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zarafan2c: to all of my wonderful reviewers thank a ton for keeping up with the story. I give you all of my thanks and hope you enjoy this chapter that I spent a long time writing. Hope you enjoy. WARNING: some lime and some gore
KAGOME'S POV
I groaned as I felt his lips touch mine and he nipped my bottom lip. He snaked a hand out and began pulling my shirt over my head revealing my breasts. I gasped and looked down to see him tweaking a nipple between his fingertips, a moan shortly following after. It felt so good. He leaned back up to kiss me and I hurriedly pressed out lips together in a passionate embrace. I wanted him, needed him.
"KAGOME!" a voice screeched waking me from my slumber. My eyes popped open and then widened as I felt my body teetering over and falling towards the ground. My reflexes instantly kicked in and flipped over, landing gracefully like a cat.
I heard footsteps and straightened myself before glancing over at Rin. She panted in exhaustion as she looked at me angrily. I gave her a puzzled look before yawning and stretching.
"Jeez Rin, I was finally catching some sleep," I told her in between my stretches. I had kept sneaking out to get a full overlay of the mansion both on the inside and out. It was difficult work and it tired me out keeping me from doing my daily chores in the morning. To help me, Rin had shown me a secret hide out outside. High above one of the windows, the rock structure had been formed to dip low and create a sort of cradle. The only problem was that there wasn't something there to stop you if you rolled over.
I looked back up to the spot and sighed when something caught my eye. There, above the mansion was a moon. Wait a minute…I thought as I walked out to look. The moon was actually full and red. I gasped and realized it had been a while since I had seen that moon. Something tugged at my memory but stopped when I heard Rin call my name.
I snapped out of my daze and turned to walk up the steps. I shook my head and thought about sleep, there goes my fucking beauty sleep though, I thought as we walked towards the stairs. I was going to be so damn tired. I was about to respond to whatever Rin was saying when I felt an aura behind me.
Before I could turn and react, something slammed into my shoulder and sent me sailing across the floor. SHIT! FUCK MY LIFE! I thought as I struggled to get back up. I knew exactly who it was.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin yelled. I gasped as Rin ran in between Sesshomaru and I. She held her hands up and stared the man in question down…or up I guess. There before us was the great Demon Lord himself.
Sesshomaru was the most powerful demon within Shikon City and half-brother to Inuyasha although he hated him. His long silver hair flowed gracefully behind him and his right arm was stretched out to his side, his claws oozing green poison from the finger tips. Below his hair his ears peaked out—pointy and elf like. His golden eyes gazed down upon us emotionless and hard. Above each eyelid were magenta strips looking as if he had on makeup, but really it was just what he was born with. Upon each cheek were two purple strips and atop his forehead was a dark, purple, crescent moon. Snaking over his shoulder and down to the ground was his fur showing his demon status. It was tail like and fluffy and, strangely, moved to his will.
His attire was different from when I remembered him. He had opted for a white button up shirt which was now shredded and covered in blood. It was splattered everywhere, even painting his pale skin and cheeks. His jeans hung low around his waist and his shoes were pretty much gone by the condition that they were in.
"Move Rin," he said in his deep commanding voice; the voice that still sent shivers up my spine. Rin shook her head in defiance, still holding her ground. I was prepared to throw her to the ground and take his attack when he just closed his eyes and elegantly walked around us. We both watched as he began to ascend the stairs and gulped when he turned to face us.
"You, girl, are to prepare me food and bring it to my room," he demanded before stepping away and out of our sight. We both let out a huge gust of air when he was gone and looked at each other.
"Kagome what were you thinking!?" Rin yelled at me. I raised an eyebrow at her in confusion before turning and yelling, "ME!? You're the dipshit who jumped right in between us. You could've been fucking killed!"
Rin glanced at the floor and sighed, "He's not that bad. He's never hurt me." I looked at her incredulously and shook my head before getting up. I dusted myself off and headed down the hall to the kitchen.
Suddenly, a thought popped into my head as I walked over to the fridge and began to pull out food for Sesshomaru. "Say Rin?" I asked while preparing the food.
She looked up at me from whatever she was doing, "Yeah? What is it?"
I placed a finger to my chin and looked up thoughtfully, "Well…it may just be me, but I haven't seen Sesshomaru around until now. Was he not at the mansion or something?"
Rin gave me a look as though she didn't want to tell me before sighing and saying, "Well he actually had been up by the northern mountains. He goes there for missions that Kikyo puts him on."
I raised my eyebrow as I cut the vegetables to make a stew. This was getting pretty damn interesting. "So why does he go? I mean there isn't anything out—" I stopped as my light bulb went off.
"Kouga…" I whispered. A wolf demon who was prince to the wolf tribe and someone I knew from my past. Kouga was an arrogant wolf demon who had a deep hatred for humans and liked torturing them. When order came to or town centuries ago, Kouga's tribe had been forced to stop killing. The order angered the demon tribe and they had vowed that they would get their revenge.
Could this be what they are talking about? I thought as I put the finishing touches on the stew. I placed the food onto the tray and picked it up; I was ready to meet the great Dog Demon himself after so many years (again). I glanced at Rin and gave her a smile before walking out towards the stairs.
As I began to head up, I could hear yelling coming from one of the rooms and sighed as I made my way up and to the noisy room. I knew they would be fighting just like old times. I was about to knock when their conversation caught my attention.
"…bastard you haven't been around to witness my new powers," I heard Inuyasha yell. Something crashed and I held back a grimace as I heard someone land a punch.
"I've had enough of your outbursts. I grow tiresome of your existence…little brother," Sesshomaru stated dully. His tone was one that could always send shivers through my spine. I heard Inuyasha grunt as something slammed next to the door causing me to jump.
"The blood red moon doesn't change…" he trailed off and I pressed my ear to listen and then froze when I felt the door swing open. I almost fell over, but saved myself and swooped up to come face to face with a very angry Sesshomaru.
"You bitch," he cursed as he brought a hand out to slap me. I fell to the ground and yelped as the hot soup spilled onto my legs burning the skin. I made way to clean it off when a hand was brought to my neck forcing me back to the ground.
I tried to scream, but the sound was stuck as Sesshomaru squeezed my neck. His eyes were hollow as he brought a hand up, the tips glowing, to strike me when something stopped him. I looked to see Inuyasha holding his arm back and then quickly rear his other arm back to punch him.
Unfortunately for him, Sesshomaru was much faster and had let go of my neck and moved behind him before I could even blink. He thrust his hand through Inuyasha's back and out of his stomach before Inuyasha could turn around and defend himself. I watched in horror as the blood dripped from Sesshomaru's fingertips and onto to the carpet floors. He then smiled as he pulled his hand, slowly, from Inuyasha's body and watched him as he slumped to the ground.
I wanted to get up and go to him, but stopped as Sesshomaru turned to face me. He looked bored and tiresome as he flicked the blood from his hands and walked towards me. I cringed when he opened this mouth.
"You, clean up this mess. Send Rin up to me once you are done," he told me before turning and walking out of the room. I stopped shaking once the door was completely shut and then raced over to Inuyasha's side. His stomach was oozing heavy amounts of blood and his white sweats were completely soaked in it. His ears twitched slightly when I reached out to move his hair to take a better look at the damage.
My eyes widened when I saw how wide the wound really was and yelled, "Inuyasha say something to me!" Before I knew it, Inuyasha was up on his knees and glaring at me. I was confused, sure that the wound was too great for him to move.
"You stupid cunt. Had you walked through the door and handed Sesshomaru his meal none of this would have happened," he snarled at me and then watched as the wound began closing. It's closing too fast! I thought.
His words, then, registered in my head and I was taken aback, but quickly recovered and slapped him across the face, "You asshole! It's your own damn fault for always picking a fight with him like nor—"
Inuyasha snatched my throat in his hand and brought my face close to his, "You are mine to punish bitch. No one else may hurt you but me because you belong to me. You are a slave. Remember it well," he hissed and thrust me to the ground roughly. I went to get up but was roughly kicked in the stomach and across the floor.
"I told you before Kagome. Disobey me and you shall be punished. Someone else will be up to clean this mess. For now, I'm sending you into isolation," he snapped and grabbed me by the hair. I screamed, this time, and felt every single piece of hair being ripped out of my skull.
"Let me go! Inuyasha LET GO!" I cried out as he continued to haul me down the stairs, each bump causing him to tug harder and harder. We went below the staircase and I cried out when he let go of my hair and threw me to the ground. I rubbed me head and bit my lip to keep the tears at bay; the sound of something sliding open was never heard until Inuyasha grabbed my hair again and began pulling me again.
I tried to get away as he hauled me into the back of the dark and damp tunnel and threw me down. I grunted and went to punch him in the face again when he easily blocked my attack. He tightened his grip around my fist and I flinched as it became close to breaking. He let go and watched me fall onto my knees as I cradled my fist into my hand.
"Bastard," I whispered but snapped my head up when I heard his footsteps and tried to scramble after him.
"This is isolation Kagome. You will be in here until I let you out," he told me in a monotone voice at the doorway. I looked at him in fear and watched as he began to shut the door.
"Wait don't do this—" I yelled after him but was stopped as the door bolted shut and left me in the darkness. I sat there, then, in the darkness; my hands balled into tight fists. The sound of an eternal emptiness echoing around me. I was all alone. The dead tone in my ears making it known.
So then I waited, hoping that this was all a joke. That somewhere, deep down, the Inuyasha I knew was still there. I waited for someone to page me, but no reassuring sounds whispered through. I sat and counted. The seconds, the minutes, the hours and still….no one came.
It was then that I knew. I knew that I was all alone, really alone. Inuyasha would not be rescuing me; he would not save me from this darkness. Sango and the others couldn't for some reason and that's when it all clicked.
I hit my breaking point. I snapped and lunged at the door. I slammed my fists against its rocky surface until I could feel my skin breaking and blood trickling down my arm. I screamed for someone, anyone to save me. I scrapped my nails against the cold stone floors until one of my fingernails snapped off.
I couldn't hear, couldn't see, and was beginning to not feel. I couldn't feel the throb of my bleeding hands, the tears falling down my cheeks, the ache of my heart. I lay there in the dark in a tight ball limp and unmovable. Sleep wouldn't welcome me no matter how many times I closed my eyes. Soon reality was going to slip as well and I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between being awake and being asleep.
"I was wrong Inuyasha," I whispered to no one, "you are no longer the same man I once thought you to be."
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