InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lonely No More ❯ Chapter 16 ( Chapter 16 )

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Chapter 16

Inuyasha's eyes grew big, he knew, his brother knew about Kagome and he had found her in the forest. Now the fight was on, as he will try to claim her as his own.

The color in Inuyasha face paled as he heard his brother's words.

Chief Togo looked at Sesshomaru and said, "Yes, we have been protecting her she is very valuable to our people, she has been attacked and almost died so why wouldn't I protect her." He said with such force and authority that the rest of the chiefs backed away.

Sesshomaru wouldn't back down, as he still demanded she be brought forth.

Chief Togo looked at Inuyasha and said, "Inuyasha could you please go and get Kagome and bring her out here."

Inuyasha looked at Chief Togo and then looked at his brother as he turned to go into the forest. He headed straight to where Kagome and the wolves were standing. When he got there what he saw made his mouth drop open as he quickly raced to her and said, "Are you all right? They didn't hurt you did they?"

Kagome looked up at him and smiled then replied in a sweet voice, "No, I'm not hurt but they're dead, Toki had them as back up in case you started winning the fight, when he signaled the attack we attacked them."

Inuyasha was impressed his angel was finally coming out of her shell, but there were more pressing matters that they had to deal with.

"Kagome my brother knows you're here and has requested that you be brought forth. Sesshomaru knows all about you and what the legends say. He knows that whoever is your mate will rule the land. This could get ugly if he challenges to mate with you." He said with urgency in his voice.

Kagome looked at him like he was crazy, "He what!!!!! You are my only mate and I will have no other, so they can all get that through their thick skulls that I'm not mating with Sesshomaru."

Kagome was angry, she was so angry that she started to turn red as her temper grew.

Inuyasha saw her and wrapped his arm around her as he brought her close to comfort her. Kagome temper finally calmed as she returned his hug.

Inuyasha spoke again but when he did it was full of pain and sorrow, "Kagome, I will try to protect you no matter what. I want you to know that I love you and I always will. I don't want anyone else to be my mate but you. You are the other half of my soul and I will fight to keep you with me with my last dying breath."

As Inuyasha ended his statement he brought her closer to him as all of his love washed into her and she felt the force of his strength.

He pulled away from her and then said, "We better get moving they are waiting for us."

Kagome nodded that she understood and started to walk towards the clearing and the chiefs who were waiting for them.

Inuyasha emerged from the forest with Kagome right behind him. They walked side by side as she held his hand for comfort.

Sesshomaru eyed the girl and smiled, `she is pretty she will make a wonderful mate and together we will rule this land.'

As the hanyou's came to a stop in front of the group Chief Togo spoke, "This is Kagome, she is a healer and she is also the daughter of De-ni-li."

Every chief looked at the girl in awe De-ni-li was a powerful healer in his time and if she was his daughter then she was just as powerful as he was.

Sesshomaru stepped forward and commanded the girl to come near him.

Kagome raised her eyebrow and looked at him from top to bottom before she answered him, "and why should I come near you?"

Everyone gasped at her answer no one has ever defied Sesshomaru before.

Sesshomaru just smiled `she does have spirit but she must learn her place.'

Sesshomaru moved with such speed that it took everyone by surprised even Inuyasha who was holding her hand one minute and the next he was staring wide eyed as his brother held his angel by her neck.

Inuyasha became enraged as he yelled, "LET HER GO!!!"

Sesshomaru just looked over his shoulder and said, "learn your place, my business is with the girl half breed." He then turned his attention back to the girl in his grasp.

Kagome was struggling to get free but he was too strong for her as he eyed her with lust filled eyes. Kagome knew what was coming and she wasn't about to let him do it, she had chosen Inuyasha and that's whom she wanted.

Sesshomaru turned to Chief Togo and said, "I will take her as my mate, and by tribal law I invoke my claim."

Chief Togo hung his head in defeat. By tribal law Sesshomaru had every right to claim the girl and there was nothing he could do about it. His heart broke as he watched Inuyasha from the corner of his eye, he was heart broken and he knew that he could do nothing.

Kagome was confused she didn't know what this tribal law meant. "Tribal law? What is this tribal law? I don't want to be your mate," she said through gritted teeth.

Sesshomaru just laughed an evil laughter at her and then he answered her question, "By tribal law means that you can only mate with the most powerful leader here and that would be me."

Kagome eyes grew wide at his statement there was no way she was going to mate with him she would rather die first. Kagome started to struggle more against his grasped.

Jinx who had been in the forest saw what was going on and leaped to her sister's defense. As Jinx landed she bit into Sesshomaru's arm and made him let go of her sister. Jinx was enraged no one had claims on her sister, no one but Inuyasha and that is the way it was going to be.

As Kagome fell to her knees she saw Jinx in front of her trying to protect her. She knew that if she didn't get her out of the way that she would wind up getting hurt. No sooner had she thought this than Sesshomaru was back on his feet. He was charging towards Jinx with a knife in his hand.

Kagome became enraged as she let her power take over. She quickly stood up and raised her hand as a powerful light came forth and hit Sesshomaru right in the chest sending him right into a tree.

Everyone turned to look at the girl, as her aura was clearly visible now. She was glowing pink and her eyes had gone white.

Kagome looked at Jinx and then said, "Jinx go join your mate I will take care of this."

Fear took hold of Jinx as she saw Kagome glow pink and her eyes turn white. This wasn't good, she knew what this meant and if she didn't get control of her powers it would kill her.

Jinx backed away and headed towards the forest to where her mate waited. When she reached him she quickly said, "we must get the rest of the pack, Kagome is losing control of her powers, if Inuyasha can get to her in time he will save her but then she will be left helpless to defend herself we must protect her until she and the hanyou can mate and end this fight."

Tsa-li understood the importance of her words as he took off at top speed to find his pack. Jinx stood there in the forest watching, it was all she could do for the moment.

Kagome looked at all of the chiefs in the clearing as Sesshomaru started to get up. When she spoke her voice was that of a higher being on this plane and it carried authority in it, "I refuse to mate this bastard named Sesshomaru. I'm not a prize to be fought for and won. You have no right to decide whom I should mate, that decision is up to me, I will chose my mate not you. Your laws are stupid and I refuse to acknowledge them they are your laws not mine."

Sesshomaru growled as he approached the girl once again. "You will be my mate and together we will rule this land."

Kagome looked at him and laughed, "Stupid fool I have already chosen my mate and it's not you I would never mate a full demon when so many of your kind look down upon us half breeds. I see the way you treat your brother and it would be no different with me. I am a half breed in more ways than one, so you see, you will never be happy with me and you don't have my heart that belongs to someone else."

She turned and looked at Inuyasha with all the love she had in her heart as her aura reached out to him and encircled his body as it gave him the strength he needed to make her his.

Sesshomaru turned to look in the direction that the girl was staring and she was looking at his no good half-breed of a brother. Sesshomaru was enraged that she would chose a weakling like his brother and reject him the most powerful chief in the area.

Sesshomaru was never one to take rejections very well as he stood tall and glared at his brother. He didn't care that she was a filthy half breed he just wanted her power they would never have children together as that was beneath him but he would mate her once to receive what he wanted most in his life, power.

Inuyasha was looking at Kagome as she said, "and my heart belongs to someone else."

As she was looking at him with all the love that she felt for him something deep inside of him awaken, something that has been locked away for a long time. As he felt her aura wrap around his body he felt a strength that he didn't know he had. The love she felt for him was all he needed to defeat his brother and make the girl his for life.

Inuyasha turned to look at his brother as he saw his eyes start to glow red he knew that his brother was pissed at being rejected for a lonely hanyou. But he didn't care Kagome was his and he was going to fight for her.

Inuyasha gathered his strength and then said, "Sesshomaru! I challenge for the right to be her mate. You will never love her the way I do, you just want her powers and all I want from her is her love for power doesn't matter to me."

Sesshomaru eyes grew wide at his brothers statement he never knew that he would challenge him for the girl.

Chief Togo seeing what was going on intervened, "the challenge has been made what say you Sesshomaru? Do you accept or do you decline?" he knew that Sesshomaru would never decline a fight. "I accept the challenge and the winner will have the girl as their mate for life."

Kagome was still looking at her love as she channeled some of her powers into him to give him enough strength to defeat Sesshomaru.

Inuyasha smiled and winked at her, as he got ready for the battle.

Jinx heard her mate return with the pack as they emerged from the forest and stood behind Kagome.

Sesshomaru was the first to make a move as he moved with lighting speed to attack his brother. Inuyasha having been given some of Kagome's powers moved faster than him. He moved so fast that Sesshomaru didn't see where he went to as he skidded to a stop.

He looked around and found his brother standing right behind him as he quickly turned to attack him again. Again Inuyasha moved with such speed that he lost him again. Inuyasha had enough playing with his brother it was now time that he ended this game and make Kagome his.

He attacked his brother without mercy, he was moving so fast that Sesshomaru was being turned in all directions as Inuyasha's claws ripped his clothes apart. He caught his brother with a hit to the chest that sent him flying into a tree. He hit it with such force that he fell to the ground unconscious as Inuyasha moved towards him. When Inuyasha was satisfied that he wouldn't get up again he turned away and started making his way towards Kagome.

Sesshomaru slowly opened his eyes as he saw his brothers retreating form, he slowly got to his feet, determined not to be defeated by a half-breed, as he readied his weapon and attacked.

Kagome seeing that Sesshomaru was about to attack her beloved screamed, "INUYASHA BEHIND YOU!!!"

Inuyasha quickly turned around in time to see his brother coming towards him with his weapon. He didn't have enough time to get out of the way as they both collided and the knife went in Inuyasha chest as he screamed in agony.

Kagome heart fell as she saw Sesshomaru attack Inuyasha with a knife. She saw them go down together with Sesshomaru landing on top of Inuyasha.

Sesshomaru slowly stood as he pulled his knife out of Inuyasha's chest and proclaimed himself to be the victor.

Kagome fell to her knees as her heart was torn apart.

Sesshomaru was approaching the girl to claim his prize when a barrier stopped him. He was in shock as he tried to bring it down but couldn't. He saw the girl down on the ground on all fours crying for the loss of that half-breed.

Sesshomaru turned to her and said, "I have won the battle and you belong to me. You will be my mate for life and you will give me your powers."

Kagome slowly lifted her head as she glared daggers at him and said, "I belong to no one and if can't be mated to the one I love then I will not be mated at all," she said through clinched teeth and tear stained eyes.

Kagome's power started to grow as the winds picked up around her she was slowly letting her powers get away from her in order to die. She didn't want to live without her beloved and she was willing to go meet with him on the other side.

As Kagome's power started to rage out of control Inuyasha lifeless form started to glow as he was being lifted off the ground, he was given new strength and life in order for him to save his beloved.

As he heard the girl's love for him and her willingness to die for him, he found the strength he needed to heal his body. As his body healed he found a new power that would help him defeat his brother in order to save his angel.

When he opened his eyes he saw the winds engulfing his beloved, he knew he had no time to spare in order to save her. He walked over to the barrier as his brother was trying to break through it.

Inuyasha placed his hand on the barrier and pushed, the barrier let him in and as he walked in it sealed just as fast leaving behind a very angry Sesshomaru.

Inuyasha made his way toward his angel and kneeled in front of her as he gently brought her into a tight embrace.

Kagome feeling arms going around her screamed and tried to get away. She was struggling against his grip when Inuyasha spoke to her, "Kagome its me, please I don't want to lose you, please Kagome don't leave me," he said with heart felt sorrow in his voice.

Kagome heard the words of her beloved and stopped struggling. She looked into his golden eyes as she melted into his strong embrace. She held on for dear life as she cried her heart out to the man she loved. As she started to calm down the winds started to go away, but before they were totally gone a man appeared in front of the couple.

He looked familiar to Inuyasha but he didn't know who he was. He was tall and handsome; he had a very muscular chest and a well-built frame. He had golden eyes like him and long silver hair. He wore a chief's war bonnet on his head signifying that he was once supreme chief of all the land.

The man looked at him with heart felt sorrow as he started to speak, "My son, I am your father Inutaisho, I died a long time ago when you were small. I never got the chance to tell you how proud I am to have you as my son, I have a gift for you that will help you to defeat your brother and save the girl.

You are destined to be her mate and protect this land the way I did so many years ago. She is your soul mate, the other half of you. Together you will bring peace to this land and restore it to the way it was.

But take heed my son many more challenges will come your way and you both must face them. Only together will you be able to defeat the enemy that is coming." As his father finished speaking he leaned down and gave his son a knife, it had the emblem of his father's tribe, which was a white dog with a half moon in the background.

The tribe had been disbursed many years ago. He took the knife and then looked at his father as he said, "Thank you father I will do my best to honor you and protect my beloved." Inuyasha's father smiled as he too faded away with the wind.

As the winds ceased everyone looked on in awe when they saw Inuyasha holding the girl in his arms. He had managed to save her before her powers claimed her life.

Sesshomaru seeing that his brother had his future mate in his arms growled at him.

Inuyasha slowly looked up as his eyes flashed red. He brought Kagome close to him as he slowly rose to his feet with the girl in his arms. He walked over to the wolf pack and laid her on the ground before them as he gently kissed her. He told the wolves to protect her while he went to finish the fight with his brother.

Inuyasha slowly stood and walked over to his brother as he said, "now we finish this," as the two got into a fighting stance.

Sesshomaru noticed the knife that was in Inuyasha's belt and recognized it immediately. He started to growl as he asked, "where did you get that knife?"

Inuyasha looked at his brother and said, "father gave it to me to defeat you and protect the girl, which is what I'm going to do."

Inuyasha drew his father's knife and when he did it transformed into a fang larger than any knife anyone has ever seen. Everyone gasped as they recognized the knife that Inuyasha held in his hand. It was the knife that everyone had been looking for, this knife was said to have tremendous powers that allows the wielder to protect against a greater force. It was the symbol of Chief Inutaisho tribe the first supreme chief of the land.

They had been looking for it because the one who possesses it was the true chief of the land.

Sesshomaru had a new target to shoot for, if he couldn't have the girl then his father's knife would do. He attacked without mercy and Inuyasha blocked every hit. The battle raged on for what seemed like for hours, as each of them was growing tired from the fight. Then Inuyasha knocked the knife out of his brother's hand and hit Sesshomaru in the chest knocking him to the ground.

Inuyasha was on top of Sesshomaru pointing his knife at his throat as he said, "you have been defeated, now relinquish your claim on the girl and leave I don't want to see you again unless Chief Togo calls for another council."

Inuyasha was breathing hard he didn't want to kill his brother unless he gave him a reason to.

Sesshomaru knew he had been defeated there was no way that he was going to get the girl or the knife that his brother was holding so he admitted defeat.

Inuyasha put his knife away as he turned and walked over to the girl. The wolves were protecting her and when they started to growl he quickly turned to see who was there.

Sesshomaru had followed his brother to where the girl was and the wolves had stepped in front of him blocking his approach.

Sesshomaru looked at his brother with defeat written on his face as he started to speak, "Inuyasha you have won fare and square I see the love that you have for the girl and I see that father gave his knife to someone who would protect the land. I offer my services to you and if you ever need any help in protecting the land all you need to do is send word and I will be there to help." He bowed slightly and then turned to leave with his men heading back to the west and his territory.

Inuyasha looked at his brothers retreating form and thought, `I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks.' Inuyasha then turned around and looked at the girl on the ground, `she is so beautiful when she's asleep,' he thought as he leaned down and picked her up in his arms and cradled her against his chest.

He turned and walked toward chief Togo when he was close enough so they could hear what he was saying he stopped and said, "we are leaving, I'm going back into the forest and I'm taking Kagome with me. The danger has passed so you should all be safe for now, we will return in a few days time."

Chief Togo smiled as he slowly inclined his head towards his second in command.

Inuyasha smiled and turned to leave as the wolf pack was following him. He turned to them and said. "I want you guys to stay here and protect the village if there is any trouble howl and we will return as soon as we can."

Jinx had a smile on her face as she spoke to her pack, "come on guys they will be just fine where they are going." The wolf pack turned and spread out to protect the village as Inuyasha slowly walked into the forest with his mate in his arms.

Inuyasha traveled back to the god tree with Kagome he was tired from the battle and it was taking everything he had just to make it into the safety of the trees. He traveled by jumping from tree branch to tree branch as he slowly made his way back to the god tree.

When he finally made it he didn't have the strength to make it to the nest that the tree had provided for them. He settled for a branch that was lower to the ground, making sure that Kagome was securely against his chest as he brought her closer to keep her warm for the night.

`Maybe if I wake up during the night and I have enough strength I can make it into the nest but right now I'm just too tired.' Inuyasha yawned as he lowered his head and buried his nose in the girl's hair as he finally found some much needed sleep.

~oOo~

The god tree had been watching his children all day. He saw them as they battled the enemy and won. He saw his son as he fought to keep his beloved and almost died because his brother wanted power. It was a hard lesson that his brother had to learn but one that needed to be taught.

If he hadn't intervened at the time he did he would of lost both of his children. For you see the god tree was the one who gave Inuyasha the extra power to heal his body and find the strength to continue the battle. The glow that he experienced was just a small portion of the power he has yet to tap into. The god tree only had to show Inuyasha were that power was so he could tap into it.

Once he has mated with the girl those powers will be released.

He noticed when his children had finally made it home after a long day. They had only one day left in which to complete the mating or they would both die. He hoped that they were not too badly injured and that they wouldn't need a long time to recover.

He saw as Inuyasha slowly jumped up his branches but he failed to make it up to the nest he had provided for their safety and comfort.

Inuyasha was tired and couldn't make it the rest of the way. As he rested his back against his trunk he noticed that he held the girl close to keep her warm and safe. When he was sure that they were both asleep he began to move them up into the thicker part of his body to the nest.

Slowly he started to grow leafs around them when he was satisfied that they would be safe he moved his lower branches and cradled them as they were his babies.

Slowly and gently he moved the sleeping couple up into his branches being careful not to wake them. When he reached the nest he lowered them in. He made sure that they were comfortable as he made a top for the nest to give them privacy before he closed it to let them rest.

The night was still young and he could feel the peace that was once again settling into the land. But peace would come at a very high price for the evil hasn't been defeated yet and he would soon come back bringing chaos to the land.

He hoped that his children would be strong enough to defeat this evil, he had no way of knowing what would happen but he was willing to bet that these two would fight to the end.

~oOo~

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