InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Divine Desire: Tainted ❯ Devotion ( Chapter 23 )

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

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Chapter Twenty Three- Devotion

Sango looked across the table towards Shoji. He himself only looked at her then towards the bedroom, as if trying to tell her what he wanted to say without actually using words.


"Look Sango, last night..." Sango jumped up out of the chair at a sudden noise. Shoji also stood up.


"Did you hear that?" Sango asked and shoji nodded. Suddenly Kilala emerged from Sango bedroom. She was in her large demon size as she strolled up to both Sango and Shoji. Sango bent down to hug her lightly around the neck. She then turned to Shoji and smiled up at him, her magenta eyes sparkled with mirth.


"Are you ready to go home?"


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Kagura fell to the ground and wiped some blood from her chin. Sesshomaru looked down at her and extended his hand. Kagura took it although she rather had smacked his hand away like poison. She dusted her black jeans off and glared at her mate.


"That's it for today Kagura." Kagura balled her hands into tight fists. She looked towards the floor her eyes misty. She hadn't endured combat in years. Not after the death of her young sister Kanna. She was always the woman behind the great man despite the fact that she didn't see Naraku as great. But...she liked being the brains, she hated the sight of blood. The color of her eyes.


Blood Red just like Naraku's mocking eyes


The blood she had seen over a million times. No...blood was death. She jerked her head sharply at Sesshomaru and he raised an eyebrow.


"I won't fight with you. I'm not a fighter Sesshomaru." Sesshomaru only put away his sword and turned on his heel away from her.


"We'll make you into a fighter." At that moment Kagura had a desire the get her fan from under the bed and cut the emotionless Youkai, but she could never hurt him.


"I refuse. I'm leaving...if you need me I'll be at LaAmour trying to pinpoint Naraku's location." With that Sesshomaru turned around and like the speed of light, he was in front of her grasping her shoulders. She only looked up at him with the narrow glare she held since day one.


"You will not leave."


"I will and I am." He grasped her shoulders tighter. Kagura sighed. His eyes held that fire and lurking hurt.


"I'm sorry but if I don't go you'll lose me forever." She hated to be dramatic but she felt overwhelmed. Like the oxygen was being forced out her lungs.


She was dying.


She knew Naraku was crushing her heart in his hands. She knew this was a warning. He wouldn't kill her yet he needed her. She didn't know what he wanted her alive for but she only guessed that it had to do with Sesshomaru. She looked up at the said man and grabbed his hands from her shoulders.


"I love you...three days and I'll be back I promise." He nodded.


"I'll grant you those three days but if your not back by then I will take it as that you don't wish to come back. You shall also call me everyday or contact me somehow."


"I understand." She kissed him with passion but a dreadful thought ran through her head.


What if I don't live to see that third day?


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It wasn't Kikyo he saw it was Kagome. Kikyo shook his shoulders and he grabbed her hands and brought her to his chest. Kikyo was shocked and thrown off at his actions. While InuYasha looked into her eyes searching.


Her eyes were gray, Kagome's were blue.


He harshly let go of Kikyo who fell to the floor. Both Miroku and Kouga ran over to the pair. Miroku grabbed InuYasha shoulders and lightly shook him while Kouga made sure Kikyo was all right. Miroku instantly knew what caused InuYasha to stop his training to stare at the Shikon Miko.


"It isn't her, Yasha. It isn't her..." InuYasha looked up at Miroku, not seeing Kagome for over a month was driving him insane.


"She looked exactly like her for a second and I had to stop to catch myself. I'm sorry." Miroku nodded and Kikyo rose up from the ground.


"Everyone is dismissed." As the guys left, Kikyo got a call on her cell phone. The number she didn't notice but she picked it up nonetheless.


"Speak." Kikyo monotone voice called out.


"I'm glad your awake. Everyone cell phone is down. Kikyo tell no one of this. I want you to send an aircraft to this location that will appear on the phone once we hang up. Make a group meeting at six, I want everyone in Sesshomaru's office by that time." Kikyo wiped her eyes from the tired feeling, her eyelids felt heavy.


"Why can't I tell anyone? What are you hiding?" Kikyo questioned but only got a light laugh in return.


"Kikyo I have a surprise and beside I want to make a dramatic entrance."


"As always."


Kikyo smiled for the first time in days.


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"Nothing." Kagome sighed in unison with Kaede. They let their hands drop to their sides in defeat.


"There must be something worrying them too much."


"I know that Ayame and Kagura must be under way too much work. Since Sango and I aren't there Ayame has to pull most of the work. Kagura also, she will be put to the hardest test in her life, gaining Kikyo's trust. That is if she is awake or even alive at this point." Kaede grabbed the younger woman's hand.


"Kikyo will be fine." Kagome got up and looked out the widow to see if Bankotsu and Jakotsu were on their way back from getting firewood and dinner.


"I hope so."


"How long have you been here Kagome? Trapped here." Kaede asked since Kagome was so well adjusted to the area. Kagome sighed and turned to the woman. Kaede was like Kagome's own mother. Soft brown eyes and brown hair also her aura. Kaede had the calm peace around her that soothe Kagome.


"Two moths maybe three the most." Kaede nodded in agreement.


"I would say that your about five months."


That made Kagome smile.


"Kagome things will work out. Why don't you go into the room and relax? I'll get you when the food is ready." Kagome smiled and left the room. She sat down on the makeshift bed but she couldn't relax.


Her mind was a tangled knot.


She shut her eyes tight to withhold the tears.


Gods she didn't want to die. She wasn't stupid she knew what Kikyo said was the truth. She refused to tell anyone because pity wouldn't help right? You can't change fate. Kikyo always said-


Once the web of fate is tangled it can not be undone


Fate had fucked her over. She wanted to live to see her child grow to marry InuYasha, to see Sango free, to see Kiku turn sixteen, to see Kikyo happy, Ayame's child with Kouga, to hear Sesshomaru laugh.


She had to repent with her life.


To undue the blood spilled in their name.


Because she was tainted.


Dirty.


Soiled.


Unclean.< br>

Devoted to Sesshomaru.


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Kikyo looked at Sesshomaru with sorrow. Sorrow because she knew that his own resolve was breaking. The waiting game had taken a toll on his mood.


"Sesshomaru, I have something important to tell you." He nodded for her to continue. She paused. Who would want to speak such sad words? But war was not anything short of sad and depressing.


"They will die Sesshomaru." He looked sharply at her and his eyes became more intense.


"Who will die?" She paused yet again. She wanted to say that it didn't matter who died but she let out a breath and instead answered him.


"The two mates of the demon lords."


"Kikyo I want name not riddles."


"Please don't make me say it." Kikyo pleaded showing a moment of weakness.


"Kikyo I said who."


"I can't."


"Kikyo stop playing games."


"I won't."


"You can and you will." His eyes narrowed.


"I will not."


"Then why tell me Kikyo?" Kikyo closed her eyes and then looked at him with a tired expression.


"Because I didn't want to pretend that I didn't know. I wanted to tell you, Sesshomaru you should know. The death of three will die. I know of two. I've known since Kagome, Sango and Ayame got me from that cursed room." He raised an eyebrow.


"Then tell me the names."


"Please, I don't want to say it."


"You will."


"Please."


"Kikyo."


"My lord!" He paused. She only called him that when she used to see herself as less then himself. He hated it the way the title was spoken from her lips in such a panic. She was his only equal. She should never have to use that term. In fact the only person who used that term was Ayame as endearment. He sighed he knew he just didn't want to notice the truth.


He knew who she meant.


"It's Kagome and Kagura isn't it?"


She nodded and fell in tears.


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At five thirty InuYasha was told that a meeting was planned for six. He didn't want to go to no meeting. What for? There was a knock on the door.


"What the fuck do you want?"


"Is that anyway to talk to your first command?" he tried to place the voice.


"I'm first command." InuYasha replied there was a slight laugh and InuYasha knew who it was. He threw open the door and pulled Sango inside the room in which three others followed in. He wrapped Sango into a hug and she hugged him back.


"How the fuck did you get back?"


"Kilala the two-tailed got us back here." Sango said and sat on Kagome's bed. InuYasha narrowed his eyes at the dark haired man with green eyes.


"Who is he?" Sango stiffened then gave a slight smile at InuYasha.


"His name is Shoji and he is Kikyo's husband and the little boy over there is Mitsuo Kikyo's six year old son. We were trapped in the Amazon. Here's the deal. I want you to get Kiku so Mitsuo could meet Kiku since they are family. If you don't mind that we stay in Kagome's room till the meeting which you will gladly walk with me to. Don't tell a soul that we are here." InuYasha scoffed.


"Your bossy as ever." Shoji snickered.


"Shut up InuYasha, oh wait my partner InuYasha." Sango laughed and InuYasha shook his head.


"I'll be right back."


True to his word InuYasha was back with Kiku in his arms and a bag of candy and cookies. Kiku ran to Sango upon seeing her aunt. Sango swung the girl around in the air.


"Auntie Sango!" Sango smiled.


It was good to be home.


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At six ten everyone except the two smaller children where in Sesshomaru office. Actually the only person everyone was waiting on was InuYasha. Sesshomaru started to get very annoyed when the door to his office swung open and InuYasha walked in with the most arrogant smirk on his face. On his arm was Sango smiling from ear to ear. Everyone was about to walk up to the two when Sango held up a hand.


"Hi."


Miroku was first to jump Sango followed by Kohaku, then Ayame, Rin, Souta, Kouga, Kikyo, and Shippo. Sango laughed and smiled in Miroku's embrace. She had never felt so content. Sesshomaru cleared his throat but no one heard him over Ayame's and Rin's tears of joy.


"Sango." The said woman looked up at Sesshomaru. Her devotion. She walked out of everyone's embrace and wiped the remaining tears off her cheeks. Everyone was silent as she walked up to Sesshomaru. She looked into his eyes her own showed that innocence she posed when she first came to his door.


She grinned up at him.


Sango jumped on Sesshomaru and let the tears flow freely. Luckily for Sesshomaru he caught her and held her tight with both his arms around her and his head buried into her neck.


"Don't you ever again." He warned and Sango nodded and jumped down out his arms and grabbed Miroku's hand.


"Kikyo I have a surprise for you." Sango left holding Miroku's hand. Everyone followed them up to Kagome's room. Sango nodded to the door and told Kikyo to walk inside. She turned the handle and gasped.


Her son and husband.


"Kikyo..." He whispered her name and she stood shocked. He gave a light laugh and his green eyes twinkled. Mitsuo looked up at his father then at Kikyo. Shoji nodded.


"Mommy!" The boy a perfect image of his mother with a smile ran to her and jumped into her arms. Kikyo cried then in front of everyone. She hugged him tighter and Shoji decided to kiss his wife. InuYasha cleared his throat this time in an attempt to get the room back. Sesshomaru grabbed Kiku who was trying to braid his hair. Everyone decided to retire to their own rooms while Sesshomaru went into his office with Kiku. He picked up the phone to call Kagura while Kiku braided her daddy's hair.


Three rings she picked up.


"Hello?" She sounded tired and frail.


"Kagura."


"I miss you." She said to him.


"Come back, I know why you were hiding yourself from me."


"Sesshomaru." she sighed.


"If your dying then spend your last with me." There was a pause and Kagura had to catch herself.


"You do know."


"I told you I did." She smiled.


"I'll be over there shortly." He picked Kiku up.


"Kagura?"


"Hmmm?"


"...Hurry up." She knew that in his own little way that meant he loved her and she was happy with that.


"I will."


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Sango and Miroku laid on the bed faintly tired but content. Miroku wrapped his arms around his naked love. Sango smiled at the ring on her finger. Miroku kissed her shoulder lovingly.


"Sango we've never got to really talk after that day you took off."


"I know."


"How did you end up on Naraku's bad side and how did you met Sesshomaru?" Sango wrapped her arms around him.


"That's a long story Miro." He bent down and kissed her forehead.


"Then you should start now." She laughed then nodded.



Sango was in her bedroom when Naraku came home.

"Where have you've been?"

"Working..." he replied and stripped down and turned on the shower. Sango raised off the bed and looked into his eyes.

"Naraku...what have you done?" He licked his lips and looked her up and down in her hunter green night dress.

"The spider mark on your back...no you didn't...you didn't right?" her voice grew into a panic. He grabbed her shoulders.

"Listen it's all for the better. I can rule the Youkai government and much more Sango. We can be on the top." Sango tore away from him and sat on the bed and crossed her legs.

"Your an hanyou! I married a human what did you do? Naraku we are rich! We don't need to be on the top!" He glared at her.

"Power Sango...all I had to do was let some demons become one with my body." Sango jumped up then her eyes a wondrous green sparkled with rage.

"I will not stay married to an ego driven demon!" He raised an eyebrow when she went to leave the room.

"Where are you going?" She turned her head slowly to look at him.

"I'm leaving." He grabbed her and threw her on the bed. She fought to get him off of her. He slapped her across the face. She stopped moving in shocked. He bent his head down to whisper into her ear. "Your mine and I'll make sure of that." He then got off her and walked into the shower mist.



"Naraku please..." he shook his head.

"No Sango you'll try to run away to your family. We're moving to Osaka and that's it." Sango wanted to slapped the hell out of him. Those few months since he first hit her had been hell.

"Naraku this isn't what I want...damn it. I don't want this anymore."

He beat her.



Sango looked out the window in her new Osaka home when Naraku came storming into the bedroom. He grabbed her and lightly placed her on the bed. He was drunk. He ripped her dress off and she tried to stop is fast hands.

"Naraku stop. My back hurts."

"I'll do as I want with my wife." Sango plead and her green eyes closed in pain. Her heart broken. This time it was different when he entered her. He bit down hard on her neck drawing blood. A red aura pulsed and her eyes hurt. When Naraku had fallen asleep Sango noticed her eyes weren't green but a pale red sort of pink...a magenta.



Sango sat on the counter and looked down at her six months swollen belly. She looked at the drink in her hands. Her aunt an Miko told her how to make such things. This would kill her baby. She smiled. " I can't let you live...you'd be tainted or become like your father. I don't know if I might live to see tomorrow...so I can't assure your life..I'm sorry." She drank the concoction and Naraku walked into the house. He knew what she did and hit her across the face. Sango went flying into a wall where he raped her again trying to conceive another child as she bled on the soft beige carpet.



"How could you Naraku?!' he glared down at her.

"You killed my child I've killed your family!" Sango wanted to cry.

"You asshole! You fucking piece of shit." Naraku went to hit her but she dodged. She threw a folder at him.

"Who are these people? Kikyo, Ayame, and Sesshomaru? You attacked a thirteen year old girl! You may be a hanyou but there is not one shred of humanity in you!" Sixteen year old Sango grabbed the sword and swung it. It cut him right down the arm. They fought and Sango was able to get away from him.



A seventeen year old Sango walked up to Sesshomaru while in a meeting.

"I would like to speak to you lord Sesshomaru." He would have killed the silly girl but instead he told everyone to leave. After all she got that far unnoticed and that was a great thing in his eyes.

"What is it girl?" Sango looked up at him her sword strapped to her side.

"I'm Naraku's wife and mate and I want to help you kill him." He needed to make sure she had skill first.

"If you can stab me through the arm then you will join with me and train with Kikyo and Yura. You will also start you first mission."

Thank god he healed fast.



Sango with drew her sword that she barely used. “My mate is already dead.” Naraku shook his head from side to side and pulled out his own sword. “I'm standing right here.” Sango raged on the inside at his words. “My mate died when he started to absorb other demons, my mate died when he beat me, my mate died when he trapped me in Osaka, my mate died when he raped me, my mate died when I aborted his evil child, my mate died when he fucking killed my family in retaliation…….he died when he became devoid of humanity.”



Miroku looked down at Sango who buried her head into his chest.


"I married Naraku when I was fifteen and we only lasted a year and ten months. I hated it. Those ten months he became a whole different person. I was so weak and being trapped in our home in Osaka I had no one to run to. I was Naraku's wife his mate and as far as anyone cared he could do whatever he wanted with me. Our bond is painful I can feel sometimes a sharp pain and I can't be free from him till he dies. He is a great con artist." Sango laughed bitterly. Miroku nodded.


"Naraku told me that Sesshomaru killed my father. I of course believed him, no one else would tell me what really happened and my mother was long gone. He also blamed Sesshomaru for the death of InuYasha's human mother and Kouga's tribe. Naraku made everything add up to fit his stories. I think Kagura was taken though. There had been a fight and Kagura and her younger sister Kanna had fought Naraku. Kanna died and Kagura was defeated so Naraku made her work for him." He stroked Sango hair.


"At least we have each other." Sango said softly.


"Forever." He added.


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She ran. She ran as fast as her legs could carry her. She looked back and saw the demons engulfing her home.


Her mother, grandfather, and brother...dead.


A bullet grazed her shoulder and she tripped. Lucky for her because the next bullet was aimed at her head. She quickly got up and ran even faster. She a sliver haired man sat at a bench and she rushed up to him.


"Help me...please." He looked at her his eyes flickered with an emotion she didn't notice. His ears twitched on top of his head.


"Run." Kagome choked on her tears when she realized that he wouldn't help her. She looked back again then at the guy again. She wanted to pull back her fist and punch him.


"You'll regret this." Then she took off. She ran and this time a bullet hit her in the shoulder. She saw the house up ahead. Still he followed her. The demon with the red eyes. She got to the door and he was gaining on her fast. She brought up her fist and banged on the door.


"Kikyo open up! Please! Kikyo!" Kikyo swung open the door and rushed Kagome in.


He was gone.


She walked into the living room where two other girls were sitting.


"Kagome what happened?" Kagome tried to catch her breath and stop the tears.


"He...he broke into the shrine. Hundreds of demons followed him. Mama and grandpa held a barrier for as long as they could. They got in and took Souta away. I ran like Mama told me too...I wanted to get Souta but I didn't have time. He was gaining on me. I asked for help but this guy must have worked for him because all he told me to do was run. The blood my blood Mama's blood...grandfather's blood...Souta's blood. All on me Kikyo...blood was everywhere. Only the well and the god tree stood. Their blood was on me...they wanted me and killed everyone else." Kikyo nodded and pointed to the two woman on the sofa who were listening.


"This is Yura and Sango. Sango's going to check your wounds and tomorrow we'll meet my partner Sesshomaru and he'll help you. Is that okay Kagome?" She nodded. She looked up at her last member of her family with tears in her eyes.


"Their blood is on me...my hands." Kikyo shook her head.


"Their blood is on his hands Kagome. Only his hands."



Kagome shot out her bed and looked around the hut. Kaede was calling her. She wiped her face and walked into the living room.


"Are you okay Kagome?" Kagome nodded.


"I'm fine just...had a nightmare. A memory."


They didn't ask her if she wanted to talk about it, and she was glad.


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Ayame looked at Sesshomaru, Kouga, and Kagura. She blinked at them and bit into her cookie. They were the only four awake and InuYasha had left a while ago.


"What?" She asked Sesshomaru.


"Tell me Ayame of the night Naraku attacked you."


"Why?" Kouga grabbed Ayame's hand.


"Because it might help us find Kagome." Ayame paused. She give anything to see Kagome home and stafe. She nodded and took in a deep breath.




I knew why he was after me. It was a week after my thirteen birthday and I was to receive the the scroll. The damn scroll that killed my mother. I knew who he was. His name was Naraku and word had it that he was married to a pretty little woman who was the only person he loved. I fought him and I begged for my life...I fucking begged.


He let me live if I gave him the scroll.


I refused. He beat the shit out of me to be blunt. He thought I was dead but I wasn't. He found the scroll hidden under a floor broad in my house at Hiroshima. I was fully healed within three weeks. I buried my people and cleaned myself of my blood. I remembered something my grandmother had said to me.


If you were to ever come across the red eyed demon find the Shikon Miko.


I knew of three. Kagome, Kikyo, and Kitana Higrashi.


I searched for Kitana at an island like forest not to far from Hiroshima but it was deserted. Grandmother told me before she died that they would be there. But she said 'they' no names so it could have been anyone. Grandmother was a lunar wolf herself. I left to Osaka. I met a woman their and I told her my story. She told me that their was a woman who was married to a man named Naraku. She told me the woman name was Sango and that Sango would help me since Naraku kept all the files in his house. One day I decided to try and pass the house while Naraku was out.


I don't really know what happened but he stormed in and I could hear a struggle. Two hours later a woman left the house bloody and battered. Naraku left an hour after that. I went into the house and the files where all ripped apart.


A year later I found in Tokyo Kitana Higrashi. Kitana was dead having protected her daughter Kagome. Then I found Sesshomaru and I fought him almost everyday till he told me where Kikyo was. Later that year I joined Kagome, Kikyo, and Sango.


I thought I'd be safe so I didn't speak a word of the past.


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A week later everyone was in the office except Rin, Shippo, and the two children.


"We need Kagome's story. It might help. I remember her telling it to me and Kikyo but I need more info." Sango mused.


"I was there." Everyone turned to InuYasha.


"What?" Kikyo hissed.


"She asked me for help but I didn't help her because I worked for Naraku. I didn't see the whole thing but I was first to enter her house. We were looking for information on Kikyo since she had the Shikon no tama. We knew that Sango worked for Kikyo also so we planned to find any information on her. I didn't get a damn thing but that Kitana had planned to send Kagome to Hiroshima to train with Ayame's grandmother but we destroyed that part of Hiroshima the day before Naraku destroyed the shrine." Kikyo stood up then.


"I was attacked at Hiroshima. I was on the way to find the lunar wolf who held a scroll. Before I got there Naraku attacked me and I retreated to Sesshomaru. A hour later I find out that the lunar tribe was gone. The next day the shrine was gone."


"So Kikyo and Kagome were supposed to be in Hiroshima but the lunar tribe was attacked the day before Kagome was supposed to go. Then Ayame's goes searching for the Shikon Miko's but she didn't know they were already attacked. She finds Sango instead the day she left Naraku. First Sango joins the group followed by Kagome then Ayame who was fighting Sesshomaru for almost a year before she joined the elite." Miroku concluded.


"Everything points to Hiroshima and Osaka." Kouga said.


"Sango a year before you joined Sesshomaru where were you?" Sango tired to remember.


"I went to Hiroshima. Someone told me there was an island near there that held my aunt. I couldn't find that damn island for the life of me so I went back to Tokyo and trained there then went to Sesshomaru."


"Ayame that island you went to can you remember how to get there?"


"No, it's hard to find. It is near Hiroshima but it's hardly visible. You would have to search the whole damn area around Hiroshima first to find the island." Ayame said.



"Kagome had said she was in a forest like island that day she used her connection." InuYasha sated.



"While me and Mitsuo were on the plan to the Amazon there was a woman and two men with us. The woman name was Kaeda and she said she was trying to save her nephew in the a cave in the Fuji Mountain when Naraku took them." Shoji said and Kohaku and Sango stood up.



"That's our aunt! Maybe she is with Kagome."



"Pack everyone we are leaving to Hiroshima in one hour." With that Sesshomaru left the room.









AN: Confused?

I can't explain the girls past but it needed to be added into the chapter. Any questions ask me and I'll answer them. But yeah.

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