InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Finding My Heart ❯ An Unholy Battle ( Chapter 12 )

Chapter 12- An Unholy Battle

 

Sesshoumaru woke up in his almost pitch black room with Kagome still sleeping on his shoulder. He could tell from the smell of the air that came through the window that it was about an hour or so before sunrise. He inhaled the fresh, early morning air, getting a hint of Kagome's scent mixed in with it.

 

Remembering what he and Kagome had did that night, he looked down at the sleeping miko, her long black hair lay on her back and strayed down to her waist. She looked like a sleeping angel; the shiny white nightgown fit to her form and brought out her tanned skin.

 

Sesshoumaru wondered why InuYasha would ever choose the living dead, Kikyou, over Kagome. As much as he could tell by the random times that he used to run into the group, Kagome seemed to always stay with InuYasha no matter what. `Why would InuYasha choose Kikyou over Kagome? How could he give up such an amazing person?' Sesshoumaru wondered, thinking of how much Kagome cared for others compared to the usual heartless woman that he had met throughout his life.

 

Sesshoumaru remembered his father and how nice his mate, Izayoi had been. His father had fallen in love with a human and together they had InuYasha. `Will this happen to me? Am I destined to fall in love with a human as my father did? I, who have said many times that I despise humans,' Sesshoumaru thought and looked down at the human that he had growing feelings for. Every time he looked at her, he seemed to like her more.

 

He knew in his heart that he didn't despise humans; he just strongly disliked most of them. If he had hated humans then he would never had saved Rin and grow attached to her. Now he felt as if the girl was his own daughter. Kagome and Rin getting along so well made him glad. Rin for so long only had him and Jaken to be with and now she has a female to relate to and spend her time with.

 

Sesshoumaru wished Rin could have Kagome around for her all the time, but he wasn't really sure if Kagome was going to stay with them or not, and for how long. So far she hasn't left and as far as he could tell she seemed to be enjoying her stay with them.

 

Sesshoumaru felt good just being back home where he belonged. He had physically been there as the world grew and the years went by. He was there when the technology of the world grew greater and greater and the knowledge of man increased, but he was never their mentally. He just went to work and back to his apartment and didn't communicate much with others. He never even went to a grocery store or a clothing store unless he desperately had to. And his poor senses. He had gotten so use to all the scents that came about in the modern era that his senses weren't as good as they use to be. Thankfully, since being back in the feudal era he could tell his keen senses were coming back to him.

 

`Now I'm never going back to that world.' Sesshoumaru said to himself.

 

“Oh no! Buyo!” Kagome woke up and suddenly yelled.

 

“Huh?” Sesshoumaru looked down at her, now wide awake with eyes as big as buttons.

 

Kagome looked up at him, suddenly remembering where she was. `I must've fallen asleep on him.' She thought and then she quickly thought of Buyo again. “My cat! I totally forgot about him! Now he might be in my apartment room starving. I just had the scariest dream that I arrived back at my apartment and Buyo's skeleton was lying in the middle of the kitchen floor.” Kagome explained. She was in a state of panic and talking fast.

 

“A cat.” Sesshoumaru said scowling.

 

Kagome heard his tone and then remembered the neko-youkais that Sesshoumaru had troubles with a long time ago. “Yeah, but this isn't a youkai Sesshoumaru, this is an innocent animal that has been with my family for years. He's a normal fat and cuddly house cat.” Kagome said, looking up at him with pleading eyes that said, `we have to go back.'

 

“He probably isn't fat anymore.” Sesshoumaru said and laughed under his breath.

 

“It isn't funny, he could be almost dead.” Kagome said, very concerned.

 

Sesshoumaru thought of going back to the modern era, and really didn't want to at all. Not only did he not want to return there, but the well was a day or two walk away, or half a day if he flew, depending on how fast he flew. He didn't want to leave his comfortable palace. He looked down at Kagome and then looked away again, trying to avoid her pleading eyes. He knew he'd end up giving in, and right now she was giving him the look that Rin gives when she wants something. Except that Kagome's look was older looking and to him looked cute in a sexy type of way. He looked at her again, “Alright, we'll go.”

 

Kagome smiled and went to get up to get ready to go, happy to be able to go save her cat.

 

“Tomorrow.” Sesshoumaru added.

 

“What? Tomorrow! That's another day that he'll go without food and water!” Kagome said, raising her voice.

 

Sesshoumaru smirked slightly; he found it funny how she got so worked up over things. “We can go today then.” He sighed to get her to stop rambling.

 

“Thank you.” She said and looked up at him. She smiled at him, remembering everything that happened between them. She noticed Sesshoumaru looking at her differently. “Sesshoumaru, what is it?” She asked. His face almost seemed to search hers and he looked confused about something.

 

“I was just wondering why InuYasha would choose Kikyou over you.” Sesshoumaru replied.

 

Kagome felt tears coming to her eyes and looked down at the bed. For once she felt like someone truly liked her and he had also proven that to her by acting on it physically. InuYasha had never done that.

 

“Why are you crying?” Sesshoumaru said and put his hands on her arms, looking intently into her eyes.

 

“It's just, it meant a lot to me for you to say something like that.” Kagome replied and looked back up at him.

 

Sesshoumaru took his finger and wiped the tear off that lay below her eye. He never thought that he would cause that reaction from her, but he could tell that InuYasha had never told her how he felt or said he really liked her. Sesshoumaru guessed that he probably told her that he chooses Kikyou, but Kagome, being the nice person that she is, still stayed with InuYasha to help him collect the jewel shards.

 

Kagome felt so happy that Sesshoumaru said that and that she knew he liked her. She liked him too, and before last night and this morning she hadn't realized that she did like him. Kagome smiled and quickly gave him a kiss on the lips and then hopped off the bed.

 

Sesshoumaru wasn't sure what to think of that sudden outburst of affection but he was glad that Kagome was happy. He watched her scuttle out of the room and turn towards her bedroom, and then got out of bed himself.

 

Kagome got in her room and changed into the kimono that Sesshoumaru had wanted her to wear that night when they had first arrived in the feudal era. She found it folded up on her dresser, and realized that one of the house workers must've washed it. The blood from her arm that had stained it was gone. Once she was finished getting ready she ran back to Sesshoumaru's room and found that he wasn't there. `He's probably in the bathroom.' Kagome thought and ran downstairs.

 

Sesshoumaru just walked out of the bathroom when Kagome came to a halt right in front of him. He was happy to see that she had a kimono on and not those skimpy clothes she had. `I've never seen anyone so happy to travel. And go back to the modern era, I really don't want to go back there.' He thought and looked at her.

 

“I just have to use the washroom and then can we leave?” Kagome said. “Oh wait, but what about Rin?” Kagome asked.

 

“The sun is rising, she should be up soon.” Sesshoumaru replied, looking out one of the windows.

 

“Yeah, but should she come with us? She's never been to the modern era, and also doesn't even know anything about it.” Kagome said, wondering if it would be better if they just kept Rin here with Jaken. Which reminded her, “Sesshoumaru, how come I never see Jaken anywhere?”

 

“Jaken has his own room down here that he usually stays in. He comes and goes as he pleases, usually going out in the small youkai village to eat. Now that you're here, he probably thinks that he doesn't need to be with Rin.” Sesshoumaru replied. “Rin can stay here. It will be faster travelling if I have only one person with me, and she doesn't need to know about the well.” Sesshoumaru said and began to walk past her back to the stairs.

 

“Will she be fine with Jaken?” Kagome asked, slightly worried about Rin being alone with only Jaken to look after her.

 

Sesshoumaru looked back at her, “She will be fine; my workers also look after Rin when I'm gone. I will go upstairs and tell Rin that we are leaving.” He said and continued walking up the stairs.

 

With that Kagome went and washed up and then went upstairs to say goodbye to Rin. She had grown fond of the little girl and would feel bad if she didn't say goodbye. When she got to Rin's room, the girl was still lying in bed under the baby pink covers and she looked half-asleep still. “Rin, I just wanted to say goodbye, and that if we aren't back tonight, then I'll see you tomorrow.” Kagome said, sitting on the bed by her legs.

 

“Okay, take care Kagome.” Rin said smiling up at Kagome.

 

“You take care too Rin.” Kagome said and left the room. She walked downstairs to find Sesshoumaru waiting by the gate with nothing but himself and his clothes. “Do you think we'll be coming back tonight?” She asked, thinking of Rin.

 

“It would be nice, but I guess we'll find out when we get there.” Sesshoumaru replied and opened the gate. Once the gate was shut he put an arm around Kagome's waist and took off the ground.

 

Kagome held on tight. He had never took off from the ground so fast before and he seemed to be flying extra fast. Soon enough she looked down and the western lands were quite a ways behind them. “Sesshoumaru, why are you flying so fast?” Kagome asked, watching the land below her pass by in almost a blur.

 

“I want to get there, save your cat, and get out of there.” Sesshoumaru replied. He was determined to get there fast.

 

“Oh no, the monthly rent will have to be paid soon on my apartment.” Kagome remembered.

 

Sesshoumaru smirked at the thought of the bill coming to his place and it never getting paid. They would think he just disappeared off the earth, which in his case was almost true. “Who cares, if you are in this era what does it matter if the apartment gets paid or not?” Sesshoumaru said more as a statement than a question.

 

“Mm…true.” Kagome said. `That's right, if I'm here then there is nothing I have to worry about in the modern era. But, the decision I'm going to have to make sometime is if I'm going to stay here or not. I know I already don't have a job anymore and my mom might be devastated.' She thought, imagining her mom getting angry and yelling at her. `On the second thought maybe it would be best to grab Buyo and get back here. Mom should know though, I should tell her what's all been happening. She's probably really worried.' “Sesshoumaru, do you think it's all right if we stay at my mom's house?” She asked, waiting for his hesitant answer.

 

“Are you sure that's a good idea?” He replied.

 

“Well, I can't see what could happen, except my mom getting angry for a few moments. I think she'll understand after I explain everything to her.” Kagome replied with pretend confidence. `What if she doesn't understand though? I mean, I don't really have a great reason to be in the feudal era. I can't tell her I'm staying because I am living in Sesshoumaru's palace and like him. She wouldn't think that is a very good reason.' Kagome thought. She sighed, what mess has she gotten herself into?

 

For a few more hours both of them didn't say a word and they just flew across the lands. Sesshoumaru seemed to be flying a little slower which Kagome guessed was because he was getting a little tired from flying all that time. Kagome was starting to get restless. Her thoughts of Buyo made her anxious and she just wanted to get there.

 

“We should be there in one more hour.” Sesshoumaru said, sensing her anxiety and restlessness. She was starting to move around a lot in his grasp.

 

Kagome acknowledged him by looking up at him. It kind of surprised her that he was even doing this for her. She knew how much he seemed to hate the modern era, which was obvious at his knowledge of it. He hadn't known much about the modern era, which told her he definitely didn't care to learn about it.

 

Kagome looked down at the field that they were soaring over and her heart skipped a beat at what she saw. “Sesshoumaru, look down there. Does that look like InuYasha to you?” Kagome asked, pointing down to the small group of people below her.

 

Sesshoumaru looked down and instantly felt anger, and jealousy in his heart. It was InuYasha. `She'll probably want to go down and see them.' Sesshoumaru said to himself and wanted to pretend he didn't see them and keep on flying right past them. “Yes, it is.” He replied bitterly.

 

Kagome was happy to see that he was alright, but part of her told her not to go down and see him. She could see Kikyou standing close beside him. And it looked like Miroku and Sango were with them as well. `We must be close to the demon slayer's village.' Kagome thought. “Sesshoumaru?”

 

`Oh great.' Sesshoumaru thought sardonically.

 

“Can we?” Kagome asked, she knew Sesshoumaru would know what she meant.

 

“Fine, but if a certain hanyou ends up dead then it's your fault.” Sesshoumaru said half angrily. He really didn't want to see his half brother, especially since he had Kagome with him.

 

“Oh thanks, how very nice of you!” Kagome yelled up at him.

 

“That voice sounded familiar.” InuYasha said, looking all around and making the motion for them to be quiet.

 

“What is it InuYasha?” Kikyou asked.

 

“That voice, it sounded like...no, it couldn't be.” InuYasha replied, sniffing all around.

 

“Sango! Miroku!” Kagome yelled as they slowly descended.

 

The group looked up in alarm.

 

“K- Kagome?” InuYasha couldn't believe it. Kagome was back. It had been over two years since he had last seen her. He never even got to say goodbye to her; she just took off as soon as Naraku was defeated. `What's she doing with Sesshoumaru? And why does Sesshoumaru have short hair?' InuYasha wondered and watched them land in the middle of the group.

 

Kagome looked at InuYasha. A different emotion passed on his face and he just stood there almost gawking at her. No words were said between them for a few moments until Sango broke the silence.

 

“Kagome! It's nice to see you again!” Sango welcomed warmly.

 

Kagome broke eye contact with InuYasha to turn around and give Sango a warm hug. “Thank you Sango, it's nice to see you again too.” Kagome said with a smile crossing her lips.

 

Sesshoumaru just stood in the middle of the group, not saying a word, and staring at InuYasha and Kikyou. He wanted to leave, and was doing good just waiting for Kagome, trying to contain his impatience.

 

“What are you doing with Kagome!!” InuYasha yelled.

 

“Why don't you ask her.” Sesshoumaru replied with a deadly smirk. He loved how InuYasha was scared of him. He could tell the hanyou was keeping his distance. K

 

“You better not be hurting her!” InuYasha hollered, his fangs were bared and Kikyou was holding one of his arms to try and hold him back, even though he wasn't going near Sesshoumaru anyway.

 

“Unlike you, Sesshoumaru has never hurt me!” Kagome turned around from Sango and yelled, coming up beside Sesshoumaru. Listening to his arrogant yelling had got her blood boiling. She felt like letting Sesshoumaru kill him, but she also cared for him and knew that he was only caring for her. Still, her anger was rising.

 

“Wha! Kagome, what are you saying?” InuYasha said, astonished by her words. He had never felt so hurt in a while

 

Kagome watched as his face turned from angry to sad. `Oh no, maybe I shouldn't have said that.' Kagome thought, seeing the hurt look in his eyes. But, no! He had hurt her, many times! All the times he went off with Kikyou and never gave her an answer of who he wanted to be with. That hurt more than anything. “InuYasha, I did love you! And you hurt me more than anyone ever has because you never told me you loved me back! You may not have loved me, but still, you led me on InuYasha! You always ran off with Kikyou, not giving a thought as to how I would feel. Maybe some of the reason that I was hurt, was my own fault for even staying with you. But, I did because I loved you InuYasha! And I wanted to be with you!” Kagome yelled out all at once, tears flowing down her cheeks.

 

InuYasha didn't know what to say. He was blown away by her sudden outburst of feelings that she had obviously kept secret for years. But, she was right, he had hurt her, and he knew he had. Sometimes he felt like shit when he would think of how he hurt her so much. There wasn't anything he could do now, he was with Kikyou and he was happy with her. “I'm sorry, Kagome.” InuYasha said softly, his head now hanging on his chest.

 

Kagome looked at him and more tears came to her eyes at his apology. But, she felt a little better after getting all that out, as if she had just gotten rid of a heavy burden that she had been carrying for years. She felt a hand lay on her shoulder and whipped around to see Sesshoumaru standing behind her. She buried her face into his chest and let herself calm down. His arms comforted her and soothed her emotions.

 

The group stood around the two that were embracing each other and looked on in silence. InuYasha felt awful, Sango was glad that Kagome finally let all her feelings out, Miroku felt bad for both of them, and Kikyou just wanted to leave.

 

InuYasha lifted his head and looked at Kagome, who was now embraced in Sesshoumaru's arms. He wasn't sure what to say. He never thought he would ever see her again. He was glad to see her again, even if it was such a bad meeting. Gaining some courage he moved a step closer. “Kagome.... it's nice to see you again.” He said, hoping she would reply back nicely.

 

Kagome turned around slowly in Sesshoumaru's hold and looked at him.

 

“What have you been doing all this time that you've been gone?” InuYasha asked, trying to talk to her.

 

“I went to college and got a good job.” She replied simply.

 

“You look....older.” InuYasha said.

 

“What do you mean?! She said, not sure if that was suppose to be a compliment or not.

 

“I mean....you look good.” He said, and gave her a slight smile.

 

“Thank you.” Kagome replied and smiled back.

 

“Kagome, we have to go.” Sesshoumaru said, hoping they could leave soon.

 

“I know.” She replied.

 

“Wait, where do you have to go?” InuYasha asked in the worried tone that she use to be so familiar with.

 

“We're going back to my era.” Kagome answered.

 

“What? Why? And why with him? He can't get through the well can he?” InuYasha asked, and reached out to grab Kagome's arm.

 

Kagome pulled her arm away and looked back up at Sesshoumaru, who was giving InuYasha a warning glare.

 

“Come on Kagome we have to go, unless you'd rather let that neko die.” Sesshoumaru pushed.

 

“Alright, let's go.” Kagome said and turned around. “It was great seeing you, and hopefully I'll get to see you again soon Sango.” Kagome said with a friendly smile on her face.

 

Sesshoumaru turned around and walked behind Kagome.

 

“Wait! Is that Tetsusaiga!?” InuYasha yelled, waltzing up to Sesshoumaru.

 

`Oh yeah, I forgot, Sesshoumaru has Tetsusaiga.' Kagome thought and turned around to see an angry hanyou's golden eyes glaring at Sesshoumaru. `This isn't going to be good.'

 

“What's wrong InuYasha? Did the Tetsusaiga just up and disappear on you one day?” Sesshoumaru said sarcastically. Although the funny thing was that it was true.

 

“Huh? How did you know that that's what happened?” InuYasha said, clenching his fists by his sides.

 

“Wild guess.” Sesshoumaru smirked and drew out the Tetsusaiga.

 

“Huh...how can you hold it?” InuYasha said, gaping at the large sword that Sesshoumaru had no trouble holding.

 

“What's going on here Kagome? Why does Sesshoumaru have Tetsusaiga?” Sango asked, coming up beside Kagome.

 

Kagome didn't answer but stood back and watched the two brothers. She didn't want to see anyone getting their limbs sliced off, but was too scared to jump out in front of Sesshoumaru when he is holding the Tetsusaiga up. And InuYasha didn't have his sword, so who knew when he might possibly turn to a full youkai.

 

“Who cares how I can hold it, what matters is how I use it.” Sesshoumaru said coldly and took a step towards InuYasha.

 

“You're going to fight me even when I don't have a sword!” InuYasha spat.

 

“Here you can have this one.” Sesshoumaru said and threw the Tensaiga so it landed right before InuYasha's feet.

 

“What's this, this can't do any damage!” InuYasha yelled.

 

“Hmph, now you can see what it feels like to have a worthless sword given to you!” Sesshoumaru hollered and started towards InuYasha.

 

“Oh no, InuYasha can't defend himself with only the tensaiga!” Kagome said, worried that all was going to end in bloodshed, and probably InuYasha's blood. Kagome bravely ran out in front of Sesshoumaru and stopped, facing towards him.

 

“Kagome no!” InuYasha yelled.

 

Sesshoumaru came to a quick halt so that he wouldn't hurt Kagome, but became even more enraged when InuYasha pushed her out of the way.

 

“Hey!” Kagome yelled as her butt landed on the ground a few feet away from the fighting inu-youkai and inu-hanyou.

 

“Is that how you always treated her InuYasha; like a piece of dirt that you can just throw on the ground?” Sesshoumaru said bitterly as Tetsusaiga came into contact with InuYasha's claws.

 

“Huh?” InuYasha glared at Sesshoumaru from around the large blade and saw the youkai's eyes turn red.

 

“I'll show you how you deserve to be treated! I hope they accept half demons in hell!” Sesshoumaru yelled. With a quick movement he swung the sword away from InuYasha's claws and slashed down in front of him. Then he slashed again horizontally.

 

“Ahh!” InuYasha screamed in pain and fell to his knees.

 

“InuYasha!” Kagome ran and bent down in front of InuYasha. Blood was oozing out of his stomach and going right through his hoari. She looked at where Sesshoumaru had slashed and the two slashes came together to make what almost looked like an upside down cross.

 

“Kagome! Why are you down there with him?” Sesshoumaru asked roughly. His voice sounded nearly demonic, but his eyes had gone back to normal.

 

“Sesshoumaru, InuYasha may have hurt me, but I didn't want him dead!” Kagome yelled back.

 

“Come on, we have to go. Kikyou is a miko, she can help him.” Sesshoumaru said and looked over at Kikyou. All the while Kikyou had been just standing there watching them fight like a dead tree.

 

Kagome looked behind her and saw Kikyou standing by Miroku and Sango. She didn't seem to care at all that InuYasha was hurt. `What's wrong with her? If she loves him then wouldn't she be worried?' Kagome wondered and felt a large hand grip her arm.

 

“Let's go.” Sesshoumaru said. He pulled Kagome up from the ground.

 

“Take this! I don't want it! Father gave you it, not to me!” InuYasha managed to get out through his gasps. He threw the Tensaiga and it landed right below Sesshoumaru's feet.

 

Sesshoumaru picked up the sword and put it back in its sheath by his side.

 

Kagome looked at InuYasha one last time and then turned her eyes back to Sesshoumaru. She almost winced at the look that Sesshoumaru gave her. It was a look that almost said, `I had to do it,' and `I'm sorry.' She knew he now felt bad about hurting InuYasha in front of her. She felt so depressed and sad all of a sudden; almost so sad that it felt like she could never be happy again.

 

Sesshoumaru took to the air and they continued flying towards the well. All was silent most of the way and Sesshoumaru could tell Kagome was really upset. “I'm not sure if you'll want to stay at the palace anymore.” Sesshoumaru said. He figured that now she probably thought really low of him and didn't want to live in the palace with him anymore.

 

Kagome hadn't even thought of that. `Sesshoumaru must feel really bad for what happened.' She thought. `Even his voice sounds depressed in a way. He must be scared that I won't want to come back with him.' “No, I'm going to stay.” Kagome said softly. She thought of Rin and a happiness filled her. She couldn't just abandon Rin and what her and Sesshoumaru had shared together. It's not like they mated or anything, but she had never felt such a connection to anyone like she did when she was with him. Although he was still rough, and sometimes cold, when he was alone with her he was a caring person.

 

Sesshoumaru was glad to hear her answer and flew even faster. She still seemed sad, but at least she wasn't leaving him and Rin. “Hey, there's the well.”

 

“Finally.” Kagome sighed.