False Betrayal
Everything felt like it closing in on her shortly after the elevator doors slide shut in front of her.
What if everything Ten no Ikari told her was true?
Kagome was found by the Daimyo to help observe her and is helping Sesshomaru try to obtain Ten no Ikari behind Daimyo's back.
What if everything was a lie? And Sesshomaru was just trying to get close to her for his own quest for power.
She didn't even realize he was a lord. What else didn't she know?
Tsubaki felt like her control was slipping again. "No…" She whispered to herself as clenched onto the railing in the elevator. The more she tried to breath in and out to calm her mind, the air started to feel like iced fire in her throat. Her blue and green eyes stared up at the digital numbers that were slowly switching floor numbers.
Almost there. She needed to calm down. Needed to hold out at least until she saw Sesshomaru in front of her.
Everything Ten no Ikari just had to be a lie. Sesshomaru just couldn't be that way.
If he was, something inside her just knew that she wouldn't be able to stay in control. She would be lost in the darkness part of her mind, listening to Ten no Ikari mock her, be forced to watch as it killed those she thought were close to her with her own hands.
Just a little bit longer, she kept telling herself as she continued to stare at the digital numbers.
How was she even still standing? Still conscious? Still in control?
Sesshomaru. That small sliver of hope that Sesshomaru did think she was his mate.
That he wasn't using her to get Ten no Ikari.
That he really wanted her and wanted to help her.
The dinging coming from the elevator seemed so far away yet echoed loudly in her ears.
The elevator that could fit ten people easy, felt like a metal box that was closing in on her the closer she got to the top floor.
Finally, though she didn't notice, the doors were sliding open. Sesshomaru in his humanoid form seemed to appear in front of her.
Gorgeous white hair that was tied back in a low ponytail.
Two magenta stripes on each cheek, more stripes that disappeared under his suit and reappear on his hands, crescent moon on his forehead,
What brought her to her senses was his amber eyes, though he looked stern and intimidating, she saw warmth in them. Despite everything Ten no Ikari told her and all her insecurities, she felt safe. The storm of worries and doubt seemed to fade away. "Sesshomaru…I made it." Slipped from her lips and before she realized it, her arms were wrapped around his waist. Tsubaki made it to him.
Sesshomaru lifted her small exhausted form up bridal style and turned to make his way to his office, glared at the few employees on his floor. Which sent their shock faces into scared ones as they got back to work.
After closing the door behind him, he sat down in his chair with her on his lap. "Rest. We will eat and talk about this after you awaken." He pushed strands of hair away from her face and tucked them behind her ear as she stared up at him. She looked hesitant at first but then her eyes drifted closed.
Once he was sure that she was fully asleep, he was about to carefully reach for his phone to call his father but before he could. He felt his father's aura wipe through the building and into his office in search of something. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed at this and wrapped his own aura around Tsubaki's unconscious form protectively. Shortly after doing this, he heard his father angrily tell the employees on his floor to leave. Then, his door slammed open. "Where is it?!" He growled as his eyes settled on the young woman on his lap. "You knew the woman possessed Ten no Ikari. When were you going to tell me?!" His father's hands were clenched to the point his fists were turning white.
"You will be quiet." He glared at his father, feeling her stir from the yelling but he tried to calm her with a gentle purr that rumbled from his chest. "Hn. I learned of this when she was attacked at my home and I wasn't going to tell you. I was going to leave it up to her if she wished for you to know." He said with indifference but his father knew he was annoyed.
"How did…" Before his father could continue, they both stared at her in shock as they felt a surge of power swirl about the room.
"Sesshomaru?..." Tsubaki's voice seemed to whisper out around the room then her green and blue eyes snapped to his father. Fear poured into Sesshomaru's nostrils as she suddenly shot up from his lap and backed up until her back was pressed to the window.
"Ah see. I told you. It was all a trick. He brought his father here. They must have figured out a way to extract me from you." Ten no Ikari lied.
No. It had to be a lie. There had to be another reason.
If Sesshomaru couldn't find a way to extract Ten no Ikari from her then the only thing to do to keep his title of power would be to...
She stared at the man at the door, in fear. He looked like an older version of Sesshomaru with his hair in a high ponytail, who looked angry.
"He's here to kill me…" Tsubaki's voice came out shaky, power swirled around her. "He doesn't think I can dominate Ten no Ikari. That's why… he's here…" Tears that haven't fallen, blurred her vision as she talked to herself.
Tsubaki was so caught up in her own misunderstanding and self-destruction that she didn't notice that Sesshomaru had gotten angered by the thought of someone killing what was soon to be his. Missed the crimson eyes that glared at his father.
She gripped her head in her hands as she started to feel like she couldn't breath again. "No. I can win. Please!" She yelled.
"It's too late. He's given up on you." Ten no Ikari's echoed voice whispered, silently voicing it's victory.
Sesshomaru never wanted her. He wanted the Ten no Ikari and since he can't have it. The tears finally rushed down her cheeks.
Why would a powerful youkai, a lord, want her? A female ningen that was destined to bring chaos to the world.
Why would any sane person want to be her friend after knowing she possessed Ten no Ikari?
Everything Ten no Ikari said was true. She was alone. Everyone just wanted to rid the world of her now that she possessed Ten no Ikari.
She was so caught up in the lies that she didn't notice that the more she believed Ten no Ikari's lies, the power swirling around her got stronger. Didn't notice a crimson eyed youkai trying desperately to get to her, calling out to her.
Suddenly Inu no Taisho and his eldest son were thrown back to the wall as the power around Tsubaki blew out away from her, cracking the wall of window behind her.
"Looks like I won." Ten no Ikari's echoed voice combined with Tsubaki's smugly. "The great Inu no Taisho. Never thought I'd see you again." A smirk appeared across Tsubaki's new form.
Hair that just barely reached the floor. Glowing green and blue eyes. The now glowing mark of Ten no Ikari on her chest had sent markings across her body. Nails had extended to a sharp point.
He had never seen Ten no Ikari have this effect on those that held it in the past.
Even those that were said to be it's true wielder.
Who was this young woman?
He looked to his son, whose eyes were still blood red staring at Tsubaki, then back at Tsu-kari. "Release the girl." Inu no Taisho growled. If Ten no Ikari had be in the hands of someone else, someone that wasn't going to be his soon to be daughter-in-law, he would have attacked and not think anything of it.
"Silence. We both know neither one of you is going to lift a finger against me. Wouldn't want to hurt poor naive Tsubaki, now would we?" Tsu-kari's voice echoed, smirking at them.
"You will give mate back to us!" Sesshomaru and his beast roared out into the room.
Which made Tsu-kari laugh darkly, "I'd love to but she's a little busy thinking you had your father come here to kill her in her sleep."
"Tsubaki!" His son and beast growled out, flashing the short distance to her. Inu no Taisho did the same, only he wrapped his arms tightly around her from behind.
Tsu-kari pushed her weight back onto Taisho, bringing her feet up to connect to Sesshomaru's right cheek. Then pushing off the floor again to flip out of Taisho's grip, punching him in the back as she landed behind him. "Your little pep talk won't bring her back this time, son of Inu no Taisho." Tsu-kari laughed as she placed her hand on her hip. "You've betrayed her remember, Lord Sesshomaru." Saying Lord as if his title was trash.
"Lies! We would never hurt mate!" Sesshomaru flashed to her again, only this time he didn't restrain her instead he gently cupped her face between his hands. Eyes still crimson stared into her glowing green and blue ones. "You may not officially be my mate but that doesn't change the fact that you are mine. Tsubaki. Come back to me."
A moment passed then Tsu-kari laughed, "I told you. No more pep... " They could all feel a pulse change in the room. "What!? No!" Tsu-kari yelled as she smacked Sesshomaru's hands away from her. "You never see her again!" She snarled as she broke the cracked window and jumped.
People Tsubaki thought were her friends were standing around her though she couldn't see their faces. Each one saying things like, she should've been killed the moment it was known that Ten no Ikari was calling out to her.
She's a monster.
Why didn't she just hand herself over to Daimyo.
Did she secretly want to destroy the world.
Then the crowd seemed to disappear into the background, Sesshomaru appearing before her with his arm around a female youkai's waist. "Like I'd want to be with a weak ningen like you. You can't even handle Ten no Ikari." His deep voice that she had grown happy to hear, felt like it stabbed her heart. She shook her head and she tried to step back away from the youkai lord but the female youkai disappeared and he appeared right in front of her. "A weakling like you couldn't possibly stand by me." He scoffed as if the very idea of being with her made him sick.
Tsubaki just wanted to disappear then the Daimyo clan and the Guardians appeared around her and Sesshomaru.
"N-No. Pl-Please. Don't do this. I th-thought you were going to help me." She tried to reach out to the yokai lord but he caught her wrist, pain shot through her arm.
"I am helping you." He glared at her with his golden eyes. She was shocked again at how cold they looked. She had never seen him look at her like that. Before she could do anything, he shoved her into the arms of Kazuma.
"This is the only way, Tsubaki. The only way to save the world from you." Kazuma voice came from behind her.
No one ever believed in her. How could this be? Kazuma was the one that said he would find a way to help her win again Ten no Ikari. Even Sesshomaru had said he would help her.
Yet this was their plan all along. Working together to see if she even had control and when they didn't signs of control… Send her to the afterlife.
"Why does the thought of this yokai lord betraying you, hurt you so?" A woman's voice silenced the echoed ones around her. Tsubaki was no longer being restrained. Everyone disappeared and was replaced with a transparent image of a, very worried yet angered, crimson eyed Sesshomaru. Wait, what was she seeing?
"Why does the thought of this yokai lord betraying you, hurt you so?" The woman's voice questioned again.
A few tears slowly ran down her cheeks, "He's my other half."
Tsubaki didn't know what possessed her to say that. He couldn't be her other half. Not because he was a yokai. Which confused her at first. Him being a yokai should be the sole reason why she couldn't be with him. The reason he couldn't be her other half was because there was no way he, a powerful yokai lord, would want to be her. His life seemed so peaceful. Yet ever since she arrived, he's had to put up with chaos. "Why do I think he's my other half?" She asked as she stared at the transparent images of Sesshomaru and his father, fighting Ten no Ikari in her body.
"Is it so hard to believe that this yokai lord could love you?" The woman questioned back.
Love her? There's no way.
Her thoughts were silenced as his voice come from the image when the woman waved her hand over it.
"You may not officially be my mate but that doesn't change the fact that you are mine. Tsubaki. Come back to me." The tone in his voice made her feel weak. Her heart sped up, pounding against her chest and deafened her ears. Tears swelled up in her eyes as she reached out to touch the image of his face.
Tsubaki was about the question the woman on who she was but when she looked behind her, she was gone.
She couldn't dwell on it though, she needed to regain control. "Cuuh so syda." A language she didn't realize she knew, slipped from her lips as she stared at the images of Tsu-kari pushing Sesshomaru away. "Fnydr uv Rayjah! Oui femm hu feh!" The foreign language came out again.
How did she know this language? What was happening to her?
Hey! I would've updated sooner but at first I was procrastinating then got busy here!
A big thank you to those of you that have been with me since I first uploaded this story! I wouldn't have gotten this far without you! And another big thank you to the new people following the story now. And for all the reviews. I honestly didn't think a lot of people would read must least like this. But I'm glad you guys do!
Also for those of you who did or didn't notice. Yes I am using Al Bhed language as her 'alien' or strange language that 'no one' knows.
"Cuuh so syda." - Soon my mate.
"Fnydr uv Rayjah! Oui femm hud feh!" - Wrath of Heaven! You will not win!
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