Chapter six: Betrayal

Kagome's face fumed at the demon that was following her.

Sesshoumaru curse the twig that was under his foot. He moved slowly, walking calmly up to the human who was hell bent. She shook with bottled up emotions, the moonlight playing at her hair, turning it blackish silver. Kagome turned away from him and started to walk, but Sesshoumaru was faster, in less than a second he was in front of her. As soon as Kagome came in contact with the lord she fell back and tears flooded to her eyes and spilled over. He watched her in this pitiful state for a small amount of time before kneeling. Kagome threw her body forward and clung to his haori and sobbed even harder.

Everything in Sesshoumaru's body wanted to kill her for touching him, but he ignored those feelings and wrapped his arms around her. He wasn't sure what to do so he just held her there until her breathing turned rhythmic. Carefully he looked at her red tear stained face and lifted her gently from the ground. He had never carried her with such care before and he began to notice that she weighed absolutely nothing. Her body was weightless in his arms as he carried her not back to camp, but into the moon streaked forest, jumping up in a tree before settling down, wrapping his tail around the human and he held her a few feet away, not really wanting to be close to her, but feeling that it was his fault that this had befallen her.

During the night he paid as little attention to the miko as he could but near morning it was getting hard. No matter what position she was in she was always moving and stroking his tail. He wanted to get mad at her, but was afraid to wake her. She constantly was whispering something that he found interesting. Something about her father, her family there was even something about him, but he couldn't hear it.

When Kagome did wake up it was like the whole world was looking for her. She could see Inuyasha in his half demon form walking on the forest floor. Shippou, Sango, Miroku and Celene looking for her also, and Kirara was held in Sango's arms. Kagome didn't look behind her, or she would have noticed that Sesshoumaru looked at her in wonder of what she would do next. She leaned forward and he wrapped his tail around her tighter slightly afraid she was going to fall down. This caught her attention and she tensed and looked back to see Sesshoumaru staring at her, a face filled with no emotions, yet you could tell that a million thoughts were going on in his head.

Slowly he placed a finger to his lips and stood, his tail lifting Kagome and pulling her towards him. He held her again, but his time she was standing straight on her own. Quietly and quickly he lifted himself into the air, jumping from tree to tree until they were out in the meadow.

When they landed Kagome's body was limp and Sesshoumaru realized she had fainted. Sighing he lifted her bridal style once more and walked to the edge of the forest, listening to his half brother scream for his friend. In no time at all Sesshoumaru was behind him and glared heartily at the hanyou who hadn't even realized he was there.

"Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru said, loud enough for the group to hear. "Stop your yelling before you wake the dead."

Inuyasha whirled around and stared at his brother then at the sleeping form of his love. Slowly his hand crept forward to touch her face but Sesshoumaru stepped back and growled. Shocked Inuyasha looked back at his brother and reached for her again, and again Sesshoumaru pulled back.

"What the hell is wrong with you Sesshoumaru, let her go." Inuyasha said loudly. Everyone's attention gathered around Sesshoumaru and he growled louder.

"You have hurt her. You have no reason to touch her." Sesshoumaru said coldly. The human in his hold started to move slightly, so he let his tail take her so he had both hands free just in case.

Inuyasha's eyes flashed red. "You have no control over her, she is her own person." His voice deepened, but he held onto his fragile control.

Sesshoumaru felt the human in his hold tense then wake up. "I would say the same to you Inuyasha. I am not holding her hostage. I am merely protecting her, something that you fail to do."

Something inside Inuyasha broke, his eyes faded into gold and he stared at his brother soberly. "I can protect her just fine." He said, his ears pressed against his skull. "I just need the chance. I want to love her and to show her how much I love her."

Sesshoumaru guessed that the miko hadn't opened her eyes, so Sesshoumaru continued. "She told you herself that nothing could go back the way they were-…"

Inuyasha's anger spiked again. "And what are you going to do, love her, hold her like she deserves to be held, I don't think so Sesshoumaru. You hate humans."

Silence shuttered through the forest as Sesshoumaru surrounded himself in his own thoughts. Why was he trying to save this human, what was she to him. Mentally he shook himself, she was nothing to him, he didn't even want to save her, he just didn't want his brother to kill all his friends and live like an out of control demon. But if Inuyasha thought he could continue the way things used to be then so be it.

His tail loosened around her. "Stand human." He said coldly, watching as she opened her eyes and looked at him scared. He turned his attention back to his servant and glared at her as their gazes met each other. She fought him, worried for her friend, but he made her listen to him and as soon as he started to leave she followed a short ways before stopping, turning back to Kagome running to embrace her before leaving her again. Once again Kagome stood there feeling completely alone.

Sesshoumaru walked, unsure of why he felt so angry towards his brother, but even angrier towards himself. Celene hadn't said a word since they left. She just quietly focused her miko energy to her finger, then let it disappear, then made it reappear again. He hated the thought of her being a miko. It reminded him of her, of Kagome. Quietly he growled to himself and moved quicker towards him lands, getting as far away from the human as possible.

Kagome walked behind the ground slowly, dragging her feet as she went. Several times Inuyasha had offered to carry and every time he offered she backed away, afraid of him. Her mind wandered back to the night before. She had been so soft and comfortable, feeling safe. At first she thought she was home again, in her bed but she knew it couldn't be true. She had thought of how Sesshoumaru saved her when he didn't need to. He had been a friend to her and saved her several times. Part of her, and she didn't know yet how big that part was wanted to feel safe with Sesshoumaru again. She didn't want to be here anymore. She knew Inuyasha didn't love her, or else he wouldn't have hated her for leaving him when she wanted to go home for a little while. He constantly went to see Kikyou, not caring if Kagome cried all night or not. She felt she meant more the Sesshoumaru then she did to Inuyasha.

When the group stopped to eat supper it was getting dark. They continued their training as it had become their routine. Inuyasha watched as Kagome started to spar with Sango. He watched her twist and turn in the air as she landed and brought up a dagger towards Sango's throat. With a nod from Sango Kagome walked away as Inuyasha watched eagerly, following her slowly.

There was no reason to wonder where she was going. To him it was quite obvious. They weren't very far from the Goshinboku and even the scent of her emotions lead him there. He watched her, seeing her no longer as the girl that had set him free from that very tree, but as a woman, a woman whom had accepted him for who he was and what he wanted from life. There was no judgment. There was only friendship, and as he had seen, something more.

He remembered talking to Sesshoumaru that night about going to the palace to take up his duties. His very first question was concerning Kagome and if she could also come. She had promised to always be there for him. He wanted her to be his, he wanted to ask her, but there was something that stopped him. What if she said no, what if he was misreading the signs that he thought she was giving. He was afraid and what was why he always went to Kikyou. He knew, for some reason, he would always have a place for her and even though she did not accept him like Kagome did, she did not turn him away, but he loved Kagome, and he would do anything to make her his. There was nothing in this world or the next that would stop him. He would kill everything in his path to make her his.

A stick cracked under his foot and Kagome turned around slowly, staring up. Inuyasha's determined eyes scared her and she looked subtly for an escape route. Standing up she pressed her back against the Goshinboku and a tremor of fear ran down her spine. "Sesshoumaru." Kagome whispered, but her words were caught by Inuyasha and his gaze intensified. She pressed her back harder against the tree and Inuyasha got closer. Unknowingly Kagome took a step to the side and Inuyasha's gaze followed, his ears tracking her every movement. As fast as she could Kagome started to run, but Inuyasha jumped on her and brought her to the ground, holding her there as he flipped her around and straddled her.

Inuyasha lowered her face to hers and smiled at their closeness. "What is he to you Kagome? What does that bastard half brother of mine mean to you?" He whispered, watching as tears flooded to Kagome's face.

Kagome held something within her but wanted to break down and cry more then anything. "He is a better person then you are." She said with disgust. Inuyasha's hand came down quickly across Kagome's face, listening as she let out a yelp then once again lowering his head to her ear, listening to her labored breath.

"Where is he now Kagome? I'll kill him, I'll make you watch." He whispered as he pulled her shirt tight and then cut it from the bottom of her breasts down. This is my chance to make her mine. He told himself, feeling his erection grow as she struggled beneath him. When I am done marking her, no one will be able to have her but me.

Kagome felt sick as she felt him go hard. Part of her wondered what he was thinking, but that part was short lived as she felt her skirt start to come off. Panic rose up in her and she screamed Sesshoumaru's name, begging him to help her.

Something in Sesshoumaru's mind went off as he felt his demon rise within him. Celene stopped beside him and turned her attention back the way they had come. Her lord was tense as she began to search for a presence in her mind.

Something possessed Sesshoumaru as he started to walk the way he came. He hadn't traveled far from the inutachi group. He knew that no matter how fast he had wanted to get away, he had to beg his legs to move. It was dark and his skin was crawling with nerves. Something in his mind was screaming and he fought to ignore it. While he was doing that his feet kept on moving towards the group.

Several hours later the feeling had not faded and he and Celene were on their way back to the group and neither knew why. Sesshoumaru froze as the bushes started to move and a woman, a woman he knew dashed out and almost hit him. He didn't have much time to register anything as his brother, once again taken over by his demon side, jumped out behind her. Quickly he grabbed his thrashing brother's throat and knocked him out, turning his attention to the crying girl who stood there, in nothing but her undergarments.

Kagome looked away ashamed, backing away as he tried to calm her. He lifted his hand and she let out a cry of terror, then hid her face and run deeper into the woods. Celene did not wait for her lord. Without thinking she followed her closest friend and gathered her in her arms, telling her soothing words as she tried to cover the human's cold body. Tears rushed to Celene's eyes as she listened to her friend crying in her arms, not wanting to know what happened to her.

Sesshoumaru entered the scene and watched the two females crying together. Celene could feel Kagome's hurt and pain, but told Sesshoumaru nothing.

His cold eyes settled on the human. "She must go back." He said, trying to leave as little room as possible for argument, but he could not demand it full. The human was hurt, more injured then he believed he brother could have done.

Celene glared at him. "You want her sent back like this?"

"I have no pity on her. She got what was coming to her." Sesshoumaru said, lying to himself and the demon in front of him.

"You are sick" Celene spat. "Who would have thought you have such low morals as to leave a girl, who was once in your care, to that thing you call a brother?"

"She had refused him. He was obeying his demon blood that runs through his veins." Sesshoumaru said, not knowing why he was defending his brother.

Celene stood, lifting the human girl with her. "Would you have let that happen to Rin? Would you bow so low as to do that to a human?"

"Why you-…"

"Your demon blood is not reason for him to act like an animal." She said to him, pausing only for the crunching leaves that took place behind her lord. Inuyasha broke free of the brambles and stared onto the scene, releasing Tetsusiaga. He said his brother and Kagome being held against the woman, who was seemingly protecting Kagome from his brother.

"What have you done to her?" Sesshoumaru asked, looking fully at his brother.

Inuyasha glanced at his brother confused. "What have I done, what have you done? What did you do to Kagome?"

Sesshoumaru's anger boiled over at Inuyasha's stupidity. His brother being oblivious to the fact meant that he had tried to take Kagome by force. How she got away, he did not know, but he was glad she did.

Celene walked forward, carrying Kagome as she deposited her into Sesshoumaru's arms. Sesshoumaru held her, even though she struggled, not feeling comfortable in a male's arms. "You are sick. You almost rape her and you don't even remember trying to do it." Celene watched his face fall as he look at Kagome. "Look at how you have scarred her. You disgust me." She said, lifting her finger and hitting him with her new found miko powers. Celene took Kagome back into her arms. "I am going back to the palace to replace my lady." With those last words she left Sesshoumaru all alone in the woods with his brother. The hanyou who held his humans heart, and abused it every chance he got. It was his duty to look after the human now. It was not that he liked her. He was merely…indebted to her in some way. He did not care for a human. Not like he once did.

A/N: Ohh Sesshy has a secret. Ok so any of those who read my other stories, I am only going to focus one three right now because they are doing the best. If you want the others to be updated get your friends to read them and review, I know I don't usually nag, but I do like review. I am so happy that I have loyal readers and reviews. It is you all who make me so happy.  I lovers all you wonderful readers.

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