InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ InuYasha: Legend of the Record Keeper ❯ Plans ( Chapter 13 )

A/N: I dun own InuYasha!

 

Alex: Hello all, sorry it's been so long since I've updated on this story, you wouldn't believe how guilty I feel for not having updated. Sadly one of the other managers where I work quit which means I have to pull more hours. I'm thinking that there will be only about three or four chapters left in this particular fic but just so you all know there is going to be a second part to this fic.

Sally: Yeah she can't just give this one the happy ending that she wants to because I wun let her.

Alex: Exactly, but anyway enjoy this chapter.

 

Chapter 12:

Plans

 

Kagome growled glaring at InuYasha who glared back at her, “I say we need to stop at the village and rest.”

 

“I say that we need to go on, Naraku isn't going to just let us find him easily.” It was InuYasha's turn to growl at her. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo stayed far back away from the two where angry auras were growing by the second. Shippo jumped onto Miroku's shoulder.

 

“You know Kagome's scary when she's mad…” the kit whispered the words into the monk's ear who just nodded his agreement.

 

“You, Shippo, and Kirara may be able to travel like crazy but the rest of us are human and we get tired InuYasha. We need to stop and rest, preferably in a soft bed.” Kagome's shoulders suddenly slumped tiredly as she let the fight drain from her. Ever since their little kiss next to the river InuYasha had avoided her like the pelage keeping his distance and only snapping at her if she asked anything. She had finally gotten fed up with it after three days, it hurt that he wouldn't look at her or talk to her by his own means.

 

He just stared at her blankly for a long moment until she turned away, she hated that look, if she had known one kiss would destroy the friendship that they had she would have pulled away.

 

She shook her head slightly and started walking, “Kagome….” Sango sounded worried but Kagome just waved her hand slightly and continued walking, her heart hurt and it was heavy in her chest, his silence and rejection was the worst thing he could have done to her.

 

“Kagome! Watch out!” InuYasha yelled after her then there was a strong breeze and the feeling of being jerked off of her feet, she screamed and clenched her eyes shut only vaguely aware of the arm encircling her waist, “Hands off Kagome!” Kagome's eyes opened and fastened on the ground that was blurring past her. She tilted her head back to look up at the person who had hold of her via arm around her waist so that her legs dangled behind them and her torso in front of them.

 

What surprised her most was that it was a woman who had her captive, she was most certainly demon due to the fact that she had fur and looked like a squirrel and wore a short odd kimono, she looked down at her with steely black violet eyes before she opened her mouth to speak, “Tell him to turn back, I'm merely a messenger of Lady Kusabana, she wishes to ask her favor.” Kagome blinked then shifted to peer over around the arm that held her, InuYasha was following close behind Tetsuseiga drawn a furious expression on his face.

 

“InuYasha! Go back! It's alright!” she yelled the words and saw something flicker in his eyes, rage perhaps? Or was it fear?

 

“Are you crazy wench!? You're going to let that demon take you?”

 

“She's a messenger of Kusabana InuYasha! It's alright! I'll be back soon!” she looked up at the woman, “You might want to speed up.” She turned to look back again, InuYasha was gaining, “InuYasha! Sit boy!” there was a scream of rage then the loud crash as he slammed into the ground, “Hurry before it wears off.” The woman laughed softly and sped up.

 

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The woman landed with Kagome in a tree on one of the large branches and sat her on her feet, “I'm sorry for being so rough Miko, but we're in a rush, if you and your friends are to defeat Naraku and my mistress be safe again we have to move quickly because Naraku will be moving in soon, it took us several days just to shake the wind sorceress and the boy demon slayer. We only have a week and a half left before the dragons come for her and then she'll die and you will loose her help in destroying that evil man.” She walked down the branch motioning for Kagome to follow and the teenaged girl did so taking the offer of help when they got down from the tree and headed to another.

 

Kagome shuddered, the place was eerily silent and still, she looked around noticing the ring of earth that had no grass growing in it and a ring of red flowers around it, “What happened here? It feels so sad.” It was true, the place felt sad as if there was something dragging on ones self.

 

Kagome let out a gasp as her eyes landed on the woman sitting at the base of that tree in that bared spot, the woman sitting there could be no other than Kusabana, the demon she had only seen for moments before. She sat leaned slightly against a tree while the rest of her was relaxed her long kimonos and strangely styled hair splayed out. Her eyes were closed, the one that Kagome could see flickered open to fix on her as she approached.

 

“Thank you for bringing her Aya.” She sat up slowly her legs shifting to one side of her body as she held out a hand to the both of them, “Kagome please sit with me for a moment, I must explain my request.” Kagome's mind was boggled, this woman acted almost human. The sadness that was in her eyes made Kagome's own heart throb painfully. This woman gave up her own happiness for someone she didn't even know was something that Kagome could sympathize with, she had given up a lot of her life just to help her friends and people she didn't know.

 

Kagome took a seat in front of the older woman folding her legs under herself, a strange tingling shot up her legs and images, sounds, and feelings assailed her mind. Blood, screams, a flash of light, pain, words, and a roar of anguish. Kagome blinked as the last image filtered through her mind, the bright glowing red eyes and the body the silver haired man that held the limp body with bright red hair. She stared wide eyed at the woman in front of her, “You're…..you're….oh my god…” Kusabana lowered her eyes hiding the sadness there.

 

“I see, your powers are great Miss Kagome, you saw my death I take it. Yes I was a maid to Sesshomaru but not in the sense that some women are. I merely took care of the cleaning of his room and such. I was killed here in this very spot where we sit, there was an attack on the village that used to be here when Sesshomaru and I were passing through on the way to the next village. He told me to stay hidden in the trees where he had placed me but…. The demons were chasing a child, she was just a child, I couldn't let them kill her so I climbed down and tried to help her. I took the blow meant for her and it was lethal, it killed me, I died in Sesshomaru's arms.” She folded her hands in her lap, “I made a deal with the dragon gods, I would become the new Record Keeper in exchange for his pain to be gone, replaced with something else.” Kagome's eyes widened.

 

“You were human?” Kusabana nodded just slightly, “They replaced it with hate for humans..” Kusabana nodded again, “So Myoga was right, you gave your life for someone dispite your love, that's how all the Record Keepers are made right?” the woman nodded again.

 

“Yes but the little known fact is that all the Record Keepers are female and all of them had Miko abilities that were unused. Now to my request, Aya and I have set in motion a plan to destroy Naraku to sit things back to peaceful times. My touch has to be light during all of this but I also play a large part near the end, I am the catalyst that will set the battle into place.” She lifted her face and moved her hair aside her eyes closed then they opened and Kagome couldn't help but gasp at the dragon eye that stared back, “I see the future, the past, and the present Miss Kagome.”

 

Kagome nodded listening silent to the woman, “Aya has already began the process with Sesshomaru she is to lead him to Naraku in two weeks therefore that is all the time I have. Naraku discovered me nearly a week ago when I approached his barrier to make an entry in the Record Book, he now knows that I truly exist and wants to absorb me to gain my immortality as well as the ability to read my Record Book. We can't allow that to happen therefore history was slightly altered by the dragon gods, they're using me, you, and the others to fix this little nick in history.”

 

“What happened to your book then, I don't see it around.”

 

“Little Rin has it, she's protecting it for me until I can reclaim it. As long as she has it she'll be protected by the magic around it because she's a human innocent.” A softness appeared in Kusabana's eyes and Kagome smiled.

 

“You love Rin don't you? You visited her like you did with Shippo.” Kusabana looked away.

 

“I do care for her, in my world she was the first to show me kindness in a long time other than Aya. Rin is as dear to me as if she were my own child.” Kagome smiled and nodded.

 

“Okay then what's this plan, we have to hurry or InuYasha will find us.” The woman lifted her right arm to place it in her lap.

 

“It is simple, Aya will lead Sesshomaru to Naraku while you lead InuYasha and your friends. I will lure Naraku to the well back to your time.” At Kagome's gasp the woman smiled slightly then winced, “They will have to work together somewhat, we have to kill him quickly and for that I will have to have my full powers back which means I need you to remove this when the time is right.” She moved her sleeve up showing Kagome the black rosary there. Kagome's heart stopped as she observed the black beads sunk into the pale flesh of the woman, her heart clenched, how had she stood the pain?

 

“Ho..how do I remove it? I thought only a dark priest or priestess could remove it.” Kagome stared at the now passive face and eyes of the demoness in front of her, she brushed her bangs back into her face and said quietly.

 

“You fill it with purifying energy and disintegrate it.”

 

“Won't that hurt you? You're a demon now after all.” Kusabana adverted her gaze.

 

“It doesn't matter as long as we remove it, I will survive, my miko powers are still there just hidden under the demonic ones so it won't hurt me all that badly.” She slid her sleeve back down, “After it is removed I will be able to help you defeat Naraku. Now in one week say that you sense a jewel shard near the well and go there make sure you are far enough away to take an entire week to get there Miss Kagome.” The woman stood, “He's coming for you now, don't let him enter this place, go with Aya.” The squirrel demon appeared behind Kagome scooping her up to bound through the trees. Aya set her down a few miles from the hollow.

 

“Please listen to Lady Kusabana, this is her only chance to regain her powers and her emotions as well as her love.” Aya touched her cheek lightly, “And you really need to admit your feelings to him.” With that the squirrel demon disappeared back into the woods moments before InuYasha landed in front of her.

 

“Kagome, are you alright!?” his clawed hands gripped her upper arms as he glowered down at her, Kagome felt a sharp stab of fear and her heart thumped in her chest and the furious expression on his face. His nostrils flared, “You've been with that red headed demon.” He snarled the words and she tried to back up a step only to be stopped by his steely grasp on her arms.

 

“Ow, InuYasha you're hurting me.” His eyes widened and he released her suddenly and stepped back, “And I'm alright, she just wanted to ask me her favor InuYasha. That squirrel demon is her friend, she sent her to find me.” He continued to stare at her before he turned his back. She stared at his stiff back for a long moment, her emotions suddenly returned, she realized she had been holding them in during the seriousness of Kusabana's and her conversation. Hurt rose in her chest and she looked down at the ground.

 

“Where are they Kagome, I'll kill them both and we won't have to worry about them anymore.” His voice was gruff, uncaring and cold. He sounded so much like Sesshomaru at that moment and Kagome felt her heart break.

 

“I don't want them hurt InuYasha. If I had known one kiss would change the way you feel towards me like this I would have pulled away!” tears stung her eyes and ran down her cheeks as she blurted out the admission, “I don't regret it but I didn't know it would change so much between us InuYasha!” he whirled towards her his face as stricken as her own the emotions that flashed in his golden eyes mirrored her own. She turned from those eyes as she scrubbed the tears from her face with her sleeve.

 

“Ka..Kagome…” the startled note in InuYasha's voice was interlaced with hurt, “Don't cry.” His arms were around her then holding her snugly to his chest, one arm was wrapped around her midback while the other cupped the back of her head his claws scraping her scalp through her hair. Her hands automatically moved up to grip his shirt front her face burrowing into his chest as his did in her hair, “I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. I'd never hurt you on purpose, I just didn't know how else to keep you safe.” She sighed and sniffled the pain in her chest receding into a dull ach at his words, and for the moment she was content to just be held by him, she tightened her hold on his shirt front.

 

“It's alright InuYasha, just please stop treating me like a stranger.” He nodded against her hair and held her for a moment longer then started to pull away, she tightened her hold again shaking her head.

 

“Let's stay like this for a little longer InuYasha.” She could feel him smile against her hair and couldn't help but smile herself as she snuggled her face against his chest again.

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Kusbana leapt from tree to tree with Aya beside her, they were on the run again. As soon as Aya had dropped off Kagome and returned to her they had left the clearing and headed deeper into the forest. Soon after that Kagura had found them, this time she had Naraku's saimiosho with her.

 

“Get back here woman!” blades of demon energy shredded the tree they had just jumped from, they shifted directions only to come up short facing a solid white child holding a small mirror saimiosho buzzing behind her.

 

“Kanna…” Kusbana stopped and in a moment had Aya's back pressed to hers for protection, Kanna's hand moved forward slowly as she pointed a finger at her.

 

“Take her over from the inside..” the creepy monotone gave the order and the saimiosho buzzed forward. Kusabana felt fear leap up into her chest and the answering white hot pain in her arm even as she drew her hairpin reshaping it into her sword. She could hear the bone on flesh as Aya's claws grew. She took a deep breath calming herself and then they burst into action, she pushed off of the ground and angled her body bringing up her sword to cross her chest. She could feel her kimonos and hair flaring around her with her movements as she swung her sword letting loose a single arch of red flaming energy that disintegrated the saimiosho on her side, she continued forward aiming for Kanna. Her right eye burst pain into her skull as she neared the pale child.

 

The mirror in tiny pale hands started to glow the nearer she got, just as her sword neared the child a black saimiosho burst from the mirror. It cleanly phased through her sword and moved to wrap around her right arm, pain lanced her arm causing her sword to fall short of the girl as she flew right past her to slam into a tree a pain filled scream erupting from her lips. She dropped her word and was faintly aware of it turning back into a hairpin as she grabbed her rosary covered arm.

 

“Let's go Kanna, we've done what Naraku said.” There was a whirl of wind that kicked up then they were gone and Aya was kneeling over her checking the damage on her arm. Pain continued to lance up her arm into her chest, the rosary itself seemed to be pulsing a cold so intense that it burned.

 

“Oh gods Lady Kusabana…” the pain was moving into her chest so that it too throbbed cold.

 

`So this is the hold of a black rosary, you're mine now Record Keeper.' Naraku's cool smooth voice rang in her head causing it to throb and she had to reach up and grasp it.

 

“He's got me Aya, we have to get to the Bone Eater's Well, now. He'll move in we have to move up the plan….” The world was growing fuzzy as the pain grew slowly her vision dimmed growing darker until her mind shut down and all she saw was black.

 

“Lady Kusabana!”

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Rin froze mid sentence her eyes growing wide as a sudden feeling of dread tightened her chest and her stomach, her wide eyes fell to the book in her lap it pulsed with demon energy that even she could feel. Her breathing grew erratic as the fear and dread in her grew, “Something's wrong with Lady Flower!” she jumped up hugging the book to her chest as she ran from the room leaving a stunned Sora and Jaken in her wake, “Lord Sesshomaru!”

 

Just an hour before her lord had returned, he had checked on her then disappeared inside the palace. Her breaths became more labored as she ran the fear growing, it wasn't just her fear now it was Lady Flower's too, tears stung her eyes, “Lord Sesshomaru!” she rounded another corner and slammed into a pair of strong legs, she bounced back landing on her rear to look up at her lords face, “Lord Sesshomaru!” she was up in an instant one of her hangs grabbing hold of is pants leg.

 

“Rin, what are you doing?” his even tones soothed some of the dread in her but it did nothing to relieve the fear that was growing.

 

“Something's happened to Lady Flower, look!” she held up the book that was steadily pulsing now as the cover grew darker and darker, “Naraku must have Lady Flower!” She could have sworn she saw something flicker through his usually cool gold eyes, was it an actual emotion?

 

“Are you sure Rin?” she nodded quickly.

 

“Yes, I felt it Lord Sesshomaru.” There was a sudden breeze in the hall and the red flower petals that had put her to sleep once before streamed into the open windows. They swirled around the two and Rin shook her head, “Lady Flower's calling me….” She felt her eyes droop then her mind merged itself in the dream world and she collapsed at Lord Sesshomaru's feet.

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Once again Lady Flower's world was in shambles only this time it seemed worse then before. It seemed darker to Rin, and there were voices whispering, arguing. She searched for the redheaded woman she had befriended, “Lady Flower?” her voice echoed back to her. She began walking for the center of the field the blackened flowers crumbling under her bare feet.

 

As she neared the center of the field the arguing got worse, louder and more violent. There in the center lay a mass of red and pink, it didn't move nor did it speak, “Lady Flower!” Rin broke into a run falling to her knees to tug the woman onto her back. Lady Flower's eyes were shut and her face pale, even her breathing was shallow and uneven, her dress was tattered and her hair was down from its normal style to lay around her body in waves and tangles, “Oh Lady Flower.” The child hugged the older woman as close as she could.

 

“So this is the world she drags you into?” Sesshomaru's voice carried to her from a few feet away and she looked up quickly tears forming in her eyes.

 

“It doesn't always look this way, it's usually really pretty here. Something's hurt her Lord Sesshomaru.” The girl sniffled and hugged the red headed woman closer.

 

“Rin...” the soft voice could barely be heard but Rin looked down at the woman in her arms, “Rin, it's unsafe for you here I'm sorry that I brought you here.” The woman shifted her visible eye opening to show the cloudy pain filled violet as she pushed herself up into a sitting position, “Wake up Rin.” Rin let out a gasp and was abruptly pushed from the dream world.

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Sesshomaru watched as his charge faded out disappearing from the dream world. He turned his cold gold eyes on the woman that had forced herself into a kneeling position using her hands, his eyes landed on her right hand due to the fact that the right sleeve of her kimono was missing and his eyes narrowed. It was a mass of gashes and blood, the skin was blackened much like the ground around them was. Thunder rumbled in the turbulent sky as she stood, the voices that had been whispering when he had first arrived began again louder telling her to do things or that she would soon be dead.

 

“It was an accident, I didn't mean to call her here my lord. She's awake now, Naraku will come after her now, please wake up and protect her…I couldn't stand it if something happened to her.” A low chuckle echoed in the clearing.

 

“So you gave your record book to a mere child, you make it so easy Record Keeper!” it was Naraku's voice they both turned to see the baboon pelted demon standing a few feet from him his red eyes gleaming.

 

“Naraku… get out of my body and out of my mind.” Kusabana hissed the words even as Sesshomaru appeared by her side his hand resting on his swords.

 

“But my dear Record Keeper it was so difficult to get here, you're mine now.” Sesshomaru felt the stirrings of his rage again and let it simmer and bubble up his hand tightening on the hilt of his katana, he could hear Kusbana's erratic heartbeat and from the way her body was trembling it was no assumption that just standing was taking its toll on her, keeping him there with her had to be even more difficult. Her hand oozed blood and it dripped onto the ground.

 

“I'm no possession Naraku.” She said the words evenly forcing herself to stand straight her face falling from pain and anger to a placid mask her eyes going cool and dead. She was sinking into herself, “I know that even if I do kill you here that this is just an incarnation of your original self, it won't hurt the real Naraku. But I will not allow you to take over my body and mind, I won't let you get your hands on the book.” With that she sprang forward her left hand lifting, the long red fingernails there grew even longer and lost their rounded look taking on deadly points that gleamed in the sparse light.

 

Anger and fear welled up and he followed her his hand drawing his sword in one smooth movement, if the half demon laid a single finger on her he'd tare him to pieces bare handed. The rage that churned in his stomach and chest grew and clenched a tighter hold on him, he let it flow through him and felt his fangs grow in his mouth just slightly as did the claws on his hand. Naraku laughed still as they neared him.

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A/N: I'm sorry that this chapter isn't as good or as long as others. I'm also extremely sorry that it took me this long to update but the holidays and all that. Blood+ will be my next update for those of you who read it. I'm also putting up a fic for Trinity Blood. Enjoy if you read and please do review.