InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Gods and Goddesses ❯ Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters nor did I create any of it, all of that belongs to the one and only RUMIKO TAKAHASHI. I also disclaim creating any of the Greek Gods and Goddesses that I will be using within this story.

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A/N: Thank you all to my faithful readers and reviewers, you guys are the best. I am glad that you are enjoying this story immensely so far. EnjoyJ.

Chapter 10:

He ran as fast as he could. Kouga could not stand to look at Kagome once more. His heart became broken when she told him she did not want to be his mate. Sure she kept saying it time and time again when he first pronounced her 'his woman.' Sure he and Inuyasha were in fights because of it, but he truly loved Kagome. At least that is what he thought. 'Does she love another,' he pondered. "Even if she does, I won't give up on her," he said to himself, "She does not love me because she hasn't spent much time with me," he tried to reassure himself. Just as he was about to turn around and go back to 'his woman' and make her listen to him, a gust of wind swirled right in front of him. "It can't be Ayame," he whispered, "she mated another and stopped running after me." As the winds died down, Kouga got into a fighting position. "Then who could it be," he asked out loud with a half-hearted growl.

"Please, I am not here to fight," a bell like voice spoke to him, "only to speak to you," she said as the winds stopped and fully showed her appearance.

Kouga's breath became caught in his throat by the beauty that stood before him, "who are you," he whispered.

"I am Aphrodite, The Goddess of Love," she told Kouga as she walked closer towards him.

"Have you come to help me win Kagome's heart," he asked excitedly.

"No, I have not."

"She is meant to be with me. She is MY woman," he growled.

Aphrodite shook her head sympathetically, "Kagome is not meant for you, Kouga the Wolf Prince. Another takes the place to become your mate. It will happen sooner than you think," she said as she touched his face lightly, "Kagome belongs to another. If you keep pestering her about being your woman, then you will lose her all together."

Before she could say another word to Kouga, Aphrodite caught a sharp pain within her chest. 'Kagome,' she thought. "Remember my words, you time will come," and she left with much haste.

Kouga began to realize that he would die than be able to lose Kagome. He will honor her wishes and become only her friend. It hurt him that he could not have her as his mate, but he will be the best friend he could be towards her. He hoped that the goddess was right about his love showing up soon, but he still felt that no other woman could measure up to Kagome. Then something clicked in his mind, "when I approached her, she smelt of Sesshomaru and arousal." 'Kagome belongs to another,' those particular words rung through his head. "No it couldn't be, could it?" He asked himself.

A smirked appeared upon his face as he ran towards a new destination. "Dog breath would sure love this."

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"HIS AURA, HIS AURA IS SO BLACK; SO EVIL," Kagome screamed and then went completely limp.

Sesshomaru turned back to Kagome shocked at what he heard, but his emotionless mask was still on his face. 'Who is she speaking of,' he wondered. He approached the miko to awake her, but was immediately stopped by Aphrodite before he could place his hand atop of her.

"No," she said as she appeared in the room, "you must not touch her," she warned.

"And why not," he growled half-heartedly.

"Because she is having a vision of who Hades is fighting, and one touch would take her from that said occurrence," she told him as she looked at Kagome.

He reluctantly pulled his hand back, so that he would not interfere. "So Hades is the one she is speaking of," he asked the goddess.

"Yes. He is the God of the Underworld after all. He is most evil with many plans up his sleeve."

Shippo looked at both the strange woman and Sesshomaru, "What is going on? Who is this Hades," he asked out loud and gaining the attention of both said people.

"We will discuss that in my study," the taiyoukai told his general, "too many prying eyes and ears within this castle."

"I understand," Shippo voiced, "I will wait within your study."

Sesshomaru nodded towards his general to let him know he heard his statement. With Shippo gone, he turned in the direction of the miko. As his eyes lay upon her, she began to move and groan.

"Oh my head," Kagome grumbled as she tried to pry herself up.

"You will get used to it," Aphrodite reassured her as she helped Kagome sit up, "now can you tell us what happened?"

"It all happened so fast, but Hades aura was so black. How can someone's aura become so engrossed with evil?"

"Because 'evil' is his middle name," the goddess answered her, "it is time for him to be stopped, and you and Sesshomaru are the ones to take that action. Now can you tell me the name of the one he was fighting?"

Kagome tried to collect her thoughts and not let Hades aura scare her as much. She never thought that she would come upon someone whose aura was darker than Naraku's. All she could do was hope she and everyone else make it alive when the final day comes. 'Why does it always have to be me,' she cerebrated.

"I could not hear anything really, but he was fighting a woman," she said as she glanced at Aphrodite, "she had a bow and arrows. On the medal of her tunic was a symbol of an owl crested onto it. She had grey eyes and her hair was a sandy brown," Kagome stopped describing the goddess as she heard the intake of breath the Goddess of Love had just made, "what is wrong?"

"I know whom you are describing," she said as she took a deep breath, "it was Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom. I never thought she would be next, but then again she never trusted Hades, and he saw through that. I warned her not to engage in anything, I wonder what made her go forth in her decision."

Determination in the depths in her eyes, "do not worry, we will get her and the others back," she told Aphrodite forgetting the black aura that plagued her mind not too long ago.

"I know you will, but I just thought Athena would have hidden and not take on Hades. He was too strong for her and that did not go unnoticeable by her. Hades is the third strongest god."

"Unless she was tricked by someone else to become captured," Sesshomaru interrupted from across the room with his arms crossed over his chest. "Someone could be helping Hades to capture the other gods and goddesses."

"If that is the case, then who," Kagome asked out loud, "I just don't get it, why can't you and the others team up to defeat him?"

"The prophecy states that no one can defeat The God of the Underworld, only a miko from the future and a taiyoukai with a crescent moon upon his brow. We will not know who might be helping Hades until the time approaches us," Aphrodite answered.

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'So many issues are happening all at once. Why must I endure this,' Kagome thought as she lay upon her bed.

"Lady Kagome, are you listening to me. You do remember there is a meeting in two days for you to attend," Akahana reminded Kagome.

"Sorry, I just have a lot on my mind. Besides, there is no way that I can memorize all of this before the meeting. Most maybe, but not all," Kagome responded.

"There is not much to it Kagome," Akahana giggled a bit, "You are over-looking the issue. Maybe we should take a little break before continuing."

"That would be great," Kagome responded as she let out a breath of frustrated air. "Hey what ever happened to that slimy, green toad thing that used to always follow Lord Sesshomaru around," she asked.

"Oh, you must be speaking of Jaken," the kitsune giggled, "He was taken to the dungeons before you arrived here. Lord Sesshomaru always throws him there when he becomes tired of his groveling and praises. That ugly thing never shuts up."

"Yea, tell me about it," Kagome laughed, "I don't blame Sesshomaru. I'm surprised he never killed him."

"Despite how annoying Jaken is, he is a very loyal and great servant towards our lord," the demoness informed the miko. "Well enough of that, it's time for you to begin your studies again."

"Why did he have to tell me this on such short notice," Kagome whined.

"Because he was not informed until you arrived," Rin responded to Kagome as she closed the shoji door.

"Hi Rin," Kagome acknowledged her as she went to give said person a huge hug. "Where have you been?"

"Apologies," Rin told Kagome as she returned the hug, "I have been training with Shippo. That's why you have not seen much of us."

"No need to apologize. I am so glad you came to visit," she said excitedly, "please tell me you are here to help me with this meeting thing also," Kagome asked desperately.

"Yes," Rin laughed, "is it really true that you and Sesshomaru are becoming mates?"

"Can you two keep a secret," she asked as she waited for both of her friends to nod their heads. "Sesshomaru and I aren't really going to become mated, it is just for pretend so that the other lords could stop approaching him about the situation at the moment. I am only doing him this favor since he is helping me with this new ordeal that has come upon us."

When Kagome told her two new dear friends the truth, she felt a little weight come off her shoulders. She did not want to continue to lie to them, but giving them a little information and not keeping them completely in the dark gave her a little relief. As she glanced at Rin, the miko saw that Rin had down casted look plastered on her face.

"What is wrong Rin?"

"Oh nothing," she replied and quickly went back into her happy demeanor. 'I guess the plans have to be commenced after all,' she thought.

The demoness watched the whole thing transpire with Miko Kagome and Rin. The gleam in Rin's eye scared her a bit, but she have a feeling that she is up to something. But she is no position to say and or do anything about it, so she thought it was best to just keep quiet and continue her teachings with Kagome.

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It is now the day of the meeting and Kagome is very nervous to meet the other lords. She wondered if the lords and their mates are disgusted by humans as most demons would be. She could defend herself if need be, but she would like for this meeting to go by smoothly as possible with no problems occurring. Deep down Kagome felt as if something bad is going to happen, but she just squashed it thinking it was just her nerves.

She stood at the left of Sesshomaru's side atop of the stairs awaiting the others arrival. Shippo is standing on his right followed by Rin with Akahana standing a few feet behind her. Kagome have never had to be so formal, so this experience is very new to her. Kagome thought of the teachings the beautiful demoness taught her, but before she could finish she felt the demon lord lean towards her a bit.

"They can smell your nervousness; you must not let their presence bother you," Sesshomaru whispered to her.

Just as he straightened his body once more, the doors to the castled opened and revealed three lords and two of them had a woman on their arms. Just as the third lord walked into the room Kagome's breath was caught in her throat.

"It can't be," she whispered to herself, but Sesshomaru heard her.

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A/N: Chapter is done and I hope you all enjoyed it. As I said before if there are any errors that should be corrected please let me know. I would greatly appreciate it, as it seems I have no beta as of yet. If you love it and or have any ideas that you would like for me to add to the story, then I am all ears. The next chapter will be up soon… Ja Ne…J