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Having a boring summer, so ya'll get another chapter.
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5. We Will Handle It
She was dizzy and confused and it wasn't just the altitude. The air itself was thick and heavy. She could hardly catch her breath; the air attached itself to her chest.
He could see her discomfort. The evidence was clear in her shallow breath and flushed cheeks. He knew he could make it easier for her, but found more delight to see how long it takes before she would complain. He lead her deeper into the partly lit hallways of his estate.
Kagome sees him sneaking glances her way, with a slight smirk on his face. She was positive he wanted something, and was curious to find out what it was. "See something of interest Naraku, would you care to tell me what it is?" she inquires too politely happy to break the silence.
He widens his smile and loop their arms, "This way, to you deepest discomfort."
Priestess was surprised, his touch was actually warm. Subconsciously she leans into the warmth; she couldn't remember the time she felt living heat. "There is something different about you?" she whispers out loud. He didn't show it, but he was surprised. Not expecting an answer from the dark demon Kagome leans close. A ghost touch of her trembling fingers try to grace his cheek.
Intrigued by her actions he leans in. The contact seems more real has her finger is pressed harshly into his skin. Her curiosity peaks his interest. Her eyes grew bigger as she gains more courage; four fingers now press his slender jawline. "I have altered nothing about myself, since the last time we've meet. I can assure you I am still the same cold asshole that you and your friends risk your lives to kill."
A sickly sweet laugh parts from her lips, "Have we ever fought Naraku? Not once in my memories can I ever recall laying hands on you." Kagome smirks on the inside, it really was ironic. She never laid hands on him until now. What a sick twist of fate would it be if she simply sprang forth some purification that she somewhat knew how to master. Just like that, in less than a blink of an eye, she could have Naraku dead. A wicked smirk claims her face corresponding with her thoughts.
If for nothing else Kagome was entertaining. In their close proximity the spider demon could practically taste Kagome dishonesty. She was planning something; trickery might just be her forte. Naraku knew he would gladly indulge her because in the end it was only helping him in darkening her. "Evil thoughts swim through your mind."
"You know this how?" she asks trying not to give herself away if he was bluffing.
An intensify copy of the smirk that previously lay on Kagome lips landed on Naraku's. "You have that gleam." he touches her face. Kagome relaxes slightly due to the warmth. "It is the looks of brains, someone who is a thinker."
"I agree I think, that does not make it evil thoughts,"
"You right." He easily approves. His forefingers lay on the left side of her neck while his thumb caresses the right. The gleam that he speaks about intensifies as he watches his hands. All he had to do his close his hands, "the dark in your aura has just gotten bigger."
She did it without thought and pushed him away. The things that he said sunk in deeper than he expected. Kagome knew priestess were not dark. There was after all a symbol for hope. She couldn't allow him to get away with that insult.
The girl was a real contradiction, she was actually getting mad over the fact that she was darkening her aura; couldn't she figure out that would darken it even more. Smirking, thinking about how easy his plan was going to go he leans in closer to her, "Do not take my words too personally, I can't say I am accustom to having a beautiful girl in my present. It might seem that I have become all fluster." not waiting for her to respond he turn to the way they were facing before and continues to walk. Kagome cursed under her breath, the damn spider didn't really think that she was the type of girl to simply forget. The idea of purifying him came to mind. "Come along," Naraku calls out behind him. The girl jumps finally realizing how far ahead the demon had gotten ahead of her.
The young girl was slightly surprised. Naraku might just be good entertainment.
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If Sesshomaru didn't pride himself on his composure as much has he did he probably gone insane right now watching his lover rant about that damn human girl. An unnoticeable twitch claims his right temple. Maybe if the damn dog didn't have to rant so damn loud, stomping his feet pacing up and down being all worked up it might not have been so bad. "Sit Inuyasha," Sesshomaru orders in a low voice.
For a millisecond Inuyasha flinches actually afraid that he was about to eat dirt when Sesshomaru said sit. Realizing nothing was going to happen he continues to pace. Inuyasha couldn't help it. This was his entire fault he had pushed Kagome too far. He rather her sit him to hell and back again than be in the clutches of that veil creature. Inuyasha shutter at all the things that he could do to her. He was supposed to protect Kagome and to know that he is the main source of her pain was heartbreaking.
The beast moans and groans in his master's self-pity. Like the rest of his life Sesshomaru felt like he was being place second again. It was a childish feeling and he knew it. He was a grown man he should be able to define his own self-worth, but that didn't prevent the way he felt. His eyes follow Inuyasha back and forth; it was amazing even when she wasn't here she still was first. Oh, how he hated her. Even if she just drops dead, he was positive that somehow she would hold some part of Inuyasha's heart. The thought sicken his stomach. Sesshomaru could admit to himself that he was confused. Did he really love Inuyasha so much that he has place him as the most important person in his heart? Yea, he did he could answer it with no doubt. What really confused him was that love so strong that even if Inuyasha placed him last in his heart, could he continue on loving him?
"You'll love him till." the beast answers. Sesshomaru could only groan on the inside. He'll probably love Inuyasha to his dyeing breath. Inuyasha might always love him second. He'll probably have to live with it, like he had to do with the rest of his failures. It hasn't been since he was a pup that he had to play happy with second, since he'd grown he strive for first. He was the youngest lord, he had the largest land, posseted the most feared army, but when it came on to the important things he simply always seemed to fall short.
The rest of the pack, watch the two. Had Sesshomaru just given an order and Inuyasha ignored it. Well that wasn't so weird, what was strange was that Sesshomaru had done nothing to enforce it. They knew Sesshomaru wasn't the talkative, much less to yell to get his demand across, type. He always got his point across in a Sesshomaru fashion, nothing was done, and that was more frightening than anything else.
Sango's eyes soften at the sight of the lord. In no way was he physically altered. He still gave off that nobility air about him, it just appeared off. Then again Sesshomaru had altered a lot from when he joined the group from when he was an enemy. Social transformation was the hugest change in him, he actually spoke to Miroku and her while as before they were considered lower than the dirt beneath his boots. There were also small variations in him than before. It was so small that who had to study him to notice. One of the small things Sango notice was the color of his eyes. It might just be her imagination but before they seem to a lot more gold, nowadays they had a light orange glow. She knew she might be wrong about the change in color but there was no denying in the brightness of his eyes. Even has a foe Sesshomaru's eyes always shone bright with determine. Looking at him now and the glow was gone. Him sitting there watching the pacing Inuyasha seemed wrong. Sesshomaru's appearance compared to that of a dying man who has finally submitting to death. It was nothing like the demon she knew, it wasn't like Sesshomaru to give up a fight.
Miroku, on the other hand, eyes focus on Inuyasha. As usual Inuyasha wore his heart on his sleeves. Miroku was a monk and he couldn't understand how in Buddha's name Inuyasha could really try and save Kagome. Yes, Kagome was one of them but she had betrayed them in the worse way. She claimed to be there friend and runs off with their enemy with the jewel shards. Miroku wonders if Inuyasha realized that she left with them yet. Inuyasha has changed a lot since being with Sesshomaru. Problem was Miroku wasn't sure if it was a good or bad thing. Inuyasha was still hot headed and ignorant he just seems to show his care for Kagome a lot more than he used to. Miroku wonders if Inuyasha regrets leaving Kagome. His heart clench for Sesshomaru, if he was in Sesshomaru's place he would be angry. How could a man just sit there and watch their mate heart go to another? Yet, that was exactly what Sesshomaru was doing, if Sango was in Inuyasha's shoes Miroku didn't doubt that his monk training would have been useless. He was a man first, and the way Inuyasha was behaving, ignoring all factors to do with his mate was heart breaking. Inuyasha really was an idiot was the only conclusion that Miroku could come up with.
Shippo didn't fully understand what was going on but he knew it wasn't good. Miroku and Sango seemed sully in grief, Inuyasha was ranting on in anger (really wasn't anything new). Sesshomaru looked the same but something about his aura didn't feel right. Standing up Shippo walks over to Sesshomaru. The lord spared the child a slight glance from the corner of his eyes. From that simple look Shippo knew something was definitely wrong, he gave a quick glance at Inuyasha (should he really be surprised). He opens his mouth to ask what is wrong, but nothing comes out. Scratching the back of his neck he sits beside the lord, the silence was just too loud for him.
The pacing dog was getting on everyone's nerve. No longer able to take it Miroku calls Inuyasha's name. "What the hell do you want?" Inuyasha barks back. Inuyasha fully blames himself for everything that has happen. It irritated him that Sango and Miroku weren't helping. Wasn't it their jobs to break up the fights between Kagome and himself before it got too far? Ignoring Inuyasha's bark Miroku orders Inuyasha to sit. Inuyasha's eyes bugged out. "How can you be so calm? Kagome is our friend. Now she is in the hands on Naraku." Inuyasha crosses his arm over his chest, they couldn't be serious. "Do I really have to remind you that Naraku is our sworn enemy?"
Miroku had dealt with Inuyasha more times than he is willing to count. He knew from experience that when talking to Inuyasha you had to be straight forwards and cut him deep to make him understand. "Kagome went with Naraku on her own free will." He stated it has fact as he looked directly into Inuyasha's eyes. He knew that he had to make it clear to Inuyasha without a shadow of doubt that this was her choice. Inuyasha's mouth fell open Miroku couldn't be serious, he looks to Sango for help, but none was found.
Sesshomaru watches the interaction between his brother and Miroku, obviously he agrees with the monk. "Hopefully he will listen to him." A shadow of a frown mar Sesshomaru's bottom lip, "He will fight for her with his dying breath" he answers his beast. A puppy whimpering is the only response he got in return.
"You don't know that for sure." Inuyasha argues back, "Naraku could be using some spell or something on her. He could be controlling her." Inuyasha fought back in denial.
Miroku could only shake his head in shame; Inuyasha's behavior will do more harm than good. He cast a worry glance at the silent lord. Inuyasha was taking advantage of a good man; one can only guess how long Sesshomaru would remain.
"That might not even be Kagome; for all we know it could be a puppet or an illusion." Inuyasha fought on with his feeble excuses.
Inuyasha was getting on Sango's last nerve. She stomps over to Inuyasha, holding back as much of her anger she could she hissed, "Kagome is like a sister to me, and just like you I don't want to believe it. We were there: me, you Miroku, Shippo and Sesshomaru were there." Her anger boils over and she grabs him from the front of his shirt, "She got pregnant just so that she could have you and when her plans failed she ran to the enemy." She pushes Inuyasha away from her, "That is how it is." She ends quietly taking a seat where she was before.
"Is our existence so insignificant to Inuyasha that with a passing glance from that whore we are forgotten?"
"This is the pain that I warned you before. If we had done what I wanted he could have never harmed us."
Oh how the beast wanted to argue, but at this moment his master was right. The beast didn't like the way things were going. Turning around and hiding behind his tail the beast allows itself to wallow in the dark abyss of pain and hurt in Sesshomaru's heart. Sesshomaru could feel the tears sting at his eyes, but knew that they would never fall.
Inuyasha opens his mouth to yell at his friends once again, when suddenly he stops in mid-sentence. Inuyasha fell to his knees hard. Sango and Miroku ran over to their friend. Shippo remain where he was sitting too shock to move. Inuyasha couldn't catch his breath, ire, despondency, grief rippled through his chest. Inuyasha knew he was angry, these emotions were not his own. Placing his hands on his chest trying to catch his breath he could feel the absorbed stone pulse in his chest. He shot a look at Sesshomaru. Inuyasha watch has the only action his brother did was open his eyes in surprise and the pain was eradicated.
Sesshomaru growled at his own stupidity. A single tear had fallen from his eyes, Sesshomaru was surprised that he actually cried, that a part of his emotion leaked out. Inuyasha felt his pain when he fell to the floor. Quickly Sesshomaru made sure to bottle up his emotions tighter, pushing all his feeling into the deepest darkest corner of his mind. He would never be so dumb again allowing himself to hurt Inuyasha even accidentally. Their eyes connected and Sesshomaru swiftly looks away.
Inuyasha was surprised. When he is able to finally catch his breath he walks over to Sesshomaru. Standing in front of Sesshomaru Inuyasha stoops down so that they are face to face. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" Inuyasha ask in both disbelief and concern. He wasn't even sure that those feelings where even Sesshomaru's, it was Sesshomaru after all, this was a man that couldn't be hurt.
The beast pokes his massive head out, "See we are not all forgotten."
Sesshomaru wanted to believe his beast, but he wasn't sure anymore. He could be called no more than a fool, to try to lie. Without thought he turns to the kit at his side, "Shippo,"
"Yes, Sesshomaru," Shippo automatically responds not expected to be called upon.
"Tomorrow we head to my estate to begin your training."
Shippo looks between the two men, he didn't think that this was supposed to be happening, "Yes my lord," he nods and stands, not wanting to be part of their dispute.
When Shippo stands so does Sesshomaru; he needed to do anything than talk to Inuyasha right now. "I'm going to fetch the boar I left back there due to my hasty return back to camp," he address to everyone.
"It is ok, Sesshomaru." Sango answer picking up a pack of ramen that Kagome had left behind.
Sesshomaru nods in understanding, "Good thing they have food, so there is no need to hurry back to camp," he thinks to himself as he continues to walk out of camp.
Inuyasha watches his brother's movement with his eyes, from the outside Sesshomaru seem the same but he could just feel something was wrong. When Sesshomaru was no longer in his eyesight Inuyasha falls back on the ground hard and groans out loud, "What the hell is his problem?"
The group shared a look before groaning out at the same time. Inuyasha was really an idiot they all thought.
"Invisible tears are the hardest to wipe away."
― Terri Guillemets
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