InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Those We Leave Behind ❯ Family Ties...Well, Knots ( Chapter 24 )

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Those We Leave Behind

Chapter Twenty-Four

Family Ties...Well, Knots

 

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Kagome Higurashi could not believe the resemblance of the girl standing before her to the one who had hopelessly followed Sesshoumaru around during the Fuedal Era. But hadn't that little girl died, slain mercilessly, if not directly, by Naraku?

 

Had she not been hopelessly caught in the struggle for power, power in the form of an abominable jewel that cursed all who had the misfortune to come across it? No, she had surely died.

 

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Kagome had found Rin and tried to take her away from the heat of battle. No child should ever be exposed to such a harsh reality. Desperately, she ran through the pain of lactic acid in her legs and the harsh inability of her lungs to breathe with the child in her arms, but she just wasn't fast enough.

 

A boar demon, despite its enormous size, was able to catch up to the inexperienced miko. She had been horrified when it pierced her side with its ivory tusk. Incapacitated and numb, Kagome could only lay there as the creature dragged the two humans to a nearby cave. She could feel rocks and twigs cut at her back as the creature dragged her feet first for what seemed like eternity. In actuality it had only been about twenty minutes, but in that time, Kagome desperately tried to find a way to escape.

 

This time, Kagome knew no one would save her until it was too late. Her friends were too busy in the midst of fighting to even notice she had left, muchless where she was.

 

It held a malicious glint in its eyes as it devised a plan for how to best capitalize on his lucky catch. He knew Kagome would be unable to prevent any course of action and would probably die soon anyway. Afterall, it took her an extraordinary amount of energy to stay conscious. Even though her power was too depleted to fight, she had to stay awake. She had to fight for herself and for the sleeping child. Although a part brain told her it would be easier just to slip into the void and let the pain stop, she could not give up.

 

Despite Kagome's great determination, the boar recreated in Rin's mind the terror instilled from the wolf tribe's brutal attack on her body. He was going to eat the child. He would do it slowly, take pleasure not only in the victory of the hunt, but in the sheer horror he saw in the older woman's face.

 

As he started to gnaw at the child's stomach, Kagome felt the bile rise as she watched in shock and disbelief. This couldn't happen. Why now? Why so close to the end? And to an innocent child who had already lost so much. Kagome tried, in a failed attempt, to wisp energy at the demon, but in merely annoyed him.

 

When he momentarily satisfied his hungry stomach, he turned to Kagome to satisfy a different organ altogether. She had lost too much blood to stop him or put up any form of protest. He would have enjoyed knowing he robbed the miko not only of her virginity, but of her self-esteem and her life.

 

She could not see him, for her vision turned black as she continued to lose precious quantities of blood, but she hear the bastard's self-confident, arrogant, smug footsteps as he headed in her direction, and she could feel his putrid, warm breath on her skin as he whispered what he would do to her and the pleasure he would take in it.

 

She trembled as she heard his garments drop to the floor. She knew he would have no trouble in removing her clothes seeing as how shredded and bloody they were from dragging her there.

 

This was how her life would end? This sucked, and there was nothing she could do to stop him.

 

She cried one last time and screamed as best she could.

 

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“Is...is your name Rin?”

 

“H-how did you know that?”

 

Kagome sniffled as she figured Inuyasha must have pulled strings. This must be the heir Sesshoumaru had thrown her away for.

 

However, Kagome would not blame the child for sins of the father.

 

“It doesn't matter anymore. But know that I will always look out for you with every fiber of my being. And I will always love you.”

 

No one had ever said those words to Rin before. Those words made her feel the coveted desire to be loved. This woman she had known for less than a minute had shown more affection than her father after four-and-a-half centuries.

 

Her father. It was all coming back to her. Oh good god. She remembered everything.

 

“Sesshoumaru-sama.”

 

Kuwabara wondered why she said that, or even how she knew him. “Have you met that guy?”

 

Oh no, thought Kagome. Kuzuma has no idea what he's getting into. “I'm just gonna go meet this psychic. Have fun you two.” `Please don't let his love life be as screwed up as mine.'

 

“Um okay. Bye sis.” `Was she acting kinda weird. Whatever.' “So you've heard of that guy before?”

 

“Of course I've heard of him. He's my dad.”

 

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Kagome hastily left the two most innocent people she had met for the refuge of the inside of the temple. She traversed the courtyard and reached the red doored entrance.

 

She bolstered her courage after a short pause and entered.

 

“Master Genkai! Master Genkai, my name is Kagome. Kazuma told me you'd be here. Come out please.”

 

“I've been expecting you Ms. Higurashi.” The gravelly voice that Kagome was once sure had been harmoniously melodic and pleasant.

“Oh. I see. Did Kazuma tell you I was coming?”

 

The true purity of the soul before her, although she was well aware of her eminent arrival, astounded the elderly woman.

 

“No. I knew of your arrival from a much older source. I am grateful to you Ms. Higurashi. Without your influence, I would have been cursed with that damned wind tunnel.”

 

Kagome gasped. Was she really-?

 

“Wow. They really did it. Sango and Miroku carried on their lines.”

 

“You were close to them?”

 

“They were part of my family.”

 

Genkai chuckled in the sarchastic and wry manner in which she was accustomed. “Well I guess that makes two of us.”

 

Kagome surprised the woman by rushing over to hug her. “It sure does.”

 

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