A Little Too Late

~ Chapter Twenty ~

Split Souls Devour

By Inuyashas Youkai

Hearing the words that came from Kagome's mouth needless to say took all of them within the moving vehicle upon surprise , even the present demoness who said them, with having no firsthand knowledge of this since that of her soul had left her , with the exception of the gifted small portion it was presumed to have returned to her body stolen by Kikyo with the mutt's told assistance upon calling her name ,unknown to anyone past that with exception of the monk when the aura was detected upon contact with Kagome and that of herself, but to her it hadn't felt any different from any other time since her rebirth. Once arriving to their destination , everyone scattered out of the van to enter a descent sized motel in downtown Tokyo . Although upon heading towards the entrance , it was Inuyasha that had came racing towards that of the one previously Miroku to attempt to further punish him for even thinking about touching what was his , but it was the elder Sessshomeru that had intervened before anything more serious came about, as he with a wave of his hand ushered the others ahead of them ..

" Inuyasha , now isn't the time or the place for such antics , we aren't no longer in the past where it was acceptable for you to throw one's sword around.."

" I know that Dammit ! I spent years being reminded of that same fact without her remember , when my sword just refused to answer like the fucking well before it keeping me away from her ! Now that I found her after all this time do you actually think I am going to just let her go , and leave her deal with this shit on her own!?The monk had only whats coming to him soon enough , but it won't be her that pounds it through his thick skull it will be me pack or not !"

"Silence mutt , I am sure it was meant nothing by it, and from the looks of it your bitch can handle things quite well , unlike before..Besides with his little mistake we learned something regarding what happened before , and it may give us something to go by . "

Inuyasha in return only growled and left to join the others, mainly Kagome to be assured that the stupid monk keeps his damn hands off of the one that was marked his. Although in entering through the swiveling doors , the cloaked hanyou had accidentally ran into someone , and it was the last person that he wanted to be seeing at the moment, but when he saw her cruel brown eyes piercing his conceiving violets it was proven to be true in his never ending battle with his human side riddled with guilt for the reasons that gave this woman the cause to hate him, now rising within him to fight to be heard.

" Kikyo..."

Although upon realizing , he was cursed once again in what prevented him in the past to gain the chance with his intended had returned to bite him in the ass , and it was proven correct as his eyes freely roamed over her curves secured tightly in the form fitting black dress she now wore,then allowing himself to become lost in the negative flowing emotions painfully being exerted from within her eyes . A growl rumbling thunderously within the lobby , before a quick shove by his brother had then had his attention following to where the blur caused by his brother had taken it , and with it had Inuyasha's demon raging in vengeance , coursing within his veins as it took back control and leaping towards the sight meeting his eyes.

" Damn you !" Inuyasha roared , rushing at the three in front of him.

"Kagome , it is a pleasure to -" The creepy voice slyly taunted .

"Excuse us we were just leaving " Sesshomeru took hold of Kagome's shoulders , escorting her out of the hotel , as the seemingly lost allowed him too a few steps before collapsing into the expecting arms of the Taiyoukai.

Knowingly acknowledging his brother walking besides him , and the others following , Sesshomeru barked a unknown command issuing the ear bud to his cell to power on , and giving off a sounding beep to alert for him to speak to one unknown , as he continued towards the path to the vehicle that brought them . Settling her into the passenger seat , buckling her in , then slamming his brother against the side of the van in efforts in forcing to wake the mutt up. Alas within the ears of the one unhearing, another was speaking to her unseen, taunting her in the ways of how she was still a unwanted pathetically weak wasted space , and thus ensuing the assuring spark yet to come.

"Grrrrrrrrrr"

Red eyes began to unveil themselves agleam , with ears pinned back in perturbed hatred, growling threateningly towards the offending seat belt once holding her in place, now in frayed shreds.

"Enough !" A piercing threat was sneered evilly towards the two currently snarling at each other , and causing two pairs of surprised eyes to meet hers doused in flames

"Kagome..." Inuyasha brokenly spoke ..

"Don't.. Luckily for you , you can't break what can't be broken anymore , and fortunately for me without a heart I can't feel a damn thing ! So it don't no longer matter .. Now if it's alright for you I'd like to move on, Sesshomeru can we continue where it was planned for us to be headed. "

Each one filled in once more,within their short drive, irritably to the nearby airstrip , to catch the awaiting requested flight out to the families hidden retreat until their next move can be decided. Needless to say the trip was uneventful , as the situation prior forced them into a numbing silence . Inuyasha mournfully gazed with longing at the one seemingly sleeping , but she was nowhere but, as more trails of forgotten memories them grazed upon her already torn thoughts. Closing his eyes himself as more tears fell from his eyes in regret , the hanyou attempted to use their loosening ties in order to make his presence known from afar, offering comfort.

' Kagome..'

No response ..

Opening his pained eyes , then slowly standing , moving to where the empty seat on the other side of her opposite his brother, and sitting down to appease his needy desire to be close to her. Pulling her closer , and so that her feigned sleeping form laid against him with his arms wound tightly around her as he could with the seat belts in their way, but too tired to fight against him , Kagome only growled in voicing her dislike for how daringly close the hanyou had decided to fight against her to become in her slightly weakened state, as this was also felt by the hanyou himself from within him through her. Inuyasha gave a muffled whine in apology from within the crook of her neck buried within her black locks fanning around him , as he further pursued showing her while nuzzling her neck , even if for awhile his motions to do so were presently ignored.

TBC..