InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Desafiante ❯ Chapter 4 - Inuyasha ( Chapter 4 )
Chapter Four - Inuyasha
This has taken a bit longer than I thought it would to post - please read and review I'm getting a bit lost but hopefully its not too bad! - will post the next chapter as soon as I can but I'm a bit bogged down at the moment with all kinds of stuff at home Thanks for reading!
Disclaimer - I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters in the series - don't sue me
Sesshoumaru looked down at the girl firmly tucked beneath his arm. She was obviously suppressing sobs as her body was trembling against his own. He was surprised to find that he was moving more slowly than normal inorder to maintain the contact, the warmth of her body was pleasant against him. Sesshoumaru growled at himself these were not appropriate thoughts to have about a ningen girl. But her spirit was attractive to him, he had rarely countered such strength in a human, and in fact he had rarely encountered it in a demon.
Kagome tried to repress the sobs that threatened to escape her the effort was causing her throat and chest to burn and her eyes were stinging with unshed tears. It was not just her fear that made her cry, the way Sesshoumaru had looked at her when he had picked her up had reminded her of Inuyasha, just for a moment he had looked a little like his brother. In that instant all the pain she had been holding inside of her had once again fought its way to the surface. She remembered the last time she had seen the hanyou. Naraku had been defeated although Inuyasha was badly injured, she had taken the completed Shikon no tama in her hands and passed it to him, he had smiled at her and touched her hair "I am sorry Kagome, I have to do this wait here for me i'll come back". It was then that she'd seen Kikyo standing at the edge of the clearing. Inuyasha had ran to her and held out the Shikon jewel, he was talking to her and then he had reached out his hand to stroke her cheek.
Kagome had not waited she had run as fast as she could towards the well. She had heard Inuyasha call her name but he had seemed so far away, if he really wanted her he could have caught up but he hadn't so she had left. She had regretted it within moments of stepping out into her own time but she had found that the well was now sealed to her. She had waited and hoped that Inuyasha might come to her. Some nights she had sat at the foot of the god tree and prayed that she could see him again even if he was with Kikyo. In the end she had resolved to hope that he was happy with Kikyo but this was only an outer defense. The truth was she still missed Inuyasha, she had thought about him every day, every day, at least until they had come.
They had appeared from nowhere her mother and Grandfather had been killed within minutes. She had heard her mother's screams and had seen her grandfathers ineffective attempts to seal the demons the pieces of paper had fallen on his body when he fell and his blood had soaked away the characters upon them. She hadn't seen what happened to Souta, she had been forced to hide and run for months. There was little time to think of Inuyasha after that.
Sesshoumaru deposited the girl on the hallway floor; he had yet to decide her punishment for running she was looking at him. Her blue eyes were filled with pain and what looked like regret; (although he doubted she regretted escaping) there was something about those eyes that made sesshoumaru turn away. They were filled with so much sorrow it clung to him like miasma, he felt that if he stared too long into those eyes he would become lost in there depths for eternity.
Sesshoumarus head snapped up as he heard one of the side doors open the female youkai servant that had allowed Kagomes escape entered the hall. Kagome watched her, her movements were fluid as if she walked on air. She was beautiful, her long red hair was tinged with gold and it fell down her back in rippling sunset waves. Kagome looked as Sesshoumaru walked over to the servant, the youkai female bowed low to the floor her hair pooling on the cold stone. Sesshoumaru placed one claw under the servant's chin to lift her head. Kagome was taken by how well they looked together his white hair and her red merging yet so different like fire and ice. The youkai girl's eyes were brimming with fear " I am sorry sesshoumaru Sama it won't happen again…. Please" the girl's voice was imploring. Sesshoumaru placed a clawed finger on the girl's lips and Kagome saw the girl relax slightly at his touch.
Sesshoumaru had brought his mouth to the young youkais ear, all Kagome heard was " I know you wont" and then she saw the girl gasp. It took some time for Kagome to figure out what had happened and then she saw the clawed hand protruding from the female's back. The girl's dress was now ripped through and blood was starting to pool beneath her feet. It mingled with her hair drowning the golden highlights in its dull red. Kagome scrambled up from the floor and screamed.
Sesshoumaru heard the ningens scream and withdrew his arm from the servants body roughly pushing it aside. He examined his hand before raising it to his mouth to lick of the blood that now trickled from his claws, the female youkai now lay writhing on the floor, it would take some minutes for his venom to finish the job but she was as good as dead. He raised his eyes to look at the human girl she was standing now and the sorrow had fled from her eyes to be replaced by disgust and hatred. There was fear there as well but the hatred was rapidly burning away the emotion. Kagome began backing away from him towards the door
" Where do you think you'll run too this time miko, there is no where for you to go that I cant find you".
Kagome looked at him, blood was still dripping from his arm onto the floor it was starting to congeal and she noticed that some of it had stained his kimono and streaked his hair. He was nothing like Inuyasha; he could never be anything like Inuyasha. He was evil; she was the property of a monster, and one she did not understand. Why had he even bothered to bring her back here? Why hadn't he killed her in the forest " Is that why you brought me back here Sesshoumaru, did you think that killing another living creature would make me beg for my life, I have already told you I wont beg I don't fear death".
Sesshoumaru looked at the girl standing before him, her t-shirt was plastered against her flesh and every curve was illuminated in the moonlight that glistened through the doorway. She was impressive, for a human, he had seen Youkai females that could easily surpass her in beauty, but her will was unique, never had another creature stood so fearlessly before him when they had been defenseless. She was preparing herself to die. The skin on her neck glistened as she turned her head away from him, the deep black of her hair contrasted well with her flawless complexion. Sesshoumaru stopped himself; she was a human he should have killed her already for what she had done. It would be unwise to allow a ningen, especially a female to openly defy him. He knew his enemies had spies everywhere. The alliance between him and his brethren had been short, once the human 'problem' had been contained they had returned to their own territories. Only the lesser Youkai had changed their age-old practices. They used what was left of the human population as slaves and traded amongst themselves. Some of the higher standing demons had joined in; some had even taken human slaves to their beds. Sesshoumaru had never kept any human slaves. The few he had procured for sport had died within hours, begging for mercy, this girl intrigued him. He had no desire to kill her despite her attitude towards him. In fact he found her refreshing in a way. He moved towards her she was tracking his movements and he could see the tensed muscles in her arms and legs, her breath was coming quicker as well and her hands had once again clenched. It was a bad trait, it gave her away. " If you ever intend winning a fight girl, even amongst your own kind you must learn to control your body language". Kagome looked at the Youkai lord in surprise. She had expected to be dead by now. Or twitching in a pool of her own blood like his servant. She unclenched her hands and looked up to him again. Kagome stepped back in surprise, in the small instant it had taken her to cast a glance at his unfortunate servant Sesshoumaru had closed the gap between them and was now looking down on her is golden eyes regarding her coolly.
Kagome looked up at him "why did you kill her, I was the one that ran, she made a mistake. I remember Jaken making worse ones than that". Kagome held her breath, she was not expecting an answer from the demon lord and so she was surprised when he spoke " Jaken is ever loyal to me, I sesshoumaru do not suffer betrayal lightly, it seems you still have friends among my kind girl, She had served me for only a short time, but she knew you would easily escape from that room. I am surprised you didnt see the resemblance in her, she is a fox demon. Daughter of shippo, I believe you knew him". Kagome looked at the now dead girl lying on the ground, shippo?, her shippo had been just a kitsune when she had left now she had caused the death of his daughter for nothing. She turned her head to look at sesshoumaru again, her eyes were filled with anger and quilt " How could you do this, you bastard" she started to say more but Sesshoumaru raised his hand and let one clawed finger come to rest against her lips, he saw the girls eyes widen as she pulled back from his touch. " Don't you dare touch me, I swear to you I'll find a way to kill you if you touch me again". Sesshoumaru almost laughed at the absurdity of the idea. He raised one eyebrow quizingly " you allowed my filthy hanyou brother to touch you girl, besides you are in no position to stop me". Kagomes eyes flashed with anger " Inuyasha was not filthy, he was by far better than you, your not even fit to walk the same earth as him you bastard".
Sesshoumarus eyes narrowed to golden slits at the mention of his brother's name " do not use his name in my house bitch. You may not be afraid of death but I can make you feel pain like you've never imagined before I kill you if you annoy me too greatly, I have only so much patience to spare on you." Sesshoumaru studied the effect his words had on her; she was still looking at him with defiance burning brightly in her eyes. " Besides" he added " I would have thought you'd have found his name difficult to say, I had almost forgotten to thank you for the befitting end you gave him. I could not have thought of a better one myself". Confusion flashed across Kagomes face, she had left Inuyasha with Kikyo, she hadn't hurt him, what in the hell was Sesshoumaru talking about. Sesshoumaru noted the expression on the girl's face "You don't even know what you did, do you girl, would you like me to tell you what happened to my bastard brother after you left. Then you will understand why I Sesshoumaru have cause to thank you".
Sorry to leave it on another cliffhanger type thing - will maybe have a bit of a citrus hint in the next chapter. I'm having trouble getting Sesshoumaru to like her though, their both such bloody stubborn characters so I may have to make one or both of them a bit OOC but will try hard not too - suggestions are really welcome at this point. Thanks for reading
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