InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cannot Be Broken ❯ Visit From the Past ( Chapter 13 )

So much happened in the span of a few minutes.

 

Kagome's eyes flashed open when she sensed his presence but the blinding light surrounding her made her yell out and clasp her arms around her head in fright and pain, only for that same moment to have InuYasha thrown from her.

 

“HEY SHIT FACE, GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY WOMAN!”

 

She knew that voice. “Kouga?!”

 

A guttural growl erupted beside her before a pained yelping whimper echoed across the knoll.

 

She wanted so desperately to open her eyes but everything around her was too intense to absorb. There was also a growing force nearby that was making her whole body throb as if she was burned.

 

Her breathing was laboured and she floundered on the grass, trying to keep her eyes covered from the white light that burst in radiance behind her closed lids. Her mind struggled to comprehend what was going on around her as she tried to find the source of the pain she could feel thundering in her from somewhere else. She wanted desperately to stand and stop what ever it was that was causing the burn within her. She felt like she was being attacked and she was terrified that they were. She struggled to move though she was blind and her body was pounding in icy fire.

 

She could hear ferocious snarling and growling to her far left, as well as brutal sounds of beaten flesh. She began to inch her way over, keeping her eyes tightly shut and trying to ignore the pulsing heat around her, as she centred on the pain erupting in their direction.

 

She never once thought what she was going to do once she got into the fight, only that she had to try and stop the pain that was hurting her hanyou.

 

-+-

 

InuYasha was in a state of emotional flux, from untamed arousal, painful confusion to finally white hot rage. Standing above the hanyou was the cocky wolf boy from Sesshomaru's manor. The half demon's eyes narrowed in fury when he heard Kagome call out the wolf shit's name.

 

In a flash, InuYasha leapt up and barrelled into the wolf demon, knocking the air painfully from him and hurtling him into the sandy beach below.

 

Recovering quickly, Kouga jumped to the knoll and high kicked InuYasha in the face, causing his neck to snap back and sprawled him along the turf.

 

Rolling over, InuYasha barely missed a kick aimed for his head. Jumping up, his eyes swirled crimson as he charged, swiping his claws at the wolf that always narrowly avoided them.

 

Kouga grinned in arrogant ease before punching the hanyou square in the jaw. A hard crack echoed over the terrain as InuYasha's jaw snapped from the pressure.

 

InuYasha stopped suddenly and stood still in front of the wolf, his hair swayed in the bitter wind. His face grew malicious and a deadly grin inched across it as he popped his jaw back in place. His claws hitched and snapped by his side. No way was this fucking wolf going to show him up in front of his mate!

 

InuYasha growled. Before this day is out, the fucking wolf will know exactly who Kagome belongs to!

 

Darting his eyes to Kagome, InuYasha stalled. She looked to be in agony on the ground, clutching her head with one arm, dragging herself towards him with the other. His eyes widened in fear for his mate and turned to Kouga in fierce hatred.

 

“What,” he seethed in venom, “did you DO TO HER?!”

 

Kouga whipped his gaze to Kagome and balked. He leapt towards her in worry.

 

Seeing Kouga jump towards Kagome, he lunged at the wolf, fangs and claws bared to latch and tear into him.

 

In lightening speed, Kouga landed beside Kagome, inches away from having been torn by the feral hanyou. He knelt down her and lifted her in his arms.

 

InuYasha's eyes widened in rage. My Mate! He snarled, his eyes flashing blue and red, and his aura swirled in a mass of energy.

 

Kagome yelped all of a sudden and tried to thrash out of Kouga's arms. Kouga only held her tighter to him. Concern flooded his blue eyes as he searched her body for damage.

 

“Let… her… go!” InuYasha panted in a strained attempt to keep from killing the wolf and harming Kagome in the process.

 

Kouga narrowed his eyes. “It was you, dog fuck, who did this to her!”

 

The Inu hanyou's breath hitched in his throat, almost believing what the wolf said. It was readily placed out of his mind from watching Kagome struggle in the demon's arms, before harshly whispering. “Put her down so I can kill you.”

 

Kouga took a step back, gripping Kagome tighter. “Heh.” He smirked. “What reason do you have to kill me, you weak half breed? I'm only protecting her, something that you have neglected to do.”

 

“I would kill you because you have no honour when it comes to my claim on my territory.” He growled in raspy breaths. “I WILL kill you because you have touched what is MINE!” InuYasha jumped forward.

 

Kouga bounded to the side and spun to face the hanyou as he skidded in the turf.

 

InuYasha landed where Kouga once stood and swayed slowly back and forth, his hands ready to clench around the wolf's neck. His eyes were burning red fire in anger.

His gaze kept flicking to Kagome's body. She looked to be in pain. Her eyes were closed and her body taut as she cried out in agony. InuYasha wanted nothing more than to slaughter the wolf where he stood.

 

Kouga only smiled wickedly and bent over Kagome's stiff form and inhaled deep. “Heh heh heh…. You have no claim on her. Are you too weak even to break her?”

 

Kagome all the while lay stunned. After Kouga lifted her from the ground she felt a massive wave of hard energy hit her.

 

InuYasha! She could feel his anger and fear and protectiveness. He was in pain, and she could see it through her lids in rolls of blinding heat.

 

She yelped from the force coming from him and tried to escape Kouga's grasp, but she could not see or feel beyond what was happening to her. Kouga's arms tightened around her and she could hear the fury in InuYasha's voice as the two fought. If only she could open her eyes to see what was going on!

 

But she couldn't.

 

There was too much happening inside the hanyou and it was too strong. She had to get to him and calm him down. The pain was wrecking through her and she couldn't make it stop. She didn't know what was happening, why she was feeling his youkai power, just that she had to get to InuYasha and make him stop that pain he was inflicting on the both of them.

 

Her body felt rigid, absorbing the miasma of emotions coming from the half demon. She struggled in vain trying to push it all away. But she was drowning in it and she couldn't tell up from down.

 

When Kouga jumped quickly it jarred her, pulling already strained muscles and she lay rigid in his arms. She begged for relief from all the pain and confusion coursing through her.

 

Then Kouga sniffed her! Like she was a bitch in heat! She could feel his chest rumble slightly in pleasure and she felt ill.

 

`Kouga?! What the hell are you doing?'

 

But his words numbed her through.

 

“You have no claim on her. Too weak to even break her?!”

 

Break her?! `No! Get away from me! I will not be…!'

 

Kagome's body pulsed as a new wave of youkai energy sucked into her, causing her to thrust with each pounding wave of power.

 

Kouga's eyes widened at the energy emanating from the girl. “Kagome! Don't!”

 

Given the distraction, InuYasha shot towards the pair and ripped Kagome from the demon's arms and punched the wolf hard in the chest, sending him flying back and crashing to the ground.

 

InuYasha gently lay Kagome down and crouched his body over hers, shielding her from the wolf demon as Kouga stood up and shook himself off.

 

Kouga glared at him, baring his long fangs. “Do you honestly think you can protect her?”

 

InuYasha refused to move above the girl. He had all fours surrounding her and a low growl emitted from his chest.

 

Kouga growled back. “I have to talk to her.”

 

InuYasha just shot him a “go to hell” look.

 

Kagome moaned underneath him, causing InuYasha to look down at her in concern.

 

Kouga lunged at that moment and grappled the hanyou off of Kagome.

 

Kouga and InuYasha wrestled, with Kouga gaining control and pinning InuYasha to the ground, his face in the dirt.

 

A clattering sound as something was removed from the wolf's clothing made InuYasha's ears flick in alarm. The inu hanyou thrust himself off the ground, flipping them both over and jumped to stand and face Kouga.

 

But the wolf was too quick and leapt behind InuYasha as he stood and wrapped a beaded necklace around his neck. But instead of pulling to chock him as InuYasha expected, Kouga let go and spun off to distance himself from the hanyou.

 

InuYasha scowled and moved to tear the offending thing off his neck, but it held fast.

 

“What the fuck?!” InuYasha barked and struggled to remove the beaded necklace off of him to no avail.

 

Kouga smirked and looked down at Kagome. Smiling sadly, he made to go to her.

 

InuYasha's head shot up from tearing at the purple rosary and he dove to cover her once again from the wolf demon's view. Crouching over Kagome's balled position, he grabbed the necklace and tugged with one hand.

 

“What the fuck is this?!” He glared up at the wolf youkai.

 

Instead of attacking, Kouga just smiled and waited, crossing his arms. “A gift from Lord Sesshomaru.”

 

Kagome's head turned at hearing this. Her body began to ease suddenly when InuYasha again squatted over her as if something was draining his youkai from her. She slowly tested opening her eyes. Waves of colours still swirled around her, but she could clearly see the red covered chest of the hanyou above her. Her eyes widened as she turned her head, blinking rapidly, as she tried to locate Kouga.

 

Within the liquid white of all around her, prismatic colours flashed in eddies, revealing shapes of true trees, true grass, true sky and true ocean. True, because she was certain that all she had ever known was just copies, casings of what was real. Like seeing the dullness of the seashell on the outside, but the mother of pearl on the inside.

 

Looking back up at InuYasha's chest she could see the ultimate whiteness pulsing into him. She blinked and watched as the most pure of colours she has yet to witness, throb above her and disappear inside the hanyou with each pumping beat of his heart.

 

She reached up to touch the light before it faded, and her hand graced the purple beads and white fangs that hung around his neck in the process.

 

A bolt of power connected the two that sent shock waves through both of them.

 

InuYasha nearly collapsed on top of her before he was able to lean his body to fall beside her, shuddering.

 

“InuYasha?” Kagome gasped, her own body trembling in spent strength.

 

InuYasha rolled over as he painfully sat up beside her. One ear listened to her soft voice yet his attention was on the wolf demon. His body was shaking and his breath was heaving in gulps of air. He was drained of all his strength, but still he would not let the wolf come near her.

 

Moments passed and she slowly sat up next to him and turned to Kouga. She blinked heavily a few times and forced herself to shakily stand up. The brightness she had seen was gone, ad no longer was everything shrouded in white. What the hell happened? Everything looked as it did before her new powers came to her. Dull and lifeless.

 

InuYasha stood up quickly beside her, his arm holding her back. She could feel it tremble in weariness but he still stood his ground against his rival.

 

She looked around, confused, weak and pale. It took awhile before she finally centred her attention on Kouga. Her mind felt like it desperately needed sleep.

 

InuYasha growled and shot the wolf a deadly glare. His voice was strained with exhaustion. “What the fuck did you do?”

 

Kouga smirked, darting his eyes to Kagome and back. “I guess you've been collared.”

 

InuYasha growled, pulling at the rosary once more. “You shit! Take it off… now!”

 

“What's the matter, dog breath?” Kouga walked a large arc around them, watching the hanyou return his look but knew he could not move against him. “Can't take being tied to your bitch? I'm sure I could take her off your hands, if it wasn't for Lord Sesshomaru.”

 

InuYasha stepped towards him, but his legs buckled and he almost fell. Yet it did not hinder his angry growls.

 

“Kouga,” Kagome finally spoke, her voice quivering in fatigue, “what happened? Why would father do this?”

 

Kouga looked her over sadly. “I only know what I had to do, not why.”

 

Kagome glanced over at the prayer beads around InuYasha's neck. “Then what is it you had to do?”

 

Kouga nodded his head at the necklace. “Just put that on him and get you to touch it.”

 

Kagome looked down at her hand. It tingled slightly from where she touched the beads. Great power was apparent from it. She could only imagine what it was doing to InuYasha with him wearing the thing.

 

“Kouga?”

 

He looked at her despondently. “Humph. Goodbye, kiddo.”

 

Without a backwards glance, the wolf demon sped off towards the Western territory, leaving two very weak and confused individuals to slump unceremoniously on the grassy turf in unconsciousness.

 

-+-

 

“Interesting. It is generating massive amounts of power. It would be wise if you took it off.”

 

“I've been trying, you stupid ass! It won't come off!”

 

Miroku sighed at the hanyou. “Why would Sesshomaru feel it necessary to put this on you?”

 

“I dunno! Maybe he thought it would be pretty on me. How the fuck should I know!”

 

Kagome, Sango and Shippou watched the two men bicker, all shaking their heads.

 

Kagome and InuYasha had arrived back at the manor late in the afternoon, riding on the back of her horse. Both were too exhausted to move and just managed to slide off and fall in a heap on the stone terrace, before being helped into the training room by Sango and Miroku. It took some time for them to gain their strength to describe what had happened with Kouga.

 

“So you're telling us that this Kouga put this on you?” Sango asked again.

 

“Yes!” InuYasha barked.

 

“And he used to be a friend of yours?” Sango turned to Kagome.

 

“Yeah, we grew up together. He was pretty much my only friend.” Kagome frowned. She watched Miroku lift the necklace for the fourth time since they arrived back, triggering another shock of power on the hanyou, electrocuting him to a point of submission.

 

“I said QUIT IT!” InuYasha smacked the monk's head.

 

“How am I to figure this out if you won't let me examine it?”

 

“Examine it, fine, but we already know what happens when you try to take it off. OW! FUCK, I SAID QUIT IT!”

 

Sango frowned. “He said it was a gift from Sesshomaru? And that he didn't know why, just that he had to put it on InuYasha?”

 

Kagome nodded. “Yeah, and that I had to touch it.”

 

“I don't like this.” The slayer shook her head and watched the two men.

 

“OW! QUIT IT!”

 

“What happens if I…?”

 

“OW! FUCK! QUIT IT!”

 

“Maybe if I…?”

 

“NO! AHHH! QUIT IT!”

 

“I think this might….”

 

“GRRRR! YOU'RE DOING IT ON PURPOSE NOW!”

 

“Honestly, InuYasha, how could you say such things? Being a man of the cloth I would never willingly hurt another.” Miroku lifted his hands in exasperation, pulling the rosary up at the same time.

 

“GAH! I SAID QUIT IT!” By this time the poor hanyou was looking like he got struck by lightning. His hair was frizzled and his clothes were beginning to smoke.

 

Kagome and Sango tried to hide their smiles, but unfortunately it was seen.

 

“What the hell are you laughing at? You don't have a potential bomb around your necks!” InuYasha grouched.

 

“Honestly, InuYasha.” Sango shook her head. “I seriously doubt Sesshomaru would go as low as this to kill you. You know he'd rather kill you face to face.”

 

Kagome knew she shouldn't have but she did. She giggled.

 

InuYasha's eyes narrowed. “Do you think this is funny? Your father set me up! And you have the nerve to laugh, you sadistic bitch?!”

 

Kagome's eyes flashed violet and she stormed over to him.

 

InuYasha gulped slightly but held his ground, even though his ears drooped in passiveness.

 

“You think knowing my father did this makes me happy? You think me watching you get hurt makes me happy? You think having no clue what this could do to you makes me happy?” Kagome latched onto the necklace to yank it up to shock him, instead it made the necklace glow and sent the both of them flying to opposite sides of the training room.

 

“Holy cow!” Shippou's mouth dropped. “It didn't do that before!”

 

Sango ran to help Kagome up, while Miroku stood in the centre of the room, watching intently.

 

“This does not bode well.” He frowned.

 

Sango lifted a cursing Kagome off the floor. “What do you mean?”

 

“It is obvious that whoever did this was intent on making sure that no one could remove the necklace.” Miroku frowned as InuYasha got up cursing as well. “Is that what happened when you first touched it?”

 

Kagome shook her head. “No, when I first touched it, it just sucked our energy dry.”

 

“And now it just shot you across the room.” Shippou gaped.

 

“Kagome.” Miroku pursed his lips. “Humour me, touch it again.”

 

“What?!” Both miko and hanyou yelled.

 

“I have an idea about it and I want to make sure.” Miroku pointed in front of him. “Both of you stand here.”

 

Grudgingly both stood facing each other in front of the monk.

 

“Now look at each other, touch each other's hands.” Miroku said.

 

Both looked at him suspiciously.

 

“What the fuck will that do?” InuYasha barked.

 

“I am curious whether it is just the contact of the necklace or whether you both are unable to touch each other at all.” The monk stated matter of factly.

 

InuYasha darted his eyes over at Kagome with an unrecognizable expression on his face before he smirked. “Keh, this is stupid.”

 

“Just humour me.” Miroku sighed tiredly.

 

Kagome looked up at the hanyou and slowly reached her hand out. InuYasha watched and slowly lifted his hand too. Both hesitated to touch until their fingers grazed each other, then clenched in each other's hands. A sigh of relief almost came from the two.

 

Kagome blushed slightly as she looked at her hand being held in his. InuYasha, however, was searching her face quickly. His face was expressionless, but his eyes were glowing.

 

“Now.” Miroku stated.

 

Both jumped back slightly and looked at the monk.

 

“Kagome, touch the necklace, but keep your hands together.”

 

Kagome breathed in deep and looked up at InuYasha, before bringing her hand to rest on his chest, inching her way up to the necklace. She tried not to focus on her inhibition of what the necklace may or may not do, instead she tried to focus on better things. Like touching InuYasha's chest.

 

`No! Not a good time to think that, Kagome!' She chastised herself before lifting her fingers over the beads around his neck.

 

She bit her lower lip and pressed her fingers down onto the rosary. No shock, no strain, just a bittersweet rush of tenderness and shy desire.

 

Her eyes fluttered closed at the sweet feeling before her fingers lazily fell from the necklace, ending it.

 

“Well?”

 

Again, both jumped.

 

InuYasha blushed and turned his head away to look at a crack on the wall.

 

Kagome was flushed as well. “I don't believe it.”

 

“What?” Sango breathed.

 

“We share each other's souls.” Kagome looked at the necklace in wonder.