InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Delusions ❯ Chapter Seven ( Chapter 7 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Author’s Notes: Here we are introduced to a few more original (but not really) characters. You’ll meet Miroku and Sango’s children. Well, a couple of them.

Delusions Chapter Seven Rated - M (for suggestive adult themes, references to some violence, and coarse language) Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

Strangely, Amaya did not look that affected by Kagome’s revelation. “Ok, then. When are we?” Kagome let go of the girl’s arms. “The Feudal Era.” Amaya eyed her mother suspiciously, “So, roughly five hundred years ago?” “Yeah, that sounds about right.” “I don’t remember reading about any funny looking guys in history books.” Inuyasha glared at the young girl as he tried to size her up. “So if she’s your daughter, then that means…” He left the question hanging, having put one and two together. Kagome quickly turned to face him, a sad look in her eyes as she now had to reveal the truth about her time away from him. “Yes, that means I’m...I’m married back in my time.” Inuyasha looked stricken at this revelation. Kagome felt herself die inside again. Was destiny against her? Just as she felt the pieces were slipping back into place, they were violently ripped away again. Her mental anguish turned physical as she suddenly felt a searing pain stab at her decade old wound and she cried out. The pain assaulted her in a series of attacks. It was an onslaught of pain that she wasn’t prepared for and it took her to her knees with one hand clasped to her mark and the other one to break her fall. Both Inuyasha and her daughter rushed to her side. “Kagome, what is it?!” Inuyasha asked kneeling down and trying to see what had pained her. He had noticed earlier that her shirt had been ripped when he first found her but he did not smell any blood, so he assumed that she had merely ripped open her clothing somehow on her trip through the well. The pain was agony and unrelenting. She broke out into a cold sweat and waves of nausea descended upon her. It felt so hot, as if it were on fire. ‘Why?!’ was all she could think through the haze of the pain. Amaya, also knelt beside her mother, and was at a loss for what to do. She couldn’t see anything wrong. “Mama, please tell us what is wrong!” she cried out. Amaya removed the haori that covered her mother’s ripped sweater and noticed what Kagome was covering. “It’s just an old crescent scar. She’s always had it. This doesn’t make any sense.” Kagome frantically shook her head, the pain to great to allow her brain to coherently form words. She could not take it anymore and could feel her consciousness begin to slip away, but before she succumbed to the pain she heard a taunting voice that reverberated through the red haze, “Little bird….” Her arm gave out but Inuyasha grabbed her by the shoulders and lifted her unconscious form into his arms. Amaya looked at the strange man, “Is there somewhere we can take her? A doctor or something?” He looked from Kagome’s limp form to her daughter. She was rubbing a stone pendant necklace in between her fingers as she stared at him awaiting an answer. “The village is just that way,” He gestured towards the village with a nod of the head. His first instinct was to get there as fast as he could but this girl could hardly keep up with him. He briefly considered having her climb onto his back but he was not sure if the girl would be inclined to do so. Kagome had passed out from pain and was still breathing. She did not seem to be in any real danger at this point so he decided to walk the distance. They walked in silence. Inuyasha had no idea how to address Kagome’s daughter. She was just as foreign to him as he was to her. It pained him to think that Kagome had started a life away from him, but he put that from his mind for the moment and focused on getting to the bottom of her ailment. Amaya, too, felt odd in the presence of this stranger. Just who was he to her mother? She had never seen a man with silver hair before...or ears on his head for that matter! He certainly dressed like someone from the past might, she guessed. He didn’t seem to be much older than her anyways. It did not take long for them to reach the village. Amaya let her mouth gape open as she took in the splendor of the place. It looked so fresh and vibrant, even though she wasn’t really sure what she should expect of a village from the past. Nothing compared to her modern time home with its smells and sounds emitted from unnatural things. She marveled in the purity of it before she was snapped back to reality when she heard a pained moan emit from her mother. “Hurry,” she urged. Inuyasha, not looking at her, assured her that they were close. They neared a house and swiftly entered with Inuyasha in the lead. The occupants of the house were not prepared for this type of surprise. Sango was preparing their midday meal and looked up from her cooking in surprise, “Inuyasha!” Then she noticed that he was carrying Kagome in his arms and was accompanied by a young girl, “Oh! Kagome-chan!” Miroku hurriedly entered the room saw the state of Kagome and automatically left the house. Amaya felt slightly perturbed at the action, “I thought you were bringing her to get help!” Sango had left off cooking and cleared a spot for Inuyasha to set down Kagome’s prone form. Without looking, she addressed the girl, “He has gone to call upon our resident healer, child.” Amaya felt chastened into silence and worried her stone amulet necklace. Sango eyed the girl and could not help but to note the unmistakable resemblance to her unconscious friend. Inuyasha laid Kagome down on the prepared area and moved to her shoulder to get a better look at this old wound her daughter mentioned. He moved the clothing and was stricken by what he saw, a faded silver crescent bite wound...an unmistakable mark. Sango watched as Inuyasha’s eyes grew larger as he inspected the wound. “What is it, Inuyasha?” She had not seen an open wound on Kagome when they had first encountered her. Just as Inuyasha opened his mouth to speak Miroku returned and behind him followed the healer. “Thank you for coming, Rin-san,” Sango said. Rin moved in and quickly began to look over Kagome. She walked over to where Inuyasha knelt and looked at the old scar. She shook her head, “There is nothing I can do for this. Whatever is afflicting her is beyond my skills.” “It’s a mark…” Inuyasha told them. Everyone in the room looked to the hanyō. Amaya spoke up, “What is a mark and why did it affect her like that?” Kagome began to stir. Her eyes blinked open slowly as she let the haze of pain-induced sleep dissipate from her awareness. She brought herself up onto her elbows and then noticed everyone in the room staring at her. “Why is everyone staring at me?” Amaya jumped onto her mother and embraced her, “Mama, you’re OK! What’s going on?” Kagome gently stroked her daughter’s hair and sat up as well as she could. “Yes, I’m fine. And I can’t answer that. At least, not fully.” Kagome could not bring herself to look at Inuyasha. She was afraid of what he thought of her now that he knew about her daughter. There was just so much that he did not know. Sango tried to relieve the tension she could feel filling the room, “Kagome-chan, when I asked that you make sure to come back, I did not mean so soon.” Kagome laughed weakly and adjusted herself to a more comfortable sitting position.“Yes, well I supposed I had to come back to introduce, Amaya, my daughter in the most dramatic way I knew how.” Amaya smiled at the mention and rose up to get a better look at the people Inuyasha had brought them to. Everyone in the room made to introduce themselves to the young girl, “You look so much like your mother when she was your age. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Amaya was very eloquent despite having been thrust into a world not her own. She didn’t even become frightened when she met Shippo with his two tails and his kitsune feet. She didn’t bat an eyelash at his explanation about himself and other yokai. She took it all rather well. Maybe she could have told her… Kagome noticed that Inuyasha had distanced himself from the group as they prattled on over the girl. She decided to approach him and try and explain but was stopped by a young woman in front of her who helped her up to her feet. “Miss Kagome,” the woman addressed her, “you may not recognize me…” Kagome squinted her eyes at her and finally saw it, “Rin-chan? Oh my, how you’ve grown! What are you doing here?” Rin smiled at Kagome, “Well, after you left I was brought here by Lord Sesshomaru to stay in the human village with Lady Kaede.” Kagome recollected that Sesshomaru had always let the youngster tag along with him, but had begun to care moreso for her welfare during his more dangerous escapades. “I have no spiritual abilities but I did tutor under Lady Kaede and worked as a healer. Now, I mentor the twins who are on the path to become shrine maidens in what ways I can….while I can.” “Ohh,” Kagome nodded, “The twins? I haven’t met them yet.” Rin smiled again, it was one of the endearing parts of her that Kagome remembered. “Well, they should be along soon. I rushed over after Miroku-san summoned me for help. We did not know the nature of your...affliction.” She reached subconsciously to her old wound and vaguely remembered hearing a voice before she passed out. Inuyasha saw the movement and stepped over to her, “Kagome…” he began. “I’m OK, now...I think,” she said, slowly raising her eyes to look at him. His face was a mask of concern and he seemed to want to say more than he let on. “I don’t really know what happened. All I can remember was pain...and...and a voice.” Everyone had stopped the pleasantries and moved their focus to Kagome. “A mark you said?” Miroku asked, looking to Inuyasha. “A mark?” Kagome said softly. Inuyasha looked crestfallen, “Yeah, it’s when a demon marks his…” He trailed off. “Marks his what, Inuyasha?” Kagome prompted the hanyō. “His mate...or rather in your case...his possession.” Kagome cringed and Amaya walked over to her mother and placed a protective hand on her. “Mama, what does all of this mean?” “Yes, I do recall you mentioning this in your account but I thought nothing more of it,” Miroku added. Sango shook her head, “I should have caught it. The yōkai is most likely using his end of the bond to torment Kagome and call out to her...or even discern her location through it. It is difficult to tell by a third party.” “How do you get rid of it? This mark thing?” Amaya spoke up. “We have to kill him,” Inuyasha said darkly.

Next time on Delusions…… …...Inuyasha looked to Miroku, Sango, and Shippo. There was an unspoken conversation with them and he quickly turned to leave. Kagome called out to him, “Inuyasha!” He turned his head to look at her, “There are things I need to prepare,” and he left without another word. ‘Prepare?!’ she thought, ‘since when does he prepare?’......