InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Destinies Collide ❯ Finally: The Meeting ( Chapter 13 )

Wow, I have 80 reviews that I can't read. YEAH!! Ok, so that's not true. I can read 73 of them.

Kitty Kitsune: Yes, I know. Darn me for that last cliffy. Darn me for this cliffy also!! LOL!!

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Black wolf girl: Hope you like this then. They finally meet.

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Anyone that I left out is because I can't read your comments. I'm so sorry, but I'll respond to you in the next chapter, hopefully, that is if I can read your comments by then.

Ok, on to the story. We get a little more insight into why Sesshomaru only saved Rin (someone asked me that in a review, but since I can't see but 73 of my reviews, I don't know who it was). What exactly was Kagome doing to InuYasha and Miroku (mostly InuYasha)?

Some yet to answer questions:

What exactly was that little promise made between InuYasha and Miroku?

What did Sesshomaru ask of Rin?

Will InuYasha kill Kouga?

Will I stop putting cliffy in this story?

Did I leave anything out? I know I did. WRITE ME A REVIEW with the questions you want answered. On to the story.

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Destinies Collide

Chapter 13: The Meeting

Miroku shut his eyes and reached both hands out. He concentrated on the object currently ogling over InuYasha. The aura that thing was emanating was extremely powerful, but wait if he concentrated on the ball of energy he found that it had no power. The power was coming from somewhere further away. He slowly turned around in search of the source of the power. It came from somewhere far above him. He heard a grunt erupt from InuYasha and quickly opened his eyes and turned in the hanyou's direction.

InuYasha fell to his knees and grabbed his head as the power entered his body. It felt like his head was about to explode from the pressure. The aura stretched out to all points in his body and he felt an overwhelming urge to scream in pain.

`Relax love. This will hurt you more than it should if you don't relax.'

InuYasha looked up and searched the room for the source of the voice. There was no one in the room aside from Miroku and himself. He locked gazes with the monk who looked absolutely horrified. Another wave of pain coursed through his body. InuYasha dropped his head between his knees, his claws digging dangerously into his scalp.

`You must relax. I trusted you to protect me, so please trust me not to hurt you.'

"How the hell am I supposed to relax? This hurts you know." InuYasha screamed.

Miroku was puzzled and inched over to InuYasha. What on earth was going on? The aura had entered his friend he had felt it. It was causing the hanyou pain. In an instant Miroku dropped to his knees in front of InuYasha and extended his hands. He closed his eyes and began chanting.

`Advise the monk to stop. It would do no good. If he continues, it will hurt the both of us. You must relax. Please! I don't wish to harm you.'

Miroku kept chanting. He could feel the power being drawn to his hands and he scooted a little closer to his friend till his hands were hovering just over the other mans head. InuYasha looked at the monk through his bangs.

"Shut up baka. This has to happen. She won't harm me."

Miroku's eyes shot open and he stared at his friend. He couldn't be serious, could he? He watched as InuYasha's head rose and the hanyou's eyes locked with his own. Shock. That's all that could describe what he saw. InuYasha's eyes were clouded over. The once golden gaze now looked dirty brown. InuYasha shifted till he was comfortably seated on the ground Indian style, his gaze never once leaving the monk's.

As soon as InuYasha relaxed, he felt the power spread throughout his being once again. The pain was instantly replaced by a tingling sensation. InuYasha felt as if it were relaxing him even more. Miroku looked totally horrified and was temped to say something, but he contented himself with watching the display.

"That's it. Relax a little more. It will be done soon. Once we are reunited it will be easier for you to relax. I'll make sure of that.'

Miroku watched a grin spread across InuYasha's face. The hanyou looked happy and almost at peace. After a few minutes, InuYasha stood up and stretched. He let his gaze fall back on Miroku who was still sitting on the floor looking dazed. Miroku was jolted from his thoughts when a soft growl erupted from InuYasha. Miroku gathered his wits and stood up, turning in the direction that occupied InuYasha's complete attention.

They watched as a rather husky tiger demon walked into the room. InuYasha's growl only seemed to get louder the closer the tiger got to them. InuYasha stared at the demon. Why did he have this overwhelming urge to kill that bastard? He coughed down his growl when Miroku shot him a gaze that read, `what are you doing?' The tiger strolled over to him and let his gaze fall to each man in turn.

Miroku watched as the tiger sized him up and then turned his gaze toward InuYasha. InuYasha stared at the man that was currently sizing him up. Without warning, InuYasha's growl started up again. It took the tiger by surprise for a moment before he quickly regained his composure and gave InuYasha a sly smirk. That only succeeded in making InuYasha even madder.

"What business do you gentlemen have here?"

InuYasha didn't like the way the tiger said the word gentlemen. It was said in such a snooty tone that made InuYasha want to reach out and strangle the man. InuYasha opened his mouth to speak but was cut off when Miroku stepped in front of him.

"We have a rather important meeting with a client of the Queens. You do not require further information."

The tiger eyed the obvious human that dared to stand before him as though he was someone of importance. The tiger took a step forward. He pointed a finger towards Miroku as he spoke.

"The only reason you would be here is to be locked up in this place." The tiger dropped his hand and stared at Miroku with a sadistic smile gracing his lips.

That was all InuYasha could take. InuYasha shoved Miroku to the side and took a step toward the tiger. Miroku had been caught off guard by InuYasha's movements, but he quickly realized what InuYasha was going to do. InuYasha stopped an arms length from the tiger.

"Don't you dare insult my friend. If one more idiotic thing comes out of your mouth, you'll wish you were dead. Now, take us to where ever Prince Kouga is, so that we may complete our mission and leave this shit hole."

The tiger didn't look the least bit phased by InuYasha's outburst. Instead the tiger's grin grew even bigger.

"Oh really? That's surprising. Normally I would ask why a demon is protecting a worthless human, however you hardly qualify as a full-blooded demon. Isn't that right, hanyou?"

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He sat back in his chair. He resisted the sudden urge to throw his legs on top of his desk and see just how far back his chair would recline before he found himself on the floor. A respected businessman was not supposed to have fun. It was unbecoming and utterly childish. He smiled to himself. He usually kept up his stoic composure and found that he rather liked it. It made people grovel at his feet. Of course, his heritage had a lot to do with why people were scared of him, but his reputation as a cold-hearted businessman did him justice.

His thoughts drifted to his servant. He still remembered the day he met her as if it were yesterday. He had watched her since she was a small child. He didn't exactly know what had drawn him to her, but he was glad that it had happened. Ever since he first laid eyes on her he knew that she would be his.

When she was ten, she had spied him as he watched her. Surprisingly she wasn't afraid of him. She walked over to him. He watched as her eyes roamed over his entire body, taking in his tall form, long silver hair, and finally settling on his golden gaze. Silence lingered between the two as they continued to stare at each other. Finally, she broke the silence.

"I've seen you watching me before. Are you an angel?"

He didn't answer her question. He just stared back at her with an emotionless expression. That had been a good day. Six years later, he had saved her from a group of demons that threatened to take his woman away from him. He had been too late to save her family. By the time their scents had drifted to his sensitive nose, it was too late. He blamed himself for what happened. He often berated himself for being so careless, for leaving her to fend for herself.

He had been caught up in intense negotiations that day. He couldn't help it; he was the owner of one of the biggest businesses in all of Japan. He knew that was no excuse. He should have sent one of his underlings out to make sure she was safe, but he didn't trust anyone with her safety. One of his assistants had interrupted his meeting. She was near hysterics as she rambled on about an attack on a near by village. He had been uninterested in the conversation until she started describing where the town was located. It sounded so familiar, but it couldn't be.

He walked out of his office without a word to anyone. As soon as he left the office building, he took to the skies and flew to her as fast as he could. He could smell the hordes of demons, the sickening smell of blood, smoke, and fear. It was overwhelming his senses, but he kept his focus on finding the only person that he cared about. He hoped that she had not been harmed, for if she had been there would be hell to pay. He found her surrounded by a large group of demons. She was on her hands and knees as if she was just waiting to be killed. The scent of her tears assaulted his nose. He watched as the demons moved ever closer to her body. There was no way he would let them harm her. Within minutes he had reduced the entire group to a pile of corpses.

She ran away from him that day. He knew that she was just scared from the scenes that she had seen. He had chased her to the edge of a lake. He watched as she dropped to her knees. The smell of her tears hung heavily in the air. He kept his distance from her, knowing that she needed her space, but not wanting to leave her alone. He watched as her cries faded away and she chanced a look at him. He had saved her, but had let her family die. How dare he? Couldn't he let her die also? That's all she wanted. There was no reason to go on living.

She slowly turned her body towards him as she rose to her feet. His heart lurched as she spoke to him.

"Why did you save me? My family is dead. I have nothing to live for. Why didn't you let me die? I want to die. Kill me. Please."

Her head dropped to her chest and she stood there waiting for the inevitable. He silently closed the distance between them. He cupped her chin in his hand and forced her to look at him.

"I saved you because you are mine. I am sorry that I could not save your family. That was beyond my control."

"Kill me."

It broke his heart to her speak those words. Did she really think he could or would kill her? Silly girl. He would never do anything to harm her. Never in a million years would he purposely cause her harm. Only one instance had entered his head at the time, but he shrugged it off. That would come with time, but that was not the time to think of such things. The sound of shuffling feet shook him from his thoughts. He turned his attention to his woman.

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He tried to remain calm. He really did. Did that demon think he could get away with saying such ridiculous comments? He watched Miroku from the corner of his eye as the monk took a few steps back. Good, that meant that his friend wasn't going to stop the impending fight. He returned his attention to the tiger that had the most idiotic grin on his face. InuYasha growled louder, if that was even possible. He readied himself for the attack.

A shiver ran up his spine making him cease all his current activities. All of the power he had been feeling suddenly drained from his body, leaving him feeling utterly helpless. How could this happen? What had made it happen? More importantly, why did the tiger look like he'd seen a ghost? He chanced a look at Miroku who was staring at him with a surprised expression. Was everyone going crazy? Why was everyone staring at him as though he had sprouted horns? He reached his hands up to his head to make sure, but found nothing aside from his fuzzy ears.

Miroku stared at InuYasha. He knew that he wasn't seeing things; the evidence was in the way the tiger stared at his friend. A blue light surrounded the hanyou and seemed to pulsate. Miroku noticed the immediate drop in his friend's power once the blue light had completely surrounded him. At first the light was almost blinding, but as InuYasha calmed down the lights softened to an almost invisible hue. The light flared back up when InuYasha yelled out in frustration.

"Why are you staring at me? Did I grow a tail or something? Geez…."

"You don't feel it?" Miroku's curiosity grew by the minute.

"Feel what? Miroku are you crazy?"

Miroku just shook his head. He was going to comment before InuYasha turned on his heel and glared at a new comer. Kouga strolled into the lobby of the prison. Kagome had been right, there were two people there. Kouga didn't have to ask what they were there for; he had instantly recognized the silver haired man. Why was everyone staring at him? In Kouga's opinion, there was nothing special about that idiotic dog. He was just a worthless hanyou. A very rich, very powerful Prince he corrected himself.

The tiger took a moment to compose his thoughts. Had he just seen what he thought he'd seen? There was no possible way that could have happened. Maybe he had been working too hard. Kouga's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Wasting time I see. That's ok, we have all the time in the world." Kouga turned his attention to the tiger and extended his hand, fingers extended and palm up, towards the husky male. "I'll take the keys now."

The tiger gave Kouga a look of disgust. He crossed his arms over his chest. "You are not going to get the keys."

Another staring war broke out. Miroku resisted the urge to laugh. Why he wanted to laugh was a mystery to him, but somehow the scene was hilarious. InuYasha turned a knowing eye in his direction, but the monk kept his composure.

Kouga turned his attention to InuYasha. "Fine. Let the all mighty Prince have the keys. It makes no difference."

InuYasha growled, but went over to the tiger and snatched the keys from the man's grasp. InuYasha then turned his attention back to the wolf. InuYasha was about to say something when he felt Miroku's hand on his shoulder. He glanced at the monk who just shook his head. InuYasha sighed. This was going to be a long day.

Miroku turned his attention to the wolf once he was satisfied that InuYasha wasn't going to say anything stupid. "Shall we get started?"

Kouga turned around and started to walk back in the direction he had come without one word. Miroku shot InuYasha a look, but the hanyou took off after the wolf before the monk could catch his gaze. Miroku just shook his head and followed after the pair.

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"I see…. Very interesting…. Fine…. Whatever you think its worth, is fine with me, just get me the information. ….. Yes, I know how hard it is to track him, but I can make it worth your wild. ….. I understand that there is a risk involved, but I'm not paying you to think. ….. Would you like it if I kill you instead? …… I didn't think so. ….. I don't care, just do it."

He slammed the phone against his desk. The sound vibrated around his rather large room. An ungodly silence ensued, not long after, and he found it rather peaceful, in a sadistic way. To him, silence always preceded the storm. Out of the silence came all the things he loved, fear, anger, hatred, and death. A slight smile graced his lips.

He had managed to dig up some more information on the hanyou. It was true; the young half demon's brother really did despise him. That little bit of information would come in handy. He had already taken the liberty to propose a plan with the elder dog demon. So far, Sesshomaru had yet to contact him. However, he knew it was just a matter of time. There was no way that the dog would turn his offer down. Besides, he knew a little secret and if Sesshomaru didn't comply, then he would use the secret to his advantage. That would make things interesting.

He reclined back in his chair and stared at the ceiling. He was having an incredibly hard time locating the powerful miko. He was starting to think she didn't exist. If all the tales were true, she would be more powerful than his mate. He shook his head. That couldn't be right. There was no one he knew of that was more powerful than Kikyo. He had made sure of that. That was the reason he had drawn up the laws to have humans and demons with powers killed upon their birth. Ok, so that plan wasn't fool proof. The evidence was in the hanyou and the monk that the King and Queen have in their possession.

No one would dare touch the Royal Families property. He smiled as he thought of that. So, the monk, hanyou, and every other filthy human that lived there were practically safe, that didn't mean that he couldn't come in and mess with the balance. If any one of them defied him, he would show them who was boss. He wasn't afraid of the King, and he certainly wasn't afraid of the dirty filthy human Queen. Sooner or later they would see things his way. He would make sure of it.

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Kouga disappeared into a dark room. InuYasha was about to follow when Miroku grabbed his shirt and yanked him back. InuYasha growled at the monk before Miroku shot his hand over InuYasha's mouth.

"Don't you dare act stupid in there. We're just here to do a job and then leave. I know you hate that wolf, but don't start a fight. If you can't control yourself, I will be forced to do it for you," Miroku whispered.

InuYasha nodded his head and Miroku let the hanyou go. Miroku backed up a few steps and was sure that InuYasha was going to hit him for what he had just done, but the hanyou just walked by him and disappeared into the darkness of the cell. After a few minutes, Miroku entered the cell and closed the door behind him.

Kouga had taken up position on his favorite chair, which was still sitting in the far right hand corner. Kagome eyed the new comers warily. They had been the people she felt, the people she had played with. Her eyes roamed the monk. The guy practically radiated power. She flinched a bit, but quickly regained her composure. She wasn't afraid of the power she felt from him; no there was something else. She couldn't put a finger on it. She decided not to worry about it and shifted her attention to the other visitor.

InuYasha had entered the room and quickly taken up position in the far left hand corner of the room. He wanted to be as far away from the wolf as he could get. He leaned against the wall and turned his gaze to the only other occupant in the room that he didn't recognize. The room was dark, but his keen sense of sight made it easy to see every last detail on the battered girl. He let his eyes roam her body. He eyed the collar and briefly wondered what that was before he shrugged it off and continued taking in her appearance. Her shirt was badly torn, dirty, and stained with blood. It barely covered her chest. He noticed a slash that ran horizontally through the shirt that started on her right side and disappeared around the left side of her body. He tried to gauge where the slash had come from and found his gaze lifting to her head. He found the source of his question and followed it down; sure enough whatever had made that gash had also torn her shirt. His antics stopped as their eyes met.