Chapter 6

The Shattering

"Kagome." Sesshomaru whispered. "Wake up." her eyes slid open, looking up at Sesshomaru. "Good morning." he said calmly, tangling his fingers in her hair. She smiled, and hugged him. She felt a liquid, followed by the smell of blood. Her eyes widened, to find Sesshomaru bleeding. He fell to the ground beside her and everything went dark, Naraku's laugh fading into the darkness along with everything else.

Kagome woke up screaming, sweating from the nightmare. She realized it was a dream, and slowly calmed as everyone had rushed to her side, and to everyone else's surprise, Sesshomaru rushed as well. "Kagome are you okay?" they all said at once, frightened something might be wrong. "What happened?"

She scanned around her for Sesshomaru, and grabbed onto him crying on his shoulder. Inuyasha glared daggers at Sesshomaru, but he didn't seem to care. His only concern was Kagome's safety. He held her, silently. But soon removed her from him when he saw everyone was looking at him strangely. He gave her a warming look, to tell her everything would be okay, and walked off into the forest.

Inuyasha grew angry over Sesshomaru's actions. His brother would not touch his Kagome. "Kagome." he offered to hold her but she rejected his comfort. He got even angrier. "Why do you accept that damn half-brother of mines comfort and not mine!?"

"Now now Inuyasha. I'm sure she just wants to be left alone." Miroku said, unsure himself how in just a few days, Sesshomaru and Kagome could grow to like each other. "Kagome, why don't you go with Sango to the hot springs?"

"Why so you can watch?" Sango said sarcastically, knowing he wasn't going to that time, because Kagome looked terrified.

"Sango, you can trust me." he smiled at her, helping Kagome up. "Now, go with Sango." Kagome nodded, hiding her eyes under her bangs. She couldn't stop crying over that nightmare. She wouldn't be able to live if anything happened to Sesshomaru. She just wouldn't.

"Sango…" Kagome started, as they were walking towards the hot springs. "about my nightmare…"

"It's okay if you don't want to tell me about it." she pulled off a smile, trying to show her everything would be fine, and that it was only a dream.

"Yes.. But I would feel much better telling you." Kagome too, trying to smile.

"Tell me later, but for now, lets relax." said Sango. They arrived at the hot springs and undressed, hopped in and sunk right into the water. "This feels great, its so calming." she let out a sigh, and then smiled. "You can tell me whatever you need to, about you know, your dream."

"Oh- Okay.." Kagome sighed, telling herself not to cry at the memory at the dream. "I was.. Being told to wake up." she began, and Sango nodded, to show she was listening. "And it was Sesshomaru. I opened my eyes, and.. He was bleeding." She held back her tears as she spoke. "And.. He died in my arms. Naraku… I heard his laughter." she trembled, but stopped after Sango hugged her comfortingly.

"It'll be okay, Kagome. It was only a dream. You'll be fine."

"Yes. But Sango.." she looked up at her with her eyes full of sadness and fear. "My hands.. Were covered in his blood. I think I killed him in that dream."Sango's eyes widened. She hugged her tighter. "It will be ok. Trust me. It was a dream and nothing more." she then hummed a song to her, in attempt to calm her down.

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"Excellent.." Naraku grinned. "with that jewel shard. It wont be hard, once she breaks. I will take over control. She will break those around her."

Kagura's eyes widened. "You plan to break everyone around her?" she shouldn't have been surprised. Naraku was hardly sane. He was evil. Like the devil himself. He was a mad man.

"Yes. She is almost broken. Just a little longer." he chuckled, satisfied with the fact that things were going his way. Nothing could stop him. Just a few more days, and she would break once he took her away from them. The horror in her eyes, he grinned at the thought of it.

"Naraku. How much longer to you plan to make her suffer?" Kagura asked, hoping it would all end soon.

"Oh? You care for the miko, Kagura?" he said, his grin disappearing. "Well that can't be a good thing." he pinned her up to the wall by her neck, and whispered into her ear. "Your dear friend, the miko. I will break her completely, and remake her. She will be perfect. She wont have a care in the world for anything OR anyone." he let go of her, and chuckled.

Kagura lifted her hand to her neck, slightly afraid to touch it, incase she made the pain worse. She clenched her fists, and pulled herself up, leaving the room. Kagome.. You must set me free. You must kill Naraku yourself. Only you can end this madness.. Hurry.. she sighed, leaning against a wall. Even though you'll have to break in the process… you must set us all free. She held her hand to where her heart would be, if she had it. Damn Naraku..

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"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin shouted, most joyfully. She ran to him, with Jaken at her side. "Lord Sesshomaru! Where have you been?" she smiled up at him, happy to finally catch up to him.

"Silly girl, don't question Lord Sesshomaru! He has his reasons!" Jaken yelled at Rin, warning her not to anger Sesshomaru or anything. He scanned around him, to see his lord was with those pathetic people. Lord Sesshomaru's pathetic half-brother and his friends. "Lord Sesshomaru, why are you wasting your time around your half-brother?"

Sesshomaru gave Jaken a cold glance and turned his attention to Inuyasha who was beginning to get pissed off at how comfortable he was getting around Kagome, who was also getting used to him being around. A little too much, so his brother seemed to think. "Half-breed. Why is it you are angered with me?" he asked, hardly caring.

"Damn you Sesshomaru! Leave Kagome alone! If you touch her, I swear I'll kill you! You hear me?" Inuyasha snarled. "You just leave her be, don't be feeling so comfortable around her Sesshomaru, I'll slice your fucking head off!"

"Inuyasha! Cut it out!" Miroku yelled, restraining him. "You need to calm down. Sesshomaru hates humans, so you have no worry!" he restrained him as best he could, but he couldn't stop him from cursing at his half brother, so he just did what he could by restraining him.

"Inuyasha! Sit!" Kagome screamed, as she had just got back from the hot springs with Sango. She had just finished calming down, and now she has to deal with Inuyasha? Oh, her day wasn't going good at all. "Inuyasha! What's wrong with you!?" she yelled, furiously. "You're such a pain!" she screamed. Yes, she had lost it right there. "Inuyasha you jerk! I hate you! I really do!" she ran off crying, into the forest.

Inuyasha's eyes widened. That voice echoed through his head. She really hates me. She hates my guts. He glanced at Sesshomaru, and went into the distance, and sat in a tree. Does she really hate me?

Sesshomaru, of course, ran after Kagome. I don't want to see her crying. He ran faster, in attempt to catch up to her.

Kagome ran faster than she ever had before, she was so angry, so sad. She ran so fast she tripped over a root and cut her knee. It was bleeding pretty bad, for just slipping. She screamed out in pain, and cried even more. Suddenly she felt something.

Sesshomaru wiped away her tears with his claw, and inspected her knee. I have nothing to wipe it with.. he thought, and sighed. Kagome almost jumped when she realized he was licking off the blood. He finished and looked at her, how her eyes looked surprised, how beautiful they looked right after she cried. He immediately kissed her, holding her in his arms. He soon pulled away, and whispered in her ear. "In the end everything will be okay, my dear Kagome."

Her heart melted, as he held her. She loved the warmth of being in his arms, the feeling she got every time she even thought of him. Her heart broke, as he released her, standing up. He prepared to wield the Tokigen. He smelt Naraku. And for some reason, Kagome knew what was happening. It was her time to leave. She stood up and wrapped her arms around Sesshomaru's waist. "Let me go. I made a promise." she whispered, the sound of breaking in her voice. Naraku appeared before them, Sesshomaru growling.

"Miko, your visit here is done." he grinned, holding out a hand. He watched as she hesitated. Sesshomaru hesitated as well, to let her go. "Come now, miko."

She slowly inched towards him, finally reaching out to his hand. He gripped her hand and swirled her around against his chest. "Good-bye Sesshomaru." he yelled to him, taking off.

"Sesshomaru…" she whispered. "Forgive me." she began to cry, her tears falling like mad. And just one of those tears, landed on Sesshomaru's cheek. That was it. Kagome broke. She was broken, and her world would be shut out. Her friends, she'd never see them again after this. And right after her affection for Sesshomaru had grew. She was officially broken. She loved him, and knew he loved her. Her friends would miss her, she would miss them. But she was now Naraku's slave, to keep them safe. She would find a way out of this, somehow. She just had to wait.

Sesshomaru wiped off the tear, and walked back to the others to tell them. He'd have to deal with his damn half-brother. Of course he'd be yelled at for letting her go. But Inuyasha wouldn't understand. The others would be able to restrain him. He was glad, but upset he would have to deal with his annoying half brother. But overtop of this, he was having a feeling he never felt before. A feeling which he never thought he'd feel. Affection. Love.

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