InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Slave to No One ❯ Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )
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Chapter 10
The whole way back to Lord Inutaisho castle Inuyasha wouldn't let anyone get near Kagome. Miroku tried to get Inuyasha to let him tend to her wounds but he refused, he would growl whenever anyone got near him and his mate.
They crossed the barrier into his father's lands as the soldiers came out of the forest and surrounded them.
Inuyasha growls and his protectiveness of the girl made them all stand back as they allowed him to proceed to the castle.
By the time the weary group made it back to his fathers castle word had traveled back that they had been injured and preparations were made to receive them.
What they didn't expect was the overly protective hanyou that refused to let the girl out of his arms for anyone to tend to her wounds.
Inutaisho had come out of the castle as his son came closer and said, “Inuyasha, we have prepared a room for the girl and we have healers that will tend to her wounds. You are to leave her with them and then come and see me.”
Inuyasha raised his head, as he said, “NO!”
Inutaisho couldn't believe that his son had just said `no' to him. He eyed his son and asked, “Why?”
Inuyasha took a deep breath and said, “Because she wouldn't have been injured if it weren't for you. If you hadn't sent Miroku after us again then she would've never gone into the forest to reinforce her barriers as she made plans to come here. I've almost lost her and I won't let anyone get anywhere near her.”
Inutaisho had heard what his son had said as he looked at him with sadness in his eyes and said, “Very well, we will give you everything you need in order to tend to her wounds. When you are both ready then you can come and see me.”
His father turned around and walked back into the castle leaving the two of them alone. Inuyasha continued to walk up the stairs heading toward his room with his mate in his arms.
The servants scrambled to get his room set up with everything he would need to treat the girl's injuries.
When he entered his room he locked the door behind him as he placed Kagome on the bed and looked at her. `How could I've let this happen to her, I have sworn to protect her. I let some low life wolf demon take her away from me and this is what he did to her, how can she ever accept me as a mate.'
He looked around his room and saw everything that the servants had left for him to treat Kagome's wounds. He went and got the clean clothes and started to clean her wounds and put some salve on it to help them heal.
Every time he saw the teeth or claw marks on her body a lone tear would come down his face. When he was done he placed the covers over her body as he slowly stood and walked out of his room, he had to go and talk to his father. He owed him an apology for what he had said earlier.
Inuyasha was slowly making his way down the hallway to his father's office. He was in a great deal of pain but his discomforts would have to wait until he was done with what he had to do. He made it to his father's office and knocked on the door, he was leaning heavily against it for support as he waited for his father to let him in.
~-oOo-~
Inutaisho was in his office sitting behind his desk thinking about what his son had said. He felt that he was responsible for the girl getting hurt if he hadn't extended the invitation for her to come and visit. He continued his train of thought when he heard a small knock on his door and he said, “Come in.”
Inuyasha heard his father's words and slowly opened the door to his office. He was leaning on it as he walked in and saw his father sitting behind his desk.
He looked at him with pain filled eyes as he said, “I wanted to come and tell you that I'm sorry for the things I said earlier. What happened to Kagome and me would've happened no matter what we did.” He grunted as he continued.
“They were very determined to capture me and bring me back to the processing facility so Kusco could have me under her control. They thought that I still had the subduing necklace around my neck, that's why they attacked the girl. They wanted her dead in order to free me from her control.
Kagome removed the necklace when I came back here the last time. With my mate being in danger they could never subdue me as my demon blood broke through the necklace they had placed around my neck.”
Inutaisho couldn't believe his ears. His son was actually apologizing to him for something he had said. He saw his son breathing hard as he was leaning on the door for support. Inutaisho had a concerned look on his face, when he saw his son start to fall he was at his side before he hit the floor.
He helped him over to the couch in his office as he looked at his hand and saw blood. He looked down and saw the blood soaked clothes around his stomach. Inutaisho opened his Juban, he saw three deep claw marks on his body and they were still bleeding from the fight he had earlier that day.
He called for someone to bring a healer into his office so they could tend to his wounds. He then asked one of the female servants to go and see if the female in his room was all right. They were instructed to get a healer if the girl needed to have her wounds treated.
Inutaisho stood by his son side as the healer tended to his wounds. The healer looked up from his work and said, “These wounds are very deep. I can't stop the flow of blood and unless I do he will die.”
Inutaisho couldn't believe what he was being told. This healer couldn't get the blood to stop. He looked at him and said in with a growl, “Is there anyone here that can stop the bleeding?”
The healer shook his head no as he got up and went to get some more bandages for his son's wounds, leaving behind a very distraught father.
Inutaisho wasn't about to loose his son, not after they had gotten closer together. He picked him up in his arms and made his way back to his son's room to where his future mate was resting.
He entered the room to see the girl lying in the bed asleep as he place his son next to her. He leaned over and touched her cheek to see if he could wake her up. He smiled as he saw her eyes slowly open.
Kagome felt someone touched her cheek and she felt a familiar presence next to her. She slowly opened her eyes to see that she was in a brightly lit room. Her whole body ached as she became fully awake; she was no longer in the cave with that maniac wolf.
She felt that someone was looking at her as her eyes focused on him. He looked like Inuyasha but he looked a little different. He was a little older than Inuyasha, had the same color hair, same golden eyes, but he had one purple stripe on each side of his cheek, and his hair was pulled back in a low ponytail. He didn't have the cute ears on top of his head like Inuyasha did but she guessed that he was someone that was related to him.
Inutaisho smiled and said, “Kagome, I'm Inutaisho, Inuyasha's father. I'm sorry to wake you but I need your help. Inuyasha is hurt and the healers here can't stop his bleeding, and unless we do he will die.”
Kagome's eyes grew big as she heard what he had said and then she asked in a horse voice, “Where is he? Where is my Inuyasha?”
“He is right beside you, I'm sorry, I know that you're hurt but I don't want to lose my son. Can you help him? He said that you took care of him before when he was hurt.” Said Inutaisho with concern in his eyes for his son.
Kagome tried to sit as she winced in pain. Then she noticed that she wasn't wearing any clothes as she turned bright red from embarrassment. She looked up and said in a shy voice, “Um, could I please have something to wear so I can sit up to see his wounds.”
Inutaisho smiled as he went over to his son's closet and pulled one of his Juban and handed it to her. He turned his back as Kagome slowly sat up and put it on. When she was done she said, “Alright you can turn around now.”
Kagome was breathing hard from her injuries as she tried to stay sitting up so she could look at Inuyasha wounds. She turned towards him and started to remove the bandages from around his stomach with some help from his father.
What she saw made her flinch away from him, he had three deep claw marks on his stomach and they were badly infected. It looked like he hadn't taken care of himself as he tried to protect her.
Tears started to come out of her eyes as she said, “Oh Inuyasha, why didn't you protect yourself. I told you that I probably couldn't handle seeing you get hurt again.”
She couldn't help it she hated to see him hurt but she was determined to help him live. She couldn't live without him so she had to heal him. She put her hands over his wounds as she closed her eyes and started to concentrate. Her hands started to glow blue as she used her healing powers to heal him. Slowly the wound started to close and once she had done that she started to concentrate on the infection raging through his body.
She continued to pour her power into his wounds until she couldn't do it any longer. She was panting hard, almost out of breath, when she saw his eyes open and they looked at her. It was the most beautiful site she had ever seen as she fell unconscious next to him.
Inuyasha tried to move but his father held him still and said, “I want you to rest with your mate. Once you have both healed I will come to visit.”
Inuyasha nodded his head in understanding and he too fell asleep next to his mate.
Inutaisho looked at his son and his mate. She was truly amazing. She healed his wounds at the cost of almost giving up her life for him. If she`d continued to give him all her energy she would've died. But as fate would have it they were both all right and asleep next to each other. He got up and left his son's room as he closed the door behind him to let them rest.
Inutaisho walked back to his office, when he entered he walked over to the window and stared out into the growing dark sky as the night was approaching.
He had a lot to be thankful for. He had his son back with him and he was healed. His son had found himself a good mate that would take care of him no matter what the cost. He would have to make sure that they were well taken care of for the future.
He wanted to have grandchildren and if he played his cards right he would get them very soon. This brought a smile to his face as he heard a knock at his door.
When Inutaisho turned around he saw the healer that was treating his sons wounds, looking for Inuyasha. The healer turned towards him and said, “Where is Inuyasha? I have some more bandages for his wounds.”
Inutaisho smiled and said, “Oh, he won't be needing them anymore. His wounds are completely healed.”
The healer was in shock as he said, “Who healed his wounds?”
“His future mate healed his wounds,” said Inutaisho with pride as he returned his attention back to the moon that was about to appear in the night sky, happy at having his son back home.
~oOo~
The days passed and Inutaisho learned that he had to place a seal on his son's door in order to keep people out of his room. On several occasion the servants had walked in and had been greeted with a vicious growl from his son. He almost attacked one of them when they got too close to his mate.
They were still asleep in his room as they recovered from all of their injuries. He placed a guard on the outside of the door with a threat that he will kill the first person that let anyone into his son's room without his permission.
Inutaisho himself would go and visit once a day too see if they were all right or in need of anything. He had found his son with his body curled around his mate as he held her in his arms while he slept. He found this to be endearing as he walked out of the room and close the door behind him to make sure no one would disturb them.
On the third day Kagome started to wake up, she felt sore from having slept in the same position for a long time. She stretched her tired body and heard a complaining growl come from somewhere behind her. She turned to see who it was and when she saw that it was her Inuyasha her heart leaped with joy.
She reached up and started to scratch his ears as she heard him purr with delight. He tightened his grip on her as he opened his eyes to see two perfectly blue ones looking at him.
He smiled and leaned down to kiss his mate, something that he hadn't done in a few days. He had missed the taste of her as he deepened the kiss and brought her closer to him.
His hand was slowly moving up and down her back as he leaned in further to bring her body flush with his. His hand was running down her leg as he brought it up and started to lift the Juban she was wearing up her leg to her thighs. He would have made it further but there was someone at the door as the couple jumped apart and covered themselves as Inuyasha father entered the room.
Inuyasha started to growl as he thought, `One day I will get to have Kagome but first I have to find a place were we can be alone so that could happen.' He buried his face in her hair as he held her close to his chest to hide the embarrassment she felt.
Inutaisho had walked in at about the right time to stop his son from doing something he wasn't ready for. He would have to wait to be fully mated. He needed the consent of the girl's father in order for him to wed. This was something that he wouldn't back down from. He wanted to make sure that the girl's father agreed to the union before they were permitted to consummate the mating.
He cleared his throat as Inuyasha looked up, and his father said, “Inuyasha, now that I see that you and your mate are finally awake please get up and get dressed. I want you to meet me down at the dining hall. You are to join me for breakfast.”
The look in his fathers eyes said that is was pointless for him to argue, as he nodded his head in understanding.
Inutaisho smiled as he turned to leave, but before he walked out the door he said over his shoulder, “Inuyasha, there are some clothes for the girl in your closet. I know hers were torn during the battle.” He smiled and walked out the door closing it as he left.
Inuyasha sighed; he was never going to have any alone time with Kagome if people kept on interfering with what he wanted to do. He looked down to see his mate still with her head in his chest as he slowly rubbed her back and said, “I guess we better get up and go downstairs to breakfast or my father will have a fit.”
Kagome started to laugh into his chest. Her warm breath sent shivers up and down his spine. He loved that feeling but he knew his father would be checking on them again so he pulled her away from him so he could look at her.
He smiled as he said, “there's a bathroom through that door and there are some clothes for you in the closet. We have to go down stairs before my father comes back to get us.”
The pout that Kagome gave him was wonderful. It was the first time since he had met her that she wanted to stay in bed with him but he was under orders and if he didn't move his ass his father would be back.
He sighed as he got out of bed and went into the bathroom while Kagome found something to wear.
Kagome was sitting on the bed waiting for Inuyasha to come out of the bathroom. She had found the perfect outfit to wear. His father had great taste in clothes.
The door to the bathroom finally opened and Inuyasha stepped out of it with a towel wrapped around his waist as he was using another to dry his hair.
Kagome was sitting on the bed admiring his body. Ever since she had gotten him out of the processing facility and had been feeding him properly he was filling out just right. His chest was well toned as you can see the muscle ripple down his washboard stomach.
His body was perfect in her eyes and she couldn't resist the lick she gave her lips as she saw him. She didn't know how much longer she would be able to hold out but she knew that she still had to speak to her parents about their union.
Kagome sighed as she got up and went into the bathroom to get cleaned up.
When she came out Inuyasha eyes about fell out of his head as he saw her. She was dressed in the light blue kimono with a slightly darker obi. It hugged her figure perfectly that it didn't leave any room for the imagination. She looked perfect in this as he approached her and then he said in her ear, “You look beautiful!”
Kagome blushed a deep red at his compliment as they left his room to go find his father. As they walked down the hallway everyone they meet had stopped to look at the girl that Inuyasha had picked to be his mate. She was gorgeous as she was turning every male's head that gazed upon her beauty.
Miroku meet them down by the dinning hall and when he saw Kagome, he now knew why she was a princess. She carried herself like royalty and she had a special glow that only she could have.
Miroku bowed deeply as he said, “My lord and My Lady. Your father awaits your arrival.”
Kagome smiled as she held onto Inuyasha's arm and together they walked into the dining hall. The dining hall was just jammed packed full with anybody who was important in their kingdom as Inuyasha tightened his hold on his mate. He led her to the front of the dining hall as he held out a chair for her to sit in.
Kagome smiled at the way he stepped into his role as prince of the Western Land. She had feared that she would have to teach him how to behave at her father's dinner party but that was quickly put to rest.
Inutaisho inclined his head to his son and his mate as he stared at her. `She is really a thing of beauty. My son has done well for himself.'
Inutaisho then stood as the great hall fell silent and he began to speak, “My friends, I am glad that you were all able to make it here for this special occasion. My son Inuyasha has returned to our kingdom safe and sound and has brought with him his intended. I am pleased to announce the engagement of Inuyasha and Kagome. My they have a long life together.”
The room erupted in loud applause for the happy couple as Inuyasha turned red from embarrassment. Kagome reached over and held his hand tight as he looked at her and smiled weakly. Kagome became concerned but she kept it to herself until this ordeal was over with.
The couple sat in silence for the remainder of breakfast and when the invited guest had all left she approached Inuyasha with a worried look on her face. She placed a hand on his arm as she said, “Inuyasha, is something wrong? Are you upset that everyone knows that you're my mate?”
Inuyasha looked down and saw the tears in her eyes as he held her close to him and said, “No, that's not it. I wasn't ready for all this to happen. I didn't want everyone to know just yet, I only wanted a few select people to know that we are to be mated. I haven't told my father who you really are yet and that might change everything. I don't know how he is going to react to having the two kingdoms merged.”
Kagome was hurt by his words, when she spoke her voice was filled with sorrow, “I… I understand Inuyasha. I knew that this might be a bad idea but I do want you to know that I love you and I always will. I release you from our bond. You are free to chose whoever you see fit to rule this kingdom with you.” Kagome then turned and left, leaving Inuyasha just standing there looking at her retreating form.
Kagome rushed by Miroku who was standing outside saying goodbye to the guests who had attended the breakfast. She ran by him in order to leave. She didn't know which way to go in order to get home as she ran into the forest with tear soaked eyes.
Miroku seeing that Kagome was upset went after her and when he caught up to her he said, “Kagome, what wrong? Why are you crying?”
Kagome looked up with tears running down her face and said, “Miroku could you take me home please. I don't want to be here any more.”
Miroku inclined his head as he escorted her home wondering what in the hell happened to make such a wonderful event turn out so wrong.
~oOo~
Inuyasha was in the garden thinking in his favorite tree. He knew he had messed up everything in his life. He basically told Kagome that he couldn't mate with her because he believed that his father wouldn't accept their kingdom's being merged. But in reality it was he who was scared out of his mind of ruling over the two lands.
So there he sat pondering what he was going to do with his life. He loved her deeply and he didn't want to lose her but he didn't know what to do.
Inuyasha sighed as he came to a decision he would have to go speak to his father and tell him the truth about Kagome. He would finally get to know how his father actually felt about merging the two kingdoms together.
He jumped from his perch and went in search of his father.
~oOo~
Inutaisho was walking on water at the thought of his son mating with that beautiful girl. He had hoped that he had caught them by surprise as he announced their engagement. He was beaming with joy as he heard a gentle knock on his door and he said in a cheerful voice, “Come in.”
Inuyasha entered his father's office. He approached his father and said, “Father, we have to talk.”
Inutaisho looked up from the papers on his desk and beamed at his son, “Why of course Inuyasha, I wanted to speak to you too. I wanted to see how big of a mating ceremony you wanted to have and the number of guest we should invite and…” he never got to finish his train of thought as he caught the worried look in his sons eyes.
Inuyasha had been cringing at what his father was saying, when he finally stopped talking he said, “Father, I wanted to tell you something about Kagome. She is the daughter to the King of the Southern Lands. If we mate then our two kingdoms will be united as one.”
Inuyasha looked up to see that his father's expression hadn't changed. He didn't know what to say when his father started to speak, “Inuyasha, I already know who she is.”
Inuyasha eyes grew big as he yelled, “YOU KNEW!!”
Inutaisho laughed and said, “Of course, I know who she is. I make it a point to know who the children are to the ruling kings. In this way I know what kind of alliance I will have with them. With you two mating we will have the lands to the west, east and south. We could make a difference and finally end all of the slavery and live in peace together.”
Inutaisho continued to eye his son as he asked, “Why do you ask? Has something happened between you and Kagome?”
Inuyasha swallowed hard as he said in a low voice, “I broke off our engagement because I thought you would have a hard time knowing she was the princess of the Southern Lands.”
“YOU WHAT!!!” now his father was growling at him. “Why didn't you come and talk to me before you did something like this?”
Inuyasha became defensive as he said, “How should I know that you would be happy about her status?! We never talk so it's hard for me to know how you feel!”
Inuyasha had a point. They never really talked about anything that was this important to him. He looked at his son and said, “Do you love her?”
“Yes,” said Inuyasha without even hesitating.
“Well, I guess you need to go and find her and make amends. I'm sure that she loves you deeply or she never would've protected you the way she did.” Said his father.
Inuyasha saw the truth in his words, he was about to leave to go find Kagome and apologize to her when they heard a knock on the door. Inutaisho said, “Come in,” and Miroku hurried into his office.
Miroku was surprised to find Inuyasha there as he quickly told them, “My lord, Kagome has returned to her home. But before I left her I saw several men approaching her. They were sent by her father to get her.
Kagome had no idea what was going on, they grabbed her and pulled her into one of the waiting cars. I heard her screaming as one of the guards said that they were under orders to bring her home. She was to be kept under lock and key until the formal dinner that they are hosting a week from today.”
Inuyasha was the first to become enraged and said, “WHAT!!!”
Miroku looked at him and said, “You heard me. Her father has her under lock and key until the dinner. I heard rumors that her father has picked her mate for her and I have a feeling that Kagome doesn't have a choice in the matter.
The engagement is to be announced next week at the formal dinner that they are hosting, the one that you should be going to.”
Inuyasha had completely forgotten that the dinner was in a week's time. He had really screwed everything up and now he was about to lose his mate because of it.
Inuyasha was becoming enraged as he turned to leave. His father seeing that his son was about to leave grabbed him by his shoulder and asked, “Inuyasha, where are you going?”
Inuyasha growled as he said, “Let go of me! I'm going after my mate. I won't let her get mated to someone she doesn't love. She's mine and I'm going after her.”
Inutaisho couldn't believe what his son was saying. If he went after the girl he would surely be killed. He turned to his son and said in a forceful voice, “Inuyasha, you are to stay here until we come up with a plan to go and get her. You will not be allowed to leave, the barriers will stop you from leaving the safety of our land.”
Inuyasha couldn't believe what his father was saying. He was keeping him locked within his kingdom while his mate was to be betrothed to someone else. He was beginning to get angry and his eyes started to get red. He was struggling to get out of his fathers grasp.
Inutaisho seeing that his son was about to unleash his demon side quickly grabbed him by the scruff of his neck as he whispered into his ear. “I'm sorry my son, but I have to do this.”
Inutaisho then squeezed his son's neck in a certain spot and he fell unconscious in his arms.
Miroku saw the exchange between father and son. He was amazed that Inutaisho could do that. He looked at him in awe as he said, “Sir, you really have to teach me that move someday. It could really come in handy.”
Inutaisho moved his son over to the couch as he gently laid him down. He looked at Miroku and said, “I can never teach you that move. You will never be strong enough to put him under or any other demon for that matter.”
Miroku's mouth formed an “O” in understanding. He looked at Inuyasha sleeping form and then he asked, “What are we going to do with him now? When he wakes up he is going to want to go after his mate.”
Inutaisho knew this as he said, “I want you to put seals around his windows and doors. I will not allow him to leave the castle, not until we have come up with a plan to get his mate back. I feel partly to blame for what has happened.”
Inutaisho looked at his son and then he got an idea.
“Miroku, I want you to pick ten of your most trusted soldiers and get them formal attire. I want concealment spells for everyone. We are going to attend this formal dinner being hosted by the girl's father. If memory serves they would have to ask if anyone objects to the arranged marriage. Then we could claim her for my son.” Said Inutaisho as he smiled an evil smile at his plan.
Miroku had the same smile on his face as he left his lords office to pick the ten demons that would accompany them to this formal dinner.
~oOo~
This is the end to another chapter. As you can see Inuyasha's father really likes Kagome. But Inuyasha mouth always gets him in trouble.
What is going to happen to Kagome and Inuyasha? Will they be together in the end? Will she have to marry the person her father has picked for her? Or will Inuyasha's father come up with a plan to get her for his son.
You have to wait and see what happens. Remember to review and tell me what you think. Keep writing those reviews I love hearing from you. I'm sorry if I don't answer all of your reviews but if you want chapters then I have to give up on something so I can get them to you.
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