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I Don't Own Inuyasha

"Talking"

14. The Black Pearl

My dream of becoming a hanyou had been shattered, then turned into a nightmare. Inuyasha had made it that way. Instead of him seeing me as an equal, I was dangerous to the village in his eyes. Someone that needed to be watched 24/7. Kaede, Shippo and Meoga had also made this worse for me. They acted like nothing had changed. They still treated me like I was still human. Their attitude didn't differ in the slightest from before.

I opened my eyes to the blinding light above. I heard water, birds, and voices in the background. I smelt the scent of earth, sunshine, Inuyasha, and a mix of many more scents that I couldn't name. Everything scent here seemed to be mixed into another.. almost as if it were fake.

I tried to sit up. But it was like chains were binding me down. I felt a heavy weight on my body, and chaotic memories from my transformation flashed before my eyes. I banished the thoughts as quickly as my mind made it possible. I didn't want to remember the pain.. The pain had only made this nightmare worse. But the feeling of being tied up sent waves of hysteria through out my body. I couldn't calm myself down, when all I could think about that the pain and the razor sharp rope from before.

I looked across the small lily pond, my heart pounding hard in my chest. Inuyasha stood on the other side, facing his mother. But.. along with all the muddled scents in this place.. her's I couldn't even pick up. I didn't even remember her having a scent.

I looked into the water by their feet. I saw Inuyasha's reflection sparkling in the crystal clear water.. but his mother's was there with out a face. She was.. a youkai in disguise. I opened my mouth to call out to him, but sound wouldn't come..

My heart pounded in my ears and my breathing was quick and panicked. I couldn't calm myself down, the hysteria to intense. I couldn't move, couldn't speak, and Inuyasha's mother wasn't real. Maybe this is what Inuyasha had been so worried about with my transformation. I couldn't control myself as well as I had been when I was human. Instincts were constantly trying to take over, either ones to fight or to flee.

"Inuyasha.." The youkai spoke, a kind smile on it's face as it looked at Inuyasha. "I must return to the other world soon."

"Y-yeah.. You're going then..?" Inuyasha stammered. Did he not realize that this woman wasn't his mother? Or was he in denial..? I guess seeing your mother for the first time would put you into denial if she wasn't who you thought she was.

The youkai cupped air in it's hands and a glowing lily faded into view. She turned toward the water and slightly pushed it down, making the petals fall off as it drifted into the pond.

"Inuyasha, look at the water's surface." It said, turning it's head to look at Inuyasha. He obeyed his 'mother' and crouched down by the water's edge staring at his reflection surrounded by lily petals.

I couldn't see what he was looking at but his expression turned to one of slight surprise at what he saw. I had been hoping he'd see the youkai's refection.. but the minor surprise and no anger had proved he hadn't.

"Do you remember, Inuyasha? When you were very young..?" The youkai bent down behind him and wrapped her arms around him. "Mother would hold you, just like this..?"

Finally Inuyasha held the expression I had been hoping for. Deceived, betrayal, anger, hurt, shock, and sadness flashed before his eyes as he noticed her reflection. He looked up at her. "You.. You are.."

"My darling boy.." The youkai smiled. "There's a good child.. Let's hold each other close, to our hearts, okay?"

Inuyasha turned around, trying to push her away. "What the hell are you..!?"

Suddenly her hands dug into his back, and he was forced closer to her. "I won't let you go.." She hissed. "Become one with me.."

I tried to move, hysteria taking over again. She was pulling him inside her, and I was bound by invisible chains! It was hard to breath.. in no time we'd both probably be gone.

The heavy invisible silver chains became visible at that moment and appeared around my body and wrists. Little green goblins either pulled on them, or ran around me inspecting my body.. The crystal clear water from the pond became dark and thick. The sunny world around me became dark, barren, an evil place. I had been right. The place before was fake.. just an illusion.. just as Izayoi had been.

I struggled to move. Being bound made me think of the pain. I didn't want to remember. It was to terrifying.. and I had found myself wondering if my new found strength had been worth it all.. for it seemed nobody liked it.

"Kaori-sama!" I felt something small land on my cheek. "Hang on!! It's me Meoga-jiji!"

He bent down and inspected the chains. "You poor thing.. you've been bound and can't move.. must be terrifying after what happened earlier.." He trailed off looking down at my exposed skin.

I snapped my hand up, and squashed the bug in my hand. I sat up, and glared at the cowardly flea. "Thanks.. It seems I can move now."

"Heh.. no problem"

I looked back toward Inuyasha, my instincts starting to gain control. He was halfway absorbed into her already. I growled and got to my feet.

"No Kaori-sama!" Meoga shouted in my ear.

"What!?" I yelled back, feeling more and more aggressive as my animal instincts slowly took over.

"Don't fall prey to your instincts!" He shouted again, pulling most of my aggression away."This was what Inuyasha-sama was worried about.."

"Huh?" Was all I could manage, as I tried to understand his words.

"If you let your instincts take control.. you'll end up like earlier, you won't be able to differ friend from foe. Inuyasha knew what was happening to you on the mountain, when you went to attack Kikyou-sama. You're still new at this and it may seem easier to fight when your instincts take over, but you may end up killing Inuyasha-sama instead."

I growled as I fought against my instincts and locked them up someplace secret. I couldn't kill Inuyasha. "So your saying I have to always use my brain when I fight and I'm not aloud to go rampant!?"

"Well you have no control over them.. Kaori-sama.." Meoga sighed as I ran toward them, yanking on Inuyasha's hair.

"'Ey! What are you doing, you pathetic hanyou!?" The green toad called Jaken screamed from beside me. "We're busy here!!"

"The right.. black pearl.." Inuyasha murmured.

"The right black peal? What does that mean!?" Jaken asked, shooting flames at me from his wooden staff. I wished I could go rampant on him!

"Jaken-sama.. To probe any further would break the child's soul.." The youkai said in a solemn voice, seeming completely oblivious to my struggles to get Inuyasha away from her.

"Break it then!!" The green toad shouted. "If you don't find the location of the tomb I'll have to take punishment from Sess-"

"YOU! STUPID! FREAKING! TOAD!!" I shouted, smacking him across the head with his own wooden staff. "Don't ever get in my way again!!" I threw him into the air and swung the staff at him, making him go flying out of sight. Cool I could be in the baseball team.

I whipped around and grabbed onto Inuyasha again. "You freak youkai!! Let go of Inuyasha!"

The youkai hissed and shot backwards pulling Inuyasha out from my grasp. "I wont!" She pulled herself to the other side of the pond where it was shallow. I growled and ran through the shin deep water, splashing it everywhere, getting the bottom of my nightgown soaked. I grasped onto Inuyasha's arm but as soon as I did, he came out.

"Inuyasha!" I picked myself off the ground where I had fell, and crawled over to him. He was conscious again. "Are you okay?"

He glared at the ground, his hands clenched into fists. "Da.. Damn it.. Damn it!"

"Inuyasha.. I have figured out the location of the tomb.." A hand shot down and grabbed Inuyasha's neck and held him at eye level. Sesshoumaru.. "To think it would be in such a fantastic place.. that even this Sesshoumaru failed to perceive it."

I burst out into laughter, and fell to the floor. "That's rich.. I can't believe it.. 'This Sesshoumaru'? Gosh.. You're not a.. egotistical jerk now are you?" I said between laughter. I whipped the tears from my eyes, and motioned for him to continue. "Sorry, sorry I can't control myself, please continue."

"Uh.. Kaori-sama.. I don't think laughing at this time was the wisest of choices." Meoga stuttered.

"What-" Suddenly a neon green light lashed out toward me, and I jumped back earning a cut on my cheek from it. I felt hot sticky blood run down my face, and I scowled at the older brother. He has NO sense of humour.

Sesshoumaru glared back at me, then turned his gaze toward Inuyasha. "You should teach your girlfriend to keep her mouth shut, little brother."

"I'm not his girlfriend!!" I shouted, getting to my feet.

"Sesshoumaru, you bastard.." Inuyasha gasped.

"But.. Chichi-ue certainly hid the tomb in a strange place." Sesshoumaru continued, ignoring me. "The right black pearl.. huh.. Perhaps, to prevent his corpse from being violated.. Chichi-ue packed and sealed his tomb in there."

"Bastard.." Inuyasha growled, trying to pry Sesshoumaru's arm from his neck. "What the hell are you blabbering about!?"

"Was it entrusted to you without your knowledge, then? Well, in that case.." He plummeted two of his fingers into Inuyasha's right eye. "Why don't we pay a visit to Chichi-ue's grave together!?"

I gasped and stumbled back a few steps. Blood ran down Inuyasha's face and dripped from Sesshoumaru's fingers. It was sicking.. It looked heart-wrenchingly painful. I felt the colour drain from my face as I stared at the small little ball between Sesshoumaru's fingers.

He threw Inuyasha to the ground, in a huff, and looked at the pearl. I ran over to Inuyasha, in a speed I didn't know I had. As soon as I had considered running over to him, I was already there. I fell to my knee's beside him, as he sat up, holding his right eye, glaring at his brother.

"Are you alright, Kaori-sama? You look pale.." Meoga said, hopping onto my knees.

"Well of course I would be pale!! Look at what I just witnessed! But why are you worrying about me, he's the one who's injured!!" I shouted.

"No wonder I couldn't locate it, no matter how much I scoured the earth.." Sesshoumaru mumbled, holding the pearl in his fist. "There is only one clue to the tombs where abouts.. 'A place one can see, but never be seen.. A place that the grave keeper can never look upon'. So that's it.. the black pearl was hidden in that bastard's right eye.."

"Bastard.." Inuyasha scowled again. "Just for that.. you went so far as to make that fake copy of my mother.." He leaped forwards his claws flexed. "I wont forgive you!"

Sesshoumaru dodged the attack easily, being faster than both me and Inuyasha put together. "I'm in a hurry.." He hissed, his claws tensed. "So if you get in my way, you'll have to die."

I couldn't fight it any longer. My vision blurred red, and I was on my feet in an instant. I didn't know anything.. just the danger that stood in front of me. The youkai's attack stopped, and he stared at me with blank expression.

"Interesting.. she denies the fact that she cares for you, little brother, and yet she gives in to her youkai instincts just to protect your pathetic existence."

I didn't know who he was talking to.. or about, his words a jumble inside my head. A growl ripped through my fangs, and his blank expression turned into an amused smile. He cracked his knuckled and jumped toward me, claws flared.

Blood lust boiled in my stomach and I growled again, the urge to kill the danger to strong.

I stepped forwards, my own claws ready to tear. But something grasped onto my tail and yanked me out from the line of fire. The feeling of something on my tail sent shivers down my spine and I fell backwards into a tree. I something pinned my arms to the bark and I struggled against it, trying to get away.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!!" It shouted. It was that velvet voice. "Are you mental!! Do you want to die!?"

The redness faded away, and my vision cleared. Blood lust was no longer a problem, nor where my instincts. Inuyasha had his hands around my arms, and he was staring at me with a angry, yet worried expression.

I swallowed nervously, I had never seen him look like this.. "Gomen nasai.." I looked to the ground, my ears drooping. "I..I couldn't control myself.."

"Ah Sesshoumaru-Sama!" The green toad was back. My eyes narrowed as I saw him pick up the wooden staff. "I-I have retrieved the Nintoujou!"

Sesshoumaru looked at him from the corner of his eye. "Lose it again, and I'll kill you." He snatched the staff from the toad's hand and looked at the pearl. "I'd grown tired of waiting for this.."

He placed the pearl on the ground, and raised the staff over it. He stabled the jewel, and the old man's head, on the staff broke into laughter.

"The old man's laughing!!" The toad cried. "The tomb is opening!" A vortex of black light appeared from the jewel, and Sesshoumaru smirked. The black light swallowed them.. then they were gone.

"Inuyasha-sama.." Meoga shouted, hopping up and down on his shoulder. "Before the portal closes, quickly go in after.. Sesshoumaru-sama is going to monopolize your fathers treasure.."

Inuyasha snarled and turned away from me. "I'm not interested in that."

Meoga gasped, and fell on to his bottom. "No.. no way.. such a waste.."

"Shut up will ya!?" Inuyasha snapped. "I didn't say I wasn't going!"

I pulled myself from the tree and ran over to the portal. I was half-way through when someone grasped my tail again. I gasped as another shiver ran through my body and my face filled with heat. I snapped my head back, to see Inuyasha glaring at me, the end of my tail clenched in his fist. Was this the reason why animals didn't like their tails touched?

"Where the hell do you think you're going!?" He growled. I shook of the shivering pleasure and rolled my eyes. I grabbed onto his kimono pulling both him and myself into the portal.

"We're going after that mental, egotistical jerk, of course." I answered. We landed on skeletal bird, and I groaned in irritation. "Why does everything have to be skeletal.."

I glanced over toward Inuyasha, who was glaring at me grudgingly. "What?"

"I don't get you.." He answered.

"I don't get me either. I'm a mental half-monkey, half-squirrel remember?" I sighed. He seemed to lapse into his own thoughts and I let the subject drop. Below was a mass of bone and skeletons, cluttering the misty earth. The bones stretched out for miles in every direction. In the middle there was a ivory white structure, with strange colours over it.

"Oyaji.." Inuyasha murmured, staring at mass of bone. Then I understood. Everything here.. wasn't many different skeletons.. it was all one piece. The mass bone structure was the torso. .the strange colours it's undecomposable armour.. This was Inuyasha's father.

"Wow.. It's so.. so.. huge!" I gasped.

"Well what did you expect!? Something ant sized!?"

End Of Chapter 14

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