope you like it just the same and I hope everyone had a nice holiday season and will have a happy new year! Toodles!
Liebe,
Sesshomaru is Mine/Abbey
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Abbey: Interview time, everyone! This time, Shippou gets to stand in the limelight! Hi, Shippou!
Shippou: Uh, hey.
Abbey: So…we're all curious, why aren't you going out with Rin anyways?
Shippou: Well…you see, the thing is…um…I don't know?
Abbey: (skeptical look) Sure, Shippou, you don't know.
Shippou: That's right, I don't know!
Abbey: You're in denial. Is InuYasha rubbing off on you or something?
Shippou: No, he's not. (in undertone) he's too much to a klutz.
InuYasha: I'm going to get you for saying that, Shippou! (Begins to chase Shippou around the room and eventually catches him by the tail)
Kagome: OSWARI!
InuYasha: (Slams to the ground)
Abbey: (sweat drops) I don't own InuYasha…
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Okami no Hanyou: So sorry to hear that your internet is being a piece of crap! I hope it'll get better soon! I especially want it to get better soon b/c I want to read what's next in ISNK. I want to read it soooo bad! (clears throat) anyways, hope you like the chapter, Beppi!
Nightfall2525: Yup, that's exactly what Sesshomaru is going to do. But as to the second question, the one about if B will get Kagome...You'll see very soon. Just not in this chapter. Hope you like it!
Inuyasha'sMistress: Yeah, I know, Battousi needs lots of hugs I think. Poor guy. No problem, I happen to like your story very much! I can't wait to read more of it!
SPaZin-Person: Hey, Gabby! Glad you liked the chapter, and thanks so much for reviewing my other fic, I wasn't sure if I was going to let it go on or not, but now I think I will. You have my sympathies, four stories is a hell of a lot to juggle. Hope you like this chapter!
Brianna: Thanks for all of those reviews! I really appreciate them. As does Battousi. (purr) Damn him and his hottness! LOL. Hope you like this chapter, it has HIM in it. (wink wink) you know who.
Boutique-display: Thank you so much for your review! It was so supportive! I can't wait for your update either, it's sure to be a good one coming from you, I'm sure of that much. Hope you continue to like this.
Katty-Kat: Hey! I got snow here where I'm from! Hope you got some too. Also, I'm still not sure who Kagome will end up with in the end of the story. There will be alternate endings for every pairing though, so I'm not sure. I guess the final pairings can be whatever you want them to be, because they will switch around a lot in this chapter. I might get hit for this chapter, I'm not sure. Anyways, hope you like it!
LadyRedEyes/Kagome-chan/Marisa: (sweatdrops) You are a real freak. You're lucky it's late or else I would have a little Battousi...or Inu scene for you. Maybe next time...I can do Inu! MUHAHAHAHA! Anyways, I've got to get this done so I can call you back so toodles!
Thanks to everyone who read, whether you reviewed or not!
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Sesshomaru's Red Eyes
Chapter 26:
The Problem With the Proposal
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Naraku looked down at InuYasha and Miroku, bound there, completely defenseless because of their bindings, and he smirked at the pair of them. "You've been here for three months and still you cannot escape. This is truly proof that I am superior to you, InuYasha."
"Shut up, Naraku!" InuYasha yelled angrily.
Naraku chuckled and his eyes fell on Miroku, "Do you wish to be let out?"
"You mean…you're actually going to do that? Let us out?" the houshi asked with surprise.
"Hai," Naraku said amusingly, "I shall. And you don't even have to beg. Isn't that nice?"
InuYasha's knuckles were white as he gripped the bars, "Then don't just talk about it, let us out!"
"Temper, temper." He raised an eyebrow, "As you wish." With that, the bars and chains all disintegrated.
InuYasha leapt up, "Come on, Miroku! Battousi will have known that we were let out! He'll try to get to Kagome!"
"InuYasha," Miroku said, "I smell a rat here. Why did Naraku let us out?"
"Who the hell cares! We just have to get back!"
"We're walking right into a trap!"
"Does it look like I care?"
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"Why did you do that, Naraku?" Kagura asked, brows raised, "I thought you wanted to keep them here to torture them, and then…kill them."
"Because, Kagura, it was the perfect time to release them, the most entertaining time."
"What do you mean?" she said, obviously suspicious of her creator.
"Mean? Is it not obvious? Both Miroku and InuYasha are walking into a world of pain." Naraku chuckled cruelly. He exited the room, and went to witness the whole affair about to take place in Kanna's mirror.
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Kagome sat in a chair reading a book in her new bedroom. This one was better, she thought. It was closer to Shippou's room. The kit was currently out playing somewhere with Rin, as he usually did. 'Poor girl,' Kagome thought, 'She still likes Shippou, but he doesn't feel the same way. I wonder why…' She put the book down and stood up, standing against the wall, inspecting this new room. She never really got the chance before, and after all, she had been sleeping there for almost three months. A flash of her last room after it had been trashed came to Kagome's mind, and so did the one that did it. Battousi hadn't talked to her since, and for some reason, Kagome wasn't quite sure why, but she was starting to worry. Battousi usually either came to see her, or especially,went into her dreams every day before. She felt even more alone than before now…
SLAM!
Kagome gasped, her alertness suddenly returning to her.
"Boo."
Battousi had slammed his hands on either side of the wall beside Kagome's head; his face was inches away from her own. "You were thinking about me again."
"Not just you," Kagome said sourly.
"I know. But to what do I owe the pleasure of your thoughts, Kagome? I have not done well by you, and you know that is so."
"I'm not the kind of person that keeps a grudge for too long, Battousi. Just for awhile."
"I see, so courageous you are. But also, how very foolish, this Battousi deserves not your thoughts nor your time."
Kagome avoided the subject, "How are your lands doing?"
"Ah," he said, still very close to her, "They are most enjoyable. I, however, prefer the north. It is well-suited to me."
"That's…uh…nice. Is that why…um…you've not been around lately?"
"Oh no, I've been away for my own safety."
"For your safety?"
"Indeed, yes, you see, Kagome, very much like I am a danger to you, you are a danger to me."
"I'm a danger to you?" she repeated.
"You threaten to change my ways without even knowing it. That is how."
"Have you killed anymore people, Battousi?" she asked cautiously.
"No, not the innocent ones, at least. There were evidently some demons that Katsu was having problems controlling."
Kagome's face brightened a little, "So you are changing! You're rehabilitating yourself!"
"I am not a saint. Not even close. Do not look at me like that. I'm still the Battousi, nothing will change that. This title is quite enjoyable to me, do you understand me, Kagome?"
The miko sighed exasperatedly, "It's a start."
"I find the human bandits and robbers especially irritating. They had to be dealt with as well."
'So what? Now he's like some sort of super hero to the people of his lands?' she thought skeptically, 'I don't think so.'
"What, prey tell, is a super hero?" Battousi asked.
"Stop reading my thoughts," she shot back, "I don't like it when my privacy is invaded."
"I was not protecting the pathetic ningen of my lands, I was simply doing away with all of the overly-proud. There were quite a few of them; Katsu, being as vain as he was, was bound to have subjects of the same quality."
"Battousi! I thought I could find you here." Kagura was putting her feather back in her hair.
"What is your purpose, Kagura?"
Naraku's incarnation blushed slightly before stating, "Naraku is planning something sinister. I don't know what it is, but I am sure that it is something very important."
"I am aware of every move Naraku makes. Fear not, we may allow him to do this."
"My apologies, Battousi-sama, I had forgotten that you are able to read minds."
"Wait a second," Kagome said slowly, "Are you both working against Naraku?"
"Yes, that we are," Kagura answered. She stepped closer to Battousi.
"Arigatou, Kagura," he said, "Your help in this situation has been greatly appreciated."
The wind sorceress blushed deeper still, "No, thank you, Battousi-sama. I look forward to my freedom." She stood on tiptoes, and gently kissed his left cheek.
Envy boiled up in Kagome. She wanted to smack Kagura good across the face, but she contained herself.
"Go now, Kagura," Battousi said monotonously.
Kagura frowned slightly, but turned to leave.
"Kagura…"
"Yes?" she said hopefully.
"When Naraku questions you as to why you left and where you went, tell him that I called you. He did not watch you in the mirror, so he does not know the truth."
Kagura simply nodded and left.
Battousi turned to face Kagome, a half smile graced his already handsome face, making him look even more attractive, "I sense jealously radiating from you like heat off of the morning sun."
"Don't flatter yourself," Kagome said bitterly.
"Fear not, Kagome, I bear no feelings for Kagura."
"Why would that matter? You're a big boy, you can do what you want."
"I know I am. And I also know that Kagura is not the one in which I care for."
"Then who is?"
"You know that answer."
Kagome sighed again, "I have no idea why you insist upon-" She was cut off by a pair of strong arms wrapping themselves around her. "Battousi!"
"Silence, Kagome. There is more in a second of silence than there is in a hundred words."
"LET GO OF MY MATE, BATTOUSI, YOU FILTHY BASTARD!"
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Flashback…
"It cannot be," Sesshomaru said under his breath. He and Sango were outside, watching Rin and Shippou play.
"What is it, Sesshomaru? I can tell something's wrong."
"There must be something wrong with my sense of smell today."
"Now why would you say a thing like that? Your nose is always right on target. Just like…InuYasha's was," she said the last sentence slowly, unaware if she really should have said it.
"That is the whole point, InuYasha."
"Do you miss him?" she asked quietly.
He looked at her, "I, Sesshomaru, Lord of the western lands, do not miss my half-breed brother."
"Uh-huh," she uttered skeptically.
"I do not, Sango, but I must point something out, I smell him. I smell him as if he were alive."
"But that's impossible, Sesshomaru, isn't it! InuYasha was dragged to hell by Kikyou. There wasn't even a body for us to bury."
Without warning, something came up fast on Sesshomaru and knocked into him. "What?" the taiyoukai started.
"I'm in a hurry, so stay outta my way, Sesshomaru!" InuYasha called.
"INUYASHA!" Sango yelled.
"Hey, Sango," he called over his shoulder, "I can't talk, I gotta go do something!"
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Sesshomaru and Sango now were standing next to the willow tree where they first spoke to each other. "My little brother has much to explain to us," Sesshomaru said darkly.
"Yes, he does, but I'm sure he wants to talk to Kagome first, and that's just fine." Sango smiled, "She'll be so happy."
"Do you always think of others so?"
"What do you mean? I'm just happy for Kagome, that's all. In fact, Shippou will be really happy too. It'll be a good day for all of us."
"That it shall. If you are happy, then that is all that I wish for."
Sango looked at Sesshomaru, concerned, "Are you feeling alright?"
"Fine, why do you ask, Sango?"
The taijiya shook her head, "I don't know. I guess you just seem different today. Is something bothering you?"
"Nothing is bothering me."
"Then is there something on your mind?"
"There…is."
"You don't have to be afraid to tell me, you know." He was really starting to worry her. "Sesshomaru, you're acting so strange, it's starting to scare me.. Aren't you going to get up?"
"No, Sango, I'm not."
She gasped and put a hand to her mouth, "Sesshomaru….you're on one knee!"
"I know that you are uncomfortable with demon methods of mating. I want you to be content, Sango."
"But I am content!"
"You are correct, humans and demons are different, in many ways, I know that. And I am willing to work around it. Are you?" he asked, putting a ring on her finger. It was on the opposite hand as her wedding ring from Miroku. She didn't have the heart to take it off yet.
"Well, Sesshomaru, that was absolutely perfect. However, you forgot something."
"I did not forget. Sango, you are already my mate. Will you do me the honor and marry me as well?"
Sango was visibly tearing up. Sesshomaru wasn't sure if this was a good sign or a bad one. He became very still, straining all of his senses for any sign of an answer. She thrust her arms around his neck, knocking him over.
'What is she doing?'
"Really, Sesshomaru? You want that?"
"I wouldn't have asked if I did not wish it."
She stopped crushing him and looked into his golden eyes. "I will."
"You are sure?"
"Of course I'm sure! I want to be with you, Sesshomaru, more than you know." It was then that he kissed her deeply, and she him.
"Sango," came a very quiet, sheepish voice.
Sango gasped, even though the tone was different, she still knew who it was. She and Sesshomaru separated, and Sango turned around to confirm her suspicions.
"Miroku? You're alive?"
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We'll see how that one turns out in chapter 27! I know this chapter was really short, but please review anyways if you can, thanks, toodles!
Liebe,
Sesshomaru is Mine/Abbey
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Preview of the next chapter…
"Seeing you with him, and the love you have for him makes me think: Where do I belong in this world? I am of no use to anyone. I was never meant to exist. And so I tell you now, come at me my brothers; I will not fight you this time."
"As you wish, so it shall be," Sesshomaru said. The sounds of swords being released from their sheaths could be heard as InuYasha and Sesshomaru advanced towards the third brother.
"You asked for it!" InuYasha shouted.
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Next Chapter:
The Love a Heart Holds
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