InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Destinies Collide ❯ The Chaos Has Begun ( Chapter 19 )

InuYasha awoke with a start. He stared up into a set of confused faces. His head was in Sango's lap; he noticed when he glanced up into her face. He let his gaze travel around to the others. Kouga stood with an unconcerned expression. His angel stood directly in front of Kouga, whose arms were wrapped around her waist. He felt a growl start in his chest, but quickly coughed it down.

He sat up quickly. He was relieved when he didn't feel dizzy. A crack of thunder rumbled across the land, but he ignored it. His gaze bore holes into the wolf. How dare he? He let his gaze fall to his angel. She stood there watching him. As their eyes connected, she gave him a slight grin. He found himself staring at her lips. He instantly remembered his dream and wanted nothing more than to feel those lips against his own.

Another ripple of thunder was heard, but the tension in the air continued to rise. Kouga watched InuYasha's reaction. Did that dog really think that Kagome was his? Well, he had another thing coming. Kouga raised a hand and pushed her hair to the side completely baring her shoulder for all to see. She was wearing a light purple dress with spaghetti straps. The dress itself barely reached her knees.

Sango fell back onto her butt on the ground. From all her experiences she knew what was about to happen. The wolf was testing InuYasha's limits. Sango shook her head. This was going to get bad very fast. She stood up and moved to the edge of the clearing. At least she would have a chance to escape if it came down to it.

Kouga brought his head down and snaked his tongue down Kagome's neck. She shuddered in his arms. He loved that feeling. He started again, this time he let his fangs trail after his tongue. She shuddered again. The hanyou began to growl louder. Kouga smiled. He drifted his mouth down to the juncture of Kagome's shoulder and neck. He placed a kiss there, before glancing back at the hanyou.

InuYasha was totally livid. She could tell. What did Kouga think he was doing? Then she felt him pause at the juncture of her shoulder and neck. No. He wouldn't do that. Would he? She sucked in a deep breath as she felt his fangs graze her skin. Then she felt the bite that she had hoped wouldn't come. She slammed her eyes closed as he bit down harder. The pain stopped all to suddenly. She glanced up to find InuYasha standing directly in front of her.

He had watched as Kouga had begun to bite his angel. He couldn't let the wolf get very far, or else he would never have a chance to claim her as his own. In one solid movement, he had moved clear across the field and punched Kouga directly in the face. He watched as his angel tore her eyes open. They locked gazes for a few minutes before he wrapped his arms around her and crushed her body to his. She grunted in protest to the movement, as her ribs hadn't healed up yet.

He heard her grunt and he quickly released her. He looked down with questioning eyes. She reached a hand up and caressed the side of his cheek in a reassuring motion. A small smile played on his lips. He brought her closer to his body and set to examining Kouga's bite. To his relief, the bite wasn't very deep. It barely penetrated the first layer of skin. InuYasha felt an overwhelming rush of happiness radiate through his body.

`It's ok. He didn't mark you.'

`Good.'

`Are you ok?'

`Yeah, just in a little bit of pain, but it's nothing to worry about. I'll be fine.'

`Pain? Where?'

He trailed his gaze over her body from head to foot, but he couldn't find a reason for her to be in pain.

"Get your hands off my woman."

InuYasha turned his attention to the wolf. He shoved his angel behind him and moved himself into a fighting stance. Kouga was irritated by the movement and took up his own fighting stance. Another crack of thunder went unnoticed by the group. Kouga yelled out his subduing command to Kagome, who was sent crashing to the ground. She was surprised by the action. As soon as the spell wore off, she jumped to her feet. She was about to express her irritation when she felt an evil energy radiating from behind her. She spun around and glanced in the direction of the party tent.

Another two cracks of thunder went unnoticed by the entire group aside from Sango. She turned in the direction of the approaching storm. She was slightly alarmed as she watched a bolt of lighting streak across the sky. The wind picked up and began swaying the trees about wildly. She could barely make out the sounds of the tent as it too swayed in the wind. She glanced back at the others to find Kagome taking small steps in her direction. Kouga noticed Kagome's movement and yelled out his subduing word once again.

The second time Kouga let the word beg fly from his lips, InuYasha couldn't take it any longer. In one movement, InuYasha's hand connected with the wolf's chest effectively causing the wolf to buckle over in pain. In the next movement, InuYasha picked Kouga up and sent the wolf sailing over his back in the direction of Sango. InuYasha spun around and watched in horror as Kagome made the connection in her mind as to where Kouga would land and bolted over to the stunned girl. Kagome ran head first into the older girl effectively knocking her out of the way.

Kagome didn't have time to think before Kouga's body connected with hers and sent them both flying into a nearby tree. Kouga recovered from the impact first and jumped to his feet. He let his eyes travel over Kagome before turning his attention to an upset hanyou.

"Look what you did, idiot. You hurt her."

InuYasha didn't know what to say. He had sent Kouga flying toward Sango, but he figured the girl would get out of the way in time. He hadn't planned on his angel interfering. He slumped down onto the ground. What had he done? Kagome awoke slowly. Her gaze fell to Kouga's back then to InuYasha's form that was currently bent over on the ground. Was he crying? She heard a growl erupt from Kouga. That idiot. She tried to stand up, but pain shot through her being. She instantly knew that her once healing ribs were now broken again.

She snaked her arms around her chest. She couldn't move, but that wouldn't stop her. The evil energy kept growing behind her, but at this moment only one thing mattered.

"What do you plan to do hanyou? You just hurt her…"

"Shut up Kouga."

Kouga spun around at hearing her words. She looked up at him through her bangs.

"He didn't hurt me. You did."

"But he was the one who sent me flying through the air."

"And why do you suppose he did that?"

"Because he's an idiot half bred."

"Wrong. It was because you were making him mad. Besides, you were the one who broke my ribs the first time. Thanks to you, they are broken once again."

"Kagome…."

InuYasha shot to his feet upon hearing her words. So, that's where she was hurt. He took a step forward, but his movements halted as he heard a scream pierce through the silence.

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"So, you hit your head on a tree?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Then you say you saw a pair of red eyes staring at you. Then this so called being flexed a pair of claws. Yet you couldn't see its body or feel its energy?"

"Yes sir."

"Well, its obvious isn't it?"

All eyes turned to the monk, who had been silently listening to the entire conversation between Kikyo, the King, and Queen.

"What is obvious Miroku?" asked the King.

"She hit her head a little harder than she thought. There is no being that can't be seen or felt. Its just absurd."

"Well, the question remains as to what mauled her." The Queen returned her attention to Kikyo. "Was it either of my sons?"

Kikyo shook her head no, even though a small part of her wanted to blame this on InuYasha. A crack of thunder rippled across the land making Kikyo turn her eyes toward the big windows situated in the back of the main living room. A small smile threatened to form on her lips, but she held it down. She returned her attention back to the King and Queen.

"Are you sure you didn't anger one of the guests?" asked the King.

"I did nothing to anyone."

Miroku held back a cough. He didn't believe that she hadn't done anything. He still remembered what InuYasha had told him about what she had done at the previous party. Another crack of thunder shook the windows, but no one noticed.

"Sire? Is your youngest son still looking for a mate?"

"Why yes he is. Are you interested?"

Miroku broke out in a coughing fit. The Queen stood up and walked over to the monk. She patted him on the back a few times until he waved a hand at her. He spoke when he recovered enough to talk.

"I'm fine. Just got something in my throat. That's all. I think I will step outside to get some air."

"Good idea, dear. Go get something to drink while you're at it."

Miroku nodded as he made his way out of the room and into the back yard. Oh god, InuYasha will want to know about this right away. Another crack of thunder rippled across the land. Miroku took a few steps outside before he stopped in his tracks. He turned his full attention to the tent. Something was about to happen. An evil energy was radiating inside the tent. As another crack of thunder sounded, Miroku bolted through the doors on the tent.

Miroku stopped just inside the tent. His eyes scanned the area, but there were too many demons in the small enclosure to ascertain who was producing the ungodly amounts of evil energy. He moved around to the side of the tent. The energy seemed to be coming from every direction and from every being in the room. Was someone sucking up everyone's energy?

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A fourth crack of thunder rumbled through the room. Kikyo lowered her head and began silently chanting. The King and Queen didn't seem to notice as they continued rambling on about the possibility of having Kikyo join the family. They seemed all to eager to accept her into the family. Fools. She would show them. Just at the fifth crack of thunder was heard, Kikyo released a powerful miasma.

The King and Queen bolted out of their seats and raced toward the door, but Kikyo was ready. She gathered her energy and forced it towards the door effectively making them slam shut just as the King and Queen reached them. They spun around and eyed the girl warily. Kikyo rose off the floor and spun around. The miasma grew. The King yelled to his wife not to breath. She held her breath and he squared off with Kikyo. This would be an interesting fight.

The King rushed toward Kikyo, bringing his hand in an arc to try to punch her in the stomach. Kikyo stood her ground and smiled as the King hit an invisible barrier.

"Did you really think you could hurt me?"

Her evil laughter filled the room. The King stood up. He had been surprised by her actions, but that didn't stop him from trying to figure out how to by-pass it. He heard his wife take a gasp of air. Before he had a chance to turn around he heard her slump to the floor. That's it he was beyond mad now. He returned his attention to the girl in front of him. She wore a sadistic grin. He charged again only to be met with the same barrier.

She watched him. How many times did he have to run into her barrier to figure out that he couldn't get by it? This was stupid. It was time to end this now. She raised both her hands. Energy formed within each of her palms. The King barely regained his footing when one ball of energy hit him in the stomach and the other hit him directly in his heart. He looked down for an instant before looking back into the eyes of his killer. Her smile seemed to grow in intensity.

He slumped to the ground. She came to stand over him. She reached out and grabbed his hair, yanking his head up so that she could see his face. She placed her other hand against his chest and let go about six energy balls. She threw him to the side as she felt death overtake him. That was one out of the way.

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The fifth crack of thunder rolled across the land. The wind picked up even more. A whirlwind of wind picked up around the tent causing the poles to bend and eventually break under the pressure. The tent began to flap in the wind. All occupants began to scatter everywhere. Most of them were running toward the main house after gathering up their belongings.

Miroku got knocked over a few times from people who weren't watching where they were going. He managed to pick himself up before being trampled on, but someone knocked him back onto the ground. Finally, he was able to regain his footing and moved off to safer location. His eyes searched around the chaos. The evil energy was still there, but where was it coming from?

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He had been standing there next to his mate bored to death. So, a great businessman should not be bored in these types of situations, but he was. He had shook hands with everyone that had come to the party. He had made small talk with the most boring of all the people present and he was getting sick and tired of everyone ogling over Rin. He sighed as he shifted his weight from his left foot to his right. Rin hadn't said a thing the entire evening. Was she as bored as he was?

He chanced a look at the girl threw the corner of his eye. She was smiling. He let his eyes roam her body for what had to have been the millionth time that night. That dress was simply stunning on her. She was wearing an aqua colored dress. The straps went to the sides of her shoulders. The top showed enough cleavage to make him long for her, but at the same time keep wondering eyes off his woman. The dress was form fitting and came half way down her thighs. He loved that dress.

He himself was wearing the traditional robes of his family. It was what his father had wanted. Thus he wore white baggy pants and a white kimono. The sleeves and the collar of the kimono were red and held the family symbols on it. Around his waist was tied a blue and yellow sash. He also chose to wear his sword on this night. Tokijin was the most feared sword in the world. Once Sesshomaru had it forged, his father thought that he was crazy for wanting such an evil sword. Sesshomaru loved the power the sword gave off.

He shifted his gaze back to the guests. Lowlifes. He couldn't stand them. The whole lot of them were businessmen and women with not a lick of money to show for their pathetic lives. He noticed the wind start to pick up. No one else seemed to care. So, why should he? He didn't care until the poles holding the tent up snapped and the tent began to fly away. People were screaming and running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Idiots.

He took a glance behind him to find Rin being held against some man. One of the man's hands was snaked around her waist and the other was clamped over her mouth. He stared into her startled and scared eyes. She knew he would do everything in his power to get her back. He would never let anyone take her away from him. He drew his sword. The man snickered at the movement and let a sadistic smile grace his lips.

"If you attack, you'll kill her."

Sesshomaru didn't seem phased by the statement. He shot forward. The movement caused the man to take to a couple of steps back, but Sesshomaru kept coming. Sesshomaru brought his sword to the side and went to slash the man from his left shoulder to his right, but the man shifted his position and placed Rin directly in the line of fire. Sesshomaru stopped his movement just before he cut his precious mate in half. He could have that. She was bearing his child.

"See how careless you are? You almost killed your own mate."

Sesshomaru backed off a few feet. Miroku finally found the source of the evil energy and rushed to the eldest princes side. Sesshomaru didn't even acknowledge the monks presence, but Miroku was used to it. Sesshomaru was about to pounce again when Miroku stopped him.

"Don't. He just put up a powerful barrier. You can't penetrate it."

Sesshomaru didn't care. He rushed forward and hit a solid wall about twenty feet away from his target. He bounced off and glided gracefully to his feet. The man snickered again at Sesshomaru's attempt.

"Let this serve as a warning. Maybe you won't ignore my proposals in the future," the being stated as it took to the sky and floated out of sight.

Sesshomaru was about to take to the sky to follow that bastard when a scream pierced through the silence.

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Hordes of guests ran into the mansion. Most ran straight out the front door, jumped in their cars, and sped off into the night. The few that remained drifted off into various parts of the house to entertain themselves. One brave couple ventured over to the main living room doors. Ignoring the definite signs of danger, they tried to open the doors. One door was obviously being held closed by something, but the other opened instantly. They walked into the room without giving much regard to their surroundings.

Once inside the room, the man closed the door and followed his partner over to the couch. He bumped into the other man and took a step back. It took him a moment to register that the other man was staring at something. He walked around the side of his partner and looked down upon the body. He heard his partner gasp as recognition set in. It took him a moment longer before he realized that he was staring at the dead body of the King.

Laughter filled the room. Both men turned their attention to the floating woman who was about twenty or so feet in front of them. How had they missed her when they came into the room? The woman extended both her hands. The men watched in horror as red torrents of energy formed within her hands. They both took a step back. The man on the right turned around just as the woman let the energy balls fly through the air. One man reached the doors just as the energy ball struck him in the back. He slumped against the door.

The other man was struck just below his chest. He turned around and watched his partner slump to the floor. He turned back around and centered his anger on the woman behind this mess. He disappeared. This surprised Kikyo, but not for long. The man reappeared behind her and she spun around just as he became visible. A smirk crossed her face at his astonished expression. Did he really think that she didn't know that trick?

She grabbed him by the neck just as he tried to disappear again. She let her other hand hover just above his heart and let go a round of energy balls. She felt the life being sucked from the man and her smile grew. After another couple of minutes, she threw the lifeless man across the room and returned her attention to the other demon. He wasn't dead yet. She watched as he slowly rose on shaky feet. It took him a good ten minutes to regain his footing. Once he did, he turned around and let a wave of force fly straight toward Kikyo. She was stunned at the amount of power coming from the low-life demon as the wall slammed into her body.

When she recovered, she found the man's hands around her throat. So, he had gained the upper hand during her moment of vulnerability. However, his victory would be short lived. She rested her hands on his forearms and released enough electric current to power the entire house for a week. The man's body shook from the energy. A smile grew on her lips once more as the man's hands dropped from her neck and his smoldering body slumped to the floor. The doors opened once more and Kikyo shot up and instantly chanted her disappearing spell.

The doors flew open and a maid stepped inside the living room. It took her an instant to register the scene in front of her. She let go a piercing scream as she fell to her knees, her hands covering her face to keep her from seeing the devastation that lay before her.

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InuYasha, Sango, and Kouga came running into the main house. Kouga was carrying Kagome bridal style, as she was too hurt to move. They stopped just inside the main door. One of the maids was on her hands and knees in front of the doors to the main living room. InuYasha rushed over and took a look inside. His mother was slumped on the ground, but he could hear her strangled breaths. His father was lying on the other side of the room. Blood pored from his numerous wounds. There were at least three other dead demons lying about also. InuYasha found himself being picked up and thrown back towards the doors to the outside.

InuYasha's body connected with a stunned Miroku as everyone else had a chance to move out of the way. When the hanyou came to, he stood up determined to find the bastard that threw him out of the way. Then his eyes centered on his eldest brother. InuYasha jumped to his feet and stormed over to Sesshomaru.

"Why did you do that bastard?"

"Shut up InuYasha. Honor father's memory by keeping your mouth closed."

"Honor father's memory?"

Sesshomaru shot InuYasha a look that read you know exactly what I'm talking about. InuYasha stumbled around for a moment. Was he serious? Was dad actually dead? He finally gained enough momentum to join Sesshomaru at the door. He looked over the sight once again. It was a mess. His only thought was to why his mother had been spared the carnage. The full range of what had occurred sent him to his knees. No matter how much he hated his father for the things he had done, he still couldn't believe that he was gone.

The Queen awoke from her seemingly peaceful slumber. She sat up as her eyes readjusted to the light. Once her head had stopped spinning, she took a look around. Finding her husbands bloodied body wasn't was she had expected. A scream erupted from her mouth. InuYasha bolted off the floor and rushed over to his mother. He dropped to his knees and wrapped his arms around her body. She wrapped him in a warm embrace and together they wept. Sesshomaru walked out of the house after ordering a servant to get the mess cleaned up and to call the morgue for the dead.