InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love, Interrupted ❯ Chapter 21 ( Chapter 21 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
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Love, Interrupted
Chapter 21
Sesshoumaru approached the female dog demon that sat sunning herself on a rock,I do however own all of my own characters.
Love, Interrupted
Chapter 21
"Mei." he said simply.
The dog demon looked up, surprised. Seeing who addressed her, she stood up and transformed into a beautiful woman,
"Sesshoumaru. I never expected to see you in the Southern Lands. Tell me, to what do I owe the honor of your presence, dear nephew?"
"HMPH! You would not be so happy to see me if you knew I was in the process of destroying your son."
"Happy? I never said I was happy. Just surprised, is all. And you are trying to destroy one of my sons? I guess that must be Ryouya, seeing as he has made himself scarce around here."
"Yes. He thinks he can challenge me to lead the Western Lands. Right now, I believe he holds Inuyasha hostage."
The woman smiled a sinister smile, "Ahhh, brotherly love. Even amongst a full blooded demon and a hanyou. I never thought you had it in you."
"HMPH! Woman, it is I who will bring down Inuyasha. Not Ryouya. Tell me, woman, what would Ryouya use to hide his scent?"
"Sesshoumaru. You expect me to hand over my son's life on a silver platter by telling you his secrets? How foolish do you think I am?" she said in anger.
In a second, Sesshoumaru was beside the woman, his hand wrapped around her neck, her feet high off the ground. As the woman struggled to breathe and escape, Sesshoumaru said,
"I expect you to tell me Ryouya's secrets or your tribe will perish by my hand."
"Never!" she cried.
"Fine!" said Sesshoumaru, as he tightened his grip.
As the woman struggled even more to breathe, her desire to live became more evident,
"All right. All right. You win. I will tell you." she gasped out.
Sesshoumaru dropped her to the floor and she coughed and gagged, attempting to get air back in her lungs,
"Tell me, wench."
The woman spilled her secrets between coughing fits. As she finished, Sesshoumaru turned to leave,
"That is all I needed to know." he said.
After Sesshoumaru left, the woman smiled evilly,
"Like I'd tell you my son's secrets. You'll be searching in circles with what I told you, you bastard of the great dog-general."
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Kagome picked up her bow and stared at it. She had never seen it glow before. Her mother opened the door,
"Kagome. Lunch is ready."
"Mom. My bow is glowing."
"I don't see anything, dear."
"Only I can see it."
Kagome decided to have lunch before investigating her bow. She knew she needed to have nourishment for the baby. After eating, she went back upstairs to get her bow and quiver. Then she felt something strange. Turning to her desk, she saw the arrow that had felled Sango. It, too, was glowing,
"What can it all mean?" she said to herself.
Grabbing the arrow, she walked downstairs and out the door. As she walked past Go-shinboku, she felt something pull her towards the tree. Stepping over the small fence, she reached out to touch the sacred tree and stopped, shocked,
'My hand is passing through the tree. It's almost like it's not there!'
Moving her hand in a circle, she touched nothing but air. She sniffed the air,
"It's like it's burning. What is happening?"
Feeling as if the gods were directing her, she stepped over the fence and walked towards the well house. Her mother joined her there,
"Kagome?" her mother questioned.
"Mom. I'm still connected to that time. I can feel it."
Kagome opened the doors to the well house. As before, all she saw was a bare floor where the well once stood. She walked closer to the steps. Her bow began to resonate and glow. She removed her bow from her back and stared at it. The arrow from Sango was also shaking wildly. She notched the arrow into her bow and pulled it back. That's when she saw it,
"The floor. It's glowing. Where the well used to be."
Her mother just stared at her daughter, not knowing what to think. Kagome aimed at the spot on the floor that glowed with an eerie light and released the arrow. The arrow hit the dirt and to their surprise, a fissure opened in the floor,
"The portal!" Kagome cried.
Wasting no time, Kagome hopped down the steps and leapt into the opened fissure and disappeared.
"Kagome! I hope that was the right thing to do." said her mother, her voice tinged with worry.
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Kagome felt the familiar feel of the time warp as she fell through time. Her feet landed gently on the ground and she looked around. She was in a hole, but the walls of the well were gone, obviously blown apart,
'What happened here?' she thought.
Climbing up the dirt walls, she reached the top and looked around,
'Thank goodness. I'm definately back in Feudal Japan.' she thought.
She stood up and walked briskly in the direction of the village. As she arrived at the village edge, she stopped,
"The village is gone!" she cried out.
She began to run around the village, looking for any sign of life. All she saw were demolished houses and graves,
"Sango. Miroku. Kaede. Shippou. Kirara. Inuyasha." she cried out, tears falling down her face, "What has happened to all of you?"
As she stood in what had been the village center, she freely allowed the tears to fall.
"Young maiden. Why are you here?" she heard a voice say to her.
Kagome turned around and saw an elderly man standing there,
"You." he said, "You are Lady Kagome ... Lady Kikyou's reincarnation. You have returned to us."
"Old man, you are from the village, yes?"
"Yes, I am. I come here now to tend the graves."
"Can you tell me what happened here?"
"That I can, yes. Follow me. My hut is just south of here."
Kagome followed the old man to his small hut in the forest just south of Kaede's village. Settling himself in, he urged Kagome to do the same. He offered her some tea and vegetables,
"I'm afraid that's all I have, anymore, my child."
"That is fine, old man. Please, what happened here?"
"It happened about half a year ago. First, the old bone-eater's well exploded. Then a vicious dragon attacked the village. Destroyed everybody within."
"Everybody?"
"Some villagers managed to escape. I was one of the lucky ones. My wife was not." he said sadly.
"Kaede? Miroku? Sango? Shippou? Inuyasha? Do you know what became of them?"
"Miroku saved them. I have seen Lady Kaede, the child, the monk and the demon slayer visit the village. They helped bury the dead. Unfortunately, they cannot stay long. Whoever brought the wrath of the dragon upon us is after the monk and demon slayer."
"You didn't mention Inuyasha. What happened to Inuyasha?"
"Alas, no one knows, my child. No one has seen him since that night. The monk mentioned a demon showed himself to Inuyasha. That is all I know."
Kagome fell silent,
'Inuyasha. What has happened to you?'
Kagome came out of her thoughts,
"Old man. Do you know where Kaede and the others are?"
"All I know is something about a temple they are staying at."
'Master Mushin's temple. That must be it.' she thought.
"Do they visit the village regularly?" she asked.
"No. They stopped coming because of what was happening to the monk and the demon slayer. Apparantly, whenever they leave the safety of the temple, they are attacked, somehow."
Kagome stood up to get ready to go,
"Where are you going, Lady Kagome?" the old man asked.
"Isn't it obvious? I'm going to the temple to find my friends." she said, adamantly.
"Lady Kagome, you are with child, are you not?"
"Yes, I am, old man."
"Then you must not go. Seek shelter in the village just south of here. They will care for you until you birth, my dear."
"I have to go. I'm sorry. I can't stay behind."
"But, it is much too dangerous for a pregnant woman to be traveling alone." he protested.
"I know. But, I have to go."
"I see there will be no dissuading you. Please, stay the night and start out at first light then."
Kagome sat down,
"Alright. I will stay the night and leave first thing in the morning. Thank you for your kindness, old man."
"Please, call me Ichigo." he said.