InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Destinies Collide ❯ Revelations ( Chapter 20 )

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Destinies Collide

Chapter 20: Revelations

Two weeks went by very slowly. The King had been put to rest, and the Queen technically had the right to take over the rule of the land, but she gave up the position. Everything that had happened had taken its toll on her; not to mention the fact that demons would not take kindly to a human ruling their lands... The will had been read and InuYasha was instantly placed on the throne. Apparently, dear old dad hadn't made the stipulation in the actual will that his youngest son must be mated before he takes the throne, which was a relief to InuYasha, although he still didn't want the position.

Sesshomaru had taken to ordering people to find Rin, which undermined InuYasha's authority, but he could care less. If the same thing had happened to him, he would be sending out search parties as well. As it was, Kouga still had his angel, Kagome. He finally knew her name, and that brought him more joy then he thought was possible, but he was still miserable.

He had somehow gotten over his father's death within the first couple of days. The funeral had brought back the memories, but he had to move forward. What was done is done. Sure, he had a bounty out on Kikyo… He smiled. He could hardly wait till that little tramp was brought before him, he couldn't wait to see the expression on her face when he would declare that she would die a harsher death than what his father had endured.

He brought his legs up against his chest and circled his arms around them. Rin. Whoever had kidnapped her was in for a rude awakening! Sesshomaru himself was totally livid. The girl was bearing his child and someone had the gull to lay a hand on her. His brother had already searched the countryside looking for any trace of her. One way or the other, she would be found. …God help the person if she had been harmed.

He sighed, `Kagome'. That name caused a swell of emotions to run rampant through his being. He had wanted to ask the girl to heal his father, but even he knew that her powers were bound very tightly inside her body. She couldn't heal her own broken ribs much less bring someone back from the dead. When she was leaving the castle that night, she kept telling him how sorry she was that she was unable to help. He didn't blame her, it wasn't her fault. It was meant to happen…he knew that now.

…'Mom'. The poor woman was shocked beyond belief. After the incident, she locked herself in her room and didn't emerge until the funeral, and then she locked herself away once again. During her brief visit with the outside world, she had told the brothers that there was something their father wished them to have upon his death, but she didn't tell them what it was. Myoga only made the mystery worse when he gave the brothers some weird clue as to what the gift was and where it was, they had both been puzzled. Within two days of the funeral, both boys had torn apart the house looking for the mystical items. Neither one had much luck in finding them... InuYasha had even turned to Miroku for help, but the monk provided no assistance.

`Myoga!' That bastard only came to tell them where the items were hidden then left again! His clues were no help at all. `What the hell does `the key is in the light' mean?' There was more to the riddle then that, but that was the first part of the riddle and no one could seem to figure that out. Both brothers had somehow translated that to mean that something was hidden within a light somewhere in the house. However, after they both tore apart every lamp, ceiling fixture, and flash light in the entire house they finally realized that it was a figure of speech. He leaned back and slammed his head against the wall, letting his eyes drift closed.

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"He's miserable I tell you! And I know who's behind it."

"Uh huh, and you expect me to believe that?"

"Well, yeah…. I mean…. I know him better than you do! Besides, what would I gain from telling a lie?"

"Oh gee, I don't know, but I sure can tell you a bunch of things you won't be getting."

Miroku rolled his eyes at that comment. Sango sure could be difficult at times, but god was she beautiful! He shook his head as that thought sailed through it. Now was not the time to think of such things… Later. Oh yeah, that would add to his late night fantasies. He stood up and walked the short distance to the girl. She was sitting in his recliner looking very wary of the situation.

He bent down; resting both hands on each of the arm rests on the chair. He leaned in toward her and she blushed at the motion, he brushed his lips against hers. Before he knew what had happened, he was picking himself off the floor. He rubbed his left cheek and could feel the heat radiating from the force of her slap.

"That hurt Sango!"

"So, what do you suppose we do about him?" She desperately wanted to change the subject. So, she had liked the kiss, but he didn't have to know that! There was no law stating that she must tell him how she really felt… So, she pretended that it never happened.

He looked up through confused eyes. Was she trying to change the subject on purpose? He guessed that she was. He stood up on shaky legs and made his way back over to his bed. He crawled onto the bed; making sure to give her more than a small eyeful of his ass… he even wiggled it around a little before turning over and settling back onto the bed. Once he did that, he set to looking totally innocent. He caught her reaction however, and it made him more than a little bit excited.

She had watched him crawl onto the bed. At first she thought it was just a simple little act and that he honestly didn't realize what he was doing. Then she found herself being mesmerized by the slight shaking that his ass made, as he seemed to be shifting the sheets into a more comfortable position. Of course, she wasn't watching anything other than the movement of that tight, round ass. So, he could have been doing just about anything and she wouldn't have noticed. She felt the heat rise up on her cheeks, but she kept staring. She had a sudden urge to reach out and touch the object of her newfound obsession, but she kept her body in check. If she groped him, then that would give him the permission to grope her. Not a good thing… He planted himself on the bed and their eyes met…

Her face was the brightest color of red that Miroku had ever seen in his entire life! He couldn't help but get aroused by it. Then she turned her head to the side and covered her face with her hands… She was embarrassed. Good... That meant that she had some feelings for him. More tests were needed to confirm his suspension. He cleared his throat.

"So, we have a slight problem. Kouga."

"Hum…. Oh, yeah.… Kouga….", Sango replied, as if distracted from their conversation.

He smiled. "The wolf won't give her up so easily."

"Yeah…. Give up….. Easy…."

His smile grew wider. "You know. We could just stop talking and get down and dirty."

"Yeah…. Dirty…." She snapped her head around as the true meaning of his words sank in. "Hey! We will do no such thing! We came down here to talk, and do nothing else. We need to come to a solution to get InuYasha to be happy again."

He sighed. It had been worth a shot. "I know. I know."

"Now, how do we get her away from Kouga?"

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"We've searched the entire countryside sire. There is no sign of her anywhere."

"Then you haven't searched hard enough. No one will rest until she is safely back within these walls."

"But sire…."

"No buts, find her. Now." His stoic voice traveled around the large room. His emotionless face watched as the General gave him a rather abrupt salute before turning on his heel and walking out of the room. `Simpleton…'

It had been two weeks and there was no trace of his beloved mate. How could he have let this happen? He was her protector and he practically let that bastard take her. He turned his attention back to the windows situated in the back of his study. He stared out of them blankly. She was out there somewhere. He had to find her soon or he would go crazy.

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She was surrounded in darkness. She hadn't seen anything in, what seemed like, forever. The cold floor made a shiver rise through her body. She strained against her binds in a feeble attempt to free herself, bit it was no use. Her arms were secured high above her head and she had lost the feeling in them ages ago. She heard the door to her cell creak open. Great! The bastard that captured her was back.

He drifted into the cell allowing nothing but darkness to trail after him. He watched as her head slumped forward. The sight of her naked body kneeled before him turned him on slightly, but he would not give into his desire just yet. First he had to break her. He glided in front of her and stopped. The smell of tears filled the air, but he ignored it. He extended his left hand, a whip fell from its resting point across his chest and he cracked it once to give her a brief warning of what was to come. An instant later, he was cracking the whip across her fragile body.

The smell of her blood drifted to his nose and made him smile. After about fifteen minutes, he stopped his actions and kneeled before her. He let the whip rest before his knees as he placed his hand under her chin and forced her to look up at him. She tried to resist him, but he was stronger than her. Finally, she gave in and drifted her eyes up to where she thought his face was. An evil smile creased his lips at her frightened expression.

Her scared scent drifted to his nose and for a moment he thought he smelled another scent on her. He released her chin and drifted his hands down to her knees. He clutched her knees and pulled her body out towards him. Once she was in a suitable position, he spread her legs apart and set to smelling her scent once again. There, the scent was different again… He was sure of it this time. How come he hadn't picked up on it before? He dipped his head down to her flower and took a deep breath. The little bitch was pregnant. Well, she wouldn't be for long.

He stood up, placed his hands on her shoulders, and hauled her back onto her knees before slapping her full force across the face. As he slapped her, he let his claws dig into her skin. It served her right for getting pregnant. He grabbed his whip and began beating her once again.

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She awoke with a start. She had just had the worst dream that she had ever had in her entire life! Some girl was chained to the back of a cell that eerily reminded her of her own predicament just over a month ago. Except this woman was completely naked, didn't have a collar around her neck, and her arms were suspended above her head. She had watched in horror as a man entered and began beating her repeatedly. So much blood rolled off of her body. Kagome wanted nothing more than to reach out and help the girl, but she knew she could do nothing more than watch.

It frightened her to watch this scene unfold. Was someone trying to tell her something? Why couldn't she return to one of her sweet dreams about InuYasha kissing her? She jolted awake just as the man grasped the girl's knees and pulled her onto the floor. `Oh god… what was he doing to that poor girl? Who was that girl?' She felt the arms around her waist tighten as she felt herself being pulled back against Kouga's chest. She sighed. That idiot wouldn't give up his security blanket for the world!

She settled back against his chest and let her eyes drift closed. After they had returned from the party, he had rewarded her with another three or four `beg's', much to her irritation. The bastard had forgotten that she was still quite hurt from being plowed into by him just hours before! Then two days later, she went into heat. It was the most irritating thing in the entire world! Kouga took every opportunity to try to make her his mate. Ginta, one of Kouga's right hand men, had stopped Kouga just before he raped Kagome. Somehow, Kouga had managed to strip the both of them. By the time Ginta stepped in, all Kouga had to do was give one little push and he would have taken Kagome's virginity from her.

Ginta had been her savior in the whole ordeal. He and a few of his fellow demons had taken the liberty of chaining Kouga up so that he could no longer harm her. After Kouga had been taken care of, she sat down and had a nice little chat with Ginta. The other man had more depth to him then she would have guessed. He sympathized with her after she had told him a brief overview of what she had been through her whole life. He had been the first demon ever to tell her that he wished that humans were not slaves. He honestly didn't like having the upper hand on a species that was powerless to do anything about their predicament… this had surprised her. She thought all demons wanted to rid the world of useless humans.

She felt a wave of heat flow over her neck and heard Kouga grunt in his sleep before he tugged her tighter against his body. Her heat had ended a few days ago and Kouga had been all too happy to be released from his imprisonment, but his pack members suffered from it. He had ordered them to do several less than wonderful things before turning his sights on Kagome. The `beg's' seemed to roll off his tongue in waves! After she had been sent to the ground the first time, he straddled her body and began the huge task of striping her of her clothes. Beg after beg was muttered as he slowly undressed her. He had uttered another beg as he striped himself down. She had felt his arms snake around her body, pulling her onto her hands and knees.

In this position, she could crawl away from him, but she knew she wouldn't get too far before he would grab her again. She felt him position himself at her entrance, he uttered another beg that sent her front half crashing back against the floor as he kept a firm grip on her lower half, making sure she stayed in position for him. She felt the tip of his erection at her entrance just before she blacked out. She didn't know what happened after that. All she could remember is waking up some time later, fully clothed. Kouga was nowhere to be found.

Ginta had been the one to tell her that Kouga was scared shitless of her. For what reason, he didn't know. It all worked out in the end. Kouga got over being scared of her about a day ago… Which is why she is currently wrapped in his tight embrace. What had happened? Had her savior come to her rescue? She hoped so. She felt Kouga shift in his sleep. Her thoughts would have to wait till later, he was waking up.

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It had been the worst thing imaginable... Watching as your mate, your soul mate was being raped before your very eyes. Ok, so technically, he really wasn't in the room, but his aura was. Every night since his father's death, he had meditated until he could see his angel clearly. She had gone into heat and he watched in horror as Kouga tried to rape her. Just as InuYasha was about to strike, some scrawny wolf demon came to the rescue. InuYasha had been thankful for his assistance, but he was still wary of the situation.

InuYasha had been grateful that Kouga had been chained up while Kagome was in heat, InuYasha really didn't feel like having to fight him off every night. Besides, he wasn't really sure if he could do any harm to Kouga because of the binding. Then Kagome's heat ended and Kouga was released from his chains. Kouga instantly set his sights on Kagome. By the time Kouga had completely striped himself and Kagome, InuYasha was livid.

InuYasha hung his head between his knees. He wasn't exactly sure what had happened after that. The only thing he could remember was punching Kouga's lights out. How he managed such a feat was beyond him. He didn't remember uniting with Kagome's body or soul. He couldn't remember anything besides seeing something red... He knew this had happened before, but it still puzzled him. He sighed and brought his head back up; he let it bang against the wall he was currently huddled against.

The original plans for Kagome to come live with them had been scraped the instant that his father had been killed, which tormented InuYasha more than anything. He had been waiting for the day that she would be within his sight at all times. The separation was killing him! He had lost all means of communicating with her, meditation was the only way he could see her, but it just made his frustrations grow. Seeing her was not enough, he needed to touch her. Ever since he had the dream about kissing her, he wanted nothing more than to make her his mate.

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"It won't work. He'll see right through it!"

"You must have confidence in my abilities."

Sango twisted her head around and shot him a look that read `yeah right'. He sighed and leaned back against the wall. What would he have to do to convince this girl that he wasn't all that bad?

"So, you don't think it will work?"

"He's smarter than you think he is. You're counting on the fact that he'll be totally oblivious to your actions. I can tell you that he'll smell you coming. You won't be able to get within twenty feet of him without him questioning you."

"But what if we do it right here? I won't have to sneak up on him and he'll never see it coming."

Sango shook her head. "I don't think so. Have you felt the power radiating from him lately? I think that Kagome is the only one who can settle him down. Right now, he's a walking time bomb just waiting to be set off! Who knows what he'll do!"

"His power isn't that great. I'm more powerful than he is."

"Miroku, you use all your power for perversion! So, I think you're wrong. He's more powerful than you are."

"Um…. I can explain that..."

"I don't want to hear it."

"Ah, come on Sango..."

"Look, you're changing the subject. I still don't think it will work."

"I've surprised him before and there was nothing he could do about it. Besides, I think his problem goes deeper than we both think. I have a sneaky suspicion that the binding I preformed on Kagome is what is making him act the way he is."

"How so?"

"Well, when I bound Kagome, he fell to the ground in pain. It was weird and I didn't think anything about it at the time, but now I'm sure he felt something as well. It was almost as if I was binding his powers."

"Has he ever shown any powers before?"

"Come to think about it, not really. Some small things here and there, but nothing to suggest he had any real power. He's a half-demon, so of course he has power, but I've never thought he had any other powers…"

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Don't you hate it when a nightmare turns into a daydream? The nightmare she had, just hours before, kept playing itself over and over in her mind. She just couldn't get rid of that image. What made it worse was when the cave around her seemed to dissolve and she found herself staring at the girl once again. Poor thing. It was a wonder that she was still alive! This last time that Kagome had visited the young girl, the girl had spoken to her. It surprised Kagome, but not as much as the girl's words did.

"You must help me! You're the only one who can help me! You've seen what he's doing to me! You know where I am! You must tell my mate where to find me! Please! I beg you to help me…"

Kagome could only sit there and stare at the girl. Her mate? Who was that? Kagome didn't even know where to begin to find him... That plus she really didn't know where the young girl was. The only thing Kagome had seen was the inside of the cell, which housed the girl. Kagome had awoken from that dream to find Kouga straddling her body and staring into her eyes. Boy, that guy was annoying! She couldn't shake the feeling that something awful was going to happen to that girl... She wanted to help, she really did, but she didn't know where to start.

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The pain slowly subsided. She opened her eyes and strained to see anything in the vast darkness. She could see nothing. How long had she been here? Days? Weeks? Months? She couldn't tell any more. The passage of time went so slowly here. If only she had made the connection that she had wanted to with Sesshomaru, then he would have found her by now and she would be wrapped in his arms. She hung her head low. She couldn't fix the problem until she found him again, but that could take forever.

There was one funny thing about this whole predicament; her tormentor thought that she was human. Idiot. She didn't know what she was, but she did know that she was not human. During her lost days, she tried to reach out to someone, anyone that could hear her pleas. One person came at her bidding... Rin instantly felt a connection to the other girl. Rin knew that the older girl was her only hope for freedom. It had been a while since she had talked to that girl. Why hadn't help arrived yet? Maybe the girl didn't know where she was? Rin sighed and leaned back against the wall.

The cell door creaked open tearing Rin from her thoughts once again. She strained her ears as she barely caught the slight sound of shuffling feet. The steps got louder the closer they came. The sound stopped just in front of her. She heard nothing for a few moments before someone grabbed her left hand and jabbed a needle into her forearm. She wouldn't scream! She didn't want her tormentor to have the pleasure of knowing he had hurt her… besides he already knew. She felt a sharp sting penetrate through her arm and within seconds, the sensation had spread to her chest and stomach. She felt another jab of pain as the needle made an exit from her arm. Shuffling feet greeted her ears once again, but this time she could care less. What did that person put in her arm?

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A searing pain shot throughout his body. He jumped out of his chair almost knocking the lamp, which was sitting on the edge of his desk, straight off onto the floor. He narrowly avoided the lamp, but hit his knee on the edge of the desk. He began to jump up and down for a moment before he regained his stoic composure and settled himself back into his seat. What had come over him? He had never once acted in such a way before.

The pain seemed to come back full force as he sat contemplating his current situation. This caused him to give himself as thorough a body scan as he could. He couldn't find any reason for the pain. Where was it coming from? He felt his demon senses kick in to fight whatever it was that had taken hold of his body. He leaned back in his chair, turning it so that he had a prefect view of the mansion grounds through the windows. He started to get worried when the pain only seemed to intensify with his body's attempts to remove it. This wasn't right. Whatever it was should have been eliminated by now.

A convulsion rocketed through his body. He clamped a hand over his mouth as he shot up out of his seat once again. This time the lamp fell from the desk and shattered on the floor. He paid no attention to it as he hit his knee, once again, on the edge of the desk and cut his foot on the broken glass as he hurriedly moved around his desk. He made his way to the bathroom and slammed the door shut behind him. What on earth was going on? He had never been sick a day his whole life! He bent over the toilet just as another wave of pain ricocheted throughout his body; it only took another minute before he found himself throwing up his lunch into the toilet.

When he was sure that he had finished throwing up, he moved to the sink and scrubbed his teeth with half the container of toothpaste. What a horrid taste! He had never tasted anything more horrid in his entire life. He moved from the bathroom once he was satisfied that he could no longer taste the bile from his earlier episode. He settled himself back at his desk and looked out the windows once again.