InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ JOURNEY ❯ Chapter 13 ( Chapter 13 )

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Chapter 13

 

“Where are we going?” she asked curiously.

 

“Montana,” he replied cheerfully. “Hope you don't mind living in the mountains.”

 

“Never tried it, but I'm sure I'll be fine.”

 

“Well, at least you've got some guts. That's more than I expected. I had you pegged for some kind of sissy girl. But, I suppose that I was wrong.”

 

“More than you know.”

 

“Look, I know that we're pretty much strangers, but we are brother and sister, so we're just going to have to trust each other. I live pretty much alone. The nearest town is Heart Butte. The nearest city is Browning, and that's pretty far. I have a ranch that borders the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. I live by myself. Some of the guys from the res. work for me, but they live on the reservation. I would really enjoy the company.”

 

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Down the road in the other direction, Sesshomaru rumbled into Winner, South Dakota. His brother, Kossori, lived there with his wife, and Kossori owed Sesshomaru nearly two thousand dollars. Sesshomaru found his brother's house with relative ease, but getting to the front door was a different story altogether. There was a large, brindle colored pit bull terrier sitting on the other side of the six-foot chain link fence that was just daring Sesshomaru to open the gate. Sesshomaru also noticed another one sitting in the shade on the front porch. They didn't bark. They didn't growl. They didn't even move. The dogs just laid there and stared at him. Now Sesshomaru had done some crazy things, but he wasn't stupid, so he waited…and waited. Nearly three hours he waited for his brother to show up.

 

They went inside and had a beer. His brother's wife was a tiny little girl with waist length blond hair and the intelligence of an ice cube. She ran around the house like a freight train. Sesshomaru suspected that she was on `speed'. She was a topless dancer, although how she made any money with mosquito bites for tits was beyond Sesshomaru. Kossori was running off at the mouth, trying to fill Sesshomaru in on the past couple of years, but Sesshomaru wasn't in the mood for chitchat, so he endured as much as he had to, collected his money as quickly as possible and left.

 

He got back on the highway and headed back toward Sturgis, making sure to avoid the reservations, but he was in no particular hurry to get there. He wasn't sure why. The only thing he was sure of at the moment was that he was going to be miserable until he got his mind off of Kagome. He really didn't blame her for bolting from him at the first given chance. “I did move a little too fast,” he thought. “I should never have touched her.” She had been through a hell of a lot in the past weeks, and she barely knew him. He told himself that she was probably confused about all that she had been through, and he was sure that he hadn't helped any. Hell, he was confused too. “But I'll find her again someday, after she finds herself.”

 

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He only stopped for gas once. He began to feel more at ease when he saw Sturgis in the distance. “Maybe,” he thought, “once I get back to Phoenix, I can get over her.” But he knew that he was lying to himself. He would never forget her, no matter how hard he tried. His thoughts turned outward as he rolled into Sturgis and found Miroku buying a new pair of sunglasses at one of the vendor booths. Miroku turned as Sesshomaru called to him. Miroku was sporting a good-sized `shiner' on his left eye.

 

“What happened to you?” Sesshomaru laughed.

 

“A girl,” Miroku replied sourly.

 

“A chick did that to you? Let me guess...you asked her to have your children?”

 

“Yeah, long story. I'll tell you about it later. Where is she?”

 

“I left her at the reservation,” Sesshomaru replied flatly as he looked the other direction.

 

“I don't believe you let her go.”

 

“It was her decision, Miroku. It's what she wanted. I asked her to come with me, but she wouldn't listen. She insisted that it would be better for both of us if she stayed there. Who knows, maybe she's right. I mean, what kind of life could I give her? She deserves better.”

 

“And you think she'll find it there? Are you listening to yourself? Do you have any idea how corny that shit sounds coming from you? Do you really think she's better off there? You know how hard life is on the reservation.”

 

“Yeah, I do. But, so did she. It doesn't matter anymore. She chose her path.”

 

“Hey, Sesshomaru,” Miroku asked with a grin, “did you two…?” he wagged his eyebrows for effect.

 

“Yeah,” he answered as he looked away. “Why?”

 

“I knew it. I knew you couldn't keep your hands off her,” Miroku laughed.

 

“Oh really? What else do you know?”

 

“I know that you don't believe a single word of what you just finished saying. And I know you. You're going to go after her. Aren't you?”

 

“Probably so,” Sesshomaru smiled.

 

“You love her, don't you?”

 

“Yeah, I do. I wasn't sure at first, but I have never felt this way about anything. I mean, when I look in her eyes, I forget everything. I have never felt this possessive about anything in my entire life - not even my bike,” he paused briefly. “I can't believe I'm actually saying this crap in front of another guy!”

 

“Don't sweat it. I won't tell if you don't. But, it definitely sounds like love. But enough of this shit, let's get back to camp.”

 

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Sesshomaru and Miroku rolled into camp and found Kouga reading a book. Inu was a couple of tents away trying to put the moves on a couple of stray women, and not being very successful. Kouga looked up and nodded at Sesshomaru, then he returned to his book. Miroku sat down to read an event flyer he had picked up at one of the vendors. Sesshomaru went about setting up his tent.

 

When his tent was finished, he grabbed a beer from Inu and crawled inside. He laid down and stared at the shadows on the ceiling. He knew that he shouldn't have touched Kagome. Now he was beginning to regret that he had, and he figured that she was too.

 

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Kagome looked out the window as the prairie sped by. Souta and Kagome were headed for Montana. Kagome was consumed by her thoughts.

 

“Hey,” Souta asked as he nudged her shoulder, “are you ok?”

 

“Huh?” she replied.

 

“I asked if you are alright. You have been staring out the window with a blank face for a couple of hours now.”

 

“Yeah, I'm ok. Thanks for asking though. I was just thinking, that's all.”

 

“What were you thinking about, if you don't mind me asking?”

 

“It's ok. I was just thinking about everything that has happened in the past weeks.”

 

“Why don't you start at the beginning, because quite frankly, I ain't got a clue about what's going on or why I'm hiding you from The Law.”

 

“You mean grandpa didn't tell you.”

 

“Nope, and I didn't ask. I trust his judgment, and if he felt it was necessary for me to take you with me, I will it without question.”

 

“Oh, I'm so sorry. It was not my intention to get anyone else involved with my problems.”

 

“It's ok, really. Now start at the beginning.”

 

Kagome began reciting the events that had taken place in the past week. She recounted how she and Sango had gone to work on Sunday and how the fight in the café ensued when the Navaho men hit her. She told him how Rose had given them the bag of money and forced them to leave and then how she and Sango had hitchhiked up to Colorado. Kagome told him about how the Navaho men had picked them up and them raped and killed Sango. She could barely choke out the words when she told him how she had killed the Fat Boy. Then finally, she went on to tell him how Sesshomaru and his friends had picked her up and taken her the rest of the way to Rosebud.

 

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“You got a boyfriend?” Souta asked later as Kagome finished the hamburger she had bought for supper.

 

“Well, not really. There is this guy, but…”

 

“Then why aren't you with him?”

 

“Because if I went with him, I would only cause more problems. He's already been in jail because of me.”

 

“Well, what's his name? And please don't tell me it's one of those greasy bikers.”

 

“Yeah, but he's not like that. He's really nice. His name is Sesshomaru Parker. He's part Cheyenne, but he has a little Japanese in him too. He has long silver hair and a gorgeous smile. He has the most beautiful eyes. He kept me out of trouble in Sturgis and he took up for me against one of his `friends'.”

 

“He sound pretty nice, but really sis…he's a biker. Aren't they all trouble-makers?”

 

“And in everyone else's eyes, aren't all Indians just lazy drunks who live off welfare?”

 

“Point taken, don't stereotype. Good rule to follow.”

 

“But no...I used to think that all bikers were trouble, but his friends showed me that they aren't all like that. How about you? Do you have a girlfriend?”

 

“Me? You've got to be kidding. I don't have time to think about relationships. I have a ranch to run. Hell, I don't even have time to do my laundry.”

 

“Well since you're being nice enough to help me out, I will be more than happy to help any way I can.”

 

“Oh,” he replied, “there will be plenty for you to do. You may even regret you said that.”

 

“I doubt it,” Kagome said as she drifted off to sleep.

 

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It was late in the night when Kagome and Souta reached Souta's ranch. Kagome was fast asleep. So Souta had to carry her in. He placed her gently on the couch and covered her with a light quilt. Then he went down the hall to his own room and collapsed on his bed.

 

 

TBC...

 

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