InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Acceptance ❯ Realization ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: *refers you to first chapter* yeah. Feel the full extent of my laziness.

AN: Omg! I actually got reviews? I love you guys! *big humungous hug* Thanks to the total of three people who reviewed (and all complained about the cliffy…teehee!) Well, I apologize for the cliffhanger, but I thought it would leave ya guys comin' back for more!

Well, in this chapter, there will be some…suggestiveness…close-to-rape scenes…and yeah. Enjoy!

"…" --dialogue…of course.

Italicized text-thoughts/flashbacks ^___^

Chapter 2: Realization

*RECAP!*

However, before she could feel the pang of the slash that would open her body and expose her innards, she heard the sting of metal being released from a sheath.

 She looked up at perfection.

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Kagome couldn't function. Period. She made an attempt to suck in the clean oxygen of the Sengoku Jidai, but it wouldn't work. She was panicking. The Great Lord of the Western Lands was standing right before her, gazing down at her naked flesh with his piercing gold eyes. He scrutinized her mercilessly, peering down at the trembling female with great interest.

"Great…my brother's wench. Once he notices that his precious little miko isn't at the hot spring anymore, I'll be forced to converse with him…" Not that Sesshomaru was at all scared of the young hanyou, but he just plain detested him. The pinch in his family's perfect bloodline was embodied by Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru found him lower than dirt for that reason. He was too arrogant to find any good qualities in his young half brother, for he could not see past the barrier of his own perfection.

He couldn't find a reason as to why the young human female lying naked at his feet was still alive. He had thought Inuyasha to be lower than dirt…but she was a filthy ningen. His brother's whore for when Kikyo would be off collecting more innocent souls. However, he could not smell her untainted and pure flesh through the scent of fear that she created.

Kagome felt herself being pulled into the limitless golden orbs of the Western Lord. He was mesmerizing, she concluded, but she knew he was much more than just that. He could kill her in an instant if she made a sudden move…which through her into a very precarious situation. She trembled.

"Oh shit! I'm naked!!! And…naked…Sesshomaru…standing in front of me…"

"GAAAAAH!" Kagome squealed when she realizing just how precarious her situation was. She quickly made to cover herself up, but her small arms were restrained. She squirmed against Sesshomaru, only making the elegant lord even more perturbed.

He had quickly lifted the petite miko off of the dusty floor of the clearing they now stood in, and held her with his arm so that her back was against his well-muscled chest. He didn't do this to show that he lusted after her, of course. He was Sesshomaru. Lusting after humans was not even in his comprehension levels.

"Good…she's afraid of me…" Sesshomaru sadistically thought.

He had silently unsnaked his arm from around her waist and put it over her mouth to prevent from screaming out to the quickly approaching Inuyasha. Sesshomaru flipped Kagome around to face him and wordlessly ordered her to keep quiet. Deeming her trustworthy, he lifted his hand off of her mouth and deftly moved his long, pale, fingers over the hilt of Toujikin.

Kagome's breath hitched. He was going to kill her where she stood! She hadn't understood why they were enemies in the first place. With Naraku being right in their backyard, she thought that they would have been allies, but Sesshomaru would never, in his right mind, agree to team up with Inuyasha and filthy ningens.

Much to Kagome's surprise, when Sesshomaru drew his sword, he leapt into the bushes, only to produce a sickening clash that sounded like Tetsusaiga and Toujikin had a friendly…meeting. Sesshomaru had leapt straight into Inuyasha's path and crossed swords with the unsuspecting hanyou.

"Now's my chance to escape!" Kagome's unvoiced thoughts rang in her ears. Run, you stupid girl! She got up and dusted herself off, then ran as fast as her legs would carry her-the growls and clashes of swords she was leaving behind giving her a feeling of immense anxiety. "Would Sesshomaru finally kill Inuyasha this time?" While thinking of this, she let a stray tear make its way down to her chin…its sparkling gleam being lost as she frantically pushed through the many branches that held her back like ominous arms.

When she reached camp, where Miroku was supposed to be, she saw no one. She started to worry about Sango's whereabouts as well, and decided that she should probably get back to the two brothers. After slipping into her miko garb, since her uniform was still at the hot springs, she grabbed her bow, arrows, and quiver, then set off toward Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.

Kagome stopped behind some bushes in order to catch her breath. She sucked air into her lungs very deeply…feeling extremely lethargic instead of alert from the adrenaline pumping through her veins.

She swayed as her eyes would focus and unfocus on the seemingly unmoving trees, until they directed to her feet. Little eddies of miasma swirled around her ankles, holding her to the spot like misty shackles. Kagome heard a distant, eerie chuckle.

"Kukuku, my little Kagome." Naraku appeared behind her, trailing his finger along her relaxed spine. His miasma did not harm her as much as intended because she purified most of it. Now, it was like a drug.

"Come on, Kagome! Snap out of it!" Kagome felt his vile finger follow the slight curve of her hip, and she tried to overcome Naraku's miasma. He was aroused, obviously.

"Kukuku, it seems you are under my spell, little miko…" Naraku whispered suggestively into the shell of her ear. She squirmed against him, and managed to choke out, "Naraku…Inuyasha will come…"

He laughed in her face as he whipped in front of her and slapped her. She was instantly knocked to the ground, but the pain wasn't as immense as it would have been, hadn't she inhaled his miasma. She tried to get up, but a half-naked (AN: Only his shirt, you hentais!) Naraku soon pounced on her, and started to remove her haori.

She screamed again, and he smacked her around a bit more, before settling down on top of her, inhaling her pleasant scent that was tinged with fear. He looked up at her for a second, reveling in the pure terror that her cerulean orbs gave off before ravishing her lips with a violent and bruising kiss. She whimpered in pain against his mouth, but was at a loss…she was frozen to the spot. The weakened miasma had hindered her miko purification powers, and now she was helpless…with still no sign of Inuyasha coming anytime soon.

Kagome was trapped in a corner, and her predator was ready to pounce.

~~Nearby~~

"Dammit, Sesshomaru! What the fuck are you doing here?!" Inuyasha yelled out as he parried Sesshomaru's advances. They were getting no where in this battle, except each contender would generally come out of each round with a few nicks and cuts…But this was nothing to youkais who could heal anything within mere seconds. It was almost as if they were trying to prove their apparent immortality.

However, this wasn't the case for the young hanyou.

"Bad move, dear brother." Came the cold, almost bored tone of the Western Lord when he pointed out that Inuyasha had left his right side completely unguarded. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sesshomaru stabbed Toujikin into Inuyasha's side with a growl, and seeped his poison into the wound.

"FUUUUCK!" Inuyasha howled as his side was ripped apart by the cruel Ice Lord. Sesshomaru walked away from the bloody and writhing Inuyasha, presuming that he would heal anyway. He had never told anyone this, but he had always meant to protect his little brother-making him stronger every time they were to encounter each other.

Sesshomaru halted suddenly about 50 feet away from where Inuyasha lay unconscious. His almost elven ears shifted slightly as he heard a distinct scream. He followed the sound, his curiosity getting the better of him. He stopped beyond some unruly bushes that sprawled out, concealing a patch of grass where he thought the scream had came from. He had smelled Naraku while he was in the area, but was stopped from doing anything about it when he met up with Inuyasha. Another, familiar scent was also mingled with Naraku's.

Sesshomaru's head shot up. "The hanyou's wench…" he muttered under his breath. He could not tell if it was her or not because the repulsive Naraku was in the air and her clean and pure aura was clouded by it. However, the impassive inuyoukai did nothing. He wanted to see what business Naraku had with the ningen…and it would be plenty interesting due to the musky tinge to his scent. (AN: Haha, early forms of porn. Courtesy of Sesshomaru ^__^)

He watched as Naraku removed the paralyzed Kagome's clothes, much to her dismay, as she whimpered and cried out when he would `accidentally' scratch her with his claws.

"Sadisitic bastard…just you wait…this miasma will wear off…" Kagome gritted out of her clenched teeth. This amused Sesshomaru. The small ningen female was threatening the most powerful hanyou in Japan. He almost chuckled. Almost. Feeling that he had had enough, he swiftly made his presence known to the hanyou, who didn't notice his aura due to his lust-clouded senses. Grabbing the now naked Naraku by his neck, he wasted no time in beheaded him. However, all that was left was a small wooden puppet, held together by a long wavy strand of black hair.

"Come, miko." Sesshomaru calmly stated to the shaken Kagome.

"B-b-but…I…no." Kagome stuttered. She definitely did not want to go wherever Sesshomaru would be. She gasped and turned away, embarrassedly, as Sesshomaru knelt down and closed up her shirt.

"A-arigato, Sesshomaru-sama." A shaky but melodic voice made its way up to the Western Lord's ears. He was definitely intrigued by this certain female. Compared to his whores, who were even youkai, she was stunning. Creamy, soft features graced her lithe, athletic body, and large twinkling azure eyes looking straight up at him. They seemed to show understanding for anything…they had a maternal softness, that looked as if they would shed tears for even the smallest malady that cursed her friends. True selflessness could be seen in those eyes.

Sesshomaru tore his golden gaze away from her and silently walked away, expecting her to follow. However, he didn't know about the paralyzing affect of the inhaled miasma. He returned to the patch of grass, but found a broken Kagome, sobbing softly into the earth.

"Stop your crying, ningen. You are weak. Now get up, or I will have to-- " He was interrupted by a large sob.

"I just thought that you were going to leave me too. I-Inuyasha…he never came for me when that dragon attacked…I thought I was a goner…b-but…you came…and…this is the second time that you've saved me…in the same afternoon." Said a recuperating Kagome.

"It is nothing, wench. Get up"

"Wait…I can do something for you too." Kagome said as she slowly gained control of her movement and sat up to look him straight in the eye.

"What could you, a ningen possibly do for one such as this Sess-" Sesshomaru was, again, interrupted.

"I want to give you your arm back. It's the least I can do…I've been thinking about leaving the Shikon no Tama with Inuyasha…and felt that you would need your arm back if he were to…use the jewel for ill will…" Kagome continued after thinking her words over… "I know he was with Kikyo once I went to the hot springs… I could see her soul stealers wafting around the forest…and I knew that he wouldn't be coming to my rescue this time."

Sesshomaru actually felt guilty for injuring Inuyasha as well, which would have probably prevented Kagome's run in with Naraku. However, the miko held truth in her words. He had pounced on Inuyasha while he held Kikyo in his arms. She had run away as soon as they engaged in battle. The bitch. She was the cause of this pure creature's pain.

"What do I care…stupid ningen bitch. They are one in the same. She should realized that she will never…be more than a reincarnation." He was lying to himself. She was unique. Never had he met someone so…defiant, bubbly, bright, intuitive, spontaneous, beautiful, selfless, and friendly. She had offered to restore his arm after he had tried to kill her and her companions on multiple occasions. Sesshomaru saw through her façade. She was utterly depressed and confused…Inuyasha chose an undead bitch over a better version.

He quickly shook away any thoughts of the miko, blaming it on the mating season. He turned back to her flushed cheeks and teary cobalt eyes. She was thinking about Inuyasha, Sesshomaru thought, as he watched tears roll down to her chin.

He had a sudden epiphany. A realization. He would protect this miko, take her under his wing, and shield her from all evil. This girl was special, a woman that actually intrigued him mentally, physically, and emotionally.

She was Kagome. Not Kikyo…

Little did he know that this statement meant everything in the world to her…

AN: yess! Second chapter…DONE! W00t. Well, R&R!

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