InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lost Innocence ❯ chapter 8 ( Chapter 9 )

Well, I guess this chapter wasn't as late as I thought. Luckily I finished it almost as soon as I posted the last one. Yes I have been lazy during my forced hiatas, but it's to the keyboard for me now. I can't goof off anymore. *Strikes impressive pose* I have people depending on me! Well you guys have waited long enough for some progress from me, so I won't keep you from what it is you really came here for. The story continues...

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Summary- Kagome is a librarian that gets pulled into the world of darkness. Strange things begin to happen after she meets a vampire. Will her world have a storybook ending? Or will it end in tragedy?

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Disclaimer- me no own...you no sue!

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Recap-

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"If you accept that then, ask me what you will Kagome."

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"Why didn't you want to tell me that you were a vampire? Why did I have to find out the way I did?" Kagome asked helpless with her situation. Sesshomaru sat down in the newly righted recliner as Kagome followed suit on her sofa.

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"I didn't tell you because I didn't know how. I wanted to, you must believe this, but I didn't know how you'd take the news. You must understand that humans don't accept my kind even in these decadent times." Sesshomaru bowed his head in light of the severity of the trials that lie before him. Now would be the deciding factor in whether or not he would again have to go another age of loneliness, because that would be how long it would take for him to get past another mistake. "I do apologize that you found out the way you did. I had not intended for you to hear it from the mouth of another."

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"I would have found out one way or another. True I would have preferred to hear it from you, rather than that self-righteous ass 'Lord' Naraku." Kagome was quiet for a while as she stared down at her clenched hands. Just the mere mention of his name sparked her newly harnessed fury. "Besides, I didn't freak out when I found out what Inuyasha was."

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"True, but werewolves are more readily accepted. They are only monsters one night of the month."

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"Sesshomaru? Do all vampires feel the same about humans as he does? Do we mean nothing to your kind? Are we really just food and an amusement?"

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Sesshomaru slightly nodded in affirmation, too cautious to risk speaking in answer. The woman that sat before him, her words so softly spoken, looked more like a lost child in her ignorance. The Kagome that had just held her own to a werewolf, and matched wills and wits with him; was now spent and weak sitting in front of him. Like a young child alone in a vast world that she knew nothing of.

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"I regret to admit it, but yes. It seems that only the old ones, such as myself, still hold true to the laws set down by the first of our kind." The bitterness in that statement held thick in the air as his soft yet well heard words inspired silence to descended on the two reacquainting strangers.

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"May I ask; how old are you Sesshomaru. You called Naraku a child earlier, and now you include yourself when you talk about the elders of your race." Kagome was beginning to regain a bit of her strength, and her head was once again raised as she met eyes with Sesshomaru.

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"I lost count of my exact age, but I am originally from Japan, and remember being mortal when the shoguns first took over the land."

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"But Sesshomaru, that would make you at least eight hundred years old!" Kagome gasped out.

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Sesshomaru chuckled slightly but nodded his head in affirmation. It appeared that Kagome was once again regaining her strength, though her energy still had yet to reach its normal abundance.

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"That would be about right, though it seems much longer when you actually live it." He was happy to see the sparkle return to Kagome's eyes. It lifted most of the guilt to see that she was recovering from her shock, though it still troubled him that she had to endure it in the first place. He liked to have things planned thoroughly before he stepped into a situation. Ever since he had met Kagome though, he found that she would find some way to foil even his most carefully laid plans.

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"What was it like back then? Do you remember your family?" Kagome asked.

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"I remember my family, even after so much time has passed. I lived on a modestly successful farm with my parents, six brothers, two sisters, my wife, son, and my sibling's wives and children."

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"You had a wife and son? What happened to them, if you don't mind me asking?" Kagome couldn't help but press. 'Curiosity DID kill the cat you know' she mentally chided herself when she noticed Sesshomaru's eyes glaze over in remembrance.

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"Everyone in my family was killed during a battle that spilled onto the farm. Those were dark times then. It was during the fall of the Edo government. Many families like mine lost everything. Being the oldest son of my family, I was given a sort of draft notice, so I was fighting while my family was attacked and was therefore unable to help them...at least that's what I tell myself." Sesshomaru went silent for a while. Kagome assumed he was finished telling his story, but remained still lest she break whatever spell had descended upon them. "When we had lost the war, I returned to my home, only to find it gone. I went into a rage and ventured to the mountains to live out the rest of my days in solitude. It was there that I came across a creature not of this world. He must have sensed my need for vengeance, and gave me the choice."

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"The choice Sesshomaru?" Kagome pressed; completely enthralled with the tale being told.

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"When a vampire is being created, the creator must ask if the new child wishes the fate that they will hold. To never see sunlight again, and to feed on the blood of their fellow man. To become a hunter of the night. He gave me the choice, and I agreed. To me, it was a way to find vengeance."

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"And did you find vengeance?" She cautiously urged.

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"No. The next day, my creator torched himself in the sun. He gave me the rules of my kind, and told me to travel the world before I continued to seek retribution. He asked this of me because now I could see what lies beyond the sight of mortal eyes. I did what my master had charged me with. It took me many years, but I learned much on that journey, and when I returned, I thought not of revenge, but of just trying to find what of my mortal family remained. It was then that I found that my son had survived and had been taken in by a wealthy family. I kept a watch over my lines from then on, and have aided them in times of financial strife. Many generations later, Inuyasha was born. When a werewolf attacked him, I had intended on introducing myself and helping him out with the concept of immortality. I knew he would be visiting Kikyo so I journeyed there to intercept him. When he got there, he knew instinctually that I was not human. Inuyasha flew into a rage and left. In his anger he inadvertently informed Kikyo of what I was. After he left, she insisted that I stay since the sun was scheduled to rise again soon. I accepted...reluctantly. It was then that Kikyo coerced me into making her a vampire."

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"Is she really as bad as you make her out to be?"

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"Depends on who's the one talking about her. Inuyasha and Naraku wouldn't do much else but sing her praises, in one form or another. I, though, see her for what she is. I saw it all when I created her, though, by then it was too late to reverse the process. When a vampire is created, during the blood exchanged, the creator is open to all of their child's thoughts, and most secret desires. They see everything in its entirety. When I made Kikyo, I learned of her betrayal to my descendant, and her true motives for becoming what I am. Needless to say, I was not pleased. I gave her the rules and such; and like my master disappeared the next night as I had planned."

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"But Naraku said that she held your heart?"

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"Kikyo likes to believe that she holds a piece of me, though she doesn't. I haven't seen or spoken to her since I made her. I have had no desire to either, though I am constantly aware of what she is doing. One of the drawbacks of creating a vampire such as what she has become; A bloodthirsty whore who is as perverse in her enjoyment of killing as she is in her constant desire for men, and at times, women."

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"Well no wonder Inuyasha hates you!" Kagome gasped out. " Has HE talked to Kikyo since you made her?"

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"Well, yes, of course he has." Sesshomaru answered as he furrowed his brows in concentration. He could not fathom where Kagome's train of thought had taken her.

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"Do you know what was said in that meeting? I know you have a connection with her, but I don't know how it works."

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"My connection with Kikyo is completely based on feelings. I can't see what she does, nor can I hear her conversations or thoughts. Her feelings though tell me her thoughts...it's complicated."

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"Okay, then you WOULDN'T know what was said. Here's what I think is going on," Kagome started, "Kikyo has more intimate feelings for you than she does for anyone else, am I right?"

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"I believe so. It's very muddled, but it is very likely."

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"She does, or else she wouldn't hold on to the hope that her feelings are reciprocated."

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"And how, pray tell do you come to that conclusion?"

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"The woman goes around telling everyone that you love her, even though you haven't made a move to get in contact with her since she was created. She's in love with you, but doesn't want to be pitied by those in her close circle, so she's lead herself to believe that you share her feelings." Kagome announced with triumph. "That may also explain why that area of her feelings are muddled. They are confused because she has confused herself."

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"I'm afraid to ask, but what does that have to do with Inuyasha hating...." Sesshomaru paused in his sentence when he finally caught on to what Kagome was trying to say. "So you think that Inuyasha tried to return to his lost fiance, but she refused him because she was in love with me; which would bring him to blame me for his loss."

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"Exactly. According to him, you are the only real obstacle between him and his happiness."

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"What does Inuyasha hating me have to do with anything? He's hated me for centuries."

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"Well when you two first started fighting, it was because he became spooked when you tried to help. So for centuries you two have been at odds because of a simple misunderstanding. I know you would like to end your rivalry. Maybe, I can try and settle things between you two. Maybe, if he heard the truth from someone he has yet to see as an enemy, he'll finally understand." Kagome said softly. Despite her background, and the rumors that surrounded her, she was a peace loving person. It was in her nature to help those in need.

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"You would do that Kagome. You would help me finally patch things up with Inuyasha?"

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"Of course!" Kagome said with a grin that shone brighter than the sun to Sesshomaru's dark and heavy soul.

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Here's the next chapter. Have no fear; you won't have to wait long for the next one. In fact, it's coming up right after this one. I probably should have combined them, but.... Oh well. *Wipes sweat from face* phew, I forgot how much work went into preparing a chapter for posting. I guess I shouldn't have procrastinated huh? Well the deed's been done an' now I'm paying for it. Don't worry though, it's no grief for you. Well, I'll stop blabbing now, and let you guys either send me a review and tell me what you think, and any advice you wish to give, or you could just continue reading the next chapter. ^.^ Either way's fine by me.