InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Never Gonna Let You Go ❯ Their Lives Anew ( Chapter 19 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Kikyou was surprised by Inuyasha's reaction. What had changed to cause the hanyou to now embrace her willingly?

"Are you ready to go to hell with me, Inuyasha?", she asked.

"No. I want to stay in the world of the living. At least for now. I've lost Kagome and my son. I can't seem to pick up any trace of them. I know my son is not dead, but Kagome ... I don't know."

"I will allow you to live for a while longer. Come stay with me in the village where I reside. We are plagued by demons and your strength would be appreciated.", said Kikyou.

His mind was screaming at him, 'NO! You must find Kagome.', while his heart ached for her. But, it had been months without a trace. And he couldn't bear to go back to Kaede's village alone. He had warned his friends of that when he left,

"I'll return when I find Kagome and Takeshi.", Inuyasha told Kaede, Sango, Miroku, and Shippou.

"What happens if you don't find them?", asked the curious kitsune.

"Then I won't return.", he said, taking off through the trees.

He didn't know whey he had ended up back in this location, where Kikyou had tried to take him to Hell again just four months earlier, but there must be a reason. The Fates work in mysterious ways. Maybe he was destined to be here. Maybe Kagome was close by and he didn't realize it. When one is depressed and lonely, one never knows what one might do.
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Months passed, until nearly a year had gone by with no word from Inuyasha. Miroku, Sango and Shippou, worried about their friends, had attempted their own search and rescue with Kirara, even sending the fire cat to visit Totousai and Myouga. No one had seen or heard from Inuyasha for a while.

"He can't be dead.", said Shippou, sadly.

"I don't believe he's dead, Shippou. I think he's still searching for Kagome and Takeshi.", said Miroku.

"I wish he'd come back and tell us what's happening.", said Sango.

"He's too hard-headed for that.", commented Shippou.

The friends tried to carry on with their lives, their hearts heavy with sorrow at the disappearance of their friends. Without Kagome around, Kaede found another young girl from a family of Shinto priests who was destined to be a Priestess. No where near as strong as Kagome and especially not as strong as Kikyou, Lady Juri was still a passable priestess. Lady Juri had trained at two of the more powerful shrines in the land and seemed to be ready to finish her training at the hands of Lady Kaede.

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Kagome's life was still unbearable. She was still Sesshoumaru'e sex slave only now he wouldn't tie her up. Feeling defeated, she had started to give in to his demands. She couldn't understand, he had a mate, why did he need her too.

As the months passed, Sesshoumaru gave her the responsibility of caring for his 2 male pups, Kazuhiko and Eiji as well as for Rin. She didn't mind caring for Eiji, as he was a soft-spoken child. But, Kazuhiko was every bit like his father, constantly putting her down for being a hanyou and pulling her ears and just being an overall brat. He would order her around like she was HIS slave, saying,

"Someday I'm gonna be leader of the Western Lands and when I am I'll remember all these times you'd ignore me and you will pay for your sins."

Kagome soon learned that she could tell Sesshoumaru about this behavior and Kazuhiko would face his father's wrath.

Kagura was none too happy over her mate's dalliances with the now half-demon girl. While Sesshoumaru started to be gentler with her now that she was complaint, Kagura was still evil. The evil guard that had willingly gang raped her was also brought in by Kagura to whip the young girl. Knowing that her skin would heal completely, Kagura would order the guard to strip Kagome naked and whip her violently. The demon men especially like to have Kagome's legs spread and whip her tender genitals. Sesshoumaru was aware of what was happening because he had seen her torn and swollen flesh before. Although Kagome never admitted who was responsible, Kagome had a feeling he knew. Because the next day, the beating would include the demons having their way with her over and over again.

Kagome lived her days in sadness. She tried hard to smile for Rin, but Rin knew something was wrong. Kagome would never admit to the child what her life outside of Rin's presence was like, but in Kagome's heart and mind, she simply wanted to die and end the nightmare her life had become.
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Inuyasha and Kikyou grew closer, as Inuyasha, now starved for the love that Kagome had given him, sought it out from Kikyou. Although Kikyou's body was cold from death, her kisses were warm and her body was willing. Somehow, Kikyou had managed to push Kagome aside in Inuyasha's mind, but never in his heart.

Their romance grew steadily and Inuyasha found happiness in Kikyou's arms and bed. It was almost like he was under a spell. He reasoned with himself that he had moved on with Kagome even though Kikyou hadn't released him from his promise, so he had moved on with Kikyou when he didn't know what happened to Kagome. He just wanted the love she offered and the acceptance she gave.

This is how their worlds would be as time passed and lives continued on. No one knowing where the other was. Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kaede and yes, somewhere, even Takeshi. A group of lives torn apart. At least for a while.