InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Mind Reader ❯ Kagome's New Slave ( Chapter 8 )

Sorry sorry sorry! I know I haven't updated in over a month. I was hoping I would be able to update at least once while I was gone, but sadly I wasn't able to. I'm really sorry for that. Well hopefully you guys aren't too pissed at me. And I hope you enjoy this next chapter.

Mind Reader

Chapter 5: Kagome's New Slave

Inuyasha was pissed. He had several reasons to be pissed, but the predominant one was that his brother had appeared out of nowhere. And that now his brother had seen him wearing a degrading yellow backpack. His day just keeps getting better.

Sesshoumaru had of course noticed Inuyasha's `accessory' right away and couldn't help the smirk that came across his face. "Little brother, you may look a little more threatening if you lose the backpack."

Kagome had to withhold from laughing at Inuyasha, but then she grew curious as what the great Lord Sesshoumaru thought.

~ My god Inuyasha! How could you possibly stand to wear that backpack with those clothes? They positively clash! And you really should start taking better care of your skin. Your complexion is horrendous. I wish I could show you some of my skin care products but you would never let me. ~

This time Kagome couldn't refrain from laughing and she soon was rolling on the ground clutching her sides in laughter. Of course Inuyasha thought she was laughing at him so he threw her backpack at Sesshoumaru.

"Feh, that's the last time I ever do anything nice for you," Inuyasha turned towards Sesshoumaru, "hey you can have that. I have no need for it."

~ NO! Not that hideous looking thing! ~

When Kagome heard that she grew a little offended and before she realized what she was doing she had stalked up to Sesshoumaru and was glaring at him. "And what may I ask you is so hideous about my backpack?"

Sesshoumaru looked at the human oddly.

~ I swear I didn't say that out loud. But now I can see why Inuyasha is scared of her. For a human girl she's pretty wicked looking. ~

This made Kagome even more pissed than she already was. "I am not wicked!"

~ Ok, now I'm sure I didn't say that out loud. Hmm, I wonder…OH MY GOD! Inuyasha and Kagome are mates! ~

Kagome grew very pale but then quickly recovered. She grabbed the front of Sesshoumaru's clothes in her fist and pulled him close. "We…are…not…mates!" she gritted out between her teeth. Kagome was then greeted by a very disturbing sight. A sight that would surely haunt her for the rest of her life. Sesshoumaru grinned. Not an evil grin, a mad grin, or even a malicious grin. It was an actual smile.

"Hmm, I wonder if I should tell Inuyasha about your new ability. I'm sure he would love to hear this."

"No! You can't tell anyone this! Wait a minute, tell Inuyasha what? What do you know?"

"Oh nothing," Sesshoumaru then tried to play innocent. Which came across more like he was constipated or something.

"Ok one, that look doesn't look good on you. Two, tell me right now!"

"Oh, just that you can read minds."

"You cannot tell him!"

"And why not?"

" `Cause I said so!"

"Hmm, nope, not good enough."

"Well then I tell Inuyasha about your fashion sense and skin care products!" Kagome grinned triumphantly, she knew she had the demon lord. And sure enough Sesshoumaru's grin left his face to be replaced by a look of…fear? Now there's another new one.

"No no no! Anything but that! Fine, I won't tell him," Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome, "anybody. There are you happy now?"

"Yes I am."

Now during this whole interchange everyone had been staring at them oddly. They had never seen anyone that close to Sesshoumaru without meeting a very untimely ending. And what's this…Were they actually whispering?

"Come on guys! Plan your secret escape some other time." Miroku called out, immediately getting hit by Sango.

Inuyasha growled at Miroku then stalked to where Sesshoumaru and Kagome were busy whispering. "Hey, why don't you talk so we can all hear you? Or is Miroku right and it is something diiirrrty?" Inuyasha was greeted by two pissed off people, and he seriously couldn't decide which one was scarier, Kagome or his brother. He chose the former as Kagome sent him hurtling into the ground with her favorite word.

"I can't believe you just said that! You've been hanging around Miroku too much."

~ Hehe, I love that word. ~

Kagome raised her eyebrows at Sesshoumaru, who from the outside appeared to be completely calm. Only Kagome knew what was going on in his head. And to be honest, it scared her. It scared her a lot. She almost would have rather had Sesshoumaru acting like his mean, evil self then this…this…this weird guy who almost seemed to have a sense of humor. Before she could dwell any further on this new Sesshoumaru, Sango walked up to them.

"Ok Sesshoumaru, what are you doing here? There must be some reason why you came to this village to find us."

"He thinks he's gonna get my sword!" Inuyasha said, having recovered from the sitting.

"Actually, that isn't why I have come. I came to talk about your most recent battle."

"You mean Akki?" Sango sputtered out.

"Yes, Akki," Sesshoumaru replied, "Rin, you may come out now."

Everyone watched as Rin came out of the bushes followed by Jaken.

"I didn't say for you to come out Jaken."

"But, but, Lord Sesshoumaru!"

"But what?" Sesshoumaru coolly replied.

Jaken hung his head and turned back to the bushes. "But nothing."

As Jaken went back into the bushes Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru. "Why are you always so mean to him?"

"Hmph," was all Sesshoumaru said, but in his mind he was thinking something completely different.

~ He smells! I don't think he's ever taken a bath since I've known him. And he has warts. That is so gross. Plus he's a really disgusting shade of green. ~

Kagome laughed under her breath, but of course Sesshoumaru heard her.

~ Dammit! I have to remember she can read minds! ~

"So what do you want to know about Akki?" Miroku asked, bringing both Kagome and Sesshoumaru back to the issue at hand.

"Did your wench really kill him Inuyasha?"

"I'M NOT HIS!"

"SHE'S NOT MINE! But yeah, she killed him."

"And she also killed him when he had the power of 2 shards!" Shippo remarked.

Everyone jumped slightly as they hadn't realized Shippo had joined them.

"Where were you?" asked Kagome.

"Oh…heh…I was scouting the area for any other youkai that might have sneaked up on you guys!" Shippo nervously said.

"Nah, you were hiding in that bush over there," replied Miroku, pointing to a bush near Kaede's hut, "I could see your tail."

Shippo knew he was busted. "But, but, I couldn't help against Sesshoumaru! He could kill me without even trying!"

"It's ok Shippo," comforted Kagome, "I don't blame you. Sesshoumaru is a big, scary youkai."

~ Maybe, but he would be a whole lot scarier, as well as a whole less disturbing, if he lost the makeup. ~

Kagome fell back on her butt when she heard that thought. She had no clue who thought that but nonetheless it was funny.

"Jeez wench, what's wrong with you today? You break out in random laughter and randomly fall down. Akki must have done something to your head." Inuyasha gruffly said.

"Oh Inuyasha, you have no idea!" Kagome answered, getting to her feet.

"Ok, back to Akki, did you say he had shards?" Sesshoumaru demanded.

"Umm, yeah, that's what Shippo said." Sango replied.

"Well I didn't see any."

"That's cuz I got them."

"Yeah, but not before you ran away screaming in fear from a dead youkai!"

Sango immediately spun to Inuyasha. "His eyes were still glowing! It's not my fault!"

When Sesshoumaru heard that he immediately grew a little worried, not that anyone could tell of course as he still had his standard `I don't care what's happening' look on his face. "Did you say his eyes were still glowing?"

"Yeah. Well they weren't glowing as strongly as they did when he was alive. It was more like a dull glow."

"Shit."

"What? What's wrong?" Kagome asked, getting a little worried.

"He's not dead."

"What the hell do you mean he's not dead? Kagome shot an arrow through his skull! Even Naraku couldn't survive that!" yelled Inuyasha.

"You forget little brother that Akki was sent back from hell. He is not of this world anymore, and so doesn't have to follow the laws of life and death."

"Um, hey you guys?" interrupted Miroku, "I see this taking awhile, so do you mind if we sit down?"

Everyone sighed, but they did sit down.

"Happy now?" growled Inuyasha.

"Very."

"Ok, so why do you say he's still alive? Besides of course him being from hell and all." Kagome asked, getting back to the subject.

"Akki is only truly dead when his eyes lose all signs of life. His eyes are what keeps him alive. He no longer has a heart as the devil made sure that was completely erased from him. And since Akki's eyes were the devil's gift, that is what dictates whether he lives or dies."

"Then how do you kill him?"

"There are many ways of killing him, you just have to make sure that you finish the job. If the eyes have even a slightest hint of a glow Akki will come back."

"If you know all this then how come you didn't finish the job when you came across him?" inquired Sango.

"I didn't look that closely. From where I was I couldn't even see his eyes."

"Well why didn't you go closer?"

Sesshoumaru glanced at the little girl who was quietly sitting beside him. "I had Rin with me. She didn't like him."

"Aww, isn't that so sweet!" cooed Kagome.

~ Shut up. Now. ~

Kagome innocently looked at Sesshoumaru, but then turned serious again. "So why don't we just go back to that clearing and finish the job?"

"We are going to do that, but I'm not guaranteeing that he will still be there."

"Hold on," growled Inuyasha, "who said anything about `we'? Who said you were invited to come?"

"Oh chill out Inuyasha," said Kagome, "if he wants to come help us I'm more than willing to let him come. He would be very valuable in a fight, if it comes to that."

"Feh."

"Well, that means yes! So I guess we should get ready to go."

"Sesshoumaru, are we going to travel with Kagome? That would be fun."

Kagome looked at the little girl tugging on Sesshoumaru's sleeve. `It's amazing what a little human child could do to Sesshoumaru's temperament. I doubt he would be here right now if it wasn't for her.'

Sesshoumaru looked at the child, a tiny bit of worry evident in his eyes. He quickly glanced at Kagome, and she understood the look immediately. She began reading his mind.

~ I hate to have to do this, but help me. I don't want Rin to come with us. If by chance Akki is alive we will have to fight. I don't want her around if that happens. ~

Realization suddenly dawned on Kagome. Sesshoumaru wasn't coming with them to help them out, he was going so that he could better protect Rin. Kagome let a small smile flit across her face, letting Sesshoumaru know that she understood his plight. She knelt down in front of Rin and took the little girl's hands. "Hey Rin, I have an idea. How about you and Shippo stay here with Kaede? I'm sure she would love the company and you guys could have loads of fun."

Rin looked back at Sesshoumaru, silently seeking his permission. When Sesshoumaru nodded Rin turned back to Kagome, a huge grin lighting up her face. "Really? That would be fun!"

"Great. Hey Shippo, you hear that? You and Rin are gonna stay here while we go check on Akki."

"But what if you need my help?"

"Shippo, when we fought Akki you hid the whole time."

Everyone laughed when Shippo turned red in embarrassment. "Fine then, I guess I'll stay and protect Rin and Kaede."

"Ok Shippo, whatever you say," snorted Miroku. He turned to Sango and whispered under his breath, "I would have more faith in Rin protecting them, than Shippo."

Kagome stood up and clapped her hands. "Well now that we got all that figured out we can head out. Shippo and Rin you guys head back to the village now. I'll follow and tell Kaede that she will have two guests for awhile." Kagome turned to follow the two retreating figures but was grabbed on the elbow by Sango.

"Hey Kagome, do you think we can head out in the morning?"

"Why Sango?"

"Well during the battle I hurt some of my ribs. Kaede gave me some herbs so they could heal faster, but I would still appreciate staying in the village tonight."

"Sango, why didn't you tell me this before? Of course we can stay here tonight." Kagome turned back to everyone else. "Change of plans guys, we are gonna head out in the morning."

Inuyasha got an evil grin on his face. He was sure to regret this, but he still couldn't pass it up. "Aww, what's wrong? Is poor little Sango scared of the big, bad, evil squirrel?" And Inuyasha was correct when he predicted he would regret his words.

"SIT!"

WHAM! CRASH! BOOM!

And Inuyasha was simultaneously sat, hit on the head with a staff, and slammed in the face with a boomerang.

~ Ow! Damn my quick reactions to Inuyasha! ~

Kagome looked at her friend who was doubled over in pain from throwing her boomerang. "Are you alright Sango?"

Sango stood up and smiled at her concerned friend. "Of course I'm fine. I've suffered much worse then a few hurt ribs. As you can see I can still throw hiraikotsu." And saying this Sango grabbed her boomerang and walked back to Kaede's hut.

~ Ouch. Damn. Oooh, pain! So much pain! Stupid heavy boomerang! I hate you! ~

Kagome stared at her friend in amusement and then followed her. She turned back to the guys and called over her shoulder, "are you guys coming or not? We may as well enjoy tonight. Who knows what we'll find tomorrow."

Miroku and Inuyasha started back for the village. When they reached Kagome, Inuyasha was kind enough to tell her that she had forgotten her backpack. He then quickly ran off before Kagome could sit him again.

Kagome looked to where Sesshoumaru was just getting up. "Oh Sesshoumaru!" she called, "could you please be so kind as to bring my hideous, disgusting backpack?"

~ Get it yourself wench. ~

"Ok then, but I guess I'll let Inuyasha know about…"

"Fine, just shut up already."

"Thank you," Kagome cheerfully replied.

~ I hate you. ~

Kagome laughed and continued heading back for Kaede's hut. She glanced back for a split second and was greeted by a very entertaining sight. The great demon lord Sesshoumaru was actually pouting. And was dragging a very big, yellow backpack behind him. He looked like a little kid who had to do something he really didn't want to. `hehe, I think I'm gonna have fun with him!'

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Poor, poor Sesshoumaru. I wonder what kind of torture Kagome is gonna put him through. And I had to bring my evil hell squirrel back. I wasn't planning on bringing him back, but I decided I liked him as a villain, so he came back. And because I wasn't able to update in a month the next chapter will be up really soon, like 1 or 2 days.