Forever Lost

~ Chapter Four ~

The Unexpected From A Familar Face Within A Distant Past

By Inuyashas Youkai

A tall man wearing a crisp white dress shirt with a black tie , and tan khaki's , accompanied by another gentleman dressed similarly except a red button up with black dress pants , and no tie , walked swiftly towards the room they were informed of withholding the girl they waited for. Both men wore ther long black mane's up in a low ponytail but still didn't restrict it's movement as it swayed with their bodies movements. As they passed the corridor to where the room they sought was both men were stopped as to why they were heading to a location where bodies were placed awaiting their last journey to the morgue, by a stout gentleman at the receptionist's desk.

"Ready lil brother?" One man silently whispered so only the other could possible hear with his supreme sensivity to sounds and smells

" Of course after all this time waiting I was born ready to take back what's mine" the other man returned

"Very well then let's get your mate , when I give you the go run.."

"Fine Bastard ! Lets just get this over with!"

"Now Yasha Run ! " Sesshomeru ran to the room after dumping a pot of coffee feined accidentaly on the desk clerk while pretending to pour himself some coffee , with his brother on his heals , and rushing towards where the girl was placed.

"Right behind ya Sessh" Inuyasha yelled while running to keep up

Once coming to where her faintly bearing scent still lingered in a room all by itself .Kagome laid there on a examining table motionless with many entrance wounds covering her body and the crude angle her body laid positioned on the table led them to believe that her spine was indeed broken, along with many protruding ribs breaking through her flesh in odd of this only seemed to fuel his anger for the man who killed his mate and one who seemed to disappear for a time afterwards. For Inuyasha and Sesshomeru had been centuries since they saw either the miko they were standing protectively over, and that of Naraku.

A blade emerged at Sesshomeru's side before the once stoic demon raised it above the girl's head , before he saw once again in a long time the death seekers fighting to drag her soul to the underworld, but there was something else a presence hovering over it as well.

"Naraku!"

"What ? "

" Naraku still has a hold over you wench .."

"Damn Bastard! Can you still revive her?"

"Yes I can but we can be sure that once I sever the ties between death and that of Naraku ,to bring her back , that he will once again show himself in this time.."

"So be it I been waiting for the cretin to show himself to pay for the shit he's done to my mate"

"Tenseiga!"

Once the blade cut through the ties that bound her a sort of peace resumed and replaced the torrent of vile presence that for a long time seemed ever since she was brought in to cling to her courpse. Momentarily many guards burst through the room alerting the brothers that they had to leave with the miko immediatly. With one fluid step , Inuyasha grasp ahold of his intended with a sigh while his brother Sesshomeru pushed through and Inuyasha following his brother until they reached their car awaiting outside, without interuption with their heightened speed. Soon they were inside , and alerting their hired driver to like a bat of hell take them home.

On the way , the hanyou , and the demon companion noticed the shallow breathing returning to her , following the faint pitter pat of her heartbeat.

" Kagome... Come back to me ..."

The hanyou's deepened voice with age rumbled into her ears begging her to return to his side. Slowly chocolate eyes unveiled themselves to the now unhidden ambers before her body flinched back with fear, and in result the hanyou in question holding the girl in the arms pulled her close..

"No Kagome , whatever you saw wasn't me ..I wouldn't do anything to hurt you and make you go away for so long .. I love you and god have I missed you ..I was so worried that I lost you Kagome.. Please I know all of this must be confusing and alot to take in but just rest then hear us out ..Everything , you will understand in time but just know nothing will happen to you ever again, my mate .." Inuyasha whispered into the crook of her neck , and was thankful when she relaxed into his embrace

"Inuyasha ... Why are you here? Why am I not ..?"

"I am here to get back what's mine , my mate , you , which I have something for the bastard who took you away from me and almost succeeded with..well you were dead but we brought you back ..I won't let you leave me Kagome, I love you too damn much to lose you..."

"Us?"

"Sesshomeru .."

"Oh you ,mean he used the Tenseiga..."

" Yes , we will talk more love but now sleep , you deserve that much , and so much more but for now rest sweetie.." Inuyasha returned then kissed her forehead reveling into her renewed scent with another sigh thankful that she was brought back where she belonged with him..

Although the girl held tightly within the arms of whom looked so much like her hanyou , once turned against her with his own claws so that Kikyo could live , tried to fight against his hold but couldn't for her exhaustion wouldn't allow her to ..So in the end Kagome succumed to the pull of sleep, while her confusion reigned within her mind. The hanyou smiled down at her behind her slowly closing eyes lids , and squeezed her closer to him , trying to calm his raging emotions , and to reliterate to himself that she was really with him.

" Kagome ..I meant what I said ..Things will be different this time ..Naraku won't have a second chance to do it again, and soon you will know the truth" Inuyasha affirmed while stroking her skull with his hands entertwining in her hair when something pricked him..

Taking a closer look , while his fingers grazed along the path where the spot where it once pricked him to find something that further maddened him. His nimble fingers pulled out a darkened shard of the shikon jewel, and it's presence placed within her by the vile monster , Naraku. Inuyasha could feel his blood begin to boil vengence against her attacker and one who told such lies to cause his mate to distrust or fear him.

The hanyou growled with menacing anger towards the one who dared to threaten his mate but was somewhat comforted him that at moment she was safe in his arms , and if it was up to him Kagome would stay that way. Kagome's inviting scent soon start to relax his rattled nerves and his snout settled in his favorite spot on with his cheek on her shoulder and hidden within her silky locks at her neck where her pulse point thudded , assuring him that she was still growls soon settled down to rumbling purrs to be comforting to the woman that was promised to be as his mate, at least in his beliefs.

Inuyasha fiddled with it for a short moment before he tossed the shard in, within a container separated from the others then carelessly threw them away from his mate before snugling her close to sheild her away from anything that could pose a threat to her ..

'Mine'

TBC...