Chapter 16

Kagome's Love

"Lady Miyori we must get out of here," Corlee announced after her, Miyori, and Koinu left Tsuin's former room.

Miyori went over to help her brother carrying Inuyasha's limp body, "I can tell. Thanks to idiot here not only is there not enough moisture in the air to activate the Aisusaiga, but now the entire castle might go up in flames."

"I believe I saved your life," Koinu shot back carrying half of his uncle on his shoulder.

"Father could have done that," Miyori snorted rudely with her nose in the air, "and he could have done it without burning anything."

"It is great to see you haven't gotten any nicer," her brother snapped, "I thought it was the right thing to do at the moment so I did it."

"And you were right," came the soft voice of a worn out Inuyasha.

"See I told you," Koinu taunted his sister.

"If Sesshoumaru left the battle to save your sister then Naraku probably would have made me kill your mom," Inuyasha continued as he got out of his niece and nephews grip and walked on his own, "focusing your fear into fire was the best choice Koinu. I am proud of you."

"Thanks I guess," Koinu responded nervously while Miyori just marched up to Corlee.

"I can't believe you are falling for that," Miyori sighed to the wolf, "hopefully your children get your brains and attitude."

"Children?" Corlee questioned with a blush.

"What about children?" barked the voice of Corlee's father as he ran into the hallway with Uindo close behind, "I would like to know what in the hell is going on with you Corlee. Tonight was suppose to be important for your future and here you are playing around with Koinu in a castle that is close to burning down!"

Miyori just began to chuckle to herself, "my dear friend no longer desires to wed the wolf youkai you have lined up for her. She has chosen Koinu, I am all for her choice, and I guess since we only need one dog hanyou and wolf demon to join together I can no longer accept Uindo's courting request."

(well here is the true Miyori…and I don't know where her attitude comes from because it isn't Kagome or Sesshoumaru that shows in her)

"Miyori we can't let them tear us apart!" Uindo shouted reminding Inuyasha very much of Kouga when he use to be around Kagome, "its your destiny to be my bride."

"Wait a minute," Koinu interrupted, "where is mom?"

Miyori blinked, "I am guessing she didn't walk out the door and follow us, if she did she would have been here by now. She must be with father."

"Don't worry," another voice joined in, "I put a barrier around all the occupants in this room. We can take as long as we want and we won't burn."

Koinu watched as a woman emerged from the flames that he just noticed were blocking their path. Whoever she was she looked exactly like his mother. The only difference between the two was that this woman had a colder look to her along with longer hair.

"Kikyo," his uncle whispered.

There was no longer a way out. She was so stupid. Kagome sat on the ground and watched as a wall of fire blocked one of the only two exits that could free her from the flames that burnt closer and closer to her. The only other option was the hole Sesshoumaru made in the wall, and that wouldn't work because the fall jump would kill her. Why did she allow herself to fall into this position?

Kagome then realized that it was because she felt as though the only male she had ever had feelings for rejected her. She knew that right now their relationship wasn't doing too well, but she wasn't ready to quit. She wanted to fall in love with Sesshoumaru again and live out the rest of their lives in peace. Miyori and Koinu needed to have their parents mean much more to each other then roommates; otherwise there would just be side taking. Koinu would probably be on her side since he wasn't a big fan of his father and Miyori would always be loyal to her father.

But none of her planning no longer mattered. Sesshoumaru made it obvious that there was no way this would ever work and he had given up. It was true. She had been rejected. Kagome knew Sesshoumaru would never kick her out and send her back into a world of poverty and loneliness, mostly because of Koinu, but she knew his honor wouldn't allow him too either. Still, she wanted to be with him in a way that was much more than just living with him. She wanted to love him and for him to love her back.

Kagome curled up into a ball and just shut her eyes. There was no hope in getting out. The thought of being rejected stopped her from doing so. Maybe if she had her miko powers she could create a barrier and escape, but she didn't even have that anymore. All she could do was sleep and prey that in her death she wouldn't feel any pain.

Sesshoumaru watched in a calm expression as his castle started to burn. There was nothing he could do. There were no bodies of water nearby and no able servants to collect the liquid. The top floors of the castle contained everything important to him such as his bedroom and office, but it was all probably gone since everything at the top was built from wood while the bottom floors would take longer because it was all stone.

The castle that many lords before him commanded in and the home he was raised in was burning down, and he didn't seem to care as long as everyone got out okay and they were all with Miyori so everything would be fine. He knew why, but he didn't want to admit it out loud to himself, it was because he lost all hopes of living happily with his mate. She just didn't love him, and her mind couldn't be changed; not matter how much he still loved her.

Sesshoumaru was sure Kagome no longer cared for this relationship after three years had passed and they had been away from each other, but that wasn't how it worked for him. For youkai time went by quick because of their long life span, meaning when Kagome appeared in front of him after three years it felt more like a few days had past. His spark had not died out, he would not force her to do something she wanted to take no part in though. He had to let her go. Once Kagome came out with Miyori and their son he would tell her that she had to remain in the castle, but she no longer had to deal with him.

"Father what is happening to our home," Rin watched in horror as the home she had been residing in since her parent's village was being burned.

Sesshoumaru laid a claw upon the girl's shoulder. Sometimes time went by a little too fast for him. It felt like just yesterday Rin was a small eight year old girl who seemed to be a mere annoyance and now she was close to being a teenager who only desired kimonos and jewelry.

Then again that wasn't true. Rin had another desire. She often asked Sesshoumaru about going on a journey to find someone to teach her to use miko powers, but he refused her every time saying she was too young. That was a lie and he had a feeling she knew it. If anything she was too old to begin her miko training, but he just couldn't let her go.

Three years ago Kagome had ordered him to allowing Rin to call him father and for him to refer to her as a daughter. It was straining at first, but he began to have feelings for Rin as well. She was now no different from Miyori. His feelings for Rin developed the same way they had developed for Kagome. It all began with respect. The way Rin requested to become a miko reminded him of Kagome agreeing to stay within his castle's walls and give birth to Koinu. She even took charge and set up a plan that would allow Koinu to have both a mother and a father.

"Rin why were you outside?" the demon lord asked.

Rin pointed towards the forest that surrounded the castle, "Just a few seconds ago I seen something strange in the woods and I went out there with a bow and arrow I found."

"Something strange?" he questioned tightening his grip on her shoulder in concern.

"At first I thought it was snakes," the girl started to explain nervously, "but it looked like tentacles that lead to something."

"Naraku," Sesshoumaru growled as he looked towards the forest, "so that is where he fled."

"Naraku," Rin pretty much trembled, "I thought you killed him three years ago."

The only response she received was him shaking his head.

Koinu felt as though he was in a really strange position right now. He stood there in the middle of the barrier as his father's home burnt to the ground. The hanyou watched as two conversations went on at the same time. The first one was his uncle whispering something to the woman known as Kikyo. His ears couldn't pick up a single word of it, but for some reason Inuyasha and Kikyo once in awhile flashed a glance at him while talking.

While that was going on Kouga was screaming at Corlee. Koinu felt as though he should butt into that conversation seeing as how the one he loved was being scolded for hiding with him, but right now it just didn't seem like the time. Uindo finally stopped bugging Miyori after she sat on the ground and didn't even look at him in response. She had somehow lost her smug attitude and was now just plain miserable looking.

"Something wrong?" Koinu asked her.

She just looked somewhere else, "why do you care?"

"Maybe because you're my sister," Koinu sighed as he looked down at her, "and now that you are no longer an evil prissy bitch pretending to be a youkai I would like to get to know you better."

That was when he noticed a tear come from her eye, "he lied to me."

"Who?" Koinu sat next to her, "Inuyasha? Dad? You have to be more detailed."

"That rock in your ear must make you stupid," she cried, "Tsuin promised to always be there with me, but he gave up his soul."

"Oh I am sorry. I guess he was close to you."

"We were born at the same time so of course we were. We were even close when we were a few days old."

"That far back? I didn't even leave this place until I was about two weeks old and I can't remember this place at all."

"Our cribs were located right against the huge window in dad's old bedroom. Me and Tsuin use to peer out and watch our parents. That's why I thought my mom was a youkai, because the first time me and Tsuin laid eyes on them my father was a in his full youkai form and mother was glowing pink and looking just as powerful as any taiyoukai."

"That explains it."

"Tsuin is the only reason I was able to survive my father's training sessions when I was little. Every time father sent him away because he was ill Tsuin transferred all of his power to me seeing as how he would be in bed anyways. Me and him were always looking out for each other and now he is gone."

Koinu found himself putting his hand on her back, "it will be okay Miyori. I imagined that when I got here you and me would be against each other, but maybe we can change that…maybe we can be like a real brother and sister."

She looked up at him trying to suck up her tears, "really?"

He nodded not wanting to be too soft. Miyori used her claw to get rid of her tears as she stood up.

"Thanks," was all she said.

(I know….this is corny so don't shoot me dammit)

Koinu was about to say something else when he finally caught word of whatever Inuyasha and Kikyo were talking about.

"I don't know about this Kikyo," Inuyasha replied timidly, "we shouldn't get involved with this after three long years."

Kikyo just placed her finger on Inuyasha's lips as though they were a married couple, "Inuyasha I can't stand it anymore, before I let it slide because we were dead, but thanks to your good deed in protecting Kagome in a different body we have been granted another chance to live. I want to use this chance to correct my mistake."

Inuyasha shook his head, "its too late Kikyo. Maybe since we are both alive we can just-

"No," Kikyo whispered, "this whole time I have been watching him grow up in the future being raised by my reincarnation!"

"Well then you shouldn't have cursed her!" Inuyasha yelled back.

"Don't you even care at all about him? You have been in the castle. You seen the way Sesshoumaru treats him."

Inuyasha sighed before looking at Koinu again, "Koinu I need to talk to you."

Kagome woke up and found herself on the border of a forest and a village. Was she dead? Last thing she remembered was her sitting on the floor waiting for the flames to engulf her.

"Inuyasha why?" Kagome's heard someone crying.

She looked forwards and saw Kikyo on the ground crying after receiving a fatal injury, "that looks like the injury Naraku gave you Kikyo."

Kikyo didn't seem to hear her as she struggled to get up, "Inuyasha you said you loved me but you lied. You didn't care about me. All you wanted was the stupid Shikon no tama. I will kill him."

"Kikyo don't," Kagome tried to tell her, "Inuyasha doesn't hate you. He loves you. Naraku has just tricked you."

Still Kikyo didn't seem to see her or hear her. Kagome then realized why. She seeing mere flashbacks and memories, but why out of all the memories this one?

"Inuyasha!" she heard Kikyo yell before pinning Inuyasha to a tree.

She watched in horror as Inuyasha died before her very eyes. The scene then began to change. This time she saw a small Miroku witnessing his father getting sucked in by his wind tunnel. Naraku was to blame for both of this.

"Kohaku no!" this time she watched Kohaku murder his whole family and no he was going after Sango.

Sango fell to the ground after being struck in the back by her brother's weapon. If it wasn't for Naraku, Sango, and Kohaku would be living together peacefully with their families. Her thoughts on Sango were distracted when she heard crying. Not just any crying, the constant crying that came from Tsuin.

Kagome turned around and saw two cribs. One contained Miyori who was being a peaceful angel, while the other held Tsuin who was crying uncontrollably. He was probably sick.

"Cry all you want but it won't matter," came the voice Kagome hated more then anything right now.

Naraku had entered the room. This scene wasn't a memory. It was just a nightmare. Naraku chuckled as he picked up Tsuin and began to hurt the baby with his miasma.

"Let him go Naraku!" Kagome yelled.

This time she was actually being interacted with as Naraku turned and faced her, "I shall make him suffer and then eventually take over his body."

"He is my baby," she began to cry, "not your little toy."

"All you had to do was give me the jewel shards the children contained and this all could have been avoided," he laughed.

Kagome then began to shake her head, "this is all just a nightmare. I am seeing everything you have caused. You made Kikyo and Inuyasha betray each other, Sango lost all her family, and now I lost a son."

"And I am not going to stop at that. I have regained my life."

Kagome then looked up at her fake enemy, "you are still alive. And I can't stop you if I die."

She then watched as Naraku's features morphed into the ones of Sesshoumaru, "that's right Kagome. So you need to live."

"You have made it clear that we can never love each other though."

"What does that have to do with fighting Naraku? Naraku has ruined everyone's lives including the one of our son who we both love, don't you want revenge?"

"Yes, but I doesn't feel right without you."

"I am here. We might not love each other like before, but I am here."

"I need to love you though."

"No you don't, you're stronger then needing a male's affection to carry on. Just stop your whining already and do your duty. I can no longer give you pretty words to make it all better."

"Your right," she admitted realizing she needed to quit worrying about things such as love at the moment and focus on the battle that would be coming up.

Sesshoumaru started to fade proving that this was all just a dream but before Kagome awoke she heard one more thing, "and I also didn't think you were the kind to give up, especially on something as easy as love."

"I have to carry on," the miko reincarnation told herself as her eyes opened revealing to her that the flames were only inches away from her, "I can't worry about this fire either, I have to keep focused on what I want."

Then, as though her words were some kind of special trigger, she began to feel her old powers erupting within her. Kagome's miko energy was returning to her. She acted quickly fearing that this was just a fluke and it would disappear as swiftly as it came by creating a barrier. The barrier worked just as she wanted it too letting her move through the flames and into the hallway.

"Sesshoumaru!" Kagome called out as she entered the burning hallway, "Miyori? Koinu? Inuyasha? Anybody?"

"They are in the dining room," answered a voice that sounded uninterested in her dilemma, but Kagome understood why once she discovered it was Kanna.

"Thanks," she replied to incarnation as she quickly headed towards her destination.

"I don't have time!" Koinu snapped at his uncle, "I need to search the castle. I have to make sure mom is safe."

"Trust me," Kikyo assured him as she walked up to the two hanyous, "your mother is safe, and she is closer then you think."

Miyori couldn't help but listen in and that resulted in her taking the time to sniff the air causing a response in Corlee, "Miyori what are you doing? You can't smell like a normal demon can?"

"Your right I can't," she said, "but even I can tell that the rest of this castle is done for."

"You better be right," Koinu growled at Kikyo.

The miko smirked, "trust me I am right."

Koinu looked up at Inuyasha curiously, "so, uncle, what's up with her?"

Inuyasha blinked as he muttered something, "I am not your uncle."

"Finally," came Kagome's voice as she emerged from the flames in her barrier, "once again I live to fight another day."

"Mom," Koinu quickly went over to his mother and embraced her.

Kagome returned the affection to her son, "its okay Koinu. We will kill Naraku and try to rebuild our lives."

"You can, but he won't," Kikyo interrupted.

Both mother and son looked at Kikyo curiously, "Koinu Inuyasha hasn't finished talking to you yet."

"What is it that you want?" Koinu demanded from Inuyasha so he could return to making sure his mother is safe.

It took Inuyasha awhile to say anything, but finally after a dangerous look from Kikyo he spit it out, "Koinu I am not your uncle, I am your father and Kikyo is your mother."

(End of chapter 16)

AN: Did you all see that cliffy? Well let me tell you all about that cliffy…you all deserved it…every single one of you. For all your guy's whining about 'update now' 'plz update now' Its my summer vacation dammit I do what I want when I want…also there are other valid reasons as to why I haven't been updating as much. I am on the golf team and our season as started, and for some reason I can't really type these fanfics that fast anymore because my fingers are starting to hurt, I hope I don't have that carp tunnel, or whatever they call it. If I have it and I can't use my fingers anymore I blame it all you guys and I hope you enjoy living with the guilt.

Teenagetomboy69: Thank you for being nice unlike all the other reviewers and demanding me to update, you will be the one to survive when I go on my next killing spree…

Mai Sama: Thank you for all the great comments, but I can't believe that you are just now reviewing…what made you decide to do it now? Oh oh oh I put markings on me all the time and pretend that. I went as Sesshoumaru's mate to a halloween party.

angel-of-fire4002: Rain rain rain, splash splash splash, we love rain, splash splash splash…that's the only rain song I know…anyways I know where all Sess and Kag's love went…to Texas and G. Bush won't let me have it back…

saskia2: Trust me…I know its gotten out of hand, one reason as to why I don't want to update as fast…can't you see I was tortured when writing this…it was so corny. I want to give on this story so badly but no one will let me…I discovered that after my apirl fools joke.

Luna Gaurdian of the Moon: …the story of Tamasha is a very confusing one…she isn't evil, I should totally make a fanfic dedicated to my rp character to explain her, but none of you would read it…lets just say Tamasha is the child of ryoketsei, she has an evil sister, and she is only stuck with Inferno for a mate because Sesshoumaru dealt her a bad hand. She isn't evil, but just bitchy at some times.

Serenitygirl13: For some reason I highly doubt any childeren you will have will have their soul taken out of their body by an evil hanyou who is souppose to be dead, but whatever floats your boat.

Sliver: Hey…be quiet…knowing me whatever chapter this mistake was when was probably written at 2 o' clock in the morning because of a zillion reviewers who demand updates.

lady chichi: Well orginally I was going to have a radioactive spider bite Kagome so she had spider sense and the power to sling webs, but I thought bringing back her miko powers was good enough.

corlee1289: Do I know you?