InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lady Kagome ❯ Chapter 40 ( Chapter 40 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Sango had taken Kirara out of the palace to stretch the neko's muscles. She had a worried expression fixed upon her face. She was worried about the miko who had become like a sister to her, Kagome. She had heard from Miroku that Kagome was unconscious and would be good as new as soon as her soul had healed. Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha had refused any visitors except Shippou, so naturally, Sango had felt a bit distraught.

‘Damn inus telling me I can’t see Kagome!’ she fumed to herself.

Since Kagomes disappearance, Sango had felt alone. Sure, she had Miroku, but she had no female companion. She felt a bit overwhelmed when seeing Kagome once more and then finding out she was a youkai, no less the hime of the Eastern lands. Her sister’s seclusion was making Sango feel left out.

‘I guess I will not get to see much of her once she is officially mated to both Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha. They have effectively cut off most ties to her sister and possibly not deliberate. Must be their instincts.’

Miroku had tried to make her feel better and assured her that Kagome was okay for the most part. He had prayed for a bit every day by Sesshoumaru’s request. He even had placed sutras to keep any unwelcome presences from trying to harm the two inu brothers and Kagome as they waited out her recovery.

Of course, Miroku’s way of trying to make Sango feel better was to grope her, but after a couple times with her haraikotsu crashing down on his noggin, he decided it was not smart to grope her. She was angry for not being allowed to see Kagome and obviously taking out her aggression on his poor head.

Sango adjust her katana in her sash and hopped on Kirara.

"Come on Kirara. Let's get your muscles stretched," Sango lightly held the neko youkai by the scruff of the neck.

Kirara mewed and took to the sky.

'Today is a perfect day. Blue sky, puffy white clouds, a cheerful sun, and a cyclone. Wait... a cyclone?'

The cyclone was approaching her location swiftly. She had almost thought it was Kouga, but he was within the palace last time she checked.

"Kirara, hurry and land away from the cyclone," Sango said.

Kirara roared and obeyed her. Soon they were facing another cyclone, but it had disappeared only feet from here Kirara had landed. Sango was almost sure she would have been hit, but thanked Buddha for her luck.

"Oi, taijiya," a voice called from the woods.

Sango tried scanning the treeline to pick out any figure, but was not successful.

"Who are you? Come out and fight you coward," Sango growled, readying her haraikotsu.

"I am not here to fight. I am simply the messenger this time around," the voice said, then slowly Kagura walked out from the shade of the trees.

"Kagura!" Sango shouted angrily. “How dare you approach me!”

"Stop taijiya. I am simply delivering a message from Naraku. I do not wish to fight you," Kagura tried assuring her.

"Hurry up and speak, bitch," Sango demanded, gripping her weapon.

"Naraku has decided that the land near Edo will be the final battle," Kagura simply stated and waited for Sango to respond.

"That's all? No snide remarks?" Sango asked, a bit confused.

"As I said, I do not wish to fight you. Until Naraku is dead, I am not free. He holds my heart in his hand with the clear threat that if I disobey him, he will kill me. Even if you wish not to believe it, please try to believe that I really did wish we had met on friendlier terms. I was never a youkai to kill humans or use trickery, however, I have no choice," Kagura sighed, looking weary.

Sango had admired Kagura for her confidence and ability to control herself, her emotions much like that of Lord Sesshoumaru. When Kagura had told her that her heart was in Naraku's clutches, her hatred for the wind sorceress whittled away.

‘Just like Kohaku, she has no choice. She can try to rebel, but he has the ultimate power to end her life with just a squeeze of his hand.’

"Kagura, I will speak with Kagome and the rest about your situation. Perhaps if we can free you, then you can have that chance," Sango replied.

"I will not get my hopes up. But your offer is much appreciated," Kagura smiled slightly. "Although Naraku will make me fight, I assure you that my heart will not be in it and my attacks will not be as potent. This is as close to a truce as I can give you and your friends. I can also warn you that Naraku wants Kagome for himself. Some kind of morbid obsession he had."

"That is good enough for me," Sango replied and shuddered at the thought that Naraku would want Kagome. “I’ll keep that in mind and mention it.”

"Til next time," Kagura said, plucking a feather from her air and tossing it up.

Sango hopped on Kirara and left to return to the palace.

‘I have to tell them this information. Maybe later I will tell them my feelings about them whisking Kagome away. I want to see my sister, but there are more important things at hand.’

“Come on Kirara, let’s go. Gomen that we can’t get you stretched out more, but there are really important things going on,” Sango patted Kirara’s mane.

Kirara felt her mistress’s turmoil and mewed to assure Sango that she was okay with everything. She too had become attached to Kagome and to see Sango sad also made her feel the same. She carried Sango back to the palace to deliver their new message and transformed back to her miniature form once Sango dismounted.

She hopped on Sango’s shoulder as they made their way to the study.