His palms were drenched in sweat and before you knew it the gun in his hand dropped to the floor. For what it was worth, he rather had the choice to kill himself then the other. Naraku knew this for a fact, which is why he added, 'If you die then she dies'. That one sentence kept him from a dark thought of suicide, one step from letting it all end.
Sesshomaru was Naraku's dog and he knew that for a fact but thought nothing of it. Like a dog he was on his every command, kissing at his feet so the worst wouldn't become of his loved ones.
"Hurry up and choose!" He was snapped back into reality, but it lingered so close. The thought of choosing came so close that he almost attempted to pick up his gun and shoot Hiten, but the knife. It was so close that one wrong move could be fatal to his love.
"I told you. I can't choose!"
"Don't give me that bullshit! It's easy, shoot the girl or if you don't love your dear sister than tell me so I can slit her throat right now. You're wasting my time!"
Sesshomaru peered at the frightened girl. Auburn eyes darted back and fourth towards Kagome and Hiten. She had no worries for the man who would choose her fate because she knew she was going to die she knew it was coming. This man came for one thing and that was for her inevitable death, it was just a matter of time.
Getting off of her bed and walking up toward the man who was on the verge of tears, she laid her hand on his shoulder. Why would she smile in a predicament like this? The answer to such a question was unknown although with her actions making it all clear, she picked up the gun and placed it in Sesshomaru's hands.
"I will forgive you. It's not your fault. So please help me." Placing the bear on the floor, she remained smiling as light tears traveled down her cheek. "Please don't hurt yourself anymore than you have to. It's not your fault Sesshomaru so please shoot me. I had my last chance to see a great musical with my big brother. Now I'm not able to see him again. So please…"
"You can't ask for death…it's wrong." His hands trembled. Her voice was so cheerful it pained him, but he knew one thing was for certain. He couldn't pull the trigger no matter what the girl said.
"My big brother got taken away from me. My daddy said I can't see him anymore and now I'm here." She raised her sleeve, crying with every second past. "He didn't love me. Now the only person who did was taken away from me. Kagome needs you."
He glanced at Kagome before raising the gun. Her eyes didn't hold any sign of fear or regret. She held her words close to her heart but with Sesshomaru's own emotions holding him back, the girl helped him raise the gun. Now he was alone at this point, the only thing he had to do was pull the trigger.
"Tell my brother that I'll be watching over him. That I'll remember his smile and his voice forever, I'll remember him and Kagome as well. Please tell him. His name his Hiro." Before he could respond, Rin took the initiative and placed her thumb upon the trigger. Time seemed to freeze, with her smile placed gracefully on her face and her eyes closed; it was all blown away as blood covered the walls. She fell to the floor, blood gathering around her. The gaping hole in her forehead brought the two men in shock. Hiten wasn't expecting such events to take place, he knew someone was going to die but not like this.
Ring! Ring!
"Leave the house now."
The phone in his hands seemed to shake uncontrollable, but Hiten swallowed his distress and cleared his throat. "How about Kagome?"
"Leave her. Sesshomaru completed his job now leave."
Hiten didn't wait for Sesshomaru's reaction, the sound of sirens drew near and he sure didn't want to get caught. Leaving the knife and stuffing the gun in his pocket, Hiten ran out of the house and escaped through dark alleyways. Although, even with the threat of being caught coming ever so close, Sesshomaru didn't dare to move or take a breath. Blood smeared his face and drenched his hands, he committed numerous of murders but this…. this was too much. If anything he wanted to be the one with blood surrounding his lifeless body.
"Please forgive me." Sesshomaru whispered and extended his arm toward the girl. Rin had a melancholy expression but it had a mixture of relief. He placed a hand on her head and repeated. "Forgive me." He got up, blue and red lights now illuminating the room as cops stopped in front of the house. Now his first priority was Kagome. If anything he couldn't ruin her life so he lifted her in his arms, finding a way out of the house without being seen.
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Slamming the door open, Hiten walked into the kitchen, taking a seat and catch his breath. He couldn't believe what just happened. This was his first assignment, his first witness to murder. In a million years, he couldn't have imagining it feeling like this. The tightness gathering at his chest, the cold sweat lingering at every inch of his body and the chills that wouldn't seem to release him. Actually scared for his life, Hiten rushed upstairs and into Shippo's room only to find him gone.
"Shippo! Where the hell are you?" Searching through every room in the house, it was until he got to Sesshomaru's room that he discovered his brother. He was draped with a blanket, his feet exposed. Hiten glanced over to him, his hands still trembling from the horrific scene that won't seem to stop playing over and over in his head. Gripping the blanket and tossing it to the floor, Hiten's eyes widened, his heart raced and his legs gave in.
"Shippo! Shippo! Wake up!" Shaking him violently seemed to not work. Hiten didn't know what he was getting himself into and now that he wanted to try and escape, the walls seem to close on him.
The door creaked from behind but Hiten chose to ignore it, his eyes enraged by the sight of his younger brother in the state that he was in. "You should have saw this coming. You dare threaten to kill Kagome and still have the guts to waltz back into this house." A click was heard but Hiten still chose to plaster his eyes on his younger brother. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't just shoot you right now for all the trouble you cause me? Why did you allow them to hurt Shippo?"
He clenched his hand into a tight fist. "I didn't do anything. I would never let them do this. I didn't do anything!!!"
"Naraku would only do this to him unless you did something wrong. So what was it?"
"Naraku?"
Sesshomaru leaned up against the doorframe with his gun still in hand. At this point he didn't trust anyone anymore.
"Don't act stupid. Naraku…the one who gave you orders to follow me." He kept his eyes on him as he stood. Their eyes met, furry clouding their hues as they stared at each other straight on. Every second the room filtered with silence, the tighter his hand clenched the cold metal, threatening to fire if Hiten made the wrong move.
"Naraku… I don't know of such a man. The one I've dealt with wore a mask and street clothes. Does that sound like the guy you're talking about?"
Sesshomaru shook his head. Averting his eyes toward the ground, his arm started to quiver. He wanted to kill him, he wanted more than anything to shoot him right there and then but no ounce of anger could let him do so. The mere glance of his cousin made him sick but who was he to say…. he was the one doing the same mishaps as he did. But the only question remaining was why he chose to follow orders.
Hiten walked passed him, making his way to the bathroom. "He goes by the name, Hikeda. That's all I know." Stepping into the bathroom, he hesitated to close the door. "And Sesshomaru…. I'm sorry but by the looks of the girl, she wanted to die. If you haven't noticed when she lifted up her sleeve. She was covered with scars. Someone must have been killing her mentally but for what it's worth, I'm sorry, I didn't have a choice."
Sesshomaru nodded. "I didn't have a choice either."
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The day went on, Kagome knew nothing about the last night and with a smile placed on her she would never know. He could have done something different to save her. She still could have been alive. Guilt clouded his mind, he couldn't think for a second without having that dreadful scene appearing before his head.
A whistle blew and he was stopped in his tracks. "Sesshomaru!!!!" The coach yelled, every eye on him. "Traveling once again. Get your mind out of the clouds and focus damn it!!"
Sesshomaru responded with a simple nod and practice once again presumed.
"What is up with your brother?" Sango inquired with a raised brow.
"I don't know. Ever since last night he's been acting weird."
Sango glanced at Sesshomaru and then back at her friend. "No way!"
"What?" Kagome questioned Sango's astonished expression that only grew wider. "What is it?"
"DON'T TELL ME YOU GUYS HAD SEX!!!!" Usually when the team practiced, there would be screeching of shoes hitting the floor, men yelling at each other and the constant ignorant boom, as the ball collided with the floor. Though, with eyes supposedly being on the game, they were now on the two girls sitting on the bleachers. Now trying to recall an instant where she was ever embarrass, she knew this one took the cake. Even Sesshomaru was taken aback by the sudden outburst.
"Sango what the hell." Trying to get the attention away from them, Kagome nervously smiled and pulled Sango out of the gymnasium. She practically threw her out the door and Sango knew she was in for it.
"Why did you do that?!"
Sango sighed. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to do that okay. It just came out but come on…" Sango playfully elbowed Kagome. "…. Did you guys do the dirty deed?"
Kagome disappointedly shook her head. "No we didn't."
"By the sound of that sigh… you seem to be begging for some testosterone. You want to moan in his ear and fuck his brains out am I right?" While this sex conversation was getting started, the two decided to walk and window-shop for a while.
"You are so random Sango."
She put a hand on Kagome's shoulder and smiled. "You're my friend. You shouldn't be embarrassed in this type of conversation. So do you want to reproduce?"
"You need help with your choice of words. I swear it's embarrassing because of how you say things." Kagome decided to tune Sango out. Even with her random sex conversation still lingering in her mind, Kagome sure didn't have the patience to deal with such nonsense.
But as her eyes lingered, she caught sight of an electronic store. What was displayed in the store caught her breath. Stopped with both fear and remorse tightly gripping her chest, she couldn't get her eyes off of the television.
"Rin." She whispered.
" Gruesome murders have been turning up recently and now with a child dead, investigators are looking deep into the case. There was no evidence to believe that this was an attempt of robbery. No clues were found but…" That was all she needed to hear before she went off into a sprint, leaving Sango behind. Her lifeless body was displayed on every television she passed by; even radio's reported the incident. This was the biggest thing that ever stirred in Tokyo. She couldn't even imagine how Hiro could be taking this. He already lost someone and now this. Why does he have to suffer more then he already is? Why is god punishing him?
"Hiro!!" Catching a glimpse of him walking around the corner of a building. Kagome quickly headed towards that direction, not caring about the cars that could have ran her over if they didn't stop. She didn't care for her own safety; she was focused on Hiro and trying to catch up to him.
"Hiro stop!"
He turned and smiled. "Kagome, did your brother go missing again?" He said sarcastically.
With her words caught in her throat, she took some time to recollect herself before continuing.
"Is something wrong Kagome?"
"Your sister." She said, the early run halting her to say anything more.
"My sister?" He inquired.
"R-Rin…She's dead."
She didn't dare to look at his reaction; she kept her eyes shut, attempting to withdraw her own tears that threatened to fall. Expecting to hear a faint cry, Kagome felt a hand upon her shoulder. Looking up at him, she was set aback by the light smile upon his face.
"Hiro why are you smiling?"
He took her hand and began to walk. "I saw the news. The girl had over come a big misfortune."
"The girl? What are you talking about, she's your sister."
"I'm sorry Kagome but I don't know what you're talking about. My only sister died a long time ago. I have no younger sister nor is that girl is my sister."
Swiping her hand from his grasp, she took a step back. "What are you talking about? How can you say that? Rin, she's the girl who greeted us at your front door when I first went to your house, the girl who adored you and loved you more than anything in the world. Your sister!!!"
His eyes were vacant. He walked toward her to calm her down but she only took a step back in disbelief. "Kagome you got to calm down. I just don't know what you're talking about."
"Stop it!!! What happened to you Hiro? What happened to the person that cared for others and who cared for Rin? Where did he go?"
Saying nothing, he turned on his heals and walked away from her. Every fiber of her being wanted to stop him and question him. This wasn't him. Was he trying to hide his sadness by drilling false information into his mind? Saying over and over that Rin wasn't her sister or merely didn't exist in his life. Was he trying to run away from reality?
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Blood trailed down his cheek as black and blue surrounded his right eye. Hysterical laughter came from the woman he loved most as he sat in the chair, pouting at the negative reaction.
"Why are you laughing? I don't find it remotely funny." Sesshomaru grumbled, glaring daggers at his sister.
"I-It's not my fault. The coach warned you didn't he? Now this is what you get." Placing a rag below his eye, Sesshomaru hissed at the slight pain. The bruised eye wasn't what concerned him; it was his ego that affected him most. But he stared longingly at Kagome's auburn hues and stayed quiet as she continued to clean him up. "You were so caught up with something on your mind that you didn't even see the ball coming for you." She giggled. "I should have stayed to see that. What were you thinking about anyways?"
"Nothing." He replied.
Damping alcohol on the rag, she pressed it on the cut harder than necessary. He pulled away at the sudden pain but Kagome insisted and kept the rag upon his cut. Not noticing that she was angry, she continued to apply pressure.
"If it was nothing than you wouldn't have been so out of focus. To add you wouldn't have this bruise as well." Pressing on harder, Sesshomaru finally pulled her hand away, wrapping his arm around her waist. He pulled her close as the tips of their nose slightly touched but even this moment couldn't lighten her mood.
He smiled, kissing her cheek as his hand secured his hold upon her wrist. "I sense that you're angry."
Tipping her head slightly to the side, Sesshomaru explored the nape of her neck, pressing his lips as he tried to relieve some tension. "I'm not angry. It's just that you're not telling me the truth." She pushed him away and stared into his golden eyes, trying to find some answer to all her questions, but he refused. Sesshomaru kissed her lips, exploring as he tried to forget the blood and the pain. His tongue dipped into her mouth, seizing her as her body pressed upon his own. The vibrant hands that kept her in place soothed her, as all her questions seemed to melt away.
By now they had returned to gentle, chaste kisses. They had done this for months, exchanging loving words, holding and protecting each other ever since they were born. Even when here true feelings were not known, they still had a glint of hope and love for one another in their hearts. Even now they watched over one another, holding each other closer than ever before.
"Who was on your mind?" She whispered, slightly pushing him away so he could answer.
He kissed her once more before answering. In truth, he didn't want to talk anymore all he wanted was for this moment to last as long as it could. "I was focusing on the game, I had no one in my mind Kagome."
She sighed. She wanted the truth for once but he never gave it. Pushing him away and walking into the living room, Kagome sat on the couch with Sesshomaru following from behind.
"What's wrong Kagome?"
She looked up at him and shook her head in disappointment. "That girl I saw you holding so dearly."
"I haven't held a girl other than you." Said Sesshomaru as he ran his fingers through his silver hair. "Why are you bringing this up now?"
"It was on a Tuesday night. It was the night where you went off and said nothing to where you were going. I followed you and then that's where I saw you hugging her."
He smiled, placing his hand into his pocket before sitting beside her. "Here." A box was presented to her and as she took it, he remained smiling. Like any other girl who would ask 'what is it?' Kagome pried the little box open and what she revealed was breath taking. She couldn't believe it but that answered all her questions. Hugging him and peering at the jewel once again, Sesshomaru took the golden bracelet and placed it around her wrist.
"I had it personally made for you and the girl you say me holding gave it to me for free. I was overwhelmed at one point and hugged her. It meant nothing." She embraced him once again, their lips mingling with one another in seconds. Just when her fears seemed to be reality, they were all set aside by a single kiss. He was hers and vise versa; there was nothing that could tear them apart. Her arms held him tightly, her lips wanted more but as her desires were overwhelmed and clouded her mind, it was all taken away as someone wrenched her off of him. Kagome was thrown to the floor, pain hitting her back as she collided with the coffee table but what hovered near her was eye opening. She gasped and her words couldn't escape her.
Sesshomaru for his part, stood up only to be taken down by a clenched fist impacting his jaw. Spitting out blood, his eyes remained on the floor, as he couldn't bear the look in his eyes. The look of shock and disappointment as well as anger that Sesshomaru seemed to fear most. Even death itself couldn't keep him from shaking so much.
"What is this? What is the meaning of this?!" He screamed.
"Father I…." Sesshomaru said no more. He couldn't explain himself and he knew that there was no possible way to get them out of this situation.
Onigumo grabbed his son and yanked him up on his feet. He took no initiative to hear excuses as he rushed him through the kitchen. "I'm not going to be held of embarrassment such as this. You'll never be permitted to come in this house nor do you have the chance to see your sister again." He tossed him out of the house, rain pouring down on him as he sat there. Onigumo never even took a second glance. His son was dead to him now and as he slammed the door into his face, Sesshomaru knew that Kagome was never going to be seen again.
Sesshomaru sat in the rain, staring at the door for almost half an hour. His knees grew weak but he found subliminal strength to stand, slowly approaching the door that surely was locked and bolted. His cold fingers lay upon the only thing that separated him from his love and as everything sank in, he snapped.
"Kagome!!!! KAGOME!!" He kicked the door and punched it until he bled. No one came, no one answered and his hopes were diminishing with every scream of her name. "Kagome!!!!!"
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When you thought it was going to end in bliss, I just kick you guys in the butt and make it sad. Sorry about that but I have my reasons. But thank you for continuing to read my story.