InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lost Hopes ❯ Chapter 31

Chapter 31

“What were you thinking!” Sango turned from her fiancé, watching him tuck a sleepy Shippou on a bed in the adjacent room, to glare at Kagome who stood nearby perusing their simple room and the food (which a young demon had bought them some time ago) with disdain . Sango was glad they were not killed after the mayhem Kagome has caused or thrown into a cell. They did not know what tomorrow would bring but at least for now they were safe.

Miroku tucked the kitsune child securely in his bed and sighed watching the dried up tear stains on the child’s face. Shippou whimpered softly as Miroku gently ran his fingers through his hair but didn’t wake. Finally as the kitsune settled in for the night the monk stood up and walked towards his fuming taijiya closing the door behind him.

“What are you blaming me for?” Kagome scowled, “It’s all the baka inu’s fault and… and that Kouga, he…”

“Kagome-sama, you should not call him…” Miroku began.

“You stay out of this houshi-sama, do not advice me on what to do and what not do,” Kagome spat still angry that they did not defend her in the council room. Sango wanted nothing more to than to slap the girl across the face. “I did nothing wrong! Why do you always take his side, Sango? Have you seen him today? We are the ones struggling to recover the jewel shards, we are the ones who fought demons and what not to collect this.” She took the almost complete jewel out of her blouse where it lay hanging on the chain. “We are the ones who suffered searching for his ass and what did he do? Enjoying a nice vacation, having seen how fat he has become, probably lazing around and doing nothing, while we worked ourselves dead. Did you see the wolves defending him…”

Sango ran forward and caught her shoulders jerking her violently. “What the…Sango!”

“Shut up Kagome, just up and listen.” Sango growled, “Inuyasha. Is. Not. Your. Slave. He is not the one who broke the shikon shard, he is not the one who came into world and turned it upside down. He was not obliged to get the shard, he was simply helping you.”

“Yes, so that when it’s complete he could use it to become a full fledged demon.” Kagome added sarcastically, “wasn’t that his only wish”.

“Yes, but look where it has gotten him. He lost the one he loved, and has been tortured by the one he trusted.” Sango returned.

“Tortured?”

“Yes, Kagome tortured. You tortured him, keeping him like a dog on a leash with that mandala of yours.”

“But it was for my protection and Kaede-sama gave it to me so what Inuyasha wouldn’t hurt me.” Kagome defended.

“Yes, I agree but that was long ago” Sango countered

“He was aggressive in the beginning and was uncontrolled. He could have hurt us badly…” Kagome returned

“Yes Kagome… In The Beginning. Four years has passed since then, four years and do honestly feel Inuyasha is still his aggressive self? Do still feel that he may tear you apart when you look away for a moment”

“No, but he is always grumpy and yells” Kagome countered lamely, “He never listened to reason, always going headfirst into things”.

“And is that the reason to always use you power to subdue him. He is a demon for kami-sama’s sake. He is a wild demon, he will never be tamed. It’s this nature that makes him unique, Kagome. Aren’t you the person who claimed to love him and stay with him, then why is it that you can’t accept the good and the bad about him?”

“Yes Kagome-sama” Miroku stepped in, “I have never been the perfect man for Sango, my nature or you may call it hereditary disease and desperation had turned me into a lecherous man but you see Sango has accepted me nonetheless and it is because of her love that I could change.”

Kagome glared. She didn’t want to be taught anything by these foolish people. What did they know about courtesy, ‘changed man my foot.’

Sango’s face hardened as she studied Kagome’s petulant face. “Oh don’t bother Miroku, she will never understand it. She is too busy trying to exercising her powers on Inuyasha to even looked at the hanged he has gone through, too busy with her ego and sense of superiority to acknowledge Inuyasha’s feelings.”

“Sango!” Kagome seethed.

“What right you do have Kagome, to treat him like this, what right you have to make him undergo that horrible punishment each time he does something you do not approve. He is his own person, understand he is not a rabid animal to be put down. He is our friend.”

“Friend!” Kagome shrieked. “Some friend he is, lazing around here stuffing his mouth and getting fat while we do all the work. Did you look at him? And Kouga, the who claimed his love for me…”

“HE IS NOT FAT KAGOME, HE IS PREGNANT!” Sango yelled.

For once the miko was dumbstruck.

“Pre-pregnant?” she squeaked and then frowned, “What the hell are you talking about?”

“Yes Kagome, Inuyasha is with child.” Sango sighed.

“But ho-how? He is a male and it’s not natural…” Kagome stared disbelieving as her companion.

“Oh Kagome, you’re so clueless aren’t you” Sango mocked. “Then again no one can blamed when your head is so full of revenge and playing games.”

“What… what are you talking about?” Kagome asked stiffly.

“Ah, epitome of naivety aren’t you?” Sango snorted. “I wasn’t born yesterday Kagome, oh how the little plan of luring Inuyasha towards you by playing lover to the boy of your world has failed. Here you had thought that when Inuyasha sees you in the arms of another, he would come running to you begging for your love and licking your feet and here Inuyasha found another for himself…”

“I…I…”

R 20;Oh didn’t think we’d notice, did you? Thought we were foolish people who wouldn’t know anything? Oh yes Kagome we have guessed everything, or perhaps you’ve forgotten that we have a few demons with us who can smell the scent of another on you.”

Miko’s eyes shifted to the door of the little room where Shippou lay sleeping. “Ah you have guessed right girl, little Shippou could very well smell the changes in you after you returned from your world. Poor thing was confused why you smelled of another male and a human at that. You have playing with two lives Kagome, have you even thought of that?” Sango advanced as Kagome took a step back. “What would your boyfriend think when he hears that your relationship was based on little whim of taming another? Would he love you as he maybe does now?”

“But I….”

“What right do have of accusing Inuyasha when you yourself are cheating on him?”

Kagome gulped as she took a few more step backwards and hit the walls. “But Inuyasha…” oh she was not giving up so easily.

“Inuyasha is the last of their kind Kagome, perhaps your “vast” knowledge covers this fact at least? Yes? Okay and since he had long submitted to another male, he has the ability to carry their young to term. Yes Kagome, he is with another male. Hard to believe it isn’t it?” Sango said smug grin on her face.

Auburn locks hid her eyes as Kagome sagged against the wall. “No! No! Inuyasha can’t do that to me” she whispered her voice swiftly growing. “He CAN’T! That… that freak… I took him in, I cared for him, I… he can’t do that to me…”

“Cared?” Sango snorted. “No Kagome you didn’t care for him, you tried to own him, you bound him against his wishes, you kept him so that you may recover those shards. A simple slave to do your bidding”

“NO! NO! NO!”

“Sango!” Miroku tired to calm her, but Sango was having nothing of it.

“No Miroku. Let her know. She has to understand the world doesn’t revolve around her and her only. You thought you could control him forever did you? Bend him to your whims, well think again Kagome. Inuyasha is no longer pet dog who would lick your feet and wag his tail at your wishes. He has broken free. Oh he is pregnant and from the looks of it he is mated and happy. He may have had a rocky start but somehow he had managed to find what he was looking for a long time. Did you see the respect and love for him the wolves and demons had in their eyes, did you see their concern and respect there? He has finally found his family and I am glad of it, and you Kagome have no right on him anymore. He belongs to them as they belong to him. Have you seen Kouga and Inuyasha together,” seeing Kagome eyes widen Sango smiled cruelly. “Inuyasha’s mate loves him and cares for him and so does his family. Inuyasha deserves all this, he had been through hell, what do you know of his life Kagome, to busy running back to that prim little boy in your world.” She snapped. “Did you know that Inuyasha was with pup when the last time you talked with him, did you know he was suffering because he was used and abandoned again?”

“Something that I’ll regret for my life” announced a quiet voice from the door and trio turned to see the wolf prince leaning against their doorframe, arms folded in front of him, cold blue eyes glaring daggers at the human girl.

“Kouga” Sango regarded the wolf quietly, “Inuyasha?”

“He is still alive…” the cool voice stated still not taking death glare off of Kagome. “for the moment… mother and obaa-sama is taking of him.”

Sango nodded silently, though a thousand questions were popping in her mind. She wanted to know what had happened since Inuyasha had disappeared, what changed Kouga’s attitude towards Inuyasha? Where was the pup Inuyasha was carrying? And how was her friend faring in his new life? Though Inuyasha looked happy at a glace she was still worried about her friend.

Kagome who was silent could no longer bear the glacial stare thought of speaking but was silenced by Kouga’s raised hand even before she could begin. “I owe nothing to you, Kagome. You may have been my weakness once but you are nothing more that a threat to my mate. You have threatened my mate’s life twice and murdered my unborn child, but now if you even dare to breath wrong near my mate I’ll remove your entrails wit my bare hands. You shall be dealt with tomorrow. I have nothing else to say to you.” He finished with a finality in his voice and silence prevailed. Kouga studied them silently for a moment, eyes flicking from a befuddled yet enraged Kagome to the obviously distressed and confused Sango and Miroku to more. “Taijiya, my mate requests your presence, he wants to meet his ‘friend’” he informed emphasizing the last words, silently rejoiced as Kagome turned red.

Sango nodded slightly in acknowledgement. “Thank you.” She offered simply to which Kouga returned a small nod.

“Follow me then.” With that the wolf demon turned sharply existing the room.

With a silent assurance from Miroku she turned following the wolf prince out of the room.

“Kagome-sama, it only take so much compassion to win over the person you love and Inuyasha would have been a easy feat if you only treated him as your most important person. Collaring a wild animal and making it act according to ones whim only makes to more spiteful. Inuyasha is more animal than human, he does not go by human rules. If only you had understood that and accepted him as such.” Miroku sighed and then turned, baring a glance a Kagome before shaking his head and left for the other room where Shippou napped closing the silently behind him.

Kagome stood silent for a few moments more before she let out a shriek and picking up the bowl of food threw it at the nearest wall.

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