InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love, Interrupted ❯ Chapter 49 ( Chapter 49 )

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

Inuyasha huffed at Sesshoumaru's order,

"From here on out, I give the orders!"

Cleopatra calmly walked over to the gathered group,

"Bbwaddene knows I will be arriving at his castle this evening. The men here will carry my throne in on their shoulders. The women will be dressed as his harlots for the evening." she spoke, evenly and plainly, the sexuality gone from her voice.

"Harlots?" questioned Inuyasha.

"Whores, Inuyasha." spoke Kagome, clearly not enjoying the thought.

"Ooooh ... NO! I refuse to let my mate dress up as a geisha." Inuyasha put his foot down.

"It is the only way to slip past the guards unnoticed." insisted Cleopatra.

"And why do we have to slip in unnoticed?" queried the impatient hanyou "Why can't we just go busting in and destroy the lot of'em?"

His remark earned him a hard punch to the back of the head,

"Yo, Sesshoumaru, knock it the fuck off before I get really angry." he warned his brother.

"Just listen up, little brother. We do things her way, GOT IT?"

Inuyasha knew it wasn't a questioned to be answered,

"Feh. Whatever." he huffed, crossing his arms in disgust.

"Ok." said Cleopatra, "I know where we can get clothes to cover you. Let's head out. We need to be there by sunset."

Cleopatra, Sesshoumaru and Anzu transformed and flew away. Miroku, Shippou, and Sango hopped on the transformed Kirara as Inuyasha hoisted Kagome up and ran off, still disgusted with the plan.

As the sunlight waned, they arrived at a village just south of the castle. Cleopatra stopped and told everyone to wait while she took care of "business."

"Inuyasha?" asked Kagome.

"Yea. What?"

"Doesn't this town seem strange to you?" she asked.

He looked around and opened up his senses,

"You're right, Kagome." agreed Miroku.

"The people look like ..." started Inuyasha.

"Like Inuyasha did when he attacked Sesshoumaru." finished Anzu.

"They're enslaved." said Sesshoumaru, "By mind control, it looks like."

"Kill the puppeteer ..." said Anzu.

"Bbwaddene." said Sesshoumaru.

Cleopatra returned carrying garments,

"Come now. We can use one of the huts." she spoke quickly.

They entered a large hut. Cleopatra handed out hooded robes to the men and skimpy outfits to the girls,

"And where do we hide our weapons?" asked Sango, eyeing the skimpy clothing suspiciously.

"I will hide them for you." she purred.

Sango eyed her curiously before exiting with Kagome and Anzu into another room to change,

"AAACCCKK!" screamed Sango, "I can't wear this!"

She came running out of the room and Miroku smiled a wide smile as Inuyasha, and even Sesshoumaru, blushed. Sango was dressed in a jewel encrusted bra and panties covered by a sheer overlay of organza,

"Cleopatra ...is this some kind of joke?" demanded the demon slayer.

"No." she answered flatly, "In my country, this is what the harlots wear."

"Well, this is MY country and I don't wear this!" said Sango, her anger boiling over.

Kagome and Anzu appeared wearing very similar outfits. This time it was Inuyasha's turn to smile,

"Can we keep these outfits, Cleopatra." he said, eyeing his mate lustily.

He turned and saw that Miroku's grin had grown broader as he eyed the three young ladies. This time it was Miroku who earned the bonk on the head,

"Hey, you lecher, eye your own mate, not mine."

Miroku's eyes were agog and he was panting when Inuyasha hit him on the head, snapping him back to reality,

"Uh, yes, of course, now what were we discussing, gentlemen?" Miroku recovered and tried to sound professional.

"Deal with it Sango." said Kagome.

"Am I supposed to fight in this?" Sango turned and looked at Kagome.

"As best you can, I guess." responded Kagome, clearly not too sure of her own outfit.

Just then, a young woman burst through the door,

"Kagome! Is that you?" she called out, eyeing the priestess.

"Princess Tsukiko ... how ...why are you here?" Kagome asked, taking the young girl's hand.

"I took refuge here. With my lover ... you remember him ...the young samurai that saved your life ... he told me all about it after I heard my father had ordered you executed." she said breathlessly.

Just then, the very same young samurai entered the hut,

"Lady Kagome, how nice to meet you again." he spoke, almost reverently.

Inuyasha eyed him warily,

"You're the samurai that managed to keep my mate and pups alive?" he asked.

"Yes. I go by the name Shion." he replied to Inuyasha.

"Then, Shion, I owe you my gratitude." Inuyasha replied simply.

"Why are you here taking refuge?" asked Kagome.

"My father and brother were murdered. The whole castle destroyed. Shion and I escaped ... found this place and acted like them so we wouldn't be discovered." she answered.

"Was it Ryouya who killed your family and destroyed your castle?" asked Miroku, but he already knew the answer.

"Yes." she said softly.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" asked Shion, "I want to destroy that monster."

"You any good?" asked Inuyasha, eyeing the young man's sword.

The samurai stood up straight and tall, "Very good. I was trained as the Lord's personal guard." he said proudly.

"Good." agreed Inuyasha, "We need four men to carry that stupid throne. We were one short. Looks like your in."

"Hey, what about me?" shouted Shippou.

"You'll be hidden under Inuyasha's robe." said Cleopatra, "Can we go now? We have a time limit."

Cleopatra lined them up and then climbed on the portable throne. The four men lifted and carried her away as the three women walked in front of them.

As they approached the castle, an ominous and horrendous sight greeted them. Anzu gasped,

"Brother!"

There, on a tall pillar, was the head of Ryouya, with a grotesque scream etched on his face. Even Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru felt their stomachs churn,

"That's not all." spoke Inuyasha, softly as they walked past a torch.

Ahead of them were pillars in a row ... the first two after Ryouya was Yasunao and Daisuke of the Shiba dog tribe.

Kagome turned and wretched, "Oh my goodness." she said to herself.

The horror didn't stop there. As the next two pillars came into view, Kagome muffled a scream,

"GINTA! HAKKAKU!" she cried out.

The terror etched on their faces echoed through Inuyasha's mind. He closed his eyes, hoping the image would fade. It didn't.

"Kouga." Kagome said softly, voicing everyone's thoughts, "He was so badly injured ... was he killed too?"

As if on cue, the object of their collective thoughts landed in front of them, sniffing,

"Muttface?" he asked.

"Whaddya want, wolf?" answered Inuyasha.

"So it is you. What's up with the strange garb?" asked Kouga.

"We are infiltrating Bbwaddene's castle." answered Miroku.

"Kagome? Is that you?" Kouga asked, coming closer.

Inuyasha grabbed his clothes and pulled the wolf back to face him,

"I said, whaddya want?"

"I want to kill the bastard responsible for destroying my bretheren, but Ryouya is dead." answered Kouga.

"It isn't Ryouya you should be after." said Sesshoumaru.

"Who's behind Ryouya's death?" asked Kouga.

"The puppeteer controlling all the people and demons. Bbwaddene." answered Anzu.

Kouga's eyebrows raised,

"Bbwaddene you say? And he's in this castle? And you are going to fight him ... how? Where's your weapons?"

Sango looked confused. She was carry her Hairakotsu, Kagome had her long bow and Inuyasha had his sword,

"Yes we do, Kouga." answered Sango.

Cleopatra purred from behind the curtains,

"I have them hidden under a spell."

Kouga peered up,

"Who's that?" he asked.

"Our ace in the hole." commented Kagome, "Bbwaddene's wife."

"And, she's leading you in like lambs to the slaughter?" he looked at Inuyasha angrily, "How stupid can you be, mutt?"

"HMPH! Blame him!" Inuyasha responded, shaking his head over towards his brother,

"Sesshoumaru?" Kouga's voice raised up in a query.

"I need not explain myself to the likes of you." Sesshoumaru responded.

"No. Of course not." Kouga stated flatly.

"If you want to join us, Kouga, I believe Cleopatra has another set of robes." offered Miroku.

"HMPH!" Kouga responded, "Why not? Sounds like fun. Back together again ...just like when we defeated Naraku."

"When I defeated Naraku!" Inuyasha stated emphatically.

"Oh, yea. You did help, didn't you?" replied Kouga, sarcastically.

"Let's move." ordered Sesshoumaru.

Cleopatra handed Kouga a set of robes and Kouga walked in step with them. Passing more pillars with more heads frozen in the time of their terror, the group quickly entered the castle. The scene changed inside as Bbwaddene's zombie servants filled the halls. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha took deep sniffs to find their prey,

"He's in the main hall." said Cleopatra.

The group followed her direction and soon the expansive main hall was in front of them. As people watched, Bbwaddene noticed his wife at the entryway and motioned for the musicians to start playing. Cleopatra was carried in slowly with her harlots in front, their faces now covered with veils. Bbwaddene stood up from the throne to greet his wife,

'So he's our target.' thought Inuyasha.

'He's huge.' though Miroku.

'You're a dead man!' thought Kouga.

'You're mine, vermin!' thought Sesshoumaru.