InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Slave to No One ❯ Chapter 13 ( Chapter 13 )

Chapter 13

 

Miroku had made plans to meet Sango at the dinner party some time ago. He was wondering how he would be able to pull it off when the situation between Inuyasha and Kagome happened.

 

He was delighted that Inutaisho was going to attend the dinner. He had wanted him to meet Sango for a long time. He had told him that he wanted to make her his mate and Inutaisho had agreed but under one condition that she would have to agree to be his mate. She would have to know the truth about him if he wanted to mate with her. He would have to tell her that he was a demon.

 

Miroku had pondered how he was going to do that for a while now. He was scared to death about what her reaction would be towards him when she found out. He knew that she had issues but he still loved her just the same.

 

He was standing outside waiting for her to arrive at the dinner when he saw her walking up the stairs. She was dressed beautifully in a blue kimono and a gold obi. The dress hugged her figure to perfection as he greeted her, “Sango, my sweet you look beautiful.”

 

Sango blushed at his comment as she took his arm and they went through the receiving line. Sango was walking in front of him as he heard her say to Kagome, “Kagome, I want to introduce you to a very good friend of mine.”

 

Then he heard her whisper, “This is the guy I have been telling you about.”

 

Kagome looked towards him as she raised an eyebrow.

 

Miroku hoped that she wouldn't give him away as he said, “Pleasure to finally met you princess. Sango has told me so much about you.” He smiled gently as he eyed what she was going to do.

 

Kagome smiled and said, “Oh, so you're the person my friend has been telling me about. I hope that you treat her well or you will have to suffer my wrath.”

 

Her comments didn't go unnoticed as he bowed to her and said, “No princess, my feeling for her are real and I would never hurt her.”

 

Kagome inclined her head to him in a friendly jester as they continue to go down the receiving line.

 

They had made it down the receiving line and now they were mingling with the other guest as Sango introduced him to all of her friends.

 

Miroku saw Inutaisho and Inuyasha enter the reception hall and he turned to Sango and said, “Sango, I want you to meet my employer. I have told him all about you and he would like to meet you.”

 

Sango turned red from his comment as he lead her towards Inutaisho. He finally got the chance to introduce her to him and they talked for a few minutes. Then she turned her attention towards Inuyasha and this worried him and when she asked, “Excuse me, have we meet before? You seem familiar to me.”

 

He was happy at Inuyasha's comment to her as he quickly led her away.

 

Miroku lead Sango away from Inutaisho as they made their way outside to the garden to talk. He would have to tell her the truth because in a few minutes everyone will know the truth.

 

They went into the garden and found the most perfect place to sit. It was under an old ancient tree that shaded the area perfectly and would give them some privacy.

 

He swallowed hard as he turned to Sango and grabbed her hand, “Sango, I have something very important to ask you. I have known you for a long time now and in that time I have grown to love you. I would like more than anything if you would be my wife.”

 

Sango was taken by surprise by his question as tears of happiness were running down her face. She was very happy to learn that he loved her and that he wanted her to marry him.

 

Miroku saw the girl's expression as he continued, “but before you answer that question there is something that you must know about me.” Miroku then released her hand and took off his ring as his true form was revealed to Sango.

 

Sango paled, as her eyes grew big when she saw that Miroku had turned into a demon. `This has to be a sick joke. Miroku can't be a demon! He just can't!' Thought Sango as she eyed her would be husband.

 

Miroku saw the expression on the girls face as he put his ring back on and said, “I see Sango. I'm sorry, you had to know the truth if you were to accept my offer. I can't mate unless you agree to mate the real me. I truly love you Sango and I'm sorry that I had to deceive you, but you harbored so much hatred towards demons for what they did that I had to keep this secret from you. I only wanted to show you that we're not all the same.”

 

He saw Sango just sitting there not looking or speaking to him. He had truly shocked her with his confession. He sighed as he said, “Sango, are you going to be alright?”

 

He tried to touch her arm and she pulled away from him. He lowered his head as he rose to his feet and left to join Inutaisho, his heart heavy as she rejected him for who he was.

 

Sango was breathing hard, the man that she loved was a demon and he just revealed his true self to her. She couldn't deal with it; the only man she had ever fell in love with was a demon. She could never accept his offer. It just wasn't done in her time.

 

She slowly rose to her feet as she went back inside to join the rest of the people in the reception area. There was something going on as she heard the young man that was standing next to Miroku's employer speak out against the union of Kagome and Hojo.

 

Sango heard her friend say, “Inu…Inuyasha!” as she jumped off the platform and went towards the young man. She saw her hug him in an embrace that only meant that she truly loved him.

 

`How can this be Inuyasha? He's a demon and this guy is human.' Then she remembered the disguise that Miroku had been wearing and guessed that Inuyasha had the same kind of concealment spell.

 

Sango saw as Miroku walked away with his employer and Kagome's family towards another room to talk. `If Kagome could accept a demon as her husband then why can't I accept Miroku as mine.' Sango stood there and pondered the question of what to do.

 

~oOo~

 

Hojo had been forcefully escorted out of the king's house and asked never to return again. They had not seen the last of him. He wouldn't allow the kingdoms to the west and south to be united.

 

He had seen who that bastard was that had stolen away his betrothed as they announced their engagement to the kingdom.

 

It was that damn demon that had gotten in his way before when he had seen Kagome at her school. He had prevented him from taking Kagome home with him that day and having her be his wife. But he wasn't going to succeed this time. He will get his revenge for interfering with his plans.

 

Hojo returned to his temporary home as he meet with his most trusted advisors. He had a plan just incase he couldn't get Kagome to be his wife. He would make sure that she would never marry that demon that she claimed to love. He would kill Inuyasha and then take Kagome back to his home and she would be his whether she liked it or not.

 

They stayed there planning the attack for the king's home for the next hour. Once all of the preparations were made they left to kill the demon who had dared interfere with his plans to get Kagome.

 

~oOo~

 

They were all seated at a great table enjoying one another company as the dinner that the king was hosting went off without a hitch. Everyone in the room had accepted that fact that Kagome had chosen a demon as her husband and that the merging of the two kingdoms was a great idea. They were all ready to move on with their lives and dwelling on the past never seemed to do anyone any good.

 

Kagome and Inuyasha couldn't be happier. They were sitting by each other as they enjoyed their dinner.

 

Inuyasha was getting that little feeling in the back of his mind that warned him when danger was approaching. It had been getting stronger as the hours passed and he decided to let his father know.

 

He leaned towards his father and said, “Father, I have a feeling that danger coming. I've had these feeling before and I haven't been wrong. I don't know from where but I know they're after Kagome again.”

 

Inutaisho nodded his head in understanding as he called one of his guards towards him and whispered something in his ear. The guard bowed as he left to do his bidding as Inutaisho continued to enjoy the food he was given.

 

Once dinner was done everyone went into the great hall that was set up for dancing. The band was in place as the Queen looked at her daughter and nodded with a smile.

 

Kagome took the hint and then turned to Inuyasha and said, “Inuyasha, its tradition that we open the first dance for the evening. Would you do me the honor?”

 

Inuyasha smiled at her as he led her to the dance floor. The band began to play as he held her in his arms. They started to move to the sound of the music that the band was playing. They moved as if they were floating on air as Inuyasha twirled Kagome around like an expert dancer. Soon the other people at the dinner joined them on the dance floor as the party really got started.

 

The feeling was getting stronger as Inuyasha held Kagome in his arms. He stopped as he sniffed the air and caught an intruder near by. He held Kagome closer to him as he scanned the area trying to find them.

 

Kagome seeing that Inuyasha was holding her tight knew that there was danger somewhere near by. She closed her eyes as she concentrated trying to find what he was sensing.

 

Kagome caught the familiar aura as she said, “Hojo is back and he has brought company with him.”

 

At that moment Inuyasha jumped with Kagome in his arms as a shot rang out and just barely missed them as they got out of the way.

 

Women were screaming as the dancers on the floor got out of the way of the shots being fired. The guards were summoned as they tried to find the shooters.

 

Inutaisho came running up to his son as he was barking orders to his guards. They were using their noses to sniff out the enemy as one by one they found them. Kagome and Inuyasha kept moving as the shooter was determine to get one of them. They had stopped and Inuyasha was protecting her as she got a feeling that danger was near.

 

She didn't get a chance to use her miko powers as a shot was fired directly at Inuyasha. Kagome did the only thing she could do for her beloved as she shoved him out of harms way and got hit with the bullet that was meant for him.

 

Inuyasha got up off the floor and looked to see who had shoved him. He noticed that Kagome was on the ground lying in a pool of her own blood as he screamed, “KAGOME!!!”

 

Inuyasha rushed to her side and picked her up in his arms, he held her to keep her safe from the people that were trying to kill them.

 

Inutaisho hearing his son's distress ran over to him and saw what had happened. He saw his son holding his mate protecting her as he scanned the area for the one who did this. It was now personnel, they had attacked a member of his family and they were going to pay for it with their lives.

 

Inutaisho yelled in a language that only his guards could understand as he ordered them to find the intruder and bring them all to him. He wanted their leader and he was going to make him pay for what he had done.

 

The intruders were all gathered up as they were brought to Inutaisho. The humans have never seen the full anger of a demon before but when they gazed upon the Lord of the Western Lands it was a look that no man wanted to see.

 

Inutaisho towered over the humans that dared attack his family. He looked over at his son who was still holding his mate in his arms as he turned back to the intruders. He spotted Hojo among them as he had one of his guards bring him forward.

 

Hojo was shoved toward Inutaisho as he shook with fear. He saw the anger on the demons face and wished that he could just leave.

 

Inutaisho anger grew as he said, “Was it worth it? Was it worth almost killing the girl that you wanted to have as your wife?”

 

Hojo didn't understand what he was talking about when Inutaisho turned and pointed to towards his son, who was holding his mate.

 

Hojo saw that Kagome was hurt and tried to go towards her but the guards stopped him.

 

He had never meant to hurt Kagome as he looked at the demon in front of him and said, “This is all your fault! If you demons never come here then this would've never happened. I could've had Kagome as my wife and we would be happy together.”

 

Inutaisho became enraged as he said, “We would've never come here if your slavers hadn't captured my son and almost killed him. This girl saved him from that fate and now she has done it again. This only tells me that she cares deeply for him, more than you ever will for her!”

 

At that point Inutaisho eyes turned red as his anger was getting the better of him. Then he heard the gentle call of his son as his eyes turned back to normal and he turned towards his son.

 

Inuyasha had been hearing everything that was happening as he gently said, “Father, don't, Kagome would never want this. She has shown me that everyone deserves a chance and I can't let you kill him.”

 

Inutaisho couldn't believe his ears. His son was asking him not to kill this filth that had just hurt his mate. “Inuyasha, this human just hurt your mate you can't expect me just to back down from this. It's a direct assault on our family.”

 

“Father, if you kill him then you will be no better than the demons who lived all those years ago. I believe that we are better than that. If we want a future where we can all live in peace then let Kagome's father deal with him. Let him show us that they can take care of the humans that do us harm.” Inuyasha said with pain in his voice as he held Kagome closer to him.

 

Inuyasha looked at Hojo and said, “You've hurt my mate and if it wasn't for her I would've let my father kill you. But I know that Kagome wouldn't want that. She is better than that and she deserves to be happy. So I will let her father deal with you and I hope that you get everything that you deserve.”

 

King Higurashi ordered his men to take the intruders away. He would deal with them later after he knew that his daughter was going to be all right. His men came in quickly and got them out of there before the demon lord changed his mind on killing them on the spot.

 

The Queen came towards Inuyasha and said, “Inuyasha, could you bring Kagome upstairs for me. The healers are here and they want to tend to her wounds.”

 

Inuyasha heard her request as he slowly got up from the ground with Kagome in his arms. He followed her upstairs to where the healers were waiting to treat Kagome.

 

It had been hours since the healers had arrived to treat Kagome's wounds. They were all standing in the hallway, waiting on any news on how she was doing.

 

The healers finally came out of the room, that Kagome was in, after two hours of them working on her. Everyone that was standing in the hallway turned to the healer as he came out to talked to Kagome's parents.

 

The healer lowered his head and said, “We got the bullet out but she has lost a lot of blood. She is weak and I don't know if she will survive the night.”

 

Everyone gasped at the news that Kagome might die. Kagome's mother collapsed to the floor at hearing the news that her baby might not make it. King Higurashi was at her side trying to comfort her as they grieved for the loss of their daughter.

 

Inuyasha turned to his father and said, “Father, I can't let her die.” As he lowered his head and closed his eyes in frustration, at hearing the news that his mate might die.

 

Inutaisho understood what his son was saying as he turned towards the girls grieving parents and said, “There is a way that we can save her.”

 

The King and Queen looked up into Inutaisho face as the King said, “What can you do to save her life?”

 

Inutaisho braced himself as he tried to explain. “When Inu Youkai mate they mate for life. We give our blood to our mates that will enable them to live as long as we do. In this way we will always be together and when the time comes for us to pass we will both leave together. This is the way it has been for centuries. My son can save her if you give your consent for him to complete the mating ritual but once this ritual is completed they will be mated in the eyes of my kingdom, in your terms they will be married.”

 

The King and Queen looked at each other as they came to a decision then the King said, “We give our consent. Please save her.”

 

Inutaisho turned to his son and said, “You will only be able to do two out of the three things needed for the mating ritual. You will have to wait until she is stronger to consummate the mating.”

 

Inuyasha nodded his head in understanding as he entered the room Kagome was in. He saw her lying on the bed. She was pale and her breathing was sallow as he approached. He leaned down and said in her ear, “I will not let you die Koishii, please accept my gift.”

 

Inuyasha moved towards her head as he tilted her head back to open her mouth. Then he used his claw to cut his wrist as he held it up to Kagome's mouth and allowed the blood to drip into her mouth.

 

Kagome swallowed the hot liquid that was in her mouth as Inuyasha continued to give her the red liquid that would save her life. He stopped only when he started to feel weak from giving her too much of his blood. He pulled his wrist away from her as he licked his wound to make it close. He was tired but he had to finish what he had started.

 

He leaned down as he kissed her gently on her lips as he moved his head towards her neck. He started to lick and kiss his way down to the junction where her neck and shoulder met as he gently caressed that area. His eyes turned blood red as his fangs grew longer.

 

Inuyasha said, “MATE!” and then bit down on her shoulder as his fangs went deeper into her skin.

 

Kagome moaned as he did this not fully waking up from her ordeal. When he pulled his fangs out he started to lick her neck so that her wound could close to stop the flow of blood.

 

Kagome slowly opened her eyes to see Inuyasha enjoying her neck. She reached up and started to rub his ear as she heard the gentle purr coming from his chest. She felt him go still in her arms as she continued her administration of his ear. She held him in her embrace enjoying the feeling of having him in her arms once again.

 

She heard her door opening as she turned to see Inutaisho enter the room she was in.

 

Kagome was tired and she wanted to sleep as Inutaisho reached over and pulled his son away from Kagome. He held his sleeping form in his arms with his head resting upon his shoulder. Kagome looked at him as she knitted her eyebrows together as if asking a question.

 

Inutaisho saw her expression and said, “You have been shot and were almost killed. Inuyasha has done two out of the three steps needed in the mating ritual to save your life. You must consummate the mating before the end of the third day. I will take him so you can rest, we will see you in the morning.” He inclined his head towards her as Kagome closed her eyes and fell asleep. Thinking about the day when she and Inuyasha will finally be together.

 

Inutaisho walked out of Kagome's room with a sleeping Inuyasha in his arms. He saw the King and Queen and said, “Kagome's is resting. They will have to finish what Inuyasha started before the end of the third day. If they don't then we will both lose our children. I will send someone to come get Kagome in the morning. We are going back to the Western Lands where they can be protected until such time as they are strong enough to return on their own.”

 

The King and Queen nodded their head in agreement as they saw the Lord of the Western Land leave with his son in his arms.

 

Inutaisho went back to the hotel that they had rented, he put his son in his room as he heard him groan and then fell back asleep. He knew that Inuyasha wouldn't wake up for at least a couple of days from all the blood he had to give the girl to save her.

 

He walked back out into the main room as he told his guards what to do. They all set out to accomplish their tasks as they waited for the morning to arrive.

 

~oOo~

 

Morning arrived and Inutaisho sent Miroku to go and get Kagome. He knew he could trust him to take care of the girl until they got back to the hotel so they could travel back to the Western Lands.

 

When he arrived the Queen escorted him up to Kagome's room. They had gotten her ready for travel and her friend Sango was keeping her company.

 

Kagome was still asleep when Miroku entered the room and he saw Sango sitting there. He didn't know what to do as he stood by the door, his distress evident on his face as he looked at his beloved.

 

Sango seeing his distress got up from her chair and approached Miroku and said, “Miroku, I've thought it over. If Kagome can love a hanyou and have no regrets in doing so, then I can love a full demon with no regrets. I love you Miroku and I want to be with you.”

 

Miroku couldn't believe what he was hearing. Sango had agreed to be his mate and he was happy. He walked towards her and asked, “Are you sure? Are you sure that you would want to have me as your mate for life?”

 

Tears started to come out of Sango's eyes as she said, “Yes.”

 

Miroku smiled as he leaned down and kissed her passionately. When they broke apart he said, “Sango, I have to go with Kagome back to Lord Inutaisho. We are leaving to go to the Western Lands so they can be protected. I want you to come with me.”

 

Sango smiled as she said, “Yes, I'll go with you. That's why I have been waiting here for you. I knew that Inuyasha's father would send you to get Kagome.”

 

Miroku smiled as he walked over to Kagome and picked her up in his arms as he walked out of her room with Sango following closely behind.

 

He arrived back at the hotel and as soon as the cars stopped Inutaisho emerged from the hotel with an equally sleeping Inuyasha in his arms. They got in the car and Inutaisho noticed that Sango was there with Miroku; he smiled at her as the drivers took off towards the Western Lands.

 

They traveled to the point where they would have to travel through the forest to get back to their lands. When they left the cars Shawn and Mike greeted them as they were waiting for them in the forest, making sure that the passage was safe.

 

Miroku handed Kagome to Shawn as he turned to Sango and picked her up in his arms as they started to run towards the Western Lands.

 

Sango was amazed at the speed in which they traveled. They had made it back to the Western Lands in a couple of hours as Miroku took Sango and showed her around the castle.

 

Inutaisho and Shawn were climbing the stairs to the castle as the staff greeted the returned of their lord. He asked if everything had been prepared and they had said that everything was in place.

 

They went towards Inuyasha's room and when they opened the door, the room had been fully restored back to its original state. There had been some modifications made to the room as it had a bigger bed for the two to sleep more comfortably. There were flowers that decorated the room and Kagome had her own closet with all the clothes she would ever need.

 

They placed the couple on the bed, next to each other, as everyone but Inutaisho left the room. Inutaisho stayed to make sure that his son was all right. He saw his son's nose twitch as he caught the scent of his mate. He rolled over and brought her into his embrace as he continued to sleep while he said, “My Mate, Mine!”

 

Inutaisho smiled as he left the room, he would have to make sure that no one disturbed them for the next two days. He hoped that they would wake up by the third day and finish what Inuyasha started before he loses his son.

 

 

~oOo~

 

Hi everyone I'm back from my trip. Florida was great but too bad I didn't get to see any of the sites. It was all work and no play. I hate business trips. I did manage to right 3 more chapters to the story and I'm deciding on an ending for it before I finish it.

 

So there you have it. They will be together for all eternity.

 

Yes you know what's coming. The lemon will be in the next chapter. But there are some surprises in stored for our happy couple. You have to wait and see what it is.

 

Remember to review and tell me what you think. I will update as soon as I can with the next chapter.

 

Until the next chapter!

 

Cindy