InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ For One Reason or Another ❯ Torture of the Mind ( Chapter 14 )

Chapter Fourteen: Torture of the Mind

“Umph!” InuYasha growled into the floor. “Mmph argh greph.” Sesshomaru stood in the doorway to witness his brother’s punishment.

“What? I don’t recall the language you are speaking, lowly brother.” Sesshomaru said as he picked at his claws. InuYasha’s ears flicked back and lay close to his skull.

“Mamphrd” InuYasha growled into the ground, feeling the enchantment fading.

“What did you say?” Sesshomaru said. He then cocked his head to the side and called for his servant “Jaken!”

The toad demon came waddling around the frame of the door with a little girl. By this time InuYasha had pushed his face out of the ground. “ I said Hmph and Damn just great.” InuYasha pushed himself off the floor and stood. His face had many scratch marks and splinters.

“Yes I guess you did. InuYasha this is Rin.” Sesshomaru said as the little girl walked shyly to him. She handed a handful of flowers to the great and powerful lord of the Western Lands. InuYasha tried hard not to laugh. “Thank you Rin.” he patted the girl on the head. She smiled happily. InuYasha raised his eyebrow.

“Jaken find that wolf with the shards in his legs and bring him here.” Sesshomaru instructed the toad. Jaken tightened his grip on the Staff of Heads and nodded. He turned briefly to glare at InuYasha who put his hand on the swords handle. The toad squeaked and ran, disappearing around the door. InuYasha grinned. “Come let us plan this defense. Rin I believe InuYasha here loves flowers. Would you kindly go pick some for him?” Sesshomaru said to the still girl. She came to life her eyes sparkling as she ran to the garden, followed by Sesshomaru and InuYasha.

“Why do you want that mangy wolf?” InuYasha growled flexing his claws.

“Distraction.” was all Sesshomaru’s calm voice would say. He looked into his brother’s mask of indifference and huffed.

“Keh!” InuYasha said using his egotistical manner. Sesshomaru turned a corner and entered a room filled with maps of the Western Lands. He walked behind a desk laden with charts and gracefully sat down.

***Kagome***

Thunk! Whamp! Thud! Crash!

“Miroku! You lecherous monk!” Sango screamed at Miroku. He was hiding behind a tree that didn’t at all hinder Sango’s ability to render him unconscious. Miroku jumped out from behind the tree attempting to shake Yasha of his leg. Sango threw her giant boomerang at him. Miroku went to duck but he still got hit in the head. He fell to the ground, Yasha tearing at his leg.

“Yasha enough.” Kagome growled from her perch under a tree. The pup looked at her and wagged its bushy tail. “Sango I smell Sesshomaru all over this place. And InuYasha. Their scents are heading that way.” Kagome lifted a delicate claw and pointed towards the forest where a path was hardly visible.

The tiger growled at the puppy that saw the twitching black tail as something to play with. It got up from its position on the ground and stretched its forepaws on the ground and hindquarters in the air. Its great maw opened revealing rows of sharp teeth. It closed its vivid blue eyes while it yawned.

“Kagome I don’t think this is a actual tiger. Tigers don’t have blue eyes. They have golden colored.” Sango said dragging Miroku’s body behind her. The tiger seemed to sigh.

“I know. She’s a tiger demon. I checked your wounds while you were sleeping and noticed they were healed.” Kagome told both Sango and the tiger. The tiger blinked and shifted with a bright flash of blue light.

A young teen stood before Kagome her hair black with vivid blue highlights like her marks on her face and arms. Her ears were pointy and she stood tall. Her clothing was a fur of some kind of animal. It formed a top that revealed her slim stomach and her wrap covered part of her legs. “I am Mizu sister of the leader of the Green Tiger Yokai pride,” her musical voice said as she bowed deeply. “InuYasha spared my life when he could have killed me.” she pointed to a nick on her throat that hadn‘t faded after her encounter with him. “ He told me to protect you from the clan. You killed some of the best fighters and the pack wants revenge.” she sat back on her haunches, looking at Kagome with her blue eyes.

“Why did he not come himself?” Kagome asked the tiger.

“He didn’t tell me but I overheard something about lands being taken back.” Mizu said as she pushed her blue highlighted bangs out of her face. She cocked her head and deeply inhaled.

“Lands? Whose lands?” Kagome asked more to herself than the cat in front of her.

“They didn’t say.” Mizu said as she looked at the clearing they stood. She turned and looked up at the tree InuYasha had knocked her out of. “They talked here. The lord and InuYasha did.”

“What lord?” Kagome sharply asked turning her face fully towards Mizu. She dropped low to the ground turning to her tiger form. Kagome sniffed and smelt sweat, mud and something else. She growled low and jumped into the tree Mizu had been looking at. She sniffed and sighed. ‘InuYasha had been in this tree.’ Sango upon seeing Kagome jump picked up her boomerang. Miroku stood shaking his head. Sango turned toward her left, swinging Hiraikotsu. Miroku still groggy walked towards Sango failing to notice the boomerang coming straight towards his head. Miroku fell to the ground and Sango gasped and turned red. A sudden movement ahead of her caused her to go into her fighting stance.

A man came from the forest. Kagome stiffened and laid her ears back as she heard his voice say “Oi where’s mutt face?”