InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ ~Lost In Time~ ❯ The Curse~ Part 1 ( Chapter 5 )

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Chapter 5~ The Curse: Part1

A/N~ Hello again to all! I’m sorry it’s been so long sense I lasted updated but truthfully life has been very busy leaving me with very little extra time! Well that and my muse seemed to have temporarily abandoned me! I knew the plot and direction I wanted this story to head in but I just couldn’t force the right words to come forth and fill up these blank pages! Well I’m glad to say that my muse is back! Wooohooooo!! I hope it sticks around this time…. But rest assured that no matter how long it takes me to update that I have not, will not abandon this story! I also have been reading over my previous chapters and decided that sometime in the near future I will be editing them for spelling and grammar errors to make the flow of them much better. Wooo well I hope you enjoy part 1 of my story starting to become epic! Lol  :]


Chapter5

Kagome carefully ,yet quickly made her way through the deep wood in the dark of night. Her blue eyes taking in every root, rock , and hole to the best of their very human ability. Her ears picking up the soft tinkling of a not to far off stream.  One of her hands quickly darted up to grasp the seemingly harmless half of the shikon that she wore on a silver chain around her neck.

~ ha.. harmless! All of this pain and death over such a small object. It is even beautiful to look at, but I guess that’s just part of its vile charm.~

She let go of the cursed jewel and came to a stop as she finally approached the edge of the stream she had heard a few moments back. Her sapphire eyes taking in it’s width and depth , looking for the quickest and easiest way to cross. The pale moonlight bouncing off of the quickly moving water.

While this “Stream” wasn’t big enough to be called a river, it was still bigger then most streams and much more swiftly running. She sighed with not much choice she took her first step into the frigid water. A small “eeep!” escaping her parted lips . She continued on, one step, then another and soon she was up to her waist. She quickly took her bow and raised it above her head, partly for balance, but mostly to keep the oiled string of her bow dry. She started to shiver as she noted she was halfway through the stream. Moving forward as fast as she could with the swift water pushing against her small body, she set her focus to the dry bank in front of her.

As she came to the other side of the stream she pulled herself up, for this side was slightly higher , much of the earth having fallen prey to erosion.  Once she had climbed out she lay there soaked, chest heaving and shivering in the cold night breeze. She couldn’t help but think of her friends whom she had basically poisoned to get to this point and how much she wished they were here with her.

~  I’m so sorry, please Sango, Miroku and even you Inuyasha… forgive me~

Slowly she pulled herself up to her feet and started on once more towards the powerful barrier she felt to the north of her. She would make it, she had to. Shippo.. her kit was counting on her. She still didn’t know what she would do once there, truth be told she just hoped that between her training and her rekais need to protect her that she would make it out alive.

~If anything I can get to Shippo and give him enough of a head start to run and make it back to the group.. I have been able to feel the other jewel half, so that means that they possess it. But how? Naraku had it last time we confronted him, Ahhhh this makes absolutely no sense. But it doesn’t matter, they WONT be getting my half of the jewel. For when they try I’ll, if I must , I’ll just send it to Kikyo, as much as I loath to do so. Now I am actually glad Kaede taught me how to seek out the small piece of my soul that clay pot possesses. That’s right.. I’ll send the burden of the jewel right back to you!.. ~ She smirked, then sighed.. it wasn’t about her and Kikyo anymore, it was about who could protect the jewel and save her friends and the world. ~ That way my friends should be able to handle them as a group and avenge me, reclaiming the other half of the  jewel in the process.. hopefully Inuyasha’s new “mate” will be able to purify it,  fixing the Shikon no Tama and ending this all with a pure wish! This actually might be the answer.. ~ Even in her mind the word mate was said with venom. She sighed once more..

Truth was, that thought wasn’t much comfort, but it was better than nothing. She wouldn’t die in vain! She would go down fighting and protecting her kit and the Shikon no Tama! And if by some miracle she lived, Inuyasha could never again call her weak!! She smiled darkly, her determination set in stone.


~oOo~


Sesshomaru once more watched over his pack as they slept. His dark golden eyes coming to rest on the small human child sleeping so peacefully up against the large two headed dragon. He closed his eyes as a soft breeze lifted his pale silver hair up off his shoulders and swirled it about his person, going back to its rightful place as the wind died out once more, as if it had never moved. He finally allowed his mind to wonder to the subject that had been torturing and taunting him all day. He had been drawn to the north-east this day, for what reason he could not say. But being as powerful a Taiyoukai , and as many centuries as he, he knew to never doubt his instincts. His beast was another story.

Deep  sapphire eyes swam into his minds inner eye, then parted red lips and finally pink tinted blush covered creamy skin.

~That woman, that human woman… why does this one feel such remorse over his beasts actions.~

A soft growl rumbled deep in his chest as he once more opened his smoldering golden eyes. While it was true, he was deeply offended and disgusted with his beasts actions as a whole during this heat, he just couldn’t wrap his head around its choice to seek out , ravage , and try to mark such an inferior being as a human woman. And not just any human, but his filthy half-breed of a brothers woman!!  And even if for any reason he did so desire a human, he should in no reason feel bad about claiming his rights as a Taiyoukai lord!

~She did not taste filthy to us~ His beast supplied inside of his head.

He growled out right at that. His beast had no right! And now to feel all these “emotions” and experience all these thoughts he had never before had to endure. He didn’t need any of it, for if it was vital he would have experienced them before. Of this he was sure.  

He stood up gracefully to his full height. He needed no one!

His golden eyes flashed red briefly. He needed to hunt, to kill something and feel its life blood running down his clawed fingers. The wind once more picked up around their small campsite. Lifting his straight nose slightly into the air, he sniffed the breeze, his eyes widening a fraction.

~What is a barrier of that strength doing in this area? And one so new… ~

A fanged smirk spread across his beautifully formed lips, bringing an evil glint to his eyes. That was easier than he ever could have hoped for. He flexed his claws ,deadly green poison fizzing just underneath them with his excitement of impending battle. After all anything that could produce a barrier of that strength ought to be able to put up even a little fight.

Good, he was glad to find his mind now pleasantly distracted and no longer thinking of how her smell of arousal had filled his delicate nose.

He swiftly walked over to sleeping Jaken and kicked him once rather harshly with his boot.

“Ahh.. what do you thi—oh MILORD! Forgive me I did not know it was you! What can this lo—“

“Cease your babbling !” Sesshomaru growled. Once Jaken shut his mouth and threw himself down at his feet , he spoke once more in his deep voice “ Watch over Rin, and remember what I said about feeding her properly!” he turned away from the toad youkai.

“And Jaken, when she wakes.. tell her I will return within the day.” And with that he vanished in a swirl of white and silver.
Jaken just gaped at where his lord had been standing. Did he really just give an apology for breaking the small girls request of him staying with pack? “NOT FAIR!!” he wailed into the night, but quickly clamped his hand down over his beak like mouth as he noticed the small girl stir. “Stupid Rin… “ he mumbled as he laid back down, but sure to keep his eyes open and himself wide awake.


~oOo~


Akuma smirked as he felt the first stirrings of his sisters barrier being touched. It had to be her, but sadly he wouldn’t be sure until his sister dropped the barrier just long enough for the Miko to fall into his lap.

One of his clawed hands toying with the end of his long black braid. One of the few things in life he took absolute pride in was his appearance, after all it was everything and the appearance of his siblings. They after all were a reflection of him, and his power.

While he couldn’t deny the wicked beauty both of his siblings held, his younger brother with his dark green, almost black hair, short and spiked, and his sister with her long deep purple hair. They all shared blood red eyes and creamy skin. A wicked smirk played across his face once more, while true they were beautiful, he was a self appointed Kami! Nothing and no one came close to him in looks, and soon to be power as well.

His dark crimson gaze ran over to the small kitsune child , passed out and still bleeding from where his black claws had abused his neck earlier.

His sister spoke as if reading his mind “Maybe you should have been more.. delicate , with him brother if you wish him not to bleed out before the human reaches us.”

Akuma chuckled “ he will live, his Youkai blood is already starting to staunch the flow. “ He stood up and slowly sauntered over to his sister  grabbing her around the waist from behind. “ are you getting tired from holding up your barrier Akumu?”

Akumu blushed slightly and demurred as her brother grabbed her , then spoke. “No brother… I am fine. No need to worry for me.” She leaned back into him.

His smirk left his face “do not lie to me !” he growled in unchallenged menace.. he tightened his hold on her “For if you weren’t tired you would feel the miko at the edge of your barrier.”

Akumu’s eyes opened wide “do you want me to open the barrier for her brother?”

Akuma growled into her ear as he leaned into her smaller body and inhaled her sent. Then quickly he spun her away and watched , a smile in his eyes as she fell to the cold stone floor of the cave.
“NOOOO I WANT YOU TO LEAVE HER OUT THERE!” he screamed down at her sarcastically, his aura swelling to fill the cave and threatening to make the walls explode.

Akumu flinched at not only his overpowering and highly oppressive youki , but also the venom in his voice. “I’ll drop it at once brother!” She spoke calmly ,submitting to him.

“and be quick to throw it back up!” he hissed as he reined in his youki. “Aku!!” he roared. It seemed that as the time drew near, a moment that had been years in the making, his nerves jumped and patients shortened. He would tolerate no short comings, this had to go perfectly.

“Yes brother?” The green haired young male kneeled before his older sibling.

“I believe it would be rude not to greet our … guest, after she has come all this way. Please brother, go say hello and make sure she does NOT get lost on her way.”

Aku smirked “As you say brother.”


~oOo~



Kagome looked up in slight awe at the huge shimmering barrier. It swirled with dark reds, purples and blacks. She could feel the malice rolling off of it in waves. She glanced down at the ground once more, for about 50ft out she had started to notice all the vegetation had withered and died. Leaving this place dark and desolate..

~death~

She shivered  and slowly started to walk near the edge of the barrier , careful not to get to close. How was she supposed to get in? Surely they were awaiting her, so there must be a way! Suddenly an idea came to her, quickly pulling an arrow out of her quiver , she charged it with some of her rekai and thrust it into barrier. Instantly her rekai clashed with the dark yokai of the barrier. She struggled , fighting to keep hold of the arrow as she pushed it further into the darkness. She applauded herself mentally as she saw the head of her arrow, tipped in a glowing pink energy , break through the barrier.

“Just…. A- little further!” Sweat started to build in her hairline and run down her neck and temples, but she didn’t dare to raise a hand from her task to wipe at it.. no matter how bad it bothered her!

She continued to push, now putting her body weight behind her efforts. She felt as the barrier started to crackle and weaken reluctantly , her heart giving a small flutter of joy, only to suddenly be crushed when the barrier with renewed force crashed around her arrow snapping it in half and throwing her back harshly. She landed a few feet away.
CRACK!
Clutching her left side in pain she gasped as she felt her now broken ribs grind against each other. “AHHH” she screamed out in pain. She lay there gasping for air and trying to calm her rapidly beating heart. But each life giving breath that she drew caused horrendous pain to spread through her chest and down her side. Tears leaked from her eyes in defeat.. she couldn’t even get into the barrier for crying out loud! Let alone save her kit…

~Shippo!~ her mind supplied

She shook her head from side to side to clear her mind. NO she couldn’t give up.. he needed her! With a strangled cry she forced herself to sit up. Gently she reached under her miko garb and probed her abused ribs..
“could be worse.. only one broken rib.. more bruised.” She muttered thanking the Kami’s that she would be able to move. Slowly she reached for her bow that had fallen.. only to find it broken. Her heart fell as she pulled it in front of her face, more tears falling at the sight of it.
That’s when she felt it.. the barrier gave off a burning red light, then suddenly fell.

She quickly , or as quickly as she could manage, climbed to her feet. As much as she tried to, she couldn’t help the yelp of pain that leaked from her lips unbidden. She dropped the broken bow and watched as a beautiful, yet sinister looking male appeared before her.

“You must be the Miko Kagome.” He smiled gently at her throwing her off only slightly “ I am called Aku.”

She shivered in fear as he spoke his name..

~oOo~


Sesshomaru walked around the edge of the malicious barrier , making sure to keep his aura completely hidden and in check. This Yokai was so filled with taint that even his own Yokai wanted to lash out and put an end to it. He didn’t understand, for he had never felt anything both this powerful and dark before, except for when dealing with Naraku. But this clearly wasn’t his… so why did it bring back thoughts of that vile spider hanyou.

He was about to attempt to use his own , much more powerful Yokai to open a door through the barrier when to his slight surprise it glowed red then fell before his feet.

He smirked.

He knew that by no means was the falling of said barrier for his benefit , but that didn’t mean he would turn down such a helpful opportunity ..  Quickly as not to lose his chance he stepped over where the barrier had just been mere moments before. He wasn’t the least bit surprised as it sprang back up only seconds later. But he was surprised when he felt not only one half of the Shikon no Tama, but both halves. And an aura he couldn’t say he was very happy to sense this soon after his little… episode the night before with his beast.

~This only keeps getting more intriguing… ~   He flexed his claws once more as he headed off in the direction that seemed to hold most of his interest, or whom seemed to. His eyes flashing crimson as he disappeared in a blur of silver.

A/N ~ well there is part 1! I hope that you enjoyed it… I will be posting part 2 very soon! Yes I know this chapter is pretty short but part two is longer.. trust me.  And just to clarify the part about sending the jewel to Kikyo.. Kikyo is still in possession of a small part of Kagomes soul, so in my story, Kaede taught Kagome how to let the Shikon no Tama call to it, sense it is after all a part of Kagome and she is the rightful guardian. So in a dire emergency she could send any part of the Shikon that is in her possession to it.. or to Kikyo. Now why would she do this.. normally she never would, and yes she did take minor offense when Keade first brought up the topic of it. No Kikyo is not “evil” in my story as far as helping Naraku or anyone else. And sense she is mated to Inuyasha after all , as sad as that makes Kagome, she feels she can at least trust her to do the right thing with the Shikon.. Will she end up sending her the Jewel.. Idk.. you will just have to wait till the next chapter to find out! MUHA HA HA.. Now if you have any  further questions feel free to ask! Or if you simply have ideas on where this is headed, id like to hear them!  And yes I had some minor trouble posting this so I had to take it down and am now re-posting! That’s  all for now…  Once again PLEASE read & review!  JaNe!