InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hate Is Thicker Than Blood ❯ A Kitsune's Distress ( Chapter 4 )

A/N: Thanks to my readers! And a huge thanks to my reviewers!

 

Disclaimer: *Looks around* I don't own Inuyasha. I have no idea what you're talking about.

 

Words in this chapter you might need to know:
baka- idiot
hai- yes
hanyou- half demon
iie- no
inu- dog
kitsune- fox demon

miko- priestess
nani- what
ningen- human
taiyoukai-demon lord
youkai- demon

Chapter 3: A Kitsune's Distress

 

He watched the sight before him with wide emerald eyes. He had been sitting in the sacred tree when he had heard the scream. Being as arrogant as his adopted father, now that he had grown from a pup into a teenager, he had gone to see if he could help the woman.

 

His change had occurred over night. One night he curled against Kagome as he fell asleep, then next morning, he woke up to the sound of a screaming Kagome. He had nearly panicked until he watched Inuyasha fall from the tree he was sleeping in. The rapid growth of his body had made his clothing tear to rags, meaning he was sleeping naked on top of his adopted mother. Horrified, he jumped off her and looked around the group. Being totally mortified the boy, who now looked thirteen, began to cry.

 

He looked up when he felt something warm that smelled like Inuyasha drape over his shoulders. He had looked up to face the hanyou as he looked down at him with understanding gold eyes.

 

Inuyasha would be the one to explain later that every demon aged differently. Some gradually aged, like humans, then ceased aging at a certain time. Others stayed small children for a century or so, aged into young teenagers, then into older teenagers after another hundred or so years, before they finally aged to their early twenties and stayed there for centuries. Sesshomaru had aged like this. That was why he looked like he was about twenty one and over six hundred years old.

 

He had arrived just in time to see Kikyo dig the blade into her wrists.

 

It didn't take a genius to figure out what had happened to her. Her lip was swollen and cut, her nose was bleeding, her left eye was blackened, and her clothing was torn. Shippo knew that she had been raped. Despite what Inuyasha and Kagome tried to shield him from, Shippo knew what a raped woman looked like.

 

He had never told anyone, but Hiten, the elder thunder brother had raped Shippo's mother, before he killed her. His father had already been dead when it had occurred, wrapped around Manten's massive waist. He had stumbled across her body while running from the thunder brothers. Her clothing had been ripped from her body and Shippo could still remember the scent of blood and sex radiating from her beaten, violated body.

 

It was true that he really disliked Kikyo, but not even she deserved something like that to happen to her. He had always viewed Kikyo as someone who threatened his family. His family being Inuyasha and Kagome. Shippo always feared that Inuyasha would pick Kikyo over Kagome and he would lose both his new parents.

 

Tonight, Shippo's prayers had been answered. Inuyasha had chosen to take Kagome as his mate and she hadn't vanished after the jewel was used. Shippo had left the two alone, so they could be alone in peace. He looked forward to seeing what Kagome looked like in the morning as a hanyou.

 

But right now, Kikyo needed help.

 

He was going to approach when he heard the inu's howl. He had used his magic to hide his aura from the youkai as it approached. A tremor passed through him when he saw that it was Sesshomaru. Something about the youkai terrified him.

 

Sesshomaru had always terrified him.

 

No creature had any right to be that powerful. He had more power in his pinky claw than many other people had in their entire family history. If he decided to go completely insane and enslave Japan, Shippo had no doubt that he could do it. No one would be able to stop him.

 

Shippo was used to seeing Sesshomaru as a prim perfect prince, but nothing about his appearance hinted at that now. Blood clotted in his hair and dripped from the tips. He was totally nude and looked as wild as Shippo believed he could be. In his left hand, he held his two swords and dropped them next to Kikyo.

 

He then had sank down on his knees next to the miko and asked her what she was thinking of.

 

The kitsune's mouth had fallen open when he heard how involved Kikyo and Sesshomaru were, or had been, or whatever.

 

They were not just mates.

 

They were soul mates.

 

Shippo wasn't quite sure what the difference was, but many youkai had assured him that a bond between soul mates was much more powerful than a bond with someone you think is your mate. That's why there were so many messed up relationships in youkai society. Youkai claimed mates without knowing for sure if it was their soul mate or just someone they carried flaming lust for.

 

Shippo couldn't believe how cruel Sesshomaru was to her. Well, he could, but most youkai treated their mates with respect and tenderness, not the hatred and bitterness that Sesshomaru showed her. Naturally, Inuyasha being picked over Sesshomaru would have really burned Sesshomaru's pompous ass. So the feelings he showed toward Kikyo were kind of understandable.

 

His hand covered his mouth as he watched Sesshomaru jerk her to her feet and claim Kikyo as his mate. A sigh of relief nearly escaped Shippo as he watched Sesshomaru prepare to take his leave by slinging Kikyo over his shoulder. Then he was pinned with those horrifying red eyes.

 

He was sure that was it. He was certain that Sesshomaru would kill him as he approached with the look on his face much more like the one Inuyasha would wear. The cocky, arrogant smirk, definitely suited the hanyou better than it did the taiyoukai. The small part of Shippo that wasn't scared senseless had always thought Sesshomaru's face would crack if he made any kind of facial expression slightly resembling that.

 

He had been wrong.

 

Sesshomaru's face hadn't broken, but it sure was scary. “Take this to your father.” Sesshomaru had sneered as he said the word while handing Shippo the piece from Kikyo's miko habit.

 

“And if I don't.” Shippo couldn't help the sudden defiance he felt.

 

“Then I'll you and your mother. Inuyasha will understand when you give it to him.”

 

“How do you know?” He softly asked the demon.

 

“Because not even Inuyasha is that stupid.” Shippo watched as they vanished.

 

He looked down at the piece of cloth in his hand, knowing Sesshomaru would kill them all, if he refused.

 

How on earth would he explain to Inuyasha what had happened to Kikyo? He had wished for her to live again, because he felt he owed her. He thought it would end Kikyo's suffering, but it had only been the start of it.

 

Shippo wondered if Inuyasha had known of Kikyo and Sesshomaru's past.

 

`Probably not.' Shippo reasoned. Things would have been a lot worse if Inuyasha had known. Maybe that was the reason that Sesshomaru was so abusive toward Inuyasha. That and the fact that the taiyoukai was a pompous ass with a nearly black heart.

 

Of course having your mate chose your hanyou brother over you, the regal, royal taiyoukai would piss off anyone.

 

It was just before dawn when Shippo walked into the village. Kaede had left her home to allow Inuyasha and Kagome use it during their mating and was staying with someone in the village.

 

Snow had just started falling over the land and Shippo watched as the flash of red blurred through the woods toward him. He had put the cloth inside his shirt a while ago, so he didn't drop it.

 

Shippo's eyes locked to the ground as Inuyasha froze in front of him. “Where the hell have you been?” He demanded.

 

Shippo ignored the question. “How is Kagome? Did it work?”

 

For once the look on Inuyasha's face wasn't a smirk, but a genuine beaming smile. “Yeah. She's around here somewhere. I'm teaching her how to hunt.”

 

“Where have you been, Shippo?”

 

Shippo spun around at the sound of Kagome's voice. It was deeper, smoother, and although Shippo shouldn't acknowledge it, sexier. She was the same height she had been as a ningen, and her hair was just as black. On top of her head were two triangle dog ears, just like the ones her mate had. Delicate, but lethal claws tipped her finger and toenails. Shippo could see the fangs in her mouth when she spoke. She didn't even look like a creature that lived on this earth. She looked like a goddess.

 

Kagome pulled him into her arms and hugged him tightly. She sniffed him and pulled back. “What is that other smell on you, Shippo?”

 

Inuyasha stepped forward with his nose twitching. “It smells like Sesshomaru. What happened Shippo?”

 

“I was sitting in a tree when I heard a scream. I went to see if I could help the woman. By the time I got to her, it was too late.”

 

Kagome rested a hand on his shoulder. “What happened Shippo?”

 

“The woman had been raped by four men. I couldn't see them, but I could smell them. She had killed one of them with a dagger. I could smell his blood all over her.” Shippo's voice was soft.

 

“How do you know that it wasn't her blood?” Kagome looked at Inuyasha, who was listening intently.

 

“Because she had slashed her wrists and I could smell her blood all over.”

 

“What was Sesshomaru doing there?” Inuyasha was suspicious.

 

“I could hear screams of three ningen men. It was the other men that had raped the woman. Sesshomaru tore them to pieces in his true form. He was in his ningen form when he found the woman. He knelt next to her and they began to talk about Inuyasha.”

 

“Why the hell were they talking about me?”

 

Kagome could feel the dread running up her spine. She had known that the woman's scream Shippo heard was Kikyo. Tears welled in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks.

 

“Kagome, what's wrong with you?”

 

“Kikyo,” Kagome whispered.

 

“Nani?”

 

“It was Kikyo, Inuyasha.”

 

Shippo's hand shook as he pulled out the piece of Kikyo's clothing and handed it to Inuyasha.

 

Inuyasha stared at the clothing in horror as he smelled it. “What happened?”

 

“It appears that Kikyo and Sesshomaru are soul mates, but they hate each other. Sesshomaru was taunting her, while she was bleeding. That was until Sesshomaru stopped the bleeding with his saliva.” Shippo told them everything he seen and what he thought. Except for the part about him claiming her as his mate.

 

“I'm going to kill that sonofabitch and free Kikyo. How dare he do that to her? How dare he do that to anyone!”

 

“No! You can't attack him.”

 

“Why not? It's not like he marked her.”

 

“He did mark her, Inuyasha. He told her that he wanted her to suffer and he took her. The way they talked, I think they're soul mates, Inuyasha. There is nothing you can do for Kikyo now.”

 

Kagome walked both of her boys back to Kaede's hut where they began to cry. Shippo from the horror of what he had seen and Inuyasha from guilt. This would never have happened, if he hadn't wished on the jewel.

 

In that moment he believed that the jewel, no matter how pure the wish, would cause the one the wish was made for nothing, but misery.

 

*Palace of the Western Lands*

 

Whatever she was lying on her was plush and warm. She snuggled deeper into it. It smelled like pine, sandalwood, and slightly like dog. She was naked which was kind of odd, but she had slept in the nude before. It felt like someone was stroking her hair.

 

Eyes the color of jade fluttered open as a moan escaped full red lips. Her whole body was sore from the events of the previous night. “Sesshomaru?”

 

“Now who else would it be, mate? After all, Inuyasha did cast you aside. It certainly wouldn't be him.” His voice was cold and bitter.

 

Kikyo's head jerked up. That's when she felt the thing around her neck. Her hands trembled as they reached up to feel the thick metal collar around her neck.

 

Sesshomaru watched in satisfaction as her hand slid around the collar and traced the thick chain that hooked to the stone wall. Kikyo began to pull at the chain in a panic.

 

This wasn't supposed to be happening.

 

She was supposed to be dead.

 

Sesshomaru wasn't supposed to have saved her. He should have let her die.

 

“Do you like your new bed, my pretty little mate?” He continued to pet her as if she were a dog.

 

Or a pet.

 

She looked down to realize that she was sleeping in a pile of blankets on the floor. Kagome would say that it looked like a huge dog or pet bed.

 

“You intend to keep me as a pet?” Kikyo deadpanned. It was obvious she was terrified. Sesshomaru could smell it.

 

“Iie. People don't fuck their pets.” His hand slid down her body. “I may hate you, but I have no control over my body.” He buried his face in her hair. “You smell divine, despite the fact that the scents of your rapists and Inuyasha taint you.”

 

His hand slid between her legs.

 

“Iie, Sesshomaru-sama.” She whimpered. “Please don't rape me.”

 

Smack!

 

His hand cracked across her face as a growl ripped from his throat. “Try for one moment not to be a baka, miko. Never before have I forced you! Nor will I ever force you. Trust me. When I am ready to take you, you will beg for me to let you climax.” He rose to his feet and walked to the door. “Don't go any where. I'll be back soon.” He taunted as he left the crying miko in the room.

 

“Damn you, Sesshomaru! I hate you!” Kikyo shouted after her mate.

 

Servants scurried out of his path as Sesshomaru walked through down the hall from his chambers. The smile on his face was terrifying them. His pristine white clothing fluttering behind him with his silky hair doing the same.

 

“Why won't you kill me?!” She screamed until her voice gave out.

 

All Sesshomaru did was laugh as he walked toward his library.

 

This was going to be spectacular.

 

Making Kikyo suffer for her betrayal was almost better than sex.

 

Almost.

 

A/N: Well, that's chapter 3. Am I making Sesshomaru too dark? Do you like him like that? Responses would be terrific.