InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Given a Second Chance ❯ chapter three ( Chapter 3 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
demon note- Okay I do not own the song it is Aozora no Namida from the series blood+. A really awesome series if I might say so. I hope they come out with another season because how the ended it near killed me, lol. Oh well I hope you enjoy chapter three of given a second chance.
Disclaimer: Nope I ain't ever own them, wishing and hoping but not yet. But in this story I do own Oron, Jaki and any other new names lol.
Warning: Rated R for violence and slight wants for blood and lime because this is after all on two mature sites lol.
Chapter three.
Given a Second Chance.
A man gazed down at a magnolia file with displeasure. The file contained a few complaints from one of the museums he owned. The ringing of a phone interrupted his starring contest with the file. His gaze was diverted to the phone cautiously. His hand reached over to the phone and picked the plastic thing up gracefully and placed it to his left ear.
“Tashio speaking,” was his curt answer to the creature that called, seemed to have disturbed his starring contest.
“Hey brother, you may want to come down to the site and see what we have uncovered it's definitely a mystery that you would like to see,” the voice on the other end of the phone voiced.
“Why is it that I must come there to hear about it?”
“It's hard to explain with words, you have to see it to get it… ah just get your ass out of that office and stop glaring at that complaint file!”
“…”
“Like I wouldn't know you were glaring at that file, the rumors of the complaints from the museum in the Americas has reached my ears to brother, now just come see this, I know you won't be disappointed,” the voice finished before the resounding beep alerted him that the fool had hung up on him. The man glared at the phone as if it was the one to cause his anger when in fact it was his own younger half brother.
He rose from his chair and picked up his keys from a top the desk. His hand slide to the intercom and he spoke into the white box with an emotionless voice.
“Main the phones while I'm out, take any and all messages and cancel any meeting that come up for the rest of the day I'm leaving,” when he finished his order he headed for the door and exited. He walked down the empty halls towards the exit to the parking lot. Once he made it out into the lot he rounded a few cars till he came across his prized possession that he owned besides his family heirloom. He walked around to the driver's side and entered the car. He sat upon the seat for a while before putting his keys into the ignition. He soon heard the roar of the engine; it seemed to calm him some. He pulled out of the parking spot and began his journey towards the excavation site.
It didn't take to long since he was having a good streak with the traffic and lights. When he neared the site he pulled his badge out of his wallet and rolled his window down. As he neared the stop with the security guards he flashed his badge to the main guard. The guard had nodded for him to continued and he did just that. He placed his badge back in his wallet as he rounded a corner before coming to a stop and parking his car. He exited the car and looked around the site before he noticed the one he had come to find. He began his walk towards his little brother as a voice entered his mind.
`Look he has the same wave length as the lord.'
`Hai he does, I wonder why.'
`How much longer?'
`Not to much longer by the looks of it.'
`Good.'
The man did not understand what the voices were talking about or what they meant. He looked around for the ones who owned the voices but he saw no one. Soon other voice began to reach his ears.
“Shippo get out of that hole, we don't need you to go missing either,” a voice shouted.
“But Inuyasha a familiar aura and scent is calling me,” a voice responded.
“I see two children haven't grown up of the long years,” the man stated with sarcasm.
“Sesshomaru, what took you?” the one known as Inuyasha asked.
“One cannot speed, that would be breaking the laws little brother,” the man responded with a raised eyebrow.
“Yeah, yeah sure whatever,” Inuyasha remarked as he pulled his long hair into a low ponytail.
“So what was so urgent that you could not explain?” Sesshomaru asked. Inuyasha pointed to the hole that Shippo was once in.
“It's in there, first off five of our diggers just disappeared then two of our researchers fell ill. But that's not the strange part a strange blue light shot out of the hole when one of the diggers found a hand in the ground, a stone hand. When they tried to pull it they disappeared and the stone hand is still attached to something. So we sent a few more in and they unburied the stone hand and found it to be a statue, it was a beautiful statue. She would have loved it if she were alive though.”
“Who?”
“A girl from my pack… It looks just like her as though it belonged the village she was apart of when she was younger.”
“Let me see the statue.”
“This way,” Inuyasha replied as he walked into a tent. Sesshomaru followed, as did Shippo. His eyes were frozen upon the statue of a girl. The statue had her standing on one foot with the other kicked up behind her. One of her hands reached as far up as possible while the other reach out away from her side. The thing that caught his eye was the clothing she wore they were really old looking but looked to be from this time. It was a pair of short that stopped mid-thigh and a shirt that blew but frozen in time to show off her stomach. He noticed the two creatures that stood by her. There was a fox that was no taller then her waist with nine tails while a dragon stood on her other side lounging below her shoulder. The dragon's tail had wrapped around the girls left arm like a restraint to prove it was bound to the girl for all eternity. The fox had a leash like rope rung around its neck that tied to the girl's out stretched right arm.
“Isn't she a beauty, I wish I knew who created the sculpture it truly is a masterpiece. You'd make a killer with her in your most prized museum,” Inuyasha told. Sesshomaru could only nod in reply. He advanced up to the statue and glanced at it for a while before he lifted his hand to the girl's face and landed on her cheek. He didn't know why but he had a feeling he knew the girl.
“Who was this girl you spoke of?”
“A troubled girl, but a loyal and kind one. She did put everyone else before her. When my pack and me was attacked I had survived to find my pack killed and four missing. The two cats, Shippo and her, the girl were missing. I searched and found you with three of the four. Shippo kept saying she was gone as in like she disappeared but I believe he meant dea-”
“-No she really did vanish with those gods of hers! I saw it with my own eyes you can ask Oron and Kirara.”
“Shippo… well anyways she never let us help her with her problems, actually she never told us her problems so no one knows of her problems except her only closet friend who died as her sister.”
“Wait I remember she told me she was related to Midoriko and had witnessed her death as well as her families but she never told me how or why,” Shippo responded. A sobbing sound could be heard within the tent. All three looked around for the cause but found no one. After a few seconds Sesshomaru felt water hit his skin.
He turned to find the statue crying. Shippo came up to him and nearly had a heart attack. I mean since when did statues cry, for that matter when did they make noises like sobbing sounds?
“Did that statue just cry?” Inuyasha asked dumbfounded.
“Obviously little brother.”
“Gomen na sai!” a voice stated to the air.
“What the?” Inuyasha complained.
“Gomen, I never meant to hurt them I swear I never meant to hurt them but they harmed them.”
“Who harmed who?”
“The men hurt what is with me, they do not like it when they are disturbed.”
“Who are you?”
“Gomen Inu-kun, gomen Shippo-kun… gomen my lord…”
“Who are you?” Inuyasha growled out, not only was he freaked but also the voice knew who he was and who was with him but they did not know who the voice was.
“I was she.”
“She who?”
“The one who had become the light in your day and your moon in the night.”
`My lady you shouldn't be waking now it is much to soon.'
“I know Kei but the lord's wave has called to me, they need to know what you took from them.”
`Kei you didn't take what I think you did, did you?'
`Yes I did, we didn't need them prancing around knowing her name.'
“Then it is time to awaken their eyes again.”
`No my lady you mustn't wake now you'll send them into shock!' Kei warned.
It was too late, the sound of cracking and expanding could be heard from the statue. The three starred at it until pieces of the rock began to fall off. The statue was falling apart in front of them. They panicked and backed back some. Sesshomaru's mask of no emotions had been in place the whole time and had yet to falter. When the stone statue crumbled to nothing a girl sat upon the ruble in nothing but what she was born with. She blinked a few times before looking over towards the three noticing the wide eyes on two. Before she could blink Shippo had moved and covered her in a huge hooded coat. He then fell to his knees and leaned forward in a comforting hug. His head rested upon her lap while arms lay wrapped around her waist.
“Oka-san!” was Shippo's reply, “I knew you weren't dead!”
“But…” Inuyasha looked to have eaten his words from the look on his face.
“Inuyasha,” she smiled as she looked at him. Her gaze then drift to Sesshomaru, “I see you are still well after that battle with Jaki.”
“Jaki?” was his response.
“The evil that made me disappear in the first pla-… oh dear those two took all your memories since you were the closes to me when they took me.”
“So it seems.”
“Kei, Minko can you given them back their memories?”
“No my lady.”
“They have to remember on their own Kags.”
“Oh darn!”
“Oka-san, I have missed you so much since that day. Oron and Kirara are still alive and well.”
“That's good oh but how long have I been asleep?”
“A good fifteen hundred years,” Inuyasha replied causing the reaction of Kagome's jaw dropping open.
“It's not nice to leave the trap open or do you wish to make a nest for flies?” Inuyasha joked. Kagome's mouth shut tightly.
“Where will she be staying?” Shippo asked.
“My place,” Sesshomaru stated.
“Why your place?” Inuyasha demanded.
“Because brother you have a mate and no where to keep her and Shippo lives in a small place so my place will be well suited for her without cramp areas or women who throw things at the nearest female nearby.”
Kagome only giggled softly. Inuyasha has someone he loves and Shippo has found a place in life and she was proud of both of two but then her aura turned dark with the taint of sorrow. She remembered that both Sango and Miroku died before ever confessing their love to each other, she felt such sadness and yet she felt guilt because she could still live while they could not.
“What trouble you girl?” Sesshomaru questioned.
“Memories, sad and terrible memories…” she replied. Shippo stood and helped his adoptive mother up to her feet. He was happy to have her back in his life but he would rather have her happy then sad.
“Well you should go so she can get suited for this new world,” Inuyasha responded, “Shippo we have to get back to work. Kagome we'll come by later to check up on you to make sure mister icy has you settled in.”
Kagome nodded as she walked up towards Sesshomaru in only the long hooded coat she wore. She looked like a little kid trying to play dress up in oversized clothes. Sesshomaru looked at her and felt the slight pang in his heart. She reminded him of Rin the girl he raised. He had watched the girl grow and then leave him for her youkai mate.
“Okay my lord let us be going, I want to see this new world!” Kagome urged. Sesshomaru felt his gaze soften upon her as he turned to head out of the tent with her high-tailing it after him with the two gods relaxing within her. She stopped to look around to find the forest she was once in to no longer be there. Only dirt was there and those strange buildings. Everything was foreign to her.
“Girl, come on.” Sesshomaru ordered.
“My name is Kagome, come on say it with me Ka- Go- Me!” Sesshomaru sighed softly.
“Fine then, come on Ka-go-me.” He stated. She just smiled before running up to him in her bare foot clad feet. He could only sigh as he neared his car. He walked over to the passenger side and opened the door.
“Gha! Demon!” Kagome screamed.
“No this is a car, it allows transportation, now get over here and get in so we can go,” he ordered with the explanation. She did as she was ordered and sat down in the car. When she was in he shut the door and headed to the driver's side and got in. When he started the car he was earned by a scream of fear next to him. That was when he knew he was in for a long and stressing day. He was not looking forward to that long day with the past-obsessed girl.
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demon- I think that-
Inuyasha- Oh no you don't, you are going to continue five pages is not where you will end you wench!
Shippo- Uh Inuyasha that was not very smart
Inu- why is that fox?
Shippo- she is the writer and can do anything she wishes to type, remember what she planned to do in that one?
Inu- (does an impression of a ghost)
demon- and don't you forget it! Okay I guess I'll continue, and add in a new character just to mess with Inu!
Inu- (becomes deathly pale) oh dear Kami!
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Kagome looked around the department store at all the clothing like it was going to move to eat her. She had never seen so much cloth in one place before. Her eyes looked up at Sesshomaru with a needed help in what to do. The look she wore told him she was lost. He of course sighed lightly before he began to pick clothing out for the teenage girl.
After some time he had picked out a good amount of garment for her to wear and showed her to the dressing rooms to dress. He sat down in a comfy chair to wait for her to show him the clothing. When the door open his eyes widened some at the sight of the clothing.
What she had pulled on was remarkable. He noticed the way the green shirt hugged her breasts quite well. He was male after all so he could not help where his eyes landed first. His eyes scanned her whole body, they went further south to see the shirt did not even reach to far down her stomach which made his beast cry out in lust. As his eyes continued a little further south he noticed that she wore a dark green skirt that went about mid-thigh. It looked beautiful but to his beast she looked sexy. The beast cried that she would probably look even sexier in bed screaming out his name from under him.
The demon growled low to his beast as he noticed Kagome had gone through all the clothing without him realizing it. So the two had gone and bought her all her necessities for bathing and the needed under garments that she would need to wear. Well with that store he waited at the front desk so not to tempt his beast with any more unwanted fantasies.
After their shopping was done the two ate at a small restaurant for lunch. While they waited for their food to arrive Sesshomaru saw it as a time to start a conversation with the girl that seemed to have caught his beast in a web of fantasies.
“So Kagome what of your past?”
“There is not much to say except that I am the sole survivor of my village and family line.”
“Do you care to share what it is that had happened?”
“It is not something I wish to speak of.”
“Will you allow this Sesshomaru to know?” He watched, as her head shook `no'. He could not believe the girl would not tell him what he wished to know.
“What, was it murder?” He saw her eyes widen and then tears begin to build up to the brim of her lids before her soft voice began to respond.
“Midoriko was the first to die by her most trusted guard whom poisoned her. Next a bunch of traders and warriors invaded the village taking the young women and killing the old and men. My father had died when my mother tried to spare my life. We hid in the forest where my mother made me hide in the oldest tree that hid me well. I watched as the men killed my mother in front of my very eyes. I waited till dawn before moving to burry both my mother and father together near our burned down home. The whole village was burned to the ground and the existence of the village whipped off the face of the planet.”
“What did you do?”
“I made a pledge to exact my revenge on the one who did it all…”
“And did you?”
“Hai, I did.”
“I miss my mother… my father… my aunt Midoriko and my best friend Jamie…”
“A feeling of sorrow is not needed miko it does not suit you,” after his words reached her she broke down into tears. When the waitress came to the table he told her to wrap the food up cause they were going to leave. She did so quickly and he paid the bill before caring both Kagome and the food out to the car peacefully while she cried.
After they were in the car Sesshomaru decided that he would just drive around till he found a place to cheer up the girl that he now had to take care of. Some time went by before the girl's crying stopped. Then not even a few seconds later her voice began to pick up a melody in a sad voice.
“In the darkness of being alone I knew the meaning of your tears. I embarked to a place prey; I don't want to hurt anyone. The wind blowing over the ocean, not getting lost today and heading towards tomorrow, but somehow my heart won't budge. Regardless of the fate that waits I won't to regret the things I live for because within sadness there is courage I believe in taking a hold of that light? The pouring tears of the blue sky will someday become a smile?
“The wind following at a fast pace, will slip through my fingers the things I believe are still scary but, but I'm not going to stop the moon beats softly on my shoulders and I will even forget getting lost on the reflected moon road. Even if I wait for a tomorrow of nothing a hand will give rise to something and the chosen path will change. These strong feelings now, well up the tears shed by the blue sky's will surely clear up tomorrow.
“To where I look up, that is where I am suppose to start. I can go anywhere, if I don't give up on myself regardless of the fate that waits I won't to regret the things I live for because within sadness there is courage I believe in taking a hold of that light. The pouring tears of the blue sky will someday become a smile.”
Sesshomaru looked over at her to see her saddened expression he wished he could help her but in fact he knew not of how to ease her pain or sorrow. His beast howled at her pained form, it didn't like the way she looked. He of course couldn't agree more.
Kagome tilted her head a little to the right so she could see out the car window. She was beginning to understand the world she was in, but she still missed her past time. She really wanted to live a happy live with no sad tales but the fates would see it no other way. She sighed a defeated sigh as she saw the trees zoom past. She could just kick her self for being so down just for talking about her past like that.
Her eyes looked down at the skirt she wore it matched the huge hooded coat she got earlier. She had refused to take it off because to her it was warm and comfy. Plus the look on Sesshomaru's face was priceless when he gave up. She giggled at the memory, she felt less depressed now that she remembered that point in her day. She felt eyes on her so she looked up at him and smiled.
He saw her look up at him he quickly blinked and quickly turned his eyes back to the road.
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“Sister how much longer till the fun starts?”
“Soon sister soon.”
“Soon is not soon enough I want to make her suffer for taking my Kei away!”
“Sisters, sisters, please calm your selves and remember that you can not decide anything till I agree to it.”
“Brother! That is cruel!”
“Not as cruel as you two bickering over that fox and dragon that is within her, it is not her fault they belong to her family line.”
“But brother, Kei was to mine alone not hers!”
“He was never yours so Destiny what do you have planed?”
“Oh much dear brother, so much.”
“Will I like the outcome or have to clean up your mess again?”
“Don't worry brother all will go smoothly.”
“Good, I like to hear what you have planned.”
“Okay big brother…”
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“Oba-san how can this story be true?” a little girl asked.
“Why dearest I said it is for you to believe and at the end of my tale I will want your answer,” the old woman responded.
“Oka-san are you telling them that old story?” a middle aged woman asked.
“Why yes my daughter I am care to listen to an old woman as she speaks her tale again?”
“Why not it seems all the children seem interested.”
“Oka-san is what Oba-san tells us true?”
“Even I am not sure but I do know that most of it is but big parts seem like lies to me.”
“Why I am hurt my daughter.”
“I didn't wound your pride that much mother.”
“Hmph see if I don't get you something for your birthday.”
“Hey someone hand me the tissues I believe Oba-san here is about to have lots of her issues.”
All the children roared in a soft laughter it was a melody to the old woman's ears.
“Oh hush dear now where was I oh yes, the girl Lady Kagome was starring at her lord, Lord Sesshomaru while he starred at the road to continue driving…”
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“How do you shift through your emotions so easily doesn't that confuse you?”
“No it is what proves we are alive and well my lord.”
“Such shift through emotions should drive one mad not prove they are flesh and blood that still breathes.” His response caused her to laugh, she tried to bite back her laughter but she couldn't. To see her lord in such a state of confusion only caused her more laughter. To find one who loved knowledge and hated to be left in the dark to find him so lost in translation just made her laugh so much that tears brimmed her eyes.
“Oh my lord it is very simple, our emotions are our life. If one did not have emotions they would feel as though they were not living and on the verge of death. That path no one wishes to venture down not even I my lord. To make it simple the power to our existence is in our emotional heart.” She just smiled at him softly.
His mind was swimming at the information he was given but he still refused to crack, “So you humans live and die by your emotions.”
Kagome just starred at him with a puzzled look upon her face. She felt the car like monster come to a stop but she did not look away from the demon lord just a few feet from her. She saw his hand move to turn the car's engine off but made no noise or movement until he spoke again.
“Miko, why are you in this world again?”
“The gods prophesized that I would bring the end of a newer evil after I killed off the first, and this time I would be helped. Is that not right?”
“What evil, if there was an evil I would have sensed it.”
“But maybe this evil can hide, after all times have changed since that time when demons roamed the grounds freely in their true forms.”
“You find me this evil and I can promise you a place in this world,” his voice had leaked with sarcasm.
“Is that a deal my lord?”
“That is if you can find this new evil,” his smirk was small but held his evil plan all the same.
“Just to prove you wrong I will find this new evil!” Kagome cheered.
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“Hm so this girl is tied with the gods, Kagura get in here!” an angry voice hollered.
“Coming master,” an annoyed voice replied.
“You will find out who this girl is and find what ever you can on her. I want to know why and how she got those gods.” The voice ordered.
“Naraku,” was her last reply before exiting the room. She didn't care what her master wanted, all she wanted was her freedom and she was bound to get it. She hated the man with a passion; hell she loathed him so much she wants him dead. If this mission will gain her closer to her freedom then she would do it.
“Kanna, tell Goshinki he has been ordered to keep a watchful eye on Kagura and the girl. We must make sure Kagura does not screw this up, I want that girl's secrets.”
“Hai,” Kanna's soft voice answered before leaving the man alone to look over a file of information.
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“Oba-san is Naraku the evil?”
“Why yes he is my dear, you are definitely quicker then your mother here was.”
“Oka-san didn't guess it right either?”
“No she didn't know till it was time for the battle, poor dear I made it quite clear to her but I guess it was not clear enough, at least one of my grand babies could guess it quickly.”
“Oh Oba-san… please tell us what happens next!”
“Alright dear the story is not even to its half way point.”
“Yay!” the children cheered.
“Oka-san, does this story that Oba-san tells us, does it have a happy or sad ending?”
“Well my boy it has a sad ending, I wish it didn't but that's how this story goes.”
“But Oba-san says it ends happy!” a little girl exclaimed.
“She did, did she?”
“Hai she did.”
“Mother did you find another ending to this story that you did not tell me?”
“No I just talked it over with a friend of mine and found out some missing points that I forgot to tell you.”
“Oh and what are these points?”
“I cannot tell you now it would spoil the story for the children, just listen and follow along like you use to my dear.”
“This story better get interesting or I'm sending the kids to bed.” The mother ordered.
“Why my dear the story is much different then how you remember it starting from now till the end, well if the end is really the end.”
“What do you mean Oba-san?”
“My friend will have to tell you the rest of it for not even I know what happens after the battle. But I can tell you it does end happy, oh now where was I?”
“The evil man Naraku!” a boy chipped in.
“Oh yes that foul man, well Lady Kagome had no idea that the evil was plotting her future without her consent…”
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Kagome starred at the lord as he exited the car and walked to the front of the car and sat upon the hood. She noticed that he made no movement so she removed herself from the comfy seat and into the cold air. She moved to stand beside his sitting form. She looked at his eyes to see him starring intently at something so she followed his gaze to the sky.
She then noticed all the stars. She had not realized it was dark. Where was her mind during the shift in light? Her eyes twinkled with the stars and she knew tonight was going to be a good night she just had that gut feeling. She smiled at the stars and the moon before turning her eyes back to the demon lord to find him starring back at her just as intently as she had with the sky.
“My lord?”
“We are not in the past,” he stated as one of his accursed hands moved on their own towards her thin form. He took notice that she had not seen the movement. He knew he could not stop the hand till it had met its goal. He felt his arm move to wrap around her waist pulling her closer to him. She was so close he could feel her shock.
Her eyes were wide at his movement. To say she was shocked was an understatement. She was scarred and surprised all at once. She was pulled to the demon lord by his own free will but she also feared the reason why. As if sensing her troubled mind she felt him lower his chin upon the top of her head as a resounding purr erupted into the silence. Can a dog demon purr? Well it seems this one can, it just made her smile and giggle lightly. She could not help it; a dog purring was just too much for a girl to handle.
He noticed the needs of his beast and he knew he had to ignore them as much as possible, but now the calls were to strong for his body to listen. His beast was over powering him all because of this slip of a girl that had only just appeared before him today. Of course his beast says otherwise.
Before the two even knew it movement within each other's arms caught their ears and the next second the two were starring into each other's eyes, but their movement to quick to stop what had happened. The two were stunned.
Kagome had just experienced her first kiss and she liked it. If her mind wasn't mush she would have asked for more, but her mind was nothing more then that, mush.
Sesshomaru felt the girl move and felt the sense as their lips connected. He felt neither disgust nor discomfort from her. He felt only passion from her. He did the only thing that came to his canine mind; he kissed her again while his arms pulled her small form closer to his warmed form. He felt the need to protect her and never let her go. To him it felt as if her being in his arms he had been given something he lost no more than fifteen hundred years ago. It felt as if she was what filled the missing gap and that the pain that was there was now gone due to her presence.
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demon- I do want to thank all of you who have reviewed and read my work. It makes me happy to know I can entertain some people. I'd like to thank my best friend for telling me to write, I wouldn't have updated the wrong thing if she didn't order me to write lol. She never told me what to update. She's worse then an editor but if I want my book published I had better go update it's newest ideas from my head.
Oh yes and thank you all who favorite my writing! It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. Okay well it is time I update my next fiction before I update my actual story so my friends don't hound on me this weekend lol.
Thank you all who do read, and I hope you continue to read. And thank god it is summer vacation for me so that means I can update as soon as I can get to it! I will be able to update weekly instead of every other month lol!!
Ja Ne!
-demon13o