InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Vampire's Love ❯ Lives Intertwined ( Chapter 9 )

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Guys I am so sorry for the late update. School is getting ready to start back and I've been really busy. I'm taking a lot of hours this semester hoping to finish my A.A up so I am only going to be posting maybe a chapter a week. I am so sorry.

Editing: Is yet a again done by the wonderful brilliant Nan thank you Nan so much you can have Fluffy anytime plus a life supply of Ramen if you like that stuff any ways lol. If not you can take Inuyasha for a week to.

Chapter Nine

Lives intertwined

~ Kagome ~

I awoke to the most beautiful sunset I had ever seen in my whole life. It was almost as if the sky was on fire. I climbed swiftly out of the huge bed that I had come to know. I walked to the window and looked as the orange, red and pink hues blended into one another to make the sky look alive.

I turned as I heard a knock on the door and smiled as I watched my friend Sango enter the room.

"Hey Kagome, how are you?"

I could tell by my friends worried expression that she was really worried about me.

"I'm okay, Sango."

I realized then that the words I spoke were indeed the truth. I felt stronger knowing that my friends were here to lend me a hand. Even Inuyasha's presence helped me because I knew no matter what he yelled at me, he would always be there to protect me in the end.

"Well Sesshomaru told me to come and get you. We could take a bath in his hot springs, the ugly toad showed me where it was a little while ago."

I almost smiled at my friend. I knew Sesshomaru might have told her to come get me but my friend only done it because she knew how badly I would want a bath.

"Alright Sango let's go."

~ Sango ~

I watched my friend walk toward the door and I almost felt like crying, yet again. I was not normal a crier but my friend was in pain. I could see it in her eyes, her once happy carefree eyes. Even when we were hunting for the shards of the Shikon no Tama, she still had the spirit. The spirit that I so envied but now it was a spirit that held nothing but worry and pain. (Spirit means strength)

I followed behind my friend trying to put everything Inuyasha had told Miroku and I since we had left Sesshomaru's study to the back of my mind. I pulled up next to my friend, leading the way to the hot springs.

"Kagome did he treat you well?"

I watched my friend's shoulders tense up. Maybe I should not have asked but in my heart, I needed to know.

"Yes he did, he helped me. Something I never thought Sesshomaru would do. He isn't as bad as we thought Sango."

I felt my mouth drop open as I realized what my friend had just said but I quickly closed it to hide my reaction. I thought then that Sesshomaru may have cast a spell on her but what I had learned of the Youkai was that he may be willing to kill but he was honorable.

So, instead of asking her what made her think this, I decided to leave well enough alone, knowing that she had her reason and that it must have not been a spell. But I would mention it to Miroku later.

I walked slowly in front of my friend until we reached a set of huge doors that had beautiful etched designs of two white wolves howling at a large full golden moon. On the right door was one wolf and on the left was another, and when the two doors closed together the moon was in the center up above the two wolves.

"Alright, we are here Kagome."

We quickly entered and closed the doors behind us.

~ Kagome ~

As Sango and I entered the room, I realized it was huge. The pool looked like the setting of the ocean at night. It even had little tidal waves, which I did not take the time to realize, were odd. I had been to the hot springs once before but I tried to block out that memory, and besides I had not really had the time to look around. As I did this time, I gasped at the beauty of it.

There was rocks and beautiful clear white sand around the edges of the clear blue water. I realized then something that I should have noticed the last time but had not. There was a small yet beautiful waterfall at the other side of the large hot springs.

We quickly undressed and climbed into the warm water that quickly went to work on our muscles. As we washed, we talked about things that normal teenagers talk about. Teenagers that did not have to deal with the things we did. Maybe it was Sango's way of helping me to forget.

"Kagome, we've been in here a long time maybe it's time we get out. We would not want to be late for dinner."

I realized then just how hungry I really was and climbed swiftly out of the still warm water.

That was when I noticed the beautiful kimonos laying on a large smooth rock. I quickly grabbed the red kimono because I had always been partial to that particular color. The kimono was made of a material that felt like pure silk, there were small white sakura blooms etched into the kimono. Sango's was of the same material except hers was blue with pink sakura blooms.

I turned slowly in my new garment just taking in the way the material felt against my slender frame. I looked up and for once truly smiled. Who would have thought it took something so simple to make me smile but that was when the voice once again came and this time I was not the only one to hear it this time.

"Hello darling, do you like the kimono I laid out for you. I mean I even gave your friend one, she is a beauty as one but nothing like you my soon to be queen."

I felt the shivers start, yet I was not sure if they were from desire or from fear. I watched Sango's eyes go wide as she grabbed my arm.

" Va-lad!"

But that was the last thing I got out before I was quickly grabbed into a man's strong embrace. I felt Sango's arm fall from mine. I quickly turned toward her but before I had a chance to scream, I watched her as she was picked up and thrown through the doors. The doors quickly slammed shut.

"Now Darling, we are alone yet again, it has been to long."

I felt his arms slide around me as I tried to pull away. I could feel Inuyasha and Sesshomaru running toward the hot springs but this time I did not need them. This time I could feel the anger boil up inside of me. Before I had been afraid but this time, my anger overcame that emotion.

" Val-Lad you've went to far."

I felt my hand slide up to his face as if I was about to slide my hand around his neck to pull him closer. I could feel him trying to pull away but my power had already started to have an effect.

As I looked into his dark eyes they grew darker not with fear but anger. I felt his hand rise up to mine.

"My queen, do you honestly think you can harm me? My blood now runs through your veins, you cannot harm me."

I could once again hear Inuyasha and Sesshomaru using their swords on the large doors. I felt like crying, my anger was now gone being replaced by fear. I realized he was telling the truth, my powers were not the pure white they had once been, and they were now mixed with a dark almost black but now completely black color. I felt the tears start.

" Why do you cry my queen? I can give you everything?"

" I don't want you!" I heard myself scream. "Can't you see that!"

As I looked once again into his dark eyes, they had now grown dark with anger but in a second, they were back to their piercing blue. I felt a tear slide across my lips as he kissed me. Against my will, I felt my body respond.

That was the moment Inuyasha and Sesshomaru came through the doors with their swords drawn. I felt the humiliation burn through me, the humiliation of being caught in the dark one's arms.

I tried to pull away and to my surprise, I felt him drop me. As I hit the floor with a thud and a very hurt bottom, I realized all three brothers were still looking at one another as if they were mesmerized. In a way, I guess they were.

As I looked at each brother, there were similarities, the same white hair and same muscular build. But where Sesshomaru was angelic looking, Inuyasha was boyish, and Val-Lad was mysterious looking. You could see the same pride, the same stubborn will in each of the brother's eyes.

Sesshomaru seemed to be the first to come out of the trance. "You will learn to respect me!"

I watched as Sesshomaru took a step toward Va-Lad.

"Do you Sesshomaru really think you could defeat me? Besides, I have fixed it to where Kagome's blood and mine our linked, if you were to kill me she would die as well."

I felt those words hit me. How could it be that my life was now tied with his?

"Do you really think I would allow you to kill me? Of course I would protect myself and I know you would not hurt her in any way because you love her as much as I do. Do not deny this, you are truly pathetic!"

I watched Inuyasha as he started to yell.

" You are lying! Kagome will not die if we kill you, you bastard!"

I felt myself slide to the floor. Of course, it made perfect sense, if my powers were tainted, why would my life force not be? Did that mean he could use my powers against them as well? I could feel the dark ones gaze turn to me as if he had read my mind.

" No Kagome, my darling, I cannot as of yet use your powers. But if I die, you will die as well, not because our life forces our tied but because I have yet to finish the biting. So you see, you have already lost and deep in your heart, you wish to lose because you wish to find someone who would love you for who you are."

I watched his gaze turn to Inuyasha.

"Not someone who sees you as a copy of someone they once loved!"

I then watched his gaze turn to Sesshomaru.

"And not someone whose heart is made of ice."

I heard Inuyasha and Sesshomaru both growl as they both made a move for the dark prince but before either one moved he was gone.