A/N Wow . . . I am SO sorry for taking so long to upload! Seriously, with school almost over I shall have a lot more time in the summer! Anyways I have decided to go with Sesshomaru/Kagome as the pairing. Just because recently I have been in love with that pairing! 3 So, plese enjoy, and as it is probably VERY obvious, I do NOT own Inuyasha. Do you know who is amazing you. For just being there and reading this, seriously, I LOVE YOU!
CHAPTER 3
Kagome's POV
In moments like this I would love to sit down and think rationally about Naraku's plan, and what I'm going to do about it, but I guess I can't at this time, being both Sesshomaru and I are constantly being attacked it was hard for either of us- no wait. Scratch that. Sesshomaru wasn't even tiring yet; it was only me that was running off of pure adrenaline at this point.
I know Naraku has a plan, and obviously it includes either separating Sesshomaru and I away from the others or just me. Kikyou may not still be on his side, but he knew her, and me. It disturbed me that he knew how we would act and react to things and when everything would happen. The only one that Naraku couldn't seem to predict was Sesshomaru. Maybe I could use that to my advantage, if only I could think!
I swung my sword in tight arcs, slaughtering the demons that were surrounding me, staining my clothes and skin with blood. I could feel it drying on me. The blood was getting caked on, and making it increasingly difficult to move. It was almost gluing me in place with its sickening quantities. I fought the urge to gag as more demon blood and parts rained down on me. I tried to keep my moves simple, not wanting to waste too much energy.
The fifth batches of demons were reigning down upon us when my adrenaline started to run out. I tried to minimize my fighting even more by moving slightly closer to Sesshomaru. Close enough to have him kill off of some of my demons, but not close enough to get hurt by his acid whip. And that's when I heard them, and when I realized Naraku's true plan.
Sesshomaru's POV
My senses were getting clogged with all of this demon blood. I could barely smell Kagome from the mass of it! And her scent is very defining, very feminine, and hard to miss. Good thing I didn't have to smell the hoards of demons, just slaughter them. With my acid whip I would either flick my wrist, or spin in a circle rapidly, killing any of the that were stupid enough to get near me, so in other words, most of them.
Being fighting wasn't taking up too much energy I tried to work out Naraku's plan. I knew by this point Kagome would start tiring, forcing me to protect her as well. Damn! If only that bastard Naraku had never figured out about Rin! So I was going to be stuck in this room, INSIDE Naraku with a soon to be useless female wench. Great.
My hearing wasn't impaired though. I heard Inuyasha and the rest of his pack nearing where we were. I knew Inuyasha wasn't the most competent half demon, but hopefully even his pathetic nose would be able to smell all the demon blood oozing inside this chamber. I wasn't stupid; I knew there would be power in numbers.
That's when it hit me. Naraku wanted Inuyasha and the rest to come barging in. He knew Inuyasha too well, and he would use that to his advantage. And that's when I noticed Kagome's and my positions. To keep from being surround we back up against one of his more solid looking walls. I knew that if Inuyasha were to break into here he would most likely hit either Kagome or I. We had to fight back to back in the center to be safe.
Finishing off the demons around us I quickly grabbed Kagome around the waist and jumped into the center. I put her down and she looked at me in horror and confusion. Still too dazed to think properly. I could smell her adrenaline starting to wear off; soon she would have to rest. As she came to her senses I whispered into her ear what I had learned, trying to keep it brief as to not get Naraku too suspicious. She told me that even she had heard the group coming along as well, and had just worked out Naraku's plan. I could literally smell her honesty. I turned around to face the opposite direction, making us back to back, and then I relaxed in her soothing scent. It was a lavender and vanilla scent, but there was a hint of something foreign. Something different. Hmmm. Orange. A hint of orange matched in with the scent nicely. Way better than Naraku's miasma and all the demon blood. And then, just as I thought that, more demons were out again.
Naraku obviously knew that we had figured out his plan, so he sent in three times as many demons as before, all increasing in strength as more were killed and some even could absorb other parts of dead demons. Pathetic. It was all for some false power. A power they did not obtain themselves. A borrowed powered. They were the lowest of the low. What's the point in having something if you didn't obtain it yourself?
The sound of demons screams filled the chamber, along with their blood. You couldn't take a step without a puddle of blood being there. Yet they just kept coming! Still facing back to back we used any means necessary to kill them. She had her sword, arrows and a small amount of priestess powers; I had my sword, my acid whip, and if worse came to worse I could always transform.
It was getting bad. I had resorted to my sword for the closer attacks, and to prevent nearby demons from absorbing the demons I killed.
"What the hell! Let us pass you bastard!" I heard Inuyasha shout to one of Naraku's many children. He heard a chuckle and the telltale sound of Inuyasha's sword transforming. I tried to listen to their fight, but by doing so one of the stronger demons got a blow in. Nothing fatal merely a scrat-
Kagome's POV
I knew what his plan was. Get us near the wall and then have Inuyasha burst in; effectively killing us. It would take out Inuyasha, Sesshomaru and I all with on blow. I would most likely die, devastating Inuyasha for killing me, making him unable to fight. And Sesshomaru would have to avoid both Inuyasha and Naraku's demons, which were slowly increasing in power as time went on. This would not end well.
A pit grew in my stomach. I was convinced his plan would work. I had no way to communicate with Sesshomaru to warn him, and I couldn't slice through all the demons to move out of the way fast enough. It seemed like we were doomed. Then the most unexpected thing happened. I was flying.
As soon as I cam to that realization I was on the ground again, Sesshomaru beside me. It didn't take a genius to put two and two together and realize that Sesshomaru realized what I had and decided to not only save himself, but me, a priestess, as well. I was shocked, but I have never been more grateful in my entire life. He had no obligation to me; unlike my friends he didn't need me, yet he chose to save me anyways. I knew he wasn't as bad made him out to be!
That's when he whispered what he knew in my ear, and told me of Naraku's plan. I told him sheepishly that I knew of it and heard Inuyasha and the gang coming, and that I had worked out Naraku's plan as well. He looked at me questioningly, but after awhile I guess he either assumed I was lying or that he didn't care because he turned away from me so we were back to back. His planning was smart. We stood directly in the center of the chamber, so no matter what way Inuyasha broke through the wall we could react quickly.
Crack. Thunk. Slosh. Drip, drip, drip. They were the sounds of battle. It filled my ears as I stabbed my sword through the head of a nearby snake demon, it hissed and writhed angrily trying to lash out feebly at me. I retracted my sword quickly and lunged forward to stab at another nearby demon. The all started to blend together as I attacked any demon in front of me. The demons increased in not only skill and strength, but also in intelligence. Most chose to attack from afar, making me waste arrows or spiritual power. The demons were no longer a mere nuisance to Sesshomaru either, who had taken out his sword and was brutally slaughtering them.
I heard Inuyasha's yell faintly, but tuned it out. I had to stay focused or be killed; besides Inuyasha was far more capable of taking care of himself than I was in my current situation. That's when I felt a huge foreboding aura come closer. It wasn't a pure and deadly evil, like Naraku's, but there was something I had to be wary of. Luckily it was after Sesshomaru, so he should be taken care of soon.
I was fighting when all of a sudden Sesshomaru crashed on top of me. We crumpled to the ground and I conjured a barrier around the two of us. It was weak from my loss of energy, and also because I hadn't quite mastered them yet. I moved so his head was in my lap and I could assess the damage. Looking upon him he had a couple minor cuts and bruise, but nothing to major. That's when I notice it.
A fairly shallow gash on his stomach that I had first overlooked, but looking closer I noticed it was glowing. I looked at it closely and knew it was infected with poison, but not one I had ever seen before. I had left my yellow backpack along with my first aid kit in the village with Shippo, and I was regretting it. I could try to purify it, but it would risk purifying him. I had heard from Kaede that if I focused on his signature demon aura, I may be able to omit it from my healing, but I had never tried it before. He groaned in obvious pain.
"Well I guess now is as good as ever to try it." I thought worriedly. I focused on his aura. It was a very distinct aura full of authority and had a touch of serenity to it. I kept my focus on that as I healed his wound of the poison. It slightly worked. The glowing had gone down, but the wound didn't close and now it was bleeding freely. Panicking I ripped my shirt off and tied it around his stomach to staunch the blood flow.
My barrier was faltering and I knew what I had to do. I walked out of the barrier with my sword and fit the barrier around Sesshomaru's body. I fought for a bit, but was soon overwhelmed. Demons tore at any part of me they could get at, and I was in excruciating pain, screaming constantly. My upper torso was the worse. My organs were barely held inside my body, my arms and legs were a bloody mess and my face was scratched and bitten beyond recognition. Then my plan was almost done when Naraku got out of his barrier and walked towards me, calling off the demons.
He laughed his stupid laugh and surveyed me on the ground in triumph. With a gleam in his eye he stepped on my left leg, which was miraculously unbroken, and crushed it under foot. I screamed again, my throat, or what was left of it, sore from all my screaming. "I always knew I would win, my dear Kagome. But it was fun to toy with you all the same. You especially. Although you didn't break like I thought you would, but it doesn't matter, you'll still be dead in the end. The question is if I should keep you alive long enough for Inuyasha to see." He gloated, as if he won! I laughed I couldn't help myself.
He kicked me, making me whimper, angry at my laughing. I smirked, but he probably couldn't tell it from the state of my face. "You haven't won yet Naraku," I told him defiantly. Now it was is turn to laugh. He kneeled down beside me and traced his hand down my shredded abdomen, smiling when I shivered from the pain. Leaning down so his face was nearly touching mine he whispered, "I think I have Kagome." Before he could move away I threw my hand around his neck. I released all of my spiritual energy through every part of my beat up body. A blinding pure white light filled the chamber, and all the demons screamed as it purified them. I crawled towards Naraku's corpse, which was smoking and disintegrated in some part. I grabbed the jewel from his chest and held it to my heart. The last thing I remember before falling unconscious from the pain was Inuyasha and the others bursting through the wall, and me handing Inuyasha the jewel. I knew he would keep it safe. With a smile on my face, I let the darkness take over.
Sesshomaru's POV
I woke up to find myself in human dwelling. Confused I bolted up, only to be confronted by a frantic Inuyasha. Not a splendid way to wake up. I grabbed him by the neck and pinned him against the wall of the hut. I blink a couple of times and got my bearings back as I dropped him and straightened up. Inuyasha lay choking and gasping upon the floor of the hut as he tried to regain his breath. I patiently waited for him to regain his bearings, and as soon as he did he leaped up and was shouting profanities at me a mile a minute. I simply cocked my head to the side and said in a calmly biting tone, "How your parents would have adored to hear you speak such language Inuyasha. Now this Sesshomaru is departing immediately." With that I went to sweep out of the hut, only to stop. Inuyasha had said the one thing I never thought he would say. Sorry.
I turned around and looked at him emotionlessly, waiting for him to continue. He was quick to catch on and babbled, "Kagome. Sango. They're both – in the battle – I wouldn't ask but." Inuyasha took a deep breath and said slowly, all the while pacing. "Kagome and Sango . . . They were both hurt gravely Sesshomaru. I know we don't get along at all, but. Use your Tensagia. Save them. Please." He was looking me right in the eye; his hands were clenched, drawing blood from his palms. I knew it took him a lot of courage to ask me. Well that or stupidity. Either way I felt a twinge of respect towards him.
"Where are my things?" I asked Inuyasha calmly. He quickly retrieved them, a new hope in his eyes, as if I could make everything better. A look I remembered him wearing as a child when he first saw me. I quickly dismissed that little tidbit of information; I wanted to go check on Rin soon, so I had to get this done quickly. I grabbed my sword and waited. Then I was led to a hut on the opposite side of town. I could have easily found the hut by myself, the feel of death permeated the air, and it was so thick I could taste it on my tongue. I entered inside the hut, and my eyes befell on three figures, all of them either dead or close to it.
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