InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ If You Only Knew ❯ Chapter 14 ( Chapter 14 )

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If You Only Knew: Chapter 14


Inuyasha woke with a start. Something was wrong, he could feel it, she was sending fear and confusion in waves to him. He lifted his nose to the air to find that his brother had left. "He went towards the hot spring! Damn it!" He leapt to the ground and sped off.

Kagome looked at him like he just grew another head. "What did you just say?"

Sesshoumaru stared at the human in front of him. Yes, he'd heard it out of his own mouth. He just made it clear that she was to be his mate. If he showed emotion, it would be that of slight confusion himself. 'A human? This Sesshoumaru desires a human girl as a mate? My brother's bitch above all?' He knew it was true, no matter how many times he'd question himself, the answer was still the same. From the moment he met this girl, she had pulled on his very being. When he showed all hatred towards lowly life forms, he couldn't look at this girl with less than... respect? Yes, he respected Kagome. He saw her strength, her honor, her courage to face anything, no matter how much stronger than her. She had stood up to him, when knowingly he could crush her in an instant. She had the makings of the perfect youkai mate. Of course, he had denied these thoughts... these... feelings. Until he awoke in the hut, her scent permeating the room and him. It was on his bandages, his skin. She'd healed him. For what purpose, he did not know, but his resiliance broke. He could no longer fight it.

Kagome watched indifference shatter his emotionless stance. 'Kami! He's a lunitic!'

"I will not repeat myself, woman. You heard me." Part of himself was arguing with the way he was doing this. That part didn't want him to demand, but to be gentle and kind to this girl. No matter, he kept his appearance and pride. He would not let his feelings take over.

"Hai, I heard you, but..." She partly feared for her life, and for Inuyasha, but she had to play her role as a mate. Holding her ground, she pushed every bit of fear away, standing up to him. "I am Inuyasha's mate. Forever will I be. I refuse to be yours, or any other's. Everything I am, anything I can give, is his, and ONLY his. Nothing you could ever say or do would change that. You WILL understand this. I deserve the respect, and so does Inuyasha, that you do not continue with these demands." Kagome took a strong and steady breath. 'Wow, that wasn't as hard as I thought. I didn't stammer once!'

Inuyasha arrived, but kept back, as he heard every word that came out of her mouth. He silently watched, making sure his scent was upwind. Maybe she could handle this one on her own. If not, he'd jump to her defense in an instant.

The youkai lord looked at her with something that you could only describe as amusement. "I give my brother no respect. You, however, I could offer my respect. That doesn't change the fact at hand. You will be my mate. The laws of this land give me the right to fight for what I want. With his fall, you will be mine. It is the law, and it is my desire."

Kagome was fuming. "Listen here, you egotistical asshole! What gives you the right to come here and act like I am some sort of possession? I am a person, and although I may be human, that does NOT make you better than me. Nor does that make you any better than Inuyasha. It was not his fault that your father fell in love with a human. There is no reason for the hatred you hold towards him. Human, hanyou, youkai, it doesn't matter! You are blood, whether you'd like to admit that or not. And I"m damn sure your father would not want you two to fight like you do. And then for you to come in and think that you can take me away from him. I don't care what the laws say, you are not going to break up our union, no matter how much you want to."

Sesshoumaru opened his mouth to say something, but she cut him off. Inuyasha stiffled a snicker at how Kagome was putting his idiot brother in his place.

"Don't you even! Let me tell you something else. The only reason you are alive right now, is because Inuyasha asked me to help you. He could've let you die, but he is not a monster. He has feelings, and deep down he understands the bonds of family. You need to grow up and wake up from the little world you created for yourself. This is the real world, where trying to kill your own brother and steal his mate is not morally right. I pity you for what you're missing in your life, and it's only because you do it to yourself. There is a young lady who loves you with all of her being. She may be only a child of 11 (yeah, i gave her some years, she's gotta age eventually), but someday she will grow to be a woman. Why you keep her, I have no idea. Perhaps you don't either, or you haven't gotten your head out of your ass long enough to actually care. I have not seen someone so broke up over another unless they care about them greatly. Rin cried her heart out and didn't leave your side until she was told you would be okay. Even then, she wanted to see your eyes open. You may stand here, but I can definately tell that they are not. Let me say it more bluntly... OPEN YOUR EYES! And if you still say that I will be your mate, I will fight you... and I'm sorry to say, but I WILL win."

Both the hanyou hiding behind the treeline and the youkai in front of her looked at her in awe. Who'd have thought that this little woman could put a powerful demon in his place in all but one breath! He looked at her, and for the first time in his life, his emotional damn shattered. His face filled with so many mixed emotions that she couldn't decipher them all. Among those were defeat, sadness, confusion, but also admiration and respect.

Kagome spoke more softly, "I can forgive you for what has gone on here. But you must understand that it can't happen again. You don't have to love your brother, but give him enough respect to let him live his life as he has earned. And take a little more care to notice the young girl who follows you like you're the very light of her life. Be patient and open your mind to what the world has to offer. Shake your stoic personality and let what's behind guide you instead. No one is powerful without feelings. Otherwise, they're evil and ill-willed. I believe that you are better than that. You're better than Naraku, who was much like that. And you know it. Now go and find Rin. What you do from there is your own bidding. Just don't bring negative into our lives again."

She turned, not expecting a response, but his voice followed her retreat. "Thank you."

Kagome turned and smiled at him. "You're welcome. I'm sorry I had to be so nasty about it, but you weren't going to understand any other way."

Sesshoumaru nodded. "I understand, but it is I who should be apologizing for... for everything that I've done." He lowered his head a bit, "Would you mind taking me to Rin?"

"Sure! She's out playing with the kids." Kagome turned and walked towards the village, motioning for him to follow.

Inuyasha strode out from the trees to join his mate. Sesshoumaru glanced at him, unknowing what his reaction was going to be, considering he knew he was watching the whole thing. A scowl started to form on the hanyou's face as he thought about forgiving his brother. Finally, he bowed his head, which Sesshoumaru respectfully returned. In that, the brothers called a silent truce. Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand as she led them to the fields.

"Rin!" She called to the children playing. The girl saw her youkai standing with her friends and cried for joy as she ran to them.

Rin ran up to Sesshoumaru and hugged his legs. "Sesshoumaru-sama! You're alright! Rin is so glad!" She looked up at him with a large smile on her face. The lord met her gaze and gave her a slight smile.

"Come, Rin."

"Hai!" She happily followed him as they returned home.

Inuyasha hugged Kagome, "I'm so proud of you, how you stood up to him."

"You were there the whole time." She accused.

He shrugged awkwardly. "I um... well, I figured you were handling it quite well."

She glared at him. "I was ready to fight if I had to! Honest!"

With a sigh, she returned his hug. "I'm hungry, and I'm sick of being youkai bait. Let's go inside."

He looked at her, "My brother?"

"Well, yeah, and the youkai he killed that was trying to take advantage of me!"

'I did see the body and smell the blood... guess I was too enthralled in their argument.' He gave her a look like a dog with its tail between its legs. "I'm sorry I wasn't there..."

"You shouldn't have to watch over me all the time. I should be able to take care of myself, too. I'll just have to always be on guard. That's all."

"Feh! Forget that. You're not going anywhere without me anymore!"

"Inuyasha, you can't watch me every time I take a bath! I need privacy sometimes!"

"I don't care! I'm going to be there, and that's final!"

She rubbed her temples. This was giving her a headache. "Whatever, Inuyasha. If you feel you need to be there, then fine. But no peeking!"

His face said 'who me?', but his retort was, "You're my mate, I'll peek if I want to!"

She growled at him, and then got a mischievious look in her eye, making him want to cower under a rock, stone, anything.. "OSWARI!" She hadn't sat him in a while, and frankly, it felt good. Smirking, she walked ahead of the swearing boy, lying face first in the dirt, and to the hut. As she entered, she heard the distinct, "KAGOME! What the hell was that for?!"